Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 52

Harriett W. "Hatta" West

Notes:

Nona & Lydell Reed report that when Edna M. York wrote to her mother, Mrs. A.B.York, the address was "Jadis, Minn."
Census (1870): York, Alvah, age 58, White Male, Farmer, $1400/$519, b. New Hampshire, ----, Eliza A., age 57, W.F., Keeping House, b. Maine. ----, Willard B., age 91, W.M., Farmer, b. Maine. ----, Hatta W., age 19, W.F., w/o occupation, b. Canada. Location=Nashville, Mart Co., Minnesota. [Note: The age for Willard B. should have been "21", not "91"]
Census (1880): Yorkville, Brown Co., Dakota Territory (Roll 111: 84-15-1): York, Harriet, White Female age 29, wife of Willie York and in household of Alvih York, married, Occ=Keeping House, b. Canada, Father b. Vermont, Mother b. New Hampshire.
On death certificate of Edna M. Reed, her mother is listed as "Harriett A. West" (or possibly Wisk) born in Vermont.
She was of a Methodist upbringing and was active in the Methodist church her whole life.
-------------------------------------------------------- There is only one Harriet West found in the Vermont Censuses of 1850, 1860 of approximately the right age. She was 1 in the 1850 census. This was Hattie Amelia West, dau. of Asahel G. and Laura Emeline (Bonors) West of Morristown, Lamoile Co., Vermont. That Hattie Amelia was b. 4 June 1849. However, THIS IS NOT HER. After long research, I discovered that the Hattie of Morristown married Curtis J. Slayton in Dec 1869.
Her identity and marriage record remain unsolved.
Because Vermont Records have been so thoroughly scoured (all vital records and census records have been searched), perhaps the Canada theory should be considered more likely now.
I think it is highly likely that she is a decendant of Thomas and Deborah (Freeman) West of Tisbury, Mass; Rochester Mass, and Montpelier Vt.
There is this (unlikely) birth record: Hattie Pauline West, b. 14 July 1852 Tyringham, Berkshire Co., Mass., to George W. and Paulina C. (Baker) West.

m: Willard B. York ( DEC 1848-AFT 1900)

Children:

Daniel Snow

Notes:

!Birth: Orrington Vital Records, p. 445. !Marriage: Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 1, pg. 256: "[Snow] Daniel, b. 31 Mar 1773; m. 13 Oct 1793 Betsey Brooks, dau. of George and Mary (Atwood) Brooks" It cites Orrington VR, but I didn't find the marriage there.
!Census (1850): Orrington Maine, Daniel Snow, 77, Farmer, 2000, b. Mass [!], Betsey Snow, 73, b. Maine, Maria A. 38 b. Maine, Benjamin W., 13, b. Maine, Mary A., 7, b. Maine. On Page 208, Dwelling 54, Family 66. In same dwelling was family 67: Charles A. Snow, 37, Sailor, b. Maine, Bethia M. Snow, 33, b. Maine, Louisa P., 6, b. Maine.
!Census (1800): Hancock Co., Maine. Daniel Snow, 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 16-26.
Either he is the Daniel Snow living in Canaan, Lincoln Co., Maine in 1790 (about 40 miles west of Orrington) with 1 male over 16 living alone, or he is not enumerated in that census. Probably it was him.
(Census was looked up for me courtesy of Bob Bowers (BobLex@@AOL.com, 12/12/94).
Neither he nor his wife were found in the 1860 census of Orrington, Maine.
!Will: 1860. Appears in Penobscot Co. Probate Index, Book 21, p.237, probate in Book 46, pg. 40, with additional stuff in 42.558, 46.332 (B.), and 46.333 (let).
Josef Ugro says he lived in Hampden for a while, then returned to Orrington.

m: Betsey Brooks (11 NOV 1776-12 MAR 1856)

Children:

Lathley Lewis

Notes:

!Birth: Truro Vital Records, p.125, on pg. 83 of the transcription by Bowman. Reads: "Lathley Lewis the Son of John and Margitt lewis was born in Truro July 23rd 1755".
!Baptism: MD 26:127.
!Death: Barbara Lewis Williams p.99. Cites Tombstone for exact date. !Tombstone: Originally located at Old Methodist Church in North Bucksport. The church burned down in the 1850s, and that cemetery was virtually abandoned, until recently (late 1980s) when all stones that could be located were moved to the Riverview Cemetery, and Lathley and his heirs were given a 32 sq.ft. lot. The move was organized by Barbara Lewis Williams, also a descendant.
!Will: Printed in Barbara Lewis Williams pg. 100, from Hancock County Probate Docket No. 91. It is dated 17 April 1807, and names "wife Thankful", and children (several underage): "James, Nancy, Elisha, Hannah, John, Lathley, Betsy, Thankful, Olive, Cinthia, Joseph, and Peggy"
!Marriage: Barbara Lewis Williams pg.98
He served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Winslow Lewis's Co. [B.L.Williams p.98, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors].
He and his wife Thankful moved from Wellfleet to Bucksport between 1776 and 1790.
!Census 1790: Bucks Township: 1 Male >= 16 yrs, 3 males < 16 years, 4 females. He also appears next to John Lewis.

m: Thankful Atwood (-AFT 18 APR 1768)

Children:

James Reed

Notes:

!Source: Jacob Whittemore Reed, "History of the Reed Family in Europe and America" by Jacob Whittemore Reed; Boston, John Wilson & Sons Printer; 1861, page 492-3.
Jacob Whittemore Reed says he was born in Snow Hill, Worcester Co., Maryland to English parents, but gave to further clue to his wife or parent's identities.
Perhaps a clue: The will of Thomas Couch of Cape May Co., New Jersey, bequests 1/2 of his estate to Elizabeth Read (daughter of Littleton Read). Proved 10 Dec 1794. Since his grandson had this name, perhaps the name was common in the family. Cape May is the southernmost tip of N.J. [Calendar of Wills 1791-5, in New Jersey Archives, Vol. 37, pg. 91, 1942].
A similar clue: A Little Reed b.c1751, lived in Sussex Co., Delaware, m. Elizabeth Onley, then moved to Accomack Co., Virginia, son of John Reed (b.bef 1730, d. bef 1773 Sussex Co., DE), and grson of John Reed (b.bef 1710, d. aft 1769). This littleton's was also the grson of William Abbott. Records include [Sussex Co. DE Deeds, Vol. L-11, p.330] "Little Reed and Elizabeth, his wife, of Accomack Co., VA, to Lawrence Reiley... former property of Smith Onley, deceased, who [left] 3 children, John Onley, Tabitha, and Elizabeth, later the wife of Littleton Reed....". Several other records detailing this family are in my files, sent to me by Johnita P. Malone in Jan 1998. Again, the name similarity may be a clue.
There is also another Reed family in Sussex Co., DE, whose ties to the above have yet to be established. The other family descends from James Reed, b. c1720, d. c1774 in Sussex Co., DE. His son b.c1744 Sussex Co., d.c1808 in Sussex Co.DE. Johnita is a descenant, and believes this James may have came from near Snowhill Maryland or Somerset Co., Md. Again, many records in my files.

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