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. JOYSLIN (JOSLIN). 1. PETER(5) JOYSLIN (Joseph,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas,(1)). His birth is not recorded in Westboro, Mass., nor is he mentioned in the probate of the est. of Joseph(4) but the History of Shrewsbury, Mass., and other authorities say he was the son of Joseph(4) Joslin of Marlborough, Mass. and Westboro, Mass., and was born Dec. 13, 1730. If this is so the line is as given above. He resided in Shrewsbury and Winchendon, Mass., where he died, 1802. He began to write the name Joyslin. He married, 1754, in Bolton, Mass., Elizabeth Greenleaf, b. 1731; d. 1807. Children: i. MARY(6) b. June 5, 1755, m. Nov. 25, 1788, John Perks, Jr. ii. ALICE, b. Oct. 27, 1757; d. in Montpelier, Vt., 1799. iii. PETER, b. Oct. 12, 1759; d. in Surry, N. H., Dec. 12, 1837. iv. PERSIS, b. Feb. 26, 1762; d. in Surry, N. H., 1829. v. DOROTHY, b. Feb. 12, 1764; d. in Grafton, Vt., Dec. 13, 1811. vi. ANNA, b. Feb. 12, 1764; d. 1774. vii. 2. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 2, 1766. 2. SAMUEL(6) JOYSLIN (Peter,(5) Joseph,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas,(1)) was born in Shrewsbury, Mass., Aug. 2, 1766; res. in Springfield, Vt., and abt. 1808 rem. to Pittsfield, Vt.; died Sept. 23, 1847. He married Lettice Carlisle. Children: i. CALVIN,(7) settled in Rochester, Vt., where he died Aug. 4, 1864. ii. ROYAL. iii. 3. DAVID CARLISLE, b. May 15, 1799. 3. DAVID CARLISLE(7) JOYSLIN (Samuel,(6) Peter,(5) Joseph,(4) Nathaniel,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Thomas,(1)) was born in Springfield, Vt., May 15, 1799; came to W. about 1825; physician; died at W., Nov. 19, 1874, having practiced his profession in the town for fifty years. He married, Oct. 26, 1852, Jane Eliza, dau. Jesse and Harriet (Wait) Carpenter, b. Sept. 2, 1828. She m. (2) Moses H. Sessions of Lincoln, Neb., and d. July 5, 1896. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. JULIUS CARLISLE,(8) b. Oct. 14, 1853; res. Minneapolis, Minn.; m. Jan. 4, 1876, Abbie, dau. Jonathan H. and Ellen (Merriam) Hastings, b. Dec. 14, 1851. Ch.: Paul,(9) b. Feb. 3, 1877. ii. FRANK. K., b. May 2, 1860; d. Feb. 11, 1864. iii. DAVID CARLISLE, b. July 14, 1862; d. Feb. 21, 1864. JOYCE. CHARLES JOYCE, son of Thomas Joyce was born abt. 1808 in Wherwell, Eng., and came to New England about 1836 with his wife and oldest child. He sett. at once in W. and rem. about 1852 to Northfield, Vt., where he died, Apr. 24, 1877. He married Martha Elizabeth, dau. Thomas Grist. Children: i. CHARLES H., b. near Andover, Eng., Jan. 30, 1830; lawyer; M. C. from Vt. 1874, 1876, 1878; Maor and Lt. Col. 2nd Vt. Vols.; res. Rutland, Vt., m. Feb. 21, 1853, Rowena m. dau. Gideon Randall of Northfield. ii. MARY ANN, m. Jan. 26, 1856, Isaac Randall of Nfd. iii. HARRIET S. iv. WILLIAM. v. CLARISSA. KELLOGG. ENOS KELLOGG was a resident of W. and had a family in 1805. Possibly he was the father of Ebenezer S. Kellogg, voter in 1818, and Merry Kellogg who appears on militia return in 1830. CHARLES W. KELLOGG, son of Charles and Betsey, of East Montpelier, was a resident of Dist. 5 in 1855 and had dau. Mary. He removed to Duxbury and d. Nov. 30, 1903, ae. 84 yrs., 8 mos., 23 days. KELSEY. THOMAS W. KELSEY was born in Windsor, Conn., July 18, 1810, and died at Warren, Vt., Nov., 1888. His wife Zira C. was born in Moretown, Vt., Dec. 19, 1818, and died Aug. 21, 1891. Their son William C. Kelsey was born in Warren, Vt., Oct. 19, 1854, sett. in W. and married, Oct. 27, 1891, Alice M., dau. Thomas D. and Lucetta (Dimick) Poland, b. June 29, 1859. KELTY. JOHN J.(2) KELTY, son of Peter and Mary Kelty, was born in Pasco, R. I., 1858; for many years he was driver of the Waitsfield stage; he died Nov. 7, 1906. He married, Nov. 12, 1879, Marietta E. Thayer of Warren, Vt., b. 1859. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. LAWRENCE A.,(3) b. Feb. 20, 1882; res. Montpelier, Vt.; m. June 24, 1908, Jessie E. Huse. ii. CLAYTON J., b. Aug. 17, 1883. iii. CORA BELLE, b. Apr. 22, 1886; m. Jan. 3, 1905, Clarence J. Kew of Middlesex, Vt. iv. son, b. Apr. 16, 1888; d. same day. v. EDITH, b. Nov. 5, 1890. vi. PAUL C., b. Nov. 19, 1892. vii. HAROLD. viii. PHAROS THAYER, b. Aug. 7, 1899. ix. KATHERINE MAUD, b. Mar. 27, 1903; dr June 11, 1903. KENDALL. CHARLES D. KENDALL was a resident of District 4, 1836-7. KEW. 1. JOHN(1) KEW came from County Armagh, Ireland, to America about 1848 and settled in Fayston, Vt., where he died Mar. 30, 1897, ae. 78. He married Mary Jane Neill, who d. Apr. 7, 1888, ae. 73. Children: i. JAMES W.(2) b. Dec. 23, 1844. ii. EREMIAH N., b. Oct. 15, 1846; res. Fayston and Waitsfield; m. Feb. 7, 1874, Ellen m., dau. Joshua S. and Maria (Hastings) Dartt, b. June 6, 1854, d. June 29, 1886. Chn.; Josie H.,(3) b. July 11, 1875; Maria J., b. Sept. 30, 1884. iii. JOHN, b. Apr. 22, 1849. iv. WILLIAM R., b. Mar. 13, 1851; rem. to Lowell, Mass., where he was for some years captain in police department; d. Aug. 30, 1908. v. GEORGE HENRY, b. May 3, 1855 ; res. W.; m. Jan. 1, 1879, Sadie Niles. Chn: Charles F.(3) b. Feb. 23, 1880; Agnes E., b. Nov. 28, 1881; George F., b. Sept. 29, 1883; Clayton H., b. Jan. 27, 1886; Orvil N., b, July 29, 1888; Hazel P., b. Aug. 11, 1890; Mildred F., b. June 11, 1895. vi. SARAH J., b. Feb. 22, 1853; d. Feb. 11, 1867. vii. CHARLES E., b. Oct. 29, 1857; d. May 10, 1897. KIDDER. GEORGE FREDERICK(6) KIDDER (Francis,(5) Thomas,(4) Thomas,(3) John,(2) James,(1)), son of Thomas and Abigail (Russell) Kidder, was born in Littleton, Mass., May 15, 1798; merchant and farmer, came to W. about 1820; rem. to Springfield, Ill., about 1835, and thence to Fredericksburg, Iowa. He married, Feb. 15, 1829, Clarissa Naomi, dau. Rev. Amariah and Abigail (Whitney) Chandler, b. Jan. 25, 1811. Ch. i. FRANCIS AMARIAH,(7) b. Dec. 30, 1830. and others. KIMBALL. 1. DANIEL(6) KIMBALL (Richard,(5) John,(4) Samnuel,(3) Richard,(2) Richard,(1)), son of Richard(5) and Susannah (Balch) Kimball, was born in Woburn, Mass., July 7, 1759; went early to Francestown, N. H., and thence to Weathersfield, Vt., where he died, Feb. 25, 1847. He married Mary Mudget, b. 1762; d. Oct. 24, 1846. Children: i. SUSANNAH,(7) b. May 2, 1784; d. Apr. 4, 1792. ii. SALLY, b. Apr. 25, 1788; m. John Stowe of Coventry, Vt. iii. 2. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 20, 1791. iv. REUBEN, b. June 18, 1794; d. Jan. 17, 1855; m. Betsey Harrington. v. DANIEL, b. Sept. 15, 1796; d. at Kasson, Minn., Sept. 24, 1883; m. Henrietta Wood, b. May 15, 1802, d. Apr. 1882. He was a clothier, and was in business partneship with his bro., John, 1823-9, at W., later at later at Claremont, N. H. Rem. to Canisteo Minn. in 1856. Chn.: Mary(8) b. Dec. 26, 1823; Daniel, b. Aug. 27, 1826; Maria, b. Feb. 3, 1829; Miranda L., b. Oct. 31, 1832; Dennis, b. Jan. 27, 1838; Duran, b. Dec. 14, 1842. vi. 3. JOHN, b. Dec. 14, 1798. vii, POLLY, b. Mar. 1, 1801; m. Franklin Norton. viii. SAMUEL, b. June 6, 1804; d. Apr. 22, 1877; m. Mar. 7, 1828, Electa Morgan. 2. JOSEPH(7) KIMBALL (Daniel,(6) Richard,(5) John,(4) Samuel,(3) Richard,(2) Richard,(1)) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Feb. 20, 1791; rem. to Francestown, N. H., thence about 1838 to W:, and 1845 to Marengo, Ill., where he died, Sept. 3, 1874. He married, Feb. 13, 1817, Hannah, dau. Nathan and Sarah Stowell, b. July 30, 1796; d. May 1, 1867. Children: i. DANIEL,(8) b. Feb. 8, 1818; res. Baraboo, Wis.; m. Dec. 26, 1852, Harriet A. Hill. ii. daughter, b. Feb, 26, 1819; d. Mar. 12, 1819. iii. ENOS, b. Apr. 1, 1820; res. Baraboo, Wis.; d. Apr. 7, 1884; m. Nov. 21, 1858, Grace Wilson. iv. JOSEPH, b. Aug. 9, 1821; d. Nov. 23, 1882; m. (1) Sept. 20, 1847, Marcia M., dau. Daniel and Marcia (Davidson) Skinner, who d. Dec. 8, 1878; (2) Dec. 24, 1879, Elma C. Dana. v. son, b. Feb. 3, 1823; d. Apr. 1, 1823. vi. HORACE, b. Aug. 26, 1824; d. June 20, 1825. vii. MARY FRANCES, b. May 10, 1826; m. Apr. 13, 1847, Osgood Joslin. viii. WARREN, b. Dec. 17, 1827; res. Union Center, Wis.; m. Mar. 23, 1853, Emeline Green. ix. ALANSON, b. June 24, 1829; res. Marengo, Ill.; m. Jan. 1, 1854, Fanny Stowell. x. SARAH H., b. Jan, 17, 1831; m. Sept. 27, 1854, Elisha Wilson of Baraboo, Wis. xi. ELIZA J., b. Feb. 10, 1833; d. May 19, 1844. xii. H. AUGUSTA, b. Feb. 26, 1835; m. Sept. 9, 1886, N. Strong of Augusta, Wis. xiii. SUSAN, b. Feb. 6, 1838; m. Oct. 6, 1859, William Sanford of Marengo, Ill. xiv. WILLARD C., b. June 10, 1841; 95th Ill. Vols.; killed June 10, 1864. 3. JOHN(7) KIMBALL (Daniel,(6) Richard,(5) John,(4) Samuel,(3) Richard,(2) Richard,(1)) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Dec. 10, 1798, came to W. soon after 1820; clothier, for a time in partnership with his bro. Daniel. At the time of his death he was the owner of lot 137 and had 7 acres on which were a machine house, dyehouse, shearing and napping machines, dye tubs, etc. He died Sept. 27, 1828 and his wife Sarah was aptd. admx., Oct. 1, 1828. Children: i. JOHN,(8) d. June 5, 1826, ae. 2 mo. ii. JOHN W., drowned Sept. 8, 1830, ae. 3 yrs. KINGSBURY. SAMUEL KINGSBURY was a voter in 1811, and was assessed in 1820. KNAPP. HENRY KNAPP came from Claremont, N. H., in 1809, and settled on the east side, which became a part of Nfd. in 1822. He was born in 1787 and married in 1818, Lucy, dau. William Keyes. He died Sept. 7, 1859. KNEELAND. 1. EDWARD(1) KNEELAND, son Capt. John of Lanarkshire, Scotland, came to New England about 1630 with his bro. John, and sett. in Ipswich, Mass. Children: i. 2. EDWARD,(2) b. 1640. ii. BENJAMIN (perhaps). 2. EDWARD(2) KNEELAND (Edward(1)) was born in Ipswich, Mass., about 1640; soldier in King Philips War; died 1711, ae. 71; will probated Jan. 5, 1711. He married Sarah ----------. Children, born in Ipswich, Mass.: i. JOHN(3) b. Sept. 30, 1670; d. at Ipswich, bef. 1746; m. Susannah ----------. ii. MARTHA, b. Jan. 10, 1675. iii. 3. EDWARD, b. Dec. 30, 1677. iv. BENJAMIN, b. July 7, 1679; sett., after many wanderings, in Hebron, Conn., where he d. Feb. 18, 1743; m. Abigail ------. v. LYDIA, b. Oct. 10, 1683; m. John Graves. vi. PHILIP, b. Mar. 2, 1685; m. Dec. 10, 1709, Martha Graves. 3. EDWARD(3) KNEELAND (Edward,(2) Edward,(1)) was born in Ipswich, Mass., Dec. 30, 1677; sea captain; died July 7, 1745. He married Mary, dau. Timothy Alden, who d. May 12, 1753. Children, born in Ipswich, Mass.: i. JOHN,(4) b. Mar. 23, 1699; d. bet. 1745-50; m. Feb. 26, 1731, Susannah Chapman. ii. MARY, b. Oct. 18, 1701; m. Feb. 13, 1724, William Hambleton. iii. 4. JOSEPH, b. Apr. 17, 1704. iv. EDWARD, b. Jan. 10, 1706. v. REBECCA, named in her fathers will, 1745, and then unm. 4. JOSEPH(4) KNEELAND (Edward,(3) Edward,(2) Edward,(1)) was born in Ipswich, Mass., Apr. 17, 1704; res. in Topsfield, Westford, Harvard and Gardner, Mass. He married Mirriam Alden (or Allen). Children: i. EDWARD(5) b. July 25, 1735; d. Dec. 24, 1775, at Harvard, Mass. ii. 5. TIMOTHY, b. Feb. 1, 1737. iii. MIRIAM, b. Mar. 13, 1739. iv. DAVID, b. Jan. 17, 1744; m. Sarah Smith of Ipswich, Mass. v. LYDIA, b. 1747, in Westford, Mass. vi. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 22, 1752, at Harvard; Rev. soldier; res. FItzwIlliam N. H., and Hartford, Vt., where he d.1828; m. Ruth Hartwell. 5. TIMOTHY(5) KNEELAND (Joseph,(4) Edward,(3) Edward,(2) Edward,(1)) was born in Topsfield, Mass., Feb. 1, 1737; he sett. in Harvard, Mass., bef. 1762, and Gardner, Mass., 1771; Rev. soldier; said to have been at Bennington; died Apr. 4, 1818. He married, Feb. 11, 1761, Mariah, dau. Oliver Stone, b. July 12, 1743. Children: i. MARIAH,(8) b. Feb. 9, 1762; m. Josiah Nichols of Verona, N. Y. ii. OLIVER, b. Apr. 21, 1764; sett. in Masonville, N. Y.; d. Apr. 15, 1832; m. Betsey Baldwin. iii. JOHN, b. Aug. 12, 1766; d. at Chesterfield, N. H., Feb. 9, 1850; m. Polly Johnson. iv. MIRRIAM, b. May 1, 1769; murdered Mar. 7, 1855. v. Asa, b. Sept. 20, 1771; d. at Stukely, Canada, June 7, 1844; m. Jan. 5, 1797, Hannah Cheney. vi. ABNER, b. Apr. 7, 1774; four times married; Universalist minister; d. at Salubria, Iowa, Aug. 27, 1844. vii. LUCY, b. Nov. 8, 1776; m. Paul Stearns of Reading, Vt. viii. SARAH, b. Mar. 19, 1779; murdered Mar. 7, 1855; m. James Phinney. ix. EDWARD, b. Oct. 16, 1781; d. without issue. x. 6. SILAS, b. Feb. 2, 1793. 6. SILAS(6) KNEELAND (Timothy,(5) Joseph,(4) Edward,(3) Edward,(2) Edward,(1)) was born in Gardner, Mass., Feb. 2, 1793; sett. early in Fayston, Vt., and rem. after 1834 to W., where he died, Aug. 26, 1862. He married, June 7, 1817, Martha Laws, b. at Temple, N. H., Jan. 23, 1796; d. at W., Dec. 16, 1868. Children, born in Fayston and Waitsfield. i. LEVI HOWARD,(7) b. Mar. 12, 1818; d. Apr. 3, 1818. ii. Lucy b. June 5, 1819; m. Aug. 29, 1862, George W. Magoon of Barre, Vt. iii. MORIAH, b. May 1, 1821; m. Ebenezer Chapin. iv. JOEL, b. Oct. 13, 1823; d. Nov. 13, 1875; m. Sept. 12, 1847, Enecba H. Goodell. Chn.: Julia M., (8) b. June 2, 1848; George E., b. Feb. 23, 1850; John W., b. Dec. 19, 1851; Edward J., b. June 2, 1854; Alfred E., b. May 21, 1856; Joel L., b. May 18, 1858; Mary E., b. Mar. 20, 1861; Charles E., b. Mar. 6, 1864; William H., b. Feb. 20, 1866; Benj. F., b. Apr. 6, 1868; James M., b. Feb. 29, 1872. v. NANCY b. Jan. 16, 1826; m. Cyrus G. Howard of Manhattan, Kansas. vi. IRA RICHARDSON, b. July 30, 1828; d. July 18, 1832. vii. MARTHA, b. Oct. 24, 1830; d. July 27, 1832. viii. 7. ABEL ALONZO McDELLA, b. Feb. 2, 1834. ix. 8. GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS, b. Feb. 3, 1837. x. MARY AMELIA, b. Oct. 9, 1842; m. Dec., 1865, William F. Turner. 7. ABEL ALONZO McD.(7) KNEELAND (Silas,(6) Timothy,(5) Joseph,(4) Edward,(3) Edward,(2) Edward,(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., Feb. 2, 1834; sett. in W., selectman, 1870-1, 1892-3. He married, May 14, 1857, Clarissa L., dau. Simeon and Clarissa (Smith) Stoddard, b. Nov. 15, 1835; d. Sept. 25, 1906. Children: i. DORRICK ABEL,(8) b. Mar. 30, 1858. ii. ALICE LINCOLN, b. Mar. 4, 1865; d. Apr. 23, 1886; m. June 11, 1885, Charles E. Greaser. iii. CLARA SERENA, b. Dec. 5, 1859; d. Sept. 26, 1882. 8. GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS(7) KNEELAND (Silas,(6) Timothy,(5) Joseph,(4) Edward,(3) Edward,(2) Edward,(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., Feb. 3, 1837; Sergt. Co. H., 6th Vt. Vols. He married, Nov. 22, 1860, Mary Eliza Morrill, dau. Simeon and Clarissa (Smith) Stoddard, bapt. May 6, 1838. Children: i. IRA DUANE,(8) b. Apr. 10, 1862. ii. ATHREA MARIA, b. May 17, 1868; m. Dec. 24, 1894, Clarence Page. iii. LEVI STODDARD, b. Feb. 28, 1874; d. May 31, 1875. iv. FLORA ISABELLA, b. Sept. 10, 1875; m. Nov. 28, 1895, Elmer A. Heliot. v. CLARISSA ASIA, b. Nov, 17, 1878. HENRY(7) KNEELAND (Richard,(6) Richard,(5) John,(4) John,(3) John,(2) Edward,(1)), son of Richard and Catharine (Knight) Kneeland, was born in Waterbury, Vt., Sept. 25, 1819. He married, Mar. 27, 1841, Marie Sherman. Children: i. HOWLAND P.,(8) b. Mar. 2, 1843; res. Boone, Iowa; m. Eleanor Warner. ii. SEYMOUR L., b. Sept. 17, 1845; enlisted from W., in First Vt. Cav., 1863; prisoner at Libby, Dec., 64 to Mar., 65; sett. in Lowell, Mass.; m. July 3, 1866, Diantha E., dau. Chester and Emily Smith of Warren, Vt. Ch.; Winnifred Mary,(9) b. Feb. 25, 1869; Clarence Henry; Catharine, b. Aug. 21, 1872. iii. KATHERINE L., b. Aug. 14, 1847; m. Dec. 28, 1865, Dr. Emery G. Hooker. iv. ISABEL A., b. Dec. 20, 1850; m. Aug. 13, 1868, Clarence Milton Richardson. KNIGHT. CURTIS KNIGHT came to W. abt. 1820, and sett. on east side of the mountam. GILBERT ARNOTT KNIGHT, was a resident of W., 1833-8; rem. abt. 1838 to Gouverneur, N. Y. He married Elvira, dau. Salah and Mary (Taylor) Smith, b. Apr. 23, 1805. Ch.: i. JULIUS. LABELLE. PETER LaBELLE was born Mar. 2, 1834; carpenter; came to W. from Montpelier, Vt.; died Aug. 23, 1902. He married Lucy Tromblee, b. 1836. Children: i. GEORGIANNA, b. Oct. 6, 1857; m. Fred Forten; d. 1889. ii. EDWARD, b. Nov. 17, 1858; m. July 29, 1880, Amelia Blanchard of Stockbridge, Vt. Chn., born in W.: Hallie, b. May 14, 1882, d. young; Eva Maude, b. Apr. 28, 1884, m. June 9, 1901, Eugene H. Little; Ethel, b. Sept. 3, 1885, m. Geo. A. Foley, and d. Mar. 29, 1906; Clayton and Clarence twins, June 27, 1889, latter d. young; Elsie M., b. Aug. 28, 1895, d. young; Claron Jess., b. Mar. 9, 1900. iii. SARAH JANE, b. Mar. 17, 1860. iv. HENRY CHARLES, b. Dec. 27, 1863; m. Sept. 3, 1892, Mary, dau. Lewis Peach of Montpelier. Chn.: Clarence R., b. Aug. 24, 1894; Blanche; Dora; Mildred, b. Aug. 16, 1908. v. FRANK S., b. Apr. 24, 1865; d. Apr. 24, 1869. vi. CLARENCE, b. Jan. 31, 1867; died young. vii. HARRIET L., b. Nov 6, 1868; m. Josiah A. Smith. viii. MYRTLE, b. Nov. 15, 1874; m. Frank Hand. LAMB. JOHN LAMB was a voter, 1798-1800. LAMSON. JONATHAN LAMSON was a resident of W. for some years following 1801, but removed to Fayston, Vt., where he died at an advanced age. He married, in Swanzey, N. H., Aug. 23, 1796, Mary, dau. Benjamin and Naomi (Cumstock) Olcott, b. June 15, 1771, and said to have lived to the age of 104. Children: i. JONATHAN, b. May 26, 1797; m. Mary Wilson; he resided in W., Marlboro, N. H., and New Ipswich, N. H. ii. WILLIAM, m. Jan. 18, 1827, Lydia B. Pike. iii. ABEL, d. Apr. 15, 1825, ae. 23. iv. DAVID, d. Jan. 31, 1882, ae. 77 yrs., 9 mos.; m. Mar. 11, 1827, Susan Randall, who d. Mar. 30, 1886, ae. 92. Chn.: Carlisle; Priscilla Susan, b. Oct. 2, 1832, d. Feb. 15, 1905. m. (1) --------- Davis, (2) 1860, Horace Mehuron. v. ABIGAIL, m. Henry C. Jones. vi. IRA. vii. MARY, m. Mar. 21, 1826, Worthey Garinter Hastings. viii. ABEL, d. Aug. 3, 1829, ae. 10 mos. BENJAMIN O. LAMSON was in W., 1850. Had then, i. HELEN. ii. ANGELINE. iii. MARY. LAPOINT. JOSEPH LaPOINT, son of Peter, was born in Canada, 1836; blacksmith; was at different times a resident of W., but rem. to Montpelier, Vt. He married, Oct. 3, 1857, Josette, dau. Levi and Annette Willard, b. 1840. Children: i. NELLIE MAY, b. Mar. 12, 1860. ii. MINNIE A., b. Mar. 30, 1865. MITCHELL LaPOINT, blacksmith, was for some years in W., and births of children are recorded as follows: i. LUMING, b. Sept. 17, 1863. ii. MELVIN, b. Feb. 19, 1865. iii. JOSEPH, b. Apr. 21, 1866. iv. SESLOS, b. Jan. 18, 1868. v. ROMEO, b. Oct. 28, 1869. LAWTON. STILLMAN LAWTON came from Royalton, Vt., in 1847 and bought the Hooker Joslin farm; removed in 1851. Had wife, Emeline, and chn. i. MARY. ii. CHARLES L. iii. EDWIN L. LEACH. 1. LAWRENCE(1) LEACH came with Higginson in the Fleet and settled in Salem, Mass., 1629; freeman, May 8, 1631; prominent in Salem; died June 22, 1662, ae. 82 or 85. He married Elizabeth, who d. 1674. Children: i. JOHN(2) in Salem, 1637, and had a family there. ii. 2. ROBERT. iii. CLEMENT, remained in Eng. iv. RICHARD, d. in Mass., 1647. v. GILES, m. in 1656, and sett. in Bridgewater, Mass., 1664. 2. ROBERT(2) LEACH (Lawrence,(1)) was a founder of Manchester, Mass., where he sett., 1636; town clerk until 1648; selectman, 1658-61; his est. was settled in accordance with his verbal request by an agreement dated June 29, 1674, in which his widow Alice and children are named. Children (prob. not in order): i. SAMUEL,(3) b. 1655; d. Oct. 14, 1696. ii. 3. ROBERT, b. 1658. iii. SARAH. iv. ELIZABETH, m. John (Fosbet?). v. MARY. vi. BETHIA. vii. ABIGAIL, m. Dec. 10, 1682, John Day. 3. ROBERT(3) LEACH (Robert,(2) Lawrence,(1)) was born abt. 1658; selectman of Manchester 16 years, 1680 to 1705. He married (1) 1678, Sarah ---------; (2) 1684, Hannah ----------. Children, born in Manchester, Mass.: i. SARAH(4) b. June 11, 1680; m. Jan. 1969-9, Ezekiel Knowlton. ii. ROBERT, b. Feb. 28, 1682; m. (1) Mar. 15, 1705, Mary Robinson; (2) Jan. 21, 1713, Elizabeth Hoskins; (3) Feb. 3, 1725, Elizabeth Allen. iii. HANNAH, b. Nov. 18, 1685; perhaps m. June 27, 1705, Samuel Leach. iv. JOHN, b, Jan. 15, 1687. v. MARY, b. Mar. 18, 1690; m. Dec. 4, 1712, Robert Hascoll. vi. ELIZABETH, b. Mar. 8, 1692. vii. JOSEPH, b. June 4, 1694; d. July 30, 1781; m. Dec. 16, 1715, Patience Littlefield. viii. ANN, b. May 23, 1696; m. Dec. 16, 1715, Joseph Pitman of Beverly, Mass. ix. 4. PAUL, b. May 11, 1698. x. CHARLES, b. Oct. 7, 1702. 4. PAUL(4) LEACH (Robert,(3) Robert,(2) Lawrence,(1)) was born in Manchester, Mass., May 11, 1698; shipwright; said to have had great bodily strength; died. Jan. 8, 1773. He married (1) Mar. 2, 1725-6, Rebecca Knight; (2) July 20, 1742, Lydia Hooper, who d. June 15, 1750, ae. 35 or 36, (3) Jan. 15, 1750-1, Sarah Kelley. Children, born in Manchester, Mass.: i. DANIEL, bapt. July 16, 1738; d. young. ii. PAUL, bapt. July 16, 1738; d. Oct. 27, 1768; m. May 27, 1756, Miriam Hilton. iii. ANNA(5) b. Oct. 27, 1736; perhaps m. Oct. 24, 1765, Benj. Clerk of Gloucester Mass. iv. REBECCA, bapt. July 16, 1738. v. CHARLES, bapt. Aug. 23, 1741; perhaps the Charles lost at sea, 1764. vi. 5. JOSEPH, b. Apr. 15, 1743. vii. HANNAH, b. Apr. 29, 1745; m. Dec. 1, 1768, Thomas Colleney. viii. ELIZABETH, bapt. Jan. 24, 1748; m. Jan. 4, 1768, John Driver. ix. SAMUEL ALLEN, bapt. June 17, 1753; d. Oct., 1754. x. SARAH, b. Mar. 1, 1757. xi. DANIEL, bapt. June 10, 1759; d. June 17, 1759. xii. DANIEL, bapt. Apr. 12, 1761; died same month. xiii. ROBERT, b. Aug. 12, 1763. 5. JOSEPH(5) LEACH (Paul,(4) Robert,(3) Robert,(2) Lawrence,(1)) was born in Manchester, Mass., Apr. 15, 1743; sea captain; res. in Manchester and Beverly until abt. 1775, when he went to New Boston, N. H., where he died, Mar. 30, 1819. He married (1) Jan. 15, 1767, Jerusha, dau. Elisha Dodge of Wenham, Mass. She d. Sept. 28, 1774, ae. 26 or 27, and he m. (2) Feb. 5, 1775, Mrs. Hannah (Driver) Perry, b. 1749. Children: i. 6. JOSEPH,(6) bapt. Nov. 14, 1767. ii. SAMUEL, bapt. Sept. 2, 1770; d. Oct. 30, 1848; m. Mar. 19, 1801, Mary Ryder. iii. JOHN, bapt. Aug. 14, 1772; m. 1797, Susannah Wiley. iv. LYDIA, bapt. Sept. 25, 1774; m. Mar. 13, 1798, David Allen. v. JERUSHA bapt. Feb, 4, 1776; m. June 7, 1798, James Dodge. vi. ELIZABETH, b. May 23, 1778; m. Daniel White. vii. ANNA, b. July 11, 1780; m. (1) ------------ Upton; (2) ----------- Caldwell. viii. RACHEL, b. Aug. 22, 1782; m. 1808, Ebenezer Ryder. 6. JOSEPH(6) LEACH (Joseph,(5) Paul,(4) Robert,(3) Robert,(2) Lawrence,(1)) was bapt. at Manchester, Mass., Nov. 14, 1767; sett. in New Boston, N. H., where he died, July 21, 1843. He married (1) Mary Wiley, who d. Nov. 18, 1818; (2) Rachel, dau. Dea. Robert Patterson, who d. Apr. 13, 1855. Children, born in New Boston, N. H. i. 7. ROBERT,(7) b. Oct. 30, 1789. ii. 8.JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1792. iii. JERUSHA, b. Dec. 13, 1793; m. Apr. 10, 1812, Abel Hart. iv. MARY b. June 9, 1797; m. Feb. 16, 1824, David Allen. v. SAMUEL, b. Apr. 18, 1801; m. (1) ------- Leach; (2) ---------- Moore. vi. SUSANNAH, b. Aug. 24, 1803; m. Dec. 18, 1827, Daniel Leach. vii. JONATHAN, b. Jan. 16, 1806; m. June 7, 1832, Lucy Tuttle. viii. JOSEPH ALLEN, b. Apr. 8, 1822; m. (1) Harriet J. Dickey; (2) Matilda M. Dickey, daughters of John and Eliza (Peram) Dickey. 7. ROBERT(7) LEACH (Joseph,(6) Joseph,(5) Paul,(4) Robert,(3) Robert,(2) Lawrence,(1)) was born in New Boston, N. H., Oct. 30, 1789; came to W., 1818, and remained until 1859 when he rem. to Randolph, Vt., where he died, Dec. 24, 1876. Called Captain; selectman, 1829-30. He married (1) Abigail, dau. Job and Lydia (Butterfield) Dow, who died July 14, 1822; (2) Jan. 22, 1823, Sarah, dau. Nathan and Sarah Stowell, b. Aug. 23, 1797; d. Feb. 10, 1834; (3) July 16, 1834, Cynthea Sherman of Warren, Vt., who d. Aug. 24, 1872. Children: i. JOHN,(8) b. and d. young, in New Boston. ii. MARY, b. Apr. 25, 1820; m. Nov. 5, 1840, John Waterman. iii. LYDIA ELIZABETH, b. June 23, 1822; m. Apr. 26, 1842, Cyren Joslin. iv. SARAH ANN, b. Nov. 1, 1823; d. Oct. 20, 1843. v. ROBERT RUSH, b. Mar. 21, 1828; res. Beloit, Kansas; m. Sept. 21, 1854, Elzina Burnham of Hanover, N. H. vi. EDWARD MILTON, b. Apr. 22, 1830; res. Faribault, Minn.; m. Nov. 2, 1865, Caroline, dau. Paschal Stowell. vii. HARRIET MASON, b. Sept. 3, 1837. 8. JOHN(7) LEACH (Joseph,(6) Joseph,(5) Paul,(4) Robert,(3) Robert,(2) Lawrence,(1)) was born in New Boston, N. H., Feb. 15, 1792; came to w. abt. 1814, and rem., 1836, to Gouverneur, N. Y., where he died, May 26, 1875. He married, Mar. 2, 1820, Lucy, dau. Ezekiel and Huldah (Spicer) Hawley, b. Feb. 19, 1792; d. Dec. 16, 1878. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. GENETTE MILLS,(8) b. Feb. 18, 1822; m. July 27, 1843, Atwood Bunker of Gouverneur. ii. SUSAN E., b. Mar. 9, 1824; d. 1844. iii. FERRIS FITCH, b. Jan. 2, 1827; d. Mar. 8, 1832. iv. LUCY ANN, b. Aug. 12, 1829; m. Feb. 22, 1849, Louis J. Haile. v. AMANDA, b. June 6, 1831; m. 1850, Rev. Halsey C. Leavitt. vi. FERRIS JUDSON, b. Sept. 20, 1833; m. Aug. 16, 1858, Julia Smith. vii. JULIUS P., b. Dec. 23, 1837; d. Apr. 4, 1850. viii. JOHN SPICER, b. Jan. 6, 1836; m. 1869, Sarah C. Barrell. LEARNED. WILLIAM(1) LEARNED from Bermondsey, Eng., settled in Charlestown, Mass., 1632, and rem. to Woburn, 1640-1, where he died, Mar. 1, 1645-6. He married Goodith -------, who came with him, and they had six children of whom the youngest was Isaac(2) Learned, bapt. Feb. 25, 1623, in Bermondsey Parish, Co. Surrey, Eng.; sett., 1652, in Chelmsford, Mass., where he died, Nov. 27, 1657. He married, in Woburn, July 9, 1646, Mary Stearns, and they had six children of whom the fifth was Isaac(3) Learned, born in Chelmsford, Mass., Sept. 16, 1655 (County Records say. Oct. 5); sett. in Framingham, Mass.; wounded in Narragansett fight; died Sept. 15, 1737; m. July 23, 1679, Sarah Bigelow. They had eleven children of whom the tenth was Moses(4) Learned, born in Framingham, Mass., Apr. 29, 1699; died May 25, 1769; m. 1725, Lydia Bryant. Of their twelve children the eldest was Moses(5) Learned, born in Framingham, Mass., Feb. 13, 1728; rem. to Templeton, Mass., abt. 1766; died Apr., 1799; m. Ruth Hill. They had nine children of whom the eighth was Thomas(6) Learned. 1. THOMAS(6) LEARNED (Moses,(5) Moses,(4) Isaac,(3) Isaac,(2) William,(1)), son of Mosess and Ruth (Hill) Learned, was born in Framingham, Mass., Jan. 10, 1766; res. in Templeton, where he died, July 8, 1859. He married, Mar. 29, 1789, Lydia, dau. Samuel Treadwell, b. Aug. 27, 1768; d. Aug. 6, 1836. Children: i. MARY,(7) b. Dec. 27, 1789; m. Feb. 12, 1815, Levi B. May of Sterling, Mass. ii. JOHN, b. Aug. 18, 1791; sett. in Readsboro, Vt.; d. Sept. 2, 1883; m. 1828, Mary Barr. iii. JOEL, b. Jan. 21, 1794; d. Sept. 29, 1803. iv. LYDIA b. June 30, 1796; m. Mar., 1814, Amos Newton. v. SAMUEL, b. June 29, 1798; d. Dec. 13, 1798. vi. RUTH, b. Dec. 6, 1799; m. Mar. 1, 1827, Reuben Gates of Athol, Mass. vii. LYMAN, b. Feb. 11, 1802; res. Hubbardston, Mass.; d. Aug., 1865; m. Apr. 8, 1835, Augusta Greenwood. viii. SARAH, b. Feb. 2, 1804; d. May 31, 1869, unm. ix. 2. JOEL, b. Apr. 21, 1806. x. MOSES, b. Oct. 30, 1808. 2. JOEL(7) LEARNED (Thomas,(6) Moses,(5) Moses,(4) Isaac,(3) Isaac,(2) William,(1) was born in Templeton, Mass., Apr. 21, 1806; came to W. via. Washington, Vt., and Morristown, Vt., abt. 1857; died Oct. 17, 1889. He married (1) Lucy E., dau. Timothy Hancock, b. Apr. 11, 1811; d. Dec. 10, 1835 at Washington, Vt., (2) Aug. 21, 1836, Orinda, dau. Elisha Moody of Vershire, Vt., b. June 30, 1804; d. at W., June 30, 1862; (3) Jan. 2, 1864, Emeline C., dau. Josiah Hubbard of Berlin, Vt., b. Nov. 18, 1823; d. Sept. 5, 1887. Children: i. MARY J.,(8) b. Dec. 28, 1828. ii. PERSIS W., b. Aug. 10, 1831, in Washington, Vt.; m. Jan. 15, 1861, William H. Royce of Moretown, Vt. iii. SARAH L., b. Apr. 15, 1835; m. Mar. 4, 1869, Jason S. Spaulding. ix. 3. LYMAN MOODY, b. Oct. 1, 1839. 3. LYMAN MOODY(8) LEARNED (Joel,(7) Thomas,(6) Moses,(5) Moses,(4) Isaac,(3) Isaac(2) Thomas,(1)) was born in Morristown, Vt., Oct. 1, 1839; came to W. abt. 1857; died Feb. 8, 1905. His farm was in lot 119. He married, Jan. 21, 1868, Laura M., dau. Gideon Goodspeed of Warren, Vt. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. GEORGE LYMAN,(9) b. Nov. 17, 1871; m. June 7, 1905, Elizabeth M. Fielders. ii. BERTON STEPHEN, b. Sept. 20, 1874; d. May 18, 1882. iii. CORA M., b. Oct. 15, 1883; m. Oct. 16, 1907, Ernest E. Kingsbury. LEE. ROSWELL LEE was perhaps a son of Zebulon Lee of Hartland, Vt., a proprietor of W.; voter,1800. He married Sally, dau: Samuel and Elizabeth (Weld) Child of Woodstock, Conn., b. Dec. 31, 1775. Their dau. Roxena died in W., May 17, 1804, but there is no later record of them. LEWIS. PHILO LEWIS, son of George and Susan Lewis of Barnard, Vt., was born abt. 1812; came to W. bef. 1836; died June 19, 1881, ae. 69. He married (1) Sept. 4, 1836, Harriet, dau. Joshua and Julianna Pike, b. Jan. 13, 1805; d. Apr. 26, 1870; (2) July 14, 1872, Mrs. Eliza J. (Beard) Andrews of Granville, Vt. 1. SILAS(2) LEWIS (Samuel,(1)), son of Samuel(1) and Hannah (Bradley) Lewis, was born in Claremont, N. H., Apr. 4, 1810, and died at Northfield, Vt., Sept. 23, 1869. He married, Nov. 2, 1836, at Concord, N. H., Lois, dau. Abner D. and Deborah (Gunnison) Colby, b. at Goshen, N. H., May 3, 1812; d. July 20, 1896. Children: i. ANN AUGUSTA(3) b. June 14, 1837; d. Oct. 13, 1838. ii. 2. JOHN GUNNISON, b. Apr. 29, 1839. iii. EDWIN COLBY, b. Jan. 5, 1842; d. at Nfd., Feb. 27, 1883; twice married. iv. CHARLES EVERETT, b. Jan. 25, 1844. v. MARY AUGUSTA, b. Apr. 15, 1846; d. at Randolph, Vt., Feb. 13, 1878. vi. CAROLINE ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 14, 1848; d. at St. Albans, Vt., Mar. 3, 1900. 2. JOHN GUNNISON(3) LEWIS (Silas,(2) Samuel,(1)) was born in Concord, N. H., Apr. 29, 1839; priv. 12th Vt. Vols.; came to W. in 1863; selectman, 1888-9; rem. 1898 to Lebanon, N. H. He married, Aug. 22, 1862, Sarah J., dau. Ira and Eliza (Jones) Bates, b. Dec. 27, 1839. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. GERTRUDE F.,(4) b. May 11, 1864; m. July 22, 1891, Edmund T. Huntington of Burlington, Vt. ii. FRED E., b. Oct. 7, 1865; d. June 25, 1902, unm. iii. GEORGE R., b. Mar. 15, 1867; m. July 14, 1896, Ada Goodwin; res. Lebanon, N. H. iv. ERNEST L., b. Nov. 7, 1868; d. Aug. 12, 1875. v. MARY A., b. Feb. 10, 1870; m. Nov. 25, 1892, Bertrand L. Joslin. vi. HARRIET L., b. Mar. 19, 1872. vii. EDWARD, b. Aug. 5, 1873; m. June 21, 1904, Grace L. Moulton; res. Montpelier, Vt. LOCKWOOD. ROBERT(1) LOCKWOOD, proprietor of Watertown, Mass. 1635-6 freeman, Mar. 9, 1636-7; rem. soon after, 1645, to Fairfield, Conn., where he died in 1658. By his wife, Susannah, he had ten children of whom the sixth was Gershom(2) Lockwood, born Sept. 6, 1643; proprietor of Greenwich, Conn., where he died, Mar. 12, 1718-19. He married Anne Millington. Their son, Abraham(3) Lockwood, born 1669-70, settled in Warwick, R. I., and died Jan., 1747. He married, 1693, Sarah, dau. Amos and Deborah (Stafford) Westcott. Their son, Abraham(4) Lockwood, was born at Warwick about 1707. He removed to Cranston, R. I., where he died, 1762. By his wife Mary he had Jacob(5) Lockwood who came to Springfield, Vt., in 1778 and died there, Aug. 31, 1807. He married, at Cranston, R. I., Oct. 22, 1752, Anne, dau. Timothy Blanchard of Providence, R. I., b. July 25, 1736, d. Mar. 29, 1816. Of their thirteen children the seventh was Amos(6) Lockwood. 1. AMOS(6) LOCKWOOD (Jacob,(5) Abraham,(4) Abraham,(3) Gershom,(2) Robert,(1)), son of Jacobs and Anne (Blanchard) Lockwood, was born in Cranston, R. I., Mar. 1, 1765; went with his father to Springfield, Vt., in 1778, and died there, Mar. 8, 1838. He married (1) Apr. 10, 1788, Elizabeth Lee, who d. Jan. 26, 1810; (2) June 30, 1811, Martha Lewis, who d. Aug. 14, 1818; (3) Lucy Sears. Children, born in Springfield, Vt.: i. CYNTHIA,(7) b. Apr. 23, 1791; m. Dec. 9, 1813, Jasper Leland of Chester, Vt. ii. EDMUND, b. Feb. 14, 1793; m. Asenath Leland of Chester, Vt. iii. 2. RUSSELL, b. Aug. 11, 1797. iv. 3. SEBRAY, b. Nov. 19, 1799. v. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 28, 1801; m. Sally Griswold. vi. NANCY, b. May 3, 1806; m. Samuel Chipman. vii. 4.ALBERT, b. 1813. viii. 5.LINCOLN B., b. Sept. 9, 1817. ix. RANSOM. AMOS (6), is said by descendants to have had 20 children. 2. RUSSELL(7) LOCKWOOD (Amos,(6) Jacob,(5) Abraham,(4) Abraham,(3) Gershom,(2) Robert,(1)) was born in Springfield, Vt., Aug. 11, 1797; came to W. abt. 1836 and res. on the Shubal Burdick farm in lot 129. He married, Oct. 2, 1820, Martha, dau. Daniel Griswold of Spfld., Vt., b. 1797; d. Sept. 1, 1858. Children: i. HILAND,(8) b. July 3, 1821; res. Boston, Mass.; d. July 3, 1874; m. -------- Squire. ii. RANSOM G., b. Apr. 28, 1824; had ch.: Amos; rem. to Boston. His wife died in W., Nov. 20, 1851. iii. SINTHA A., b. Apr. 29, 1826. iv. MARTHA, b. Dec. 25, 1830. v. MARTIN, b. Oct. 5, 1837, at W. vi. WILLIAM. vii. ASA. 3. SEBRAY(7) LOCKWOOD (Amos,(6) Jacob,(5) Abraham,(4) Abraham,(3) Gershom(2) Robert,(1)) was born in Springfield, Vt., Nov. 19, 1799, and died there, Sept. 16, 1828. He married, Feb. 16, 1826, at Weathersfield, Vt., Cynthia Griswold. Child, born in Springfield, Vt.: i. PLINY EMERSON,(8) b. Mar. 24, 1822; came early to Fayston, Vt.; and rem. to W. abt. 1863; selectman 1868-9, 1886, 1898-9; d. May 28, 1904. Married, Nov. 21, 1848, Sarah Jane, dau. Ezekel and Sarah (Bemis) Lockwood of Spfld., b. Mar. 25, 1830. Children: Helen J.,(9) b. July 1, 1857, d. Feb. 1, 1858; Frank E., b. Oct. 24, 1859, d. Dec. 16, 1864; daughter, b. Dec. 30, 1863, d. same day; Ferd S., b. July 25, 1867, res. Proctor, Vt., m. Jan. 18, 1893, Annie Putnam; Hattie A., b. Nov. 26, 1869, d. Dec. 25, 1869. 4. ALBERT(7) LOCKWOOD (Amos,(6) Jacob,(5) Abraham,(4) Abraham,(3) Gershom,(2) Robert,(1)) was born in Springfield, Vt., abt. 1813; died in W., Dec. 4, 1876, ae. 63. He married, July 23, 1843, Aphia, dau. Dea. Nathan Benton, who died June 20, 1878, ae. 61. Ch.: i. EDWARD A.,(8) d. Jan. 14, 1853, ae. 7 y., 6 mos. 5. LINCOLN B.(7) LOCKWOOD (Amos,(6) Jacob,(5) Abraham,(4) Abraham,(3) Gershon,(2) Robert,(1)) was born in Springfield, Vt., Sept. 9, 1817; resided in Fayston, Vt., and died May 14, 1869. Married Susannah, dau. Ezekiel and Sarah (Bemis) Lockwood, b. Mar. 14, 1821; d. Mar. 16, 1857. Children: i. LEVERETT,(8) rem. to Boston. ii. MARIAM. iii. LUCETTA, b. 1844; m. Oct. 31, 1860, Winfield S. Rich. iv. SARAH J., m. Mar. 24, 1867, Horace Mehuron. v. CHARLES H., b. Mar. 7, 1857; d. Oct. 26, 1857. It seems certain that Lincoln B.(7) Lockwood married a second time as the following births of children are recorded in Fayston. vi. WILLIAM L., b. Apr. 27, 1862; d. July 18, 1865. vii. MARY V., b. Dec. 30, 1864. viii. DELIA L., b. June 10, 1866. ix. ALBERT E., b. June 28, 1868. LONG. 1. JOHN(1) LONG came from County Donegal, Ireland, about 1830; died Apr. 22, 1872, ae. 84. He married Margaret, sister of Andrew Roulston, who d. May 26, 1869, ae. 73. Children: i. SAMUEL(2) sett. in Middlesex, Vt.; m. Oct. 27, 1840, Lydia, dau. Stewart and Lydia Hamilton, b. June 25, 1824, d. Dec. 17, 1888. Chn.: John Stuart(3) b. June 5, 1843; Orange, b. Aug. 13, 1841, d. July 31, 1857, Lucinda; Wilbur; Laura Ann; George W., d. Aug. 17, 1864, ae. 17. ii. JOHN, sett. in Fayston, Vt.; d. Jan. 25, 1875, ae. 51; m. May 3, 1853, Sarah, dau. James and Sarah Baird; b. Nov. 9, 1829, d. Sept. 24, 1881. Chn.: Edgar,(3) Edward J., Elisabeth, James William, Frank S. iii. 2. ANDREW, b. Mar. 19, 1826. iv. ROBERT E., sett. in Warren, Vt. v. NANCY, m. Mar. 27, 1851, George Balentine of Fayston. vi. MARTHA, m. John Hammond of Calais, Vt. vii. SARAH, m. John Sloan. 2. ANDREW(2) LONG (John,(1)) was born in Ireland, Mar. 19, 1826; died in W., Jan. 5, 1897. He married, June 30, 1845, Fanny B., dau. Moses and Jerusha (Grandy) Palmer, b. May 7, 1827; d. May 13, 1884. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. MARGARET,(2) b. July 21, 1846; m. Jan. 3, 1866, Alonzo J. Cady. ii. 3. MOSES JOHN, b.. Jan. 7, 1849. iii. MYRON, b. July 12, 1851; m. Betsey, dau. Gardner Sawyer of Middlesex, Vt.; res. Montpelier, Vt. iv. 4. WILLARD EDMUND, b. Nov. 14, 1851. v. ADDIE MARTHA, b. June 3, 1863; m. Jan. 3, 1887, George W. Ray. Chn.: Alice M.,(4) b. June 8, 1888; Vern George, b. Oct. 8, 1889; John, b. Mar. 31, 1892. 3. MOSES JOHN(3) LONG (Andrew,(2) John,(1)) was born in W., Jan. 7, 1849; carpenter; married (1) Apr. 7, 1875, Isabelle R., dau. Henry Jones of Northfield,Vt., who d. Feb. 11, 1881, ae. 30; (2) Jan. 1, 1883, Etta, dau. William Miner, b. 1864. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. Roy M.,(4) b. Dec. 19, 1883; d. Mar. 29, 1884. ii. GERALD, b. Mar. 24, 1885; d. May 7, 1885. iii. IOLA MARY, b. Nov. 9, 1886; m. Nov. 26, 1903, Arthur P. Miller. iv. WILLIE A., b. Mar. 4, 1889; d. Mar. 18, 1889. v. CLARA ABEL, b. Dec. 24, 1891. vi. FANNIE E., b. Apr. 8, 1895. vii. GEORGE MOSES, b. May 27, 1896. viii. BESSIE ELOISE, b. Sept. 30, 1898. ix. MABEL JANE, b. Sept. 3, 1901. 4. WILLARD EDMUND(3) LONG (Andrew,(2) John,(1)) was born in W., Nov. 14, 1853. He married, May 4, 1887, Annette L., dau. L. K. Hooker, b. at Cabot, Vt., Mar. 2, 1865. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. LENA BELLF(4) b. Aug. 22, 1888; d. Apr. 8, 1896. ii. CARL WILLARD, b. Oct. 24, 1890. iii. ELSIE MAY, b. June 4, 1898. MARSH. ABRAM MARSH was probably a son of John Marsh of Hartford, Vt. He was among the very early settlers of W. (at least 1792), and was treasurer, 1796-7, but returned about 1799 to Hartland or Hartford. He died about 1813 in Hartford, Vt., and his wife Polly was admx. Children, born in W.: i. SALLY, b. Nov. 1, 1792. ii. LYMAN, b. Mar. 3, 1796. iii. POLLY, b. Aug. 1, 1797. MARSHALL. 1. GEORGE C.(2) MARSHALL, son of Clark(1) and Lucy (Wilder) Marshall, was born in Waterbury, Vt., Mar. 8, 1826; he was a cooper; sett. in W., where he died, Apr. 3, 1893. He married, Sept. 26, 1848, Sylvia K., dau. Stebbins and Zilla (Foster) Ashley, b. Aug. 1, 1832. Children: i. EMILY,(3) d. Oct. 30, 1855, ae. 6. ii. 2. WILLIAM H., b. July 31, 1852. 2. WILLIAM H.(3) MARSHALL (,George C.,(2) Clark,(1)) was born July 31, 1852; barber. He married, Jan. 22, 1874, Carrie L., dau. E. M. Whitney of Fayston, Vt., b. Dec. 17, 1855; d. Jan. 12, 1904. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. EVERARD L.(4) b. Apr. 21, 1875; carpenter; m. Jan. 10, 1800, Harriet A., dau. Harrison and Elizabeth Potter. Chn.: Ila Margaret,(5) b. Jan. 6, 1901; Norma Elizabeth, b. Feb. 15, 1908. ii. LEILA EVELYN, b. Aug. 26., 1891. MARTIN. GEORGE W. MARTIN, for some years a resident of W., married Alice, dau. Ethan Allen Bruce. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. EMILE, b. Sept. 7, 1894. ii. STANLEY BRUCE, b. June 1, 1897. JOHN H. MARTIN, son of Hiram and Jane (Bettis) Martin, was born in Fayston, Vt., Jan. 9, 1870. He married, Dec. 24, 1889, Julia A., dau. Charles and Julia Bettis of Fayston. Children: i. HATTIE E., b. Sept. 10, 1893, in Fayston. ii. HAROLD J., b. Sept. 26, 1897. iii. GERALD H., b. May 17, 1907, in W. MATTHEWS. 1. JAMES(1) MATTHEWS was in Charlestown, Mass., 1634; rem. to Yarmouth, Mass., by 1639; freeman, Mar. 7, 1642-3; selectman, 1665-1668; deputy, 1664; died Jan. 29, 1685. He married Sarah --------- who died abt. 1668. Children, born in Yarmouth, Mass.: i. SAMUEL(2) b. May 1, 1647; m. Elizabeth Crowell. ii. SARAH, b. July 21, 1649; m. John Taylor. iii. HESTER or ESTHER, b. Jan. 8, 1650-1. iv. MEHITABLE, b. 1653; m. Benjamin Hall. v. 2. THOMAS, b. 1655 vi. BENJAMIN, the youngest son. Perhaps also, vii. JOHN. viii. WILLIAM. ix. JAMES. 2. THOMAS(2) MATTHEWS (James,(1)) was born in Yarmouth, Mass., 1655; townsman in Yarmouth, 1679. His estate was settled Sept. 5, 1688 and the papers name his wife Sarah and "children," the eldest by name. i. THOMAS, "eldest son." ii. 3. JOHN, b. abt. 1683. and others. 3. JOHN(3) MATTHEWS (Thomas,(2) James,(1)) was born in Yarmouth, Mass., abt. 1683; died June 7, 1776. He married, Mar. 9, 1708-9, Hannah, dau. Thomas and Abigail Sturgis, b. Sept. 18, 1687. Children, born in Yarmouth, Mass.: i. THOMAS,(4) b. May 4, 1710. ii. ISAAC, b. Sept. 4, 1712; m. (1) Aug. 31, 1743, Sarah Hawes; (2) July 1, 1763, wid. Elizabeth Eldridge. iii. REBECCA, b. Nov. 30, 1714; m. Jan. 5, 1836, Amos Howes. iv. JOHN, b. Mar. 29, 1717; m. (pub.) 1737, Mary Atkins. v. JAMES, b. Apr. 11, 1719. vi. 4. WILLIAM, b. May 24, 1721. vii. THANKFUL, b. Jan. 9, 1724-5; m. July 16, 1741, Josiah Davis. viii. DAVID, b. May 14, 1727; m. Mar. 11, 1748- 9, Sarah Hedge. ix. ELISHA, b. Aug. 7, 1730; m. Jan, 31, 1752, Elizabeth Sturgis. 4. WILLIAM(4) MATTHEWS (John,(3) Thomas,(2) James,(1)) was born in Yarmouth, Mass., May 24, 1721; died Mar. 15, 1789. He married (1) Mar. 6, 1746, Abigail Atkins; (2) Hannah, named in his will. Children, born in Yarmouth, Mass.: i. 5. JOHN,(5) b. Feb. 24, 1746-7. ii. BETHIA, b. Mar. 22, 1748-9; m. (pub.) Feb. 27, 1768, Simeon Howes. iv. MARY, b. Nov. 7, 1753; m. May 18, 1777, Benjamin Downes. v. NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 16, 1756; m. Nov. 25, 1780, Mary Hedge. v. JOSIAH, b. Jan. 16, 1759; m. 1783, Thankful Howes. vi. ATKINS, b. May 21, 1762; m. Sarah Eldridge. vii. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 17, 1767; m. Jan. 17, 1788, Josiah Hallett. viii. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 17, 1767; m. Feb. 16, 1786, Benjamin Hallett. ix. REBECCA, b. Aug. 20, 1774; m. Feb. 16, 1792, Isaac Hallett, Jr. x. HANNAH, b. Feb. 24, 1777; m. Jan. 10, 1797, Reuben Eldridge. 5. JOHN(5) MATTHEWS (William,(4) John,(3) Thomas,(2) James,(1)) was born in Yarmouth, Mass., Feb. 24, 1746-7, died Feb. 14, 1812. He married (1) Jan. 10, 1769, Lydia, dau. Abraham and Mary (Gray) Hedge, b. Jan. 18, 1749--50; d. Sept. 4, 1785 (2) Dec. 14, 1787, Mary ------------, who d. Jan. 17, 1821. Children, born in Yarmouth, Mass. i. ABRAHAM,(6) b. Nov. 14, 1769. ii. LYDIA, b. Oct. 24, 1771; m. June 16, 1791, Josiah Thatcher, Jr. iii. JOHN, b. Oct. 12, 1774; m. Dec. 22, 1796, Mercy Hallett. iv. TEMPERANCE, b. Feb. 11, 1777; m. Feb. 25, 1796, Isaac Parker. v. MARY, b. Mar. 24, 1779; m. 1797, Ichabod Sherman. vi. 6. WILLIAM, b. Jan. 18, 1781. vii. HANNAH, b. Jan. 27, 1783. viii. JOSIAH, b. Oct. 3, 1784; d. 1785. 6. WILLIAM(6) MATTHEWS (John,(5) William,(4) John,(3) Thomas,(2) James,(1)) was born in Yarmouth, Mass., Jan. 18, 1781; he followed the sea until abt. 1800, when he rem. to Westminster, Vt., and soon to Rochester, Vt., where he died. He married, Apr. 18, 1797, Mary, dau. Capt. Matthias and Dorcas (Crowell) Gorham of Yarmouth, b. July 15, 1779; d. Sept. 2, 1856. Children: i. ALLEN GORHAM;(7) b. Sept. 8, 1798; left home at an early age and was never heard from. ii. JOSIAH, b. June 8, 1801; rem. to Tremont, Ill.; d. Mar., 1867; m. ---------- Waters. iii. 7. CROWELL, b. Sept. 8, 1802, in Rochester, Vt. iv. LYDIA, b. Sept. 17, 1804; m. Dr. ----------- Rix of Rochester, Vt. v. WILLIAM R., b. Sept. 1, 1808; d. May 3, 1809. vi. WILLIAM, b. June 14, 1810; res. Bloomington, Ill. vii. ISAIAH PARKER, b. Feb. 12, 1813, sett. in Randolph, Vt.; m. Rebecca Worcester. viii. MARY MINERVA, b. Apr. 3, 1816; m.--------- Cox of Damariscotta, Me. ix. FREEMAN THATCHER, b. Feb. 13, 1818; res. Bethel, Vt., and Ypsilanti, Mich.; d. at Rochester, Vt., July 12, 1868; m. (1) Martha Childs; (2) Sophira Freeman. x. DORCAS LEONORA, b. Mar. 25, 1820; m. Honestus Stearns of Reading, Vt. 7. CROWELL(7) MATTHEWS (William,(6) John,(5) William,(4) John,(3) Thomas,(2) James,(1)) was born in Rochester, Vt., Sept. 8, 1802; rem. to Coventry, Vt., and thence in Apr., 1837, to W., where he died, Nov. 1, 1866; selectman, 1843-5; built the mill on Shepherds Brook on the Jason Carpenter farm which he purchased; was for some years driver of the stage from Rochester to Montpelier. He married, 1826, Almira W., dau. Chester and Keziah (Griffin) Pease, b. Nov. 10, 1806 d. Nov. 9, 1859. Children: i. ELVIRA L.,(8) b. May 21, 1827; m. Apr. 28, 1859, Luther Leland Smith. ii. 8. GORHAM ALLEN, b. Sept. 9, 1829. iii. HARRIET A., b. May 2, 1830; m. Apr. 3, 1851, Ezra Osgood Joslin. iv. SUSAN M., b. Sept. 16, 1832; m. Aug. 22, 1856, Charles Emerson of Detroit, Mich. v. JOSIAH HENRY, b. Dec. 2, 1834; d. Jan. 4, 1839. vi. MARY L., b. Aug. 2, 1836; m. Mar. 31, 1856, Richardson James Gleason. vii. HENRY F., b. Dec. 18, 1839; d. Nov. 20, 1908; m. Feb. 12, 1861, Mary Jeanette Simonds. Chn.: Almira Lillian,(9) b. Sept. 13, 1861; Alice J., b. Apr. 9, 1864. 8. GORHAM ALLEN(8) MATTHEWS (Crowell,(7) William,(6) John,(5) William,(4) John,(3) Thomas,(2) Janes,(1)) was born in Rochester, Vt., Sept. 9, 1829; res. for a time in Ypsilanti, Mich., but retd. to W. He married, Aug. 28, 1853, Ellen N., dau. Samuel and Nancy (Lockwood) Chipman, b. Dec. 1, 1832; d. Oct. 12, 1907. Children: i. WILLIAM C.,(9) b. Dec. 3, 1854; d. June 10, 1873. ii. FRANK A., b. Nov. 23, 1859; res. Providence,. R. I.; m. Dec. 5, 1886, Susie, dau. Franklin Clark and Susan Ann (Spink) Burdick. Chn.: Edna Bell(10) b. Mar. 14, 1888, d. Mar. 15, 1888; Wilfred Chipman, b. Feb. 21, 1891; Francis Edgar, b. Aug. 28, 1892; Alice Elizabeth, b. Mar. 4, 1894; Ralph Harold, b. Apr. 13, 1899; Clifford Clarence, b. Jan. 7, 1901. MAXWELL. 1. JAMES(2) MAXWELL (John,(1)) was born in County Donegal, Ireland; came early to America and settled in Fayston, Vt., where he died. He married Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Roulston of County Donegal, and sister of Andrew Roulston of W. Children: i. 2. JOHN,(3) b. Mar. 24, 1838. ii. ELIZA J., b. 1842; m. 1865, Cornelius McMullen. iii. SAMUEL, b. 1844; m. 1884, Martha J. Maxwell. iv. WILLIAM, m. 1859, Abby Long. 2. JOHN(3) MAXWELL (James,(2) John(1) was born in County Donegal, Ireland, Mar. 24, 1838; settled in Fayston but removed about 1905 to W. He married, Jan. 4, 1869, Eliza, dau. Thomas and Elizabeth Ferris, b. Apr. 5, 1843. Children, born in Fayston, Vt.: i. ELIZABETH(4) B., b. Dec. 16, 1869. ii. JAMES H., b. Oct. 28, 1871. iii. Edwin J., b. Aug. 2, 1873, d. Aug. 12, 1881. iv. MINNIE M., b, July 18, 1875. v. CHARLES R., b. Jan 19, 1878; Columbia Univ. 1906; teacher. vi. JENNIE E., b. May 16, 1880. vii. CORA H., b. Sept. 23, 1882; m. Dec. 18, 1907, Roy Richardson. viii. EMILY B., b. Mar. 14, 1885. ix. CLAIRE E., b. Nov. 23, 1887. THOMAS S. MAXWELL was for some years a resident of W.; priv. Co. F, Second Vt. Vols., enlisted from Fayston, Vt,; died 1904. He married, July 11, 1878, Nellie Spaulding, b. Apr. 9, 1859. She m. (2) Apr. 10, 1906, Samuel J. Somerville. Children: i. GRACE, b. July 23, 1879; m. George Bruce of Middlesex, Vt. ii. MATTIE E., b. Nov. 9, 1881; m. Apr. 4, 1899, Roy S. Chipman. iii. MATILDA, b. Apr. 28, 1885; d. 1887. iv. FRANK, b. Aug. 14, 1888. MAYNARD. JAMES L. MAYNARD was a son of Carlos and Belinda (Lewis) Maynard of Nfd. and was born in 1834; he was a private in Co. H., 2nd U. S. S. S. and was killed at The Wilderness, May 6, 1864. He married, July 3, 1860, Roxana H., dau. John Quimby. McALLISTER. 1. AGNUS(1) McALLISTER came from North of Ireland to Lancaster, Mass., abt. 1718, with his wife Margaret (Boyle) and children; he rem. abt. 1731 to Londonderry, N. H. He is said to have been a soldier in the Irish wars and wounded at Pennyburn Mill. He and his son William signed a petition for the formation of the West Parish in Londonderry, Oct. 12, 1737. Children: i. 2. WILLIAM,(2) b. abt. 1700. ii. DAVID, d. in Londonderry, 1750, ae. 46; constable, 1744; m. Eleanor Wilson. iii. JOHN, retd. to Ireland. iv. MARY ANN, m. David Morrison; other children, it is said. 2. WILLIAM(2) MCALLISTER (Angus(1)) was born in Ireland abt. 1700, and came with his parents to America; died in Londonderry, N. H., 1755, ae. 55. He married Jeanette Cameron. Children: i. 3. WILLIAM.(3) and probably: ii. ISAAC. Bot. land in Berlin, Vt., 1800, and was then from Londonderry. iii. JOHN. Bot. land in Berlin, Vt., 1800, and was then from Londonderry. iv. JAMES. Petitioner for a Military Co., in Londonderry. 3. WILLIAM(3) McALLISTER (William,(2) Angus,(1)) was born in Londonderry, N. H., but went early to Jaffrey, N. H., where he was in 1790, and thence to Berlin, Vt., where he bought land, Sept. 20, 1796. Later he returned to Jaffrey but came again to Berlin in 1804 and died there, March or April, 1811, as commissioners advertised settlement of his estate in the latter month. He married Mary Clark. Children: i. WILLIAM.(4) ii. JESSE. iii. 4. DAVID E. iv. MATTHEW. v. POLLY. probably other daughters. 4. DAVID E.(4) McALLISTER (William,(3) William,(2) Angus,(1)) was born, probably, in Jaffrey, N. H., although his family Bible says he was from Londonderry, N. H., and his first three children were born there; clothier; sett. in Brookfield, Vt., about 1801; after some years rem. to Washington, Vt., and about 1850 to Goffstown, N. H. He married (1) Jeanette -------- (2) ---------, in Goffstown. Children: i. ARCHIBALD, b. Mar. 1, 1798, in Londonderry; d. June 2, 1842. ii. GRIZEY, b. May 17, 1799; d. June 5, 1823. iii. THOMAS CRAGIN b. Aug. 23, 1800; d. June 17, 1845. iv. DAVID ERWIN, b. Sept. 5, 1801, in Brookfield. v. JOHN, b. Dec. 18, 1802; d. May 11, 1807. vi. 5. WILLIAM, b. Jan. 29, 1804. vii. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 23, 1805; d. Sept. 6, 1807. viii. COLUMBUS, b. June 24, 1807,; d. Aug. 1, 1810. ix. JANE, b. Sept. 27, 1808; d. Aug. 2, 1810. x. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Mar. 20, 1810; d. Sept., 1866; sett. in Montpelier, Vt. xi. JEFFERSON, b. Oct. 1, 1811; d. Sept. 11, 1813. 5. WILLIAM McALLISTER (David E.,(4) William,(3) William,(2) Angus,(1)) was born in Brookfield, Vt., Jan. 29, 1804; died in Waitsfield, Feb. 8, 1890; clothier; tavern keeper and farmer; came to W. about 1834 and operated the Irasville fulling works until 1850, when he became proprietor of the tavern in the village. He married (1) Lura Hamilton, b. Mar. 10, 1803; d. Sept. 15, 1840; (2) Nov. 28, 1840, Anna Lavone, dau. Joseph and Anna (Stoddard) Green, b. July 7, 1821; d. Sept. 18, 1900. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. 6. ZIBA HAMILTON,(6) b. Aug. 27, 1841. ii. 7. WESLEY GREEN, b. June 5, 1843. iii. 8. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, b. Nov. 8, 1844. iv. ROMEO GREEN, b. Apr. 7, 1867; d. Nov. 9, 1867. 6. ZIBA HAMILTON(8) McALLISTER (William,(5) David E.,(4) William,(3) William,(2) Angus,(1)) was born in W., Aug. 27, 1841; private Co. B, 13th Vt. Vols. and Co. C., 1st Vt. Cay.; postmaster, 1889 ------. He married, Dec. 7, 1870, Betsey A., dau. Harry and Fanny (Jones) Jones, b. Apr. 1, 1846. Ch.: i. HARRY MARTIN,(7) b. in W., Oct. 4, 1871; d. Dec. 5, 1895. 7. WESLEY GREEN(6) McALLISTER (William,(5) David E.,(4) William,(3) William,(2) Angus,(1)) was, born in W., June 5, 1843; selectman, 1885-7; farmer and lumber mfgr. He married, Dec. 25, 1866, Alma, dau. Stephen C. and Angeline (Lockwood) Parker, b. Aug. 17, 1844. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ELLA LAVONE,(7) b. Jan. 4, 1868; m. June 5, 1889, Daniel H. Skinner. ii. ROMEO WESLEY, b. Feb. 1, 1869; m. Nov. 29, 1894, Clara M., dau. George Weymouth Folsom. Chn.: Orris E.,(8) b. Sept. 8, 1895; Ward Parker, b. Mar. 6, 1899. iii. MARY LEONORA, b. June 14, 1870; m. Mar. 26, 1889, William C. Bragg. iv. HARVEY HERBERT, b. Sept. 26, 1872; m. Feb. 10, 1899, Bertha M. Carpenter. v. CHANDLER B., b. Mar. 16, 1880; m. Jan. 26, 1903, Josie Griffith, res. Montpelier, Vt. vi. BLANCHE, b. Oct. 16, 1882. 8. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH(6) McALLISTER (William,(5) David E.,(4) William,(3) William,(3) Angus,(1)) was born in W., Nov. 8, 1844; blacksmith; private 3rd Vt. Battery. He married, Nov. 5, 1870, Elizabeth Duff of Lyons, Iowa. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. WILLIAM,(7) b. Dec. 22, 1874; d. Feb. 18, 1891. ii. JAMES OTHAR, b. Sept. 24, 1876; m. Dec. 31, 1896, Lizzie E., dau. William Carey of Fayston, Vt. Ch.: Harry W.,(8) b. June 12, 1898. iii. CHARLES J., b. Sept. 14, 1878; d. Mar. 17, 1891. iv. child, d. Aug. 20, 1880. 1. ALEXANDER(1) McALLISTER was born in Ireland and died in Fayston, Vt., Aug. 5 or 15, 1849, ae. 52. He married Christina -------------, who d. May 5, 1867, ae. 66. Children: i. MARY JANE,(2) b. Aug. 24, 1822, in Hinesburg Vt.; d. Oct. 27, 1848. 2. ii. ALEXANDER, b. Aug. 25, 1824, in Fayston. iii. ISABELLE, b. Aug. 5, 1826. iv. WILLIAM YOUNG, b. Feb. 14, 1828; d. Dec. 25, 1830. v. MARGARET, b. Dec. 13, 1829. vi. DANIEL, b. Sept. 11, 1831. vii. ROSE ELLEN, b. Sept. 7, 1833; m. Jan. 1, 1853, James N. Ingalls. viii. ROBERT, b. Aug. 11, 1835; d. June 29, 1850. ix. HANNAH, b. July 7, 1837. x. WILLIAM JOHN, b. May 12, 1840. 2. ALEXANDER(2) McALLISTER (Alexander,(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., Aug. 25, 1824, and died Nov. 14, 1871. He married, Oct. 31, 1854, Sarah Ann, dau. Cornelius and Mary McMullen, b. in Ireland, Aug. 20, 1818. Children: i. ELLEN m.(3) b. 1856; m. Feb. 23, 1881, Robert A. Maxwell. ii. ROBERT J., b. Mar. 6, 1858; sett. in W.; selectman, 1902-3, m. Mar. 27, 1895, Clara E., dau. John and Eliza (McKenney); Ferris, b. Dec. 23, 1864. iii. ELIZA, b. Nov. 27, 1862. McCARTY. FLORENCE(2) MCCARTY, son of Eugene(1) and Ellen (Lovett) McCarty was born in Ireland, Oct. 1, 1825; came to America abt. 1845 and died in W., May 11, 1903. He married (1) Mary A. Sanders, who. d. May 9, 1882, ae. 60; (2) Jan, 19, 1886, Margaret Price. Children: i. ELLEN.(3) ii. ROBERT, b. June 12, 1848; d. June 1, 1858. iii. TIMOTHY. iv. LIZZIE, d. Mar. 7, 1864, ae. 10 yrs., 11 mos., 2 days. v. EUGENE T., b. abt. 1855; d. Feb. 2, 1899; m. May 27, 1880, Belle M. Patrick of Northfield, Vt. Chn.: Florence J.(4) b. Jan. 22, 1882; Mary A., b. Jan. 20, 1884; John Alvin, b. July 15, 1887; Kate B., b. Aug. 19, 1889; Eva J., b. Feb. 14, 1895; Ethel M., b. Feb. 9, 1896. vi. ALICE, d. June 5, 1858, ae. 2 y., 4 m. vii. HARRIET, b. Jan. 20, 1859; d. Feb. 13, 1864. viii. DON ELMER ELSWORTH, b. June 21, 1862. ix. MARY E., b. Aug. 1, 1867. EUGENE(2) McCARTY, son of Eugene(1) and Ellen (Lovett) McCarty, was born in Ireland and died in W., June 8, 1899, ae. 80. He married (1) Margaret ----------, b. May 2, 1818; d. Aug. 9, 1858; (2) Oct. 18, 1858, Ellen Connor, who d. June 2, 1899, ae. 69. Children: i. EUGENE, priv. Co. C. 7th Vt. Vols.; married, Nov. 30, 1882, Grace M., dau. Artemas Gurley and Adaliza (Cutter) Phelps, b. Apr. 12, 1852, d. Nov. 15, 1885. ii. ELLEN, m. Thomas Ryle. iii. MARY, b. 1850; m. June 21, 1872, Jeremiah Ryle. iv. DAN. v. MAGGIE, b. 1856; d. June 9, 1883, ae. 27, unm. vi. KATE, d. Apr. 22, 1891, ae. 30 yrs., 3 mos. vii. ANNIE, b. May 21, 1863; d. Mar. 7, 1885. viii. CLARA, b. June 20, 1865; d. July 1, 1902. ix. GEORGE T., b. Apr. 25, 1868; m. July 17, 1907, Delia Abair. McCLOUD. JOHN McCLOUD was a voter, 1798; witness, 1799, but no later mention of him is found. POLLY McCLOUD and family were summoned to depart the town, Apr. 6, 1814. McLAUGHLIN. JOHN S.(2) McLAUGHLIN, son of Samuel(1) and Elizabeth (Boyle) McLaughlin was born in Ireland, Sept. 17, 1858. He married, Oct. 24, 1893, Louise S., dau. Horace Mehuron of Fayston, Vt. Ch.: i. SUSAN NORA,(3) b. Oct. 7, 1900, d. same day. McKINNEY. HUGH(2) McKINNEY, son of David(1) and Mary McKinney, was born in Amoy, Co. Antrim, Ireland; came to America before 1850, and died in W., Nov. 7, 1900, ae. 92. He married (1) Mary --------- who d. Apr. 10, 1872, ae. 72, (2) Jan. 7, 1873, Anna, dau. George Somerville. Children: i. ELIZA, b. abt. 1840; m. Nov. 7, 1861, John Ferris. ii. MARY JANE, d. Feb. 7, 1856, ae. 9. iii. WILLIAM. iv. HUGH, b. Feb. 12, 1874. v. ANN JANE, b. June 6, 1882. MEHURON. 1. ALFRED(1) MEHURON was born in Franklin, Mass., Oct. 28, 1808, res. Hinesburg, Vt.; died Mar. 7, 1883. He married Louisa, dau. Ebenezer Shedd of Springfield, Mass., b. July 26, 1803; d. Jan. 20, 1882. Ch.: 2. i. ALLEN E.,(2) b. May 1, 1838; in Hinesburg. 2. ALLEN E.(2) MEHURON (Alfred,(1)) was born in Hinesburg, Vt., May 1, 1838 ; res. for many years in Fayston, Vt., but rem. to W.; priv. Co. G, 6th Vt. Vols., Sept. 27, 1861-Feb. 4, 1863. He married, Jan. 2, 1865, Margaret, dau. Thomas and Martha Maxwell, b. in Blairs Town, Ireland, Nov. 26, 1837. Children: i. MATTIE L.,(3) b. Jan. 24, 1866; m. Mar. 10, 1889, Jesse W. Canerdy. ii. THOMAS A., b. June 11, 1868; m. Dec. 23, 1902, Julia A., dau. Geo. W. and Lucina (Kellogg) Folsom, b. Sept. 7, 1880. Chn.: Ruth Evelyn,(4) b. Nov. 21, 1903; Elmer Robert, b. Sept 7, 1906. iii. JENNIE E., b. Sept. 21, 1869; m. Jan. 2, 1893, Edwin A. Perrin. MINOR (MINER). 1. AARON(6) MINOR (James, (5) Jehu,(4) Ephraim,(3) John,(2) Thomas,(1)) was, without much doubt, the son of James(5) and Mary (Crissey) Minor, born in Woodbury or Brimfield, Conn., Mar. 22, 1757; Rev. soldier; was "of Windsor, Vt." in Sept. 1793, but had sett. in W. prior to March, 1794; selectman, 1796, 1798, 1800, 1804; rem. with his son Frederick T. in 1833 to Elk Grove, Cook Co., Ill., where he died, Mar. 29, 1849. He married, Feb. 17, 1779, in Woodbury, Conn., Hannah ---------. Children: i. 2. ANDREW B.,(7) assessed for poll in 1806. ii. 3. ASHBEL, b. Oct. 28, 1782. iii. 4. FREDERICK T. iv. LOVINA, m. Mar. 7, 1808, Enos Wilder. 2. ANDREW B.(7) MINOR (Aaron,(6) James,(5) Jehu,(4) Ephraim,(3) John,(2) Thomas,(1)) was born abt. 1786; selectman of W., 1816-17, 1823; died Oct. 16, 1824, ae. 38, and his family rem. to Elk Grove, Ill. He married, Feb. 22, 1815, Polly, dau. Amasa and Salome (Bushnell) Skinner. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. JULIETTE AMELIA,(8) b. Dec. 11, 1815; m. Sept. 4, 1839, Lucius Skinner. ii. MARY ADALINE, b. Jan. 10, 1818; m. Jan. 16, 1839, Oliver Field, Jr. iii. HORACE SKINNER, b. June 16, 1820; m. Hortensia Rockwell; res. Elk Grove, Ill. iv. ANDREW HUDSON. 3. ASHBEL(7) MINOR (Aaron,(6) James,(5) Jehu,(4) Ephraim,(3) John,(2) Thomas,(1)) was born Oct. 28, 1782; miller and farmer; rem. to Warren, Vt., and thence to Wheatland (now Randall), Wis., where he died, Oct. 2, 1846. He married, Feb. 2, 1809, Dorothy Wallis, who died at Wheatland, Oct. 7, 1846. Children: i. ADALINE,(8) b. Jan. 29, 1810; d. Apr. 23, 1813. ii. ENOS WILDER, b. Dec. 31, 1811; d. at Wheatland, Wis., May 15, 1859; m. Elixa, dau. Amasa and Salome (Bushnell) Skinner, who d. Apr. 5, 1877. Chn.: Morris Gardner,(9) b. July 2, 1838, d. May 24, 1841; Mary Phebe, b. Apr. 6, 1840, d. Sept. 13, 1894; Adeline Salome, b. Mar. 30, 1844; Maurice Ashbel, b. Mar. 29, 1849. iii. AARON BALDWIN, b. Aug. 2, 1815; d. in Warren, Jan. 24, 1829. iv. JANE ELLEN, b. in Warren, Aug. 29, 1820; m. B. F. Gibbs; d. Jan. 23, 1891. v. HARRIET ADALINE, b. Jan. 12, 1824; m. D. Putnam of Lake Co., Ill. vi. HANNAH ELIZA, b. July 14, 1830; m. O. T. Gibbs of Bloomfield, Wis.; d. Aug. 21, 1896. 4. FREDERICK T.(7) MINOR (Aaron,(6) James,(5) Jehu,(4) Ephraim,(3) John,(2) Thomas,(1) was a voter in 1814; physician; owned a small farm in lot 125; resided for a short time, about 1828, in Williston, Vt., but returned to W., and in 1833 went overland with his entire family to Chicago, Ill. The following year he removed to Elk Grove, Ill., and some years later to Dunton, now Arlington Heights, Ill., where he died, Feb. 11, 1861. He married (1) Sept. 20, 1821, Miranda, dau. Amasa and Salome (Bushnell) Skinner; (2) Rebecca Meacham. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. BENJAMIN RUSH BOWERS,(8) b. Oct. 4, 1822; d. at Arlington Heights,. Ill., June 15, 1899; m. Nov. 26, 1849, Sarah Loraine Gay, b. in Gaysville, Vt., 1831; d. Sept. 26, 1906. Chn.: Sarah Francelia(9) b. Dec. 29, 1852; Adelaide Miranda, b. July 30, 1855; Mary Ann, b. 1857, d. 1867; Mary, b. 1869, d. 1872. ii. FREDERICK WILLIAM, bapt. Aug. 1, 1824; res. Elk Grove, Ill.; m. Esther Cooley. Chn.: Ellen,(9) Walter. iii. ELLEN, d. young. iv. NARCISSA, m. Oliver T. Field of Dunton, now Arlington Hts., Ill. v. JOHN, b. 1833; res. Elk Grove, Ill.; m. Mary Ann Dunning. Chn.: Fred,(9) Rush, John, Roy, Mary. MINER. HENRY A.(3) MINER, son of Alanson(2) and Adelia m. (Simonds) Miner of Duxbury, Vt., and grandson of Israel(1) and Minerva (Hurlburt) Miner of Fayston, Vt., was born Dec. 14, 1841; priv. Co. I, 17th Vt. Vols. He married, Sept. 20, 1865, Elizabeth, dau. James and Emily (Shonio) Wilbur, b. July 7, 1845. Children: i. ANSON LELAND(4) b. May 9, 1873; res. Montpelier, Vt.; m. May 10, 1898, Emma E., dau. James Ryle. Chn.: Catherine E.,(5) b. Aug. 13, 1900; Jessamine Maria, b. Feb. 18, 1902. ii. WESTON HENRY, b. Feb. 16, 1878; m. Jan. 3, 1906, Mary L., dau. Chauncey L. and Anna Murray; res. Montpelier Vt.