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MOSES WHIPPLE was one of the first three earliest settlers in Croy- don and one of the most influential men of the place while he remained in it. He was a patriot in the Revolution-led a company to Ticon- deroga in June 1777, just before its surrender to the British, and again was captain of a company in Col. Chase's regiment, which aided in compelling the surrender of Burgoyne. It is said that this company was "composed mainly of men of gigantic stature and Herculean strength, and that they marched without tents, and made their backs answer the purpose of baggage wagons on their way to Charlestown and over the Green Mountains." On the re-organization of the militia at the close of the war, he was appointed Colonel of the 15th Regiment.
The following amusing incident is given on the authority of the late Thomas Whipple Esq., of Charlestown. A citizen of Croydon, "hav- ing refused to pay his taxes, and secreted his property, the collector went with his posse to arrest him. Armed with a loaded gun, he de- fiantly threatened with death any one who should attempt to make the arrest. Deacon Whipple (he held the office of Deacon in the church, as well as Colonel in the militia,) calmly remarking that he was proba- bly as well prepared to die as any one of the party, sprang upon and disarmed him. He was placed upon horseback to be taken to prison, but he rolled himself off as fast as he was put on the rude saddle. The patience of the party becoming exhausted, they improvised a stout stone-boat to which he was firmly bound. A spirited horse was at- tached to the boat. The Collector mounted another and started for Charlestown jail. Ordinary boat rides often produce sea-sickness ;
* Jesse Wheeler remembered the time when the great elms which are the admi- ration of all who pass the lower part of Main Street, were set out. The trans- planting was done by his father, (see His, of the great Elms) who was employed by Hon. Simeon Olcott, Hon. Benjamin West and Capt. John Willard.
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and the track here led over rocks, stumps, and the roots and trunks of fallen trees which were not very carefully avoided ; but he braced himself against all sensations of the kind. Voyagers across the At- lantic to the North American coast, are delighted, especially in winter, on approaching the Gulf Stream. The warmness of the water, and the balmy softness of the atmosphere are peculiarly agreeable. But when our hero approached a gulf in the south part of the town through which ran an unbridged stream, he shrank back, beat up a parley, paid the tax and costs, and returned a sadder and a wiser, if not a better man. The effect was most salutary, and it was long be- fore another having the pecuniary ability refused or neglected to pay taxes with which he was legally assessed." (From speech of Thomas Whipple Esq., from Wheeler's History of Croydon.)
Colonel Moses Whipple and wife had fourteen children, of whom Thomas alone settled in Charlestown. He m. Thankful Powers. Their children were : I. Polly, m. Rufus Durkee and settled in Croydon. Ch. Ruel, Paine and Lovina, who m. John B. Stowell, Esq. II. Hannah In. Zelotes Putnam and settled in Claremont ; d. 1819, leaving two daugh- ters. 1. Clarissa, who d. in youth. 2. Hannah, m. Jabez Perkins and settled in Unity where they now live, have two children, (1) Clara, (2) Chester. III. Daniel, m. Hannah Kinsley, Nov. 1808, and died Jan. 7th, 1856, aged 71. His widow, who was born in Sharon, Mass., is now living (March 1876) with her son, Edwin Whipple of North Charlestown and was 91 years of age April 1st. Their Ch. 1. Thom- as, b. Sept. 4th, 1810; m. Feb. 16th, 1836, Roxana Wilbur Gilmore (dau. of Lewis and Emily (Campbell) Gilmore) b. June 20th, 1814.
Mr. Whipple was born in Charlestown and never resided out of the place. He was early engaged as a teacher in common schools and taught several winters, both before and after his marriage. He was al- so a skilful surveyor in which profession his services were in frequent demand. He was moreover often employed as a conveyancer of real estate. In addition to these services, he was Post Master of North Charlestown, a Justice of the Peace for thirty five years and upwards; and for thirteen years superintendent of schools. His life which was a very useful one, was brought to a close, March 1st, 1870, by conges- tion of the brain.
The children of Thomas Whipple and wife were as follows: (1) Juliette, b. Nov. 26th, 1836; m. July 12th, 1860, Lewis C. Farnum. She has two children, Helen Whipple and Jennie Matilda, resides in Unity. (2) Catherine, b. Feb. 24th, 1840; m. Sept. 14th, 1865. Ed-
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ward P. Frost (son of Horace and Matilda (Locke) Frost). She has three children. (See Frost). Alice M., Bertha and Mabel. Mr. Frost is Principal of the High School, Peoria, Ill. (3) Susan, b. Aug. 20th, 1842; m. Oct. 9th, 1867, Meritt F. Colby, of Meriden, N. H. Ch. [1] Mary E., [2] Ellen F., (4) Helen, b. Aug. 18th, 1848; m. June 13th, 1872, Henry K. Jenney, (son of E. O. and Mary (Pike) Jenney) b. Apr. 19th, 1846; one child, Mary Alice, b. May 30th, 1873. 2. Mary K., b. June 25th, 1812 ; m. 1st, Willard Harlow, had one child, Edward Whipple ; m. 2nd, Isaac Davis and removed to Springfield, Vt. 3. Julia Ann, b. Apr. 19th, 1814; d. Aug. 27th, 1837. 4. Catherine, b. Jan. 28th, 1816; d. Oct. 14th, 1837. 5. Edwin, b. Dec. 2nd, 1817; m. Apr. 16th, 1868, Martha Hubbard (dau. of Josiah and Peggy (Al- len) Hubbard) b. July 11th, 1819, no children. North Charlestown has always been his home. 6. Lucia Maria, b. Dec. 6th, 1824; m. James R. Walker, of Springfield, Vt. Ch. Arthur D., Julia, Anna, Ada. 7 Dexter, b. May 17th, 1829. III. Chloe, m. Hall Hasseltine, lived awhile in Charlestown, afterwards in various other places ; she d. in Canada about 1866. IV. Artemas, m. Nabby Ballou, lived in Charles- town only a few years. V. Obed, m. Charlotte Clement, removed to Pomfret, Vt., where he resides. Ch. Obed, Clement and Matilda. VI, Annes, b. 1800; m. Jonathan B. Hubbard, (son of David and Ab- igail (Labaree) Hubbard). She d. in 1858. Ch. Henry L., George, David, George.
MATTHEW WHIPPLE, (son of Edward and Milla (Walker) Whipple) b. Oct. 23d, 1803; m. Aug. 27th, 1840 Diantha Lane, (dau. of Justus and Huldah (Vesey) Lane) b. Aug. 8th, 1814. Ch. I. Merial Amelia, b. Jan. 20th, 1843 ; II. Homer John, b. Nov. 30th, 1845; III. Charles Eugene, b. June 12th, 1848 : IV. Huldah Abbie, b. Aug. 29th, 1850; V. George' Edward, b. June 19th, 1851; VI. Mervin Justus b. June 13th, 1857; VII. Mary Frances, b. Jan. 1st, 1860.
BENJAMIN WHIPPLE, (son of Edward and Milla (Walker) Whip- ple,) b. Dec. 11th, 1804; m. 1st, Oct. 8th, 1832, Lucretia G. Green (dau. of Thomas and Rhoda Green, Springfield Vt.,) b. Aug. 27th, 1806; m. 2nd, Mar. 10th, 1866, Mrs. Sarah G. Whitney, sister of first wife, b. 1801. Benjamin Whipple was one of the representatives of the town in 1862 and 63-Selectman, in 1863 and 64-County Treas- urer from 1866 to 1869-Tax Collector, from 1860 to 1874 except one year. Mr. Whipple has also been one of the Directors of the Connec- ticut River National Bank, where he is often found ever ready to give a joke, or return the retort courteous, when one is made at his expense.
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ALBERT WHITAKER, (son of Peter and Sarah (Alcock) Whitaker) b. in Bradford, N. H., Nov. 6th, 1824; m. Nov. 22nd, 1848, Cathe- rine Elizabeth Milliken (dau. of William and Anna (Carlton) Milli- ken) b. June 29, 1824-one child, b. June 29th, 1854; d. June 30th, 1854.
ELISHA WHITE, came to Charlestown in 1778-m. Debora Gilman, of Walpole. Ch. Ira, b. Dec. 1st, 1789-He removed to Walpole, in 1790 or 91.
JOSIAH WHITE, who was of the sixth generation, having the same name, came with his uncle, Elisha White, to Charlestown in 1778, where he passed the remainder of his life. In 1794, he established himself in business as a tanner, and gained a wide reputation for the quality of his leather. In this, he continued till 1821. After the peace of 1815 had given a new impulse to the manufacturing interests of the country, Mr. White with others, turned his attention to the growth of fine wool ; and purchased at what was then deemed almost fabulous prices, the first Merino sheep ever brought into town. They were purchased of Colonel Jarvis of Weathersfield Bow; and the price paid was $ 200 dollars apiece. The wool of these sheep was of such fine texture, and so superior to any thing that had previously been seen, as to excite general attention throughout the country, and Mr. White, for fabrics manufactured from it, received in 1819, and a few subsequent years, over four hundred dollars in highest premiums from the Cheshire County Agricultural Society; which was success sufficient, one would think, to have very fully satisfied his ambition. Many of his articles were so superior to any others that were entered, that it could scarcely be said that he had any competitors.
JOSIAH WHITE, b. at Leominster, Mass., Nov. 21st, 1769; m. Mar. 25th, 1800, Sally Rogers, b. Sept. 4th, 1781. Ch. I. Henry Ol- cott, b. April 25th, 1801; m. March 5th, 1832, Abigail French, of Grafton, Vt., b. July 25th, 1806. Children all b. in Charlestown. 1. Abbie, b. Apr. 19th, 1833; d. in Charlestown, Sept. 28th, 1860; 2. Rebecca S., b. Sept. 4th, 1834 ; m. Henry Wentworth, of Chicago, to which place she removed Nov. 22nd, 1858. Ch. (1) Edwin C., b. Nov. 6th, 1859 ; (2) Mary, b. March 16th, 1861 ; d. in Chicago, Apr. 9th, 1867; (3) Annie L., b. Oct. 10th, 1869; 3. Mary H., b. April 12th, 1836; died at Charlestown, Nov. 23d, 1857; 4. Emily M., b. March 28th, 1838; d. at Charlestown, April 22nd, 1839 ; 5. Henry, b. July 14th, 1839; m. Oct. 23d, 1867; Ellen L. Minor, of Spring- field, Vt.,-resides in Chicago, Ill. Ch. (1) Mary E., b. Oct. 4th,
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1870; (2) Frank H., b. July 27th, 1873; 6. William F., b. Feb. 21st, 1844; 7. Emma, b. Oct. 11th, 1848; d. at Charlestown, Sept. 11th, 1849. Henry Olcott White and wife, removed from Charlestown to Chicago, March 2nd, 1869, where the family now reside. II. Har- riet, b. May 12th, 1806; resides (Dec. 1875) in Charlestown, unmar- ried; III. Mary Ellen, b. May 2nd, 1808 ; m. Nov. 23d, 1826; David Giffin-died in 1873, had five children. IV. Josiah, b. Dec. 15th, 1810; m. 1st, Feb. 1840, Ann Jeanette Lancaster, who d. Dec. 31st, 1843. Ch. 1. Elizabeth b. June, 1841 ; d. Dec. 4th, 1842; 2. Grace L., b. Nov. 23d, 1843-teacher in High School, St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. White, m. 2nd, July 29th, 1847, Abby B. Wetherbe, (dau. of Isaac F., and Mitty Tuffts Wetherbe) b. Jan. 3d, 1822. Ch. 3. Frederick Billings b. April 8th, 1865. Mr. White was in mercantile business some years in Boston and Charlestown, N. H.
Rand White, (son of - - and Mercy (Prouty) White,) b. April 9th, 1801 ; m. Jan. 19th, 1829, Fanny Allen, (dau. of Nathan and Deborah (Farwell) Allen,) b. July 20th, 1802. Ch. I. Frances, b. Aug. 1833, resides in Walpole at present (1875). II. Ellen L., h. March 14th, 1835; m. George Hamlin. (See Hamlin.) III. George Allen, b. June 25th, 1837, resides on the homestead, North Charles- town. IV. Elizabeth Caroline, b. May 19th, 1839; m. Charles Way. (See Way.) V. Henry Farwell, b. June 17th, 1845; m. Hattie Han- ford-one child, Florence, reside in Chicago, Ill. This White family came from Spencer, Mass., to Charlestown, before the commencement of the present century.
SAMUEL LOCKE .WILDER, JR., (son of Samuel Locke and Anna (Sherwin) Wilder of Rindge, N. H.) b. Jan. 9th, 1822 : m. Oct. 15th, 1845, Anna Langley Silsby, (dau. of Isaac and Sarah Langley Silsby of Charlestown, N. H. One son, Frederick, b. Apr. 2nd, 1849.
Mr. Wilder was town clerk in 1850-51-52-53-55-56-57 ; moderator 1858-59 ; 2nd representative in 1855 and 1st in 1856-57. He removed to Holyoke, Mass. Mrs. Wilder, Jan. 18th, 1856, was seated in the stage for a short ride when, in the momentary absence of the driver, the horses started and ran away and Mrs. Wilder was killed very suddenly.
WILLARD.
The Willard families of Charlestown and nearly all of that name in New-England, many of whom have been greatly distinguished in public life, are descended from Major Simon Willard, who emigrated to this country from the County of Kent, in England. He is first mentioned
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as residing at Newtown, (now Cambridge, Mass.) in 1634, where he be- came acquainted with the situation of Musketaquid, (now Concord, Mass. ) by trading with the Indians. He was one of the original pur- chasers of Concord, and removed to that place as early as 1635, and became, by his influence, and the offices to which he was elected, the chief citizen of that town. In 1654 he received the commission of Ma- jor and was commander-in-chief of the forces of Massachusetts in Nin- igret and Phillip's wars. He was one of the deputies and representa- tives from 1636 to 1654 and held the offices of Councillor and Gover- nor's Assistant from 1654 to 1676. In 1660 he removed from Concord to Lancaster and was at Groton in 1672. He died in Charlestown, Mass., Apr. 24th, 1676. The history of his time affords evidence that he was a brave commander, a wise statesman and so trustworthy as a man that he retained the undiminished confidence of his fellow citizens to the close of life.
Major Willard had three wives, 1st, Mary Sharp, 2nd, Elizabeth, sis- ter of President Dunster, of Harvard College, 3d, Mary Dunster, some say the sister of his 2nd, wife, some say her cousin or niece. By the first or third of these marriages he had seventeen children, nine sons and eight daughters, most of whom lived to marry and have families.
Henry, the fourth son, from whom the Willards of Charlestown are descended, was born at Concord, Mass., June 4th, 1655. He married Mary Laken, of Groton, Mass., July 18th, 1674, and settled in Lancas- ter, Mass. Simon, the second child by this marriage, married Abigail Whitcomb and became the father of Lieutenant Moses Willard and grandfather of Mrs. Susanna Johnson. Henry Willard, after the death of his wife, Mary, in 1688, married, about 1689, Dorcas Cutler, who survived her husband and afterwards became the wife of Benjamin Bellows, of Lancaster, and ancestor of the Bellow's family at Walpole. By these two wives he had the following children :- Henry Simon, b. Oct. 8th, 1678, Mary, John, Hezekiah, Joseph, Samuel, James, Josiah, (Colonel and Commander at Fort Dummer and one of the grantees and first settlers of Winchester) Jonathan, Sarah, Abigail, Susanna and Tabitha.
Simon, (son of Henry and Mary (Lakin) Willard) married Mary Whitcomb. His place of residence was Lancaster, where he died in 1706. On Dec. 12th, 1706, his widow married Samuel Farnsworth, and became, by this marriage, the mother of Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth, the first settlers of No. 4.
The children of Simon Willard, by Mary Whitcomb, were Aaron, b.
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in Lancaster, in 1701, who m. Dec. 16th, 1724, Mary Wright, (dau. of Capt. Samuel and Mary (Stevens) Wright), first of Sudbury then of Rutland, Mass., and grand-daughter of Cyprian and Mary (Willard) Stevens ; Moses, b. at Lancaster, about 1702 or 03 ; Eunice b. at Lan- caster, who m. Joseph Doby, jr. of Stow; Alice, who was b. at Lancas- ter and m. Capt. Jonathan Whitney of that place, Jan. 29th, 1718-19 ; Miriam, a posthumous child, b. at Sudbury and who m. Joseph May- nard of that place Jan. 29th, 1723.
Moses, the second son of Simon and Mary (Whitcomb) Willard be- came, with his half brothers, the Farnsworths, one of the early settlers of No. 4. Hem., at Groton, Mass. Sept. 28th, 1727, Susanna Hastings, who was originally from Watertown, Mass, whose sisters Hannah and Eu- nice married David and Stephen Farnsworth. At the time of his mar- riage both he and his wife belonged to that portion of Lunenburg which was early known by the designation of " Turkey Hills." He had pre- viously lived in Groton, having purchased a farm there in 1723, near the Nonaicoicus purchase. After removing to Lunenburg he joined Capt., afterwards Col. Josiah Willard, in obtaining from the Province of Massachusetts the grant of the township of Winchester, of which he became one of the grantees. From the time at which the grant was ob- tained he appears to have been occupied to a considerable extent in the new township and in guarding the frontiers at Fort Dummer and Ash- uelot. He still regarded himself, however, as a citizen of Lunenburg till May, 1742, at which time he removed to No. 4, to make it his per- manent residence.
Lieutenant Willard became a very active and prominent man in the new settlement. From 1743 and onward to the time of his death, his name occurs frequently in the Proprietors' Records on committees ap- pointed to attend to the most important business matters of the township. It is found on committees to take the supervision of the survey of lots ; for laying out roads ; for obtaining ministerial supplies and in va- rious other connections. After the incorporation of the township by New-Hampshire he was one of the selectmen for the year 1755. The next year, on the 18th of June, 1756, he was killed under circumstan- ces which will be found narrated in the historical narrative of this work (see page 74). Other facts also relating to his life and character will be found in this work elsewhere, (see page 74).
The following are the children of Lieutenant Moses and Susanna (Hastings) Willard : I. Jemima, b. June 29th, 1728 ; m. Sylvanus, el- dest son of Dr. John Hastings, (see Hastings); II. Susanna, b. Feb.
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20th, 1729-30 ; m. Capt. James Johnson, (see Johnson family); III. Huldah, b. May 27th, 1732; m. Joseph Willard (sce in another place); IV. James Nutting, b. May 28th, 1734; m. Abigail, (dau. of Capt. Ephraim and Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe, and had children as follows : 1. James, b. Apr. 30th, 1762; d. Dec. 4th, 1762; 2. James, b. Nov. 9th, 1763; 3. Edward, b. Dec. 9th, 1765 ; 4. Betsy, b. Oct. 28th, 1767 ; 5. Abigail, b. Jan. 25th, 1770; 6. John Small, b. Jan. 31st, 1772. Oth- er children of James Nutting Willard b. at Hartland Vt., are Joanna, Susanna and Thales.
After the death of James Nutting Willard his widow was twice mar- ried, 1st to Capt. Isaac Farwell, 2d to Mr. J. B. Olive.
Mr. Willard embraced the Quaker doctrines and with them the Quaker peculiarities of speech, which last singularity caused him to be remembered by all who had once met him. Many anecdotes of him have been handed down in the Willard, families of which the following must suffice.
It happened at one time that the number of dogs in his household was considerably larger than either his comfort or necessities appeared to require. He therefore told the children, one day, that some of the dogs would have to be killed and he would give them the privilege of selecting their favorites when the others would be despatched. The children, on hearing this unwelcome announcement, immediately took their stand beside their favorites saying " thee must not kill this one, and thee must not kill this one," till there was only one left, when Mr. Willard, calling the remaining dog to him, said-"Hast thou no friend among the children ? thou shouldst have a friend; I will therefore be thy friend." So all the dogs continued to live.
V. Moses, (son of Lieut. Moses and Susanna (Hastings) Willard) b. in Groton, Mass., Aug. 15th, 1738, m. Lydia Farwell, (dau. of Josiah and Lydia Farwell) b. also in Groton, Oct 23d, 1751 ; June 18th, 1756 he had a narrow escape from the Indians who killed his father, Lieut, Moses Willard, of which see the account in the historical narrative of this work, page 74. He died Aug. 17th, 1822. His wife d. Apr. 28th, 1837, aged '85. Their Ch. 1. Marcian (son of Moses and Lydia (Farwell) Willard) b. Dec. 20th, 1769 ; m. Sept. 1st, 1796, Mary Baker, (dau. of Osmon and Mary (Farnsworth) Baker) b. July 4th, 1776. He d. Aug. 16th, 1855 ; she d. Oct. 11th, 1861. He was a farmer. Ch. (1) Mary Baker, b. Sept. 2nd, 1797; m. Simcon Heywood, Jan. 1st, 1827 ; (see Heywood) (2) Charles, b. July 16th, 1807 : m. March, 1839, Nancy W. Shurtleff, b. Oct. 7th, 1805. Ch. [1] Mary, b. Sept. 1st,
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1840; m. Apr. 25th, 1871, Silas H. Bailey, of Claremont, N. H. He d ; one son, Charles W., b. Nov. 5th, 1874; d. Dec. 12th, 1874 ; m. 2d, Apr. 1875, Thomas Bailey, also of Claremont. [2] Eliza, b. Aug. 21st, 1842; resides at the homestead in C., (1875). [3] Abbie, b. Nov. 25th, 1846; d. Feb. 20th, 1854. [4] Charles, b. Nov. 1st, 1844; m. Dec. 19th, 1868, Sarah P. Bowen, (dau. of Gilman and Parthena (Putnam) Bowen) b. Feb. 11th, 1843 ; one child, Nellie Eliza, b. Jan. 23d, 1870. (3) Thomas, b. Nov. 1815 ; d. Jan. 8th, 1834. (4) Osbert. 2. Orpha, b. Sept. 25th, 1771; m. July 7th, 1788, Oliver Cooms, (see Cooms.) m. 2d, Lazarus Shurtleff, (see Shurtleff). She died Jan. 25th, 1834. 3. Moses, (son of Moses and Lydia (Farwell) Willard) b. Dec. 10th, 1773; d. Oct. 8th, 1808; m. in 1796 or 97, Peggy Glidden, (dau. of Jonathan and Molly (Pottle) Glidden,) b. Oct. 4th, 1781 ; d. Feb. 1852. Ch. (1) Peggy, b. June 17th, 1798 ; m. July 4th, 1817, Alpheus Hun- toon. Ch. [1] Diantha, m. Cyrus Munsel, [2] Joseph G., m. Ann Marden. [3] Henry W., (2) Lorenzo, now living in Mackford, Ill., b. May 29th, 1800 ; m. Feb. 18th, 1827, Oracy Walker, (see Dyer Wal- ker). Ch. [1] John Putnam, b. Jan. 19th, 1829; m. Jan. 1st, 1857, Helen Farrar, one child Nellie Frank, b. Nov. 11th, 1860. [2] Au- nette D., b. March 20th 1833 ; m. March 20th, 1851, Josiah T. Collins, no children living. [3] Oracy W., b. Apr. 14th, 1835 ; m. Jan 1st, 1857, Arnold M. Walker, one child Mary A., b. Aug. 28th, 1865. (3) Pol- ly or Mary, b. Jan. 14th, 1802; m. Eleazer Gould about 1820; d. about 1850. Ch. [1] Mary Ann, [2] Moses W., [3] Samuel, [4] Jo- seph Woodworth, [5] Julia, [6] Caroline, [7] name not recollected. (4) Parker, b. Oct. 4th, 1804 ; m. Fanny - of New Bedford. He d. about 1850. (5) Levi, b. Feb. 26th, 1808 ; m. about 1833, Annette Dumas, one child, Josette. 4. Lydia, (dau. of Moses and Lydia (Far- well) Willard) b. May 18th, 1778; m. March 15th, 1795, Phineas Hutchins, (son of Capt. Phineas and Sarah (Reed) Hutchins) b. in Lunenburg, Mass., July 6th, 1774. Ch. (1) Louisa, b. May 6th, 1796; d. Oct. 23d, 1797. (2) Florinda, b. Apr. 29th, 1797. (3) Matilda, b. May 27th, 1798. 5. Nancy, (dau. of Moses and Lydia (Farwell) Willard) b. Nov. 24th, 1784; m. Jan. 8th, 1808, Josiah Whitmore, b. in Mid- dletown, Conn., July 21st, 1783. Ch. (1) Nancy Shepherd, b. Oct. 18th, 1808. (2) Nathaniel Downing, b. Dec. 4th, 1810; (3) Lucy Wright, b. July 13th, 1812; (4) Moses Willard, b. Jan. 19th, 1814; (5) William Hastings, b. June 30th, 1816 ; (6) Josiah Farnsworth, b. May 8th, 1818; (7) Samuel Farwell, b. May 3d, 1820; (8) Robert Courtney, b. May 30th, 1822; (9) George Henry, b. July 5th, 1825.
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None of the children settled in Charlestown. 6. Abel, (son of Moses and Lydia (Farwell) Willard) b. Aug. 5th, 1788; m. Sept. 1812, Fan- ny Grout, (dau. of Jonathan and Parthena (Page) Grout) (see Grout) Ch. (1) Fanny, b. Apr. 7th, 1813 ; m. Ebenezer Dunsmoor. (2) Soph- ia W., b. Dec. 19th, 1815 ; m. Newton F. Allen. (3) Jonathan Grout, b. May, 1825 ; m. Lemira Evelyn Sanders, two children, Florence and Carrie. 7. Levi, (son of Moses and Lydia (Farwell) Willard) b. Aug. 6th, 1791; m. April 7th, 1814, Phebe Carriel, b. Jan. 17th, 1792. Mrs. Willard died Mar. 6th, 1866. Mr. Willard May 6th, 1871. They had two children (1) Harriet M., b. Dec. 24th, 1817 ; m. Jan. 27th, 1840, Col. Jonathan Baker, (see Baker). (2) Henry, b. Jan. 25th, 1827; d. June 12th, 1846. He was a young man of great promise.
Mr. Levi Willard was a large land-holder, and a very reputable citi- zen.
VI. Miriam, (dau. of Lieut. Moses and Susanna (Hastings). Wil- lard) b. Sept. 25th, 1740 ; m. Rev. Phineas Whitney, of Shirley, Mass., but at what time has not been ascertained. The marriage prob- ably took place soon after the ordination of Mr. Whitney over the church, which was June 23d, 1762. Among the papers of Dr. Oliver Hastings is a deed given by her, in connection with her husband, of two tracts of land in Charlestown, in 1763. Her marriage must have been therefore previous to that time. She had no children, but died March 20th, 1769. Mr. Whitney in 1770, m. Lydia Bowes, by whom he had ten children, two of whom were educated at Harvard College.
Mr. Whitney graduated at Harvard College in 1759. A fine house of worship was built for him at Shirley, for which Mrs. Hancock, wife of Hon. John Hancock, of Boston, gave the Bible for the pulpit.
Mr. Whitney's ministry in Shirley exceeded half a century and was peaceful, harmonious and prosperous. His standing in the ministry was so respectable that his services in council and at ordinations were often required. He was appointed at the founding of Groton Acade- my, one of the trustees, which position he continued to hold till he died. The last few years of his life, were years of suffering in consequence of a paralytic affection. He died Dec. 13th, 1819.
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