History of Bedford, New Hampshire, from 1737 : being statistics compiled on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 15, 1900, Part 103

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V. Nancy F., dau. of Thomas+, b. 1832, Dec. 19; was a teacher at Reed's Ferry, N. H., rem. to Benton Harbor, Mich., where she owned a large dry goods store. She m. Hon. Henry Snapp, attorney and representative in congress 1872. She d. while on a visit to Chi- cago 1894, Dec. He d. 1895.

IV. Elizabeth, dau. of John3, b. Bedford, 1795, Dec. 26; m. John Well- man, b. in Lyndeborough 1790, July 18, son of Jacob and Hannah (Boffe) Wellman. He d. 1855, Sept. She was living 1866. Had ch., b. in Lyndeborough: Williams, b. - , d. about 1852: John5, Nancy5; Keziah5; Israel P.5; James5, b. 1839, res. Emporia, Kan. V. John ( Wellman), son of Elizabeth4, b. , was supposed to have been on a train of cars when they left New York city, and ran into an open drawbridge at Norwalk, Conn., in May, 1853. He was never heard from after. Walter French of Bedford was killed there.

V. Nancy (Wellman), dau. of Elizabeth4, b. 1823, Feb. 24; m. 1846, Aug. 31, Daniel Sargent. Had Frank D.6, b. Milford, 1853, Oct. 29, and d. 1862, Nov. 8. She res. in Milford.

V. Kezialı (Wellman), dau. of Elizabeth4, b. -; m., 1st, 1855, May 8, Hiram Story; res. in Antrim; he was a manufacturer of bedsteads; d. 1866, June 22, aged 42. They had two cli., b. and d. young. She m., 2d, 1872, Feb. 6, Henry W. Austin; res. in Milford.

V. Israel P. (Wellman), son of Elizabeth4, b. in Lyndeborough, 1828, March- 1; m. 1855, April 1, Orra A. Dunton; lived in Hancock, Antrim, Alstead, Stoddard, and now res. in Gilsum. Served

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three years in the Civil war. Enlisted from Stoddard 1862, Aug. 13, in Company G, Fourteenth Regt., N. H. Vols. Ch .: Henry P.6; George W.6; Ida A 6; Nellie I.6; John R.6; Charles6.

III. Elizabeth, dau. of William2 (Elder), b. in Bedford about 1750; m. 1793, Jacob Wellman, b. 1746, May 13, in Dunstable, now Nashua. She was his 2d wife; lived in Lyndeborough. He was a soldier of the Revolution and received a pension of $26.66 per year. He d. 1834, April 20. Date of her death unknown. Ch .: William4, b. 1795, Dec. 20, d. 1812, Feb. 19; Daniel4, b. 1798, Jan. 13, d. 1798, March 29.

III. Lieut. James, son of William2 (Elder), b. in Bedford, 1754; m. Sally Carson. He res. in Bedford on the homestead till 1835, when he sold his farm to the town for the poor farm, and rem. to a small place near the Center. His wife d. 1837, Feb. 20, aged 81. He d. 1838, Oct. 20, aged 84. Ch .: Sally4, b. 1776, June 27, d. 1804, March 21; m. -; Daniel4, b. 1778, June 28; William4, b. 1780, Jan. 28, m. Catherine - -, he d. -; John C.4, b. 1782, June 12, d. 1807, April 17, unm .; Annis4, b. 1784, Oct. 9, m. Benjamin S. Gage (see Gage); Isaac4, b. 1787, Jan. 2, m. Ruth Watkins; res. Madison, N. Y., where he hung himself 1838, March 10; Eliza- both4, b. 1789, May 26, m. Gawn Riddle (see Riddle); Richard D.4, b. 1792, June 16, d. 1822, Nov. 17, unm .; Mary4, 1797, Jan. 18, d. 1823, Sept. 15, unm .; Margaret4, b. 1801, April 26, d. 1833, Oct. 29, unm.

IV. Daniel, son of Lieut James3, b. 1778, June 28; m Mary L. Weston, b. in Antrim, 1780, Nov. 12; res. in Montpelier, Vt. He d. 1812, Nov. 14. Ch .: Achsah5; Fannie5; Sarah A.5, m. John Harwood, res. in Montpelier; Richard5, d. at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

V. Achsah, dau. of Daniel4; m. Jeremiah Breed, and res. in Sharon, N. H. Rem. to Danville, Ill., where he d. 1839. Had three ch.

V. Fannie, dau. of Daniel4; m. Freeman Buxton; rem. to Montpelier. They had: Mary A.6, b. in Bedford, 1831, April, and d. 1831, May 19.

III. William (Dea.), son of William2 (Elder), was b. in Bedford, 1760, Feb. 19. Was a soldier of the Revolution; serving in Col. Stickney's Regt. at Bennington, in Col. Kelly's Regt. during the Rhode Island and Portsmouth campaigns, and in Col. Nichols' Regt., 1780, July 5-1780, Oct. 23. Rate of wages per month, £134; amount of wages for three and one half months, 486£, 17s .; 265 miles travel, 79€, 10s .; detained rations, 10€, 18s .; whole amount 377€, 5s. (Continental money). Was pensioned by con- gress at $26 per year. He was justice of the peace forty years, deacon in Presbyterian church, 1803, to his death, 1844; moder- ator and selectman several years. He was an honest, honorable, and upright man. He m., 1st, 1788, March 25, Isabella McClary, b. in Bedford, 1769, Nov. 4, and d. 1822, Aug. 18. He m., 2d, 1824, Jan. 26, Hannah, dau. of Dea. Aaron Gage of Merrimack. He d. 1844, May 5. Hannah, his wife, d. 1855, April 2. Ch .: James4, b. 1789, Jan. 24; Jesse4, b. 1792, July 22; Nancy4, b. 1794, Oct. 23; Jane4, b. 1797, June 28; Adams4, b. 1799, Oct. 17; Will- iam4, b. 1802, Jan. 24, d. 1802, Jan. 30; David4, b. 1803, March 26, d. 1803, Dec. 29. Andrew English4, b. 1804, Nov. 16; Elizabeth Mc- Clary4, b. 1808, Feb. 17; William English4, b. 1810, July 9, went to sea in early life and never heard from afterwards; Mary Jack4, b. 1813, Sept. 9.

IV. James, son of Dea. William3, b. Bedford, 1789, Jan. 24; m. about 1815, Sarah, b. 1789, dau. of Elijah Chandler. At the request of his father he built the L on the north side of the house, and fol- lowed the old Scotch custom, viz., the oldest son residing at home with his father. He d. 1837, May 19, and his wife d. 1843,

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May 21. Ch .: Sophronia5, b. 1817, d. 1838, June 29; Jesse6, b. 1818, d. 1845, June 19, unm .; William C.5, b. 1822, went South for his health and was lost in a gale in the Gulf of Mexico, 1846, June 25, unm .; Andrew5, rem. West; James F.5, school teacher, rem. to Eau Clair, Wis., has been mayor of the city, is in insur- ance business, m. - , has a son, Frank6; Isabella5, b. 1831, Sept., d. 1834, Dec. 14; infant son5,b. 1836, Oct., d. 1836, Nov. 29.

IV. Jesse (M. D.), son of Dea. William3, b. Bedford, 1792, July 22; studied medicine with Dr. Muzzy of Dartmouth college; he prac- tised at Lugana, Province of Yucatan, Mexico, and later at Beloit, Wis. He m. in Brooklyn, N. Y., Eliza A. Mosier, who d. 1855. He d. at Beloit, 1860. They had ch .: Sarah Jane5; Isa- bella5, m. Wadsworth; Mary5; Lucia5; William5; Charles5; Anna Eliza5; Barnes. 5

V. Sarah Jane, dau. of Dr. Jesse4, b. 1829, March 10; m. 1846, March 10, Dexter G. Clark, M. D., b. in Amherst, Mass., 1819, Feb., a physician and banker. She d. 1857, March. He d. at Rockford, Ill., 1861, Oct. 5. Ch .: Jesse Moor6; Mary Ella6.

IV. Nancy, dau. of Dea. William3, b. Bedford, 1794, Oct. 23; m. 1821, May 17, Capt. Ira Spalding of Merrimack. She d. 1829, April 7. Their ch .: Ira5, b. 1822, May 8, d. 1832, July 30; Ephraim Heald5, b. 1824, Dec. 7, d. 1890, Feb. 20, unm .; William Moor5, b. 1823, Nov. 10; Nancy Isabella5, b. 1827, Jan. 28.

V. Capt. William Moor (Spalding), son of Nancy+, b. in Merrimack, 1823, Nov. 10. In 1845 went to Galveston, Texas; engaged in dredging the Trinity river for navigation. Also had contracts for raising steamers and other vessels sunk in Southern ports during the Civil war. In 1880 went to Colorado, and engaged in fruit and stock raising. He m. 1866, April 25, Ada R. Callaway, b. in Greensboro, Ala., 1837, Oct. 18, and d. 1875, March 30. He d. 1894, May 7, on a visit to Gonzales, Texas. Ch .: Carrie Belle6; Nancy Olivia6; Elizabeth Beulah6.

V. Nancy Isabella (Spalding), dau. of Nancy4, b. 1827, Jan. 28; m. 1851, May 8, William Kimball, b. in Mason, N. H., 1814, Sept. 20. Ch .: Edward S.6; Isabel Moor6; Ephraim G.6

IV. Jane, dau. of Dea. William3, b. 1797, June 28. About 1820 went to Lowell, Mass., and taught school. She joined the Baptist church, and in 1841 erected a schoolhouse at her own expense, freely giving the use of it to the Baptist church until they were able to build a house of their own. In 1844 went to Texas and joined her brother, whom she had not seen for twenty years. Taught school there four years; went to Beloit, Wis., in 1848; had charge of the orphan asylum in Milwaukee one and one half years, when her health failing, she went to Jefferson, Wis., where she d. 1851. While in Texas her brother, who was a slave owner, gave her a colored girl named Minerva. On her death bed she said "I have had the deepest anguish on account of that girl. My soul has not gone as fully into liberty as it ought," but she added, " I have gained the victory and God has forgiven me."

IV. Adams (M. D.), son of Dea. William3, b. in Bedford, 1799, Oct. 17; graduated at Dartmouth college, 1822; was a physician. In his profession, in science, in literature, in politics, and in his knowl- edge of current events, Dr. Moor was abreast of the times. He res. at Littleton, N. H., and was more familiar with the history of his adopted town than any other person. He spent the last years of his life in preparing its history for publication. His death is supposed to have been hastened by the death of his son, William A., who was killed at Fredericksburg, Va. He m., 1st, 1829, June 1, Annie M. Little, b. Newbury, Mass., 1803, Dec. 4, and d. 1842, March 31. He m., 2d, 1843, Aug. 16, Maria Little, b.

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1806, Jan. 6, a sister of his first wife. He d. 1863, Nov. 5. His widow d. 1887, July 4, at Lynn, Mass. Had six ch .: Maria L.5, b. 1830, Oct. 11, d. of cholera at Albany, N. Y., 1854, July 8, unm .; Isabella McClary5, b. 1833, Nov. 24, m. 1855, Dec. 13, Judge Edwin P. Green, and d. at Akron, Ohio, 1869, March 13; Elizabeth Adams5; William Adams5; Annie Mary5, b. 1844, April 15, d. the same day; and James White5.

V. Elizabeth A., dau. of Dr. Adams Moor4, was b. 1837, May 29; m. 1870, April 25, Judge Green, who m. her sister Isabella; res. in Akron, Ohio. Ch .: Isabella McClary6; William Adams6; Mary Little6.

V. William A., son of Dr. Adams Moor4, was b. 1842, March 27; en- listed as a private in Fifth N. Y. Vols., "Duryea's Zouaves;" was at battle of Big Bethel; then transferred to Fifth N. H. Vols., Colonel Cross' regiment, and appointed captain. He was killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., 1862, Dec. 13., aged 20 years, 8 months, 16 days; the youngest captain from the state of New Hampshire in the great Rebellion.

V. James White (M. D.), son of Dr. Adams Moor4, b. 1846, Dec. 11; graduated at Dartmouth college; physician. He is an acknowl- edged authority in the city of New York upon the question of microbes and contagion in disease. He m. 1874, April 2, Caroline Emily Granger, b. New Ipswich, dau. of Charles and Clarissa P. (Bullard) Granger; res. New York city. One ch .: Mabel Granger6. IV. Andrew English, son of Dea. Williams, b. in Bedford, 1804, Nov. 16; was a sea captain for many years; settled in Galveston, Tex. He freed his slaves upon the outbreak of the Civil war and rem. to Springfield, Ohio, where he d. unm.

IV. Elizabeth McClary, dau. of Dea. William3, b. in Bedford, 1808, Feb. 17; m., 1st, 1833, Horace White, M. D., b. in Bethlehem, N. H., 1810, March 17. They res. in Colebrook, N. H. In 1836 he was chosen by the New Hampshire Emigrating Co., to go West and locate a tract of land for the company. In 1837, Feb., he arrived at Beloit, Wis., where he purchased a large tract of land. The town was organized 1842, Feb. 17. Joseph Colley and John P. Houston were chosen supervisors, Samuel G. Colley, agent of highways, Dr. Jesse Moor, school commissioner, and Richard Dole, fence viewer, all formerly of Bedford. In 1839 Mr. White was elected the first judge of probate for Rock county, Wis. He d. at Beloit, 1843, Dec. 23. His widow m., 2d, 1844, Samuel Hin- man, M. D., of Plattsburg, N. Y., who d. at Beloit, 1865, Nov. 8. She d. in New York city, 1901, Nov., aged 93 years, 8 months, the last of her race. She was a Daughter of the Revolution. Ch. of 1st mar .: Horace5; James A.5, was a journalist, became deranged, committed suicide at Washington, D. C .; Mary Elizabeth5; and Clara W.5 Ch. by 2d mar .: Lucy M.5, b. at Beloit, 1846, Aug. 20, d. 1862, Oct. 14; Frances M.5

V. Horace (White), son of Elizabeth McC.4, b. at Colebrook, 1834, Aug. 10; m., 1st, 1859, April, Martha Hale Root of Chicago. She d. and he m., 2d, 1875, Feb., Amelia J. MacDougall, b. Joliet, Ill., 1850, Sept. 11. He is editor of the New York Evening Post, an emi- nent authority on finance and said to be the best equipped all- round editor in the United States. Ch .: Amelia Elizabeth6; Abby MacDougall6; Martha Root6.

V. Mary Elizabeth (White), dau. of Elizabeth McC.4, b. Chicago, Ill., 1839, May; m. in Beloit, 1865, June 13, George W. Hale, b. Low- ell, Mass, 1838, June 24. She d. in Chicago, 1867, March 29.

V. Clara W. (White), dau. of Elizabeth McC., b. Beloit, 1842, June 4; m. 1868, Dec. 29, Walker D. Simms, b. Pulaski, N. Y., 1841, Nov. 12; res. Beloit. She d. 1898, June 20. Ch .: Horace White6; Clara Louise6; Frances Hinman6.

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V. Frances M. (Hinman), son of Elizabeth McC.4, b. Beloit, 1849, Jan. 17; m. 1871, April 23, Francis F. Orbiston, b. 1843, Jan. 23, in Raynham, Norfolk county, Eng. He is a mining engineer at Sydney, Australia. Ch .: Bessie6; Louis Horace6.

IV. Mary Jack, dau. of Dea. William3, b. Bedford, 1813, Sept. 9; young- est of eleven ch. In 1837 she went with her brother-in-law, Dr. Horace White, and family to the then territory of Wisconsin, to what is now the city of Beloit. On Christmas eve, 1839, Dec., m. Harvey Wilson Bundy, b. in Lunenburg, Vt., 1814, Feb. 15; the first white couple m. in Beloit. As there was no licensed minister in the place at that time, the marriage ceremony was performed by Samuel G. Colley (formerly an old neighbor in Bedford). In 1853 they went to California in a five and a half months' journey across the plains, thence to Gold Hill, Nev., where Mr. Bundy was interested in gold mining. He d. there 1880. She d. at Al- den, Cal., 1900, June 21. Ch .: Sophronia5; Andrews, d. aged 9 months; Mary5, d. aged 1 year. 8 months; George5, d. aged 2 years; William Henry5, b. 1855, d. 1876.

V. Sophronia (Bundy), dau. of Mary Jack4, was b. at Beloit, 1841, Sept. 29; m. 1862, William H. Smith, b. 1834, at Coaticooke, P. Q .; rem. to Gold Hill, Nev., where she d. 1872. Ch .: Isabel H.6; Harold B6. II. Elizabeth, dau. of John1, b. in Ireland, 1719, came to this country with her parents. She m., 1st, 1840, Nathaniel Holmes, and set- tled in Londonderry. He d. 1764, Sept. 25. She m., 2d, Maj. George Duncan, whom she survived. She d. 1795. Had twelve ch., b. in Londonderry: Jane3, m. William Moor, son of Charter John2 (for genealogy, see Hist. of Peterborough, N. H., page 169); Sarah3, m. Samuel Clark, res. Londonderry; Mary3, m. Abra- ham Morrison (see Morrison Gen.); John3; Jonathan3, m. his cousin Mary, dau. of Col. Robert Moor (see Allison Gen. page 71); Elizabeth3, m. Robert Morrison (see Hist. of Peterborough, N. H., page 178); Robert3; William3; Agnes Nancy3, m. Daniel Mack; res. Tompkins county, N. Y .; Rebecca3, twin to Nathaniel, m. Nathaniel Watts, Londonderry; Nathaniel3, twin to Rebecca, m. Catharine Allison (see Hist. of Peterborough, page 78); Esther3.

III. Lieut. John (Holmes), son of Elizabeth2, b. 1747, in Londonderry, was lieutenant in a company of militia in Londonderry; refused to sign Association Test in 1776. He m., 1st, 1765, his cousin Martha, dau. of Col. Robert Moor. She d. 1778, Sept. 5. He m., 2d, 1780, Susannah Allison, b. 1759, Oct. 13. He d. 1794, Nov. 2. His widow d. 1809, April 28. Ch. by 1st mar .: Mary4, m. Peter Clement; res. at Hillsborough, N. H. (See Hist. of Weare, page 774); a son4, was lost at. sea when 16 years of age. Ch. by 2d mar .: Martha4, m. Col. William Moor (see Col. William Moor); Jenet4, m. her cousin Robert Holmes, son of Jonathan and Mary (Moor) Holmes; Elizabeth4, b. 1788, May 11, m. Thomas Shepard of Bedford (see Shepard); Susannah4, b. 1790, March 11, m. Thomas Atwood of Bedford (see Atwood); Catharine4, b. 1792, m. Samuel McAfee of Bedford (see McAfee); Samuel4, d. 1786, when a child; John, Jr.4, b 1786, d. 1813, while in his junior year at Dartmouth college. He was betrothed to Margaret, dau. of Rev. William Morrison, D. D., of Londonderry.

III. Esther (Holmes), dau. of Elizabeth2, m. John Moor3, son of Capt. William2, son of James1; rem. to Ithaca, N. Y., and had three ch. He drew a chalk line on the floor one day, and asked all the family who wished to go with him to Ohio, to cross over. One son having d., the remainder of the family started on the journey and were never heard from afterward.

II. Robert (Lieut .- Col.), son of John1, was b. in Londonderry, 1726, May 26. He lived and d. there, 1778, Oct. 25. He m. Mary -,

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who was probably living, 1819, with her son William in Canada. Had ten ch., viz .: Janet3, m. Hon. Robert Wallace, res. in Hen- niker; Martha3, m. Lieut. John Holmes; John3, m. Mary Holland, res. Londonderry and Lancaster; Mary3, m. her cousin, Jonathan Holmes; Elizabeth3, m. John Campbell, res. in Henniker; Ann3, m. James Wallace, res. in Henniker; William3, b. 1767; Robert3, m. Janet Rolfe, res. in Goffstown; Hannah3, m. William Wal- lace; res. in Henniker. (For genealogy of Elizabeth, Janet, Ann, and Hannah, see Cogswell's Hist. of Henniker, N. H.)

III. William, son of Lieut .- Col. Robert2, b. in Londonderry, 1767; m. 1784, Elienor, b. Bedford, 1767, dau. of Col. Daniel Moor of Bed- ford. They lived at Upper Coos, N. H., and later in Kingsley, P. Q .; farmer. He d. 1817, July 8. She d. 1836, Oct. 19. Ch .: Ann4; Robert4, b. 1798; Daniel4; William4, b. 1793, d. 1805; Mary4; James4, b. 1805, d. 1850, July 25, unm; Elizabeth4.

IV. Ann, dau. of William3, b. 1785; m. Peter Sharp; res. in Kingsley, P. Q. Had two ch .: Daniel5 and Christopher5.

IV. Daniel, son of William8; b. in Londonderry, 1791, March 1; m. 1816, March 31, Abigail Quimby, b. Peacham, Vt., 1799, Feb. 8; res. at Kingsley, P. Q .; farmer; gave each of his sons a farm from the homestead, and the youngest son now lives (1900) on the remain- ing 300 acres. Ch .: Robert5, Mary5, William5, Daniel5, Calvin J.5, Jonathan Gilman5, John Colborne5, Joseph Henry5.

IV. Mary, dau. of William3, b. Upper Coos, N. H., 1810, April 1; m. 1834, May 18, Simeon Miner Denison, b. Rutland, Vt., 1801, April 2; farmer and mill owner at Denison's Mills, P. Q. He d. 1865, May 11. She d. 1899, Nov. 26. Ch .: Avery William5, Isaac Williams6, Joseph Roots.

IV. Elizabeth, dau. of William3, b. Kingsley, P. Q., 1807, Sept. 14; m. 1824, March 14, Jonathan D. Bean, b. Wheelock, Vt., 1800, Sept. 13; res. at Lawrence, N. Y. Ch .: James5, Mary A.5, Elienor5, Harriet A.5, Nancy5.

II. Daniel (Colonel), son of John1, b. in Londonderry, 1730, Feb. 11. He came to Bedford previous to 1748, and settled on the farm lately occupied by Bradford Beal. He sold it, 1779, to Col. Stephen Dole for 5,500 pounds (probably Continental money), and purchased the farm of David Scoby, now owned by Thomas S. Burns. He was a man of positive character, »keen intelligence, remarkable memory, strong mind, and iron will, who allowed nothing to swerve him from his convictions of duty. He was selectman 1758, 1766, 1776; on Committee of Safety, 1775. In the provincial congress, at Exeter, it was voted, 1775, Aug. 24, " That Capt. Daniel Moor be appointed Col. of the Regt. of Militia lately com- manded by Col. John Goffe." He was active throughout the Revolutionary war in promoting the enlistment of men, and con- stantly engaged in mustering and paying the men enlisted in the Continental service. His service is best shown by orders to the officers of his regiment. The following is a copy of a letter sent by him to Capt. Samuel Philbrick of Weare:

State of

Bedford. Sept. ye 16th 1776. To Capt. Samuel Philbrick.

New Hampshire

Persuant to A Resolve of ye Council & Assembly of said State, I am Call« upon immediately to Raise Eighty four men out of my Regt. to be ready to march In ten Days to join the army at New York. therefore I Require you forth with to Raise and Equip with Arms, Sixteen men out of your Company and you are to Call up n the alarm List as well as the train- ing Band, and you are to let them know for their encouragement They Shall Receive Twenty Dollars Down upon their passing Muster, as a Bounty given which shall be afterward Made Equal to the Bounty given by the Massachusetts State in the same service, therefore the Day Ap- pointed for them to pass Muster is Thursday ye twenty-sixt of this In- stant at ten o'clock at the house of Robert McGregor in Goffstown-fail not and make Due Return of your Doing.

Daniel Moor, Coll.

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Copy of a letter:

To Capt. Samuel Philbrick.

I am called upon by the Supreme Authority of this State to forward our quota of men to Ticonderoga without loss of time, by Express of Gen. Schuyler to the Committee of Safety for this State. Therefore as you love your Country, as you are a Friend to the Great the Glorious Cause, The Cause of Liberty in which we are all embarked, I trust you will lose no time in keeping and forwarding the men Proportioned to you to raise. Therefore I desire you to make me a return of the Men's Names and what Capt they have enlisted with, immediately, in order that I can make a re- turn to the Committee of Safety, which I am called on for. Given under my hand at Bedford the 22 Day of April 1777. N. B. Fail not in so Doing. Daniel Moor, Coll.

In another letter he says to Capt. Philbrick:

The Enimies Army are moving in all Quarters-for Heaven's sake, for your country's sake, and for your own Sake, Exert yourself in getting your men an i sending them forward without a moment's loss of time. Fail not in so doing.

Bedford May ye 5th 1777. Daniel Moor, Coll.

Colonel Moor marched with his regiment, 1777, Sept. 29, from Bedford to Bennington and Saratoga. On Oct. 17th Burgoyne surrendered to General Gates at Saratoga. This victory proved the turning point of the whole war, as it led France to declare for the American cause. Oct. 27th, Colonel Moor returned with the regiment, the Bedford men being in Capt. John Duncan's com- pany. The original of the following letter is in the pension bureau at Washington, D. C .:

For Capt. Samuel Moor, Bedford August ye 5 Day 1778.

Sir. A Vigorous Attack at this time appears Very Likely to be pro- ductive of Happy Consequences and of Immediately putting an end to the war on this Continent. Therefore you are hereby Directed, forthwith without an Hour's Delay of time to Call your Company together, Training Band and Alarm List and use your utmost Endeavors to raise As Many Volunteers as Possible to mount their Horses and go forward with all Speed to providence in the State of Rhode Island and put Theirselves under the command of Gen' Sullivan.

He then closes with this appeal:

I pray for God's sake that every officer and Man will exert themselves for the good of their Country, And meet me at Amherst Meeting-house on Sunday ye 9th Instant at Eight O'Clock in the forenoon.

Daniel Moor, Conl.

To Capt. Samuel Moor in Derryfield, there with care and speed.

(See War Rolls of the Revolution and N. H. town and State Papers for further records.)

He m., in 1751, Ann Cox of Londonderry, b. 1729. She d. 1804, Feb. 14. He d. 1811, April 13. Had seven ch., all b. in Bedford: John3, b. 1752, Aug. 28; Daniel3, b. 1755, Feb. 20, was killed at the raising of a barn on the Morrill place, then occupied by his brother-in-law, John Morrison, 1776, July 3; Elizabeth3, b. 1757, Dec. 15, m. John Morrison (see Morrison); Mary3, b. 1759 (? ), Oct. 26; Elienor3, b. - 16, m. William Moor, son of Lieut .- Col. Robert Moor (see that family); Anne3, b. - 3; William3, b. 1773, Sept. 12.

III. John, son of Colonel Daniel2, b. 1752, Aug. 28; m. Annis Wallace, b. Bedford, 1757, Jan. 5, dau. of John and Sarah (Woodburn) Wallace; res. in Bedford. He d. 1809, July 31, and his wife d. 1824, May 31. Had ten ch .: James+, b. 1779; Daniel4, b. 1780, Sept. 12; Sally4, b. 1782; John W.4, b. 1783, Feb. 22; Ann4, b. 1785, June 12, m. Samuel Barron of Merrimack (see Barron); Robert4, b. 1787, July 18; Jenny4, b. 1790, m. Lieut. Samuel Barron of Merrimack, his 3d wife, they had a son, Moses5, b. 1824, June 27, d. 1856, at Hannibal, Mo .; Thomas W.4, b. 1792, April 12; Abel Goodrich4, d. Baltimore, Md .; William4, b. 1794, Sept. 9, d. 1795, Aug. 25.

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IV. James, son of John3, b. in Bedford, 1779; m. Rebecca Harvey; set- tled in Bedford, but rem. about 1803 to Tingwich, P. Q .; farmer. His wife d. about 1812. He d. 1855, April. Ch .: Louisa Mc Gregor5, b. in Bedford, 1804; Sarah Stevens5, b. Tingwich, 1805; Annis Wal- lace5, b. Tingwich, 1808; John5, d. young; Rebecca5, d. aged 27, unm.

V. Louisa McGregor, dau. of James4, b. in Bedford, 1803; m. 1828, George Shaw, b. in Claremont, N. H., 1804, Nov. 2; res. at Dan- ville and Shipton, P. Q. She d. 1878, April 17. He d. 1896, Aug. 22. Ch .: Louisa M.6, George Aylmer6, Jairus6, Esther C.6

VI. Louisa M. (Shaw), dau. of Louisa McG.5, b. in Shipton, P. Q., 1830, March 19; m. 1852, Jan. 28, Isaac W. Stockwell, b. Derby, Vt., 1821, Nov. 7. Ch .: George Isaac7, Charles Frederick7, Albert Ellsworth7, Amelia Melissa7, Charles Edward7.

VI. George Aylmer (Shaw), son of Louisa McG.5, b. Shipton, P. Q., 1831, Dec. 26; m. 1853, July 20, Elizabeth A. Mahaffey, b. in Ship- ton, 1832, May 29; groceryman; res. in Cherry Valley, Ill. Ch .: Clarence T. A.7, Ada Alice7, Sarah Malissa7.

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History of Bedford, New Hampshire, from 1737 : being statistics compiled on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 15, 1900, Part 103

Author: Bedford (N.H. : Town) Publication date: 1903 Publisher: Concord, N. H. : The Rumford Printing Co. Number of Pages: 1202

Author: Bedford (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Concord, N. H. : The Rumford Printing Co.
Number of Pages: 1202