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3. SAMUEL HOLMES PALMER, son of Peabody 2, b. Campton, May 22, 1825. Has lived in Plymouth since 1862. He has been a butcher and a farmer. For several years he has been disabled by rheumatism. He m. March 13, 1862, Jane Bartlett Little, b. Campton, Feb. 1, 1835, dau. of Henry and Clarissa (Bartlett) Little. She was a singer and the leading singer of the Congregational choir in Plymouth, and at many funerals she deservedly won the gratitude of sorrowing relatives. She d. June 13, 1885.
4. LEMUEL PALMER, son of Peabody2, b. Campton, May 15, 1834. Came to Plymouth, 1862. First N. H. Cavalry from March 30, 1864, to May 17, 1865 ; pensioner. unm. Now lives in Campton.
PALMER.
1. JOSEPH PALMER, b. 1767. Removed to Sanbornton, where he m. Nov. 16, 1790, Anna Sanborn, b. Sanbornton, April 24, 1771, dau. of Benjamin and Anna (Cate) Sanborn. He d. Sanbornton, Jan. 14, 1820. She d. Dec. 11, 1866.
2. WILLIAM H. PALMER, son of Joseph 1, b. Sanbornton, March 17, 1810. m. July 5, 1834, Ruth Sanborn Cate, b. Sept. 6, 1816, dau. of James and Betsey (Sanborn) Cate, of Sanbornton. He lived in San- bornton and Laconia, removing to Plymouth, 1862. He was a farmer in South Plymouth. She d. Oct. 24, 1866. He m. second, August 2, 1868, Mary Grace (Avery) Warren, dau. of Winthrop and Judith (Hill) Avery, of Ellsworth, and widow of Warren. He d. April 10, 1892. She d. May 30, 1900, fatally burned.
i. ABBIE S., b .. August 31, 1839. m. Dec. 24, 1868, Charles F. Hutchinson, 6th N. H. Infantry, he d. April 30, 1873. She lives in Campton.
ii. HENRY MARSHALL, b. May 2, 1843. d. May 13, 1849.
iii. ALMA LIVONIA, b. May 6, 1852. d. August 24, 1855.
PARK.
1. WILLIAM PARK, son of William and Betty Park, b. Ashby, Mass., April 1, 1799. m. in Townsend, Mass., April 29, 1824, Lydia Truell, and lived in Townsend and in Ashby.
2. WILLIAM RICHARDSON PARK, son of William 1, b. Townsend, Mass. 1828. m. Lucy Malvina Ayer, dau. of Walter H. Ayer, of Haverhill.
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He lived in Haverhill, in Plymouth, 1871 to 1896, and in Rumney, where he d. 1899. His wife d. May 13, 1897. He was engaged in the manufacture of lumber. His dau. Jennie S. m. Jan. 21, 1880, Charles R. Gibson, M.D., of Woodsville. His dau. Cora L., b. May 1, 1869. State Normal School, 1877. m. Frederick P. Weeks (see).
3. WILLIAM RICHARDSON PARK, son of William Richardson 2, b. August 22, 1856. m. June 20, 1879, Elizabeth Andrews Dodge, dau. of Hon. Joseph A. Dodge (see). He lived in Plymouth from 1876 to 1896, and was extensively engaged in manufacturing and dealing in lumber. At the present time he has mills in Warren. Seven children.
i. MARY ELIZABETHI, b. Jan. 13, 1881. d. August 10, 1900.
ii. JOSEPH ALLEN DODGE, b. April 3, 1882. United States Military Academy, 1904. Second lieutenant 24th U. S. Infantry. Trans- ferred to 4th U. S. Cavalry.
iii. RICHARD, b. Nov. 20, 1883. United States Military Academy, 1907.
iv. RUTH AYER, b. May 9, 1885. Vassar College, 1906.
V. ESTHER MARGUERITE, b. August, 1887.
vi. KATHERINE LUCILE, b. Dec. 27, 1892.
vii. WILLIAM HUMPHREY, b. Dec. 13, 1897. d. Oct. 31, 1898.
PARKER.
1. JAMES PARKER, emigrant ancestor of one of several families of Parker early living in New England, from Wiltshire, England, was one of the founders of Woburn. Freeman, 1644. Taxed in Woburn, 1645, 1646. He m. in Woburn, May 23, 1643, Elizabeth Long, dau. of Robert Long, of Charlestown. He lived a few years in Chelmsford, and settled in Groton about 1660, where the more memorable labor of an eventful career was performed. He was a deacon and a captain, selectman of Groton much of the time, 1662-1699, and while a resi- dent of Groton he was also selectman of Dunstable, of which he was a proprietor. (See Butler's "Groton," p. 281.) His wife Elizabeth was the mother of all his sons. He m. second, Eunice (Brooks) Carter, widow of Rev. Samuel Carter.
2. JAMES PARKER, son of Capt. James 1, b. 1653. m. in Chelms- ford Dec. 11, 1678, Mary Parker, dau. of Abraham and Rose (Whitlock) Parker, of Chelmsford. They lived in Groton. Both were killed by the Indians, July 27, 1694.
3. PHINEAS PARKER, son of James2, b. Groton about 1684. m. Abigail - -, who d. Feb. 4, 1721/2. He m. second, June 14, 1722
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Elizabeth Bowers, of Lancaster. He was captured at the time his parents were massacred, and held in captivity four years. Hon. Samuel A. Green publishes the substance of a petition to the General Court, 1699, representing that the ransomed lad " was lame of one of his Leggs, occasioned by ye cruelty of ye Salvages." Six pounds out of the public treasury was given him. He d. in Groton, August 13, 1744.
4. PHINEAS PARKER, son of Phineas 3, b. Groton, Nov. 22, 1709. m. Feb. 11, 1730/1, Mary Kemp.
5. ZACHARIAH PARKER, son of Phineas 4, b. Groton, July 24, 1739. Was one of the party of explorers who came to the Pemigewasset Valley, 1762, and he was one of the grantees of Plymouth. He came to Plymouth with his Hollis associates, 1764. He served two months and nineteen days as a lieutenant in Capt. Jeremiah Eames's company upon the northern frontier. He was a good townsman and a consist- ent advocate of all measures to forward the settlement. (For additional notice, see Vol. I.) He m. in Hollis, June 21, 1762, Elizabeth Brown, dau. of Capt. Josiah Brown (see). He d. 1814, she m. second, Hon. Samuel Emerson (see).
6. i. JONATHAN, b. Oct. 11, 1777.
. ii. MARY, b. Dec. 24, 1780. m. Stephen Grant (see).
iii. SARAH, b. March 1, 1783. m. Bradbury Ferguson (see).
6. JONATHAN PARKER, son of Zachariah 5, b. Plymouth, Oct. 11, 1777, was a farmer of Plymouth until 1822, when he removed to Rumney, and ten years later to Newbury, Vt., where he d. Sept. 17, 1851. Mr. Wells, in history of Newbury, says of him : " Mr. Parker was a man of decided character, a wise adviser and safe counsellor ; his judgment was sought by his neighbors, as he was a man of rare ability." He m. Nov. 15, 1798, Polly Darling. She d. about 1820. He m. second, Susan George, dau. of Enoch George (see). He d. New- bury, Vt., Sept. 17, 1851. She d. at the home of her son, March 15, 1877. Six children by first and six by second marriage. .
i. ELIZA.
ii. MARY RUSSELL, b. March 22, 1801. m. William George (see).
iii. WILLIAM.
iv. CAROLINE F. m. Moor Russell Webster (see).
v. PAMELIA L., b. June 26, 1809. m. Daniel McCrillis, who d. Jan. 14, 1837. She m. second, June, 1839, Joseph Banks, who d. May 26, 1882. She lived in Corinth, Vt. After the death of Mr.
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Banks she lived with a dau. in Frankfort, So. Dak., and there d. April 2, 1893.
vi. WARREN. d. unm.
vii. ELIZA ANN, b. Rumney, April 14, 1826. m. George W. Miller, of Lowell, Mass.
viii. ENOCH GEORGE, b. Rumney, Nov. 27, 1827. Lived in Newbury, Vt., and later in Woodsville. He was proprietor of " Parker House," Woodsville, moderator and selectman of Haverhill, director of Woodsville National Bank, and an energetic, useful man. He m. Sept. 11, 1872, Matilda P. Cook. He d. at Wells River, Vt., July 9, 1900. Their only child (1) George Henry, b. Sept. 26, 1873. Grad. Dartmouth Medical School, 1895; was a physician of Con- cord ; now of Wells River, Vt. He m. July 14, 1900, Caroline Storrs, of Hanover.
ix. STEPHEN, b. Rumney.
x. MARIA, b. Newbury, May 6, 1833. m. John H. Wills, Farming- ton, Me.
xi. CHARLOTTE, b. Newbury, April 20, 1835. m. Augustus Wills, Vienna, Me. She d. May 6, 1871.
xii. MARTHA H., b. Newbury, March 30, 1837. m. Joel P. Felker, Wells River, Vt. She d. Sept. 10, 1855.
PARKER.
1. THOMAS PARKER, emigrant ancestor of many of the families of Parker of Grafton County, embarked from London, England, 1635. After a brief sojourn in Lynn he settled in Reading, Mass. Freeman, 1637. He was a deacon, a selectman, and for many years a leader in church and in town affairs. He d. August 11, 1683. His widow Amy d. Jan. 15, 1690.
2. JOHN PARKER, son of Dea. Thomas 1, b. 1640, lived in Read- ing. He was a selectman and is styled in the records Sergt. John Parker. He m. 1667, Hannah Kendall, b. 1650, dau. of Dea. Thomas Kendall, of Reading. She d. 1689. He. m. second, Thankful He d. 1698.
3. JOHN PARKER, son of Sergt. John2, b. 1668. m. Elizabeth -, and lived in the West Parish, building the third house in that part of the town. He fell from a horse and was instantly killed.
4. BENJAMIN PARKER, son of John 3, b. 1703. m. 1726, Sarah Foster, dau. of Samuel Foster, of Reading. She d. 1741. He m. second, Sarah Parker, dau. of Jonathan Parker. He lived some years on the homestead of his father, which he exchanged for the farm of his brother, John.
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5. REUBEN PARKER, son of Benjamin 4, b. in Reading, now Wake- field, Mass., 1732. m. in Reading, June 19, 1759, Sarah Wooley, dau. of Thomas Wooley, of Reading, and later of Richmond. He removed from Reading, Mass., to Richmond, 1765, and he is the ancestor of many families of Parker in New Hampshire. His wife d. in Rich- mond, Dec. 20, 1779. He m. second, Esther Townsend, who d. Oct. 20, 1811. He d. Jan. 10, 1825. He was a blacksmith, and the locality of his home is known as Parker Hill.
6. AMOS PARKER, son of Reuben 5, b. Richmond, Feb. 17, 1770. He m. Hannah Gilson. He was a brother of Silas Parker, the father of Hon. Levi Parker, of Lisbon. He lived in Lisbon.
7. REUBEN PARKER, son of Amos 6, b. Lisbon, Nov. 20, 179 -. m. Dec. 12, 1827, Mary Vilas. He lived in Concord, Vt., and in Wood- stock, where he d. July 2, 1862.
8. CURTIS LEANDER PARKER, b. Concord, Vt., July 14, 1838. Sixth N. H. Infantry. m. May 8, 1872, Eliza Jane Fox, b. May 8, 1845, dau. of Benjamin Fox, of Woodstock. He lived in Woodstock until 1888, when he removed to Plymouth. He was a farmer and a lumberman. Returned to Woodstock 1900, where he d. June 6, 1902. Three children b. in Woodstock.
i. RUBIE EARLE, b. May 25, 1874. d. Sept. 10, 1874.
ii. WALTER IRVING, b. May 9, 1876. d. Sept. 11, 1876.
iii. LEANDER Fox, b. Dec. 17, 1880.
PARKER.
1. BENJAMIN PARKER, b. Lancashire, England, 1801. m. Char- lotte Sutliff. He was a manufacturer of shoes. He had visited America, but d. in England, 1863. His widow came to this country and d. in Rutland, Vt., 1885. They had seven children who lived to maturity and all came to America.
2. JOSEPH PARKER, son of Benjamin 1, b. Lancashire, England, Jan. 15, 1838. He landed in New York, 1854. He served in the United States Navy, 1861-1864, and subsequently in the 9th N. Y. Heavy Artillery. He lived in California and other Western States, and in Thornton. He removed to Plymouth, 1892, and is a farmer on Thurlow Hill. He m. Frances Lyons, dau. of James Lyons, of New York City. She d. in Oakland, Cal., April 5, 1880. m. second, Eliza (Haley) Lamson, dau. of John Haley, of Hiram, Me. Three children by wife Frances.
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i: ADA F. m. Charles A. Todd, b. July 11, 1865, son of Addison and Harriet (Wood) Todd, of Rindge.
ii. FREDERICK H.
iii. MARIAN M. m. George A. Brooks.
PATTEN.
1. GEORGE PATTEN, son of Samuel Patten, b. Hillsborough, May 21, 1860. m. Oct. 24, 1887, Sadie M. Bennett, b. Plymouth, Me., Nov. 1, 1870, dau. of Franklin Bennett. He lived in Henniker and Bristol, removing to Plymouth, 1896. He is a farmer and occupies the Penniman farm, west of the turnpike. One child b. Henniker, and four b. Bristol.
i. GEORGE E., b. Oct. 31, 1888.
ii. INA F., b. April 21, 1890.
iii. WALTER F., b. May 10, 1891.
iv. ROY E., b. Jan. 5, 1893.
v. GRACIE M., b. Jan. 5, 1895.
PEABODY.
1. LIEUT. FRANCIS PEABODY, b. St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, 1614, son of John Peabody. Came to America, 1635, lived in Lynn and Ipswich, and removed 1639 to Hampton. Returning to Massa- chusetts, 1657, he settled in Topsfield. He was prosperous and influ- ential. He m. Mary Foster, dau. of Reginald and Judith Foster, of Ipswich. He d. Feb. 19, 1697/8. She d. April 9, 1705.
2. ISAAC PEABODY, son of Lieut. Francis 1, b. Hampton, 1648. By the will of his father he inherited the mills in Topsfield and the dwelling-house by the mill. He m. Mary Estes, and d. 1727.
3. CORNET FRANCIS PEABODY, son of Isaac 2, b. Topsfield, Dec. 1, 1694. m. Jan. 27, 1715, Dorothy Perkins. He lived in Middleton, where he d. April 23, 1769. She d. May 3, 1771.
4. DANIEL PEABODY, son of Francis 3, b. Middleton, Oct. 18, 1728. m. June 4, 1750, Phebe Foster, b. Jan. 25, 1729. He was a soldier in the Revolution. Lived in Middleton, Mass., and in Warren, Me. He d. Jan. 6, 1801.
5. DAVID PERLEY PEABODY, son of Daniel 4, b. Middleton, June 18, 1775. m. Sarah Vickery. m. second, 1819, Mary Robbins, b. Jaffrey, 1788. He lived in Winchendon, Mass., and late in life removed to Rindge, where he d. March 15, 1857. She d. Feb. 1, 1860.
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6. JAMES PEABODY, son of David Perley 5, b. March 1, 1830. m. Nov. 28, 1860. Ellen A. George, dau. of Washington George, see. He was a mechanic and lived in several towns in New Hampshire, removing to Plymouth, 1875. He lived in West Plymouth, and after his removal to this town was a farmer on the Nathaniel Pike farm. He d. Jan. 18, 1890.
i. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Sept. 11, 1861.
ii. EDWARD ALBERT, b. Feb. 24, 1864. Lives in San Francisco, Cal. m. Dec. 30, 1899, Pauline Cohen.
iii. WILL LINCOLN, b. Feb. 10, 1867.
iv. ANNIE LOUISA, b. Nov. 12, 1873. m. Dec. 20, 1897, John Francis Rutherford, b. Lisbon, Feb. 18, 1857. A farmer of Campton.
(1) Francis Washington, b. Campton, Sept. 23, 1902.
PEBBLES.
1. JAMES PEBBLES, a blacksmith, removed from Salem, Mass., to Orford, 1797. He m. Martha Haskell. He d. 1860, at great age. A dau. of his son John m. Webster P. Blodgett (see), and a grand- son, Hazen Pebbles, m. Ellen Maria Blodgett (see).
2. JAMES PEBBLES, son of James 1, b. Salem, Mass., March 23. 1794. m. Dec. 30, 1819, Sarah Sloper, of Orford, b. March 25, 1798. He was a blacksmith and a farmer. He came to Plymouth with his son, 1862. They lived on the Joel Read farm at Lower Intervale. Soldier in War of 1812. He d. in Plymouth May 17, 1874. She d. Dec. 1, 1869.
3. ALBA JOHN PEBBLES, son of James2, b. Orford, July 1, 1821. m. Jan. 25, 1844, Almeda Andruss, of Thornton. He came to Ply- mouth, 1862. His wife d. Oct. 18, 1863. He m. second, Oct. 5, 1866, Phebe A. Coburn, of Holderness. He removed, 1873, to Holderness, and about 1882 he went to California. He d. in Golt King Co., Wash., Oct. 14, 1900.
4. i. GEORGE DALLAS, b. April 28, 1845.
ii. ASHLEY, b. August 21, 1852. d. August 23, 1854.
5. iii. BYRON, b. Sept. 7, 1855.
6. iv. AzRo G., b. March 9, 1858.
v. ASHLEY B., b. Feb. 23, 1861. Res. in Denver, Col. Is a major in the Salvation Army. He m. Jan. 9, 1888, Hattie M. Ripley.
4. GEORGE DALLAS PEBBLES, son of Alba John 3, b. April 28, 1845, Lives in Plymouth. He is a locomotive engineer, B. & M. R.R. and a
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veteran in the railroad service. He m. Feb. 2, 1867, Abbie Ann Coburn, b. Lowell, Mass., August 10, 1850. Five children.
i. LILLIAN DANA, b. April 12, 1868. m. Nov. 5, 1887, William C. Howland, son of Israel C. Howland, of Franconia. m. second, March 28, 1900, Frank H. Hall (see). (1) Annie Robbins How- land, b. August 8, 1888.
ii. BURDETTE VARNUM, b. Nov. 28, 1870. m. Nov. 25, 1891, Clara V. Champou, dau. of Napoleon B. Champou (see). He lived in Plymouth ; fireman on railroad. He d. by accident, July 6, 1897. A train at Bath was wrecked in a washout and three were killed. She m. second, Jan. 29, 1902, John James Dary. Three children : (1) Carl James, b. Nov. 18, 1893. (2) Burdette Varnum, b. May 26, 1895. (3) George King, b. August 6, 1897. One child of John James and Clara Dary, (4) Mary Emily, b. Feb. 26, 1903.
iii. DAISY DELMAR, b. May 28, 1874. m. Dec. 5, 1895, Samuel B. Hayes, son of Frank and Lizzie (Burdick) Hayes. Res. Concord. iv. GEORGE ANDREW, b. Jan. 2, 1879. m. June 25, 1902, Antoinette Matilda Sworoski, b. Chelsea, Mass., 1879, dau. of Joseph F. and Hilda (Janson) Sworoski. He is a telegraph operator at Wentworth.
v. MAY ABBIE, b. June 3, 1883. m. John A. Ellis (see).
5. BYRON PEBBLES, son of Alba J.3, b. Sept. 7, 1855. m. April 17, 1879, Susan M. Doe, b. New Hampton, 1861, dau. of Alonzo W. Doe. He lived in Plymouth until 1882.
6. AZRO G. PEBBLES, son of Alba J.3, b. March 9, 1858. m. Cora G. Nelson, b. Jan. 25, 1860, dau. of Rev. Chas. W. Nelson (see). She d. Jan. 7, 1889. He m. second, May 17, 1890, Emma E. Burns. He lived in Plymouth until 1891. [NOTE. Strike out line 12, page 492. Cyrus W. Nelson did not have a dau. Cora, and amend record of Cora on page 489.]
PECK.
1. REV. HENRY NORTH PECK, son of William Kellogg and Naomi (North) Peck, b. Harwinton, Conn., March 23, 1822, Amherst College, 1849, Auburn Theological Seminary, 1852. He was an able and respected pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo, Mich. He d. March 8, 1854. He m. Ada Porter, of New Hartford, N. Y. who d. at the birth of her only child.
2. REV. HENRY PORTER PECK, son of Rev. Henry N.1, b. Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 25,1853. Amherst College, 1878; Auburn Theological Sem-
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inary and Andover Theological Seminary, graduating at latter school, 1882. Pastor of Congregational Church, Plymouth, 1882-1889. (See Vol. I.) He m. 1882, Alice W. Russell, dau. of Hon. Thomas Hastings and Maria Louisa (Wiswall) Russell, of Boston, Mass.
i. HENRY NORTHI, b. April 15, 1883.
ii. RUSSELL HASTINGS, b. March 6, 1885. Student Dartmouth Col- lege, Class 1907.
iii. MARIA LOUISE, b. March 20, 1887. d. May 5, 1887.
iv. CHARLES RUSSELL, b. Feb. 21, 1889.
PENNIMAN.
1. JAMES PENNIMAN, b. in England. Came to America, 1631; free- man, 1632. He lived a few years in Boston and after 1639 in Brain- tree, Mass. He d. Dec. 26, 1664. In his will he names a wife Lydia and several children.
2. SAMUEL PENNIMAN, son of James 1, b. Braintree, Mass., Nov. 14, 1645. m. Jan. 6, 1673/4, Elizabeth Parmenter, b. Oct. 22, 1657, dau. of Dea. Robert and Leah (Wheatly) Parmenter. He was a lieuten- ant. He d. in Braintree, Jan. 16, 1704 /5.
3. DEA. NATHAN PENNIMAN, son of Samuel2, b. 1689. m. Dec. 5, 1716, Mary Farnum, b. Andover, Mass., March 16, 1694, dau. of John and Mary (Tyler) Farnum. She d. May 11, 1757. He m. second, Mary Holbrook, who d. 1759. He m. third, Widow Joanna Cheney, who d. 1766. He lived in Mendon, Mass. Was a deacon, a selectman, and a prominent citizen. He d. April 27, 1796.
4. JONATHAN PENNIMAN, son of Dea. Nathan, b. Mendon, Mass. July 30, 1719. m. in Uxbridge, Mass., Sept. 19, 1743, Elizabeth Taft, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Emerson) Taft, of Uxbridge. He lived in Uxbridge until about 1774, when he removed to Moulton- borough. He was an original member of the church and probably was the Mr. Penniman who was chosen a deacon. In 1779 he removed from Moultonborough to Plymouth, and when his son Nathan became of age and had a family they lived on the same farm. He d. about 1798. Seven children b. in Uxbridge, Mass., of whom three d. young.
i. ANNA, b. August 26, 1749.
ii. ADNA, b. July 24, 1755. Came to Moultonborough with his father and was an officer in the 3d Continental or Col. Scammell's regi- ment from Nov., 1776, to Jan., 1781. He was commissioned
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second lieutenant, Nov. 7, 1776 ; first lieutenant, May 1, 1778; captain, July 5, 1780. In the rearrangement of the Continental regiments in the autumn of 1780, there were more officers than companies and several were reduced in rank, or to use a term then in use, they were " deranged." In this number was Capt. Penniman. He resigned Jan. 1, 1781. From the army he came to Plymouth and res. here two years. He removed from Ply- mouth to Moultonborough, 1783. IIe m. in Moultonborough, Nov. 14, 1777, Alice Moulton. They had nine children, one of whom became the wife of Elder Ebenezer Blodgett, and one of James Blodgett (see). Capt. Adna Penniman d. Nov. 4, 1820. iii. BETHIA, b. Nov. 12, 1759. m. June 16, 1777, Benjamin Brown. 5. iv. NATHAN, b. Nov. 26, 1766.
5. NATHAN PENNIMAN, son of Jonathan 4, b. Nov. 26, 1766. Came to Plymouth, 1780. He m. in Plymouth, March 19, 1795, Bridget Blodgett, dau. of Capt. James Blodgett (see). He was a farmer and owned the farm now of Joseph A. Bartlett until 1802, when he lived in Campton about five years. Returning to Plymouth he owned and occupied the farm west of the turnpike now occupied by George Patten. He d. in Plymouth, June 12, 1831. His widow d. Feb. 12, 1846. Ten children.
i .. ELIZA, b. April 7, 1796. unm. d. Jan. 4, 1880.
ii. IRENE, b. Nov. 15, 1797. m. Walter Rideout (see).
iii. SARAH, b. March 28, 1800. m. Isaac Hill (see).
iv. LEVINA, b. Campton, Feb. 20, 1802. m. Newhall Pike (see).
6. V. CALEB DUSTIN, b. Campton, Sept. 4, 1804.
vi. ADNA, b. August 26, 1807. Lived in Plymouth until 1846. Removed to Chelsea, Mass. He d. Dec. 31, 1849, leaving no family.
vii. JOSHUA, b. April 23, 1810. unm. He lived in Boston, Mass. He became blind, and subsequently lived in Plymouth and Rumney. He d. in Rumney, May 25, 1874.
viii. JOHN, b. Sept. 10, 1812. Went to California.
ix. CHARLOTTE, b. July 31, 1816. m. July 2, 1846, John F. Milliken, of Haverhill.
x. JAMES, b. May 10, 1819. d. Sept., 1840.
6. CALEB DUSTIN PENNIMAN, son of Nathan 5, b. Sept. 4, 1804. m. Sept. 17, 1829, Clarissa Chesley, b. Nov. 24, 1809, adopted dau. of Ephraim Chamberlain (see). Her father was Thomas Chesley, of Rumney. He was a farmer and lived on the farm now of Joseph A. Bartlett, and the farm of Joseph Sanborn. He subsequently removed . to the farm formerly of his father, west of the turnpike. He d. May 1, 1888. She d. April 12, 1894.
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i. ADNA LEONIDAS, b. August 29, 1830. m. Nov. 6, 1856, Clara Ann Lavina Cummings. He res. Roxbury, Mass.
ii. CHARLES DUSTIN, b. Dec. 31, 1834. m. June 5, 1859, Ellen Judith Chandler. He lived in Plymouth until 1865, when he removed to Wells River, Vt., and there engaged in the sale of stoves and tin ware. He removed to Windsor, Vt., about 1876, and is a dealer in hardware and plumbing supplies. Three children. (1) Martha
. Ellen, b. May 20, 1861. d. June 5, 1862. (2) Cora Evelyn, b. Feb. 26, 1865. m. April 17, 1889, Arthur W. Harris, treasurer of Windsor Savings Bank. (3) Jennie Chandler, b. April 1, 1869. A teacher in the graded schools of Windsor, Vt.
iii. CAROLINE SOPHIA, b. March 27, 1838. m. William Harriman (see). 7. iv. JAMES A., b. Oct. 26, 1839.
V. JUSTUS BALDWIN, b. Jan. 8, 1844. Enlisted Sept. 12, 1862, 15th N. H. Infantry. Wounded severely in both feet at Port Hudson, La., May 27, 1863. d. at New Orleans, La., June 16, 1863. The name of the G. A. R. Post of Plymouth perpetuates his memory and silently yet forcibly continues to renew the lesson of patriotism and self-sacrifice.
vi. GEORGE B., b. 1847.
vii. CLARA C., b. April 13, 1849. unm. Res. in Plymouth.
7. JAMES A. PENNIMAN, son of Caleb Dustin, b. Oct. 26, 1839. Has always res. in Plymouth. He was engaged several years in the manu- facture of sash and blinds at Chelsea, Mass., but his residence was not changed. He has been a supervisor, member of the board of educa- tion, selectman, 1880-1882, 1888, representative, 1899.
PEPPARD.
1. LAWRENCE PEPPARD, of English ancestry and an honorable lineage, came from Ireland to Nova Scotia, 1760.
2. ANTHONY PEPPARD, son of Lawrence 1, lived and d. in Debert, N. S. He m. Elizabeth Lightbody, of Scottish ancestry. m. second, Sally Cotton.
3. JOHN WILLIAM PEPPARD, son of Anthony 2, b. Debert, N. S., August 8, 1827. Came, a young man, to Boston, Mass., and engaged in the manufacture of ladders. He removed to Rumney and established a factory in that town. He continued the manufacture until 1893, when he retired from business and removed to Plymouth, building a house on Summer Street. He was appointed a trustee of the State Industrial School, Sept. 20, 1876, a position he acceptably filled until Oct. 4, 1897. He m. June 18, 1854, Mary G. Merrill, b. March 4,
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PEPPARD - PERKINS.
1825, dau. of John Merrill, of Kennebunk, Me. She d. Jan. 20, 1862. He m. second, Oct. 22, 1862, Nancy H. Webster, b. Rumney, Oct. 22, 1824, dau. of David Webster and granddau. of Stephen 6 (see). She d. Feb., 1888. He m. third, Jan. 12, 1891, Climena French Elliot, b. Rumney, Dec. 2, 1844, dau. of Obed Quincy and Mary Jane (French) Elliot. He d. April 15, 1898.
i. JOHN EUGENE, b. March 20, 1858. d. August 5, 1881.
ii. WILLIAM MERRILL, b. Dec. 21, 1861. Came to Plymouth, 1881, and was a clerk in drug store of John S. Tufts until 1892, when by purchase he became proprietor. He m. Dec. 24, 1889, Alice Mason Tufts, dau. of John Sullivan Tufts (see). Three children. (1) John Tufts, b. Oct. 3, 1890. (2) Eugene Wight, b. Feb. 26, 1893. (3) Alice Lydia, b. Nov. 13, 1896.
PERKINS.
1. JOHN PERKINS, emigrant ancestor, sailed from Bristol, England, 1630, and after a residence in Boston settled in Ipswich, 1633. He was a deputy to the General Court, 1636. He d. 1654. His wife was Judith, and six of their seven children were born in England.
2. JOHN PERKINS, son of John 1, b. 1614. Lived in Ipswich and is known as Quartermaster John Perkins. Elizabeth, his wife, d. Sept. 27, 1684. He d. Dec. 14, 1686.
3. ISAAC PERKINS, son of John 2, b. Ipswich about 1650. m. 1669, Hannah Knight. He d. 1725. Eight children.
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