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     Mary Winthrop was the daughter of Governor John Winthrop and Mary Forth.² Mary Winthrop married Rev. Samuel Dudley, son of Govenor Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke, circa 1632.^1,3 Mary Winthrop died on 12 April 1643 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.³

     Chief Justice Waitstill Winthrop was born on 27 February 1641/42.¹ He was the son of Governor John Winthrop of Connecticut and Elizabeth Read.¹ Chief Justice Waitstill Winthrop married Mary Browne before 1679 in Boston.² The only man ever appointed Chief Justice twice, Winthrop first assumed the office in 1701 when Chief Justice Stoughton died. Winthrop, however, held aspirations of becoming governor, and to further his cause, resigned his place on the bench to accept an appointment as agent of the Province. When Joseph Dudley was appointed governor instead, Winthrop's agency was rescinded and he returned home. In 1708, he was appointed Chief Justice again and served in that capacity until his death.³ Chief Justice Waitstill Winthrop died on 7 November 1717 in Boston at the age of 75.¹

     Robert J. Winton Jr. was born on 8 November 1916.² He was the son of Robert J. Winton.¹ Robert J. Winton Jr. graduated in 1939 from Dartmouth College.¹ He married Elizabeth Carolyn Sewall, daughter of Judge Arthur Eugene Sewall and Katherine Weare, on 5 April 1941 in First Parish Church, York Village, Maine.¹ At the time of his marriage he was working in the Boston office of the New England Telephone and Telegraph company.¹ Robert J. Winton Jr. died on 20 March 1985 in York, Maine, at the age of 68.³

     Edward Theodore Wise married Aimee Vaughan Selby, daughter of Prideaux Selby and Rose Anne Wise, on 10 November 1886 in St. Saviour's Church, Croydon.¹

     Rose Anne Wise was the daughter of John Wise. Rose Anne Wise married Prideaux Selby, son of George William Selby and Penelope Earles, on 31 August 1864 in Christchurch, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.

     Mary Kate Wisner was born in Canada.¹ She married William Clinton Brown.¹

     Icabod Wiswall was born in 1637?² He married firstly Remember (Unknown) before 1670 at Duxbury ?² Icabod Wiswall married secondly Priscilla Peabody between December 1677 and 1679 at Duxbury.² Icabod Wiswall died in 1700.²

     Mercy Wiswall was born on 4 October 1670.¹ She was the daughter of Icabod Wiswall and Remember (Unknown).^1,2 Mercy Wiswall married John Wadsworth, son of John Wadsworth and Abigail Andrews, on 25 January 1704 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.¹ Mercy Wiswall died on 12 November 1716 at the age of 46.¹

     Nellie Witham was born in Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine.¹ She married Albert A. Stanley.¹

     Mary Witherell was born on 11 July 1786 in Norridgewock.¹ She was the daughter of Major Obadiah Witherell and Mary (Unknown).¹ Mary Witherell married Henry Sewall, son of Rev. Jotham Sewall and Jenny Sewall, on 15 January 1816 in Norridgewock.¹ Mary Witherell died on 17 June 1864 in Chesterville at the age of 77¹ and is buried in what now is Zion Hill Cemetery, Maine.²

     Major Obadiah Witherell married Mary (Unknown).¹

     Mary Withers was born in 1821.¹ She was the daughter of Randolph Withers and Sarah Bailey.¹ Mary Withers married H.F. Adickes in 1842.¹ Mary Withers died in 1904.¹

     Randolph Withers married Sarah Bailey, daughter of Thomas Bailey and Mary Meredith.¹

     (un-named) Wolcott was born in August 1776 in Brookline, Massachusetts.¹ (un-named) Wolcott was the child of Edward Kitchin Wolcott and Hannah Sewall.¹ (un-named) Wolcott died on 15 September 1776 in Brookline, Massachusetts.¹

     Ann Wolcott was born on 4 December 1777.² She was the daughter of Edward Kitchin Wolcott and Hannah Sewall. Ann Wolcott married Philip Reynolds Ridgeway, son of Ebenezer Ridgeway and Mary West, on 6 December 1801 in Newton, Massachusetts, a date of 7 November 1801 is recorded, which may be the date of the intention.^3,4 Ann Wolcott died on 15 October 1847 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 69.⁵

     Of Brookline, Massachusetts.¹ Edward Kitchin Wolcott was born on 30 April 1754.² He was the son of Josiah Wolcott and Isabella Campbell.^2,3 Edward Kitchin Wolcott married Hannah Sewall, daughter of Henry Sewall and Ann White, on 17 January 1776 in Brookline, Massachusetts.⁴ Edward Kitchin Wolcott died on 11 September 1815 in Brookline, Massachusetts, at the age of 61.⁵

     Elizabeth Wolcott was baptised on 26 March 1780.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Kitchin Wolcott and Hannah Sewall.¹ Elizabeth Wolcott married John F. Barber on 7 February 1809 in Brookline, Massachusetts.² Elizabeth Wolcott died s.p.³

     Hannah Sewall Wolcott was baptised on 17 April 1785.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Kitchin Wolcott and Hannah Sewall.² Hannah Sewall Wolcott married secondly John Folsom on 20 April 1814 in Brookline, Massachusetts.³

     Henry Sewall Wolcott was baptised on 16 June 1782.¹ He was the son of Edward Kitchin Wolcott and Hannah Sewall.¹ Henry Sewall Wolcott died young.¹

     Josiah Wolcott was born in 1733 in Salem, Massachusetts.² He married firstly Isabella Campbell, daughter of Rev. John Campbell, on 13 February 1751. Josiah Wolcott died on 9 December 1796.²

     Mary Wolcott was the daughter of John Wolcott.¹ Mary Wolcott married Judge John Eliot, son of Rev. John Eliot Jr. and Elizabeth Gookin, on 19 December 1706.¹

     Rebecca Wolcott was baptised on 20 December 1789 at Brookline, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Kitchin Wolcott and Hannah Sewall.¹ Rebecca Wolcott married Edward H. Adams, son of Nathan Adams.¹

     Samuel Wolcott was baptised on 6 October 1793.² He was the son of Edward Kitchin Wolcott and Hannah Sewall.¹ Samuel Wolcott married Mary Mitchell in December 1819 in New York though the 1888 edition of the Diary states that he died unmarried.^2,3,4

     Lt. Col. Alexander Joseph Wolff. Served with Wellington at Waterloo.⁴ He was born in Vienna, Austria.³ In 1824 Adjutant Alexander Wolff, late of the 60th Regiment settled in the Valcartier district of the Province of Quebec (with his family) after a distinguished military career. He served in Egypt under General Abercrombie and also in the Peninsula, was wounded in five separate battles and was the proud possessor of the war medal with sixteen clasps, the largest number held at that period by any officer in the British Army.
So beloved was he by his men that many of the rank and file of his regiment settled in the district in order to be near their old leader. It is said that Adjutant Wolff spent many years on his homestead and ably discharged his duties as a Lieut. Col. Of the Militia and was an active and upright Magistrate.
One of his sons, Lieut. Col. Charles Stuart Wolff led a very adventurous career before settling down at Valcartier. He took part in the hectic gold rush to California in 1849 and later sailed to Australia on a similar adventure where he remained for several years. Upon his return to Valcartier he married Isabelle Neilson, a grand-daughter of the Hon. John Neilson and lived to a ripe old age. Many of his descendants are still in the community.⁵

He married Hannah Maria Ellert. Lt. Col. Alexander Joseph Wolff died on 10 December 1863.³ He was buried on 12 December 1863 in Anglican Churchyard, Valcartier, Portneuf, Province of Québec.³

     Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Bowles Wolff is also recorded as Wolfe. She was born circa 1831 in Ireland calculated from the 1881 census, though the next census gives her age as 78 which would indicate her birth as 1813. She was the daughter of Lt. Col. Alexander Joseph Wolff and Hannah Maria Ellert.^2,3 Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Bowles Wolff married Montague Charles Sewell, son of Chief Justice Jonathan/3 Sewell and Henrietta Smith, on 10 June 1850 in Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Québec.⁴ Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Bowles Wolff died on 11 January 1892 in Québec.¹ She was buried on 13 January 1892 in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Valcartier, Québec, her sons Carl and Reginald Sewell were among the witnesses who signed the register.^1,5

     Prestwood Mary Wolrige was born in 1835 in East Stonehouse.² She was the daughter of Capt. Thomas Wolrige R.N. Prestwood Mary Wolrige married Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds GCB, son of Rear Admiral Sir William Symonds KCB, FRS and Elizabeth Saunders Luscombe, on 16 February 1856 in St. George's Chapel, Stonehouse, Devon.³ Prestwood Mary Wolrige died on 18 August 1905 in Torquay, Devon.⁴

     Capt. Thomas Wolrige R.N. died before 1856.¹