Chestina Eliza Smith Buck

Birth: 18 Mar 1811, Lyme, NH

• "History of Royalton, Vermont with Family Genealogies 1769-1911", by Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy, Published by the Town and the Royalton Woman's Club, Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont, 1911

Death: 30 May 1886, Sioux Falls, SD

• "History of Royalton, Vermont with Family Genealogies 1769-1911", by Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy, Published by the Town and the Royalton Woman's Club, Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont, 1911

Partner: Peter Wheelock

1. Martha R. Wheelock, born 6 Oct 1830, Rochester, WI
2. Arthur Buck Wheelock, born 19 Apr 1832, Royalton, VT
3. Mary Elizabeth Wheelock, born 29 Nov 1834, Newbury, VT
4. Sarah Frances Wheelock, born 11 May 1839
5. William Henry Wheelock, born 11 Dec 1841, Newbury, VT

Notes:

According to the "History of Royalton, VT", 1911, by E. W. Lovejoy, she was the daughter of Professor Amasa Buck, of Bath, WI. The "History of Royalton, VT" does not give her full name, but it can be found in a biography of Judge Arthur Buck Wheelock in "History of Dakota Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915).

Louisa Godsall

Partner: Cyrus Hubbard Wheelock

Lillian Belle Seville

Birth: 18 Oct 1863, Mt. Morris, NY

• Records of Elizabeth (Wheelock) Davis, daughter of Almon Milo Wheelock, Feb 2006.

Father: Warren Baldwin Scovil Seville
Mother: Hannah Meecham

Spouse: Fayette Conrad Wheelock
Marriage:

• Records of Elizabeth (Wheelock) Davis, daughter of Almon Milo Wheelock, Feb 2006.

1. Charles Wheelock, born 1890, Mt Morris, NY
2. Henry Wheelock, born 5 May 1895, Cuylerville, NY
3. Margareta Wheelock, born Apr 1905, Mt. Morris, NY
4. Mabel Elizabeth Wheelock, born Mt. Morris, NY

Caroline M. Wheelock

Birth: 5 Sep 1869, Armor, NY

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9M-PXT8 : accessed 10 July 2023), Carrie M Abbott.
• Typewritten letter by an unidentified child of Edward Silas Wheelock, son of William Henry Harrison Wheelock, Sr. This letter was kept in the private records of Persis (Park) Ivett. It's origins are not known.

Death: 16 Jan 1957, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

• "Mrs. George S. Abbott," The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 17 Jan 1957, p. 8, col. 6; Newspapers.com, accessed 10 July 2023.

Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122001583/carrie-mary-abbott: accessed 10 July 2023), gravestone photo for Carrie Mary Wheelock Abbott (1869–1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122001583, Hillcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY, maintained by Phyllis Meyer (contributor 47083260).

Father: William Henry Harrison Wheelock
Mother: Caroline Juliana Dorst

Spouse: George Smith Abbott
Marriage: 6 Oct 1887, Erie Co, NY

• "Abbott-Wheelock", Amherst Bee (Williamsville, New York), 13 Oct 1887, p. not known, col. 1; FultonHistory.com, accessed 10 July 2023.

1. Howard Larue Abbott, born 25 Sep 1888, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY
2. Glen Erving Abbott, born 7 Dec 1889, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY
3. Florence May Abbott, born 29 Mar 1891
4. Roland Bertram Abbott, born possibly 31 Dec 1895, East Hamburg, Erie Co, NY
5. Frank Addison Abbott, born 1 Mar 1897, East Hamburg, Erie Co, NY
6. Mary Helen Abbott, born 8 Jan 1900, East Hamburg, Erie Co, NY
7. Charles Edward Abbott, born 12 Feb 1902, East Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

Notes:

Carrie lived in Armor, New York, formerly Abbotts corners, named have her husband's family.

Per obituary, she was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary H. Foote, with whom she lived in Hamburg; five sons, Howard L., Roland B., Frank A. and Charles E., all of Hamburg, and Glen E., of Tonawanda.¹

Her obit gives a birth date of 5 Sep 1870, but this was an error. She was listed in the 1870 census, in Hamburg, enumerated 7 July 1870, aged 10 months. Social Security records have her correct birth date, 5 Sep 1869.²

Sources:

1. "Mrs. George S. Abbott," The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 17 Jan 1957, p. 8, col. 6; Newspapers.com, accessed 10 July 2023.
2. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9M-PXT8 : accessed 10 July 2023), Carrie M Abbott.

Clara Bancroft Wheelock

Birth: 1 Oct 1864, Calais, Washington Co, Vermont

• "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908", online database at www.ancestry.com, retrieved Jan 2017.

Death: 7 Jul 1940, Milford, Hillsboro Co, NH

• "New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949", online database at www.ancestry.com, retrieved Jan 2017.

Father: Alfred Pearce Wheelock
Mother: Nancy Bancroft

Spouse: Lee Shortt
Marriage:

• "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008", online database at www.ancestry.com, retrieved Jan 2017.

Emily Wheelock

Birth: 1 Apr 1788, probably Heath, Franklin Co., MA

• Heath Vital Records

Death: before 13 Mar 1832

• Niagara County, New York, deed 8:19, dated 13 Mar 1832, from Elisha Smedley to James Hitchcock, in which Elisha calls himself "one of the four children and heirs at law of Emily Smedley deceased."

Father: John Wheelock
Mother: Dorothy Wilder

Spouse: James Smedley
Intention: 24 Jan 1807, Williamstown, Berkshire Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 6 June 2021), Williamstown Births, Marriages, and Deaths, item 72, image 181 of 2199; Williamstown Town Clerk's office, Williamstown, MA.

1. Elisha Smedley, born 18 May 1807
2. Alonzo E. Smedley, born 7 Oct 1810
3. James W. Smedley, born about 1814
4. John D. Smedley, born about 1817

Notes:

Both Emily and James were "of Williamstown" on 24 Jan 1807 when they filed their intentions to marry.

They were probably at Hinesburg, Chittenden Co, VT, in 1810. One male age 26 to 44 (James), one male 16 to 26, one male 10 to 15, one female 16 to 25 (presumably Emily) and one female 10 to 15. It is unclear who the younger males and females were; they were too old to be children.

Elisha, elder half-brother of James, was also at Hinesburg in 1810, remaining there until his death in 1843. Emily's sister, Lucinda, was "of Hinesburg" when she married Pliny Blackman on 1 Dec 1814.

James Smedley had a claim against the estate of Israel B. Perry of nearby Charlotte, his presumed brother in law (Chittenden County, Vermont, probate records, Israel B. Perry administration, 4:23, image 33 at FamilySearch.org).

They moved to Royalton, Niagara Co, NY, before 5 Oct. 1817 when the Congregational Church of Royalton was organized with James Smedley as a member.¹

James Smedley died before 10 May 1819, when Emily posted bond as co-administrator of her husbands estate (see notes for James).

On 11 Aug 1819 Joseph Ellicott deeded 63 acres in Niagara Co (township 14, range 6, northeast part of lot 8, section 3) to Emily Smedley, of Niagara Co (Niagara County, New York, deed 5:433). The same parcel was then sold in separate deeds dated 1832 by her two sons, Elisha Smedley (of West Bloomfield) and Alonzo E. Smedley (of Royalton) to James Hitchcock (Niagara County deeds 8:18, 8:19). In each deed, the grantor calls himself "one of the four children and heirs at law of Emily Smedley deceased."

The probate documents for James Smedley include references to his children Alonzo, James, and Dexter, who, along with Elisha, were identified as heirs and next of kin of Mary (Wheelock) Grandey (Emily's sister) in an 1839 probate notice.²

Elisha Smedley, James Smedley, John D. Smedley, and Elijah A. Smedley, heirs of James Smedley deceased of Royalton, appointed Samuel E. Hitchcock to be their guardian, 25 Feb 1828, possibly after the death of their mother.³ Note that John D. Smedley and Elijah A. Smedley do not appear in the probate records of their father, James Smedley, possibly because John D. Smedley had midle name Dexter, and may have gone by the name Dexter Smedley in his youth. And Elijah A. Smedley may be Alonzo E. Smedley.

Sources:

1. History of Niagara County, N.Y.: With Illustrations Descriptive of its Scenery…” (New York: Sanford, 1878), p. 357, at Archive.org.
2. Probate Notice, Albany Argus (Albany, New York), 4 Oct 1839, p. 4, col. 4.
3. New York: Abstracts of Wills, Admins. and Guardianships, 1787-1835, at AmericanAncestors.org, 7 June 2021.

Lucy A. Wheelock

Birth: 27 Mar 1845, Grafton, Worcester, MA

• Grafton Vital Records

Death: 18 Apr 1845, Grafton, Worcester, MA

• Headstone record (taken by Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr.)

Burial: Old Indian Burial Ground, Grafton, MA

• Headstone record (taken by Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr.) Located at Intersection of Rt. 120 & 140, Grafton.

Father: Leonard Sibley Wheelock
Mother: Abigail Pollard

Notes:

Twin of Lewis. Lucy died of "Effects of Erysepelas from its mother."¹

Sources:

1. Grafton Vital Records

Mary Jane Wheelock

Birth: 19 Apr 1853, New York

• Pension Report of Daniel S. Wheelock, dated 4 June 1898, and signed by him.

Father: Daniel S. Wheelock
Mother: Jane Elizabeth Fikes

Spouse: Edwin Smith
Marriage: 28 Jul 1872

• Records of David Lawrence, ggg-grandson of Daniel S. Wheelock, through his daughter, Ettie Elizabeth Wheelock; Feb 2004.

Thomas L. Wheelock

Birth: 25 Oct 1762, Lunenburg, Worcester Co, MA

• "History of the town of Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from date of severance from Gilsum and Westmoreland, 1769-1922, with a genealogical register and map of the town", by Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry, 1925.

Death: 11 Nov 1853, Winchester, Cheshire Co, NH

• "History of the town of Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from date of severance from Gilsum and Westmoreland, 1769-1922, with a genealogical register and map of the town", by Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry, 1925.

Father: Phinehas Wheelock
Mother: Prudence Dodge

Spouse: Mary Watts
Marriage: DATE UNKNOWN

• "History of the town of Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from date of severance from Gilsum and Westmoreland, 1769-1922, with a genealogical register and map of the town", by Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry, 1925.

1. Simeon Wheelock, born 10 Jan 1784
2. Thomas Wheelock, born 20 Nov 1786, Alstead, Cheshire Co, NH
3. Abigail Wheelock, born 11 Sep 1788, Alstead, Cheshire Co, NH
4. John Wheelock, born 29 Oct 1790
5. William Elijah Wheelock, born 31 Jan 1793
6. Prudence Wheelock, born 8 Mar 1795, Winchester, Cheshire Co, NH
7. Mary Wheelock, born 12 May 1797
8. James Wheelock, born 7 Sep 1799
9. Phinehas Wheelock
10. Jefferson Wheelock, born 27 Mar 1801
11. Sally Wheelock, born 13 Feb 1803, Winchester, NH

Notes:

Thomas was a farmer, but opened his home as a tavern, which was kept as such for many years. He came to Alstead at the age of 21 years, then to Winchester in 1797. He is buried in the "Old Wheelock Homestead", in Winchester, NH.

"Wheelock Genealogy", by Carlyle Capron Wheelock and Winifred Thomson Gonseth, 1955, gives the following children: Simeon, Thomas, Abigail, John, William, Prudence, Mary, James, Jefferson, and Sally. No mention is made of Phineas, which comes from the records of Su Wetzel, a descendant of Phineas Wheelock and Prudence Dodge. Su, however, makes no mention of Jefferson or James.

Thomas Wheelock of WInchester wrote his will 1 Sep 1851, shortly after the death of his wife, and left bequests to his daughter, Abigail Jewell [Leavett?, not Fosgate], son William Wheelock, heirs of his son Simeon Wheelock, Mary Dudley daughter of his son Thomas Wheelock, Jr., deceased, his sister, Betsey Wheelock, and the heirs of Simeon Wheelock, Thomas Wheelock, Jr, and Abigail Jewell(?). He appointed Asahel J. Humphrey as executor. The will was witnessed by Amos Hunt, William H. Randall, Emily S. H. Randall. He attached a codicil on 9 Sep 1852 that modified the inheritance he left to his son William, and stipulated that Harriet Wheelock, wife of his son William, would have full use of the "homestead lot" during her natural life should she outlive her husband. The codicial was witnessed by Moses Thayer, Benjamin Kidder and Nancy McCundy(?).¹

Several children who died young are not mentioned in the will: John, Prudence, and Sally. James, Phinehas, and Jefferson are not mentioned, possibly because they also died young.

An unnamed male child (possibly Sally?) of Lieutenant Thomas Wheelock and Mary died in Winchester, 19 Oct 1804, age not give.²

Sources:

1. Cheshire County, NH, wills 79:212.
2. "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLK-RJF : accessed 1 July 2019), Wheelock, 19 Oct 1804; citing Winchester, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,113.

Harriet Wilgus

Birth:

• "New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial", compiled by William Richard Cutter, Volume 2, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, NY, 1913, Pgs 556, 559; online a books.google.com, Apr 2010.

Father: Alfred Waldo Wilgus
Mother: Lavina Wheelock