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. IV, Part 2

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: 878

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(IV) Aaron, son of William (2) and Hannah (Barnard) Quimby, was born July 22, 1733, and baptized June 9. 1734, in the second Salisbury church. He was among those who asked for the incorporation of Hawke now Danville, New Hamp- shire, and this town was incorporated February 20, 1760. There were several among the incorporators of the same name, including Moses, who was prob- ably his brother. They removed to Derryfield, now Manchester, whence they went as pioneer settlers to Weare, in 1752, 1753 and 1754, says one account. The "History of Carroll County" states that "Aaron Quimby was one of the incorporators of Weare, one of its first selectmen, served in the old French war, went on the expedition to Canada in 1755, and was a captain in the Revolution, and was promoted to Major." His revolutionary record is follows: Aaron Quinby's name is on the pay roll of Captain John Parker's company in Colonel Timothy Bedell's regiment of rangers, "raised by the Colony of New Hampshire in defence of the Liberties of America-Joined the Northern divis- ion of the Continental Army under General Mont- gomery, 1775." He was a sergeant, entered the service July II, and was discharged December 20, after serving five months and ten days, for which he received pay, £12, 16s. and a coat and blanket valued at £1 16s, billeting, Ios, 6d; amounting in all to £15 2s 6d. On the muster roll his age is given as forty-one, occupation husbandman, and he is credited to the town of Weare.

His name appears again on a muster and pay roll of the men raised and mustered in the Sev- enth Regiment, December 16 and 17, 1776, to be under the command of Colonel David Gilman, Cap- tain Gorden's company, to recruit the American army till March 1, 1777.

The pay roll of Captain Aaron Quinby's com-

alfred July

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pany of volunteers in Colonel Moses Kelly's regi- ment in the expedition to Rhode Island, has the following record: Aaron Quinby, captain, entered the service August 6, 1778, discharged August 27, time of service twenty-four days, rate per month twelve pounds, amount of wages, £9 12s, travel out at Sd, home at Sd, one hundred and twenty-five miles, £8 6s 8d, subsistence money £4 16s, total £22 I4s 8d. The roll is attested by "Aron Quinby," but the name is elsewhere spelled Quinbee and Quenbe.

Aaron Quimby from Derryfield March 27, 1754, bought lot 37, range I, Weare, of Jeremiah Bennett, the proprietor who once thought to settle there himself, for fioo old tenor bills of credit and "Emediate settlement made on the lot." He built a good, substantial, large house of hewed logs and a rough log barn. It was on the north road from Oil Mill to South Weare, one-half mile east of the Meadow brook, and the mark of his cellar can now be seen. When the town filled up with inhabitants he opened an inn, probably the first one in Weare, and kept it for a long time. It was a busy house and had some exciting scenes. The first barrel of rum ever in town was loaded by him on a "jum- ber" and drawn by a horse on the rough path up the Piscataquog and over the hills to his inn. How many got balmy on that first barrel can not now be told. In his bar-room the old logger-head was al- ways kept at a white heat. With it he warmed the flip made of West India rum with some pieces of pumpkin dried on the "lug pole." apple skins and bran in it. This gave it excellent flavor, and lips smacked that tasted it. Half a mug of flip was 3d. He also used it to warm the sling and milk, and sold each for 3d a mug. He was a prom- inent man in town, and once held the office of cor- oner of Hillsborough county.

About 1779 he moved to Sandwich, then on the very outskirts of civilization, and bought four hun- dred acres of Rock Maple Ridge, North Sand- wich, (paying in Continental scrip) where he after- ward lived, and died December, 1810. He was married (first), October 8, 1753, in Hampstead, to Anna Batchelder, who died about 1765. He was married (second) in Hampstead, March 20, 1766, to Mary Johnson. His first two children were born of the first wife. They were: Sarah, Joseph, Moses, Enoch, Samuel, James, Daniel, Anna, Aaron J., Susannah, Johnson D. and Mary. (Johnson D. and descendants are mentioned at length in this article.)

(V) Enoch, the fourth of Aaron Quimby's twelve children was born in Weare, New Hampshire, March 23, 1769, and died in Sandwich, March 22, 1831. He became an officer in the War of 1812, and was one of the hardest working men and most thriving farmers in Sandwich. In 1792 he married Sarah Libby, by whom he had eleven children, among whom were: John Smith, Joseph L. (Col.), Polly (Mary Johnson), Betsey, Enoch, Nathaniel E., Sally, Moses Dustin.

(VI) John Smith, eldest child of Enoch and Sarah (Libby) Quimby, was born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, March 10, 1793, and died there July 14, 1853. He was one of the leading men in Sandwich and vicinity in his day. Coming into active life when party politics ran high, he became ardent Jackson Democrat, and was intimately as- sociated in politics with such men as Captain Paul Wentworth, Hon. Neal McGaffey, and Captain Ran- dall, until the schism in that party about 1844 or 1815. when he with John P. Hale and others joined the Free Soil party, to which he firmly adhered

till his death. Living all his life on a farm, with limited means of education and with no professional training, he was yet a man of affairs, and could witli equal facility lead his men in the mowing field without fear of being "cut out of his swath," act as farrier for himself and neiglibors, or preside as moderator in town or church meetings, act as counsel, or preside as justice, according to circum- stances. Ile was a captain in the old militia, held many town offices, and represented Sandwich in the legislature in 1843-46-47. He was a man of alder- manic build and fine presence, a genial companion, and firm friend, a strong opponent, fearless, and tenacious of his opinions and rights. For sixteen years previous to his deatlı he was a leading member and zealous supporter of the Free Baptist Church at Centre Sandwich. On January 27, 1814, he was married by Rev. Joseph Quimby to Nancy Marston, of Moultonboro, daughter of John Marston, and granddaughter of General Jonathan Moulton, of Hampton, both men of ability and prominence in the state. The children of this marriage were : Enoch, George M., James M., John M., Mary Ann, Caroline E., Elvira B., Caleb M., Abigail T., Harri- son M., Alfred and Sarah.

(VII) Alfred, seventh son and eleventh child of John Smith and Nancy (Marston) Quimby, was born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, December 10, 1833. He was brought up on his father's farm and educated in the public schools of the town. He left home at an early age, going to Lawrence, Mas- sachusetts, where he was engaged as clerk in George P. Cutler's bookstore. By his diligence, courtesy, and faithfulness he soon gained the fast friend- ship of his employer, remaining with him till the spring of 1861. He then went to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he established himself in the same line of business which he carried on successfully for twenty years. Since his retirement from active business he has dealt in stocks and real estate, in which field he has attained a prominent position. He has been a director in the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company since the organization of the corporation in 1870, and is one of the only two living organizers. He is also a railroad director, being largely interested in railroad stocks. Mr. Quimby has always been a staunch Republican, and was a member of the legislature in 1878-79. He was married September 10, 1865, to Carrie Augusta Davis, by Cyrus W. Wallace, D. D., first pastor of the Hanover Street Congregational Church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Quimby have always been regular attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Quimby of late years have traveled extensively in this country and spent their winters in California and the south.

(V) Johnson D., youngest son of Aaron and Mary (Johnson) Quimby, was born on his father's forest farm, in (North) Sandwich, April 17, 1782, and died February 22, 1855. He followed farming, was a man calculated to lead, and held a prominent place among his townsmen. He built the Baptist Church in North Sandwich, and was a brigadier- general of militia. He married Mary

and they had children: Charles, Grace, Eliza M., George W., Mary B., Eveline B., Lucy M., Dolly H., now Mrs. N. S. Watson, of Dover.

(VI) Colonel George W., second son and fourth child of Johnson D. and Mary Quimby, was born in Sandwich, December 27, 1810, and died in Manchester, October, 1902. He was educated in the common schools, and lived on a farm for a number of years. He was naturally ingenious and of a mechanical bent of mind, and in 1828 he settled

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in Manchester and entered the employ of the Amos- keag Manufacturing Company as a machinist. He worked at his trade until seventy years of age, being last employed in the Blood Locomotive Works. He inherited the military spirit of his ancestors, served in the militia, and rose to the rank of colonel of the state militia of Sandwich, Nine- teenth Regiment, Second Brigade, Second Division, 1840-42. He was a valued member of the Free Will Baptist Church in .Manchester, and later of the First Congregational Church, being the oldest member at the time of his death. He was a mem- ber of Lafayette Lodge, No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons.

He married, March 6, 1839, Mary Elizabeth Ful- lerton, who was born September 16, 1816 ( still living ), daughter of William and Keziah Fullerton. Their children were: Mary Ellen, George W. and Emma Belle. Mary Ellen, only one living, born July 30, 18441, North Sandwich, married, June 6, 1864, Nicholas Nichols, for many years a merchant in Manchester, first in the drygoods, and later in the fur business. For twenty years in the latter part of his life he was assistant assessor of Manchester. He died November 29, 1901. George W., born January 28, 1847, in Manchester, died November 18, 1870. In the Civil war he served as a private in the Twenty-sixth Massachusetts Volunteers. His wife was Martha Fish. Emma Belle, born Septem- ber 26, 1855, married Henry J. Carr, formerly of Grand Rapids, Michigan, librarian of the state library in Pennsylvania; Emma Belle died Septem- ber 29, 1882.

(II) Robert (2), second son and third child of Robert (1) and Elizabeth (Osgood) Quimby, was born in Amesbury, and resided in that town, but little of his history appears in the records. No date of his marriage is discovered and the sur- name of his wife is unknown. Her christian name was Mary, and she was made administratrix of his estate, June 6, 1715, which will indicate ap- proximately the time of his death. The estate was divided in December of that year. The children were: Joseph, John, Mary, Benjamin, Hannah and Anne.

(III) Benjamin, third son and fourth child of Robert (2) and Mary Quimby, was born January 10, 1689, in Amesbury, and resided in that town. He was married on Christmas day, 1722, to Judith Gould, daughter of Samuel and Sarah ( Rowell) Gould, of Amesbury, and granddaughter of Nathan Gould, the pioneer patriarch of that name. She was born December 25, 1701, in Amesbury.

(IV) Jonathan, son of Benjamin and Judith (Gould) Quimby, was born August 15, 1726, in Amesbury and resided in that town until 1774, when he settled in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. The record of his marriage is not preserved, but the christian name of his wife was Ruth. They have had three children : Isaac, Benjamin and Mary.

(V) Benjamin (2), second son of Jonathan and Ruth, Quimby, was born February 4, 1768, in Ames- bury, Massachusetts, and died March 27. 1834, in Unity, New Hampshire. When he was six years old his father removed from Amesbury to Hopkin- ton, New Hampshire, but it is not certain how long hie resided there. Benjamin and an older brother Isaac lived in Deering for many years, and finally moved to unity in 1813. Benjamin (2) Quimby married Kezia Beckford. She was born January 10, 1773. Their eight children were: Dorothy, Michael (died in infancy), Benjamin, Joseph, Michael, Kezia, Silas and Larenda. Two of the sons, Michael and

Silas, became Methodist clergymen. Michael Quimby, born in Deering, September, 1805, was a preacher in the New Hampshire conference from 1832 until his death in March, 1843. Silas, the fifth son of Benjamin, was a member of the same confer- ence for a long term of years. He received only the usual advantages of the district schools of his day, but he was a clear thinker and became an indefatigable student. He occupied some of the best pulpits in his conference, and was considered a strong, enthusiastic and logical preacher. He died in West Unity, January 25, 1885, aged seventy-four years. He left one son, Silas, who is a prominent clergyman in the New Hampshire conference, a man of liberal education and broad culture.

(VI) Benjamin (3), second son of Benjamin (2) and Kezia ( Beckford) Quimby, was born Oc- tober 18, 1800, probably in Deering, New Hampshire, and died May 4, 1859, in West Unity, in which town he had lived the greater part of his life. He was a sturdy, industrious farmer, and accumulated a good property for those times. He married March 23, 1826, Percis Gee, daughter of Asa and Rhoda (Otis) Gee, and a descendant of Solomon Gee, who was a citizen of Lyme, Connecticut in 1730. She was born December 12, 1805, and died May 29, 1871. Their children were: Milan W., Francis L., Melissa D. and Wilbur B.

(VII) Francis L., son of Benjamin (3) and Percis (Gee) Quimby, was born in West Unity, December 25. 1827, where he resided until his re- moval to Claremont in 1899. Mr. Quimby was one of the most prosperous farmers in his community, and a highly esteemed citizen. He was always ready to bear his share of public burdens, and was honored with various offices of trust by the citizens of his native town. He is a Methodist, and at the time of his removal from Unity had been an official in the church for fifty years. In politics he is a Republican. At an advanced age he is still young in heart and takes an active interest in whatever movements make for righteousness in civic affairs and for the advancement of God's Kingdom in this world. May 22, 1849, Francis Quimby married Lydia Johnson, daughter of Amos and Huldah (Green) Johnson. She was born January 8, 1825, in Weare, New Hampshire. Her parents were Quakers, hence she was of that faith at the time of her marriage. She later joined the Methodist Church, of which her husband was

a member. She was a woman of superior quality of mind and great force of character, thus bearing evidence of the worthy ancestry. May 25, 1899, Mr. and Mrs. Quimby celebrated their golden wedding in the same house where they began their married life. One of their sons came twelve hundred miles in order to be present at the rare anniversary, and as it proved to be the last meeting of the children in their old home, for a few weeks later witnessed the removal of their parents from the farm in West Unity to the new home in Claremont village. Here Mrs. Quimby died May 21, 1906. Their six children, all born in West Unity, were: Irving Wesley, Adella L., George E., Lewis J., Herbert F. and Emerson A.

Irving Wesley was born May 20, 1851. He passed his life in his native town, and died in the house so long occupied by his father, November 13, 1905. This was the first death to be recorded in the family for a period of fifty-five years. Mr. Quimby was a man of good abilities, stern integrity and quiet tastes, never desiring public office. He married Josie Reed, of Acworth, who survives him. Adella L., only daughter of Francis L. and Lydia (Johnson) Quimby, was born December 16, 1853. She was

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educated in the public schools and at Tilden Seminary at West Lebanon. On May 22, 1879, she married John Howe, then located in business in Waltham, Massachusetts. Mr. Howe is a native of Newport, New Hampshire. He came to Claremont in 1883, and with his brother-in-law, Lewis J. Quimby, founded the grocery firm of Howe & Quimby. He has held his relation as senior member of this firm to the present time (1907), with the exception of two years from 1887 to 1889, when the business was owned and operated by Quimby Brothers. Mr. Howe is a Methodist, and politically a Republican. He was chosen a representative to the legislature in the last election (1906). Mrs. Howe is very active in church and temperance work, and is vitally inter- ested in all movements that tend to the uplifting of the community. Lewis J., third son of Francis L. Quimby, was born June 2, 1861. He was a gradu- ate of Stevens high school, and was for several years a successful grocery merchant in Claremont. He was later for a short time in business at Clinton, Massachusetts. Mr. Quimby is now filling accept- ably a responsible position as traveling salesman for the Pillsbury Flour Mills, retaining his residence at Clinton. He married Mattie L. Dow, of Clare- mont. Herbert F. was born December 24, 1863. He fitted for college at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and graduated at Boston University. Following the bent of others of an older generation of the Quimby family, he entered the Methodist ministry and joined the New Hampshire conference in 1891. He is a highly esteemed member of that body, and a successful clergyman. Mr. Quimby married ( first). Eva Hoelgman, who died in 1889. He married (second), Jennie Elliot. Emerson A., youngest child of Francis Quimby, was born May 22, 1867. He graduated from the Stevens high school, Claremont, class of 1887, and from the Poughkeepsie Business College in 1889. In 1901 he became a partner in the firm of Howe & Quimby. This firm with greatly increased facilities now holds a place among the leading grocery houses in the western part of the state. Mr. Quimby is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He takes an active interest in matters pertaining to education, and is chairman of the Claremont school board. In politics he is a Republican. June 15, 1892, Emerson Quimby married Jennie A., daughter of James S. and Emma (Hunt) Perry, of North Charlestown, New Hamp- shire.

(VIII) George E., second son of Francis L. and Lydia ( Johnson) Quimby, was born December 20, 1858. He attended the district schools of West Unity, his native town, and entered the Stevens high school in the fall of 1877, from which he graduated in the class of 1880. He taught school at Acworth, New Hampshire, during the fall and winter of 1879-80. January, 1881, he entered the employ of Clark Maynard & Company, a dry goods firm of Waltham, Massachusetts, where he remained until September, 1885, when he resigned to accept a position with Bradley Brothers, dry goods merch- ants, of Decatur, Illinois. During his first two years with this firm, Mr. Quimby was second dress goods man and mail order clerk. He was later advanced to the head of the silk and dress goods department, successfully managing the same until severing his connection with the company to engage in business for himself. He purchased the dry goods business of W. A. Glines & Company, of Claremont, in December, 1904, which he has since conducted with constantly increasing patronage. Politically Mr. Quimby is a Republican, and a strenuous ad- vocate of all reform movements, being particularly

active in temperance work. February II. 1884, he married Lillian C., daughter of Frederick and Celinda ( Mansfield ) Davis, of Waltham, Massa- chusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Quimby were formerly Presbyterians, but are now members of the Methodist Church in Claremont. They have three children, the eldest, L. May Quimby, is a student at Mount Holyoke. The other children are: Lewis F., a student of Stevens high school, and Anna Dell.

RANDLETT

The bearers of the name Randlett. Ranlet, Rundlet and Runlet, are descended from one common all-

cestor. These names appear occasionally in the records of various parts of New England, but there is little or no information to be gleaned relative to their early history on this side of the ocean. Charles Rundlett, Runlet, or Ranlet, of Exeter, New Hamp- shire, was in the last half of the seventeenth century captured by the Indians, from whom he eventually escaped, and he was accidentally drowned August I, 1709. He may have been an immigrant, but it is more probable that he was born the son of one.

(I) The first of the line herein considered, so far discovered, was James Rundlett. He was among the petitioners for the establishment of the town of Stratham, December 3, 1709. He was probably a resident of the district now comprising that town for some time previous to this date. His wife's name was Elizabeth, and their children, born in Stratham from 1700 to 1731, were: Liddeah, Daniel, Theo- philus, Jonathan, James, Mary, Sarah, Charles and Josiah.

(II) Josiah Rundlett, was born January 20, 1731. in Stratham, and married Mary Phillips. Their chil- dren, born from 1759 to 1771, were: Jonathan, Sarah, Josiah, Mary, Rachel, Priscilla, Susannah and Edmund.

(III) Josiah (2) Randlett, third child of Josiah (I) and Mary ( Phillips) Rundlett, born November 23. 1762, died November 27, 1841 : married, January 13, 1785, at Epping, the Rev. Peter Holt officiating, Dorothy Prescott.

(IV) Newell, eldest child of Josiah and Dorothy (Prescott ) Randlett, was born December 21. 1785. in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He settled in that part of Gilmanton which is now Belmont, and there died April 3, 1865. He married Rebecca Elkins, born August 3, 1788, and the children of this union were : Dorothy, born March 15, 1812, died June 20, 1887 : Almira, born July 31, 1814, died June 3, 1887 : Newell, born November 25. 1816: Rebecca, born November 12, 1820, died in 1907, and Prescott, who is referred to in the succeeding paragraph. The mother of these children died July 28, 1861.

(V) Prescott, son of Newell and Rebecca (El- kins) Randlett, was born in Upper Gilmanton, Au- gust 9, 1827. He was a prosperons farmer, owning and conducting a large farm located some two miles from Laconia, and for a period of eleven years he carried on a popular summer boarding resort. His last years were spent in retirement at Laconia, and he died in that city May 19, 1899. lle married Lydia P. Smith, who was born December 27, 1836, daughter of Elisha and Abigail ( Robinson) Smith, and granddaughter of John Robinson, who served as a soldier of the American Revolution and of the War of 1812. She died March 16, 1906, leaving two sons, Elmer Prescott and Arthur C. S. Randlett. Elmer Prescott Randlett, was born in Belmont, July 16, 1867, attended the New Hampton Business Col lege, the New Hampshire Conference Seminary at Tilton, and the Bryant & Stratton Business College, Boston, concluding his studies at the last named

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instution in 1889. Remaining in Boston he engaged in the wholesale fish trade on T Wharf, in partner- ship with S. E. Rice, under the firm name of F. E. Harding & Company, and this concern is now trans- acting an extensive business. He married for his first wife Annie E. Chivers, who died in February, 1897, and the children of this union are: Harold E., Olive L. and Francis C. For his second wife he married Mary Ramsay, of Vermont. By this union there is one child, Elmer P. Jr., born October 17, 1906. (VI) Arthur C. S., youngest son of Prescott and Lydia P. (Smith) Randlett, was born in Bel- mont, January 6, 1870. After graduating from the Gilmanton Academy in 1890 he pursued a commer- cial course at the Manchester Business College, and when ready to begin the activities of life he engaged in mercantile business. He established himself as a merchant at No. 428 Main street, Laconia, and is now regarded as one of the leading business men in that city. His prominence and popularity are not only the result of his business success but emanate from other causes, particularly his interest in all matters of general importance. He was a member of the board of ward selectmen for three years, served as overseer of the poor under the city government for a period of seven years, and in politics he is a Republican. He belongs to Belknap Lodge, No. 7, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also to Winniposookee Lodge, Knights of Pythias, being a past grand of the first named body, and a member of the grand lodge of New Hampshire. Mr. Randlett married Ida E. Brenton, of Laconia, and formerly of Hull, Massachusetts, daughter of Samuel and Alice Brenton. Mr. and Mrs. Randlett are the parents of two children, Norman P., born July 14, 1900; and Chester Arthur, born November 15, 1901.

The family of this name came RUNDLETT early to New England, and many useful and highly respected citi- zens of this cognomen have resided in Massachu- setts, Maine and New Hampshire.

(I) Nathaniel Rundlett was born, 1740-1, in Maine, died in Piscataquog, January 7, 1825, aged eighty-four years, and was buried in the Piscataquog cemetery. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and in the War of 1812. He was a corporal in Captain Thorn's company, entering the service Sep- tember 10, 1814, and was discharged September 27, 1814. He is known to have served as ship carpenter on the United States Frigate Constitution. Probably his early discharge from the army was due to the fact that he was want d in the navy. He was one of the sufferers by the great fire in Wiscassett, Maine, in 1823. He married Lydia A. Lambert of Wiscassett, Maine, and they were the parents of five children.

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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. IV, Part 2

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: 878

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: 878