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He d. Oct. 3, 1867. He had a son, Daniel Allen, a lawyer for many years at Colebrook and afterwards at Wells River, VL, where he L. leaving a family, who reside at Beloit, Wis.
Daniel, 1st, had also two dan., one of whom, Mrs. Ana Dasti, re- sides in Columbla.
ENOOK ROGERS, JR. (see portrait), b. Sept. 3, 1798, removed When a young man to Columbia, where he m. Emily Burbank of Campton and had four sons. He was an intelligent, industrious man and was one of the pioneers in the settlement of the town. He d. on his 85th birthday. His sons were:
E. GEORGE ROGERS, the oldest son, b. Dec. 16, 1830; m., July 12, 1865, Arabella C. Curry of Tilton. (See Curry gen.)
He represented the town of Columbia in the Legislature of 1888- '66 and twice held the office of sheriff of Coos County.
CHARLES C. ROGERS, b. at Bloomfield, Vt., studied law with bis cousin, B. A. Rogers, of N. and succeeded to his business at Sanborn- ton Bridge in April, 1858, still continuing there. He m (first), Sophia Tibbetts Curry, by whom he had five sons, two of whom d. in child- hood. Of the three who survive, John W., a graduate of Dartmouth College, class of 1883, now resides in San Antonio, Tex .; George B. is in the employ of the Tilton Mills Company of Tilton; and Herbert Spencer, also of Dartmouth, class of 1899, is now special collector for the New England Telephone Company at Boston, Mass. Mr. Rogers m. (second), Feb. 16, 1904, Mrs. S. L. Hull of San Antonio, Tex. He has held various local and county offices, having twice been solicitor for Belknap County and having served for many years on the board of education, both in town and later in Union District. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1902.
(Other children of Enoch 1st.)
NANOY B. ROGERS, b. Sept. 6, 1800; m., Nov. 15, 1827, Dr. James B. Abbott. She d. 10 years later. (See Abbott gen.)
ELIZABETH ROGERS, b. March 13, 1803; also m., 1837, Dr. James B. Abbott as his second wife. She d. in 1842.
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ENOCH ROGERS, JR.
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JAMES B. ROGERS, b. April 15, 1805, was for many years a resident of Walpole, Mass. He d. in Boston, leaving four sons: Elbridge, now deceased, George, William N. and Edwin.
LUTHIER ROGERS, b. June 7, 1809; m., 1834, Almira Nudd of Canter- bury and had a large family. They lived mostly in Loudon, where he d. Jan. 22, 1887. He had at his death 48 grandchildren and 34 great- grandchildren.
MARY STRAW ROGERS, b. at N. April 22, 1811; m. Samuel Lovering of Loudon. She d. at Loudon Nov. 7, 1863.
(Children of John and Sally Cofran Rogers.)
JOHN C. ROGERS, b. at N., 1807; m. Susan Hutchinson of Plymouth, Mass., where they resided for some years, coming later to his father's, where he d. May 3, 1847. They had two dau., Mrs. Deborah Thomas of Taunton and Mrs. Lydia Doty of 780 Pine St., San Francisco, Cal. Mrs. Rogers m. (second), Job Churchill in 1853 and d. at Marblehead, Mass., in 1863.
JEREMIAII ROGERS, b. at N., 1809, was employed as a young man in Boston, Mass., where he m., July, 1835, Elinor Damrell. He bought the farm of his uncle, Enoch, the next year and also that of his younger brother, Benjamin, Jr., and spent the remainder of his life farming. He d. in 1847. They had one dau., Clara. Mrs. Rogers m., 1852, Elias Abbott. (See Abbott gen.) After his death, 10 years later, she sold the farm to Dea. Robert Gray of Tilton and went to live with her dau. She was a semi-invalid and cripple for the greater part of her life, yet retained her energy under the most distressing limitations and lived to a good old age.
JOANNA ROGERS, b. at N., 1809; m., Feb. 17, 1831, Walter Bailey of Haverhill and resided there until his death, when she returned to care for her aged parents. They had three children. One d. in infancy; Joanna d. at 20 in 1858 and Walter R. now resides in Franklin Falls. The latter served in the War of the Rebellion in the Eleventh Massa- chusetts Regiment. He was neither wounded nor captured although in six battles, but he endured extreme sickness and marched once without food for three days. He m., May 22, 1874, Mrs. W. H. Cross and has one son, Harold P.
BENJAMIN ROGERS, JR., familiarly called "Old Ben," to distinguish him from his next door neighbor and cousin, spent his whole life in N. as a farm hand and was a noted ox teamster. He was a famous player on the Jew's harp and was never happier than when giving his long-drawn out concerts to an appreciative crowd of children.
(Children of Benjamin and Lucy Hoag Rogers.) (B. at N.)
FANNIE ROGERS, b. Nov. 20, 1802; m. Simeon Kimball of N. (See Kimball gen.)
BETSEY ROGERS, b. July 1, 1804; m. John T. Gilman and removed to Columbia. (See Gilman gen.) She d. in 1888. They had four children.
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LUCY RocEs, b. Oct. 2, 1806; m., 1833, Gilbert L. Frizzell of Cansan, Vt. They removed to Eau Claire, Wis, where she d. Dec. 31, 1576. They had seren children: Lucy, Gilbert, Allen, Alonzo, Ida, Orange and Oscar.
REBECCA ROGERS, b. May 15, 1810; m. Thomas J. Emerton and had three children: Benjamin, Andrew and Lucy. She lived and d. at Portage, Wis, Feb. 2, 1899.
HARRIET ROGERS, b. Nov. 7, 1812; m., Sept. 5, 1837, Joseph Kimball of N. (See Kimball gen.)
SALLY ROGERS, b. March 21, 1815; m. Ebenezer Thurston and, after a short stay in Hill, lived on the homestead until her death. She was a great reader and fine scholar and teacher for many years in Hill and in her native town. She first introduced singing and calis thenles-till then unknown-in country schools. (See Thurston gen.)
SAMUEL B. ROGERS, b. June 3, 1819; m. Susan Forrest of N., an experienced and popular teacher. He became owner of the homestead and repaired and changed the ancient house, or houses, to a modern structure. After living here a few years he tired of farm life, passed the home over to his sister and removed to Sanbornton Bridge, where he leased the brickyard and made brick for some years. He erected the brick house now owned by Jeremiah E. Smith and later became a merchant at Tilton and Haverhill. He resided at N. at the time of his death, June 26, 1865. Mrs. Rogers resides in Tilton.
BENJAMIN A. ROGERS, b. at N. Sept. 15, 1823, and d. at Houston Heights, Tex., March 15, 1904. (See portrait and sketch, Ministers of N.)
(Children of Samuel and Deborah Haines Rogera.)
(All b. at N.)
DEBORAH ROGERS, b. May 13, 1800; m., 1820, Thomas Clough Haines of Canterbury and resided on the main road near the Canterbury line. (See Haines gen.)
JOHN ROGERS read medicine and established practice at Bradford, Vt, where he m. Sally Couch. He removed later to Canaan, where he practised for many years and d. there at 70 years of age. He left three children. But one, Dr. Tristram Rogers of Plymouth, survives.
MARY ROGERS, b. 1804; m. Daniel Flagg and had five children: Jane, who m. George Bean of Laconia; two younger dau., who m. and lived in Bradford, Vt .; George and Charles, who were in the War of the Rebellion, the former in the army and the latter in the navy. George is an inmate of the Soldiers' Home at Togus, Me., and Charles lives at Hill. He m. Sarah Fifield of New Hampton. After her husband's death Mrs. Flagg resided in N.
(Children of Jesse and Martha Cilley Rogers.) (All b. at N.)
CLARISSA ROGERS m. Clark Batchelder in 1836.
ELIZA Roakas m. Levi Bennett of Lowell in June, 1842. She d. on
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Park St. in 1868. She had one dau., Ellen Bennett, who m. Jeremiah Foster of Concord, Dec. 5, 1865, and one son, Frank.
ELLIOT ROGERS m. Cynthia Dearborn of N., Dec. 12, 1836 (see Dear- born gen.) and removed to Hebron, where he d., leaving a son, John, with whom the mother still resides
JEREMIAH ROGERS d. at 20 years of age and sleeps besides his parents in the cemetery by the town house.
FRANCES ANN ROGERS m. Bradbury Batchelder of Franklin and re- sided for a time near Tilton, where he built a home on Park St., now owned by James Van Peabody. They had four children: LaRoy, Asa, Martha and Charles Wesley of 38 Fuller St., Brookline, Mass.
MARTHA ROGERS m. Asa Batchelder of Bath, Sept. 24, 1842, and d. in Lowell in 1898.
ELLEN ROGERS m. Jonathan Chapman of Vermont.
(Children of Luther and Almira Nudd Rogers.)
Four sons resided in Loudon
CHARLES ROGERS lived and d. in Connecticut. He served in the Third Vermont Regiment in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.)
JEFFERSON ROGERS served in the Civil War in the Seventeenth Regi- ment. (See Boys in Blue.)
DICK ROGERS, b. in N., also served in the army.
JOSEPH ROGERS, b. at N .; m. - Arlin and resides at North Con- cord. He is a farmer.
Fourth Generation.
(Children of Samuel B. and Susan Forrest Rogers.)
(All b. at N)
ORVILLE FORREST ROGERS, b. in 1844, graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York City. He was a surgeon in Virginia during the Rebellion. Afterwards he practised for several years at Brownsville, Tex. He was at the McLean Asylum and the Hartford Retreat for a while. Since a trip abroad in 1877 he has been in practice at 465 Washington St., Dorchester, Mass. He m. Josephine Tucker of Dorchester and had three children: Samuel For- rest, Josephine Tucker and Orville Forrest.
SAMUEL BENJAMIN ROGERS, b. 1852, was educated at Tilton Seminary and was a druggist in Boston at the time of his death in 1873.
LIVINGSTONE ROGERS, b. June 26, 1860, was educated at the Tilton Seminary. He has been in mercantile life for many years and is now located at Franklin.
(Children of Jeremiah and Elinor Damrell Rogers.)
CLARA A. ROGERS, b. at N .; m. (first), - Williams and resided in Concord and afterwards in Hill, where he d. She m. (second), Edward C. Payne of Hill, where they now reside. An unfortunate ex-
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perience with smallpox made her a valuable nurse in such cases and she followed this calling for some years.
Note .- Charles C. Rogers and his two sons, George B. and Herbert S., are the only descendants of this large family, who live in the vicinity of the ancient home and bear the name. (See Curry gen.)
ROGERS II.
NED ROGERS came to Tilton from Weare in 1902. He was b. in Salisbury, May 23, 1875; m. Lillian Melvin, b. at Weare, Sept., 1874. They have one child, Elbra M., b. Sept. 13, 1903. He is a member of the firm of Bayley & Rogers, general merchandise and groceries, successors of S. W. Taylor at Tilton.
Mr. Rogers is a member of Mt. William Lodge, No. 38, I. O. O. F., of Weare, and a member of Weare Patrons of Husbandry. Mrs. Rogers is also a member of Wyoming Grange at Weare. They reside in their newly-erected home on Arch St.
ROBERTS.
JOHN ROBERTS came to N. from Alexandria in 1837. He m. Pamelia Glines and had a family of six. She m. (second), Samuel Neal of Canterbury.
Second Generation.
JOHN ROBERTS, JR., b. 1835; m., 1851, Jane Morrill of N., b. 1831, and had three children. He was a trackman on the B., C. & M. R. R. for many years, becoming a farmer on the Windfall later and dying there of cancer in 1899. She removed to the home of her dau. at Tilton, where she d. in 1902.
WILLIAM ROBERTS was for years in the employ of the railroad. He m., Aug. 27, 1865, Diana Woodward Morrill of Franklin Falls. He served in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.)
GEORGE ROBERTS was also in the employ of the railroad until the beginning of the war. He was an expert marksman and was detailed as a sharpshooter. (See Boys in Blue.) He m. Harriet Keniaton and had six children.
MARY ANN ROBERTS, b. 1834; m., Nov. 20, 1852, Milton B. Neal. They had one dau., who d. in early womanhood at Canterbury. He was for several years superintendent of the Merrimack County Farm and is now a dealer in wood and lumber, with a residence at Franklin Junction.
LURANA ROBERTS spent most of her life with her sister and d. at Franklin.
PAMELIA ROBERTS m., Oct. 22, 1848, Joseph Chase of Canterbury.
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ROBERTSON ARMS AND OREST.
HOMESTEAD OF JAMES P. ROBERTSON.
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Third Generation. (Children of John and Jane Morrill Roberts.)
SMITH ROBERTS, b. Oct. 16, 1853; m. Ellen Keniston of N. and had one dau., Rose. He m. (second), Oct. 10, 1890, Mary Weed of Gil- manton and d. at N. Dec. 25, 1904. He was injured by a passing train in 1875 and never fully recovered.
EMMA J. ROBERTS, b. April 8, 1861; m. Ora Fifield of Belmont and resided at Tilton Highlands, where he d. after a long illness. Their four children were educated at the Episcopal Orphans' Home at Mill- ville, Concord. She purchased in 1900 a home on Howard Ave., where she now resides.
ELLA J. ROBERTS, b. June 4, 1867; m. B. Frank Ayers, who owns the Horace Sewall place on Oak Hill. They have one child. (See Ayers gen.)
(Children of George and Laura Keniston Roberts.)
· But one of this family remains in town.
ANNIE ROBERTS m. (first), George Whitney of N. and had a son, who d. in infancy. She m. (second), Charles Sanborn of Wilmot, Nov. 25, 1892. They resided at the Depot, where he was station agent and telegrapher. He purchased the grocery business of Samuel Emery and d. suddenly June 13, 1903.
ROBERTSON FAMILY. (See portraits.)
The Robertsons composed one of the oldest of the Scottish clans, originally known as Clan Donnachaidh, or Duncan. Duncan, its founder, was a descendant of the ancient Earls of Athol, as proven by him and his descendants being designated, "de Atholia," in ancient charters. His patronymic was Donnachaidh Reamhair, or Duncan the Fat. (There were no surnames in use in his day). He was b. about 1275 and he inherited from his father, Andrew de Atholia, a portion of the ancient earldom of Athol. He was the first of the Lairds of Struan, or Strowan, the designation of the oldest branch of the Robertsons to this day. He was an adherent of Robert Bruce and entertained and protected that king and his queen when in hiding after the defeat at Methven in 1306. Indeed, if the story of the spider's web be true, it is part of the history of the Robertson clan.
When he d., about 1355, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Robert, so named at the request of Robert Bruce himself. Under him the clan took part in the famous "Raid of Angus," 1392, and part of the estates were forfeited to the crown.
His only son, Duncan, succeeded him as chief. He had three sons. The eldest, Robert Ruadh, or Robert the Red, succeeded him as fourth "Baron de Atholia."
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His chieftainship marked an era in the history of Scotland and of the clan.
When King James I was cruelly murdered in the Blackfriars' Mon- astery at Perth in 1436, Robert Ruadh was among the foremost in the search for the murderers and, with John Stuart Gorm, succeeded in capturing the principal assassins, the Earl of Athol and Sir Rob- ert Graham, who were put to death with almost indescribable torture and ignominy.
When James II came of age, he offered to suitably reward Robert for his great service. With a modesty unparalleled in history, all the proud chief would ask or accept was that the lands he then possessed should be confirmed to him as a barony, which the king granted by charter, dated Aug. 15, 1541, and which is still in the possession of a descendant.
The arms of the chief had been a shield with three wolf heads, in commemoration of the chief having destroyed those savage beasts in the Athol district.
By the king's charter of 1541 these arms were augmented by the addition of a crest, a right arm supporting a royal crown, and, be- low, a savage or naked man in chains, with the motto, Virtutis gloria merces, "glory, the reward of valor." The supporters, the ser- pent and dove, are for the chief's arms only and signify, "Wise as the serpent, harmless as the dove."
The heraldic description is:
"Gules: Three Wolf heads erased. Argent; armed and langued Azure; Crest, a Dexter Arm holding up an imperial crown proper; Motto, Virtutis Gloria Merces. Under the escutcheon, a wild man lying chained." (This means: Shield, Red; Wolf heads torn off, not cut; silver; tongues extended, blue; the crown gold with purple lining, surrounded by pearls; the helmet, steel; all the rest in natural colors, "proper.")
The fine-leaved heath, "Dleuth Fhraoch," is said to be the ancient badge, but later the fern-in Gaelic, "raineach"-became the badge, hence Rannoch, the home of the chief from the 12th to the 19th cen- turies, at the head of beautiful Loch Rannoch.
The clan has two tartans, one for home and one for foray and hunt- ing. In the former the colors are red, green and blue, red predomin- ating; in the latter, blue and green predominating.
The clan has a stone reputed to have been brought from the Cru- sades or else from the place of the Standard at Bannockburn, which the chief always carries in war and without which defeat would be certain. It is known as "Clach-na-Bratach," or the Stone of the Stand- ard. It is still preserved and held as a precious relic by the chief.
The clan saved the day at Bannockburn. It served in the rebellions of 1685, 1715 and 1745. It has furnished soldiers and seamen, generals and admirals, in all the wars of the world for centuries. It has furnished to America many men of note in war, in statesmanship
James DRobertson
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JAMES LEWIS ROBERTSON.
MRS. JAMES LEWIS ROBERTSON.
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and in the service of the church, and while "glory" may be lacking among them, "valor" never was.
After the Scottish rebellions, many of the Robertsons fled to America to escape death at home.
Many more went to Ireland under England's promise to protect them, but finding those promises of no avail, they, too, came to the land that promised relief from oppression.
Among these immigrants was William Robertson, b. Feb. 8, 1703, in the north of Ireland, and d., March 7, 1790, in Pembroke. His wife was Margaret Woodend, a "Highland lass," b. Oct. 20, 1705; d., Feb. 19, 1785. It is said to have been a runaway love match. Their descendants have been among the builders of the East and are scat- tered all over the Far West-good citizens, loyal to their country and to their God.
JAMES PARKER ROBERTSON came from Bow to N. in 1841. He was the third in descent of William, b. 1703, in the north of Scotland, who came to Pembroke with his "Highland lassie," Margaret Woodend, and d. there .in 1785. Pembroke History says: "He came there in 1748." James came to the Austin farm on the banks of the Merrimack River in N. and enlarged the buildings in 1850-'52, retaining. a portion of the old Austin house, and began raising hops, a business his father, James, had followed in Bow. He planted his first crop in 1842 and continued this business until 1853. He was twice m. He m. (first), Jan. 22, 1828, Mary Ann Hammond of Bridgewater, and (second), May 1, 1861, Mary Ann Chase of Litchfield. The former d. April 22, 1860. The latter d. at Concord Sept. 6, 1898. He d. at N. Oct. 6, 1871.
Second Generation.
JAMES LEWIS ROBERTSON, b. at Bow Oct. 29, 1828; m., Dec. 25, 1851, Elizabeth Susan Carter, also of Bow, and came with his father to N. He labored in the machine shops at Franklin and Keene as a machinist, making tools, a part of the time. In 1855, he went to Kansas and worked as a carpenter, erecting buildings. He d. Dec. 17, 1856. They had one dau. "None knew him but to love him."
CHARLES HILL ROBERTSON, b. at Bow May 25, 1835. He m. (first), Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson, widow of his brother, and had a family of four. He was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and was a teacher some years, later becoming superintendent of the pub- lic schools. After his father's death he cultivated the homestead. He m. (second), Olive Ann Mills and d. Sept. 27, 1888. Mrs. Robertson now resides in Concord.
Third Generation.
(Child of James and Elizabeth Robertson.)
LILLIE LEWIS ROBERTSON, b. Oct. 11, 1856; m., Nov. 30, 1882, Charles Edward Hodgdon of Portsmouth. He is a dealer in ice. They have
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three dau., Cora Elouise, b. April 16, 1884; Mildred, b. Nov. 12, 1887; Winifred, b. Nov. 11, 1891; Augusta, b. Aug. 5, 1894; d. Sept. 24, 1894. Cora E. m., July 14, 1904, Albert Forest Witham. They have a son, Edward Forest Witham.
(Children of Charles and Elizabeth Carter Robertson.)
FRANK C. ROBERTSON, b. March 31, 1860; m., Dec. 5, 1838, Belle Woodbury Gile (see Gile gen.) and resides on Bean Hill. He is a farmer and dealer in farming tools, fruit, flowers and nursery stock. They have one child,
HAMMOND ROBERTSON, b. Jan. 27, 1862; d. Sept. 21, 1863.
SARAH HAMMOND ROBERTSON, b. July 18, 1865; m., Sept. 4, 1888, Amos Rouse of Stratford-on-Avon, Alderminster, England. After several years as a tradesman he bought the Obadiah Glines farm on the main road, where he d. Aug. 10, 1903, leaving three children: Bertha E., Elsie May and John Amos.
MARY A. ROBERTSON, b. Aug. 9, 1868; m., Sept. 18, 1895, Clyde Am- brose Gile. (See Gile gen.)
Fourth Generation. (Child of Frank and Belle Gile Robertson.)
EARLE VINCENT ROBERTSON, b. June 21, 1894.
SANBORN I.
WILLIAM SANBORN was the first of the name to settle in the town. He was b. at Epping Feb. 11, 1743. His father was a blacksmith there and d. in 1763.
He was a grandson of Ensign John, who lived in North Hampton and served in Lovewell's War in 1727.
William came to East N. when a young man and d. there April 14, 1807. During the early years of his residence there his cousin, Joseph Sanborn, cleared and lived on the farm now owned by the Shakers in Canterbury.
Two nephews, Mathew Neally and Jonathan Sanborn, came to N. about 1792 and bought land, as the records say, Nov. 16, 18 acres of Lot No. 35. In July he sold to Samuel R. Sanborn, physician, a part of original Lot No. 51, consisting of 55 acres with buildings thereon, excepting the schoolhouse and a two-rod highway, which, "if the town shall use as a public road," he shall have 55 rods from said highway. These lots were laid out to the original right of William Smith and Nathaniel Randall. (See Proprietors' Map.)
HODGDON FAMILY.
Mildred Hodgdon.
Mrs. Lillie L. R. Hodgdon.
Mrs. Cora E. H. Witham. Charles E. Hodgdon. Winifred Hodgdon.
CHARLES H. ROBERTSON.
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Second Generation.
FRANCIS SANBORN, b. at the north fields of Canterbury in 1770; m., March 31, 1792, Ruth Smith and d. in Gilmanton in 1848.
In 1792, the early records say, his father deeded one third of his homestead to him for £100. He had two sons.
Third Generation.
WILLIAM SANBORN, 2D., b. 1780 at N., had two sons and a dau. His wife was Peggy Cross.
JEREMIAHI SANBORN, b. at N. in 1796; removed to Dorchester, Mass. MARTHA ANN SANBORN, b. at N. April 10, 1807; d. at N. Feb. 11, 1810.
Fourth Generation. (Children of William and Peggy Cross Sanborn.)
AMOS COGSWELL SANBORN, b. at N. Nov. 16, 1805; m. and removed to Cambridge, Mass. They had two sons, James and Orville. They were all stone workers.
WILLIAM SANBORN, 3D., b. 1812.
PERSIS SANBORN m. Isaac Bodwell of Sanbornton Bridge. They re- sided there many years. She d. in 1869, aged 67, and is buried by the town house. He returned to Massachusetts, remarried and d. some years later.
SANBORN II.
MATHEW NEALLY SANBORN is said to have been a remarkable man in many ways. He was b. June 28, 1759, and served in the Revolutionary War. He was present at the surrender of Cornwallis and had a per- sonal acquaintance with General Washington.
He lived on the farm, on a part of which the Rand schoolhouse now stands.
He also served as a captain in the War of 1812.
Three children, Samuel Roby, Sally and John P., were b. in N. After leaving N. he was a dry goods merchant in Boston. He d. at Solon, Me., April 21, 1853, aged 94 years. He m. Phebe Roby, b. 1767, and d. at N. April 24, 1809.
Second Generation. .
SAMUEL ROBY SANBORN, b. at N. Feb. 3, 1791, became a cancer doctor and lived on the farm now owned by George Corliss. He afterwards practised in Dover, where he d. May 28, 1853.
Third Generation.
(Children of Dr. Samuel Roby Sanborn.)
ROBY SANBORN lived in Boston, where he had a stall in Faneuil Hall market.
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MARY JANE SANBORN m. and resided at Bratatree, Mas. They later removed to Canaan and d. there.
CLARKISSA BANBORT m. - Thayer of Bratatree, Mas. After Its death she returned to her mother's.
SALLY BANBORT m. John Molony and had a family of seven. (800 Molony gen.)
JOHN C. SANBORN, b. at N. Sept. 13, 1842, has been an oficial of the Old Colony Railroad for many years and is now manager of the Bos- ton Terminal Company of Boston, Mass.
MATHEW SANBORN, JR., went West and became a cancer doctor. RICHARD SANBORN became a tin worker and lived in or near Bos- ton.
SANBORN III.
JONATHAN SANDOEN, b. at Nottingham in 1760; m. May 16, 1785, Love Thomas, whose father, Joseph, d. of wounds received in the service of his country. His dau., Love Thomas Sanborn, received 200 acres of "bounty land" for herself and sister, Abagall. Mr. and Mrs. Sanborn lived on one of the Skenduggody Meadow lots. He d. in 1826, aged 66 years. They had 13 children. The farm later became the home of the Sewall family.
Second Generation. (B. at N.)
JANE SANBORN, b. Feb. 26, 1786; m. John Hannaford, b. 1787, and lived on the main road. (See Hannaford gen.) She d. and he m. (second ), Nancy Flanders. He d. and she m. (second), Jeremiah Calef of East N. and d. at Tilton.
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