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(VII) Erastus, fourth son and child of Ben- jamin (2) and Polly ( Maston) Wadleigh, was born April 27, 1808, in Sutton, where he died May 21, ISSI. He was possessed of superior intellectual
Erastes Wad leigh
John Wadleigh
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powers which were cultivated and strengthened by studious habits, and he exercised great influence in the community. In his young manhood he engaged in teaching, and was superintendent of the school committee and did much to advance the cause of education, especially in his home town. and was among the first of those who submitted moral sua- sion and the proper emulation among the students for the rod and ferrule. It is said by the historians of Sutton, "No man who ever lived in Sutton has a clearer right to the favorable remembrance of his fellow townsmen than Erastus Wadleigh, since no man ever did so much as he had done to rescue from oblivion the names and memories of others. He prepared many biographical sketches of deceased citizens which found their way into the journals of the day, and copies of which are still preserved. In this work he spent many laborious days, but it was his favorite employment, and many of the later years of his life were largely devoted to the early history of his native town. No one so well as the writer of this sketch, who labored jointly with him on that work, can testify to the enthusiastic interest, the study, the faithful accuracy and pa- tience, which he brought to bear upon it."
Mr. Wadleigh was active in political affairs, and as a leader was exceptionally conservative, yet bold enough to adopt new measures in the place of old when circumstances seemed to demand them. He was a high-minded. honorable gentleman, scholarly, courteous and hospitable. He was one of those men whose presence gives character and dignity to the community where they make their life-long ahiding place. It was with regret that Mr. Wad- leigh laid down his labor of love upon the history of his native town when advancing age and the hand of disease compelled him to do so. Among the noticeable features of his character was the love of kindred which grew with his advancing years. He was an extremely modest man and never sought distinction or preferment. In his life in his retired home town he gained the respect and love of all who knew him and the competence which many sons of Sutton had sought elsewhere, in vain. to find. He was married (first), February, 1839, to Elmina Chellis, daughter of Timothy Chellis. She was born October 15, 1815, and died July 14, 1842. His second wife was Mary Flanders, who died May 4, 1865. His third wife was Olive ( Holmes), widow of Dr. Dimond Davis, who died November I, 1880. There were two sons of the first marriage, only one of whom survived the period of infancy. There was also an adopted daughter, Mary Elvira, who was the niece of his first wife, and daughter of John and Dolly ( Chellis) Ellis. She married Charles C. Holmes, of Salisbury, and died of consumption at the age of thirty-three years.
(VIII) Milton B., eldest and only surviving son of Erastus Wadleigh and Elmina ( Chellis) Wadleigh, was born December 4, 1839, and has con- tinued to reside upon the paternal homestead, which has remained unimpaired and undivided, and has added thereto. It is considered, today, one of the finest farms in the town of Sutton.
This family is mentioned in the WADLEIGH early history of Massachusetts, but the relation of this branch has not been traced to the pioneer ancestor, who is sup- posed to be Captain John Wadleigh or Wadley, who lived in Sallisbury before 1700.
(I) Rufus Wadleigh, son of Elias and Hannah
(Knox) Wadleigh, was born in Dover, New Hamp- shire, 1803. He received a common school educa- tion. lle was an agricultural laborer, and later a shoemaker. In early manhood he went to Bolton, province of Quebec, Canada, which at that time was attracting many immigrants from the United States, and lived there until a short time before 1840, when he removed to Weare, New Hampshire. where his name appears on the tax list from 1840 to 1884. He died December 21, 1884, aged eighty-one. He married, December 1, 1824, Mary Cram, born in Unity, New Hampshire, daughter of Samuel Cram. Nine children were born of this marriage: Olive, John, Electa, Hannah K., Moses, died young ; James, died young; Cynthia, Moses C. and Emma R. Olive married Mansel Blake, of Sutton. John, receives extended mention below. Electa married (first), Sumner Beard, and (second), Cyrus W. Flanders, of Weare. Hannah K. married Alfred Fales, of Lyme. Cynthia married Lucian B. Richards. Moses C. married Celia Hall, of Rumney. Emma R. mar- ried Loren Durrell, of Laconia.
(II) John, second child and eldest son of Rufus and Mary (Cram) Wadleigh, was born in Bolton, Canada, October 21, 1831. ITis parents removed to Weare, New IHampshire, when he was four years old. Here he grew up, receiving his education in the country school, and helping on the farm until he was eighteen years old. Then he went to Boston and was employed in the wholesale and retail cloth- ing store of Edward Locke & Company, at 45 Killy street, for three years. In 1852 he came to Man- chester, New Hampshire, and went to work on a branch road running from Manchester to Henniker as a fireman for one year, then as engineer for another year. He then entered the employ of the Concord railroad as a fireman and remained about a year, leaving to go west to work on the Great Western railroad, running an engine from Spring- field to Naples and later to Decatur. He ran the first train over the new division from Springfield to Decatur, a distance of forty-four miles. Later he was employed by the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis railroad for two years. After a short visit home he returned and worked another year for the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis railroad, but returned to be mar- ried to Elizabeth M. Barrett, and entered the em- ploy of the Amoskeag Locomotive Works, remain- ing for a time. He then changed to the Manchester Locomotive Works, where he remained until they closed on account of the panic in May, 1857. He secured employment in Hinckley's Locomotive Works of Boston; from there he took an engine to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, set up the engine and tested it, and then returned to Manchester and became an engineer on the Concord railroad, where he re- mained until 1861.
He enlisted and went to the war with the First New Hampshire Battery as second lieutenant, and served with distinction during the first three years of the war, taking part in the battles of Rappahan- nock Station. Sulphur Springs, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and others. He was wounded at Bull Run and returned home on furlough, and during his stay his only child, Ella Etta, six years old. died of diphtheria. He was promoted to first lieutenant in March, 1863. and served until April, 1864, when he resigned and came home at the instigation of Governor Gilmore to organize a new company and act as captain, but as the company was never organized he returned to his old place as engineer on the Concord railroad
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and continued until 1888, a service of forty-five years or more. After resting for a year he entered the employ of the American Locomotive Works and had charge of the tool room until 1907, when he retired to enjoy a well-earned rest. He was a brave soldier, and is a genial companion, an ever reliable friend, and his many years of service proved his worth as a faithful employee. Mr. Wadleigh married. January 15, 1855, Elizabeth M. Barrett, born February 13, 1836, daughter of Jacob and Sarah ( Favor) Barrett, of Weare, the former of whom is a farmer. One child was the issue of this union, Ella Etta, born February 15, 1857, died Oc- tober 15, 1862.
TURNER The immigrant representatives of this ancient family were numerous and to a degree prominent among the very early settlers of Massachusetts, and many of their descendants live in New England. The name is well represented in every section of the United States, not only as to numbers but in character of citizen- ship as well.
(1) Humphrey Turner, tanner, came from some part of England not determined. and settled about 1628 at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He brought with him his wife and eldest son, perhaps also a second John, and according to tradition two more. The records show that he was taxed in Plymouth in the year 1633-34. In the latter year he removed to Scituate where he was one of the earliest prominent men and one of the founders of the church in Jan- uary, 1035. There he was constable, and representa- tive in 1640-52-53, and died in 1673. His wife Lydia. joined the church January 10, 1636. Her death oc- curred before that of her husband. Their children were: John, Lydia. Thomas, Mary, Joseph. Na- thaniel and Daniel.
(11) John, eldest son and child of Humphrey and Lydia Turner. was born in England, and accom- panied his parents to America in 1628. He married November 12, 1645, Mary, daughter of Jonathan and Lucretia Brewster ( see Brewster. 111). Their children were: Jonathan, Joseph ( died young) Jo- seph. Ezckiel. Lydia, John and Elisha.
(11I) Jo-eph (2), third son of John and Mary ( Brewster ) Turner, was born 1648, in Scituate, Massachusetts, where he resided. He married No- vember 19, 1674. Bathsheba Hobart, who was born September 28, 1640, in Hingham, Massachusetts.
(IV) Margaret, daughter of Joseph and Bath- sheba ( Hobart) Turner, became the wife of David Stockbridge (sce Stockbridge, 11).
WADLEY
This name, which is spelled by other branches of the family "Wadleigh." appears in the early colonial records ;
but owing to the loss or destruction of town records the relationship of the different families has not been traced.
(I) Henry Wadley was born in Rye, New Hampshire, and in the year 1787 removed to Gil- ford, where he lived and died. He was a blacksmith by trade. Ile married, October 14. 1800, Sally Weeks, third child and only daughter of Benjamin and Sarah ( Weed) Weeks, who was born Decem- ber 3, 1779. She was "a woman of literary taste." They were the parents of four chilren: Benjamin, William H., Catherine Elizabeth and Isabella. Ben- jamin was a blacksmith and stone cutter of Gilford. a skillful workman, and a useful citizen. He was living in 1888.
(11) William H., second son and child of Henry and Sally ( Weeks) Wadley, was born in Gilford, January 1, 1812, and died May 7. 1880, aged sixty- eight. Like his father and brother, he was a black- smith. He married Betsey F. Gilman, who was born October 17, 18II. and died May, 1899, aged eighty- seven years, daughter of Levi and Mary ( Folsom} Gilman, of Gilford. Their four children were: Laura, Henry W., John G., Frank A.
( H1) John G., second son and third child of William H. and Betsey F. ( Gilman) Wadley, was born in Gilford, May 3, 1845. He was educated in the common schools, and before he was eighteen years of age responded to his country's call for de- fenders, and enlisted August 12, 1862, in Company G, Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers, and served until the end of the war. He participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, the latter being fought on his eighteenth birthday, May 3. 1863. There he was severely wounded, his right hand being nearly shot off. He remained with his command, however, and was promoted to corporal. and continued in the service until July, 1865, when he was discharged. Mr. Wadley's conduct in the war was an exemplification of his true character. He is an earnest, serious-minded, loyal citizen, and an energetic and industrious business man. After his return from the south he was engaged in mill- ing twenty years. In 1886 he opened a general store in the village, which he has since carried on suc- cessfully. He is a member of Darius A. Drake Post. No. 30, Grand Army of the Republic, and votes as he shot. He is a member of the Methodist Church. For thirteen years past he has been town collector. and has also been a policeman for many years. He married in Gilford, June 12, ISSO, Nettie A. Rowe, who was born in Belmont. June 15, 1862, daughter of Lucian and Sarah ( Roberts) Rowe, of Belmont. They have one child, Bert E., who was born in Gilford, June 7. 1881, and married Nellie M. Leavitt, who was born in Gilford, New Hampshire, daughter of Dixie and Elmira ( Audway) Leavitt. They have one child, Everett J., who was born January 31, 1903.
Like the majority of English CHURCHILL families of renown the Churchills trace their lineage to a follower of the Norman Conqueror, and in France their ancestral line goes to a much more remote period. During the eleventh century Wandril de Leon, a scion of a noble family and a son of Giles de Leon, became Lord of Coureil (now Courcelles) in the province of Lorraine. He adopted Corcil as his family name : married Isabella de Tuya and had two sons : Roger and Rouland. Roger de Coureil ac- companied William Duke of Normandy to England ; participating in the conquest, and for his services was granted lands in Dorset. Somerset, Wilts and Shropshire. He married Gertrude, daughter of Sir Guy de Toray, and had three sons: John, Ilugh Fitz-Roger and Roger Fitz-Roger. John de Coureil, son of Roger and Gertrude ( de Toray) de Coureil. married John de Kilrington, and their son Bartholo- mew was knighted during the reign of King Stephen ( 1135-1154) as Sir Bartholomew de Cherchile. Wil- liam Churchill, the seventh in line of descent from Roger de Coureil, of France, was the first to adopt this form of spelling the name. These gleanings will serve as a brief summary of the early history of the Churchills in England.
(I) John Churchill, the emigrant ancestor of
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the well-known American novelist, Winston Church- ill, whose line of descent is now being chronicled, belonged to one of the branches of the family con- stituting the posterity of the above mentioned Roger, but his immediate ancestors are as yet unknown, as are also the place and date of his birth. According to a list of the male inhabitants of Plymouth, Massa- chusetts, between the ages of sixteen and sixty years, made in 1643, he was then residing there, but there is no record of his arrival. Ile purchased a farm of one Richard Higgins in 1645; was admitted a freeman of the colony in 1651; bought another tract of land in 1652 lying in that part of Plymouth then called Willingly and in the deed of conveyance he is styled "Planter." His death occurred in Plym- outh, January 1, 1662-63. December 18, 1644, he married Hannah Pontus, who was born in either Holland or England in 1623, daughter of William and Wybra ( Hanson ) Pontus, who arrived in Plym- outh as early as 1633. The children of John and Hannah ( Pontus) Churchill were: Joseph, Hannah, Eleazer, Mary, William and John. Mrs. Churchill was married a second time, June 25, 1660. to Giles Richards, and she died December 12. 1600. ( Men- tion of Eleazer and descendants appears in this article ).
(11) Joseph, eldest son and child of John and Hannah ( Pontus) Churchill, was born at Plymouth in 1647. But little is known of him beyond the fact that he occupied the farm originally purchased by his father, and prior to 1700 he erected a dwelling house, which is still standing. June 13, 1672, he was married in Plymouth to Sarah Hicks, daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Doane) Hicks, and grand- daughter of Robert llicks, the first settler of the name. Their children were: John, Margaret, Bar- nabas, Merey and Joseph.
(III) Barnabas, second son and third child of Joseph and Sarah ( Hicks) Churchill, was born in Plymouth, July 3, 1687. He was married February 5. 1714, to Lydia Harlow, who was born in 1688, daughter of William and Lydia ( Cushman ) Harlow, and granddaughter of Rey. Thomas Cushman. She became the mother of Barnabas. William, Ichabod, Joseph, Lemuel, Isaac, Thomas, Eleazer, Lydia and John.
(1V) Thomas, seventh son and child of Barnabas and Lydia ( Harlow) Churchill, was born in Plym- outh. April 30. 1730. About the year 1750 he left the ancestral home, and coming to New Hampshire settled at New Market Plains. He was a prosperous farmer. May 5, 1758. he married Mary Ewer, who was born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, August 7. 1737, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Stuart ) Ewer. Their children were: Gamaliel. Polly. Thomas, Ichabod, Lydia, Joseph, Susanna, Nathan- iel, John ( died young), John and Desire.
(V) Thomas (2), second son and third child of Thomas and Mary (Ewer) Churchill, was born at New Market Plains in 1762. He participated in the Revolutionary war, enlisting first in 1778 for three months and receiving from the New Hamp- shire authorities twenty-five bushels of corn per month for his services. Re-enlisting September 25, 1781, he served two months and was honorably discharged November 25. One of these enlistments was in Captain Jacob Webster's company. The remainder of his life was spent in New Market and he died in 1817. He was married at Stratham, New Hampshire, in 1786, to Alice Creighton, who was born October 13, 1767, died April 10, 1850, daughter of James Creighton. The children of this union
were : James Creighton, Thomas, and Elizabeth II., who became the wife of Solomon Pendergast, of New Market.
( VI) James Creighton, eldest son and child of Thomas and Alice ( Creighton) Churchill, was born in New Market. April 24. 1787. In early manhood he was master of a vessel, which would indicate that he began to follow the sea in his youth, and he also learned the ship-carpenter's trade. May 13, 1814, he enlisted as a sergeant in the Thirty-fourth United States Infantry for service in the second war with Great Britain, and at the conclusion of his term of service he re-enlisted, being appointed quartermaster. He was finally discharged and mustered out June 15, 1815. Settling in Portland, Maine, the same year he engaged in ship-building, which he carried on with energy for some time, and was largely instrumental in making that city one of the most important seaports on the Atlantic coast. Perceiving great possibilities in the sugar industry of the West Indies he purchased a planta- tion on the northern coast of Cuba, near the city of Cardenas, and built up a large and profitable trade between that port and Portland. In addition to these lie served as treasurer of the "Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad" (now a part of the Grand Trunk system ) ; was treasurer of the "Old Portland Company," which furnished the original rolling stock of that road; was chiefly instrumental in or- ganizing the "Casco Iron Works," of which he was also treasurer ; and for many years conducted an extensive insurance business. In 1828 he was chosen a presidential elector, as a Whig, and his solitary. persistent vote for Andrew Jackson gained for him the sobriquet of "the Star of the East." In 1834 he was the Whig candidate for representative to con- gress, and in 1844 was elected mayor of Portland. He was a prominent Mason and attained the rank of past grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of Maine. In his religious belief he was a Universalist. James Creighton Churchill died in Portland. No- vember 20, 1865. He married in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, January 8, 1800, to Eliza Walker ()s- borne, daughter of Rev. John Osborne, a Baptist minister, who officiated at the ceremony. She be- came the mother of ten children: Jane Alice, Edwin, Thomas, James Merrill, John Osborne, George Albert, Henry Hill Boody, Eliza Clara, William Creighton and Frederick Augustus.
(VII) Edwin. second child and eldest son of James C. and Eliza W. (Osborne ) Churchill, was born in New Market, New Hampshire, March 15. 1812. He was associated with his father in business in Portland for a time, and then went to Cuba and established a branch of the firm of Churchill & Carter, which he afterwards placed in charge of liis brother James M. Returning to Portland he became the senior partner in the newly organized firm of E. Churchill & Company, and was promi- nently identified with the commercial interests of that city. From 1845 until his death, which occurred March 15, 1875. he was a member of Ancient Land- mark Lodge. Free and Accepted Masons, of Port- land. September 20, 1834. he was married in Port- land to Mary Phipps Carter, who was born May 16. 1812, and died May 3, 1863. His second wife, whom he married in June. 1865. was Weltha A. Jenkins Holls. The children of his first union were . Hen- rietta Jane. Mary Matilda. James Edward Placido, Mary Stuart, Edward Spalding and Isabella. Those of his second marriage were: Heber Bishop and Laura.
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(VIII) Edward Spalding, youngest son and fifth child of Edwin and Mary P. ( Carter) Churchill, was born in Portland, April 2, 1846. His education was completed at a German University and return- ing to his native city he was admitted to the firm of Churchill & Carter. The concern transacted a large trade with the West Indies and owned their ships. In politics he acted with the Republican party. His religious affiliations were with the Episcopalians. He was married in St. Louis, Mis- souri, January 30, 1871, to Emma Blaine, who died the following year, leaving one son, Winston.
(IX) Winston, only son of Edward S. and Emma ( Blaine) Churchill, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, November 10, 1871. Left motherless in his infancy he was confided to the care of a maternal aunt, with whom his boyhood and youth were spent. His preliminary studies were begun in the public schools of St. Louis, from which he entered Smith Academy, and being appointed a cadet at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, in 1890, was graduated in 1894. Instead of remaining in the navy. however, he decided to engage in literary pursuits, and that his choice of a profession was a judicious one is amply attested by his brilliant at- tainments in the field of American fiction. In 1895 he was called to the naval editorship of the Army and Navy Journal, but subsequently became man- aging editor of the Cosmopolitan Magasine, and in due time was induced by his restless ambition to devote his ability exclusively to the products of his own genius. "The Celebrity," which was published in 1898, was his initial venture as a novelist and served to give him a most substantial introduction to the reading public. The appearance of "Richard Carvel" in 1899 demonstrated the fact that its author is inferior to none of his American or English con- temporaries as a creator of ultra-intelligent fiction, and he was accorded a position of the first rank among modern novelists. "The Crisis," issued in 1901. was followed three years later by "The Cross- ing." and the latter in 1906 by "Coniston," that charming little idyl of New Hampshire country life so admirably blended with the inner workings of modern political machinery, the reformation of which has since constituted the author's chief aim in life.
In 1898 Mr. Churchill located in Cornish and purchasing a desirable estate situated on the banks of the Connecticut river, erected in the ensuing year a handsome residence, which he has ever since oc- cupied. Ilere amid the picturesque surroundings so dear to the late St. Gaudens, it is not unlikely that his genius will find ample scope for the produc- tion of still greater literary achievements, 111 190I he was induced to enter the political field as a Re- publican candidate for representative to the Jegis- lature from Cornish, and the successful outcome of his first venture in public life was followed by a re-election. In the fall of 1006 he took a conspicu- ous part as a reformer in the preliminary political campaigns preceding the state convention, and. al- though he did not succeed in securing the guber- national nomination, his sincere and eloquent appeal for the adoption of cleaner and more lofty political ideals have no doubt insured his future success should he again enter the contest. He is a member and a vestryman of the Episcopal Church in Cornish. Ilis fraternal affiliations are with the Windsor ( Ver- mont ) Lodge. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. October 22, 1805, Mr. Churchill was married in St. Louis to Mabel Harlakenden Hall, daughter
of George D. Hall, an iron merchant of that city. She is a lineal descendant of Mabel Harlakenden, a sister of Rogers Harlakenden, of Earles Colne, county of Essex. England, who was a passenger in the ship "Defence" in 1635, and settled in Cambridge, Mass- achusetts. The original Mabel Harlakenden became the wife of General John Haynes, of Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. and Mrs. Churchill have two children : Mabel Harlakenden, born July 9, 1897; and John Dwight Winston Churchill, born Decem- ber 21, 1903.
(II) Eleazer. second son and third child of John and Hannah ( Pontus) Churchill, was born in Plymouth, April 20, 1652. He was admitted a freeman in 1683, and resided in Plymouth until his death, which occurred about 1716. According to the provisions of his father's will he acquired pos- session of that part of the Churchill homestead which contained the first house built by his father. This was located at what was known as Hogshole. The christian name of his first wife was Mary, but her maiden surname is unknown. February 8, 1688, he married for his second wife Mary Doty, daughter of Edward and Faith (Clarke) Doty, the former of whom came in the "Mayflower" in 1620. She died December II, 1713, at the age of sixty years. Elcazer Churchill was the father of eleven chil- dren : Hannah, Joanna, Abigail, Eleazer, Stephen and Jedidah, by his first union: Mary, Elkanah, Nathaniel, Josiah and John, by his second marriage. (III) Eleazer (2), fourth child and eldest son of Eleazer Churchill and his first wife, was born in Plymouth in 1682. He was a farmer and a landowner in Plymouth, and died there September 21, 1754. He married Hannah Bartlett, who was born in 1691 and died September 19, 1757. She was a daughter of Robert Bartlett. The children of this union were: Anson, Eleazer, Josiah and Jonathan.
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