Edward Barton Wesley b. Jan 1811 Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 Oct 1906 North Regent Street, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, USA: Our Family History

1811 - 1906 (~ 95 years)

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Name	Edward Barton Wesley
Born	Jan 1811	Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2]
	A New York Times article published on his death in 1906 ("Dean of Speculators, Edward B. Wesley Dies," 4 October 1906) states that Edward B. Wesley was born in January 1811, in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts--which information must have been supplied to them by family or in other written materials on Wesley. Additionally, there is a birth record for an Edward "Barnes" Wesley, born 11 January 1811, in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on FamilySearch. No digital image is available. The parents were recorded as Alexander and Mary Wesley.
Gender	Male
Event-Misc	Abt 1850	New York City, New York, USA [1]
	About 1850, Edward and new acquaintance George Jones "discussed the feasibility of establishing a new morning newspaper in New York. . . . he agreed to contribute $20,000. . ." George Jones was to manage the new newspaper, leaving Edward free to pursue his usual business interests. However, shortly after Jones moved to New York to begin the project, he became ill and Edward sold out some other business interests and managed the Times until 1861.
Census	14 Aug 1850	Albany, Albany County, New York, USA [3]
	1. Wesly [Wesley], Edward, 40, male, banking agent, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, 32, female, New York 3. _____, Mary Elizabeth, 13, female, New York 4. _____, John, 10, male, New York 5. _____, Joanna, 3, female, New York 6. Cook, Maria, 18, female, Germany 7. Fitzpatrick, Ann, [20?], Ireland
Residence	Abt 1856	Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA, [4]
	Elizabeth's 1896 obituary stated that she and her husband had lived in Rye for forty years.
Census	20 Jun 1860	District 2, 18th ward, New York City, New York County, New York, USA [5]
	1. Westley [Wesley], Edward B., 49, male, newspaper [illegible word], real estate $15,000, personal $20,000, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, 39, female, New York 3. _____, John E., 20, male, New York 4. _____, Johanna C., 16, female, New York 5. _____, [Ella J.?], 12, female, New York 6. _____, Lilian F., 6, female, New York 7. _____, Ida A., 4, female, New York 8. Maloney, Mary, 30, female, domestic, Ireland 9. Barclay, Palmer, 58, male, Clerk, [no real estate $], personal $1,000, New York 10. Barton, Phineas, [69?], male, clerk, [no real estate $], personal $3,000, Massachusetts 11. Palmer, Mary [H.?], 40, female, Massachusetts 12. Barton, Phineas W., 16, male, student, New York
Note	Abt 1861	New York City, New York, USA [1]
	Edward sold his interest in the New York Times to Henry J. Raymond, who had managed the editorial department.
Census	20 Jan 1870	18th district and 18th ward (107 Lexington Avenue), New York, New York, USA [6]
	1. Wesley, Edward, 45, male, broker, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, 40, female, Massachusetts 3. _____, Ida, 14, female, New York 4. Brown, Edward, 30, male, broker, New York 5. _____, Joanna, 26, female, New York 6. _____, Edward, 7, male, New York 7. _____, Herbert, 1, male, New York 8. Fleming, Catharine, 25, female, domestic, Ireland 9. Duffy, Eliza, 38, female, domestic, Ireland 10. Duff, Mary, 27, female, domestic, Ireland
Newspaper Article	11 Jul 1871	New York, New York, USA [7]
	Financial notice, New York Times listing Edward B. Wesley among the directors of The New York Railway (Viaduct) Company.
Court	24 Jan 1877	New York, New York, USA [8]
	Short item in New York Times stating that damages of $5,930.18 against Edward B. Wesley and T. C. Platt, as trustees of the New-York Republican Newspaper Association.
Census	26 Jun 1880	Port Chester village, town of Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA, [9]
	1. Westley [Wesley], Edward B., white, male, 69, married, Massachusetts, Scotland, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, white, female, 60, wife, married, keeping house, New York, New York, New York 3. Brown, Johannah, white, female, 35, daughter, New York, Massachusetts, New York 4. _____, Edward W., white, male, 16, son in law, at school, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York 5. _____, Paul H., white, male, 11, son in law, at school, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York 6. _____, Gertrude, white, female, 9, grand daughter, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York
Census (State)	1905	70 North Regent St., Port Chester village, Rye (town), Westchester County, New York, USA [10]
	1. Wesley, Edward B., head, white, male, 94, United States, broker 2. Hoffman, Elizabeth, servant, white, female, 34, Germany, in U.S. 16 years, alien, servant 3. [Waymar?], [Cathine?], servant, white, female, 33, United States, servant 4. Sheridan, Philip, head, white, male, 38, United States, coachman 5. _____, Julia, wife, white, female, 35, Ireland, 20 years in U.S., house work 6. _____, Philip, Jr. son, white, male, 2, United States
Land	18 Jun 1905	330-332 Fourth Ave., New York, New York, USA [11]
	Notice in New York Times, Edward B. Wesley lease to Abraham Schwab of this address for 99 years. Schwab to build office building.
Land Conveyance	Apr 1906	330-332 Fourth Ave., New York, New York, USA [12]
	New York Times real estate transfer notice: "4th AV, 330 and 332, w. s., 49.4 x 100; Edward B. Wesley to Ida A. Breck."
Died	3 Oct 1906	North Regent Street, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, USA [1]
Newspaper Article	11 Oct 1906	New York, New York, USA [13]
	In the New York Times: Will of Edward B. Wesley. Grandchildren Get Bulk of Estate--Faithful Servants Remembered. The will of Edward B. Wesley, one of the founders of The New York Times and the Union Trust Company, who died at the age of 95, was filed for probate in White Plains yesterday. The value of the estate is not given. He leaves $1000 each to his nephews and nieces. To Elizabeth Hoffman, a servant, he leaves, 'in grateful recognition of her faithfulness and fidelity,' $2,500, and directs that $100 shall be paid to her every six months for five years. Harmon Singer, who was in Mr. Wesley's employe for thirty years, receives $1,000. The remainder of the property is bequeathed to the testator?s grandchildren, who also receive annuities.
Newspaper Article	1922	New York, New York, USA [14]
	New York Times article about the division of the old Wesley Estate in Westchester into lots.
Land	20 May 1922	Wesley Estate, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, USA [15]
	New York Times, advertisement in classified section, selling lots from the former estate of Edward B. Wesley.
Parents	Birth record from Leicester, Massachusetts, named his parents as "Alex'r Wesley" and "Mary Wesley." [10]
Person ID	I59	Morse-Watkins
Last Modified	2 Jan 2015

Father	Alexander Wesley, b. 21 Dec 1775, Scotland , d. 12 Dec 1828, Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 52 years)
Mother	Mary Barton, b. 3 Sep 1776, Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA , d. After 1829 (Age 53 years)
Married	19 Feb 1806	Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [16]
Family ID	F19	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Kelley, b. 8 Aug 1820, New York, New York, USA

Married 8 Dec 1836 Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA [17]

Children

	1. Mary Elizabeth Wesley, b. 18 Sep 1837, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA , d. 22 Mar 1852, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Age 14 years)
	2. John Edwin Wesley, b. 9 Oct 1939, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
+	3. Johanna Caroline Wesley, b. Abt 1844, New York, USA
	4. Ella Jeanette Wesley, b. 25 May 1848, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
	5. Lillian Florence Wesley, b. 19 Dec 1853, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, USA
	6. Ida Agnes Wesley, b. 14 Jun 1854, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, USA , d. 16 Oct 1943, 107 Claremont Avenue, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, USA (Age 89 years)

Last Modified 17 Jun 2011

Family ID F18 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos

Photo of Edward B. Wesley

Documents » Slide Show		Edward B. Wesley, article in the New York Times, 1906 “Dean of Speculators, Edward B. Wesley, Dies,” New York Times, 4 October 1906, [p. and col. not stated]; digital image, New York Times Archive, 1851-1980 ( http://www.nytimes.com : accessed 17 Jun 2011).
		Edward B. Wesley, census 1870, New York, New York (Lexington Avenue) 1870 U.S. Census, New York, New York County, population schedule, 18th district and 18th ward, p. 92 (penned), p. 547 (stamped, recto), 107 Lexington Avenue [no dwelling/family numbes], Edward Wesley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1041.
		Edward B. Wesley, 1880 Westchester County, New York, census 1880 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, population schedule, Village of Port Chester, town of Rye, enumeration district (ED) 124, p. 65 (penned), p. 279 (stamped), dwelling 569, family 673, Edward B. Westley [Wesley] household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication…
		Edward B. Wesley, 1860 New York, New York, census 1860 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, district 2, 18th ward, New York City, p. 51 (penned), p. 307 (penned), dwelling 218, family 234, Edward B. Westley [Wesley] household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 June 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 814.
		Ida Agnes (Wesley) Breck, obituary, 1943, New York Times “Mrs. Charles A. Breck: Daughter of E.B. Wesley. One of New York Times Founders,” New York Times, 19 October 1943, p. 19 [col. not stated]; digital image, New York Times Archive, 1851-1980 ( http://www.nytimes.com : accessed 17 Jun 2011).
		Elizabeth (Kelley) Wesley, obituary, 1896, New York Times “Mrs. Elizabeth Wesley,” obituary, New York Times, 9 January 1896, p. 19 [no. p., no col. not stated]; digital image, New York Times Archive, 1851-1980 ( http://www.nytimes.com : accessed 17 Jun 2011).
		Edward B. Wesley, obituary, New York Tribune, 1906 “Edward B. Wesley Dead,” New York Daily Tribune, 4 October 1906, p. 7, col. 5.

Sources

[S1462] “Dean of Speculators, Edward B. Wesley, Dies,” New York Times, 4 October 1906, [p. and col. not stated]; digital image, New York Times Archive, 1851-1980 ( http://www.nytimes.com : accessed 17 Jun 2011). .
[S1467] "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 28 December 2014), entry for Edward Barnes Wesley, 11 January 1811; citing Town Clerk, Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; citing FHL film no. 721,192.
[S50] 1850 U.S. census, Albany County, New York, population schedule, Albany, p. 457 (penned), p. 441 (penned), p. 226 (stamped, recto), dwelling 865, family 1101, Edward Wesly [Wesley] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 28 December 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 472.
[S1473] “Mrs. Elizabeth Wesley,” obituary, New York Times, 9 January 1896, p. 19 [no. p., no col. not stated]; digital image, New York Times Archive, 1851-1980 ( http://www.nytimes.com : accessed 17 Jun 2011). .
[S1466] 1860 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, district 2, 18th ward, New York City, p. 51 (penned), p. 307 (penned), dwelling 218, family 234, Edward B. Westley [Wesley] household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 June 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 814.
[S1461] 1870 U.S. Census, New York, New York County, population schedule, 18th district and 18th ward, p. 92 (penned), p. 547 (stamped, recto), 107 Lexington Avenue [no dwelling/family numbes], Edward Wesley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1041.
[S55] "Financial," New York Times, 11 July 1871, p. 7, col. 2, financial notice from the New-York (Viaduct) Railway Company; digital image, Newspaper.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 29 December 2014).
[S58] "Suit Against Newspaper Trustees," 24 January 1877, p. 3, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 29 December 2014).
[S1464] 1880 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, population schedule, Village of Port Chester, town of Rye, enumeration district (ED) 124, p. 65 (penned), p. 279 (stamped), dwelling 569, family 673, Edward B. Westley [Wesley] household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 947.
[S49] 1905 New York State Census,, Westchester County, population schedule, Rye (town), Port Chester (village), 6th Election District, p. 25, 70 North Regent St., [no stated dwelling of family no.], Edward B. Wesley household; citing Westchester County records.
[S57] "Latest Dealings by Brokers," 18 June 1905, p. 19, col. 1, regarding Edward B. Wesley lease to Abraham Schwab; digital image, Newspaper.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 29 December 2014).
[S53] “Real Estate Transfers,” The New York Times, 11 April 1906, p. 17, col. 3, Edward B. Wesley to Ida A. Breck; digital image, Newspaper.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 29 December 2014).
[S60] "Will of Edward B. Wesley," New York Times, 11 October 1906, p. 4, col. 5; digital image, Newspaper.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 29 December 2014).
[S52] "Westchester Auction: 505 Wesley Estate Lots at Port Chester in Absolute Sale," The New York Times, 30 April 1922, p. 149, col. 7; digital image, Newspaper.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 29 December 2014).
[S54] "Real Estate At Auction," New York Times, 20 May 1922, p. 24, cols. 7-8, display advertisement by Bryan L. Kennelly, Inc., real estate auctioneers; digital image, Newspaper.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 29 December 2014).
[S1469] “Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910,” database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 18 June 2011), entry for Alexander Wesley-Mary Barton, 19 February 1806, Leicester, Worcester County; citing Leicester, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, town hall; FHL film no. 721,192.
[S1463] Paul Willard Barton (pwbarton@bartonsite.org), Descendants of Edward Barton ( http://www.edwardbarton.org/ : accessed 17 June 2011), entry for Edward Barton Wesley (1811-1906), ID no. 1623; some informal citation.