Underhill Society of America
He and his descendants served in important roles in American life from the military, to politics, business, finance, and industry.
[2] Their extensive archive is available to view by appointment at 30 West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York.
The society also publishes periodicals and books, holds an annual meeting at different locations throughout the United States, and maintains an archive for the benefit of those seeking to conduct research and learn more about the Underhill family.
Thomas Stewardson, Jr., made a pilgrimage on October 22, 1868 to discover the burial site of Captain John Underhill.
During this visit he made a sketch of the site, a copy of which he later conveyed to William Underhill, Esq.
In it Stewardson referred to "This pretty, but neglected graveyard" and how he "heard whilst there, of an intention to erect a Monument over the remains of 'Fighting John.'"
The purpose of the Underhill Society of America initially was to establish a monument at the gravesite of the immigrant ancestor.
By the time of their third meeting in 1893, discussion centered on "erecting a monument to the memory of the Captain at his resting place near Glen Cove.
Notable descendants included John Torboss Underhill, who distinguished himself in service during the Civil War and was elected Colonel of the 27th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1873.
Myron Charles Taylor was a leading American industrialist and a key diplomatic figure at the hub of many of the most important geopolitical events before, during, and after World War II.
The monument was subsequently built in 1907 at the Underhill Burying Ground and dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt on July 11, 1908.
[6]Roosevelt noted that family members served in important roles in American life, including as capitalists and wage workers, farmers, mechanics, professional men, and others.
After 1907 an Underhill Society Library, with offices and meeting space, was maintained at 198 Rutledge Street in Brooklyn, New York.
The Underhill Burying Ground was the destination of the Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century on November 4, 1929.
The Underhill Society of America presently has offices at 30 West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York.
