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 66

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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This name is well known in cer- WOODHEAD tain localities in England, and is of ancient origin, but on this side of the Atlantic ocean has few representatives, and those of comparatively recent residence in America. Genealogical references make no mention of the name. although it has been held by a few persons of earlier immigration than the family proposed to be

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treated in this place. The surname Woodhead is understood as having been first applied to people of Yorkshire, England, whose place of abode was at Royal Edge, near Huddenfield.

(1) James Woodhead lived in Yorkshire many generations ago, and had a family, one of his sons being Abraham Woodhead.

(II) Abraham (1), son of James Woodhead, lived in Yorkshire, and had a wife Sarah and eleven children, among them a son. Luke Woodhead.

(111) Luke, son of Abraham and Sarah Wood- head, married Hannah Dalton, of his shire town, and had nine children : Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, William, John, James and Abraham Wood- head.

(1\') Abraham (2), youngest son and child of Luke and Hannalı (Dalton) Woodhead, was born and spent his early life in Yorkshire. By trade he was a maker of cloths, a skilled workman and a man of good principles, industrious and provident. In the course of time he married, and his wife waited on the little store they kept at Meltham while he went daily to his work in the cloth mill. In this way the frugal family laid by a sum of money suffi- cient to pay their passage to this country, and yet have a little left. In 1873 Mr. Woodhead sailed with his family for America and landed at Boston. At that time he had not a single acquaintance in the whole country, but his skill as a workman soon se- cured for him a place in a mill at Amesbury, Mas- sachusetts, where he worked a short time and then came to Marlborough, New Hampshire; and from that time he never has wanted for profitable em- ployment. In Marlborough he was made overseer of the carding room in a cloth mill, and worked there four years at better wages than he ever be- fore had earned; and as he proved perfectly com- petent and trustworthy his employers placed him in charge of a new mill at Hillsborough, New Hamp- shire, where he has lived since July, ISSo. For more than twenty-five years Mr. Woodhead has filled a responsible position in the Hillsborough Woolen Mills, and while much has been required of him, much has he given, and his labors have received their fair reward. He has been faithful. hence pros- perous, and is the owner of three commodious and modern houses in the village of Hillsborough. He and his family are members of the Congregational Church, and take an earnest interest in the social life of the village. He married Emily Armitage, of Lindley, England, and they have two children- Arthur and Elsie Clarissa Woodhead.

The Tripps are of Scotch-Irish ancestry TRIPP and descended from the Covenanters. Coercion even rigid persecution could force those sturdy Scotch people to renounce their religious faith, and when their ancient homes on the moorlands and among the glens became un- tenable, they sought an abiding place in the north of Ireland, from whence many of them emigrated to America. A large contingent of these emigrants settled in the Granite State, where the influence en- gendered by their sturdy characteristics and sound moral precepts is still prevalent.

(I) Richard (1) Tripp arrived from the north of Ireland shortly after 1720. and ultimately settled in Epsom. In common with his contemporaries of the same race he was a zealous churchman, an earn- est advocate of righteousness in all things whatso- ever, including the most trifling transaction between himself and his fellow-townsmen, and his sterling

integrity and unwavering devotion to the general welfare of the community cannot be too highly esti- mated by his descendants. For many years he served as a selectman in Epsom, and in various other ways he rendered valuable public services. His death occurred about the year 1810. He mar- ried Ann McClary. daughter of Andrew McClary, and a member of a prominent Scotch-Irish family. Andrew McClary arrived at Boston from Ulster, Ireland, in 1726, and about the year 1738 he went to Epsom. Besides Ann he had Margaret and Jane, and two sons, John and Andrew. Andrew McClary, Jr., servd in the Revolutionary war, as did also the latter's nephew, General Michael McClary. Ann ( McClary) Tripp became the mother of two sons, Richard and John.

(II) Richard (2), eldest son of Richard (I) and Ann Tripp, was born in Epsom, and resided there his entire life. He was one of the most able farmers of that town in his day. At the breaking- out of the Revolutionary war he enlisted in the Con- tinental army and served under General Stark at the battle of Bennington. Like his father he was a zealous church member, and served the community in other useful ways, participating in civic affairs as a member of the board of selectmen. His wife was before marriage Sally and their chil- dren were: James, born in 1816; Jeremiah, ISIS; John, 1821; Susan, 1823; Saralı, 1826; and Jane, 1827 or '28. Susan married George R. Calton, and be- came the mother of three children. Sarah married William Parker, and Jane married Jolin Cotrell.

(III) James, eldest son of Richard and Sally Tripp, was born in Epsom, 1816. The active period of his life was devoted to farming, and he owned one hundred and fifty acres of excellent tillage land which yielded him good financial returns. In poli- tics he acted with the Democratic party. His in- terest in the moral and religious welfare of the town was characteristic of his family. He lived to be an octogenarian and his death occurred in Epsom, 1899. February 2, 1843, he married Isabella Prescott, who was born in Pembroke in June, 1816, fifth child and fourth daughter of John Morrill and Hannah (Dickey) Prescott. She was a descendant in the ninth generation of James Prescott, of Dryby, Lin- colnshire, England, who immigrated in 1665, settling in Hampton, New Hampshire. He was one of the original proprietors of Kingston, going there to re- side in 1725, and his death occurred November 5, 1728. His widow died October 6, 1735. In 1668 he married Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Grace Boulter, of Exeter. From James the line of descent is through John (2). Jedediah (3), Rev. John (4), and John M. (5) Prescott. Rev. John Prescott mar- ried Mehitable Morrill, and his son, John Morrill Prescott, who was born April 12, 1777, married Hannah Dickey, of Epsom, daughter of David and Rachel (Hanover) Dickey. Their children were: Chloe, married Jeremiah Tripp: Morrill; Rachel H .; Mary G., and Isabella. Mrs. Isabella (Prescott) Tripp died in Epsom, 1901, leaving one son.

(IV) James H., only child of James and Isa- bella (Prescott) Tripp, was born at the homestead in Epsom. June 15, 1849. He was educated in the public schools and when not engaged in study he assisted his father upon the farm, which he eventu- ally inherited. As a general farmer he advanced in prosperity, taking advantage of every opportunity for increasing his facilities, and by adding adjoining land to the original homestead property he is now the owner of four hundred acres. His farm build-

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ings are neat and attractive, plainly denoting the thrifty habits of their owner, and the substantial dwelling-house in which he was born, erected con- siderably more than a century ago, is in an excellent state of preservation. For the past two years he has divided his time between agricultural and mer- cantile pursuits, having purchased jointly with his son, in 1904, a general country store located in that part of Epsom which is known as Short Falls, and this enterprise is in a most flourishing condition. As a Democrat he has participated quite actively in local civic affairs, having been a selectman for six years, and tax-collector three years ; and was three times elected a member of the school committee, but declined on account of business pressure to serve a third term in that body. As an Odd Fellow he has occupied all of the important chairs in his lodge, including that of noble grand, and is also a member of the local grange, Patrons of Husbandry. His religious affiliations are with the Congregation- alists.

In June. 1868, Mr. Tripp was united in marriage with Sarah L. Moses, who was born in Epsom, No- vember 25, 1841, daughter of Dearborn B. Moses, of Epsom (see Moses, VI). The only child of this union is Walter H. Tripp, who is now in business with his father at Short Falls.

This name is an unusual one, and its SCRUTON derivation is obscure. It is found occasionally in the records of Dover, Farmington, Strafford and other places on the east side of the state, but no mention has been discov- ered carlier than the beginning of the nineteenth century. In England the name is written Scrutton, and is worthily borne by a member of the King's counsel. Thomas Edward Scrutton, who was re- cently professor of Constitutional Law and History in University College, London.

(I) Joseph Scruton, son of Jonathan Scruton, of Farmington, New Hampshire, whose father emi- grated from Ireland about 1750, was born about the beginning of the nineteenth century. He was a farmer, and lived and died in Strafford, this state. Joseph Scruton married Louisa Brock, daughter of John and Lydia (Tuttle) Brock, of Strafford, and they had eleven children: Stephen B., whose sketch follows ; Daniel, John F., Denman D .. Sarah B., Louise, Mary J., Albion J., and three who died in infancy.

(Il) Stephen B., eldest child of Joseph and Louisa (Brock) Scruton, was born at the old home in Strafford, New Hampshire, June 20, 1840. He spent his youth on this place, and about 1863 came to Rochester, New Hampshire, and entered the Wal- lace shoe factory, where he has remained ever since as foreman of the bottoming department. Mr. Scruton is a Republican in politics. and attends the Unitarian Church. On November 25, 1863, Stephen B. Scruton married Martha A. Wallingford, daugh- ter of Jacob B. and Lydia R. (Horne) Wallingford, of Rochester. Alrs. Martha A. ( Wallingford) Scruton is a nicce of Jesse R. Ilorne and a direct descendant of the Earl of Wallingford. They had three sons: Walter Stephen, born January 26, 1865 ; Charles H., April 21, 1866, and Leon Elmonte, whose sketch follows. Walter Stephen Scruton was grad- uated from Dartmouth College in 1887, and was afterward principal of the high school at Hills- borough Bridge, this state, and was on Governor Smith's staff with the rank of colonel. llis death occurred February 4. 1001 at the age of thirty-nine

years. Charles H. Scruton, the second son, died August 9, 1895; he was a graduate of the Philadel- phia Dental College, and at the time of his death was a practicing dentist of Rochester.

(III) Leon Elmonte, youngest of the three sons of Stephen B. and Martha A. (Wallingford) Scruton, was born at Rochester, New Hampshire, February 20, 1868. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, and was graduated from Dartmouth College in the class of 1890. His pro- fession is civil and hydraulic engineering, and he has had extensive practice in the southern part of New Hampshire and Mainc. He made all the sur- veys and installed the waterworks at Portsmouth, this state, where he was engaged for ten years. He installed the waterworks in Raymond, Suncook and Bethlehem. New Hampshire, and at Sorrento and Kittery, Maine. On April 1, 1906, he returned to his home town of Rochester, and became superin- tendent of waterworks and sewers, which position he still holds, and he is also city engineer. During his administration the new sixteen-inch water main was constructed to the city. Mr. Scruton is a Re- publican in politics, and attends the Baptist Church. He was street commissioner of Portsmouth for two years, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Portsmouth Lodge. On August 28, 1895, Leon El- monte Scruton married Helen Marr Blackford, daughter of George D. and Susan (Cox) Blackford, of Kittery, Maine. and granddaughter of Deacon Joseph Cox, of Kittery, who died in 1894, aged ninety-six years. Deacon Cox served in both the Mexican and Civil wars as head carpenter in the United States navy.

MANSUR The earliest mention of the Mansur surname in New England is found in the marriage records of Charlestown, Massachusetts, which place was the center of a set- tlement of many fishermen from the Isle of Jersey, and it is quite possible that Mansur (or Manser) was a nanie among them. The surname is an ori- ginal one, and not a corruption of any similar French name, and is derived from the ancient Nor- man "Mansur," which was introduced into England by the Normans, but now is not frequently met with either there or in this country, although in America it probably has a greater number of representatives than on the other side of the Atlantic.

It is not settled beyond all question and accord- ing to arbitrary genealogical requirements that the now known Mansur family of America was founded by Robert Mansur, of Charlestown. Mansur genealogy says that while contemporary proofs are wanting that Robert was the common ancestor of the American family, there are certain unmistakable evidences which point to the fact with such direct- ness as to admit of no doubt on the subject. There is a tradition. however, that the first one of that surname in this country was a French Huguenot who bore the title of Monsieur, and that he came from the Isle of Jersey and settled in the vicinity of Boston about the year 1660. He is said to have been so eccentric in his ways that he was known among his neighbors as the "crazy Frenchman," but the same tradition which ascribes this quality to him also says that he was a person of some means, that he dressed well and engaged in no occupation, but is silent in respect to his family and connections in social and domestic life. In one of the ancient Charlestown records is a record that one Robert Man- sir (or Mansur) married Elizabeth Brooks, a widow,

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June 6. 1670, and Savage mentions Robert Mansur as a householder in Charlestown in 1678. From all these and other facts it is a safe conclusion that this Robert was in fact the founder of the family of that surname in America, and he will be so treated in these annals.

Robert Mansur (otherwise Manser) mar- ried. June 6, 1670, Elizabeth Brooks, and was living in 1677-78, but probably died before 1680. although there is no record of settlement of his estate. Elizabeth Manser, widow of Robert, died January 3, 1694-95. They had children: John, Thomas, Will- iam. Elizabeth and Robert.

(2) John Manser, probably of Charlestown but possibly of Boston, is believed to have been a son of Robert, previously mentioned. although there ap- pears no other evidence of the fact than suitability of age and residence and station in life; nothing is known which in any way conflicts with this theory and the relationship is regarded as established be- yond the question of doubt. John Mansur married, in Boston, April 24, 1695. Mary Mirick. He is de- scribed as of Charlestown, and his wife as of Bos- ton: in the record his name is spelled Monsir. No children are recorded to this marriage. Woburn records record the marriage of John Mansur and Elizabeth Henshaw, of Charlestown, June 3. 1701. Elizabeth Henshaw was a daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Cleveland) Henshaw, and was born July 30, 1678. Children of John and Elizabeth (Hen- shaw) Mansur: Elizabeth, born January 28, 1702-03, baptized March 28, 1703. John, born November 10, 1705 baptized November, 1705.

(]]]) John Mansur, of Methuen, appears to be that John who was born in 1705, the son of John, the latter having been presumed to be the son of Robert. John first comes to notice in 1729, when John Mansur, of Andover, bought land of Abel Astin. He married, in Andover, December 31, 1732. Hannah Lovejoy, of an old Andover family of that name. This John Mansur was undoubtedly the person mentioned as John Mancer, and who served during the early part of the French and Indian wars, was member of the train band of Methuen in 1757. and whose name appears on the muster roll of Lieutenant Chandler's company of Colonel Osgood's regiment which marched to the relief of Fort Will- iam Henry in August, 1757. The children of John and Hannah (Lovejoy) Mansur were: John, Will- iam. James, Elizabeth and Samuel.

(1V) William (I), second child and second son of John and Hannah (Lovejoy) Mansur, was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, January 1, 1737, and died in 1808. He went from Dracut to Wilton, New Hampshire, (now Temple), before 1772, and is be- lieved to have been one of the first settlers there. He served with credit in the American army during the revolution. first on the occasion of the Lexing- ton Alarm and twice afterward as a soldier of the Continental army. In 1762 William Mansur mar- ried Isabella Harvey, who was born in Dracut in 1739. She survived her husband about twelve years, and died in Temple, December 27, 1826, aged eighty- seven years. The children of William and Isabella (Harvey) Mansur were: William, John, Elizabeth, Joseph, Ezra, Stephen, Aaron, Jeremy, Hannah and Harvey.

(V) William (2), eldest son and child of Will- iam (1) and Isabella (Harvey) Mansur, was born January 29, 1763, and died September 6, 1844. He was a farmer in Wilton, and was first taxed in that town in 1798, and he also was one of the early mem- bers of the Baptist Church in that town. He mar-

ried, March 1, 1787, Sarah Bridge, of Littleton, Massachusetts. She died October 22, 1837, having borne her husband eleven children, as follows: Wil- liam, Lavina. Jeremy, Sarah, Samuel, Perley, Clara Farwell, Josiah, Abner, Franklin and Abner.

(VI) Franklin, son of William and Sarah (Bridge) Mansur, was born April 6, 1808, and died November 13, 1892. He married, April 6, 1830, Elizabeth Foster, daughter of Timothy Foster (who died March 25. 1847), and Eunice (Walker) Foster ( who died October 25, 1825). Timothy Foster lived in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and was a soldier of the Revolution, and a descendant of Hon. John Foster, of Boston. His business occupation was that of carpenter and builder and he erected many houses and other buildings in the city of Lowell. The children of Franklin and Elizabeth (Foster) Mansur are as follows: Elizabeth, born August 19, 1831 : married Charles A. Baldwin, of Laconia ; Mr. Baldwin died January 10, 1899. Charles, born March 2, 1837 : now living in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Frank A., born January 20, 18-, died February 28, 1906. Abbie, born April 4. 1850; now living in Laconia.

Dalton was first the name of a farm-

DALTON stead or hamlet in England. The word signifies ton or enclosure in the dale

or valley. Centuries ago the place name was as- sumed as a surname by a former resident, and has continued to be used for that purpose.

(I) Philemon Dalton was born in England about 1590, and was a brother of Rev. Timothy Dalton, who was born in England in 1577. Timothy first settled in Dedham, Massachusetts, about 1637, and probably removed to Hampton, New Hampshire, about two years later. Philemon settled in Hampton, where he was fatally injured by the fall of a tree, and died June 4, 1662. His widow, Dorothy, born about 1600, married (second), Godfrey Dearborn. One child was born of Philemon and Dorothy. His name was Samuel, and his sketch follows.

(II) Samuel, only child of Philemon and Doro- thy Dalton, was born about 1629, and died August 22, 1681. He was a man of character and very in- fluential in his town, where he held many offices of trust. He married Mehitable, daughter of Henry Palmer, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, who married (second), November 26, 1683, Rev. Zachariah Sym- mes, of Bradford, Massachusetts. The fourteen children of Samuel and Mehitable were : Hannah, Samuel, Mehitable, Elizabeth, Timothy, Philemon, John, Caleb, Abiah, child unnamed, Joseph, Abigail, Mary and Dorothy.

(III) Deacon Philemon, sixth child and third son of Samuel and Mehitable (Palmer) Dalton, was born December 15, 1664, and married September 25, 1690, Abigail, daughter of Edward Gove. Their ten children were : Hannah, Timothy, Samuel, Phile- mon, Abigail, Jolın, Sarah, Jeremialı, Michael and Mehitable.

(IV) Samuel, third child and second son of Deacon Philemon and Abigail (Gove) Dalton, was born July 22, 1694, and married, April 28, 1720, Mary Leavitt. They had ten children, namely : Mary, Ben- jamin, Anna (died young), Samuel, Mary, Phile- mon, Anna, Moses, Jeremiah and Elizabeth.

(V) Benjamin, second child and oldest son of Samuel and Mary (Leavitt) Dalton, was born May 9. 1722, and married Mary, daughter of Captain Mimowell May, of Little Harbor. Their children were : Michael, Mary and Sarah.

(VI) Michael, son of Benjamin and Mary (May) Dalton, was born November 13, 1753, and died Oc-

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tober 6, 1846, aged ninety-three years. The name of Michael Dalton is on the "Return of what remains of Captain Joseph Parsons Company," dated New Castle, November 6, 1775, also on the "Muster Roll for seventy-four men including officers enlisted by Colonel Whipple by order of the General Court for the State of New Hampshire into the service of the American States to reinforce the army at New York, mustered and paid off by Joshua Wentworth ( first regiment) September, 1776," where he is credited with advance wages and bounty six pounds, travel two pounds, ten shillings; total eight pounds, ten shillings. He signed this payroll "Mikel Dalton;" most of the signers signed with an X. He was a fifer. His name is on the list of Captain Joseph Par- son's company, in the bureau of pensions, Washing- ton, District of Columbia. Michael Dalton married Mercy Philbrick, who died November 19, 1846. They had four children: Benjamin B., Abigail, Daniel P. and Mary.

(VII) Daniel Philbrick, third child and second son of Michael and Mercy (Philbrick) Dalton, was born in Rye, in 1785, and died at Rye Beach, Sep- tember 13, 1842, aged fifty-seven. He married, Oc- tober 2, 1809, Patty Brown, who died July 8, 1854, aged sixty-eight. They had five children: Joseph brown, Michael, Daniel. Louisa and Elvira,

(VIII ) Joseph Brown, eldest child of Daniel P. and Martha (Brown) Dalton, was born at Rye Beach, in 1809, and died at Allenstown, April 18, 1883, aged seventy-three years. He was a prosperous farmer, respected citizen, member of the Baptist Church. He was a Democrat and served as select- man of Rye. In 1865 he moved to Pembroke, and later to Allenstown, where he resided the remainder of his life. He married (first), in Rye, March 14, 1833. Hannah Brown, who was born at Rye, May 29, 1815, and died at Rye Beach, October 10, 1850, three days after the birth of her youngest child. She was a daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Drake) Brown. Ile married ( second) Abigail Brown, who was born in Epsom, June 6, 1816, and died in Epsom, December 23, 1898, aged eighty-two years. She was the daughter of Alexander and Mary (Dalton) Brown, of Epsom. The children, all born by the first wife, were: Emily B., Daniel C. (died young), Charles E. (died young), and Curtis E., the subject of the next paragraphi.

(IX) Curtis Emery, youngest child of Joseph Brown and Hannah ( Brown) Dalton, was born at Rye Beach, October 7. 1850. He was educated in the common schools of Rye and at Pembroke Acad- emy. In 1865 he removed with his father and family to Pembroke, and lived for a short time on the farm. He then went to Portsmouth, where he was in the employ of Frank Jones for two years. A severe illness put an end to this employment and he drove a cart through the county the following two years, and then served a period of equal length as a clerk in a grocery, meat and provision store. Then, after clerking for Bartlett & Cofran, of Pembroke, for two years, he bought Mr. Cofran's interest, and with Mr. Bartlett formed the new firm of Bartlett & Dalton, which had an existence for eight years, then in 18- was appointed postmaster. Selling his in- terest in the firm of Bartlett & Dalton he opened a boot and shoe and clothing store on his own ac- count, which he carried on with profit the following twelve years. At that time Suncook waterworks were built by Frank Jones of Portsmouth, and Mr. Dalton was offered the position of superintendent, which he accepted, and has ever since acceptably filled. Mr. Jones died in 1903, and the waterworks

were bought by C. E. Dalton, Jr., R. M.

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Suncook Waterworks Company. MIr. Dalton besides his interest in the waterworks, owns a pleasant home and a large lot and six tenement houses in Suncook. In politics he is a Republican, and has spent considerable time in the public ser- vice with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituency. He was selectman of Allens- town two years, has been town treasurer eleven years and now holds that position, was a member of the school board three years, and is now serving his sixth year as treasurer of that body, and was post- master of Suncook four years, during Cleveland's first administration. Mr. Dalton was made a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Howard Lodge, Suncook, in 1880, and since that time has also been a member of Suncook Encamp- ment No. -.

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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 66

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