NORTHERN NEW YORK
Genealogical and family history of northern New York: a record of the achievements of her people
in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation.
New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co. 1910.



WILBUR


Transcribed by Coralynn Brown




PLEASE READ, there are ERRORS here:

I would like to implore you to add a list of errors to this web page.

The publisher made two glaring errors in the entry for Samuel WILBORE:

1) Samuel WILBORE's first wife was Ann SMITH, not Ann BRADFORD, and
2) Samuel's son, William, was born in 1626 and died in infancy. The William WILBORE, born 1630, attached to him, here, is a cousin.

These corrections are documented in a series of articles by Benjamin F. Wilbour in the "New England Historical and Genealogical Record": 99(April 1945): 175-176, 112(April 1958): 108-118, 113(January 1959): 55-58, and 113(April 1959): 94-104.

Excerpts from these articles, and other documentation, are on a family group sheet at my web site:
Family group sheet

*Please* add these corrections to the page because these errors are being promulgated widely by novice genealogists (e.g., at WorldConnect).
Diana

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Samuel Wilbore, immigrant ancestor, married, in England, Ann, daughter of Thomas Bradford, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. The first record of him is in Dec. 1, 1633, when he and his wife Ann were admitted to the First Church at Boston. He was made a freeman in Boston, March 4, 1634. He owned much property in Taunton, Mass., as well as in Boston, and probably lived in both places. In November, 1637, he was among those banished from the colony on account of religious views. Acting on the advice of Roger Williams he went to Providence, where he and others who fled with him negotiated the purchase of the island of Aquednek, now Rhode Island, from the Narragansett Indians. Early in 1638 he removed, with his family, to the new location. In 1645 he returned to Boston. Later he built an iron furnace at Taunton, the first in New England. 1638 he was clerk of the town board, constable in 1639, in 1644, sergeant.
He married (second) Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Lechford. She was admitted to the church Nov. 29, 1645. He died July 24, 1656. His will, dated April 30, 1656, was proved Nov. 6, 1656, and his widow and son Shadrach were executors. His widow married Henry Bishop, Dec. 20, 1656; he died in 1664, and she died probably about July, 1665.
Children:
Samuel, born 1614. [transcriber's note: too early.]
Joseph, died Aug. 27, 1691.
William, born 1630, mentioned below.
Shadrach, 1632.

(II) William Wilbur, son of Samuel Wildbore, was born in 1630, and died 1710. He married Martha ____, in 1653. He settled at Little Compton, Rhode Island, about 1654, and died at Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Children:
Mary, born 1654.
Joseph, born 1656.
John, 1658.
Thomas, 1659.
William, Dec., 1660.
Martha, 1662.
Samuel, 1664.
Daniel, 1666, mentioned below.
Joan, 1668.
Benjamin, 1670.

(III) Daniel, son of William Wilbur, was born in 1666, and died Nov. 28, 1741. He married, in 1692, Ann Barney, who died in 1741.
Children:
William, born March 2, 1694.
Peleg, Aug. 30, 1695.
Daniel, March 31, 1697, mentioned below.
Ann, Oct. 20, 1698.
Martha, Sept. 25, 1700.
Lydia, Nov. 30, 1702.
Elizabeth, June 11, 1705.
John, July 19, 1706, died young.
Thomas, Oct. 22, 1708.
Samuel.

(IV) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (1) Wilbur, was born March 31, 1697, and died June 8, 1759. He married, July 24, 1743, Ann Mason, who died March 29, 1751, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Barney) Mason.
Children:
Elizabeth, born Aug. 16, 1744.
Daniel, mentioned below.

(V) Daniel (3), son of Daniel (2) Wilbur, was born April 26, 1749, and died March 2, 1821. He married, Sept. 13, 1771, Mary Barnaby, born Dec. 29, 1744, died Dec. 2, 1826, daughter of Ambrose and Elizabeth (Gardner) Barnaby.
Children:
Daniel, born Jan. 28, 1773, mentioned below.
James, April 20, 1774.
Ambrose, Aug. 1, 1775, died young.
Elizabeth, Feb. 15, 1777.
Barnaby, Feb. 14, 1779.
Mary, Feb. 6, 1781.
William, Oct. 24, 1783.
Hanan, Aug. 5, 1785.
Anna, May 23, 1788, died young.

(VI) Daniel (4), son of Daniel (3) Wilbur, was born Jan. 28, 1773, and died Feb. 24, 1844. He married, June 28, 1797, Sarah Sherman, died Feb. 11, 1860, daughter of Zephariah and Mary (Gardner) Sherman.
Children:
Daughter, died in infancy.
Ambrose, born 1800, mentioned below.
Elizabeth, Dec. 23, 1803.
Daniel, 1808, died Aug. 25, 1816.
Mary, born Oct., 1813.
Daniel, Nov. 14, 1818.
Sarah, March 26, 1820.

(VII) Beriah Wilbur, son of Ambrose Wilbur, was born in Potsdam, N.Y. He married at Troy, N.Y., Mary Campion. He enlisted as a private in the Third New York Cavalry at the beginning of the civil war and continued in the service until after the close of the war. He rose to the rank of Captain. Afterwards he was on the police force of Troy, N.Y.
Children:
Leonard.
Jennie, married Patrick Wallace.
Thomas J., mentioned below.
Clarence.
Beriah.
Laura, married Robert Merkley.
Clara, married B. W. Allen.
Frank.
Eva.

(IX) Thomas J., son of Beriah Wilbur, was born at Indian Lake, Hamilton county, N.Y. Nov. 3, 1873. He was educated in the public schools. He began his business career as a lumberman and worked as foreman and log scaler for Finch, Pruyn & Company, of Glens Falls. Afterward he was in the employ of the International Paper Company in the same line of business at Piercefield. In 1899 he came to Harrisville, N.Y. and was superintendent of the International Paper Company mills, and of lumbering operations, adn later became superintendent of Champlain Realty Company, controlled by International Paper Company. The saw mill at Harrisville has a capacity of two thousand logs per day. At Newton Falls the company has another mill having a capacity of sawing 1,800 logs a day for pulp wood. At Cape Vincent, N.Y., he handles some 30,000 cords of wood from Canada every year. He is a stockholder of the National Exchange Bank of Carthage, and the Carthage National Bank of Carthage, N.Y. He organized the Harrisville Electric Light and Power Company, of which he was a stockholder, afterward selling his interests.
In politics he is a Republican. He has been president of the board of education for several years, and was village president two years. He is a member of Harrisville Lodge, Odd Fellows, and of Watetown Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
He married, at Utica, N.Y., June 1, 1900, Lillian Johnson, born at Tupper Lake, N.Y., daughter of Ernest H. and Nina (La Fountain) Johnson. Her father is superintendent of Whitney Park, and assistant superinetendent fo the state forests. Mrs. Wilbur has brothers Ernest, Alfred and Dyneley Johnson.
Children of Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur:
Nina, born at Utica, May 9, 1901.
Donald, at Harrisville, June 15, 1908.
[Transcriber's note: this material was published in 1910, so any subsequent children this couple may have had are not listed.]

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