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758 Myrta A. Little.
759 Leona C. Garland.
760 Mary E. Sherman.
761 Alice C. Pillsbury.
762 Mrs. Frank M. Conner.
763 Lanra E. Merrill.
764 Agnes F. Osgood.
765 Mildred B. Osgood.
766 Elsie G. Bartlett.
736 Mrs. Charles H. Whittier. 767 Caroline E. Sherman. 737 Fannie F. Davis.
738 Ada M. Ranlett.
739 John T. Whitely.
740 Mrs. John T. Whitely.
741 Sarah O. Brickett.
742 Minnie M. Fitts.
743 Walter A. Johnson.
744 Bradley Haynes.
745 Mrs. Sarah A. Haynes.
746 Albert E. Haynes.
747 Daisey B. Haynes.
748 Hattie M. Haynes.
749 Mary F. Heath.
750 Grace M. Robbins.
751 Ora L. Ordway.
752 Richard Ordway.
722 Josie F. Hyde. 723 Mary G. Davis.
725 Alice G. Spinney.
726 Mary S. Shirley.
727 Amasa W. Hunt.
728 Mrs. Lois J. Hunt.
729 Mrs. Mercy A. Woods.
730 Clara MeD. Hart.
731 Dirs. Lydia M. Wells.
732 Richard Winters.
733 Lizzie S. Hoyt.
731 Calvin A. Merrick.
735 Charles H. Whittier.
768 Esther G. Bailey.
769 Ida May Clark.
770 Lillian G. George.
771 George A. F. Picard.
772 Mrs. Florence Picard.
RECEIVED DURING THE PASTORATE OF REV. WALTER H.
WOODSUM. APRIL 29, 1902.
773 Rev. Walter H. Woodsum. 775 Mrs. Mary W. Thomas. 774 Mrs. Walter H. Woodsum.
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MEMBERS ADMITTED SINCE JULY, 1902. JAN. 4, 1903.
776 Edna Clark Ordway (Mrs. 781 Hattie Fisher Clark (Mrs. Richard). L. M.), by letter from 777 G. Pearl Ranlett. Congregational Church, Orange, Mass.
778 Charles L. Clement, by let- ter from M. E. Church, 782 Lowell R. Clark, by let- Waterville, Me. ter from Congregational 779 Avis Stanley Clement, Church, Orange, Mass. (Mrs. C. L.), by letter 783 Marguerite Clark, by let- from M. E. Church, Montecello, Me.
780 Lowell M. Clark, by let- ter from Congregational Church, Orange, Mass.
ter from Congregational Church, Orange, Mass.
MARCH 1, 1903.
784 Howard C. Cass. 788 Miss Alice B. Foss.
785 Frank J. Beebe. 789 Miss Bernice M. Foss.
786 Miss Anna Louise Beebe. 790 Miss Alice Mabel Clark.
787 Miss Melvina B. Shupe. 791 Miss Abbie Alice Heath.
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SKETCHES OF MEMBERS.
When the State is not given in a sketch New Hampshire is meant. The number of the member corresponds with the number in the preceding list of members. Abbreviations: b. for born; d., died; m. or mar., married; adm., admitted; dis. and rec. for dismissed and rec- onmiended. Vol. 1 refers to the Memorial History of the town.
No. 1.
Rev. Ilenry True, b. in Salisbury, Mass., Feb. 27, 1726 ; a son of Deacon Jabez and Sarah (Tappan) True. His father was elected deacon of the Salisbury church in 1721, and the son Henry was received to the membership of that church, 1746. He was graduated from Harvard College, 1750. After his graduation he taught school in Haverhill, Mass., and studied divinity with the pastor of the First Church, Rev. Edward Barnard.
It is stated that he received an invitation to settle in his native town, but declined, mainly in consequence of the opposition of Henry Eaton, who raised some technical objec- tion, " mainly for the sake of being contrary."
He married Ruth Ayer (72). He was twice chaplain in the ". Old French war." His Bible has dates, "Fort Edward, 1759 ;" " At Crown Point, 1762."
He died suddenly Tuesday morning, May 22, 1782. IIis " tomb," as represented, is in the village cemetery (see page 308, Vol. 1).
Judging from the manuscript sermons, many of which remain, his teachings abounded in practical thoughts and suggestions.
Henry True had two brothers and seven sisters. His father, Jabez True, b. Oct. 5, 1686, was the youngest of the
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eight children of Henry True, b. March 6, 1645, and wife Jane Bradbury, whose father, Henry True, is the first True mentioned on the records of Salem, Mass., 1644, and who married Israel, daughter of John Pike of Langford, England, and bought lands and house in Salisbury, 1659.
The following incident, evidently believed to be a " warn- ing," is related : " In the house of his brother Samuel, in Salisbury, an old clock which had not been running for a long time, began to strike, and struck continually about forty times at eleven o'clock in the morning. It did this several times. Samuel's wife Sarah could not stay in the house, and went to neighbors. Dea. Samuel remarked, " We shall have bad news." At eleven o'clock that night a messenger from Hampstead brought the news that his brother Henry had died that morning at eleven o'clock."
In 1855 Mr. Jesse Davis (223) described Mr. True as he knew him when he was a boy, "as a venerable looking man, with light, silvery hair, and, like the most of his family, of quite large frame, but not inclined to corpulency."
Henry True, of Marion, Ohio, a great-grandson, has in his possession :-
I. Some forty sermons of the Rev. Henry True, the text of which is sometimes prefixed in Greek. The handwriting is microscopic.
II. Four letters to his wife, Ruth Ayer True.
III. Almanack Journal of years 1753, '54.
IV. Ilis journal in 1759 and 1762, reprints of which Mr. True has deposited in the Public Libraries of Hampstead, Boston, Mass., and other places. This journal is partly written in Latin. Mrs. Mary True Vose, of Chelsea, Mass., the only living grandchild, says: " Grandpa True was fond of using Latin in his family, and would ask for his specta- cles in Latin."
The Almanac Journal of 1753 records accounts of the erection of his parsonage (see p. 34), alternate with visits
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to Haverhill to see Ruth Ayer, and under date of Nov. 29th is the following extract in Latin : " Proscectus ad Haverhill, intergrims connubalia vincula." (See autograph, p. 331, Vol. I.)
No. 2.
Richard Hazen, b. in Haverhill, Mass., July 20, 1686, was son of Lieut. Richard and Mary, dau. of Capt. John and Hannah (Andrews) Peabody. His father, Lient. Richard Hazen, inherited an immense fortune, for the times, from his stepfather, George Browne, of Haverhill, who adopted him by law. He was the youngest child of the family of ten children of his parents.
Richard Hazen, Jr., was a graduate of Harvard College, in 1717. In 1723 he kept school in Haverhill, " one quarter at the widow Mary Whittier's, and three quarters, for which he received eleven pounds a quarter."
In 1726-7, he, with his brother Moses, were the first pro- prietors of Pennacook (now Concord), and active in making the early surveys.
In 1726 he was chosen, at a meeting in Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 9, to search out the way from Chester to Pennacook and mark the same.
He was appointed by Gov. Belcher and his Council to survey the western and principal boundary between Massa- chusetts and New Hampshire.
Some extracts from the journal of Richard Hazen, written while making the survey, which is now in the possession of John W. Garland, of Hampstead, read : " Friday, March 20, 1740, at Eight o'clock forenoon, we set out from my dwelling house in Haverhill, with our provisions on hand sleds, which we hal'd up the Merrimack river, with great difficulty and danger of falling through, most of the falls in the river being broke Open & Rotten, and at eight o'clock at night we came to Mr. Richard Hall's, at Tewksbury, and lodged by his fireside."
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On April 26, 1740, he wrote : " I purchased a canoe at Dunstable and come down the Merrimack river at Dracut. We carried Our Canoe Over Pentucket falls. Zechariah Hildrick, another of our company, slept at Dracut, where he belongs. We came down the river to Methuen, where Mr. Caleb Swan, another of our company, who belonged there left us. The rest (46) of us came down to Haverhill, about eight or nine of the clock. After a journey of thirty-seven days, all in perfect health through God's goodness to us."
"N. B. The weather proved so favorable to us that we never slept in the woods for any foul weather, nor did we made a camp for any one night, & stretched our blankets but three times all the journey, but Lodged without any covering save the Heavens and our Blankets. Distance cov- ered in the thirty-seven days was one hundred and nine miles, three-quarters and thirty-eight perches."
He was one of the " Prince subscribers " and representa- tive to the General Court of Massachusetts in 1742. He was an early owner of land in Hampstead, and settled the farm where John W. Garland now resides. He was also owner of a mill on the Merrimack river till his death.
He married Sarah Clement (No. 3). He was a principal member at the organization of the church, being admitted from the First Church in Haverhill.
The Boston Gazette of February 19, 1754, says ; " Rich- ard Hazen, an ingenious surveyor of land, was found dead in the road, at or near Bradford, in the county of Essex. His horse was standing by him. As there were no marks of violence found upon him by the Jury of Inquest, 'tis thought he was seized with a fit, and fell from his horse & dy'd."
The date of his death has been given as February 7 or 9, 1754.
No. 3.
Sarah Clement, b. in Salisbury, Mass., 1697 ; daughter of Fawne and Sarah (Hoyt) Clement. She married Richard
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Hazen, Esq. (No. 2), Oct. 22, 1719; children, all b. in Haverhill. She was one of the original members of the church from the First Church in Haverhill, June 3, 1752. In 1723, she, with several other women, asked permission to "erect a pew over the head of the stairs in the meeting house in Haverhill, so as not to damnify the stairway, as they could always find seats if belated to meeting."
The children of Hon. Richard and Sarah (Clement) Hazen were :-
I. Richard. b. June 12, 1722; m. Miriam, daughter of Robert and Mary (Currier) Hoyt, in 1741.
II. Sarah. b. Feb. 12. 1723: d. July 29, 1740.
III. Mary, b. March 10, 1725; d. Nov. 30. 1737.
IV. Ilannah, b. Sept. 17, 1729; m. John Moors (see list .. Owned the Covenant.")
V. Nathaniel, b. July 23, 1732; d. Nov. 19, 1737.
VI Elizabeth, b. Sept. 23, 1734; m. Joseph Little of Newburyport, Mass.
VII. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 9, 1737: d. Dec. 10, 1745.
VIII. Mary. b. Feb. 2, 1739-40; m. Benjamin, son of Moses and Sarah (Jaques) Little; second. Major Edmund Moors, both of Hampstead. (See Cov.)
No. 4.
Jeremiah Eaton, b. in Reading, Mass., August 10, 1698, was a son of William and Mary (Swain) Eaton of Reading, and who moved to Lynnfield, Mass., where the father died, Nov. 27, 1731.
Jeremiah married, first, Margaret Hawkes of Lynn, March 17, 1721, by whom he had two children, Margaret and Han- nah. ITis wife was b. Feb. 4, 1702, in Lynn, and died there May 25, 1730. He then married Hannah Osgood (No. 5), Nov. 4, 1730, and moved to Hampstead about 1750.
He was a designer and carver of wood for printing pur- poses, and was also noted for his fine musical voice and singer of psalms. From the church records : " Voted, January 19, 1754, that Jeremiah Eaton should set ye psalms,
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if he saw fit ;" but in July, 1754, the "prior vote was re- voked allowing him setting ye psalms." He was admitted a member of the church from the First Church in Haverhill, June 3, 1752. He died October 14, 1754, and was buried in the village cemetery.
Jonathan Eaton m. Mehitable Page in Hamp., April 8, 1784. Three of their children settled in Plymouth. Daniel reared a large family there. Ruth and Hannah both married King, son of William and Ruth (Hastings) George, who was b. in Hamp. (See p. 412, Vol. 1.)
No. 5.
Hannah Osgood, b. in Haverhill, Mass., June 8, 1704; daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Dane) Osgood, of Ando- ver, Mass., who were married in Haverhill Dec. 28, 1734; married Jeremiah Eaton (No. 4), "ye 3 or 4 of Nov., 1730," and the mother of Jeremiah and William, who d. young : Osgood William, b. April 21, 1743, married Sarah Farnham, and lived in Fryeburg, Me., where they both died, and whose children were William, Osgood, Sarah, Han- nah, Mary, Jeremiah, Susanna, and Enoch Abbott.
After the death of her husband, she married James Ab- bott, Feb. 14, 1765, and lived in the West Parish of Haver- hill some time.
No. 6.
David Dodge, b. in Ipswich, Mass., 1704, was son of Antipas and Joanna (Low) Dodge of Ipswich. His mother married, second, Joseph Hale of Bradford, Mass. David lived in Boston from 1725 to 1728, and soon after removed to Haverhill, Mass., where he was a wheelwright. He mar. Martha Esgate (No. 7) in Haverhill, in 1729. They lived in Hampstead a few years, but later removed to Londonder- ry, where he died. He was admitted to the church June 3, 1752, from the First Church in Haverhill.
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No. 7.
Martha Esgate, She married David Dodge (No. 6) in Haverhill, Mass., 1729. She was adm. to the church from the First Church in Haver- hill, June 3, 1752. They had seven children, all born in Haverhill.
I. Susanna, b. Feb. 11, 1730; d. 1731.
II. Joanna, b. Sept. 15, 1732; d. 1735.
III. Mary, b. March 7. 1745.
IV. Antipas, b. March 5, 1738.
V. David, b. Sept. 29. 1740.
VI. Samuel. b. Sept. 13. 1743; mar. Anna Copp (No. 123).
VII. Parker, b. May 3. 1747; mar. Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary ( Bond) Little.
Parker and Mary (Little ) Dodge were mar. Jan. 4, 1750, and had nine children, born in Londonderry.
I. Edna, b. Nov. 27, 1771.
II. Martha, b. Jan. 22, 1774.
III. Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1776 (No. 310).
IV. Sarah, b. March 6. 1778.
V. Alice. b. June 5. 1780: mar. Dea. Robert Morse of Derry. (See 398.)
VI. Abigail, b. Jan. 16. 1783.
VII. Elizabeth. b. JJune 25. 1785.
VIII. Joseph. b. Sept. 23. 1789.
IX. Lydia, b. Nov. 18, 1790.
No. 8.
Ebenezer Gile, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 11, 1708, was son of Ephraim and Martha (Bradley) Gile of Haverhill. He mar. Lydia Johnson (No. 9), moved to Hampstead 1740, and resided where the " Old Noyes place " was burned (p. 357, Vol. 1). He was a Revolutionary soldier, and active in town affairs. He was admitted a member of the church from the First Church of Haverhill, June 3, 1752. He moved to Henniker in 1765, and then to Hopkinton, where he d. about 1775. He was a large speculator in lands, and in deeds was called " trader."
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No. 9.
Lydia Johnson, b. in Haverhill, Mass., 1707 : a daughter of Thomas and Ruth ( Bradley ) Johnson, a grandson of John and Elizabeth (Maverick) Johnson. Mirick's History of Haverhill says : "Ruth, wife of Thomas Johnson, was killed by the Indians in 1708, with both of the grandparents of Mr. Johnson, and that the oldest daughter, Lydia, b. 1707, was in her mother's arms when she was slain, a year and six months old. The child strangely escaped the toma- hawk, (concealed perhaps in the folds of her dress), grew to womanhood, and in the 25th year of her age married Eben- ezer Gile (No. 8). She was admitted to the church from the First Church in Haverhill, June 3, 1752. They had children, the first five b. in Haverhill, the others in Hamp- stead.
I. Timothy, b. Feb. 9, 1732; d. young.
II. Ruth, b. Jan. 12, 1733; d. young.
III. Thomas, b. Nov. 19, 1734; d. young.
IV. Anna, b. Jan. 13, 1735.
V. Abigail, b. March 13, 1737.
VI. Joshna, b. April 9, 1740; m. Hannah Dustin (?).
VII. Noah, b. 1745; m. Elizabeth Howe. Ile was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, in Capt. Adams' company from Hemi- ker; moved to Enfield; ten children.
VIII. Lydia, b. 1750.
IX. Johnson, b. 1852; m. Hannah Jewell; six children in Enfield.
No. 10.
Mary Heath, b. in Haverhill, Mass., 1794, a daughter of John and Frances (Hutchens) Heath of Haverhill. She mar. Joseph Guile, a son of James and Ruth (Palmer) Gile of Haverhill, Jan. 9, 1718. They were living in Kingston in 1742. She was a widow in 1752, and was admitted to the church June 3, 1752. " Voted, Dec. 13, 1753, that ye widow Mary Gile should be debarred from communion for being confederate with her daughter in ye affairs of James Stick- ney in his eloping and carrying off ye daughter of ye widow
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Mary Gile." She d. 1754, aged 60 years, and buried in the village cemetery. They had children : Mary; Hannah, b. Jan. 1, 1721 : and Abiah (No. 86) ; Moses (No. 25) ; Jona- than, b. Dee. 10, 1724, mar. Lydia Colby Nov. 12, 1747, in Hampstead, and had son Jonathan, mar. Sarah Shelborne. and d. in 1813, who, although a mere boy, was a soldier in the French and Indian war, and also in the Revolution: he became a farmer in Canterbury, where he had a family of children and grandchildren ; Sarah, Obediah, and others.
No. 11.
Stephen Johnson, b. in Andover, Mass., 1679, was a son of Et. Stephen Johnson of Ipswich and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Francis Dane, who were mar. in Andover, 1661. Lt. Stephen Johnson died in Andover in 1690, and his wife Elizabeth d. there in 1722. Rev. Francis Dane speaks of his daughter (see Upham's Witchcraft, Vol. 2) : " Concerning my daughter, Elizabeth Johnson, I never had grounds to suspect her. Neither have I heard any other accuse her, till by spectre evidence she was brought forth, but this I would say, she was weak & incapacious, tearful, & in that respect I fear she hath falsely accused herself & others-that long before she was sent for she spake as to her own particular that she was sure she was no witch. And for her daughter Elizabeth, she is but simplish at the best, & I fear the common speech that was frequently spread among us of their liberty if they would confess, & the like expressions used by some have brought many into a snare. The Lord direct & guide those that are in place & give us all submissive wills, & lett the Lord do with me & mine what seems good in his eyes." She was condemned to death, but as it was late, escaped the fate of the other condemned witches.
Stephen Johnson married, first, Sarah Whittaker of Haver- hill, and they had children as follows :-
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I. Sarah, b. Oet. 27, 1700.
II. Ruth, b. April 27, 1711.
III. Stephen (No. 23).
IV. Samuel, b. June 2, 1716; mar. Susanna Black. (See No. 116).
His wife died in Haverhill June 14, 1716, and he then married Ruth, daughter of Thomas and Eunice (Singletary) Eaton. She was b. in Haverhill Nov. 21, 1784, and married, first, Ebenezer Kimball, by whom she had children, Sarah, Aaron and Richard, in Ipswich. Her husband died in 1714. She married Stephen Johnson in Haverhill Dec. 13, 1716, and had children :-
I. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 16, 1717.
II. Abigail, b. Jan. 29, 1721.
III Ennice, b. Jan. 19, 1723. (See No. 26.)
IV. Timothy, b. June 15, 1727; d. 1727.
Ruth, the wife, died April 6, 1750, and he married, Au- gust 11, 1750, Priscilla (Farnum), b. in Andover, Mass., 1769, and widow of Ephraim Holt of Andover, who d. 1699. She d. in 1754. He then married widow Sarah Clark of Methuen, Mass., pub. March 15, 1755. He was admitted a member of the church June 3, 1752, from the North Parish Church. He was always prominent in church and affairs in town, and called " the aged sexton " several years.
No. 12.
Mary Chase, b. in Haverhill, Mass., July 3, 1726, was a daughter of Abner and Elizabeth (Whittier) Chase of IIa- verhill. She married Ebenezer Colby. She was admitted to the church June 3, 1752, and the mother of children :-
I. Sarah, b. Dec. 8, 1743.
II. Abner, b. Feb. 19, 1746.
III. Ensign, b. Dec. 13, 1748.
IV. Daniel, b. Nov. 22, 1754.
V. Molly, b. Sept. 3, 1754-5.
VI. Eunice, b. Oct. 20, 1756; d. 1757.
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VII. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 20, 1761.
VIII. Reuben, b. Sept. 23, 1764.
IX. John. b. July 18, 1766.
Elizabeth, b. June 27, 1769.
No. 13.
Daniel Little, b. in Newbury, Mass., Jan. 13, 1692, was a son of Capt. Joseph and Mary (Coffin) Little. He married, first, Abiah Clement (No. 14) of Haverhill, in 1712, by whom he had eleven children. He married, second, Hannah Morrill, widow of Jacob Currier of Hampstead, Feb. 11, 1768. He moved from Newbury to Haverhill about 1716, and resided on what is now the northern side of Arlington street, bordering on Main street, then known as " Bartholo- mew Path." He was chosen a deacon of the First Church in Haverhill in 1737 or 1738, and also held many important offices of trust in Haverhill. He moved to Timberlane about 1733, having purchased a tract of thirty-six acres, with the dwelling house thereon, March 11, 1733, now known as the " Daniel Mayley place." He was mentioned in the charter of the town, in 1749, to call the first town meeting. He was a tanner by trade. He was a leading and influential citizen, and held public office many years. He also held a magis- trate's commission, and solemnized many marriages. He was noted (so relate his descendants) for his extensive knowledge of the Bible. He was a member of the church in Hamp- stead at its organization, June 3, 1752, from the First Church in Haverhill. He was chosen deacon Aug. 6, 1752, and officiated seventeen years. His will was dated Dec. 31, 1770. In it he gave his son Daniel forty pounds, and di- vided the household goods between his daughters, Ruth Smith, Sarah Ayer, and the heirs of Elizabeth Kimball. He gave a cow each to his grandsons, John aud Joseph Tallant, and the rest of his property, real and personal, to his son Samuel Little. He died November, 1777, aged 85 years, and was buried in the village cemetery.
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No. 14.
Abiah Clement, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 12, 1692, was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Aver) Clement of Haver- hill. She married Daniel Little (No. 13) in 1712. Her first two children were born in Newbury, Mass., and the others in Haverhill. She was admitted to the church from the First Church in Haverhill, June 3, 1752. She died in Hampstead, August 24, 1766, and was buried in the village cemetery. Her children were :-
I. Samuel, b. in Newbury, April 27, 1712; m., first, Hannah Sew- ell; second, Sarah Follansbee.
II. Joseph. b. Nov. 6, 1715; married, and soon after died, Sept. 6. 1761, and from the inventory of his estate, was of Notting- ham, N. II., at that time. Ilis only child died unnamed.
III. Sarah. b. Nov. 11. 1717; mar. William Ayer of Plaistow; had nine children.
IV. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 12, 1719; mar. Jonathan Kimball of Plaistow, and had five children.
V.
Mary, b. Oct. 6, 1721; d. young.
VI. Abiah, b. August 14, 1723; m. IIngh Tallant of Hampstead and Plaistow. She had three children, and died in 1753. IIer husband m., second, Mary Dodge. (See No. 7.)
VII. Daniel, b. July 18, 1724; m. Mary Emerson of Malden, a great aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson; and, second, Sarah Coffin of Newbury, Mass; had nine children. The degree of A. M. was conferred upon him in 1766 by Harvard College. He studied theology with Rev. Joseph Moody of York, Me., and in March, 1751, was ordained as pastor of the church in Wells, Me., and remained over fifty years, or until his death, Dec. 5. 1801.
VIII. Hannah, b. June 21, 1725; d. young.
IX. Judith, b. July 11, 1727; d. young
Ruth, b. Sept. 14, 1728; m. Moses Smith of Ipswich, Mass. She had four children, and died about 1776.
XI. Abigail, b. Jan. 19, 1730; d. 1737. (See Appendix. Little.)
No. 15.
Stephen Emerson, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 23, 1701, was a son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Dustin) Emerson, of Jew street, Haverhill. He was one of the original members
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of the North Parish Church in 1730, and admitted by letter from there June 3, 1752. He married Hannah Marden (No. 16). He removed to the east part of Weare, N. H., where Eben Colby lately resided, about 1762. From the church records : " May 29, 1761, voted, that Stephen Emerson should again partake with them on his acknowledgment that he had gone contrary to ye Gospel in forsaking their com- munion." He died in Weare, N. H.
No. 16.
Hannah Marden, b. in 1716, in Rye, N. H., daughter of Samuel and Mary (Rand) Marden ; married Stephen Emerson (No. 15). She was an original member of the North Parish Church in 1730, and admitted to the church here June 3d, 1752. Her children were :-
I. Ensign Stephen, who mar. Judith, daughter of Samuel and Dorothy (Noyes) Little of Atkinson for his second wife (first an Eaton), and had children, Joseph, Samuel, and several daughters, settled in Weare.
II. Lient. Marden, b. in Hampstead; mar. Anna Carr of Kingston, N. H., and settled about two miles east of the oil mills in Weare, and had children. 1, Polly, mar. Thomas Marshall of Newbury, Vt .; 2, Stephen, m. Anna Gould; 3, Marden, m. Polly Dow, resided on the homestead of his father in Weare, and had four children; 4, Moses, m. Sarah Shaw, settled in Weare, and had one danghter; 5, Obediah, m. Ennice Mar- shall; 6, Levi, m. Sarah Pineo; 7, Hannah, who d. young; 8, John, who was killed by a log falling on him when young; 9, Carr; 10, IIezekiah; and others.
III Snsanna, b. Dec. 5, 1737; d. Sept. 3, 1737.
IV. Abigail, b. June 14, 1729; m. Phineas Virgin of Concord, N. II.
V. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 3, 1730.
VI. Moses, b. May 21, 1735.
VII. Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1736.
VIII. James, b. Jan. 10, 1739; m. Lydia Hoyt (Nos. 149, 150).
No. 17.
Nathaniel Heath, b. in Haverhill, Mass., January 12, 1708, son of James and widow Mary (Davis) Heath of Haverhill.
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His mother was the first wife of Josiah Heath, whom she mar. July 19, 1671. He mar. Sarah Stevens (No. 18). He was received from the North Parish Church June 3, 1752, and removed to Hampstead about 1735. Resided near " Copp's Corner," where he purchased land from Robert Ford, sen. He served as selectman in 1753, and was promi- nent in town and church affairs. IIe died in Hampstead, and was buried in the village cemetery.
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