Old Settlers

This list is not ALL of the old settlers.  

You also may find "Duplicates" as the Old Settler may be on numerous lists.

Please remember that the following information is only a starting point for your research!

You should "Verify" all information found.

 

NAME

WHERE BORN

WHEN BORN
2 digit # = Age at time of listing

RESIDENCE

CAME TO WISCONSIN

Andrews, John2 Pennsylvania 35 Fayette 1845
Atwood, D.2 Connecticut 75 Gratiot 1845
Ayers, Joseph1 England 1814 Etna 1842
Benedict, N. S.1 New York 1823 Darlington 1850
Bennett, James1 England 1832 Willow Springs 1837
Blackstone, J. W.2 Wisconsin 38 Darlington 1835
Blair, William M.2 Pennsylvania 50 Darlington 1845
Blair, Dr. Wm.1 Pennsylvania 1822 Darlington 1845
Blubaugh, D.2 Pennsylvania 54 Gratiot 1840
Bracken, Thos.1 Wisconsin 1838 Willow Springs 1838
Bray, John1 England 1829 Darlington 1846
Bright, T. H1. Pennsylvania 1836 Shullsburg 1841
Brownell, Wm.2 New York 60 Elk Grove 1836
Buckmaster, B. F.2 Maryland 49 Fayette 1845
Callaghan, Daniel1 Ireland 1812 Darlington 1847
Calvert, John1 England 1828 Willow Springs 1849
Campbell, T. B.2 Pennsylvania 43 New Diggings 1844
Campton, A. V.1 Ohio 1827 Fayette 1837
Campton, J. H.1 Ohio 1840 Wiota 1840
Chamberlain, A. W.1 Ohio 1829 Willow Springs 1844
Chambers, J. J.2 Ohio 50 Darlington 1844
Clement, D.2 New York 64 Willow springs 1835
Colebeck, Henry1 England 1821 Darlington 1844
Cutting, J. B.1 New York 1820 Darlington 1846
Daley, John1 Ireland 1825 Mineral Point 1844
Dering, P. F.1 Pennsylvania 1835 Darlington 1849
Dewey, Nelson1 Connecticut 1813 Cassville 1836
Dietzman, Trouket1 Germany 1827 Darlington 1835
Dobbs, G. W.1 Tennessee 1827 Wiota 1836
Dodge, Ami1 New Hampshire 1809 New Diggings 1832
Driver, Jas.1 Wisconsin 1846 Darlington 1846
Driver, Josephus1 England 1817 Darlington 1845
Dunwiddle, Brooks1
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Brooks "Dunwiddle" should be Brooks DUNWIDDIE.
(from Alan Dunwiddie)
Ohio

1818 Monroe 1842
Eckerson, Thos.1 New Jersey 1823 Darlington 1854
Ethridge, Peter1 Tennessee 1822 Fayette 1839
Follon, Henry1 Ohio 1826 Darlington 1847
Freeman, James1 Illinois 1843 Shullsburg 1844
Hale, C. J.1 Tennessee 1818 Wayne 1828
Hales, John1 England 1823 Mineral Point 1844
Hamilton, John1 Wisconsin 1843 Darlington 1843
Hamilton, S. B.1 Ohio == Darlington 1827
Hamilton, T. J.1 Ohio 1822 Darlington 1845
Harris, John1 England 1819 Fayette 1852
Helm, C. B.1 Wisconsin 1837 Darlington 1837
Hill, Silas1 Ohio 1825 Darlington 1847
Hocking, J. H.1 England 1834 Darlington 1841
Hooper, Wm.1 England 1834 Darlington 1847
Hunt, Thos. A.1 England 1818 Fayette 1842
Jolly, J. C.1 Ohio 1818 Darlington 1838
Kilpatrick, Jas.1 Pennsylvania 1825 Kendall 1835
King, Polate1 Wisconsin 1814 Willow Springs 1814
Kyle, D. W.1 Virginia 1829 Darlington 1836
Logue, Patrick1 Ireland 1812 Willow Springs 1856
Martin, A. C.1 Vermont 1827 Darlington 1854
Martin, James1 Vermont 1831 Darlington 1843
Martin, John C.1 Scotland 1846 ?????? Willow Springs 1852
Martin, Robert1 England 1818 Darlington 1847
McWilliams, Jas.1 Ireland 1826 Darlington 1853
Merriam, J. B.1 Connecticut 1818 Darlington 1856
Michaelson, M.1 Norway 1845 Darlington 1852
Monahan, Joseph1 Pennsylvania 1822 Darlington 1843
Monahan, Wm.1 Pennsylvania 1819 Willow Springs 1842
Moore, A. W.1 Wisconsin 1830 Platteville 1830
Neff, John1 New york 1810 Calamine 1854
Neff, T. B.1 New York 1832 Darlington 1855
Peter Nelson Norway 1829 Wiota 1869
Age when he arrived - 40
Newman, Moses1 Illinois 1830 Darlington 1846
Newton, John1 England 1823 Darlington 1845
Nichols, R.1 England 1821 Darlington 1845
Noble, John1 Ohio 1840 Willow Springs 1856
Olmsted, N.1 New York 1812 Belmont 1838
Parkinson, Peter, Jr.1 Tennessee 1813 Fayette 1828
Pilling, Joseph1 England 1821 Willow Springs 1832
Pole, Chas.1 Maryland 1814 Shullsburg 1837
Richardson, A.1 New York 1831 Darlington 1840
Robbins, H.1 New York 1815 Platteville 1837
Rodolf, J. C. F.1 Switzerland 1813 Wayne 1834
Roundtree, John H.1 Kentucky 1805 Platteville 1827
Schreiter, D.1 Germany 1833 Darlington 1856
Scott, James1 Pennsylvania 1834 Wiota 1851
Sheldon, T.H.1 Chicigan 1825 Willow Springs 1833
Thompson, N. J.1 New York 1830 Darlington 1849
Tooley, M. J.1 Ohio 1835 Fayette 1853
Tully, N. E.1 New York 1828 Gratiot 1855
Van Matre, Jas.1 Ohio 1832 Fayette 1836
Van Matre, T. J.1 Wisconsin 1839 Fayett 1839
Van Wagenen, H.1 New York 1816 Darlington 1844
Vickers, S.1 England 1834 Darlington 1855
Weaver, James1 Wisconsin 1837 Darlington 1837
Welsh, Edward1 New York 1826 Darlington 1841
Welsh, Frank1 Quebec, Canada 1822 Darlington 1848
West, Anah1 Connecticut 1822 Darlington 1854
Whitman, E. J.1 New York 1830 Wiota 1856
Wilson, William1 Scotland 1830 Darlington 1853

1.  Listing from a book at the Lafayette County Historical Society

2. Copied from The Republican,  January 31, 1874  (I am assuming that the 2 digit number stands for the Old Settlers age at the time of the listing)

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