PHIPPS W HARTWELL--WHO IS HIS FATHER?
The
parents of Phipps W. Hartwell, my 3rd great grandfather, are listed
in various family trees as Peter Hartwell and Olive Waldo. I believe this may be incorrect as Olive
Waldo Hartwell, born 23 Nov 1853, would have been approximately 52 years old at
his birth.
I
have been unable to find a birth or christening record of Phipps W. Hartwell. However, his age in the 1850 Census[1]
in Randolph, Columbia County, Wisconsin is 44, which translates to a birth year
of 1805/06. In the 1860 Census[2],
same place, his age is given as 51, which would indicate a birth year of
1808/09. The 1875 state census for Mower
County, Minnesota[3],
where he is living with his daughter Maria Burton, gives his age as 65 for a
birth year of 1809/1810. His death
record[4]
in 1880 gives his age at death as 76, for a birth year of 1804.
Olive
Waldo was born 23 Nov 1853 in Windham, Tolland, Connecticut to John Waldo and
Jemima Abbott. She was the second of
nine children. Her older brother was
named Phipps Waldo. He was shot and
killed a few days before his 24th birthday at a court-house
gathering on the Mohawk River in Albany County, New York on 17 January 1776.[5] It would be very natural for Olive to name
one of her sons Phipps Waldo for her brother who was killed.
There
are, however, at least two Hartwells named Phipps.
One went by Phipps and the other by Phipps W.
The
elder Phipps Hartwell was born about 1775 in New York as he is listed in the
Lafayette, Walworth county, Wisconsin 1860 Federal Census[6]
as being 85 years old. He is living with
his son Daniel Hartwell, age 59, born in NY, Daniel's wife Elizabeth, and six
children ages 13-28. The 1870 Census[7]
lists Phipps as age 95 and he is still living with Daniel in Lafayette. Of interest is one of Daniel's sons is named
Waldo. In the 1830 Census for Granville,
Washington, New York[8],
Daniel Hartwell is 20-29 years old, as is his wife, and a daughter is under the
age of 5, which reinforces that they came from Granville, Washington, New York.
The elder Phipps Hartwell's wife was named Olive and
her death is recorded in the History of
Walworth County Wisconsin: "June it, 1838, Olive wife of Phipps
Hartwell, Lafayette".[9]
This Phipps Hartwell died 27 Feb 1872 in
Lafayette.[10]
There is only one Phipps Hartwell, that I could
find, listed anywhere in the Federal Census for 1830 and 1840 and he is in
Granville, Washington County, New York.
The 1830 Census[11]
lists 3 males ages 10-14, 20-29, and 50-59.
In 1830 Phipps W. would have been 25.
He could have been the male age 20-29.
Although I do not have a marriage record for him, he is estimated to
have married some time that year as his eldest dau Marinda was born the
following year on 3 July 1831. There are
2 females ages 10-14, one 15-20, and one 50-59.
The elder Phipps would have been 55. It is likely this is his family and he is the
male age 50-59. His son Daniel is listed
in a separate household in this census, in the same locality.
The 1840 Census for Phipps Hartwell[12]
lists only one male in the family, age 60-69.
This cannot be our Phipps W who 35 and has three boys under age10. The family lists two females 20-29, one age
60-69, and one age 80-89. Phipps W's wife
Laura is about 30, so although she could be one of those age 20-29, his nine-year-old
daughter Marinda is definitely not included.
This reinforces this is not Phipps W's family.
Olive, the wife or widow of Peter Hartwell and the
likely mother of the elder Phipps, is 87, so the elderly female could be her. Phipps is 65—We have him in Wisconsin as
early as 1838 when his wife Olive dies, but it is possible he returned to New
York briefly, especially if his father Peter had died. (This is the only Phipps Hartwell of any
spelling that comes up on the 1840 census in any of the states.)
Family records state Phipps W. Hartwell's first wife
was Laura and that his oldest four children were
1.
Marinda (my 2nd great
grandmother), born 3 July 1831 in Granville, Washington, New York; died 1870-71
in Virginia City, Nevada
2. Daniel,
born about 1833, possible Civil War soldier, not living at time of father's
probate in 1880
3. Martin,
born 23 Aug 1835, a Civil War veteran who died at a Soldier's home in Los
Angeles, California, 11 March 1918, and
4.
George Washington Hartwell, born 4 May
1836 in Granville, Washington, New York; died 27 Dec 1884 in High Forest,
Olmsted, Minnesota.
My Phipps W. Hartwell appears in Wisconsin records
when he buys 243 acres in three transactions on 1 May 1848 at the Green Bay
land office.[13]
His first appearance, however, was as Philipp
Hartwell in a marriage to Arasina Chaffee on 24 Aug 1845 in Dodge
county, Wisconsin.[14] I believe this is our Phipps W. His death record also lists him as Philip,
instead of Phipps, and his wife is listed as Alzina and Arozina in different
Census records.
In the 1850 Federal Census for Randolph, Columbia
County, Wisconsin, he is listed as Fitz W Hartwell, farmer, age 44, born
in New York, with his wife Alzina, age 21, from Vermont, and 3 children
all born in Wisconsin: George, 14, Mary,
3, and Maria, age 1.[15]
In the 1855 state census for Randolph, Columbia,
Wisconsin, Phips W Hartwell is the head of household and there are 2
males and 4 females in the home.[16]
The 1860 census of the same place gives Phipps W's
age as 51. Arozina is 32, Mary E
is 13, Maria M is 11, and Matilda M is 8.[17] Next door is George W Hartwell.
Arasina/Arozina died sometime between 1860 and 1875
since in the 1875 Census for Mower county, Minnesota, Phipps W. Hartwell is
living with his daughter Maria Burton.
He seems to have continued to live with her until his death five years
later.
Phipps W. Hartwell died 12 October 1880 in High
Forest, Olmsted County, Minnesota at the home of his daughter Maria Burton.[18]
He died without a will. The value of his personal property is under
$248 and he has no debts. Four children
survive him: Martin Hartwell, Mary E
Phelps, Maria Burton, and Matilda Hartwell.
Three children of George W Hartwell, his son now deceased, are named:
Ida Warren, Alva Hartwell, and Mina Hartwell, age 13. There is a petition for letters of
administration to be given to Joshua Burton, dated 2 Dec 1885.
The Report of Deaths for Olmsted county, Minnesota,
lists Philip Hartwell as dying Oct 13, 1880, widowed, age 76, born in
New York, cause of death Old age, place of death High Forest, occupation
farmer.[19] He is only Hartwell listed as dying in 1880
in Olmsted county, Minnesota; therefore the clerk from Olmsted County believes
the Philip is miswritten and should be Phipps.
Could
Phipps W. Hartwell be the son of Phipps Hartwell? Daniel, who we know was Phipps' son, was born
about 1801 (age 59 in 1860 census) and Phipps W was born anywhere from 1804 to 1810. Both Phipps W. and Phipps (as well as Daniel)
were born in New York state and both lived in Wisconsin, although I found no
record to indicate they ever lived in the same county in Wisconsin. Perhaps Phipps and Daniel came first (Phipps'
wife Olive died in Lafayette in 1838), with Phipps W following later since he
is not mentioned in The History of
Walworth County, Wisconsin. Phipps W
named his oldest son Daniel in 1833, and Daniel named his oldest son Walter
Waldo in 1837.
[1] Fitz
W Hartwell household, 1850 US Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population
schedule, Randolph township, Roll: M432_994; Page: 218B; Image: 432. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal
Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
[2] Phipps
W Hartwell household, 1860 US Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population
schedule, Randolph township, East Randolph Post Office, Roll: M653_1401; Page: 529; Image: 538; Family
History Library Film: 805401.
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database
on-line].
[3] 1875 Census—Mower county, Minnesota, Minnesota
Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905.
St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47
and 107-164. Ancestry.com. Minnesota,
Territorial and State Census, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
[4] Death record
for Phipps W Hartwell: The
Report of Deaths for Olmsted county, Minnesota (copy in poss of Jessie W
Larson), lists Philip Hartwell as dying Oct 13, 1880, widowed, age 76,
born in New York, cause of death Old age, place of death High Forest,
occupation farmer.
[5] (Records
of Miss Asenath Porter Waldo. Waldo
Family Genealogy. New England Historical
and Genealogical Society. http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/genealogies/waldo/default.asp?f=research\database\genealogies\waldo\content\0158.html)
[6] Lafayette,
Walworth county, Wisconsin 1860 Federal Census, Roll: M653_1434; Page: 372; Image: 382; Family
History Library Film: 805434. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States
Federal Census [database on-line].
[7] Danl
Hartwell household, 1870 US Census, Walworth county, Wisconsin, population
schedule, Town of Lafayette, post office Elkhorn, Roll: M593_1741; Page: 157B; Image: 318; Family
History Library Film: 553240.
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database
on-line].
[8] 1830
Census for Granville, Washington, New York[8],
Daniel Hartwell, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Granville, Washington,
New York; Page: 246; NARA Series: M19; Roll
Number: 111; Family History Film: 0017171.
Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
[9]
Albert Clayton Beckwith, History of Walworth County, Wisconsin,
vol. 1 (n.d.), page 19; digital images, (: e-book, online image 19 August
2011.
[10] Photograph
of headstone online at findagrave.com, Hartwell Cemetery, Walworth County,
Wisconsin, "Phipps Hartwell died Feb 27, 1872 aged 97 years".
[11]
1830
Census--New York, Washington, Granville
Phips
(Pips) Hartwell--1 male 10-14, 1 male 20-29,
1 male 50-59
females: 2 10-14, 1 15-20, 1 50-59 1830 US
Census; Census Place: Granville, Washington, New York;
Page: 246; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 111;
Family History Film: 0017171.
Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database
on-line].
[12] 1840 Census--New
York, Washington, Granville—Phips Hartwell
Males:
1 60-69
Females:
2 20-29, 1 60-69, 1 80-89 Year: 1840; Census Place: Granville, Washington, New
York; Roll: 348; Page: 210; Image: 428; Family
History Library Film: 0017209.
Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database
on-line].
2
NW SW, 4th PM 1831 Minnesota/Wisconsin, No 13N 12E 24. –80 acres, document # 401 (should this be
4010?), sale-cash entry, land description: 1 W1/2 NW, 4th PM 1831
Minnesota/Wisconsin, No 13N 12E 24.
–83.36 acres, document # 4108, sale-cash entry, land description: 1 W1/2 SW, 4th PM 1831 Minnesota/Wisconsin,
No 13N 14E 7.
[14] (FamilySearch.org. Wisconsin Marriages. system origin: Wisconsin-EASy, film 1275941,
ref p00962.) (Copy of Dodge County
Marriage Register, in poss JWL, doesn't give any additional information)
[15] Fitz
W Hartwell household, 1850 US Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population
schedule, Randolph township, Roll: M432_994; Page: 218B; Image: 432. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal
Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
[16] 1855
state Census for Randolph, Columbia, Wisconsin
[17] 1860
US Federal Census, Randolph, Columbia, Wisconsin Phipps W Hartwell household,
1860 US Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Randolph
township, East Randolph Post Office, Roll: M653_1401; Page: 529; Image: 538; Family
History Library Film: 805401.
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database
on-line].
[18] death: Probate
Record, Olmsted county, Minnesota.
Estate of Phipps W Hartwell.
Petition of Maria Burton, town of High Forest, dau of Phipps W Hartwell
who died 12 Oct 1880 in High Forest, without a will. (Original paper probate files are located at
the Olmsted County Historical Society, 1195 County Road #22 SW, Rochester, MN
55902, 507-282-9447--P. W. Hartwell, File No. 704--copy in poss of Jessie W
Larson)
[19] The Report
of Deaths for Olmsted county, Minnesota (copy in poss of Jessie W Larson),
lists Philip Hartwell as dying Oct 13, 1880, widowed, age 76, born in
New York, cause of death Old age, place of death High Forest, occupation
farmer.
