Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford of Duxbury, Vermont (1789-1831) (Blog 520)

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 8 Comments

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

Rebecca Melissa Shackford (1817-1867) – married William Foster

John C Shackford (1819-1819)

Angeline Shackford (1820-1883) – married Williard Bainbridge Preston

Adaline Shackford (1820-1907) – married John Prentice Wallace Vincent, then Robert King

Lydia Shackford (1822-1840)

Rosana Shackford (1824-1910) – married Alfred York

Susannah Sabrina Shackford (1826-1924) – married Edwin Aldrich Lanfair

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.

All posts on this website are a work in progress. We’d love to learn of any corrections or additions to the information shared. Also we’d love it if you’d like the post here or at http://www.facebook.com/shackfordgenealogy) as that helps share the post with others. Thanks!

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 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.

Adeline (Shackford)(Prescott) King of Duxbury Vermont; Columbus, Ohio; and Knox, Missouri (1820-1907) (Blog 513)

March 5, 2024April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 2 Comments

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.

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

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).

Ohio, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8SM-KZ4, Robert King m Adaline Vincent, 3 March 1863; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 2 November 2014).

“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.

Where is Susannah Sabrina (Shackford) Lanfair’s Family Bible? (Blog 479)

October 8, 2018April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 5 Comments

This past week I had a very small DNA match on Ancestry to someone whose tree showed that they descend from Susanna Sabrina (Shackford) Lanfair. There is no guarantee that the match is from my Shackford line (it’s small and could just be noise or could be a match from a different line). However finding this match gave me the incentive to review Susanna Sabrina Shackford and find more information about her ancestors in case I find other shared DNA matches with this person.

Graveston Susannah Sabrina Shackford Lanfair FindAGrave photo by psc, notes state can use the photograph as needed — Photo from FindAGrave thanks to psc who gives permission for use of this photo

Susanna Sabrina Shackford was the daughter of Samuel Shackford and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford). Her birth and death dates (Nov. 28, 1826-Feb 29, 1924) are clearly shown on her gravestone. Her Dec 14, 1843 marriage to Edwin Lanfair was recorded in the Vermont Phoenix on Dec 22, 1843 and documented in Vermont Vital Records. There was also a notice in The Franklin Democrat on Jan 23, 1844 stating she had left Edwin but she returned as she had six children with him and they are recorded in the 1850, 1855, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and the 1920 census. We have not obtained a copy of her death record.

Susanna’s father died in 1831 when she was 5 and two years later her mother took a second husband, Rememberance Nash followed soon by a third husband, Ezra French. We’ve learned about Sabrina Shackford’s ancestors, from Samuel Burnham Shackford’s, Shackford Genealogy Manuscript which I had reviewed in 2016. Susanna Sabrina is listed on a page with ID #253 which lists the details of her children and lists her parents as Samuel Shackford and Susannah Hobbs. This page of the manuscript includes two sources: Sabrina S. Lanfair and History of Deerfield 2-229. This means that Samuel Burnham Shackford either spoke to or corresponded with Susanna Sabrina and there may be additional source information from the conversations or correspondence in the many boxes of materials at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society!!! Yes, this means a road trip back to Boston is in the future – well not the near future but someday in the future…

Samuel Shackford Shackford Genealogy Manuscript, 13 October 1925; typed manuscript, SG SHA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts. (56)

Samuel Burnham Shackford’s manuscript describing Susannah Sabrina’s father #116 lists her siblings and Samual’s ancestors and includes a source: Family Bible per Sabrina Lanfair. This has us wondering what is included in the Bible – did it include these ancestors or just list her parents? Was the Bible passed down to Susanna Sabrina’s descendents or donated to an archive? And was it transcribed by anyone? Also if it was transcribed, was a transcription left with the documents kept with Samuel Burnham Shackford’s manuscript???

If you’re a descendent of Susanna Sabrina Shackford Lanfair, perhaps you can help with these questions!

Samuel Burnham Shackford’s manuscript does take Sabrina’s ancestry back to William Shackford & Deborah Trickey and if correct, links me to the person with a small DNA match via Joshua Shackford & Elizabeth Barnes as a seventh cousin twice removed which aligns with this small match. The manuscript if correct also connects many Shackfords who I have not been able to connect to William & Deborah and had just left with no ancestors. However there is very little documentation for #62 John Shackford who according to the manuscript lived to age 103 (1743-1846) which seems unlikely. Also am a bit uncertain regarding the #26 Paul Shackford listed as the son of Joshua Shackford and Elizabeth Barnes — just difficult to sort out the many Paul’s. I plan to continue to look for more sources for this new information and review each new piece of information over the next few months.

SOURCES:

Find A Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 October 2018), Find A Grave Memorial, Susanna Sabrina Shackford Lanfair,# 96753875.

Massachusetts “Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980,” index book, Ancestry.com(http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 October 2018), anfair Susanna S (Shackford) Hardwick, Year 1924, Vol 29, Page 259.

Sheldon George, A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: The Times When and the People by Whom it was Settled, Unsettled and Resettled with a Special Study of the Indian Wars in the Connecticut Valley with Genealogies. Vol II(Deerfield, Mass.: 1896), page 229; digital images, Archive.org(http://archive.org : accessed 8 October 2018.

Vermont Phoenix, Brattleboro, Vermont (online archive), Married, Dec 22, 1843, Image 3, accessed Jan 9, 2013.

Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8MY-ZSB, Edwin Lanfair/Sabrina Shackford, 14 December 1843; digital images, FamilySearch(www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2013).

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Where is Susannah Sabrina (Shackford) Lanfair’s Family Bible? (Blog 479)