He was the son of Elisha & Elizabeth (Wells) Wadsworth. In 1785 he traded his place at Pleasant Valley, with a Mr. Potter, for the inn at Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. This inn is now one of the old landmarks of the county, and is still in the possession of one of his descendants. He was a man of large property interests and bought and sold land continually. In 1797 to 1803, he bought up from the heirs all the land in Bennington, VT, left by his wife's stepfather, Lieut. Robert Blair. He also bought his brother Samuel's interest in their father's home on Mt. Anthony. Joseph Wadsworth, Sr., was a member of the New York Assembly in 1828, representing Rensselaer Co.
He was the son of Elisha & Elizabeth (Wells) Wadsworth. In 1785 he traded his place at Pleasant Valley, with a Mr. Potter, for the inn at Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. This inn is now one of the old landmarks of the county, and is still in the possession of one of his descendants. He was a man of large property interests and bought and sold land continually. In 1797 to 1803, he bought up from the heirs all the land in Bennington, VT, left by his wife's stepfather, Lieut. Robert Blair. He also bought his brother Samuel's interest in their father's home on Mt. Anthony. Joseph Wadsworth, Sr., was a member of the New York Assembly in 1828, representing Rensselaer Co.
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