Wayland - pafg06 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Immigrant to Virginia prior to1720, Thomas Wieland and related lines
George UTZ [Parents] was born about 1742. He married Margaret WEAVER.
Margaret WEAVER [Parents] was born in 1742. She married George UTZ.
According to Germanna Record No. 6, she married John Wilhoit, son of the immigrant, Michael Wilhoit. According to Clifford W. Michaels Jr. line, she married George Utz, as listed here. I will investigate further, possibly both are true.
They had the following children:
Joseph Franklin WAYLAND Dr. [Parents] was born in 1823. He married Emma S. R. MCCULLOCH on 9 Feb 1847 in , Clark Co., Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.9,12,19
Found with father in 1840 Clark Co., Mo. Census. Listed separately in the 1850 Clark Co. Census, p. 271B, age 27, occupation physician, simply as "Franklin Wayland", so he went by his middle name. With him is wife and two children. The Clark Co. marriage record shows him marrying date indicated. An article in a local Clark Co. newspaper, which I have copies of, tells of the early days of the family of Jeremiah (A52), and states that Franklin made 79 visits to his Uncle Jeremiah's home to treat them in the 11 months ending in August of 1850, billing them 50 cents a visit (plus medicine), for a total charge of $39.25 (perhaps a cut rate for relatives). These bills are still in existance in the family.
Emma S. R. MCCULLOCH was born about 1824 in , , South Carolina. She married Joseph Franklin WAYLAND Dr. on 9 Feb 1847 in , Clark Co., Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.19,88
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Emma E. WAYLAND was born about 1848 in , Clark Co., Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.19 |
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Franklin WAYLAND was born about 1849 in , Clark Co., Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.19 |
Joseph WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 18 Sep 1784 in , , Virginia. He died in Jan 1856/1857 in , Kenton Co., Kentucky and was buried in Rest Haven Cem., FW, Indiana. Joseph married Mary ROWLAND on 17 May 1810 in , Augusta Co., Virginia.
Other marriages:
MASSIE, Nancy
NOTE: A, p.79,96; B, p.6,8,9,11,12. Also see update to my book.
REFERENCE: D.A.R. Lineage Book, Vol. 114, p.159; Augusta Co., Va. D.B. 36, p.406; D.B. 37, p.263; D.B. 37, p.120.
First school teacher in Clark Co., MO. Beatrice Wayland said in a letter that after Joseph's second wife died (her ancestor), he came back to Kentucky. "My branch were of KY, and mama visited my grandfather Israel when she first married. He had a second wife also, as did my father, so there are just lots of Waylands."
Joseph is listed on p. 392 of the 1810 Augusta Co., Va. Census, where he moved as a young man to be near his uncle, Lewis (A10), instead of going to Kty. with his father. He is found in the 1830 Marion Co., Mo., p. 31, next to his brother, Jeremiah (A52). He is not found in the later Mo. censuses, because he moved to Kty. The male under age 5 in the 1830 Census is George, age 1 year. The 1830 Census lists 6 sons and 2 dtrs. The 1850 Kenton Co., Kty. Census lists Joseph Wayland, age 68, farmer, b. in Va.; Nancy Wayland, age 50 (she would be older according to birthdate); Jeremiah, age 16; and Joseph, age 7. Nancy's birthdate may be more like 1800, according to these ages. There are also two families headed by George and Richard Wayland in the same county, and although the connection is not known, they are likely the sons of Joseph, and I have put them on his line. Records copied from family bible gives his birth date as 11 Sept 1784, according to Willett Magruder, 76080 Zuni Rd., Indian Wells, California 92210. He says that the bible is now in the Filson Club, Louisville, Kty., but used to belong to his mother. Joseph is also found in the 1820 Kentucky census, Camp 128 No Twp L
In Jan 1994, I received correspondence from Vicki Giles Maddox, 16138 Skunk River Rd., Burlington, IA 52601. She does not believe that the Joseph in the Mo. census is the same as this one. She says that the 1820 Kentucky Census "Camp 128 No Twp L" has Joseph & John & Willis Wayland. She says that the 1830 Kentucky census "Camp 256 No Twp L" lists Joseph along with John, Joshua, Wesley and Willis Wayland. She gives Joseph's date of death, stating that she has the will (a copy I presume) of Joseph, and he makes "his mark" which indicates that he was illiterate. She states that the Joseph found in Missouri Census of 1830 was not this Joseph, as he was found in the 1830 Kty census. She also says that the Joseph in Missouri was a school teacher and therefore could not have been illiterate. Ms. Maddox does not list Alfred as a child, but gives these children of Joseph with birthdates: Lewis 1812, Lucy 1813, Richard 1817, George 1811 or 1829, Israel 1825, Jeremiah 1834, and Joseph Jr. 1843. I am asking for a copy of Joseph's will which she has. These last children would be too old for his wife to have borne them, unless her age is given wrong, which I suspect it may be. She gives his DOD as Jan 1857, and adds the daughter Lucy, whom I did not have. She also leaves out Alfred as his child and puts Israel and George under the first wife, adding a Joseph and a Jeremiah as being children of his second wife. If my death date is correct for first wife, Israel and George could not be her children.
In 4/98, I received this email note, "I received a copy of a page from a Rest Haven Cemetery record, published by the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Public Library in 1977, which indicates that Joseph Wayland died on 15 November, 1851." This was from: "Randy E. Roberts" , Curator of Special Collections and University Archivist. He also says that according to an 1850 census record, Joseph Wayland was a postmaster at Edinburg, Blue River Township, Johnson County, Indiana. Unknown who this is.
In 1995, I received a letter from H. Howard Stephenson, 789 Puuikena Drive, Honolulu, HI 96821-2512. His notes said about Joseph, "According to the 1810 census, he lived in Augusta Co., VA with his wife (between 16-26) and one other free person in household. He is listed in the 1820 and 1830 censuses in Campbell Co., KY. In 1840, his residence is listed in Kenton Co., KY. According to the Oct 7, 1850 census, Joseph was postmaster of Edinburg, Blue River Township, Johnson Co., Indiana; confirmed Rest Haven Cemetary, Ft. Wayne, IN. Beatrice Wayland English Smith says he died in 1853."
Beatrice says in a letter she wrote in 1937: "Joseph was, with some brothers and sisters, the first white family in Clark County, MO. They came here more than a hundred years ago and he was the first school teacher in the county. This is quoted from the histories of Missouri and I also get it from some of the Waylands in that part."
Joseph's death is given as 15 Nov 1851 by another person. Beatrice Wayland English Smith states that he died in 1853.
Pittsburge State Univ. source says "According to the 1810 census, he lived in Augusta County, VA, with his wife (between 16 and 26 years of age and 'one other free person in household.' He is listed in the 1820 and 1830 censuses in Campbell County, KY. In 1840 his residence is listed in Kenton County, KY. According to the October 7, 1850 census, Joseph Wayland was postmaster of Edinburg, Blue River Township, Johnson County, IN; confirmed Rest Haven Cemetary (Ft. Wayne Ind,: Ft. Wayne Public Library)
Mary ROWLAND "Polly" was born about 1785. She died in 1823. Polly married Joseph WAYLAND on 17 May 1810 in , Augusta Co., Virginia.
NOTE: A, p.96; B, p.11; see also update notes to my book.
I was sent a large Rowland file that didn't have any of mine, by:
A GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE THOMAS ROWLAND
LINEAGE IN THE UNITED STATES
1635-present
[email protected]
Compiled by Ronald L. Hughes
(The attachment to this e-mail is done in Word Perfect 7, WEB-Document format. Hope you can read it. My address is 206 Boggs Circle, Long Beach, MS 39560, TEL when home is 228-868-3000. )
Background of Rowland/Roland name: This name is not unusual, in all of Europe. In its different forms, it is present in almost, if not all countries of Europe. Its origin may not be unusual in many of its forms IE. Roland, common in France and England; Orlando, common in Italian areas; Rolando, common in Spanish/Portuguese areas; Rolland, common in German areas.
They had the following children:
Joseph WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 18 Sep 1784 in , , Virginia. He died in Jan 1856/1857 in , Kenton Co., Kentucky and was buried in Rest Haven Cem., FW, Indiana. Joseph married Nancy MASSIE after 1823.
Other marriages:
ROWLAND, Mary
NOTE: A, p.79,96; B, p.6,8,9,11,12. Also see update to my book.
REFERENCE: D.A.R. Lineage Book, Vol. 114, p.159; Augusta Co., Va. D.B. 36, p.406; D.B. 37, p.263; D.B. 37, p.120.
First school teacher in Clark Co., MO. Beatrice Wayland said in a letter that after Joseph's second wife died (her ancestor), he came back to Kentucky. "My branch were of KY, and mama visited my grandfather Israel when she first married. He had a second wife also, as did my father, so there are just lots of Waylands."
Joseph is listed on p. 392 of the 1810 Augusta Co., Va. Census, where he moved as a young man to be near his uncle, Lewis (A10), instead of going to Kty. with his father. He is found in the 1830 Marion Co., Mo., p. 31, next to his brother, Jeremiah (A52). He is not found in the later Mo. censuses, because he moved to Kty. The male under age 5 in the 1830 Census is George, age 1 year. The 1830 Census lists 6 sons and 2 dtrs. The 1850 Kenton Co., Kty. Census lists Joseph Wayland, age 68, farmer, b. in Va.; Nancy Wayland, age 50 (she would be older according to birthdate); Jeremiah, age 16; and Joseph, age 7. Nancy's birthdate may be more like 1800, according to these ages. There are also two families headed by George and Richard Wayland in the same county, and although the connection is not known, they are likely the sons of Joseph, and I have put them on his line. Records copied from family bible gives his birth date as 11 Sept 1784, according to Willett Magruder, 76080 Zuni Rd., Indian Wells, California 92210. He says that the bible is now in the Filson Club, Louisville, Kty., but used to belong to his mother. Joseph is also found in the 1820 Kentucky census, Camp 128 No Twp L
In Jan 1994, I received correspondence from Vicki Giles Maddox, 16138 Skunk River Rd., Burlington, IA 52601. She does not believe that the Joseph in the Mo. census is the same as this one. She says that the 1820 Kentucky Census "Camp 128 No Twp L" has Joseph & John & Willis Wayland. She says that the 1830 Kentucky census "Camp 256 No Twp L" lists Joseph along with John, Joshua, Wesley and Willis Wayland. She gives Joseph's date of death, stating that she has the will (a copy I presume) of Joseph, and he makes "his mark" which indicates that he was illiterate. She states that the Joseph found in Missouri Census of 1830 was not this Joseph, as he was found in the 1830 Kty census. She also says that the Joseph in Missouri was a school teacher and therefore could not have been illiterate. Ms. Maddox does not list Alfred as a child, but gives these children of Joseph with birthdates: Lewis 1812, Lucy 1813, Richard 1817, George 1811 or 1829, Israel 1825, Jeremiah 1834, and Joseph Jr. 1843. I am asking for a copy of Joseph's will which she has. These last children would be too old for his wife to have borne them, unless her age is given wrong, which I suspect it may be. She gives his DOD as Jan 1857, and adds the daughter Lucy, whom I did not have. She also leaves out Alfred as his child and puts Israel and George under the first wife, adding a Joseph and a Jeremiah as being children of his second wife. If my death date is correct for first wife, Israel and George could not be her children.
In 4/98, I received this email note, "I received a copy of a page from a Rest Haven Cemetery record, published by the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Public Library in 1977, which indicates that Joseph Wayland died on 15 November, 1851." This was from: "Randy E. Roberts" , Curator of Special Collections and University Archivist. He also says that according to an 1850 census record, Joseph Wayland was a postmaster at Edinburg, Blue River Township, Johnson County, Indiana. Unknown who this is.
In 1995, I received a letter from H. Howard Stephenson, 789 Puuikena Drive, Honolulu, HI 96821-2512. His notes said about Joseph, "According to the 1810 census, he lived in Augusta Co., VA with his wife (between 16-26) and one other free person in household. He is listed in the 1820 and 1830 censuses in Campbell Co., KY. In 1840, his residence is listed in Kenton Co., KY. According to the Oct 7, 1850 census, Joseph was postmaster of Edinburg, Blue River Township, Johnson Co., Indiana; confirmed Rest Haven Cemetary, Ft. Wayne, IN. Beatrice Wayland English Smith says he died in 1853."
Beatrice says in a letter she wrote in 1937: "Joseph was, with some brothers and sisters, the first white family in Clark County, MO. They came here more than a hundred years ago and he was the first school teacher in the county. This is quoted from the histories of Missouri and I also get it from some of the Waylands in that part."
Joseph's death is given as 15 Nov 1851 by another person. Beatrice Wayland English Smith states that he died in 1853.
Pittsburge State Univ. source says "According to the 1810 census, he lived in Augusta County, VA, with his wife (between 16 and 26 years of age and 'one other free person in household.' He is listed in the 1820 and 1830 censuses in Campbell County, KY. In 1840 his residence is listed in Kenton County, KY. According to the October 7, 1850 census, Joseph Wayland was postmaster of Edinburg, Blue River Township, Johnson County, IN; confirmed Rest Haven Cemetary (Ft. Wayne Ind,: Ft. Wayne Public Library)
Nancy MASSIE was born on 5 Mar 1779. She died in 1831. Nancy married Joseph WAYLAND after 1823.
Idora Wayland's notes has her marriage to Joseph as being 1832, others 1823. Vicki Maddox says that it that is way off and it was in 1850. Since she gives her age as 50 on the 1850 census, and has young children on that census, I have to wonder if the age is wrong or if the children are not hers...perhaps those of a relative.
In 11/99 the following was posted by Maxey Sumlin :
"I found my Edmund Massey living with his daughter and son-in-law, Joseph Wayland, on the 1840 census of Kenton Co., KY. Any information on where Joseph married Sarah Massey would really be appreciated."
They had the following children:
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Jeremiah WAYLAND was born about 1834. |
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Josiah WAYLAND was born about 1828.
This was sent to me in 1/00, and may relate to him:
I am interested to find and learn more about the Wayland sisters who married the MASSEYS.
I have a Mary Massey married JOSIAH WAYLAND in 1847 Grant Co., KY.
Sarah Massey married RICHARD WAYLAND in 1840 Grant Co., KY.
I can not find Josiah and Mary after 1850, where did they go and the children? I have a bit on Richard and Sarah in Kenton Co, KY in the 1850 Federal Census and some children thats all. Where did they all go?
Mary and Sarah's younger sister, Eliza Jane Massey married Christopher Clark Johnson in 1848 in Grant County, KY, the bondsman was Josiah Wayland. Eliza Jane and Christopher are my ancestors. Thanks
Zack Bennett
P.O. Box 280941
San francisco, California 94128
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Joseph WAYLAND was born about 1831. |
Julius WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 5 Nov 1788 in , Albemarle Co., Virginia. He died on 25 Jun 1846 in , Clark Co., Missouri and was buried in , Clark Co., Missouri. Julius married Elizabeth ROBERTS on 14 Dec 1823 in Henry Co., Kentucky.
NOTE: A, p.79,96; B, p.6,8,9,13,14
REFERENCE: Census 1840 Clark Co. Missouri, p. 332. One reference
says he died age 57 years, 7 months and 20 days. Vicki Maddox has DOB 8 Nov. Willett Magruder say he died in June of 1846. Since Elizabeth is listed as a widow in the 1850 census, he must have died about this time.
He has Clark federal land grants, 3 all dated Oct 13, 1835..can be seen at:
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Elizabeth ROBERTS was born in 1798 in , Shelby Co., Kentucky. She died on 11 Sep 1858 in Wayland, , Missouri. Elizabeth married Julius WAYLAND on 14 Dec 1823 in Henry Co., Kentucky.
NOTE: A, pp.96,97; B, pp.13,14
Listed as widow in 1850 Clark Co., Mo. Census on p. 292B, next to William Bartlett, age 53 and his family. Vicki Maddox has DOD as 19 Sep 1858.
They had the following children:
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Mary F. "Polly" WAYLAND |
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Harriet Ann WAYLAND |
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Fielding WAYLAND Dr. |
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William WAYLAND was born in 1832 in , Clark Co., Missouri. He died in 1896.
NOTE: B, p.14. There was confusion between this man and his first cousin by the same name (586) as to which one married and and had a son. But the other one died at an early age and was thought to be childless. |
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Sarah Jane WAYLAND was born in 1836 in , Clark Co., Missouri. She died on 13 Mar 1854 in Wayland, , Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.14
1850 Census birthdate would be about 1837 whereas family information gives it as 1833 and DOD as 1861. Vicki Maddox gives her DOB and DOD as listed here, without docs. |
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Francis WAYLAND was born on 28 Feb 1842 in , Clark Co., Missouri. He died on 8 Jul 1902.
NOTE: B, p.14
1850 Census birthdate would be about 1840. No other information. Vicki Maddox gives the dates as listed here, but with DOB as 29 Feb (PAF would not accept that as valid date) and says that he never married. |
Rev. Edward Jeffries WORTHINGTON was born on 23 Jul 1790. He died on 16 Oct 1828. Edward married Elizabeth "Betsy" WAYLAND about 1809.
NOTE: A, p.79; B, p.15
Much information on the Worthington line is available from Clifford Worthington Michaels Jr., 8546 E. 33rd, Tulsa, OK 74145 and from Leland Wayland (B49).
Elizabeth "Betsy" WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 8 Apr 1790 in , , Virginia. She died on 17 Aug 1874 in , Clark Co., Missouri. Elizabeth married Rev. Edward Jeffries WORTHINGTON about 1809.
Other marriages:
NICHOLS, Samuel
NOTE: A, p.79; B, p.15
Birthdate may be either 1790 (family records) or 1791 (Hebron Church records). No children from the second marriage late in life.
They had the following children:
Rev. Samuel NICHOLS was born about 1788. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" WAYLAND.
Elizabeth "Betsy" WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 8 Apr 1790 in , , Virginia. She died on 17 Aug 1874 in , Clark Co., Missouri. Elizabeth married Rev. Samuel NICHOLS.
Other marriages:
WORTHINGTON, Edward Jeffries
NOTE: A, p.79; B, p.15
Birthdate may be either 1790 (family records) or 1791 (Hebron Church records). No children from the second marriage late in life.
Abraham WAYLAND Dr. [Parents] was born on 7 May 1792 in , Madison Co., Virginia. He died on 21 Apr 1875 in , Clark Co., Missouri and was buried in St. Francisville, , Missouri. Abraham married Evaline Hopkins VAN LEAR in 1821.
NOTE: A, p.79,97; B, p.6,8,9,12,81
Family information, which appears to be very accurate, listed the two children who died in childbirth and whose graves were later found. This information does not list the three youngest children with Abraham in the 1850 Census, and I therefore do not think that these are his children. Most likely, they are the children of a relative who died, such as Joseph (A47). In his household (in addition to children listed as his) were: Rachel Ann Wayland age 15, female, Jeremiah Wayland age 11, male, and "Burrows Al" age 5, male. Vicki Maddox says that she had heard that his second wife was Evaline Wayland (possibly B17) but no evidence of this.
He apparently bought much federal land, if he is the one at the site:
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Bureau of Land Management for the Fed. Govt. has many purchases for an Abraham Wayland, beginning in 1831 in Clark County.
He may have been in the War of 1812, and that gave him some federal land. I did not know that he was in Ky, and this may or may not apply to him:
"ABRAM WAYLAND
9 REGIMENT (SIRALL'S), MOUNTED,
KENTUCKY VOLS. WAR OF 1812"
Evaline Hopkins VAN LEAR was born in 1801. She died in 1864. Evaline married Abraham WAYLAND Dr. in 1821.
NOTE: A, p.97; B, p.12,81, also see additional notes to B
Dr. John Walter Wayland found in 1928, "in the old McDowell graveyard above Fairfield in Rockbridge Co., Va." the two small tombstones for B12 and B13. This would indicate that Abraham and his family left Va. no sooner than the death of the infant, Fielding, most likely in the Spring of 1929, when the roads were passable. Abraham and family are found in the 1830 Augusta Co.,
Va. Census, p. 50, but not in later Va. Censuses. They are found in the 1840 Clark Co., Mo. Census, p. 335; and the 1850 Clark co. Census, p.240B. Ages given on these Censuses coincide with known children listed, except that there is an extra child under age 5 on the 1840 Census, in addition to Jeremiah, so may have been another child who died in infancy. The 1850 Census also shows an additional name, "Burrows Al", 5 yr. old male, who is probably a boarder, due to the last name of Burrows and the fact that Evaline would have been age 44 when he was born. There were those with this name. Francis Burruss was the wife of James Wayland (A83), and Bettie Wayland (B153) m. Burroughs.
They had the following children:
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Joseph Franklin WAYLAND Dr. |
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Louisa Jane WAYLAND was born on 4 Jul 1825. She died on 24 Apr 1828 and was buried in McDowell Cem., Rockbridge Co., Virginia.
NOTE: B, p.12,81
Dr. John Walter Wayland found in 1928, in the "Old McDowell graveyard above Fairfield in Rockbridge Co., Va.", tombstones of Louisa and brother Fielding, giving birth and death dates. |
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Fielding Lewis WAYLAND was born on 30 Dec 1827 in , , Virginia. He died in Feb 1828 and was buried in McDowell Cem., Rockbridge Co., Virginia.
NOTE: B, p.12, 81
Dr. John Walter Wayland found in 1928 in the "Old McDowell graveyard above Fairfield in Rockbridge Co., Va.", the stones for Fielding and his sister, Louisa, giving names and dates. Perhaps Joseph Franklin (B11) seeing the death of his two younger siblings impressed him enough to become a doctor. |
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Robert Van Lear WAYLAND Rev. |
Jeremiah WAYLAND [Parents] 1, 2 was born on 29 Jun 1796 in , , Virginia. He died on 19 Feb 1883 in , Clark Co., Missouri. Jeremiah married Nancy Jane BARTLETT on 4 May 1822 in , Daviess Co., Kentucky.
Jeremiah Wayland (Joshua, Adam, Thomas), b. 29 Jun 1796 VA, d. 19 Feb 1883 Clark Co., MO. He was one of the first settlers in Clark County. He had many interesting encounters with Indians, and (being a preacher) is said to have married Capt. Clark of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition in Jeremiah's home. Jeremiah and Francis Church planned the first town in Clark County, St. Francisville. Jeremiah built the first church, and his son, George Haywood Wayland, was the first white child born in the county. Joseph Wayland was the county's first teacher. See the excellent biography of Jeremiah, written while his wife was still alive, on pp 976-978 of the "History of Clark, Knox, and Scotland counties, Missouri", pub. in 1887. He is listed in the book of early land grants, vol. 1, p.54, as purchasing land on Dec. 23, 1829. Jeremiah is listed in the 1830 Marion County MO Census, p. 31, along with brother, Joseph (A47). He is listed on p. 333 of the 1840 Clark County, MO Census, and also on p. 287 of the 1850 Clark County Census. He didn't move; the county changed names.
Jeremiah in 1806, at age 10, emigrated with his parents, Joshua Wayland and Rachel Utz, from VA to KY. His father probably obtained land in KY on a veteran's land grant, as he was in the Rev. War. Jeremiah matured on his father's farm near Smithfield in Shelby Co., KY, where he taught school for several years. On May 4, 1822, he married Nancy J. Bartlett in Davies Co., KY. Nancy was b. 25 Mar 1803 Elizabethtown, KY, and d. 16 Jul 1890 in Clark County. Jeremiah tried farming in KY, but decided to try the better land in Missouri.
Traveling with Jeremiah were his family and his two brothers-in-law, Samuel Bartlett and George Haywood, according to the above biography. Not only did Jeremiah marry a Bartlett, but his sister, Louisa Ann Wayland married Samuel Bartlett. It is not known how Haywood is a brother in law, as the husbands of all of Jeremiah's sisters are recorded, and he is not one of them. The immigrants remained in Palmyra, MO for a year and the men found suitable land on the Des Moines River adjoining what was to be St. Francisville in Clark County in the Fall of 1829. They built log houses and then sent for their families. Jeremiah's brother, Joseph, is not mentioned in the biography, but he must have accompanied them or followed very soon after, as both are listed together on the same page of the 1830 census, Marion Co., MO, p. 31. Clark Co. was formed from Lewis Co. in 1836, which had been previously formed from Marion Co. in 1833, so they never moved.
Jeremiah was a Baptist lay preacher and a justice of the peace. He secured the estate of his brother-in-law, Samuel Bartlett, on May 29, 1840, along with his brother, Abraham, and George Haywood. The deceased's wife, Louisa Wayland, was the administratrix. On Mar 20, 1848, he secured the will of Jeremiah Riley with William Bartlett the guardian of the estate. Jeremiah's son, Lewis, married a Riley. Jeremiah secured, along with his brother, Julius, the will of their brother, Dr. Fielding Wayland. Fielding's will was dated Aug. 29, 1838, and the will was probated on Feb 25, 1843. Abraham and John Callaway were executors of Fielding's estate, and William Bartlett was one of the witnesses.
Jeremiah was executor, along with Henry Snively, of Julius Wayland's will, dated June 24, 1846, L/T being granted to Jeremiah on Oct 27, 1846 regarding Julius' will. Abraham both witnessed and secured Julius' will, and Joseph F. Wayland also secured it. Jeremiah is also listed as administrator of the estate of Paschal Wayland on Apr 5, 1853. Paschal (unknown relationship) died intestate (without a will), and the estate was secured by William Bartlett. All of the above will information was taken from volumes of the "Missouri Pioneers."
Jeremiah is listed in the book of early land grants as purchasing land on Dec. 23, 1829 (Vol. 1, p. 54). On the same date, Abraham purchases land, but there is a good chance that Jeremiah bought it in his name and that Abraham came months later. Jeremiah is buried in Wolfe Cemetary in Clark Co., along with his mother, Rachel, and his sister, Louisa Ann, and his brother, Fielding.
An article in the local paper "The Media", Kahoka, MO in 1966 tells of the early days of this family. Jeremiah hunted wolves and had a very fast mare which could outrun any wolf. He and his hounds killed 35 wolves in one season. The story tells of George Biggs, the second husband of Jeremiah's sister, Louisa Wayland Bartlett, chasing a wolf on horseback until the wolf tired. There was a foot of snow in the ground, and not wanting to waste a bullet, George removed the iron stirrup from his saddle and swung at the wolf. The saddle turned, dumping him on top of the wolf. A life and death struggle ensued, and ended only when Biggs (a large man) managed to hold the wolf by the throat with one hand and open his knife with the other hand, using his teeth, and killed the wolf.
Jeremiah and his family had good relations with the Indians of Clark County, which were of the Sac and Fox tribes, both led by Chief Black Hawk. During the Black Hawk War of 1832, the pioneers sent all of their women and children to Tully, a town near Canton, and the men worked the fields carrying guns. The pioneer men then all moved to Fort Pike, which was built in St. Francisville as a defense against the Indians, and waited for the Indians to attack, but they never did. When Chief Black Hawk was captured, they moved back to their cabins, and Black Hawk's squaw lived with Jeremiah until he was freed.
The news article states that one night in 1832 (maybe before the war?) an Indian and his squaw were staying with Jeremiah and his family. During the night, they heard a terrible noise and the Indians jumped up and siad that a terrible calamity was about to occur and rode off on their horses. Jeremiah and his family left also, and later that night their log home was swept away by the river. The noise that they heard earlier was the sound of the ice breaking on the river. Jeremiah replaced the log home then with a brick home, built about 1832, which is still standing.
Land grants can be seen at: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Nancy Jane BARTLETT was born on 25 Mar 1803 in Elizabethtown, , Kentucky. She died on 16 Jul 1890 in , Clark Co., Missouri. Nancy married Jeremiah WAYLAND on 4 May 1822 in , Daviess Co., Kentucky.
NOTE: A, p.97; B, p.8,9
Nancy's sister married George Haywood and her brother, Samuel Bartlett, married her husband Jeremiah's sister, Louisa (A54). The Waylands, Bartletts, and Haywoods settled virgin land where there was nothing but Indians and they were very close knit. Roberta Bostic Davis reportedly has Nancy's family bible. She is located at: 675 East Main, Kohoka, MO 63445.
Her name is given as Nancy Ann Bartlett on marriage records found at:
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/ky+index+166621323008+F
They had the following children:
Robert P. MITCHELL Dr. was born on 27 Apr 1784. He died on 6 Dec 1853. Robert married Mary Ann "Polly" WAYLAND.
NOTE: B, p.11 Vicki Maddox conjectures that perhaps they had another son, A. W. Mitchell, who m. Mary Isabell Wayland (552), but no proof of this. He was also a physician.
Mary Ann "Polly" WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 18 Jan 1801 in , Madison Co., Virginia. She died on 15 Sep 1838 in Sugar Creek Cros, , Missouri. Mary married Robert P. MITCHELL Dr..
NOTE: A, p.79; B, p.11 Some sources give middle initial as "K". Vicki Maddox has DOB as 10 Jan 1801, and middle initial as Mary "B" and gives her husband the title of "Col" rather than "Dr."
They had the following children:
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