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4. EDWIN& RICHARDSON, son of Luther7, 1, was a mechanic and res. in Wilmington, Del., and Springfield, Mass. He d. in Springfield, Mass., March 23, 1912; burial in Keene. He was a Ist Lieut. in the 2d Reg., N. HI. Vol., in the Civil War. He m., June 2, 1870, Myra Jane Blake, b. in Keene, Sept. 26, 1850; d. in Springfield, Mass., March 27, 1916; dau. of Hollis and Elizabeth (Britt) Blake. They had one ch .: I. Elizabeth Tryphena9, b. in Wilmington, Del., Jan. 27, 1871; m., Oct. 2, 1895, Edward Henry Nolan of Springfield, Mass. One ch., Edwin Francis10 Nolan, b. in West Springfield, Mass., Feb. 14, 1897.
5. FRANCIS8 RICHARDSON, son of Luther7, 1, lived at Monett, Mo., where he d., Feb. 8, 1911. He m., in 1883, Lucy Debrea, who d. at Monett, Nov. 15, 1892. He m. 2d, June 6, 1894, Miss Edna Thomas of that place. He was in Co. K, 6th Reg., N. H. Vols., in the Civil War. He had two ch. by the former wife : I. Minnie 9, b. at Monett, Mo., July 25, 1884 : m., Sept. 20, 1905, Charles Adams of Monett, who moved in 1915 to Portland, Ore. She has a son10 and a dau10. 2. Myra 9, b. in Monett, Mo., Jan. 30, 1886; m., Nov. 15, 1908, Harry Arendale; res. at Pierce City, Mo. She has a dau., Emma Fay10 Arendale, b. at Pierce City, Aug. 25, 1909.
7. HARVEY JAMES& RICHARDSON, 1, son of Luther", is a farmer. He has res. at Stoddard, N., H .; Galena, Ill., where he went in 1866; Williamstown, Chickasaw Co., Iowa, where he went in 1868; and in Wayne, Lake Co., South Dakota (post office, Oldham, Kingsbury Co., So. Dak.), to which place he moved in 1882. He was in the Ist N. H. Cavalry in the Civil War. He m., in 1875, at Williamstown, Iowa, by E. W. Durston, J. P. to Edith Emily Belknap, b. in Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Jan. 23, 1854 ; dau. of Hiram and Sarah R. (Eastman) Belknap. They have had nine ch .: I. Hiram Belknap9, b. in Williamstown, Iowa, Nov. 21, 1875; 2. Bessie Jeannette 9, b. in same place, Sept. 8, 1877 ; 3. Luther Laton 9, b. in the same place, Feb. 16, 1879; 4. A son9, b. there, Feb. 2, 1881 ; d. the same day ; 5. Lottie Viola 9, b. in Wayne, S. Dak., April 15, 1883 ; 6. Effie Rosella 9, b. in Wayne, S. Dak., Feb. 28, 1885; 7. Charles Edward 9, b. in Wayne, S. Dak., . Nov. 19, 1887 ; 8. A son9, b. in Wayne, S. Dak., Feb. 2, 1891 ; d. there, Feb. 20, 1891 ; 9. Frank Earle 9, b. in Wayne, S. Dak., March 2, 1893.
8. WILLIAM WALLACE& RICHARDSON, son of Luther™, 1, is a farmer in Sharon. Before settling in that town, he had lived in Peterborough, Sullivan, and Keene. He m., July 23, 1872, Sarah Ada Hadley, b. in Peter- borough, March 6, 1855; dau. of Samuel and Mary Tuttle (Twiss) Hadley. They had seven ch .: I. Milton Alphonso 9, b. in Peterborough, April 23, 1873; 2. Luther Linwood9, b. in Peterborough, Dec. 11, 1875; 3. George Samuel9, b. in Peterborough, June 1, 1877; d. in Sharon, Oct. 3, 1905 ; 4. Guy Edward9, b. in S., at 115, July II, 1879; 5. Ernest Arthur9, b. in Keene, April 11, 1883; d. there, April 27, 1883 ; 6. David Wallace 9, b. in Sharon, March 23, 1888 ; 7. Eugene Ellsworth 9, b. in Sharon, April 23, 1892.
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IV. FAMILY OF THEODORE S. RICHARDSON.
I. SAMUELI RICHARDSON, b. in England ab. 1610, was in Charlestown, Mass., in 1636. He was one of the founders of Woburn in 1641. The other founders were his two brothers, Ezekiel and Thomas, with four others. He m. Joanna - and had eight ch. He d., March 23, 1658. II. JOHN2 RICHARDSON, son of Samuel1, bap. in Charlestown, Nov. 12, 1639; m. Ist, Oct. 22, 1658, Elizabeth Bacon. He m. 2d Mary Pierson ; m. 3d Margaret Willing. Elizabeth was b., Jan. 4, 1641-2; dau. of Michael Bacon. He m. the 2d w., Mary, at Cambridge, Oct. 28, 1672. She was the dau. of Bartholonew and Ursula Pierson, then of Woburn. He m. his 3d w., June 29, 1689. She d. at Woburn, Oct. 28, 1726. He d. at Woburn, Jan. 1, 1696-7. He had two ch. by Ist w., three by 2d, two by 3d. III. JACOBS RICHARDSON, son of John2 and Mary, b. in Woburn, Nov. 15, 1675-6; m., Nov. 9, 1697, Hannah Convers, b., June 12, 1680 ; dau. of Maj. James and Hannah (Carter) Convers of Woburn. where she d., Sept. 7, 1748. He d. there, Aug. 9, 1763. Nine ch. IV, EDWARD4 RICHARDSON, son of Jacob, b. in Woburn, March 12, 1705 ; m., April 14, 1730, Jerusha Wyman, b. in Woburn, July 23, 1712 ; d. April 10, 1782; dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Hancock) Wyman. He d., June 22, 1793. Both d. at Reading, Mass. They had five ch., two b. in Woburn, three in Reading. V. EDWARD® RICHARDSON, Jr., son of Edward4, b. in Reading, Aug. 25, 1743; m., Oct. 6, 1763, Sarah Tidd, b. in Woburn, Mass., Nov. 8, 1743; dau. of Samuel and Phebe (Sawyer) Tidd. They lived at " Button end" in Woburn. He d. in Woburn, Nov. 17, 1837; and she d. there, Dec. 25, 1821. They had ten ch. VI. EDWARD6 RICHARDSON, 3d, son of Edward5, Jr., b. in Woburn, Mass., Sept. 1, 1777; m. Ist, April 30, 1799, Hannah Perkins, who d. in Woburn, March 18, 1830. He m. 2d, Nov. 23, 1830, Lydia Foster of Wilmington, Mass. He lived in Woburn and had three ch., all by Hannah. VII. WARREN7 RICHARDSON, son of Edward6, b. in Woburn, Mass., Jan. 31, 1800 (correcting the published Richardson genealogy) ; d. in S., at 148, at the house of his son Theodore S., Feb. 2, 1885. He m. Beulah Maynard and lived in Woburn, Mass. He had four ch .: I. Nelson Warren 8, b. in Woburn, Sept. 22, 1824; 2. Theodore Stowe 8, b. in Woburn, Feb. 1, 1827; 3. Joanna Maria 8, b. in Woburn, Jan. 7, 1838; 4. Lucilla 8, b. in Woburn, Oct. 15, 1847.
1. THEODORE STOWE& RICHARDSON, son of Warren7, b. in Woburn, Mass., Feb. 1, 1827; d. in Keene, March 26, 1900. He res. in Woburn, Mass .; Swampscott, Mass .; Sullivan, and Keene. He was a carpenter and farmer. In 1873, he purchased the Asahel Nims, Jr., place in S., at 148, where he lived thirteen years, and moved in 1886 to Keene. He m., May 7, 1848, Anna (Snow) Cole, b. in Orleans, Mass., Sept. 1, 1828; d. in Keene, July 3, 1905; dau. of Isaiah and Sarah (Mayo) Cole. They had three ch .: I. Aneliza 9, b. in Woburn, Mass., Feb. 22, 1849, 2; 2. Edward Warren 9, b. in Woburn, Mass., Oct. 6, 1852, 3; 3. George Atwood", b. in Swampscott, Mass., Jan. 22, 1854 ; d. in Lynn, Mass., Feb. 5, 1859.
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2. ANELIZA9 RICHARDSON, dau. of Theodore S8., 1, m. Ist William B. Wilbur, q. v .; m. 2d George Henry Richardson (see FAMILY OF GEORGE H. RICHARDSON).
3. EDWARD WARREN9 RICHARDSON, son of Theodore S8., 1, res. in S., at 148, and in Keene. He was a gardener. He d. in Keene, of a cancer on the lip and jaw, April 5, 1910. He m., in Ashburnham, Mass., by Rev. R. B. Toby (Cong.), Sept. 7, 1886, to Ida Jane Kenerson, b. in Claremont, Jan. 9, 1858; dau. of Sylvanus Joseph and Sarah Toombs (Broughton) Kenerson. She is living in Keene in 1916. They had two ch .: 1. Arthur Theodore 10, b. in Keene, Sept. 19, 1891 ; unm. in 1916; 2. Eva Abbie 10, b. in Keene, June 28, 1896; unm. in 1916.
v. FAMILY OF GEORGE H. RICHARDSON.
CHARLES3 RICHARDSON, understood to be a grandson of an immigrant, m. Sarah Bradley and lived in the state of New York. II. ARTEMAS4 RICHARD- SON, his son, b. in that state, July 4, 1794; d. in Keene, Nov. 4, 1845; m., Dec. 1, 1816, Ethelinda Crandall, b. in Surry, Nov. 30, 1801 ; dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Hibbard) Crandall. III. SAMUEL5 CRANDALL RICHARDSON, son of the preceding, b. in Keene, Dec. 7, 1824, m. Abbie T. Tufts, b. in Vermont, March 9, 1823 ; dau. of James and Catherine (Hopkins) Tufts.
1. GEORGE HENRY6 RICHARDSON, son of Samuel C5., III, b. in Swanzey (Westport village), March 30, 1851 ; d. in Hartford, Conn., March 12, 1911. He was a farmer and mechanic. He lived a short time in S., at 148, just before and after his second marriage. He m. Ist, in Keene, by Rev. J. A. Leach, June 11, 1870, Mrs. Rhoda Alzina (Barron) Howard, b. in Stoddard, Aug. 29, 1845; d. in Roxbury, Oct. 2, 1881; dau. of John and Sarah (Fairbanks) Barron, and divorced from Horace William Howard. He m. 2d, in Keene, by Rev. J. A. Leach, June 25, 1885, Mrs. Aneliza (Richardson) Wilbur, b. in Woburn, Mass., Feb. 22, 1849; d. in Hudson, Mass., May 17, 1916; dau. of Theodore Stowe and Anna Snow (Cole) Richardson of Sullivan, and the widow of William B. Wilbur of that town. She had two ch. by Mr. Wilbur. See family of WILLIAM B. WILBUR. Mr. Richardson had one ch. by each w .: I. George Elmer7, b. in Keene, May 14, 1871, 2; 2. Charles Henry 7, b. in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 26, 1886, 3.
2. GEORGE ELMER7 RICHARDSON, son of George H6., 1, m., April 13, 1891, Bertha Hunter, b. in Rockbottom (now Gleasondale), Mass., Dec. 15, 1873; dau. of Hugh and Mary (Rest) Hunter. He is a mechanic and has lived in Keene and Hudson, Mass. He had (to 1916) seven ch .: I. Isabella R8., b. in Keene, Aug. 28, 1893 : d. there, Aug. 30, 1893. 2. Susan Irene8, b. at East Alstead, Nov. 7, 1894; m., April 17, 1916, Forrest Julius Harlow, b. in Barnard, Vt., Aug. 22, 1880; son of Augustus J. and Susan (Parker) Harlow. No ch. when the record was taken. 3. Harold Earl8, b. in Keene, July 28, 1897. 4. Fred. Elmer 8, b. in Keene, Feb. 28, 1900. 5. Harriet May 8, b. in Keene, July 3, 1903. 6. Hazel Arline 8, b. in Keene, Oct. 3, 1908. 7. Leonard Elliot8, b. in Keene, April 18, 1912.
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3. CHARLES HENRY7 RICHARDSON, son of George H6., 1, is a laundryman in Hudson, Mass. He m, Jan. 1, 1907, Mary Helen Ray of Marl- borough, Mass .; b. in Stow, Mass., May 18, 1885; dau. of Charles Ephraim Whitney and Elizabeth Ann (Quimby) Ray. They had (to 1916) one ch .: 1. Kenneth Coolidge 8, b. in Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 13, 1912.
RIDER.
. I. WILLIAM1 RIDER of Cambridge, Watertown, and Sherborn, Mass., m.,
August IT, 1674, Hannah Lovett, in Watertown. He d., Aug. 27, 1724, in Sherborn. He must have been b. about 1650, but where or when is not known. II. WILLIAM2 RIDER, Jr., 1675 to 1742, b. in Cambridge, Mass .; town clerk of Sherborn, Mass., thirteen years; selectman nineteen years ; d in Natick, Mass. He m., in 1701, Deborah Morse. III. WILLIAM3 RIDER, 3d of name in lineal descent, m. Elizabeth Hill, in 1746. His span of life was 1715-1794. Among his children were Aaron4 Rider of Jaffrey, William4 Rider of Fitchburg, Moses4 Rider of Dublin, and Thomas4 Rider of Sullivan, also Elizabeth4 and John4.
1. THOMAS4 RIDER, son of William3, 3d, and Elizabeth (Hill) Rider, was b. in Natick, Mass., June 28, 1761. The place and date of his death have not been discovered by us. He came from Natick to Sullivan, in 1798, and purchased of Thomas Beals the farm where Lucius Nims and Hon. D. W. Rugg have lived in later years. His house stood at 21, partly covering the site of Mr. Rugg's house, but, according to his niece, the late Miss Martha (or Patty) Leland, it projected a few feet farther to the south than the present house. He m., Dec. 18, 1783, in Natick, Mass., Anne Haven, b. in Natick, July 31, 1766; dau. of David and Abigail (Prentiss) Haven. We have not learned the place and date of her death. Mr. Rider was a good farmer. He had nine ch .: 1. Sarah ( Sally)5, b. in Natick, Mass., May 26, 1784; m. James Wilson, q. v. (in the DANIEL WILSON family). 2. Isaac5, b. in Natick, March 10, 1787; m. in 1810, Abigail Mason of Dublin, b. there, April 4, 1783 ; dau. of Benjamin, Jr., and Phebe (Norcross) Mason. They lived at Leroy, N. Y .. where Abigail d., leaving one child6. 3. Betsey 5, b. in Natick, Sept. 25, 1791 ; m. Asa Mason, q. v .; removed to Leroy, N. Y. 4. Abigail ( Nabby )5, b. in Natick, Aug. 26, 1794 ; no more learned respecting her. 5. Hannah 5, b. in Natick, Aug. 31, 1797; d. there, Oct. 14, 1797. 6. Calvin5, b. in S., at 21, Feb. 20, 1799, moved out of the state, when young, with his parents. 7. Luther5, b. in S., at 21, March 20, 1802, moved, when young, with his parents to another state. 8. Walter Sawyer5, b. in S., at 21, Oct. 13, 1806, moved from the state, in infancy, with his parents. 9. William 5, b., Nov. 12, 1809, supposedly, in Leroy, N. Y., where all of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rider and their married children are said to have moved.
ROBBINS.
I. FAMILY OF IRA ROBBINS.
1. IRA2 ROBBINS, son of Josiah1 and Anna Robbins, was b. in Packers- field (now Nelson), June 1, 1795; d. in Keene, June 29, 1881. He m., in
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Nelson, by Rev. Gad Newell, March 15, 1821, Jerusha Taft, b. in Pack- ersfield (Nelson), in the year 1800; d. in Keene, Jan. 7, 1878; dau. of Na- than and Betsey (Bolton) Taft. They lived some time with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Symonds, at 14, in East Sullivan. They had five ch., all b. in Nelson. We shall not elaborate their family records, as they never lived in Sullivan. They were : 1. Caroline 3, b., Dec. 20, 1821 ; m. John Symonds, q. v .; 2 Charles 3, b., Nov. 4, 1823; 3. Ira Curtis 3, b., Aug. 31, 1825 ; 4. Charles Franklin 3, b., Jan. 18, 1828; 5. Nathaniel Sumner 3, b., Dec. 13, 1830. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Robbins are buried in the lot of John Symonds in the Woodland Cemetery in Keene.
II. FAMILY OF IRA JOHN ROBBINS.
1. IRA JOHN1 ROBBINS, of another branch of the Robbins family than the preceding, was b. in Nelson, June 7, 1843; d. at St. Mary's Hospital, Jamaica, L. I., Sept. 18, 1911. He was the son of John2 and Sarah Robbins. Hem : Ist, Lucina Fletcher, about 1869. She was b. in Acworth ; d. in Marlow; dau. of John and Almira (Tandy) Fletcher. He m. 2d, in the seventies, Abby Jane Pitcher, b. in Stoddard, July 3, 1849; d. in Marlow, Nov. 22, 1888 ; dau. of Luther and Mary Hall (Stuart) Pitcher. He was a teamster. He lived while in Sullivan, at 36, in East Sullivan. Ch .:
I. EDITH LUCINA3 ROBBINS, b. in Marlow, June 26, 1870; m. Watson D. Towne, q. v.
2. FANNIE MARY" ROBBINS, b. in Langdon, Sept. 16, 1874; d. in Alstead, Feb. 6, 1907; m., Oct. 2, 1894, Herbert Waldo Greene, b. in Alstead, Oct. 4, 1864; son of Jonas T. and Rebecca (Ball) Greene. They res. in Alstead. He is a farmer. Four ch., all b. in Alstead : 1. Rena Clara + Greene, b., Sept. 18, 1895; 2. Edna Rebecca 4 Greene, b., Sept. 15, 1897 ; 3. Maude Elsie 4 Greene, b., Oct. 3, 1901 ; 4. Warren Hayward 4 Greene, b., Aug. 11, 1904.
3. GRACE3 ROBBINS, b. in Keene, June 6, 1877 ; m. Minot W. Towne, q. v.
4. FRED. LUTHERS ROBBINS, b. in Surry, Dec. 25, 1881. He is m. and lives in So. Acworth. He has three ch., all b. in Acworth : I. Della Abbie 4; 2. Elsie May 4 ; 3. Freda Louise 4.
5. RALPH3 ROBBINS, b. in Marlow, Feb. 10, 1886. He is a farmer in Alstead. He m., Nov. 12, 1910, Gladys Ethel Hatch, b. in Alstead, March 29, 1892; dau. of Edward Payson and Lilian Augusta (Davis) Hatch. They have had (to 1916) two ch .: 1. Alvin Duane 4 Robbins, b. in Alstead, Sept. 20, 1911 ; d. there, Aug. 23, 1913; 2. Florence Mabel 4 Robbins, b. in Alstead, Dec. 20, 1914.
6. RACHEL IVA8 ROBBINS, b. in Marlow, May 3, 1887 ; m., Sept. 9, 1908, Leslie Benjamin Gregory, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Nov. 24, 1885; son of John and Ardella Eva (White) Gregory. He is a farmer. Three ch. (to 1916) : I. George Lloyd4 Gregory, b. in Gardner, Mass., July 21, 1909; 2. Ruth Madeline 4 Gregory, b. in Gardner, Mass., July 6, 1912 ; 3. Eva Ardella 4 Gregory, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Jan. 29, 1915.
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III. FAMILY OF GEORGE WALLACE ROBBINS.
1. GEORGE WALLACE2 ROBBINS, son of Amos1 and Philena (Priest) Robbins, was b. in Marlborough, March 31, 1833; d. at Munsonville (Nelson), April 4, 1914. He lived a few years, before and after 1879, in the house of George S. Kingsbury, on the old Jeremiah Mason farm, at 51, near East Sullivan. He m. Ist, Jan. 21, 1856, Rosina Lewis of Bridgewater, Vt. She d. at Morgan, Vt., Oct. 16, 1863. He m. 2d, Nov. 18, 1869, Katherine Packard of Quincy, Mass .; b. in Quincy, Nov. 2, 1843; still living in Keene ; dau. of Josiah and Katherine (Shaw) Packard. There were five ch. by former w., three by latter.
I. ABBIE E3. ROBBINS, b. in Bridgewater, Vt., Dec. 5, 1857 ; d. in Keene, August 5, 1885 ; m., Dec. 13, 1872, Marcellus Eugene Spofford, son of John T. and Submit (Barnes) Spofford ; b. in Peterborough, Dec. 13, 1847. Ch .: 1. Maurice Eugene 4 Spofford, b. in Conklingville, N. Y., April 25, 1874 ; m. Lottie Warner. Ch. George Warner 5 Spofford. 2. Rosella Emma 4 Spafford, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 4, 1877 ; m. Ist, April 20, 1895, Burt Urial Dresser ; m. 2d, Jan. 1, 1910, J. Henry Lamont. One child, Burtra Bery15 Dresser. 3. Ella Laura 4 Spoford, d. in infancy. 4. Valton Oudley 4 Spofford, b. in Harrisville, April 4. 1881. 5. Bertha Clara Luella 4 Spofford, b. at Ea. Harrisville, d. young. 6. Forrest Henry 4 Spofford, b. in Keene, June 7, 1885 ; m. Emily May Bareham, Dec. 10, 1904. One ch., Eva Mariette" Spofford.
2., 3., 4. . Three children that died young.
5. ALICE M3. ROBBINS, b. in Morgan, Vt., Aug. 14, 1862; m., Oct. 30, 1887, Dennis M. Piper, b. in Peterborough, Nov. 3, 1839; son of Pliny and Peggy W. (Spofford) Piper. He is a machinist in Winchendon, Mass., where their three ch. were born : I. Dennis R4. Piper, b., Aug. 8, 1890; 2. Pliny A4. Piper, b., March 3, 1892 ; 3. Maude A4. Piper, b., April 17, 1894.
6. MAUDE ASHTON3 ROBBINS, b. in Marlborough, Nov. 9, 1871 ; m., June 4, 1889, William Henry Stratton, b. in Petersham, Mass., Aug. 7, 1862 ; son of Jonathan and Laura Ann (Nelson) Stratton. He is a salesman. They res. in Hartford, Conn. No ch.
7. HENRY WALLACE" ROBBINS, b. in S., at 51, Aug. 22, 1879 ; employed by Nims Bros. & Co., in Keene. He m., April 2, 1901, Lilla Loretta Curtis, b. in Westmoreland, April 6, 1882; dau. of Irving and Ellen M. (Hall) Curtis. Two ch. I. Mildred Evelina 4 Robbins, b. in Keene, Nov. 7, 1901 ; 2. Madeline Catherine 4 Robbins, b. in Keene, Oct. 11, 1903.
8. ETHEL HOWARD3 ROBBINS, b. at Munsonville (Nelson), Sept. 1, 1885 ; m., Feb. 16, 1905, Forrest Zenella Morey, b. in Winchester, Sept. 30, 1882 ; son of Win. Arthur and Ella Abbie Maria (Plummer) Morey. He has worked at the pail trade and is now employed in a restaurant at Keene. No ch. .
IV. FAMILY OF HORACE H. ROBBINS.
1. HORACE HARVEY2 ROBBINS, a brother of the head of the preceding family, b. in Marlborough, May 2, 1846, still living in Keene, was the son of Amos and Philena (Priest) Robbins He m., Feb. 16, 1871, Henrietta
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Jane Day of Nelson ; b. there, Nov. 29, 1845; dau. of Rufus and Louisa (Barnes) Day. They have lived in Nelson, S., and Keene. He is a farmer and now res. in Keene. In S., they lived in the Nahum Bridge house at East Sullivan, at 32. They have no ch.
ROGERS.
1. REV. GEORGE WARREN2 ROGERS was b. in Lynn, Mass., Jan. 12, 1821, the son of Robert1 and Mary (Rand) Rogers. His father was a clergyman of the M. E. church and the son was educated for the ministry of the same church, although, in the later days of his life, he supplied Trinitarian Congregational pulpits. He res. in North Truro, Mass .; Little Compton, R. I .; Quincy, Mass. ; Uncasville, Conn .; Willimantic, Conn .; Plainfield, Conn .; Hazardville, Conn .; Andover, Mass .; Farmington Falls, Me .; New Vineyard, Me .; Mercer, Me .; New Salem, N. H .; Augusta, Ga .; Lynn, Mass .; and Gilsum, N. H. It was while he was living in Gilsum that he supplied the pulpit of the First Congregational Church in Sullivan, in the eighties. See the account of the pastors of that church in this history. He d. in Gilsum, March 6, 1888. He was a vigorous man, of a determined nature, and positive character. He was a good pastor, neighbor, and citizen. He res. in Gilsum while he supplied the Sullivan pulpit. He was a man of rare courage. One day, when returning from Keene to Gilsum, in his carriage, alone, a highwayman encountered him in the woods, not far from the Beaver Brook Falls, and demanded his money, threatening to take his life if refused. Mr. Rogers, undaunted, leaped from his carriage, seized the would-be-robber, gave him a sound thrashing, returned to his carriage, and drove on. Mr. Rogers m., May 9, 1848, Matilda Thankful Willard, b. in Berlin, Conn., Jan. 27, 1827 ; dau. of Rev. Elijah and Thankful (Gross) Willard, afterwards of Lynn, Mass. After the death of Mr. Rogers, she went to Lynn, to spend the remainder of her days with her dau. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers had one ch .: 1. Mary 3, b. in Lynn, Mass., Feb. 9, 1849, 2.
2. MARY'S ROGERS, dau. of Rev. George W2., 1, m., Sept. 25, 1872, Charles Shreve Grover, b. at Middle Country Harbor, Guysboro Co., N. S., June 14, 1850; son of James J. and Sarah ( Richardson) Grover. He res. at Lynn, Mass., and is in the shoe business. They had the following ch., all b. in Lynn : 1. Frederick Warren 4 Grover, b., Aug. 3, 1876; 2. Edith May 4 Grover, b., Nov. 27, 1877 ; 3. Isabel Rogers 4 Grover, b., March 23, 1879 ; 4, Ernest Willard4 Grover, b., June 9, 1881 ; 5. Bertha Louise 4 Grover, b., Aug. 4, 1883 ; 6. Alice Marian 4 Grover, b., Sept. 27, 1884 ; 7. Miriam Matilda 4 Grover, b., April 17, 1891.
ROWE.
I. FAMILIES OF JOHN AND JAMES ROWE.
I. JOHNS ROWE, most likely a grandson of the Rowel who was one of the first settlers of New Haven, Conn., in the part now called East Haven, is said by Hayward, in his history of Gilsum, to have died in Sullivan, about 1806, at the age of 100 years and four months. The Sullivan records are silent about
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the death of such a person. Mr. Hayward derived his information from some source which we have not seen. This John3 must have been the father of JOHN+, 1, and JAMES4, 2, whose family records we give below. If his death occurred in Sullivan, as Mr. Hayward states, it was probably a little before the time he suggests, and at the house of his son James, at 65. It has been found very difficult to arrange the record of this family. Town clerks in Connecticut have helped us. The name is variously spelled ROWE or Row or even ROE. This John3 was the only centenarian who ever died in Sullivan.
1. JOHN4 ROWE, son (probably) of John3, was b. in 1724, probably in Hebron, Conn. He had been a farmer in Hebron, and was one of the early settlers of Gilsum. After his 2d marriage, in later life, he came to Sullivan, and lived at 106. He outlived his second wife and became a town charge. He d. in S., about Jan. 22, 1812, at the age of 87. Ife m. Ist, July 5, 1745, in Hebron, Conn., Mary Williams, who d. in Gilsum, Aug. 3, 1777. In a little more than three months, he m. 2d, Nov. 26, 1777, Mrs. Hephzibah (Lord) Comstock of S., widow of William Comstock. She was b. in Lyme, Conn., June 22, 1737; d. in S., at 106, April 25, 1799; dau. of Theophilus and Deborah (Mack) Lord. We know the births of seven ch. by the former wife, and there were probably two more by her. There was also one by his second wife. They were as follows :
I. A child5, b. in Hebron, Conn., Feb. 28, 1746; d. the same day.
2. JOHN5 ROWE, 3d, (?), b. in Hebron, Conn., Feb. 13, 1747; m., in Hebron, June 1, 1769, Elizabeth Bill, b. in Hebron, Feb. 5, 1748-9; dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Bond) Bill. They lived in the part of Gilsum which is now Surry, whence they moved to Windsor, Vt., where they probably died, but we have not the particulars. They had three ch., who were b. in what is now Surry ; I. Elizabeth 6, date of birth unknown ; m. Rufus Brockway of Surry ; b. in what is now Surry, June 16, 1768; d. in Surry, Feb. 27, 1792; son of Woolston and Esther Brockway. They had one ch .: I. Elizabeth7 Brock way, b. in Surry, Aug. 4, 1792 ; d. there, J'an. 16, 1793. 2. Sarah 6 Rowe, b., Oct. 26, 1773. 3. Rachel 6 Rowe, b., February, 1778; d. in Surry, Sept. 4, 1795, ae. 17 yrs. and 7 mos.
3. MOLLY® (or POLLY) ROWE, b. in Hebron, Conn., Nov. 12, 1748; m. John Chapman, q. v.
4. A son5, b. in Hebron, Conn., May 5, 1750 ; d. the same day.
5. MARTHA 5 ROWE, b. in Hebron, Conn., March 7, 1752; m. Thomas Morse, q. v.
6. MAANA® ROWE (as spelled on Hebron records, perhaps the Maana is a barbarous spelling for May Anne or Mary Ann), b. in Hebron, Conn., Nov. 17, 1754; m. Ebenezer Hibbard, q. v.
7. A dau5., b. in Hebron, Conn., May 14, 1758 ; d. the same day.
8. ANN5 ROWE, probably b. in Hebron, Conn., date unknown ; d. in S., unm., a town charge, Oct. 27, 18Ic, age not given on record.
9. HANNAHS ROWE, b. probably at Hebron, Conn., date unknown, possibly older than Ann; m. Ebenezer Burditt, q. v., in 1784, and d. a year later.
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IO. THEOPHILUS LORD5 ROWE, child of the 2d w., b. in S., at 106, Avg. 1, 1778. We have been unable to ascertain anything further with respect to him.
The births of Ann and Hannah are not upon Ifebron or Gilsum records, but it is almost certain that they were children of John and Mary (Williams) Rowe.
2. JAMES4 ROWE, brother of the preceding, b. in Connecticut about 1735; d. in S., at 65, Oct. 10, 1805, ae. 70 ; burned to death in his fireplace, in a fit of intoxication. He came to town in 1774 and bought the Olcott place at 68, where he lived until 1800, when he moved to 65. He m., in Hebron, Conn., Jan. 26, 1764, Esther Mack (doubtless the same as " Hester " Mack), b. in Hebron, Conn., Dec. 26, 1744; dau. of Josiah, Jr., and Hester (Trumbull) Mack. After the death of Mr. Rowe, she m. 2d, Aug. 26, 1807, Caleb Winch of Fitzwilliam (now Troy), N. H .; b. in Framingham, Mass., Sept. 26, 1744 ; d. in Troy, in 1826; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Drury) Winch. Neither Mr. Rowe nor Esther had any child. She d. in S., at 70, July 4, 1833, in her 89th year. She bequeathed her farm, under certain conditions, to the town of Sullivan for the support of the poor. It is the farm owned today by the town. The new house, at 70, was a few feet from the old one at 68, where the Rowes first lived in town. They sold this farm in 1800, but Mrs. Rowe repurchased it in 1805, shortly after Mr. Rowe died.
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