From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff
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JAMES WILLARD FAMILY
(109) SOLOMON STANCLIFF married ABIGAIL WILLARD
(227) HARRIET A. STANCLIFF married JAMES WILLARD
JAMES6 WILLARD(1) (James5, Isaac4, Joseph3, Benjamin2, Simon1)
Son of James and Abigail [Hayward(2)] Willard, born Sutton, Worcester County, MA or Westminster, Worcester County, MA(3) Aug. 18, 1778, died Halifax, Windham County, VT Feb. 12, 1867, married Halifax, Windham County, VT, Sept. 29, 1803, ESTHER LYNDE born Leyden, Franklin County, MA(4) July 24, 1782, died Oct. 19, 1849 � 67.
CHILDREN: John and Esther [Lynde] Willard(5)
1. JOHN WILLARD born about 1803, married V. MARIA ____ and moved about 1853 to Plainfield, IL.
2. REBECCA WILLARD born Halifax, Windham County, VT May 16, 1805, died July 1, 1882, � 17.
3. ESTHER LYNDE WILLARD born Halifax, Windham County, VT Mar. 24, 1807, married JOEL THOMAS, moved to Black River,NY.
4. SALLY WILLARD born Halifax, Windham County, VT Sept. 19, 1808, no further information.
5. GRATIA WILLARD born Halifax, Windham County, VT Jan. 26, 1811, died Oct. 18, 1884, buried Thomas Hill Cemetery which Dot Drake says is a family Cemetery containing Willards and Stancliffs. Gratia was living with sister Abigail's family in both the 1860 and 1870 Census records.
6. DANIEL WILLARD born Mar. 26, 1817, died Oct. 28, 1852 � 35.
7. JAMES WILLARD born Feb. 2, 1819, died Jan. 25, 1898 and is buried West Guilford, Windham County, VT, married Marlborough, Windham County, VT Jan. 18, 1850 HARRIET A. STANCLIFF born Jan. 13, 1831, daughter of James and Esther Lucinda [Wilcox] Stancliff.
8. ABIGAIL WILLARD born July 19, 1822(6), married, probably in the fall of 1836 as his second wife SOLOMON STANCLIFF son of Solomon and Abigail [Thomas] Stancliff, died May 2, 1900
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Footnotes:
1. .Based on the research of Dot Drake of Albuquerque, NM
2. .Abigail was the daughter of Simeon and Sarah [Hosmer] Hayward. Hayward lineage: Abigail6, Simeon5, Stephen 4, Simeon3, Joseph2, George1
3. .Halifax, Windham County, VT, Vital Records 2A, page 115 specifies Winchester as birthplace while other records say Sutton.
4. .The Halifax, Windham County, VT Vital Records, Vol. 2A, page 115 lists in one place the births of parents and of the children born in Halifax.
5. .Halifax, Windham County, VT Vital Records, Vol. 2A, page 115 lists the births of Rebecca, Esther, Sally and Gratia. Births entered and recorded May 9th, 1812.
6. .Abigail's birth year is different in almost every record found for her.
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