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i. LORENZO G., b. Nov. 6, 1823.
ii. ALMIRA R., b. August 6, 1827. m. Sept. 3, 1849, Charles B. Tucker. She d. Sept. 27, 1854.
iii. OREN, b. June 9, 1830. d. Jan. 15, 1842.
iv. HENRY F., b. July 17, 1837. Now a farmer in Thetford, Vt.
v. ANNA M., b. July 21, 1842.
13. AI WILLOUGHBY, b. Holderness, 1850, son of John R. and Anne ( ) Willoughby, was a traveling salesman, res. in: Plymouth, 1877-1885. He m. Oct. 21, 1885, Alice M. Jones, dau. of Horace Jones, of Bath. He res. Woodsville.
14. JONATHAN MCCLELLAN, of Wentworth, m. Sept. 20, 1801, Rebecca Willoughby, of Plymouth.
15. PHILIP NELSON ROBIE, b. Sutton, Jan. 22, 1799. m. in Plymouth, Oct. 13, 1805, Lydia Willoughby. She was born prob- ably in Rumney. They lived in Sutton, where five children were born. He d. May 6, 1860.
WILSON.
1. THOMAS WILSON with his wife and sons, Humphrey, Samuel, and Joshua, came to America in June, 1633. He lived a few years in Roxbury, and there his house was destroyed by fire. He removed to Exeter and was one of the signers of the Combination. He built the first grist mill in Exeter and was elected Ruler, 1642, and d. 1643.
2. HUMPHREY WILSON, son of Thomas1, lived in Exeter. He m. Dec. 21, 1765, Judith Hersey. They had sons, John, Thomas, and James.
3. THOMAS WILSON, son of Humphrey 2, b. May 20, 1672. in. Oct. 16, 1698, Mary Light. They lived in Exeter, where their thirteen children were born.
4. HUMPHREY WILSON, son of Thomas3, b. Dec. 9, 1699. m. Mary Leavitt.
5. CAPT. NATHANIEL WILSON, b. June 24, 1739. m. March 15, 1762, Elizabeth Barber, b. March 24, 1739, dau. of Robert Barber
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and settled in Gilmanton, where he d. Feb. 16, 1819. She d. March 12, 1824. Robert Barber was captured by the Indians, 1754.
6. DR. JOB WILSON, son of Capt. Nathaniel 5, b. Gilmanton, Jan. 25, 1776, studied medicine with Dr. Jonathan Kittredge. M.D., Dartmouth, 1804. Was an eminent physician and surgeon of Salis- bury. President State Medical Society, 1825-26. He was a contrib- utor to the " Medical and Surgical Journal," and author of a work concerning " The Spotted Fever." He m. 1801, Nancy Farnum, b. Jan. 30, 1782, dau. of Benjamin and Anna (Merrill) Farnum, of Concord. He d. at Franklin, Sept. 22, 1851. She d. March 10, 1854.
7. JOB PARSONS WILSON, son of Dr. Job 6, b. Salisbury, May 25, 1810. m. Oct. 10, 1838, Laura Robbins Stevens, dau. of Samuel Stevens (see). He was a farmer living in Plymouth, 1856-1862, Rum- ney, 1862-1872, and d. in Holderness, May 30, 1879. She m. second, Walter Webster, of Lakeport, and d. Oct. 5, 1901. Four children.
i. CHARLES THOMAS, b. July 9, 1839. m. May 21, 1878, Sarah Elmira Smith, dau. of Benjamin Hoyt Smith (see). He was a farmer in Holderness.
ii. GORDON STEVENS, b. 1841. Enlisted May 25, 1861, 2d Mass. In- fantry. Killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
iii. NANCY ADALINE, b. 1846. d. 1848.
iv. LOUISA ADALAIDE, b. March 19, 1853. m. Andrew R. Smith (see). WILSON.
1. CLINTON W. WILSON, son of Rev. Amos E. and Frances (Parker) Wilson, b. Phenix, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1864. Hamilton College, 1887. Pastor of the Congregational Church of Plymouth since July, 1904. (See Vol. I.) He m. Sept. 1, 1886, Mary Donnelly, of Scriba, N. Y. They have three sons.
i. CLINTON DONNELLY, b. Feb. 7, 1890.
ii. JOHN PARKER, b. August 23, 1892.
iii. ARTHUR EDWARD, b. March 24, 1902.
WOLCOTT.
1. THOMAS WOLCOTT was a machinist and a specialist in the repair and reconstruction of the machinery of woollen mills. He was b. 1791, living in Dudley, and, after 1827, in Oxford, Mass., where he d. Oct. 23, 1835. He m. Fanny Andrews, b. Norwich, Conn. Their children were Edwin, Christopher, Lucian, Loron, Caroline, Sally, and Dolly.
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2. LORON WOLCOTT, son of Thomas1, b. Dudley, June 13, 1825. m. Mary Ann Bottomly Wood, b. July 3, 1825, dau. of Robert and Ann (Bottomly) Wood, of West Boylston, Mass. He lived in Cherry Valley, a village in Leicester and four miles from Worcester, Mass., until 1874, when he removed to Dover. He d. March 31, 1893. She d. March 8, 1882.
3. REV. ROBERT THOMAS WOLCOTT, son of Loron 2, b. Leicester, Mass., March 18, 1858. He pursued a course of study at Leicester, Mass., Academy, and at Phillips Exeter Academy, where he gradu- ated, 1883. He was one year at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., special course, and subsequently entered Boston University School of Theology, 1884, graduating, 1887. He became a member of the New Hampshire Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1885, and has received appointments at Contoocook, 1885-1887; Sunapee, 1888-1890 ; Bristol, 1891, 1892; Lancaster, 1893-1895; Woodsville, 1896-1897 ; Suncook, 1898-1901 ; Plymouth, 1902-1904. He is a man of ability and culture, an able preacher, and a faithful, devoted pastor. He has served on the town history committee three years, and has rendered an intelligent and untiring service. He m. August 17, 1887, Alice Manda Walton, b. New Portland, Me., Jan. 19, 1858, dau. of Joseph Dix and Betsey Barker (Bates) Walton. One son.
i. ROBERT HENRY, b. Sunapee, May 31, 1888.
WOOD.
1. PHILANDER WOOD, son of Stephen and Hannah (Briggs) Wood, b. Dana, Mass., April 11, 1809. m. May 21, 1833, Sarah Breck Brigham, b. Petersham, Mass., May 20, 1808, dau. of Edward and Beulah (Howe) Brigham. He lived in Barre, Mass., a few years, and later in Middlebury and Salisbury, Vt. He removed to Plymouth, 1852, and was a farmer, several years, west of the Fair grounds, removing to the village, 1870. He d. Sept. 15, 1891. She d. Nov. 9, 1898.
i. STEPHEN, b. Barre, Mass., August 8, 1834. d. Sept. 5, 1837.
ii. LEANDER, b. Barre, Mass., Dec. 21, 1835. m. Feb. 11, 1864, Delia Ryder. He was taxed here 1869, 1870. IIe d. Rio Janeiro, Brazil, May 16, 1870. She d. Richmond, Va., Feb. 28, 1868.
iii. SARAI D., b. Middlebury, Vt., May 27, 1837. d. Dec. 7, 1837.
iv. JOSEPHINE ADELLE, b. Middlebury, Vt., Jan. 6, 1839. Professional nurse. Res. Laconia.
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v. EDWARD D., b. Salisbury, Vt., Sept. 20, 1842. m. Jan. 1, 1867, Mary Prescott Ostrom. She d. Jan. 30, 1894. He is a grocer in Dorchester, Mass.
vi. PERLIN KIRK, b. Middlebury, Vt., May 16, 1844. m. April 5, 1871, Julia A. Roberts, of Charlestown, Mass. Res. Malden, Mass.
vii. M. ORCELIA, b. Middlebury, Vt., Nov. 28, 1846. Professional nurse. Res. Laconia.
viii. S. HORTENSE, b. Middlebury, Vt., Nov. 4, 1849. m. Nov. 26, 1874, John W. Clark. Res. Laconia.
WOOD.
1. ELMER JOHN WOOD, son of John T. and Mary (Steele) Wood, b. Thornton, March 16, 1865. m. Nov. 6, 1886, Emma Estelle Tour- tillotte, b. Maxfield, Me., August 13, 1869, dau. of Orin A. and Almeda (Emery) Tourtillotte. He has been in the employ of the B, & M. R.R. fourteen years, and has lived in Plymouth since 1895. Orrin A. Tourtillotte has a home with his daughter.
i. ALMON GEORGE, b. August 15, 1887.
ii. HARRY FRED, b. Sept. 17, 1889.
iii. BLANCHE ESTELLE, b. July 31, 1897.
WOODBURY.
1. HIRAM SHERMAN WOODBURY, son of Hiram and Delilah (James) Woodbury, b. Campton, June 25, 1840. Has lived in Plymouth since 1865. He is proprietor of a shoe store in Fox Block. He m. Sarah Ann Richardson, b. Dec., 1841, dau. of Asa and Mary J. (Colden) Richardson, of Newport. She d. April 9, 1891. He m. second, Dec. 25, 1892, Ida A. (Nelson) Dustin, dau. of Cyrus W. Nelson (see), and widow of Robert Dustin. The children of Robert and Ida Dustin are : (1) Jennie Mabel, b. Jan. 11, 1876. d. Nov. 14, 1879. (2) Jessie Maude, b. Dec. 22, 1880. P. H. S. 1900 ; S. N. S. 1902 ; m. August 9, 1904, Melvin J. White. (3) Ai Jackson, b. Dec. 29, 1882. One child of Hiram S. and Ida Woodbury.
i. GLADYS DELILAH, b. July 3, 1897.
WOODMAN.
1. ISAAC WOODMAN, b. about 1770. m. Mary Locke, and settled in Woodstock, where he d. about 1833. His wife survived him and d. very aged.
2. CHARLES WOODMAN, son of Isaac 1, b. Woodstock, March 24, 1822, was a school teacher and a merchant in Thornton. He removed
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to Bridgewater, 1865, and was there a farmer. He m. 1848, Jemima Avery, dau. of Jacob and Jemima (Cook) Avery, of Campton. He d. Nov. 11, 1899.
3. AUSTIN WALLACE WOODMAN, son of Charles2. Was a student at New Hampton Institute and studied dentistry with a brother, Charles S. Woodman, of Ashland. He graduated at Boston Dental College, 1891, and opened chambers in Plymouth, 1893, and continues in suc- cessful practice of his profession. He m. Dec. 3, 1894, Martha Stevens French, dau. of Lorenzo H. and Elizabeth (Kelley) French.
i. CHARLES LORENZO, b. July 16, 1896.
ii. ROGER FRENCH, b. April 13, 1898.
iii. GEORGE BARTLETT, b. Feb. 2, 1904.
WOODWARD.
1. ROYAL WOODWARD, son of Reynolds Woodward, b. Peacham, . Vt., 1803, lived in Walden, Vt. He m. Sept. 22, 1831, Mary H. Sawyer, of Peacham. Late in life he removed to Phillipsburg, Kan., and there d. Oct. 24, 1879.
2. FRANK PIERCE WOODWARD, son of Royal 1, b. Walden, Vt., Dec. 23, 1852. He has lived in Plymouth since 1881, and is a farmer near the line of Rumney. He m. Oct. 3, 1873, Vimera Enalade Turner, b. Hatley, P. Q., June 6, 1848, dau. of Daniel Turner. He d. Jan. 20, 1901.
i. FRED AUSTIN, b. Nov. 16, 1873, adopted.
ii. GEORGIE WESTON, b. Dec. 27, 1883, adopted.
WORCESTER.
1. REV. WILLIAM WORCESTER came to New England, 1639. It is presumed that he was a preacher in England before he came to this country. He was the first minister of Salisbury, Mass. Rev. Cotton Mather perpetuates his fame in the list of the "reverend, learned, and holy divines arriving from Europe to America, by whose evangel- ical ministry the churches in America have been illuminated." His wife, Sarah, the mother of his ten children, d. April 23, 1650. He m. second, July 22, 1650, Rebecca (Swaine) [Biley] Hall, dau. of Bennett Swaine, and widow of Henry Biley and of John Hall. He d. Oct. 28, 1662, and his widow Rebecca m. fourth, 1663, Dep .- Gov., Samuel Symonds, of Ipswich, Mass. She d. Feb. 21, 1695.
2. SAMUEL WORCESTER, son of Rev. William 1, b. England. m. Nov. 29, 1659, Elizabeth Parrat, b. Rowley, Mass., May 1, 1640,
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dau. of Francis Parrat. He owned considerable land in the part of Rowley, later Bradford, and now Groveland. Representative, 1679-1681. He d. at Lynn on his way from Bradford to Boston, Feb. 20, 1680/81. His widow m. second, Oct. 29, 1686, One- siphorus Marsh (see).
3. FRANCIS WORCESTER, son of Samuel2, m. Jan. 29, 1690/91 Mary Cheney, b. Sept. 2, 1671, dau. of Peter Cheney, of Newbury, Mass. He lived in Bradford, Mass. d. Dec. 17, 1717. She m. second, Dec. 8, 1726, Joseph Eaton, of Salisbury, Mass.
4. REV. FRANCIS WORCESTER, son of Francis 3, b. Bradford, Mass., June 7, 1698, was ordained over Congregational Church in Sandwich, Mass., June 18, 1735, and continued there about ten years, and re- moved to Hollis, 1750. Subsequently he preached occasionally, but was not again settled in the ministry. He was author of a volume of "Meditations " in verse, and several religious essays published under the title, " A Bridle for Sinners and a Spur for Saints." He m. April 18, 1720, Abigail Carlton, of Rowley, Mass., who d. in Hollis, July 25, 1774. He m. second, March 30, 1775, Mary Boynton, of Rowley, Mass. He d. Oct. 14, 1783.
5. DEA. FRANCIS WORCESTER, son of Rev. Francis 4, b. Bradford, Mass., March 30, 1721. m. Oct. 28, 1741, Hannah Boynton, dau. of John and Jemima (Worcester) Boynton, of Bradford, Mass. He settled in Hollis, 1744, and was chosen deacon of the Hollis Church, 1746. He was selectman of Hollis, 1746-1748, '62, '63 and '65; moderator eleven years and treasurer 1748-1767, inclusive. He came to Plymouth, 1768. The people here recognized his ability and worth. He was chosen a deacon, 1770, and a representative for the legislative years, 1777-1779, and councillor for the years 1780, 1782, 1783, and representative, short session convening December, 1783. This service was under the temporary constitution, 1776-1784, and during that period the legislature convened and the legislative year began in the preceding December. In 1776 he was chosen a coroner for Grafton Co. He was a delegate to the constitutional conventions of 1778 and 1781, and a member of the federal conven- tion, 1788. With his son, Francis, he lived in a stately house on Lower Intervale. His eminent service to the town and State is a part of the narrative of his time in Vol. I. His wife, Hannah, the mother of his twelve children, d. April 28, 1771, and he m. second, Nov. 4, 1771, Elizabeth (Brown) Brown, widow of Moses Brown (see). He d. Oct. 19, 1800.
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i. ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 5, 1742. d. Feb. 11, 1770.
ii. FRANCIS, b. June 16, 1744. d. Jan. 5, 1749.
iii. JEMIMA, b. Jan. 22, 1746. m. Dec. 14, 1769, Chiliab Brainard, b. East Haddam, Conn., Oct. 21, 1741, son of Josiah and Sarah (Bidwell) Brainard. He removed to Campton, 1772. They had eight children of whom Jemima, b. 1771, m. Asa Robbins (see).
iv. HANNAH, b. Jan. 3, 174S. d. Dec. 9, 1749.
v. SARAH, b. June 18, 1749. d. July 21, 1749.
vi. BEULAH, b. Oct. 29, 1750. d. Nov. 3, 1752.
vii. MARY, b. Dec. 13, 1751. d. Dec. 6, 1752.
viii. LYDIA, b. April 26, 1753. d. Jan. 21, 1776.
ix. JOHN, b. Dec. 31, 1755. d. Oct. 10, 1769.
X. HANNAH, b. Jan. 3, 1757. m. Samuel Marsh (see).
6. xi. FRANCIS, b. Oct. 27, 1758.
xii. BATHSHEBA, b. April 21, 1763. m. Timothy Ingalls (see).
6. FRANCIS WORCESTER, son of Dea. Francis 5, b. Hollis, Oct. 27, 1758, lived in the paternal homestead. He m. Feb. 10, 1785, Hannah Parker, b. 1765, dau. of Josiah Parker, of Hollis. He d. Nov. 4, 1800. The homestead farm was taxed to the widow, Hannah, until the son Francis arrived at his majority. She m. second, July 4, 1808, Moody Cook (see).
7. i. FRANCIS, b. Oct. 4, 1785.
ii. HANNAH, b. April 17, 1787. unm. d. Plymouth, 1840.
iii. SARAH, b. Sept. 28, 1789. m. Rev. Drury Fairbank (see).
iv. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 6, 1791. m. Joseph Draper (see).
v. LYDIA, b. April 3, 1794. . m. Jan. 5, 1815, Amos Boardman.
vi. MARY, b. July 9, 1796. m. August 29, 1820, Wincol F. Wright (see).
vii. SUSAN, b. July 6, 1798. unm. d. Feb., 1836.
7. FRANCIS WORCESTER, son of Francis 6, b. Plymouth, Oct. 4, 1785. m. June 23, 1805, Lucinda Wright, b. Feb. 5, 1783, dau. of Wincol and Sybel Wright, and a sister of Capt. Wincol Wright (see). Farmer in Plymouth. He removed, 1818, to Brownsville, Pa., where he d. Dec. 25, 1833. Seven children b. in Plymouth, and four in Browns- ville.
i. FRANCIS, b. April 11, 1805. d. May 2, 1805.
ii. LUCINDA, b. Jan. 28, 1807. unm. d. Jan. 28, 1813.
iii. ' HANNAH P., b. Sept. 1, 1809. m. Nov. 23, 1837, Joshua Vernon.
iv. SAMUEL, b. July 11, 1811. M. E. minister; ordained, 1834. m. July 4, 1833, Sarah Ann Duncan. He lived in Pennsylvania. Nine children.
v. NOAH, b. Sept. 19, 1813. m. June 27, 1833, Maria Froth. He was a farmer of Brownsville, Pa. Ten children.
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vi. JULIA ANN, b. April 27, 1815. m. Jan. 8, 1835, Henry Bulger.
vii. ELIZA JANE, b. May 16, 1817. d. August 3, 1817.
viii. ELIZA JANE, b. March 2, 1820. d. Feb. 16, 1828.
ix. THOMAS L., b. May 13, 1822. m. 1847, Catharine Fanchill.
X. FRANCIS, b. March 15, 1824. d. Sept. 2, 1824.
xi. JOHN ADAMS, b. Oct. 24, 1828.
8. NOAH WORCESTER, son of Capt. Noah and Lydia (Taylor) Worcester, and grandson of Rev. Francis 4, b. Hollis, Nov. 25, 1758, was a school teacher, farmer, and shoemaker in Plymouth from 1776 to 1781. He removed from Plymouth to Thornton. He was a fifer in the Revolution, and was at Bunker Hill and at Bennington. In Thornton he was town clerk, justice of the peace, and representative. He was licensed to preach, and was ordained at Thornton, Oct. 18, 1787. The meeting-house was not completed until 1789, and the ordination services were held in the open field. He continued to preach in Thornton until 1809, meanwhile devoting a part of his time to the New Hampshire Home Missionary Society. From Thornton he went to Salisbury, assisting his brother Samuel in the ministry, and while there he wrote his most noted book, "Bible News." His writings were condemned by the clergy of his denomi- nation, and he became allied with the Unitarians. He published many controversial pamphlets, and the riper years of his life were devoted to editorial work upon the Unitarian publications. He received honorary degrees, A.M., Dartmouth, 1795; D.D., Harvard, 1818. He was a trustee of Holmes Plymouth Academy, 1808. He m. in Plymouth, Nov. 25, 1779, Hannah Brown, b. May 6, 1760, dau. of Moses Brown (see). She d. Nov. 16, 1797; he m. second, May 23, 1798, Hannah Huntington, b. March 24, 1764, dau. of Jeremiah Huntington. He d. in Brighton, Mass., Oct. 31, 1837; she d. Jan. 16, 1832. One child b. in Plymouth, and nine in Thornton.
i. NOAH, b. Plymouth, March 4, 1781, was a farmer. He removed, 1807, to Ascott, P. Q. Returned to Thornton, 1816, and removed, 1850, to West Boylston, Mass. IIe m. Jan. 1, 1798, Elizabeth Brown, of Thornton ; she d. Oct. 12, 1802. He m. second, April 7, 1805, Lydia Fogg, dau. of Samuel Fogg, of Holderness ; she d. June 9, 1817; he m. third, Sept. 3, 1817, Nancy Fogg, a sister of his second wife. He was the father of twenty children, among them, Noah, b. 1812. Harvard, 1832. Studied medicine, and professor of pathology, Western Reserve College. d. April 4, 1847.
ii. HANNAH, b. August 27, 1782. d. Nov. 26, 1783.
iii. HANNAH, b. July 8, 1784. m. Oct. 26, 1800, David Perkins.
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iv. DAVID, b. Jan. 31, 1786. A merchant and school teacher, living at Gloucester, Mass., Philadelphia, Pa., and Byfield, Mass. He m. Feb. 1, 1807, Mary Huntington, b. May 30, 1785. d. Nov. 27, 1815. He m. second, May 6, 1824, Mrs. Judith Williams. He d. July 25, 1846.
v. LYDIA, b. Sept. 27, 1787. m. Dec. 13, 1803, Nehemiah Brown, of Thornton. Lived in New York, Ohio, and Indiana.
vi. BETSEY, b. Feb. 27, 1789. m. 1821, Rev. Stephen Bliss; removed to Palmyra, Ohio.
vii. SARAH, b. Nov. 30, 1791. unm.
viii. SAMUEL, b. August 31, 1793. Pastor of New Jerusalem Church, Bridgewater, Mass. He m. Jan. 2, 1817, Sarah Sargent. Among their children was Rev. Samuel Howard Worcester, b. Feb. 16, 1824. Pastor New Jerusalem Church, Baltimore, Md.
ix. THOMAS, b. April 15, 1795. Harvard, 1818. The well-known pastor of New Jerusalem Church, Boston, Mass. m. May 8, 1821, Alice Clark, b. March 17, 1794, dau. of John Clark. She d. Dec. 24, 1848; he m. second, Feb. 27, 1850, Lydia (Rowell) Dean. D.D., Harvard, 1856. He d. August 12, 1878.
x. DAUGHTER, b. Nov. 10, 1797. d. same day.
WORTHEN.
1. EPHRAIM WORTHEN, son of Stephen, b. Candia, March 14, 1810. m. Dec. 25, 1833, Sarah Grace Lovejoy, dau. of Nathan Lovejoy (see). He removed to Plymouth, 1837, living near Currier Hill. Farmer. He d. Sept. 9, 1861. She m. second, John Smith, of Candia, and d. Dec. 30, 1875.
i. GEORGE WESTLEY, b. June 6, 1835. Enlisted August 7, 1862, 11th N. H. Infantry ; wounded, Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. Must. out June 4, 1865, corporal. He res. in Concord. m. Eliza J. Gove; she d. Sept. 16, 1861; m. second, Hannah W. Critchett. He d. Jan. 7, 1885. One child. (1) Harriet, m. - Nichols.
ยท ii. EMELINE LORETTA, b. Oct. 27, 1836. m. D. H. G. Fogg (see).
iii. ELMIRA LOVEJOY, b. March 20, 1838. m. Nathaniel Eastman (see).
iv. VICTORIA AUGUSTA, b. Jan. 24, 1840. d. Sept. 8, 1855.
V. WILLIAM WALLACE, b. Oct. 23, 1841. d. July 6, 1842.
vi. JOHN NEWTON, b. Nov. 11, 1843. d. May 13, 1850.
vii. JULIA ANN, b. Oct. 24, 1844. m. James W. Goodwin. Res. Lynn, Mass.
viii. GARDNER EDMUNDS, b. August 7, 1846; lived in Plymouth and in Ashland. Ile d. June 12, 1891.
ix. INFANT, b. 1850. d. 1851.
8 . CLARA GRACE, b. May 15, 1852. m. Joseph Taylor, of Lynn. She d. Sept. 3, 1872.
xi. EDWIN, b. Sept. 10, 1855. d. Sept. 20, 1855.
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1. DEA. JOHN WRIGHT, emigrant ancestor, with wife Priscilla, was of Charlestown, Mass., 1640. He was one of the subscribers to the conditions, or town orders, for the settlement of Woburn, where he sub- sequently res. He was a deacon of the church in Woburn and a select- man many years. He d. June 21, 1688. His wife d. April 10, 1687.
2. JOHN WRIGHT, son of Dea. John 1, b. probably in England, 1630. m. May 10, 1661, Abigail Warren. He was one of the early settlers . of Chelmsford, Mass., where his nine children were b. He d. at Woburn, April 30, 1714. His widow d. April 6, 1726.
3. DEA. JOSIAH WRIGHT, son of John2, b. Chelmsford, 1674, lived in Woburn. He m. Sept. 17, 1700, Ruth Carter, b. Oct. 18, 1681, dau. of John and Ruth (Burnham) Carter, of Woburn. Dea. 1736-1747. Nine children. He d. Jan. 22, 1746/7. She d. Jan. 31, 1774.
4. CAPT. JOSHUA WRIGHT, son of Dea. Josiah 3, b. Woburn, May 9, 1716. m. in Woburn, March 6, 1739, Abigail Richardson, dau. of Timothy and Abigail (Johnson) Richardson, of Woburn. The year of his m. he removed to Hollis, and was one of the signers of the second petition for a town charter. He was a selectman, a soldier in the French War, and a captain in the militia. He d. August 5, 1776. His widow, Abigail, d. 1812.
5. DR. ABIJAH WRIGIIT, son of Capt. Joshua, b. Hollis, August 15, 1746. Came to Plymouth before 1770. He was a physician and surgeon, attending the sick in Plymouth and in the surrounding towns. As were many others of a special calling, he was also a farmer, and lived in the south part of the original township. He was a soldier, with other Plymouth men, in Capt. Jeremiah Eames's com- pany, 1776, on the northern frontiers. In 1777 he was a surgeon of the battalion commanded by Col. David Webster. (See Vol. I.) In 1792 the town of Hebron was incorporated. A part of Plymouth, including the farm of Dr. Wright, was included, but his professional and social relations with Plymouth remained unchanged. He m. April 30, 1772, Lucy Cummings, b. Dunstable, Jan. 6, 1748, dau. of Capt. John and Elizabeth (French) Cummings. He was not taxed in Hebron after 1816. By a family record he d. July 12, 1829. There is no record of his death in Hebron, and there is a tradition that he d. at the home of his son Abijah in Haverhill. Five children b. in Plymouth, now Hebron.
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i. TIMOTHY. Removed early to the State of New York.
ii. BETSEY. m. May 11, 1797, William T. Bowers. She d. about 1801, leaving a son, Jewett Bowers, and a dau., Lucy Bowers.
iii. POLLY. m. William Borden, an herb doctor living in Bristol and Hebron. Many anecdotes illustrating the eccentricities of the man are still current. In 1849 he deeded his homestead to the town of Ilebron in consideration of his future support.
6. iv. ABIJAH, b. April 18, 1779.
V. JOHN. m. Rebecca Cilley, and lived in Hebron, where he d. from injuries received in falling from a load of lumber, about 1832. Children : Alpha, Benjamin, Philip, Walker, and Cummings.
6. ABIJAH WRIGHT, son of Dr. Abijah, b. Plymouth, April 18, 1779. m. May 10, 1804, Hannah Perkins, dau. of Jacob Perkins (see). In 1816, he removed from Hebron to Haverhill, where he lived several years, removing to Benton, where he d. Feb. 6, 1870. She d. April 18, 1852. Seven children.
i. EZEKIEL PIKE, b. May 11, 1805. d. April 4, 1806.
ii. RUSSELL, b. Feb. 21, 1807. m. Feb. 14, 1831, Hannah Cilley, dau. of Job Cilley (see). He was a farmer in Haverhill. He d. April 30, 1886. She d. Nov. 19, 1887.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 3, 1809. m. Moulton B. Richardson, a farmer of Columbia. They had sons, Russell, Stephen, and Zachariah.
iv. ALVAH CUMMINGS, b. Nov. 27, 1810. m. Mary Stowe, of Warren. They had children : John, Enos, Eunice, and Carlos. They were divorced, and Mary m. second, - Thayer, and the children named took the name of Thayer. Alvah Cummings Wright m. second, about 1858, Florilla (Corliss) Wright. b. Newbury, Vt., March 21, 1834, dau. of Thomas and Charlotte (Aubrey) Corliss, and widow of John C. Wright, of Topsham, Vt. He removed from Newbury, Vt., to Shasta, Cal., about 1864, where he d. She m. third, William J. Rodgers. Six children by second m. (1) Hannah A., b. March 6, 1859. (2) Louisa E., b. Feb. 16, 1860. (3) Horace E., b. May 14, 1862. (4) Samuel, b. June 6, 1865. (5) Cynthia, b. May 4, 1866. m. William Crum. (6) Charles, b. July 13, 1867.
v. ASENATII, b. April 3, 1812. m. - Jeffers. Two children. (1) Samuel. m. Hannah Fox. (2) Etta. m. - Copp. Mrs. Jeffers res. St. Augustine, Fla.
vi. GILBERT PIKE, b. July 18, 1815. m. Phebe Marston. He lived in Haverhill and Benton. He d. July 20, 1888.
vii. DOROTHY PERKINS, b. August 22, 1819. m. - Merrill, of Cole- brook.
WRIGHT.
1. DEA. SAMUEL WRIGHT, b. London, England, 1614. Settled in Springfield, Mass., and was a juryman of that place, 1639. He
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was a deacon of the first church, and " he used to exhort the people and conduct the meetings on the Sabbaths, when there was no minister." Freeman, 1648. He removed from Springfield, to Northampton, 1656, and was one of the owners of the corn-mill. Feb. 13, 1656/7, he was chosen one of a committee of three to protect the interests of Northampton at the General Court. He d. suddenly in his chair, Oct. 17, 1665. The name of his wife was Margaret, who d. July 25, 1681.
2. SAMUEL WRIGHT, son of Dea. Samuel1, b. about 1629. m. Nov. 24, 1653, Elizabeth Burt, dau. of Henry and Ulalie Burt, of Springfield. He was a selectman of Northampton, 1656 and 1658. He was killed by the Indians Sept. 3, 1675. She m. second, Sept. 26, 1684, Nathaniel Dickinson, who d. in Hatfield, Oct. 11, 1710.
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