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vi. WILLIAM A., b. L. Nov. 5, 1887.
vii. MARGARET E., b. L. Dec. 22, 1895.
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BALCH.
1. SYLVANUS BALCH, son of Benjamin, b. in Keene in 1786. m. first, Catherine, dau. of Capt. Samuel Wetherbee (See), b. in Con- cord, Vt., Nov. 1793, d. in L. Sept. 19, 1836, Cong. m. second, May 17, 1837, Lydia P., dau. of John Pratt, b. in Orford, Feb. 28, 1799, d. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., May 13, 1880, Cong. He res. in L. from 1828 to 1870. Clothier and farmer. Whig. Cong. Representative, 1833- 4-5. Fire ward, 1835-6-7. d. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., Aug. 13, 1880. Ch., -
2. i. LAURA O., b. Concord, Vt., June 24, 1820. m. Franklin Tilton (See). ii. JOHN W., b. Concord, Vt., May 20, 1824.
iii. ALBERT, b. Concord, Vt., June 9, 1828, d. San Francisco, Cal., April 13, 1895.
2. JOHN W. BALCH, son of Sylvanus 2, b. in Concord, Vt., May 20, 1824. m. July 23, 1849, Louisa C., dan. of Solomon Stevens, b. Bar- net, Vt., June 12, 1827, d. at Marshalltown, Iowa, Feb. 11, 1887. He m. second, Abby Jane Morrison, Cong. He res. in L. from 1828 to 1865. Merchant.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. ALBERT FRANK, b. April 11, 1855. m. Jan. 25, 1888, Nettie Mc Vay. res. Marshalltown, Iowa. Banker.
ii. PHINEAS STEVENS, b. April 27, 1857. m. Sept. 20, 1883, Nellie Willi- grod. res. Marshalltown, Iowa. Banker.
BALL.
1. JOSEPH BALL was a Rev. soldier, enlisted in Mass. when 15 years old. After the war he moved to Concord, Vt., and was the first settler there.
2. SAMUEL BALL, son of Joseph 1, b. in Concord, Vt., April 17, 1807. m. first, May 10, 1837, Nancy, dau. of Gideon Griggs (See), b. in L. Jan. 16, 1817, d. in L. Aug. 28, 1851. m. second, Mary, dau. of Timothy Green (See), b. in Chelsea, Mass., March 21, 1816, still res. in L. He res. in L. from 1829 until he d., July 19, 1894. Farmer. Republican.
Ch., by w. Nancy, b. in L., -
i. GEORGE, b. Dec. 30, 1839, d. Marysville, Cal., July 15, 1890. Murdered by three negroes.
3. ii. CHARLES, b. July 23, 1842.
iii. ELLEN, b. July 21, 1844. unm., d. L. Feb. 11, 1867.
iv. ALICE, b. June 13, 1847. m. Nov. 4, 1873, John B. Pendergast, res. Pueblo, Col., State Agent Life Ins. Co.
3. CHARLES BALL, son of Samuel 2, b. in L. July 23, 1842. m. Sept. 10, 1868, Emma E, dau. of David Page Sanborn (See), b. in L. March 16, 1849. He res. in L. from birth to 1868, and from 1876 to 1883. Jeweller.
Ch., - i. PEARL J., b. Lancaster, June 3, 1869.
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BARD. BEARD.
1. DAVID and ASA BEARD, sons of David and Hannah ( Hayward) Beard, were prominent citizens of Nelson, and were foremost in the early educational progress of the town. Hon. Alvin and Alfred Beard, of Nashua, editors and publishers of the " Nashua Telegraph," were twin sons of Asa. David Beard m. Mary Ingersol. His descendants write the name Bard.
2. SIMEON INGERSOL BARD, M.D., son of David1, was b. in Nelson, June 2, 1797. He was in Middlebury College two years, when the death of his father interrupted his studies, and he became the first principal of the Academy in Francestown. Subsequently he studied medicine, graduating at Hanover in Class of 1824. Homoeopath. He successfully practised his profession in Hillsborough, Francestown, and in Derby, Vt., where he d. June 10, 1852. He was small in stature, original, independent, and progressive. He m. June 2, 1825, Lucinda Stowe Morse of Hillsborough. They had six children, of whom five d. in childhood or youth.
3. REV. GEORGE INGERSOL BARD, son of Dr. Simeon Ingersol 2, b. in Francestown, May 5, 1835, grad. Univ. of Vermont, 1857, Andover Seminary, 1860. He is a Congregational clergyman. Ordained and installed at Waterford, Vt., Oct. 17, 1860; dismissed in Jan. 1866. After successful pastorates in Dunbarton, Meredith, and Orford, he was installed at Walpole, Sept. 17, 1889, and returned to Meredith, 1897. In his earnest labor he has been loved and honored. He m. Aug. 1, 1861, Jerusha Gould Parker, dau. of Ezra Parker (See). Ch., -
ii.
i. HENRY INGERSOL, b. Waterford, Vt., Sept. 15, 1862. res. Kirkland, III. GEORGE PARKER, b. Waterford, Vt., Aug. 24, 1865. m. March 25, 1896, Jessie Joslin, res. Bayonne, N. J.
iii. MARY PARKER, b. Dunbarton, May 24, 1867, d. Dunbarton, June 16, 1867.
iv. HERBERT DRAKELY, b. Dunbarton, Dec. 2, 1868. m. April 30, 1896, Ernestine C. MeDuffee. res. Philadelphia, Pa.
V. JULIA HOWARD, b. Dunbarton, Jan. 4, 1871, d. Meredith, March 12, 1876.
BARNES.
1. GEORGE SEYMOUR BARNES, h. in Charlotte, Vt, May 24, 1829. m. first, in 1854, Sarah L. Lamb, b. in Fairfield, Vt., March 19, 1829, d. in Sturgis, Mich., Jan. 7, 1880. m. second, Jan. 12, 1881, Emma Lamb, b. in Fairfield, Vt. He was a Methodist clergyman, pastor of the church in L. in 1861 and 1862, and was engaged in this ministry at the time of the first call for troops in 1861. His participation in the move- ment to meet the requisition is mentioned in Abbott's "History of the First Regiment," p. 89. He was appointed chaplain of the Seventeenth Regiment, Nov. 4, 1862, and was mustered out April 16, 1863. (See Hist. Seventeenth N. H. Regt.) The next day he was appointed chaplain of the Second Regiment, but declined the commission. He was ap- pointed chaplain of the Twenty-ninth Regiment U. S. Colored Troops, Nov. 19, 1864, and served through the war with the regiment, was
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wounded at Bermuda Hundred, and mustered out Nov. 6, 1865. He is still engaged to some extent in the ministry, and now resides at Petosky, Mich. In the minutes of the Methodist Episcopal Conference for 1892 he is mentioned among the " supernnmeraries" in Michigan. Ch., -
i. ELLA JOSEPHINE, b. Concord, June 22, 1855. m. March 16, 1876, J. Riley Smith, res. Quincy, Mich., farmer.
ii. CARRIE, b. Concord, Dec. 6, 1856. m. Aug. 15, 1881, G. W. Browning, res. Decatur, Mich., druggist.
iii. GRACE, b. Peterboro, Oct. 15, 1859.
BARNUM.
1. GEORGE D. BARNUM, son of Charles D., b. in Boston, Mass., May, 1842. m. March 1, 1871, Sophia Eastman, dau. of Prescott Young, b. in Lisbon, July 11, 1843. She has res. in L. since 1885. He never res. in L. Shoe-crimper. Private, Co. C, 12th Mass. Inf. ; Co. F, 39th Mass. Inf. ; Co. G, 32d Mass. Inf. G. A. R. d. in Auburn, Me., Jan. 22, 1884.
Ch., -
2. i. CHARLES P., b. Ashland, Mass., Jan. 4, 1872.
ii. GEORGE H., b. Ashland, Mass., Nov. 11, 1873.
iii. MABEL F., b. Boston, Mass., May 8, 1878. Student Boston Univ., 1901.
iv. GRACE A., b. Hyde Park, Mass., Dec. 21, 1879. Student Boston Univ., 1902.
2. CHARLES P. BARNUM, son of George D.1, b. in Ashland, Mass., Jan. 4, 1872. m. Aug. 8, 1894, Martha Sophia, dau. of Curtis Bedell (See), b. in Bath, Ang. 3, 1873. He has res. in L. since 1889. Clerk. Republican. K. P. No children.
BARRETT.
1. WILLIAM BARRETT of Cambridge, Mass., was a brother of John of Marlborough, and of Thomas of Cambridge and Marlborough, and pos- sibly of kin to Humphrey Barrett of Concord, and to Thomas Barrett of Braintree and Chelmsford. He was a tailor and lived in Cambridge, near the College. He was a lieutenant in Philip's War, a Selectman 1671 and 1681. He m. Aug. 19, 1656, Sarah Champney, b. 1638, dau. of Richard Champney of Cambridge. She d. Aug. 21, 1661; he m. second, June 16, 1662, Mary Barnard, b. Nov. 7, 1639, dau. of John and Phebe Barnard of Watertown. She d. March 28, 1673 ; he m. Oct. 8, 1673, Mary Sparhawk, dau. of Nathaniel Jr. and Patience (Newman) Sparhawk. She d. Oct. 27, 1673 ; he m. fourth, Margaret Bartlett. He d. in Cambridge, March 19, 1689, "aged about 60." Nine of his twelve children survived him.
2. SAMUEL BARRETT, son of William 1 and Mary (Barnard) Barrett, b. in Cambridge, Feb. 7, 1669-70, m. in Boston, March 8, 1693-4, Sarah Manning. He was a prosperous merchant in Boston and is frequently named in the records. In 1720 he and others were granted leave to build a wharf which bore his name. He d. July 22, 1733 ; his widow Sarah d. July 29, 1742. They had fifteen children, and among them was Rev. Samuel Barrett, b. Dec. 9, 1700, Harvard Univ. 1721, first minister of Hopkinton, Mass.
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3. GEORGE BARRETT, son of Samuel 2, b. in Boston, June 11, 1706, baptized First Church, June 16, 1706, lived in Hopkinton, where he d. leaving four sons, Ang. 17, 1745. Isaiah Barrett was appointed guardian of the children of his brother George as follows: Manning over 14 years, George about 12 years, James about 10 years, Thorn- ton about 4 years.
4. THORNTON BARRETT, son of George 3, b. in Hopkinton, Mass., May 20, 1740, with his brother James settled in Winehendon, Mass., 1768. The name of his wife was Abigail. He was a corporal, 1775, in Capt. Abel Wilder's Company, Lexington Alarm, and there is a probable tradition that he served in the last French and Indian war, and was wounded at Fort Edward. He is favorably mentioned from time to time in the records of Winchendon. In 1798 he removed to Bethlehem, where he d. June, 1806 ; his widow d. Feb. 1816, aged 75.
Ch., three b. in Hopkinton, Mass., eight b. in Winchendon, Mass., -
i. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 30, 1761. m. Henry Crooks (See).
ii. SARAH, bapt. Hopkinton, Mass., 1766.
iii. ABIGAIL, bapt. Hopkinton, Mass., 1766.
iv. HANNAH, b. May 4, 1768.
v. JOHN, b. April 26, 1773.
vi. JERUSHA, b. March 20, 1775. m. Levi Wheeler (See).
vii. THORNTON, b. March 27, 1777. m. - Runels. m. second, Abigail Bean; removed with a large family to Penn. His dau. Luissa m. Jedediah Farmer (See).
viii. SAMUEL, b. Aug, 9, 1781.
5. ix. JOSEPH, b. July 1, 1783.
x. HENRY, b. Dec. 1, 178 -.
xi. NATHANIEL, b. July 15, 178 -. The last figure of date is torn from the record. He came in childhood with the family to Bethlehem. m. Lydia Batchellor, dau. of Nehemiah and Lucy (Hayward) Batchellor of Boxborough, Mass., and sister of Isaac Batchellor, of Bethlehem (See).
5. JOSEPH BARRETT, son of Thornton 4, b. in Winchendon, Mass., July 1, 1783, res. a farmer in Bethlehem, m. Mary Kenney, dan. of William Kenney. He d. 1858.
Ch., b. in Bethlehem, -
i. THORNTON, b. March 7, 1805, d. Feb. 24, 1812.
ii. LATRECTY, b. Jan. 19, 1807. m. Caleb Baker of Bethlehem. He d. Sept. 12, 1870. She d. Sept. 24, 1879.
iii. LORINDA, b. Aug. 9, 1812. m. Allen Thompson of Bethlehem.
iv. SALLY OAKS, b. Sept. 18, 1815. m. Caleb Bowles (See).
v. PERMELIA W., b. May 16, 1819. d. Aug. 17, 1825.
6. vi. JAMES JOHNSON, b. Feb. 8, 1823. vii. JAMES KENNEY, adopted son, b. July 30, 1831. m. Lucretia Goodnow. res. Bethlehem. Selectman. Representative. Proprietor Straw- berry Hill House.
6. JAMES JOHNSON BARRETT, son of Joseph 5, b. in Bethlehem, Feb. 8, 1823. m. Jan. 3. 1845, Lydia Ann, dau. of Isaac Smith (See), b. in Brownington, Vt., Aug. 8, 1821. Advent. Ile res. in L. from 1855 until he d., Ang. 24, 1885. Insurance agent. Demoerat. Select- man, 1859-63. Town Treasurer, 1859-66. Town Clerk, 1857. Moderator, 1866-72. Representative, 1866-68. State Senator, 12th District, 1872. Member School Board, Union District, 1868-70. Notary public. J. P., State. Appointed Adjutant 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, April 5, 1853; vacated, March 7, 1855. A. F. and A. M., VOL. II .- 3
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Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com. Charter member of both bodies, I. O. O. F., N. G. (Child's Grafton Co. Gaz., p. 503.)
Ch., -
7. i. GEORGE WARREN, b. Bethlehem, July 13, 1846.
ii. ALICE ESTELLE, b. Bethlehem, Dec. 22, 1851, d. Bethlehem, Dec. 23, 1853.
8. iii. ALLIEN J., b. L. Sept. 17, 1857.
7. GEORGE WARREN BARRETT, son of James Johnson 6, b. in Beth- lehem, July 13, 1846. m. June 22, 1871, Ella Maria, dau. of Pliny White Taylor, b. in Springfield, Vt., July 10, 1850, Unitarian. He has res. in L. nearly all his life. Insurance agent. Democrat. Notary public. J. P., State. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com. 32° A. A. S. R. I. O. O. F.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. EDWARD WARREN, b. Aug. 10, 1872, res. Waltham, Mass.
ii. ALICE MARIE, b. Jan. 7, 1874, res. Waltham, Mass., d. Boston, Mass., July 24, 1897.
iii. CHARLES HOWARD, b. June 24, 1877, res. Waltham, Mass.
8. ALLIEN J. BARRETT, son of James Johnson 6, b. in L. Sept. 17, 1857. m. first, May 29, 1880, Ida May, dau. of John Whitcher, b. in Newbury, Vt., Dec. 29, 1861, d. in L. Jan. 21, 1887. m. second, April 2, 1888, Hattie Belle, dau. of Ira Folsom, b. in Lakeport, Sept. 25, 1854. He has res. in L. all his life. Insurance agent. Democrat. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com. 32º A. A. S. R. Town clerk, 1891 to present time. J. P., State. Notary public. Ch., by w. Ida, b. in L., -
i. AMANDA JANE, b. May 8, 1881, d. L. Sept. 25, 1881.
ii. HARRY HOWARD, b. March 9, 1885.
BARRETT.
9. CHARLES COWEN BARRETT, son of Joseph, b. in Lyman, July 21, 1815. m. Jan. 1, 1852, Fanny Ross, dau. of Amos Rowell (See), b. in L. May 4, 1827, Methodist, now w. of Enoch M. Stratton (See). He res. in L. from 1854 until he d. July 27, 1880. Lumber- man. Methodist. Democrat.
Ch., -
i. ADDA EUDELL, b. Lyman, Oct. 5, 1852. m. June 16, 1893, Frank Rehm, res. Boston, plumber.
ii. CHARLES IRVING, b. L. Oct. 22, 1857, res. Spokane, Wash.
iii. LILLIS, b. L. July 26, 1861. m. Nov. 9, 1884, George Knowles, res. Man- chester, farmer. He d. Aug. 1895.
BARTLETT.
1. JAMES HERBERT BARTLETT, son of James H., b. in Unity, Nov. 26, 1783. m. Nancy, dau. of Ephraim Farwell, b. in Unity, May 6, 1783, d. in Whitefield about 1848. He was one of the pioneer set- tlers of Whitefield, where he res. until 1849, when he moved to L., building a log house on the farm of his son Frederick. He worked
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on his son's farm summers, and winters hunted and trapped wild animals, being a noted hunter. He d. in Manchester while visiting his daughter Caroline, May 17, 1865. Ch., -
i. CAROLINE, b. Unity, Ang. 9, 1802. m. Charles Chatman, res. Auburn, cobbler.
ii. CHARLES L., b. Unity, April 28, 1804. m. Emeline D. Lamphear. Clergyman. Hed. Sept. 16, 1861. She d. Lake Faust, Ill., April 16, 1861.
iii. ALPHA S., b. Unity, Oct. 24, 1806. m. Feb. 2, 1824, Zelinda Cole, res. Whitefield, farmer.
2. iv. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, b. Unity, Dec. 18, 1809.
v. SALLY C., b. Unity, May 1, 1812. m. Caleb Hutchins, farmer, res. Man- chester. He d. June 17, 1889.
vii.
vi. EPHRAIM FARWELL, b. Unity, Feb. 22, 1815. m. Vienna Martin. Far- mer. Last res. Haverhill. He d. Nov. 1, 1895. She d. Jan. 21, 1888. ELIZA ANN, b. Unity, Aug. 13, 1817. m. Charles Huntoon, res. Man- chester, farmer.
viii. INCREASE SUMNER, b. Whitefield, Feb. 19, 1827, d. young, Whitefield.
2. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS BARTLETT, son of James Herbert1, b. in Unity, Dec. 18, 1809. m. Feb. 11, 1830, Clarissa, dau. of Elias Bacon, b. Unity, Jan. 29, 1812, Free Baptist, d. in L. March 10, 1887. He res. in L. from 1845 until he d., Jan. 23, 1871. Farmer. Free Baptist. Democrat. Ch., -
i. WARREN L., b. Carroll, May 1, 1832. m. June 6, 1853, Caroline Bemis. Farmer. He d. L. Nov. 12, 1879. Methodist.
ii. SARAH A., b. Carroll, May 2, 1834. m. Hiram Gordon (See).
3. iii. GEORGE EDMUND, b. Carroll, Sept. 6, 1836. iv. EDSON, b. Carroll, Nov. 1840. Died young.
v. JAMES H., b. Whitefield, April 2, 1842. m. Sabrina Cameron, res. Goffstown.
vi. HOSEA E., b. Whitefield, May 2, 1844. m. first, Helen Smith, d. Lunen- burg, Vt. m. second, Carrie Blakeley, res. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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vii. AUGUSTUS N., b. L. March 5, 1846. m. Feb. 8, 1876, Helen Russell. Farmer. He d. L. Jan. 22, 1885. She m. second, Henry E. Bartlett. HENRY E., b. L. April 18, 1848. m. Dec. 1886, Helen ( Russell) Bart- lett, res. Manchester. Milk-dealer. 1st Lieut. Moore Rifles, N. H. N. G., 1887-8.
3. GEORGE EDMUND BARTLETT, son of Frederick Augustus 2, b. in Carroll, Sept. 6, 1836. m. first, May 7, 1858, Maria, dan. of Jasper Lewis (See) ; b. in Dalton, June 7, 1837, d. in L. April, 1864. m second, Feb. 1, 1868, Martha Ann, dau. of Samnel Goodwin (See), b. in L. June 2, 1835. He has res. in L. since 1846. Farmer. Democrat. Ch., by w. Maria, -
4. i. GEORGE FRED, b. Dalton, Dec. 15, 1861.
Ch., by w. Martha Ann, -
ii. CORA BELL, b. L. March 30, 1869. m. Leeown Quimby (See). 5. iii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. L. Nov. 20, 1872.
4. GEORGE FRED BARTLETT, son of George Edmund 3, b. in Dalton, Dec. 15, 1861. m. Feb. 20, 1887, Rosanna, dau. of Francis Lakeway, Roman Catholic. ,b. in Canada, Jan. 15, 1864. He has res. in L. all his life. Laborer. Democrat.
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5. WILLIAM HENRY BARTLETT, son of George Edmund 3, b. in L. Dee. 20, 1872. m. Nov. 20, 1894, Eva May, dau. of George Myron Bemis, b. in L. May 21, 1876. He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Democrat.
Ch., -
i. FLOYD R., b. L. Sept. 3, 1896.
ii. CARRIE MAY, b. L. Aug. 2, 1898, d. Aug. 8, 1898.
BARTLETT.
6. FRANK JOHN BARTLETT, son of William Benson, b. in Easton, Nov. 19, 1853. m. Sept. 15, 1878, Rose Abigail, dau. of Amos Cole Morse, b. in Easton, Aug. 4, 1857. He has res. in L. since 1886. Carpenter. Democrat.
Ch., -
i. KARL AMOS, b. Easton, Nov. 11, 1879.
ii. FLOSSIE ARDELLE, b. Easton, April 21, 1882.
iii. SCOTT WILLIAM, b. Easton, April 26, 1886.
iv. Ross WESLEY, b. L. Sept. 5, 1895.
BASS.
1. WARREN BASS, b. in Leicester, Mass. m. Naomi, dau. of Isaac Hall, b. in Walpole. He d. in Bath. Farmer. Methodist. Democrat.
2 VAN NESS BASS, son of Warren 1, b. in Lyman, July 14, 1832. m. March 27, 1857, Susan Thompson, dau. of Justin Lindsey, b. in New- bury, Vt., in 1841. He was educated in the common schools, the High School, Bath, and Newbury, Vt., Seminary. Learned the trade of printer in Woodstock, Vt. Came to L. in 1850, and worked for Col. F. A. Eastman on the " Reporter " one year. He then purchased the " Advertiser," at White River Junction, and conducted it a short time until it was burned. In 1853 he returned to L. and bought the "Re- porter," which he changed to the " White Mountain Banner," and con- tinued it to 1859. In 1866 he went to Plymouth, where he now resides. In 1879 he established the Grafton County " Democrat," and conducted it five years. He has been connected with the Plymouth "Record" since 1889. Democrat. Town Clerk, Plymouth, 1879. Town Clerk, L., 1861-2-3. J. P. A. F. and A. M. No children.
BASS.
3. IRA ANDREW BASS, son of Simeon, b. in Lancaster, June 15, 1840. m. Dec. 30, 1871, Deborah Jeannette, dau. of Reuben Phillips (See), b. in Bethlehem, March 8, 1841. Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1871. Farmer. Democrat. Ch., -
j. EDGAR TRUMAN, b. L. Feb. 6, 1875, d. L. Sept. 6, 1875.
ii. SARAH DEBORAH, b. L. Nov. 8, 1879. Adopted.
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BATCHELLER. BATCHELLOR. BATCHELDER.
The name is Norman. Gilbert Bachelor paid taillage in Normandy in 1195. The name is variously spelled in this country and in England. Several bearing the name were among the early settlers of New Eng- land. The early ancestor accompanied William the Norman in the Conquest of England.
Alexander Batchelder was in Portsmouth in 1652.
Henry Batchekder was in Ipswich in 1636, came from County Kent with wife and four servants. was in Dedham in 1635.
John Batchelder John Batchelder was in Salem in 1638, from Canter- bury, Eng.
Joseph Batcheller was in Salem in 1636, from Canter- "bury, Eng., brought wife, one child, and three servants.
Stephen Batcheller was in Lynn in 1632, came in the "William and Franeis " from Lon- don ; was a preacher.
William Batehelder was in Charlestown in 1634.
Coat of arms granted to the Bachelor family of Berks, Eng. Crest : a dragon's head, erased, or, vulned in neck, gu.
Bacheler, Bachelor, Bachelour. Crest : a leg, erased. above knee, ppr.
The principal authorities in relation to this family in its different groups and designations are : -
Batchelder Genealogy by Avery. Chase's History of Chester, N. H.
Eaton's History of Reading, Mass.
Fisk's History of Amherst, N. H.
Fullonton's History of Raymond, N. H.
Kidder's History of New Ipswich, N. H.
Batcheller Genealogy by Cushing. Rev. Stephen Bachiler, by Charles E. Batchelder, 1892.
Batchelder Genealogy, by Fred C. Pierce, 1898.
BATCHELLER. BATCHELLOR.
1. JOSEPH BATCHELLER came to this country from Canterbury, Eng., in 1636, with his w. Elizabeth, one child, and three servants, and settled in that part of Salem now known as Wenham, in Essex Co., Mass. His bro. Henry and family and his bro. John accompanied him. The records of the Huguenot parish of Canterbury, recently published, preserve significant evidence that Joseph Batcheller by descent and kinship was closely identified with the Huguenot people. His ch. were : (1) Mark, slain by the Indians, Dec. 15, 1675 : (2) John ; (3) Elizabeth, m. James Davis ; (4) Hannah, b. 1644, m. John Mariner. April, 1665 ; (5) Joseph, bap. Aug. 22, 1647, d. 1699. Joseph, the first ancestor in
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this country, was one of the original members of the church in Wenham, organized Oct. 8, 1644. He was the first representative of Wenham in the Gen. Court, in 1644 (2 N. H. Hist. Soc., 215). In respect to the date of the death of Joseph Batcheller, the histories of Grafton and Sutton are in error. The church record seems to establish that his de- cease occurred as is stated in the following extraet : In the record of a case of church discipline, under date of 11 of the 8 mo., 1647, occurs this passage (p. 84, Wenham Church Records) : "In ye mesne space it pleased God to take to himself our brother Batchel., a man wise, mod- erate, and very able to be helpful in such cases." Says another authority : " He was a prominent and useful man in the plantation " (Hist. of Wenham, pp. 28, 29). He d. in Wenham, March, 1647 (O. S.).
2. JOHN BATCHELLER, son of Joseph 1, b. in Wenham, Mass. m. first, July 12, 1661, Marah Dennis, d. June 26, 1665. m. second, May 4, 1666, Sarah Goodale, d. March 22, 1729. He d. Dec. 17, 1698.
3. DAVID BATCHELLOR, son of John2, b. in Wenham, Mass. m. Susannah Whipple. He was Town Clerk of Wenham, 1744-5-6-7. With him came the change in the orthography of the surname. It had been Batcheller, with an e in the last syllable, but afterwards it was Batchellor, the e becoming o by the peculiar way e was written at that time, thus 6 6. So the name Lee appeared to be Loo. Batcheller be- came Batchellor. (Hist. of Sutton, Mass. ; Hist. of Wenham, p. 103.)
4. NEHEMIAHI BATCHELLOR, son of David 3, b. in Wenham, Mass., May 20. 1716. m. Sept. 3, 1738, Experience Perham. He was bap. May 27, 1716, admitted to the Cong. Church, Wenham, on profession of faith, Jan. 30, 1737 (O. S.) ; dismissed by letter to the church in Grafton, Mass., where he afterward res., Dec. 18, 1737. (Hist. of Grafton, Mass., p. 456.)
5. NEHEMIAH BATCHIELLOR, son of Nehemiah 4, b. in Grafton, Mass., Oct. 25, 1741. m. Lucy Ilayward, who d. in 1822. He res. in that part of Boxborough, Mass., which was formerly a part of Stow, and held many public offices in both towns. Rev. soldier. Lexington alarm, Capt. Wmn. Whitcomb's Co., Col. James Prescott's Regt., three days. Second Lieut. first Co. raised in Stow, July 2, 1776. Capt. Silas Taylor's 3d Co., same rank and Co. as above, 4th Middle- sex, commissioned July 5, 1776. Chosen by first Co. in Stow Second Lient. Capt. Hayward's Co., Col. Thatcher's Regt. from 4th Middlesex Regt. Second Lieut. Capt. Robert Cutting's Co., Col. McIntosh's Regt. R. I. alarm, one month and thirteen days service, Gen. Lovell's Brigade, R. I. service. (Mass. Rev. Records.) He d. in 1822. His dan. Rebecca m. Elijah Woolson (See). His dau. Lydia m. Nathaniel Barrett (See).
6. ISAAC BATCHELLOR, son of Nehemiah5. m. Mary Wetherbee, b. Nov. 7, 1770, and d. Jnne 6, 1858. She m. second. John Holman. Isaac was one of the first settlers of Bethlehem, coming there from Mass. at the end of the last century ; was prominent in the affairs of the infant town, having been moderator, selectman and collector. He d. by accident in the prime of life, in Bethlehem, June 6, 1803. The Isaac Batchellor farm in Bethlehem was constituted of Lot 4, and the w. part of Lot 5, R. 3. His dau. Mary m. John Burt (See).
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7. STILLMAN BATCHELLOR, son of Isaac6, b. in Lancaster, Mass., April 15, 1793. m. first, April 9, 1820, Pamelia, dau. of Levi Wheeler, b. in Bethlehem, Feb. 8, 1799, d. in Royalston, Mass., Nov. 4, 1833. m. second, Oct. 29, 1835, Mary Jane, w. of Rev. Stephen H. Cutler (See), and dau. of Isaac and Mercy (Priest) Smith (See), b. in Brown- ington, Vt., Oct. 21, 1808. She m. third, Joel Bronson (See). She d. in L. Dec. 11, 1893. Her paternal grandfather served in Ashley's N. H. Reg. in the Rev. War, and her maternal grandfather, Joel Priest. in Bedel's Rangers, and Scammell's N. II. Regt. of Continental Line. She was a lineal descendant from Thomas Cushman of Plymouth Colony and his w. Mary Allerton, the last survivor of the Mayflower Co. Lineage is : (1) John Smith, Watertown, Mass .; (2) Thomas Smith, Watertown ; (3) Jonathan Smith, Watertown ; (4) Capt. Jona- than Smith, Middleboro, Mass. ; (5) Jonathan Smith, Sr., Surry ; (6) Maj. Samuel Smith. Brownington, Vt. ; (7) Isaac Smith, Brownington, Vt. (See). The Cushman lineage is : (1) Robert; (2) Elder Thomas ; (3) Rev. Isaac ; (4) Ichabod ; (5) Experience, dan. of Ichabod, m. Jon- athan Smith 19 (See) of Surry. (Cushman Genealogy, 135.) Stillman came to Bethlehem at an early age with his parents, served in the War of 1812-15 in the 3d Regt. N. H. Detached Militia, full term of the Regt. Collector, 1843. Democrat, and later a Van Buren Independent and Free-Soiler. Name appears on records of M. E. Church, Bethlehem, in 1828 ; was prominent in that church to 1858, when he identified himself exclusively with the M. E. Church of L., which he had aided in estab- lishing. He was Steward and Trustee of the Bethlehem church most of the time for thirty years. As Bethlehem and L. formerly constituted one circuit, he worshipped at each place by alternate Sundays, and con- tributed to the support of both churches for many years. He res. on the farm now known as the Glessner place, on West Hill, Bethlehem, from early manhood until his death, except from the autumn of 1859 to the spring of 1861, when he was in L. He d. in Bethlehem, May 12, 1863. (Obituary by Rev. S. B. Quimby in " Zion's Herald and Wes- leyan Journal," July 15, 1863.)
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