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67. Annanau, b Nov. 6, 1799. Hle m. Polly ( Mary) Sanborn, of Canter- bury, dan. of Shubael and Phebe (Smith ) Sauboru (sre Smith Fam. ), Nov. 20, 1521, and d. Children : - 1. Mary Aun, b. Oct. 2, 1822; m. Jeremiah Hayes
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(see). 2. Phebe, b. Sept. 5, 1826, d. April 27, 1828, ae. 1-8. 3. Sylvanus Sanborn, b. Sept. 15, 1830; a grad. of Dartmouth College, 1855; was an Epis- copal clergymun two years at Clermont, N. Y. ; d. in New York City, Jan. 8, 1867, ac. 36-4. He m. Mary E. Kier, of New York, April 18, 1861. No chil- dren. 4. Abram, b. Sept. 21, 1832; res. on the homestead in Northfield with his mother (1877) ; unm.
68. JONATHAN3 [63] (Shubael2, Shubael1), m. Elizabeth Keniston ; lived in Northfield, and there d., 1853, ae. 72. Ten children, of whom
69. DAVID was the oldest, and
70. JONATHAN LEAVITT, b. Nov. 14, 1822; m. Martha S. Clay, dau. of James (see), Oct. 14, 1846 (Mason); was a blacksmith formerly, and now (1880) at Union Bridge, having meanwhile res'd. in Manchester, as machinist in repair shop, and elsewhere. Children : - 1. George Wesley, b. Nov. 13, 1848, at Union Bridge; is a shoemaker in Lynn, Mass. ; m. Hattie Whittier, April 15, 1876; no children. 2. William Clay, b. Jan. 19, 1850, in l'lymouth, d. Nov. 8, 1856, in his 7th year, at U. B. 3. Martha Jane, b. Jan. 12, 1832, in Canterbury (Ilill's Corner), d. of consumption, in Manchester, Nov. 9, 1873, in her 22d year. 4. Ruth Elizabeth, b. April 9, 1854, at U. B., d. also of con- smuptiou, at Manchester, Sept. 4, 1872, ac. 18-5 5. Hattie Clay, b. Feb. 22, 1857; in. Nelson Earle, clerk, of Manchester, Aug. 15, 1876. Child : - I. Jen- nie May (Earle), b. Sept. 24, 1877.
71. SHUBAEL3 [64] (Shubael2, Shubael1), m., 1st, Nancy Dear- born ; m., 2d, Sally Glines, dau. of Benjamin, and d. 1869, ae. 86 (?). Children :
72. MARY (Ist wife), m. Stephen Haynes, of Vermont.
73. CHARLOTTE (ed wife), m. David Fowler, of Hill (1st wife).
74, 75. STATIRA. ABRA ANN, m. David Fowler, of Hill (2d wife).
76. JOHN S., inherits the farm of his grandfather [62] in N.
77. HARRIET, m. Daniel S. Clay (see).
78, 79, 80. JOSIANI. FRANK B. ELIZA.
81. JOHN3 [6] (John2, Shubael!), m. Charlotte Jones, of Hawke, 1810, and always res'd. in Northfield, as a farmer. He d. July, 1869, ae. 86-3. She d. Oct., 1873. They had seven children, four sons, of whom :
82. JOSEPH PALLET, Was b. Nov. 15, 1818; m. Mary Y. Philbrick, dau. of Josiah (sec), March 20, 1842 (Mason) ; has occupled the Bradstreet Moody farm, the last home of her father, and has been for several years a mill owner and prominent business man at the Bridge. Ile was elected selectman of Sanbornton for 1857-58, 18GO-61, and 1865, in all, five years; also represented the town in 1863-64. Has since been selectman and school committee of Til- ton, and was elected county commissioner for Belknap County, in 1878. She d. Nov. 23, 1879, ac. 56-5. Children :
33. JOSEPH PHILMACK, b. April 5, 1344, In Sanborntou, d. of scarlet fever, April G, IS29, ac. 5.
"Ah, naught can heart-felt sighs avail That swell around the sablo bior, When weeping friends and strangers weet To blend affection's holy tear."
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84. MARY ORISSA, b. Aug. 17, 1840, In Canterbury ; m. George Hohnes, farmer (near her father's), June 5, 1867; a uative of Salisbury. Children : - 1. Joseph Harry (Holmes), b. Oct. 25, 1868, d. Oct. 30, 1877, ne. 9. 2. Mary Edith, b. March 5, 1872.
85. CHARLOTTE AMANDA, b. Aug. 20, 1851, in Sanbornton.
8C. ALFRED GRmsn, b. Aug. 18, 1853; a carpenter in THton; m. Flora A. Wiggiu, dau. of Stephen P. (see), Aug. 18, 1872. Child : - 1. Flora Ilor- teuse, b. March 22, 1874.
87. HOWARD EUGENE, b. Sept. 8, 1855.
88. BYRON PHILBUICK, b. Juue 9, 1860.
884. Rurn P., a sister of [82], b. Nov. 3, 1827; m. Joseph S. Lang (see).
We have, finally, V.
89. WINTHROP DEARBORN. who moved from Canterbury to San- boruton, and is not known to have been related to the other Dearborus of town. He was b. Dec. 22, 1778 ; m. Mary Hersey, dau. of Peter (see), May 15, 1806 (Crockett) ; settled on her father's honestend (Calef Hill), and there d. March 28, 1858, ae. 79-3. She had d. April 23, 1849, ac. 67. Child :
90. MARY HIERSKY, b. Jan. 20, 1819; m. Janes II. Butler, of Nottingham (see Hersey Family). (Another infant child of his d. April 19, 1817.)
THE DOE FAMILY.
1. JONATHAN' DOE, b. 1740 ; was doubtless the father of Esq. Doe of this town ; followed or accompanied his-son hither, and here d., as in the same cemetery with the supposed son's family, we find the inscription, (he) " d. Jan. 30, 1814, ae. 74." " Happy they who rest in heaven." He is called " old Mr. Dow," in the " Crockett Record " of deaths. Ilis sou :
2. JOHN2, Esq., was b. 1775, probably in Northwood, and came thienee to this town prior to 1803, as he was that year chosen highway surveyor. He m. Rhoda Mead, of Deerfield, there b. in 1775, and settled on one of the middle sections of the 66 School Lot," No. 20, 2d Div., more recently owned by Thomas J. Sanborn. During his first years in town he was accustomed to trade in furs, in Canada, going thither annually on horseback. Ile was a justice of the peace for many years, and always remarkably prompt, punctual, and honest in his business engagements and monetary dealings ; was also an active member of the Bay Baptist Church, and frequently opened his house for religious meetings. His wife d. Sept. 4, 1848, ac. 73, and he fol- lowed, May 24, 1850, ae. 75, his disease being asthma. Children, b. in Sanbornton :
3. MAHALA, b. Jan. 25, 1803, d. March 24 (27), 1810, ne. 7-2.
4. SARAN Surru, b. July 15, 1804; m. David Taylor (see).
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5. JOIN MEAD, b. Aug. 1, 1810, d. Sept. 5, 1842, ae. 32; uumn. He was a young man of great promise, and for several years had alded his father essen- tially in the justice and other business.
"Friends nor physicians could not save His mortal body from the grave, Nor can the grave contine it here When Christ shall call him to appear."
6. - , another child (dau.) of [1]; m. Joseph Johnson, and settled in this town.
THE DOLLOFF FAMILY.
Supposed to be of Russian origin, though traced with certainty no further back than
1. SAMUEL1 DOLLOFF, of Exeter, who early rem. from that town to New Hampton, when his son
2. JOHN? was less than 16 years old. The latter, at that age, accompanied ouly by a small dog, despatched with an axe a bear which was wintering in a large tree he was felling in the primitive forest of New Hampton ! He afterwards rem. to Vermont. One of his sons was
3. JOHN3, b. March 22, 1792, in Vermont ; m. Nancy Thomas, dau. of Jacob (see) ; settled, with his father-in-law, on the present Moses, or Bunker place, in North Sanbornton, which he assisted in clearing. They both d., with their oldest dau. [4], at Meredith Centre, - he, Aug. 26, 1871, ac. 79 ; she, April 9, 1875, in her 77th year. Children :
4. LAURENIA, b. Feb. 5, 1815; m., 1st, Amasa Small, of Lowell, Mass., shoemaker, March 10, 1837, who d. Oet. 14, 1837, ae. 20; m., 2d, Nathan Bal- lard, overseer in Lowell, April 20, 1841, who d. in New Hampton, Ang. 17, 1856, in hls 48th year; m., 3d, Daulel P. Snulth, farmer, of Meredith Centre, Jau. 18, 1838, where she d. of pneumonia, March 6, 1879, ac. 04-1. Chil- dren (2d husband) : - 1. Nathan Warren ( Ballard), b. June 21, 1843, d. Sept. 11, 1844, ae. 1-3. 2. Saralı Augusta, b. Aug. 22, d. Oct. 17, 1848, ac. 2 mos.
5. JOSEPH PRESTON, b. July 27, 1818; m. Almira Blake, dau. of John, Sept. 26, 1842, who was b. Feb. 25, 1818, and d. in Franklin, Dec. 11, 1877, in her COth year. . He was first a teamster in Lowell, Mass , then a farmer in North Sanbornton (present Cyrus Lane place) three years, and in New Hampton ; has been at Franklin lu the meat business, prosperously engaged since 18co. Children : - 1. Charles II., b. Oct. 28, 1813, in Lowell; m. Alice Locklin, Oct. 28, 1865; a saloon-keeper in Laconia (IS78). 2. Mary Emeline, b. March 21, I845, in Lowell; m. Ervin W. Haynes (see). 3. John F., b. April 13, 1849, in Sanbornton; m. Angusta A. Dame, of Franklin, March 5, 1870; is overseer in the sorting-room of a paper mill in F. 4. Cyntha A., b. April 18, 1852, in New llampton; has been an accomplished musician and musical instructor in Franklin; m. George B. Moore, carriage-maker (now hardware dealer), vi Concord, Feb. 10, 1877.
6. JACOB THOMAS, b. July 15, 1520. His name was changed to llerman
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Thomas Hale; m., Ist, Elvira M. Sanborn, dau. of Jesse (see), Jan. 10, 1843 (L'odwell), who d. July 15, 1853, of typhoid fever, ac. 29-3; m , 2d, Hannah G. Sanborn, sister of the last named, Jan. 9. 1855. Ile was a farmer in the Lane neighborhood, this town, near his father-in-law's; selectman of San- bornton, 1870-71; has since been owner of a fouring-mulll at Hillsborough Bridge, but now (1880) ret. to S. Children : - 1. Sarah Augusta (Hale), b. July 6, 1845; in. Aaron Eastman, farmer, of Franklin and Sanbornton, Nov. 14, 1870, who was b. Dee. 18, 1851, In Eaton; was on the Bickford place, 1877. Children : - I. Willard Henry (Eastinan), b. May 27, 1872, in Sauboruton. II Leonard Jesse, b. Sept. 30, 1874, In Franklin. III. Ala Elvira, b. O.t. 23, 1876, in F. 2. Martha Gerrish (Hale), b. May 21, 1847. 3. Loanda Celestia, b. July 28, 1849, d. Aug. 6, 1851, ac. 2. 4. Gustavus, b. Dec. 5, 1852, d. Feb. 28, 1853, ae. 2 mos., 23 days. 5. Elvira Celestla, b June 6, 1856 (2d wife). G. Napoleon Bonaparte, b. April 4, 1863. 7. Charles, b Jan. 28, 1808.
7. JOHN, b. April 15, 1823; m. Hannah K. Brown, dau of David (see), March 26, 1845 (Coombs) ; res'd. In Sanbornton and In Manchester (1874). Chil- dren : - 1. Julla Ellen, b. Oct. 12, 1846, in Northfield. 2. Laura Auu, b. Dec. 31, 1748, in Samboruton. 3. John Wesley, b. Oct. 20, 1851, in S. 4. Abby Ladora, b. Jan. 14. 1853, in S.
8. ELIZABETH PERKINS, b. July 29, 1826; m. Leonard F. Crcesy, of Law- rence, Mass., Jan. 6, 1849, who was a job carpenter and bullder, -one of the earllest in L. ; now residing In Brookline, Mass. Children : - 1. Ella Augusta (Creesy), b. Dec, 27, 1849. In Lawrence; m. Willlam A. Perry, of Manches- ter, March, 1873; assistant paymaster Amoskeag Corporation. Child : - I. William Leonard (Perry), b. Oct., 1875. 2. Einma Frances (Creesy), b. Dec. 11, 1852, d. Aug. 17, 1834, ac. 1-8. 3. Frank Leonard, b. Dec. 15, 1860; a Harvard University student, class of 1882. 4. Fred. Wallace, b. Oct. 27, 1863; now in a business college, Boston.
9. JULIA ANN, m. Joseph Simouds, of Alexandria, who was overseer in a mill at Manchester, where she d. 1870, leaving two children.
10. BETSEY HARVKY, b. May 13, 1831; name afterwards "Abbie"; m. Charles E. Pierce, of Lowell, Mass., Sept. 23, 1854. He was b. Sept. 4, 1831, in Lunenburg, Mass. ; was for nine years a U. S. civil engineer with the rauk of captain, and undertaker of jobs for raising suuken vessels, etc., at the Hurl Gate, New York; has of late years res'd. at Meredith Centre. Children : - 1. Fred. Waldo (Plerce), b. Dec. 25, 1855, in Dracut; d. June 3, 1863, ac. 7-5. 2. Abbie Laurenia, b. June 23, 1858, In Meredith.
11. SUSAN, b. April 16, 1833; m. Norman Robbins, Jan. 17, 1857; lately of Hillsborough Bridge, in the mill business with her brother [G]. One dau. : - 1. Emma J. (Robbins), b. Junc 9, 1858.
12. ALONZO FRANKLIN, a farmer in Grafton; in. Clara Haskins. No children.
13. LYDIA, m. - Sprague, and res. at Ayer Junction, Mass.
14. LYMAN PERKINS, was in the army, a soklier from Maine, in the late war, enlisting Ang. (?), 1861, 7th Regiment; d. of disease, at Point Lookout, Md., in a hospital, July, 1864, " about one month before his time of enlist- ment was up."
15. ARTHUR (?), d. 1844.
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THE DONOVAN FAMILY.
1. DENNIS! DONOVAN, or Dunavan, as it is now chiedly spelled by his Sanbornton descendants, was b. in Ireland, and immigrated to New Hampshire prior to the Revolutionary war, settling in Chester, where his son,
2. JAMES? was b. Ang. 11, 1776. The latter, having moved to Sanbornton, was m. to Elizabeth Gilman, dau. of Joseph7 (see), by Rev. Mr. Crockett, Jan. 1, 1805. Name written " James Dunnovan " on the town marriage records. They first settled below the late Knowlton place, Lot No. 22, 2d Div., Site No. 6 (see Map) ; moved thence, in 1828, to the present Horne place, near the Bay shore, above the Mosquito Bridge, where he lived till his death, March 22, 1862, ac. 85-7. She had d. May 19, 1857, ae. 75. He was by occupation a farmer. Children :
3. MARY P., b. Feb. 17, 180G; was thrice m .; Ist, to Joseph Darkins, clock-maker, of Boston, Mass. ; 3d, to Luther Thompson, sailor in the coast service, who d. in 1872. She now res. in East Boston (1877), with her next sister.
4. NANCY, b. July 8, 1808; m. John Bigelow, farmer, of Rutland, Mass. He d. in Boston, where she now lives, with her sister, as above, leaving four sons and two daughters.
5. HANNALI, b. Aug. 17, 1810; m. Smith Kent, of Marshfield, Mass. Sev- eral children.
6. ELIZA, b. April 6, 1812, d. young ; unm.
7. Lucy, b. Aug. 23, 1814; m. John Enart, wheelwright, now of Chelsea, Mass. One son, three daughters.
8. JAMES, b. Ang. 29, 1816; was in Lexington, Mo., when last heard from, aud there probably d., 1853, ac. 38.
9. SARAH (Sally), b. Dec. 9, 1818; m. Daniel Ring, stone-cutter. Present res., Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Ill. No children.
10. JOHN GILMAN, b. March 19, 1822; res'd. on his father's place in San- bornton till his enlistment in the 12th N. HI. Regiment, Sept. 5, 1862, in which he served through the war; wounded, May 3, 1863; mustered out, June 21, 1865; since 18CC has been a blacksmith in the railroad foundry at Lake Vil- lage. He in., Ist, Sarah A. Quimby, Nov. 8. 1855, who was b. March 14, 1822, in Sunboruton, and d June 19, 1864, ac. 42-3; m, 2d, Julia A. Gil- man, dau. of Samuel (see), Aug. 26, 1867. Children : - 1. Lenora Elizabeth, b. Jan. 26, 1865 (adopted). 2. John Henry, b. April 28, 1869, at Lake Village.
11. JOSEPH, b. Dee. 27, 1824; has been a wheelwright in Lake Village since 1840; m., Ist, Laura Hadley. of Meredith, Nov. 11, 1852, who d. Feb., 1856; m., 2d, Judith Ham, of Canterbury, May 23, 1859. Child : - 1. Electa (Ist wife), b. Oct. 26, 1854, at L. V.
12. DAVID, b. Nov. 14, 1826, d. May 15, 1847, ae. 19-6, of consump- tion.
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THIE DUDLEY FAMILY.
The earliest ancestor, according to a published genealogy of this family, was :
1. Capt. ROGER1 DUDLEY, who in early life was " slain in the wars" (in England), about 1586-88, the wars, no doubt, pertaining to the Roman Catholic succession in Queen Elizabeth's time, leaving two children. Ilis older child was :
2. Gov. THOMAS2, b. 1576, at Nottingham, Eng., d. July 31, 1653, at Roxbury, Mass., ac. 77, having been the second governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ITis oldest child :
3. Rev. SAMUEL?, b. 1606, at Nottingham, Eng. ; settled at Exeter, in 1650, and there d. Feb. 10, 1683, ac. 77 (after an approved minis- try of 33 years), his first wife, Mary, being the dau. of Gov. John Winthrop. His daughter:
4. DOROTHY4 (3d child), m. Moses Leavitt (see) ; his eleventh child, and first by Elizabeth, his 3d wife, was :
5. STEPHEN4, b. at Exeter, and there d. 1734.
6. TRUEWORTHY5, was the eighth child of [5], b. 1700, in Exeter, and there d. 1745, ae. 45. Ilis oldest child :
7. GILMAN6, b. May 3, 1727, in Exeter; m. Sarah Conner, of E. ; accompanied his son to this town, and here d. June 12, 1803, ac. 76-1. Ilis widow also d. in Sanbornton, Oct. 8, 1812. Of their children :
8. SAMUEL CONNER [12], b. Aug. 12, 1764, in Candia, was the 2d.
9. HANNAH (4th child), m. Henry Clark (sce).
10. ANNA (Cth child), m. John Robinson, Jr. (see).
11. MARY (7th child), b. June 23, 1771, in Candia; m. Reuben Smith (see).
12. SAMUEL C.7 [8] (GilmanG, Trueworthy5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Thomas2, Roger1), rem. as a young man with his father from Brent- wood to Sanbornton ; m. Mercy Thorn, dau. of John (see), Nov., 1789 (Woodman) ; soon after settled near the centre of Lot No. 46, 2d Div. (Site 2), and there d. Aug. 13, 1854, ae. 90, having proved through his long life a worthy descendant of his noble ancestry. She d. March 15, 1862, ac. 96-3-28. Children :
13. NANCY, b. Feb. 11, 1791; m. Jolin Lang (see).
14. JOUN, b. March 30, 1793; m. Mrs. Sally (Bedee) Prescott; was a farmer, in Holderness, till 1848. She d. in Belmout. He d. with his dau. io Gilmanton, Nov. 15, 1874, ac. 81-8. Children, b. in Holderness : - 1. Merey, b. Jan., 1828; res. in Manchester, unm. 2. Mary, b. 1830; DI. - Cook, and res. in Gilmanton.
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15. SALLY G., b. April 1, 1795; m., Ist, Thomas Shute, Jr. (see) ; m., 20, Thomas Huse, who d. Nov. 27, 1863, ne. 74.
" And now his voice is lost in death, Praise will etuploy his noblest powers, While life, or thought, or being lasts, Or immortality eudures."
She d. at N. Sanbornton, Feb. 3, 1872, in her 77th year; twice a widow, but leaving no children.
16. MARY, b. Aug. 4, 1797; m. Benjamin Shute (see).
17. MERCY (Marsey, t. r.), b. Dec. 9, 1799, d. Sept. 8, 1825, in her 26th year.
18. ABIGAIL, b. May 13, 1802; m. Dea. John S. Lane (see).
19. HANNAH, b. Sept. 19, 1804; m. Smith Marston, June 9, 1824 (Bodwell, see Dearborn Family) ; rem. to Parsoustleld, Me., after marriage, aud there res'd. till his death, Jan. 21, 1864, in his 65th year. Children : - 1. Anu (Mars- ton), b. April 1, 1825; m. Otis G. Hatch, June 5, 1851, who is a merchant at Tamworth Iron Works (1876). Children : - I. Lettie A. (Hatch), b. Jun. 8, 1856. II. Mabel E., b. Ang. 4, 1869. 2. Samuel D. (Marstou), b. Nov. 29, 1831; a teacher and farmer, mn. Agnes Anderson, of Boston, March 5, 1866; no children. 3. Mary S., b. Oct. 21, 1838; m. John C. Ferren, of Freedoru, June 5, 1862; now (1876) a merchant tailor at Tamworth Iron Works. Chil- dren : - I. Ida M. (Ferren), b. July 14, 1863. II. Frank O., b. March 30, 1871.
20. ELIZA, b. June 16, 1807; in. Dauiel M. Huse (see).
21. LUCIA, b. Ang. 3, 1809; m. Joseph W. Bluke, April 25, 1839 (Bodwell). Ile belongs to the New Hampton fanilly of Blakes; has lived on Lot No. 47, 2d Div. (juuction of turnpike and old N. If. road) ; now res. iu Gilmanton. Children : - 1. Sarah D. (Blake), b. June 21, 1841; employed (1876) in the bag-room of the Stark Mills, Manchester. 2. John D., b. Jan. 26, 1844; m. Lucy C., dau. of Samuel C. Moses, formerly of North Sanboruton, June 22, 1868; eulisted Sept. 3, 1863, in the N. H. 15th Regiment, 9 months men; was at Port Hudson, La. ; since the war, has res'd. in Sanbornton and Gilmanton ; now (1880) in New Hampton village, being owner of the stage line fromn that place through Sauborntou to Tilton. Children : - I. Fred Marshall, b. Juue 28, 1869, in Sanbornton. II. Kate Leonette, b. March 30, 1871, in Gilmanton. III. Samuel Moses, b. Dec. 1, 1872, d. July 25, 1874, ac. 1-7. IV. Ida May, b. Feb. 5, 1875, in New Hampton.
THE DURGIN FAMILIES. - TWO BRANCHES. - I.
1. WILLIAM1 DURGIN and one brother are said to have come from England, in 1690, and settled in Massachusetts. He had three sons and two daughters.
2, 3. FRANCIS. WILLIAM [7], b. 1717. Y
4-6. DANIEL. SARAH. HANNAII.
(The name is spelled " Durgain " on some of the records in town. )
7. WILLIAM2 [3] (William1), m. Hannah Elliot, in 1747, who was b. 1722, and d. in this town June 17, 1809, ae. 87. They early rem. to Epping, where their ten oldest children were born ; thence to San-
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bornton, June, 1768, settling on the late Wm. Durgin place, Lot No. 67, 2d Div., on the T'in Corner Road. The elm-tree was then set out by Jolm3 [43], as a withe. Their first house was of logs, thirty or more rods northwest of the present, on the hill ; house No. 2, a few rods north of present ; No. 3, that now occupied by [152]. He, William2, d. 1789, ae. 72. Children :
8. SAMAII, b. Aug. 10, 1748; m. probably William Shinonds, of Thornton.
9, 10. WILLIAM [21], b. Sept. 5, 1750. WINTHROP [37], b. July 16, 1752.
11. JOSEPHI, 3 b. July 4, 1754. The former settled as a carpenter in Can- 12. MARY,
terbury. The latter m. Nathaniel (?) Burbank, of Walden, Vt.
13. JOHN [43], b. Aug. 13, 1756.
14. ABIGAIL (Ablah), b. Feb. 2, 1759 ; m. John Saunders (see).
15. FRANCIS, b. March 31, 1761; in. Margaret Fifield, dau. of Daniel (see), Nov. 23, 1786 (Woodman), but soon after d. She also d. before 1810. 16. ELIJAIL [53], b. June 7, 1703.
17. ANNA (Anne), b. June 9, 1765; m. Nathaniel Elliot, of Barnstead, Dec. 7, 1789 ( Woodman).
18. HANNAII, b. Aug. 13, 1768, in Sanbornton; d. unm., with her niece, in Littleton.
19. TABITHA ("Tabbath "), b. March 31, 1771; m. Robert Steel (see).
20. JACOB, b. Aug. 28, 1773; m. Polly Steele, dau. of Benjamin (sce), March 11, 1802 (Crockett). He was then said to be of Thornton; muy after- wards have settled in Campton.
21. WILLIAM3 [9] (William2, William1), settled near the present Durgin house, on his father's original lot; but being a master carpen- ter was much from home, framing, as is claimed, .the first meeting- house in town, another meeting-honse in Portsmouth, and many other buildings. Held the military title of " Lieut." Ile m., 1st, Eliza- beth Morrison, dau. of Ebenezer (see), Aug. 10, 1775, who d. April 18, 1798, ae. 41; m., 2d, Mrs. Hannah Clement, widow of Samuel! (see), of Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 4, 1798 (Crockett), she then of Northfield. He d. of consumption, May 11, 1822, ae. 71-8. She d. July 24, 1826. Children :
92. WILLOUGHBY [03], b. Sept. 5, 1776.
23. AGNES, b. 1778; m. Nathan Sanborn (see), Feb. 20, 1800 (Crockett).
24. Rurn, b. 1780; in. Richard Hazeltou (see).
25. ILANNAIL, b. July 8, 1782, m. Levi Sanborn (see).
26. JAMES [70], b. Nov. 15, 1784.
27. ELIZABETHI (Eliza), mn. Henry Jackson, of Portsmouth, May 3, 1807 (Crockett), who was a school-teacher, and d. in Portland, Me. She also d. in Portland.
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28. SALLY, m., Ist, Dr. David Page, Sept. 15, 1808 (Crockett), he then of Meredith; afterwards settled in Salisbury (?). She m , 2d, John Boynton, of Meredith.
29, 30. WILLIAM [76]. ABIGAIL, b. July 24, 1793; m. Asa Bean (see).
31. SAMUEL GOODIUE, b. Jan. 30, 1796; m. Mrs. Dorothy (Moody ) Hutch-
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uson, Feb. 23, 1825, who was b. Sept. 5, 1797, being the dan. of Elisha and Betsey (Weymouth) Moody, of Gilmanton. Ile was a carpenter (and wood- worker) at the Bridge till about 1844; thence moved to Gilmanton, and finally to Lake Village, where he d. of consumption, at hils daughter's [2], June 8, 1864, ae. CS-4. She also there d., Feb. 4, 1872, ne. 74-5. Children : - 1. Elisha Moody (now " Moody E."), b. Dec. 5, 1832, in S .; m. Sarah B. Noyes, of Landatt, 1838; is a carriage paluter, and now res. in Haverhill (since 1861); was one year in the late war. Children : - I. Josie Suow, b. March 24, 1800. II. Nellie Moody, b. June 8, 1870. 2. Sarah Jane, b. June 20, 1837; m. Samuel Robinson Joues, of Lake Village, Nov. 12, 1859. Ile was formerly a railroad machinist; now (1880) a merelmnt at I .. V., and Gil- ford Village. Child : - I. Herbert Almain (Jones), b. April 18, 1861; now a clerk for his father, in Gilford. (Record obtained shortly before going to press.)
32. ALVANI, b. April 8, 1798, being ten days old at his mother's death.
33. JOHN HILL [84], b. Nov. 2, 1800 (2d wife).
34. CLEMENT, b. Sept. 23, 1802; was a teacher in Boston. being associate principal of the Chauney Hall School; d. 1833, ae. 31; at whose grave in Mount Auburn Cemetery his puplls erected a monument.
35. JOANNA CHASE, b. Dec. 22, 1804; m. Dearborn Sanborn (see).
36. MARY LOVEJOY, b. May, 1807, d. Feb., 1831, in Northfield, in her 24th year.
37. WINTHROP3 [10] ( William2, William1), having come up with his brother, a few weeks before their father's removal, to plant corn on the proposed home lot, he there had his leg accidentally shot by a " bear-gun," and was carried back to Epping (or New Market) in a sling between two horses. In consequence, he lost his leg by ampu- tation, and learned the tailor's trade ; but after his marriage to Sarah Elliot, of Epping (as per records of that town), Feb. 27, 1777 (who was b. March 24, 1745), he resumed settlement in this town (at his father's original house), and here d., Jan. 13, 1829, ae. 76-6. Was of a decided turn of mind, and once " asked an explanation " of Rev. Mr. Bodwell in sermon time ! She d. March 10, 1830, ae. 85. Children :
38. WINTHROP III.TON [95], b. May 1, 1778.
39. SALLY, b. March 17, 1782; m. Stephen Cross (see).
40, 41. ELIJAU [ 105], b. May 2, 1784. IlAZEN [111], b. Nov. 3, 175G.
42. POLLY, b. March 8, 1793; in. Romanta Peek, April 22, 1813 (Crockett). IIe wns from Connecticut; carried on the clock-making business with Mr. Holcomb and others, at the Bridge; but rem. to Starksboro', Vt., and then to Kingsbury, N. Y. Hlad thirteen children, five of whom d. young. Ouly the two oldest were b. In this town : - 1. Rufus (Peck), b. Feb. 21, 1811. 2. Winthrop Durgin, b. Aug. 6, 1815.
43. JOHN3 [13] ( William2, William1), appears as " a young Con- tinental soldier" among the Sanbornton three years' men of 1777 (see Lists) ; but is said to have served chiefly in the capacity of butcher or sutler. "He used to dress his beef withont hanging up, and cut up the hides to prevent the Indians from appropriating them "! Was
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