Re: Any online relatives out there?
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Any online relatives out there?
Chene Wessels 9/04/02
Hello Chene,
I was interested in your message as I have a Samuel Wessels in my Wessels line. Samuel Wessels was a brother of Joseph Wessels (from whom my line descends). I have no idea when Samuel was born but it would be around the same time as Joseph who is born about 1730.Samuel and Joseph enlisted in the New Jersey Militia in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey in 1778. They both served for the full length of the Revolutionary War and both received bounty at the end of the war.
Samuel married Hannah Boon (b. 1773) June 23, 1788 in St. Peter's Church, Albany, New York. However Samuel died in 1789. Samuel and Hannah did have one son, Samuel B.W. Wessels b. May 15, 1789. Samuel Jr. (according to his mother) went west. He marrid Polly Bryant June 1808 in Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., N.H. They had several children in New York. Their known children include: Mary P. b. Feb 10, 1807; Samuel Boon b. Oct 27 1820; Dorcas b. Sept 11, 1812; Sarah Ann b. Oct 6, 1815; John b. Feb 22, 1822 and William Edward b. Feb 3, 1829. This information is found in the History of Ingham and Easton counties, Michigan by Samuel E. Durant. Samuel died Nov 19, 1850 and Polly died Dec 5, 1857. I do not know for sure but believe they died in Michigan.
Mary P. married but I do not know her husbands name. She had three sons Travis, James Fraser, and John Moore.
Samuel Boon married Eliza Crawford. They had children: Aaron b. 1836, James W. b. 1837, Mary Jane b. 1839 and Samantha b. 1842.
John Wessels was mentally impaired and never married. He lived with his brother William.
William Edward married Margaret Wemple Dec 2, 1854. They had children: Emelina b. 1860; Nora L. b. 1865 - d. 1872 and Cora Dell b. 1870. I have no further info on the other two daughters.
Generation Three
Children of Samuel Boon and Eliza Crawford:
Dorcas married William A. West. They had children: John J. b. 1848 and Warren A. b. 1849.
Sarah Ann married Washington Beean. They had children: Minnie b. 1862 and Clara b. 1870.
Aaron Wessels married Mary Jane Kinter Sept 20, 1859. They had a daughter Mary J. b. 1865.
James W. Wessels married Phoebe L. Payne Jan 1, 1866. They had a daughter Minnie E. b. 1868.
Would very much like to hear from you in regard to this family to see if we have a connection. Please contact me directly at:
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Regards,
Linda Herman
Maryland