~ Mary "Polly" Gill b. 17 Oct 1780 Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States d. 18 Jan 1841 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States: Oswald Family History

1780 - 1841 (60 years)

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Name	Mary "Polly" Gill
Title	~
Birth	17 Oct 1780	Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Gender	Female
Death	18 Jan 1841	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Burial	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Person ID	I312684222311	Oswald Genealogy
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Father	Daniel Gill, Jr., b. 25 Sep 1734, Fisherville, Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America d. 07 Dec 1793, Ossining, Ossining, Westchester, New York, United States (Age 59 years)
Mother	Mercy Whitford, b. 25 Mar 1739, Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America d. 06 Jan 1826, Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States (Age 86 years)
Family ID	F2312	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bradley Barlow Wilson, Sr, b. 11 Oct 1769, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 15 Nov 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 73 years)

Marriage 25 Feb 1798 Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States

Children

	1. Whitford Gill Wilson, b. 04 Jun 1799, St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States d. 25 Nov 1863, Davis, Utah Territory, United States (Age 64 years)
	2. George Clinton Wilson, b. 22 Aug 1800, St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States d. 09 May 1874, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 73 years)
	3. Guy Carlton Wilson, Sr, b. 31 Aug 1801, Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States d. 17 Sep 1846, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States (Age 45 years)
	4. Henry Hardy Wilson, b. 16 May 1803, Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States d. 30 Dec 1878, St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States (Age 75 years)
	5. Lewis Dunbar Wilson, b. 02 Jun 1805, Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States d. 11 Mar 1856, Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States (Age 50 years)
	6. Bradley Barlow Wilson, Jr, b. 11 Oct 1806, Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States d. 12 Jan 1874, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 67 years)
	7. Bushrod Washington Wilson, b. 22 May 1808, Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States d. 18 Nov 1877, Redlands, San Bernardino, California, United States (Age 69 years)
	8. Emeline Wilson, b. 07 Mar 1810, Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States d. 15 Feb 1855 (Age 44 years)

Family ID F2890 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Jun 2025

Notes

All Ordinance Dates Checked Except Seal/
All Ordinance Dates Checked Except Seal/Parents, 1992.

Abigail Stevens Young (Abbie Stevens Young) Pedigree Charts. Entered 2005.

!Children: She was the sixth child. Arch
!Children: She was the sixth child. Archive # 1734 work all complete.

BAPTISM DATE: 30 Jan 1877; 23 May 1836 E
BAPTISM DATE: 30 Jan 1877; 23 May 1836 ENDOWMENT DATE: 9 Feb 1877; 9 Feb 1877 SEALED to PARENTS: 28 Sep 1948 BAPTISM DATE: 30 Jan 1877; 23 May 1836 ENDOWMENT DATE: 9 Feb 1877; 9 Feb 1877 SEALED to PARENTS: 28 Sep 1948

Author unknown: Paper obtained from Bar
Author unknown: Paper obtained from Barbara Young who obtained it from Louise Ericson, April, 1966) Evidently some of the descendants of Bradley Wilson and Mary Gill have the impression that the parents of Mary (or Polly) Gill were Amos Gill and Mercy Whitford. Leading to this conclusion was a statement made on 27 February 1877 at St. George by Henry M. Wilson, son of Bradly and Mary Wilson, that his grandfather was Amos Gill. In the "History of Springfield, Vermont" pp. 306, 308, 310, 311, a very complete listing of the descendants of Daniel Gill is found. After a brief treatise relating to the life of this man the record states..."He was presented with a petition signed by 195 inhabitants of Springfield and vicinity, bearing the date of 10 October 1792, appointing him and Capt. Abner Bisbee agents to select homesteads in Upper Canada in response to a proclamation issued by John G. Simcoe, Governor of that province. Returning home from that mission, he was taken sick and died at Sing Sing, NY, 07 December 1793. He and Mercy Whitford of Exeter, RI. Children: (1) John md. Thankful Bates, sister of Moses and Roger Bates...(2) Amos b. 1765; md 30 Dec 1790 Sarah Bates daughter of Roger and Hulda Stodder Bates. He died 13 Nov. 1847. (3) Whitford, md 13 Dec 1801 Betsy Holden. He built in 1799 the house of the Gill Homestead on Conn. River. Afterwards emmigrated to the state of NY where he died. (4) Betsey, md. Mr. Dyke of Weathorsfield. (5) Mary (Polly) md Bradley Wilson and moved west. (6) Martha, md Mr. Ranney of Westminster."

! Mary's father: Daniel Gill, Jr. Mothe
! Mary's father: Daniel Gill, Jr. Mother: Mercy Whitford. Gen.
Society of
Utah RI vital records, early Church records "The Wasp" 3 dec 1842.
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rec. Archives.! Mary's father: Daniel Gill, Jr. Mother: Mercy
Whitford. Gen.
Society of
Utah RI vital records, early Church records "The Wasp" 3 dec 1842.
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Mary's birthdate
I have a book of remembrance that lists Mary's birth as 17 October, 1770. Adams Co. Illinois.

Another listed birth place
1980 printed pedigree chart lists Chittenden County, Vermont as birthplace. This may not be correct.

History
1) "History of the Town of Springfield, Vermont 1752-1895, by Hubbard, FHC film 10000629 it 4

#1 The pioneer of this family in Springfield was a carpenter and millwright, who came Exeter, R.I. about the year 1770. Previous to his becoming a resident of this town, the original proprietors at a meeting held by them March 1, 1763, voted to give any person starting a sawmill on their grant twenty acres of land and furnish a set of irons for the mill, on condition that said mill should be kept in good repair for a term of fifteen years. This right had been secured by Simon Stevens and Page Harriman, and they be deed dated February 8, 1771, transferred it to Daniel Gill, the tract in question being located at the lower falls on the Black River. Mr. Gill proceeded to blast the rock on his purchase preparatory to building, expending considerable time and money. Richard Morris claimed the tract by title from the province of New York, and though overtures were made to Mr. Gill by Mr. Morris to settle the difficulty, he abandoned the project. He was elected a member of the Legislature of 1784 and 1792, and while attending the latter at Rutland was presented with a petition signed by 195 inhabitants of Springfield and vicinity, bearing date of October 19, 1792, appointing him with Captain Abner Bisbee as agents to select homesteads for them in Upper Canada, in response to a proclamation issued by John G. Simcoe, governor of that province. Returning from that mission he was taken sick and died at Sing Sing, N.Y.

!rebap 30 Jan 1877 !sources--1770 migrat
!rebap 30 Jan 1877 !sources--1770 migration sources 929.1, R.I. VR Early church rec "The Wasp" 3 Dec 1842

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.