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. III, Part 123

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: 876

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(I) The first definitely known American ances- tor of the branch of the family now under consider- ation was Robert Hastings who married Elizabeth Davis, and was among the early settlers in Haver- hill, Massachusetts. Whether he was born in Eng- land or America cannot be determined, butt it is rea- sonable to infer that he was a son of one of the emigrants.

(II) John, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Davis) Hastings, married Ednah Braley, and resided in Haverhill.

(III) J. hn (2), son of John (1) and Ednah ( Bralcy) .Hastings, was probably a lifelong resident of Haverhill. The maiden name of his wife was Rebecca Kelley.

(IV) General Amos, son of John and Rebecca (Kelley ) Hastings, was born in Haverhill, February 3. 1757. He settled in Bethel. Maine, going there a young man and entering with spirit into the pre- liminary work of developing the agricultural re- sources of that region. He served with ability in all of the important public offices, and was for years regarded as the most prominent citizen of the town. On September 10, 1778, he was married at Fryeburg, Maine, to Elizabeth Wiley, and had a family of eight children, namely: Sally, Amos, Lucinda, died young ; Susanna, Timothy, Lucinda. John and Huldalı.

(V) John, third son and seventh child of Gen- eral Amos and Elizabeth (Wiley) Hastings, was born in Bethel, May 6, 1796. For many years he was the blacksmith of Bethel Hill, where he was extensively engaged in agricultural pursuits in connection with his trade, and his death occurred there April 5. IS59. Ilis wife, who was before marriage Abigail Straw, bore him eight children: Gideon Alphonso. David Robinson, John Decatur, Daniel Straw, died young; Solon S., died young; Moses Mason, Agnes Straw and another Daniel Straw.

(VI) Gideon Alphonso, eldest child of John and Abigail (Straw) Hastings, was born in Bethel, February 18, 1821. Settling in Bethel, his native town, he became a prosperous farmer and a lumber- man. In politics he was a Democrat. In addition to holding town offices, he represented his district in the state legislature and served as county com- missioner. Ile enlisted August 8, 1861, in Company A, Twelfth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry. He was commissioned captain, October 15, 1861, and July 31, 1862, was commissioned major. May 12, 1862. he went to New Orleans, and in Septem- ber, 1863, was in command of the regiment and Read's Cavalry. He was in command of regiment at the battle of Baton Rouge, also in the battle of Irish Bend, and made the charge on the steamer "Dana" in battle of Port Hudson. He was then ordered to Maine in the recruiting service, and was in command at Camp Berry, Portland. From Au- gust, 1863, to April, 1864, he was at New Orleans on detached duty. He joined his regiment, June, 1864, was ordered to Morganza Bend, and July 16 left New Orleans for Bermuda Hundred. He was with Sheridan at Cedar Creek, and at Fisher Hill. December 7, 1864, he was mustered out of the ser- vice. February 24, 1865. he was commissioned major by the governor and authorized to raise a new company and join his regiment at Savannah, Georgia. He was provost marshal at Savannah, and was detailed provost judge for western Georgia, in charge of the Freedman's Bureau. He was honorably discharged April 26, 1866, by reason of expiration of liis term of service.

He married, October 3. 1847, Dolly (Keyes) Kim- ball, daughter of Moses Kimball, of Rumford, Maine. She became the mother of eight children, namely : Moses Alphonso, referred to at greater lengthi in the succeeding paragraph. William Walter, born February 15, 1851, resides in Bethel, Maine. Frank Wallace, horn September 25, - 1852, died July 2, 1872. Florence Isabella. born May 11, 1854. died August 13. 1854. David Robinson, born January 24. 1857, resides in Auburn, Maine, where he has served as mayor, also sheriff of Androscoggin county for some years; he is an extensive lumber- man; he married (first) Josephine A. Sanderson ; married (second) Ella J. Coffin. O'Neil W. R.,

born March 28, 1859, deceased. Herbert Bryant, born June 25, 1861, resides in Oregon. Thomas Foskett, born January 14, 1871, resides in Bethel, Maine.

(VII) Moses Alphonso Hastings, eldest child of Gideon Alphonso and Dolly K. (Kimball) Hast- ings, was born in Bethel, Maine, December 31, 1848. His studies in the public schools were aug- mented by a course at Gould's Academy, Bethel, and when fifteen years old he began the activities of life as a school teacher. While thus employed he devoted his spare time to reading law in the office of David Hammons. of Bethel, and after com- pleting his legal preparations at the Albany (New York) Law School, he was admitted to the bar at the age of nineteen. He removed to Gorham, New Hampshire, and opening a law office in that town, practiced his profession in company with Gen- eral A. S. Twitchell for four years, and for the succeeding two years practiced his profession alone. In 1874 he was appointed clerk of the supreme court for Coos county, and has ever since retained that position, receiving reappointments under both Democratic and Republican administrations. In polities he acts with the Democratic party. He re- sides in Lancaster. Mr. Hastings has attained the thirty-second degree in the Masonic Order, being

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a member of North Star Lodge, chapter. council and commandery, Lancaster, and of Edward A. Raymond Consistory at Nashua. His religious affiliations are with the Congregationalists. He was second lieutenant of Company F. Third New Hamp- shire Volunteer Militia, Lancaster ; appointed sec- ond lieutenant June 25, 1878, promoted to first lieu- tenant May 31, 1879; promoted to Captain July 25, 1879, and honorably discharged August 30, 1882, upon his own request.

Mr. Hastings married Annie F. Poore, daugh- ter of the late Rev. Daniel M. Poore, of Phila- delphia. Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Hastings have one son. Warren, born July 1, 1885. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, taking a course in mining and civil engin- eering. At the present time ( 1907) he holds a position with New Jersey Zinc Company, at Frank- lin Furnace, New Jersey.

LAMPREY This name has been variously writ- ten Lampary, Lampreye. Lamfrey and Lamprey, and in the Old Ger- man of the eighth century as Lempfrit. A specious but hardly tenable theory derives the name directly from Lampridius, a Latin historian of the fourth century, and the name also of a Latin poet and scholar of the sixteenth century. But a more probable and certainly a more interesting origin is claimed by those who remember the old Norse word "lam," meaning land, and "frid." meaning free. The latter syllable is easily changed to "frey." and we have Lamprey, signifying free land or land belonging to a freeman, a designation of which any family may be proud. The coat-of-arms, as given in Burke's Peerage, consists of a field, or. three- crosslets fitchée, in chief, gules ; crest, a hand hold- ing a cross-crosslet fitchée, in pale proper. The cross was the customary cognizance of a Crusader. and the hand is a pledge of sincerity. Fitchée means that the cross is sharpened at the lower end like a stake. Or. gold, is the emblem of mag- nanimity, and gules of courage and valor in battle.

(I) The American ancestor was Henry Lam- prey, who was born about 1616, and came to America with his wife Julian ( written in the town records "Gillyen"), and lived several years in Bos- ton. About 1660 he removed to Hampton, New Hampshire, where he died August 7, 1700, aged eighty-four years. His wife died May Io, 1670. He was a cooper by trade, and in a deposition made in 1666 he called himself fifty years old. A tra- dition which has been handed down from genera- tion to generation states that his wife received for her marriage dowry a scale containing her weight in gold, one hundred and twelve pounds. The chest which held this treasure is still preserved in the family, and is now held in St. Paul, Minnesota. The children of Henry and "Gillyen" Lamprey were: Henry, Daniel, Elizabeth, Mary ( died in infancy ), Mary and Benjamin.

(II) Benjamin, youngest child of Henry and Julian Lamprey, was born September 28, 1661, in Hampton, New Hampshire, and lived in that town. Ile was married (first). November 10. 1687, to Jane, daughter of Nathaniel (2) and Deborah ( Smith ) Batchelder ( see Batchelder, IHF). She was born January 8, 1670 After her death he married Mary, surname unknown, who died Sep- tember 17, 1735, aged sixty-five years. His chil- dren were: Benjamin, Deborah, Daniel, Sarah, Nathaniel, Jane, Henry, Elizabeth Abigail, John, Hannah and Morris.

(III) Morris, youngest child of Benjamin and

Mary Lamprey, was born December 20, 17II. in Hampton, and lived in that town at Little River. He married ( first) Elizabeth, granddaughter of Nehemiah Hobbs. He was married ( second), Sep- tember 6, 1738, to Rebecca, daughter of John and Rebecca ( Smith ) Moulton. She was born May 4. 1716. Their children were: Morris, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Hannah, John, Abigail and Sarah.

(IV) Morris (2), eldest child of Morris ( I) and Elizabeth ( Hobbs) Lamprey, was born Decem- ber 4. 1737, in Hampton, New Hampshire, and in 1790 lived in Epsom, New Hampshire.

(V) Aaron, son of Morris (2) Lamprey, was born in Nottingham, New Hampshire. April 29, 1766. He moved to the neighboring town of Epsom, where he married and reared a family, and in his latter years came to Concord, where he died. About 1701. Aaron Lamprey married Hannah Locke, daughter of Francis Locke, of Epsom, who was born July 20, 1765. They had eleven children : Levi, born September 10, 1792: Hannah, Aaron, Delia, Ephraim, mentioned below : Abel, John, Daniel, Betsey, Lydia and Judith, born July 29. 1815. Aaron Lamprey died July 29. 1850, aged eighty-four years, and his wife died August 9. 1835. aged seventy.

(VI) Ephraim, third son and fifth child of Aaron and Hannah ( Locke) Lamprey, was born at Epsom. New Hampshire, May 27. 1800. He was a man of unusual ability, though he had no education beyond that afforded by the district schools of his day. In 1826 he moved to Groton. this state, where he devoted himself to farming till 1849. when he removed to Concord and became a manufacturer of brick. The old home was where the Margaret Pillsbury Hospital now stands. He was blessed with good health all his days, and was a vigorous, energetic worker. Mr. Lamprey joined the Free Will Baptist Church at the age of twenty- five, and was ever after an active and devoted mem- ber. He was a man of marked religious feeling, and always had family prayers, even during haying. In politics he was a Whig, but he early espoused the cause of Anti-Slavery, and became the first Abolitionist in Groton, afterwards joining the Re- publican party. In 1827 Ephraim Lamprey married Bridget Phelps, daughter of Henry Phelps, and his second wife, Hannah Blodgett, who was born at Groton, New Hampshire, April 4. 1802. She was a school teacher in early life, having been a pupil of Parson Rolfe, of Groton. Like her hus- band. she was a member of the Free Baptist Church. Mrs. Lamprey was a great reader, and a woman of advanced ideas, and she inspired her children to get an education. She was interested in woman's suffrage in the days when it took courage to sub- scribe to a journal devoted to the cause.

Ephraim and Bridget ( Phelps) Lamprey had a family of eleven children, all born in Groton: Delia C .. born February 6. 1828, died April 12, 1883; Mary B., born. December 22, 1830, died Augu-t 14. 1849: Henry P., whose sketch follows: Elmira B., born February 15, 1834. died April, 1870: Maurice S., born October 1. 1835: John H., born January 5, 1837. died July 12, 1900; Maitland C., whose sketch follows; Austin L., born October 17, 1840; Horace A., born June 27, 1842, died June 25. 1862; Cyrus E., born March 20. 1844. died June. 1845; and Clarence S., born May 14. 1847. Five of these sons served during the civil war, and one of them gave his life for his country. Horace A. Lamprey enlisted in the Second New Hampshire Volunteers, and was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks, Vir- ginia, June 25, 1862, two days before he had com-

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pleted his twentieth year. Maurice S. Lamprey en- listed in the Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers, was transferred to the signal corps, served throug- out the war, and is now a photographer in Pena- cook, New Hampshire. Austin L. and Clarence S. Lamprey belonged respectively to the Thirteenth and the Eighteenth New Hampshire Volunteers. Maitland C. Lamprey's war record is given on another page. The boys were not alone in render- ing service to their country. The eldest daughter, Delia C. Lamprey, became an army nurse, begin- ning at the temporary hospital at Concord, and afterwards serving at Fortress Monroe and Wash- ington. After the war she became one of the matrons at the Home for Discharged Soldiers in Boston. where she remained for two years, subsequently marrying llarvey Hughes, of Manchester, New Hampshire. She was a benevolent woman and a friend to the needy. Mary B. Lamprey, a girl of lovely character, died August 4. 1849, in her nine- teenth year. Elmira B. Lamprey, the youngest daughter, was a student at New Ilampton Institute, but gave up graduation to care for an enfeebled mother. She had a beautiful, self-sacrificing nature, and was the light of the home. Her untimely death occurred September 1. 1879, in her thirty-sixth year. John Il. Lamprey, the third brother, never married, but like his sister Elmira, devoted his life to his parents. He moved to Concord, New Ilampshire, where he became a noted market gar- ‹lener, sometimes having one hundred acres under cultivation. He was a generous and public-spirited citizen, and helped the common welfare by finding work for the needy. For many years the Lamprey gardens were one of the features of the South End of the city. Mr. J. H. Lamprey was a Re- publican in politics, and served both as an alder- man and representative from his ward. Ilis death occurred July 12, 1900.

Ephraim Lamprey, the father of this family, died November 13, 1884, at the age of eighty-four. and his wife survived him just one week, dying No- vember 20, aged eighty-two.

(VII) Rev. Henry Phelps, eldest son and third child of Ephraim and Bridget ( Phelps) Lamprey, was born at Groton, New Hampshire, November 3. 1832. He took his preparatory studies at New Hampton Institution, and was graduated from Dart- mouth College in 1862. For the succeeding two years he was in the service of the American Tract Society, and from 1864 to 1866 he studied for the ministry at New Hampton Theological Institution. He was licensed to preach by the Free Will Baptist denomination at Center Harbor, this state, May 23, 1866, and in October of that year became pastor at Phillips, Maine, where he remained till the latter part of 1868. He then returned to New Hampshire, and was pastor at Wilmot Flat for three years, after- wards filling pulpits at Brunswick, East Corinth and South Parsonfield, all in Maine, In 1879, while officiating at the Free Baptist Church at Northwood, New Hampshire, he found himself in accord with Congregational views, and afterwards affiliated with that denomination, filling pulpits at West Stewarts- town, Danbury and Acworth, this state; Lower Waterford, Vermont ; and Centre Ossipee and Short Falls, Epsom, New Hampshire. In 1890 he re- turned to Concord where he has since made his home at Lamprey Park, near his brother's gar- dens. Mr. Lamprey is a Republican in politics, and an ardent advocate of the cause of temperance. For thirty years he was actively engaged in the service of the church, and his good work will not be forgotten in the various parishes to which he

was called to minister. A man of quiet and modest ways, a devoted son and brother, and an exemplary husband and father, he has faithfully fulfilled his duty in whatever circumstances he has been placed, and his labor has been fruitful in results, if not productive of worldly acclaim.

On July 11, 1867, Rev. Henry P. Lamprey mar- ried Ellen Selomy llardy, youngest child of Ichabod P. and Emeline ( Webster ) Hardy, who was born March 2, 1844, at Rumney, New Hampshire ( see Hardy, Ill ). In early life she lived with her parents at Hebron, Lebanon and Groton, this state, and she was graduated from New Hampton Institute in 1865. Mrs. Lamprey has always been an earnest student, and though much of her early married life was given to the instruction of her children and to parish work, she has always found time for original research, and investigation. She was success- ful in stimulating and helping others to gain an education, and in promoting missionary and Sunday- school interests. She has a valuable and extensive collection of fossils and minerals from all parts of the world, which she has been years in gathering, and another large collection of mosses and lichens. More than twenty-five years ago she joined the Agassiz Association, forming a Home Chapter with the four members of her immediate family, and together they studied the wonders of the natural world. Mrs. Lamprey belongs both to the Fern and Moss Chapter of this Association, and has re- ported her discoveries to its publications and other journals. She is also a member of the National Geographical Society of Washington, D. C. In Concord she is a member of the Wild Flower, the Twelfth Night ( Shakespeare) and the Woman's Clubs, being especially interested in the art, science and current events department of the latter or- ganization. While in Acworth Mrs. Lamprey and her husband joined the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, and were graduated in 1890. Mrs. Lamprey has always been an ardent lover of the best literature, and her children were nourished upon this diet. All the books in the house betoken scholarly tastes, and it is no wonder that daughters brought up in such an atmosphere should become gifted and brilliant women. Since her residence in Concord Mrs. Lamprey, with her husband, has been a member of the South Congregational Church.

Rev. Henry P. and Ellen ( Hardy) Lamprey are the parents of two children: Lunette Emeline, born April 17, 1807. at Alexandria. New Hampshire ; and Elmira Adrienne, born October 21, 1878, at Northwood, this state. The elder daughter was educated at home, spent two years at the Concord high school and five years at Mount Holyoke Col- lege, from which she was graduated in 1891 with the degree of B. 1 .. , being the first student to re- ceive a diploma of that sort. During her under- graduate days she was an editor of the college pa- per. She taught in a mission school in Kentucky for a short time, but her literary bent soon be- came dominant, and in 1892 she engaged in new's- paper work at Washington, D. C., where she re- mained thirteen years. She was on the editorial staff both of the Capitol and the Washington Times, and during part of this period she conducted the literary page and wrote the book reviews Fler work has received commendation from authors hike Gilbert Parker, Richard Watson Gilder, and others of that rank. Despite the requirements of regular journalism, Miss Lamprey has found time for much original production, and her poems show an un- doubted gift of song. In 1904 she went to New York to serve as one of the editors of the Roosevelt

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Campaign Bureau, and has since been engaged in literary work in that city.

Elmira A. Lamprey, the youngest daughter, was graduated from the Concord high school in 1898. While a student she edited the High School Volun- teer. She was fitted for college, but her musical gifts led her to pursue another career, and she studied under the best masters in New Hampshire and Boston. Since 1905 she has been associated with her sister in New York, and like her, she possesses decided literary talent. Miss Myra Lam- prey is now the editor of the music column of Club Life. From her early youth she has been a contributor to the press, and also an enthusiastic observer of birds and flowers. During her resi- dence in Concord she wrote some charming papers on these subjects for the Concord Monitor. Both sisters possess artistic tastes and abilities, and Miss Myra Lamprey is a member of the Pen and Brush Club of New York City.

(VII) Maitland Charles, fourth son and seventh child of Ephraim and Bridget ( Phelps ) Lamprey, was born September 30, 1838, in Groton, New Hampshire, and received his education at New Hampton, New Hampshire, and Dartmouth College, graduating from the latter institution in 1863. He left school to enlist in the army a year before com- mencement, but received his diploma notwithstand- ing his absence. He worked his way through col- lege, and slept on the floor rather than borrow money to live more luxuriously. He enlisted in Company I, Fifteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, in October, 1862. This regiment formed a part of the Nineteenth Army Corps, and he saw severe service in Louisiana. He was also in General Banks' expedition up the Red River, and was in the battle of Port Hudson, one of the most bloody contests of the war. He also assisted in the capture of Butte a la Rose. in May 1863. Although he was much debilitated by disease, his powerful con- stitution and previous good habits pulled him through, and he was discharged 20, 1863. On New Hampshire he returning August was so weakened by his experiences that he was not able to enter into any active business for two years. He then began to teach school, first in Ohio, and later in Iowa, Kansas Normal School, and for twenty-four years was principal of Oliver Ames high school, northeastern Massachusetts. For some time he has now been retired from active labor. but his intellectual force and his keen interest in the affairs of the world are undiminished. He was a member of the constitutional convention of New Hampshire in 1902, and is an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Sons of the American Revolution.

Mr. Lamprey married, July 12, 1869, to Abbie C. Davis, daughter of John and Sarah (Davis) Davis. She was born in Yarmouth, Maine, June 22, 1844. They had two children. Mary L., born in Knoxville, Iowa. April 29, 1870; and Charles M .. born in Emporia. Kansas, February 15, 1872. The latter is director of the evening school, Boston, and was recently married to Mabel Murray, of Law- rence, Massachusetts.

This is a variation of the name Lam- LAMPER prey. Lamphrey or Lamprell, and the old families of this name are nearly all descended from Henry Lamprey, born in Eng- land about 1616, who lived in Boston, Massachu- setts. until about 1660, and Hampton, New Hamp- shire, and died August 7, 1700, aged eighty-four

years. His wife Julien, or Gillyen, died May 10, 1670

(I) Joseph Lamper was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He grew to mature age and was a farmer there, but later moved to Manchester, where his later years were passed. He died about 1848. He married Hannah Lougee, daughter of Joseph Lougee. They were the parents of seven children : Charles E., Frank (died young), Nancy, David, William E., Martha and Frank.

(II) William E., fifth child and fourth son of Joseph and Hannah (Lougee) Lamper, was born in Manchester, December 27, 1843. He grew up on his father's farm, and received a common school education. When fifteen years of age he was em- ployed in the Amoskeag gunshop, which at that time was an arms factory. A year later he began work for the firm of J. A. V. Smith & Company, and lias been connected with this institution from then till now, with the exception of a few years when lie returned to the gun shop to manufacture guns for use in the war of the rebellion. Mr. Lamper has always been a very industrious man, and suc- cess in business has rewarded his labors. In 1903 the J. V. A. Smith Company was incorporated, and Mr. Lamper was elected president, and Mr. Smith treasurer. Mr. Lamper still keeps his place at the bench, and turns out as good a day's work as any employe. He is very quiet and unobtrusive, and a man whose word is always to be relied on. In politics he is a Republican, but he has no affilia- tions with church, lodges or clubs. He married, in 1872, Elizabeth Plumpton, born in Manchester, England. They have two children : Grace and Charles. Grace is the wife of Egbert E. Foster, and has children. Charles is employed by the Higgins Supply Company.

The origin of the forbear of the WIGHT Wights of this article and the date of his arrival in America are unknown; but that he was a useful citizen and the progenitor of many more useful citizens is shown by the records of his descendants.

(I) Deacon Thomas Wight seems to have been in Watertown, Massachusetts, in the winter of 1035-36. Over a year later he appears tangibly at Dedham. On July 18, 1637, Thomas Wight, with eleven other persons, having been duly certified by the magistrates and having subscribed the covenant, was admitted an inhabitant of Dedham. At this time his family consisted of his wife Alice or Elsie, and his children: Henry, John, Thomas, and doubtless, Mary. In the distribution of lands for homesteads Thomas Wight received from the town the portion (twelve acres) allotted to each married man. In addition to this home lot he subsequently received grants of "planting ground," woodland and meadow. He and his wife were received into the church "ye 6th of ye 7 mo. 1640." On October 10, 1640, he became a freeman. He took an active part in the concerns of the town, and was repeatedly selected for the performance of various public ser- vices. In 1641 he was elected selectman for the town of Dedham, and filled that office six years. His name appears fourth on the list of Dedham inhabitants who in 1644. "taking into consideration the great necesitie of providing some meanes for the Education of the youth in ye sd Town, did with unanimous consent, declare by vote. their will- ingness to promote that work, promising to put too their hands to provide maintenance for a free school in our sd Towne." Resolutions follow to

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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. III, Part 123

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: 876

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: 876