The Forsythe Saga

Name: Alpha L. Forsyth++++ ^S30 ^S995 ^S996 ^S997
Name: William Henry Forsyth ?++ ^S2
Name: William Henry Forsyth++ ^S6
Name: Alpha Forsyth++++ ^S14 ^S30 ^S31 ^S32 ^S33 ^S38 ^S77 ^S78 ^S80 ^S81 ^S82 ^S83 ^S85 ^S86 ^S87 ^S88 ^S89 ^S90 ^S91 ^S92 ^S93 ^S94 ^S95 ^S96 ^S98 ^S99 ^S147 ^S251
Name: Alpha Forsythe++++ ^S29 ^S39 ^S76 ^S78 ^S84 ^S97 ^S99 ^S277
Name: A. L. F.+ ^S30
Name: Alpha Franklin Forsyth+ ^S30
Name: A. F. Forsyth+ ^S30
Name: Alpha F. Forsyth+ ^S30
Name: Alpha Lyman Forsyth+ ^S30
Name: Alpha Oliver Forsyth+ ^S30
Name: A. Forsyth++++ ^S33
Name: Alpha Forcythe++ ^S75
Birth: (5 JUN 1819) Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky++ ^S31 ^S32 ^S75 ^S76 ^S77
Census: (7 AUG 1820) Millersburg, Bourbon County, Kentucky (Counted)++ ^S519
Census: (1 JUN 1830) Bourbon County, Kentucky (Counted)++ ^S132
Moved: (1834) Houston, Adams County, Illinois++++ ^S33
Census: (1 JUN 1840) Quincy, Adams County, Illinois (Named)++ ^S147
Census: (1 JUN 1850) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Named) (31y)++ ^S31
Census: (1 JUN 1860) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Named) (39y)++ ^S32
Census: (1 JUN 1870) Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois (Named) (50y)++ ^S455
Census: (1 JUN 1880) Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois (Named) (60y)++ ^S75
Married 2nd: Porcille "Cill" Carrier (1886)++ ^S78
Death: (4 SEP 1891) Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois (72y)++ ^S30 ^S76 ^S78
Burial: (6 SEP 1891) Forsyth Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois++ ^S30 ^S76
Occupation: farmer++++ ^S31 ^S32 ^S75

Alpha Layson Forsyth (1880s)

submitted by:Nick Hyslop

Chart 11: Ancestors of Alpha Layson Forsyth

Linked To: Frances Brown [257] , James Forsaith [1024] , James Forsaith, of Londonderry [2048] , Alexander Louis Forsyth [512] , Alpha L. Forsyth [64] , Maj. Isaac Forsyth [256] , Oliver Franklin Forsyth [128] , John Layson [258] , Margaret Layson [129] , Margaret Martin [259] , Rachel O'Neil [513] , John O'Neill [1026]

James
Forsyth
(<1697-1770+)
  |
James         John
Forsyth       O'Neil
(~1718-)        |
    |           |
Alexander   + Rachel
Louis       | O'Neil
Forsyth     | (~1750-1840)
(1747-1829) |
            |
          Isaac          +  Frances        John         + Margaret
          Forsyth        |  Brown          Layson       | Martin
          (<1766-~1830)  |  (<1774-<1803)  (1760-<1829) | (~1753-1852)
                         |                              |
                       Oliver              +         Margaret
                       Franklin            |         Layson
                       Forsyth             |         (~1794-1840)
                       (~1796-~1832)       |
                                           |
                                         Alpha
                                         L.
                                         Forsyth
                                         (1819-91)
                                           |
                                         chart 3

[65] Lucinda Ann Witt [Chart 3] [Chart 14]

Female
Father: Daniel G. Witt [130] + ^S30
Mother: Martha Washington Brewer [131] + ^S30

Name: Lucinda Ann Witt+++ ^S14 ^S80 ^S98 ^S251
Name: Lucinda Witt Forsyth+ ^S30
Name: Lucinda Witt+ ^S30
Name: Lucinda Ann Brewer Witt+ ^S30
Name: Lucinda Forsyth+++ ^S31 ^S32
Birth: (ABT 1822) Virginia++ ^S31 ^S32
Census: (1 JUN 1840) Quincy, Adams County, Illinois (Counted)++ ^S147
Census: (1 JUN 1850) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Given) (28y)++ ^S31
Census: (1 JUN 1860) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Given) (38y)++ ^S32
Death: (BET 1870 AND 1880) Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Census: (1 JUN 1870) Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois (Given) (48y)++ ^S455
Burial: Forsyth Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois

Source References:
[S14] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900
[S30] Letters From Laura Stevenson to Minnie Forsythe
[S31] 1850 United States Census, Illinois, Adams, Houston
[S32] 1860 United States Census, Illinois, Adams, Houston
[S80] Alpha Forsyth and Lucinda Ann Witt Marriage License
[S98] Marriages of Adams County, IL Vol. I: 1825 - 1860
[S147] 1840 United States Census, Illinois, Adams, Quincy
[S251] Illinois Marriages to 1850. [database online]
[S455] 1870 United States Census, Illinois, Hancock, Chili

Chart 14: Ancestors of Lucinda Ann Witt

Linked To: Ester _____ [523] , Frances _____ [263] , Mary _____ [2103] , Capt. William Barrett [4204] , Catherine Barrett [1051] , James Barrett [2102] , Martha Washington Brewer [131] , Sackville Brewer [524] , William White Brewer [262] , David Haley [522] , Elizabeth Haley [261] , Col. Henry White [2100] , John White [1050] , Martha White [525] , Daniel G. Witt [130] , Lucinda Ann Witt [65] , William Witt [260]


                                                William
                                                Barrett
                                                (-<1677)
                                                  |
                                     Henry      James   + Mary
                                     White      Barrett | _____
                                      |                |
                                     John          + Catherine
                                     White         | Barrett
                                     (~1670-<1744) |
                                                   |
          chart 34                  chart 35       |
            |                          |           |
          David         + Esther    Sackville  + Martha
          Haley         | _____     Brewer     | White
chart 33  (~1720-1806+) | (-<1806)  (<1737-95) |
  |                             |              |
William             +        Elizabeth       William      + Frances
Witt                |        Haley           White        | _____
(~1759-1839)        |        (~1762-<1819)   Brewer       | (-<1796)
                    |                        (~1772-1815) |
                    |                                     |
                  Daniel                  +             Martha
                  G.                      |             Washington
                  Witt                    |             Brewer
                  (1787-1855)             |             (<1796-1876)
                                          |
                                        Lucinda
                                        Ann
                                        Witt
                                        (~1822-<80)
                                          |
                                        chart 3

Alpha L. Forsyth married Lucinda Ann Witt

Children:

William Henry Forsyth [32] ++++ ^S2 ^S31 ^S32

Nancy Elizabeth Forsyth

Alpha Joel Forsyth, II

Mary Ann Forsyth

Marriage: (28 JAN 1844) Adams County, Illinois+++ ^S251
Marriage License: (9 MAR 1844) Quincy, Adams County, Illinois+++ ^S80
Marriage: (14 MAR 1844) Quincy, Adams County, Illinois++ ^S14 ^S80 ^S98 ^S251

     According to the Laura Stevenson, a grandchild of Alpha and Lucinda, and to Grace Worrell, a great-grandchild, Alpha L. Forsyth was the son of Oliver Franklin Forsyth and according to the estate records of Margaret Layson, Alpha was one of her heirs.
     The “Marriages of Adams County, Illinois Vol. I: 1825 - 1860” lists Alpha marrying Lucinda Ann Witt on 28 January 1844. The “Illinois Statewide Marriage Index” also lists this date, but states “maybe” 14 March 1844. Since their marriage license was not dated until 9 March 1844, in Adams County, Illinois, the earlier date must be incorrect. It is assumed the latter date is correct as it occurs 5 days after their marriage license was issued.
     Alpha married secondly to Porcillie "Cill" Carrier, in Hancock County, Illinois on 19 August 1886. No children were born to this union.
     According to the Laura Stevenson, Lucinda Ann Witt was the daughter of Daniel Witt and Martha Brewer. She was born in Virginia in 1820, and died sometime before the 1880 census when Alpha is listed as a widower, and was living with 2 laborers, a housekeeper, and the housekeeper’s son. Lucinda was probably buried in the family cemetery on their farm as Laura Stevenson suggests, however no headstones have been found for Alpha or Lucinda. Laura Stevenson claimed that she had seen Alpha's stone, got and lost the dates from it. The stone of his grandson Alpha has been found there, so she may have confused the two names. The current state of the cemetery is overgrown with day lilies. As far as I am aware, no one have ever cleared the ground and done an exhaustive search for stones.

     Alpha and Lucinda had 4 children:

          William Henry Forsyth (28 Nov 1845 - 11 May 1871) m. Martha Lurinda McFarland
          Nancy Elizabeth Forsyth (1848 - 1940) m. James Wilson Worrell
          Alpha Joel Forsyth (Jun 1850 - Bef 9 Apr 1891) m. Alice
          Mary Ann (1853 - Aft 1891) m1. 30 Mar 1873, Hancock County, IL, Alfred Landstrum; m2. ‘Shorty’ Harper

     The 1850 Federal, Adams County, Illinois Census, for Houston Township, lists Alpha, age 31, as a farmer with 1500 acres, Lucinda age 28, William H, age 5, Nancy E age 2, and Alpha 1/2 year old. The same census in 1860 lists Alpha as age 39, a farmer with 800 acres valued at $16,000, Lucinda age 38, William age 15 1/2, Elizabeth age 12, Joel age 10, and Mary age 7. Their slave Ester Halo, age 28, farmer, born in Alabama, is also listed. Hester, was left to Alpha in his father's will, and came with the family from Kentucky in 1834, when the Alpha, his mother, grandmother, and siblings came to Illinois. Hester would have only been 12 years old. She does not show up in the 1840 or 1850 censuses. She is also said to have stayed with the family after the Civil War, and was buried in the family cemetery. No headstone for her has been found, but Grace Worrell claimed to have seen her stone.
     Some of the other relatives that came to Illinois with Alpha and his family are: David and Sarah (Layson) Pond, Stephen and Nancy (Layson) Owens, and Mildred Layson. The Ponds and Owens lived in Monroe City, Missouri for a time. The Owens were said to be in Illinois by 1830. Since most of Alpha's farm land appears to have been originally owned by their wealthy Uncle Robert Layson, the families may have emigrated separately to occupy portions of his land. The same Robert Layson died in September, 1848. In 1852, John Martin Layson representing the Layson family filed suit against Alpha and his siblings to take the land upon which they lived, claiming it was theirs by right. Alpha filed a countersuit to keep the lands upon which they lived, as they had made improvements to the land. In the final decree, they were able to do so, and the lands were divided equally among Robert Layson’s nephews and nieces or their heirs.
     Alpha's son, Alpha Joel is also supposed to be buried in the family cemetery. Laura Stevenson said that Joel was married and died young, the same year as her parent’s marriage (1871), but she had mixed him up with his brother William. No other record of Alpha Jr. has been found, so presumably he did die young. We know he did not survive his father. 'Joel' was supposed to have married Alice, and had a daughter Lulu who died as a small child and is supposed to be buried in the Forsyth Cemetery also. No stone for her has been found, nor for her father.
     At Margaret (Layson) Forsyth's estate sale on 11 February, 1841, Alpha Forsyth purchased 2 cows along with their calves, 2 mares, a lot of hogs, a chopping axe, gears, a hoe, stretchers, a harness, several lots of corn, a bed, some barrels, and a harrow. He is then listed as an heir of Margaret (Layson) Forsyth on 10 December 1841, when he approved the account of Dr. Calvin Brown. Later on 8 November 1850, he is listed as one of the heirs of Robert Layson, brother of Margaret (Layson) Forsyth.
     Alpha is found on the 1872 plat map of Houston Township, Adams County, and on 27 August 1881 his is listed as the guardian of his grandson Alpha when the boy turned 14. This grandson Alpha is the one whose headstone was found in the Forsyth Cemetery.
     Edna (Forsyth) Hyslop, great-great granddaughter, claimed that Alpha Layson Forsyth’s middle name was Lyman, but his grandson was named Alpha Layson. His grandparents, John Layson and Margaret Martin, had a son and grandson named John Martin. The family therefore had a history of using the mother's maiden name as the middle name for at least on of their children. It seems reasonable that Alpha's mother's maiden name could have been his middle name. His great-great granddaughter-in-law, Minnie Elizabeth Forsythe in her book “The Forsythe-Humphrey Story” called him the first William Henry Forsyth, but she was mistaken. Her later correspondence with Laura Stevenson cleared up this naming mistake.
     Alpha is said to have been born in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky on 9 April, 1818. The descendants of his sister, Eliza, state that she was born on 5 June, 1819, which is a reasonable separation between children. Their parents, however, are known to have not been married until 31 December, 1818. Since, it is unlikely that their parents would have had children out of wedlock; it must be assumed that Alpha's and/or Eliza's birthdates are in error, but if so, what dates are likely?
     The November 1840 Illinois Federal Census indicates that both Alpha and Eliza were born before November 1820. The 23 November 1850 Illinois Federal Census for Houston Township, Adams County indicates that Alpha was born between 23 November 1818 and 22 November 1819, and that Eliza was 1 year older. The 1860 Federal Illinois Census for Houston Township, Adams County indicates that Alpha was born between 1820 and 1821; however it also lists him as only 1 year older than his wife, where the 1850 census listed him as 3 years older. The 1880 Census for Chili, Hancock County, Illinois, lists him as age 60 indicating he was born in 1819 or 1820. If we correct his range of birthdates for the 1860 census, we find him born between 1818 and 1819. And lastly, his 3 obituaries all indicate that he was born between 4 September 1818 and 3 September 1819. Considering all these sources, we find he must have been born between 23 November 1818 and 3 September 1819, and that he is younger than his sister Eliza. His parents, obviously, did not have 2 children in the eight months following their marriage, unless of course they were twins. Coincidently, Laura Stevenson states in her letters, that Alpha was a twin, so it is likely that they were both born on 5 June 1819.
     Alpha was "a rich farmer, had extensive holdings". He owned farm land in both Hancock County, and Adams County, much of which was inherited from his mother, and his uncle Robert Layson. The farm was located 5 miles southwest of Bowen, Illinois. In 1978 the remaining portion was owned by Wilson Olaf Worrell, a descendant of Alpha and Lucinda's daughter Nancy. In 1999, the farm was said to still be in the hands of a Forsyth descendant, referred to as an "old guy", possibly the same gentleman; the rest having been sold off by descendants. The original homestead, which stood in Hancock County, had a large 2 story brick house, with a large basement having separate bins for apples, potatoes, corn, etc. Alpha used to hide his money in these bins. The house was constructed using wooden joints instead of nails. Inside the home was a beautiful stairway, a large master bedroom and fireplace. The master bedroom contained a high bed in which Alpha passed away. In back was a large covered porch, leading to a 2 story work shop, and a brick meat house. There was also a large covered porch in front. He apparently had a granary, and an orchard. After Alpha passed away, his daughter Nancy and her family lived there. The house no longer stands. Nearby was the family cemetery, surrounded by a fence and pillars. Near to the cemetery stood a county school which Alpha allowed to be constructed on his farm. The school taught through 8th grade. Joel Darrah Worrell, Alpha's grandson taught school there, and Joel's sister Laura (Worrell) Stevenson sometimes substituted there for him. The school was eventually closed in 1924, and also no longer stands. Apparently the impression of its foundation is still visible from the cemetery.
     When Alpha died, he divided his lands between his surviving two daughters. Nancy inherited 160 acres of the Hancock County farm, and 110 acres of the Adams County lands. She also inherited $1,800. He also left a small piece of land to Dick and Mary Ellen Clark for a home. Apparently Alpha’s daughter-in-law, Martha McFarland, also inherited some of the land, as she owned 10 acres there in 1910. When Martha's husband died in 1871, he had 80 acres in the area, which was divided amongst his 3 sons when they came of age.
     Alpha died on 4 September, 1891, in Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois. “When he was on his death bed, and his doctor informed him of his condition, he remonstrated with the doctor, and told him that he didn't have time to die as he had to finish harvesting the crops." He was buried on 6 September, 1891, in the Forsyth Cemetery, on his farm in Hancock County, Illinois.

Porcillie Carrier [Cill]

Female

Nickname: Cill

[66] William Madison McFarland [Madison] [Chart 3] [Chart 15] [Photo]

Male
Father: John Arthur McFarland [132] ++ ^S39 ^Morris ^{S1042:438-439}
Mother: Rebecca McFarland [133] ++ ^Morris ^{S1042:438-439}

Name: William Madison McFarland++++ ^S13 ^Morris
Name: W. M. McFarland++++ ^S13
Name: William M. McFarland+++ ^S31 ^S147 ^{S1042:438-439}
Name: Wm M. McFarland+++ ^S32 ^S39
Name: Wm McFarland++++ ^S33
Name: Wm Madison McFarland++ ^S39
Name: Madison McFarland++ ^S101
Name: William Madison (Madison) McFarland++ ^Morris
Nickname: Madison
Relation: grandfather: Joseph McFarland [264] ++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Birth: (12 AUG 1814) Xenia, Greene County, Ohio++++ ^S11 ^S13 ^S31 ^S32 ^S39 ^S101 ^Morris ^{S1042:438-439}
Census: (1 JUN 1830) Xenia, Greene County, Ohio (Counted)++ ^S211
Moved: (AUG 1832) Illinois++ ^S13
Moved: (8 OCT 1832) Adams County, Illinois++ ^S39
Event: (1836) Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois (broke ground on his land in section 1)++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Moved: (1837) Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois++ ^S13
Moved: (1840) Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Census: (1 JUN 1840) Quincy, Adams County, Illinois (Named)++ ^S147
Moved: (1842) Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Census: (1 JUN 1850) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Named) (36y)++ ^S31
Event: (1852) Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois (elected Town Clerk)++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Census: (1 JUN 1860) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Named) (46y)++ ^S32
Census: (1 JUN 1870) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Named) (56y)++ ^S454
Event: (1890) Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois (made a public sale of his herd of 33 Holstein cattle (he sold 7 previously))++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Residence: (1892) Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Death: (11 SEP 1896) LaPrairie, Adams County, Illinois (82y 29d)++++ ^S13 ^S103
Burial: Hebron Cemetery, Adams County, Illinois ^S103
Occupation: farmer++++ ^S31 ^S32

Source References:
[S11] 1880 United States Census, Illinois, Adams, La Prairie
[S13] Martha Lurinda McFarland Bible
[S31] 1850 United States Census, Illinois, Adams, Houston
[S32] 1860 United States Census, Illinois, Adams, Houston
[S33] 1872 Plat Book, Illinois, Adams, Houston
[S39] The History of Adams County, Illinois
[S101] Genealogy of the Joseph and William McFarland Branches of the McFarland Family 1675 to 1910
[S102] Robert McFarland (1675-1740) of Ireland and Pennsylvania (Morris)
[S103] Hebron Cemetery, Illinois Tombstone Photographs
[S147] 1840 United States Census, Illinois, Adams, Quincy
[S211] 1830 United States Census, Ohio, Greene, Xenia
[S454] 1870 United States Census, Illinois, Adams, Houston
[S463] 1870 United States Census, Louisiana, Natchitoches, Ward 4
[S1042] Portrait and Biographical Record of Adams County, Illinois

William Madison McFarland (1890s)

submitted by:Brenda Bennett

Chart 15: Ancestors of William Madison McFarland

Linked To: Esther _____ [533] , Catherine Dean [1057] , Katherine Evans [531] , Elizabeth Kirkpatrick [529] , John Arthur McFarland [132] , Joseph McFarland [264] , Justice William McFarland, Esq. [528] , Rebecca McFarland [133] , Robert McFarland [1056] , Robert McFarland [532] , William McFarland [266] , William Madison McFarland [Madison] [66] , John White [530] , Margaret White [265] , Rebecca White [267]


Catherine       Robert
Dean            McFarland
(~1685-1753+) | (~1675-1740)
              |     \_____________________________________________
              |                                                    \
            William     + Elizabeth    John      + Katherine      Robert    + Esther
            McFarland   | Kirkpatrick  White     | Evans          McFarland | _____
            (~1731-90+) | (~1735-75+)  (1715-91) | (1715-1808)    (1705-97) | (~1726-94)
                        |              __________|___________               |
                        |             /                      \              |
                    Joseph       +  Margaret                Rebecca     + William
                    McFarland    |  White                   White       | McFarland
                    (1761-1839)  |  (1763-1834)             (1763-1822) | (1755-1825)
                                 |                                      |
                                 |                                      |
                                John                     +             Rebecca
                                Arthur                   |             McFarland
                                McFarland                |             (1793-1867)
                                (1788-1840)              |
                                                         |
                                                       William
                                                       Madison
                                                       McFarland
                                                       (1814-96)
                                                         |
                                                       chart 3

[67] Eliza McFarland [Chart 3] [Photo]

Female
Father: Arthur McFarland [134] ++ ^Morris

Name: Eliza McFarland++++ ^S13 ^S31 ^S32 ^S39 ^Morris ^{S1042:438-439}
Name: E. McFarland++++ ^S13
Name: Mrs. McFarland++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Birth: (3 FEB 1814) Greene County, Ohio++++ ^S11 ^S13 ^S31 ^S32 ^S39 ^S101 ^{S1042:438-439}
Census: (7 AUG 1820) Ross, Greene County, Ohio (Counted)++ ^S522
Census: (7 AUG 1820) Xenia, Greene County, Ohio (Counted)++ ^S212
Census: (1 JUN 1830) Ross, Greene County, Ohio (Counted)++ ^S510
Census: (1 JUN 1840) Quincy, Adams County, Illinois (Counted)++ ^S147
Census: (1 JUN 1850) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Given) (36y)++ ^S31
Census: (1 JUN 1860) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Given) (46y)++ ^S32
Census: (1 JUN 1870) Houston, Adams County, Illinois (Given) (56y)++ ^S454
Death: (4 DEC 1882) Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois++ ^{S1042:438-439}
Death: (6 DEC 1882) Adams County, Illinois (69y)++++ ^S13
Number of Children: 4++++ ^S13

Eliza McFarland (1870s)

submitted by:Brenda Bennett

William Madison McFarland [Madison] married Eliza McFarland

Children:

Martha Lurinda McFarland [33] ++++ ^S31 ^S32 ^S39

Marriage: (30 NOV 1837) Adams County, Illinois++ ^{S1042:438-439}

     William Madison McFarland was the son of John Arthur McFarland and Rebecca McFarland according to Thomas Simms McFarland, a contemporary, and is also stated in “The History of Adams County, Illinois”. He was born on August 12, 1814 near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. He died on September 11, 1896 at the age of 82 years and 29 days, in LaPrairie, Adams County, Illinois. He is buried in Hebron Cemetery, Adams, County, Illinois. He married Eliza McFarland November 20, 1838.
     Eliza McFarland, according to Thomas Simms McFarland, was the daughter of Arthur McFarland, and was born on February 3, 1814 in Greene County, Ohio, and died December 6, 1882 in Adams County, Illinois at the age of 69. She is buried alongside her husband.

     Madison and Eliza had 4 children all born in Adams County, Illinois:

          Rebecca Jane (28 Aug 1840 - 29 Jun 1886) m. Lewis L. Strickler
          George Green (15 Jul 1842 - 2 Mar 1852)
          Martha Lurinda (10 Jan 1846 - 20 Mar 1920) m. William Henry Forsyth
          Amy Hatch (12 Sep 1848 - 18 Feb 1917) m. John W. Suter

     When Madison was 4 years old, his family moved from Tennessee to Harrison County, Kentucky, and then to Greene County, Ohio. In August of 1832, Madison came to Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois and moved there permanently in 1837.
     A William McFarland is listed in the Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales as purchasing 5 plots of land in Hancock County on 5 Feb, 1839, totaling 240 acres. This may be a different William, as the 1860 census lists a separate William in the Pontoosuc Township of that county (ID# IL373154068). William and Eliza are both listed as age 36 in the 1850 Federal Illinois Censuses in Houston Township, Adams County. William is also listed in the 1860 Federal Illinois Census in Houston Township, Adams County as head of household (ID# IL373154074) on page 981. William is shown in the 1872 Plat Book, for Houston Township in Adams County, Illinois.

[70] William Patrick Godsel [Chart 3]

Male

Name: William Patrick Godsil
Name: William Patrick Godsell
Name: William Godsil++++ ^S7 ^S249
Name: William Godsel+++ ^S341 ^S886
Name: William Godsile+++ ^S886
Birth: (1817) Ireland++ ^S16
Emigration: (1864) county Cork, Ireland++ ^S42
Immigration: (1864)++ ^S42
Naturalization: (18 OCT 1865) Brooklyn, Kings County, New York+++ ^S249
Immigration: (ABT 1873)+ ^S416
Death: (BEF 1880) Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois ^S16

Source References:
[S7] Margaret Godsil Obituary
[S16] 1880 United States Census, Illinois, Knox, Galesburg, Ward 5
[S19] Edmund Scully Obituary
[S42] Patrick Henry Godsil Obituary
[S249] New York Petitions for Naturalization [database online]
[S341] William Godsel and Mary Reily
[S416] Ellen Hickey Obituary
[S886] William Godsil and Mary Reily Marriage Record

William Patrick Godsel is of unknown decent. He was born in Ireland in 1817. He died in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, prior to 1880 as his wife is listed as a widow in the 1880 Federal Census.

[71] Mary Reily [Chart 3]

Female

Name: Mary Reily+++ ^S341 ^S886
Name: Mary Godsil++++ ^S7
Name: Mary Godsell+++ ^S16
Name: Mary Rielly+++ ^S886
Birth: (ABT 1816) Ireland++++ ^S16
Emigration: (1864) county Cork, Ireland
Immigration: (1864)
Death: (AFT 1880) Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois ^S16
Census: (1 JUN 1880) Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois (Given) (64y)++ ^S16

Source References:
[S7] Margaret Godsil Obituary
[S16] 1880 United States Census, Illinois, Knox, Galesburg, Ward 5
[S19] Edmund Scully Obituary
[S42] Patrick Henry Godsil Obituary
[S341] William Godsel and Mary Reily
[S416] Ellen Hickey Obituary
[S886] William Godsil and Mary Reily Marriage Record

     Mary Reily, born in Ireland, is listed as Mary Godsell in the 1880 Federal Illinois Census for Knox County, where she is a widow, and 64 years old. This places her born about 1816. A search of the parish where her children were born gives us two possible baptism records for her. She was either baptized on March 1, 1815 to parents Daniel Reily and Margaret Hogan, siblings: James and Margaret. Or she was baptized on March 17, 1819 with parents John Reily and Ellen Gorman, siblings: John, Michael, James, Johanna, Thomas, and Coleman.
     We know that she has a brother James from her marriage record, but both of these accounts support this, so this is of little help. We also know that she had children named Michael and Margaret, who could have been named after siblings, but since each record supports one of these names, this is of little help also. It should be noted here that it is likely that the first family would have more children, but she was born third.
     We know that a Johanna Reilly witnessed the baptism of her son Patrick. If this were her sister, this would support the second record, however for this to be true, Johanna, an older sister, would have to have been unmarried, when Mary, her younger sister, had her 5th child, which seems unlikely, so she is probably a sister-in-law, perhaps the wife of Patrick Reilly who witnessed the birth of her first son, Michael. This Patrick Reily, not listed among the siblings, may be an additional child from the first family. We also know that she had two daughters named Ellen (the first died young). This also supports having a mother named Ellen.
     In the end, there does not seem to be enough evidence to choose one family over the other.
     She died in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.

William Patrick Godsel married Mary Reily

Children:

Margaret Godsil [35] ++ ^S7

Marriage: (9 FEB 1840) Aghada Parish in the Cloyne Diocese, county Cork, Ireland+++ ^S341 ^S886

     William Patrick Godsil married Mary Reily on February 9, 1840 in Aghada Parish, Cloyne Diocese, county Cork, Ireland; witnesses were James Reily and Mary Curtin. It seems likely that James Reily is a brother. Mary Curtin may be a sister of William. They had several children:

          Michael Edward (Jan 1840, bp. 1 Sep 1840 - 1911) m. Bridget Drummy
          Ellen (bef 3 Dec 1842 - bef 3 Mar 1850)
          Maurice (May/Dec 1845 - abt May 1866)
          Patrick Henry (14 Mar 1847 - 27 Oct 1914) m. 9 Sep 1869, Frances "Fannie" Cratty (13 May 1853 - 28 Dec 1919)
               c1. William Henry (23 Jul 1870 - 25 Oct 1942) m. 1 Mar 1892, Ellen Catherine "Cassandria" Mullen (23 Oct 1875 - 1 Nov 1963)
               c2. John (10 Apr/Oct 1871 - 11 Aug 1872) dy
               c3. Maurice S. Vincent (26 Dec 1872 - 6 Oct 1951) m. Kate Reeves
               c4. James C. (7 Oct 1874 - 19 May 1961) m. Hilda C. Nelson Norburg (25 Jan 1881 - 2 Oct 1972)
               c5. John David (19 Jun 1876 - 11 Aug 1885) never married
               c6. Frank Patrick (28 Mar 1878 - 7 Oct 1960) m. May Blythe Trotter (3 Jan 1895 - 13 Sep 1993)
               c7. Thomas Charles (24 Feb 1880 - 2 Apr/May 1924/5) m. Mary Therese "Mayme" Alyward (1880 - 1924)
               c8. Mary A. "Mayme" (13 Oct 1881 - 31 Jul 1946) m. William H. Fields (23 Aug 1873 - 11 Jan 1970)
               c9. Hannah T. (1 Sep 1883 - ) m1. John Sylvester, m2. Thomas Church
               c10. Frances A. (24 Sep 1885 - Jun 1984) m1. Dell Martin, m2. Frank W. Johnson (1874 - 1910)
               c11. infant (1888 - 1888)
               c12. Helen J. "Nell" (19 Dec 1889 - 7 Jun 1977) m. William Frank Hicks (13 Jan 1890 - 1956)
               c13. David Joseph (30 Jan 1892 - 13 Jan 1970) m. Cloda Lucille Burton (2 Oct 1893 - 10 Aug 1979)
          Margaret (3 Dec 1847 - 9 Apr 1907) m. Edmund Scully
          Mary ( - bef 1906) m. Lawrence _____
          Ellen (3 Mar 1850 - 11 Jul 1906) m. John Hickey

     There first child was born out of wedlock. He was baptised 7 months after they were married.
     Patirck Henry Godsil's obituary states that the "family" came over in 1864. As such I would expect that means at a minimum, the parents and himself, and probably all children younger than himself, including Margaret. The children older than himself were Michael and Maurice. Michael arrived in New York from Ireland on the 'Virginia', on May 16, 1865. Maurice 'Godsell', seems to have come over with Edmund Scully on the same ship the following year, on May 22, 1866. Maurice's age is listed as 20 which would be correct, and he supposedly died about that time, and was buried at sea. I could find no record of him in the U.S.
     Ellen (Godsil) Hickey's obituary states that she along with her parents immigrated about 1873 ("about 33 years ago"), and that she was born in County Cork, Ireland. This obituary also lists as living in Galesburg, her sister Margaret Scully, and brothers Patrick and Michael.

[76] Lt. James Compton [Chart 4] [Chart 18]

Male
Father: Capt. David Compton [152]
Mother: Abigail Prindle [153]

Name: James Compton++ ^S2 ^S107 ^S1072:1685
Name: J. Compton++ ^S106
Name: James Cumpton++ ^{S1072:2321-2322}
Birth: (13 FEB 1782) Along the Hudson River, Orange County, New York ^S24
Census: (1 AUG 1790) Chemung, Montgomery County, New York (Counted)++ ^S104
Census: (4 AUG 1800) Chenango, Tioga County, New York (Counted)++ ^S105
Census: (6 AUG 1810) Wayne, Stueben County, New York (Named)++ ^S538
Military: (1816) Stueben County, New York (Ensign in Brigade General Samuel S. Haight's 1st brigade, and Major Timothy Hurd's 83 regiment)++ ^S1072:1685
Census: (7 AUG 1820) Wayne, Stueben County, New York (Named)++ ^S540
Military: (1821) Stueben County, New York (Lieutenant in Lieutenant Abijah Vining's 81st regiment)++ ^{S1072:2321-2322}
Census: (1 JUN 1830) Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York (Named)++ ^S511
Moved: (1840) Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin++ ^S2
Census: (1 JUN 1840) Carroll, Chautauqua County, New York (Named)++ ^S489
Census: (1 JUN 1850) Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin (Named) (65y)++ ^S483
Census: (1855) Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin++ ^S106
Residence: (1860) Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin (appears on the plat map)++ ^S107
Census: (1 JUN 1860) Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin (Named) (76y)++ ^S470
Death: (22 MAR 1867) Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin

James Compton was born along the Hudson River in Orange County, New York on February 13, 1782. He was the son of Capt. David Compton and Abigail Prindle. He died on March 22, 1867 in Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin. His wife is not listed in the 1860 census for Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin, but is found there living with their son.

Chart 18: Ancestors of James Compton

Linked To: Capt. David Compton [152] , Lt. James Compton [76] , Daniel Marshall [614] , Hannah Marshall [307] , John Marshall [1228] , Abigail Prindle [153] , Benjamin Prindle [612] , Benjamin Prindle [306]


                       Thomas
                       Marshall
                       (1610-71)
                         |
                       John
                       Marshall
            chart 5    (1646-)
               |         |
            Benjamin   Daniel
            Prindle    Marshall
            (1703-)    (1679-)
               |         |
            Benjamin + Hannah
            Prindle  | Marshall
            (1725-)  | (1725-)
                     |
     David       + Abigail
     Compton     | Prindle
     (1756-1805) | (-<1788)
                 |
               James
               Compton
               (1782-1867)
                 |
               chart 4

[77] Phebe Lamoreaux [Chart 4] [Chart 19] [Chart 111]

Female
Father: Joseph Lamoreaux [154]
Mother: Abigail Sneden [155]

Name: Phebe Lamoreaux++ ^S626
Name: Phoebe Lamoreux++ ^S2
Name: Phoebe Lamoreux Compton++ ^S2
Name: Phebe Compton++ ^S108
Birth: (ABT 1786) Dutchess, Orange County, New York++ ^S108
Birth: (1787) Orange, New York++ ^S626
Census: (6 AUG 1810) Wayne, Stueben County, New York (Counted)++ ^S538
Census: (7 AUG 1820) Wayne, Stueben County, New York (Counted)++ ^S540
Census: (1 JUN 1830) Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York (Counted)++ ^S511
Census: (1 JUN 1840) Carroll, Chautauqua County, New York (Counted)++ ^S489
Census: (1 JUN 1850) Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin (Given) (63y)++ ^S483
Census: (1 JUN 1880) Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin (Given) (94y)++ ^S108
Death: (19 JUN 1885) Stroughton (Hanerville), Dane County, Wisconsin

Source References:
[S2] The Forsythe-Humphrey Story
[S108] 1880 United States Census, Wisconsin, Dane, Dunkirk
[S483] 1850 United States Census, Wisconsin, Walworth, Richmond
[S489] 1840 United States Census, New York, Chautauqua, Carroll
[S511] 1830 United States Census, New York, Chautauqua, Ripley
[S538] 1810 United States Census, New York, Stueben, Wayne
[S540] 1820 United States Census, New York, Stueben, Wayne
[S626] Everton's Computerized 'Roots' Cellar, 1640-1990 Family Queries

Phoebe Lamoreux was born about 1786 in Dutchess, Orange County, New York. She is listed as 94 years old in the 1880 Federal Wisconsin Census for Dunkirk, Dane County. She was the daughter of Joseph Lamoreaux and Abigail Sneden.

Chart 19: Ancestors of Phebe Lamoreaux

Linked To: Abigail _____ [1243] , Maria _____ [2481] , Sarah _____ [1241] , Catherine Covert [619] , Suzanne de la Tour [1233] , John Dobbs [1242] , Mary Dobbs [621] , Walter Dobbs [2484] , Elizabeth Dubois [2471] , Andre' Lamoreaux [1232] , Daniel Lamoreaux [616] , Joseph Lamoreaux [154] , Phebe Lamoreaux [77] , Pierre Lamoreaux [308] , Daniel Masse' [2468] , Jeanne Margarite Masse' [617] , Pierre Masse' [1234] , Capt. Jean Mercereau [2470] , Elizabeth Mercereau [1235] , Gen. Josue' Mercereau [4940] , Mary Merritt [2485] , Capt. Josue' Merserenu [9880] , Elsje Sanders [623] , Abigail Sneden [155] , Abraham Sneden [310] , Nicholas Sneden [Claes] [2480] , Robert Sneden [1240] , Robert Sneden [620] , Johan Snoyden [4960] , Rachel Swartwout [311] , Rudolphus Swartwout [622] , Benjamin Wood [618] , Phoebe Wood [309]


                                   Josue'
                                   Mercereau
                                     |
                                   Josue'                           Johann
                                   Mercereau                        Sneden
                                   (~1608-)                           |
                                     |                                |
                         Daniel    Jean        + Elizabeth  Marie + Nicholas  Walter   + Mary
                         Masse'    Mercereau   | Dubois     _____ | Sneden    Dobbs    | Merritt
                         (~1616-)  (~1638-<81) | (~1642-)         |           (-<1689) | (~1632-1737)
                           |                   |                  |                    |
Andre'    + Suzanne      Pierre       +    Elizabeth    Sarah + Robert      Abigail + John
Lamoreaux | de la Tour   Masse'       |    Mercereau    _____ | Sneden      _____   | Dobbs
(-1706)   | (1661-1720)  (~1655-96)   |    (~1660-96+)        |                     | (1675-~1745)
          |                           |                       |                     |
    _____/        ___________________/                        |          __________/
   /             /                                            |         /
  |             |                          chart 16          /         |          chart 17     chart 25
  |             |                             |             |          |            |            |
Daniel      + Jeanne       Catherine     + Benjamin       Robert   + Mary         Rudolphus  + Elsje
Lamoreaux   | Margarite    Covert        | Wood           Sneden   | Dobbs        Swartwout  | Sanders
(1695-1754) | Masse'       (~1689-1725+) | (~1688-1725+)  (-<1765) | (1709-1810)  (1701-77+) | (1703-)
            | (1696-1739)                |                         |                         |
            |                            |                         |                         |
          Pierre             +         Phoebe                    Abraham          +        Rachel
          Lamoreaux          |         Wood                      Sneden           |        Swartwout
          (1725/6-1821)      |         (1725-1821)               (1733-<1820)     |        (1738-62)
                             |                                                    |
                           Joseph                        +                      Abigail
                           Lamoreaux                     |                      Sneden
                           (1753-1840)                   |                      (-1844)
                                                         |
                                                       Phebe
                                                       Lamoreaux
                                                       (~1786-1885)
                                                         |
                                                       chart 4

Lt. James Compton married Phebe Lamoreaux

Children:

Jonathan Jesse Compton [38] ++ ^S2

Marriage: (BEF 1808)

     James Compton married Phoebe Lamoreux sometime before 1808, when their first child was born.

     They had several children, all born in New York:

          Joseph (1808 - ) m1. Lydia Mullen Rey; m2: Lucinda _____
          David (1809 - 15 Aug 1855) m1: Betty Courtwright; m2: Lucy _____
          John Lewis (16 Mar 1812 - 26 Dec 1869) m. Matilda Johnson
          Abraham (1814, NY - )
          Elizabeth (1816, NY - )
          Jonathan Jesse (17 Jan 1818 - 21 May 1897) m. Julia Ann Taylor
          DeWitt Clinton (1820, NY - 8 Mar 1848) m Catherine Ann Wheeler
          James Byrd (27 Apr 1823 - 6 May 1892) m. Catherine Ann Wheeler
          Henry (1827 - )
          Catheryne "Kate" (1828 - 22 Aug 1839)
          Andrew Jackson "Jack" (1831 - 3 Jan 1856) m. Huldah Briston
          Benjamin F. (20 Aug 1835 - 9 Dec 1911) m. Susan Herrick

     The family left New York and moved to Illinois sometime between 1835 and 1839. James is shown purchasing land in McDonough County and Schuyler County, Illinois on 8 March 1839 in the “Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales”. The family then moved to and area between Lake Kegonsa and Stoughton, Wisconsin in 1840. James is listed in the 1860 Plat book for Dane County, Wisconsin. There is a James H. Compton listed in the Will book for Fulton County, Illinois, but it is not certain that they were the same individual. Their son Jonathan Jesse Compton lived in Fulton County, Illinois at the time of his death.
     After James died in 1867, Phoebe went to live with her son Benjamin in Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin where is she is listed in the 1880 Federal Illinois census.

[78] Bennet Taylor [Chart 4] [Chart 20]

Male
Father: Robert Wiley Taylor [156] ++ ^S122
Mother: Rhoda Bennett [157] +++ ^S122 ^HOFV2

Name: Bennet Taylor++++ ^S58 ^S109 ^S110 ^S111 ^S113 ^S114 ^S115 ^S116 ^S117 ^S120 ^S121 ^S122
Name: Bennett Taylor++++ ^S2 ^S6 ^S8 ^S56 ^S112 ^S118
Name: B. Taylor ^S119
Birth: (2 APR 1794) Wolcott, Vermont+++ ^S24 ^S58 ^S109
Census: (4 AUG 1800) Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Counted)++ ^S530
Census: (6 AUG 1810) Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Named)++ ^S554
Residence: (17 DEC 1818) Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut (his son Robert William Taylor was born)+++ ^S123
Residence: (5 OCT 1824) Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut (sold his inherited land to his uncle Dan Taylor)++ ^S122
Moved: (ABT 1825) New York++ ^S58
Census: (1 JUN 1840) Ellicott, Chautauqua, New York (Named)++ ^S488
Moved: (ABT 1842) Stonington, Christian County, Illinois++ ^S58
Census: (1 JUN 1850) Christian County, Illinois (Named) (56y)++ ^S109
Death: (11 MAR 1853) Stonington, Christian County, Illinois (58y 11m 9d)++++ ^S56 ^S58 ^S110 ^S111 ^S117
Burial: Stonington Cemetery, Christian County, Illinois++ ^S58 ^S119
Occupation: Farmer++ ^S58 ^S109

Source References:
[S2] The Forsythe-Humphrey Story
[S6] A Book of Memories
[S8] Letter from Ora Cunningham to Minnie Forsythe
[S24] 1880 United States Census, Illinois, Fulton, Avon
[S56] Julia Ann Taylor Compton Interview
[S58] The Bennet Taylor Family
[S109] 1850 United States Census, Illinois, Christian, District 22
[S110] Bennet Taylor Widow's Oath
[S111] Christian County, Illinois, Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol III
[S112] Bennet Taylor Account
[S113] Bennet Taylor Administration
[S114] Bennet Taylor Estate Account
[S115] Bennet Taylor Estate Appraisal
[S116] Bennet Taylor Inventory of the Rights and Credits
[S117] Bennet Taylor Tombstone Order
[S118] Bennett Taylor Inventory
[S119] Nancy Ann Taylor Receipt for Cemetery Lot
[S120] Nancy Ann Taylor Receipt for Coffin
[S121] Nancy Ann Taylor Tombstone Order
[S122] Norwalk Deeds, Volume 24
[S123] Robert William Taylor Obituary
[S155] History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume 2 (HOFV2)
[S488] 1840 United States Census, New York, Chautauqua, Ellicott
[S530] 1800 United States Census, Connecticut, Fairfield, Fairfield
[S554] 1810 United States Census, Connecticut, Fairfield, Fairfield

Chart 20: Ancestors of Bennet Taylor

Linked To: Capt. Joseph Bennett [314] , Rhoda Bennett [157] , William Bennett [628] , Thankful French [625] , Abigail Hickok [629] , Martha Hurlbut [631] , David Lyon [630] , Sarah Lyon [315] , Bennet Taylor [78] , Josiah Taylor [624] , Robert Wiley Taylor [156] , Sgt. Abijah Taylor [312] , Isabella Wyley [313]


chart 36    chart 37    chart 38    chart 39     chart 40    chart 41
  |            |           |           |           |            |
Josiah    + Thankful    William   + Abigail      David      + Martha
Taylor    | French      Bennett   | Hickok       Lyon       | Hurlbut
(1701-81) | (1707/8-)   (1709-72) | (1718-1800)  (~1721-64) | (1723-96)
          |                       |                        |
        Abijah      + Isabella  Joseph            +      Sarah
        Taylor      | Wiley     Bennett           |      Lyon
        (1740-1814) | (-1824)   (1745-1819)       |      (1747-86)
                    |                             |
                  Robert              +         Rhoda
                  Wiley               |         Bennett
                  Taylor              |         (1769-1824+)
                  (1769-1818)         |
                                      |
                                    Bennet
                                    Taylor
                                    (1794-1853)
                                      |
                                    chart 4

[79] Rachel Jelliffe [Chart 4] [Chart 21]

Female
Father: William Jelliffe [158] ++ ^S2 ^S6 ^S8
Mother: Huldah Sturges [159] ++ ^S2 ^S6

Name: Rachel Jelliffe++ ^S2 ^S8
Name: Rachel Jellife++ ^S2
Name: Rachel Jelliff++ ^S6 ^S264
Name: Rachel Jelliff Taylor++ ^S56
Name: Rachel Taylor++ ^S58
Birth: (4 JAN 1793) Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut+++ ^S2 ^S6 ^S8 ^S24 ^S58 ^S124 ^S264
Census: (4 AUG 1800) Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Counted)++ ^S530
Death: (11 MAR 1830) Troupsville, Cayuga County, New York (childbirth)++ ^S2 ^S6 ^S8 ^S58
Burial: New York ^S56
Number of Children: 12++ ^S2 ^S6

Chart 21: Ancestors of Rachel Jelliffe

Linked To: Charity _____ [319] , Sarah _____ [1267] , Hannah Andrews Crampton [1269] , Catherine Fillow [633] , John Fillow [1266] , Rachel Jelliffe [79] , Thomas Jelliffe [632] , Thomas Jelliffe [316] , William Jelliffe [1264] , William Jelliffe [158] , Hannah Scribner [317] , _____ Scrivener [634] , Benjamin Scrivener [1268] , David Sturges [318] , Huldah Sturges [159]


William   John           + Sarah  Benjamin  + Hannah
Jelliffe  Fillow         | _____  Scrivener | Andrews
  |       (~1667-1733/4) |                  | Crampton
  |                      |                  |
Thomas         +      Catherine          _____
Jelliffe       |      Fillow             Scrivener
(-~1786)       |      (1711-)               |      chart 42
               |                            |        |
             Thomas           +          Hannah    David     + Charity
             Jelliffe         |          Scribner  Sturges   | _____
                              |                    (1725-77) |
                              |                              |
                             William             +         Huldah
                             Jelliffe            |         Sturges
                             (-1818)             |         (1754-1836)
                                                 |
                                               Rachel
                                               Jelliffe
                                               (1793-1830)
                                                 |
                                               chart 4

Bennet Taylor married Rachel Jelliffe

Children:

Julia Ann Taylor [39] ++ ^S2 ^S6 ^S8 ^S56 ^S58

Marriage: (1813) Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut++ ^S2 ^S6 ^S8

     Bennet Taylor was most probably the son of Robert Wiley Taylor and Rhoda Bennett. He was born between April 2, 1794 in Vermont, possibly Wolcott. Wolcott is in what is now Lamoille County. Lamoille County was created in 1835 from Chittenden, Orleans, and Franklin Counties. In the 1850 Federal Illinois Census for District 22 in Christian County, Illinois, Bennet listed his place of birth as Vermont. In the 1880 Federal Illinois census for Avon, Fulton County, his daughter Julian Ann stated that he was born in Connecticut. He died in Stonington, Christian County, Illinois on March 11, 1853 and is buried there at the Stonington Cemetery.
     He first married in Westport, Fairfield, County, Connecticut, in 1813, Rachel Jelliffe, the daughter of William Jelliff and Huldah Sturges. Bennet's first name has been spelled variously Bennet and Bennett.
     Rachel was born on 4 January, 1793, in Norwalk or Westport Connecticut. She died on 11 March, 1830, in Troupsville, Cayuga County, New York. Rachel's last name has been spelled variously Jelliff and Jelliffe.
     They had 10 children, the first 6 of which were born in Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and the last 4 were born in Cato, Cayuga County, New York:

          Maria (21 Dec 1814 - 1839) m. _____ Smith
          Esther Polly (1 Dec 1816 - 1844) m. William Watson
          Robert William "William" (17 Dec 1818 - 8 Feb 1908) m1. 1840, Marilla Northup, m2. Charlotte Chappell
          Alonzo (19 Jan 1820 - 1849) m. Rebecca Samantha Grover
          Twins who died at birth in 1822
          Julia Ann (7 Jul 1824 - 13 May 1912) m. Jonathan Jesse Compton
          Julius J. (7 Jul 1824 - bef 27 Dec 1906) m. Nancy Eleanor Smith
          Mary Elizabeth (12 Jan 1827 - ) m. _____ Harrison
          James Osborn (7 Aug 1829 - 14 Oct 1906, Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado) m1. 27 Oct 1852, Rachel Catherine Barber (d. 27 Aug 1906)

     After Rachel died, Bennet married Nancy Ann Bilay. Nancy was born in November 23, 1810 in New York, and died in September 10, 1865 in Stonington, Christian County, Illinois. She is buried in alongside Bennet. They had 10 children, the first 5 of which were born in New York, the rest in Christian County, Illinois:

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