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(31). Andrew4 (John, Andrew,? Giles1) was born about 1722; married Martha -; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746, and for a ferry at Newfields, Sept. 24, 1750; bought ten acres of land of Jacob Ames, 1758; with others petitioned the Provincial Congress against the ap- pointment of Capt. Jeremiah Folson as Lt. Col. of the 4th regiment of N. H. militia; became insane, and May 28, 1774, on petition of his wife, his brother Jacob was appointed guardian; d. April, 1790. Children :
74. Marys; m. March 29, 1784, Zebulon Pease; settled in Readfield, Me.
75. Susannah.5 76. Andrew5; m. Nancy, dau. of Benning Brackett, who lived on the old Lee road; active in parish affairs 1799; is mentioned in records Dec. 3, 1802, and March 14, 1803; d. April 21, 1817, aged 43.
(37). Joseph4 (Joseph,3 James, ? Giles1) was born in Newmarket; went to Sanbornton, about 1776; married Comfort Stevens; and died, Sanbornton, Feb. 17, 1795. Children :
77. Stevens5 b. Newmarket, Dec. 25, 1755; m. Sept. 3, 1787, Abigail Tay- lor of Gilmanton, who was b. June 7, 1769, and d. June 3, 1847; d. North- field, Dec. 31, 1829.
78. Rhoda5 b. Nov. 25, 1750; m. Daniel Gale Jr., who was b. in Exeter, Jan. 6, 1747, and d. Oct. 16, 1825; d. Sanbornton, Jan. 29, 1819.
79. Keziah5 b. 1753; m. Jotham, son of Moses Rollins; d. Oct. 1805.
80. Nancy5; m. Sept. 15, 1785, Bartholemew Gale of Gilmanton.
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81. Comforts; m. John Taylor. 82. - 5; m. - Palmer.
(38). Samuel. (Joseph,' James, 2 Giles1) was born in 1731; married Martha Low; died in Lee, Feb. 17, 1784. Children:
83. Dea. Josiah5 b. Oct. 23, 1756; m. Ruhamah, dau. of Winthrop and Martha (Story) Marston; d. March 14, 1817.
84. Joseph Low 5 b. June 7, 1761; m. Sept. 17, 1789, Elizabeth Ewer, who was born Sept. 24, 1766, and d. July 31, 1844; was a clothier, and settled in Sanbornton; d. March 19, 1836.
85. Samuels b. Dec. 20, 1776; m. Abigail Laskey; d. April 14, 1854.
86. Enochs; d. unm. 87. Martha 5; m. Samuel Smart of Newmarket.
88. Elizabeth5; d. unm.
(39). Nathaniel4 (Joseph,' James, ? Giles1) married Sarah Powell, who died about 1817; went from Newmarket to Canterbury, and to Sanbornton, April, 1767, dying there Feb. 7, 1805. His team was the first one that ever crossed Sanbornton bridge. Children:
89. Williams b. Newmarket, March.28, 1760; m. Sarah Ames of New- market, who was b. April 23, 1752, and d. Sept. 14, 1841; d. Sanbornton, Dec. 28, 1796.
90. Joseph5 b. 1761; m. (1) May 27, 1784, Molly Cate, (2) Melinda Holt; d. St. Armand, Canada, April 1, 1841.
91. Nathaniels b. Canterbury, March 23,1763; m. (1) July 23, 1784, Rhoda Ames of Newmarket, who was b. Aug. 9, 1765, and d. Sept. 4, 1804. (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Jewell, widow of Jonathan Thompson; a farmer in Sanbornton.
92. Sarah5 b. 1766; d. unm. Aug. 4, 1786.
93. Roberts b. Sanbornton, June 4, 1769; m. (1) Nov. 13, 1792, Elizabeth Gale, who d. March 5, 1808, (2) Sarah Sargent of Canterbury; d. June 20, 1810.
94. David 5 b. Oct. 13, 1771; m. July 3, 1804, Polly Osgood, who d. March 5, 1864; d. April 27, 1843.
95. Marys b. 1773; m. Stuart Hoyt, who was b. Nov. 17, 1768, and d. 1853; d. Sanbornton, 1840.
96. Daniels b. July 3, 1777; m. (1) Sarah Rowe, (2) Agnes Darling, who d. March 1820, (3) Sarah Coffin of Alton, who d. Sept. 1846, (4) Susan Curry; a farmer in Sanbornton.
97. Nancys b. May 8, 1781; m. Edward Mason.
(44) Thomas4 (Thomas,3 James, 2 Giles1) was born July 2, 1723; married Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Gordon) Haley, who was born April 10, 1725, and died Dec. 2, 1809; settled in Epping; died June 1, 1805.
Children :
98. Joseph5 b. Epping, Dec. 25, 1748; d. young.
99. Allaces b. Feb. 15, 1751; d. young.
100. Dorothy5 b. July 4, 1753; m. John Nealley of Epping; d. Feb. 12, 1839.
101. Joseph5 b. Aug. 7, 1755; m. Mary Hilton of Epping; d. Franklin, 1838.
102. Allaces b. June 20, 1757; m. Zebulon Dow; d. Oct. 20, 1842.
103. Joshua5 b. Oct. 5, 1759.
104. Gordon5 b. April 10, 1763; m. Elizabeth Dow; res. Dorchester; d. Jan. 30, 1823.
105. Thomas5 b. Aug. 14, 1766; m. July 21, 1798, Nancy Hoitt, and had Benjamin b. April 10, 1803, who married Elizabeth Ann Cilley, and had J. C.' Burleigh b. Jan. 13, 1830, who was for many years station agent at Newmarket.
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(45) James' (James,' James, ? Giles1) was born Oct. 20, 1720; married June 11, 1752, Sarah Foss; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746, and for a lottery in aid of bridge and its removal to Newfields, 1759, and Jan. 4, 1760, and again for lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; petitioned against the appointment of Capt. Jeremiah Folsom as Lt. Col., 1775; was paid Oct. 22, 1775, for hauling pitchwood; died Sept. 6, 1788. His wife was born March 10, 1732, and died Oct. 31, 1817. Children:
106. Mehitables b. May 20, 1753; m. Edward Folsom; settled in Gil- manton.
107. Abigails b. April 11, 1755; m. May 30, 1781, Nahum Parsons Jr., grandson of Josiah Parsons of Cape Ann, who was b. March 2, 1754, and d. 1846.
108. Sarah5 b. Dec. 7, 1757; m. Sept. 30, 1779, Smith, son of Joseph Chap- man, and had Levie Chapman, Smith Chapman, Kate« Chapman, who m. Paul Chapman, Mary Chapman who m. Thomas York, Burleigh Chapman, b. 1784.
109. Jamess b. Sept. 19, 1761; m. Drusilla Ewer.
110. Isaacs b. April 19, 1764; m. Eunice Brackett.
111. Annas b. Oct. 11, 1766. 112. Betsey 5 b. April 23, 1770.
(46). William4 (James,3 James, ? Giles1) was born about 1722; married; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; received as member of the West religious society in Newmarket, Jan. 10, 1778; petitioned, March 23, 1784, for the appointment of James Smith as justice of the peace at Lamprey River. Children:
113. Samuels; m. Sarah Stevens, who was born, Durham, 1780, and died March 9, 1853; petitioned, Jan. 4, 1760, for a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, and Nov. 18, 1765 for the formation of the parish of Lee; was paid Oct. 22, 1775, for hauling pitchwood for fire rafts for the defence of Ports- mouth harbor; received one month's pay and travel, Dec. 1776, in Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. David Gilman's Regt., and was on the pay roll of that company at New York from March 15, to May 26, 1777; a member of the West Society, Jan. 10, 1778; petitioned for lottery to repair Squamscot bridge, Oct. 24, 1778; active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793, and 1795-98; d. Oct. 29, 1824. Their children settled in Maine.
114. Williams; m. Sept. 24, 1774, Comfort Taylor who d. about 1820; mustered with Capt. Joseph Parsons Co., Nov. 22, 1775; was a member of the North Co., in Newmarket, March 5, 1776; requested that Lt. Col. Folsom be removed from his office; as a Baptist, refused to pay parish rates 1795; active in parish affairs, 1797-98; purchased, 1798, 500 acres of land in Ossipee. Their children settled in Ossipee.
115. Marys b. May 16, 1757; m. Nov. 16, 1757, John Young of Newmarket; settled in Wolfeboro.
116. Abigails; m. Jan. 9, 1783, Samuel Smith of Newmarket, and moved to Ossipee.
117. Rachels; m. Benjamin Young; settled in Ossipee.
(47). Josiah‹ (Josiah, James' Giles 1) was born 1728; married Judith, daughter of Nicholas Tuttle, who died June 15, 1801, aged 73; d. Nov. 20, 1808. His Will was probated Dec. 8, 1811. (123) Children:
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118. Sarah5 b. Newmarket, June 23, 1757; m. Jacob, son of Jacob and Abigail Burley; d. Jan 18, 1829.
119. Josiah5 b.,May 20, 1760; m. Susan Edgerly.
120. Judith5 b. Oct. 27, 1762; m. Feb. 16, 1786, Thomas Chamberlain of Brookfield, who was b. Feb. 11, 1758, and d. April 1815; d. April 9, 1852.
121. Hannah.5 122. Deborah5; m. Richard Philpot, son of Col. Jonathan Wentworth.
123. Marys; m. Jan. 1793, Rev. Elias Smith, who was b. Lyme, Ct., June 17, 1769, and ordained a Baptist minister in Lee, 1792. Children :
124. Rev. Daniel D.6 Smith. 125. Rev. Matthew Hale6 Smith.
(49). Samuel4 (Josiah,3 James,? Giles1) was born, 1731; married Martha Low; and died in Lee, Feb. 17, 1784. Children:
126. Joseph Low5 b. June 7, 1781; m. Sept. 17, 1789, Elizabeth Ewer who was born Sept. 24, 1766, and d. July 31, 1844; was a clothier and settled in Sanbornton where he d. March 19, 1846.
127. Josiah5 b. Oct. 23, 1756; m. Ruhamah, dau. of Winthrop and Martha (Story) Marston; d. March 14, 1817.
128. Samuel5 b. Dec. 20, 1776; m. Abigail Laskey; d. April 14, 1854.
129. Enoch5; d. unm. 130. Martha; m. Samuel Smart of Newmarket.
131. Elizabeth5; d. unm.
(51). Moses4 (Giles,' James, ? Giles1) lived in Newmarket; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, 1768, and Provincial Congress against Lt. Col. Jeremiah Folsom, 1775; signed Association Test, July 12, 1776; bought one acre of marsh of Rev. John Moody, July 21, 1778; petitioned for a special town meeting June 8, 1785; bid off pew No. 22 in the new meeting house Oct. 24, 1791; died Jan. 25, 1822. His widow died June 26, 1822. (136). Children :
132. Moses5; active in parish affairs, 1798-99 and 1809; d. Feb. 15, 1822.
133. John5; Jonathan Foss, his brother-in-law, was principal, and Seth R. Shackford, surety, "to see that said Burleigh fulfil his father's Will toward his sisters, to render it unnecessary to place him under guardianship;" was active in the parish, 1798 and 1809; d. unm.
134. Mollys; m. May 9, 1782, Jonathan Foss.
135. Rebeccas; m. Davis. 136. Nancy.5 137. Phebe. 138. Bet- sey5; m. Charles Smart.
(58) John,5 (Lt. John,' John, Andrew,? Giles1) was born Sept. 19, 1745; m. (1) Anna, daughter of Col. Winthrop and Martha (Weeks) Hilton, who was b. July 19, 1745, and died Oct. 26, 1769, (2) Sarah Hoit. Children:
139. Martha6 b. Newmarket, Aug. 29, 1769; m. Col. Ebenezer ---- of Durham.
140. Anna Hilton®; m. Joseph Clark.
(64). Mary5 (Lt. John,4 John,' Andrew,? Giles1) was born Sept. 20, 1765; m. Aug. 22, 1784, Daniel Hill, who was born in Newmarket July 10, 1761; died Oct. 1, 1791. Children:
141. John Burleigh6 Hill b. April 22, 1785; d. Feb. 27, 1786.
142. Olive Frost6 Hill, b. Jan. 21, 1787; d. April 6, 1822. 143. Betsey® Hill, b. Jan. 11, 1789. 14312. Daniele Hill, b. Feb. 13, 1791; d. June 8, 1815.
(66). Henry5 (Lt. John,4 John,3 Andrew,? Giles1) was born April 24, 1768; m. Sept 21, 1789, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Rogers of Exeter, who was
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born in Newmarket, May 15, 1769; was a licensed retailer of spirituous liquors, 1792, 1794, 1798 and 1799. Children:
144. Elizabeth Rogers b. Oct. 8, 1790; d. young. 145. Henry b. June 20, 1792.
146. Mehitable b. May 18, 1794; m. - Smith of Exeter. 147. John b. July 24, 1796; m. 1817, Ann Atwood.
148. Nathaniel Rogers b. Jan. 13, 1799; m. Mary Jane Odiorne, who was b. Nov. 21, 1800, and d. May 18, 1835.
(72) Jacobs (Jacob, John,3 Andrew,? Giles1) was born June 23, 1756; married May 20, 1779, Sarah, daughter of Josiah and Judith (Tuttle) Burley; petitioned against the appointment of Capt. Jeremiah Folsom as Lt. Col., 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; drafted in the Revolution and reached the army in season to be present at the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne; received as member of the West Society Jan. 10, 1778; highway surveyor, 1784-87; tithingman, 1785; selectman, 1788-89 and 1806-07; auditor, 1790-91; lived on his father's homestead at the corner of Grant road and Bald Hill; d. Feb. 13, 1828. His widow d. Jan. 18, 1829, aged 72. Children:
149. Abigail b. Aug. 16, 1781; m. Jan. 19, 1804, Trueworthy Chamberlain, of Brookfield; d. June 2, 1856.
150. Jacob b. Nov. 17, 1783; m. (1) Mary Chamberlain, (2) Feb. 23, 1820, Lois Mathes.
151. Josiah® b. March 30, 1787; m. Margaret M. Newcomb;
152. John b. Feb. 27, 1790; m. Feb. 1814, Betsey, dau. of Jacob and Mary (Peabody) Page; d. New Durham, July 23, 1812.
153. Judith® b. Nov. 6, 1793; m. (1) Asa, son of Joshua and Abigail (Bur- leigh) Sanborn, (2) Col. Isaac Jenness of Rochester.
154. Ezra& b. June 18, 1796; m. 1819, Lucy Hyde of Boston, Mass .; d. June, 1878.
155. Henry« b. Aug. 23, 1801; m .; and had children.
(109). James5 (James,4 James,: James, 2 Giles1) was born Sept. 19, 1761; married March 25, 1784, Drusilla, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Ewer, who was born Aug. 30, 1764, and died June 25, 1802; lived on the homestead; died Aug. 13, 1854. (135) Children:
156. Drusilla6 b. Newmarket, April 13, 1785; m. Joseph Pendexter of Barrington; d. there Feb. 12, 1813.
157. Sarah Ewer® b. June 10, 1786; m. July 3, 1806, John Kennard of Newfields; d. May 15, 1864.
158. Clarissa b. June 22, 1788; m. Feb. 23, 1817, Samuel, son of Joseph L. and Elizabeth (Ewer) Burleigh of Sanbornton; d. there Dec. 3, 1823.
159. James® b. Feb. 12, 1790; m. Dec. 21, 1817, Martha Watson of New- market, who was b. Feb. 3, 1794, and d. Feb. 26, 1828; d. Waterville, Me., March 3, 1830.
160. Anne« b. March 24, 1792; d. unm. Jan. 20, 1815.
161. Capt. Nathaniel Ewers b. Aug. 21, 1793; m. Nov. 9, 1828, Mary Ann, dau. of Ward Hilton of Newmarket, who was born 1807, and d. Sept. 17, 1875; was a sea-captain in the West India and South America trade; retired to New- fields where he built and occupied the present Universalist parsonage; was justice of the peace, 1837; selectman, 1854; member of the Congregational
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society 1859; "always doing his duty toward God and man," and was noted or his benevolence; paid for building the chimney to the church, and fitting up the vestry; and d. Sept. 23, 1878. His wife left no children but entailed the Hilton estates for religious purposes; d, Sept. 20, 1878.
162. Susan W.6 b. Nov. 11, 1796; m. Dec. 8, 1822, Temple Paul; d. Somer- ville, Mass., Nov. 20, 1823.
163. Gen. Theodore Atkinson6 b. April 16, 1798; m. (1) Sept. 21, 1823, Ann Hart of Portsmouth, (2) Mrs. Comfort (Weeks) Coleman.
(110). Isaac5 (James,4 James,3 James, 2 Giles1) was born April 19, 1764; married Nov. 18, 1785, Eunice Brackett; was a farmer at Newmarket and Concord; died, Concord, 1818. Children.
164. James b. April 2, 1786; m. Sarah J. Bennett.
165. Eunice; m. - - Wiggin of Wolfeboro. 166. Eliza 6; m. Dr. Merrill of Dover.
167. Deborah6; m. Napoleon B. Horne of Wolfeboro. 168. Sarah®; m. John P. Rand of West Amesbury, Mass.
169. Mary Ann6; m. - Fullerton of Wolfeboro. 170. Addisons; res. Wolfeboro.
(113) Samuels (Samuel,4 Joseph,3 James, 2 Giles1) was born in New- market; married Sarah Stevens, who was born in Durham, 1780, and died March 9, 1843; died 1825. Children :
171. William b. Newmarket, 1796; was blind; d. unm. Newfield, Me., Feb. 19, 1854.
172. Lucinda® b. 1805; m. Thomas Goold of Saccarappa, Me .; d. Jan. 26, 1874.
173. Mary Janes b. May 17, 1806; m. April 14, 1825, Daniel Shaw of Lee.
174. Olives; m. Frank Gulliver of Saccarappa, Me.
175. Charles Grandison6 b. June 20, 1808; m. June 1831, Augusta M. Huston of Portland, Me.
(114) Williams (Samuel,4 Josiah,3 James, 2 Giles1) married Sept. 24, 1774, Comfort Taylor of Newmarket; settled in Ossipee, 1798; was killed by a dead limb of the tree he was chopping falling on him, May 11, 1801. Children:
176. Sally & b. Newmarket, Jan. 8, 1775; m. William Young of Wolfeboro; d. Nov. 1858.
177. Mary& b. Dec. 2, 1776; George Stevens of Newmarket; settled in Ossipee; d. May 6, 1861.
178. John b. March 16, 1778; m. (1) Olive Taylor, who d. 1803, (2) Tem- perance Smith, who d. Sept. 8, 1833, (3) Elizabeth Wentworth of Brunswick, Me., who d. Feb. 4, 1869.
179. James b. 1780; m. Nancy Blake of Springvale, Me., who d. Great Falls, Nov. 16, 1852; d. Ossipee March 6, 1846.
180. Temperance b. Dec. 13, 1785; m. James Scheggel; d. Ossipee, March 7, 1860.
181. Nancy& b. May 27, 1787; m. Samuel Young of Wolfeboro; d. March 31, 1860.
182. Samuel6b.1790; merchant and town clerk of North Wolfeboro; d. unm. 1822.
183. Nathaniel b. May 18, 1792; m. Betsey Hodsdon of Tuftonboro; a farmer in Ossipee; d. April 20, 1875.
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(119). Josiah5 (Josiah Josiah,' James,? Giles1) was born May 20, 1760; married Susan, daughter of Zachariah and Susanna (Taylor) Edgerly, who was born June 30, 1767, and died Nov. 9, 1851; was a soldier in the Revolution, at Saratoga, and Rhode Island, and reported from Capt. Zebulon Gilman's company, among the sick, absent and deserted; and died May 10, 1842. Children:
184. Josiah b. Newmarket, March 26, 1792; d. unm. May 4, 1837.
185. Susan Edgerly® b. Feb. 3, 1794; m. Dec. 13, 1830, David French of Stratham; d. Jan. 3, 1894.
186. Mark& b. Aug. 22, 1796; m. Eliza Wadleigh; d. Exeter, July 12, 1874.
187. Clarissa® b. July 26, 1798; d. unm. June 9, 1829.
188. Deborah b. Aug. 29, 1800; m. John Rand of Lee.
189. Betsey S. b. Epping, Aug. 25, 1802; m. Aug. 1, 1824, Thomas Caswell of Barrington.
190. Jonathan® b. Oct. 9, 1804; m. Dec. 28, 1831, Sarah C. Neal.
191. Jeremiah b. April 9, 1808; d. unm. May 18, 1869.
192. Levina® b. Aug. 25, 1809; m. John Fogg of Newmarket; d. Jan. 19, 1837.
(150). Jacob® (Jacob,5 Jacob,4 John, Andrew, ? Giles1) was born Nov. 17, 1783; married (1) Mary Chamberlain of Brookfield, (2) Lois Mathes, who was born July 26, 1798, and d. April 21, 1848; was a farmer and blacksmith and lived on the homestead in Newmarket; died Sept. 30, 1840.
Children by first wife:
193. Jasper H.7 b. April 5, 1811; m. Jan. 16, 1845, Harriet S. Hayden of Quincy, Mass., and later, Newmarket.
194. Frederick Plumer 7 b. Dec. 25, 1814; m. Jan. 16, 1839, Martha J., dau. of John and Hannah M. (Gilman) Burleigh; and settled in Middleton. 195. Mary Chamberlain7 b. June 7, 1817; d. unm. Sept. 5, 1840.
Children by second wife:
196. Reuben Mathes7 b. Jan. 8, 1822; m. Olive B. Littlefield; farmer, living on the homestead in Newmarket.
197. Jacob Chamberlain 7 b. Aug. 17, 1831. 1
198. John7 b. Oct. 13, 1840; m. Ada Jane, dau. of John and Hannah (Brown) Perkins; res. Everett, Mass.
(151). Josiah6 (Jacob,5 Jacob,4 William, James, 2 Giles1) was born March 30, 1787; m. Newburyport, Mass., June 13, 1812, Margaret M. Newcomb of Machias, Me .; died, Newmarket, Sept. 20, 1832. Children:
199. Sarah C.7 b. Newmarket, May 3, 1813; m. - Hale; d. Oct. 22, 1876.
200. Oliver P.7 b. April 10, 1815; m. Mary Jane Demerritt of Rochester; res. Dover; d. Nov. 8, 1848.
201. Marietta S.7 b. April 18, 1817; d. June 2, 1864.
202. Adaline C.7 b. Wakefield, Sept. 10, 1819; d. unm. Oct. 19, 1859.
203. Josiah7 b. Jan. 29, 1822; d. Dec. 21, 1827.
204. John W. N.7 b. Dec. 10, 1824; d. Dec. 21. 1827.
205. John W. N.7 b. March 18, 1829; d. unm. July 7, 1855.
(163). Gen. Theodore Atkinson® (James," James,' James,' James,' Giles1) was born April 16, 1798; married (1) Sept. 23, 1823, Mary Ann, daughter of Oliver and Ann F. (Gookin) Hart, of Portsmouth, (2) Comfort, daughter of
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Joshua and Nancy (Rollins) Weeks, and widow of Phineas Coleman of Newing- ton; a man of superior abilities; represented Greenland in the legislature ten years; General in the N. H. militia; died, Greenland, Nov. 3, 1878. Children:
206. Ann Elizabeth7 b. Sept. 22, 1823; m. Leonard Colcord of So. Berwick, Me.
207. Sarah Kennard b. Dec. 9, 1825; m. John C. Lyford of Exeter.
208. Caroline Weeks7 b. Nov. 9, 1827; m. Henry Barker.
209. Mary Clarissa7 b. Feb. 7, 1830; d. in California, May 23, 1862.
210. James Oliver7 b. Feb. 27, 1831; d. July 30, 1831.
211. Theodore7 b. Aug. 3, 1833; d. March 7, 1848.
212. Helen Augusta7 b. Aug. 19, 1835; m. Alonzo P. Moore of Lewiston, Me .; d. May 5, 1851.
(164). James® (Isaac,5 James,' James,' James,? Giles1) was born April 2, 1786; married Sarah Jaques Bennett; resided at Newmarket; died April 30, 1862. Children:
213. John Bennett7 b. Newmarket, July 19, 1807; m. (1) Lydia Caverly, (2) Susan A. Matthews.
214. James7 b. May 15, 1809; m. Oct. 29, 1833, Lucy A. Davis.
215. Sarah Jaques7 b. April 15, 1811; m. Joseph Bodge.
(177). Jonathan® (Josiah,5 Josiah,4 Josiah,3 James,? Giles1) was born Oct. 9, 1804; married Dec. 28, 1831, Sarah C. Neal, who was born Sept, 28, 1807; a farmer in Newmarket. Children:
216. Ann Augusta7 b. Nov. 13, 1832; m. Charles E. Smith of Dover.
217. Harrison Gray7 b. Dec. 9, 1834; m. Fannie E. Connor of Exeter; farmer in Newmarket on the homestead. Children:
218. Walter D. & b. Oct. 24, 1877. 219. Lillian M.8
220. Levina7 b. May 25, 1838; m. Nov. 16, 1864, Horace B. Doe of Exeter
(213) John Bennett7 (James, Isaac,5 James, ' James,' James, ? Giles1) was born in Newmarket July 19, 1807; married (1) Lydia Caverly, who was born in Newington, 1809, and died Feb. 23, 1855, (2) Aug. 17, 1855, Susan Augusta, daughter of Samuel and Love (Kendall) Matthews of Lee, who was born Aug. 17, 1818; a farmer and ship-carpenter of Nottingham. Children:
221. Charles H.8 b. March 23, 1830; m. Aug. 19, 1855, Olive Russell.
222. Mary Abbys b. Jan. 5, 1833; m. Nov. 6, 1855, Stephen Smith of Nottingham.
223. Jennie& b. 1849. 224. John O.8; res. Luverne, Minn.
225. Sarah Frances& m. April 20, 1876, Ira F. Twombly; res. Haverhill, Mass.
226. Ida Augusta& b. Feb. 23, 1855; m. April 1877, George M. Gear of Barrington.
(214.) James7 (James, Isaac,5 James,4 James,' James,' Giles1) was born May 15, 1809; married Oct. 29, 1833, Lucy A. Davis; a carpenter and farmer at Newmarket. Children :
227. Lucy A. & b. Oct. 8, 1834; d. Nov. 26, 1837.
228. Lucy A. & b. Sept. 12, 1838; m. Sept. 12, 1870, Charles E. B. Edgerly of Boston.
229. Elbridge Tyler& b. Jan. 10, 1842; m. July 14, 1869, Carrie Bonnie of Lawrence, Mass .; graduated at Phillips Exeter academy, 1862; studied law with W. B. Small of Newmarket, and established his office in Lawrence,
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1865; was president of the Essex Bar Association, and one of the most promi- nent lawyers of Lawrence; was prominent in municipal affairs, and city solicitor, 1877-78; died at Rangely Lake, Me., Sept. 1, 1896, his wife and daughter surviving him. Child:
230. Carrieº b. Sept. 12, 1871.
(221). Charles H.8 (John Bennett, " James, Isaac," James,' James,' James, ' Giles 1) was born March 23, 1830; married Aug. 19, 1855, Olive Russell.
Children :
231. Frank Augustus b. Newmarket, Sept. 26, 1856; res. Brooklyn, Minn.
232. Flora Belleº b. Lee, May 1861; res. Norridgewock, Me.
BURNHAM.
Robert Burnham of Norwich, Norfolk Co., England, was born in 1581; married, 1608, Mary Andrews and had seven children, of whom John, Robert and Thomas came to America in the ship "Angel Gabriel" which was wrecked on the coast of Maine.
Josiah Burnham, presumably a descendant, a tailor of Lee, aged 23 years, was a soldier in Capt. Winborn Adams' Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. June 2, 1775; and in Capt. James Hill's Newmarket Co., on Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1775; was of Newmarket, aged 24, enlisting Jan. 1, and reported as deserted, March 29, 1776; entered Jan. 27, 1776, Capt. Samuel Young's Co., Col. Bedel's Regt., and joined the northern continental army under Gen. Washington; returned as absent from Col. Poor's Regt. at Chimney Point July 8, 1776; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was mustered in from Epping into Capt. Joseph Chandler's Co., Col. Wyman's Regt., Aug. 10, 1776.
Thomas Burnham, perhaps the son of Josiah, was a soldier of the Revolution; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was active in the parish, 1797 and 1799.
CHANNELL.
Abraham1 and Robert1 Channell were brothers from Essex, Mass. James? and Sally Peasley? Channell were children of Abraham1.
CHAPMAN.
1. Edward1 Chapman came from Yorkshire, Eng., to Ipswich, Mass., where he died April 18, 1678. He married (1) 1642, Mary, daughter of Mark Symonds, the mother of his children, who died June 18, 1653,(2) Dorothy, daughter of Richard Swain, and widow of Thomas Abbott of Rowley, Mass. 5 children :
2. Samuel2 (Edward1) married May 26, 1678, Ruth Ingalls who died in Ipswich, June 22, 1700; removed to North Hill, Hampton; died there Jan. 26, 1722, aged 67. 8 ch.
3. Samuel & (Samuel, 2 Edward1) was born Feb. 12, 1679; married March 11, 1702, Phebe Balch of Manchester, Mass .; settled in Hampton; later removed to Greenland, where he died April 21, 1742. His widow died April 11, 1758. (111).
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GENEALOGY.
Their sons Samuel and Joseph were the ancestors of the Newfields and Lamprey River families. A son Paul. was the great-grandfather of Rev. Jacob Chapman.
4. Samuel+ (Samuel, : Samuel, ? Edward1) was born in Hampton Dec. 7, 1706; was in Newmarket as early as 1732; married (1) --- York, (2). Children:
5. John.' 6. Mary.5 7. Samuel.5 8. Benjamin.5 9. Phebe.5 10. Ed- mund. 5 11. Noah.5 12. Elizabeth.5 13. Eliphaz.5 14. Martha.5 15. David.5 16. Hannah. 5.
17. Joseph (Samuel, & Samuel, ? Edward1) was born June 10, 1713; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746, and for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1759 and 1760; was on the pay roll of Capt. Samuel Gilman's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. from May 27 to Aug. 1, 1775, of Capt. Timothy Clement's Co., Col. Pierse Long's Regt., from Sept. 10, to Dec. 7, 1776, from Dec. 7, 1776, to Jan. 7, 1777, and from Jan. 7 to Feb. 7, 1777; marched to Ticonderoga; with his brother Samuel, was taxed in Exeter, Newmarket section, 1732. Children:
18. Smiths; m. Sarah Burleigh. 19. Levis; m. Sally Barber.
(7). Samuel5 (Samuel, . Samuel, : Samuel?, Edward1) was born March 9. 1734; married Aug. 4, 1754, Mary Barber, who was born Feb. 4, 1729, and died Dec. 29, 1816; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755; was credited with labor of men and oxen on rafts built at Newington Oct. 22, 1775; mustered with Capt. Peter Coffin's Co., Nov. 24, 1775; signed the Association Test, 1776; is mentioned, 1784 and 1786; active in the parish, 1797-98 and 1800. Children:
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