Preface
It is now approximately 175 years since the first people moved into what became Kendall County. The first pioneers
settled near the timber. They believed the trees would help protect them from the fierce winds that blew across
the prairie. They also needed to be near a source of building material, and fuel for cooking and heating their
homes.
The pioneer's best source of water was a good spring. Initially springs were plentiful and the settlers clustered
around them. After the most desirable land was taken, pioneers began to drain the sloughs. When the sloughs were
drained, the springs dried up and the pioneers were forced to seek other sources of drinking water. Initially wells
were dug by hand, but the depth a well could be dug was limited. It was not until the late eighteen seventies or
early eighteen eighties, that well drilling technology advanced to the point that deeper wells could be drilled.
The ability to drill a well, even through solid rock, was a major factor in the development of the area away from
the timber and streams that flowed through the groves.
When the first settlers arrived, the closest mill was near Peoria. Under normal circumstances, taking wheat or corn to the mill required several days. When weather was bad, a round trip to the mill could take two or three weeks.
Initially wheat was the only marketable commodity. Chicago was the nearest market but there were no roads between Kendall County and Chicago. The grain had to be hauled there by wagon, sloughs were numerous and difficult to pass through, and rivers and creeks had to be crossed without the benefit of bridges. A round trip to Chicago often required several days.
During the initial settlement period there was virtually no money in circulation, requiring the pioneers to trade one commodity or skill for another. If they became ill or were injured, they had to rely on their own medical skill to survive.
Those who led the way had to survive droughts, prairie fires, storms, harsh economic times, and much other depravation.
To the extent possible, the following represents a list of the names, and the genealogy of the pioneers and settlers who came to Kendall County before January 1, 1841. In some cases it was not possible to determine the pioneer's date and place of death. In other cases pioneers were tracked for a while and then lost. Information in brackets [ ] within the second "Place" column indicates the last place and time the compiler was able to find that person. For example, [Burlington, IA 1910] means the last genealogical sighting of the person referred to was Burlington, Iowa in 1910.
Some of the entries are incomplete. Addition information or corrections will be gratefully accepted.
| Bir | Dea | Arrival | |||||||||||
| Surname | Given Name | Mo | Dy | Yr | Place of Birth | Mo | Dy | Yr | Place of Death | Twp | Year | Code | |
| Beecher | Alvah "Allie" (s. Raphael, II & Polly) | abt | 1832 | Shalersville, OH | nf | 1900 | [Morrison, IL 1882] | BR | 1838 | HI | |||
| Beecher | Catherine (Crater)(Mrs. Cyrenus) | abt | 1824 | Pennsylvania | nf | 1900 | Sterling, IL | BR | 1840 | HI | |||
| Beecher | Curtis Sheldon (s. Raphael, II & Polly) | Sep | 22 | 1820 | Shalersville, OH | May | 29 | 1904 | Yorkville, IL | BR | 1838 | HI | |
| Beecher | Cyrenus "Cyrus" (s. Raphael, II & Polly) | Dec | ng | 1823 | Shalersville, OH | Sep | 22 | 1901 | Rockford, IL | BR | 1838 | HI | |
| Beecher | Harvey (s. Raphael, II & Polly) | abt | 1828 | Shalersville, OH | Apr | 22 | 1893 | Yorkville, IL | BR | 1838 | HI | ||
| Beecher | Polly (Beecher)(Mrs. Beecher?)(2nd Mrs. Raphael, II) | nds | bef | 1850 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1838 | HI | |||||
| Beecher | Raphael (s. Raphael, Sr. & Hannah (Ruggles)) | abt | 1784 | Connecticut | abt | 1856 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1838 | HI | |||
| Beecher | Sophia (d. Raphael, II & Polly) | abt | 1833 | Shalersville, OH | nds | BR | 1838 | HI | |||||
| Beecher | Sterling (s. Raphael, II & Polly) | Jul | ng | 1825 | Shalersville, OH | nf | 1850 | [Ottawa, IL 1848] | BR | 1838 | HI | ||
| Bell | Elizabeth J. (Ford)(Mrs. John J.) | Jun | 15 | 1838 | Kendall Twp, IL | May | 22 | 1902 | Polk Co., OR | FO | 1840 | ||
| Bennett | Eunice (Tenney)(2nd Mrs. Darius Charles) | Jul | 21 | 1821 | Hill, NH | May | 10 | 1901 | Plano, IL | LR | 1837 | OS | |
| Bennett | Phebe "Jane" (Robbins)(Mrs. Mandville H.) | Jul | 9 | 1837 | Little Rock Twp, IL | May | 12 | 1901 | Bristol, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | |
| Beresford | James (s. Robert & Mary (Disert))(killed in Dayton Twp) | abt | 1813 | Co. Derry, Ireland | Jun | 24 | 1832 | La Salle Co., IL | BG | 1826 | HI | ||
| Beresford | John W. (s. Robert & Mary (Disert)) | Dec | 30 | 1816 | Co. Derry, Ireland | Jan | 26 | 1903 | Amboy, IL | BG | 1826 | HI | |
| Beresford | Lovina (d. Robert & Mary (Disert)) | Oct | 6 | 1828 | Fox River Mission | Jan | 30 | 1890 | York, NE | BG | 1828 | HI | |
| Beresford | Mary (Disert)(Mrs. Robert) | May | 24 | 1791 | Ireland | Feb | 18 | 1844 | Serena Twp, IL | BG | 1826 | HI | |
| Beresford | Robert (first settler in Kendall County) | Apr | 15 | 1782 | Co. Derry, Ireland | Nov | 28 | 1852 | Serena Twp, IL | BG | 1826 | HI | |
| Bertram | Anna (d. John, Sr. & Elizabeth (Brodie)) | Mar | 15 | 1821 | Dalkeith, Scotland | Dec | 23 | 1870 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Bertram | Elizabeth (Brodie)(Mrs. John, Sr.) | Nov | 18 | 1795 | Dalkeith, Scotland | Mar | 15 | 1875 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Bertram | Elizabeth Agnes (d. John, Sr. & Elizabeth (Brodie)) | Oct | 31 | 1832 | Dalkeith, Scotland | Mar | 24 | 1891 | Bristol Sta., IL | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Bertram | Ellen B. (d. John, Sr. & Elizabeth (Brodie)) | Jul | 25 | 1835 | Dalkeith, Scotland | Sep | 29 | 1889 | Elgin, IL | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Bertram | James (s. John, Sr. & Elizabeth (Brodie)) | Sep | 20 | 1829 | Dalkeith, Scotland | Mar | 10 | 1909 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Bertram | Jessie (d. John, Sr. & Elizabeth (Brodie)) | Jan | 28 | 1827 | Dalkeith, Scotland | Jul | 16 | 1889 | Nebraska | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Bertram | John, Jr. (s. John, Sr. & Elizabeth (Brodie)) | Nov | 13 | 1822 | Leader Foot, Scot. | Jun | 27 | 1900 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Bertram | John, Sr. | Aug | 3 | 1797 | Dalkeith, Scotland | May | 11 | 1879 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1839 | HI | |
| Bibbins | Alice (Lathrop)(Mrs. Rev. Elisha) | May | 8 | 1791 | Norwich, CT | Jan | 26 | 1877 | Newark, IL | BG | 1838 | HI | |
| Bibbins | Andrew "Tracy" Lathrop (s. Rev. Elisha & Alice (Lathrop)) | Aug | 12 | 1826 | Pennsylvania | nds | [Big Grove Twp, IL 1850] | BG | 1838 | HI | |||
| Bibbins | Edward Paine (s. Rev. Elisha & Alice (Lathrop)) | May | 16 | 1815 | Pennsylvania | aft | 1900 | [York, NE 1900] | BG | 1838 | HI | ||
| Bibbins | Elisha, Rev. | Jul | 16 | 1790 | Hampton, NY | Jul | ng | 1859 | New York | BG | 1838 | HI | |
| Bibbins | Joseph Slocum (s. Rev. Elisha & Alice (Lathrop)) | Nov | 1 | 1821 | Wilkesbarre, PA | Aug | 18 | 1891 | Plano, IL | BG | 1838 | HI | |
| Bibbins | Rupert Kendall, Rev. (s. Rev. Elisha & Alice (Lathrop)) | Apr | 21 | 1824 | Salem, PA | Mar | 22 | 1898 | Sandwich, IL | BG | 1838 | HI | |
| Bibbins | Tracy Lathrop (s. Rev. Elisha & Alice (Lathrop)) | Aug | 12 | 1830 | Pennsylvania | aft | 1900 | [Manhattan, NY 1900] | BG | 1838 | HI | ||
| Bills | Caroline, Mrs. (church records) | nds | nds | BR | 1838 | YC | |||||||
| Bird | Amelia (d. John, Sr. & Elvira (Stebbins)) | abt | 1838 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Oswego Twp 1850] | BR | 1835 | ||||
| Bird | Charles (s. John, Sr. & Elvira (Stebbins)) | abt | 1837 | Illinois | aft | 1850 | [Oswego Twp 1850] | BR | 1835 | ||||
| Bird | Elvira (Stebbins)(Mrs. John, Sr.) | Feb | 20 | 1815 | Guilford, VT | Oct | 23 | 1899 | Bradford, IA | BR | 1835 | ||
| Bird | Esther C. (d. John, Sr. & Elvira (Stebbins)) | abt | 1835 | Pennsylvania | aft | 1850 | [Oswego Twp 1850] | BR | 1835 | ||||
| Bird | John, Sr. | abt | 1815 | New York | bef | 1850 | BR | 1835 | |||||
| Bird | Joseph (s. John, Sr. & Elvira (Stebbins)) | abt | 1833 | Pennsylvania | aft | 1850 | [Oswego Twp 1850] | BR | 1835 | ||||
| Bissell | Margaret E. (Pearson)(Mrs. Joseph E.) | Apr | ng | 1832 | Norfolk, England | nf | 1910 | [St. Louis, Co. MO 1900] | BR | 1836 | |||
| Blackman | Anjalette J. (Reed)(Mrs. Edwin A.) | Apr | 8 | 1828 | Oswego Co., NY | May | 5 | 1913 | Plattville, IL | NA | 1835 | HI | |
| Bly | Anna (d. William L., Sr. & Mary A.) | abt | 1838 | Illinois | nds | SE | 1838 | HI | |||||
| Bly | Anna H. [Hannah] (Mrs. David)(w/ Ebenezer Morgan family) | abt | 1778 | Jan | 5 | 1848 | Oswego Twp, IL | OS | 1833 | ||||
| Bly | Mary Elizabeth (Fowler)(Mrs. William L., Sr.) | Mar | 25 | 1823 | Chester, NY | Mar | 22 | 1904 | Sand Ridge Twp, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | |
| Bly | William L., Sr. (half brother of Ebenezer Morgan) | Sep | 9 | 1820 | New York | Jan | 31 | 1878 | Minooka, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | |
| Bolinger | Peter (single man, worked for George Hollenback) | nds | nds | FO | 1831 | HI | |||||||
| Bond | Betsey (Warren)(Mrs. Jonathon)(no children) | Oct | 17 | 1785 | Leicester, MA | Mar | 10 | 1874 | FO | 1839 | BS | ||
| Bond | Jonathan (musician)(Probate Notice published 11/29/1865) | Jan | 8 | 1780 | Massachusetts | bef | 1866 | FO | 1839 | BS | |||
| Bond | Senath [Zenith] (mar. John Collins) | abt | 1810 | Somersetshire, Eng. | Aug | 27 | 1891 | Oswego, IL | FO | 1840 | CE | ||
| Boomer | Lois Cornelia (Barnes)(Mrs. Solon Smith) | Aug | 30 | 1840 | Bristol Twp, IL | Mar | 2 | 1933 | Wilmette, IL | BR | 1840 | HI | |
| Boomer | Melissa M. (Ferriss)(Mrs. William) | abt | 1827 | New York | Jun | 13 | 1866 | Bristol Twp, IL | KE | 1833 | HI | ||
| Booth | Mariam "Pamelia" (d. Moses Keyes & Mary) | Jun | 27 | 1829 | Ottawa, IL | May | 23 | 1880 | La Salle Co., IL | BG | 1831 | HI | |
| Booth | Mary (1st Mrs. Moses Keyes) | nds | nds | BG | 1831 | HI | |||||||
| Booth | Mary F. (d. Moses Keyes & Mary) | abt | 1835 | Big Grove Twp, IL | abt | 1911 | [Mitchell, SD 1885] | BG | 1835 | HI | |||
| Booth | Moses Keyes (settled at Apakesha Grove) | abt | 1801 | Redding, CT | abt | 1845 | Newark, IL | BG | 1831 | HI | |||
| Booth | Oliver J. | abt | 1824 | Ohio | Jun | 9 | 1886 | Onarga, KS | BG | 1840 | |||
| Booth | Sarah (Whitney)(2nd Mrs. Moses K.) | Jun | 17 | 1810 | Westminster, MA | Aug | 19 | 1908 | Chicago, IL | BG | 1840 | HI | |
| Bosworth | Henry (early school teacher) | abt | 1808 | Pennsylvania | nf | 1870 | [La Salle Co., 1860] | BG | 1837 | HI | |||
| Bourton | Ann (Mrs. Jonas) | abt | 1801 | England | Aug | 18 | 1874 | Bristol Sta., IL | BR | 1840 | HI | ||
| Bourton | John (s. Jonas & Ann) | abt | 1826 | England | Sep | 5 | 1900 | Bristol Sta., IL | BR | 1840 | HI | ||
| Bourton | Jonas | abt | 1797 | England | abt | 1852 | Bristol Sta., IL | BR | 1840 | HI | |||
| Bowen | Elizabeth (Prickett)(Mrs. Charles L.) | abt | 1834 | Mar | 16 | 1907 | Newark, IL | BG | 1834 | HI | |||
| Boyce | Mary (Titsworth)(Mrs. Joseph E.) | abt | 1823 | Ohio | abt | 1898 | Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA? | OS | 1833 | HI | |||
| Boyd | John | Dec | 5 | 1791 | Martinsburg, WV | May | 20 | 1872 | Fox Twp, IL | FO | 1837 | HI | |
| Boyd | Lucy Anne (d. John & Ann) | abt | 1831 | Kentucky | Nov | 19 | 1897 | Millbrook, IL | FO | 1837 | HI | ||
| Boyd | Nancy (Mrs. John) | abt | 1799 | Kentucky | Sep | 28 | 1859 | Fox Twp, IL | FO | 1837 | HI | ||
| Boyd | Sarah Ann (Hollenback)(Mrs. William Price) | Apr | 27 | 1822 | Ohio | Nov | 11 | 1901 | Bristol Twp, IL | FO | 1831 | HI | |
| Boyd | William Price (s. John & Ann) | abt | 1807 | Kentucky | Jan | 5 | 1860 | Bristol Twp, IL | BR | 1838 | HI | ||
| Boyen | John (sold claim to Ole Olson) | nds | nds | BG | 1834 | HI | |||||||
| Boyen | Mary (Mason)(1st Mr. John) | nds | abt | 1853 | Newark, IL | BG | 1834 | HI | |||||
| Bradfield | Eliza A. (d. Taylor & Laura) | abt | 1836 | Ohio | aft | 1850 | [Grundy Co., IL 1850] | BG | 1836 | HI | |||
| Bradfield | Harrison (s. Taylor & Laura) | abt | 1830 | Ohio | aft | 1850 | [Grundy Co., IL 1850] | BG | 1836 | HI | |||
| Bradfield | Laura (Mrs. Taylor) | abt | 1808 | Connecticut | aft | 1880 | [Mapleton, IA 1880] | BG | 1836 | HI | |||
| Bradfield | Taylor (1840 census) | abt | 1803 | Pennsylvania | aft | 1880 | [Mapleton, IA 1880] | BG | 1836 | HI | |||
| Bradfield | Warren (s. Taylor & Laura) | abt | 1839 | Ohio | aft | 1900 | [Mapleton, IA 1900] | BG | 1839 | HI | |||
| Bradford | Sarah (Dodge)(Mrs. Josiah)(3rd marriage) | Feb | 11 | 1808 | Aug | 25 | 1885 | Melrose, IL | OS | 1836 | |||
| Bradley | Julia Ann (Hallock)(Mrs. Erasmus "Darwin") | Jan | ng | 1828 | New York | Apr | 11 | 1913 | Chicago, IL | KE | 1833 | HI | |
| Brady | Clarissa (Johnson)(Mrs. James) | Mar | 23 | 1813 | E. Windham, CT | Jan | 14 | 1900 | Seward Twp, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | |
| Brady | James | Dec | 10 | 1814 | Virginia | Apr | 18 | 1891 | Seward Twp, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | |
| Brady | Lorenzo D. | abt | 1809 | New York | Feb | 27 | 1892 | Aurora, IL | LR | 1837 | |||
| Brainard | Anna (Adams)(Mrs. Levi) | Jul | 7 | 1827 | Chautauqua Co., NY | Mar | 25 | 1907 | Sheridan, IL | KE | 1833 | HI | |
| Brainard | Betsey (Smith)(Mrs. Jeptha, Jr.) | Jun | 25 | 1792 | New York | Jan | 14 | 1860 | [died Sep 15, 1869?] | FO | 1837 | HI | |
| Brainard | Fanny (d. Jeptha, Jr. & Betsey (Smith)) | Jul | 19 | 1813 | Windham, PA | Sep | 17 | 1853 | Kendall Co., IL | FO | 1837 | HI | |
| Brainard | Harriet (d. Jeptha, Jr. & Betsey (Smith)) | Nov | 11 | 1815 | Windham, PA | Jan | 24 | 1890 | Northville Twp, IL | FO | 1837 | HI | |
| Brainard | infant (child Jeptha, Jr. & Betsey (Smith)) | abt | 1840 | Big Grove Twp, IL | Dec | 31 | 1842 | Big Grove Twp, IL | FO | 1840 | HI | ||
| Brainard | Jeptha, Jr., Rev. (s. Jeptha & Abigail (Mack)) | Jul | 13 | 1787 | Middlesex, CT | Sep | 17 | 1845 | On way to Chicago | FO | 1837 | HI | |
| Brainard | Levi (s. Jeptha, Jr. & Betsey (Smith)) | Jun | 21 | 1821 | Windham, PA | Feb | 19 | 1859 | FO | 1837 | HI | ||
| Brainard | Lucia (d. Jeptha, Jr. & Betsey (Smith)) | Apr | 21 | 1817 | Windham, PA | Oct | 28 | 1869 | Chebanse, IL | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Brainard | Silas (s. Jeptha, Jr. & Betsey (Smith)) | Jul | 16 | 1826 | Windham, PA | May | 7 | 1888 | Newark, IL | FO | 1837 | HI | |
| Breese | Susan H. (Wormley)(Mrs. Lysander C.) | abt | 1832 | Pennsylvania | Oct | 3 | 1905 | Aurora, IL | OS | 1836 | HI | ||
| Brewer | Diantha (Gleason)(Mrs. Augustus) | abt | 1820 | Wyoming Co., NY | aft | 1850 | [Grundy Co., IL 1850] | FO | 1837 | HI | |||
| Brewster | Marie (Lye)(Mrs. Almon) | abt | 1832 | England | nf | 1900 | [Jefferson, Greene Co., IA 1880] | LR | 1838 | HI | |||
| Briggs | Sylvia "Elvina" (Ives)(Mrs. Enos)(2nd marriage) | May | 23 | 1825 | Mayville, NY | Jan | 3 | 1908 | Yorkville, IL | KE | 1835 | HI | |
| Brimmer | Jane (Ervin) | abt | 1829 | Ohio | aft | 1910 | [Beaconsfield, Ringold Co., IA 1910] | KE | 1834 | HI | |||
| Bristol | Almira (Mrs. Burr) | Jun | 12 | 1820 | New York | Jan | 16 | 1859 | Big Grove Twp, IL | BG | 1834 | HI | |
| Bristol | Ambrose Kirkland (s. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf)) | abt | 1831 | New York | nds | KE | 1835 | HI | |||||
| Bristol | Burr (bought Earl Adams' claim)(s. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf)) | abt | 1809 | New York | May | 19 | 1859 | Big Grove Twp, IL | BG | 1834 | HI | ||
| Bristol | Frederick (s. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf)) | nds | nds | KE | 1835 | HI | |||||||
| Bristol | George (s. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe Greenleaf)) | abt | 1819 | Connecticut | Nov | 10 | 1890 | LaGrange, IL | KE | 1835 | YC | ||
| Bristol | Hester (d. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf)) | Jan | 18 | 1817 | Connecticut | Aug | 16 | 1895 | Marseilles, IL | KE | 1835 | YC | |
| Bristol | John | abt | 1777 | Oxford, CT | nds | Illinois | BG | 1834 | HI | ||||
| Bristol | Julia M. (d. Burr & Almira) | Jun | 26 | 1839 | Bristol Twp, IL | Nov | 28 | 1886 | Chicago, IL | BG | 1839 | HI | |
| Bristol | Justus, Jr. (s. Justus, Sr. & Sarah (Hawkins)) | Sep | 24 | 1782 | Oxford, CT | Nov | 21 | 1871 | Marseilles, IL | KE | 1835 | HI | |
| Bristol | Lodema D. (d. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf)) | abt | 1824 | New York | nds | KE | 1835 | HI | |||||
| Bristol | Lyman B. (s. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf))(bought E. Adams' claim) | nds | New York | Jun | 13 | 1864 | Butte Co., CA | BG | 1834 | YC | |||
| Bristol | Mary W. (d. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf)) | Oct | 3 | 1839 | Yorkville, IL | Apr | 29 | 1925 | Ladysmith, WI | KE | 1839 | HI | |
| Bristol | Phoebe (Greenleaf)(Mrs. Justus, Jr.)(d. John, Sr. & Anna ) | abt | 1798 | New York | nds | KE | 1835 | HI | |||||
| Bristol | Phoebe Jane (d. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf)) | abt | 1830 | New York | nds | KE | 1835 | HI | |||||
| Bristol | Susan W. (d. Justus, Jr. & Phoebe (Greenleaf)) | Jan | 7 | 1837 | Kendall Twp, IL | Jan | 24 | 1923 | Knoxville, TN | KE | 1837 | HI | |
| Broadbent | Julia A. (Mrs. Joshua) | Jun | 28 | 1808 | Lewis Co., NY | Dec | 14 | 1894 | Lisbon Center, IL | NA | 1835 | HI | |
| Bronk | Charlotte A. (VanDolfston)(Mrs. Ephraim) | Jun | 14 | 1808 | New York | Sep | 21 | 1872 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | NA | 1839 | HI | |
| Bronk | Elizabeth Ann (d. Ephraim & Charlotte A. (VanDolfston)) | abt | 1833 | New York | aft | 1880 | [NaAuSay Twp 1880] | NA | 1839 | HI | |||
| Bronk | Ephraim (s. Ephaim & Annatje (Nott) | Jan | 15 | 1799 | Coxsackie, NY | Sep | 21 | 1863 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | NA | 1839 | HI | |
| Bronk | Mary Jane (d. Ephraim & Charlotte A. VanDolfston)) | 1840 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | Nov | 9 | 1907 | Lisbon Twp, IL? | NA | 1840 | ||||
| Bronk | Peter A. (s. Ephraim & Charlotte A. (VanDolfston)) | Jul | 18 | 1836 | Albany, NY | Feb | 6 | 1922 | Plainfield, IL | NA | 1839 | HI | |
| Brooks | William (single man)(came with Harris & Ackley)[a.k.a. Brook] | abt | 1800 | Virginia | aft | 1870 | [Somonauk, Twp 1870] | BG | 1831 | HI | |||
| Brown | Aaron, Col. (sold claim to John Aldrich) | nds | nds | FO | 1836 | HI | |||||||
| Brown | Abram Zalmon, Jr. (s. Abram Z., Sr. & Rachel) | Nov | 22 | 1827 | Camillus, NY | Jun | 25 | 1893 | Fox Twp, IL | FO | 1835 | HI | |
| Brown | Caroline (Adams)(Mrs. Zacheus Eden) | Apr | ng | 1838 | Kendall Co., IL | aft | 1901 | [Aurora, IL 1901] | KE | 1838 | HI | ||
| Brown | Electa, Mrs. (church records) | nds | nds | BR | 1838 | YC | |||||||
| Brown | Elizabeth (d. ? & Elizabeth)(step-dau. Ole Olson) | abt | 1836 | Indiana | aft | 1850 | [Big Grove Twp 1850] | BG | 1839 | ||||
| Brown | Ellen? (Mrs. Lemuel) | abt | 1785 | Massachusetts | aft | 1850 | [Chicago, IL 1850] | OS | 1834 | HI | |||
| Brown | Harriet (d. Hiram, Sr.) | abt | 1839 | Indiana | nds | LR | 1839 | HI | |||||
| Brown | Hiram, Jr. (s. Hiram Sr.) | abt | 1835 | Hollisterville, PA | nds | LR | 1839 | HI | |||||
| Brown | Hiram, Sr. | abt | 1803 | Connecticut | Jan | 9 | 1876 | Plano, IL | LR | 1839 | HI | ||
| Brown | Israel | abt | 1799 | New York | aft | 1860 | [Will Co., IL 1860] | BR | 1840 | HI | |||
| Brown | Jane | abt | 1804 | New Hampshire | aft | 1860 | [Will Co., IL 1860] | BR | 1840 | HI | |||
| Brown | Jennette (Barker)(Mrs. Elijah W.) | abt | 1832 | Oneida Co., NY | aft | 1880 | [Chebanse, IL 1880] | BG | 1838 | ||||
| Brown | Lemuel (made furrow claim in Oswego Twp) | abt | 1784 | New York | aft | 1850 | [Chicago, IL 1850] | OS | 1834 | HI | |||
| Brown | Mariette (d. Hiram, Sr. & Daphne (Hollister)) | abt | 1831 | Hollisterville, PA | aft | 1880 | [Alto, IL 1880] | LR | 1839 | HI | |||
| Brown | Marinda (d. Hiram, Sr. & Daphne (Hollister)) | Dec | 4 | 1828 | Hollisterville, PA | Jul | 9 | 1894 | Plano, IL | LR | 1839 | HI | |
| Brown | Mary Ann (d. Electa?)(church records) | Nov | 5 | 1820 | Mar | 21 | 1847 | Bristol, IL | BR | 1838 | YC | ||
| Brown | Mary Jane (Bronk)(Mrs. Joseph) | 1840 | NaAuSay Twp, IL | Nov | 9 | 1907 | Lisbon Twp, IL? | NA | 1840 | ||||
| Brown | Sabrina S. (Serrine)(Mrs. Abram Z., Jr.) | Dec | 25 | 1830 | Dutchess Co., NY | Mar | 16 | 1907 | Sandwich, IL | FO | 1838 | HI | |
| Brown | Sarah Emeline (d. Hiram, Sr. & Daphne (Hollister)) | Aug | 3 | 1833 | Hollisterville, PA | Jan | 13 | 1906 | Woodland, CA | LR | 1839 | HI | |
| Brown | Serilda S. (Ford)(2nd marriage) | Jan | 10 | 1837 | Kendall Twp, IL | Aug | 31 | 1900 | Atlantic, Cass Co., IA | FO | 1837 | HI | |
| Brown | Simeon "Sim" (s. David & Mary) | Sep | 19 | 1820 | Ellery, NY | Oct | 22 | 1907 | Lisbon, IL | LI | 1836 | ||
| Browne | Ellen Theodosia (gr-dau Peter J. LeStourgeon, Sr.) | Jan | 20 | 1820 | Liverpool, England | Apr | 12 | 1912 | Aurora, IL | KE | 1838 | HI | |
| Bryant | Elizabeth (d. James, Sr. & Reliefe (Platt)) | abt | 1824 | New York | nf | 1880 | [Seward Twp 1870] | SE | 1838 | HI | |||
| Bryant | James, Jr. (s. James, Sr. & Reliefe (Platt))(Mex. War & CW) | Apr | 11 | 1828 | Lawrence Co., NY | nf | 1880 | [Seward Twp 1850] | SE | 1838 | HI | ||
| Bryant | James, Sr. (70-7-?) | abt | 1800 | Vermont | May | 14 | 1871 | Seward Twp, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | ||
| Bryant | Martha A. (d. James, Sr. & Reliefe (Platt)) | abt | 1836 | St. Lawrence Co., NY | Dec | ng | 1907 | Morris, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | ||
| Bryant | Mary Ann (d. James, Sr. & Reliefe (Platt)) | Apr | 30 | 1834 | Livingston Co., NY | Mar | 14 | 1909 | Goodland, IN | SE | 1838 | HI | |
| Bryant | Reliefe (Platt)(Mrs. James, Sr.) | Jul | 31 | 1804 | Louis, VT | Mar | 11 | 1891 | Plattville, IL | SE | 1838 | HI | |
| Bryant | William (s. James, Sr. & Reliefe (Platt)) | Oct | 6 | 1840 | Plattville, IL | Jun | 8 | 1894 | Plattville, IL | SE | 1840 | HI | |
| Buchanan | Eleanor (Mrs. John) | abt | 1810 | Ireland | nds | SE | 1836 | ||||||
| Buchanan | John | abt | 1810 | Ireland | nds | SE | 1836 | ||||||
| Buchanan | John (s. John & Eleanor) | abt | 1834 | Massachusetts | nds | SE | 1836 | ||||||
| Buchanan | Mary (d. John & Eleanor) | abt | 1832 | Ireland | nds | SE | 1836 | ||||||
| Buchanan | William (s. John & Eleanor) | abt | 1836 | Illinois | nds | SE | 1836 | ||||||
| Buckley | Mary Jane (Barker)(Mrs. Joseph) | Jun | 4 | 1820 | Oneida Co., NY | Apr | 17 | 1884 | Lisbon, IL | BG | 1838 | ||
| Budd | Mary Ann (Greenfield)(Mrs. Jacob) | Aug | 26 | 1834 | Detroit, MI | Jan | 21 | 1910 | Millbrook, IL | FO | 1838 | HI | |
| Budd | Tunis C. (land entry) | Nov | 5 | 1813 | Jul | 10 | 1852 | Fox Twp, IL | FO | 1839 | LE | ||
| Buell | George | nds | nds | [Alive in 1897] | SE | 1835 | |||||||
| Buell | Phebe M. (Thurber)(Mrs. Charles M.) | Apr | 6 | 1840 | Kendall Twp, IL | Feb | 23 | 1925 | Valparaiso, IN | KE | 1840 | HI | |
| Bull | William (early settler Bristol Twp) | nds | nds | BR | 1835 | HI | |||||||
| Bullard | Catherine Lee "Kate" (Carnes)(Mrs. John R.) | Feb | 20 | 1834 | Camden, SC | Apr | 27 | 1891 | Millbrook, IL | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Bullard | Edward S., Rev. | Jul | 20 | 1836 | Fox Twp, IL | Jan | 27 | 1920 | California | FO | 1836 | OS | |
| Bullard | Esther Lewis "Hetty" (Murray)(Mrs. Royal) | Nov | 5 | 1800 | Camden, SC | Mar | 13 | 1851 | Millbrook, IL | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Bullard | James "Murray" (s. Royal & Esther Lewis (Murray)) | Jul | 30 | 1829 | Camden, SC | Nov | 13 | 1905 | Lamar, AR | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Bullard | John Royal, Rev. (s. Royal & Esther Lewis (Murray)) | Nov | 21 | 1824 | Camden, SC | Apr | 16 | 1889 | Millbrook, IL | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Bullard | Mary "Esther" (d. Royal & Esther Lewis (Murray)) | Nov | 3 | 1839 | Fox Twp, IL | Dec | 2 | 1912 | Harvey, IL | FO | 1839 | HI | |
| Bullard | Mary Jane (Carnes)(Mrs. James M.) | abt | 1829 | Camden, SC | Oct | 18 | 1907 | Conway, AR | FO | 1833 | HI | ||
| Bullard | Rachel Blanding (d. Royal & Esther Lewis (Murray)) | Dec | 30 | 1833 | Hennepin, IL | Apr | 29 | 1904 | Millbrook, IL | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Bullard | Royal, Rev. (came with James M. Smith & Porter C. Hull) | May | 15 | 1786 | Pepperell, MA | Dec | 13 | 1846 | Millbrook, IL | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Bullard | Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" (2nd) (d. Royal & Esther Lewis (Murray)) | Jan | 26 | 1827 | Camden, SC | Feb | 27 | 1897 | Plano, IL | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Burnham | Sarah Almira (Ives)(Mrs. John Howard) | Nov | 2 | 1840 | Kendall Twp, IL | nf | 1870 | [Bloomington, IL] | KE | 1840 | |||
| Burns | David N. (s. William J. & Rachel (Ford)) | Jul | 16 | 1835 | Fox Twp, IL | Dec | 2 | 1893 | Polk Co., OR | FO | 1835 | HI | |
| Burns | John H. (s. William J. & Rachel (Ford)) | Apr | 25 | 1833 | Tazewell Co., IL | Aug | 3 | 1898 | Polk Co., OR | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Burns | Laura Ann (Litsey)(Mrs. Lewis R.) | Jun | 28 | 1833 | Big Grove Twp, IL | Jan | 31 | 1890 | La Salle Co., IL | BG | 1833 | HI | |
| Burns | Margaret D. (d. William J. & Rachel (Ford)) | Nov | 26 | 1837 | Fox Twp, IL | nds | FO | 1835 | HI | ||||
| Burns | Mary Jane (Maria?)(d. William J. & Rachel (Ford)) | Jan | 31 | 1831 | Tazewell Co., IL | Jun | 27 | 1864 | FO | 1835 | HI | ||
| Burns | Rachel (Ford)(Mrs. William J.)(d. Robert & Mary) | Mar | 20 | 1809 | Ohio | Jun | 5 | 1889 | Monmouth, OR | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Burns | Robert J. (s. William J. & Rachel (Ford)) | Aug | 7 | 1828 | Peoria Co., IL | nds | FO | 1835 | HI | ||||
| Burns | William Evans (s. William J. & Rachel (Ford)) | Sep | 20 | 1840 | Fox Twp, IL | Jun | 23 | 1923 | Polk Co., OR? | FO | 1835 | HI | |
| Burns | William J. (bought Harris claim of John Matlock) | Jan | 3 | 1797 | Bourbon Co., KY | Dec | 3 | 1876 | Polk Co., OR? | FO | 1833 | HI | |
| Burrell | Elizabeth "Betsey" (Parker)(Mrs. Edward) | abt | 1828 | Ohio | Sep | 23 | 1902 | Halls Corners, NY | SE | 1840 | |||
| Burroughs | Abigail (Hine)(Mrs. Daniel, Jr.) | Aug | 7 | 1795 | Connecticut | Jan | 21 | 1866 | Batavia, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | |
| Burroughs | Daniel, Jr. (s. Daniel, Sr. & Olive (Carpenter)) | Oct | 15 | 1789 | Alstead, NH | Nov | 11 | 1866 | Batavia, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | |
| Burroughs | Daniel, Sr. (s. John & Sarah (Abbe)) | May | 28 | 1755 | Windsor, CT | Oct | 18 | 1843 | Little Rock Twp, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | |
| Burroughs | Dennison D. (B.?)(s. Daniel, Jr. & Abigail (Hine)) | abt | 1818 | Ohio | Mar | 7 | 1893 | Kaw?, KS | LR | 1837 | HI | ||
| Burroughs | Harriet A. (d. Horace & Jerusha (Judd)) | abt | 1838 | Little Rock Twp, IL | nds | LR | 1838 | HI | |||||
| Burroughs | Horace (s. Daniel, Sr. & Olive (Carpenter)) | Dec | 17 | 1783 | Alstead, NH | Nov | 23 | 1872 | Aurora, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | |
| Burroughs | Horace A. (s. Horace & Jerusha (Judd)) | abt | 1836 | Shalersville, OH | nf | 1870 | LR | 1837 | HI | ||||
| Burroughs | Jerusha (Judd)(2nd Mrs. Horace) | abt | 1797 | New York | Apr | 4 | 1848 | Little Rock Twp, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | ||
| Burroughs | John "Stark" (s. Daniel, Jr. & Abigail (Hine)) | abt | 1822 | Ohio | nf | 1900 | [Joplin, MO 1880] | LR | 1837 | HI | |||
| Burroughs | Lucy L. (d. Daniel Jr. & Abigail (Hine)) | Oct | 27 | 1817 | Shalersville, OH | Jul | 10 | 1895 | Chicago, IL | LR | 1837 | HI | |
| Burroughs | Mary (d. Daniel Jr. & Abigail (Hine)) | May | 16 | 1825 | Ohio | Apr | 23 | 1884 | Kane Co., IL | LR | 1837 | HI | |
| Burroughs | Pulaski (s. Daniel Jr. & Abigail (Hine)) | abt | 1830 | Ohio | Mar | 27 | 1893 | Oregon | LR | 1837 | HI | ||
| Burroughs | Roxanna (d. Daniel Jr. & Abigail (Hine)) | abt | 1839 | Little Rock Twp, IL | nf | 1880 | [Kendall Co., IL 1863] | LR | 1839 | HI | |||
| Burton | John (came with Nathaniel Burton)(1780-1790) | abt | 1785 | England | nds | BR | 1836 | HI | |||||
| Burton | Nathaniel (sold claim to Reuben Hunt) | nds | England | nds | BR | 1836 | HI | ||||||
| Burton | Sarah Ann (d. Nathaniel & Susan (Ransome)) | Sep | 6 | 1814 | Norfolkshire, Eng. | Nov | 7 | 1895 | Kendall Twp, IL | BR | 1836 | HI | |
| Burton | Susan (Ransome)(Mrs. Nathaniel)(b. 1780-1790) | abt | 1785 | England | nds | BR | 1836 | HI | |||||
| Bush | Albert | abt | 1816 | Vermont | aft | 1880 | [Cresco, Howard Co., A 1880] | LR | 1840 | cen | |||
| Bush | Alvira (Mrs. Albert) | abt | 1819 | New York | aft | 1880 | [Cresco, Howard Co., A 1880] | LR | 1840 | cen | |||
| Bushnell | Adaline (McEwen)(Mrs. Sherrill P.) | Dec | 31 | 1829 | Oneida Co., NY | Dec | 11 | 1910 | Paxton, IL | BG | 1838 | HI | |
| Bushnell | Adelaide | May | 11 | 1830 | Sullivan, NY | Sep | 28 | 1917 | Manchester, IA | LI | 1839 | ||
| Bushnell | Ann Townsend (d. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Sep | 4 | 1817 | Vernon, Oneida Co., NY | Apr | 28 | 1878 | Morris, IL | BG | 1835 | HI | |
| Bushnell | Calvin Williams (s. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Mar | 24 | 1815 | New York | aft | 1902 | [Goodland, IN 1902] | BG | 1835 | HI | ||
| Bushnell | Calvin, Sr., Rev. (s. Reuben & Martha (Jones)) | Apr | 29 | 1781 | Westbrook, CT | May | 16 | 1864 | Lisbon, IL | BG | 1835 | HI | |
| Bushnell | Elizabeth (d. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Nov | 18 | 1819 | Vernon, Oneida Co., NY | nf | 1880 | [Chebanse, IL 1877] | BG | 1835 | HI | ||
| Bushnell | George (s. Stephen, Sr. & Vincy (Tuttle)) | abt | 1812 | New York | abt | 1867 | Lisbon, IL | LI | 1839 | CE | |||
| Bushnell | Harriet (d. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Jul | 29 | 1823 | Vernon, Oneida Co., NY | Feb | 10 | 1895 | Morris, IL | BG | 1835 | HI | |
| Bushnell | John Williams (s. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Mar | 18 | 1825 | Vernon, Oneida Co., NY | Sep | 7 | 1894 | Alma, MI | BG | 1835 | HI | |
| Bushnell | Joseph S. (s. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Mar | 14 | 1829 | Vernon, Oneida Co., NY | aft | 1910 | [Jackson Co., MN 1910] | BG | 1835 | HI | ||
| Bushnell | Mariah (Sears)(Mrs. Hiram) | Jun | 27 | 1808 | Putnam Co., NY | Feb | 13 | 1870 | LI | 1837 | HI | ||
| Bushnell | Mary B. (d. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Feb | 22 | 1832 | Vernon, Oneida Co., NY | aft | 1902 | [Morris, IL 1902] | BG | 1835 | HI | ||
| Bushnell | Nancy (Clarke)(Mrs. George) | Sep | 29 | 1818 | Sullivan, NY | Apr | 24 | 1893 | Lisbon, IL | LI | 1840 | CE | |
| Bushnell | Paul (s. Stephen, Sr. & Vincy (Tuttle)) | abt | 1829 | New York | nds | LI | 1839 | CE | |||||
| Bushnell | Polly (Williams)(Mrs. Rev. Calvin, Sr.) | Oct | 10 | 1787 | Massachusetts | Jan | 6 | 1877 | Rossville, IL | BG | 1835 | HI | |
| Bushnell | Sarah Dana (d. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Oct | 6 | 1813 | New York | aft | 1880 | [Big Grove Twp 1880] | BG | 1835 | HI | ||
| Bushnell | Sherrill Pierce (s. Calvin, Sr. & Polly (Williams)) | Mar | 24 | 1827 | Vernon, Oneida Co., NY | Mar | 26 | 1902 | Paxton, IL | BG | 1835 | HI | |
| Bushnell | Simon (s. Stephen, Sr. & Vincy (Tuttle)) | abt | 1820 | New York | nds | BG | 1835 | HI | |||||
| Bushnell | Stephen J. (s. Reuben & Martha (Jones)) | Mar | 11 | 1812 | Nov | 22 | 1857 | Lisbon Twp, IL | LI | 1839 | CE | ||
| Bushnell | Stephen, Jr. (s. Stephen, Sr. & Vincy (Tuttle)) | abt | 1810 | New York | nds | BG | 1835 | HI | |||||
| Bushnell | Stephen, Sr. (included in 1840 census) | abt | 1779 | Westbrook, CT | Sep | 5 | 1867 | Lisbon Twp, IL | LI | 1839 | CE | ||
| Bushnell | Vincy (Tuttle)(Mrs. Stephen, Sr.) | abt | 1784 | Connecticut | Aug | 18 | 1854 | Lisbon Twp, IL | LI | 1839 | CE | ||
| Bushnell | Viola (d. George & Nancy (Clarke)) | Apr | 2 | 1838 | Niles, MI | nf | 1870 | [Lisbon Twp 1860] | LI | 1839 | CE | ||
| Bushnell | Washington (s. Stephen, Sr. & Vincy (Tuttle)) | Sep | 26 | 1827 | Madison Co., NY | Jun | 30 | 1885 | Ottawa, IL | LI | 1839 | CE | |
| Butler | Anna (Hough)(Mrs. Uriah)(d. John C. & Alica A.) | abt | 1826 | nds | NA | 1835 | HI | ||||||
| Butler | Eunice (Shaw)(Mrs. Ezekiel) | Jun | 24 | 1798 | Marlow, NH | aft | 1880 | [Sterling, IL 1880] | BG | 1836 | |||
| Butler | Ezekiel (s. Luther & Hannah (Wilson)) | Jun | 17 | 1792 | Putney, VT | Mar | 18 | 1861 | Prophetstown, IL | BG | 1836 | ||
| Cagwin | Harriet Mariah (Milks)(Mrs. Orvil/Orrid D.) | Feb | ng | 1823 | New York | aft | 1900 | [Joliet, IL 1900] | SE | 1834 | HI | ||
| Calahan | Dennis | abt | 1788 | Ireland | nds | OS | 1835 | ||||||
| Calahan | Margaret (Mrs. Dennis) | abt | 1810 | Ireland | nds | OS | 1835 | ||||||
| Calahan | Matthew (s. Dennis & Margaret) | abt | 1835 | Illinois | nds | OS | 1835 | ||||||
| Callicotte | Almira Jane (Inscho)(Mrs. John B.) | Sep | 26 | 1837 | Kendall Co., IL | Oct | 16 | 1927 | Council Bluffs, IA | KE | 1837 | ||
| Campbell | Cyrus | abt | 1815 | Ohio | nds | KE | 1835 | HI | |||||
| Campbell | George (s. John & Harriet J.) | abt | 1832 | Ohio | aft | 1880 | [Adams Co., IL 1880] | KE | 1839 | HI | |||
| Campbell | Hannah (d. John & Harriet J.) | abt | 1837 | Ohio | nf | 1880 | [Hillsdale, KS] | KE | 1839 | HI | |||
| Campbell | Hannah Sr. (John's mother?) | abt | 1783 | Rhode Island | nds | KE | 1839 | HI | |||||
| Campbell | Harriet J. (Mrs. John) | Sep | 15 | 1808 | Sep | 27 | 1866 | Kendall Co., IL | KE | 1839 | HI | ||
| Campbell | John (brother of William W.) | abt | 1801 | Mar | 10 | 1847 | Kendall Co., IL | KE | 1839 | HI | |||
| Campbell | Maria (d. John & Harriet J.) | abt | 1831 | Ohio | nds | KE | 1839 | HI | |||||
| Campbell | Melissa L. (d. John & Harriet J.) | Jan | 8 | 1839 | New Haven, OH | May | 19 | 1923 | Aurora, IL | KE | 1839 | HI | |
| Campbell | Phoebe Ann (d. John & Harriet J.) | abt | 1823 | Ohio | nds | KE | 1839 | HI | |||||
| Campbell | Walton (Walter?)(s. John & Harriet J.) | abt | 1834 | Ohio | nf | 1880 | [Aurora, IL 1870] | KE | 1839 | HI | |||
| Campbell | William W. (settled south side of Long Grove) | abt | 1805 | b. 1810-1820 | Feb | 21 | 1845 | Kendall Co., IL | KE | 1835 | HI | ||
| Carnes | Anna E. (d. Robert W. & Mary Ann (Clark)) | abt | 1828 | Camden, SC | aft | 1880 | [Big Grove Twp 1880] | FO | 1834 | HI | |||
| Carnes | Catherine Lee (d. Robert W. & Mary Ann (Clark)) | Feb | 20 | 1834 | Camden, SC | Apr | 27 | 1891 | Millbrook, IL | FO | 1834 | HI | |
| Carnes | James (s. Robert W. & Mary Ann (Clark)) | abt | 1840 | Fox Twp, IL | Dec | 20 | 1929 | Sawtell, CA | FO | 1840 | HI | ||
| Carnes | Mary Ann (Clark)(Mrs. Robert W.) | Mar | 8 | 1808 | Camden, SC | Mar | 24 | 1888 | Emsley, Dakota | FO | 1834 | HI | |
| Carnes | Mary Jane (d. Robert W. & Mary Ann (Clark)) | abt | 1830 | Camden, SC | Oct | 18 | 1907 | Conway, AR | FO | 1834 | HI | ||
| Carnes | Robert W. (bought Harris claim from Robert Ford) | Feb | 5 | 1804 | Camden, SC | Feb | 24 | 1869 | Newark, IL | FO | 1834 | HI | |
| Carnes | William J. (s. Robert W. & Mary Ann (Clark)) | Oct | 30 | 1826 | Camden, SC | Oct | 14 | 1910 | Chicago, IL | FO | 1834 | HI |
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