Middlebury was formed from Warsaw, March 20, 1812.  It lies on the N. border of the co., E. of the center.  Its surface is a rolling upland, broken by the deep valleys of the streams.  Oatka Creek flows through the S.E. corner, and Little Tonawanda Creek through the W. part.  A deep ravine extends E. and W. through near the center of the town, forming a natural pass between the valleys of these two streams.  The hills that border upon Oatka Creek are steep and 400 to 600 ft. high.  The soil is a gravelly and clayey loam.  Wyoming, on Oatka Creek, near the E. border of the town, contains the Middlebury Academy, 3 churches, and 378 inhabitants.  West Middlebury, a station on the B. & N.Y. City R.R., contains 20 dwellings.  The first settlement was made by Jonas Sellick, (from Rutland co., Vt.) in 1802, near Wrights Corners.  There are 5 churches in town.

The earliest settlers of Middlebury, NY named the town after their place of nativity - Middlebury, VT.  History indicates that these first settlers from Middlebury, VT were: Jabez Warren (1802), Amzi Wright (1805), Jonas Sellick, Reuben Chamberlain, Frederick Gilbert, and Israel M. Dewey.  A list of these and other early settlers of Middlebury can be found here.

Some place names in the town of Middlebury:

• Belknap Crossing
• Dale   (Hamlet)
• Ewells Corners
• Lambs Corners
• Millers Corners
• Millers Crossing
• Thompsons Crossing
• Vernal Corners
• West Middlebury
• Wright Corners   (Hamlet)
• Wyoming   (Village, originally "Newells Settlement"; first post office here was named Middlebury Post Office, then the area was named "Wyoming" in 1829)

Census information

When searching for census information on Middlebury, look for the following:

• 1810 - Warsaw, Genesee county
• 1820 - Middlebury, Genesee county
• 1830 - Middlebury, Genesee county
• 1840 - Middlebury, Genesee county
• 1850 onward - Middlebury, Wyoming county

Cemeteries

• Brainard cemetery (town of Attica)
• Dale cemetery
• Vernal cemetery (town of Attica)
• West Middlebury cemetery
• Wrights Corners cemetery

(also see Links)

Links

WorldGenWeb Project:  http://www.worldgenweb.org/

USGenWeb Project:  http://www.usgenweb.org/

NYGenWeb:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/

Wyoming County NY GenWeb:  http://wyoming.bettysgenealogy.org/

Rootsweb cemetery search (some Wyoming county cemeteries; please add notes to records to help others in their search):  http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/

Rootsweb newspaper search (Batavia newspapers often had mention of births, marriages and deaths in Wyoming county):  http://userdb.rootsweb.com/news/