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VI. Jairus (Shaw), son of Louisa McG.5, b. Shipton, 1834, Jan. 26; m. 1860, March 1, Mary A. Morrill, b. Shipton, 1841, May 2; res. in Danville, P. Q. He d. 1871, Oct. 2. She m., 2d, Andrew Harri- man; and res. Kennebunk, Me. Ch., b. Danville: Mary L.7, Frank A.7, Ada C.7, Arthur7, Etta Melissa7, Ella Melina7.
VI. Esther C. (Shaw), dau. of Louisa McG.5, b. Shipton, 1843, June 6; m. 1871, Aug. 23, Philander Hartwell, b. Lunenburg, Vt., 1841, Jan. 4; farmer; res. in Lunenburg. Ch .: Flora M.7, Alice M.7, Arthur P.7, Albert C.7, Ellen M.7, Celia7, Mahala7.
V. Sarah Stevens, dau. of James4, b. Tingwich, 1805; m. Alvah Leet, b. in Claremont, N. H., 1801, May 5; farmer. She d. 1877, June 28, and he d. at Danville, P. Q., 1880, Feb. 24. Ch .: Timothy6, Sarah Mahala6, James6, John6, Simeon6, Mary Annis6, Hiram6.
V. Annis Wallace, dau. of James4, b. Tingwich, 1808, May 13; m. Har- vey Hall; farmer; res. in Shipton, P. Q. She d. 1850, Sept. 28. He d. 1897, July 16. Ch .: Simeon6, James6, Betsey.6
IV. Daniel, son of John3, b. Bedford, 1780, Sept. 12; m. 1807, Susannah Riddle, b. 1784, Jan. 5, dau. of John and Mary (McAfee) Riddle of Bedford. He was called "Major"; was a farmer; res. in Bedford. He d. 1850, Oct. 15. His widow d. 1862, Sept. 3. Ch .: Agnes R.5, b. 1809, May 20, m. Samuel S. Parker (see Parker); Robert R.5, b. 1811, Jan. 1, m. Lucy Goodwin of Marlboro, Mass, res. Manchester, where he d; 1878, April 23; William P.5, b. 1814, Aug. 3; John R.5, b. 1816, July 13; Susan Ann5, b. 1819, Oct. 20, d. 1845, Nov. 9, unm .; Matthew R.5, b. 1824, July 15.
V. William P., son of Daniel4, b. Bedford, 1814, Aug. 3; m. 1840 Betsey J. Richardson of Litchfield, who d. 1866, June 22. He d. 1845, March 2. Had one ch., William N.6
VI. William N., son of William P.5, was b. in Merrimack, 1842; July 31; m. 1870, Aug. 17, Fannie C. Whitney, b. Plymouth, Mass .; town clerk of Litchfield, 1867-'69. Enlisted 1861, July 5, Co. K, Four- teenth Mass. Inf. (became First Mass. heavy artillery) for three years; reënlisted 1863, Nov. 6, credited to Lawrence, Mass .; wounded at battle of Strawburg Plains, Va., 1864, Aug. 15; dis- charged because of wounds 1865, Jan. 6. Was general passenger agent and auditor on Newburg, D-, and Conn. R. R. Res. at Matteawan, N. Y. He d. 1897, Sept. 10. Ch .: William E.7, Fan- nie G.7, Alton M.7, Bessie7, Hattie Weston.7
V. John R., son of Daniel4, b. Bedford, 1816, July 13; m. Hannah Gard- ner of Bedford. He d. 1859, April 1. She d. 1872, Jan. 18. Ch. b. in Bedford: Leonard P.6, b. 1843, Dec., d. 1866, Feb. 2; John F.6, b. 1846, Nov., d. 1862, June 19; Susan6, b. 1848, April 14; Jen- nie6, b. 1852, May 10, m. Eugene Piersons of Manchester.
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VI. Susan, dau. of John R.5, b. in Bedford, 1848, April 14; m. 1867, Dec. 21, Albert T. Barr of Manchester; a prominent Odd Fellow; rep- resentative 1903. Ch .: Leonard A.", b. 1868, Nov. 26, d. 1869, Oct. 1; Rena Estelle7, b. 1872, Aug. 16; Arthur Chesley7, b. 1875, Sept. 6, m. 1901, Oct. 30, Dorothy E. Cray of Brattleboro, Vt., res. Manchester; Edna A.7, b. 1876, Sept. 8, d. 1877, Feb. 2; Grace7, b. 1878, May 4, d. 1879, April 14.
V. Matthew R., son of Daniel4, b. Bedford, 1824, July 15; m. Mary Bass, b. Hancock, 1825, May 5, who d. at Stoddard, 1900, May. Was police officer for many years at Cambridge, Mass. Res. at Antrim, N. H. Ch .: William E.6, b. Boston, Mass., 1851, Feb. 28, d. Boston, 1876, June 3; George H.6, b. Boston, 1854, March 9, m. 1879 Annie M. Fowler, b. Jefferson, Me., res. Somerville, Mass .; Mary A.6
VI. Mary A., dau. of Matthew R., b. at Somerville, 1857, July 24; m. 1880, John E. A. Mulliken, b. Lexington, Mass., 1856, Sept. 8. Res. Somerville. Ch .: William E.7, Ethel C.7
IV. Sally, dau. of John3, b. 1782; m. Josiah or Freeman Frink; lived in Westmoreland or Walpole. Had three ch .: Freeman5, Josiah5, and Harriet5. All trace of this family is lost.
IV. John W., son of John3, b. in Bedford, 1783, Feb. 22; m. 1809, Feb. 7, Sarah Dunlap, b. in Antrim, 1784, Nov. 16. They res. here. His wife d. 1824, March 24. He fell from a building on which he was at work for his brother Robert, and was killed 1824, April 24, just one month after the death of his wife. Ch. b. in Bedford: James5, b. 1810, April 29, d. at sea 1834, Sept. 16; Horace5, b. 1812, July 15, d. 1841, Oct. 8, unm .; Mary5, b. 1814, Nov. 14, after the death of her parents was brought up as adopted daughter of Col. William Patten, she d. 1841, Jan. 2; Adam5.
V. Adam, son of John4, b. 1818, Jan. 5: went to sea at an early age and enlisted in the navy. Had trouble with his superior officer and deserted. Enlisted in navy 1852, July 26, under the name of Will- iam Jones. Was appointed boatswain on the sloop of war Albany, which was last spoken on the Pacific coast 1854, Sept. 28. All on board supposed to have been lost.
IV. Robert, son of John3, b. Bedford, 1787, July 18; m. 1817 Mary Bar- ron of Merrimack, b. 1791, April 23, a sister of Samuel Barron, who m. Ann Moor, sister of Robert4. He was a farmer, captain of the old militia, overseer of the poor. His wife d. 1847, Sept. 27. He d. 1858, Feb. 17. Ch. b. in Bedford: Mary Annis5, b. 1818, Jan. 5, d. 1883, June 25, unm .; Charles Humphrey5, b. 1821, July 7; Har- riet Augusta5, b. 1824, Sept. 3, d. 1858, March 24, unm; Samuel Bar- ron5, b. 1826, July 7; Nancy Jane5, b. 1832, Oct. 28, d. 1842, Jan. 8. V. Charles Humphrey, son of Robert4, b. Bedford, 1821, July 7; farmer, lumberman, selectman several years. He m., 1st, Mary J. Barn- ard, b. 1830, Feb. 27, dau. of Daniel and Martha Dunlap (Riddle) Barnard. She d. 1866, May 23. He m., 2d, Sarah J., b. 1843, Jan. 19, dau. of Nathan and Elizabeth (Woolson) Cutler. He d. 1876, July 24. Ch. by 1st mar .: Clarence E.6, b. 1860, Feb. 11, d. 1861, April 28; Mary A.6, b. 1862, July 12, d. 1864, Aug. 17; Mary J.6, b. 1866, May 9, teacher, unm .; res. in Manchester.
V. Samuel Barron, son of Robert4, b. in Bedford, 1826, July 7; m. 1857, April 22, Cynthia I. Dickey of Deering, N. H. Res. in Merri- mack, N. H., and Arlington, Mass. He d. 1886, Oct. 1. Ch .: Samuel E.6, b. 1858, April 14, d. 1858, May 18, in Merrimack; Robert Byron6; Arthur D.6, b. 1861, Dec. 29, d. 1884, June 21; in- fant son6, b. and d. 1865, July 11; Charles,6 b. 1867, Feb. 10, d. 1868, Nov. 27, in Merrimack; son6, b. and d. 1869, Nov. 15, Arlington, Mass .; Mary C.6, b. in Arlington, 1871, Aug. 8, d. 1872, July 17; Albert P.6 and Alfred P.6 (twins), b. in Arlington, 1873, Oct. 3; Albert P.6, d. 1874, March 28, and Alfred P.6, d. 1874, Jan. 23.
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VI. Robert Byron, son of Samuel Barron5, b. Merrimack, 1859, Dec. 2; m. 1890, July 23, Carrie F. Hanson, b. South Acton, Mass., 1869, Dec. 6; commission merchant. Res. Arlington, Mass. Ch .: Mil- dred7, Lois7, Pauline Byron7.
IV. Thomas Wallace, son of John3, b. Bedford, 1792, April 12; farmer; selectman 1844; representative in the legislature 1853. He m. 1823, April 22, Nancy Cox Moor, his cousin. She d. 1869, Feb. 8, aged 65 yrs., 11 mos., 19 d. He d. at Nashua, 1878, Feb. 16. Ch. b. Bedford: William5, b. 1824, Oct. 19; Martha Janes, b. 1830, Feb. 21, d. 1832, Sept. 11; Annis Jane5, b. 1834, April 15, d. 1836, March 18; Thomas Wallace, Jr.5, b. 1837, Oct. 19; Margaret Ann5, b. 1839, Oct. 10; Olive Wallace5, b. 1841, Nov. 2, d. 1843, Aug. 28.
V. William, son of Thomas W.4, b. Bedford, 1824, Oct. 19; m. 1850, Nov. 27, Caroline A. Gage, b. Bedford, 1830, dau. of Isaac and Jane (Patten) Gage. He was a farmer, captain in the old militia, lieutenant in the Bedford light infantry (an independent company in town during the Civil war 1861-'66). He d. 1882, Aug. 20.
V. Thomas Wallace, Jr., son of Thomas W.4, b. Bedford, 1837, Oct. 19; m., 1st, 1861, Feb. 19, Lura Smith, b. Weare, N. H. She was divorced 1870. He m., 2d, 1880, May 6, Ella C. Edwards of Bos- ton, Mass. He was divorced 1901. Ch. by first mar .: Clara Ann6. VI. Clara Ann, dau. of Thomas Wallace, Jr.5, was b. in Bedford, 1866, Dec. 27; went to Michigan with her mother; m. 1885, Dec. 23, Fred B. Durette; farmer. Res. Armada, Mich. Ch .: Margie Moor", b. New Haven, Mich., 1886, June 6; Harry Smith7, b. Armada, Mich., 1890, Aug. 6.
V. Margaret Ann., dau. of Thomas W.4, b. Bedford, 1839, Oct. 10; m. 1861, June 27, Luther Kittredge, b, Merrimack, 1836; a moulder by trade. Res. in Nashua; rem. to Merrimack 1885, where he is a farmer. Collector of taxes for Nashua 1877-'79.
III. Mary, dau. of Col. Daniel2, b. Bedford, 1759, Oct. 26; m. about 1782 .James Shirley, b. in Chester, N. H., 1759. They res. on Shirley Hill, Goffstown. He d. 1855, March 31, aged 96. Ch. b. in Goffs- town: Nancy4, b. 1784, m. Joshua Vose of Bedford (see Vose); Jane4, b. 1786, Oct. 31, m. William Mckinney (see Mckinney) ; Thomas4, b. 1789, d. 1834, May 13, unm., at Satassia, Miss .; Dan- iel M.4, b. 1791; James4, b. 1794, May 5; John4, b. 1797, Dec. 10 (see Shirley of Bedford); Gilman4, b. 1799, teacher at Cortland, N. Y., d. 1822, Aug. 18, unm., at Gilmanton academy, Franklin Co., Ala .; William៛, lived at Cortland, N. Y .; Robert M.4, b. 1808, Jan. 5.
IV. Daniel M. (Shirley), son of Mary3, b. in Goffstown 1791; m. Jane, dau. of Capt. Robert3 Moor of Bristol, N. H .; farmer, res. on the homestead at Shirley Hill. He d. 1855, Aug. 23. Ch .: Robert M.5; Nancy5, m. Gilman Shirley of Bedford (see Shirley); Mary J.5; Joseph5, Harriet5, Daniel5, Horace5.
IV. James (Shirley), son of Mary3, b. in Goffstown, 1794, May 5; was a graduate of Dartmouth college; an attorney. He m., 1st, 1820, Harriet Walsworth of Norwich, Conn., who d. 1834. He m., 2d, 1835, Adeline Quincy, of Boston, Mass. Res. in Vicksburg, Miss. General Grant's entrenchments ran through his front yard; his house was destroyed and he was given possession of the house of a rebel by General Grant. After the surrender a great many claimed to have been loyal, and Gen. Grant referred their cases to Mr. Shirley. The labor and excitement proved more than he could endure, and he d. 1863, Aug. 8. Ch. of first mar: James, Jr.5, Frederick5, Robert Quincy5, Alice Eugenie5.
1V. Robert M. (Shirley), son of Mary3, b. Goffstown, 1808, Jan. 5; was a seventh son of a seventh son, famous for curing the king's evil; he tilled the ancestral acres, and engaged in buying hops. He m., 1st, Sophia Mccutchen, b. in New London, N. H., 1805, April 15, and
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d. 1870, Dec. 6. He m., 2d, Lucretia Houston, b. in Bedford, 1820, July 20, and d. 1890, Feb. 18. He d. 1889, Jan. 20. Ch., all by first mar., b. in Goffstown: James Quincy5, Mary Helen5, Abigail Frances5, Edward Carlton5.
V. James Quincy, son of Robert M.4 (Shirley), was b. in Goffstown, 1829, Nov. 14; m. Almira McPherson of Bedford, dau. of William McD. McPherson. He went to California in 1850, when 20 years of age, and engaged in mining and stock raising; was successful in the latter business in California, Idaho, Utah, and Oregon. When 21 years of age he drove a herd of cattle from Council Bluffs, Ia., to San Francisco, Cal. Almira, his wife, d. and he m., 2d, 1887, Feb. 11, Millie Mayo Hall, b. in Augusta, Me., 1847, Nov. 14, and now matron of Children's Home, Portland, Ore. He d. 1895, Feb. 27, at Portland, Ore., from injuries received 1895, Jan. 30, while driving a pair of horses at Union, Ore., having been thrown under the horses' heels and his ribs crushed by the wheels. He was moved 300 miles to the hospital at Portland.
III. Anne, dau. of Col. Daniel2, b. Bedford; m. 1788, June 17, James Mc- Questen of Litchfield, a farmer. Had ch., b. in Litchfield: Daniel4; William4; James4; John4; Clifton C.4, b. 1799, Feb. 7, d. 1802; Jane4; Henry4; Nancy4, b. 1806, Sept. 10, d. unm .; Mary S.4, b. 1809, May 28, m. her cousin, Daniel4 Moor (son of Williams, son of Col. Daniel2); Martha M.4, b. 1811, Oct. 22, m. her cousin, Joseph4 Moor (son of William3, son of Col. Daniel2).
IV. Daniel (McQuesten), son of Anne3, b. Litchfield, 1789, Dec. 3; farmer and brickmaker; m., 1st, 1818, Dec. 23, Alice Bryant, b. Leicester, Mass., 1797, Dec. 15, and d. 1846, Nov. 4. He m., 2d, 1848, Jan. 27, Susan Craft, b. Washington, Vt., 1804, Dec. 3, and d. 1870, May 21. He d. 1872, Sept. 14. Ch., by 1st mar., b. Litchfield: Charles5; Tryphena W.5; Daniel M.5; Nancy5; Joseph B.5; Mary A.5; Daniel5; James.5 Ch. of 2d mar .: Daniel Moor.5
IV. William (McQuesten), son of Anne3, b. Litchfield, 1792, Jan. 8; m. Judith Oakes, who d. at Rockport, Mass. He d. in Alabama. They had a son: William5, who d., aged 20.
IV. James (McQuesten), son of Anne3, b. Litchfield, 1794, Feb. 28; was a general in the old militia, prominent and well known in Man- chester. He m., 1st, 1817, Feb. 28, Betsey C. Young, b. Man- chester, 1797, Jan. 9, and d. 1835, Oct. 26. He m., 2d, 1836, Dor- cas Wallace, b. 1792, and d. 1874, April 21. He d. 1853, Aug. 21. Ch., b. in Manchester: Mary A.5; Willliam5; Jonathan Young5; James5; Clifton C.5; John Cyrus5; Jerome B.5
IV. John (McQuesten), son of Anne3, b. in Litchfield, 1796, Feb. 14; m. 1826, Dec. 26, Louisa Butler, b. 1809, June 9; res. in Litchfield, then rem. to Wisconsin; when gold was discovered in California he made several trips across the plains with ox and horse teams; served one year in Civil war, in Company A, Forty-first regiment, Wis. Vols. His wife d. at Plattsville, Wis., 1859, Sept. 15. He d. at Grandview, Minn., 1880, Oct. 6. Ch .: Varnum B.5; Clin- ton5; John A.5; Leroy Napoleon5; Mary Louisa5; Jerome B.5; Orlan- do C.5
IV. Jane (McQuesten), dau. of Anne3, b. in Litchfield, 1801, July 16; m. 1826, March 1, William Bean, b. Sutton, N. H., 1800, Nov. 8, and d. 1859, Sept. 16. She d. Sunapee, N. H., 1893, May 3. Ch. b. in Sutton: Daniel5; James M.5; Joseph5; Mary A.5; Franklin P.5; Nancy M.5; Hannah J.5; Martha Moor.5
IV. Henry (McQuesten), son of Anne3, b. Litchfield, 1803, Aug. 14; m. Elizabeth Wingate Chase, b. Litchfield, 1801, Sept. 14; was a farmer. He d. 1867, Feb. 24. His wife d. 1886, Nov. 17. Ch. b. in Litchfield: Benjamin5; William5; Henry Wingate5; James Frank- lin.5
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III. Col. William, son of Col. Daniel2, b. Bedford, 1773, Sept. 12; was prominent in town affairs, and imbued with the military spirit of his father. In Aug., 1812, as captain, he drilled his company every day for two weeks, expecting hourly to receive orders to march to Portsmouth; was promoted adjutant, 1816, July 4; major, 1817, and colonel, 1818, June 20; resigned, 1820, March 9. His regiment was the Ninth, the same commanded by his father during the Revolution. Though a tavern keeper for many years, he was a total abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a man of positive convictions, well versed in public affairs, he secured the respect of all. He was selectman, 1816-'19, 1828, and 1835, being a member of the board of selectmen that bought the William Moor, Elder, homestead for a town farm; he was representative, 1832-'33. He m., 1st, 1800, Feb. 11, Martha Holmes of Londonderry, his cous- in's dau. She d. 1834, Dec. 25, aged 53. He m., 2d, 1835, Susan (Bowman) Wallace, widow of Thomas Wallace of Goffstown, and rem. to Goffstown, where he d. 1839, March 25. His widow d. in Henniker, 1886, Feb. 14, aged 90. Ch. all b. Bedford by 1st mar .: Daniel4, b. 1801, Feb. 23; Nancy Cox4, b. 1803, Feb. 19, m. Thomas Moor4, (son of John3, son of Col. Daniel2); Joseph Colley4, b. 1805, April 7; Susanna4, b. 1806, Feb. 3, d. 1807, April 23; John Holmes4, b. 1807, June 15, d. 1812, Jan. 23; Timothy Fuller4, b. 1809, June 16; Elizabeth4, b. 1810, Dec. 29; Nathaniel H.4, b. 1812, Dec. 24; William4, b. 1815, May 20; Martha Jane4, b. 1817, d. 1821, March 30; Margaret Morrison4, b, 1820, May 20; Robert Cox4, b. 1823, May 20; David McG.4, b. 1825, July 26.
IV. Daniel, son of Col. William3, b. in Bedford, 1801, Feb. 23; was a school teacher, also taught penmanship; town clerk, 1835; select- man, 1837-'39; rem. to Merrimack, 1840. He m., 1st, Mary S. Mc- Questen, his cousin, who d. 1840, Feb. 29. He m., 2d, 1841, April 1, Sarah Stevens of New Boston. He d. 1850, Aug. 13, and his widow d. at Boston, Mass., 1855, Jan. 13. Ch., by 1st mar., b. in Bedford: William Clinton5, b. 1829, Jan. 3, m. 1854, March 23, Martha J. Moor, his cousin (dau. of William4, son of Col. Will- iam3), he d. 1854, Aug. 16; James Clifton5; Martha J.5, b. 1832, June, d. 1834, Jan. 5; Daniel Leroy5; George Burnham5; Joseph Harrison5. Ch. by 2d mar .: Ervin J.5
V. James Clifton, son of Daniel4, b. in Bedford, 1830, April 8; m. 1852, Nov. 16, Mary A. Hodgman, b. Carlisle, 1831, Nov. 10, dau. of George and Mary (Parker) Hodgman of Bedford; was a brick maker; rem. to Scranton, Pa., 1860. Enlisted in Fifth N. Y. heavy artillery, was taken prisoner at battle of Cedar Creek, Va., 1864, Oct. 19, and confined in Libby prison, Richmond, where he d. 1864, Dec. 25. Ch .: Mary E.6; George Leroy6, b. in Bedford, 1858, Jan. 16, d. 1863, Nov. 7; Sadie J.6, b. Scranton, Pa., 1861, June 30. Mrs. Mary A. (Hodgman) Moor m., 2d, William U. Gage, and had a dau .: Ida A., b. 1875, July 30 (see Gage) .
VI. Mary E., dau. of James Clifton5, b. 1853, Oct. 9; m. 1872, Oct. 24, George A. Powers, b. in Milford, 1848, June 28. They have one son: Fred Elmer7, b. 1881, Nov. 21.
VI. Sadie J., dau. of James Clifton5, b. 1861, June 30; m. 1893, Nov. 1, Alonzo W. Howard, b. Lyndeborough, 1853, June 28, and res. in Milford. Ch .: Clarence Wells™, b. 1895, Feb. 4; Helen Moor7, b. 1898, Jan. 31.
V. Daniel Leroy, son of Daniel4, b. in Bedford, 1834, Nov. 27; m. 1855, Dec. 18, Sarah F. Chadwick, b. Francestown, 1838, Aug. 11; res. at Nashua, Wheeling, Va., and Cleveland, Ohio. He was leader of a band in the Civil war; kept hotel at Cleveland, where he d. 1898, April 8. His wife d. 1872, March 2. Ch .: Helen L.6, d. young; Walter L.6, b. 1866, Dec. 12; Mildred6, b. 1868, Nov. 7, m.,
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1st, 1885, Sept. 25, Robert Pocock of Wooster, Ohio, m., 2d, Mr. Austin, and res. in Cleveland; Alton Clifton6, b. 1870, Aug. 1, res. in Cleveland.
V. George Burnham, son of Daniel4, b. in Bedford, 1837, Nov. 29; enlisted for three months when President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to put down the great Rebellion; was one of the "First Defenders of Washington " ; was discharged, and returned to Bedford; enlisted, 1861, Sept. 16, for three years; was appointed corporal; discharged for disability, 1863, Feb. 23, and returned to Bedford; enlisted, 1864, Feb. 10, in N. H. Vol. cavalry; was cap- tured at Lacy's Springs, Va., 1864, Dec. 21, and confined in Libby prison, where he met his brother, James C., a few days before he d. He was paroled and discharged, 1865, June 2, at Baltimore, Md. He d. 1886, March 7, at Vassalboro, Me., where he was a member of the Soldiers' Home.
V. Joseph Harrison, son of Daniel4, b. Bedford, 1840, Feb. 4; enlisted, 1st, 1861, Sept. 9, and served in the Civil war for two enlistments of three years each; was slightly wounded. He m. 1875, July 15, Georgia Ansell of Manchester, where they res .; he is a locomo- tive engineer. They adopted about 1880, Harry J. Mansur, b. Bradford, Mass., 1880, July 15.
V. Ervin Jay, son of Daniel4, was b. in Merrimack, 1844, Nov. 24; enlisted, 1864, March 30, in Troop C, First regiment, N. H. cav- alry, credited to Weare; was wounded in Gen. Wilson's raid, 1864, June 30; taken prisoner, 1864, July 15, at Prince George's Court House, Va .; on his way to Libby prison he escaped and rejoined his regiment; was wounded at Shepardstown, Va., 1864, July 25, and dismissed at Concord, 1865, July 15. He ni. 1872, March 28, Lydia A. Quimby of Concord. Ch .: Frank E.6; Wal- ter H.6; Sarah Florence.6
IV. Capt. Joseph Colley, son of Col. William3, b. in Bedford, 1805, April 7; m. 1832, June 12, Martha McQuesten, his cousin, and res. in Bedford, Merrimack, and Goffstown. He was captain in the old militia; collector of taxes in Bedford. Martha, his wife, d. in Goffstown, 1887, April 30, and he d. in Weare while on a visit, 1887, Nov. 21. Had ch., all b. in Bedford: Mary Shirley5; Susan Janes and Martha Ann5 (twins), b. 1835, Aug. 22, Susan Jane d. young; Abel F.5; David Rollins.5
V. Mary Shirley, dau. of Capt. Joseph Colley, was b. in Bedford, 1833, Dec. 16; m. 1851, May 10, Ziba A. Hoit of Goffstown, b. 1825, June 7, who was engaged in lumber business for some years, and represented the town of Weare in the legislature, 1862-'63; now res. in Goffstown. Ch .: Martha A.6; Ella J.6, b. in Weare, 1857, Aug. 24, m. 1877, Aug. 29, Charles S. Parker of Goffstown, and d. 1878, Feb. 3; Frank A.6; Belle M.6; Addie L.6, b. Goffstown, 1872, April 16, d. 1888, Jan. 10.
VI. Martha A. (Hoit), dau. of Mary Shirley5, b. in Merrimack, 1853, Aug. 13; m. 1871, April 10, C. Ed. Gove, b. Weare, 1844, Jan. 7; a farmer and lumberman; res. in Riverdale, N. H. Ch .: Charles A.7; Carrie E.7
VI. Frank A. (Hoit), son of Mary Shirley5, was b. in Weare, 1862, Jan. 9; is a graduate of Bellevue Medical college, N. Y .; was city phy- sician of Manchester, 1886; returned to New York, thence to St. Louis, Mo., where he d. 1894, Aug. 23.
VI. Belle M. (Hoit), dau. of Mary Shirley5, was b. in Weare, 1867, Sept. 4; m. 1890, June 4, George F. Bartlett, b. in Weare; res. in Goffs- town. Ch .: Celia Hoit7; Sherman A.7; Mary Ella. 7
V. Martha Ann, dau. of Capt. Joseph Colley, b. in Bedford, 1835, Aug. 22; m. 1861, June 29, Nathan F. Hunkins, b. Sandown, N. H., 1827, July 9. He d. Haverhill, Mass., 1889, Feb. 21; his wife still
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res. there. Their ch .: Mary Ella6, b. in Plaistow, N. H., 1865, April 29, m. 1890, June 4, at Goffstown, Fred Rumney (?) Moor, b. 1865, and d. at Haverhill, Mass., 1899, Feb. 18. She res. in Hav- erhill.
V. Abel F., son of Capt. Joseph Colley, b. in Bedford, 1837, June 12; was roadmaster of Concord R. R. several years; went to St. Paul, Minn., 1877, returned to Goffstown, and d. there, 1896, Sept. 18. He m. 1861, Aug. 4, Eliza A. Simons, b. in Weare, 1844, Feb. 27. Ch .: Marietta6; Lena May6, b. 1868, Aug. 2, d. 1871, March 30; Helen Frank6, b. Concord, 1872, Oct. 30, m. 1893, Sept. 2, John W. Sargent, b. Dunbarton, 1867, Sept. 6, and res in Goffstown.
V. David Rollins, son of Capt. Joseph Colley, was b. in Bedford, 1843, Feb. 4; enlisted from Weare, 1861, in Civil war, Company E, Fourth N. H. Vols .; reenlisted 1864, Jan .; was severely wounded. Notary public, and res. in Amherst, N. H. He m. 1880, Oct. 16, Boston, Mass., Margaret Heskett. Ch .: Joseph H.6, b. in Goffstown, 1883, April 19; Martha A.6, b. in Goffstown, 1884, Aug. 31; infant son,6, b. and d. 1886, Feb. 16; Jennie F.6, b. 1887, Sept. 16; Carrie B.6, b. 1891, Feb. 4, in New Boston; Emma L.6, b. in Amherst, 1894, June 1.
IV. Timothy Fuller, son of Col. William3, b. in Bedford, 1809, June 16; m. 1838, Jan. 9, Clarissa E. Emery, b. Newbury, N. H., 1806, Oct. 14. Lived in town except about four years in Merrimack. Cap- tain of Bedford highlanders in old militia; brick maker and farmer. She d. 1885, Oct. 14, at Cambridge, Mass. He d. at Bedford, 1889, Jan. 28. Ch. all b. here: William Wilson5; Sarah J.5; Charlotte Ann5; Philip Quincy5, b. 1844, Sept. 6, d. 1846, July 4; Amos Harvey5, b. 1846, April 6, d. 1848, June 15.
V. William Wilson, son of Timothy Fuller4, was b. in Bedford, 1839, June 17; m. at Groton, Mass., 1874, Jan. 1, Sophia H. Babcock, b. at Wilmot, N. H., 1851, May 1; farmer and superintendent of a large brick making plant in Scranton, Pa., twelve years, also one year for the Oxford Iron Co., at Oxford, N. J. Is genealogist of this Moor family, having the names of 5,000 descendants of John and Jenet Moor. He res. at Concord. Had one ch., Marion6, b. 1875, April 10, at Concord, and d. at Bedford, 1888, Dec. 1.
V. Sarah J., dau. of Timothy Fuller4, b. in Bedford, 1841, May 22; m. at Cambridge, Mass., 1873, Feb. 17, Charles H. Wheeler, b. 1839, Nov. He was a salesman; d. 1901, Oct. 28. Sarah, his wife, res. at West Somerville, Mass. Ch., b. Cambridge: Charles Perley6, b. 1874, July 17, m. 1902, Nov. 26, Cora Alice Maynard of Cam- bridge, Mass., res. there; Currie N. G.6
VI. Carrie N. G. (Wheeler), dau. of Sarah J.5, b. in Cambridge, 1876, March 18; m. 1897, Oct. 16, George A. Getchell, a salesman; res. in West Somerville. They have Harold Alfred7, b. in Cambridge, 1898, Oct. 16.
V. Charlotte Ann, dau. of Timothy Fuller, b. in Bedford, 1842, Oct. 13; m. 1873, Aug. 12, Edward E. Priest, b. in Cambridge, Mass., 1836; is an engineer. They res. in Cambridge. Had one ch., Clarissa A. M.6
VI. Clarissa A. M. (Priest), dau. of Charlotte Ann5, b. 1874, Nov. 23; m. 1892, Nov. 23. Everett P. Ireland of Corinna, Me., where they res. They have Lucy Ann7, b. in Corinna, 1894, July 2.
IV. Elizabeth, dau. of Col. William3, b. Bedford, 1810, Dec. 29; m. 1831, Sept. 27, Lancy Weston, b. in Antrim, 1800, Nov. 11. Res. Antrim till 1846, when they came to Bedford. Was superinten- dent of poor farm two years; went to Michigan 1850; farmer. He d. at Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1877, Dec. 9. She res. at Richmond, Mich. Ch. all b. in Antrim: Nathaniel H.5, Leonard C.5, b. 1834, Dec. 13, d. 1839, Oct. 14; Clinton Harrison5; Clark W.5, b. 1842,
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