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 15

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) William Storrs was a resident of Sutton cim Lound, Nottinghamshire, England. His will was proved at York, October 6, 1557. His wife's name is not given. He had one or more children.

( II) Robert, son of William Storrs, raised a family of children, ameng whom was "Cordall." Robert's will was proved at York, February 5, 1588. (III) Cordall Storrs seems to have followed the same occupation and lived in the same place as his father, as is the custom in the old settled coun- tries of Europe. His will was proved October 10, 1616, at York.

(IV) Thomas Storrs and his wife, Mary, who resided at Sutton-cum Lound. Nottinghamshire, England, in the first half of the seventeenth cen- tury, had at least four children and perhaps more.

(V) Samuel, sometimes called Sir Samuel, fourth son and child of Thomas and Mary Storrs, was baptized at Sutton, December 7, 1640, a year made memorable in history by the opening of the famous long parliament, wherein developed the op- position of the Commons to the arbitrary acts of King Charles the First, which culminated in the trial and execution of that monarch. In 1663 he emigrated to New England. settling first at Barn- stable on Cape Cod, where he remained for thirty- five years, and in 1698 he removed to Connecticut. He and his only son, Samuel, were among the first proprietors of Mansfield, which was originally a part of Windham, and records show that the first recorded title to land in the new settlement of Mans- field was given in the year 1700 by parties in Nor- wich to Samnel Storrs. Allusions to him in the early town records make it quite clear that he was hoth prominent and influential in civil and religious affairs. His death occurred April 30, 1710. and his

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remains were interred in the South Parish burial ground, which was laid out in 1696 at what was then known as the "Ponde-Place," and is the oldest cemetery in Tolland county. Tradition asserts that he was large of stature and exceedingly prepossessing in his personal appearance. His first wife, whom he married , in Barnstable, December 6, 1666, was Mary Huckins, born March 29, 1646, daughter of Thomas Huckins, and she died September 24, 1683. December 14, 1685, he married for his second wife, Esther Egard, who was born in 1641, and died April 13. 1730. The children of his first union were: Mary. Sarah, Hannah, Elizabeth, Samuel and Lydia. Those of his second marriage were: Thomas. Esther and Cordial. (Thomas and descendants are mentioned in this article).

(VI) Samuel (2), fifth child and only son of Samuel (1) and Mary (Huckins) Storrs, was born in Barnstable, May 17, 1677. He was a prominent resident of the South Parish of Mansfield, an indus- trious, capable and useful citizen, and a member of the First Church. He died August 9, 1727, and on his footstone, in addition to his name, is the follow- ing Latin inscription: "Mors Omnia Vincit." Oc- tober 31, 1700. he married Martha Burge, who was born in 1671, and died September 3, 1728. Their children were: Samuel, John, Huckins, Joseph. Martha, Elizabeth and Mary.

(VHI) Major Joseph Storrs, fourth son and child of Samuel (2) and Martha (Burge) Storrs, was born in Mansfield, March 8, 1711-12. Being but sixteen years old when his father died the Rev. Eleazer Williams was, at his request. appointed his guardian. He eventually acquired a substantial for- tune, becoming the largest real estate owner in the North Parish. where he established his residence. and he erected, just east of the Congregational Church, the most pretentious dwelling house in North Mansfield, using in its construction timber of unusual size and strength, a fact which came to light when the building was torn down. He was not only active and influential in the affairs of his own town, but rendered valuable aid in establishing new communities, being one of the original proprietors of Hanover, New Hampshire, and the first gather- ing of the Mansfield proprietors of that town took place probably at his house, in 1761. lle was one of the early benefactors of Dartmouth College, hav- ing contributed to that institution one hundred and ten acres of land. and in other ways he emphasized his interest in the advancement of civilization and education. He tro possessed a large well-developed figure, and his statuesque appearance was made still more attractive by a quiet, unaffected manner, which upon all occasions retained its accustomed dignity and complacency. Major Storrs died Octo- ber 5. 1785. He was first married May 1. 1735. to Hannah Porter, probably a daughter of Deacon Ex- perience Porter, and she died August 20. 1741. Of this union there was one child, Hannah, who died in infancy. He was again married in 1743 to Ex- perience Gurley, who was born in 1725, daughter of Samuel Gurley, then of Coventry, Connecticut, but

later of Mansfield. Her death occurred June 9. 1767. She bore him nine children, namely : Eunice, Mary, Hannah. Experience, Joseph, Cordial, Wil- liam, Augustus and Royal.

(VIII) Augustus, fourth son and eighth child of Major Joseph and Experience (Gurley) Storrs, was born in Mansfield, December 18, 1762. Instead of availing himself of the privilege of entering Dartmouth College offered him by his father, he declined in favor of his brother William, and turned his attention to agriculture, Accompanied by his wife he journeyed on horseback from Mans- field to Hanover, and settling there as a pioneer cleared a large farm, which in due time became ex- ceedingly productive. Ile was prominently identi- fied with the early growth of the town and the de- velopment of its agricultural resources. was for many years a leading spirit in its public affairs, serving as a selectman. and acting as a justice of the peace, and for a period of eleven years repre- sented Hanover in the state legislature. Naturally energetic and persevering, scrupulously honorable in his dealings, and possessing the requisite amount of courage and intelligence to conquer the numerous emergencies which invariably obstruct the progress of a pioneer, he was eminently fitted for the task of building up a community, and his efforts in that di- rection are worthy of the highest commendation. In addition to the striking personalities of his an- cestors he inherited many of their most commend- able characteristics as well, and it has been said of him that although he was a man of few words, those he chose to utter always had a meaning. and while in his outward appearance he was somewhat stern he possessed a tender heart, which not unfre- quently prompted him to kindly acts of generosity and benevolence. Augustus Storrs died in Han- over, August 7. 1838. Ile was married March 6, 1788, to Emma Forbes, who was born July 8, 1764. She was in every way a model housewife, and al- though constantly occupied with the many duties devolving upon her, including the spinning and weaving of woolen and linen cloth with which the family were clothed, and the making of butter and cheese, in which she was an expert, she, neverthe- less, found time to seek out those in need of assist- ance and dispensed her charity with a liberal hand. Mrs. Emma Storrs was the mother of children, namely: Libeus, Augustus, Lucy (became the wife of John Goodell, of Lyme, New Hampshire), Nancy (married Eli Barnes), Fanny, Percy (died in in- fancy), Polly (became the wife of Agrippa Dow. of Hanover), Daniel, Adna, and Laura (who married David Hurlbert, of Hanover). Libeus settled in El- bridge. Ohio. Augustus became largely interested in trade between Missouri and Mexico carly in the last century, and in 1825 furnished the United States sen- ate. at the request of Hon. Thomas Benton, some val- nable statistics relative to our commercial inter- course with that country.

(IX) Adna, fifth son and ninth child of Augus- tus and Emma (Forbes) Storrs, was born in Han- over, October 6. 1805. Succeeding to the owner-

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ship of the homestead property, containing three hundred and twenty acres, he devoted his energies almost exclusively to agriculture and was for many years one of the substantial farmers of Hanover. He was an upright, conscientious man, a useful cit- izen and an earnest supporter of religious and benevolent work, being a member of the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College. He was quite largely interested in the Hanover National Bank, and at the time of his death. which occurred March 5, 1884, he was one of the oldest directors of that institution. In politics he was originally a Whig and later a Re- publican. October 28, 1835. he married Asenath Goodell, a native of Lyme, daughter of Luther and Martha ( Waterman) Goodell. The children of this union are: Augustus, born August 25, 1836, mar- ried Fanny D. Clark. Helen Frances, born April 17, 1838, became the wife of Rev. E. J. Alden. Ed- ward Payson, who will be again referred to. Laura Asenath, born December 12, 1850. became the wife of J. H. Foster, of Hanover.

(X) Edward Payson. second son and third child of Adna and Asenath (Goodell) Storrs, was born in Hanover, May 18, 1842. He was educated in the public schools, including the high school in Lyme, and at the Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire. His business training was began in a country store at East Lyme, and continued in the store of Major I. O. Dewey, in which the post- office was located. Going to Ohio he was employed as a telegraph operator on the Marietta & Cincin- nati Railroad for a year, at the expiration of which time he became a conductor and continued in that capacity some three or four years. Returning to Hanover in 1865 he opened a general store in part- nership with H. H. Clough, which under the firm name of Clough & Storrs was carried on for some time. and in 187? he succeeded by purchase to the business of the Claremont Stationery Company. whichi necessitated his removal to that town. In 1878 he again sought for a business opening in Han- over and established the Hanover Stationery Com- pany which he conducted for six years, or until sell- ing out in 1884. He then inaugurated his present business known as the Dartmouth Book Store and has built up a profitable trade in books, stationery, etc., employing three clerks and transacting a busi- ness of from thirty to forty thousand dollars an- mnally.

Nr. Storrs is one of the leading Republicans of Hanover, and an active participant in local public affairs, having served as a selectman for fifteen years and chairman of the board for ten years ; was representative to the legislature in 1002-03, being assigned to the committee on insurance, and for the past three years has been precinct commissioner. Besides these valuable public services he has filled for many years the position of trustee and auditor of the local savings bank. was one of the pro- moters of the Hanover Water Works Company and is now its superintendent. He is well advanced in the Mas mic Order. belonging to Franklin Lodge and St. Andrews Chapter, of Lebanon, and Sullivan

Commandery. Knights Templar, of Claremont. He attends the Church of Christ.

On June 1, 1869, Mr. Storrs married Juliette English Steele, who was born in Lyme, May 12, 1845, daughter of David and Harriet (Southard) Steele, both of whom were natives of that town. Mr. and Mrs. Storrs are the parents of six children. namely: Mary Louise, a graduate of Abbott Acad- emy, Andover, Massachusetts, and now a teacher in the high school at Medford, that state. Caroline. also a graduate of Abbott Academy and now the wife of Dr. George H. Parker, of Wells River, Ver- mont. Adna, who attended Kimball Union Acad- emy, Meriden, spent two years at Dartmouth Col- lege . and is now assisting his father in business. Edward Payson, Jr., who was graduated at Dart- mouth in 1900, pursued a post-graduate course there and is now with Sears, Roebuck & Company, Chi- cago. Harriet A., a graduate of the Hanover high school and Mount Holyoke Seminary. Harry C., a student at Dartmouth. class of 1907, who will also pursue the regular course at the medical depart- ment. Mrs. Storrs is an active member of the Church of Christ.

(VI) Thomas, eldest son of Samuel and Esther (Egard) Storrs, resided in Mansfield and died in that town, April, 1755. He married, March 14. 1708, MIehitable (surname unknown), who died March 10, 1776. Their children were: Mehitable, Rebecca, Zerramiah, Cornelius, Thomas. Prince, Josiah, Judah, Lemuel, Amariah and Anna.

(VII) Judah, eighth child and sixth son of Thomas and Mehitable Storrs, was a resident of Man field, where he died May 29, 1791. He mar- ried, December 3, 1744, Lucy, daughter of Henry Cleveland. They were the parents of these chil- dren: Asahel, Lucy, died young ; Olive, Justice, Henry, Justus, William Fitch, Lucy, Bezabel, Fred- erick and Chester.

(VIII) Asahel, eldest child of Judah and Lucy ( Cleveland) Storrs, was born in Mansfield, May 3. 1745. He married a Miss Bliss, and they were the parents of one child, John, mentioned next below.

(IX) John, son of Asahel and - (Bliss) Storrs, was born at Mansfield, July 29, 1768, and died November 25. 1814. He moved to Vermont in carly life and settled at Royalton. where he dicd. John Storrs married (first), at Lebanon, New Hampshire, April, 1701, Betsey Lathrop, who died .August 1. 1794, leaving one child. Asahel. He mar- ried (second). at Canterbury, Connecticut, June S. 1795. Thankful Spaulding, of Plainfield, who died 11 1855. They were the parents of seven children, af horn at Royalton, Vermont. They were: John Spaulding. Dan. Constant, Reuben, William, Charles and Marrilla.

(X) Constant Williams, third son and child of John and Thankful ( Spaulding) Storrs, was born April 7. 1801. Ilis father died when he was thirteen years old, and he was placed in the family of a Mr. Williams, whose treatment of the boy was so kind and considerate that Constant, as a mark of esteem and affection, added his foster-father's surname to

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his own Christian name. He became a large mer- chant in Montpelier, Vermont, where he died March 23, 1872. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church, and a highly respected and useful citizen of the town.

Constant Williams Storrs married, September IO. 1827, Maria C. Cadwell, born at Montpelier. Ver- mont, February 14, 1803, daughter of Wyllys and Betsey (White) Cadwell. Betsey White (mother of Maria C. Cadwell), born at Hatfield, Massachusetts, married, at Hartford. Vermont, was a descendant of Elder John White, who came to Massachusetts in the ship "Lion" in 1632, and was a member of Rev. Hooker's famous expedition to Connecticut. Wyllys J. Cadwell entertained the Marquis de La Fayette at his house in Montpelier, when he visited Vermont in 1825. All the children of Constant and Maria Storrs except one died without issue, and most of them in infancy or childhood.

(XI) William Williams, the only child of Con- stant W. and Maria C. (Cadwell) Storrs who left issue, was born in Montpelier, Vermont. July 21, 1835. There he spent his early life, and was edu- cated in the public schools and academy. He lived several years in Concord, New Hampshire, then in Illinois, and later again in Montpelier, where he

He married, at Joliet, Illinois, November 2, 1857, Lizzie A. Roberts, born in Vernon, New York, July 22, 1833, daughter of Ebenezer and Martha A. Roberts. She now resides in Concord. Ebenezer Roberts, father of Lizzie A. Storrs, was the son of Rev. John Roberts. Ebenezer married Martha Ann Griffith, daughter of John Griffith and his wife Mary Morgan. John Griffith and Mary Morgan were born probably at or near Bala, county Marioneth. South Wales, where they were married. They came to the United States in 1800, and settled in Utica, New York. He was a carpenter by trade, and built there the first Presbyterian Church (which was Welsh), and in it Rev. John Roberts preached the gospel. William Williams and Lizzie A. (Roberts) Storrs were the parents of : John W .. William C., Nellie R., and Jennie M., who married Ilerbert D. Whitney, of Concord.

(XII) John Williams, eldest child of William Williams and Lizzie A. (Roberts) Storrs, was born in. Montpelier. Vermont, November 24, 1858, and was educated in the public schools of Concord, New Hampshire. He spent the greater part of six years as a clerk in the service of several grocery firms in Concord, but employed a considerable part of his time as a member of an engineer corps. He learned practical civil engineering under the instruction of Charles C. Lund, a well known civil engineer of Concord, who had charge of a great deal of work for the city of Concord, and for the railroad enter- ing Concord. He also engagedl in the grocery busi- ness for himself two years in Concord. In 1800 he entered the employ of the Concord & Montreal as assistant civil engineer, and has since continued in the service of that road and its successor, the Bos-

ton & Maine. In April, 1903, he was appointed state engineer by Governor Batchelder, and served in the office for the two years following. Mr. Storrs is a member of Rumford Lodge, No. 46, In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows; of Tahanto En- campment, No. 18; and of Canton Wildey. No. I, and while L. S. Richardson was colonel of the Patriarchs Militant, served with the rank of captain on the staff of that officer.

John W. Storrs married, in Concord, April 29, 1885, Carrie E. Dow. born in Concord, June 27, 1858, daughter of Edward and Lavinia D. (Colby ) Dow. Edward Dow was born in Lemington, Vermont, July 11, 1820 and died in Concord, July 31, 1894. He came to Concord in 1845, and soon took high rank as an architect, and had charge of the con- struction of many buildings, the college buildings at Durham being perhaps the finest monument to his skill as a constructor. He was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and served as second lieutenant in Company G, New Hampshire Battalion, Second United States Sharpshooters, and was afterward prominent as a member of E. E. Sturtevant Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He was a Thirty- second degree Mason: was master of Eureka Lodge, in 1872-73, and high priest of Trinity Chap- ter in 1874-75; commander of Mount Horeb Com- mandery in 1873-74. In 1877-78 he was representa- tive in the legislature from ward five of Concord, and in 1881 and the three following years alderman" of Concord.

He married, at Auburn. New Hampshire, Octo- her 21, 1849. Lavinia D. Colby, born at Canandaigua, New York, February 3. 1822, daughter of Abner and Deborah (Gunnison) Colby. Abner was a son of Abner Colby. John W. and Carrie Etta Storrs have one child: Edward Dow Storrs. born February 20, 1886, now employed in the engineer's office of the Boston & Maine Railroad.

The name Bradford is one of the

BRADFORD most distinguished in the early Colonial history of Massachusetts, and the record of the Bradford family from the es- tablishment of the Puritans in Holland to 1657 in- cludes a great part of the history of the Puritan colony. From this family have sprung a great part of the Bradfords of New England.

William Bradford. the "Mayflower" Pilgrim. was born or baptized, Thursday, March 19, 1590. at Ants- terfield, a village which may have taken its name from lying in the extreme south of Yorkshire. Eng- land. After having acquired some. education from William Brewster and John Robinson, he left Eng- land at the age of eighteen to seek freedom of wor- ship in Holland. Constant in his devotion to the cause of the religion he had espoused, he suffered the trials and tribulations incident to the wanderings of the little colony, crossed the Atlantic in the "Mayflower," and settled with the others of his faith at Plymouth in 1620. He was chosen governor after the death of Carver, carly in 1621, when

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thirty-one years of age and until his death, May 9, 1057, the date of his nuncupative will, he was an- nually elected to the gubernatorial office, except three years, when Edward Winslow, and two, when Thomas Prence, took the burden. His picty, con- stancy, courage, wisdom and tact were more than once called into action to save the colony from ruin, but they never failed him. He married (first), at Leyden. November 30, 1613, Dorothy May, who accompanied her husband to America only to be drowned at the anchorage in Cape Cod Bay, Decem- ber 7. 1620. He married ( second), August 14, 1623, Alice, the widow of Edward Southworth. Her maiden name was Carpenter, and Governor Brad- ford had known her in England. She came to America in the ship "Ann," and was married a few days after her arrival. She survived until March 26, 1670, and died at the age of seventy-nine. There was one child, John, by the first wife. The chil- dren of the second wife were: William, Mercy. and Joseph.

John Langdon Bradford, a descendant of Will- iamı Bradford, the immigrant, was born in the year 1813, died February 19, 1882. His wife, born 1813, died in 1003.

Charles Henry, son of John Langdon Bradford. of Pelham, New Hampshire, was born in Man- chester, 1843. and died January 7, 1888. He learned the carpenter's trade when a young man and worked at it until he was about thirty-five years old. He then engaged in business as a grocer, in Manches- ter, and conducted a large and profitable business until 1878, when he retired. About 1856 he bought a tract of five acres of land then covered with pine timber on what is now Union street. There he cleared away the timber, pulled the stumps, set out an orchard, and built a large house together with other buildings at what is now 1000 Union street. Here his widow and son now live. He was a Con- gregationalist in religion, and a Democrat in politics. He was a member of but one secret fraternity, the Passaconoway Tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men. He married Julia Hatch, born June 16, 1843, daughter of Hatch, of Norwich. Connecti- cut. They had but one child, Arthur C., whose sketch follows.

Arthur Clinton, only child of Charles H. and Julia (Hatch) Bradford, was born in Manchester, February 28, 1871. He attended school until eigh- teen years of age, and at twenty-one became a fire- man on the Concord Railroad, later a part of the Concord & Montreal, and the Boston & Maine Rail- road, and has been in their employ since. Mr. Bradford is an intelligent, faithful, and reliable railroad man. and enjoys the confidence of the com- pany he has served for seventeen years. In politics he is an independent Democrat. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and of Rock Rinnion Lodge, No. 44, Knights of Pythias. He married, June 17, 1890, Belle Ferson, daughter of James R. and Nancy ( Richards) Ferson, of Dunbarton. They have one child, Ruth, born August 10, 1802.

Warren has been a distinguished WARREN name in both Great Britain and America for generations. Sir Peter Warren, born in 1703, was an Irish admiral; Sir John Borlase Warren, G. C. B., born 1754. was a dis- tinguished English naval commander and M. P .; Henry Warren, born 1798, painter and author, and Samuel Warren, novelist, born 1877, were English- men : James Warren, born at Plymouth, Massa- chusetts, 1726, was a prominent American patriot ; and Major-General Joseph Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill, is said to have been the ablest and most prominent man in New England at the time of his death.

(I) James Warren, founder of the line herein traced. is said to have come from Berwick, Scot- land. He settled in the parish of Whitney, Kittery, Maine, and July 15, 1656, a lot of land was laid out for him "by the waterside." His wife, Margaret. was a native of Ireland. He died in 1702, and his wife survived him about eleven years, dying in 1713. The children were: Gilbert, Margaret, Grizel, Jane and James.

(II) James (2), youngest child of James ( 1) and Margaret Warren. was often one of the select- men of Kittery and was otherwise prominent in town affairs. He died about the beginning of the year 1725, and on July 6 of that year his wife was appointed administratrix of his estate. He was married in 1601 to Mary Frost, daughter of John and Elizabeth Frost, of Dover. Their children were: Mary, Margaret, James, Rachel, Gilbert and John.

(III) James (3), eldest son and third child of James (2) and Mary ( Frost) Warren, was born June 8. 1698, in Kittery, and resided in that town. He married Mary, daughter of Moses and Abigail (Tailor) Goodwin. of Kittery. She was born Sep- tember 18, 1699. Their children were: Sarah, Ben- jamin, Elizabeth, Moses. James, Samuel, Chad- bourne, William and Martha.

(IV) Moses, second son and fourth child of James (3) and Mary ( Goodwin) Warren, resided in Kittery, where his will was probated in 1802. He was married November 27. 1765, to Mary Cooper. daughter of John and Mary (Goodwin) Cooper, of Kittery. She was born March 21. 1747. Their children were: Moses, John, Daniel, James and Eunice.

(V) Daniel, son of Moses and Mary (Cooper) Warren, was born in Kittery, and was a farmer for many years in York county, Maine, whence he re- moved to Rochester, New Hampshire, where he died in 1844, aged seventy-six years. He married Sally Lord, of Maine, who died in 1857, aged eighty- nine years, and they were the parents of five chil- dren: James, Joseph, Emily, born 1796, died 1861; Hannah and Mary.

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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 15

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