Pioneer Settlement of Southwest Geauga Co., Ohio

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The Pioneer Settlement of Southwest Geauga Co., Ohio

Capt. Henry of Geauga (1942) | "Did Sidney Rigdon Write the Book of Mormon? (1945)

Pioneer & General History of Geauga Co. (1880) | Memorial to the Pioneer Women (1896)

History of Lake and Geauga Counties (1878) | Wm. Crafts' Early History of Auburn (1868)

The Early Settlers | Auburn & Bainbridge Census: 1820 1830 | Rigdon at Bainbridge

The Division of Auburn Township Land

Original Western Reserve Survey Disivion of Auburn Township

1830 Land Ownership Division of Auburn Township (view enlargement)

Chronology

(under construction)

Southwest Geauga County, Ohio
Census and Land Index (1820-30)

No.	Name	Surname	Census 1820	Census 1830	Land 1820	Land 1830
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183	Abbey Abbot Antisdale Antisdale Antisdale Appleby Bailey Bailey Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Bartholomew Bartholomew Bildad Bissel Bosworth Bowerman Bradly Brewer Brigs Brooks Brown Butts Butts Butts Butts Bysell Canada Canfield Canfield Carpenter Chamberlain Chamberlain Childs Churchill Colvin Cowles Crafts Crafts Crafts Crafts Crafts Crafts Crafts Culver Dodge Dutton Eaton Eggleston Eggleston Eggleston Ely Ely Ensign Farnsworth Finley Flower Forbes Foster Fowler Fuller Gardinier Giles Gilmore Gilmore Goodsell Goodsell Goram Graham Granger Hall Harris Haskins Hathaway Hazen Henry Henry Henry Henry Herrington Herrington Herrington Hinkley Hollister Howard Howard Ingler Jackson Jencks Kent Kent Kent Kent Keyes Keyes Keyes Kingsley Kingsley Lowry Lowry Malton Marshall Mason McCarty McConoughey McConoughey McConoughey McFarland McFarland McFarland McFarland McFarland Miller Miller Moore Mory Mott Nettleton North North North North North North Ortin Orton Osborn Osburn Parks Parris Pease Perkins Perkins Perkins Prior? Reuwee Rice Rice Richards Right Rogers Root Russ Scoaton? Seward Sloane Sloane Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Snow Snow Snow Sprague Squire Squires Stafford Stockwell Sweet Taylor Tinker Turner Waldo Watterman Way Webster Webster Wheelock White Wilber Wilber Wilber Witter Witter Witter Wood Woods Wright	Jeremiah Jr. Jeremiah George W Polly Roger W Thomas Daniel Thomas Harvey Laura Sanford Jonathan P Joseph Bradly Justus Jr. John Cornelius Bildad Ethan Elisha Nelson John Daniel Isaac Joel Shadrach Justus Eber Elijah Hiram Moses Benjamin F Denis Jonas H. Samuel Abner Horace Alanson Ashley Benjamin Eliott William William #1 William #2 Nathan Seymore James Asel Darius Eliab Erastus Jonathan Joseph Jacob Havillah Lewis Oratio Elisha Ebenezer John Timothy Peter Joel S. Abraham Abram Daniel Daniel C. Elisha E. G. Ranselar Russel Woodruff Philip R. Meletiah Francis John Orin Simon William Abram Arnold Marshal Charles Enos Submit William R. Philip John Jacob Asahel Elihu L. Gamaliel Gamaliel H. Amariah Joseph Nancy Enos D. Isaac W. James John Abel Hugh Joseph Russell G. David Jarvis Porter D. Abel Daniel M. Daniel M. Jr. Jonathan W. Shadrach Daniel Lewis James John Elihu Josiah Alvin Asahel Jr. Asahel Sr. Jesse Samuel Thomas Morgan Morgan Alexander T. W. Hiram Justus Dexter Grant Lester Stephen Charles P. Zadock Roswell William Austin Ephraim Harris Robert Hezekiah John Nathan Henry James David George George #1 George #2 David Jr. Robert Sr. Robert Jr. Thomas Alvirous Loran Oliver Gideon L. Aron William Gad Joseph Willard William Sylvester Amasa Hervy James Arad Hiram Joseph Daniel Jeremiah George #1 George #2 Pardon Abraham Joseph Joseph Jr. Willis Benjamin Ephraim	Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Aubr Bain Aubr Bain Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Bain Aubr Aubr	Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Bain Aubr Bain Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Aubr Bain Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Bain Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Bain Bain Bain Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Aubr Bain Aubr Aubr	? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?	? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

1820: Auburn and Bainbridge Index (Name order = as listed on Census sheets)
Auburn	Bainbridge
01. Abbey, Jeremiah Jr. 02. Antisdale, Polly 03. Antisdale, Roger W. 04. Appleby, Thomas 05. Bartholomew, Joseph 06. Bosworth, John 07. Brewer, Ethan 08. Bradly, Bildad 09. Churchill, Samuel 10. Crafts, William 11. Culver, Nathan 12. Crafts, Elliot 13. Canfield, Elijah 14. Eaton, Asel 15. Fuller, Timothy 16. Finley, Lewis 17. Herrington, Arnold 18. Hinckley, Charles 19. Ingler, Philip 20. Jackson, John 21. Keyes, Amariah 22. Moore, James 23. Mott, Elihu 24. Gilmore, Abraham 25. Nettleton, Josiah 26. Orton, Morgan 27. Rice, Roswell 28. Rice, William 29. Richards, Austin 30. Rewee, Zadock 31. Smith, David 32. Squires, William 33. Taylor, William 34. Turner, Amasa 35. Woods, Benjamin 36. Wright, Ephraim 37. Wilbur, Pardon 38. Webster, Joseph	01. Bysell, Justus 02. Baldwin, Harvey 03. Baldwin, Sanford 04. Childs, Jonas H. 05. Ely, Jonathan 06. Ely, Joseph 07. Fowler, John 08. Giles, Joel S. 09. Haskins, Philip R. 10. Hathaway, Meletiah 11. Henry, Simon 12. Hollister, Enos 13. Jencks, Jacob 14. Kent, Elihu L. 15. Kent, Gamaliel 16. Kingsley, Enos D. 17. McFarland, Jon^a 18. McFarland, Daniel, Jr. 19. McFarland, Daniel 20. McFarland, Abel 21. McCarty, Russell G. 22. McConoughey, David 23. McConoughey, Jarvis 24. Mason, Joseph 25. North, Ashahel 26. North, Alvin 27. Osborn, Alexander 28. Parris, Justus 29. Root, Robert 30. Seward, Nathan 31. Smith, George 32. Smith, Robert 33. Witter, Abraham 34. Witter, Joseph, Jr. 35. Witter, Joseph

Census Sheet Transcriptions Provided by K. D. Krueger

1820: Auburn Township: Households (Name order = as listed on Census sheets) AGES OF MALES / FEMALES: M1=0-10, M2=10-16, M3=16-18, M4=18-26, M5=26-45, M6=45 & F1=0-10, F2=10-16, F3=16-26, F4=26-45, F5=45 &
Surname	Name	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5
Abbey Antisdale Antisdale Appleby Bartholomew Bosworth Brewer Bradly Churchill Crafts Culver Crafts Canfield Eaton Fulier Finley Herrington Hinckley Ingler Jackson Keyes Moore Mott Gilmore Nettleton Orton Rice Rice Richards Ruvee Smith Squires Taylor Turner Woods Wright Wilber Webster	Jeremiah, Jr Polly Roger W Thomas Joseph John Ethan Bildad Samuel William Nathan Elliott Elijah Azel Timothy Lewis Arnold Charles Philip John Amaziah James Elihu Abraham Josiah Morgan Roswell William Austin Zadock David William William Amasa Benjamin Ephraim Pardon Joseph	2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0	0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2	0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0	0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0	1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1	0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0	1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3	0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0	1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0	0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1	0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

1830: Auburn and Bainbridge Townships
Auburn	Bainbridge
01. Crafts, Eliott. 02. Butts, Daniel 03. Crafts, Benjamin 04. Brewer, Ethan 05. Abbot, Jeremiah 06. Crafts, William 07. Webster, Hiram 08. Keyes, Joseph 09. Keyes, Nancy 10. Kent, Asahel 11. [Scoaton], John 12. Goram, Elisha 13. Mory, John 14. Dutton, James 15. Antisdale, George W. 16. Antisdale, Roger W. 17. Butts, Isaac 18. Butts, Joel 19. Butts, Shadrach 20. Gilmore, Abram 21. Canfield, Elijah 22. Colvin, Abner 23. Brown, John 24. Bartholomew, Jonathan P. 25. Bartholomew, Joseph 26. Herrington, Arnold 27. Sloane, James 28. Wilber, George #1 29. Canfield, Hiram 30. Wheelock, Daniel 31. Chamberlain, Benjamin F. 32. Gardinier, Peter 33. Wilber, George #2 34. Wilber, Pardon 35. Brooks, Nelson 36. Harris, Woodruff 37. Rogers, Harris 38. Stockwell, Joseph 39. Ortin, Morgan 40. Right, Ephraim 41. Stafford, Gad 42. Hinkley, Charles 43. Woods, Benjamin 44. Watterman, James 45. Ingler, Philip 46. Perkins, Lester 47. Malton, Abel 48. Parks, Hiram 49. Foster, Ebenezer 50. Richards, Austin 51. Granger, Ranselar 52. Hall, Russel 53. Snow, Alvirous 54. Ensign, Jacob 55. Smith, David 56. Wood, Willis 57. Crafts, Ashley 58. Crafts, Alanson 59. Eggleston, Eliab 60. Goodsell, Daniel 61. White, Jeremiah 62. Eggleston, Erastus 63. Bowerman, Cornelius 64. Eggleston, Darius 65. Webster, Joseph 66. Crafts, William 67. Snow, LOran 68. Snow, Oliver 69. Smith, David, Jr. 70. Rewee, Zadock 71. Bildad, Bradly 72. Way, Arad	01. Hathaway, Meletiah 02. Carpenter, Moses 03. Haskins, Philip R. 04. Flower, Oratio 05. Chamberlain, Denis 06. Brigs, Elisha 07. McConoughey, David 08. Ely, Joseph 09. Childs, Jonas H. 10. Sweet, Willard 11. Miller, Lewis 12. Miller, Daniel 13. Howard, William R. 14. Howard, Submit 15. Kingsley, Isaac W. 16. Dodge, Seymore 17. Smith, George #1 18. McConoughey, Porter D. 19. Smith, Robert 20. Kingsley, Enos D. 21. Smith, George #2 22. Cowles, Horace 23. Smith, Robert, Jr. 24. Sloane, Henry 25. Bailey, Thomas 26. Smith, Thomas 27. Bailey, Daniel 28. Osburn, Allexander 29. Fowler, John 30. Farnsworth, Havillah 31. Kent Gamaliel H. 32. Smith, Robert 33. Baldwin, Laura 34. Osburn, T. W. 35. Root, Robert 36. North, Asahel 37. Henry, Simon 38. North, Samuel 39. Forbes, Elisha 40. North, Asahel, Jr. 41. [Prior], Charles P. 42. Tinker, Sylvester 43. Canada, Eber 44. Pease, Dexter 45. Henry, Orin 46. Henry, William 47. Lowry, James 48. Perkins, Stephen 49. Goodsell, Daniel C. 50. McConoughey, Jarvis 51. Hazen, FRancis 52. Squire, Aron 53. Witter, Joseph 54. Seward, Nathan 55. Graham, E. G. 56. Giles, Joel S. 57. Waldo, Hervy 58. Mason, Joseph 59. Henry, John 60. Perkins, Grant 61. Marshall, Hugh 62. Herrington, Abram 63. Herrington, Marshal 64. Russ, Hezekiah 65. North, Thomas 66. McCarty, Russel G. 67. North, Jesse 68. Ely, Jonathan 69. Bissel, Justus, Jr. 70. Sprague, Gideon L. 71. Lowry, John 72. McFarland, Daniel M., Jr. 73. McFarland, Daniel M. 74. McFarland, Jonathan, W. 75. McFarland, Shadrach

1830: Auburn Township: Households

(Name order = as listed on Census sheets)

AGES OF MALES

M1=under5, M2=5-10, M3=10-15, M4=15-20, M5=20-30, M6=30-40, M7=40-50, M8=50-60, M9=60-70, M10=70-80, M11=90&

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Name

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Crafts

Butts

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Brewer

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Crafts

Webster

Keyes

Keyes

Kent

Scouton

Goram

Morey

Dutton

Antisdale

Antisdale

Butts

Butts

Butts

Gilmore

Canfield

Colvin

Brown

Bartholomew

Bartholomew

Herrington

Sloane

Wilber

Canfield

Woodward

Canfield

Wheelock

Chamberlain

Gordinier

Wilber

Wilber

Brooks

Harris

Rogers

Stockwell

Orton

Wright

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Stafford

Hinckley

Woods

Wolterman

Ingler

Perkins

Malton

Parks

Foster

Richards

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Hall

Snow

Ensign

Smith

Wood

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Gooden

White

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Bowerman

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Webster

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Snow

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Smith

Rewee

Bradly

Way

Elliott

Daniel

Benjamin

Ethan

Jeremiah

William

Hiram

Joseph

Nancy

Asahel

John

Elisha

John

James

George W.

Roger W.

Isaac

Joel

Shadrack

Abram

Elijah

Abner

John

JonathanW.

Joseph

Arnold

James

George

Hiram

Joseph

Henry

Daniel

Benjamin F,

Peter

George

Pardon

Nelson

Woodruff

Harris

Joseph

Morgan

Ephraim

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Charles

Benjamin

James

Philip

Lester

Abel

Hiram

Ebenezer

Austin

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Russell

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Jacob

David

Willis

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Alanson

Elias

Daniel

Jeremiah

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Cornelius

Darias

Joseph

William

Loran

Oliver

David Jr.

Zadock

Bildad

Arad

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THE PIONEER SETTLERS
OF AUBURN, 1820-1830

Orange highlighting in the table = resident land owners
For larger image of the above tabulation, click here.

Early Settlement

Bainbridge Twp. - Residence of Rev. Sidney Rigdon and Family, 1826-27

1814: Bildad Bradley came to Auburn from South Newbury

1815: John Jackson came to Auburn

1815: Daniel Wheelock and Zadock Reuwee

1815-16: William Crafts walked to Auburn from Gorham, Ontario County, New York in 1815, bought the whole Ely tract of 1,176 acres then walked back to Gorham. He was married in January 1816 and they returned to Auburn in February 1816.

1816: David Smith Sr., his was the fifth family in Auburn.

1816: Charles Hinkley, Amasa Turner, Philip Ingler, and James Benjamin

1816-17: Morgan Orton, Austin Richards, Benjamin Woods and Pardon Wilbur

1817-18: George Antisdale, Roger Antisdale and Isaac Butts & siblings

1819: Joseph Bartholomew and Elijah Canfield

1821: Henry Canfield and J. Palmer Bartholomew

1822: Oliver Snow

Map of Ontario Co., NY, townships, c. 1815:
click here

William Crafts - arrived 1815:
b. 21 Dec 1789 Chester, Hampden Co, MA
m. before 1812; Catherine Millspaugh
m. 9 Jan 1816 Gorham, Ontario Co, NY;
(Drusilla Keyes, dau. of Amaziah Keyes & Nancy Crafts)

(The Crafts Family, A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Descendants of Griffin & Alice Craft, of Roxbury, Mass 1630-1890. Compiled by james M. Crafts and William F. Crafts, Northampton, Mass; Gazette Printing Company 1898.)

Gilbert Hinckley - arrived 1816:
b. c. 1788; Stonington, New London, CT
m. 10 Jul 1807, Ontario twp., Ontario (Wayne) Co., NY; Betsey Turner
d. 28 Apr 1843

Charles Hinckley - arrived 1816:
b. 03 May 1793, Stonington, New London, CT
m. 1816, Walworth twp., Ontario (Wayne) Co., NY; Nancy Turner (1791-1866) d. 1842, [OH]

David Smith, Sr. - arrived 1816:
b. CT, in 1763
m. in 1785, Lucy Prindle; d. 1812, (Lucy, Anna, Charry, Irena and David b. CT)
m. 1814; [NY?]; Hannah Orton d. aft 1850

Philip Engle: listed on 1810 census for Ontario Co., NY -- (but not 1820)
Philip Ingler: listed on 1820 & 1830 census for Auburn, OH -- (but not 1840)
Philip Ingler: listed on 1860 census for Clinton, OH -- (b. c. 1793, MD)

Daniel Wheelock - arrived 1815:
b. 29 Oct 1792; Tyringham, Berkshire, MA
m. 20 Dec 1829; Auburn, Geauga, OH; Betsey Belcher (1797-1834)
d. 11 Dec 1879; Hambden twp., Geauga Co., OH

Elisha Belcher
b. c. 1772; [MA]
m. c. 1795; [VT]; Betsey _____ (1777-1845)
d. c. 1845; [Perry, Lake, OH]

(see also Jack Belcher of Union Hill, Gibson Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA)

Children of Elisha and Betsey:
Betsey Belcher
b. 01 Jun 1797; Braintree twp., Orange, VT (or MA?)
m. 20 Dec 1829; Auburn, Geauga, OH; Daniel Wheelock
d. 05 Jul, 1834, Auburn, Geauga, OH

Lydia F. Belcher
b. c. 1819, [VT]
m. 18 Oct, 1838; Geauga, OH; Henry N. Budlong
d. 1844; Perry, Lake, OH
Zadock Reuwee (Rewee) - arrived 1815:
b. 16 APR 1785, Sturbridge, Worcester, MA
m. 06 APR 1813; [Tyringham, Berkshire, MA]; Lury Snow (1796-1871)
d. 25 Aug 1842; Auburn, Geauga, OH

Children of Zadock and Lury:
Lorin Snow Reuwee
b. 19 Mar 1815, [Becket], Berkshire, MA
d. 16 Dec 1817, Auburn, Geauga, OH

Franklin Snow Reuwee
b. 06 Dec 1819, Auburn, Geauga, OH
m. 30 Dec 1841, Auburn, Geauga, OH; Betsey Waterman d. 31 Aug 1842, Auburn, Geauga, OH

Alvin Reuwee
b. 29 Jan 1829, Auburn, Geauga, OH
m. 30 Dec 1841, Auburn, Geauga, OH; Betsey Waterman d. 31 Aug 1842, Auburn, Geauga, OH

Lorenzo Snow Reuwee
b. 02 DEc 1839, Auburn, Geauga, OH
m. 31 Jan 1861, Auburn, Geauga, OH; Paulina M. CRafts d. 10 Apr 1912, Auburn, Geauga, OH
Roger Walcott Antisdale - arrived 1817:
b. 9 May 1779, Windsor, VT
m. c. 1810; Elizabeth Butts (b. 1876, RI, d. 1864, Auburn)
d. 26 Feb 1855, Auburn, Geauga, OH

Children of Roger and Elizabeth:
Betsey Antisdale
b. 16 Jul 1817, Farmington, Ontario, NY
m. 16 Oct 1833, Auburn, Geauga, OH; Tyrus Canfield
d. 1904, Auburn, Geauga, OH

Mercy Antisdale
b. 01 Dec 1822, Auburn, Geauga, OH
d. 17 Jul 1825, Auburn, Geauga, OH
George Washington Antisdale, Sr. - arrived 1817:
b. 17 Jan 1778, Windsor, VT
m. c. 1800; Elizabeth "Polly" Payne (1803-1869)
d. 28 Sep 1819, Auburn, Geauga, OH

Children of George and Elizabeth:
Waterman Antisdale
b. 22 Jul 1801; Farmington, Ontario, NY
d. 14 Nov 1858; Auburn, Geauga, OH

Lucretia Antisdale
b. 17 May 1803; Farmington, Ontario, NY
d. 25 Nov 1819; Auburn, Geauga, OH

Dorcas Antisdale
b. 29 Jun 1805; Farmington, Ontario, NY
m. 29 Oct 1820, Geauga Co., OH; John Mory
d. aft 1820; [OH]

John Antisdale
b. 30 Aug 1809; Farmington, Ontario, NY
m. 29 Jan 1835, Geauga Co., OH; Mary Ann Greeley
d. aft 1835; [OH]

Leona Sophronia Antisdale
b. 9 Jun 1812; Farmington, Ontario, NY
d. ? [OH]

Joseph Antisdale
b. 15 Feb 1815; Farmington, Ontario, NY
d. 04 Jun 1885, [OH]

Mary Antisdale
b. 21 Aug 1817; [NY]
m. 02 Jan 1835, Auburn, Geauga Co., OH; Seldon Abbey
d. 21 Sep 1841; Auburn, Geauga Co., OH

George Washington Antisdale, Jr.
b. 21 Mar 1807, Farmington, Ontario, NY
m. 3 Dec, 1827, Geauga Co., OH; Sally Greeley
d. Jun 1887, Cuyahoga Co., OH
Pardon Wilber (or Wilbur) - arrived 1817:
b. 7 Jan 1784, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI.
m. 13 Dec 1804, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI
(Rebecca Irish Bowler - daughter of Charles Bowler, Jr and Rebecca Irish:
b. 10 Nov 1788, Newport, Newport Co., RI; d. 3 Dec 1869, Toledo, OH)
d. after 1817

Children of Pardon and Rebecca:
George Wilber
b. 19 Nov 1805, Schoharie Co., NY
m. 27 Sep 1826, Bainbridge, Geauga Co. (or Aurora, Portage Co.), OH
(Rachel Smith - b. 4 Sep 1806, Washington, MA; d. 15 Feb 1881)
d. 25 Apr 1881

For the story of George and Rachel's first meeting, see Gertrude V, Wickham's 1896 Memorial to Pioneer Women, sections for Bainbridge and Auburn.

William Wilber
b. 27 Oct 1809, Schoharie Co., NY

Rebecca Wilber
b. 16 Nov 1812, Schoharie Co., NY

Children of George and Rachel:
Charlotte Wilber
b. 15 Feb 1828, Auburn, NY

Charles Dana Wilber
b. 4 Jul 1830, Auburn, NY

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