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| ASHLEY | leonard ashley married abagail leach from winfield. grandson leonard hung himself after school mate fight. I have news clipping. need leonard's parents | Alfred Gage |
| BACKUS | Benjamin Warren Backus was born Oct. 11 1818 at town of Winfield, NY to Benjamin Backus, mother's name unknown, 8th of 10 children. When he was 5 his father died and his mother was left with the large family to provide for on a small farm. He scarcely knew what home was from about the age of 7. As he grew he became a teacher and then became a carpenter. At 18 he moved to Orleans Co. NY. In the spring of 1840 he married Rhoda A. Houseman of Yates, NY and they moved to MI in 1848. He located in Orange Co. MI and set up farming the land. He acted in the capacity of pulpit supply and was given charge of a church at Leoni, Jackson Co., MI. He and Rhoda were parents of Samuel Warren, Odessa Benjamin, and Colorado Parker. It's believed that his father could be the Benjamin Backus buried at Meetinghouse Green Cemetery, Winfield, NY because of the name and because the burial date agrees with the time of the death of Benjamin Warren Backus's father. No information is known on any of the 9 siblings, the mother's maiden name, or if she remarried. | Marilyn J. Lindemann |
| BARNES | Hello, my name is Dale Barnes and I am researching my husband's Barnes family. I was on the website [that's on our site looking at the births listed for 1848 and found a relative Frances Barnes born December 17, 1848 in Winfield to William and Sarah Ann Barnes. Her full name is Frances Alpho Barnes according to a family book we have. And Sarah Ann Barnes is Sarah Ann Rood Barnes. This family moved on to South Cortland, Cortland Co, NY by 1850 where the next child, Milo Barnes, my husband's great grandfather was born February 9, 1850. While my husband and I now live in Virginia, his family did not wander far from this area in Central NY. His grandfather went from Cortland to Syracuse where his father and he himself were born. My husband grew up in Liverpool, NY and his father still lives there today. The book we have says that Frances Alpho Barnes married Wilbur F. Sanders on February 3, 1877 and that he (Wilbur) died February 22, 1916. It does not say when she died.
Their children are: Clayton Rowley Sanders, born March 24, 1878 Daniel Henry Sanders, born April 24, 1882 Clayton Rowley Sanders married (first) Mrs. Carylin Brown, December 25, 1908, she died December 4, 1917. Their child is Rolland Sanders, born at Auburn, N.Y., September 1, 1909 Clayton Rowley Sanders, married (second) Mrs. Florence Barrows Aroas, Feb. 4, 1920 Daniel Henry Sanders born at South Cortland, April 24, 1882, married Josephine McNett, November 9, 1910. Their child: Daniel H. Sanders, born in Kingston, N.Y., June 9, 1913. I have not discovered yet where William Barnes the father of Frances was born. But Sarah Ann Rood Barnes was the daughter of Ezra Rood, 2nd and Demaris Potter and born March 17, 1829. Our book does not say where she was born but the next sibling was born in Plainfield in 1831. Ezra Rood, 2nd, was born at Bristol (name later changed to Broome), Schoharie County, N.Y., Feb. 25, 1802 and died in Cortland, N.Y., April 21, 1886. He married Demaris Potter, of Winfield, Sept. 30, 1824. She was born Feb. 17, 1803 and died at Cortland, July 16, 1887. I am glad that this website speaks about Winfield, Plainfield...and that they are in close proximity. So I'm dropping you this line to tell you that yes I did recognize someone on that page and that thankfully the information in the book we have matches this transcript and to thank the researchers and others that have made a great and informative website. Sincerely, Dale Barnes | Dale Barnes |
| BARTLETT | I am looking for Moses R. Bartlett. Born in Winfield 14 June 1816. Father was Montgomery R. Bartlett from Massachusettes, mother was from Rhode Island. | Karla McWilliams |
| BLOW | James BLOW and his wife Margaret BROWN resided in what was first Richfield, Otsego County, before 1800 and appeared on the 1800, 1810 census there. The area was taken into Winfield, Herkimer County, where they appeared on the 1820 census. Circa 1828 the family moved to Tioga County, New York. James was born in 1756 in Ireland and Margaret was born in 1778 also in Ireland. Both died and were buried in Tioga County. His son John Blow was a pioneer of Lapeer County, Michigan and put the first plow in the soil there. | John Gorman |
| BRACE | Able BRACE traveled from Litchfield County, Conn. in 1793 alone with his family. His son Ashal(sp) was next, then Henry, Seward, Howard, Eugene, Debbie's dad, then our children. We presently live on the same farm est. in 1793 in Winfield. | Fred and
Deborah Brace Jones |
| BROWN | James BLOW and his wife Margaret BROWN resided in what was first Richfield, Otsego County, before 1800 and appeared on the 1800, 1810 census there. The area was taken into Winfield, Herkimer County, where they appeared on the 1820 census. Circa 1828 the family moved to Tioga County, New York. James was born in 1756 in Ireland and Margaret was born in 1778 also in Ireland. Both died and were buried in Tioga County. His son John Blow was a pioneer of Lapeer County, Michigan and put the first plow in the soil there. | John Gorman |
| BYRNES | James BYRNES and two brothers, John and Bartholomew came from Co. Wicklow, Ireland about 1887. James's wife, Marcella and three children followed. Unsure why they settled in West Winfield, but they opened a blacksmith shop and four generations stayed there. | Bob Parr |
| CALHOUN | Dolly Marilla CALHOUN b. Washington, Litchfield Co. CT 01 Feb 1790. Marilla taught school in Herkimer Co. for 25 years, including six years in Winfield, before she m. a Mr. WINSHIP of New Hartford, Oneida NY. Any school records mentioning Miss Calhoun would be appreciated. | Roberta D. Calhoun |
| CHAPIN | Jotham CHAPIN and Ann WAITE, listed, original settlers of Winfield, Herkimer Co. | Mary B. Cohen |
| CLARK | Russel Kilburn Clark was married to Elizabeth Towne. Their first child, Caroline was born in Winfield, in 1821 | Karen Henrie |
| CLAY | My ancestor is Bradbury Clay, born ca 1795 in New Hampshire, a resident of Milton, Saratoga Co., NY in 1825, but in 1830 he was a resident of Winfield, Herkimer Co., New York (page 173 of the census). By his first wife, Abigail "Abbey" Baker they had a daughter Sarah Frances born 30 Jul 1824, Abbey died and Bradbury married Mary "Polly" Raymer who gave him five children: son unknown name, Harriet N., Henry, Francis "Frank" W., and
Mary R. Sarah from his 1st marriage, the unnamed son, and Harriet were living with them in 1830 Herkimer Co. This may be the Reverend Clay referred to in the History of Herkimer Co., NY p. 130 "from 1826-1843 Elders Clay, Newell, Putnam, Roscoe, Ferguson, Nelson and Tremaine served as pastors of the West Winfield Guild Society (originally known as the West Winfield Baptist Church).
Sometime after the 1830 census, Bradbury Clay moved his family to Seneca CO., NY and in 1839 the family moved to Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan where he became the minister of the First Baptist Church of Adrian Michigan. The Reverend Bradbury Clay was a Baptist Minister and in addition also lived at times in Indiana and Illinois. His daughters Sarah Francis and Harriet who was to marry Abner Blue were both married by their father in Elkhart Co., Indiana.
Bradbury S. Clay died August 15, 1869 in Boonville, Cooper Co., Missouri. His wife Mary returned to Adrian, Michigan to live with their son FrankClay. She died in 1882. | Jeanine Knight |
| CONGDON, CONGDEN, CONDON | My GG-Grandmother is SUSAN CONGDON Born 1815 in NY. She married FREDERICK KING and they resided in Herkimer County at West Winfield. Susan's mother was FANNY CONGDON (her father unknown Congdon). Susan's mother; Fanny Congdon was born in RI. I would like to hear from anyone who is researching this family. | Bob Barber |
| COSTON | Town of Winfield Information on parents of Ebenezer Coston birth abt 1737 | Frank Alfred Coston |
| CRANDALL | Jacob NEWTON was born in 1803 in Voluntown, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Lois Ross CRANDALL Oct. 31, 1824, probably in Connecticut or Rhode Island. Lois was born ca. 1801 at Westerly, Rhode Island. They were residing in Winfield at the time of the 1840 census. By 1850, the family had moved to Bridgewater, Oneida Co., New York. | Ruth A. French |
| DAVIS | Flora Waterman married (Unknown) Davis in early 1880's; by 1889 "Flora Davis" has married Alphonzo SHAUL. Seeking info about Davis; Flora's father was Orsemus WATERMAN, blacksmith, Winfield during 1860's. | C. Burdt |
| DAVIS | I'm looking for information about my grandfather and his family. His name was Paul Joseph Davis. He grew up in West Winfield, NY. He married Ruth Hardin Wheeler who also grew up in West Winfield. I think they were married in 1937. | Juliana Davis |
| DAVIS | Seeking information on Jehiel Davis, born in Wilbraham MA in 1787, apprenticed to his brother Luther Davis, carriage maker, in Northampton. Married and had his first child, Alonzo Davis, in Winfield, Herkimer Co, 1811. I'm wondering if he had other family in Winfield, and how he made his living there. He next moved to Sweden, Oneida/Monroe Co, in about 1812/13, where he built a grist mill on Salmon Creek. Moved on to Michigan in 1832, where he spent the remainder of his life. I have lots of info on his 17 children, but little info on Jehiel's time in Herkimer Co. Thank you for posting this! | Gail McArthur |
| DAVIS | Looking for information on Jehiel Davis and Thomas Davis. Jehiel was living in Winfield, Herkimer, when he married Lydia Bently, on 16 October, 1810. He'd come to Winfield from Northampton, Ma, where he had apprenticed with his older brother, Luther Davis, a carriage maker. In about 1812, Jehiel and his wife were living in Sweden, Monroe Co, where Jehiel built a grist mill. Thomas Davis may have been a family member, perhaps Jehiel's oldest brother; Thomas was witness to a will, in 1827, in Winfield. [NOTE: same researcher as above listing] | Gail McArthur |
| DOWLING | William DOWLING at age 19 in 1896 entered West Windfield Academy. Coming from a poor farm family of 10, the strictest economy was necessary to attend school. At the beginning of each week he brought a quantity of provisions which was prepared at the boarding house for him during the week. He was a most dilligent student, never permitting the social diversions of community life to distract from his studies. He graduated in 1900. Entered Hamilton College at age of 22 & graduated in 1904. Studied law, passed bar "no lawyer in Utica tries more cases than he". Candidate for mayor of Utica in 1917 - lost. At 45 years of age became Justice of NY Supreme Ct, 4th Judicial District. | Edmund Dowling |
| DOYLE | Arthur DOYLE (1852-1929) came to the United States around 1865. We believe that he came over to live with his brother in West Winfield, who had come over before him. Arthur married a Katherine KEHOE, her family was also from West Winfield. They had 6 children, they were Arthur Jr, Justin (my grandfather), Jim, Maurice, Elizabeth and Rosella. Most of them are buried in St. Joseph Cemetery. I'm looking for more relatives in the West Winfield area. | Michelle Doyle |
| GATES | Elisha Gates and brothers Ezra and Seth came to Herkimer in the late 1790's. They are listed among the Town Meeting Minutes from 1798-1816. My line is Elisha Gates, son of Joshua Gates and Anna Branch, who married Elizabeth "Betsey" Town daughter of Robert Town(e). Elisha removed from Herkimer in 1829 to S Richland in Oswego County with his two sons Robert and Sewell, daughters Betsey (who married Hartley Holmes), Anna Miranda and Emily. I know that he may have had an additional two sons born between 1794 and 1802 and twin sons born between 1802 and 1804. I have not yet determined the names of the other boys, and believe they may have gone to live with relatives. Robert's daughter Julia keeps in touch with family in Herkimer County attending the wedding of Arnold L. Gates to Arvilla M. Rosser in 1893 at the Reformed Church. The Gates line is related into the families of Holmes, Tiffany, Skinner, Houghton, Doyle, Schell, Beebe and Smith. | Natalie Gates |
| GENN | My William Mackinder GENN born 12 Apr 1844 in Quadring, Lincolnshire, England enlisted for military service and was assigned to the 152nd NYVI. His mailing post office was in Winfield, New York. He was honorably discharged near Washington D. C on 13 July 1865. He then traveled from New York to Chicago, Illinois where he and his first wife, Edith Wright (Pogmore) were married. | Janice Lahew |
| GINBEY / GINBY / JIMBY | My great great great great grandfather James Simpson Ginbey emigrated in 1842 with his second wife Elizabeth Muggins. After her detah in 1849 an older son came out with his wife to look after the children. I am trying to ascertain if it was my great x3 grandparents William and Dorothy. Any information on the Ginbeys would be appreciated. | Julie Battson |
| GOFF | Our John GOFF (b. 1755 in NH) and his wife Elizabeth (COSTON) Goff (b. 1762 in NH) apparently lived in Winfield. They were buried, supposedly, in the Meeting House Green Cemetery, in, or north of, West Winfield. Both died in 1837. | Barbara |
| GORTON | Stephen WALLING married Olive McLAUGHLIN in 1823 in Plainfield or Exeter township perhaps. Olive is daughter of David (b. Ireland) and Mary HOLMES McLaughlin (b. Mass.) who resided in Winfield through 1860 census. Stephen is son of William and Carolin GORTON Walling. I have no other information about William and Caroline except that Stephen was reported to have been born in 1799 in RI. I have lots of descendency information from both Walling and McLaughlin families for anyone interested. (see Shirley's July 1, 1998 for more info.) | Sally Chirlin |
| GUILD | Researching all Guild/Guile family members residing in Town of Winfield or former town of Litchfield. Samuel Guild and wife Ruth Nims removed to this area from Leydon, MA c 1792 "Accordingly, in the spring of 1792, he sold all his possessions in Massachusetts, put the gold and silver into the saddle-bags packed with old clothes, and started for the new home on horseback, alone, over new roads and unbeaten paths. When he came to a place to stay over night, he would throw the saddle-bags carelessly under the barroom table as though they contained nothing valuable, but being careful that no one but himself handled them. In this way, he traveled until he reached what is now West Winfield, New York, and he purchased a large tract of land on which he built a house, the first in town. His son Elijah followed him; the other two stayed in Paris, New York. He finished paying for his land by cutting timber and converting it into potash, hauling it twenty-two miles, and taking the money to Boston on horseback tomake the payments. He built the first church in town, and was an activemember as long as he lived, and at his death made provision in his will forits support." | Margaret Lambert |
| GREEN | I am researching my g-g-grandfather, Joseph Green, born in Winfield in 1805. At some point he married and moved to the Steuben, Yates County area. Any assistance would be appreciated. | Valerie Durocher |
| HARRISON | Steven Harrison resident in Winfield 1939 census and 1869-70 gazetteer. Married Mary Watson. Steven from Tosside, Yorkshire, England. They had children Jake, Mary, Thomas E, Elva, William, Rachel and Elizabeth. Happy to share information if we have a common ancestor. | Geoff Dagger |
| HOLMES | I am researching the HOLMES family whose land has been located in West Winfield since the 1700's. My Dad, Edwin, was born there in 1900, as was his father Allie (1866) (wife Willa Buchanan), and his father Augustus Stephen (wife Nettie). His father was Alvah, who descended from Elijah. Anyone wanting or knowing more info can e-mail me. | Lucy Holmes Stauring |
| HOLMES | Stephen WALLING married Olive McLAUGHLIN in 1823 in Plainfield or Exeter township perhaps. Olive is daughter of David (b. Ireland) and Mary HOLMES McLaughlin (b. Mass.) who resided in Winfield through 1860 census. Stephen is son of William and Carolin GORTON Walling. I have no other information about William and Caroline except that Stephen was reported to have been born in 1799 in RI. I have lots of descendancy information from both Walling and McLaughlin families for anyone interested. (see Shirley's July 1, 1998 for more info.) | Sally Chirlin |
| HOLMES / JOHNSTON | Looking for family of Wilbur Holmes m. Pearl M. Christman, son Byron m. Lucille Wing 22 Feb 1936, children; Joan, Lois,Stepehn,Gregg,Philip, Mark, lived in Unadilla, West Winfield area. Also Clarence and Mary Delucy Holmes Johnston lived in Cedarville, ran a cidermill, son Wilfred Johnston m. Florence Tutty. Had dau. lived in Binghamton area. Any information or knowledge of these would be appreciated. | Carol Eastman DePugh |
| HYDE | HYDE, Edward, my g-grandfather b. Oct 4, 1848 in England. Entered the USA about 1869. Hired on as a farm hand with a farmer named Delos Crumb (?). Married Elma Wadell from Unadilla Forks. 9 children, Albert Edward, my grandfather, James Wadell Hyde, Nellie Mae Hyde, Edith Jennie Hyde, George Jesse Hyde, Fredrick Barron Hyde, Eltha & Elma Hyde (twins), and Carl Harry Hyde. Edward's two brothers Charles Hyde and James Hyde followed about 1870-1871. Most dates are questionable. Minne Hyde followed and married a man named Charles Burton Cleland 12/24/1878. She helped found the Frankfort Library according to some info we have obtained. She worked for a family named Clark when she first arrived. Edward's mother Ellen Hippiley Hyde and two sisters Hattie Hyde and Jennie Hyde arrived in 1871. Edward had a cottage for them 1/2 mile from the village (Winfield) where they stayed until about 1873. My sister and I are trying to research our family and feel we must have distant relatives in that area. If anyone recognized any of these and can help fill in the gaps and maybe find some southern relatives, we would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Thank You. | Sybil Burns |
| JONES | Mary Ann Jones was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Jones. Do not know the maiden name of Hannah. They came from England in 1880 along with children - Fany, Lizzie, Walter and Lydia Jones. Mary Ann Jones/Miller lived in West Winfield in 1902. I think they farmed. Any info is helpful. Thank You. | Peggy McSwain |
| KEHOE | Arthur DOYLE (1852-1929) came to the United States around 1865. We believe that he came over to live with his brother in West Winfield, who had come over before him. Arthur married a Katherine KEHOE, her family was also from West Winfield. They had 6 children, they were Arthur Jr, Justin (my grandfather), Jim, Maurice, Elizabeth and Rosella. Most of them are buried in St. Joseph Cemetery. I'm looking for more relatives in the West Winfield area. | Michelle Doyle |
| KELLY | David Kelly and his wife Ellen Neil (or O'Neill) Kelly were both born in Ireland and settled in West Winfield to farm prior to 1868. They had two daughters, Margaret (Maggie) and Catherine (Katie) and possibly a son, Michael. Seeking information. | Jill Conrad |
| KELLY | Interested in Peter J. Kelly and Kathryn Burke Kelly history. Also pictures of Peter Francis Kelly, Mary Agnes Kernan Kelly and Francis Kernan Kelly. All lived in Winfield, Carver House. | Janet Kelly Ackley |
| KING | Willard King b. 1788 was a carpenter in West Winfield in early 1800's. I have census records that place him there in 1830, although I suspect that he moved from Connecticut to New York in 1793-4. He was married to Anna Putnam and had three children: Azina b.1804, Amada b. 1806, Zera b.1809 and Timothy b 1820. Found records of possibly owning property around 1860 on North Street across from the intersection with the parsonage. He may have also lived on the outskirts of town between West Winfield and Litchfield. Any information on this King family would be greatly appreciated. | Rob King |
| KING | The 1850 Census shows my GG-Grandparents FREDERICK W. KING and SUSAN M. KING with the following sons listed: Frederick, George, Curtis, Francis, Charles and Byron King. I would love to hear from descendents of these sons. I descend from BYRON R. KING who moved on to Missouri by way of Clarendon, VT before 1880. | Bob Barber |
| KINNEY | 1900 and 1910 census: Moses and Catherine Murphy Kinney, children Thomas, James, John, Ella, Adin, and Anna. Also, niece Bessie Murphy. Moses and Catherine were immigrants from Ireland and had lived in Brookfield, Madison County, NY, prior to settling in Winfield. | Barbara Hill |
| KNOWLES | Hayden KNOWLES, 1870 - 1880 town of Winfield and W. Winfield. 1870 PO is Cedarville. Hayden and wife Sarah are in their 60s in last census of 1880. | Dianne Delitto |
| McLAUGHLIN | Stephen WALLING married Olive McLAUGHLIN in 1823 in Plainfield or Exeter township perhaps. Olive is daughter of David (b. Ireland) and Mary HOLMES McLaughlin (b. Mass.) who resided in Winfield through 1860 census. Stephen is son of William and Carolin GORTON Walling. I have no other information about William and Caroline except that Stephen was reported to have been born in 1799 in RI. I have lots of descendancy information from both Walling and McLaughlin families for anyone interested. (see Shirley's July 1, 1998 for more info.) | Sally Chirlin |
| MEADE | My great-grandfather George Meade was born in Winfield in 1866. I'm looking for his father and mother. | Jeff Meade |
| MILLER | Clarence William Miller, son of William Myron Miller and Mary Ann Jones, born April 1,1902 in West Winfield. Brothers Charles and Robert. Clarence died in Fl. Mary Ann Jones/Miller buried in Forest Hills Cemetery,Utica,N.Y. - anyone else researching? Please HELP!- | Peggy McSwain |
| MONROE | Glenn Fay Monroe and Fannie Maria Larrabee Monroe, Church St., West Winfield. c. 1922-1979 Daughters Laura and Mildred born in the Town of Plainfield 1915 and 1917. | Kernan Cross |
| MORTIS | Dominick Mortis lived in E. Winfield, married Mable Mae Burch in 1909, looking for any information on either. | HowardOveracker |
| MURPHY | Have copies of obit of John Murphy Sr (1852-1946) and wife Ann Orr (1857-1931) Lived in West Winfield, on East Street | Karen Harder-Sittel |
| NEWTON | Jacob NEWTON was born in 1803 in Voluntown, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Lois Ross CRANDALL Oct. 31, 1824, probably in Connecticut or Rhode Island. Lois was born ca. 1801 at Westerly, Rhode Island. They were residing in Winfield at the time of the 1840 census. By 1850, the family had moved to Bridgewater, Oneida Co., New York. | Ruth A. French |
| ORR | Have copies of obit of John Murphy Sr (1852-1946) and wife Ann Orr (1857-1931) Lived in West Winfield, on East Street | Karen Harder-Sittel |
| OSTRANDER | I have lived here for my entire life of 40 years. I know that my parents had lived here those 40+ years. Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Ostrander. Origanlly they lived where the current VFW is now standing on Route 20. They owned a junk yard until the house burned and they then moved to Plainfield Gulf road. | Loraine Piccione |
| PAUL | Rhodolphus Paul married Mary Ophelia Smith had many (11)children, two of which were born in West Winfield, Eva Paul b. unknown and David Hull Paul b. July 1893. His wife Mary was born in Plainfield. He later married a Hannah had two more children, Ancel and Christine. Hannah died in Plainfield. Does anyone have any connections? | Loraine Piccione |
| PERRY | Any information on James Perry b.1824 in Winfield. Also his sister Barbara Lucinda Carrier. Parents Thomas Perry and Ann Burch both born 1801c. Caddington, Bedfordshire, UK. Thank you. | Sandra Louise Brooks |
| POTTER | Seeking information on Sally POTTER & her brother Jason Potter who are in the 1830 census of Winfield. I would like to know what was her age at the time this census was taken. Many Thanks! | Ray Brooks
(Ray's aol email address no longer works.) |
| POTTER | Direct relation to Asa Ames Potter. I think he was part of family that came from Cranston Rhode Island. Any info welcome. | Thomas Bernard Wallace |
| POWERS | POWERS, Oliver, b. 6 Sep 1741 in Lancaster, MA. Married Lydia WINN, b. 17 Apr 1748 in Lancaster, MA. Had son, Oliver POWERS, Jr., b. 5 Aug 1792 in Mohawk Township. | Nancy Acker
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| QUINLAVIN | Margaret (KELLY) QUINLAVIN was born in West Winfield on or about February 15, 1867. She married Thomas B. QUINLAVIN, a cheesemaker from Vanhornesville and Litchfield. Thomas was the son of Patrick and Catherine (GUERIN) QUINLAVIN who emigrated from Ireland. Margaret was the daughter of David and Ellen (NEIL) KELLY who emigrated from Ireland. They had two sons, Kenneth (who died at birth) and Leland Patrick QUINLAVIN. Seeking further information on Kellys and Quinlavins. | Jill Conrad |
| REED | Town of Winfield | Robin Hanson |
| RAY | William born in Mass about 1790. Served in War of 1812. Appears in 1830 West Winfield census. | Nora Ray |
| ROOT | My gg-grandfather, Francis ROOT, with wife Permelia SPAULDING ROOT and children James and Harriet, lived in Winfield at the time of the 1845 NY state census. Also living with them probably was Francis's good friend, Powell SHELL (the two were born in and immigrated from Poland). Both purchased 40 acres of federal land in the Wisconsin Territory on 12 June 1845 (patent certs 17376 & 17377). All five soon thereafter moved to Brooklyn, WI, where Francis died in 1847. | Hal Mosher |
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---RUSCOE | Looking for ROSCO (also spelled Roscoe/Rusco/Ruscoe) ancestors, in Winfield between 1823 and 1843. According to F.W. Beers' "History of Herkimer County, NY" : "from 1826 to 1843 Elders Clay, Newell, Putnam, Rosco, Ferguson, Nelson and Tremaine" (p. 130) served as pastors of the West Winfield Guild Society (originally known as the "West Winfield Baptist Church"). I believe these Rosco's, along with others of this Winfield congregation, later moved to Frankfort, Herkimer County, NY and are buried there in the Ferguson Cemetery. This ROSCO family came originally from CT. | Kathy S. |
| SIMMONS | Polly Simmons, 1840 US Census - Winfield, Herkimer County, NY. Obituary | Mary Jane Haight-Eckert |
| SMITH | SMITH, Willard Morse, b. 1809 in Plainfield (perhaps now Winfield). Married Lucinda Harrington, b.1807 in Canterbury, CT. His father was David (or Daniel) Smit, born 2/15/1777 in CT; his mother was Lodema Morse, b. 12/7/1778. Willard and Lucinda were in Winfield in 1833 when their son William Henry was born. They later moved to Sheds in Madison County and are all buried there. | Debbie Smith Zorach |
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---TOWNE | Robert TOWN was b. 11 May 1754, Sutton, Worcester Co., MA; d. 26 June 1820, bur. North Winfield, Herkimer Co., NY. The surname is sometimes spelled with an e on the end (TOWNE) | Elizabeth Schmitt |
| TOWNE | David Towne came from Sutton, Worcester, MA. First child born in Winfield 1804, Elizabeth Towne. His father is David Towne. | Karen Henrie |
| WAITE | Jotham CHAPIN and Ann WAITE, listed, original settlers of Winfield, Herkimer Co. | Mary B. Cohen |
| WALLING | Stephen WALLING married Olive McLAUGHLIN in 1823 in Plainfield or Exeter township perhaps. Olive is daughter of David (b. Ireland) and Mary HOLMES McLaughlin (b. Mass.) who resided in Winfield through 1860 census. Stephen is son of William and Carolin GORTON Walling. I have no other information about William and Caroline except that Stephen was reported to have been born in 1799 in RI. I have lots of descendency information from both Walling and McLaughlin families for anyone interested. (see Shirley's July 1, 1998 for more info.) | Sally Chirlin |
| WALWORTH/WALRATH/WALLSWORTH | John WALWORTH was listed in Herkimer Co. census for Winfield 1860-1865-1870 and in the Business Directory as a Shoemaker. He and his wife Clemena (Brown) Walworth both died in the mid 1870s. | Marie Webster Weisbrod |
| WENDELL | Seeking any information available about Nelson O. Wendell, my gr-gr-uncle who taught in West Winfield Academy in summer term of 1861. Would like any information about this school during this time frame. | Charlott Jones |
| WILLIAMS | Trying to find Duane Williams, the grandson of Robert and Margaret Williams, RFD 2, West Winfield. Died circa 1970. | Mena Williams |
| WILLIAMS | William WILLIAMS (1788-1870) of London, England, and Sarah WHITE (1793-1865) of London married there in 1817. They emmigrated from Bristol, England about 1828 and settled in West Winfield, where they were living in 1832 per letters addressed to them there at the time. Children: William (1818), Sarah Mary(1819), Henry Augustus (1821), John George (1822), Edmund (1824), Robert Giles (1825), Emily (1830), Charlotte (1834), plus other(s). Later moved to what is now Passaic, New Jersey. | John Williams |
| WINN | POWERS, Oliver, b. 6 Sep 1741 in Lancaster, MA. Married Lydia WINN, b. 17 Apr 1748 in Lancaster, MA. Had son, Oliver POWERS, Jr., b. 5 Aug 1792 in Mohawk Township. | Nancy Acker
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| WINSHIP | Dolly Marilla CALHOUN b. Washington, Litchfield Co. CT 01 Feb 1790. Marilla taught school in Herkimer Co. for 25 years, including six years in Winfield, before she m. a Mr. WINSHIP of New Hartford, Oneida NY. Any school records mentioning Miss Calhoun would be appreciated. | Roberta D. Calhoun |
| WOODBURY | Luke and Charity Woodbury moved to the Winfield area prior to 1840 from New Hampshire. Luke, his son William, and his grandson William Henry were all farmers in Winfield and North Winfield. The family was gone from the area by 1900. | Steve Lay |
The Town of Winfield ancestral surnames registry board is for families you have accurately traced to this township only. Please send in to the site coordinator your ancestors (surnames only). BE SURE TO PUT WINFIELD ANCESTOR REGISTRY AS YOUR SUBJECT LINE SO WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY DELETE YOUR SUBMISSION AS SPAM. If you've gotten back that far, tell us where in New England your Yankee ancestors came from. This information could be a breakthrough to other researchers looking for out-of-state places of pre-Winfield emigration. Of course, families of other Town of Winfield background are also welcome!