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 96

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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Mr. Lull married, in 1848. May Augusta, dangh- ter of William Preshiry and Sarah R. (Cressey) Hoyt, of Bradford, granddaughter of General Ste- phen Hoyt, of Bradford, and great-granddaughter of Dercas Presbury, the first white woman that went to Bradford, and the only one there for two years.

It is related of her that while her husband was away from home on a hunting trip, a large black bear put in an appearance and proceeded at once to the hog pen to appease his hunger. Mrs. Presbury, though slight of build, took an ax, gave him battle and quickly dispatched bruin. There were born of this marriage, two children. Only one daughter now remains, Ada Georgiana, the wife of M. J. Gray, formerly of Crested Butte, Colorado, and little Nell, who sleeps beside her father and grandparents, who loved her so well. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Lull studied in both schools of medicine, be- ing graduated at the Woman's Homeopathic Medi- cal College in New York City, April 10, 1869. After a successful practice of twelve years. she made a tour of Europe for the purpose of rest, and was ab- sent from her home for more than a year. While there she spent several weeks in Vienna, visiting the principal medical schools in that city. . At other times, as opportunity offered, she visited medical institutions at various other places. Since her re- turn personal business has required so much of her attention that she has not found time for active practice, but feels the utmost interest and enthu- siasm in her profession.

At the state organization Mrs. Lull accepted the position of senior vice-president, but the failure of the president-elect to attend, thrust her into the working place, and she was eventually the first de- partment president. In the autumn of 1880 Wo- man's Relief Corps No. 5 was organized at Milford, of which Mrs. Lull became a member. To her en- ergy was owing the carly success of the corps.

Standing in the grounds and due west of the handsome residence of Mrs. Lull, affording a pleas- ant view from the street and surrounding neighbor- hood, is a fountain presented by Mrs. Lull and dedi- cated to the memory of the men of Milford who (lied in the Rebellion. The structure is of bronze, twelve feet in height. standing on a granite founda- tion placed in the center of a circular basin, about forty feet in circumference. The fountain outlets for the water display are numerous, and above and below them are attrached electric lights. Around the outer edge of the basin. space has been allowed for the permanent location of tablets from every state in the Union, a number of which are now in po- sition. On the east side of the foundation is a tablet inscribed "Memorial Fountain, dedicated by Oliver W. Lull Post, G. A. R., on the One Hundredth anni- versary of the town. June 26th, 1894." On the north side is a tablet with this inscription: "Our patriot dead, they still live in words the truest, deeds the noblest, and in love that is eternal." The legend on the tablet on the west side is "In honor of the gallant men from Milford, who pledged or gave their lives for liberty and in defense of the Union ;" and on the south tablet: "Liberty, Heroes of the Revolution, 1776-1781. on land and sea. Patriots of 1812. Union." Standing near the fountain is a sun dial bearing this inscription: "I note not the hours except they be bright, Lux et Umbra Vicissim sed Semper Amor. This fountain was formally dedicated on centennial day. in the presence of a large concourse of the citizens of Milford and sur- rounding towns, by Oliver W. Lull Post with appro- priate ceremonies. Mrs. Lull is the author of the "Book of the Fountain," which gives a full history of the same. In the year 1900, Mrs. Lull attended the reunion of the Daughters of the Confederacy,

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held at Corsicana. Texas, and presented to them a flag which had been captured by the Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, at Port Hudson, and which was among the effects of Colonel Lull when they arrived at his home. The flag was received by Miss Nell Nance, of Palestine, granddaughter of Judge Jolın H. Reagan, in behalf of the Texas Division.

CLEVELAND In the North Riding of York- shire, England, lies the district of Cleveland, from which is de- rived the family name, and although neglected geo- graphically it has been deemed sufficiently beautiful, popular and interesting to inspire three histories, a work on the dialect peculiar to its inhabitants and a geological treatise. The founder of the family in New England came from the county of Suffolk, and a research among the records of births, marriages and burials from 1542 to 1612, preserved at the ancient church of St. Nicholas in old Ipswich, that county, would probably tlirow some light upon their English ancestors. Beside Ex-President Grover Cleveland several other Americans of this name have won national distinction.

(I) Moses (or Moyses) Cleveland ( sometimes written Cleaveland), the common ancestor of the Clevelands of New England, was born at Ipswich, in Suffolk, probably in 1621, and at the time of his emigration from London (1635) was an indentured apprentice to a housewright. He was made a free- man in Woburn, Massachusetts, at the time of his majority in 1643, and he died there January 9, 1701-02. According to the Woburn records he ac- quired some political prominence, and was admitted to full communion with the First Church in Charlestown in 1692. On September 26, 1648, he married Ann Winn, born about 1626, either in Eng- land or Wales, daughter of Edward and Joanna Winn. His eleven children, all born in Woburn, were: Moses, Hannah, Aaron, Samuel, Miriam, Joanna, who died at the age of six years; Edward, Josiah, Isaac, Joanna and Enoch.

(II) Sergeant Samuel, third son and fourth child of Moses and Ann (Winn) Cleveland, was born in Woburn, June 9, 1657. He was a soldier in King Philip's war, where he derived his military title, and about 1780 he went to reside in Chelms- ford, Massachusetts, where he purchased land the following year. He subsequently became one of the pioneer settlers in Canterbury, Connecticut, whither he was joined by his brother Josiah, who also went there from Chelmsford. Sergeant Sam- tiel Cleveland died in Canterbury, March 12, 1735- 36. His first wife, whom he married in Chelmsford, May 17, 1680, was Jane Keyes, born in Newbury, Massachusetts, October 25, 1660, daughter of Solo- mon and Frances (Grant) Keyes, and she died without issue, November 4, 1681. He married (second), in Chelmsford, May 22, 1682, Persis Hildreth, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Hil- dreth. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 8, 1660, died in Canterbury, February 22, 1698. In 1699 he married for his third wife Mrs.

Margaret Fish, of Canterbury, a widow. The chil- dren of his second marriage were: Persis, Samuel, Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary. Those of his third marriage were: Abigail and Timothy.

(III) Sergeant Joseph, second son and third child of Sergeant Samuel and Persis (Hildreth) Cleveland, was born in Chelmsford, July 18, 1689, and died in Canterbury, March II, 1766. He mar- ried February 7, 1710-II, Abigail Hyde, born in Cambridge, August 8, 1688, daughter of Jonathan and Dorothy (Kidder) Hyde. She died in Canter- bury. He married (second) Sarah Ainsworth (or Ensworth), born in Plainfield, June 12, 1699, daugh- ter of Alexander Ainsworth, and her death occurred in Canterbury, June 21. 1761. His children, all of his first marriage, were: Ephraim, Jonathan, Ben- jamin, Dorothy, John, Elijah, Persis, Ezra and Samuel.

(IV) Samuel, youngest child of Sergeant Jo- seph and Abigail (Hyde) Cleveland, was born in Canterbury, June 7, 1730. In 1753 he received from his father the title to a tract of land in Royalton, Vermont, whither he removed prior to 1792, and he died there in September, 1809. He married (first) May 7, 1751, Ruth Derby, born in Canterbury, Sep- tember 26, 1732, died August 13, 1782, daughter of William and Elizabeth Derby. He married (second), March II, 1784, Anna Welch. She sur- vived him, becoming the second wife of Samuel Denison, who died at Castleton, Vermont, in 1824. Another account states that Mrs. Anna (Welch) Cleveland married Luther Grover, of Bethel, Ver- mont, and as the death of Samuel Cleveland's sec- ond wife occurred in that town, she was perhaps married a third time. The children of Samuel Cleveland's first union were: Joseph, Mary, Jede- diah, Abigail, Zeruiah, Samuel, William, Arunah, Chester and Vester (or Sylvester). His second wife bore him two children, Ruth and Hiram.

(V) Jededialı. second son and third child of Samuel and Ruth (Derby) Cleveland, was born in Canterbury, May 8, 1756. He accompanied his par- ents to Royalton and died in that town, February 19, 1829. He married, in Connecticut, about the year 1785, Elizabeth Cleveland, daughter of Curtis and Elizabeth (Lord) Cleveland. She was bap- tized in Brooklyn, that state, May 25, 1760, and she died in Royalton, July 5, 1828. Jedediah and Eliza- beth Cleveland were the parents of six children, namely : Jedediah, Elizabeth, Ruth, Curtis, Lucy Elnette and Norman.

(VI) Jedediah (2), eldest child of Jedediah and Elizabeth (Cleveland) Cleveland, was born in Royalton, November 27, 1786. In 1847 he re- moved to a farm in Northumberland, New Hamp- shire, and resided there for the remainder of his life, which terminated January 2, 1865. He mar- ried for his first wife, January 16, 1814, Mrs. Har- riet Douglas Randall, born January 9, 1796, daugh- ter of Dr. Elias and Hannah (Brown) Douglas. She died March 14, 1841, and October 26, of the same year, he married for his second wife Anna Hubbard, born May 21, 1791. His children, all of

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his first union, were : £ William Lord, Harriet Amelia, Charles Douglas, Norman Curtis, Jedediah Allen, Hiram Edward, James Reed, Elias Randall, Caroline Lucinda, Adoniram Judson and Harriet Elizabetha.

(VII) Norman Curtis, third son and fourth child of Jedediah and Harriet (Douglas-Randall) Cleveland, was born in Royalton, Vermont, Octo- ber 14, 1819. He resided for some years upon a farm in Northumberland, whence he removed to Dover, and he died at Lake Shetek, Minnesota, January 8, 1873. July 6, 1843, he married, at Lan- caster, Martha Augusta Smith, born in that town, June 22, 1823, daughter of Allen and Adeline ( Per- kins) Smith, and her death occurred there Decem- ber 10, 1852. His second wife, whom he married January 5, 1854, also in Lancaster, was Eliza Ann Plaisted, born in Jefferson, New Hampshire, June 12, 1830. His first wife bore him two children, namely : Charles Anstin and Ellen Augusta. His children by his second marriage, all of whom in- cluding their mother now reside in the west, were: George, Ida, Frederick Norman, Frank Allen, For- est Randall, and Curtis Judson.

(VIII) Charles Austin, eldest child of Norman C. and Martha A. (Smith) Cleveland, was born in Lancaster, June 10, 1844. He went to reside in Dover during his boyhood, but returned to Lan- caster at the age of seventeen years and took a position as clerk in the grocery and provision store of James A. Smith. He subsequently established himself in the same line of trade, which he con- ducted for a number of years, and from 1880 to 1886 served as register of deeds for Coos county. ' After the destruction by fire of the Coos county court house he was appointed special register for the purpose of restoring the records of land titles destroyed, and after the completion of this work he went to New York City, where he engaged in the real estate business. Returning to Lancaster in 1890, he became connected with the Lancaster Savings Bank and the Lancaster Trust Company, the latter of which he assisted in organizing. He remained actively engaged with these banks until 1898, when he entered the dry goods trade as a member of the firm of Cleveland & Gould, and this concern is still carrying on business. Mr. Cleve- land is still a director of the Lancaster Trust Com- pany and a trustee of the Savings Bank. In poli- tics he is a Democrat, and as a member of the lower house of the state legislature, to which he was elected in 1886, he figured conspicuously in the rail- way controversy in 1887. In the Masonic Order he has attained high rank, being a past master of the Blue Lodge and high priest of the chapter, has occupied all of the chairs in the commandery, ex- cept that of eminent commander, which he pur- posely avoided by waiving his right in the line of election, and he is a member of the council of Royal and Select Masters, North Star Lodge of Perfection, Raymond Consistory (32d . degree), Nashua, and Aleppo Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine, Boston. He married Sarah B. Twitchell,

daughter of Hiram Twitchell, of Lancaster, and has one son, Fred Charles.

(IX) Fred Charles, only child of Charles Austin and Sarah B. (Twitchell) Cleveland, was born in Lancaster, October 24, 1872. His early education was acquired in the public schools, and having prepared for college at the Lancaster Acad- emy he entered Dartmonth, from which he was graduated in 1895. He was a law student in the office of Messrs. Shurtleff and Sullivan at Lan- caster, and after his admission to the bar in 1898, he became the law partner of Mr. Sullivan, with whom he was associated until 1901. From the lat- ter year to the present time he has practiced his profession in Lancaster alone, conducting a profit- able general law business, and his legal attainments are fast obtaining the recognition which they de- serve. Some time since he was retained as asso- ciate counsel with Philip Carpenter, of New York City, in the Percy Sumner Club fisheries case, brought to determine whether certain designated waters are within the jurisdiction and control of the government, or are owned by a private asso- ciation. This case is now awaiting decision in the United States circuit court of appeals. Mr. Cleve- land has been secretary and treasurer of the Lan- caster board of education for eleven years, and has been a candidate for solicitor on the Democratic ticket. He is a member of the Lancaster Club. His religious affiliations are with the Episcopalians.

In 1890 he married Mertrude E. Moses, daughter of Charles E. Moses, and has one child, Dorothy, born October 23, 1904.

The Hammond family, whose HAMMOND ancestor came to New England in the very early settlement of the country, has retained and transmitted from genera- tion to generation the characteristics that distin- guished its members as far back in the past as there is any record. This record is a long and honorable one, telling of men moral to a remarkable degree; honest, honorable, independent in thought and ac- tion; industrious, shrewd, and energetic; patriotic and brave; prominent in the communities where they dwelt, and often leaders of their fellows.

(I) William Hammond, the emigrant ancestor of the Watertown, Massachusetts, branch of the family in America, was born in Lavenham, county of Suffolk, England, where he was baptized Octo- ber 30, 1575. He was the only surviving son of Thomas and Rose (Trippe) Hammond, his younger brother Thomas having died in infancy. He was left an orphan by the death of his father in 1589, and very little can be learned about his early life. He married there, June 9, 1605, Elizabeth l'aine, and their children were all born in Lavenham. It is uncertain just when he came to America, as no record has been found, but there are records in Boston of a William Hammond as early as 1632, and this may have been the same man, or it may have been the William Hammond who settled in Lynn in 1636, and who is supposed to have been the

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eldest son of William of Watertown, born in Laven- ham in 1607. The first positive records of this William Hammond are to be found in Scituate, Massachusetts, prior to 1636, the name being found there as "Hamans." Deane's "History of Scituate" says "he soon deceased or removed" from there, and it was undoubtedly at about this time ( 1636) that he became a settler in Watertown, as no record of an earlier date has been found of him there. He probably located in Watertown at about the same time as did his brothers-in-law, William Paine and Dr. Simon Eire, all of whom seem to have fol- lowed their brother-in-law, John Page, who was one of the first settlers. His older children seem to have come with him two or more years prior to the arrival of his wife and younger children, who came to America in the ship "Francis," from Ips- wich, England, in April, 1634. William Hammond was admitted freeman in Watertown May 25, 1636, and was grantee of seven lots and purchased three lots before 1644. His homestead of forty acres was situated on the west of Common street. He owned three lots in Pequusset meadow. His forty- acre homestead passed to his grandson Thomas, March 10, 1642; in the division of lands, he was granted lot No. 76, in the fourth division. containing one hundred and sixty-five acres, and this, with his other holdings, made him one of the largest land owners in the town. In religious matters he was not in sympathy with his Puritanical neighbors, and May 27, 1661, the houses of old Warren and Good- man Hammond "were ordered to be searched for Quakers," for whom they were known to have con -* siderable sympathy. No clergyman of the name has been found among the descendants, but on the other hand, no criminal records have been found. The search has been very thorough and complete, and the freedom from any taint of crime or known immorality must prove very gratifying to the de- scendants. The will of William Hammond is on file at East Cambridge, Massachusetts, dated July 1, 1662, proved December 16, 1672. The inventory of the estate showed property valued at four hun- dred and fifty-seven pounds, and included three hundred and thirty-one acres of land. He had given lands to his son Thomas prior to his death in 1655, and on December 12, 1647, he had given Thomas a letter of attorney to obtain possession of lands in Lavenham, England, which were then pos- sessed by his (William's) mother, Mrs. Rose Stew- art. Elizabeth, the wife of William Hammond. was forty-seven years old when she came to Amer- ica with her three younger children. She was born in Nowton parish, near Bury St. Edmunds, county of Suffolk, England, in 1587, and was the daughter of William Paine. Anthony Paine, living in Now- ton parish, had a son William, baptized December 2, 1565. William Paine had five children baptized at Nowton parish, all of whom came to America and were for a time, at least, residents of Water- town: Phebe, Elizabeth, Dorothy, William and Robert. Her brother, William Paine, came to America in 1635, and settled in Watertown, where

he was one of the largest proprietors in 1636-37, but he soon removed to Ipswich and settled there with his brother Robert. He was a merchant and large land owner, a public spirited man and very popular in the affairs of the colony. About 1652 he removed to Boston, where he died in 1660. Her sister, Dorothy Paine, married Dr. Simon Eire, who was one of the early settlers in Watertown until his removal to Boston about 1645. Phebe Paine mar- ried John Page, one of the first settlers in Water- town and the first constable, having been appointed by the court in September, 1630. He died in Watertown, December 18, 1686, aged about ninety years. She died September 25, 1677, aged eighty- seven years. William Hammond died in Water- town, Massachusetts, October 8, 1662, and his widow Elizabeth died September 14, 1670. Their children were: William, baptized September 20, 1607; Anne, baptized November 19, 1609, died June 7. 1615; John, baptized December 5, 1611, died Au- gust I6, 1620; Anne, baptized July 14, 1616; Thomas, see forward; Elizabeth, born 1619; Sarah, baptized October 21, 1623; John, baptized July 2, 1626.

(II) Thomas. fifth child of William and Eliza- beth (Paine) Hammond, was baptized at Lavenham, England, September 17, 1618; he died at Watertown, Massachusetts, December 10, 1655. He married about 1654, Hannah Cross, born at Ipswich, Massa- chusetts, April. 1636; baptized in Hampton, October 9. 1638; died March 24, 1656-7, daughter of John and Hannah Cross. Thomas Hammond seems to have been an active, enterprising man during his short career. It appears that he visited England in 1648 and on his return brought to America some merchandise for sale. In the inventory of his estate, made December 22, 1655, the principal items amount to four hundred and sixty-five pounds, including land and improvements in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and housing and land in England, at Lavenham, val- ned at one hundred and twenty pounds and renting at fourteen pounds a year. He also owned land in Watertown where he lived. His widow survived him but little more than a year, her death occurring March 24; 1657. Her will, in which she left a goodly property to her son, was made only five days before her death. Thomas and Hannah (Cross) Hammond left one child, Thomas.

(III) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (1) and Han- nah (Cross) Hammond, born at Watertown, Massa- chusetts, July II, 1656, was a posthumous child, hav- ing been born seven months after the death of his father, and being doubly orphaned by the death of his mother when he was but little more than eight months old. His grandfather, William Hammond, died when he was but four years old, and his Grand- mother Cross surviving but a few years, it is prob- able that his uncle, Lieutenant John Hammond, of Watertown, took charge of his bringing up and edu- cation. He appears to have been much better educa- ted than the average man of his time. He was a fine penman, as is shown by specimens of his hand- writing which are still in existence. It seems that

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he had some military training in his younger days, probably owing to the influence of his uncle, Lieu- tenant John, and he is credited with service in King Philip's war, in the companies of Captain Joseph Syll in 1675, and Captain Joseph Cutter in 1676. It is probable that he took an active part in military affairs later in life, as he is mentioned as "Lieuten- ant" in the records of Ipswich. Growing up as he did without parental restraint, he early learned self- reliance and became one of the most active, enter- prising men of the locality in which he lived. He appears to have lived in Ipswich on the old Cross farm after his second marriage until about 1690, when he removed to Watertown, where he had considerable property interests. He was · admitted freeman April 18, 1690, and continued to reside there until about 1706. when he returned to Ipswich and spent the remaining years of his life on the old farm situated near the west end of Muzzey hill, adjoin- ing the town of Rowley. He was a large owner of real estate, as is shown by the Essex registry of deeds. A large part of this he deeded to his chil- dren at different times. Thomas Hammond married (first), August 21, 1677, Elizabeth Noyes, date of birth unknown, who died April 4, 1679, without issue. He married (second), December 16, 1679. Sarah Pickard, born January 31, 1656-57, died Jan- uary 16, 1712-13, daughter of John and Jane Pick- ard, of Rowley, Massachusetts. He married (third), October 17, 1713. widow Hannah ( Platt) Lancaster, baptized February 23, 1678-79, daughter of Ensign Abel and Lydia (Platts) Platt, of Rowley, Massa- chusetts, and widow of Samuel Lancaster, who was drowned in Rowley river, September 19, 1710. There were seven children of the second, and two of the third marriage. (Mention of Nathaniel and de- scendants forms part of this article). Thomas Hammond and wife Sarah were buried in Rowley cemetery, where their headstones are yet to be seen.

(IV) David. second son and fifth child of Thomas (2) and Sarah ( Pickard) Hammond, was baptized November 23, 1690, in Watertown, Massa- chusetts, and died September 22, 1765, in Rowley, same colony. He was a farmer living near the boundary line between Ipswich and Rowley, and there was continual controversy between these two towns as to which included his farm. This was not finally settled until some years after his death. Ac- cording to the records, on May 5, 1784. this farm then occupied by his eldest son was "sette off" to Rowley. On this account some of the children of his family were recorded in both towns while some appear only in the church records of Rowley, of which he was a member. It is possible that he had other children, of whom no record is now to be found. He was married (first) July 11, 1719, to Mary Platts, who was born June 29, 1684, in Row- ley, daughter of Samucl and Phillipa ( Phelps) Platts of that town. She died in March, 1747, and he married (second) August 6. 1748, Elizabeth Platts, who was born February 8, 1699, daughter of Moses and Hannah (Platts) Platts. All his chil- dren were born of the first wife, namely: David,

Jonathan, Mary, Sarah, Phineas and Johanna. (V) David (2), eldest child of David (1) and Mary (Platts) Hammond, was born August 17, 1720, in Rowley, and died in that town January 3, 1797. He resided on the paternal homestead and was a prominent man and active citizen, taking a deep interest in its affairs, hoth civil and military. He was a soldier of the French war and was among those found on the list of Captain John Northend's company, May 16, 1757. He is also credited with eighteen months' and fifteen days' service, as a pri- vate in Captain William Angier's company, from April 17, 1756, to September, 1760. He also served for a short time in the Revolutionary Army, as a private in Captain Robert Dodge's company, Col- onel Ebenezer Francis' regiment, November 29. 1776. He was married (first)- September, 1743, to Susanna Harris, who died December 31, 1780, and he married (second) December 1, 1782, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood. He was her third husband. Her first was Isaac Burpee, who died before 1771, and she married (second) September 9, 1771, Thomas Wood, who died May 20, 1779. She died October 21, ISI5, in Rowley, at the age of ninety-two years. David Ham- mond's children, born of the first wife, were: Phin- eas, Mary, Thomas, Susannah, John. Sarah, Jo- hanna and David.

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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 96

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