Leeds County, Ontario, Canada was first surveyed in 1792 in preparation for the United Empire Loyalists settlers. In 1850, Leeds County merged with Grenville to create the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
John Wiltsewas born on March 31, 1748 in Dutchess County, New York.,
He married Anna Cary. She was the daughter of David Cary and Ann Cornell.
Ruth Wiltse (1772, married Thomas How),
Solomon Wiltse ( 1773), Cornelius Wiltse (1775, married Patience Mott),
Rhoda Wiltse (1780, married James Brown, son of Nathaniel Brown),
Sarah Wiltse (1783, married Oliver Brown, son of Benjamin Brown),
Mary
Wiltse (1785, married Wing Walker), and
Anne
Wiltse (1788, married Lemule Cornell).
His second wife was Mary Conley.
John Wiltse, Jr. (1778, married Susannah Wiltse, daughter of Benoni Wiltse),
Elizabeth Wiltse (1790, married Richard Jacqua),
Catherine
Wiltse (1792, married Samuel Slack),
Phoebe Wiltse (1794, married Thomas How),
Abigail
Wiltse (1796),
Henry
Wiltse (1799), and
Mathilda
Wiltse (1801, married John Robinson).
