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Resigning this office in March, 1841, he was at the same time elected a member of the legislature, and during the first week of the session received the appointment of super- intendent of the Boston Asylum and Farm School in Boston.
Obtaining leave of absence for the rest of the term, he entered immediately a new post of duty in Boston, which he held for fifteen years with very satisfactory results.
He returned to Portsmouth in July, 1856, and was in March following elected mayor of that city, re-elected in 1858, and in 1859 elected for the third time by an increased majority, when he purchased a farm in Northwood, in view of the old homestead where he was born and passed his early youth, where he is now rcsiding, in his eighty-second year.
Robert Morrison was married in this town Sept. 25, 1825, by the Rev. Josiah Prentice, to Ann Edmond, daughter of Stephen Couch, a trader in Bath at the time of her birth, but who devoted the last years of his life to de- veloping the mineral resources of the valley of the Connect- icut, both in New Hampshire and Vermont, bringing into notice tlie quarries of mica in Grafton, organizing the Franconia Iron Company, of which he was the first agent, to manufacture iron from the ore he found in Lisbon ; and forming two companies in Vermont for the manufacture of copperas, which, after his decease, were both merged into one at Thetford.
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Both of Mrs. Morrison's parents were natives of Con- necticut, her father having been the son of Stephen Couch of Fairfield, and her mother, Ann Edmond, daughter of Robert Edmond, of Ridgefield, and a sister of Hon. William Edmond, representative to Congress from that state during its third session, and afterward a well-known attorney and counselor-at-law in Vergennes, Vt.
Mrs. Morrison was born in Bath, June 15, 1796, where in April, 1813, she had the misfortune to lose both of her parents from an epidemic fever, and a few years after she came to Northwood as a teacher, keeping that summer and autumn two of the district-schools.
Being again invited here in 1819 she followed the same vocation in this and the adjoining towns until her mar- riage, improving the intervals to advance her own educa- tion by attending the academies both at Kingston and Bradford, Mass., where she was ever a close student.
She was a person of quick perception, ready wit, and of cheerful conversation, and uniting correct taste with a love of order in her household arrangement, she proved to be an efficient aid to her husband in the several positions he was called upon to occupy.
She died Jan. 1, 1872, in her seventy-sixth year, leaving two children, daughters, both born in Portsmouth. The eldest, Ann Edmond, born April 16, 1834, was married in Boston, Jan. 28, 1853, by the Rev. S. H. Winkley, to Thomas M. Thompson, now an attorney and counselor-at-law in Chi- cago. The other, Augusta Elizabeth, born May 31, 1839, was married in Portsmouth April 15, 1858, by Rev. Dr. Peabody, to Edward N. Fuller, at that time editor and proprietor of the Newark Journal, N. J., in which state she residcd until filial duty called her to the home of her parents in this town a few months previous to her mother's deccase.
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NEALLEY FAMILY.
Jolin Nealley, the progenitor of the Northwood Nealleys, was one of the early settlers of Northwood. He owned and lived on the farm on which the present John Nealley now resides, and built the first house upon it. He was a grand- son of the first William Nealley, who settled in Nottingham, and probably a son of John, the third son of the first Wil- liam. He married Dorothy Burleigh, and they had three sons, Joseph, John, and Andrew; and three daughters : Sally, who married Dearborn Bachelder of Meredith ; Elsie, who married Joshua Furber of Nottingham ; and another daughter, who married Thomas Furber of Not- tingham. John Nealley, the second son of John, resided the latter part of his life in Hopkinton, where he died. Andrew Nealley, the youngest son of John, settled in Meredith, and resided there until he died.
Joseph Nealley, the eldest son of John, was born, lived, and died on the old homestead in Northwood, where his son, the present John Nealley, resides. He was at one time representative of Northwood in the New-Hampshire leg- islature. He married Polly Bachelder of Northwood, and they had six children, as follows : -
Harriet, who married Joseph Lawrence of Lee. He was for many years president of the Newmarket National Bank. They now reside in Lee.
George, born December 6, 1809, who removed early to the West. He studied law, and commenced practice in Ohio. He afterwards removed to Burlington, Ia., where he commenced the nursery business. He married, Janu- ary 13, 1846, Frances Mary A. Nealley, of Burlington, Ia., for his first wife. She died in Burlington, December 9, 1851. They had four children, one of whom died in in- fancy. Their eldest daughter, Mary Nealley, born January 17, 1849, married, June 5, 1873, Hon. William B. Allison, United-States senator from Iowa; George True, born July 6, 1847 ; Frances Ann, born December 9, 1857, married,
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October 16, 1876, George H. Higbee ; they have one child, George Greenleaf, born March 20, 1878. He married Elizabeth Davis of Burlington, Ia., for his second wife, February 12, 1854. They now reside in Burlington.
John, born July 9, 1812, the second son of Joseph, re- sides on the homestead. He married, November 20, 1834, Mary Durgin, of Northwood, born January 12, 1814, and died April 27, 1875. They had two daughters, Loanna, who married James C. Locke, and resides in Northwood, and Rouetta, who married Frank Furber, and resides in Northwood.
Charles, the third son of Josepli, commenced business as a merchant in Burlington, Ia. He was afterwards register of the United-States land office, at Iowa City. Finally, removing to Muscatine, Ia., he again commenced business as a merchant, which he continued while he lived. He married Abagail, a daughter of Governor Lucas of Iowa, for his first wife, and Sarah Dodge of Hampton Falls, for his second wife. He died in Muscatine, Ia.
Mary Ann, the youngest daughter of Joseph, died while on a visit to her friends, in Burlington, Ia., September 6, 1849, aged twenty-four years.
Joseph L., the youngest son of Joseph, married Susan Sherburn of Northwood for his first wife, and Sarah Mar- low of Burlington, Ia., for his second. He resides in Min- neapolis, Minn.
NORTON FAMILY.
Mason Norton was born in New Durham. He came to Northwood when sixteen years old, and spent four years with Col. Samuel Sherburn, learning the trade of a black- smith. He was apt to learn, and became master of his business before starting for himself. Prepossessing in his manners and correct in his habits, possessed of superior natural abilities, he inspired in the community an assur- ance of a noble manhood. He started in business for him- self when about twenty-one, erecting his shop near where
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the Congregational Church now stands. Business rapidly increased, and numbers of young men were taken into his employ as apprentices, among whom was the late Jonathan Hill.
Mr. Norton manufactured "edge-tools," and his axes became famous throughout all the neighboring towns, and were eagerly sought as the best that could be found, an in- strument of great utility in the early history of the town. He married Lydia Rollins, whose father lived near Jenncss Pond, and they had seven children, Eliza, Thomas B., John Creighton, Charles H., William, Catherine, and Lydia A. Thomas B. married Mary J. Bennett, and lives in North- wood ; Charles H. established himself in business when a minor, in Concord, and is widely known as a man of integ- rity, and as " mine host " by many a weary traveler.
He married Hannah B. Barton of Pittsfield, whose father died in the war of 1812. Their living children are two sons, Charles H. and William K. The latter married Anna L., daughter of Francis Ham of Exeter, and they have two children, Frank M. and Caribel F., and reside in Concord.
Mr. Norton represented, Concord in the legislature in the years 1849 and 1850.
Catlicrine married William King of Lowell, Mass., and soon after died ; Lydia A. married Amos B. Sargent, and they live in Concord. Mr. Sargent has been connected with the Prescott Organ Company for forty years, and for several years he has been master mechanic in it. They have two children, Frank A. and Susan C.
Mr. Mason Norton died in 1855, aged sixty-eight years, and his wife in 1848, aged fifty-nine.
PILLSBURY FAMILY.
Rev. Edmund Pillsbury was born in Tewksbury, Mass., March 12, 1738, died August 17, 1816. He married Sarah Hale of Newbury, November 22, 1759 ; she was born May 27, 1739, died March 28, 1761, leaving one son, John, who died July 6, 1761.
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Mr. Pillsbury married, for his second wife, October 22, 1761, Martha Hale, sister of his first wife, and she died April 11, 1800.
Their children were : (1) John Hale, born September 27, 1762 ; (2) Enoch, born December 17, 1763; (3) Thomas, born June 27, 1765 ; (4) Sarah, born September 18, 1768 ; (5) James, born August 26, 1770.
This James settled where Deacon Pillsbury resides ; he was born in Plaistow, died April 15, 1826 ; married Rhoda Smart of Exeter, July, 1795, who died February 7, 1856; their children were: (1) Polly, born April 13, 1796; (2) Martha Hale, born October 14, 1797 ; (3) Hilton Smart, born January 10, 1799 ; (4) Alpha Jefferson, born August 21, 1800 ; (5) Enoch Hale, born November 21, 1802; (6) Eliza Smart, born September 25, 1805; (7) Theodatha Batchelder, born September 28, 1807. This Polly married Jonathan Knowles ; Martha H. married Ephraim Foss of Barrington ; Hilton Smart married Sarah, daughter of Daniel French ; Alpha Jefferson married Margaret Caveno ; they had two sons ; removed West ; one son died, the other is a judge ; the mother is dead. .
Enoch Hale married Eliza Young, daughter of Isaac Young of Barrington ; she was born January 30, 1804 ; they were married November 29, 1827. Their children were : (1) John James, born September 21, 1828; (2) Charles Henry, born December 2, 1829, died ; (3) Eliza Jane, born April 27, 1833; (4) Alpha Jefferson, born March 9, 1836 ; (5) Josephine, born March 2, 1846.
John James married Juliet Tucker of Laconia, and they reside in Lynn, Mass .; Alpha J. married Eliza Tucker, sister of the wife of his brother, and their children are Mabel and Ethel ; they reside in East North wood.
The Rev. Edmund Pillsbury married, for his third wife, Hephzibeth Twombley, December 22, 1809; she was born October 24, 1740.
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PRENTICE FAMILY.
Rev. Josiah Prentice, son of Nathaniel S. and Martha Howard, born February 17, 1772, in Grafton, Mass., gradu- ated at Dartmouth College, Hanover, 1795, studied theology with Dr. Emmons of Franklin, Mass., and Dr. Burton of Thetford, Vt. ; removed to Northwood in 1798, and was ordained May 29, 1799. He married Nancy Wig- gin of Newmarket February 12, 1801, and was dismissed May 10, 1842. Mrs. Prentice died June 11, 1850; Mr. Prentice died October 28, 1855. Their children were : (1) Matilda E., born April 13, 1802; (2) Mary A., born August 8, 1804 ; (3) Martha H., born February 15, 1807 ; (4) Hannah W., born October 14, 1809 ; (5) Tryphena C., born July 12, 1813. (1) Matilda E. married Samuel B. Buzell of North wood September 30, 1832. Mr. Buzell died June 18, 1853 ; they had two children, George B. and Susan M. Mrs. Buzell died in Portland, Me.
(2) Mary A. married Abraham Perkins, jr., of Durham, June, 1830. Mr. Perkins died February 14, 1853 ; they had five children : Mary A. B., died July 8, 1851 ; Charles R., died August 1, 1835 ; Charles P., died May 26, 1862 ; Eliza- beth B., died May 31, 1842; Henry E., resides in North wood. Mrs. Perkins died November 26, 1875.
(3) Martha H. married Dudley F. Tucker of Deerfield December 31, 1829. They have had eight children : -
Martha A. D., who married Joseph A. Grace of Ports- mouth May 5, 1864 ; they have one child, Edward Prentice. Josiah Prentice married Hannah Ralston Whipple of Concord October 22, 1857, and resides in Boston, Mass. They have three children, Alice Ralston, John Prentice, and Winifred Howard.
Ellen N. married D. Dexter Smith of New Orleans November 29, 1877 ; Harriet N. C .; Austin H., married the widow of the late Benjamin Freese ; and Charles P., who married Susan Bradley Clough of Concord October 24,
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1871, and resides in Chicago, Ill. They have one child, Edwin Howard.
James W. died November 28, 1850 ; Isabella P. married George A. Wiggin of Stratham October 4, 1871 ; they have one child, Annie Prentice.
(4) Hannah W. married Rev. Samuel H. Merrill of Bar- rington October 31, 1831. Mr. Merrill died in Portland, Me., September 18, 1873 ; they had three children, Edward P., who resides with his mother in Portland, Me., Susan P., who married Thomas Reed, Esq., of Portland, Me., Marion C., who married Rev. Charles D. Barrows, and they reside in Lowell, Mass .; they have two children, Malcom Dana and Charles Dana.
(5) Tryphena C. married Grenville L. Remick of Pittsfield, February, 1839, and died October 2, 1841, leaving one child, Trypliena P., who married Jacob C. Gear of Concord, August, 1865 ; they have one child, Marion Belle.
PRESCOTT FAMILY.
Reuben Swain Prescott, born November 18, 1805, mar- ried, October 27, 1830, Mary B. Leavitt of Bangor, Me., born 1806, and died November 21, 1868, aged sixty-two. Mr. Prescott's father's name was Josiah, and his mother was Judith Swain. His grandfather's name was James, and his grandmother was Mary Thompson of Deerfield. Mr. Prescott, at the age of thirteen, entered a store at Exeter, where he remained until nearly twenty-one. He went to the State of Maine in 1826, and located himself in business at Exeter, where he remained until 1833, when he removed to Bangor where he now resides. He represented Exeter in the Maine Legislature two years, and in Bangor has filled many important offices, and has inspired those who have intrusted business to his management with un- bounded confidence in his sterling judgment and unim- peached integrity. His children are: Caroline A., born February 23, 1832, married, May 17, 1865, Rev. Sheridan
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Zelie, a Congregational clergyman; James Swain, born April 16, 1833, went to Australia in 1853, was in Calcutta in 1862, in China in 1864, and in Northern Australia in 1869; Charles Carroll, born January 26, 1836, married, August 17, 1865, Sarah E. Egory ; one child, Edith Mary, born May 26, 1867 ; Mary Elizabeth, born February 1, 1838, married, January 30, 1868, Charles C. Sargent of New York City ; one child, Grace Lilian, born November 16, 1868 ; Harriet Ann, born July 31, 1844, died November 3, 1846.
SHERBURNE FAMILY.
Henry Sherburne came to Strawberry Bank,-so called until 1653, since which it has been known as Portsmouth,- in the ship " James," in 1631. He married Rebecca, only daughter of Ambrose Gibbons, November 13, 1637, and died 1680. His wife died June 3, 1667. This Henry Sherburne was the last man received into the corporation of Nottingham under its charter, and was for many years its treasurer, and great confidence seems to have been re- posed in lim.
The children of Henry Sherburne and Rebecca Gibbons were : Samuel and Elizabeth, born August 4, 1638, twins ; Mary, born November 20, 1640 ; Henry, born January 11, 1642, died 1659 ; John, born 1647; Ambrose, born 1649; Sarah, born 1650 ; Rebecca, born 1654; Rachel, born 1656 ; Martha, born 1658 ; and Ruth, born 1660.
Samuel, son of Henry, married Love, daughter of John Hutchins, December 15, 1668, and lived in Hampton. He was killed by the Indians at Meregnoit in 1691, while act- ing as captain in King William's war. His wife died in Kingston, Mass., February, 1739, aged ninety-two. Their children were : -
(1) Francis, born March 14, 1670; (2) Elizabeth, born February 5, 1671; (3) Henry, born February 16, 1674 ; (4) Frances, born September 29, 1676; (5) John, born February 2, 1678; (6) Mary, born May 23, 1680; (7) Sa-
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rah, born January 14, 1682; (8) Samuel, born July 21, . 1684; (9) Love, born July 5, 1686; (10) Acharcus, a daughter, born February 23, 1692.
This John, son of Capt. Samuel Sherburne, was known as " Lieutenant John." He married, November 12, 1713, Jane, daughter of Abraham Drake. She was born 1691. Their children were : (1) Sarah, born July 8, 1715, who married Joseph Freeze, and died December 26, 1737, aged twenty-two ; (2) Margaret, born June 29, 1718, married Henry Dearborn, died January 19, 1738; (3) Samuel, born October 7, 1720, married Lydia Marston ; (4) John, born February 2, 1723, married Sarah -; (5) Love, born April 30, 1726 ; (6) Jane, born November 22, 1728; (7) Mary, born April 13, 1731; (8) Elizabeth, born No- vember 13, 1734 ; these last three dying of " throat ail," December, 1735; (9) Jane, born February 25, 1737, and died soon.
Lieut. John Sherburne settled in Epping, and his son John settled in Northwood, where now is the residence of John Day, and had one son and four daughters : (1) Jane, baptized October 14, 1744, married a Mr. Prescott ; (2) Mary, baptized October 26, 1746, married Levi Cass ; (3) Elizabeth, baptized July 30, 1749, married James Moses ; (4) Sarah, baptized December 29, 1751, married Thomas Hobbs of North Hampton ; (5) Samuel, baptized June 9, 1754.
This Samuel married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Hill, the first settler of that name in Northwood. This John and Sarah lived at first where the late David D. Bennett died ; subsequently, where Mr. Jacob Gile resides, having exchanged farms with Taylor Clark. Their children were : Sally, Benjamin, John, Betsey, and Deborah.
This Samuel Sherburn married, for his second wife, Nancy Randall, by whom he had, for children : Samuel, Nancy, Polly, James, Joseph, Abigail, Polly, Eliza, George, Uriah, and Warren P.
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(1) Sally married Samuel Batchelder, and became the mother of the present Gilman Batchelder.
(2) Benjamin married Nancy Durgin, daugliter of Samuel D., and lived where Mr. Hayes resides; his son Samuel lives in Manchester.
(3) John, known as Captain John, married, for his first wife, Abigail, daughter of George Tuttle of Lee, and for his second wife, Nancy Shackford, widow of Samuel Shack- ford of Barrington. By his first wife, he had ten children : (1) William B., whose first wife was Sarah Ann, daughter of Joseph Davis of Effingham, and their children are : Mary A. (dead), Joseph (dead), Daniel T., David S., Mo- ses H., Sarah Elizabeth, Frances (dead), William J., and Ida A .; (2) Sarah Ann, married Daniel Tuxbury of Ames- bury, Mass. ; he died at Newmarket; she subsequently be- came the wife of Simon Veasey, and is now living; (3) Samuel D., married Elizabetli Fogg, lived in Manchester, and died, leaving one son, Elberto, now living in Minne- sota; (4) George T., married Mary, daughter of Joseph Bartlett of Nottingham, and lives on the homestead, his children being Alice, Carrie, and John ; (5) John G., graduated at Dartmouth College, read law, and now resides in Lowell, Mass .; (6) Abigail J., became the wife of Charles Kelley of Gilmanton ; she died, leaving children : Mary, Charles, John, and George; (7) Catherine E., be- came the wife of Jacob Gile of Nottingham, now of North- wood, their children being Henry A., Clara, and Joseph ; (8) Susan, became the wife of Joseph Nealley, and died in Wisconsin in 1804; (9) Loanna S., became the wife of Edward H. Mead, and their children were Lulu, who died May 19, 1867, and Emma H. ; Mr. Mead died August 21, 1863, and she became the wife of Prof. A. B. Merservey ; (10) Charles H., married Miss Hammond, and lives in Minneapolis, Minn.
(4) Betsey, fourth child of Col. Samuel Sherburne, be- came the wife of Jolin Batchelder, son of Deacon Increase
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Batchelder, the father of the late Deacon Thomas J. Batch- elder of Deerfield.
(5) Deborah died young.
(6) Samuel married Mehitable Berry of Pittsfield ; she subsequently became the wife of Capt. Benjamin Batch- elder.
(7) Nancy became the wife of Jacob Batchelder, son of Deacon Increase Batchelder.
(8) Polly died young.
(9) James died unmarried, when about twenty-seven years old.
(10) Joseph married and lived in Upper Canada.
(11) Abigail married Ebenezer Ford of Nottingham, and lived in Charlestown, and in Haverhill, Mass., having two daughters and one son.
(12) Polly married Capt. Levi Batchelder, son of Deacon Simon Batchelder ; she is now living in Manchester.
(13) Eliza married Ebenezer Ford of Nottingham.
(14) George married Abigail Hall, sister of Rufus Hall of Strafford. He lived where Mr. Hayes lives; subse- quently he removed to Stetson, Me., where he died, leaving several children.
(15) Uriah married Adaline Durgin, daughter of John D., and she resides in Chichester, becoming, after the death of Mr. Sherburne, the wife of Hosea Knowlton, having one son, Charles, residing in New York.
(16) Warren P. married Elizabeth Demeritt of Lee, and resides in Durham, having for children, Henry, Andrew, Mary S., dead, Fannie, Emma, and Charles, dead.
SMITH FAMILY.
Dr. William Smith's father's name was John, who died at Salem, May 5, 1796, aged eighty-three ; his wife, Mary An- na, died May 18, 1821, aged ninety-nine years. Their chil- dren were : Mary, born 1743, died November 30, 1805, her husband being a Mr. Stewart ; Rebecca, born 1745, died Oc-
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tober 21, 1818, her husband being a Mr. Mann; Sarah, born 1747, died 1842 or 1843, being the second wife of Mr. Stew- art ; Betsey, born 1748, died January 16, 1839, being the wife of Solomon Smith ; John, born 1754, died February 12, 1840 ; Susan, born 1756, died December 15, 1816 ; Lydia, born 1758, died November 23, 1828, being the second wife of Mr. Francis Smith, who died October 5, 1837, aged seventy- five ; Margaret, born 1760, died April 7, 1813, being the first wife of Mr. Francis Smith ; James; Anne, died about 1831; William, born September 18, 1769, died August 11, 1833.
This William came from Salem to Northwood, and stud- ied medicine with Dr. Benjamin Kelley, who was also a native of Salem, whom he succeeded in the practice of medicine, Dr. Kelley removing to Loudon in 1797. Dr. Smith married, March 10, 1805, Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Clark, who came to Northwood from Stratham, March, 1773. Their children were as follows : -
(1) John, born December 18, 1805, married, July 7, 1836, Mrs. Pamelia Smith of Lowell, Mass., born November 16, 1813, died January 16, 1860. Mr. Smith was for many years a merchant in Lowell, Mass., where he died June 11, 1877.
(2) Susan L., born September 19, 1807, died October 6, 1872, became, January 2, 1834, the wife of Jacob Graves, born June 10, 1807, died February 17, 1856.
(3) Jonathan Clark, born September 5, 1809, died October 22, 1863; married Eliza M. Jackson, January, 1848, who was born 1819, and died February 26, 1849.
(4) George K., born October 2, 1811, married, January 27, 1842, Fidelia Wilcox, born June 25, 1816 ; they reside in Northwood, their children being Charles C., born October 21, 1842; Mary Ellen, born January 11, 1845, who became, De- cember 25, 1869, the wife of Warren G. Sanborn, born May 1, 1842, son of Dr. John Sanborn of Newmarket, a grad- uate of Dartmouth College, now residing in Maysville, Ky.,
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having two children, Mary S., born November 22, 1870, and Augusta W., born April 29, 1877 ; Juliette S., born November 19, 1848, a graduate of Coe's Academy; and George H., born March 8, 1851, marrying Ellen Brown.
(5) Mary A., born October 24, 1813, died February 11, 1850.
(6) Elizabeth C., born January 31, 1816.
(7) William, born March 26, 1818, married, October 18, 1854, Helen H. Baker, born August 20, 1832 ; they are resid- ing in Whitehall, N. Y., having one son, William B., born November 26, 1856.
(8) Margaret, born March 1, 1820.
(9) Sarah A., born April 21, 1824.
Mrs. Smith died March 17, 1843, aged sixty-three. Dr. Smith was a highly successful physician, and died, endeared to many, August 11, 1833, aged sixty-four. He taught school in 1795 and 1796. The following are from the rec- ords of the town : " Paid to Mr. William Smith for keeping school in the year 1795, $33.00." " Paid to Doct. Willm Smith for keeping school $13.25." Dr. Smith for many years taught singing-schools, and led the choir in the Con- gregational Church, and for more than twenty years was town clerk.
TASKER FAMILY.
John Tasker was born in England, came to this country and settled in Madbury about the year 1680. He had four sons born in Madbury, Ebenezer, Samuel, John, and Wil- liam.
Ebenezer, son of John Tasker, sen., had two sons, Ebenezer and Jonathan. There is no authentic record of the descendants of Ebenezer, jr., and Jonathan, only that Ebenezer settled near the White Mountains.
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