Genealogy: Family Histories
James Weaver Family (Grandfather)
Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly
Last Revised 03/03/2005
Descendants of James Weaver
Generation No. 1
1.
JAMES1 WEAVER was born Abt. 1746, and died 1811.More About J
AMES WEAVER:Emigration 1: One account for his ancestor's flight to England was banishment from Holland for being weavers of wool (not an acceptable occupation)
Emigration 2: Another account was they left Holland because of persecution by the Catholic majority.
Children of J
AMES WEAVER are:2. i. WILLIAM F.
2 WEAVER, b. 05 Jan 1767, Tenterden, Kent, England; d. 03 Jul 1845, Wisconsin.ii. JAMES WEAVER, JR., m. ?, Seven children.
More About JAMES WEAVER, JR.:
Emigration: James never emigrated to the U.S. but chose to stay in England with his family.
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Marriage: Seven children
Generation No. 2
2.
WILLIAM F.2 WEAVER (JAMES1) was born 05 Jan 1767 in Tenterden, Kent, England, and died 03 Jul 1845 in Wisconsin. He met MARY HARDIMAN. She was born 09 Feb 1775, and died 11 Dec 1819 in Peasmarsh, Sussex, England.More About W
ILLIAM F. WEAVER:Emigration 1: 10 Mar 1830, Sailed on the "Emma" from Rye Harbor, arrived in New York on April 17, 1830
Emigration 2: 1836, Weaver families begin moving to Wisconsin
Occupation: Bef. 1830, Foreman of a sheep farm in Kent Co., England
Residence 1: Bef. 1807, Tenterden, Kent, England
Residence 2: Abt. 1807, Weavers part of Jenny Haskell household and expected to practice the Episcopal Church of England
Residence 3: Aft. 1807, Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Children of W
ILLIAM WEAVER and MARY HARDIMAN are:i. JAMES
3 WEAVER, b. 17 Oct 1800, Old Romley, Kent, England (Source: Familysearch.org Mormon website.); d. 08 Oct 1886, Sussex of old age at age 86.; m. ELIZABETH FIELDER, 30 Jan 1821, Peasmarsh, Sussex, England (Source: "Thomas Paine: a Forgotten Pioneer", by Fred H. Keller, Says Elizabeth Fielder was married on Jan 20, 1820 when she was 18 yrs old.); b. 20 May 1802, Old Romley, Kent, England (Source: Familysearch.org Mormon website.); d. 17 Mar 1867, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA.Notes for JAMES WEAVER:
James Weaver aided in building the first schoolhouse in the Town of Lisbon; his home was the first meeting place of the English Episcopal Church prior to the construction of Saint Alban's, now in the Village of Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
James was the first to introduce hop-growing to the Town of Lisbon and to the entire State of Wisconsin.
From the Waukesha Free Press, July 23, 1887, " A monument of Scotch granite, costing $1,300, has been erected to the memory of James Weaver at St. Alban's Cemetery. It is the largest monument in the cemetery for this father of 16 children."
More About JAMES WEAVER:
Burial: 10 Oct 1886, St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Elected: 1856, Wisconsin State Legislature
Emigration 1: 17 Apr 1830, With wife and six children left Rye, England on brig "Emma", after 6 weeks arrived New York at Castle Garden (Ship's Captain Frost)
Emigration 2: 1912, Many of the Weaver family mass migrated to the San Francisco, CA. area.
Occupation 1: Bef. 1830, Gardener
Occupation 2: 1831, Farmer, raised hops, Oneida County, New York
Occupation 3: 1882, By this year, James and sons built a hop-growing business worth $600,000.
Religion: Episcopal, English (ancestor were Holland Catholics fleeing persecution)
Residence: 1837, Moved family to Town of Lisbon, Territory of Wisconsin
More About ELIZABETH FIELDER:
Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
More About JAMES WEAVER and ELIZABETH FIELDER:
Single: 30 Jan 1821, Peasmarsh, Sussex, England (Source: "Thomas Paine: a Forgotten Pioneer", by Fred H. Keller, Says Elizabeth Fielder was married on Jan 20, 1820 when she was 18 yrs old.)
ii. STEPHEN WEAVER, b. 25 Jun 1810, Sussex Co. , England; d. 06 Aug 1894, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin; m. (1) ELIZABETH MAXON, Abt. 1830, Kingsbury, Broome Co., New York; b. Delaware Co., New York; d. Dec 1832, Oneida County, New York; m. (2) PHOEBE MAXON, 13 Aug 1833, Delaware Co., New York; b. 18 Mar 1816, Courtright, Delaware, New York; d. 10 Apr 1886, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin; m. (3) SARAH HANKEY, Abt. 1887.
More About STEPHEN WEAVER:
Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Emigration 1: 1830, Oneida Co., NY, then to Kingsbury, Broome Co., NY.
Emigration 2: 1837, Originally came to Wisconsin in 1837 but stayed only a few months.
Emigration 3: 1855, Returned to Wisconsin
Occupation: Blacksmith
Residence 1: Pewaukee
Residence 2: Abt. 1832, Lived at first in Delaware Co., New York with first wife.
Residence 3: Bet. 1839 - 1855, Moved to Chenango Co., New York with Phoebe.
More About STEPHEN WEAVER and ELIZABETH MAXON:
Marriage: Abt. 1830, Kingsbury, Broome Co., New York
More About PHOEBE MAXON:
Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Marriage: 13 Aug 1833, Delaware Co., New York
More About SARAH HANKEY:
Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Marriage: Abt. 1887
iii. WILLIAM WEAVER, SR., b. 24 Nov 1802, Old Romney, Kent, England; d. 26 Jul 1896; m. MARY SMITH, 23 Feb 1826; b. 17 Aug 1800, Peasmarsh, Sussex, England; d. 30 Apr 1891, Age 92 in Sussex.. old age.
More About WILLIAM WEAVER, SR.:
Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Emigration 1: 1830, Left England March 9 on the Brig Emma, and arrived in in New York on April 17th. Settled in Oneida Co., New York (Source: Waukesha Freeman, Obit of Mrs. William Weaver, May 9, 1891.)
Emigration 2: 15 May 1839, Arrived June 3, 1839 in Milwaukee, then oxen to Section 26 in Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation: Bef. 1830, Shephard (according to David Bonham bio), farmer, listed on Brig Emma Passenger list
Residence 1: 1839, Bought 160 acres at $1.25/acre, on which, at the eastern border, Sussex Creek exists today.
Residence 2: 1886, Sold off 17 acres with a spring to Milwaukee investors, to bottle spring water and construct a spa.
More About MARY SMITH:
Burial: 03 May 1891, St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
More About WILLIAM WEAVER and MARY SMITH:
Marriage: 23 Feb 1826
iv. JOHN WEAVER, b. 12 Mar 1805, Old Romney, Kent, England (Source: Descendants of John & Melinda (Fielder) Weaver, Indicates birth year as 1804.); d. 25 Mar 1881, age 76 or 77 in Darlington of paralysis; m. MELINDA ANN WARREN, 1833, Oneida County, New York; b. 25 Feb 1813, Augusta, Oneida, New York; d. 24 Oct 1886.
More About JOHN WEAVER:
Burial: 30 Mar 1881, St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (Source: St. Alban's headstone inscription.)
Emigration 1: 01 Sep 1836, Went by keel boat up the Erie Canal to Buffalo, N.Y., where they caught passage to Milwaukee on a sailboat thru the Great Lakes, taking 28 days to Milwaukee.
Emigration 2: Abt. 29 Sep 1836, Arrived in Milwaukee, John left Melinda in Milwaukee to have their 3rd child born on Oct 13, He built a cabin on today's Clover Drive near the intersection of Essex Court.
Emigration 3: 28 Feb 1837, John returns to Milwaukee to get Melinda and three young children.
Emigration 4: 04 Mar 1837, Arrived at the new cabin after walking from Milwaukee.
More About MELINDA ANN WARREN:
Awards/Honors: A park in Sussex is named after her (Melinda Weaver Park) across Maple Ave. from Maple Avenue School.
Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Hobbies: Bet. 1875 - 1876, Melinda, a storyteller, wrote down her experiences as the first woman settler in the Town of Lisbon in a 65 page book, "Memories of Early Days".
Occupation: Became the first school teacher in the Town of Lisbon opening her cabin up to the children.
More About JOHN WEAVER and MELINDA WARREN:
Marriage: 1833, Oneida County, New York
v. REBECCA WEAVER, b. 22 Mar 1809, Kent, England; d. 22 May 1870, Empire Prairie, Andrew, Missouri; m. DAVID BONHAM, Abt. 1831, Augusta, Oneida, New York; b. 17 Apr 1807, Rhoade, Northhamptonshire, England (Source: "The Weavers of Lisbon - Sussex", by Janice Russell Peterson, 1997, Gives March 22, 1809 as his birthday.); d. 22 May 1870, Empire Prairie, Andrew, Missouri.
Notes for DAVID BONHAM:
Biographical Sketch of David Bonham - Andrew County, Missouri From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888 Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@ aol.com)
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David Bonham, the subject of the following sketch, is a citizen of Platte Township, Andrew County, MO., and was born in Oneida County, NY, February 7, 1834. He is the son of David Bonham, a native of North- amptonshire, England. He was born on March 22, 1809, and was the son of Robert Bonham. He made his own support after he was ten years of age, and when a young man he immigrated to America, in company with William Derby, a companion of his youth, landing in New York in April, 1830. Having been reared on a farm, he chose farming as a vocation, and engaged to a Mr. Powers as a farm laborer.
It was at this farmer's home that he first met Rebecca Weaver, who soon after became his wife. She was born in Sussex, England, in 1807, and was the daughter of William Weaver, who was a shepherd in England, and by industry
had saved enough money to bring his family to America, where he could secure them a home. They landed in April, 1830. After this the sons hired out to work, and Rebecca, the only daughter, hired as a servant girl to the same Powers for whom Mr. Bonham was working. Here they formed an acquaintance which brought about their marriage in 1831, when the husband commenced farming in New York as a renter. In 1836 they removed to the Territory of Wisconsin, where he took up a claim of 160 acres of land, on which he resided until the spring of 1856, when he immigrated to Missouri, where he entered land on Empire Prairie, where he afterward resided. He was a well informed and highly respected man. He was a member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature from 1841 to 1844, inclusive. In politics he was a Republican, and was a zealous advocate of free labor and education. In 1865 he was a prominent member of the Missouri Constitutional Convention that
framed and adopted the Drake constitution. He represented the First Senatorial District in the State Senate in 1867-68, and was the father of the bill of 1867 establishing a permanent school fund for the State of Missouri. In 1868 he visited his native land for a few months, after an absence of thirty-nine years. He died on May 22, 1870, and his wife died on January 6, 1871, leaving a family of four sons and one daughter. David was reared on the farm, which occupation he has since followed. He received a
practical education in the country schools of Wisconsin. In 1854 he was united in marriage with Caroline L. Davison, daughter of Israel Davison. Five sons and two daughters were born unto them, of whom two sons and two daughters are living. The mother died in January, 1883, and February, 1884 he married Sarah A. Weaver, daughter of William Weaver. In August, 1861, he enlisted in the Missouri State Militia, and was mustered out as second lieutenant of his company in February, 1862. After this, in company with Capt. Prichard, he organized a company of 100 men, which became known as Company D, Fourth Regiment of Cavalry, Missouri State Militia. He was mustered in as first lieutenant of his company on April 3, 1862, but in September of that year was promoted to regimental quartermaster, which position he held until the expiration of his term of service. He was
mustered out at St. Louis on April 17, 1865. He then returned to his farm in Andrew County, MO. In 1869-70 he served as county judge, and in 1879 he was elected on the Republican ticket to represent Andrew County in the State Legislature, which position he held for four successive terms. He is a member of the Episcopal church, a Master Mason, and a member of the G.A.R.
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More About DAVID BONHAM:
Emigration: Apr 1830, England to New York
More About DAVID BONHAM and REBECCA WEAVER:
Marriage: Abt. 1831, Augusta, Oneida, New York