A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 67

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890

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PEABODY.

I. LIEUT. FRANCIS1 PEABODY, b. in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, ab. 1614, came to New England in 1635. He first settled in Ipswich, Mass.

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In 1638, he went with Rev. Stephen Bachilor as one of the original settlers of Hampton, N. H. When a survey of lines determined that his residence was in New Hampshire, in 1650, desiring " to live nearer Boston " (showing how early it was deemed good to live in or near the " Athens of America "), he sold his estate in Hampton and moved to Topsfield, Mass. He was a prominent citizen and large land owner. He m. Mary, dau. of Reginald Foster (or Forster), whose family is honorably mentioned in the " Lay of the Last Minstrel " and in " Marmion ". He d., Feb. 19, 1697-8, and his widow d., April 9, 1705. Among his descendants have been many eminent men, such as Rev. Dr. Ephraim Peabody of King's Chapel, Boston ; Rev. Dr. Andrew P. Peabody, preacher to Harvard University ; the celebrated twin brothers Wm. Bourne Oliver and Wm. Oliver Bourne Peabody ; the Rev. Mr. Peabody of Atkinson, who married a sister of the wife of President John Adams; and a score of others. II. CAPT. JOHN 2 PEABODY, eldest of the fourteen children of Lieut. Francis1, I, was b. in Hampton, about 1642. He lived in Boxford, Mass .; m. Ist, Nov. 23, 1665, Hannah Andrews, who d., Dec. 24, 1702, ae. about 60 years ; burial in Malden. He m. 2d Sarah Moseley of Dorchester, Nov. 26, 1703. He d., July 5, 1720, ae. ab. 78. He had 10 ch. III. Ensign DAVID3 PEABODY, 5th ch. of Capt. John2, II., was b. in Boxford, July 12, 1678. He m. Sarah Pope of Dartmouth, Mass .; dau. of Seth (?) Pope. He belonged to the Box- ford church, and d. there, April 1, 1726. His widow d. there, Sept. 29, 1756, ae. 72. He had eleven ch. IV. JOHN4 PEABODY, son of Ensign David3, III., and Sarah, was b. in Boxford, Mass., April 11, 1714. He lived in Boxford and was a member of that church. He m., Feb. 26, 1736, Mary Chadwick. He d .. April 27, 1765, and his widow m., July 9, 1767, Ebenezer Killum. He had 10 ch. V. JEDEDIAH5 PEABODY, 5th ch. of John4, IV., was b. in Boxford, Mass., April 11, 1743. He m., Oct. 9, 1766, Alice Howlet and lived at Boxford, later in the state of Maine, then in several towns of New Hampshire, and d. at East Lebanon, N. H., about 1825. VI. MOSES6 PEABODY, son of Jedediah5, V., was b., Nov. 29, 1773. He lived at Henniker, N. H., and Newport, N. H. He m. in 1796 Hannah Warde of Henniker, who was b. there, June 28, 1775, dau. of Capt. Josiah and Sarah (Goodell) Warde (last name so spelled in the History of Henniker).

1. REV. JOSIAH7 PEABODY, son of Moses6, VI, and Hannah (Warde) Peabody, was b. in Henniker, Aug. 12, 1798, according to the history of the Dartmouth alumni, for which he doubtless furnished the information respect- ing himself. In the published Peabody genealogy, the place is given as New- port, N. H., but we think that the author of that genealogy obtained his information from a source that was not reliable, the place being given as Newport, because Moses Peabody lived there so long. But Josiah was the first child, and was probably born before the family moved from Henniker to Newport. We have no doubt that Rev. Josiah Peabody supplied the editors of the Dartmouth book with the information respecting himself, as all graduates at that time living would naturally have done. He graduated at Dartmouth in 1825. He was settled over the First Cong. Church in Sullivan, in 1828-1829, as the second pastor. For a full account of his ministry, see

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Page 413. He was a scholarly man, in whom the cultured tastes of the honored family to which he belonged were conspicuous. He was a vigorous writer, a natural poet of much merit, considerably given to satire, but absolutely just and conscientious in all his dealings. Although a man of much ability, he did not make a success of the ministry. He seemed to lack that peculiar tact, wholly honorable in itself, which is so essentially necessary to a clergy- man's success. After leaving Sullivan, he preached for a short time in Wilmington. Vt., then returned to Sullivan, in the autumn of 1841, and pur- chased the Wm. Brown place at 235, at Sullivan Centre, where he continued to live until his death, in that house, April 15, 1870. He m., in S., at 87, June 22, 1829, by Rev. Ebenezer Colman of Swanzey, to Betsey Mason Leland, who was b. in Dublin, July 23, 1806; d. in S., at 235, Jan. 15, 1886; dau. of Jeremiah and Abigail (Haven) Leland, who were then living at 87, in the old Muzzey house. Their only ch. was Helen Augusta8, b. in Wilmington, Vt., Jan. 15, 1835. In later years, she has called herself . Helen Sophia. She has never married. She is a well-educated woman. She is fond of natural scenery and especially of forest trees, for the preservation of which she has an intense passion. In 1895, Miss Peabody purchased the old Winchester farm, at 193, which included land about the shores of Chapman Pond, to which she was very much attached. Since then she has lived much of her time on that place. She is still living in 1915.

PEARSON.

FRANK L. PEARSON, who had worked some in the town, but was a comparative stranger, was killed, June 5, 1878, in the yard of the Dunn house, at 122, at the age of 28. See page 369. He was a single man then, but may have been married previously. The Keene records note the death of Lura, wife of Frank Pearson, who d., June 26, 1876, ae. 21 years and one month. He was never a resident of Sullivan. His body was buried in Chester, Vt.

PECK.

I. JOSEPH1 PECK, immigrant ; bapt., April 30, 1587, in Beccles, Suffolk, England ; son of Robert Peck ; m. Ist, May 21, 1617, Rebecca Clark, who d. in Hingham, England, Oct. 24, 1637. He came to Hingham, Mass., in 1638. About 1645, he moved to Rehoboth (the part known as Seekonk Plain), where he d., Dec. 23, 1663. His second wife is unknown. II. JOSEPH2 PECK, Jr., bapt. in Hingham, England, Aug. 23, 1623; came with his father to Hingham, Mass .; removed with him to Rehoboth (now Seekonk) in 1645. His house was on the site of the station of the B. & P. R. R., on Seekonk Plain. About 1660, he settled in the south-west part of Rehoboth. His will was dated, July 5, 1697. We do not find his wife's name. III. JATHNIELS PECK, son of the preceding, b. in Rehoboth, Mass., July 24, 1660; d. there, April 5, 1742; m. Sarah Smith, Feb. 28, 1688-9, who d., June 4, 1717, in her 47th year. IV. ICHABOD4 PECK, son of preceding, b. in Rehoboth, Mass., March 9, 1690-1 ; d. in Cumberland, R. I., July 8, 1773. He m. Judith Paine, dau. of Samuel, who

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d., Nov. 26, 1778. He had nine ch. V. ICHABOD5 PECK, Jr., b. in Cumber- land, R. I., Feb. 4, 1721-2 ; d. of wounds in the Revolution. He m., Feb. 28, 1750, Lydia Walcott of Cumberland, where he resided. Their ch. were Mary ; Daniel (see below); Seth, d. unm .; Lydia, m. Ebenezer Page of Keene ; Ichabod6, 3d, lived a time in Gilsum ; Jeremiah6, lived in Attleborough, Mass .: and Joseph6, who, supposedly, left no family. The widow Lydia Peck came to Marlborough to live, with all of her children. They were all, except Daniel, warned out of that town, April 1780. This was a ceremony simply designed to save the town from liability of maintaining the persons warned, and was generally observed in the case of all persons moving into a town.

1. DANIEL6 PECK, son of Ichabod5, Jr., and Lydia (Walcott) Peck, b. in Cumberland, R. I., May 4, 1754 ; d. at Sand Lake, N. Y., May 30, 1840. He enlisted in the Revolution, and eventually settled in Marlborough, N. H. He appears to have lived in what is now Sullivan (then Gilsum) from 1781 to 1784 or 1785. He bought the place at 204, in S., in 1784. It is probably where he had been living about three years, for various recorded deeds, bearing dates from 1781 to 1784, give his residence as Gilsum (which then would have included this farm at 204). He sold this farm, in a few months after he bought it, to his brother-in-law, John Harvey of Swanzey, but probably lived on it until 1786, when he purchased a farm in what is still Gilsum. He m., about 1780, Mehetabel Harvey, dau. of John and Mehetabel Harvey of Swanzey (now Marlborough). She d., Nov. 12, 1826, probably at Sand Lake, N. Y. They had the following ch., whose families are not traced in great detail, because they lived so short a time in the place :

I. PHILETA7 PECK (called " Philotte "), b. in Marlborough, March 2, 1781 ; m. Marcus Mowry of Otsego County, N. Y.

2. JOEL7 PECK, b. in S. (then Gilsum), at 204, Nov. 6, 1782 ; d. at Poest- enkill, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1855. He m. Hannah Baldwin, in 1811, and had seven ch.

3. DANIEL7 PACK, Jr., b. in S. (then Gilsum), at 204, May 30, 1785; in. Ist, Feb. 18, 1808, Hannah Woodward, dau. of David Woodward. He m. 2d. Oct. 18, 1810, Bathsheba Gould, dau. of Reuben Gould. His Ist wife d., Jan. 15, 1809; the 2d. wife d., Aug. 3, 1848. He was living in 1864, at East Pembroke, N. Y., where he settled in 1830. He first settled, in 1808, at Sand Lake, N. Y., where his former wife probably died. He had one ch. by the former wife, and twelve by the second.

4. Dr. BETHUEL7 PECK, b. in Gilsum, June 16 (June 19, in His. of Gilsum), 1788 ; settled at Glens Falls, N. Y., where he was a physician for many years. Hed., July 11, 1862. His widow was in Chicago in 1864. He m. Jerusha Weston. One ch., Glorianna, b. in 1824; d. in 1827.

5. JOHN7 PECK, b. (place unknown), Aug. 24, 1792 ; m., Sept. 25, 1816, Sarah Whyland, who was b. in 1797. Five ch. Place of res. not reported.

6. HARVEY" PECK, b. (place unknown), Jan. 2, 1795; m. Eleanor McMullen, dau. of Wm. McMullen. They res. in Poestenkill, N. Y., in 1864. Seven ch.

7. ICHABOD7 PECK, b. (place unknown), March 4, 1797; d. young.

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DANIEL SMITH PERKINS and Sarah M., his wife, lived two years or a little more in Sullivan, on the old Hersey Wardwell place, at 98. He had been a "rolling stone" that had gathered no moss. From recorded deeds, he is found in Amherst, N. H., in 1869; in Milford, N. H., in 1870; in Merrimack, N. H., in 1871; in Nashua, in 1872: in Boston, in 1876; and, on Aug. 17, 1882, he bought the Hersey Wardwell place of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar S. Seward and mortgaged it to Mason A. Nims. He was unable to pay for it, and Mr. Nims foreclosed, June 11, 1884. In the fall of the same year, we find him in Chesterfield Co., Va. He was very reticent about his former life. They had no child in Sullivan, but he claimed to have a son in Mexico. He seems to have operated saw-mills in different places. We have ascertained no particulars about his family history.

PETERS.

JOSEPH PHELPS PETERS, who practised medicine and was called " Dr." Peters, was living in Sullivan when the town was incorporated. He lived in an old house on the south-west corner of the Four Corners, where I. N. Wardwell lived (in a later house). The wife of Peters was Azubah, but we have not learned her maiden surname. We have no particulars respecting the parentage of either Mr. or Mrs. Peters, and we know nothing of their family. He sold his place, April 10, 1788, to Nathan Ellis.

PETTS.

I. JONATHAN1 PETTS of Townsend, Mass. is the earlest ancestor in this family that we have traced. II. JONATHAN2 PETTS, Jr., of Townsend, Mass., m., Feb. 12, 1783, Rebecca Towne. He moved to Stoddard, N. H., where Rebecca d., Jan. 24, 1802 ae. 38. His second wife was Mrs. Sarah (Follett) Henry, who d., Sept. 21, 1829, ae. 63. She d. in Stoddard, where Mr. Petts also d., Sept. 20, 1828, ae. 75. His ch. were Jonathan3; David3; Rebecca3, m. a Rodman; Orinda3, m. Josiah Sheldon of Fitchburg, Mass .; Kezia B3., m. Samuel Wright Loveland, q. v .; Rhoda3 ; all by the former wife; and the following by the 2d w .: Lucinda3, m. Ist James Bolster, q. v., m. 2d John Cole ; and Roxanas, m. Boyd McClure of Antrim. III. DAVID3 PETTS, son of Jonathan2, Jr., b. in Townsend, Mass., Feb. 7, 1788; d. in Nelson, Feb. 16, 1867 ; m. Clarissa Parker, b. in Nelson, July 14, 1793; d. there, Aug. 8, 1871 ; dau. of Josiah and Eunice (Pierce) Parker. Their ch. were David Towne4, res. in Marlow; Lyman Parker4, see below ; Eunice Pierce4, m. Elias Sawyer of Clinton, Mass .; Lawrensa4, d. in youth ; Lovisa Melvina4, m. Otis Harrington of Palmer, Mass .; Fred. Augustus4, res. in Leominster, Mass. ; George4, d. in youth ; Lawrensa4, m. David S. Willard of Keene; Nancy4, d. in youth ; Clarissa Sabrina4, m. Sylvester Blodgett of Lowell and Keene; George Shepard4, res. in Munsonville ; Albert Livingston4, res. in Munsonville, Keene, and other places ; and Lucy Orinda4, m. West Marston of Fitchburg, Mass.

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1. LYMAN PARKER+ PETTS, son of David3, III., b. in Weston, Vt., Nov. 11, 1813; d. in Keene, Nov. 6, 1879. He was a farmer. He lived in Gilsum, S., and Keene. In S., he lived for a time, in 1841, with his father-in-law, Joseph Seward, at 99. For about five years, 1842-47, he lived on the old Keith farm in S., at 138, in the northerly part of the building, which was formerly fitted for a dwelling. He m., Aug. 16, 1836, Nancy Maria Seward, b. in S., at 99, Aug. 2, 1815; d. in Keene, Jan. 22, 1877; dau. of Joseph and Nancy (Heaton) Seward. They had eight ch., as follows :

I. HENRY LYMAN' PETTS, b. in Gilsum; d. there in infancy, Aug. 12, 1838, ae. exactly twenty months.

2. EMOGENE AMANDA5 PETTS, b. in Gilsum, Dec. 23, 1839, d. in Harris- ville (formerly Dublin), Jan. 7, 1874. She m., July 1, 1858, Charles Henry Nye, b. in Keene, June 14, 1837; d. there, Aug. 10, 1912; son of Apollos and Adaline (Kingsbury) Nye. They had one son, Charles Quincy 6 Nye, b. in Keene, Aug. 1, 1859; d. in Harrisville, Aug. 31, 1889 ; m., Jan. 22, 1881, Eva Annette Willard, b. in Dublin (now Harrisville), Dec. 20, 1857 ; dau. of Solon and Mary Ann (Mason) Willard. They had no ch. Eva Annette m. 2d, Feb. 27, 1901, John Otis Marshall, and res. in Nashua. Mr. Marshall d. in Nashua, Feb. 22, 1902. Charles H. Nye was a farmer and lived in Dublin (now Harris- ville), upon the Jonathan K. Smith farm, now Mr. Leighton's Monadnock Farm, No. 5. After Emogene's death, he nı. 2d, Jan. 1, 1876, Mrs. Harriet Hardy (Willard) Nims, widow of Lucius Edward Nims, q. v., page 1235, section 3.

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3. NANCY SEWARD5 PETTS, b. in S., in the Joseph Seward house, at 99, Sept. 1, 1841 ; still living in Keene; m., March 16, 1865, Dascomb Wright Baker, b. in Nelson, Aug. 7, 1842 ; d. in Keene, Dec. 12, 1910; son of Thomas Jefferson and Lavina T. (Taft) Baker. Ile res. in Keene and was a clerk in a store. They had one ch., Lyman Irving 6 Baker, b in Keene, Nov. 17, 1869 ; d. there, Aug. 8, 1871 (History of Gilsum, in error in the date of the death).

4. HENRY LYMAN' PETTS, b. in S., on the Keith place, at 138, March 23, . 1843 ; d. in Keene, Sept. 9, 1901. He worked mostly in the stable business. He m., Feb. 7, 1881, Ida Maria Ruffle, b. in Keene, Jan. 7, 1863; dau. of William and Maria (Tufts) Ruffle. No ch.

5. JULIA ANN" PETTS, b. in S., at 138, Jan. 2, 1847 ; d. in Keene, Dec. 22, 1869; m., Dec. 19, 1869,, Hiram Moulton Greeley, b. in Keene, April 2, 1846; d. in Rochester, N. Y., July 31, 1902; son of Amos Clough and Lillis (Blackwell) Greeley.

6. LOVE CELESTES PETTS, b. in Keene, April 25, 1850; m., June 27, 1875, Samuel Waldo Jones, b. at South Weymouth, Mass., July 28, 1845; son of Samuel and Clarissa (Keene) Jones. They have no issue.

7. MARY ELLEN5 PETTS, b. in Keene, March 10, 1852; m., Nov. 30, 1870, James A. Patterson, b. in Londonderry, Vt., Dec. 12, 1844; d. in Winchendon, Mass., Aug. 29, 1902; son of Hiram and Lucy A. (Tenney) Patterson. They had three ch .: 1. Frederick Lyman & Patterson, b. in Keene, June 11, 1875; m., Oct. 17, 1914, Viola Adelaide Ide, b. in Cambridgeport, Mass .. July 5, 1877 ; dau. of Arthur Le Grand and Annette Lucinda (Allen) Ide. He is a stationary engineer; res. in Keene. 2. Daniel Hiram 6 Patterson,

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b. in Winchendon, Mass., July 24, 1877 ; m., May 15, 1902, Ada Belle Patterson, b. in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 16, 1881 ; dau. of Elwin Eugene and Katherine (Mooney) Patterson. He is a plumber; res. in Brattleborough, Vt .; one ch., Rhona Maxine7 Patterson, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Aug. 5, 1903. 3. James Morton 6 Patterson, b. in Winchendon, Mass., July 24, 1888 ; m., July 7, 1909, Evelyn Caoutte, b. in Winchendon, Mass., July 21, 1888; dau. of Louis D. and Josephine (Bergon) Caoutte. He is a steam-fitter ; res. in Winchendon. One ch., Herbert Dascomb7 Patterson, b. in Winchendon, Feb. 14, 1.91I.

8. CLARISSA MARIAS PETTS, b. in Keene, Ang. 12, 1854; d. there, March 27, 1872.

PHELPS.

I. JAMES] PHELPS was of Tewksbury, England; was b. ab. 1520; m. Joan -. II. WILLIAM2 PHELPS, son of preceding, b. in Tewksbury, England ;. was bap. there, Aug. 4, 1560 ; m. Dorothy- ; d. ab. 1611, and Dorothy d. in 1613. III. WILLIAM3 PHELPS, Jr., son of preceding, sailed from Plymouth, England, Mar. 20, 1630, on the Mary and John. The immigrants on this ship founded Dorchester, Mass. Mr. Phelps remained there five years ; was one of the founders of Windsor, Conn., in 1635-6. He was bap. in Tewksbury Abby Church, England, Aug. 19, 1599. He m. in England to a woman unknown to us. IIe m. in Windsor, Conn., 1638, Mary Dorr. He d. in Windsor, July 14, 1672; his 2d w. d. there, Nov. 27, 1675. IV. NATHANIEL4 PHELPS, son of preceding, b. at Porlock, England, ab. 1627 ; m. in Windsor, Conn., Sept. 17, 1650, Mrs. Elizabeth Copley. He removed to Northampton, Mass., in 1656-7, where he d., May 27, 1702, ae. 75. He was a deacon of the church. V. WILLIAM PHELPS, son of the preceding, b. in Northampton, Mass., June 22, 1657 ; d. there, June 1, 1745 ; m., May 30, 1678, Abigail, dau. of John Stebbins. She d. at Northampton, December 1748, ae. 88. She was b. at Northampton, . Sept. 24, 1660. He lived on the old homestead at Northampton. VI. WILLIAM6 PHELPS, Jr., son of preceding, b. at Northampton, April 1684 ; m., in 1706, Thankful Edwards. He lived and died at Northampton, and was one of the " Committee of Safety " in the Revolution. VII. ELIAKIM7 PHELPS, son of preceding, b. at Northampton, Jan. 17, 1709 ; settled at " Cold Spring ", now Belchertown, Mass., in 1731 or 1732, where he d., March 7, 1777. He m. Ist, Jan. II, 1730, Lydia Rust, who was b. at Northampton, ab. 1709 or 1710, d. at Belchertown, in 1753 or 1754. He m. 2d, Elizabeth Davis, who d. at Belchertown, Aug. 19, 177 [1 or 2], in her 57th year. VIII. DEA. ELIAKIM8 PHELPS, son of preceding, b. at Belchertown, Jan. 5, 1755; d. there, March 13, 1824. He m. Ist, Aug. 28, 1777, Elizabeth Chapin of Springfield, Mass., who soon died. He m. 2d, Dec. 2, 1778, Margaret Combs, b. in Warren, Mass., ab. 1752 ; d. at Belchertown, Feb. 7, 1846, in her 94th year. IX. DEA. WILLIAM9 PHELPS, son of preceding, b. in Belchertown, June 19, 1792 ; d. there, Aug. 20, 1868 ; m., Oct. 8, 1818, Maria Forward, b. in Belchertown, July 5, 1800; d. there, Oct. 6, 1840; dau. of Justin and Lydia (Merrick) Forward, He m. 2d, June 20, 1841, Mary L. Hunt of Bridgewater, N. Y .; b. there, Jan. 31, 1800 ; d. at Belchertown, Oct. 17, 1863; dau. of Asahel and Diantha (Dimmick) Hunt. He m. 3d, Nov. 2, 1864, Mrs. Louisa (Towne) Filer of Belchertown ; b. there,

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Oct. 6, 1830 ; dau. of Abner and Keziah (Fairfield) Towne, and widow of H. F. Filer.

1. REV. FREDERICK BRAINARD10 PHELPS, son of Dea. Wm3. and Maria (Forward) Phelps, was b. in Belchertown, Mass., Feb. 8, 1829; d. in Whiting, Vt., Feb. 5, 1908. He was the pastor of the two Congregational churches in Sullivan for two years from April 1, 1886, and for one more year of the First Cong. Church. He res. in the parsonage at 87. For an account of his ministry, see page 415 of this history. He m. Ist, Jan. 10, 1859, Damaris Storrs Clark, b. in Chaplin, Conn., Dec. 5, 1831 ; d. in Belchertown, Mass., Feb. 7, 1864; dau. of Dea. Jared and Julia (Storrs) Clark. He m. 2d, April 19, 1865, Sarah Thomassine Dickinson (second name often spelled and pronounced Tammerson), b. at North Amherst, Mass., May 19, 1834, still living with her dau., Mrs. Penniman, at Meriden, N. H .; dau. of Daniel and Martha Thomassine (Eastman) Dickinson, Mr. Phelps had nine ch .: I. James11, b. in Belcher- town, Mass., Sept. 26, 1859 ; d. there, Oct. 7, 1859. 2. Frederick 11, b. in Bel- chertown, April 30, 1862 ; d. there, May 21, 1862. 3. Frederick William 11, b. in Belchertown, April 13, 1866; d. at Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 25, 1893. He was a grad. of Amherst Coll. in 1885. He afterwards taught Greek and Hebrew in western colleges, and also preached in the Congregational denomination. He was a very bright and brilliant young man. For a fuller account of his life, see page 594. We will not repeat the facts here. 4. Charles Dickinson 11, b. in Belchertown, Nov. 29,-1868, 2. 5. Edith Sophia 11, b. in Lowell, Vt., June 14, 1871; d. at Erving, Mass., Sept. 17, 1884. 6. Myron Austin 11, b. in Lowell, Vt., Aug. 2, 1873; d. in Whiting, Vt., Nov. 3, 1894. He was in his second year at Dartmouth Coll. See page 608. 7. Julia Eastman 11, b. in Lowell, Vt., March 15, 1875 ; d. in Whiting, Vt., June 11, 1898. She was a grad. of Wellesley Coll. in 1895. For a fuller account of her life, see page 605. 8. Florence Dell 11, b. in Lowell, Vt., May 14, 1876, 3. 9. Izabelle Maud 11, b. in Lowell, Vt., July 25, 1877. She pursued a course of study at Wellesley Coll., and at the Bible Teachers' Institute. For a fuller account, see page 606. Since that account was written, she was ordained in Maine to the ministry of the Congregational church, and sent as a missionary of the American Board to North China, and is stationed at Pao-ting-fu.

2. CHARLES DICKINSON11 PHELPS, son of Rev. F. B10., 1, grad. at Amherst Coll., A. B., '89; A. M., '97; M. D., College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University), '95; instructor in Physical Diagnosis, Yale, 1897-1912 ; health officer at West Haven, Conn., 1902-10; member of the board of school visitors. For a fuller account, see page 603, to which a few facts are here added. He m., Oct. 30, 1901, Clara Bentley Mead, b. in Greenwich, Conn., Nov. 21, 1870 ; dau. of Herman Hobby and Mary Jane (Timpany) Mead. Two ch. when record was rendered : 1. Austin Mead 12, b. at West Haven, Conn., Jan. 31, 1909 ; 2. Marjorie Dickinson 12, b. in West Haven, April 23, 1911.

3. FLORENCE DELLI PHELPS, dau. of Rev. F. B10., 1, pursued a course of study at Mt. Holyoke Coll., Mass., not graduating. For a fuller notice of her, see page 605. She m. Ist, Aug. 25, 1897, Henry Cyrus Kelsey, b. in Whiting, Vt., June 30, 1868; d. there, Jan. 8, 1913 ; son of Volney Church

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and Mary (Whitlock) Kelsey. She m. 2d, Feb. 22, 1915, Robert Ralston Penniman, a farmer, b. in Meriden, N. H., Dec. 16, 1867 ; son of Robert and Elizabeth (Colby) Penniman. Three ch. when record was rendered : I. Howard Phelps 12 Kelsey, b. in Whiting, Vt., Aug. 26, 1898; 2. Dorothy Isabelle 12 Kelsey, b. in Whiting, Aug. 17, 1900 ; 3. Alice Agnes 12 Kelsey, b. in Whiting, Nov. 10, 1903.

PHILLIPS.

I. An emigrant1 from Ireland had a son named JAMES2 PHILLIPS. II. This JAMESE PHILLIPS died in Keene, Dec. 9, 1824, ae. 78, and was probably born in Ireland. Sarah, wife of James Phillips (doubtless referring to this James), d. in Roxbury (announced in the Sentinel of Feb. 9, 1822), ae. 78.

1. JAMES3 PHILLIPS, Jr., son of the preceding James2, II., was b. in Walpole, Jan. 8, 1787 ; and d. in Keene, July 10, 1827. He m., Dec. 3, 1809, in Keene, by Lockhart Willard, Esq., Matilda Smith, b. in Hinsdale, Aug. 4, 1787 ; d. in Gilsum, June 2, 1876; dau. of Jedediah and Deborah (I)unton) Smith. Mr. Phillips lived in Sullivan a short time, before and after 1810, on the place afterwards called the Nahum Nims place, at 159, as a tenant of Lock- hart Willard, Esq., of Keene, who then owned the farm. The eldest child of Mr. Phillips was born here. He then lived in Keene until his death. The widow then lived with her children, and died in Gilsum. Mr. Phillips was a farmer. There were eight ch .:

I. GILBERT MELLEN4 PHILLIPS, b. in S., at 159, March 17, 1810; d. in Keene, unm., April 26, 1841.

2. MARTHA4 PHILLIPS, b. in Keene, Feb. 9, 1812 ; d. in Gilsum, March 31, 1902 ; m., Nov. 8, 1831, Lewis Bridge, b. in Keene, Nov. 2, 1801; d. in Gilsum, April 1, 1879; son of Ezra and Betsey (Farwell) Bridge. She had ten ch., whose family history will not be given in the fullest detail, because they had only a slight connection with Sullivan : 1. Rhoda Matilda 5 Bridge, b. in Keene, Aug. 23, 1832 ; m., Feb. 2, 1856, Edwin Lyman, b. in Northfield, Mass., ab. 1830 ; son of Richard and Abigail (James) Lyman, and had three ch. when the record was taken : 1. George Allison6 Lyman, b. in Northfield, Mass., Sept. 19, 1856; 2. Maria Alabama6 Lyman, b. in Northfield, July 23, 1858 ; 3. Henry6 Lyman, b. in Northfield, Sept. 7, 1860. 2. Sterry Willard Bridge, b. in Keene, Dec. 29, 1833 ; d. there, Sept. 29, 1839. 3. Lewis5 Bridge, b. in Keene, June 7, 1836. See page 870. 4. Sarah Hazleton5 Bridge, b. in Keene, May 6, 1838 ; m., April 3, 1862, Larkin Welch, b. in Sullivan, Sept. 10, 1830 ; son of Louisa, and grandson of Morris and Beulah (Smith) Welch. 5. Sterry Willard 5 Bridge, b. in Keene, Sept. 6, 1840; res. in Warren, Mass. 6. . Martha Alphonsa5 Bridge, b. in Keene, Nov, 6, 1842; m., Sept. 9, 1866, Reuben Higgins Newcomb, b. in South Wellfleet, Mass., May 31, 1841; d., Jan. 11, 1876 ; son of Abner Snow and Polly (Ward) Newcomb. 7. Elmina " Bridge, b. in Keene, June 23, 1844; m., March 26, 1870, Marvin Rollo Booth of Walpole, and had two sons, Frederick6 Booth and James6 Booth. 8. James Gilbert5 Bridge, b. in Keene, April 13, 1847 ; m., September 1872, Marianna Sprague of Hinsdale. Ch .: I. Lettie Mabel6 Bridge, b. in Keene, June 21, 1874; 2. Cora Elmina6 Bridge, b. in Keene, Dec. 27, 1876; 3. Alice6; m .;

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A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 67

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917 Publication date: 1921 Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.] Number of Pages: 890

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890