1.
Awansous,
husband with unknown Mohican woman.
Awansous was a Wappinger chief recorded in documents from 1680 to
1707. He originally lived in the area of
Putnam County, N.Y.
2.
John Van Gelder born
about 1698, died 1758. He married Anna
Maria Karner. The banns registered June
28, 1719, NY. Anna (also known as Mary
Karner) was born 1700 Germany, the daughter
of daughter of Jan Nicholas Koerner and Anna Magdalena. She died before after April 1782. They resided in the Town of Egremont,
Berkshire County, Mass.
John was a
farmer and sawyer at a mill located in South Egremont that he operated with his
brother-in-law Andrew Karner.
3.
Catharine Van Gelder was
the wife of Hezekiah Winchell Sr., born 19 Oct 1731 Sheffield, Berkshire
Co., Mass., and died before April 1778 (son of Samuel Winchell Sr. and Hannah
Parsons).
Hezekiah
fought in the Seven Years’ War and in the American Revolution at Mount
Independence. Nineteen other male native
relatives fought in the American Revolution, including three in the Green
Mountain Boys and nine others in the Continental Army.
4.
Eliakim Winchell born
about 1744, died before Apr 1818 Mt. Washington, Berkshire Co., Mass., and married
Sarah and an unknown second wife.
Eliakim was a wheelwright and farmer and a
veteran of the American Revolution at Saratoga, along with six other family
members. He was the last known Van Gilder
grandchild to retain family land in Berkshire County. It was auctioned off in 1818 after he died in
debt.
5.
George Winchell (son
of Eliakim and Unknown) was born after 1805, most likely in the Town of Mount Washington, Berkshire Co., Mass., and married Sarah Livingston (daughter
of Unknown Livingston and Rachel Boyes).
George was a
farmer. Sarah may be a descendant of
James Livingston, who was unrelated to the patroon.
6.
John Winchell born
1829 Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn. married Winifred O. Ashley born 17
Jan 1830 Chatham, Columbia Co., N.Y., died 25 July 1800 Great Barrington,
Berkshire Co., Mass, (daughter of Abraham Ashley, who was Quaker, and Delilah
Beman).
John was a carpenter. During the Civil War he was a private in
Company D, 49th Massachusetts Volunteers. Winifred may be the descendant of a native man from Connecticut named Zephaniah Wix. He was imprisoned in Robert Livingston's sugar house by the British during the American Revolution, released that December because he was one of the sickest and died on his way home.
7.
Henry Franklin Winchell born
11 Aug 1857 Berkshire Co., MA married (1) Cora Leona Thatcher born
30 Sep 1858, daughter of Alexander M. Thatcher and Huldah Bishop, died 18 Jul
1892; married (2) Esther Haskell (daughter
of Nathan Haskell and Susan Seavor);
married (3) Alice Belle Snyder 1895 Great Barrington, Berkshire
Co, Mass., born 16 April 1876, daughter of John Martin Snyder and Jane Frances
Hoyt died 24 Feb 1912.
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| Henry F. Winchell and son Earl |
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| Cora Leona Thatcher |
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| Alice Belle Snyder |
Henry
worked as a carpenter, a clerk and in the local factories. He is pictured in a photo of the construction
crew working on Searles Castle in Great Barrington. Alice’s great-grandmother was a native woman
from Hudson, Columbia Co., N.Y.
8.
Earl John Winchell born
27 May 1892 Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA, died 5 Jul 1966 at Salt Point,
Dutchess Co., NY. His first wife was a
native woman named Myrtle, most likely from Dutchess County. I'd really like to find out who she was. His
second wife was Gertrude Baker, born 10 Aug 1890 Blue Creek, Paulding
Co., Ohio, daughter of Andrew Baker and Margaret Gatton, died 14 Sep 1960 Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY. Her family was also of native descent.
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| Earl Winchell with first wife Myrtle |
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| Gertrude Baker, Earl's second wife and my grandmother |
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