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WILDER.
1. CHARLES C. WILDER, son of Willis, b. in Bethlehem, Feb. 14, 1816. m. first, March 26, 1846, Elizabeth, dau. of Timothy Green (See), b. in Chelsea, Mass., Feb. 9, 1820, d. in Cambridgeport, Mass., Feb. 25, 1876. m. second, in 1878, Louvia Clark, b. in Stanstead, P. Q. He res. in L. from 1852 to 64. Merchant. Republican. d. in Dorchester, Mass., July 15. 1881.
Ch., by w. Louvia, b. in Dorchester, Mass., -
i. CHARLES C., b. Nov. 27, 1879, d. Dorchester, Mass., Sept. 30, 1880.
ii. ALICE, b. 1881. res. Stanstead, P. Q.
WILKINS.
1. PHILIP CLEMENT WILKINS, son of Daniel, b. in Sharon, Vt. (?), Aug. 7, 1803. m. Oct. 1832, Phebe S. Patterson, b. in New Boston, April 1, 1811, d. in L. March, 1880, Cong. He res. in L. from 1832 until he d., May 18, 1887. Farmer and surveyor. Cong. Republican. Selectman, 1835-6-7-9-40. J. P.
Ch., b. in L., -
2. i. DANIEL, b. Oct. 7, 1833.
ii. SOPHIA, b. Dec. 10, 1835, d. L. 1839.
iii. GEORGE C., b. Dec. 17, 1837, d. L. Jan. 19, 1864.
A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. Original 3 months' man.
iv. PHILIP, b. Dec. 28, 1839. Farmer. d. Alexandria, Va., Dec. 18, 1861. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. Original 3 months' man. Co. C, 5th N. H. Inf. Private.
3. v. LUTHIER C., b. Dec. 12, 1843.
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2. DANIEL WILKINS, son of Philip Clement1, b. in L. Oct. 7, 1833. m. first, Georgianna Dorman, b. in Boxford, Mass., d. in 1862. m. second, June 10, 1863, Sarah, dau. of Rev. Carey Russell, Cong. She m. second, Rev. Charles E. Harrington (See). Daniel res. in L. all his life. d. in L. July, 1886. Civil engineer.
Ch., by w. Georgianna, - 4. i. HUGH DORMAN, b. L. Jan. 8, 1860.
Ch., by w. Sarah, -
ii. GEORGIA DORMAN, b. Dec. 12, 1865. m. June 27, 1889, Charles E. Dutton, physician. res. Minneapolis, Minn.
3. LUTHER C. WILKINS, son of Philip Clement 1, b. in L. Dec. 12, 1843. m. May 28, 1874, Clara, dau. of Franklin Walker (See), b. in L. May 6, 1852. He res. in L. from birth to 1887. Farmer and lawyer. J. P. A. F. and A. M. d. in Pasco, Wash., Aug. 28, 1896.
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i. CLEMENT, b. May 24, 1875. res. Pasco, Wash.
ii. ARCHIE, b. Sept. 8, 1878.
iii. MAURICE, b. Sept. 10, 1883.
4. HUGH DORMAN WILKINS, son of Daniel 2, b. in L. Jan. 8, 1860. m. Aug. 29, 1882, Lizzie Florence, dau. of Riley .Smith Simpson (See), b. in L. Oct. 26, 1861. He has res. in L. all his life. Glover. Re- publican. No ch.
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5. DOXIE WILKINS, son of Jethro, b. in N. C., July 5, 1851. m. first, April 18, 1874, Eliza, dau. of James Willey, b. in Chester, Vt., in 1850, d. in L. May, 1889. m. second, May, 1894, Lilla Colts, b. in Washington, D. C., June, 1871. She m. first, Dewey. He has res. in L. since 1865. Laborer. Cong. Republican. Contraband. Waiter Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. Not enlisted. Ch., -
i. LILLIA (Dewey), b. Worcester, Mass., Feb. 1891. (Dau. of second w.)
WILLARD.
1. PETER E. WILLARD, son of Peter, b. in Sutton, Vt., June 1, 1829. m. first, June 9, 1852, Lorinda, dau. of Nathan Applebee 2, (See), b. in L. Oct. 14, 1832, d. in L. Sept. 7, 1869. m. second, Jan. 18, 1870, Melissa, dau. of Stephen Smith, b. Aug. 28, 1829. She m. second, - Sanborn. Peter res. in L. from 1850 to 1871. Farmer. Methodist. Democrat. d. in Bridgewater, Mass., Jan. 24, 1891.
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i. EMMA A., b. Sept. 14, 1853. m. May 28, 1872, Elwin J. Gibson, mason. res. Nashua.
ii. HATTIE M., b. May 6, 1856. m. May 3, 1875, Carrol E. Colburn, shoe manuf. res. Nashua.
iii. GEORGE A., b. April 11, 1859. m. March 1, 1882, Mary A. Hazeltine. Mason. res. Nashua.
iv. MARY A., b. Oct. 9, 1864. m. Nov. 8, 1883, George O. Robbins, shoe- cutter. res. Nashua.
v. ALBERTITS A., b. Aug. 5, 1869. m. May 8, 1889, Olive Crowell Chandler. res. Brockton, Mass.
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WILLETT. QUELLET.
1. JOSEPHI WILLETT, son of Baptiste, b. in Canada, June 22, 1868. m. June 15, 1881, Georgianna, dau. of John George Skeene, b. in Canada, Dec. 25, 1868, Roman Catholic. He has res. in L. since 1891. Farmer. Roman Catholic.
Ch., b. in Canada, -
i. ANNA, b. June 22, 1883.
ii. MARY, b. June 22, 1886.
iii. FLORA, b. Aug. 15, 1888.
iv. JOSEPH NAPOLEON, b. May 31, 1896.
WILLEY.
1. CHESTER JOSEPH WILLEY, son of Chester S., b. in Concord, Vt., Jan. 18, 1864. m. Oet. 8, 1888, Alice L., dau. of Bradford Kinne (See), b. in L. Jan. 30, 1870. He has res. in L. since 1881. Methodist. Republican.
Ch., -
i. FLORENCE L., b. L. Oct. 26, 1891.
WILLIAMS.
1. JAMES WILLIAMS, Son of Samuel and Phebe Williams, b. in An- dover, Mass., Aug. 22, 1759. m. 1786, Susannah, dan. of Enoch and Jemima (Sprague) Merrill, b. in Methuen, Mass., March 27, 1767, d. in L. Aug. 16, 1820. He res. in L. from 1789 until he d., June 14, 1822. Farmer and hotel-keeper. Rev. soldier. Enlisted as a private in Capt. Seth Drew's Co., Col. Ebenezer Sprout's Regt., Mass. Continental Line, in March, 1781, and was discharged Dec. 19, 1783. He was active and useful in town affairs. Town Records give him the title of Capt. Selectman, 1790-2-4-9-1801-7. Moderator, 1801-2. Treasurer, 1807-8. Representative, 1794. First postmaster in L., appointed Sept. 30, 1802, located in what is now called North L. (Travels in New England, by Timothy Dwight, Vol. II. pp. 123 and 296.) Ch., -
i. SUKEY, b. Methuen, Mass., Sept. 2, 1787. m. William Bailey 8 (See).
ii. ISAAC FRYE, b. April 20, 1790. He was a merchant in Concord. He m. Mary Ayer, dau of Richard and Susannah (Sargent) Ayer of Concord, and a sister of the wife of Gov. Isaac Ilill. He d. Feb. 7, 1872. She d. July 3, 1885. Ch. : (1) Mary Elizabeth, m. George W. Harvey, d. May 17, 1883. (2) Susan Ayer, m. George H. Hutchins, d. July 12, 1897. (3) Georgianna Hill, d. 1872. (4) Annette, m. H. F. C. Nichols. res. West Superior, Wis.
2. iii. JAMES, b. L. Nov. 15, 1791.
MERRILL, b. L. Oct. 2, 1793.
3. iv.
v. BETSEY, b. L. Nov. 1796. m. Laban Tifft (See).
vi. WASHINGTON, b. Waterford, Vt., Sept. 28, 1797. m. 1833, Charlotte Ayer, dau. of Richard and Susannah (Sargent) Ayer of Concord. Merchant. He d. Portsmouth, Jan. 13, 1875.
vii. NANCY W., . L. March 12, 1800. m. Asa L. Thompson (See).
viii. JEMIMA, b. L. March 28, 1802 m. first, Edward Pickett (See). m. sec- ond, Moses Chamberlain. She res. Bradford, Vt.
ix. PHEBE, b. L. May 4, 1804. m. Horace Cushman (See).
X. FRANKLIN, b. L. July 19, 1810. m. Elizabeth Nudd. Merchant. He d. San Francisco, Cal., 1881.
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2. JAMES WILLIAMS, son of James 1, b. in L. Nov. 15, 1791. pub. Feb. 5, 1815, Candace Billings. He res. in L. from birth to 1826. Farmer in L. and later hotel-keeper in Waterford, Vt., and Haverhill. Ile d. in Plymouth, about 1840; buried in L. A. F. and A. M., Morning Dawn.
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4. i. FRANKLIN BILLINGS, b. Cabot, Vt., May 12, 1817.
ii. MARY, m. Prof. White. res. N. Y.
iii. AUBURN, went to Boston, Mass.
3. MERRILL WILLIAMS, son of James 1, b. in L. Oct. 2, 1793. pub. Dec. 1, 1819, Lauretta, dau. of Thomas West, b. in Montpelier, Vt., in 1794, Universalist. He res. in L. from birth to 1820. Farmer and hotel-keeper. Universalist. Appointed Postmaster of North L., April 1, 1819. A. F. and A. M., Morning Dawn. d. in Greensboro', Vt., 1859.
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i. ARTHUR WEST, b. L. Oct. 3, 1820. m. 1849, Eliza A. Clark. Farmer and merchant. He d. Craftsbury, Vt., July 21, 1873.
ii. GEORGE W., b. Montpelier, Vt., May 31, 1822. m. 1853, Abbie Fergu- son. Dentist. res. Ogden, Utah.
iii. FREEMAN, b. Montpelier, Vt., May 23, 1824. m. 1851, Mrs. Saralı Mil- ler. Painter. d. Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 1877.
iv. JULIA A., b. Montpelier, Vt., March 14, 1826. m. 1850, Nelson Rand, merchant and lawyer. He d. Craftsbury, Vt , 1892.
v. HARRIET, b. Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 20, 1828, d. Montpelier, Vt., April 3, 1828.
vi. A. AUGUSTA, b. Montpelier, Vt., March 6, 1829. m. June, 1855, Amory Davison, cattle broker and banker. res. Craftsbury, Vt.
vii. HARRIET A., b. Montpelier, Vt., March 9, 1831. m. first, B. S. Wilson, hotel-keeper. d. Morrisville, Vt., 1875. m. second, Heman 11. Elmore, grocer. Ile d. Morrisville, Vt., 1892.
viii. ISAAC FRYE, b. Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 23, 1834. m. 1860, Ann Simpson. Farmer. res. Craftsbury, Vt.
ix. AMANDA M., b. Montpelier, Vt., April 18, 1836. m. 1866, Pliny Day, farmer. res. Glover, Vt.
x. MERRILL, b. Greensboro', Vt., April 11, 1838. m. 1863, Anne Hinman. Merchant. He d. Greensboro', Vt., May 1, 1866.
4. FRANKLIN BILLINGS WILLIAMS, son of James 2, b. in Cabot, Vt., May 12, 1817. m. in 1840, Ellen Arter, b. in Liverpool, Eng., Nov. 5, 1820. She d. July 1, 1898. IIe res. in L. from 1843 until he d., Feb. 6, 1892. Farmer. Republican. Co. I, 1st N. H. H. Art. Private. Ch., -
5. i. JAMES ARTER, b. Waterford, Vt., June 19, 1841.
ii. GEORGE, b. Waterford, Vt., Aug. 6, 1843. m. Mary Caswell. Farmer. res. Waterford, Vt. Co. E, 13th N. H. Inf. Private.
iii. MARY ELLEN, b. L. Oct. 24, 1846. m. Charles West Watson (See). iv. AMANDA, b. L. Oct. 24, 1852. m. Silas M. Locke, farmer. res. Lyman.
6. v. CLARK B., b. L. March 25, 1858.
vi. LAURA THOMPSON, b. L. March 13, 1860. m. Moses Simonds, mechanic. res. Lisbon.
5. JAMES ARTER WILLIAMS, son of Franklin Billings 4, b. in Water- ford, Vt., June 19, 1841. m. Aug. 21, 1862, Elizabeth, dau. of Abijah Bowman (See), b. in L. June 29, 1838. He res. in L. from 1842 until he d., March 1, 1888. Farmer. Republican.
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Ch., all but Ellen b. in L., -
i. ELLEN MARIA, b. in Hackley, Canada, March 29, 1865. m. June 19, 1883, William Powers, marble-cutter. She d. Hardwick, Vt., Dec. 11, 1892.
ii. FRANK, b. Dec. 9, 1866. d. April 4, 1872.
iii. FRED, b. June 2, 1873.
iv. EvA, b. Nov. 28, 1874.
v. ETTA, b. July 10, 1881.
6. CLARK BURTON WILLIAMS, son of Franklin Billings 4, b. in L. March 25, 1858. m. Aug. 31, 1879, Jennie Elms, dan. of Thomas Biekford 2 (See), b. in Ashland, June 9, 1861, Cong. He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Republiean.
Ch., all but Maud b. in L., -
i. MAUD EDITH, b. Lyman, Oct. 2, 1880.
ii. RAY, b. April 24, 1882, d. April 25, 1882.
iii. NINA ANNIS, b. Feb. 11, 1885.
iv. RAY HOWARD, b. Feb. 6, 1888.
V. EARL FRANKLIN, b. March 6, 1892.
vi. LENA KATHERINE, b. Dec. 2, 1896.
WILLIAMS.
7. SAMUEL WILLIAMS. m. Sobriety Bamford, dau. of Robert. He lived in Barrington and Lee, d. in Lee, 1795.
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8. ROBERT WILLIAMS, son of Samuel7, b. in Barrington or Lee, 1749. - Pinkham, and settled in Allenstown. Removed about 1786 to Enfield, where he d., May 14, 1823.
9. ROBERT WILLIAMS, son of Robert 8, b. in Allenstown, Feb. 6, 1784. m. June 29, 1808, Mercy Hardy of Hopkinton.
10. SYLVESTER P. WILLIAMS, son of Rev. Robert7, b. in Canaan, April 16, 1809. m. first, July 20, 1834, Persis, dan. of Nathaniel Partridge (See), b. in Lyman, May 2, 1809, d. in Newbury, Vt., April 1, 1848. m. second, Sept. 3, 1848, Mary Esty, dau. of Niles Aldrich, b. in Windham, Vt., June 29, 1824, d. in Poultney, Vt., Sept. 6, 1856. m. third, in 1856, Sarah, dau. of Asa Crandall, b. in Warrensburg, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1827. He was converted at an early age and joined the Methodist Church. He was ordained Deacon in that church by Bishop Roberts, in Lyndon, Vt., Aug. 12, 1832; Elder by Bishop Hedding, in West Windsor, Vt., Aug. 10, 1834. His appointments were : Bristol, 1830; Northfield and Gilmanton, 1831; Bristol, 1832; Landaff, 1833 ; Lancaster, 1834-5; Rochester, Vt., 1836-7; Chelsea, Vt., 1838-9; Brookfield and Randolph, Vt., 1840-1; Agent American Bible Society, 1842-3; Presiding Elder, Danville, Vt., District, 1844 to 7; Newbury, Vt., 1848 ; Montpelier, Vt., 1849 ; Plattsburg, N. Y., 1850-1; Schuylerville, N. Y., 1852-3; Garrettson Station, Albany, N. Y., 1851-5; Presiding Elder, Poultney, Vt., District, 1856 to 9; Bennington, Vt., 1860; Levings Chapel, Troy, N. Y., 1861-2; North and Centre Chatham, N. Y., 1863; Rensselaer- ville, N. Y., 1864; Supernumerary, 1865 ; Columbia and Seneca, Cal., 1866 ; Warrensburg, N. Y., 1867-8; Supernumerary, 1869; Super- annuate, Marengo, Ill., 1870, until he d., Sept. 14, 1874. He res. in L. VOL. II .- 34
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during a part of the time he was Presiding Elder, 1843 to 1845. Ap- pointed Postmaster, North L., Oct. 25, 1843.
Ch., by w. Persis, -
i. CAROLINE GRATIA, b. Laneaster, Marchi 6, 1836. m. Feb. 26, 1856, Robert Miller Walmsley, Prest. La. National Bank. res. New Orleans, La.
ii. IRA SYLVESTER, b. Rochester, Vt., May 20, 1837. He d. Newbury, Vt., Dec. 25, 1847.
iii. OSCAR NATHANIEL, b. Chelsea, Vt., Oet. 6, 1838, d. Newbury, Vt., Dec. 9, 1847.
iv. ORION HURD, b. Chelsea, Vt., June 10, 1840. m. Sept. 10, 1863, Mary L. Dally. Pub. Railroad Guide. res. Englewood, IIl.
V. ROBERT NEWTON, b. Randolph, Vt., Sept. 15, 1842, d. Newbury, Vt., Dee. 28, 1847.
vi. INFANT DAU., b. L. April 29, 1844, d. L. May 29, 1844.
vii. CHARLES NEWTON, b. Newbury, Vt., Oct. 9, 1847, d. Newbury, Vt., Feb. 29,1848.
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viii. SYLVESTER NILES, b. Plattsburg, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1851. m. Aug. 7, 1876, Mary Mildred Fancher. Prof. of Civil Engineering in Coll. res. Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
ix. MARY PERSIS, b. Albany, N. Y., March 5, 1855. m. Sept. 10, 1878, Horace E. Warner, elergyman. res. Denver, Col.
Ch., by w. Sarah, -
x. UBERTO CRANDALL, b. Troy, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1863, d. Harmony, Ill., March 7, 1867.
WILLIAMS.
11. JEREMIAH S. WILLIAMS, son of Hezekiah, b. in Orford, July 1, 1836. m. June 18, 1858, Delia, dau. of John Watson, b. in Thetford, Vt., July 16, 1843. He has res. in L. since 1878. Glover. Republican.
Ch., - i. WINNIE, b. Piermont, July 10, 1859. m. Sept. 1884, Hiram Putnam, farmer. res. Tintah, Minn.
ii. FRANK, b. Piermont, Aug. 28, 1863. m. 1888, Elizabeth Shannon. Glover. res. Johnstown, N. Y.
iii. BERTHA, b. Lisbon, June 10, 1871. m. Arthur J. Bedell (See).
WILLIAMS.
12. JAMES W. WILLIAMS, son of Moses, b. in Waterford, Vt., Dec. 28, 1855. m. Oct. 9, 1888, Edith Victoria, dau. of Henry Sampson, b. in Whitefield, April 28, 1864. He has res. in L. since 1889. Glover. Democrat. No ch.
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13. ELLSWORTH JACOB WILLIAMS, son of Jacob, b. in Concord, Vt., May 12, 1863. m. July 21, 1883, Ella Maria, dan. of Martin Whitney Hatch (See), b. in Bethlehem, July 6, 1862. Divorced. m. second, Nov. 30, 1895, Blanche S., dau. of George O. W. Hatch (See), b. in L. Jan. 1, 1879. He has res. in L. since 1883. Farmer. Republican.
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i. EDITH MAY, b. L. July 9, 1884.
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WILLIAMS.
14. CLARENCE W. WILLIAMS, son of A. W., b. in Greensboro', Vt., Nov. 12, 1863. m. April 10, 1885, Lilla A., dau. of Augustus Willard Streeter (See), b. in Bethlehem, April 23, 1866, Methodist. He res. in L. from 1879 to 1886. Merchant. Methodist. Now res. in Concord.
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i. ETHELYN ELIZABETH, b. L. Nov. 8, 1886, d. Warner, Sept. 6, 1887.
ii. ARTHUR PHILIP, b. Contoocook, Jan. 15, 1893.
WILLIAMS.
15. JOHN HAZEN WILLIAMS, son of Jacob, b. in Bath, Nov. 18, 1843. m. first, July 4, 1862, Helen Mar, dan. of Albert L. Lewis (See), b. in L. April 20, 1846. Divorced. She m. second, Andrew J. Clogston (See). John Hazen m. second, Hattie, dau. of Oliver Locke, b. April 17, 1856, d. April 12, 1896. He has res. in L. at several differ- ent times, the last since 1889. Laborer.
Ch., by w. Helen, -
i. ELGIN, b. Lyman, May 21, 1863. m. Dec. 30, 1887, Effie Grey. Car- penter. res. L.
ii. MINNIE, b. Landaff, April 15, 1869. m. Peter McKay, blacksmith. res. Montana.
iii. HAROLD, b. Bath, Aug. 2, 1874. m. - Tibbetts. res. Cal. iv. BERT, b. Lyman, Feb. 27,
Ch., by w. Hattie, -
v. DORA, b. Lyman, March 31, 1880.
WILLIAMS.
16. ROGER WILLIAMS, the founder of Rhode Island, was a minis- ter of the Church of England and later a Nonconformist. He sailed from Bristol, Eng., Dec. 1, 1630, and was soon established as a min- ister at Salem, Mass. He was accused of heretical opinions. The story of his contention with the clergy and the hostility of the col- onists, his banishment from Massachusetts, and his active and re- warded labors in founding the colony of Rhode Island is familiar to every student of history. If he contended for a greater freedom of conscience, he consistently yielded as much to all others. In his words : "I desire not that liberty to myself which I would not freely and impartially weigh out to all the consciences of the world. .. . That each town and division of people, yea, and each person, may freely enjoy what worship, what ministry, what maintenance to afford them, their soul desireth." He was b. 1599, d. 1683. His wife Mary d. 1676. Six ch.
17. DANIEL WILLIAMS, son of Roger 16, b. Feb. 1641/2, lived in Providence, R. I. He m. Dec. 7, 1676, Rebecca (Rhodes) Power, widow of Nicholas Power and dau. of Zachariah and Joan (Arnold) Rhodes. He d. May 14, 1712. His widow d. 1727. Seven ch.
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18. PELEG WILLIAMS, son of Daniel 17, b. in Providence, R. I., date unknown. m. Elizabeth Carpenter, dan. of Timothy and Hannah (Burton) Carpenter and granddau. of William and Elizabeth (Arnold) Carpenter, all of Providence, R. I. He divided above 1400 acres of land among his five sons. He d. in Johnston, R. I., 1766.
19. PELEG WILLIAMS, son of Peleg 18, b. 1719. m. Mary Sheldon, who was the mother of his eight children. She d. after 1764. He m. second, Rebecca (Williams) Thayer, b. April 20, 1735, widow of David Thayer and dau. of Roger and Elizabeth (Walling) Williams. He d. in Johnston, R. I., Jan. 31, 1809. She d. Feb. 16, 1816. Eight ch.
20. PELEG WILLIAMS, son of Peleg 19, b. in Providence, R. I., 1740. At the age of fifteen years he served in the French and Indian Wars. About 1762 he settled in Charlestown. He m. Dec. 10, 1765, Sarah Wheeler, b. Sept. 4, 1748, dau. of Moses Wheeler 17 (See). He lived in Charlestown a considerable part of the time until 1781, when he removed to this town. He was a soldier in the Revolution, serving in the siege of Boston, 1775. In his application for a pension it is alleged that he was a quartermaster in Col. Bedel's regiment at Ticonderoga in 1776, but his name does not appear on the regimental rolls. He was commissioned a first lieutenant Nov. 7, 1776, and as- signed to Capt. Jason Wait's company, Col. Joseph Cilley's regiment, of Continental line. The following year he was in this State a short time gathering recruits for the regiment; but in the summer of 1777 he was with the army in the retreat from Ticonderoga, and in the victories over Burgoyne in the autumn of that year. Again he was furloughed on recruiting service, and returning to the army, he resigned at Valley Forge, Pa., May 10, 1778. He was an educated, capable man, and his employment in town affairs is stated in Vol- ume I. ; but he was captions and choleric, and often in contention with his neighbors and family. In fact, he did not adjust his do- mestic affairs with sagacity or with a reasonable expectation of serenity. A few years previous to the Revolution he visited his native State, and there, unmindful of his wife and babes at Charles- town, he m. in Johnston, R. I., Feb. 3, 1771, Rhoda Winsor, b. May 13, 1747, dau. of Elder Samuel Winsor. The conditions did not invite the essential elements of domestic felicity. £ It is tradition that for a few years the two wives were in this town, each having a home with their children. The wife Rhoda returned to Rhode Island, where she d. 1796. The wife Sarah was a resolute, brawny woman, equally steadfast in attack or defence. Lieut. Williams was occasionally absent from town, and if he and the wife Sarah did not always enjoy a peaceful home, they existed in one household in this town nearly forty years. He d. while on a journey to collect his pen- sion, in March, 1821. The wife Sarah obtained a widow's pension, and lived in this town to an advanced age. She d. Dec. 24, 18443. The gravestone asserts that she was 99 years, 3 months, and 9 days of age. The date of her birth is recorded Old Style, and making the required correction of eleven days, her age at death was 95 years, 3 months, 9 days. Of the children there is no satisfactory record. The available evidence establishes the presence of the following, -
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i. PEGGY, m. Caleb Hopkinson (See).
ii. PROVIDENCE, mn. July 15, 1789, Abigail Hazeltine ; removed about 1810 to Canada.
iii. DAUGHTER, d. unm. in this town.
iv. MARGARET, m. l'age; m. second, Joseph Du Clarette. One child : Joseph Peter, b. L. May 8, 1799.
v. SMITH, resided in this town several years and by tradition was a son of Lieut. Peleg Williams. In absence of proof there remains only an in- ference that possibly he was a son of Timothy and Hannah (Smith) Williams of Springfield, Vt.
WILLIS.
1. CYRUS WILLIS, son of Samuel, b. in Hanover in 1816. m. Jan. 21, 1851, Sarah Gotham, dau. of Levi Frank Ranlett (See), b. in Lan- caster, July 27, 1831. She m. second, Collins M. Buchanan (See). Cyrus res. in L. from 1849 until he d., Jan. 3, 1860. Stage-driver. Whig. Deputy sheriff, 1858.
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2.
i. FREEMAN CYRUS, b. L. Sept. 20, 1853.
2. FREEMAN CYRUS WILLIS, son of Cyrus 1, b. in L. Sept. 20, 1853. m. May 1, 1873, Lizzie Rogers, dau. of Frank Chase, b. in Plymouth in 1856, d. in Laconia, March 7, 1887. He res. in L. from birth to 1870. Hotel-keeper. Democrat. Ch., -
i. LYMAN CYRUS, b. Plymouth, Dec. 14, 1876.
ii. FRANK BUCHANAN, b. Plymouth, March 11, 1878.
iii. HARRIET ELISE, b. Campton, Dec. 4, 1881.
iv. ALLAN SHELDON, b. Campton, Nov. 8, 1883.
V. SAMUEL SANFORD, b. Laconia, Jan. 24, 1887.
WILMOT.
1. ROSWELL EDWARD WILMOT, son of Harvey J., b. in Wheelock, Vt., Sept. 15, 1856. m. Oct. 15, 1883, Helen Rebecca, dau. of Frederic Hibbard, b. in L. July 5, 1856. He has res. in L. since 1875. Ex- press agent. Republican. Fire ward, 1888-9. I. O. O. F. Ch., -
i. Ross HIBBARD, b. Lisbon, Sept. 7, 1884.
ii. HAROLD DUDLEY, b. L. Feb. 15, 1887.
iii. MERRILL MAGOON, b. L. Dec. 19, 1893.
WILSON.
1. ADAMS BROCK WILSON, son of Adams, b. in Newbury, Vt., March 8, 1842. m. Nov. 18, 1866, Luella Melissa, dau. of William Little (See), b. in Lyman, Feb. 7, 1841. She went to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1870, and taught in the city schools, and was Superintendent. She resigned in 1889 to establish a school for young ladies in Paris, France. She is now teaching in Chicago, Ill., Cong. He was edu- cated in Newbury, Vt., Seminary, and Middletown, Conn., University, and commenced the study of medicine, regular school, in 1863. He attended three courses of lectures at Dart. and Burlington, Vt., Medi-
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cal Coll., grad. from Dart. in the fall of 1866, and commenced practice in L. in 1867, where he continued until he d., Aug. 31, 1869. Cong. A. F. and A. M. No ch.
WILSON.
2. WILLIAM DEXTER WILSON, son of William, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 28, 1816. Grad. of Cambridge Divinity School, 1838. Became an eminent minister, and served the Unitarian society in this town about 1839-40. An address before the Littleton Anti-Slavery Society was published in pamphlet form. In 1842 he took orders in the Epis- copal Church, and, beginning 1850, he was eighteen years Professor of Philosophy in Hobart Coll., Geneva, N. Y. He was then called to a similar chair in Cornell University. He was subsequently Professor in St. Andrew's School of Divinity, Syracuse, N. Y., where he still resides as Professor Emeritus. He has been a voluminous writer in the field of mathematics, logic, metaphysics, and religion. D.D., LL.D., L.H. D. He married, and a son is Dean of St. Andrew's School of Theology.
WINCH.
1. NATHAN WINCH, son of Thomas and Deborah (Gleason) Winch, b. in Framingham, Mass., Nov. 9, 1737. He m. Thankful Gibbs, of Sudbury ; m. second, Feb. 2, 1769, Abigail Brown. He lived in Framingham, was a lieutenant, and d. Sept. 2, 1803. Thirteen ch., only three of whom need be named in this connection.
x. LUCY, b. 1777; bap. Nov. 2. m. John Palmer (See). xii. ABEL, b. March 15, 1780.
2. xiii. JOEL, b. Nov. 25, 1783.
2. JOEL WINCH, son of Nathan 1, b. in Framingham, Mass., Nov. 25, 1783. m. May 6, 1806, Sally Sessions, of Weymouth. He settled in Bethlehem, 1806, where he d. Oct. 2, 1879. Among his eight children were Dr. Albert Winch, of Whitefield, and other sons suc- cessful in business, only one of whom has resided in L.
3. JOHN C. WINCH, son of Joel 2, b. in Bethlehem, May 16, 1824. m. Ang. 16, 1849, Fannie J., dau. of Roswell Carleton, b. in White- field, April 16, 1830. He owned a summer res. in L., and res. in L. summers from 1882 to 95 inc. Capitalist. Free Baptist. Repub- lican. d. in N. Y. City, March 17, 1896.
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i. MAIE C., b. Bethlehem, July 17, 1850. m. Dec. 12, 1867, Albert L. Thompson, ice-dealer. res. N. Y. City.
ii. CARRIE W., b. Bethlehem, Oct. 25, 1852. m. George Alfred Keyes (See).
iii. JOHN C., b. N. Y. City, Feb. 7, 1870, d. N. Y. City, April 22, 1874.
WINSLOW.
1. JAMES ANCRUM WINSLOW, son of John Ancrum, late Rear Ad- miral U. S. Navy, b. in Boston, Mass., April 29, 1839. unm. He was educated in the Boston public schools, Roxbury Latin School, and grad.
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from Harvard Coll. in 1859. He studied law in the University of Va. Law School, 1859 to April, 1861, when the outbreak of the war pre- vented his completing the course. He was admitted to the Bar in the Superior Court, Boston, Mass., Sept. 3, 1861. He was located in practice in Boston, Mass., 1862, to Oct. 1867, and a member of the firm of Woodside & Winslow, 1862 : L., from Oct. 1867, to May, 1868. He was admitted to the N. Y. Bar in Binghamton, N. Y., May 12, 1869, where he practised until he d., June 27, 1892. His published writings comprise frequent contributions on legal, political, critical, and literary topics published in newspapers in Boston, Mass., L., Binghamton, and other places in N. Y. J. P. Private 4th Mass. Battalion when called into service, May, 1862; First Lieut. 2d Regt. Mass. V. M., 1864, to May, 1865. Episcopal. (Bell's Bench and Bar, p. 757.)
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