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I. LAURA ANN ETTAS SQUIRES, b. in Williamsburg, Mass., Jan. 29, 1862; m., Feb. 29, 1880, Leander Henry Baker, b. in Hoosick, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1856 (?); son of Oliver Henry (?) and Jane Elizabeth (LeBarron) Baker. Res. Thompson- ville, Conn. Ch. : 1. A son9, b. in Cambridge, N. Y., Nov. 1880; d. there, Jan. 5, 1881 ; 2. Wealthy May Belle9 Baker, b. in Cambridge, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1881; 3. Lulu Emogene9 Baker, b. in Cambridge, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1883 ; 4. Edith Rosella9 Baker, b. in So. Berlin, N. Y., July 16, 1885 ; 5. Hattie Estella? Baker (usually called " Bessie ") b. in Springfield, Mass., Oct. 8, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Baker were divorced, Nov. 1901, and she res. in Lebanon, N. H.
2. MARTHA AMELIAS SQUIRES, b. in Nashua, Mar. 19, 1864; d. there, Sept. 5 (or 6), 1864.
31. GEORGE WASHINGTON' NASH, son of Ebenezer6, 4, m., July 3, 1882, Mary Louisa Avery ; dau. of Eleazar Avery. He is a sign, house, and decorative painter. Ch. : 1. George Washington8 Nash, Jr., b. at Northampton (Smith's Ferry), Mass., Apr. 17, 1883; res. at Eatontown, Monmouth Co., N. J.
32. JAMES BRADFORD7 NASHI, son of Ebenezer6, 4, m., April 1885, Ida Bigelow, b. in Deerfield, Mass .; dau. of Abraham Bigelow. He is a brick mason ; res. in Millville, Cumberland Co., N. J. No ch.
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33. MARY MELINDA7 NASH, dau. of George Washington6, 7, m. Ist, 1868, Niles Allen Howard, b. in Peru, Vt. ; m. 2d, in the nineties, Edward Henry Bates, b. in Acworth (?), Mar. 27, 1864, son of James Merrill and Lucy Almira (Whittemore) Bates. She had a ch. by first hus., no ch. by Mr. Bates. Ch. : I. Grace May8 Howard, b. in Peru, Vt., Sept. 26, 1869; unm. in 1897.
NEWMAN.
I. A man named NEWMAN1 emigrated from Ireland to this country. II. WILLIAM2 NEWMAN, son of this emigrant, lived in Morristown, Vt.
1. JOHN NEWMAN, son of William2, b. in Morristown, Vt .. June 27, 1786 ; d. in Gilsum, Mar. 9, 1854. He m. Ist, Mar. 7, 1811, Mary Willis, b. in Keene, March 17, 1785 ; d. in S., at 160, Nov. 9, 1826; dau. of Benjamin and Annis (Briggs) Willis, q. v. He was a farmer, and lived in S., from 1819 to 1825, at 154 most of the time, occasionally at 160, with his wife's father. By the first wife, he had seven ch. : I. Caroline4, 2, b. in Keene (now Roxbury), Sept. 8, 1811. 2. Mary4, b. in Keene, June 19, 1813; d. there, Aug. 6. 1817. 3. Annis Eliza4, b. in Keene, Aug. 26, 1815; m. Ist Wm. Smith, q. v .; m. 2d Jonathan Howard; see also, for this marriage, under Wm. Smith. 4. George Washington4, 3, b. in Keene, Nov. 18, 1818. 5. Charles Warren4, 4, b. in S., at 154, May 8, 1821. 6. Harriet4, 5, b. in S., at 154, Jan. 11, 1824. 7. Henry Jackson4, 6, b. in Gilsum, Apr. 10, 1826. John3 Newman m. 2d, 1827 or 1828, Mrs. Emma (Howard) Briggs, b. in Stoddard, 1796; d. in Keene, Jan. 14, 1849, ae. 52 yrs .; dau. of William and Tamsin (an irregular spelling of Thomasine) Howard ; and widow of Eliphalet Briggs (3d of name in lineal descent), grand- father of the late Wm. S. Briggs of Keene. In papers connected with the ad- ministration of Wm. Howard's estate, Mrs. Briggs was named " Tama," probably for "Tammy," another short form for Thomasine, her mother's probable name. Wm. Howard is understood to have come from Scotland, about the time of the Revolution with British troops, and never recrossed the Atlantic. By this second w., Mr. Newman had three more children : 8. Diana4, b. in Keene, 1829; worked in mills at Lowell; d. unm., in Keene, of tubercu- losis, June 18, 1853. 9. Sumner Major4, b. in Keene, July 16, 1830, 13. 10. Maria Theresa4, b. in Keene, Nov. 25, 1833, 14. This 2d wife of John Newman had a dau., while the wife of Mr. Briggs, named Eliza S. Briggs, who d. in Keene, Aug. 2, 1839, at fourteen years of age.
2. CAROLINE4 NEWMAN, dau. of John3, 1, m., Dec. 28, 1831, Levi Isham, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 20, 1797; d. there, Sept. 2, 1864; son of Ebenezer and Chloe (Carpenter) Isham. She d. in Gilsum, Feb. 15, 1872. She had three ch. :
I. WILLIAM LOVELL5 ISHAM, b. in Gilsum, Nov. 17, 1834; still living in Keene, on Ellis Court; m., Jan. 22, 1897, Mary Jane Francis, b. in Edgar- town, Mass., Feb. 8, 1841 ; dau. of Charles and Mary Stuart (Dunham) Francis. No ch.
2. LUCY ELIZAR ISHAM, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 17, 1838; d. in Winchendon, Mass., May 29, 1883 ; m., June 28, 1866, George Carlos Willson, b. in Alstead, Feb. 6, 1835 ; still living (1913) in Winchendon; son of Eli and Martha
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(Webster) Willson. Three ch. : 1. George Henry6 Willson, b. in Winchendon, Apr. 13, 1868 ; res. in Keene; a carpenter ; m. Ist, Oct. 3, 1892, Fannie Crocker Bennet, who d. in Manchester, Vt., August 1895. He m. 2nd, Aug. 19, 1911, Lina Carpenter, b. in Surry, Aug. 7, 1866; dau. of James and Susan A. (Cushing) Carpenter. One ch. (1). Cora Bennett7 Willson, b. in Somerville, Mass., Jan. 28, 1894; d. in Rutland, Vt., Oct. 25, 1896. 2. Edgar Fred.6 Will- son, b. in Winchendon, May 13, 1871; res. in Winchendon ; a grocery clerk ; m., Nov. 4, 1902, Martha Adelia Torrey, b. in Union, Me., May II, 1879 ; dau. of Ralph Herbert and Adelia Elizabeth (Beveridge) Torrey. Two ch .: (1). Mervyn Edgar™ Willson, b. in Winchendon, March 31, 1905; (2). Martha Isham? Willson, b. in Winchendon, May 23, 1907. 3. William Walter6 Willson, b. in Winchendon, May 9, 1874; m., Sept. 17, 1902, Anna McWhirk, b. in Milton, Mass., Sept. 1, 1870; dau. of John and Sarah (Harper) Mc Whirk; res. Watertown, Mass. No ch.
3. FANNY REBECCA6 ISHAM, b. in Gilsum, June 7, 1840; d. in 'Gilsum, Nov. 10, 1895.
3. GEORGE W.4 NEWMAN, son of John3, 1, was a very prosperous farmer. He lived in Gilsum, where he d., Dec. 19, 1893; he m., Dec. 22, 1842, Esther Loveland, b. in Gilsum, Mar. 8, 1821; still living in Gilsum (1913), at the advanced age of 92; dau. of Isaac and Martha (Farnsworth) Loveland. He had seven ch. : 1. Florentines, b. in Gilsum, Aug. 19, 1843; d. there, Sept. 24, 1843; 2. Abba Stella5, b. in Gilsum, July 4, 1844; d. there, Dec. 21, 1848; 3. George Elmore5, b. in Gilsum, Mar. 5, 1850, 7; 4. Daniel Webster5, b. In Gilsum, Dec. 16, 1851, 8; 5. Isaac Batron5, b. in Gilsum, Feb. 5, 1853, 9; 6. Charles Dudley5, b. in Gilsum, Nov. 15, 1857, 10; 7. Fay Loveland5, b. in Gilsum, Feb. 2, 1862 ; d. there, Apr. 2, 1885.
4. CHARLES WARREN4 NEWMAN, son of John3, 1, d. in Plainfield, N. J., June 1876, by falling from a house. He m., July 5, 1853, Myra Clough, who was b. in Chester, Vt., in 1824. He left no ch.
5. HARRIET4 NEWMAN, dau. of John3, 1, d. in Keene, Mar. 31, 1906. She m., Dec. 15, 1858, Salmon Wright, b. in Sterling, Mass., Feb. 12, 1810; d. in Keene, Aug. 18, 1883; son of Philemon and Abigail (Bigelow) Wright. No ch. Mr. Wright had been previously married and had ch. by the former wife. He was, for many years, the steward of the Eagle Hotel, when Major Harring- ton was the proprietor. The spelling of his name here corrects Hayward's Gil- sum.
6. HENRY J.4 NEWMAN, son of John3, 1, d. in Rindge, May 10, 1894. He m., Dec. 28, 1863, Lucinda Bailey Woodbury, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Feb. 4, 1832 ; still living (1913) in Jamaica, Vt .; dau. of Nathan and Clarinda (Whitney) Woodbury of Rindge. He had two ch. : 1. Harriet Arvillas, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Sept. 30, 1866, 11; 2. LaForest Nathan5, b. in Winchen- don, Mass., Aug. 28, 1868, 12. This paragraph corrects Hayward's Gilsum in some particulars.
7. GEORGE ELMORE NEWMAN, son of George W.4, 3, is a real estate broker and lumberman and res. in Keene. He m. Ist, Sept. 29, 1875, Sarah Ann Wilder, b. in Alstead, May 3, 1855; d. there, Mar. 29, 1884; dau.
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of George and Nancy Jane (Washburn) Wilder. He m. 2d, June 3, 1885, Abbie Maria Kidder, b. in Alstead, Jan. 25, 1859; dau. of James A. and Susan (Washburn) Kidder. Mr. Newman has been farmer, truckman, cattle dealer, lumberman, and real estate dealer. One ch .: 1. George Elmore6, Jr., b. in Alstead, June 30, 1887 ; m., Oct. 31, 1910, Adelaide Lilian Seaver, b. in Keene, Dec. 15, 1890; dau. of Eugene R. and Margaret (McPhee) Seaver. He has two ch. : I. Margaret Ellen7, b. in Keene, Mar. 26, 1912. 2. George Donald, b. in Keene, Aug. 16, 1913.
8. DANIEL W.5 NEWMAN, son of George W.4, 3, is a commercial traveller and res. in Keene. He m., Jan. 10, 1877, Delphine Louisa Tinker, b. in Acworth, Nov. 16, 1858; dau. of Willard B. and Emily Ann (George) Tinker. Two ch. : 1. Mott Stacy6, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 28, 1878; unm. in 1913 ; emp. in Ellis's brush handle factory ; res. with his parents. 2. George Willard", b. in Keene, May 31, 1879, is a superintendent of coal mines at Lampacitos, Coahuila, Mexico. He m., Mar. 15, 1908, Mrs. Jonn Pauline (Cowling) Hop- kins, widow of Wm. Francis Hopkins. She was b. at Mineral Springs, Arkan- sas, Dec. 8, 1882; dau. of John Paul and Nancy Eleanor (Williams) Cowling. He has one ch. in 1913 : 1. Nancy Louise7, b. at Tucumcari, New Mexico, Oct. 20, 1909. She has also a dau. by her former husband. She came to Keene in 1913, to escape possible harm during the turbulent uprising of rebels in Coahuila in that year.
9. ISAAC BATRON® NEWMAN, son of George W.4, 3, is a commer- cial traveller and res. at Bellows Falls, Vt. He m., June 23, 1875, Mary Adelaide Jewett, b. in Alstead, July 6, 1855; adopted dau. of Eli and Adaline (Severance) Jewett of Alstead. They had four ch. : I. Florence May6, b. in Langdon, July 29, 1877; d. there, Apr. 9, 1879; 2. Clarence Jewett6, b. in Alstead, Aug. 12, 1880. 3. Ethel Annette6, b. in Alstead, Dec. 16, 1884. 4. Minnie Blanche6, b. in Alstead, Jan. 1I, 1886; m., Oct. 26, 1908, Ernest Eugene Williams, b. in Rochester, Vt., May 30, 1884; son of Edward O. and Nellie (Chandler) Williams. He is a fireman on the B. & M. R. R. Ch. : 1. Newman Ernest7 Williams, b. at Bellows Falls, Vt., Sept. 1, 1910.
10. CHARLES DUDLEY5 NEWMAN, son of George W.4, 3, was a blacksmith. He d. in Gilsum, Oct. 23, 1887. He m., Nov. 15, 1877, Jennie Louise Carpenter, b. in Surry, Aug. 4, 1856; dau. of Curtis C. and Sarah (Cushing) Carpenter. She m. 2d, Oct. 17, 1889, Fred. P. Bowker, b. in Winchendon, ab. 1850; d. in Gilsum, in 1899; son of G. W. and C. D. (Tyler) Bowker. She now res. in Keene. Mr. Newman left one ch. : 1. Junia Grace6, b. in Gilsum, Oct. 7, 1886; unm. in 1913; a dressmaker; res. with her mother in Keene.
11. HARRIET ARVILLA5 NEWMAN, dau. of Henry J.4, 6, is living (1913) in Rindge. She m. Ist, Apr. 16, 1890, Wm. Homer Joslin, b. at Chester- field Factory Village (now Spofford), Apr. 6, 1859; d. at Jamaica, Vt., Apr. I, 1908; son of John E. and Eliza Ann (Dorrison) Joslin. He was a manufacturer of wooden wares at Jamaica, Vt. She m. 2d, Oct. 10, 1909, James Rhodes Danforth, b. in Rindge, Apr. 19, 1859; son of Benjamin Franklin and Sarah M. (Rhodes) Danforth. He is a farmer and teamster. Two ch. by Mr. Joslin : I. A son6, b., July 27, 1894 ; d. the same day ; 2. A dau.6, b., Aug. 16, 1896; d. the same day.
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12. LA FOREST N.F NEWMAN, son of Henry J.4, 6, m., Dec. 25, 1901, Grace Morgan, b. at Suncook, N. H., Sept. 3, 1873; dau. of John Head and Emma (Whiting) Morgan. He is a book-keeper; res. in Norwood, Mass. Ch. : 1. Henry Morgan6, b. in Norwood, Mass., Mar. 19, 1909.
13. SUMNER MAJOR4 NEWMAN, son of John3, 1, d. in Tonawanda, N. Y., March 26, 1887. He m., Apr. 10, 1862, Phoebe Louise Rose, b. in Shawnee, N. Y., July 7, 1844 ; d. in Buffalo, N. Y., June 24, 1880; dau. of Lorenzo Prentice and Mary T. (Newman) Rose. Five ch. : 1. John Lorenzob, b. in Tonawanda, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1863 ; d. there, Dec. 9, 1863 ; 2. Maud Emma Theresa5, b. in Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1870 ; d. there, July 9, 1870; 3. William Christian5, b. in Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1871, 15; 4. George Wilbur5, b. in Tonawanda, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1875; unm. in 1913 ; an engineer on the N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. ; 5. Rena Orissa5, b. in Buffalo, N. Y., March 9, 1878; d. there, July 9, 1879.
14. MARIA THERESA4 NEWMAN, dau. of John3, 1, d. at Kenwood Park, Iowa, March 27, 1909 ; m., March 30, 1853, Benjamin Pierce Miller, b. in Moretown, Vt., Apr. 1, 1828; d. at Kenwood Park, Iowa, May 9, 1900; son of Caleb and Sarah C. (Pierce) Miller. He was a farmer. Five ch. : 1. George Washington5 Miller, b. in Keene, Jan. 20, 1854 ; d. at Manchester, Iowa, Aug. 1, 19II ; m., Apr. 6, 1881, Harriet Richardson, b. in Hopkinton, Iowa, Sept. 20, 1860; dau. of Amos and Lucretia A. (Howard) Richardson. One ch. : (1). Fred. € Miller, b. in Buffalo, N. Y ., Feb. 25, 1882, d. there, Aug. 2, 1884. 2. Effie Theresa5 Miller, b. in Union, Delaware Co., Iowa, March 30, 1861 ; unm .; res. at Kenwood Park, Iowa. 3. Ezra Dean5 Miller, b. in Hazel Green, Delaware Co., Iowa, Aug. 19, 1863 ; m., June 18, 1890, Harriet Lily Dunlap, b. in Ohio, Oct. 15, 1867 ; dau. of James and Martha (Caul) Dunlap ; res. in Omaha, Neb., where all his five ch. were b. : (1). Ada Rosalind6, b., May 19, 1891 ; (2). Effie May6, b., Apr. 26, 1894 ; (3). Charles Sumner6, b., Oct. 17, 1895; d. the following day ; (4). Martha Theresa6, b., Sept. 20, 1897 ; (5). Alice Lillian6, b., Feb. 7, 1909. 4. Albert Sumner Miller, b. in Hazel Green, Delaware Co., Iowa, Feb. 21, 1873 ; d. there, Oct. 24, 1894. 5. Alberta Roses Miller, twin to preceding ; unm .; res. at Kenwood Park, Iowa.
15. WILLIAM CHRISTIAN NEWMAN, son of Sumner Major4, 13; res. in Buffalo, N. Y. He m., Jan. 15, 1896, Dorothy M. Youngylliger, b. in Buffalo, N. Y., July 7, 1874; dau. of Henry and Dorothy (Ode) Youngylliger. Four ch., all b. at Tonawanda, N. Y .: 1. Rena Lilian6, b., Apr. 18, 1897; 2. Wm. Edward Sumner6, b., May 1, 1899 ; 3. Henrietta Orissa6, b., March 26, 1901 ; 4. Clarence Frederick6, b., Feb. 5, 1904.
NICHOLS.
1. ALFRED3 NICHOLS, b. in Salem, Mass., Aug. 8, 1877 ; son of James Alfred2 and Margaret Eliza (Cullen) Nichols; grandson of Joseph1 and Sally (Pickard) Nichols, who emigrated from England, settled in Salem, and removed to Gilsum ; m., June 7, 1879, Mrs. Bertha Harriet (Nichols) Cuthbert, b. in Gilsum, Mar. 3, 1869; dau. of Kendall and Mary S. (Isham) Nichols. She had Ist m., Apr. 26, 1890, James William Cuthbert, b. in Keene, June 25, 1866;
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d. in Gilsum, Feb. 6, 1892; son of Alexander and Allison Robeson (Laing) Cuthbert; by whom she had two ch., Marion Cuthbert, b. in Gilsum, Dec. 10, 1890, and James William Cuthbert, b. in Gilsum, May 21, 1892. Mr. Alfred Nichols came to S. in 1904, and lived a short time in the old Jacob Spaulding house, at 119, succeeding the Boyles. He was lumbering. He had three ch. when the record was taken: I. Theodore Karl4 Nichols, b. in Gilsum, May 15, 1902 ; 2. Lawrence Wendell + Nichols, b. in Gilsum, Oct. 5, 1905; 3. Freda M.4 Nichols, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 10, 191I.
NIMS.
I. GODFREY1 NIMS, the first known of the name in this country, first appears as a lad (Sept. 4, 1667) in Northampton, Mass., where he was punished for some slight, youthful misdemeanor. He was in Turner's fight, May 18, 1676, and a soldier in King Philip's War. He m. Ist, Nov. 26, 1677, in Northampton, Mrs. Mary (Miller) Williams, dau. of Wm. Miller, and widow of Zebadiah Williams. He moved to Deerfield in 1686, where his wife d., Apr. 27, 1688. He m. 2d, June 27, 1692, Mrs. Mehetabel (Smead) Hull, widow of Jeremiah Hull and dau. of Wm. Smead. He was of French origin (original name, Godefroi Nimes), and is understood to have been of a Huguenot family. He had six ch. by the first w., and five by the 2d w. Two of the first wife's ch. and three of the second wife's, were captured and slain by the Indians, Feb. 29, 1704. Mrs. Nims was captured at the same time, and slain on the way to Canada. Hed. in Deerfield in the early part of 1705. II. EBENEZER2 NIMS, the sixth ch. of Godfrey's first wife was b. in Deerfield, Mass., Mar. 14, 1686/7, was captured, at the destruction of Deerfield, Mass, by the Indians, Feb. 29, 1704, and carried to Canada, where he was adopted by a squaw. Another of the captives was Sarah Hoyt, b. in Deerfield, Mass., May 6, 1686; d. there, Jan. 11, 1761 ; dau. of David and Sarah (Williams) Hoyt. An Indian chief desired to marry her, but she declined and married Ebenezer Nims, in Canada, where their first ch. was born. They were redeemed by Stoddard and .Williams, in 1714, with great difficulty. They then returned to Deerfield, where their other four ch. were b. We have not the date of his death. III. DAVIDS NIMS, the second ch. of Ebenezer2, was b. in Deerfield, Mass., Mar. 30, 1716; d. in Keene, July 21, 1803. He m., June 20, 1742, Abigail Hawks, b. in Deerfield, Mass., Oct. 17, 1719; d. in S., at the house of her son Zadok, July 13, 1799, while on a visit. She was the dau. of Eleazar and Abigail (Wells) Hawks. He came to Keene in 1740, and was among the first of the settlers of that place, then called Upper Ashuelot. He was granted land for hazarding his life in promoting the settlement. He was the scribe of the original proprietors of Upper Ashuelot, chosen, July 25, 1737. At the first town meeting after the incorporation of Keene held on May 2, 1753, he was chosen the first town clerk and the first town treasurer of Keene. He held some office about every year until 1776. A quaint portrait of him, as he looked upon the street, was made by Jeremiah Stiles, and now hangs in the City Hall. He had ten ch., the first four b. in Deerfield, the last six in Keene : 1. David 4, b., Oct. 29, 1742, 1; 2. Asahel4 (Ist of name), b., Apr. 30, 1744; d., May 15, 1745; 3. Sarah 4, b. May 16, 1746; d., Aug. 12, 1833; m., Oct. 25, 1764, by Rev. C. Sumner of Keene, to Ebenezer Cook of Fairlee, Vt. 4. Asahel4 (2d of name),
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b., (ct. II, 1749; killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, 2; 5. Eliakim4, b. Sept. 1, 1751, 3; 6. Zadok4, b., Mar. 27, 1754, 4; 7. Alpheus4, b., Nov. 26, 1755, 5; 8. Abigail 4 (Ist of name), b., June 8, 1758; d., Aug. 21, 1761 ; 9. Ruth4, b., Mar. 6, 1760; d. in Roxbury, Mar. 6, 1816, on her 56th birthday anniversary ; m. Joshua Lawrence of Roxbury, who d. there, May 31, 1827, ae. 74; 10. Abigail4, b., July 18, 1763; m., Dea. Benjamin Kemp of S., q. v. DAVID4 NIMS lived in Keene, on what was afterwards the Lucian B. Page place, on Washington St. The old house, one of the oldest two in town, has been moved to another site, to make room for a modern mansion, built by Henry Martin. In the following record of the Nims family, we have traced the genealogy of those branches which were connected with Sullivan. This includes practically all who have borne the name of NIMS. We omitted details of the Cook and Lawrence families, for they never lived in Sullivan. We have also omitted extended details of a few of the female lines which were not connected with our history. We wish here to acknowledge our indebtedness to the late Brigham" Nims of Roxbury, for the loan of his valuable manuscript record of the Nims family. It was a wonderfully fine work for a man of his years. We have nearly doubled the number of facts collected by him. In a few cases, we have corrected his dates, where he evidently received incorrect data from those with whom he corresponded. We are also indebted to his son and daughter (Mr. David B.8 and Miss Madella S.8 Nims), for much additional information.
1. DAVID NIMS4, JR., son of David3, III., d. in Roxbury, Aug. 30, 1826. He m., Jan. 1, 1768, in Lancaster, Mass., by the Rev. Timothy Harrington, to Jemima Carter, b. in Lancaster, Sept. 14, 1747; d. in Roxbury, Jan. 29, 1832 ; dau. of Samuel and Jemima (Houghton) Carter. A brother of Jemima was married on the same day. It was a double wedding. He lived in Roxbury on an estate of 104 acres which had been granted to his father for promoting the settlement of Keene. It was in Keene until the incorporation of Roxbury. His ten ch. were all b. on this place, while it was still in Keene : 1. David5, 3d of name in lineal succession, b., Jan. 16, 1769, 6 ; 2. Abigail5, b., June 28, 1771 ; m. Col. Erastus Hubbard of S., q. v .; 3. Matthew, b., Aug. 7, 1773, 7; 4. Roxannab, b., Mar. 1I, 1775; d., Nov. 4, 1778 ; 5. Sarah 5 (Sally) b., May 9, 1777, 8; 6. Asahel5, b., June 10, 1779, 9; 7. Lucy5, b. July 15, 1781, 10; 8. Roswell5, b., Oct. 28, 1783, 11 ; 9. Alpheus3, b., Oct. 21, 1785, 12; 10. Nahum5, b., May 5, 1787; d., May 9, 1788.
2. ASAHEL4 NIMS, son of David3, III., had purchased a piece of land in Sullivan, which was afterwards the farm of Zadok Nims, later of Dauphin W. Nims, and now of Charles A. Brooks. He was clearing his land and was living in a log cabin, with his brother Eliakim, at 149. His own land was that on which the houses at 152 and 153 stood. He enlisted in Capt. Wyman's com- pany, in the place of a cowardly fellow who wished at the last moment to remain at home. Asahel4 was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, and his body was buried on the field of battle. He was unm., but was soon to have been m.
3. CAPT. ELIAKIM4 NIMS, son of David3, III. , was a farmer. He lived in S., at 149, where he d., Mar. 12, 1846, in his 95th year, the oldest person in town, and the last Revolutionary pensioner in town of the surviving soldiers. He was
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with his brother Asahel4, at Bunker Hill. He was a captain in the old militia company. He was a natural poet of the type of the balladist. On pages 578 to 580 of this work, we have given a fuller account of his efforts in this line. See those pages. He m., Feb. 19, 1778, in Keene, by Rev. Aaron Hall, to Abigail Briggs, b. in Norton, Mass., Jan. 26, 1758; d. in S., at 149, June [4, 1828; dau. of Eliphalet, Jr., and Mary (Cobbs) Briggs. He had no ch., but Asahel5 Nims, 9, son of his brother, David+, Jr., 1, lived in his family, and was to have inherited the estate, but as Asahel5 died before Eliakim4, it passed to Asalıel6, Jr., 30.
4. DEA. ZADOK4 NIMS (according to the true Biblical spelling, but Zadoc Nims, as he wrote it), son of David3, III., was a farmer living in S., at 152, in a large two-story house which formerly stood there. It was the farm which his brother Asahelt, who was killed at Bunker Hill, had purchased. After the latter's death, it passed by inheritance to his father, David3, of whom Zadok4 purchased it. The present owner, C. A. Brooks, married a descendant of Zadok4, and the farm has always been in the family. Zadok4 d. at 152, Jan. 31, 1842, nearly 88 years of age. He was, for 44 years, a deacon of the First Congregational Church of S., being one of the first two who were regularly chosen, in 1798. Two others had "distributed bread and wine" for the preceding six years, but were not regularly set apart as deacons. We have been unable to find the place and date of Zadok's4 marriage. His wife was Elizabeth (usually called Betsey) Brown of Leominster, Mass., where she was b., Oct. 17, 1754. She d. in S., at 152, Dec. 7, 1822. She was the daughter of Aaron and Rachel (Reed) Brown, and was a twin sister of Silas Brown, q. v. Zadok4 had nine ch. The first two were b. in Keene village; the rest were born on the old S. homestead. The children, from the third child to the sixth child, were born in a log house that stood near 152. The last three were born in the house that stood there until 1857, when the house at 153 was built. The nine ch. were: I. Calvino, b., May 4, 1776, 13; 2. Frederick5, b. ab. 1778, exact date not found; was unm .; was in War of 1812; went to the West, and nothing was again heard from him; 3. Betseyõ, b. ab. 1780, exact date not discovered; d., March 19, 1781 ; 4. Phil- ander5, b., Sept. 23, 1782, 14 ; 5. Betsey5 (2d of name), b., Aug. 27, 1786; m. John Wilson, q. v. ; 6. Roxanna5, b., Apr. 10, 1789; m. Sparhawk Kendall, q. v .; 7. Nancy5, b. ab. 1793 (the most diligent search has failed to find the exact date) ; m. Benjamin Kingsbury, q. v .; 8. Georges, b., Aug. II, 1795; d. in S., at 152, of tuberculosis, May 10, 1829; 9. Harriet5, b., Apr. 3, 1798 (the true date, correcting family records) ; m. Nathaniel Heaton, q. v.
5. CAPT. ALPHEUS4 NIMS, son of David3, III., was a farmer and tailor, and lived with his father, in the old house on Washington St., in Keene, where he d., June 8, 1804. He m., Feb. 12, 1790, in Keene, by Rev. Aaron Hall, to Abigail Briggs, b. in Keene, July 18, 1767; d. there, Apr. 9, 1816; dau. of Nathaniel and Martha (Washburne) Briggs. He had six ch .: I. Georges, b. in Keene, Nov. 14, 1790; d. there, Oct. 8, 1796. In Hale's Annals of Keene, at page 80, we learn that Master George Nims, who d. at nearly six years of age, had an extraordinary memory, so that he could retain considerable portions of long discourses. 2. Abigail5, b. in Keene, Apr. 14, 1793; d. there, Aug. 9, 1794. 3. Eliakim5, b. in Keene, May 28, 1795; d. there, Sept. 5, 1796.
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4. George5 (2d of name), b. in Keene, July 5, 1798; d. in Petersburg, Va., Dec. 31, 1818, whither he had gone in the fruitless search for a cure of tuberculosis. 5. Josiah Richardson", b. in Keene, Aug. 19, 1800; d. there, March 16, 1801. 6. Alpheus5, b. in Keene, Mar. 7, 1802; d. there, Mar. 8, 1802. Mr. Nims was a captain in the old Keene militia company.
6. DAVID5 NIMS, 3d, son of David4, Jr., 1, d. in Roxbury, June 13, 1815. He lived at the northern end of the old Roxbury homestead and was a farmer. He m., June 15, 1796, according to a record handed to us, but June 6 (probably for June 16), 1796, according to the Keene records, in Keene, by Rev. Aaron Hall, to Abigail Carter, b. in Lancaster, Mass., June 30, 1776; d. in Rox- bury, Dec. 3, 1855 ; dau. of Samuel, Jr., and Charity (Van Nostrand) Carter. She was m. a 2d time, Sept. 10, 1835, by Rev. John Gove, to Ebenezer Herrick of Marlborough, b. at Reading, Mass., Mar. 12, 1759; d. in Marlborough, Jan. 7, 1842 ; son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Jones) Herrick. She was his second wife. The eight ch. of David Nims, 3d, were born in a house that stood north of the Brigham Nims house in Roxbury, on a part of the old homestead, which was then a part of Keene: I. Fanny6, b., Nov. 17, 1796, 15; 2. Henry6, b., July 17, 1799, 16; 3. Nahum6, b., Aug. 26, 1801, 17; 4. Seth6, b., Aug. 27, 1803, 18 ; 5. Abigail6, b. July 3, 1805, 19; 6. Charity6, b., May 4, 1807 ; d. in Danvers, Mass., May 26, 1883; unm. ; 7. Nancy6, b., May 22, 1809, 20; 8. David 6, 4th, b., Aug. 11, 1811, 21.
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