Francis Sedgwick [George Sedgwick / Ann Benson]
brother of Immigrant Thomas Sedgwick (1795)
b. February 13, 1797, England1,2
bp May 7, 1797, Bolton Abbey Parish, Yorkshire, York, England2
m1 1820, Columbia County, New York, Abbey Wilbur2,4
m2 abt 1839, Phebe Unknown
immigrated to Columbia County, New York 1820 or before
Abbey Wilbur [parents unknown]
b. 17992
d. October 14, 1838, [Columbia County, New York]2
Phebe Unknown [parents unknown]
b. abt 1803, New York1
Census records:
1830 NY Columbia, New Lebanon
1840 NY Columbia, Chatham
1850 MA Hampden, Springfield (believed him)
1860 MA Worcester, Sturbridge (believed him)
One George Sedgwick and one Ann Benson were married December 6, 1792 Bolton Abbey Parish, Yorkshire, York, England.2,3 They had two sons, Thomas born Feb. 27, 1795 and baptized March 22, 1795, and Francis born February 13, 1797 and baptized on May 7 1797.2
It is likely that
Phebe Irish of 1850 NY Columbia, Hudson is the mother of Phebe Sedgwick.
It is possible that she is the Phebe in these records:4
Daniel Haight s David & Phebe Chatham
Eunice Haight dt David & Phebe, m Wilson Leggett, 1809
Margaret Haight dt David & Phebe, m Seth Macy, 1806
Reuben Haight s David & Phebe Chatham
Read more about the ancestors and descendants of Francis Sedgwick in this Genealogy Report by Donna Ziegler.
Children of Francis Sedgwick and Abbey Wilbur:
b. April 21, 18212
d. December 3, 18812
m. Newark, Essex, New Jersey, January 15, 1857, Samuel W Hall2
(lived in New York, not New Jersey)2
Mary Sedgwick
b. October 18, 18232
d, July 6, 18432
George Sedgwick
b. December 5, 1826, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York2,5a
m. September 20, 1855, Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Catherine Sagendorph2,5a
d. bet 1860-18801
Russell Sedgwick
b. March 27, 1830, New York1,2
d. March 31, 18612
m. Eugenia Parsons
Child of Francis Sedgwick and Phebe Unknown:
b. 1840, New York1
Daughter Ann appears:
1. Census records, any of those indicated.
2. "Sedgwick" by Donna Ziegler
a report of some of the descendants of one John Sedgwick (b. abt 1718) and Ann Levens
3. The parish register of Bolton Abbey, 1689 to 1812, LDS Film 0477646 Item 2.
found at the LDS genealogy website www.FamilySearch.org
4. Chatham & Hudson Monthly Meeting, Columbia County, New York: Quaker Records
an Ancestry.com database
5. Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988
an Ancestry.com database
These records extracted from marriage book images:
| a. "Marriages Enfield, Mass" | |||||||||
| Registered | Groom & Bride | Condition | Age | Occupation | Marriage | Place of Birth | Residence | Parents | |
| Sep 19 1855 | George Sedgwick | Bachelor | 26 | Stage Driver | Sept 20 | Kinderhook NY | Ware | Francis & Abby | |
| Catherine Sagendorph | Maid | 24 | Red Hook NY | Ware | Phillip & Eleanor | ||||
| b. "Marriages Soleminized in Spencer, County of Worcester, during the year 1878" | |||||||||
| Date | Groom & Bride | Residence | Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | Parents | |||
| Apr 17 | George H Sedgwick | Spencer | 21 | Clerk | Ware | George & Catherine | |||
| Lizzie J Granger | Spencer | 21 | Hardwick | Wm T & Samantha | |||||
Descendants / Researchers:
Questions? Have more data? genealogy@sedgwick.org