Xcw Hampshire Regiment ; John, in Third
Illinois Cavalry; .Xustin, orderly sergeant in a
Massachusetts regiment of heavy artillery, and
who participated in nineteen battles : and Ed-
win, Twelfth Maine Regiment, who died from
injuries received in service.
Children of Henry and Hannah (Cochran 1
Carter: i. Henry, born January 25, 1823.
died October 13. 1828. 2. Samuel, born Feb-
ruary I. 1824. died at Lawrence, Massachu-
setts. March 24. 1881. 3. Mary, born May
10. 1825. resides at South Waterford. Maine.
4. James, born December 20. 1826, resides
at Biddeford, Maine. 5. Charles, born March
20, 1828, died at North Conway, New Hamp-
shire, April 2, 1880. 6. John N., born Se]v
tember 20, 1829, resides at Bridgton, Maine.
7. .Abbie. born April 20, 1831, resides at
Andover, Massachusetts. 8. Emily, born Sep-
tember 13. 1832. resides at Winchester, Mass-
achusetts. 9. Xancy W., born .May 21, 1834,
died Bridgton, 1908. 10. Margaret A., born
October 27, 1836, resides at Lawrence, Mass-
achusetts. IT. Henry W^., born January 9,
1838. died September 25.. 1885. 12. Wesley,
born July 7. 1839. resides at St. Cloud. Minne-
sota. 13. Austin F., born I'^bruary 23, 1841,
resides at Hyde I'ark. Massachusetts. 14.
Edwin, born .\ugust 15. 1842, died June 30,
1862. 15. Elizabeth M.. born March 30, 1844,
resides at Xorth Bridgton. Maine. 16. Will-
iam Solon, born January 24, 1846, resides at
Conway. Xew Hampshire. 17. Horatio L.,
born June 3. 1847.
(\ II) I U-nry Wynian. ole\entli child of
Henry and Hannah 1 L'nchran ) Carter, was
born January 9. 1838. in Bridgton. Maine. He
was educated in the jiublic scho(jl there, and
took up the trade of carriage maker. He mar-
ried, August 8. 1858, Sarah Georgie Brown,
of Bridgton. They lived for a time in Chess
Springs, Pennsylvania, and then settled in
W'oburn, Massachusetts, the home of Henry
Wyman's first .American ancestor. He and his
wife were members of the First Baptist Church
of Woburn. While visiting his sister, Mrs.
X. .\. Holt, of Lawrence, he died, September
25, 1885. The Odd Fellows of the Woburn
Lodge, of which he was a member, and also
of the "Lawrence Lodge, officiated at the
funeral, and accompanied the remains to their
interment at Bridgton. Maine.
Children of Henry Wjnian and Sarah
(Brown) Carter, i. Belle Genevieve, born
March 25. 1859. 2. Henry Walter, died young
at Chess Springs, Pennsylvania.
(XTH) Belle Genevieve, daughter of Henry
Wyman and Sarah Georgie (Brown) Carter,
was born March 25, 1859. and married. Janu-
ary I. 1879, Emory hVanklin ChalTee. then re-
siding in Charlestown. .Massachusetts. She
was educated in the Woburn grammar and
high schools, during the same time and after-
ward studying music in the New England
Conservatory and at the Petersilea .'\cademy of
Music, then located on Columbus avenue. She
began teaching the piano when (|uite young,
and at the time of her marriage had a large
niunber of pupils. She gave several [)ublic re-
citals of her pupils, and also several individual
recitals at Steinert Hall, Boston, besides play-
ing concertos, etc., in entertainments in Music
Hall, Tremont Temple, and elsewhere in Bos-
ton and vicinity. \\'ith her husband she is a
member of the East Somerville Fiaptist
Church, serving on the music committee of
the church, and on the executive board of
management, and as pianist of the Sunday
school. She has had charge of many success-
ful entertainments in the church and at clubs,
her time 1x;ing freely given for charitable enter-
tainments. She is chairman of the music com-
iTiittee of the Hejitorean Club, a member of the
Somerville Woiuan's Club, and until recently
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belonged to the Maine Club of Somerville.
Although asked several times to take office in
the aforesaid clubs she has not as yet accepted.
William Hervey (or Harvey)
IIERX'EV immigrant ancestor, was a tan-
ner and settled first in Taim-
ton, Massachusetts, in 1639. He removed to
Boston.wherc he died August 13.1638. Admin-
istration was granted to his widow Martha for
herself and four young children. .April 28,
1659. He married (first) -April 2. 1639, Joane
Hiicker. of Cohannatt. and she was admitted
with him to the Boston church in 1643. He
married (second) Martha Copp, who was
admitted to the church. .April 16. 1654. She
married (second) November 10. 1659, Henry
Tewksbury. and removed to Xewbury. Chil-
dren of first wife, born in Boston: I. Abigail,
April 25, 1640. 2. Thomas, December 13 or
18. 1641 ; died young. 3. Experience, (daugh-
ter) March 4. 1644. 4. Joseph, December 8,
1643. Children of second wife: 5.' William,
.August 27. 1C131. 6. Thomas. .August 16,
1652. mentioned below. 7. John. February 5,
1654-33, married Sarah ( Barnes) Rowell. 8.
Mary, baptized .August 2, 1637.
(II) Captain Thomas, son of William Her-
vey, was born in Boston, August 16, 1652, and
settled in Aniesbury. He took the oath of
allegiance in December. 1677, and was a mem-
ber of the train band in i(i8o. He was admitted
a freeman in 1690. and in i(')C)i-C)2 was a dep-
uty to the general court. In 1708 he was cap-
tain of the "snoe-shoe men." The inventory
of his estate was filed January 21, 171 5-16,
and administration was granted his son Will-
iam, March 19. 1715-16. He married, Octo-
ber 26, 1676. Sarah Rowell. daughter of Val-
entine and grandddaughter f>f Thomas Rowell.
Slie survived him. (Children: i. Mary, mar-
ried. May 15, 1707, Joseph Buswell. 2. Eliz-
abeth, married, December 8, 1710. Theophilus
Colby. 3. Hannah, unmarried in 1721. 4.
William, born March 9. 1687-88. died January
8, 1689. 5. William, January 15, 1689, men-
tioned below. 6. Thomas. February 14, 1691,
probably died young.
(HI) William (2). son of Captain Thomas
Hervey, was born January 15, 1689, and
resided at .Aniesbury. He was among the
"snoe-shoe men" in 1708. He married, Octo-
ber 14, 1714, at .Aniesbury. .Abigail Martin,
daughter of John Martin. He joined the
second church of .Amesbury, .August ii. 1726.
and she joined October 17. 1736. Children,
born at .Amesburv: i. W'illiam. mentioned
below. 2. b'ortunatus, baptized August 25,
1728.
(IV) William (3), son of William (2),
Hervey, was born at Amesbury about 1720.
He married Abigail Talbot. Children: i.
Thomas, baptized December 7, 1746, men-
tioned below. There was a William and
David living at Newburyport in 1790, also
sons. William died there July 7, 1806; David
died June 16, 1802. William's widow .Abigail
died at Newburyport, July 8. 1819. aged
seventy-seven years. Mary, widow of David,
died there January 19, 1824.
(V) Thomas (2), son of William (3) Her-
vey. was born 1746 and baptized December 7,
1746. The family removed to Newburyport
after the revolution. The heads of families in
Newburvport in 1790 were Thomas, David,
William and .Abigail, a widow. Thomas had
four sons under sixteen and four girls in his
family at that time. He died at Newburyport,
November 29, 1821, aged seventy-five years.
He was a dealer in lumber and other ship-
building materials. In 1785 he sold to the
town materials for building hay scales for
eighteen pounds. He served in the revolution,
taking part in a Kittery company. He married
(first) Tamsen Gerrish, and (second) Mary
Woodman. Children: i. Mary, born Novem-
ber 19, 1772, married. .August 15, 1799, Josiah
Greenleaf. 2. Thomas. December 8, 1774, died
young. 3. Thomas, May 28. 1776. was a car-
penter and was killed by accident. September
II, 1856: married. May 23, 1803, Jane Camp-
bell ; children : i. Tamsen Stevens Hervey,
born April 12, 1806; ii. Jane Hervey. Septem-
ber 30, 1807 : iii. Margaret Hervey, June 25,
1809; iv. Elizabeth Fleming Hervey. February
10, 181 1 ; died young; v. Thomas Hervey, July
25, 1812. died August 31, 1847: vi. Elizabeth
Hervey, October 27, 1813, died November i,
1827; vii. Elizabeth Fleming Hervey, July
3. 1813, died May 13, 1850: viii. Calvin Her-
vey. February 2, 1818: ix. Hannah Spring
Hervey. July 9, 1819: x. John Campbell Her-
vey. December 17, 1821. 4. Betsey, July 15,
1778. 5. William, 1780, died September 19.
1851 ; married. September 8. 1803. Elizabeth
Buntin : children: i. \\'illiam .'^tevens Hervey,
born November 5, 1804; ii. Joseph Buntin
Hervey, October 16, 1806, married. November
4, 1832, Eunice W. Hale; iii. Elizabeth Her-
vey. Mav 25, 1810. married William Ingalls;
iv. Mary Campbell Hervey. April 12, 1816. 6.
Jane. December 16, 1781, twin, died July 28,
1848. 7. Joseph. December 16. 1781, twin,
married, August 31, 1807, Mary French, of
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Newbiiryport : children: i. Joseph, born April
i8, iSo8: ii. Edwin. May 17, iSio. 8. Nath-
aniel. January 15, 1784. died March 3. 1819;
married. September iq. 1803, .Mary Plummer ;
children: i. Martha Ilervey. (twin), born De-
cember 2-j. 1805; ii. Mary (twin), born De-
cember 27, 1805 : iii. Nathaniel Plummer. born
January 11. 1808. 9. Tamsen Gcrrish. De-
cember 10, 1786. married. December 31. 181 1,
Joseph Piuntin. 10. James, December 27. 1788.
II. Charles, married, .\ugust 10. 1814. l-lliza-
beth Sanborn. Child of second wife: 13.
George, October 10, 1796, mentioned below.
(VI) George, son of Thomas (2) Hervey,
wfes born October 10, 1796. in Newburyport.
His mother is said to have been over fifty
years of age at the time of his birth. His edu-
cation was received in the public schools of
Newburyport, and he developed his mind by
extensive reading, being one of the best
Shakespearian scholars of the time in the
vicinity. He early learned the business of a
tailor and cutter and for a short time was
employed in New York City. .About 182 1 he
removed to Andover and thence to Maiden.
where he became interested in ^^asonry and
joined Mt. Hermon I-odge in that place, the
charter of which was dated June 9, 1817. He
became a resident of Medford in 1835 and
commenced the business of tailor in the room
of the City Hall building, afterwards used as
the selectman's room, and more recently as the
mayor's ofiice. At that time Jonas Coburn
kept the dry goods store on the first floor of
the same building and furnished the cloth for
Mr. Hervey. His tailor's shop became a pop-
ular resort for the men of Medford. who
would visit there for the purpose of discus-
sion of matters of local and i)ublic interest.
He was appointed postmaster, .Af^ril 22, i8f>r,
and removed to the part of tlie building nf)w
used as a waiting room by the Boston and
Maine Railroad Company. Here he continued
to conduct his business for the remainder of
his life. He resided at No. 12 Summer street
in a house which he built. He died, after a
lingering illness of two years. March 7. 1868.
He was a man of strict integrity, of an amiable
disposition, a thorough gentleman, and kindly
to all with whom he came in contact, always
ready with good advice, given with the best
intentions and never in an obtrusive manner.
An examjjle of his quick wit is the story that
once when a good deacon of the church, who
was a fre(|ucnt visitor in his sho|), after the
usual gossip of the morning, asked him if he
could not tell him what he could do to make
his home happier — "Leave it" — replied Mr.
Hervey, without interrupting his work. He
was averse to holding public office, but was on
the school committee. He was a member of
the fire department of Medford and for many
years clerk of the hook and ladder comj)anv.
In early life he was a Whig and later a Repub-
lican in politics. lie and his wife were mem-
bers of the Unitarian church of .Medford. He
married, .\ugust 4, 1825, at Maiden, Sallv f.
Wait, born May 28, 1804. died November' 12,
1884, daughter of Thomas and Pamelia Wait.
Children: i. George Cabot, born August,
1825. died April 9. 1882: merchant tailor at
Afedford; married. November 25, 1852, .Xzu-
bah Kimball: children: i. Walter D. Ilervey,
born August 2, 1857. died September 25, 1859;
ii. Edgar James Ilervey, August 4, 18^9; iii.
Mabel, March 29, 1863, married. April 4, 1888,
Carl Theodore Guething, and have Florence
Sally, born January 20, 1890; Theodore Her-
vey, October 15, 1891 ; Carl Theodore, luly
14, 1893: James Harold, March 26, 1893." 2.
Sarah, died young. 3. James .Aigin. March 29,
1827, died September 9, 1905; superintendent
of schools at Aledford : married (first) August
12, 1862, Mary E. Peck; (second) April 11,
1894, Mrs. Julia A. (Peck) Leach, sister of
first wife; child of first wife: Philip, born
April 10, 1867, died March 17, 1889. 4. Sarah,
February 21, 1831, died Sejnember 3. 1848. 5.
lulwin, November 10, 1832. died .August 9,
1842. 6. Thomas. May 16. 1836, drowned
July \(\ 1851. 7. I'Vanklin, June 29, 1838,
mentioned below.
(VII) Franklin, son of George Hervey,
was born at Medford, June 29, 1838, in the old
Garrison House of revolutionary fame. He
was educated in the public schools of his
native town. At the age of seventeen he
began work as clerk in the dry goods house of
I'arley. Bliss & Company, P.oston. He left
this position to enlist in the civil war in Com-
pany F, Fifth Regiment. Massachu.setts Vol-
unteer Militia, Sej)tcniber i. 1862. After
being in camp a short time, this regiment went
to Beaufort. North Carolina, thence to New-
burn into camp in the department commanded
by General Foster. He took part in the battle
of Newbern. Kinston. Whitehall, and of
(Joldsborough, returning with the regiment
and receiving an honorable discharge. July 2,
1863. After some time in a clerical capacity
he became engaged in the mercantile trade in
which he was successfully engaged up to 1904.
Mr. Ilervey for many years was actively inter-
ested in the Lyceum in New England, where
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he has become well known as a public reader.
His residence is at i6 Hillside avenue. He is
a member of the First Unitarian Church and
on the parish committee and trustee of the
sinking fund. He was formerly a member of
the Med ford Club and belongs to Medford
Council, Royal Arcanum. He married, Octo-
ber 7, 18S5, (Jlive Potter Sawyer, born at New-
Bedford, Massachu.setts, June 22, 1845, daugh-
ter of Gideon and Olive (Potter) Sawyer.
Her father was a mason and builder ; held
various offices in New Bedford. They had
one daughter, born and died AjMil 4, 1888.
The name of ^\4lliston doubt-
WILLISTON less is of Danish origin and
probably came over to Eng-
land with the Danish invasion of King Can-
nute when the commander-in-chief of the
armies of Denmark bore the name of General
W'illiston. In 1640 three brothers of the name
of W'illiston came to America from Lanca-
shire, England.
(I) Joseph Williston was probably born
about 1670. There was a John Willison or
W'illingstone at Ipswich, Massachusetts, at an
earlier date, thought by some to have been his
father. As a child Joseph Williston lived in
the family of John Williams, at Windsor, Con-
necticut, and to him he was doubtless nearly
related. Mr. W illiams married, July 29, 1644,
Mary Burley, who died August 3, 1665; he
died April 18, 1681. W'illiston may have been
a grandchild. Early in life he removed to
Springfield, and in 1691 had settled in the
adjacent town of W'estfield, Massachusetts.
He married, at Springfield, March 2, 1699,
Mary (Parsons) Ashley, widow of Joseph
Ashley, daughter of Joseph and Mary Par-
sons. She died .August 23, 171 1. He married
(second) November 2, 171 1, Sarah Stcbbins,
widow- f)f Thomas Stcbbins; she died in 1732.
Children, born at Springfield: i. Joseph, De-
cember 28, 1700; mentioned below. 2. Mar-
garet, March 30, 1703, died aged thirteen years.
3. John, November 6, 1705, died November
10. 1747. 4. Nathaniel, January 28, 1707, died
July 18, 1748: n-iarried Aliriam Stcbbins.
(H) Joseph (2), si:)!! of Joseph (i) W'illis-
ton, was born at Springfield, December 28,
1700, died .'\ugust 21. 1747. He married. 1727,
Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah
(Strong) Stebbins. Children: Joseph, Rev.
Noali, mentioned below ; Thomas, Consider,
Gad, Margaret, Hannah.
(HI) Rev. Xoah W'illiston. son of Joseph
(2), was born in July, 1733, died November 10,
181 1. He graduated at Yale College in the
class of 1757; was ordained at West Haven,
Connecticut, June, 1760, and was the pastor of
the Congregational church there until his death.
His long pastorate is the finest testimony to his
tact, his faithfulness as a pastor and wisdom
as a teacher, and his jjower as a preacher. He
married (first) Hannah Payson, of Pomfret,
Connecticut, born 1742, daughter of Deacon
Joshua Payson. She died in 1769. He mar-
ried (second) November 25, 1779, Eunice Hill,
widow. Children of first wife: i. Rev. Pay-
son, born 1764; mentioned below. 2. Sarah,
June 14, 1765 ; married, October 12, 1785, Rev.
Richard Salter Storrs. 3. Rev. David, settled
as minister at Tunbridge, Vermont. 4. Han-
nah, married Rev. Ebenezer Kingsbury ; set-
tled as pastor of the Congregational church of
Jericho, Vermont.
( I\') Rev. Payson W'illiston, D. D., son of
Rev. Noah, was born in West Haven, Connec-
ticut, June 2. 1764, died in Easthampton, Jan-
uary 30, 1856. He took part in the skirmish-
ing when New Haven was invaded by the Brit-
ish, 1779. He graduated at Yale College in
the class of 1783, and in 1789 was settled the
first minister at Easthampton, Massachusetts,
previously a precinct of Northampton, and
served in that capacity for over half a century.
During his long and successful pastorate, he
w-ou the affection and confidence of his people
and took a leading position among the min-
isters of his faith. In 1799 some of his ser-
mons were published in a volume of collec-
tions of the Association of the County of
Hampshire. Later other discourses were pub-
lished from time to time by Mr. Williston,
and they display much ability. He was a
devout and pious Christian, a faithful and
sym])athetic pastor, amiable and approachable
in his personality. To the end of his long life,
ninety-two years, he retained his health and
faculties. He married Sarah, daughter of
Nathan Birdseye, of Stratford, Connecticut.
Children, born at Easthampton: i. Nathan
Birdseye, died aged four years. 2. Maria,
married Theodore Brackett. 3. Hon. Samuel,
born June 17, 1795, was the founder of Willis-
ton .'Seminary of Easthampton, one of the
leading preparatory schools of the state for
many years ; establisheil all the industries in
Easthampton ; assisted Amherst College and
other institutions of learning; he married.
May 27. 1822, Emily Graves, of William.sburg.
Massachusetts, born June 5, 1807, daughter of
Elnathan and Lydia (Pomeroy) Graves. 4.
Sarah, born January 21, 1800, married, De-
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cember 4, 181S. Josiali Dwight Whitney, of
Xorthampton. 5. John Paysoii. nieiitionod
below.
(\') John Payson. son of Rev. Payson
W'illiston. was born in Easthampton. Decem-
ber 5, 1803, died in Northampton, January 4,
1872. He receivc^l his education in the pubHc
schools of his native town, and for a number
of years taught school in Nortiiampton. He
began business as a druggist in \'orthani])ton,
and later in life was a cotton manufacturer and
also interested as a stockholder and director in
various industries in Xorthamjiton and vicinity.
He was the inventor of Payson"s Indelible Ink,
well known throughout the United States, still
a staple article of trade and still manufactured
at Xorthampton by his son, A. Lyman Willis-
ton. He was a director of the Ilolyoke Water
Power Company and a director of the Xorth-
ampton Xational Pank, universally regarded
as one of the ablest business men in Xorth-
ampton. He was an early and devoted friend
and advocate of the anti-slavery cause and
later very active in true temperance reform
and prominent in what is known as the Wash-
ingtonian movement and continuing through-
out his life his warfare against tiie use of intox-
icating liquors and particularly against the
saloons of his native town. lie was firm and
decided in his convictions, of great public
spirit, of exemplary character, a strong and
forceful personality, a useful citizen, known
as a liberal contributor to benevolent purposes
and for the advancement of charitable and
educational matters. He was a leading mem-
ber and for thirty-four years and until his
decease deacon of the First Congregational
Church. In politics a Republican. He mar-
ried, March 6. 1827, Cecelia Lyman, born Au-
gust 6, 1805, died October 9, 1890, daughter of
Asahel Lyman. Children, born in Northamp-
ton : r. A. Lyman, born 1827, died young. 2.,.
John Payson, 1829, died young. 3. Lucy,
1832, died young. 4. A. Lyman, December 13,
1834: mentioned below. 5. Lucy, 1836, died
young. 6. Sarah, 1838, died yoimg. 7. Han-
nah Moore, August 11, 1841, Cmarried, Au-
gust II, 1864, Rev. George Samuel Bishop,
D. D. ; children : William Samuel, born .'\u-
giist, 1865, married Mary Luttrell, of Wash-
ington, D. C. ; Margaret, '1868, died 1876: Ed-
ward Hodge, 1870). 8. Satnuel, 1844, died
young. 9. diaries, 1846, diefl young.
fVI) A. Lyman, son of John Payson Willis-
ton, was born in Northampton, December 13,
1834. He attended the public schools of his
native town and the Williston Seminary at
Easthampton. .\t the age of eighteen he was
given the active management and sujierintend-
ence of the Greenville Manufacturing Com-
pany, manufacturing sheeting and otiier cotton
gootls at Xortiiampton. He was connected
actively with this concern for a period of thirty-
one years, filling the offices of treasurer and
[)resident of tlie corporation and continuing as
president until he sold the property in 1883.
He has been connected also with other manu-
facturing concerns in Northampton and else-
wiierc as director and manager. In 1877 he
became a director of the First National Bank
of Xorthampton, has been on the board to the
present time (1909) and president of the bank
since 1887. He has been called to many posi-
tions of public trust and honor. For many
years he has been a member of the public
library committee, also chairman of tiie trust
funds ccimmittee of Northampton. He served
as alderman of his ward in 1887, and was
chairman of the first board of sewer commis-
sioners of the city, declining further service
after being six years in office. He never sought
iniblic office, however, and both in 1889-90,
when nominated for mayor of the city by the
Rcjniblicans, he declined the honor.
^Ir. Williston is best known, perhajjs. through
his connection and labors in the interest of
various educational institutions. Early in life
he became interested in Mount Ilolyoke Col-
lege ; he has served on the board of trustees
since 1867, and since 1873 has been its treas-
lux-r ; he has been chairman of all its building
conunittecs. One of the finest structures of
the college is named Lyman Williston Hall,
erected in 1876 at a cost of eighty thousand
dollars : he was the largest contributor ; he has
also given liberally to the funds for other
buildings and purposes of the college. He
gave the astronomical observatory, its equip-
ment and site, to the college. A Massachu-
setts j)aper published the following about Mr.
Williston and his connection with Mount
Ilolyoke College: "The |5rescnt prosperity
aiKJ influence of Mount Holyoke College is
due in no small degree to the faithful and
never failing interest of Mr. A. Lyman Willis-
ton, of Northam[)ton, who has been its treas-
urer twenty-five years. During his entire term
of office his eflforts for its advancement have
been unremitting and he has spared neither
time nor money in its cause. To him the insti-
tution is indebted for Lyman Williston Hall.
During his term of office Mr. Williston has
been the executive head of the school and that
his hand may long be felt in its direction, is
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the earnest wish of all who have its interest at
heart. The office has no salary attached to it
and the hard work performed is jnirely a labor
of love and i)hilanthropy." Air. W'illiston has
been active in promoting the interests of Am-
herst College also; he was a member of a
special committee in 1882 in charge of the
rebuilding of Walker Hall and in the enlarge-
ment and remodelling of the college library
building: he was afterward on the committee
in charge of buil<ling the I'ratt Gymnasium,
and has contributed liberally to various funds
of the college from time to time. The honor-
ary degree of A. M. was conferred u])on him
by Amherst College in 1881. Mr. Williston
was elected a trustee of Williston Seminary,
1873, which was founded by his uncle, Samuel
Williston, and was his own alma mater; he
became its treasurer in 1880, an office he .still