Category Archives: Genealogy

William, Sr. & Mary  (Smith) Weaver Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 11/17/2015     We start with the Weaver family below andwill update the chart, with others to follow as information is received. Pleasesend additions and corrections to the Editor (see bottom of page for contactinformation). Descendants of William Weaver, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. W… Read more »

  Weaver Family: Ten Years in America – Life Highlights by Michael R. Reilly, February 5, 2014 The Weaver family, with father, William F., and wife, Mary Hardeman, came from the Canterbury [see Note 1] church Diocese [where oldest child, James, was christened], in Old Romney, Kent County, England, then relocated at a later date to Peasmarsh, Sussex, County, England…. Read more »

Early settler’s claim became heart of Sussex by Fred H. Keller Posted: April 14, 2014, Living Sussex Sun As the United States and Wisconsin were being settled, the way to get people to move into the wilds, starting in 1836, was the Homestead Act. In Wisconsin, one could claim land for $1.25 an acre by staking the land and registering… Read more »

Rebecca Weaver & David Bonham Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 11/17/2015     We start with the Rebecca Weaver family below andwill update the chart, with others to follow as information is received. Pleasesend additions and corrections to the Editor (see bottom of page for contactinformation). Descendants of Rebecca Weaver Generation No. 1 1. REBECCA3WEAVER(WILLIAMF.2,JAMES1)was born 22… Read more »

    HON. RICHARD WEAVER. One of the best known men in Waukesha County Is this sterling( English gentleman, who has been one of its honored citizens since 1837. He is a native of the county of Sussex, England, where his birth occurred August 2.^), 1827, Being the fourth in a family of sixteen children, whose parents were Hon. James… Read more »

Stephen & Phoebe( Maxon) Weaver Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 11/17/2015     We start with the Stephen Weaver family below andwill update the chart, with others to follow as information is received. Pleasesend additions and corrections to the Editor (see bottom of page for contactinformation). Descendants of Stephen Weaver Generation No. 1 1. S TEPHEN3WEAVER(WILLIAMF.2,JAMES1)was born… Read more »

Thomas Weaver Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 11/17/2015                                                       Descendants of Thomas  Generation No. 1  1. THOMAS1 He married ANNE. More About THOMAS: Abode: 1813, Kenardington, Kent Occupation: 1813, Labourer More About ANNE: Abode: 1813, Kenardington, Kent Children of THOMAS and ANNE are: i. ELIZABETH2 WEAVER, b. Sep 1798, Snave, Kent. More About ELIZABETH WEAVER: Baptism: 13… Read more »

“Memories of EarlyDays” by Melinda Ann Warren Weaver, Darlington Wis., December 21, 1875 Transcribed and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 03/03/2005 Life of an Early Settler         It took along time though for us to get the comforts and conveniences for ourselves andfamilies that we had been used to having, and were anxious to have and werestriving hard to… Read more »

“Memories of Early Days” by Melinda Ann Warren Weaver, Darlington Wis., December 21, 1875 Transcribed and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 08/07/2009 School and Grain        I see that my thoughts havewandered years away from this time and circumstances that I commenced to writeabout in this letter. What I have written concerning this one particular familyseems of right to belong… Read more »