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(VI) David (3), youngest child of David (2) and Sarah (Harris) Hammond, was born Novem- ber 13, 1757, in Rowley, and died in December, 1840, in Bow, New Hampshire, nearly eighty-three years old. About 1777, or soon after, he left Bow, and lived for a time in Salem, New Hampshire. He enlisted in the Revolutionary Army from that town and was mustered in by Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Gale, July 21, 1779, for the town of Plaistow. He was a private in the fourth company, third New Hampshire regiment, under Colonel Alexander Scammel, and continued in the service until the close of the war, receiving a pension until his death. In 1791, he purchased a farm on Wood Hill, in the town of Bow, New Hampshire, now occupied by his descendants, and there spent the balance of his life He was married (first) to his cousin, Patience Har- ris, of New Salem, New Hampshire. She died about 1790, leaving two or three children but the names of only two have been found, though there is a tradition that there were two daughters. He mar- ried (second) about 1791. Hannah Eastman, who- was born October 18, 1769, and died July 19, 1844. She was a daughter of Stephen and Anna ( Colby) Eastman, of Bow, who removed from that town to. Sutton, Vermont (see Eastman VI). There were two children of the first marriage and eight of the second, namely: Phinehas, Mary, David, Stephen, Anna. IJannah, Naomi P., Eli E., Thomas W. and Jonathan.
(VII) Thomas W., fifth son and ninth child of David (3) Hammond and seventh child of his sec- ond wife, Hannah Eastman, was born August 14, 1800, in Bow, New Hampshire, and resided in that town until his death. He occupied the paternal homestead at the foot of Wood Hill, in Bow. He
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was married in 1832, to Lucy Quimby, of that town, who was born April 6, 1809. Their children were: Susan H., Charles F., Thomas A., David M. and John C.
(VIII) Charles F., eldest son and second child of Thomas W. and Lucy (Quimby) Hammond, was born September 30, 1834, in Bow, and resided on the paternal homestead in that town. He was town clerk in 1892, and also served as postmaster at Bow postoffice. He was married April 29, 1860, to Fanny J. Lord of Dunbarton, who was born May 5, 1835, daughter of John and Mary (Collins) Lord. Their children were: Sarah, Lucy, Laura A. and Junia.
(IX) Laura A., third daughter and child of Charles F. and Fanny J. (Lord) Hammond, was born April 3, 1864. and became the wife of Willie F. Page, of Dunbarton, where she now resides. (See Page, second family IX).
(IV) Captain Nathaniel Hammond, sixth child of Thomas (2) and Sarah (Pickard) Hammond, was born May 29, 1691, and baptized with his bro- ther Jonathan, in Watertown, Massachusetts, July 25. 1697. He lived in Ipswich, Massachusetts, until 1724. About this time he moved with his family to Littleton, Massachusetts, where he continued to live until 1730 or after. In 1736 he erected the first house in Lower Asheulot (now Swanzey), New Hampshire, but held nominal residence at Littleton for some time longer. At a meeting of the propri- etors of the "Lower Township" June 27, 1734, held at Concord, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Hammond was chosen moderator, and at the same meeting was made one of a committee to manage the prudential affairs of the said township. In 1734 he was ap- pointed on a committee "to lay out the interval land in the township into sixty-three equal lots." There are other mentions in the records of his appoint- ment to similar duties. He was a large land owner, he and his sons owning at one time about three thousand acres of land in Swanzey, besides consid- erable tracts in other towns in New Hampshire and Vermont. In 1747 the inhabitants of Swanzey were all driven out from their homes by the Indians, who burned the town. The Hammonds, however, soon returned, with the exception of the two younger children, who remained at Ipswich. Nathaniel Ham- mond married (first), in Rowley, Massachusetts, published January 30, 1713-14, Bridget Harris, born December 17, 1692, died 1731, daughter of Deacon Timothy and Phebe ( Pearson) Harris. He married (second), March 8, 1732, Mrs. Abigail (Hildreth) Chamberlain, born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, October 20, 1691, died in Swanzey, New Hampshire, August 20. 1745, widow of Thomas Chamberlain, of Littleton, and daughter of Joseph and Abigail Hil- dreth. Nathaniel Hammond was the father of eleven children. He is always mentioned as "Captain" Na- thaniel in the records of that period and was a man of indomitable will, and a natural born leader in every enterprise. He was essentially a pioneer, and was one of the most prominent men in the affairs of the early settlers. He was well educated for the time and an excellent penman, as is shown by the
records now extant. He was generally clerk of the proprietors' mectings, and served on nearly every committee chosen by the carly settlers.
(V) Deacon Thomas, third child of Captain Na- thaniel and Bridget (Harris) Hammond, was born at Ipswich, Massachusetts, October 31, 1719. Ile married (first) in Brookfield, Massachusetts, Au- gust 21, 1741, Martha Olmsted, born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, September 16, 1721, died at Swanzey, January 3, 1744, daughter of Captain Jabez and Thankful (Barnes) Olmsted. Her father was a very shrewd man as well as prominent in military affairs. After her death Mr. Hammond married (second) in Dedham, Massachusetts, February 4, 1745, Abigail Farr, of unknown parentage. She died August 9, 1772, and he married (third), June 16, 1774, widow Priscilla Hale, of Boxford, Massa- chusetts, daughter of Captain Stephen and Hannah (Swan) Peabody, and widow of John Hale. She survived him. He was the father of seven children.
(VI) Aaron, eldest son of Deacon Thomas and Martha (Olmsted) Hammond, was born in Swan- zey, New Hampshire, October 7, 1742, and died in Gilsum, New Hampshire, April 7, 1818. He married in Swanzey, April 28, 1771, Rachel Woodward. born 1743, died in Gilsum, New Hampshire, December 6, 1812, parentage unknown. Aaron Hammond sold his lands in Swanzey in 1782 and purchased lands in that part of Gilsum which has ever since borne the name of "Hammond Hollow." He took an ac- tive part in organizing the Congregational Church in Gilsum and was one of the signers of the charter. He paid the sum of "Six Pounds, thirteen shillings for pew No. 1," at the first sale of pews. He was tithing man from 1789 to 1793; on school committee in 1790; moderator in 1791 and selectman four years. He was the progenitor of all the Hammonds in Gilsum. This has always been one of the leading families of the place and, though mostly scattered at present, those who have gone to other places have maintained the reputation of the family elsewhere. His wife, Rachel (Woodward) Hammond, was one of the most respected and influential women of the town. Seven children were born to Aaron Ham- mond and his wife.
(VII) Josiah, third child of Aaron and Rachel (Woodward) Hammond, was born at Swanzey, New Hampshire, March 28, 1775, and died at Gil- sun, New Hampshire, August 15. 1851. He mar- ried, November 28, 1799, Mehitable Bill, born June I, 1778, died June 8, 1857, daughter of Ebenezer and Rachel (Root) Bill. She was descended on both the paternal and maternal sides from ancestors who came to England as early as 1635 and 1637. Josiah bought the north part of his father's farm in Gil- sum and lived there the remainder of his life. He served the town as moderator for many years, was town agent in 1824, town clerk fifteen years, select- man many years, tithingman and on school commit- tee several years and was elected to the New Hamp- shire House of Representatives in 1830. He was not orthodox in his religious views but was not aggres- sive. Before the abolition of church rates in New
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England a widow, with a family of small children, lived in Gilsum and could not raise the money to pay her church rates. Her only cow, the chief means of support for herself and family, was seized and sold to satisfy the claim. Josiah Hammond bid off the cow and told the widow to drive her home and keep her until he called for her. He never called for the cow, and the widow continued in peaceable possession, as she could not be seized again on ac- count of the ownership being vested in Squire Ham- mond. He was a large and powerful man, a thrifty farmer and a progressive citizen. Only two children were born to Josialı and Mehitable Hammond : George Washington and Otis Gardiner.
(VIII) Otis Gardiner. second of the two sons of Josiah and Mehitable (Bill) Hammond, was born in Gilsum, New Hampshire, March 2, 1810, and died there April 22, 1849. He married, May 21. 1829, Eunice Ware, born in Gilsum, New Hampshire, July 13. 1806. died at Concord, New Hampshire, May 3, 1886. daughter of Elijah and Anna (Hathorn ) Ware. Otis G. Hammond was a farmer and built his house in Hammond Hollow, Gilsum, New Hampshire, in 1829. He was a successful school teacher for many years and served as superintending school commit- teeman. He was one of the first to join the Washing- tonian movement, and was an earnest worker in the cause, being quite successful as a temperance lec- turer in this and neighboring towns. He served the town as moderator and selectman and was com- missioned justice of the peace. His wife was noted for her kindly disposition. Though she survived him thirty-seven years, she never married again. They were the parents of two children: Isaac Ware and Albert Otis.
(IX) Hon. Isaac Ware Hammond, the elder of the two sons of Otis G. and Eunice (Ware) Ham- mond, was born in Gilsum, New Hampshire, July 9, 1831, and died at Concord. New Hampshire, Sep- tember 28, 1890. He married March 16, 1863, Mar- tha Washington Kimball, born January 28, 1836, daughter of Benjamin and Olive ( Price) Kimball, of East Concord, New Hampshire. Mr. Hammond spent his boyhood and acquired a common school education in the village schools, and afterward at- tended Mount Cesar Seminary in Swanzey and the Marlow Academy. Not being inclined to farm life. he entered the employment of the Cheshire Cotton Mills, at Jaffrey, as bookkeeper and paymaster. Here he remained a year and a half, and then went to Keene, where he spent the next year and a half as salesman in the dry goods store of J. W. Briggs & Company. From there he went to Boston, where he was employed as salesman and bookkeeper in the dry goods establishment of Libby & Brothers, and subsequently became an expert bookkeeper on pri- vate accounts. On account of poor health he left Boston and went to northern New York and kept a general store at Rouse's Point and Fort Covington until 1857, when he returned to New Hampshire and located at Concord. Ilere he remained until the outbreak of the Civil war, employed as a salesman by John P. Johnson, a prominent dry goods dealer.
He responded to the President's call for three months' men in 1861 but was not mustered. A short time afterward he received from Colonel Cross the appointment of commissary sergeant in the Fifth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, then being formed. He enlisted September 25, 1861, was mus- tered in October 26, and served his three years' term with this famous regiment. known as the fighting regiment of all the federal forces. He was dis- charged October 29, 1864. Mr. Hammond's brother, Albert O. Hammond, enlisted in Company M, Sec- ond Massachusetts Cavalry, in 1864. He was cap- tured and sent to Andersonville prison, where he was so reduced by starvation that he died Septem- ber 12, 1864, shortly after being transferred to Sa- vannah, Georgia. After the expiration of his mili- tary service Mr. Hammond resided in East Con- cord for a short time and in 1868 removed to Man- chester, where he successfully carried on a small farm in the district known as Hallsville, impaired health induced by army life making outdoor life necessary to him. He also improved his time by learning the carpenter's trade. He returned to Con- cord in 1874 and followed his new occupation until disabled by a fall from the roof of a building. from the effects of which he never fully recovered. In 1877 he was appointed deputy secretary of state and continued in that office by successive reappointments for ten years. In June, 1887, he was elected librarian of the New Hampshire Historical Society and served the society for three years until he was compelled by failing health to resign. During this time he edited Volume IX of the collections of the society. In 1881 he was appointed editor of state papers, and during the remainder of his life he compiled and edited Volumes XI to XVIII of the state papers of New Hampshire, including the Revolutionary rolls, which comprise Volumes XIV to XVII, inclusive. He was deputy marshal for taking the census of 1870: member of the New Hampshire constitutional convention of 1876; commander of E. E. Sturte- vant Post No. 2, Grand Army of Republic, of Con- cord; secretary of the New Hampshire college of electors in 1884: vice-president of the Manufacturers' and Merchants' Insurance Company. He was member of the New Hampshire Historical Society and the New England Historic-Gencalogical Society ; honorary member of the Mainc Historical Society; and was elected a member of the American Acad- emy of Political and Social Science. Although not a man of college education, he received the degree of Master of Arts from Dartmouth College in 1883. He was a member of Blazing Star Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. of Concord, and served as marshal of the lodge for several years. During his army service he was secretary of one of the "traveling lodges" then in existence in the field. Five children were born to Isaac W. and Martha W. ( Kimball) Hammond: Clarence Everett, died in infancy : Harry Pearl ; Otis Grant, see forward : Win- throp Channing and Arthur Howard, who died in infancy.
(X) Otis Grant, third child of Hon. Isaac Ware
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and Martha W. (Kimball) Hammond. was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, May 4, 1869, and was educated in the public schools of Concord and at Trinity College. After his father's death in 1890 he carried on the editing of the New Hampshire state papers until the appointment of his father's sticcessor, Hon. A. S. Batchelfor, who immediately appointed Mr. Hammond as his assistant, a position he still holds. He entered the New Hampshire mil- itia service in 1891 as first sergeant, was commis- sioned second lieutenant May 16, 1893, first lieu- tenant December 28, 1894, and captain May 23, 1895, and served as captain of Company E, First New Hampshire Volunteers, in the war with Spain. Cap- tain Hammond is assistant librarian of the New Hampshire State Library, and a passed high priest of Trinity Chapter, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma- sons. He married, January 19, 1898, Jessie Annah Prescott, daughter of Samuel F. and Mary A. (Day) Prescott, of Concord. They have one child: Pris- cilla, born in Concord, August 7, 1900.
This old and honorable family, rep- BRANCH resentatives of which have gained distinction in military, political, pro- fessional, business and civil life, traces its ancestry to Peter Branch, of Holden, England, carpenter, who sailed for America in the ship "Castle," 1638, and died on board ship. He married, January 14, 1623, Elizabeth Gillame.
(II) John Branch, son of Peter Branch, the emigrant, came to America with his father, in 1638, settled in Scituate, Massachusetts, from whence he removed to Marshfield, Massachusetts, and was the owner of Branch Islet there. He married, Decem- ber 6. 1652, Mary Speed.
(III) Peter, son of John Branch, born Marsh- field, Massachusetts, May 28, 1659, died in Pres- ton, Connecticut, December 27, 1713. He was one of the founders of Preston, 1683, owned Branch Hill, was a large land owner and influential citi- zen of Preston, and was at Norwich, 1680. He mar- ried, about 1684, Hannah Lincoln, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Austin) Lincoln, and grand- daughter of Thomas Lincoln, "the miller," who built and owned the mill at Taunton, in which the three commissioners from Boston met King Philip for an explanation of his hostile maneuvers.
(IV) Samuel, son of Peter Branch, born Pres- ton, Connecticut, September 3, 1701, died there, 1756. He married, May 23, 1728, Anne, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Lamb, of Groton and Mystic, Connecticut, and granddaughter of Daniel Lamb, of Watertown, Massachusetts. Isaac Lamb was one of the organizers of the First Baptist Church in Connecticut.
(V) Samuel (2), son of Samuel Branch, born Preston, Connecticut, August 6, 1729, died there February 15, 1773. He married, March 17, 1752, Hannalı Witter, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gore) Witter, granddaughter of Ebenezer and Dorothy (Morgan) Witter, and descendant of Jo- siah and Elizabeth (Wheeler) Witter and of Wil-
liam Witter, of Lynn, Massachusetts, who was per- secuted for religious opinions, 1651.
(V1) William, son of Samuel Branch, born Preston, Connecticut, September 3, 1760, died in Madison, Ohio, April 13, 1849. At the age of six- teen he was drafted and sent to old Fort Trum- bull, where he remained until the spring follow- ing, when he enlisted under Captain Leffingwell to go to Rhode Island, but an elder brother interfered and he returned to Norwich. He enlisted April I, 1777, to serve during the war under Captain Je- dediah Hyde in Colonel John Durkee's Connecticut regiment, and was discharged from Captain Samuel Cleft's company in Colonel Zebulon Butler's Con- necticut regiment upon the disbanding of the army at West Point, July 7, 1783, where he received a badge of merit from General Washington for his faithful service. He was at the battle of German- town, October 4. 1777; Fort Mifflin, November 17, 1777; Monmouth, June 28, 1778; wintered at Val- ley Forge; was with Washington in the forced march from the north to Yorktown under the im- mediate command of General Hamilton; was one of the picked men of the Connecticut troops who made the final assault on the redoubts; was pres- ent during the trial and execution of Major Andre and was one of the three guards who took him from the gallows. He settled in Cayuga county, New York, 1790, raised a company of volunteers, of which he was captain in the war of 1812.
He married, November 27, 1796, Lucretia Branch, daughter of Asa and Elizabeth (Tracy) Branch, and descendant of Samuel and Esther (Richmond) Tracy, Jonathan Tracy, Thomas Tracy, of Tewksbury, England, and of Peter Branch. Children of William and Lucretia Branch are as follows: I. William Witter, born August 31, 1804. 2. Olive, born November 21, 1806, died April 15, 1875, unmarried. 3. Samuel Goro, born June 23, 1809, married Arvilla Crocker, daughter of Roswell Crocker, died November 19, 1863, at Marshalltown, Iowa. 4. Erastus Witter, born Sep- tember 5, 1811. died October 17, 1873, unmarried. 5. Ambrose, born February 9, 1815, at Ellery, Chau- tauqua county, New York. married Chloe R. Curtis. He died November 30, 1876. The above named all reside at Madison, Ohio.
(VII) William Witter, son of William Branch, born in Aurelius, New York, August 31, 1804, died in Madison. Ohio, May 24, 1887. He removed from Cayuga county, New York, to Chautauqua county, where he resided until 1821 ; moved to Erie county. Pennsylvania, 1823; thence to Kirtland, Ohio, 1833; thence to Madison, Ohio, 1836, and was for many years one of the most influential citizens of Lake county. He learned the trade of wagonmaker and afterwards studied law. He was judge of the court of common pleas of Lake county, 1845, and become widely known throughout northern Ohio and Penn- sylvania in connection with the building of the Cleve- land, Painesville and Ashtabula railroad, for which he obtained a state charter in 1848; he was appointed by the company to solicit subscriptions for stock;
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the road afterwards became an important link in the Lake Shore system.
He married, July 3, 1834, Lucy J. Bartram, daughter of Uriah and Rebecca (Williams) Bart- ram. Children of William Witter and Lucy J. Branch are as follows: I. William Wirt, born September 5, 1835, married Annie Lewis, daughter of Ebenezer and Annie (Jones) Lewis, January 5. 1876. He died April 12, 1907. 2. John Locke, born October 4, 1837, married Mary L. Balles, daughter of Jolin R. and Mary (Hempstead) Balles, April 21, 1869. 3. Cornelia, born September 19, 1839, died April 20, 1891, unmarried. 4. Ida Ann, born August 27, 1842, married William S. Mills, son of William and Lura (Fiske) Mills. August 14, 1878. 5. Martha Lucretia, born March 19, 1845, married Edward E. Lyman, son of Elisha Lyman, June 8, 1871. 6. Oliver Ernesto, born July 19, 1848, married Sarah C. Chase. 7. Mary Alma, born October 2, 1850, unmarried. 8. Charles Coit, born July 25, 1852, married Luella Layman. 9. Happy Ella, born June 17, 1854, unmarried.
The Bartram family, from which Lucy Jane (Bartram) Branch. mother of Oliver E. Branch, was descended, is believed to be of Scotch origin, The earliest in the line being
(I) John Bartram, who came to Stratford, Con- necticut. His death there is recorded as occurring November 8, 1675. One of his sons,
(II) John Bartram, married Sarah
at Fairfield, in 1690, and had among other children,
(III) David Bartram, who was baptized at Fairfield, December 13, 1702. He married Mabel (sometimes recorded Mehitable) Johnson, at Fair- field, December 14. 1730, and moved to Reading. Connecticut. His wife was a daughter of Moses and Sarah (Adams) Johnson, and granddaughter of Jeremiah and Sarah (Hotchkiss) Johnson, of Der- by, Connecticut, and a descendant of Thomas John- son, who came to New Haven. Among the sons of David Bartram was
(IV) Daniel Bartram. born October 23, 1745. He married Ann Merchant, October 10, 1769; she was a daughter of Gurdon and Elinor (Chauncey) Merchant, of Redding, Connecticut. Ellinor Chaun- cey was a daughter of Israel IV and Martha (Wak- eman) Chauncey. Her mother was descended from Rev. Samuel Wakeman, first minister of Fairfield, Connecticut. Israel Chauncey IV was son of Charles III and Sarah (Burr) Chauncey. Rev. Charles Chauncey III was the first minister at Strat- field, now Bridgeport; he was the son of Israel If and Mary (Nichols) Chauncey. Reverend Israel Chauncey JI was born at Scituate, 1644, graduated from Harvard College in 1665. became minister to the church of Stratford, Connecticut, and was one of the founders of Yale College in 1701. He was chaplain and physician in King Philip's war, 1676. He married Mary Nichols, in 1667, and died in 1703. He was a son of Rev. Charles Chauncey I and Catherine (Eyre) Chauncey. They came to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1638. Rev. Charles Chauncey was chosen minister to Scituate in 1641,
and elected to the presidency of Harvard College in 1654, continuing in that office until his death, which occurred seventeen years later. He was noted for his scholarship and piety, and was descended from Chauncey de Chauncey I, a Norman nobleman, who went into England with William the Conqueror, 1066. Syward (or Siward) II. Danish Earl, 1054, conqueror of Macbeth, King of Scotland. Charle- magne III, of Germany, 814.
Gurdon Merchant, father of Mrs. Daniel Bart- ram. was son of John and Sarah (Gilbert) Mer- chant, the latter of whom was a daughter of John Gilbert, who was captured by the Indians at Spring- field in 1675, (King Philip's war), when he was eighteen years of age. He was forced to follow the tribe from place to place, suffering much from illness and privation. Through the encouragement of Mrs. Rowlandson, wife of the minister at Lancaster, Massachusetts, who was taken prisoner the same year, Gilbert rallied and was finally released. His father was Thomas Gilbert and his mother Cath- crine (Chapin) Gilbert, daughter of Samuel Chapin, one of the founders of Springfield. Massachusetts, who is memorialized by a statue in the Liberty grounds of that city.
Daniel Bartramı was a tanner, currier and shoe- maker by trade, and brought up his sons to the same line of work. He was a soldier in the Revol- ution. At the burning of Danbury in April, 1777, he was called there to help save the place. He was gone several days, and finally, finding that he could not return home to attend to his vats, he sent word to his wife that she must secure somebody to take the hides ont, as they had been in entirely too long. There was not a man in town, all having gone on the same errand as himself. Being a woman of energy, she determined to perform the task herself, that being the only alternative. She left her four small children, the oldest seven years and the young- est seven months. She left the children to amuse one another, caught her horse, hitched it to the bark mill, ground her bark, took the hides out, turned and repacked them, got her dinner and had just seated herself at the table when her husband rode up, he having secured leave of absence for a few hours, borrowed a horse and came home to do the work. When the people of Reading saw the smoke ascending from the burning of Danbury, they supposed the whole country would be burned over, and many mnade calculations if that should be to save a little some- thing for future use. Mrs. Bartram had a large brass kettle, in which she packed the best the house afforded and sank the kettle in the bottom of the well, where it remained until the danger was over. · In 1810, at the age of sixty-five, Daniel Bartram accompanied his sons and their families to Madison. Ohio, where he shared the enthusiasm of younger men in the development of a new country. Mr. Bartram and his wife were members of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church. They were the parents of thirteen children, namely: Esther, born April 16, 1770; Gurdon, born October 25, 1771, died March 2, 1772, Anna born January 23, 1773, died September
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