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     Robert Wason was born in Corinth, Orange Co., Vermont, on 6 October 1793.^2,3,4 He married Elizabeth Rogers.⁵ He died on 20 August 1868 in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 74.¹ He was buried at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.⁶
     His surname also appears as Wasson.⁷
     During the War of 1812, Robert Wason served 5 months 27 days in Capt. Rogers' Co., Col. Fifield's Regt. of Detached Militia, in 1812. He also volunteered to go to Plattsburgh in September 1814, and served in Capt. Abel Jackman's Co.⁷
     He and his wife Elizabeth are listed in the census of 1850 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, with their daughters Abigail, Emeret, and Victoria. Living next to them were their daughter Elizabeth and her family, and son Caldwell and his family.⁸ He was working as a potash boiler.⁸
     His will was dated 15 August 1868 in Allegan Co., Michigan. The witnesses were George Swikert (his daughter Amorette's brother-in-law) and Margaret Swikert (presumably George's wife) of Allegan Co. He left $1.00 each to his sons Johnson and Caldwell, and to his daughters Amorette Swikert, Cynthia Bellinger, and Victoria Sturdevant. He also left $50.00 to be invested by his son-in-law Jacob Sturdevant for his grandson Edward Sturdevant. He left the rest of his estate to his daughter Amorette Swikert. His will does not name Elizabeth Sweetland or Abigail Cissne, who were named in his wife Betsey's will in 1864. Amorette Swikert petitioned on 3 February 1869 to admit her late father Robert Wason's will to probate. The will was filed on 29 June 1869.⁹

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     Elizabeth Rogers was born on 8 March 1798 in Bradford, Orange Co., Vermont.^2,3,1 She married Robert Wason.⁴ She died on 12 January 1864 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 65.⁴ She was buried at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.⁵
     She went by the nickname "Betsy."^4,2 She and her husband Robert are listed in the census of 1850 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, with their daughters Abigail, Emeret, and Victoria. Living next to them were their daughter Elizabeth and her family, and son Caldwell and his family.⁶
     Her will was dated 2 January 1864 in Allegan Co., Michigan. It names her husband Robert, sons Johnson and Caldwell, and daughters Betsey Sweetland, Cynthia Bellinger, Abigail Cissne, Amorette Swikert, and Mary Victoria Wason. A. W. Blackman (Blackmond?) was appointed administrator on 26 August 1864, on petition of her husband Robert Wason on 27 June 1864. The bondsmen were Lenora Foster and William Carter, and the witnesses were W. C. Edsell, Nelson Rouse, and Orsamus S. Wolfe.⁴

     Johnson Wason was born on 19 March 1817 in Erie Co., New York.^3,4 He married Amoretta (?) in 1837.^5,4 He died on 11 April 1890 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 73 from the flu and bronchitis.⁶ He was buried at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.⁷
     He served during the Civil War as a musician in Co. G of the 6th Michigan Infantry, enlisting on 14 August 1861. (The regiment was re-designated as the 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery on 28 July 1863, after he had been discharged.) The regiment was mustered in on 20 August 1861, and ten days later left for Baltimore, Maryland, where they spent the winter. On 22 February 1862 they were ordered to Fortress Monroe in Virginia, and later served in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Johnson Wason, however, was discharged for disability a month earlier, on 20 January 1862, and thus saw no military action.^8,9,10,11
     He and his wife Amoretta are listed in the census of 1870 in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, along with their son James, age 22. Living next door were Homer Wason (age 28) and his family, indicating that Homer may have also been their son.⁵ Johnson Wason was a farmer, with real estate worth $4000, and personal property worth $525.⁵ In the 1880 census, he is listed in the household of John Goss in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, as a hired hand.¹² From his death record, it appears that later in life he was a resident at the Michigan Old Soldiers' Home in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, and died in Otsego while on furlough.⁶

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     Cynthia Wason was born on 18 November 1818.³ She married (?) Bellinger before 2 January 1864.^2,1
     She was living in Holland, Erie Co., New York, in 1864 and 1868.^2,1

     (?) Bellinger married Cynthia Wason, daughter of Robert Wason and Elizabeth Rogers, before 2 January 1864.^2,1

     Caldwell Wason was born on 31 October 1824 in New York.^3,4 He married Maria (?) before 1850.⁴
     He was a pumpmaker in Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1850.⁴ He was living in Colorado, El Dorado Co., California, when his mother's will was proved in 1864.² He was still living in California when his father's will was proved in 1868.¹

     Mary Victoria Wason was born on 22 April 1841 in New York.^3,4,5 She married Jacob Sturdevant sometime between 1864 and 1868 (inferred from the fact that the bride's last name was Wason in her mother's will (1864) and Sturdevant in her father's will (1868)).^1,2
     She was living in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, when her mother's will was proved in 1864.¹ In 1868, when her father's will was proved, she was living in Sheridan, Calhoun Co., Michigan.² She and her husband Jacob are listed in the census of 1870 in Sheridan Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan, along with Mary (19), Alice (17), Charles (15), Nettie (9), Adell (7), and Eddie (4). Since Jacob and Mary were apparently married sometime between 1864 and 1868, the first five of these children were probably Jacob's from a previous marriage.⁵

     Jacob Sturdevant was born about 1828 in Vermont.² He married Mary Victoria Wason, daughter of Robert Wason and Elizabeth Rogers, sometime between 1864 and 1868 (inferred from the fact that the bride's last name was Wason in her mother's will (1864) and Sturdevant in her father's will (1868)).^3,1
     In his father-in-law Robert Wason's will, dated 15 August 1868, he was left $50.00 to be invested for his grandson Edward Sturdevant.⁴ He and his wife Mary are listed in the census of 1870 in Sheridan Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan, along with Mary (19), Alice (17), Charles (15), Nettie (9), Adell (7), and Eddie (4). Since Jacob and Mary were apparently married sometime between 1864 and 1868, the first five of these children were probably Jacob's from a previous marriage.² He was a farmer, with real estate worth $6000, and personal property worth $1000.²

     Edward Sturdevant was born about 1866 in Michigan.²

     Elizabeth Wason was born on 2 November 1822 in New York.^2,3,4 She married Alba Sweetland.^1,5 She died in 1865.³ She was buried at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.³
     She went by the nickname "Betsey."¹ She and her husband Alba lived in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^5,4

     Abigail Wason was born on 8 September 1833 in New York.^2,3 She married (?) Cissne before 2 January 1864.¹ She may have died between 2 January 1864 and 15 August 1868, as she is named in her mother's will but not her father's.^1,4

     Henry Burt was born about 1595 in England.² He married Ulalia March, daughter of Richard Marche and Joane (?), on 28 December 1619 in Dean Prior, Devon, England.² He died on 30 April 1662 in Springfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.²
     He was named in his father's will, dated 10 July 1617 and proved 19 Sep 1617, and received much of his father's estate, including: land in Harberton Ford called Racheparke, together with three houses apparently being rented out, plus the orchard, nursery, and herb garden; the mansion house on land called Crobers Land, also apparently being rented out, along with the sheep pen, orchard, herb garden, and bakehouse, for his use during his lifetime; and £100. He and his mother Isett also received half of the household goods, to be divided equally.²
     In 1624 he was taxed on land he owned in Harberton, Devon, England.²
     He, probably with his wife Ulalia and their children, emigrated to New England in the winter of 1638/39 or the spring or summer of 1639.² His house in Roxbury, Massachusetts, burned, and the town was granted £8 by the General Court in November 1639 to compensate for the loss.² He lived in Springfield, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, from 1640 to 1662, where he served as clerk of the writs.^1,2

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     (?) Ketch married Henry Stiles, son of John Stiles and Rachel (?), about 1658.¹ She died before January 1659/60.²
     She lived in Stratford, Connecticut.¹

     Elizabeth Wilcoxson married Henry Stiles, son of John Stiles and Rachel (?), on 16 April 1663.¹
     Her surname has also been listed as Wilcox.² She lived in Stratford, Connecticut, (or Guilford, Connecticut, according to Ezra Stiles).¹

     Henry Stiles was born about 1659 (inferred from his mother's marriage and death dates).² He died about 1729.³
     He lived north of the Rivulet in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁴ He had the following known children: Thomas (b 12 August 1690, d abt 1760), Henry (b 19 February 1693), Rachel (b 21 June 1696), Jonah (b 24 June 1700), Amos (b 14 February 1702/03), Sarah.⁵

     Elizabeth Stiles was born on 30 November 1664.¹ She married John Denslow between 1720 and 1721 in Michigan.¹ She died on 13 September 1752 at age 87.¹

     John Denslow married Elizabeth Stiles, daughter of Henry Stiles and Elizabeth Wilcoxson, between 1720 and 1721 in Michigan.¹

     Margaret Stiles was born on 6 February 1666.¹ She died about 1690.¹

     Mary Stiles was born on 28 September 1669.¹ She married Isaac Eggleston on 21 March 1694/95.¹ She died after 1764.¹
     She and her husband Isaac lived a few rods north of the Old Brick School House in Bloomfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ They had the following known children: Isaac (b 30 December 1695, d 10 February 1716/17), Mary (b 20 July 1697), John (b 10 September 1700, d 12 January 1704), Nathaniel (b 8 January 1702/03), Daniel (b 12 June 1705).¹

     Isaac Eggleston married Mary Stiles, daughter of Henry Stiles and Elizabeth Wilcoxson, on 21 March 1694/95.¹ He died about 1735.¹
     He and his wife Mary lived a few rods north of the Old Brick School House in Bloomfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ They had the following known children: Isaac (b 30 December 1695, d 10 February 1716/17), Mary (b 20 July 1697), John (b 10 September 1700, d 12 January 1704), Nathaniel (b 8 January 1702/03), Daniel (b 12 June 1705).¹

     Mindwell Stiles was born on 19 December 1671.¹ She died on 6 November 1685 at age 13.¹

     Samuel Stiles was born on 16 May 1674.¹ He married Martha Ellsworth in December 1701.² He died in December 1712 at age 38.¹
     He lived in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He and Martha had the following known children: Martha (b 1 April 1702), Samuel (b 15 January 1705/06), Elizabeth (b 14 October 1708 or 1709, d 28 January 1803).²

     Martha Ellsworth married first Samuel Stiles, son of Henry Stiles and Elizabeth Wilcoxson, in December 1701.¹ She married second George Norton on 14 May 1717.¹
     She and her first husband Samuel had the following known children: Martha (b 1 April 1702), Samuel (b 15 January 1705/06), Elizabeth (b 14 October 1708 or 1709, d 28 January 1803).¹

     Joseph Stiles died on 28 August 1756.¹
     He never married.² He was once engaged, but his fiancee was drowned on 3 June 1714 while they were crossing a river on their way home from a party. Quoting a letter from Miss Lucretia Stiles, of Windsor, Connecticut, in 1858:
And, quoting Timothy Loomis' Manuscript, "June 3, 1714, at night, Dorothy Stoughton, of Windsor, and John Allyn, of Enfield, were drowned in the great River, against Sgt. [Joseph] Stiles."¹

     Benjamin Stiles died unmarried in May 1757.¹
     He lived in Derby, New Haven Co., Connecticut.²

     John Stiles was born about 1683.¹ He married Elizabeth Taylor on 19 May 1724 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He died on 12 November 1728.¹
     In 1716 his rateable estate was valued at £21 15s.² He and Elizabeth had one known child, John (b 6 May 1729, d 1756).²