Person Page - 4200

Annie Nancy Wait

• Father*: Benjamin Wait b. 5 Jan 1745, d. 1813
• Mother*: Amey Bull b. 9 Sep 1749

• Birth*: 27 February 1773; Rhode Island, U.S.A.; "Annie Nancy Wait was born Feb 27th 1773" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 1.

Jenckes Waite¹

• Father*: Jenckes Waite¹ b. 3 Mar 1759, d. 22 Feb 1824
• Mother*: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1742, d. 12 Apr 1836

• Birth*: 24 May 1781; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Jenckes of Jenckes and Sarah - May 24 1781" (Ancestry.ca)
  Rhode Island Vital Records: " ... Waite ... 3-26, Waite, Jenckes , of Jenckes and Sarah, May 24 1781" Vital Records of Rhode Island - Birth and Death, - Exeter - page 63 (page 248 of 523) (https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/3897/41384_2421406273_0008-00271?pid=137961&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rEb3759&_phstart=successSource#?imageId=41384_2421406273_0008-00272)
  Rhode Island Birth Index: Name: Jenckes Waite; Date: May 24 1781; Place: Rhode Island; Parents: Jenckes & SArah Waite
  (https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4262&h=19320&ssrc=pt&tid=114465382&pid=400135208368&usePUB=true)
  Date May 24 1781 & location Rhode Island per family tree of Brenda Jude on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.
  Note: Got an email re this July 14 2019 suggesting Benjamin Wait might be the father, but I see that someone has found the missing generation of Jenks Wait, so I am using this for now. (Dan Buchanan, July 14, 2019)
  Date Feb 7 1778 & location Rhode Island per IGI Record. Date Feb 8 1778 & location Rockland Co., R.I. per family tree of karynflynn_1 on ancestry.com, May 20 2011.¹

Amey Wait¹

• Father*: Benjamin Wait b. 5 Jan 1745, d. 1813
• Mother*: Amey Bull b. 9 Sep 1749

• Birth*: 11 July 1786; U.S.A.; "Amey Wait was born July 11th 1786" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 1.

Daniel Wait¹

• Father*: Benjamin Wait b. 5 Jan 1745, d. 1813
• Mother*: Amey Bull b. 9 Sep 1749

• Birth*: 16 May 1788; U.S.A.; "Daniel Wait was born May 16th 1788" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 1.

Lodemy Wait

• Father*: Benjamin Wait b. 5 Jan 1745, d. 1813
• Mother*: Amey Bull b. 9 Sep 1749

• Birth*: 7 February 1796; "Lodemy Wait was born Feb 7th 1796" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 1.

Samantha Wait^1,2

• Father*: Jinks Wait b. 7 Feb 1778, d. 5 Dec 1821
• Mother*: Martha Lynn Harriman b. 8 Apr 1782, d. 5 Oct 1821

• Birth*: 24 September 1802; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upoer Canada; Date 1802 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1803 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1802 & location UC per 1861 Census. "Samantha Wait was born Sept 24th 1802 in Haldimand" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 2.^3,4,2,5
• Marriage*: 1838; Upper Canada; per family tree of Jan Sorhaug on ancestry.ca, May 8 2020.; Principal=John Merrill⁶
• Death*: 20 November 1872; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1872 per Memorial. Date Nov 20 1872 per CemSearch. Date Nov 1872 & location Ont. per family tree of Brenda Jude on ancestry.ca, July 15 2020.^6,2,5
• Burial*: 22 November 1872; Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) MERRILL; John Merrill 1800 - 1879; His Wife; Samantha Wait 1802 - 1872; Their Daughters; Alice Merrill 1840 - 1872; Wife of Charles Ewing; Emily Merrill 1845 - 1878; Wife of Josiah Benedict (Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, by Dan, July 9 2004)
  CemSearch: Name: Samantha Merrill; Maiden: Wait; Born: 1802; Died: Nov 20 1872; Age: 70; ID: FAIRVWE064; Other names: Benedict, Emily [Merrill](1845-1878), Ewing, Alice H. [Merrill](1840-1872), Merrill, John (1800-1879); Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery, Conc 1 Lot 19, Haldimand Twp. (Grafton), EAST (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=FAIRVWE064%5E1)^2,5

• Census: 1825; Conc A Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Miss Samantha Wait; 2 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 2 females over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 11 (Newcastle District Census and Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.) Note: This is the first census record for Miss Samantha Wait, who was the oldest child of Jinks ait and Martha Lynn Harriman, who both died in 1821. She was 23 and unmarried at that time. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 2 2023)⁷
• Census: 1826; Conc A Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Assessment: Samantha Wait; 60 acres cult., 140 acres uncult.; Conc A, Lot 9; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 4 females over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 10 (Note: This is the first assessment record where we see Samantha Wait.)
• Census*: 1830; Conc A Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Assessment: Samantha Wait; 40 acres cult., 60 acres uncult.; Conc A, Lot 9; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 7
• Married Name: 1838; Merrill⁶
• Census: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 59 at 1861 Census: see John Merrill³
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1871 Census: see John Merrill⁴

Miranda Wait

• Father*: Jinks Wait b. 7 Feb 1778, d. 5 Dec 1821
• Mother*: Martha Lynn Harriman b. 8 Apr 1782, d. 5 Oct 1821

• Birth*: 4 March 1804; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Miranda Wait was born March 4th 1804 On Sunday in Haldimand " per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 2.

Norman Wait

• Father*: Jinks Wait b. 7 Feb 1778, d. 5 Dec 1821
• Mother*: Martha Lynn Harriman b. 8 Apr 1782, d. 5 Oct 1821

• Birth*: 10 December 1811; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Norman Wait was born Dec 10th 1811 on Thursday in Haldimand" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 2.
• Death*: 10 November 1815; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Norman Wait died Nov 10th 1815" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 3.

Annis Louisa Wait^1,2

• Father*: Jinks Wait b. 7 Feb 1778, d. 5 Dec 1821
• Mother*: Martha Lynn Harriman b. 8 Apr 1782, d. 5 Oct 1821

• Birth*: 15 October 1815; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Annis Louisa Wait was born Oct 15th 1815 on Sunday in Haldimand" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 2.
• Marriage*: circa 1847; Canada West; per family tree of Jan Sorhaug on ancestry.ca, May 8 2020.; Principal=John Lacey²
• Death*: 1893; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Jan Sorhaug on ancestry.ca, May 8 2020.²

• Married Name: circa 1847; Lacey²

Emily Alzina Wait

• Father*: Jinks Wait b. 7 Feb 1778, d. 5 Dec 1821
• Mother*: Martha Lynn Harriman b. 8 Apr 1782, d. 5 Oct 1821

• Birth*: 6 December 1816; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Emily Alzina Wait was born Dec 6th 1816 on Wednesday in Haldimand
• Death*: 21 November 1865; Minnesota, U.S.A.; "Emily Alzina Wait died Nov 21st 1865 in Minesota age 48y 15d" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 3.

Sally Eliza Wait¹

• Father*: Jinks Wait b. 7 Feb 1778, d. 5 Dec 1821
• Mother*: Martha Lynn Harriman b. 8 Apr 1782, d. 5 Oct 1821

• Birth*: 29 May 1819; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Sally Eliza Wait was born May 29th 1819 on Thursday in Haldimand" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 3.
• Death*: 14 June 1819; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Sally Eliza Wait died June 14th 1819 in Haldimand age 16 days" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 3.

Rebecca Lane Wait¹

• Father*: Jinks Wait b. 7 Feb 1778, d. 5 Dec 1821
• Mother*: Martha Lynn Harriman b. 8 Apr 1782, d. 5 Oct 1821

• Birth*: 24 December 1820; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Rebecca Lane Wait was born Dec 24th 1820 on Sunday in Haldimand" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 3.
• Death*: 22 May 1836; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Rebecca Lane Wait died May 22nd 1836 in Haldimand age 15 y 4m 28d" per Benjamin Wait Family Pages sent to me by Sandra (Wait) Messner, July 26 2019, page 3.

Martha Waite¹

• Father*: Joseph Waite¹ b. 27 Apr 1697, d. 1776
• Mother*: Elizabeth Sheffield¹ b. 1 Jun 1698

• Birth*: 10 March 1738; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Martha of Joseph and Elizabeth- Mar 10 1738" (Ancestry.ca)¹

Reuben Waite¹

• Father*: Joseph Waite¹ b. 27 Apr 1697, d. 1776
• Mother*: Elizabeth Sheffield¹ b. 1 Jun 1698

• Birth*: 24 July 1740; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Rueben of Joseph and Elizabeth- Jul 24 1740" (Ancestry.ca)¹

Oliver Waite¹

• Father*: Joseph Waite¹ b. 27 Apr 1697, d. 1776
• Mother*: Elizabeth Sheffield¹ b. 1 Jun 1698

• Birth*: 13 June 1741; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Oliver of Joseph and Elizabeth- Jun 13 1741" (Ancestry.ca)¹

Elverton Waite¹

• Father*: Joseph Waite¹ b. 27 Apr 1697, d. 1776
• Mother*: Elizabeth Sheffield¹ b. 1 Jun 1698

• Birth*: 14 September 1743; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Elverton of Joseph and Elizabeth- Sep 14 1743" (Ancestry.ca)¹

Mary Waite¹

• Father*: Rev. William Waite¹ b. 3 Jan 1729, d. 30 Mar 1826
• Mother*: Mary Nichols¹ b. 8 Dec 1731, d. 22 Dec 1822

• Birth*: 16 February 1752; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Mary of William and Mary - Feb 16 1751-52" (Ancestry.ca)¹

Isaiah Waite¹

• Father*: Rev. William Waite¹ b. 3 Jan 1729, d. 30 Mar 1826
• Mother*: Mary Nichols¹ b. 8 Dec 1731, d. 22 Dec 1822

• Birth*: 30 January 1756; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Isaiah of William and Mary - Jan 30 1756" (Ancestry.ca)¹

John Waite¹

• Father*: Rev. William Waite¹ b. 3 Jan 1729, d. 30 Mar 1826
• Mother*: Mary Nichols¹ b. 8 Dec 1731, d. 22 Dec 1822

• Birth*: 20 December 1757; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite John of William and Mary - Dec 20 1757" (Ancestry.ca)¹

William Waite¹

• Father*: Rev. William Waite¹ b. 3 Jan 1729, d. 30 Mar 1826
• Mother*: Mary Nichols¹ b. 8 Dec 1731, d. 22 Dec 1822

• Birth*: 10 January 1760; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite William of William and Mary - Jan 10 1760" (Ancestry.ca)¹