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20. Jenney.6 21. Mary. 22. Elizabeth. 23. Samuel.6 24. Shadrach. 25. Comfort. 26. John. 27. Rhoda. 28. Andrew McLary.6
(8). Benjamins (Samuel, ‘ Samuel, : Samuel, ? Edward1) was born Jan. 4, 1737; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, 1780; active in the parish affairs, 1798; married, 1768, - Brackett. Children:
29. Paulo b. Nov. 9, 1761; m. (1) Sally Smart, (2) Mary Chapman.
30. Lydia. 31. Noah. 32. John. 33. Joseph®; lived in Meredith.
(15). David: (Samuel, « Samuel, 3 Samuel, ? Edward1) was born Dec. 7, 1752; married Elizabeth Clark of Stratham; was a cordwainer. (121). Children:
34. Elizabeth. 35. David. 36. Edmund. 37. James.6. 38. Nancy.6
39. Sally.6 40. Daniel.6 41. Susan. 6
(18). Smith5 (Joseph, ‘ Samuel, 3 Samuel, ? Edward1) married Sept. 30, 1779, Sarah, daughter of James and Sarah (Foss) Burleigh. (118). Children:
42. Levi.6 43. Smith.6 44. Kato.6 45. Nancys; m. Paul Chapman.
46. Mary. 47. Burleigh.6
(19). Levis (Joseph, 4 Samuel, 3 Samuel, ? Edward1) was born in 1755; enlisted May 27, 1775, in Capt. Samuel Gilman's Co .; married, Oct. 28, 1782, Sally Barber. (133). Children:
48. Levi. 49. Eben.6 50. Irene.6 51. Mary.«
(29). Dea. Paul« (Benjamin, Samuel, Samuel, 3 Samuel, ? Edward 1) was born Nov. 9, 1761; married (1) Jan. 20, 1785, Sally Smart, (2) Nancy, daughter of Smith Chapman. Children by first wife:
52. Nancy7; m. Elder William Demerett of Durham.
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53. Mary"; m. Benjamin Brackett. 54. Sally1; m. Arthur Branscomb.
55. Lydia7; m. John Shackford.
56. Paul;1 m. June 21, 1821, Marcia, dau. of Benjamin and Mercy (Barker) French of Deerfield, who d. Dec. 9, 1863, aged about 64.
(35). David® (David,5 Samuel, ‘ Samuel, $ Samuel, ? Edward1) was born May 3, 1776; married Feb. 22, 1798, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Lord, who was born Nov. 3, 1776 and died Nov. 14, 1818; was active in parish affairs, 1797-99, 1801, 1808-11 and 1814; constable and collector, 1802 and 1805- 06; assessor, 1806; representative, 1809 and 1812-13; collector, 1811; inn- keeper and retailer, 1811 and 1814; auditor, 1814; died, Nov. 14, 1818. Children:
57. Nathaniel Lord.7 58. Mary.7 59. Mary Louisa.7 60. David.'
61. James.' 62. Emily.7 63. John.' 64. Lucy.7 65. George.'
CHASE.
1. Aquila1 Chase was born in Cornwall, Eng., about 1618; was of Hampton, 1639, and Newbury, Mass., 1646; married Anna, daughter of John Wheeler of Hampton; died Newbury Aug. 29, 1670. Children:
2. Sarah.' 3. Anne. 2 4. Priscilla. 2 5. Mary.2 6. Aquila. 2 7. Thomas .? 8. John .: 9. Elizabeth .? 10. Ruth .? 11. Daniel.2 12. Moses. ?
(7) Thomas: (Aquila1) was born July 25, 1654; married Nov. 22, 1677, Rebecca Folansbee.
13. Jonathan' (Thomas, ? Aquila1) was born, 1683; married Joanna Palmer; settled in Stratham.
14. James (Jonathan, ' Thomas, ? Aquila1) went by way of Chester to Epping, North River, where his descendants still reside.
1. Prescott 1 Chase married Sally Sanborn, and settled in Epping. Two of their sons were among the young men of sterling worth who were attracted to Newfields by the Swamscot Machine works and remained to become valuable citizens. They were:
2. J. Lewis2 who married Ida F., daughter of John and Angelina Bunker; lived in Newfields, but for several years held a responsible position with the Exeter Machine Co. Both were lost in the wreck of the City of Columbus off Gay's Head, January 1884. Child:
3. George L.,' a lumber dealer; influential in town affairs; selectman; member of the school board; representative, 1902; m. Alice, dau. of Dr. John Chase of Epping, and Dedham, Mass.
4. Samuel P., who married, 1869, Lizzie, daughter of Joseph and Ruth Kuse; removed to Exeter, 1885; died by accident, March 1902. Children:
5. Harry P .¿; dentist; d. 1909, leaving a widow, but no children.
6. Edna *; m. Prof. H. A. Ross of Phillips Exeter Academy.
Edmund Chase signed the Association Test at Newmarket, 1776.
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CHESLEY.
1. Phillip1 Chesley, the emigrant, was of Dover Neck as early as 1642; married (1) Elizabeth Thomas who was living in 1661, (2) Joanna -who was living in 1685. (125). Children:
2. Thomas b. about 1642; m. (1) Elizabeth Thomas, (2) Anna
3. Philip? b. 1644; m. (1) Sarah L. Crommett, (2) Sara
4. Esther ?; m. Aug. 9, 1705, John, s. of John, and grandson of Dea. John Hall of Dover.
5. Mary ?; m. May 26, 1701; Ralph, son of Dea. John Hall of Dover. Child by second wife:
6. Joanna, ? perhaps.
(2). Thomas? (Philip1) was born about 1642; married (1) Aug. 22, 1663, Elizabeth Thomas, (2) Anna -; was killed by the Indians Nov. 15, 1697. The warrant for the appraisement of his estate mentions Ann " widow of said Thomas, now the wife of Joseph Daniels, Sept. 5, 1704." The inventory was returned by Joseph Daniels Dec. 5, 1704, prior to which time Anna (Chesley) Daniels had died. Joseph Daniels made provision for John3 Chesley, son of said Thomas, June 29, 1708.
Children by first wife:
7. Thomas.' 8. John.3 9. George3 of Oyster River; m. Deliverance -; inventory ordered June 8, and taken Dec. 3, 1710. 10. Joseph. (89). 11. Elizabeth .* 12. Sarah.3 13. Susanna. 3 14. Mary. $
(3) Philip? (Philip1) was born in 1644; married (1) Elizabeth, widow of Philip Crommett, and daughter of Thomas Laighton, (2) Sarah -; was constable, 1695; disposes of land in "Newtowne " by his will dated Dec. 16, 1695. Children:
15. Capt. Samuel of Oyster River; was killed by the Indians Sept. 15, 1707. The warrant for inventory and division of this estate dated Aug. 3, 1708, mentions his widow Elizabeth, and the return April 4, 1709, mentions Elizabeth Pinkham, formerly his wife. 16. Philip.$ (88).
17. Ebenezer. : 18. Hannah .: 19. James3; m. Tamson Wentworth.
1. Thomas1 Chesley, perhaps the son of Thomas (7) above, was born Jan. 1792; married Susan - , who was born Sept. 1787, and died April 25, 1875; bought and settled on the Joseph Doe-Perkins place at the Junction; died July 28, 1865. Children:
2. Daughter ?; m. Samuel ---. 3. Henry Harrison, 2 m. Elizabeth Alley.
4. Daughter, 2 m. Giddings. 5. Mary2; never married.
(3). Henry Harrison? (Thomas1) married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Alley of Exeter; settled on the homestead near the railroad station at Rockingham Junction; his father's house was in Newmarket, but his own was so near the line that both towns claimed him as a citizen and sent him bills for poll-tax. After much controversy he insisted on a re-survey of the line, which proved to pass through his house and bed room, but the bed stood on the Newfields side of the room, and so he was adjudged a citizen of that town. Children:
6. Frank H.ª b. 1858; m. - , who d. Aug. 2, 1900, leaving a son:
7. John Henry4; in business, Lynn, Mass.
8. Ann Elizabeth3; m. J. Harry Prentiss of Haverhill, Mass.
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CHESWELL.
1. Hopestill March1 Cheswell was a capable master carpenter; married - Kennison; settled in Newmarket; petitioned for a bridge over Squam- scot river, Nov. 21, 1746; soon after the Revolution he built several two story houses with gambrel roofs on Pleasant St., Portsmouth. Children:
2. Wentworth, 2 named for Gov. Wentworth; m. Mary Davis.
3. Daughter, 2 d. young.
(2) Wentworth? (Hopestill1) was born in 1746; m. Mary Davis; d. March 8, 1817. Very influential in the community. (103). His widow died June 22, 1829, aged 79. Children:
4. Elder Thomas3; m. (1) Oct. 28, 1787, Betsey Eastman, (2) Mrs. (Wright) Bell. (140).
5. Pauls; active in the parish, 1798. 6. Samuel,' d. 1801.
7. William,' b. 1785; d. Dover, Oct. 21, 1806.
8. Marys; m. Daniel Perkins. 9. Nancy3; m. - Hanniford.
10. Sally3; m. Moses Chase; d. Nov. 9, 1829, aged 55.
11. Mehitable *; m. John Smart. 12. Abby$; d. March 31, 1855, aged 63.
13. Martha3; d. unm. July 20, 1876, aged 79. 14. Daughter b. Oct. 2, and d. Oct. 9, 1790. 15. Daughters; probably d. in infancy.
CHURCHILL.
Tradition says the Churchills are descendants of James II and Mary (Stuart), Queen of Scots.
1. Thomas1 Churchill of Plymouth, Mass., married, 1758, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Ewer, and sister of Rev. Nathaniel Ewer, who was born Aug. 7, 1737; was a weaver; removed to Newmarket accompanied by his wife's father, who died at her home; was credited with labor on rafts at Newington for the defence of Pascataqua harbor, Oct. 22, 1775; signed the Association Test, 1776; active in parish affairs, 1797-99; died and was buried at the Plains north of his house in the family burying ground. A part of the Churchill house is still standing and occupied by William Kennison at the Plains. Children:
2. Rev. Thomas2; m. (1) Anna H. Wentworth, (2) -- Cragin; lived at the Plains west of the homestead; active in the parish, 1797-99; Osbornite, 1800; tithingman, 1805; on school committee, 1815; after his second mar- riage lived in Lawrence, Mass .; died in Maine. His first wife was b. Dec. 18, 1807, and d. in Newmarket.
3. Joseph2; m. Oct. 7, 1795, Sally Tash.
4. John2 b. May 11, 1776; m. Nov. 14, 1799, Sarah True, who was b. in Deerfield, May 15, 1782, and d. May 29, 1830; the first persons of the name to settle in Deerfield; d. there Aug. 24, 1846.
5. Lydia2; m. June 21, 1785, Reuben French.
6. Mary Ewer ?; m. Nov. 26, 1782, Wiggin Doe; d. Dec. 8, 1853, aged 93.
(3) Joseph? (Thomas1) married Oct. 7, 1795, Sally, daughter of Dea. John Tash; settled on the homestead, but about 1825 moved to Brookfield; active in parish affairs, 1797-99; an Osbornite, 1800; among his large family of children were:
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7. John.' 8. Joseph. 3 9. Nathaniel.3 10. Eben.3 11. James; m. Eliza, dau. of Rev. John Osborne.
Ichabod Churchill m. April 3, 1788, Elizabeth Doe.
Sarah Churchill m. May 13, 1849, John H. Chapman.
CLARK.
1. Richard? Clark, son of Richard, 1 was born in Greenland about 1693; married Marston who died Sept. 19, 1767; settled in Newmarket; died 1784. Children:
2. Richards b. 1693. (125). 3. Caleb,3 m. Mary - 4. Stephen, * probably. 5. Joshua, perhaps; bought land, Sept. 24, 1746, in Epping of Jonathan Norris and Joseph Hall; was 2d Major in the 4th regiment under Col. Nicholas Gilman, Aug. 24, 1775; and Captain of the Epping company of 60 six weeks' men who marched to Cambridge Dec. 1775 to take the place of the Connecticut troops; signed the Association Test, 1776; was justice of the peace and conveyancer.
(3) Caleb: (Richard, ? Richard1) married Mary -. (99). Child: 6. Susanna4 b. Jan. 1750; d. Feb. 13, 1752.
1. Maj. Robert1 Clark of Epping was mustered as sergeant, Sept. 10, as ensign Oct. 10, and reported in Capt. Timothy Clement's Co., Col. Pierse Long's Regt. at New Castle, Dec. 7, 1776; witnessed the pay roll of Capt. Timothy Clement Jan. 6, 1777; was Lieutenant in Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. Thomas Bartlett's Regt., for the defense of West Point, 1780; after the Revolution went by the title of " Major," and later "Captain;" gave his sword to his name sake Green Clark Fowler, the grandson of his second wife. He mar- ried (1) Sarah Barker, who died about 1820, (2) Hannah (Cutts), widow of Philip Fowler, April 1822, who died Nov. 9, 1854, aged 77; settled in New- fields about 1785; kept a tavern in the house just west of Exeter road on road to Piscassic, which was destroyed by fire Aug. 1903. His sign " R. Clark " swung from the elm in front of the house; was on the school committee, 1825; charter member of the Congregational church, 1829; died about 1835. Child:
2. Nathaniel Green ?; a remarkably precocious boy, who went to sea and was never heard from afterwards.
John Cutts Fowler was married at Newington in the morning, and returned with his bride to the marriage of his mother to Maj. Clark in the evening.
1. Daniel1 Clark of Sanbornton and Exeter married Elizabeth Smart. Children:
2. Susan M .? b. Jan. 7, 1821; m. 1840, Capt. George W. Fernald. One ch.
3. Alice M .?; m. E. Newton Chase of Exeter. 4. Joseph F.2 of Exeter.
5. John N .?; m. Fanny, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Gilman) Peavey, and granddaughter of James and Mercy (Dame) Peavey, who d. Feb. 14, 1882, (2) May 1, 1884, Lydia A., dau. of Chase and Lydia A. (Neal) Wiggin. Sarah (Gilman) Peavey was dau. of James and Betsey (Lyford) Gilman.
1. Josiah Smith 1 Clark was born Feb. 18, 1825; married Dec. 1849, Adaline J. Wentworth; was selectman, 1868-69; owned and lived on the Nathaniel
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Paul farm on the Lee road. His widow married (2) Moses Humphrey of Concord. Children :
2. Ellen ?; m. John W. Paul; d. 1897; one dau. Adaline: Paul.
3. Ida C .?; m. Stillman Humphrey of Concord; secretary of " Home of the Aged."
4. Charles^; res. Concord; unm.
COBBEY.
William and Richard Cobbey petitioned for a lottery in aid of a bridge at Newfields, 1759 and 1760, and for a bridge at Newfields, 1766.
James1 Cobbey of Newmarket was mustered in Capt. Michael McClary's Co., Col. A. Scammell's Regt. for three years, Feb. 6, 1777, and received 20 pounds state bounty.
James? Cobbey Jr., with consent of his parents James and Anna Cobbey, apprenticed himself to Philip and Sarah Fowler for ten years from May 10, 1779, but ran away five months before his time expired.
James Cobbey is mentioned, 1803.
COE.
1. Robert 1 Coe was born in 1596 in Suffolkshire, England; married Anna, who was born in England in 1591; came to Watertown, Mass., in the ship Francis in 1634; moved to Connecticut, 1636; and thence to Long Island, 1644, where he died. 3 ch.
2. Robert? (Robert1) was born in Suffolkshire, 1627; came with his parents to America, 1634; married Hannah -; settled in Stratford, Conn., where he died, 1650. 3 ch.
3. John3 (Robert, ? Robert1) was born, Stratford, Conn., May 10, 1658; married Mary Hawley, Dec. 20, 1682; died Stratford, April 19, 1741. 10 ch.
4. Joseph + (John, 3 Robert, ? Robert1) was born, Stratford, Feb. 2, 1686; married Abigail Robinson 1708; died Durham, Conn., July 15, 1754. 5 ch.
5. Joseph5 (Joseph, ‘ John, 3 Robert, ? Robert1) was born, Durham, Conn., Sept. 3, 1713; married, Abigail Curtis, 1739; died June 10, 1784. 10 ch.
6. Rev. Curtis6 (Joseph,5 Joseph, 4 John,' Robert, ? Robert1) was born, Middletown, Conn., July 21, 1750; married Anne, daughter of Hon. Ebenezer Thompson, 1781, who died Oct. 11, 1829 aged 68; graduated, Brown Univer- sity, 1776; studied theology with Rev. Mr. Benedict of Middletown; was ordained pastor, Durham, N. H., Nov. 1, 1780, the last minister settled and supported by the town; dismissed, April 23, 1806; remained a member of the church there till June 1817, then joined the First church, Exeter; was made a trustee of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, 1805, and appointed mis- sionary, 1807, laboring in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont; preached at Newmarket a portion of the time, 1810-11; superintended the organization of the church of Milton, 1815, and continued as long as he was able to preach laboring in mission fields. He removed to Newfields, 1819, purchasing an estate of Major Hale; was active in the Society, 1828; charter member of the Congregational Society, Jan. 16, 1829; died June 7, 1829, and lies buried in the old cemetery at the centre. "He was a good man, rigorous
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in doctrine and discipline, clear and impressive." His tombstone bears the inscription, "He has gone to receive the fruits of his faithful labours and the reward of a well spent life." (406). Children:
7. Joseph7 b. June 1, 1782; m. Temperance Pickering; was a merchant and ship master, 1827; published The True American, Concord 1840; d. Durham, April 26, 1852.
8. Abigail7 b. Feb. 29, 1784; m. Daniel Mathes.
9. Ebenezer7 b. Dec. 6, 1785; m. (1) Mehitable Smith, (2) Mrs. Mary W. Barker.
10. Curtis7 b. Sept. 16, 1787; d. South Carolina, Sept. 3, 1817.
11. Mary7 b. Nov. 22, 1789. Her diary which is preserved from April 4, 1810, to June 18, 1836, records Nov. 12, 1815, "I have this day publicly pro- fessed religion." This was in connection with the First Church, Exeter. She became a member of Congregational church, Newfields, 1829; d. unm. Nov. 23, 1836.
12. Ann7 b. June 28, 1792; m. Dea. Edward Berry of Pittsfield; united with the First Church, Exeter, June, 1817, having been " propounded " according to her sister Mary, June 1, 1817; started a Sunday School in the old Newfields school house, April 26, 1818; was a school teacher; d. April 1, 1864.
13. John7 b. Jan. 13, 1797; m. Lavinia T. Senter of Center Harbor.
14. Benjamin7 b. July 20, 1801; m. Louisa F. Mead.
(8). Abigail7 (Rev. Curtis, 6 Joseph, 6 Joseph, 4 John, 3 Robert, 2 Robert1) was born Feb. 29, 1784; married Daniel Mathes. Child:
15. Abigail& Mathes b. 1806; d. Feb. 1, 1825.
(9). Ebenezer7 (Rev. Curtis, 6 Joseph, 6 Joseph, 4 John, 3 Robert, 2 Robert 1) was born Dec. 6, 1785; married (1) Nov. 13, 1813, Mehitable, daughter of Ebenezer Smith of Durham, who died May 18, 1833, (2) Nov. 30, 1835, Mrs. Mary W. Barker, widow of Hon. David Barker and daughter of Hon. Nathaniel Upham; lived at Northwood Narrows; moved to Bangor, Me., 1846; died there Oct. 1862. Coe's Academy was named in his honor.
Children by first wife:
16. Ebenezer S.8 b. Nov. 5, 1814; m. Mary U., dau. of Hon. David Barker of Rochester; an extensive lumber merchant; d. Bangor, Dec. 9, 1899.
17. Henry W., & b. Feb. 1820; m. 1858, H. H., dau. of Rev. Henry Smith; settled in California.
Children by second wife:
18. Thomas Upham& b. 1837; graduated, Bowdoin College, 1857; and Jefferson Medical College, 1861; a practising physician, Bangor, Me.
19. Mehitable Smith& b. Nov. 1839; d. May 1842.
The Coe and Speed houses were the only dwellings between Philip Fowler's and George Hilton's.
(14). Dea. Benjamin7 (Rev. Curtis, Joseph,5 Joseph, 4 John, 3 Robert, ? Robert1) was born July 20, 1801; married Louisa Frost, daughter of Levi H. Mead, who was born in Northwood, June 3, 1806; was farmer and trader; on school committee, 1825; selectman, 1826-27; united with the Congregational church, Sept. 1839, and by letter at Newfields, Feb. 12, 1840; was clerk of the church, 1840; warden of the society, 1841; justice of the peace, 1852, and of the quorum, 1854; county road commissioner, 1854; died, April 8, 1873.
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His wife was admitted to the church July 7, 1844, and died Feb. 24, 1868. Child:
20. Anna&; m. May 26, 1871, Henry T. Taplin, s. of Rev. Horatio N. Taplin, and foster son of Henry and Nancy (Giddings) Thing. One child. (See Taplin).
21. James Edwards (adopted) was b. in Lynn, Mass., Sept. 3, 1843; was the son of James Babb who was b. in Epsom, Jan. 11, 1794, and Susan S., dau. of Levi and Susan (Hilton) Mead, b. Jan. 18, 1811, who were m. in Northwood Aug. 25, 1825; adopted by his uncle and aunt, Dea. Ben- jamin and Louisa (Mead) Coe, 1845; entered the Swamscot Machine Co. as an apprentice Dec. 2, 1861, and, excepting the year 1868, which he spent as an engineer in Cuba, has been employed there continuously; m. May 26, 1870, Emma Blake-adopted dau. of Dea. William and Abigail (Drowne) Hervey-who was b. in Exeter, Dec. 24, 1843. Was teacher in the public school, 1868. Children:
22. John W.º b. March 6, 1871; m. Abbie T. Hall.
23. James Lewis º b. April 9, 1872.
24. Arthur Babbo b. April 15, 1875; d. Nov. 19, 1880.
(22). John W.º (James Edward, & Dea. Benjamin," etc.) was born March 6, 1871; graduated at Coe's Academy, Northwood 1894; student New Hampshire Agricultural College, Durham, 1894-95; employed in the United States Arsenal, Watertown, Mass., as ordnance machinist and coast inspector of ordnances; married Nov. 16, 1895, Abbie T., daughter of William C. and Flora (Wheeler) Hall, of Watertown. Children:
25. Arthur Lewis. 10 26. Edward Curtis. 10 27. Ralph Williams.10 28. Eleanor I. 10
(23). James Lewis 9 (James Edward, & Dea. Benjamin, 7 etc.) was born April 9, 1872; resides in Newfields; a skillful machine pattern maker; tax collector and active in town and church affairs; married June 12, 1901, Alice M., dau. of Erastus B. and Mary A. (Dow) Jewell, of Stratham.
Child:
29. Helen Jewell. 10
COFFIN.
1. Peter1 Coffin was a resident of Brixham parish, Plymouth, Devonshire, England, and died in 1613.
2. Tristam 2 (Peter1) was born in 1609; married Dionis, daughter of Robert Stevens of England; came to America, 1642, bringing with him his wife and five children, his mother who died in Boston, May 30, 1661, aged 77, and two sisters, Eunice and Mary; came to Salisbury, Mass., 1642, the same year to Haverhill, to Newbury, 1648, to Salisbury, 1655, and a company having been formed in 1659, Tristam moved to Nantucket, 1660, with his wife and sons James and Stephen; died Oct. 1661. Children:
3. Peters b. 1630. 4. Tristam 3 b. 1632. 5. Elizabeth. 3 6. James. 3
7. John. $ 8. Stephen & b. in Newbury, 1652.
(3). Hon. Peter: (Tristam, 2 Peter1) was born in Brixham, Eng., 1630; married Abigail, daughter of Elder Edward Starbuck of Dover. (84). Children:
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9. Abigail + b. 1657; m. Daniel Davison.
10. Capt. Peter+ b. Aug. 20, 1660; m. Deborah (85).
11. Jethro. b. Sept. 16, 1663.
12. Tristam+ b. Jan. 18, 1665; m. Deborah Colcord.
13. Edward4 b. Feb. 20, 1669. 14. Judith 4 b. 1672.
15. Elizabeth$; m. Maj. John Gilman June 5, 1693; d. July 10, 1720.
16. Parnel4. 17. Capt. Robert4; m. Joanna, dau. John and Elizabeth (Treworgie) Gilman who was b. April 30, 1679, survived him and m. (2) Henry Dyer, and d. Dec. 24, 1720. (86).
As it had been the "Royal Pleasure" of "their Majtics" to give to John Taylor or his agents employed in providing masts for the supply of naval stores, in which Robert Coffin was then concerned, on Sept. 9, 1694, he peti- tions the Lt. Governor and Council, " that such Persons as are by mee Employed in that Service may not be interupted therein but be free from all Impresses whereby they may be taken out of the sd Employmt being will- ing they shall doe their duty of Watching and Warding at the Garrisons to web they belong."
This was answered by an order to Capt. John Everett to guard with his Massachusetts soldiers persons so employed " ffor the Halling a Pcell of Masts out of Exeter Woods."
(4). Tristam3 (Tristam, ? Peter1) was born in Brixham, Eng., 1632; married Judith, widow of Henry Somerby, and daughter of Capt. Edman Greenleaf; lived in Wales, and Plymouth, Mass., 1653; died Feb. 4, 1704. His wife died Dec. 15, 1703, aged 80, leaving 177 descendants. Ten children of whom the youngest was
18. Hon. Nathaniel 4 (Tristam, 3 Tristam, 2 Peter1) born March 22, 1669, married March 29, 1693, Sarah, widow of Henry Dole, and daughter of Samuel Brockleback of Rowley, Mass. Children:
19. Moses5 b. June 11, 1711; m. Anna Dole.
20. Rebecca5; m. Stephen Gilman, who sold land in Piscassic, 1767.
(19). Moses5 (Nathaniel, 4 Tristam, ; Tristam, 2 Peter1) was born June 11, 1711; married Nov. 28, 1732, Anna Dole; had land in Piscassic, May 3, 1758 and 1779. Children:
21. Enoch6; was clerk in Capt. Perry's Co., from May 10 to Dec. 21, 1756; justice, 1764, 1776, 1778-79, 1781, 1787, 1790 and 1799; deputy from Epping to convention at Exeter, Jan. 2, 1775; corporal in Capt. Clement's Co., Col. Gilman's Regt., April 15, 1776; selectman, Epping 1776. 22. William. 6
1. Capt. Eliphalet1 Coffin married Feb. 11, 1710, Judith, widow of Parker Noyes, and daughter of James Coffin of Newbury; died, 1736. (88). Children:
2. Abigail? b. Nov. 13, 1711; m. Israel Gilman.
3. Peter2 b. Dec. 3, 1713. 4. Judith 2 b. Dec. 12, 1717.
5. Eliphalet 2 b. Feb. 11, 1721; d. May 3, 1722.
6. Deborah? d. Sept. 25, 1721; probably b. before Eliphalet.
(2). Abigail2 (Eliphalet1) was born Nov. 13, 1711; married Dec. 2, 1731, Israel, son of Richard and Sarah (Clark) Gilman, who was born Feb. 25, 1709, and died Dec. 14, 1792. Child:
7. Sarah Gilman3 b. Jan. 28, 1740; m. Capt. Theophilus, son of Theophilus
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and Mary (Wiggin) Smith, who was b. May 15, 1741, and d. Feb. 26, 1805; d. Feb. 26, 1805.
There was an Enoch and Mary (Daniel) Coffin at Piscassic. Also a William. (136). The Coffin tavern, since the Pike-Thing tavern, was between Smith's and Barber's.
COLBY.
1. Phineas1 Colby of Candia married Sally, widow of Richard Emerson, and daughter of John and Lydia (Robie) Clay.
2. Jonathan E.2 (Phineas1) married Sarah Ann Foster of Topsham, Vt .; died at Northfield, Vt., 1684; buried in Newfields. His wife survived him and m. (2) Otis Colcord of Candia, surviving him, and dying Mar. 1899. Children:
3. Fannie G. 3 b. 1844; m. Francis V. Randall;
4. Emma E. 3 b. 1848; d. June 1, 1866; buried in Newfields.
5. Asa O.3 b. 1852; d. Nov. 9, 1868.
(3). Fannie G.3 (Jonathan E., 2 Phineas1) was born in West Topsham, Vt .; married, Newfields, Francis V. Randall, born Braintree, Vt., Colonel of the 13th and 17 Regts. Vt. Volunteers, and died Northfield, Vt., 1885; died Ellen- dale, N. D., Oct. 1893; buried in Newfields. Children:
6. Phil 4 Randall b. 1865; lawyer, Ellendale, N. D.
7. Volney 4 Randall b. 1875; druggist, Ellendale, N. D.
The Colbys lived many years on Swamscot St. in the house owned by H. Jenness Paul, but in 1910 bought by William Sheehy.
COLCORD.
1. Edward1 Colcord was born in 1616 or 1617; married Ann -; came to America in 1661, settling at Pascataqua; died in Hampton Feb. 10, 1682. (67). Children:
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