This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1AC.2ACI/1811 Message Board Post: Hello: I’m hoping someone can help me solve my Mary E. (WENTWORTH) HILL puzzle - namely, who are her parents? Was her father Nathaniel WENTWORTH? Facts that I have about Mary (WENTWORTH) HILL are: Born: 18 Apr 1827, Montpelier?, VT Sources: (1) Age 38y-9m-22d at 9 Feb 1866 death per memorial written by daughter Betsy; (2) Maiden name WENTWORTH from daughter Carrie’s birth certificate and other records and from burial records; (3) Birth location Montpelier per Carrie’s birth certificate; (4) Nathaniel Wentworth’s 5 Apr 1859 will names Eri HILL (Mary’s husband) as the executor and makes bequests only to Eri, Mary and their children. Died: 9 Feb 1866, Childbed, Worcester, VT. In the death record from the town of Worcester the far right column has the entry J. COLBY. I’ve written the town of Worcester to find out what the column heading for this last column is, thinking it might be a father’s name. Buried: North Branch Cemetery, Middlesex, Washington, VT Married: Eri HILL, of Middlesex, VT, abt 1845. (I’ve been unable to find marriage record, can anyone help find it?) Children: (I only have the one record for Carrie, does anyone have any others?) i. Betsy J. HILL was born Abt 1847 in Middlesex, Washington, VT. She married Charles B. CLOGSTON 3 Dec 1863 in Montpelier, Washington, VT. ii. Etta L. HILL, b. Abt 184831; m. Charles A. Martin, 29 Jul 1866, Worcester, Washington, VT iii. Lydia M. HILL, b. Abt 1849, Vermont iv. John W. HILL was born 14 Nov 1851 in Middlesex, Washington, VT, and died 25 Mar 1932 in Montpelier, Washington, VT. He married Katherine L. OWEN 27 Jul 1872 in Montpelier, Washington, VT, daughter of Amariah OWEN and Lucinda MCINTOSH. She was born 3 Aug 1854 in Bethel, Windsor, VT, and died 11 Jan 1933 in Montpelier, Washington, VT v. Torrey W. HILL was born 28 Feb 1854 in Burke?, New York and died 14 Nov 1926 in Montpelier, Washington, VT. He married (1) Anna M. HEDGES 30 Oct 1880 in Montpelier, Washington, VT. She was born in Northfield, VT. He married (2) Lizzie (SMITH) EDGERLY 21 Aug 1920 in Montpelier, Washington, VT. vi. Sarah F. HILL, b. Abt 1856, Burke?, New York vii. Jane S. HILL was born 1858 in Worcester, Washington, VT. She married George H. SNOW 23 Jan 1879 in Montpelier, Washington, VT. He was born in Worcester, Washington, VT viii. Jennie HILL, b. Abt 1860. ix. Carrie Evelyn HILL was born 26 Apr 1861 in Worcester, Washington, VT, and died 5 Sep 1896 in Montpelier, Washington, VT. She married Daniel Damon NELSON 27 Nov 1884 in Middlesex, Washington, VT, son of Algernon NELSON and Orlinda MOORE. He was born 21 Sep 1856 in Calais, Washington, VT, and died 25 Mar 1941 in Methuen, Essex, MA. x. Baby HILL, b. 9 Aug 1862, Worcester, Washington, VT; d. 6 Sep 1862, Worcester, Washington, VT. xi. Emma L. HILL, b. 10 Jun 1863, Worcester, Washington, VT; d. 1944, Montpelier, Washington, VT; m. Orvis A. SAWYER, 13 Nov 1880, Middlesex, Washington, VT; b. 185437; d. 1924, Montpelier, Washington, VT Any additional information on this Hill family would be most appreciated. Nathaniel WENTWORTH was born abt Aug 1792 in Thornton, Grafton, NH, and died 8 Jun 1864 in Worcester, Washington, VT. He married (date unknown) Elizabeth (Betsy) EDGERLY, daughter of James EDGERLY and Temperance KNIGHT. She was born 27 Jun 1798 in Northwood/Woodstock, NH, and died 1859 - 1864 in ?East Constable, NY. I can’t find a death record for her yet, but she probably died in East Constable, NY between 5 Apr 1859 (Date of Nathaniel’s will written in Constable, NY which has her as beneficiary) and 1864 (date of Nathaniel’s death - she wasn’t included at probate of his will and is not buried with him at the North Branch Cemetery in Middlesex, VT. The WENTWORTH Genealogy says that she died childless. Eri HILL was the executor of Nathaniel’s will and the will bequeaths everything to Eri, Mary and their children. One item to note, the will doesn’t say “my daughter Mary” or “my grandchildren�A6” I haven’t been able to find any other children for! Nathaniel - but who are the children in the census data? The only census data that I’ve been able to find on Nathaniel so far doesn’t seem to help much. In the 1830 Vermont Census - Washington County - p361 - Nathaniel Wentworth had the following in his household: males: 1=10-15; 1=30-40 females: 1=10-15; 1=20-30; 1=40-50. If Mary was his daughter she should have shown as a female under 5 and she doesn’t. If Betsy was his wife at this time there should be a female age 30-40 and there isn’t. Also, who are the other children? In the 1840 Vermont Census - Washington County - Nathaniel Wentworth, Middlesex, (p316), had the following in his household: males: 1=5-10; 1=10-15; 1=40-50 females: 1=10-15; 1=40-50; 1=80-90. Both Mary and Betsy would fit into these age ranges, but who were the other children? The older woman may be his mother Elizabeth (LIBBY) WENTWORTH (wife of Moses WENTWORTH who died at Nathaniel’s home in Middlesex on 27 May 1850 according to the Wentworth Genealogy. I’ve been unable to locate any other census data for Nathaniel so far. I’m hoping that someone can help me solve this puzzle. Was Nathaniel WENTWORTH the father of Mary (WENTWORTH) HILL? Was she adopted? Was she another WENTWORTH relative’s child whose parents died and Nathaniel raised her? Who was her mother? If Nathaniel had other children by another wife, why was nothing left to them in his will? Any and all help would be much appreciated. Regards, Bob