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removed to Shapleigh, (now Acton) Maine, and about 1814 re- moved to a border farm between Lebanon and Acton. Here he died 2 Feb., 1846, æ. 92 years (g. s.) ; his wife Betsey died 4 Dec., 1841, æ. 79 years (g. s.) He and his wife became members of the First Orthodox church at Lebanon in March, 1824. Enoch P. Sherman now (1896) owns and occupies their farm.
Mr. Sherman was a direct descendant of William Sherman, the Pilgrim of Plymouth, through Anthony+. William3, William2, Wil- liam1. William Sherman, the Pilgrim, was in Plymouth as early as 1632, but finally settled in Marshfield, Mass. He married in 1639,
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Prudence Hill and had a son William, Jr., who married in 1667, De- sire, daughter of Edward and Faith (Clark) Doty, or Doten. This Edward Doty was a "Mayflower" Pilgrim.
William, Jr., and Desire (Doty) Sherman had a son William, born in 1671, who married in 1697, Merey, daughter of Peregrine and Sarah (Bassett) White. This Peregrine, born in Provincetown Harbor in 1620, was the son of William and Anna, called Susanna, (Fuller) White. This Anna (Fuller) White after the death of her husband William, in 1621, married, second, Edward Winslow, Gov- ernor of the Plymouth Colony, and died in Marshfield, Mass., in 1680. It appears, by an examination of Davis's "Ancient Land- Marks of Plymouth," that Thomas Sherman, Sr., was a descendant of Edward Doty, William White and Susanna (Fuller) White of the "Mayflower," and of William Bassett, whose daughter Sarah mar- ried Peregrine White, and who came in the "Fortune" in 1621.
Thomas and Betsey (Keith ) Sherman had the following children :
i. ANTIIONY, h. Brookfield, Mass., 7 Dec., 1782.
ii. DANIEL, b. E. Bridgewater, Mass., 7 Jan, 1785.
iii THOMAS, JR., b. E. Bridgewater, Mass., 30 March, 1787; m. at or near Miramichi, New Brunswick, about 1819, Eleanor Suth- erland of Miramichi, New Brunswick; farmer; lived on the Sherman homestead in L .; d. about 1863; she was b. 1 March, 1800, and d. about 1869; ten children.
iv. JOSEPII KEITH, b. E. Bridgewater, Mass., 12 Dee., 1789.
v. NATHAN, b. E. Bridgewater, Mass., 7 July, 1792; d. 17 July, 1793 vi. NATHAN, 2d, b. E. Bridgewater, Mass., 11 May, 1794.
vii. LYDIA, b. Tamworth, N. H., 3 Dec., 1796.
viii. NAOMI, b. Tamworth, N. H., 1 May, 1799.
ix. BETSEY, b. Tamworth, N. H., 8 May, 1802.
X. HANNAH, b. Tamworth, N. H., 17 Oct., 1806; m. at L. 16 June, 1842, Henry T. Morrill of Lincoln, Me.
xi. MARTIN W., b. Tamworth, N. H., 20 May, 1810; lived at Emery's Mills, Shapleigh, Me.
STEVENS. (STEPHENS.)
77. BENJAMIN STEVENS (Stephens) was a private in Capt. John Goodwin's Co. "in a detachment of militia from the County of York under command of Major Daniel Littlefield on an expedition to Pe- nobscott in compliance with a resolve of the Honorable, the Council of this State [Mass. ] passed June y 29, 1779.
He served two months, from 10 July to 10 Sept., 1779, and trav- elled 210 miles.
He married at Lebanon 16 March, 1786, Elly or Etty Stanton.
78. JOSEPH STEVENS, born about 1756, enlisted 1 Oct., 1781, in Capt. Joshua Woodman's Co. of Col. Reynold's Reg't of New Hampshire militia.
He re-enlisted from Lebanon 29 March, 1783, as a volunteer sub- stitute for Jonathan Burrows (4) of Lebanon to serve twenty-two months in Capt. Bowman's Co. of the Fifth Mass. Reg't, and re- ceived pay for services due Burrows from 15 Jan., 1782.
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79. SAMUEL STEVENS is named in Mass. Archives, Vol. 56, p. 196, as "of Lebanon, drummer, enlisted 20 May, 1775, in Capt. Philip Hubbard's Co. of Col. James Scammon's Reg't. Rev. Isaac Hasey wrote 27 May, 1775, "Bill up by Sam Stevens for himself go- ing into ye army."
He was born in 1743, and was living in Lebanon as early as 1773 on the westerly part of the farm now (1896) owned by the heirs of Charles B. Chamberlain. About 1784 he removed to the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by Daniel Stevens. He became a mem- ber of the First Church in 1773, and his wife Abigail in 1774. In 1803 he was appointed a deacon in the First Free Baptist church. He d. 26 Dec., 1823, æ. 80 years, (g. s.) and his widow Abigail d. 15 Dec., 1829, æ. 95 years. (g. s.)
Issue by wife Abigail :
i. DANIEL, bapt. 11 July, 1773; m.at 1. 26 July, 1795, Judith Ellis ; removed to Belgrade, Me.
ii. ABIGAIL, bapt. 11 July, 1773; m. 3 Oct., 1787, Jeremiah Hill of L.
iii. SALLY, bapt. 11 July, 1773.
iv. ABIJAH, bapt. 16 June, 1776.
v. THOMAS, bapt. 18 Oct., 1778; removed to Belgrade, Me., and later went West.
vi. Moses, bapt. 17 Feb., 1782; m. (1) Betsey Scammons who d. 25 Nov., 1819, ae. 36 yrs. (g. s.) : m. (2) Nancy Wakenm who d. 1 Aug. 1850, ae. 62 yrs., 2 mo. (g. s.) ; he d. 27 Dec. 1844, ae. 62 yrs., 3 mo. (g. s.)
80. WILLIAM STEVENS, born at Lebanon in 1753, or 1755, was probably the son of Abijah Stevens, one of the early settlers of Leb- anon. He is described on the war rolls as "of Lebanon, husband- man, 20 years of age, in Capt. Jonathan Wentworth's Co.," roll dated 13 June, 1775. He was No. 39 of his Co., and enlisted 30 May, 1775.
I conjecture that he enlisted a second time, for I find on the rolls the name "William Stephenson of Lebanon, a private in a Co. com- manded by Capt. Jedediah Goodwin (of Berwick) of Col. Edward Wigglesworth's Reg't; discharged 30 Nov., 1776." This is consis- tent with the Rev. Isaac Hasey's diary, for 20 Oct., 1776, viz. : "Bill up by Abijah Stevens for a son in ye Army." I know that the war rolls contain many mis-spelled names, and after diligent search I can find no family named Stephenson living in Lebanon be- fore 1800.
William Stevens, however, lived here ; m. Molly Ricker of Lebanon, and removed to Belgrade, Me., about 1796, where he died in 1836, æ. 83 years. His wife Molly died in 1825, æ. 75 years. Their son Daniel was born at Lebanon 30 April, 1784, and died at Belgrade, Me., 18 Aug., 1867. He was the grandfather of Hon. Greenleaf T. Stevens of Augusta, Me.
TEBBETTS.
81 PHILIP TEBBETTS, of Lebanon, enlisted 3 Sept., 1776, as a private in Capt. John Brewster's Co. of Col. Pierce Long's Reg't, sta-
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tioned at New Castle, N. H. He was No. 53 and served 95 days with extra time to 7 Jan., 1777.
He re-enlisted from Lebanon as a private in Capt. Samuel Grant's Co. of Col. Titcomb's Reg't, and received pay 18 July, 1777, for services for two months and for travelling to and from Rhode Island.
He was of Hubbardstown Plantation, Shapleigh, when he m. at Berwick, Me., 9 May, 1780, Sarah Grant.
WARREN.
82 GEORGE WARREN is named in the Mass. Archives, Vol. 28, p. 138, as of Lebanon, having enlisted for nine months. He arrived at headquarters 28 June, 1778.
He was a blacksmith and a resident of Lebanon as early as 1775. He occupied the lots now (1896) owned and occupied by Alfred Willey, the heirs of Jonathan Young and the heirs of Daniel W. Horne, in the westerly part of the town. After a residence of sev- eral years he removed from town. His wife's name was Mary, and the First Parish records show their children as follows :
i. GEORGE, bapt. 12 Nov., 1776.
ii. HANNAH HODGESDON, bapt. 12 Nov., 1776.
iii. BENJAMIN HODGSDON, bapt. 22 March, 1785.
WENTWORTH.
83. CALEB WENTWORTH, son of Thomas and Mary (Nock) Went- worth was b. 20 Oct., 1754. At the age of 21 he enlisted from Somersworth, N. H., 26 May, 1775, in Capt. Jonathan Wentworth's Co., and served two months and nine days. He was then a "joyner," enlisted as a private, and was allowed for travelling 74 miles. Capt. Jonathan Wentworth's Co. was in Col. Enoch Poor's Regt.
After the Revolution he removed to Lebanon where on 15 May, 1780, he married (1) Sarah, dang. of John James, the first of that name to settle in L. She d. 15 Sept., 1792, æ. about 36 years. He married (2) Feb., 1799, Mrs. Lydia (Brackett) Stanton, widow of Benjamin Stanton. He d. at L. 7 April, 1830 ; she d. 24 Jan., 1839, æ. 73 years, 3 months. He resided on the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by Samuel Demerritt Hayes at W. Lebanon.
Issue by wife Sarah (James) :
i. ABRA, b. 10 Apr., 1781; d. single.
ii. HANNAH, b. 10 Jan., 1783; m. at L. 27 Dec., 1806, Joseph Lord who d. 6 Dec., 1866 ae. 85 y., 4 mo. ; she d, 15 June, 1835, ae. 52 y. 5 mo., (g. s.).
ii. THOMAS, b. 5 Dec., 1784; m. 12 Feb., 1804 Rachel Jones; State Rep. in 1839, 1840; selectman Lebanon many years; York Co. Commissioner in 1837; d. 14 Feb., 1864.
iv. LOVEY, b. 19 Nov., 1786; m. at L. 17 Jan., 1805 William McCrellis son of Richard and Jane (McCrellis) Furbush of L. He d. at L. 4 Dec., 1822; she d. 14 Nov., 1839.
V. SAMUEL, b. 1 March, 1789; m. 1 Jan., 1818 Rachel daug. of Daniel and Lydia (Wentworth) Furbush ; he d. 22 Aug., 1857. Issue bv wife Lydia (Brackett-Stanton) :
vi. SARAII, b. 30 Nov., 1799; d. 12 June, 1804.
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vii. Mary, b. in Lebanon 10 June, 1802; m. in 1821 Jotham Winn of Lebanon ; she resided on the homestead, and d. 11 Nov., 1869. viii. BETSY, b. 26 Nov., 1804 ; m. in Sept. 1828 Elisha son of Samuel Shapleigh by his first wife.
ix. SALLY, b. 1 March, 1807; m. 5 Apr., 1832 Jonathan Blaisdell of Lebanon.
84. JEDEDIAH WENTWORTH, born 2 Nov., 1748, was the son of Thomas and Mary (Knox) Wentworth, of Somersworth, N. H. He enlisted in Capt. Jonathan Wentworth's Co. in 1775; and before the end of his term of service secured a substitute in the person of Jonathan Clark.
He lived in Berwick for a time, but removed to Lebanon previous to 1790. He was a blacksmith and resided on the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by Isaac Chamberlain, which he sold to Amos and Obadiah Chamberlain "lot 27 of the First Division and lot lower No. 7 in the Second Division," 24 March, 1817.
He married (1) 8 Sept., 1771, Eunice Clarke of Berwick ; (2) at Lebanon 10 Feb., 1794, Shorey Hodsdon, who died at Lebanon 25 Sept., 1847 ; he died 9 Oct., 1821.
His children by wife Eunice were :
i. ABIGAIL, m. 28 Aug., 1794, her cousin Peter s. of Ebenezer and Martha (Wentworth) Hanson ; d. May 1795.
ii. MERCY, m. 1 Aug., 1803, Enoch Hoyt of Rochester, N. H.
iii. MARY (POLLY), d. in L. unmarried.
iv. JAMES, b. in Berwick, Me., 10 Feb., 1779; m. 11 Nov., 1802, Lydia Pierce; was a deacon; d. in Ossipee, N. H., 31 Dec., 1837.
V. JEDEDIAH Jr., m. (1) 20 Sept., 1808, Betsey Hanson ; m. (2) un- known women; in. (3) 1831 Lydia Hersom; d. at Somersworth, N. H., 17 April, 1837.
vi. JOHN, b. 11 Meh., 1783; m. 18 Feb., 1811, Abigail Gerrish of Lebanon ; d. 7 Aug., 1859.
vii. EUNICE, m. 23 June, 1816, Samuel Shapleigh of Lebanon ; his second wife.
viii. Moses, b. 8 March, 1788; m. (1) 8 Jan., 1820, Sally Jackson; m. (2) 4 Nov., 1832, Patience daug. of Tobias Smith.
ix. NATHANIEL, b. in Lebanon 10 May, 1790; m. 5 Sept., 1811, Olive Clancey ; d. in Denmark, Me., 19 Apr., 1846.
By wife Shorey :
X. ABIGAIL, b. 8 Nov., 1796; m. 2 Feb., 1820, Jonathan Spencer of Berwick, Me.
xi. JOSHUA, b. 2 Sept., 1802; m. 18 Dec., 1823, Esther Perkins.
85. RICHARD WENTWORTH was the son of Thomas and Mary (Knox) Wentworth of Somersworth, N. H.
He was in the Revolutionary army, and received a pension for his services. Congress voted him a bounty of $200 for his gallantry in killing an Indian chief while in the military services.
He resided for many years in Berwick, Me., owning the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by George Knox, Sr .; but in his old age he removed to L., residing with his brother Caleb. Hed. at L. 17 June, 1836, æ. 87 (g. s.) Wentworth Genealogy, Vol. 1, p. 390, gives his death 15 June, 1835, æ. 89.
He married Joanna Clark, who received a pension after his death, and d. at L. 28 July, 1838, æ. 86. They had :
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. STEPHEN, b. at Berwick, 1767; m. 22 Dec., 1791 Sally Nutter; resided in Ossipee, Moultonboro', and Somersworth, N. H.
ii. RICHARD JR., b. 1769; m. 3 July 1794 Lydia daug. of Jacob Lord; she b. 1775; he soldier in War of 1812.
iii. JOANNA, m. Wentworth son of Benjamin Lord of Berwick, Me iv. NATHAN, b. 1774; m. Lydia Whitehouse.
V. MARY, h. 1776; d. at age of 21.
vi. RUTH, b. 12 May 1778; m. 15 Nov. 1807 Paul, s. of Samuel Wentworth
vii. THOMAS, b. Berwick, 13 June, 1782; m. Mary Heard.
viii. CALEB, b. 1784; in the War of 1812.
ix. CLARK, b. 4 Apr., 1792; wounded in the battle of Plattsburg.
X. CHARLES, b. 3 Aug., 1794; m. Dec. 1822 Harriet Thompson; re- sided in Dover, N. H., d. 12 Apr., 1861.
WHITE.
86. JOHN WHITE, supposed son of John and Elizabeth (Cole) White, of Lebanon, settlers on a lot now (1896) owned by James Matthews in the westerly part of the town, and known as the "White field," named in Mass. Archives, Vol. 34, p. 657, as enlisting from Lebanon between 20 Feb. and 10 March, 1777, in Capt. Samuel Derby's Co. of Col. John Bailey's Battalion. He was mustered by Joseph Bragdon of York. He is named as a private of the Mass. line, Revolutionary War, and receiving a pension in 1820. He is said to have removed to Ossipee, N. H.
87. JOSEPH WHITE was a son of John and Elizabeth (Cole) White of Lebanon. He was No. 45 of Capt. Stephen Clark's Co. mustered at Portsmouth, N. H., 21 Nov., 1775. A portion of these troops went to Winter Hill, Charlestown (now Somerville) to take the place of the retiring Conn. troops, in Dec., 1775. He was also in the Fourth Reg't of Patterson's Brigade during the war, as he states in his affidavit.
He married at Lebanon 5 Jan. 1786, Jane, daughter of Lieut. Samuel and Hannah ( Hayes) Copp of Lebanon. He removed to Ossipee, N. H., where he was living in 1844, a pensioner of the Federal government.
88. SILAS WHITE, supposed son of John and Elizabeth (Cole) White of Lebanon, enlisted 11 July, 1775, in Capt. Philip Hubbard's Co. of Col. James Scammon's Reg't.
He re-enlisted as a corporal in Capt. John Goodwin's Co. "in a detachment of militia from the County of York under command of Major Daniel Littlefield, on an expedition to Penobscott, in compli- ance with a resolve of the Honorable, the Council of this State, [Mass. ] passed June ye 29, 1779." He served two months, from 10 July to 10 Sept., 1779, and travelled 210 miles.
He was living in Lebanon in 1767, and raised a barn there 24 Sept., 1784. He married Rachel, daughter of Joseph and Eunice (Shorey) Wentworth. She was born 17 April, 1756. They lived in Lebanon, but removed to Ossipee, N. H. They had nine girls and five boys, but the children's names I no not know.
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WHITEHOUSE.
89. JAMES WHITEHOUSE is named in Mass. Archives. Vol. 56, p. 201, as "of Lebanon ; enlisted 5 May, 1775, in Capt. Eben'r Sulli- van's Co. of the Thirteenth Reg't of Foot, commanded by Col. James Scammon and belonging to the Army of the United Colonies of North America.
He was married at Lebanon 19 Dec., 1776, to Mary Door by "Par- son" Hasey. A family of this surname lived in Lebanon on the "Plains," near Berwick line in early times.
WINGATE.
90. ENOCH WINGATE, a native of Rochester, N. H., and son of Benjamin or Samuel Wingate of Rochester, was in the army in 1778. The Rev. Isaac Hasey wrote in his diary 29 Nov., 1778: "Bill of thanks by Wingate for his sons returned from ye Army." I have no proof that he ever lived in Lebanon, but he and the Wingate fam- ily were attendants at Mr. Hasey's church. He probably lived near "Adams's Corner" in Rochester, N. H.
WITHERELL.
91. JAMES WITHERELL, born 24 Nov., 1755, was a brother to Thomas Witherell, Jr., one of the early settlers of Lebanon; also brother to John (92). He came to this town as early as 1775.
He enlisted as a private 22 July, 1776, in a company commanded by Capt. Jedediah Goodwin of Berwick, of Col. Edward Wiggles- worth's Reg't; and was discharged at Albany, N. Y., 30 Nov., 1776. His company set out for Canada, according to "Parson" Hasey.
On 1 Aug., 1776, Mr. Hasey wrote in his diary : "Bill up by Tom Witherell for a son in ye army." This seems to show that his father was Thomas, unless his brother Thomas had a son then in the army.
James, the soldier, was a tavern-keeper in the westerly part of the town on the farm now (1896) owned and occupied by Daniel Grant. He sold his property to Jonathan Y. Wentworth and removed to Monmouth, Me. He married at Lebanon 17 April, 1781, Martha, daughter of John Gerrish of Berwick Me. ; she was born 9 Sept,, meta - 1760.
Mr. Witherell was town clerk in 1787 and 1788, and the third representative to the General Court in 1795.
His children by wife Martha were :
i. ISAAC, b. 16 Sept., 1782; bapt. 22 Aug., 1790.
ii. ADAH, b. 21 Jany., 1786; bapt. 22 Ang., 1790.
iii. SOPHIA, bapt. 22 Aug., 1790.
iv. JOHN KENNEY, bapt. 6 March, 1791.
91. JOHN WITHERELL, a brother of James (91) and of Thomas Witherell, Jr., an early settler of Lebanon, was a sergeant in Capt. John Goodwin's Co. "in a detachment of militia from the County of York, under command of Major Daniel Littlefield, on an expedition
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to Penobscot, in compliance with a resolve of the Honorable, the Council of this State [Mass. ] passed June ye 29, 1779."
His wife was Mary Morrill, daughter of John Gerrish of Berwick, and the following children I find named on the First Church records :
i. NELLY, bapt. 17 Sept., 1780.
ii. ELIZABETH, bapt. 10 Jany., 1781.
iii. MARY MORRILL, bapt. 26 Aug., 1782.
iv. MARTHIA, bapt. 6 June, 1790.
He had a son William who resided in Monmouth, Me., where I conjecture the whole family resided after living in Lebanon for sev- eral years.
He married at Berwick, Me., 28 March, 1778, Mary' Morrill :) Gerrish.
YOUNG.
93. ABNER YOUNG enlisted from Lebanon as a private, 3 Sept., 1776, in Capt. John Brewster's Co. of Col. Pierce Long's Reg't, sta- tioned at New Castle, N. H. He was No. 55 and served until 7 Jan., 1777.
94. JOHN YOUNG enlisted from Lebanon 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 received one month's advanced pay from 7 Jan., 1777, but when ordered to march to Ticonderoga on 13 Jan., 1777, he refused, claiming that as he was a citizen of Mass., he was not bound by the military orders of New Hampshire. He resided in the southern part of the town. A Jno. Young died of nervous fever 3 Sept., 1785, according to Mr. Hasey's diary for 1785.
95. JONATHAN YOUNG is named on War Rolls, Mass. Archives, Vol. 43, p. 94, as of Lebanon ; mustered between 30 May and 13 June, 1777, in Capt. Samuel Derby's Co. of Col. John Bailey's Bat- talion. He was mustered by Joseph Bragdon of York.
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