The history of Windham in New Hampshire (Rockingham country). 1719-1883. A Scotch settlement (commonly called Scotch-Irish), embracing nearly one third of the ancient settlement and historic township of Londonderry, N.H, Part 1

Author: Morrison, Leonard Allison, 1843-1902
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Boston, Mass., Cupples, Upham & co.
Number of Pages: 1042


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L. a. Morrison.


THE


HISTORY OF WINDHAM


In New Hampshire (Rockingham County).


1719-1883.


A SCOTCH SETTLEMENT (COMMONLY CALLED SCOTCHI-IRISH), EMBRACING NEARLY ONE THIRD OF THE ANCIENT SETTLEMENT AND HISTORIC TOWNSHIP OF LONDONDERRY, N. H., WITHI THE


HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF ITS FIRST SETTLERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS,


AND MOST OF THE FAMILIES OF ITS PAST, AND ALL OF ITS PRESENT PERMANENT INHABITANTS, COMPRISING MORE THAN


TWO HUNDRED DIFFERENT FAMILY NAMES.


WITH MAP, AND SIXTY PAGES OF ENGRAVINGS, TOGETHER WITH THENTY AUTOGRAPHS AND CUTS.


BY LEONARD A. MORRISON,


AUTHOR OF THE "HISTORY OF THE MORISON, OR MORRISON, FAMILY," -AND MEMBER OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.


" History has a great office, to make the past intelligent to the present for the guidance of the future." CHARLES KNIGHT.


BOSTON, MASS .:


CUPPLES, UPHAM & CO, 283 WASHINGTON STREET. 1883.


28089.


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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1883, by LEONARD A. MORRISON, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.


Vox Populi Press : Iluse, Goodirin & Co., Lowell, Mass.


1


Dedication.


THIE PEOPLE OF WINDHAM, N. H.,


AND TO THOSE WHO DERIVE DESCENT FROM THE FIRST SCOTCH SETTLERS THERE, BENEATII WHATEVER SKIES THEIR HOMES MAY BE,


This Memorial


OF THE PAST AND PRESENT IS DEDICATED WITH SENTIMENTS OF HIGHI REGARD,


BY


LEONARD ALLISON MORRISON.


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.


Leonard A. Morrison (see p. 684). Steel Engraving . John Hopkins Morison (see p. 678). Steel Engraving,


Frontispiece Faces page 295


314


George W. Armstrong. Steel Engraving


66


324


Charles II. Campbell. Steel Engraving


66 360


John Campbell (of Henniker). Steel Engraving


66 364


James M. Campbell. Steel Engraving . William Campbell. Albertype


367


John Campbell. Albertype


66 372


Samuel Campbell. Albertype 66


373


George C. Clyde. Wood Engraving


384


Milton A. Clyde. Steel Engraving


66 387


Group : John Cochran, Margaret (Hemphill) Cochran. Albertype ..


398


Group : Isaac Cochran, James Cochran, William D. Cochran, Charles Cochran, Samuel II. Cochran, Isaac A. Cochran. Albertype ·


..


.. 400


Joseph S. Cogswell. Wood Engraving .


403


Group : Charles Cutler, Carroll Cutler, Evarts Cutler, Marcia A. Cutler, Lucia Cutler, Emma Cutler. Albertype . James Dinsmoor (see p. 507). Steel Engraving .


421


Silas Dinsmoor. Steel Engraving .


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66 451


Samuel Dinsmoor, Sr. Photograph


479


Anne Belle Jameson. Steel Engraving .


486


James Dinsmoor (of Kentucky). Photograph


6.


487


William B. Dinsmore. Steel Engraving


6 489


Theodore Dinsmoor. Albertype


491


John Taylor Gilman Dinsmoor. Steel Engraving


66 493


Group : Jacob N. Dinsmore, Samuel Dinsmore, Maria Dinsmore, Nancy Dinsmore, Robert Dinsmore, John H. Dinsmore, Luther Dinsmore, Louisa A. Dinsmore, Clarissa Dinsmore, Sarah E. Dinsmore. Albertype


Samuel H. Dinsmoor. Albertype .


66


.. 501


Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. Photograph


503


Jacob Harris. Wood Engraving


6.


550


Group : Mrs. Ruth (Pratt ) Harris, Sally Harris, Edward Harris, Samnel Harris, John M. Harris, Jacob


Harris, Wm. C. Harris .Atbestype:


.. 569


Margaret ( Davidson), Bijis. .. Alberty's


6 6 585


Jolm Hills. Albertype


66 586


437


499


William H. Anderson. Steel Engraving


365


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.


Nathaniel Hills. Albertype


Faces page 587


Rei Ilills. Photo-electrotype .


66


588


Aaron P. Hughes. Albertyne


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66 599


Benjamin H. Hughes. Albertype ..


66


66 645


Nancy (Morrison) Merrill. Albertype


6.


66


646


Jeremiah Morrison. Albertype


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669


Alva Morrison. Steel Engraving .


66


66 673


James Morison. Steel Engraving .


66


66


680


Group : Robert P. Morrison. Samuel Morrison, Rufus A. Morrison, John Morrison. Albertype


66


682


Jacob M. Nesmith. Steel Engraving


66


66


693


Thomas Nesmith. Steel Engraving


16


66 695


John Nesmith. Steel Engraving


66


66


698


Jonathan L. Noyes. Steel Engraving


66


66


710


Joseph Park. Photo-electrotype


66


725


Group : William Park, Sarah Park, William Park, Jr., Francis E. Park. Ilbertype


George Reid. Silhouette


66


6 .


747


George E. Seavey. Albertype


6:


66 757


Group : Loren Thayer, Elizabeth C. Thayer. Albertype,


66


786


Charles H. Bell. Steel Engraving


66


66


793


Map of Old Londonderry, including Windham, N. II. . View of Windham Range and Cobbett's Pond from Dinsmoor's Hill. Albertype


66


25


Breaking and Swingling Flax. Wood Engraving


66


115


Snow-shoe


66


116


An Ancient Axe


66


118


Carding and Spinning Wool, Cotton, or Tow


66


119


Inside View of Church, with Sounding-board over the Pulpit. Wood Engraving


66 126


Presbyterian Church and Town Hall (see p. 255). Albertype,


66


66


129


Ancient Part of the Cemetery on the Hill. Albertype .


182


Butterfield's Rock (see p. 34), and Manufactory of George S. Neal. Albertype


66


187


View of West Windham and Windham Junction. Albertype


Residence of William H. Anderson. Albertype


313


Fac-similes of Autographs of John Cristy


66


410


William Johnston


66 608


John Kinkead .


614


James McKeen .


66 639


Morison Arms


.: 654


Fac-similes of Autographs of Morisons


655-662


Isaac Thom


791


Simon Williams


815


66


708


Charles Packard. Albertype .


66


726


39


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66 192


66


66 602


Abraham Dow Merrill. Albertype


TABLE OF CONTENTS.


PREFATORY. - (PAGES iv-24.)


List of Illustrations, iv-v. - Introdnetion, 1-10. - Preliminary Chapter. 11-24.


CHAPTER I. - (PAGES 25-39.)


In the Beginning : Copy of John Wheelwright's Deed to the Proprietors of London- derry, p. 25. - The Indians, 26. - Windham, its Situation, 27 .- Wild Animals, 29 .- Birds. 31. - Snakes : Arboreal Products ; Flora of Windham, 32. - Localities, 34. -Surface, 35. - Indications of Glacial Period, 36. - Scenery. 37.


CHAPTER II. - (PAGES 39-44. ) LANDS LAID OUT IN WINDHAM.


The First Grant of Land in Windham, Oct. 1662, 39. - Laying out of Land in Windham after the Advent of the Scotch Settlers in Londonderry in 1719. - Origin of the Farms in Windham Range in 1728, 40 .- Ministerial Lot laid out April 17, 1729, 42.


CHAPTER III. - (PAGES 44-47.) FIRST SETTLEMENTS.


Early Settlements and Early Settlers; First Settlement ; First House : Names of Early Settlers. 4. - Early Times. 45. - Petition against the Establishment of a new Parish in 1740- Names of Petitioners : Fourteen Families emigrate to Cole- raine, Mass., in 1740, 46.


CHAPTER IV. - (PAGES 47-53.)


WINDHAM INCORPORATED.


Petitions for a Charter. 47. - Charter Granted, 48 .- Charter of the Town of Windham. 49 .- First Warrant, 50. - Windham's First Town-meeting ; First Moderator and Town Officers, 51. - Ministers' Fees, 52.


CHAPTER V. - (PAGES 53-64.) WAR. - POLITICAL HISTORY.


French and Indian War : War's Alarms, 53; Windham's Roll of Heroes; Things look Warlike in Windham in 1752. 54. - Trouble with Salem, 1752, and Dismember- ment of Windham, 55. - Names of Windham Men annexed to Salem, 56. - The Scotch People in Salem remain Scotch still : The French and Indian War, and Names of Men, 57. - New Hampshire Men serve in a Massachusetts Regiment, 60. - Paper Currency. Old Tenor, New Tenor, etc., 61. - Exempted Farms ; Law- suits : Civil Affairs; Emigration, 1770, and Belfast, Me., colonized by the Scotch. 62 .- Gov. John Wentworth loses $10 by a bad Investment. 63.


CHAPTER VI. - (PAGES 64-79.) REVOLUTIONARY WAAR.


First Militia Law in New Hampshire : The Impending Crisis, 64. - Lexington Alarm. 66. - Committee of Inspection, 1775. 67. - Windham Men in the Battle of Bunker Ilill : Casualties and Losses, 68. - Historie Day, 69. - First Military Company in Windham: An Account of all the Men belonging to Windham who were in the Continental Service on July 8, 1775. 70. - First Province Tax under the Author- ity of Congress, Nov. 28, 1775. 72. - Important Events in 1776; New Regulations of the Militia. 73. - The Continental Congress- The Association Test. 74. - Its Signers, 75. - Windham Soldiers in 1776 ; Men immediately respond to the call of the Government, 76.


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HISTORY OF WINDHAM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.


CHAPTER VII. - (PAGES 79-06.) REVOLUTIONARY WAR -CONTINUED.


The Year 1777, 79 .- Court Prices; The Town still Angry; Windham's Quota for the Continental Army, 80. - Getting Desperate, 81. - Casualties to Windham's Sol- dlers In the Bennington Battle ; Windham's Sons at the Bennington Battle. Aug. 16. 1777. 83. - Political Action of the Town; The Exempted Farms set back into Windham, 85. - The Day Brightening. 86. - Town Legislation ; Afraid of Debt ; The War continues, 1778, 87. - Substitutes; Receipt for Men ; Raising Money to pay the Debt, &s. - Soldiers, Bounties, and Town Legislation in 1779, 89. - Iligh- est Town Bounty of the War; The Beginning of the End, 1780. 90, - Bounty of Corn for Soldiers in 1780, 91. - Beef for the Army ; Bounties, and Names of Sol- diers in 1781. 92. - Trouble with the Currency, 93. - Depreciation Scale of Paper Money, 1781; Events of 1782; The Last Windham Soldier in the Revolutionary War, 93. - End of the Revolution and Treaty of Peace ; The Town Records, 91.


CHAPTER VIII. - (PAGES 96-103.)


FROM THE CLOSE OF THE REVOLUTION TO THE CLOSE OF 1812-15 WAR.


Oath of Allegiance to the State ; Overplus Money : First Written Ballots, 1782, 96. - The Town Instructs its Representative in 1783; War Legislation, 1784; Windham's Last Continental Soldier still in the Army, January, 1784 ; Windham Petitions to send a Representative, 1784, which is granted, 97. - Trouble with the Currency ; Fiat Money Favored ; Violations of the Sabbath, 1785; The Pound, and a stable Pound at last, 99. - A Curious Vote ; War of 1812-15, 100 .- Men from Windham in the 1812-15 War. 101.


CHAPTER IX. - (PAGES 103-107.) REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED.


Formation of Independent State Government in New Hampshire ; Constitutional Con- ventions ; First Convention ; First Constitution, 103. - Windham suggests Amend- ments to the Constitution ; Votes to Accept the Constitution, Ang. 27, 1792. 105. - Names of Members of different Conventions, 106.


CHAPTER X .- (PAGES 107-122.) NAMES AND HISTORY OF EARLY SETTLERS.


First Settlers ; Their History, 107. - Early Names and Vanished Names, 109. - Indus- trial History and Habits of the Early Settlers, 111 .- Snow-shoes, 116 .- Umbrellas, Cloeks and Time-keepers, 117. - Shade Trees : Blacksmiths ; Pen-Pictures of our Father's Homes, 118. - Carding and Spinning Wool, Cotton, or Tow, 119 .- A change comes on the Death of Parson Williams, Nov. 10, 1793, and the Removal of the Church in 1798, 120. - Many People Remove to the new City of Lowell, 121.


CHAPTER XI .- (PAGES 122-139.) ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.


Rev. William Johnston, the first Minister Installed, 1747 ; Dismissed, 1752 ; First Meet- ing-house Built, 1753 ; Installation of Rev. Jolm Kinkead in Oct. 1760, and his Dis- missal in April, 1765; Names of Elders, 124. - Ordination of Rev. Simon Williams, Dee. 1766, 125. - Death of Mr. Williams, Nov. 10, 1793; Names of Ellers, 126. - Removal of the Church to the Centre of the Town, 1798. - Rev. Samuel Harris or- dained Oct. 9, 1805 ; Dismissal of Mr. Harris, Dec. 6. 1826 ; Names of Persons added to the Eldership, 127. - April 9, 1828, Rev. Calvin Cutler is Installed ; He dies Feb. 17, 1844. - Additional Elders ; Rev. Loren Thayer Ordained Nov. 5, 1845; Remains Pastor till April 25, 1866, 128. - Rev. Joseph Lanman Installed June 2, 1868 ; Dis- missed Feb. 6, 1872 ; Parsonage Built, 1868 ; Rev. Charles Packard Installed April 29, 1873; The Church Repaired, 1874; Revival in 1876, 129. - First Sabbath School. 130. - Death of Rev. Charles Packard. Feb. 20, 1881, 131 .- Officers of the Sabbath School ; Dissolution of the Church and State, July 1. 1819, 132. - The Presbyterian Religions Society Organized March 19, 1827 ; The Choir : Its Conductors, 133. - Present Members ; Rev. Joseph S. Cogswell Installed as Pastor, Dec. 21, 1881, 134. - Names of Members of the Church. 135.


CHAPTER XII .- (PAGES 139-159.) SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION.


First Schools in New England, 139. - School Law of 1789; Schools in Windham, 140. - Early Schools and Sehool-teachers, 141 .- Family Sehools, 143. - The Lamented Teacher, Margaret Hamilton, 145 .- Early Teachers in each of the School Districts.


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146. - School-books in Early Times, 147. - Williams' Academy, 1768-90, 148. - For- mation and History of School Districts to 1882, 149. - First School-honses, 150. - History and Number of School-houses in each District, 151. - School Funds, and Cost of School-houses; High School; School Taxes from 1789 to 1809 ; Manage- ment of Schools and School Taxes from 1809 10 1828. 154. - Committee of Inspection from 1809 to 1828, 155. - Money Expended for Schools from 1828 to 1882, 156 .- Super- intending School Committees from 1828 to 1883; State Literary School Fund, 157 .- Military School, 158.


CHAPTER XIII. - (PAGES 159-168.) HIGHWAYS.


Early Highways, 159. - Highways laid out before the Incorporation in 1742; The " Range Road," Jan. 24, 1739 ; First Highway found upon the Town Records, 160. - Londonderry Turnpike Built. 1805, 163. - Mammoth Road, 1831, 165. - Improve- ments in Road Building ; First Guide-posts, 1794, 166. - The Town Sued, 1846; The Long Writ, 167.


CHAPTER XIV. - (PAGES 168-178. ) . INNS, INTEMPERANCE, PAUPERISM.


Publie Houses and Names of Inn-keepers, 168. - First Temperance Legislation, April 23, 1781 ; First License, June 11, 1793 .- Intemperance and Temperance, 169 .- Light Breaks in ; The Temperance Reformation, 1831 ; Pauperism and First Warning out of Town, May 21, 1751. 170. - A Sensible Vote. July 14, 1780. - Vendueing the Poor, 173 .- First Overseer of the Poor chosen March 14, 1820, 174. - Town Farm Purchased Jan. 18, 1838, 175. - The U. S. Surplus Revenue ; Windham's Portion used to buy the Town Farm, 176. - Town Farm sold, Nov. 14, 1868 ; Annual Expen- ses for the Poor from 1870 to 1882, 177.


CHAPTER XV. - (PAGES 178-181.)


CALAMITIES.


Accidents ; Sudden Deaths ; Freshets and Fires, 178.


CHAPTER XVI. - (PAGES 181-186.) CEMETERIES AND BURIALS.


First Cemetery laid out, 1749; First Burial, 1749, 181. - Cemetery on the Hill laid out about 1753 ; First Burial in the Cemetery on the Hill. 182. - New Cemetery laid out 1835, 183. - Receiving Tomb built 1872 ; Cemeteries enlarged, 1872; Manner of Early Burials ; Mort Cloth, 184. - First Hearse and Hearse-house, 1827, 185.


CHAPTER XVII. - (PAGES 186-194.) MANUFACTORIES.


Fessenden's or Neal's Mill, 187. - Simpson's Mill built, 1788-89; Old Nail Factory ; Brown's Mill, 1850 ; Seavey's Mill, 188. - Haskell's Saw-mill at the Junction ; Mer- rill's Mill ; First Steam Saw-mill, 1866; Mills at West Windham, 189. - Potash ; Brickyards ; Stores and Store-keepers ; Store at Windham Centre commenced in 1815, 190, - Store at West Windham before 1838; At Windham Junction, 1861 ; Mis- cellaneous Items of Interest. 191. - Relies ; Railroads, 192. - Poliey Pond Grove started 1850 ; Business Directory of Windham. April, 1882, 193.


CHAPTER XVIII. - (PAGES 194-201.) WINDHAM LITERATURE, PROFESSIONAL HISTORY.


Books and Authors, 194. - College Students and Graduates, 195. - Ministers, 196 ; Phy- sicians ; Lawyers, 197 .-- Deputy Sheriffs ; Post-office, Post-riders aud Post-masters. 198 .- First Post-office ; First Post-master ; Windham's Post-riders ; Names of Post- masters at Windham ; At West Windham, 199. - Windham Junction and Fessen- den's Mills, 200.


CHAPTER XIX. - (PAGES 201-221.) TOWN OFFICERS FROM 1719 TO 1883.


Town Offieers and their Duties, 201. - Voters and their Qualification before 1775; Town Officers of Londonderry from 1719 to 1742, 202. - Town Offfeers of Windham from its Incorporation, 1742 to 1883, 203 .- Organization of Republican Government, 1776 ; Town Offfeers Elected under Republican Government, 206 .- Permanent Goy- erminent Established in New Hampshire in 1784; Brief Nottee of Political Par- ties, 207 .- Votes of Windham for President of the United States and for Governor. with the Name of Persons Elected, from 1784 to 1883, 208.


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HISTORY OF WINDHAM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.


CHAPTER XX. - (PAGES 221-224. ) VOTES FOR PRESIDENT.


History of Political Parties from 1788 to 1883, 221 ; Votes for President of the United States from 1792 to 1883. - Dates of Presidential Elections ; Names of Candidates. and Names of Persons Elected President from 1792 to 1883, 222.


CHAPTER XXI. - (PAGES 224-226.) CENSUSES.


First Census of Windham in 1767; First Census of New Hampshire in 1773, 224. - All Exact Account, Ang. 25. 1775; Another Census in 1786 : Greatest Population of the Town in 1830 ; Summary of all the Censuses of Windham, from 1767 to 1883, 225.


CHAPTER XXII. - (PAGES 226-230.) EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS FROM 1764 TO 1883.


Names of Justices of the Peace, and Dates of Appointment, from 1776 to 1883, 226. - Coroners ; Military Appointments and Military Officers, from 1764 to 1883; Officers of the First Military Company, in 1775, 227. - Officers in the War of the Rebellion. 1861-65. 229.


CHAPTER XXIII. - (PAGES 230-232.) CELLARS.


Old Cellars found in Windham ; Their Location, 230.


CHAPTER XXIV. - (PAGES 232-237.) DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.


The Windham Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company ; Debating Societies, 232. - Society for the Reformation of Morals, 1815, 233. - Female Benevolent Sewing and Moral Reform Society, 1841. 235.


CHAPTER XXV. - (PAGES 237-241.) SLAVERY.


Slavery in New Hampshire, 237. - Slavery in Windham; The Antislavery Move- ment, 238. - Antislavery Society in Windham, formed April 8, 1834. 239. - Names of its Prominent Members, 240.


CHAPTER XXVI. - (PAGES 241-251.) IMPORTANT EVENTS FROM 1719 TO 1821.


Colored People, 241. - Witch Story ; Strange People, 242. - Anecdotes, 243. - The Min- ister's Disappointment, 244. - First Death and Burial in Windhain about 1721 : Fe- ver and Ague ; First Framed House ; Change of Dates from Old Style to New Style ill 1752. 245. - Dark Day of May 19, 1790, 246. - The Hopkins Willow Tree ; The Great Frost, May 17. 1794; The Great Muster Storm. 1801 or 1802 ; Cold Friday, Jan. 19, 1810, 247. - Spotted Fever in 1812. - First Wagon, 1813. - The Great Gale, Sept. 23. 1815. 248 .- Fourth of July Celebration, 1815; " Poverty Year," 1816, 249. - Sab- bath Breaking in 1818 ; Great Gale. Sept. 9, 1821, 250.


CHAPTER XXVII. - (PAGES 251-270.) IMPORTANT EVENTS FROM 1821 TO 1883.


History of Bissell and Bissell's Camp, 251. - Visit of Lafayette, 1824; Fourth of July Celebration, 1825 ; First Cooking-stove, 1828. 253. - Shower of Stars. Nov. 13. 1833. - Destruction of R. B. Jackson's House. Aug. 11, 1856, 254. - Granite Quarry, 1857 ; Fourth of July, 1862; Dedication of Town Hall, Sept. 22, 1868, 255. - Speeches of George W. Weston and William C. Harris, 256. - Address of Nathaniel Hills, 258. - Londonderry Celebration, June 10. 1869. 265. - Pleuro-pneumonia, 1871 ; Disease among Horses ; Dedication of Union Hall at West Windham, Nov. 27, 1880, 266. - Death of President Garfield, 267. - A Day of Darkness, Sept. 6. 1881, 268. - Singu- lar Appearanee in the Heavens on the Evening of Sept. 11. 1881 ; Remarkable Thunder Shower, Sept. 24, 1881. 269.


CHAPTER XXVIII. - (PAGES 270-281.) WAR OF THE REBELLION.


Windham's part therein ; The Irrepressible Conflict, 270 .- Names and Dates of Enlist- ment and Discharge of Windham Soldiers, with their Bounties from 1861 to the elose


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of the War in 1865 ; Soldiers in the different Regiments ; Legislation of Windham Soldiers who Enlisted without Bounties, 274. - Enrollment of Windham, April 30. 1865 ; Amount of Bounties paid, 279. - The War Indebtedness of the Town ; The Town free from Debt, 280.


CHAPTER XXIX. - (PAGES 281-290.) HISTORY OF LIBRARIES FROM 1800 TO 1883.


First Town Library, 1800: Sunday-school Library, 1832 : School-District Libraries, Oct. 1839 ; Library of Rev. Loren Thayer, 283. - Second Library Established in Town in 1852; Nesmith Free Public Library Established 1871, 284. - Will of Col. Thomas Nesmith in relation to the Library, 285. - First Instalment of Books pur- chased May 9; Dedication June 21, 286 ; Address by Hon. JJohn C. Park. 287. - Do- nations to the Nesmith Library, 289.


CHAPTER XXX. - PAGES 290-297.) CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST SETTLERS,


Derivation of the term Scotch-Irish, 290. - Prominent Traits of the Seoteh Character, 291. - Londonderry Fairs, 292. - Extract from the Address of Rev. John II. Mori- SONI, D. D., on the Characteristics of the Descendants of the Scotch Settlers, 295.


HISTORY OF FAMILIES .- (PAGES 297-836. )


Introduction to History of Families, 298-299. Part Second, 300 to end of Genealogies.


includes the Genealogy and History of the First Settlers of Windham in New Hampshire and their Descendants, from the earliest Settlement of the Town, about 1720, 10 1883, with the History and Genealogy of other Families who have Settled in Town at a later date, including every Family now permanently located in Windham, embracing more than two hundred different Family Names : -


Abbot, 300-5 | Copp,


404 | Hadley,


555 | McGaw,


632-3 | Russell, 754


Alexander, 305-7


Collins,


404


Hall,


555-7


Mcilvaine, or


Salmond,


755


Allen, 307


Corliss,


405-8


Hanseoul,


557


MeAlvin, 633-8


Sargent, 756


Anderson,307-14


Cottle, 408-9


Hanson,


557


MeKeen, 638-41


Scott,


757


Annis, 314


Cristy,


409-14


Hardy,


557


MeVoy,


641


Seavey,


757


Archibald, 315


Crowell,


414-7


Harris,


558-68


Merrill, 641-8


648


Shedd,


761


Armstrong,


Darrah,


422


Haselton,


574


Motlit,


649


Simpson, 781-71


Bachelder, 326-7


327


Demott,


436


Hemphill, 575-84


Morrill, 652


Bailey,


328-9


Dickey,


436


Hilands,


584


Morison,


653-85


Steele,


777


Balch,


330


Dimock, 437


Ilills,


584-9


Morrow, 685-7 Stickney,


Thayer,


785-7


Bell,


336


Dunlap,


519


Humphrey,


603


Owen,


709-10


Thom, 787-99


Berry,


336-7


Duston,


520-3


IIunnewell, 604


60.4


Page, 713


Blanchard, 345-7 Bolton,


347


Esty,


527


Jameson,


605-6


Parker,


731-4


Towns,


801-3


Boynton,


347-8


Evans,


528


.Johnson,


606-7


Pease,


734


Tufft, 803-4


Bradford,


348


Farley,


Farmer,


529


Kelley,


610-2


Perkins,


735-8


Varnum,


805


Bughee,


351


Fegan, 530


Kezer,


612


Plummer,


738


Ward,


805-6


Burbank,


351-2


Fessenden,


530


Kimball,


€13


Poole,


739-40


Watts,


806


Burnham, 352-4


Fish,


531


Kinkead,


613-5


Prescott,


740


806-7 Waugh, Webster, 807-10


Buttrick,


351-5


Foran,


532


Kyle,


615


Putnam,


74.4


Weston,


810-1


Caldwell,


355


Frye, Galt,


532-3


Ladd,


616-8


Quigley,


745


Wheeler,


White,


812


Campbell, 356-74


Gilbert,


534


Lane,


618


Reed, or Reid,


Whittaker, 812-3


Carey,


374-5


Giles,


53.4


Lanman,


619


746-7


Wilds,


813


Carr,


375-6


Gilmore,


534-7


Lewis,


620


Reynolds, 748


Williams,


813-8


Cashman,


376


Goodwin,


537


Lynde, Marden,


621-1


718-51


Woodburn, Woodbury, 830 $29


Chase,


377


Graham,


512


Marshall,


62.4


Richey, or


Ritchey, 751-2


Worledge,


$30


Clyde,


380-90


Gregg,


543-4


MeCleary, 627-9


Ripley, 752


Worden,


830


Cochran, 390-403


Griffin,


554


McCoy,


629-32


Robinson, 753-4


Wyman, 831


Cogswell, 403-4 Grimes,


555 | McDaniels, 632 | Rowe,


75.1


York, 831-2


331


Dinsmoor,


Holmes, 589


Neal, 687 Stuart,


Taylor,


782-3


Barrett,


334


Dow,


510-9


Nesmith, 687-701 Hopkins, 589-95 Howe, 595 Nichols, 701


Templeton, 783-5


Bartley,


334-6


Downing, 519


Hughes, 596-603


Noyes,


Packard, 710-2


Thompson,


Betton,


337-45


Early,


Emerson,


524-7


Jackson,


605


Park,


713-31


Titcomb, 801


Perker,


734


Vance, 80-1


Butterfield, 354


Fitzgerald,


532


Knight,


615


Proctor,


741-4


Call,


355-6


534


Lamson,


618


Quinton,


745


Wilson, $18-29


Caswell,


377


Gordon,


538-12


Clark,


377-80


Greene,


513


MeAdams, 625-7


475


Montgomery,619 Moore, 649-52


Smiley,


771


Davis, 435-6


Hayes, 575


Smith,


Snelling,


776


778-82


Barker,


331-4


437-510


Haseltine, 568-74


Milner,


Senter,


757-61


Armour,


315-7


Cutler,


417-22


317-26


Davidson, 423-35


Hawkins,


Hunt,


523


529


Johnston, 607-10


Brown,


348-51


772-6


Bahan,


777-8


Baldwin,


702-9


799-800


621


Richardson,


Record of Unassigned Births and Deaths, 832 .- Corrections. 835, - Index of Sub- jects, 836 .- General Index to Names, 839.


INTRODUCTION.


WITHIN a century history has undergone great changes. It is no longer merely the record of courts, of kingly craft, of wars, of the meeting of embattled hosts, and the shouts of victory. It has advanced to a higher, broader, and truer plane, and is founded on a more substantial basis. It is now the story of peoples, - of their life, habits, and customs; of their modes of thought; of their mental sloth or intellectual activity; of their rapid advance- ment or swift decay. It chronicles the advancement of the race in civilization ; the progress of science, the triumphs of art; it describes not only the conquests of war, but the more beautiful and lasting triumphs of peace. Now


"The individual withers, And the world is more and more."


The value of history is in its teaching power. Men, busy with the practicalities of life, read the pages of history, and draw from them lessons of instruction and warning. As we read the history of our fathers, the early settlers of this town; of their hardships and sufferings; of their sacrifices and manly endurance; of their heroism and unbounded faith, -we, their children and successors, should emulate their heroic virtues, and the holy fires of religious faith, of patriotism, endurance, and love, thus kindled in our hearts, should burn with a brighter and purer light.




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