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1 Oliver WILLARD1,2 (1784-1863) [3536]. Born 8 Nov 1784, Langdon, NH.1 Marr Hannah BAILEY 1809.1 Died 11 Feb 1863, Charleston Twp., Tioga, PA.1 Buried Old Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, PA.3
From the Tioga County Agitator.
April 30, 1862 - "A Puritan Relic, Mr. Oliver Willard of Charleston, now in his 80th year, has an ivory snuff box, which was brought to this country by Joseph Willard a passenger in the May Flower. The box is 3 inches long, 2 inches wide and about half an inch deep, and is locked by two silver clasps, upon which are marked the initials "I.W." It has descended as an heir loom from Joseph Willard (father) to Joseph Willard (son) for 9 generations in this country and has never been out of the Willard family since 1620. How long it was in the family before Joseph Willard landed at Plymouth Rock is not known. It is quite a curiosity, and suggests many reflections. Although made for a snuff box, it certainly could not have been used for that purpose during the residence of the family in Plymouth Colony; and the "blue laws" of a later date made the snuff a contraband abomination.".
2 Joseph WILLARD1 ( - ) [3537].
3 Rhoda PROUTY1 ( - ) [3538].
| 1 | "Ancestry.com, Snow/Lyman Ancestors". |
| 2 | "1850 PA, Tioga, Charleston census". |
| 3 | "Burial records from the Old Charleston Cemetery, Charleston. PA". |