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 118

Author: Bedford (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1903
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I. Robert Vose came from Lancashire, England, in 1638, with a com- pany which settled in Dorchester. In 1640 he purchased a farm in that part of Dorchester, now Milton. There was said to have been a brother of Robert, who settled in Connecticut and spelled the name Vorse, and it is from that family that Albert Vorse descended. Robert Vose was b. in 1599 and d. in 1683, while Jane, his wife, d. in 1675. They had five ch., but we find no mention of Henry2, the eldest, after his childhood. The second son, Edward2, remained on the homestead, which his father had purchased, while his younger brother, Thomas2, settled in another part of the town. The elder daughter, Elizabeth2, b. in 1639, m. Thomas Swift in 1657, and d. in 1675. Her sister, Martha2, m. John Sharp, but after he was killed by the Indians, in 1676, she became Mrs. Buckminister.

Il. Edward, son of Robert1, was b. in 1636; d. in 1716, leaving one son, Nathaniel3.

III. Nathaniel, son of Edward2, was b. 1672; m. Mary Belcher; d. 1753, and had four ch .: Joseph4; Margaret4; Merrium4, m. Robert Vose; Elijah4.

IV. Joseph, son of Nathaniel, b. 1816; was colonel of the First Massa- chusetts regiment in the time of the Revolution; m. Sarah Howe; had a son, Josiah Howe5.

V. Josiah Howe, son of Joseph+, was colonel in the United States army; m. Charlotte Cushing, and had a son, James G.6

VI. Rev. James G., son of Josiah Howes, of Providence, R. I., writes in 1900: " I am descended in a direct line from Robert, who pur- chased a farm in Milton (1640), eighteen acres of which still remain the property of myself and sister."

IV. Margaret, dau of Nathaniel8; m. Ezekiel Savage. Their son, Rev. Thomas Savage, b. 1793, was pastor in Bedford from 1825 to 1865 (see Savage).

IV. Elijah, son of Nathaniel8, b. 1708; m. Sarah Bent; d. 1766; had four ch .: Gen. Joseph, b. 1738, d. 1816; Col. Elijah, b. 1744, d. 1822; Moses; and Bill. Gen. Joseph and Col. Elijah were both prominent in the Revolution. Gen. Joseph served through the whole war; at its close he was colonel, but was afterwards pro- moted. He had eleven ch.

II. Thomas, son of Robert1, b. 1641; d. 1708; settled near the home- stead of his father and seems to have left but one son, Henry3, although mention is made of three other ch .: Elizabeth3 (Crane) b. 1661; Jane8 (Lyon), b. 1665; and Thomas8, b. 1667.

III. Henry, son of Thomas, b. 1663; d. 1752; received a grant of land in Bedford for services in the Narragansett Indian war. He had two wives, Elizabeth Babcock and Jemimee Tucker. Elizabeth was the mother of ten ch., viz .: Wartstill4, b. 1691, m. John Deats; Robert4, b. 1693; Elisabeth4, b. 1695; Mary4, b. 1697, m. Capt. John Billings; Martha4, b. 1698, m. Isaac Adams; Abigail4, b. 1700, d. young; Joshua4, b. 1702; Hepsibah4, b. 1704; Bulah4, b. 1706, m. Isaac Billings; Thomas4, b. 1708, m., 1st, Experience Tucker, 2d, Patience Billings.

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IV. Robert, son of Henry3, b. 1693; m. Abigail Sumner, and had thirteen ch .: Othniels and Wartstill5, b. 1721, d. young; Robert5, b. 1723, m. Merrium Vose (Edward's2 granddaughter), d. 1777; Henry5, b. 1725; William5, b. 1729, d. young; Samuel5, b. 1730; William5, b. 1732; James5, b. 1734; Elisabeth5, b. 1736; Abigail5, b. 1738, d. young; Thomas5, b. 1740, m. Mary Tucker; Joshua5, b. 1742; and Benjamin5, b. 1744. Of these ch. three sons survived their father, Lieut. Samuel, Lieut. James, and Thomas. Thomas remained in Milton, but his son, the Hon. Thomas, moved to Robbinston, Me., to manage the business of Gov. Edward Rob- bins. Samuel and James came to Bedford and settled on the River road near the Merrimack line, probably about 1755. Later they moved to Plummer Hill.

V. Lieut. Samuel, son of Robert4, b. 1730; d. in Bedford, 1799; m. Phebe Vickery, b. 1729, d. 1801. Their ch. were: Thomas6, b. 1757; Dea. Samuel6, moved to Antrim in 1788; Robert6, moved to Antrim in 1790; Francis6; John6, b. 1766, grad. at Dartmouth in 1795, then became a teacher at Atkinson and Pembroke (see bio- graphical sketch); Roger6; Mercy6; and Phebe6.

VI. Roger, son of Lieut. Samuel; m. Anna - -; moved to Spencer, N. Y., with his family of ten ch .: Samuel7; John7; Phebe7, b. 1779; Jesse7, b. 1801; Rachel7, b. 1803; Mary7, b. 1805; Otis7, b. 1807; Nancy7; Alfred7, b. 1812; and Cynthia7, b. 1818.

V. Lieut. James, son of Robert4, b. 1734; m. Abigail -; d. in Bed- ford, 1808. Had ch .: James6, b. 1769, d. 1770; James6, b. 1772, d. 1775; Jacob6; Joshua6; also four daughters, of these two m. Eatons, one a Vickery, and the other a Barnes.

VI. Jacob, son of Lieut. James5; moved to Spencer, N. Y., with his family, which consisted of Betsey7 (Van Woert); Persis7 (Cros- sen); Deborah7 (Stevens); Sally7 (Doane); Rebecca7; Othniel Sum- ner7, and by a second mar .: Rachel"; George7; John"; Ephraim7; Thomas7; Joshua7; and David7.

VIII. Rebecca, dau. of Jacob6, b. 1798, Dec. 1; remained in Bedford; m. Henry J. Plummer, who was b. 1800, Sept. 6; she d. 1885. Their ch. were: Rodney, b. 1824; Fred and Frank (twins), b. 1827; Abbie Persis, b. 1831, now living in Bedford (see Worthley); Henry Sumner, b. 1835, now living in Manchester; Joseph and Benjamin (twins), b. 1837.

VII. Othniel Sumner, son of Jacob6; had ch .: Nancy Elizabeth (King) of New York; Albert Sumner, now living in Yorklin, Del; Lemuel Dickerman, now living in Chicago; Jacob Othniel, now living in Oswego, N. Y .; Dr. Franklin Joseph, b. 1851, m. Alice Lowman, now a physician in Brooklyn, N. Y .; Enoch Lorenzo, m. Sarah Van Woert.

VI. Joshua, son of Lieut. James, b. 1781; d. 1862; m., 1st, Nancy Shir- ley; m., 2d, Mary Houston. Ch. of 1st mar. were: Daniel7, b. 1808; James7, b. 1809; Nancy7, b. 1812, d. 1817; Joshua7, b. 1815. Ch. of 2d mar. were: Nancy A.7, b. 1829, m. 1857, John O. Parker, now living in Manchester; John Gilman7, b. 1832; Justin E.7, b. 1835, d. 1894.

VII. Daniel, son of Joshua6, b. 1808; d. 1879; m. 1833, Fannie Chase and had ch .: Thomas8, who had ch., Shirley9 and Laura9; Roger Horace*, b. 1837; Francis8; James8; Helen8; and Sumner8.

VIII. Roger Horace, son of Daniel7, b. 1837; m. 1st, 1857, Mary Jane Muzzey, who d. 1888, March; m., 2d, 1889, Sept., Martha E. Cutler. He d. 1902, Jan. Had ch .: Carrie Alice9, b. 1861, d. 1863; Mary Illione9, b. 1866, d. 1867; Mabel Francis9, b. 1878, Nov., m. 1902, June, Emerson E. Densmore.

VII. James, son of Joshua6, b. 1809; d. 1841; had one dau. Mary Helen8, now living in Vicksburg, Miss.

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VII. Joshua, son of Joshua6, b. 1815; m. Maria Alexander, who was b. 1815. He d. 1899. They had one dau., Mary C.8, b. 1842, and d. 1861.

VII. John Gilman, son of Joshua6, b. 1832; m. 1860, Mary E. Keniston. They had ch .: Joshua, b. 1863, June; d. 1863, Oct .; Mamie Fran- cis8, b. 1865, Feb., now Mrs. John G. McAllaster of Manchester (see McAllaster); Annie Morrill8, b. 1875, Oct.

HON. JOHN VOSE.

The following sketch is from the Rev. Wm. Cogswell, D. D .:

" Hon. John Vose, son of Lieut. Samuel Vose, was born in Bedford, N. H., July 10, 1766. He took degree at Dartmouth college, 1795,-one of the best scholars of his class, though it contained such men as Heman Allen, Abijah Bigelow, Luther Jewett, members of Congress; Judah Dana, U. S. senator, Judge Nichols Emery, and Drs. Samuel Worcester and Thomas Snell. His Commencement exercise was a 'Philosophical Oration on Thunder Storms.' He excelled in mathematics and philosophy. After leaving college, he immediately became preceptor of the academy at Atkinson, N. H. For twenty-one years he had charge of that institution, which is one of the oldest and has been one of the most respectable in the state. In 1820 he removed to Pembroke, and became principal of the academy in that place, where he continued eleven years. In 1831 he returned to Atkinson, where he spent the remainder of his days.

"In 1801 Mr. Vose was appointed justice of peace, of the. Quorum of 1815, and was continued in office till his death. He was senator in the general court, from the third senatorial district, in 1816. He was for many years deacon of the church in Atkinson, and at his death was president of the board of trustees of the academy in that place. He was president of the Merrimack County Temperance society, from its forma- tion until he left the county, in 1831; and, for many years, was one of the vice-presidents of the 'American Sunday-school Union.' All these trusts, he fulfilled with great propriety, faithfulness, and acceptance.

"Mr. Vose published an oration, delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa society of Dartmouth college, in 1805, and an oration on the 4th of July, delivered at Bedford, N. H., in 1809; also, an oration before the Rocking- ham Agricultural society, at Derry, in 1813. He published, in 1827, a 'System of Astronomy,' containing 252 pages of octavo size; and also, in 1832, a 'Compendium of Astronomy,' for common schools, of 12mo form. These are not merely compilations, but original and valuable works.

"Mr. Vose was devout, modest, and exemplary, consistent in all his deportment as a man and a Christian. His last illness was a gradual decline, and he died, much lamented, April 3, 1840, at the age of 74, in the peace and hope of the gospel. He has left a wife and five children. At his funeral, a very appropriate discourse was delivered by Rev. John Kelley of Hampstead, from Acts 8:2,-'And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.'"

WALCH (WELCH).

I. John Welch married Mary Wheatstone and settled in Barnstead, N. H. Had ch .: Jonathan2; Ephraim2; Mary2; Betsy2; Edward2; Andrew2; Moses2; Samuel2. John1 died while his children were young, and Ephraim, who was one of the older children, was taken from home and bound out, as the custom then was. Being separated from his family he came to spell the name Walch, while his brothers and their descendants spell the name Welch as it had been.

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II. Ephraim was b. in Barnstead, N. H., in 1791. He enlisted from Barnstead in War of 1812; m. Mary Keniston of Littleton, N. H., who was b. in 1796, and was of Scotch parentage. Had ch .: Eben3; Mary Anne3; Stephen3; Sarah Jane3; Sylvester3; James Edward3; Frank3; Benjamin3; Melissa3; Carolines.

III. James Edward, b. 1830, June 20, in Barnstead, N. H .; m. 1849, Aug. 12, Susan Maria, dau. of Alfred and Eliza (Wood) Beaman, who was b. in Princeton, Mass., 1831, April 8. Ch .: Luella M.4; Clarence E.4; Emily B.4; Florrie E.4; Frank A.4; George Lincoln4; Walter M.4; James R4; Susie M.4; Annie F.4

IV. George Lincoln, son of James Edwards, was b. in Litchfield, N. H., 1860, July 3. He m. 1884, Dec. 23, Ella D., b. Bedford, 1866, Dec. 11, dau. of William and Orline (Flint) McAfee (see McAfee). They have one son, Wayland Flint5, b. 1888, Nov. 25.

WALKER.

"Rev. George Walker, rector of the parish of Donoughmore, was one of the leaders of the besieged inhabitants of Londonderry, Ireland, in 1689. Although an aged man, he was active in the defence of the city, and did much to assist the starving inhabitants in their efforts to obtain food. He was a man of great force of character, a natural leader. It is natural that from this forceful man, should spring a family, noted for its energy and strong character."

I. In 1714 a descendant of the Rev. George Walker, Andrew by name, came over from Londonderry, and settled in Billerica, Mass., afterwards removing to Tewksbury, where he d. He was accompanied by his wife and two sons, Robert2 and James2, who were afterwards reinforced by seven other ch .: Alexander2, m. a Caldwell; Margaret2, m. Nathaniel Davidson; Mary2, m. Robert Davidson; Sarah2, d. single; Nancy2, m. James Carr of Goffs- town; Hannah2, m. Francis Barnet of Bedford; Jane2, m. William Barnet of Bedford. At what time Andrew, the common ances- tor, d. is uncertain. There is (1903) in the possession of Charles K. Walker, Esq., of West Manchester, a power of attor- ney dated 1739, given by Capt. James Walker to his father, Andrew, then residing in Tewksbury, Mass.

In 1734 Robert and James went to live with their uncle, Archibald Stark, father of Gen. John Stark, then living in Londonderry, N. H. Here for three years they made turpentine from the pitch- pine trees growing abundantly in the forest. In the fall of 1737 they crossed the Merrimack river and built a log cabin for shelter during the winter, thus becoming the first settlers of the town of Bedford. During the winter they felled the trees, and in the spring finished clearing the first piece of land in town. Here, too, they were joined in the spring by Matthew and Samuel Patten (brothers) from Dunstable, Mass., who assisted in clearing the land and lived with them until their own house was completed. Robert was a noted hunter, while James excelled in fine horses. In one instance, a man, who, like too many nowadays, had very confused ideas of 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.

Another record states that Andrew Walker1, was b. in Londonderry, Ire- land, in 1720, came to this country in 1734, and m. Peggy Boyce in 1748. They had three sons and three daughters: Andrew2, James2, Robert2, Peg- gy2, Patty2, and Jenny2. He rem. to New Boston in 1753, and erected the

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first saw and grist-mills in that town, on the middle branch of the Piscat- aquog river. He d. in May, 1783, and is buried at New Boston (see New Boston History). Tradition in this family also mentions a James and a Robert, who res. for a time in Londonderry with their uncle and crossed the river to Bedford.

II. Andrew, son of Andrew1, was b. 1750, Jan. 5, and went to New Boston with his parents when 3 years of age. He m. 1779, June 24, Ruth Woodbury of Beverly, Mass., and res. in New Boston until 1822, May, when he moved to Unity, to live with his son Andrew3, who had settled in that town 1820, May 9. He d. 1835, aged 86.

III. Andrew, son of Andrew2, was b. 1789, May 16; m. 1811, Nov. 7, Sally Miller, and d. 1857, Nov. Had ten ch., nine boys and one girl; of these, one son only, Sylvenus Walker, solicitor of Amer- ican and foreign patents, is now living (1903). He res. in Boston, Mass., aged nearly 74. He had a brother Andrew, also a nephew Andrew-making five successive generations bearing that name.

(Only for the discrepancy in dates we would surmise that the Andrew1 of this record was a son of the original Andrew and born in this country instead of Ireland.) Dr. Silas Walker and his son, Dr. John D. Walker, formerly of this town, may have belonged to this branch of the Walker family.

II. Robert, son of Andrew1 (descendant of Rev. George Walker), b. 1708; m. Rebecca Barnes of Londonderry. He d. 1777. They had seven ch .: Sarah3, d. in Bedford, aged 17 years; Hannah3, d. in childhood, on a visit to Londonderry; John3, d. 1775, aged 23 years, unm .; Andrew3; Susannah3, m. William Waugh, was living 1850, aged 92; Jane3, m. Josiah Gordon (see Gordon); Robert3.

III. Andrew, son of Robert2; m. Elizabeth Gault. He d. 1830, aged 75. They had nine ch .: a dau., Sarah4, b. 1778, May 10; John4, b. 1779, Dec. 8; Robert4; Andrew4; Benjamin4; Cornelius4; also three more daughters. Of these four sons and two daughters were married.

IV. Robert, son of Andrew3; m. 1805, Mary, dau. of Dea. James Wal- lace; he d. 1818. They had ch .: Greenleaf5, b. 1805; Elvira5, b. 1807, d. 1892, Dec. 25; Andrew5, b. 1809; Mary A.5, b. 1811; Josiah G.5, b. 1813, d. 1818; Robert5, b. 1815; Sally5, b. 1817, d. 1818.

V. Greenleaf, son of Robert4, b. 1805; m. 1856, Jan. 1, Nancy Jane, b. 1824, dau. of Daniel and Fanny (Gault) Mclaughlin, and d. 1869, June 20. He d. 1865, April 8. They had one ch .: Charles Andrew, b. in Bedford, 1858, Jan. 5, d. in Manchester, N. H., 1902, Feb. 13.

V. Andrew, son of Robert4, b. 1809; m. Mary E. Eastman, by whom he had ch .: Helen F.6, b. 1840; Charles A.6, b. 1844.

V. Mary A., dau. of Robert4, b. 1811; m. 1834, William Manning of Nashua. She d. 1836. They had two ch .: Daniel W.6, b. 1834, and Mary A.6, b. 1836, d. 1893, Sept. 17.

V. Robert, son of Robert4, b. 1815; m. Sophia R. Lund, by whom he had ch .: Abby Sophia6, b. 1843; Ada Lucretia6, b. 1849; m. - Gage.

III. Robert, son of Robert2; m., 1st, Submit Chubbuck (great-aunt to Emily Chubbuck, known as Fanny Forrester, who became Mrs. Judson, missionary to Burmah, and whose parents came to this town from Abington, Mass., and rem. to state of New York some years later). He m. again, but had no ch. by his second wife. He lived to an advanced age, and was the father of twelve ch., b. in Bedford, by his 1st mar., viz .: John4, b. 1785, Sept. 10; Robert4,

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b. 1787, March 3, m. Nancy Gordon, had four ch. (?) d. in Illinois whither he had repaired with his family; Nathan4, b. 1788, Dec. 1, was living in Vt., 1850; Jesse4, b. 1790, Oct. 5, d. in Bedford, 1849; James4, b. 1792, Oct. 29; Rebecca4, b. 1794, Oct. 29; Sally4, b. 1796, Aug. 16, d. 1886, Oct. 27; Hannah Atwood4, b. 1798, Oct. 21, m. Crosby, res. Warner; Submit4, b. 1801, Jan. 16, m. Thomas G. Holbrook (see Holbrook); Betsey4, b. 1803 (?), June 8; Olive Aiken4, b. 1805, Oct. 23, m. - Sawyer, res. in Maine; Sidney4, b. 1807, Aug. 8.

IV. Rev. John, son of Robert3, b. 1785, Sept. 10; m. Arethusa, dau. of Dr. Royal Humphrey of Athol, Mass. She d. in Trenton, Mo., aged 87. He d. Waverly, N. Y., 1868, June. They had nine ch .: Eusebia5, b. Greenfield, 1814, d. unm. in Lowell, Mass., 1847; Lucy M.5, b. 1816; Arethusa H.5, b. 1818; John Sidney5, b. 1820; Henry Martyn5, b. 1822; Charles Frederick5, b. 1824, Jan. 1; Esther Humphrey5, b. 1828, d. unm. in Vermont; Otis5, b. Moscow, N. Y., 1830; George Fairfield5, b. 1832.

V. Lucy M., dau. of Rev. John4, b. 1816; m., 1st, Jesse Dearborn, M. D., a graduate of Boston Medical college. They settled in Palmyra, Mich., where he d. Had four ch., one only living now, a dau., Ellen6, wife of Lieut. Wheeler, res. in Dennison, Texas, who has a dau .. Libbie7. Lucy M. m., 2d, Nathaniel C. Alvord, Esq., and res. in Trenton, Mich., where they d.

V. Arethusa H., dau. of Rev. John4, b. 1818; m. Joel Walker (another branch) and settled in Jackson, Mich., where both d., leaving a son, who m. and had two ch. when last heard from. He res. in Jackson, Mich., and was a farmer of one square mile of land.

V. John Sidney, son of Rev. John4, b. 1820, June 19; m., 1845, May 18, Harriet Harris Upham, and res in Claremont, N. H., where he d. 1901, Sept. 22. They had a son, John Sidney6, b. 1852, June 26.

VI. John Sidney, son of John Sidney5, b. 1852, June 26; m. 1875, Nov. 7, Lilla Abigail Tutherly, b. Claremont, 1856, Feb. 9, dau. of Da- vid F. and Susan (Sperry) Tutherly. They have a son, Robert Tutherly7, b. Irving, Kan., 1878, June 26.

V. Henry Martyn, son of Rev. John4, b. 1822, April 25; m., 1st, Elisa- beth Howland, b. 1824, Aug. 14, dau. of Benjamin D. and Silvia (Howland) Almy of Newport, R. I. She d. 1854, Jan. 9. He m., 2d, 1859, Nov. 7, Sarah Horton Almy (a sister of Elisabeth H.), b. 1822, d. 1892, April 30. He was a dentist by profession, but for the past seven years has been librarian of South Dartmouth, Mass., library. Had one dau., b. New Bedford, Mass., 1853, July 4 (noon), d. South Dartmouth, 1880, Sept. 2.

V. Charles F., son of Rev. John4, b. 1824, Jan. 1; m. Alice Patience Packard, b. Taunton, Mass., 1830, Jan. 13, d. N. Y. city, 1881, April 8. He is superintendent of Asbury Park, N. J. Had ch .: Helen6, b. Claremont, 1850, Aug. 16; Josephine Helen6. b. Brook- lyn, N. Y., 1858, Dec. 30; Mary Alice6, b. 1863, July 5, m. 1895, April 17, William S. Hueston.

VI. Helen, dau. of Charles F.5, b. 1850, Aug. 16; m. Henry Jackson, an English missionary. They went immediately to India where they labored twenty-four years, coming to this country for two short periods in the meantime, and returning finally in 1902. They had three ch., all b. in India: William F.7, m. Genevieve Taylor of Trenton, N. J., has a son8, aged 1 yr .; Mattie7, m. George Rossi- ter, an indigo planter, has three ch .; also a Mrs. Abbott7, who has two sons, one in India.

VI. Josephine H., dau. of Charles F.5, b. 1858, Dec. 30; m. William Hewitt, son of Senator Charles Hewitt; has three ch .: Charles Conrad7, b. 1881, April 17, a senior in Princeton college; Waldbury7, b. 1884, July 19; Helen Bradley7, b. 1892, April 27.

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V. Otis, son of Rev. John4, b. 1830; m. and res. in Trenton, Mich., where he d. Has a dau., Belle6, living, now a widow with one son.7 V. George F., son of Rev. John4, b. 1832; is a banker in Vliets, Kan. He m., 1st, Katie M. Almy (sister of Mrs. Henry M. Walker), who d. leaving a son, Robert Irving6, b. Waverly, N. Y., 1869, Oct. 13. He m., 2d, Lizzie Randall of Brooklyn, N. Y. They have two sons, Fairfield6, aged 9, and Charles Frederick6, aged 5 yrs.

IV. Dr. Robert Irving, son of George F.5, b. 1869, Oct. 13; m. Dr. Mary Wheeler, b. Blue Rapids, Kan., 1876, Aug. 13. Both are grad- uates of American School of Osteopathy and now located in New Bedford, Mass., where they have a large practice. No ch.

II. Capt. James, son of Andrew1, was three or four years old when he arrived in this country. He with his brother Robert settled in town 1737. He cleared up his farm, set out an orchard, enter- tained travelers, and built one of the first framed houses in town, still occupied, 1902, by his descendants. Having resided on his farm until 1783 he moved to a small fifty-acre lot in Goffstown, where he lived with his wife, daughter Charlotte, and black servant Cato until his death, 1786 .* He m. Esther, dau. of Col. John Goffe, by whom he had seven ch .: Silas3; James3; Sally3, m. Joseph Moor, killed at the raising of Piscataquog bridge; Esther3; Jennet3; Mary3; and Charlotte3, m. Dea. James Nesmith of Antrim, no ch.

III. Silas, son of Capt. James2, m. Hannah Griffin of Derryfield (now Manchester.) They had ten ch .: William4; Sally4; Agnes4; James4; John4 and Silas4 (twins); Hannah4; Susan4; Samuel4; Cotton4, and Esther4.

III. James, son of Capt. James2; m. Mary Wallace of Bedford. They had eight ch .: Josiah4; Sally4; Reuben4; Polly4; James4; Rebecca+; Stephen4; and Leonard4.

IV. Josiah, son of James3, was b. 1781, July 13, on his grandfather's farm, in one of the first framed houses in Bedford. In 1806, Feb. 13, he purchased said farm of Josiah Wallace, who bought out the heirs of Capt. James Walker. He resided here until his deaah in 1858, Jan. In 1806, Nov. 4, he m. Nancy, b. Bedford, 1784, March 29, dau. of James Platts of Londonderry; she d. 1873, March. Had eleven ch .: Ellinda5, d. young; Charlotte5, b. 1809, Feb. 18; Josiah5, b. 1810, Sept. 12; William5, b. 1812, Nov. 5; Mary5, b. 1815, Feb. 17, m. George Merriman, had a son George6, all have d .; James P.5, b. 1817, Oct. 20; Caroline5, b. 1819, Aug. 19, d. young; Susan5, b. 1821, Dec. 20, d. young; Edwin R.5, b. 1824, May 2; Harriet F.5, b. 1828, July 11; Andrew J., b. 1830, May 4, d. at sea.

V. Charlotte, dau. of Josiah4, b. 1809, Feb. 18; m. 1837, April 6, Eleazer Dole. They had two sons, James P. C.6, b. 1839, Feb. 21; Stephen6, b. 1843, Jan. 21. None of the family living now.

V. Josiah, son of Josiah4, b. 1810, Sept. 12; m. Susan French of Ver- mont; he d. 1886, Sept. They had ch .: Annie6, m. Charles Wyatt, is a widow, res. in Manchester, has no ch .; Nettie6, m. George Bond, res. in Manchester, no ch .; Eva6.

VI. Eva, dau. of Josiah5; m. John Parker; one ch. survives them, Charles F.7, who m Lena Knight; they have one son, George Knight8, and res in Manchester.

*It is related of Capt. James2 that one Sunday morning he mounted a fine black horse and crossed the river on his way to meeting at Londonderry. At the house of Col. John Goffe he found the latter and his wife on a horse just starting for the same place, while their little daughter Esther stood crying because she could not go too. James proposed that she ride behind him, and as her father handed her up he re- marked: "She is a little girl now, but she may be your wife yet." After waiting a few years he proposed again and she became Mrs. Walker.

He was sutler in the regiment of his father-in-law, Colonel Goffe, during the French and Indian war, and at its close was commissioned captain of a troop of horse by Governor Wentworth. He was in the patriot army during the Revolution, and was among the Bedford men who fought with General Stark at Bennington.

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V. William, son of Josiah4, b. 1812, Nov. 5; m. Sarah Richardson of Litchfield, who d. 1900, Nov. He d. 1897, Dec. Their ch. were: Laura F.6; Henry H.6; Monroe6, d. young; Sarah E.6, m. John Woodman, both dead, no ch .; Helen M.6, d. unm .; Addie L.6 and Clara A.6; both of the latter are unm. and res. in East Manches- ter.

VI. Laura F., dau. of William5; m. Joseph Ward; she d. 1900, March, leaving a son, William H7, who res. with his father in East Man- chester.

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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 118

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