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Henry Fields settled on the Severns place, Mars- ten on the Lawrence place, Sally, (wife of Andrew Wilkins) on the Woodward place, Joshua on the Joseph Foster place and John on the John H. Co- burn place.
The children of Henry were John (died young), Henry 2 (settled in New York), Rebecca (married to Timothy Carlton) and Susan (settled in Nashua).
The children of Rebecca Carlton were, Rebecca (settled in Nashua), John (settled in Lyndeborough), Sophia (married a Mr. Retterbush, of Merrimack), Eliza (married Joseph Wilson), Henry (killed in a mill at Lowell), Francis (carried on business at New Orleans and elsewhere, and died in Merrimack), Peter (settled in Merrimack), Susan (settled in Am- herst), Isaac (died young), Isaac2 (settled in Massa- chusetts).
The children of Sophia Retterbush were Eliza (settled in Milford), Sophia (married a Mr. Dodge, of Merrimack), Mary Ann (married Jerry Kittredge, of Merrimack) and Henry (burned in a house). The children of Sophia Dodge were a daughter (died unmarried) and Francis.
The children of Mary Ann Kittredge are Mary J. (married Scott W. Lane, of Manchester), Emma E. (married George P. Butterfield, and lives at Fitch- burg, Mass.) and Jerry C. (lives at home).
Francis Carlton had two daughters. Peter Carlton had two daughters,-Sarah (settled in Milford) and Hannah (died unmarried).
Eliza Wilson had a daughter, Eliza Ann (died unmarried), and a son, Henry (settled in Milford.
For the descendants of Sally Wilkins, see Wilkins family.
The children of Marsten Fields were Isaac, Mars- ten,2 Betsy, Hannah and Priscilla.
The children of Joshua Fields were Joshua2 (settled in Merrimack), Jonas (settled in New York), James (settled in Merrimack), John (settled in Maine) and Sally (settled in Maine).
The children of Joshua2 were Hannah (settled in Lowell), Smith (settled in Merrimack), Sally (married Peter Carlton), Joshua3 died at sea) and Jonas (died unmarried).
The children of Smith Fields were Sally (died in Nashua), Joshua (settled in Milford), Charles (died unmarried), Mary (residence unknown), Hermon S. (settled in Merrimack).
John Fields served through the whole seven years of the Revolutionary War. His children were Henry 3 (died unmarried) and Elizabeth (married John H. Coburn).
Elizabeth Coburn had one daughter, Catherine (married John H. Upham, of Amherst).
Gage .- Aaron Gage came from Methuen, Mass., in 1773, and settled on the place now owned by James
Hodgman. His children were Isaac (settled in Charlestown, Mass)., Deacon Aaron (settled in Merri- mack), Phineas (settled in Merrimack), Moses (settled in Merrimack), Mehitabel (married Thomas Under- wood, of Merrimack) and a daughter, who married Josiah Tinker, of Bedford.
The children of Deacon Aaron2 were Hannah (settled in Bedford), Aaron 3 (unmarried, lived in Merrimack), Naomi (married Daniel Muzzy, di- vorced, and lives in Merrimack), Sally (married Mr. Conant, of Merrimack, and, after Mr. Conant died, married Stephen Crooker, of Merrimack), Benjamin (settled in Bedford), Isaac (settled in Bedford), Solomon (settled in Bedford), Mary (un- married, lives in Merrimack), Martha (unmarried, lives in Merrimack), Fanny (settled in Boston).
The children of Phineas were Lydia (married Alexander Wilkins, of Merrimack), Sally (settled in Bedford), Anna (settled in Nashua), Isaac (settled in Bedford), Benjamin 2 (settled in Lowell, Mass.), Polly (died young), Mary (settled in Sutton), Enoch (settled in Merrimack, later in Bedford), Stephen (settled in Merrimack, later in Amherst), Parker (died young), George (settled in Bedford).
The children of Moses were Betsy (settled in New Boston), Moses 2 (settled in Bedford), Sally (settled in New Boston), Ruth (settled in Goffstown), John (settled in Lyndeborough), David (became a mission- ary), Joseph N. (settled in Merrimack, but afterward removed to Lawrence, Mass). At his death Joseph N. Gage left a fund of about fourteen thousand dol- lars, the income of which was to go to his wife during her life, and afterward to be used in support- ing the public schools of his native town, on condition that the town should never raise a less amount than before by taxation for school purposes, should erect a monument to his memory, and should keep his lot in the cemetery in good condition. The town accepted the conditions, and at the death of Mrs. Gage, in 1883, came into possession of the property, together with two thousand dollars more added to it by the will of Mrs. Gage, thus increasing the amount avail- able for school purposes about fifty per cent. Other children of Moses Gage were Mehitabel2, Susan and Charles.
The children of Mehitable Gage and Thomas Un- derwood were Thomas2, John, Peter, Sally, William and Charles.
Sally Gage and Mr. Conant had a daughter, Han- nah, who married Freeman Hill, of Merrimack, and their children were George, Sarah and one that died young.
The children of Sally Gage and Stephen Crooker were Stephen2 D. (settled in Boston and then went West), Abner C. (settled in Boston), Simeon W. (settled in Boston), Israel (settled in Merrimack), James P. (settled in Boston).
The children of Israel Crooker were Frank W. (settled in Norwood, Mass.), Sarah (unmarried, lives
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in Norwood, Mass.), Mary (married George Bean, of Merrimack), Ida (married Charles Wilson, of Merri- maek).
The children of Lydia Gage and Alexander Wil- kins were Olive (settled in Bedford), Fanny (married Levi Fisher, of Merrimack).
The children of Fanny Fisher were Levi W. (set- tled in Merrimack), Sarah W. (settled in Nashna), George W. (settled in Boscawen), Anna L. (married Hazen G. Dodge, of Merrimack), Cynthia M. (settled in Malden, Mass.).
The children of Levi W. Fisher are Maria (settled in Bedford), Fanny W. (lives in Merrimack).
Anna L. Fisher and Hazen G. Dodge have a son, Elwin H., who lives in Merrimack.
The children of Enoch Gage were Foster, Walter, Joseph and Ann E.
The children of Stephen Gage were Permelia, Sophronia, Mary A., Parker, John and Orlando, all of whom lived in Amherst.
Ingalls .- Deacon Daniel Ingalls came from Ando- ver, Mass., and settled on the Ingalls farm. He was a Revolutionary soldier, took part in the battle of Bennington, and guarded the Hessian prisoners at Charlestown, Mass., the following winter. He was a respected and useful citizen of Merrimack for many years.
His children were Polly (settled in Bedford), Sally, Rebecca (settled in Salem, Mass.), Elizabeth (died young), Daniel T. (settled on the home farm in Mer- rimack, where he still lives), Henry P. (settled in New York City) and Putnam (settled in Newark, N. J.).
The children of Daniel T. were Horace P. (settled in Ohio), Mary (lived in Nashua), George C. (settled on the home farm in Merrimack), Lucian (settled in Falmouth, Me.) and Nancy (lives in Nashua).
The children of George C. are Helen L. and Dan- iel T., Jr.
Jones .- David Jones settled in Merrimack in 1827. His children were Amos (dead), David T. (settled in Merrimack), Daniel (settled in Merrimack) Sarah E. (settled in Merrimack), George H., Rosa E. and Louisa M. (settled in Merrimack). David T. has one son, David R .; David R. has a daughter, Nellie L. The children of James T. were Ernest J., Leslie E., Idella M. (deceased) and Grace M.
Caleb Jones settled in Merrimack about 1830. His children were Eliza B., Caleb G., Amos, George, Charlotte H., Harriet and Mary.
Jonathan Jones settled in Merrimack about 1844. He had one daughter, Laura, and moved from town about 1850.
McGaw .- Jacob MeGaw was born in 1737 in Lineygloss, near Londonderry, Ireland, and belonged to the famous Scotch-Irish stock. He came to this town when a young man with nothing but his stout heart and willing hands to depend upon. He was a weaver by trade, but soon added to this short expedi-
tions with a peddler's trunk, then a store, and finally became a wealthy merchant.
He filled many of the leading town offices, was a pillar in the church and a respected citizen.
His children were John (died in Bedford), Mar- garet (settled in Bedford), Jacob (settled in Maine), Robert (settled in Merrimack), Rebecca (settled in Maine), Isaac (lived in Windham many years, but died in Merrimack), Martha (settled in Maine).
Robert McGaw, whose name appears frequently in these pages, was for many years a leading character in the social, religions and political life of the town. He settled on the old homestead at Reed's Ferry, and when his father died, in 1810, he succeeded to his business as merchant.
His business abilities were such that he added largely to the property he inherited from his father, and, though he used his means liberally for every good cause while he lived, he left about a quarter of a million at his death, and, beside the endowment of the institute already named, he bequeathed five thou- sand dollars as an endowment of the First Congrega- tional Church.
The children of Isaac born in Windham were Margaret Jane (married Edward P. Parker, of Derry, lived several years in Merrimack, but now resides in Concord, Mass.), John Armour (settled in Jersey City, N. J.), Sarah Elizabeth (died unmarried), Mar- tha Dickinson (married Francis A. Gordon, of Hen- niker, and settled in Merrimack) and Anna Eliza (married Carmi Parker, of Merrimack, recently re- moved to Fitchburg, Mass.).
Margaret Parker had a daughter, Caroline Eliza (settled in Concord, Mass.) Martha Gordon has two sons-Robert MeGaw and Arthur G.
Anna Parker has three sons .- George L., Harry C. and Maurice W.
McGilveray .- John MeGilveray came from Seot- land some time previous to the Revolution and settled on the place now owned by his grandson, John2.
His children were John 2; Robert, settled in Maine ; William, settled in New Orleans ; Alexander ; David, settled in Brookline; Jacob; Martha, married Alex- ander Anderson, of Derry ; Margaret, died unmar- ried ; Simon, settled on the home farm.
The children of Simon were John3, settled on the home farm; Eliza J., married James Hale, settled in Merrimack, and had seven children, four of whom are living; William; Harriet, died unmarried ; George Newel.
The children of John3 are Franklin D. ; John C .; D. Elbertie ; Clarie F., married Everett E. Parker of Merrimack ; Annis B., died; Harriette M.
Parker .- Nathan Parker, many years a resident of Merrimack, was born in Litchfield, N. H., January 1, 1767; eame to this town April, 1798. He married Mary McQuestin, of Litchfield, and died at the old homestead opposite the M. N. Institute, where his wife lived at the time of his death.
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His posterity number six sons, four daughters, sixty-six grandchildren, forty-three great-grandchil- dren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
His oldest son, William, born December 16, 1797, died September 11, 1877, in Suncook, N. H., where he resided.
Frances (Mrs. Leonard Walker), born September 7, 1799; died at her home in Merrimack, December 13, 1870.
Nathan, born September 25, 1801. He settled in Merrimack, where he died April 14, 1876.
Matthew, born July 27, 1803. He was accidentally killed by the falling of a building upon him, at his father's place, in time of a fearful tornado, May 21, 1814.
Adeline (Mrs. Enoch Merrill), born August 30, 1805; now lives in Nashua, N. H.
Elkanah Philip, born June 6, 1807; died in Mer- rimack, at the Parker homestead, April 5, 1875.
James, the fifth son, lived and died in Merrimack ; born November 30, 1809; died March 1, 1864.
Harriet (Mrs. Robert French, of this town), born June 23, 1812, and now living.
Thomas, the youngest son, died at his home in Merrimack, March 27, 1885; born February 20, 1815.
Marietta (Mrs. John Wheeler), born December 28, 1818; died in Merrimack, July 30, 1881.
Two daughters of Nathan Parker are now living; also thirty-one grandchildren, thirty-six great-grand- children, three great-great-grandchildren.
He was the grandson of Rev. Thomas Parker, of Dracut, Mass. Rev. Thomas was the son of Josiah, of Cambridge. He was born December 7, 1700; gra- duated at Cambridge, 1718; settled in Dracut, 1720; was pastor of the Congregational (probably Presby- terian) Church forty-four years, until the time of his death, March 18, 1765, and only nineteen years of age at the time of settlement.
His sons were Thomas, William, John, Matthew and Jonathan. His daughters were Lydia, Eliza- beth, Lucy and Sarah. Matthew (second) was father of James U. Parker, Esq., once a resident of Merri- mack ; also of Nathan Parker, of Manchester, Presi- dent of Manchester Savings Bank, and grandfather of Deacon Matthew Nichols, of this town. Thomas Parker, his oldest son, became a celebrated physician, settled in Litchfield, was the father of Rev. Edward L. Parker, who settled over the Presbyterian Church of Derry, where he preached until his death. He was father of Edward Parker, Esq., a former resident of this town, and later of Concord, Mass., where he died.
Spalding .- Samuel Spalding came from Chelms- ford, Mass., and settled in Merrimack at some time previous to 1753.
His children were Samuel2, settled in Merrimack ; Abijah, settled in Nashua ; Sarah, died unmarried ; Henry, settled in New Boston and afterwards removed to Lyndeborough ; Oliver, settled in Merrimack; Isaac,
settled in New Ipswich and afterwards removed to Wilton ; Silas, settled in Merrimack, removed to An- dover, Vt., and returned to Merrimack; Asa, settled in Merrimack.
The children of Samuel2 were Ephraim, died young ; Sarah, married Luther Abbott, of Andover, Vt .; Abijah2, settled in Nashua, after living in various other places ; Betsey, married Isaac Blood, of Hollis; Luther, settled in Baltimore, Md .; Meriel, married John Thomas, of Goffstown, and settled in Andover, Vt., afterwards removed to Wisconsin ; Ira, settled in Merrimack ; Josiah, settled in Salem, and was a sea- captain ; Eleanor, settled in Vermont.
The children of Ira Spalding were Ira2, died in infancy ; William Moore, settled in Texas ; Ephraim Heald, settled in Texas; Nancy Isabella, married William Kimball, of Temple; Eliza Jane, died in infancy ; George Washington, died in infancy ; George Franklin, settled on the old homestead in Merrimack ; Betsy Chandler, married John G. Kimball, of Nashua; Catherine Mears, married Chancy C. Kuler, and set- tled in Wisconsin ; Ellen Maria, married Albert Gay, of Boston, Mass .; Henry Harrison, died in in- fancy.
The children of George Franklin Spalding are Caribella Frances and Frank Clarence.
The children of Oliver Spalding were Abigail, died young ; Oliver2, settled in Merrimack; and an unnamed infant.
The children of Oliver Spalding2 were Abigail Nourse, married William T. Parker, and lives in Merrimack, John Lund, settled in Merrimack ; Hosea Ballou, settled in Nashua; and Oliver Perry, died young.
The children of John Lund Spalding were Sarah Frances and John Oliver.
The children of Asa Spalding were Asa2, settled in Merrimack ; Ephraim, died young ; Samuel Woods, died young ; Joanna, died young ; Sophia, married Timothy Fry, of Lowell, Mass .; Cynthia, married Gilbert Colburn, of Pelham ; Albert Jefferson, settled in Danvers, Mass .; Lucy Davis, married Jacob Carl- ton, of Lowell, Mass .; John Langdon, died young ; Sarah, married Jacob Carlton, of Lowell, Mass., after her sister Lucy's death ; and Dorcas, married Andrew J. Nute, of Lowell, Mass.
The children of Asa Spalding2 were Samuel Woods, settled in Danvers, Mass .; Joanna, married William Lyon, of Pelham; Asa Langdon, has lived in various towns in Massachusetts, the last being Newton Centre ; and Albert Jefferson, settled in Dan- vers, Mass.
Matthew Thornton's Family and Descendants,- James Thornton, an Englishman, and Elizabeth Jenk- ins, his wife, removed from England to the north of Ireland, where Matthew Thornton was born, in 1714. During his infancy his parents came to America and settled in Londonderry. After acquiring his profes- sion he practiced medicine there, securing a high rep-
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utation as a physician and becoming comparatively wealthy.
In 1745, Dr. Thornton joined the expedition against Louisburg, Cape Breton, as surgeon in the New Hamp- shire Division ofthe American army. Matthew Thorn- ton was appointed president of the Provincial Conven- tion of New Hampshire, and the following year was chosen to represent New Hampshire in the first Congress holden at Philadelphia. He signed the Declaration of Independence, and soon after purchased a farm in that part of Merrimack known as Thornton's Ferry, where, surrounded by his family and friends, he passed the remainder of his days in dignified repose. He died at the house of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Hannah Thornton McGaw, in Newburyport, Mass., June 24, 1803, at the age of eighty-nine years. Mr. Thornton was a man of commanding presence, but of a very genial nature, remarkable for his native wit and great fund of anecdote.
After serving his term in Congress he became chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas in New Hamp- shire, and afterwards judge of the Superior Court.
Judge Thornton married Hannah Jackson, who died before reaching middle life, leaving five children, -James, Andrew, Mary, Hannah and Matthew2. James married Mary Parker, and lived in Merrimack. Their children were, Matthew3, James Bonaparte, Thomas, Hannah and Mary.
Matthew3 died in youth, leaving one daughter, Margaret Anne, who died unmarried.
James B. was graduated at Bowdoin ; practiced law in Merrimack ; was second comptroller of the treasury at Washington ; then United States chargé d'affaires to Peru, South America. He died at Callao at about the age of forty.
He was a classmate of the late Charles G. Atherton, Esq., of Nashua, and of the late ex-President Frank- lin Pierce, and the warmth of their strong personal friendship remained unimpaired until his death.
James B. Thornton left two children,-James Shep- ard Thornton and Mary Parker Thornton. James Shepard entered the Naval School at Annapolis at the age of fourteen, and remained in the naval service until his death, which occurred in 1875. He was ex- ecutive officer of the "Hartford " under Farragut, at the battle of New Orleans, and executive officer of the "Kearsarge," in the famous battle with the "Alabama."
He married a daughter of Rev. Henry Wood, who survives him. Mary Parker married Dr. Charles A. Davis, and, after his death, Judge W. S. Gardner, of Massachusetts. Hannah married Colonel Joseph Greeley, of Nashua, of whose family there are three surviving children,-Charles A. and Edward P., loca- ted at Nashua, Iowa : and James B. Greeley, M.D., surgeon in the First Rhode Island Cavalry during the late war, who is now living on the old Thornton farm in Merrimack.
Andrew, son of Judge Matthew Thornton, died in early youth, unmarried.
Matthew2, son of Judge Thornton, graduated at Dartmouth, read law at Amherst and resided at Mer- rimack, where he died, leaving a widow and two children.
One of these died in youth ; the other, Abby, a very lovely and accomplished woman, married Captain David MacGregor, of Derry.
Mary Thornton, eldest daughter of Judge Matthew Thornton, married the Hon. Silas Britton, of Salem, N. H.
Hannah Thornton, youngest daughter of Judge Matthew Thornton, married John McGaw, of New- buryport, Mass.
Wilkins .- The Wilkins family came from England and settled in Salem in the early part of the seven- teenth century.
Stephen Wilkins, born in that part of Salem after- wards incorporated in Middleton, left a son, Stephen Wilkins, Jr., who took part in the French and Indian War, was appointed captain in the Revolutionary forces, and served two years, but left the army in 1777, and bought a farm in Merrimack, on the Souhegan River, three and a half miles from its mouth. An interesting incident occurred in connection with this purchase. John Neal, the man of whom he purchased, was a whig when the Americans seemed likely to succeed and a tory when the British got the advan- tage.
The bargain was made in the spring of 1777; but in the summer, when Mr. Wilkins came to pay the money in Continental currency, it had begun to de- preciate, and Mr. Neal refused to take it, declaring that the British would gain the victory and the money would not be worth as much as so many chips. But when he heard of the capture of Burgoye's army he was glad to take the whole three thousand dollars in Continental currency.
The children of Captain Stephen Wilkins, Jr., were Andrew, came to Merrimack with his father; Stephen, died young ; Hannah, married Elijah Chub- buck and settled in Vermont, but removed to New York; Lucy, died at Mont Vernon ; Stephen2, set- tled in New York ; Levi, came to Merrimack with his father ; James, born in Merrimack, reared a family here and died in New York.
The children of Andrew Wilkins were Amos (set- tled in Merrimack, and afterwards removed to Ver- mont), Mehitable (married Samuel McClure, of Merri- maek), Andrew2 (died unmarried), Sarah (married Zebulon Ritterbush, of Merrimack), Samuel (had one child, Samuel 2, in Merrimack, and then removed to Amherst), Asa (died unmarried), John (settled in Merrimack).
The children of Amos Wilkins born in Merrimack were Joanne A. and Sally N. (removed to Vermont with their father).
The children of Mehitable McClure were Sarah and Samuel (born in Merrimack and removed to Nashua).
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The children of Sarah Ritterbush were Stephen W. (died unmarried), Lucy Jane (married John Collins, of Nashua), William (went to California), Nelson (went to California).
The children of John Wilkins were Martha H. (married Amos A. Wilkins, a son of Amos Wilkins, born in Vermont), Charlotte (married Edward Col- burn and settled in Canada West), Augusta (died in Nashna), Adeline (died in Nashua), a son (died in infancy), Frances (died in Nashua), Alma P. (died in Nashua).
The children of Levi Wilkins were Ann (died in infancy), Alexander McCalley (settled in Merrimack), Roxana (died in Nashua), Levi F. (died young), Lucy A. (married Thomas H. Hall and settled in Nashua), a son (died in infancy), Hannah (married Ira Roby and settled in Amherst), Levi W. (settled in Antrim).
Levi Wilkins settled on the old homestead, and was elected selectman for several years, always dis- charging the duties of his office satisfactorily to his townsmen and with honor to himself. He made home so pleasant for his children that they look back upon their childhood as the pleasantest portion of their lives. He was universally beloved and respected, and his advice was often sought for by his fellow- citizens. He was a member of the Congregational Church, and his example adorned his profession.
The children of Alexander McCalley Wilkins were Luey Ann (lives with her father), Franklin A. (set- tled in Providence), James M. (settled in Nashua), Gustine (settled in Manville, R. I.), Mary C. (died unmarried).
The children of James Wilkins, son of Captain Stephen, were Eliza, Charles A., Mary A., Jane McC., all born in Merrimack and removed to New York with their father.
Sources of Information .- The material for the foregoing sketch of Merrimack has been taken from the following sources: An address by Rev. Stephen T. Allen at the centennial celebration in Merrimack ; an address by Rev. C. L. Hubbard at the centennial of the First Congregational Church in Merrimack ; Fox's "History of Dunstable;" "History of Bedford," by a town committee; "History of Windham," by L. A. Morrison ; "Spalding Memorial," by Samuel J. Spalding; "Town Papers of New Hampshire," edited by Isaac W. Hammond; "State Papers of New Hampshire," by same author ; Merrimack town records; records of First Congregational Church of Merrimack; records of McGaw Normal Institute. Hon. W. T. Parker furnished the complete list of citizens who served in the Civil War, and many of the oldest citizens have given much valuable in- formation.
No one can be better aware than the writer of the incompleteness of this record. He has done the best he could in the time and with the means placed at his disposal.
An interesting field of research opens widely on
every side, inviting further exploration. This, at least, can be said : as far as the work has been carried, everything stated as a fact has been verified, and, while of course there are errors in details, all im- portant points stated may be relied upon as well established.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
HARRISON EATON, M.D.
Harrison Eaton, M.D., traced his descent from English ancestry, through John and Anne Eaton, who settled in Haverhill, Mass., in 1646; he was the elder of the two children of Moses and Judith (Merrill) Eaton, and was born at the Eaton home- stead in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, December 13, 1813.
At that date four generations were represented in the large, square mansion, where the present mistress, Mrs. Louisa (Eaton) Piper has all her life resided, and of his early home Dr. Eaton cherished delightful memories.
The patriarch of the household was the great- grandfather, John Eaton Esq., whose decease occurred in 1824; his son, Major Nathaniel Eaton, was so stout as to have hardly room for a grandchild on each knee; yet there the boys chung, begging for a story.
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