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. ELLISON.
1. JOHN ELLISON, son of Jacob, b. Holderness, 1775. m. Mary Craig, b. Rumney, August 6, 1775, dau. of Alexander Craig, one of the early settlers of Rumney (see). He d. Oct. 3, 1853, aged 78. She d. Sept. 13, 1848, aged 73. Their dau. Charlotte was the wife of Oliver S. McQuesten ; and dau. Elizabeth m. James Ryan (see), and dau. Mary Jane, m. Capt. O. H. P. Craig (see).
2. JOSEPH ELLISON, son of John 1, b. Holderness, Oct. 15, 1820. m. Susan H. George, dau. of Josiah George, of Holderness. She d. in Plymouth, Oct. 9, 1901. He d. Holderness, June 20, 1886.
3. JOHN HENRY ELLISON, son of Joseph 2, b. Holderness, March 21, 1851. m. 1880, Emma Cushing, b. Charleston, Vt., dau. of Frank Cushing. He is a farmer, and has lived north side Baker's River, in Plymouth, since 1892.
i. SUSIE EMMA, b. May 18, 1882. m. John Elliot Merrill (see).
ii. CHARLES HENRY, b. Sept. 16, 1884.
iii. JOHN WILLIAM, b. May 16, 1887.
iv. JOSEPH, b. July 20, 1901. d. young.
EMERSON.
1. MICHAEL EMERSON, received a grant of two cow commons, and four acres of meadow in Haverhill, Mass., March 3, 1655. He m. April 1, 1657, Hannah Webster, dau. of John and Mary (Shatswell) Webster, of Ipswich, Mass. He was annually chosen a sealer of leather in Haverhill, from 1675 to 1702. Of their fifteen children the eldest, Hannah, b. Dec. 23, 1657, m. Dec. 3, 1677, Thomas Dustin. She was the heroine of the Indian massacre.
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2. JONATHAN EMERSON, son of Michael 1 and Hannah (Webster) Emerson, b. Haverhill, Mass., March 9, 1671. m. June 15, 1699, Hannah Day. His dwelling was one of the block houses of Haver- hill. In 1701 the garrison was assailed by the Indians, who were repulsed and two of the enemy were slain. He was a selectman of Haverhill and one of the grantees of Chester. He d. August 19, 1736. His son Samuel, b. 1707, m. Feb. 15, 1733, Sarah Ayer, and settled in Chester, where he was a justice of the peace, a selectman, and for more than fifty years a town clerk. His wife d. Nov. 18, 1751. He m. second, Nov. 26, 1754, Dorothy (Sanborn) Dearborn, widow of Thomas Dearborn. He d. Sept. 26, 1793; Dorothy, his widow, d. March 25, 1804.
3. NATHANIEL EMERSON, son of Jonathan 2 and brother of Samuel Emerson, Esq., of Chester, b. Haverhill, Mass., Sept., 1703. m. Oct. 17, 1728, Mehitable Eastman, b. 1707, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Green) Eastman, of Haverhill. He lived in Haverhill. He d. before Dec. 10, 1741, when the name of Widow Mehitable Emerson appears in tax-lists. She m. second, Jan. 23, 1748/9, Edward Abbot, b. June, 9, 1702, son of Thomas Abbot. He was one of the proprietors and a prominent citizen of Concord. He d. April 14, 1759. The record of birth of six children of Nathaniel and Mehitable (Eastman) Emerson is found in Haverhill.
i. HANNAH, b. Nov. 16, 1729.
ii. MEHITABLE, b. Nov. 24, 1731.
iii. NATHANIEL, b. June 24, 1735.
4. iv. SAMUEL, b. May 9, 1736.
v. MOSES, b. Feb. 3, 1737/S.
vi. JONATHAN, b. March 18, 1739/40.
4. SAMUEL EMERSON, son of Nathaniel 3 and Mehitable (Eastman) Emerson, b. Haverhill, Mass., May 9, 1736. m. in Rowley, Mass., July 12, 1763, Mary Little, b. Nov. 16, 1742, dau. of Nathan and Hannah (Mighill) Little, of Newbury, Mass. They lived several years in Newburyport, and removed to Plymouth, 1770. He rendered conspicuous service to the town, county, and State. He was a delegate to the fifth Provincial Congress, becoming a member of the first House of Representatives, 1776, also representative, 1777, He was appointed associate justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Grafton Co., 1776, and was chief justice from 1782 to 1806. (For a biography see Vol. I.)
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His wife, the mother of all his children, d. in Plymouth about 1815. He m. second, Dec. 31, 1818, Elizabeth (Brown) Parker, widow of Zachariah Parker (see). He d. Sept., 1819. She d. Nov. 21, 1827. The record of her death, entered by Samuel C. Webster, town clerk, is as follows : "Nov. 23, 1827. The widow, Elizabeth Emerson, formerly the widow of Zachariah Parker, and afterwards the wife of Judge Samuel Emerson was buried, having d. Nov. 21, 1827. This was the first funeral ever attended in Plymouth when a bell was tolled. The bell on the Congregational Meeting House in Plymouth, was raised, and hung, and rung, Nov. 12, 1827, and the - first bell ever rung in said town." Three children of Judge Samuel and Mary Little Emerson were b. in Newburyport, Mass., and eight in Plymouth.
5. i. NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 7, 1764.
6. ii. NATHAN, b. Nov. 16, 1766.
iii. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 30, 1768, was not taxed in Plymouth. He proba- bly d. young.
iv. HANNAH, b. Feb. 28, 1771. m. Oct. 14, 1792, Nathan Jewett, of Waterford, Me.
7. v. MOSES, b. May 30, 1773.
8. vi. EBENEZER, b. May 7, 1775.
9. vii. JONATHAN, b. April 27, 1777.
viii. MARY, b. March 18, 1779. m. March 17, 1805, Benjamin Johnson (see).
ix. JOSIAH, b. Sept. 17, 1781, removed to Maine. He had a family, but a record has not been secured.
10. x. WILLIAM, b. May 5, 1784.
11. xi. DANIEL, b. May 27, 1787.
5. NATHANIEL EMERSON, son of Judge Samuel 4, b. Sept. 7, 1764. m. Jan. 12, 1786, Sally Lovejoy, dau. of Phineas Lovejoy (see). He lived in Plymouth, where he d. August 17, 1808. She in. second, April 15, 1810, Matthew Ramsay (see).
i. SALLY, b. Jan. 10, 1787. unm. d. Plymouth, May 25, 1879.
ii. POLLY, b. Feb. 29, 1788. d. Nov. 17, 1801.
iii. SYBEL, b. Oct. 10, 1789.
iv. PHINEAS L., b. Sept. 3, 1791. m. Amy Willoughby, dau. of Jonas Willoughby. She m. second, William Nevins Wheeler (see).
v. HANNAH, b. May 5, 1794.
vi. DEBORAH, b. June 8, 1796. m. William Goold (see).
vii. LEVINA, b. June 5, 1798. d. young.
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6. NATHAN EMERSON, son of Judge Samuel 4, b. Nov. 16, 1766. m. in Plymouth, August 9, 1791, Mary Keyes, dau. of Ephraim Keyes (see). At the date of his marriage he settled in New Hampton. He was a farmer.
i. MARY. d. young.
ii. BETSEY, b. August 24, 1794. m. Josiah Shaw Hight, b. Pittsfield, Dec. 12, 1791. He lived in New Hampton several years at least, and possibly elsewhere. She d. Nov. 1, 1871. He d. Sept. 11, 1882. Eleven children, four of whom d. in infancy : (1) Darius K., b. 1817. d. Feb. 18, 1836. (2) Climena, b. Nov. 20, 1819. unm. d. Nov. 29, 1895. (3) Samuel Emerson, b. March 9, 1823. unm. res. Lisbon. d. in Benton, 1903. (4) Israel, b. Oct. 28, 1824. unm. d. 1860. (5) Josiah, b. Jan. 3, 1828. d. in Kansas, 1904. (6) Martin Van Buren. Removed to Wisconsin. (7) Mary Jane, b. Oct. 27, 1837. m. Dec. 15, 1864, Andrew Jackson Smith. She d. in Bristol, June 17, 1875, leaving two children.
iii. CHARLES, b. Oct. 31, 1798. m. July, 1823, Sarah Calley, b. New Hampton, Jan. 10, 1804, dau. of James and Rebecca (Kimball) Calley. He lived in Lynn, Mass., a few years, and later in Sanbornton. A respected useful citizen. He d. Nov. 25, 1879. Three children : (1) Rebecca Kimball, b. June 23, 1832. m. Feb. 7, 1869, Charles Thomas, b. Dec. 27, 1810, son of Joseph Thomas, of Sanbornton. (2) Belinda Eastman, b. March 19, 1834. d. Nov. 22, 1852. (3) Mary, b. May 10, 1836. m. May 25, 1862, Parker C. Quimby, b. Hill, Nov. 25, 1828, son of Jacob and Martha O. (Smith) Quimby. He is a blacksmith in Sanborn- ton. (4) Jonathan Wallis Emerson, an adopted son of Charles Emerson, b. March 17, 1852. m. Nov. 25, 1872, Sarah Rebecca Sweetzer. Res. in Sanbornton.
iv. VIRTUE, b. May 17, 1797. m. May 2, 1826, William Chase, b. Jan. - 16, 1797, son of David and Anna (Taylor) Chase. He lived in New Hampton, Bristol, and Sanbornton. He was a clothier. He d. Sept. 18, 1873. She d. May 26, 1865. Five children. (1) Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 30, 1827. d. May 3, 1854. (2) Eliza Ann, b. March 23, 1829. d. June 20, 1846. (3) Susan Maria, b. Sept. 1, 1831. d. August 26, 1856. unm. (4) Charles Carroll, b. Oct. 14, 1833. m. Dec. 25, 1865, Angenette Frost, b .. West Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 31, 1842, dan. of Ephraim and Caroline (Cutter) Frost. He removed, 1863, from Sanbornton to Franklin. (5) Philena J., b. Dec. 3, 1835. d. June 21, 1853.
v. MARY, m. Daniel Gordon, of New Hampton.
vi. SOPHRONIA, m. John F. Blake, of New Hampton.
12. vii. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 13, 1811.
7. MOSES EMERSON, son of Judge Samuel 4, b. May 30, 1773, was taxed in Plymouth from 1795 until 1807 and for the year 1813.
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8. EBENEZER EMERSON, son of Judge Samuel 4, b. May 7, 1775. m. June 10, 1812, Sarah Blake, dau. of Oliver Smith Blake (see). m. second, Sarah Sherburn, b. June 11, 1782. He was a farmer and was taxed in Plymouth until 1802, when he removed to Bridgewater, where he d. Feb. 25, 1861. She d. March 29, 1872.
i. JULIA, b. May 1, 1814. d. Sept. 13, 1822.
ii. MELINDA, b. April 22, 1816. m. March 8, 1838, Charles Adams, b. in Hill, Feb. 15, 1812, son of Israel and Anna (Ober) Adams, of Hill and Sanbornton. They lived in Bridgewater and London- derry. He d. Sept. 7, 1885. She d. Sept. 15, 1898.
iii. MARY ANN, b. Feb. 9, 1823. m. Thomas Shute (see).
iv. JULIA ANN, b. March 31, 1826. m. Ebenezer Shute (see).
9. JONATHAN EMERSON, son of Judge Samuel 4, b. April 27, 1777. m. Oct. 10, 1801, Dorothy Smith, dau. of Jacob Smith (see). He lived in Plymouth, where he d. May 10, 1816.
i. MARY. A deaf mute.
ii. JEMIMA, b. Dec. 13, 1804. m. George W. Ward (see).
iii. NANCY. m. John II. Currier, of Ryegate, Vt.
iv. MARIA, b. March 22, 1802. m. August 19, 1822, William Wil- loughby (see).
v. HANNAH. m. Brickett.
13. vi. GILMAN S., b. June 12, 1807. vii. ELIZA. m. - Webber. Lived in Paris, Me.
10. WILLIAM EMERSON, son of Judge Samuel 4, b. May 5, 1784. m. Dec. 2, 1819, Betsey Brown, of Campton. At the date of his mar- riage he removed to Alexandria, where he d. Sept. 5, 1846. She d. at the home of her youngest son in Newburyport.
i. MOSES, b. Alexandria, Dec. 16, 1820. m. Nov. 10, 1815, Harriet Currier, of Brighton, Vt., who d. Jan. 11, 1899. He has resided in Wisconsin since 1853. Farmer and market gardener. His home is in Lemonweir, Wis. (1) John William, b. Nov. 16, 1847. m. Dec. 25, 1871, Rosa Porter; res. Mauston, Wis.
ii. WILLIAM, b. 1824. Sailed on whaling vessel and probably lost at sea.
iii. EBENEZER, b. 1827. Clerk in jewelry trade. d. in Manchester, 1847.
iv. JOHN. Res. in Newburyport, Mass.
11. DANIEL EMERSON, son of Judge Samuel4, b. May 27, 1787. m. Sept. 27, 1810, Lucy Blake, b. Jan. 25, 1783, dau. of Oliver Smith
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Blake (see). He was a farmer in the south part of Plymouth. He d. June 11, 1866. She d. April 10, 1856.
14. i. ROSWELL BILLS, b. March 25, 1812.
ii. DANIEL GEORGE, b. Feb. 21, 1814. Was taxed in Plymouth, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1844, 1845. He removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he d. Nov. 15, 1880. He m. Mary Leavitt.
iii. DEBORAH INGALLS, b. July 14, 1816. m. Oct. 25, 1843, Isaac S. Allen, of Bristol. She d. 1853. Subsequently he went to Cali- fornia. One son, Ethan, a res. of Ashland.
iv. RUTH GEORGE, b. June 20, 1819. m. Drury F. Cummings (see).
15. v. IRA SMITH, b. May 28, 1824.
12. SAMUEL EMERSON, son of Nathan 6, b. Feb. 13, 1811. m. Anna Carter, b. July 10, 1815, dau. of Dea. Levi Carter. Except four or five years in California, he lived a farmer in New Hampton, where he d. August 11, 1892. She d. March 31, 1897. Eleven children.
i. INFANT SON, b. April 2, 1836. d. same day.
ii. MARY A., b. March 24, 1837. d. Oct. 27, 1856.
iii. HORACE WEBBER, b. June 7, 1838. m. Nov. 2, 1862, Lizzie Free- man, who d. Feb. 11, 1889. m. second, June 10, 1891, Metta Freeman. Since 1866 he has been a ranchman and cattle raiser in Wyoming and Colorado. (1) Dorothy Elizabeth, b. April 26, 1898.
iv. LAURA A., b. Dec. 31, 1839. m. Sept. 17, 1872, John B. Kelley. . v. LOVINA J., b. July 9, 1843. d. May 13, 1864.
vi. ABBIE S., b. Feb. 13, 1846. d. May 9, 1873.
vii. ALMEDA M., b. Jan. 25, 1848. m. Nov. 8, 1879, James A. Curtice. viii. CHARLES F., b. Nov. 5, 1849. m. June 11, 1877, Alice F. Kelley. Res. Livermore, Col., a farmer and ranchman.
ix. FRANCIS AYER, b. Oct. 7, 1851. Res. on the homestead in New Hampton. Representative 1889 and 1899.
x. ELLA C., b. Feb. 2, 1854. d. Feb. 7, 1856.
xi. ANTHA, b. Oct. 29, 1855. m. April 12, 1881, Lincoln A. Gray. She d. August 7, 1882.
13. GILMAN S. EMERSON, son of Jonathan 9, b. June 12, 1807. m. 1829, Ann Webster Hatch, b. Jan. 27, 1809. He d. May 25, 1873. She d. Dec. 27, 1877.
i. GILMAN SULLIVAN, b. June 15, 1830. m. Sept. 2, 1852, Emily A. Hatch. He d. June 26, 1903. (1) George G., b. July 29, 1854. d. May 25, 1856. (2) Mary A., b. July 30, 1857. (3) Addie R , b. March 22, 1859. (4) Emma G., b. March 9, 1863. d. August 16, 1863.
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. ii. GEORGE W., b. Oct. 15, 1835. m. June 22, 1864, Caroline A. Dean. m. second, Feb. 11, 1875, Kate Haskell. (1) George B., b. June 12, 1870. (2) Martha A., b. Nov. 10, 1871. (3) Arthur, b. Dec. 11, 1875. (4) Clara A., b. March 21, 1877. (5) Ann Sophia, b. Oct. 27, 1878. (6) Jennie Mary, b. Sept. 11, 1880. iii. MARY ANN, b. May 24, 1841. d. August 24, 1861.
14. ROSWELL BILLS EMERSON, son of Daniel 11, b. March 25, 1812. Was a farmer of Plymouth until 1847, when he removed to India- napolis, Ind. He was a contractor and builder several years, and later a manufacturer of sash and blinds. He was a member of the city ยท council six years, and was honored with an appointment by the gover- nor on the committee to escort the remains of Abraham Lincoln to Indianapolis, where they were to lie in state a few hours. He made several visits to his native town, and ever remained a loyal son of Plymouth. He in. in Plymouth, March 26, 1839, Mary Grimes, b. Orford, May 31, 1809, dau. of Nathan Grimes. She d. Oct. 13, 1875. He d. Feb. 9, 1892. Four children b. in Plymouth.
i. NATHAN, b. June 16, 1840. d. July 4, 1840.
ii. MARY LUCY, b. Sept. 11, 1841. m. Nov. 8, 1860, Henry S. Johnson, a farmer and trader of Indianapolis, Ind. He d. Nov .. 12, 1864. She res. Indianapolis.
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iii. GEORGE, b. Dec. 29, 1842. Enlisted in 7th Ind. Infantry, June 13, 1861. He was killed in the battle at Port Republic, W. Va., June 9,1862.
iv. JOHN BALDWIN, b. Feb. 4, 1845. Enlisted in 2d Ind. Cavalry, Sept. 13, 1861 ; he was taken prisoner in Tennessee, and when released returned to his company, serving three years. He m. Oct. 18, 1874, Amerillia McCaw. He is a manufacturer of sash and blinds at Indianapolis, Ind. His wife d. Oct. 19, 1886. Three children : (1) Ettie, b. Sept. 9, 1877. (2) May, b. May 29, 1880. (3) George, b. Oct. 19, 1886. d. Oct. 21, 1886.
15. IRA SMITH EMERSON, son of Daniel 11, b. May 28, 1824. m. June 6, 1850, Eunice Nutting, dau. of Thomas Nutting (see). Ex- cept a few years in Ashland, 1867-1872, he always lived in Ply- mouth. He was a glove dresser and farmer. He was an officer in the militia. His wife d. Feb. 16, 1897. He d. June 14, 1901.
i. MARY LIZZIE, b. Dec. 27, 1855. Res. Plymouth.
ii. THOMAS IRVING, b. Oct. 14, 1860. A carpenter and builder of Plymouth.
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EMERSON.
1. REV. JOSEPH EMERSON, son of Thomas, b. about 1635. m. Mary Woodmancy; m. second, Dec. 7, 1665, Elizabeth Bulkeley. He was a teacher at York, Me., and was ordained first minister of Mendon, Mass., 1669. With his people he fled from the Indians, 1675. He d. in Concord, Mass., Jan. 3, 1679/80. His widow m. second, John Brown, of Reading, Mass.
2. PETER EMERSON, son of Rev. Joseph 1, b. 1673. m. Nov. 11, 1696, Anna Brown, b. 1678, dau. of John and Anna (Fiske) Brown. He lived in Reading, Mass. Selectman, town clerk. He d. 1751. Nine children.
3. REV. DANIEL EMERSON, son of Peter2, b. Reading, Mass., May 20, 1716. Harvard University, 1739, ordained at Hollis, April 20, 1743. He was chaplain at Crown Point, 1755. An able minister at Hollis, fifty-six years. He m. Nov. 7, 1744, Hannah Emerson, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Moody) Emerson. He d. Sept. 30, 1801.
4. DR. PETER EMERSON, son of Rev. Daniel 3, b. Hollis, Nov. 7, 1749. Came to Plymouth 1770, and was a physician here eight years. In the summer of 1779, New Hampshire organized a regiment of six companies to serve six months in Rhode Island. Col. Hercules Mooney, then of Durham and subsequently of Holderness, was com- mander of the regiment. Daniel Emerson, of Hollis, a brother of Dr. Peter Emerson, commanded one of the companies, and Peter Stearns of Plymouth, was a lieutenant. Dr. Peter Emerson was commissioned surgeon of the regiment, and was in service from August 15, 1779, to Jan. 11, 1780. In the record of his appointment by the committee of safety he is styled " late of Plymouth." He m. in Plymouth, Jan. 2, 1777, Rebecca Hobart, dau. of Col. David Hobart (see). She d. August 25, 1778, aged 17. Headstone in Lower Intervale cemetery. He was taxed in Plymouth, 1771-1778 inclusive. He m. second, in Hampstead, Oct. 21, 1781, Mary Muzzey, b. June 25, 1756, dau. of John and Abiah (Hunkins) Muzzey. He subsequently lived in Hills- borough, where he d. Feb. 21, 1827. His wife d. May 27, 1820. Six children of Dr. John and Mary (Muzzey) Emerson.
i. SUSANNAH, b. Dec. 10, 1782. m. Feb. 1, 1809, David Pope. She d. Stanstead, P. Q., August 22, 1854.
ii. REBECCA, b. May 29, 1784. unm. d. Waltham, Mass., Oct. 26 1870.
iii. MARY, b. June 7, 1786. m. Dec. 30, 1818, William Pope. She d. Hillsborough, 1875.
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iv. DANIEL, b. Sept. 16, 1788. m. April 10, 1814, Joanna Walker. He m. second, August 24, 1834, Jane Elizabeth Heard. He d. in Waltham, Mass., Dec. 16, 1874.
v. HANNAH, b. June 25, 1791. d. March 4, 1829.
vi. JOHN MUZZEY, b. April 7, 1798. m. Rebecca Hodgman. He lived in Bradford, where he d. July, 1875.
EMERY.
1. MARTIN LUTHER EMERY, son of George Emery, b. Eden, Vt., Nov. 14, 1858. m. Jan. 1, 1879, Nina Lodema Coolbeth, b. June 4, 1861, dau. of Winthrop D. and Mary (Knapp) Coolbeth. Mary (Knapp) Coolbeth m. second, April 4, 1864, Charles Christopher King. They are the parents of Carrie Idella King, b. March 23, 1865, wife of Win. J. Peters (see). George Emery, the father, was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, serving in a Vermont regiment and d. in Libby Prison. Martin Luther Emery was a farmer at Eden, Vt., and vicinity several years, removing to Plymouth, 1900. Five children.
i. GLADYS MARIA, b. May 22, 1880. m. Dec. 5, 1899, William Hunter. ii. ERNEST ELWOOD, b. June 11, 1883. Student, Plymouth High School.
iii. WILLIAM ADELBERT ELVADO, b. June 3, 1SS5.
iv. RUFUS LEE, b. July 25, 1889.
v. NORA EDNA, b. June 28, 1893.
EMERY.
1, JOHN EMERY, son of Joseph and Dolly (Blake) Emery, b. Andover, 1804. Was a farmer and dealer in cattle. He lived in Plymouth from 1838 to 1856, when he removed to Holderness, where he d. 1880. He m. 1823, Sarah Fifield, dau. of Edward and Elizabeth Fifield.
i. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 7, 1825. m. in Plymouth, March 19, 1850, Edmund Moulton. Res. Oronoco, Minn. He d. 1890. She d. Sept. 25, 1901. Six children.
ii. HIRAM F., b. 1828. Taxed 1849-1853. m. Mary Ellen Bryant, of Andover. She d. Plymouth, 1853. m. second, Mahala Sackett, who d. 1859. m. third, Martha V. Emery. He d. Pine Island, Minn., 1886.
iii. JOHN, b. 1829. Res. Oronoco and Dexter, Minn. m. 1858, Pauline Cokine, who d. 1873. m. second, 1874, Mary A. Dickens.
iv. CALEB Cox, b. Jan. 4, 1831. Removed to Rochester, Minn. He is a prosperous farmer. He m. May 8, 1867, Helen M. George, b. Ohio, Dec. 29, 1844, dau. of Col. James George.
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EMMONS.
1. JOHN M. R. EMMONS, b. Bristol, Nov. 17, 1811, son of Benjamin and Sally (Sleeper) Emmons, and grandson of Benjamin Emmons, a native of Sandown who was one of the early settlers of Bristol. He m. March 7, 1843, Eliza Sanborn Chase, dau. of David and Deborah (Sanborn) Chase, of Gilmanton and Bristol. He was a miller and farmer of Bristol, and an active and honored citizen. He d. Dec. 10, 1888.
2. MARCUS LINNEUS EMMONS, son of John M. R. 1, b. Jan. 21, 1847. m. Dec. 7, 1880, Katherine E. Russell, dau. of Pelatiah Russell (see). He was engaged in the manufacture of gloves, and res. in Plymouth several years. He d. in Tilton, July 5, 1891. She m. second, Dr. Charles Reed Gould, of Tilton.
EVANS.
1. EDWARD EVANS, parentage unknown, b. about 1745. Came to Plymouth before 1770 and was taxed in this town until 1794. He m. in Plymouth, April 26, 1769, Elizabeth Snow, dau. of Joseph Snow (see). He served in Capt. Edward Everett's company, Col. Timothy Bedel's regiment, 1776, and early in 1777 he enlisted into the Continental service and was assigned to Capt. John House's company, Col. Cilley's regiment. After the resignation of Capt. House, in 1778, he continued in the fourth company of the regiment. He was wounded in the ankle and the wound did not heal. He was discharged in Dec., 1781, and was placed on the invalid list of New Hampshire and paid an annuity by the State until Sept. 17, 1789. He was a United States pensioner, dating from March 4, 1789, at $40 per annum. June 15, 1809, the pension was increased to $60, and after April 24, 1816, it was $96. He was living in 1834. There was another Edward Evans, of Salisbury, who served in Capt. Abbot's Company, Col. Stark's regiment, 1775, and was adjutant in Col. Stickney's regiment in 1777. He d. in Andover, May 16, 1818.
EVANS.
1. FREEMAN LEIGHTON EVANS, son of Nicholas and Deborah (Twombly) Evans, b. Strafford, Jan. 26, 1823. m. June 10, 1851, Mary Abigail (Howe) Lee. She d. May, 1877. m. second, Jan. 23, 1878, Mary L. (Aldrich) Nutting, widow of Abel Nutting (see).
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She d. March 17, 1895. He removed to Plymouth, 1868, and lived about eight years on Dearborn hill. Later he lived on the farm formerly of Abel Nutting in the south part of the town. Farmer and brick mason.
i. LEWIS ALLEN, b. Holderness, August 24, 1852. Res. Bridgewater.
ii. EDWIN BURNHAM, b. Campton, Jan. 20, 1855. m. Jessie Currier, dau. of Ed. B. Currier. Res. Ashland.
iii. FRANK HOWE, b. Campton, Nov. 26, 1856. Res. Boston, Mass.
iv. DELLA M., b. 1861. m. Jan. 15, 1889, Henry A. Johnson, b. 1851. son of Nathan and Betsey (Blake) Johnson, of Bridgewater.
V. ALALAH, b. Campton, May 30, 1863. m. Henry Mitchell. Res.
Bridgewater.
vi. LUCY ANN, b. Plymouth, Feb. 20, 1871.
EVELETH.
1. SAMUEL EDWIN EVELETH, son of John, b. Gilmanton, about 1837. He lived in Gilmanton. m. Hannah J. Brown.
2. CLARENCE MCCLELLAN EVELETH, son of Samuel Edwin 1, b. Gil- manton, June 22,1864. He has lived in Plymouth since 1880. He is a carpenter and builder. He m. April 5, 1887, Lizzie Maud May, b. Barton, Vt., May 18, 1867, dau. of Sanford and Sarah (Salisbury) May.
i. ALICE MAY, b. June 17, 1889.
ii. KARL SAMUEL, b. June 28, 1891.
iii. RUTH, b. Nov. 21, 1893.
iv. ESTHER, b. June 13, 1895.
EVERETT.
1. JONATHAN C. EVERETT, a native of Tyngsborough, Mass., was admitted to the bar 1811, and practised his profession in Hills- borough, Sandwich, and Meredith. Removed to Plymouth, 1825. He remained in this town three years when he removed to Tamworth, and subsequently to Dover, Me. He was a trustee of Holmes Plymouth Academy from 1826 to 1829. A record of his family, if any, is not available.
FAIRBANKS.
1. JONATHAN FAIRBANKS, emigrant ancestor, b. England, before 1600. Came to Boston, 1633, and settled in Dedham, 1636. He m. in England, Grace Lee. He d. Dec. 5, 1668. She d. Dec. 28, 1673, or May 19, 1676.
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2. GEORGE FAIRBANKS, son of Jonathan 1, b. England. Came with his father and res. in Dedham until 1657, when he removed to the part of Sherborn now Millis. He was a selectman and a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. He m. Oct. 26, 1646, Mary Adams, who d. August 11, 1711. He d. Jan. 10, 1682, drowned.
3. JONATHAN FAIRBANKS, son of George 2, b. May 1, 1662. Was the first physician of Sherborn, selectman and town clerk. He was drowned while attempting to cross the river from Medfield, Dec. 19, 1719. Hem. Sarah - who d. July 9, 1713 ; m. second, Annie
4. GEORGE FAIRBANKS, son of Dr. Jonathan 3, b. April 14, 1685. Lived in Sherborn until 1725, and soon after settled in Holliston. He was a soldier, 1725. He m. Dec. 24, 1706, Lydia Gay, who d. 1717. m. second, Dec. 18, 1718, Rachel Drury, dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Rice) Drury, of Framingham. He d. 1753. She d. 1780.
5. DRURY FAIRBANKS, son of George 4, b. Holliston, May 1, 1733. m. 1758, Deborah Leland, b. March 6, 1739, dau. of John and Lydia Leland, of Holliston. He lived in Holliston, where he d. June 19, 1786. She d. 1791. They had eight children.
6. REV. DRURY FAIRBANKS, son of Drury 5, b. Holliston, Mass., Oct. 13, 1772. Brown University, 1797 ; pastor of Congregational church, Plymouth, 1800-1818 ; pastor Congregational church, Little- ton, 1820-1836. Res. in Littleton until his death, Jan. 11, 1853. (See Vol. I.) He m. May 25, 1800, Lucretia Rockwood, b. Holliston, Mass., July 25, 1775, dau. of Timothy and Jemima (Underwood) Rockwood. She d. in Plymouth, Jan. 29, 1817. He m. second, Jan. 1, 1818, Sarah Worcester, dau. of Francis Worcester (see). She d. in Littleton, May 21, 1856. Seven children by first and one by second marriage, b. in Plymouth.
i. JOHN MILTON, b. July 19, 1801. m. March 20, 1827, Mehitable Knapp, of Lyman. He removed to Coventry, Vt. "He was a sterling, common sense man, of strong religious convictions, and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the community." He d. Dec. 4, 1869. She d. August 30, 1867. Two children.
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