The following data was extracted by Kenneth Jennings Wooster in the spring of 1993 from the microfilms in Onondaga County Public Library.
NOTE: Comments in square brackets are those of KJW. "DEW" refers to "Descendants of Edward Wooster" by Jacobus.
NEW HAVEN COUNTY
Derby entry: Sylvester had his ear mark for cattle recorded Dec 10, 1711 vol 2 p. 161
Derby entry: Sylvestor d. Nov 16, 1712 Vol LR3 p. 6 [Compare with p. 181 of DEW. This Sylvester/Sylvestor is the son of Edward.]
Moses Wooster m. Mary Hawkins, Apr 5, 1720, by Rev. Joseph Moss, Derby, Vol LR3 page 9 [Compare with p 187 of DEW.]
Moses Wooster m. Mindwell Chatfield [born Sept 9, 1735], June 20, 1759, Derby Vol LR7 p. 248 [Compare with page 188 of DEW.]
Derby entry: Lemuel, s. Moses and Mindwell b. June 23, 1760 Vol. LR7 p. 249 [Compare with p 188 of DEW.]
Lemuel Wooster, s. Moses and Mindwell b. June 23, 1760, Derby, Vol ER7 p. 249 [Appears to be same entry as above, except for volume number. Did I make an error in recording?]
Moses Wooster "a pauper" d. September [ ], 1799, age 50, Oxford Vol 2 page 102. [I have not determined anything about this Moses. He is not the one I am interested in, because the other is in New York State in 1799. Oxford is in New Haven County.]
LITCHFIELD COUNTY
Lemuel Wooster m. Rebecca Gillet, Jan [ ], 1782 by Rev. Judah Champion, Litchfield vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 190 of DEW.]
Clarissa Wooster, d. Lemuel and Rebecca, b. Nov 13, 1782, Litchfield Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW.]
Jeremiah Wooster, s. Lemuel and Rebecca, b. Feb 21, 1785, Litchfield Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW.]
Henry Wooster, s. Lemuel and Rebecca, b. Nov 25, 1786, Litchfield Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW.]
Rebecca Wooster, w. Lemuel, d. Dec [ ] 1786, Litchfield Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 190 of DEW. DEW says date of death is Dec 2, 1786.]
Lemuel Wooster m. Levina Judson, July 20, 1789, Litchfield Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW.]
Rebecca Wooster, d. Lemuel and Levina, b. Apr 17, 1791, Litchfield, Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW.]
Lewis Wooster, s. Lemuel and Levina, b. Apr 13, 1793, Litchfield, Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW.]
Anna Wooster, d. Lemuel and Levina, b. Mar 17, 1795, Litchfield, Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW.]
Lyman Wooster, s. Lemuel and Levina, b. Mar 9, 1798, Litchfield, Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW. This is Colonel Lyman Wooster.]
Judson Wooster, s. Lemuel and Levina, b. May 13, 1803, Litchfield, Vol 2 page 124 [Compare with p 191 of DEW.]
Lyman Wooster m. Mary C. McNeile, June 4, 1834 by Rev. E. P. Hickok, Litchfield, Vol 2 page 288 [I have not found a record of this marriage in DEW, but this appears to be Col. Lyman Wooster, and his birth and death appear on page 191 of DEW.]
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Philo Mills Wooster, s. Ephraim and Elizabeth Ann, b. Jan. 6, 1786, Huntington, Vol 1 page 38 [Compare with page 190 of DEW where you will find that Philo Mills Wooster was baptised Feb 19, 1786.]
James Wooster, s. [Ebenezer and Elizabeth] b. June 3, 1792, Stamford, Vol 2 page 31 [I cannot locate this Ebenezer in DEW, but he appears to be the Ebenezer who was in Fairfield County with 1-2-1-0-0 in the 1790 US Census. That is, he reported 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16 and 1 female.]
Henry Wooster, s. [Ebenezer and Elizabeth] b. Jan 15, 1796, Stamford, Vol 2 page 31 [This is same Ebenezer as preceding entry.]
Mary Wooster, d. [Ebenezer and Elizabeth] b. Aug 14, 1798 and d. July 29, 1799, Stamford, Vol 2 page 31 [This is same Ebenezer as preceding entry.]
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