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v. HANNAH M., b. 1849. unm. d. Jan. 17, 1871.
vi. FRANK LEROY, b. 1852; res. Buffalo, N. Y.
vii. JAMES BUCHANAN, b. July 17, 1856. Is a farmer and stone-mason of Plymouth. m. April 20, 1881, Sarah Raycroft; m. second, June 10, 1891, Lorinda A. (Ham) White, b. Antwerp, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1838, dau. of John Ham. One son : (1) Henry Page, b. 1883.
CLIFFORD.
1. COMMODORE W. CLIFFORD, son of A. and Susan (Boynton) Clifford, b. Cabot, Vt., 1845. m. Angeline L. Barry. He lived in Haverhill until 1879, when he removed to Plymouth. His wife d. Nov. 16, 1894. He served in 1st Vt. Cavalry, 1861-1865.
i. CARRIE IRENE, b. June 10, 1866. m. Feb. 26, 1890, Alonzo M. Haines, son of Henry M. and Paulina (Jones) Haines, of Waltham. She d. May 9, 1890.
ii. ANNA LAURIE, b. July 13, 1870. Plymouth High School, 1887. m. Orrie L. Davidson (see).
iii. JEANETTE LUTE, b. April 15, 1874. Plymouth High School, 1891. State Normal School, 1893. m. June 15, 1898, John Colby Marshall. They res. in Colebrook. Two children : (1) Hortense Barry, b. March 8, 1899. (2) Jeanette Gilman, b. July 18, 1901. COBB.
1. AUGUSTINE COBB was of Taunton, Mass., 1669, and August 13, 1679, he bought lands of John Cobb, a relative, and one of the proprietors of Taunton. The Oakland Cemetery now occupies a part of his farm.
2. SAMUEL COBB, one of the six children of Augustine 1, b. Taunton, Nov. 9, 1675, was a farmer. By wife Lydia he had eight children.
3. NATHAN COBB, son of Samuel2. m. Esther Dryar, dau. of William Dryar, of Rehoboth. He was a soldier, 1758.
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4. NATHAN COBB, son of Nathan 3, b. Taunton, Nov. 13, 1737. m. 1760, Abigail Shores, dau. of Benjamin Shores. He was an anchor- smith. He d. Taunton, Feb. 16, 1823. She d. 1833.
5. JONATHAN COBB, son of Nathan 4, b. Attleboro, Mass., March 7, 1770. m. Nov. 29, 17-, Sybel Holmes, b. March 28, 1780, dau. of William and Sybel (Smith) Holmes. He was landlord of "Cobb's Tavern," in Sharon, Mass., and postmaster. He d. July 16, 1845.
6. JONATHAN .HOLMES COBB, son of Jonathan 5, b. Sharon, July 8, 1799 ; Harvard University, 1817. He m. in Roxbury, Sept. 26, 1822, Sophia Doggett, dau. of John Doggett, of Boston. He was a lawyer, res. in Dedham, and was a register of probate, Norfolk Co. He d. March 12, 1892.
7. WILLIAM AUSTIN COBB, son of Jonathan Holmes 6, b. Dedham, August 4, 1845. He was a clerk in the general office of B., C. & M. R.R., at Plymouth, and later freight agent of the B. & M. R.R. at Woodsville. He res. in Plymouth, with brief absences when trans- ferred to other offices, from 1872 to 1886. He was register of deeds Grafton Co., 1885 to 1889. He m. Nov. 2, 1879, Anna T. Sullivan, b. London, England, Jan. 4, 1861. She d. Haverhill, Jan. 5, 1887. He m. second, Sept. 24, 1889, Mary Elvira Rollins, b. March 5, 1859, dau. of Henry G. and Harriet (Waddell) Rollins, of Newbury, Vt.
i. WILLIAM HOLMES, b. Plymouth, August 17, 1880; telegraph opera- tor, Bound Brook, N. J.
ii. JAMES HAROLD, b. Plymouth, March 19, 1882.
iii. SOPHIA DOGGETT, b. Plymouth, Dec. 6, 1884. Grad. High School, Woodsville.
iv. --- WENDELL ROLLINS, b. Nov. 1, 1890.
COCHRAN.
1. DEA. JOHN COCHRAN, ancestor of the Pembroke family, lived in Londonderry. Two of his sons settled in Pembroke, and some of their descendants have written the name Cofran. There were other families of Cochran in Londonderry.
2. JOHN COCHRAN, son of Dea. John, b. in or near Londonderry, Ireland, 1711; came to Londonderry probably with his father. He m. June 18, 1731, Mary MacHard, of Haverhill, Mass. In London- derry records her name is recorded Mary Machard. He was an early settler in Pembroke, and there built and operated a sawmill and a grist mill. He m. second, Margaret Owen. He d. July 22, 1799.
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3. ROBERT COCHRAN, son of John 2, b. Pembroke, about 1745. m. Anna Brown, and d. in Pembroke soon after marriage. She m. second, James Knox, b. May 11, 1748, son of William and Mary Ann (McNeal) Knox, of Pembroke.
4. JOSEPH COCHRAN, son of Robert 3, b. Pembroke, 1772. m. Margaret (Dickey ) Ham. He d. Nov. 19, 1843. She d. July 10, 1846.
i. ANN BROWN, b. July 6, 1804. unm. d. Plymouth, June 9, 1873.
5. ii. ROBERT, b. July 6, 1806.
6. iii. JAMES, b. March 6, 1810.
5. ROBERT COCHRAN, son of Joseph 4, b. July 6, 1806. m. Nov. 24, 1831, Harriet Gill, dau. of William Gill (see). He was a farmer of Plymouth, living on the turnpike near the schoolhouse. He was a selectman, 1842, 1843, 1845, 1846, 1851 and 1852. His wife d. Jan. 31, 1866. He m. second, Feb. 12, 1867, Elizabeth Bartlett, dau. of Sargent Bartlett (see). He d. April 15, 1878. His widow d. Nov. 23, 1886. Six children :
i. MARY ANN, b. June 23, 1833. d. July 19, 1850.
7. ii. JOSEPH A., b. March 10, 1835.
iii. SUSAN G., b. Oct. 30, 1836. m. Timothy Eastman Bayley (see).
iv. WILLIAM G., b. August 29, 1838. m. Feb. 8, 1870, Annette Burr. He lives in Kansas City, Mo. ; fruit merchant. (1) Robert Burr, b. May 2, 1873. m. Nov. 28, 1894, Willie Ella Sargent ; res. Kansas City. (2) Delphina Hudson, b. Nov. 5, 1874. m. Nov. 28, 1894, Frederic Allen Lamb ; res. Kansas City. (3) Luman Harrison, b. Nov. 12, 1878. m. Jan. 3, 1900, Thelma B. Obison. v. HARRISON MARDEN, b. March 17, 1841. unm. d. Plymouth, May 26, 1877.
vi. ELIZA G., b. Feb. 2, 1813. m. Samuel Monroe Morse (see).
6. JAMES COCHRAN, son of Joseph 4, b. March 6, 1810. m. Sept., 1834, Betsey R. Craig, of Rumney. He was a farmer and a brick mason of Plymouth. He was representative, 1849-1850, and a select- man, 1853. He d. in Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1868. She d. Nov. 23, 1878.
i. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. 1836. unm. d. Plymouth, March 13, 1860.
7. JOSEPH A. COCHRAN, son of Robert 5, b. Plymouth, March 10, 1835. m. Sept. 4, 1861, Elizabeth Higgins Rounds, dau. of Gerry and Sophronia (Davis) Rounds. She d. Feb. 4, 1877. He m. second,
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May 30, 1878, Edna Anna Bean, b. Jan. 27, 1844, dau. of John C. and Climenia (Burleigh) Bean. He res. in Concord, and was city clerk of that city from 1879 to 1903.
i. HELEN HARRIET, b. April 15, 1866. d. in Concord, May 3, 1894.
ii. ALICE GERRY, b. March 31, 1869.
COFFEY.
1. EDWARD COFFEY, son of Jeremiah Coffey, b. county of Cork, Ireland, Dec. 17, 1830 ; came to America, 1852. He m. Jan. 11, 1860, Hannah Corcoran, b. August 12, 1836, dau. of Patrick and Ellen (O'Connell) Corcoran. They res. in Boston a few years, removing to Plymouth, 1859. His industry has been rewarded, and by good citizenship he has earned the respect of his townsmen. Seven children.
i. JEREMIAH, b. July 8, 1861. unm. Res. in Plymouth until 1890, and is now a machinist in Baltimore, Md.
ii. JOHN, b. Dec. 8, 1862 ; was a bookkeeper in railroad office. He d. June 4, 1884.
iii. EDWARD, b. April 29, 1864. unm. Lived in Plymouth until 1890, when he removed to Boston. He is a machinist, B. & M. R.R.
iv. WILLIAM R., b. May 23, 1866. unm. A conductor B. & M. R.R. ; res. in Plymouth.
v. MARY, b. May 20, 1868; Plymouth High School, 1886 ; State Nor- mal School, 1887 ; Sister M. De La Salle, Convent of Mercy, Manchester.
vi. DENNIS NOBLE, b. Oct. 18, 1871. d. June 27, 1875.
vii. . ANNIE E., b. May 19, 1876. m. Herbert E. Jones (see).
COLBURN.
1. LEONARD COLBURN, son of Eleazer and Mary (Kimball) Col- burn, b. Hanover, Jan. 17, 1828. m. Anna Cochran. He enlisted, Sept. 6, 1864, Co. H, 1st N. H. H. A., and was mustered out June 15, 1865. He lived in Orford and Laconia, removing to Plymouth, 1881, where he d. Nov. 4, 1899. His wife d. while he was living in Laconia.
i. CHARLES HENRY, b. Orford, June 9, 1863. m. second, August 1, 1900, Alice Marion Savage, b. Marlborough, April 8, 1868, dau. of George and Isabelle (Morton) Savage. He is section foreman B. & M. R.R., and has res. in Plymouth since 1896. Four chil- dren : (1) Leonard Charles, b. Feb. 13, 1887. (2) Henry Willard, b. Sept., 1890. (3) Marion Addie, b. March 10, 1901. (4) George Savage, b. Sept. 8, 1902.
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ii. FRANK ENOS, b. Orford, June 16, 1864. m. Dec. 25, 1895, Laura (Straw) Elliot, of Thornton. He removed to Plymouth, 1898. (1) Clara Maude Elliot, b. April 11, 1890.
iii. EZRA LEONARD, b. Sept. 7, 1869. m. April 28, 1896, Ella M. Swain ; res. Laconia. (1) Gertrude Ruth. (2) Mara Rixford, b. July 6, 1889.
COLBY.
1. ANTHONY COLBY, the emigrant ancestor, was a planter of Ames- bury and Salisbury. He was granted land, 1640, 1643, 1654, and 1658. He d. Feb. 11, 1660/1. His widow, Susanna, m. second, William Whittridge, and d. July 8, 1669. Anthony and Susanna Colby had eight children.
2. THOMAS COLBY, youngest son of Anthony 1, b. March 8, 1650/1. m. Sept. 16, 1674, Hannah Rowell, b. Jan., 1653, dau. of Valentine and Joanna (Pindor) Rowell, of Salisbury. Freeman, 1677. d. Ames- bury, 1690 or 1691. His widow m. second, Henry Blaisdell.
3. THOMAS COLBY, eldest son of Thomas2, b. July 1, 1675. He was "a snowshoe man," 1708. He m. Frances - He d. June 4, 1741. One of his sons was Willebee, a name which occurs, spelled Willaby, in several New Hampshire families.
4. ABRAHAM COLBY, son of Thomas 3, b. probably 1720. m. March 23, 1742, Elizabeth Blaisdell, b. about 1722, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Jameson) Blaisdell, of Amesbury. With their eight children b. in Amesbury, Mass., the family removed to Bow, 1768, where his five sons res. In the register of the family by Harrison Colby, published 1894, nine children are named. It is reasonably certain that Sarah, b. Jan. 27, 1739, was not a child of this Abraham. He d. in Bow, 1809.
5. THOMAS COLBY, son of Abraham 4, b. Amesbury, Mass., June 22, 1756, and was twelve years old when the family settled in Bow. He m. 1775, Susannah Colby, b. June 4, 1749, dau. of Moses Colby, of Dunbarton. He was a soldier in the Revolution and a pensioner. He d. Bow, Dec. 25, 1848. She d. Dec. 14, 1832.
6. ABRAHAM COLBY, son of Thomas5, b. Sept. 22, 1784. m. July 9, 1807, Deborah Austin. He lived in Concord.
7. LEONARD COLBY, son of Abraham 6, b. Concord, July 10, 1811. m. Jan. 21, 1840, Sarah B. Rand, b. May 15, 1814. He lived in Pembroke. He d. in Plymouth, Jan. 22, 1888.
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8. GEORGE HENRY COLBY, son of Leonard 7, b. Pembroke, April 15, 1841. Manchester High School, 1859. He devoted the years of his life to railroad employment. After a res. of a few years in Bethlehem, he came to Plymouth, 1881, and was a capable station and freight agent in this town over twenty years. He was a civilian clerk, quartermaster's department, Army of the James, 1863-1865, and was a captain in N. H. N. G. many years. In the Spanish War he was the quartermaster of the 1st N. H. Regiment. He was a repre- sentative, 1891 and 1893. He d. in Plymouth, Feb. 5, 1903. (See Vol. I.) Mr. Colby m. Nov. 29, 1860, Ellen M. Hadley, of Milford, who d. in Littleton, March 20, 1878. He m. second, Lulu Etta Mit- chell, b. Campton, August 16, 1864, dau. of Frederic A. and Lucretia M. (Strong) Mitchell.
i. LEONARD THOMAS PIERCE, b. Dec. 9, 1861. m. June 30, 1888, Ella M. (Tucker) Hodson, b. June 30, 1850, dau. of Dexter P. and Mehitable Brackett (Sanborn) Tucker, of Loudon ; divorced. He lives in Seattle, Wash.
ii. SARAH G. F., b. Oct. 31, 1863. m. Jan. 28, 1903, Elisha Peterson, b. 1858, son of Elisha and Anne (Glover) Peterson, of Duxbury, Mass. He is an undertaker.
iii. CLARENCE GEORGE, b. June 5, 1877. Plymouth High School, 1897, m. Dec. 3, 1902, Edith Daisy Weeks, dau. of Henry M. and Viola (Tenney) Weeks, of Concord. He was a clerk at railroad station. Plymouth. Res. Concord.
iv. SUSAN LUCRETIA, b. Plymouth, May 27, 1887. Plymouth High School, class of 1905.
v. RUTH FRANCES, b. Plymouth, Jan. 18, 1892.
COLCORD.
1. JOHN COLCORD, b. Newmarket, Dec. 11, 1745. m. July 10, 1777, Helene Carpenter. He was a ship carpenter, a lieutenant in one of the Continental regiments, appointed Nov. 8, 1776, resigned May 6, 1777. After the war he removed to Enfield, where he d. July 27, 1821.
2. ANTHONY CARPENTER COLCORD, b. Newmarket, Dec. 18, 1788. He m. Nov. 26, 1817, Ruth Aldrich, b. Lebanon, August 2, 1792, dau. of Clark and Mary (Hoyt) Aldrich. He removed from Enfield to Thornton, where he lived until 1863, when he removed to Plymouth. He d. Oct. 25, 1878. She d. Nov. 23, 1876. Five children b. Thornton.
i. EDWARD C., b. Dec. 11, 1818. d. a student, medical dept., Dartmouth College, Sept. 14, 1843.
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ii. MARY HELEN, b. Feb. 1, 1821. m. March 13, 1848, Benjamin H. Poor, of Bethlehem. She d. June 16, 1854.
iii. BETSEY ANN, b. Oct. 15, 1827. d. May 29, 1832.
iv. WILLIAM H., b. April 20, 1830. d. May 9, 1832.
v. BETSEY A., b. Nov. 28, 1832. m. Calvin Clark (see).
COLE.
1. REV. OTIS COLE, son of Joshua and Amanda (Hinds), Cole, b. Stark, Dec. 25, 1833. A faithful minister of the M. E. Church, whose kindness has been helpful to many and whose sincerity and ability command the love and respect of all. He was educated in the academies of Wilbraham and Westminster, Mass., and the Biblical Institute of Concord, now the School of Theology, Boston University. He was ordained a deacon by Bishop Kingsbury, 1867, and an elder by Bishop Clark in 1867. His appointments N. H. Conference have been : Henniker, 1865-1867 ; Hudson, 1868-1870 ; Lancaster, 1871-1873 ; Plymouth, 1874. Tennessee Conference : Central Tennessee College and Nashville, Ct., 1875-1876. New Hampshire Conference : super- annuate, 1877 1878; supernumerary, 1879; acting pastor, Cong. church, Paxton, Mass., 1878-1879 ; South Newmarket, 1880-1881; Suncook, 1882-1884; Haverhill, Mass., Wesley Church, 1885-1886 ; Bristol, 1887-1890; Portsmouth, 1891-1895 ; supernumerary, acting pastor, Cong. church, Paxton, Mass., 1897-1898; superannuated, 1901 -1904. Res. Haverhill, Mass. He m. Sept. 22, 1858, Lucy Jane Skinner, b. West Cambridge, now Arlington, Mass., Sept. 26, 1838. Two children.
i. HARRY JOSHUA, b. August 15, 1859. m. April 20, 1887, Bessie Plumer Garland, b. Feb. 25, 1857. She d. August 31, 1897. He res. Haverhill, Mass. Four children (1) Margaret Frances, b. March 3, 1888. d. June 29, 1895. (2) Arthur Harrison, b. Nov. 21, 1889. (3) Luella Winnifred, b. April 1, 1893. (4) Helen Edith, b. Feb. 3, 1896. d. July 18, 1896.
ii. MARY HELEN, b. Nov. 12, 1860. unm. res. with her brother.
COLE.
1. NATHANIEL COLE, date of birth and parentage unknown. m. Dec. 2, 1819, Abigail Flanders, dau. of Oliver (see). He d. about 1825. She m. second Samuel Morse (see). Two children, b. in Plymouth.
i. LYMAN, b. April 13, 1820. m. Nov. 4, 1849, Susannah Tufts (see Cilley family). He removed to Bedford, Mass., and there engaged in the business of a tin and sheet iron worker. (1) Quincy
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Sumner, b. June 8, 1855. m. May 21, 1884, Alice L. Jackson, res. Bedford, Mass. (2) Harriet Elizabeth, b. Nov. 6, 1857. (3) Charles Lyman, b. Feb. 10, 1862. d. Dec. 27, 1863. (4) Emma Rebecca, b. Feb. 10, 1862. d. Dec. 27, 1863.
ii. CYNTHIA MARIA, b. Oct. 14, 1821. d. young.
2. JACOB COLE, m. in Plymouth, Jan. 25, 1823, Betsey D. Spenser. He was taxed in Plymouth, 1818-1824. He d. August 22, 1824, aged 28.
3. JOHN A. COLE, m. in Plymouth, March 26, 1826, Mary Ryan, dau. of Isaac Ryan (see). He never lived in this town. He was a son of Isaac and Hannah (Atwood) Cole, and a brother of Hon. Benjamin J. Cole, of Lakeport.
CONDON.
1. MAURICE GEORGE CONDON, son of Martin and Mary (Gallinger) Condon, b. Jacatier, near Quebec, P. Q., 1844. He m. Littleton, Nov. 13, 1869, Catherine Elizabeth McDonough, b. Navan, Ireland, May 11, 1846. She came to Quebec in her girlhood and was living in Bath at the time of her marriage. He has been a section-hand on the railroad over twenty years, and has lived in Plymouth since 1880. Six children.
i. ARTHUR GEORGE, b. Gilford, April 14, 1871. d. Feb. 11, 1875.
ii. MARY ELLEN, b. Gilford, July 21, 1872. d. Oct 9, 1891.
iii. MARGARET MARY, b. Gilford, Feb. 5, 1874. Plymouth High School, 1891. Operator W. U. at Pemigewasset House.
iv. GEORGE MARTIN, b. Gilford, Oct. 11, 1875, d. Oct. 11, 1887. He was killed by the falling of a flag-pole on Plymouth Common.
V. EDWARD WILLIAM, b. Concord, Oct. 16, 1879. m. Adelia D. Quinn. vi. AGNES CATIIERINE, b. Plymouth, Feb. 19, 1883. Plymouth High School, 1901.
COOK.
1. SAMUEL COOK, a ship-builder, and wife Elizabeth lived several years at least in the part of Newbury, Mass., now Newburyport. His descendants have been more numerous in Campton than in Plymouth, but there have been several removals to Plymouth and so many inter- marriages with Plymouth families that a register of the family is demanded.
2. SAMUEL COOK, son of Samuel 1, b. Newbury, August 12, 1720. m. Feb. 18, 1745/6, Judith Bartlett, b. Oct. 7, 1726, dau. of Thomas
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and Hannah (Moody) Bartlett (see). He was one of the early settlers of Campton where he d. 1790. Judith, his wife, d. the same week. Their eight children were: (1) Moody, b. Nov. 9, 1751; (2) Ruth, b. April 1, 1753; (3) Thomas, b. August 8, 1756 ; (4) Samuel b. Nov. 29, 1758 ; (5) Cutting, b. March 4, 1761; (6) Eunice, b. Sept. 28, 1762 ; (7) Ephraim, b. Sept. 27, 1765; (S) Charles, b. Sept. 14, 1768.
3. LIEUT. MOODY COOK, son of Samuel 2, b. Nov. 9, 1751, settled in the western part of Campton. He was a soldier in the Revolution. He m. Sarah Elliot. She d. about 1800 and he. m. second, July 4, 1808, Hannah (Parker) Worcester, widow of Francis Worcester (see). She d. Jan., 1815. Eleven children by first and one by second marriage : (1) Thomas, b. May 27, 1779 ; (2) Judith, b. Jan. 2, 1781, m. Giles Merrill ; (3) Mehitable, b. Oct. 21, 1782 ; (4) Sally, b. Nov. 20, 1784; (5) Moody, b. August 15, 1786 ; (6) Polly, b. August 31, 1788 ; (7) Lydia, b. Oct. 18, 1791; (8) Edmund, b. Nov. 13, 1793; (9) Abigail, b. May 23, 1795 ; (10) Alvin, b. Nov. 8, 1797; (11) Charles, b. Dec. 24, 1799, d. Jan. 25, 1805; (12) Amanda Elliot, b. June 4, 1809.
4. CUTTING COOK, son of Samuel 2, b. March 4, 1761. m. Jan. 17, 1788, Elizabeth Merrill, dau. of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wyatt) Merrill (see). He was a prosperous farmer in Campton where he d. Nov. 27, 1836. She d. April 30, 1845. Twelve children : (1) Cutting, b. Oct. 7, 1788; (2) Betsey, b. May 9, 1790; (3) John, b. May 16, 1792; (4) Hannah, b. Sept. 18, 1793. m. Joseph Clark (see); (5) Samuel, b. August 31, 1795 ; (6) Jemima, b. June 10, 1797 ; (7) Sally, b. March 20, 1799 ; (8) Judith, b. April 30, 1801; (9) Mehitable, b. April 7, 1803; (10) Zebedee, b. Nov. 16, 1806; (11) Lucinda, b. May 8, 1809 ; (12) Lydia, b. April 12, 1810.
5. EPHRAIM COOK, son of Samuel 2, b. Sept. 27, 1765. m. Jan. 27, 1791, Sarah Merrill, dau. of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wyatt) Merrill (see). She d. 1814. He m. second, March, 1815, Phebe Russell. He was a captain. He lived in Plymouth from 1811 until his death in the year 1818. Eleven children by first, and two by second marriage. (1) Edmund, b. Sept. 8, 1791; (2) Moses, b. Sept. 20, 1792. m. Betsey Butler ; (3) Daniel, b. Feb. 19, 1794; (4) Ephraim, b. Nov. 7, 1795; (5) Jacob, b. May 28, 1797. m. Relief Merrill, dau. of Jacob Merrill, Jr. ; (6) Coffin, b. Feb. 5, 1799. m. Rebecca Baker, dau. of Hon. Moses Baker, of Campton. Their son, Corydon W., b. August 6, 1820, lives in
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Campton. (7) Sally, b. March 6, 1802; (8) Lois, b. May 22, 1804; (9) Charles, b. Nov. 28, 1806; (10) Gilman, b. April 14, 1808 ; (11) George, b. Nov. 7, 1810; (12) Walter ; (13) Almira.
6. THOMAS COOK, son of Lieut. Moody 3, b. May 27, 1779. m. Feb. 27, 1803, Betsey George, dau. of William George (see). She d. June 7, 1814. He m. second, March 16, 1815, Martha Bartlett, dau. of Dea. Ebenezer Bartlett (see). He d. Campton, Sept. 28, 1857. She d. August 30, 1859.
i. ALVIN, b. Sept. 4, 1804. m. Hannah French ; m. second, April 6, 1843, Catherine Cook, dau. of Edmund Cook.
ii. GILMAN, b. March 25, 1808. d. June 21, 1809.
iii. ARVILLA, b. Jan. 19, 1810. m. Dec. 10, 1834, Henry Spencer. Re- moved to Danvers, Mass.
iv. MALVINA, b. April 20, 1812. d. March 30, 1815.
7. V. WILLIAM GEORGE, b. June 6, 1816. m. Judith Merrill.
vi. ELIZABETHI, b. April 11. d. April 13, 1818.
vii. JASON, b. Nov. 23, 1819. m. Dec. 23, 1842, Annette Willey.
viii. ELIZABETH GEORGE, b. Sept. 9, 1823. m. May 22, 1845, Ozias Holmes.
ix. JUDITH, b. March 23, 1825. m. Oct. 9, 1856, Osmond C. Foss. d. in Plymouth, March 3, 1894.
x. MALVINA, b. July 30, 1830. m. Oct. 30, 1856, Charles W. Pulsifer.
xi. FANNY HALE, b. Oct. 12, 1832. d. August 25, 1833.
7. WILLIAM GEORGE COOK, son of Thomas 6, b. June 6, 1816. m. June 3, 1842, Judith Merrill, dau. of Giles and Mehitable (Elliot) Merrill. He lived in Rumney and removed to Plymouth, 1869. d. Plymouth, Nov. 3, 1871.
i. THOMAS. Res. Campton.
ii. MEHITABLE. d. aged 15.
iii. GEORGE PUNCHARD, b. July 27, 1845. m. Dec. 11, 1872, Elizabeth Ellen Page, dau. of Moody Page. He was a farmer, a deacon of the Cong. church. He removed, 1890, from Plymouth to Rum- ney. Four children : (1) Emily Eliza, b. April 12, 1876. Grad. State Normal School, 1898. Teacher. (2) IIetty Ellen, b. July 19, 1877. Postmaster Rumney Depot. She m. Oct. 1, 1903, Edward George Sprague, a physician of Barre, Vt. (3) William George, b. July 25, 1879. (4) Jason Osborne, b. Oct. 12, 1881. Student, Brown Univ.
8. MOODY COOK, son of Moody 3, b. Campton, August 15, 1786. He was a colonel and prominent in the social and business affairs of his time. He m. March 24, 1812, Lucy Eaton, dau. of Daniel Eaton (see). He d. in Campton, May 16, 1855. She d. March 1, 1869.
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i. SARAH ANN, b. Feb. 17, 1816. d. young.
ii. JOSEPH, b. April 21, 1818. m. Eliza A. Kenrick, dau. of Alexander, and Eliza (Barker) Kenrick. He d. Campton, June 12, 1891.
iii. DANIEL EATON, b. March 15, 1820. d. young.
iv. SAMANTHA, b. Jan. 31, 1822. m. June 26, 1850, Erastus Dole. She d. August 13, 1880. He m. second, Flora E. Hoyt, dau. of Dr. Peter Hoyt, of Wentworth. He d. August 2, 1902.
v. HANNAH PARKER, b. April 2, 1824. d. young.
vi. Lucy, b. August 3, 1826. m. May 8, 1852, Moses C. Dole. He d. Nov. 9, 1903. She d. Nov. 13, 1872. IIe m. second, Sarah Eliza Blair (see).
vii. HANNAH PARKER, b. May 14, 1828. m. Jan. 1, 1852, Thomas S. Pulsifer.
viii. ALMON HASTINGS, b. July 17, 1830. m. Sept. 11, 1855, Sarah Maria Merrill, dau. of Hardy Merrill (see). He was a farmer in Camp- ton. He d. May 1, 1901.
ix. DANIEL EATON, b. August 14, 1833. unm. d. July 30, 1897.
X. ARTHUR BEEDE, b. Nov. 26, 1837. m. May 17, 1871, Dora B. Foss. He d. August 20, 1903.
9. JOHN COOK, son of Cutting 4, b. Campton, May 16, 1792. m. May 20, 1819, Hannah Clark, b. April 10, 1796, dau. of John and Mehita- ble (Hutchins) Clark (see), and a sister of Rev. John Clark. He was a carpenter and bridge builder, and a prominent citizen of Campton, where he d. Dec. 1, 1869. She d. June 15, 1876. They had nine children, among these was Rufus Cook, b. March 18, 1826, an emi- nent civil engineer, who res. in Plymouth, 1881-1886, while locating the Pemigewasset Valley R. R. He returned to Minneapolis, Minn., where he d. July 12, 1903. He m. Ann Dillingham, who d. 1863; m. second, Mary H. Flanders, who d. 1870.
10. ALFRED COOK, son of John 9, b. March 13, 1835. m. March 24, 1863, Hannah Boynton, b. Thornton, May 17, 1839, dau. of David and Mary O. Boynton. He removed from Campton to Plymouth, 1871. He is a farmer, and a civil engineer, and an intelligent, useful citizen. He is a deacon of the Cong. church and has served the town as a selectman several years. Seven children.
i. CHARLES ALFRED, b. Feb. 21, 1864. unm.
ii. HERBERT MOODY, b. Sept. 26, 1867. d. March 15, 1885.
iii. JOHN MILTON, b. Feb. 9, 1870. d. Oct. 7, 1871.
iv. MARY HANNAH, b. Sept. 21, 1872. Plymouth High School, 1890. State Normal School, 1891.
V. ALICE ELVIRA, b. July 24, 1875. Plymouth High School, 1891.
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vi. JOHN HOWARD, b. May 20, 1877. Plymouth High School, 1892.
vii. FLORA ANNIE, b. June 21, 1882. Plymouth Iligh School, 1900. State Normal School, 1902.
11. EPHRAIM COOK, son of Ephraim 5, b. Nov. 7, 1795. m. Jan. 25, 1816, Hannah Dearborn, dau. of Michael Dearborn (see). She d. Oct. 4, 1827. He m. second, May 15, 1828, Sarah Bartlett, dau. of Dea. Ebenezer Bartlett (see), who d. March 9, 1862. He m. third, Mrs. Stanyan, and removed from Campton to Wentworth, where he d. April 10, 1884.
12. i. FREEMAN, b. May 2, 1816.
ii. DANIEL, b. March 3, 1818. d. Jan. 27, 1846.
iii. MARTHA, b. Sept. 24, 1820. d. 1825.
13. iv. EPHRAIM KINGSBURY, b. April 18, 1821. v. MARTHA, b. Jan. 9, 1832. unm. d. Oct. 9, 1863.
vi. HANNAH, b. Feb. 11, 1837. unm. d. August 17, 1868.
12. FREEMAN COOK, son of Ephraim 11, b. Campton, May 2, 1816. m. Jan. 19, 1836, Emily Lovejoy, b. Campton, April 13, 1815, dau. of William Lovejoy. He lived in Plymouth from 1852 until his. death. He owned the mills on Hazeltine brook. He d. Sept. 18, 1872. She d. in Laconia, 1903.
i. HENRY JUDSON, b. June 4, 1838. d. Jan. 21, 1839.
ii. CLIMENA FRENCH, b. Nov. 2, 1842. m. Perley F. Hardy. They lived in Plymouth, 1867-1871. (1) Elmer Edgar, b. May 5, 1861, d. Laconia, May 28, 1865.
iii. DANIEL FRANK, b. August 25, 1848. res. Laconia.
13. EPHRAIM KINGSBURY COOK, son of Ephraim 11, b. Campton, April 18, 1824. m. June 15, 1854, Sarah A. Randall (see). He was associ- ated with his brother at the mill, 1852 to 1859. Removed 1860 to Laconia.
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