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Hugh, oldest son of John, married Sarah Reed, of Lon- donderry, and settled on part of the paternal farm. He sold to his brother, and went to Hancock or Antrim; then went to Rockingham, Vt., thence to Homer, N. Y., where he died. His family, supposed to consist of six daughters and three sons, are scattered over the western country.
John, youngest son of John, bought out his brother Hugh, and lived on the homestead ; married Jane, daughter of Dea. Benj. Smith, by whom he had five sons and three daughters. His wife died Sept. 5, 1786. He married, as his second wife, Sarah, daughter of Rev. John Houston, May, 1788, by whom he had four daughters and three sons. [See Biographical notice.]
Benjamin, son of second John, born Dec. 1, 1772 ; 1805, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Richard Toppan, who had moved from Newburyport to Topsham, 1799. She was of the fourth generation in descent from John Robinson, of Ley- den memory. They had eleven children, of whom two sons received a Collegiate education, viz., John, who graduated at Bowdoin College, 1834, studied divinity at Bangor, and is now settled in the ministry at Alfred, Me .; Henry, graduated at, Bowdoin College, 1846, and is settled as a lawyer in Brunswick. [See Biographical notice.]
Margaret, daughter of second John, born Sept 1, 1774, married Samuel Chandler, Nov., 1800.
James, son of second John, born May 12, 1776, went to sea, settled in Newburn, S. C., little or nothing known of him for forty years.
Adam, son of second John, born April 20, 1778 ; appren- ticed to Hon. Benj. Russell, in the printing business, Boston ; went to Tobago, West Indies, 1798; Attorney for Plantations and Master in Chancery in the King's Court ; died there, Jan., 1820 ; never married.
Mary, daughter of second John, married Rev. Wm. Milti- more, and now lives in Litchfield.
Annis, daughter of second John, born Sept. 22, 1782; in the fall of 1805, married Rev. David McGregor, and died the year following, leaving no issue.
Hugh, son of second John, born Sept. 28, 1784; in the 41
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fall of 1805, he went to his brother in Tobago, where he died, after a residence of six months.
John, son of second John, born Aug. 21, 1786; married Ann McAffee, of Bedford, and moved to Elba, N. Y., about 1810, where he still lives ; had two sons, (one died in infan- cy,) and five daughters ; settled in New York and farther west.
Jane, daughter of second John and his wife Sarah, born May, 1789 ; married John P. Wallace, Merrimac ; removed to Greensborough, Vt., where they still live. They had three sons that lived to maturity ; one died on his way to Texas ; the second is a successful teacher; the younger is preparing for College.
William, son of second John and Sarah, born 1790; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1815; studied law in Troy, N. Y. ; settled in New Orleans, where he died, 1828 ; never married.
Isaac, son of second John and Sarah, born June, 1792; graduated at Yale College ; [See Biographical notice ;] mar- ried Mary Morris, by whom he had three sons, of whom one is living in Detroit, the other two dead ; again married, Ma- tilda Kidder, by whom he had two sons, of whom one is living.
Sarah, daughter of second John and Sarah, born 1794; married Rev. Wm. Chapin, as his second wife, and lives in Greensborough, Vt .; they have two children, son and daughter. Mr. Chapin died 1850.
Robert, son of second John and Sarah, born Dec. 23, 1797 ; graduated at Yale College, 1820; studied law with his brother, Benjamin, Brunswick, Me. ; settled in Topsham, where he died in 1829.
Ann, daughter of second John and Sarah, born 1799; July, 1825, married Rev. Samuel A. Worcester ; went with him to the Cherokee Mission, Georgia, and with part of the tribe, removed west to Arkansas ; settled at Park hill, New-Echota, where she died, leaving a number of children. At the time of the trouble with the Indians in Georgia, her husband was unjustly imprisoned, on which occasion she manifested great fortitude and resolution.
Elizabeth, daughter of second John and Sarah, born July 1, 1801; died in Saugus, Mass., where she was attending school, under the care of Rev. Joseph Emerson, 1822.
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PARKER. Josiah Parker came from England, to this country, some time prior to 1700.
Thomas, son of Josiah, born Dec. 7, 1700; graduated at Harvard College, 1718; settled in the ministry at Dracut, 1721; died March 18, 1765. He had children, - Thomas, John, William, Matthew and Jonathan.
John, son of Thomas, the clergyman, married, and had children, - Lydia, who married Thomas Whittle; Nabby, who married William Parker; Polly, who married John Boies, and went to Maine; Sally, who married James Mar- tin; Lucy, who married John Tufts; John, who married Letty Moor; William, who married Hannah Aiken, as his first wife, and Widow McGaw, as his second.
William, son of Thomas, the clergyman, (killed in the mill-yard, ) married Mehitabel Baldwin, Boston, and had chil- dren, - Betsy, who married John Barber, Boston ; Polly, who married Jonas Varnum, Dracut; William, who married Nab- by Parker, Litchfield; John, who went to sea and was lost.
William, son of the above, born Jan. 21, 1755, died July, 1819 ; married Nabby Parker, born Oct. 25, 1765, died June, 1846. They had children, - Susan, born Oct. 21, 1783, married Jonathan Palmer, died 1844; Daniel, born Sept. 20, 1786, married Polly McAffee ; William, born April 28, 1789, married Susan Whittle ; Betsy, born Sept. 23, 1791, married James Parker, Esq., for her first husband; Isaac, born June 23, 1794, married Jane Poor ; Robert, born May 13, 1797, married, as his second wife, Mille Rand, died 1844; Gilman, born July 7, 1800, married Ann Hills, died 1846; John, born May 7, 1803, married Eliza Goffe ; Mary, born May 11, 1806, married L. F. Harris; Edward, born March 22, 1809, died April 8, 1815.
James, son of Matthew of Litchfield, born 1774, died March 26, 1822, married Betsy Parker, and had children, - Henry C., born Jan. 22, 1813, and Jannet M., born May 2, 1821, died April 16, 1822. Mrs. P. married James Walker, and had two children, - James P. and Charles H. James P., at the age of 22, is about to enter College, and Charles K., aged 20, is an engineer on the Montreal Rail-Road.
PARKER. Ebenezer, born in Chelmsford, Mass .; re- moved to Merrimac, N. H., married Keziah, daughter of Benj. Hassell. Keziah's oldest sister was the first white child born in Merrimac. He died in Merrimac, April 18, 1804, aged 51, and his wife, Feb. 24, 1816, aged 68. They had chil- dren, - John, Benjamin, Jesse, Joseph, Rachel, Betsy and
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Willard. Of Rachel's children, two became ministers, viz., David and Cyrus Mills, the former of which is settled in Peoria, the latter, Missionary in Ceylon. Willard, son of Ebenezer, settled in Bedford, married Anna, daughter of Hugh Riddle, and had children, - Ann M., John O. Sarah R., Mar- garet P. and William C. Ann M. married Nathan Richard- son ; John O. married Annis Cochran, New Boston ; Sarah R. married John U. French. Jesse, son of Ebenezer, mar- ried Jane Moore, and had children, -Jesse, Jane, Thomas, Keziah and Ebenezer. Jesse, the father, died 1824; Eben- ezer, youngest son, died 1834, aged 14.
PATTEN. John Patten came, with his family, to this country in 1728, and to this town in 1738; he died 1746, and his widow, Oct., 1764.
Samuel, son of John, born in Ireland, 1713, married Mary Bell, Dec. 5, 1746, by whom he had ten children.
Mary, born Dec. 1, 1747, married Tho's Townsend, 1794. Sarah, born March 17, 1749, married Zech. Chandler.
Elizabeth, born Nov. 12, 1750, married John O'Neil, by whom she had six children, - John, Samuel, Edmund, James, Ann and William.
Samuel, born Aug. 10, 1752, married Deborah Moore, by whom he had ten children, -John, born Feb. 6, 1778; Jenny, Nov. 26, 1779; Joseph, Nov. 8, 1781; Peggy, Nov. 9, 1783; Deborah, Nov. 19, 1785; Sarah, May 6, 1788; Mary, April 28, 1790; Olive, April 16, 1792 ; Alice, July 30, 1795; Samuel, Dec. 12, 1797.
Margaret, born Aug. 18, 1754, died May, 1799.
John, born June 23, 1756, married Hannah, daughter of John Wallace, by whom he had five children, - John, born April 14, 1788; Nancy, Jan. 25, 1790; Hannah, March 25, 1792; Samuel, Feb. 22, 1794; Zacheus, Sept. 28, 1796.
Joseph, son of Samuel, born Jan. 3, 1758, married Mary Dickey, by whom he had ten children, - William, born April 11, 1791; Deborah, Aug. 19, 1792, died April 29, 1793; Jane, Feb. 14, 1794; Achsah, Jan. 3, 1796 ; Irena, May 17, 1797 ; Margaret, March 5, 1799; Vina, Dec. 14, 1800; Samuel, March 30, 1803; Adam N., June 19, 1805 ; Ann, Sept. 7, 1808.
William, son of Joseph, married Hannah, daughter of
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John Patten. They brought up, as adopted daughter, Mary, daughter of John W. Moor, born Nov. 14, 1814, died Jan., 1841.
Jane, daughter of Joseph, married Mr. Isaac Gage, as his second wife.
Achsah, daughter of Joseph, married Capt. John Patten.
Margaret, daughter of Joseph, married Joseph H. Stevens. Vina, daughter of Joseph, married John Adams, 1850.
Samuel, son of Joseph, married Keziah, daughter of Jesse Parker, by whom she had three children, - Edwin H., born March 15, 1841 ; John A., Sept. 20, 1843 ; Samuel H., March 14, 1849.
Adam N., son of Joseph, married Clarissa, daughter of Abijah Hodgman, born Aug. 4, 1806, by whom he had four children, -Joseph, born Jan. 6, 1833, died Feb., 1834; Samuel J., April 7, 1836; William M., Oct. 22, 1841; Abi- gail A., Nov. 23, 1846.
Ann, daughter of Joseph, married Jona. Knight, died 1843.
John, son of John, married Achsah, daughter of Joseph Patten, by whom he had ten children, - Asenath, born Nov. 24, 1818; Wm. B., Nov. 7, 1821; Margaret A., Dec. 7, 1823 ; Alfred F., Feb. 13, 1827; Lavina J., Nov. 24, 1828; Clarrissa J., Sept. 3, 1831, died June 14, 1832; Samuel J., April 21, 1833 ; Mary J., Jan. 17, 1837; Sarah E., Jan. 20, 1840 ; Charles H., Oct. 1, 1844. John, the father, was killed by the fall of a tree, Jan. 31, 1851.
Nancy, daughter of John, married Capt. Jo. Moore, by whom she had three children, - Maria, (dead,) John P. and Henry C.
Jane, daughter of first Samuel, born Feb. 11, 1760, mar- ried Daniel Gould, by whom she had one child, who died June, 1794.
Matthew, son of first Samuel, born July 19, 1762, died June 16, 1763.
Ann, daughter of first Samuel, born June 12, 1764, mar- ried James Miller, by whom she had one child, Achsah P.
Matthew, (Hon.) son of John Patten that came over. [See Biographical sketch.] He married Elizabeth, daughter of John McMurphy, of Londonderry, by whom he had eleven children, - Susannah, married Thomas Taggart, of Col- raine ; John, died of small pox in Canada, in Revolutionary war; Matthew, died in infancy ; James, went to Ohio, was under St. Clair in the Indian War, and prisoner among the Indians four years ; Betsy, married Hugh Talford, of Ches-
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ter ; Robert, married Jane Shirley, of Goffstown; David, unmarried ; Mary, or Aunt Polly, as she was called, was a woman of uncommon memory of facts and dates, and is alluded to in the course of this History, unmarried ; Alexan- der, married Lydia Atwood, of this town; Jane, unmarried ; Sarah, unmarried - the only one surviving, (1850.)
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PRICHARD. This is among the early names of New England. There was Hugh Prichard, of Roxbury, 1642.
Benjamin, born in Boxford, Mass., 1769. He moved to New Ipswich, N. H., was married Oct. 4, 1791, and had chil- dren, - Alanson, Bernice, Martha, Benjamin and Silva.
Bernice, son of Benjamin, born in New Ipswich, moved to Bedford, and had children, - Martha A., Asenath, Eunice and Clara.
RAND. This name is of French origin. It was formerly spelt Rande, and pronounced Ronda. Of the ancestry of this family, little is known farther back than Rev. John Rand, born in Charlestown, Mass., where all of the name, so far as known, originated. He was born Jan. 24, 1727, took degree at Harvard College, in 1747. He settled in Lyndeborough, N. H., as first Congregational minister of that town, about 1761, and soon after married Sarah, daughter of Col. John Goffe, of Derryfield, now Manchester. He removed to Derryfield, in 1765, and never preached statedly afterwards, but received a commission of Justice of Peace, under George the third, and removed to Bedford, in 1778, where he died, in October, 1805, aged 77. His wife survived him about three years. They were buried in the old graveyard, in the east part of the town. They had seven children, three born in Lyndeborough, and four in Derryfield. John and Jonathan, twins, born June 24, 1762; Mille, Feb. 5, 1764; Robert, May 13, 1767; Sarah, Jan. 20, 1774; Nehemiah and Thomas, twins, May 22, 1776. John, one of the twins, died in Oct., 1780 ; the others lived to be settled in life. Mille and Robert married into the family of Mr. John Gordon, of Bedford. Jonathan and Sarah married into the family of Dea. Ephraim Abbot, of Amherst, now Mt. Vernon. [See Abbot family.] Nehemiah and Thomas married in New Boston. Jonathan resided principally in Bedford. He died
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June, 1848, aged 86. Mille resided in Washington, N. H., and died in 1833, aged 69, a few years after the death of her husband. Robert settled first in Bedford, then removed to Washington, N. H., and then to Orange, Vt. He died at Swanton, Vt., while connected with the army, during the last war with Great Britain, in 1814, aged 47. Sarah, wife of Rev. Samuel Abbot, still lives at the age of 76. Nehemiah settled first in Bedford, then removed to Plattsburg, N. Y., then returned to New Boston, where he now resides with his children, having buried his wife. Thomas settled in West Springfield, Mass., 1803, where he and his wife now reside ; having been in the gospel ministry, 51 years.
Dea. Jonathan Rand, of Bedford, had eight children, - Mille, born April 29, 1795, married Robert Parker, of Bed- ford ; Esther P., born Dec. 30, 1796; Jonathan, born Jan. 11, 1799, drowned in Merrimac River, June 6, 1810; John, born Jan. 27, 1801, distinguished as an artist ; Ephraim, born Dec. 17, 1803, married Catharine Gray, Augusta, Me .; Sarah, born Feb. 3, 1806, died Feb. 8, 1832; Dorothy, born May 15, 1809, died May 16, 1811; Philinda, P., born July 9, 1811, died April 6, 1832.
· RIDDLE. This name was originally spelt, Riddel. Three brothers, Gawn, sometimes spelt Gaen, Hugh, and Robert, came to this country about the year 1737, from Col- raine, County Derry, north of Ireland, being descended from Scotch ancestors. They first settled in Londonderry, N. H. About the year 1758, they removed to Bedford. Robert and Hugh settled on land adjoining each other, in the north part of the town, and subsequently removed to Colraine, Mass., where some of their descendants still reside. Among them is the present Secretary of the American Education Society, who retains the original spelling of the name. Another, Rev. D. H. Riddle, D. D., this year moderator of the New School Assembly, Detroit, Michigan.
Gawn, was born in 1700, and died Dec. 29, 1779, aged 79. He settled about half a mile west of the town-house, at the centre of the town, near a small mill-brook. An old well still remains at the spot. He married Mary, daughter of John Bell, who came over from Ireland in the same vessel, when about fourteen years of age. She died in Bedford, Jan. 7,
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1813, aged 92. They had six children, who all settled in Bedford: - John, David, Susannah, Hugh, Isaac and William.
John, son of Gawn, born 1754, died Nov 18, 1813, aged 59. He settled near the place now known as Riddle's Mill. By occupation, he was a millwright, and built most of the mills that were in operation in this section of the country at that time. He owned the farm where he resided, and was a very industrious, hard-working man. In 1775, he married Mary McAffee, from whom descended nine children, - Gawn, Molly, Nancy, Sukey, James, Anna, John, Matthew, and Wil- liam. For his second wife, he married Sarah Hartshorn, by whom he had Gilman and Eliza.
Gawn, son of John, born Jan. 28, 1777, died July, 1837, aged 60. He lived on the homestead place, and held several offices in the town. He married Dolly French, by whom he had Asenath, Albert, and Nancy. She now resides with her son Albert in Amherst. Asenath married Thomas G. Hol- brook, and died of consumption in the year 1845. Albert married Miss Wheeler of Merrimac, and after living some time on the homestead, removed to Amherst, where he now resides. Nancy married Gregg Campbell, and died Jan. 31, 1837, aged 33.
Molly, daughter of John, born Dec. 17, 1779. In 1804, she married a Mr. Black, and settled in Prospect, Maine.
Nancy, daughter of John, born Jan. 5, 1781. In 1806, she married William French, and settled in Prospect, Me.
Susannah, daughter of John, was born in 1784. In 1807 she married Daniel Moore, Bedford.
James, son of John, born Jan. 9, 1786, lived on the home- stead, was enterprising and energetic, but was unfortunate in losing the use of his limbs by rheumatism, while in the prime of life. He died on town-meeting day, in March, 1827. In 1815, he married Anna, daughter of Col. Stephen Dole. She was born Oct. 16, 1790, died Oct. 11, 1849, aged 59. She had children, - Betsey D., and Sally D. Betsey D. married William, son of Theodore Goffe, and is now settled at the West. Sally D., born March 20, 1820, married Wm. R., son of Capt. Leonard C. French, in 1841, and now resides in Bedford.
Anna, daughter of John, born May, 1789, married James Staples and settled in Prospect, Maine.
John, of the family of John, died at the age of 21.
Matthew, eighth of the family of John, married Sally, daughter of Col. Stephen Dole, and settled in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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William, ninth of the family of John, died in 1845.
Gilman, tenth of the family of John, born July, 1811, married Mary J. Eveleth, in 1836. For his second wife, he married Emeline Henry, of Goffstown, in 1841, and now resides in Manchester.
Eliza S., eleventh of the family of John, born in 1813, married, and resides in Belfast, Maine.
David, second son of Gawn, who came over, was born in 1756, and died in 1839, aged 83. He settled near his father's farm; was noted for his originality. In his political princi- ples, he was strongly democratic, differing in that respect from the rest of his brothers. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and received a pension. In 1798, at the age of 42, he mar- ried Molly, daughter of Maj. Dunlap, by whom he had John D., Hugh, Martha, and Gilman and Mary, twins, who died.
John D., born March 20, 1802, married Sally, daughter of Lieut. James Gilmore, born Jan. 25, 1805, by whom he had Martha Ann, Margaret, Sarah Jane, David, dead, Mary and Charles.
Hugh, son of David, was born April 8, 1803. When young, he left Bedford, and went to Baltimore, where he was extensively engaged in constructing the public works of that city. In 1837, he built the Baltimore Custom House, and was largely connected in building the first railroads termi- nating in that place. In 1849, he left Baltimore, in company with others, for California, by the overland route. On this expedition he lost his life, whether killed by some prowling Indian or hostile white, rests in uncertainty. The following is an extract from a letter of Dr. Jesse Moore, formerly of this town, dated Feb. 19, 1850 : " After I had crossed the moun- tain, while riding on the plains, I saw a flag waving in the distance, and curiosity prompted me to go and see why it was placed there. Beneath its folds, I found a lone grave, at the head of which was a board, with this inscription cut upon it, -' Hugh Riddle, formerly of Bedford, N. H., aged about 40.' Little did I think of finding the grave of one of my own native townsmen, on the plains of the Pacific." He was esteemed for the generosity and nobleness of his character.
Martha, of this family, born Dec. 16, 1806, married Dan'l Barnard, in 1828, and resides in Bedford.
Susannah, of the family of Gawn, who came over, born in 1759, died Nov. 5, 1841, aged 82. She married Solomon Hutchinson, and settled in the town of Merrimac ; after- 42
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wards removed to Maine. They had Samuel, David, Solo- mon, Eliza, Sally, Susannah, Roxiana, Nancy, Hannah, and Mary, of whom we have no account, except Nancy, born in 1787, and married Capt. L. C. French, in 1808. Resides in Bedford.
Hugh, son of Gawn, who came over, married Ann Maria, daughter of Rev. John Houston. He was a Revolutionary soldier, entering the army at the age of 17. He died, Aug. 1833. His wife died April 20, 1837, at the age of 72. They had Gawn, Robert, Polly, Sally, Susannah, and Jane.
Gawn married Betsey, daughter of Lieut. James Moore, and settled near his father. For his second wife, he married Rebecca, daughter of Robert Walker, son of the first settler. They had Hugh, Elizabeth, Ann, and Edward.
Robert, second son of Hugh, was a graduate of Yale Col- lege, studied medicine, and settled in Bedford. He was con- sidered a skilful physician, and was fast rising in notice, when he died in the prime of life, in 1828, leaving many to mourn his loss.
Anna, of this family, born March 3, 1794, married Wil- lard Parker in 1820, and resides on the homestead.
Polly, of this family, born Feb. 12, 1796, married Dan- iel L. French, in 1820. He left the pursuits of agricul- ture, and pursued a theological education at Gilmanton, and was ordained pastor of the church at Nelson, N. H., where he resides.
Sally, of this family, born Nov. 7, 1799, married Col. Daniel C. Gould, in 1842. He was formerly a merchant at Henniker, now resident at Manchester.
Susan, of this family, born Oct. 10, 1801, married Dea. Robert Boyd, of Londonderry. She died in 1849.
Jane, of this family, born September 11, 1804, married Eleazer, son of Dea. Richard Dole, in 1825; died of con- sumption, March 1834.
Isaac, fifth of the family of Gawn, who came over, born June 10, 1762, settled in the centre village, Bedford, in 1798, and married Ann, daughter of Capt. James and Margaret Aiken, who was born Nov. 12, 1764. Her death, April 6, 1804, was very sudden, occasioned by a fall from her horse, at her own door. She was just going on horseback to visit her brother, William Riddle, who had broken his leg in the saw-mill. Her neck was dislocated, and she died in an hour, at the age of forty, deeply lamented. They had William P.,
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James, Isaac, Gilman, and David. In 1806, he married Mar- garet, daughter of Jacob McGaw, of Merrimac, born May 25, 1776, died Dec. 19, 1816. She was an accomplished lady, and a member of the church in Bedford. They had Jacob McGaw, Rebecca, and Margaret Ann. In 1820, he married Mrs. Mary Vinal, of Quincy, Mass., for his third wife. She was daughter of Enoch Lincoln, and sister of Capt. Lincoln, one of the party that destroyed the tea in Boston harbor, in 1776. She was born, Jan. 27, 1760, and died April 5, 1837. She was a woman highly esteemed for her social and religious worth. About the time of his marriage to Mrs. Vinal, Mr. Riddle removed from Bedford to Quincy. He built a spacious mansion at Quincy Point, and there spent the remainder of his life. He died suddenly, from the effects of a slight wound received at the time his factory was burnt at Souhegan ; the wound terminating in mortification. His remains were brought from Quincy, and deposited in the family tomb at Bedford, being the first laid there. Mrs. Riddle died at Quincy, April 5, 1837, and was entombed there with her first husband.
William P., son of the above, born April 6, 1789, settled at Piscataquog Village, and commenced trade in 1811. In 1824, he married Sarah, daughter of Capt John Ferguson. She was born June 4, 1794, died June 14, 1837. They had the following children, - Margaret Aiken, born Sept. 9, 1824, died Oct. 5, 1828; George Washington, Nov. 9, 1826; Wil- liam Quincy, June 8, 1828 ; Daniel Willshire, born May 13, 1830, died Sept. 15, 1831; Sarah Maria, May 24, 1832; Daniel Willshire, July 12, 1833 ; Carroll, Aug. 2, 1834.
James, second son of Isaac, born June 26, 1791, settled in Merrimac-Souhegan, known also as Riddle's Village. In 1810 he married Charlotte, sister of John Farmer, Esq., the dis- tinguished antiquarian. She was born July 20, 1792, and died at Quincy, 1825, where she was on a visit. She was an amiable, beautiful woman. She had children, - Char-
lotte, Margaret and Mary Ann. In 1828, he married Laura, daughter of ·Mr. Solomon Barker, of Pelham, born Jan 11, 1802, died March 4, 1831. In 1833 he married again, Eliza Hunt, born May 6, 1807, who survives him, and resides in Nashville, N. H. She had Eliza Frances. Mr. James Rid- dle died Nov. 24, 1840, aged 49. His remains rest in the family tomb at Bedford, with his wives. Of this branch, Charlotte M., born Feb. 20, 1817, married Nathan Parker,
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Esq., 1837, and now resides in Manchester ; Mary Ann Lin- coln, born Aug. 9, 1823 ; Eliza Frances, born Sept. 4, 1832.
Isaac, son of Isaac, the son of Gawn, who came over, born July 25, 1793, married Betsy, daughter of Dea. Aiken, Sept. 30, 1818. They had children, as follows, - Ann Elizabeth, born Feb. 18, 1820, died Jan. 26, 1850; Isaac Newton, born Aug. 12, 1832; Jane Aiken, July 6, 1825, married B. F. White; John Aiken, Sept. 8, 1826; Silas Aiken, July 22, 1831. Mrs. Riddle died Oct. 21, 1843. For his second wife, he married Mrs. Ursula S. Aubin, of Newburyport, born Feb. 11, 1815. She had one daughter, Frances Ellen, born Nov. 28, 1839.
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