Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 71

Richard Kniffe

Children:

William Norris

Children:

Richard Chamberlain

Children:

Edward Chamberlain

m: Harcourt

Children:

Harcourt

m: Edward Chamberlain (1534-1619)

Children:

Edward Chamberlain

Children:

Edward Chamberlain

Children:

Lauren Savannah Chrisman

John Dawson

m: Sarah [---]

Children:

Notes:

Substantial info on him at: http://w3.one.net/~ddoster/john_dawson_dates.htm

!Will (http://w3.one.net/~ddoster/will_of_john_dawson_of_dorcheste.htm): Written 4 Feb 1722/3, probated 9 May 1723. John Dawson of Dorchester Co., Maryland, planter. Names sons Richard Dawson & Isaac Dawson, to have their part at the age of 18. Thomas Dawson, to receive one thousand pounds of tobacco from his brothers "when he is at the age of twenty years old". Daughters: Sarah Dawson, Frances Dawson, Rachael Dawson, and Ann Dawson. Wife Sarah Dawson (exec) Wit: Edward Newton, John Person, & John Newton. [Md. Cal. of Wills, by Jane Baldwin Cotton & Roberta Henry, Vol. V., p. 134; Md Will Bk. 18:81].

26 Jul 1718: Land in Dorchester Co. conveyed to him from Frances Fisher [his mother] through her sons Richard and John Willis. [DLR 2:63]
7 Aug 1721: Purchased land in Dorchester Co. from Richard and Ann Willis. [DLR 3:97]

Sarah

m: John Dawson (7 AUG 1681-Between 4 Feb 1723 and 9 May 1723)

Children:

Richard Dawson

m: Frances [---] (-between 26 Jul 1718 and 7 May 1729)

Children:

Frances

m: Richard Dawson (-1684)

Children:

m: Richard Willis (-BEF 5 DEC 1693)

Children:

m: Edward Fisher

Notes:

26 Jul 1718: Frances Fisher conveys "Weston", "Fisher's Landing", "Addition to Fisher's Landi ng", and "Bartholomews" to her sons Richard and John Willis, with proviso they convey "Roaley" to John Dawson. [Dorch. Land Records Old Bk 2:63, http://w3.one.net/~ddoster/john_dawson_dates.htm]

unknown

m: Christopher Haynes (ABT 1731-BEF 1779)

Children:

m: David Monger (1756-)

Children:

Dawson

Children:

Charles Edward Williams

m: Mary Jane Barnum (10 APR 1851-29 OCT 1910)

Children:

Notes:

!Census 1880, taken from FamilySearch.com, New Fairfield Twp, Fairfield Co., CT, film T9-009 4 p. 13D.
Chs E. Williams, age 36 b. NY, farming, married, both parents b. NY. He is sick on the day of enumeration with "head - Dropsyou"
Jane Williams, wife, age 28 b. CT, keeping house, both parents b. CT.
Charles Williams, son, age 1 b. CT, both parents b. CT [sic].

BURIAL: The following Williams graves appear in the Gerow Cemetery of New Fairfield, CT.

BURIAL: Charles Alfred / May 28, 1925 /
Gwendolyn June / Oct. 7, 1928 /
Charles H. Williams / 1878 - 1953 / June 21 - Dec. 18 /
Jennie Cullen / his wife / 1887 - 1972 / Oct. 16-
Sept. 26 /
Brother / Daniel Williams / died Nov. 1, 1878 /
aged 40 yrs. 4 mos. /
John J. Williams / died / March 15, 1851 / aged 1 yr.
9 mos. / (son of Daniel)
Antoinette Olmstead / died Apr. 25, 1916 / aged 74 yrs
1 mo. /
Mary Williams / died / Jan. 14, 1932 / aged 92 yrs. /
Jennie E. Selleck / dau. of Desmond & Eliza /Williams /
died Dec. 2, 1926 / aged 74 yrs. /
Desmond Williams / died / July 30, 1875 / aged 62 yrs. 5 mos. /
Eliza Whaley / his wife / died April 4, 1897 / aged
85 yrs. 7 mos. /
Brother / Daniel C. Williams / died Nov. 1, 1878 / aged
40 yrs. 4 mos. & 14 dys. /
(separate stone from above)
John J. / son of / Desmond & Eliza Williams / died /
March 15, 1851 / aged 1 yr. 9 mos. & 7 dys. / (separate stone from above)

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Royal M. Weller

m: Edith H. Jennings (ABT 1858-AFT 26 APR 1910)

Children:

Notes:

!Census 1880, New Fairfield Twp., Fairfield Co., CT, film T9-0094 p. 11D. Taken from familyS earch.com.
Royal M. Weller, age 26 b. CT, farmer, married, father b. CT, mother b. NY.
Edith Weller, wife, age 21 b. CT, keeping house, father b. CT, mother b. NY.
Emma Weller, dau., age 3, b. CT
Fannie Weller, dau., age 1, b. CT
Sidney Gorham, laborer, relation=other, single, age 28 b. CT, parents b. CT.

BIRTH: Note: One entry (dau birth 7 Sep 1876) in New Fairfield VRs says Royal Weller is b. in "Nalistown, CT" age 23. Unfortunately, I cannot locate this town.. It also indicates he is older, b. c1853. Another record (first daughter 6 Oct 1874) gives his birthplace as Watertown, CT -- presumably that is what the first says also.

1886 & 1887 Danbury City Directory: Royal M. Weller, at 8 Balmforth Avenue, occupation: Livery Stable.

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Research:

The 1860 census shows a Royal M. Weller age 37 b. Conn, occ: Agent, in Dist 2, Hartford CT, enum 31 July 1860. He is household 2212 with almost two dozen people that appear unrelated.
In 1870, East Granby, Hartford Co., CT, p. , household 96, family 93:
Weller, Royal M., 51 b. Conn, traveling agent $500
--, Katharine, 54 Conn, keeping house, $1000/$500,
Grinwold, Sarah M., 23 b. Conn, home keeper, $1000
--, James A., 22 Conn, farmer, $6000/$2000
In 1870, a Royal M. Weller, age 51 b. CT, occ: traveling agent, prop $500, is found

Edith H. Jennings

m: Royal M. Weller (ABT 1853-BEF 1905)

Children:

m: Henry B. Wanzer (1839/1840-AFT 26 APR 1910)

Notes:

The mother of Grace Lavinia (Weller) Williams was a daughter of Edward and Lavinia Jennings , as proven by the 1900 census of the household of Edward and Lavinia Jennings. In addition, Edward Jennings is living in the household of David B. & Grace L. Williams in the 1910 census and labeled as "wife's father" [sic - s.b. gr father]. Edward and Lavinia had only two children, one of which was Edith Jennings, 1 yr old in 1860, the other was born after 1860. The remaining uncertainty is whether Edith is the mother of Grace Lavinia Weller, or whether her sibling is the mother. It is extremely likely, although not quite proven, that the true mother of Grace Lavinia Weller was Edith, and not her sibling. These circumstantial facts support this: (a) We don't know whether the sibling is a son or daughter -- if it is a son, then Edith is it, absolutely, (b) The other sibling was born after June 1, 1860, and so the oldest possible age for that sibling at the time of Grace Lavinia's birth would be 23, although probably younger, (c) The name Edith reoccurs in the Grace Lavinia's family -- e.g., her daughter was named Edith Grace Williams. Thus, we label this child with the name Edith.

Danbury City Directory, 1890: Mrs. Royal M. Weller, 15 Library Place, dressmaker. (Note: Since Royal M. Weller was listed in 1886, 1887, this is an indication for when he probably died).

Edward Jennings

m: Lavinia Barnes (MAY 1837-2 MAY 1906)

Children:

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!Census (1900): New Fairfield Town, Fairfield Co., CT. Enum 12 Jun 1900 by Edward H. Pease , household 56/60:
Jennings, Edward, head, WM, b. June 1838 CT, age 61, married 44y, merchant, employed, can read/write/speak English, owns house, parents b. CT/NY
---, Lavinia, wife, b. May 1837 NY, age 62, married 44y, 2 children/2 living, reads/writes/speaks Eng, parents b. NY/NY.
Weller, Grace, gr.dau., b. June 1884 CT, age 15 single, at school 4 months, reads/writes/speaks Eng, parents b. CT/CT.
Note: A couple households down is Daniel E. Jennings, and one page back is the household where David B. Williams (future husb. of Grace Weller) resides.

!Census (1880). New Fairfield Twp, CT. Film T9-0094 p. 13D. Transcription from FamilySearch.com
Jennings, Edward, age 43, b. NY, Grocer, both parents b. NY.
--, Lavinia, wife, age 42, b. NY, keeping house, both parents b. NY
--, Emma, dau., age 12 b. CT
Oliver Whitlock, clerk in store, relation=other, age 18 b. CT, both parents b. CT.

!Census (1860): New Fairfield Twp, Fairfield Co., CT, p. 353 (189), enum 23 July 1860, household 1665, family 1650:
Edward Jennings, 24 b. NY, occ: Pedler, $200
Lavinia ", 22, b. NY, $132
Edith ", 1 b. Conn
Family 1651 in same household is:
Edwin Couch, 28 b. Conn, Hatter
Caroline ", 22, b. NY
[Two households away from Burr & Julia Jennings]
Julia A. ", 6 b. Conn
Charlie ", 1, Conn.

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Lavinia Barnes

m: Edward Jennings (29 JUN 1838-22 MAR 1918)

Children:

Notes:

DEATH: !Death: New Fairfield VR p.476: Lavenia Jennings, d. 2 May 1906 age 68y 9m 7d, married , born Brooklyn NY, resident of New Fairfield. Died of Pleuro pneumonia. Housekeeper. Parents=David & Hannah A. Barnes.

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Elijah Burr Jennings

m: Julia Ann Williams (18 JUL 1804-18 AUG 1889)

Children:

Notes:

Almost all record of him name him as "Burr Jennings", although the death record of his son Ed ward calls him "Elijah Burr Jennings". Note the likely brother, Edward, in his household in the 1870 census, which may help pin down parentage.

!Census 1850: New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Conn, household 105, family 107, p. 60, enum 11 Sep 1860:
Burr Jennings, 48 Conn, $3000, farmer
Julia, 39 Conn
Harriet A., 22 Conn
Edward, 15 Conn


!Census 1860: New Fairfield Twp., Fairfield Co., Conn, p. 353, enum 23 July 1860, household 1663, family 1648:
Burr Jennings, 52 b. Conn, Farmer $1200/$300
Julia A., 52 b. NY
Rosalie 18 b. NY

!Census 1870: New Fairfield, Conn., p.689, enum 12 Jul 1870, household 112, families 118 and 119:
[Fam 118] Genning, Burr, 69, Farmer, $3500/$800, Conn.
--, Julia, 58, Housekeeping, New York
[Fam.119] --, Edward, 72, Farmer, --, $7500, Conn.
--, Rosalie, 31, housekeeping, Conn.
--, Charles, 8, Conn.

BURIAL: From [http://208.47.164.200/gerow1.htm]:
The Gerow Cemetery is located on Quaker Road off Route 37
in the northeast section of town. The oldest legible stone in
this burial ground is Anna Elizabeth Gerow who died March 30,
1834. There are 42 unmarked graves. Same of these being buried
in a former public ground in the late 1800's. Some tombstones and remains
were moved here from a Quaker cemetery one mile to the west just over
the New York State line, when that cemetery was abandoned.

BURIAL: The tombstones in the Jennings plot read:
A. Augusta Jennings / 1851 - 1916 /
(dau. of Gilbert & Rebecca)

BURIAL: Burr Jennings / born 8th of 9th mo. 1802 /
died 4th of 2 mo. 1873 /

BURIAL: Caroline E. / dau. of / Gilbert & Rebecca Jennings /
died / May 22, 1841 / aged 4 yr. & 25 ds. /

BURIAL: Daniel E. Jennings / 1840 - 1929 /
Harriet A. Wanzer / his wife / 1840 - 1900 /

BURIAL: David Jennings / died /Aprs. 25, 1861 / ae 36 yrs
5 mos. & 1 day /

BURIAL: Eli Jennings / born Sept. 29, 1822 / died July 15, 1913 /

BURIAL: Harriet Ann / his wife / born Apr. 26, 1827 /
died Nov. 29, 1903 /

BURIAL: Gilbert Jennings / died / Nov. 16, 1897 / aged 87 yrs. /

BURIAL: Hannah M. / wife of / Peter H. Jennings / died /
April 6, 1872 / aged 55 yrs. 1 mo. & 4 dys. /

BURIAL: Henry B. / Jennings / born / Nov. 28, 1850 / died /
April 8, 1893 /

BURIAL: Jesse L. Jennings / died / Aug. 25, 1882 / aged 74 yrs.
5 mos. & 4 dys. / (Jesse Lane)

BURIAL: Julia A. / wife of / Burr Jennings / died /
Aug. 18, 1889 / age 85 yrs. /

BURIAL: Lyman Jennings / died July 4, 1872 / age 78 yrs.
4 mos. & 2 dys. /

BURIAL: Maria / wife of / Jesse L. Jennings / died /
Feb. 11, 1875 / aged 64 yrs. 1 mo. & 15 dys. /
(Maria Haynes)

BURIAL: Nicholas W. Jennings / died / Nov. 29, 1899 aged 63 yrs. /
Emma J. his wife / died / June 28, 1915 aged 81 yrs. /
(Emma Jane)

BURIAL: Peter H. Jennings /Oct. 15, 1818 / Aug. 25, 1910 /

BURIAL: Rebecca H. / wife of / Gilbert Jennings / died
March 9, 1882 / aged 68 yrs. 3 mos. & 28 d's. /

BURIAL: Sally B. / wife of / Lyman Jennings / died Sept. 9, 1899 /
age 101 yrs. 11 mos. & 7 dys. /

BURIAL: Sarah / wife of / Silas Jennings / died /
Aug. 24, 1869 / ae 90 yrs. 4 mo. & 16 dys. /
(parents of Jesse & Gilbert)

BURIAL: In memory of / Sila Jennings / who died / Nov 16, 1854 /
aged 75 yrs. 6 mos. & 12 dys. /
(parents of Jesse & Gilbert)

BURIAL: Willis J. / son of / Gilbert & Rebecca Jennings /
died / Jan. 22, 1850 / aged 2 yrs. & 3 dys. /

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Research:
* Isaiah Jennings m. 6 May 1804 Hannah Burr [The First Extant Parish Record of Christ's Church, Fairfield, Conn., http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/source_files/christ_ch_fairfield7.htm]. Appears to be too late to be Burr's parents -- also Fairfield is not New Fairfield.
* Edward Jennings results with Burr in 1870 -- age indicates likely brother.

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Mary Jane Barnum

m: Charles Edward Williams (18 SEP 1843-11 FEB 1881)

Children:

Notes:

!Census (1900): New Fairfield Twp., Fairfield Co., CT, enum 9 Jun 1900, by Edward H. Pearse E .D. 80, sheet 2:
Williams, Mary J., head, white female, b. Apr 1852 CT, age 48 widowed, 2 children/2 living, farmer, employed, reads/writes/speaks Eng., owns farm (34), parents b. CT/CT.
---, Charles H., son, b. June 1878 CT, age 21 single, farm laborer, empl., r/w/s Eng, parents b. NY/CT.
---, David B., son, b. Aug 1880 CT, age 19 single, farm laborer, empl, r/w/s Eng., parents b. NY/CT.

BURIAL: !Burial: Tombstone reads: "Charles E. Williams, died Feb 11, 1881 age 37 yrs, 4 mos & 23 ds... A loved one gone Where pain and suffering are ____ shared no more ..... Mary J. Barnum, wife of Charles E. Williams, born Apr. 10, 1851, died Oct 29, 1910."

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Research leads:
* In Beaver Bog Cemetery, New Fairfield, where Mary J. is buried, are several Barnum graves, some of which
are of an age compatible with being her parents. Some of the candidates include:
- Amasa (1807-1889) & wife Flora (1811-1866)
- David S. (1821-1898) & Ruth Ann (1823-1856), his wife. His sec. wife Mary (1819-1883)
- George (1818-1882)& Susan A. (1823-1917) .. had son Eliod D. (1847-1849). G&S in Gerow Cem.
- Silas P. (1813-1892) & Emiline (1820-1892)

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