Willis Twitchell

1804 - 1853  (48 years)

• Name	Willis Twitchell
  Birth	18 September 1804	Naugatuck, CT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	farmer and cooper
  Death	20 March 1853	West Windsor, Broome County, New York
  Burial	West Windsor Cemetery, Windsor
  Notes	Willis (also spelled Wyllis) relocated from Connecticut to Broome County, New York, in his early twenties as he purchased land on Trimk St. in West Winsor in Nov 1827 (Broome County Land Records, Binghamton, NY). This purchase was for 50 acres at $7.50 and was part of the Nichol Floyd Land Patent, and initial block of land purchased from the Indians and distributed to the settlers. In this relocation Wyllis joined several of his cousins who were anxious to move from southern New England because of poor soil, high taxes from the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and the desire for more land. (Creation of Broome County, New York, — Marjorie Hinman). [1]
  Person ID	I38947	Schirado
  Last Modified	9 November 2002

  
  

  Father	Samuel Twitchell,   b. 26 November 1775, Derby, CT d. 20 April 1808, Oxford, CT (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Lucy Hinman,   b. about 1784, Derby, CT
  Marriage	22 January 1801	Congregational Church, Oxford   [1]
  Family ID	F26994	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Betsey Woodruff,   b. April 1807, Middle Island, Suffolk County, New York d. 13 July 1887, West Windsor, Broome County, New York (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	18 January 1828	Windsor, Broome County, New York   [1]
  Family ID	F27042	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S472] Phillip G. Twitchell, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1992).