Minnie Minton Middaugh Paterno (11 Oct 1868 – 29 Mar 1943) made application to the Fort Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was approved and accepted on 25 Oct 1933. She applied while living at 182 Northern Avenue which was the address of Paterno Castle. The scans of this document were graciously provided to me by William “Bill” Effingham Lawrence III (1946-) who is a great-grandson of Minnie and is my second cousin.
Minnie Minton Middaugh Paterno (1868 – 1943) was the daughter of Charlotte E. Wolcott (1847-1903) who was the daughter of John Wolcott, Jr. (1793-1851) who was the son of John H. Wolcott (1759-1824) who was the son of Josiah Wolcott (1713-1784) who was the son of George Wolcott, Jr. (1652-1726) who was the son of George Wolcott (1612-1662) whose younger brother was Simon Wolcott (1625-1687) whose son was Roger Wolcott (1679-1767) whose son was Oliver Wolcott, Sr. (1726-1797) who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Oliver Wolcott is my second cousin seven times removed.
Minnie’s great-grandfather John H. Wolcott (1759-1824) – great uncle of Oliver Wolcott – served in the American Revolution. He enlisted the latter part of summer 1779 as a Private in Captain James Wilson’s Company in Colonel Chamber’s First Pennsylvania Regiment. He was captured by the British near Fort Montgomery in the winter of 1779. He remained in captivity about six months when he was exchanged and rejoined the American Army in the summer of 1780. He was discharged in the fall of 1780 as a Captain. On 1 July 1820, John Walcott, age 61, residing in Bath Co. Kentucky, gave a statement at Aureysville, Bath County KY Courthouse, stating his occupation as farrier or farmer, and that he had war injuries of one ball through right leg, one ball through left thigh, and one ball that broke the left wrist. John H. Wolcott is my 4th great-grandfather.
