Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. II, Part 47

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 874

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(V) Lieutenant John (4), third child and eld- est son of Deacon John (3) and Elizabeth (Adams) Cummings, was born June 1. 1710, and died Septem- ber 20, 1789. After his marriage he resided for a long time in Groton, Massachusetts. He served in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars. receiving there the title by which he was afterwards known, and when quite advanced in life removed to Hancock, New Hampshire. He and his wife were among the first seventeen members of the Congregational Church at Hancock. He was buried in Hancock churchyard, now Pine Ridge cemetery, his gravestone being the first one erected there, 1790. He married January 28, 1736, Sarah Law- rence, daughter of Eleazer and Mary Lawrence. of Littleton. She died October 3, 1799, aged eighty- three. Their children were John, Eleazer, Sarah, Peter. Mitty, Reuben and Sybil.

(VI) Captain John (5). eldest child of Lieu- tenant John (4) and Sarah (Lawrence) Cummings. was born in Groton, Massachusetts, March 16. 1737, and died October 5, 1805. He settled in Ilollis, New Hampshire, as early as 1758, in which year he was assessed there, and was a resident of the town until June, 1779, when he was in Hancock and re- moved there in 1782 or '83. He resided and at one time owned a house in the north part of that town. He enlisted in the army of the Revolution. April 19, 1775, was ensign in the company of seventy men from Hollis under Captain Dow. in Colonel Prescott's regiment, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of captain, a title he ever afterwards bore. It is not known how long he remained in the army. He was always prominent in the affairs of the town, and labored zealously for its welfare although he differed in religious views from the majority of its townsmen. He was married August 6, 1761. to Rebecca Reed, who was born in 1742, and died October 28, 1807, daughter of Peter Reed, of Littleton, Massachusetts. Their chil- dren were Peter. Rebecca (died young). Sarah, John, Rebecca, Abagail, Asahal, Henry, Benaiah, Betty, Adams and Polly.

(VII) Adams, eleventh child and sixth son of Captain Jolin (5) and Rebecca (Reed) Cummings,

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was born in llollis, New Hampshire, and died in Durham, Canada, 1822. He was a farmer in early life. but later became merchant. He resided in Nashville, now par tof Nashua. New Hampshire. whence he early removed to Lyndon, Vermont, and about 1816 removed to Durham, Province of Que- bec, Canada. He married Leah Hubbard. of Ches- terfield, New Hampshire, and they had ten children : Amos, Hubbard, Gerushia, Elizabeth, Leah. Sarah. Hiram, Esther, Noah and Mary. (Noah and de- scendants are noticed further in this article ).

(VIII) Hirah third son and seventh child of Adams and Leah (Hubbard) Cummings, was born at Lyndon, Vermont, March 4. 1807. He married Hannah Seavey, born in Pelham, New Hampshire, August 23, 1806. They had eight children: David S .. whose sketch follows; William C., Lorinda. Hi- ram E., Henry Harrison, Cordelia. Hannah Fran- ces and Miles.

(IX) David S., eldest child of Hiram and Han- nah (Seavey) Cummings, was born at Colebrook, New Hampshire. December 12. 1828. He was a farmer all his life, and during his last years was a member of the Advent Church. For ten years pre- ceding his death he was a helpless cripple as the result of a rheumatic fever. On March 21, 1852, David S. Cummings married Louisa, daughter of Moody and Eunice (Carr) Little, who was born January 30, 1831. They had five children: Charles MI., Willard, whose sketch follows, Laura, Clark and Loren. David S. Cummings died December 18, 1878.

(X) Willard, second son and child of David S. and Louisa (Little) Cummings, was born at Cole- brook, New Hampshire, January 21, 1855. He was educated in the district schools of the day, but he early learned lessons in the school of experience. From the age of fifteen he was obliged to take charge of the farm, as both his father and elder brother were entirely helpless, and the place was heavily in debt. Misfortunes pressed heavily upon the family. The eldest boy was helpless for seven years. Willard Cummings worked hard at hum- dentally swallowed a copper rivet. and was slowly poisoned, meeting his death after an illness of two years. Willard Cummings worked hard at lum- bering in the winter and farming in summer. He transported lumber and supplies for the Berlin Lumber Company, and has worked for them twenty winters in all. By diligent labor and economy he at last succeeded in clearing the entire farm from the mortgage. He now has the finest set of build- ings in the county, all of which he put up him- self. Ile owns three hundred acres in the home farm, and has about two hundred more scattered over the township. He is a Democrat in politics. and has served as selectman for nine terms, begin- ning in 1888, and being re-elected at intervals until 1907. Mr. Cummings is a fine example of the success that attends persistent industry, even when heavily handicapped by early drawbacks. On July 4. 1884. Willard Cummings married Mariette, daugh- ter of George and Mary (Hammond) Banister. of Colebrook, and they have had ten children: Walter.

born February 17. 1888; George. born April 10, 1890; Charles, born August 22, 1892: Flora, born Septem- her 14. 1896: Wilbur, born May 20, 1900: Clarence. horn September 20, 1901. The three eldest died in infancy, and the eighth died in childhood.

(VIII) Noah, ninth child and fourth son of Adams and Leah (Hubbard) Cummings, was born in Lyndon, Vermont. September 3. 1810, and died in

Colebrook, New Hampshire, February 6, 1860 He settled in Colebrook in 1828, and spent the remainder of his life there as a farmer. He married March 13. 1837, Almira J. Kidder, who was born in Bristol. New Hampshire. February 4, 1813, and died De- cember 16. 1896, aged eighty-four years nearly daughter of Daniel H. and Elizabeth (Chandler) Kidder. They had two children: Daniel Erastus, who is mentioned below : and Elvira, who was born in Colebrook, June 8, 1841. She married November 8. 1842, Milton, son of John and Edith (Tirrill) Harriman, born in Stewartstown. November 13, 1835. He died January 15, 1899. They resided on the old farm, where the father settled March 15. 1837

(IX) Daniel Erastus, only son of Noah and Almira J. (Kidder) Cummings, was born in Cole- brook, February 1, 1840. He was educated in the common schools and at Colebrook Academy, and was engaged in farming until 1870, when he went into a store where he was employed until 1873. but finding this employment detrimental to his health he gave it up. He was a Democrat in politics, and has held office : has been town elerk twenty-five years consecutively, entering on his twenty-sixth year. April 1, 1907: was representative in the legislature in 1874 and '75: delegate to the Constitutional Con- vention in 1880, and has settled various estates. He now resides at Colebrook. He is a Mason. and a member of Evening Star Lodge. No. 37. of Cole- brook. He married July 13. 1874. Lucy A. Eceles- ton, who was born in South Kingston. Rhode Is- land, March 15. 1848, daughter of George W. and Mary A. (Jaques) Eccleston.

(II) Isaac (2), second son and child of Isaac (1) Cummings, was born in 1633. At the age of thirty he received from his father a farm of one hundred acres in Topsfield, Massachusetts. He was elected deacon of the church in 1686, and was an influential man in the town. serving as selectman. treasurer, constable and tithingman. In 1675 he was impressed for the Narragansett expedition, and in 1678 he was styled sergeant in the list of those who took the oath of allegiance. On November 27, 1650. Isaac (2) Cummings married Mary, daughter of Robert Andrews. There were ten children: Three sons born between August 28, 1660, and December 6. 1662. all of whom died at birth: Isaac (3), whose sketch follows: John. Thomas, Mary, Rebecca. Abi- gail and Stebbins. The latter was born February 27. 1680-81, and "dyed by the hands of the Indians on the third Day of July. 1706." The will of Deacon Isaac (2) Cummings was probated June 10 1721. and among other bequests he gives his son Thomas, "my English dictionary," which was rather an un- 11sual possession for the time. Mrs. Mary (An- drews) Cummings died before 1712. but the exact date is not known.

(III) Isaac (3). eldest living child of Deacon Isaac (2) and Mary ( Andrews) Cummings, was born in Topsfield. Massachusetts. September 15. 1664. He owned land in Boxford, given him by his father. but it is probable that he never lived there as his home seems always to have been either in Topsfield or Ipswich. In 1721 both he and his wife were dismissed from the church in the former to the church in the latter town. Isaac (3) Cum- mings was twice married. On December 25. 1688, he married Alice Howlett. daughter of Thomas Howlett. who died leaving three children : Lydia. Isaac (4), whose sketch follows; and Alice. On December 23, 1696, he married Frances Sherwin,

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of Boxford, who must have attained a good old age, as her death did not occur till March 13, 1770. There were four children by the second marriage : Mercy, Jemima, Pallatiah and Jerusha. Isaac (3) Cummings died August 7, 1746.

(IV) Isaac (4), only son and second child of Isaac (3) Cummings and his first wife, Alice How- lett, was baptized April 24, 1692, at Topsfield, Mas- sachusetts. He was a yeoman and lived in Ipswich. On March 8, 1716-17, he married Abigail. daughter of Joseph and Prudence (Foster ) Boardman. There were six children: Abigail, Elisha, whose sketch follows: Mary, Joseph, Hannah and Pelatiah. Isaac (4) Cummings died October 12, 1761. and his widow died October 5, 1771, "an aged woman."

(V) Elisha, eldest son and second child of Isaac (4) and Abigail (Boardman) Cummings, was bap- tized August 2, 1719, in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Some time after 1757 he removed to Bridgewater, New Hampshire, being the first of his line to come to this state. He had a long and faithful record in the war of the Revolution, serving in three differ- ent companies. Elisha Cummings was twice mar- ried: First, to Mary Andrews, of Boxford, Mas- sachusetts. on November 22, 1744, and second, to the Widow Jemima Marston, on July 30, 1746. There were these children of whom the eldest be- longed to the first marriage. The children were: Mary, John, John and Andrew (twins), Isaac, Elisha, Nathaniel, Hannah and Andrew. There is no record of the deaths of either himself or his wife.

(VI) Isaac Cummings was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts, April 24, 1751. He married Betsy Boynton, daughter of John Boynton, and resided in Meridith or New Hampton, New Hampshire. He was a Revolutionary soldier. serving through a long period. Their children were John, Polly, Joseph, Betsy, William, Dolly, Nancy and Mahala.

(VII) Joseph, son of Isaac and Betsey (Boynton) Cummings, was born July 6, 1781, either in Meredith or New Hampton, New Hampshire. He was a car- penter by trade, and also a farmer. He lived in New Hampton for several years, and afterwards removed to Lisbon, where he died. On June 17, 1812, he married Mary Huse, a descendant of Hannah Dus- tin. She was born August 3, 1787, in Sanbornton. New Hampshire. There seven children : Greenleaf, William H., Joseph, Stephen H., Noalı, Mary H., and Betsey. Joseph Cuinnings died Feb- ruary 10, 1864 and his wife died January 29, 1859, both in Lisbon. New Hampshire.

(VIII) William Huse, second son and child of Joseph and Mary (Huse) Cummings, was born January 10. 1817, in New Hampton, New Hampshire. He attended the district schools of his native town, but his education was largely obtained by private reading and study, a habit which he continued through life. At the age of seventeen he left home and entered the store of Major Ebenezer Kimball, in New Chester, working the first year for thirty- five dollars and board. After clerking for three years he purchased the business in 1837, and con- ducted it alone for two years. In 1840 he went to Lisbon, New Hampshire, where he stayed a year in the employment of Allen & Cummings. The next eight years were spent in Haverhill, New Hampshire, where he was in partnership with John L. Rix for five years, afterwards conducting the business by himself. In 1849 he returned to Lisbon, where for more than forty years he was prominently identi- fied with business and public affairs. He was a

member of the firm of Allen, Cummings & Company, engaged in merchandising, lumbering, banking and manufacturing, till he retired from active business in 1875. For more than eighteen years he was presi- dent of the Wells River, Vermont, National Bank, and he dealt largely in real estate, building some sixty houses, which he afterwards sold to men on installments. In politics he was an uncompromising Democrat, serving as representative in 1856 and 1883, and as state senator in 1877 and 1878. He was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1876, which nominated Tilden. In early life he was interested in the Masonic fraternity, was a charter member of Kane Lodge, and for twenty-six years and active member of Franklin Chapter, holding all the offices in these organizations. He was an original member of St. Girard Commandery, Knights Templar, of Littleton. In 1853 he bought a tract of land on the castern side of the Ammonoosuc, former- ly owned by Hamlin Rand, and upon the hill over- looking the village of Lisbon he built the house which became his permanent home, developing a beautiful estate from a rough pasture. Mr. Cum- mings was a man of quiet and unostentatious be- nevolence, always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. The Congregational Church of Lis- bon was organized in 1878, and for thirteen years Mr. Cummings was treasurer and chairman of the board of trustees. In 1893, two years after his death, his family gave the church a pipe organ in memory of one who had always contributed liberally to its support. On October 3. 1843. William Huse Cum- mings married Harriet Sprague Rand, daughter of Hamlin and Harriet Sprague Rand, who was born in Bath. New Hampshire, April 8, 1817. There were three children: Harriet S., William Edward and Mary Rand. Harriet S. Cummings was born August 24, 1844, at Haverhill, New Hampshire, married Oliver P. Newcomb, of Lisbon, on Octo- ber 20, 1869. and died April 29, 1903. William Ed- ward Cummings, the only son, was born March 12, 1846, at Lisbon. and died at the age of twenty-one, March 12, 1867. William H. Cummings died July 15, 1801, at Lisbon, New Hampshire.

The Pattersons of Manchester, PATTERSON Derry, and other towns in New Hampshire, are the descendants of John Patterson, a native of Argyleshire, Scotland, who migrated to Ireland and settled there in the first half of the seventeenth century. There his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren lived. One of the latter. Peter. and his descendants are mentioned in this article.

(I) Peter, a great-grandson of John Patterson, of Scotland and Ireland, was born in Ireland, 1716. About the year 1730 he came from the parish of Priestland, town of Glenluse, county of Antrim, Ire- land, to Londonderry, and there purchased a farm, in 1736, which has ever since been occupied by his descendants. He married, in 1744, Grisey C. Wilson, horn 1722, daughter of Thomas Wilson, of the Double Range. They had eight children, three sons -Robert, Thomas and John-and five daughters- Rachel, Margaret, Sarah, Grisey and Elizabeth.

(II) Thomas, second son of Peter and Grisey C. (Wilson) Patterson, was born in Londonderry, October 23, 1746. He was a man of high character and possessed those admirable mental traits which he transmitted to his children, whose opportunities were vastly superior to his and who became prom-

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inent and useful citizens. His life was spent in subduing the wilderness and preparing the land for generations to come. He married, June 1. 1775, Elizabeth Wallace, born October 14, 1755, daughter of James and Mary (Willson) Wallace. They had twelve children, all of whom except one son who died in infancy lived to adult age and were settled in life. The children were: Gissey, James, Peter, who held office in New Hampshire and later was a member of the New York legislature and county judge; Robert, Mary, Margaret, Thomas, Washing- ton, who went to New York and was elected to con- gress; Elizabeth, Jane, David and George W., who was speaker of the New York house of representa- tives and lieutenant-governor.

(III) Thomas, fourth son and seventh child of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson, was born August 11, 1786. He followed in the foot- steps of his forefathers, and lived upon the original Patterson homestead which consisted of one hun- dred and fifty acres. He was a man of industry and integrity, and a worthy descendant of his ancestors. He married, April 30, 1818, Hannah Duncan, born .April 26, 1798, daughter of John and Jane (Mc- Murphy) Duncan.

(IV) John Duncan, eldest son and second child of Thomas and Hannah (Duncan) Patterson. was born on the ancestral homestead, April 13, 1821. He was a man of wealth and influence, and a leading citizen of his town and county, highly respected for his natural good sense and personal integrity. He served as clerk in a store in Candia, New Hamp- shire, and in 1854 removed to Manchester. same state, where he engaged in trade until his retire- ment from active pursuits. He took an active part in the affairs of the cities in which he resided. He attained the thirty-second degree in Masonry. He served as high priest of Mount Horeb Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; commander of Trinity Com- mandery, Knights Templar of Manchester; grand high priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter ; grand commander and grand prelate of the Grand Com- mandery of Knights Templar, of New Hampshire. He was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he held offices. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Candia, and later of Manchester, in which he served as clerk for many years. He died June 12. 1897, aged seventy-six years.

Mr. Patterson married, in Candia, September 24. 1846. Hannah Eaton, born April 7, 1823, daughter of Henry and Hannah Eaton. (see Eaton). Their children are: William Wallace, born in Candia, New Hampshire. September 29. 1847, now in Cali- fornia settling an estate there of John D. Patterson. Ile married Mary Gordon, of Geneva, New York. Ilannah Elizabeth. born January 10, 1850, married, October 22, 1874. Judge llenry E. Burnham, of Man- chester. (See Burnham 1X).

(I) Willian Patterson, a brother of Peter Pat- terson, (q.v.) came from Ireland to Londonderry about the year 1724, and settled on Patterson hill, afterward Smith's hill. Ile was a great-grandson of John Patterson, who removed from Argyleshire, in Scotland to Ireland about one hundred years be- forc the cmigration of William to America. Wil- liam had five sons and several daughters. The sons were: John, Robert, Peter, Adam and David.

(II) Robert, second son of William Patterson, settled in New Boston.

(III) William. probably a son of Robert Patter- son, was born in New Boston. He was a wheel-

wright in South Merrimack and also a dealer in real estate. In politics he was a Whig, and in religious sentiment a Congregationalist. He married (first ) Nichols, and (second) - Farwell, of Merri- mack. He had by the first marriage William, Zac- cheus, and Perkins and by the second, Elizabeth. (IV) Zaccheus, son of William and

(Nichols) Patterson, was born in New Boston in 1800, and died in 1854, aged about fifty-five years. After the close of his school days he removed to Derry, and later to Merrimack, where he bought a farm on which his son George now resides. He was a wheelwright and worked at his trade the greater part of his life. He was a Congregationalist in re- ligion, and a Whig in politics and held some town offices. He was fond of military display and was captain of the Merrimack Rifles. He was also a Free Mason. He married Sarah Farnham, daughter of James Farnham of Salem, Massachusetts. She died July, 1887, aged ninety-two years. Their chil- dren were: William N., James F., Jedd F., and George E., whose sketch follows.

(V) George E., youngest child of Zaccheus and Sarah (Farnham) Patterson, was born in Merri- mack, June 20, 1836. He was educated in the dis- trict schools, and at the age of sixteen went to the northern part of the state and engaged in the lum- ber business at Wentworth fourteen years. He en- listed in Company K, Twelfth Regiment. New Hampshire Volunteers, in August, 1862, and served one and a half years, being discharged at Brattle- boro, Vermont, 1864. He saw hard service and was present at the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia. After his return to New Hampshire he bought a farm in Dorchester, where he resided a year and then sold out. In 1868 he returned to the old home- stead in Merrimack, where he has since resided. He is a carpenter and has worked at that trade when his presence was not required on the farm. He has been road surveyor, a member of the school board four years ; selectman, eleven years, and representa- tive one term, 1887-88. He is a member of Post No. 83. Grand Army of the Republic, and of the Golden Cross, a mutual insurance association. He married (first) November 27, 1867, in Dorchester, New Hampshire, Bertha P. Youngman Roberts, daughter of Jabez and Emma (Baldwin) Youngman, of Dor- chester. She died May, 1875, and he married (sec- ond) May 15, 1878. in Rumney, Anna M. Foster, who was born June 16. 1855, and died June 25, 1895. She was the daughter of John and Lois (Burley) Foster, of Wentworth. The only child of the first marriage was George F., who was born November 5. 1870. He married Bertha Gordon, of Connecti- cut. The children by the second wife are: Nellie M., Ned F., Horace P., Susan V., and Sarah Lois. Nellie M. married Albert II. Harris, and lives in East Pepperell, Massachusetts.

This is one of the old New England HEALEY names. and was identified with the first settlement of Chester in this state, where it has continued down to the present day. The subdivisions of that town have removed some of the carly plantations without the limits of the present rown bearing that name. They have proven excellent citizens and have lent credit and prestige to the community.

(1) William Healey was born in 1613, and was the immigrant progenitor of a large posterity. He was very early an inhabitant of Lyme, Massachusetts. whence he removed to Roxbury and later to Cam-

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bridge. He had five wives, four of whom bore him children. The records of Roxbury show that he had born in that town children by the name of Hannah, Samuel, Elizabeth and one other. His wife died at the birth of the youngest, as did also the child. November 8, 1649. The second wife bore him Sarah and William. after which she died, and he was married in Cambridge, October 14, 1653. to Grace Butterice. Their children were : Grace, Mary, Nathaniel and Martha. He was married, fourth, August 15, 1661, to Phoebe, daughter of Bartholo- new Green, and she was the mother of Samuel, Paul and Mary. She died and he was married No- vember 20, 1677, to the widow Sarah Brown. He became prison keeper a: Cambridge in 1764, and so continued until December 29. 1682, when he was removed for misconduct. He died November 29. 1683. aged seventy years.

(II) Samuel, son of William Healey and eldest child of his fourth wife. Phoebe Green, was born September 14, 1662, in Cambridge, and resided in that part of Hampton which is now Hampton Falls. After the death of his first wife Hannah (surname unknown), he married (second) September 16, 1693, Judith. daughter of Henry and Ruth Roby. He mar- ried (third) June 17. 1725. Elizabeth (surname un- known), who died November 27, 1728, aged sixty- eight years. He had children : Samuel, William. Mary and Nathaniel.

(III) William (2), second son and child of Sam- 11el and Hannah Healey, was born January 29, 1690, in Hampton Falls. He was one of the original grantees of the town of Chester, and settled there about 1728 on home lot number seven. His will was made in 1767 and proved in 1772, indicating the time of his death. He was married in 1715 to Mary, daughter of Benjamin Sanborn, and their children were : Phoebe, Joanna. Samuel, Mary, Dorothy, Sa rah. Paul and Hannah. All, except the last two, were born at Hampton Falls.

(IV) Samuel, elder son and second child of Wil- liam and Mary ( Sanborn) Healey, received by deed from his father a portion of his lands knowns as Old Hundreds number one hundred ten which he settled. He sold part of this in 1745 and the balance in 1765, but probably did not remove from the town. His wife's name was Elizabeth, and his children were: William Smith, Sarah. Samuel, Lydia, Jon- athan. Elizabeth and Abigail. Perhaps some of these died in infaney, as Chase's "History of Chester" gives the children of a second wife as Flanders, Ben- jamin, Jonathan and Elizabeth.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. II, Part 47

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923 Publication date: 1908 Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 874

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 874