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When retiring from the presidency of the Old Settler's Club of Mil- waukee, Mr. Merrill gave expression to the following sentiment :
"I turn from the past with its stirring experiences and pleasant memories, to the future which is before us. We, the pioneers of 1836-37 and '38, are fast descending into the misty vale, and it is right that it should be so because it is in the order of nature. We have listened to the drum beat of the psalm of life, and standing upon the threshold of my departure I look into the future, to see a bright and beautiful land, stretching far out to the west, teem- ing with an industrious and happy people. I see a land of abundant resources, of great wealth, and increasing prosperity, rich in products of the soil and in the development of its industries, populated by millions of intelligent, loyal, and patriotic people. Contemplating the present and looking thus to the future, like an ancient philosopher I feel like exclaiming: 'Thank God. I have lived to see so much prosperity, to feel the genial influence of this hour, and to hear the tread of coming generations whose lives may be better and brighter for our having lived.'
II. JOHN B.,8 b. Dec. 11, 1825. in Adams, N. Y .; m. Mary J. Porter, b. in New Brunswick in 1854 and went to Milwaukee with her parents when a child. He went to Milwaukee when but twelve years of age. His educational advantages in the new town were meagre, and as his school-room, in the court-house, was assigned to the jury during the sessions of assize, his three years' course of study there was inter- rupted by enforced vacations at frequent intervals. At the end of his school training he engaged in ship-building under his father, and by this connection became identified with the business to which he after- wards successfully devoted his attention. After mastering all the details of ship-building, being advanced to the position of draughts- man and superintendent of construction, at the end of eight years he
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engaged in the marine insurance business, a position his experience in ship-building and the carrying trade had qualified him in an espe- cial manner to fill, and from the beginning he was eminently success- ful. He subsequently formed a copartnership with R. P. Fitzgerald in the marine insurance agency. He is also a heavy stockholder in a line of eight steamers employed in the lake traffic. Having been for many years a member of the Board of Trade, he has been active in promoting the development of commerce and general business. In the exercise of sound judgment, by good management and diligent application to his affairs, he has won a comfortable fortune, and with it, by sterling integrity and honest dealing, that which should ever be desired, the respect and esteem of his fellow-men. While naturally modest and unobtrusive in his manners, he has been pronounced in expressing his opinions of the right and wrong. As one of the pioneers of Milwaukee he has an accurate knowledge of every note- worthy event that has occurred during his long residence there, and his well-narrated reminiscences are both instructive and entertaining. The hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill has long been one of the best known and most attractive in the city of Milwaukee, and in all the relations of life they have been worthy of the high regard that is accorded them by a community in which they have spent all the years of maturity.
III. HIRAM,8 b. Jan. 14, 1829; m. Oct. 20, 1856, Louisa, dau. of Lorenzo and Caroline (Durker) Ballard, of families early settled in western New York. On March 5, 1849, he was one of a party that started with ox-teams overland for California, and crossed the summit of the Sierras on the 27th day of September of that year. He was engaged in min- ing in California five years; returned to Milwaukee by the Nicaragua route in June, 1854. He embarked in the grain and real estate busi- ness; held local offices; removed to Janesville, Wis., in 1856, where he became principal owner and manager of the gas works; still con- tinues in that business. He has served as mayor of the city, and has represented his district in Legislature. Children :
(1). Harry E.,9 m. a dau. of George and Rebecca (Sargent) Colling ; died June 9, 1893, aged 33 years, and left issue, Harry P.,10 Louisa,10 and Carlton C.10
(2). Mary E.,9 d. April 30, 1867, aged 2 years.
(3). Louisa A.,9 m. Dr. T. B. Wiggin, of Chicago.
(4). Jessie E.,9 is living at home.
4. JONATHAN,7 b. June 3, 1795, and settled in Salem, Mass. 1
5. WILLIAM,7 b. April 10, 1797.
6. SARAH,7 b. July 23, 1799; d. Dec. 18, 1801.
7. EZRA,7 b. May 10, 1801 ; m. Rhoda Rich (intention) Oct. 17, 1824, and lived in Standish.
8. MARY,7 b. Dec. 13, 1806; m. Dec. 14, 1829, Benj. Hutchins.
9. LEMUEL,7 b. Oct. 3, 1808; m. Susan Mills; lived in North Buxton as farmer; was a man of excellent character who held the respect of the community at large. He d. July 25, 1881. Children :
JOHN B MERRILL.
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I. SARAH E.,8 b. Dec. 5, 1843.
II. MARY L.,8 b. Jan. 24, 1846 ; d. Oct. 25, 1866.
III. WILLIAM J.,8 b. Dec. 30, 1850.
IV. ALBERT Z.,8 b. Apr. 12, 1852.
V. LEMUEL E. L.,8 b. Dec. 24, 1857.
IO. ZENAS,7 b. July 26, 1810; m. Mary Butterfield, and lived on Dearborn hill in Buxton ; farmer and cooper. He d. Aug. 27, 1888. Issue :
I. SERENA M.,8 b. Feb. 1, 1840 ; m. Sept. 9, 1870, Horace Martin, of Buxton.
II. SERENA,7 b. Oct. 19, 1812; d. Feb. 13, 1831.
12. HENRY A.,7 b. Oct. 8, 1814; d. Sept., 1841.
13. UROXA,7 b. Aug. 19, 1816 ; m. Jeremiah Chadbourne.
14. SARAH,7 b. Dec. 30, 1819; m. Capt. Jacob Bradbury (intention) May 19, 1845 ; d. Nov. 22, 1856.
15. SAMUEL,7 b. June 26, 1823.
16. LYDIA A.,7 b. June 21, 1826.
FRYEBURG BRANCH.
Nathaniel Merrill,1 b. Nov. 15, 1738; m. in Concord, N. H., Feb. 13, 1764, to Ann Walker (b. Mar. 4, 1747; d. Mar. 4, 1820). He was an owner in "Shepard's Mills," so-called, then in Porterfield, now Brownfield, in com- pany with his sons and others; was also a land surveyor. Children, born in Fryeburg, as follows :
I. NATHANIEL,2 b. June 15, 1767 ; m. June 28, 1794, to Phebe Merrill, of Conway, N. H., and settled in Brownfield, where he was a mill owner and land surveyor. His children:
I. SALLY C.,3 b. June 10, 1794.
II. JOHN,8 b. Sept. 12, 1797 ; d. May 13, 1804.
III. MARY A.,3 b. June 23, 1800.
IV. SAMUEL E.,3 b. Feb. 22, 1802.
V. PHEBE G.,3 b. May 17, 1804.
VI. CLARINDA,3 b. Mar. 9, 1808.
VII. JOHN O.,3 b. July 9, 1810.
VIII. WILLIAM O.,3 b. Oct. 13, 18II.
IX. THEDORA, 3 b. Mar. 22, 1813.
X. HORATIO,8 b. April 26, 1817.
2. JOHN C.,2 b. July 9, 1769; m. Dec. 31, 1794, Patty Walker, who d. in Mar., 1852, in Portland ; he d. Oct. 18, 1836.
3. SARAH,2 b. May 2, 1771; m. May 6, 1796, to Enoch Merrill, who d. in Albany, Mar. 27, 1855 ; she d. April 11, 1842.
4. LYDIA,2 b. Feb. 19, 1773; was m. Feb. 24, 1792, to Jona. A. Merrill, and d. Nov. 6, 1855.
5. ISAAC,2 b. April 12, 1775: m. Hannah Eastman, in Dec., 1803; d. Sept. 15, 1843.
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6. MOSES,2 b. Mar. 11, 1777; m. Sally Merrill, Jan. 23, 1816; d. Aug. 31, 1870.
7. JAMES,2 b. Mar. 4, 1779 ; m. Dolly Ulmer, July 21, 1808.
S. SAMUEL,2 b. Dec. 19, 1780; m. Phebe Goodenow, Dec. 1, 1803 ; she d. in Brownfield, Jan., 1804. He m., second, Dorcas Eastman, Nov. 11, 1804. He d. Sept. 8, 1825.
9. MARY,2 b. Jan. 23, 1783.
IO. ANNE,2 b. June 19, 1785.
II. RUTH,2 b. Nov. 7, 1787 ; m. Jos. Colby, Aug. 25, 1840 ; d. Feb 26, 1841.
12. THOMAS,2 b. Apr. 29, 1789 ; m. Eliza Ward, Jan. 9, 1827; d. Feb. 11, 1868.
13. BETSEY,2 b. Nov. 14, 1790; m. Amos Eastman, Feb. 16, 1822 ; d. Apr. 1, 1876.
14. JUDITH W.,2 b. Feb. 28, 1793 ; m. Col. Walter Edgecomb, Oct. 22, 1812.
Messerven and Meserve Family.
This is one of the ancient and aboriginal families in the Isle of Jersey, and the tradition held by the present representatives claims that the surname was derived from the Norman verb Messervyr, which signified the "ill used." JOHN MESSERVY held lands in St. Martin's parish, in Jersey, in 1331, and was at that time Seigneur of the fief of Porteraux in that of Grouville. By the mar- riage of RICHARD MESSERVY with Mabel, eldest daughter of Clement Duma- resq, the fief of Bagot came to be possessed by this family. A family named Messerwy, settled in England, is evidently a branch of the old Jersey stock as the name and their arms differ only slightly. The present representatives of the family in Jersey are, PHILIP MESSERVY, EsQ., and THOMAS WILLIAM MESSERVY, EsQ.
ARMS-Or. three cherries, gules, stalked, vert.
CREST-A cherry-tree ppr.
MOTTO-Au valeureux cœur rien impossible.
The American branches of this family spell the name in various forms; at least it so appears on old records and modern documents. We find Mesharvy, Meservey, Maserve, and Meserve; the latter spelling is most common. Many of the characteristics of their nationality have appeared among the New Eng- land members.
Clement Messerve,1 from the Isle of Jersey, was in Portsmouth, N. H., as early as 1670; was taxed there in 1673, and took the oath of allegiance in 1685. His children were named : ELIZABETH,2 AARON,2 MARY,2 DANIEL,2 CLEMENT,2 and TAMSEN.2
Clement Meserve2 settled in Scarborough. He was born about 1680, and died in 1745; was married first, Sept. 24, 1702, to Elizabeth Jones and had a numerous family; said to have been a carpenter and mill-owner.
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THIRD GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF CLEMENT, IST, OF SCARBOROUGH:
I. ELIZABETH,8 m. James Libby, Dec. 23, 1725.
2. CLEMENT,8 m. Sarah Stone, Aug. 14, 1738, and had issue.
3. COL. NATHANIEL,3 of New Hampshire fame, who d. of small-pox while in the Louisburg expedition. His wife was the Widow Mary Jackson, dau. of Judge Jotham Odiorne. She d. Aug. 8, 1759, aged 47 years. He had several children.
4. GEORGE,3 of whom no information.
5. DEA. DANIEL,3 m. Mehitable Bragdon, in Scarborough, Jan. 24, 1737, and lived in that town, where he raised a large family, of whom more hereafter. He d. in Scarborough, May 13, 1803, aged 88 years, leaving a widow, with whom he had lived more than sixty-five years, and eight children, the youngest of them being 47 years of age.
6. JOHN,3 b. Mar. 21, 1708; m. Jemima Hubbard and had issue, as many as ten children. He and wife were admitted into full communion with the church in Scarborough Jan. 3, 1742. He was a carpenter by trade. His wife, to whom pub. Sept. 2, 1732, was b. Mar. 3, 1712; d. Dec. 8, 1768. He d. Mar. 9, 1762.
7. JOSEPH,8 who probably settled in Standish.
FOURTH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF CLEMENT AND SARAH:
I . ELIZABETH,4 bapt. Mar. 21, 1731.
2. CLEMENT, + bapt. Nov. 11, 1733.
3. HANNAH,4 bapt. May 7, 1736.
4. JOSEPH,4 bapt. Dec. 3, 1738.
5. MARGARET,4 bapt. Aug. 23, 1741.
6. BENJAMIN,4 bapt. July 4, 1744.
7. NATHANIEL, 4 bapt. Jan. 26, 1748.
CHILDREN OF COL. NATHANIEL AND MARY:
I . SARAH,4 m. Jotham Ordiorne, a kinsman.
2. NATHANIEL, 4 d. at Louisburg with small-pox while serving with his father.
3. HON. GEORGE,+ early collector of the ports of Portsmouth and Boston, who was absent in England when the stamp act of 1765 was passed, and was appointed agent for distributing the stamps in New Hampshire. Three days after his arrival in Boston he was burned in effigy. On his landing he was surrounded by a menacing crowd, and to pacify them he publicly resigned his office on the parade. The people of Ports- mouth, hearing of his arrival, hung him in effigy at the hay-market, where the figure was allowed to remain through the day; that night it was carried through the town under great excitement and burned. When he reached Portsmouth he was instantly compelled to resign his office in presence of the indignant populace. He was an ardent Royalist and went back to England before hostilities commenced. His property was confiscated during the Revolution.
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CHILDREN OF DANIEL AND MEHITABLE:
I. DANIEL,4 b. May 5, 1739; m. Susanna Small, Apr. 22, 1760.
2. ELISHA,4 b. Jan. 19, 1741; m. Hannah Fogg, Jan. 16, 1765. He was styled "Captain"; had Elisha,5 b. Feb. 23, 1766, and Anna,5 b. Mar. 14, 1773, in Scarborough.
3. SOLOMON,4 b. July 9, 1743; m. Isabella Jordan, Dec. 19, 1769; lived in Scarborough, where record of births of five children were found :
I. MEHITABLE,5 b. Jan. 26, 1772.
11. PHEBE,5 b. Feb. 6, 1774.
III. GIDEON,5 b. Apr. 12, 1778.
IV. ELIZABETH,5 b. Oct. 8, 1780.
DANIEL, JR.,5 b. in Jan., 1786.
4. SARAH A.,4 b. Jan. 27, 1745; m. Joseph Libby, Oct. 31, 1765.
5 NATHANIEL, 4 b. Apr. 20, 1747 ; m. Anna Hunnawell, Feb. 25, 1773, and settled in Limington, where births of six children were recorded; the names of descendants hereafter.
6. GIDEON,4 b. June 31, 1749; m. Elizabeth Fogg (b. in Scarborough, 1755), about 1775, and had no less than ten children, whose names will appear.
7. ELIZABETH, 4 b. Jan. 5, 1754; m. Samuel Smith, of Arundel, Jan. 20, 1774.
8. ABIGAIL, 4 bapt. Apr. 25, 1756; m. David Fogg, Oct. 5, 1775.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND JEMIMA:
I. DOROTHY,4 b. Oct. 13, 1733; m. Roger Libby, May 28, 1752.
2. ABIGAIL,4 b. Feb. 21, 1735; m. Elisha Libby, Nov. 28, 1753, and died June 5, 1817.
3. JOHN,+ b. Dec. 7, 1738 ; m. Abigail, dau. of Dea. Joshua Small, March 17, 1762, and d. May 4, 1804. He had eight children, of whom more.
4. GEORGE,+ b. Dec. 21, 1740 ; m. Susanna Staples, Aug. 4, 1766, and had James,5 bapt. June 19, 1767 ; Bethsheba,5 b. Nov. 18, 1785.
5. MARY,4 b. Nov. 19, 1742; m. Nathaniel Libby, Dec. 16, 1759, and had twelve children ; d. May 13, 1832.
6. WILLIAM,4 b. Oct. 26, 1744; m. Margery Deering, Nov. 25, 1766, and lived in Scarborough. He d. Feb. 24, 1827 ; his widow d. March 13, 1837. Five children, of whom more.
7. CLEMENT, 4 b. July 6, 1746 ; m. Mary Jose.
8. JOSEPH, 4 b. Nov. 1, 1748; m. Elizabeth Haines, May 24, 1771.
9. THOMAS,4 b. Oct. 17, 1751.
FIFTH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF NATHANIEL OF LIMINGTON:
I. DANIEL,5 b. Feb. 23, 1775.
2. HANNAH,5 b. July 15, 1777-
3. LUCY,5 b. July 15, 1780.
4. NATHANIEL,5 b. Apr. 6, 1782.
5. SILAS,5 b. June 13, 1785 : m. Patience; settled in Limington, and had no less than three sons, named as follows :
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I. JAMES,6 b. May 1, 1813.
11. DANIEL,6 b. Sept. 11, 1815.
III. WILLIAM,6 b. Sept. 23, 1817.
6. MEHITABLE,5 b. Mar. 1, 1788. CHILDREN OF GIDEON, OF SCARBOROUGH:
I. MARGARET,5 b. Nov. 30, 1775.
2. SOLOMON,5 b. Oct. 10, 1777.
3. GIDEON,5 b. Nov. 21, 1779.
4. JANE,5 b. Sept. 10, 1781.
5. DAVID,5 b. Dec. 25, 1783.
6. DANIEL,5 b. Dec. 7, 1785.
7. EUNICE,5 b. March 28, 1788.
8. ELISHA,5 b. May 28, 1791.
9. REUBEN,5 b. July 8, 1792.
10. WILLIAM,5 b. Aug. 23, 1794.
II. ELIZABETH,5 b. June 10, 1798. CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL:
I. MAJ. JOSEPH,5 b. Oct. 4, 1763; m. Mary, dau. of Solomon Stone, July 24, 1788 ; she d. Apr. 2, 1860 (?). He was major of the 4th Regiment, Maine Militia. He resided in Limington, where he d. Jan. 25, 1845. Seven children named as follows:
I. ABIGAIL,6 b. Mar. 15, 1790.
II. RUFUS,6 b. Aug. 9, 1792.
III. TABITHA,6 b. July 6, 1796.
IV. POLLY,6 b. Déc. 4, 1797.
v. LYDIA,6 b. April 26, 1803.
VI. CAPT. BENJAMIN,6 b. Aug. 20, 1805; m. Hannah, dau. of William and Sarah (Hardy) Anderson, in Jan., 1830 (she b. June 20, 1804 ; d. Oct. 17, 1835). He was a resident in Limington as farmer, but d. in Bux- ton, May 28, 1875; was captain of 6th Co., 4th Maine Regiment of Infantry, in 1832. One son, Dr. Albion K. P. Meserve,7 now of Port- land, b. Mar. 30, 1836, m. Mary M., dau. of Thomas and Dorothy (Libby) Johnson, of Gorham, at Freedom, N. H., June 10, 1857 ; set- tled in Standish ; moved to Buxton Aug. 2, 1859, and to Portland Aug. 2, 1881. Two sons, Charles A.,8 b. Mar. 27, 1858 (dec.), and Lucien IV.8 b. Oct. 5, 1869.
VII. SOLOMON, 6 b. June 26, 1812.
2. DOROTHY,5 b. Apr. 4, 1765; m. Mark Marr, of Limington, in Scar- borough, Apr. 8, 1792.
3. ABIGAIL,5 d. when a child.
4. JOHN,6 d. young.
5. BENJAMIN,5 mn. Hannah McKenney.
6. SAMUEL,5 b. Dec. 3, 1772 ; m. Elizabeth McDaniel (or McDonald), Jan. 19, 1791, and settled in Limington, where births of children were re- corded as follows :
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1. PARNEL F.,6 b. Sept. 2, 1797.
II. JOHN,6 b. Sept. 27, 1799.
III. LYDIA, 6 b. Jan. 14, 1802.
IV. SAMUEL,6 b. Apr. 3, 1804.
V. MARK M.,6 b. Nov. 12, 1808.
7. JOHN,5 b. Sept. 26, 1779; m. Anna, dau. of Philip and Sally (Smith) Larrabee, Mar. 24, 1803, and lived in Scarborough, where his children were born, and there he d. Jan. 18, 1866; his wife d. Mar. 20, 1860.
1. ABIGAIL,6 b. Nov. 21, 1803; m. Woodbury Libby, June 26, 1828.
Il. SALLY,6 b. Aug. 21, 1805.
1II. JOSEPH,6 b. Oct. 4, 1808; d. Apr. 8, 1817.
IV. HORACE,6 b. June 20, 1811; m. Esther Libby, Nov. 6, 1834.
V. MARY,6 b. Mar. 14, 1814; m. Nathaniel H. Johnson, of Westbrook, Oct. 23, 1845.
V1. NANCY,6 m. Converse Libby, Feb. 8, 1838.
8. ANNA,5 b. Sept. 29, 1783; d. single, May 5, 1849.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND MARGERY :
I. JOHN,5 b. Aug. 7, 1767; m. Hannah Libby and had, b. in Scarborough :
I. WILLIAM,6 b. July 19, 1795.
II. JOSHUA,6 b. July 5, 1796.
III. MATTHIAS,6 b. Apr. 24, 1798.
IV. REUBEN,6 b. Jan. 11, 1800.
v. ESTHER,6 b. Nov. 8, 1802.
2. JANE,5 b. May 20, 1770; m. Jacob Larrabee, Sept. 24, 1793.
3. DOROTHY,5 b. Mar. 7, 1773; m. Isaac Libby, Nov. 10, 1793.
4. KEZIAH,5 b. Nov. 17, 1776; m. Humphrey Libby, Jan. 3. 1799.
5. WILLIAM,5 d. at age of 2 years.
John Meserve,5 son of Clement and Mary Jose, married Mary Edwards, in Buxton, Nov. 2, 1809, and both were members of Paul Coffin's church in 1818. He d. May 29, 1844; wife d. Oct. 16, 1873. Issue, b in Buxton :
I. ARCADES E.,6 b. Dec. 6, 1810; m. Sophronia Bradbury, settled in Bux- ton, and had issue. He d. Sept. 3, 1873; wife d. Feb. 24, 1883.
I. MARTHA G. R.,7 b. Feb. 10, 1835.
11. ANN L. D.,7 b. Oct. 19, 1836.
III. ELLEN C.,7 b. May 9, 1839 ; m. Aug. 16, 1864, Benjamin C. Jordan, of New Gloucester.
2. FREEDOM H.,6 b. Apr. 19, 1813; d. Aug. 14, 1816.
3. WILLIAM H.,6 b. Jan. 23, 1817; m. Narcissa C. Hanson, of Buxton (pub. Oct. 3, 1841). He probably married again, as Mrs. Miranda H. Meserve d. in Aug., 1886. He d. Feb. 4, 1892, aged 75 years. Mrs. Narcissa d. July 27, 1875. Children :
I. HORATIO N.,7 b. Nov. 16, 1843; d. Oct. 4, 1850.
II. FRANK,7 b. June 27, 1847 ; d. Oct. 8, 1850.
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I11. SARAH J.,7 b. June 8, 1859.
4. SAMUEL,6 b. Dec. 1, 1818; m. Sarah Jose, Sept. 17, 1843, and settled in Buxton, where his children were b. He d. Feb. 2, 1889 ; his wife d. Oct. 11, 1889. Issue:
I. JOHN,7 b. May 3, 1845 ; m. - Hamilton, of Waterborough.
II. CHARLES O.,7 b. Oct. 9, 1846.
111. HENRY N .. 7 b. Apr. 21, 1850; d. Feb. 25, 1854.
IV. ALFRED,7 b. May 24, 1852.
v. ALONZO,7 b. June 29, 1853 ; d. Sept. 27, 1854.
VI. JAMES W.,7 b. May 30, 1855; m. - Hamilton, of Waterborough.
5. HARRIET,6 b. Sept. 10, 1820; m. John Foss, Mar. 29, 1842.
6. INFANT,6 b. Aug. 2, 1822 : d. Aug. 3, 1822.
7. LUCY,6 b. Aug. 15, 1824; m. Stephen Towle, Jan. 1, 1843, and lived in Buxton.
S. ELIZA,6 b. Jan. 5, 1827 ; m. James O. Pennell, Feb. 12, 1850.
9. SUSANNA, 6 b. Feb. 5, 1828; m. Wm. S. Palmer, of Buxton, June 19, 1853.
Joseph Meserve, b. Aug. 2, 1805 ; m. Sally Black, probably of Limington, who was b. June 30, 1804; died Dec. 1, 1836. He married second, Abiah E. - , Sept. 12, 1814, in Conway. Children, born in Brownfield, as follows :
I. BENJAMIN, b. May 1, 1830; d. June 19, 1831.
2. ELIZABETH B., b. Mar. 19, 1832.
3. MARY J., b. Sept. 28, 1833.
4. ALMEDA, b. Ang. 26, 1836.
5. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 1, 1838.
6. JONATHAN E., b. July 11, 1840.
Dennis Meserve, son of William and Abigail Marr, of Limington, born May 24, 1831 ; married Ann M. Chick, Jan. 28, 1855; she b. Feb. 5, 1832 ; died Oct. 6, 1864. He married second, Feb. 21, 1865, Eliza J. Hamblin, aged 29, a school-teacher, daughter of James and Abigail (Thompson) Hamblin, of Brownfield, and had issue :
I. WILLIE C., b. Apr. 30, 1857 ; d. Oct. 3, 1864.
2. HATTIE A., b. July 16, 1858.
3. FREDERICK S., b. Sept. 10, 1860.
4. EARNEST L., b. July 27, 1862 ; d. Apr. 3, 1863.
Isaac Meserve married Eliza Stone, of Limington, who was born July 27, 1807-9, and had issue, born in Brownfield, as follows : -
I. ALEXANDER, b. Sept. 14, 1838.
2. EUNICE S., b. Oct. 3, 1840.
Simon Meserve, of Scarborough, and Sally his wife had children as follows:
I. CHARLES, b. Jan. 23, 1807.
2. ANN, b. Apr. 21, 1809.
3. SIMON, b. June 8, 18II.
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Andrew Meserve, of Scarborough, and Eunice his wife had children named as follows :
I. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 19, 1804.
2. ELIZA, b. Feb. 4, 1806.
3. JANE, b. Feb. 12, 1811.
4. RIZELLA, b. June 25, 1815.
Clement Meserve, 2d, and wife Jemima, of Scarborough, had children born there named as follows :
I. SAMUEL, bapt. June 28, 1776.
2. MARTIN, bapt. Nov. 9, 1777.
3. JOHN, bapt. Dec. 30, 1781.
7. CLEMENT, bapt. Dec. 30, 1781.
Clement Meserve, from Scarborough, was in the old fort in Gorham dur- ing the seven years' Indian war, which began in 1745. Three of the eight men hired to guard the fort in Pearsontown, in 1755, were Clement Meserve, Jr., John Meserve, and Joseph Meserve, brothers. Clement, Sr., settled down in Standish, near the old academy, where the Congregational church now stands, but sold out in 1771, in which year he and his kindred removed to Bristol, Me., where descendants have ever since flourished.
James Meserve, Esq., formerly merchant at West Buxton village, in Hollis, is a descendant of the Scarborough family, but I do not find line of connection. He early studied law; has been long justice of the peace and served in the Legislature and in municipal offices. He is a man of superior intelligence and much executive ability; honest and generous to a fault; now on a farm. He m. a dau. of Tobias Weymouth, a former resident of Hollis.
NEW HAMPSHIRE BRANCH.
Clement Meserve, son of Clement,* of Dover, N. H., settled in Jackson in 1790. He married Lydia Tuttle and had three sons as will now appear :
I. JUDGE SILAS, m. Betsey, dau. of Capt. Jonathan Meserve, and lived in Jackson, N. H., where his children were born; held many offices ; was associate judge of the court of common pleas.
2. ISAAC, m. Betsey Pinkham.
3. EPHRAIM, b. Feb. 20, 1773; m. Sally Gray and had children as follows :
I. ISRAEL, of whom no record.
II. SOPHIA, m. Robert McCarter.
III. ABIGAIL, m. Andrew Chesley.
IV. FLORINDA, m. William Emery.
V. SILAS, m. Hannah Cogswell, lived on the homestead, and had two children, Silas D. and Mrs. Sarah Charles.
VI. STEPHEN D., is a physician in Robinson, Ill.
VII. OLIVER P., m. Nancy L. Eastman. He was postmaster from 1855 to his death, in 1888, when his widow succeeded.
* Clement, son of Daniel Meserve, bapt. in Dover, July 31, 1740.
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VIII. CLEMENT, is a lawyer in Hopkinton, Mass.
IX. WINFIELD S., a prominent man in Danville.
x. HORACE B., was a seaman; d. in Jackson.
XI. ISRAEL, d. in the fort at Portsmouth.
CHILDREN OF SILAS AND BETSEY :
I. STEPHEN, did not marry; resided in Bartlett, where he filled official positions; represented Bartlett and Jackson many years in the Legisla- ture; was a conveyancer and did much probate business.
2. ISAAC, lived in Bartlett and had issue, several daughters and a son.
Hon. Arthur L. Meserve, born Apr. 18, 1838, is the only male survivor of his family in Bartlett. He has been elected to the municipal offices; has been county commissioner three years; represented the town in State Legis- lature; colonel on Governor Weston's staff; member of Governor Bell's coun- cil; chairman of the Democratic State Committee; farmer, merchant, and railroad man. He possessed a fine literary taste and has written many arti- cles for publication.
Capt. Jonathan Meserve, a native of Dover or Madbury, N. H., removed to Jackson, in that state, as early as 1790 ; held a captain's commission in colonial days. He was actively opposed to the stamp act, and to his cousin, Hon. George Meserve, who had been commissioned to distribute the stamps, and spent his money freely in supporting the war for independence. He m. Mary Davis and by her had seven children named JONATHAN, DANIEL, JOHN, NATHANIEL, BETSEY, MARY, and JOANNA.
Col. Jonathan Meserve, son of the preceding, born March 2, 1772, m. Alice Pendexter, of Jackson. He carried on extensive agricultural operations and actively engaged in general business; was colonel of the militia and representative; genial and hospitable, he was a favorite among his contem- poraries. He died Sept. 2, 1849 ; wife died April 19, 1872.
Daniel Meserve married Betsey, daughter of John Pendexter, and lived in Jackson until 1815, when he removed to Bartlett. Several children.
Gen. George P. Meserve, son of preceding, born April 11, 1798, m. Harriet Eastman, by whom a numerous family; having been employed on the rugged soil in boyhood he was deprived of the means of gratifying his inherent thirst for that knowledge obtained from books, such as are accessible today; but after the days had expired, and when others were reposing, he was wont to study such works as came within reach by the uncertain, flickering light of pitch-wood. His strongest trend was on military lines, and he became an adept in tactics, and at the early age of twenty-six was commissioned major- general of the state militia.
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