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Certificate of Marriage
State of Michigan } S.S. Certify that on the Fourth day of November A.D. 1866, at the Village of Newaygo in the
Newaygo County }
County aforesaid I, Melvin W. Scott: a Justice of the Peace, Joined in MARRIAGE, John H. Miller of Newaygo in the State of Michigan aged Twenty Eight years, and Mary. A. Crossman of Newaygo in the State of Michigan aged Eighteen years; that the parties did then and there solemnly declare that they took each other as HUSBAND AND WIFE, and that there were present as witnesses David W. Davis of Newaygo; Mich. And Mary Lothimer of Newayo, Michigan.
Dated at Newaygo this fifth day of November A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty six
Melvin W. Scott
Justice of the Peace
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Ancestry of Benjamin S. Miller (I've had for months, I have decided to post it here right now).
Benjamin S. Miller married Eleanor Hawkins on March 30, 1837 in Yates County, New York
Parents: John Miller (b. in PA) and Sarah Calhoun (b. 4-21-1784 in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT or Penn Yan, Yates Co., NY d.?)
Nathan Calhoon shows up in the 1800 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 462.
Stewart Calhoon shows up in the 1800 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 462.
Nathaniel Calhoun shows up in the 1810 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 174a.
Jerod Cahoon shows up in the 1810 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 201.
John Miller shows up in the 1810 Census in Benton, Yates Co., NY, p. 145.
George Miller shows up in the 1810 Census in Benton, Yates Co., NY, p. 151a.
Jerod Cahoon shows up in the 1820 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 201.
Jerod Calhoon shows up in the 1825 State Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 74.
Jerod Cahoon shows up in the 1830 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 142.
Isaiah Cahoon shows up in the 1830 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 142.
Hiram Cahoon shows up in the 1835 State Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 20.
Isaiah Cahoon shows up in the 1835 State Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 26.
Jered Calhoun shows up in the 1840 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 103.
Josiah Calhoun shows up in the 1840 Census in Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY, p. 103.
Sarah Calhoun (m. John Miller of Yates Co., New York)
Parents: Nathaniel Cahoon (c.1752 in prob. Kent, CT to 1-1827 in Erie Co., PA, buried in Mill Creek, PA) and Abiah Stuart (Baptized 8-5-1750 in Wilton, Fairfield Co., CT to 9-18-1803 in prob. Jerusalem, Yates Co., NY) Married: December 29, 1774 in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT by Zachariah Winegar, J.P.
Children: Jerusha (9-20-1775), Stuart (6-26-1777), Jared (6-13-1779), Polly (10-16-1781), Sally “Sarah” (4-21-1784), Betsy (8-31-1786), John C. (11-27-1790), Charles W. (2-17-1794)
Possible Grandparents: John Cahoon and Grace Fuller (Descended from Samuel Fuller, who came to America on the Mayflower), who married on December 25, 1745 in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT.
Kent, Litchfield Co., CT Vital Records
CAHOON, CAHOONE
Dimis, had s. Henry WINEGAR, b. June 12, 1782; f. Henry WINEGAR, Jr.
Dimis, m. Henry WINEGAR, Jr., Feb. 25, 1785, by Jedidiah Hubbell, J.P.
Elizabeth, m. Richard LANE, June 16, 1765, by Rev. Joel Bordwell
Jerusha, d. Nathaniel & Abia, b. Sept. 20, 1775
Lydia, d. Apr. 3, 1766
Nathaniel, m. Abia STUART, Dec. 29, 1774, by Zachariah Winegar, J.P.
John Cahoon & Grace Fuller, Dec. 25, 1745
1790 Census in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT
Males Under 16 Males Over 16 Females
Calhoun, John 1 4 4
Note: Service given on page 728, Vol. 3, Mass. Soldiers & Sailors, Nathaniel Cohoon, (also given "Jr .") of Harwich; Private, Captain Isaiah Higgins' Company, Col. Thomas Marshall's Regt., service from August 1776 to date of discharge, Dec. 1776, 3 mos. 13 days. - from Soldiers of the American Revolution who at some time were residents of, or whose graves are located in, Erie County, Pennsylvania, issued by Erie County, Pennsylvania Chapters, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Soldiers of the American Revolution who at some time were residents of, or whose graves are located in, Erie County, Penns, Author: D. A. R., Publication: 1929, Source Media Type: Book, Page: 16.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbiog/boone/oscohoon.htm: Portrait & Biographical Record Winnebago & Boone Cos., IL. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1892, pp 1207-1208. Orville S. Cahoon
The paternal grandparents of our subject, Steward and Charity (CULVER) COHOON, were natives respectively of CT and England. The grandfather moved from his birthplace to the State of NY at an early day, and was an officer in the War of 1812. He married Miss Charity CULVER for his second wife, and in March 1820 removed from Yates County, NY, with ox teams and sleds, and settled with his large family in Erie County, PA, becoming one of the pioneers of the highlands and dense forests of that county. He remained there until his death, which occurred at Gospel Hill about 1840. His wife died in Columbia County, WI, 10 Jan 1855, at the advanced age of 87. The paternal great grandfather of our subject, Nathaniel COHOON, was born in CT, and tradition says that his parents were Hollanders. He died and was buried in Mill Creek Township, Erie County, PA, in Jan 1827.
Abiah Stewart
Parents: John Stewart (of Norwalk, Fairfield, CT) and Sarah Hendrick (Baptized 6-15-1707 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT d. before 1766) Married: May 21, 1739 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Children: Silas (7-1-1739), Justus (12-5-1740), Anne (c.1741), Lois (1-11-1744), Jerusha (9-6-1747), Abiah (8-5-1750), Sara (3-16-1753), Albert (11-23-1756)
Sarah Hendrick’s brother James who died by 1766 in the distribution of his estate to his brothers and sisters mentions heirs of Sarah the late wife of John Stewart.
Bennett Exchange Newsletter, Page: "Hannah Bennett and Samuel Stewart" 20:4
1790 Census in Kent, Litchfield Co., Connecticut
Males Under 16 Males Over 16 Females
Stewart, Robert 1 0 2
Stewart, Silas 1 1 4
Stuart, James 2 2 5
Sarah Hendrick
Parents: Henry Hendrick (b.c.1672 Baptized 3-17-1694 in Fairfield, CT d. 1741 in Fairfield, CT) and Elizabeth Bennett (c.1672 in CT to 12-4-1755 in Westport, Fairfield Co., CT)
Children: John (3-31-1695), Elizabeth (4-11-1697), Henry (10-11-1699), Hannah (4-26-1702), Peter (2-18-1704), Sarah (6-15-1707), James (7-2-1710), David (6-20-1716)
Henry Hendrick’s will was proved 27 Oct 1741. Wife Elizabeth exec. Mentions children: son John, children of dau. Elizabeth Smith dec'd (Jabez, Abigail and Sarah), daus. Hannah Jennings, Sarah Stewart, children of son Henry dec'd,, sons David and James Hendrick (Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, 1930).
Elizabeth Bennett
Parents: Thomas Bennett (10-16-1642 in Concord, MA to 1704 in Fairfield, CT) and Elizabeth Thompson (d. of John Thompson)
Children: Thomas (c.1665), John (bef. 1671), Elizabeth (c.1672), James (8-6-1675), Hannah (8-26-1680), Peter (aft. 1684)
Grandparents: James Bennett (d. 1659 in Fairfield, CT) and Hannah Wheeler (Baptized 2-15-1617 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire Co., England d.?)
Children: Hannah (7-1-1640), Thomas (10-16-1642), Lt. James (c.1645), John (c.1648), Mary (1-20-1651), Sarah (c.1654), Hannah (c.1656)
From Jacobus's History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield:
"Bennett, Thomas, S. of James. Born at Concord, Mass., 16 Oct. 1642, d. at Fairfield in 1704. Freeman, Fairfield, 1664. Married Elizabeth Thompson, dau. of John, b. abt. 1644. Thomas Bennett, Sr., conveyed 20 Sept. 1687 to his son Thomas, the home lot that was once John Thompson's. "Thomas, ae. abt. 50, Thomas, Jr., aged 27 (mentioning his uncle John Grumman, Sr.), and Elizabeth, ae. abt. 20, all testified in the Disbrow witchcraft trial, June 1692.
"Inv. of Thomas, Sr., 17 June 1704. Widow impowered to receive and pay debts. Agreement of heirs of Thomas 29 June 1704; widow Elizabeth, and children Thomas, John, and James Bennett, Samuel Stewart, and Henry Hendricks, for themselves and their minor brother Peter.
"Daniel Burchard of Cortland, Westchester County, N. Y., in right of his wiie Dorothy, dau. of Hannah Stewart late of Norwalk dec'd, who was dau. and one of the coheirs of Thomas Bennett the first of Fairfield, moved for distribution, 18 July 1769. Distribution was made, a double portion to the children and heirs of Thomas, eldest son, and a single portion to children and heirs of John, James, and Peter Bennett, Hannah late wife of Samuel Stewart dec'd, and Elizabeth late wife of Henry Hendrix dec'd. Samue1 Hendrix appealed and gave bond with J ohn Hendrix."
From Jacobus's History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield:
"Bennett, James. Freeman at Concord, Mass., 1639; rem, to Fairfield 1644, where he d. in 1659. Married Hannah Wheeler, dau. of Thomas. She m. (2) Joseph Middlebrook.
"Inv. Aug. 1659. Widow Hannah; children, Thomas, James, John, Sarah, Hannah.
"Will of Thomas Wheeler of Fairfield, 1654, mentioned son-in-law James Bennett, and Mary, James, Thomas, and John Bennett, children of dau. Hannah. Will of Ann Wheeler, 1659, named dau. Hannah and grandchildren Sarah and Hannah Bennett.
"John Osborn having married Sarah dau. of James Bennett dec'd, gave receipt 9 Jan. 1673 to father Joseph Middlebrook; witnessed by Thomas Wilson and Hannah Bennett. Thomas, eldest son of James decŐd, receipted 15 May 1674 to father Joseph Middlebrook; witnessed by Win. Hill and John Eggleston. James Bennett receipted to Joseph Middlebrook, 10 Dec. 1674. Hannah Bennett receipted to brother Thomas, 1677."
Hannah Wheeler
Children: Lt. Thomas Wheeler (b.c.1590; baptized 11-20-1602 in Warley, Cranfield, Bedfordshire Co., England buried 8-23-1654 in Fairfield, CT) and Ann Halsey (Baptized 5-13-1591 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire Co., England) Married: May 5, 1613 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire Co., England
Children: Richard (6-13-1614), Hannah (10-20-1615), Hannah (2-15-1617), William (3-16-1618), Capt. Thomas (4-9-1620), Rebecca (c.1622), John (2-27-1624), Sarah (8-10-1628), Timothy (c.1630), Thomas (c.1632)
Thomas was of Fairfield in 1645, was a lieut. in 1653, came from Concord with first sett. bring. w. Ann, and ch. prob. all adult, or marriagable, exc. one or two and perhaps his eldest s. Thomas may not have accomp. the f. At least from his will, pro. 23 Aug. 1654, wh. we read imperfect. as part of the rec. in this place is burn. it is clear that the est. in Concord, old homestead, was giv. to Thomas; Fairfield est. to John; with notice of wid. and three ds. of wh. Hannah, the eldest, m. a 1639, James Bennett, had two ch. at Concord, and was now d. leav. four; ano. was Sarah Sherwood; and a third not m. without name. His wid. in her will of 21 Aug. 1659, pro. Oct. foll. names eldest s. Thomas, and ch. (Joseph Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Originally published 1860)
From the History of the Wheeler Family in America, 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr: Thomas Wheeler came to America with the Rev. John Jones' Company in the ship Defiance, which landed in New England 3 October 1635, for, with his wife, children, and most probably some grandchildren, he was in Concord as early as 17 April 1636/1637, when he was made freeman there. Of his life in Concord, substantially nothing is known. Being a supporter of the Rev. John Jones at the time of the dissension in the Church at Concord, he became one of those who removed with him to Fairfield in 1644, settling at Pequonnock, on Uncoway Brook, where his home lot of 2.5 acres is recorded, January 1649. This was at Black Rock. His will was dated 16 January 1653/1654, and proved 23 August 1654, mentions his wife Ann. To his eldest son Thomas he gave all of his property in Concord. He also mentions his daughter Sarah Sherwood and her son Thomas Sherwood; and his grandchildren Mary, James, Thomas and John Bennit. His son John was made executor and was to received the estate in Fairfield.
(John Brooks Threlfall, Fifty Great Migration Colonists of New England and Their Origins, Madison, Wisconsin: published by the author, 1990 (reprinted Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1992). Thomas Wheeler "was born about 1590 at Cranfield, Bedfordshire, the 'eldest son'. There he grew up. On 5 May 1613 at Cranfield, he and Ann Halsey were married. This was a double wedding with Robert Halsey and Ann Wheeler. Presumably it was a case of a brother and sister marrying a sister and brother. Unfortunately, the relationships are not yet proved. About 1636-7, along with his brothers and at least two sisters, he emigrated to New England and settled in Concord, Massachusetts. From the Roll of Arrears of Payment of Ship Money, 1637, county Bedford (a tax list): 'Thomas Wheeler gone into New England, 01-05-00'. He was made a freeman of the colony on 17 April 1637.
Grandparents: Thomas Wheeler (d. before 2-11-1634 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire Co., England)
Children: Thomas (c.1590), John (c.1590), Priscilla (c.1594), Ann (c.1595), Deborah (c.1598 d.1600)
According to Threlfall's GMC50, Thomas Wheeler "was born about 1560-65, probably at Cranfield, Bedfordshire, where he lived and died. He was probably the son of John Wheeler of Cranfield who made his will 9 February 1566/7 and died shortly thereafter. In his will, he named his wife Alice and two minor children, Thomas and John. An abstract of his will follows. The fact that he left only these two children, both minors, suggests that they were quite young and only the first of what might have been a much larger family, had he lived. Conceivably, of course, these two sons might have been nearing maturity and the sole survivors of a larger number. However, the first possibility seems more probable. The naming pattern of Thomas's children suggests that his father was John. Strangely, however, he named no daughter Alice, nor did he name one Rebecca after his wife, so the naming pattern for the sons is not much evidence. [An abstract of the will of John Wheeler, probable father of Thomas, appears here.]
(John Brooks Threlfall, Fifty Great Migration Colonists of New England and Their Origins, Madison, Wisconsin: published by the author, 1990 (reprinted Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1992). "Thomas Wheeler made his will on 7 December 1627, added a codicil to it on 18 June 1633, and died about 10 February 1634/5, for he was buried on the 11th. The burial record calls him 'Thomas Wheler of the blakehouse'. Since his will clearly indicates two living sons named Thomas, and his children were born over a period of about thirty years, it is clear that he had at least two wives. His last wife, named in his [p. 505] will, was Rebecca. She was last recorded as living in her daughter Abiah's will of 10 April 1637. Within a year or two, Rebecca and the children all left for New England. This can be deduced, as many of the children were underage at the time, and surely would not have gone to New England without their mother. However, no record of her in New England has been found, so she apparently did not live long after. Thomas's will follows, certain parts crossed out just as in the original document."
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