19th Century Research of Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley & Cousins of their Appleton, Clark, Conant, Hollis, Morrill, Wadley/Wadleigh & White Ancestors; DAR

19th century handwritten research, including correspondence, lines of descent, trees and copies of applications to the Daughters of the American Revolution. Presumably the papers of Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921), a Massachusetts native living in Georgia.

The paper pictured at top is the back page of a letter from Appleton Prentiss Clark (1826-1909) on the stationery of his son, attorney Allen C. Clark in Washington, D.C. to his [presumably second] cousin Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921), with genealogy on their shared Clark ancestors, including Revolutionary War Captain John Clark (1730-1816) and wife Elizabeth (Norcross) Clark (1730-unk).

People and lines of descent include:

• Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Appleton of Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose church was attended by General George Washington
• Clark line, including Revolutionary War Captain John Clark (1730-1816)
• Roger Conant, who came to Massachusetts in 1623; served as acting governor there
• John Hollis (abt 1645-abt 1700) and wife Elizabeth (Priest) Hollis (abt 1638-abt 1701) of Weymouth, Massachusetts
• Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel White (1749-1784)
• Abraham Morrill, who settled at Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1660, and whose descendants eventually married into the Wadley/Wadleigh family.
• Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Appleton of Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose church was attended by General George Washington
• Robert Wadley down to his great grandson Dole Wadleigh (1783-1826), husband of Sarah Colcord (1791-1862), down more generations to the children of Kitty Gansevoort (Wadley) Steele (1858-1911)  and Aaron Burr Steele (1854-1916)
• White family, including Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel White of Weymouth, Massachusetts, whose father Nathaniel was a surgeon in the French & Indian Wars

Above, the first page of a letter to "cousin", presumably Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921), from Judge George White (1821-1899) in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts, dated March 23, 1877, containing White genealogy and family stories. Either there's a page missing or he concluded his letter with a page of genealogy - there are a few with similar handwriting.

The papers, which apparently belonged to Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921):

• Correspondence

• March 23, 1877 letter to "cousin", presumably Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) from George White (1821-1899) in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts; mentions their shared great grandmother, who is known for the remarkable retention of her faculties; and mentions the genealogy of the White family, which settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts
• October 29, 1891 letter to cousin Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) from George White (1821-1899) at Wellesley, Massachusetts, with information on their shared ancestor Nathaniel White (1772-1837) of Weymouth, Massachusets, who married Mary Hollis. Both Nathaniel's father Nathaniel White (1749-1784) and Mary's father, Thomas Hollis (abt 1741-1820) served in the Revolutionary War. 
• October 1891 letter from Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) to her daughter Lydia Colcord Wadley (1861-1918), with information on their ancestors Nathaniel White and Thomas Hollis, both Revolutionary War veterans; perhaps in response to the previous letter. Lydia would marry Richard Elliott Allen.
• November 23, 1891 letter [back page shown at top] from Appleton Prentiss Clark (1826-1909) on the stationery of his son, attorney Allen C. Clark in Washington, D.C., to his [presumably second] cousin Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921), about their shared ancestor Captain John Clark (1730-1816), a veteran of the Revolutionary War. 
• February 1892 letter to cousin Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) from Appleton Prentiss Clark (1826-1909) in Washington, D.C., on the stationery of his son, attorney Allen C. Clark. Appleton mentions the return of his son Appleton from Europe, presumably from his honeymoon; and about Appleton and Conant ancestors, including interesting information about Rev. Nathaniel Appleton of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who ministered until his 92nd year, and Roger Conant, who was acting governor of Massachusetts.
• March 19, 1892 letter to cousin Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) from Appleton Prentiss Clark (1826-1909) in Washington, D.C.; mentions that his sons are all interested in their family history and talks about the longevity of his wife's line, presumably Elizabeth Cordelia (Woodman) Clark (1836-1919)
• April 8, 1892 letter to his cousin Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) from Appleton Prentiss Clark (1826-1909) on the stationery of his son, attorney Allen C. Clark in Washington, D.C.; mentions how her ancestry will entitle her and her daughter to join several societies
• January 24, 1893 letter to cousin Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) from Appleton Prentiss Clark (1826-1909) in Washington, D.C.; mentions that the original Wadleigh/Wadley in the New World was a shipbuilder, whose name Appleton had not yet determined; another person added information on Deacon Joseph Wadleigh  (1711-1792) and others
• April 17, 1893 letter to cousin Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) from George White (1821-1899) at 5 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts; about their ancestor Nathaniel White (1749-1784) of Weymouth, Massachusetts, and the connection to the Clark family. 

• Copies of applications to the Daughters of the American Revolution, partially filled out in advance  by Appleton Prentiss Clark (1826-1909) for his cousin and her daughter. Appleton was living in Washington, D. C., or at least the area, and may have been involved in the operation of the DAR.

• c 1892 applications of Massachusetts native Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921) of Augusta, Georgia, to the Daughters of the American Revolution, based on Revolutionary war service of Captain John Clark (1730-1816) of Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Mary Jane married Moses Wadley (1822-1886), a native of New Hamshire who moved to Georgia.
• c1890s application of Lydia Colcord Wadley (1861-1918) to the Daughters of the American Revolution, based on the Revolutionary War service of Nathaniel White (1749-1784). Lydia married Richard Elliott Allen (1861-1937)

• Handwritten trees and genealogies (some of these are incorporated into the correspondence above)

• Page removed from a publication of the Sons of the American Revolution, with Clark entries, including those of Appleton Prentiss Clark (1826-1909) and Appleton Prentiss Clark, Jr. (1865-1955)
• 3-page handwritten genealogy done by George White (1821-1899) and received in December 1882; of the Hollis family, starting with John Hollis and Elizabeth (Priest) Hollis of Weymouth, Massachusetts, down to Mary Hollis (born 1776) who married Nathaniel White (b. 1772), and their children
• handwritten Morrill family tree, from Abraham Morrill who settled at Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1660
• multi-page genealogy of William Morrill and descendants
• handwritten Wadley tree; from Robert Wadley to Joseph Wadley to Joseph Wadley to Dole Wadley, who married Sarah Colcord [with information on Sarah's parents and grandparents]; to David R. Wadley (1813-1883) [and his siblings], who married Mary Gansevoort; to Kitty Gansevoort Wadley (1858-1911) who married Aaron Burr Steele (1854-1916) to their children
• handwritten tree of Nellie Wadley into the Morrill family
• huge length of paper folded once into legal size, completely full, about the Wadley brothers who moved from Brentwood, New Hampshire, to Georgia, one of them Moses Wadley (1822-1886), who married Mary Jane (Clark) Wadley (1832-1921)

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