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Lemuel Parker Town Clerk
S Nathan Hodges Jonathan Knap
Selectmen
At a town meeting March 10th 1807 " Voted that Mr Joseph Douglass should be put to the Lowest bid- der by the week for a year Jacob Gilman bid of Mr
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Douglass at Five shillings and nine pence per week By the Year"-
Lyman October 24th 1801
at a Legal Meeting warned and held at David Moulton-
1ly Made Chois of william Gibson Moderator-
2ly Made Chois of Sanders Hodges grand Juror
3ly Dissolved the Meeting
Lyman 1802
Som time last season we the subscribers Laid out a Road from the guide post from the main Road Lead- ing to the mill now owned by Wm Presbury a mit of from said main Road to Presbury mill Sanders Hodges Stephen Eastman Selectmen
Lyman April 3th 1802
To all concerned this may certify that we the Sub- scribers do herby Lisen Lemuel Parker a tavner in the town of Lyman for one year and that he the said Parker is and shall be provided with Sutable Enter- tainment for boarders according to Law Lookout Wright John Barber Selectmen
Lyman 4th April 1805
This may certify whom it may Concern we the Subscribers grant Licents to William Barkley to Sell
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forigan Distiled Sperets by the small quantity and keep a tavern for the term of one year from this Date in the Town above named
a true Copy
Attst Daniel Moulton
Town Clerk David Gordon Selectmen
Stephen Eastman of Lyman
Proceedings in Special Town Meeting Sept. 2d 1864 2d Voted to pay the sum of nine hundred dollars, in addition to the sum already voted, to each person who shall volunteer and be mustered into the service of the U. S. from this town to fill our Quota under the present call for Troops.
L. S. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and five An Act incorporating certain persons by the name of the proprietors of Lyman Social Library-
Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives in General Court convened that Nathan Leavitt, Daniel Moulton, Jonathan Moulton and William Gibson and their associates proprietors of said Library, and all such as may become hereafter proprietors of the same be, and they hereby are incorporated into a body politic, by the name of the proprietors of Lyman
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Social Library with Continuation and succession for- ever, and in that name may sue and be sued, may plead and be impleaded in all personal actions, and may prosecute and defend the same to final judgement and execution; and they are hereby vested with all the powers and privileges incident to corporations of a similar nature, and may enjoin penalties of disfran- chisement or fine not exceeding five Dollars for such offence to be recovered in an action of debt by said proprietors, to their use in any Court proper to try same, and they may make purchase, and receive sub- scriptions, of personal estate, not exceeding one thous- and dollars, for the purpose and use of their associa- tion.
And be it further enacted that said proprietors, be and they hereby are empowered and authorized to as- semble at said Lyman on the first monday in novem- ber annually to choose all such officers as may be found necessary for the orderly conducting the affairs of said corporation, who shall continue in Office until others are chosen in their room; and that said pro- prietors may assemble as often as may be found neces- sary for the filling up any vacancies which happen in said offices, and for transacting all other business ex- cepting the raising of monies, which shall always be done at their annual meeting and at no other time, at which annual meeting they shall vote all necessary sums for defraying the annual expence of preserving
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said Library and for enlarging the same, and said pro- prietors shall have power to make such rules, and bylaws for the government of said corporation, as may from time to time by them be found necessary, provided the same be not repugnant to the Constitu- tion and laws of this State. And be it further enact- ed that Nathan Leavitt and Daniel Moulton or either of them are hereby authorized and impowered to call the first meeting of said proprietors, at such time and place as they may appoint by posting a notification for that purpose at any public place in said Lyman, at least fifteen days prior to said meeting, and the said pro- prietors, at said meeting shall have the same power, to choose Officers and make byelaws as they have by this act at their annual meeting-
State of New Hampshire-
In the House of Representitives
June 14th 1805-
The foregowing Bill having had three several read- ings passed to be enacted-
Sent up for Concurance-
Samuel Bell Speaker-
In Senate June 14th 1805
This Bill having been read a third time was enacted-
Clement Storer President-
Approved June 15th 1805-
John Langdon Gov'r
NOAH MOULTON JR.
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CHAPTER IV.
EARLY SETTLERS.
PARKER-MOULTON-CLOUGH-COWEN-CALHOUN-MARTIN-BARBER -HODGES - BURT - DODGE - STEVENS - GORDON - KNAPP-MINER- EASTMAN-MCMILLEN - MERRILL - PORTER - SANBORN - WRIGHT - DRAKE-BAILEY-LITTLE-UNDERWOOD-BARKLEY.
SOLOMON PARKER, the progenitor of the Parkers in Lyman, came from Mass., and was one of the first settlers in the town. He located on Parker Hill, some distance from where the main road now is, and nearly opposite the Dr. Samuel Hoskins place. He and his three sons-Solomon Jr., Asa and Samuel -- served in the war of the Revolution, entering the army from Lyman, and all returned to town. Mr. Parker married Hepsibah Douglass and their children were, namely: Solomon Jr., born Sept. 30, 1753; Samuel, born April 13, 1755; Lemuel, born November 5, 1756; John, born November 8, 1758; Asa, born January 12, 1760; Sarah, born Sept. 21, 1761; Isaac, born May 15, 1763; Levi, born November 8, 1764; David, born June 24, 1766; and Hepsibah, born October 8, 1768. Solomon Parker died March 18, 1798, aged seventy-five years, his wife, Hepsibah, died in 1820, aged ninety-three years. Solomon Parker's daughter, Sarah, died June 15, 1777, and was the first
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person buried in Lyman. These people are all bur- ied in the cemetery on Parker Hill, and Mr. Douglass, the father of Mrs. Parker, who died at the advanced age of one hundred years and twenty-one days, is also buried there.
SOLOMON PARKER JR., son of Solomon, married Susa Beedle of Bath, Sept. 13, 1780, and located on the farm above Young's pond, since occupied by Abial Smith. Their children were, namely: Sarah, born in 1781; Hannah, born in 1782; Clarisa, born in 1784; Douglass and Prescott, twins, born in 1786; Mahalah, born in 1788; John W., born in 1790; William M., born in 1793; Samuel, born in 1795; Susannah, born in 1797; Mariam, born in 1799; Leonard, born in 1802; and Life Y., born in 1804; Solomon Parker Jr., died July 9, 1843, and his wife died in 1837, aged eighty-one years.
SAMUEL PARKER, son of Solomon, married Candase Hand, and located on Moulton Hill opposite where the school house now stands, where he lived in a log house, and owned a few acres of land. His children were, namely : Parmelia, born in 1785; Chilsom, born in 1786; Emma, born in 1788; Sally, born in 1791; Thurza, born in 1792; Dorcas; and Ira. Chilsom married Ruby Pennock, Ira married Fanny Barber, Parmelia married Moses Stickney, Thurza married Solomon Hoskins, and Sally was never married. Samuel Parker died in 1834, at the age of seventy- eight years.
LEONARD PARKER.
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LEMUEL PARKER, son of Solomon, married, first, Abigail Ring; he married, second, Tabitha Cass. The children of their first marriage were, namely: Hepsi- bah; Bulah, wife of Richard Fowler; John, born in 1779; Moody; Levi; and Moses. He located on Par- ker Hill on the farm since owned by David Hoskins, where he kept a tavern, also owned a store and was the first town clerk, and a prominent man in the early history of the town. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel Cass, in 1829.
ASA PARKER, son of Solomon, married and located in town. His children were, namely: Anna, born in 1787; Ruth, born in 1789; Mary, born in 1791; Hannah, born in 1792; Asa, born in 1794; Amos, born in 1797; Weathy, born in 1799; and Diantha, born in 1803.
ISAAC PARKER, son of Solomon, married Esther Fisk of Orford, N. H., and located on Clough Hill on the place lately occupied by Hiram Ingerson. His children were, namely: Nathan, born in 1791; Even, born in 1793; Betsy, born in 1795; Susannah, born in 1797; Mira, born in 1799; Isaac Jr., born in 1802; Zadock, born in 1804; Solomon; and Lucina. Mr. Parker died in 1851, at the age of eighty-eight years.
LEVI PARKER, son of Solomon, married and for a time resided in town. Among his cildren was Samuel Douglass, late of Lisbon, N. H.
DAVID PARKER, son of Solomon, married and loca- ted in town. Among his children were, namely:
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Simon, born in 1787; Lemuel, born in 1760; Abigail, born in 1792; David, born in 1797; Isabel, born in 1799; Emma, born in 1802; and Aaron, born in 1803.
PRESCOTT PARKER, son of Solomon Jr., married Hannah Amy, and located on the place now owned by Emanuel Haynes. Among his children were: Douglass, Prescott Jr., Elvira, Iolantha, Persis, Hannah, and Eviline. He was a hard working, honest citizen, and had good standing in the community. He died March 6, 1874, aged eighty-eight years.
LEONARD PARKER, son of Solomon Jr., married Olive Hoskins and lived on the Adam Gibson place. He was a very religious man, a good citizen, and much respected by all who knew him. His children were: George, and Marilla. He died August 8, 1877, at the age of seventy-five years and six months.
DOUGLASS PARKER, son of Prescott Sen., married Jemima Carter and always lived in town. Among his children were: Shepard, Leuellyn, Charles, and Caleb. The three latter served in the war of the Rebellion. Shephard resided in town.
EVAN PARKER, son of Isaac, married Nancy, daughter of William Martin Sen. He lived in various parts of the town, but spent the greater part of his life on Clough Hill. Among his children were, namely: Amos, Martin, and Esther Ann. He died in 1873, at the age of eighty years.
MRS. NOAH MOULTON JR.
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MOODY PARKER, son of Lemuel who was a son of Solomon, was born in Lyman, married Millicent, daughter of Noah Moulton, and moved to Wolcott, Vt., where he died Feb. 24, 1869, at the age of eighty-four years. Among his children were, namely: Fanny, Daniel Moulton, Clark, Ransel, and Ellen.
LEVI PARKER, brother of the above, was born in town, married Priscilla, daughter of Noah Moulton, and among their children were, namely: Richard Fowler, Henry, Jonathan, Priscilla, and Russell. Mr. Parker moved to Wolcott, Vt., where he died Jan- uary 13, 1864, at the age of seventy-seven years.
NOAH MOULTON was the paternal ancestor of the Moulton family in Lyman, and came from Rye, N. H., about 1770. His homestead was on the Madison Moulton farm on Moulton Hill. The house was south of where the present buildings are situated, and near the Bath line, where the cellar can now be seen. He entered the Revolution with his two sons, Noah and Jonathan, and was taken prisoner and died .* What little is known of his wife, Patience Locke, distin- guishes her as a woman of great superiority of mind and character. Her influence in moulding the intel- lectual bent and habits of her children was an in- portant factor in their training. She died in 1814, at
*It is claimed by some of the descendants of the family that he died in the French and Indian war, but how that can be possible is not easily understood, as that war was closed in 1763, and his son John was born in 1766.
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the age of eighty-three years. The children of this marriage were, namely: William, Noah Jr., Jonathan, Daniel, David, John, Job, Sarah, Abigail, and Polly. Abigail married Bernard Powers Sept. 14, 1791, and they remained in Lyman several years, but afterwards moved to Hardwick, Vt. William went to New York and never returned. The other six sons settled on Moulton Hill with farms adjoining, and all became prosperous citizens.
NOAH MOULTON Jr., married Priscilla Barron, and settled on the farm since owned by Searle Eastman and reared a family of fourteen children, namely: Priscilla, Jonathan, David, Sally, Millicient, Fanny, Barron, William, Jacob, Noah, Smith, Charles, Hulda, and Rinaldo. He died in 1850, at the age of ninety- one years. His wife Priscilla died in 1861, aged ninety-three years.
JONATHAN MOULTON, son of Noah, married Patience Gibson, a sister of Adam Gibson, and located on the farm since owned by Gabriel G. Moulton, where he reared a family of twelve children, namely: Betsy, Jonathan, Roxanna, Samuel, John, Annie, Hannah, Sabrina, Nathan, Gabriel, Frank and Reuben. He died in 1846, at the age of ninety years. .
DAVID MOULTON, son of Noah, married Sally Knapp, daughter of Jonathan Knapp, and settled on the old homestead. There were eleven children of this marriage, namely : Benjamin, Daniel, George,
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James Madison, Albert, David, Lucy, Joanna, El- mira, Martha and Hulda. He died in 1841, at the age of seventy-eight years.
JOHN MOULTON, son of Noah, married Polly Smith, a sister of Reuben Smith, and located on the farm since owned by Guy Moulton, and reared a family of thirteen children, namely: Noah, Guy, Col. John, Ethan, Robert, Webster, Mary, Hittie, Charlotte, Tildy, Betsy, and a boy and girl who died in infancy. He died in 1849, at the age of eighty-three years.
JOB MOULTON, son of Noah, married Anna Way, a sister of Mrs. Robert Barkley, and settled on the farm since owned by Benjamin Dow. His children were, namely: Isaac, Alpheus, Alden, Patience, Nabby, Ruby, Mindwell, Martha, and three others. He died in 1838, at the age of eighty-six years.
DANIEL MOULTON, son of Noah, married Millicient Wheeler, and settled on the farm now occupied by Hiram Ash. He died in 1836, aged seventy-three years.
JAMES MADISON MOULTON, son of David who was a son of Noah, married Betsy Titus and remained on the old homestead. There were ten children of this marriage. He died in 1865, aged fifty-six years. Among his children is Hon. Herbert B. Moulton of Lisbon.
GABRIEL G. MOULTON, son of Jonathan who was a son of Noah, married, first, Sophia Walker and locat-
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ed on the farm owned by his father, and reared a family of five children. He married, second, Hannah Hoskins, and died in Littleton in 1899, at the age of eighty-nine years.
JONATHAN MOULTON, JR., son of Jonathan who was a son of Noah, married Martha Moulton and located on Moulton Hill, where Capt. Calvin Titus since lived. He had four children and died in Mc- Indoes Falls, Vt., in 1876, at the age of eighty years.
BARRON MOULTON, son of Noah Jr., who was a son of Noah, married Roxanna Moulton, and located on the Daniel Moulton farm. He remained in town many years. He was a person of keen intellect, and one of the leading business men of his time. He moved to Lower Waterford, Vt., where he was en- gaged in trade for several years with his partner, Hiram Cutting. Later, he located in St. Johnsbury, Vt., where he became interested in banking, and other financial affairs. He reared a large family of children; and his son, Barron Clinton, a graduate of Yale college, is at present practicing law in the city of Boston. Mr. Moulton died in St. Johnsbury, October 10, 1874, at the age of seventy-six years.
GUY MOULTON, son of John who was a son of Noah, married Mercy Moore. He died in 1886, aged ninety-three years.
COL. JOHN MOULTON, brother of the above, married Lucy Titus, and died in Lyman.
BYRON P. MOULTON.
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NOAH MOULTON, son of Noah Jr., was born May 4, 1803. In 1830 he married Ruth Cowen, and reared a family of six children. Mrs. Moulton died in 1863, at the age of sixty-one years. Mr. Moulton removed to Monroe in 1856, where he remained till 1866, when he went to Iowa. He was married in 1871 to Mrs. Marilla Keeney, and in 1872 they came East to Tolland, Conn., Mrs. Moulton's native town. Mr. Moulton died in Tolland, May 28, 1893, and was buried on Moulton Hill.
BYRON P. MOULTON, son of Noah and Ruth (Cowen) Moulton, was born in Lyman May 5, 1836, and married Elizabeth R. Hunter of Philadelphia, in Oct., 1868. He located in Chicago in 1869, and en- gaged in the manufacture of metal goods, including lightning rods, ornaments, etc., in Philadelphia, with his partners Messrs. Reyburn and Hunter, both of whom are long since dead.
Mr. Moulton retired from active business in 1887; when he came East and built a home at Rosemont, a suburb of Philadelphia, where he now resides. He has accumulated an ample fortune, and is, at present, interested in street railways and banks, both in the East and West.
NOAH MOULTON, son of John, who was a son of Noah, married Sally Floyd, and reared a family of nine children; among whom is Web Moulton of Lisbon. He died in 1864 at the age of seventy-two years.
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WILLIAM CLOUGH served in the French and Indian war three years, was captured by the foe and carried to France, where he was kept a year or more. He entered the Revolution without enlistment, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. His children were, namely : Zacheus, Enoch, Bailey, Cyrus, Abner, Jere- miah, Elizabeth, and Dorcas. Elizabeth died in Ly- man Feb. 21, 1812. Dorcas married John Connor and lived in Henniker, N. H. Mr. Clough came to Lyman from Salem, Mass., about 1785, bringing with him his family, and located on Clough Hill, near the great rock. He died August 21, 1798, at the age of sixty-four years, four months and two days.
CYRUS CLOUGH, son of William, married Mary Stevens, daughter of Timothy Stevens, Nov. 24, 1803, and remained on the old homestead. His children were, namely : Oramil, Rhoda, Lydia, Julia, Frederic, Ann, Cyrus, Dorcas, Lorrain, Mary, Persis, Lilias, and Timothy. He died in 1850, at the age of seventy- seven years.
ZACHEUS CLOUGH, son of William, married Miss Pettee, and lived on the farm since owned by Rawson McAlpen, on the road under the mountain. His chil- dren were, namely : Ezra, born in 1816; Joel, born in 1818; Samuel Hoskins, born in 1820; Daniel; Hiram; Jeffery ; Robert; Abigail; Sarah ; and Eliza.
ENOCH CLOUGH, son of William, married Betsy, a sister of Reuben Smith. Among his children were,
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namely: William, Ezekiel, Horatio, Elizabeth, Isaac, Delancy, Stephen, and Jerome. He lived in Monroe, but died in Lyman.
BAILEY CLOUGH, son of William, married Susannah Smith, sister of Reuben Smith, Nov. 28, 1799. Their children were, namely: James, born in 1801 ; David, born in 1803; Darius, born in 1809; Benoni, born in 1812; Chester Hutchins, born in 1822; Susan; and Bailey.
ABNER CLOUGH, son of William, married Nancy Corey, a sister of Oliver Corey. His children were, namely : Uzziel, Ephraim, Jane, Dan, Jeremiah, Rebecca W., Matilda, Salinda, G. Dudley, Martha and Martin. He lived on Clough Hill, and died in Bath, in 1833, at the age of fifty-six years.
JEREMIAH CLOUGH, son of William, married Miss Abbott, and located in Landaff. Among his children were, namely: Ruth, Cynthia, Jason, Sophia, Eber, and Henry.
JAMES CLOUGH, son of Bailey who was a son of William, married Azubah Temple, and lived in vari- ous parts of the town. His children were, namely: Phebe A., Larkin H., Susan, Harriet, James, Darius, Azubah, Oren, Almina F., Eli Hoskins, and Samuel Hoskins, who were twins, Grizilda, and Ira F. He died in 1875, at the age of seventy-four years.
JAMES CLOUGH JR., son of the above, was born in 1828. He married Mary C. Eaton, and has a large
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family of children. Among his children are John and James who still reside in town. John has represented the town in the state legislature four years.
TIMOTHY CLOUGH, son of Cyrus, married Laura Clark. He died on Clough Hill, May 27, 1891, at the age of sixty-five years. His son Ward still resides in town.
ZACHARIAH COWEN was born May 19, 1770, and from what information can be obtained in the family records, it is probable that he was born in New Ips- wich, N. H. When very young he was brought to this section of the state, and taken into a family by the name of Hurd. This probably was Jacob Hurd of Bath, as no man by the name of Hurd was living in Lyman at that time. Mr. Cowen married Miss Zeruiah Streeter of Lisbon, and located in Lyman, on the brook road, near the Bath line, where he reared a family of thirteen children, namely: James, Debby, David, Charles, Hannah, Zachariah, Ruth, Sally, John, William, Spofford, Louisa, and Betsy. He held various positions of trust, and his name is found on the town books as early as 1796. He lived at one time across the Bath line in the Pettyborough district, but most of his life was passed in Lyman. - Mr. and Mrs. Cowen both died in Lyman, on a farm near the east side of Young's pond.
THE REV. CHARLES COWEN was born in Lyman, Nov. 19, 1797, and received his education in the com-
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mon schools of his native town. In early life he worked eight years on a farm for Mr. Hutchins of Bath, probably one of the merchants in upper Bath village. He married Clarissa Barrett of Vershire, Vt., and reared a family of ten children, namely : Silas, Lucinda, Mary, Abigail, Ezra, Charles Wesley, Susan, William, George W., and Orrin B. Mr. Cowen became converted in 1818, and at once began to pre- pare himself to preach the Gospel. He received a license to preach in 1827, and was received into the N. E. Methodist Conference in 1828. His first circuit in 1828-9 was one hundred miles in extent, and occu- pied three weeks of his time in making the round of appointments. He labored in various towns in New Hampshire and Vermont, until 1840, when, owing to ill health, he retired to his farm near Cowen's pond, in Lyman, where he remained three years. In 1843 he moved to Lisbon, and again took up his pastoral duties which he continued until 1851, when he became superannuated and returned to Lyman, locating in the pond district. During his ministry he officiated at over six hundred funerals. He was highly esteemed as a man and a minister, and represented the town of Lisbon in the state legislature in the years 1846-7. The Rev. Charles Cowen was a man far in advance of his time. His ideas were broad and liberal, and his teaching was always kindness and love. He died in Lyman, at the home of his son George W., May 23,
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1869, and was buried in the cemetery at Lisbon vil- lage. His wife died Feb. 27, 1877, at the age of seventy-seven years.
JAMES CALHOUN was born in the north of Ireland, and became a citizen of Lyman as early as 1790. He married Miss Sally Streeter, a sister of Zachariah Cowen's wife, and located on the farm since owned by Jehial Knapp, west of Parker Hill, where he reared a family of five children, namely : Solomon, Isaac, James Jr., Mary, and David.
JAMES CALHOUN, JR., was born in 1799, married Philena Robbins, and for a time remained on the old homestead. His children were, namely : Isaac, Sarah J., Lydia, Clementine, Mary R., Luella, and Elizabeth. Mr. Calhoun was a famous school teacher in his day, and taught over fifty terms of school. He died in Lyman, August 20, 1880.
WILLIAM MARTIN became a citizen of Lyman about the time of its settlement. He married and settled on the William Dee Stevens place, and died in 1850, at the age of ninety-eight years. He was a famous hunter and trapper, going off on hunting expeditions and remaining months at a time. He was frequently accompanied on these trips by an Indian to whom he was very much attached. The last time Martin went off on a hunting trip, he was seventy years old, and went up into northern Vermont, where he remained several weeks, with his headquarters and camp at
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Victory Bogg. He returned with furs which he took to Haverhill and sold for sixty dollars. He was ac- companied by the Indian during this trip. He was quite a picturesque figure, being a large tall man, and always wore his hair long and braided down his back. He was a firm believer in witches, hence in his old age the young people were apt to impose upon his credu- lity. He had one son, William, and four daughters; one married Evan Parker, one married Isaac. Parker, one married an Amy, and one a Carr. His son William, married Betsy Noyes, and he always lived in town. He died July 26, 1882, at the age of ninety- two yeary, eight months and twenty-one days. His wife died in 1885, at the age of ninety-six years.
CAPT. JOHN BARBER Was a Hessian in the war of the Revolution. He deserted and came to our lines, and served through the war. He married Miss Marriam Eastman of Haverhill, and came to Lyman in the early history of the town. Capt. Barber was a great lover of good horses, and always owned nice well trained drivers. He had wonderful control over horses, and by his magnetic influence, could at once subdue the most vicious animal. He was a short thick set man, good farmer, industrious, and a good citizen. He died Dec. 8, 1843, at the age of eighty-two years. He had only one child, William, who married Ruby, daughter of Job Moulton. The children of this mar- riage were, namely: Marriam, born in 1809; John,
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