Vitals
| Birth | 5 Jun 1780 Woodstock, Windsor, VT 1,2 |
| Death | abt 20 May 1867 (age 86) Ellisburg, Jefferson, NY |
| Burial | |
| Occupation |
Marriage
| Spouse | Armida HUBBARD |
| Date | abt 1800 (age 20) |
| Place |
Children
| Philip HOISINGTON ( - ) |
| Theodosia HOISINGTON (1801 - aft 20 May 1867) |
| Asahel HOISINGTON (1806 - 1842) |
| Emily HOISINGTON (3 Dec 1812 - 3 Apr 1885) |
| Amanda HOISINGTON (bet 1814 and 1816 - 1900) |
| Unknown HOISINGTON (abt 1816 - bef 20 May 1867) |
| Hannah HOISINGTON (1819 - 1829) |
Marriage
| Spouse | Clarissa UNKNOWN |
| Date | bef 1850 (age 70) |
| Place |
Notes
Birth:
Entry in Woodstock Town records reads:
Grout Hoysington son of Asahel & Hannah Hoysington, June 5, 1780.
Residence 1801:
Ellisburgh, Jefferson, NY 8
Census 1810 (age 30) 3:
Ellisburg, Jefferson, NY
Grout Hosington,,,,,1,,,,,1,,
Military:
Name: GROUD HOISINGTON
Company: 55 REG'T (SPRAGUE'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: LIEUTENANT
Rank - Discharge: LIEUTENANT
Roll Box: 101
Roll Exct: 602
From ancestry.com's War of 1812 muster rolls database:
Hoisington, Groud, 55 Reg't (Sprague's) New York Militia, Lieutenant, roll box 101, roll-exct 602. Also listed under Horsington, Goul (same rolls).
Grout listed on the roster of " the New York militia who were listed on Army rosters from May 30, 1814 (the battle at Big Sandy Creek) to June 7, 1814, when the cable reached Sackets Harbor.
Census 1820:
Ellisburgh, Jefferson, NY
0102103 00201400
Census 1825 (age 45):
, Jefferson, NY
Grout Hossington 5 5 _ 2 _ _ 1 3 _ _ _ _ 1
Census 1830:
Ellisburgh, Jefferson, NY
00001011 00111001
1850 Census 5:
Ellisburg, Jefferson, NY
287 15 1051 1062 Hessington Grout 70 m Farmer 4500 VT
287 16 1051 1062 Hessington Clarissa 62 f Conn
287 17 1051 1062 Hammond Wm 30 m Farmer Eng X
287 18 1051 1062 Hammond Emeline 23 f NY X
287 19 1051 1062 Green John 70 m Farmer Pal
287 20 1051 1062 Myers Peter A 60 m Farmer NY
My transcription from the original:
1051/1062 Grout Hassington,70,m,,farmer,4500,VT,,,,
Clarissa Hassington,62,f,,,,CT
Wm. Hammond,30,m,,farmer,,England,1,,,
Emeline Hammond,23,f,,,,,1,,,
John Green,70,m,,farmer,,Poland,,,1, This may be Poland, NY
Peter A. Myers,60,m,,farmer,,,,,,1,
Pension:
Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812, p. 247:
No. 13,715*
Name of applicant: Hossington, Grout
Residence of applicant: Ellisburgh, NY
Amount allowed: 42.00
No. 14,482
Name of Application: Hossington, Grout
Residence of applicant: Ellisburgh, NY
Amount allowed: 55.00
Death 8:
"Grout died in Adams NY 10 May 1867. In his will, made a few weeks before on 18 Apr 1867, he leaves a number of items to his children, son-in-laws, and grand children. His son-in-law Boomer Nelson was the executor."
Will 6:
Jefferson Co NY Will Testators Index #4
HOISINGTON, GROUT ELLISBURGH 23-11-330
Property:
Land Transactions in Jefferson Co., NY
1826 Hosington, Grout Paul Wardwell 2-31
1838 Hosington, Grout Leonard Shepardson C3-198
1849 Hosington, Grout S. Shepardons 94-276
1884 Hosington, Grout R. Chamberlain 238-450 (This is after Grout's death)
Sources
- Woodstock, VT Vital Records.
- Vermont Vital Records film F-30267 Rec ID 21428. Transcribed by Harriette Jensen 042904. Vermont Vital Records Center, Middlesex VT.
- 1810 Census Jefferson Co. NY. transcribed from the original 030504.
- Direct Data Capture, comp. War of 1812 Service Records. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812 M602, 234 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. ancestry.com.
- 1850 Census, Jefferson Co. NY.
- Jefferson Co NY Will Testators Index #4
- Historical Assoc. of South Jefferson [NY] pamphlet "The Sixtown Settlers". 1988
- NEHGS, as quoted by Blaine Bettinger, a descendant of Grout's daughter, Amanda.
Unless otherwise indicated in the text, data is from "Hoisingtons in America" by Harry Hoisington, privately published 1935 and on file at NEHGS, Boston. However, if only source material is referenced, the research was done by Harriette Jensen.