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(V) Elijah, fifth son of Samuel and Sarah ( Paine) Adams, was born at Braintree, Mas- sachusetts, March 16, 1738, and died in Bos- ton, August 22, 1798. He was twice married, and had two children by the first wife. About 1760 Elijah Adams married Mrs. Deborah Miner, who died February 14, 1778, at the age of forty years. There were two children : Captain Elijah, born at Boston, April 5, 1762, who followed the sea, and died at the age of eighty-three; and Moses, whose sketch fol- lows. Elijah Adams married for his second wife Mrs. Judith Townsend, widow of Nathan Townsend, who died August 22, 1808, in her fifty-fifth year.
(VI) Moses, second son of Elijah and Deborah (Miner) Adams, was born in Bos- ton, in 1767, and died at Portland, Maine, March 7, 1820. On March 30, 1796, he mar- ried Nancy Paine, who died October 30, 1838, aged sixty-four. They lived in Portland, Maine, where their nine children were born : Sophia, 1797, died April 20, 1845; Mary A., 1800, married Elijah Adams; Adeline, 1802, died June 10, 1840; William, 1804, died Au- gust 30, 1820; Louisa, 1806, married Elijah Adams : Charles P .. 1808, died September II, 1827; Maria G., 1810, died November 14, 1840; Elijah, 1812, died August 21, 1813, aged ten months; Elijah (2), whose sketch follows.
(VII) Elijah (2), youngest and only sur-
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viving son of Moses and Nancy (Paine) Adams, was born in Portland, Maine, March I, 1814, and died there September 1, 1875. His death was sudden, and was occasioned by heart disease. On March 2, 1845, Elijah (2) Adams married Cordelia Knight, daughter of Captain Benjamin and Mary (Hutchinson) Knight, of Portland. Mrs. Adams died July 19, 1853, in her thirty-fifth year, leaving chil- dren : Frank Eugene, born December 2, 1846; Charles Moses, November 6, 1847, married Lizzie Ann Quinn; Harriet M., died young; Ella Leontine, mentioned below ; Della Maria, May 18, 1853, died January 3, 1871. On March 26, 1855, Elijah (2) Adams married his second wife, Mrs. Olive P. (Hanscom) Talcott. There were no children by this mar- riage.
(VIII) Ella Leontine, daughter of Elijah (2) and Cordelia (Knight) Adams, was born in Portland, Maine, April 29, 1850. On July 7, 1869, she was married to Clayton James Farrington, a resident of Portland, who was born at Keene, New York, March 31, 1849. They have three daughters: Leontine A., Della M. and Alice T. (See Farrington, VI.)
The coat-of-arms of the English EATON family of Eaton is: Azure fret on a field. Crest: An eagle's head erased sable in the mouth a sprig vert. Motto: "Vincit Omnia Veritas." (Truth conquers all things.)
The surname Eaton is of Welsh and Saxon origin, a place name meaning hill or town near the water. In Welsh "Aw" means water, and "Twyn," a small hill; Awtyn, called "Eyton," a small hillock near the water. In Saxon "Ea" means water and "Ton" town -the same significance, viz .: A town or hill near the water. . And from some place bearing this name the first of the family to use the surname took their home-town name, after a very common custom. The name of the fam- ily is spelled in various ways: Eton, Etton, Eyton and Eaton by all authorities during the early days, but the latter spelling became gen- erally used several generations before the first emigrant came to America. The English an- cestry has been traced as follows :
(I) Banquo, Thane of Lochabar, A. D. 1000.
(II) Fleance, son of Banquo, married Guenta Princess, of North Wales.
(III) Alan Fitz Flaald, son of Fleance, mar- ried Amicria.
(IV) William Fitz Alan (son of Alan) married Isabel de Say.
(V) Robert de Eaton, son of William Fitz Alan.
(VI) Peter de Eaton, son of Robert de Eaton.
(VII) Sir Peter de Eaton, son of Peter de Eaton, married Alice
(VIII) William de Eaton, son of Sir Peter, married Matilda
(IX) Sir Peter de Eaton, son of William de Eaton, married Margery
(X) Peter de Eaton, son of Sir Peter.
(XI) John de Eaton, son of Peter de Eaton.
(XII) Peter de Eaton, son of John de Eaton.
(XIII) Humphrey Eaton (dropping the preposition de (of), son of Peter.
(XIV) Georgius Eaton, son of Humphrey Eaton.
(XV) Sir Nicholas Eaton, son of Georgius Eaton, married Katerina Talbott.
(XVI) Louis Eaton, son of Sir Nicholas, married Anna Savage.
(XVII) Henry Eaton, son of Louis Eaton, married Jane Cressett.
(XVIII) William Eaton, son of Henry Eaton.
(XIX) William Eaton, son of William Eaton, married Jane Hussey. He died before 1584; his widow Jane died that year, leaving a will dated August 27, 1584, and proved De- cember 29 following. She left instructions to be buried in the churchyard of St. James, at Dover, England, where the family lived. She named her son-in-law, James Huggen- son, executor, and gave directions for the education of her sons John, Peter and Nicho- las, and her eldest son William. One of the daughters married Allen and Barbara Allen administered her father's estate a few months after her mother's death.
(XX) Peter Eaton, son of William Eaton, married Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson. Children : I. William, came to Reading, Massachusetts, from Staple, England, sailing from Sandwich before June 9, 1637; settled first at Water- town, where he was a proprietor as early as 1642; removed to the adjacent town of Read- ing, where he was a proprietor in 1644 and a town officer later ; he, his wife and children were legatees in the will of his wife's sister, Margaret Lane, of London, England, dated September 3, 1662 ; he died at Reading, May 13, 1673. 2. Jonas, mentioned below. Per- haps others.
(I) Jonas Eaton, immigrant ancestor of this branch of the American family, was son of Peter Eaton. He first settled with his brother in Watertown and bought land there:
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and had his residence there in 1643. He and his brother William were among the first set- tlers of Reading, Massachusetts. Jonas and his wife Grace were admitted to the church at Reading, September 29, 1648, or earlier. He was admitted a freeman in 1653 and was residence and farm were on Cowdrey's Hill, in the northwest part of the town, now within the limits of Wakefield. He and several of his neighbors were fined sixpence each for being late to town meeting on one occasion. He died February 24, 1674, and his widow married, November 18, 1680, Henry Silsbee, of Lynn. His will was proved April 7, 1674. He bequeathed to his wife Grace, sons John, James, Joseph, Joshua, Jonathan and daugh- ter Mary. Children: I. Mary, born February 8, 1643-44, died 1731. 2. John, September 10, 1645, mentioned below. 3. Jonas, born and died September 10, 1645. 4. Jonas, born and died September 24, 1648. 5. Sarah, 1650. 6. Joseph, January 5, 1651. 7. Joshua, December 4, 1653. 8. Jonathan, December 6, 1655. 9. David, September 22, 1657, died October 7, 1657.
(II) John, son of Jonas Eaton, was born September 10, 1645, and was called "John of the Plains." He died in Reading, Massachu- setts, May 25, 1691. He married, November 26, 1674, Dorcas Green, and settled in Read- ing. Children: I. Jonas, born March 13, 1676, died March 28, 1676-77. 2. Grace, January 12, 1677, married John Boutelle. 3. Noah, January 26, 1678, died 1701. 4. Thom- as, June 22, 1679, died November 30, 1679. 5. Jonas, May 18, 1680, mentioned below. 6. Joseph, April 18, 1681, died April 29, 1681. 7. Benjamin, January 16, 1683-84, died Febru- ary 2, 1683-84. 8. Joseph, settled in Reading. 9. Benjamin, settled in Roxbury. 10. Dorcas, July 26, 1688, died young. II. Stephen, Au- gust II, 1689, died August 25, 1689. 12. Phebe, August 25, 1690, married Jonathan Nichols.
(III) Jonas (2), son of John Eaton, was born May 18, 1680. He was a carpenter and bricklayer and settled in Framingham. He was selectman there in 1717. He purchased, March 10, 1705-06, the east half of what was known as the "Half Mile Square," and died there August 13, 1727. He married, in 1705, Mehitable Gould. Children: I. Mehitable, born February 17, 1706-07. 2. Noah, July 22, 1708. 3. John, September 3, 1710, settled in Killingly, Connecticut. 4. Phebe twin). Oc- tober 22, 1714. 5. Jonas (twin), October 22,
1714, mentioned below. 6. Joseph, March 12, 1716. 7. Mary, March 12, 1718. 8. Joshua, July I, 1721, settled in Voluntown, Connecti- cut. 9. Benjamin, October 9, 1723. 10. Ebe- nezer, September 2, 1727, cordwainer.
(IV) Jonas (3), son of Jonas (2) Eaton, selectman of Reading for several years. His . was born October 22, 1714. He married, Au- gust 3, 1738, Mary Emerson. He was taxed from 1739 to 1773 in Framingham, and then removed to Charlestown, where he lived at the time the town was burned by the British. He made a claim in 1775 for loss of property for himself and his three sons, Jonas, Daniel and Ebenezer. Children: 1. Jonas, born June 16, 1739, died young. 2. Jonas, baptized Febru- ary 8, 1740-41, mentioned below. 3. Daniel, baptized January 16, 1743-44. 4. Ebenezer, baptized November 4, 1744. 5. Benjamin. 6. Mary, baptized November 6, 1748, married, 1772, Silas Parker. 7. James, baptized Jan- uary 20, 1751-52. 8. Joseph, baptized July 22, 1753. 9. Joshua, baptized March 28, 1757.
(V) Jonas (4), son of Jonas (3) Eaton, was baptized February 8, 1740-41; and was a currier by trade. The marriage intentions between Jonas Eaton and Mildred Rand were published October 26, 1765, and were "For- bidden by the man himself." He married, December 1, 1767, Mary Wyer, of Charles- town, where he settled. He owned a lot on Main street, part of which he sold to Benja- min Frothingham. He was taxed in Charles- town from 1762 to 1766. He served in the revolution in Captain Jesse Eames' company, Colonel Samuel Bullard's regiment, Fifth Middlesex, in 1776, and also in Captain David Brewer's company, Colonel Abner Perry's regiment, Tenth Middlesex, in the Rhode Island campaign. He died in 1787 and his estate was administered by his son Daniel. Children : I. Jonas, baptized February II, 1770, mentioned below. 2. Elizabeth (twin), baptized March 8, 1772. 3. Mary (twin), baptized March 8, 1772. 4. Daniel. 5. Ben- jamin. 6. James. When Charlestown was burned in 1775, his wife and three children escaped in a rowboat and fled to Framingham, where Jonas joined them later, and from there enlisted for the war.
(VI) Jonas (5), son of Jonas (4) Eaton, was baptized in Charlestown, February II, 1770, and was with his mother when they escaped from Charlestown in 1775, at the burning of the town. He married, in 1792. Mary Corey, whose father was a revolutionary soldier. He resided in Groton, Massachu- setts, where his children were born. Chil-
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dren : Joshua, Mary, Amelia, Jonas, Charlotte, William, Sara, Joseph Emerson, Susan and Henry Franklin.
(VII) Henry Franklin, son of Jonas (5) Eaton, was born in Groton, Massachusetts. He was educated there in the public schools. He settled in New Brunswick, and was very successful in the lumbering business. He lived in Milltown, New Brunswick, and Calais, Maine. He married, October 17, 1842, Anna Louisa, born at Portland, Maine, De- cember 12, 1822, daughter of William and Esther (Wigglesworth) Boardman. Chil-
dren: 1. Henry F., deceased. 2. George H. 3. Henrietta M., married Rev. J. J. Blair ; three children : Helena, Annie and Kenneth. 4. Henry B. 5. Franklin M. 6. Annie K., married Horace B. Murchie ; three children : Wilfred, Howard and Lillian. 7. Wilfred L.
(VIII) Hon. George Howard, son of Henry Franklin Eaton, was born at Milltown, New Brunswick, March 14, 1848. He prepared for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massa- chusetts, graduating in the class of 1866. He entered Amherst College, where he was grad- uated in the class of 1870, with the degree of A. B. He then became associated with his father and brother in the lumber business, under the firm name of Henry F. Eaton & Sons, at Calais, Maine. The firm deals in all kinds of eastern lumber and has enjoyed a large and flourishing trade. It ranks among the largest houses in this line of business in that section of the state. Mr. Eaton is a mem- ber of St. Croix Lodge, No. 46, Free Masons, and of the St. Croix Club, of which he has been president. He is a member of the Calais Board of Trade: was president of the Calais National Bank for a number of years; now president of the International Trust and Bank- ing Company of Calais. He is a trustee of the Bangor Theological Seminary, and cor- porate member of the Board of Foreign Mis- sions, one of the vice-presidents of the Amer- ican Sunday-school Union. Mr. Eaton has been honored with various offices of trust and responsibility. He is a trustee of the Calais public library. In 1901 he was elected to the state legislature and served two terms with credit. He was state senator in 1906, serving on important committees, and was re-elected in 1908. He married, in Milltown, New Bruns- wick, August 22, 1871, Elizabeth Woodbury, of Chicago, Illinois, born at Amherst, Massa- chusetts, August 27, 1849, daughter of James W. Boyden, a lawyer, of Beverly, graduate of Harvard College, who settled in Amherst and later in life in Chicago, to practice his
profession. Children : 1. George Dudley, born August 31, 1872. 2. Elizabeth B., September 1, 1874, graduate of Miss Wheeler's School at Providence, Rhode Island. 3. John Boy- den, February 7, 1877. 4. Harris Dickinson, January 7, 1879. 5. Anna Louise, March 7, 1881. 6. Miriam Breed, November 7, 1883. 7. Alice May, June 20, 1887, graduate of Miss Wheeler's School, as were also all her sisters ; now a student at Wellesley College, class of 1910. 8. Louis Woodbury, March 28, 1892.
EATON
The Eatons of the following line are not directly descended from the pioneer of that name
who came to Massachusetts before 1700, but are of a family which came to these shores about a century ago (being descended from one of the pioneers who settled for a time in Connecticut and returned to England) and settled in Maine soon after their arrival in America.
(I) Thomas Eaton came from Warrington, England, and settled in Bellingham, Massa- chusetts, about 1805. He married, at Belling- ham, Mrs. Rebecca Barton, a widow with two children, Seth and Rebecca. He afterward moved to Bath, Maine, where he was engaged as a ropemaker. By his second marriage he had four daughters and two sons: I. Eliza- beth, married Robert Goddard. 2. Hannah, married a Mr. Godfrey. 3. Mary Ann, mar- ried Zachariah T. Thornton. 4. William B., died in infancy. 5. Sarah M., died young. 6. Thomas, see forward.
(II) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (1) and Rebecca Eaton, was born in Bellingham, Massachusetts, December 18, 1813, and died in Brunswick, Maine, August 16, 1887. He resided in Bath from the time he was one year old until he removed to Brunswick, April, 1865. He was engaged in business as a har- ness and carriagemaker. He married, at Bath, October 21, 1838, Emily Bartlett Nash, who was born in Bath, November 22, 1819, daugh- ter of William and Lydia (Shaw) Nash, being a descendant of Elder Brewster, who came over in the "Mayflower." They had six chil- dren : 1. Maria Frances, married George S. Berry, of Damariscotta, and has one child living, George S., who resides in Denver, Colorado. 2. Sarah Ellen, married Finley Lattimore, of Washington, D. C., and has two children : Emily, the wife of Sidney Coombs, and Katharine. 3. Emma J. S., some years after the death of her sister, Sarah E., became the wife of Finley Lattimore. 4. Ray P., married Ella Cutter and has two children :
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Abbie M. and Alice H. 5. Thomas H., see forward. 6. Charles H., who married Ella Blethen and has one child, Harold D.
(III) Thomas H., fifth child and second son of Thomas (2) and Emily Bartlett (Nash) Eaton, was born in Bath, Maine, August 23, 1849. He attended the public schools of his native city, where he prepared for college, and in 1865 entered Bowdoin College, from which he graduated with honors in the class of 1869, and three years later received the degree of M. A. After graduation he went to Burling- ton, Iowa, where he was a clerk in the office of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail- road. In 1873 he became clerk in the First National Bank of Madison, Wisconsin, where he remained two years. From that place he went to the Iowa National Bank of Ottumwa, Iowa, and filled the position of bookkeeper for some years. In 1883 he went to London, England, as the representative of the Anglo- American Investment Company, where the business in which he was engaged required his presence eight months. After his return to Ottumwa he was made teller of the Iowa Na- tional Bank, and later was promoted to cash- ier of that bank. After a period covering twenty-two years he severed his connection with that institution and returned to Maine in 1896. He immediately entered the employ of the Chapman National Bank of Portland, and two years later, 1898, was made its cashier, and has held that place ever since. In politics he is a Republican, and a member of the Port- land Club, but he is not a politician, nor has he any affiliation with fraternal societies.
WINN This name, which is variously spelled Winne and Wynne, also without the final e, is of ancient Welsh origin, being derived from gwyn, mean- ing white. "Burke's Peerage" has this to say of the English family: "To the House of Gydir, now represented maternally in one of its branches by the Williams-Wynns of Wynn- stay, must be conceded the first rank in Cam- brian genealogy. This eminent family de- duces male descent through their immediate ancestor, Rhodri, Lord of Anglesey, younger son of Owen Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales, from Anarawd, King of North Wales. eldest son of Rhodri Mawr, King of Wales. This last monarch, the descendant of a long line of regal ancestors, succeeded to the crown of Powys on the demise, in 843, of his father, Mervyn Vrych, King of Powys, and by in- heritance and marriage acquired the king- doms of North Wales and South Wales."
Rhodri ap Owen Gwynedd, Lord of An- glesey, mentioned in the preceding paragraph, was born about the middle of the twelfth cen- tury, and married Agnes, daughter of Rhys ap Griffith ap Rhys ap Tewdyr Mawr, King of South Wales. Tenth in descent from this couple was John Wynne ap Meredith of Gwydir, county Caernavon, who died in 1559. He seems to have been the first to bear the name of Wynne in its present form. His grandson, Sir John Wynn, of Gwydir, born in 1553, was the well known author of the History of the Gwydir Family. The arms of Wynn of Gwydir are: Quarterly: first and fourth, vert, three eagles, displayed in fesse, or, for Owen Gwynedd, King of North Wales ; second and third, gules, three lions, passant, in pale argent, armed azure, for Griffith ap Cynan, King of North Wales.
(I) Edward Winn, the progenitor of the New England family, was born about the be- ginning of the seventeenth century, and came with his family from Ipswich, England, to Massachusetts about 1638-40. He was one of the first settlers of Woburn, being there in 1641, and he died in that town, September 5, 1682. He was married three times. His first wife, Joanna, came from England with him, and their son Increase, born December 5, 1641, was the first child whose birth is found in the records of Woburn. It is probable that the son Joseph and the daughters Ann and Eliza- beth were older, and came from England with their parents. Joanna, wife of Edward Winn, died March 8, 1649, and on August 2 of that year he married Sarah Beal. She died March 15, 1680, and Edward Winn married Mrs. Ann or Hannah Wood, widow of Nicholas Wood, who survived him, dying in 1686. Children: 1. Joseph, see forward. 2. Ann, married, September 26, 1648, Moses Cleveland, of Woburn. 3. Elizabeth, married, May 21, 1649, George Polly, of Woburn, a carpenter by trade ; she died May 2, 1695. 4. Increase, married, in Woburn, July 13, 1665, Hannah, daughter of Richard Sawtell.
(II) Joseph, eldest son of Edward and Joanna Winn, was born in England, and came to this country with his parents about 1640. He died in Woburn, where he spent his life and reared his family, in 1641. About 1664 Joseph Winn married Rebekah, daughter of William and Mabel Reed, and sister of the first George Reed, of Woburn. Joseph and Rebekah (Reed) Winn had children: I. Re- bekah, born May 25, 1665, died April 6, 1679. 2. Sarah, November 9, 1666, married Ebenezer Johnson. 3. Joanna, 1668, married Edward
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Knight. 4. Abigail, June 18, 1670, lived but one weck. 5. Joseph, May 15, 1672. 6. Jo- siah, whose sketch follows. 7. Timothy, 1676, died March 22, 1678. 8. and 9. Rebekah and Hannah (twins), February 14, 1679. IO. Anne, November 1, 1684, died September 13, 1686. 11. Timothy, February 27, 1687, mar- ried Elizabeth Brooks, who had a son, Deacon Timothy Brooks, who became wealthy.
(III) Josiah, second son of Joseph and Re- bekalı (Reed) Winn, was born at Woburn, Massachusetts, March 15, 1674, and died at Wells, Maine, in 1734. In 1700 he received a grant of ten acres of land at Wells, and moved there, probably increasing his holdings from time to time. He was one of the select- men, and took part in Lovell's war, 'which ended in 1726. He appears to have been a man who enjoyed the confidence of the com- munity, because the care of the estate and children of Josiah Littlefield, who had been captured by the Indians in 1708, was assigned him (Winn) by order of the probate court. Josiah Littlefield was an uncle of the wife of Josiah Winn, and the stewardship resulted in one of those long family quarrels which was not ended by the death of the chief partici- pants. The History of Wells and Kennebunk devotes several pages to the matter, and the author is inclined to blame Littlefield's second wife for all the trouble. From all accounts Winn had conducted affairs in a judicious manner, and Littlefield himself would have found no fault had he not been egged on by his wife. The contest, originally a private one, assumed such proportions and involved so many people that the litigation lasted for forty years, from 1710 to 1750, and Edward E. Bourne, the historian of Wells, thinks it is without a parallel in New England. Josiah Winn married Lydia Littlefield, and there were two sons, Josiah and John, and probably some daughters. Josiah (2) was probably born about 1705, as a list of the ninety-one male inhabitants of the town, made in 1726, in- cludes him, as well as his father. They are the only Winns mentioned and the son prob- ably would not have been enrolled had he not been of age.
(IV) John, son of Josiah and Lydia (Little- field) Winn, was born in 1710, probably at Wells, Maine. From the side lights we are able to get on his career, he was a man noted for his bravery and decision of character. In 1737 Captain John Winn, in company with John Webber and James Littlefield, purchased the schooner "Prosperous," of York. This vessel was engaged in the coasting trade, and
was commanded by Captain Winn. How long the latter followed the sea is not known, but he was appointed one of the committee to build the new meeting-house in 1766. He saw some service in the revolution, for we read that in 1779 Captain John Winn, in company with Major Daniel Littlefield, Captain Samuel Saw- yer, and others of the most substantial and energetic citizens of Wells, was called upon to take part in the expedition to the Penobscot. The American fleet, consisting of seventeen vessels and a large number of transports, en- tered the bay on July 21, and a cannonade was soon begun. But a large addition to the ene- my's vessels arrived, and the failure of our own government to furnish the required num- ber of soldiers resulted in defeat, and the American army made their retreat in the best manner they could through the wilderness. They finally reached their homes after great suffering. Major Littlefield and Captain Saw- yer lost their lives in this expedition, but Captain Winn, though sixty-nine at the time, probably survived; at least, we have no ac- count of his death. Captain John Winn was married probably as early as 1735; at least, we have record of a school being kept in his house about that date. He had two wives, Huldah and Abigail Littlefield, probably sis- ters, and there were five sons, and perhaps daughters.
(V) John (2), eldest son of Captain John (I) and Huldah (Littlefield) Winn, was born in 1736, at Wells, Maine. The only informa- tion that we have been able to find concern- ing him relates to the seating of the new meeting-house in June, -1769. This was an important ceremony in old times, and people were seated according to their rank or wealth. John (2) Winn was assigned to the front rank in the gallery, where the pews were rated at six pounds, eight shillings. John (2) Winn married Priscilla Littlefield; their children were : Ebenezer, Isaac and three daughters.
(VI) Ebenezer, son of John (2) and Pris- cilla (Littlefield) Winn, was born at Wells, Maine, 1768. Nothing further is known about him except that he had two wives, the first Olive Goodwin, the second, Abigail Staples.
(VII) Ebenezer (2), son of Ebenezer (I) Winn, was born in 1818, died January 8, 1852. He married Sally, daughter of Elihu and Sarah Hayes. Children: I. John, see forward. 2. Charles E. 3. Charles H. 4. Mary E., married James I. Shapleigh. 5. Hannah E., married John S. Peasley. 6. Laura J., married (first) W. P. Morrison; (second) George W. Janvrin.
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