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This family history features Marcia Seelye Northrup and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Marcia Seelye Northrup,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Marcia married Judge Augustus Cincinnatus Hand (born ____, parents not determined).

+2i. Marcia Augusta Hand, born 3 January 1837; died 12 July 1862 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. Married Jonas Scholfield Heartt.

Second Generation
2. Marcia Augusta Hand2 (Marcia1), born 3 January 1837;1, 2 died 12 July 1862 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.1, 2, 3 Marcia married, 9 October 1861 in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York, Jonas Scholfield Heartt2, 11 (born 31 December 1830 in Rensselaer County, New York, the son of Jonas Coe Heartt and Catherine Lamberson;4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Jonas died 3 January 1890 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York4, 10). Marcia is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.1 Jonas is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.4

Marcia was married on 9 October 1861 at her father’s home, and moved to Troy with her husband, Jonas S. Heartt, Esq. She died nine months later at the age of twenty-five. Her father was Judge Augustus “A. C.” Hand, a lawyer for forty-seven years and who served in Congress as a state senator, and as a judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. They lived in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York, and built the brick Greek Revival home in 1849, known as the Hand House. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is said to be haunted by a ghost, possibly that of Maria or her sister, Ellen, both of whom died young.2

Jonas’ obituary provides a detailed biographical sketch:10

Obituary

Jonas S. Heartt died at his residence in Troy Sunday evening last [sic, he actually died on Friday 3 January, as confirmed by his obituary in other newspapers, including the one cited below], after an attack of pneumonia lasting two weeks. Mr. Heartt was born in 1830. In 1861 he married Marcia, younger daughter of Judge Hand of this village. A few years after her death he married Miss Hall, granddaughter of Ex-Gov. Hiland Hall of Vermont.

Mr. Heartt was one of Troy’s business men. He was a gentleman of strictest integrity, honest and upright in all his personal and business transactions.

By his request his remains were incinerated at the Earl crematory on the afternoon of the 6th inst. [He was actually the second person cremated at the newly established Earl Crematory, as stated in several separate articles.]

We copy the following from the Troy Times of Saturday last:

Jonas S. Heartt, who had been confined to his residence, No. 169 Second street, with pneumonia for two weeks, died at 11:45 o’clock last night.

The treacherous nature of pneumonia, the disease with which Jonas S. Heartt struggled for weeks, was particularly manifested in his case. At times he was considered to be mending rapidly and his recovery was confidently expected. Then hope would be suddenly destroyed by alarming symptoms which threatened to immediately terminate the life of the sufferer. He made a hard fight for life, but the disease proved fatal as above stated.

Jonas S. Heartt was the youngest son of Jonas Coe Heartt, who was prominently identified with the earlier history of the city. He was born in Troy December 31, 1830, and prepared for college in the schools of this city. After his graduation from Union college he became a clerk in the hardware store of Heartt & Co., and at one time had an interest in the business. He left the hardware trade many years ago and engaged in the manufacture of fire-brick with James Ostrander in the lower part of the city.

Seventeen years ago he became interested in the manufacture of car-wheels. At the time of his death Mr. Heartt was at the head of the firm of Jonas S. Heartt & Co., of the Empire car-wheel works at the corner of Second and Ida streets.

Many years ago Mr. Heartt married Miss Marcia Hand, daughter of Judge Hand of Elizabethtown, N.Y. Mrs. Heartt died some years later. Mr. Heartt afterward married Miss Hall, granddaughter of ex-Gov. Hiland Hall of Bennington, Vt. She died about three years ago.

A daughter and a son, Fannie and Jonas C. Heartt, survive. A sister of the deceased, Miss Mary W. Heartt, also survives. She is a resident of New York. Another sister, Mrs. Edward Schell, died a short time ago in New York.

Mr. Heartt was a director of the Mutual national bank, having succeeded his father in that position. He was also a member of the Troy club. Mr. Heartt was one of the organizers of the B. G. society, and was among its members at the time of his death. He avoided active political life and never held public office.

Mr. Heartt’s father, Hon. Jonas Coe Heartt, at the time of his death in 1874 was the oldest native-born inhabitant of Troy. He was once speaker of the assembly and held several political offices in that city. His connection with city affairs began in 1822, when he was elected alderman from the second ward. In 1833, ’35 and ’36 he represented the ward in the board of supervisors. In 1838 he was elected mayor and was re-elected until 1848, when he declined a renomination. Aside from these offices and his active interest in the hardware trade, Jonas C. Heartt was busily engaged in the affairs of other institutions. For many years he was a trustee of the Rensselaer polytechnic institute, and was long the honored president of the Troy female seminary. The wife of Jonas C. Heartt was Catherine Lamberson, who was born at Jamaica, L. I. They had nine children, Jonas S. being the youngest.

Mr. Heartt was first attached by influenza, the prevailing disease. While he was recovering from that malady he caught cold, which brought on pneumonia. His strong constitution enabled him to make a persistent but unavailing struggle.

Mr. Heartt was recognized as one of Troy’s solid business men. He was a gentleman of the strictest integrity, honest and upright in all his personal and business transactions. He was at the head of a large manufacturing establishment, and the success of that enterprise was due to his excellent business qualifications. Mr. Heartt was devoted to his family, and his circle of friends was widely extended. A good citizen, and a kind and loving husband and father, has been taken away.

Mr. Heartt was a member of St. John’s church, and for several years was a vestryman.


  1. Find a Grave (website). RIverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York, Marcia Augusta Hand Heart, born: 3 January 1837; died: 12 July 1862 (from record, which includes a note: w/o Jonas S. Heartt, s/o Augustus C. and Marcia Hand; and provides the names and links for his parents and four siblings).
  2. The Big Book of New York Ghost Stories, by Cheri Revai. Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 2009. Pages 106-110, The Hand House. The chapter provides details of Judge Augustus Cincinnatus Hand, who built the historic house, and his family, including daughter Marcia Augusta Hand who married Jonas S. Heartt, Esq.
  3. Deaths, The New York Times, available at www.fultonhistory.com, 18 July 1862: Heartt--At Troy, N.Y., on Saturday, July 12, Marcia A. Heartt, wife of Jonas S. Heartt, and daughter of Hon. Augustus C. Hand, in the 26th year of her age.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, Jonas S. Heartt, born: 31 December 1831; died: 3 January 1890 (from record, which provides the names and links for one wife and one child).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Rensselaer County, Troy, family of Jonas C. Heartt (57, NY, merchant); Catherine Heartt (57, NY); Charles S. Heartt (28, NY, merchant); Jonas S. Heartt (19, NY); Mary W. Heartt (30, NY); Hellen Berdick (19, NY); Ellen Fitzgerald (23, Ireland); Eliza Farrell (19, Ireland); Louisa Heartt (21, NY).
  6. New York State Census, 1855, Rensselaer County, Troy, Page 81, family of Jonas C. Heart (61, Ren. Co., merchant); wife Catherine Heart (61, Queen Co.); daughter Mary W. Heart (39, Ren. Co.); son Chas S. Heart (32, Ren. Co., widow, merchant); son Jonas H. Heart (23, Ren. Co.); father Philip Heart (86, Conn., widow); granddaughter Louisa P. Heart (3, Ren. Co.); plus five servants, all from Ireland).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Rensselaer County, Troy, Page No. 115 and 116, family of Jonas C. Heartt (64, New York, hard ware clerk); Catherine Heartt (64, New York); Charles Heartt (38, New York, hard ware clerk); Mary Heartt (40, New York); Louisa Heartt (8, New York), Mary Collins (36, Ireland, servant); Ann Redden (37, Ireland, servant); Margaret Curren (22, Ireland); Kate Daley (17, Ireland); Jane Dickson (26, Ireland); Jonas S. Heartt (28, New York); Edward H. Shell (11, New York).
  8. New York State Census, 1875, Rensselaer County, Troy, Page 31, family of Jonas S. Heart (43, Rensselaer, car wheel manf.); wife Francis H. Heart (30, Vermont); son Jonas C. Heart (5, Rensselaer); daughter Fannie Heartt (1, Rensselaer); Bridget Ryan (25, Albany, house servant); Annie Nugent (25, Ireland, house servant); Margret Connors (25, Rensselaer, house servant); Alice Jones (25, Schoharie, house servant).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Rensselaer County, Troy, Enumeration District 140, Page No. 10, family of Jonas S. Heartt (49, New York, car wheel mfg.); wife Fannie Heartt (33, New York); son Jonas C. Heartt (10, New York); daughter Fannie H. Heartt (6, New York); Anna Nugent (26, New York, servant); Kittie Ryan (24, New York, servant).
  10. Obituary, Elizabethtown Post and Gazette, Elizabethtown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 9 January 1890, Jonas S. Heartt, died 3 January 1890 in Troy, New York. The article provides vital details and an interesting, lengthy biographical sketch.
  11. Marriage, The New York Times, 16 October 1861, Jonas S. Heartt and Marcia A., daughter of Hon. Augustus C. Hand, on 9 October 1861 in Elizabethtown, New York.