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v. William,4 b. Dec. 6, 1847 ; d. 1848.
vi. Pliebe Ann,+ b. Feb. 2, 1851 ; m. George Taisey and res. in Groton.
vii. Newton A.,+ b. Dec. 6, 1855; m. March 1, 1882. Catherine, dau. Wm., 3 Whitehill. Ch. (1) Clarence,5 b, Nov. 29, 1884; d. Dec. 17, 1887. (2) Leonard J.,5 b. Jan. 8, 1888.
11 HUGH GARDNER,3 (James,? James.1) b. May 16, 1821 ; farmer in Ryegate. He nı. in Peacham, March 20, 1848, Susan, dau. John McLachlin (b. Peacham, April 9, 1816; d. April 15, 1880 ) Hed. Jan. 12, 1870, on farm where William J., his son now lives. Bur. Ryegate Corner. Children :
i. Edward M.,4 b. Dec. 5, 1851; d. June 8, 1885.
ii. Annie J.,4 b. Nov. 12, 1854; lives with her brother Wm.
iii. William J.,4 b. May 17. 1856; farmer near Ryegate Corner, farm forin- erly owned by M. R. Gray.
12 WILLIAM,3 (James,2 James,1) b, April 3, 1823. Farmer on Jefferson Hill, Newbury, where Andrew Wylie long lived ; d. suddenly Feb. 16, 1861. He m. by Rev. Jas. Beattie, Feb. 8, 1851 Samantha Ruth, dau. Campbell Symes (b. Sept. 18, 1827 ; d. Nov. 1, 1910.) Children :
i. Infant,4 b. May 13, d. May 23, 1852.
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ii. Henry Eugene, 4 b. Feb. 25, 1854; m. Oct. 25, 1876 Agnes C., dau. Wm. Nelson of Newbury (b. July 26. 1846; d. Feb. 19, 1885.) 5 ch. Lives on her father's farm in Newbury, which was formerly the "Hermi- tage" of Hon. Peter Burbank. He m. 2d, Belle [Peach] wid. of Val- entine Weed. No record.
iii. Sarah Jane,4 b. June 15, 1856; m. Sept. 26, 1877, Frank E. Harding of Strafford, Vt .; d. July 8, 1880. Ch. (1) Geo. William,5 b. Sept. 4, 1879.
iv. William Lincoln,4 b. May 13, 1861.
13 ARCHIBALD, 3 ( James,2 James,1) b. Nov. 7, 1828; m. by Rev. J. M. Beattie, March 10, 1859, Elizabeth Catherine, dau. John 2 McLam, b. Dec. 12, 1837. He d. Aug. 24, 1898; bur. Walter Harvey cem. She res. on the homestead with her sons.
Children :
i. Alexander John,4 b. June 9, 1862 ; farmer with his bro.
ii. Mary Sophia,4 b. Sept. 18, 1866 ; d. July 24, 1884.
iii. Martin Gilbert,+ b. July 23, 1869.
iv. Lizzie Jane,4 b. Aug. 23, 1871 ; d. April 1872.
14 ABRAM MILLER,3 ( James,2 James,1) b. Oct. 22, 1826; m. at Eaton, P. Q., 1851, Elmina, dau. Wm. Simons (b. Compton, P. Q., May 27, 1831; d. Aug. 14, 1873). They lived in Danville, where they were burned out. Rem. to R. and the farm where James E. Crown lives, where he d. Aug. 8, 1866. She nı. 2d, Abram A. Whitehill, q. v. Children :
i. Janet Asenath, 4 b. Nov. 14, 1851 ; d. Sept. 25, 1852.
ii. Frank W.,4 b. Danville, Oct. 9, 1853; farmer in Ryegate with W. J. Smith. He m. Nov. 20, 1875, Mary J., dau. George Smith. No ch.
iii. George H.,4 b. Danville, Oct. 16, 1855; d. April 3, 1872.
iv. Edgar P.,4 b. Cabot, Jan. 27, 1857; d. May 26, 1867.
v. Son,4 b. and d. Dec. 25, 1859.
vi. Jennie E.,4 b. Cabot, Jan. 16, 1861; m. as 2d w. W. J. Smith, q. v.
vii. Hermon O.,4 b. Jan. 25, 1864.
15 THOMAS R.,3 (William, James,1) b. Groton, Oct. 27, 1834; enlisted in the Iowa cavalry, Aug. 15, 1861, and served in the Army of the Tennes- see; discharged Oct. 14, 1864. Farmer. He m. 1st, in Madison Co., Iowa. May 8, 1867, Phebe E. Newland (b. Ohio, Aug. 6, 1849; d. Nov. 3, 1869). 2 cl. He m. 2d, Sept. 1, 1870, Sarah McCroy (b. Ireland. Oct. 9, 1836.)
Children: This record is by Mr. Miller.
i. William,4 b. March 21, 1868; m. a Miss Blair. 2 ch. in 1897.
ii. Elizabeth,4 b. June 12. d. Sept. 28, 1869.
iii. Mary,4 b. Aug. 2, 1871; d. Nov. 25. 1875.
iv. Thomas,4 b. Oct. 6, 1872 ; m. a Miss Humphrey.
v. John R .. 4 b. Sept. 8, 1874.
vi. Bessie J.,4 b. Oct. 2, 1876.
16 SARAH G., 3 ( William,2 James,1) b. Groton, Feb. 9, 1837; m. Dec. 9, 1856, in Page Co., Iowa, Robert W. Young of Clarinda. Covenanters.
Children :
i. William Andrew,4 [Young] b. Nov. 14, 1857,
ii. Edward Nelson, 4 [Young] b. June 17. 1860.
iii. Thomas Roberts Whitehill,4 [Young] b. April 13, 1862.
iv. Robert McCluey, 4 [Young] b. Dec. 10, 1865.
v. Hugh Howard.4 [Young] b. June 30, 1869.
vi. Mary Mattie,4 [Young] b. Dec. 12. 1871.
17 MARY ABIGAIL,3 (William,2 James,1) b. Barnet, Aug. 12, 1843 ; m. at Harlan, Page Co., Iowa, April 8, 1863; to James Taggart (b. Ireland, Sept. 29,1838.)
Children :
i. William W.,4 [Taggart] b. Feb. 12, 1864.
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ii. James C.,4 [Taggart] b. March 4, 1865.
iii. Thomas R.,4 [Taggart] b. Aug. 21, 1866.
iv. Mary R.,4 [Taggart] b. March 27, 1868.
v. John A.,4 [Taggart] b. July 23, 1869.
vi. Hattie E.,4 [Taggart] b. Jan. 8, 1873.
18 PEDEN CARGILL,3 (Abram,2 James,1) b. Feb. 2, 1835; farmer in Peacham. He m. Feb. 25, 1858, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. Rev. Ora and Mary [Kim- ball] Pearson (b. Compton, P. Q., June 6, 1839. She m. 2d, Oct. 1, 1874, Enos Stevens of Barnet who d. Jan. 31, 1877. 3rd, Nov, 16, 1897, Josiah S. Kenerson of Barnet who d. May 31, 1895. She res. No. Reading, Mass.) He enlisted Jan. 4, 1864 in Co. E, 7th Vt. Vols., and d. at Barrancas, Fla., Sept. 29, 1864, 13 days after his bro. Cal- vin K., at the same place.
Children :
i. George E.,4 b. Peacham, Oct. 22, 1860; fitted for college Pcacham Acad .; grad. of Dartmouth Coll., 1886; Prin. High School, Garden Grove, Iowa, 1886-'87; Instructor Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, 1887- '89; Supt. City Schools, Iola, Kansas, 1889-'91; grad. College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1893; Interne, Mass. Infirmary. 1884; City Physician, Everett, Mass ; member Board of Health and School Board Everett; Member Staff Whidden Memorial Hospital, Everett; m. Harriet T. Williams, Baldwin, Kansas, June 23, 1896. Two ch. who d. in infancy. One adopted child Florence Williams Whitehill, b. Oct. 22, 1894.
ii. Mary Jennette,4 b. Peacham Nov. 9, 1862; att. Mt. Holyoke Coll. 1881, '82; m. May 25, 1887, Lewis A. Bigelow. Res. No. Reading, Mass. Ch. (1) Marion Elizabeth,5 b. Everett, Mass., June 24, 1892; d. Sept. 27, 1899. (2) Dorothy Whitehill,5 b. Everett, April 2, 1894; entered Wheaton College, 1912.
19 JAMES R.,4 (James,3 John,2 James, 1) b. Groton, May 14, 1848; m. 1st, Mira, dau. Hill and Polly (Smith) Morse of Cabot (b. May 16, 1847; d. Ryegate, April 5, 1891.) 2d, Sarah Jane, dau. Winchester and Sara (Ginster) Lord (b. Cabot, Jan. 23, 1853; d. Ryegate, Aug, 24, 1906.) Children: By 1st marriage.
i. Abbie L.,5 b. Nov. 17, 1881; d. Nov. 25, 1898. By 2d marriage,
ii. Winnie Ellen,5 b. April 22; d. April 23, 1898.
20 WILLIAM ALEXANDER,4 (William,3 John,2 James,1) b. Groton, Aug. 13, 1857 ; farmer on the homestead till rem. to Groton Vill. ab. 1907. Mem. of Ref. Pres. ch. Barnet, and later of U. P. ch. at So. Ryegate. He m. 1st, May 1881, Nellie, dau. Peter Welch, who d. Nov. 4, 1891. 2d, 1893, Mary Heath.
Children by 1st marriage.
i. Jennie,2 who m. E. W. Clark of G.
ii. Linwood,5 of McIndoes.
21 ELLSWORTH,4 (Matthew,3 John,2 James,1) b. June 12, 1855; farmer in Mor- gan; Justice of the Peace, school director, town representative 1902. He m. June 6, 1889, Carrie Williams of Morgan.
Children :
i. Earle John,5 b. Dec. 16, 1889 ; farmer.
ii. Rena Mattie,5 b, July 8, 1891; teacher.
iii. Alice Maudc, 5 b. Dec. 3, 1893; teacher.
iv. Raymond Matthew,5 b. March 1, 1895; attending Derby Acad., 1912.
v. Lucian Joel,5 b. Jan. 4, 1898. Att. Derby Acad., 1912.
vi. Avis Dorothy,5 b. Jan. 6, 1900.
vii. Iva Doris,5 b. Aug. 22, 1903.
viii. Ellen Adelinc,4 b. Feb. 12, 1905.
ix. Roger Ellsworth,5 b. Dec. 5, 1906.
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THE ABRAHAM WHITEHILL FAMILY.
ABRAHAM,1 younger brother of James Whitehill, b. Inchinnan ab. 1759; was a farmer and road maker in Scotland, and m. Dec. 12, 1781, Elizabeth Patterson of Govan. They came to America and Ryegate in 1800, his share of the Witherspoon tract being the three lots in the extreme n. w. corner of the town. His brother having preceded him by two years had made ready for him and had built a log house a few rods east of the present dwelling of Quincy A. Whitehill. About 1812 he built a stone house after the style then common in Scotland, which was used as a dwelling till about 1858. The eastern gable and part of the wall of the house are still standing, an interesting relic, much resembling the pictures of Kirk Alloway Hed. Aug. 14, 1813; she d. at the home of her son Peter in Groton, Nov. 19, 1841, aged 80. They are buried in the Groton-Peacham cemetery. "He possessed good business ability and acquired a good estate. He brought from Scot- land a small library of religious works with which he was familiar. Both he and his wife were attached to Covenanting principles both in Scotland and America, and were original members of the Ref. Pres. ch." Children, the older ones born in Scotland.
i. Mary.2 b. Nov. 8, 1782. All that is known of her is her name and date of birth, recorded in Scotland.
ii. Agnes,2 called Nancy, b Feb. 13, 1784. Never m., d. April 8, 1830, while living with her mother and brothers.
1 iii. John,2 b April 13, 1786.
iv. Elizabeth,2 b. Jan. 5, 1788; d. Aug. 5, 1863; m. Ezra Gates, q. v.
v. Abraham,2 b. Feb. 2, 1790; killed by the falling of a tree, July 15, 1813, 30 days before liis father's death.
vi. Jean,2 b. March 25, 1792.
2 vii. James,2 b. June 22, 1794.
3 viii. William,2 b. Feb. 18 1797.
4 ix. Peter,2 b. Ryegate, Nov 9, 1800.
5 x. Andrew,2 b. Ryegate, July 25, 1804.
These dates of birth are from a record obtained by Mr. Miller, Feb. 5, 1883, who also records the birth of a ' lassie," b in Scotland, Jan. 27, 1796, which does not appear in the family records.
1 JOHN,2 (Abraham,1) b. Inchinnan, Scotland, April 13, 1786. Came to Rye- gate with parents; farmer and mason. He m. June. 1811, by Rev. Wmn. Gibson. Hannah, dau. Robards Darling of Groton (b. May 7, 1791.) Settled on the west lot of his father's farm. being the north- west lot in Ryegate, which he cleared and lived on till 1837, when he sold to his brother Andrew, and went west. Hed near Joliet, Ill., 1838 or 1839; she d. Groton, about 1839; bur. on the hill near H. C. Glover's.
Children all born in Ryegate.
6 i. Eliza, 3 b. May 25, 1812.
ii. Abram, 3 b. ab. 1814 ; d. un-m. Philadelphia, Pa.
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iii. John D .. 3 h. May 17, 1816.
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iv. James Milligan, 3 b. May 17, 1817.
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v. George W.,3 b. ab. 1823.
10 vi. Sarah Jane,3 b. July 9, 1824.
11 vii. Nancy A.,3 b. Dec. 10, 1828.
2 JAMES,2 (Abraham,1) b. June 22, 1794. Came to R. with parents. Settled on the farm which he cleared near his parents, where he spent his life, his farm being the east end of the tliree corner lots in R. He was m. Feb. 18. 1828, by Rev. James Milligan to Margaret, dau. John Holmes (b. R. Feb. 13, 1800; d. June 18. 1844, her funeral sermon being the first preached by Rev. James Beattie.) He d. Nov. 22, 1877, bur. Peacham Corner.
Children :
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i. Nancy Elizabeth, 3 b. Feb. 26, 1830; m. Sept. 20, 1852, by Rev. Mr. Hitch- cock to Jaines F. Sawyer of Craftsbury (b. Danville, Vt., June 6, 1828.) They rem to Omro. Wis. He served in the Union army, in the 21st Wis., which went with Sherman. Hed. Jan. 14, 1880. One dau. Helen May (b. April 17, 1859,) res. Omro. Mrs. Sawyer d. June 5,1903.
12 ii. Abram Patterson,3 b. June 19, 1832.
iii. Margaret Galbraith,3 b. July 23, 1834 ; m. Lester Low, q. v.
iv. Helen Mary A .. b Sept. 15, 1837; m. March 13, 1869, William Cassady (b Kingsley, P. Q.) Came to Barnet at the age of 17; enlisted in the 15th Vt., 2d in Ist Vt. Cavalry. He bought the James Whitehill farm where he lived till death Oct 3, 1903. Shed. May 12, 1908; bur. at Peacham. One adopted son, Wilbert Renfrew who succeeded them on their homestead. Mrs. Cassady prepared with care and accuracy, the records of several families for this work.
3 WILLIAM,2 (Abraham,1) b. Inchinnan, Scotland. about March 9, 1797. Came to R. with parents in 1800; lived in the stone house after his father built it until 1857 when he built the house where the No. Ryegate creamery now is, and lived there. Hem. Ist, 1834, Mary, dau. John Craig (b. Ryegate, June 12, 1810; d July 30, 1844.) 2d Sept. 2, 1847, Lucina Hingham (b Jan. 4, 1818, who m. 2d, Hugh Dunn, q. v .; d. April 17, 1883.) Hed. April 9. 1865. All bur. in Walter Harvey cemetery. Members of Ref. Pres. ch.
Children all born in Ryegate:
i. Eliza,3 b. Oct. 8, 1834; m. March 15, 1855, Rev. John Capen of Mass. shed . eb. 1867. Ch Mary, + b. 1857.
ii. Andrew,3 b. Sept. 17, 1836; m. Oct. 1, 1874, Carrie Martin (b. 1842.) Res. Peacham. Vt. No chil.
iii. Clara 3 b. June 15, 1838; m. Oct. 5, 1857, Joseph Bailey. (He enlisted in Co. G., 5th Vt., May 4 1>64 ; killed in battle, April 4, 1865.) She lived in Peacham; d. Feb. 15, 1911. Ch. (1) George H.,+ b. Aug. 24, 1858; m. 1st, Dec. 1, 1880, Sadie Brown. 2d, 1890, Rachel Bickle- hammer. (2) Nellie L.,4 b April 28. 1861 ; m. Aug. 19, 1886, Scott M. Farnum now of Lyndon, Vt. (3) Mary E.,4 b. Oct. 8, 1864.
13 iv. William H. 3 b. Feb 25, 1841, q. v.
v. Curtis, 3 b. Nov 7, 1843; d. Aug. 7, 1860.
By 2d marriage.
vi. Martha D.,3 b, April 10, 1849: m. Dec. 5, 1867, by Rev. G. M. Wiley, Wm J. Smith, q. v .; d. Aug. 8, 1871.
4 PETER,2 (Abraham,1) b. Ryegate, Nov. 9, 1800. He bought ab. 1821, with his bro Andrew. part of the Capt. Edmund Morse farm in Groton, which they carried on about 10 yrs., when he bought his bro. out, the farm now owned by Alex. J. Page, where he lived and d. He m. 1st, ab. 1831, Elizabeth, dau. John Dunn, (b. Aug. 1, 1802; d. July 24, 1843.) 2d, by John Darling. Esq., April 3, 1845, Pata Eliza, dau. John 2 (James 1) Whitehill (b. Sept. 26, 1819; d. Sept. 22, 1878.) He d Aug 27, 1884, bur. in Groton-Peacham cem.
Children by 1st marriage.
14 i. Abraham A.,3 b Dec. 9, 1831.
ii. Elizabeth,3 b. April 12, 1834; m. Feb. 6, 1867, Morris C. Vance; d. Gro- ton, Warch 8, 1900. 5 chil.
iii. Peter 3 b Oct. 27, 1839 : d. June 24, 1843.
iv. Judith Louisa, 3 b. July 24, 1843 ; d. July 31, 1901 ; m, Chester Orr, q. v. By 2d marriage
v. Lydia Jane, 3 b. Oct 21, 1847; m John McKindley of Ryegate.
vi. Nancy Mariah,3 b. Nov. 24 1849; m. Groton, Dec. 31, 1872, by J. R. Darling, Henry Eggleston of Barnet
vii. Caroline C., 3 b. May 26, 1852; m. Robert Darling of Groton.
viii. Peter Webster 3 b. Aug. 21, 1855; m. July 4, 1880, Cora Ainsworth; d. Sept. 25, 1884. 2 ch.
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ix. Justin,3 b. Groton, Dec. 26, 1862; d. Jan. 21, 1884.
5 ANDREW,2 (Abraham,1) b. in Ryegate, July 25, 1804. Owned with his bro. Peter the Edmund Morse farm in Groton, then settled near the corner of the town west of where his son, Q. A. Whitehill lives; buildings all gone. He m. Nov. 28, 1837, by Rev. Wm. Pringle, Isabel R., dau. John Craig (b. Dec. 13, 1811 ; d. Oct. 25, 1870). He d. Nov. 27, 1870. Children :
15 i. Caroline,3 b. Sept. 25, 1838.
ii. Louisa Jane,3 b. April 1, 1841; d. un-m. July 19, 1893.
iii. Curtis, 3 (adopted) son of Wm. and Mary [Craig] Whitehill, b. Nov. 7, 1843, adopted July 1844; d. Aug. 7, 1860.
iv. Quincy Andrew,3 b. Aug. 14, 1848. Farmer on the homestead of Abra- ham Whitehill. Town representative 1896. Elder in Pres. ch. W. Barnet. He mı. Sept. 2, 1885, by Rev. John Bole, Abbie A., dau. Wm. Warden (b. Barnet, Oct. 26, 1856). Ch. Nelson Craig,4 b. Nov. 16, 1894.
6 ELIZA, 3 (John,2 Abraham,1) b. May 25, 1812; m. March 22, 1839, Thomas Goodwin (b. May 1812; d. Feb. 16, 1888.) She d. Groton, Nov. 7, 1895.
Children :
i. John W.,4 [Goodwin] b. Dec. 13, 1839; m. June 19, 1861, Celestia M. Kittredge of Lowell, Mass, He d. March 31, 1876. Ch. (1) Elsie M.,5 b. Aug. 5, 1862. (2) George K.,5 b. April 12, 1865. (3) Minnie E.,5 b. July 8, 1866. (4) Lizzie J.,5 b. May 31, 1869. (5) Daisy N.,2 b. April 14, 1872. (6) John J.,5 b. June 19, 1875,
ii. Reuben,4 [Goodwin] b. Aug. 4, 1841; enlisted in Co. H., 3d Vt. Vols. in the Civil war; wounded in the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, d, May 17, of his wounds.
iii. Phebe R.,4 [Goodwin] b. July 3, 1843; d. Jan. 15, 1866; m. Wesley J. Milllis, q. v.
iv. Elsie Jane,4 [Goodwin] b. July 3, 1845; drowned in Groton Pond, July 4,1862.
v. George W.,4 [Goodwin] b. April 7, 1848; 111. 1875, Henrietta Boulanger of Canada, who d. April 30, 1894. 2d, Aug. 1, 1895, Annette Bragg of Strafford, Vt.
vi. Hannah J.,4 [Goodwin] b. April 8, 1850; m. Nov. 7, 1866, Timothy Emery. She d. June 23, 1893.
vii. Mary S.,4 [Goodwin] b. June 27, 1856; m. Sept. 6, 1888, Wentworth B. Morton. ,
7 JOHN D.,3 (John,2 Abraham,1) b. May 17, 1816; blacksmith; m. March 29 1838, Eliza Ann, dau. David and Betsey Silver (b. April 10, 1818; d· Groton March 24, 1849.) Hed. in G., May 20, 1848; bur. in Groton cem.
Children :
i. Hannah,4 b. Groton, Jan. 10, 1839; d. Feb. 15, 1845.
ii. John D).,4 b. Groton, July 17, 1845; enlisted in a N. H. Reg. in the civil war; discharged from disability arising from eating cakes containing ground glass, sold by a rebel woman. Ret. to Vt .; re-enlisted in Co. I, 2d Mass. Cav .; d. of measles at Yorktown, Va., March 30, 1863.
iii. David Osman,4 b. May 1, 1847; shoemaker; went to Wis. 1871; m. Mary A., dau. Cutting and Sarah J. [Whitehill] Bennett; d. Sept. 7, 1904. Ch. (1) Mrs. C. R. Moore.5 (2) Lottie.5 (3) Osman Dar- ling,5 all of Wonewoc, Wis.
JAMES MILLIGAN, 3 (John, 2 Abraham,1) b. May 17, 1817; m. July 27. 1843, 8 Sylvia Ann Heath, who d. March 6, 1893. He d. Aug. 22, 1893. Children :
i. Josephine L.,4 (Mrs. Sharp.)
ii. Harold Alonzo.4
iii. George Adelbert.4
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iv. Harvey,4
v. Horace L., 4 d. in 4th year.
vi. Sarah Myra,4 (Mrs. Shephard) d. at Ora, Neb. aged 33.
vii. Thaddeus K.,4 d. at 32. One ch. d. in infancy.
9 GEORGE W., 3 (John,2 Abraham,1) b. about 1823; blacksmith; enlisted Dec. 15, 1863, Co. B, 6th Vt. Vols .; taken prisoner at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864; d. Andersonville prison. He m. 1st, Emily Heath (b. Canada, 1823 ; d. Groton, Nov. 20, 1854.) 2d, Mrs. Susan [Lund] Eggleston.
Children (by 1st marriage) all born in Groton.
i. Wn. H. H .. 4 b. Groton 1846; enlisted Dec. 15, 1863, Co. B, 6th Vt. Vol. Served through the war; settled at Avon, Montana. No ch.
ii. George W.,4 b. Groton, ab. 1848; d. Boston, July 3, 1873.
iii. Benjamin.+ b. April 6, 1852.
iv. James William, 4 b. June 15, 1854. By 2d marriage.
v. William Wallace,4 b. Dec. 13, 1857,
vi. Olive,4.b. July 13, 1860.
vii. Emily, + d. young.
10 SARAH JANE3, (John,? Abraham,1) b. Ryegate, July 9, 1824; m. Dec. 26, 1839, Cutting Bennett of Groton. They went to Wis., and settled at Prairie du Sac, where he d. Sept. 8, 1867. She d. 1889.
Children :
i. Lydia R.,4 [Bennett] m. O. M. Langman ; res. Prairie du Sac.
ii. Julia A.,4 [Bennett]* m. T. R. Dunn. Res. Elroy, Wis.
iii. Stephen W.,4 [Bennett.]* Res. Prairie du Sac.
iv, Albert H., 4 [Bennett.]* Res. No. Freedom, Wis.
v. Leverett,4 [Bennett.]* Res. Belleville, Wis.
vi. Mary A., 4 [Bennett] m. David O. Whitehill. q. v.
vii. Peter W.,4 [Bennett.] Res. Williamsburg, Va.
11 NANCY A., 3 (John,“ Abraham,1) b. Dec. 10, 1828; m. April 28, 1850, L. Har- rison Page; d. March 10, 1878. He d. Oct. 4, 1882, near Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.
Children all born Groton.
i. Curtis, 4 [Page] b. Aug. 26, 1852 ; d. Groton, Feb, 8, 1854.
ii. Charles H.,4 [Page] b. Sept. 5. 1855; d. Baraboo, Wis .. Dec. 12, 1907.
fii. Harwood V., 4 b. March 5, 1860; res. Prairie du Sac, Wis.
12 ABRAM PATTERSON, 3 (James,2 Abraham,1) b. June 19, 1832; common school education ; farmer on homestead till d. Hem. Jan. 1864, by Rev. J. M. Beattie, Lydia M., dau. William Whitehill of Groton (b. Feb. 10, 1843.) He d. April 23, 1867.
Children :
i. Fannie May,+ b. April 15, 1865; d. Jan. 1888; m. Sept. 15, 1887, Silas Page of Groton.
ii. Nellie Anna,4 b. Jan. 1867; m. also Sept. 15, 1887, Palmer Dickerman of Topsham. Ch. Mary, Fanny and Margaret. Mr. Dickerman rep. Topsham in the legislature of 1896.
13 WM. HENRY HARRISON, 3 (Wm., 2 Abraham, 1) b. Feb. 25, 1841. Enlisted July 2, 1862, in Co. A, 10th Vt. Served most of the time in 1st Brig. 3d Div. 6th Army Corp. Was in Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Peters- burg, Winchester, Fisher Hill, Cedar Creek and Appomatox. Must. out June 22 and reached home July 2, 1865. Went to Iowa, 1867 and settled at Green Mountain; rem. to State Center, 1871. Held town and county offices, was commander of Grand Army Post, and a mem. of Pres. ch. He m. 1869, Margaret J. Gibson (b. Barnet, Jan. 10. 1840.) 12/24
*Deceased.
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Children :
i. Nelson McPhee,4 b. Green Mountain, Iowa, Oct. 13, 1870; physician at Boone, lowa. He m. Dec. 25, 1897, Mary L. Brown. Ch. (1) Sarah Margaret,2 b. Dec. 31, 1898. (2) Charlotte Brown,5 b. Jan. 27, 1901. 3) Mary Elizabeth
ii. William John,4 b. State Centre, Ia., Dec. 25, 1872. In bus. there; m. April 9, 1903, Etta Major. Ch. Dorothy Annabel,5 b. Nov. 30, 1905. iii. Benjamin Chase 4 b. March 6, 1875; m. April 5. 1900, Mamie Vance. Ch. (1) Nelson William,5 b March 3, 1901. (2) Joseph Gibson, 5 b. Nov. 22, 1902.
iv. Annabel Gibson,4 b. June 29, 1877; teacher at Fort Collins, Colorado.
14 ABRAHAM A., 3 (Peter,2 Abraham,1) b. Groton, Dec. 9, 1831. Bought the Ed- mund Morse farm of A. H. Hill in 1857. He m, 1st, Jane Adeline, dau Reuben Whitcher (b. Oct 15, 1826; d. April 22, 1865. 2d, March 13, 1867, Mrs. Almina Simons, widow of Abram M. Whitehill who d. Aug. 14, 1873. Hed. June 16, 1872; bur. Walter Harvey cem.
Children by 2d marriage.
i. Peter Grant, 4 b. April 26, 1868; d. May 6, 1874.
ii. Addie E ,4 b. May 20, 1871 ; d. March 18, 1892.
15 CAROLINE, 3 ( Andrew,2 Abraham,1) b. Sept. 25. 1838; m. Dec. 1, 1859 by Rev. David Packer, Lorenzo D. Hooker (b. June 2, 1833; d. Hardwick, Vt., May, 1903.) She d. Cabot, Vt., June 30, 1867.
Children all born Cabot.
i. Alfred Curtis,4 [Hooker] b. April 12, 1862; m. Oct. 1, 1896 by Rev. W. T. Swinnerton, Mary Agnes Lupien. Ch. Mildred Whitehill,5 b. April 14, 1900,
ii. Almira Isabel.4 b. Aug 12, 1863; m. at Plainfield, Vt., July 16, 1888 by Rev. John J Hall. Rev. W. T. Swinnerton, then pastor of the Cong. ch, at Plainfield, Ch. (1) Caroline Hooker, 5 [Swinnerton] b. May 19, 1889. (2) Emma Isabel,5 b Aug. 11, 1890; m. at Springdale, Conn., Oct. 6. 1909 by her father, to ilbert P. E. Gascoigne. (3) Alice May 5 b Oct. 31 1891 ; m at same time and place as her sister Emma, Herbert T. Gascoigne. (4) Laura Gertrude,5 b. April 5, 1893. (5) Arthur Vincent,5 b. Feb. 4, 1896.
iii. Annette Louisa,4 b. March 2, 1865; in. May 4, 1887, Willard E. Long. 3 ch.
WHITELAW.
WILLIAM Whitelaw of Burnhead, Bothwell parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. was b in 1715, and d. Oet. 1787. He was an extensive farmer, hold- ing several "tacks." as leased farms are called in Scotland. His let- ters indicate a man of good education, and excellent business judg- inent. He m. Marion Hamilton (b Bothwellhaugh, Bothwell parish, 1726; d. 1773.) John Whitelaw, bro. of William, lived to the great age of 106 years, walking ten miles to a funeral the week before his death. Jolin Whitelaw. of the same family. in an earlier generation, was executed at the Old Tolbooth of Edinburgh in 1683, four years after the battle of Bothwell Bridge in which he had taken a part, and was well known as a determined supporter of Covenanting principles.
The children of William Whitelaw as far as we can gather from his letters were-William, James, Thomas, George, Alexander, Jean, Marion and Janet. Jean in. George Jackson; Thomas in. Isabel Cross in Feb. 1786; James and Alexander came to America. William Whitelaw was a Whig and his sympathies were with the American cause in the revolutionary war.
JAMES,1 son of Win., was b. at Old Monkland Jan. 31, 1748, in a house which stood till 1896. He early showed a talent for mathematics, was well educated and became a practical land surveyor. His ability
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and fidelity must have been well known, as at the age of 25 he was chosen by the Scotch-American Company of Farmers as one of their commissioners to go to America and select lands for settlement. His travels and labors are related in the earlier chapters of this volume. His ability as a land surveyor early attracted attention and on Feb. 27, 1782, he was apppointed by Ira Allen, then Surveyor General, to ascertain, in pursuance of an act of the legislature, the bounds of towns on Connecticut River from the s. e. corner of Norwich to the n. e. corner of Barnet, thence as far as towns had been granted, making a plan of the river, marking the general course of all streams. This task he executed with so much fidelity that in 1784, Mr. Allen re- signed the office in Mr. Whitelaw's favor, to which he was annually re-elected by the legislature as long as he chose to serve. The office of Surveyor General was then, perhaps, the most important in the state. As a land survevor he had no superior, and " Whitelaw's Surveys" are still constantly referred to as authority in all matters relating to lands and roads. His duties led him into all parts of the state, much of which was unbroken wilderness; he surveyed and made maps of more than 40 towns. Many of these maps were found by the editor of this volume among his papers, and are now carefully mounted in the office of the secretary of state at Montpelier. In 1804 he resigned his office, and opened a land office at his home, attending to the pur- chase and sale of lands, and the charge of estates for non-residents. His knowledge of lands in all parts of the state was marvelous and he seems to have been able to give at a moment's notice, a description of any tract of land under his charge, its situation, soil. timber and probable value. His correspondence was immense, embracing prom- inent men in all parts of the country, and in four small folio volumes are recorded the abstracts of his replies to more than 8000 letters. His papers contain incidentally, a vast amount of information regard- ing the early history and settlement of the northern part of the state. The journals of the General Assembly and of the Governor and Coun- cil show the high estimate in which he was held. In 1788 he made a plan of the state, and in 1796 made the first map of Vermont which he improved and enlarged in 1810, of which many copies were printed. This map shows the location of villages, roads, meeting houses, mills, etc. The copyright for this map was sold to Ebenezer Hutchinson of Windsor, who printed an enlarged edition and all the township maps of the state are based upon Whitelaw's map. In 1813 he prepared a map of the northern part of the U. S., and the southern part of Can- ada.
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