Mary "Polly" Willard Vandercook (Larkin)

ID: I00254

Name: Mary Margaret LARKIN 1 2 3 4 5

Sex: F

ALIA: Polly /Larkin/, Lathing, Latting

Name: Mary M. Larkin 6

Birth: ABT 1785 in Connecticut 7 8 9

Birth: ABT 1785

Death: 8 DEC 1859 in Erie, Monroe, Michigan 10 3 4 11 12

Burial: Erie Protestant Cemetery, Erie Twp., Monroe, Michigan 13

Reference Number: 257

Note:

NOTE - For years I have had the parents of Mary Margaret Larkin as Joshua Larkin (1752-1834) and Jerhsua Blackman (1752-1834). I was never able to make a good connection until I received an e-mail from Jake Myers on May 20, 2007, parts of which are shown below, indicating that her father was Samuel Lakin.

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History of Hubbell Family by Marion Stephen Hubbell - November 1, 1908

"Grandmother Willard's maiden name was Larkin and she was of Irish parentage."

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Erie Protestant Cemetery - Erie Twp; Monroe Co.; Michigan

(inscribed on back of Nathan Hilton family pillar)

Mary, wife of Capt. W. Willard - d. Dec. 8, 1859 - aged 74 years

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Genealogy.com

The East-Haven Register

Author: Stephen Dodd

Call Number: F104.E2D6

This book contains the history of the town of East-Haven from 1644 to 1800.

Bibliographic Information: Dodd, Stephen. The East-Haven Register. T.G. Woodward & Co. New-Haven. 1824.

Page 132

"LARKINS, JOSHUA, married Jerusha Blackman. They had Lemuel, Sarah, Betsey, Nancy, Martha, Samuel, Eunice, Jerusha, John, Lydia, Polly." Note no Mary Larkin, but Polly is listed. Are Mary and Polly the same person? I did see reference, which I can't locate, indicating Billy's wife was Polly?

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Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 20:11:30 -0500

From: "Jake Myers" <jakemyer@gmail.com>

To: vkngprints@sbcglobal.net

Subject: Sea Capt William Willard, Jr & Mary Margaret "Polly" Larkins

...I have been traveling all over Michigan, NY & CT working on ANCESTRAL BRICKWALLS, such as the Post's, Barnes, Larkin's, Hubbell's, Willard's & Others. I got started thru the encouragement of my cousin Jean Emily Larson (formerly Peddle & listed among your William P Hubbell footnote sources), whom also edited the Alborn Enquirer & did the Isaac Hubbell, Jr Research for the Hubbell Genealogies about 1980... I have especially focused on traveling to & searching out the homes, stories & families of Sea Capt William Willard, (ca1781-spring,1831) & his wife Mary Margaret "Polly" Larkin, b Dec 1-7, 1785 near Stonington, CT- d Dec 8, 1859, aged 74 yrs in Monroe, MI.

I am planiing to go back to NY, CT & R.I. later this summer to search for more evidence on her Larkin ancestry & her Layton connections. I learned a lot about the Larkins & the Willards 1828 migration to Bay Settlement (now Erie Twp), Monroe Co, MI from an all day interview I had with cousin Phyllis Keeney Smith (b1912, now deceased widow of Wilbur E. Smith,1912-1995) at her home there in April 1998. She was a key source (from her greatgrandfather) as well as our Elliott cousin & current Erie Twp Historian, Donald Ray Adams (b1930) of Lambertville, MI, whom I have yet to meet in person.

Father: Samuel LARKIN

Marriage 1 Billey WILLARD b: ABT 1781

Married: BEF 1808 14

Married: 13 JUN 1804 6 15

Note:

Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut by Alvan Talcott Fort Wayne Public Library Jan 8, 2001

Page 1223:

Indicates 2 wives prior to Mary Larkin and that he resides in Michigan.

Children

Samuel Willard b: 30 JUN 1808 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

William Willard b: 15 JUN 1810 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

George WILLARD b: 16 JUN 1812 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticuit

Phebe Ann Willard b: 18 MAY 1815 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Mary Elisabeth Willard b: 15 SEP 1817 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticuit

Nancy Willard b: 16 FEB 1819 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

John Enoch Willard b: 20 MAR 1821 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Sarah E. Willard b: 10 JAN 1823 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Nathaniel Lewis Willard b: 19 SEP 1825 in Buffalo, Erie, New York

Rebecca A. Willard b: BEF JUN 1829 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan

Marriage 2 Michael Van der Cook b: ABT 1782

Married: ABT 1832 16

Children

Leister Cook b: 18 MAY 1832

Emeline Cook b: BET 1838 AND 1840

Sources:

Title: History of the Wm. P. Hubbell Family

Note: Photocopy of selected pages sent to me from the records of Helen "Betty" Gay of Rockwood, Michigan

Repository:

Media: Book

Title: Archibald Binnie And His Family and the annotated History Of The Wm. P. Hubbell Family

Author: Lester H. Binnie

Repository:

Note: Fort Wayne Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Media: Book

Page: Page 33

Title: Obituary - Bedford Township Library

Note: Book in the Genealogy Department of the Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan Library. Compilation of obituaries from Bedford Township Obituary information sheets.

Repository:

Media: Other

Title: Descendants of Josiah Willard of Wethersfield, Connecticut

Author: The Willard Family Association

Publication: The Willard Family Association of America, Inc. 1972

Note: Excellent

Repository:

Note: James A. Kimble personal library

Media: Book

Page: Page 29

Title: Images of America - Bedford Township

Author: Trudy Wieske Urbani

Publication: Arcadia Publishing

Note: Lots of good data but no sources shown

Repository:

Note: James A. Kimble personal library

Media: Book

Page: Page 24

Title: Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut

Author: Alvan Talcott

Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1984

Note: Also Toledo Public Library, Genealogy Department, Toledo, Ohio call number R929.37467TAL. Also available on Genealogy.com - "Connecticut, 1600s-1800s Local Families and Histories."

Repository:

Note: Allen County Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Media: Book

Page: Page 1223

Title: Descendants of Josiah Willard of Wethersfield, Connecticut

Author: The Willard Family Association

Publication: The Willard Family Association of America, Inc. 1972

Note: Excellent

Repository:

Note: James A. Kimble personal library

Media: Book

Page: Page 29

Text: Erie Protestant Cemetery, Erie Township, Monroe County, Michigan - inscribed on back of Nathan Hilton family pillar: "Mary,... d. Dec 8, 1859 - age 74 years"

Title: Tombstone

Repository:

Media: Tombstone

Title: Census 1880

Author: United States Census

Repository:

Media: Census

Page: Page 18, Dist 1, Enumeration Dist. #173

Text: Daughter Phebe indicated mother born in Conn.

Title: Archibald Binnie And His Family and the annotated History Of The Wm. P. Hubbell Family

Author: Lester H. Binnie

Repository:

Note: Fort Wayne Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Media: Book

Page: Page 32

Title: Tombstone

Repository:

Media: Tombstone

Text: Erie Protestant Cemetery, Erie Township, Monroe County, Michigan - inscribed on back of Nathan Hilton family pillar: "Mary, wife of Capt. W. Willard - d. Dec 8, 1859..." Brigham Cemetery, Erie Township, Monroe County, Michigan. Brigham, once known as Erie Protestant, is located on Strousburg Rd. between Erie Rd. & Luna Pier Rd. (old M151).

Title: Connecticut, 1600's - 1800's Local Families and Histories

Repository:

Note: Genealogy.Com

Media: Electronic

Page: Page 1268

Text: "Families of Early Guilford, CT." Vol. II - ""Billy/William Willard, s of Billy & Phebe (Post), ... He married ... Polly/Mary Lathing (traditionally Larkin, Latham or Lathrop) who was born ca 1784 and (died) Erie, Monroe Co., Michigan 8 December 1859..."

Title: Tombstone

Repository:

Media: Tombstone

Text: "inscribed on back of Nathan Hilton family pillar "Mary, wife of Capt. W. Willard - d. Dec 8, 1859 - aged 74 years.

Title: Descendants of Josiah Willard of Wethersfield, Connecticut

Author: The Willard Family Association

Publication: The Willard Family Association of America, Inc. 1972

Note: Excellent

Repository:

Note: James A. Kimble personal library

Media: Book

Page: Page 29

Text: #X302

Title: Connecticut, 1600's - 1800's Local Families and Histories

Repository:

Note: Genealogy.Com

Media: Electronic

Page: Page 1267

Text: "Families of Early Guilford, CT." Vol. II - ""Billy/William Willard, s of Billy & Phebe (Post), ... He married 13 June 1804 Polly/Mary Lathing (traditionally Larkin, Latham or Lathrop) ..."

Title: Jake Myers

Author: Jay Herbert Myers

Note: e-mail dated May 20, 2007+ in word file. Portions copied to individual notes. e-mail: jakemyer@gmail.com

Some of the data sent to me is from "Toni's Tree" by Toni Viertel in Rootsweb.com who apparently got part of her data from "CHESEBRO' Genealogy@RootsWeb".

Note: Excellent

Repository:

Media: Internet

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Mary "Polly" Larkin Willard Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Dec. 1, 1785 Connecticut, USA Death: Dec. 8, 1859 Erie Monroe County Michigan, USA

MARY LARKIN was born on 01 Dec 1785 (of Stonington, New London, Connecticut). She died on 08 Dec 1859 in Erie Township, Monroe, Michigan (Cancer - 18 months). She married (1) Captain WILLIAM WILLARD on 13 Jun 1804 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, son of William WILLARD and Phebe POST. He was born about 1780 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. He died in 1832 in LaSalle Township, Monroe, Michigan. She married (2) MICHAEL VANDERCOOK about 1831. He was born on 12 Sep 1781 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York (Cooksborough). He died on 10 Jun 1872 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan (90 years, 8 months, 29 days).

• ****** 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Mary Vandercook Age: 65 Estimated birth year: abt 1785 Birth Place: New York Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Rose, Wayne, New York Family Number: 366 Household Members: Name Age Michael Vandercook 67 Mary Vandercook 65 Wm H Vandercook 25 Eliz E Eldred 14
  • ***** U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 about Polly Vandercook Name: Polly Vandercook ("Polly" Mary Vandercook] Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Place of birth: Connecticut Estimated Birth: abt. 1784 Age: 76 Month of Death: Dec Cause of Death: Cancer Length of illness: 18 months Occupation: Farmer's wife Census Year: 1860 Census Location: Erie, Monroe, Michigan Line; 2 Roll: T1164-15

Family links:

Spouse:

 William Willard (1781 - 1832)*

Children:

 Samuel Larkin Willard (1808 - 1833)*

 William Larkin Willard (1810 - 1832)*

 George Willard (1812 - 1875)*

 Phebe Ann Willard Palmerton (1815 - 1910)*

 Mary Elizabeth Willard Hubbell (1817 - 1908)*

 Nancy Willard Hilton (1818 - 1869)*

 John Enoch Willard (1820 - 1888)*

 Sarah E Willard Hilton (1823 - 1870)*

 Nathaniel Lewis Willard (1825 - 1920)*

 Rebecca R Willard Headley (1827 - 1870)*

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Burial: Brigham Cemetery Monroe County Michigan, USA

• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 13 2017, 17:40:40 UTC

MARY LARKIN was born on 01 Dec 1785 (of Stonington, New London, Connecticut). She died on 08 Dec 1859 in Erie Township, Monroe, Michigan (Cancer - 18 months). She married (1) Captain WILLIAM WILLARD on 13 Jun 1804 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, son of William WILLARD and Phebe POST. He was born about 1780 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. He died in 1832 in LaSalle Township, Monroe, Michigan. She married (2) MICHAEL VANDERCOOK about 1831. He was born on 12 Sep 1781 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York (Cooksborough). He died on 10 Jun 1872 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan (90 years, 8 months, 29 days).

• ****** 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Mary Vandercook Age: 65 Estimated birth year: abt 1785 Birth Place: New York Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Rose, Wayne, New York Family Number: 366 Household Members: Name Age Michael Vandercook 67 Mary Vandercook 65 Wm H Vandercook 25 Eliz E Eldred 14
  • ***** U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 about Polly Vandercook Name: Polly Vandercook ("Polly" Mary Vandercook] Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Place of birth: Connecticut Estimated Birth: abt. 1784 Age: 76 Month of Death: Dec Cause of Death: Cancer Length of illness: 18 months Occupation: Farmer's wife Census Year: 1860 Census Location: Erie, Monroe, Michigan Line; 2 Roll: T1164-15
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