History of Newfields, New Hampshire, 1638-1911, Part 67

Author: Fitts, James Hill, 1829-1900; Carter, Nathan Franklin, 1830-1915, ed
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Concord, N. H. [The Rumford Press]
Number of Pages: 881


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37. Hunking4 b. Dec. 19, 1697; m. (1) Elizabeth Wibird, (2) Elizabeth


38. Hannah4 b. July 4, 1700; m. (1) Samuel Plaisted, (2) Theodore Atkinson.


39. Sarah+ b. June 24, 1702; m. (1) Archibald McPhedris, (2) George Jaf- frey.


40. John+ b. Oct. 19, 1703; m. Sarah Hall.


41. William4 b. Dec. 10, 1705; m. (1) Margery Pepperell of Kittery, Me., (2) Mrs. Mary (Hall) Winthrop.


42. Mary+ b. May 7, 1707; m. (1) Temple Nelson, (2) John Steele.


43. Samuel4 b. Jan. 15, 1708; m. Elizabeth Deering.


44. Mark Hunking4 b. March 1, 1709; m. Elizabeth Rindge.


45. Elizabeth4 b. Feb. 16, 1711; m. (1) John Lowd, (2) Capt. Benjamin Underwood.


46. Rebecca4 b. April 16, 1712; m. Jan. 2, 1729, Thomas Ricker.


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47. Ebenezer4 b. Aug. 1, 1714; m. Dec. 4, 1746, Mary Mendum.


48. Daniel4 b. Jan. 5, 1716; m. Elizabeth Frost of New Castle.


49. George4 b. June 12, 1719; d. unm. at sea Dec. 1741.


(20). John: (Ezekiel,2 Eld. William1) married Dec. 24, 1703, Martha, daugh- ter of Richard and Grace Miller of Kittery, Me .; a farmer and lumber dealer; settled in "Sligo," Dover; owned land at the Falls, and a portion of a mill privilege; surveyor of highways, 1709, 1711 and 1714; constable, 1715; died prior to July 20, 1718. His wife survived him. Children:


50. Richard+ b. about 1708; m. Rebecca Knox.


51. Thomas4. 52. Ezekiel.4 53. Mercy4; m. Moses Butler.


54. Damaris4; m. Brock.


(29). Samuels (Ephraim,? Eld. William1) married (1) Patience Downs, (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Carter of Portsmouth, (3) Mrs. Margaret (Haines) Horne; died March 4, 1789. Children, by first wife:


55. Jonathan4 b. Sept. 8, 1741; m. Betsey Philpot.


56. Sarah4 b. June 17, 1745; m. April 13, 1775, Samuel Roberts.


57. Enoch4 b. Jan. 6, 1752. 58. Kezia+ b. Sept. 25, 1754; m. John Philpot.


59. Mary. b. Sept. 14, 1757; m. Andrew Horne, Jr.


60. Daniel4 b. about 1758; enlisted Feb. 11, 1777, in the Revolution; died in the service.


61. Amaziah4 b. March 30, 1760. 62. Samuel4 b. Nov. 29, 1763.


63. Jacob4 b. Jan. 1, 1766.


(44). Mark Hunking4 (Lt. Gov. John,3 Samuel,2 Eld. William1) was born March 1, 1709; m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Rindge of Portsmouth; died Dec. 28, 1785. Children:


64. Marks bap. May 19, 1733; d. young.


65. Marks bap. Sept. 28, 1734; d. in infancy.


66. Johns bap. Aug. 14, 1737; m. Nov. 11, 1764, Frances Atkinson; was appointed governor of New Hampshire April 10, 1766-the last of the royal governors; lived in Portsmouth; built a country residence 100 x 45, in Wolfeboro upon Smith's pond, now Wentworth lake, 1773, with out-buildings of corresponding size, and five large barns; his last official act a proclamation, Sept. 1775, dated at the Isles of Shoals, to prorogue the General Assembly to April next; afterwards lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia; created a baronet, 1795; died at Halifax, N. S., April 8, 1820. "He was of unimpeachable char- acter, elegant manners, public enterprise, and unequalled reputation in the Province."


(50). Richard4 (John,a Ezekiel,? Eld. William1) was born about 1708; mar- ried Rebecca Knox, who survived him; settled in Rochester; died there, 1796. His Will was probated June 29, 1796. Children:


67. Thomas5; drowned before his father's death.


68. Daniels bap. July 2, 1738; d. unm. before June 1796.


69. Mercy5; m. Peter Horne of Rochester.


70. Sarah5; m. Richard Walker of Milton.


71. John5; m. (1) Hannah Hodgdon, (2) Ann Blazo.


72. Josiah5; m. Abiah Cook of Rochester.


73. Isaac5 b. Aug. 29, 1752; m. Abigail Nutter.


(55). Col. Jonathan4 (Samuel,3 Ephraim,? Eld. William1) was born Sept. 8, 1741; married Betsey, daughter of Richard Philpot, who died Sept. 7, 1829;


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lived at Dry Hill, so called, about two miles from Dover Landing; was captain of a company in Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., and marched to Bunker Hill just before the Battle, 1775; under Gen. Washington at Cambridge, 1776; at Ticonderoga, Sept. 1776; left the service because of disagreement, but rejoined the continental army at Rhode Island under Gen. John Sullivan Aug. 5, 1778; was major 1783, under Col. Thomas Bartlett, and at one time brigade major under Col. Stephen Evans; in the Legislature, 1779-82; colonel of the 2d N. H. regiment, 1789; died Nov. 16, 1790. Children:


74. Richard Philpots b. April 29, 1766; m. Deborah Burleigh.


75. Thomas5 b. June 4, 1768; m. Mary Roberts.


76. Lukes b. Feb. 2, 1772; m. Tamsen Ricker.


77. Sylvanus b. Oct. 14, 1775; d. Nov. 2, 1778.


78. Lewis5 b. Sept. 10, 1779.


79. Patience5 b. Nov. 24, 1781; m. Mark Wentworth; d. Oct. 2, 1835.


80. Jonathan5 b. Aug. 11, 1784. 81. Davids b. May 2, 1788.


(73). Isaacs (Richard,4 John,3 Ezekiel,? Eld. William1) married Jan. 30, 1777, Abigail Nutter, who was born Oct. 30, 1753, and died, 1820; inherited the homestead at Rochester; was a Revolutionary soldier; died, 1807.


Children:


82. Sarah6 b. May 17, 1777; d. unm. at Bridgewater, Jan. 1824.


83. Thomas6 b. Jan. 7, 1779.


84. Betsey6 b. June 4, 1780; d. unm. Rochester, 1807.


85. Temperance6 b. Dec. 16, 1781; m. March 4, 1802, James Mordough; d. Dec. 1850.


86. Daniele b. July 16, 1783; m. May 1814, Elizabeth Holt of Bangor, Me .;


a Methodist clergyman; d. Skowhegan, Me., Oct. 20, 1869.


87. Mercy6 b. April 15, 1785; m. March 29, 1804, Col. Isaac Jenness.


88. Richard b. June 14, 1789; m. Elizabeth Brodhead.


89. Isaacs b. Feb. 20, 1793; d. young.


90. Abigail b. Feb. 20, 1793; d. young.


91. Rebecca6 b. Nov. 12, 1794; m. Nathaniel Howe of Rochester.


(74). Richard Philpots (Col. Jonathan,4 Samuel, Ephraim,2 Eld. William1) was born Aug. 29, 1766; married Deborah Burleigh, who was born Nov. 18, 1764; lived in Brookfield and Newmarket; was a soldier from Newmarket in the war of 1812; died near Shadega Woods, Chateaugay, N. Y., near Canada line. Children, four born in Brookfield:


92. Jonathan® b. Newmarket Jan. 10, 1793; m. Oct. 27, 1819, Nancy Fiske of Worcester, Mass .; drowned in Penobscot river July 9, 1834.


93. Judith® b. March 20, 1795; m. Dr. Joshua Abbott; leased, Jan. 10, 1824, to Deborah Wentworth one-half of dwelling house in which she lives, one-half farm and buildings thereon; d. St. Louis, Feb. 2, 1845.


94. Richard6 b. June 3, 1797.


95. Deborah6 b. Aug. 25, 1799; m. Jan. 8, 1823, Nathan B. Wiggin of Bos- ton; d. Dec. 29, 1863.


96. Hannah6 b. in Newmarket, Sept. 23, 1802; m. Charles Pond.


97. Thomas J.6 b. March 24, 1806; m. (1) Anne Wilson, (2) May 10, 1851, Ann Hobbs.


98. Abigail M.& b. May 14, 1810; m. 1828, James W. Phillips of Boston.


(75). Thomass (Col. Jonathan, Samuel: Ephraim,2 Eld. William1) was born


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June 4, 1768; married Jan. 27, 1790, Mary, daughter of Col. Samuel Roberts, who was born May 12, 1769. Child:


99. Ruth Rollins6 b. March 30, 1802; m. John, son of Gershom and Lydia (Roberts) Horne, an early settler of Great Falls; d. April 8, 1886; had Char- lotte7, who m. Walter Shute Ordway of Newfields, and had Bessie Pierces Ord- way, who m. Christopher A. Pollard.


(88). Richard6 (Isaac,5 Richard,4 John,3 Ezekiel,2 Eld. William1) was born June 14, 1789; married Jan. 3, 1814, Elizabeth, sister to Rev. John Brod- head; lived in the house back of the Methodist parsonage; was a cripple from rheumatism many years; died Feb. 18, 1854. His wife was born in Smith- field, Pa., April 15, 1787, and died, Newfields, Oct. 16, 1867. Children:


100. Elizabeth7 b. Dec. 5, 1814; d. March 9, 1881.


101. Olive C.7 b. Oct. 21, 1816; m. April 1841, Jeremiah Sanborn of Epping and Newfields.


102. Mehitable7 b. April 1, 1820; d. Dec. 16, 1828.


103. John Brodhead? b. Aug. 29, 1823; m. Clara Mathes Drew.


104. Harriet Newell7 b. April 14, 1828; m. Capt. Moses Pettengill; d. Sept. 10, 1888.


105. Hiram Romaine7 b. Dover, May 16, 1830; settled in Newfields; d. 1870.


(103). Rev. John Brodhead6 D. D. (Richard,5 Isaac,4 John,3 Ezekiel,2 Eld. William1) was born Bristol, N. H., Aug. 29, 1823; married Aug. 21, 1851, Clara Mathes, daughter of Dr. Stephen and Hannah Drew of Milton, who died May 2, 1890; preparatory studies at Newfields Seminary; graduated at the Uni- versity of Vermont, 1848; ordained elder at Olean, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1855; all but one appointment in New York; received D. D. from Vt. University, 1864; died, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1893. Children:


106. Abby Jane7 b. Milton, July 3, 1852; d. Sept. 12, 1853, Condersport, New York.


107. Elizabeth Sherman7 b. Perry, N. Y., July 13, 1854; m. W. H. Hart- - well; d.


108. Harriet Olivia7 b. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1855; d. 1869.


109. Clara H. Holloway7 b. Williamsville, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1857; m. Prof. F. M. Allen.


110. Stephenia Drew7 b. Perry, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1859; m. Herschel Col- lins, Buffalo, N. Y.


111. Richard Brodhead7 b. Perry, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1860; res. Wichita, Kan.


112. David Watson7 b. Lockport, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1862; d. Buffalo, Nov. 11, 1863.


113. John Burleigh7 b. Buffalo, Aug. 2, 1864; lawyer, New York City.


114. Julia Du Bois7 b. Medina, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1867; d. there, July 20, 1868.


WIGGIN.


1. Capt. Thomas1 Wiggin married probably in England, 1632 or 1633 Catherine Mason, perhaps; was at Pascataqua in 1631, as agent of the upper, plantation; returned to England, 1632, and back again with families from the west of England, "of good estate & some account for religion," 1633; continued in the agency of Dover plantation; was praised to Gov. John Win-


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throp by Edward Howes writing from London, June 22, 1633. "Bloody Point" was so called because he and Capt. Walter Neal, agent of the lower plantation, disputed about the possession of the land and drew their swords in vindication of their respective claims. Capt, Wiggin was displaced as agent by George Burdett, 1637; was magistrate upon the union of New Hampshire and Massachusetts 1641; deputy for Dover, 1645; assistant, 1650-64; was desired by the inhabitants of Strawberry Bank to bring his patent to the General Court at Boston, May 1653; died about 1667, it is supposed, at the home of his son Andrew at Squamscot. Children:


2. Andrew2 b. about 1635, and bap. Sept. 20, 1641; m. Hannah Bradstreet.


3. Mary? bap. Sept. 20, 1641.


4. Thomas2 bap. Sept. 20, 1641; m. Sarah Barefoot; deputy governor from Jan. 1683 to May 1686.


(2). Andrew2 (Capt. Thomas1) was born in 1635; married June 3, 1659, Hannah, daughter of Gov. Simon and Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet, whose mother was daughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley, and sister of Gov. Joseph and Rev. Samuel Dudley; a woman of rare accomplishments and practical genius; received from his parents "all the land known by the name of Squamscot being three miles sqare or thereabouts," 1663; sold land, 1663 which, May 6, 1680, John Cutt willed to his son John, "being 160 poles by ye water side (more or less according to bill of sale) and three miles back into ye woods together with ye marsh or meadow abreast of it;" accused, Oct. 5. 1697, Charles Ranlet of Exeter of cutting down and carrying away "the Principle timber off my land;" died in 1710. His Will was dated Jan. 13, 1704 naming his wife and son Jonathan, executors, and probated June 10, 1710. Children:


5. Thomas b. March 5, 1662; m. Martha Dennison. (2)


6. Simon3 b. April 17, 1664; m. (1)


7. Hannah b. Aug. 10, 1666; m. Samuel Wentworth of Portsmouth; d. Feb. 21, 1690, leaving Samuel4 Wentworth who d. Dec. 6, 1711.


8. Mary 3 b. 1668; m. Capt. Jeremiah, son of Moses Gilman, among whose descendants were Col. Samuel and Col. Israel Gilman of Newfields, Col. David Gilman of Raymond, and Bradstreet Gilman of Piscassic.


9. Sarah3; m. William Moore, and had William4, Mary 4 and Jacob B.4 Moore.


10. Jonathan3; m. Mary -


11. Andrews b. Jan. 6, 1672; m. Abigail Follett.


12. Bradstreet :; m. Ann Chase. 13. Abigail3; m. William French.


14. Dorothy3; m. --- Gilman.


(4). Thomas? (Capt. Thomas1) was bap. Sept. 20, 1641; married Sarah, sister of Gov. Walter Barefoot; was member from Exeter of the General Assembly, Jan. 14, 1684; with his son Thomas, petitioned against Lt. Gov: Edward Cranfield, 1685; and for the permanent government and protection of Massachusetts as formerly, 1689-90; member of the church at Exeter, 1693; at Squamscot, 1709. Children:


15. Sarah3; m. Henry Sherburne.


16. Catherine3; m. (1) Robert Tufton, who took the name of Mason and sold New Hampshire to Samuel Allen of London, 1691, (2) Capt. Simon Wiggin.


16}. Tufton3; m. and had Richard4, grandson, Theodores and great grand- son, Theodore6.


17. Thomas3; m.


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(5). Thomas: (Andrew2, Capt. Thomas1) was born March 5, 1661; married Martha daughter of John and Martha (Symonds) Dennison of Ipswich, Mass., who survived him and married (2) July 1693, Capt. Jonathan Thing of Exeter, who died Oct. 31, 1694, and had Daniel Thing b. May 12, 1694, (3) prior to Nov. 3, 1704, Matthew Whipple, of Ipswich, Mass., who died Sept. 12, 1728; died about 1692. She administered on the estate of her first husband. Child:


18. Hannah4; is mentioned in her grandfather's will.


(6). Capt. Simon3 (Andrew2, Capt. Thomas1) was born April 17, 1664; married (1) -, (2) Catherine, daughter of Thomas Wiggin, and widow of Robert Tufton Mason; was returned as assemblyman of Exeter, June 7, 1697; died about 1720. Will was probated Jan. 9, 1720. His widow died, 1738. Her Will was probated March 29, 1738. Children:


19. Hannah4; m. March 15, 1722, William Cogswell or Dec. 17, 1719, George Veasey, Hannah, daughter of Thomas Wiggin, marrying the other. 20. Deborah4. 21. Simon4 b. Aug. 12, 1701; m. Susannah Sherburne.


22. Henry4; not mentioned in his father's Will; had an account with Hon. Andrew Wiggin, 1740.


(10). Jonathan3 (Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) was born March 11, 1683; married Mary -; was at Squamscot, 1709; received the privilege of a ferry over Squamscot river, July 22, 1721; with others, received a grant of land in Bow of Lt. Gov. Wentworth; died, 1738. His Will was dated March 23, 1738. Children:


23. Sarah4; m. John Hill. 24. Anne4; m. Ens. Joseph Jewell.


25. Mary4; m. - Perkins. 26. Hannah4; d. young. 27. Lydia4.


28. Hannah4.


29. Andrew4 b. March 27, 1719; m. (1) Anna Ross, (2) Mehitable Moody, (3) Mrs. Dorothy Sweat.


(11). Col. Andrews (Andrew2, Capt. Thomas1) was born Jan. 6, 1672; married Abigail Follett, who survived him; built the house where Bartlett Wiggin now lives; member of the house according to the king's writ, 1738-42, and chosen speaker; wrote to the General Assembly about the defence of Fort Dummer, 1745; died 1756. His son-in-law, Theophilus Smith, administered on the estate. Children:


30. Hannah4 b. 1697; m. Josiah, son of James Burley, of Newmarket.


31. Andrew4 b. Oct. 8, 1699. 32. Martha4 b. Sept. 1, 1701.


33. Abigail4 b. March 23, 1703; m. Samuel Doe.


34. Nicholas4 b. July 10, 1705.


35. Mary4 b. June 10, 1707; m. Theophilus Smith, who was b. Dec. 9, 1704, and d. Feb. 26, 1771, leaving Theophilus Smith b. May 15, 1741, who d. Feb. 25, 1805. The name Theophilus Smith descended to ten generations.


36. Mercy4 b. Aug. 29, 1709; m. Dea. Samuel Sherburne of Portsmouth.


37. Caleb4 b. Oct. 8, 1711.


38. Bradstreet4 b. Feb. 21, 1713; m. Phebe Sherburne.


39. Nicholas4 b. June 10, 1716.


40. Elizabeth4 b. March 23, 1719; m.


- - Boardman.


(12). Bradstreet3 (Andrew?, Capt. Thomas1) married Ann Chase; died Jan. 18, 1709. His wife survived him and married (2) John Sinkler of Strat- ham. Children:


41. Chase4; m. Martha Weeks. 42. Thomas4. 43. Joseph4.


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44. Elizabeth4.


(17). Thomas3 (Thomas?, Capt. Thomas1) married. His Will was dated Jan. 4, 1727, and probated June 5, 1727. Mentions children:


45. John4; is given 30 acres of land, a part of what "my uncle Barefoot gave me."


46. Walter4; is given 30 acres as above. Had a son Walters and a grandson Walters who m. Sarah -, who d. Sept. 12, 1863, aged 75; d. April 8, 1830, aged 46.


47. Thomas; executor of Will and given 30 acres as above.


48. Henry4; is given 70 acres of land as above "on the northward side of Piscassit River above where ye Hiltons had a mill."


49. Andrew4; is given 70 acres as above.


50. Tufton4; is given the same as to John, Walter and Thomas when 21.


51. Samuel4; is given as to Tufton.


52. Daughter. 53. Daughter. 54. Mary4.


(21) Lt. Simon4 (Capt. Simon3, Andrew?, Capt. Thomas1) was born Aug. 12, 1701; married Susannah Sherburne, who was born March 13, 1703, and died July 9, 1763; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755 and "will give the way Free & clear through my Land." Children:


55. Simons b. March 4, 1734; m. Hannah Marble.


56. Henrys b. May 8, 1740; m. (1) Lydia Shute; (2) Amy Herrick. (128). (29). Squire Andrew4 (Jonathan3, Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) was born March 27, 1719; married (1) Anna Ross, (2) Mehitable Moody, (3) Sept. 12, 1751, Mrs. Dorothy Sweat, who was born Feb. 26, 1727; died, 1774.


Among his children, all by his last wife, were


57. Andrews b. July 14, 1752; m. (1) Mary Brackett, (2) Mary Wingate.


58. Levis; m. - - Piper; lived near the toll bridge; had a son Joshua Piper® who was a demented and drinking man, and on a day when they had been killing hogs, stabbed his father with a butcher knife causing immediate death. The son was imprisoned, and finally died at the poor house.


(38). Bradstreet4 (Col. Andrew,3 Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) was born Feb. 1, 1713; married Phebe Sherburne. Child:


59. Andrews b. May 5, 1737; m. Mary Jewett.


(41). Chase4 (Bradstreet,3 Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) married Martha, daughter of Joshua and Comfort Weeks; died 1733. His widow married (2) Lt. Col. Winthrop Hilton. Children:


60. Bradstreet b. 1822. 61. Comfort5 b. 1825.


62. Chase,5 b. 1827. 63. Joshuas b. 1731.


(42). Cornet Thomas4 (Bradstreet,: Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) petitioned for a bridge, 1746; was representative from Stratham, 1752-55 and 1760; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and its location at Newfields, 1759-60, for a bridge at Newfields, 1766 and 1772, and for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; signed the Association Test, 1776; was on the roll of Capt. Samuel Gilman, Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. from May 30 to Aug. 1, 1775, re- ceiving a pair of shoes Sept. 27, and four dollars coat money Oct. 4, 1775; died in the war. Child:


64. Thomass; m. Elizabeth -- , who was b. in 1749, and d. Dec. 1, 1837, leaving a Will bequeathing to her son Thomas® Wiggin of Newmarket $500, which was paid by the executor, N. E. Burleigh, March 19, 1840. They


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had a daughter Elizabeth6 b. 1769, who died April 4, 1839 and Martha6, who m. (1) Thomas Brackett, (2) Col. John Folsom, (3) Gen. James Hill.


(43). Joseph4 (Bradstreet,3 Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) with his son Joseph,5 petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746, and at Newfields, 1766, and for a bridge, 1772; participated in the election of military officers June 26, 1775; protested against the appointment of Capt. Thomas Smith as justice because under suspicion for tory proclivities, June 27, 1776; signed the Association Test, 1776. Child:


65. Joseph5.


(55). Simons (Lt. Simon,4 Capt. Simon, Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) was born March 4, 1734; married July 22, 1756, Hannah Marble of Bradford, Mass .; with his wife, owned the covenant March 4, 1759; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1766 and 1772; was fifer in Col. Long's Regt., 1776-77; also in Capt. John Folsom's company, Col. Moses Kelly's Regt., Rhode Island, 1778; died Oct. 11, 1823. His wife died Nov. 9, 1811, aged 75. Children: 66. Elizabeth6 bap. March 4, 1759.


67. Simon6 b. Jan. 5, 1759; m. Joanna Marston, who was b. Sept. 15, 1765; a merchant in Exeter. Among their children were William Henry? who m. Mary Ann, dau. of Seth Shackford, and Sarah Jane7.


68. Anna6 b. April 15, 1760; m. Noah Robinson of New Hampton.


69. Sarah6 b. June 5, 1762; m. Capt. Daniel Hilton of Newfields, and became the mother of Nancy7 Hilton, and of Charlotte7 Hilton who m. Dr. James Odell.


70. Hannah6 b. Sept. 24, 1764; m. John Smith of Exeter, and had James7 and William Smith.


71. Betsey6 b. 1766, bap. Sept. 20, 1766; m. Benjamin, son of Daniel Clark, and had Elizabeth7 Clark who m. Andrew Lane, Benjamin F.7 Clark who m. Elizabeth Wingate, Daniel7 Clark, judge, and David Clark, a lawyer.


72. David6 b. June 17, 1769; m. Mehitable Pike.


73. Jeremiah.6 74. Robert P.6


75. Jane6 b. May 20, 1771; m. Bradbury Robinson.


(56). Henry: (Lt. Simon,4 Capt. Simon, Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) was born May 8, 1740; married (1) March 31, 1765, Lydia, daughter of Michial and Welthon Shute, who was born Dec. 2, 1740, and died July 22, 1784, (2) July 23, 1785, Amy Herrick; lived at Newfields and Tuftonborough. Children:


76. Michial6 b. Dec. 12, 1765; m. Deborah, dau. of Capt. John Perkins; a joiner; bought 111/2 acres of land of Josiah Adams, Apr. 10, 1793; d. Sept .. 13, 1820. (130).


77. Henry6 b. Jan. 5, 1767; m. (1) Hannah Hill, (2) Aphia Hill, (3) Olive Smith.


78. Lydia6 b. Sept. 15, 1768; d. March 25, 1776.


79. Welthon6 b. May 14, 1771.


80. Susanna6 b. Jan. 5, 1774; d. Dec. 14, 1793.


81. Elizabeth6 b. Sept. 21, 1775. 82. Lydia b. Dec. 17, 1778. By second wife:


83. Daniel H.6 b. March22, 1786.


84. Charles S.6 b Feb. 24. 1788; d. Nov. 12, 1855.


85. Sarah6 b. July 15, 1790. 86. Abigail6 b. Dec. 12, 1792.


87. Amy6 b. Oct. 28, 1794.


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(57). Andrews (Squire Andrew,4 Jonathan,3 Andrew,2 Capt. Thomas1) was born July 14, 1752; married (1) Jan. 29, 1774, Mary Brackett of Greenland, (2) Jan. 6, 1788, Mary, daughter of Hon. Paine Wingate, who was born July 12, 1766; was on the pay roll of Capt. Daniel Moore from May 1 to Aug. 1, 1775, receiving four dollars for coat money Oct. 17, 1775; 2d lieutenant in Capt. David Copp's Co. at Pierce's Island Nov. 5, 1775; was of Newmarket, aged 22, enlisting Jan. 1, and reported as missing, deserted or sick about Jan. 1, as returned in Capt. Tilton's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. July 1776; entered Capt. Robert Pike's Co., Col. Joseph Senter's Regt. Aug. 1, 1777, mustered at Warwick, R. I. Dec. 18, 1777, and discharged Jan. 6, 1778.


Children, all but the first by his second wife:


88. Mary6 b. Oct. 9, 1780; m. July 1803, George Hilton of Newfields, and had George O.7 Hilton who m. Nancy Walker of Portsmouth, and had George W.& Hilton who m. and d., and Mary Miltimore& Hilton who m. Joseph H. Wiggin.


89. Harriet® b. Oct. 27, 1788; d. April 6, 1836.


90. Caroline® b. April 20, 1790; d. June 19, 1817.


91. Andrew Paine® M.D. b. Sept. 1, 1791; m. Jan. 23, 1821, Mrs. Olive Gilbert, who d. Dec. 31, 1822.


92. Eliza6 b. Feb. 23, 1794; m. April 23, 1820, Andrew Taylor, and had Andrew B.7, Charles G.7 and George O.7 Taylor.


93. Caleb6 b. Stratham, Jan. 8, 1796; student, Phillips Exeter Academy, class of 1814; m. (1) Oct. 23, 1839, Eliza Adams, granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Adams, second minister of the town, and had Mary E.7, Anne E.7, Caleb M.7, m. (2) June 1, 1848, Amelia, dau. of Abednego and Mary (Saw- yer) Robinson of Dover who survived him; settled on the homestead; d. Aug. 10, 1887.


94. Sarah B.6 b. Aug. 19, 1803; m. May 13, 1827, A. W. Miltimore.


(59). Andrews (Bradstreet,4 Col. Andrew,3 Andrew,2 Capt. Thomas1) was born May 5, 1737; married Mary, daughter of Ens. Joseph Jewett, who was born Oct. 6, 1733, and died Jan. 24, 1834; was representative to the Provincial Assembly, May 21, 1765; on a committee of the house which "viewed the Jail and made Report that some iron Barrs and Repairs were necessary to be made where the Breaches were, and Sundry other Repairs," Nov. 27, 1765; representative 1770-73; owned the covenant, Aug. 16, 1761; died Sept. 16, 1778. Children:


95. Annas; bap. Aug. 16, 1761. 96. Nathan® bap. Feb. 27, 1763.


97. Phebe® bap. Oct. 1. 1769. 98. Andrews bap. Oct. 1, 1769.


(62). Chases (Chase,4 Bradstreet,3 Andrew,2 Capt. Thomas1) was born in 1727; was of Newmarket, living near Rockingham Junction; a soldier in Capt. Jethro Pearson's Co., Col. Peter Gilman's Regt. from Sept. 19 to Dec. 11, 1755; in Capt. Thomas Tash's Co., Col. John Hart's Regt. from April 26 to Dec. 30, 1758; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and location at Newfields 1759-60; corporal on pay roll of Capt. Joseph Badger, Jr., July 23, 1776, and Capt. John Drew's Co., Col. Joseph Badger's Regt. for Crown Point and Canada, Aug. 29, 1776; was pound keeper 1796, 1798 and 1800. Children:


99. Chases b. 1766; student, Phillips Exeter academy, 1790; was a black- smith next to the parsonage, now the Buckley place.


100. Sarah,6 d. Oct. 23, 1821. 101. Susan K.6


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102. Child6; d. Aug. 6, 1819. 103. Child6; d. April 20, 1824.


(63). Joshuas (Chase,4 Bradstreet,3 Andrew,? Capt. Thomas1) was born in 1731; married Elizabeth Lyford; was a tailor of Newmarket, 1760; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1766; was door keeper and messenger of the Fourth Provincial Congress, 1775; protested against the hoarding of salt by the traders of Exeter, July 5, 1776; signed the Association Test, 1776. The "Flax- break" came on to the farm in his day and was used by three generations. Child:


104. Joshua6; m. Comfort Wiggin.


(72). David6 (Simon,5 Lt. Simon,4 Capt. Simon, Andrew,2 Capt. Thomas1) was born June 17, 1769; married Mehitable, daughter of Capt. Robert Pike of Piscassic, who was born April 20, 1784, and died Sept. 25, 1861; "the hand- somest couple in the state"; died, 1849. Children:




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