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I. Lottie May. b. Nov. 5. 1884; m. George, son of Asa and Hannah F. (Noyes) Worthen of East Hampstead, Ang. 30, 1902.
II. Grace Emma, b. April 2, 1887.
III. Lewis Bryon. b. Dec. 2, 1889.
IV. Jacob Henry, b. May 19, 1892.
No. 737.
Fannie Faith Davis, b. in Sandown, June 13, 1879, a daughter of James A. Davis, who was born in Hubbardston, Mass., May 27, 1850, and who married, July 15, 1874, Mar- tha Lois Chase, who was born in Haverhill, Mass., March 7, 1853, and died in Lynn, Mass., Oct. 10, 1887, and buried in West Hampstead cemetery. Martha L. Chase was a daugh- ter of Ephraim and Sarah (Eaton) Chase, of Sandown. Mrs. Chase now resides in West Hampstead, with her son-in-law and second wife, Clara A. Irving (No. 476), in her 92d year. She is a daughter of Samuel Eaton, b. about 1760, son of Joseph, son of Thomas, son of Thomas Eaton, Jr., all of Haverhill, whom tradition says was killed by the Indians in the Haverhill massacres. Mrs. Chase has the deeds of land to Thomas Eaton and to Joseph Eaton, dated Dec. 6, 1682, and another dated Nov. 25, 1717 ; also a cap- tain's commission to Joseph Eaton, dated April 3, 1776. James A. and Martha L. (Chase) Davis had children :-
I. Alfred Chase, b. Sept. 15, 1875; m. Alice R. Osgood (No. 724).
II. Fannie F. (above). She was educated in Meriden Academy, and at present is a trained nurse in Connectient. She was adm. to the church June 28, 1895, and is a present member.
III. Mary Hurbert, b. Aug. 15, 1881. Graduate of Hampstead High School, class 1899, Student at Pinkerton Academy.
No. 738.
Ada Mabelle Ranlett, b. in Hampstead, May 19, 1871, a daughter of Charles H. and Susan P. Ranlett (see p. 337, Vol. 1). She was educated in the public and high school of
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Hampstead. She was admitted to the church June 28, 1895, and is a present member.
Nos. 739 and 740.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Whiteley, of England, were admit- ted to church membership by letter from the Center Congre- gational Church, at Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 31, 1896, and were dismissed to unite with the Congregational church at Derry, March 6, 1902. P. O. address, West Derry, N. H., Dec., 1902.
No. 741.
Sarah Ordway Brickett, b. in Hampstead, Feb. 16, 1827, a daughter of Ralph and Sally (Ordway) Brickett (Nos. 376, 275), (p. 344, Vol. 1). She was educated in the public schools of Hampstead, Wentworth Academy, and Stevens Academy, at Claremont, and under private instruction at Lawrence, Mass., and Boston. She began teaching in the Oliver grammar school in Lawrence in 1848. in the Bowdoin School in Boston in 1868, where she continued till 1889, when she returned to Hampstead to make her home. She was a member of the board of education from 1891 to 1897. She was admitted to the church by letter from the Mt. Vernon Congregational Church in Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1897, and is a present member. (See photo, Vol. 1.)
No. 742.
Minnie Maria Fitts, b. in Hampstead, Jan. 21, 1868. a daughter of George C. and H. Maria (Stevens) Fitts (see No. 555). She was educated in the public schools of Hamp- stead. She was admitted to the church from the M. E. Church at West Hampstead (which she joined March 18, 1888), Sept. 6, 1897, and is a present member.
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No. 743.
Walter Alfonso Johnson, b. in Haverhill, Mass., March 24, 1880, a son of Gideon W. and Ida A. (Vincent) Johnson (see p. 381, Vol. 1). He was educated in the public and high school, graduate of class of 1899, and at Brewster
MISS FITTS. NO. 742.
Academy at Wolfboro, where he was a graduate of class of 1901. He entered Dartmouth Medical School in 1901. Hle was admitted to the church May 7, 1899, and is a present member. (See photo, Vol. 1.)
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No. 744.
Bradley Noah Haynes. b. in Chester. Aug. 3, 1851, a son of Oliver Smith and Lydia Williams (Lang) Haynes (No. 571). His father dying when he was eight years of age, his educational advantages were meagre, being confined to such education as he could obtain in the brick school house at the head of Chester street, and one term and part of another at Chester Academy. He married Sarah A. Barker (No. 745), and resides in Hampstead. He first joined the M. E. Church at Hampstead in 1876. From there he united with the Mt. Washington Baptist Church, Haverhill, Mass., July 6, 1886, and was admitted to the Congregational church at Riverside. Haverhill. He then moved to Notting- ham, and united with the Free Will Baptist Church in that place. From there he went to Epping, where he joined the M. E. church : then he moved to Riverside, Haverhill. Jan. 20, 1889, when he was chosen a deacon of that church. January, 1891. which office he retained till he moved to Hampstead and united here by letter from the Riverside church, June 26, 1898. A friend writes: " He has always taken a prominent part in the above-named churches, and tried to do what he could. Dea. Haynes has a reason to be proud of his church record."
No. 745.
Sarah Ardenalı Barker, b. in Candia. March 10. 1848. a daughter of Abram D. and Mary D. ( Harrington) Barker, of Candia. She married Bradley N. Haynes (No. 744), March 9, 1872. " Mrs. Haynes has enjoyed the varied expe- riences of her husband, and has been an active participant in the same church work. As a nurse she is widely known. and is held by her patients in kindly remembrance." She was admitted to the church by letter from the Riverside church at Ilaverhill, Mass .. June 26, 1898, and is a present mem- ber. Children :-
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I. Carrie Mabel, resides with her grandparents in Candia.
II. Albert E. (No. 746); m. Daisy B. Eldredge (No. 747).
III. Hattie M. (No. 748).
No. 746.
Albert Eugene Haynes, b. in Hampstead, April 4, 1876, a son of Bradley N. and Sarah A. (Barker) Haynes (Nos. 744, 745). He married Daisy B. Eldredge (No. 747), and resides in Hampstead. He was admitted to the church by letter from the Riverside Congregational Church, June 26, 1898, having been admitted there June 3, 1892, and is a present member.
No. 747.
Daisy Belle Eldredge. b. in Methuen, Mass., Nov. 4, 1876, a daughter of William S. and Ella Jane ( Fish) Eldredge. She married Albert E. Haynes (No. 746), Aug. 10, 1895. She was admitted to the church June 26. 1898, and is a present member. They have children :-
I. Earle Loburton, b. Feb. 27, 1896.
II. Lester Albert, b. June 21, 1900; d. young.
No. 748.
Hattie May Haynes, b. in Newton, Nov. 11, 1881, a daughter of Bradley N. and Sarah A. (Barker) Haynes ( Nos. 745, 746). She married Burton H. Cheney, of Dan- ville, June 24, 1899, and resides in Kingston. She was ad- mitted to the church by confession, June 26, 1898 : dis. to unite with the M. E. church at Kingston, Oct., 1902. Their daughter :-
I. Edna Jane, b. Feb. 26, 1901.
No. 749.
Mary Frances Heath, b. in Hampstead, May 18, 1881, a daughter of John H. and Frances F. (Rolfe) Heath (see Nos. 358, 359), (p. 365, Vol. 1). She was educated in the public
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schools, and graduated from class of 1898. She has taught school one year in Sandown, three in Epping, where she is at present a teacher. She was admitted to the church June 26, 1898, and is a present member.
MISS HEATH. NO. 749.
No. 750.
Grace M. Robins. She was admitted to the church June 26, 1898, and was dis. and rec. to unite with the Congrega- tional church in Pawtucket, R. I., March 2, 1899.
No. 751.
Ora Louise Ordway, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 23, 1879, a daughter of Charles Richard Ordway, of Newburyport,
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Mass., and wife, Jennie Sarah Quimby, of Sandown. She was educated in the public and high school, graduate of class of 1895, and has taught school in Atkinson several terms. She was admitted to the church May 7, 1899, and is a present member.
No. 752.
Richard Ordway, b. in Hampstead, Dec. 13, 1881, a son of Charles R. and Jennie S. (Quimby) Ordway. He married Edna L. Clark, of Dunstable, Mass., June 16, 1902. He was educated in the public schools of Hampstead. He was admitted to the church May 7, 1899, and is a present mem- ber.
No. 753.
Mabelle Estelle Mills, b. in Sandown, Oct. 23, 1875, a daughter of Elwin C. Mills and Sarah A., daughter of Giles and Mary ( Plummer) Davis, who was a daughter of Sammuel Plummer, of Hampstead. Giles Davis married, first, Sarah Hloyt (see No. 615). Mabel E. was educated in the public schools of Sandown, and three years at Pinkerton Academy, Derry. She has taught school two years in Sandown, and five at East Hampstead. Her musical education was under Mrs. Crawford, of Chester, and Azro Dow, of Haverhill, Mass .. and she has taught music very acceptably for some years. She married Clinton C. Buttrick, of East Hampstead, June 22, 1901, and now resides at East Hampstead. She was admitted to the church July 2, 1899, and is a present mem- ber.
No. 754.
Abbie Catherine Nutting, b. in Quiney, Mass., Sept. 18, 1864, a daughter of John D. and Sarah Elizabeth (Pratt) Nutting, now of Quincy. She was educated in the public schools of Quincy. She married Joseph Frost, " the popu- lar clerk at the grocery store of Isaac Randall." She was
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admitted to the church by letter from the M. E. church at West Quincy, July 2, 1899, and is a present member.
No. 755.
Mary Grace Calderwood, b. in Atkinson, Ang. 17, 1873, a daughter of Charles V. and Julia (Thomas) Calderwood, of Atkinson. She was educated in the public schools and academy of Atkinson, and was a teacher for several years. She was admitted to the church Nov. 5, 1899, and is a pres- ent member. She married Albion D. Emerson (No. 651), Sept. 6, 1899, and has children :-
I. Hollis Albion. b. Feb. 4, 1901.
II. Roland Charles, b. Feb. 15, 1902.
No. 756.
Caroline P. Hills, b. in Chester, Nov. 5, 1852, a daughter of Francis and Martha L. (Kimball) Hills, of Chester. She married Carlos W., son of Walter H. and Maria (Quimby) Noyes, of Londonderry, in 1883. She was admitted to the church by letter from the Congregational church in Chester. Nov. 5, 1899, having united with the Chester church in 1875, and is a present member. No children.
No. 757.
Alice Cary Bisbee, b. in Plympton, Mass., March 31. 1876, a daughter of John Thomas and Rosina (Sherman) Bisbee, both now deceased. She mar. Charles A. Fitts (see No. 555). She was admitted to the church by letter from the Congregational church in Plympton, Mass., May 5, 1899, and is a present member. Their children :-
I. Freeda Rosina, b. July 21, 1900.
II. Charles Albert, Jr., b. Jan. 9, 1902.
No. 758.
Myrta Alice Little, b. in Hampstead, Jan. 15, 1888, a daughter of Albert H. and Abbie I. (Gale) Little (Nos. 604-
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631). She is a member of the class of 1903. H. H. S. As a writer of children's stories she has shown much talent, as in " Miss Violet's Thirteen," " Him that cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast out," " Theresa." She was admitted to the church by confession, Nov. 5, 1899, and is the youngest
MISS LITTLE. NO. 758.
member ever admitted to the church (the next younger being No. 686).
No. 759.
Leona Casandria Garland, b. in Hampstead, April 22, 1886, a daughter of Charles W. and Ada E. (Emerson) Garland (Nos. 544, 625). She is a member of H. H. S.,
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class of 1903. She was admitted to the church by confes- sion, Nov. 5, 1899, and is a present member.
No. 760.
Mary Ellen Sherman, b. in Chester, Sept. 30, 1885, a
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MISS GARLAND. NO. 759.
daughter of George Levi Sherman, b. in Roxbury, Mass., and wife. Nettie Waterman Batchelder (deceased). She belonged to the class of 1903, H. H. S. She was admitted to the church by confession, Nov. 5, 1899, and is a present member.
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No. 761.
Mary Alice Cutter, b. in Hyde Park. Mass., Jan. 11, 1875, a daughter of Frank Eben Cutter, of Newburyport. and wife, Alice Ann Colby. She married Frank N., son of Alden
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JESSE E. EMERSON. (SEE NO. 354.)
and Lizzie B. (Sargent) Pillsbury (No. 508). She was ad- mitted to the church by letter from the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Newburyport, Jan. 6, 1900, and is a present member. Their son :-
I. Ernest Colby, b. Oct. 19, 1900.
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No. 762.
Maggie Cregg, b. in New Boston. She married Frank M. Conner (cousin of No. 729). She was admitted to the church Jan. 6. 1900, and is a present member, living at present in St. Louis, Mo. They have a daughter, May, m.
MISS OSGOOD. NO. 764.
Louis Robinson, living in Schenectady, N. Y., with children, Dorothy and Frank.
No. 763.
Laura Eliza Merrill. b. in Park City, Utah, Jan. 30, 1887, a daughter of Forrest E. and Alice M. (Averill) Merrill (Nos. 692, 693). She is a member of the II. H. S. She
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was admitted to the church by confession, Nov. 4, 1900, and is a present member.
No. 764.
Agnes Francella Osgood, b. in Hampstead. June 4, 1883, a daughter of Charles H. and Francella ( Eastman) Osgood,
MISS OSGOOD. NO. 765.
of Hampstead (see p. 354, Vol. 1). She was educated in the public and high school of Hampstead, graduate of class of 1901. She was admitted to the church by confession, Nov. 4, 1900, and is a present member. She is a clerk in her father's store at West Hampstead.
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No. 765.
Mildred Blanche Osgood, b. in Hampstead, May 13, 1885, a daughter of Charles H. and Francella ( Eastman) Osgood. She was educated in the public and high school of Hamp- stead. graduate of class of 1901. She was admitted to the church by confession, Nov. 4, 1900, and is a present member. She is housekeeper in her father's family.
No. 766.
Elsie Gertrude Bartlett, b. in West Hampstead, July 1. 1884, a daughter of Nathaniel E. and Lizzie (Hart) Bartlett. She is at present housekeeper in her father's family. She was educated in the public and high school of Hampstead, graduate of class of 1901. She was admitted to the church by confession, Nov. 4, 1900, and is a present member.
No. 767.
Caroline Elizabeth Sherman, b. in Chester, June 3, 1883 (sister of No. 760). She was admitted to the church by confession, Nov. 4, 1900, and is a present member. She was educated in the public schools of Hampstead.
No. 768.
Esther Gertrude Bailey, b. in Hampstead. April 6, 1881, a daughter of Charles W. and Ruth J. (Dustin) Bailey. She was edneated in the public and high school, graduate of class of 1897, and from the State Normal School in Bridge- water, Mass., June. 1900. A teacher in Hampstead in 1899 : at present in Reading, Mass. She was admitted to the church by confession, Nov. 4, 1900, and is a present member.
No. 769.
Ida May Clark, b. in Hampstead, Oct. 24, 1883, a daugh- ter of Benjamin W. and Mary J. (Bean) Clark (see p. 374, Vol. 1, and No. 509). She was educated in the public
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schools. She was admitted to the church by confession, Jan. 6, 1901, and is a present member.
No. 770.
Lillian Gertrude George, b. in Danville, Oct. 24, 1884, a
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daughter of Albert Monroe and Hattie (Hall) George, of Danville. She married Kimball K. Clark (No. 704), June 3. 1901. She was admitted to the church by confession, May 5, 1901, and was dis. to unite with the M. E. church in East Deering, July 25, 1901.
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No. 771.
George Albert. Fields Picard, b. in Bath, Me., Feb. 14,
REV. WALTER H. WOODSUM. NO. 773.
1875, a son of Edouard and Rosa (Odette) Picard. He at- tended a partial course at Mt. Herman School, Northfield,
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Mass. He married Florence M. Eldridge (No. 771). He united with the church March. 1902, by letter from the Free Will Baptist Church in Haverhill, Mass., and is a present member.
MRS. WOODSUM. NO. 774.
No. 772.
Florence Mabel Eldridge, b. in Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 23, 1879, a daughter of William S. and Ella J. (Fish) Eldridge (see No. 747). She married George A. F. Picard ( No. 771) She was admitted to the church by letter from the Free Will
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Baptist Church in Haverhill, March. 1902, and is a present member. Their children :-
I. Esther, b. Feb. 21, 1901.
II. Wilbur Herbert, b. Feb. 28, 1902.
III. Marion. b. May 9, 1903.
MRS. THOMAS. NO. 775.
Nos. 773, 774, and 775.
Rev. Walter Howard Woodsum, Mrs. Woodsum (Grace Barton Thomas), and Mrs. Mary Ricketson Thomas, widow of Thatcher Thomas, their mother.
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The following persons " owned the covenant in Hamp- stead, from 1752 to 1782 :-
Nos. 1, 2, Lemuel Davis and wife, Sarah Green. 4, John Mudgett and wife, Sarah Palmer.
6, Moses Ilale and wife, Abigail Emerson.
7, 8. Otho Stevens and wife, Abigail Emerson.
9, Hannah (llazen) Movers.
. 10, 11, Joseph TImrle and wife, Martha Thurston.
.. 12, 13, Theopolis Colby and wife, Priscilla Stevens.
14, Paul Pressey,
15, 16, Abraham Dow and wife, Susannah Hoyt.
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17, 18. Archelns Stevens and wife, Hannah Emerson. 19, 20, Ebenezer Mudgett and wife, Miriam Johnson. 21, 22, Elijah Heath and wife, Hannah Dearborn.
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23, 24, Nathaniel Knight and wife, Abigail Merrill. 25, 26, Jacob Eaton and wife, Mary Breed.
27. 28, Nichodemns Watson and wife, Betty Harriman.
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29, Elizabeth (Sawyer) Dustin.
30, 31, John Kezer and wife, Judith Heath. 82. Abigail (Kezer) Hancock. 1 34, Stephen Colburne and wife, Mary Emerson. 1
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35, 36, John Clark and wife, Martha Ela.
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37, 38, Benjamin Little and wife, Hepsibah Poor.
39, 41,
40, John Colby and wife, Ruth Wells. Mary Stevens (widow Otho).
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42, 43, Joseph Sawyer and wife, Judith Kelly. 44, 45, Edmund Colby and wife, Mary.
46, 47, Ebenezer Hale and wife, Susannah Roberts.
48, 49, Ezekiel Foster and wife, Mary Roberts.
50, 51, Isaac Foster and wife, Mehitable Worthen. Abraham Johnson.
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54, David Hale and wife, Mehitable Eastman. 56, James Emerson and wife, Lydia Hoyt.
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55, ..
57. 58, Joshua Merrill and wife, Mehitable Kelly. 59, 60, Robert Johnson and wife, Abigail Hadley. 61, 62, Caleb Heath and wife, Mary Kezer.
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64, Jeremiah Kent and wife, Jemima Philbrick. Elizabeth (Plummer) Atwood.
63, 65, 66, 67, Simeon Goodwin and wife, Susanna Heath. 68, 69, Daniel Stevens and wife, Hannah Ilills.
70. 71, Micajah Morrill and wife, Hannah Hackett. 66 72, 78, Joshua Copp and wife, Sarah Poor. 74, John Merrill.
75, 76, James Little and wife, Tamar Roberts.
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Nos. 77, 78. Benjamin Little and wife, Mary Hazen.
79, 80, William Page and wife, Sarah Silver.
.. 81, 82, Alpheus Goodwin and wife. Abiah Heath. 83, Widow Rachel (Rowell) Morse.
.. 84, 85, David Hadley and wife, Mary Gile.
.. 86, 87, Joseph Knight and wife, Sarah Merrill. 88, 89, Caleb Johnson and wife, Ruth Eastman.
.. 90, 91. Ezekiel Currier and wife, Susanna Emerson.
6. 92, 93, Moses Little and wife, Mary Stevens.
94. 95, John Trussell and wife, Mary Johnson.
96, 97. John Chase and wife, Ruth -
98. 99, Richard Heath and wife, Mehitable Copp. 100, 101. Moses Brown and wife, Sarah Kimball. 102. 103, Joshua Kelly and wife, Deborah Page.
" 104. 105, Levi Stevens and wife, Dolly French.
·· 106. 107. James Clement and wife, Elizabeth Little. 4: 108, Susanna ( ) Perry.
.. 109, 110, Thomas Cheney and wife, Hannah Worthen.
.. 111, 112, Job Rowell and wife, Priscilla Emerson.
.. 113, Ruth (Atwood) Little.
.. 114, 115, Joseph Webster and wife. Mary Sawyer.
" 116, 117, Benjamin Pillsbury and wife, Mary Kelly.
" 118, 119, Benjamin Ilale and wife, Lydia White.
" 120, 121, Obednum Hall and wife, Mary Kimball. " 122, David Poore.
" 123, 124, Moses Clark and wife, Molly Clark. 125, Mary (Johnson) Therrill.
.. 126, 127, Moses Chase and wife, Anna Webster.
128, 129, Jacob Chase and wife, Mary (Colby) Worthen.
.. 130, 131, Anthony Taylor and wife, Priscilla -.
" 132, 133, Jacob Currier and wife. Hannah Morrill. 134, Hannah Grove.
135, 136, Samuel Worthen and wife, Mehitable Worthen.
137, 138. Parker Dodge and wife, Mary Little.
139, Molly Stevens.
.. 140. Elizabeth Stevens.
" 141, 142, Moses Stevens and wife, Mary Heath.
6 . 143, 144, Nathaniel Flanders and wife, Mary -.
145, 146, Jonathan Taylor and wife, Dolly French.
SKETCHES OF THOSE PERSONS WHO "OWNED THE COVENANT."
Nos. 1 and 2.
Lemuel Davis, b. in Amesbury, Mass., May 6, 1697.
Son of John and Mary (Page) Davis, of Newbury and Salisbury; mar- ried Sarah Green, b. in 1704, daughter of James and Nancy (Brown) Green. They owned the covenant September, 1752.
Nos. 3 and 4.
John Mndgett, b. in Haverhill, Mass., in 1724.
A son of William and Dinah (Peasley) Mndgett of Haverhill. Widow Mudgett married, second. Ensign James Heath, of Hampstead (see No. 70, ch. mem.). He married Sarah Palmer, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 8. 1730, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Lull) Palmer, of Haverhill. They had six children, b. in Hampstead (see p. 421, Vol. 1). They owned the covenant October, 1752, and later moved to Goffstown, N. H. Widow of James Heath married, third, - Robertson.
Nos. 5 and 6.
Moses Hale, Jr., born in Rowley, Mass.
Son of Moses and Elizabeth (Wheeler) Hale (Nos. 57, 58. ch. mem ); married Abigail Emerson (No. 6), born in Hampstead. Nov. 20. 1739, daughter of Stephen and Hannah (Marden) Emerson (Nos, 15, 16, ch. mem.). He removed to Rindge from Hampstead about 1760, where he was a selectman in 1771. and held various town offices. He was coroner of Cheshire county in 1778 and 1783, and afterwards county treasurer. " Ile was a substantial and respected citizen. but not as prominent in polities as his brothers, Enoch and Nathan " (see No. 58). He d. in Rindge. N. IL., March 2. 1799; wife d. Aug. 27, 1821; both buried in Rindge. They had children, first four buried in Hampstead, others in Rindge.
1. Sarah, d. young.
II. David, m. Maria Russell: second, Bathsheba Barker.
TII. Abigail, d. young.
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IV. Moses. m., first. Sarah Adams; second, widow Sybil ( Howe ) (Stone) Sawtelle.
V. Sarah, m. Nathan Ingalls, of Chester.
Abigail, m. Nathan Ilunt.
VII. Jesse, d. young.
VIII. Enoch, d. young.
IX. Jesse, d. young.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 31, 1776.
Nos. 7 and 8.
Otho Stevens, Jr., born in Gloucester, Mass., in 1722.
Son of Otho and Abigail (Kent) Stevens (Nos. 63, 64, ch. mem.) : mar- ried Abigail Emerson, b. March 20, 1737, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Watts) Emerson (Nos. 37 and 38, ch. mem.), Oct. 28, 1752. They owned the covenant, April, 1754. He died Sept. 21, 1759, aged 37 years. He was with Wolfe at the storming of Quebec, and while climbing the Heights of Abraham his foot shipped, and he fell to the bottom, which caused such injuries as to result in his death, and he was taken back to Oswego, where he died. Capt. Jacob Bayley's Journal reads, "Oswego, Friday, Sept. 21. 1759. Cool morning, but pleasant. AAbout 2 o'clock in the afternoon dies Otho Stevens after a long and tedious illness of 22 days, much lamented by his relations and friends, he being a loving brother and a faithful friend. He was sensible to the last breath he drew, and sensible of his approaching near another world, which did not in the least ruthle his spirits. But he seemed to have his hope firmly placed in God." They had children, b. in Hampstead :-
I. Abiah, b. Aug. 23, 1753.
11. Simon, b. March 14, 1755; mar. Elizabeth Boynton. He died June 19, 1825. She was born Nov. 10, 1754, and d. Feb. 9, 1846. They lived and died in Canterbury, where they had twelve children, of whom John, who married Submit New- comb, was one, who moved to Boscawen (now Webster), where their eight children were born, and his wife, Submit, died and was buried there. He married a second time, and moved to Illinois, with his sons. They have descendants in Princeton, III.
III. Jesse, b. Jan. 22, 1757.
IV. Jacob, b. March 16. 1759; d., aged one year.
After Otho Stevens' death, in 1757. Abigail, his wife, married Deacon David Morrill, of Canterbury, Dec. 28, 1763, and moved there with her children. The old house is still standing, and owned by a descendant, Mr. Charles Sargent. of Canterbury, and is in good condition. Abigail ( Emerson) (Stevens) Morrill died JJune 30, 1833, aged 95 years and seven
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months, and was buried in the Center cemetery at Canterbury. She has been noted as " a remarkably fine woman." Her children, b. in Can- terbury, were :-
V. Reuben Morrill, b. Oct. 18, 1764.
VI. Hannah, b. Oct. 21, 1767.
VII. David, b. Dec. 5, 1768; d. in 1770.
VIII. Betty, b. May 30, 1770.
IX. Sarah, b. May 17, 1772.
X. Abigail, b. Dec. 23, 1774.
XI. Ruth. b. Feb. 8. 1776.
No. 9.
Hannah Hazen, born in Haverhill, Mass.
A daughter of Richard and Sarah (Clement) Hazen, of Haverhill and Hampstead (see Nos. 2 and 3, list of ch. mem.). She married John Mooers of Londonderry. She owned the covenant, April, 1754. Hler daughter, Hannah, was b. in Hampstead. Nov. 2, 1756.
Nos. 10, 11. Joseph Terrill, b. in Salisbury, Mass., in 1703.
Son of JJohn and Susanna (Page) Terrill. of Salisbury ; married Martha Thunston. b. in Amesbury in 1707, daughter of James and Fanny ( Gile) Thurston. They owned the covenant, JJuly, 1754, and removed to Coos county in 1762.
Nos. 12. 13.
Theopolis Colby, born in Amesbury, Mass., in 1713.
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