the virgin soil of Ohio did not leave their democracy--of the Jeffersonian type--behind them. The progeny of Peter, William and James Westervelt will be found under their respective numbers.
Children of Matthew and Mary Lennington Westervelt (313):
609 William, b. Oct. 4, 1811. He removed to Kansas,
where he m., first, Lucy Baldwin; and, second, Isabel _____. He had Job, Edgar, Lewis, and other children.
1 Job.
2 Edgar.
3 Lewis.
+609¼ Edgar, b. July 19, 1813.
609½ Emiline, b. March 19, 1815; m. William Henry
Connelly, in October, 1836, and d. Aug. 12, 1850.
610 Melissa, b. June 15, 1817; m. Jacob B. Connelly, Dec.
27, 1838, and d. Aug. 15, 1892.
+611 James Lennington, b. June 1, 1819.
Children of Matthew and Abiah (Leonard) Westervelt (313):
+612 Alfred Leonard, b. Jan. 22, 1821.
+613 Edwin, b. Aug. 15, 1822.
+614 Emery, b. Oct. 7, 1824.
615 Mary Ann, b. Dec. 11, 1827; m. J. Milton Wells, and
d. in 1876.
616 Louisa, b. Oct. 19, 1830; d. unm., Oct. 25, 1847.
314 PETER, son of Jacobus (133), was b. Sept. 19, 1791. He m. Hannah Lennington, April 5, 1814, and d. Aug. 10, 1869.
Children of Peter Westervelt (314):
617 Anna Maria, b. Dec. 19, 1814; m. Joseph B. Ingalls,
Nov. 9, 1836, and d. Jan. 29, 1845.
618 Sarah, b. Nov. 16, 1816; m. Nathan Emory Sammis,
March 1, 1835.
619 Rebecca, b. Dec. 23, 1818; m. Lewis R. Goodspeed,
June 8, 1848, and d. June 4, 1888.
620 Hannah, b. April 22, 1821; m. the Rev. George G.
West, Aug. 31, 1847, and d. April 23, 1899.
621 Cornelius Lennington, b. July 5, 1823. He m., first,
Eliza Hall, about 1849, by whom he had one child, who d. at birth, Aug. 4, 1850; and, second, Henrietta McAllister, about 1852. He d. Oct. 22, 1859.
622 Belinda, b. Feb. 19, 1826; d. Oct. 16, 1834.
623 Matthew, b. Feb. 14, 1828; d. unm., Aug. 26, 1859.