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Gilman, fourth of the family of the first Isaac, born Nov. 28, 1795, died Oct. 8, 1799.
David, fifth of this family, born Aug. 27, 1797. He en- tered Dartmouth College, 1814, but was obliged to leave on account of his slender health. In 1826, he married Mary, daughter of Jedediah Lincoln, born Sept. 28, 1798, by whom he had children, - Mary E., born April 16, 1827; Gilman, born Oct 18, 1828, died Sept. 11, 1835; Charles L., born Dec. 7, 1830; Adeline, April 11, 1833. David died in Mer- rimac, after which the family removed to Hingham, where they now reside. In 1815, Mr. R., on account of his health, made a voyage to Europe, under the care of Capt. McGregor, in the brig Randolph, of Boston. His disease was caused by a tape-worm, which, during his sea-sickness on the voyage, was discharged, being something like 100 feet in length ; after which he enjoyed good health, and engaged in business in Merrimac.
Jacob McGaw, sixth of the family of Isaac, born Dec. 30, 1806, educated at the Military Academy, Norwich, Vt., then under charge of Capt. Partridge. At the age of eighteen, he went to sea ; was a mariner by profession. He was lost at sea on his fifth voyage, Sept. 21, 1835. The circumstances were remarkable. He was first mate of the new brig Wash- ington, of Boston, on her first voyage to Cadiz with a cargo of staves, twelve hours out of Boston, about ten miles south of Nantucket Shoals, off Cape Cod, about 10 at night, after all hands had turned in, she was struck by a flaw of wind and capsized bottom up, when all on board, twelve in num- ber, perished, except the man at the helm, Haskins by name, of Portland, who succeeded in getting on the keel of the brig, and was taken off next day by the inward-bound ship " Jacob Perkins."
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Margaret Ann, seventh of this family, born July 7, 1809. In 1830, she married Gen. Joseph C. Stevens, merchant in" Bangor, Me.
Rebecca, eighth of this family, born Aug. 13, 1811, died of spotted fever, Aug. 9, 1812.
William, sixth of the family of Gawn who came over, born July 5, 1765, lived on the homestead, and inherited his father's estate. In 1791, he married Janet, daughter of Al- exander Gilchrist, of Goffstown. She was born July 12, 1768, and died Nov. 9, 1838. They had children, - Polly, William, Martha, Freeman, Jane, Marinda, Benjamin F. and Margaret T. William, the father, died July, 1838, leaving a character behind him distinguished for public and private virtues. He held many important offices of trust in the town. For many years he was town treasurer, and held the commission of civil magistrate.
Polly, first of the family of William, born June 22, 1792, married Dr. P. P. Woodbury, Jan 8, 1813, died April 20, 1819.
William, second of the family of William, born Feb. S, 1794. In 1828, he married Mrs. Anna, widow of James Rid- dle, (family of John Riddle.) He died of dropsy, Dec. 26, 1849. He had children, -Laura, born April 17, 1831, and James W., born March 12, 1833, died Aug. 31, 1849.
Martha, third of the family of William Riddle, Esq., born April 18, 1796, married Dr. P. P. Woodbury, Aug. 18, 1819, died Aug. 19, 1832.
Freeman, fourth of this family, born March 13, 1798, graduated at Yale College, 1816, studied and practised medi- cine, settled in Upper Canada, and there died, of consump- tion, Jan. 21, 1826.
Jane, fifth of this family, born Sept. 3, 1800, married John Goffe, Jan. 31, 1826, and resides on the old homestead.
Marinda, sixth of this family, born April 6, 1802, lived at home till 1838, then went to St. Clair, Michigan, where she died Oct, 24, 1840.
Benj. F., seventh of this family, born May 20, 1804, lived on the farm till 1840, when he removed to Beloit, Wisconsin, where he now resides. In 1830, he married Abigail D., daugh- ter of Capt. Joseph Colley, and had children, - Mary, Joseph, Benj. F., Abby, Jane and Freeman.
Margaret T., eighth of this branch, born June 22, 1806. She married Reuben, son of Capt. Joseph Moor, of Man- chester, in 1831, and settled in St. Clair, Michigan, where they now reside.
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Note .- At the head of this Genealogy, in naming the three brothers that first came over, it should be John instead of Robert. John and Hugh occupied the McAllister place. Rbt. was son of Hugh. John had a daughter, Mary or Molly, who lived and died in this town. Not known what became of John.
SPOFFORD. John Spofford came from Yorkshire, Eng- land, (where the name and family have been traced back to 1265,) with the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, and settled in Rowley, Mass., 1638, and was one of the first settlers of that ancient town. He married in this country, Elizabeth, family name not known. Their children were, - Elizabeth, born Dec., 1646; John, born Oct. 24, 1648, married Sarah Wheeler ; Thomas, born Nov. 4, 1650; Samuel, Jan. 31, 1652, ances- tor of the Andover Spoffords ; Hannah, April 1, 1654; Mary, Sept. 1, 1656 ; Sarah, Jan. 15, 1658, died Feb. 16, 1660;' Sarah, born March 24, 1662; Francis, Sept. 24, 1665.
John, son of first John, married Sarah Wheeler, by whom he had children, - John, born June 12, 1678, married Dor- cas Hopkinson ; Mary, born May 4, 1680; David, Nov. 23, 1681; Jonathan, May 28, 1684; Martha, May 16, 1686 ; Ebenezer, June 15, 1690 ; Nathaniel, Sept. 10, 1691; Sarah, Dec. 20, 1693.
John, son of second John, married Dorcas Hopkinson, and had children, - Francis, born Feb. 19, 1702, went to Con- necticut, had many connections ; John, born March 19, 1704, went to Charlestown, N. H .; Abner, born Aug. 21, 1705, Deacon in Second Church, Rowley, Mass., died 1777; Sa- rah, born Feb. 21, 1707; Daniel, born April, 1721, Deacon in Second Church, Rowley, and Colonel in militia; Dorcas ; Eliphalet, born 1725.
Abner, son of third John, married Sarah Coleman, and had children, - Rachel, born Sept. 23, 1735; Eliza, Aug. 12, 1739, settled in Jeffrey ; Sarah, March 4, 1741; John, Feb. 20, 1742; Huldah, Nov. 11, 1744; Abraham, Feb. 3, 1748; Pnebe, Jan. 6, 1751; Isaac, April 10, 1752, physician in Beverly, Mass .; Jacob, Feb. 26, 1754, married Mary Ten- ney.
Jacob, youngest son of Abner, married as above, and had children, - Mary, born Feb. 18, 1778, married Jeremiah Kimball, Ipswich ; Hannah, Oct. 27, 1779; Sarah, Aug. 18, 1781; Huldah, July 30, 1783, died 1810; Elizabeth, June
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3, 1785, died 1786 ; Chandler, May 28, 1788, married Betsey W. Cobb, who is a descendant, by mother, from Elder Brews- ter, of the May Flower ; Elizabeth, Feb. 13, 1789, died 1832; Austin, Jan. 23, 1791, died 1796; Sophia, Nov. 12, 1793, died 1832; John, Sept. 18, 1795; Austin, Dec. 23, 1798, died 1837 ; Uriah, Dec. 13, 1800.
Chandler, son of Jacob, married Miss Cobb, Derry, came to Bedford, 1820; children, -Jerusha, born May 29, 1813; Susan, Aug. 9, 1814; Lemuel Chandler, May 31, 1816, grad- uate Dartmouth College, 1843; John Tenny, April 29, 1821, (settled in Manchester, and married Miss French, Candia, John's wife died, and he married Miss Eaton, of Candia, 1850.) William Henry, April 2, 1828.
SHEPARD. Thomas Shepard was in this country at a very early period. Nov. 19, 1658, he married Hannah En- sign, of Scituate, and resided part of the time at Milton, Mass., where he died Sept. 26, 1719.
Jacob, son of the above, married Mercy Chickering, Char- lestown, Mass., Nov. 22, 1699. About 1704, he purchased a farm in what is now Foxborough, Mass., at that time within the limits of Dorchester, probably, as his children's births are there recorded. The farm was near a pond, still known by the name of " Shepard's pond."
Thomas, son of Jacob, married Content White, of Taun- ton, June 5, 1735. He lived in Norton, Mass., where he died Oct. 19, 1774.
George, son of the last Thomas, born in Norton, Jan. 12, 1757, married Eunice Makepeace, of Boston, 1761. They had children, - Thomas, born Feb. 7, 1782 ; Nancy, Jan. 8, 1784, died 1818; Sophia, June 14, 1786, died 1816 ; George, Sept. 12, 1790; Charles, May 8, 1799; Otis, April 12, 1793; Ma- ry, Aug. 7, 1802 ; Silas, March 29, 1805.
Thomas, son of George and Eunice, married Elizabeth, daughter of John Holmes, Derry, N. H., May 16, 1811. She was born May 11, 1750. They had children, -John H., born March 11, 1812; Charles F., Oct. 17, 1813; George, Jan. 20, 1816, died 1845 ; James S., Sept. 24, 1818; Mary J., Nov. 9, 1820; Nancy P., Aug. 15, 1828; Thomas, Aug. 5, 1826 ; William M. Oct. 15, 1828.
John H., son of Thomas and Elizabeth, married Lucy, daughter of Wm. Pierson, Tewksbury, Mass., Dec. 21, 1841,
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and had one child, John P., Nov. 21, 1844. She died April 9, 1845. He married Sarah A., sister of his first wife, Oct. 9, 1845, by whom he had children, - William P., June 21, 1847; Lucy A., May 21, 1849.
Charles F., son of Thomas and Elizabeth, married Louisa A., daughter of Capt. Ebenezer Perry, of Amherst, N. H., Feb. 20, 1838. They had children, - Charlotte A. P., born Dec. 27, 1838, died 1849; Nancy J., born June 11, 1842, died 1842; George F., born April 20, 1845.
James F., son of Thomas and Elizabeth, married Gratia A., daughter of Abraham Moore, of Hancock, N. H., July 14, 1842. They had children, - Gratia E., born Jan., 1845, died 1845 ; Martha A., born Feb., 1847, died 1848; James A., born Nov., 1848.
Mary J., daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, married Hugh R., son of Rev. Daniel French, Oct. 27, 1842, and has one child, George M., born Jan. 6, 1846.
Thomas S., son of Thomas and Elizabeth, married M. A., daughter of Abraham More, Hancock, N. H, Aug. 6, 1845, and had one child, born April, 1850, died 1850. His wife died Oct. 4, 1850, at the age of 25.
Nancy, daughter of George and Eunice, married William Parker, Litchfield, N. H., 1805. Had children, - George, born 1806, Mary Ann, James and Elizabeth.
Sophia, daughter of George and Eunice, married William, son of Elijah Chandler, Nov. 27, 1808. Had children, - Caleb, born 1809; William B., 1811; Sarah, 1814; Sophia, 1816.
George, son of George and Eunice, married Miss Quig, New York, 1818, where he resides and has a family.
Otis, son of George and Eunice, married Susan, daughter of Joseph Nevens, Hollis, N. H., 1818, and had chil- dren, - Alfred B., born April 10, 1819; Charles A., July 31, 1824; Frances M., Dec. 24, 1821; Alexander, March 6, 1826.
Charles, son of George and Eunice, married Betsy Wright, of Chelmsford, Mass., Nov., 1824. They had children, - Charles, born Oct. 10, 1826; Sylvester, May 17, 1831; George W., Feb. 8, 1833. Mrs. S. died, 1850.
Mary, daughter of George and Eunice, married Amiel, son of Moses Noyes, Amherst, N. H., August, 1824, and had chil- dren, - Lucy J., Mary A., Sarah E., Albert, Alfred, Adeline, Alvira and Nancy.
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Silas, son of George and Eunice, married Lydia, daughter of Moses Noyes, Amherst, N. H., and had two children, - Sarah and Lucy F.
SMITH. Deacon Benj. Smith came to this country from the north of Ireland, in 1738, and settled first in Londonderry. Catharine McCurdy, afterwards his wife, was born in the County of Antrim, in the Parish of Billy, and in infancy, with her parents, fled from persecution into the Highlands of Scotland, and her first dialect was the Erse of the Highlands, which she could always converse in. Returned to Ireland, and, with her family, emigrated to America in the same ves- sel with Benjamin Smith, and their first acquaintance was on board the vessel. They were married in early life in Lon- donderry. He was about 21, she a year or two older. They soon removed to Bedford, and were among the first settlers. They died at an advanced age, without a reproach to their character, he in October, 1812, aged about 92, she in Decem- ber, 1814, aged about 96. At the funeral of her husband, Mrs. Smith bid a farewell to her pretty prentice boy, for such he was when she first knew him. They had seven children, four sons and three daughters.
Robert, the oldest son, married a Miss Sarah Tucker, of Pennsylvania, and settled first in Londonderry. Removed from there to New York, and lastly to Pennsylvania, where he died, leaving a posterity, which we cannot trace.
James married Miss Elizabeth Mack, of Londonderry, and removed to Marietta, Ohio, where he died, leaving descend- ants that are unknown here.
John, married Miss Margaret Dinsmore, of Windham, and settled in New Chester, now Hill. They had four or five sons, and three daughters. Three sons, Daniel, John and James went west, place unknown. Robert, his youngest son, still lives in Hill. Two daughters died at mature age, un- married ; and one daughter married a Mr. McMurphy, settled first in New Chester, and afterwards moved west.
Elizabeth, oldest daughter of Dea. Benjamin, married Joshua Tolford, and settled in Alexandria, N. H. Their fam- ily removed to the north-west part of New York.
Mary S., second daughter of Dea. Benjamin, married Hugh Campbell, and resided some time in Bedford ; removed from
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there to New Chester, and from there to the State of New York. Some of the family now reside in the neighborhood of Sandusky, Ohio.
Jane, youngest daughter of Dea. Benjamin, married the Hon. John Orr. She died in 1786, leaving eight children, that lived to mature age, and are noticed as descendants of John Orr.
Adam, the youngest child of Dea. Benjamin, married Miss Ann McAllister, and settled on the home farm. They had nine children; two died in infancy, and seven lived to mature age. Margaret, the oldest, married David Houston, and settled laterly in Illinois, where he died, in May, 1845. Three daughters and two sons died of consumption. Adam, Jr., left two sons. Catharine married David P. Foster, now set- tled in' Lawrence, Mass., and has three children, all living.
STEVENS. Abial, born in Andover, Mass., came to Bed- ford, 1780, married Dorothy Martin, by whom he had four children, - David, Dolly, Martha and Polly.
David, son of Abial, married Judith Spofford, of Andover, daughter of Thomas Spofford and Ruxby Moody of Rowley, his wife.
Dolly, daughter of Abial, married Joshua Wilson, of An- dover, by whom she had eleven sons and one daughter.
Martha, daughter of Abial, married Dea. Aaron Gage, of Merrimac, by whom she had ten children, -Hannah, (widow of late Dea. Wm. Moore,) Aaron, Benjamin, Naomi, Solomon, Isaac, Sarah, Mary, Martha and Fanny.
Polly, daughter of Abial, married Daniel Kimball, of An- dover, and had a large family.
David, son of Abial, was a soldier of the Revolution ; was at Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga; came to Bedford with his father, and owned and lived on the farm where Dea. Moody M. now lives. He died Dec. 23, 1819, aged 64. He had nine children, - Greenleaf, Moody Martin, John, David, Sol- omon, Judith, Dolly, Polly and Jeremiah.
Moody M., son of David, the only one of the children living, married Eunice, daughter of Elijah Chandler, by whom he had nine children, - Abigail, Caroline Elizabeth, (who married Nathan Parker, ) Elijah Chandler, William Bradford, (physician at Asylum for the Insane, Concord, who married
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Eliza A. Morrison, ) Eunice, David, Martha G. and Harriet A. The two last, with their mother, have recently been called home, as is hoped, to their rest in heaven ; the mother, at the age of 64, and the two daughters, one 23, the other 22.
John, son of David, who was the son of Abial, married Betsy Foster, who lived but a short time, leaving one child. He then married Abigail Stevens, and settled in Goffstown, where he became a Deacon in the Congregational Church. They had four children, one only surviving.
David, son of David, married Betsy Rider, grand-daughter of Elijah Chandler, by whom he had eight children, - George, David, Mary Jane, Harriet, Greenleaf, Moody Adon- iram, Cordelia and John Newton. The parents are dead, and of the children, Cordelia is dead.
STEVENS. Benjamin, born in England, 1721, came to this country and settled in Hampstead, N. H., married Miss A. Johnson, and had children, - Timothy, Jonathan, Eunice, Benjamin, Abigail, David, Phebe and Mary.
Benjamin, son of the above, born in Goffstown, June 30, 1750, married Miss A. Hadley, by whom he had children, - Martha, Joseph, Anna, Abigail and Benjamin.
Benjamin, son of the above, born in Goffstown, May 21, 1787, married Miss A. Dickerman, by whom he had chil- dren, - Benjamin, Joseph H., Persis, Alfred, Daniel L., Benj. F. and Martha.
Joseph H., of the last Benjamin, born in Goffstown, April 6, 1812, married Margaret Patten, by whom he has one child, Mary J. Anderson.
SWETT. Moses, born in Newburyport, came to Bedford about 1786, married Hannah Plummer, of Newburyport, and had children, - Jonathan, Moses, Ebenezer, Hannah, Betsy, Mary and Lydia.
Moses, son of the above, born 1776, married Nancy Good- in, of Portland, and had children, - Polly, Jane, Edmund, Daniel, Nancy and Moses. Moses, the father, died in 1848.
Polly, daughter of second Moses, married Phares Gardner, and moved to Merrimac, where they had children.
Jane, daughter of second Moses, married David Melville, of Amherst ; had no children.
Edmund, son of second Moses, married Betsy Lovejoy, of Amherst, and moved to Middlesex, Mass. ; no children.
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Daniel, son of second Moses, married Nancy Bryant, of Deering, March, 1820, and had children, - Daniel, born at Boston, Aug. 30, 1821, married and moved to Lowell ; David M., born June 8, 1823; Nancy Jane, born June 26, 1825, married Wm. Clement, Hooksett ; Caroline, born Aug. 18, 1827; Hannah F., born June 23, 1829 ; Emeline, born Nov. 15, 1831; Melvinah, born March 5, 1835, died June 7, 1843; Charles Franklin, born May 9, 1840.
Nancy, daughter of second Moses, married Samuel Mel- ville, of Hooksett ; no children.
Moses, son of second Moses, married Lucy Lovejoy, of Amherst, May, 1823, and had children, - William, George, Edward and Samuel.
Hannah, daughter of first Moses, married Stephen French. Betsy, daughter of first Moses, married Dr. Nathan Cutler.
Ebenezer, son of first Moses, still living, with his children, in this town.
VOSE. Robert, came from Lancashire, England, about 1638, with a company which set down in Dorchester. In 1640, he purchased a farm in that part of Dorchester, now Milton, containing 140 acres. He lived to a good old age, and left two sons, Edward and Thomas. Edward remained on his father's farm, and from him descended all the Voses that have lived there ever since, till Col. Joseph's death, in 1816. Col. Elijah Vose and his brother Joseph each com- manded a regiment in the Revolution .*
Thomas, son of Robert, settled in Milton as a farmer, and was a man of note in his day.
Henry, son of Thomas, settled in a new part of the town, at the lower end of Brush-hill, (so called,) where he died, leaving a number of sons.
Robert, son of Henry, settled on the homestead.
Samuel, son of Robert, moved to Bedford, married Phebe Vickery, and had children, - Thomas, Samuel, Robert, Fran- cis, John, Roger, Mercy and Phebe. Samuel first settled on
* Col. Joseph Vose, mentioned above as belonging to another branch of this family, was the maternal grandfather of the present minister of Bedford. Some of his descendants still live, on the original farm of the first settler, in Milton.
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the river-road, near the Merrimac line. It is said he found a pear-tree near Sebbins'-pond, which he transplanted to what is known as the Vose farm.
John, son of Samuel, distinguished as an instructor.
Roger, son of Samuel, married, and had children, - Sam- uel, John, Phebe, Rachel, Jesse, Mary, Otis, Nancy, Alfred and Cynthia. The family moved to Spencer, New York.
James, (Lieut.) brother of Samuel, who came with him from Milton, Mass., to this town, married, and had children, of whom is Joshua, who lives in this town.
WALKER. Andrew, came from the north of Ireland to this country, lived first in Billerica, then in Tewksbury, where he died. He had nine children, of whom the two oldest, Robert and James, were born in Ireland. His chil- dren were, - Robert, James, Alexander, Margaret, Mary, Sa- rah, Nancy, Hannah and Jane.
Robert, son of Andrew, married Rebecca Barnes, of Lon- donderry, by whom he had seven children, - Sarah, Han- nah, John, Andrew, Susannah, Jane and Robert. Sarah died in Bedford, aged 17 years ; Hannah died in childhood, on a visit at Londonderry ; John died unmarried, in 1775, 23 years old ; Andrew married Elizabeth Gault; Susannah married William Waugh ; Jane married Josiah Gordon ; Robert mar- ried Submit Chubbuck. Robert, the father, was born in 1708, died in 1777, in the 69th year of his age.
Andrew, son of Robert, had nine children ; his sons were, - John, Robert, Andrew, Benjamin and Cornelius, four of whom were married; two of his daughters were married, and are now dead. He died in 1830 aged 75.
Jane, daughter of Robert, had three children, -- Adam, Eliza and Jane. She died 1848, in her 90th year.
Susannah, is still living, at the age of 92.
Robert, youngest son of Robert, had twelve children. John, the oldest, and Nathan, the third, are now residing in Vermont. Robert died in Illinois, whither he had repaired with his family. Jesse died in Bedford in 1849. No chil- dren survive but John and Nathan. John's family consists of five sons and three daughters. One son is married, and lives in Claremont ; another is clerk in a store in that town, and a third is in Lowell. Two of his daughters are married, and
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live in Michigan; the others are at home. Robert, the father, is now living, at an advanced age. He married twice, but had no children by the second wife. His first wife was great-aunt of Emily Chubbuck, known as Fanny Forrester, now Mrs. Judson, of Burmah, whose parents came to this town from Abington, Mass., and removed to the State of New York some years since.
James, son of Andrew, who came over, was three or four years old when he arrived in this country. He, with his brother Robert, first settled the town. He cleared up his farm, set out an orchard, some of the trees of which are now standing, entertained travellers, and after his circumstances became easy, built a framed house, one of the first built in the town. His brother Robert was a great hunter. James . was a great horseman, and had a great fondness for this noble animal. In one instance, a man, who like too many now-a- days, had very confused ideas of the distinction between mine and thine, stole from him a fine mare. He pursued the thief by a peculiar mark [figure of a pipe] on one of the shoes, made purposely by the blacksmith, and overtook him beyond Boston, where he recovered his mare. Having re- sided on his farm (now Josiah Walker's) till 1783, he moved to a small fifty acre lot in Goffstown, where he lived with his wife and daughter Charlotte, and his black servant Cato, till he died, in 1786 or 7. He married Esther, daughter of Col. John Goffe, by whom he had seven children, as follows.
Silas, who married Hannah Griffin, of Derryfield. They had ten children, - William, Sally, Agnes, James, John and Silas, (twins, ) Hannah, Susan, Samuel, Cotton and Esther.
James, who married Mary Wallace, of Bedford. They had eight children, -Josiah, Sally, Reuben, Polly, James, Rebecca, Stephen and Leonard.
Sally, who married Joseph Moor, killed at the raising of Piscataquog bridge.
Esther, who married Abraham Moor, and went to Maine. They had twelve children, - Sally, Deborah, Esther, Olive, Peggy, Samuel, Mary, Joseph, Nancy, John and Achsah.
Jennet, who married James Wallace, and lived in Antrim. They had seven children, - Betsy, John, James, Sally, Ira, Benj. F. and Achsah.
Mary, who married Wm. Caldwell. They had eight chil- dren, - Samuel Brooks Tabey, Charlotte, Mary, John Baker, Samuel, Phebe, Maria and Eliza, (twins.)
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Charlotte, who married Dea. James Nesmith, of Antrim ; no children.
Alexander, son of Andrew, who came over, married a Cald- well.
Margaret, daughter of Andrew, married Nathaniel David- son.
Mary, daughter of Andrew, married Robert Davidson.
Sarah, daughter of Andrew, died single.
Nancy, daughter of Andrew, married James Carr, of Goffs- town.
Jane, daughter of Andrew, married William Barnet, of Bedford.
Hannah, daughter of Andrew, married Francis Barnet, of Bedford.
At what time Andrew, the common ancestor, died, is not certain. There is now in the possession of James Walker, Esq., a power of attorney, dated 1739, given by Capt. James Walker to his father, Andrew, then living in Tewksbury, Mass.
Robert, son of second Andrew, married Mary, daughter of Dea. James Wallace, by whom he had children - Greenleaf, born 1805; Elvira, 1807; Andrew, 1809; Mary A., 1811, died 1836; Josiah G., born 1813, died 1818; Robert, born 1815 ; Sally, born 1817, died 1818. Robert, the father, died in 1818.
Mary A., daughter of the above, married Wm. Manning, 1830, by whom she had children, - Daniel W., born 1834; Mary A., 1836.
Andrew, son of the above, married Mary E. Eastman, by whom he had children, - Helen F., born 1840; Charles A., 1844.
Robert, son of the above, married Sophia R. Lund, by whom he had children, - Abby Sophia, born 1843 ; Ada Lu- cretia, 1849.
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