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Mordecai Homan, (Jr., iii) ^^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1757 - 1829

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• Suffix	(Jr., iii) ^
  Birth	17 Nov 1757	Southold, Suffolk, NY   [3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Aft 1775	the Revolutionary War   [7, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  	Three Mordecai Homan's were recorded on the roster of 17 May 1775--Mordecai, Mordecai, Jr., and Mordecai, 3d. "Mordecai" was perhaps intended to indicate the father of "Mordecai, Jr.," and grandfather of Mordecai, 3d. Mordecai (i), father and grandfather, could not have signed the 1775 Association and been a member of the Militia--he died in 1755. There were other Mordecai Homans in Suffolk County. Investigation suggests that these were unlikely to have been a member of the Third Brookhaven Company. This is but one of many ambiguities that make it difficult to definitively identify the Revolutionary War military.
  Census	1790	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [13]
  Census	1800	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [14]
  	In the 1800 census he was recorded as Mordeca Homan. Based on neighbors in the list, it is likely he was living in South Haven or Fire Place. Adjacent in the listing were John and David Homan. Recorded in Mordecai's household were one male under 10 years of age (probably son Silas), and one male of age 26-45 (probably Mordecai), four females under age ten, one female 10-16, and one female of age 26-45.
  Census	1810	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	In the household were one male age 16 throuth 25 (probably Silas), one male aged 45 and over (probably Mordecai), three females aged 10 through 15, one female aged 16 through 25, and one female aged 45 and over.
  Census	1820	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	In the household were one male to 10 years, one male 16 to 26, three males 26 to 45, one male over 45; one female 16 to 26, one female 26 to 45. Five persons were engaged in agriculture.
  Religion	South Haven (Presbyterian Church), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 11]
  	Presbyterian
  	He was received into the South Haven Presbyterian Church on 15 Nov 1818, along with his son Silas.
  Died	6 Apr 1829	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7, 8]
  	The South Haven Presbyterian Church Session minutes records his age at death as 70, while his memorial stone records it as 72.
  Buried	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7, 15]
  	He was first interred in the Homan Private Cemetery (#80), South Haven, NY. Sometime before the late 1930's, his headstone, and perhaps his remains, were moved to the Oaklawn Cemetery (#21).
  Notes	[I am uncertain as to this Mordecai's ancestors. Mordecai is a common given name among the Homan's of the time. There are several candidates to whom he could be linked; yet I have yet to find one with a son Silas -- a relationship clearly identified in the South Haven Presbyterian Church records. Both a Mordecai and Silas appear in the 1820 United States census adjacent to each other in the listing, and with others who appear to be residents of South Haven and Fire Place, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY. While there is a Mordecai Homan recorded in the 1830 census for the Town of Brookhaven, he does not appear to have been living in the South Haven/Fire Place hamlets, nor is the family structure consistent with the our Mordecai. (2 Jan 2005)]
  Person ID	I6179	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Mordecai Homan, (ii), >,   b. Abt 1732, East Hampton, Suffolk, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Webb, >,   b. Abt 1735, Southold, Suffolk, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Mar 1755	Mattituck (Mattituck-Aquebogue Parish), Southold, Suffolk, NY
  Family ID	F3474	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Charity Howell, ^,   b. Abt 1764, Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 21 Jun 1838, {South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Married	Y  [7]
  	[Census records suggest several children.]
  Children	1. Silas Homan, †^,   b. 8 Aug 1792, NY ,   d. 27 Jun 1865, {South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   2. Charles Homan, ^,   b. Abt 1800–1804, NY ,   d. Aft 1860
  Headstones		#021.072.Homan00.1: Homan Family Plot .. Persons interred here were first interred in the Homan Private Cemetery, South Haven, NY. By the late 1930's the headstones, and perhaps their remains, were re-interred in the Oaklawn Cemetery. Status: Located Plot: 072. John S. Homan
  Family ID	F2205	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones		#080.04 Mordecai Homan ... his headstone can now be found at the Oaklawn Cemetery (#21), Brookhaven Hamlet, NY Status:
  		#021.072.Homan07. Mordecai Homan gravestone .. he was first interred in the Homan Private Cemetery, South Haven, NY. By the late 1930's his headstone, and perhaps his remains, were re-interred in the Oaklawn Cemetery. Status: Located Plot: 072. John S. Homan

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] South Haven Church Minutes, VAULT BX9211.N71719 S61., p. 5.. [S44] Borthwick, p. 113.. [S241] Long Island Genealogy: Surname Database, http://www.longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I2281&tree=Homan. [S718] Ancestry.com: Asimov & Byrne Family Tree, November 2009; http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4175907/person/-1642319925. Attributed to Edna Valentine Bruce's notes on the Homan family of South Haven. Edna Valentine Bruce (see) was a Brookhaven Hamlet native who researched many of the local families. [S153] 1820 Census, Series: M33 Roll: 74 Page: 340. [S154] 1810 Census, Series: M252 Roll: 36 Page: 221. [S236] Cemetery: Oaklawn. [S219] South Haven Church Minutes, VAULT BX9211.N71719 S61., p. 9. [S189] Revolutionary War Burials Brookhaven: Huson. [S415] Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut, The: Mather, p. 1060, 992. He signed the Town of Brookhaven Association of 17 May 1775, Third Company (Capt. Nathan Rose.) The Associators chose Selah Strong in the presence of William Smith, Nathaniel Woodhull, and Josiah Smith. Homan's signing at the same time were Ebenezer, Ezekiel, Joseph, Mordecai, Mordecai, Jr., Mordecai 3d. [S44] Borthwick, p. 113. [S1113] Copy (Transcript) of an Original Muster Roll of Brookhaven-1776.. [S150] 1790 Census, M637 Roll 6 Page 100. [S185] 1800 Census, Series: M32 Roll: 27 Page: 64. [S473] Cemetery Manuscript: Homan Cemetery.