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The first appearance of this family name in New England was in 1635, when the ship "Planter" of London, brought amongst her passengers three families to Boston, viz .: Richard Tuttle, his wife and three young children; John Tuttle (brother of Richard), his wife and four young children; and Williamı Tuttle, his wife and three young children. After remaining a few years in Charlestown, Wil- lian removed to New Haven, Connecticut, Richard settled in Boston, and his brother John in Ipswich.
(I) John Tuttle, the ancestor of the New Hampshire family of Tuttles, settled in Dover some time between 1633 and 1640. Tradition says he had a brother who settled in Connecticut; otherwise it is not known that he was connected with those who came in the "Planter" to Boston. There is a tradition current among his descendants that he came to Dover from Wales; another tradition says he came from the western part of England. In 1640 the name of John Tuttle appears among the principal citizens of Dover, on a protest against the project of Underhill to place the little republic of Dover under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts. John Tut- tle selected for his residence a charming site on the east side of Dover Neck "bounded with the river on the East, and the lott of Thomas Bearde on the South," and the "Greate High Street" on the West. John Tuttle owned eight acres of the pro- jected city which was laid out into house lots, of one quarter of an acre each. His plantation was on the "west side of Back River adjacent to the Three Creeks." This plantation embraced "lot No. 7," of the "twenty acre lots," which was laid out to John Tuttle in 1642. He also owned other land. He is styled "planter" in public records. He seems to have communicated to his posterity a bias for his own calling; for, with but very few exceptions, his descendants to this day have been "husband- men" tenaciously holding on to landed property, as illustrated by the fact of the uninterrupted own- ership of the farm, which he owned and cultivated more than two hundred and fifty years ago, by his descendants to this dav. John Tuttle died intestate in May or June, 1663, a well-to-do planter, probably aged about forty-five. He left a widow Dorothy, and four children: Elizabeth (?), Thomas, John and Dorothy.
(Il) Judge John (2), second son and third child of John (1) and Dorothy Tuttle, born in Dover, in 1646, died June, 1720, was a man of dis-
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tinction in civil and military life. He filled suc- cessively every public office within the gift of the citizens of Dover, and was appointed in 1695 judge of "Their Majesties' Court of Common Pleas" un- der the administration of Lieutenant Governor Usher. Ile was selectman of Dover in 1686-87-88, town clerk from 1694 to 1717, town treasurer in 1705, and other years following; member of the provincial assembly in 1698-99, 1705-06-07. He was one of the six commissioners sent from Dover to the convention of 1689, to "meet with the commis- sioners of ye other towns of ye Province, to confer about and resolve upon a method of government within the Province." In 1705 Colonel Richard Wal- dron and Judge Tuttle were the "two principal men" of Dover, chosen "to joyn with the Representatives of Said Province, and with them invested with full power to hear, debate, and determine matters re- Jating to Mr. Allen's Claim." Besides acting in the public capacities here named, he appears to have been during all this time chairman of the board of public surveyors of land. He was also one of the leading members of the church of Dover.
In a military capacity Judge Tuttle seems to have "done the state some service." In 1689 he was "Lieutenant John Tuttle" of the Dover military company. In 1692 he was captain of this company, and remained so for about ten years. He is ever afterwards called "Captain John Tuttle" in the pub- lic records. While captain he had charge of all the military defences of Dover, and was often en- gaged with his company, or with soldiers sent him, in scouting and hunting after the Indian enemy. He lived on the west side of Dover Neck, and his homestead reached from the road to Back river, and included what has ever since been called "Cap- tain's Ilill." He died in June, 1720, leaving a large estate which he disposed of by will among his chil- dren and grandchildren, His wife's name was Mary, and they were the parents of seven children: Mary, Thomas, Jolin, Sarah, Elizabeth, James and Ebe- nezer.
(III) Ensign John (3), second son and third child of Judge John (2) and Mary Tuttle, was born probably about 1676, held several civil offices, was ensign of the Dover military company, and is always referred to as "John Tuttle, Jr.," or "Ensign Tut- tle," in the records. He lived on the west side of Back river, on the farm which his grandfather, John (1) Tuttle owned in his lifetime. He also owned a large tract of land in the parish of Somers- worth, and another at Tale End. On May 7, 1712, while attending to some business at his mill, on the upper falls of the Cocheco, accompanied by liis eldest son, he was suddenly set upon by a party of maurading Indians, overpowered and slain. Thomas, his son, escaped. He married Judith, daughter of Richard and Rose (Stoughton) Otis, a woman of ability and intelligence, niece of Sir Nicholas Stoughton, baronet, and granddaughter of Anthony Stoughton, Esq., of Stoughton, in Surrey, England. Judith, at the time of the "Great Mas- sacre in Dover" in 1689, when her father and mother, brother and sister were slain, and her father's garrison burned by the Indians, was taken captive, with her two sisters, all young girls, and carried away; but the Indians were overtaken by a party of soldiers at Conway, on the way to Can- ada, and Judith and her two young sisters were rescued from their captors and brought back to Dover. Judith Tuttle was left a widow with six children, the eldest fourteen, and the youngest two
years old. They were : Mary, Thomas, Judith, Jolin, Dorothy, Nicholas and James.
(IV) John (4), second son and fourth child of Ensign John (3) and Judith (Otis) Tuttle, was born May 8, 1704, died February, 1774, was eight years old when his father was killed by the Indians. He lived on the west side of Back river, on a farm given him by his grandfather, Judge Tuttle. He is described as a man of intelligence, of a mild even temper, and much inclined to the religious belief of his brother Thomas, who was a member of the Society of Friends; but he never joined that sect. He married (first), Elizabeth, daughter of James and Prudence Nute. They were the parents of eleven children, the order of whose ages are uncer- tain ; John, Paul, Silas, Dorothy, Prudence, Hannah, Anne, Martha, Job, Esther and James.
(V) Silas, third son and child of John (4) and Elizabeth (Nute) Tuttle, was born on his father's farm in Dover, May 2, 1732, and died November 3, 1797. He was a school teacher, and something of a mathematician. He lived and died on the old homestead. He married Elizabeth, sister of Lydia Jacobs.
(VI) John (5), son of Silas and Elizabeth (Jacobs) Tuttle, was born in Dover, and died in Barnstead. He removed from Dover to Barnstead in 1776, and was a farmer there.
(VII) Colonel John (6), son of John and Dollie (Jacobs) Tuttle, was born in Barnstead, December IS. 1784. He married (first), Sallie Jacobs, Sep- tember 11, 1807, and for (second) wife, Martha Twambly, November 23, 1826, and for his third wife Hannah Stackpole, January 21, 1833. The children by the first union : Abigail, born December 27, 1807; George, March 20, 1810; Abigail, January 13, 1815; Levi, May 28, 1817; Margaret, March 16, 1819; Sallie, January 4, 1824. By his second wife : Martha Ann, November 2, 1831. By the third union, no family. Colonel John died October II, 1854.
(VIII) George, son of Colonel John and Sallie (Jacobs) Tuttle, born in Barnstead, March 20, ISIo, spent his early life on the farm, and acquired his education in the public schools of his native town. In 1846 he removed to Pittsfield and, for a number of years afterwards was employed in the Pittsfield Cotton Mill. On November 23, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers, and served in this regiment until June 5, 1863, but the hardship and exposure he had to endure proved too much for his constitution which was never very strong, and he was mustered out June 5. 1863, as aforementioned. After his dis- charge, he did little work and died in 1878. He married Judith ( Mason) Davis, September 29, 1834. Their children were: Hiram A., Henry F., born in Barnstead, 1840, came to Pittsfield in childhood, attended the public schools, and after leaving school worked in a shoe factory. lle married Angeline Spriggs, of Barnstead, and they had two children born to them: George B. and Carrie F. He served in the New Hampshire Volunteers from September 14, 1864, until the close of the war, and died January 26, 1885. Two children died in infancy.
(IX) Ilon. Hiram A., eldest of the two sons of George and Judith (Mason) (Davis) Tuttle, was born in Barnstead, October 16. 1837. When nine years old he accompanied his father's family on their removal to Pittsfield, and there attended the public schools and Pittsfield Academy. Before his six- teenth year he had been employed in several avo-
yours truly Hiram A Tutte
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cations. At this time he entered the employ of Lincoln & Shaw, clothiers, of Concord, where he remained several years. His ability and zeal in the discharge of his duties in Concord led his employers to establish him in the year 1854 in the management of a branch store at Pittsfield, of which he became the proprietor in 1858. His business increased gradually at first and then rapidly until his estab- lishment gained an extensive patronage, and has for years ranked among the largest clothing houses in the state. So favorably have patrons been im- pressed with the fairness of his dealings that in after years orders for goods are received from pat- rons who have removed to distant states and ter- ritories. Mr. Tuttle has now (1907) been the pro- prietor of one and the same business for fifty-three years, and is justly credited with being one of the oldest and most successful merchants in the state. The proper management of his mercantile affairs brought him large gains, and these he has invested not only to his own advantage but to the benefit of the citizens of his adopted town. In addition to his principal line of business, Mr. Tuttle has been extensively interested in banking, lumbering, and other industries. He is a trustee and president of the Pittsfield Savings Bank, trustee and president of Manchester Savings Bank, and a trustee of the Pittsfield Academy. He has deal largely in real estate and built many dwelling houses, including a fine residence for himself, and the best business buildings in the village. He was one of the pro- jectors and organizers of the Pittsfield Aqueduct Company, to which he subscribed a large part of of its capital stock. In all matters of public benefit he has been a prompt and generous supporter.
Mr. Tuttle attained his majority in 1859; all his relatives were Democrats, and the town of Pitts- field has been Democratic. for many years. When he announced his intention of voting the Republican ticket, the Democrats used their best efforts to dissuade him form his purpose, but without suc- cess. In 1860 the Republicans, though so long hopelessly beaten, placed Mr. Tuttle on their ticket as a candidate for town clerk and elected him, and the Democrats were defeated for the first time in thirty-three years. This was the beginning of his long career in the public service. In 1873 and 1874 he represented Pittsfield in the legislature. In 1876 he was appointed on the staff of Governor Cheney, governor's councillor, with the rank of col- onel. In 1878 he
elected a member of the executive council from the second dis- trict and re-elected the following year, under the new constitution, for the of two term years. In 1888 his name was presented to the state convention as a candidate for governor. He failed to receive the nomination at that time, but his friends felt that he was in the line of succession, and in 1890 he was nominated with practical unani- mity, and took his seat in January, 1891, after a spir- ited contest. The duties of the governorship were discharged by him with marked fidelity and credit. His administration was distinguished by many events of more than ordinary public importance, and through them all his unswerving steadfastness of purpose was conspicuous. Governor Tuttle attends the Episcopal Church and is a liberal contributor to the support of that denomination, but does not withhold his aid from other religious organizations. He has always proven himself a steadfast friend, a good neighbor, and a citizen of the highest type. Through the influence of his many estimable per-
sonal qualities, prosperity has always attended every enterprise he has undertaken.
He married. March 17, 1859, Mary C. French, born in Loudon, November 12, 1841, the only child of John L. and Mary B. M. French, of Loudon. They have had one child, Hattie French Tuttle, born January 17, 1861, and educated at Wellesley College. She married Frederick K. Folsom, of Boston, and died May 6, 1905, leaving two sons: Hiram Tuttle, born August II, 1890, and Charles Edward Balch, August 28, 1896. They attend St. Paul's School, Concord.
The family of Arnold is of great
ARNOLD antiquity, having its origin among an- cient princes of Wales, according to pedigree recorded in the College of Arms. They trace from Ynir, King of Gwentland, who flourished about the middle of the twelfth century, and who was paternally descended from Ynir, the second son of Cadwaladr, King of Britons, which Cadwaladr built Abergaveny in the county of Monmouth and its castle, which was afterwards rebuilt by Hamlet, ap Hamlet, ap Sir Druce, of Balladon in France, and portions of the wall still remains.
(II) Colwalder the Great. (III) Idnallo. (IV) Roderick Moelwynoc. (V) Conan Dyndveth- roy. (VI) Eisytht, Queen of Wales. (VII) Rod- erick Maur the Great. (VIII) Morgan Maur. (1X) Owen, King of Glenmorgan. (X) Ithal Dhu. (X1) Gugrant, King of Glenmorgan. (XII) Jes- tyn. (XIII) Ynir. This Ynir, King of Gwent- land, by his wife Nesta, daughter of Jestin, son of Gargan, King of Glamorgan, had a son
(XIV) Meric, who succeeded his father as King of Gwentland, and he left by his wife Eleanor, daughter of Onired, son of Jerworth, of the house of Trevor, a son
(XV) Ynir Vichan, who was also King of Gwentland, and who married Gladise, daughter of Rhys Goch, son of Maenerch, Lord of Astroydir, Brecknockshire, by whom he had a son
( XVI) Carador, Lord of Gwent, whose wife was Nesta. daughter and heir of Sir Rydereck le Gros, Knight, by whom he had a son
(XVII) Dyfnwall, Lord of Gwent, who mar- ried Joyes, daughter of Hamlet, son of Sir Druce, Duke of Belladon, in France. Her brother Hamlet rebuilt the castle of Abergavenny, as before men- tioned. Their son
(XVIII) Systyl, Lord of Upper Gwent, mar- ried Anwest, daughter and heir of Sir Peter Rus- sell, Knight, Lord of Kentchurch in the county of Hereford. and by her he had a son
(XIX) Arthur, married Jane, daughter of Lein, son of Moreidhec Harrion. Lord of Cantisblyn. Their son
(XX) Meric, married Anwest, daughter of Cradock, son of Einon, son of Golproyn, by whom he had a son
(XXI) Gwillim, married Jane, daughter and co-heir of Iver, son of Assylet, Lord of Lyho Taly- bout. and had a son
(XXII) Arnholt, married Janet, daughter of Phillip Fleming, Esq., and by her had a son
(XXIII) Arnholt, married Sybil, daughter of Madoc, son of Einon, son of Thomas, by whom he had a son
(XXIV) Roger Arnold, of Llamthony, in Mon- mouthshire, Esq., the first of the family who adopted a surname. He married Joan. daughter of Sir Thomas Gamage, Knight, Lord of Coytey or Coity,
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and had two sons. Joan (Gamage) Arnold traces her ancestry through Sir William Gamage, Gilbert de Gamage, Sarah de Tuberville, married William de Gamage. Lady Wenthian Talbot married Sir Payne de Tuberville. Lady Sarah de Beauchamp married Richard VI, Baron of Talbot. William VI, Baron de Beauchamp. Lady Isabelle de Maudwit married William V, Earl D. Maudwit. Lady Alice de Newbury married William VI, Earl de Maudwit. WValeram IV, Earl Warwick. Lady Gunreda War- ren married Roger de Belmont. William Gunreda Warren II. William, Earl of Warren, married Gunreda. William de Martel. Nicholas de Barch- arville de Clare. Baldrick Tewtonicus. Virgerius. Charles, Duke of Loraine. Louis IV, King of France. Edgar A. married Charles III, of France. Edward the Elder. Alfred the Great. King Ethel- wolf. Matilda married William the Conqueror. Adelis married Baldwing. Robert the Wise. Huch Capet. Huch the Great. Robert the Strong. Ar- nolph II. Baldwin . III. Baldwin II married Alph Alfritha, daughter of Alfred the Great. Arnolph the Great married Alice, great-great-great-grand- daughter of Charlemagne. Baldwin I. married Judith. Charles the Bald, grandson of Charlemagne.
(XXV) Thomas Arnold, married Agnes Wain- stead, who bore him a son
(XXVI) Richard Arnold, married Emmace Young, who bore him a son
(XXVII) Richard Arnold, married, and had a son (XXVIII) Thomas Arnold, married twice and by second wife had a son
(XXIX) Thomas Arnold, married Phebe Park- hurst. who bore him a son
(XXX) Eleazer Arnold, married
Eleanor Smith, who bore him a son
(XXXI) Joseph Arnold. married Mercy Staf- ford. who bore him a son.
(XXXII) Samuel Arnold, married Elizabeth , who bore him a daughter
(XXXIII) Elizabeth Arnold, married Christo- pher Brown, and her brother, Israel Anold, married Deborah Olney.
(XXXIV) Nabby Brown, married her cousin, Israel Arnold, II. son of Israel Arnold, I.
(XXXV) Charlotte Brown Arnold, married William Bibby, and their daughter, Maud Bell Bibby, who is a member of the Daughters of the Crown, and has her coat-of-arms, became the wife of Samuel De Wolf Lewis, of Newport, New Hamp- shire (see Lewis, IV).
ROBERTSON The Robertsons of Scotland are members of the clan Donna- chaidh, or Duncan, so called, it is said. from Duncan, its founder, a descendant of the earls of Athol. Ile was born about 1275, and inherited from his father Andrew a portion of the earldom of Athol, and was the first of the lairds of Struan, or Strowan. He was an adherent of Robert Bruce, and entertained and protected that king and his queen when in hiding after the defeat at Meth- ven in 1306. The clan has distinguished itself in many wars, and is said to have saved the day at Bannockburn. Many distinguished men in Europe and America are descended from the Robertsons of Struan. After the Scottish rebellions, many Robert- sons fled to Ireland whence they or their descend- ants came to America.
(1) William Robertson, who was born in the north of Ireland, February 8, 1703, came to New
Hampshire, and died in Pembroke, March 7. 1790. aged eighty-seven. He was one of the Londonderry colony, and after residing there for a time bought land in Pembroke in 1748, and afterward settled in that town. He married Margaret Woodend, a high- land girl, who was born October 20, 1705, and died in Pembroke, February 19, 1785, in her eightieth year. They had Thomas, John, William (died young), William, Rebecca, Andrew, Elizabeth, James, and Mary Hall.
(II) John, second son and child of William and Margaret (Woodend) Robertson, was born in Lon- donderry, June 9, 1732, and died in Bow, October II, 1816, aged eighty-four. He seems to have been of a roving disposition, as he is reported to have been a resident for periods more or less short, in Exeter, Haverhill, Ipswich, Andover. Plymouth. London- derry, Pembroke and Bow. Robertson's Ferry between Bow and Pembroke was named for him. He settled in Bow in 1766. served in the Revolution, and re- ceived August 4. 1779, forty pounds bounty money and twelve pounds travel money for military service. He married first, about 1756, Lydia Cales, of Exeter ;. second, about 1766, Elizabeth Lovejoy. The chil- dren of the first wife, born in Pembroke. were: Sarah, John, and Elizabeth; of the second wife, James, Ebenezer. and Mehitable.
(III) James, eldest child of John and Elizabeth (Lovejoy) Robertson, was born in Bow, May 13. 1767, and died April 1, 1847, aged eighty years. He was a skillful carpenter, prominent in town affairs. and the holder of various offices. He married, in 1792, Martha Parker, and they had nine children : Daniel M .. Elizabeth, Martha, James P., Hiram, David, Vashti P., Obadiah, and Susan.
(IV) James Parker, fourth child and second son of James and Martha ( Parker) Robertson, was born in Bow, December 1. 1802, and died in North- field. October 6, 1871, aged sixty-nine. He was a school teacher, farmer. gardener, and orchardist. He removed to Northfield, and settled on the bank of the Merrimack river in 1841. In 1850-52 he en- larged the buildings on his farm. He raised hops. a business his father had followed in Bow. He planted his first crop in 1842 and continued in the business until 1853. He held town offices at various times, and was collector of taxes when he died. He married first, at Bridgewater, January 22, 1828. Mary Ann Hammond, of Bridgewater, who was born Feb- ruary 18. 1808, and died April 22. 1860: second, May 1, 186t, Mary Ann Chase, of Litchfield, who died at Concord, September 6, 1808. The children of the first wife were: James L. and Charles H.
(V) James Lewis, elder of the two sons of James and Mary Ann ( Hammond) Robertson, was born at Bow, October 20, 1828, and died in North- field. December 17. 1856, aged twenty-eight years. Ile accompanied his parents in their removal from Bow in IS41, and assisted his father in every duty pertaining to farming, gardening and fruit raising, and labored on the neighboring farms. His educa- tion was gained in the public schools at Bow and "Oak Hill." He worked in a machine shop at Keene, and afterward in a needle factory at Frank- lin. On account of failing health he sought a change of climate and went to Kansas, where as a carpenter he assisted in erecting buildings. Ile married, De- cember 25. 185t, Elizabeth S. Carter, of Bow, who was born in Bow. October 5, 1829, and died June 16. 1871, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Robert- son) Carter. They had one child, Lillie Lewis Robertson, who was born in Northfield, October II,
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1856. She was educated in the public schools at "Oak Hill" and "The Interval" in Canterbury, which was supplemented by one year at Tilton Seminary. She was married November 30, 1882, at the paternal homestead in Northfield, to Charles Edward Hodg- don (see Hodgdon VIII). Soon after her marriage she became a member of Union Rebekah Lodge. No. 3. of Portsmouth, and is now a member also of the Society of the American Revolution. She is his- torian of the Helen Seavey Quilting Party of Ports- mouth, and a charter member of Strawberry Bank Grange, No. 251 ; a member of East Rockingham Pomona Grange, No. 11; and of the New Hamp- shire State Grange. She is also vice-president of the Home Mission Society, and a King's Daughter of the Middle Street Church: member of the Graffort Club, and ranger of Section No. 1, Naval League of the United States.
ROBERTSON This family of Robertson has been resident in America less than a century, and its members
from the immigrant to the present generation have been energetic, progressive and highly respectable citizens, engaged in industrial pursuits of benefit to the country.
(I) William Robertson, the immigrant, was born in Lasswade, Scotland, July 21. 1793, and died in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, January 12, 1867. Lit- tle or nothing is known of his early life, except that he served seven years as an apprentice at the paper maker's trade. In April, 1819. he came to America with his wife, and settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, six weeks later: and there resided about two years, and probably worked at his trade. He then re- moved to Hartford, Connecticut. where he lived until 1823. when he returned to Halifax where he engaged in paper making, and whence he removed to estab- lish himself in the same line of manufacture at Pit- ney, Vermont. There he spent his life until in old age he moved with his wife to Hinsdale, New Hampshire, where they passed the remainder of their lives near the home of one of their sons. Mr. Robertson married, in Edinburg. Scotland. February 14, 1817, Christina Ross, of Edinburg, born Decem- ber 28, 1793, died at Hinsdale, New Hampshire, Oc- tober 8, 1866. She was a daughter of John and Ann (Harper) Ross, who were married in Gilmerton in 1788, and were the parents of five children: Chris- tina, Margaret. Elizabeth, Isabella and Catherine. John Ross was born in the parish of Logie Easter, Ross-shire. Scotland, 1763, died July, 1851. His wife died in 1836. John Ross was a son of Alexander Ross, who was a farmer on the estate of Admiral Sir Lockhart Ross, Bart., of Balmagowan. Ross- shire, Scotland. In 1771 he removed to Falkirk, and about 1773 to Gilmerton, four miles from Edinburgh, He was the father of three sons-John. William and George-and two daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson had seven children: Ann, born in Edin- burgh. January 25, 1818. Marion E .. born in Hali- fax. April 25. 1820, died May 8, 1888. George, horn in Hartford. Connecticut, April 19, 1822. John, horn in Halifax October 4, 1824. Jane R .. born in Put- ney, Vermont. September 27, 1831. Edward C., born in Putney, September 27. 1831. Christina C., born in Putney. Vermont, April 21, 1836. Mrs. Robert- son is spoken of by one who knew her as being in her old age "one of the most delightful old ladies we ever recollect to have seen,-so brisk. so cheery and sympathetic. so fresh and young was she in all her feelings and impulses to the last." Both re-
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