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I. * Joseph, b. in Nobleborough, Dec. 9, 1780.
II. Martha, b. in Nobleborough, Mar. 21, 1782 ; d. Feb. 13, 1788.
III. Hannah, b. Aug. 12, 1785 ; md., June 16, 1803, Otis, son of Peter Corbett, q. v .; d. Dec. 9, 1834, 12 chil.
IV. Martha, b. May 14, 1788; md., Dec. 1, 1808, Zachariah Butterfield ; d. May 19, 1843.
v. Mary, b. Aug. 17, 1789; md., Dec. 28, 1809, Isaac Butterfield, q. v.
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VI. Anna, b. Oct. 16, 1791 ; md., Oct. 15, 1811, William Adams, q. v.
VII. Thomas, b. Apr. 2, 1795; md., Dec. 4, 1817, Sally Parker, who d. Feb. 25, 1826. He md. (2), Mar. 2, 1826, Ruth Thomas; d. Sept. 4, 1842. She d. Mar. 6, 1874.
VIII. *Samuel, b. Dec. 19, 1796.
IX. Sarah, b. June 10, 1801 ; md., Dec. 28, 1818, Ebenezer Knowlton, q. v.
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JOSEPH HISCOCK was a native of Nobleborough, and came with his father to the township when a child. He made his home upon the southern portion of the home- stead, and engaged in farming, but subsequently embarked in various enterprises which proved disastrous, and the accumulation of former years was swept away. He md., Feb. 17, 1807, Betsey, dau. of Capt. William Hiscock of Strong. His death occurred May 24, 1857, and she d. Aug. 18, 1866. Seven children : --
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I. Richard (vide page 300), b. Dec. 17, 1808; md., Sept. 30, 1836 (pub.), Maria Read of Berlin ; d. Feb. 3, 1859. 3 chil.
II. Nancy, b. July 15, 1810 ; d. Feb. 20, 1811.
III. Hiram, b. July 15, 1812; md., Apr. 27, 1838, Mary Hoyt; d. Oct. 25, 1874. She was b. June 7, 1818, and survives him. 9 chil.
IV. Jane, b. Apr. 9, 1814; md. Tillinghast Mowry ; d. in Millbury, Mass. I child.
V. Darius, b. Oct. 20, 1817 ; d. Dec. 13, 1821.
VI. Harriet, b. Sept. 1, 1819; d. June 6, 1880 ; unmd. VII. Darius, b. May 20, 1824 ; d. young.
SAMUEL HISCOCK first settled in Chesterville, and after- wards removed to New Vineyard, where his death oc- curred, July 1, 1878. He md., Sept. 10, 1818, Phebe Thomas. She was b. Jan. 27, 1799; d. July 15, 1882. Eight children : -
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I. * John, b. Apr. 17, 1819.
II. Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1821; md., June 8, 1840, George Morton.
III. William, b. Oct. 27, 1823 ; d. Sept. 2, 1825.
IV. Mary, b. Aug. 30, 1826; md., Mar. 15, 1851, James Ridgway. Resides in New Vineyard.
v. Samuel, b. Mar. 19, 1829 ; md., Sept. 13, 1853, Hannah Cogswell. Resides in Aroostook County.
VI. Joanna, b. Sept. 30, 1831 ; md., May 1, 1860, S. Drew. Stewart.
VII. Thomas, b. Mar. 8, 1834 ; d. Jan. 17, 1835. VIII. * William, b. Jan. 22, 1836.
JOHN HISCOCK served an apprenticeship at an iron- foundry, and attained some distinction in that department of mechanics. He now devotes himself to farming. He md., Nov. 23, 1844, Susan L. Deane, b. in Hampden, June 24, 1820. Three children : -
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I. George, b. July 3, 1846 ; d. July 30, 1846.
II. Charlotte Augusta, b. July 19, 1847 ; md., Nov. 5, 1882, Ira Vaughan of Odell, Ill.
III. John Eugene, b. Dec. 23, 1854; ind., Dec. 29, 1877, Angie Corbett. I child.
WILLIAM HISCOCK resides upon the Thomas Wendell farm, where he is extensively engaged in farming. He md. Mary Adelaide, dau. of Thomas Wendell, Jr., q. v. Five children :-
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I. William Lyon, b. Aug. 22, 1857.
II. Thomas Wendell, b. Dec. 4, 1859.
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III. Elizabeth Adelaide, b. June 24, 1862.
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IV. Infant son, b. March 19, 1866; d. June 2, 1866.
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V. George Samuel, b. June 12, 1875.
Holley.
This is a family whose ancestors settled on the island of Martha's Vineyard, where genealogical records are meager and incomplete. The author has not traced the line of descent beyond the founder of the name in Farmington, from whom all the families herein mentioned are sprung.
I JOHN HOLLEY was born Feb. 16, 1746, at Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and came to the township about 1792. He purchased a part of back-lot No. 29, east side, now owned by his grandson, Jeremy P. Holley. Capt. Holley served as a selectman in 1801. He md., July 4, 1777, Hephzibah Marchant, b. Oct. 18, 1756. He d. July 17, 1817. Six children, all born at Martha's Vineyard except the youngest :--
I. Huxford Marchant, b. May 26, 1778; md., Sept. 20, 1804, Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel Hersey, q. v. ; d. Oct. 2, 1810; she d. March 6, 1851. 2 chil.
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II. Betsey, b. May 2, 1781 ; md., June 2, 1799, Jon- athan Look, who settled in New Vineyard ; d. Aug. 5, 1858; he d. April 4, 1850, aged 77 years. III. * John, b. Nov. 21, 1783.
IV. * William, b. April 7, 1786. V. Hephzibah, b. June 24, 1791 ; d. Feb. 18, 1793. VI. *Joseph, b. July 11, 1797.
JOHN HOLLEY, JR., began life as a farmer, but subse- quently went into trade at Backus Corner as the partner of Henry Johnson. His mercantile operations not result- ing successfully, he retired to his farm, where he died March 30, 1845. Capt. Holley took a lively interest in military affairs; at one time he commanded the company of cavalry, and was popular as an officer. He md., Dec. 9. 1812, Eliza Holway, b. in Sandwich, Mass., March 16, 1788; d. March 19, 1869. Ten chil- dren :-
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II. John, b. May 26, 1815 ; md., Jan. 18, 1843, Susan Manter. Lives in New. Sharon. 4 chil.
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III. Eliza Ann, b. Feb. 6, 1817; md. (2), Oct. 22, 1870, George M. Hanson. Resides in Lake Port, Cal.
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V. Hephzibah, b. May 8, 1820; d. April 8, 1844.
VI. * Levi, b. March 16, 1822.
VII. *Charles Munroe, b. Nov. 27, 1824.
VIII. Hannah Hilliard, b. Jan. 27, 1826.
IX. Mary Stewart, b. Feb. 19, 1828; md., June 3, 1847, George Manter of Industry ; d. June 1, 1875 ; he d. March 5, 1885.
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Josiah Henderson, b. Aug. 11, 1832. He succeed- ed to the homestead after his brother Levi's death, but failing health induced him to sell his farm and seek restoration by a residence in California. He derived no benefit from the change, and d. in Florence, Kan., on his way home, April 19, 1883. He md., April 3, 1859, Hattie F., dau. of Gideon Purington, who was b. in Norridgewock, Aug. 9, 1837 ; s. p.
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WILLIAM HOLLEY was a farmer, and acquired a large estate. He was remarkable tor his untiring industry. He md., May 5, 1811, Sarah Daggett, who d. April 15, 1826, aged 33 years. He md. (2), Oct. 22, 1826, Susan Daggett, who d. April 22, 1879. He d. Feb. 16, 1859. Six children :-
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II. Susan, b. May 29, 1815 ; md., Jan. 22, 1839, Marchant Holley, q. v.
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III. * Hiram, b. April 29, 1817.
IV. Sarah, b. Sept., 1821 ; md., Feb. 28, 1841, John J. Stewart of New Vineyard ; d. Jan. 15, 1856. Second marriage :
v. Harriet Ann, b. Aug. 18, 1829; md., July 21, 1853, Charles M. Holley, q. v.
VI. * George, b. July 22, 1831.
JOSEPH HOLLEY succeeded to the homestead, and was a respected citizen. He md., Nov. 28, 1821, Betsey, dau. of Nathaniel Hersey, q. v., who d. August, 1831 ; he md. (2), June 18, 1832, Mary, dau. of Ezekiel Porter, q. v., who d. July 27, 1875. He d. Aug. 7, 1869. Six children :-
I. Lucy Ann, b. Sept. 5, 1826 ; md., Feb. 16, 1871, Joseph Bangs.
II. Joseph, b. Oct. 9, 1828 ; md., May, 1860, Elizabeth Graham of West Minot. Resides in Stillwater, Nevada. 2 chil.
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III. Mary, b. May 22, 1833 ; md., June 5, 1853, James F., son of Freeman Butler, q. v.
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IV. * Jeremy Porter, b. March 3, 1835.
V. John, b. Nov. 27, 1838. Resides in Stillwater, Nevada ; unmd.
VI. Thirza Cottle, b. Dec. 26, 1840; md., Dec., 1858, John Wesley Jewett, who d. Sept. 15, 1882. Resides in Glidden, Iowa. I child.
MARCHANT HOLLEY is a mason by trade, and has also been a successful farmer. He is an acceptable local Methodist preacher. He md., Jan. 22, 1839, Susan, dau. of William Holley, q. v. Seven children :-
1. William Marchant, b. Jan. 12, 1842 ; md., March 13, 1866, S. Augusta Paine. I child.
II. Joseph, b. May 29, 1844; md., April 8, 1866, Cordelia A. Furbush. 2 chil.
III. Sarah Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1846; md., July 8, 1867, Jerome B. Knapp. Resides in Indian- apolis, Ind.
Iv. James Belcher, b. March 31, 1849 ; md., Sept. 3, 1876, H. Josephine, dau. of Hiram A. Butler, q. v. 2 chil.
V. Emma Susan, b. Aug. 13, 1851 ; md., Dec. 25, 1875, Calvin G. Carville ; s. p.
VI. George Emmons, b. Aug. 3, 1855 ; md., Jan. 1, 1879, Claribel Thompson. I child.
VII. Alonzo Laforest, b. Dec. 15, 1857 ; md., June 6, 1880, Mrs. Eliza Goss.
LEONARD HOLLEY carried on the farm now occupied by James B. Holley until impaired health compelled him to abandon farming, and he removed to the Center Village. He md., Oct. 23, 1843, Sarah E. Eustis, who d. Dec. 27, 1858; he md. (2), Nov. 28, 1860, Alma Eustis, who d. Feb. 24, 1864 ; he md. (3), July 10, 1864, Irene Brackett ; he md. (4), June 6, 1874, Emily Harris ; he md. (5), Mar. 3, 1875, Lydia Pope Mace. He d. May 15, 1884. Four children : -
I. Daniel Eustis, b. July 27, 1844 ; md., Dec. 25, 1867, Adelaide S. Brawn, who was b. Dec. 7, 1847. 5 chil.
¡I. Charles Leonard, b. Apr. 11, 1846. Resides in Adin, Cal.
III. Hannah Alma, b. Feb. 14, 1851 ; md., June 3, 1871, Edmund Thaxter Bangs. Resides in Freeman.
IV. Elizabeth Sarah, b. July 26. 1858.
LEVI HOLLEY was a farmer of energy and thrift, and cultivated the homestead farm. Upon his return from
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California in 1856, he contracted a disease on the Isthmus which resulted in his death, Oct. 5, 1856. He md., Sept. 30, 1847, Abigail Adams, dau. of William and Eliza (Frost) Mosher, who was b. Oct. 8, 1829. Three chil- dren : -
I. Phebe Eliza, b. Feb. 4, 1850 ; d. May 1, 1867.
II. Abbie Augusta, b. Feb. 1, 1852; md., June 15, 1875, George E. Murphy of Bridgton ; d. Jan. 20, 1883. 2 chil. II1. Ella Mary, b. Mar. 22, 1857.
CHARLES M. HOLLEY, the fifth son of John Holley, Jr., is by occupation a farmer, and resides in the west part of the town. He spent several years in California, both before and after his marriage, finally returning to this town in 1858. He md., July 21, 1853, Harriet Ann, dau. of William Holley, q. v. Six children : -
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I. Louisa, b. in Cal., Aug. 8, 1856 ; d. Apr., 1857.
II. Charles Edward, b. in Cal., July 18, 1857 ; md., Oct. 16, 1881, Cora M. Brown.
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III. William Henry, b. Feb. 14, 1860.
1V. May Florence, b. Dec. 1, 1862 ; md., Apr. 5, 1884, Daniel H. Soule of Phillips.
v. Arthur Walter, b. June 26, 1865.
VI. John Jerome, b. Feb. 8, 1869.
HENRY HOLLEY was a shoemaker and farmer, and resided on the Davis farm in the " Holley neighborhood," so-called. He was respected for honesty and integrity of character. He md., Jan. 1, 1838, Dulcina D. Higgins, who d. Oct. 15, 1855, aged 36. He md. (2), Apr. 8, 1856, Mrs. Eliza (Smith) Wade of Woolwich, b. Apr. 15, 1813. He d. Mar. 27, 1861. Eight children : -
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1. Charles Henry, b. Nov. 6, 1838 ; d. Apr. 26, 1840. Lizzie Higgins. b. July 30, 1840; md., in 1873, Hiram Wright ; d. Sept. 19, 1876.
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III. Charles Henry, b. Jan. 6, 1842 ; d. in Kansas in I 866.
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IV. Julia Hortense, b. Feb. 7, 1844; md., Mar. 4, 1866, Abner Corbett ; d. Apr. 1, 1883. He d. Oct. 16, 1879.
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v. Susan Columbia, b. Sept. 2, 1845 ; mnd., June 22, 1867, Lucellus Timberlake of Livermore ; d. Nov. 23, 1879.
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VI. Apphia Gill, b. Aug. 4, 1848 ; md , Feb. 16, 1870. Herbert A. Millett of Campello, Mass.
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VII. Frank Field, b. Dec. 10, 1850; md., Oct., 1875, Maria Dolbier of Kingfield : d. Nov., 1877. VIII. Georgiana, b. June 21, 1853 ; d. Sept. 18, 1875.
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HIRAM HOLLEY was a shoemaker as well as a farmer. He lived on the Jonathan Butler farm, and was distin- guished by his honest dealings and industrious habits. He ind., Dec. 31, 1838, Sophia Ann, dau. of Freeman Butler, q. v .; d. Oct. 11, 1859. Eight children : -
I. Sarah Mehitable, b. Jan. 6, 1840 ; d. Aug. 4, 1855.
II. Elizabeth Wendell, b. Jan. 20, 1842 ; md., Dec. 19, 1861, Wesley R. Cothren, q. v.
III. Ellen Caroline, b. July 19, 1844; md., May 26, 1864, Benj. F. Atkinson. I child :
I. Leroy Atkinson, b. June 29, 1882.
IV. 3 Clarence Eugene, b. Mar. 19, 1847. Resides at Fort Fairfield.
v. Louise Butler, b. Jan. 14, 1850; md., July 10, 1870, R. Hanly Smith.
VI. Warren Gilman, b. Aug. 19, 1852 ; d. Mar. 24, 1873.
VII. Alice Elvira, b. Dec. 31, 1856 ; d. June 8, 1872.
VIII. Annie Page, b. July 9, 1859 ; md., Oct. 9, 1880, Leonard B. Bangs. I child.
GEORGE HOLLEY succeeded to the homestead, and is a large and successful farmer. He md., Sept. 8, 1859, Rachel Emeline, dau. of Nathan W. Backus, q. v. Three children : -
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I. Augusta Backus, b. Apr. 21, 1861 ; md., June 20, 1885, Llewellyn M. Felch of Linneus.
II. Annie Abbott, b. Aug. 4, 1864.
Florence Emma, b. Nov. 29, 1869.
JEREMY P. HOLLEY succeeded to the farm which his father and grandfather reclaimed from the wilderness, to which he has made large additions by purchase. He is the inventor of " Holley's steel plow," which is regarded with great favor in agricultural circles, and the manufacture of which he has secured by letters patent. He md., Sept. 22, 1865, Mary Frances, dau. of Nathaniel B. Voter, q. v. Two children : -
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!I Lucy Frances, b. Jan. 29, 1872.
Hunter.
The remote ancestors of this family were natives of Scotland, where they held an honorable rank for centuries. The great-grandfather of the Hunter brothers who came to the valley of the Sandy River removed from Scotland to Londonderry, in the north of Ireland, in 1656, when his country was rent by the dissensions between the Catholic and Protestant parties. His son Henry was born in Londonderry in 1676, and married
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Nancy Kennedy. They were the parents of three sons, John, Matthew, and Henry, the last of whom came to America before the French war and married Sarah Weyer, from Londonderry, Ireland. The ceremony is said to have taken place under the great elm on Boston Common. His wife dying four years after their marriage, he married a second time, in 1760, a woman from Londonderry, N. H., bearing the same name as his first wife. These parents removed to Bristol, and had born to them a family of six sons and two daughters, among whom were John, David , and James Hunter, who came to Strong, and Thomas Hunter, who came to Farmington in the latter part of the last or beginning of the present century.
I THOMAS HUNTER was born in Bristol, Aug. 21, 1784, and first settled in Strong, where he operated mills in connection with farming until 1823, when he purchased of Capt. Benjamin Butler the farm next above the Center Village, to which he removed, and where he lived until his death, Jan. 28, 1865. Mr. Hunter was a man of spotless purity of character, and was highly respected in the intel- ligent community with which he was surrounded. He was for many years a deacon in the Congregational Church, and adorned the office. He was in many ways a remark- able man. His mechanical ingenuity was extraordinary, and his musical attainments of a high order for the times in which he lived. He md., May 20, 1819, Martha Stoyell, dau. of Supply Belcher, q. v. Six children :-
I. Betsey Belcher, b. Feb. 24, 1820; d. Nov. 8, 1846 ; unmd.
II. Margaret More, b. Sept. 6, 1823; md., June 17, 1845, John Warren, son of Dr. Lafayette Per- kins, q. v. ; d. May 12, 1860. 5 chil.
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Nancy, b. May 27, 1826. Unmd.
IV. * Thomas Henry, b. May 26, 1829.
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V. Martha Abigail, b. May 19, 1832. Unmd.
VI. Charlotte Belcher, b. Sept. 6, 1836 ; md., Aug. 30, 1875, Reuben Cutler, q. v.
THOMAS HUNTER, 2D, the son of James (brother of the preceding) and Rachel (Dodge) Hunter, was born in Strong, April 30, 1807. In early life Mr. Hunter was a school-teacher, but his vocation was that of a mechanic. He possessed a full share of that mechanical ingenuity for which the family of Hunter is remarkable, and was compe- tent in almost any of the mechanical arts, being a black- smith, stone-cutter, carpenter, millwright, and house-joiner. In 1853 he went to the Sandwich Islands for the purpose of erecting a mill on the Island of Hawaii. He framed the building at Farmington Falls, shipped it to the Islands and put it into successful operation there. He md., Dec.
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25, 1830, Sarah Croswell, dau. of Zachariah Soule, q. v. He d. Feb. 6, 1873. Six children :-
I. James Thomas, b. April 17, 1832; d. Sept. 14, 1836.
II. Marcia Soule, b. Dec. 22, 1835 ; md., Oct. 13, 1861, William F. Gay, q. v .; d. Feb. 13, 1865.
III. Julia Stubbs, b. Sept. 7, 1837 ; md., Dec. 25, 1864, Charles Nelson, son of Columbus and Lydia W. (Tinkham) Fairbanks of Winthrop, who was b. Sept. 27, 1829, and d. Jan. 9, 1868 ; md. (2), Jan. 10, 1872, William Tarbox. 2 chil. by second marriage.
IV. Susan Church, b. Sept. 25, 1843; md., Oct. 16, 1866, Samuel B. Luce of Strong ; d. Oct. 23, 1870. I child.
v. John Minot Soule, b. Dec. 14, 1845 ; md., Dec. 14, 1874, Eldora Nichols. He was for several years connected with the Farmington Chronicle, and now (1885) holds a responsible position on the Portland Press. 2 chil.
VI. James Thomas, b. May 14, 1849; md., July 5, 1873, Nettie Dodge. Is a house-joiner in Portland. 4 chil.
THOMAS HENRY HUNTER was a railroad engineer, and resided at Farmington. He md., Feb. 27, 1853, Harriet G., dau. of David Wentworth, Jr., q. v .; she d. Aug. 1, 1854, and he md. (2), Oct. 22, 1855, Susan E., dau. of Alvan Currier, q. v. Mr. Hunter d. March 17, 1870. Three children :--
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I. Howard Alvan, b. Dec. 11, 1856; went to Cal- ifornia in 1875; md. in 1878, Lonie Frier, and resides in Spadia, Cal. 2 chil.
I 7 II. Margie Warren, b. July 9, 1858; md., Oct. 22, 1884, John C. Eaton of Boston.
III. Edward Thomas, b. Oct. 8, 1865.
Jennings.
Joseph Jennings and his wife Nancy were residents of Bradford, Mass., in the latter part of the eighteenth century, where his death occurred, Feb. 10, 1781. They were the parents of four children : Nancy, who married a Dodge: David, who removed to the territory northwest of the Ohio River in 1801 ; and Eliphalet and Benjamin, who settled in Farmington.
I ELIPHALET JENNINGS, of Dunstable, Mass., was a soldier of the American Revolution, and participated in many of its hard-fought battles. On account of his youth, he first entered the service in the capacity of " officer's servant,"
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but subsequently became enrolled as a soldier, and served to the close of the war. For many years he received a pension as a reward for his sufferings and sacrifices in the long struggle by which the American Colonies gained independence and liberty. In 1790 Mr. Jennings came to the Sandy River township, and settled upon a part of back-lot No. 4, east side. At the time of his death, Aug. 17, 1853, he was eighty-eight years of age, and was the last survivor of the Revolutionary War in Farmington. His wife, Mary, was the daughter of Ebenezer Butterfield, q. v. She d. Jan. 19, 1851. Sixteen children, two of whom were b. in Dunstable, Mass. : -
1. Hannah, b. Dec. 17, 1787; md., May 1, 1806 (pub.), Silas Perham, q. v .; d. June 18, 1838.
11. * Joseph, b. Nov. 30, 1789.
III. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 24, 1792 ; d. Sept. 24, 1798.
IV. Infant son, Ld. young.
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V1. Asa, b. May 6, 1797 ; md., Jan. 12, 1822, Betsey Roach ; d. in 1840.
VII. Rufus, b. Feb. 22, 1799 ; md., in 1825, Sophia Butterfield, who d. Nov. 6, 1850, aged 49 years. Resides in Starks.
VIII. George Washington, b. Feb. 28, 1801 ; d. Sept. 2, ISII.
IX. Mary, b. Aug. 26, 1803; md., Oct. 24, 1825. Reuel Bailey, q. v .; d. Apr. 25, 1869.
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x. John, b. Feb. 22, 1806 ; md., Dec. 31, 1831 (pub.), Nancy Arnold ; removed to California.
XI. * David, b. Aug. 22, 1808.
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XII. Elizabeth Betsey, b. May 29, 1810 ; md., Nov. 10, 1828, John Dryden. Resides in Dunellen, N. J. Eliphalet, b. Jan. 25, 1812 ; d. Sept., 1834; unmd. Reuben Butterfield, b. Mar. 26, 1814; md., in 1838, Diana White of Skowhegan, who d. Feb., 1853; md. (2), Dec. 12, 1853, Betsey Record, who survives him. During the late war he enlisted a company of cavalry, of which he was chosen captain, but by reason of illness did not proceed farther than Augusta. He after- wards went out as hospital steward in the 28th Reg. Me. Vols., but the state of his health forbade his continuance in the service. He d. Aug. 1, 1882. 4 chil.
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XV. XVI. Nancy, b. 1818; mnd., Jan. 18, 1843, James M. Harnden; d. Oct. 9, 1854. He d. Dec. 16, 1848, aged 57 years.
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(3) JOSEPH JENNINGS was a native of Dunstable, Mass., but the greater part of his life was spent in the Sandy River valley. Directly after his marriage he settled upon a farm in New Sharon. but subsequently resided in other places, and finally in Farmington. He entered the war of 1812, but after a brief period of service was discharged. He md., Dec. 24, 1812, Elizabeth Gould, b. Sept. 1, 1792, in New Sharon ; d. Mar. 27, 1875. He d. Jan. 17, 1871. Eight children : -
I. Infant daughter, ) b. Oct. 21, 1813; d. Oct. 21,
II. Infant daughter, S 1813.
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III. Daniel Gould, b. Nov. 27, 1815; md., Sept. 14, 1841, Mary B. Cheny, who d. at Wilton, Jan. 26, 1849 ; md. (2) Mary Sphurr.
IV. Joseph, b. Jan. 19, 1818 ; d. June 13, 1849.
v. Asa, b. Nov. 24, 1819.
VI. Albert Sears, b. May 2, 1825 ; d. Sept. 18, 1826. VII. Joseph Albert,
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Joseph A. is married, and resides in Washing- ton Territory.
Sabrina E. md., Apr. 3, 1860, Eliphalet J .: Hardy of Wilton.
DAVID JENNINGS first lived on the homestead, but after a number of removals settled upon a farm in Washburn, Aroostook Co., where he d., Dec. 12, 1881. He md., Apr. 2, 1830 (pub.), Caroline, dau. of Luther Bailey, q. v., who d. in Rumford, Mar. 23, 1871. Two children : -
I. Luther Bailey, b. Nov. 29, 1837; md., July 15, 1865, Hannah Stevens. Lives in Windsor. 3
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II. Charles Edward, b. Dec. 10, 1839; 'ind., Nov. 2, 1865, Addie A. Stevens. I SON.
ASA JENNINGS was a native of New Portland, and a farmer by occupation. After a residence of several years in Wilton, he removed to Farmington, which has since been his home. Like his father and grandfather, he was a patriot and soldier, entering the United States service in 1862 as private, Co. G, 17th Reg. Me. Vols. Having a special faculty for hospital work, he was transferred to that branch of the service, where he won consideration for the tact and devotion displayed in a wide range of duties. At Gettysburg (and subsequently) he was attached to the First Division Third Corps Hospital, having a surgeon's charge of several hundred disabled soldiers for some days. With short interruption, his duties were continued until the close of the war, when he received an honorable dis-
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charge, after nearly three years of faithful service. He md., Dec. 5, 1848, Betsey Billings, dau. of Toppan Eaton of Wilton. She was b. June 16, 1825. Four children : -
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I. Betsey Emmogene, b. Mar. 2, 1850; d. Feb. 9, 1878.
II. Asa Byron, b. Nov. 16, 1851 ; md., Dec. 15, 1877, Clara E. Dyer of New Sharon ; md. (2), Oct. 2, 1884, Mary J. Huse.
III. Mary Frances, b. Apr. 14, 1856.
IV. Albert Eaton, b. Jan. 10, 1862.
BENJAMIN JENNINGS, a younger brother of Eliphalet Jennings, came with his wife and probably two children, to the Sandy River settlement early in the last decade of the last century. He purchased a part of back-lot No. 7, east side, and began improvements by building a log-house and clearing land. One day in early autumn, not long after their arrival, while Mr. Jennings was reaping wheat, Mrs. Jennings, with her infant children, went to the field to see her husband, and during her absence their house with all its contents was burned. Mr. Jennings continued to make improvements until 1801, when he sold his farm to Simeon Howes, and with his family joined a party whose objective point was the territory of Ohio. The party consisted of Joshua Perley and family, Robert Eaton and wife, Isaac Eaton and David Jennings, single men - some sixteen persons in all. After a most wearisome journey, they reached the promised land which had been depicted in such glowing colors, and decided to pitch their tents in Portage County, at a place now called Deerfield. The climate proved unhealthful, and sickness prevailed in their midst. To add to their misfortunes, Mrs. Perley died in the spring of 1803, leaving an infant daughter. Discontented and discouraged, the pioneers resolved to return, and with the exception of Robert and Mrs. Eaton, and David Jennings, bade a long farewell to the sovereign State of Ohio, which they had entered two years before as the territory north west of the Ohio River. In 1805, Mr. Jennings repurchased of Mr. Howes his old farm, for which he paid $800, and where he lived until his death, Dec. 5, 1817. He md. in 1788, Mary Lawrence, a native of Groton, Mass., who d. Nov. 25, 1860, aged 97 years. Ten children :-
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