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He enlisted (Mass. Archives, Vol. 60, p. 74) at Berwick again as a private 10 April, 1782, for three years, and was in Capt. Abbott's Co. of Col. Tupper's Tenth Reg't., Mass. line, Continental Army ; was transferred to Capt. Trotter's Co. of the Fifth Reg't; was again transferred to Capt. John Mills's Co. of Col. Joseph Vose's Reg't; continued in the service until the close of the war and remained about one year after the war to take care of the ordinances, artillery, and forts at West Point. He received two payments for services, one due 1 Jany., 1783, and another due 1 March, 1784. He also received a bounty from Berwick 24 May, 1782.
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He stated these facts before Benjamin Greene, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the First Eastern Circuit 19 Feb., 1819, in his affidavit made that day.
He removed to Lebanon abont 1786, and was living here in 1836 at the age of 73 years, at which time he received a bounty from the State under the resolves of 1835-36.
He resided in the easterly part of the town, near the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by James M. Gerrish.
He m. at Berwick, Me., 6 Jan., 1785, Phebe Downs.
33. REUBEN GOODWIN, JR., b. abont 1764, was a native of Ber- wiek, Me. He enlisted as a private 26 April, 1781, for three years and joined the army at West Point in June, 1781. He was in Capt. Williams's Co. of the Fifth Mass. Reg't, General Patterson's Brigade. He continued in the service until Dec., 1783, when he was discharged, his discharge papers being signed by Gen'l Henry Knox. On the 1 March, 1784, he received three payments for services, due 1 Jan., 1782, 1 Jan., 1783, and 1 Jan., 1784. He was an inhabitant of Berwick when he enlisted, but soon after his term of service he removed to L. He received a bounty from Ber- wick (Mass. Archives, vol. 34, p. 559,) 9 May, 1781. He settled at North Lebanon the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by Newell Goodwin. He d. 14 Feb., 1827.
He m. at Berwick, Me., 10 Nov., 1785, Ruth Lord, who was b. about 1766, and who was living as his widow in L., a pensioner, 1 June, 1840 ; she also received a State bounty in 1836. The follow- ing imperfect record is submitted :-
i. THOMAS, m. Betsey Glidden; resided on homestead; d. 9 May, 1856, æ. 59 years.
ii. JACOB, m. Ruth, dang. of Rev. John and Abigail (Legro) Blais- dell of L .; resided at North Lebanon.
iii. JOEL, m. Elizabeth L., daug. of Isaac and Nancy (Libby) Hans- com of L .; she m. (2) Lyman Walker Lord of L.
Other children were: Reuben, Jr., Hannah, Polly, Olive, Betsey, Theodosia, Eunice, Ruth and Lucy.
34. SIMEON GOODWIN, a twin brother of Reuben (32) was born about 1765. He enlisted in Jan'y or March, 1783, for three years as a private in Capt. John Mills's Co. of Col. Joseph Vose's Reg't, Mass. line. He was transferred to Col. Hull's Reg't about six months before his discharge, which occurred in June, 1784, at West Point. His troops were among the last that were discharged.
He removed from Berwick to Lebanon in 1792, and resided in the easterly part of the town until his death, 21 April, 1836. His widow Mary, born about 1765, was living in Lebanon 1 June, 1840, having received a bounty from the State, and then receiving a pension from the government. From the town records the following children of Simeon and Mary Goodwin are arranged :
i. LEMUEL, b. 24 Dec., 1787 ; died young, in Mass.
ii. Asa, b. 24 Dec., 1789.
iii. HIRAM, b. 19 Jan., 1791; m. pub. 9 Ang., 1818, Draxey, daug. of Benjamin and Susan Gowell of L.
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iv. URBAN, b. 1 Jan., 1793; m. Pacia, daug. of Joshua Horne of L.
V. DOROTHY, b. 16 Dec., 1795.
vi. ADAII, born 28 April, 1797; m. Noah Pierce of L.
vii. NANCY, . 2 Sept., 1800.
viii. MARK, b. 16 Feb., 1802; m. - Wentworth.
ix. HORACE, b. 6 Oct., 1806.
X. LUTHIER, b. 6. Dec., 1808; m. Ruth, daug. of Simon Ricker of L.
Simeon Goodwin's wife was Mary Goodrich, whom he married at Berwick, 5 Nov., 1787.
GOWELL.
35. BENJAMIN GOWELL, supposed native of Berwick, Me., was a private in Capt. Samuel Grant's Co. of Col. Storer's Reg't; en- listed 14 Aug. 1777; served three months and seven days in the Northern Army ; discharged at Queman's Height, 4 Nov., 1777, when he was allowed fifteen days' traveling fee. He m. at Berwick, Me., 1 Sept. 1772, Susanna Pike.
After the Revolution he removed to the farm now (1896) known as the "Col. John Wentworth place," where he was living early in the present century. His widow Susan was residing with Went- worth Goodwin, Sr., her son-in-law, on 1 June, 1840, and a pensioner.
Children : Daughter Sally was published 6 Nov., 1819 to Went- worth Goodwin. She died in a few years and her sister Betsey was published 17 Dec., 1826, and married 11 Jan., 1827 to the same. Daughter Draxey was published 9 Aug., 1818 to Hiram s. of Simeon and Mary (Goodrich) Goodwin of Lebanon. Son Timothy lived and died in Rochester, N. H. Other sons were John, and another whose name is unknown is supposed to have removed to Belgrade, Me.
GRANT.
36. WILLIAM GRANT of Lebanon, son of William Grant Sr. was a Revolutionary pensioner. He was reputed to have had fifteen bullets shot through his coat and hat in a single battle from which he escaped uninjured. ( Wentworth Genealogy).
On 23 Nov., 1769, he m, Mary, d. of Thomas and Mary (Nock) Wentworth who was born 11 Apr., 1742. They removed to Leba- non, where his wife died without issue 4 Sept., 1822. He adopted his nephew John Wentworth to whom he gave the homestead in Lebanon at his decease. (See Wentworth Genealogy).
HARTFORD.
37. SOLOMON HARTFORD was son of Stephen and Susannah (Wentworth) Hartford of Rochester, N. H. He removed to Leb. from which town he enlisted as a private in Capt. John Brewster's Co. of Col. Pierce Long's Reg't, stationed at New Castle, N. H. He was No. 60 of his Co. and served 95 days with extra pay from 7 Dec., 1776, to 7 Jany, 1777.
He m. 13 Sept., 1774 Mary or Mercy Farnham and resided in the
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westerly part of the town on the Moses Ricker farm of 1870; later be removed to Lancaster, N. H., where he lived on "Cherry Mountain" until his death which occurred about 1832. He was buried in Leb. on the Ricker farm, but his stone is unmarked. Children :
i. ELSIE, b. Jan., 1776; m. 16 Feb., 1794, Nathaniel Tuttle of L.
ii. ELIAKIM, b. 8 March. 1777; m. Charity, daug. of Richard and Abigail (Garland-Cook) Perkins of L. (64)
iii. SARAII, b. 19 Nov., 1780; m. 19 Nov., 1799, Thomas Foss of L.
iv. SUSAN, b. in 1783; m. Samuel Foss.
V. MERCY, h. 1 Oct., 1786; m. Jeremiah Shorey of L.
vi. WILLIAM, b. Feb., 1789; m. Alphia Shorey, sister to Jeremiah. vii. JENNIE, h. 18 April, 1792, m. Jonathan Ellis.
viii. MERIBAI, h. Dec., 1794; m. Thomas Tibbetts.
ix. SOBRIETY, . June, 1797; m. Thomas Whitehouse.
X. SOLOMON, JR., b. 16 Jan., 1800; m. Ruth Tibbetts.
xi. MACIAS, h. 30 March, 1803; m. Abigail Kilburn of Province- town, Mass. ; lived in Boston.
HERSOM. (HORSOM.)
38. BENJAMIN HERSOM (Horsom), a native of Berwick, Me., enlisted from that town, as corporal, in Capt. Samuel Grant's Co. of Col. Storer's Reg't 14 Ang., 1777. He served with the Northern army two months and twenty-five days and was discharged at Que- man's Height 23 Oct., 1777.
He removed from Berwick to Lebanon where he was the first settler on the farm now (1896) owned and accupied by Fred Her- som at North Lebanon. He married at Berwick, Me., 13 April, 1780, Dorcas Ricker, and died about 1836 aged not far from 80 years. Children :
i. JONATHAN, m. 2 July, 1812, Ennice Nock (Knox) of L. (53.) ii. ABIGAIL, m. William Hurd of Acton, Me.
iii. DORCAS, m. Josiah Witham of Acton, Me.
iv. SALLY, m. - Sanborn of Somersworth, N. H.
V. BETSEY, m. Love Roberts of Lebanon. (73.)
vi. ESTHER, m. Samuel Pray of Lebanon.
39. DAVID HERSOM, a native of Berwick, Me., was born 18 May, 1760. He enlisted in Capt. Stephen Hodsdon's Co. of the Mass. militia for two months in the spring of 1775; marched to Kittery Point and served there and at Portsmouth Harbor. James Goodwin was lieutenant of the company, or ensign ; and this one company only was sent to defend the town from the British ship "Scar- borough" then lying in the Harbor.
He again enlisted in March 1776 in Capt. Place's Co., Thomas Hodsdon, lieutenant ; Aaron Hanson, ensign; marched to Mystic and Cambridge, thence to New York and Canada, in Col. James Reed's Reg't ; served for one year.
At the special request of Gen. John Sullivan while at Trenton, he remained six weeks after his term expired during which time he was one of the advanced guard in the battle of Princeton.
In the latter part of the summer of 1777, he enlisted for a third time, in Capt. Samuel Grant's Co. of Mass. militia for three months ;
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marched to Saratoga, and assisted in the capture of Gen Burgoyne's army. His regiment was commanded by Col. Joseph Storer.
In the spring or summer of 1778 his fourth enlistment occurred, in Capt. Sadwell's Co. of Col. Joseph Cilley's Reg't., New Hamp- shire line ; he marched to New Jersey and Pennsylvania where he served for nine months.
In the autumn of 1779 he enlisted at Portsmouth, N. H., on board the "Ranger" for one year. The ship soon took a prize which was retaken by the British in about three weeks; and Hersom, with 600 or 700 others, was carried a prisoner to the West Indies where he was confined for six months.
He was taken by a British fleet to Charleston, S. C., where he was detained for some time, reaching home after abont one year. He was a pensioner under Act of Congress 18 March, 1818, and by Act of 7 June, 1832, received $84 per year.
He stated in his affidavit, No. 793, in Land Office, Angusta, Me., that he was at one time an inhabitant of Lebanon. This man, or another of same name, m. at Berwick in 1808 Lydia Nock.
40. JACOB HERSOM, (Hossom) supposed native of Berwick, Me., enlisted as a private 3 Sept., 1776, in Capt. John Brewster's Co. of Col. Pierce Long's Reg't, stationed at New Castle, N. H. He was No. 48 of his Co. ; served 95 days and was paid for extra service from 7 Dec., 1776, to 7 Jan., 1777. He was a pensioner living in 1820. He is probably the Jacob Hersom who m. Lydia dang. of Philip and Lydia (Mason) Door of Leb. and after 1770 of Shap- leigh, Me. He lived in, or not far from, the town of Leb.
41. JONATHAN HERSOM (Horsom ) probably a native of Berwick, Me., served in the Revolution twice. He was in Capt. Place's Co. of Col. James Reed's Reg't. He marched to Cambridge, thence to New York and to Canada in 1776. In this Co. Thomas Hodsdon was Lient. and Aaron Hanson, Ensign.
On 31 Aug., 1777, Mr. Hasey's dairy states :- "bill by Mrs. Jona". Horsom for her husband gone in ye Army." In Mass. Archives, Vol. 22, p. 198, he is described as a private in Capt. Elisha Shapleigh's Co. of Col. Joseph Storer's Reg't enlisting 14 Aug., 1777, and being discharged 23 Oct. following, after serving 2 mos., 25 days. The pay roll was dated at Kittery, Me., and in- cluded 15 days travel.
He became a resident of Leb. living in the northeasterly part of the town on the road leading from "Hanscom's Corner" to Acton and about one mile from said "Corner." By an affidavit in the Land Office at Augusta it seems that he was living in 1836 at the age of 74 years. He m. at Berwick, Me., 18 Dec., 1780, Martha Good- rich.
42. SAMUEL HERSOM ( Horsom) of Lebanon, born about 1763, was a private in Capt. Esaias Preble's Co. of Col. Jacob Gerrish's Reg't. He enlisted 2 April and was discharged 3 July, 1778, serv- ing three months and five days. Gerrish's regiment of guards was
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stationed at Winter Hill, Charlestown (now Somerville). Mr. Her- som was a Revolutionary pensioner residing with Nathaniel Hersom, in Lebanon, 1 June, 1840, at the age of 77 years.
He resided on the "Middle Cross-Road" so called, about two miles southeast of the center of the town. He d. at Lebanon 24 Dec., 1843. He had a brother Joshua, and also sons, Oliver, Daniel, and Samuel Jr. Oliver m. at L. 17 March, 1816, Phebe Ricker.
He m. at Berwick, Me., 3 June, 1784, Arnia Goodrich.
HILL.
43. JEREMIAHI HILL, b. 15 May, 1767, who was in the employ of Col. Carr of Somersworth, N. H., during the Revolution, was for a time in the army-perhaps in the regular army between 1783 and 1787. On 3 Oct., 1787, he married at Lebanon Abigail daug. of Samuel and Abigail Stevens of L. She was b. 22 June, 1760. For some years he resided near the farm now (1896) owned by the heirs of Dea. Joseph Fernald, but removed to Alfred Gore, Me., where he continued his occupation as miller. His children were :
i. ELEANOR, b. 22 May, 1788; bapt. 10 Sept., 1798; in. Benjamin Farnham.
ii. JEREMIAN, JR, b. July, 1790; bapt. 10 Sept., 1798; was in Second War with Great Britian.
iii. DANIEL, b. 7 March, 1798; bapt. 10 Sept., 1798; resided in Mil- ton. N. H.
iv. SALLY, bapt. 10 Sept., 1798.
V. LYDIA GROVE, b. 15 April, *1802; bapt. 23 June, *1799; m. Moses Downs of Milton, N. H.
vi. LOVEY, bapt. 2 Ang., 1801 ; died unmarried.
HUSSEY.
44. ROBERT HUSSEY of Lebanon enlisted as a private 24 Sept., 1776, in Capt. Abraham Perkins's Co. of Col. Pierce Long's Reg't., stationed at New Castle, N. H.
He was No. 42 and remained with his company and regiment un- til 7 Jan'y., 1777, when he received advanced pay for one month ; but when ordered to march to Ticonderoga on 13 Jan'y he refused, claiming that he was subject to the military orders of Mass. and not those of New Hampshire whose authorities issued the orders. He lived upon the farm in the southerly part of the town, now (1896) owned and occupied by Albert J. Betts. He removed from town in 1787. The First Parish records contain the following facts relating to the family of Robert and Lydia Hussey :
i. SARAH, bapt. 27 June, 1773.
ii. JOHN, bapt. 1 June, 1777.
iii. LYDIA, bapt. 4 July, 1779; m. 7 Feb., 1781, Benjamin Furbish, Jr. (29)
iv. Reuben, bapt. 11 Nov., 1781.
The records also show that Benjamin Hussey married 17 March,
*The town and parish records show this inconsistency.
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1774, Sarah Harmon, and that their daughter Mercy was baptized 18 June, 1775, and Betsey 1 Dec., 1776. No further mention is made in the records of either family.
JAMES.
45. ELISHA JAMES, son of John who was first of the name to settle in Lebanon, was born about 1755.
He enlisted 5 May, 1775, in Capt. Philip Hubbard's Co. of Col. James Scammon's Reg't. Capt. Hubbard was of Berwick and sub- sequently of Shapleigh, Me. Col. Scammon was of Pepperell- borough (now Saco), and his regiment was on Bunker Hill 17 June following ; but on account of some misunderstanding his regiment was not engaged in the battle of that day. Mr. James returned 2 July, 1775.
He m. 12 Oct., 1774, at Lebanon Mercy Tebbetts, and removed 29 Dec., 1777, to Shapleigh (now Acton) Me. He first resided in Lebanon on a lot known as the "James lot," situated about half way between the "Camp Hill" Cemetery and the residence of Noah B. Lord. In Shapleigh he resided near Hubbard's Corner, but moved back to Lebanon about 1810. He purchased a lot some two miles from any highway ; and in fourteen days after going on to it with carpenters, he had a well constructed house which has served the town in recent years in sheltering the poor. This place is now (1896) known as the "Bog Town Farm."
He d. in L. in 1825, ae. 70; his widow Mercy d. in 1826, ae. 69. Issue were :
i. SALLY, m. 1797, John, son of John and Miriam (White) Bodwell of Shapleigh, (now Acton) Me. ; she d. 1846; he b. 5 Oct., 1776; d. in 1860.
ii. Jons, enlisted in the War of 1812; went to New York where he died in Camp.
iii. SAMUEL, m. - Pugsley of Sanford, Me. ; removed to Ohio.
iv. ELISHA, JR., d. at the age of 15 years.
V. DANIEL, m. Dorothy, dang. of Rev. JJohn and Abigail (Legro) Blaisdell of L .; resided on the James homestead in the "Bog"; was a charter member of Second Free Baptist Church of L. in 1834.
vi. OLIVE, m. Jethro Hurd; resided in Acton and later in Sanford, Me.
Vii. PATIENCE, In. John Drew of Shapleigh, (now Acton) Me.
viii. MEHITABLE, In. Thaddeus Rieker of L.
46. JOHN JAMES, supposed brother of Elisha, son of John, who was first of the name to settle in town. He enlisted 5 May, 1775, in Capt. Eben'r Sullivan's Co. of the Thirteenth Reg't of Foot, commanded by Col. James Seammon, and belonging to the Army of the United Colonies of North America.
Again he appears as a private from Lebanon in Capt. John Good- win's Co. "in a detachment of Militia from the County of York, under command of Major Daniel Littlefield on an expedition to Penobscott in compliance with a resolve of the Honorable, the Council of this
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State [Mass. ] passed June ye 29, 1779." He served two months, from 10 July to 10 Sept., 1779, and travelled 210 miles.
He married at Lebanon 26 March, 1779, Lydia Door, and he, or another of the same name, was receiving a pension in 1820, and re- siding in Maine, when he was enumerated as a private of the Mass. line, Revolutionary War.
KENNERSON.
47. JOUIN KENNERSON, JR., of Lebanon, born about 1763, son of John Kenerson, was a private, enlisting at Berwick, Me., 20 Dec., 1781; mustered by Col. Ichabod Goodwin of Berwick, but in 1818 known as Gen. Ichabod Goodwin. He went to Boston where he was ordered to join the army at West Point. He was at- tached to Lieut. Seldin's Co. of the Fourth Mass. Reg't; was waiter to General McDougal for one year; then joined his company, and continued with it until the close of the war ; discharged at or near West Point, 31 Dec., 1783, having served two years and eleven days.
He married at Lebanon 1 April, 1784, Betsey Fall, the Rev: Isaac Hasey performing the marriage. She was born about 1757, and was living in 1834 at the age of 87 years.
He moved from Lebanon to Denmark, Maine, about 1794, where he died 29 Oct., 1833. He was a pensioner from 1818 until his death. They had a son, David B., born in 1785, and living in Denmark, Me., in 1844. His widow, Betsey, received a bounty from the State in 1844. The surname, in affidavit No. 834, Land Office, Angusta, is spelled Kenerson, Kenison. Kinerson, Kennerson, Keniston and Kennison. Widow Betsey states in her affidavit that she never could read nor write a word, which may partially account for the propagation of confusion in the nomenclature of this subject.
A John Keneson received in Ang. 1777, a bounty of Capt. Enoch Page, in command of New Hampshire troops, to march to Rhode Island and Conn.
48. JOSEPH KENNISON of Lebanon, born in 1745, enlisted from Lebanon 13 June, 1775, as a private, in Capt. Jonathan Went- worth's Co; called "husbandman, aged 30."
He enlisted again in Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co. 13 July, 1780 ; discharged 25 Oct. following. His company was in Col. Thomas Bartlett's New Hampshire Reg't raised for the defence of West Point.
He resided in Lebanon from 1773 to 1787 when he removed from town. His farm was on the east side of the "Great Brook," so called, near the P. & R. R. R. He set a fire 25 August, 1774, which destroyed hay and fence belonging to the Rev. Isaac Hasey whose lot joined his on the west. He married at Lebanon 6 Oct., 1773, Sarah Bean, the ceremony being performed by "Parson" Hasey.
49. SAMUEL KENNISON of Lebanon was mustered into the service between 30 May and 13 June, 1777 by Joseph Bragdon of York.
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He served in Capt. Samuel Derby's Co. of Col. John Bailey's Battalion. (See Mass. Archives, Vol. 43, p. 94).
KNOX. (NOCK.)
50. DAVID5 KNOX (Nock), (Zachariah4, Zachariah3, Sylvanus2, Thomas1), was a son of Zachariah and Judith (Pitman) Nock of Berwick, Me. His name occurs in a list of men raised for the six months' service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson under date at Camp Totoway 25 Oet., 1780. On a descriptive list in Mass. Archives he appears as "17 years of age, five feet six inches in stature, of ruddy complexion, residence Berwick ; arrived at Spring- field, Mass., 1 Ang. 1780, in the 32ª Division under command of Lient. Benjamin Pike." On 18 Dec., 1781, the selectmen ef Ber- wick paid him a bounty for three years' service.
In 1820 he was a Revolutionary pensioner then living in Lebanon. There is a tradition that he was a waiter on Major André, the British spy, during Andre's confinement and execution in Sept., 1780. He was discharged 1 Feb., 1781, having served at West Point. On 6 Sept, 1792, he married at L. Molly Hanson, probably the daughter of Daniel Hanson of L., who was bapt. by the Rev. Isaac Hasey, 19 July, 1773.
He resided at L. on the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by William Furbush Wentworth at "Poplar Hill" so called.
Children :
i. PATIENCE, b. 27 Feb., 1793; m. Joshua Knox of Berwick, Me.
ii. ENocn, b. 12 Ang., 1795; d. 15 Nov., 1795.
iii. DAVID, JR., h. 4 Oct., 1796; m. Hannah Cook of Topsham, Me .; drowned while driving logs.
iv. LEVI, b. 7 May, 1799 ; d. 15 Nov., 1857.
V. JERUSIIA, b. 3 May, 1801 ; m. Amos Pray of Shapleigh, Me .; d. 1 July, 1862.
vi. MARY, b. 3 June, 1803; twice married.
vii. LYDIA, b. 5 June, 1805; m. Edmund Short of Newburyport, Mass.
viii. BARZILLA, b. 27 Feb., 1807 ; m. Martha Hanson, of Berwick, Me.
ix. LEONARD, b, 18 April, 1810; m. Mrs. Hannah (Cook) Knox; re- sided in Biddeford, Me.
x. HANSON, b. 30 Sept., 1812 ; d. 3 Dec., 1815.
xi. MERCY HANSON, b. 6 Dec., 1815; m. Moses Cooper of Dover, N. H.
51. ELEAZER KNOX (Nock), of Lebanon, born in 1754, is de- scribed in Mass. Archives, Vol. 35, p. 221, as "26 years of age ; five feet, eight inches in stature ; of dark complexion ; marched 1 June, 1780, arrived at Springfield, Mass., 31 Aug., 1780; assigned to the Thirty-ninth Division of six months' men; marched from Spring- field under the care of Ensign Simonds 7 Sept., 1780; discharged 1 Dec., 1780."
In 1784, he received a bounty from Lebanon for his services of six months in the Revolution.
On 19 March, 1779, the Rev. Isaac Hasey joined in wedlock Eleazer Nock and Marcy Spencer.
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52. JOHN5 KNOX (Nock), (Zachariah4, Zachariah3, Sylvanus?, Thomas1) was the eldest son of Zachariah and Judith (Pitman) Noek of Berwick, Me.
He enlisted from Berwick between 30 May and 13 June, 1777, in Capt. Samuel Darby's (Derby's) Co. of Col. John Bailey's Battal- ion. He was mustered by Joseph Bragdon of York who wrote his surname "Noox" on the muster-roll now in Mass. Archives. He was a private and was in the service at Valley Forge 25 Jan., 1778. He served from 1 May, 1777, to 31 Dec., 1779, and from 1 Jan., 1780 to 21 May following, having enlisted for three years.
He married Molly Grant and removed to Lebanon where he settled on a lot situated on the east side of the road leading from "Legro's Corner" to ".Poplar Hill," which lot now (1896) forms a part of the pasture owned by Noah Emery Lord. He was a pensioner living in town in 1820. Children :
i. SAMUEL, m. 29 Nov., 1792, Sally Gerrish.
ii, JonN, JR., m. 16 April, 1795, Sarah, dang. of Henry and Frances (Stevens) Door of Lebanon ; was old-time singing master.
iii. EUNICE, In. 12 Dec., 1788, Thomas, s. of John and Sarah Legro of L., as his second wife; she d. 23 Dee., 1823, æ. 53 years. (g. s.)
iv. MOLLY, m. Parker Hodsdon of L.
V. EDWARD, m. 23 March, 1810, Sarah Burrows of L.
Vi. WILLIAM, farmer, m. 26 Dec., 1805, his cousin Betsey, dang. of Jonathan and Betsey (Knox) Knox of Berwick, Me. ; she was h. 6 March, 1785, and married second Jeremiah Lord of L. He re- sided on the old homestead in L. and was a soldier in the War of 1812.
vii. LUCETTA, m. Fisher Pinkham of Milton, N. H.
53. ZACHARIAH5 KNOX (Nock), (Zachariah+, Zachariah3, Syl- vanus?, Thomas1) was the third child of Zachariah and Judith (Pit- man) Nock of Berwick, Me.
He was a private in Capt. Ebenezer Sullivan's Co. of Col. James Seammon's Maine Reg't and enlisted 5 May, 1775, serving three months and three days. On another roll he is described as "of Berwick, 25 years of age, five feet five ineles in stature, of light complexion," belonging to Capt. Hamilton's Second Reg't, raised by the resolve of 20 Apr., 1778.
He resided in Lebanon near the center of the town on the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by the heirs of David Hersom.
His wife was Martha Naylor, and he d. in 1816. Children :
i. BENJAMIN, d, in Lebanon.
ii. DAVID, was killed at Ossipee, N. H.
iii. EUNICE, m. 2 July, 1812, at L., Jonathan, s. of Benjamin and Dorcas (Ricker) Hersom of L. (38)
LIBBY.
534. SAMUEL LIBBY served in the Revolutionary army according to reliable statements, but I have been unable to find exact state- ments of his military service. He was the son of Daniel Libby of Berwick, Me., where he was born 24 Ang., 1760. He m. Betsey Hardison 3 Jan., 1782, and d. about 1827; she d. 1834. He was &
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tanner and farmer having settled on or near the farm in the easterly part of the town, now (1896) owned by Abraham Hanscom. Children :
i, POLLY, m. 29 Dec., 1811, Hiram Pray, as second wife.
ii. NANCY, m. Isaac Hanscom of L.
iii. THOMAS, died of disease contracted in War of 1812.
iv. PARMELIA, m. 1809, Hiram Pray, as first wife.
v. ELIZA, d. young, at Nathan Cogswell's in Berwick.
vi. NAIUM, m. Dolly -; was sadler at Topsham, Me. ; d. in 1823. vii. SALLY, b. 28 March, 1795; m. 28 Nov., 1816, Paul Wentworth.
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