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4. WILLIAM5 WILLARD, son of Lockhart Jr.4, 3, m. Lucretia A. Marsh, b. Keene, Oct. 22, 1816. Ch. b. Keene: 1. Susan Ann6, b. June 11, 1838. 2. Cornelia6, b. Apr. 5, 1840. 3. Lucius Stevens6, b. Feb. 25, 1843, 6. 4. William Herbert6, b. Mar. 3, 1854; d. Keene, Oct. 9, 1876.
5. LOCKHART5 WILLARD, 3rd in line, son of Lockhart Jr.4, 3, d. in Keene, Mar. 21, 1876; m. Apr. 16, 1844, Margaret K. Stone. They had Cornelia6, b. Sept. 1855; d. Keene, June 8, 1871.
6. LUCIUS STEVENS6 WILLARD, son of William5, 4, m. Annette Julia French, b. Walpole, Jan. 4, 1845. Ch. b. Jersey City, N. J .: 1. Francis William7, b. Mar. 16, 1870; d. Keene, Aug. 10, 1871. 2, Clin- ton French7, b. May 13, 1873. 3. Harry Stevens7, b. Oct. 21, 1876.
FAMILY OF JOSHUA WILLARD.
A family named Willard, or at least a man named Joshua Willard, lived on the Winchester farm in 1811-1812. He may have come in 1810, and probably did, and he perhaps remained until Mr. Winchester, who succeeded him, arrived in 1813. Hosea Foster, Esq. said that his housekeeper was a Mrs. Raymore, who had some ch. Neither Mr. Willard nor the Raymore's were very highly esteemed by the neighbors. There was a Joshua Willard, who was living in Fitzwilliam; his son Joshua may have been the man who lived in S. If so, he was b. Fitz- william, Jan. 10, 1783. Hayward's Gilsum mentions a Joshua Willard, b. abt. 1760, who was a Revolutionary pensioner. This Joshua went from Surry to Gilsum and m. Mrs. Lydia (Hale) Roundy, Oct. 26, 1828, and d. at Gilsum, Jan. 22, 1836. His wife d. Apr. 12, 1847; was b. Al- stead, Sept. 26, 1793; dau. of David and Hannah Hale. She had m. (1), Elijah Roundy. It is highly probable that the Joshua Willard of Sullivan was either the Fitzwilliam or the Gilsum Joshua. We cannot determine which.
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GEORGE SHERMAN1 WILLEY, b. Bingham, Me., July 18, 1824 ; d. in the battle of Spottsylvania, May 8, 1864; m. June 24, 1851, Rhoda Evans Howe, b. Stoddard, Sept. 9, 1821; d. S., June 21, 1879; dau. of Isaac and Esther (Towne) Howe. A son b. Worcester, Mass .: Aaron George2, b. Oct. 1, 1852, 1.
1. AARON GEORGE2 WILLEY, son of George Sherman1, was a farmer and lived in S., where his ch. were b. He m. Mar. 20, 1879, Lydia Mary Jane Dutton, b. Hancock, May 3, 1857, dau. of Luther Calvin and Josephine (Bruce) Dutton of Hancock. Ch .: 1. Morris Luther3, b. Sept. 7, 1879. 2. Bertha Rhoda3, b. May 9, 1881. 3. Flor- ence Marabel3, b. July 21, 1883. 4. A dau.3, stillborn, Dec. 16, 1887. 5. Paul Scott3, b. Dec. 16, 1888.
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BENJAMIN1 WILLIS, who d. at Keene, Mar. 22, 1820, aged 80, was probably the father of Benjamin2, I, of Sullivan.
1. BENJAMIN2 WILLIS, son of Benjamin1 (?), was a farmer and res. Keene and S .; d. in S., Aug. 26, 1837, aged 75; m. Mar. 17, 1785, Annis Briggs b. Norton, Mass., Sept. 25, 1759, d. S., Jan. 22, 1831; dau. of Elisha and Mary Briggs of Keene. Ch. b. Keene: 1. Mary3 (christened Polly), b. Mar. 17, 1785; m. John Newman (q. v.) 2. Sarah3, b. 1789 ;; m. Robert Hall (q. v.) 3. Annis3, b. May 25, 1794, 2. 4. Asenath3, b. unk .; d. Keene, unm., June 10, 1824. 5. Fanny3, b. Dec. 6, 1798, 3.
2. ANNIS WILLIS, dau. of Benjamin2, I, m. Justus Chapin, b. Alstead, Mar. 31, 1790, d. there, Sept. 20, 1869, son of Justus and Martha (Taylor) Chapin. They lived in Gilsum and Alstead and she d. in Alstead, Mar. 13, 1867. She had six ch .: 1. Martha Taylor4 Chapin, b. Gilsum, Aug. 18, 1816, d. Marlow, May 29, 1878; m. Mar. 11, 1852, Ephraim Pratt Evardon, b. Winchester, Oct. 21, 1798, d. Alstead, Jan. 15, 1867, son of John and Rebecca (Pratt) Evardon. Res. Gilsum, and had Martha Ann5 Evardon, b. Jan. 17, 1854; m. June 6, 1871, Edgar Cyrus Farnum, b. Marlow, July 4, 1848, son of Heman and Lusylvia (Lowell) Farnum. Res. Marlow. Ch .: ((1.)) Rosa Belle6 Farnum, b. Marlow, May 22, 1872. ((2.)) Frank Eugene6, b. July, 1873. ((3.)) Edgar6 Farnum, b. Apr. 24, 1878. 2. Mary Wilder4 Chapin, b. Gilsum, Oct. 7, 1818, d. there unm., Dec. 6, 1836. 3. Fanny Willis4 Chapin, b. Gilsum, Oct. 9, 1820, d. unm. in Westmoreland, Oct. 10, 1871. 4. Ezra Carpenter4 Chapin, b. Alstead, Oct. 19, 1822, d. Ayer, Mass., Jan. 4, 1876; m. Hannah Adams Barrett. 5. Rebecca Webster4 Chapin, b. Alstead, Sept. 25, 1825; m. William Brown. Res. Utah and had a dau. Zuah Rebecca5 Brown. 6. Eliza Ann4 Chapin, b. Alstead, Oct. 30, 1836, d. there, Feb. 3, 1839.
3. FANNY3 WILLIS, dau. of Benjamin2, I, m. (1), Jan. 1, 1850, Benjamin Ware, b. Swanzey, May 17, 1773, d. Gilsum, Jan. 1, 1858; son of Moses and Betsey (Puffer) Ware of Gilsum. She m. (2), Dec. 1, 1863, Stephen C. Switzer, b. in Bath, in 1793. She lived in Gilsum with first husband, and Surry with second. No. children.
WILSON.
I. The ancestor of the DANIEL? WILSON family came from Tyrone, Ireland, in 1737, with the famous Scotch Irish emigrants. These emi- grants were a hardy, industious, long-lived, honest and sturdy race of people. A great proportion of New Hampshire's most distinguished sons are found among their descendants.
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One of these emigrants was JAMES1 WILSON. The history of Peterborough gives his name as WILLIAM. Later researches favor JAMES, but we are not positively sure of the name. Nor do we know who was his wife. They brought with them from Ireland a son, Robert2, and a daughter, Lettuce2. In this country they had at least two more sons, Daniel2 and James2.
Robert2 lived in Peterboro' and was the father of Anne3 (killed by a log falling from a fence upon her, in childhood), Hon. James3, William3, Anne3 (who m. Jeremiah Swan), Mary3 (who m. Gen. John Steele), Hon. John3 of Belfast, Me., (in the U. S. Congress in 1813-1814), Joseph3 and Sarah3 (m. Hon. John Scott Harrison, son of President William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the U. S. and father of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the U. S.)
Hon. James3 Wilson of Peterboro and Keene was the father of Gen. James4 Wilson, the well known lawyer and orator of Keene and a mem- ber of the 30th and 31st U. S. Congresses; Col. Robert4 Wilson, who was a well known character in Keene; Elizabeth Jane4 (who m. William G. Hunter) ; and Sarah M. A.4, who m. Col. Frank Lee of Boston.
The emigrant, JAMES (?)1 WILSON, spent the winter of 1737-8 in West Cambridge, Mass., and then moved to Townsend, Mass., where was b. Daniel2, Nov. 6, 1745, 1.
J. DANIEL2 WILSON, son of James1, lived in Keene, in the ancient house on Court St., near the Glue factory, known as the Daniels' place ; in Sullivan, where C. F. Willson and George Hubbard have lived. He was a farmer; d. in S. Nov. 13, 1815, "after a long and painful illness." He m. (date unknown), Abigail Morse, b. Sherborn, Mass., June 28, 1746 (this date is from a family record, and is probably correct-other authorities give her birth as June 7 and June 17); d. in S., Aug. 26, 1825; dau. of Thomas and Mary (Treadway) Morse of Dublin. Nine ch. b. Keene, and the two youngest in S .; 1. Daniel3, b. Nov. 11, 1770, 2; 2. Hannah3, b. June 27, 1772, 3; 3. James3, b. Feb. 22, 1774, 4; 4. John3, b. Sept. 30, 1776; d. Aug. 31, 1777; 5. John3, b. June 19, 1778, 5; 6. Abigail3, b. May 29, 1780; m. Nathaniel Osgood, (q. v.) ; 7. Josiah3, b. May 3, 1782, 6; 8. Polly3, b. Mar. 23, 1784; m. Josiah Seward Jr., (q. v.); 9. Betsey3, b. Feb. 25, 1786; m. James W. Osgood (q. v.); 10. Samuel3, b. Apr. 15, 1789, 7; 11. Sally3, b. Apr. 15, 1789; m. Roswell Nims (q. v.) S. records give the birth of the twins at April 16, 1789. I presume the family register is correct (Apr. 15). Daniel2 Wilson was in the battle of Bennington, and, while the little boy, John, was sick on his death-bed, Mrs. Wilson claimed to have heard the firing. For further War record see page 509.
2. DANIEL3 WILSON, son of Daniel2, 1, was a farmer, and res. Keene, N. Y. and Charleston, Pa .; m. May 20, 1805, Sarah Dart, b. Surry, May, 8, 1780; d. Charleston, Pa., Mar. 26, 1850; dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Wilcox) Dart of Gilsum and Surry. Six ch .: 1. Luman4, b.
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Keene, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1806, 8; 2. Daniel4, b. Keene, N. Y., July 4, 1808; d. Aug. 14, 1810; 3. Sarah Lovisa4, b. Keene, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1811 ; d. Charleston, Pa., July 30, 1833; 4. Hannah Adams4, b. Charleston, Pa., Feb. 25, 1814; d. unm. Sept. 10, 1896; 5. Isaiah Adams4, b. Charleston, June 7, 1815, 9; 6. Fanny Jemima4, b. Charleston, May 20, 1817, 10. Mr. Wilson brought up a young man named Daniel Mc- Lain, who was drowned in the Arkansas River, Oct. 25, 1845, aged 20 yrs., 8 mos., 2 days.
3. HANNAH3 WILSON, dau. of Daniel2, 1, m. Jan. 20, 1793 by Roswell' Hubbard, J. P .; Moses Adams, b. Dublin, Nov. 10, 1768; d. there Apr. 30, 1844; son of Moses and Mary (Swan) Adams. They lived in Dublin on a farm which is now in the new town of Harrisville. Three sons: 1. Samuel Adams, b. May 3, 1794; d. Peterboro', July 26, 1887; lived in Dublin and Peterboro'; was a farmer, but a mechanic of a fine order, capable of performing the work of a carpenter, mason, blacksmith, etc. He was a good scholar for his time and a man of good intellect and large and liberal ideas. He was usually known by his military title of Capt. Adams, and was frequently honored with town offices and represented Peterboro' in the Legislature of 1847. Three times married; (1), June 19, 1817, by Rev. E. Willard, Almira Kendall, b. Dublin, Apr. 3, 1795; d. there, June 26, 1823; dau. of Joel and Abigail (Babcock) Kendall. m. (2), Dec. 23, 1824, Martha Broad, b. Needham, Mass., Sept. 17, 1791; d. Dublin, June 20, 1825; dau. of Seth and Azubah (Saunders) Broad. m. (3), Jan. 23, 1827, Azubah Saunders Broad, sister of preceding, b. Needham, Mass., Mar. 6, 1794; d. Peter- boro', May 31, 1854. He had five ch .: 1. A son5, b. Dublin, June, 1818; d. June 12, 1818; 2. John Quincy Adams, b. Dublin, Oct. 18, 1827. Like his father, he was a man of strong intellectual qualities. He pos- sessed rare good judgment and served his town in many ways. He was intrusted with the settlement of important estates and the care of property and was one in whom his fellow citizens had the greatest con- fidence. He m. Sept. 29, 1853, Abbie Warren Fiske, b. Weston, Mass., June 8, 1831, d. Longmont, Col., suddenly, Nov. 16, 1890; dau. of Sewall and Martha (Stearns) Fiske. He lived on the homestead in Peterboro', where were b. five ch .: (1.) Wallace Parker6 Adams, b. Dec. 23, 1854, d. Nov. 30, 1864; (2.) Henry Fiske6 Adams, b. May 30, 1857, d. Peterboro', Sept. 8, 1892. He was a graduate of Harvard Medical school with high honors, and began the practise of medicine in Newburyport, Mass., where he achieved marked success from the start, taking rank with the best physicians in the city. An uncertain condi- tion in his health compelled him to move to Passadena, Cal .; m. Sept. 27, 1880, Alma Florence Buswell, b. Acworth, Dec. 26, 1860; dau. of Lyman Buswell. They had no ch .; she m. (2), Rev. William H. Walbridge of Milford. (3.) Herbert Gleason® Adams, b. May 14, 1860; d. Aug. 31, 1865; (4.) Helen Frances" Adams, b. June 25, 1864; d. Peterboro',' Feb. 11, 1914; (5.) Mary Maria6 Adams, b. Aug. 6, 1873.
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3. Sarah Broad5 Adams, b. Dublin, July 18, 1829, d. Peterboro', Aug. 10, 1869; a refined and intellectual lady; she was clerk of the Union Manufacturing Co. about twenty years; unm. 4. Samuel5 Adams, b. Dublin, Sept. 14, 1831; d. E. Jaffrey, July 23, 1914. He had a very ingenious mind and was at home in the use of fine machinery; he in- herited intellectual and literary tastes and, like his father and brother, often filled town offices. He was representative in the General Court ; lived in Peterboro', Rochester, N. Y. and Dublin. He m. Apr. 21, 1853, Matilda Jane Nay, b. Peterboro', Apr. 13, 1832; dau. of John and Jane (Farnsworth) Nay. Three ch .: (1.) Loren Warner6 Adams, b. Peter- boro', Nov. 14, 1857; m. Sept. 13, 1884, Addie Camilla Spalter, b. Groton, Mass., Aug. 20, 1851; d. Keene, Nov. 22, 1899; dau. of John H. and Martha A. (Hildreth) Spalter of Keene. One ch .: ((1.)) Marion Clara? Adams, b. Keene, Dec. 23, 1886; m. Earl Parkhurst. (2.) Clarabel Fidelia6 Adams, b. Peterboro', Oct. 1, 1861; m. July 13, 1887, Charles Place Ricker, b. Newburyport, Mass., Sept. 8, 1864, son of John Wesley and Hannah Gilman (Merrill) Ricker; res. Waltham, Mass., where was b. ((1.)) Gladys Sterling7 Ricker, Dec. 30, 1889. (3.) Kate Adelle6 Adams, b. Peterboro', Sept. 2, 1864; m. Dec. 25, 1888, John Gates Townsend, b. Dublin, Dec. 19, 1864; son of Charles M. and Charlotte Mitchell (Gates) Townsend. Res. Dublin and E. Jaffrey (1919) where he is cashier of the Bank. No ch. 5. Hannah Almira5 Adams, b. Dublin, July 8, 1833, d. Peterboro', Nov. 1, 1857, unm. 2. Moses4 Adams, b. Dublin, Aug. 27, 1795, d. there, Nov. 7, 1873. He was a man who was fond of books and of improving the mind; he was a very good botanist, and had a good musical taste and performed well on the bass viol. He had a good idea of school work and made some valuable suggestions with respect to school methods which were adopted by the Rev. Dr. Leonard who had charge of the Dublin schools for so many years. He m. Apr. 12, 1821, Sally Morse, b. Dublin, Mar 29, 1802, d. there, May 11, 1881; dau. of Thaddeus (Esq.) and Betsey ( Mason) Morse. They lived on the old homestead, where were born six ch .: 1. Harriet5 Adams, b. Mar. 10, 1822, d. Oct. 1, 1833; 2. Emily5 Adams, b. Feb. 18, 1824; d. June 11, 1903, unm .; 3. Eliza5 Adams, b. Mar. 11, 1826, d. Dublin, Sept. 4, 1907, unm .; 4. Charles Wilson5 Adams, b. Jan. 29, 1828; m. Dec. 26, 1855, Maria Abigail Henry, b. Chesterfield, July 1, 1836; dau. of John P. and Laura (Stone) Henry. He has lived in Rockford, Ill., and in Sacramento and San Francisco, Cal. Three ch .: (1.) Charles Henry6 Adams, b. Rockford, Ill., Oct. 16, 1857, is m. and res. Cal .; (2.) Idella Maria6 Adams, b. Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 10, 1865; (3.) Laura May6 Adams, b. Sacramento, Jan. 12, 1874; 5. Henry Albert5 Adams, b. Dublin, Dec. 11, 1837; d. there, Feb. 19, 1881; m. Oct. 22, 1874, Julia Wilkinson Eastman, b. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1843, d. Lancaster, N. H., Apr. 21, 1899; dau. of Richard Holt and Sarah Urania (Fuller) Eastman. He lived on the homestead, and his death was quite sudden. He left no ch. 6. Frederic Morse5 Adams, b.
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Dublin, Oct. 27, 1840; m. (1), Sept. 1, 1869, Ida Estelle Goodrich, b. Milford, N. Y., Mar. 6, 1883, dau. of Reuben and Margaret (Chese- borough) Goodrich; m. (2), Dec. 16, 1884, Mary Louisa Magee, b. Toledo, Ohio, July 28, 1849, dau. of James Warren and Mary Ann (Livermore) Magee. Res. New York City, where was b. (1.) Frederic Eliot6 Adams, b. Apr. 21, 1886. Mr. Moses Adams reared an excellent family of children; the daughters, Emily and Eliza were well educated and Eliza taught school many years, and was an eminently successful teacher. Frederic M. is a lawyer and stenographer in New York City, with an office in the Tribune Building. He studied at Phillips Exeter Academy. He is one of the best stenographic reporters in New York, and has a large force at work for him. He was admitted to the bar in 1879. 3. Isaiah4 Adams, b. Dublin, Jan. 11, 1797, d. there, Nov. 26, 1865. He was an apt scholar, but was prevented from advancing far in consequence of nearly losing his eye-sight, said to have been caused in part from overstudy. He was a bright man, and his misfortune was especially to be regretted. He never married.
4. JAMES WILSON, son of Daniel2, 1, was a farmer; res. S., Keene, N. Y., and Plattsburg, N. Y. He was mortally wounded in the battle of Plattsburg, Sept. 11, 1814, and was removed to a house near the field, where he died at 2 A. M., Sept. 12, 1814. He m. June, 1803, Sally Rider, b. Natick, Mass., d. in Pharsalia, (?) N. Y .; dau. of Thomas and Anna (Haven) Rider of S. Three ch .: 1. Miranda4, b. Mar. 23, 1806, 11; 2. Caroline4, b. 1808, 12; 3. Matilda4, b. Plattsburg, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1810; m. John Jr. Mason (q. v.)
5. JOHN3 WILSON, son of Daniel2, 1, res. in S. on the "C. F. Wilson", now George Hubbard place, succeeding his father in the owner- ship of the farm. He was also a carpenter, and made coffins; m. Nov. 22, 1809, Betsey Nims, dau. of Zadoc (q. v.) She d. in S., Sept. 14, 1843, and he d. Dec. 3, 1830. Four ch. b. S .: 1. Dauphin White4, b. Aug. 18, 1810, 13; 2. Charles Franklin4, b. Aug. 8, 1812, 14; 3. Har- riet Nims4, b. Apr. 5, 1814; m. Dr. Edward Barton (q. v.); 4. Betsey Maria4, b. Jan. 29, 1817, 15.
6. JOSIAH3 WILSON, son of Daniel2, 1, was baptised in Keene, in his infancy, and when his father was asked the usual question ("by what name shall this child be christened ?") answered in blundering, yankee fashion, "Siah," a common shortened way of pronouncing that name. Such was the superstition regarding the sacredness of a baptis- mal name, that he used that appellation, and the same is found on his gravestone. He d. Charleston, Pa., Aug. 17, 1835; m. May 31, 1811, Irene Dart, b. (place unknown) Dec. 19, 1790; d. Canton, Bradford Co., Pa., July 16, 1881; dau. of Justus and Hannah (Gleason) Dart of Surry. They had no ch. but adopted four, two of whom d. early, and the other two, P. Jane and B. Shipman Dart, were children of Justus Dart, Jr.,
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who had lost his second wife. Their names were not changed. After the death of Josiah Wilson, his widow m. (2), William Knapp.
7. SAMUEL3 WILSON, son of Daniel2, 1, was a miller; res. in Hopkinton and Nicholsville, N. Y .; d. in latter place, Mar. 28, 1881; m. at Hopkinton, N. Y., Apr. 3, 1821, Sally Blanchard, b. Sudbury, Vt., Mar. 27, 1801, d. in Nicholsville, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1881; dau. of Amasa of Sudbury, Vt. They had ten ch. b. in Hopkinton, N. Y .: 1. Maria Nancy4, b. Jan. 6, 1822, 16; 2. Hiram Roswell, b. Apr. 9. 1824; d. Mar. 9, 1826; 3. Harriet Jeannette4, b. May 23, 1827; d. Feb. 20, 1828; 4. Hiram Fayette4, b. May 23, 1827, killed in his father's grist mill, Nov. 20, 1843; 5. Edson James4, b. Mar. 4, 1829, 17; 6. Mary Louisa4, b. Nov. 9, 1831, 18; 7. Friend Warren4, b. Feb. 28, 1834, 19; 8. Luman Osgood4, b. Aug. 10, 1837, 20; 9. Martha Eliza4, b. Feb. 7, 1839; d. Dec. 7, 1839; 10. Emily Calphernia4, b. May 24, 1841, 21.
8. LUMAN4 WILSON, son of Daniel3, 2, was a farmer, also Regis- ter of Deeds of Tioga Co. Pa .; res. Wellsboro, Pa., where he d. Sept. 2, 1849; m. Aug. 10, 1844, Zerviah Sayre, b. Horse Heads, N. Y., May 7, 1808; d. Wellsboro, Pa., Aug. 11, 1871; dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Seely) Sayre. Two ch. b. in Wellsboro: 1. Harriet Louise5, b. May 7, 1845, 22; 2. Sarah Elizabeth5, b. Jan. 4, 1847.
9. ISAIAH ADAMS4 WILSON, son of Daniel3, 2, was a farmer and res. on part of the old homestead in Charleston, Pa .; m. Mar. 8, 1838, Margaret Hart, dau. of Ludwig or Lewis and Anna Barbara (Seyford) Hart, b. in Little Falls, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1818; d. Warren, Pa., Oct. 29, 1893, Three ch. b. Charleston: 1. Sarah Emeline5, b. Mar. 23, 1840, 23; 2. George Porter5, b. Apr. 27, 1842, 24; 3. Daniel Moses5, b. Nov. 27, 1848, 25.
10. FANNIE JEMIMA4 WILSON, dau. of Daniel8, 2, m. (1), Nov. 4, 1841, Hiram F. Young, b. Manheim Township, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1813; d. Wellsboro, Pa., Sept. 22, 1842, son of George and Catherine (Petrie) Young. He was a lawyer, just established in business, when he died of consumption. She m. (2), Sept. 18, 1861, Benjamin Austin, b. Charles- ton, Pa., Nov. 1, 1823; d. Wellsboro, Nov. 4, 1873; son of Caleb and Clarissa (Peters) Austin. He owned a large farm in Charleston, which he sold to the County for a poor-farm. He then went to Hamilton, Mo., and operated a flouring mill for a time, and later returned to Wellsboro, where he built a sash and blind factory. His death was due to lock-jaw, caused by cutting his thumb with a circular saw in his factory. He died Aug. 31, 1889. She had no children.
11. MIRANDA4 WILSON, dau. of James3, 4, m. Lyman Bonner of E. Bloomfield, N. Y. Three ch. 1. Sally Ann5 Bonner; 2. Corydon5 Bonner; 3. Matilda M.5 Bonner.
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12. CAROLINE4 WILSON, dau. of James8, 4, m. in 1834, Aaron Cleveland of Brookfield, Vt. They had two ch .: 1. James Wilson5 Cleve- land, b. 1836, lived in Washington, Ohio, about 1872, and had, at that time, six ch., 4 sons and two daus. 2. William Pitt5 Cleveland, also lived in Ohio.
13. DAUPHIN W. WILSON, son of John3, 5, lived on the "D. W. Wilson" place, formerly the Philander Nims place. Later he lived in Keene. He was a successful farmer. One son b. in S., Aug. 12, 1837; d. Aug. 14, 1837.
14. CHARLES FRANKLIN4 WILSON, son of John3, 5, m. (1), Feb. 20, 1838, Sarah Griffin Marshall, b. New Ipswich, Aug. 21, 1813, d. S., Oct. 21, 1867; dau. of Silas and Abigail (Heald) Marshall of Ben- nington, Vt .; m. (2), Sept. 11, 1877, Mary Mehitable Burbank, b. Fitz- william, Feb. 19, 1834, d. Keene, Sept. 7, 1880; dau. John and Hannah (Lyons) Burbank; m. (3), May 3, 1882, Mrs. Elizabeth Currier (Tate) (Dunlap) Nims, b. Salem, Mass., Apr. 6, 1824; dau. of William and Mary Baldwin (Hall) Tate, and widow 1st of James Dunlap and 2nd of Lucius Nims of S. In S. he resided on the old homestead of his father and grandfather. Later he lived in Keene where he d. Nov. 18, 1894. Two ch. b. in S .: 1. Charles Carroll5, b. Oct. 19, 1839; killed at the battle of Opequan, near Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. See p. 525. 2. Abbie Maria5, b. Apr. 20, 1842, d. Keene, Mar. 20, 1877, unm. She was finely educated at Meriden. She had taught school, and was an accomplished Christian lady. After her mother's death, she was her father's housekeeper as long as she lived.
15. BETSEY MARIA4 WILSON, dau. of John3, 5, m. June 12, 1842, William R. Morse, b. Feb. 26, 1819; d. Orange, Mass., son of Elisha and Sally (Robbins) Morse. She d. in Orange, Mass., June 11, 1861. Two sons b. in Orange: 1. Edward W.5 Morse, b. Apr. 2, 1843. 2. Charles W.5 Morse, b. Mar. 3, 1845.
16. MARIA NANCY4 WILSON, dau. of Samuel8, 7, m. in 1846, Hon. George Wilkins, b. 1817 in Stowe, Vt., son of Uriah and Nancy (Kittredge) Wilkins. He was a leading lawyer in his vicinity, and at one time President of the Vermont Senate. No children.
17. EDSON JAMES WILSON, son of Samuel3, 7, m. in 1851, Helen Chandler, and lived in Vallejo, Cal., where he d. Sept. 1, 1894. Three ch .: 1. George Wilkins5, b. Mar. 1, 1852; 2. Caroline5, b. 1861; 3. Harriet5, b. 1863.
18. MARY LOUISA‘ WILSON, dau. of Samuel8, 7, m. Sept. 17, 1855, Abial Harrington Slayton, b. Stowe, Vt .; son of Abial and Rachel M. (Christie) Slayton. He went to California in 1852, with a few friends from Stowe, and was very successful in mining operations. He returned to Stowe and owned a farm there; represented the town in
DAUPHIN W. WILSON.
CHARLES F. WILSON.
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Vermont legislature. Mrs. Slayton d. Hopkinton, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1856, where was b. Mary5 Slayton, b. Sept. 3, 1856; d. Stowe, Vt., Mar. 23, 1862.
19. FRIEND WARREN4 WILSON, son of Samuel3, 7, married and lived in California. Had several ch.
20. LUMAN OSGOOD4 WILSON, son of Samuel8, 7, was an un- dertaker in Nicholville, N. Y .; m. Sept. 5, 1876 Florence E. Ferris, b. Lawrenceville, N. Y., Mar. 7, 1848, dau. of H. Noble and Laura A. (Day) Ferris. One dau., Laura Emily5, b. Nicholville, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1879.
21. EMILY CALPHERNIA4 WILSON, dau. of Samuel3, 7, m. in June 1870, Capt. James Henry Swift, b. New Bedford, Mass., July 4, 1816; d. Coupeville, Wash., May 1892; son of James and Hannah (Noon) Swift. He was a sea captain. She d. in Vallejo, Cal., Mar. 22, 1900. Res. Coupeville and Vallejo. Five ch .: 1. Harriet Wilson5 Swift, b. Coupeville, June 9, 1872; m. Puget Rau of Coupeville. 2. Maud Maria5 Swift, b. Coupeville, Sept. 18, 1876; m. July 28, 1895, Harry Chadwick Fullington, b. Johnson, Vt., Apr. 11, 1871; son of Birney Stewart and Helen M. (Chadwick) Fullington. He graduated from Vermont Academy and Chicago Veterinary College. Res. Seattle, Wash. Two ch .: (1.) Mary Wilkins6 Fullington, b. Johnson, Vt., May 8, 1896, a graduate of the University of Washington; (2.) Birney Swift6 Fulling- ton, b. Worcester, Mass., Mar. 31, 1900. 3. Myles Standish5 Swift, b. Coupeville, May 16, 1878; d. Apr. 1, 1880. 4. Mary Elizabeth5 Swift, b. Coupeville, Jan. 31, 1881; d. Stowe, Vt., Dec. 17, 1907; m. Oct. 23, 1906, Eugene Beauchard, b. Port Henry, N. Y., son of Louis and Phyllis (Ringer) Beauchard. They lived in Essex, Vt. 5. George Wilkins5 Swift, b. Coupeville, Aug. 29, 1882, is a doctor in Seattle, Wash.
22. HARRIET LOUISE WILSON, dau. of Luman4, 8, m. Sept. 10, 1866, Henry Augustus Van Valkenburg, b. Slaterville, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1838, son of John and Sarah (Brainard) Van Valkenburg. He was a commercial traveller and res. Wellsboro, Pa., where were b. five ch .: 1. Sarah Louise6 Van Valkenburg, b. July 20, 1867; 2. Kate Sayre® Van Valkenburg, b. Jan. 25, 1871; m. Aug. 22, 1894, Arthur Hiram Dartt, b. Wellsboro, Oct. 19, 1867; son of Hiram W. and Adeline (Potter) Dartt. Res. Wellsboro; he is a carriage manufacturer. 3. Anna Zer- viah6 Van Valkenburg, b. Sept. 28, 1873. 4. Helen® Van Valkenburg, b. Oct. 23, 1877. 5. Harriet Emma6 Van Valkenburg, b. Mar. 22, 1886; d. May 26, 1895.
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