connect Daniel Marsh Wadsworth (Father), to his Son, Josiah Wadsworth
Date 8-12-2026
Hello Community Researchers & Genealogists,
Can anyone help me connect Daniel Marsh Wadsworth (Father), to his Son, Josiah Wadsworth (Son) Male / Birth about 1815 with a legal document that connects as father & son. This is what I have.
Thank You,
[name removed for privacy]
Daniel Marsh Wadsworth (Father)
Male / Birth 13 September 1782 / Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Death-1874 / Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States /
Family Search #2NBB-7KZ
Christening-24 November 1782 / East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Death-1874 / Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
Burial-Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
Residence 1790-Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Residence-1850 / Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
Josiah Wadsworth (Son) Male / Birth about 1815 / Death-Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States-Date ? / Family Search #LJNG-B1G
Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
Death-Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
Residence 185 Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
Residence 1860 - Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
Residence1880 - Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
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@Nicholas15483 Mod note: Community is a public online forum. For your privacy, your post was edited to
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I was under the impression, that you could get help from the community when you had a problem or issue, it appears you removed me for an issue I was unaware of, not a friendly thing to do. I'm 80 yrs old and just need some help.
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@Nicholas15483 I am a moderator who makes sure that community rules are followed. Because FamilySearch Community is a public forum, we protect people's privacy when they use their "real" name instead of their user name. I know it is an honest mistake, we want you to be safe online, and will correct it every time.
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I understand now, my username is (Information removed), I will use that in the future. Thank you for the information.
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@Nicholas15483
The only name that you should post in the Community is your username here, Nicholas15483.
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Hi @Nicholas15483
To address your specific question, you asked for help in linking Josiah Wadsworth to his father Daniel Marsh Wadsworth. As I look as family search, that connection is already made. Josiah shows as a son of Daniel. However, I have not found any source showing this relationship.
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To assist you, I will need a little more information. Is this a record found in FamilySearch or other Ancestral tools, or is this a physical document in your possession that you would like to scan into Memories and tag to the memory galleries for Daniel Marsh Wadsworth and Josiah Wadsworth? If it is a physical record in your possession, I can attempt to guide you through the steps to scan it into FamilySearch and create a PDF to attach to the sources for each of your ancestors. However, it might be easier to visit your local FamilySearch Center, where you can get the help you need. https://locations.familysearch.org/en
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I'm sorry, did I misunderstand the issue? I looked at both source pages for Father and Son and didn't see any legal documents. I saw only census records attached to their sources, so I thought maybe you had a legal document you wanted attached to each person, and that this document provided evidence of their connection. Maybe you could clarify a bit what you need. @Wayland K Adams Is correct: none of these sources show a connection between Daniel Marsh Wadsworth and Josiah Wadsworth.
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@Nicholas15483 Have a look at this Full Text Search query for "Daniel Marsh Wadsworth born 1782 in Hartford Connecticut." Hopefully, some of these deed and court records are your guy and mention his son.
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Yes, there does seem to have been a little misunderstanding over the matter being raised:
"Can anyone help me connect Daniel Marsh Wadsworth (Father), to his Son,
Josiah Wadsworth (Son) Male / Birth about 1815 with a legal document
that connects as father & son."Hopefully the link provided by @shecorwe might lead to something of relevance.
Here's an alternative link (for a search on Josiah Wadsworth). I didn't have time to check the relevance of the results, but you might wish to use filters to narrow down a bit from the 734 results returned.
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The local Family Search center I went too only told me to go on family search site, very disapointing.
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Sorry to hear you were disappointed. I’m confident we can help you find the information you’re looking for. Please take a moment to review the discussion thread, several helpful suggestions were already offered. If those don’t address your concern, feel free to add a bit more detail so the community can better assist you.
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"Can anyone help me connect Daniel Marsh Wadsworth (Father), to his Son,
Josiah Wadsworth (Son) Male / Birth about 1815 with a legal document
that connects as father & son." CT State Library sent me a number of links, but I can't figure it out. I trired the National Archives and sent me the form for modern military records, like I used for my father for his Combat Action Ribbon. I really need help from someone who really knows about this kind of research.
Nicholas
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I don't know how to use filters.
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I am a huge fan of the Full Text Search. I started with Daniel Wadsworth, and found that most of these records are available only at a FamilySearch Center. I then tried Josiah Wadsworth and found this record for Daniel's parents in a land transaction: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-GQWM-7?view=fullText&keywords=Josiah+Wadsworth%2CConnecticut&searchForm=advanced&lang=en
If I can get to where I can see the limited view records, I will share more. I am hoping to find a record in Wills and Probates that would name Daniel's children, namely a son Josiah.
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Rhonda,
Thank you so much for your help in this matter. The SAR said that I must have a document that clearly shows the connection father to son, they say there must be one out there, but I can't find anything to really connect them. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. I want to show the family history from my mother Irene E. Wadsworth all way back to the Revolutionary War, preserving the Wadsworth Family History. At 81, I need all the help I can get.
Once again Thank You for your help,
Nicholas
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Rhonda,
What are limited view records?
Nicholas
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Hi @Nicholas15483.
I checked the SAR database and found an approved 1996 application for your patriot, Thomas Wadsworth. It traces the lineage through John H. Wadsworth.
Here is a link to the lineage transcription, though you would have to purchase a copy to see the original documentation, which could be helpful for your research: https://sarpatriots.sar.org/application/display/138317
If your goal is to have a well-documented family tree for yourself and your family, the 1996 record may be all you need. If you are instead trying to get membership into the SAR, the organization changed its rules in 2012 to require much stricter proof of each generation in the lineage.
Please let us know if SAR has specifically questioned any of the connections documented in the 1996 application, or if they have simply explained their general requirements for proving the lineage. That may help us better understand what still needs to be documented.
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@Nicholas15483 Glad to help. I have a DAR ancestor that we had to prove through a probate record. Showed Father and named the daughter. That was our proof of relationship.
Limited access records. Some records are provided via a third party, such as Find a Grave, a State, or a Genealogy Society. These records can have different access requirements set forth by the entity that "owns" the records. This is the short and simple version. Here is a link to an article with more in-depth explanation: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/why-are-there-access-restrictions-on-historical-records
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