Nielsen Hayden genealogy

Rev. William Wilson

Male Abt 1542 - 1615  (~ 73 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. William Wilson was born about 1542; died on 15 May 1615 in Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

    William married Elizabeth Woodhall on 19 Jan 1579 in St. Mary's, Lambeth, Surrey, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John Woodhall and Elizabeth Grindall) was buried in Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point died before 26 Jul 1613; was buried on 26 Jul 1613 in Welford, Berkshire, England.
    2. 3. Rev. John Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1591; died on 7 Aug 1667 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) died before 26 Jul 1613; was buried on 26 Jul 1613 in Welford, Berkshire, England.

    Mary married Rev. Thomas Sheafe about 1597. Thomas (son of Thomas Sheafe and Mary Harman) was born before 10 Oct 1562 in Cranbrook, Kent, England; was christened on 10 Oct 1562 in St. Dunstan, Cranbrook, Kent, England; died on 12 Dec 1639 in Wickham, Welford, Berkshire, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Dorothy Sheafe  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1669 in England.

  2. 3.  Rev. John Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1591; died on 7 Aug 1667 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

    Rev. married Elizabeth Mansfield before 1617. Elizabeth (daughter of John Mansfield and Elizabeth) was born before 3 Dec 1592; was christened on 3 Dec 1592 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England; died about 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Rev. John Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1621 in London, England; died on 23 Aug 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
    2. 6. Mary Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 15 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dorothy Sheafe Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.William1) died in 1669 in England.

    Dorothy married Rev. Henry Whitfield in 1618. Henry (son of Thomas Whitfield and Mildred Fortune Manning) was born about 1590 in Mortlake, Surrey, England; died before 17 Sep 1657; was buried on 17 Sep 1657 in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah Whitfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1 Nov 1620; was christened on 1 Nov 1620 in Ockley, Surrey, England; died on 8 Jul 1675 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

  2. 5.  Rev. John Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born in Sep 1621 in London, England; died on 23 Aug 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

    Rev. married Sarah Hooker before 1649. Sarah (daughter of Rev. Thomas Hooker and Susannah Garbrand) was born before 21 Feb 1630; was christened on 21 Feb 1630 in Broomfield, Essex, England; died on 20 Aug 1725 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Mary Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 12 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 15 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

    Mary married Rev. Samuel Danforth on 5 Nov 1651. Rev. (son of Nicholas Danforth and Elizabeth Barber) was born in Sep 1626 in Framlingham, Suffolk, England; was christened on 17 Oct 1626 in Framlingham, Suffolk, England; died on 19 Nov 1674 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Rev. Samuel Danforth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1666 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 30 Dec 1666 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1727.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Sarah Whitfield Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born before 1 Nov 1620; was christened on 1 Nov 1620 in Ockley, Surrey, England; died on 8 Jul 1675 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Sarah married Rev. John Higginson before 1646 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. John (son of Rev. Francis Higginson and Anne Herbert) was born before 31 Aug 1616 in Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England; was christened on 11 Aug 1616 in Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England; died on 9 Dec 1708 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. John Higginson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1646 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 23 Mar 1719 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

  2. 8.  Rev. Samuel Danforth Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Dec 1666 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 30 Dec 1666 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1727.

    Rev. married Hannah Allen on 4 Oct 1688. Hannah (daughter of Rev. James Allen and Elizabeth Houchin) was born on 22 Jul 1668; died on 3 Dec 1761; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Groveland, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Thomas Danforth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1703 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died about 1786 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut.


Generation: 5

  1. 9.  John Higginson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born in 1646 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 23 Mar 1719 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

    John married Sarah Savage on 9 Oct 1672 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Capt. Thomas Savage and Mary Symmes) was born on 25 Jun 1653 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 26 Jun 1653 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died before 26 Jun 1713; was buried on 26 Jun 1713 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. John Higginson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug 1675 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1718 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

  2. 10.  Thomas Danforth Descendancy chart to this point (8.Rev.4, 6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 22 May 1703 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died about 1786 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut.

    Thomas married Sarah Leonard on 11 Jun 1730. Sarah (daughter of James Leonard and Hannah Walley) died on 22 May 1742. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Elijah Danforth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Mar 1733 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1809 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.


Generation: 6

  1. 11.  John Higginson Descendancy chart to this point (9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Aug 1675 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1718 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

    John married Hannah Gardner on 11 Sep 1695 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Hannah was born on 4 Apr 1676 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jun 1713 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Elizabeth Higginson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jun 1696 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 1723 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

  2. 12.  Elijah Danforth Descendancy chart to this point (10.Thomas5, 8.Rev.4, 6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Mar 1733 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1809 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

    Elijah married Susanna Copeland on 1 Oct 1761. Susanna (daughter of Deacon Benjamin Copeland and Sarah Allen) was born on 1 Apr 1740 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 12 Mar 1816. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Asa Danforth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Apr 1779 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jul 1830 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.


Generation: 7

  1. 13.  Elizabeth Higginson Descendancy chart to this point (11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Jun 1696 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 1723 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Elizabeth married Rev. Benjamin Prescott on 20 Oct 1715 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Capt. Jonathan Prescott and Elizabeth Hoar) was born on 16 Sep 1687 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 May 1777 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Benjamin Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1717 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 18 Aug 1778 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

  2. 14.  Asa Danforth Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elijah6, 10.Thomas5, 8.Rev.4, 6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Apr 1779 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jul 1830 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

    Asa married Hannah Walker on 27 Nov 1806. Hannah (daughter of Eleazar Walker and Catherine "Caty" Carpenter) was born on 12 Jun 1785 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jun 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Asa Hamilton Danforth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jun 1813 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1890.


Generation: 8

  1. 15.  Benjamin Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (13.Elizabeth7, 11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Jan 1717 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 18 Aug 1778 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Benjamin married Rebecca Minot on 12 Aug 1741 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Col. James Minot and Martha Lane) was born on 5 May 1720 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 8 Oct 1761 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Rebecca Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1742 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1813 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

  2. 16.  Asa Hamilton Danforth Descendancy chart to this point (14.Asa7, 12.Elijah6, 10.Thomas5, 8.Rev.4, 6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Jun 1813 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1890.

    Asa married Catherine Ariana Rupert on 25 Feb 1839 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. Catherine (daughter of Henry S. Rupert and Naomi Henkel) was born on 3 Dec 1819 in Point Pleasant, Macon, Virginia; died on 4 Feb 1901 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Henry Rupert Danforth, Mayor of Washington, Illinois  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1842 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1910 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jun 1910 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.


Generation: 9

  1. 17.  Rebecca Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (15.Benjamin8, 13.Elizabeth7, 11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 20 May 1742 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1813 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

    Rebecca married Roger Sherman on 12 May 1763 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts. Roger (son of William Sherman and Mehetabel Wellington) was born on 19 Apr 1721 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1793 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Roger Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1768 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 5 Mar 1856 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

  2. 18.  Henry Rupert Danforth, Mayor of Washington, Illinois Descendancy chart to this point (16.Asa8, 14.Asa7, 12.Elijah6, 10.Thomas5, 8.Rev.4, 6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 3 Nov 1842 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1910 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jun 1910 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.

    Henry married Mary Elizabeth Wenger on 2 Nov 1865. Mary (daughter of Dr. Elias Wenger and Eliza Jane Smith) was born on 15 Nov 1843; died on 11 Jan 1930; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Herman Wenger Danforth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1872 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1949 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.


Generation: 10

  1. 19.  Roger Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (17.Rebecca9, 15.Benjamin8, 13.Elizabeth7, 11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 16 Jul 1768 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 5 Mar 1856 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

    Roger married Susanna Staples on 7 Jan 1801 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Susanna (daughter of Rev. John Staples and Susanna Perkins) was born on 20 Aug 1778 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 22 Nov 1855 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Elizabeth Baldwin Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1823 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 10 Mar 1917 in Nordhoff, California.

  2. 20.  Herman Wenger Danforth Descendancy chart to this point (18.Henry9, 16.Asa8, 14.Asa7, 12.Elijah6, 10.Thomas5, 8.Rev.4, 6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 15 Jun 1872 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1949 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.

    Herman married Louise W. Leonard on 18 Oct 1905 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. Louise (daughter of Frederick Leonard and Mary Lou Turner) was born in 1883 in Illinois; died in 1959 in Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Herman Leonard Danforth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1913 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 30 Mar 1973.


Generation: 11

  1. 21.  Elizabeth Baldwin Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (19.Roger10, 17.Rebecca9, 15.Benjamin8, 13.Elizabeth7, 11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 27 Oct 1823 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 10 Mar 1917 in Nordhoff, California.

    Elizabeth married Thomas Anthony Thacher on 1 Aug 1860 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Thomas (son of Peter Thacher and Ann Parks) was born on 11 Jan 1815 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 7 Apr 1886 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Elizabeth Thacher  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1868 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 14 Aug 1952 in Marin, California.

  2. 22.  Herman Leonard Danforth Descendancy chart to this point (20.Herman10, 18.Henry9, 16.Asa8, 14.Asa7, 12.Elijah6, 10.Thomas5, 8.Rev.4, 6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Apr 1913 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 30 Mar 1973.

    Herman married Ruth Marie Gelpi in Nov 1944 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Ruth (daughter of Dr. Maurice Joseph Gelpi and Ruth Marie de Grange) was born on 10 Jan 1926 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 16 Dec 2000 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. (Private)  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 12

  1. 23.  Elizabeth Thacher Descendancy chart to this point (21.Elizabeth11, 19.Roger10, 17.Rebecca9, 15.Benjamin8, 13.Elizabeth7, 11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Sep 1868 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 14 Aug 1952 in Marin, California.

    Elizabeth married Rep. William Kent on 26 Feb 1890 in Nordhoff, California. Rep. (son of Albert Emmet Kent and Adaline Elizabeth Dutton) was born on 29 Mar 1864 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 13 Mar 1928 in Kentfield, Marin, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Elizabeth Sherman Thatcher Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 12 Jan 1952 in Marin, California.

  2. 24.  (Private) Descendancy chart to this point (22.Herman11, 20.Herman10, 18.Henry9, 16.Asa8, 14.Asa7, 12.Elijah6, 10.Thomas5, 8.Rev.4, 6.Mary3, 3.Rev.2, 1.William1)


Generation: 13

  1. 25.  Elizabeth Sherman Thatcher Kent Descendancy chart to this point (23.Elizabeth12, 21.Elizabeth11, 19.Roger10, 17.Rebecca9, 15.Benjamin8, 13.Elizabeth7, 11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 8 Jan 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 12 Jan 1952 in Marin, California.

    Elizabeth married George Stanleigh Arnold on 26 Feb 1915 in Washington, D.C.. George (son of George Sumner Arnold and Evelyn Greenwood Thompson) was born on 3 Apr 1881 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 18 Jan 1942 in Marin, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Elizabeth Sherman "Bibba" Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1915 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; died on 18 Sep 1992 in Los Altos, Santa Clara, California.


Generation: 14

  1. 26.  Elizabeth Sherman "Bibba" Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (25.Elizabeth13, 23.Elizabeth12, 21.Elizabeth11, 19.Roger10, 17.Rebecca9, 15.Benjamin8, 13.Elizabeth7, 11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 2 Dec 1915 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; died on 18 Sep 1992 in Los Altos, Santa Clara, California.

    Elizabeth married William Francis Whitmore on 1 Nov 1946. William (son of Charles Edward Whitmore and Elizabeth Manning Gardiner) was born on 6 Jan 1916 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jan 1996. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Thomas Sherman Whitmore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Feb 1953 in Washington, D.C..


Generation: 15

  1. 27.  Thomas Sherman Whitmore Descendancy chart to this point (26.Elizabeth14, 25.Elizabeth13, 23.Elizabeth12, 21.Elizabeth11, 19.Roger10, 17.Rebecca9, 15.Benjamin8, 13.Elizabeth7, 11.John6, 9.John5, 7.Sarah4, 4.Dorothy3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 10 Feb 1953 in Washington, D.C..