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Portsmouth. It would seem that he then removed to Great Island ( Newcastle), for he is credited with residence there August 11, 1085, when he deeded house and land there to Richard Welcome, of Star Island. At the time of his arrival in 1035 he was eighteen years of age, and it is probable that he re- tired from active lite at the time of the last noted sale. Administration on his estate was taken April 26, 1686, luis widow Elizabeth being administratrix, which indicates that he had a second wife.
(II) Thomas, second son of Henry and Ann (Frost) Beck, was born about 1057 in Portsmouth, and is supposed to have passed his life in that town. He married Mary Frost, and their children were: Thomas, Joshua, Abigail, llenry, Mary, Samuel and Hannah. He died November 7, 1734, aged seventy- seven years, and his widow passed away February 25, 1753, aged ninety-four years.
(111) Henry (2), third son of Thomas and Mary (Frost) Beck, was born about 1095, in Portsmouthi, where he resided. He took a deed of land and house in that town from Samuel Moore in 1725. His wife's name appears as Jane in the records of several transactions. They united with Thomas and Elizabeth Beck in selling land in Rye, January 12, 1744. They sold land and buildings in Barrington to George Foss, March 31, 1747. He removed to Green- land as early as 1750, for he is called of that town in a deed given for land, buildings and other prop- erty in Portsmouth, September 13, 1756. In 1741 he was constable of Portsmouth, and on April 25, 1740, he purchased from Nathaniel Lang one-half a pew in the South Church at that place. He was evidently a man of means, and planned to settle his children comfortably. On October 22, 1765, he took deed from Samnel and Mary Cate, of Portsmouth, to land and buildings in Rumford (Concord), New Hampshire. This land is in the northeastern part of Concord, near the Loudon line. Jane, wife of Henry (2) Beck, was a daughter of John and Judith Cate, of Greenland. Their children were: Mary, Margaret, John, Nathaniel, Hannah, Elizabeth and Henry.
(IV) Henry (3), youngest child of Henry (2) and Jane (Cate) Beck, was born January 27, 1739, presumably in Portsmouth, and died January 30, ISII, in Canterbury. Three days after the purchase of land in Concord by his father, the son received a deed from his father of forty-two acres, and it is presumable that the young man settled thereon very soon after, probably in the spring of 1766. His effects were conveyed on a sled drawn by oxen. He was a most industrious and thrifty man, and cleared up and made an excellent farm. Like most others, he was often forced to take refuge from Indians in the garrison at East Concord. After residing a few years in Concord, he and his wife became converts of the Shakers, who were just becoming established in Canterbury, and about 1790 they sold their farm in Concord and purchased land in Canterbury. Deeds now preserved show that purchases were made in 1791-2-3 amounting to two hundred acres. In 1789 Henry (3) Beck still owned land in Concord. Be- . coming dissatisfied with communal life among the Shakers, they built a house on their land, one mile south of the Shaker village, and there spent the evening of their days. Before leaving Green- land Mr. Beck was married January 20, 1762, to Alice Thompson, of that town. She was born De- cember 15, 1742, in Greenland, and died January 20, 1841, in Canterbury. His brother, Lieutenant Joshua Thompson, served in the Revolution, and was affec- tionately embraced by General Lafayette on the oc- casion of the latter's visit to Concord in 1825. The
children of Ilenry (3) and Alice Beck, mentioned in the Beck record, were as follows: "Sarah Beck was Born December the 28 1703 of a wensday; Hanah Beck was Born Augt the first 1767 of a Sat- urday; Moley Beck was Born April 18 of a tusday 1709 Deceased July the 25-1781; Anne Beck was Born April the 13 of a Saturday in 1771; John Beck was Born June th 4 of a thursday 1773; Margret Beck was born June th 4 of a thursday 1773; Charls Beck was Born maye the 29 of a monday 1775; Clement Beck was Born November the 3 Day of tusday In the year 17So; Henry Beck was Born October the 2 Day of a tusday in the year 1783; Poly Beck was Born April the 8 Day of a tusday in the year 1785." John, Sarah and Anne remained with Shakers, and the last two died at Canterbury. Elder John was a leader among and highly respected by the Shaker community. Ile was born in Con- cord, New Hampshire, June 4, 1773, and entered the Shaker Society at Canterbury, New Hampshire, July II, 1792. In 1796 he signed the church covenant, in company with many others. His father professed faith at that same date, and made a deposit of $277.15 in the treasury of the community. Several brothers and sisters also joined the society at the same time. On the 25th of November, 1806, Elder Beck, moved to Enfield, New Hampshire and was appointed the Elder Brother in the Church Family. John Beck proved himself well worthy of the confidence that was placed in him and became an able and efficient Elder. 'All who knew him, loved him, not only for his work's sake, but he was beloved by all as a man of God, and a genuine brother in the gospel. He remained in the Office of Elder of the church, until his death which occurred September 3, 1844. aged seventy-one years two months and nineteen days.
(V) Henry (4), ninth of the ten children of Henry (3) and Alice (Thompson) Beck, born Oc- tober 2, 1783, in East Concord, died October 28, 1874, in Canterbury. He was a very hard worker, and gave little thought to public concern, though he was a public-spirited citizen. He devoted his ener- gies to clearing up the forest, and recouping the fortunes of the family which had become impaired through the donations made by his parents to the Shakers. He purchased from time to time adjoining lands, and became the proprietor of a very large farm. He was known as a superior judge of live stock, and always kept about him fine horses and cattle and other farm animals. His long life of ninety-one years showed the benefit of plain and frugal living, with plenty of out-door exercise. He was married, December 25, 1805, to Polly (Mary) Whitney, of Canterbury, daughter of Leonard Whit- ney and his first wife, whose maiden name was Wheeler. She was born "July the 18 Day of a tusday In the year 1787," and died September 25, 1857, in her seventieth year. Their children, as in- dicated by the record, were: "Melinda Beck was Born May the 6 Day of a wensda In the year 1807; Catherrine Beck was born January the 9 Day of a tusda In the year 1810; Albert Beck Was born may the 6 Day of a Wensda In Year 1812; John Beck Was Born January the 31 Day of a friday In Year IS17 ; Thompson Beck Was born the 6 Day of a Sun- day In year 1819; Abiel Beck was born In March the 19 Day of a mondau In Year 1821; Margaret Beck was born may the 20 Day of a tusday In Year 1823; Lowel Beck Was Born August the 27 of a Saturday in year 1825; Diantha Beck Was born De- cember the 15 Day of a monday in year 1828; Alvin Beck was born November the 28 Day of a Sunday in year 1831."
(VI) Thompson, third son of Henry (4) and
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Polly (Whitney) Beck, was born June 6, 1819, in Canterbury, and died in that town December I, 1901. He was a substantial farmer, and most ex- emplary citizen. In 1874, he bought what is known as the Ames farm in the "Baptist" district, which he cleared and enlarged and brought under an ex- cellent state of cultivation. Like his father he at- tended strictly to his own affairs, was industrious and successful, and by frequently adding to his domain became the possessor of about five hundred acres of land. He paid little attention to politics, and was not identified with any church, but was esteemed and respected for his upright character. He was married, April 1, 1858, to Delia C. Fernald, daughter of Thomas and Polly (Blanchard) Fer- nald, of Loudon. (See Fernald, VI). She was born March 28, 1828, in Loudon, and died October 2, 1906, in Canterbury. Her character is thus de- scribed by her pastor, Rev. John Vance: "Early in youth she gave herself to Jesus, and through a long life walked with him, uniformly consistent and spiritual. She was truly .and in every sense a good woman. She was baptized at the age of fifteen by Jeremiah Clough, and united with the Free Baptist Church in Canterbury. She was a devoted wife and loving mother, and has left her only son John, the only one in the family now living, the fragrance of a christian devotion. To us, as a church, she was especially dear. Her modest, retiring disposition, her quiet, unassuming manner, her ever ready as- sistance in every department of labor, her testi- mnonies in the meetings, and her Christ-like example endeared her to us all, so that we now sorrow in- deed, but not as those who have no hope; for we know the time will come when we shall meet again, clad in immortal vigor, in the kingdom of our bles- sed Jesus. Mrs. Beck lived such a sweet christian life in her home that this bereavement is to her son like parting with that which is dearer than life it- self; and to him we give our heart-felt sympathy, and pray that God may comfort him in this hour of deepest sorrow." The children of Thompson and Delia C. Beck are noted as follows: John A. re- ceives further mention below. Fanny E., born April 12. 1861, in Canterbury, died June 11, 1894. Nellie, born November 24, 1863, died January 15, 1878. Charles receives further mention below.
(VII) John A., son of Thompson and Delia C. Beck, was born on the old home where his ancestors lived for four generations before him, October 10, 1859, and in 1874 removed with his parents to the Ames farm, so called, where lie now lives. Although his father lived to attain a ripe old age and was owner of a farm, the great improvements which the place has received during the last thirty years are in a large ineasure due to the constant and hard work of his sons, the eldest of whom now fills the place formerly occupied by their father. The farm bought in 1874 has been increased to five hundred acres, and the Beck farm, as now known in Canter- bury, is one of the best in the town. Mr. Beck never married. When a boy he attended the town schools and gained a good early education. He has a studious, practical mind, is a careful reader of the current news of the day, and is a home man, with his interests chiefly centered in the farm where the best years of his life have been spent. Like all of his ancestors he adheres to the Democratic party and is consistent in asserting his principles. John A. Beck has filled the offices of tax collector, and served in the legislature, 1903-4.
(VII) Fannie E., daughter of Thompson and Delia C. Beck, was a faithful daughter and sister, very industrious and strict in principle, and much
beloved in the family circle, as well as in the com- munity. The death of her sister was a severe blow to her and undoubtedly shortened her life. The younger daughter was a favorite of the whole family, and in her death a most promising life was ended. Possessing a strong mind and deeply religious nature, she exercised great influence over those about her.
(VII) Charles, youngest child of Thompson and Delia C. Beck, was born September 14, 1865, in Can- terbury, and spent most of his life upon the farm where his father and mother died. He passed away there September 30, 1906. In early youth he spent some time in moving about, and saw something of the world, spending some years in Boston. In 1881 he returned to his native town and settled upon the ancestral acres. One who knew him well said of him: "Mr. Beck had a modest, retiring disposition, and lived in a quiet, unassuming manner. His life was such that it established him pleasantly in the good will of the public, and added respect to the affection with which he was regarded by his nearer friends. Mr. Beck was a kind, good-hearted man, loyal and true, charitable in consideration of others, and always mindful of the bonds of blood. His de- votion to his mother in the years of her failing health was indeed warm, loving and sympathetic.
This name suggests the Flemish FLANDERS origin of one who settled in Eng- land during the time the English were assuming surnames. This family was estab- lished in Massachusetts early in the colonial period. It is the general belief that the Salisbury settler mentioned below was the ancestor in common of all who bear the name in New England.
(I) Stephen Flanders and his wife Jane emi- grated from England, and settled in Salisbury, Massachusetts, some time between the years 1640 and 1646. He was admitted a townsman in Febru- ary, 1650, but there is no record of his admission as a freeman. His will was made April 4, 1684, and lie died June 27 of that year. His wife died November 19, 1683. Their children were: Stephen, Marv. Philip. Sarah, Naomi and John.
(II) Stephen (2). eldest child of Stephen and Jane Flanders, was born in Salisbury, Massachu- setts, March 8, 1646. and died October 6. 1744, at the advanced age of ninety-eight years. December 28. 1670, he married Abigail Carter, daughter of Thomas and Mary Carter, of Salisbury. She was. born February II, 1653. Stephen Carter resided in Salisbury, and was the father of eleven children, namely : Thomas (died in infancy), Stephen, Thomas. Daniel, Joseph. Philip (died young), Sarah, Philip, James, Jeremiah and Abigail. (Men- tion of Josepli and descendants appears in this article ).
(III) Stephen (3). second son of Stephen (2) and Abigail (Carter) Flanders, was horn January 31. 1672, in Salisbury, and resided in that town, in Amesbury, and in South Hampton, New Hamp- . shire. It is probahle that he found himself in the latter town after the establishment of the Province line in 1741, which cut it off from Amesbury. He joined the South Hampton Church in 1743-44. and died Octoher 1 of the latter year, in that town. He was married June 20. 1706, in Amesbury, to Sarah. daughter of Henry and Mary ( Haddon) Blaisdell, of Amesbury. She was born November IT, 1671, in that town, and died January 20, 1733. Their children were: Stephen, Asa, Samuel, Mar- garet. Sarah, Mary and Nathaniel.
(IV) Stephen (4), eldest child of Stephen (3)
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and Saralı (Blaisdell) Flanders, was born March 6. 1707. in Amesbury, and resided in Kingston. He was married (first), June 27, 1726, in Salisbury, to Sarah Perkins ; and (second), in 1733, to Elizabeth Stevens, of Hampton. They were probably the parents of the next mentioned.
(V) Ezekiel Flanders, who was undoubtedly a descendant of the family hereinbefore traced, was baptized January 4, 1730, at Kingston, New Hamp- shire, and was married in South Hampton, same state, January 15. 1756, to Sarah Jones. Their children were: Zebulon, Lois, Sarah and Moses, os appears by the records of South Hampton. There may have been others.
(VI) Zebulon, eldest child of Ezekiel and Sarah (Jones) Flanders, was born February 2, 1757, in South Hampton, New Hampshire. and was one of the earliest settlers of Warner, this state. where he moved with his family soon after the Revolution. His brother Moses came to Warner at the same time, and their descendants still live at the North Village, where they ancestors first set- tled. The Flanders name has always been numer- ous in Warner, but this line is not to be confused with the posterity of James Flanders, a settler who came from Danville, New Hampshire, held con- siderable public office in the early days of the town, and left a large family of sons. Zebulon Flanders was married June 2. 1777. to Hannah French. at Salisbury, Massachusetts, and they had nine chil- dren : Nathaniel. Ezekiel, mentioned below; Ben- jamin F., Levi, Timothy, Hannah, John and Wash- ington.
(VII) Ezekiel (2), second son and child of Zebulon and Hannah (French) Flanders, was born at Hampton, New Hampshire. He married Ger- trude Heath. and they had children: Heath, whose sketch follows: Hannah, Abiah, Sarah, Gertrude, David H., Susannah, Joseph C. and Melissa.
(\'III) Heath, eldest son of Ezekiel and Ger- trude (Heath) Flanders, was born October 30,- 1803. probably at Warner. New Hampshire, where his father moved in early life. He was educated in the common schools of his native town and be- came a stone mason, working in Quincy and Cape Ann. Massachusetts. In 1843 Mr. Heath moved from Warner to Stewartstown, New Hampshire, where he carried on a farm till his death. He be- longed to the Democratic party, in which he took an active interest, and held many minor and town offices. He attended the Baptist Church. In 1828. Heath Flanders married Fanny O., daughter of Tolin and Sally (Ward) Davis, of Bradford New Hampshire, and they had seven children: Hiram Davis, mentioned below: Sarah, widow of David Tewksbury, of Colebrook: Gertrude, deceased ; Carrie, deceased: Elwin H., who lives in Cole- brook: Mason, living in Colebrook: and Fanny, who died at the age of four years. Heath Flanders died in Stewartstown, New Hampshire. May 23, IS,I: and his wife died in September. 1886.
(IX) Hiram Davis, eldest child of Heath and Fanny (Davis) Flanders, was born at Warner, New Hampshire, October 4, 1830. He was edu- cated in the common schools, and at the age of thirteen moved with his father to Stewartstown, where he now owns a farm of one hundred acres. He makes a specialty of butter, and supplies most of Northern Coos with a superior quality of this product. Mr. Flanders is a Democrat in politics. and served as selectman in 1869, 1870 and 1871, and as representative to the legislature in 1877 and 18,8. He was also supervisor of elections in his town for four years. and served on the school brard for a
considerable period. Although approaching the fourscore mark, Mr. Flanders is a healthy and vigorous man with the erect carriage and vigorous voice that belong to middle life. He possesses a jovial and humorous disposition, which have doubt- less contributed to his length of days and excellent physical condition. On April 26. 1855, Hiram Flanders married Julia, daughter of Stephen and Maud Harris, of Vernon, Vermont. They had four children: Kate Emma, born March 2, 1859, died April 13, 1901; Fanny Maria, born July 16, 1863. died December 17, 1864; Ezekiel Fay, born September 26, 1858, married Lucy A. Orin; and Fred H., born August 4, 1873.
(I) David Pollard Flanders was born in Bos- ton, about 1797. His father was. an inspector of ships in Boston. One day David and his brother were guilty of some boyish prank for which they feared punishment. In order to escape chastise- ment they ran away from home and never returned. They remained for a time in Dorchester, but the brother later went into some town farther north, and the two brothers were lost to each other and did not meet again until many years after. when David accidentally discovered his brother in Ca- naan. David P. Flanders was a man of much en- terprise, and in middle life was the owner of a val- uable farm at the west foot of Kearsarge mountain, and made a specialty of raising potatoes and shearing sheep. One year during the war of the Rebellion he sold one thousand bushels of potatoes for $1.000. He also bought cattle which, as was the custom in his day, he drove across the country to the Brighton (Massachusetts) market. He was very fond of horses. He was an influential citizen and held various town offices. In politics he was a Whig and Republican. He was one of the wealth- jest men in Wilmot, and left property valued at fifteen thousand dollars. Some years before his death he moved to the village of Wilmot Flat, where the last years of his life were spent in quiet re-
tirement. He was well known and familiarly called "Uncle Dave." He married Sarah Houston, a native of Glasgow, Scotland. He died in 1878. aged eighty-one years, and his wife died in 1886. aged eighty-six years. Their children were : James, Hiram, David and Frank F. James is mentioned in the next paragraph. Hiram was killed about 1894 in a railroad accident at West Andover. David is a physician in Belfast, Maine. Frank F. died aged about thirty.
(II) James, oldest child of David P. and Sarah (Houston) Flanders. was born in Wilmot, New Hampshire, 1820, and died August 13. 1860, aged forty-nine years. When a young man he bought a small place which he cultivated. and also assisted his father on his farm and in carrying on his va- rious enterprises. Afterward he became a carpenter and built houses and other buildings in his neigh- borhood in addition to his farm work. He was a useful and popular citizen, and was often called upon to serve the public. He was a captain in the militia, an esteemed member of the Baptist Church. active in church work, was superintendent of the Sunday school, was a musician and sang in the choir, and was usually a member of the committee which arranged for a pastor. He was equally active in educational matters, and for many years was superintendent of the school committee. In politics he was a Republican. He married Mary M. Dal- ton. born near Dover. New Hampshire, 1827, and clied at the home of her daughter, in Andover, March, 1806, at sixty-nine years. They had six children: Nellie M., Francis H., Thomas H. Ben-
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ton, Charles F., Ervin J., Ervina M. (twins). Nellie M. married Weare D. Tuttle, of East An- dover; Thomas H. Benton died the same year his father died, aged nineteen.
(III) Dr. Charles Fremont Flanders, fourth child and third son of James and Mary (Dalton) Flanders, was born in Wilmot. New Hampshire, November 16, 1856. At the age of thirteen years he was left to the sole care of his mother by the death of his father. After attending the public school of his own locality, Charles Flanders re- ceived nearly three years' instruction at East An- dover Academy, and at eighteen years of age grad- uated from the high school of Franklin. He then studied medicine in ths office of Dr. W. W. Sleeper, and also continued his studies in chemistry and Latin in the high school the ensuing winter. The next spring he went to Manchester and continued his medical studies under the supervision of Dr. John West, for the three following years. During this time he attended one course of lectures in the medical department of Dartmouth College in 1877- 78. In order to provide himself with money for his necessary expenses during this time, he opened Deacon Eaton's bookstore mornings and clerked there nights and kept his books. In 1878 he went to Raymond, where he took charge of a drug store for John A. Willy, and added to his earnings by drawing teeth and such like practice as a medical student might do, and in this way earned many a dollar which was of use to him when he returned to Dartmouth College. There he continued his at- tendance two years more, and in the fall of 1880 re- ceived his diploma and the degree of M. D. Re- turning to Manchester he began the practice of med- icine with Dr. William M. Parsons, at the request of the latter. This relation continued five years. Since the expiration of that time Dr. Flanders has been alone in practice. He is a member of the medical staff of the Elliot Hospital. His course in his profession has been markedly successful, as is demonstrated by the number of patients he sees both at their homes and at his office daily. His success in a financial way has been proportionate to his success as a physician, and he is to-day ranked among the largest taxpayers and best finan- ciers of the medical profession in Manchester. He has kept in touch with the latest developments in medical science by post-graduate courses in the New York Polyclinic at various times. He is a member of the Hillsboro Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and the Manchester Academy of Medicine. In politics he is a Repub- lican. He is a member of the Calumet Club. He inherits from his Grandfather Flanders a strong love for horses, and handles them with unvarying success. In 1905 he visited Cuba, and while there bought a two hundred acre tract of land at Mariano, in the suburbs of Havana.
He married, January 1, 1884, at East Andover, Bertha S. Batchelder, of Andover, born December 18. 1859. and died in Manchester. December 26. 1800. She was the daughter of William A. and Adaline (Shaw) Batchelder, and a sister of Gov- ernor Nahum J. Batchelder (see Batchelder IX). She left three children: Dalton, Robert and David J. He married (second), March 3. 1902, Lillian C. Turner, daughter of Lyman and Cynthia Turner, who was born at Cowansville, Province of Quebec, April 12, 1871. She was a graduate nurse of El- liot Hospital. and is a member of the Hanover Street Congregational Church. Her father has charge of the bridge construction of a section of the Canadian Pacific railroad.
(INT) Joseph, fifth son and child of Stephen and Abigail (Carter) Flanders, was born March 28, 1677, and died December 29, 1730, at the age of fifty-three years. He was three times married, but the maiden surnames of two of his wives cannot be ascertained. The Christian name of his first wife, who died in 1702, was Esther. That of his second wife, whom he married in 1703, was Hannah. She died May 5, 1714. On October 3, 1716, he married for his third wife Mary Thompson. By his first union there was one daughter, Ann. The children of his second . marriage were: Ezekiel Joseph, Nehemiah and Ebenezer. Those of his third mar- riage were: Phineas, Mary, Jeremiah and Moses.
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