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OTHER SETTLERS. - Very few were located in the present limits of Eaton before 1812. Paul Gray was the first settler in the east part; he came from Standish, Maine. Like many of the pioneers he was gigantic in size, well qualified for the clearing of wild land. He was industrious and religious, and attained nearly one hundred years. He had three sons, John, James,
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Paul, and many daughters. The Hills were first settled on Kent mountain. A large family of rough, uncouth, drinking people, they made but little impress on subsequent days. Ebenezer Wilkinson and brother Ichabod lived on the south part of Foss mountain. Ebenezer was a strong man and locally prominent. In late life he removed to Maine. His son, Lorenzo D., was an early and a distinguished criminal lawyer of Chicago for many years. Three of the name are now on the check-list of Eaton. Captain Thomas Gannett, from Tamworth, was one of the very early citizens. He had cleared and developed a fine farm on Foss mountain before the early settlers came, probably locating here before 1800. He was a man who, by well-directed industry, acquired wealth. He is remembered as "one of the best of men," and as he always had corn to sell to a moneyless settler who would pay in labor, his farm acquired the name of "Egypt." He died childless. John Snow was here prior to 1810, made but a short stay, and moved to New York. In 1815 his brother Joseph, Ephraim Nason, John Flood, and perhaps others from Gorham, Maine, and several from Wells, Maine, and other localities at nearly the same time came to Eaton and became permanent settlers. Stephen Perkins, from Wells, was here in 1813, with wife Philomela and one child. He was tall, spare, straight as an Indian, with dark hair and eyes ; an " old- line " Whig in politics and a Freewill Baptist in religion. He was selectman sixteen years, representative several years, and justice forty years. His daughter Lucinda married John Gray ; Harriet married Charles T. Hatch. His son John W. lived here until 1876. John Flood settled at the foot of Kent mountain, was a quiet, industrious citizen. He had three sons : Joseph, James, Solomon. Ephraim Nason located on Kenniston hill in 1815, and lived there until his death in 1875. He was tall, well-proportioned, of great activ- ity, and a champion wrestler at "arms' length." He married Sally Wolcott and had sons, Newell, Justus, Alanson, Melvin P., and daughters, Emily (married Henry Day); Caroline (married John W. Perkins); Melvina (married Alvin Snow) ; Arvilla (married Asahel Barrows) ; Laura; Maria (married Joseph Valley). He was a thrifty man, and while making a home from the " woods," brought up his children to make reputable citizens. John Hart settled on Maine line at the close of the War of 1812. He cleared the farm now occupied by his son George. His other sons, James and Henry, were lifelong residents in town. He was over six feet tall, muscular and wiry, a great wrestler, and an adept in physical sports. Captain Nathaniel Currier settled later on Foss mountain. He possessed native ability, was uneducated, rough, and uncouth. He has one son, Roderick E., living in town.
Nathaniel Danforth settled at the foot of the north side of Kent mountain, and died there at an advanced age. He had three children: one, Lucian, was quite active in town affairs. His daughter Lorinda married Jonathan Kenni- son, and Eliza became Mrs William Lary. Jeremiah Kenniston gave his name
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to the mountain on which he located east of Kent mountain. His farm was on the height of land. He had six sons: Jonathan, Uzziel, Nicholas, Thomas, Isaac, Ivory. He was of more than ordinary size, and could easily do the work of two common men. His brother, James R., lived near him for many years, but finally moved back to Maine. Dimon and George Kennard lived near the Kennistons. Colonel John Drew, an uneducated man, but a keen and successful political worker, Robert Drew, his brother, and a cousin, Clement Drew, all from Newfield, Maine, settled near Snowville. Robert removed later to Madison. John Thompson came with them, locating in the valley between Kent and Foss mountains. He raised a large family. Jacob, George, and Elijah Merrow, brothers, lived on Glines mountain. George, son of George, has held prominent town offices. Sylvanus S. Clark was quite useful as a surveyor and justice, and was much in office. Many of the old landmarks on the old lines bear his surveyor's mark. Stephen W. Perkins came from Wells in 1828 when of age, and settled on what has long borne the name of " Perkins hill." He lived to eighty years, was of influence in town, selectman eight years, county commissioner, county treasurer, and representative three years. He was a Freewill Baptist. His younger brother, Joseph E., came to Eaton in 1835, and located near his brother, on the place he now occupies. He bought it as wild land with one acre felled. Mr Perkins has been a most useful citizen; has taught school many years, been a member of school board over thirty years, justice of the peace since 1844, selectman ten years, representa- tive, delegate to constitutional convention of 1850, held a recruiting com- mission in the Civil War, and has been county commissioner. John Mason settled above Snowville early. He married a daughter of David Allard, and afterwards moved to the east part of the town and cleared a field, but the bears were so thick that they could not keep or raise anything and moved to Porter, Maine. Silas Harmon came from Scarborough, Maine, in 1813, and located on the centre lot in town. Of his eleven children Jotham was a merchant at the Corner (Madison). Roswell lived on the home farm now on Eaton and Madison line. Abner Harmon came in 1816. He bought out Libbeus Blossom, near his brother Silas, and passed his life there. Barnabas Blossom, from Massachusetts, lived in Stark's location. He was a fine-looking, aristo- cratic, wealthy gentleman, and very popular. He married a sister of John March. He had two brothers here : Sylvanus and Libbeus. Opposite him lived Major Samuel Stark, son of the grantee. His home was on the north- east corner of Stark's location on Conway line. William Snell, from Cape Cod, came early as proprietors' agent and clerk, was much in public, and lived on Conway road near the line. Colonel Eli and John Glines were from Northwood. From them Glines mountain takes its name. Here the colonel met the English deserter Robertson, whom he had advised to "take to the woods," for the first time since the advice was given and acted upon. They
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became warın friends. David Allard, the progenitor of the numerous family of that name, came from New Durham. His son, Captain Job Allard, settled in the south part early, and has many descendants. Stephen, James, Samuel, and David were early settled in Albany after a short sojourn in Conway, and were prominent. They became owners of the mills built by Dolloff at the outlet of Walker's pond and at Conway. Henry Allard purchased the Colonel Glines place. He always lived in the neighborhood, had a large family, and died at an advanced age. Orren D. and Mayhew C. Allard, of Freedom, are descendants of Captain Job. Dr Joel Russell, the first physician, was here early. John Thompson, Daniel Sawyer, and others were early domiciled in Eaton. John Manson came from Effingham in 1820 to the Manson Hill farm. He was a deacon of the Freewill church. He had sons, Benjamin, Mark, Jacob. Benjamin and Mark became clergymen. John Thompson came from Newfield, Maine, settled in the "Flood valley " at the north base of Kent mountain. He had seven sons, James, Samuel, Noah, John, Isaac, David, and Eli, all of whom became residents but Samuel, who died young. James and John had large families, and they are mostly living in the town. Almon V. Thompson, M.D., one of the representative physicians of Portland, Maine, is the oldest son of John Thompson.
John Atkinson, born in Buxton, Maine, of English descent, came in the winter of 1813, and became owner of four hundred acres of wild land, includ- ing the site of Snowville. He came to avoid reenlistment of his son Samuel, who, while a privateer in the 1812 war, had been taken prisoner and exchanged. He gave the land now the site of Snowville to this son, who marked the place by the first clearing and buildings. Samuel married the daughter of John March, and removed to Eaton Corner (Madison), where he was a hotel-keeper. He held responsible offices, and his descendants have been prominent citizens. Of the other children of John Atkinson, Sally became the wife of Joseph Snow ; Isaac and Joseph were lifelong citizens and successful farmers; Kinds- man, by his unaided efforts, educated himself for the ministry at Bowdoin and Harvard colleges; King became a minister and was for years leader of the religious progress in Eaton. Among the older citizens his name is a synonym for patience and devotion. His son, William P., educated at Dartmouth, after practising medicine some years succeeded his father in the ministry. Stephen Perkins, born in 1789 in Wells, Maine, came to Eaton in 1813. He was a farmer and carpenter, in religion a Freewill Baptist, in politics a Whig and a Republican. He was selectman eleven consecutive years from 1823, and from 1836 to 1839 inclusive, and was representative two sessions, 1844 and 1845. He died in 1862. His son, John W., born in 1813, was of the same religious and political faiths, and for over fifty years a resident and successful farmer.
The Second Eaton Church was organized in 1820. It is known as the Allard church. We can give but little of its early history, but in 1834 the
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membership was sixty-three. Eleven were added in 1837, and there were seventy-four members. In 1853, by the setting off of Madison, this church became the "first" church of Eaton. Its members live in Eaton, Madison, and Freedom. In 1868, under the labors of Rev. Thomas Kenniston, twenty-two were added. In 1871 Rev. W. S. Merrill was pastor and trouble arose between church and pastor. From this date to 1884 there was an uneventful existence, the faithful holding the organization and keeping up meetings. In 1887 the membership was fifty, of whom only thirteen were residents. Rev. Mr Gar- land closed his pastorate in August, 1889. An interesting Sabbath-school is connected with this church, and it has an excellent choir of young singers.
Third Eaton, now the Second, or Eaton Centre, Freewill Baptist church, was organized in 1826, by Rev. Benjamin Manson as the Conway church ; later it was called " Eaton and Conway church." This was divided in 1834, one part becoming the Conway church, the other the Third Eaton. This latter had, after the division, forty-eight members. In 1843 fifty-three were added, and the membership was raised to one hundred and nineteen. In 1854, when the town was divided, it became the "Second Eaton." A committee of the Quarterly Meeting, which had been asked for by the church, declared it " virtually dissolved," as church ordinances had been neglected for years, and meetings of business had not been attended to for two years. Thirteen of the members then voted to be organized into a new church, and this, though small in numbers, was rich in faith and power, and in 1858 a glorious revival added twenty-six members, followed by an addition in 1859 of twenty more, forming a whole number then of fifty-one. Twenty-one years of inaction followed this prosperity, and in 1879 the membership was reduced to fifteen. Thirteen were added to the church in 1880, after which union meetings were held for several years with the Baptists. In 1887 there were twenty-four mem- bers, fifteen of whom were residents. The present church clerk is Henry H. Robertson, who succeeded Charles Robertson June 24, 1882. Membership in May, 1889 : fifteen resident and twelve non-resident. The membership of the Snowville church meets with this one in its pleasant house of worship, whose white spire points invitingly heavenward.
The Eaton and Conway Freewill Baptist Church. - March 8, 1847, the brethren and sisters who withdrew from the Third Freewill Baptist church on account of the movements and measures of the denomination, which they considered as innovations, or a departure from the established usages of the denomination, met according to previous notice at Joseph Snow's house for church organization. The fellowship of the brethren and sisters being inquired into by Elder James Buzzell, he addressed the brethren in regard to the purpose and object of church organization, and the responsibilities and duties of church members; and then, the brethren and sisters joining hands, Elder Buzzell gave the right hand of fellowship, and the Scriptures were adopted as
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the rule of faith and practice. Then all kneeling, Elder Buzzell and the brethren prayed, after which the " union " hymn was sung. One of the mem- bers, Sister Merrow, gave a powerful exhortation, admonishing the brethren to be humble, and to follow Christ through evil report as well as good. The exercises of organization being closed, John W. Perkins was unanimously approved clerk of the church. The original members were : King Atkinson, Isaac Atkinson, Joseph Snow, Dennis Patch, Alvin Snow, John Thompson, Joseph Snow, Jr, Joshua Janes, Joseph Atkinson, Tobias Littlefield, Curtis R. Creasey, John Dennett, Stephen Littlefield, Stephen Perkins, Charles T. Hatch, Rufus Drew, John W. Perkins, James Flood, Noah Thompson, Benjamin Hutchins, David Giles, A. Littlefield, Silas Snow, Rufus Gaskill, Joseph Whit- ney, James Merrow, Joseph Banfield, Sally Snow, Hannah Littlefield, Susan B. Creasey, Lydia N. Littlefield, Harriet N. Hatch, Abigail Drew, Abigail L. Brooks, Phebe R. Snow, Caroline Perkins, Hannah Flood, Mehitable Ward, Sarah Allard, Casandra Chamberlain, Sally Atkinson, Priscilla Hutchins, Anna Janes, Lucy Merrow. Elder Rufus Gaskill was the first to minister to the spiritual wants of the church, and in the fall of 1847 land was bought and soon afterwards a home established for him. Isaac Atkinson was a deacon, and King Atkinson was "set apart to the work of the Gospel ministry by prayer and the laying on of hands," September 12, 1847. January 13, 1849, made choice of brother Silas Snow as clerk. From this time the records give little to mark changes or conditions necessary to the recording of history. October 23, 1875, Thaddeus B. Thompson was chosen deacon. He was ordained the next day by Elders Walker Parker and Orison Gammon. Rev. Rufus Gaskill and King Atkinson have been settled ministers. In 1875 twenty-five became members, mostly by baptism; in 1876 fourteen joined, three in 1880, two in 1882, and five by baptism in 1887. There is no resident pastor, and death has taken many of its oldest and ablest members.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
War of 1812 - Action in Civil War-Civil List and Extracts from Town Records - Inventory, Valuation, etc., 1889.
W AR OF 1812. - George Martin, Nathaniel, Stephen, John, and Moses Harriman, Joseph and William Lyman, Josiah, Thomas, Nathaniel, and Robert Drew, Isaiah Forrest, and James Mooney were soldiers in the last war with England. Robert Drew was the last pensioner of this war.
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James Merrow was a gunner in Perry's engagement on Lake Erie. John March was captain of a company which marehed to the defence of Ports- mouth. Ephraim Nason, Joseph Snow, and Stephen Danforth were also in the service.
Action of Town in Civil War. - In 1862, voted $500 for indigent families of soldiers. In 1863, $500 for same purpose, and $3,000 is to be hired to pay bounties. 1864. Voted $500 for soldiers' families : to pay $300 bounty to each volunteer or drafted man to fill present call for troops, ete .; to refund commu- tation money of drafted men ; to hire $10,000 to pay bounties ; to eash state and government bounties ; to pay $800 to each citizen of Eaton who enlists ; to pay the highest bounties authorized by the government to soldiers enlisting for Eaton outside of its limits ; to authorize the selectmen to act as agents in filling the quota and hiring money. 1865. Voted to pay citizens who enlist for one year $800 town bounty, and cash the state bounty ; to pay $300 bounty to sub- stitutes enlisting for three years, and to pay drafted men and their substitutes the highest authorized bounty.
Ciril List and Extracts from Records. - 1784, James JJackson, jr, clerk; James Jackson, Samuel Banfill, Henry Woods, selectmen. 1785, Seth Gannett, clerk; Seth Gannett, Joshua Nickerson, Samuel Bantill, select- men; " Voted to allow the Select mens accounts for the Service Dun last year; Voted not to allow Ebenezer halls acount; Voted to Chose a Constable by the Loest bider; Voted Henry Weed Constable which was three Dollars, Seth Gannett Bonsman for mr Weed; Voted mr Thomas Garling Survair of Rode; Voted James Head Survail of hiways; Voted mr Thos Garling Survair of Lumbr; Voted James Jackson, Jr & henry woods assessors; Voted Henry Woods Hog wreof; Voted Joseph Colby fence Vewer; Voted to work 4 Days upon a single l'ole; Voted that all Delinquents work up former rereges; Voted that Those that over run their Last year Tax Shall be allowd it out the presant Tax or any futer Tax untill a Ballance is made." Vote for president of the state, George Atkinson 9, John Sullivan 1. 1786, James Jackson, clerk; Dr James Jackson, Henry Woods, Joseph Colby, selectmen. " Voted Ebenezer Hall six shillings for carrying a woman out of town." General Sullivan 16 votes for President. 1787, Jacob Blasdel, clerk; Jacob Blasdel, Joshua Nickerson, Henry Woods, seleetmen; Voted to build a pound on land of Ebenezer HIall. 1788, James Jackson, clerk; Henry Woods, Jacob Blodget, Thomas Danforth, selectmen. 1789, Jacob Blodget, clerk; Jacob Blodget, Isaiah Forrest, Joshua Nickerson, selectmen. 1790, James Jackson, jr, clerk; Jacob Blasdel, Henry Woods, Samuel Banfill, selectmen. "Voted that all the sleads on the main Rhod Shall be five feet wide from out Side to ont Side upon penalty of his Slead to the Complainer; Voted that Corn Shall Be Received of the Select men for the Tax in Sewing; - indon Corn at two shillings & Six pence, and wry at three Shillings and Six pence from December to the fifteenth of January. Voted to Build a School house twenty four feet in Length and twenty feet wide. Voted to Set it on the Nole the North Side of five mile Brook west Side of the main Rhoad. Voted to Let it out By the Joob to Build." 1791, James Jackson, jr, elerk; Samnel Bantill, Jacob Blasdel, Enoch Danford, selectmen. 1792, Ilenry Woods, elerk; Mathew Gannett, Colmau Colby, John Bantill, seleetmen. Voted by eighteen votes "to except" the amended constitution of the State of New Hampshire. 1793, Henry Woods, clerk; Enoch Danford, Joshua Nickerson, Jacob Blasdel, seleetmen. Voted to raise two days' highway work on each pole and estates equiva- lent; to build a pouud thirty six feet square to be built of hewed or sawed timber; to purchase a scale beam, weights and measures as a standard for this town.
1794, James Jackson, elerk; Colman Colby, Samuel Bantill, Gamaliel Hatch, selectmen. Thomas Whitman is licensed to retail " spiritus" liquor. 1795, Henry Woods, clerk; Colman Colby, Samuel Bantill, Gamaliel Ilatch, selectmen. Voted to raise eighteen pounds for the use of schools. 1796, Henry Woods, elerk; Henry Woods, John Banfill, Robert B. Orr, seleetmen. Voted to build a bridge over Little Pequawket river. 1797, Henry Woods, clerk; Henry Woods, Eli Glines, Joshua Nickerson, seleetmen. Samuel Kenison licensed to retail spirituous liquors. 1798, Henry Woods, clerk; William Snell, Joshua Nickerson, William Robinson, selectmen; 1799, Henry Woods, clerk; William Snell, Comman Colby, John Davis, selectmen. 1800, William Snell, clerk; Joshua Nickerson, John Davis, William Snell, selectmen. Voted that the selectmen take the steps of the " haus" of any person that has or shall make any infringement on the roads of this town. 1801, William Snell, clerk; Job Allard, John Kennett, Hubbard Colby, selectmen. Colonel David Gilman chosen representa- tive. Timothy Walker has 45 votes for governor. 1802, William Snell, elerk; Joshua Niekerson, Job Allard, William Snell, selectmen; Colman Colby, representative. Voted one hundred in addition to what the law
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provides for schooling. Licensed Somon Seavey and William Snell to sell rum in a " tarvarn " of said town; Lieutenant John Davis to keep a tavern, also Captain Edward Gove to retail " arduous " liquors. 1803, William Snell, clerk; Job Allard, William Snell, Joshua Nickerson, selectmen.
I804, Doctor James Jackson, clerk; Benjamin Perkins, Eli Glines, Nicholas Blasdel, selectmen; Colman Colby, representative. Voted to build a schoolhouse in each of the three districts, and raise two hundred dollars to build them. 1805, William Snell, clerk; William Snell, Nicholas Blaisdel, Eli Glines, selectmen. Voted one hundred and fifty dollars for schools; to divide the town into four school districts. 1806, William Snell, clerk; William Snell, Nicholas Blaisdel, Samuel Flanders, selectmen. Voted to raise three hundred dollars for schools. 1807, William Snell, jr, clerk; William Snell, Nicholas Blaisdel, Eli Glines, selectmen. 1808, James Jackson, clerk; Richard Lary, Job Allard, Stephen Danford, selectmen. Voted five dollars fine for any person to bring in rum and sell in annual meeting. 1809, JJames Jackson, clerk; Richard Lary, Nicholas Blasdel, Stephen Danford, selectmen. Voted $100 for schooling in addition to what the law requires, and $100 to build schoolhouse. 1810, Dr James Jackson, clerk; Richard Lary, Nicholas Blasdel, Stephen Danford, selectmen; Nicholas Blasdel, representative. 1811, James Jackson, clerk; Colman Colby, Ebenezer Wilkeson, Samuel Flanders, selectmen. Vote for governor, John Langdon 101, Jeremiah Smith 1. 1812, Dr James Jack- son, clerk; Colman Colby, Ebenezer Wilkeson, Samuel Flanders, selectmen. Voted five dollars bounty for gray wildcats, twenty cents for old crows, and ten cents for young crows killed in town. In election of Presi- dent the ticket headed by Timothy Walker received 130 votes, that by John Goddard 4. 1813, James Jackson, clerk; James Jackson, Barnabas Blossom, Ebenezer Wilkeson, selectmen.
1814, William Snell, clerk; John March, Ebenezer Wilkeson, Silvanns Smith Clark, selectmen. Voted that the widows in Eaton be exempted from taxes the coming year. 1815, James Jackson, clerk; John March, Ebenezer Wilkeson, Silvanus Smith Clark, selectmen. Voted $100 for schools and $150 for repairing school- houses, $20 reward for each wolf killed by any inhabitant of this town. 1816, Joseph R. Hunt, elerk; Daniel Lary, Nicholas Blasdel, Silvanus S. Clark, selectmen; Nicholas Blasdel, representative. 1817, Joseph R. Hnnt, clerk; Daniel Lary, Nicholas Blasdel, Silvanus S. Clark, selectmen. Vote for governor, William Plumer 143, Jeremiah Mason 5. 1818, Joseph R. IIunt, clerk; Daniel Lary, Nicholas Blasdel, Eli Glines, seleetmen; John March, representative. 1819, Joseph R. Hunt, elerk; Daniel Lary, Nicholas Blasdel, Eli Glines, selectmen; John March, representative. 1820, John Kenison, clerk; Daniel Lary, Job Allard, Silvanus S. Clark, select- men. 1821, John Keneson, clerk; Joseph R. Hunt, David Allard, Silvanus S. Clark, seleetmen. 1822, John Keneson, clerk; Joseph R. Ilunt, Silvanus S. Clark, David Allard, selectmen; Daniel Lary, representative. 1823, John Keneson, clerk; Daniel Lary, Ebenezer Wilkinson, Stephen l'erkins, selectmen; Daniel Lary, rep- resentative.
1824, John Keneson, clerk; Daniel Lary, Ebenezer Wilkinson, Stephen Perkins, selectmen; JJohn March, representative. 1825, Joseph R. Hunt, clerk; Stephen Danforth, Ebenezer Wilkinson, Stephen Perkins, select- men; John March, representative. David L. Morrill has 126 votes for governor. 1826, Joseph R. Hunt, clerk; Samuel Flanders, Robinson Blasdel, Stephen Perkins, selectmen; Samnel Atkinson, representative. Benjamin Pierce has 117 votes for governor, and David L. Morrill 62. Voted to raise four days on a " pool" for winter tax. 1827, Joseph R. Hunt, clerk; Samuel Flanders, Robinson Blasdel, Stephen Perkins, selectmen; Samuel Atkinson, representative. 1828, Joseph R. Hunt, elerk; Stephen Danforth, Ebenezer Wilkinson, Stephen Perkins, selectmen; John March, representative. 1829, John Keneson, clerk; Stephen Danforth, Stephen Perkins, Ebenezer Wilkinson, seleetmen; Stephen Danforth, representative. 1830, Joseph R. Hunt, clerk; Stephen Danforth, Robinson Blasdel, Stephen Perkins, selcetmen; Stephen Danforth, representative. 1831, Jolin Keneson, clerk; Stephen Danforth, Robinson Blasdel, Stephen Perkins, selectmen; Joseph R. Hunt, representative. Vote for governor, Samuel Dinsmore 117, Ichabod Bartlett 74. 1832, John Keneson, clerk; Ebenezer Jackson, Robinson Blaisdell, Stephen Perkins, selectmen; Joseph R. Hunt, representative. Fifteen school districts defined and established. 1833, William Snell, clerk; Ebenezer Jackson, Robinson Blaisdell, Stephen Perkins, selectmen; Abraham Colby, representative.
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