Abenaki Hunting Guide Adirondacks, NY
Mitchell Sabattis 1823-1906
SABATTIS
(the surname a corruption of St. Baptist)
Capt. Peter Sabattis (Rev War, War 1812)(called "Old Peter")
b. c1750 St. Francis Canada
d. 1861 Long Lake, New York (age 111)
m. bef 1823 (may have been married more than once)
name unknown
b.
d. c1830
bur. on an island on Long Lake, NY
children: (3 sons 1 daughter)
1. Solomon Sabattis (called a rascal)
b.
d.
note: had a college education
2. Hannah Sabattis (desc. as shy)
b.
d.
m. never married, took care of her father
3. Mitchell Sabattis (St. Francis Abenaki)
b. 29 Sep 1823 Parishville, St. Lawrence Co., NY
d. 17 Apr 1906 Long Lake, New York
m.
Betsey (Bessie) Joinburgh (Dutch descent)
She ran "The Sabattis House" for roomers,
boarders and lodgers that fished and hunted
Long Lake.
children: (some say 8 some - say 5)
Known names:
Charles, Issac (Ike), Harry, sons
Mrs. Lorenzo Town, Mrs. Fred Gokey,
Mrs. Calvin Town, daughters
(Charles had 3 chn: Raymond, Joseph, Isaac)
I have yet to find the children's names of
Ike, Harry, and the girls.
4. Charles Sabattis (crippled)
b.
d. (died as a child)
Some of the above information is probable and some possible.
I found many contradictions as I sifted through articles
on line of Mitchell Sabattis. I have it listed only to give
an outline of a man who was a well known hunter and guide
in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. From "JSTOR" web
site is an article with this bit of info: "Some forgotten
Indian Place Names in the Adirondacks.....Peter Sabattis
and his wife removed to the Mohawk community at St. Regis."
This article can be purchased from their archives.
The Sabattis Name In History
1790 United States Federal Census Index (I found nothing for NY, VT(1791), NH, ME) 1800 United States Federal Census Index (I found nothing for NY, VT, ME) 1810 United States Federal Census Index (I found nothing for NY, VT, ME) 1820 United States Federal Census Index (I found nothing for NY, VT, ME) 1830 United States Federal Census Index (I found nothing for NY) 1840 United States Federal Census Index Peter Sabattus, city, Hamilton, New York 1850 United States Federal Census Index Mitchel Sebates, city, Essex, NY abt 1824 1860 Census Newcomb, Essex Co., NY Jacob Sabattis age 46 Mitchel Sabattis age 35 Elizabeth A. Sabattis age 34 Charles P. Sabattis age 14 John B. Sabattis age 13 Louisa Sabattis age 11 Isaac Sabattis age 9 Byron F. Sabattis age 3 Sarah V. Sabattis age 0 (infant) (taken from www.kindredkonnections.com) 1870 United States Federal Census Index ME (I found nothing for NY) Tomer Sabattis, city, Penobscot, info abt 1823 race Male Sabattis Sabattis, city, Penobscot, info abt 1862 race Male Stephen Sabattis, city, Penobscot, info abt 1853 race Male Louisa Sabattis, city, Penobscot, info abt 1847 race gender Mary Sabattis, city, Penobscot, info abt 1852 race gender 1880 United States Federal Census Index Name: Emma Sabattis Home in 1880: Harrietstown, Franklin, New York Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1857 Birthplace: Vermont Relation to head-of-household: Something other than a direct relationship (Other) Father's birthplace: Vermont Mother's birthplace: New York Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: House Keeping Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Name: Mitchel Sabattes Home in 1880: Long Lake, Hamilton, New York Age: 56 Estimated birth year: abt 1824 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Elezabeth A. Father's birthplace: Canada Mother's birthplace: Canada Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Guide Marital Status: Married Race: Indian (Native American) Gender: Male Name: Elezabeth A. Sabattes Home in 1880: Long Lake, Hamilton, New York Age: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1827 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Wife Spouse's name: Mitchel Father's birthplace: New York Mother's birthplace: New York Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Keeping House Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female 1900 United States Federal Census Index Mitchell Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1825 Indian Head Elizabeth Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1827 Indian Joseph Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1879 Indian Harry Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1870 Indian Annie Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1880 Indian Voilet Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1899 Indian Isaac Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1851 White Head Charles Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1846 White Head Raymond Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1875 White Arline Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1857 White Narman Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1887 White Blanche Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1890 White Alice Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1895 White Rose Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1897 White Doral Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York - White Florence Sabattis Long Lake, Hamilton, New York b.c1882 White (Unless otherwise noted, all census information above was taken from ancestry.com. If more information is found it will be added here) For Those Looking For More Sabattis --------------------------------------------- Capt. Peter Sabattis Rev War St. Francis Joseph Sabattist Rev War St. Francis Baziel Sabattist Rev War St. Francis Apom Sabattist Rev War St. Francis John Sabattis Rev War St. Francis Tomer Sabattis 1870 Census Penobscot Stephen Sabattis 1870 Census Penobscot Sabattis 1870 Census Penobscot Louisa Sabattis 1870 Census Penobscot Mary Sabattis 1870 Census Penobscot Mitchel Sabattis NY Guide St. Francis [Mitchel's lineage is above)
There was a Sabatis captured as a boy by Roger's Rangers during their raid on St. Francis in 1759. The actual name of this Sabtis was Antoine Gill, son of Chief Gill. Antoine later returned to St. Francis having been educated in a school. Molly Ockett had 3 children by a Sabattis. He and Molly lived in the Fryeburg, ME area. This Sabattis went with Benedict Arnold on his march to Quebec Dec 1775. Molly was very nomadic with her doctoring and lived in the Lake Memphremagog area with Sabattis as well. And there is Natanis who had a brother Sabatis. Both wounded and captured by the British during the assult on Quebec.
Falling Star
We have a mystery concerning Falling Star, Abenaki a/k/a Mrs. Annie (Denis) Fuller born c1863 Can. and died 1903 in Luzerne, New York. One account says she was the granddaughter of Mitchell Sabattis, indian guide of the New York Adirondacks and another account says she was the grand neice of the famous indian guide. In one of Mitchell Sabattis's obituary it states that his children were: son Charles son Isaac son Harry daughter Mrs. Lorenzo Town daughter Mrs. Fred Gokey daughter Mrs. Calvin Town all of Long Lake, New York (Read more about Falling Star at Ne-Do-Ba)
There is also Jacob Sabattis who shows up in the 1860 Census of Newcomb, Essex, New York at the age of 46, in same household as Mitchell. Was he an older brother, a cousin, an uncle? Another mystery is Caroline Swatis)(Sabtias)Sabattis b. 10 Jun 1822 St. Regis Mowhawk Res. NY (Franklin Co.) d. 02 Feb 1923 Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co. NY age 101 bur. Rosiere, Jefferson Co. NY fa. mo. m. c1857 Grindstone Island, Jefferson Co., NY or Canada Lorenzo Harrison Carey b. 06 Jun 1829 Grindstone Island, Jefferson Co., NY d. 12 Jun 1922 Chaumont, Jefferson Co., NY bur. (note Peter joined the Mohawks at St. Regis in his later years and was sometimes referred to as a Mohawk Indian) children: (4 sons 2 daughters) 1. David Harrison Carey b. 08 Feb 1863 Brier Hill, St.Lawrence Co., NY d. 19 Feb 1943 Jefferson Co., NY bur. Clayton Cemetery, Jefferson Co., NY mar. 1887 Lizzie(Elizabeth) Venider wife 2. Alvin A. 2. George Carey b. c1865 d. bur. mar. 3. Mary Alice Carey b. 19 Jul 1867 Ogdensburg, St.Lawrence Co., NY d. bur. mar. 4. Lorenzo Harrison Carey b. 07 Jun 1868 Brier Hill, St.Lawrence Co., NY d. 10 Jul 1944 Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY bur. mar. 08 Jan 1900 Mary Elizabeth Howes 5. Patrick Carey b. c1870 d. bur. mar. 6. Nancy Ann Carey b. 18 May 1875 Norwood, St.Lawrence Co., NY d. 12 Aug 1965 Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY bur. mar. 1917 John Odette
Briefly Clearing Up A Misconception There was no "Battis Tribe" in New Hampshire. Any Abenaki found in Canterbury (Loudon) area in the mid 1700s came from the St. Francis Abenaki in Canada, and were a hunting party. Sabatis was with them. He and another called Plasawa were murdered c1753. There was much talk about these two because they apparently were not on good terms with the white settlers in that area. It is my best guess that because they were well known and feared the white man called them "The Battis Tribe". Sampson Battis was not an Abenaki indian. He was born in Canterbury, NH about 1750. This would make him 3 years old at the time Sabatis and Plasawa were killed. The Abenaki women took care of the children at home and did not go with the men on these hunting trips. And certainly a 3 year old child would not be with the men on a hunting excursion. Samspon was a black slave owned by Archelous Moore who freed him in exhange for his service in the war. Sampson had an impressive military record in the Revoluntionary War. He worked for a year to buy his wife, Lucy Carey [a West Indies black slave] from her owner William Coffin. One child: Sampson Batise was born c1789 Canterbury, NH. (There may have been more chn.)
Note: Recommended reading for more about Sampson Battis "History of the Town of Canterbury, NH" 1727-1912 by James Otis Lyford. Can be found at Alibris, Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Sampson is mentioned in the genealogical section and in the historical section. Sampson was a black slave and not an indian. His war record was amazing.
Drawing from the John Benson Lossing Collection (1813-1891)