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i. SARAH, b. Boxford, Mass., March 22, 1768. m. in Plymouth, June 7, 1790, Elijah Paine. (See below in this register.)
ii. ELIZABETH CUSHING, b. Sept. 13, 1777. m. in Plymouth, March 2, 1795, Eliphalet Kimball, b. Bradford, Mass., Oct. 17, 1769, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Woodman) Kimball. He was an eminent physician of Orford, where he d. March 26, 1842. She d. Dec. 27, 1839. Ten children.
iii. MARGARET. unm. d. Williamstown, Vt.
iv. JANE. m. Paul Stanton.
v. JOHN DENNIE. Dartmouth College, 1799. d. Beaufort, S. C., 1802.
Elijah Paine, b. Brooklyn, Conn., Jan. 21, 1757, son of Seth and Mabel (Tyler) Paine, of Pomfret, Conn., grandson of Seth and Mary (Morris) Paine, of Pomfret, Conn. m. in Plymouth, June 7, 1790, Sarah Porter, b. March, 22, 1768, dau. of John and Sarah (Martyn) Porter. He was the foremost man of his time in Vermont. He was a lawyer by profession, and through life he was active in
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business affairs. Harvard, 1781; LL.D., Harvard, 1812; also Uni- versity of Vermont, 1825. He was a member of Constitutional Convention of Vermont, 1786; representative, 1787 to 1791; judge of Probate, 1789-1791 ; Judge of Supreme Court of Vermont, 1791- 1794 ; United States Senator, 1795-1801, Judge United States District Court, 1801-1842; trustee of Dartmouth College, 1806-1829. His home was in Williamstown, Vt., where he d. April 21, 1842. In his labors his wife was a helpmeet, in his honors a companion, and in the family a wise and loving mother. She d. May 31, 1851.
i. SARAH. d. young.
ii. SARAH. d. young.
iii. MARTYN, b. July 8, 1794. Harvard, 1813. Studied medicine with Dr. John Warren, of Boston. Practised in Montreal, P. Q., 1816-1822. Removed to New York, where he became eminent as a physician and author. His works comprise " The Cholera Asphyxia of New York," "Medical and Physiological Commentaries," 3 vols., " Materia Medica and Therapeutics," " The Institute of Medicine." All of these have been highly commended by the profession in America and in Europe. In 1841 he was the principal factor in founding the University Medical College connected with the University of New York, of which he was one of the faculty many years. He was a member of several learned societies in Europe and America. LL.D., University of Vermont, 1854. He d. in New York, Nov. 10, 1877. His son Robert Troup Paine d. a student at Harvard University.
iv. ELIJAH, b. April 10, 1796. Harvard, 1814; Law School, Litchfield, Conn. He was an able lawyer of New York. For several years he was associated in practice with Henry Wheaton, and he assisted in the preparation of the Wheaton Reports. Later he published a volume of United States Circuit Reports. In 1830, in connection with John Duer, he published " Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings in the State of New York." IIe was elected, 1850, judge of the Superior Court of New York, and held the office until his death. He m. Meta Pennington. He d. while journeying in England, Oct. 6, 1853.
v. CHARLES, b. April 15, 1799. Harvard, 1820. He devoted his life to business and State affairs. He lived in Northfield, Vt., and assumed charge of an extensive woollen factory which had been erected by his honored father. He built many buildings, and his farm was one of the best managed in Vermont. He was the principal projector of the Vermont Central Railroad, and one of the men whose influence in monetary centres and whose energy and perseverance made the building of that railroad possible. Ile was elected governor, 1841, and re-elected, 1842. Ile inherited much of the business ability and spirit of enterprise which dis-
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tinguished his father and through life he was a man of influence and force. He made liberal contributions to the Congregational Church of Northfield, and to the academy, and he donated lands for the Catholic Church and cemetery. He d. in Waco, Tex., July 6, 1853. His visit to Texas was for the purpose of for- warding a proposed railroad to the Pacific coast.
vi. CAROLINE, b. May 5, 1801. m. her cousin, John Paine. Res. in New York City, where she d. about 1886.
vii. SOPHIA, b. May 15, 1803. m. June 12, 1823, James Cutler Dunn, b. Feb. 7, 1801, son of Capt. Samuel and Sarah (Cutler) Dunn. He was a merchant of Boston, Mass., and an honored factor in commercial and monetary circles. Twelve children : (1) Sarah, b. April 8, 1824. unm. (2) Samuel, b. Nov. 10, 1825, deceased. (3) Anna Jones, b. June 18, 1827. m. Thomas M. Day, of Hartford, Conn., a dau., Ellen Channing Day, in. Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore, Md. (4) James Cutler, b. March 11, 1829. unm. d. 1866. (5) Charles Paine, b. August 25, 1830. (6).Caroline Paine, b. Sept. 19, 1832. (7) Sophia Paine, b. Oct. 31, 1834. m. April 30, 1855, David Rice Whitney, b. Boston, Jan. 10, 1828, son of William Fiske and Frances Ann (Rice) Whitney. He is prominent among the bankers of Boston and president of New England Trust Co. Mrs. Whitney d., leaving two daughters, Dec. 17, 1885. (8) Mary Ann, b. August 1, 1836. d. August 14, 1836. (9) William Appleton, b. Jan. 12, 1838. d. July 30, 1839. (10) Harriet Hoppin, b. Nov. 17, 1839. d. April 15, 1842. (11) Horace Sargent, b. June 11, 1842, a lieutenant in Civil War. d. in the service, May 20, 1863. (12) Frances Louisa, b. Nov. 25, 1813. m. 1861, William T. Bury, of Sheffield, Eng.
viii. GEORGE, b. Jan. 2, 1807. Phillips Exeter Academy ; Dartmouth College, 1827; pursued his law studies with Chancellor Kent in New York and with Joseph Bell in Haverhill, admitted to the
- bar, 1830. He practised in the courts of Essex Co., Vt., and Grafton and Coos Co., two or three years. Gov. Bell, in "Bench and Bar," locates him at Northumberland, but he probably lived across the river in Guildhall, Vt. In 1833 he removed to Providence, R. I., and became editor and one of the proprietors of the "Providence Journal." Three years later he removed to Massillon, Ohio, where he d. a few months later. He was a man of ability and attainment. " Physically, mentally, and morally he was generously endowed." He m. May 12, 1829, Martha Olcott Porter, b. Newbury, Vt., Dec. 5, 1807, dau. of Ben- jamin and Martha (Olcott) Porter and grand-dau. of Col. Asa Porter, of Haverhill. He d. Oct. 2, 1836.
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1. GRIZZELL PORTER, of Plymouth. m. 1795 (intentions July 7), Hezekiah Smith, of Northumberland. He was an early settler in VOL. II. - 35
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Northumberland, and a selectman from 1798 to 1803. Her parentage is not revealed in the records.
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1. CÆSAR PORTER, and wife Chloe lived in Plymouth. He was not taxed, and the only mention of him found is the record of the birth, of " a copy of his sire in face and gesture " as well as name and color. "Cæsar Porter and Chloe, his wife, had issue, Cæsar Ply- mouth, free born at Plymouth, April 22, 1775."
POTTERTON.
1. THOMAS POTTERTON, son of John and Ann (Johnson) Potterton, b. Lincolnshire, England, Feb. 26, 1821. Came to New York, 1853. Lived in Stanstead, P. Q., several years, removing to Campton, and from Campton to Plymouth, 1881. He m. 1859, Hannah Uretta (Tripina ) Brownsett, b. St. Thomas, P. Q., Nov. 3, 1829, dau. of John and Eliza (Lungeway) Tripina, and widow of John Brownsett, of the British army. He d. 1904. The children of John and Hannah Uretta Brownsett were: Louise, b. Dec. 28, 1846; Hannah, b. Feb. 7, 1849 ; Joseph, b. May 11, 1851; Nancy, b. July 24, 1853; Daniel, b. Sept. 3, 1855; Alice, b. Feb. 2, 1857. Six children of Thomas and Hannah Uretta Potterton.
i. JOHN, b. Sept. 26, 1861. Res. Lynn, Mass. m. Nov. 12, 1888, Elizabeth Alexander, dau. of Andrew Alexander.
ii. ANNIE, b. Nov. 2, 1863. d. Lowell, Mass., June, 1886.
iii. THOMAS, b. July 26, 1865. m. Hattie Avery. Res. in Maine.
iv. WILLIAM, b. March 26, 1867. Res. Somerville, Mass.
v. GEORGE, b. May 2, 1869. Res. Roxbury, Mass.
vi. FRANK, b. June 28, 1871. Res. in Plymouth.
POWERS.
1. REUBEN POWERS, b. St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1796. Res. in his native town until about 1840, when he removed to Boston, Mass. He removed from Boston to Plymouth, 1844. He was a farmer and a good citizen. He m. Jemima Blodgett, dau. of Abiel Blodgett (see). He d. May 7, 1879. She d. Oct. 21, 1881. They had two children b. in St. Johnsbury.
i. CALVIN B., b. 1833. In early manhood was in the employ of the corporations of Manchester five years and subsequently a farmer in Dorchester until 1895, when he removed to Wentworth. He m. 1855, Amy G. Clark, dau. of Samuel and Betsey (Rollins)
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Clark, of Dorchester. They have four daughters. (1) Alma A. (2) Bessie J. (3) Nellie M. (4) Mamie E.
ii. LUCIUS D., b. 1834. m. 1857, Eliza Sanborn, of Lisbon. He was a travelling salesman, living in Fall River, Mass. He was killed in a railroad accident, May 5, 1862. No children.
POWERS.
1. WALTER POWERS, b. Essex, England, 1639. Came to America, 1654. m. March 11, 1661, Trial Shepard, dau. of Dea. Ralph Shep- ard, of Malden. d. at Littleton, Mass., Feb. 22, 1708.
2. DANIEL POWERS, son of Walter 1, b. May 10, 1669. m. April 8, 1702, Elizabeth Whitcomb. m. second, Martha Bates. Lived in Littleton, Mass.
3. PETER POWERS, son of Daniel 2 and Elizabeth (Whitcomb) Powers, b. Littleton, Mass., 1707. He was the first settler of Hollis ; captain and commander of an expedition to northern New Hampshire, 1754, and in French war, 1755. He m. 1728, Auna Keyes, of Chelmsford. He d. August 22, 1757, aged 50. Rev. Peter Powers was his son and Rev. Grant Powers his grandson.
4. NAHUM POWERS, son of Capt. Peter and Anna (Keyes) Powers b. Hollis, April 11, 1741. Was one of the grantees of Plymouth, and came hither with the early settlers. He was taxed continuously until and including 1776. He m. Feb. 7, 1769, Abigail Wheat, b. Hollis, August 15, 1748, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Ball) Wheat. She was a sister of Rev. Joseph Wheat, of Grafton. He served in Capt. Moses Dow's company at the Lexington alarm, remaining in the siege of Boston and sharing the honors of Bunker Hill. He was in Capt. John Willoughby's company, 1777. In his application for a pension he makes no mention of these two enlistments. In 1776 he served eight months in Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell's company, Col. Bedel's regiment. In 1778 he enlisted for one year in Capt. Timothy Barrows's company, Bedel's regiment. In his application he states that he was taken prisoner by the Indians, near Lake Champlain, August 10, 1781, and exchanged May 17, 1782. His wife d. in Plymouth, Sept. 13, 1774, and it is supposed that he was not again married. He removed from Plymouth to Newbury, Vt., in the year 1777, and later lived in the State of New York. He was living, 1818. Three children were born in Plymouth.
i. NAHUM, b. Jan. 21, 1770.
ii. MARY, b. Oct. 19, 1771.
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iii. EBENEZER, b. Feb. 12, 1774. Probably was reared by friends or relatives in Plymouth, as one Ebenezer Powers was taxed 1795, and three succeeding years. He m. Feb., 1799, Nancy Darling, and removed that year to Thornton.
POWERS.
1. JOSEPH POWERS, son of William and Mary (Thompson ) Powers, b. Groton, May 19, 1802. m. March 17, 1825, Betsey Blood. He lived in Groton until 1837, when he removed to Plymouth. He was an active, intelligent citizen, and was held in high esteem. He re- moved to Haverhill, 1842, and in 1845 he was appointed sheriff of Grafton Co. for the term of five years, and was reappointed 1850. He was an executive councillor 1871 and 1872, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention which convened Dec. 6, 1876. He lived upon a farm at North Haverhill. He d. March 19, 1879.
i. SON, b. July 11, 1836. d. July 12, 1836.
ii. CAROLINE, b. July 7, 1837. d. April 30, 1853.
PRATT.
1. THOMAS PRATT, b. 1740. Lived in Hollis. In the Revolution he served in Capt. Reuben Dow's company, 1775, and was wounded in the right arm at Bunker Hill. He enlisted early in 1777 into the Continental service and was assigned to Capt. House's company, Col. Cilley's regiment, and remained in the service until June, 1783. On a descriptive roll he is described, light complexion, 5 feet 9 inches tall. He was placed on the State roll of invalid pensioners, June 7, 1783, and continued until Sept. 14, 1786. He m. Sept. 27, 1764, Caty Cummings, b. Hollis, Feb. 28, 1744, dau. of Jarahmael and Hannah (Farwell) Cummings (see). Six children. He m. second, April 13, 1779, Anna Lawrence, who d. Jan. 1, 1806. Four children.
2. DAVID PRATT, son of Thomas and Caty (Cummings) Pratt, b. Hollis, June 2, 1765. m. August 18, 1789, Elizabeth Spalding, b. Pep- perell, Mass., Sept. 16, 1766, dau. of Lieut. Joseph and Phebe (Spald- ing) Spalding. Lieut. Joseph Spalding was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill. David Pratt removed to Plymouth, 1791, and seven years later removed to Hebron. In the Revolution he served as a marine on the frigate, the "Hague." One child, b. in Hollis, three b. in Plymouth, and one or more b. in Hebron.
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i. DAVID CUMMINGS, b. Jan. 9, 1790. Was a school teacher several years in Plymouth.
ii. JOSEPH SPALDING, b. Dec. 13, 1791. m. July 21, 1814, Sally Walker.
iii. REBECCA VARNUM, b. Nov. 29, 1793. m. Nathaniel Currier (see).
iv. VARNUM. m. Elizabeth Lovejoy, dau. of Stephen Lovejoy. Their dau., Laura Ann, b. Hebron, Oct. 22, 1831, m. Oct. 7, 1851, Wil- liam A. Berry, son of Gov. Berry, and lives in Bristol, and their dau., Emma Pratt, b. June 17, 1866, librarian of Minot-Sleeper Library, Bristol.
V. ELIZABETH, b. 1806.
vi. CHARLES, b. 1811.
vii. LUTHER, b. 1817.
PRESCOTT.
1. JAMES PRESCOTT, emigrant ancestor of the New Hampshire family of Prescott, came from Derby, county of Lincolnshire, England, 1665. He settled in the part of Hampton now Hampton Falls. He was one of the proprietors of Kingston, and removed to that town, 1725, where he d. Nov. 25, 1728, aged about 85. He m. 1668, Mary Boulter, b. Exeter, May 15, 1648, dau. of Nathaniel Boulter. She d. Oct. 4, 1735.
2. JAMES PRESCOTT, son of James 1, b. Sept. 1, 1671. m. March 1, 1695, Maria Marston, b. Hampton, May 16, 1672, dau. of William and Rebecca (Page) Marston. He mn. second, June 17, 1746, Abigail Sanborn. She was a dau. of Edward Gove, and was the widow of Philemon Dalton and Benjamin Sanborn. He was a soldier at Port Royal six months, 1701. Deacon.
3. SAMUEL PRESCOTT, son of James 2, b. March 14, 1697. . m. Dec. 17, 1717, Mary Sanborn, b. Hampton, July 28, 1697, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Gove) Sanborn. Selectman, town clerk. He d. June 12, 1759. She d. May 28, 1757.
4. JOSEPH PRESCOTT, son of Samuel 3, b. Nov. 17, 1725. m. Molly Norris, b. May 22, 1734, dau. of James Norris, of the part of Exeter now in Epping. He removed from Hampton Falls to Epping. He was active in the Revolution, and major of Col. Stephen Evans's regiment, and a member from Epping of the third Provincial Congress. He removed, 1783, to Sanbornton, where he d. April 8, 1815. His wife d. Feb. 6, 1815.
5. SAMUEL PRESCOTT, son of Maj. Joseph 4, b. Epping, August 29, 1760. m. Dec. 15, 1783, Mary Rundlett, b. Exeter, Nov. 23, 1762, dau. of Josiah and Mary (James) Rundlett. He lived in Sanbornton.
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Selectman, representative, captain. He d. Sept. 16, 1807. She m. second, David Morrison.
6. JAMES PRESCOTT, son of Samuel 5, b. Nov. 9, 1787, removing from Sanbornton. He was a carpenter and builder in and near Boston. He returned to his native town, and there d. March 26, 1872. He m. Oct. 17, 1808, Lydia Morrison, b. Sanbornton, Nov. 9, 1788, dau. of David and Sarah (Dustin) Morrison. She d. July 18, 1844. He m. second, Feb. 17, 1845, Mary B. (Kimball) Morse, b. Sanbornton, Dec. 10, 1803, dau. of Caleb and Edna H. (Woodman) Kimball, and widow of Joseph Morse. She d. at the home of her son in Dorches- ter, May 15, 1878.
7. KIMBALL CALEB PRESCOTT, son and only child of James 6 and Mary Prescott, b. Sanbornton, July 29, 1848. He is a carpenter, and res. a few years in Dorchester, removing, 1878, to Wentworth. For a few subsequent years he was a railroad conductor, running from Fabyans to Lunenburg, Vt. He removed, 1890, to Plymouth, and has been employed in the construction of several substantial buildings in the village. He res. on South Russell Street. He m. Maria Elizabeth Chandler, b. Rumney, Dec. 8, 1858, dau. of Edward S. and Mary Eliz- abeth (Daniels) Chandler. Seven children.
i. EDITH MARIA, b. Wentworth, Dec. 5, 1878. m. May 24, 1899, Perley II. Simonds, son of Walter F. and Sarah A. Simonds, of Alexandria. Res. in Plymouth. He is fireman, B. & M. R.R.
ii. JAMES EUGENE, b. Lunenburg, Vt., Jan. 15, 1882. Fireman, B. & M. R.R.
iii. ERNEST KIMBALL, b. Feb. 28, 1883. Fireman, B. & M. R.R.
iv. ETHEL MARY, b. Wentworth, Oct. 15, 1884. Plymouth High School, --- 1902.
V. KATHERINE EDNA, b. Lincoln, June 3, 1889.
vi. JOHN EARL, b. Plymouth, Feb. 20, 1891.
vii. MONA ETTA, b. Plymouth, Dec. 3, 1892.
8. JOSHUA PRESCOTT, son of James 1 and Mary (Boulter) Prescott, b. Hampton, March 1, 1669. Lived in Hampton Falls.
9. JOSHUA PRESCOTT, son of Joshua 8, b. about 1713. m. Abigail Ambrose, dau. of Nathaniel Ambrose. m. second, Mary Moulton. He removed to Chester. Five children by first and four by second marriage.
10. JOSEPH PRESCOTT, son of Joshua 9 and Mary (Moulton) Pres- cott, b. Chester, June 8, 1767. m. Oct. 28, 1790, Lydia Worthen, b. August 25, 1772, dau. of Lieut. Ezekiel and Abigail (Bartlett) Worthen.
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He was a farmer of Bridgewater, representative, town officer, and a highly respected citizen. He d. Nov. 7, 1861. She d. April 25, 1852. A dau., Almira, b. May 5, 1810. m. Joseph Huckins, son of Joseph (see).
11. JESSE PRESCOTT, son of Joseph 10 and Lydia (Worthen) Pres- cott, b. April 24, 1800. Lived in Bridgewater. He was a captain in the militia, representative, 1840, 1841, and a selectman many years. He m. Jan. 8, 1827, Eliza Harriman, dau. of John Harriman (see). He d. March 17, 1871. She d. Nov. 24, 1889. Four children.
i. AARON CHARLES, b. June 18, 1829. m. March 17, 1858, Marinda A. Webster, dau. of William Webster (see). He was a promi- nent citizen of Bridgewater, removing to Bristol, 1875, and to Montpelier, Vt., 1901, where he now res. One child: (1) Ar- thur Webster, b. May 4, 1861. m. Nov. 1, 1882, Helen M. White. IIe m. second, Sept. 15, 1898, Bertha L. Scribner, who d. May 28, 1900. He m. third, Oct. 10, 1901, Elizabeth Chandler. He is cashier of M. & W. R. Railroad, res. at Montpelier, Vt.
ii. LUCIEN WILLIAMS, b. Sept. 24, 1831. He was a student three years at the Conference Seminary, Tilton, two years at the Biblical Institute, Concord, teaching school in Bridgewater, Northfield, Rindge, Stratford, Tamworth, and the academy in Hill. In 1855 he joined the New Hampshire Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has filled appointments, Stratford and Northumberland, 1856-1858; South Tamworth, 1858-1860; Strat- ford, 1860-1862; Hinsdale, 1864-1866; North Haverhill, 1866- 1868; North Charlestown, 1868-1871; Sunapee, 1871-1874; Hills- boro' Bridge, 1874-1876; Rumney, 1876-1879; Warren, 1879; East Haverhill, 1880. His health failing, he accepted super- " numerary relation, and has supplied much of the time, res. the past twenty years in Warren. He has been a devoted pastor and in several towns has been engaged in the supervision of the public schools. He has been an intelligent correspondent in the com- pilation of the family registers. He m. August 12, 1857, Julia Platt French, of Stratford. Four children. (1) Willie Andrew, b. August 28, 1858. d. Nov. 16, 1861. (2) Ettie Lucia, b. Oct. 9, 1865. m. Sept. 1, 1892, Fred C. Gleason, merchant and postmas- ter, at Warren. (3) Frankie Jesse, b. May 19, 1869. d. Sept. 6, 1869. (4) Gracia Belle, b. July 13, 1874. Bates College, 1896, and now assistant in South Portland, Me., High School.
iii. AMANDA ANN, b. April 11, 1837. m. March 23, 1868, Daniel W. Spencer, b. Berwick, Me. He was a carpenter, living in Berwick, where he d. Two children. (1) Jessie S., b. May 4, 1870. (2) Wilbur Daniel, b. Jan. 24, 1872. Dartmouth College, 1895. m. August 14, 1902, Florence M. Ford. He is a lawyer at Berwick.
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iv, ORPHA JANE, b. May 4, 1837. m. May 4, 1861, Herbert A. Shaw, a farmer, paper manufacturer, and later proprietor of Squam Lake House. She d. Feb. 9, 1875. Four children. (1) Jessie Amanda. b. June 14, 1864. (2) Etta Jane, b. August 15, 1866. m. 1887, Ben- jamin Jones. (3) Ruthie Bell, b. Sept. 11, 1871. (4) Susie Dell, twin, b. Sept. 11, 1871. m. May 5, 1897, Russell F. Goodwin.
12. DANIEL MOULTON PRESCOTT, son of Joshua 9 and Mary (Moul- ton) Prescott, b. Chester, Jan. 26, 1764. m. 1789, Relief Eaton, dau. of William and Ruth (Bradley) Eaton. He lived in Chester and Raymond, and in Plymouth and Bridgewater. He was in Plymouth 1809 and 1815-1824, removing to Wellsborough, N. Y., where he d. Feb. 25, 1851. She d. Feb. 5, 1847. They had nine children, but none of them became identified with Plymouth families.
PRESSEY.
1. THOMAS PRESSEY, son of Moses, b. July 24, 1816. m. Susan Harran, b. April 6, 1817, dau. of John Harran, of Bridgewater. He was a tinsmith and lived in Bridgewater, Hanover, and Lyme, remov- ing to Plymouth, 1864. He continued in this town the business of tinman and dealer in furniture and for several years he was proprietor of a livery stable. His wife d. Dec. 18, 1893, and he removed to Thetford, Vt. Two children.
. i. WARREN MOSES, b. July 6, 1839. m. Dec. 1, 1864, Orissa Vilona Eastman, b. Vershire, Vt., June 28, 1841, dau. of Jonathan and Sally (Flanders) Eastman. He removed to Plymouth, 1864, and conducted a restaurant a few years, was also engaged in the tin- ware business with his father. He d. Feb. 23, 1889. For twenty years Mrs. Pressey has conducted a millinery store in this town and for several years in Kidder's Block. Two children : (1) Lilla Susan, b. Sept. 20, 1869. m. James F. Gould (see). (2) Clarence Warren, b. July 23, 1872. d. Dec. 26, 18:0.
ii. JULIA A., b. May 23, 1844. d. Feb. 7, 1882.
PRESTON.
1. JOSEPH WILLIAM PRESTON, son of Michael and Mary (Merrill) Preston, b. Stanstead, P. Q., Nov. 14, 1826, was a physician and dentist in Plymouth from 1863 to 1879. He removed to Bristol and there conducted a drug store four years, when he removed to Somersworth. He m. Ruth C. Emmons, b. Bristol, Nov. 12, 1825, dau. of Aaron and Betsey (Somes) Emmons. She d. in Plymouth Sept. 9, 1866; he m. second, Sept. 5, 1867, Calista Emily Doton, dau. of Seth Doton
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(see). She d. August 3, 1877. He d. suddenly in Woburn, Mass., April 20, 1893. Three children.
i. CARRIE E., b. 1847. m. John D. Burt. She, a widow, d. in Ply- mouth, Sept. 27, 1880. (1) Willie T., b. 1868. d. May 5, 1884.
ii. MARY ELDONNA, b. March 4, 1870. d. August 19, 1870.
iii. JOSEPHINE W. State Normal School, 1892. Res .. Somersworth.
PRINCE.
1. REV. MORRIS WATSON PRINCE, son of Rev. Ammi Cushing and Jane Newell (Davis) Prince, b. East Boothbay, Me., July 25, 1843. D.D., Wesleyan University, 1890. He joined the New Hampshire Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1871, and his first appoint- ment was at Plymouth, 1871-1874, with subsequent appointments at Concord, Dover, and Haverhill, Mass. New York East Conference, 1884, with appointments at Stamford, Conn., Brooklyn, N. Y., Bristol, Conn., New Haven, Conn. In 1896 he was called to the chair of his- tory and political science, Dickinson College. He m. Nov. 12, 1867, Katharine McNeil Farnum, b. Oct. 31, 1847, dau. of Benjamin and Katharine (McNeil) Farnum.
i. MAURICE RAYMOND, b. Plymouth, August 14, 1872. d. Oct., 1872.
ii. LEON CUSHING, b. Concord, May 15, 1875. Grad. Dickinson Col- lege and Dickinson Law School, now professor Dickinson College.
iii. EDITH STUDLEY, b. Dover, June 11, 1877. Grad. Centenary Col- legiate Institute, and New England Conservatory of Music, and now one of the faculty of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
PULSIFER.
1. JOSEPH PULSIFER, b. Ipswich, Mass., 1705. m. Sarah Lovell, and lived in Ipswich. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war, dying in the service near Lake George, 1755.
2. JOSEPH PULSIFER, son of Joseph 1, b. Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 13, 1745, was a cabinet maker in Ipswich in early manhood. He m. 1769, Mary Brown, dau. of Moses Brown (see), and the same year removed to Campton. He settled near the centre of the town and a few years later he removed to the farm, now of David Bartlett Pulsifer. He d. 1832. She d. 1830. The number of persons bearing the name of Pulsifer who have lived in Plymouth is limited, but many descended from the eleven children of Joseph and Mary (Brown) Pulsifer are widely scattered.
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i. JOSEPH, b. 1770. m. Abigail Willey. Lived in Campton.
ii. MARY, b. 1772. m. Darius Willey.
iii. SARAH, b. 1774. m. Joshua Fletcher (see).
iv. ANNA, b. 1776. m. Samuel Elliot, of Thornton.
v. HANNAH, b. 177S. m. Tristram Bartlett, of Rumney.
vi. JOHN, b. Feb. 13, 1781. m. Mary Palmer, dau. of Joseph and Martha (Taylor) Palmer, who d. April 30, 1839. m. second, Martha L. Foss, dau. of Stephen and Keziah (Stearns) Foss. He d. August 10, 1874. She d. 1884.
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