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103. Site of the first house on the old Baker farm. This farm was part of the " right " drawn by Abner Mack in the Gilsum lands. Rev. Clement Sumner of Keene bought it of Mack, Dec.'4, 1761. On Jan. 19, 1762, it passed into posses- sion of Ichabod Fisher, of Keene. John Dimick, then living in what is still Gil- sum, bought it of Fisher, Nov. 23, 1767. He deeded it, for " love and affection," to his son Isaac Dimick, May 4, 1770. Isaac did not probably live here at any time. He was of Ashford, Conn., when he sold the lot, Jan. 10, 1772, to Olcutt Fisher of East Haddam, Conn. JONATHAN BAKER of Topsfield, Mass., bought the lot of O. Fisher, Apr. 7, 1777, and became the first actual occupant of the premises. Mr. Baker lived here henceforward until his death and raised one of the largest familes in town. He had fifteen children. He died here, Oct. 12, 1833. His son Aaron, succeeded to the farm. MRS. SARAH BAKER, widow of
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Jonathan, occupied this house until her death, Apr. 12, 1844. No one else lived in this house. For future owners of the farm, see 104.
104. The Aaron Baker house, later the G. W. Nims house, where Dea. J. N. Nims lives. AARON BAKER purchased a half of this farm of his father, Jon- athan Baker, May 5, 1813, and the other half, Apr. 20, 1825, on condition of maintaining his parents. He built and lived in the house at 104. He finally sold the farm and moved to Columbia, Bradford, Co., Pennsylvania, where he died in 1847. He sold this farm to GEORGE WASHINGTON NIMS, Apr. 15, 1837, who bound himself to continue the maintenance of Mrs. Sarah Baker (mother of Aaron) through her natural life. Mrs. Baker lived at 103. Mr. Nims lived here twenty.seven years. He was the last captain of the Sullivan military company. After the death of the widow Baker, he removed the old house which stood at 103. He had no children. He afterwards moved to Keene and died there. He sold this place, Oct. 4, 1864, to George H. Nims, who sold it the same day to JOSEPH N. NIMS, the present owner. Mr. Nims is one of the present deacons of the First Congregational Church. He is a native of the town and has always resided in the place. He is an honored and substantial citizen. He has held various town offices, including those of select-man and constable. He was the burial sexton for thirty years, more than twice as long as the office was ever held by any other person. His son, Edwin F. Nims, also lives upon this place with him.
105. Site of an old grist-mill built by William Comstock Jr., not long after 1801. For a more complete account of it, see page 563.
106. Site of the old William Comstock house. Rev. (afterwards Rev. Dr.) Lathrop of Springfield, Mass., and Rev. Clement Sumner of Keene, both were original grantees and drew " rights " in the original Gilsum. According to Hay- ward's Gilsum, pages 20 and 21, the " right " which included this farm, No. 55, was drawn by Rev. Clement Sumner. At some time, he seems to have exchanged rights with Rev. Joseph Lathrop (or Lothrop, as his name is spelled in the char- ter), for, on Jan. 5, 1769, WILLIAM COMSTOCK, then of Lyme, Conn., bought the " right" which included this place of Mr. Lathrop. The history of Mr. Com- stock's family is unique in Sullivan. It could not have been duplicated. Wil- liam Comstock was the first person who died on the soil of what is now Sullivan. His son James was the first living child born within the same limits. His daughter, Lydia, and Simeon Ellis were the first couple ever married within the same limits. The ceremony was performed by Roswell Hubbard, Esq. It is very remarkable that the first death, birth, and marriage within the limits of the town should all have been in one family. That family then lived at 106. Mr. Comstock was both a carpenter and a cooper. He died, Oct. 7, 1773, while on his way from Keene to his home. He had descended the hill now known as Hubbard Hill and was just opposite the place which is now the entrance to the cemetery when he died very suddenly in the road. With a tinge of superstition, characteristic of the time, the place selected for his burial was near the place where he fell. His grave was the first in that cemetery and the grave of Joseph B. Seward was (and will doubtless remain) the last in that enclosure. Mr. Com- stock's widow, Mrs. Hephzibah, afterwards married JOHN ROWE, who came here to live. The marriage was Nov. 26, 1777. On May 16, 1788, there was an
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equitable division of the farm and lands of Mr. Comstock among the heirs. The widow's thirds were set off upon the north-western part of the farm, including the buildings. Next east was the portion of Lydia (Comstock) Ellis; east of this the portion of Mrs. Mary B. (Comstock) Corey, wife of William Corey ; next east the portion of William Comstock, Jr. ; and east of this, the portion of James Comstock. The "widow " was already the wife of John Rowe, however. Mr. Comstock had another son, Josiah, who enlisted as a soldier of the Revolution, and died, Jan. 8, 1779. The Coreys bought the interest of Mrs. Lydia Ellis in this farm, Sept. 2, 1789. On the following day, they sold the same, with some of their own portion of the estate to Enoch Woods, which formed the nucleus of his farm, which he afterwards enlarged by purchases from William Com- stock, Jr. and Joseph Ellis, Jr. WILLIAM COMSTOCK, Jr., bought all of the right and title of his brother James in this farm, Apr, 7, 1793; of the Coreys, Aug. II, 1794 (who had already, as we have seen, bought and sold the portion of Mrs. Ellis) ; and of John Rowe, Mar. 3, 1801. The latter had come into possession of 21 acres of the south-west corner of the farm. He is the same who married the widow Comstock. William Comstock, Jr., then owned all of the farm which had not been already purchased by Enoch Woods, who lived at 80. Like his father, William, Jr., was a carpenter as well as a farmer and a miller. He built the grist-mill to which reference is made in 105. Early in the nineteenth cen- tury, William Comstock, Jr., built the house at 107. See 107 for the future owners of the farm.
107. House in which Wm. Comstock, Jr., T. Winch, and A. Farrar lived, and where J. A. Reed now lives. WILLIAM COMSTOCK, Jr. built this house early in the nineteenth century. He was three times married and had, in all, eleven children. The youngest was HON. CHARLES CARTER COMSTOCK, the only native of Sullivan who has ever been a member of Congress. See page 610. See also page 612 for an account of Dauphin White Comstock, the tenth child of William, Jr., who was also born here. See page 376 for a case of sneak thiev- ing connected with this house. Mr. Comstock finally moved to Jaffrey and died there. He was the first man in Sullivan to be interested in the sect of the Methodist Episcopalians. THOMAS WINCH bought this farm, Nov. 30, 1836, and lived here eighteen years and a half. See page 627 for an account of Mr. Winch and his sons. ALONZO FARRAR bought the farm of Mr. Winch, March 24, 1855. He lived here until his death, Sept. 24, 1895. He was a deacon in the Congregational church at the Centre. He was burial sexton for a long time. He was a quiet man, conscientious, and upright. His widow, MRS. LOUISA STONE FARRAR, continued to occupy the house until her death, Dec. 11, 1903. Her brother, George Stone, cared for the farm. Since the death of Mrs. Farrar, her daughter and her husband, JOSEPH A. REED, have continued to occupy the premises. Mr. Reed was a native of Stoddard. He has considerably improved the farm. Mrs. Reed is a devoted member of the Centre church and active in its various organizations. Alonzo Farrar willed the farm to his wife. The latter willed an undivided half of it to her daughter, who purchased the inter- est of the remaining heir, Jan. 19, 1904, and transferred an undivided half interest to her husband, Jan. 18, 1908.
108. The S. Osgood, Selim Frost, and D. Spaulding farm, where M. A.
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Nims lives. This farm originally belonged to District No. I, but was set off to this district, Dec. 10, 1880. It is the north-west corner of the old first school district, as originally constituted. It is on the west line of what originally was Packersfield. Its north-west corner is at the Masonian Monument. EZRA OSGOOD, who had lived at 137 and 58, bought this place, Sept. 27, 1792, of Jere- miah Stiles of Keene. The land originally belonged, like all the land in Packer's Quarter, to the heirs of Thomas Packer. The records do not show how Stiles obtained it, but perhaps through a sale for the non-payment of taxes. The north line of the farm was on the south line of the first granted townships of Boyle and Gilsum, which encroached on the Masonian lands afterwards included in Packersfield (Nelson) and Stoddard. Ezra Osgood lived here five years and moved to 167. SAMUEL OSGOOD of Methuen, Mass., of another line of Osgoods, a blacksmith, bought this farm of Ezra Osgood, May 13, 1797. He afterwards bought much more land and had a very large farm. He was one of the wealth- iest and most influential men of the town. He built the mansion house now standing on the place. He had a blacksmith shop near the house. The first barn was south of the house, on the opposite side of the road. Having no chil- dren, Samuel Osgood and his wife took into their family the children of some of their relatives. Among these were Samuel Osgood, 2d, and his sister, Ruby Osgood, who married Charles Kingsbury of Keene. Samuel, 2d, and Ruby were the son and daughter of Col. Josiah Osgood of Milford, N. H., a brother of Samuel. Another nephew, Joseph Osgood, son of Samuel's brother, Joseph, also lived here with his uncle for a time. Still later, Selim Frost lived with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Osgood, as did also Lydia Heald, a niece of Mrs. Osgood, who became the wife of Selim Frost, and also Sarah G. Marshall, another relative of Mrs. Osgood, who became the wife of C. Franklin Wilson. Samuel Osgood died here, Dec. 8, 1826. On the day before his death, Dec. 7, 1826, he sold to SELIM FROST, who had lived with him, an undivided half of this farm. The other half he gave to his wife, Mrs. Lucy Osgood, who lived here until her death, March 19, 1843, after which, on Sept. 19, 1844, Mr. Frost bought of her heirs the other undivided half of the farm. Mr. Frost was a deacon of the First Congregational Church and one of the most respected and influential men of the town. After having been the proprietor of the farm for thirty-one years, he sold it, March 18, 1857, to GEORGE WARDWELL. Mr. Frost moved to Athol, Mass., and died there, in the following year, Sept. 19, 1858. Mr. Wardwell had lived here a short time before Mr. Frost deeded the place to him. Only six days after the deed was signed occurred Mr. Wardwell's sad death. See page 366. Mr. Wardwell had been severely injured in the woods, when a young man, by a tree falling upon him. He never fully recov- ered. He was an upright man and his comparatively early death was a loss to the community. His heirs sold the farm, Feb. 4, 1858, to DAUPHIN SPAULDING (who was called at first Dauphin White Spaulding). He had lived many years upon the old homestead of his wife's father, the old Kingsbury place, at 161. He was an ingenious man and a good thinker, and, for his time, a good scholar. He was a natural mathematician. Later in life, he was much afflicted with a nervous malady. He had a large family of children. He died in this house, Aug. 13, 1864. By deeds dated Dec. 30, 1864, and Jan. 2, 1865, the heirs of Mr.
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Spaulding sold this farm to Daniel Adams Nims and his son, Alanson A. Nims, both of Sullivan. These gentlemen sold the farm to DEA. ASA E. WILSON of Marlow, Jan. 2, 1866. See 36, where he formerly lived at East Sullivan. Dea. Wilson lived not quite two years here and sold the farm, Oct. 25, 1867, to Daniel Adams Nims who was living at 170, later at 98, and who died, Nov. 21, 1871. MASON A. NIMS lived here and bought the place of the heirs, June 5, 1872. He still lives upon the farm, which he has owned 36 years to the present time (1908). He is one of the most energetic farmers of the town, is a capable business man, and has been very successful. His farm is in a high state of cultivation and very productive. His brother, Rev. George Lyman Nims, spent his last years here, and died here.
PROFILE ROCK is a natural curiosity within the limits of this district. It is near the summit of Morse Hill, south-west of 72, at an elevation of nearly 1640 feet above the sea. If one selects the proper position a few rods south-east of this rock, the outlines of a human face, like a medallion, are plainly visible upon the south-western angle of the bowlder. In another position, may be seen the ontlines of a still smaller face or medallion upon the upper part of the former. This remarkable bowlder can be plainly seen from the road leading past the Town Hall. It is well worth the while to visit this rock. It is a pity that wire fences have so blocked the ancient road leading from 68 to 72 that it is difficult to reach it by this route. A better way is to take the old road, called the Morse Hill Road, leading from near 173 past 73.
CHAPTER XVIII. FAMILY HISTORIES CONTINUED.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
This district is mostly composed of land which was originally the town of Stoddard. The part of the district south of the southern line of the Dunn and Luther Wilder farms was taken from Packersfield (now Nelson). The district is bounded north by Stoddard, east by Stoddard and Nelson, south by the south- ern line of the C. F. Wilson and Holt and Ellis farms, and west by the Spaulding Brook and the Great Brook and Patent Line.
109. Site of the barn on the Great Meadow, now covered generally by the water of the Ellis, or Great Meadow, Reservoir. "Molly " Packer, widow of Thomas, sold the fifth lot of the sixth Packersfield range to Isaiah Kidder of New Ipswich, Apr. 19, 1798. The " Proprietors of Gilsum " claimed this land, as well as all that portion of the original Packersfield. Capt. Samuel Seward bought of these Gilsum proprietors the land east of the Comstock farm, south of the first lot of the fourteenth Stoddard range, and north of the original Gilsum line, June 18, 1794. The grantors were bonded to defend Seward against Packersfield
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claims, but the latter gentleman does not appear to have ever pressed his claim to the land. Dea. Josiah Seward purchased an undivided half of this land of his brother, Samuel, March 23, 1795. He also purchased the title of William Sumner, a son of Rev. Clement Sumner, in several of the Stoddard and Packersfield lots, Sept. 6, 1799. Sumner had drawn these lands under the Gil- sum patent. He could not legally have held them after the location of the PATENT LINE, but it was thought advisable to end his contention by purchasing his " rights " at a nominal price. Josiah Seward, Jr., bought an undivided half of his father's interest in this land, which was mostly included within the Great Meadow, Mar. 31, 1824. He purchased the undivided half interest of Captain Samuel Seward, Oct. 25, 1826. Dea. Seward died, July 10, 1828, and Josiah Seward, Jr., died, Sept. 14, 1831. Mrs. Polly Seward, widow of Josiah, Jr., bought the rights of all the heirs of Dea. Seward, May 1, 1832. The barn which stood on this spot was built by the Sewards early in the 19th century. On Mar. 13, 1839, Mrs. Seward and her husband's other heirs sold this meadow to three Sullivan neighbors. Harrison Rugg bought an undivided half and the other un- divided half was purchased jointly by Abijah and William Hastings. On Oct. 22, 1851, the meadow was equitably divided between the three men. The north- ern portion, 5812 rods in length on the western side, was set off to Mr. Rugg, also the western half of the barn, which had great double doors at the north and south ends. The south-western section, west of Otter River, was set off to William Hastings, also the north half of the east side of this barn. The south- east section of the meadow west of the river was set off to Abijah Hastings, also the south half of the east side of the barn. The share of Harrison Rugg was purchased by Daniel Holt, then of Nelson, June 28, 1865. Mr. Rugg had already purchased of the heirs of Abijah Hastings all of the latter's land in the meadow, the deeds bearing the date of Apr. 28, Apr. 30, and May 30, in 1857. All of this was included in the sale to Holt. Caleb Goodnow and George Kingsbury, in order to make a reservoir, purchased these shares and other adjoining lands, by deeds bearing dates of Oct. I, Oct. 14, and Dec. 5, in 1867, and Nov. 9, 1871. Austin A. Ellis purchased Goodnow's interest, Nov. 10, 1871, and Kingsbury's interest, Apr. 1, 1873. Mr. Ellis sold this reservoir and mill privilege to Manson L. Fowler, formerly of Swanzey, Nov. 20, 1893, who sold the same, Feb. 24, 1898, to Will. H. Harris, the present owner. See the next paragraph.
IIO. The Ellis mill, now owned by Will. H. Harris. This mill was on the old Comstock farm, for the successive owners of which, see 112. Asa Ellis bought a large part of the old farm, as far south as Otter River, March 6, 1818. In the early twenties, he built this mill, which he operated, part of the time assisted by his son, Atwell C. Ellis, for about fifty years. It was built for a saw-mill, but lathes were afterwards introduced and objects of wooden-ware were turned here. Mr. Comstock, who died, Apr. 6, 1861, willed some of the land on the farm to Atwell C. Ellis, son of Asa. On May 3, 1871, Asa and Atwell C. Ellis sold to Austin A. Ellis, son of the latter and grandson of the former, this mill, with land immediately about it, and such rights as the Ellises still possessed in lands flowed by the reservoir. As we observed in the preceding paragraph, Austin A. Ellis soon after acquired the reservoir which covered the Great Meadow. For dates and facts, see 109. Mr. A. A. Ellis owned the mill 22 years,
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and sold it, Nov. 20, 1893, to Manson L. Fowler. See III. Mr. Fowler only owned the mill about four and a half years, and sold it, Feb. 24, 1898, to Will. H. Harris, whose mill at 46 had been burned shortly before he made this pur- chase. See page 380. Mr. Harris is still doing a good business at this mill.
III. House built for the joint occupancy of Jonas Adams and Atwell C. Ellis, now occupied by Charles M. Ward. This house stood upon land belonging to the old Comstock, or Asa Ellis, farm, for the successive owners of which pre- vious to Austin A. Ellis, see 112. In 1851, JONAS ADAMS of Stoddard took down his house in that town and moved it to this spot. He first occupied the house here, Nov. 1, 1851. His daughter and only child had married ATWELL C. ELLIS, whose family also occupied this house jointly with Mr. and Mrs. Adams. Mr. Adams was a very quiet, honest man. Both Mr. and Mrs. Adams were members of the First Congregational Church. Mr. Adams died, June 14, 1861, and Mrs. Adams died, Apr. 22, 1872. At the death of Asa Ellis, Feb. 14, 1874, his son, Atwell C. Ellis, who was living here, acquired by his father's will the part of the farm including this house, and became the owner of the whole farm. AUSTIN A. ELLIS was married, Feb. 7, 1872, and began housekeeping in this house. After the death of Asa Ellis, his son, Atwell C., moved into the old house at 112. Austin bought this house of his father, Dec. 30, 1874, and the whole farm, Feb. 5, 1886, having already bought the mill, May 3, 1871. Atwell C. Ellis was a deacon in the First Congregational Church. He and his wife presented an elegant silver communion service to that church. See page 419. He was many years the town clerk and also church clerk. He was an elegant penman and a well informed man. He held many town offices, such as select-man, sealer of weights and measures, and representative to the General Court. About 1882, he moved to East Sullivan, to 38, and finally to Keene, where he died. His only son and child, Austin A. Ellis, lived here several years, then bought the house, No. 39, at East Sullivan, in 1881. See 39. He moved to Keene, Sept. 2, 1891, where he has been eminently successful in the brush handle business, on Mechanic Street. He was the mayor of Keene for the year 1900. After Austin moved to East Sullivan, this house was unoccupied for a time. Eugene George McClenning, whose name originally was George Washington Eugene McClenning, was here in 1887. Men working temporarily in the mill at II0, but who were not residents of the town, may have used the house at times. It was empty much of the time until MANSON L. FOWLER moved here. He purchased a part of the Ellis farm and the mill, Nov. 20, 1893, of Austin A. Ellis. Mr. Fowler is a brother of Herschel J. Fowler, the prosperous box manufacturer of Keene. Their father was Rev. Thomas L. Fowler, a Methodist Episcopalian clergyman, who was born in Bridgewater, N. H., and had settlements in Pottersville, Marl- borough, Chesterfield, and Westport (Swanzey). Mr. Fowler sold the mill to Will. H. Harris, Feb. 24, 1898. After living here twelve and a half years, he sold this house, with most of the land which he had purchased in connection with it, to CHARLES M. WARD of Sullivan, March 29, 1906. Mr. Ward had lived at 175, 117, and 122, before moving here.
112. The James Comstock and Asa Ellis house, where James Brason lives. The land which constituted the original farm on which this house stood was claimed by Gilsum and was included in the original charters of Boyle and Gilsum.
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The charter of Packersfield carried the limits of that town west to the Patent Line. This farm was then wholly in that town. We do not know that the Packersfield proprietors (who were heirs of Thomas Packer) ever pressed their claim to this particular land which covered portions of several lots. JAMES COMSTOCK purchased of the Gilsum claimants, through a committee appointed by the town, consisting of David Blish, Samuel Whitney, and Zadok Hurd. It was the land granted to the town of Gilsum by the proprietors for a "school right." We do not know that Mr. Comstock ever purchased the claims of the Packers or their assigns. There is no such record. He had some trouble never- theless, growing out of a clause in the Sullivan charter, which allowed Sullivan a portion of the public land. See pages 174-177. Mr. Comstock's purchase was Jan. 9, 1798. The first house which he built upon the farm was at 113. Mr. Comstock was married in the last part of 1799, and the house at 113 was probably built that year. The town laid out a road to this house, from the Stod- dard road at 122, Mar. 10, 1801. The house at 112 was built about seven years after the first house, in 1806, in which year the old Comstock road was built from 112 to the road that led to Nelson by the Warren house. Mr. Comstock was at first a Methodist, but both himself and his wife united with the First Congregational Church. Mr. Comstock willed a wood lot to that society. See page 419. He was a very quiet, peaceful, and good man. He had no children. Lucy Rugg, Martin Rugg, and Asa Ellis, were taken into his family. Mr. Com- stock died, Apr. 6, 1861. ASA ELLIS, who had lived in his family, bought the larger part of the farm of Mr. Comstock, March 6, 1818, under certain con- ditions. At the death of Mr. Comstock, Mr. Ellis and his son, Atwell C., received by will the remainder of the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis were highly esteemed as neighbors, as well as members of the First Congregational Church, to which society Mr. Ellis willed the parsonage at 87. See pages 419 and 669- 670. Mr. Ellis built and operated the saw mill on this farm. See I10. He was prosperous and accumulated a comfortable property. He died at 112, on Feb. 14, 1874. By his will, his son, ATWELL C. ELLIS, received all of the farm which he had not already received through the will of Mr. Comstock, excepting the mill, with its yard and privileges, which had already been purchased by Austin A. Ellis. Mr. A. C. Ellis moved from III to 112 after his father's death, to care for his mother. Austin A. Ellis moved from III to East Sullivan, in the fall of 1881. See 39. About a year or a little more after Austin moved to 39, his father, Atwell C. Ellis, moved to 38. He lived here about eight years, and moved to Keene, Oct. 9, 1890. His son, Austin A., who lived at 39, moved to Keene, Sept. 2, 1891. After Atwell C. Ellis left 112, the house was unoccupied some of the time until Mr. Holt purchased it. While Asa Ellis was living, the family of William H. H. Thorning lived here for a year or perhaps two years, in the apartments formerly used by Mr. and Mrs. Comstock. Dr. William B. Thorning was born here in 1872. See pages 603-4. Wm. H. H. Thorning was in the Civil War, in the 2d N. H. Reg. He also lived at 147 and 63, and finally moved to Keene. He died at the Soldiers' Home at Tilton, Jan. 10, 1903. Reuben A. Dunn was a tenant in this house, about 1882-3. He now lives in Harrisville. Austin A. Ellis bought all of the farm which he did not already own, of his father, Feb. 5, 1886. He sold the portion which now constitutes
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