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Jacob Garland2 (John1) lived in Newbury: he m., Jan. 17, 1682, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Sears; had two children, Jacob, b. Oct. 26, 1682, and Rebecca, b. Dec. 3, 1683; he then removed to Hampton, N. H., and had eleven children whose names are unknown.
Savage also mentions " Peter, Charlestown, 1637; Boston, 1654; by wife Joan had Mary; removed to New Hampshire perhaps, before 1686." [Was he John's1 father, or brother?] Also " Jabez, Dover; by wife Dorcas had Jabez, b. Feb. 10, 1693; Dor- cas, b. April 3, 1698; Rebecca, b. Jan. 25, 1700; Ebenezer, b. March 14, 1704; Nathan- iel, b. April 12, 1706; Lydia, b. Feb. 17, 1708." From his date he may have been a son of John.2]
GRANVILLE.
The first settler of this name was a descendant of Lord Granville, of England. He had two children, Joseph and Nancy. Said Joseph (or a son by said name), b. in Newburyport, 1762; entered the army at sixteen years of age; came to Parsonsfield, 1783; built first saw-mill in town; had eight children, four sons and four daughters, all dead. One son settled in Parsonsfield, and has one son Rufus now living. Said Rufus married and has several children. One of the Granvilles settled in Effingham, N. H., and had sons Thomas and John, and daughters -, wife of Elijah Taylor, Hannah, unmarried, Sophronia, wife of Cyrus Champion, Mrs. Grush, of Brookline, Mass., and Mary, who died in 1861: A sister of this Effiingham Granville married Reuben Edwards, and raised a numerous family. These Granvilles were born prior to the present century.
HANNAFORD.
This family was of English descent, first settling near Newmarket, N. H. First settler in Parsonsfield, Josiah Hannaford, son of - and Anna Dearborn Hannaford; moved to town about 1790; was born May, 1770, Newmarket, N. H .; m. Nancy Doe, April 17, 1784; d. March, 1816; wife d. 1828; had nine children : Sally, b. June 9, 1794; m. Tobias Ricker; d. Sept., 1863; her one surviving child, Erastus F., lives in Osceola, Iowa. Nancy, b. May 12, 1796; m. Rufus McIntire; d. Feb. 2, 1830. Betsy, b. April 27, 1798; m. Josiah P. Gilman; d. Dec. 1832; her only child, George, lives in Illinois. Susan L., b. April 25, 1800, unmarried; d. Aug. 1834. Levi A., b. March 29, 1803; m.
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Caroline W. Collins, of Windham, Me .; settled in Hiram; d. in Farmington, Ill., 1879; had two children, Edward and Carrie (see page 140). John, b. Sept. 20, 1805; m. Mrs. Lydia Young, of St. Louis, Mo .; after living several years in St. Louis, went to Peoria County, Ill., where he now lives; no children. Mary B., b. Feb. 2, 1808; m. Rufus McIntire; d. Nov. 19, 1838. Reuben, b. March 29, 1810; m. Mary A. Smith, of Gorham, Me .; he settled and is now living in Trivoli; has one son, James B., living in the same town. Catherine, b. Oct., 1815; d. Nov. 1832, unmarried. Josiah Hannaford's mother married a second time, Samuel Page, then of Wakefield, N. H., and was the mother of John and Daniel Dearborn Page, Theodate Corson and Sarah H. Page; she died in Parsonsfield in 1816. Her daughter, Nancy Hannaford, married Eliphalet Doe, son of Gideon Doe, one of the early settlers of Parsonsfield, and died young. Levi Hannaford, a younger brother of Josiah, was a youth of great promise, it is said; he was a student of Phillips' Exeter Academy, but from ill health was obliged to give up his studies, and died of consumption at the age of twenty-three, at his brother's home in Parsonsfield. Daniel Dearborn Page left home in Parsonsfield when a boy, and after living in Boston, Cincinnati and New Orleans, drifted to St. Louis, Mo., then a French village; he had marked natural abilities, and became a wealthy and influential citizen of St. Louis, and her first mayor. One of his daughters is the wife of Henry D. Bacon, the other, the wife of William T. Coleman, both prominent citi- zens of San Francisco, Cal. D. D. Page died in 1869. His only son, Francis W., died in St. Louis, in 1883.
HILTON.
Tradition says that Edward Hilton was the first of the name in this country, settled in Dover, N. H., in the seventeenth century. Dudley Hilton, son of Dudley and Sarah (Taylor) Hilton, b. Marclı 28, 1753, in Newmarket, N. H .; m. Rhoda Bickford; d. May 11, 1836; wife d. July 21, 1822; six children: Nancy, b. April 3, 1785; m. James Morrison; d. --. Martha, b. April 15, 1790; m. Noah Burnham; d. Aug. 4, 1869. Rhoda, b. Dec. 2, 1795; m. James Thomas; d. Aug. 1868. Susan, b. March 28, 1797; d. Aug. 18, 1817. George.5 John, b. July 27, 1801; m. Sarah Whittier; d. Sept., 1880.
Issue of George5 (Dudley1) :- George,5 b. March 22, 1799; m. 1st, Abigail F. Ricker, Jan. 21, 1823; 2d, Martha A. Eastman, Nov. 18, 1858. By first wife: i, Rhoda Y., b. Jan. 22, 1824; m. William H. Hoyt, of Lowell, Aug. 29, 1850. ii, Susan E., b. Jan. 12, 1826; m. Frederick Lovejoy, of Lowell, Nov. 29, 1833. iii, Rufus M., b. Jan. 1, 1828; m. Susan C. Dunnells, March 13, 1851; resides in Parsonsfield, has one daughter. iv, Mary A., b. Dec. 1, 1829; m. William H. Cross, Feb. 27, 1858; resides in San Francisco. v, Alpheus S., b. Feb. 19, 1832; m. 1st, Orriville A. Parks, Nov. 8, 1854; had two children, one died early, and one son, Frank, now living; m. 2d, Etta Y. Fogg, of Limerick, May 28, 1831; resides on family homestead. vi, Moses M., b. Nov. 27, 1835; m. Carrie Huse, Aug. 21, 1862; enlisted in the late war and died in United States service, April 26, 1863. vii, George W. (see page 154), b. Aug. 9, 1839; m. Mary E. McCommon, Dec. 3, 1865. viii, Pelatiah R., b. March 4, 1843; m. Agnes O. Ricker, May 9, 1869. ix, Charles A., b. July 22, 1845; in. Sarah A. Carpenter, April 21, 1872 (see personal notice). By second wife: x, Cora B., b. Dec. 15, 1860; d. 1879.
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HOBBS.
David Hobbs, born in England, Feb. 6, 1718, came to Rye, N. H., May 24, 1738. David Hobbs jr.2 son of David1 and Elizabeth (Scilley) Hobbs, b. May 21, 1738; m. Susan Leavitt, 1774; moved to Parsonsfield, 1782; d. 1826: had children, David,8 Mollie and Benjamin. David, b. July 3, 1779; m. Judith Jenness, 1799; d. Aug. 5, 1865. Mollie m. Daniel Gilman; d. --; had several children, Sumner, Woodbury (see page 144), Smith and Mary. Benjamin m. Abigail Parsons, April 14, 1808; resided in Effingham.
Issue of David3 (David,2 David1) :- i, Moses L. (see page 140). ii, Mary, b. 1802; m. 1st, Dr. Moses L. Marston; had three daughters : Cornelia, m. John Goodwyne, settled in Mississippi, had one daughter, Florence F. (now the wife of George W. Davis, of Newfield), who has one son, b. 1887, (Mrs. Goodwyne resides with her); Judith, m. Jesse Wedgwood, has one daughter, Mary Kate, a lady of fine musical attainments; Helen, m. Asahel D. Clark of Effiingham, had two daughters, Anna and Delia. Dr. Marston d. - , and Mrs. Marston m. 2d, Dr. Stephen Adams of Newfield, and had three children : Clement J. Adams, m. Sarah J. Dorman; Stephen L., m. 1st, Caroline Perkins, 2d, Love Lord, has one son, Stephen Clement; Rebecca, m. Dr. Noah Sanborn, resides in Jersey City. iii, Victory, b. 1806; d. in Texas, 1840, unmarried. iv, Alvah, b. 1812; m. Jane Perkins ; settled in Effingham; had three sons, Harry, Newton and David. v, John, b. Dec. 5, 1809; m. 1st, Arvilla Gammon ; had one son, Victory, married, living on homestead; m. 2d, Mercy J. Whitten. Dr. Moses L. had four sons and one daugh - ter: David L., d. -; Joseph, d. -; Leavitt M., settled in California, now resi- dent of North Hampton; Victory, d. --; Angie, settled at Seabrook; m. -.
HODSDON.
Joshua W. Hodsdon, b. March 1, 1806, in Porter; m. Anna Moony, Feb. 7, 1833; children: 1, Gilman M., b. in Eaton, Sept. 23, 1834; m. Sarah J. Reed, Jan. 1859; four children : Charles E., b. Jan. 21, 1860; Frank E., b. in Acton, Sept. 5, 1861; Cora B., b. in Newfield, Aug. 16, 1864; Albert H., b. in Parsonsfield, Aug. 24, 1867. 2, Ann A., b. in Parsonsfield, Sept. 6, 1836; m. James F. Smith, of Brownfield, Aug. 14, 1864; two children: Anna, b. May 8, 1865; Gilbert H., b. in Boston, Nov. 23, 1869. 3, Sophia M., b. April 15, 1839; m. Edgar A. Neal, Jan. 2, 1856; had two children: Ida A., b. in Por- ter, Jan. 1, 1860; Eva E., b. Nov. 21, 1861. 4, Abby A., b. Nov. 9. 1841; m. Stillman C. Smith, Boston, Nov. 26, 1867; one child, Arthur, b. in Boston, Oct. 8, 1875. 5, Marcia E., b. Dec. 7, 1846; d. in Boston.
· KEZAR.
George Kezar, the noted hunter, was early in the forests of Parsonsfield, some years prior to its purchase by Thomas Parsons, probably as early as 1768, but did not move his family here until 1777. None of the family ever lived at Kezar Falls; that place, however, taking its name from George Kezar's foot-bridge, across the river at that point. His sons were George, Josiah, Ebenezer and Abner, and three daugh- ters. These sons all lived for many years in Parsonsfield. The descendants of Eben- ezer and Abner until the present. Abner, b. in Canterbury, N. H., 1773; m. Dorcas Perry, Oct. 27, 1803; d. Oct. 9, 1849; wife d. Sept. 7, 1847, aged sixty five; children : 1, Sally, b. Jan. 31, 1804; m. George Gibbs; settled in Porter. 2, Jane, b. Oct., 1806; m.
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George Young; settled in Parsonsfield; d. 1886, in Lynn ; had four children : Dorcas, wife of Jacob Mudgett, of Lynn ; John m. Eveline Dearborn, resides in Parsonsfield; George m. - Sadler, resides in Parsonsfield, and Winfield Scott killed at Sanford, Me., 1887. 3, John, b. 1806; m. 1st, Annie Mathews, of Ossipee; had five children; m. 2d, Mrs. Abraham Roberts, of Porter; d. 1864 (see page 336). 4, Nancy, b. June, 1810. 5, Mary, b. Oct. 1812; m. Dominicus McKenney, of Limington; d. 1848. 6, Abner, b. Sept., 1814; m. Rebecca Merrill; lias one son, Abner Hardy, a physician in Cal. ; d. 1849. 7, Susan, b. Oct., 1816; m. 1st, Oliver Kennison, 2d, Eben Blazo, of Porter; d. Nov. 18 -; no children. 8, Hannah, b. Nov. 1818; m. John Kennison, of Parsonsfield ; resides on homestead. 9, James, b. March, 1820; m. Lettice Newbegin; has three children, Edwin, George and Ellen live in Parsonsfield. Maria, b. 1827; d. June, 1858.
Issue of John,3 son of Abner :- Samuel F., b. Dec. 4, 1829; m. Nancy A. Doe, Dec. 4, 1853; two children: John B., b. Oct. 14, 1855; Mary A., b. Aug. 29, 1859; all settled in Turner, Me. Horace, b. Dec. 13, 1833; m. Deborah Fowler Freedom, 1856; d. -. Sarah J., b. Jan. 22, 1837; m. John Trueworthy and settled in Michigan. Martha A., b. May 20, 1844; m. Rufus Bickford ; settled in Michigan. Dorcas P., b. Dec. 22, 1847; m. Isaac Libby; settled in Cambridge.
Ebenezer, son of Abner, m. Hannah White, of Parsonsfield, Nov. 25, 1806; had quite a numerous family; his sons, George and Eben, settled in town, both dead. Have no further trace of the family.
LEAVITT.
Jeremiah Leavitt, of Hampton, b. Sept., 1780; m. Margarette Libby about 1811; settled in Parsonsfield; d. Nov, 25, 1839; wife d. July 10, 1831 ; had children : Thomas, John, Ira, Joseph, Newell, Uriah, Jeremiah, Mary A., and Alonzo. Thomas,1 b. June 29, 1812; m. Susan Merrill, of Freedom; d. June 13, 1833; has son George, resident on home place. John,2 b. Aug. 1813; m. Deborah Parks; d. Dec. 11, 1876; no children. Ira,3 b. October, 25, 1816; d. July 16, 1836. Joseph,4 b. March 11, 1818; drowned at Cape Cod, Sept. 11, 1846. Newell,5 b. Feb. 14, 1820; m. 1st, Abby Hobbs, July 14, 1850; m. 2d, Lizzie Berry, of Freedom, Feb. 21, 1853; d. Dec. 16, 1884; left three sons, two living, Charles S. and Henry W .; Charles S. m. Annie Woodsome, March 18, 1882, has two children, Leon N. and Otto F. Uriah,6 b. Feb. 2, 1822; m. Sarah Tuttle, of Effingham; d. at Andover, Mass., Jan. 24, 1856; had two sons, Frank W. and Charles U. Jeremiah,7 b. June, 1824; m. Etta Barker, of Campton, N. H .; d. March 29, 1869, at Brockton, Mass .; left one daughter, Addie B. Mary A.,8 b. July, 1826; m. Ira A. Clough, June, 1858; d. March 23, 1859. Alonzo,9 b. July 7, 1830; m. Emma Derby, of Boston; and had seven children, one living. Jeremiah1 married for second wife, Sarah Chase; had one son, Isaac,10 now a resident of Newfield, and Arthur11 and Maria,12 both dead; Isaac m. Emily Smith, of Wakefield, and has two daughters.
LIBBY.
Isaac Libby, son of Tobias, b. in Porter, Sept. 5, 1809; moved to Parsonsfield, March 1, 1854; m. Roxanna Towle, April 8, 1833; two children: Sarah A., b. Oct. 17, 1834; m. Abner K. Gibbs, of Porter, July 3, 1854. Nehemiah T., b. Sept. 20, 1837; m. Reliance Churchill, Feb. 21, 1860; d. May 23, 1887. Nehemiah had two children: Emma A., b.
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Nov. 2, 1862, m. O. F. Wiggin, Jan. 30, 1887, Wiggin died July 4, 1887; and Walter D.,. b. Nov. 8, 1864.
LOMBARD.
John Lombard m. Mary Wentworth, of Wakefield, daughter of Phineas; settled on, Fogg farm; had three daughters: Susan, wife of Oscar Burnham, of Limerick. Estelle, wife of Arthur Doe, of Parsonsfield, and Ada, wife of Clinton Glidden, of Boston.
LORD.
The descendants in this country claim that three brothers, Abram, Nathan and" John represent the parent stock. George Lord, the first settler in Parsonsfield, descended from Nathan; was the son of Samuel and Lydia (Wallingford) Lord, b. in Berwick, Me., Oct. 19, 1764; m. Patience Hobbs, of Hampton, N. H., March 1, 1789; came to Parsonsfield, April, 1799, and settled at what is now known as Lord's Mills; d. July 11, 1811; wife d. May 19, 1816; had children : 1, Samuel, Mary, Morris, Lydia, ... George W., Isaac, Sarah, Frederick, Louisa T., Betsey. Samuel, b. Dec. 4, 1789; m .. 1st, Nancy Neal, Jan. 4, 1811; 2d, Lydia Neal, March 24, 1812; 3d, Eunice H. Knight, March 4, 1835 ; by his second wife he had two children, Samuel and Lydia. both reside in the west; by his third wife, two, Edwin and Carrie; Carrie died in early life, Edwin E. m. Rose Nutter, and had two children, Delle and Minnie, Minnie is living: with her parents on the homestead farm of George; Samuel d. Nov. 15, 1862. 2, Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1792 ; m. John L. Marston ; had one daughter, Betsey, the wife of Joshua Meloon, of Effingham. N. H .; d. Feb. 14, 1881. 3, Morris, b. Sept. 29, 1794; m. Abigail. Colcord; d. Sept. 25, 1849. 4, Lydia, b. Aug. 3, 1796; d. Oct. 15, 1818. 5, George W., b. Nov. 3, 1799; m. Sally Sweat, May 23, 1825; moved to Buxton; his son, A. K. P., there resides; d. April 4, 1864. 6, Isaac, b. April 25, 1801; m. Hannah Redman, Oct. 26,. 1826; had four daughters and one son, who lived to maturity; d. Nov. 6, 1855. 7, Sarah, b. Aug. 23, 1803 ; d. Sept. 16, 1823. 8, Frederick, b. July 9, 1806; m. Lydia Leavitt, of Effingham ; d. Nov. 29, 1846. 9, Louisa T., b. Sept, 4, 1808; m. James. Leavitt, Nov. 11, 1852. 10, Betsey W., b. March 3, 1811; m. 1st, Leander Doane, had. one son, George, now a resident of Effingham ; m. 2d, Amos Dutton; d. April 3, 1885.
Ammi R. Lord, also a descendant'of Nathan, son of Ammi R. W. and Mary Lord,. b. in Limerick, Me., April 4, 1778, thrice married; m. 1st, Mary Durgin, 1801; 2d, Dru- silla, Lord, of Freedom; 3d, Mercy Whitten, of Cornish; had a numerous family ;. settled in Parsonsfield, in 1801; d. May 1, 1864. Among his children are the follow- ing: 1, Arthur, b. June, 1802; d. June 7, 1826. 2, Louis, b. May 6, 1804; m. Eliphalet. Pease; d. --. 3, Isaac, b. Dec. 19, 1805; went to Wisconsin; m. Emmeline Morton. 4, Ammi R., b. Aug. 8, 1807; d. June 29, 1832. 5, Simeon, b. March 16, 1809; m. Annah Lord; d. Sept. 30, 1880. 6, Cyrus K., born June 10, 1811 ; m. Abby S. Clark, Jan. 6, 1836; resides at. La Crosse, Wis .; lawyer. 7, Julia A., b. Nov. 17, 1818; m. Daniel Lord, son of Nathaniel; has several children. 8, Edmund, b. Aug. 13, 1821 ; d. June 21, 1848. By his second wife, Woodbury and Caroline, residents of Wisconsin, and Martin Luther, who died early. By his third wife, two now living, Martha, the wife of Daniel Baker, and Abby, the wife of John Colby Foss, of Parsonsfield.
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LOUGEE.
John Lougee, from the Isle of Jersey; born about 1700; settled at Exeter, N. H. His grandsons, Gilman, Samuel and John, settled in Parsonsfield early as 1779. They were sons of John and Mary Lougee, born in Gilmanton. Gilman was b. Sept. 15, 1753 m. Joanna Smith, of Brentwood, N. H., 1775; was killed by a falling stone while at work in a clay pit, Sept. 29, 1788; wife d. March 21, 1831; had four children : 1, Susanna, b. Jan. 4, 1781 ; m. John Bennett. 2, Gilman, b. May 12, 1783; m. Mary Buzzell, Aug. 19, 1810. 3, Hugh Bartis, b. 1785; moved to Salem. 4, Joanna, b. 1788; m. Jonathan Watson.
Issue of Gilman and Mary (Buzzell) Lougee :- 1, Mary, b. Aug. 11, 1811; m. Augustus Wentworth. 2, Joanna. b. Jan., 1813; m. Samuel Eastman, of Cornish; has one son. 3. Ann B., b. Feb. 1815; d. 1840. 4, Gilman, b. Jan., 1817; m. Elmira B. Richardson (see page 280). 5, Susan B., b. Aug., 1821 ; m. D. W. C. Merrill; has one son, Fred Merrill; d. -. 6, Julia, b. Aug., 1823 ; m. Marshall Peirce, of Saco. 7, Albion K. P., b. Nov. 17, 1827; m. 1st, Mary Thurston; 2d, Orinda Morrill, of Limerick. 8, Clarinda S. b. June 7, 1829; m. Thomas Brown.
The children of Gilman were: i, Juliett, b. May 28, 1842; m. Ansel Hawkes. ii, Mary A., b. Sept. 20, 1843; m. Stephen A. Hussey. iii, Amelia, b. June 7, 1845; m. Nathaniel Hussey. iv, Delphina, b. Feb. 28, 1847; m. Dr. Osborn G. Lord. v, Hugh B., b. Dec. 22, 1848; m. Annah Eastman, daughter of Timothy Eastman and great- great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Parsons, Esq. vi, Louisa R., b. Jan. 8, 1851; m. 1st, Simeon P. Gerrish ; 2d, Samuel Garland, son of Ira Garland. vii, David G., b. May 28, 1858; m. Almira L. Fogg.
MARSTON.
David Marston, a descendant of William, and son of Col. David Marston, of Hamp- ton, was among the first settlers in Parsonsfield; b. Feb. 5, 1756; m. Mary Page, 1782; d. Jan. 29, 1835 ; wife d. Dec. 17,1847; had children : 1, David, b. March 23, 1783; m. Betsey Giddings, 1804 ; had six children, Elizabeth, John, David, Mary, Abigail, Han- nah; resided in Ossipee ; d. April 3, 1866. 2, Abigail, b. Feb. 23, 1786; m Eben Mars- ton, 1808; had five children ; settled in Tamworth; d. Jan. 26, 1866. 3, Mary, b. Jan. 25, 1787; m. Jonathan Ayer, 1808; had eight children; resided in Lowell; d. April, 1855. 4, Levi, b. Oct. 23, 1787; m. Sally Page, 1815; resided in Parsonsfield ; had five . children, Mary, John, Sally, Levi, Elizabeth ; d. June, 1868. 5, Anna, b. June 6, 1792; m. Andrew Page, 1816; resided at South Parsonsfield; had seven children, Jacob, Lucinda, Mary, Isaac, Alonzo, Amanda, Lucinda 2d. 6, Jacob, b. Oct. 16, 1794; d. : Sept., 1796. 7, Betsey, b. April 28, 1797; m. Jeremiah Marston, 1844; resided in Newfield; d. Feb. 14, 1863. 8, Jacob, b. April 16, 1799; m. Martha Doe; had twelve children, John, Abigail, David, Comfort, Oran, Ira, Elizabeth, George, Maria, Jacob, Frank, Bennett; d. Jan. 29, 1853. 9, Ruth, b. Dec. 6, 1801; d. Nov., 1803.
Caleb, brother of David, and son of Col. David, b. Oct. 8, 1760; m. Rachel Garland, Oct. 9, 1784; d. March 18, 1838; resident at West Parsonsfield ; had children : i, Joseph, unmarried. ii, Hannah, m. Jeremiah Marston. iii, Simon, m. Safronia Sanborn; had seven children, Julia, Hannah, Mary, Judith, Jane, Emma, Charles. iv, Sally, m. Mason Dorr; had five children, Sarah, Simon, Abigail, William, Lewis. v, Caleb, m. Huldah,
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Rollins; had eight children, Lucinda, Simon, Sarah, Amos, Silas, Rachel, Hannah Lewis. All of the above family left town early.
MERRILL.
1, John Merrill, b. in Newbury, Mass .; came to Parsonsfield in 1794; m. Mary Mills in 1803; had one son and seven daughters; d. 1856. i, Sarah, b. Aug. 9, 1804; m. Simon Brown, jr. ; d. -; had five children. ii, Rebecca, b. Oct. 6, 1807; m. Henry Merrill; had one child Paul (see page 152); d. Aug. 25, 1835. iii, Mary, b. July 23, 1809; m. Dr. William B. Pike, of Cornish; four children. iv, Mehitable, b. April 4, 1812; d. Dec. 30, 1838. v, Abigail, b. March 16, 1816; m. Richard Horn; d. Sept. 1, 1840. vi, Cynthia, b. June 23, 1818; m. Richard Horn ; had one child; m. 2d, Albert Bachelder; had three children. vii, John Jay (see page 276). viii, Annette, b. June 30, 1823; m. Rev. D. H. Lord, Nov. 7, 1348; three sons.
Stephen Merrill came from Newbury to Parsonsfield, in 1791 (probably a relative of the above); b. 1755; 'm. Anna Bailey, 1777; children : 1, Anna, 2, Stephen T., 3, David, 4, Mary, 5, Betsey, 6, Henry, 7, Sally, all settled in Parsonsfield.
Issue of Henry6, Stephen1 :- Henry m. 1st, Isabel Morrill; 2d, Aurelia Pray. 7, i, Henry; 8, ii, Nancy ; 9, iii, Julia, by first wife. By second wife, 10, iv, John; 11, v, Robert; 12, vi, Isabelle. Henry,7 b. Sept. 19, 1820; m. Diantha P. Parks, May 17, 1848; had three children : i, Mary A., b. March 22, 1849, m. Ervin Pike, of Cornish, Feb. 7, 1867, has one son Carroll; ii, George F., b. Aug. 24, 1850, m. Jennie L. King, Aug. 30, 1876, has one son Ralph ; iii, Vesta, b. May 22, 1853,m. E. I. Towle, of Freedom, Feb. 22, 1872, has one child. Nancy,8 b. Dec. 26, 1822; m. Stephen Stanley, Dec. 30, 1841 ; one son Frank; she d. May 9, 1864. Julia A.,9 b. Nov. 19, 1831; m. 1st, John Stanley, Feb. 5. 1853 ; 2d, Timothy Eastman ; has two children. John,1º b. Feb. 11, 1834 ; m. Vesta Conner, daughter of Jesse Conner, May 23, 1855; three sons, Herbert, John H. and Wesley F. Robert,11 b. May 13, 1836; m. Sarah E. Allen, March, 1859; chil- dren, Frederick, Arthur and Mabel. Isabel,12 b. April, 1838; m. Albion Towle, of Freedom, N. H.
Stephen,2 son of Stephen,1 has one son John, a resident of Parsonsfield.
MOULTON.
William Moulton was born in Norfolk County, England, 1617, and came to New- bury, Mass., in 1637. Samuel, fifth in descent from him, son of Samuel and Mary Ordway, was born June 14, 1753; m. Hannah Noyes; settled at South Parsonsfield, Dec. 25,1786; d. Dec. 25, 1837; wife d. Oct. 30, 1815; had eight children, viz. : 1, Ann ; 2, Polly ; 3, Samuel; 4, William; 5, Joseph; 6, Hannah ; 7, Sally; 8, Abigail. 2, i, Anna, b. Sept. 24, 1777; m. 1st, Samuel Moulton; 2d, James Bradbury; d. March 22, 1835. 3, ii, Polly, m. Richard Campbell; d. Aug. 22, 1835. 4, iii, Samuel, b. March 18, 1780; m. 1st, Sally Davis, Oct. 26, 1800; 2d, Hannah Lord, March 21, 1812; d. March 22, 1871. 5, iv, William, b. 1782; m. Margaret Stevens; d. Oct. 11, 1860. 6, v, Joseph, b. 1787; d. Oct. 13, 1813. 7, vi, Hannah, b. 1789; d. Dec. 2, 1836. 8, vii, Sally, b. 1793, in Parsonsfield : d. Oct. 10, 1813. 9, viii, Abigail, b. 1795; m. Moses Davis, of Parsonsfield; d. May 31, 1851. Ann,2 m. Ist, Samuel Moulton, son of Cutting, 1798; had two children, 10, i, Alvah and 11, ii, Clarissa, died in infancy; m. 2d, Dr. James Bradbury, Nov. 12, 1800;
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HISTORY OF PARSONSFIELD.
had three children, 12, iii, James W. (see sketch page 250), 13, iv, Samuel (see sketch page 301). 14, v, Clarissa, m. Charles G. Parsons (see page 144).
Issue of Samuel,4 Samuel1: - 15, i, Hannah, b. Dec. 25, 1801 ; d. July 26, 1860. 16, ii, Charles, b. May 12, 1803; m. Lovina Knowles, Dec. 13, 1832; d. June 3, 1855; wife d. 1887. 17, iii, Samuel, b. July 17, 1805; m. Cyrena Knowles, Oct., 1826; d. Feb. 19, 1875. 18, iv, George, b. April, 1807; m. Jane Day, Nov. 1830. 19, v, Silas, b. Sept. 13, 1809. m. 1st, Louisa Merrill, 1834; 2d, Patience Lord, Sept. 11, 1856; d. May 5, 1869. 20, vi, Sally, b. Sept. 1, 1811; d. Dec. 25, 1860. 21, vii, Joseph, b. Nov. 8, 1816 ; m. Judith Moulton, Nov. 7, 1839. 22, viii, Wentworth L., b. Oct. 6, 1818; m. Sarah A. Benson, Sept., 1839; d. March 23, 1881. 23, ix, Isaac M., b. March 25, 1822; m. Betsey L. Frost, Feb. 6, 1851.
Issue of Alvah,1º Ann,2 Samuel1 (see page 139) : - i, Ann. B., m. John C. Dore, of Chicago. ii, Louisa F., m. Warren Nickerson, Boston. iii, Ferdinand, settled in Washington; d. Aug. 13, 1866. iv, Maria A., m. Henry A. Jackson, Boston. v, Clar- issa B., m. Daniel O. Quinby, New York; d. Nov. 30, 1882. vi, Alvah D., resides in California. vii, James B., resided in San Francisco; d. June 21, 1861. viii, George F., a resident of Newburyport, Mass. ix, Henry W., also a resident of Newburyport. x, Sarah E., m. Charles H. Dore, of Boston. xi, Mary E., m. Amos T. Towle, of Bos- ton. xii, Charles E., resided in Chicago; d. in Newburyport, Nov. 18, 1869.
Issue of Charles, 16 Samuel, Samuel1 :- i, Hannah, m. Richard Eastman. ii, Harriet P., b. 1835; d. 1860. iii, Maria B., b. 1839; d. 1854. iv, Charles, b. 1846; d. 1847. v, Charles 3d, b. 1849; m. Mary E. Fenderson, 1871; had four children, two living, Melinda and Charles L.
Issue of Samuel,17 Samuel,4 Samuel1: - i, David, d. -. ii, Sally, m. John Boothby ; resides in Parsonsfield; has one son, Samuel. iii, Axa, d. -. iv, John, m. -; a resident of Aroostook County. Edwin M., m. Miss Gilpatrick, of Limerick; d. 1885; left one daughter.
Issue of Silas,19 Samuel,4 Samuel1 :- i, Rebecca M., b. 1835; m. Samuel Boothby, 1851; d. 1857; left two sons, Silas M. and Joseph; Silas m. and resides on the home - stead of Joseph Boothby, has two children; Joseph m. Eva Churchill, had one daughter; Mrs. Boothby d., and he removed to Florida. ii, George, b. 1837; m. Eliza A. Moulton, 1863; has three daughters and one son; resides in Limerick. iii, Salome K., b. 1840; m. Daniel Wentworth, of Porter, 1866. iv, Alvin C., b. 1844; m. Emily J. Randall, 1868; d. 1880. By his 2d wife: v, Bennett S., b. 1857; m. Ada F. Moulton, 1878; has one daughter, Nellie. vi, Sarah L., b. 1859; d. 1878.
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