On June 18, 1781, John Shackford, yeoman, of Coxhall, purchased 100 acres of land in Coxhall, known by the name of Wakefields, from John White and his wife Dorkes of Sanford for five pounds. At this time we are unsure where the land (the Wakefields) was located within Coxhall, (now known as Lyman, Maine), but will update this blog if we learn more. While John purchased the land in 1781, he did not get a copy of the deed certified until 1790 and did not record the deed until 1796. We have not yet researched what John did with this land. A copy of the Deed is shown below:
John White to John Shackford Know all men by these Presents that I John White of Sanford in the County of York and State of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Yeoman & Dorkes his wife for and in consideration of the sum of five pounds Lawful money of said State to us in hand paid before the delivery hereof by John Shackford of Coxhall in the County & State aforesaid yeoman the Receipt whereof we do herby acknowledge have given granted, bargained sold and released and by these Presents to give grant bargain sell aline, release Convey and confirm to him the said John Shackford his heirs and assigns all our right & Interest to a Certain Tract of Land lying in Coxhall known by the Name of Wakefields right which right is Called one hundred acres be it more or less. To have and to hold , the said Granted premises with the appurtenances thereof , to him the said John Shackford his heirs and assigns to there proper use , benefit and behoof forever we hereby engaging to Warrant and Defend the said granted premises against all Claims or Demands of any Person or persons Claiming by, from or under us , In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seals this Eighteenth Day of June in the year of his Majestys Reignannoque Domini 1781 . John White (seal) Dorkes White (seal) signed. Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us Nathanl Conant and Tom Parsons of York ss Waterboro the 30th day of September 1790 Then the above named John while personally appearing acknowledged the above written instrument to be his voluntary act and deed Recorded according to the original Before me Andrew Burley Justice Peace
Received April 23rd 1796 Att: W???? Regr
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SOURCES:
“York. Deeds 1795-1796,” digital images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 5 April 2024), John Shackford purchased land from John White in Coxhall 18 June 1781; Page 176, Image 454 of 555.
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On August 18, 1777, Paul Shackford who was living in Wells at the time, sold land in Coxhall, Massachusetts (now Lyman, Maine) to his son John Shackford in consideration of Love, Good Will, and Seven Pounds, Ten Shillings. The land Paul sold to his son included fifty acres on the southwesterly side of the one hundred and sixty acres of land he had purchased from Nathaniel Clark on March 23, 1758. The deed transferring the land to John was registered on April 23, 1796. Paul would have been about 57 years old and John 32.
We believe these deeds are referring to the Paul Shackford b abt 1720-1728, son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Barnes) Shackford who married Sarah Day, son of Joseph and Patience (Hilton) Day and John Shackford abt 1743-1745 – perhaps 1827 who married a Day, Hannah Hatch, and Abigail Littlefield. We are currently working to learn as much as we can about this John Shacford who we believe was the father of Samuel Shackford of Duxbury, Vermont.
The deeds involved are shown below: First the deed showing Paul purchasing 160 acres of land from Nathaniel Clark of Wells.
Know all men by these presents that I Nathaniel Clark of Wells in the County of York and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Blacksmith for and in consideration of twenty four pounds lawful money paid me by Paul Shackford of Wells aforesaid Husbandman the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do freely & absolutely grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Paul his Heirs and assigns forever One Hundred and Sixty acres of land being Part of a Tract of Land containing Eight Hundred acres purchased by Benjamin Bronsdon which lies and is within the bounds of as large Tract of Land at the head of the Townships of Wells aforesaid and Arundell called Coxhall that is today One Hundred & sixty acres of land being part of my part of one Moiety or half part of the said Tract of land containing eight hundred acres which Moiety or half part was conveyed by Benjamin Wormwood aforesaid to me to me the said Nathan & Adam Clark in equal halves to be Divided by Deed of Sale Dated the twenty third Day of March 1758. To have and to hold the said One Hundred & Sixty Acres with the Privileges of Appurtenances to the same belonging to the said Paul his Heirs & Assigns forever And I do convenant with the said Paul that I am the Sole owner of the said one hundred & sixty acres that I am lawfully seized in fee of the same, that the same is free from all encumbrances and that I will Warrant and Defend the same to the said Paul his Heirs & Assigns forever against the lawful Claim & Demands of all Persons. In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this thirtieth Day of Decem in the seventh year of his Majesties Reign Annoque Domini 1766. Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of Joseph Wells Nathl Wells Nathaniel Clark (seal) York/Oct 10th 1767 Nathaniel Clark personally appearing acknow this instrument as his free act & Deed before Nathl Wells Just Peace Recorded according to the Orignl recd June 27 1789 Att Dan Moulton Regr
Followed by the Deed showing Paul selling 50 of these acres to his son John.
Know all men by these presents that Paul Shackford of Wells in the County of York and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman in consideration of ye Love & good Will I bear to my son John Shackford yeoman & in consideration of Seven pounds ten Shillings Lawful money paid me by my son do hereby give grant sell and convey unto him my said son Shackford his heirs & assigns forever fifty acres of Land lying & being in ye Township of Coxhall it being the South Westerly part of one hundred & Sixty Acres of Land which I ye sd Paul Shackford purchased of Mr Nathaniel Clark as may appear by Deed Dated March ye 23th 1758 and also by my Deed dated December ye 30th 1766. To have and to hold the said granted bargained premises together with all there appurtenances free of all incumbrances whatsoever to him the said John Shackford his heirs and assigns forever as an absolute Estate of inheritance in fee Simple and I the said Paul Shackford for my self my heirs Exers and adminrs do Covenant and Engage the above demised premises to him the sd John Shackford his heirs and assigns against the Lawful Claims of any person or persons Whatsoever forever to Warrant Secure and Defend by these presents In Witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and Seal this Eighteenth Day of August Anno Domini One Thousand seven hundred and seventy seven . Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of Joseph Storer Jr Reuben Hatch of York ss August 18th 1777 Then Paul Shackford above Named acknowledged the above written Instrument to be his free act & Deed , Before Joseph Storer Just Peace Received April 23rd 1796 Wm Frost Regr
1795 map of Coxhall (now Lyman) drawn by Robert Swainson, surveyor
We’re still trying to understand where this property was located — it’s a bit complicated as the boundaries between townships in York County, Maine have changed as well as the names of these areas. Also the deeds do not clarify how the land was subdivided. This 1795 map of Coxhall (now Lyman) may give an approximate clue as it shows the older boundaries. We believe we’ve approximated the location of the land (see blue arrow) however still need to research more deeds to determine what John did with the property and determine if that property owner is shown in the York County 1856 map. We’ll probably update this blog as we learn more about this property.
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SOURCES:
Survey of the Town of Coxhall, 1795, Robert Swanson, at DigitalMaine Repository, contributed by Maine State Archives. Land was surveyed at 200 rods to an inch https://digitalmaine.com/planbook_20/8/
“York. Deeds 1799-1789,” digital images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 13 April 2024), Paul Shackford purchased land from Nathaniel Clark; V46 p 101 [Image 108 of 588].
“York. Deeds 1761-1767,” digital images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 9 April 2024), Joseph Day sold land to Paul Shackford, son-in-law; Vol 38, p 211 [Image 491 of 562].
“York. Deeds 1795-1796,” digital images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 12 April 2024), Paul Shackford grants land to son John Shackford.
Copyright 2024 Joanne Shackford Parkes (sharing a link to this post is appreciated but please do not copy this material and paste it elsewhere).
We aren’t sure where Samuel Shackford of Duxbury, Vermont was born but according to Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy Manuscript, he was the son of John Shackford and most likely John’s second wife, Anna Hatch. The manuscript states he was born on May 25, 1789 and since John Shackford (1743-1827) was living in York County at this time, he was most likely born there. Samuel was living in Duxbury, Vermont at the age of 21 – we’d love to know what brought him to Duxbury.
We do know that Samuel married Susannah Hobbs, the daughter of Caleb and Sarah (Lucas) Hobbs on December. 2, 1810. She was born on December 18, 1792 in Bradford, Vermont so he was 21 and she was 17.
Duxbury Deed, Caleb Hobs to Samuel Shackford, Jan 10, 1811
On January 10, 1811, Samuel purchased land from Caleb Hobs [sic], his father-in-law for $175. The property is described as “fifty acres off the westerly end of Lot Number Twelve in the second division of Duxbury – land drawn to the right of Cora King.”
Three months later, on March 7, 1811, Samuel then sold property with the exact same description to James Hobs [sic], his brother-in-law for $1. We are unsure why someone would sell property they had just purchased for such a loss — perhaps Samuel owed money to his brother-in-law?
Samuel remained in Duxbury – he is listed in the 1820 census on the same page as his brother-in-law working in the field of agriculture. The census record shows that he had one adult and four children under the age of 10 living at the home. Samuel is also listed in the 1830 Duxbury census records. Although the family had six daughters under the age of 14 in 1830, only two are showing in this census, one age 10-14 and 1 under 5 although the family had eight girls at the time. We know from the Shackford Genealogy Manuscript that one daughter – Adaline, who would have been 9, was living with another family – perhaps many of the other Shackford children were also living with other families.
Samuel died at the age of 41 on February 6, 1831 and was buried in the Old Waterbury Center Cemetery in Waterbury, Vermont. A photograph of his gravestone can be seen at Find A Grave. He left a wife and eight daughters ages 19, 17, 16, 11, 11, 9, 6, and 5.
Samuel’s widow, Susannah married Rememberance Nash in Duxbury on July 28, 1833. We have not found much about this relationship other than an index card with the marriage information but believe it ended quickly as he moved alone to New York before 1840. Susannah moved to Waterbury, Vermont and married Ezra French in 1845, definitely before October 16, 1848 as a deed with this date reflecting land she purchased lists her with the last name of French — the land was adjacent to land that Nathaniel had already sold to Ezra. We find Ezra and Susanna living together in the 1850 Waterbury census which lists Ezra age 75 owning property valued at $300 living with Susanah, age 57. Ezra’s son Calvin from a previous marriage was also living in the home..
Ezra died on 18 Mar 1854 and was buried in the Waterbury Center Cemetery. Susanna then went to live with her eldest daughter Orilla who had married Samuel Woodard. She then sold the property that had been owned by Ezra and the property she had purchased for $150. It was described as “the place where myself and my late husband Ezra French formerly lived.”
She lived in Waterbury until her death at age 85 on February 21, 1878 and was buried in the Waterbury Cemetery next to Ezra. The gravestone can be seen at FindAGrave.
CHILDREN:
Orrilla Shackford (1811-1862) – married Ira Jewell, then Samuel Wells Woodward
Sarah D Shackford (1815-1903) – married David Hill, then Charles H Atkins
Note: The Shackford name ended in Duxbury, Vermont upon the marriage of Adaline in 1845. We never would have pieced this family together without Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy Manuscript or the staff at the NEHGS who pulled it from storage and allowed me to review it. Samuel and the other Samuel Shackford of Chicago who compiled Shackford research spent hours in libraries reviewing source material, writing letters to Shackford descendents, and incorporating the new information into their manuscripts. Today we are fortunate to have access to even more materials online and to be able to reach out quickly via phone and e-mail to others who are interested in this same genealogy research. But even then there is more research needed to verify past research.
Further Research needed regarding Samuel Shackford:
Review the notes that Samuel Burnham Shackford took from the family Bible mentioned by Sabrina Lanfair to see if there are any further sources to substantiate that this John Shackford listed is Samuel’s father. Hopefully there are some notes explaining why he moved to Duxbury Maine at the age of 21.
Look for probate records for Samuel’s father John who lived in Alfred, Maine and review any land records for John and John’s children for any indications as to Samuel’s parents.
Are there any records that show where Samuel and Susanah married? (probably not as records were not kept in 1810)
Are there any records showing where their younger children were in 1830?
Were there guardianship assignments of the children after Samuel’s death in 1831? We’ve reviewed the Washington, Vermont Probate Court Guardian records, 1821-1921 but have not found any records pertaining to this family.
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SOURCES:
1820 United States Federal Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Duxbury, Samuel Shackford; digital images, Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com : accessed 22 March 2024).
1830 United States Federal Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Duxbury, Samuel Shackford; digital images, Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com : accessed 22 March 2024).
1850 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, page 649 (penned), dwelling 2008, family 2018, Ezra French; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 14 January 2015).
1860 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, Page No 168, dwelling 1279, family 1353, Samuel W Woodard; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 10 June 2019).
“Duxbury Land Records, 1770-1876 Grantor and Grantee index to land records, v. 1-19,” digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/178010 : accessed 29 March 2024), Book 5, Samuel Shackford Caleb Hobbs; Image 161 of 927.
“Duxbury Land Records, 1770-1876 Grantor and Grantee index to land records, v. 1-19,” digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/178010 : accessed 29 March 2024), Book 4, Samuel Shackford James Hobbs; Image 161 of 927.
“Duxbury Vermont Land records, 1770-1876, Land records, v. 5-6 1800-1830,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 2 April 2024), Property Sale Caleb Hobbs to Samuel Shackford; Film #008663953, Image 54 of 684.
“Duxbury Vermont Land records, 1770-1876, Land records, v. 5-6 1800-1830,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 2 April 2024), Samuel Shackford to James Hobs; Film #008663953, Image 69 of 684.
“Duxbury Vermont Card index to births, T-Z, 1783-1997; bride index to marriages, A-Z, 1783-1997; groom index to marriages, A-Z, 1783-1997,” digital images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed accessed), Susanna Shackford; Film 007746234, Image 1028 of 2208.
Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 August 2014), Samuel Shackford, Find A Grave Memorial# 53220057.
Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 August 2014), Susanna Hobbs French, Find A Grave Memorial# 53220011.
“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925; typed manuscript, SG SHA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (56) Desc. of William Shackford, #116, Samuel Shackford b 1761; source Family Bible from his daughter Susannah (Shackford) Lanfair.
Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, , Samuel Shackford, 6 February 1831; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2013).
“Waterbury. Deeds 1862–1872,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 March 2024), Nathl Woodman’s Deed to Susannah French.
“Waterbury. Deeds 1862–1872,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 10 March 2024), Susana Hobbs (Shackford) French sells property; Image 296 of 616.
Copyright 2024 Joanne Shackford Parkes – typo corrected in 2024 (sharing a link to this post is appreciated but please do not copy this material and paste it elsewhere).
We know of Lydia Shackford because she is mentioned in Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy Manuscript, has a death record, and has a marked gravestone in Waterbury, Vermont.
The manuscript tells us that Lydia was Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford‘s ninth child and was born on Oct 26, 1822. She would have been eight when her father died and her mother was left caring for seven or eight girls (at least one sister may have been cared for by another family). We don’t know much more about Lydia’s short life — we presume she and the rest of her family worked hard on the family farm.
Lydia’s death record says that she lived 19 years and one month and died Oct 29, 1840. The birth date shown in Samuel Burnham Shackford’s manuscript and places her at 18 years and 3 days. This date was apparently copied from a family Bible – am unsure if we will find more source information to clarify this slight discrepancy. We do hope to get back to the New England Historical and Genealogy Society someday to review Samuel’s source documentation — perhaps the answer is there.
Lydia is buried in Waterbury Center Cemetery. A picture of her gravestone which was taken by Barb Destromp can be found at Find A Grave.
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SOURCES:
Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 August 2014), Lydia Shackford, Find A Grave Memorial# 53220643.
“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925; typed manuscript, SG SHA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (56) Desc. of William Shackford, #116, Samuel Shackford b 1761.
Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, , Lydia Shackford, 29 October 1840; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2013).
Copyright 2024 Joanne Shackford Parkes – typo corrected in 2024 (sharing a link to this post is appreciated but please do not copy this material and paste it elsewhere).
We only know about John C Shackford because he is mentioned in Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Manuscript. The manuscript tells us that he was Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford’s fourth child and sadly only lived from August 5, 1819 to October 6, 1819. We don’t know where he was born or died, where he may have been buried, or how his death affected the family. While the family eventually settled in Waterbury, Vermont, the manuscript says that the family’s earlier children were born in other locations.
From this page of the manuscript, the source of this information was Susanna Sabrina Lanfair’s Bible which we’d love to find.
116 Samual (62 John 24 Paul 4 Joshua 1 William) was born May 25, 1789 and died Feb. 5, 1831. He married Susanna Hobb [sic], daughter of Caleb, Dec. 2, 1810. She was born Dec. 19, 1792 and died Feb. 21, 1878. She married second Ezra French in 1845. Cooper, Baptista [?] Res. Waterbury, Vt.
Children 245. Orrilla b. Nov. 10, 1811 246. Sarah b. Feb. 5, 1815 247. Rebecca Melissa b. April 5, 1817 248. John C. b. Aug. 5, 1819 d. Oct 6, 1819 249. Angeline b. July 19, 1820 250. Adeline b. “ “ “ 251. Lydia b. Oct 26, 1822 252. Rosanna b. Aug. 25, 1824 253. Susanna Sabrina b. Nov. 28, 1826 Family Bible per Sabrina Sanfair. [NOTE: Lanfair – spelled with “L” under #253, jsp]
There might be more information about John and others in this family at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS). Possibly he or someone transcribed the Bible. Hopefully we’ll be back at the NEHGS some day to further our research about this family.
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SOURCES: “Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925; typed manuscript, SG SHA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (56) Desc. of William Shackford, #116, Samuel Shackford b 1761. Source: Sabrina Lanfair’s Bible.
Copyright 2024 — Joanne Shackford Parkes (sharing a link to this post which may be updated in the future is appreciated but please do not copy this material and paste it elsewhere.
Rebecca Melissa Shackford, daughter of Samuel and Susanah (Hobb) Shackford was born April 5, 1817 probably in Carlisle, New York. She was the third child in a family that moved to Duxbury, Vermont and raised eight girls to adulthood (one boy died within a few months of his birth). Rebecca was 13 when her father died and most likely worked hard on the farm to support the family.
When Rebecca was 21 she married William Foster in 1839, and moved to Williamstown, Vermont where he worked as a farmer and they raised six children. The family seems to have been missed in the 1850 census but was recorded in Williamstown in the 1860 census where William’s property is valued at $6,000 and his personal property valued at $7500.
William and Rebecca’s eldest son registered for the draft on July 1, 1863, mustered in the military on June 10, 1863 where he served with the 1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery as a Corporal. Sadly he was captured at Weldon Road in Virginia, imprisoned on 23 June 1864 at Andersonville Prison and died there on Sept 8, 1864. He was 24 years old.
In 1866, William purchased land in Moretown, Vermont where we believe they moved as this was where Rebecca died at the age of 50 on October 16, 1867.
Rebecca was buried in the Williamstown Town Cemetery in Williamstown, Vermont. Her gravestone has the following inscription: REBECCA M. wife of Wm Foster DIED Oct 16, 1867 AE 50 Yrs. (Photograph from Find A Grave shared with permission of photographer kwhitco.)
William who was left with younger children, married Orilla (Peck) Nelson, a widow with five children — together they had two more children. He died on April 17, 1890 at his daughter Adeline’s home and was buried next to his first wife, Rebecca in Williamstown.
CHILDREN:
Horace B Foster (1839-1864) – served in the Civil War, captured and held prisoner at Andersonville, Georgia where he died. Image of gravestone credit to Kevin Frye, Andersonville historian.
Samuel Shackford Foster (1841-1927) – married Annie D Nesbitt. Cooresponded with Samuel Burnham Shackford who compiled the Shackford Genealogy Manuscript
Olive Maud Foster (1843-1893) – married Josiah Holden Warren
Vienna Malinda Foster (1849-1935) – married William M Deavitt and Jerome Hart
Adeline Foster (1852-1893) – married Lorenzo H Warren
Tina A Foster (1855-1883) – married George Warren Kibby
Note: Some individuals on Ancestry have Rebecca Shackford’s last name listed as Stafford. We weren’t sure why until a fellow researcher of this family pointed out that Rebecca’s daughter Olive’s marriage record has Rebecca with the last name Stafford. We’ve looked at these written records and perhaps this was the best spelling they had of a grandfather who was deceased before Olive was born. We do know that the source for the Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy Manuscript for Rebecca Melissa was Samuel S Foster, one of Rebecca’s children and are hoping someday to see what he sent to Samuel Burnham Shackford regarding this family line. Samuel Shackford’s 1927 death record shows his mother’s name as unknown and she is not mentioned in his obituary. Neither Vienna Malinda’s marriage or death record record her mother’s name. Adeline’s death record does not record her mother’s name. The youngest child Tina’s marriage record shows her mother as Melissa Shackford and her death record lists Rebecca Shackford. I will write to those using Stafford to see if they might agree to update the spelling to Shackford so that any descendents can discover their ancestors.
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SOURCES:
1860 United States Federal Census, Orange County, Vermont, population schedule, Williamston, Page No 1, Dwelling 3, Household 3, Wm Foster; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2024).
“Hardwick. William Foster,” Orleans County Monitor (Barton, Vermont), 19 March 2024; digital images, Newspaper Archives (NewspaperArchive.com : accessed 19 March 2024).
“Our Boys in Prison–Deaths, &c,” Independent Standard (Irasburgh, Vermont), 6 January 1865, Horace B Foster; digital images, Chronicling America (ChroniclingAmerica.loc.gov : accessed 23 March 2024).
“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925, reviewed summer 2016; typed manuscript, SG SHA, Folder (56) William Shackford; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. # 247 Rebecca Melissa Shackford, source Samuel S Foster.
“U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 March 2024), Horace B Foster;
Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954, , Rebecca M Foster, 16 October 1867; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 October 2018).
“Waterbury. Deeds 1864–1884,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 20 March 2024), John Hunter and wife sell land to William Foster of Moretown.
Copyright 2024 — Joanne Shackford Parkes (sharing a link to this post which may be updated in the future is appreciated but please do not copy this material and paste it elsewhere.
Sarah D Shackford, the daughter of Samuel and Susannah (Hobbs) Shackford was born Feb 5, 1815. Sources differ on the location of her birth – Samuel Burnham Shackford says Maine, her death record says New York, the 1850 census says Vermont, the 1860 census says New York. We do know that she was the second child in a family that raised eight daughters on a farm in New York and was 16 when her father died.
Sarah was about 25 when she married David Hill, a 53 year old farmer widower with five children. We assume they married around 1840 as she and David then had four children, the first of which was born in 1842. David died on July 18, 1865 in Waterbury where he was buried.
Around four years later, Sarah married Charles Atkins, a widow with six children. We know they were living in Chittenden County and were married before Mar 30, 1869 because on that date Charles and his wife Sarah D Atkins sold land that Sarah had purchased while then Sarah D Hill. In 1870 they were still living in Bolton in a home with two of Charles’ sons and a daughter. By 1880 they were living in Duxbury where Charles worked as a laborer. Charles died on January 5, 1894 and was buried in the Duxbury Corner Cemetery in Duxbury, Vermont.
After Charles’ death, Sarah moved into a house with one of Charles’ daughters – Ida and remained in Duxbury until her death of old age and chronic diabetes at age 88 on December 11, 1903. She was buried next to Charles. An obituary was published in The Waterbury Record on December 15th – “Mrs Sarah D. Atkins, widow of the late Charles Atkins died last Fri. She was 89 years of age.”
CHILDREN:
Huldah J Hill (1842-1864) – married Rufus Place and died the next year
Lydia Susan Hill (1844-1915) – married Rufus Place after her sister died
Betsy G Hill ((1846-1886) – married John A Brown
Rosanna Mandana Hill (1852-1910) – married Vernon Alonzo Dillingham
Note: Some individuals on Ancestry have Sarah Shackford incorrectly showing as born in Nov 1814 in Chester with a death date of January 1880 in Boston. This Sarah Shackford was the daughter of Samuel Shackford and Hannah Currier and married William Adams Rice. We will try to message these folks and ask them to list the correct birth and death dates and the correct parents to prevent this error from being copied by others.
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SOURCES:
1850 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, dwelling 2005, family 2015, David Hill; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 15 March 2016).
1860 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, Page No 172, dwelling 1307, family 1387, David Hill; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 15 March 2016).
1870 United States Federal Census, Chittenden County, Vermont, population schedule, Bolton, Page No 11, stamped 477, dwelling 98, family 87, John Adkin; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2024).
1880 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Duxbury, Page No 185, dwelling 182, family 193, Charles Atkins; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed ).
1900 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Duxbury, enumeration district (ED) 2-23, Sheet No 1B, dwelling 20, family 20, Sarah Atkins in household of Joel T Davis; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 10 February 2024).
“Find A Grave Index,” Index, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 16 March 2016), Charles Atkins, Find A Grave Memorial# 94023174.
Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 6 March 2016), Sarah D Shackford Atkins, Find A Grave Memorial# 94023176.
Shackford Samuel Burnham, “Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” # 246 Sarah Shackford; SG SHA 5, Folder (56) William Shackford, New England Historical and Genealogical Society (donated 13 Oct 1925), Boston, Massachusetts.
Vermont, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, , Charles Atkins, 5 January 1894; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 March 2016).
“Waterbury. Deeds 1862–1872,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 10 March 2024), Charles Atkins and Wife Sarah D Atkins (then Sarah D Hill); Image 285 of 622.
“Waterbury. Deeds 1862–1872,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 18 March 2024), Lucius Colby and Lucy Ann Colby Sold Land to Sarah D Hill; Page 455, Image 268 of 616.
“WATERBURY,” The Vermont watchman (Montpelier, Vermont), 17 December 1903; digital images, Library of Congress Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 6 March 2016).
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Orrilla Shackford, also know as Orila or Aurila, the daughter of Samuel and Susannah(Hobbs) Shackford was born on November 11, 1811 in Duxbury, Vermont. She was the oldest of eight girls spaced out about every two years — one boy died very young but all the girls married.
We assume Orilla married Ira Jewell sometime about 1834 as their first child was born in 1835. We don’t know much about Ira who is listed in the 1840 census in Waterbury in a household with two adults and two female children under the age of 5 who we believe are their two children Lucetta and Lotisa, and one female between ages 5-10 who we haven’t identified. Ira is named on the death records of Orilla’s two oldest children and is on the same page of the census as the second husband of Orrilla’s mother Susannah. We suspect he died around 1841 as Susannah most likely married her second husband, Samuel Wells Woodward around 1844 based on the birth date of her third child, Ira Shackford Woodward.
Susannah’s second husband Samuel W Woodward purchased some land in Waterbury on October 16, 1848. She and her husband and Susannah’s four children which are now listed with Samuel’s last name are shown in the 1850 census which for some reason seems to list Samuel’s name as James. He is listed as a clergyman. Samuel and Orilla are in the 1860 census with son Ira (listed as Samuel?), daughter Susanna, and Orilla’s mother Susannah (Hobbs) (Shackford) French. Samuel’s occupation is listed as a farmer.
Orilla died on June 25, 1862 of consumption at the age of 50 in Waterbury, Vermont. She was buried in the Old Waterbury Center Cemetery. Her husband Samuel Woodward who had sold land on February 9, 1864 to her son Ira and to her (not sure we understand this as she had already died but perhaps this transfer was to her heirs) died on August 24, 1864 and was buried in the same gravesite. On November 21, 1865, this same land and land purchased by Orilla (Shackford) Jewell from Benjamin Fisk on July 12, 1841 was sold by Orilla’s living children, Susanna French (and her husband Daniel), Lucilla Rowell, and Loticia Clark for $500 to George W Woodward of Waterbury. Will be hunting for that 1841 deed which may give some insight as to Orrilla’s first husband – think I can access it at the FamilyHistory Center – will check on next trip there.
CHILDREN:
Lucetta M Jewell (1835-1870) – married Alva S Rowell and Edward Parkhurst French
Lotisa M Jewell (1836-1878) – married William Chauncey Preston, Ira Downer Clark, and Alonzo Hayden
Ira Shackford Woodward (1845-1865)
Susanna Orilla Woodward (1848-1883) – married Daniel French
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SOURCES:
1840 United States Federal Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Waterbury, page 354, Ira Jewell; digital images, Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com : accessed 8 March 2024).
1850 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, Page 308 (stamped), dwelling 2014, family 2122, James or Samuel Woodward – clergyman; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 23 April 2023).
1860 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, Page No 168, dwelling 1279, family 1353, Samuel W Woodard; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 10 June 2019).
Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 6 November 2014), Orrilla Shackford Woodward, Find A Grave Memorial# 53220078.
Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 March 2024), Samuel W Woodward, Memoria ID 53220071.
“Shackford Genealogy Manusript,” ; SG SHA5, Folder (56) William Shackford; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. # 245 Orilla Shackford (sources cited included Samuel S Foster and Lydia S Place – may be coorespondance from them mentioning Orrilla at the NEHGS).
Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, , Orilla Woodward, 25 June 1862; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 November 2014).
“Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908,” digital images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 8 March 2024), Samuel Woodward d Aug 24, 1864.
“Waterbury. Deeds 1862–1872,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 8 March 2024), Land purchased by Samuel Woodward.
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We contacted the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress yesterday to see if they had a copy of the book “Shackford’s Connections” which we blogged about last month. This morning we had a very detailed and helpful response from their fabulous Reference Librarian!
The book is actually called The Sacred and Profane History of the World, connected from the creation of the world to the dissolution of the Assyrian empire at the death of Sardanapalus, and to the declension of the kingdom of Judah and Israel, under the reigns of Ahaz and Pekah. It was written by Rev Samuel Shuckford, D.D. and published in 1728. Samuel who was the son of Samuel Shuckford was born about 1694 in Norwich received a solid education in his hometown of Norwich and then Botesdale, Suffolk. He then attended Caius College in Cambridge and received his doctorate. Samuel was a deacon, a priest, a vicar and may have been a chaplain to King George II. He died on July 14 1754, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral. A short biography with more details of his life can be found at the wiki Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 52.
The librarian explained that while they don’t have a copy of the 1728 edition of his book and are unsure if anyone does, they do have a copy of the 1824 edition, the American edition which was edited by James Creighton. She also gave me a heads up that a digital copy of the 1824 edition is available at Hathi Trust. Here’s an image from the front cover of the 1824 edition. I quickly skimmed the book and it appears to be a very detailed review of the Bible with a focus on the formulation of languages, followed by early history of events mentioned in the Bible.
We don’t know if this Samuel Shuckford is related to the immigrant William Shackford whose descendents we research – at this time we can’t find yet him in FamilySearch Family Tree but have found two sources in FamilySearch that are not yet linked to a person. In Ancestry, his gravestone is referenced in the UK and Ireland Find a Grave and lists a wife Mary Shuckford and a child Ann Betts. There are other references from the UK which I can only access while at a FamilySearch center. More research as to his genealogy may be warranted in the future after we finish our review of the many descendents of William.
Meanwhile thanks to the Library of Congress and their excellent Reference Librarians for the assistance helping us learn more about this impressive researcher – Samuel Shuckford.
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SOURCES:
e-mail from Library of Congress Reference Librarian, Rare Book & Special Collections Division, March 7, 2024
Shuckford, Samuel and James Creighton; The sacred and profane history of the world connected, from the creation of the world to the dissolution of the Assyrian empire at the death of Sardanapalus, and to the declensions of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel under the reigns of Ahaz and Pekah : including the dissertation on the creation and fall of man; Philadelphia, W. W. Woodward, 1824., digital copy at HathiTrust.org
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Adeline Shackford, also known as Adaline, the daughter of Samuel and Susannah (Hobbs) Shackford and twin sister to Angeline was born on July 19, 1820. Apparently Adeline’s mother was too weak to raise her twins so Adeline was raised by Mrs Sarah (Chamberlain) Fisher. Mrs Fisher’s husband Jonathan died in 1832 and Sarah then married John Vincent of Middlesex, Vermont who had children by his first marriage.
The eldest of those children, John Prentis Wallace Vincent who was born Dec 19 1818 married Adeline on October 13, 1845 in Montpelier, Vermont. In 1850 John was working as the sheriff in East Montpelier, Vermont. John and Adeline had four children, two of whom died young before John also died at the age of 36 on 19 November 1855. Adeline then moved to Columbus, Ohio where her sister Angeline (Shackford) Preston lived.
While in Columbus, Adaline who was raising two children met Robert King, a farmer who had been widowed in 1861 and was raising three children. They married on March 3, 1863, added two children to the household, and then sometime before 1870 moved to Lewis, Missouri. Robert worked as a farmer until his death at age 81, on February 21, 1891. Adaline moved into her son-in-law’s home in Salem, Missouri and and died at the age of 87 on November 2, 1907. Her obituary was published in The La Belle Star on Dec 13, 1907.
The Labelle Star, Dec 13, 1907
DEATH OF MRS. ADELINE KING.
Mrs. Adeline S. King, one of the oldest residents of Lewis county, passed away at the home of her son-in-law, Albert Seeber, November 28, 1907. Adeline S. Fisher was born at Duxbury, Vermont, July 19, 1820, and was united in marriage to P. W. Vincent October 13, 1845. Mr. Vincent died November 19, 1855, and she remained a widow until March 3, 1863, when she was married at Columbus, Ohio, to Robert King, Rev. Joseph M. Trimble performing the ceremony. Robert King departed this life in February, 1891.
Mrs. King was an estimable Christian woman, patient under her trials and thoughtful and kind to all. Her departure was sudden. She had not complained of any ailment and quietly passed away while sitting in her chair. Funeral services were held at the Seeber home November 29, conducted by the pastor of LaBelle Presbyterian church, a large number of friends being in attendance. The body was buried by the side of her husband, Robert King, in Newark cemetery.
Thanks to Michelle Pendleton who gave us permission to share this photograph she took of Adaline’s gravestone and shared it on Find A Grave, we can see Adaline’s gravestone which reads:
ADALINE S.
WIFE OF
ROBERT KING
BORN
JULY 19, 1820
DIED
NOV. 28, 1907.
Plus small words that are not readable from the photograph.
CHILDREN:
Charles Prentice Vincent (1846-1887) – married Mary Tom Walter – physician
Carlos B Vincent (1848-1852)
John Vincent (1852-1852)
Cora Angeline Vincent (1854-1925) – married Alexander McClain Kitch
Adaline Sarah King (1864-1936) – married Albert Seeber
Clarence King (1869-1938) – married Sarah E Stewart
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SOURCES:
1850 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, East Montpelier, page 491 (penned), dwelling 626, family 636, Prentiss Vincent; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 2 November 2014).
1860 United States Federal Census, Franklin, Ohio, population schedule, Franklin Township, Page No 1, Dwelling No 1, Family No 1, W B Preston; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2014).
1870 United States Federal Census, Lewis, Missouri, population schedule, Monticello, Page No 8, dwelling 52, family 52, Robert King; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 2 November 2014).
1880 United States Federal Census, Lewis County, Missouri, population schedule, Salem, enumeration district (ED) Enumeration District No 31, Page No 5, dwelling 44, family 46, Robert King; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2014).
1900 United States Federal Census, Lewis County, Missouri, population schedule, Salem, enumeration district (ED) Enumeration District No 57, Sheet No 7B, Albert Seeber; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed ).
“Deaths.,” Vermont Watchman and State Journal (Mountpelier, Vermont), 7 December 1855, John Prentiss W. Vincent; digital images, Library of Congress Chroncling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 10 March 2016).
Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2019), Adaline Shackford King, MEMORIAL ID 12216245
“LA BELLE, DEATH OF MRS. ADELINE KING,” The La Belle Star (La Belle, Missouri), 13 December 1907; digital images, newspapers.com (newspapers.com : accessed 29 February 2024).
“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925; SG SGA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (56) William Shackford, Shackford Genealogy Manuscript, #250 Adeline Shackford.
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SHACKFORD Family History 