Wade, Nathan (c. 1765) and Jonathan Wade (1769-1844) came from Morris County, New Jersey and settled in Charlotteville Township by 1801. Jonathan moved to Southwold Township, Elgin County by 1818. Includes children and grandchildren of both 

Walker, George (1794-1869) came from Roxburghshire, Scotland to Upper Canada in 1820. George and his wife Emily Emery settled in Houghton Township in 1822. Includes children and grandchildren 

Walker, Henry (c. 1768-1834) came with his father from Ireland to North Carolina while a child. He married Mary Austin and either came with or followed her father, Solomon Austin, to Woodhouse Township in 1794 or 1795. Includes three generations of descendants 

Walker, Joseph (c. 1797-1834) and his wife Sophia came from England to the United States then settled at Simcoe by 1840 where Joseph operated a gunsmith shop. Includes three generations of descendants 

Walker, Joseph (1783/4-1840) and his wife Abi Lampkin came from New Jersey to Woodhouse Township about 1808 and operated as a farmer and blacksmith. Includes three generations of descendants 

Walker, William (c. 1744-1819) lived in Orange County, North Carolina during colonial times and in the American Revolution served under British General Cornwallis. He brought his wife Sarah and their family to Upper Canada in 1794 and settled in Clinton Township, Lincoln County. His sons John, William and Isaac settled in Townsend Township in 1796. Includes three generations of descendants 

Walsh, Thomas (1742-1816) lived in Maryland during colonial times and worked as a surveyor in several of the colonies. During the American Revolution he served as Quarter Master in the Maryland Loyalists Regiment then a Captain of a company of Associated Loyalists in New York. In 1783, he went in the Loyalist exodus of New York to New Brunswick and then returned to Maryland where he married Mary Mitchell. They brought their family to Upper Canada in 1793 and lived at Thorold Township, Welland County. Thomas surveyed the front townships of Norfolk County for the government and settled in Charlotteville Township in 1797. Includes four generations of descendants

Ward, John (c.179?-1852) and his wife Eliza lived at Buffalo, New York then moved to Upper Canada about 1818, settling in Charlotteville Township. Includes three generations of descent

Waters, Henry Harcourt (1783- ) came from Sussex County, England to Canada about 1840 and settled at Port Dover, in Woodhouse Township. Includes three generations of descendants

Wattles, James (c. 1772-1816) and his wife Abigail arrived in Woodhouse Township by 1812. Includes children 

Watts, Henry (c. 1810-1877) and his wife Hannah lived at Hamilton, Wentworth County. then brought their family to Woodhouse Township by 1863. Includes children and grandchildren

Watts, Uriah (c. 1799-1887) and his wife Ruth came from England to Ontario about 1840 and settled in Walsingham Township. Includes three generations of descendants

Weeks, Amos (c. 1772-1828) came from Westchester County, New York and settled in Walpole Township, Haldimand County in 1796 and then in Charlotteville Township by 1806. Includes three generations of descendants 

Weir -- see Anderson, John

Weirs, William (c. 1750) and his brother John came with their father Conrad Weirs to Clinton Township, Lincoln County, Upper Canada and settled in Townsend Township before 1797. After making improvements they learned that their land was not permitted to them and they returned to Clinton Township. 

Wells, John (c. 1755) came to Townsend before 1799 and married widow Mary (McCool) Dougherty. The relationship of the two following Wells families to him, if any, is not yet known. James Wells (c. 1790-1871) married Grietje Margaret Fray in 1813 and settled in Charlotteville Township. Includes three generations of descendants. William Wells (1800-1866) lived in Townsend Township until after 1841 when he settled in Charlotteville Township. Includes children and grandchildren 

West, John (c. 1747) served in Butler’s Rangers during the American Revolution. He and his wife Catherine settled afterwards in the Grand River area of Upper Canada then moved to Walsingham Township by 1794. They left the area soon after. One page biography 

Westbrook, Anthony (1738) lived during colonial times in Minisink, Orange County, New York then in Massachusetts. In the American Revolution he went to Fort Niagara and served in the Indian Department. He later settled in Ancaster Township, Wentworth County. Anthony and his sons John (1770-1845) and Haggai (1776-1824) showed an early interest in the Long Point Settlement and visited the area but did not take up grants. Some of their descendants settled in Norfolk. Includes four generations of descendants [Revised Jan 2005]

Weston, William (c. 1793-1872) and his wife Ann lived at London, England then emigrated to Simcoe, Norfolk County by 1844. Includes three generations of descendants

Wheeler, David Augustus, son of Richard and Mary (Procunier) Wheeler, born 7 Nov 1856 in Walsingham Township, Norfolk County, died 16 Nov 1944 at Stettler, Alberta. He married Ellen Ranger at Mikado, Michigan. They were buried in Lousana, Alberta.

Wheeler, James (c. 1782) married Mary Slingerland and settled in Charlotteville Township by 1820. The couple then lived in several locations in Upper Canada and settled finally in Walsingham Township by 1850. Includes children and grandchildren. Also included: other Norfolk County Wheeler families of unknown connection. 

White, Detrick (c. 1750-1821) lived in Maryland during colonial times and served in the Loyalist forces during the American Revolution. He settled in Walsingham Township by 1794. Includes children 

White, Nathaniel (c. 1766-1814) came to Upper Canada about 1785 and married Christine Boughner. They settled in Woodhouse Township in 1796. Includes children and grandchildren 

Whitehead, Thomas (1762-1846) was a Methodist Minister in Dutchess County, New York and then in Nova Scotia where he married Elizabeth Andrews. The couple returned to New York then came to Upper Canada in 1806. From 1808 they served the congregation in Norfolk County for several years and settled finally in Burford Township,  Oxford County Includes children and grandchildren 

Whitehead, Samuel (1799-1880) came with his parents from Long Island, New York to Upper Canada about 1810 and later married Martha May. They settled in Norfolk County by 1820 and in Windham Township in 1832 then later in Charlotteville Township. Includes children and grandchildren. Whitehead, Benjamin W. (c. 1796) came from Long Island New York. He married Elizabeth Secord and they settled in Windham Township by 1826. Includes three generations of descendants 

Whiting, Isaac (c. 1765- ) and his wife Mary Cooley settled in Townsend Township by 1796. They subsequently settled in Oakland and Onondaga Townships in Brant County. Includes three generations of desendants

Widener/Widner, John (c. 1772-1839) and his wife Elizabeth Bacon lived in New Jersey then brought their family to Windham Township in 1796. Includes three generations of descendants 

Willcox/Wilcox, Benjamin (c. 1735) and his wife Elsie Lanning lived in New Jersey during colonial times. They brought their family to Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Upper Canada in 1788. Late in life, Benjamin moved with his son Richard Wilcox (1772-1868) to Townsend Township before 1812. Joseph Wilcox (c. 1774) brought his family from Ireland to Upper Canada by about 1826 and settled in Townsend Township. Both genealogies include three generations of descendants 

Williams, Jonathan (1752-1832) lived on Long Island, New York during colonial times. In the American Revolution he was a Captain in the Guides and Pioneers. Following the war, he and his wife Mary Titus went in the 1783 Loyalist exodus from New York to New Brunswick. They returned to Long Island and then in 1801 came to Woodhouse Township. Includes three to four generations of descendants. Wynant Williams (c. 1756-1815) lived in New York and in the American Revolution was an officer in a Loyalist Regiment. He went in the 1783 Loyalist exodus from New York to New Brunswick. In 1798, Wynant and his wife Jane brought their family to Woodhouse Township. Includes children and grandchildren 

Willis, Henry (1784-1858), a Baptist Minister came to Charlotteville Township by 1810 and married Nancy Manuel. After 1815, they settled in Malahide Township, Elgin County and then in Houghton Township. Includes children and grandchildren 

Willson, Andrew (c. 1770) settled in Townsend Township in 1796 then moved to Charlotteville Township. One page biography 

Willson, Jacob (c. 1750) and his believed brother Joseph Willson (1761/2-1841) served in the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolution and brought their families to Upper Canada in 1787. Jacob settled at Crowland Township, Welland County and Joseph lived in Grimsby Township, Lincoln County then moved near his brother in adjoining Willoughby Township. Jacob came to Charlotteville Township in 1800 and Joseph to Windham Township in 1806. Includes four generations of descendants. 

Wilson, McFarland (c. 1789-1851) a son of "Irish" John Wilson a New Jersey Loyalist, moved from Stamford Township, Welland County to Woodhouse Township near Simcoe by 1812 and married Achsah Maria Park. William Wilson (1795-1847) moved from Niagara to Simcoe in 1817 and married Mariah Lodor. He operated Windham Mills in Simcoe. Includes children and grandchildren of both 

Wingrove, Charles (1790-1853) and his wife Sarah Houser brought their family from Northampton County, England to Upper Canada after 1824 and settled at Grantham Township, Lincoln County then West Flamborough Township, Wentworth County. Their sons James, Thomas, John and George settled in Walsingham Township

Winter, James (est. 1795- ) and his brother Daniel Winter (1797-1885) came from Ireland to Canada about 1837. James settled in Simcoe. Daniel settled in Howard Township, Kent County. Includes three generations of descendants

Winters, Emanuel (c. 1791- ) came from Hagerstown, Maryland to Upper Canada as a child with his parents and lived in Welland County. He married Martha Doan and settled in Charlotteville Township. Includes three generations of descendants 

Winters, William (c. 1800- ) married Esther Place lived alternately in Quebec and New York, then came to Norfolk County by 1842 and settled in Charlotteville Township. Includes children and grandchildren

Wisson, William (c. 1796-) and his wife Anne Guage with his brother James Henry Wisson (c. 1804-1872) and his wife Eliza Ann Harper came from Cambridge County, England to Simcoe about 1835. Includes children and grandchildren

Wood, Israel (1747-1817) and his wife Ruth Gould during colonial times lived in Islip Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. Following the American Revolution they went in the 1783 Loyalist exodus from New York to New Brunswick. In 1799 they brought their family to Woodhouse Township. Includes ancestry and five generations of descendants . Full biography in The Long Point Settlers Journal Vol. 5, No. 4 ($6.00)

Wood, Jacob (c. 1750-c. 1835) served in the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolution then went in the 1783 Loyalist exodus from New York to New Brunswick. He and his wife Elizabeth Owens brought their family to Charlotteville Township in 1806. They lived later in Elgin then Kent County. Includes three generations of descendants 

Woodley, George (c. 1750- c. 1825) came from Germany to New Jersey in colonial times then in the American Revolution served as a Captain in the New Jersey Volunteers. Following the war he went in the 1783 Loyalist exodus of New York to New Brunswick. He brought his family to Upper Canada about 1790-94 and lived at Saltfleet Township, Wentworth County then in 1798 settled in Townsend Township. He moved to Oakland Township, Brant County in 1806. Includes three generations of descendants. 

Woolley, Joseph (1759-1830) and his wife Catherine Vonk lived in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey then in the later 1790’s brought their family to Woodhouse Township then Walsingham Township. They moved to Malahide Township, Elgin County by 1808. Includes ancestry and four generations of descendants in Norfolk and elsewhere. 

Woolnough, James Barnabus (c. 1814-1867) and his wife Elizabeth (Eliza) Ling lived at Ilketshall, Suffolk County, England then immigrated to Norfolk County by 1852 with their children Alexina, James Blythe, and Annie Marie. They settled first in Lot 1, Concession 13, Townsend Township north of Simcoe, then J. B. Woolnough took up the occupations of merchant miller and distiller at Vittoria, Charlotteville Township. Includes four generations. Descendant surnames included: Anderson, Biggar, Leaney, Sinden, Trinder

Wolven, Jeremiah (c. 1755-1835) brought his family from Greene County, New York to Walsingham Township at present Port Rowan in 1807. Includes four generations of descendants 

Wrong, John (1758-1848) came from the Barbados Islands, British West Indies to Quebec in 1780 and joined the British forces in the American Revolution. Later he settled  in Stamford Township, Welland County then in Gainsborough Township, Welland County. His son John married Nancy Moore Backhouse, daughter of Norfolk Magistrate John Backhouse and settled in Gainsborough. His other son Gilbert settled in Malahide Township, Elgin County. Includes three generations of descendants. 

Wyckoff, Peter (1794-1881) was a child when his mother and step-father John Clendenning brought him from Niagara to Woodhouse Township. He married Abigail Gilbert and settled in Woodhouse Township. Includes three generations of descendants. 

Wymer, Adam (c. 1777-1851) and his wife Elizabeth settled in Townsend Township by 1805. Includes three generations of descendants