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(42.) Rev. Nicholas4 (Maj. Nicholas,3 John,2 Edward1) was born Jan. 18, 1708; married Oct. 2, 1730, Mary, daughter of Bartholemew and Sarah (Kent) Thing, who was born Jan. 3, 1713, and died Feb. 22, 1789; fitted for college at Newburyport Latin school; graduated, Harvard college, 1724; teacher, Stratham, July 20, 1724 to April 30, 1725, and Exeter, 1725; united with the church, Exeter, Sept. 1724; preached his first sermon, Kingston, April 30, 1727; called to Newmarket Feb. 1728, but declined; afterwards preached at Exeter, Portsmouth Plains, Hampton, and Drinkwater; ordained, Durham, March 3, 1742; was a faithful friend of Rev. George Whitefield, and wrote an elaborate defence in reply to the pamphlets and sermons issued against him, on his third coming to America, 1744-45; visited him, March 1745; concentrated at this time all his efforts, in the enthusiasm of his ardent temperament, on the religious efforts connected with the expedition to Louisburg, but the actions of his party were held up by witnesses in no very flattering light; was endowed with many amiable and useful accomplishments, persuasive as a preacher, exemplary and charitable; died in office, April 13, 1748. His library was valued at £3,237-13s .- 4d. His widow was appointed guardian of his children. Children:
116. Bartholemews b. Aug. 26, 1731. 117. Nicholas b. June 13, 1733.
118. Rev. Tristam5 b. Nov. 24, 1735; m. May 1771, Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph Sayer of Wells, Me .; graduated, Harvard college, 1757; ordained
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North Yarmouth, Me., Dec. 8, 1769; trustee of Bowdoin college; president of Maine Missionary society; received 293 to his church, including Phillis, his negro slave; d. April 1, 1809.
119. Joseph5 b. May 5, 1738; m. (1) Jane Tyler, (2) Rebecca, dau. of Ben- jamin and Elizabeth (Hale) Ives, who was b. June 23, 1745; was appointed by Washington governor of the " Northwestern Territory; " d. May 30, 1823.
120. Josiah5 b. Sept. 2, 1740; m. Nov. 30, 1763, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Gilman, who was b. June 17, 1745, and d. July 26, 1785; d. Feb. 8, 1801.
121. Johns b. May 10, 1742; was one of a committee to examine and settle all the accounts of those persons who have had monies out of the Colony treasury for public use; was ordered, Feb. 17, 1781, to make out in his own name the accounts of the state against the United States for transportation; d. June 8, 1752.
(60). Moses,4 (Moses,3 Moses,? Edward1) married Mary Tracy; settled in Newmarket; was apportioned 20 acres of common land Aug. 2, 1738; from April 24 to Oct. 19, 1755 was corporal in Capt. Nathaniel Folsom's Co., Col. Joseph Blanchard's Regt .; died Jan. 9, 1769. Children:
122. Moses.5 123. Simon.5 124. Joseph.5.
125. Samuels b. 1750; m. Ruth Philbrick of Deerfield; d. 1821.
126. Shuah.5 127. Sarah.5 128. Mary.5
(66). Andrew4 (Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,? Edward1) was born, 1690; mar- ried (1) Joanna, daughter of Samuel Thing of Exeter, who died Nov. 16, 1727, (2) April 3, 1728, Bridget, daughter of Col. Winthrop Hilton, who died Nov. 10, 1736; was lieutenant in Capt. Daniel Ladd's Co., in a march after the enemy towards " Winnipissocke Pond " May 17, 1724; was captured by the Indians, and after remaining for a time in captivity, returned to his friends, and lived in Brentwood; was proprietor of Gilmanton, May 20, 1727; assigned 30 acres of land Aug. 9, 1738; petitioned, with 262 others, to be joined to Massachusetts, 1739, and against a township in the southwest part of Exeter, 1741 and 1742; died about 1756. Children: -
129. Joanna.5 130. Deborah.5 131. Mary.5
132. Winthrop5 b. Feb. 14, 1731; m. (1) Deborah, dau. of Antipas Gilman,
(2) Betsey Mitchel Folsom; d. Gilmanton, April 12, 1812.
133. Elizabeth5 b. Nov. 30, 1732; m. - Bowditch of Salem.
134. Annas b. Oct. 23, 1734; m. Daniel Leavitt of Brentwood.
135. Andrews b. Oct. 28, 1736; d. Jan. 28, 1737.
(68). Capt. Israel4 (Capt. Jeremiah, 3 Moses, ? Edward1) married (1) Deborah, daughter of Samuel Thing, who was born Feb. 24, 1708, and died about 1737,
(2) - Sanborn; lived beyond the Piscassic burying ground. (105). Children:
136. Israel; m. Hannah Smith.
137. Samuel5 b. April 1732; m. (1) Deborah Fowler, (2) Deborah Thing.
138. Davids b. June 9, 1735; m. Mrs. Sarah (Smith) Hilton.
139. Abigail5 b. 1737; m. - · Sanborn of Sanbornton.
140. Bradstreets; m. Molly Marshall of Brentwood.
141. Johns; m. - - Colcord; lived in Meredith.
142. Benjamin5; m. Clough of Loudon; res. Tamworth; representa- tive nine years after 1806.
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143. Deborah5; m. Joseph Sanborn; joined the Shakers.
144. Judiths; m. - Cochran; both joined the Shakers.
145. Sallys; m. (1) John Sanborn, (2) - Carter of Tamworth.
146. Jeremiah5; m. - - Johnson; res. Tamworth; in legislature, 1797-98.
(71). Jonathan5 (Benjamin,4 Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,? Edward1) married Mehitable Kimball. Children:
147. Caleb6; d. young. 148. John6; settled in Wakefield.
149. Jonathan6; settled in Shapleigh, Me.
150. Benjamin6; settled in Ossipee.
151. Porters; m .; settled in Wakefield. 152. Dudley6; settled in Maine.
153. Mehitables; m. Daniel Pike of Wakefield.
154. Samuele b. March 15, 1752; m. (1) Sarah Hall, (2) Martha Kinsman. (72). Maj. Ezekiel: (Benjamin4, Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,2 Edward1) was born Jan. 15, 1706; married Sarah, daughter of Stephen Dudley, who was born Jan. 15, 1706; was major in Col. Samuel Moore's Regt. in expedition to Louisburg; died at Louisburg Garrison, Cape Breton.
155. Hannah6; m. - Pike of Newmarket.
156. Bradstreet6; settled in Epping. 157. Joanna6; m. Joseph Adams.
(75). Nehemiah4 (James,? Moses,2 Edward1) was born, 1700; was a pro- prietor of Gilmanton, May 20, 1727; had land assigned him Aug. 9, 1738, nine acres at home and seven acres at Mackerel brook, joining his father's ten acres; sold land in Newmarket to Samuel Brackett, 1743. Children:
158. Theophiluss; m. 159. Nehemiah5; m. Elizabeth Mead.
160. John5; m. Olive Neal. 161. Eliphalets; m. Sarah Hardy.
162. James5; m. Smith. 163. Davids; m. Molly Connor.
164. Elizabeth5; m. Thomas Folsom.
(77). James4 (James,3 Moses,2 Edward1) married Elizabeth daughter of Theophilus and Lois (James) Lyford; was assigned, Aug. 8, 1758, 9 acres at home, and 11 acres at Mackerel brook; built the house now occupied by Samuel Peavey, 1737; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge and its removal to Newfields, 1759-60; signed the Association Test, 1776; died about 1779. His Will was probated July 1779; gives the homestead to his son Biley, a meadow at Piscassic to Zebulon, also three acres, near Bray's brook; directs that legacies be given to his daughter Judith Dow; gives to his grandson Timothy, among other lands, land adjoining the dwelling house his son Timothy owned when he died, containing 50 acres with mill privilege; also 20 acres of land in Epping; to his grandson James Gilman Folsom, after paying certain legacies to his brothers and sisters, a common right in Brentwood; and land in Epping to his grandson James Gilman Lyford. Children:
165. Bileys b. Feb. 25, 1727; m. Mary Webster
166. Zebulon of Piscassic; lived at the Zebulon Thing corner; signed the Association Test, 1776; soldier, 1814.
167. Timothys; lived where Jacob Hersey does; apple trees were carried on horseback from the Gilman to the Hersey farm; d. previous to 1776, leaving sons James and Timothy.6
168. Daughters; m. Lt. Jonathan Folsom, who was born, 1724, and surviving his wife, m. (2) Deborah, dau. of Joseph Hall; left children, Jonathan, Moses, Benjamin, James, Dorothy, who m. - Norris of Epping, and d. prior to
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1776, Hannah, who m. Dea. John Lane of Epping, Nancy, who m. Marston of Sandwich, and Betsey.
169. Daughters; m. - Lyford, and had James Gilman? Lyford.
170. Judith6; m. - Dow of Epping.
(132). Winthrop: (Andrew,4 Capt. Jeremiah,& Moses,? Edward1) was born Feb. 14, 1731; married (1) Deborah, daughter of Antipas Gilman, (2) Betsey Mitchell Folsom; settle in Gilmanton; died April 12, 1812. Children:
171. Lydia.6 172. Deborah.6
173. Andrews; was a deacon; chorister to pitch the tune and "deacon " the hymn; called " spooler " from his manner in singing counter in fugue tunes; wore a wig, and sometimes wrong side fore; was first lieutenant in Capt. David Copp's Co. at Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1775, and in Capt. David Copp's Co., of Wakefield, No. 25 of the "six weeks men" Dec. 1775; signed the Association Test, 1776; petitioned the selectmen in reference to the loca- tion of the new meeting house, March 10, 1791; selectman, 1792-93; on committee of the parish, 1794; tithingman, 1797 and 1802; died April 23, 1836, aged about 80.
174. Winthrop& b. March 10, 1766; m. Aug. 21, 1788, Abigail, dau. of Col. Antipas Gilman; d. Jan. 4, 1826.
175. Bridget.6 176. Abigail.6
177. Antipas® b. Oct. 2, 1769; m. Joanna Gilman; d. Gilford, Nov. 18, 1849.
178. Anna.6 179. Nathaniel.6 180. Sarah.6 181. Sally.6 182. Shuah.6 183. John.6
(143). Dea. Samuel6 (Jonathan,5 Benjamin,4 Capt. Jeremiah, 3 Moses, 2 Edward1) was born March 15, 1752; married (1) May 30, 1774, Sarah Hall, (2) Sept. 16, 1779, Martha Kinsman, who died Oct. 1809; died Aug. 29, 1838. Children :
184. Jonathan 7 b. April 27, 1784; settled in Malden, Mass.
185. John K.7 b. Aug. 14, 1787; settled in Newburyport; m. and had Martha E.s who m. - Peabody, Samuel K.& who m. and had Lizzie, 9 Lucy9 and Margaret. 9
186. Martha7 b. Feb. 21, 1789; d. in Virginia, 1864.
187. Lydia7 b. May 11, 1791; m. Joseph Boardman; d. Feb. 2, 1832.
188. Hannah7 b. May 15, 1794; went to Virginia.
189. Samuel Kinsman7 b. May 2, 1796; m. April 24, 1821, Lucy Dummer who was b. Aug. 20, 1802.
(144). Col. Israels (Israel,4 Jeremiah, Moses,2 Edward1) married May 29, 1754, Hannah, daughter of Col. Joseph Smith, who was born June 29, 1734, and died Sept. 16, 1823; died Feb. 20, 1777. (106). Children:
190. Andrews; never married. (122). 191. Sarah6; m. Capt. Aaron Deale. 192. Hannah.& 193. Deborah6; was on the church roll, 1814.
194. Joseph Smith6; m. Elizabeth (Gilman) Dudley, sister of Gov. John Taylor Gilman.
19472. Israel6; m. March 22, 1778, Abigail, dau. of Nathan Folsom who was b. Aug. 30, 1760, survived him and m. (2) Maj. Richard Shepard of Holderness; d. Jan. 16, 1797.
(145). Samuels (Israel, Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,2 Edward!) was born April
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1732; married (1) Dec. 17, 1761, Deborah, daughter of Jacob Fowler, who was born Feb. 30, 1746, and died Aug. 20, 1786, (2) Oct. 13, 1788, Deborah Thing, who died Sept. 22, 1829; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755; was a soldier in Lt. Col. John Hart's Co., Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt., in the expedition to Crown Point, from June 5 to Oct. 12, 1756; received a grant of 2000 acres, for service in war, March 1, 1770, then including in the town of Adams, now Jackson, but added to Chatham, June 23, 1817; repre- sentative 1776-82; selectman, 1776, 1782, 1785-87; on committee of the parish for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, April 28, 1777; with others petitioned for a lottery to repair Newfields bridge Oct. 21, 1780; of the Legis- lature June 1777, "to draw up and bring in a bill for the punishment of persons who shall by any misbehavior in word or deed be adjudged inimicable to the liberty and freedom of the States of America (not within the act of treason) and directing how such trials shall be had, and how judgment therein shall be executed"; member of N. H. Committee of Safety, 1777; trustee of the confiscated estate of Gov. John Wentworth at Wolfeboro, 1780-82; died Tamworth, Nov. 21, 1799. Children:
195. Jacobs b. June 10, 1765; m. April 10, 1803, Betsey S. dau. of Col. David Gilman; was Lt. Col. of 19th N. H. Regiment.
19572. Deborah6 b. March 5, 1767; m. Andrew Hilton of Lee and New- market; d. Feb. 8, 1835.
196. Samuel6 b. May 13, 1769; settled in Tamworth.
197. Polly6 b. Aug. 17, 1771; m. William Gilman of Tamworth.
198. Abigail6 b. Aug. 17, 1773; m. William Remick.
199. Israel6 b. June 13, 1775; settled in Sandwich.
200. Elizabeth6 b. April 30, 1779; m. Samuel Thing.
201. Susan6 b. March 16, 1781; m. (1) Israel Gilman, (2) Abraham Perkins.
(146). Col. David. (Israel,4 Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,2 Edward1) was born June 9, 1735; married July 21, 1778, Sarah, daughter of Col. Joseph Smith, and widow of Lt. Winthrop Hilton, who was born March 26, 1738, and died, Newmarket, March 25, 1810; petitioned for a road, 1765, and for bridge at Newfields, 1766; selectman and representative, Pembroke, 1775; signed the Association Test at Exeter, 1776; was made colonel and his regiment was employed from April 10 to July 4, 1775 in defense of Pascataqua Harbor; was recommended to the Legislature as a colonel in a battalion for Ticonderoga June 17, 1776, and his regiment of militia was sent forward as reinforcements Dec. 1776; was appointed colonel of the squad of 500 men drafted from the militia and sent to New York to garrison forts George and Ticonderoga; settled finally in Tamworth, and represented the town in the Legislature some years from 1788 to 1805. Children:
202. Betsey S.6 b. Sept. 1, 1779; m. Jacob Gilman of Tamworth.
203. Simon6; m. Phebe, dau. of Japheth Allen of Bridgewater, Mass .; d. Dec. 9, 1861.
204. Israel6; m. Hannah Thing.
205. Deborah6; m. - Ames; settled, Belfast, Me., and later, Boston.
(148). Bradstreets (Israel,4 Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,? Edward1) was born, 1744; married Mary Marshall, who died May 5, 1832, aged 83. (125).
Children :
206. Warren® b. 1772; m. Sally Dame; was a schoolmaster of the old régime,
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and once entered the window of the school house unseen, and flogged the whole school for tardiness; always found the Brodhead boys a source of vexation; his heavy ferule was always in hand to be applied to boys or girls-the boys with their hands clasped behind them and their heads under his desk; was mate of a vessel 12 years; wore ear rings; had a son John? who died at sea, Lycurgus E.7 who d. July 10, 1845, aged 30, and Perley Blodgett? who m. Rhoda Ann - , who d. March 30, 1867, aged 48, leaving their dau. Fanny Ss. who d. Feb. 7, 1862, aged 18; d. 1855.
207. Nathaniel6; m. Rebecca, dau. of John Wedgewood, and lived in the Wedgewood home, where Freeman Sanborn now lives.
208. Bradstreet6; lost at sea. 209. Polly6; m. - Griffin of Epsom.
210. Rhoda6; m. - Cate.
211. Betsey6; m. Nathaniel Gilman, who was b. Feb. 22, 1776.
212. Henry6; m. (1) 1812,
-, (2) widow Mahala (Wood)
Hersey, mother of Edward Hersey; was a soldier, 1814; settled in Tamworth; by first wife had son Alfred,7 and by second, George7.
213. Clarissa6; m. Thomas Wiggin.
214. Hannah6; m. (1) John Burley, (2) John Palmer.
215. Sukeys; m. - Gilman.
216. Israels; m. Mehitable Burley; was a soldier, 1814; lived on the John Foss place; once hung himself, but was cut down alive; when returning from Exeter with an ox team, the oxen rushed into a brook near the Cilley place, and he was thrown under the wheels, but managed to get out, secure a new cart and drive home, calling at the Palmer's on Bald Hill, but was so badly injured that he died the next day. His father would not allow him to be buried with the family he had so disgraced. The wall of the cemetery was afterwards removed, and now covers the outcast's grave. Children:
217. Mary Ann.7 218. Elbridge.7 219. Nathaniel.7
(158). Theophilus5 (Nehemiah,4 James,3 Moses,? Edward1) married Children:
220. Nathaniel® b. Jan. 24, 1752; d. Jan. 22, 1753.
221. Nathaniel® b. May 16, 1753; m. Sarah Branscomb; res. Waterville, Me .; d. 1803.
222. Deborah6 b. April 11, 1755; m. Simeon Ladd; d. Dec. 1834.
223. Eliphalet6 b. Jan. 20, 1757; m. May 10, 1778, Sarah Conner; d. Nov. 25, 1822.
224. Molly b. Aug. 6, 1759; m. Maj. Jonathan Cass; d. Aug. 1836.
225. Martha6 b. Aug. 6, 1761; m. James Gilman of Brentwood.
226. Theophilus6 b. May 12, 1765; m. Louisa Lyford; res. Sandwich.
227. Elizabeth6 b. Aug. 11, 1768.
(159). Nehemiah5 (Nehemiah,4 James,3 Moses,2 Edward1) married Elizabeth Mead, who was born, 1727, and died at Meredith, Feb. 21, 1824; was killed by the Indians at the massacre at Fort William Henry, Lake George, Aug. 10, 1757. Children:
228. Simeon.6 229. Bradbury6 b. Nov. 5, 1755; m. Hannah Gilman.
230. Mary.6 231. Elizabeth.6
(165). Biley: (James,4 James,3 Moses,? Edward1) was born Feb. 25, 1727; married Mary Webster who was born Aug. 10, 1730, died Aug. 6, 1803.
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Children:
232. William6 b. Dec. 3, 1752; d. May 17, 1777.
233. Biley6 b. Sept. 12, 1754; d. 1758.
234. Hannah6 b. Nov. 23, 1756; m. Bradley Gilman; d. June 10, 1829.
235. Mary6 b. Nov. 21, 1759; m. Nov. 5, 1821, Oliver Tash.
236. Biley6 b. Sept. 12, 1762; m. Harriet Bailey; d. Feb. 27, 1819.
237. James6 b. Feb. 18, 1765; m. Aug. 3, 1829, Betsey Lyford.
238. Susanna6 b. Nov. 9, 1767; d. May 2, 1810.
239. Judith6 b. April 17, 1770; d. 1861.
240. Deborah6 b. June 29, 1773; m. Noah Barker.
(166). Zebulon5 (James,4 James,3 Moses,? Edward1) married Elizabeth , who was born, 1739, and died Nov. 20, 1820; lived at the Zebulon Thing Corner at Piscassic; signed the Association Test, 1776; soldier, 1814; was with Capt. Jethro Pearson and Col. Peter Gilman to reinforce the army at Lake George from Sept. 19 to Dec. 14, 1755; lieutenant in Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt, Sept. 20, 1776; appointed captain of a company in Col. Stephen Evans' Regt, Sept. 24, 1777; reported a deserter Oct. 23, 1777. Children:
241. James6 b. Oct. 19, 1759; corporal in Capt. James Hill's Co. at Pierce's Island Nov. 5, 1775; entered Capt. Samuel McConnell's Co., Col. David Gilman's Regt. Dec. 5, 1776; d. Dec. 3, 1823.
242. Betsey6 b. Jan. 20, 1762; d. June 10, 1788.
243, Zebulon6 b. April 20, 1764; d. Oct. 13, 1792.
244. Dudley6 b. Sept. 20, 1766; d. May 18, 1816.
245. Lydia& b. Aug. 15, 1768; m. Winthrop Thing of Exeter.
246. Hannah6 b. July 15, 1771.
247. Antipas6 b. July 2, 1773; m. Betsey, dau. of Bradstreet Gilman.
248. Mary6 b. Feb. 22, 1776. 249. Abigail6 b. March 22, 1778.
(189). Samuel Kinsman7 (Samuel,6 Jonathan,5 Benjamin,‘ Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses?, Edward1) was born May 2, 1796; married April 24, 1821, Lucy Dummer; settled in Hallowell, Me. Children:
250. Gershom Dummer& b. May 29, 1822; m. Oct. 5, 1864, Lizzie A. Field; settled at Newton Centre, Mass., and had Lucy Field and Gorham Abbott.º 251. Sarah Maria8; d. 1827.
252. Lucy Dummer& b. Aug. 2, 1828; d. July 10, 1838.
253. Ellen Louisa Dummer& b. May 2, 1831; m. Nov. 2, 1854, Austin Abbott and had Lucy Gilman Abbott b. Sept. 7, 1858, and Williamº Abbott b. Sept. 30, 1860; d. Sept. 20, 1865.
254. Sarah Frances& b. Jan. 15, 1735.
255. John Abbott& b. June 24, 1837; m. Oct. 22, 1861, Louisa Sprague; settled at Newton Centre, Mass., and had William Spragueº b. March 10, 1865, and Alice Dummer9 b. May 2, 1867.
256. Sophia Bond& b. July 8, 1840.
257. Samuel Kinsman& b. Aug. 18, 1842; m. Sept. 5, 1865, Belle J. Wright; settled at Cambridgeport, Mass.
(237). James6 (Biley,5 James,4 James,3 Moses,2 Edward1) was born Feb. 18, 1765; married Aug. 3, 1829, Betsey, daughter of Theophilus and Lois (James) Lyford, who was born Jan. 10, 1764, and died Feb. 3, 1829; deeded land to Edward Parson, 1814. Children:
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258. Betsey7 b. March 22, 1790; m. Phillips Gilman.
259. Biley7 b. April 16, 1792; m. Harriet
260. Mary7; d. young. 261. Mary7 b. Jan. 7, 1797.
262. James7 b. May 15, 1800; m. Isabel
263. Sarah7 b. July 30, 1804; m. Samuel Peavey.
(258). Betsey7 (James6, Biley,5 James,4 James,3 Moses,2 Edward1) was born March 22, 1790; married Phillips Gilman. Children:
264. Charlotte G.& Gilman, b. June 24, 1817.
265. Mary& Gilman, b. July 22, 1819.
266. Oliver J.& Gilman, b. June 27, 1822.
267. Charles W.& Gilman, b. April 22, 1825.
(262). James7 (James,6 Biley,5 James, ‘ James,3 Moses,2 Edward1) was
born May 15, 1800; married Isabel Children:
268. Emily Frances& b. Oct. 16, 1826; d. Dec. 23, 1831.
269. Augustus H.& b. Jan. 17, 1829; d. July 1829.
GLIDDEN.
Joseph Glidden was apportioned 30 acres, 1725; sold land to Nathaniel Bartlett, 1726; cordwainer, of Durham, and with others, Feb. 18, 1750-55, divided land on each side of Lamprey river at Wadleigh's Falls, one mile square, called Symond's grant.
John Glidden was granted 50 acres of land Feb. 3, 1698, and 50 acres April 1705. The inventory of his estate was taken May 13 and returned June 3, 1718. Administration was granted to his brother Richard Glidden. Mention is made of 40 acres of land with house and barn, and the 20th part of a sawmill.
Charles Glidden of Portsmouth, 1665, and Exeter, 1677, received a grant of land Feb. 3, 1698; was a soldier in garrison, Exeter, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 28, 1696; had 10 acres joining Richard Glidden's 50 acres and Nathaniel Pease 10 acres, March 15, 1721; had land laid out to him near Bald Hill in 1721; died prior to 1731.
Richard Glidden was probably son of Charles, and of Exeter, 1698; highway surveyor, 1699; administered on the estate of his brother John, 1719. His Will dated Oct. 18, 1727, and probated Dec. 4, 1728, mention his wife Sarah, and children, Andrew (97), Joseph, Richard, Benjamin, Jonathan, Josiah and John, and daughter Susanna Woodman, Sarah and Elizabeth Glidden, grand- children, children of his son Charles, deceased. (87).
GOODING-GOODWIN.
1. Daniel Gooding, the first of Kittery, Me., married Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Patience Chadbourne.
2. Daniel2 (Daniel1) of Kittery, married Amy
3. James3 (Daniel,2 Daniel1) was baptized in Kittery July 5, 1697; married Susannah Durgin(?); is mentioned in town books of Newmarket, 1730-57; sold to Samuel Brackett for 80 pounds, Dec. 20, 1734, land on the north side of the highway leading to Wadleigh's mills; bought land in Newmarket located on the main road from Newmarket village to Lee just west of Piscassic river, 1734 and 1737; petitioned, as also his son James, for a bridge over
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Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746. His Will dated March 23, 1757, and probated May 1757, mentions wife Susannah, son James, executor, daughter, Susannah Palmer, Jeremiah Goodwin, and grandchildren, John and Susannah Yorke. Children:
4. Susannah4 bap. March 1719; m. - Palmer.
5. James4; m. Mehitable Lawrence. 6. Zerviah.
(5). James4 (James,3 Daniel,? Daniel1) married Mehitable, daughter of Joseph and Mehitable (Tilton) Lawrence; as early as 1746 began to buy land in the "Four Corners' District" and continued to add by purchase till 1765; was a soldier, 1755-56; sold to John Brackett, 1763, the land "with dwelling house occupied by my father"; lived on the Plains road opposite the Bennett place. Children:
7. James5 b. 1754; m. - Copp. 8. Roberts b. prior to 1757.
9. Catys b. March 14, 1759; m. Josiah Bennett.
10. Mehitables; m. Aug. 1, 1779, Jacob Ames, Jr.
11. Hannah5; m. March 23, 1786, Walter Bryent Jr., as 2d wife.
(7). James5 (James,4 James,3 Daniel,? Daniel1) was born in 1754; probably married Copp; lived in Newmarket and Milton; was a soldier in Capt. Samuel Gilman's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., June 6, 1775, having enlisted March 27, 1775; was on its pay roll Aug. 1, 1775; received four dollars coat money Oct. 4, 1775; ensign in Capt. Stephen Hodkins' Co., at Kittery Point, Nov. 5, 1775, and in Capt. David Place's "six weeks" men Dec. 1775; on the pay roll of Capt. Jason Wait's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt., 1776; 3d sergeant in Capt. John Drew's Co., for Canada, 1776; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776. Children:
12. James6 b. Milton; m. Mary Walkham.
13. Lydia6; m. - Fernald of Lebanon.
14. Polly6; m. Eben Walkham, brother of Mary.
(8). Roberts (James,4 James,3 Daniel,? Daniel1) was born about 1757; married Mehitable Lawrence; lived on Ash Swamp road, on the farm now occupied by G. Norton; was credited with two days' labor on rafts built at Newington, Oct. 22, 1775, and 10 pounds for care of James Goodwin, a soldier in Capt. Jonathan Emerson's Co., April 5, 1777; member, and his wife also, of the West religious society, Jan. 10, 1778; petitioned for the appointment of Jeremy Bryent justice, April 5, 1784; active in parish affairs, 1791 and 1800; deeded to his son Joseph Lawrence several parcels of land, 1793, a part of it being the land James Goodwin purchased of John Wiggin, William Taylor, etc., being identical pieces described in deeds to James Goodwin; died Feb. 2, 1821. Children:
15. Joseph Lawrences; m. (1) Nov. 15, 1782, Martha Hilton, (2) Oct. 13, 1794, Betsey Hilton; was active in the parish, 1799 and 1805. Gravestones of himself and wife are standing on the farm of Mr. Sewall near "Four Corners."
(9). Catys (James,4 James,3 Daniel,2 Daniel1) was born March 14, 1759; married June 13, 1776, Josiah Bennett, who died May 20, 1832, aged 78; died Jan. 1, 1815. Children:
16. Robert Goodwine Bennett. 17. Arthurs Bennett.
18. Cotton Bennett. 19. James6 Bennett.
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(12). James® (James,5 James, ' James,3 Daniel,2 Daniel!) was born in Milton; married Mary Walkham, who was born May 1, 1788, and died Newmarket, Dec. 17, 1854; was a soldier, 1812, and pensioner. Children:
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