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1. Charles Austin (Reed) b. Sullivan Nov. 3, 1872. 2. Jennie (Reed) b. Sullivan March 7, 1877.
John Wilder, son of Thomas and Anna, was b. 1646; r. Lancaster, Mass .; m. 1673 Hannah -, and had John, Thomas, Hannah, James, Ebenezer, and Anna m. Joseph Willard. John bapt. July 12, 1673; m. Sarah Sawyer and had Jonas, Josiah, Mary, Hannah, Jonathan, John, Thankful, and William b. Lancaster, Mass. Sept. 4, 1717; m. 1739 Sarah Sawyer. Their ch. were John, William, Sarah, Prudence, Abel, and Daniel. Col. Abel b. Lancaster, Mass. Jan. 16, 1760; d. Dublin June 6, 1806; served in Revolution; m. March 29, 1779 Hannah Green
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b. Bolton, Mass. 1759, d. Dublin Sept. 22, 1831. They had Abel, Betsey, Daniel, Hannah, Sally, Cyrus, Dorcas, Levi, Polly, James, and John. Abel b. Bolton, Mass. March 27, 1779; d. Peterboro' July 28, 1853; m. Ap. 1802 Deborah Perry b. Dublin Jan. 19, 1784, d. July 30, 1862. Their ch. were Keziah d. unm., Mary m. Nathanael Burnham, Mark, Abel, Emeline m. Joseph Burchard, Ivory P., Deborah P. m. Josiah Cross, Franklin d. inf., John, and Benjamin F.
IVORY PERRY WILDER b. Dublin Aug. 15, 1815; m. Sarah Jane, dau. of James Abbot of Sullivan; in Gilsum 1866; rem. to Vineland, N. J.
1. Lettie Jane b. Nelson Sept. 28, 1853 ; m. John H. Boody (q. v.). 2. Lillia Lucy b. Har- risville Dec. 12, 1855 ; m. July 22, 1870 John Melvin Barrett of Vineland, N. J.
GEORGE SUMNER WILDER, son of George and Nancy Jane ( Washburn) Wilder, was b. Alstead Aug. 21, 1858; worked for George W. Newman 1878-9.
HENRY WILDER worked for Dr. Hammond 1854.
ISAIAH WILDER d. Oct. 11, 1867, æt. 85; followed the sea in early life; r. Keene.
ABRAM WILKINS Jr. b. Peterboro' Aug. 26, 1807; d. there Ap. 6, 1875; m. 1834 Melintha Bill (q. v.).
1. Luther Abram b. Dec. 14, 1834; m. Nov. 24, 1863 Emma Ann Guillow (q. v.).
1. Dennis Luther b. June 20, 1866; d. Ap. 16, 1870.
2. Erwin Otis b. Nov. 20, 1836 ; d. March 5, 1849. 3. Albert Burns b. Peterboro' March 15, 1840 ; d. in army. 4. John Samuel b. Peterboro' July 31, 1842; d. there Sept. 26, 1844.
5. Eleanor Abbie Philena b. Rindge June 5, 1844; m. Henry Livingston Wilbur b. Surry Sept. 21, 1836, son of Chandler and Maria (Dane) Wilbur ; r. Surry.
1. Bertha Adell (Wilbur) b. Walpole Aug. 12, 1861.
JOHN RANKS WILLARD, son of Archibald and Lucy (Ranks) Willard, was b. Worcester, Mass. Feb. 22, 1822; m. 1st Jane, dau. of Isaac and Fanny (Robb) Munroe of Marlow.
1. Abbie Jane b. Holden, Mass .; m. Dexter Dana; r. Burlington, Iowa ; two ch.
2. John Alva b. Holden, Mass. about 1851; accidentally shot while hunting at Marlboro', Mass. about 1873 ; m. and had one child.
Om. 2d Laura Jane Phillips of Stoddard; one ch.
m. 3d Feb. 13, 1856 Mrs. Priscilla Gibson (Dart) Eveleth (q. v.).
4. Freddie Fisher b. Keene Oct. 22, 1861.
JOSHUA WILLARD b. unk. 1760; d. Jan. 22, 1836; m. Oct. 26, 1828 Mrs. Lydia (Hale) Roundy (q. v.), d. Ap. 12, 1847.
OREN A. WILLARD from Fitzwilliam; m. A. -; worked in Towne's mill 1851-2.
1. A son b. Aug. 19, 1851.
GILBERT M. WILLIAMS at Capt. Dort's Hotel 1842.
WILLIS. Caleb Willis, son of John, was b. Bridgewater, Mass. Dec. 5, 1756; a revolutionary pen- sioner; rem. to Winchester about 1787; m. Martha Stowell b. Jan. 25, 1767, and had Levi ; Louisa m. Elijah Gunn (q. v.); Eunice m. Hubbard Fay of Alstead; Caleb; and Martha d. unm. Levi b. Win- chester June 9, 1810; d. there Nov. 2, 1834; m. June 6, 1832 Sally, dau. of Daniel and Mitty (Field) Gunn, and had George W.
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIS b. Swanzey Oct. 14, 1833; m. July 15, 1856 Mary Maria Chandler b. Hartland, Vt. July 15, 1838, dau. of Joseph and Lydia (Case) Chandler.
1. Frank Eugene b. Winchester Oct. 24, 1860.
WILLSON or WILSON. Nathaniel Wilson of Royalston, Mass. m. Lucy Atwood and had a son Nathaniel m. Lydia Pierce. Their ch. were Alonzo r. Winchendon, Mass .; James L .; John P .; Salome m. Warren Southard of Athol, Mass .; Lucy m. C. C. Martin of Richmond; Sarah m. Henry E. Wilcox (q. v.); Sylvester; Melissa m. John Mores; and Maria m. Charles Dean.
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JAMES LEONARD WILSON b. Royalston, Mass. July 6, 1824; m. 1st Jan. 1, 1852 Ann M. Ellis (q. v.) d. Keene May 13, 1870; m. 2d Dec. 15, 1870 Mrs. Sarah Jane (Leet) Corey b. Chesterfield June 1839, dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Randall) Leet, and widow of George Corey of Surry. [She had two ch. - George and Willie (Corey).]
1. Clarence Sylvester b. Keenc Dec. 22, 1872.
JOHN P. WILSON, bro. of preceding, was b. Royalston, Mass. June 11, 1826; m. Hannah Gates (q. v.); taxed here 1854-8; r. Keene.
CALVIN WILSON, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gray) Wilson, was b Stoddard July 1, 1798; d. March 10, 1864; m. Dec. 27, 1826 Mary McColley b. Hartland, Vt. Ap. 21, 1805, dau. of Alexander and Mary (Winter) McColley.
1. Eliza Ann b. Bridgewater, Vt. Oct. 24, 1827 ; d. Stoddard Feb. 23, 1864; m. Dec. 7, 1858 William Buzzell Clark b. unk. Ap. 1824, son of Rev. Mayhew and Betsey (Horne) Clark.
1. Oscar Walter (Clark) b. Manchester Sept. 26, 1859; d. Stoddard Dec. 9, 1862.
2. Eliza Ann (Clark) b. Stoddard Feb. 23, 1864.
2. Susan Augusta b. Bridgewater, Vt. March 7, 1829 ; m. Dec. 31, 1840 Pascal P. Hodgman b. Stoddard Ang. 25, 1817, son of Oliver and Lydia (Towne) Hodgman.
1. Wesley Pascal (Hodgman) b. Stoddard Aug. 29, 1852; m. Dec. 20, 1877 Alice T. Goodwin b. Sutton, Mass. 1859, dau. of Charles S. and Jane Goodwin.
3. Harriet Cornelia b. Bridgewater, Vt. March 20, 1832; m. March 25, 1860 Francis Pitcher
b. Stoddard July 23, 1817; r. Marlow.
4. Marietta b. Stoddard Ap. 7, 1834 ; d. there unm. May 6, 1851.
5. Arvilla Melvina b. Stoddard Feb. 18, 1836 ; d. Kecnc Dec. 9, 1861 ; m. Jan. 5, 1861 Oscar Edwin Sargent b. Chesterfield July 24, 1833.
1. George Wilson (Sargent) b. Keene Nov. 24, 1861.
6. Emily Lovisa ( b. Sept. 28, 1839; . d. Peterboro' July 30, 1860 ; m. March 29, 1860 Wil- 7. Emelinc Louisa d. Peterboro' Ap. 1, 1877 ; m. May 26, 1862 liam M. Cragin b. Peterboro' Aug. 21, 1825, son of Francis Jr. and Alice (McKean) Cragin. FRED WILSON on tax list 1869.
JOEL WILLSON, son of Joseph and Mary ( Wheeler) Willson, was b. Keene July 29, 1766; d. July 8, 1823; m. 1st May 25, 1791 Molly Howlett d. Aug. 28, 1802, dau. of Capt. Davis Howlett of Keene.
1. prob. d. inf.
2. Patty Howlett b. Dec. 11, 1792 ; d. Seneca Falls, N. Y. ; m. Prentice Field.
1. Martha (Field) m. Albert Wisewell. 1. Frank (Wisewell) a physician at Phelps, N. Y.
2. Mary (Field) m. 1st Stephen, son of Aaron Easton of Seneca Falls, N. Y. · 1. Emma (Easton.) 2. Belle (Easton) m. and r. Tyre, N. Y.
m. 2d Joseph Worden, r. Michigan.
3. Elizabeth (Field) m. Birdsall Holley; r. Lockport, N. Y .; several ch.
4. Luther (Field) m .; rem. to Ill. and d. there. m. a bro. of Albert Wisewell, and was thrown from a carriage and killed in-
5. Hattie (Field) \ - twins; [stantly, about 1863.
6. Sophia (Field) S m.
7. William (Field) m. and r. Lockport, N. Y .; one dau. m.
8. Lyman (Field) m. and r. Medina, N. Y .; one ch.
3. Eseck Thurber b. March 4, 1794; d. March 25, 1871; m. 1st Dec. 5, 1815 Ruth Ellis d. Oct. 14, 1838.
1. Lucy b. Dec. 16, 1816; d. Keene Ap. 1, 1871; m. Jan. 16, 1856 Charles Henry Ellis b. Keene 1819, 2. Luther r. Waterloo, N. Y. [son of Samuel Ellis. 3. William Prentice b. Aug. 12, 1819; m. 1876 Abby Bullard of Sherburne, Mass .; r. Southboro', Mass.
m. 2d Dec. 24, 1840 Mary Randall Johnson b. Langdon June 12, 1804, dau. of Augustus and Jerusha (Randall) Johnson.
4. Oscar Joel b. Oct. 26, 1841.
5. Charles Johnson b. Ap. 9, 1846; m. Oct. 14, 1871 Mary Sophia, dau. of Roswell and Sophia (Johnson) Osgood; r. Atchison, Kansas.
1. Minnie Mary b. Atchison, Kans. Dec. 1877.
Eseche I Willson.
The Heliotype Printing Co 211 Tremont St, Boston.
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4. Oliver b. Nov. 13, 1795 ; d. Clarendon, Vt. Aug. 1863 ; m. Mary Ann Wright b. Weath- ersfield, Vt. ; rem. Clarendon, Vt. about 1834.
1. Martha Ann bapt. July 19, 1829; m John Spencer; r. Clarendon, Vt .; two ch.
2. Albert Joel b. 1831; d. Panama 1848. 3. Joel Wright b. June 1833; d. Oct. 22, 1835.
4. Sarah m. John Beecher; r. Livonia, N. Y. 5. James. 6. Edward. 7. Lucius.
5. Cornelius b. March 4, 1798.
6. Davis Howlett b. Nov. 5, 1799 ; d. Jan. 25 or 26, 1861; m. Annis Barnes b. Princeton, Mass. Sept. 24, 1804, d. Swanzey Oct. 2, 1863.
1. John Quincy Adams b. Nov. 5, 1825; m. Ap. 1846 Elvira Whitcomb; four ch .; r. Swanzey.
2. Victoria b. July 9, 1839; m. Ezra Webster (q. v.).
7. Joel b. June 14, 1801; d. Waterloo, N. Y. Oct. 20, 1880 ; m. Oct. 5, 1824 Harriet Baldwin b. Seneca Falls, N. Y. Dec. 4, 1800.
1. Louisa M. b. Phelps, N. Y. Aug. 5, 1827; d. Waterloo N. Y. Jan. 15, 1853; m. Sept. 22, 1849 Joseph Walling Leslie d. there Feb. 7, 1852, a dentist.
1. Ida Louisa (Leslie) b. Waterloo, N. Y. Aug. 25, 1850.
2. William b. Waterloo, N. Y. Ap. 13, 1830; m. May 4, 1852 Sarah J. Haigh.
1. Frank H. b. Waterloo, N. Y. Oct. 25, 1854. 2. Harriet B. b. Waterloo, N. Y. May 10, 1857.
3. Charles b. Waterloo, N. Y. June 17, 1834; d. there May 20, 1837.
4. Richard b. Waterloo, N. Y. June 23, 1836; d. there May 20, 1837.
m. 2d Feb. 8, 1803 Mrs. Polly Roundy of Surry, d. Oct. 14, 1815.
in. 3d March 24, 1817 Mrs. Edith French from Vt., d. Evansville, Ind.
8. Mary b. Sept. 8, 1820 ; m. John Riley d. Evansville, Ind. July 1874. 1. Edith (Riley.) 2. John (Riley.)
WINCH. This family originated in Wales, and s. Framingham, Mass., where we find Samuel Winch, one of the original members of the chh. there, was Selectman 1709, and Tythingman 1716; d. there Aug. 1718; m. Feb. 11, 1673 Hannah Gibbs, and had nine ch. The third was John b. Jan. 8, 1679: d. there Jan. 19, 1713. His wife was Elizabeth -, and had five ch. The third was David m. Naomi Gibbs; had eight ch .; rem. to Boylston, Mass. Their youngest ch. was Aaron bapt. Oct. 23, 1748; m. Ruth, dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Clements) Winch; rem. from Framingham, Mass. to Barre, Mass. about 1787, and afterwards to Win- chendon, Mass., where they had Aaron who m. Susan Ross. Among their ch. was Jonathan.
JONATHAN WINCH b. Winchendon, Mass. Oct. 2, 1823; m. 1st July 20, 1847 Clementine Zyroline Glidden b. Fayette, Me. Jan. 3, 1824, d. N. Y. Ap. 5, 1857, dau. of Leonard and Mehitabel (Packard) Glidden; a woolen manufacturer; came to Gilsum in 1844; went to Newport 1858; now r. Claremont.
1. Augustus b. Winchendon, Mass. June 21, 1848 ; d. there Scpt. 1848.
2. Mary b. Eaton, N. Y. June 3, 1850 ; d. there Sept. 1850.
3. Estella M. b. Stockbridge, N. Y. Dec. 16, 1851 ; d. Lempster March 15, 1876; m. Oct. 1874 Leander Hill of Lempster. 4. William Leonard b. New Hartford, N. Y. Feb. 1, 1854.
m. 2d May 15, 1859 Mrs. Sarah J. York b. Newport? Jan. 3, 1825.
WINCHESTER. This family is said to have originated in Wales, and to be of royal descent.
John Winchester, supposed to be the ancestor of all of the name in New Eng- land, emigrated from England in 1635, æt. 19; s. at Hingham, Mass .; rem. in 1650 to Brookline, Mass. where he d. 1694. His second son Josiah had Elhanan b. 1692. His son Dea. Elhanan b. 1719; d. Harvard, Mass. 1810; had fourteen ch., among whom were Rev. Elhanan, Samuel, and Jonathan and David, twins. Jonathan rem. to Westmoreland and m. Eunice Smith and had a son Daniel.
DANIEL WINCHESTER b. Westmoreland 1790; d. Springfield, Vt. 1861; m. 1822 Sarah Aldrich d. Northfield, Mass. Aug. 1872, dau. of William and Sarah (Brown) Aldrich of Westmoreland.
1. Daniel Velasco m. Maria Lovejoy of Nashua.
2. Mary Emily d. Northfield, Mass. Aug. 17, 1872; m. 1st Cyrus G. Andrews and had one dau. ; m. 2d Oliver Mattoon b. Northfield. Mass. Aug. 4, 1801, son of Isaac and Martha (Smith) Mattoon. 3. William Aldrich m. Mary Tuel ; five ch. ; r. Waukau, Wisc.
4. Eunice Sophia b. Dec. 13, 1828; d. Menomonee, Mich. Nov. 1879; m. Daniel Andrews ; three ch.
5. Ella Elvira b. Aug. 5, 1837 ; m. Wells Warren Felt b. Rockingham, Vt. Nov. 1823; d. Williamstown, Mass. Aug. 24, 1875 ; four ch.
David Winchester, twin with Jonathan, rem. to Westmoreland; m. Mary Smith sister to his bro. Jonathan's wife. They had Sally m. Isaac Hubbard; Ruth m. Luther Britton; David; Achsah m. Abia Kidder; Mary m.
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Perry of Easton, Mass .; and Rev. Moses. David m. Abigail Clark of Middleboro', Mass. and had Ezra Clark r. Ilaverhill; Edward R. ; Abigail m. Lewis Cook of Springfield, Vt .; Salmon ; Harrison r. Bellows Falls, Vt .; and Susan m. David French of Springfield, Vt.
EDWARD ROLLINS WINCHESTER b. Westmoreland July 25, 1817; d. there Jan. 15, 1864; m. Nov. 29, 1837 Mary Foster (q. v.).
1. Sidney Parker b. Keene Ap. 8, 1841 ; d. unm. Walpole Oct. 22, 1864 ; served six months
in 14th N. H. Reg't, Co. A, and was discharged for disability.
2. Sumner Clark b. Westmoreland Nov. 15, 1842; m. Sept. 20, 1865 Emma Hoven Mason b. Lancaster Aug. 7, 1845, dau. of John and Matilda (Willson) Mason ; r. Westmoreland.
1. Edward Mason b. Sunderland, Mass. Ap. 27, 1870. 2. Lillian Marion b. Westmoreland Feb. 13, 1876. 3. Walter Sumner b. Westmoreland June 10, 1879.
3. Emerson Andrews b. Ap. 9, 1845 ; m. March 23, 1871 Mary Jane Britton b. Westmore- land Nov. 5, 1847, dau. of Ebenezer and Betsey ( Fuller) Britton ; r. Keene.
1. Edith Maud b. Keene June 28, 1875. 2. Lulu Ethel b. Keene Oct. 29, 1877.
4. Lucy Webster b. March 5, 1847 ; m. 1870 Leslie Kelley, son of Jolm B. and Mary (Cham- berlain) Osborne.
1. Leon (Osborne) b. Westmoreland March 15, 1871. 2. Henry (Osborne) b. Westmoreland June 19, 1873. 5. Elmon b. Westmoreland Nov. 16, 1849 ; m. Nov. 16, 1870 Mary, dau. of James and Mary (Wight) Hall ; R. R. engineer Preston, Minn.
1. Alice Mary b. Keene May 16, 1872. 2. Agnes Jennie b. Bellows Falls, Vt. March 5, 1874.
6. Mary Abbie b. Westmoreland Jan. 8, 1854. 7. George E. b. Westmoreland Sept. 12, 1856. 8. Cutler Frank b. Westmoreland June 27, 1859.
SALMON WINCHESTER, bro. of the preceding, was b. Westmoreland Feb. 16, 1822; m. 1846 Susan Bruce Cook b. Springfield, Vt. March 20, 1826, dau. of Oli- ver and Polly (Bruce) Cook; r. Springfield, Vt; served three years in 3d Vt. Reg't Co. A.
1. Abbie Jane b. June 21, 1850 ; m. Feb. 1870 Elbridge Scribner Stone of Otisfield, Me. 1. Walter Cook (Stone) b. Springfield, Vt. May 30, 1873.
2. Harry Elbridge (Stone) b. Springfield, Vt. Aug. 1876. 3. Ruth (Stone) b. Springfield, Vt. Dec. 1878. 2. Edward Franklin b. Springfield, Vt. Feb. 7, 1857 ; m. May 5, 1880 Jennie Edmonds; r. Grand Rapids, Mich. 3. Susan Ellen b. Springfield, Vt. Nov. 24, 1861.
ASA WING m. 1st Esther Hathhorn (q. v.) d. June 30, 1811; m. 2d Mrs. Bet- sey Pulsifer.
1. Emeline m. Ward Knowlton ; r. Walpole. 2. Amy. 3. Betsey. 4. Esther. 5. Asa. MERIT WINTER m. Delilah Clark (q. v.).
1. William Watson b. Croydon Nov. 7, 1820 ; m. Nov. 21, 1854 Roxanna Richardson Wright
b. Newport Ap. 22, 1817 ; r. Newport.
1. Ida Richardson b. Newport Nov. 16, 1857.
2. Rizpah Field b. Jan. 4, 1824. 3. Persis.
WITHINGTON. William Withington m. Sarah Locke b. Cambridge, Mass. Ap. 10, 1719,
dau. of Francis and Elizabeth (Winship) Locke. They had John, Francis, Elizabeth, William, Elisha, Martha, Samuel, Sarah, Abigail, Ruth, and Benjamin. William b. Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 16, 1744; d. Madison, N. Y. Sept. 1823; ni. June 28, 1769 Martha Locke, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Bur- nap) Locke. Their ch. were Martha mn. Elijah Ware (q. v.), Mather, Sarah m. Phinehas G. Miller (q. v.), Eliza- beth, John, Lucretia, and Saloma.
JOHN WITHINGTON b. Fitzwilliam March 7, 1779; d. Swanzey? Jan. 14, 1870; m. Betsey
1. Zillah b. May 24, 1815.
2. Asa b. Swanzey Oct. 14, 1822 ; studied for the ministry and d. unm.
WILLIAM S. WOLF on tax list 1837-8.
Benjamin Wood r. Brookfield, Mass .; m. Lois Olds, and among their ch. was Benjamin b.
WOOD. . Brookfield, Mass. 1777; rem. to Alstead, where he d. Oct. 4, 1841; m. Abigail, dau. of Nathan Waldo of Canterbury, Conn. Their chi. were Laura, Nathan, Waldo, Benjamin Payne, Horace, Edwin, Franklin, and Gilbert.
HORACE WOOD b. Orange March 1, 1810; m. 1st June 10, 1839 Mehitable Gale
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b. Gilmanton, d. Ossipee Feb. 3, 1849, dau. of Stephen and Lois (Patten) Gale; r. Winslow, Me.
1. Mary Abigail (adopted) b. Claremont Ap. 17, 1839 ; d. Ossipee Sept. 22, 1853.
m. 2d Oct. 31, 1849 Sarah Ann Greene b. Biddeford, Me. March 24, 1817, dau. of Reuben Hayes and Dorcas (Storer) Greene.
DAVID WOOD, son of Abijah and Esther (Esty) Wood, was b. Keene Ap. 8, 1808; m. 2d Mrs. Betsey (Crouch) Harris b. Brattleboro', Vt. Feb. 22, 1814, dau. of Oliver and Betsey (Mixer) Crouch. [She m. 1st Nov. 30, 1836 Charles Harris b. Vernon, Vt. Ap. 9, 1814, d. there Nov. 21, 1845, son of Ziba and Polly Harris. Their ch. were 1. Mary Ann (Harris) b. Buffalo, N. Y. July 21, 1840, m. Lansing Wilder (q. v.) 2. Charles Henry (Harris) b. Buffalo, N. Y. Ap. 30, 1843, killed in battle at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863.]
1. Jennie Evelyn b. Vernon, Vt. Nov. 6, 1849.
2. Julia Augusta b. Keene Oct. 5, 1851 ; d. Ap. 6, 1864.
3. Ella Mariah b. Keene Sept. 18, 1853 ; d. March 11, 1864.
JEREMIAH F. WOOD of Pittsford, Vt. m. Feb. 9, 1806 Sibyl Dimmock of Sullivan.
WILLIAM WALLACE WOOD b. Alstead Sept. 24, 1828; m. Nov. 11, 1852 Cyn- thia Maria Gould b. Lyndeboro' June 12, 1826, dau. of Horace and Lois (Simonds) Gould; a shoemaker; worked for A. W. Kingsbury 1842-6; r. Burlington, Vt.
1. Frank Wood b. Lempster July 25, 1857. 2. Fred Walter b. Lempster Feb. 25, 1859.
3. Ida May b. Lempster Sept. 5, 1861.
4. Bertie b. Burlington, Vt. Feb. 5, 1871; d. therc Ap. 12, 1876.
MASON M. WOODBURY worked in Factory 1846; went West.
WOODCOCK.
was Nathan.
Nathan Woodcock b. unk. Jan. 20, 1738; d. Swanzey May 17, 1817; m. Lavina Goodenough b. unk. March 2, 1749, d. Swanzey Sept. 1836. Among their ch.
NATHAN WOODCOCK b. Swanzey March 19, 1786; d. Penn. July 27, 1870; m. Feb. 25, 1808 Abigail Crossett b. New Salem? Mass. June 8, 1784, d. Swanzey ? Oct. 27,1852.
1. Adaline B. b. Prescott, Mass. Oct. 21, 1808; m. Ap. 18, 1832 Ralph Metcalf b. Keene, d. Swanzey Ap. 18, 1857 ; seven ch.
2. Albert C. b. Swanzey July 22, 1810; m. 1858 Hannah Lee ; three ch.
3. Lavina b. March 15, 1812; d. Sept. 19, 1813 ..
4. Azubah b. Ap. 18, 1814 ; m. Dec. 28, 1834 Stephen S. Clarke ; three ch.
5. Samuel Dennison b. Swanzey Jan. 15, 1817 ; m. Ap. 9, 1841 Rebecca Wilson ; one ch.
6. Relief A. b. Swanzey Feb. 6, 1819 ; m. Oct. 24, 1839 William B. Clarke ; r. Andover, N. Y .; one ch.
7. Nathan R. b. Swanzey May 1, 1821 ; m. Jan. 13, 1847 Delilah C. Burrow ; four ch.
8. Lestina L. b. Swanzey Aug. 30, 1823 ; m. Oct. 14, 1840 Nicholas Fortune ; eight ch.
9. Abigail L. b. Swanzey Nov. 23, 1825 ; m. Dec. 5, 1843 David Wilson ; five ch.
10. Sally M. b. Swanzey Nov. 14, 1827 ; m. Sept. 5, 1848 Hubbard Griswold ; seven ch.
WOODS. Dea. David Woods d. Southboro', Mass. 1774. His son Jonas d. Southboro', Mass. June 28, 1758. His ch. were Jonas ; Elizabeth m. Abner Parker; Anna m. 1st Ezekiel Collins, rem. to Fitzwilliam and m. 2d - Bartlett. Jonas b. Southboro', Mass. Jan. 21, 1752; d. Fitzwilliam Aug. 14, 1834; m. Hannah Ward b. Dec. 25, 1751, dau. of Ephraim Ward, and had Hannah m. Joseph Fassett; Anna m. John Haven; Jonas; Asahel m. Jerusha Stone; Silas ; Sally m. James Stone Jr .; Rev. John of Newport; Lydia m. 1st Calvin Day, m. 2d Marvin Handy; and Jerusha.
SILAS WOODS b. Fitzwilliam Jan. 5, 1782; d. there Ap. 9, 1827; m. Betsey Dunton of Fitzwilliam; several ch.
William Woods m. Naomi -; r. Keene; and had Joseph, Levi, Molly, Nathaniel, Enoch, Solomon, Lydia, David, Elijah, William " Slain in ye Battle near Bennington aged 16 years & 3 months," and Josiah.
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SOLOMON WOODS b. Keene Oct. 14, 1772; d. there Oct. 29, 1837; m. March 19, 1797 Betsey Mead b. Lynn, Mass. Oct. 11, 1774, d. Glover, Vt. Ap. 1868, dau. of David and Betsey (Johnson) Mead.
1. Charles b. Sullivan May 14, 1799; d. Va. 2. David b. Sullivan Oct. 5, 1801 ; d. Java, N. Y.
3. William b. Sullivan June 30, 1803. 4. Solomon b. Sullivan Sept. 27, 1805; d. Lowell, Mass.
5. Abel Wilder b. Sept. 12, 1807; d. Cambridge, Vt.
6. Betsey b. July 18, 1810 ; m. Horace Leonard ; r. Glover, Vt.
7. Sally Herrick b. June 2, 1814; d. Fitchburg, Mass .; m. 1st - Hartwell ; m. 2d - Sawtelle. 8. Henry b. Oct. 2, 1817 ; d. Arkansas.
SAMUEL WOODWARD, son of Samuel and Betsey (Aldrich) Woodward, was b. Westmoreland March 25, 1803; d. Keene Ap. 19, 1876; m. Ap. 2, 1833 Mary Bill (q. v.).
1. George Samuel b. Westmoreland May 1, 1834; a printer at Keene.
2. Mary Elizabeth b. May 27, 1838; m. Wesley Austin (q. v.).
3. Harvey b. July 18, 1841 ; m. Oet. 19, 1870 Mary Adelaide Spinney b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 6, 1843, dau. of Leonard and Martha (Hill) Spinney.
1. Mabel Adelaide b. Deansville, N. Y. Oct. 18, 1872. 2. Leonard Samuel b. Great Falls Oct. 24, 1876. 3. George Ernest b. Bristol June 5, 1878.
4. Elsea Amanda b. May 29, 1844; m. July 20, 1871 James Madison Hathaway b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 1, 1832. 5. Laura Ann b. Feb. 1, 1848; d. Oct. 10, 1851.
WRIGHT. Phinehas Wright of Hartford, Conn. m. Zilpha Cooper of Westmoreland; s. at Wal- pole; rem. to Keene. Their son Caleb b. Feb. 15, 1794; d. Keene Nov. 21, 1869; m. 1815 Sarah Reed b. Surry July 14, 1796, d. Keene Nov. 16, 1838. Among their ch. were Calvin, George, and Daniel.
CALVIN WRIGHT b. Keene Mareh 13, 1816; m. May 10, 1842 Diana Lebour- veau b. Keene Oct. 4, 1821, dau. of John and Arethusa (Nourse) Lebourveau.
1. Emily Eliza b. Keene March 4, 1843; m. Benjamin H. Britton (q. v.).
2. George Abbot b. Swanzey Aug. 18, 1844; d. Sullivan March 3, 1848.
3. Harriet Emily b. Sullivan Oct. 14, 1847 ; d. there Feb. 18, 1848.
4. Jerome Edward b. Surry Oct. 14, 1849; m. Sept. 4, 1877 Susan Estella Davis b. Keene Feb. 12, 1847, dau. of Franeis and Sophronia (Nourse) Davis ; r. Keene.
5. Fanny Roxanna b. Swanzey Nov. 29, 1853 ; m. Frederick S. Smith (q. v.).
6. Mary Lizzie b. Surry Sept. 8, 1857.
GEORGE WRIGHT, bro. of preceding, was b. Keene Nov. 13, 1828; m. 1st May 5, 1856 Helen Sarah Bundy b. Charlestown, d. Keene Jan. 13, 1860, dau. of Allen and Louisa (Reed) Bundy.
1. Fred Allen b. Keene Feb. 14, 1857. 2. George Edward b. Keene Sept. 17, 1858.
m. 2d Nov. 22, 1860 Jane Elizabeth Smith (q. v.).
3. James Wilmer b. May 31, 1869. 4. John Wesley b. Keene Feb. 21, 1872.
5. Effie b. Feb. 17, 1874 ; d. same day.
DANIEL WRIGHT, bro. of preceding, was b. Keene Feb. 27, 1830; m. Jan. 30, 1862 Augusta Stevens Davis b. Keene Nov. 29, 1835, dau. of Aaron and Rebecea (Nurse) Davis.
1. Alice Maria b. Keene July 28, 1863 ; d. there Aug. 25, 1866.
2. Hattie Augusta b. Keene Feb. 12, 1867. 3. Arthur Davis b. May 3, 1868.
4. Helen Sarah b. Nov. 27, 1869. 5. Phin Millard b. Sept. 8, 1872.
DANIEL WRIGHT b. Lebanon, Conn .; d. Westport, N. Y. Oet. 10, 1822; m. Jan. 20, 1777 Patienee Bill (q. v.) d. Westport, N. Y. Ap. 15, 1829.
1. Jerusha b. July 17, 1778 ; m. Dee. 22, 1795 Elias Sturtevant b. Plympton, Mass. June 4, 1769, son of Cornelius and Sarah (Bosworth) Sturtevant.
1. Daniel (Sturtevant) M. D. b. Westport, N. Y. about 1798; m. and r. Essex, N. Y.
2. Harriet (Sturtevant) b. Westport, N. Y .; d. there 1874; m. Dr. Holcomb of that place.
3. George (Sturtevant) b. Westport, N. Y .; m. Clarinda - -.
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1. Edmund (Sturtevant) r. Vineland, N. J. 2. Harriet (Sturtevant) m. May 1877, Dr. Pease, missionary to Micronesia. 3. Carrie Maria (Sturtevant.)
4. Sophronia (Sturtevant.) 5. Elmira (Sturtevant) m. - Marshall.
6. Mary (Sturtevant) b. Westport, N. Y. about 1816; m. Edmund Day, son of Rufus and Polly (Kilburn) Day of Peru, N. Y.
1. Edmund (Day.) 2. Helen (Day.) 3. Alice (Day.)
HARTSON WRIGHT on tax list 1843.
JOHN WRIGHT taxed here 1856.
LEWIS WRIGHT in Factory 1862-6.
MOSES E. WRIGHT b. Weathersfield, Vt .; m. Jan. 1, 1870 Mary A. Gates (q. v.).
1. Carrie Augusta b. Reading, Vt. Nov. 1, 1871. 2. Hubbard Moses b. Dec. 18, 1873.
3. Lucy Ann b. Walpole Nov. 1874. 4. Jesse Marvin b. Walpole Dec. 25, 1875.
WYMAN. John Wyman m. Rebecca -, and had Joseph b. unk. Oct. 27, 1734; m. Sarah Carl- ton; r. Princeton, Mass., and rem. to Rindge before 1780. Their ch. were Timothy, Mary m. John Chandler of Peru, Vt., William, and Abram Carlton.
TIMOTHY WYMAN b. Princeton, Mass. Aug. 6, 1778; d. Chester, Vt. Sept. 22, 1849; m. 1st Nancy Parker b. Richmond, Mass. 1786, d. Westminster, Vt. Oct. 2, 1828, dau. of Philemon Parker a soldier in the Revolution, who was the son of Jo- seph Parker one of the first who fell in the battle of Lexington.
1. Emery Thomas b. Lancaster, Mass. July 28, 1802; d. Little Valley, N. Y. Oct. 6, 1874; m. Martha Davis of Nelson.
2. Emelinc b. Lancaster, Mass. Sept. 30, 1807 ; m. Heman Wright of Watertown, Mass .; r. Napoli, N. Y.
3. Sarah Ann b. Lancaster, Mass. Nov. 4, 1814; m. Ebenczer Carey ; r. Napoli, N. Y.
4. Carlton b. Swanzey March 29, 1817 ; m. and r. N. Y.
5. Joseph Parker b. Swanzey Aug. 4, 1818 ; m. Sept. 14, 1846 Eunice L. Keith ; r. Spring- field, Vt.
1. Frederick A. b. Springfield, Vt. July 22, 1847; d. there May 9, 1863.
2. Charles E. b. Springfield, Vt. Sept. 19, 1848. 3. Royal E. b. Springfield, Vt. June 19, 1852; r. Yar- mouth, Mass. 4. George K. b. Springfield, Vt. March 22, 1856. 5. Lizzie C. b. Springfield, Vt. Aug. 22, 1857; d. there Sept. 1863. 6. James L. b. Springfield, Vt. Oct. 22, 1859.
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