History of the town of Waitsfield, Vermont, 1782-1908 :
with family genealogies Boston, Mass.: G.E. Littlefield,
Matt Bushnell Jones 1909

[Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]

GENEALOGIES OF WAITSFIELD FAMILIES. TYLER. 1. JOB(1) TYLER was early in Roxbury, Mass., and Andover, Mass., 1650; grantee of Mendon, Mass., 1662; Roxbury again, 1665; Mendon, 1669, and probably removed to Boxford, Mass., after the destruction of Mendon, 1675, but returned to the latter town by 1700, and prob. died soon after. He married Mary ---------. Children: i. 2. MOSES,(2) b. 1641-2. ii. MARY, b. 1643-4, perhaps the M. T. who m. John Farnham, 1693. iii. HOPESTILL, b. 1646; d. at Preston, Conn., Jan. 20, 1734, in 89th yr.; m. Mary ---------. iv. JOHN, d. at Andover, Mass., Dec. 28, 1652. v. JOHN, b. Apr. 16, 1653; d. at Mendon, May 4, 1742; m. (1) Sept. 14, 1682, Hannah, dau. Nathan Parker; (2) Anna ----------. vi. SAMUEL, b. May 24, 1655; d. Dec. 17, 1695; m. Hannah ----------. 2. MOSES(2) TYLER (Jobs(1)) was born 1641-2; sett. early in that part of Rowley, Mass., now Boxford, but was of Andover, Mass., in 1700; called "Quartermaster"; died Oct. 2, 1727, ae. 85 or 86. He married (1) July 6, 1666, Prudence, dau. George Blake, of Gloucester, who died Mar. 9, 1689, ae. 41 y., 10 m., 20 d.; (2) Sarah ---------; (3) July 25, 1718, Mrs. Martha Fisk. Children: i. MOSES,(3) b. Feb. 16, 1667; d. Oct. 11, 1732, in Boxford. ii. JOHN, b. Sept. 14, 1669; d. Jan. 15, 1756, in Boxford. iii. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 18, 1671; d. 1699 in Salem, Mass. iv. EBENEZER b. Dec. 17, 1673; d. Dec. 1, 1743, in Boxford. v.3. JOB, b. Dec. 16, 1675. vi. SAMUEL, b. May 2, 1678. vii. NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 14, 1680. viii. JONATHAN, b. Mar. 8, 1683. ix. JAMES, b. Dec. 7, 1685. x. JOSUSA, b. July 4, 1688; d. 1735 in Salem. xi. JACOB, b. Jan. 9, 169--; d. Oct. 11, 1732. xii. MARTHA, named in father's will. xiii. KATHERINE, named in their father's will. xiv. SARAH, named in their father's will. 3. JOB(3) TYLER (Moses,(2) Job(1)) was born in Boxford, Mass., Dec. 16, 1675. He married Margaret, dau. John and Sarah Bradstreet of Topsfield, Mass., and gr. dau. of Gov. Simon Bradstreet. Children: i. 4. WILLIAM,(4) b. July 4, 1701. ii. MARGARET, b. Mar. 24, 1703. iii. JOB (probably) b. Feb. 28, 1705; d. at Rindge, N. H. iv. MOSES, (probably) b. Apr. 15, 1708. 4. WILLIAM(4) TYLER (Job,(3) Moses,(2) Job(1)) was born July 4, 1701. He married Dorothy, dau. Jonathan and Sarah Geer of Preston, Conn. Children: i. BRADSTREET,(5) b. June 11, 1725. ii. MEHITABLE, b. July 15, 1727. iii. WILLIAM, b. June 22, 1730. iv. MARGARET, b. June 5, 1732. v. HANNAH, b. Dec. 24, 1736. vi. Lucy, b. Jan. 26, 1740. vii. 5. JONATHAN, b. Apr. 12, 1744. 5. JONATHAN(5) TYLER (William,(4) Job,(3) Moses,(2) Job(1)) was born Apr. 2, 1744; sett. first in Willington, Conn., and resided successively in Hartland, Strafford and Fayston, Vt., and Hatley, P. Q. He married (1) Honora, dau. Justus and Abigail (Cass) Hatch, b. Mar. 16, 1745; d. at Strafford, Vt., (2) Alice (Cole) Spaulding of Royalton, Vt. Children of first marriage, born in Willington, Conn.: i. 6. JOB,(6) b. Apr. 14, 1765. ii PHEBE, b. Sept. 7, 1767. iii. DARIUS, m. (1) Rhoda Bishop of Hartland; (2) Lois Rowell of Strafford. 6. JOB(6) TYLER (Jonathan,(5) William,(4) Job,(3) Moses,(2) Job(1)) was born in Willington, Conn., Apr. 14, 1765, was in W. in 1798; rem. soon to Fayston, Vt., and later to Hatley, P. Q., where he died Aug., 1857. He married (1) Sept. 9, 1787, at Hartland, Vt., Sophia, dau. John and Hannah (Spofford) Laiton, b. at Charlestown, N. H., Jan. 25, 1771; (2) Mehitable, dau. Jacob and Hannah (Hadley) Tewksbury, b. in Weare, N. H., Nov. 1, 1771; d. 1855; (3) Sally Walton. Children: i. ASAHEL,(7) b. Aug. 11, 1788, in Hartland, Vt. ii. 7. MERRILL, b. June 29, 1795. iii. ROYAL, b. abt. 1797; d. in Fayston 1848, unm. iv. HANNAH, b. abt. 1799; m. Oct. 13, 1817, Stephen Dana. 7. MERRILL(7) TYLER (Job,(6) Jonathan,(5) William,(4) Job,(3) Moses,(2) Job(1)) was born, probably, in Hartland, Vt., June 29, 1795; res. for many years in Fayston, Vt., died in W., Aug. 18, 1863. He married Zelinda, dau. Philemon and Sarah (Brown) Whitcomb, b. Aug. 25, 1804; d. May 18, 1884. Children, born in Fayston: i. CYRUS,(8) b. Oct. 3, 1821; d. Oct. 5, 1822. ii. LAURA ELVIRA, b. Oct. 25, 1823; m. Aug. 23, 1846, Gershom N. Brigham. iii. CYREN, to. Feb. 2, 1827. iv. LUCIUS MERRILL, b. July 27, 1832; resided many years in W., where he was Rep. 1876-9, but now a resident of Waterbury, m. (1) Feb. 4, 1856, Eunice H., dau. Andrew Johnson, d. Mar. 7, 1869; (2) F. Adaline, dau. Luke Joslin, d. Jan. 1, 1882. Ch.: Willard,(9) b. Mar. 20, 1874. v. HARRIET L., b. June 9, 1834; d. Oct. 13, 1853. vi. WILLARD W., b. July 2, 1837. vii. JOSEPHINE, b. Dec. 30, 1840, m. Apr. 1, 1858, Henry R. Campbell. viii. SARAH ELIZA, b. Oct. 24, 1843; m. Aug. 10, 1865, David Osgood Joslin. UPHAM. SYLVESTER UPHAM, son of Ezekiel and Mary (Wallis) Upham, was born in Weathersfield, Vt., 1798; came to W. abt. 1816 and rem. after 1825 to Warren, Vt., where he died, 1872. He married (1) Phebe Tobin; (2) June 26, 1867, Dolly Lovett. Children: i. MARY ANN, d. when abt. 19. ii. DIANA, m. Edward Baker. iii. PHOEBE, M. Francis Cady of Stafford, Conn. iv. EUNICE, d. 1852 ae. abt. 24. DENSLO UPHAM, son of Ezekiel and Mary (Wallis) Upham, was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Mar. 20, 1800; died May 26, 1884. He married, Aug. 12, 1823, Adah Hill, dau. James Richardson of Warren, Vt., b. Apr. 14, 1802; d., 1883. Children: i. EDWARD F., b. Jan. 25, 1825; d. Apr., 1900; sett. in Randolph, Vt.; m. Orlana Dodge. ii. SUSAN H., b. May 8, 1833; m. Aug. 29, 1853, John C. Gleason. VAN DEUSEN. 1. ABRAHAM(5) VAN DEUSEN (Henrick,(4) Abraham,(3) Melchert,(2) Abraham(1)), son of Henrick(4) and Catharine (Vreeland) Van Deusen and grandson of Abraham(3) and Catrina (Meier) Van Deusen, of Livingston Manor, N. Y., early settler of Salisbury, Conn., was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., Sept. 28, 1742; Rev. soldier; sett. in Middlebury, Vt., prior to the Revolution and died there July 17, 1795. He married Sarah, dau. John Chipman, Jr., of Lime Rock, Conn. Children: i. JOHN,(6) b. Nov. 8, 1765; d. at Olean, N. Y., 1834; m. Nov. 4, 1789, Rachel Belden. ii. MARTIN, b. 1768-9; m. Mar. 11, 1795, Deadema Callender. iii. HARRY, b. 1773; m. Oct. 12, 1794, Loraine Peck. iv. SAMUEL. v. 2. ABRAHAM, b. July 21, 1783. vi. ISAAC, b. abt. 1786; m. 1812, Matilda Callender. 2. ABRAHAM(6) VAN DEUSEN (Abraham,(5) Henrick,(4) Abraham,(3) Melchert,(2) Abraham(1)) was born in Salisbury, Conn., July 21, 1783; came from Middlebury, Vt., abt. 1835 to Warren, Vt., where he died Jan. 3, 1862; soldier 1812. He married (1) Feb. 5, 1809, Mercy Averest; (2) May 4, 1815, Lois, dau. Jacob Tewksbury, b. July 15, 1796. Children born in Middlebury, Vt.: i. HORATIO GATES,(7) b. Sept. 26, 1816; d. in Warren, Mar. 28, 1880; m. Lydia Richardson. ii. OLIVER, b. Jan. 21, 1818; sett. in Hancock, Vt.; d. Aug. 5, 1845; m. ---------- Hopkins. iii. SARAH CHIPMAN, b. Apr. 13, 1819; m. Amos Steele and sett. in Horicon, Wis. iv. HENRY, b. Dec. 15, 1820; d. in Warren Feb. 8, 1864; m. Jan. 13, 1848, Adaline Remington. v. 3. JAMES M., b. Mar. 28, 1822. vi. SCHUYLER, b. Dec. 28, 1824; m. Apr. 26, 1846, Laura P. Gleason; res. Warren. vii. HARRIET, b. Feb. 11, 1829; m. Apr. 2, 1846, Charles Pike of Warren. 3. JAMES M.,(7) VAN DEUSEN (Abraham,(6) Abraham,(5) Henrick,(4) Abraham,(3) Melchert,(2) Abraham,(1)) was born in Middlebury, Vt., Mar. 28, 1822; physician; came in 1870 to W. where he died Oct. 13, 1901. He married June 8, 1851, Jeanette E., dau. E. and L. (Ellis) Royce of South Royalton, Vt., b. Mar. 1, 1833; d. May 24, 1894. Children: i. DELLA A.,(8) b. July 19, 1853; d. Feb. 26, 1864. ii. ELLA F., b. July 31, 1858; m. Oct. 15, 1883, Leslie E. Reed. iii. FRED E., b. June 30, 1865; res. Boston, Mass. WADE. WIDOW PHEBE WADE died in W. Oct. 4, 1807, ae. 86. WAIT. 1. RICHARD(1) WAIT was in Watertown, Mass., 1637, and died there Jan. 16, 1668-9, ae. about 60. He married Mary --------- who died Jan. 21, 1678-9, ae. 72. Children, born in Watertown, Mass.: i. STEPHEN,(2) d. Mar. 8, 1638, ae. 9 days. ii. JOHN, b. May 6, 1639; d. Aug. 24, 1691; m. Jan. 13, 1663-4, Mary, dau. George and Mary Woodward, b. Aug. 12, 1641, d. Aug. 23, 1718. iii. 2.THOMAS, b. Mar. 3, 1641-2. iv. JOSEPH, b. abt. 1643; sett. in Marlboro, Mass., where he d. 1726. (Will proved Mar. 21, 1726); was among the soldiers at Marlboro, 1675; married 1674-5, Ruhamah, dau. William Haugar, b. Nov. 10, 1647. 2. THOMAS(2) WAIT (Richard(1)) was born in Watertown, Mass. Mar. 3, 1641-2; conveyed land in that town 1710, and apparently lived for a time in Cambridge Farms (Lexington), but died in Weston, Mass., Jan. 3, 1722-3. He married Sarah, dau. James Cutler, of Lexington, Mass., who died Jan. 17, 1743-4, ae. 91. Children: i. RICHARD, (3) b. Jan. 29, 1674-5; d. Oct. 5, 1690. ii. PHEBE, b. July 25, 1676; is called Phebe Stearns in her father's will and was probably wife of Samuel(3) Stearns of Lexington. iii. THOMAS, b. Mar. 7, 1677-8; sett. in Lyme, Conn.; d. before 1744, m. Mary, dau. Abraham Bronson. iv. JOHN, b. Feb. 16, 1680-1; his father administered his est. in 1703. v. 3. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 4, 1682-3. vi. SARAH, b. Jan. 13, 1687-8; m. Aug. 14, 1712, Ebenezer Allen. vii. MARY, b. Jan. 20, 1689-90; m. Feb. 2, 1720-1, John Hadley of Sudbury, Mass. viii. RICHARD, b. June 25, 1691; buried in Lexington Mar. 19, 1703. ix. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 3, 1697; m. Sept. 18, 1718, Solomon Temple of Concord, Mass. 3. JOSEPH(3) WAIT (Thomas,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Watertown, Mass., Feb. 4, 1682-3; sold land in Weston 1715, and removed soon to Sudbury, Mass., where he remained until 1743, when he went to Worcester, Mass.; died Oct. 5, 1753, constable in Sudbury 1735. He married Sarah, wid. Joseph Stone, who outlived him and died in Worcester, Apr. 24, 1754. Children: i. PRISCILLA,(4) b. in Watertown Apr. 14, 1707; m. May 27, 1729, Charles Adams of Sudbury. ii. 4. JOHN, bapt. in Lexington Sept. 26, 1708. iii. REBECCA, bapt. Apr. 8, 1711; m. June 4, 1729, Capt. John Curtis of Worcester. 4. JOHN(4) WAIT (Joseph,(3) Thonsas,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Watertown, Mass., bapt. Sept. 26, 1708; sett. in Sudbury, Mass., but removed about 1745 to Brookfield, Mass., where he kept a tavern on Foster Hill; soldier 1746; died Jan. 27, 1761. Married (1) Annah (Flagg?); (2) Mar. 7, 1743-4, Eunice, dau. Jonathan Morse of Sudbury, b. Aug. 10, 1706, in Sherborn, Mass. Children, first seven born in Sudbury: i. ANNAH,(5) b. Apr. 8, 1728; m. Nov. 29, 1753, Daniel Heywood, jr., of Worcester, Mass. ii. JOHN, b. Nov. 20, 177330; sett. in Brookfield, Mass., where he d. 1809; soldier in French War and Revolution; marred Martha Walcott. iii. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 30, 1732; soldier in last French War, Capt. in Rogers Rangers; Lt. Col. of Bedels N. H. Regt. and in command after the affair at The Cedars; wounded just before naval battle at Valcour Isd. and died from effects of wound at Clarendon, Vt., Sept. 28, 1776; early settler of Claremont, N. H.; m. Jan. 20, 1763, Martha, dau. Col. Nathan Stone. She m. (2) Feb. 26, 1777, Henry Stevens of Claremont. iv. 5. BENJAMIN; b. Feb. 13, 1736. v. SARAH, b. May 16, 1739; m. July 20, 1775, Reuben Gilbert. vi. LYDIA, b. June 26, 1741; m. July 29, 1759, David Chadwick of Worcester. vii. RICHARD, b. Apr. 30, 1745; soldier in French War 1760; Capt. in Herrick's Rangers, 1777; sett. in Windsor, Vt. where he d. Mar. 5, 1823; m. May 9, 1771, Susannah Allen. viii. EUNICE b. Apr. 18, 1747, in Brookfield, Mass. ix. NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 2, 1749-50; d. Young. x. PRISCILLA, b. June 18, 1752. xi. 6. JEDUTHAN, b. June 7, 1754. xii. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 13, 1756; Rev. soldier; d. in W. Jan. 28, 1843, unm. 5. BENJAMIN(5) WAIT (John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thomas,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Sudbury, Mass., Feb. 13, 1736; soldier in last French War 1755-61; ensign in Rogers Rangers; settled in Windsor, Vt., 1767 and became a leader in the state among the Green Mountain Boys; Capt. in Hoisington's Rangers 1776; major in Herrick's Rangers 1777; Col. 1783; brig. gen. of Vt. Militia 1786; maj. gen. 1788; sheriff Cumberland Co., Vt., 1779-86; Cumberland Committee of Correspondence 1774-5; Vt. Const. Convention, 1777; Rep. from Windsor, Vt., 1779, 82, 83, 85; first settler of W. 1789, and chief man in the town until his death, June 28, 1822; Rep. 1795 to 1799, 1801-2; first justice of the peace 1791; treas. 1795; selectman 1794-6 and 1799. He married (1) Jan. 11, 1767, Lois, dau. Capt. Thomas and Sarah Gilbert of Brookfield, Mass., b. Mar. 18, 1748; d. Apr. 3, 1804; (2) Mehitable, wid. John Burdick, who d. Jan. 15, 1827. Children, born in Windsor, Vt.: i. 7. EZRA,(6) b. abt. 1767. ii. 8. JOHN, b. abt. 1769. iii. 9. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 11, 1773. iv. 10. GILBERT, b. June 16, 1778. iv. SARAH, bat. Aug. 1, 1779; m. Dec. 17, 1797, Aaron Phelps. v. Lois, m. Sept. 18, 1800, Lynde Wait. vi. 11. THOMAS, b. abt. 1781. vii. JOSEPH, went about 1820 to Antwerp, N. Y., where he d. Dec. 12, 1873; married Oct. 9, 1805, Patty Seaver. Chn.: James Darwin,(7) b. May 15, 1807; Caroline, b. Oct. 2, 1808, m. -------- McAllister of Gouverneur, N. Y.; Eliel Gilbert. 6. JEDUTHAN(5) WAIT (John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thomas,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Brookfield, Mass., June 7, 1754; Rev. soldier, serving almost continuously from Apr. 29, 1775, to June, 1783; sett. in W. as early as 1790; died Apr. 2, 1829. He married Naomi, dau. Nathan and Elizabeth (Morgan) Sterling, b. in Lyme, Conn., Nov. 1, 1770. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ANNA,(6) b. July 10, 1791; d. Mar. 25, 1829, unm. ii. EUNICE, b. June 6, 1793; d. Sept. 5, 1799. iii. ELI, b. Feb. 6, 1795; rem. early to Hinsdale, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., and is said by a brother never to have married. iv. 12. WILLIAM, b. Apr. 3, 1797. v. 13. NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 16, 1799. vi. NATHAN, b. July 28, 1801; m. Jan. 28, 1828, Philinda Porneroy. vii. SUSANNAH, b. Aug. 11, 1803; d. Mar. 5, 1814. viii. LEVI, b. Aug. 12, 1805. ix. MORGAN, b. May 9, 1807; went to Mich.; m. Fanny Grandy. x. ELIZABETH, b. Mar. 14, 1809; m. Oct. 26, 1829, Alanson Wright of Waterbury, Vt. 7. EZRA(6) WAIT (Benjamin,(5) John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thomas,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Brookfield, Mass., 1767; Rev. soldier 1781; sett. in W. 1789; town clerk 1796; died "of a fever" Mar. 14, 1814. He married 1784, Elizabeth, dau. Lieut. Samuel and Margaret (Thompson) Chandler of Alstead, N. H., b. 1766; d. Mar. 10, 1814. Children: i. EUNICE,(7) b. Sept. 18, 1785; m. Nehemiah Merritt; sett. in Chazy, N. Y. ii. SAMUEL CHANDLER, b. May 15, 1787; m. Dec. 14, 1814, Hannah Morse of Wtby.; sett. abt. 1818 in Antwerp, N. Y., where he d. Aug. 12, 1866. iii. ANNA, b. Oct. 19, 1788; m. July 26, 1815, Pelatiah Sherman. iv. CATHARINE CUTLER, b. Oct. 21, 1790, (the first child born in W.); m. Mar. 3, 1823-4, Luther Nutting of Huntington, Vt. v. LOIS, b. Apr. 13, 1793; m. July 25, 1814, Charles S. Skinner. vi. BETSEY, b. 1795; m. July 28, 1814, James Baldwin. vii. MARTIN, b. 1796; d. 1804. viii. HEMAN, b. June 21, 1798, went to Antwerp, N. Y., and thence to Canton, N. Y., where he d. Sept. 17, 1863; m. Sept., 1828, Margery Hatfield. ix. THOMAS GILBERT, b. Nov. 8, 1799, or 1800; sett. abt. 1816 in Antwerp, N. Y.; d. in Belleville N.Y., Dec. 10, 1866; clothier; m. Sept. 11, 1826, Louisa Ann Hathaway of Watertown, N.Y. x. POLLY, b. 1802; unm. in 1849. xi. EZRA, b. Jan. 28, 1804; clothier and woolen mfgr.; lived for a time in Montpelier, Vt., but rem. to Watertown, N. Y., where he d. Oct. 15, 1886; m. (1) Dec. 31, 1827, Emily Hildreth; (2) May 20, 1834, Sarah A. Phillips. xii. LEVI. 8. JOHN(6) WAIT (Benjamin,(5) John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thomas,(2) Richard(1)) was probably the second in order of birth among the children of Gen. Benjamin(5). The only record of him in W. is his signature as witness to a deed of his father, Jan. 28, 1799. In several branches of the family has existed a well defined tradition that as a youth he took to the sea, sailed on the ship Amity from Boston, and was never again heard from; but from evidence, presented by Mrs. William Sumner Crosby of Brookline, Mass., it seems certain that if there be any truth in the tradition it errs in most respects. John(6) Wait evidently resided in Windsor, Vt., or vicinity and married Elizabeth Lawrence. They had at least five children, of whom several are said to have settled in the West. The order of their birth is uncertain. Children: i. JOSEPH(7). ii. SALLY, b. Jan. 4, 1793; d. 1886; lived for some years in the family of her grandfather at W.; m. John Davis who sett. in Boston where he died, Jan. 3, 1836. Chn.: Hemenway,(8) b. Apr. 12, 1816; Gilbert Wait, b. Mar. 2, 1817, d. Aug. 6, 1817; Lois Gilbert b. Apr. 17, 1818, d. May, 1818; John Wait, b. June 20, 1820, d. Aug. 1820; Thomas Gilbert, b. Jan. 4, 1825, d. May 10, 1825; Benjamin Wait, b. July 4, 1826, d. Sept. 17, 1826; Lois Gilbert, b. May 2, 1828, d. Aug. 3, 1835. iii. BENJAMIN. iv. THOMAS. v. WILLIAM. 9. BENJAMIN(6) WAIT (Benjamin,(5) John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thonnas,(2) Richard,(1)) was born in Windsor, Vt., Sept. 11, 1773; town clerk of W. 1796-1801 and 1803, selectman 1797 and 1801; rem. from W. to Chazy, N. Y., in 1814 altho he was previously there for short time in 1807-11, and thence rem. soon to Porter, Ohio; died at Sciotoville, Ohio, 1858. He married at W. Lovina, dau. John and Susannah Heaton, bapt. 1775; d. 1871. Children, first five born in Waitsfield: i. ELIEL,(7) b. Aug. 16, 1794; d. Aug. 16, 1815. ii. LUMAN, b. July 8, 1796; d. Aug. 26, 1796. iii. DAVID, b. Dec. 25, 1797; sett. in Ironton, Ohio ; m. Celia La Croix. iv. PHILLOSSA, b. Aug. 23, 1800; m. Lemuel Burt. v. NABBY, b. July 3, 1803; m. Thaddeus Benneight of St. Joseph, Mo. vi. CAROLINE, b. Sept. 16, 1807, at Chazy, N. Y.; m. (1) John Low; (2) William Griffiths. vii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Mar. 8, 1809; sett. in Sciotoville, Ohio; m. Dec. 19, 1830, Mary Smith. viii. JOHN HEATON, b. Mar. 22, 1811; sett. in Portsmouth, Ohio; m. Sept. 12, 1839, Malvina D. Sykes. ix. ESTHER, b. Apr. 14, 1813, in W.; m. Ezra Kellogg. x. ELIZA, b. Oct. 1, 1817, at Waits Station, Ohio; m. Dennis Yeley. 10. GILBERT(6) WAIT (Benjamin,(5) John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thornas,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Windsor, Vt., June 16, 1778; went about 1817 to Antwerp, N. Y., where he died Dec. 2, 1844. He married Rebecca (probably dau. Josiah Willis and Sarah (Whitcomb) Seaver), b. Feb. 28, 1776; d. Aug. 1 I, 1861. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. SUSAN,(7) d. Jan. 26, 1812, ae. 19 says the record. ii. HARRIET, b. Dec. 20, 1799; m. Mar. 5, 1815, Jesse Carpenter. iii. JOSEPH LYON, b. 1801; d. in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1855; m. Lucretia McAllister. iv. ALLEN, b. Mar. 15, 1803; d. in Antwerp, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1833, unm. v. GILBERT, d. May 14, 1809, ae. 3. vi. child, d. Apr. 5, 1810. vii. GILBERT, b. July 7, 1811; m. July 1, 1837, in Somerville, N. Y., Eliza Ann Merriam. viii. REBECCA, b. Mar. 9, 1817; m. Jan. 12, 1835, Horace Seymour of Antwerp. 11. THOMAS(6) WAIT (Benjamin,(5) John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thomas,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Windsor, Vt., 1781 and died in W. Nov. 1, 1808, ae. 27. He married in W. Apr. 8, 1802, Lovina, dau. Bissell and Lovina (Skinner) Phelps, b. Mar. 22, 1784; d. Dec. 19, 1812. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. JOHN,(7) b. Oct. 15, 1802; lumber merchant; sett. in Whitesboro, N. Y.; m. Aug. 24, 1813, Margaret A. Brockway. ii. DELIGHT, b. Aug. 15, 1804; d. Dec. 12, 1812. iii. ALMIRA, b. Aug. 12, 1806; m. Watson Seaver of Antwerp, N. Y. iv. LOVINA, b. Dec. 16, 1808; m. Apr. 20, 1834, Roswell S. Parkhurst of No. Elba, N. Y. 12. WILLIAM(6) WAIT (Jeduthan,(5) John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thomas,(2) Richard(1)) was born in W. Apr. 3, 1797, lived at various times in Warren, Northfield and Roxbury, Vt.; died Nov. 15, 1886. He married (1) Jan. 22, 1820, Persis, dau. Elijah and Bathsheba (Hamilton) Grandy, b. Feb. 16, 1801; d. July 31, 1857; (2) Nov. 24, 1857, Alma Luana, dau. Benjamin and Polly Carroll, b. May 6, 1820; d. Dec. 17, 1893. Children: i. LUANA ALMA,(7) b. May 5, 1820, in Richmond, Vt. ii. SUSAN, b. Sept. 22, 1821; m. Sept. 20, 1836, Pliny Thayer. iii. WILLIAM ALLEN, b. Oct. 29, 1826; d. December 31, 1907, unm. iv. HARVEY MORGAN, b. Apr. 25, 1841, in Warren; priv. Co. B, 13th Vt. Vols.; m. Oct. 15, 1865, Ella M., dau. Stephen C. and Angeline (Lockwood) Parker, b. Nov. 5, 1845. 13. NATHANIEL(6) WAIT (Jeduthan,(5) John,(4) Joseph,(3) Thomas,(2) Richard,(1)) was born in W. Sept. 16, 1799; sett. in Fayston, Vt., where he died May 1, 1879. He married Sally, it is said, and probably (2) Abigail, dau. William and Lucy Wheeler, born Mar. 10, 1816; d. May 18, 1860. Children, born in Fayston: i. SARAH DUNCHEE.(7) ii. ABIGAIL WHEELER. iii. CELIA, b. June 5, 1835. iv. CHARLES, b. Aug. 6, 1838; sett. in Huntington, Vt. v. RUSSELL E., b. Oct. 1 1841; d. Apr. 22, 1861. vi. MELISSA, b. Mar. 6, 1845; d. Apr. 6, 1860. LYNDE(6) WAIT (Richard(5) Richard,(4) Thomas,(3) Thomas,(2) Richard(1)), son of Richard(5) and Lucy or Lucia (Griswold) Wait, was born in Lyme, Conn., Nov. 16, 1769; was in W. in 1798 and a year later commenced the settlement of Fayston, Vt.; returned to W. about 1811; selectman 1822, 1824. About 1835 the family rem. to Gouverneur, N. Y., and later to Philadelphia, N. Y. He married, Sept. 18, 1800, Lois, dau. Gen. Benjamin and Lois (Gilbert) Wait, b. abt. 1780; d. 1848. Children: i. LUCIA GRISWOLD,(7) b. May 30, 1801; said to have been first ch. born in Fayston. ii. RICHARD, b. Oct. 29, 1803; d. in Antwerp, N. Y., 1852; m. May 15, 1831, Laura Parsons. iii. JOHN GILBERT, b. Nov. 8, 1805; d. in Mich., Sept. 5, 1846; m. Feb. 21, 1836, Susan C. Hastings. iv. LOUISA b. Apr. 29, 1808; m. Dec. 31, 1827, Samuel H. High. v. AVALINE, b. Sept. 10, 1810; m. Nov. 1, 1829, John R. Spalding. vi. LYNDE, b. Apr. 14, 1814; m. Mar. 8, 1845, at Philadelphia, N. Y., Sally McNeill. vii. MARVIN, bapt. July 6, 1817; d. in Utica, N. Y., May 7, 1847. viii. COURTLAND, d. Feb. 22, 1821, ae. 4 m. ix. SYLVESTER MATTHEW, bapt. 15, 1822; sett. in Waitsburg, Ore.; m. Oct. 6, 1853, Mary Hargrave of Salem Ore. x. LUCIA, m. June 15, 1845, ohn Gifford of Granville, N. Y. WALBRIDGE. GEORGE LOREN, (7) WALBRIDGE (Hiram,(6) William,(5) Eleazer,(4) Eleazer,(3) Henry,(2) Henry,(1)), son of Hiram(6) and Lucy M. (Fiske) Walbridge, was born May 24, 1843, in Brookfield, Vt., came to W. 1874; rem. to Greenfield, Mass., 1899; selectman 1880, 1882. He married, Nov. 17, 1869, Celia A. dau. Joseph Comstock and L. Cerintha (Chandler) Prentis, b. Aug. 27, 1849. Children: i. EDITH V.,(8) b. Dec. 3, 1870; m. Oct., 1900, Carril A. Hubbard of Greenfield. ii. MARTHA C., b. Sept. 1, 1875; m. Jan., 1897, Edward M. Carey. WALKER. SETH P. WALKER came from Bethel, Vt., and married, Sept. 16, 1832, Lucia, dau. Simeon and Abiah Stoddard, b. June 15, 1804. The family rem. to West Randolph, Vt., after 1846. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. SOPHIA AMELIA, b. Sept. 19, 1833. ii. MARY P., of school age in 1846. iii. GEORGE, b. Sept. 14, 1836; priv. Co. G, 8th Vt. Vols.; d. at Ship Isd., Miss. Apr. 26, 1862. iv. CAROLINE, b. Aug. 21, 1841; m. Nov. 27, 1861, Mason W. Ladd of Woodstock, Vt. v. CLARISSA MOORE, b. Sept. 27, 1844; m. Mar. 19, 1872, H. P. Riford of Randolph, Vt. WALLIS. 1. DAVID(1) WALLIS, blacksmith, was in Woodstock, Conn., 1728, and Brimfield, Mass., 1757; divided his land among his sons 1762. He married at Brimfield, May 8, 1729, Mary Anderson. Children, born in Woodstock, Conn.: i. DAVID,(2) bapt. Nov. 2, 1731; probably, the D. W. who served as ensign on Crown Point Expedition, 1755. ii. 2. JONATHAN, bapt. July 22, 1733. iii. JOHN, bapt. Jan. 7, 1738-9; soldier in French War 1760; in Monson, Mass., 1785; m. June 16, 1763, Sarah, dau. John Danielson. She d. Nov. 17, 1765. iv. WILLIAM, bapt. May 24, 1741; soldier in French War 1759. v. THOMAS, bapt. Oct. 9, 1743. 2. JONATHAN(2) WALLIS (David(1)) was born in Woodstock, Conn., bapt. July 22, 1733; soldier in French War 1756, sett. in Brimfield, Mass., but removed about 1785 to Weathersfield, Vt., and about 1802. to W. where he died Feb. 27, 1818, ae. 86. He brought to Vt. with him a negro slave named Sam, who had been the property of his father, as appears from Woodstock, Conn., records, and who died in W. Feb. 25, 1810 "supposed aet 98". He married at Lancaster, Mass., Mar. 2, 1779, Elizabeth, dau. Joseph and Elizabeth (Carter) Osgood, b. May 19, 1742; d. May 26, 1808. Children: i. MARY,(3) m. (1) Ezekiel Upham who d. at Pittsfield, Vt. Chn.: Sylvester,(4) 1798; Denslo, Mar. 20, 1800; Eunice, m. (2) James Goodrich. Chn.: James Gardner, Mary, Elizabeth, Charles. ii. 3. JOSEPH, b. May 20, 1782. 3. JOSEPH(3) WALLIS (Jonathan,(2) David(1)) was born in Monson, Mass., May 20, 1782; sett. in W. and took his father's farm in 1805; died Mar. 21, 1860. He married Apr. 14, 1814, Mary Church, b. Nov. 26, 1784; d. Feb. 13, 1840. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. CHURCH,(4) b. Apr. 23, 1816; d. Sept. 20, 1886; m. Jan. 5, 1841, Sophronia L., dau. Asahel and Salley (Grandy) Rider. ii. MARIA, b. June 24, 1818; m. Nov. 13, 1848, Sidney Cushman of Hockanum, Conn. iii. DAN, b. Jan. 2, 1821; d. Mar. 18, 1861; m. Jane Burbank. iv. 4. OTIS, b. Dec. 8, 1824. v. CHAPMAN, b. Apr. 6, 1828; sett. in Worcester, Mass.; m. Sept. 20, 1854, Mary Baxter. 4. OTIS(4) WALLIS (Joseph,(3) Jonathan,(2) David(1)) was born in W. Dec. 8, 1824, and died there Jan. 12, 1893; selectman 1871-2; owned and occupied the old David Symonds farm in lots 125 and 126. He married, May 4, 1853, Rebecca Cordelia Wilbur, b. Jan. 9, 1828, in Dover, N. Y.; d. Dec. 18, 1908. Children: i. ABBIE C.,(5) b. Feb. 27, 1857; m. Mar. 15, 1877, Elmer O. Trask. ii. 5. GEORGE W., b. Jan. 28, 1866. 5. GEORGE W.,(5) WALLIS (Otis,(4) Joseph,(3) Jonathan,(2) David(1)) was born in W. Jan. 28, 1866; Rep. 1906. He married, May 4, 1893, G. Adelle, dau. George W. Bragg of Warren, Vt., b. June 11, 1871. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. EVAN O.,(6) b. Mar. 5, 1894; d. Aug. 28, 1896. ii. LOREN W., b. Dec. 16, 1897; d. Feb. 1, 1899. iii. HAROLD B., b. Jan. 28, 1896. iv. EVERETT STANLEY, b. Dec. 17, 1899. v. CLIFFORD MERRILL, b. Mar. 7, 1904. vi. WILLIAM OTIS, b. July 27, 1908. WALTON. JOHN WALTON, blacksmith, was born in England, Feb. 11, 1801; was in W. as early as 1826; rem. about 1870 to Tunbridge, Vt., where he died June 1, 1877. He married (1) Sarah, dau. Andrew and Phebe Durkee, who d. Apr. 12, 1870, ae. 76; (2) her sister Electa (Durkee) wid. of Samuel Austin. Children (not in order of birth): i. SARAH ANN, d. May, 1905, unm. ii. MYRAETTE LUCINDA, d. Dec. 24, 1855, ae. 25. iii. WILLIAM JASPER, m. ---------------- Palmer; rem. to California. iv. MARY E., d. May 14, 1847, ae. 4. yrs., 4 mos. v. DANIEL CARROLL, m. June 1, 1857, Annette Whitcomb; d. June 8, 1857, ae. 22 yrs. 6 mos. 6 days. vi. MARTHA. vii. ELECTA. viii. LOVILA, m. Daniel Foster. ix. GEORGE E., d. Nov. 4, 1843, ae. 15 yrs., 4 mos. x. MERRILL A , d. Apr. 16, 1842, ae. 5 yrs., 9 mos. WARD. WILLIAM WARD took the freeman's oath Sept. 4, 1821. He had a house and blacksmith shop in lot 102 and was in W. as late as 1832. WATERMAN. 1. RICHARD(1) WATERMAN came to America (prob.) in 1629 and sett. in Salem, Mass., but rem. in 1638 to Providence, R. I., and was a grantee of Roger Williams est.; joined the society of Friends and was sentenced by Mass. General Court as "heretical" on May 29, 1644; officer in church and militia; died at Providence and was buried Oct. 26, 1673. He married Bethia ---------- who d. Dec. 3, 1680. Children: i. MEIUTABLE,(2) m. Capt. Arthur Fenner. ii. 2. NATHANIEL, bapt. in Salem, Aug. 20, 1637. iii. RESOLVED, b. abt. 1638; d. Aug., 1670; m. Mercy, dau. Roger Williams. iv. WAITING. v. JOSEPH, (named by Savage). 2. NATHANIEL(2) WATERMAN (Richard(1)) was baptised at Salem, Mass., Aug. 20, 1637; lived an Towne St. in Providence, R. I.; deputy 1668; died Mar. 23, 1711-12. He married, Mar. 14, 1663, Susannah, probably dau. Richard Carder. Children, born in Providence, R. I.: i. RICHARD,(3) b. 1665; d. Aug. 3, 1744; m. Apr. 1, 1697, Abigail Angell. ii. 3. BENJAMIN, named in his father's will. iii. NATHANIEL, m. May 9, 1692, Mary Olney. He d. June 14, 1725. iv. ZURIEL (Daniel ?), prob. d. young. v. BETHIA, perhaps m. Randall Holden, Jr. vi. ANNE, m. her cousin, Richard Waterman. 3. BENJAMIN(3) WATERMAN (Nathaniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Providence, R. I.; named in his father's will; sett. near Snakes Den in the town of Johnston, R. I.; died May 11, 1762, leaving a will. He married Mary ----------. Children: i. BENJAMIN,(4) d. before his father. ii. JOB. iii. 4. CHARLES, b. Mar. 12, 1705. iv. MARY, m. --------- Sheldon. v. MARTHA, m. Obadiah Brown. 4. CHARLES(4) WATERMAN (Benjamin,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Johnston, R. I., Mar. 12, 1705; freeman 1733; died Oct. 17, 1760, leaving a will. He married May 28, 1729, Jemima Hawkins, who (prob) d. at Johnston, Apr. 1, 1781. Children, born in Johnston, R. I. i. SUSANNAH,(5) b. Oct. 1, 1730; m. Christopher Angell. ii. AMEY, b. Feb. 24, 1732; m. Obadiah Brown. iii. 5. ABRAHAM, b. Nov. 29, 1733. iv. GIDEON, b. Nov. 12, 1735; d. unm. v. MARTHA, b. Nov. 28, 1738; m. Rufus Hawkins. vi. JEREMIAH, b. Dec. 12, 1740; m. Ruth Speers. vii. LYDIA, b. Mar. 11, 1743; m. July 25, 1762, Nathaniel Day, Jr. viii. JAMES, b. Feb. 25, 1745; d. unm. ix. CHARLES, b. July 18, 1747; m. abt. 1778, Sarah, dau. Gideon Brown. x. PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 30, 1749; m. Martin Thurber. xi. WAITE, b. May 12, 1751; m. Jonathan Sprague. xii. SARAH, b. Sept. 17, 1753; d. young. xiii. FREELOVE, b. Nov. 29, 1755; m. Nov. 30, 1777, Olney Windsor. 5. ABRAHAM(5) WATERMAN (Charles,(4) Benjamin,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Johnston, R. I., Nov. 29, 1733 his grandfather devised to him land in Gloucester, R. I., and he sett. there; freeman 1757; Deputy 1772; constable 1775; lived for a time in Killingly, Conn., and late in life rem. to Royalton, Vt., where he died Mar. 16, 1818. He married Anna Brown, who d. Apr. 18, 1817, ae. 85. Children: i. 6. ABRAHAM,(6) b. abt. 1755. ii. CHARLES. iii. GIDEON, sett. in Royalton, Vt.; m. Sarah Lee and had a large family. iv. SARAH, b. in Killingly, Conn., Jan. 31, 1772; m. Feb. 27, 1803, Bissell Phelps. v. THANKFUL. vi. JAMES. vii. WILLIAM, sett. in Royalton, Vt.; his wife Phoebe d. Oct. 30, 1842, ae. 83. viii. DEXTER, sett. in Royalton, Vt. ix. CHRISTOPHER. x. NANCY. 6. ABRAHAM(6) WATERMAN (Abraham,(5) Charles,(4) Benjamin,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born (probably) in Gloucester, R. I., abt. 1755; sett. in Royalton, Vt:, soon after 1779; died Dec. 30, 1842, ae. 87 1/2. He married (1) Hannah Spaulding, and had by her 7 or 8 children; (2) Mary, dau. Capt. Nathaniel and Esther (Carver) Boardman; (3) Hepzibah Perry. Children of Mary, born in Royalton, Vt.: i. LAURA,(7) b. Sept. 3, 1810; m. Alexander Steele Phelps. ii.7. John, b. Mar. 6, 1812. iii. HANNAH. iv. 8. JOEL, b. 1818. v. MARY, m. (probably) Ezra Reed. 7. JOHN(7) WATERMAN (Abraham,(6) Abraham,(5) Charles;(4) Benjamin,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Richard,(1)) was born in Royalton, Vt., Mar. 6, 1812; sett. in W. on Capt. John Campbell farm; died Jan. 23, 1892; selectman 1859-60. He married, Nov. 5, 1840, Mary A., dau. Robert and Abigail (Dow) Leach, b. Apr. 25, 1820; d. 1902. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ALICE BOARDMAN,(8) b. Jan. 13, 1842; m. Jan. 13, 1862, Wilbur W. Joslin. ii. SARAH ANN, b. Oct. 20, 1844; m. Oct. 20, 1864, Charles A. Nutting of Westminster, Vt. iii. ALNORA M. b. May 8, 1846; m. Feb. 17, 1895, Silas J. Rowell of Wtb., Vt. iv. 9. MELVIN JOHN, b. Mar. 5, 1848. v. ALBERT S., b. Feb. 24, 1850; d. June 14, 1850. vi. CHARLES WINFIELD, b. Nov. 2, 1859; lawyer; res. Denver, Colorado. Grad. U. V. M. 1885 and Univ. of Mich. Law School; married June 18, 1890, Anna R., dau. Marcus D. Cook of Burlington, Vt. 8. JOEL(7) WATERMAN (Abraham,(6) Abraham,(5) Charles,(4) Benjamin,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Royalton, Vt., about 1818; went to Ill. abt. 1844, and sett. finally in Chippewa Falls, Wis. He married in W. Jan. 8, 1843, Belinda, dau. Hooker and Lucia (Davidson) Joslin, b. June 3, 1822. Children: i. LAURA EUGENIE,(8) b. Mar. 2, 1844, at Seneca, Ill.; m. Ambrose B. Monahan, now of Pasadena, Cal. ii. LESLIE EMERSON, b. Nov. 9, 1846, at Utica, Wis.; res. Chippewa Falls, Wis.; m. Sept. 3, 1875, Fannie Rossiter. iii. LUZERNE HOOKER, b. Jan. 10, 1847; res. Carleton, Neb.; m. (1) Sept. 10, 1873, Annette Hall; (2) Oct., 1894, Catharine Hanna. iv. LLEWELLYN MARTIN, b. Jan. 22, 1856, at Omro, Wis.; d. Apr. 26, 1865. v. LILLIAN MAY, b. Sept. 8, 1866, at Chippewa Falls, Wis.; m. Feb. 14, 1883, Charles E. George of Chattanooa, Tenn. vi. JESSIE GERTRUDE, b. Mar. 30, 1867; m. Aug. 14, 1893, Robert M. Seymour. 9. MELVIN JONN(8) WATERMAN (John,(7) Abraham,(6) Abraham,(5) Charles,(4) Benjamin,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Richard,(1)) was born in W., Mar. 5, 1848; selectman 1899-1900. He married, Jan. 15, 1873, Ida I., dau. Ephraim C. and Mary (Chase) Campbell, b. Mar. 31, 1853. Ch., born in Waitsfield: i. FRED MELVIN,(9) b. Nov. 24, 1873; m. Julia Delaney. WELLS. JOHN(5) WELLS (John,(4) Ebenezer,(3) Thomas,(2) Hugh,(1)), son of John(4) and Sarah (Allen) Wells, was born, probably, in Hatfield, Mass., Feb. 16, 1733-4; early settler of Shelburne, Mass., where he was first town clerk and first selectman, serving in the latter capacity about 20 years; member of Committee of Correspondence 1775 and thereafter; marched as corporal on Lexington Alarm and served as captain 1777 and 1780. No man was more prominent in Shelburne; about 1799 he removed to W. and died there Apr. 23, 1806. He married, Feb., 1764, Tamar, dau. Moses Rice of Charlemont, Mass. Children: i. JOHN,(8) b. Mar. 9, 1765;. lived in Boston and Deerfield, Mass.; d. Mar. 2, 1827. ii. SARAH, b. Oct. 5, 1766; m. Gaius Hitchcock. iii. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 22, 1768; d. Apr. 18, 1773. iv. ELI, b. Sept. 19, 1769; d. Sept. 13, 1772. v. TAMAR, b. Dec. 24, 1771; m. Shubal Burdick. vi. EXPERIENCE, b. June 5, 1774. vii. DELIVERANCE, b. June 5, 1774; d. June 21, 1790. ELIAS WELLS settled in W. as early as 1794; removed after a few, years to Duxbury, Vt., where he died Jan. 7, 1843, ae. 74; deacon. He married (1) Polly --------- who d. May 5, 1825, ae. .47; (2) Nov. 9, 1825, Mrs. Selinda Stewart, who d. Mar. 6, 1860, ae. 70. Children: i. MELINDA, b. Sept. 9, 1799;. d. July 31, 1801. ii. CYNTHIA, b. June 6, 1801. iii. TRUMAN, b. Aug. 23, 1803. iv. son, b. Apr. 12, 1805; d. May 16, 1805 in Duxbury. v. EDMOND, b. Aug. 1, 1806; d. Apr. 12, 1807. vi. ELIAS b. Oct. 6, 1809. vii. LLOYD, b. Apr. 1 1812; lived in Moretown, Duxbury and W. (1852), where he d. Jan. 26, 1872; stage driver and farmer; m. Apr. 1, 1850, Roxana, dau. Dea. Nathan Benton, b. Oct. 29, 1814; d. Oct. 13, 1871. No issue. viii. MELINDA NAOMI, b. Mar. 31, 1818. ix. LUCY MERIAH, b. Nov. 20, 1828. WESTON. JOHN WESTON was born in Middleboro, Mass., Oct. 19, 1767; sett. about 1791 in Randolph, Vt., and three years later was a resident of W.; returned to Randolph about 1797. He married in Randolph, Dec. 1, 1791, Dolly Sprague, b. in Malden, Mass., Feb. 12, 1769. Children: i. JOHN, b. Mar. 26, 1794; d. Mar. 27 1797. ii. LUCY, b. July 4, 1796; m. Joseph Bacon. iii. BETSEY, b. July 14, 1798; m. Joseph Paine. iv. DOLLY, b. Mar. 22, 1801; m. John Waldo. v. JOHN, b. Mar. 22, 1801; m. Miriam Belknap. vi. ABIJAH OSGOOD, b. Feb. 13, 1804; d. Sept. 20, 1853. vii. DANIEL, b. May 13, 1807; m. Betsey Edson. viii. JEHIEL WOODWARD, b. June 2, 1809; m. Harriet A. Walbridge. WHEELER. 1. WILLIAM(1) WHEELER came to W. from Windsor, Vt., in 1795, and died May 9, 1821. He married Elizabeth ---------. Children: i. SAMUEL COOK,(2) b. Jan. 17, 1790. ii. 2. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 17, 1791. iii. SILAS, b. Sept. 11, 1793; sett. in Fayston, Vt.; m. (1) Mar. 10, 1818, Rachel, dau. Thomas and Elizabeth Chase. She d. July 15, 1841, ae. 45, and he m. (2) Dec. 14, 1841, Tryphena, dau. Salah and Mary (Taylor) Smith, b. Mar. 1, 1803. Chn.: Sophia,(3) d. Dec. 11, 1842, ae. 24; Betsey, d. Sept. 3, 1853, ae. 23; prob. others. iv. TIMOTHY, b. May 24, 1795. v. MEHITABLE, b. Feb. 28, 1797 in W.; d. May 16, 1866, unm. vi. BETSEY, b. Sept. 12, 1799; d. Nov. 9, 1811. vii. DAVID, b. Sept. 7, 1801; d. June 17, 1861; m. Anna, dau. Job and Eleanor (Dana) House, b. Mar. 24, 1810; d. Aug. 31, 1872. Ch.: Juliette(2) b. Dec. 31, 1834, d. July 21, 1836. viii. JOSEPH, b. May 7, 1803. 2. WILLIAM(3) WHEELER (William(1)) was born in Windsor, Vt., Sept. 17, 1791; marched for Plattsburgh in the Waitsfield Co. Sept., 1814; adm. granted on his estate, Apr. 20, 1822. He married Lucy, dau. Jonathan and Betsey (Quimby) Palmer, who m. (2) Elijah Grandy, Jr. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. child, d. June 5, 1813. ii. BETsEY, b. July 25, 1814. iii. RHODA, b. Apr. 15, 1818. iv. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 10, 1816: d. May 18, 1860. She married a Wait, probably Nathaniel.(6) WHITCOMB. JOHN(1) WHITCOMB, was in Dorchester, Mass., 1633; rem. to Scituate 1640 and to Lancaster, Mass., 1654; died Sept. 24, 1662, ae. abt. 74; married Frances ----------, who died May 17, 1671. Of his nine children the eighth was Josiah(2) Whitcomb, born in Dorchester, 1638; sett. in Lancaster, where he died Mar. 21, 1718; married, Jan. 4, 1664, Rebecca, dau. Lawrence and Ann (Linton) Waters. They had eleven children, of whom the third was David(3) Whitcomb, born Feb. 20, 1668, died Apr. 11, 1730; married, May 31, 1700, in Concord, Mass., wid. Mary (Hayward) Fairbanks. The order of birth of their six children is uncertain but the third, probably, was Joseph(4) Whitcomb; married, Jan. 20, 1725, Damaris, dau. John and Anna (Houghton) Priest of Lancaster; rem. about 1760 to Swanzey, N. H., where he died Nov., 1792, ae. 92. He had thirteen children, of whom the eleventh was Philemon(5) Whitcomb, born Oct. 29, 1748; sett. in Swanzey where he was a miller and called "General"; married (1) 1770, Martha Sawyer of Lunenburg, Mass., who d. Dec. 17, 1816; (2) June 3, 1818; wid. Anna Aldrich. The fourth of his thirteen children was Philemon.(6) 1. PHILEMON(6) WHITCOMB (Philemon,(5) Joseph,(4) David,(3) Josiah,(2) John,(1)), son of Philemon(5) and Martha (Sawyer) Whitcomb, was born in Swanzey, N. H., July 18, 1780; sett. in Fayston, Vt.,1807, and died there Jan. 7, 1829. He married, Oct. 10, 1803, Sarah, dau. Abijah and Phoebe Brown, b. Nov. 17, 1783. She survived her husband. Children: i. ZELINDA,(7) b. Aug. 25, 1804; m. Merrill Tyler. ii. SARAH, b. Feb. 14, 1807; m. Jan. 4, 1832, Jonathan Lamson. iii. HARRIET. iv. PHILEMON, b. Oct. 5, 1810. v. ALBERT, sett. in Lawrence, Kansas. vi. 2. ABIJAH BROWN, b. Feb. 3, 1814. 2. ABIJAH BROWN(7) WHITCOMB (Philemon,(6) Philemon,(5) Joseph,(4) David,(3) Josiah,(2) John,(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., Feb. 3, 1814; sett. in W., where he died July 18, 1897. He married, Aug. 30, 1836, Lurena Clarissa, dau. David and Sophia Partridge of Putney, Vt., b. Jan. 10, 1818; d. Apr. 3, 1888. Children: i. ANNETTE,(8) b. July 14, 1837; m. (1) Jan. 1, 1857, Daniel Carroll Walton; (2) Francis Tarr of Rockport Mass. ii. MARYETTE, b. Dec. 11, 1840; d. Oct. 14, 1841. iii. EDMUND, b. Mar. 2, 1842; sett. in Roxbury, Mass.; m. July, 1864, Electa M. Bosworth. iv. ZAPHIRA, b. Feb. 26, 1847; m. Dec. 23, 1865, William Mitchell Strong. v. GEORGE H., b. Apr. 14, 1851; sett. in Sharon, Mass.; m. (1) Dec. 27, 1874, Kittie H. Abbott; (2) Clara --------. vi. ABBIE P., b. Dec. 18, 1855; m. J. Edwin Tarr of Dorchester, Mass. DR. JOSEPH(7) WHITCOMB (Jonathan,(6) Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) Jonathan,(3) Jonathan,(2) John(1)), son of Jonathan(6) and Sarah (Baker) Whitcomb, was born in Littleton, Mass., June 28, 1788; physician; attended Williams Coll.; came to W. about 1812; rem. after some years to New Albany, Ind., thence to Natchitoches, La., about 1820, and finally to Nacogdoches, Tex., where he died about 1830. He married, Dec. 1, 1812, Hannah, dau. Andrew Durkee. Children: i. SARAH ANNETTE, b. Sept. 6, 1813; d. July, 1859. ii. MARY ANN, b., 1815; d. young. WHITE. WALTER WHITE and his wife Naomi were summoned to depart the town, Jan. 12, 1807. JOHN WHITE was a voter, 1820-2. WILDER. 1. THOMAS(1) WILDER was in Charlestown, Mass., 1640; said to have been a son of widow, Martha Wilder, who came to Hingham in Ship Increase 1638, but no proof appears; freeman, 1641; removed 1659 to Lancaster, Mass., where he was several times selectman; died Oct. 23, 1667. He married Annah ---------. who d. June 10, 1692. Children: i. MARY,(2) b. June 30, 1642. ii. THOMAS, b. Sept. 14, 1644; d. in Lancaster 1717; m. June 25, 1668, Mary Houghton. iii. JOHN, b. 1646; m. 1673, Hannah ---------. iv. ELIZABETH, b. 1648. v. 2. NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 3, 1650. 2. NATHANIEL(2) WILDER (Thomas(1)) was born in Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 3, 1650; sett. in Lancaster, Mass., but was driven to Sudbury, Mass., on destruction of former town by Indians; returned in a few years, however; Lieutenant. During the Indian War he and Richard Hoar were sentenced to be hung for killing a friendly Indian, but they were pardoned, Oct., 1676; killed by Indians in an attack July 31, 1704. He married, Jan. 24, 1673, Mary, dau. Thomas and Mary (Prescott) Sawyer, b. Jan. 7, 1653. Children: i. NATHANIEL,(3) b. 1675; d. in Sudbury, May 19, 1679. ii. EPHRAIM, b. Apr. 16, 1677, in Sudbury; d. Dec. 13, 1769; m. 1698, Elizabeth Stephens. iii. MARY, b. May 12, 1679, in Sudbury. iv. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 14, 1680-1, in Sudbury. v. JONATHAN, b. Apr. 20, 1682. Killed by Indians, Aug. 17, 1707; m. 1706, Mary ----------. vi. DOROTHY, b. 1686; m. Samuel Carter. vii. 3. NATHANIEL, b. 1688. viii. OLIVER, b. 1694; d. Mar. 8, 1765; m. (1) 1713, Mary Fairbanks; (2) abt. 1751, Rebecca Prescott wid. of Jona Bowen. 3. NATHANIEL(3) WILDER (Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Lancaster, Mass.; lived in that part of the town now Sterling until 1743, when he removed to Petersham, Mass.; died, June 9, 1775, "in 88th year". He married Damaris, dau. Josiah and Rebecca (Waters) Whitcomb. She died in Petersham, Sept. 3, 1772, ae. "86 yrs., 6 mos., 6 days." Children, born in Lancaster, Mass.: i. NATHANIEL,(4) b. Nov. 26, 1708; m. Dec. 11, 1729, Mary Beaman. ii. JONATHAN, b. Nov. 26, 1708; d. same day. iii. CHARLES, b. Sept. 15, 1710; m. May 13, 1738, Martha Sawyer; sett. in Petersham. iv. JOSHUA, b. Sept. 20, 1712; sett. in Princeton and Ware, Mass.; d. 1762; m. 1731, Sarah Keyes. v. BEZAEEL, b. Nov. 24, 1714; m. Elizabeth Adams and sett. in Shutesbury, Mass. vi. 4. AHOLIAB, b. Feb. 5, 1716-17. vii. DAMARIS b. Jan. 1, 1720; d. Sept. 2, 1749. viii. JERAHMEEL. May 8, 1721, m. Sarah Clark and sett. in Petersham. ix. PRUDENCE, b. June 24, 1722; perhaps m. Nov. 29, 1739, John Wilder. x. AARON, b. Aug. 21, 1723; sett. in Townsend, Vt. xi. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 19, 1725; d. May 9, 1729. xii. ELIAS, b. Jan. 17, 1726-7; sett. in Dummerston, Vt. 4. AHOLIAB(4) WILDER (Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Lancaster, Mass., Feb. 5, 1717; settled in Shutesbury, Mass. He married, (int.) Mar. 1, 1738-9, Catharine Witherbee in Lancaster. Children: i. CATHARINE,(5) b. 1741. ii. AHOLIAB, b. 1743; d. young. iii. 5. DANIEL WITHERBEE, b. 1746. iv. SAMUEL, b. May 20, 1752; m. 1772, Rebecca, dau. Jeremiah Nims. v. JOSHUA, b. Mar. 4, 1754; m. Sept., 1781, Lois Howes; sett. in Dummerston, Vt. 5. DANIEL WITHERBEE(5) WILDER (Aholiab,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Shutesbury, Mass., 1746; sett. in Shelburne, Mass., but removed in 1795 to W., where he bought the farm in lots 121 and 122 still held in the family; charter member of church, 1796; died about 1834, in 89th year. He married (1) 1770, Elizabeth, dau. John and Ruth (Catlin) Barnard, b. Dec. 22, 1748; d. Nov. 28, 1809; (2) at Moretown, Vt., Feb. 25, 1813, Sally Buck. Children, born in Shelburne, Mass.: i. 6. DANIEL,(6) b. June 21, 1771. ii. 7. LEVI, b. Aug. 24, 1772. iii. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 21, 1775; m. Josiah Dale of Shelburne. iv. CATHARINE, b. Apr. 15, 1777; m. Moses Dale. v. 8. ENOS, b. Apr. 21, 1779. vi. ELECTA, b. Apr. 16, 1781; d. Dec. 4, 1848, unm. vii. ASA, b. Mar. 9, 1783; m. in W., Sept. 4, 1808, Philena Foster; rem. after 1812 to Brookfield, Vt., where he d. May 1, 1860. Chn.: Asa,(7) b. Apr. 8, 1810; Foster, Philena Emeline, b. May 3, 1812; Daniel, Elmira, Huldah, Enos. viii. LUCY, b. Mar. 27, 1785, m. Mar. 14, 1804, William Sherman. ix. PAULINA, b. Aug. 29, 1788; m. Apr. 23, 1806, Erastus Allen. x. 9. FRANCIS, b. June 12, 1791. 6. DANIEL(6) WILDER (Daniel Witherbee,(5) Aholiab,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Shutesbury, Mass., June 21, 1771; sett. in Burlington, Vt.; carpenter. He married, Mar. 4, 1796, Persis, dau. Moses and Persis (Harris) Chandler, b. Apr. 4, 1762. Children, born in Burlington, Vt.: i. EMILY,(7) b. Oct. 9, 1797; m. July 4, 1824, Gilbert Selleck. ii. PERSIS, b. Jan. 20, 1799. iii. JOHN CHANDLER,. b. Aug. 1, 1803; d. at St. Albans, Vt., Jan. 20, 1892; Cong'l Minister; retired to a farm in Charlotte, Vt.; m. 1838, Edna S. Smith. iv. HARRIS BARNARD, b. Aug. 11, 1805; m. Phebe High. Chn.: George H.,(6) Lucia. v. CAROLINE, b. May 30, 1807; m. Jan. 29, 1831, Rev. Theron Baldwin. 7. LEVI(6) WILDER (Daniel Witherbee,(5) Aholiab,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Shutesbury, Mass., Aug. 24, 1772; came to W. with his father; selectman 1805-6, 1813, 1819; died June 13, 1855. He married (1) Sept. 10, 1801, Lovina, dau. Jared and Abigail (Nims) Skinner, b. Jan. 31, 1783; d. Sept. 8, 1811; (2) Sept. 23, 1815, Clarissa, dau. Jared and Abigail (Nims) Skinner, b. Feb. 27, 1786; d. Feb. 14, 1817 (3) Bernice Bates, who d. Feb. 5, 1855, ae. 63. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. POMONA,(7) b. June 27, 1802; m. Rev. William Dabney. ii. MELLONA, b. Oct. 30, 1803; m. Jan. 14, 1828, Timothy Josh. iii. 10. JARED SKINNER, b. Nov. 14, 1807. iv. ABIGAIL, b. June 13, 1810; m. Nov. 22, 1832, William Joshin, Jr. v. PAMELIA CLARISSA, b. Sept. 14, 1815; m. Oct. 2, 1839, Amariah Chandler Joslin. vi. FIDELIA, b. Feb. 1822; m. Oct. 30, 1851, Lucius Parmalee of Waterbury, Vt. vii. LEVI C., b. Apr. 30, 1824; d. 1891; m. Orinda Holmes; Ch.: Ossian L.,(8) b. Feb. 18, 1855. viii. ANN MARIA, b. May 13, 1826; m. Jan. 21, 1850, Leonard Harrington of Fayston, Vt. ix. 11. ORCAS C., b. May 9, 1828. x. ORAMEL A., b. June 13, 1829; m. Nov. 4, 1854, Ellen S. Robinson of Nfd, Vt. Chn.: Agnes M.,(8) b. May 8, 1857; Mary F., b. Sept. 3, 1859. 8. ENOS(6) WILDER (Daniel Witherbee,(5) Aholiab,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Shelburne, Mass., Apr. 21, 1779; came to W. as a boy; killed by the fall of a tree, June 9, 1810. He married, Mar. 7, 1808, Lovina, dau. Aaron Minor. She d. at Elk Grove, Ill. Ch.: i. ELIZA,(7) b. Apr. 20, 1809; m. Feb. 8, 1829, Joseph A. Barnes. 9. FRANCIS(6) WILDER (Daniel Witherbee,(5) Aholiab,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Shelburne, Mass., June 12, 1791; marched for Plattsburgh in Capt. Marshall's Co. of Cavalry, Sept., 1814; selectman of W. 1829; sett. in Morristown, Vt. He married, Dec. 20, 1829, Betsey, dau. Joseph and Betsey (Chamberlain) Joslin, b. Jan. 21, 1807; d. Dec. 20, 1891. Children: i. CAROLINE. A.,(7) b. Jan. 15, 1832; m. --------- Patten. ii. JULIA E., b. July 11, 1835; d. Apr. 7, 1888, unm. iii. 12. WILLIAM F., b. Aug. 28, 1839. iv. CHARLES, b. Dec. 15, 1847. 10. JARED SKINNER(7) WILDER (Levi,(6) Daniel Witherbee,(5) Aholiab,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in W. Nov. 14, 1807, and died there Dec. 20, 1859. He married Asenath, dau. Amos Fitts of Braintree, Vt., who died Oct. 13, 1898, ae. 84. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ASENATH,(8) d. Oct. 8, 1846, ae. 12. ii. LOVINA, b. Sept. 23, 1839; d. Oct. 8, 1845. 11. ORCAS C.(7) WILDER (Levi,(6) Daniel Witherbee,(5) Aholiab,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in W., May 9, 1828; Capt. Co. B 13th Vt. Vols.; selectman 1858, 1860; died Mar. 29, 1906, from a fall. He married, Feb. 11, 1855, Mary, dau. Elijah and Orpha (Steele) Holden, b. Apr. 26, 1836; d. Nov. 27, 1904. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ALICE M.,(8) b. Aug. 1, 1856; m. Mar. 13, 1877, Orville Hale Richardson. ii. FREDERIC FREMONT, b. Sept. 18, 1858; m. Oct. 3, 1898, Abbie L. (Andrews) Palmer; selectman 1897, 1903 to 1906, 1908; Representative 1908. iii. LEVI O., b. Mar. 12, 1865; m. Minnie Wark; sett. in Middlesex, Vt.; selectman in W. 1893-4. iv. ENOS E., b. Apr. 28, 1867; d. Sept. 22, 1896; m. 1891, Annie House. Chn.: Ruth Agnes,(9) b. Oct. 23, 1892; Florence, b. June 27, 1894. v. ELLEN FIDELIA, b. Sept. 14, 1869; m. Aug. 19, 1891, Rev. Fred M. Buker of Waterbury, Vt. vi. JOSEPHINE C., b. Aug. 11, 1873; m. Jan. 7, 1896, Frank H. Brown of Burlington, Vt. vii. ROY J., b. Aug. 30, 1875. 12. WILLIAM F.(7) WILDER (Francis,(6) Daniel, Witherbee,(5) Aholiab,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Morristown, Vt., Aug. 28, 1839; sett. in W., but rem. late in life to Brattleborough, Vt., where he died Feb. 13, 1907. He married, Feb. 11, 1864, Emeroy A., dau. Salmon and Lucy (Joslin) Rice, b. Feb. 11, 1844; d. Sept. 13, 1900. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. GEORGE H.,(8) b. July 29, 1865; sett. in Brattleborough, Vt.; m. Sept. 5, 1894, Alice L. Pratt. Ch.: Ruth E.,(9) b. July 12, 1897. ii. DON A., b. May 17, 1867; sett. in Brattleborough, Vt.; m. -------. Chn.: Gleason C.,(9) b. Jan. 25, 1890; Waiter W., b. June 20, 1893. iii. CLESSON E., b. Aug. 3, 1869; d. Oct. 20, 1888. iv. CHARLES MAX, b. Sept. 26, 1882. WILLARD. LEVI(7) WILLARD (Moses,(6) Moses,(5) Moses,(4) Simon,(3) Henry,(2) Maj. Simon(1)), son of Moses(6) and Peggy (Glidden) Willard, was born in Charlestown, N. H., Feb. 26, 1808; lived for a time in Stanbridge, Lower Canada, but was for many years a resident of W., and died there, Mar. 1, 1895. He married, Mar. 11, 1833, Annette, dau. Julian and Relief (Hitchcock) Dumas, b. Jan. 29, 1816; d. Jan. 8, 1892. Ch.: i. JOSETTE,(8) b. 1840; m. Oct. 3, 1857, Joseph La Point. WILLIAMS. WILLIAM WILLIAMS was an early settler of Fayston, Vt., where he and his wife Abagail had chn.: Aramintha, b. Mar. 25, 1804, and Phebe, b. Apr. 21, 1806. From 1808 to 1814 he seems to have been a resident of W., but no later record is found. WILLYS, WILLIS. SUEL WILLYS was in W. as early as 1812, but seems to have left soon after 1820; blacksmith. He married, Mar. 12, 1814, Nancy, dau. Samuel Stow and Anna (Grandy) Savage, b. Jan. 25, 1792; d. Nov. 19, 1830. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, b. Feb. 10, 1815. ii. child, d. Apr. 25, 1816. iii. LAURA ARATHUSA, b. Aug. 11, 1819. WOOD. OLIVER WOOD came from Kingston (Granville), Vt., in 1805-6, and died May 31, 1847. He married Tabitha ----------- who d. Sept. 22, 1837. Children: i. DAVID, b. Nov. 17, 1796, in Kingston. ii. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 12, 1801; m. Aug. 27, 1828, Betsey Barnard. iii. ASAHEL, b. July 21, 1803; d. Aug. 28, 1879; m. Feb. 1, 1841, Huldah, dau. Samuel and Relief (Hawley) Bowman, who d. Mar. 3, 1888, ae. 74. Chn.: Myra, Eliza. iv. JOHN, b. Apr. 18, 1808, at W. v. AMANDA PHOEBE, b. July 13, 1810; m. Nov. 29, 1831, Hiram Stevens of Warren, Vt. vi. SOPHIA. WORCESTER. PARKER(6) WORCESTER (Asa,(5) Benjamin,(4) Francis,(3) Samuel,(2) Rev. William(1)), son of Asa(5) and Anna (Parker) Worcester, was born in Windsor, Vt., Apr. 8, 1782; came to W. as early as 1809; rem. about 1816 to Warren, Vt., and thence to Sodus, N. Y., and Walworth, Wis., where he was living in 1856. He married, Jan. 27, 1805, Abigail, dau. Aaron Trowbridge of Windsor, b. Nov. 10, 1785. Children: i. ALMOND, b. Dec. 23, 1805; m. Dec. 1, 1827, Emeline E., dau. James Steele,; res. Warren. ii. PAMELIA, b. July 14, 1807; m. ---------- Austin. iii. ALBERT, b. Sept. 6, 1807; physician; sett. in Walworth, Wis. m. (1) Mar. 25, 1834, Asenath Austin; (2) May 18, 1847, Roxana Douglass. iv. MYRAETTE, b. Apr. 9, 1813. v. PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 28, 1813. d. July 24, 1820. vi. LUCIA, b. July 31, 1817. vii. JEANETTE, b. Aug. 25, 1821; d. Mar. 25, 1823. viii. JEANETTE J., b. Mar 6, 1823. ix. WILBUR F., b. Mar. 19, 1825. WORTHING. ABNER WORTHING came from Barnard, Vt., about 1811, and lived in S. E. part of the town; sold his land in 1820. He married Sally ----------. Chn.: i. MARY, b. May 8, 1810. ii. BARLOW, b. Nov. 29, 1812. iii. SARAH, b. Oct. 5, 1815. iv. PRISEY LOUISA, b. Aug. 31, 1818.