Leon Bushey Genealogies

This collection of genealogies was compiled by Leon Bushey [1896-1986], long-time town clerk for Monkton. Leon was one of the authors of the History of Monkton, Vermont, published in 1961, available for sale on this site. He was an avid historian, genealogist, and rare book dealer.

Mr. Bushey intended to publish an updated version of this history in 1977, right after the United States bicentennial. He hoped to include 100 genealogies of early Monkton families. We know that he decided to focus on families who settled in Monkton before 1850. The updated history was never published. However, Mr. Bushey left behind a typescript. The original is in our town clerk’s office. In 2024, staff there digitized the 85 genealogies Mr. Bushey completed. With permission of Sharon Gomez, town clerk, we are making them available here so that all may benefit.

The research done by Mr. Bushey is amazing. He had the benefit of deep knowledge of the town and its people.  Anyone reading his work will appreciate the anecdotes he includes. At the same time, now we have access to digital resources not available to him. For this reason, we recommend that readers verify his conclusions through their own research.

Aimes Family

David Aimes and Stephen Aimes (probably brothers) both arrived in Monkton at an early date prior to 1800. Although they were an early family and their children were of relative early recorded births, the Monkton records show no marriages of their children or any deaths recorded. Thus it has been taken for granted that the families did not stay long and must have left town at a time soon following the latter births.

Atwood Family

This family came to Monkton about 1810 at least according to the records. They mostly lived on and near the Ridge, and were merchants, postmasters, and farmers. One of the Atwoods was credited as having the first sailboat on Monkton Pond.

Baldwin Family

This family was known as early as 672 in England. The Monkton Baldwins first appear in 1775 when Isaac Baldwin V sold a parcel of land in Monkton. Whether he ever lived in Monkton himself is not known. His son Nathan Gaylord Baldwin, bn. 4-27-1767, d. 1820-7 begins the Monkton line.

Ball, Adonijah (1778-1841)

Adonijah Ball was a veteran of the War of 1812, the husband of three wives and the father of 15 children, the descendants of which now reside in almost every state west of the Mississippi River. Adonijah was born in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts on November 20, 1778. Adonijah moved with his family to Wilmington, Vermont in 1785.

Ball, Isaac Jr (1747-1809)

Isaac Ball, Jr. was a Revolutionary War Minuteman who responded to the call to arms at Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775 and participated in the siege of Boston. Isaac, Jr. was born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on December 31, 1747. He moved to Wilmington sometime after November 5, 1784 and before the Vermont State Census of 1785. On March 17, 1802, Isaac, Jr. and his son Adoniijah purchased 100 acres in Bristol. Isaac, Jr. died in Bristol on August 17, 1809, at the age of 61. He is buried in the Varney Cemetery one mile north of Bristol at the intersection of Monkton Road and Hardscrabble Road.

Ball, John (1585-1655)

Watertown Family Line covering 13 generations from John Ball Sr. (c1585-1655) to Michael Perry Ball (1983-living) including Isaac and Adonijah detailed above.

Barnes Family

This family has several marriages in Monkton records, but no births and only two deaths have been found. The Barnes menfolk seem to have come from Addison, Vt., or at least some records say so, and it is presumed that they were of the same line.

Barnum Family

This was a large family in Monkton and the surrounding towns of Addison County and was one of the best known along with the Deans, Smiths and Collins families. Jehiel Barnum settled first in that portion of Monkton called Barnumtown, the name deriving due to at least three families having settled there and many remaining for years. This is not the line of Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum of Museum, Carnival and Circus fame. His descent was from an altogether different line from the first immigrant Thomas Barnum.

Barnum, Barnabas

Barnabas Barnum was supposed to have arrived in Monkton a little after the Bishops and Stearns. In Smith’s History, it is told that Barnum and his family came to Monkton in 1774, and the war broke up the settlement. Barnum was killed at the Block House affair, but there has never been any record of his burial to prove it, although such records do name and show those that were killed.

Bates Family

This was an early family of Monkton about 1797-1800. They were not a large family as the records show, but were prominent in town affaires and politics. Farming was their chief livelihood, except for Miles Bates who was town clerk for years and finally moved from Barnumtown to Monkton Boro on what has been known later as the Buttolph and Baldwin Farm. The Boro Cemetery was set to the town by Miles Bates.

Beers, Eliakim Family

Eliakim Beers came to Monkton with his brother Elnathan Beers in about 1798. Some records show that they were here as early as 1796 according to family records. There are records showing that Eliakim Beers with his brother Elnathan, both having been carpenters worked at Vergennes upon the building of MacDonough’s Fleet. He had settled in Monkton and built a log house upon what was later to be the Carter Beers farm which extended from Pond Brook in East Monkton to the Kaolin Hill Road.

Beers, Elnathan Family

Two brothers, Eliakim and Elnathan Beers, came to Monkton to reside about 1798. They settled in East Monkton, where Eliakim lived his whole life. Elnathan later settled over the town line in Ferrisburgh, where his land still extended into Monkton, and lived also at one other place in Ferrisburgh. His farm, of which later his son Ransom Beers lived and died, and Elnathan in his old age returned and died there. They are buried in the carpenter Cemetery in the southern portion of Barnumtown. The farm was situated at the “Y” in the contact with the present and then Monkton Vergennes Road.

Benedict / Barton / Berry / Bostwick Families

Birth dates for children of Daniel and Catherine Benedict.

Children of Moses Barton.

Births of children of Ebenezer and Denise Berry.

Children of Cyrus Bostwick.

Bishop Family

This family first settled in Monkton along with the Stearns family. The burial of the father John Bishop who settled in Monkton has never been located. John Bishop, after having been taken prisoner during Major Carlton’s Raid on Monkton and other Addison County towns, returned to Monkton where he held office and surveyed many a man’s lands and farms.

Branch / Beckwith Families

Some deaths of the Branch family. The later Branch’s removed to the north in Milton, Chittendon County.

Births on the Beckwith family. This family and/or its descendants removed to Middlebury, Vt.

Bull Family

There was quite a large Bull family in Monkton, but this was following and during the 1870’s. One family perhaps to be mentioned as the earliest Bull, is a Nelson Bull, md. 4-14-1839 to Lucy Stilson. File includes Family group sheets submitted by correspondent.

Carter Family

The Monkton Carters have many vital statistics missing. This may be due to the families marrying and living in New Haven and Ferrisburgh as well as Monkton where the missing links may be found. I will give as best I can the Monkton records of this family by marriages, births and deaths, while giving any other information from their vital records that appear in the Monkton files, to add to and substantiate what has been given here. (Includes Rebecca Carter, b. 12-24-1796, md. Philemon Barnum of the present Barnums in Monkton.)

Chaffee / Chase Families

George Chaffee, after marriage, the time not exactly known, moved to Middlebury where he farmed and had other interests. Was well known in Addison County, and raised livestock of all species.

Lydia Chase Brown was from Monkton, but this record was found in Ohio, where the great exodus took many people from Monkton families, and sometimes the eldest members made this change in their final residences. To name a few: Drake; Hoag; Roscoe, Barnum, Smith, Brown, Ferguson, Noble, Benedict, Freeman, Allen, Collins, Day, Nichols, Dunham, Hubbell, Lamson and many others. This is one reason when a person that is not acquainted with the Great exodus, or Migration, westerly, there are not further records here available, which seems strange to those searching for their ancestors.

Chamberlain / Hotchkiss / Hitchcock / Hodges Families

Some of the Chamberlain family came prior to 1800, other soon following. No record of any of this family following the Civil war, or at least there seems to be no records after the War. In the 1790 census there were only one Chamberlain, Leander Chamberlain. I find no other record of him, and if he died in Monkton there might be an unmarked grave at present. In the 1800 census there were three Chamberlains here. Jerah Chamberlain, Leander Chamberlain and Swift Chamberlain.

Hotchkiss family, apparently two brothers, came to Monkton, married and purchased land and seemed to deal somewhat for speculation for there were several property changes. They married in Monkton, but there seems to be no record of births or deaths in the families, so they have been considered as leaving Monkton not very long after their marriages.

Hitchcock family were also early residents of Monkton.

Hodges family arrived in Monkton at an early date prior to 1790 census.

Clark / Chaffee Families

Clark’s in the 1810s-1840s, most buried in Carter Cemetery, a few in Friends Cemetery.

Nathaniel Chaffee, could have been buried in Starksboro, as their farm was in that portion of Monkton which was set off to Starksboro.

Collins Family

The Collins family was undoubtedly the largest family that arrived in Monkton and continued until this day with descendants in town. The first two Collins’ that settled in Monkton were Archibald and Daniel. Archibald Collins in the 1790 Census is listed with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Collins, listed with a wife and three sons 16 and over, two sons under 10 yrs and one dau. age not. given. They settled first in the western portion of Monkton and later in Monkton Boro. From then on the members of these families were in all parts of Monkton. Many of this family after marriages and births, removed to Hinesburgh, Starksboro and in Ferrisburgh. Ferrisburgh especially in its eastern portion of the town was thickly populated by the Collins’ and in this portion of the town is a cemetery that is named the Collins Cemetery with records of many burials.

Cook / Cook Families

There were two Cook families in Monkton. The first had most of their family’s vital records recorded all at the same time, probably soon after arriving in Monkton. No other reference to this family is found in any records.

The second Cook family needs a little explanation as to the surname. The head of this family was Coles Cox, the son of James Cox, an early resident (see Cox genealogy.) Coles Cox had desired to marry Mariah Barnum, but being a Quaker, she objected to the name. He had it changed to “Cook” and they were thus married.

Cox, James Family

One of the earliest families of Monkton was the Cox (Cock/Cocks/Cox) family. Their genealogy dates back to and prior to King William of England. James Cock of the fifth generation came to Monkton early in the year 1811 with his wife and the first four children. His first son, Coles Feek Cock, had his name changed to Cook, before Mariah Barnum, a Quaker, would marry him. He always went by the name Cook, while the rest of the family spelled the name Cox.

Curtis Family

Children of Martin & Rebeccah Curtis.

Dart Family

George Dart, the first Dart immigrant (see Monkton History 1962) to Monkton, started a large number of Darts that are still known to be living nearby. In some records the Darts mentioned were from out of town such as Charlotte and other localities, and their births etc., entered in Monkton records.

Day Family

The Day family was not a large family, but well known and popular with their neighbors and residents of Monkton. In the year 1800 there was but one Day family listed in the census of Monkton, Joseph Day. In the Civil War, George Day served, and the family being quakers, he is buried in the Friends Cemetery. Miriam Day was a dress maker in 1882 according to the business calendar of Monkton. Fer the most part the Days were farmers.

Dean, Ashbel Family

The family of Ashbel Dean and his descendants are not known to be related to the Nathaniel Dean family in any instance. Moses Dean, who died at Monkton at 80 years of age, was the father of Ashbel Dean who m. Rachael Barnum. Moses and Ashbel were both Rev. War Veterans.

Dean, William Family and his descendants

This family is not to be confused with another Dean family. I have always understood from members of each family that there was no connection. Nathaniel Dean (of the 4th generation) came first to Starksboro and then settled in Monkton Boro. Frederick Hezikiah Dean ran the Boro Store for many years. Casper H. Dean, a Civil war veteran of the 6th Vermont Reg. Co. A,, received a letter which was an invitation to the Banquet at Gettysburg, Va. which was held in commemorate the battle.

Doten Family

This family lived both in Bristol and Monkton. Some of the family were brought back to Monkton from Bristol and elsewhere for burial in the East Monkton Cemetery, and some are buried in Bristol and others in the Horan Cemetery in Monkton. James Doten, always called “Jimmy,” was a blacksmith and wheelwright.

Ferguson Family

John Ferguson came to Monkton in the 1780’s. On the Monkton records the name appearing written as Forguson and as Ferguson. John Ferguson as a brilliant man, a leader, a surveyor, and held town offices. His first survey of land was dated the 12th. day of April, 1787. His second purchase and survey was dated June 8, 1787. He purchased his first farm vendue on 12-28-1790, and built a sawmill. John Ferguson was chosen as one of the two delegates to the Windsor Meeting to draw the Vermont Constitution and again for the ratifying of the U.S. Constitution before Vermont was admitted to the Union.

Ferris Family

This family was an early family in Addison County and Monkton and Ferrisburgh. In the 1790 census David Ferris was living in Monkton with 4 in his family and that Alanson Ferris, David’s father was living here with a family of 5. The first deed recorded in the Land Records of Monkton in Book 1, Page 1, was from Alanson Ferris to his son David Ferris. The Ferris’ were early proprietors in several towns, thus had the chance to secure lands that would became valuable; they purchased many lots in several towns.

Benjamin Ferris Sr. and Benjamin Ferris Jr. were both surveyors. They at one time re-surveyed the township of Ferrisburgh and laid out the lots. Their town map may be seen on the wall in the Town Clerk’s Office at Ferrisburgh. They both remained in this locality. The Monkton Sheepskin shows that Benjamin Ferris, Daniel Ferris, Benjamin Ferris Jr., Read Ferris and Zebulon Ferris were all proprietors, and their names appear on the early survey map of Monkton.

Finney/Finny Family

Johnson Finney, Eleazer Finney and Alonzo Finney were all brothers, and came to Monkton at the same time and for a while all lived together. They are supposed to have come from New Milford, Conn. in 1785. Their farm so well known in Barnumtown was a large section of land, and is still termed by some as the Finny farm.

Freeman Family

This family came to Monkton in the early 1800’s, and not much is known of their activities or businesses. They lived in East Monkton on the Mountain Road, just north of the Henry Williams Farm, and on the left side of the road going north. The cellar-hole could be seen until recently and may be at present where a sand-pit was opened. This family are nearly all buried in the East Monkton Cemetery with a stone or two, and probably no one left in this area to see that ether graves were marked.

French Family

History is involved with these families, and also legends as to one family. It has been handed down that a John Thomas came to Monkton perhaps in the late 1790’s and settled on a big knoll in the south western portion of Monkton on the highway that leads through Barnumtown. This was originally the Old Stage Road that left Burlington and extended through Monkton and was the direct stage route to Rutland where it branched to take travelers to Boston or New York.

At the foot of this knoll and close to the present road was a later built house, which I well remember, and is said to have been the house of a Nathaniel & Bula French. This house has been gone for over 40 years I believe. Another family by this name was John French who settled in Monkton about 1800. This was on a parcel of land located on the Old Stage Road north of the Ashbel Dean place and has always been called the French meadow. Two more families by this name, whom I also believe were unrelated: Heman French who md. Ellen Marsh and William R. French, bn. on 8-16-1876 and was the son of Moses and Mary Sherman French.

Fuller Family

Dr. Josiah Fuller died July 1806 at Bennington. It was his son Josiah that came to Monkton in 1788 together with his brother Stephen Fuller. Ammi and Luther Fuller both were supposed to be brothers of Josiah but settled in Charlette. Although he lived and died in Charlette, Ammi is buried at Monkton Ridge where most of the Fuller family were laid to rest.

Green Family

This family lived in the East Monkton area. The deaths recorded are buried in the Horan Cemetery.

Haight Family

This family, though not a large family in Monkton, was a family of great aspect and were acknowledged for their ability as town officials and their leadership among men. They were substantial land owners, but their interest in the main were politics. Especially Stephen and Benjamin Haight.

Hall / Hawley Families

This families, and I say families, as there seems to have been several marriages, births and deaths that may show, or may not show relationship, but could have been, and I’m setting their records for future references.

The Hawley family was in Monkton in the 1790’s or before, and seemed to be gone by 1870 when only one or two were here.

Hardy/Hardie Family

Selected pages from Hardy and Hardie Past and Present by H. Claude Hardy and Rev. Edwin Noah Hardy, pub. 1935 as related to the Hardy’s of Monkton Vt.

Hardy Family

This is another early family in Monkton. In the 1790 census, we find a Lemuel Hardy with 5 in his family and a Silas Hardy with a family of 4. Silas Hardy settled on the farm situated on the present gravel road north of Monkton Ridge which leads to Hinesburgh, or the so-called left branch road that leads to Hinesburgh. I am not sure of the place that Lemuel Hardy settled, but probably close to the Ridge area.

Harriman Family

This family in Monkton between 1800 census and 1820 when their first child was born, Not to much is known of their origination, or what state they came from, but their descendants are still in Monkton. There are some voids as to the younger or 20th century records, therefore, what is given is of record or correct knowledge. The later Monkton records carry their last two generations to an extent, but it would be quite impossible for one to visit all the towns and places that their records could be found.

Hier Family

This family, quite an early one in Monkton, was at one time quite large, but the children seemed to leave. The sons married and left town, the daughters likewise which seems natural. It was not as large as some, but in doing some work for descendants I find that in Vermont there were numerous Hiers and these of Monkton are given here.

Higbee Family

James Higbee, b. 8/3/1804, came to Monkton to live with relatives at the age of 9 years. He was a farmer and remained a resident his entire life. It is determined that his relatives must have been on his maternal side as he was the first Higbee in Monkton. The 1800 census shows but one Higbee living in Vermont, and that was Dexter Higbee in the town of Pownell, Bennington County.

Hoag Family

When I started the Monkton genealogy of this family and with the intention of obtaining at least some of the early family prior to Joseph Hoag, found little reference prior to he himself, other than the records of several Hoags, but not any statements that gave me their family relationship. This family still having Hoag descendants in Monkton as well as elsewhere, gives us the information that it has been one of at least four large families of Monkton of which there are still direct descendants living here.

Hollis Family

This family came to Monkton at an early date, the actual date not known. Just how Stoddard Hollis was related to William Hollis or any of the others is also not known, but known so to be. Stoddard Hollis lived about the Ridge and is buried at the Ridge Cemetery. He came about 1800. He was a veteran of the war of 1812, and his burial is with at least his wife and two children. This family may also be searched in the Charlotte Records as they for the most part probably were of this town, and many deaths were taken to Charlotte for burial with their ancestors. This cemetery is southerly of the Charlotte four corners.

Holmes Family

This family, all Quakers, and the Monkton Holmes all buried in the Friend’s Cemetery in Monkton, except those that married to their spouses who lived in ether towns. There seems to be no births recorded in Monkton of children. Mary Holmes md. John R. Thomas of Monkton and Addison, Vt. Mary was the third wife of Mr. Thomas, and they are buried in the so-called Morgan cemetery, more recently named the East Monkton Cemetery Association Cemetery.

Hurlburt Family

Thomas Hurlburt is accepted as first of the family to arrive in America about 1635. One of his descendants, Laban Hurlburt, was born at Hanover, New Hampshire, Feb. 15, 1798, and came to Vermont in 1820 from Lebanon, N.H., and settled first on the west road leading from what is known as the Plank Road to Barnumtown in Monkton. He later removed and settled on the road leading from New Haven to Barnumtown. He married Patty Tuttle of New Haven, and they had 10 children.

Jewell Family

This family came soon after 1800 and settled in Monkton and Ferrisburgh. The Monkton Jewell, Heman R. Jewell, lived perhaps about half way from the Town Line of Charlotte and the old intersection of the highways. Heman and some of his family are buried in the Quaker Cemetery, and it is supposed that they were of this faith.

Jones Family

The Jones family were in Monkton at an early date and were connected with some of the other early families. There are records of three marriages and four deaths, but there are no records of births. Whether there were births and never recorded, or were recorded in church records rather than town records is not known, as many church records have been lost or taken away. We find that they were of the Barnumtown area and buried in this cemetery and whether they lived in an adjoining town for a while where any births were recorded is also not known.

Keeler / Knowles Families

Jonathan Keeler was md. twice, 1st to Margaret [unknown] and 2nd to Lois Stearns. There were a son and a daughter apparently from the first marriage: Ellen Keeler who md. John Knowles and Lot Keeler. The Keller’s are buried in Carpenter Cemetery except for Ellen who was probably buried in the Quaker Cemetery, along with the Knowles.

The Knowles family, Quakers, came to Monkton and some of the surrounding town in about 1800. They settled for the most part in the south and western portion of Monkton, but also finally lived also in the north western part of town. They are buried mostly in the Quaker Cemetery, and many with unmarked graves.

Knapp / Wilcox / Kendrick Families

This family lived on what was the Town Plot when the town was laid out. And about the time that the Knapps were getting old, they deeded their farm to Dexter Tracy, to care for them as long as they lived. Dexter Tracy and his family lived there until recent years, by two of his sons, Frank and Russell Tracy died on the farm and the estate was finally closed and sold.

The Wilcox family was not large, but had md. into some of the early residents of whom were special men and women in Monkton.

Lemuel Kendrick settled in Monkton, at Barnumtown, at the south-east corner of the Old Stage Read. His wife was Tryphenia Kendrick, they had been md. prier to coming to Monkton. One of the French’s had come about the same time and being a blacksmith was working fer Lemuel Kendrick, as he was also a blacksmith and a carpenter and joiner. He built the first two frame house in Monkton.

Ladd Family

This family was first in the 1800 census and the first marriage was in 1806, of Ira Ladd and Polly Lawrence. They might have come according to the land purchases soon after the 1790 census as a marriage in 1806 would tend to show that Ira Ladd surely was here and became acquainted before marriage. This family settled in Barnumtown and in Monkton Boro. At this time it was spelled Borrough, meaning the seat of the Township. The first Ira Ladd, ran a store and Post Office in Barnumtown. Ira and Daniel Ladd ran a hotel at the four corners in Monkton Boro.

Lattin Family

This family was connected with the Peck and Carter families. As there were but few Lattins in Monkton, it is assumed that the connections mentioned came to Monkton through the aforementioned families.

Lawrence Family

This family, also an early family was a large group of residents in Monkton, Hinesburgh and Starksboro, according to family records and the records of the above towns. They intermarried with all of the historical families of Monkton. There are so many voids that appear in births, deaths and marriages showing the towns, names at birth, and names at marriage caused by the use of the same given names, especially with the women, and so many entered deaths and births with no reference to the heads of these families that it is thought wise to list them by marriages, births and deaths for the benefit of later descendants looking up their genealogies than to make errors by guessing who was who and where or what family they belonged.

Little Family

Gabriel Little, and his wife Mary, came from Canada, to Monkton, some say via New York State. Gabriel’s death has not been found, but Mary’s death is recorded in Monkton as having d. in Monkton on 3-26-1875 and was 107 years of age at death. It is claimed that they may both be buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Vergennes. The only son that we have of record was Mitchel Little who did live for a long time in Monkton.

Mead Family

The family name of Mead was also a Hinesburgh family name and there are Meads living in Hinesburgh at this time. Janes Mead d. 11-3-1864 aged 77-2-25, has no birth record, nor any record of his wife, but twelve children recorded.

Meader Family

The records of the Town of Lincoln tell us that the Meader family were early settlers in that town. Later or perhaps at about the same time some of this family settled in Starksboro as we find a mention of Daniel Meader, son of Asa and Mary Meader settled in Monkton at an early date. He was b. 7/15/1823 and died in Monkton in 1909. Henry C. Meader came to Monkton in about 1863, having purchased the farm at the foot of so-called Meader Hill, and was the brother of Daniel Meader. These Meaders were, as we understand, Quakers.

Miles Family

This family’s lineage derived from ancestors that arrived on the Mayflower. The Monkton Miles family was of Quaker origin and were active members. While today their numbers have diminished, there are those still attend the Quaker Church in Monkton. Samuel Miles was a Quaker Preacher, and records show of his performing many marriages. He was also a farmer on the Old Homestead in Monkton. Many of this family are buried in the Monkton Quaker Cemetery. Some with and without markers. The Progenitor was Henry Miles. He was bn. at Stratford, England, in 12-12-1795, and d. in Monkton on 6-2-1885. His wife Mary Hagen Miles, also bn. in England on 7-25-1793 and d. in Monkton on 12-3-1885.

Mumford Family

The Mumford family was also a very early resident settler, and although their family was not as some families were, that is grew in large number, they were very solid citizens and held several offices, and looked up to for their well mannered living and their co-operation and respect for all their neighbors and fellow townsmen. Robinson Mumford was a justice of the peace and performed many marriages, and seemed to be so respected by his family that he was the person chosen to marry members of his family by the opposite spouse. The Mumfords had first settled in Bennington, Vt., from where they removed to Monkton, Vt. There were so many coming to Monkton and the surrounding towns from Bennington, that in a few families the word had spread of this part of Addison County to each other that many of the Monkton families left Bennington fer Monkton and elsewhere.

Noonan / Nimblet / Needham Families

This Quaker family lived in the northwestern part of Monkton and are all buried in the Quaker or Friends burial ground. There is no record of Mrs. Noonan’s death but mostly to have been buried there also.

Hosea Nimblet, came to town about at an early date and md. Althea Williams. He settled upon the farm now known as Vernon Norris farm. His parents were Joseph and Hannah Nimblet. He was bn. in Woodstock, Vermont and d. age age 79-3-15 on 8-8-1879.

Charles Needham, a veteran of the war of 1812, d. 3-18-1862, and is buried in Barnumtown Cemetery. His wife has no record in Monkton, but probably is buried there also.

Palmer Family

The Palmer families are difficult to connect, and there may be errors in placing each to the correct line, but their listings here will be correct as to one or two families, and the balance of Palmers will be entered for the purpose of registering them for future references.

Peck Family

The Peck family for the most part are connected with New Haven and Ferrisburgh, they also were residents of Monkton, and living close to the Monkton line, many lived, were born, married and died and are buried in Monkton. (Carter Cemetery as termed by the local families but is actually the Carpenter Cemetery, named for the man living and owning the land that he gave for this cemetery.) In this cemetery, one may see a long line of Peck burial markers which includes among others: Abel Peek, Rev. War veteran; Abel D. Peek, Civ. War Veteran, Fordice Peck also Civ. War veteran, and one Jetheel Peck of the Rev. War, buried in Monkton Ridge cemetery.

Perry, Asahel (c.1765-1820+)

Asahel Perry is believed to be the father of Hannah Perry and the father-in-law of Adonijah Ball. On April 19, 1802 Asahel Perry purchased land from Henry Mclaughlin in Bristol for $100.00. Asahel Perry was recorded in the nearby town of Starksboro during the U.S. Census of 1810.

Puffer Family

This family’s marriage started in Monkton by the records as their marriage is in Book 2. They were to have several children as recorded, but must have left Monkton as marriages of their children are mentioned, and some of these families had children who married very young.

Rogers, Curtis Ancestors

14 Generation chart of ancestors of Curtis Rogers. Monkton noted on Lemuel and Hannah (Jewett) Hardy.

Roscoe Family

The first Rusco or Roscoe that settled in Monkton was David Roscoe, and before 1800. Members of this family first settled in the Barnumtown area, and the records show that David was the first to settle upon a tract of 300 acres. Others of this name had in about the same time or a little later settled in Monkton, Charlotte, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and New Haven as well as elsewhere.

Rusco Family

Chart of descendants of William Rusco (1594-1682). No mention of Monkton or Addison noted.

Rutherford Family

Melvin Rutherford was an officer in the Confederate Army. On his leaving, he had given his daughter, Minnie, to his brother Sidney Rutherford, who lived in Morrisville, Vt. Portions of this were found in an old Sunday School Book where she went to the East Monkton Church. Melvin’s widow came back to Vermont and married Pen Chase, and lived just north of Bristol.

Saxton Family

This family came to Monkton prior to 1800, and several births occurred but only one marriage and two deaths are mentioned. It is expected that they must have removed from Monkton before the children were old enough to marry, and the elders were living elsewhere upon their deaths.

Sears Family

This Sears family is in no way to be considered with the Barnumtown Sears family. The Barnumtown Sears’ were from early Massachusetts, and this family were of Canadian descent, If in any way related it would be beyond connection at this time. This Sears family was largely dispersed from Addison County to Canada.

Shattuck Family

Nathaniel Shattuck migrated to Hinesburg, Vermont, from Massachusetts about 1800, and legend says that he came by Oxcart. He and his wife Susannah, after living in Hinesburg for an unknown time, came to Monkton about 1812 or perhaps a little earlier, where they purchased a portion of the present Shattuck Farm which has ever since been held by this family.

Shepard / Morrill Families

While the Shepard family was large from the 1850’s on until the 1950’s, and are still living in and around Monkton, their numbers have diminished, as at one time about thirty families lived in Monkton. There is one death of this family dated 1847, and one or two grave markers of earlier date, but in as much as there are many records later than 1850, I am unable to set them in family sequence. This family was one of those that reused the same given names repeatedly and births, deaths and marriages fail to state the parenthood thus making it difficult to place them in the proper category with their ancestors and descendants.

Anything I have written above of the Shepard families also pertains to this Morrill family. They were from the 1850’s to at least the early 1900’s another large family. Another family that persisted in repeating the given names from gen. to gen. and not leaving enough information as to parents or lineage.

Skiff Family

This family came to Monkton prior to 1800. They are not in the 1790 census, but Daniel Skiff and Elisha Skiff are in the 1800 census with Daniel Skiff and 2 wife, but no children listed at the time. Elisha Skiff, and wife had 2 children under 10 years of age. I expect that these two men of about the same age were brothers. After some years in Monkton as the families grew, some were living in Hinesburgh and elsewhere, and they have been found out of State, but the records show that one may find most members of these two families in and about Monkton, Jeffersonville, Hinesburgh and Burlington, although many in numbers are not found. Many never married.

Smith Family

There are at least four genealogies on the Smith family. A Frederick Smith’s family being the early settlers, and becoming very prominent persons in Monkton. They married into several, or about all of the other staunch resident families, the, Barnums, Frenchs’, Deans, and many others. This was no doubt the largest family in Monkton, and I find so many voids, incorrect spelling, duplicate names in several families, together with many births, deaths, and marriages that are not included in the genealogies.

Spooner Family

The Spooner family do not show up in Addison County until the 1800 census, when we find William Spooner in Monkton with a family of 6. I will attempt to show how he became connected with the Lattin family of whom I am in possession of their family genealogy, and the Warren family of whom I also have valuable records, together with the Peck families.

Stearns Family

This family was supposed to have been the first family to settle in Monkton. The John Bishop family the second, and some have claimed that Barnabas Barnum came at the same time of which I have never found to be correct. Ebenezer Stearns, when quite old, had made concession to his property to Isaac Stearns, who was his son that lived in New Hampshire, that Isaac was to care for him for the remainder of his life, that he, Ebenezer did then go to New Hampshire to live. This may be born out by the fact that there is no record of Ebenezer ever having a death record here, but his wife had died and is buried in the Hinesburgh cemetery.

Stilson Family

Beers Stilson, came to Monkton from New Mitford, Conn. in 1783, and settled upon road #21, and afterwards resettled upon road #22. He spent his whole life on this farm. His wife was Eunice Stilson, who died on 1-15-1858 aged 86-3-00, and had been born in Springfield, Vt., and her parents had been George and Mary Dodge. Beers and Eunice Stilson had a family of five, four girls and one son according to one record. Although Beers died in Monkton, I have never found the death record. The Stilsons were buried for the most part in the Monkton Boro Cemetery, and have two lots that cover a large area.

Sutton / Comstock Families

In the years 1783, 1785 and 1786, Benjamin Sutton sold all his interest in lands and moved to Vermont. In a letter written by the Rev. George Thomas Sutton to his daughter”

“Grandfather and his brother James, with their mother and young wives, then emigrated from Duchess County, N.Y., to “Varmount” as it was called, and as Grandfather always pronounced Vermont, and all of the old folks of my boyhood did. Grandfather was 30 years old and Grandmother was five years younger when they came to Vermont – she on horseback and he on foot – along bridle paths through dense woods most of the way, and by blazed trees.”

The early Comstocks came from New York State. Abijah Comstock, who d. in Monkton on 11-16-1791, is supposed to have been the father of Alva Comstock, according to old residents of Monkton. He lived in Burlington before coming to Monkton.

Thomas Family

John Thomas, who was a Corporal the Revolutionary War, married Rebeccah Carter 11/19/1781 in Warren, Conn. They came to Monkton with their family in 1796. They had nine children, the last two born here. John d. 4/22/1799 aged 45. Rebeccah married secondly Dr. Dan Stone 5/31/1800. The Legend tells us of the following courtship. Dr. Stone presented himself at the home of Rebecca Thomas, for the purpose of requesting the hand of one of her daughters in Marriage. When he mentioned this fact, she is claimed to have said, “Why not me?” The Dr. said, “You have a bargain.” So they were married. She had three sons by Stone, Rebeccah d. in Monkton 6/5/1839, Rebeccah and both husbands are buried in the Barnumtown Cemetery.

Tracy Family

Thomas Tracy came to Monkton in the 1790’s. He had several children with his 1st wife Amy Tibbetts. Another family is William Tracy and Abigail. Unknown when they came to Monkton, but their children’s births as recorded, one would think that they were all born in Monkton. William has not as yet by any record been connected with the other Monkton Tracys but the same may not be ruled out. I find that in the 1790 census and in the 1800 list there were no William Tracys listed. Therefore he was of another state, or a son of one of the early Tracy families of Vermont.

Turrell / Turner / Tibbet Families

This family was also an early family although the records are lacking to the actual connections of some with others. It is likewise in this family necessary to speculate upon the relationship of the various members of the family. There are more records of deaths than any others.

Turner was another early Monkton family. Only one marriage and one death are recorded in Monkton.

A few birth records for children of John Tibbets & wife Kate and death record for Ahimen Tibbets.

Webb Family

This family for the most part lived in the Barnumtown area, and are connected with the Ferrisburgh and Charlette Webbs. There was a Derrick Webb that owned property in Monkton at one time but there seems to be no record of his family in Monkton.

Williams Family

There seems to be no connection between the two Williams families in the Town of Monkton. Nathan Williams, md. Lois Stearns on 12-1-1799. Nathan Williams, d. age 64 on 1-31-1841, and his wife Lois Williams, age 66 on 10-1-1845.
Henry Williams, bn. 5-26-1829, d. 11-13-1910 had md. Isabella H. Hulbert, bn. 1-19-1833, and d. 1-22-1906, dau. of Charles A. & Esther Cook. Henry Williams, md. a second time to Lucinda Beers, the widow of Carter Beers. Henry and Isabella are buried in the East Monkton Cemetery. Lucinda Beers Williams is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Bristol.
Miron Williams of Rutland, md. Emiline Mead of Monkton on 10-15-1845. A mistake in recording her name as Emiline’s name was actually Amanda Mead, of Monkton. No further record.
George H. Williams md. Caroline Bull, he of Ferrisburgh and she of Monkton on 10-24-1866. His parents were William & Caharity Williams, and her parents were Hiram and Sally Bull.

Willoughby Family

This family originated in Charlottee, Vt., and Joseph Willoughby came to Monkton at an early date, settling first across the Boro Hill road from the old Donohue Creamery. The Willoughbys later moved to the Ridge. Joseph Willoughby and Joseph Willoughby Jr., were both Revolutionary War veterans, and are buried at the Ridge cemetery.