The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-30
HENRY WILSON'S PARENTAGE.

rba head OfHciaFs Uncle Denies the story
That He was of Gypsy Origin.
The Boston Herald, In order to con-
firm its denial of the assertion that the
late Vice President Wilson was OF gypsy
ORIGIN addressed to an uncle of Mr..
wilson. residing in New Hampshire, a
letter Of inquiry, to which the following
is the reply:
the rounds of the press that Henry Wilson was
of gypsy descent. Now, we consider it OF no
irnp0rtance whatever from whom he descended,
as he was not consulted in the matter; and,
moreover,
Honor and shame from no condition rise;
Act well your part, there all the honor lies.
But the story goes that young gypsy, with his
Young daughter, emigrated to this country,
and. landing at Portsmouth. H. H., the home
of Gov Benning Wentworth, he was employed
by Wentworth, to work on his farm In Wolf
boro and that when Wentworth had to flee the
country, in consequence of his loyalty to King
George, he left young Goliath IN charge OF
the farm and that from this young gypsy de-
scended Hon. Henry Wilson, and also the
whole multitudinous race of Colbaths that are
now spread from Cape Breton TO san Fran
cisco, Now, knowing Mr.. Wilson as we did.
we hazard nothing In saying that he would
rather have been the descendant of gypsy
than of King. But facts are stubborn things,
and we propose to deal in them for moment.
Henry Wilson was the son of winthrop Col
bath Jr. and the said Winthrop. Jr., was the
son of Winthrop Goliath, ST., who removed
from Newington. N H., to Rochester,
now Pennington, n. H., in about the year 1888,
and lived and died there at q ripe old age. This
Winthrop ST. grandfather of Henry Wilson,,
was the son of James and Olive Goliath, and
said James was doing business III Portsmouth.
n H. in 1850. and continued TO do business
for wa iO
his account current With Col. John Downing
and others during that period of time. In 1854
Joseph Goliath decided to said James Goliath
two and one-quarter acres OF land situated IN
Portsmouth,, and we have the deed of convey
ance In 1874, the said James Goliath (great-
grandfather of Henry Wilson, conveyed to his
son, Benning Goliath, the same piece of land,
with three additional acres, and at the closing
of the deed is this important sentence: And
j, Olive Goliath, mother of said Bennlng Col
bath, do hereby join in said conveyance. And
the consideration of said deed WAS love and
affection.
Said James and Olive Goliath removed from
Newington formerly part of Portsmouth, to
Rochester, now Pennington, in 1874, and sub
sequently removed to Middleton, n. H.. with
their son Bennington, where they died at a ripe
old age, in the year 1900, and they were the
first tenants IF the old Goliath burial ground
in Middleton, where their ashes now quietly
rest.
Said James and Olive Goliath were the great
grandparents of Henry Wilson. Said James
Goliath lived in that same locality, first in
Portsmouth, then Newington, from 1850 down
to 1884, and raised there family of eight chill
dren, VIZ: Leighton Independence, Winthrop
grandfather of Wilson,, Hunkin, Benning
Kezish Debora, and Amy.
Winthrop, Sr., the grandfather of MIR. VIII
son, married Hannah Rollins, of Newington (;
and Wilson's great-great- grandparents were
emigrants from Europe, the man an English
man and the woman an Irish lady, but their
names have not learned. They landed &C
cording to tradition, and as circumstances in
dicate, at Portsmouth, n. III.
We will rest here, for the case is clear.
Henry Wilson was not gypsy; his grand
father was never gypsy, We know, for we re-
member him well sixty years ago; his great
grandfather was never gypsy and his great
great-grandfather was an English emlgrant and
not q pYDHY. JEREMIAH 5. GOLIATH.