History of Rockingham and Strafford counties, New Hampshire : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 78

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis
Number of Pages: 1714

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In 1852, Abel Heath was appointed to Hampton Station by the New Hampshire Conference, but being taken sick, and dying before he reached Hampton, the church was without a pastor until Matthew New- hall was appoined to the station to fill out the year. Since then the appointments have been : 1853, James M. Hartwell; 1854-55, John English ; 1856-57, John W. Johnson; 1858-59, N. L. Chase; 1860, Joseph Hayes; 1861-62, F. K. Stratton; 1863, S. F. Whid- den ; 1864, E. Lewis; 1865, N. L. Chase; 1866, A. C. Coult; 1867-68, A. A. Cleveland; 1869-70, G. W. Ruland; 1871, S. J. Robinson ; 1872-74, Elihu Scott; 1875-76, J. H. Knatt; 1877-78, J. P. Frye; 1879-80, A. B. Carter ; 1881-82, J. F. Spalding.

In 1846, during the pastorate of the Rev. C. H. Chase, the society secured a parsonage for its preach- ers by buying and moving to an eligible location ou the Portsmouth road a honse standing on the line of the Eastern Railroad, then being built, and since that time the preachers stationed in Hampton have had a comfortable home for themselves and families.

In 1848, under the labors of the Rev. Henry Nut- ter, a building lot was secured at the corner of Ann's Lane, so called, and the Portsmouth road, and a neat, comfortable church erected, which was dedicated to the worship of God in November of the same year, the Rev. Benjamin R. Hoyt preaching the dedicatory sermon from Heb. xiii. 16: " But to do good and to communicate forget not : for with such sacrifice's God is well pleased." This church, which cost about

1 By Rev. J. F. Spalding.

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twelve hundred dollars, served the society as a place of worship without material change until the fall of 1881, when, for the better accommodation of the wants of the society, it was moved to a more eligible location near the village on the Portsmouth road, and thoroughly remodeled and repaired at an ex- pense of three thousand one hundred dollars. The house was rededicated to the worship of God Jan. 5, 1882, the Rev. Bradford K. Peirce, of Boston, preach- ing the sermon from Luke ii. 7: " Because there was no room for them in the inn."

At the close of the dedicatory service mentioned as having taken place in May, 1837, the Rev. Mr. Fuller called the people together and addressed them upon "The Importance of the Study of God's Word," and at the close of his remarks some twenty or more came forward and organized themselves into classes with Jonathan Towle as leader, and thus the Sunday-school work of the Methodist Church may be said to have commeneed, although it was some three or four years before the school became well organized and estab- lished. From that small beginning the school has con- tinued with good success until the present, when it has seventy-two members and an average attendance through the year of fifty.

In 1839, when the first record of official members is found, the officiary of the church was as follows : Pastor, A. M. Osgood ; Stewards, Ebenezer C. Fogg, Oliver Towle, Andrew S. Warner, Nathan Knowles, John Foy, Benjamin Ordion, Ebenezer W. Long; Class-Leaders, Oliver Towle, Samuel Fisk ; Super- intendent of Sunday-school, Samuel Fisk.

The present, 1882, officiary is as follows: Pastor, J. F. Spalding; Stewards, Dearborn Blake, Elihu Scott, E. W. Godfrey, George W. Lane, E. Q. Knowls, E. R. Lamprey, Frank Laird, Emory Fogg, George R. Godfrey ; Class-Leaders, S. W. Dow, D. A. Mars- ton ; Superintendent of Sunday-school, G. W. Lane.

The Baptist Church.1-The Baptist Church was first organized in 1817, with the following members: Joshua Lane, Abraham Marston, Amos Towle, Jr., Samuel L. Brown, Samuel Nudd, Josiah Dearborn, Joseph Mace, Willard Emery, Jr., Abna Mace, Jo- siah Shaw, Simon Garland, Samuel Batcheldor, Jon- athan Philbrick, Abigail Mason, Abigail Lane, Betty Towle, Betty Marston, Elizabeth Nudd, Sarah B. Towle, Nancy Towle, Hannah Blak, Patty Mason, Ludin Shaw, Molly Brown, Sarah Emery, Irene Moss, and Betty Garland.

The deacons have been as follows: Amos Towle, Jr., Joshua Lane, Elvin Emery, David Garland, Jr., Charles M. Perkins, William Blake, and John A. Towle.

Clerks, Joshua Lane, Samuel Garland, Samuel Drake, and Daniel Moulton.

The first church building was given to the society, and fitted up with common board seats with no

backs, and no arrangements for fire in the winter season for some time. A new edifice was erected in 1834, and raised up in 1878 and a vestry added. The society now has a good meeting-house and parsonage, which was erected in 1854, and also a fund of about eighteen hundred dollars, the interest of which is ap- plied to the support of the ministry.

The following is a list of the pastors from Rev. Mr. Hareman to the present time : Revs. Elias Ilntchins, 1838; P. S. Burbank, 1840; Wm. Johnson, 1845; P. S. Burbank, 1846; William P. Merrill, 1848; F. Moul- ton, 1851; Wm. Rogers, 1853; Wm. H. Waldron, 1856; Wm. C. Clark, 1857; De Witt C. Durgin, 1858; F. Il. Lyford, 1870; G. J. Abbott, 1873; L. L. Har- man, 1877 ; and F. P. Wormwood, 1881.

Second Advent Church .- The church edifice be- longing to this society was erected in 1871, and the church was organized in 1877.

Schools .- In 1706 the town voted "that if the in- habitants on the South side of Taylor's river shall take care to have their children taught, they shall not be assessed to the schoolmaster or Town from yeare to yeare."

Sept. 22, 1712, it was “ voted to build a school- house, 24 ft. by 20, on the land granted for that pur- pose by Dea. Dalon, to be finished by the last of April."

In 1737 it was " voted to build a school-house on the school-house acre in the room of the one which was burnt, of the same size, £25 to be paid for build- ing said school-house."

Feb. 7, 1791, it was voted to build Centre and Bride Hill school-houses.

Hampton Academy was incorporated in 1810, and for a long series of years occupied a prominent place among the literary institutions of the State.

Physicians .- The following is a list of physicians who have practiced in Hampton : Richard Hooper, Clement Jackson, Edmund Toppen, Nathaniel Sar- geant, Anthony Emery, John Weeks, John Wingate, Obed Sterne, Samuel Page, - French, Ebenezer Lawrence, John Newman, Benjamin Dole, Abraham Green, and others. The present physician is W. T. Merrill.

Summer Resort .- Hampton is famous as a sum- mer resort, and its hotels are among the best on the coast. These are Boar's llead Hotel, S. II. Dumas, proprietor ; Ocean House, Phillips, Yeaton & Co., proprietors; Hampton Beach Hotel, Leavitt Brothers, proprietors ; Atlantic House; Granite llouse, A. J. Batchelder, proprietor ; Lancey Ilouse, Dean & Whit- tier, proprietors ; and the Union House, O. II. Whit- tier, proprietor. These are all at the beach except the latter, which is pleasantly located in llampton village, a short distance from the Eastern Railroad station.

Hampton was incorporated May 22, 1639, and em- braced, in addition to its present territory, the present towns of North Hampton, Hampton Falls, Seabrook,

1 Contributed by John A. Towle.

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Kensington, and South Hampton, having an area of about forty-five thousand five hundred acres.

It was originally a portion of Massachusetts, and remained as such until 1680, when it was joined to New Hampshire.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1639-1883.

John Moulton, 1639.

Richard Waldron, 1749, 1753.

Jolin Cross, 1640-41.

William Moulton, 1755, 1758.

Lieut. Wo. Iloward, 1641-45.

Gen. Jonathan Moulton, 1755, 1758.

Col. Christopher Toppan, 1762, 1765, 1768, 1771, 1783, 1789.

Capt. Josiah Moulton, 1771, 1774- 77, 1779-80.

Jeffrey Mingay, 1650.

Roger Shaw, 1651-53.

Anthony Stanyan, 1654.

Henry Dow, 1655-56.

Roger Page, 1657.

Lient. Christopher Hussey, 1658- 60.

Wm. Fuller, 1661, 1667.

Samuel Dalton, 1662, 1664-66, 1669- 71, 1673-76, 1678-79.

Robert Page, 1668.

Joshua Gilman, 1669.

Pristam Shaw, 1820-21.

Capt. Joseph llussey, 1672.

David Nudd, 1825.

Joshua Lane, 1827-30.

Amos Towle, 1831-33, 1840.

David Marston, 1834-37, 1839.

Josephi Dow, 1837-38.

David Maiston, 1840.

Amos Towle, 1841-42.

John Marston, Jr., 1843-45.

Sinon Towle, 1844.

David Marston, 1846.

Ebenezer Lane, 1847-48.

Amos Towle, Jr., 1849.

Uri Lampsey, 1850-52.

Thomas Ward, 1853.

Josiah Page, 1854.

E. Shaw, 1856-57.

E. Mason, 1858-59.

Daniel Tilton, 1709.

John Dearborn, 1860-61.

Epliraim Marston, 1709, 1716-17.

Col. Joseph Smith, 1716-17. Maj. Peter Weare, 1716-17.

John J. Leavitt, 1866-67.

A. B. Lane, 1868-69.

D. C. Durgin, 1870-71.

A. J. Leavitt, 1872. D. O. Leavitt, 1873.

S. D. Lane, 1874-75.

Samuel Palmer, 1732, 1737, 1740, 1742, 1745.

Jos W. Mason, 1876-77.

Joseph Towle, 1742.

John II. Fogg, 1×78.

Thomas Elkins, 1742.

Joseph Philbrick, 1745, 1749.

Jonathan Tuck, 1753, 1758.

Joseph Dow, 1761-96.

William Howard, 1642-47.

Philip Towle, 1796-98.

Robert Tucke, 1647-50.

Ephraim Fellows, 1798-1801.

Christopher Ilussey, 1650-53. Samuel Dalton, 1653-81. Henry Dow, 1681-1707. Samuel Dow, 1707-14.

Col. John Dearborn, 1801-13. Josiah Dow, 1813-42, 1844-54. J. W. Dodge, 1843.

J. J. Leavitt, 1855-58, 1861-70. John M. Palmer, 1859-60. --

Joho Tck, 1714-30.

Samuel Dow, 1730-56. Joshua Lane, 1756-61.

David O. Leavitt. 1871-76.

Joho M. Ackerman, 1877-82.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

JOHN DEARBORN.

John Dearborn is a descendant of Godfrey Dear- born, who came from Exeter, England, with his son Henry, a man grown, and settled at Exeter, Rocking- ham Co., N. H., in 1639. Between 1645 and 1650 he moved to Hampton and settled on the farm of the late John Dearborn, and which has been in the family ever since. His tax in 1653 was 158. 10d. He was one of the selectmen in 1655, 1663, and 1671. Sept. 21, 1664, he voted with the minority on the question of a division of the Commons, and entered his dissent against it. The vote was 13 for and 9 against. March 3, 1670, he had eighty acres granted him. The date of his death is not known by the writer. He was twice married. His first wife died between 1650 and 1662, when he married Dorothy Dalton, widow of Philemon Dalton. His children by his first marriage were Henry, Thomas, John, Sarah, and two other daughters, names not known. If Henry was a man grown, or even quite a boy when his father came from England, then it is more than probable that more of the above family were born in England.

Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Dearborn were members of the Congregationalist Church, and both died before 1696. Mr. Dearborn's posterity is very numerons in New Hampshire. Maj .- Gen. Henry Dearborn, Sec- retary of War under Jefferson, was one of his descend- ants.

Henry, eldest son of Godfrey Dearborn, born in Exeter, England, came to America with his parents, and probably settled with them at Exeter, N. H., and thence to Hampton. Nov. 10, 1665, he married Eliz- abeth Marrian. He was selectman in 1676-92. He was one of the signers to Weare's petition. March 3, 1670, he had a grant of eighty acres (No. 4). His children were John, Abigail, Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah, Elizabeth (2), and Henry. --

John Dearborn, son of Godfrey, born in 1642 in Exeter, N. H., married, Oct. 12, 1672, Mary, daugh- ter of Thomas Ward. She died Dec. 14, 1725, aged seventy-three. Mr. Dearborn was selectman in 1694. His name is not found on Weare's petition, although he contributed £1 5s. towards defraying the expense of Mr. Weare in going to England. He died Nov. 14, 1713. His children were John, Thomas, and Mary.

Thomas Dearborn, son of Godfrey, had granted him eighty acres (No. 68), March 3, 1670; was one of the selectmen in 1675, 1678, 1693. Nov. 1, 1699, he was chosen deacon. He was one of the signers to Weare's petition. He was twice married, first to Hannah, daughter of Edward Colcord, Oct. 28, 1665. Of this union the following children were born: Sam- uel, Ebenezer, Thomas, and Jonathan. Deacon Dear- born married for his second wife Huldah, daughter of John Smith, Jan. 2, 1701.

TOWN CLERKS FROM 1639 TO 1883.

William Wakefield, 1639-42.

Adna Garland, 1862-63.

Thomas Leavitt, Jr., 1864-65.

John Tucke, 1717.

Capt. Joshua Wingate, 1722.

John Sauborn, 1722, 1731-36, 1740, 1745.

Nathaniel Weare, 1689, 1696. Samuel Sherburne, 1689. John Hussey, 1692.

Thomas Philbrick, 1693. Joseph Sweet, 1693, 1698.

Nathaniel Batchelder, 1694.

Thomas Bobey, 1694.

Humphrey Perkins, 1696.

Capt. Ephraim Marston, 1697.

John Redman, 1697.

Benjamin Beam, 1697.

Col. John Dearborn, 1807.

Edmund Toppan, 1809, 1817-18, 1822-24, 1826.

Thomas Marston, 1677.

Henry Dow, 1689, 1693, 1697.

John Smith, 1689, 1692, 1697.

Joseph Smith, 1689, 1692, 1694, 1708-9.

Josiah Moulton, Jr., 1775.

John Fogg, 1781.

Joseph Dow, 1782, 1787, 1792.

Jeremiah Moulton, 1794.

Oliver Whipple, 1796-99.

Col. Benjamin Shaw, 1801. Jonathan Marston, 1806.

John C. Palmer, 1879-80. Jacob T. Brown, 1881-82.

Wm. Stowe (Eastowe), 1644, 1648- 49. Wol. English, 1646-47.

John Dearborn

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Joseph Freese Dearborn, great-grandson of God- frey Dearborn, was born on the old Dearborn home- stead in Hampton, N. H., Oct. 6, 1710; married Sarah Sherborn, or Sherburne, March 20, 1735. She was born July 15, 1710. He died July 3, 1752, aged forty-two. One of his children was Josiah Dearborn, born Jan. 11, 1738, and died Sept. 15, 1814, aged seventy-seven. His wife was Sarah Freese, who was born Dec. 18, 1737, and died Sept. 7, 1828, aged ninety years and nine months. Their children were John, Joseph F., Josiah, Sarah, Samuel, Anna, Samuel (2), Molley, Freese, and Anna (2). All of whom were born between 1758 and 1780 on the old homestead.

Joseph Freese (2), son of Josiah Dearborn, was born June 11, 1761, and died Nov. 13, 1827. One of his children was Simon N., who married Hannah Towle, and had children, -- (1) Sarah Ann, wife of David Marston, of Hampton; (2) John ; (3) Simon ; (4) Dolly (Mrs. Emery Batchelder, of Hampton Falls) ; '(5) Lavinia, who married Joseph Leavitt, of North Hampton ; (6) Abigail, wife of Adna Lane, of Hampton. Mr. Dearborn was a farmer by occupation, and a Whig in politics ..

John Dearborn, eldest son of Simon N. Dearborn, and the eighth in descent from Godfrey Dearborn, was born in Hampton, N. H., on the same farm where he always resided, and which has been handed down from generation to generation, Sept. 2, 1810. He died at his residence Nov. 14, 1880. He was one of Hampton's substantial men and farmers. He always was interested in the prosperity of his native town. He took a deep interest in the educational work of Hampton, and for many years was a trustee and treas- urer of " Hampton Academy." Politically he was a Republican, and as such was selectman several years, and represented his town in the State Legislature two terms. Though not a member of the church, he and his wife were constant attendants upon and sup- porters of the Congregational Church of Hampton.

He married Lydia, daughter of Sandborn Batchel- der and Mary Elkins, October, 1838. She is a de- scendant of the Rev. Stephen Batchelder, first minis- ter of Hampton, and was born in Hampton, May 22, 1811. Their children are Orion M., born March 15, 1841, and Mary Anna, wife of Harry S. Clark, son of .Hon. Daniel Clark, of Manchester, N. H. Mrs. Harry S. Clark has children,-Frank, Daniel, Harry (deceased), and Gracia Lydia.

Mr. John Dearborn wasa man universally esteemed, of kind disposition, good judgment, and possessed that happy faculty of making many friends. He was emphatically an honest man. His widow still sur- vives him and lives on the old homestead, a view of which may be seen in this work. A portion of this , house was built by Godfrey Dearborn about 1645, and now is in a good state of preservation. Too much credit cannot be given to Mrs. John Dearborn, who in every way has been a worthy partner of her hus-

band. To her more than to any other one is due the eredit of the present fine condition of this home. She is a lady of great energy and force of character, and naturally of a lively disposition. She, too, enjoys the esteem of her neighbors, and views the past with no apprehension of the future.

A friend speaks of her as follows : " In regard to . the preservation of the old Dearborn mansion much credit is due Mrs. Dearborn. At the time of her en- tering it as sole mistress she began at once to mod- ernize it. Possessed of good taste, she selected colors that would harmonize, caused wood-work to be re- moved, painted, carpeted, in fact turned old into new; in this way it was kept free from mould and damp more or less found in the early homes of our ancestors. To-day it is a comfortable home, and should not fire or tempest destroy it, it bids fair to last another generation. She has passed through a severe sickness which but few could survive, and is still courageous at the advanced age of seventy, and evidently earnest to perform every duty .* She is the last survivor of her father's family, her only brother having died March 24, 1882. She is the only occu- pant of the old home with the exception of one male servant. Her evenings are devoted to reading and writing ; her only son being in Colorado engaged in mining, for him she has the tenderest affection which only death can sunder."

JOHN H. FOGG.

John H. Fogg is a lineal descendant of the seventh generation from Samuel Fogg, who settled in Hamp- ton abont 1652. Where Samuel came from, or when he came to America, the writer is not able to tell, but probably from England about the time above men- tioned. His tax in 1653 was thirteen shillings one penny ; the same year he built five rods of fence around the burial-ground. He was one of the select- men in 1655 and 1663. In 1669 he had forty acres granted him in the New Plantation, situated in the east part of Hampton. In 1670 he and two others were chosen to appraise the goods which the constable took for rates by distress.

He was twice married; first, to Anne, danghter of Roger Shaw, Dec. 10, 1652. Their children were Samuel, Joseph, John, Daniel, and Mary. Mrs. Fogg died Oct. 10, 1663, and Mr. Fogg married, for his second wife, Mary, daughter of Robat (probably Robert) Page. Of this union the following children were born,-Seth, James, and Hannab. Mr. Fogg died Feb. 16, 1672, leaving a will dated Jan. 9, 1671, witnessed by Samuel Dalton, William and Francis Fuller, appraisers, Thomas Marston, and Henry Dow. The executors to his will were William Fuller, Na- thaniel Batchelder, "loving brother Thomas Ward," and Samuel Dalton. By the terms of this will Samuel was to have two-thirds, and Daniel one-third, of the real estate, and were to learn trades.

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James Fogg, son of Samuel Fogg, was born April 18, 1668, and died June 18, 1760. He married Mary -, Jan. 9, 1695. She died Oct. 14, 1750, aged eighty years. Their children were Mary, James, John, Sarah, Enoch, and Hannah.

Samuel Fogg, the eldest son of Samuel and Anne (Shaw) Fogg, was born Dec. 25, 1653, and married, Oct. 19, 1676, Hannah Marston, daughter of William Marston, and granddaughter of Robert Page, who gave her five pounds in his will. Samuel Fogg was one of the signers of Weare's petition. His children were Samuel, Joseph, and probably Daniel.

Seth Fogg, the eldest son of Samuel Fogg by his second marriage, was born Nov. 28, 1666, and died Sept. 6, 1755. In 1704 he was one of the selectmen. His wife, Sarah --- , died April 10, 1756, aged eighty-eight years. Their children were Benoni, Hannah, Seth, Sarah, Esther, Samuel, Simon, Abner, Abigail, Daniel, Jeremiah, and Ebenezer.

Deacon John Fogg, a great-grandson of the first Samuel, and son of John, who was a son of James, was born Oet. 11, 1702, and died May 7, 1754. He had eleven children by his wife, Elizabeth Drake, of whom John Fogg was their only son. He was born in Hampton, N. I., married Abigail Blake, and had children,-Susannah C., Abraham, Elizabeth, Betsey (died young), Abigail B., Mary, and Meribah, all born on the old Fogg homestead, and all are now (1882) dead except Mary and Meribab. Mr. Fogg was a farmer, as all his ancestors had been. In politics a Democrat. Ile died April 8, 1831, aged sixty-two, and his wife died April 23, 1809, aged thirty-five.

ABRAHAM FOGG, only son of John and Abigail (Blake) Fogg, was born in Hampton, N. H., Aug. 6, 1797 ; married Mary Robinson, Nov. 1, 1821. Chil- dren, -Jeremiah R., a resident at Salisbury, Mass. ; Mary A., wife of Robert C. Thomson, of Exeter ; Jolin H .; Rebecca F. (Mrs. J. Warren Sanborn, of Kings- ton, N. H.); Susan E. (deceased); and Sarah J., who died at twenty-one. Mrs. Fogg was a member of the Congregational Church of Hampton. Mr. Fogg was a Democrat, and held all the important offices of his town. He was universally esteemed for his kind dis- position and sympathizing heart. "None knew him but to love him." He lived respected, and died re- gretted, March 27, 1869, and his wife died May 29, 1877, aged seventy-nine years.

JOHN H. FOGG, seventh in descent from Samuel, was born on the old Fogg homestead in Hampton, N. 11., July 1, 1828. He received a common-school education. He is a farmer by occupation, gaining the title by inheritance, possession, and lifelong ser- viee under it. His present beautiful farm has been in the family for seven generations. He justly regards it the best and dearest spot on earth to him, and right well has Mr. Fogg honored the name of his ancestors by word and deed.

his ancestors, hence is a Jeffersonian-Jackson Demo- erat. Though the town is Republican, Mr. Fogg has been selectman five years, one of which he was chair- man, besides holding various other town offices. In 1878 he was elected to the State Legislature by Demo- erats and Republicans, serving on the committee of ! "Bills of Second Reading." In 1880 he was the can- didate of his party for the State senatorship, and though defeated ran ahead of his ticket. In 1880 he was elected one of the trustees of Hampton Academy, New Hampshire, which position he still retains.

He married Mary E., daughter of Samuel and Me- hitable (Pickering) Drake, Sept. 2, 1852. She was born in North Hampton, N. H., Jan. 9, 1832.

On the 2d of September, 1877, Mr. and Mrs. Fogg celebrated their "silver wedding," and more than one hundred of their friends and neighbors gathered in to I pay their compliments to those whom they hold in the very highest regard. The home was gayly illuminated by Chinese lanterns, and presented a beautiful appear- ance. The tables were laden with the choicest viands, and were nicely decorated. The Rev. Mr. J. S. Batch- elder read a poem appropriate to the occasion, and the gifts were numerous and excellent. The one most highly prized by Mr. and Mrs. Fogg is an elegant silver urn, the joint present of their neighbors.

Mr. and Mrs. Fogg are members of the Congrega- tional Church of Hampton, and he is treasurer of the same.

JOSIAH HI. BARKER.

Josiah H. Barker, son of Samuel Barker, was born in Hampton, N. H., April 16, 1810. His father was born in Ipswich, Mass., March 4, 1780, and died at his residence in Hampton, Feb. 27, 1873, aged nearly ninety-three years. He was a farmer and fisherman by occupation. He settled in Hampton when he was quite a young man ; married Dolly, daughter of Jethro Blake, a descendant of Jasper Blake, one of the early settlers of Hampton. Jasper had eleven children, the fourth of whom was John, the ancestor of all the Blakes of Hampton. Mr. and Mrs. Barker had chil- dren,-Betsey, Josiah H., Sarah (deceased), Eliza A., Samuel, Polly, Abby, and James, all born in Hamp- ton, on the place now owned by Josiah H. Barker. Mrs. Barker died April 27, 1857. Mr. Barker was a Republiean in politics. His son, Josiah H., received a common-school education. At eighteen he went to Boston to learn the carpenter and joiner's trade, and after serving an apprenticeship of three years with one Abel Ballwin, was immediately engaged by Jonas Fitch, of Boston, as his foreman at five dollars a day. Mr. Fiteh was a large contractor and builder, and on Mr. Barker devolved the task of seeing to the details of the business. He was in the employ of Mr. Fitch . twenty-five years, at five dollars a day. For the next ten years he received ten dollars a day as general

Mr. Fogg has inherited the political proelivities of ' overseer in the building of large and costly houses in

Josiah H Barker

DAVID MARSTON.

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Massachusetts; Vermont, and New York. During this time he owned a shop in Boston, which was worth some fifteen hundred dollars a year net. In October, 1871, he was taken sick, and was not able to be out of the house till'the following spring. Oct. 17, 1834, he married Adeline, daughter of Capt. James and Theo- date Godfrey, both of whom were descendants of Deacon William Godfrey, who was admitted a free- man at Watertown, Mass., in 1640, and thence to Hampton, N. H., between 1645 and 1650. Mrs. Barker was born Dec. 7, 1812, in Hampton, and is a twin to Jonathan Godfrey, now of Hampton, who is the father of fourteen living children.

Mr. and Mrs. Barker have children, --- Theodate (de- ceased) and Anna T., born July 9, 1840. She mar- ried R. H. Shelton, a native of Boston, and at present a resident of Worcester, Mass., where he is engaged as secretary of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion. Their children are Emma D. and Richard B.

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History of Rockingham and Strafford counties, New Hampshire : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 78

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis Number of Pages: 1714

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis
Number of Pages: 1714