Birth: About 1785, VT

Death: Unknown Date, MI

Burial: Hoisington Lake, Fenton, MI

Father: Titus Vespasion HOISINGTON (1763-1841)

Mother: Hannah WOOD (-1845)

Wife: Deborah MAPLES

1. M Child: George Washington HOISINGTON

Birth: 2 Feb 1820 Penfield, Ontario Co., NY

Death: 14 Jul 1905 MI

Spouse #1: Unknown

Spouse #2: Rebecca Mainwaring

2. M Child: Henry H. HOISINGTON

Birth: 16 Oct 1823 Place: NY

Death: 15 Aug 1909 Place: MI

Spouse: Minerva MORTON

Marriage: 29 Aug 1849 Place: Livingston Co., MI

3. M Child: Earl HOISINGTON

4. F Child: Caroline HOISINGTON

5. F Child: Mary HOISINGTON

6. F Child: Sarah HOISINGTON

7. M Child: William HOISINGTON

From: 1800 Township of Tyrone Part B. Pages 396-403

    "The first Township Meeting of Tyrone held at Conklin's.

 

     "At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tyrone, for the purpose of Electing Township Officers, for said Town, Joseph B. Jackson was chosen Moderator, and Henry A. Cornell and Isaac Ayres was Chosen Clerks for said meeting pro tem. The following persons were elected as town officers for said Town: For Supervisor, Joseph M. Becker had 23 votes. For Township Clerk, Hiram M. Rhodes, had 14 votes, and Joseph B. Jackson Jr., had 13 votes. For Justices of the Peace, Isaac Cornell had 15 votes; Jonathan L. Wolverton had 22 votes; Clark Dibble, 19; Daniel Runyan, 6; Henry A. Cornell, 14; John C. Salsbury, 26; Joseph B. Jackson 5; Isaac Ayres, 2. Inspectors of Common Schools, F. F. Riggs had 10 votes; Isaac Cornell had 21 votes; Harvey R. Stevens, 27 votes; Clark Dibble, 19 votes; Nathaniel C. Austin, 6 votes. For Commissioners of Highways, Isaac Ayres had 20 Votes; William D. Snapp, 28 votes; George Cornell, 24 votes; Joseph M. Becker, 4 votes; Hugh R. Hogle, 4 votes. For Collector, Isaac Morton had 12 Votes; Joseph B. Jackson, Jr., 17 votes. For Assessors, Henry A. Cornell, 21 votes; Frederick F. Riggs, 23 votes; Isaac Morton 23 votes; Joseph M. Becker, 2 votes. For Constables, Joseph B. Jackson, Jr., 16 votes; Harvey R. Stevens, 16 votes; Isaac Morton , 9 votes; Washington Hoisington, 9 votes; Hiram M. Rhodes, 1 vote, singular. For Directors of the Poor, Washington Hoisington, 26 votes; William Dawson, 26 votes.

There is a land patent under the name George Washington Hoisington dated 10 Apr 1832, which may actually be for "Washington". He had a brother, George, but George died in 1817. Under comments, the name Henry Hoisington is listed and Washington had a brother Henry.

There is a petition by "W. Hoisington" in Michigan Territory dated 1833 in the MI Early Census Index on ancestry.com.

Listed in 1840 Livingston Co. MI census, Tyrone:

Husselton, Washington 1 male 5-10, 2 males 16-20, 1 male 40-50; 1 female under 5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30

Also listed in the above census were Elijah Clough, Samuel Cole and Nathan Cole.

1840 Tax Roll

Washington Hoisington 6 82 $210 (Name, Section, Acres, Evaluation)

On 1850 Livingston Co. MI census, Washington was not listed but a "Mary Hoisington" was. This may be his daughter.

Unless otherwise noted, data is from "Hoisingtons in America" by Harry Hoisington.²²