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(1II) Isaac, eldest child of Thomas and Mary (Estow) Marston, was born in Hampton, New Hampshire, about 1648, and was living in 1714, when he deeded land and buildings to his son Thomas. He was made freeman April 26, 1678, and was selectman in 1681. His farm was on "North Hill" (now of North Hampton), and was recently occupied by David Simon Marston, who is of the sixth generation of this name who have owned and lived on this property. He married, December 25, 1669, Elizabeth Brown, who was a daughter of Jolın and Sarah (Walker) Brown, of Hampton. She died October 5, 1689, and he married second, April 19, 1697, Jane (Brackett) Haines, widow of Matthias Haines, Sr. They had eight or nine chil- dren. The first child is supposed to have been born in 1670, and died young. The others were: Caleb, Abigail, Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas, Sarah, Abigail and Bethiah.
(IV) Caleb, eldest son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Brown) Marston, was born in Hampton, May 19, 1672, and died April 18, 1747, aged seventy-five. He settled on the homestead in that part of Hampton called the "North Plains," which was incorporated into the town of North Hampton in 1743. His will was made April 22, 1746, and probated May 27, 1747. He married, November 12, 1695, Anna Moul- ton, who was born March 2, 1679, daughter of John and Lydia (Taylor) Moulton. Their children were : James, Caleb, Lydia, Isaac, Elizabeth, John, Mary, Sarah and David.
(V) James, eldest son and child of Caleb and Anna (Moulton) Marston, was born in Hampton, May 18, 1697, and settled in Newmarket, where he died in 1767, aged seventy. He was a blacksmith. His will was made April 8, 1767, and proved Oc- tober 27, 1767. He married, December 30, 1725, Sarah Remick, of Oyster River, Durham. At the
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time his will was made they had four children liv- ing : Anna, Caleb, James and Sarah.
(VI) James (2), second son and third child of James (1) and Sarah (Remick) Marston, was born in Newmarket, in 1732. He was a blacksmith, and it appears by a deed made by him to his brother Caleb, of Newmarket, March 16, 1768, that he was living in Canterbury, probably one of the original proprietors, but removed to Chichester, where he died in 1775 or 1776, aged about forty-three or forty-four years. He married, in 1754. Phebe, whose surname was probably Pease. She was appointed administratrix of his estate April 30, 1777. They had eight or ten children, of whom very little au- thentic information has been obtained. Two were less than seven years of age when he died. His supposed children were: Levi, Phebe, David, Na- thaniel, Sarah, John, James, and two others, born in 1770 and 1772.
(VII) James (3), seventh child and fifth son of James (2) and Phebe Marston, was born in Canter- bury, December 15, 1767, and died in Sardinia, New York, November 4, 1849, aged almost eighty- two years. He married Elizabeth Cram, in Pitts- field, January 28, 1792, and soon after removed into a new town in Maine, where his second child was born, which was entitled to a grant of land, it being the first white child born there. From that place he removed before August 14, 1804. to Portland ; thence to New Hampshire again, and thence in 1815 to Cataraugus county, New York, where he died. He was a blacksmith. The nine children of James and Elizabeth were: Oliver L., Elizabeth, Jemima, John C., Ebenczer, James C., Lucinda, Joseph A. and Levi.
(VIII) Oliver Lyford, eldest child of James (3) and Elizabeth (Cram) Marston, was born October 21, 1792, (or October 31, 1793), probably in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, and went with his parents to Maine in 1794, returning about IS13 to his native town. In 1815 he went to Plymouth, New Hampshire, and after his marriage settled in that part of the town now called Livermore Falls. He owned and cultivated a farm of sixty-five acres, and was also a blacksmith. He was a man highly esteemed in the community, and represented Plym- outh in the New Hampshire legislature in 1852. He married, November 27, 1816, Lavinia Magusta Ryan, who was born in Plymouth, December 25, 1798, daughter of Isaac and Melitable (Bradbury) Ryan, of Plymouth. She died April 13, 1886, aged eighty-seven, Their children were: Oliver L., Arthur W., Lucretia A., Levi R., Elizabeth K., Ann Mary, William S., Lura Ellen and Lavinia Augusta.
(IX) William Schuyler, seventh child and fourth son of Oliver L. and Lavinia M. (Ryan) Marston, was born in Plymouth, January 12, 1832, and was educated in the common schools. When a young man he engaged in farming and for a time operated a saw mill. Later he worked in a glove factory two or three years, and for two years was a fireman on a passenger train and often acted as engineer. He entered the employ of the Laconia Car Company at Laconia, where he remained twenty-one ycars,
acting as foreman a part of the time. After working two years at blacksmithing he removed, in 1890 to Gilford, where he settled on a small farm, and has since lived retired. In his earlier years he was a noted athlete. Mr. Marston's life has been a busy and a useful one. He is a Republican in politics, and in religion a Free Will Baptist. He married first, Helen Jane Green, who was born in Topsham, Vermont, 1836, and died in Lakeport. 1886, aged fifty; he married second, Mary A. Dicey, who was born at Alton Bay, June 20, 1840. Mr. Marston has by his first wife one son, Fred Shannon, born September 9, 1863, who married Nettie Piper of Laconia.
(III) John, second son and child of Thomas and Mary (Eastow) Marston, was born in 10th mo. 1650, old style, and died in 1699, aged forty-eight years. He was married in 1677 to Mary Ann Wall, who was born 1656 and died 1708. She was a daughter of James and Mary Philbrick (Tuck) Wall, who died 1659 and 1702 respectively. Mary (Philbrick) Tuck was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Philbrick, who died 1667 and 1664 respec- tively. Mr. Marston settled on a lot given him by his father, June 3, 1678, and also inherited one-half of the homestead of his father-in-law, James Wall, who died in 1694. Mr. Marston's estate was in- ventoried at two hundred and eighty-two pounds. He was a master mariner. His children were: Jonathan, Mary, Abigail, John, Mehitabel and Bcthiah.
(IV) Lieutenant Jonathan, eldest child of John and Mary Ann (Wall) Marston, was born August 27, 1678, in Hampton, and was a farmer upon the homestead there, where he died in 1769, aged over ninety years. He married about 1714 to Abigail Smith, who was born 1687, daughter of Lieutenant Jolın Smith. Her mother was a daughter of Na- thaniel Batchelder (See Batchclder). Lieutenant Marston and wife were the parents of five children, namely, Mary, John, Jonathan, Elisha and Abigail.
(V) Elisha, third son and fourth child of Lieu- tenant Jonathan and Abigail (Smith) Marston, was born October 29, 1721, in Hampton, where he was a farmer and died about June 1, 1762. He was married, 1744, to Mary Drake, who was born in 1722, a daughter of Abraham (3) and Theodate (Robie) Drake, who were born respectively in 1688 and 1691 and died 1767 and 1783. Abraham (3) was the son of Abraham (2) and Sarah (Hobbs) Drake (See Benjamin Smith, V, under Batchelder). Abrahamı (2) Drake (1664-1714) was the son of Abraham (1) and Jane Drake. The former (born 1621), a son of Robert Drake (1580-1668) ; the latter died 1676. Elisha Marston and wife were the parents of six children, namely, Philip S., Abigail, Elisha S., Jonathan, Mary and John.
(VI) John, youngest child of Elisha and Mary (Drake) Marston, was born January 17, 1757, in Hampton, and died November 9. 1846, in Moulton- boro, New Hampshire, where he was a farmer. He was married, April 24, 1784, to Nancy (Anna) Moulton, who was born 1763 and died June 5, 1830, aged sixty-seven years. She was a daughter of
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Abigail Smith (See Smith above referred to in IV) and General Jonathan Moulton of Hampton, who presented Mr. Marston with two hundred acres in Moultonboro. They were the parents of thirteen children, Abigail, John, Jonathan, Nancy, Jacob, Mary (died five years old), Josiah, George S., Mary. Elisha, Caleb M., Moulton H., Lucy.
(2) Captain William, second son of William Marston (I) was born in 1621, in England, and died in 1704. His wife, Rebecca Page, (born 1646, died 1673) was a daughter of Robert and Lucy Page (born 1604 and 1607 respectively, and died 1679 and 1665 respectively).
(3) Rebecca, daughter of Captain William and Rebecca (Page) Marston, born 1654, became the wife of John Smith, and mother of Sarah (Smith) Moulton (1695-1739), referred to above in IV. John Smith, husband of Rebecca Marston was the son of Robert and Susannah Smith, the former bern 1611 and died 1706, and the latter died 1680.
(VII) Moulton Hoyt, twelfth child and youngest son of John and Nancy (Anna) (Moulton) Mars- ton, was born January 8, 1806, in Moultonboro, New Hampshire, and died 1894, at Centre Sandwich. He settled at Centre Sandwich, where he was a merchant. He served as town clerk, postmaster, representative, county treasurer, and also as a mem- ber of the governor's council. He was president of the Carroll County National Bank and of the Sandwich Savings Bank. He married, March 31, 1830, to Anne M. Ambrose, and their children were: Ann, Elizabeth, Emily M., Elvira B., Alfred Am- brose and Carrie B. The first two became suc- cessively the wives of William A. Heard. (See Heard, VI).
(II) William (2), second son and child of Wil- liam (1) Marston, was born about 1621, in York- shire, England, and was about sixteen years old . when he went with his father to Hampton, New Hampshire. He continued to reside in that town until his decease, January 22, 1703, at the age of eighty-one years. He married (first), October 15, 1652, Rebecca Paige, daughter of Robert Paige (see Fogg, I), who was born 1636 and died June 27, 1673. Mr. Marston married (second), about 1675, Mrs. Ann Philbrick, widow of James Philbrick (I), His children were: Rebecca, Hannah, Mary, Sam- uel, Lucy, William (died at four months), William and Maria.
(III) Captain Samuel, eldest son and fourth child of William (2) and Rebecca (Paige) Marston, was born July 8, 1661, in Hampton, and resided on the homestead, where he died November 8, 1723. He made no will, but disposed of his property by deeds, giving a farm to each of five sons, and the homestead to his widow and youngest son. He was married in 1683-84 to Sarah Sanborn, born February IO, 1666, and died April 17, 1738, a daughter of William Sanborn. They were the parents of eleven children, namely: William, Samuel, Lucy, Stephen, Joseph, Reuben, Sarah, Hannah, Ruth, Mary and Obadialı.
(IV) Obadiah, fifth son and eleventh child of Samuel and Sarah ( Sanborn) Marston, was born
September 28, 1710, in Hampton, and resided about thirty years on the homestead. About 1765 he set- tled with his son, Samuel, in Deerfield, New Hamp- shire. This location was discovered by him while on a scouting expedition with Captain N. Drake, through Nottingham and Deerfield in 1745. He was married in 1734-35 to Elizabeth (surname un- known), and they were the parents of six children, namely: Elizabeth, Hannah, Samuel (died young), Samuel J., Eliphalet and Joseph.
(V) Samuel J., second son and fourth child of Obadiah and Elizabeth Marston, was born January 2, 1741, in Hampton, and settled in Deerfield in 1765. He was a farmer and removed about 1780 to Coventry (now Benton), New Hampshire. About 1766 he was married to Rhoda Edgerly, and they had ten children, as follows: Stephen, Olive, Judith, Sarah, Rhoda, Joseph E., David, Jonathan, Hannah and Nancy.
(VI) Jonathan, youngest son and eighth child of Samuel J. and Rhoda (Edgerly) Marston, was born June 20, 1782, in Coventry, New Hampshire, and settled about 1809 in North Coventry (now Benton). He continued to reside there until the May preceding his death, when he joined a son at Canton, New York, where he passed away Sep- tember 6, 1859. He was married to Phebe Howe, of Landaff, this state, who bore him eight children, namely: Orrin, Laura (died young), Laura, Bart- lett, Jonathan H. (died young). Rhoda, Phebe and Jonathan H.
(VII) Bartlett, second son and fourth child of Jonathan and Phebe (Howe) Marston, was born April 28, 1816, in Benton, and was a farmer by occupation. He was an active member of the Baptist Church, and a firm Democrat in political principle. He died at Woodsville, New Hampshire, December 28, 1903. He was married March 26, IS39, to Anna S. Brown, of Benton, who was born June 15, 1819, and died September 5, 1900, at Woods- ville, whither they removed on retirement from active life prior to 1886. Their children were named, respectively: Laura A., Wesley B., Sarah L., George W., Jane R., Henry G., Elvah S., Lucy M., Hosea M., Mary B. and Lucia E.
(VIII) Lucy Marilla, fifth daughter and eighth child of Bartlett and Anna S. (Brown) Marston, was born September 6, 1855, in Benton, and is now the widow of George J. Sargent, residing in Con- cord. (See Sargent, VII).
ELLIS There are numerous families of this name in New England having representatives in New Hampshire. Its representatives have been chiefly tillers of the soil and men of quiet disposition, though industrious in habit and intelli- gent in action. They have been connected with the pioneer development of various localities and are still contributing to the growth and welfare of New Hampshire as a commonwealth.
(I) John Ellis, Jr., came to Plymouth, Massachu- setts. soon after the arrival of the "Mayflower." and was married in 1645 to Elizabeth Freeman of Sand- wich, Massachusetts. Their children were: Bennett,
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Mordecai, Matthias, Joel, Nathaniel, Samuel, Free- man and John.
(II) John (2), the youngest in the family of John (1) Ellis, was born in 1661, and married, in 1700, Sarah Holmes, by whom he had John and Jonathan.
(III) Deacon John (3), son of John (2) and Sarah Ellis, was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in 1704, and died in Gilead, Connecticut, in 1792. His wife Rose was born in 1709 and died in 1782. Their children were: Jabez, Mary, John and Barna- bas.
(IV) Barnabas, youngest child of Deacon John and Rose Ellis, was born about 1745, in Gilead, Con- necticut, and removed from Hebron in that state to Claremont, New Hampshire, in the spring of 1767. He purchased from one of the proprietors of that town, Josiah Willard, a share of land located on Town Hill in Claremont, the deed being dated May 29, 1767. Here Mr. Ellis cleared up the land and became a successful farmer, residing there until his death, which occurred June 26, 1838, at the age of ninety-three years. This farm has continued in the possession of his descendants passing from father to son. He was a lieutenant in the Conti- nental army. and served in Ethan Allen's expedition against Ticonderoga and Crown Point in 1775. He was also a lieutenant under General Stark at the battle of Bennington, August 16, 1777. He was prominent in civil affairs, held various minor offices in Claremont, and was selectman in 1796-7. His marriage was the first recorded in the town of Claremont, and took place in 1769, when Elizabeth Spencer became his wife. Their children were: Jeremiah, born June 6, 1770; Jennings, February 5, 1772; Sarah, May 18. 1774 (died young) ; Warren, May 25, 1777; Sarah, May 8, 1780; Reuben, June 27, 1782; Barnabas, June 27, 1785; John, mentioned below; Jeremiah, born March 26, 1790; Gilbert, March 12, 1795: Albert, September 22, 1802.
(V) John (4), sixth son of Barnabas and Elizabeth (Spencer) Ellis, was born August 15, 1787, married Marcia Tyler, and they had the fol- lowing children: William, born January 8. 1807; Charles P., mentioned below ; John, born March 4, 1816; Sarah J., April 18, 1818; John, April 6, 1820; Reuben B., mentioned below; and William, born March 4, 1831.
(VI) Charles P., son of John and Marcia (Ty- ler) Ellis, was born May 16, 1814, at Cabot, Vermont, and attended the public schools of Claremont. He worked in different places at making brick, and engaged in farming at Barton, Vermont, where he remained twenty-six years. In 1868 he returned to Claremont and purchased twenty acres on South and Pleasant streets, where he passed the remainder of his life. This place, which is the most picturesque in town, is now known as the Ellis Highland tract. He married, in Claremont, Marcia Leet, born in 1818, and they had two children : James E., born Novem- ber 25, 1845, in Los Angeles, California, married Jessie Clark ; and Abbie J., born February 27, 1850, married, July 8, 1868, Harvey M. Eaton, by whom she had one son, Charles J., born October 26, 1870.
She married, October 25, 1905, Quartuis D. Edson. Charles P. Ellis died in 1888, and his widow died March 12, 1896.
(VII) Reuben B., son of John (5) and Marcia (Tyler) Ellis, was born August 25, 1823, in the west part of the town of Claremont. His education was limited to an attendance of three months annually at the public school. At that time the teacher lived among his pupils' parents. Mr. Ellis attended school irregularly up to his sixteenth year, the remainder of his education having been obtained in travel and by reading, his habits. being very studious. At the age of eighteen he left New Hampshire for Barton, Vermont, and after remaining for a time proceeded to Boston, where he was employed on a farm in the neighborhood of the city. He returned and began working for the railroad on an embankment, his wages amounting for a time to but eighty cents a day, out of which he boarded and clothed himself. For five years he was employed by A. C. Balch on the railroad at Well's River, and assisted in building two embankments, and dumping for steam shovel. He also worked with a steam shovel in and near Toronto. He has been employed, in all, on the con- struction of eight different railroads. In 1856 he went west with his capital, having saved three thou- sand, three hundred dollars, and in company with two others purchased one thousand acres of land near Des Moines, Polk county, Iowa, the capital at that time being Iowa City. The three partners built a saw-mill, and the first winter Mr. Ellis put in three thousand logs. Mr. Ellis still owns 980 acres of land in this township. The story of Mr. Ellis's frontier life would fill a chapter. On one of his trips from Rock Island, whither he had been for the pur- chiase of mill machinery. he was obliged to cross twenty miles of prairie in a stage-coach. Three other men were in the party, and in the agreement with the driver a clause was inserted whereby the passengers were required to do some walking. This Mr. Ellis did not like. The three, however, got out and walked on two occasions, and when about to do so for the third time requested Mr. Ellis to accompany them, which he declined to do, saying that he had paid to ride. Thereupon one of themi said there would be trouble, upon which Mr. Ellis placed his hand on his inside pocket and showed that he was ready for the fray. That settled the matter. and they departed. Another eventful trip was one of four hundred miles across the country in an old prairie schooner, the journey being from Helena, Montana, to Ogden and thence up the Missouri river to Fort Benton, from which point the remainder of the trip was made in a private coach. Mr. Ellis and his wife and Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis, of Helena, Montana, were the first to make the journey on the Northern Pacific rail- road from the terminus to Fort Benton. After living twelve years in the West, Mr. Ellis returned and set- tled on his present farm situated on the old road from Claremont to Newport and adjacent to the Claremont creamery. There he engaged in farming, and remodelled and added to his residence. He is president of the Claremont Creamery. He and his family are members of the Old West Protestant
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Episcopal Church, West Claremont.
Mr. Ellis married, 1856, Sarah A. Breck, born 1828, on the old Breck homestead in the western part of the town, daughter of Harvey and Sarah Breck. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis are without children of their own. but have an adopted daughter, Aletta Ellis, who has been thoroughly educated and is an accomplished musician.
(Second family.)
This is one of the early families of east-
ELLIS crn Massachusetts, and was very numer- ously represented at one time in Dedham. In fact, the duplication of Christian names in differ- ent families there has rendered very difficult the discovery of this line. Some authorities trace the same lines at different times through different fami- ilies. A patient search has resulted in the line herein given, which may be relied upon as accurate.
(I) Joseph Ellis and wife Ruth were early resi- dents of Dedham. Their children were: Joseph, died young, Ruth, Joseph, John and Mary.
(II) Joseph, second son and third child of Jo- seph (I) and Ruth Ellis, was born March 2, 1666. in Dedham and lived in that town. He married, October 25, 1688, Mary Graves, and they were the parents of cight children : Johanna, Mary, Joseph, Richard, Abigail, Jacob, Jonathan and Elizabeth. (III) Jacob. third son and sixth child of Joseph (2) and Mary (Graves) Ellis, was born March 17, 1703. in Dedham, and lived in Walpole, Massachu- setts, where he died June 9, 1752. He married, September 23, 1726, Mehitable Guild, born Febru- ary 18, 1708. in Dedham, daughter of Nathaniel Guild. She married (second), in 1765, Captain Ezra Morse, of Dedlham. The children of Jacob and Mehitable (Guild) Ellis were: Jacob, Mehitable, Eliphialet, Enoch and Joseph.
(IV) Joseph, youngest child of Jacob and Me- hitable (Guild) Ellis, was born July 28, 1736, in Walpole, and resided in that town. He was a soldier in the Revolution. and served two or more enlist- ments. On the descriptive roll of the Continental soldiers, June 30, 1781, he was said to be forty-four years of age, of dark complexion and five feet six inches in stature. He married Sarah Clark, of Wal- pole, and their children were: Joseph, born Febru- ary 3, 1759, married, in 1782, Phylah Boyden, and settled in Barnard, Vermont. Katurah, died at nine years of age. Aaron, born 1766. Moses, his twin, mentioned in the following paragraph. Daniel, born 1768. Kate, born 1772.
(V) Moses, third son and fourth child of Joseph (3) and Sarah (Clark) Ellis, was born May 10, 1766, in Walpole, and settled with his brother at Barnard, Vermont, in 1785. He married, in Wal- pole, February -, 1790, Kate Boyden, a native of that town, born February 16, 1767, daughter of Jon- athan and Hannah (Carrel) Boyden. Their children were: Clark, Enoch, Joel. Lucy and Catherine.
(VI) Enoch. second son and child of Moses (5) and Kate (Boyden) Ellis, was born June 30, 1804, and died June 27, 1879. He married Eliza Smith. He married (second) Marcia Spaulding. By his first marriage he had two children: Moses (see
below), and Martha, who died unmarried. By his second marriage he had four children, three of whom are living: Marcus, born September 1, 1845; George, born December 4, 1847; Albert. born Feb- ruary II, 1850. Abbie, a daughter and the youngest of the family, died when a girl.
(VII) Moses, son of Enoch and Eliza (Smith) Ellis, was born August 21, 1833, in Barnard, Ver- mont. He went to Boston, Massachusetts, when eighteen years old and remained there until 1863, when he purchased an iron foundry at Keene and moved there with his wife and son. He operated the foundry for twenty-five years, finally selling it to the Humphrey Machine Company. He led a retired life from 1888 to the time of his death, Oc- tober 5, 1890. Although not a member of the Bap- tist Church, he was closely identified with the society in Keene, being one of the building committee of the brick edifice now occupied by the church, and con- tributing largely to the erection of the structure and also to the support of the church and society. He was a trustee of the Keene Five Cents Savings Bank in the days of its prosperity. He married, , January 13, 1859. Emily Ferrin, born in Thornton, New Hampshire, October 22, 1829, daughter of Jon- athan Ferrin, of Thornton and Plymouth, New Hampshire (see Ferrin sketch). They had one son, Bertram. She died December 10, 1874. He married (second), January 13. 1880, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Spaulding, widow of Justin Spaulding, of Royalton, Vermont. They had one daughter, Jessie Martha, botn November 22, 1880, died September 25, 1883.
(VIII) Hon. Bertram Ellis, son of Moses (7) and Emily (Ferrin) Ellis, was born November 26, 1860, in Boston, Massachusetts. He came to Keene while a lad, with his parents, and was educated in the schools of the town, fitting for college in the local high school. He was a graduate of Harvard, class of 1884. He received from the same university the compound degree of Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts, 1887. Immediately after he entered the law office of Evarts, Choate & Beaman, in the city of New York, and was admitted to the New York bar in 1888. Shortly afterward he began the practice of law in Denver, Colorado, which he con- tinued until 1890, a part of the time in partnership with L. C. Rockwell. He was summoned to Keene in 1890 by his father's illness, which proved fatal in a few months. He became separated from his Color- ado connections, and became interested in newspaper work, forming a connection with the Sentinel Com- pany, and becoming the editor of the paper two years later, 1893. This famous old journal, The New Hampshire Sentinel, was established in 1799 by John Prentiss, who lived to see the day when he was the oldest living journalist in America, as he had long been the leading exponent in southwestern New Hampshire of the principles which have been en- dorsed by the Federal. National Republican, Whig and Republican parties. Its reputation has been second to no other journal throughout its long career. It still sustains its well-earned reputation.
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