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Obit May 20, 1733 Aetat 35. Omnia Pensabunt Nobis Caelestia Sceptra. A gift of the Neighboring Women." The last line, which shows that the im- posing memorial was provided, not by Mrs. Rust's own family, who were people of wealth and dignity, but by neighboring wives and mothers, whose means were probably limited, indicates the love that the parishioners bore to their pastor's wife. Rev. Henry and Anna (Waldron) Rust had seven children : Nathaniel, born October 29, 1719, graduated from Harvard in 1738, and died before he was twenty- one. Anna, born June 13, 1722, died without issue. Mary, born August 1, 1724, died unmarried. Henry, whose sketch follows. William, born November IS, 1728, died unmarried. Eleanor, born November 13, 1730, married Andrew Folsom, of Newmarket, New Hampshire. Dr. Richard, born March 27, 1733, mar- ried Martha Wiggin, and lived in Stratham. Rev. Henry Rust died at Stratham, March 20, 1749, aged sixty-three years.
(V) Colonel Henry (2), second son and fourth child of Rev. Henry and Anna ( Waldron) Rust, was born at Stratham, New Hampshire, January 22, 1726. He lived during early life at Portsmouth, this state, where he was master of a vessel and after- wards became colonel, judge of probate for Staf- ford county and farmer. About 1768, after he had followed the sea for twenty-five years, he settled at Wolfboro, this state, of which town he was one of the original proprietors, and the only one to make a permanent home. His lot of six hundred acres included Rust's pond and South Wolfboro village. He built a log cabin, and for some years passed his summers there in company with his two sons, Henry and Richard. One winter the two boys, aged fourteen and twelve, remained in the new set- tlement to take care of the stock, and for nine weeks saw no white person. Colonel Rust was appointed judge of probate in 1773, and when sworn in took the oath of allegiance to the Crown. He considered this oath so binding that he would not acknowledge allegiance to the constitutional government, although he served as selectman for eight years. The church at Wolfboro was organized in 1793, and the next year Colonel Rust was chosen the first deacon. He may fairly be called the founder of Wolfboro, for he did more for its actual settlement than any other one man, and he was the ancestor of all the name, which has become so numerous in that part of the state. Since the organization of Wolfboro the col- onel and his descendants have held the office of town clerk twenty-six times, of selectman forty-five times, and of representative eighteen times.
About 1750 Colonel Henry (2) Rust married Ann Harvey, of Portsmouth, and they had eleven
children: Anna, born November 4, 1751, married Matthew S. G. Parker. Henry, born March 4. 1754, died at the age of seven months. Henry, born May 14, 1755, married Hannah Horne. Richard, born January 31, 1757, married Susannah Connor. Eliza- beth, born September 24, 1758, married Deeren Stod- dard. Thomas, born May 19. 1760, died at ten months. Mary, born August 13, 1761. married Isaiah Horne. Jane married John Horne. William, whose sketch follows. Nathaniel, born August 15, 1767. Margaret. born July 26, 1768, each of whom died at the age of a few months. Colonel Henry (2) Rust died in Wolfboro, March 17, 1807. at the age of eighty-one, and his wife sur- vived him less than three months, dying on June II, of that year.
(VI) William, fifth son and ninth child of Col- onel Henry and Ann (Harvey) Rust. was born at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. August 7, 1765. He was a farmer in Wolfboro, where he lived on land which had originally formed a portion of his father's large estate. William Rust was thrice married. His first wife, and the mother of his seven children, was Hannah Marble, daughter of Samuel Marble, of Stratham, this state, who was born January 15. 1760, and died at Wolfboro. August 4, 1802, aged forty- two years. Their children were: William (2), men- tioned below. Nathaniel, born September 9, 1790, married Lydia Folsom. Sarah, born December 15. 1793, married James Folsom. Shadrach, Meshech and Abednego, triplets. born August 20, 1706. Han- nah, born February 28. 1801, died December 1, 1815. Of the triplets, Shadrach died in less than six months ; Meshech married Martha Frost ; and Abed- nego married Hannah Mayhew, and ( second ) Sally Moulton. William Rust married for his second wife Mrs. Susannah (Rollins) Melvin, who was born December 25. 1768. and died October 8, 1815. On March 4, 1819, William Rust married his third wife. Mrs. Nancy (Haley ) Wedgewood, daughter of Joshua Haley, and widow of Lot Wedgewood. of Parsonsfield. Maine, who was born September 2, 1780. and died August 4. 1845. William Rust sur- vived all his wives, and died September 5. 1851, aged eighty-six years.
(VII) William (2), eldest child of William (1) and Hannah ( Marble) Rust, was born at Wolfboro, New Hampshire, June 1, 1788. He was a farmer. He married (first) Olive Deland. They had two children: Hannah Marble, whose sketch follows; and Betsey Stoddard, born September 18, 1824. who married John C. Leavitt, of Wolfboro. William Rust's second wife was Polly, daughter of Benja- min Evans, of Alton, New Hampshire. William (2) Rust died September 25. 1848, aged sixty years.
(VIII) Hannah Marble, elder of the two dangh- ters of William (2) and Olive (Deland) Rust, was born at Wolfboro, New Hampshire, February 23. 1821. On May 7, 18440, Hannah Marble Rust was married to Moses Thompson, fourth son and fifth child of Moses and Sally Fox Thompson, of Wolf- boro. (See Thompson, VIII).
(I) Thomas Nevins and wife Mar- NEVINS garct were of the early Scotch-Irish emigrants of the eighteenth century. They sailed from the north of Ireland about 1711, and settled in Nova Scotia. While returning to Ireland on business a few years later, the ship on which Thomas Nevins sailed was lost, and the crew and passengers drowned. The widow, Mar- garet Nevins, with her three sons, Thomas, Wil-
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liam and David, removed to Massachusetts, but soon settled in or near West Dunstable, now Hollis, New Hampshire.
(11) David, youngest son of Thomas and Margaret Nevins, married Lois Patch, and resided in Hollis.
(111) John Nevins, son of David and Lois (Patch) Nevins, born in Hollis, April 18, 1755, married, December 29, 1785, Judith Hall, of Pel- ham.
(IV) Deacon James, son of John and Judith ( Hall) Nevins, was born in Londonderry, April 6, 1798, and died there March, 1873. He settled in Londonderry when he was a young man, locating on the farm originally owned by Rev. Dr. Mor- rison, one of the earliest preachers of the town. As a result of hard work and economy he be- came a well-to-do farmer. He was a Whig dur- ing the existence of the party, and when it dis- banded he became a Republican. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian and held the office of elder in the church. He married, October 27, 1830, Mary Plummer, of Londonderry, eldest daughter of Cap- tain Abel and Mary (Anderson) Plummer, (see Morrison, V) and they had seven children: John, Harriet, Mary, James E., William P., Henry A., and Sarah E. (see Major, II1).
(V) William P., son of James and Mary ( Plummer ) Nevins, was born in Londonderry, May 23, 1841, and was reared on the paternal acres to which in later life he succeeded. He obtained his education in the common schools and at Pinkerton Academy, graduating from the latter school in 1864. February 14, 1865, he enlisted from Londonderry 111 Company H, Eighteenth New Hampshire Volun- teer Intantry. His regiment was a part of the Ninth Army Corps commanded by General Meade, " hence he was at times in straitened circumstances. and participated in the siege of Petersburg and a number of important engagements, just preceding the surrender of Lee at Appomattox Court House. He was discharged July 30, 1865, and returned to Londonderry where he has since been engaged in farming. He has a fine farmstead of two hundred acres and a commodious residence. He is a Re- publican in politics, and has served two terms as selectman, two years in the legislature and two years as a member of the school board. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Derry Depot. lle is a Presbyterian and for years has been an elder in the church. He married, September 14, 1871, Julia C. Shipley, who was born in Londonderry. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Nevins, as follows : Mabel, Charles H. (died young) and Harriet Julia. The last named married, 1907, Edward H. Davenport. The ancestor (1) Abel Shipley of Mrs. Nevins, re- sided in Hollis. He married, November 24, 1768, Lucy Farley, who was born in Hollis, February 13, 1744, daughter of Lieutenant Benjamin and Joanna (Page) Farley, of Hollis. They had nine children : Abel, Lucy, Anna, John, Sarah, Amos, Benjamin, Betty and Page.
(2) Amos, sixth child and third son of Abel and Lucy (Farley) Shipley, was born in Hollis, March 5, 1780. He settled in Londonderry, where he spent the greater part of his life. He married Mary, daughter of Robert Boyd, and they had nine children.
(3) John, third child of Amos and Mary (Boyd) Shipley, was born in Londonderry, April 10, 1809, and died 1875. He was a carpenter, one of the leading citizens, and a prominent Republican 11-23
of the town which he represented in the state legis- lature in 1888-89. He was a member of the Pres- byterian Church. He married Rebecca Dickey, who was born February 5, 1831, daughter of Joseph and Fanny (Montgomery ) Dickey, and granddaughter of Robert Dickey. She died April 10, 1880, aged sixty-six years. Their three children were: Jo- seph L., Mary Frances, (Mrs. Nevins) and Julia D. Mrs. Nevins is a member of the Presbyterian Church, Rebekah Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Derry Depot, and of Woman's Relief Corps, No. 12, Grand Army of the Republic.
It has been found a difficult matter
MUNSEY to trace the name of Munsey to its beginning in America, but judging
from the records available and the characters of the representatives of the present generation it is con- clusive that the ancestry must have possessed sterl- ing worth.
(1) George W. Munsey was born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, in 1782, and died in Gilford, in December, 1861. No record has been found of his parents, and it is probable that he was early left an orphan, as it is related that in boyhood he lived in the family of Samuel Blaisdell of Gilford. He was educated in the common schools and at Dum- mer's Academy at Newberry, Massachusetts, and taught school for a time. 'He later studied medi- cine with Dr. Kelley, of Gilmanton, New Hamp- shire, and practiced in the towns of Moultonborough, Centre Harbor, and Eaton, and was one of the physicians of Gilford for forty years preceding I856. He was a practitioner of no ordinary ability and skill. He had a large family to support, and the practice in those days was often unremunerative, He was a natural orator, and after the Washing- tonian movement he frequently lectured on temper- ance. He was a Universalist, and in politics a Democrat. Dr. Munsey married Hannah Barton, who was born in Epsom, September 13, 1784, and died in 1886, having nearly reached the age of one hundred years. They had children as follows: Melinda, Benjamin H., William, Susanna, Barton, George W., Ann Smith, Hannah Barton, David Hale, Sarah G., and Wealthy, who is the only child now living. The third son, Barton, born March 9, ISI2, began life early as a jeweler, and showed rare inventive ability. Later he became a physician of the Eclectric-Homeopathic schools, and was a suc- cessful practitioner. He traveled extensively in this and in foreign countries. The two oldest sons settled at Cape Ann and there engaged in business. The other sons were shoemakers by occupation. The daughters were active in their respective spheres, and one of them became the wife of Rev. Josiah Gilman of Lynn, Massachusetts. (Extended mention of George W. and descendants appears in this article.)
(II) David Hale, son of George W. and Han- nah (Barton) Munsey, was born May 3, 1820, in Gilford, and died in 1896. He attended the cominon schools of his native town. after which he carried on the business of shoemaking in connection with his brothers, George and Amos Prescott Munsey, continuing in the trade for forty years, and was pro- prietor of a mail route during the last seventeen years of his life. He was a Free Will Baptist, and an Independent in politics. David Hale Munsey married Betsy F. Roberts, who was born in New Durham, New Hampshire, in ISI8 and died in 1824.
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Their seven children were: Charles H., Sara J. Clara E., Ilelen, Hannah, Manly and Etta.
(1]]) Charles Hale, eldest son of David JJ. and Betsy F. (Roberts) Munsey, was born in Gil- ford, February 18, 1844. He was educated in the common schools of Gilford, learned the shoemak- er's trade at which he worked for thirty years in Boston, was later an employee in Quincy Market, and for four years a salesman in a fruit and pro- vision store; after operating a store of his own for two years, he retired from business. lle lives in Gilford during the summer, looking after the old homestead and passes the winter months in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He is an Independent in politics, and an Odd Fellow and third degree member Mystic Order of Mechanics. He married Mary A. Bartlett in 1865; she was born in Gilford in 1843. They have two children.
( 11) George Washington (2), fourth son and sixth child of George Washington and Hannah ( Barton) Munsey, was born November 20, 1814, in Gilford, and died January 13, 1893. He conducted a shoemaking business for twenty years and later kept a gen- eral store at Gilford, and also owned a farm in that village, which he cultivated, at least by proxy. In religious faith he was a Free Will Baptist. He married, in Gilford, Ilannah Gilman, who was born there in 1817, and died in 1859, aged forty-two years. Her parents were Jeremiah and Betsey (Hodgedon) Gilman. The children of this union were : John G., Hannah, Edwin, Mary and Park. (J]) John Gilman, eldest son of George W. and Hannah (Gilman) Munsey, was born in Gil- ford. January 6, 1836. He grew up attending school and acting as assistant in his father's store. When about thirty years old he went to New Hamp- ton, where he attended the Theological Seminary for two years, and after completing the course there, has preached gospel for forty years in Maine and New Hampshire, principally in the latter state, and for the past seven years has been located at Gilmanton, New Hampshire, where he now ( 1907) resides. He has lived a long and useful life, and is a highly respected citizen. He married, July 7. 1859, Olive Mooney, who was born in Alton, March 23, 1832, daughter of Jeremiah B. and Olive (Went- worth ) Mooney, of Alton. They had two children, George B., and Nettie.
(111) George Burnham, eldest child and only son of John G. and Olive (Mooney) Munsey, was born in Gilford, October 9, 1861. He attended the common schools of Gilmanton, graduated from the commercial department of the New Hampton Liter- ary Institution, and attended Tilton Seminary. He learned the printer's trade in the office of Charles F. Hill. in Tilton, and followed that occupation four years in that town. In 1887 he formed a partnership with E. D. Ward under the firm name of Ward & Munsey, photographers, and carried on a prosperous business in Lake Port ten years. In 1897 Mr. Munsey disposed of his interest in the photographic establishment and began business as a dealer in gentlemen's clothing and furnishings, on Main street, in Lake Port. In this he has been successful, and now has a large and handsome stock of goods and a fine trade. In politics he is a Republican, and in religious faith a Free Will Baptist. He is a member of Winnipiscogee Colony of Pilgrim Fathers. December 8, 1883, he married Mary Alma Rollins, who was born in Tilton. July 23. 1862, daughter of Chase and Laura J. (Odell)
Rollins. They have one child, Ruth Rollins, born July 13. 1903.
MILLS This is an old name in the American
colonies, having been found widely scattered over Maine and Connecticut. and having numerous pioneer representatives in the settlement of various New England colonies. One of these was John Mills, who came from England to Scarborough, in what is now Maine, before 1650. Ile was a Quaker, and with his family was much persecuted by other inhabitants about 1070. His wife was Mary Wadleigh and they had a large family.
(I) James Mills, born in 1684, was probably a grandson of John and Mary (Wadleigh) Mills, of Scarborough, Maine. About 1702 a large num -. ber of people in that vicinity were driven southward into New Hampshire by the Indians. James Mills settled early in Massachusetts, and in 1735 bought a tract of land of Robert Ford, senior, and settled near what is now known as Copps Corner. This locality, by the establishment of the province line in 1741, became a part of Hampstead, New Hamp- shire. He was admitted a member of the church in Hampstead, with his wife, June 3, 1752, and died in that town and was buried in the village cemetery. His wife's name was Jane, and their children were : Reuben, John, Caleb. William, Sarah, Elizabeth, James and Thomas. The mother, Jane Mills, died in Hampstead, November 2, 1702. aged seventy-three years, and was buried beside her husband.
(11) Thomas, probably youngest child of James and Jane Mills, was born 1720, in Haverhill, and was one of the three first settlers of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, and died in that town January 27. 1790. He married Elizabeth Hogg, a daughter of John and Elizabeth ( Hambleton) Hogg, formerly of Londonderry, and later a resident of Hampstead. John Hogg came to Londonderry from northern Ireland about 1719, and was married to Elizabeth Hambleton in 1729. While residing in Hampstead, 1752, he refused to pay rates towards the support of the minister. His daughter Elizabeth was born April 29, 1732, probably in Londonderry. He was born September, 1704, in northern Ireland, and his wife was probably from Kittery, Maine. She died August 30, 1800, aged sixty-eight years. Thomas Mill's children were: Sarah, said to have been the first white child born in that town; John, Agnes, Thomas, Caleb, Elizabeth, Peter, James and Samuel All were born in Dunbarton.
(]]]) Caleb. third son and fifth child of Thomas and Elizabeth ( )logg) Mills, was born June 9, 1705, in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, and resided throughout his life in that town, where he was a wealthy farmer, and died January 17, 1834. Ile married Tamar Cheney, who died February 20, 1850, having survived her husband sixteen years. Their children were: John, Sarah, Joseph, Nancy, Polly, Elizabeth, Caleb and Tamar.
(IV) John, eldest child of Caleb and Tamar (Cheney) Mills, was born December 30. 1786, and lived on a part of the land occupied by his grand- father, Thomas Mills, at the first settlement of the town. This is on Mills Ilill, north of Dunbar- ton Center, and the property is still in possession of his descendants. lle was a successful farmer, and died August 1, 1850. He married Nancy Bailey, who was born February 13. 1874, and died May 21, 1865. Their children were: William P.,
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Sarah B., Caleb, Catherine G., Nancy E., Phoebe, Mary, Thomas B., Susan T., John C., a son un- named, and Matthew S.
(V) Susan Tamar, sixth daughter and ninth child of Jolin and Nancy (Bailey) Mills, was born November 18, 1823, in Dunbarton, and was mar- ried November 29, 1853, to Charles I. Clifford of Dunbarton (see Clifford, VIII).
This old Scotch name was
McCOLLESTER transported to America dur ing the colonial times, and has undergone several changes. As it first arrived in this country it was spelled McAlister. It has been changed by some to MacCollester, and for many years the prefix was dropped and the name be- came plain Collester. In recent years some branches of the family have restored the prefix, as used by the line herein traced. Two brothers, John and Samuel McAllister, of Scotch birth, came to America with the British dispatched to subdue the Indians and protect the colonists. The descendants of the former settled in Maine, while those of the latter are to be found in New Ilampshire and scattered through other states. The family has held up the standards which are peculiar to the Scotch blood, and its representatives have been found moral, upright citizens, who have contributed to the ad- vancement of the community in which they have resided.
(I) Samuel McCollester was captain of a com- pany of British soldiers, and while in the service of the American colonies was captured by the Indians and held for some time as a prisoner. Upon his release he settled in Dorchester, Massachu- setts.
(II) Isaac, son of Captain Samuel MeCollester (I), was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 25, 1736. At the age of eighteen years he enlisted in defence of the colonies, March 15, 1755. At this time he served eleven weeks and four days under the command of Israel Williams, in the Crown Point expedition and at the Line of Forts. He again enlisted in the war of the revolution, July 21, 1777, and was sergeant in Captain Solo- mon Stone's company, Colonel Nichol's regiment, General John Stark's brigade. This company was recruited out of Colonel Enoch Hale's regiment, Fifteenth New Hampshire Militia, and marched from Rindge, New Hampshire, to join the Conti- mental army, participating in the battles of Ben- nington and Still Water. He was discharged De- cember 25, after serving two months and five days. Ile originally enlisted in this service on July 3, 1777, in Captain John Mellen's company, Enoch Hale's regiment, which marched from Fitzwilliam and adjacent towns in New Hampshire to reinforce the garrison at Ticonderoga. After nine days of service he was discharged, and enlisted as men- tioned above in the severe campaigns of the Conti- mental army. He was one of the original proprietors of Marlboro, New Hampshire, and purchased three lots with the intention of settling on the first lot, on which his descendants now live. An oppor- tunity offering to sell this lot to excellent ad- vantage, he did so, and built a log house on lot No. 2, and there the first birth in the town of Marlboro occurred, that of his daughter Polly. He was the second settler in the town of Marlboro, and removed his family there in the winter of 1764- 65. Having taken the pay for his lot in Continental money, which depreciated so much as to become almost worthless, he was obliged to make a new
start, and selling his log house on lot No. 2 he re- moved to the northern part of the town, where he settled on his third lot. Ilere he built a log house in which he lived for some years while he cleared up his land and developed an excellent farm. He continued to reside there until his death, June 8, 1809. Ile was a prominent citizen of the town, taking an active part in its public affairs, was one of its original surveyors, and one of the committee who laid out the road from Dublin to Keene in 1763. He married Hannah Goddard, born Janu- ary 27, 1736, died March 3, 1814, daughter of Wil- liam and Keziah (Cloyes) Goddard. Their chil- dren were: Reuben, Hannah, Lucy, Molly, Dolly, Samuel, see forward; Israel, Lydia, Levi, Keziah, and Zadock.
(III) Samuel, second son and sixth child of Isaac (2) and Hannah (Goddard) McCollester, was born in Marlboro, March 24, 1767; died June 14, 1848. He settled with his father on their own farm. He married Silence Belknap, who died February 4, 1854, daughter of Ebenezer and Silence (Winch) Belknap, and they had children: Ebe- nezer B., Luther, died young; Charles; Silas, see forward; Levi; Luther; Samuel; Roxanna; Ira; Al- inira; Osgood.
(IV) Silas, fourth son and child of Samuel (3) and Silence ( Belknap) McCollester, was born in Marlboro, June 5, 1790, and died December 26, 1873. He settled with his father on the paternal farm, where he remained until 1834, when he re- moved to Marlboro Village. For hfteen years he was engaged in the manufacture of chairs and pails, and after that purchased the farm located on the first lot upon which his grandfather Isaac had settled, and there his death occurred. He mar- ried Achsah Holman, daughter of Charles and Relief ( Sawyer) Holman, and had children: Mary H .; Samuel; Relief S .; Sullivan Holman, see for- ward; Oliver H .; John Quincy Adams; Orrilla G .; Sumner L .; Elizabeth; Ellen A .; and Louisa.
(V) Sullivan Ifolman, second son and fourth child of Silas (4) and Achsalı (Holman) McCol- lester, was born on the farm of his father, in Marl- boro, December 18, 1826. His education was ec- quired in the public schools of his native town, the high school of Dublin, academies at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, and Winchendon, Massachusetts, Mount Caesar Seminary in Swanzey, New Hampshire, and Melrose Seminary in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, in the class of 1851. While pursuing his education lie paid his way by teaching, having taught in Richmond, New Hampshire, four winters in the Walpole public schools, and two years in Walpole Academy. He next attended a divinity school at Cambridge, Massachusetts, for two years, and af- terward taught in Mount Caesar Seminary for about five years, and preached Sundays at Swan- zey and West Swanzey. He took charge of the Universalist Church at Westmoreland, New Hamp- shire, and at West Centerfield, New Hampshire, in 1858. While residing in Westmoreland he held the office of county commissioner of schools for four, years, and during this time was president of the State Board of Education. He was very active in promoting the welfare of the schools, in visit- ing them, and holding institutes for the improve- ment and benefit of the teachers. For four years he was a teacher in the Valley Seminary at West- moreland, and subsequently went to Portland, Maine, where he was in charge of Westbrook
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