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eled in the cold, spring-fed ponds and the cool, shaded brooks that issued from them; these were taken when wanted by hook or wicker crates.
Every ineomer to the new plantation brought a musket, fowling-piece, or long rifle with him. Such weapons were every-day companions; they hung on buck horns over the fireplace, stood within reach at the cabin-corner, were carried to the clearing, corn field, and to church. Where were they procured at this early period? Well, we assume that among English goods brought over for the early merchants, who kept the truek houses, where such were bartered for the peltry of the red men and white hunters, there were consignments of fire-arms, bullet moulds, beaver shot, and bird pellets, with powder for the same. There were several styles of weapons of this class found among the early settlers, and some may still be seen, which have been carefully preserved as heir - looms, in fair condition. Muskets made by Eng- lish gunsmiths were heavier than those of French manufacture, and not as finely finished. The guns from London were about three- feet- six in length, and "carried an ounce ball." They were strong and "true as a hair," but the stocks were too straight at the neek for easy use. These had iron "trim- mings" and sights, and steel rods. The French fowling-pieces, with which nearly all the New England tribes of Indians were armed, a few of them still owned among the baek-town farmers, were very long of barrel and of small calibre; had long, gracefully carved stocks, with neck extending some distance down upon the "cheek-rest." The " shoulder plate" was broad and crescent shaped. The mountings were of brass, neatly ornamented with the engraver's tool. Opposite the lock the escutcheons for the screws were formed into some fanciful device; they were like demi-dragons and griffins. Upon the top of the barrel there was a narrow, flat " sight-line " running from the breech- pin to the muzzle sight, which was silver, long and thin. The rifles used were long, heavy, and showed evidence of skillful workmanship. Some of the early planters were experts with these at "arms-length," and could "bark the squirrel," like a Daniel Boone or a Louis Wetzel.
For bears, log-traps were commonly built, arranged with a heavy hard- wood "fall," which was sure to crush bruin's bones and cause him to roar with pain if he had the presumption to seek his supper within the enclosure where it was fastened to the ingenious " figure-four" spindle. Afterwards, the blacksmiths made heavy steel bear traps, having long, savage teeth riveted to the jaws which stuck through bruin's stout legs and held him fast. The springs of a well - made bear trap were so strong that they could only be " set " with a lever; and great care was necessary when moving about one of these "cruel consarns" after the jaws were held down by the latch. We have heard of hunters falling into traps they had placed for bears, who were maimed and crippled for life by the accident. To strong chains on these traps heavy toggles were attached, which would anchor the bear to a sapling,
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or root, where he must suffer until the owner of the trap came to put an end to his earthly sorrows with an ounce of lead.
Smaller traps of steel were used for otters, beavers, wolves, foxes, and wild cats, but for some of these sagaciously cunning creatures, the iron must be handled carefully. When setting them for beaver, they were sometimes smoked over birch bark and not allowed to come in contact with the bare hands afterwards. Even the sticks with which the chains were fastened were handled with mittens or buckskin gloves. When set for otters, they were usually placed under water at the foot of their "slides," or at the opening of their sub-aqueous tunnels.
The genuine "log trap," though a primitive and rude structure, was all the better for its rudeness, for it resembled the wood of old logs and fallen branches so closely, when well built, that nearly all animals, with exception of the fox, entered the dangerous opening without suspicion. They were quickly made, when intended for the smaller "varmints," and only a small axe and a knife were required. For sable, an experienced trapper would set up fifty in a day, if in the old spruce growth where chips were "free rift." The bait could not be meddled with without passing under the "fall," and if disturbed the "rolling spindle," or treacherous "figure-four," was sure to do its office and leave the poor animal fast in the toils.
Every country boy had his "box trap " for minks, weasels, and squirrels, and if well covered with tin, and the edges of the boards of which it was made driven full of long nails; if well weighted above or made with a "catch hook" at the side, whatever "nibbled" the bait was safely imprisoned where they could not "break jail" with such instruments as nature furnished them ; but the mink, muskrat, and gray squirrel would cut their way out of the com- mon kinds of wood in a short time. It was a sad hour for the man or boy who took the risk of inspecting the interior of the box trap when occupied by one of the animal family that dressed in conventional black and white, and defended their quarters with something as disagreeable, if not as dangerous, as dynamite. We have known such and learned that they had not the least hesitancy in determining the kind of animal that had announced his pres- ence. While writing of bear traps, we remember one built of logs to which we were guided by an old hunter in a back township many years ago. It was some six feet square, and the logs were securely locked together at the corners and firmly supported between standing trees. He showed me the hair on the "fall " piece, left by a four-hundred-pound bear he had caught the fall pre- vious. Bruin got in at night, and as the trap was not far away from the hunter's cabin, he heard him scream when crushed by the heavy log. The moon was high in the heavens, and, seizing his gun, old Bisby went down to the woods to put an end to the bear's suffering. As he approached, the big fellow roared terribly and made desperate struggles to free himself from the trap,
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but the bullet "settled the hash " and put a stop to bruin's corn stealing. Nearly all of the early pioneers were crack shots; were perfectly familiar with the habits and haunts of all wild animals, and had the courage to follow them to their very dens; and then, Putnam-like, would crawl in and take the chances of a close fight, contending with tooth and claw. There were few settlers' houses without their bearskins and a good collection of other peltry. Moose-hides and buckskins were not only essential for breeches and hunting- frocks, but, when of merchantable quality, were regularly used in place of money, the prices being set by the General Court or the councilors; and with these, the hunter-farmer procured such articles as were needed at the trading- post; that is, bone buttons, knee-buckles, pocket knives, ammunition, etc.
"Say, Unele Gunnison, did you ever know 'Old Haxton,' who once lived in the wide, yellow house, since called the . Haxton house?'"
Uncle Gunnison had not known this old hunter, and the narrative would be new; it shall be told. Old Haxton was a tough, iron-sided, fearless man, whose early years had been passed on the frontier. He became a bold hunter and had encounters with all the wild beasts that inhabited the wilderness between the Penobscot and St. Johns rivers; and for months together he would not see the face of a white man. He used to tell that when away back in the region of Moosehead lake, he one day stepped upon a windfall to rest, and looking over the upturned roots discovered an enormous panther coiled up and asleep on the ground within six feet of him. Probably the old chap had been on a "lark" the night before, and was now making up for loss of rest. But Haxton was not long deliberating as to the best thing to do. It would be hardly possible to step down and withdraw without disturbing the sleeper. and he might wake up cross and resent the intrusion upon his territory. Should Haxton fire and not kill the dangerous beast instantly he would be torn in pieces. He determined to fire. Lowering the muzzle of his long rifle cautiously down within a foot of the panther's head, he obviated the click of the lock, ran his eye along the sights, and pulled the trigger. There was a leap, a seream, a crackling of brushwood, a convulsive struggle which showed the terrible strength of the animal, and the only beast feared by the Indians lay stretched upon the earth. Forgetting that he was many miles away from the habitation of men, in his exultation and safety, Haxton sprang upon the log again, and, swinging his cap, shouted until the forest answered him back with duplicated echoes. He went to work to strip off the tawny hide and brought it from the woods as a trophy of his hunting excursion and adventure.
Before the incident had been related to a finish, Uncle Gunnison's eye- brows had removed to the second story of his furrowed brow, his eyeballs had started from their sockets, his mouth was all ajar, the lines of his long face were strained like a viol-string, and as his upraised hands fell upon his knees when he found that Old Haxton was saved from the teeth and claws of the " Indian
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devil," he let off steam in an awfully significant "Shoah ! That beat all!" "Well, Uncle Gunnison," said I, as soon as I took breath, "since you are such an attentive listener-and that's half the secret of good story-telling -I will give you an item about cats of smaller size, but just as wild and sav- age, what there is of 'em, as was the cat-a-mount. Marcus Mansfield had a smart steel trap placed for a fox down in Rankin's back lot; it had a pretty long chain and a three-pronged iron toggle. One morning Marcus, he came running down to Abner Boulter's and shouted when he jumped the log fence : 'Say, Abner, some kind of an awful wild critter's in my trap; I tracked him, but hav'n't found him yit. Come on, all hands, and let's find the varmint.' Some of the neighbors had been down talking with Abner that morning-let me see; there was Zenas Paine, Ben Muzzy, Tom Lombard, and Cad Cole- and they seized some sharp axes from the wood-pile and away they went down through the tall juniper woods. Well, sir, that toggle had ripped up the turf and roots; it had caught 'mong the bushes and the critter had pulled it away. We didn't hunt long afore we come to an old holler log and seed where the varmint had dragged in the trap. 'He's sartinly in there,' Marcus ventured to remark; this was seconded by Zenas Paine and allowed by Tom Muzzy. 'What's to be done ?' asked Marcus. Now Abner, he was a genne- wine old vet-run hunter'n he know'd jist what to do; he took an axe and cut an opening in that log and they all seed the trap chain. That was evidence that Marcus was right: same's when Lezar Kindrick said he knew his mare had foaled because he saw the colt in the pasture; evidence that would be admitted in any court. But we have digressed slightly. Well, another hole was cut through the shell of the log, and when Abner was clearing the chips out with his hands, old dare-devil, the beast, he snarled at him. A few more chips and they seed the varmint's head; then Abner, he whelted him with his axe-poll till he was done for; then they pulled him out."
"What on airth was it?" inquired Uncle Gunnison.
I looked round and saw that the old man was nearly bursting with swell- ing amazement, and to relieve him I answered without further delay: "Why, it was a wild cat."
" And what kind of a wild cat?"
"Why a regular old gray-sided bob cat."
" And was he killed?"
"Wall, yes, he's kinder killed; but they had to kill him three times afore he'd stop clawin' when Abner, he choked him."
" My conscience !"
Again I turned to behold Uncle Gunnison, and such a sight! His hair stood out bristling, and his teeth chattered, and he trembled as if he had the "shakin' palsy." I pitied the old man and promised not to relate any more feline anecdotes that day; I didn't.
FAMILY HISTORIES.
Appleton Family.
This family were residents at Great and Little Waldingford, in Suffolk, England, from a remote period. A John Appleton died at the former place in 1436. SAMUEL APPLETON, descended from this race, came to New Eng- land in 1635, and settled at Ipswich; was admitted freeman in May, 1636, and was representative at the May and September sessions of the General Court, in 1637. He was born at Little Waldingford in 1586; died in Ipswich in June, 1670, leaving John, Samuel, Judith, and Martha.
John Appleton, b. at Little Waldingford, in 1622, was representative for Ipswich for nineteen years. He was fined and imprisoned under the administration of Sir Edmund Andros, for resisting the principles of taxation without representation; one of the first to take this stand in the colonies. He m. Priscilla, dau. of Rev. Jesse Glover, by whom he had John and Jesse. He d. in 1700, aged 78.
I. JOHN APPLETON, b. 1652, was a councilor under the Charter of William and Mary, and twenty years a judge of probate for Essex county, Mass. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of President Rogers, and d. in 1739, leaving issue.
2. JESSE APPLETON, bro. of preceding, b. 1660, was a merchant in Bos- ton; d. in 1721.
I. REV. NATHANIEL, son of John, b. Dec. 9, 1693 ; grad. at Harvard in 1712; ordained, at Cambridge, Oct. 9, 1717; d. Feb. 9, 1784, aged 91. His sons were as follows :
(1). Nathaniel, who d. in 1798, having a son of the same name, who grad. at Harvard in 1773, and d. Apr. 16, 1795, aged 40.
(2). John, a merchant in Salem, who d. in March, 1817, aged 64. A graduate of Harvard.
(3). Harry, a grad. of Harvard; merchant in Portsmouth ; d. Sept. 5, 1768, aged 31.
Samuel Appleton, brother of John, preceding, was born at Little Waldingford, in 1625; came to New England and was representative in 1669, 1675, 1677, and 1680; captain of militia; a major and commander-in-chief in King Philips war, 1676. He was one of the first councilors under Charter of William and Mary, 1692. He m. Hannah, dau. of William Paine, by whom issue; secondly, Mary, dau. of John Oliver, Dec. 2, 1756 ; she d. June 7, 1640. Four sons and three daughters.
1. SAMUEL, b. 1654; merchant in Boston ; one of the council most of the time from 1703 to 1714 ; a colonel and commissioner at Quebec.
2. JOHN, who had issue.
3. ISAAC, b. 1664; a major. He m. Priscilla Baker, granddau. of Deputy Governor Symonds, and d. 1747. Six daughters and one son.
I. ISAAC APPLETON, son of Isaac (3), b. 1704; d. at Ipswich, 1794, hav- ing eight sons, graduates, who were distinguished men, as follows :
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(1). Isaac, b. 1731, of New Ipswich, N. H., who d. 1806. His three sons, Samuel, Ebenezer, and Nathan, were distinguished Boston merchants.
(2). Francis, of New Ipswich, N. H., was father of Rev. Jesse, D. D., president of Bowdoin Coll .; b. Nov. 17, 1772 ; grad. at Harvard, 1792 ; d. at Brunswick, Nov. 12, 1819.
(3). Samuel,
(4). Thomas, settled in Maine.
(5). John,
(6). Daniel,
(7). William, d. young, in Portsmouth, N. H.
(8). Joseph, of Brown Univ., 1772; minister of North Brookfield, Mass .; ordained Nov. 30, 1776; d. July 24, 1795.
4. OLIVER, of Haverhill, who left issue.
Daniel Appleton and wife, Elizabeth, united with the Congregational church in Buxton, Jan. 8, 1778. The Appletons of Ipswich were early pro- prietors in the Narragansett township, No. 1, in right of Col. Samuel Apple- ton, who served in the Narragansett war. I have not found full records of this family in Buxton. I remember of hearing the old people speak of "Squire Appleton," and suppose he was a justice. Issue, as far as known :
I. JOHN, m. Mercy Bradbury, Sept. 12, 1771.
2. ELIZABETH, bapt. Mar, 29, 1778 ; m. Samuel Hopkinson, June 7, 1801.
3. SARAH, bapt. Aug. 25, 1782.
4. JOSEPH, bapt. Sept. 30, 1789.
5. DANIEL, m. Sally -, and had children, born in Buxton, whose names will follow. He d. May 19, 1856.
I. SAMUEL B., b. July 5, 1810; d. July 12, 1815.
1I. JESSE, b. Feb. 21, 1812 ; d. July 15, 1815.
III. LUCY, b. Oct. 28, 1813.
IV. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 10, 1815.
V. JESSE, b. Apr. 25, 1817 ; d. Aug. 27, 1827.
V1. SARAH, b. Sept. 4, 1819; d. Mar. 26, 1865.
VII. JOSEPH, b. July 20, 1821 ; d. Oct. 3, 1831.
VIII. DANIEL, b. Jan. 8, 1825; d. Aug. 11, 1827.
IX. DANIEL W., b. Feb. 20, 1830; d. Apr. 9, 1831.
Hon. Nathan D. Appleton was born in Ipswich, Mass., May, 1791; graduated at Bowdoin, 1813; admitted to bar, 1816, and seven years later settled in Alfred, Me. Ripe scholarship and gentlemanly deportment gave him an extensive practice; was a member of the Legislature several years; president of the Senate; attorney general; nominee for Congress. Practised forty years and maintained an unblemished character. He m. Julia Hall, of Alfred.
Atkinson Family.
The Atkinsons were English, and the ancestors of the New England famn- ilies came from Bury, in County Lancaster, in 1634. THEODORE ATKINSON, the emigrant, settled in Boston and was owner of a good estate there. Atkin- son street, where he had land, was named for him, and Berry street, for the place of his nativity. HON. THEODORE ATKINSON, a grandson, settled on Great island, in Portsmouth harbor, and engaged in trade and fishing. He was appointed clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the province; was a man of great fidelity, held in high esteem. JOHN ATKINSON, son of the first Theodore, b. in Boston in 1636, m. Sarah Myrick, Apr. 27, 1664, and lived on the side of the "Upper Green," in Newburyport, Mass. His son, JOHN ATKINSON, m. Sarah Woodman, in 1693, and had Thomas, b. Mar. 16, 1694, who m. Mary Pike, of Salisbury, Aug. 5, 1719. He was the father of :
Humphrey Atkinson, b. June 12, 1720; m. Sarah Hale, of Newbury- port, May 25, 1743, and lived in that town until 1760, when he came to Bux- ton. He had purchased land in the township previously; was a ship-wright. He d. in 1775, and with his wife was buried at Pleasant Point. Children named as follows, being born in Newbury :
I. SARAH, b. June 25, 1744; m. Jabez Bradbury.
2. JOSEPH, b. Aug. 24, 1745; m. Olive, dau. of Capt. Joseph Woodman, Dec. 18, 1767, and in 1769 his father conveyed to him forty acres of land, upon which he settled and died. He was deacon of the Baptist church. He and his brother m. sisters, and tradition says they ex- changed sweethearts after being engaged, one paying the boot in shingles. He d. Feb. 18, 1823 ; his wife d. Jan. 26, 1828. Children :
I. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 21, 1768.
II. SARAH, b. Jan. 26, 177 1.
III. MARY, b. Jan. 29, 1773.
IV. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 22, 1775.
V. ANNE, b. Aug. 14, 1777.
VI. JOHN, b. July 26, 1779; m. Paulina Harmon and settled on the home- stead. He d. Dec. 22, 1857; his wife d. Mar. 24, 1855. These had issue, a son Charles, who sold the old home and removed to Gorham, where he was living, in 1872, with two children.
(1). Tabitha, b. Sept. 4, 1805 ; pub. with Benjamin L. Deering, Mar. 25, 1851.
(2). Charles, b. Sept. 26, 1811 ; he and wife Clarissa had children, b. in Buxton, named as follows :
(1). Jane, b. Feb. 16, 1832.
(II). Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1835.
(111). Joseph T., b. Sept. 9, 1838.
(IV). Frances E., b. June 16, 1841.
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(v). Charles H., b. Dec. 9, 1843.
(VI). Henrietta, b. Nov. 3, 1848.
(VII). George M., b. Sept. 10, 1853.
VII. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 23, 1781.
VIII. MOSES, b. Apr. 9, 1784; m. Olive, dau. of James and Mary (Han- cock) Woodman, of Buxton (she living in 1872 in Saco), July 31, 1816. He d. Oct. 26, 1858. Children, b. in Buxton :
(1). William H., b. Nov. 27, 1816; m. Mrs. Mary Pitts, Mar. 8, 1868, and had issue, Henry N., b. July 29, 1869.
(2). Sarah A., b. Feb. 5, 1819 ; m. Joel Towle.
(3). James, b. Dec. 19, 1821.
(4). Joseph, b. Dec. 5, 1823 ; d. Aug. 18, 1825.
(5). Mary E. C., b. Nov. 21, 1825 ; d. Aug. 20, 1825,
(6). Joseph, b. May 29, 1826; d. 1828 (?).
(7). Rebecca, b. Nov. 18, 1828; m. Richard M. Sykes, of Biddeford ; d. May 11, 1849.
(8). Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1830.
(9). Almeda, b. Sept. 19, 1835 ; d. Aug. 30, 1866.
(10). Frances O., b. June 23, 1839.
IX. SUSANNA, b. Apr. 20, 1786.
3. MOSES, b. Nov. 17, 1747; m. Rebecca Woodman, Sept. 13, 1770. His father gave him forty acres of land adjoining his brothers' lots. He lived at one time near the meeting-house, and his old well, in rear of Spofford's blacksmith shop, is still in use. He d. in the army. Accord- ing to the statement of Colonel Lane, he left his home at Bar Mills in 1812, unknown to his family, and went forward until he found the regi- ment commanded by his two nephews, between Plattsburg and the river St. Lawrence. He wanted to be equipped and to enter the ranks. The general was consulted and consented to give him a gun, asking the Lanes to look after him. While on the march for winter quarters the regiment encamped in the woods. He lay down in a tent between the Lane brothers and was well covered with blankets. Colonel Lane got up to stir the fire some time in the night and found Lieutenant Atkinson dead. Rough boards were procured, a box made, a deep grave dug, and he was buried in the woods. Some rude stones were placed at his head and feet. His children :
I. JOSEPH, m. Anna Lane in 1790.
II. MOSES, m. Betsey Woodman, Aug. 14, 1794.
III. THOMAS, m. first, Bethia Hopkinson, Nov. 14, 1797; second, Widow Alice Billings, Mar. 6, 1808. He lived in Hollis and had a family there. I suppose Billings Atkinson was his son, and that Bethia, wife of Mighill Hobson, and Achsah, wife of William Hopkinson, were his daughters. Billings left issue.
IV. JAMES, m. Polly, dau. of Ezekiel Barnes.
v. ANNA, m. Elihu Howard, Jan. 4, 1801.
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VI. OLIVE, m. Samuel Hodgdon.
VII. POLLY, m. Joses Palmer, June 19, 1799.
1. THOMAS, b. Dec. 21, 1749; m. Anna Safford, Sept. 12, 1782. He re- ceived sixty acres of land from his father, in Buxton, in 1771. He sold to John Haines, of Scarborough, in 1777. He lived on the homestead ; died instantly in a store at Union Falls, Sept. 23, 1833, and two sons died as suddenly. Children:
1. MOLLY, b. July 12, 1784.
Il. STEPHEN, b. Sept. 7, 1786; m. Eliza Seavey, of Scarborough.
III. AMOS, b. Nov. 23, 1788.
IV. ENOCH, b. July 14, 1791.
V. SARAH, b. June 22, 1793.
VI. SUSANNA, b. July 22, 1795.
These maiden sisters lived on the homestead in Buxton.
VII. EUNICE, b. Mar. 4, 1798.
VIII. JOHN, b. Mar. 31, 1800.
IX. HUMPHREY, b. Oct. 21, 1802.
x. NANCY, b. Mar. 28, 1805.
5. JOHN, b. in Buxton, m. Olive Haley, Nov. 1, 1792, and removed to Eaton, N. H., in the winter of 1813. He became the owner of four hundred acres of land. His issue, b. in Buxton, was as follows:
1. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 8, 1795, in Buxton ; m. a dau. of John March and long resided in Eaton, now Madison. He was on board a privateer during the war of 1812; was taken prisoner and exchanged, and to keep him from entering the service again his father moved from the coast towns to the wilderness of Eaton. To him the father gave the land where Snowville now is, and there he made the first clearing and built the first house. He was a merchant, and in Madison owned and conducted a respectable hotel. He was prominent in town affairs and much in official life. He had a family of noble children: (1) Washington, (2) Webster, (3) Abigail, (4) Elizabeth, (5) John, (6) Mary A., (7) Caroline. All dead but two youngest.
Il. BETSEY, b. Dec. 11, 1798; m. James Robertson, of Eaton ; settled in Brownfield ; five children.
TIT. SALLY, b. Nov. 21, 1800; m. Joseph Snow and had a large family. several of whom are now living at Snowville in Eaton.
IV. ISAAC, b. Dec. 19, 1802 ; m. Mary A. Baker, of Conway, for second wife; no issue; farmer in Eaton, where he always resided.
v. JOSEPH, b. Apr. 21, 1805; m. Hannah Haley and was a resident of Eaton, N. H., during life; a farmer ; had six children, born in Eaton, named as follows: (1) Ira, (2) Kinsman, (3) Austin, (+) Nancy, (5) Jane, (6) Charles, (2), (5). (6), dead; married a second wife when old and died at her home in Fryeburg.
(1). Rev. Kinsman, b. Oct. 26, 1829, in Eaton, N. H .; d. Feb. 15, 1894, in Glenwood, Iowa. He was m. in 1853, to Lydia Stack- pole, of Biddeford, and that year commenced preaching; united with the Maine Conference of the Methodist church, in 1854,
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and continued a successful minister until 1889, when he became a superannuate. He was a man of strong intellect, and pos- sessed of a remarkably retentive memory which enabled him to recite almost any chapter in the New Testament. He was a firm friend, hospitable and cordial. His last hours were triumphant. He left a widow and one daughter, Mrs. Fannie, wife of Rev. Hayward, a Methodist preacher in the Iowa Conference.
VI. THEODORE, b. in 1806 ; m. Nancy Trueworthy and settled in Windham, Me., as farmer. He had issue, two children: (1) Edwin, recently died ; (2) Mrs. Smith, of Windham, living.
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