An American Family History

Caleb Winget and Nancy Shellabarger married on June 24, 1831 in Green County, Ohio.

Nancy was born November 2, 1795 in Washington, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Her father was Martin Shellenberg.

Caleb was born November 19, 1790 in Prosperity, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Caleb's parents were Reuben Winget (1764-1845) and Mary Conklin. Reuben's father was Caleb Winget (1744-1817).

Caleb and Nancy's children were Martin Winget (1820, married Margaret Taylor), Anne Winget, Mary Jane Winget Maitlen, Lucretia Winget Taylor (1824, married Richard Taylor), Bethany Winget Taylor (1828, married David Taylor), Caleb Winget (1830), and Francis Martin Winget (1831). The children were all born in Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio.

from Schellenbarger Family

Martin Schellenberger
August 28, 1750, Martin Schellenberger, in list of foreigners imported in the ship "Phoenix" John Mason, Capt. from Rotterday, last from Cowes (England). (Pa. Archives series 2. Volume 17. page 320).

Mr. Walter S. Bear [wrote] "The Schellabargers identified with my branch of the family are descended from Martin Schellenberger, who came to American from Switzerland in 1770, and married Anna, a daughter of Isaac Bear, in Manheim township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. . .

from The Wingate-Winget Family in America

Caleb Winget settled in Morris county, N. J. but when 32 years of age he went to Westmoreland county, Pa. where he purchased a tract of land. A few years later he left New Jersey with his family and settled in Pa.

The court records of Green, Washington and Fayette counties, Pennsylvania show that Caleb Winget purchased 250 acres of land on Ten Mile Creek in 1776 from John Walton. He took another patent on a tract called "Deerpark" on Brush Fork of Ten Mile Creek. . .

He died Feb. 13, 1817 and is buried in the cemetery at Prosperity, Pa. His wife, Sarah who was born Jan. 1765, died June 8, 1850. Her body lies beside her husband. This was his second wife as she was near age of his sons and her name is not mention on early deeds and other writings. Caleb Winget had five sons, Reuben, Ziba, William, Stephen and Daniel and a daughter Hannah. We know nothing of the daughter. . .

Reuben Winget owned a tract of land in Fayette county, Pa. called "Blacksmith." It was sold in three parts, according to the county records, on Aug. 26, 1793. . . .He came to Ohio in 1800. He did not stop at Marietta as did his brothers, but went to Cincinnati, an Army Post by flatboat. He later settled in Clark county, Ohio on a section of 640 acres . . .Reuben Winget married twice in Penn. and twice in Ohio. . .