William Wilgus and John Wilkinson are appointed Repackers and Inspectors of Beef and Pork, for the county of Rensselaer.Lansingburgh Gazette. April 23, 1799: 3 col 3.

APPOINTMENTSBy the Honorable the Council of Appointment.COUNTY OF RENSSELAER. [...]Samuel Wilgus, Inspector of Beef and Pork, vice Noel Atwood and William Wilgus, superseded.Lansingburgh Gazette. May 12, 1812: 3 col 4.List of Letters,Remaining in the Post-Office, Lansingburgh, April 1st, 1813. [...]Samuel WilgusLansingburgh Gazette. April 20, 1813: 1 col 3.For Sale, if applied for soon,A One-horse Waggon,ALMOST new, and in good repair. Enquire at Mr. S. Wilgus' shop, ofJOSEPH PHILLIPS.Lansingburgh, July 26, 1813.Lansingburgh Gazette. July 27, 1813: 3 col 4.Surname Given Name Real Estate Personal Estate Total Dollars & CentsWilgus William 100 - 100 0.15Wilgus Samuel 600 1000 1600 2.36Names of the Taxable Inhabitants in the Town of Lansingburgh. 1814.William Wilgus, whose progenitors came from England in the early part of the eighteenth century, was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, August 20, 1755. He served in the revolution, was wounded at the battle of Monmouth, and died at Lansingburg, New York, April 13, 1817. His wife, Rhode (Herring) Wilgus, was born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, August 19, 1760, died at Buffalo, New York, May 27, 1834.(II) Alfred Waldo, son of William Wilgus, was born February 24, 1796, at Lansingburg, New York, where his parents settled after leaving New Jersey. He married, April 12,1817, Lavinia, daughter of John G. Wheelock (see Wheelock VII). He removed to Buffalo, New York, in 1828, where he was a publisher and bookseller, and died there, November 11, 1862. Children: William John,born 1819, died 1853. artist, honorary member of the National Academy of Design; Harriet, Charles, Jane, Lewis, Friend Humphrey, Jairus, Frank Augustus, mentioned below; Esther, Janet, Alfred, Nathaniel.(III) Frank Augustus, son of Alfred Waldo Wilgus, was born at Buffalo, New York, October 22, 1837, died August 22, 1909. He married, March 21, 1861, Margaret Ann Woodcock, born at Brooklyn, New York, February 10, 1841, daughter of Frederick Woodcock, born in England, October 17, 1808, died at Buffalo, New York, November 27, 1892, son of James and Sarah (Swann) Woodcock, and grandson of James and Elizabeth (Amson) Woodcock, of Manchester, England, and of Margaret (Fitch) Woodcock (see Fitch VII). Children: 1. Frederick, died young. 2. Helen, died young. 3. William John, mentioned below. 4. Eliza Fitch, died young. 5. Leonard Waldo, born April 30, 1869; circulation manager Buffalo Express, Buffalo, New York. 6. Sidney Dean, born February 16, 1872; M. D., University of Buffalo; superintendent State Hospital, Elgin, Illinois. 7. Herbert Sedgwick, born March 24, 1874; C. E., Cornell University; engineer maintenance of way, Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern railroad, Angelica, New York. 8. Frank Augustus Jr., born March 10. 1877; designer; American Beet Sugar Company. Rocky Ford, Colorado.Cutter, William Richard, ed. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial. Vol. 2. NY: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1913. 556.