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* This list contains seventy-six names, but nine of them were non-residents that owned some land in this town; twenty-two others were assessed for poll, but no land, leaving forty- five residents that were assessed for farms or other real estate. The names of these forty-five resident land owners are marked with an asterisk. The numeral at the end of each name shows the number of poll taxes paid by each.
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He removed to Plymouth, N. H., with his brother, James Blodgett, about 1764, and became a very prominent and useful citizen in the management of that town's affairs in its early settlement. He died in Plymouth in 1802. No children.
SAMUEL BURBANK
Samuel Burbank settled on the River road, at the south part of Nottingham, as early as 1742. The old Bur- bank farm, which remained in possession of the Burbank family for many years, was the first north and adjoining the old Wilson Mill farm.
We find recorded the births of five children of Samuel and Eunice (Hardy) Burbank. She died January 10, 1765. He died after 1778.
GEORGE BURNS
George Burns, of Scotch origin, born in Ireland in 1696, came to America about 1720, and with John, his brother, and Thomas, probably his father, settled in this town about 1736. John Burns removed to Milford, N. H., in 1742. Tradition says that his removal from this town was made with a small canoe or boat, which he pro- pelled up the Merrimack to the mouth of the Souhegan, thence up that stream to his destination, where he settled and left a large posterity. He died in 1782.
George Burns settled on a farm at the south part of this town, east of the Lowell road, which is now, and for many years past has been, owned and occupied by Robert Groves. He died in 1779, aged 83 years.
His widow, Mary (Glover) Burns, died February 11, 1811, aged 98. Upon her head stone in the Blodgett Cem- etery is the following : "This venerable woman had 175 descendants, consisting of 11 children, 62 grand-children, 98 great-grand-children, and 4 of the fifth generation."
George Burns was prominent in affairs relating to the government of the town. He was Moderator in 1770, and
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was one of the selectmen six years, being chairman of the board in 1752, 1768 and 1770.
THOMAS BURNS
Thomas Burns settled in Nottingham in 1736, and was assessed until 1764, but no record is found to show that he had a wife or children. He was probably the father of George and John-possibly a brother.
JOHN CALDWELL
John Caldwell, who may have been from Londonderry, settled on Bush Hill about 1738. The farm owned and oc- cupied by him was the next one south, and adjoining the same farm that was later owned by Asa Davis, and now called the Morrison farm. A part of the same land re- mained in possession of the Caldwell family until a very recent date. He was a land surveyor and a farmer. He died February 25, 1765.
JOSEPH CALDWELL
Joseph Caldwell, assessed from 1744 to 1756, was probably from Londonderry, and may have been the father of John. He also resided on Bush Hill and owned the farm formerly belonging to John Mitchell, and later to Asa Davis. February 16, 1769, "James Caldwell, (son of the preceding,) conveyed to Asa Davis 65 acres of land, more or less. Beginning at the south-west corner, at a Black Ash tree Standing in a swamp, it being the N. W. corner of John Caldwell's, late of Nottingham West, de- ceased, land; thence North, 63 rods to Colonel Tyngs land; thence easterly by said Tyngs, a parallel line with the north line of John Caldwells aforesaid, deceased land 167 rods to John Hueys land; thence south to said Caldwells land 63 rods, thence westerly on said Caldwells land 167 rods to the bound first mentioned." James Caldwell re- cited that he received the same by inheritance. This was the homestead of Asa Davis, Esq., and later of Daniel
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Taylor Davis, and now of Morrison. We find no record of Joseph Caldwell's death.
EZEKIEL CHASE
Doctor Ezekiel Chase, the first resident physician of Nottingham, came here about 1740, and settled on the same farm that had been occupied by Joseph Snow, it be- ing situated a little north of the state line and bordering on the Merrimack River. The cellar is still visible a little south of the old Ferry road, and the house of the late J. S. Winn. About 1747, Ezekiel Chase was commissioned a justice of the peace, and was the first resident of this town to be honored with that distinction. He was moderator of the annual town meetings for eleven years. He was town clerk for 1748, and was one of the selectmen for nine years, six of which he was the chairman of the board. His wife, Priscilla, was a sister of Rev. Nathaniel Merrill, the first minister settled in Nottingham. She died February 22, 1768, in the 59th year of her age.
He married a second wife, Elizabeth -.
Doctor Chase seems to have been a man of good abili- ty and much influence, and a very active citizen. He con- veyed his farm of one hundred acres, August 9, 1773, to Samuel Pollard, in consideration of two hundred pounds. He continued to reside there, or in that vicinity, until about 1780, when he probably removed from the town, as no fur- ther record of him is found here.
ROGER CHASE
Deacon Roger Chase, a brother or kinsman of Doctor Ezekiel, was first assessed in Nottingham as early as 1739, at about which time he purchased the Hills' Garrison farm, where he resided until 1754, when he moved to the Enoch Hills farm on "Hills Row." He remained there until 1762, when he probably removed from this town, as no further record relating to him is found. He was twice elected a member of the board of selectmen.
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ISAAC CUMMINGS
The residence of Isaac Cummings was a short dis- tance north of the north line of Nottingham West, just in the edge of Litchfield. He was assessed in Not- tingham West for the years, 1746, 1747 and 1748. It ap- pears from a petition he made to the General Court of New Hampshire to have his farm annexed to Nottingham West, that he had supposed-until the line was surveyed and es- tablished between Nottingham West and Litchfield, some- time subsequent to the date of the incorporation of these two towns-that his residence was south of the line.
It would also seem that the selectmen of Nottingham West believed he was an inhabitant of that town, as they assessed him there for three years. When the town line was surveyed it left more than one-half of his farm, with the buildings, in Litchfield. Not much is known of this Isaac Cummings. His wife, Elizabeth, died, October 23, 1763, as the inscription on her head stone in the Hills' Farm Ceme-
tery will show. Isaac Cummings left no children, but he had a colored female servant, Nancy, to whom he gave his farm. She was the mother of Peter Blanchard, who owned and occupied the place during his life, and later it was owned by another colored family by the name of Hazzard. It has long been known as the "Nigger place," but no one has resided there for many years, and the buildings have decayed.
EBENEZER DAKIN
But little is found upon the records in relation to this man Dakin, excepting the appearance of his name upon the assessment lists from 1745 to 1778, inclusive.
There is not much doubt that he was the father of Levi and Justus Dakin, whose names appear upon the town records, a little later. His residence was at the south part of the town, on the Back Road, and probably on what was later the Zaccheus Colburn farm, and still later the Wason place.
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April 1, 1778, Ebenezer and Levi Dakin, in considera- tion of nine hundred and thirty pounds, conveyed to Sam- uel Brown of Newbury, Mass., one hundred and twenty acres of land, together with the house and barn, orchard, fences and all appurtenances thereto belonging.
CHARLES DARRAH
Charles Darrah was assessed in Nottingham from 1737 to 1747, when he removed-probably to Litchfield. He owned a part, or all, of the farm formerly belonging to Eleazer Cummings, Jr., who died in 1734, which farm has previously been described, and a part of which is now owned by Josiah K. Wheeler. John Marsh seems to have come into possession of the greater portion of the farm somewhere about 1742.
ARTHUR DARRAH
Arthur Darrah, a kinsman to Charles, resided with him.
JOSIAH DUTTON
Josiah Dutton was assessed in Nottingham and Not- tingham West from 1743 to 1764, inclusive.
For several years his residence was near what is now Taylor's Falls Bridge, then the ferry. About that time the ferry was known as Dutton's Ferry, and it seems quite conclusive that he owned and operated it, and may have established it. October 17, 1748, Josiah Dutton, blacksmith, conveyed to Nathan Cross, twenty-five acres of land east of the County Road, now Library Street, that north of the Ferry Road, adjoining land of Eleazer Cum- mings on the north. There is a very ancient cellar on this tract, east of the stand pipe, and a little north of the Bar- ret's Hill road, or Highland Street. More than a hun- dred years ago, this place was known as "The Old College." Later he lived one and one-half miles farther north, on the old Derry road-now discontinued-about forty rods east
DEA. MOSES GREELEY
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of the present Derry road, and fifty rods south of the Marsh road, where the cellar is still visible.
SAMUEL GREELEY
Deacon Samuel Greeley removed from Haverhill, Mass., to Nottingham about 1740, and settled on a farm ex- tending from the Merrimack River to Hills' Meadow, a distance of about one and one-half miles. It contained some two hundred acres, and was the adjoining farm on the north of the original Joseph Blodgett Garrison place.
Until within a few years this farm had wholly remained in the possession of Deacon Greeley's descendants, and a part is still owned by Samuel A. Greeley, whose house oc- cupies the identical site on which the original house was erected by his ancestor in 1740. His children were all born in Haverhill before his removal to this town.
Samuel Greeley was elected clerk of the District of Nottingham, August 9, 1743, and was re-elected each suc- ceeding year as long as it continued a district-until 1746.
He was chosen one of the selectmen in 1743, 5, 6, 7 and 8. He was chairman of the Board in 1746.
March 7, 1748, Deacon Samuel Greeley and John Marsh were chosen delegates to the New Hampshire Gen- eral Court, to answer a citation in relation to a petition of Josiah Cummings and other inhabitants of the town, to be released from paying taxes for the support of Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Merrill.
Deacon Greeley was a very influential citizen in the early affairs of the town.
His wife, Rachel, died September 19, 1758, in the 62d year of her age. He married a second wife, Jane, who died June 12, 1762, in her 58th year. This last wife was buried in the ancient burial yard at South Nashua, where her head stone still remains. He died May 25, 1771, in his 76th year, and was buried in the Blodgett Cemetery be- side his first wife, where their head stones may still be seen.
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EZEKIEL GREELEY
Ezekiel Greeley, brother of Deacon Samuel, born in Haverhill, October 21, 1725, married Esther, daughter of Major Zaccheus and Esther Lovewell, born in Dunsta- ble, November 10, 1728. His residence, as before noted, was at "Hills Row." He was in Captain John Goffe's com- pany, scouting between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers, from July 30 to August 27, 1745.
He died January 21, 1793. His widow, Esther, sur- vived him many years.
SAMUEL GREELEY, JR.
Major Samuel Greeley, the oldest son of Samuel and Rachel Greeley, born in Haverhill, Mass., May 10, 1721, came to this town with his father about 1740.
He married, May 27, 1744, Abigail Blodgett, daughter of Joseph and Dorothy (Perham) Blodgett, and resided up- on his father's homestead until 1777. Then, leaving the Greeley farm to his sons, Samuel and Joseph Greeley, he removed to Wilton, where he died.
It is said that while traveling the highway there on horseback, a tree fell upon him and caused his death. His death is not recorded here. After his decease his wife, Abigail, returned to this town, where she died March 29, 1818, in her 95th year. He was town clerk from 1747 to 1776, inclusive, except for the year 1748. He was a mem- ber of the board of selectmen for fourteen years-from 1749 to 1757, and for 1761-2-3 and 1766, being chairman the last four years.
He was captain of a company of sixty-two men who turned out as volunteers from Nottingham West, at the time of the battle of Lexington, on the 19th day of April, 1775. He was elected delegate to the General Court of New Hampshire, to represent the towns of Nottingham West and Litchfield, January 4, 1762. March 4th of the same year he was re-elected. He was a member of the board of selectmen of Wilton.
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JONATHAN HARDY
Jonathan Hardy was first assessed in Nottingham in 1743. He resided at the south part of the town, not very far from the river, though the exact location is not known. He was probably the first to establish and operate the ferry that existed for more than eighty years nearly opposite the South Nashua Railroad Station. This ferry was first called Hardy's Ferry-later Pollard's Ferry, Corey's Fer- ry, etc.
March 26, 1747. A Road viewed and laid out three poles wide, run- ning from the Road by the little Bridge, so called, running over said Bridge by Huston's fence to Hardy's line, thence between Hardy and Chase to a marked tree on Hardy's land, thence by marked tree on Hardy's land to Merrimack River.
EZEKIEL CHASE, JOHN MARSHALL, Selectmen.
JOHN MARSH.
Another road was laid out to "Hardy's Ferry," Decem- ber 5, 1757. The old Ferry house cellar is still plainly vis- ible on the bank of the Merrimack near the northerly line of land, late of J. Sylvanus Winn, now owned by Paul But- ler of Lowell.
The ferry was operated as such until the completion of Taylor's Falls Bridge in 1827. Jonathan Hardy was in the French and Indian war in 1758. He died about 1778.
SAMUEL HUSTON
Samuel Huston, or Houston, was assessed from 1743 to 1747, inclusive, and seems to have resided at the south part of the town, on what was later the "Wilson Mills" place.
JOHN HUEY
But little is known of this John Huey.
He was assessed in Nottingham as early as 1736. His residence was at the north side of Bush Hill, and the an- cient Huey cellar is on the east side of the Morrison farm,
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south-west of the bridle path that leads to the old Smith farm-now abandoned.
THOMAS KINNEY
Thomas Kinney was assessed here from 1736 to 1762. His residence was at first at the north side of Bush Hill, and later not very far from Hudson Center.
He died December 2, 1762.
DAVID LAWRENCE
David Lawrence was a tax payer here from 1740 to 1785, excepting eight years between 1769 and 1778, when his residence was in that part of Londonderry that was an- nexed to Nottingham West in 1778. He resided in the north part of the town, near the "Hills Farms," until about 1770, when he probably removed to what is now the Alfred Eaton farm in the easterly part of the town, then in Lon- donderry, but from and after 1778 in Nottingham West.
He is supposed to have come to this town from Dun- stable, as the records there show the birth of Sarah, daugh- ter of David and Sarah Lawrence, born January 31, 1732. Also recorded in the Nottingham records:
Eleazer, son of David and Sarah Lawrence, born June 9, 1738.
David and Jonathan Lawrence were probably his sons, and there were doubtless other children. The wife of Al- fred Eaton, deceased, was a descendant of this David Law- rence through a daughter of David Lawrence, Jr., who married James Smith, who occupied the same farm, which was inherited by their son-known as "Devil Jim" Smith, and who was the father of Mrs. Eaton.
His son Jonathan also resided a little farther north- east. "Lawrence Corner" was named for this family of Lawrences.
JOHN MARSHALL
John Marshall came to Nottingham in 1742. He was assessed from 1743 to 1755, inclusive. His residence was
MARY DERBY GREELEY
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on the John Taylor Garrison farm, which has been previous- ly described. He was one of the selectmen in 1744-7 and 9, and was chairman of the board for the last year.
He died January 5, 1756. He was succeeded on the same farm by John Marshall, Jr., who occupied it until 1754, when he removed to that part of Londonderry that was annexed to Nottingham West in 1778.
Daniel Marshall, another son, continued to occupy the farm until about 1757, when it came into possession of Reuben Spalding, son of Ebenezer, born July 26, 1728, and has remained in the hands of his descendants, either in part or in whole, to the present time.
The posterity of John Marshall became very numerous, and many of them, bearing various names, are yet resi- dents of Hudson.
JOHN MARSH
John, son of John and Lydia (Emerson) Marsh, born in Haverhill, Mass., August 19, 1693, married December 8, 1718, Sarah Severance of Kingston, N. H., and removed to Nottingham about 1742.
He purchased the greater part of the farm formerly owned by Eleazer Cummings, Jr., and probably soon after erected a new house farther west than was the old Cum- mings-Darrah house, and which stood on the west side of the road, a little to the north of the present house on the same farm owned now by the heirs of Josiah K. Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler's first wife was the daughter of Thomas Marsh, a descendant of the fourth generation of John Marsh. She inherited the farm from her father. It was a part of the Joseph Hills land already described in a former chapter.
Mr. Marsh was one of the selectmen in 1747 and 1750, and was chairman of the board for the latter year. He was a delegate to the General Court of New Hampshire in 1747 and 1748.
He was a prominent and useful man in his town, and his descendants became numerous here and elsewhere. Very
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many of the citizens of this town have descended from this John Marsh, although a great majority of them are known by other names.
He died November 20, 1777, aged 84 years, 2 months and 20 days.
His widow, Sarah, died January 28, 1786, aged 87 years, 1 month and 3 days. They were buried in the an- cient Hills Farms Cemetery.
THOMAS MARSH
Thomas was a son of the preceding John Marsh, born in Haverhill, December 19, 1719.
He married Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Whittier) Greeley of Haverhill, November 17, 1744.
He was first assessed here in 1741, but was not a per- manent resident until about 1761. He was assessed in 1741, 43, 46, 47, 49, 50, 57, 58, 61, and each year later until 1803. He and his brother, John, Jr., resided on "Hills Row" for several years-at first in Litchfield, as before stated.
His permanent settlement upon the Marsh farm- which, with the exception of a brief period, has remained in the possession of his descendants, and is now owned by Walter Hiram Marsh, a great-grandson of Thomas-was probably not until 1761, though he may possibly have re- sided there temporarily previous to that time. This place lies about two miles north of Taylor's Falls Bridge, and is east of the Derry road.
His wife, Ann, died April 19, 1770. For a second wife, he married Mehitabel Barker of Pelham, March, 1774. He died July 3, 1808. He was an elder of the Presbyterian church for many years. It is said that for some years after his first settlement upon the farm, he had his residence in a small house some one hundred rods south-westerly from the present home of Walter H. Marsh, on a sand hill, where are still to be seen some traces of the ancient resi- dence.
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Mr. Marsh has recently erected a house over the old cellar where was located the permanent home of his hon- ored ancester-Elder Thomas Marsh.
JOHN MARSH, JR.
Some mention has already been made in relation to this John, Jr., brother of Thomas Marsh. He was born in Haverhill, March 4, 1725. He married Martha, daughter of Ezra Rolfe. They lived on "Hills Row," upon the same farm with his brother Thomas, from 1744 to 1751, when they moved to that part of Londonderry that was annexed to Nottingham West in 1778. After the annexation his name again appears upon the tax lists, June, 1778. He died in 1779. He resided at the north-east corner of what is now Hudson, probably on the farm later owned by Ebenezer Wood and his son.
He was in the company of Captain John Goffe, scout- ing from the Merrimack to the Connecticut River, from July 30 to August 27, 1745.
JAMES MARSH
James was a kinsman to John Marsh, born in Haver- hill, Mass. He was assessed in Nottingham in 1735, 1743, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48. He married Hannah French. His residence was at the east part of the town, on or near the North Pelham road. He died as early as 1749, as his widow was assessed for his estate that year.
ONESIPHORUS MARSH
Onesiphorus, son of Onesiphorus of Onesiphorus of Onesiphorus of George, the immigrant, was a brother of James, and was assessed here from 1743 to 1754, inclusive. He married Lydia She died sometime after 1754, and he next married Dorothy (Blodgett) Thompson, daugh- ter of Joseph and Dorothy (Perham) Blodgett, born in this town, February 18, 1724, by whom he had a daughter, Sarah, born in Plymouth, N. H., in 1769. She married John Rideout of Plymouth.
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His residence was also at the east part of the town, near that of his brother James, probably on the Captain John Haseltine farm, later the Jeremiah Smith place, near the Pelham line. He removed to Monson, now Milford, N. H., about 1755, and to Plymouth, N. H., in 1765, being one of the original proprietors of the township. He died in Plymouth, August 8, 1808 .*
ABEL MERRILL
Deacon Abel Merrill, a kinsman-probably a brother- of Rev. Nathaniel Merrill, was assessed from 1741 to 1750, inclusive. His home was at the south part of the town, on or near the Back road, and not very far from the residence of the Rev. Nathaniel.
DANIEL MERRILL
Ensign Daniel Merrill was assessed here from 1740 to 1769, inclusive. He lived not far from the home of Rev. Nathaniel, to whom he was a relative. His wife, Tamisin, died January 30, 1755. He next married Mary, daughter of Henry Hale.
It is said that they removed to Hollis.
NATHANIEL MERRILL
Rev. Nathaniel Merrill, the first resident minister set- tled by the town of Nottingham over the Congregational church of this place, and ordained as pastor, November 30, 1737, -- being a clergyman, was not assessed, but was a res- ident at the date of the town's incorporation in 1746.
His farm was on the Back road, one-fourth of a mile north of the site of the first meeting-house. This was later the Joseph Winn place, the Benjamin Fuller farm, and now belongs to Leonard B. Marshall of Dorchester, Mass., and is occupied by him and his family, as a summer residence.
This farm was once a part of Thomas Colburn's land. Mr. Merrill continued to occupy it as his home until his
* History of Plymouth, N. H.
HIRAM MARSH
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decease, which occurred in 1796, fifty-nine years subse- quent to his settlement as pastor of the church in Not- tingham.
JOHN MITCHELL
John Mitchell was assessed from 1738 to 1748, and after his decease his estate was assessed to his widow, Jane Mitch- ell, until 1752. He lived on the north side of Bush Hill, probably on the farm later owned by James Caldwell, Asa Davis, and his descendants, and now by Augustus R. Mor- rison. He died about 1748 or 9, but no record of his death is found.
ABRAHAM PAGE
Abraham Page, probably from Haverhill, Mass., came to Nottingham West in 1746. In the description of the laying out of the County Road, from Litchfield to the Mas- sachusetts line, by the Court's committee, in 1749, called "The King's Highway," we find the following: "S. 40° W. 40 rods to a stake and stones at the east end of Mr. Page's Barn."
This was at a point opposite Elmhurst-at the top of the hill and near the junction of the old road with the pres- ent Lowell road.
An ancient cellar on the east side of the highway at this point is still plainly visible, marking the spot were Abraham Page's house stood in 1749. His barn was on the west side of the road.
Mr. Page survived but a few years after coming to this town. He died March 1, 1752, in his 69th year. His wife, Judith (Worthen) Page, died July 23, 1759, in her 75th year. They were among the first burials in the Blodgett Cemetery, where their small, quaint head stones still stand.
EZEKIEL PAGE
He was undoubtedly a son of Abraham, and came here from Haverhill with his father in 1746, as did also Isaac,
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probably his brother. On February 6, 1749, John Snow conveyed to Ezekiel Page thirty-six acres of land, more or less, being thirty and one-half rods wide and extending east- erly from the river about one hundred and eighty rods. Hillsboro County Registry of Deeds, Vol. 2, Page 377. Previous to this, March 6, 1748, Vol. 2, Page 379, John Marshall conveyed to Ezekiel Page about eleven acres of land adjoining the foregoing described tract on the north, and extending from the Merrimack to the highway, which was later the county road, and bounded northerly by the Eleazer Cummings farm, which then was the southerly line of the Joseph Hills land. This deed has the following clause in the description: "Thence southerly by said road (County road) to a road laid out for the conveniency of the Ferry, formerly called Dutton's Ferry." Probably Mr. Page owned the ferry for a time, as the first tract of land de- scribed seems to have always after been owned by the later owners of the ferry, and contained the Ferry landing. The east end of Taylor's Falls Bridge is near the center of the same tract of land. At about 1750, Mr. Page removed to what is now the north-east part of Hudson, but was then the south-west part of Londonderry. After the annexation he was again assessed for 1778-9-80 and 1790.
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