Early Arrivals In Sangamon County

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EARLY ARRIVALS IN SANGAMON COUNTY
from Original Edition of the 1876 History of
Early Settlers of Sangamon County Illinois
By John C. Power
Transcribed by Cherie Logan for the Sangamon County ILGenWeb Page

If you find a name that you are interested in, refer to the LOOKUPS page where you possibly could obtain more informaton. We have three people who have volunteered to do lookups from the 1876 History. As with any transcribed records, errors could have been made. One should always verify the correctness of any record by searching the original source.
Columns (comma separated) =
1- Year of Arrival
2- Surname & Given Name
3- Migrated from County
4- Migrated from State
5- Point of Origin County
6- Point of Origin State
EXAMPLE: 1829, ABELL, Jeremiah, Rockingham, VA, Rockingham, VA.
Meaning = to Sangamon County in 1829, ABEL, Jeremiah, came from Rockingham, VA, resided earlier in Rockingham, VA

In some instances some of the named columns were not known, which is indicated by two commas in a row. Also, the GIVEN name is NOT alphabetized within the SURNAME, so check the complete surname listing.

SURNAMES W-X-Y-Z
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1840, WADSWORTH, Daniel, Winthrop, ME, Winthrop, ME

1822, WAGGONER, George, Licking, OH, , PA

1828, WALKER, Samuel, Rutherford, TN, Campbell, VA

1835, WALKER, Daniel, , OH, Fauquer, VA

1830, WALL, Isaac, Rockingham, TN, , VA

1822, WALLACE, James, Pendleton, SC, Pendleton, SC

1819, WALLACE, James, Shawneetown, IL, , SC

1836, WALLACE, William S., Philadelphia, PA, Lancaster, PA

1829, WALTERS, Green B., Decatur, IN, Jefferson, KY

1839, WALTERS, Lydia (Mrs.), Decatur, IN, Salem, Rowan, NC

1838, WARD, John, Romney, VA, Romney, VA

1839, WASH, Milton H., Todd, KY, Todd, KY

1840, WASHBURN, William, Shelby, KY, Westminster, Windham, VT

1829, WATSON, John B., Randolph, IL, York, SC

1825, WATSON, Arthur, Mason, KY, Berkley, Va

1836, WATSON, William W., St. Louis, MO, Sussex, NJ

1837, WATTS, Benjamin, Grafton, NH, Warwick, Franklin, MA

1838, WAY, John, Chester, PA, Lancaster, PA

1838, WEAVER, Lewis, Jefferson City, MO, Rhine River, GER

1830, WEBB, William, Warren, TN, , VA

1826, WEBB, James G., Clarke, KY, Winchester, Clarke, KY

1834, WEBB, Luther, Rockingham, VT, Rockingham, VT

1844, WEBER, Elizabeth (Mrs.), , VA, , VA

1837, WEBER, Peter S., Frederick City, MD, Frederick City, MD

1855, WEBER, Jacob J., Frederick City, MD, Frederick City, MD

1837, WEBER, Philip W., Raymond, MS, Shepherdstown, VA

1836, WEBER, John B., Shepherdstown, VA, Shepherdstown, VA

1835, WEBER, George R., Shepherdstown, VA, Baltimore, MD

1835, WEST, Elijah, Macoupin, IL, Carlisle, Nicholas, KY

1834, WEST, Samuel, Boston, MA, Boston, MA

1838, WHITED, James, Fentress, TN, , VA

1831, WHITESIDES, Charles, Cumberland, KY, , VA

1837, WIKOFF, William W., Warren, OH, Monmouth, NJ

1821, WILCOCKSON, William, Bath, KY, Rowan, NC

1819, WILCOX, John, St. Clair, IL, Chesapeake Bay, MD

1835, WILEY, Edmund R., New York City, NY, New York City, NY

?, WILKISON, Cary, , KY, , KY

1837, WILLARD, Alexander, Chemung, NY, Vernon, Oneida, NY

1826, WILLIAMS, Edward, Ohio, KY, Hardin, KY

1823, WILLIAMS, Joseph, Bath, KY, Bath, KY

1824, WILLIAMS, John, Owensville, KY, Bath, KY

1834, WILLIAMS, James M., Rutherford, NC, Rutherford, NC

1822, WILLIAMS, Elias, Wayne or Henry, IN, Clarendon, VT

1829, WILLIAN, Thomas, Green, KY, Kent, DE

1825, WILLIS, Henrietta (Mrs.), Simpson, KY, , SC

1830, WILLIS, William, Adair, KY, , NC

1833, WILSON, Robert L., Bath, KY, Washington, KY

1830, WILSON, Thomas, Roane, PA, Buncombe, NC

1858, WILSON, Samuel M., Dewitt, IL, Harford, MD

1839, WILSON, John L., Montgomery, IL, Bedford, TN

1828, WILSON, Samuel, Clarke, OH, , VA

1818, WIMER, George, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA

1831, WINCHELL, Ira, St. Lawrence, NY, Franklin, NY

1823, WINEMAN, Philip, Botetourt, VA, Botetourt, VA

1820, WISE, Frederick, , IL, Nelson, KY

1825, WITHROW, Joseph, Washington, KY, , PA

1840, WOFGAMOT, Samuel, Franklin, PA, Washington, MD

1837, WOLFGAMOT, John, , MD, , PA

1840, WOLTZ, John C., Shepherdstown, Va, Shepherdstown, VA

1839, WOMACK, George B., Wayne, IL, Butler, KY

1818, WOOD, William, Madison, IL, Knox, TN

1831, WOOD, Seneca, Springfield, MA, Springfield, MA

1821, WOODWORTH, Daniel, Sterling, MA, Sterling, MA

1830, WORKMAN, James, Overton, TN, Alleganey, MD

1829, WORKMAN, David, Overton, TN, Alleganey, MD

1829, WORKMAN, William, Overton, TN, Alleganey, MD

1829, WORKMAN, Stephen, Overton, TN, Alleganey, MD

?, WORKMAN, John, , TN, Alleganey, MD

1842, WRIGHT, Doctor N., Derby, VT, Bernardstown, MA

1821, WRIGHT, Erastus, Derby, VT, Bernardstown, MA

1821, WRIGHT, Charles, Derby, VT, Bernardstown, MA

1822, WYCKOFF, Samuel, Bourbon, KY, Loudon, VA

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1831, YATES, Henry, Gallatin, KY, Caroline, VA

1819, YOAKUM, Matthias, Claiborn, TN, , VA

1819, YOAKUM, William, Montgomery, IL, , VA

1819 ?, YOAKUM, James, Claiborn, TN, , VA

1828, YOCOM, Jacob, Marion, IL, Bourbon, KY

1827, YOUNG, Ezekiel, Trigg, KY, Trigg, KY

1837, YOUNG, Casper, St. Clair, IL, Hesse Darmstadt, GER

1838, YOUNG, James, Montgomery, KY, Wilkes, NC

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1850, ZANE, Charles, Cumberland, NJ, Cumberland, NJ

1839, ZANE, John, , NJ, Gloucester, NJ

1835, ZIMMERMAN, Robert, Elmira, NY, Centre, PA
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