Syracuse, NY
Installed in 2007, the Syracuse monument is located in Oakwood Cemetery and is visible from Comstock Ave.
The Syracuse Monument is dedicated to the descendants of brothers Medad, Caleb and Joseph Pomeroy, who were pioneer settlers of Onondaga County. The monument pays special homage to Pomeroys buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Front InscriptionPOMEROY
In 1660 Medad Pomeroy accepted an offer of tools, an anvil shaped like this replica, and land in exchange for opening a blacksmith shop in Northampton, MA. That anvil was passed through many generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths and gunsmiths, becoming a symbol of the family. Several descendants of Medad and brothers Caleb and Joseph were early settlers of Onondaga County.
Medad’s Descendants:
Winston and Thankful (Pomeroy) Day settled in Skaneateles by 1796 and soon after erected the first store. By 1801 Eli and Anna (Pomeroy) Clark settled in Skaneateles where Eli Clark was a Deacon of the Presbyterian Church. Louisa Pomeroy, a milliner, was also an early resident of Skaneateles. Thankful, Anna and Louisa were sisters.
Spencer Pomeroy, his mother Sarah, and sisters Nancy, Charlotte and Clarissa, settled in Pompey by 1806. Spencer’s sons Francis W. and Edwin C. later settled in Ohio. The Skaneateles and Pompey Pomeroys were first cousins.
Caleb’s Descendants:
Ebenezer Pomeroy settled in Otisco in 1806. In his line were Capt. Stephen of Otisco, Rev. Thaddeus of Dewitt, Rev. Medad of Otisco and Albany, Richard of Onondaga, and Worcester E., Donald T. and Dr. Stuart A. of Syracuse.
Joseph’s Descendants:
Harold W., son of Willis Norton Pomeroy, settled in Syracuse by 1920. The children of Charles Mortimer Pomeroy settled in Onondaga County by 1930.
The Pomeroy Anvil Trail commemorates the westward migration of the American people through the movement of the Pomeroy family.
Back InscriptionPOMEROY
| Eltweed Pomeroy | ca 1585 - 1673 |
| Emigrated from England ca 1630, founded first American branch of Pomeroy family. | |
| Deacon Medad Pomeroy Third Son of Eltweed | 1638-1716 |
| Caleb Pomeroy Fourth Son of Eltweed | ca 1641 - 1691 |
| Joseph Pomeroy Youngest Son of Eltweed | ca 1652-1734 |
Descendant of Medad buried in Oakwood:
Edwin C. Smith 1767 – 1959
Descendants of Caleb buried in Oakwood:
| Worcester E. | 1826-1863 | Edgard S. | 1889-1980 |
| Theodore E. | 1846-1905 | Harold E. | 1891-1891 |
| Byron L. | 1849-1931 | Donald T. | 1902-1984 |
| Lillie A. | 1856-1859 | Stuart E. | 1908-1980 |
| Minnie L. | 1855-1876 | Edgar G. | 1913-1915 |
| Hugh D. | 1874-1935 | Dr. Stuart A. | 1918-1995 |
| Gay M. | 1876-1935 | Edward L. | 1932-1954 |
| Clara L. | 1886-1887 | David E. | 1949-1949 |
Descendants of Caleb buried in Otisco:
| Ebenezer | 1740-1826 | Capt. Stephen | 1775-1863 |
| Ira | 1759-1843 | Stephen D. | 1822-1866 |
| Experience | 1769-1849 | Cynthia | 1827-1850 |
Descendants of Medad, Caleb and Joseph buried in Onondaga County:
| Charlotte Rust | 1780-1809 Manlius | Curtis | 1838-1916 Manlius |
| Spencer | 1780-1833 Onondaga | Henry B. | 1843-1857 DeWitt |
| Louisa | 1781-1860 Skaneateles | Frederick E. | 1873-1920 Manlius |
| Rev. Thaddeus | 1782-1858 DeWitt | Charles A. | 1902-1972 Syracuse |
| Richard | 1789-1866 Onondaga | Kenneth B. | 1903-1959 Liverpool |
| Russell | 1811-1887 Manlius | Harold F. | 1904-1959 Syracuse |
| Roalia M. | 1826-1886 Onondaga | Robert C. | 1932-1998 Syracuse |
| George P. | 1830-1905 Onondaga | Ann Bohanan | 1934-1952 Syracuse |
Erected in 2007 by William Guilford Pomeroy, Jr.
3rd Great Grandson of Spencer Pomeroy.
