Francis Wiseley - documented at last.

     If you read a previous blog about Francis Wiseley you may recall at the end I promised to tell you how I knew he was related to the other Wiseleys, namely John, (Head of the Lancaster, OH clan) William and Mary.  I knew I had some documentation but at the time could not find it among the nearly 15,000 photo's I have of genealogical data.  Well a couple nights ago I was working on some old files  researching William and "Bingo" there it was. 

    
       This is a photo of data found in :"Fairfield County Will and Estate Abstracts" compiled by Jean Collier for the Fairfield county Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.  Pg 41.  I found this volume in the genealogical collection of the Lancaster, OH Public Library.
       It  refers to case number 882.  The estate is that of William P. Wiseley of Greenfield township Filing date is 1835 and it was administered by Gideon Martin.  The widow is listed as Mary.  OH OH.  Mary???    Which William P Wiseley is this?  The text above shows that some names mentioned include "Sarah and Patterson Wiseley." (Ignore the spelling)
       The next time I am in Lancaster, Ohio I will have to find William P Wiseley's will and see if it really says Mary.  I cannot find any trace of a Mary married to William P. Wisely (of any spelling).  But that is not the subject of this rather brief entry.  I wanted to post this data for those of you who may not have any evidence that Francis ever existed and if he did he was a member of the family.  The Abstract above does not say he was a member of the family, but it seems likely that there was enough of a connection that William P would have loaned Francis some money.  Perhaps the actual will states the relationship. 
      Shortly after Francis died the property was sold to the Wilcox family.  They stopped all production of the slitting mill, the sawmill and the gristmill. Instead they built up a paper mill and produced paper.  Interestingly, the paper they produced at what they called Glen Mills  was so good that the US used their special paper to print money for the next nearly 50 years.  Not only The United States but several foreign nations used the same paper for their currency, including Spain, Italy and a few others.  
    If anyone reading this blog is near Lancaster, Ohio or has access to documentation that links Francis to the Wiseleys of Lancaster, Ohio I would appreciate whatever you may be able to find. Thanking you in advance.