JEFFERSON COUNTY NEW YORK
TOWN OF WILNA
A detailed 1864 town MAP showing residents. (653K file)
An 1864 map of Carthage
An 1864 map of The Hamlet of Natural Bridge
1918 TOWN OF WILNA FARM MAP
A list of POSTMASTERS in the town in existing and discontinued postoffices.
Civil War Soldiers Buried in the Town of Wilna
CARTHAGE
Family sketches from CHILD'S GAZETTEER for the Town of Wilna.
Child's Business Directory for the Town of Wilna.
Haddock Family Sketches--Town of Wilna (a 195KB file)
Bartlett's Cemetery Inscriptions for the Town of Wilna.
Vital Records 1847-1849 for the Town of Wilna.
| OFFICE | CONTACT | PHONE | ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town & Carthage Village Historian | LAURA PRIEVO | 493-2620 | 412 Budd St; Carthage 13619 |
| Town Clerk | MARY McMAHON | 493-2771 | 307 Brown St; Carthage 13619 |
| Carthage Village Clerk | LINDA M. WIER | 493-1060 | Village Office; 120 Mechanic St; Carthage 13619 |
| Deferiet Village Historian | SUZANNE WILEY | 493-3675 | 10 North Broad St; Carthage 13619 |
| Deferiet Village Clerk | GAIL LAPIERE | 493-2707 | PO Box 206, Deferiet 13628 |
| Herrings Village Clerk | ELIZABETH M. SLYE | 493-2982 | 24539 First St; Carthage 13619 |
| Carthage Republican Tribune (weekly nsp) | 3 Front, W Carthage | 493-1270 | PO Box 549, Carthage 13619 |
| 4 Rivers Historical Society | NELSON EDDY | 773-5133 | PO Box 504; Carthage 13619 |
| Carthage Free Library | PAULA WEAL | 493-2620 | 412 Budd St; Carthage 13619 |
Four Rivers Historical Society
P.O. Box 504Carthage, NY 13619
(315)773-5133
Organized in 1977, this society averages over 600 members, and has microfilmed the Carthage Republican newspaper. The microfilm is deposited in the Carthage Library. They have published books. Their holdings include a working chapel, and a one room school. Carthage lies on the border of Lewis County, so that the society covers part of Lewis as well as the western townships of Jefferson County. The society collects material from three central school districts, the Copenhagen Central, Carthage Central, and Indian River school districts. This area includes parts of the townships of Theresa, Philadelphia, Antwerp, Le Ray, Wilna, and Champion. Their 21 directors represent the various communities within this area.
History of the Town of Wilna linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page taken from CHILD'S GAZETTEER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY by HAMILTON CHILDS, published in 1890, transcribed by Shirley Farone. History of the Town of Wilna from "RAY'S PLACE" transcribed from OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE by EDGAR C. EMERSON, 1898 History of the Town of Wilna, taken fromA HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK by FRANKLIN B. HOUGH, A. M., M.D. linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page
Town History
Little of the original physical Town of Wilna is left to the researcher, most of it having disappeared into the Fort Drum military reservation. The villages bordering the Black River, Deferiet, Herrings and Carthage, have undergone the changes common to communities on the fringes of a military encampment. The settlements in the south east of the township, Kacter Crossing, De Voice Corners, Ormiston Corners and Natural Bridge, share the same fate.
Black Creek and Indian River drain the town. The easternmost tip of Jefferson County, Town of Wilna borders Lewis County on the southeast. Clockwise, beginning in the southwest, the towns of Champion, Le Ray, Philadelphia, and Antwerp surround the Town of Wilna. In 1798 Henry Boutin made a clearing at Long Falls, now known as Carthage, so settlement began early here.
Wilna was erected on 2 April 1813 from the towns of Leyden in Lewis County and Le Ray in Jefferson County. Its name remains a mystery, though some have suggested Wilna, in Russia, as a source.
From the 1864 Jefferson County Atlas: a summary of statistics for Wilna
ACRES OF LAND
Improved 17,337 1/2
Unimproved 20,396
VALUATION
Real Estate 329,489
Personal Property 72,268
Total 401,757
POPULATION
Males 1,706
Females 1,618
Number of Dwellings 600
Number of Families 615
Freeholders 416
SCHOOLS
Number of Districts 17
Children Taught 1,339
LIVE STOCK
Horses 645
Working Oxen and Calves 731
Cows 1,654
Sheep 1,322
Swine 713
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Bushels of Grain
Winter 1,797 1/2
Spring 35,604 3/4
Tons of Hay 3,058 1/2
Bushels of Potatoes 24,983
Bushels of Apples 318
Dairy Products
Pounds of Butter 142,220
Pounds of Cheese 47,850
YARDS OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE 1,477
Names of the Early Settlers |
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| ADAMS, BENEDICT ALLEN, HENRY ALLEN, JOSIAH ALLEN, LEWIS ANDERSON, Diana ANDERSON, ROBERT ANDERSON, WILLIAM BAKER, THOMAS BALMAT, JOHN D. BANTON, MARMADUKE BARNES, ASA BARNES, SAMUEL BARNES, STEPHEN BARNEY, JAMES BECKER, COONWOOD C. BECKER, COONWOOD J. BECKER, LEWIS BEDDLE, BANIA BENN, NICHOLAS BEVITT, WILLIAM BEVITT, WILLIAM Jr BLANCHARD, CALEB BLANCHARD, HOWLAND BLANCHARD, ISAAC BLANCHARD, ROBERT BOSSUOT, George BOSSUOT, Jean Baptiste BOSSUOT, John B. BOSSUOT, Louis BROTT, Elizabeth BRAYTON, JEREMIAH BRAYTON, THOMAS BRAYTON, THOMAS Jr BRAYTON, WILLIAM BRINHAM, ABEL BROOKS, VIRGIL BROWN, JOSEPH BROWN, NATHAN BUDD, JOSEPH BUNT, GEORGE CADWELL, AUSTIN CARRET, FRANCIS CARRET, JAMES CASTLE, PETER CHAPIN, CALVIN CHASE, JOHN CHURCHILL, Henry CLEVELAND, MOSES COFFEEN, DAVID COLSTON, JOHN F. CONVERY, JAMES COSS, JACOB COTTWELL, STEPHEN CROWNER, ALFORD CROWNER, Alfred CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL CUTLER, SETH L. DARWIN, AMOS DAWLEY, WILLIAM DAYAN, CHARLES DE VILLERS, Louis DE VILLERS, Sophia Mary DE VILLIERS, LEWIS DEJ FERRIT, JENNIS DEVOIS, FRANCIS DEWEY, Sibel Ann DODGE, CHAUNCEY DRAPER, AMOS DRAPER, SAMUEL EDGAR, JAMES EDICK, Joseph ELLIS, Sally (Sarah) FANNING, JOHN |
FERRINGTON, ELIJAH FERRIS, THOMAS FITZPATRICK, DANIEL FITZPATRICK, EDWARD FITZPATRICK, JOHN FLETCHER, STEPHEN FORREST, Robert FREEMAN, ALFRED FRENCH, Ezekiel FRENCH, John FRENCH, Seth, Dr. FRENCH, Seth--biography FULTON, CALEB GALVIN, EDWARD GATES, EDWARD GATES, FREEDOM GATES, LEONARD GOODRICH, HUBBARD GOULD, ALBERT GOULD, John II GRAHAM, JOSEPH GRIFFIN, ENOCH GROUT, ELIJAH GROVE, ADAM GUYOT, Barzilla GUYOT, Harriett HALL, BENJAMIN HAMBLIN, JAMES HASTINGS, OTIS HASTINGS, ROBERT HASTINGS, THOMAS HAWLEY, HARLOW HODGKINS, EBEN HODGKINS, JAMES P. HODGKINS, PEGGY HOOKER, SETH HOPKINS, STANTON HOSFORD, TIMOTHY HOYLE, SAMUEL C. HUGHES, BARNEY HUSTINS, CURTIS INGALLS, SAMUEL JOHNSON, CALEB JOHNSON, JONAH JOHNSON, JOSHUA JOHNSON, MILLICENT JONES, ELIHU KEYES, PANE KINNEY, Sarah KNIGHT, CHARLES R. LAMPHEAR, HIRAM LANPHEAR, AUSTIN LANPHEAR, LEWIS Jr LE ROUX, Mary (Mariette) Frances LE ROY, FRANCIS LEAKER, STEPHEN LEWIS, EPHRAIM LEWIS, HENRY LEWIS, HENRY JR LEWIS, STEPHEN LLOYD, FRANCIS MAIN, John MARSHALL, SAMUEL MARTIN, JOHN MATTHEWS, ANDREW A. MATTHEWS, LUTHER P. MICK, MICHAEL MINOR, ANDERSON MIX, JOEL MOON, AUGUSTUS MOON, FRANCIS MORGAN, PLINY MORRIS, HEZEKIAH MORRIS, JAMES |
MURRAY, JOHN MURRAY, MICHAEL MURRAY, PATRICK McCONNOR, EDWARD NEAREY, FARRELL NEWELL, HORATIO NIMOCKS, WALTER NOBLE, HENRY NUTTING, CHAUNCEY NUTTING, STEPHEN NYE, WARREN ODELL, PETER OLDS, AVERY OSBORN, CHARLES OSBORN, Jonathan OSTRANDER, ABRAM OWENS, JONATHAN PALMER, ICHABOD PALMERSTON, LYMAN PARISH, GEORGE PEARSON, JOHN PEARSON, MOSES PECK, ALLEN PELLET, D.C. PETTY, HIRAM PETTY, JOHN PIERCE, JOSEPH S. PIGGOT, EDMUND POOL, JOHN PURCELL, Michael QUILLIARD, CLAUDIUS S. READER, WILLIAM RICE, NATHANIEL RILEY, PATRICK RUGG, Charles SARVEY, WILLIAM SAUNDERS, JOSEPH SCOTT, ELIJAH SEYMOUR, George SHARON, PATRICK SHATTUCK, ABEL SHINDLER, FRANCIS SLATER, AARON SMITH, EPHRAIM H. SMITH, JOHN SMITHSON, Elizabeth STANNARD, ORLO STARKS, NATHAN STEWART, ELIHU STEWART, P.S. STRONG, CHARLES THAU, BENJAMIN THOMAS, LEWIS THORP, LAWRENCE TIFFT, JOHNSON TIFFT, REUBEN TUBBS, BENAJAH TUCKER, TIBA TWINING, Susannah VAN ANTWERP, JOHN VAN DEURSEN, Amelia WEAVER, JOHN WEAVER, TABER WELCH, JAMES WELCH, JOHN WEST, ELI WILSON, NATHAN WHELPLEY, Jeremiah WOOLCOTT, JUSTUS WORMWOOD, AMOS |
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