Loren Wheton Lincoln

Notes:

NOTES from memorandum written by Judge James Lincoln, October 1973: Loren Wheton Lincoln was called "Low" by his brother, Lansing Edgar Lincoln. Lansing was called "Ed."

Notes referencing a letter Judge Lincoln received from a cousin "Bert." Bert D. Wright, age 90, was a friend of Edgar and Philura. "Low" Lincoln is Lren Wheton Lincoln, born in Groton, NY, March 25, 1840. He was a brother of Lansing Edgar Lincoln, born November 23, 1842. I noted in a book about Early Huron County Citizens that Low Lincoln owned a farm in 1884 in Hume Township, Huron County. This is not far from Port Austin. It would appear that Low Lincoln lived in Harbor Beach for a time with George Wright, Sr. after 1894.

Notes:

Notes from Portraits and Biographical Album of Huron County, published by Chapman Brothers, Chicago, in 1884. In addition to the information given in the Michigan Manual, it mentions that Edgar Lansing Lincoln's parents were Milton and Lydia Carpenter Lincoln. They resided in Massachusetts for a period and then moved to Tompkins County, NY. There were 8 children in the family: Catherine, Diana, Amelia, Eugene, Lewis, Lorain, and Lansing. Lansing was the youngest.

(See Notes: Edgar Lansing Lincoln for more information.)

NOTES FROM NEGHS LIBRARY:
Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA was incorporated 1765.

Milton's birthdate is from Lanesborough Vital Records.

April 25, 1997 - NOTES FROM UNCLE JAMES H. LINCOLN :

Milton and Sarah's Children:
- Milton Lorene Lincoln
- Rufus Eugean Lincoln
- Lewis Fothon Lincoln
- Loren Wheton Lincoln
- Lansing Edgar Lincoln - the youngest of the eight
- Catherine Lincoln
- Diana Lincoln
- Amelia Lincoln

NY Census-Thompkin County, 1850:
Lincoln, Milton, age 54, b. Massachusetts, farmer
Mary D. , age 19, b. Thomkin Co
Margaret A., age 16, b. Thompkin Co
Rufus E., age 15, b. Thompkin Co
Lewis, age 12, b. Thompkin Co
Loren, age 9, b. Thompkin Co
Edgar, age 7, b. Thompkin Co.
WIFE MUST HAVE DIED PRIOR TO 1850

US Fed Census 1850 did not list: wife - Sarah Carpenter, nor the
three oldest children: Sarah Catherine, Milton Lorene or Stephen Northrop.

US Fed Census 1840 - showed Milton and family living in Groton, NY - Trumansburg section.
He was a farmer.
US Fed Census 1860 - Groton
Milton, age 64, Post Office: Trumansburg
Living with daughter, Mary Dian Wait, age 29, and her husband, George Wait, age 32.
Milton's real estate valued at $1000; no personal estate value. Occupation: farmer
US Fed Census 1870 - Groton
Wait, George, age 41, Carpenter
Wait, Mary, age 39, Keeping House
Lincoln, Milton, age 75, Wagon Maker
(no
children listed for George and Mary)

Milton married Sarah Carpenter on 04 Mar 1823 in Cheshire,,MA. Sarah (daughter of Rufus Carpenter and Margaret "Peggy" Barker) was born on 02 Apr 1800 in Cheshire,,MA; died before 1850 in Groton,, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Notes from James Helms Lincoln, quoted from his father, Burr Buchanan Lincoln (grandson of Milton Lincoln).

My father (Burr B. Lincoln) said the Lincolns came from Connecticut. He listed his grandfather, Milton Lincoln, as being born in "Lanesborough." (No state after his name.) There does not appear to be a Lanesborough in Connecticut. There is a "Lanesville" in Connecticut. My father may have been in error on the name of the town. However, Sarah Carpenter, the wife of Milton, is listed as being born in Cheshire, Connecticut, on April 2, 1800. There is a Cheshire, CT. The records there, or in the County Court House, might give the address of Milton, if they were married in Cheshire. There is a good chance that they would have been married in the bride's home.

Notes from LDS library: Sarah Carpenter is listed as a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Ithaca, NY, 1821.

US Federal Census:

1825-- New York, Thompkins County, Groton.
Milton Lincoln is listed as head of the family with wife and one daughter.

1850-- New York, Thompkins County, Groton.
Milton Lincoln, age 54 - farmer; does not list Sarah (his wife).
Six children - Edgar, age 7, is youngest.

Notes from Phi(Lura) Lincoln Cook: Sarah Carpenter was born April 2, 1800, Cheshire, MA.

A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE REHOBOTH BRANCH OF THE CARPENTER FAMILY IN AMERICA, BROUGHT DOWN FROM THEIR ENGLISH ANCESTOR, JOHN CARPENTER, 1303, WITH MANY BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES OF DESCENDENTS AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by Amos B. Carpenter,
--- reference families 7, 9, 24, 78, 210, 451, and #2952 Sarah; m. a Lincoln.

Notes:

MISCELLANEOUS LINCOLN DATA THAT MAY MAKE A PATTERN TO UNCOVER JONATHAN'S ANCESTRY:

REFERENCE: MA CENSUS 1790 -- Probable father, brothers or uncles of Jonathan are listed in Norton Town, Bristol Co, MA: Levi Lincoln and Luther P. Lincoln. Norton Town is near Taunton, MA.

In May 1995, I ordered a number of back issues of the Berkshire Genealogist from the Berkshire Family History Society. Following are all of the references to Lincoln, Lanesborough, Cheshire, Northrup and Carpenter.

V6. No.1 p.7 Berkshire County Cemetery Inscriptions, by Richard C.
Leab. Old North Street Cemetery, Cheshire
Located on Route 8, not far from the Baptist Church

CARPENTER, Esther, wife of Dea. Stephen Carpenter, d. July 27,
1839, ae 97 (b. 1742)

p.9 LINCOLN, Diana, d. January 26, 1852, ae 77 years. (b. 1775)

p.16 Taylor Memorial Library, Main Street, Hancock.
Book: SOME DESCENDENTS OF FOUR PIONEER FAMILIES about the CARPENTERS, Goodrich, Kittle, and Knapen families who came
from Rhode Island and Connecticut to Stephentown, NY and
Hancock, MA. *** Note Hancock, MA, is on the western boundary
of Lanesborough.*** There has been only one church in Hancock-
-- The Hancock Baptist. Some of the early church's baptism,
marriage, and death records are in the library.

p.53 The Berkshire Athenaeum
1 Wendell Avenue
Pittsfield, MA

Has many collections.
The William Williams Collection- lots of military, deeds, assessor
lists, names for oath of allegience to the king, school tax roll,
stockholders in local towns, companies, etc.,

The Hoyt Collection - card file of 18th and 19th century vital records,
registry of deeds records, probate court records and court actions. Also, a collection of cards for Berkshire County towns listing the
original proprietors.

V9 N0.1 p.68 ...Pownal, VT ... early settlers were mostly Baptists from
RI. *** Jonathan's sons, Levi and Alanson, raised their families in Pawlet, VT, just a few miles north of Pownal, VT.

p.82-83 RE: The Berkshire Athenaeum

The Cooke Collection - he copied vital records from old newspapers, old church records and early town records. (The
LDS Church has all of this material on microfilm.)

Church records:
Cheshire (formerly New Providence) First Baptist Church 1770-1848.
Cheshire Second Baptist Church - 1789 - 1884.
Lanesborough Congregational Church - 1764-1890
Lanesborough St. Luke's Episcopal Church - 1767 - 1900

Town records:
Hancock (Jericho) - 1767 - 1830
Hancock - Goodrich Hollow Cemetery - 1791 - 1873

V10 No.1 p.28-29 RE: The Berkshire Athenaeum

The William B. Browne Collection - covers land and families in
northern Berkshire Co, eastern NY and southern VT beginning
in the 18th century.

Includes : A book of New Providence (now Cheshire) church
records, the First Baptist Church 1793 and the Church of Christ
1767 - 1808. There is miscellaneous information on some early
houses in Adams and New Providence and an 1800 map showing
the sites of these houses.

V10 No.2 p.58 RE: The Berkshire Athenaeum

Genealogy Books : ... Carpenter, LINCOLN, Northrup

Pawlet for 100 Years by Hiel Hollister, pub. 1867. pages 210-211:
Lincoln, Lewis, from Cheshire, Ma, 1837; settled at North Pawlet, in the carriage making business. He was agent of the union store during its existence from 1851 to 1861. His family consisted of two daughters, Lettie T. and Fidelia. Lettie T. was a graduate of Troy Conference Academy, and married Alonzo Raynor, of Evansville, Ind. Fidelia died of diptheria in 1864, aged 21. He removed to Indiana in 1865.

Lincoln, Luther P. from Cheshire, Ma., 1837; m. Deborah, da. of Henry Wooster, Jr., and succeeded to his homestead. He removed to Fort Ann, NY some twenty years ago, and was instantly killed by being thrown from a wagon about 1862.

BERKSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTIONS, VOL. 1., 1892.
Early Settlements in Cheshire, by Hon. J. M. Barker.
Page 64: "The story of the men who made the New Providence
Purchase, and, in 1767, removed their families and goods from
Rhode Island to the spendid eminence, which they christened
New Providence Hill, in affectionate remembrances of the hill in
Providence, ..."

May 1, 1997 SALT LAKE CITY, FHL:

Massachusetts 1800 Census: Jonathan Lincoln, Berkshire Co, Lanesborough
Neighbors as listed on the original census records show family
names of people who migrated to Lanesborough from Connecticut:
4 Nehemiah Talcott
3 Nathan Green
2 Abner Wilson (?)
1 Elijah Loomis
0 Jonathan Lincoln
1 John Hall
2 John Osborn (?)
3 Thomas Goodrich
4 John Woodson (?)
(?) indicate problems deciphering the actual handwriting.

IDEAS - 3/30/2001: LOREN WHETON LINCOLN - is most likely made of surnames - Loring and Wheton/Whedon/Weedon/Wheaton.
Loring and Wheton and Lincoln families intermarried in Hull, Hingham and Taunton, MA. There were a number of JONATHANs in Wheton and Lincoln generations. There was a LORENE (as in Milton Lorene Lincoln) in Wheton line (where it was used for a female). I haven't a clue about FOTHON either by this spelling or other phonetic variations.

CENSUS 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830 Lanesboro, Berkshire Co, MA; 1840 - Pawlet, Rutland Co, VT.

PAWLET CEMETERY: is the oldest one in town, 2 miles north of the village on the east side of Cemetery Hill Road. Records are in the
Town Clerk's Office.

LAND RECORDS: Lanesboro, County of Berkshire, MA - 20 April 1010:
DEED: Ezra Hall to JONATHAN LINCOLN .. FOR

Jonathan married Amy Anne Diane Northrup on 11 Dec 1794 in Lanesborough,,MA by Rev.John Leland. Amy (daughter of Stephen Northrup and Lydia Hall) was born on 30 Apr 1775 in Cheshire,Berkshire Co, MA; died on 26 Jan 1853 in Lanesborough,, MA; was buried in Old North Street Cem,Cheshire,,MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CARPENTER GEN -- REHOBOTH FAMILY
Rufus (8) # 1389, of Stephen #533, Stephen 153, Noah 38, William 18. Family #451.

Rufus was b. March 13, 1764 in Providence, RI or Cheshire, MA, and d. June 24, 1837. A farmer.

Rufus Carpenter of Adamstown, enlisted in the Continental Army, June 30, 1780; served five months and 23 days. Rufus appears among a list of men raised for six months and returned by General Putnam as having passed muster, a return dated "Camp ----- Oct. 25, 1780." He enlisted again as corporal in Lieutenant Jerry Brown's company, in Col. Asa Barnes' regiment, Oct. 13, 1781, and served 16 days in a Berkshire county regiment, ordered on alarm to join General Stark at Saratoga.

Berkshire Co., Cheshire, MA: Estate inventories and valuation reported to the Court on s17 April 1837.
Amount of real estate, $1585.00
Amount of personal property, $338.95

Inventory list with values is in Bonny's Carpenter folder.

Rufus married Margaret "Peggy" Barker on 14 Mar 1786 in Lanesboro,, MA. Margaret (daughter of John Barker and Lucretia Newhall Newell) was born on 14 Dec 1767 in Lanesboro,, MA; died on 07 Apr 1845. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Barker Genealogy, by Elizabeth Frye Barker, pub. Frye Publishing Co, NY 1927.
(8 Barker families are included; James of Rhode Island is the ancestor.

Bonny - DO put this reference in to the preceeding Barker family pages - 9/7/95.)

Margaret Barker is # 194 in family and daughter of #89. SIXTH GENERATION

James married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

GAZETEER OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY MASS, 1725 - 1885, BY HAMILTON CHILD, PUB. 1885.

Page 117 - Town of Cheshire:
"Stephen Northrup removed to Cheshire, from (Danbury, CT,- ERRORONEOUS, he was born in North Kingston, RI) sometime previous to the Revolution, locating in the western part of Cheshire and reared a large family, and died in 1836, at the age of ninety-one. He served in the war of the Revolution, and was at the battle of Bennington. "

Land Records of Adams, MA- signers of deeds whose wifes are given:
Northrop, Stephen and Lydia 1780.

Notes from John Northrup (the current keeper of Northrup family history) of Riverside, CA to xxx in a letter dated 2 March 1999:
"The references to Stephen say that he came to the Lanesboro area from western CT, but I think that this is a broad brush error and he came from the area of Preston, CT."

"Stephen's sister, Mary, and her husband, Uzziel Durham, were the first of the family to arrive in the Lanesboro area and Stephen subsequently bought some land from them. When Stephen arrived in the area he set about building himself a home, but the wolves were bugging him so one of his first tasks was to build a box to sleep in to avoid the critters. Sounds like he was a very practical person."

"Thomas subsequently moved to the area and both Stephen and Thomas served in the Revolution from there. Joseph enlisted from Preston, CT but after his service he also moved to Lanesboro area before moving on down to Franklin-Otsego area of New York."

PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL OF STEPHEN NORTHRUP: Berkshire Probate, Roll 23, page 38 (received from Berkshire Family History Association).

"To the Hon. Court within and for the County of Berkshire: Humbly shows (?) Lyman Northrup that Stephen Northrup late of Cheshire in Berkshire County deceased died on the 17th of April last leaving the following children heirs at law to wit: Lyman Northrup your petitioner residing in Cheshire; Stephen Northrup redisiding in do; Levi Northrup residing in the state of New York; Anna, wife of Jonathan Lincoln residing in Lanesborough; Sally wife of Samuel Ingalls residing in New York; Electra wife of Philip Warren residing in Vermont; Polly wife of Simeon Rawson residing in New Your. That the said deceased left Estate upon which administration is (?); That he left a last will and testament in which your petitioner is named and appointed executor; which will he herewith presents and prays that the same may be proved approved and allowed to being read to give bond for faithful discharge of said trust. Dated at (?) this 3rd day of May AD 183(?).

More about Stephen Northrup: Military service: 4 October 1780, Stephen Northrup with Capt. Asa Barnes Co, Col. Benjamin Simonds regiment, marched from Lanesborough.

Stephen married Lydia Hall before 1775 in Fairfield Co, CT. Lydia (daughter of "Captain" Jabez Hall and Hannah Lyon) was born about 1750 in ,Fairfield Co, CT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CARPENTER FAMILY - REHOBOTH BRANCH - page 107 and 202.

Stephen #533 of Stephen #153 of Noah #38 of William #18 of William #16.

Stephen was married three times:
1) Amy Field, of Providence, RI, m. 15 May, 1763, b. 8 June 1741,
d. 16 Sept. 1785.
2) Ruth Fisk of Scituate, MA, m. 21 Sept. 1786, b. 9 Oct 1752,
d. 1 Apr 1789.
3) widow Esther Greene, of Leicester, MA, dau. of Jonathan
Newhall, m. 7 Mar 1790, b. 7 Aug 1742.

Stephen moved to Cheshire or Adams, MA; his family was born in Cheshire, MA; he served in the Revolutionary War as a soldier; he was in the battle near Bennington, VT., Aug. 16, 1777; he served as deacon in the Elder Warden's (Werden) church; he gave public exhortations.

BERKSHIRE HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY, VOL. 1, 1892,
Early Settlements in Cheshire, page 83:
List of conveyances recorded in the first ten books of the Pittsfield
Registry of Deeds running to persons named as residents of Rhode
Island.
Stephen Carpenter, Providence, R.I., April 11 1769/
Land lying between East Hoosuck and Williamsburg
and is Lot No. 16, 100 acres. B.7, p. 450.

Early Settlements in Cheshire, page 102:
Copied from Elder Peter Werden's writings, pages 319-321.
(Cheshire cemetery) Lot 32 E.
"This monument is erected in memory of Stephen Carpenter, who
died Feb. 5th, 1815, in ye 75th year of his age. He was ordained
Deacon of the First Baptist Church in Cheshire, July 1st 1783, and
continued to fill the office with honor to himself and to the Christian
religion.

Stephen married Amy Field on 15 May 1763 in Providence, RI ??. Amy was born on 08 Jun 1741 in Providence, RI; died on 16 Sep 1786 in MA ??. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

BERKSHIRE HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY, VOL. 1, PUB 1892.
EARLY SETTLEMENTS IN CHESHIRE. page 102
Copied from writings of Elder John Leland, pages 319, 320 and 321:
31 E. (not clear what is the name of the cemetery)
"In memory of Amey, wife of Stephen Carpenter, who died
6th of September, 1785, in the 45th year of her age. ..."

Notes:

... BARKER GEN... FIFTH GENERATION

# 89 John was a barber and served as a private in Captain David Wheeler's Co., Col. John Brown's Reg. in 1777. He moved to Lanesboro, MA in 1733 with his brother John where they both had fine farms. In 1786, he was moving to Killington, VT when he died on the journey. He married --- 1755 Lucretia Newhall, dau. of Samuel and Martha (Upham) Newhall. b. 2 Jan 1739, d. --- , m (2) Jessie Mason.

All children were born in Lanesboro. Margaret was the 6th child of 12.

John married Lucretia Newhall Newell in 1755 in Middletown,,RI. Lucretia (daughter of Samuel Newhall and Martha Upham) was born on 02 Jan 1739 in Middletown, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]