his first wife a daughter of Levi Stedman, who died leaving one
son, Levi S. Bestow.
The second wife died in a few years after marriage.
Harriet Plummer was married to Robert McElhenney, of
Middleport, and died November 18th, 1855.
Sarah Plummer was the wife of Lewis Nye, of Pomeroy,
where he was engaged in the milling business, but after a few
years moved to Illinois, where they both died.
Eliza Plummer, the youngest daughter, never married. She
died November 20th, 1873, aged 26 years.
John McVey died in Salem township, February lst, 1885,
aged 94 years.
Allen Sayles came to Rutland in 1819, and died there in
1838. Mrs. Sayles died July 18th, 1851.
Mrs. Noah Smith had three daughters. Nancy, married to
Capt. Jesse Hubbell, of Rutland. Jennie became Mrs. Maples,
and Theresa Smith was married to Eliazer Barker, who was
drowned in Leading creek in June, 1813. She afterwards mar-
ried Laundres Grant.
In the fall of 1816 two brothers, Josiah and Robert Simpson,
came from Penobscot, Maine, to Rutland, Ohio. Josiah bought
the northwest corner of Section No. 8, Congress land, and
moved his family into a house on the premises. They had a
large family. Josiah Simpson, Jr., married Theresa Higley,
and had two daughters-Mary, Mrs. Thomas Kirker, and
Adaline, Mrs. Samuel Higley.
Josiah Simpson, Sr., died February 18th, 1837, in his sev-
enty-seventh year, and his wife died in 1840, aged sixty-four
years.
Josiah Simpson, Jr., died April 12th, 1874, and his wife
Theresa died in 1862. He had married a second wife in De-
