WILLARD7 WELD (John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) b. Nov. 22, 1787; m. Jan. 26, 1824, Alice Luther of Cornish, dau. of Caleb and Rebecca (Brown) Luther, b. Sept. 7, 1792; d. Feb. 3, 1869. He was a farmer and always lived in town. He d. March 13, 1871, aged 83. Children, all b. in town: 1. HENRY A., b. Oct. 23, 1826. 2. LUCINDA JANE, b. May 9, 1831; m. June 27, 1868, Samuel M. Sherburne of Cornish (second wife). No issue. D. April 11, 1896. 3. ALBERT, b. June 28, 1836.
JOHN7 WELD (John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) was b. Aug. 20, 1785; m. Aug. 26, 1811, Mary Hilliard of Cornish, eldest dau. of Amos Avery and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard, b. Dec. 9, 1794; d. March 12, 1862. A farmer and lived on the farm since owned and occupied by Levi R. Dole. The last few years of his life he lived on the old homestead on the hill. He d. Dec. 3, 1867. Children, all b. in Cornish: 1. HARVEY, b. Feb. 9, 1812. Went west; died young, unm. 2. MARY, b. Feb. 8, 1814; m. Nov. 9, 1837, … Read more
DANIEL7 WELD (John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) b. May 27, 1781; m. -, Lydia Fuller of Enosburg, Vt., b. June 6, 1784; d. Nov. 6, 1846. Lived on the old homestead now (1903) owned by Freeman A. Johnson. A farmer. He d. Sept. 13, 1851. Children, all b. in Cornish except the first two: 1. JOHN FULLER, b. Berkshire, Vt., Dec. 11, 1808; m. a Mormon wid. at Nauvoo, Ill., where as a physician he practiced and spent his life. 2. DANIEL, b. in Berkshire, Vt., Nov. 20, 1810. 3. MOSES, b. Jan. 18,1813; m. May 14, 1846, Olive … Read more
PELEG6 WELD (Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) b. July 7, 1780, in Sturbridge, Mass., youngest son of Moses and Deborah (Faulkner) Weld; m. April 27, 1808, Patty Foster, dau. of Israel and Susanna (Bruce) Foster, b. April 10, 1791; and d. Dec. 21, 1834. They came to Cornish about 1814, where they spent the rest of their lives. He d. Aug. 30, 1853. Their first three children were b. in Dummerston, Vt., the rest in Cornish: 1. i. SUSANNA, b. Jan. 26, 1809; d. April 16, 1814. 2. JOHN, b. Oct. 2, 1811. 3. LUCY, b. May 30, 1813; d. … Read more
CHESTER6 WELD (Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) was b. Aug. 27, 1769; m. first, Dec. 14, 1800, Peninnah Comings of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin6 and Mary (Cooper) Comings; b. June 20,1777; and d. May 11, 1810. He in. second, Dec. 5, 1811, Mehitable Pike, b. Aug. 30, 1774. He d. May 21, 1820. Children by Peninneh: 1. MOSES FAULKNER, b. Feb. 8, 1803; m. Sept. 16, 1830, Pamelia Hazeltine. One child. 2. NEWTON, b. Dec. 23, 1804; m. June 28, 1827, Anna Austin, b. Nov. 21, 1808. 3. CHESTER, b. April 21, 1807; m. July 10, 1837, Mary E. Briggs. … Read more
MOSES6 WELD (Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) was b. Jan. 15, 1757; m. May 17, 1781, Miriam Harding. He was an eminent singer and chorister. Mr. Weld had been a Revolutionary soldier. After coming to Cornish he was town clerk a number of years. A worthy member of the Baptist Church, also its Dea. many years. A record says he and his wife rem. to Morristown, Vt., where they both d. He d. June 22, 1839. His wid. d. June 26, 1845. Children (Nine girls and no boys): 1. LUCY, b. Feb. 22, 1782. 2. MIRIAM, b. Sept. 17, 1784; … Read more
DEA. JOHN6 WELD (Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) was b. Jan. 4, 1752; m. Nov. 26, 1778, Deborah Plympton, b. Oct. 17, 1757; d. Sept. 10, 1830. He d. Jan. 22, 1834, aged 82. He was a thrifty farmer, a devout Baptist and a deacon of that church. He gave $500 to it in its early history, beside other gifts. He built the large brick house in 1812, afterwards owned by the town where their poor were kept. It is now owned and occupied by Freeman A. Johnson. Children, all b. in Cornish: 1. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 5, 1779; m. … Read more
JOSEPH WELD came from England in 1638 and settled in Plymouth, Mass. He had a son, John2, b. Oct. 28, 1623, who had a son Joseph3, b. Sept. 13, 1650, who had a son John4, b. Aug. 19, 1689. He had a son Moses5, b. March 27, 1722. He m. first, Dec. 6, 1748, Elizabeth Holbrook, b. Jan. 13, 1727; d. July 11, 1763; m. second, July 11, 1764, Deborah Faulkner, b. Aug. 26, 1735; d. July 31, 1828. Had six children by each wife, all b. before coming to town. In advanced life he and Deborah came to Cornish, … Read more
DIMOND RICE was b. in 1767, in ; m. June 17, 1792, in Claremont, Lydia Bradley, who was b. in 1774. He d. in Cornish, Jan. 21, 1823. His wid. m. June 10, 1828, John Lothrop. No issue. She d. in Cornish, Sept. 14, 1864. Children of Dimond and Lydia Rice; exact order cannot be given: 1. BETSEY, b. March 16, 1793; m. , Cyrus Hartshorn. 2. BRADLEY; lived in Manchester. 3. SALLY, b. March 26, 1797; m. March 9, 1817, Thompson Jenny of Grantham. Eight children. She d. April 30, 1865. (See Jenny.) 4. ESTHER BUNNELL, b. Oct. 23, … Read more
CHARLES N., KENYON (John Nelsoln3, Mumford2, Joseph1) was b. Jan. 16,1831; m. Feb. 2, 1852, Elizabeth A. White, dau. of Smith and Mary (Horton) White. Lived in the northern part of Cornish, also some years in Plainfield. He d. July 12, 7885. Children: 1. FRANK 1-i., b. Feb. 22, 1851, in Plainfield; d. Jan. 12, 1876. 2. FRED P., b. March 20, 1856, in Plainfield. 3. GEORGE R ., b. Nov. 21, 1863, in Cornish. 4. EMMA C., b. Jan. 12, 1866, in Cornish; m. Feb. 17, 1891, Robert A. Dannatt. She d. June 16, 1901. 5. MARY .1., b. … Read more
MARTIN E.5 KENYON (Edwin G.4 George D.3, Joseph2-1) was b. Aug. 17, 1872; m. Dec. 6, 1893, Julia Ann Avers of Cornish, dau. of Edward T. and Ann P. (Howard) Ayers, b. July 15, 1872. In trade in Windsor, Vt., where they res. Children: 1. BERNICE M., b. Sept. 19, 1894, in Cornish; d. April, 1895. 2. RAYMOND F ITCH, h. March 23, 1896. 3. HAZEL. ANN, b. Sept. 16, 1898. 4. VELMA ALICE, b. June 27, 1901. 5. EDWARD AYERS, twin, b. Feb. 14, 1907. 6. EDWIN COMINGS, twin, b. Feb. 14, 1907.
EDWIN G.4 KENYON (George D.3, Joseph2-1) was b. Dec. 12, 1849; m. May 24, 1871, Luzette S. Comings of Cornish, dau. of Joseph B. and Sybil (Sevens) Comings, b. Jan. 17, 1849. He is an accomplished musician, chorister, band-leader and teacher of vocal and instrumental music. They lived in town till 1898, when they rem. to Plainfield. At present (1906) is town clerk of Plainfield. Children, both b. in Cornish: 1. MARTIN E., b. Aug. 17, 1872. 2. MABEL S., b. Jan. 23, 1875; d. May 3, 1893, aged 18, while a student at K. ti. Academy.
JOHN NELSON3 KENYON (Mumford2, Joseph1) was b. in 1807; m. Mary Fortune, b. in 1808, and d. in Cornish July 18, 1865. He d. Nov. 1, 1864. The order and dates of birth of their children are uncertain: 1. GEORGE A., b. in 1828. He d. unm. April 27, 1858. 2. CHARLES N., b. Jan. 16, 1831. 3. MARY, d. in Lowell, Mass. 4. JOHN S., Soon after he became of age, he left home and town for parts unknown, and his relatives have never heard from him. 5. MYRA A., b. -; m. Henry Hall of Lebanon. Three children: … Read more
ISAAC C.3 KENYON (Joseph2-1) was b. 1816; m. May 20, 1846, Eliza Emeline Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Johnson) Bartlett, b. Jan. 8, 1826. Mr. Kenyon d. Aug. 15, 1857. His wid. afterwards, in 1860, m. Alpheus Baldwin, a son of Dr. Eleazer Baldwin of Strafford, Vt. She d. Oct. 10, 1895. She left one son by first husband: Clarence N. Kenyon, a successful merchant in Barre, Vt., b. Jan. 10, 1856, and m. Dec. 27, 1876, Hattie M. Jenness. Have had two children. The sons of Joseph Kenyon were celebrated for their musical talents, especially that … Read more
ELIJAH P.3 KENYON (Joseph2-1) was b. 1803; m. Mary Huntington Bingham, dau. of Elias and Hannah T. Bingham, b. March 27, 1806, d. Feb. 18, 1872. He lived in Cornish and d. March 14, 1878. Children: 1. An infant, b. ; d. April 27, 1827. 2. HANNAH P., b. 1829 (?); m. Dec. 6, 1854, F. J. Chase. She d. Sept. 1, 1877. 3. DARWIN H., b. 1831 (?); m. March 7, 1861, Maria E. Hyde. She d. Oct. 16, 1861, aged 24. He d. Dec. 26, 1861. 4. BENJAMIN CUTLER, b. May 9, 1837 (?); m. . He d. … Read more
MUMFORD2 KENYON (Joseph1) was b. July 28, 1767; m. Betsey Coggswell, b. ; d. Aug. 28, 1829. He d. March 12, 1841. The record of their children has not been found, except one: 1. JOHN NELSON, b. 1807.
JOSEPH2-1 KENYON was b. March 15, 1761; m. Hepsediah Parker. Remained on the homestead and good authority says they had sixteen children, but several of their names, together with the dates of birth, marriage and death of many of the family cannot be found, therefore the order of the eleven children as given may not be correct. He d. April 11, 1842. children, as far as ascertained: 1. MARY, b. —— ; m. first, Jan. 10, 1805, Jesse Lombard in Windsor, Vt.; m. second, —— Cleveland. 2. JOSEPH, JR., b. ; m. Sarah Palmer. Six children. He was drum major … Read more
The Kenyon family came from Rhode Island, The first name we find is that of Joseph Kenyon, b. Feb. 5, 1737; m. Catharine Enos, b. Sept. 12, 1742, and d. Sept. 5, 1826. This family came to Plainfield (date unknown) and settled on a farm north of Cornish line, opposite the farm of Dr. Joseph Chapman in Cornish. He d. April 15, 1829. children: 1. JOSEPH, JR., b. March 15, 1761. 2. PAINE, b. Feb. 26, 1763. 3. MARCY, b. March 29, 1765, m. Abel Stone, Jr. She d. July 15, 1848. He d. Oct. 23, 1848. 4. MUMFORD, b. … Read more
GEORGE DANA3 KENYON (Joseph2-1) was b. March, 1817; m. first, May 20, 1846, Sarah Maria Bartlett, a sister of the wife of his brother, Isaac C., b. Aug. 27, 1821, and d. Oct. 8, 1865; m. second, June 27, 1866, Lizzie Quinton Atwood of Weathersfield, Vt., dau. of Dr. Robert and Elvira M. (Nutting) Atwood, b. 1835 (?), and d. Aug. 8, 1885. Mr. Kenyon was a first-class musician, leader and instructor of the Windsor brass band many years, was choir leader, etc. It will be observed that Mr. Kenyon and his brother Isaac married sisters on the same day, … Read more
JONAS HASTINGS was b. about 1826, in Grantham; m. Mary D. W Whittaker of the same town, a sister of Jonathan C. Whittaker, b. 1828. They had one child, a son: 1. Albion, b. Aug. 19, 1867. Mr. Hastings came to Cornish about 1859 and was employed by the town to take charge of their poor for several years. He was collector of taxes during years of 1861-62-63-64-68. Was selectman during years of 1865-66-67; also the hearse driver several years. After the town farm was sold and the paupers rem. to Unity, Mr. Hastings was employed by the Co. Com. … Read more