In the autumn of 1842, an immigration of 112-140 [there are varying estimates] persons, chiefly men with their families, arrived in the valley, a large portion of whom found their winter's residence at or near the mission establishment, at what is now Salem.
A considerable portion of the immigration of 1842, becoming dissatisfied with Oregon, started for California late in the spring of 1843, and on meeting an immigrant party from California somewhere in the Rogue River valley, many of whom were as much dissatisfied with California, some of the emigrants from Oregon returned with the party from California.
There were several trail journals for this time period. I have compiled an abstract of the journey from these journals. Emigration of 1842
NOTE: all female members of the emigration are listed by MAIDEN name [if known] even if they were married at the time of the emigration.
Emigrants To Oregon In 1842
ABELL, Ann ( -1879): m'd 1839 PERRY, William T.; In the fall of 1843 William T. Perry and family 1843 moved to Clatsop Plains, six miles from Astoria, where they resided until 1851, when they moved to Deer Creek, Douglas County. In November 1858, the family moved to Coos County, arriving at Norway, where they took up residence. [The Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties, OR by Orvil Dodge; contributed by Robyn Greenlund]
ARENDELL, C. T.: [aka Arrendiell, Arendall]
ASHE, Elizabeth: m'd BROWN, Gabriel; settled Marion Co
BABCOCK, : quite possibly refers to Dr. Ira L. Babcock, who actually emigrated to Oregon in 1840 but may have been on the trail in 1842 as well.
BAILEY, : killed on trail; passed behind a wagon just as the owner drew a blanket from the front, causing the weapon to discharge; Bailey was buried near Independence Rock.
BARNUM, :
BELLAMY, G. W.:
BENNETT FAMILY RESEARCHER:
BENNETT, Amanda: d/o Vardemon and Mary (McSwain)
Bennett
BENNETT, Dennis: s/o Vardemon and Mary (McSwain) Bennett
BENNETT, Jack: s/o Vardemon and Mary (McSwain) Bennett
BENNETT, Julia: d/o Vardemon and Mary (McSwain) Bennett
BENNETT, Mansel.: s/o Vardemon and Mary (McSwain) Bennett
BENNETT, Samantha: d/o Vardemon and Mary (McSwain) Bennett
BENNETT, Tilatha "Catherine": m1. GRAHAM, Isaac; m2. MCCUSKER, Daniel; d/o Vardemon and Mary (McSwain) Bennett; for additional info on this family see Isaac Graham
BENNETT, Vardemon : m'd MCSWAIN, Mary; wintered over in Salem with his family and then emigrated to CA where he settled in the San Francisco area; Mary and Vardemon were divorced in the 1840s; (see add'l info under Mary McSwain entry)
BENNETT, Winston: s/o Vardemon and Mary (McSwain) Bennett
BISHOP, Andrew: returned to St. Louis in 1853 by way of the Sandwich Island and then returned to Oregon again in 1844
BOGGS FAMILY RESEARCHER:
BOGGS, Thomas (1823-1865): m'd 1852 [], Rachel;
returned east and emigrated again in 1844
BROWN, Adeline: m'd CRAWFORD, Medorem ; settled Yamhill Co
BROWN, Cynthia: m'd DAVIE, Allen Jones ; settled Marion Co
BROWN, Gabriel: m'd ASHE, Elizabeth ; settled Marion Co
BROWN, James D.: m'd [], Sarah Jane ; settled Marion Co
BROWN, Mary "Polly": m'd FOSTER, Henry ; settled Marion Co
BROWN, William:
BURNS, Barclay J.:
BURNS, Hugh ( -1870): elected master blacksmith during encampment of May 15, 1842; [married at least twice] m'd HARRINGTON, Mary ; settled Washington Co; took claim across from Oregon City with the intentions of establishing a rival town to be called Multnomah City, but it never materialized; active in civic affairs; made one ride back to MO in 1846 carrying mail; ran ferry across Willamette River; left for California in 1850 and never returned to Oregon; died in San Francisco May 6, 1870.
BIRD, Letitia: m'd 1827 MCKAY, Charles ; settled in Washington Co
CARTER, David Arba:
CLARK, Patrick:
COATES, A. N.:
COATES, James: during encampment of May 15, 1842 James Coates was elected pilot
COOKE, :
COOMBS, Nathan:
COPELAND, Alexander:
CRAWFORD, Medorem: m'd BROWN, Adeline ; settled Yamhill Co. *1: MSS#191, 23pp journal typescript in collection at OHS.
CROCKER, Nathaniel: at encampment of May 15, 1842, Nathaniel Crocker was elected secretary
CROCKER, Squire:
DAVIE, Allen Jones: m'd BROWN, Cynthia ; settled Marion Co
DAVIS, Samuel: m'd BROCK, Mary ; settled Yamhill Co
DEARNN, John:
DOBBINBESS, John:
EKIN FAMILY RESEARCHER:
EKIN, Richard H. [aka EAKIN] (1820-1878): m'd 1850
EVANS, Susan;
was a sailor who had made two trips around the world; came to Oregon
as second mate in a ship commanded by Capt. John H. Couch; arrived
03 Mar 1842 above present day Portland and jumped ship; settled Marion
Co where he married and took up farming and saddle making.
FALLON, William O. [aka O'Fallen, Fallen]:
FITZPATRICK, Thomas: Fitzpatrick just returning from the flathead country was hired for $500 as a guide for Dr. White and company to guide them to Fort Hall
FORCE, Carleton Obediah (1836-1910): m'd 1887 TOWNER, Mary L.; s/o James and Lucretia (Towner) Force; died at St. Johns, Multnomah Co, OR; buried at Riverview Cemetery, Multnomah Co, OR
FORCE, James Vanderbilt (1816-1890): m'd 1835 TOWNER, Lucretia; s/o Obediah and Elizabeth (VanHouten) Force; was a tavern keeper in the 1850 Marion County census; went to east in 1853-1854 to buy stock; was taken sick at Salt Lake, recovered and returned to Marion County where he went to stock raising and farming until he shows up in the Wasco County census in 1870; he remained there until his death at The Dalles in 1890; buried at the IOOF Cemetery, The Dalles, Wasco Co, OR
FORCE, John Lord (1814-1864): m'd STOUGHTON, Mary B. ; settled Marion Co ; purchased the Oregon Mission mills at Salem in 1844; March 1851 was appointed by legislature to board of commissioners for erection of public buildings at Salem; was mentioned throughout 1850s in connection with that post; died at Salem in 1864
GARRISON, E.:
GARRISON, Joseph M.: settled Marion Co ; purchased part of Oregon Mission farm in 1844
GEIGER, William: pioneer of 1839 returning from trip
GERTMAN, Levi [aka Girtman]: m'd BROWN, []; furniture maker
GIBBS, :
GIRTY, H.:
GRIFFITH, John:
HASTINGS FAMILY RESEARCHER: Hastings Genealogy
HASTINGS, Lansford Warren ( -c1870): m'd 1848 TOLER,
Charlotte Catherine; at encampment of May 15, 1842 elected one of three
in
scientific corps; later elected Captain in place of Dr. Elijah
White; captured by Indians with Asa Lovejoy and later released;
left for California in 1843; was lawyer and member of
constitutional convention of California; died in Brazil about
1870
HASTINGS, Loren L.:
HEWITT, Adam:
HOFSTETTER, John: [aka Hoffstutter, Hofstuter, Hofstitter] ; May 15, 1842 encampment John Hoffstutter was elected as master wagonmaker.
HOLMAN, George Phelps (1842- ):
HORN, Adam:
HUDSPETH, J. M.:
JONES, Hardin:
LANCASTER, Columbia: turned back after daughter died and wife became ill; returned to Oregon in 1847
LANCASTER, Daughter: 16 months old; died on trail of symptomatic fever with worms; buried in present day Douglas Co, MO
LANCASTER, Mrs.: from the 27th to the 30th Mrs. Lancaster's illness delayed the company. The Lancasters turned back and were escorted to the Kansas crossing.
LEWIS FAMILY RESEARCHER:
LEWIS, Reuben: m'd 1844 FRAZIER, Mary Adeline
"Polly"; s/o Elias and Mary Ann (Mix) Lewis came to Oregon with Gabriel
Brown family; walked most of the way; settled
Aumsville area of Marion Co, OR; buried Twin Oaks Cemetery, Turner, OR
LOGIE, James: ( -1854): m'd MILLER, Isabella
LOVEJOY, Asa Lawrence (1808- ): m'd MCGARY, Elizabeth ; at May 15, 1842 encampment was elected one of three in the scientific corps ; health was impaired by the malaria of the Missouri bottom lands so came to Oregon for health; accompanied Dr. Marcus Whitman on the trip east in the winter of 42-43; Lovejoy returned in 1843 and settled at Oregon City; member of the California party that was organized at Oregon City in September 1848; returned from California after about six weeks on the Brig Undine which entered the Columbia in January 1849.
MATTHIEU FAMILY RESEARCHER:
MATTHIEU, Francois Xavier (1816-1914): m'd 1844
AUSANT, Rose; French Canadian; clerk at business house in Montreal as a
young boy;
joined Sons of Liberty; escaped to US when British moved against
Sons of Liberty; worked as clerk in Albany, NY and Milwaukee; moved
to St. Louis, MO; 1839 joined American Fur Co as an engage and free
trapper; joined emigrants at Laramie in 1842; settled at Champoeg;
took part in provisional government in 1843; founded Butteville where
he died in 1914.
MCDONALD, :
MCKAY, Alexander: Alexander McKay and brother John, the half-Chinook sons of Hudson's Bay Thomas McKay were returning home from school under the care of Dr. Elijah White.
MCKAY, Charles: m'd 1827 BIRD, Letitia ; settled in Washington Co
MCKAY, John: John McKay and his brother Alexander, the half- Chinook sons of Hudson's Bay Thomas McKay, were returning home from school in the care of Dr. Elijah White
MCKAY, Maria: m'd PLUMEY, George; settled Washington Co
MCSWAIN, Mary: m1. BENNETT, Vardemon; m2. LOVE, Harry; wintered over in Salem with her family and then emigrated to CA where her husband opened a "grog shop" in San Francisco; she divorced him in the 1840s and went on to the Santa Cruz mountains where she met and married Capt. Harry Love, the reputed slayer of Joaquin Murietta
MEEK, Stephen H. L. (1805-1889): m'd 1845 SCHOONOVER, Elizabeth; guide for 1842 emigration and infamous guide for a segment of the 1845 expedition
MORRISON, John L.
MOSS, Sidney Walter: put on trial for not standing guard, Jury could not agree; surveyed Oregon City for Dr. John McLaughlin, ran a hotel there, and claimed he was author of the first Oregon novel "The Prairie Flower"
OAKLEY, Obadiah: [see notes under 1839]
PAUL, Dutch:
PERRY, J. W.:
PERRY, William T. (1809-1882): m'd 1839 ABELL, Ann; he arrived in Oregon City Sept. 26, 1943, and here built for Dr. McLoughlin, the first flouring mill in Oregon. In the fall of 1843 he moved to Clatsop Plains, six miles from Astoria, where he resided until 1851, when he moved to Deer Creek, Douglas County. He located a donation claim of 640 acres on Deer Creek, and built the Roseburg flouring mills on his land, completing the same in 1853. In November 1858, he drove his stock to Coos Co., arriving at the place now known as Norway, on the 15th of the month. He purchased that place from H.G. Saunders, and moved his family thereto in February, 1859. His family at that time consisted of the following persons: Ann Perry, his wife, and the children were Vale N., Emily and Dora C. His eldest daughter Mary was married in Roseburg to Thos. Grant and upon his death she rejoined the family in Coos Co. Louisa K. was born in this country. Wm. T. Perry died at Norway, Coos Co., Nov. 4, 1882. [The Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties, OR by Orvil Dodge; contributed by Robyn Greenlund]
POMEROY, Alanson : member of Hastings party; returned overland last day of Feb 1846 with Capt. Palmer and 16 others, packing on mules and horses;met Judge Thornton and his party about Fort Laramie in July 1846; hired in 1851 by Samuel James as one of three drivers. [James Family Papers, University of Washington Library per William Bagley]
POMEROY, Dwight:
POMEROY, Walter John (1798- ): m1. HAYS, Betsy ; settled Washington Co ; m2. 20 Sep 1843 Jane Taylor, widow of Tierns McCarty; took up a claim at Champoeg but settled primarily at Oregon City; build mill for McLoughlin; by 1844 was the largest wheat grower in the valley; built first hotel at Oregon City; 1855 was incorporator of Pacific Telegraph Co.
PORTER, Polly (1795-1888): m'd SMITH, Andrew D.; mother of 9 children
ROBB, James R.: m'd PARRISH, Elizabeth Ellen
RUSSELL, Osborne: trapper who joined the wagon train to travel back to the Willamette Valley; was in company of Elbridge Trask.
SHADDEN FAMILY RESEARCHER:
SHADDEN, Jasper (1834- ): s/o Thomas
and Martha (Sumner) Shadden
SHADDEN, Madison (1834- ): s/o Thomas and Martha (Sumner) Shadden
SHADDEN, Mary (1840- ): d/o Thomas and Martha (Sumner) Shadden
SHADDEN, Thomas (1835- ): s/o Thomas and Martha (Sumner) Shadden
SHADDEN, Thomas Jefferson [aka SHADDON] (1809-1893): m'd c1829 SUMNER, Martha; settled Yamhill Co; went to CA first where he stayed for several years; was with Fremont in the Mexican War; farmed and raised stock; was in Oregon by 1850 census
SMITH FAMILY RESEARCHER:
SMITH, Andrew: s/o Andrew and Polly (Porter) Smith;
co-founder of Dayton, OR
SMITH, Andrew D.: m'd PORTER,
Polly ; father of 9 children and believed to have brought at least 7 of
them with him
SMITH, Child1:
c/o Andrew and Polly (Porter) Smith
SMITH, Child2:
c/o Andrew and Polly (Porter) Smith
SMITH, Child3:
c/o Andrew and Polly (Porter) Smith
SMITH, Elizabeth: m'd FLETCHER, Francis; d/o Andrew and Polly (Porter) Smith SMITH, Darling (c1824- ): s/o Andrew and Polly (Porter) Smith
SMITH, Jane: m'd ARMSTRONG, Pleasant; d/o Andrew and Polly (Porter) Smith; Sioux Indians tried to buy her for 20 horses during emigration to Oregon in 1842
STORN, Adam:
SUMNER FAMILY RESEARCHER:
SUMNER, Martha (c1813- ): [aka SUMLER, SUMMER] ; m'd
1829 SHADDEN,
Thomas Jefferson ; settled Yamhill Co
SUMNER, Owen:
TETHEROW, Solomon (1800-1879): m'd 1823 BAKER, Ibba; settled Polk Co
THOMPSON, John:
TOWNER, Aaron (1818-1881): m'd 1844 JACKSON , Catharine; s/o Daniel and Mary (Budlong) Towner; settled Marion Co
TOWNER, Lucretia (1814-1891): m'd 1835 FORCE, James Vanderbilt; d/o Daniel and Mary (Budlong) Towner; settled in Marion county until the family shows up in the 1870 Wasco County census; died in 1891 at The Dalles; buried in IOOF Cemetery, The Dalles, Wasco Co, OR
TRASK, Elbridge: actually arrived at mouth of Columbia in 1835; had been trapping and joined the wagon train to travel to the Willamette Valley; was in company of Osborne Russell
TURNHAM FAMILY RESEARCHER:
TURNHAM, Joel: Turnham was shot and killed in 1844 by
Deputy
P.E. Pickerell when he threated violence against Webley Hauxhurst
and his Indian wife
WELLS, Alonzo ( -1842):
WESTON, David (1820-1875): m'd 1852 SINCLAIR, Mary; settled at Champoeg, Marion Co, OR; by 1847 had claim in Yamhill Co; 1850 was back in Marion County where he remained; served in Cayuse War; was buried on his farm; listed as a blacksmith in the census records; father of 7 children including Catherine (1853-1854), Mary Jane (1855-aft 1930), James (1857-aft 1930), David (1858- ), Josephine (1859- ), Louis (1870-aft 1930)
WHITE, Elijah Dr.: emigrant to Oregon in 1837; was returning in 1842.
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