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Weiderich/Wuetherich, Martin (c.1787-1850) and his wife Margaret Werner (1796-1872) lived in Hunspach, a commune in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is located a short distance to the south of Wissembourg in the North Vosges Natural Park and near the border with Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Alsace and neighbouring Lorraine were long subjects of dispute between France and Germany. During the period of Martin and Margaretha Weiderick, it was in French hands as it is today. The census records of Martin’s children sometimes stated their birthplace was France and other times stated Germany. At times they gave their nationality as French and other times German.The gravestone of Margaret Weiderich reads: “In Memory of Margaret, wife of Martin Weiderich died Apr. 22, 1872 aged 73 Y’s 1M 13 D’s A native of Alsace France”

Martin and Margaret Weiderich came to Upper Canada before 1834 and lived in Bertie Township, Welland County where their younger children were born. They settled finally in the area of the village of Fisherville in Rainham Township, Haldimand County.

Following Martin’s death, his widow Margaret lived with her daughter Margaret and son-in-law Jacob Mehlenbacher on their farm in Lot 7 Concession 5, Rainham Township about a mile north of Fisherville on the east side of present day Haldimand Road 12. Trinity Lutheran Church is on the adjoining property to the south.

Many variant spellings were seen in the records of this family including Witterick, Wittrick, Widerick, Weiderick, Widrich, Wedrick, Wiedrick, Wederick, Widerick.

The genealogy includes five generations of descendants in Welland, Haldimand and Norfolk Counties in Ontario, in the western provinces of Canada and in the central and western United States. Descendant surnames include: Fleming, Dennis, Hodges, Saunders, Woolever, Spearing, Woodley, Hinrichs, Janke, Reynolds, Kibbe, Heaslip, McPherson, Turner, Zimmerman, Bider, Culver, Grigsby, Canfield, Jamieson, Ulman, Bingham, Liddle, Carlson, Phillips, Cousins, Rambo, Springer and Howard.

Weirs/Wiers, Conrad (1737-1825) came with his family from New Jersey to Upper Canada in 1796 and settled on Lot 8, Concession 4, Clinton Township, Lincoln County on the west side of Tufford Road and north and south sides of King Street (Highway 8) about 5 kilometres east of Beamsville. The south part of the farm runs up to the brow of the Niagara Escarpment.

The genealogy includes six generations in Ontario and coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Skelley, Chevalier, Konkle, House, Bunnell, File, Carroll, Beamer, Carroll, Webb, Call, Steedman, Rolls, Ellsworth, Smith, Englehaupt, Eichner, Reid, Butterworth, Sproule, Bickell, Peel and many more.

Wells, John (c. 1755-) came to Townsend Township before 1799 and married widow Mary (McCool) Dougherty. The relationship of the two following Wells families to him, if any, is not yet known. James Wells (c. 1790-1870), a native of the United States married Grietje Margaret Fray in 1813 and settled in Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County. The couple lived near the village of Forestville. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk and Elgin Counties. Descendant surnames included: Duncan, Brett. William Wells (1800-1866) and his wife Elizabeth lived in Townsend Township, Norfolk County until after 1841 when he settled in Charlotteville Township. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Hayes. Lyman Wells (1807-1884) came from Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire to Norfolk County by about 1830 and married Mary Ann Merritt. They lived in Simcoe where Lyman was a cabinet maker and photographer. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County.

West, John (c. 1747) served in Butler’s Rangers during the American Revolution. He and his wife Catherine settled afterwards in the Grand River area of Upper Canada then moved to Walsingham Township, Norfolk County near the village of Port Rowan by 1794. He sold his land after 1802 then left the area. One page biography

Westbrook, Anthony (1738-) and his wife Sarah Dekker lived during colonial times in Minisink, Orange County, New York then in Massachusetts. In the American Revolution he went to the British lines at Fort Niagara and served in the Indian Department. After the war he settled in Ancaster Township, Wentworth County. Anthony and his sons John Westbrook (1770-1845) and Haggai Westbrook (1776-1824) showed an early interest in the Long Point Settlement and visited the area in 1793 but did not take up grants. Includes four generations of descendants in Wentworth, Brant, and Norfolk Counties, and in Kansas and Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Sharp, Ervin, Shaver, Starr, Diamond, Ryan, Lowry, Shepard, Duncan, Wetmore, Orr, Hobson, Day, Shupp, Williams, Beal, Chambers, McRae, Hazell, Wedge, Simpson, Gray, Grantham, Power, Kerr, McEwan, Andrews, Hartley, McMurray, Secord, Barnes

Weston, William (c. 1793-1872) and his wife Ann lived in London, England then emigrated to Simcoe, Norfolk County by 1844 when he purchased a tannery. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Murray, Scott, Schuyler

Wetherell, Lincoln (1784-c. 1858), son of Solomon and Sarah (Lincoln) Wetherell) was born in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts on 2 Jun 1784. He and his first wife Betsey Skinner (1779-1858) lived in Ashby, Burnham County, Massachusetts then in Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The couple separated and Lincoln moved to Whitchurch Township, York County, Upper Canada (Ontario) in the area of the present Town of Newmarket. Lincoln married second Tacy Kinsey (1790-  ) and had a second family. Oldest son James Solomon Wetherell (1821-1904) married Sarah Jane Hilts (1828-1904), daughter of William and Mary Ann (Johnson) Hilts, and following the marriage lived in Port Dalhousie, Grantham Township, Lincoln County. They moved to Newmarket, Whitchurch Township about 1853 then to Winnipeg, Manitoba about 1882.

Second son William Wetherell (1826-1896) married Rachel Lundy (1825-1920) and lived in the Village of Aurora, Whitchurch Township.

Includes ancestry and four generations of descendants in York and Ontario Counties, Ontario and in western Canada, and in Michigan in the United States. Descendant surnames included: Eddy, Orr, Reesor, Grainger, Ash, Wright, Frank, Hugg, Smith, Hughes, Richardson

Wheeler, James (c. 1782-) and his wife Mary Slingerland lived in Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County in 1820 then lived in Grantham Township, Lincoln County in 1822 then in Rainham Township, Haldimand County in 1844 and finally settled in Walsingham Township, Norfolk County by 1850, taking up residence northwest of Port Rowan. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Radley, Burnett, Holbrook, Tice, Vanderburgh, Leslie, Card, Alexander, Potter, Purvis, Beriger. Nehemiah Wheeler (1793-1880) came from Massachusetts to Canada about 1805 and married Mary Ann Cramer. They settled in Nelson Township, Halton County in the town of Burlington. Includes three generations of descendants in Halton and Wentworth Counties. Descendant surname included: Burton. John B. Wheeler (1794-1858), a native of Massachusetts or New Hampshire and his father Ephraim Wheeler came to Canada and settled in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County by 1822 then moved to Alamo Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan in 1839. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County and in Michigan. Thomas Wheeler (c. 1824-) and his wife Eliza Jane Reavely farmed in Windham Township, Norfolk County. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Nathan Wheeler (1810-), a native of New York or Pennsylvania came to Walsingham Township, Norfolk County by 1832 when he married Sarah Dustin. They lived in Sombra Township, Kent County then in Illinois. Includes children and grandchildren in Illinois and Kansas and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Poyer

White, Dedrick (c. 1750-1821) lived in Maryland during colonial times and served in the Loyalist forces during the American Revolution. He settled in Walsingham Township east of the village Port Rowan by 1794. Includes children.

White, Nathaniel (c. 1766-1814) came to Upper Canada about 1785 and married Christine Boughner. They settled in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County southeast of the town of Simcoe in 1796. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: England, Carrell, Everett, Stickney

Whitehead, Samuel (1799-1880), a native of Long Island, New York came to Upper Canada with his parents about 1810 and lived near Niagara Falls. He married Martha May and settled in Windham Township, Norfolk County by 1832 then later in Charlotteville Township. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Miller, Marsh. Benjamin W. Whitehead (c. 1796-), a native of Long Island New York, married Elizabeth Secord and they settled in Windham Township, Norfolk County by 1826. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Johnson, Otis, Jamieson, Misner, Trembly, Douglas, Humphey, Cable

Whitehead, Thomas (1762-1846), served as a Methodist Minister in his native Dutchess County, New York and then in Nova Scotia where he married Elizabeth Andrews. The couple returned to New York then in 1806 came to the Niagara area of Upper Canada where Thomas served as a Methodist Missionary. From 1808 they served the congregation in Norfolk County and other areas of the province and settled finally in Burford Township,  Oxford County. Includes children and grandchildren in Oxford, Brant and York Counties, and in Illinois and Iowa and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Douglas, Bingham

Whitelaw, Andrew (1781-1846) was a son of William Whitelaw and his wife Helen Wood, and was born in Kersfield Mains and baptized in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland. His father was a hind (horseman) along the Tweed River in the southern border region of Scotland and lived at times on the English side of the river. He lived finally in Mertoun Parish, Berwickshire where Andrew Whitelaw married Isabella Gladstone (1796-1876). After the older children were born, Andrew and Isabella Whitelaw moved west along the Tweed River to the town of Kelso in the neighbouring county of Roxburghshire where the younger children were born.

In 1833, Andrew’s oldest son, William emigrated as a single young man to seek his fortune in Canada. He started working on ships on the Great Lakes and was joined a year later by his brother, Thomas. By 1839, William saved sufficient funds to purchase a farm in Guelph Township, Wellington County, Canada West. This was in the “Paisley Block” on the north side of Paisley Road west of the town of Guelph. The road running along the east side of the farm was named Whitelaw Road for this family. In subsequent years, William Whitelaw added the farm on the south side of Paisley Road.

About that time, Andrew Whitelaw’s daughter Janet and her husband George Aitchison emigrated from Scotland to Toronto. Next, in 1840, son George Whitelaw made the moved to Guelph Township. In that year, Andrew and Isabella’s youngest daughter died, leaving only their youngest son, Robert at home in Scotland. In 1841 Andrew Whitelaw, his wife Isabella, and son Robert left Scotland and settled in Guelph Township, possibly living with William. At the time of their arrival in 1840, Andrew was 60 years old and Isabella was 49. Once again the whole family was reunited, this time in Canada West.

Includes ancestors in Scotland and five generations coast to coast in Canada and the United States. Descendant surnames included: Thomson, Loghrin Watt, McIntosh, Hutchison, Oliver, Street, Wilson, McDonald, Hood, Clark, Lebeau, Brink, Rogers, Nelson, Schott, English, Elliott, Lewis, Ford, Metcalfe, Byers, Frank, Engel, Penfold, Aiken, Wideman, Bond, Goldie and many more.

Whiting, Isaac (c. 1765-), a native of Plympton Plymouth County, Massachusetts and his wife Mary Cooley came to Upper Canada in 1793 or 1794 and settled in Townsend Township, Norfolk County by 1796. They subsequently settled in Oakland and Onondaga Townships in Brant County. Includes three generations of descendants in Brant and Norfolk Counties, and in Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Day, Oles, Dowling, Waugh, Barr

Widener/Widner, John (c. 1772-1839) and his wife Elizabeth Bacon lived in New Jersey then brought their family to Windham Township, Norfolk County in 1796. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk, Brant and Elgin Counties, and in Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Laur, Adams, Sterling, Curtis, Bilton, Bartholomew, Aldridge, Boyd, Howard, Sparling, Fagan, Moe

Willcox/Wilcox, Benjamin (c. 1735-  ) came from Sussex County, New Jersey to Upper Canada in 1788 and settled on a government grant of 200 acres of land in Lot 19, Concessions 1 and 2, Grimsby Township, Lincoln County. This was located along the west side of Hunter Road between Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment. The Queen Elizabeth Way runs through the north part of the lot and the area to the north and along Hunter Road have been subdivided and developed for residential properties. Highway 8 runs through the south part of the property. Benjamin Willcox served as Overseer of Roads for Grimsby Township in 1793, 1794, and 1795, then in 1796 was appointed Town Warden.

The genealogy includes six generations in Ontario, western Canada and coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Marlatt, Lewis, Burkholder, Hamilton, Adams, Stafford, Petch, Ford, Book, Smith, Tufford, Comfort, Williams, Snure, Sammons, Collver, Depew, Kellum, Rohrer, Hasham/Horsham, Stockwell, Flood and many more.