Preface
It is now approximately 175 years since the first people moved into what became Kendall County. The first pioneers
settled near the timber. They believed the trees would help protect them from the fierce winds that blew across
the prairie. They also needed to be near a source of building material, and fuel for cooking and heating their
homes.
The pioneer's best source of water was a good spring. Initially springs were plentiful and the settlers clustered
around them. After the most desirable land was taken, pioneers began to drain the sloughs. When the sloughs were
drained, the springs dried up and the pioneers were forced to seek other sources of drinking water. Initially wells
were dug by hand, but the depth a well could be dug was limited. It was not until the late eighteen seventies or
early eighteen eighties, that well drilling technology advanced to the point that deeper wells could be drilled.
The ability to drill a well, even through solid rock, was a major factor in the development of the area away from
the timber and streams that flowed through the groves.
When the first settlers arrived, the closest mill was near Peoria. Under normal circumstances, taking wheat or corn to the mill required several days. When weather was bad, a round trip to the mill could take two or three weeks.
Initially wheat was the only marketable commodity. Chicago was the nearest market but there were no roads between Kendall County and Chicago. The grain had to be hauled there by wagon, sloughs were numerous and difficult to pass through, and rivers and creeks had to be crossed without the benefit of bridges. A round trip to Chicago often required several days.
During the initial settlement period there was virtually no money in circulation, requiring the pioneers to trade one commodity or skill for another. If they became ill or were injured, they had to rely on their own medical skill to survive.
Those who led the way had to survive droughts, prairie fires, storms, harsh economic times, and much other depravation.
To the extent possible, the following represents a list of the names, and the genealogy of the pioneers and settlers who came to Kendall County before January 1, 1841. In some cases it was not possible to determine the pioneer's date and place of death. In other cases pioneers were tracked for a while and then lost. Information in brackets [ ] within the second "Place" column indicates the last place and time the compiler was able to find that person. For example, [Burlington, IA 1910] means the last genealogical sighting of the person referred to was Burlington, Iowa in 1910.
Some of the entries are incomplete. Addition information or corrections will be gratefully accepted.
| Bir | Dea | Arrival | |||||||||||
| Surname | Given Name | Mo | Dy | Yr | Place of Birth | Mo | Dy | Yr | Place of Death | Twp | Year | Code | |
| VanMeter | Carana (d. Miles Haycroft & Mary Suzie (Litsey)) | abt | 1836 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | BG | 1836 | HI | |||
| VanMeter | David (s.Miles Haycroft & Mary Suzie ((Litsey)) | abt | 1830 | Kentucky | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | BG | 1836 | HI | |||
| VanMeter | Henry (s. Miles Haycroft & Mary Suzie (Litsey)) | Jan | ng | 1839 | Indiana | aft | 1910 | [Henry Co., IN 1910] | BG | 1840 | HI | ||
| VanMeter | James (s. Miles Haycroft & Mary Suzie (Litsey)) | Mar | 2 | 1834 | Rough Creek, KY | Mar | 1 | 1909 | Hudson, WI | BG | 1836 | HI | |
| VanMeter | John (s. Miles Haycroft & Mary Suzie (Litsey)) | Jan | 7 | 1838 | Newark, IL | Nov | 20 | 1918 | Palestine, TX | BG | 1838 | HI | |
| VanMeter | Mary (d. Miles Haycroft & Mary Suzie (Litsey)) | abt | 1832 | Kentucky | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | BG | 1836 | HI | |||
| VanMeter | Mary Suzie (Pirtle)(Litsey)(Mrs. Miles Haycroft) | Apr | 7 | 1810 | Grayson Co., KY | abt | 1870 | Hudson, WI | BG | 1837 | HI | ||
| VanMeter | Miles Haycroft (s. Abraham & Sarah)(brick yard in Big Grove Twp.) | Mar | 6 | 1810 | Leitchfield, KY | May | 3 | 1898 | Wisconsin | BG | 1836 | HI | |
| VanMeter | Patrick "Henry" (s. Miles Haycroft & Mary Suzie (Pirtle)) | Dec | 29 | 1840 | Newark, IL | Oct | 1 | 1863 | nr. Dallas, GA | BG | 1840 | ||
| VanOlinda | Abigail (Johnson)(Mrs. Daniel M.) | abt | 1806 | Vermont | aft | 1880 | El Dorado Co., CA 1880] | BR | 1834 | YC | |||
| VanOlinda | Louisa (Craw)(Mrs. Ira) | Sep | 1 | 1832 | Saratoga Co., NY | Dec | 10 | 1870 | Plainfield, IL | OS | 1836 | HI | |
| VanOsdel | Martha (McClellan)(Mrs. John Mills) | Jan | 27 | 1819 | Ashville, NY | Dec | 16 | 1895 | Chicago, IL | BR | 1835 | HI | |
| VanTassel | Mary (Misner)(1st Mrs. Henry K.) | Sep | 11 | 1836 | Big Grove Twp, IL | Dec | 29 | 1901 | Millbrook, IL | BG | 1836 | HI | |
| VanTassel | Sabrina S. (Serrine)(2nd Mrs. Henry K.) | Dec | 25 | 1830 | Dutchess Co., NY | Mar | 16 | 1907 | Sandwich, IL | FO | 1838 | HI | |
| VanValkenburg | Viola (Bushnell)(Mrs. B. J.) | Apr | 2 | 1838 | Niles, MI | aft | 1860 | [Lisbon Twp 1860] | LI | 1839 | CE | ||
| Varner | Susan C. (Wormley)(Mrs. William N.) | Dec | 11 | 1834 | Painted Post, NY | Jun | 10 | 1915 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1837 | HI | |
| Vaughn | Mary A. (Morse)(Mrs. David) | abt | 1840 | Fox Twp, IL | aft | 1860 | [Bristol Twp 1860] | FO | 1840 | ||||
| Verbeck | Caroline "Jane" Orton (Southworth)(Mrs J. Henry, Sr.) | Sep | 21 | 1825 | Camden, NY | Jun | 10 | 1902 | Sheridan, IL | BG | 1838 | ||
| Vermette | Huldah Cornelia (Walker)(Mrs. Vetal) | Sep | 29 | 1811 | Nashville, TN | Apr | 20 | 1902 | Chicago, IL | BG | 1829 | HI | |
| Vermette | Lewis (s. Vetal & Huldah Cornelia (Walker)) | abt | 1829 | Ottawa, IL | aft | 1850 | [La Salle Co., 1850] | BG | 1829 | ||||
| Vermette | Maria (d. Vetal & Huldah Cornelia (Walker)) | Dec | 11 | 1831 | Big Grove Twp, IL | 1832 | Big Grove Twp, IL | BG | 1831 | ||||
| Vermette | Vetal (one of first settlers in Kendall Co.) | Jan | 29 | 1798 | Sandwich, Ontario* | May | 10 | 1883 | Carpenter, IN? | BG | 1829 | HI | |
| Vernon | David (s. William Kennedy Mackie & Sarah Willett (Murray)) | Dec | 10 | 1837 | Fox Twp, IL | Apr | 1 | 1910 | Chicago, IL | FO | 1838 | ||
| Vernon | Elizabeth A. (d. William Kennedy Mackie & Sarah Willett (Murray)) | Sep | 11 | 1833 | Hennepin, IL | nf | 1900 | [So. Bend, IN 1889] | FO | 1834 | |||
| Vernon | Sarah Aurelia (d. William Kennedy Mackie & Sarah Willett (Murray)) | Mar | 21 | 1836 | Fox Twp, IL | nf | 1900 | [Chicago, IL 1880] | FO | 1836 | |||
| Vernon | Sarah Willett (Murray)(Mrs. William Kennedy Mackie) | Apr | 6 | 1810 | Camden, SC | Oct | 7 | 1889 | So. Bend, IN | FO | 1834 | ||
| Vernon | Susan C. (Wormley)(Mrs. William) | Dec | 11 | 1834 | Painted Post, NY | Jun | 10 | 1915 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1837 | HI | |
| Vernon | William Blanding (s. William Kennedy Mackie & Sarah Willett (Murray))(CW) | Sep | 30 | 1839 | Fox Twp, IL | Jul | 23 | 1864 | Chicago, IL | FO | 1839 | ||
| Vernon | William Kennedy Mackie (came with Royal Bullard) | Aug | 8 | 1800 | Newton Stewart Scot. | Feb | 5 | 1881 | Chicago, IL | FO | 1834 | OS | |
| Voss | Gustavus H. "Gus" | Jun | 13 | 1826 | Prussia | May | 2 | 1879 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1836 | JO | |
| Waddle | Henry (from Orleans Co., NY) | nds | nds | FO | 1838 | ||||||||
| Wade | Frances "Elizabeth" (Cunningham)(Mrs. Alexander M.)) | Feb | 8 | 1836 | Newark, IL | May | 7 | 1890 | Colfax, Jasper Co., IA | BG | 1836 | HI | |
| Waite | Esther Ortentia (Carr)(Mrs. Nelson) | May | 29 | 1827 | Henderson, NY | Apr | 25 | 1867 | Napa, CA | KE | 1838 | ||
| Waite | Hugh (single man, built first house in Seward Twp) | nds | nds | SE | 1832 | ||||||||
| Waite | Minerva Ann (Carr)(Mrs. Daniel) | Oct | 26 | 1829 | Woodville, NY | nf | 1900 | [Turlock, CA 1880] | KE | 1838 | |||
| Walker | Huldah (d. Dr. David & Phebe (Finley)) | Sep | ng | 1810 | Tennessee | Apr | 20 | 1902 | Chicago, IL | BG | 1829 | HI | |
| Walker | Joanna (Mrs. Robert D.) | abt | 1805 | New York | aft | 1850 | [Seward Twp 1850] | SE | 1836 | ||||
| Walker | Keziah Marie (d. Dr. David & Phebe (Finley)) | abt | 1806 | Tennessee | Oct | 20 | 1877 | Yolo Co., CA | BG | 1829 | |||
| Walker | Loretta (Kimball)(Mrs. William) | abt | 1836 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Bristol Twp 1850] | OS | 1836 | OS | |||
| Walker | Martin (s. Robert D. & Joanna) | abt | 1824 | New York | aft | 1900 | [Ransom, IL 1900] | SE | 1836 | ||||
| Walker | Maryetta (d. Robert D. & Joanna) | Jul | 2 | 1835 | Mar | 5 | 1851 | Seward Twp, IL | SE | 1836 | |||
| Walker | Orville P. (s. Robert D. & Joanna) | abt | 1836 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Seward Twp 1850] | SE | 1836 | ||||
| Walker | Perlina Ricketson (Alford)(Mrs. Robert H.) | Sep | 6 | 1829 | New York | aft | 1850 | [Kendall Twp 1850] | KE | 1834 | |||
| Walker | Phyletta (Kimball)(Mrs. William) | abt | 1840 | Illinois | nf | 1900 | [West Liberty, IA 1880] | OS | 1840 | ||||
| Walker | Robert D. | abt | 1801 | New York | aft | 1850 | [Seward Twp 1850] | SE | 1836 | ||||
| Walker | Robert H. (s. Robert D. & Joanna) | abt | 1838 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Seward Twp 1850] | SE | 1836 | ||||
| Wallace | Jane Ann (Neff)(Mrs. William) | Jun | 22 | 1837 | Big Grove Twp, IL | Apr | 7 | 1899 | Beaver, PA | BG | 1837 | ||
| Wallis | Cordelia (Johnson)(Mrs. David) | abt | 1835 | Ohio | aft | 1850 | [Seward Twp 1850] | SE | 1840 | CE | |||
| Ward | Elvira A. (d. John, Sr. & Martha) | Dec | 24 | 1835 | Bloomington, IL | May | 12 | 1898 | Hinckley, IL | KE | 1836 | ||
| Ward | James E. (s. John, Sr. & Martha) | Apr | 27 | 1832 | La Salle Co., IL | Jan | 20 | 1892 | Aurora, IL | KE | 1836 | ||
| Ward | John, Jr. (s. John, Sr. & Martha) | abt | 1829 | Ohio | May | 1 | 1866 | Pavilion, IL | KE | 1836 | |||
| Ward | John, Sr. | Apr | 11 | 1800 | Pennsylvania | Oct | 16 | 1877 | [Little Rock Twp 1870] | KE | 1836 | ||
| Ward | Martha (Mrs. John, Sr.) | Nov | 30 | 1794 | Aug | 23 | 1844 | Kendall Twp, IL | KE | 1836 | |||
| Ward | Martha M. (d. John, Sr. & Martha)(29-5-?) | abt | 1837 | Illinois | May | 1 | 1866 | Pavilion, IL | KE | 1834 | |||
| Ward | Minerva A. (Oatman)(Mrs. William W.) | Mar | 27 | 1832 | Kendall Twp, IL | aft | 1880 | [Guelph, KS 1880] | KE | 1834 | HI | ||
| Ward | Nancy (2nd Mrs. John, Sr.) | abt | 1817 | Ohio | aft | 1850 | [Kendall Twp 1850] | KE | 1833 | ||||
| Ward | William A. (s. John, Sr. & Martha) | abt | 1828 | Ohio | aft | 1850 | [Kendall Twp 1850] | KE | 1836 | ||||
| Ware | Bethia C. (Heath)(Mrs. Charles B., Sr.) | 1817 | Fairlee, VT | Mar | 6 | 1908 | Chicago, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | |||
| Ware | Charles (s. Charles B., Sr. & Bethia C. (Heath)) | abt | 1840 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Seward Twp 1850] | SE | 1840 | HI | |||
| Ware | Charles B., Sr. (purchased Joel A. Matteson's claim) | Jun | 19 | 1812 | Thetford, VT | Dec | 30 | 1882 | Kankakee, IL | SE | 1835 | HI | |
| Warner | Adaline "Amanda" (d. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Jun | 29 | 1819 | Camillus, NY | Nov | 11 | 1869 | Dayton, IL | OS | 1837 | HI | |
| Warner | Chase (s. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Feb | 2 | 1824 | Camillus, NY | bef | 1880 | Salem, WI | OS | 1837 | |||
| Warner | Clarissa (Foster)(Mrs. Joel) | Dec | 8 | 1798 | Onondaga Co., NY | May | 9 | 1863 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1837 | ||
| Warner | Clarissa Charlotte (d. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Jun | 27 | 1828 | Camillus, NY | Dec | 30 | 1888 | Oswego Twp, IL | OS | 1836 | ||
| Warner | Emeline Amelia (d. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Dec | 15 | 1821 | Camillus, NY | Nov | 12 | 1874 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1836 | ||
| Warner | Joel "Foster" (s. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Jun | 14 | 1831 | Camillus, NY | aft | 1900 | [Dayton, IL 1900] | OS | 1836 | |||
| Warner | Joel (s. Seth & Lois (Squires))(War of 1812) | Sep | 9 | 1797 | Camillus, NY | Sep | 9 | 1843 | Newark, IL | OS | 1836 | ||
| Warner | Linus Squires (s. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Apr | 7 | 1833 | Camillus, NY | Apr | 16 | 1868 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1836 | ||
| Warner | Louisa Juliette "Lois" (d. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Mar | 17 | 1825 | Camillus, NY | Apr | 15 | 1893 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1837 | OS | |
| Warner | Mariette Marion (d. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Jul | 30 | 1823 | Camillus, NY | Sep | 8 | 1859 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1836 | ||
| Warner | Melinda (Pearce)(Mrs. Chase) | May | 22 | 1824 | Urbana, OH | abt | 1893 | Plymouth Co., IA? | OS | 1833 | |||
| Warner | Olive "Matilda" (d. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Nov | 16 | 1838 | Oswego, IL | Apr | 12 | 1880 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1838 | ||
| Warner | Orin "Henry" (s. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Dec | 2 | 1835 | Camillus, NY | Oct | 24 | 1863 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1836 | ||
| Warner | Orson "Seth" (s. Joel & Clarissa (Foster)) | Jan | 25 | 1827 | Camillus, NY | Jan | 16 | 1874 | Three Oaks, MI | OS | 1836 | ||
| Washburn | Mary F. (Booth)(Mrs. Rev. William "Sanford") | abt | 1835 | Big Grove Twp, IL | abt | 1911 | [Mitchell, SD 1885] | BG | 1835 | HI | |||
| Waterhouse | Harriet (Hough)(Mrs. Levi Hull)(d. Burrage & Mary) | Dec | 23 | 1831 | Martinsburg, NY | Dec | 29 | 1870 | Aurora, IL | NA | 1835 | HI | |
| Waterman | Eri L. (s. John E. & Nancy) | abt | 1814 | New York | Jul | 4 | 1894 | [Lake View, IL 1880] | BG | 1836 | HI | ||
| Waterman | John E. (s. Oliver & Elizabeth) | abt | 1785 | New York | Dec | ng | 1858 | Ottawa, IL | BG | 1836 | HI | ||
| Waterman | Lydia (Richards)(Mrs. John E.)(formerly Mrs. Dix) | Jun | 18 | 1792 | Litchfield, CT | Sep | 21 | 1881 | Nettle Creek Twp, IL | BG | 1836 | HI | |
| Watters | Barbara A. (Misner)(Mrs. John P.) | Jul | 19 | 1833 | Indiana | nf | 1900 | [Round Grove, MO 1880] | BG | 1840 | |||
| Way | Emma Emeline (Litsey)(Mrs. Leonard A.) | Jan | 21 | 1840 | Big Grove Twp, IL | May | 9 | 1917 | Defiance, Shelby Co., IA | BG | 1840 | HI | |
| Webster | Eli H. (early settler Lisbon Twp) | abt | 1814 | Vermont | aft | 1880 | [Kankakee Co. 1880] | LI | 1838 | HI | |||
| Webster | Elmira (1st Mrs.Eli H.)(33 yrs) | abt | 1819 | New York | Dec | 8 | 1852 | Lisbon Twp, IL | LI | 1838 | HI | ||
| Webster | Emily (early teacher in Bristol) | nds | nds | BR | 1837 | HI | |||||||
| Webster | Simeon M. | abt | 1803 | New York | aft | 1880 | [Lisbon Twp 1880] | LI | 1838 | ||||
| Webster | Sophia (Risley)(Mrs. Simeon M.) | abt | 1800 | E. Hartford, CT | Apr | 10 | 1869 | Lisbon, IL | LI | 1838 | |||
| Weed | Caroline E. (d. Edmund & Keziah Maria (Walker)) | abt | 1827 | Illinois | Jun | 19 | 1889 | Woodland, CA | BG | 1829 | HI | ||
| Weed | Edmund (b-in-l Vetal Vermette) | abt | 1803 | New York | Mar | 28 | 1871 | Yolo Co., CA | BG | 1829 | HI | ||
| Weed | Keziah Maria (Walker)(Mrs. Edmund) | abt | 1806 | Tennessee | Oct | 20 | 1877 | Yolo Co., CA | BG | 1829 | HI | ||
| Weed | unknown male (s. Edmund & Keziah Maria (Walker)) | abt | 1830 | Big Grove Twp, IL | nf | 1850 | BG | 1829 | HI | ||||
| Weeks | Joseph (came with James M. Smith) | abt | 1808 | Gallatin Co., IL | Jan | 23 | 1887 | Sandwich, IL | LR | 1834 | OS | ||
| Weeks | Maria T. (Tolman)(Mrs. Joseph) | Oct | 8 | 1817 | New York, NY | 1905 | Sandwich, IL | KE | 1834 | ||||
| Weeks | Mary E. (d. Joseph & Maria T. (Tolman)) | Mar | 8 | 1834 | Andover, NH | Mar | 18 | 1910 | Sandwich, IL | LR | 1834 | ||
| Weeks | Sarah (d. Joseph & Maria T. (Tolman)) | abt | 1826 | Kentucky | aft | 1850 | [Little Rock Twp 1850] | LR | 1834 | ||||
| Welch | Jane E. (d. Thomas, Sr. & Margaret (Smith)) | abt | 1835 | New York | nf | 1900 | [Brown Co., IA 1891] | LR | 1836 | OS | |||
| Welch | Margaret (Smith)(Mrs. Thomas, Sr.) | Mar | 30 | 1806 | Montgomery Co., NY | Nov | 23 | 1898 | Little Rock Twp, IL | LR | 1836 | ||
| Welch | Margaret U. (d. Thomas, Sr. & Margaret (Smith)) | May | 6 | 1838 | Little Rock Twp, IL | Dec | 12 | 1922 | Plano, IL | LR | 1838 | ||
| Welch | Mary C. (d. Thomas, Sr. & Margaret (Smith)) | Jun | 10 | 1833 | Little Falls, NY | Nov | 13 | 1914 | Sandwich, IL | LR | 1836 | ||
| Welch | Thomas William | Sep | 14 | 1839 | Little Rock Twp, IL | Feb | 23 | 1924 | Plano, IL | LR | 1839 | ||
| Welch | Thomas, Sr. (came from Vandalia, IL) | Dec | 25 | 1797 | Co. Clare, Ire. | Oct | 18 | 1886 | Little Rock Twp, IL | LR | 1836 | OS | |
| Wells | Charlotte B. (Everett)(Mrs. G. Henry) | abt | 1839 | Oswego Twp, IL | aft | 1920 | [Ottawa, IL 1920] | OS | 1839 | ||||
| Wells | Edward (s. Solomon & Susan) | abt | 1834 | New York | aft | 1876 | [father's obituary] | BG | 1838 | ||||
| Wells | George G. (s. Solomon & Susan) | abt | 1826 | New York | May | 14 | 1896 | Petoskey, MI | BG | 1838 | |||
| Wells | Grace (Cowdrey)(Mrs. Marshall W.) | abt | 1840 | Seward Twp, IL | nf | 1870 | [Oswego Twp 1860] | SE | 1840 | HI | |||
| Wells | Harriet Bowley (d. Solomon & Susan) | abt | 1825 | Albany Co., NY | Mar | 28 | 1875 | Minneapolis, MN | BG | 1838 | |||
| Wells | Mary "Eliza" (d. Solomon & Susan) | abt | 1822 | New York | bef | 1871 | BG | 1838 | |||||
| Wells | Matilda (Hadden)(Mrs. James) | abt | 1823 | New York | Feb | 23 | 1897 | Ottawa, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | ||
| Wells | Solomon (86 yrs)(included in 1840 census) | abt | 1791 | New York | Jun | 21 | 1877 | Minneapolis, MN | BG | 1838 | HI | ||
| Wells | Susan (Mrs. Solomon) | abt | 1794 | Vermont | bef | 1871 | Minneapolis, MN | BG | 1838 | OS | |||
| West | Jesse T. | May | 21 | 1802 | New York | aft | 1880 | [Little Rock Twp 1880] | LR | 1840 | HI | ||
| West | Maria E. (Taylor)(Mrs. Benjamin T.) | abt | 1830 | Ohio | abt | 1904 | Nettle Creek Twp, IL | BG | 1839 | ||||
| Wheeler | Almira (d. Christian & Catherine) | Sep | 21 | 1834 | Schoharie Co., NY | Apr | 4 | 1871 | Plano, IL | LR | 1835 | ||
| Wheeler | Calvin, Dr. (pioneer doctor in Bristol) | Jun | 7 | 1805 | Hollis, NH | May | 22 | 1876 | Bristol, IL | BR | 1836 | HI | |
| Wheeler | Catherine (Shibley)(1st Mrs. John W.) | Mar | 6 | 1805 | Montgomery Co., NY | Sep | 25 | 1884 | Little Rock Twp, IL | LR | 1835 | ||
| Wheeler | Christopher August (s. Christian & Catherine) | Jun | 20 | 1832 | New York | Jan | 31 | 1882 | Little Rock Twp, IL | LR | 1835 | OS | |
| Wheeler | Clara Elizabeth (Craw)(Mrs. Loring P.) | Dec | 18 | 1839 | Bristol Twp, IL | Aug | ng | 1909 | Quincy, IL | OS | 1839 | ||
| Wheeler | John W. (s. Christian & Farina (Lichtie)) | Feb | 12 | 1815 | Nr. Berne, Swit. | Mar | 20 | 1891 | Little Rock Twp, IL | LR | 1835 | OS | |
| Wheeler | Lauretta/Lovetia (Young)(Mrs. John A.) | Mar | 4 | 1839 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | Nov | 5 | 1906 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | NA | 1839 | OS | |
| Wheeler | Lydia Elizabeth (Robbins)(2nd Mrs John W.) | Sep | 12 | 1829 | Albany Co., NY | May | 1 | 1908 | Plano, IL | LR | 1835 | OS | |
| Wheeler | Mary "Elizabeth" (d. Christian & Catherine) | Apr | 24 | 1829 | Schoharie Co., NY | Jun | 18 | 1882 | Little Rock Twp, IL | LR | 1835 | ||
| Wheeler | Sarah "Jane" (Hoyt)(Mrs. Dr. Calvin)(d. John A. & Charlotte) | Dec | 6 | 1815 | New Canaan, CT | May | 3 | 1905 | Chicago, IL | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Wheelock | Benagah D. (s. Luke and Mary F.) | abt | 1830 | New York | nf | 1900 | [Sonora, CA 1880] | LR | 1836 | HI | |||
| Wheelock | Luke (owned blacksmith shop in Little Rock) | Apr | 22 | 1807 | Vermont | aft | 1850 | [Pittsfield, WI 1850] | LR | 1836 | HI | ||
| Wheelock | Mary F. (Mrs. Luke) | abt | 1810 | Nova Scotia, Can. | aft | 1850 | [Pittsfield, WI 1850] | LR | 1836 | HI | |||
| Wheelock | Matilda (d. Luke and Mary F.) | abt | 1831 | aft | 1850 | [Pittsfield, WI 1850] | LR | 1836 | HI | ||||
| White | Mary Jane (Ament)(Mrs. Asa Preston) | Mar | 5 | 1837 | Kendall Twp, IL | Mar | 25 | 1916 | St. Helena, CA | KE | 1837 | ||
| White | Wilbur (had only house on the prairie in 1837) | nds | nds | LR | 1837 | HI | |||||||
| White | William W. | abt | 1774 | New York | nds | LR | 1837 | HI | |||||
| Whiteman | Chauncey (s. Josiah B. & Sylvia) | abt | 1829 | New York | nf | 1870 | [Wheatland Twp, IL 1860] | SE | 1834 | HI | |||
| Whiteman | George (s. Josiah B. & Sylvia) | abt | 1822 | New York | nf | 1870 | [Wheatland Twp, IL 1860] | SE | 1834 | HI | |||
| Whiteman | Josiah B. | abt | 1798 | Connecticut | nf | 1870 | [Wheatland Twp, IL 1860] | SE | 1834 | HI | |||
| Whiteman | Sylvia (Mrs. Josiah B.) | abt | 1796 | New York | nf | 1870 | [Wheatland Twp, IL 1860] | SE | 1834 | HI | |||
| Whitfield | Jane (Evans)(Mrs. William, Sr.) | Aug | 3 | 1826 | Huron Co., OH | Jan | 2 | 1882 | Millington, IL | FO | 1836 | HI | |
| Whitlock | Mary I. (Jones)(Mrs. Samuel "Seabury") | abt | 1830 | New York | May | 24 | 1877 | Verona, IL | LR | 1840 | HI | ||
| Whitlock | Mary Marissa (Jones)(Mrs. Samuel "Seabury") | Oct | 23 | 1835 | New York | Nov | 20 | 1901 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | |
| Whitmarsh | Philena S. (Johnson)(Mrs. Horace P.) | abt | 1812 | Vermont | Jan | 1 | 1899 | Aurora, IL | BR | 1834 | |||
| Whitney | Abram (s. William E. & Sarah?) | abt | 1815 | Maine | nf | 1860 | [Fox Twp, IL 1850] | FO | 1835 | HI | |||
| Whitney | Alvira E. (Hough)(d. Jeremiah, Sr. & Elizabeth B.) | nds | New York | Mar | 16 | 1847 | NA | 1836 | HI | ||||
| Whitney | Catherine (d. William E. & Sarah?) | abt | 1833 | Maine | aft | 1850 | [Fox Twp, IL 1850] | FO | 1835 | HI | |||
| Whitney | Elias (s. William E. & Sarah?) | abt | 1819 | New York | nf | 1900 | [Sheridan, IL 1880] | FO | 1835 | HI | |||
| Whitney | Elijah Ward (s. William E. & Sarah (Bracket))(Eliga in obituary) | Mar | 27 | 1816 | Orleans Co., NY | Aug | ng | 1904 | South Dakota | FO | 1835 | HI | |
| Whitney | Isaac, Dea. (s. David & Elizabeth (Barnes)) | Mar | 14 | 1806 | Westminster, MA | Aug | 4 | 1846 | Big Grove Twp, IL | BG | 1834 | HI | |
| Whitney | James "Hervey" (s. Moses & Lydia (Allen)) | Aug | 4 | 1808 | Shelbourne, MA | Jan | 31 | 1896 | Adrian, MO | FO | 1834 | HI | |
| Whitney | John "Howard" (s. Isaac & Susan)(killed in CW) | Jul | 5 | 1840 | Big Grove Twp, IL | May | 14 | 1864 | Resaca, GA | BG | 1834 | HI | |
| Whitney | Lucius (s. Isaac & Susan) | Feb | 24 | 1836 | Big Grove Twp, IL | aft | 1910 | [Carbon Co., MT 1910] | BG | 1836 | HI | ||
| Whitney | Lucy "Marie" (Southworth)(Mrs. James "Hervey") | Sep | 21 | 1820 | Bridgewater, NY | Dec | 15 | 1893 | Adrian, MO | FO | 1835 | HI | |
| Whitney | Mary (unmarried daughter of William & Sarah?) | abt | 1801 | Maine | nds | FO | 1835 | HI | |||||
| Whitney | Nancy (Mrs. John)(87-7-?) | abt | 1833 | Washington Co., NY | Jan | 30 | 1883 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | NA | 1833 | HI | ||
| Whitney | Sarah Barron (d. David & Elizabeth) | Jun | 10 | 1810 | Westminster, MA | Aug | 19 | 1908 | Chicago, IL | BG | 1840 | HI | |
| Whitney | Susan (Barrett)(Mrs. Isaac)(settled on so. edge BG) | Sep | 25 | 1808 | Massachusetts | Mar | 24 | 1842 | Big Grove Twp, IL | BG | 1834 | HI | |
| Whitney | William (s. William E. & Sarah?) | abt | 1829 | Maine | Jan | ng | 1851 | Fox Twp, IL | FO | 1835 | HI | ||
| Whitney | William E., Rev. (s. Rev. John & ?)(88 or 92 yrs) | abt | 1770 | Nov | 22 | 1858 | Fox Twp, IL | FO | 1835 | HI | |||
| Wilber | Nancy (Thurber)(Mrs. Warren)(d. Wm., Sr. & Phebe Jones) | Apr | 21 | 1818 | New York | Sep | 12 | 1897 | Cheyenne, WY | KE | 1834 | ||
| Wilcox | Betsey (possibly Marie (Smith)(Mrs. Nathan) | abt | 1803 | New York | aft | 1850 | [De Kalb Co. 1850] | LR | 1840 | CE | |||
| Wilcox | Elmina S. (d. Harlow G. & Mary "Janette" (McEwen))(unmarried) | abt | 1838 | Big Grove Twp, IL | aft | 1910 | [Amboy, IL 1910] | BG | 1837 | ||||
| Wilcox | Harlow G. (s. Riverus & Sophronia "Sally" (Stacy)) | Aug | 24 | 1808 | Madison, NY | Dec | 11 | 1888 | Morris, IL | BG | 1837 | OS | |
| Wilcox | Mary "Janette" (McEwen)(1st Mrs. Harlow G.) | abt | 1826 | Feb | 2 | 1845 | Big Grove Twp, IL | BG | 1837 | ||||
| Wilcox | Mary E. (d. Harlow G. & Mary "Janette" (McEwen)) | abt | 1840 | Big Grove Twp, IL | bef | 1889 | BG | 1840 | |||||
| Wilcox | Mary M. (Hubbell)(Mrs. Chester) | Jul | ng | 1836 | New York | aft | 1900 | [De Kalb Co. 1900] | LR | 1838 | HI | ||
| Wilcox | Nathan, Rev. (s. Nathan P. & Anne Nancy) | Nov | 2 | 1795 | Newville, NY | Feb | 20 | 1878 | Batavia, IL | LR | 1840 | CE | |
| Wilcox | Sarah S. (d. Harlow G. & Mary "Janette" (McEwen)) | abt | 1837 | Big Grove Twp, IL | Mar | 25 | 1842 | Big Grove Twp, IL | BG | 1837 | |||
| Wilcox | William N. (s. Nathan & Betsey) | abt | 1829 | New York | abt | 1872 | [De Kalb Co. 1850] | LR | 1840 | CE | |||
| Wilkins | Laura Ann (Milks)(Mrs. Abraham) | abt | 1817 | New York | Jan | 23 | 1871 | Wilmington, IL | SE | 1834 | HI | ||
| Wilkins | Mary Jane (Barker)(Mrs. Josiah) | Jun | 4 | 1820 | Oneida Co., NY | Apr | 17 | 1884 | Lisbon, IL | BG | 1838 | ||
| Willard | Elisha W. (land entry)(to Chicago in 1850) | abt | 1810 | New Hampshire | aft | 1880 | [Middletown, RI 1880] | FO | 1836 | HI | |||
| Willard | Mary E. (Mrs. Elisha W.) | abt | 1816 | New York | aft | 1880 | [Middletown, RI 1880] | FO | 1836 | HI | |||
| Willett | Charlotte S. (Childs)(Mrs. George Cornelius) | Aug | 23 | 1840 | Bristol Twp, IL | Aug | 29 | 1916 | Ree Heights, SD | BR | 1840 | HI | |
| Williams | Delana (d. ? & Elizabeth) | abt | 1838 | New York | aft | 1850 | [Little Rock Twp 1850] | LR | 1839 | ||||
| Williams | Elizabeth | abt | 1806 | New York | aft | 1850 | [Little Rock Twp 1850] | LR | 1839 | ||||
| Williams | Emily (d. ? & Elizabeth) | abt | 1833 | New York | aft | 1850 | [Little Rock Twp 1850] | LR | 1839 | ||||
| Williams | Knudt | Aug | 15 | 1808 | Norway, Europe | May | 29 | 1888 | Newark, IL | BG | 1837 | OS | |
| Williams | Miranda E. (d. ? & Elizabeth | abt | 1839 | Little Rock Twp, IL | Dec | 3 | 1886 | Minneapolis, MN | LR | 1839 | |||
| Williams | Nancy (Ward)(Mrs. Samuel) | Jan | 30 | 1825 | Licking Co., OH | Nov | 19 | 1904 | Little Rock Twp, IL | KE | 1833 | ||
| Williams | Samuel | May | 30 | 1821 | Brandywine, DE | Jun | 8 | 1901 | Little Rock Twp, IL | BG | 1836 | ||
| Williams | Udna (Anderson)(Mrs. Knudt) | Feb | 18 | 1821 | Norway, Europe | Dec | 19 | 1897 | Morris, IL | BG | 1837 | ||
| Williamson | Elizabeth A. (Vernon)(Mrs. Rev. William N. D.) | abt | 1833 | Fox Twp, IL | nf | 1900 | [So. Bend, IN 1889] | FO | 1833 | ||||
| Wills | Matilda (Hadden)(Mrs. James Eugene) | abt | 1823 | New York | Feb | 23 | 1897 | Ottawa, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | ||
| Wilsey | Julia Ann (Barker)(Mrs. James W.) | Aug | 30 | 1828 | Mattison, NY | Mar | 8 | 1894 | Aurora, IL | BG | 1838 | ||
| Wilson | Andrew (s. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1827 | Urbana, OH | aft | 1860 | [McGhee Co., KS 1860] | OS | 1832 | ||||
| Wilson | Daniel David (s. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1825 | Urbana, OH | abt | 1880 | West Liberty, Muscatine Co., IA | OS | 1832 | ||||
| Wilson | Elizabeth Ann (d. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1832 | Illinois or Ohio? | nds | OS | 1832 | ||||||
| Wilson | George B. (s. James J. & ?) | abt | 1838 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | BG | 1838 | ||||
| Wilson | Irving (s. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1824 | Urbana, OH | aft | 1880 | [Garden City, KS 1880] | OS | 1832 | ||||
| Wilson | James J. (s. John & Margaret?) | abt | 1811 | Pennsylvania | Sep | 18 | 1898 | Marseilles, IL | BG | 1836 | |||
| Wilson | John R. (s. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1833 | Illinois | aft | 1880 | [East Chelhalem, OR 1880] | OS | 1833 | ||||
| Wilson | Lucy C. (2nd? Mrs. James J.) | abt | 1819 | New York | Aug | 3 | 1888 | Marseilles, IL | BG | 1836 | |||
| Wilson | Margaret (d. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1824 | Ohio | aft | 1860 | [McGhee Co., KS 1860] | OS | 1840 | ||||
| Wilson | Martha (d. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1835 | Illinois | aft | 1880 | [Benton Co., MO 1880] | OS | 1835 | ||||
| Wilson | Martin C. (s. James J. & ?) | Aug | ng | 1836 | Big Grove Twp, IL | aft | 1900 | [Marseilles, IL 1900] | BG | 1836 | |||
| Wilson | Mary Etta (d. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | Feb | 22 | 1840 | Illinois | aft | 1880 | [Benton Co., MO 1880] | OS | 1840 | |||
| Wilson | Matilda (d. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1829 | Urbana, OH | aft | 1880 | [Garden City, KS 1880] | OS | 1832 | ||||
| Wilson | Nancy M. (d. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1821 | Urbana, OH | aft | 1880 | [Summit, KS 1880] | OS | 1832 | ||||
| Wilson | Perry W. (s. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1837 | Illinois | aft | 1880 | [Elk Co., KS 1880] | OS | 1837 | ||||
| Wilson | Rebecca (Pearce)(Mrs. William S.)(d. Daniel, Sr.) | abt | 1800 | Virginia | nf | 1860 | [Jasper Co., MO 1850] | OS | 1832 | ||||
| Wilson | William Jay (s. William Smith & Rebecca (Pearce)) | abt | 1831 | Ohio | aft | 1850 | [Jasper Co., MO 1850] | OS | 1832 | ||||
| Wilson | William Smith (McGhee Co., KS became Cherokee Co., KS) | abt | 1799 | Ohio | aft | 1860 | [McGhee Co., KS 1860] | OS | 1832 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Abigail (Mrs. Heman W.)(E. N. 4-28-1866) | abt | 1808 | Chautauqua Co., NY | Mar | 7 | 1866 | Kendall Co., IL or (CA?) | KE | 1836 | HI | ||
| Winchell | Amanda T. (d. Franklin F. & Polly) | abt | 1833 | Forestville, NY | bef | 1880 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | KE | 1835 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Betsey (d. Heman W. & Abigail) | abt | 1832 | Forestville, NY | aft | 1850 | [Kendall Twp 1850] | KE | 1836 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Darwin D. | abt | 1821 | Forestville, NY | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | KE | 1838 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Eliza (d. Franklin F. & Polly) | abt | 1836 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | BG | 1835 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Franklin F. (s. Rev. Heman)(ran store in Pavilion) | abt | 1807 | Forestville, NY | aft | 1880 | [Amador Co., CA 1880] | KE | 1834 | HI | |||
| Winchell | George W. (s. Rev. Heman)Newark businessman) | Oct | 17 | 1825 | Forestville, NY | Nov | 30 | 1911 | Sandwich, IL | KE | 1839 | HI | |
| Winchell | Gurdon (s. Rev. Heman) | abt | 1813 | Forestville, NY | nf | 1900 | [Sierra Co., CA 1880] | KE | 1839 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Heman W. (s. Rev. Heman) | abt | 1807 | Forestville, NY | Mar | 11 | 1866 | Bristol, IL | KE | 1836 | HI | ||
| Winchell | Heman, Sr., Rev. (b. 1770-1780) | abt | 1775 | Forestville, NY | abt | 1843 | Little Rock, IL | KE | 1839 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Horace P. (s. Rev. Heman) | abt | 1816 | Forestville, NY | nf | 1880 | [Bristol, IL 1871] | KE | 1835 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Julia E. (d. Franklin F. & Polly) | abt | 1837 | Kendall Twp, IL | nf | 1900 | [Amador Co., CA 1880] | KE | 1837 | ||||
| Winchell | Merritt G. (s. Franklin F. & Polly) | Nov | ng | 1829 | Forestville, NY | nf | 1910 | [Vallejo, CA 1900] | BG | 1835 | HI | ||
| Winchell | Polly (Mrs. Franklin F.) | abt | 1809 | New York | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | BG | 1835 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Theodocia | abt | 1823 | Forestville, NY | bef | 1860 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | KE | 1835 | ||||
| Winchell | Vincent (s. Heman W. & Abigail) | abt | 1831 | Forestville, NY | aft | 1850 | [Kendall Twp 1850] | KE | 1836 | HI | |||
| Winchell | Washington (s. Franklin F. & Polly) | abt | 1827 | Forestville, NY | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | BG | 1835 | HI | |||
| Windett | Alfred (s. John & Elizabeth) | Jul | 22 | 1832 | Norfolk, England | Dec | 12 | 1888 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1836 | HI | |
| Windett | Elizabeth (Mrs. John) | Feb | 26 | 1794 | Kitteringham, Eng. | Mar | 6 | 1883 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1836 | HI | |
| Windett | John W. | Dec | 11 | 1792 | Norfolk, England | Oct | 8 | 1855 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1836 | HI | |
| Windett | Walter J. (s. John & Elizabeth) | Sep | 22 | 1834 | Norfolk, England | aft | 1900 | [Osage Co., KS 1900] | BR | 1836 | HI | ||
| Windett | William B. (s. John & Elizabeth) | abt | 1823 | Norfolk, England | Jun | 29 | 1849 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1836 | HI | ||
| Wing | Daniel | abt | 1786 | Vermont | abt | 1855 | Kendall Twp, IL | KE | 1835 | HI | |||
| Wing | Harriet (d. Joseph & Harriet) | abt | 1820 | New York | aft | 1860 | [Kendall Twp 1860] | KE | 1835 | ||||
| Wing | Harriet (Mrs. Joseph) | abt | 1791 | Connecticut | Dec | 26 | 1869 | Kendall Twp, IL | KE | 1835 | HI | ||
| Wing | Joseph | abt | 1786 | Vermont | May | 12 | 1868 | Kendall Twp, IL | KE | 1835 | HI | ||
| Wing | Louisa (d. Joseph & Harriet?) | Sep | 28 | 1821 | New York | May | 5 | 1907 | Aurora, IL | KE | 1835 | HI | |
| Winn | Amanda "Malvina" (Ashley)(Mrs. William W.) | Apr | 2 | 1825 | Mayville, NY | Sep | 28 | 1903 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1834 | HI | |
| Winn | Wesley William | abt | 1815 | Columbia Co., NY | Mar | 29 | 1881 | Oswego, IL | OS | 1840 | HI | ||
| Winters | Harriet (Inscho)(Mrs. Henry)(d. Moses & Jane (Holt)) | abt | 1814 | abt | 1854 | Fox Twp, IL | FO | 1835 | HI | ||||
| Winters | Henry (b. 1800-1810) | abt | 1805 | Wales | abt | 1843 | drowned in Fox River. | FO | 1835 | HI | |||
| Witherspoon | Dinah Elizabeth (d. John Knox, Jr. & Elizabeth McEwen)) | 1837 | Fox Twp, IL | nds | FO | 1834 | HI | ||||||
| Witherspoon | Elizabeth (McEwen)(Mrs. John Knox, II) | abt | 1816 | Scotland | aft | 1870 | [De Kalb, SC 1870] | FO | 1834 | HI | |||
| Witherspoon | Frederick Nash (s. John K., Sr. & Susan Davis (Kollock) | Mar | 31 | 1814 | Hillsborough, NC | Apr | 5 | 1849 | Somonauk, IL | FO | 1834 | HI | |
| Witherspoon | James McEwen (s. John Knox, II & Elizabeth (McEwen)) | abt | 1839 | Fox Twp, IL | 1863 | [Camden, SC 1860] | FO | 1834 | HI | ||||
| Witherspoon | John Knox, Jr. (s. John Knox, Sr. & Susan Davis (Kollock)) | Sep | 25 | 1816 | Hillsborough, NC | aft | 1870 | [Camden, SC 1870] | FO | 1834 | HI | ||
| Witherspoon | John Knox, Sr. (s. David & Mary Whiting Jones (Nash) | abt | 1791 | New Bern, NC | Sep | 25 | 1853 | Hillsborough, NC | FO | 1834 | HI | ||
| Witherspoon | Marietta "Martha" (Heath)(Mrs. Frederick Nash) | Apr | 7 | 1820 | Medina Co., OH | nds | [De Kalb Co., IL 1863] | FO | 1834 | HI | |||
| Witherspoon | Susan Davis (Kollock)(Mrs. John Knox, Sr.) | Dec | 21 | 1793 | Elizabethtown, NJ | Mar | 31 | 1854 | Hillsborough, NC? | FO | 1834 | HI | |
| Witherspoon | Susan Kollock (d. John Knox, Sr. & Susan Davis (Kollock)) | Jul | 1 | 1815 | nds | Fox Twp, Kendall Co., IL | FO | 1834 | HI | ||||
| Wood | Julia Marie (Childs)(Mrs. Dr. Haskell R.) | Nov | ng | 1833 | Lee, MA | aft | 1910 | [Knox Co., IL 1910] | BR | 1839 | HI | ||
| Wood | Pluma (Gleason)(Lathrop V. Wood, 2nd marriage) | abt | 1825 | Wyoming Co., NY | nf | 1900 | [Grundy Co., IL 1880] | FO | 1837 | ||||
| Wood | Rebecca (Titsworth)(Mrs. Rev. Reuben Richardson) | abt | 1823 | Ohio | abt | 1852 | Kendall Twp, IL | OS | 1833 | HI | |||
| Wood | Sarah Ann (Titsworth)(2nd Mrs. Rev. Reuben Richardson) | abt | 1827 | Urbana, OH | Aug | 10 | 1899 | Clear Lake, Cero Gordo Co., IA | OS | 1833 | HI | ||
| Woodruff | Mary P. (Selvey)(Mrs. Martin) | Dec | 15 | 1835 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | Oct | 31 | 1864 | Aurora, IL | NA | 1836 | ||
| Woodworth | Emeline M. (Short)(Mrs. Lucien) | Aug | 15 | 1833 | New York | Feb | 4 | 1919 | Aurora, IL | BR | 1836 | HI | |
| Woolsey | Laura (Davis)(Mrs. Nathan) | abt | 1825 | New York | nf | 1870 | La Salle Co., IL | SE | 1835 | HI |
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