For more than fifty
years, William Utter
has been pursued by his descendants.Two records have been found; his marriage
to Jane Russell,4
Nov.1771,in the Church of Christ in Salem,Westchester Co.N.Y.(now Lewisboro)
and his tombstone record in Cherry Ridge, N.J.The inscription implies that
he died in 1826 and that he served in the Revolutionary War,as well as
the War of 1812.The lingering problem is that we are not sure that these
are one and the same person.
A list of their
children is included in an Elsie McKellips genealogical study done in 1920-1930
and is reprinted as an insert found in the book"Nicholas Utter and a few
of his Descendants"by Katherine Utter Waterman.No source for the list is
cited,but William and Jane have been virtually adopted by all of us who
descend from one of their offspring, listed below.
We are still looking, however.
Joseph - b.1776-N.Y.? - d.Oct. 1849,West Milford,N.J.
Abijah - b.1785-N.Y.? - d.26 Oct.1854 - Vernon,N.J.
Silas - b.10 May 1795-N.Y.?- d.26 Feb.1856 - Vernon,N.J.
John - b.abt.1787-89
Simeon - no data
Rebecca -b. 1789
Ruth - no data
One of the most
rewarding aspects of our activities, in the pursuit of information about
our ancestors, has been the discovery of several of Don Gray's distant
cousins.We have met many of them on the internet as we searched the databases,bulletin
boards and mailing lists. We have exchanged valuable information and have
become good friends.
Below we list a
few of them, all of whom descend from one of the seven siblings as noted,above.Since
Don Gray descends from Silas,those
listed below are his cousins.
Jean Pitts of Texas
- descends from Joseph
Jen Carey of Vermont
- from Joseph
Bob Gregory of New
Jersey - from Rebecca
Virginia Chardavoyne
Corwin of Virginia - from Silas
Jody Wilson of Mississippi-fromJohn
Brian Paulison of
Pennsylvania-from Silas
Helen Carlson of
Wisconsin - her great great grandfather could be William's father or brother.(Still
working on this)
Elaine Vinson of
New York - connected to the Russell family,who are looking for William
also.
These are our most
frequent visitors and fellow searchers,but there are others and we thank
them all for their help!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU COUSINS !!!!
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Cousins,Virginia Chardavoyne Corwin and Don Gray-See
below.
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The William Utter Descendancy Chart
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William Utter (1757-1826)
Jane Russell
( ?- )
The Silas and Henrietta
Weeden Utter Line
2-Silas
Utter (1795-26 Feb 1856)
sp: Henrietta(Hester) Weeden
(17July 1799-14 Nov 1891)
SON
Daughter
3-Henry
Silas Utter (2Apr1835-7Apr1916)
3-Martha Utter
sp:
Julia Card(25Aug1835-9Feb1908)
sp:John Chardavoyne
4-Sylvester Utter
(14Dec1859-1Mar1922)
4-Henry Silas Chardavoyne
sp: Elizabeth Clark (5 Feb 1863-9 Aug 1915)
sp:Henrietta Metcalf
5-Jessie Utter (23Jun1894-8Oct1986)
5-Howard Chardavoyne
sp:Seaman Hartman Gray(13Jun1895-20Nov1973)
sp:Helma Johnson
6- Donald Gray(Sept.3,1925)
6- Virginia Chardavoyne
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The following information is an update of our findings
concerning the family of William and
Jane
Utter as of Feb.10 2001.According to the Waterman book on pages
26 and 27,a Nicholas Utter, Jr. was
born in Westerley, R.I.,circa 1677.There are three sons on record:
1.Joseph - b.circa,1704 ; d.circa,1730.
He was apprenticed to a John Hill on March7,1714-15, by the Westerly Council
because his father had "left town".His mother may have died.
2 William - b.-1707 -1715.
He was known as the "heir of Joseph",because Joseph left his property in
Rhode Island to William, when he died in 1730.William may have remained
there for the rest of his life.William requested that Capt.Edward Greenman
be his guardian on 28 Apr1729.This may have been his uncle.
3. Josiah - b.circa,1716 - 1729. He
was made a ward of Capt.Greenman on 2May1729.He married Elizabeth
Arnold on 27May1736 in New Shoreham,R.I. A Josiah
Utter bought land in Greenwich, Conn.in 1739.
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Are Josiah and Elizabeth
Utter the parents of our William??????
A Rebecca Utter was married to Jabez Fuller in the Church of Christ, South Salem, N.Y.on 11Apr1765. She was the daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth Utter ref.-LDS Records
Suzanna Utter married her cousin Joseph Dickens
in the Church of Christ, South Salem,NY.17Jan1760.
She was the daughter of Josiah
and Elizabeth Utter. ref.Waterman's
book,page 27.
William Utter married
Jane
Russell in the Church of Christ, South Salem,N.Y.,on 4Nov1771.
ref: Church Records
Could Josiah be
William's
father
or uncle ??????????
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Below is a section of the Vernon Township, N.J. Death Record from June,1854 to June,1855.
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The fourth line from the top, reads:
Oct 26,1854 Abija Utter,male.-married-age67-farmer William & Jane Utter
The ditto marks indicate that both his birth and death were in New Jersey.This is the first real evidence that William and Jane Utter are the parents of Abijah,one
of the siblings listed in the Waterman book and above.
The parents of Silas and Joseph are not recorded on their death records.We are still
searching for the records of the others.
The Silas Utter Line
2-Silas
Utter (1795-26 Feb 1856)
sp: Henrietta Weeden (17July
1799-14 Nov 1891)
3-
Henry
Silas Utter (2 Apr 1835-7 Apr 1916)
sp:
Julia Card (25 Aug 1835-9 Feb 1908)
4-Sylvester Utter
(14 Dec 1859-1 Mar 1922)
sp: Elizabeth Clark (5 Feb 1863-9 Aug 1915)
5-Jessie Utter (23
Jun 1894-8 Oct 1986)
sp: Seaman Hartman Gray (13
Jun 1895-20 Nov 1973)
6-Donald GrayGray,
(3 Sep 1925-)
sp: Gertrude Elizabeth Kimmerly
(7 Aug. 1925- )
7-Donald George Gray,
(23 Dec.1952-)
sp: Barbara Newton (2 May 1952-)
8-Eric Scott Gray,
(2 Jan 1983-)
5-Elizabeth Utter (1891-26 Jan 1982)
sp: Jack Moore ( 3 Aug 1887-2 Dec 1971)
6-Jack Moore (-)
sp:Ruth ?
6- Elizabeth Moore ( 5 Apr 1925-15 Nov 1992)
sp: William Gavin (abt 1922-abt 1961)
7-William Gavin (-)
7-John Clark Gavin (-)
7-Elizabeth Gavin (-)
sp: George Staples (-)
7-Victoria Staples (-)
sp: Marie E. Banta (-)
5-Anna Utter (1879-)
sp : Edward Bennett (-)
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