John Wilson Family from History of Acworth, New Hampshire From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin Surname: WILSON Source: History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L. Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869, Page 282 JOHN WILSON, known as "little John," was the eighth child of Joseph and Rebecca (Kimball) Wilson. Tradition traces back his genealogy to Reverend John Wilson, first minister in Boston. John - married Jane Lynn, fourth child of Nathaniel and Agnes (Tupper) Lynn who came from England in childhood in the same vessel, and were bound as servants to pay their passage, Nathaniel to the then minister of Boston, and Agnes to the Governor of Massachusetts. In 1773, with his aged father, wife, and two children, JOHN WILSON settled in Acworth - children, I. Joseph born 1771, died 1847, - married Jane Pinkerton of Derry - children, 1. Gardiner born 1798 - married Martha A. ____ - children, (1) Albert P. 2. Anna McC. died 1850 3. Melintha - married Deacon Zenas Slader (see Slader family). 4. James P. - studied medicine at Castleton, Vermont, practiced at Fairfield, Indiana - married first Lucretia Oakes - children, (1) Joseph - died 1856. (2) John H. (3) Mary E. - married J. B. McCain (4) Sarah A. - married W. F. Kumler of Indiana - children, [1] Jessie [2] Mary James P. - married second Sarah Kidd - children, (5) James P. 5. Norman, residence Boston - married first Caroline Dickey (see Dickey family) - children, (1) Ann J. - married C.A. Chamberlain of Salem, Illinois (2) Caroline M. - married _____ Swift - children, [1] Carrie (3) Juliette S. (4) Henry M. Norman - married second Lucy Harris 6. Lucinda - married first Nathaniel Polland - children, (1) Susan - married _____ Hall, (2) Sarah - died unmarried. (3) Lucretia - married _____ Britton Lucinda - married second Charles Rawson, East Westmoreland, Vermont - children, (4) Isaac - married Lucy Fuller (5) Emma - married Frank Hall of Putney (6) Charles E. 7. Eliza - died young. 8. Betsey - married Morrison - residence Keene - children, (1) Licetta G. - born 1834 - married G. Spaulding (2) Oscar (3) Julia A. (4) Lauretta A. (5) Joseph G. W. (6) Lucy A. - born 1851. II. Nathaniel - settled in Peacham, and afterwards in Cabot, Vermont - married Abigail Varnum of Dracut - children, 1. Jennie - born 1800 - married Reuben Atkins - children, (1) Henry (2) Leonard 2. Sarah C. - married J. Whitaker 3. John - died young. 4. Jesse - married Sophronia White - died 1860 - children, (1) William - born 1835 (2) Joseph (3) Freeman (4) Sarah J. - residence Cabot 5. David - married Abigail McGee - children, (1) Eleanor A. - married J. W. Houghton (2) Lydia G. (3) Nathaniel L. 6. Hiram - died young. 7. John - died unmarried 8. Theophilus - married Rosetta Lyford - children, (1) Louisa - born 1841 (2) Martha W. (3) Edward F. (4) Emma 9. Nathaniel - married Mirinda Dodge - residence Barre, Vermont 10. Rachel - died unmarried. III. John - settled in Utica and afterwards at Forestville, New York - married Anna McPherson of Acworth - children 1. Nancy J. - born 1807 - died young. 2. Theophilus 3. Caroline - married Reverend Homer Gregg - died 1853 - children, (1) Homer (2) Helen A. 4. John W. - married Eliza Lamb - died at Sugar Grove, Illinois - 1806 - children, (1) Theophilus - born 1846 (2) Caroline - died young. (3) Ann G. (4) John (twin) - died young. (5) Jesse (a twin with John) (6) Milton (7) William (8) Joseph 5. Licetta G. - died 1853. IV. Jesse - married Mrs. Rachel Parsons V. David - died unmarried 1853. VI. William - married Eliza Fogerty - residence Thomastown, Maine - children, 1. Nancy - born 1808 died 1843 - married Richard Rivers- children (1) William W. (2) Abbie - married Archibald McCahom - children, three. (3) Joseph - married Jennie Davis - children, one. (4) Eliza - married Joseph Bracklin - children, two. (5) Joshua 2. Jane - married Thomas J. Ryder - children, (1) Jane - born 1867- died 1867 (2) John T. (3) Nancy E. (4) Alice C. 3. Joseph - married Emeline T. McClellan - died 1860 on board a vessel of which he was captain - children, (1) William J. - born 1739 - married Mary L. Coburn - children, [1] Sarah [2] John (2) Emma E. - died young (3) George McClellan (4) Frederic - died young. (5) Frank L. 4. Eliza - died unmarried. 5. Mary - married Joshua Smalley - children, (1) Edwin S. - born 1838. (2) Thomas W. (3) Mary E. (4) Nancy J. (5) Caroline J. (6) Joshua (7) Wilson (8) Ada (9) Sarah (10) Alice R. (11) Frederic - died young. (12) John H. 6. Theophilus - died 1839 7. Mitchell - married Henrietta O'Neil - died 1857 - children, (1) Alden (2) Charles (3) Lysander 8. Richard (twin with Mitchell) - married Lucy A. Robinson - children, (1) Fullerton (2) Eliza (3) Anna 9. Jesse - married Harriet Young - children, (1) Wilbur (2) Frederic (3) Lizzie 10. Charles - married Harriet Robinson - children, (1) Aldana (2) Frank VII. Theophilus - graduated at Dartmouth College, 1811, intending to study for the ministry, but ill health deterred him. He received the degree of M.D. - 1814, began to practice at Cazenovia with flattering prospects, when he died in 1815 from the effects of poison taken by mistake. He married Grace Staples - children, 1. Wilford L. who studied theology and preached a few years; his children were: (1) Thomas (2) Stewart (3) Wilford VIII. Samuel - married Sally Nesmith (see Nesmith family) - settled in the edge of Charlestown - died 1857 at Cottage Hill, Ohio. His wife still survives him and was present at the centennial, having come from College Hill though eighty-two years of age and unable to walk except for crutches. Though not a native of town she came to reside here in 1800 with her sister Mrs. James Wallace having been left an orphan. She succeeded her Aunt Peggy McClure as the "tailoress of the town;" she was also an efficient nurse during the prevalence of the "spotted fever," beginning with the first case Jenny Grier; she thus had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the families and the history of the town. Her age, her opportunities, and her retentive memory combined have rendered her a most valuable assistant in gathering up the traditions of "ye olden time," and the reminiscences she was able to narrate added much to the interest of the centennial. Her likeness inserted was taken on her seventy-fifth birthday. She was married to Samuel Wilson 1814, the first married in Acworth by Reverend Mr. Cooke - children, 1. Theophilus - married Lydia F. Haddock. He was a pioneer settler of Jay Co. Indiana; has been State Senator in Indiana; now resides at Avondale, Ohio - children, (1) Mary C. - died young. (2) Morris H. 2. James M. - died young. 3. David M. - studied Divinity; was fourteen years a missionary in Syria, now preaches at Athens, Tennessee - married Emiline Tomlinson - children, (1) Mary T. (2) Samuel T. 4. Sarah A. - died 1868. 5. Jesse P. - married Minerva Ruffnor. He was killed on picket duty in Tennessee; Captain of the 4th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry 1862. 6. Mary J. taught eighteen years in Ohio Female college - married Reverend George W. Pyle - children, (1) Theodore W. born 1844, now teaching in Lagrange, Oregon. (2) George W. graduated at West Point - died at Fort Union New Mexico - 1868 a Lieutenant USA. 7. Harriet N. for many years a teacher. 8. Joseph G. graduated at Marietta college, is one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Oregon - married Lizzie Miller - children, (1) Gardiner M. - died young. (2) Albert D. - died young. (3) Genevieve (4) Grace IX. Nancy - married Edward Porter - residence Ann Arbor, Michigan - children, 1. Nathaniel - born 1817 and died 1852 - married Eliza McLindon 2. Cornelia 3. David W. 4. Martha S. 5. Theophilus 6. Nancy A. 7. Mary C. ************************************************************************ * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and remind you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.