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(5). Arthurs (Arthur1) was born about 1695; married about 1715, Dorcas, daughter of Thomas and Phebe (Lawrence) Rawlins of Stratham, who was b. 1698; bought of the Gilmans in 1715 land between "Wadleys Way" and Piscassic River, now included in the farm of Robert G. Bennett; was drummer
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in Lieut .- Col. John Hart's Co., Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. in the Crown Point expedition, June 5, to Oct. 13, 1756; and again with Capt. Jonathan Swett and Col. John Hart from April 19, to Nov. 3, 1758; mustered with Capt. Jeremiah Marston's Co., Col. John Goffe's Regt. March 13, 1760, and returned Oct. 5, "Deserted" from Crown Point; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Newfields bridge 1760; died, 1762. Thomas Rawlins settled his estate for his daughter, as appointed June 6, 1762. Inventory was returned Dec. 5, 1762. Children:
10. Johns b. about 1716; m. Lydia Durgin. 11. Caleb3; m. Abigail Lovering.
12. Thomas3; m. Catharine, dau. of Joseph and Mehitable (Tilton) Lawrence; d. childless, March 13, 1789, having willed his estate to Smith Chapman, whose descendants still own and occupy it.
13. Arthur,3 b. 1723; m. Ann Pease, and had one dau. who m. William Gilman, and possibly other children, but probably no sons; was a drummer at Crown Point, 1756, and soldier, 1758 and 1760.
(6.) Abraham? (Abraham,? Arthur1) was born Feb. 14, 1704; received from his father, March 16, 1736, a messuage in Lubberland which originally belonged to the estate of his great grandfather, John Goddard; also from Joseph Smith of Newmarket, May 10, 1739, all right and title to the mill dam and falls and land granted to John Goddard of Dover at the place known as Packer's Falls; married Abigail Wingate, who was born March 22, 1701, and died March 23, 1788; died Dec. 15, 1792. Children:
14. Mary4 bap. Feb. 5, 1729. Burleigh; d. March 18, 1800.
15. Martha4 b. 1730; m. -
16. John b. Nov. 11, 1740; m. Mary Bennett.
(10). Dea. John3 (Arthur,? Arthur:) was born about 1716; m. about 1745 Lydia, daughter of Francis Durgin of Oyster River; as eldest son he appears to have inherited the homestead, and afterwards added to the land thus received, deeds showing that the possessions of the other sons bordered on "Wadley's Way" above and away from the river; with his brother Thomas, petitioned Nov. 21, 1746, for Newfields bridge; bought of John Taylor and wife Mary, Nov. 28, 1750, 30 acres and 50 rods of land; bought for 50 pounds old tenor of Zebulon Doe and wife Deborah, a thatch bed; of John Wiggin, Jr., land in 1755; petitioned for bridge over Squamscot River, Nov. 25, 1755; was enrolled Capt. Jacob Bayley's Co., Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. for the Crown Point expedition from March 5, to Nov. 5, 1757; received a deed of land from Walter Wiggin in 1762; bought of John Brackett and his wife Anna, for 145 pounds, Jan. 14, 1769, two pieces of land and buildings in Newmarket where he later lived; bought land of Simon Johnson of Epping, 1781; with his son John,4 received Dec. 19, 1782, a quitclaim deed of Joshua Brackett, blacksmith, of land and house, lately owned by William Simpson, on Wad- leigh's way near Piscassic brook; bought land, 1785, of James Smith; and records refer to his pasture at Piscassic River 1787; was chosen Feb. 2, 1789, on a committee of twelve to locate the new meeting house; sold March 13, 1789, to his son John 4 45 acres of land joining the country road, and the same day to his son Cotton, 4 35 acres of land with buildings, adjoining the country road, and also to his son Josiah ‘ 38 acres of land on the road leading from the Grant road to the great swamp so called; with his son John and others in
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parish meeting, May 30, 1791, demanded the polls relative to locating the meeting house, and Oct. 24, 1791, bid off pews Nos. 19 and 38 on the ground floor; also the same year bought land of Mehitable Burleigh, administratrix of the estate of John Burleigh; was a carpenter; deacon of the church, and greatly interested in the affairs of the town. Probably died about 1800.
Children:
17. Johns; m. Deborah Burley (138). 18. Cotton4; m. Mary Norton; d. June 17, 1819. (122).
19. Sarah4 b. April 25, 1750; m. 1767, Benning Brackett of Ash Swamp. 16 ch.
20. Josiah4 b. Aug. 4, 1753; m. Katherine Goodwin.
(11). Caleb3 (Arthur,? Arthur1) was born in Exeter; married 1746, Abigail, daughter of Ebenezer and Esther (Dearborn) Lovering of North Hampton, who was born April, 1722; was Ensign in Capt. Ezekiel Worthen's Co., Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. in the expedition to Crown Point from May to Oct. 1756; drafted and received half pay, April 17, 1759, from Col. Meshech Weare's Regt. of militia into the company of Capt. Jeremiah Marston and Col. Zebulon Lovewell's Regt., which rendezvoused at Dunstable, and marched by way of Worcester and Springfield to Albany and Fort Niagara; with Arthur, John and Thomas Bennett was credited, Oct. 22, 1775, with labor on the fire rafts at Newington; testified, with other officers of his regiment, in Delaware, Oct. 14, 1777, in favor of Gen. John Sullivan. Children:
21. Arthur4 b. 1747; m. Molly Mason and had Mrs. 5 Piper, Mrs.5 Norton and John5 who m. a daughter of John Hall of Strafford and settled in Waterville, Me .; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Newfields bridge; was on the pay roll of Capt. Samuel Gilman's Newmarket company from May 3, 1775, to Aug. 1, 1775, at 40 shillings per month, and traveled 60 miles; credited with labor on fire rafts at Newington Oct. 22, 1775.
22. Nancy4 b. 1749; m. John Mason of Newmarket, who was a soldier in Capt. Paul Gerrish's Co., Col. Peter Gilman's Regt. from Sept. 19 to Dec. 14, 1775, to re-enforce the army at Lake George; on the muster roll of Capt. Nathaniel Doe, Col. Nathaniel Meserve, from May 12 to Nov. 21, 1756, in the expedition against Crown Point; on the pay roll of Capt. Thomas Tash, Col. John Hart, from April 28 to Nov. 30, in the expedition against Louisburg, 1758; signed the Association Test in Newmarket July 12, 1776.
23. Lucy4 b. 1751; m. Thomas Haines. 24. Olive4 b. 1753; m. Joseph Garmon of Gilmanton.
25. Lydia4 b. 1755; m. John Stockman. 26. Mary4 b. 1757; m. Thomas Rollins of Newmarket.
27. Dolly4 b. 1759; m. Eliphalet Durrell of Lee.
28. Thomas4 b. Jan. 14, 1761; m. 1780, Sarah Davis. (99).
29. Deborah4 b. 1763. 30. Eben4 b. 1765; m. Sarah Priest.
31. Esther4 b. 1767; m. Benjamin Johnson.
(16). John4 (Abraham,3 Abraham,2 Arthur') was born Nov. 11, 1740; married Mary Bennett, who was born June 26, 1746, and died Sept. 19, 1825; died June 17, 1819. Children:
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32. Abraham5 b. June 26, 1768; d. Jan. 10, 1859. 33. Isaacs b. Jan. 14, 1771; d. Dec. 15, 1853.
34. Abigails b. June 19, 1773; m. John Smith. 35. Jacobs b. Dec. 23, 1775; d. May 23, 1856.
36. Sally5 b. Aug. 25, 1779; m. Henry Thing, who was b. July 23, 1773; d. April 21, 1853.
37. Martha5 b. Feb. 4, 1783; m. William Young.
(17). John 4 (Dea. John,3 Arthur, 2 Arthur 1) married May 5, 1775, Deborah, daughter of Lt. John and Sarah (Hall) Burley; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; bought of Walter Bryent, Jr., May 9, 1783, 20 acres of land near Piscassic river, and the same year land of Ichabod Brackett; bought land of Walter Bryent and Ichabod Brackett, 1784; with his father bought land of David Chapman, 1793; of Benjamin Mead, 1795, and of Sarah Perkins, 1804; was active in parish affairs, 1808; died June 17, 1819. His wife was born April 1, 1748, and died Sept. 19, 1825. Children:
38. Thomas5; m. April 6, 1794, Patience Ham of Dover.
39. Johns; non compos. 40. Sarah5; m. James Burley.
(18). Cotton4 (Dea. John, Arthur,? Arthur,1) married Mary Norton; signed the Association Test at Newmarket, July 12, 1776; bought jointly with his brother Josiah of Daniel Smith, Dec. 31, 1787, for 130 pounds, 20 acres and 50 rods of land adjoining the pasture of his father at Piscassic river, by the road that leads from Wadleigh's road through Hilton's grant, and by the river including the falls; bought of Josiah Bennett and his wife Catherine, 1789, their share in this land; sold to John Bennett 36 acres of land with build- ings on Piscassic river and the country road; bid off gallery pew No. 24 in the new meeting house, Oct. 24, 1791. Children:
41. Sarah5. 42. Edwards. 43. Emelines; m. John Watson.
44. Pollys; m. Bradbury Wiggin of Stratham.
(20). Josiah4 (Dea. John,3 Arthur? Arthur,1) married June 13, 1776, Kath- erine, daughter of Robert Goodwin, who was born March 14, 1759, and died Feb. 2, 1815; died May 20, 1832, aged 78. Children:
45. James Goodwins b. June 17, 1777; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Hilton.
46. Arthur b. April 4, 1779; followed the sea; d. young unm.
47. Robert Goodwin5 b. Aug. 31, 1783; m. (1) Hannah Lovett, (2) Sally Putnam.
48. Cotton5 b. Sept. 30, 1786; d. Beverly, Mass., 1859. 6 ch.
49. John5 b. April 22, 1795; lived in Lowell and Manchester, Mass.
(28). Thomas4 (Caleb,3 Arthur, ? Arthur1) was born Jan. 14, 1761; married 1780, Sarah Davis of Lee, who was probably baptized and received to Elder Osborne's Conference, Dec. 19, 1800; died Aug. 26, 1826. Children:
50. Nancys b. 1781; m. Zebulon Garmon. 51. Abigails b. Oct. 22, 1784.
52. Johns b. July 21, 1786; m. (1) 1810, Mary Elliot of Northwood, (2) Aug. 1839, Mrs. Adeline, dau. of Benjamin Mead, and widow of John Harvey of Newmarket.
53. David D.5 b. Dec. 12, 1788; m. Sarah Collins; d. Oct. 16, 1866.
54. Samuels b. Jan. 1, 1791; d. at Shreveport, La., Sept. 1853.
55. James b. Feb. 1793; d. April 23, 1809.
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56 Eben5 L. b. May 6, 1795; m. Mrs. Catharine, widow of Joseph Stevens of Lee.
57. Jeremiah5 b. May 1797; m. --- Brown of New York; d. in Alabama, 1850.
58. Hannah b. March 17, 1799; d. Sept. 18, 1823.
59. Jonathan5 b. March 13, 1801; m. Nancy Niel of Loudon; d. in Lee, May 12, 1849.
60. Williams b. May 13, 1803; m. Mary Bennett of Northwood.
61. Sallys b. Aug. 13, 1805; m. Timothy Cooley of New York; d. Alabama.
62. Rebeccas b. Oct. 23, 1807; m. James Cane of Shreveport, La; d. at St. Louis, 1835.
(30). Eben4 (Caleb,3 Arthur, ? Arthur1) was born in 1765; married 1783, Sally Priest of Nottingham. Children:
63. Betsey5 b. Aug. 1784.
64. Nancys b. Sept. 10, 1785; m. Jerry Durgin.
65. Samuel b. Feb. 13, 1787; m. Sally Demeritt of Nottingham.
66. Olives b. Feb. 12, 1788; m. James Cate of Strafford; d. May, 1858.
67. Sallys b. Aug. 10, 1790; d. Sept. 26, 1826.
68. Susan b. Feb. 24, 1793; m. Israel Swain of Strafford.
69. Pollys b. Dec. 5, 1796; d. May 3, 1853.
70. Joseph5 b. Oct. 1, 1799; m. Hannah Hanson of Barnstead.
71. Eben b. 1801; m. Hannah Tuttle; d. April 1, 1865.
(34). Abigail: (John,4 Abraham, Abraham,? Arthur1) was born June 19, 1773; married Nov. 4, 1792, John, 3d, son of Lt. John Smith. Children:
72. Polly Smith b. May 17, 1793.
73. John Smith b. Aug. 21, 1795; had his name changed to John Wellington.
74. Valentines Smith b. June 22, 1800. 75. Matilda& Smith b. Oct. 30, 1802.
76. Stephen& Smith b. July 4, 1805. 77. Leonard. Smith b. June 8, 1807. 78. Warren® Smith b. March 12, 1815.
(45). James Goodwins (Josiah,4 Dea. John,3 Arthur, ? Arthur1) was born June 17, 1777; married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Hilton; lived on the Ames farm, still known as the Bennett place; was active in the parish, 1799, 1809, 1817 and 1824; died Sept. 11, 1844. His widow died Aug. 10, 1863, aged 87. Children:
79. James6. 80. Mehitable L.6; m. Thomas B. Hall.
(47). Robert Goodwins (Josiah,4 Dea. John,3 Arthur, ? Arthur1) was born Aug. 31, 1783; married (1) Nov. 7, 1809, Hannah Lovett, at Beverly, Mass., (2) 1819, Sally Putnam of Beverly; learned the tailor's trade with Dea. Murray, and settled in Salem, Mass., but later returned to Newmarket; died near the old homestead Jan. 20, 1860. Children by first wife:
81. Josiah6 b. Beverly, Jan. 9, 1810; d. unm. April 17, 1829.
82. Emma Catherine6 b. Oct. 10, 1812; m. 1837, Jonathan Smith of Beverly, who died at sea; d. Garnet, Kan., and was buried at Newmarket Aug. 27, 1898.
83. Caroline Lovett& b. Feb. 3, 1814; m. 1838, Charles D. Towle of Epping; living in Exeter, 1900.
84. Clara Whitney& b. Sept. 1, 1816; d. unm. Newmarket, Dec. 1895.
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85. George Augustus® b. April 13, 1818; m. March 30, 1852, Abigail Adams, dau. of Seth Shackford; was a long time druggist in Newmarket; also station agent of the Boston and Maine railroad; served the town as selectman; after- wards retired to his farm; was an intelligent man with a well-read library; died June 24, 1900. Had a daughter, Helen C. 7 Bennett of Newmarket.
Children by second wife:
86. Hannah Putnam® b. Oct. 14, 1820; d. Newmarket, July 3, 1886.
87. Martha Putnam® b. Jan. 17, 1825; d. Newmarket, Nov. 29. 1880.
BERGIN.
1. John Bergin married Tamzen, daughter of Edward Hall. Children:
2. Ede Hall ?; was witness to a deed from John Bartlett to Walter Bryent, April 4, 1765, of 50 acres on the road leading to "Lamperell river;" quitclaimed, June 30, 1772, to Rev. John Moody all right to lands and edifices of Edward Hall, deceased.
3. John, ? was cordwainer, Newmarket; quitclaimed, Dec. 13, 1772, to Rev. John Moody all right in the real estate of his grandfather, Edward Hall, deceased; probably lived in Rochester later, and was in Capt. Benjamin Titcomb's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., June 13, 1775, and in the army under Gen. John Sullivan, at Providence, R. I., in Aug., 1778.
4. Mary ?; m. Thomas Furbour, and like her brothers, quitclaimed to Rev. John Moody all her right in the real estate of her grandfather, Edward Hall.
BORDMAN.
The name of this family is variously spelled, Boreman, Bordman, Bowman. Thomas Boreman was of Ipswich, Mass., 1635; commoner, 1641. His will dated June 19, 1673, mentions his wife Elizabeth, sons, David and Thomas, and daughters, Mrs. Kinsman, and Joanna unmarried.
John Boreman, fisherman, of Falmouth, late of the Isle of Shoals, bought land of Joseph Berry at Sagamore Creek 1674; married April 10, 1729, Widow Elizabeth Fish, of New Market Parish, Exeter; deeded to Samuel Doe Jan. 9, 1746, "all right that is coming to me by virtue of my being one of the soldiers at the Taking of Louisburg with the places adjacent thereunto under the command of Lieut. General Pepperell, in the company under Capt. Henry Sherburne of Portsmouth." Louisburg capitulated June 17, 1745.
1. Dea. Stephen1 Bordman was born in Ipswich, Mass., 1718; married Elizabeth, dau. of William Cogswell, grand daughter of Andrew Wiggin, and step daughter of Andrew Burley who died July 9, 1798; died prior to June 9, 1788. Children:
2. William ?; b. Aug. 25, 1755; m. Martha Lane.
3. Thomas? was of Stratham; quitclaimed to his brother William, June 19, 1788, for 100 pounds, all his right in the real estate that belonged to his father, deceased, that is within the town of Newmarket and his interest in the buildings.
4. Sarah2; m. Asa Folsom of Newmarket.
(2). William? (Stephen') was born Aug. 25, 1755; married April 25, 1776,
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Martha, daughter of Dea. Samuel and Mary (James) Lane of Stratham, who was born Feb. 22, 1755, and died June 10, 1803; settled on the Newmarket Neck, March 11, 1777; received, June 1788, from his brother Thomas and sister Sarah Folsom a quitclaim of all right in their father's estate and build- ings in Newmarket at the Neck; was active in the parish, 1791, 1794, 1796-97 and 1799-1800; bid off pew No. 16, and gallery pew No. 5, 1791; on a com- mittee of the parish to purchase a parsonage March 30, 1801; died March 28, 1808. Children:
5. Samuel Lane3; sold May 28, 1808, for 2000 pounds, to his brother Stephen, one half of the common and undivided homestead in Newmarket where he was then dwelling, being the moiety given him by the last will of his father; was active in the parish, 1805.
6. Stephens b. July 5, 1777; m. Mary Blydenburg.
7. Williams b. 1780; lawyer; d. Feb. 4, 1808.
8. Mary: b. July 29, 1783; m. April 14, 1807, Daniel Thompson.
9. Marthas b. April 10, 1789; m. June 1, 1806, Seth R. Shackford; d. July 11, 1863. 9 ch.
(6). Stephen3 (William,z Stephen1) was born July 5, 1777; married Mary Blydenburg, who was born in Durham, March 14, 1784, and died Jan. 12, 1816; was a trader and ship-builder at Lamprey River; active in the parish 1805 and 1807-08; constable and collector 1803; moderator 1809-12; auditor, 1805-08 and 1810-12; assessor, 1809; bought of Joseph Doe Jr., April 7, 1809, 12 acres more or less, of the Drisco field; also of James Smith, June 18, 1809, a part of the Drisco field, so called; d. 1816. Children:
10. John Blydenburg4 b. Dec. 6, 1804.
11. Martha Millen4 b. April 1, 1807.
12. William4 b. April 10, 1809; d. Dec. 19, 1809.
13. Mary Jane' b. Nov. 16, 1811.
Andrew Bowman signed the Association Test July 12, 1776. No further record has been found.
BOYCE.
Antipas Boyce,1 son-in-law of Valentine Hill traded with Barbadoes and died there about 1706. His son Antipas 2 whose estate fell to his cousin, Nathaniel Hill of Oyster River, son of Valentine Hill, married Hannah Hill in Boston Jan. 24, 1659, Gov. John Endicott officiating.
During one week Sept. 17-22, 1692, four vessels entered Portsmouth harbor from Barbadoes laden with salt, rum, sugar, molasses, and English goods.
BRACKETT.
The name Brackett appears among the 48 immigrants of Mason who came to Pascataqua in 1631. William Brackett was of Portsmouth, 1624, employed by Mason the patentee.
1. Anthony1 Brackett was of Portsmouth in 1640, and one of 20 men who deeded 50 acres of land for a glebe in Portsmouth; removed to Exeter and was there in 1657, but perhaps afterwards at Casco, Me.
2. Anthony? (Anthony1) and his father were proprietors at Portsmouth in
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1657; was of Falmouth, Me., 1662; and of Greenland, 1688, as was also John Brackett; married Ann Milton.
3. Joshua: (Anthony, ? Anthony!) was doing garrison duty at Oyster River in 1696; united with the church in Greenland, 1712, and his wife, 1714; bought of Richard Hilton, Jr., Feb. 16, 1719, 31 acres of land on the south side of "Lamperell river," granted by the General Court to Samuel Symonds; also one half of Hilton's saw mill with privileges, at Wadleigh's falls, Oct. 12, 1720; of Samuel Hilton, July 24, 1721, 45 acres of land, "it being 116 part of a mile square, sold, 1719, by Richard, the father of Samuel Hilton;" of Caleb Gilman, Oct. 4, 1726, 33 acres on the north side of Piscassic river near Smart's mill; of Joseph Sinkler, July 25, 1727, 30 acres of fresh meadow at Beaver dam, North river; 4 acres of Samuel Rawlins Oct. 31, 1727, at the bridge over Piscassic river on the road to Wadleigh's falls; of William Hilton, May 15, 1733, the marsh called "Lamperele river marsh;" of Bar- tholomew Thing, March 7, 1734, 59 acres at Wadleigh's falls; of William Hilton, Feb. 25, 1740, 27 acres on the country road near Hilton's house; conveyed to his son Samuel 4 of Newmarket, July 1, 1741, the land bought of Joseph Sinkler and others, July 21, 1727; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, 1746; married Mary, daughter of Leonard Weeks of Greenland, who was born July 19, 1696, and survived him. His will was dated April 13, and probated June 28, 1749. Children:
4. Johns of Greenland. 5. Joshuas of Falmouth, Me. 6. Thomas4.
7. Samuel4; 8. Anthony4 of Falmouth. 9. Mary Fabian4. 10 Abijah. 11. Elinor Foulsom4, all of whom were baptized in 1712. 12. James4 of Greenland bap. 1714. 13. Keziah Clark4 bap. 1718. 14. Margaret bap. 1720. 15. Nathaniel4 bap. 1722.
(7). Samuel4 (Joshua, Anthony, ? Anthony!) was baptized 1712. Children:
16. Samuels of Rye, born before 1747; was active in the parish, 1794.
17. Ichabods bought of his father June 1, 1763, 113 acres of the homestead near Piscassic bridge; sold lands July 14, 1766, to Edward Hilton, which he recovered June 1, 1767; petitioned, 1768, for a lottery to build bridge at New- fields; bought land April 20, 1771 or 1774, of Edward Hilton between the Hilton and Smith Grants; credited with labor of men and oxen on rafts at Newington, Oct. 22, 1775; signed the Association Test, 1776; and is mentioned as late as 1782.
18. Joshuas; received six pounds advance pay Sept. 1776, in Capt. Jonathan Robinson's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt. for New York.
19. John5 of Newmarket, 1768; had a wife Anna, 1769.
(18). Joshuas (Samuel, Joshua,3 Anthony, ? Anthony!) was a blacksmith; may have been, though not certainly established, the father of the following children:
20. Joshua petitioned in 1768 for a lottery in aid of a bridge; signed the Association Test, 1776; perhaps the father of Dr. Joshua Brackett of Ports- mouth who was one of two physicians certifying, May 13, 1776, to the purity of 308 pounds of saltpetre made by Rev. Dr. Samuel Haven for the patriot service.
21. Georges petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; was selectman
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of Greenland, 1786; and gave funds for the Congregational parish and Brackett academy there.
23. Benning® b. March 24, 1745, and named by Gov. Benning Went- worth who promised him a hat for the privilege, but as the hat never came he dropped the "Wentworth;" married May 14, 1767, Sarah Bennett of the Plains on the Lee road; died Jan. 21, 1815. His wife was born April 23, 1750, and died Jan. 8, 1823. Children:
24. John7 b. Feb. 22, 1768; m. Betsey Folsom; active in the parish, 1797; settled in Wolfeboro; d. March 6, 1842.
25. Sally7 b. May 16, 1769; was on the church roll, 1814; d. unm. Sept. 8, 1851.
26. Elizabeth7 b. June 27, 1770; m. Dea. Samuel Pickering; d. June 25, 1857.
27. Benning7 b. Jan. 6, 1772; lived "down east" and was a very large heavy man; m. ; d. Oct. 22, 1852. His wife died Nov. 29, 1832.
28. Daniel7 b. Aug. 2, 1773; d. in infancy.
29. Nancy7 b. July 12, 1774; m. Andrew Burleigh; d. April 21, 1817.
30. Comfort7 b. Sept. 22, 1776; m. Samuel Lyford; d. Nov. 24, 1851.
31. Daniel7 b. Aug. 6, 1778; d. April 4, 1837.
32. Joshua7 b. Sept. 30, 1780; m. Abigail Pickering; was assessor, 1822; a member of the Congregational parish, 1824; lived on the Ash Swamp road; d. Dec. 21, 1860. She was born March 26, 1787, and died April 19, 1872. Their only child, Marthas, m. W. H. H. Treadwell.
33. Polly 1 b. April 19, 1782; m. Giles Smart; d. May 23, 1853.
34. Huldah7 b. March 14, 1784; m. - Johnson of New Durham; d. Aug. 16, 1846.
35. Katherine7 b. Dec. 27, 1785; m. Thomas Ayers of Greenland; d. Dec. 13, 1847.
36. Hannah7 b. June 21, 1788; d. unm. Aug. 1, 1852.
37. Purney7 b. June 10, 1790; m. George Ayers; d. July 26, 1875.
38. George7 b. May 6, 1792; member of the Congregational parish, 1824; d. unm. Dec. 5, 1861.
39. Lydia7 b. Dec. 5, 1795; m. John Ayers; d. July 18, 1843.
Three sisters married three brothers.
(31). Daniel7 (Benning6, Joshua,5 Samuel, Joshua,' Anthony,? Anthony!), was born Aug. 6, 1778; married (1) Norris, and (2) - --- Wiggin; was called the N. H. giant, weighing the last dozen years of his life 550 or more pounds; a pleasant man who was wont to welcome the academy boys at his house near the Junction, and place four of them in his chair at one time. His usual weight previously had not exceeded 150 pounds. Child by first wife:
40. Joseph Norris8; m. Mary Jane
By first or second wife: 41. Charles. 8
(40) Joseph Norris: (Daniel,7 Benning, Joshua,5 Samuel,. Joshua,' An- thony, ? Anthony!) married Mary Jane - Children:
42. Daniel9 b. Sept. 1830; d. Oct. 18, 1831.
43. Lydiaº b. May 20, 1835; d. Dec. 24, 1861.
44. Mary Janeº b. Aug. 1849; d. May 7, 1854.
A tombstone gives the record: Joshua Brackett 1805-1854. Mary his wife, 1798-1875.
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James P. Brackett died Dec. 14, 1863, aged 31. He may have been the son of Joseph Norris Brackett.
Jeremiah Brackett was active in parish affairs, 1797-1800.
BRADSTREET.
1. Simon1 Bradstreet was a "non-conformist" minister in Lincolnshire, Eng- land, and Middelburg, Holland; married, and died about 1617.
2. Gov. Simon? Bradstreet (Simon1) was born at Holling, Lincolnshire, Eng., March 1603; married (1) about 1628, Anna, daughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley, who was born about 1612, and died at Andover, Mass., Sept. 16, 1672, celebrated as the first female poetess in New England, and (2) June 6, 1676, Anna, widow of Capt. Joseph Gardiner who was killed at the Narragansett Fort Fight, Dec. 19, 1675, and daughter of Emanuel Downing, who died April 19, 1713, aged 79; graduated at Cambridge University, 1620; came to Salem, Mass., 1630; was secretary of the Massachusetts Colony, 1630-43; settled in Ipswich, Mass., 1638; commoner, 1641; at Andover, Mass., 1658; was deputy governor, 1673-78; governor, 1679-86 and 1689-92; died, Salem, March 27, 1697. Children by first wife:
3. Samuel, M. D .; Harvard College, 1653; Fellow of Harvard College; m. (1) Mercy, dau. of William Tyng; who was born Jan. 13, 1642, and d. Sept. 6, 1670, and (2). -; representative to the General Court, 1670; went to Jamaica, W. I., where he d. Aug. 1682.
4. Dorothy3; m. June 14, 1654, Rev. Seaborn Cotton, who was b. 1633 and d. 1686; d. Feb. 26, 1672.
5. Sarah3; m. (1) Richard Hubbard of Ipswich, Mass., Harvard College, 1653, and (2) Maj. Samuel Ward, who d. in the Canada expedition, 1690.
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