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1. ROSWELL CURTIS NURSE (whose last name some of the family have spelled NOURSE), son of the preceding Benjamin,6 was b. in Roxbury, Apr. 27, 1818. He d. in Keene, at the house of Solomon W. Raymond, 76 Howard St., Jan. 13, 1867. He m., Nov. 23, 1843, Mary Temple Collins, b. in Stoddard, Dec. 25, 1826 ; d. in Keene, Nov. 12, 1901 ; dau. of Moses and Electa (Temple) Collins of Stoddard and Winsor. She had been divorced from Mr. Nurse, and was m. a second time to Cyrus R. Bliss of Gilsum, q. v. Mr. Nurse was a farmer and lived upon the old James Morse farm, at 191, in the north part of S., from 1842 to 1859. In 1863-64, he lived upon the David Seward place, at 139, in the east part of S. In 1864, he purchased the Jacob Spaulding place in S., at 119, which he sold the following year. He then worked as a laborer in Keene. He had two ch .: I. Emeline Mary,8 b. in S., at 191, Dec. 29, 1845, 2; 2. Ellery Alanson Curtis,8 b. in S., at 180, while his parents were temporarily living in that house, July 4, 1848, 3.
2. EMELINE M.8 NURSE, dau. of Roswell Curtis,7 is living in Keene (1914). She m., Aug. 30, 1863, John Wesley Evardon, b. in Gilsum, Nov. 4, 1839 ; son of Ephraim Pratt and Sarah (Gunn) [Willis] Evardon. He served in the Civil War and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He is a chair maker and res. in Keene. Mrs. Evardon is an agent for the Viavi remedies. She is a prominent officer of the Women's Relief Corps, in the line of promotion to the highest position. Mr. and Mrs. Evardon celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, Aug. 30, 1913, and received a large number of guests and many beautiful gifts. Their only ch. was :
I. GERTRUDE EMELINE9 EVARDON, b. in Gilsum, Apr. 16, 1867 ; m., at Keene, Dec. 8, 1887, by Rev. J. W. Adams (M. E.), to Arthur Grover Farnum, b. in Marlow, March 30, 1862 ; son of Heman and Sylvania M. (Lowell) Farnum. He is a mechanic and has res. at Keene, Walpole, and Bellows Falls. At pres- ent (1914), he is an incurable invalid. Four ch .: 1. Ethel Gertrude10 Farnum, b. in Keene, Feb. 3, 1889; 2. Maude Isabel10 Farnum, b. in Walpole, July 28, 1891 ; 3. Carl Arthur10 Farnum, b. at Bellows Falls, Vt., Aug. 1, 1893; d. there, Jan. 28, 1894 ; 4. A son,10 b. at Bellows Falls, Vt., May 10, 1895; d. there, June 3, 1895.
3. ELLERY A. C.8 NURSE, son of Roswell Curtis,7 1, was a laborer and farmer. He lived for a time at South Stoddard and was a teamster. He moved to Bennington and owned a milk farm and established a milk route. He was on the road to prosperity when overtaken by tuberculosis of which he d. at Benning- ton, Feb. 1, 1899. He m. Ist, Dec. 15, 1869, Mary Elizabeth Crane, b. in Hills- borough, Apr. 22, 1849; d. in Marlow, Feb. 13, 1870; dau. of Hartwell and Sarah (Collins) Crane. He m. 2d, Dec. 31, 1873, Mary Elmira Griggs, b. in Swanzey, Sept. 10, 1857 ; still living; dau. of George Augustus and Eleanora
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(Bundy) Griggs. Four ch .: 1. Wilmer Eugene,9 b. at South Stoddard, Sept. 12, 1880 ; d. there, Oct. 6, 1881 ; 2. Harry Ellery,9 b. at South Stoddard, Apr. 30, 1882; unm .; a locomotive engineer ; res. in Boston ; 3. Bertha Emeline,? b. at South Stoddard, Oct. 27, 1884, 4; 4. Lena Marian,9 b. in Bennington, Apr. 30, 1888, 5.
4. BERTHA E.9 NURSE, dau. of Ellery A. C.8, 3, m., May 25, 1904, Fred- erick Perley Richardson, a farmer, b. at Lyndeborough Centre, N. H., Dec. 31, 1882 ; son of Fred A. and Hannah Jane (Baldwin) Richardson. They res. at Lyndeborough Centre, where their two ch. were b .: 1. Blanche May10 Richard- son, b., Aug. 5, 1905 ; 2. Beatrice10 Richardson, b., Aug. 5, 1907.
5. LENA M.º NURSE, dau. of Ellery A. C.8, 3, m., May 24, 1906, Leon Preston Nelson, b. in Hillsborough, N. H., Feb. 28, 1886 ; son of Charles Arthur and Phoebe Sophia (Preston) Nelson. He is a chauffeur and res. at Hillsbor- ough where their ch. were born: I. Eveline Marie10 Nelson, b., Apr. 27, 1907 ; 2. Scott William10 Nelson, b., May 31, 1908 ; 3. Marguerite Hazel10 Nelson, b. Nov. 25, 1911 ; 4. Philip Donald 10 Nelson, b. March 31, 1913.
NYE.
I. FAMILY OF ZIBA NYE.
1. BENJAMIN1 NYE, son of Thomas and Agnes Nye; b. at Bidlenden, Kent, England, May 4, 1620; came to Lynn, Mass., in 1635; moved to Sand- wich, Mass., where he m., Oct. 19, 1640, Katharine, dau. of Rev. Thomas Tup- per ; res. in Sandwich. II. NATHAN2 NYE, son of the preceding ; b. in Sand- wich ; m. Mary - -; res. in Sandwich; will made in 1747. III. CALEB3 NYE, son of the preceding ; b. in Sandwich, June 28, 1704; m., Oct. 28, 1731, Hannah, dau. of Benjamin and Lydia (Crocker) Bodfish, who was b. in Barn- stable, Mass., Feb. 12, 1712 ; d. in Hardwick, Mass., March 7, 1779. In 1736, he moved to Barnstable, Mass .; and, in 1756, he moved to Hardwick, Mass., where his will was dated, which was proved, June 5, 1787. IV. BENJAMIN4 NYE, son of the preceding ; b. in Barnstable, Mass., April 18, 1735 (correcting page 135 of the published Nye genealogy, as may be seen by referring to page 90 of that work); d. in Barre, Mass., May 27, 1816; m. Susan Phinney, who d. Sept. 16, 1822. He attained the rank of captain in the Revolution. V. SYL- VANUSE NYE, eldest son of the preceding ; b. in Barre, Mass., 1758 or 1759; d. in Roxbury, N. If., July 26, 1814, ae. 55. He was with his father at the battle of Bunker Hill. He came early in life to Marlborough (now Roxbury) and set- tled near the granite quarries. He m., March 2, 1779, Mary Banks of Keene, who d. at Reading, Vt., Oct. II, 1839, ae. 83. His first two ch. were b. in Barre, Mass. The births of the next three are recorded in Keene, and the Marlborough history adds a sixth.
1. ZIBA6 NYE, son of Sylvanus", V., was b. in Barre, Mass., Oct. 15, 1781 ; lived at Wilmington, Essex Co., N. Y .; d. (ac. to Hayward's Gilsum), January 1871. When a young man, he lived in S., working for different persons. He m., Dec. 8, 1811, Abigail Baker of S. ; b. there, Apr. 27, 1790; dau. of Jona- than and Sarah (Holt) Baker. He is called "of Wardsborough, Vt.," at the
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time of his marriage. We find no record of her death. They had two ch., both b. probably at Wilmington, N. Y .: 1. Sylvanus,7 2, and Frederick,7 3. We do not find the dates of their births.
2. SYLVANUS' NYE, son of Ziba6,1; m. Lois Smith. We regret that we cannot find many particulars about his family. He had eight children, but we cannot find the places nor the dates of their births. They were the following :
I. ELNORA& NYE, who is not living.
2. IDA8 NYE, who m. and had three ch.
3. EMERSON8 NYE, b. Aug. 30, 1850; res. at Rudeston, N. Y. ; was the postmaster at that place.
4. WALES8 NYE, b. Jan. 28, 1852; m., Nov. 16, 1880, Rose M. Held ; res. at Jay, N. Y .; two ch. reported, Clark9 and Halsey.9
5. WADE8 NYE, twin, b., Jan. 28, 1852; m., Dec. 29, 1880, Cora E. Lyon, and had two ch.
6. PERCIVAL® NYE, m. Laura A. Benedict. Six ch. reported to us : I. Nora E.,9 b. at Jay, N. Y., in 1879, who m., Nov. 2, 1898, W. L. Baker of Ever- ett, Mass .; 2. Muriel ; 9 3. Mabel ; 9 4. May ; 9 5. Arthur; 9 6. Wells.9
7. FREDERICK8 NYE. Nothing known of him.
8. EDNA8 NYE. Nothing known of her.
3. FREDERICK" NYE, son of Ziba6,1; res. at Jay, N. Y., where probably his six ch. were b., but we only know the date of birth of the eldest, and very little of the others.
I. JOHNS W. NYE, b., Jan. 16, 1847; served in 2d Veteran Cavalry (N. V.), 1864-5; res. in Wilmington, N. Y. ; Sheriff of Essex Co. in 1894-5-6 ; mem- ber of board of supervisors in 1880-81, also in 1901-2; m., June 4, 1871, Martha Melvina Bliss. Three ch .: 1. Lila Dell' Nye, b., May 23, 1872; m. Sanford W. Stewart of Charlestown, Mass. 2. Jasper Bliss9 Nye, b., Apr. 3, 1874 ; m. Minnie L. Simonds, and res. at Keene Centre, N. Y. 3. Corydon Alonsoº Nye, b., May 22, 1877 ; d., Dec. 1, 1891.
2. HEMAN DAVID8 NYE, res. at Keene, N. Y.
3. HORACE SPENCER8 NYE, res. at Keene, N. Y.
4. GEORGE8 NYE, res in Brookline, N. H.
5. EMMA8 NYE, m. a Dunbar and res. in Brookline, N. H.
6, MINNIE8 NYE, m. a Whalond and res. at Keene Centre, N. Y.
II. FAMILY OF ARTEMAS NYE.
The line of descent in this family is the same as that of the Ziba Nye fam- ily, which precedes, through I. BENJAMIN1 NYE, II. NATHAN2 NYE, III. CALEB3 NYE, and IV. BENJAMIN4 NYE, V. NATHAN5 NYE, son of the preceding; b. in Barre, Mass., 1763 or 1764 ; d. in Roxbury, N. H., June 7, 1826 ; m. Ist, in Barre, March 30, 1791, Lucretia Perry, who d. in Keene (now Roxbury), Aug. 14, 1793, in her 23d year. He m. 2d, Lydia Benson, who d. in Roxbury, June 2, 1829, ae. 53. He had two ch. by Lucretia, Martha Perry,6 who m. Dea. Elisha Amidon, and Artemas.6 He had eleven ch. by Lydia : Appollos,6 who lived on Beech Hill in Keene; George ; 6 Sophia, 6 who m. George Page ; Lucretia,6 who m. Alvin Holman ; Gardner,6 who lived on the Roxbury homestead ; Lyman,6 who d. in
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Michigan, unm., July 1, 1835 ; Arethusa,6 unm .; Fanny,6 who m. Hiram B. Childs ; Nathan,6 who d. unm., Jan. I, 1835; Lydia,6 who m. George Holman; and Charles.&
1. ARTEMAS6 NYE, son of Nathan" V., and Lucretia (Perry) Nye; b. in Keene (now Roxbury), April 1, 1793; d. in Northfield, Mass., Nov. 18, 1874. He was a farmer and lived in S., at 166, from 1823 to March, 1828; later, lived in Roxbury ; then in So. Keene, where the Bedards lived, on the hill ; finally in Northfield, Mass, He m. Sept., 2, 1823, in Roxbury, by Rev. Gad Newell of Nelson, Almira Phillips ; b. in Rutland, Mass., March 16, 1804 ; d. in North -. field, Mass., Sept. 10, 1863; dau. of Leavitt and Polly (Hinds) Phillips, ten ch .:
I. AMANDA7 NYE, b. in S., at 166, March 15, 1825. She m. Daniel Pingree, but we have been unable to discover anything further about her. It is said that she lived in Iowa,
2. SOLON NYE,7 b. in S., at 166, Feb. 11, 1827 ; d. in Northfield, Mass., unm., Jan. 17, 1846.
3. LANDMAN7 NYE, b. in Roxbury, Jan. 22, 1829; d. in Northfield, Mass., Jan. 3, 1892 ; m. Orinda J. Graves. Ch .: 1. Asher Landman8 Nye, b. in North- field, Mass., March 12, 1870; d. young. 2. Edith Mary8 Nye, b. in Northfield, Oct. 21, 1871 ; m., March 3, 1893, James Greenwood of Northfield.
4. MARSHALL7 NYE, b. in Keene, Feb. 4, 1831 ; d. in Northfield, Mass., Dec, 5, 1867 ; m., March 18, 1855, Myra Jane Ellis of Keene, dau. of John and Lorana (Eames) Ellis. Hehad six ch., born in Northfield, Mass., some, if not all, upon his farm, known as the " Soldier's Hole ": 1. John Ellis8 Nye, b., Dec. 6, 1855 ; m. Ist, Nov. 19, 1878, Mary Rose Lyman ; m. 2d, Sept. 8, 1893, Mary Long, b., Apr. 5, 1867 ; res. in Northfield ; one ch., Nellie Roselle8 Nye, b., Nov. 26, 1881. 2. Fred Alonzo8 Nye, b., Apr. 5, 1858; d. in Northampton, Mass., July 2, 1891. 3. Thomas Marshall8 Nye, b., March 16, 1860. In 1878, he went to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 1885, he moved to Axtell, Kansas. In 1887, he returned to Massachusetts, and settled at Holyoke .. He m., Sept. 29, 1889, Olive, dau. of John and Miriam Olive (Lincoln) Elliott. Three ch .: I. Walter Ellis9 Nye, b. in Axtell, Kan., Jan. 14, 1891 ; 2. Arthur Thomas8 Nye, b. in Axtell, Kan., Feb. 11, 1895 ; 3. Oliveº Nye, b. in Holyoke, Mass., Jan. 20, 1901. 4. George Edward8 Nye, b., Apr. 27, 1862 ; m., Apr. 14, 1891, Elizabeth Jane Coy, and res, at Peterborough, N. H. 5. Henry Lincoln8 Nye, b., Sept. 3, 1864 ; m., Aug. 14, 1889, Louisa Mary, dau. of Louis J. and Eulalie (Sultaire) Vaugier, at Lee, Mass., where he lived till 1895, when he moved to Holyoke. Four ch., when record was taken : 1. Louis Henry9 Nye, b. in Lee, Mass., Feb. 8, 1891 ; 2. Marshall Charles9 Nye, b. in Lee, July 9, 1893 ; 3. Myra Eulalie9 Nye, b. in Lee, Jan. 2, 1895; 4. Laura Hortense9 Nye, b. in Holyoke, Dec. 29, 1896; d. there, June 18, 1898. 6. Lorana Janes Nye, b., May 31, 1867 ; m., Nov. II, 1885, George E. Clarke of Sunderland, Mass., where probably their three ch. were b .: 1. Myra Evelyn9 Clarke, b., April 1, 1887; 2. Laura May9 Clarke, b., Dec. 30, 1891 ; 3. Henry Marshall9 Clarke, b., May 24, 1895.
5. HENRY NYE (known as HENRY NYE METCALF), b. in Keene, Jan. 30, 1833; was a Ist Lieut. of Co. A, 2d Reg. of N. H. Vols., in the Civil War ; was promoted to be the Captain of Co. F of the same regiment ; was killed, July
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2, 1863, in the battle of Gettysburg. He became an adopted son of Abijah and Caroline E. (Sturtevant) Metcalf of Keene. Among the many relics found upon the battlefield of Gettysburg, was a daguerreotype, which was recognized many years afterwards, in 1913, as being that of Martha W . Metcalf, a dau. of Abijah, and which had doubtless been upon the person, or in the belongings, of this Henry N. Metcalf. His body was brought to Keene for burial. He was unm.
6. AUGUSTA7 NYE, b. in Keene, March 14, 1834 ; d. there, Sept. 13, 1834.
7. MERCY NYE, b. in Keene, Aug. 9, 1836; m. James Casavant of North- field, Mass.
8. ALMIRA AUGUSTA7 NYE, b. in Keene, Feb. 9, 1838 ; d. in Northfield (?), Mass., April 27, 1877.
9. MARY ELLEN? NYE, b. in Northfield, Mass., Aug. 30, 1842 ; d. there, Sept. 11, 1842.
IO. OSCAR ROWE7 NYE, b. in Northfield, Mass., May 29, 1851 ; d. there, Jan. 15, 1852.
OLCOTT.
1. BENJAMINI OLCOTT was one of the earliest settlers of what we now call Sullivan. He came to that part of the town which was then in Gilsum, about 1768, and settled at 68, where he lived until 1772. He was probably the second settler of the place. Stephen Griswold, Sr., who settled upon the lot which he drew, at 102, as an original proprietor, was the first actual settler who had " drawn " land in the place, and had probably settled his lot before Olcott arrived. The latter's house at 68 was where the first Rowe house stood and is now on the town farm. Olcott's wife gave birth to a still-born daughter while living on this place. The child was probably the next after Benjamin named below. James Comstock, whom the writer in his boyhood knew, and who was a relative of the Olcotts, informed the writer that this still-born daughter of the Olcotts was the first birth on what is now Sullivan soil. Mr. Comstock also said that he was the first male child, and the first living child, born in the place. He was the first male child born in town, so far as we know. The ()lcotts had a daughter named Mary, afterwards Mrs. Jonathan Lamson, who was born, according to Reed's History of Swanzey, page 389, on June 15, 1771, while Mr. Comstock was born, April 10, 1773. Mary Olcott was certainly born (if Reed's history be correct) while her parents were living in Sullivan, at 68. As there was probably not more than one other family in the settlement, and the cabin of the Olcotts in the wilderness would be an unsuitable place for the birth of a child, it is not improbable that Mrs. Olcott went to Keene, or some other town, for its birth. If that were so, it would make good the statement of Mr. Comstock. Mr. Olcott came from East Haddam, Conn., where he was probably born. He was b. in 1732 (or 1731), for he d. in Swanzey, Sept. 26, 1813, ae. 81 years. His wife was Naomi Comstock, understood to be a sister of Wm. Comstock, Sr., of Sullivan. If so, she was b. at Lyme, Conn., and was the dau. of Wm. Comstock, Jr., of that town, who was the father of the Wm. Comstock, Sr., of Sullivan. Mrs. Olcott was b. in 1739, and d. in Swanzey, Dec. 21, 1831, ae. 92 years. Omitting the still-born dau., mentioned above, they had ten ch. : I. Lucy2, b. at East Haddam, Conn., Feb. 26, 1764, 2 ;
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2. Hannah2, b. at East Haddanı, Conn., ab. 1764, 3; 3. Benjamin2, b. at East Haddam, Conn., 1766, 4; 4. Maryª, b. while her parents were residents at 68, in what is now Sullivan (her birth being possibly in another town), June 15, 1771, 5; 5. Anna2, b. in Swanzey, in 1776, 6; 6. William2, d. in infancy, Feb. 17, 1779; 7. Dolly2 (perhaps a twin), d. in infancy, Feb. 18, 1779 ; 8. Dorothy2, b., March 26, 1780, 7; 9. James2, b., March 23, 1783, 8; 10. Otis2, b. ab. 1805, 9.
2. LUCY2 OLCOTT, dau. of Benjamin1, 1, m., Feb. 10, 1789, Abel Wil- son, b. in Swanzey, Oct. 10, 1766 ; d. there, Oct. 8, 1825 ; son of Benjamin and Mary (Grimes) Wilson. Mrs. Wilson d. in Swanzey, Aug. 7, 1837. Six ch. : I. Lucy8, b. in Swanzey, April 1791 ; d., Feb. 21. 1855; m. William Fairbrother.
2. MARY3, b. in Swanzey, Oct. 14, 1792 ; d., Nov. 18, 1881 ; m. Calvin Fair- brother. 3. LOIS3, b. in Swanzey, April 9, 1794 ; d., Aug. 31, 1852 ; m. Oliver Capron, Jr., b. in Swanzey, Dec. 11, 1791 ; d. there, March 4, 1875 ; son of Oliver Capron. Nine ch., all probably b. in Swanzey : 1. Adeline4 Capron, b., Oct. 3, 1818; d., Nov. 6, 1836. 2. Lucy4 Capron, b., Nov. 29, 1819 ; d., September 1824. 3. Hannah4 S. Capron, b., Sept. 14, 1821 ; d., Oct. 20, 1813. 4. Augusta W4. Capron, b., July 16, 1823 ; d., Feb. 6, 1874 ; m. Franklin Wheelock of Winchester. 5. Lucy4 Capron, b., Apr. 14, 1826; d., Aug. 25, 1887 ; m. Oliver S. Lakin of Springfield, Mass. 6. Alzina4 Capron, b., May 26, 1828; d., Aug. 12, 1851. 7. Sarah W4. Capron, b., April 17, 1830 ; d., Oct. 12, 1833. 8. Martha A4. Capron, b., April 18, 1833 ; d., May 22, 1850. 9. George 04. Capron, b., May 4, 1835 ; m. Ist, Nov. 5, 1856, Roselle B. Francis of Newing- ton, Conn., b., Oct. 9, 1836. Four ch., all b. in Swanzey: I. Carroll Fo. Capron, b., Jan. 29, 1860 ; m., Oct. 8, 1885, Mary F., dau. of Arvin Aldrich of Westmoreland; where he res. 2. Oliver WB. Capron, b., June 11, 1862; m. Mrs. Fanny B. (Angier) Beverstock, b. in Swanzey, Oct. 9, 1860; d., Oct. 19, 1890 ; dau. of Philip D. and Arabella S. (Read) Angier and widow of Willard B. Beverstock of Shrewsbury, Vt. 3. Annie L5. Capron, b., April 25, 1872. 4. Lyle H.ª Capron, b., Oct. 30, 1876; m. a Miss Ames of Peterborough. 4. SARAH3, b., June 3, 1796; m., Feb. 9, 1820, James Wheeler, b. in Fitzwilliam, July 26, 1794 ; son of Silas and Persis (Brewer) Wheeler. We learn no more of them. 5. NAOMI3, b., Feb. 21, 1801 ; d., March 26, 1843; m. Eli Brooks. We learn no more of them. 6. DOLLY3, b., March 29, 1806 ; d., Jan. 24, 1862 ; m. Philemon Foster. We have learned no more of them.
3. HANNAH2 OLCOTT, dau. of Benjamin1, 1, d. in Swanzey, June 27, 1817 ; m., March 10, 1785, Joseph Cross, who came to Swanzey from Notting- ham. He was b., ab. 1758, and d. in Swanzey, Oct. 21, 1815. They had nine ch., all doubtless b. in Swanzey: I. SARAH3, b., Feb. 3, 1786; m., Oct. 8, 1806, Abijah Stearns, b. in Chesterfield, Nov. 23, 1781 ; son of Abraham and Esther (Warren) Stearns. They removed to Ohio, where they probably died. We know the names of four of their children : Esther4, Emily4, Ziba4, and Abraham4, the last b. in Ohio, the first (probably the other two) b. in Swanzey. 2. WILLIAM3, b., March 18, 1787. We know no more of him. 3. OTIS3, b., July 12, 1789. We know no more of him. 4. JOSEPH3, b., March 8, 1791 ; m., Feb. 18, 1816, Miriam (often misspelled Mariam) Whitcomb, b. in Swanzey, Dec. 31, 1793 ; dau. of Jonathan and Miriam (Willard) Whitcomb. We have
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learned no more of them, except the names of three of their ch .: Francis4, Frederick4, and Horace4. 5. BENJAMIN3, b., June 1, 1793; d. in Swanzey, July 13, 1846 ; m., Feb. 2, 1816, Susannah Foster, b. ab. 1798; d. in Swanzey, July 21, 1878 : dau. of Joel and Martha ( Whitcomb) Foster. They had nine ch., all presumably b. in Swanzey : I. Hannah4 Cross, b., Nov. 10, 1816; m., Feb. 20, 1839, Edwin Snow, b. in Swanzey, Oct. 22, 1813; son of Peter and Mercy (Bolles) Snow. They had three ch., presumably b. in Swanzey : I. Susan J5. Snow, b., Sept. 13, 1840; m. Elijah Baker of Winchester. 2. Augusta N5. Snow, b., July 16, 1842 ; d. in Chesterfield, Dec. 25, 1868; m., Nov. 9, 1864, Nathaniel C. Henry, b in Chesterfield, Sept. 21, 1837 ; son of Willard and Mary B. (Shaw) Henry. 3. Benjamin CF. Snow, b., Jan. 13, 1848; m., Jan. 1, 1875, Jane L. Shaw, b. in Chesterfield, March 21, 1855; dau. of Marshall B. and Almeria (Howard) Shaw. One ch .: (1). Ernest J6. Snow, b. in Swanzey, Sept. 8, 1879. 2. Augusta4 Cross, b., Oct. 15, 1820; m. John A. Dennis of Iowa. 3. Levis Cross, b., Dec. 8, 1821. We know no more of him. 4. Philemon Whitcomb4 Cross, b., Dec. 9, 1823 ; lived in Peterborough, N. H. 5. Sarah's Cross, b., Nov. 18, 1825 ; m. John C. Young, and lived in Manchester, N. H. 6. Benjamin4 Cross, b., April 3, 1828 ; d. in Swanzey, June 22, 1829. 7. Martha J4. Cross, b., March 9, 1831 ; m. George W. Perry of Malden, Mass. 8. Ira4 Cross, b., July 23, 1833, m. Augusta Sanborn of Nashua. 9. George H4. Cross, b., Feb. 9, 1835 ; m. Jane Melissa Jackson, b. in Swanzey, March 25, 1840; d., June 26, 1865; dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Seaver) Jackson. They res. in Winchester. 6. HANNAH3, b., June 14, 1795. We have learned no more of her. 7. LEVI3, b., Aug. 26, 1797 ; went to Vermont. 8. JAMES33, b., June 15, 18co; went to Vermont. 9. LUTHER3, b., Oct. 17, 1802; settled in Woodstock, Vt.
4. BENJAMIN2 OLCOTT, Jr., son of Benjamin1, 1, d. in Chesterfield, April 18, 1812, in his 46th year. He m., May 29, 1788, Mary Pemberton, b. ab. 1766; d., Oct. 15, 1859; dau. of Leonard Pemberton. Her second hus. was Bela Prouty. The farm of Benjamin Olcott, Jr., was in Chesterfield. We find from the probate records that Benjamin Jr2., and Mary Olcott had the following ch., although we do not know the order of their births : I. Mary8, who m. Cyrus Breed of Keene, and had at least one ch., Mary4 Breed, b. in Keene, March 5, 1816; 2. William3, who d. in Keene, Feb. 3, 1876, ae. 75 yrs., IO mos., and 28 days; 3. Benjamin3, who had a ch. die in Keene, Nov. 12, 1835, ae. 5 weeks ; also twin daus., one of whom d. in Keene, Nov. 10, 1843, and the other, Nov. 15, 1843; 4. Rachel3 (if we correctly decipher the spelling in the ancient probate document) ; 5. Almira3; 6. Willard3; 7. Harriet3; and possibly one or two more. Since going to press, we find that Benjamin3, the 3d ch. named above, m. in Dublin, Apr. 13, 1830, Lydia Stone, b. in Dublin, June 4, 1808; d. about 1844; dau. of John and Elizabeth (Stanley) Stone. Ac. to the Cheshire Republican, the twins d., Nov. 10 and 15, 1843, ae. 2 and 7 days.
5. MARY2 OLCOTT, dau. of Benjamin1, 1, m., Aug. 23, 1796, Jonathan Lamson. She was perhaps the first living ch. born in Sullivan. James Com- stock asserted that he was the first living child born in the settlement. If so, Mary's mother went to some other place for her confinement. This Mary Olcott was the first child born of Sullivan parents, that is to say .of parents
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living on what became Sullivan soil. We have learned no more of the Lamsons, except that they had a son, Jonathan3 Lamson, Fr., b., May 26, 1797, probably in Swanzey.
6. ANNAª OLCOTT, dau. of Benjamin1, 1, m., Jan. 9, 1797, Jotham Whitcomb, b. in Swanzey, Feb. 18, 1772 ; d. there, Sept. 22, 1815; son of Gen. Philemon and Martha Whitcomb. She d. in Swanzey, Jan. 11, 1815. Read's History of Swanzey must err in stating that Anna m. a second time, to Elisha Whitcomb, for Anna died more than eight months before Jotham, and we also find, from the same history (p. 486), that Elisha Whitcomb's wife was the widow Anna Parker (not Whitcomb). Anna had three ch., all doubtless b. in Swanzey : I. NANCY3, b., July 5, 1797; d. in Swanzey, July 7, 1826; m., Oct. 12, 1819, Samuel Stearns, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 25, 1795; d. there, Apr. 21, 1859; son of Abraham and Esther(Warren) Stearns. She had three ch., all b. in Swanzey : I. Ziba Stearns, b., May 7, 1820; d. in Boston, Mass. 2. Abraham4 Stearns, b., Jan. 12, 1822; m., March 8, 1849, Almira Melissa Albee, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 7, 1828, dau. of Hardin and Almira H. (Howard) Albee. 3. Esther Ann4 Stearns, b., Oct. 7, 1825; m., Sept. 7, 1852, John A. Taggard of Winchendon, Mass. She d. in Iowa, June 13, 1876. 2. KOXANA3, b., Nov. 9, 1799 ; d. in Peterborough, Dec. 30, 1879; m., Jan. 31, 1819, Jonathan Holbrook, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 2, 1797; d there, March 29, 1838; dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Benson) Holbrook. Eight ch., all probably b. in Swanzey: I. Jotham Whitcomi4 Holbrook, b., May 16, 1819. 2. Chloe Ann4 Holbrook, b., June 8, 1828; d. in Peterborough, May 9, 1845. 3. Harriet A4. Holbrook, b., July 10, 1825. 4. Nancy L4. Holbrook, b., Aug. 1, 1827 ; m,, Jan. 23, 1851, Charles D. French of Peterborough, b. in Keene, March 29, 1830; son of Whit- comb Jr., and Mary (Kendall) French. His father and his brother (Henry K.) were successively proprietors of a good hotel in Peterborough village. Four ch., 2d b. in Iowa, the others in Peterborough : I. Charles W5. French, b., Nov. 20, 1854 ; d., Feb. 26, 1856 ; 2. H. Edward5 French, b., March 15, 1857 ; 3. Minnie M." French, b., June 17, 1861 ; 4. Katie H5. French, b., Nov. II, 1871. 5. Emilyette4 Holbrook, b. Sept. 1, 1829 ; m., Apr. 19, 1855, Aaron S. Damon of Cochituate, Mass. 6. Arvilla4 Holbrook, b., Aug. 11, 1831 ; m., June 8, 1858, George Bruce of Peterborough, b. there, June 29, 1823; son of Peter and Eliza (French) Bruce. She d., s. p., Nov. 29, 1872. 7. James W4. Holbrook, b., Apr. 29, 1834. 8. Fanny D'. Holbrook, b., Feb. 12, 1837; m. John A. Taggard of Waukon, Iowa. 3. JOEL3, b., Aug. 27, 1804; d. in Swanzey, Dec. 22, 1841 ; m., May 5, 1824, Sarah H. Osgood, b. in Swanzey, July 14, 1808; dau. of Ezekiel and Esther (Hills) Osgood. Seven ch., all prob- ably b. in Swanzey : I. Esther P. S4. Whitcomb, b., Nov. 26, 1824; d., Aug. 31, 1826. 2. Jotham4 Whitcomb, b., Aug. 30, 1826; m. Catherine Bancroft of Rockingham, Vt .; res. at Saxton's River, Vt. 3. Esther P4. Whitcomb, b., Dec. 18, 1827 ; m. Wm. Ransdon of Bridgewater, Mass. 4. Nancy A4. Whitcomb, b., Nov. 10, 1829 ; m. Nathaniel N. Chase of Northfield, Vt. 5. George W4. Whitcomb, b., Feb. 22, 1832 ; lived in Dakota. 6. Ezekiel 04. Whitcomb, b., Feb. 17, 1835 ; m., May 21, 1863, Martha E. Newmarsh(or Newmarch) of Boston, Mass., b., Nov. 13, 1839 ; five ch. when the record was taken, places of births not given : I. Lucy A5. Whitcomb, b., Oct. 26, 1864; 2. Forest O5. Whit-
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