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IV. Adam, son of Samuel3, b. 1818, Sept. 29; m., 1st, 1847, Sept. 19, Elizabeth Rebecca Brooks of Putney, Vt., who d. 1858, Feb. 10. He m., 2d, 1865, Sept. 10, Helen Frances, b. 1843, Aug. 24, dau. of Elbridge G. and Roxanna (Stearns) Gilmore. He was an electrician in Boston, but the last few years of his life were spent upon his farm in Bedford, to which he came in 1870. Helen, his wife d. 1880, Dec. 22, and he d. 1881, Sept. 23. Ch. of 1st mar .: Franklin Brooks5, b. 1848, July 2; Elizabeth Malona5, b. 1853, July 3. Ch. of 2d mar .: Ida Jane5, b. E. Boston, 1866, July 6, d. 1867, Dec. 2; Helen Frances5, b. 1868, Sept. 28, d. 1868, Nov. 2; Annie Louise®, b. Bedford, 1870, June 16, m. 1901, Sept. 1, Herbert E. Tozier of Manchester.
V. Franklin B., son of Adam4, b. 1848, July 2; m. 1880, Jan. 1, Maria L., dau. of Levi Fisher of Merrimack. Ch .: Emma J.6, b. 1881,
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Feb. 18, m. 1902, March 11, Harry W. Trow of Nashua; Adam F.6, b. 1882, Oct. 12; Mary E.6, b. 1886, March 20.
IV. John Holmes, son of Samuel3, b. 1820, Sept. 27; m. 1853, Feb. 24, Sophia, dau. of Eri Kittredge of Merrimack. He was a farmer and brickmaker in the south part of Bedford; d. 1878, June 19. Sophia, his wife, d. 1878, June 17. No ch.
IV. Jane H., dau. of Samuel3, b. 1823, July 2; m. 1852, Nov. 11, Eri, son of Eri Kittredge of Merrimack, where they res. Eri d. 1891, Feb. 19, and Jane H. d. 1896, Dec. 7. Had one son, William Frank5, b. 1854, Sept. 8, d. 1891, Feb. 16, unm.
IV. Catherine, dau. of Samuel3, b. 1825, May 22; m. 1850, Nov. 14, Joseph, son of Eri Kittredge of Merrimack, where they res. Joseph, d. 1891, Nov. 10. They had two ch .: Katie Louisa5, b. 1855, May 11, m. James C. Hodgman of Bedford (see Hodgman); Joseph Walter5, b. 1859, Sept. 1.
V. Joseph Walter (Kittredge), son of Catherine, b. 1859, Sept. 1; m. 1879, June 4, Ella E. Fuller of Merrimack. He d. 1881, Oct. 28. Had two ch .: Harry Fuller6 and Ella Isabel6.
IV. Achsah Ann, dau. of Samuel3, b. 1832, Dec. 12; m. 1864, July 10, Charles A. Snell, and lived in Boston. Ch .: Sarah Elizabeth5, b. 1865, May 5; Katherine Etta5, b. 1867, May 24, m. 1888, April 9, Clinton A. Moore of Manchester; Charles Adam5, b. 1871, June 29, d. 1891, Oct. 19.
V. Sarah Elizabeth (Snell), dau. of Achsah Ann4, b. 1865, May 5; m. 1885, May 5, Daniel Conner of Manchester. They have one dau., Mabel Etta, b. 1886, Aug. 10.
III. John, son of William2, b. 1788; m., 1st, Sally Wallace, who d .; m., 2d, Mary Gilcreast of Goffstown. He res. while here on the place now owned by Lyman Kinson, but later rem. to Lebanon, N. H., where he d. Ch. of 1st mar .: Susan J.4, m. Wm. Strong of Philadelphia and left two ch .; Eliza A.4 Ch. by 2d mar .: a son4, d. young; Mary Jane4; and William4.
IV. Eliza A., dau. of John3, m., 1st, John L. Gilman of Gilmanton, N. H. Had two ch. She m., 2d, John L. Mason of Concord, N. H.
IV. Mary Jane, dau. of John3; m. William H. Richardson of Rome, N. Y., and res. in Lebanon, N. H. Had one son5, who d. unm. IV. William, son of John3, m. and lived in Lebanon, where he had five ch., three of whom are now living.
III. Mary, dau. of William2, b. 1790; m. Daniel Parker and res. in Manchester. Had two ch .: William M.4, who m. Miss Winn of Hudson; Elizabeth4, m. George Stark of Nashua.
III. David, son of William2, b. -; m. 1824, Feb. 23, Sarah K., b. - dau. of James and Submit (Atwood) Darrah, and res. where Miss Martha Woodbury now lives. After his death Sarah K. m., 2d, A. Chase Darrah of Merrimack. David and Sarah K. had four ch .: Paulila4, b. 1825, Feb. 17; Sidney David4, b. 1827, May 22; Franklin R.4, b. 1828, Nov. 29, d. 1848, April 29; Henry4. IV. Sidney D., son of David3, b. 1827, May 22; m. 1852, Feb. 22, Mary J. Otterson of Hooksett, where he was a merchant for many years. Had three ch .: Ida B.5, b. 1860, Oct. 17; Hiram S.5, b. 1864, Nov. 16, d. in infancy; Mary Cochran5, b. 1866, Dec. 8.
II. Samuel, son of Matthew1, b. 1760; was with General Stark at Ben- nington, and d. from wounds received there, 1777, Aug. 17, aged 17 years.
II. James, son of Matthew1, (?) m. 1829, Nov., Mary Harris (see Vital Statistics).
II. David, son of Matthew1, b. 1770; m. Polly (Mary), b. 1777, Aug. 30, dau. of Wm. and Jerusha (Spofford) McAllaster. He d. 1809, April 3. Polly m., 2d, 1811, Jan. 24, Adam Gilmore of Bedford.
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David and Polly had four ch .: Susannah3, b. 1798, d. 1801, Nov. 26; Isaiah3, b. 1802, d. 1804, Sept. 16; Sally McAllaster3, b. 1805, d. 1809, Aug. 22; James3, b. 1806, d. 1807, Nov. 16.
McALLASTER.
The earliest record that can be found of the McAllasters of Bedford is about 1735.
I. Richard McAllaster and Ann Miller were married in Ireland. They came over to this country in the winter of 1738-'39, and at once found their way to Londonderry, N. H., as we conclude, for he was a citizen in full standing there in 1741, but soon after there was quite a migration from Londonderry to the promising settle- ment of Narragansett, No. 5 (now Bedford), and Richard McAl- laster seems to have been one of the number. He settled on a farm west of Bedford Center and now known as the Hadley Stevens farm. He came to Bedford probably in the spring of 1743, and was one of the leading landholders at the organization of the town in 1750. His name appears among the petitioners of Bedford, then called "Souhegan East" to the governor and assembly for protection against the Indians, 1744, June 12. His wife d. 1776, March 12, in her sixty-seventh year. The ch. of Richard and Ann (Miller) McAllaster were nine in number, viz .: Archibald2, who was b. in Ireland, settled in Wiscasset, Me., and lived to a great age; John2, b. on the ocean, 1739, Jan. 18; Will- iam2, b. in Londonderry, 1741, July 14; the ch., b. in Bedford, were Mary2, b. 1743, Aug. 10; Ann2, b. 1745, Nov. 6, d. 1760, Oct. 31; Susannah2, b. 1747, Aug. 20; Richard, Jr.2, b. 1749, Oct. 20; James2, b. 1752, Feb. 29; Benjamin2, b. 1754, May 31.
II. John, son of Richard1, was b. on the ocean, 1739, Jan. 18. This fact was recorded at Chelsea, Mass., that being their first stopping place when they arrived in this country. He enlisted as a soldier in the French and Indian war, 1758, April 17, and was also out for a time in the Revolutionary army. He was a stirring, wide- awake man, a blacksmith by trade, and settled in Antrim in 1776.
II. William, son of Richard1, b. 1741, July 14; m. in 1765, Jerusha Spof- ford of Rowley (now Georgetown), Mass., and settled in Wiscas- set, Me. They removed to Bedford in 1779, making the passage in a vessel bound for Newburyport. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and in the battle of Bunker Hill. He d. at Bedford, 1787, Feb. 17. His wife was a person of rare mental qualities and fine personal appearance. She was b. 1742, May 17, and d. 1812, Nov. 26, while on a visit at Newport, N. H., where she was buried, her grave stone still being well preserved. Their ch., b. in Bedford, were: Sarah3, b. 1766, Dec. 25; Ann3, b. 1769, Aug. 10, m. James Gilmore (see Gilmore); William3, b. 1772, June 12; John3 and Martha3 (twins), b. 1774, Dec. 25; Polly (Mary), b. 1777, Aug. 30, m., 1st, David McAfee, 2d, Adam Gilmore, d., 1838, June 25; James3, b. 1779, Nov. 30; Benjamin3, b. 1782, April 12; Apphia S.3, b. 1785, Nov. 28.
III. Sarah, dau. of William2, b. 1766, Dec. 25; m. James McLaughlin. " Parental opposition early troubled the course of true love in this case, resulting in estrangement and betrothal of the fair lady to another. While a merry quilting party was in progress, in fur- therance of the preparations for a hasty marriage, the mystical last stitch being contended for, the discarded lover arrived after long absence; smiting the work with his riding whip he exclaimed, 'John Goffe shall never sleep under that quilt!' The
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prospective bride was easily brought to the same determination, hence the name of James McLaughlin appears above." They set- tled in Bedford and afterwards removed to Niagara, Upper Canada, where she d. 1794. He served in the War of 1812, and d. at the house of his son in Bloomfield, N. Y., 1821, Feb. 20.
III. William, son of William2, b. 1772, June 12; m. Jane Mckinley. They settled in Newport; later removed to Morristown, N. Y. He d. 1845, Nov. 6.
III. John and Martha, twin ch. of Willlam2, were b. 1774, Dec. 25. Martha m. 1797, Dec. 29, Andrew Aiken (see Aiken). John m. 1800, March 13, Jane Aiken, and settled in Bedford. He d. 1853, July 25, and Jane, his wife d. 1854, Jan. 3. They had twelve ch. b. in Bedford, viz .: Gilman4, b. 1800, Dec. 12, m. in 1829, Syrene Stearns, res. in Ypsilanti, Mich., d. 1841, Aug. 6; Achsah4, b. 1802, Sept. 20, m. Zacheus Patten (see Patten); Sally4, b. 1804, March 1, m. Adam Chandler (see Chandler); Rodney4, b. 1806, Jan. 5, nı. Mary Emerson, who d. 1862, June 27, he d. 1858, Jan. 11, near Battle Creek, Mich .; Margaret A.4, b. 1808, March 5; John+, b. 1810, May 30; Isaac4, b. 1812, Feb. 17; Adeline4, b. 1813, Sept. 15; Alfred+, b. 1815, Nov. 20, d. 1830, Sept. 4; William4, b. 1819, May 25; George L.4, b. 1822, May 26; Mary Jane4, b. 1824, Sept. 4.
IV. Margaret A., dau. of John3, b. 1808, March 5; m. 1831, Nov. 29, Reuben B. Gibson. They res. in Methuen, Mass., two years, then moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., where they lived until 1851. They then moved to Minnesota, where they spent the remainder of their days. He d. 1872, Nov. 13, and she 1889, Aug. 29. They had ch .: Elizabeth Jane5, b. 1834, April 11; Adelaide5, b. 1840, March 15; Loretta5; b. 1841, Dec. 18; Cassius Clay5, b. 1844, Dec. 29, m. 1889, Nov. 26, Elizabeth Robinson.
V. Elizabeth Jane (Gibson), dau. of Margaret A.4, b. 1834, April 11; m., 1st, 1853, Dec. 22, George Henry Oakes, who d. 1868, Feb. 21. She m., second, Dr. Thomas Chatterton Schell, who d. 1882, Sept. 2. Had two ch. by first mar., viz .: Martha Jane6, b. 1854, Sept. 28, d. 1855, July 27; George Lewis6, b. 1855, Dec. 12, d. 1856, March 25.
V. Adelaide (Gibson), dau. of Margaret A.4, b. 1840, March 15; m. 1856, Feb. 28, Amos B. Dunn, who d. 1882, July 2. They had two ch .: Margaret Louise6, b. 1859, Aug. 9, m. 1883, Aug. 27, George Will- iam Smith; Loretta6, b. 1869, June 2, d. 1869, June 23.
V. Loretta (Gibson), dau. of Margaret A.4, b. 1841, Dec. 18; m. 1869, Jan. 6, Curtis Grant Lewis, who d. 1897, April 29. They had three ch .: Grace6, b. 1869, Oct. 29, m. 1891, June 4, Charles W. Wanzer; Maud6, b. 1875, Aug. 24; Curtis Grant, Jr.6, b. 1882, May 13, d. 1882, June 8.
IV. John, son of John3, b. 1810, May 30; m. 1839, April 11, Merab French, b. 1811, Sept. 27, dau. of Ebenezer and Rhoda (Coburn) French. They res. in Bedford, where he d. 1849, May 23. She d. in Law- rence, Mass., 1881, June 16. Their son, John Gilman5, was b. in Bedford, 1841, Dec 9.
V. John Gilman (M. D.), son of John+, b. 1841, Dec. 9; m. 1869, Oct. 19, Almeda Norton Tirrell of Nashua, N. H. They settled in Lawrence, Mass., where he is one of the leading physicians (see Physicians). They have four ch .: Frederick Danforth6, b. 1872, Oct. 2; graduated at Amherst college, 1894, and Harvard Medical school, 1898, now practising medicine and surgery in Lawrence; Frank Barr6, b. 1874, Sept. 17, graduated from Amherst college, 1896, and Yale Divinity school, 1899, is now pastor of Congrega- tional church at Bedford, Mass .; Grace Tirrell6, b. 1880, Feb. 2; Helen Webster6, b. 1884, Jan. 24.
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IV. Isaac, son of John8, b. 1812, Feb. 17; m. 1859, Feb. 3, Anna Frances Tisdale, and res. in Bedford. He d. 1885, Oct. 10. Had four ch., b. in Bedford: Frank Tisdale5, b. 1862, Oct. 28; Grace Amelia5, b. 1864, d. at Manchester, 1886, Aug. 2; Adelaide Louisa5, b. 1865, Oct. 13; Arthur Little5, b. 1870, Jan. 8.
V. Frank Tisdale, son of Isaac4, b. 1862, Oct. 28; rem. to Denver, Col., in 1888, and m. 1899, Oct. 26, Minnie C. Hartford.
V. Adelaide Louisa, dau. of Isaac4, b. 1865, Oct. 13; m. at Manchester, 1892, July 5, Robert D. W. Mckay. They now res. in Dorches- ter, Mass., and have two daus .: Grace Maude6, b. Manchester, 1893, May 6; Verna Tisdale6, b. Manchester, 1894, Nov. 22.
V. Arthur Little, son of Isaac4, b. 1870, Jan. 8; m. at Manchester, 1895, Jan. 8, Josephine E. Cass, and they have two sons, Norman Francis6, b. in Manchester, 1896, April 4; Frederick Tisdale6, b, in Manchester, 1898, Jan. 16.
IV. Adeline, dau. of John3, b. 1813, Sept. 15; m. 1835, April 7, Charles Moore, who was b. in Manchester 1808, June 6. They res. in Ypsilanti, Mich., where she d. 1868, March 22, and he d. 1870, July 12. They had six ch .: Jane5, d. in infancy; Kate5, d. in in- fancy; Charles E.5, d. in infancy; Josephine Louise5, b. 1838, Dec. 8; Adeline M.5, b. 1842, Nov. 12; Charles5, b. 1855, Oct. 20.
V. Josephine Louise (Moore), dau. of Adeline4, b. 1838, Dec. 8; m. at Detroit, Mich., 1859, Dec. 8, Sullivan M. Cutcheon. They had two ch .: Louise6, b. 1860, Oct. 22; Sullivan6, b. 1871, Oct. 20, d. 1876, Sept. 13.
VI. Louise (Cutcheon), dau. of Josephine L.5, b. 1860, Oct. 20; m. 1883, Oct. 25, Edwin Armstrong. Had three ch .: Philip7, b. 1885, Dec. 8; Catherine7, b. 1888, Sept. 11; Josephine7, b. 1891, July 22.
V. Adeline M. (Moore), dau. of Adeline4, b. 1842, Nov. 12; m. at Ypsi- lanti, Mich., 1863, May 12, Robert W. Hemphill and had three ch .: Robert W.6, b. 1864, Sept. 19; Charles M.6, b. 1866, April 4, m. 1890, May 7, Mary C. Curtis; Josephine6, b. 1872, Sept. 1; m. 1898, May 11, Wilford D. Crocker.
V. Charles (Moore), son of Adeline4, b. 1855, Oct. 20; m. 1878, June 27, Alice W. Merriam of Middleton, Mass., and had two ch .: McAl- laster6, b. 1881, March 17; Merriam6, b. 1890, Aug. 31.
IV. William, son of John3, b. 1819, May 25; m. 1852, April 22; Martha Jane, dau. of John and Jane (Riddle) Goffe, and. res. in Bedford, where he d. 1888, Sept. 29, and she d. 1898, Jan. 10. Their ch., b. in Bedford, were: Eliza5, b. 1855, July 23, d. 1857, May 10; Helen Frances5, b. 1857, June 26; John Goffe5, and Jennie Aiken5 (twins), b. 1860, Sept. 23; Jennie Aiken m. 1889, June 18, Fred A. French (see French); Gilman5, b. 1868, Nov. 4.
V. Helen Frances, dau. of William4, b. 1857, June 26; m. 1879, Nov. 6, Wilfred S. Chaplin and res. in Georgetown, Mass. They have ch .: Carleton McAllaster6, b. 1881, June 15; Hester Helen6, b. 1883, Jan. 15; Henry Prescott6, b. 1885, Feb. 2; infant6, b. 1886, Dec. 23, d. 1887, Jan. 1; John Howard6, b. 1893, Dec. 4.
V. John Goffe, son of William4, b. 1860, Sept. 23; m. in Bedford, 1888, Oct. 17, Mamie F. Vose, b. 1865, Feb., dau. of John Gilman and Mary (Keniston) Vose. Ch .: Richard Vose6, b. 1892, May 9; Will- iam Roy6, b. 1895, May 7; John Parker6, b. 1897, Oct. 31.
V. Gilman, son of William4, b. 1868, Nov. 4; m. 1898, July 26, Bessie M. Wasley and res. in Manchester. Have one dau., Helen Louise6, b. 1900, April 6.
IV. George L., son of John3, b. 1822, May 26; m., 1st, 1850, June 12, Mary J. Hayes of Dexter, Mich. He went to Hinsdale, Mich., when a young man, and engaged in the hat, cap, and fur trade, and then accepted the agency for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. He moved to Marshall, Tex., in April, 1885, and there m., 2d, 1888,
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July 11, Mrs. Katie Wilcox. He d. 1896, Jan. 12, after about a week's sickness of pneumonia. A dau. by the first wife now res. in Chicago.
IV. Mary Jane, dau. of John3, b. 1824, Sept. 4; m., 1st, 1851, June 19, James T. Kendall, who was b. 1821, Aug. 25, and d. 1877, May 20. Had ch. (see Kendall). She m., 2d, 1882, Nov. 8, Hugh Riddle French, who d. 1888, Dec. 9 (see French); she d. 1898, Jan. 1.
III. James, son of William2, b. 1779, Nov. 30; m. 1818, Jan. 11, Rachel Dupee and settled in Boston. He was a master mechanic and superintendent of public buildings, also member of common coun- cil in 1837-'38. He d. 1853, April 15. His wife was of Wrentham, Mass., and of French Huguenot descent. She was b. 1795, April 23, and d. 1865, Oct. 29.
III. Benjamin, son of William2, b. 1782, April 12; m. 1807, Nov. 19, Anne Barr (see Barr), and settled in Newburyport, Mass., where he carried on a cabinet and chair factory. He d. in Morristown, N. Y., 1864, Oct. 9, and she d. 1865, Feb. 13.
III. Apphia S., dau. of William2, b. 1785, Nov. 28; in. John Gilmore and settled in Newport, N. H. She d. 1866, July 25, and he d. 1843, Jan. 31, aged 61.
II. Susannah, dau. of Richard1, was b. 1747, Aug. 20. Record shows that there was a Susannah McAllaster m. to Hugh Moore in Bed- ford, 1792, March 21. They settled in Amherst and lived to good old age. Circumstances indicate that the first Susannah d. in infancy, and the wife of Moore was a second dau., to whom the same name was given, b. about 1756. She d. 1842, June 8.
II. Richard J., son of Richard1, b. 1749, Oct. 20; was last taxed in Bed- ford 1772 and moved to Antrim. He was prominent among the first settlers there, and was a member of the first board of select- men. He moved to Alstead and subsequently to Springfield, Vt. His wife was Susannah They had several ch.
II. James, son of Richard1, b. 1752, Feb. 29; was last taxed in Bedford in 1773. He m. in 1773, Oct., Sally McClary of Bedford, and moved to Antrim. He d. 1823, Aug. 27, and she d. 1841, July 2.
McCLARY.
I. David McClary, a former resident of Merrimack, N. H., rem. to Goffstown and thence to Bedford about 1783. He settled upon the farm and erected the house now owned and occupied by Mr. Henry Tarr in the northwest part of the town. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier and fought at the battle of Bunker Hill. He m. Had ch .: Isabel2, b. 1769, Nov. 4; Rachel2, b. in Merri- mack 1772, Jan. 22, m. a Mr. Dinsmore of Goffstown; James2, b. in Merrimack 1774, March 23; Mary2, b. in Merrimack 1776, Aug. 27, d. young; Elizabeth2, b. in Merrimack 1779, May 23, m. 1818, Aug. 11, Alexander Caldwell of New Boston, and d. 1859, Dec. 27; Mary2, b. in Goffstown 1783, Sept. 2, m. James Wilkins and moved to New York; Jennet2, b. in Bedford 1785, Oct. 19, d. in Goffstown 1868, Jan. 9, unm.
II. James, son of David1, b. in Merrimack, 1774, March 23; had the farm after the death of his father. About 1855 he rem. from Bed- ford to Wisconsin .. He m. Jennie McAllister of Antrim, and d. in Galesville, Wis., 1863, May 18, aged 89 yrs., 1 mo., 24 d. Ch. all b. in Bedford: Elizabeth3, b. 1814, Dec. 4, m. 1839, May 2, Calvin Wyman of Goffstown, where she d. 1901, Nov. 8; Daniel3, b. 1816, Aug. 23, m. Harriet Wyman of Goffstown, he d. in Madison, Wis .; Mary3, b. 1818, July 16, m. Ephraim Kendall (see Kendall); Jane8, b. 1821, May 2, m. Benjamin Hopkins of New Boston, where she is now living; David3, b. 1825, Aug. 3, d. in Goffstown, 1893, Nov. 30, unm.
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McDOWELL OR McDOLE.
This family comes from Scotch ancestry, which, like so many of our townspeople's ancestors, had settled in the north of Ireland (see McPher- son). A father and his two sons, whose names we have not learned, joined the Massachusetts Bay colony about 1630 or 1640. The father was killed in Boston in a singular manner, a tub of butter falling upon and crushing his chest. One son died soon after. The other son married and settled in Londonderry, where three children were born, Thomas, William, and Mary. Both parents died when the children were small, but they found a home with a Mr. Mclaughlin. Thomas and William both served in the Revolutionary war, as members of Arnold's division. Thomas caught the horse for Arnold to ride when he fled to the British warship. After the war ended their company, 200 strong, had to travel on foot to Boston. Some of their members were unable to keep in the ranks for such a distance. Their comrades solved the matter by purchas- ing a horse for $1,600 (Continental money), and allowing the weaker or older members of the company to take turns in riding. Whoever was rid- ing at noon or night rode ahead to provide accommodations for the others, when they were sometimes well-fed, sometimes ill-fed. In 1784 Thomas and William went to Shirley Hill, Goffstown, where they parted, Thomas going to Vermont, where he was never heard from after.
I. William built the second log house on the hill. He also aided Anti- pice Dodge, the first settler on the North Mt. (Uncanoonuc) to move his goods on horseback over the South Mt. (Uncanoonuc). He m. 1787 Mary Witherspoon of Chester. Ch .: William Jr.2, b. 1790, d. 1809; David2, b. 1792, d. 1825, served 9 mos. in the War of 1812; Lucy2, b. 1792, d. 1816; Betsey2, b. 1796, d. 1818; Nancy2, b. 1796, d. 1817; Alexander2, b. 1798, d. 1823; Frances2, b. 1800, d. 1823; Joseph2, b. 1803, d. 1856; Mary2, b. 1807, d. 1822.
II. Joseph, son of William1 m. Ann Clogstone. Had six ch., one of which was James3. Four of the other ch. are now living in the West.
III. James, son of Joseph; m., 1st, 1828, Jane F., b. 1812, Aug. 21, dau. of Samuel and Susan (Tinker) Witherspoon. She d. 1850, Nov. 14. He m., 2d, Lucinda Hart of Goffstown, b. 1822 and d. 1869. Oct. 19. He settled in Goffstown but came to Bedford in 1839. Ch. b. in Goffstown were: Sophronia4, b. 1829, Oct. 6, d. 1845, Sept. 6; Mary4, b. 1833, d. 1847, Jan. 22; William4, b. 1834, March 31. Ch. b. in Bedford were: Samuel4, b. 1839, Nov. 15; David4, b. 1841, Jan. 12; James4, b. 1843, Sept. 15, soldier in Civil war, d. 1882, April 4; Jennie S.4, b. 1848, Nov. 4, d. 1871, June 22; John W.4, b. 1850, Oct. 25.
IV. William, son of James8, b. 1834, March 31; m. 1861, Oct. 25, Ellen E. Noyes of Springfield, who d. 1899, Jan. 5. Their son, William Gordon5 b. 1869, m. 1890, Dec. 24, Ada J. (Carey) Rogers, b. 1866. Have one son, Herbert W.6, b. 1893, Sept. 4.
IV. Samuel, son of James3, b. 1839, Nov. 15; served in the Civil war. He m., 1st, Lydia A. Noyes of Springfield, who d. 1877. He m., 2d, Nora Brown of Manchester. They have two ch., Leo5 and Cleo5. Res. in Manchester.
IV. David, son of James3, b. 1841, Jan. 12, also served in the Civil war. He m. 1865, Alice Willard, of Concord, who d. 1890. He d. 1895, Oct. 25. They had a dau. who res. in Warner.
IV. John W., son of James8, b. 1850, Oct. 25; m., 1st, 1880, Dec. 25, Emma E., b. 1856, Oct. 20, dau. of Rufus and Louisa (Prince) Parkhurst. She d. 1886, May 15; he m., 2d, 1888, Jennie D. Man- ning of Manchester. They have one dau., Martha Frances5, b. 1890, Oct. 11.
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HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
MCKINNEY.
I. William Mckinney was b. in Bedford, 1784, Dec. 19. He m., 1805, June 25, Jane, b. 1786, Oct. 31, dau. of James and Mary (Moor) Shirley of Goffstown. They rem. to Spencer, N. Y., thence to Newburg, Ind. He d. 1859, July 16, and his wife d. 1865, Dec. 9. Had twelve ch .: Margaret2, b. Bedford, 1806, April 19, m. Elisha Castle, she d. 1841, May 17; Mary2, b. Bedford, 1808, Jan. 19; John2, b. Bedford, 1810, April 13; James2, b. Bedford, 1812, June 17; William2, b. Goffstown, 1814, April 13; ch., b. Spencer, N. Y., Thomas Shirley2, b. 1817, Jan. 17; Joshua Vose2, b. 1819, Oct. 22; Nancy Jane2, b. 1822, Feb. 21; Harriet Shirley2, b. 1825, Feb. 22; Martha Maria2, b. 1828, Feb. 19; Cornelia2 and Cordelia2 (twins), b. 1830, July 5, Cornelia m. Isaac Adams and d. Newburg, Ind., 1853, July 25.
II. Mary, dau. of William1, b. in Bedford, 1808, Jan. 19; m. 1835, Feb. 4, Henry L. Cox, b. in South Carolina, 1813, July 13. He d. 1868, Sept. 21, and she d. 1881, Sept. 14, at Newburg, Ind. They had nine ch .: Henry3, b. 1836, Nov. 29, d .-; James J.3, b. 1838, Nov. 6, d. -; Rhoda L.8, b. 1840, Oct. 6, d. -; Annie3; Will- iam H.3, b. 1844, Oct. 29, d. in the army, 1865, June 6; Harriet M.3; Mary J.3, b. 1848, Aug. 17, d. -; Franklin3, b. 1852, Aug. 6; d. -; Fannie8, b. 1855, Jan. 1, d. -
III. Annie (Cox), dau. of Mary2, b. 1842, June 8; m. 1862, Sept. 11, Emery McCool, and res. in Chandler, Ind. Had two sons: Henry F.4 and William F.4, both of whom are physicians at Evansville, Ind.
III. Harriet M. (Cox), dau. of Mary2, b. 1846, Feb. 26; m. 1862, Oct. 9, Hiram H. Williams. Had three ch .: Henry4, Annie4, and Nellie4. II. John, son of William1, b. Bedford, 1810, April 13; m., 1st, at Ithaca, N. Y., 1833, Jan. 7, Elizabeth Ostrander, b. 1810, Oct., and d. 1847, Dec. 27. He m., 2d, 1847, June 3, Francis Wilder, b. Boon- ville, Ind., 1824, Dec. 25. Res. at Wichita, Kan. Ch. of 1st mar .: Mary P.3, b. 1835, Dec. 25, m. at Newburg, John Edwards, and d. 1883, Dec. 18; Georgiana3. Ch. of 2d mar., b. Newburg, Ind .: Jay S.3; Joshua T.3, b. 1849, Oct. 27, d. 1859, July 1; Charles H.3, b. 1851, March 2, d. 1852, March 7; Ora S.3; Dotia Belle3, b. 1855, Oct. 19, d. 1856, July 17; Eliza Jane3; Bertha Guile3; Robert Moor3, b. 1862, Oct. 15, m. 1882, Feb., Emma Shea, res. at Newburg. III. Georgiana, dau. of John2, b. Newburg, Ind., 1837, April 2; m. 1855, June 17, James H. Hudson, and d. 1892, May 11. They res. in Boonville, Ind. Had three ch .: Fannie, John W.4, Charles E.4
III. Jay S., son of John2, b. Newburg, 1848, April 1; m. Ella Sargent, and res. in Newburg. He d. 1876, March 21. Had two ch .: Har- riet J.4; Edward S.+
III. Ora S., son of John2, b. in Newburg, 1853, Feb. 1; m. 1887, Apri 27, Emma Root; is proprietor of "Rock Island " book exchange; res. Wichita, Kan.
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