|
 |
 |
|
Fellow Researchers of Plymouth, Vermont |
|
These are folks who are researching particular families in Plymouth. If you see a connection with what you're working on, get in touch with each other! If you would like to add yourself to this page, send me your name and a brief description of what you're researching - surnames, dates, particular key individuals and marriages, migrations, persistent puzzles, and anything else that seems important. I suggest you also post queries on Rootsweb's Windsor County message board. |
|
John & Polly (HYDE) LESSLIE came to Plymouth in 1835 from Cornish, New Hampshire, having moved around Vermont & living several years in Bennington County. I believe that John was the son of James & Hannah (Blaisdell) LESSLIE of Washington, New Hampshire, but I have no proof of this yet. Their children: Walker married Caroline Wheeler and settled in Wheelock, Caledonia, Vermont. Harriet married Emerson Farnsworth, moved to Wisconsin, but died in Plymouth while visiting her parents. Cyrus married Elvira Smith; the LESLIEs who were still in Plymouth in the 20th century were their descendants. Horace (my gg-grandfather) married Elizabeth, daughter of Cotton and Phebe (Russell) STRONG, who had come to Plymouth from Boston in 1818. Cotton was the son of Gelston & Deborah (Rowe) Strong of Granby, Hartford, Connecticut. Phebe was the daughter of John & Elizabeth (Perkins) Russell of Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts - I do not know much of anything about them yet. Emily Betsey married Asa H. Hosley; most of their family died of typhoid in 1866 and the surviving children left Plymouth; I don't know where they went. Contact Nancy Wygant |
|
CAMP/KEMP family. Looking to share/exchange info. on: John Camp, Jr. who bought land in Plymouth (then Saltash) in 1795; md. Betsy Nichols there in 1798; sold land in 1799; appeared in 1800 census (under Kemp). His brother Reuben bought land in 1799; appeared in 1800 census (under Kemp); paid taxes in 1800; son Ira b. Jul 22, 1801 in Plymouth. Prior to moving to Plymouth, Camp/Kemp family lived in Guilford, VT. After living in Plymouth, several family members moved to Readsborough, VT (aft. 1803); then on to Cattaraugus Co., NY, then Trumbull Co., OH. Contact: Doug Bush |
|
My Plymouth connection comes through my mother; her father's father, Charles Field SAWYER, was born in Plymouth 3/20/1886. Charles married Zilpha May LAMB of Mendon in Rutland 12/22/1908. Charles' father was Merritt Angelo Sawyer, born in Plymouth in 1852. Merritt married Jennie R. MCWAIN 2/2/1875 in Walpole, NH. Jennie was born in Dorset, Vermont in 1852. Merritt's parents were Winslow Hartwell Sawyer (born in 1821), and Martha Lovina BROWN (born in 1823). Martha Brown, Jennie McWain, and Merrit Sawyer were all cousins to the family of Calvin Coolidge. Jennie was the daughter of Harmon McWain and Amanda COOLIDGE. Harmon's father, Abraham McWain married Abigail, daughter of John and Hannah (Carpenter) Whitehorn[e], in Wallingford, Rutland county. He died there in 1828; his wife at the residence of their son, Harmon, in Plymouth, April 29, 1869. The children of Abraham and Abigail McWain were Lucretia T., Harmon, Mary Malona, John W., and Malvina M. Abraham McWain was the son of Andrew McWain, who married Polly Lampson. Their children were Andrew, Jr., Abraham, Asa, Jacob, Lydia V., David J., and Archibald. Andrew, Jr. lived and died in Canada; Asa, in Batvia, N.Y.; Jacob in Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT; Lydia V. was the wife of Dr. Knight, of Grand Blanc, Genesee Co., Mich. She and her brother David J., lived and died in Grand Blanc; Archibald at Owasso, Mich. All these children left families in the localities where they lived. Harmon's grandfather, Andrew, was most likely the son of Andrew McWain/McIlvaine and Hezediah Moore. Harmon's wife, Amanda Malvina Coolidge was born 8/16/1830. Amanda's parents were Betsey Emeline JENNE(Y) and Luther Coolidge. Betsey's father was Prince Jenney, who became the first minister in Plymouth, Vermont in 1806 and helped organize the Congregational Church there. Harmon had a previous marriage: the 1891 History of Windsor County (page 403) says,"In 1844 he [Harmon] married Sarah S.[Sophia] Bebee, who died in [Dec. 9,] 1848, leaving a daughter, Sarah A. [Adelie], born August 8, 1847, the wife of James Ailward [Aylward]." Contact: Jill Watters Rains |
|
Nathan SPRAGUE is listed in "Early Families of Plymouth, Vermont," pages 380-383. He was supposed to have kept a tavern in Plymouth. Nathan and his wife Celia Jocelyn are both buried in the Plymouth Notch Cemetery. One of his sons, Rodolphus, married a Polly Coolidge and both of them are buried in this same cemetery, as are several other children. We are looking for information about Nathan's daughter Polly, their 6th child, born 16 Oct 1796. She married a Benjamin FROST, and settled in Oswego, New York. We are particularly interested in finding their marriage record. Contact: Dick |
| Eli NICHOLS was born in Plymouth in 1802, according to his death certificate. He next shows up in Moorers, NY in about 1840. There is an Eli Nichols in Middlebury 1830 census that might fit the age bracket but LDS microfilms haven't shown any more information on him. The PIKE side of my family who also came through Vermont. Contact Tom Pike |
| Jonathan PINNEY, who married Cynthia Briggs, seems to have been the son of Jonathan and Priscilla (Grover) Pinney. Does anyone know much about the elder Jonathan and his wife, Priscilla? Aside from his coming from England and being in the Revolutionary way, I don't know anything. Since there seems to be quite a few Pinney's out there, I am hoping maybe somebody knows something they'd be willing to share. Contact Holly Austin. |
| Adam BROWN Jr. (b. ca 1748 Ipswich, Essex Co, MA – d. 1840 (Windsor Co.?, VT) moved to Moultonborough, NH where his father lived between 1772–1776. In the Revolutionary War served as a corporal in the N.H. Militia. He moved to Plymouth, NH 1780/1781 - then moved to Plymouth, VT in 1787 & was elected 1st town clerk. He lived previous to 1837 somewhere between Franklin, NY and New Orleans, LA, but returned to Vermont & died there in 1840. His wife was Priscilla Putnam, dau. of Tarrant Putnam Jr. and Priscilla Baker of Ipswich, Essex Co, MA (b. 22 Aug 1751 Sutton, Worcester Co, MA – d. 6 Oct 1837 Plymouth, Windsor Co, VT). Contact Doni Wright. |
| Augusta PRIEST, daughter of Levi Priest and his wife Louisa Sargeant of Plymouth, came to Wisconsin in the 1850s and married Francis Tindall from Waterford Twp., Racine County, WI, 26 Dec 1855. A few of her relatives homesteaded here in the 1840s - Otis Sargeant, Ezra Sargeant and Jacob Sargeant. I have found quite a lot of information on the family of Louisa Sargeant but none about Levi Priest or his ancestors, and would welcome any information about his descendants or relatives in the Plymouth area. Contact Patrick Lincoln |
| Erik S. Hinckley is interested in the Webster line, specifically Levi Webster (1782-aft 1870) and Rebecca (Rist) Webster (1784-aft 1870), who came from Chester, VT to Plymouth in 1840. The Whitney family, Daniel Whitney (1777-1863) and Content (Stiles) Whitney (1777-1863). Lastly the Coolidge line of Josiah Coolidge (1773-1848) and Lucy (Temple) Coolidge (1776-1858). Any information or direction on any of these families would be greatly appreciated. |
| Parke Snavely is researching the Green family who lived in Plymouth in the mid-nineteenth century. My particular problem is understanding the relationships between the several Green families that lived there circa 1850. I'm a descendant of Newell (N.M.) Green, but do not know how or if he is related to the families of Joseph Green or Isaac Green (mentioned in the Child Gazetteer). Newell, a blacksmith, later moved to Shrewsbury, then to Chester, but is buried in Plymouth Notch cemetery with his two wives and several children. I would appreciate any insights from other interested researchers. |
| This site maintained by Nancy Wygant of Philadelphia, PA. Last updated 13 November 2008. |
| HOME |
|
|
|