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160. Capt. Hubartus Neal, son of Captain Hubartus, was credited with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts at Newington, October 22, 1775; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; was assessed in Lee, 1787; with Samuel and Zebulon Neal petitioned in reference to the location of the new meeting house, March 10, 1791, and was on committee to dispose of the old meeting house and build a new one, March 28, 1791; lot-layer, 1791, 1793 and 1795; active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793, 1797, 1799-1800, 1803 and 1805; bid off pew No. 12 in the meeting house, October 24, 1791; was treasurer and taverner, 1794; member of the Congregational Church, 1797; and on committee to purchase parsonage, 1803. He married Mary, daughter of Col. Joseph Smith, who was born April 6, 1755, and died July 11, 1815. He died May 3, 1807.
161. Col. Richard Hilton, son of Josiah, married Martha Leavitt of Exeter, and settled at the corner above the Four
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Corners, where later Jasper H. Burleigh lived. He bid off pew' No. 23 in the meeting house, October 24, 1791; was active in parish affairs, 1794, 1796-97, 1799-1800 and 1809-10; con- stable and collector, 1807-09; and died December 12, 1821.
162. Benning Brackett was born March 24, 1745; bought, February 20, 1768, one acre of Smith's grant near Piscassic River, of John Bartlett, and of Simonds Fowler, October 17, 1774, land on the country road; was in Greenland, 1765, and Newmarket, 1768; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was active in parish affairs, 1794, 1797-1800; and died January 21, 1815.
163. Michial Wiggin, son of Henry, was born December 12, 1765. He was assessor, 1804-05 and 1807; selectman, 1808-09 ; auditor, 1812; tithing-man, 1813; and died September 13, 1820. The brothers, Michial and Henry Wiggin, united with their father, Henry, in building the new meeting house, 1791-92; bid off pew No. 42, October 24, 1791. Michial also built the house now occupied by Charles E. Durrell, and Henry the Ezekiel Sanborn house, and was active in parish affairs, 1799, 1805 and 1810.
164. Capt. John Colcord, son of Edward, was born November 30, 1745; lived in the garrison house on Hall's Mill Road; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1772; was mustered with Capt. Samuel Gilman's company, Col. Enoch Poor's regiment, May 26, 1775; on its pay roll August 1, 1775; received four dollars for regimental coat, October 4, 1775; was second lieu- tenant in James Norris' company of Epping, second brigade of Nathan Hale, November 7, 1776; discharged May 6, 1777; was titled captain, 1816-18.
165. Henry Wiggin, Jr., brother of Michial, was born Jan- uary 5, 1767; built and occupied the house next to Mr. Pike's; was active in parish affairs, 1794-95, 1805 and 1810; had an account with Dea. Thomas Drown, 1803-22; justice, 1817, and solemnized a marriage in 1822; assessor, 1820; auditor, 1824; and died December 6, 1828. He was a prominent man. He had three wives. The first two were daughters of Gen. James Hill, and his third wife, Olive, was the daughter of Samuel and Azuba (Hopkins) Smith, all of whom were "of the best."
166. Maj. Daniel Hill, son of General James, was born
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July 16, 1761; was active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793-94, 1797- 1800; bid off pew No. 37, and gallery pew No. 18, in the meet- ing house, October 24, 1791; was tithing-man, 1803; parish clerk, 1817; town clerk, 1815-25; moved on to the Burleigh estate, and died October 28, 1826. He married August 22, 1784, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant John and Mehitable (Sheafe) Burleigh. She was born June 10, 1767, and died March 29, 1845.
167. Josiah Adams, son of Colonel Winborn and Sarah Hobart (Hall) Adams, was born in Durham, July 10, 1748, and married, February 21, 1772, Nancy, sister of Gen. James Hill and Mrs. John Shute. He, with other heirs of Joseph Hall, sold land in Newmarket to Jonathan Colcord, November 10, and to Gideon Colcord, November 11, 1769; was selectman, 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was on committee of parish for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, April 28, 1777; justice of the peace, and on committee to petition the Legisla- ture to divide the Congregational and Presbyterian Societies, November, 1777. He purchased, May 24, 1781, one acre of land with mansion house and barn of Mary, daughter of Joseph Hall, and widow of Fitz William Sargent, she reserving to her- self "the southeast floor room with the chamber and garret over the same and the south west end of the cellar to be divided at the middle of the arch, with the privilege of passing and repassing to the kitchen to bake, wash and roll her cyder in and other things in the cellar door." This mansion, long the residence of the Adams family, has been known to us as the Elm House. The office of Mr. Adams joined to the northeast of the house and may be seen still among the out buildings of the estate; was town clerk, 1784-1809; was clerk of court, 1785-86; and of the parish building committee April 21, 1791; bought land between his estate and that of William Cario, 1790; bid off gallery pew No. 34 in the new meeting house 1791; sold April 10, 1793, to Michial Wiggin about 11 1-2 acres of land, his wife Nancy surrendering her right of dower; on commit- tee to secure a candidate to preach, 1793; was recorder of deeds for Rockingham County, 1793-96 and 1800-09; representative of Newmarket, 1794-96; active in the parish, 1794, 1798-1800 and 1803; gave a quitclaim deed of land in Londonderry to Lydia, wife of John Neal, March 26, 1795; was administrator
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on the estate of Arthur Branscomb, Sr., and sold land July 1, 1802; executor, with others, of the will of John P. Williams of Newmarket, trader, and sold lands March 8 and August 9, 1804; bought of Nathaniel Rogers, June 4, 1804, part of the Gen. James Hill estate; and sold by power of attorney Novem- ber 10, 1806, land in Pembroke. Administration on his estate was granted to his widow, Nancy Adams, September 27, 1809. The inventory included three pews in the meeting house, a share in the bridge and Newmarket Library, and books.
168. Dea. Thomas Drown, son of Rev. Samuel and Sarah (Read) Drown, was born in Coventry, R. I., April 27, 1757; married November 27, 1785, Comfort Wiggin. He early learned the trade of shoemaker with Thomas Wiggin of Stratham; was a minute man and Revolutionary soldier ; sold land to Zebulon Barber, February 9, 1778; came to Newfields, October 12, 1790; purchased at auction the old meeting house, November 7, 1791, and raised his dwelling house September 12, 1792; active in par- ish affairs, 1794, 1798-1800, 1807, 1824, and 1828-29; with his wife, Comfort, was received to the church at Newmarket, No- vember 23, 1800, and eight of their children, Samuel, Peter, Dummer Wiggin, John, Mary, Thomas, Richard and Andrew, December 17, 1800; was tithing-man, 1801-03; deacon, 1802, and chorister in Elder Brodhead's day, and at the reorganiza- tion of the Congregational Church, February 12, 1840; name on the old church roll, 1814; had charge of the toll bridge, 1814-37; was surveyor of lumber, 1815-16; retailer, 1822, 1824- 25 and 1828; and was corporate member of the South Congre- gational Church, January 16, 1829. He died August 31, 1846, and his widow, February 28, 1848, aged 80.
169. Benjamin Mead, son of Captain John, and brother of John, lived at Bayside; petitioned to be-joined to Massachusetts, 1739; and for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; was credited with labor on fire rafts at Newington for the defense of Pascataqua Harbor, October 22, 1775; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; with others demanded the polls on the location of the new meeting house, May 30, and bid off pew No. 1, October 24, 1791; was on committee to secure candidate to preach, 1793; and active in the parish, 1797-99. His daughter, Elizabeth, was the first wife of Hon. John Harvey of Northwood.
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170. Daniel Smith, son of Lieutenant Samuel, was a wealthy merchant of Portsmouth; sold land to Cotton Bennett Decem- ber 31, 1787; was active in parish affairs, 1791, and 1798-1800; bid off pew No. 19 in the meeting house, October 24, 1791; was on committee to deed the parsonage to the parish, May 30, 1803; assessor, 1804; and drew a map of Newmarket for the state map of Philip Carrigan, 1805. He afterwards fell off a wharf and was drowned.
171. John Bryent, son of Walter, was a soldier, 1756-58, and in the Revolution, 1775-81; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge; was delegate to the convention at Exeter, December 18, 1776; appointed justice of the peace for Rockingham County, March 27, 1782; active in the parish, 1791, 1794, 1797-99 and 1803 ; on committee on parsonage, 1801; and assessor, 1802.
172. Jeremy Mead, son of Captain John, was born February 14, 1760, and married Mary Frost of Newcastle. He lived on the homestead south of Lamprey River Village; was a mem- ber of the Congregational parish, 1791, 1797-1800, and of the Congregational Society, 1817; bid off pew No. 13, and gallery pew No. 6, in the meeting house, 1791; was active in the parish, 1800, 1807, 1809-11, 1814 and 1817; on committee to purchase a parsonage, 1801; representative, 1803-04, 1806-08 and 1816- 20; auditor, 1809 and 1814-15; retailer, 1810 and 1815; and died August 11, 1839.
173. Lieut. John Smith, son of Benjamin, was born September 20, 1732, and married, April 3, 1758, Lydia, daughter of Thomas Millet of Dover Neck. He was deacon, and held in Dover the offices of selectman, moderator, representative, and became judge of the Superior Court.
174. William Folsom, son of William and Hannah (Gilman), administered on his father's estate, 1755; was credited with labor on fire rafts, October 22, 1775; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was active in parish affairs, 1797-98; lived at the Four Corners; and died February, 1809. He married Mary Low.
175. Dea. Paul Chapman, son of Benjamin, was born Novem- ber 9, 1761. He married (1) January 20, 1785, Sally Smart, and (2) Nancy, daughter of Smith Chapman; is mentioned in the records, 1786; was active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793, 1797-
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1800 and 1810; a church member, 1797 ; Osbornite, 1800; and rul- ing elder, September, 1801; on school committee, 1803; tithing- man, 1803-04 and 1815; auditor, 1804; collector, 1804 and 1814; selectman, 1814-15 and 1817-25; moderator, 1817 and 1820; assessor, 1826; and died January 26, 1827.
176. Joseph Doe was a soldier, 1754; having "endured the brunt and hardships of the late war," petitioned for a town- ship, 1754; for Hall's Mill Road July 3, 1765; purchased land of John Bartlett, 1768; petitioned for bridge, 1772; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was on committee of the parish for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, April 28, 1777; pur- chased horses for the state in 1780 for which he was credited by the New Hampshire Committee of Safety, January 11, 1783; was auditor, 1785; active in the parish, 1791, and bid off pew No. 27 in the meeting house, October 24, 1791; was witness to deed of land for meeting house, November 7, 1791; on commit- tee to secure a candidate to preach, 1793; active in the parish, 1797-99; collector, 1812; constable, 1812-13; assessor, 1815; and died November 7, 1817, aged 80. His wife, Ruth, died October 29, 1812, aged 68.
177. Philip Fowler, 3d, son of Philip, Jr., was born May 25, 1764, and married February 25, 1790, Hannah Cutts; was a drummer boy in the Revolution; "admitted to the Chhs fellow- ship" at Stratham, April, 1791; is mentioned in church records, 1793-94 and 1799-1800; was on committee to present a call to Rev. Jonathan Brown, July 8, 1793, and to Rev. Samuel Tomb, July 28, 1794. He died November 6, 1807.
178. George Hilton, son of Daniel, formed a partnership as trader and shipbuilder, with William Coffin of Newfields, and amassed a fortune estimated at $40,000. He bid off pew No. 8, in the meeting house, October 24, 1791; was active in par- ish affairs, 1794, 1797-1800, 1805, 1807 and 1809; auditor, 1805-08; selectman, 1809-10, 1818 and 1820; assessor, 1812-14 and 1816-17; tithing-man, 1817 and 1820; and representative, 1821. He could go to church at the Junction without leaving his own lands, passing only the houses of Rev. Curtis Coe and Philip Fowler on the way. His old house has been moved, and now joins the Ward Hilton house as the insurance office of J. H. Wilkinson; he died September 2, 1821, aged 56. He mar-
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ried Mary, daughter of Andrew and Anne (Ross) Wiggin. His wife was a licensed retailer at the store of George Hilton, 1821-22 and 1824; subscribed to the salary of Rev. Jacob Cum- mings, January 10, and Rev. W. M. Cornell, October 8, 1829, and was the same year member of the Newfields S. S. Union. She died June 10, 1832, aged 52.
179. Jeremiah Colcord, son of Gideon, and brother of Gideon, Jr., was born October 17, 1760, and married, September 27, 1787, Sally Perkins; lived in the Rufus Sanborn house; lost his leg below the knee and used a wooden splice; is mentioned in the Newmarket records, 1781 and 1784; bid off pew No. 49, in the meeting house October 24, 1791; was a licensed retailer, 1809, 1811, 1813 and 1816-17.
180. James Burleigh, son of James, was born September 19, 1761, and married Drusilla Ewer; received from his father in 1785 the homestead which had descended from his great grand- father, the first of the family who settled at Bayside; petitioned · for a lottery to repair Squamscot bridge, October 24, 1780; bid off pew No. 4, in the meeting house October 24, 1791; was active in the parish, 1797-1800 and 1810; on committee of parish to purchase a parsonage, 1803; tithing-man, 1803; overseer of the poor, 1815; corporate member of the South Congregational So- ciety, 1829, and became member of the church, March 14, 1841; sold his farm and the house he had built, and moved to Newfields, 1817; bought the Henry, Wiggin house; was a widower for more than half a century, and died August 13, 1854.
181. John Shute, perhaps brother of Michael, petitioned for a bridge, 1766 and 1772; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; was executor of the will of Michael Shute, December 17, 1784; innholder, "Shute House," Newfields, 1785, which house continued until 1884, and "Newfields House" since ; bid off pew No. 6, and gallery pew No. 10, in the meeting house October 24, 1791; was on committee to secure a candidate to preach, 1793; active in parish affairs, 1794, 1798-1800, 1805 and 1809-10; li- censed taverner, 1806, 1809-10, 1812 and 1814-17; and died September 26, 1819, aged 75.
182. Lieut. John Moody Smith, son of Winthrop, was born January 29, 1758. With his brother he received property by the will of his grandfather, Rev. John Moody, which names David
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Moody his guardian, April 14, 1774; bid off pew No. 18 in the meeting house October 24, 1791; was active in parish affairs, 1794 and 1799-1800; on committee of the parish to purchase a parsonage, 1803; selectman, 1804-10; clerk, 1810-14; auditor, 1811 and 1813; representative, 1815; chorister in Elder Brod- head's day, and with his brothers and sister who were singers, occupied the gallery of the old church. He lived in the Samp- son Doe garrison, and died June 27, 1815.
183. Moses Burley, son of Giles and Elizabeth (Joy) Burley, lived in Newmarket; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, 1768; memorialized the Provincial Congress against Lieut. Col. Jeremiah Folsom, 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; bought one acre of marsh land of Rev. John Moody, July 21, 1778; bid off pew No. 22 in the meeting house October 24, 1791; was on committee of the parish, 1793; active in the parish, 1797-1800 and 1809; and died January 25, 1822. His widow died June 26, 1822.
184. William Coffin bought land, house, barn, wharf and warehouse at Newfields Landing of Samuel Baker, March 20, 1777 ; bid off pew No. 40, October 24, 1791; was active in par- ish affairs, 1797 and 1799; was somewhat crippled by freezing his feet down the Bay on the cold Friday; and died May 22, 1819.
185. Gideon Colcord, son of Gideon, was born in 1745; set- tled on his father's estate, where John Giddings now lives; bought land of Josiah Adams and others, November 11, 1769; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1760; and for bridge at Newfields, 1772; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; bid off pew No. 46, in the meeting house October 24, 1791; was on committee to secure candidate to preach, 1793; and active in the parish, 1798, 1800 and 1810. He died April 16, 1819, aged 74.
186. David Colcord was a soldier, 1775; tithing-man, 1784; lieutenant, 1789; bid off pew No. 50, and gallery pew No. 15 in the meeting house October 24, 1791. Have not been able to establish his family connections.
187. Joseph Colcord, son of Jonathan, Jr., was born in 1754; settled on the homestead of his grandfather, Jonathan, which for a century and a half remained in the family, but is now owned by Austin Neal; was a soldier at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and
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a corporal in Capt. James Hill's company on Pierce's Island; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was at Saratoga at the surrender of Burgoyne; probably built and moved into the old Colcord house which became a famous place for religious meetings, and is now owned by Mrs. John Giddings; bid off gallery pew No. 52 in the new meeting house, October 24, 1791; was collector, 1813-14 and 1824; selectman, 1816-17; assessor, 1818 and 1822; and died October 30, 1839; aged 85. His wife was Fanny Russell, a young English girl whose parents were in comfortable circumstances. She came in her uncle Captain Armet's vessel to Portsmouth to visit his family. The Revolu- tionary War breaking out prevented her return and she never saw her parents afterward. She became a school teacher at Portsmouth, where she met and married Joseph Colcord of New- fields. Though unaccustomed to work at her father's house, she was a capable and cultured woman and proved an excellent housekeeper and much respected matron. She died July 6, 1827, aged 70. Her Uncle and Aunt Armet seem to have been buried in the Colcord lot on the homestead.
188. Richard Prasson bid off pew No. 4 in the meeting house October 24, 1791; was active in the parish, 1792 and 1799; had tax abated, 1805, and died January, 1817.
189. Joseph Smith, son of Colonel Joseph, was born Novem- ber 11, 1757; credited with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts at Newington, October 22, 1775; sergeant in Capt. James Hill's company on Pierce's Island, November 5, 1775; received a blan- ket as soldier in the army December 4, 1775; adjutant in Col. Thomas Tash's regiment September 14, 1776; bid off gallery pew No. 9, in the meeting house October 24, 1791; was on committee of parish, 1793; and died January 21, 1816. He married Abigail Clark, who died October 4, 1819, aged 59.
190. William French, son of William, petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, November 25, 1755; was a soldier in the Revolu- tion; objected to paying for the raising of the meeting house, November 25, 1793; had parish tax for 1795 abated May 29, 1796. He married Olive Winan.
191. Thomas Hanniford was born in 1745; petitioned for bridge over Squamscot River, 1766; was soldier in Capt. Samuel Gilman's company, June 6 and October 4, 1775; and received
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four dollars for a regimental coat; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was a tailor in Newmarket, 1787; bought land and barn of Zebulon Barber, 1787; and objected to paying for raising the meeting house, March 25, 1793. His wife died July, 1825.
192. Peter Hersey, son of Peter and brother of Nicholas, was born in 1751; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; was mustered with Capt. Simon Marston's company, Col. Joshua Wingate's regiment, and marched July 22, 1776 ; and with Capt. Nathaniel Hutchin's company, Col. Joseph Cilley's regiment, and received £20 bounty for continental service; objected to paying for the raising of the meeting house, March 25, 1793; and died February 17, 1831, aged 79.
193. Josiah Bennett, son of John and brother of Cotton, signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; bought of John Ben- nett, March 13, 1789, 38 acres of land on the road leading from the Grant Road to Ash Swamp; also land of Nathaniel Rogers, 1789, of Charles Smart, 1791, of Andrew Burley, 1801, and of Josiah Hilton, appraiser of the estate of Daniel Ames, February 7, 1810; was on the committee of parish to secure a colleague with Rev. Mr. Ewer, 1793; active in parish affairs, 1799 and 1807; had name on the old church list, 1814; and died May 20, 1832. He married Katherine Goodin, June 13, 1776.
194. Joseph H. Smith, son of Winthrop, was born January 16, 1766; is mentioned in the will of Rev. John Moody, April 14, 1774; was active in parish affairs, 1794; joined Alfred Met- calf's "Class," 1809, and with his wife, was a member of a class at Lamprey River prior to 1825; and died January 7, 1841. He married October 17, 1790, Betsey, daughter of Gen. James Hill. She died September 5, 1865.
195. Samuel Smith married Azubah Hopkins, sister of Jeru- sha. She was a member of the Congregational Church, and died July 5, 1854. He was active in parish affairs, 1794 and 1799.
196. Henry Tilton married Olive Plaisted, daughter of Nathaniel Rogers, May 20, 1792; and was active in parish af- fairs, 1794 and 1799. His wife was born December 8, 1771.
197. Jacob Fowler, son of Philip, was born August 24, and baptized August 27, 1721. He petitioned for lottery, 1768;
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was credited with labor on fire rafts October 22, 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was a soldier, 1776; with his brother, Philip, was put into possession of the homestead of which his father had been dispossessed 14 years earlier, 1778; pound- keeper, 1786, 1789, 1791 and 1795; sold land to his grandson, Jacob Gilman, 1790, which Gilman sold to Rev Samuel Tomb, 1795; was active in the parish, 1794; found glass to mend win- dows of the meeting house November 7, 1796, and died October 4, 1796.
198. Isaac Jenness, son of Deacon Francis and Sarah (Gar- land) Jenness of Rye, came from near Breakfast Hill and set- tled in Piscassic ; petitioned respecting the election of a represen- tative, 1783; and for lottery in aid of bridge, December 23, 1789 ; was taverner where John S. Weeks lives, 1794, 1797 and 1812; active in parish, 1794 and 1799; tithing-man, 1809-10; and died June 13, 1835, aged 90. His wife, Mercy, died October 22, 1832, aged 84.
199. Walter Neal, son of Walter, was born June 22, 1731; petitioned for a bridge, 1766 and 1772; was mustered with Capt. Joseph Parson's company November 22, 1775; was in Capt. Henry Elkins' company of Hampton, Col. Enoch Poor's regiment, and on its pay roll from May 27 to August 1, 1775; received 10 shillings billeting money, August 4, 1775, and four dollars coat money, October 10, 1775; was returned with Capt. James Hill's company on Pierce's Island, November 5, 1775; mustered into Capt. Samuel May's company, Col. Joshua Win- gate's regiment, July 10, 1776; of Newmarket on muster roll of Capt. Daniel Gordon's company, September 20, 1776; first ser- geant in Capt. John Haven's company, guarding prisoners from New Hampshire to Newport, R. I., June 26, 1777; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was officer in the militia; tith- ing-man, 1790; active in parish affairs, 1794, 1797 and 1799-1800; is remembered as among the last wearing breeches and long stockings with knee and shoe buckles. He died April 23, 1820, aged 88.
200. Dea. Timothy Murray, son of Timothy, petitioned for lottery, and for highway from Lamprey River to Durham, 1768; was active in parish affairs, 1794 and 1797-98; member of the Presbyterian and afterwards of the Congregational Church,
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1800; tithing-man, 1804; collector, 1813; and died August 26, 1814. He married Elizabeth Chapman.
201. Walter Smith, son of Edward, was active in the parish, 1794 and 1799; had an account with James Pickering, 1802; deeded land, 1807; was on old church roll, 1814; on committee to build meeting house at Lamprey River, 1826; erected hall for public worship, 1827; and died August 26, 1853, aged 79. His widow died May 15, 1867, aged 91.
202. Benjamin Hill, son of General James, was born Septem- ber 9, 1779; had care of the meeting house, 1794-95; and was tithing-man, 1800. He was a merchant at Portsmouth.
203. Elder Thomas Cheswell, son of Wentworth and Mary (Davis), was born about 1764, and married (1) October 28, 1787, Betsey Eastham of Exeter, (2) Mrs. (Wright) Bell of New- castle. He was active in the parish, 1797 and 1800; licensed re- tailer, 1803 ; overseer of the poor, 1815; selectman, 1816-17; and assessor, 1822. He died in Newmarket.
204. Nathaniel Ewer, son of Rev. Nathaniel and Drusilla (Covill) Ewer, was born August 4, 1772, and married Sarah, daughter of Dea. Nathaniel Goodhue of Nottingham, who joined the church at Lamprey River, July 7, 1833, and died in Con- cord; paid the Smart heirs, March 20, 1790, $241.60, for 14 acres of land on the road leading from Newmarket Plains to Grant Road; bought of Hilton Smart, November 29, 1792, for £30, 9 acres of land on the cross road from Wadleigh's Road to Grant Road; and for $200 the home estate of his father, No- vember 30, 1792; sold land to Andrew Fox, 1813; was active in the parish, 1797; selectman, 1807 and 1811; with his father, objected March 25, 1808, to increasing the minister's salary; selectman, 1807 and 1811; assessor, 1810 and 1820; licensed re- tailer, 1821-24; on school committee, 1822; joined the Congre- gational Church at Lamprey River, January 6, 1833; moved to Concord, 1834; with his wife and others, March 1, 1842, peti- tioned the North Church in Concord for letters of recommenda- tion for the purpose of being organized into the East Congre- gational Church, which petition was granted and the church formed March 30, 1842, with 42 members.
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