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UNCLASSIFIED.
The town records also give the following in the Hersey name, there being only two entries of father and son, as here appended in quota- tions, thus "-"; additional names and items are from other sources.
175. " WILLIAMI HERSEY, Jun.," b. about 1782; supposed to be an adopted son of [6]. IIe m. Ruth Bean (see p. 28 [13]) ; res'd. for some years in the north part of the town, near Joseph Mason's (Lot No. 37, 2d Div.) ; d. on the town farm. Children :
176. ELIZA JANE, b. 1807, d. min., Oct. 20, 1842, of consumption, ae. 35 (cemetery).
177. " WINTHROP DEARBORN, b. June 30, 1811"; was a truckman, in Bus- ton, Mass., and there d.
THE HILL FAMILIES. - FOUR BRANCHES. - I.
1. JOSEPH II. IlILL. was b. about 1780; came from Pembroke, finally, in 1801, and first settled a mile northwest of the present Bay Bridge (Site 1, Lot No. 6, 1st Div. ) ; afterwards. nearer the Bay, above Mohawk Point (old road). llis name was at first " Hemphill," according to Father Crockett's record of his in., Dec. 25, 1799, to Hannah Gilman, dau. of Joseph7 (see p. 309 [52]), then said to be of Bow, after which he returned to Pembroke. She d. March 18, 1850, ac. 72. He d. Sept. 29, 1864, at his daughter's [4], ae. 84 ( ?). Children :
2. BARTLETT [11], b. Aug. 18, 1800, in Pembroke.
3. HANNAN, b. July 30, 1802, in Sauboruton; mi. Joseph Ladd, of Gilman- ton, July 27, 1845. Children : - 1. Hannah (Ladd), d., umm., ae. about 16. 2. Burleigh, has res'd. in Manchester.
4. SALLY, b. Aug. 23, 1806; m., Ist, Benjamin Philbrick, 3d (see) ; m., 2d, Jacob Farrar, of Meredith Parade; m., 3d, Joseph Flanders, and d. May 28, 1573, in her orth year.
5. HENRY H., b. 1807, d. of consumption, Sept. 4, 1846, ae. 39.
G. MARY, m., Ist, David R. Burleigh, sou of Daniel (see p. 6+ [ 7]) ; m., 2d, William Broadhead, of Milford, Pike Co., Penn.
7. JUDITH, b. March 20, 1813, m., Ist, John McCartney, of Boston, June 6, 1834, who d. ; m., 20, Baruard Smith (see) ; m., 3d, Jolmu March, farmer, of
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Hebron (Alexandria), Jan. 10. 1877, who d. July 3, 1879, ac. 85. Children : - 1. William Heury (McCartney), b. July 11, 1835, in B .; studied law with Judge Bellows, of Concord, and in Boston ; was captain in the Ist Massachu- setts Light Battery, till the end of the war; revenue collector in Boston three years; is now (1880) a practising attorney at Wilkesbarre, Peun; twice in. Five children, - two sons, que son deceased, twin daughters (Ist wife). 2. Jolin Bartlett, b. Aug. 28, 1837; was a soldier with his brother, above (quartermaster) ; d., umm., from a fall, in Laconia. 3. Charles Edward, b. March 7, 1839; also served his country in the N. H. 15th Regiment, aud is now a pensioner; owns a farin in Hebron; is m., and has three children (two sons). 4. Anua J., b. June 14, 1846; m. Hiram Philbrick (see). 5. Robert Crosby, b. July 15, 1850; is editor aud proprietor of the Boston Times 1870- So, being formerly on the staff of the Boston Globe ; has m. ; but no children.
8. ELIZABETH, b. May 1814; m. Iliram Rollins, of Wakefield, in Boston, who was first a carpenter in B. ; has now been for several years (1878) over- seer of the Chelsea ( Mass. ) ferries, residing in C. Four daughters.
9, 10. JouN [19], b. Nov. 22, 1816. AARON [22], b. April 19, 1819.
11. BARTLETT2 [2] (Joseph II.1), received a common-school edu- cation in Sanbornton, and first left town in the spring of 1821 ; res'd. in Boston till April 10, 1834, and there kept a hotel ten years ; had command of a military company of 112 members, at the laying of the corner-stone of Bunker Ilill Monument. June 17, 1825, and was m. to Sarah Brown, of Salem, Mass., Aug. 7, 1825 ; in 1834 he returned to Sanbornton, and kept a variety store at the Square -old Lovejoy stand - five years ; united with the Congregational Church, May 14, 1843 ; was appointed justice of the peace, and hell that office twenty- five years ; was deputy-sheriff seventeen years, and having rem. to Laconia, there served as high sheriff of Belknap Co. five years, and received a second appointment. He res'd. (1876) in Spencer, Mass., and d. in Somerville, Feb. 23, 1879, ac. 78-6. Children: :
12. SARAH ANN, b. July 14, 1826, in Boston, and d. Nov. 16, 1842, in this town, of spinal affection, ac. 16-4.
13. CAROLINE FRANCES, b. Nov. 10, 1827, in B., and there d. April S, 1832, ae. 4-5.
14. JOSEPH BARTLETT, b. Aug. 20, 1829, in D. ; was educated at the Wood- man Sanbornton Academy; read law with Hons. Lyman B. Walker and E. A. Hibbard, Laconia, and was admitted to the bar of Belknap Co., Feb. 17, 1855. He opened an ofllee in Warren; but after two years rem to Illinois, where again admitted to the bar; res. (1876), at Streator, Ill. ; has been widely en- gaged as a lecturer, principally ou temperance, for ten years; was in. to Mary R. Fitzgerald, of Littleton, Jau. 2, 1856. by Rev. J. K. Young, of Lacouia. Children, all living : - 1. Sarah Anna, b. Feb. 12, 1857, in Warren ; a teacher, and post-office clerk (1876). 2. Ada Frances, b. May 4, 1859, at Metamora, Ill .; compositor. 3. George Edward, b. Nov. 1, 1861, in Washington, Ill. ; at school (1876), as also the three following. 4. Mary Aidella, b. March 10, 1804, in Metamora. 5. Helen Lunette, b." Sept. 8, 1866, in Carrollton, 111. 6. Charles Albert, b. Sept. 4, 1869, in Palestine, III. 7. Carrie Bartella, b. Aug. 18, 1874, in Streator, 111.
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15. CAROLINE FRANCES, b. May 27, 1834, in Boston.
16. HELEN AUGUST1. b. Oct. 11, 1838, lu Sanbornton.
17. EMILY, b. Dec. 3, 1840. in S , and here d. Jan. 12, 1841, ae: 1 mo., 9 days.
18. WILLIAM BROWN, b. March 3, 1842, in S. ; "served 3 years lu the late war, and received an honorable discharge."
19. Joux2 [9] (Joseph HI.'), was a shoemaker, in Boston, also a farmer, in this town, living at the Square 28 years (site below the Lovejoy house), lastly on the William Sanborn place, near Sanborn Road, Tilton. Hle m. Abigail Philbrick, dan. of Reuben (see), July 14. 1837 ('38), at Laconia, and d. June 20, 1878, ae. 61-7. Children :
20. ANNA RuTn, b. Oct. 27, 1839, at the Square; m. Henry Amos Little- feld. In Concord, Nov. 16, 1869 (Rev. F. D. Ayer). He was b. lu Norridge. wock, Me., Oct. 26, 1843; compositor in the Boston Journal ofllee for 10 years (1878), having followed printing since the age of 11. Children : - 1. Winfred Herbert (Littlefield), b. Jan. 27, 1871, iu Tiltou. 2. Cora Isadore, h. June 11, 1873, in T., d. in Everett, Mass., of scarlet fever, May 30, 1879, ac. 6.
21. ABBIE PHILBRICK, b. June 12, 1842, at the Square; m. Charles Henry Welch, Jun. 1, 1866, in Coucord (Rev. Dr. Bouton). Ile Is a native of Par- sousfield, Me. ; au agent for a Philadelphia house, res. in Woburu, Mass. (1850). Child : - 1. Eruest Morton, b. Jan. 1, 1867, in Philadelphia.
22. AARON2 [10] (Joseph H.'), was a mason and farmer, an excel- lent workman, and an enterprising citizen. Lived first on his father's . second place, afterwards moved his house to the top of the hill between that and the Copp place ( Mohawk Point), overlooking the Bay, where he d., April 10, 1873, in his 54th year. One of his last . pieces of work was that of whitewashing the " study " of the anthor. Ile was m. Sept. 5, 1846, to Elizabeth Sanborn, dan. of David (see). Children :
23. CHARLES KIRK, b. April 28, 1847; in. Ruth M. Hunkius, adopted dau. of Hezekiah S. (see), April 30, 1868 (Runuels). He was n mason, iu Gilford, where she d., Jan. 11, 1873, in her 24th year, her original name being Melinda S. Colby, of Northfield (see Durgin Family, p. 234 [62, 2]). Ile d. April 28, 1875, ae. 28, leaving children (both orphans with their grandmother and great- grandmother, 1876) : - 1. Waldo Kirk, b. Dec. 8, 1868. 2. Adua Ernest, b. Nov. 16, 1870.
24. GEORGE SANBORN, b. Dec. 15, 1849, d. April 20, 1850, ac. + mos.
25. GEORGE EVERETT, b. Aug. 14, 1851; a masou, living (1876) near Smith Chapman's (Leavitt place) ; m. Emma Barrett, of Nashna, May 25, 1873, in Fraukliu, who was b. Feb. 2, 1851, in Hooksett. Children : - 1. Lucius Ever- ett, b. May 6, 1874. 2. Arthur Sherman, b. Feb. 5, 1876. 3. Clarence, b. June (?), 1877. 4. Orbut, b. Feb. 15, 1880.
26. FRANK DAVID, b. Feb. 21, 1853; at present (1880) is carrying ou the farm left by his father; m. Mary J. Dalton (sce p. 208 [30]), Jan. 1, 1879 (Rev. Mr. Fancett).
27. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 9, 1835; m. George L. Gladden, of Wash- ington, Vt., a farmer, Jan., 1874.
28. FRED AARON, b. Dec. 11, 1800.
29. MARY ANGIE, 6. Jan. 28, 1865; m. Frauk P. Dalton (ser p. 208 [32 ]).
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GENEALOGIES. - HILL.
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Two brothers by the name of IIill came from Epping. probably between the years 1776 and 1779, and settled on Lot No. 9, 2d Div. (see Sites), north of the Jonathan Taylor place, in what is now known as the " Hill Pasture." One of these was :
30. REUBEN WILL, who stayed in town but a few years; ret. to Epping, and there lived, as a tanner. Two of his children's names appear on our t. r., and they were doubtless b. in Sanbornton :
31, 32. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 18, 1779. SARAH, b. Jan. 27, 1782.
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33. THOMAS PRENTISS HILL, the son of Charles Hill, Esq., was b. at Conway, in 1781. He commenced the study of medicine with Dr. William Chadborne, of Conway, with whom he read six months, and completed his studies with Prof. Perkins, of Hanover, graduating at Dartmouth College, M. D., in 1816. The same year he commenced the practice of medicine at Sanbornton, locating on the homestead of the late Dr. James B. Abbott, where he continued in the business about 28 years. Ile was m., Ist, to Sophia, dan. of Col. McMillan, of Con- way, March, 1818, whose loss by death he was called to mourn, Sept. 13, 1841, ae. 59. In 1820 he was elected a Fellow of the N. II. Medical Society ; was m., 2d, to Mrs. Phebe Cutter Marsh, dau. of Dr Ammi R. Mitchell, of North Yarmouth, Me., Sept., 1842, and in Jan., 1844, rem. to Hanover, where he res'd., as a practising physician and a druggist, till his death, Aug 3, 1866, ac. 85. She d in H., Ang. 16, 1857, ae. 56. Ilis only child was :
34. ANDREW LEWIS, D. Oct. 24, 1819; an uncommonly amiable aud prom- ising son, and member of the Sophomore class, Dart uouth College. in whose death at Saubornton, Oct. 28, 1834, ac. 15, his father experienced a severe affliction.
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35. JAMES HILL, was b. in Peru, Vt. ; but early became a resident of Mount Vernon (N. H.), where he in. Huldah Peabody, who was b. in New Boston. Their thirteen children were b. in M. V., three of whom have been closely identified with the business interests of San- bornton Bridge (or Tilton) for about 30 years. Children :
36. JAMES, res. In Malden, Mass.
37. Ina, m. Harrlet Dalton. of Mount Vernon; was a merchant at the Bridge frou 1847 to 1855, three years iu company with Noah Peabody. He then returned to Mount Vernon, where he has since been keeper of the large hotel iu that place. His dau. : - 1. Stella, b. about 1844, d. at Sanborn- ton Bridge, Nov. 10, 1852, ac. 8; and another child had d. Aug., Ists.
38-40. SAMUEL. HATRES. DEBORAH. MARY.
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41. WILLIAM PAYNE, b. June 29, 1820; came to Samboruton in 1852 ; was, first, clerk for his brother [37]; then, senior partner of the firm W. P. & J. Hill, from 1855 till 1871. The Hill brothers had occupied the old wooden block with briek basement, which had stood ucar the site of Esq. Atkiusou's office. This was destroyed by fire, lu 1862, and the next year their present commodious brick block, for stores, and hall and tenements hnt the upper stories, was erected, at the cost of about $25,000. They also built (In 1870), and own jointly, the wooden block east of the latter, costing $6,000. Since the fire of 1875, he [41] has also built the large double- tenement dwelling- house across the street, near the site of the former Dr. Lyford house. The was in. to Elmira P. Cruin, of Ceutre Harbor, Nov. 16, 1837, by Rev. A. Ben- son. She was the dau. of David aud Harriet (Payue) Cram. Child : - 1. ller- bert Wiltou, b. Aug. 20, 1862.
42, 43. GRANVILLE. TIMOTHY.
44. JOSEPH, b. June 16, 1834; commeuced at the Bridge, In 1843, as a clerk for Peabody & [III] [37]; was next associated with [41]; of the firm Hill & Philbrick, 1871-75; since then has carried on an extensive dry-goods and fur- niture business by himself, being joint owner of the blocks, as above. He in., Ist, Annette Hancock, of Franklin, Jan. 8, 1862, at the Bridge (Curtice), who d., by falling from a roof, Nov. 11, 1874, ac. 37-4. lle m., 20, Lizzie A. Chase, Joue 28, 1880, at Durham (Rev. H. L. Talbot). Children : - 1. Aleck Ware, b. Jan. 1, 1863, d. Aug. 14, 1866, ac. 3-7. 2. Joie Ware, b. Oct. 24, 1867. 3. Eva Gertrude, b. Aug. 7, 1869. 4. Florence Nettie, b. March 19, 1874.
45-48. HIRAM. ELIZA. LEVI W., died. ABBIE.
THE HOBBS FAMILY.
1. JAMES HOBBS was b. 1789 ; came in early life from Parsons- field, Me., to this town ; m., 1st, Mary Philbrook, dan. of Joseph (see), Dec. 3, 1818 (Bodwell), who d. May 26. 1825, of consumption, in her 24th year. He m., 2d, Mrs. Polly (Fogg) Pearson, dan. of Ephraim Fogg (see p. 279 [3]), Oct. 30, 1825 (Crockett). She d. Sept. 24, 1857, ne. 66-7. "Our mother gone home." He was a farmer on the Philbrook place, Lot No. 15, 2d Div. ; united with the Congregational Church, Nov. 1, 1857, and d., suddenly, of heart disease, in Parsousfield, Me., Jan. 12, 1864, ac. 75. "Our father gone home." Children :
2. IIANNANI B., b. Oct. 12, 1820, d. July 7, 1822, ac. 1-9.
3. MARY JANE, b Feb. 13, 1822; m., Ist, William S. Lougee, shoemaker, of Gilmanton, Sept. 14, 1847 (Bodwell), who was b. Dec. 19, 1821, and d. Sept. 12, 1850, in his 20th year. She m., 2d, Charles Whitehouse, of Farin- ington, 1869. Child : - 1. William Edwin (Longee), b. Aug. 27, 1848, d. April 21, 1860, ac. 11-8.
4. JOSEPH J., b. Feb. 10, 1824, d. of scarlet fever, suddenly, Nov. 7, 1539, in his 16th year.
5. ANNIE E. L., b. Nov., 1828 (2d wife) ; res. with her unele, J. M. Bur- leigh, in Lacouia; a teacher of high repute in the N. 11. Couf. Sem., several years.
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GENEALOGIES. - HIODGDON. - LODGE.
TIIE IIODGDON FAMILY.
1. CHASE HODGDON was a tanner and currier, working mostly out of town, but lived with his family on the turnpike near the Farnham (present Swain) place, north end of Lot No. 46, 2d Div., where his five oldest children at least (the only ones appearing on the t. r. ) were born. He was m by Mr. Crockett, Oct. G, 1814, to Hannah George, dau. of Josiah (see p. 297 [+]). She d with their youngest son, in Grafton (?), 1875, ae. 49, and he there d., 1876 (?). Children :
2. OLIVE GRORGE, b. April 22, 1816.
3. PRACY GEORGE, b. Nov. 24, 1818; m. Dea. Levi Gilman, of Gilmanton, and res. in Lowell, Mass., where their only child : - 1. Henrietta A. (Gilman),
d. March 31, 1800, ae 22 years, 2 days, and was hence b. March 20, 158s.
4. EDMUND CHASE. b. Jque 14, 1823.
5. MARTHA ANN AMBROSE, b. Sept. 4, 1825.
6, 7. MILES, b. May 8, 1828. RACHEL HUSE.
8. SIMON GREEN, b. 1834; went to California, where employed on a milk ranch, and was there drowned in a lagoon (as reported, though with su- picions of foul play), March 9, 1850, ae 22. IIe had resided in California two years, and was highly esteemed.
9, 10. JOHN. WILLIAM, res. in Grafton (?), (1877).
TIIE HODGE FAMILY.
1. JOHN' HODGE was b. Jan. 28, 1802, in Canterbury. His father moved back to Londonderry when he was two months old, and there d. after thirteen years. He m. Sarah N. Robie, the dau. of Joseph and Mehitable (Stevens) Robie, who was b. Oct. 29, 1805, in Sutton.
They lived 14 years in this town, on the Prescott place, now Harri. son White's, and he there d., universally respected, April 19, 1858, ac. 56-3. She is now tranquilly passing her last days with her daughter- in-law, at her same old Sanbornton home. Children :
2. JEREMIAH [4], b. Jan. 28, 1831, in Concord.
3. JOHN GILBERT, b. Jan. 27, 1841, in Canterbury; in. Amelia C., dau. of David L. Morrisou (see), Ang. 12, 1862 (Boutwell). Two days later he enlisted in the 12th N. II. Regiment, Company D, and was never heard of after the battle of Chancellorsville. Was last seen, wounded and leaning beside the " Chancellor House"; supposed to have been soon killed by the bursting of a shell, May 3, 1863, ac. 22-3. "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori." She m., 2d, Harrison White (see).
4. JEREMIAnº [2] (John1), is an extensive door, sash, and blind manufacturer, in Manchester, employing from 12 to 20 workmen, and two bookkeepers. He in. Judith Ann Colby, then of Anburn, Sept., 1824. Children :
5. CHARLES RENTON, b. March 8, 1856; m. Mary Frances Moore, of Man- chester, March 17, 1880; is in business with his father.
G. LUCY, b. Nov. 20, 1858.
7. ALICE M., b. March 8, 1863, d. Sept. 23, 1872, ac. 9-6.
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THE HOLMES FAMILY.
1. NATHANIEL HOLMES was b. May 4, 1787, in Peterborough, the eldest son and child of Nathaniel and Catharine (Allison) Holines, wha rem. originally from Londonderry to Peterborough. He came to the Bridge from Meredith, whither he had moved five years previously, in 1828, and built the first cotton mill, for making yarn and warp, where now the factory of the late A. II. Tilton. He also erected the present T'ilton dwelling-house, on the main road, where he lived some twenty years. He d. suddenly, while at Great Falls, on a business excursion, in an apoplectic fit, Jan. 23, 1840, in his 53d year. He m. Sally, dau. of Major Jotham Hoar, June 11, 1808, who was b. in New Ipswich, June 24, 1787, and now res. (1878) with her dau. [5], " still active, cheerful, and most industriously busy." Children, besides four who d. young :
2. CATHARINE ALLISON, b. Oct. 1, 1800, in Peterborough; m. Col. Zenas Clement, of Concord, formerly of Claremont, and now res. in Stamford, Coun. Children : - 1. Nathaniel H. (Clement), is a successful lawyer in Brooklyn, N. Y. 2. Sarah, m. Frank Kimball, a lawyer, who d suddenly in Michigan, where he had gone to prepare a home, leaving his wife and one dau. in New Euglaud.
3. ARTEMAS LAWRENCE, b. July 9, 1814; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1835; studied law, and practised some years in New Hampshire and Galena, Ill .; was a manufacturer in St. Louis, Mo., from 1845 till 1866, when he rem. to New York City, " where, after vainly seeking a restoration of health in the climate of Southern France and Italy, and in the Southern United States," he d. Nov. 29, 1871, ac. 57-5. He mm., Ist, Eliza Bloomer; m., 2d, Mary (sister of former wife). Children : - 1. Augusta (Ist wife), m. George H. Adams, Esq., of the firm below. 2. Artemas Henry, and 3. Robert Bloomer (2d wife), are now successful and highly esteemed lawyers in New York, frut of Holmes, Adams & Holmes, 120 Broadway.
4. ABIGAIL EVANS, b. Oct. 22, 1816, in Peterborough; m. Edward A. Damon, of Northampton, Mass. ; lived in the West, and d. at St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 30, 1857, in her +1st year. Children : - 1. Edward (Damon). is mn. and res. in Northampton; engaged in manufacturing. 2. Fanny, in. Walker Gill Wylie, M. D., "a physician in good practice and repute In New York City."
5 EDITH AUGUSTA, b. Nov. 9, 1820, in P. ; m. Samuel Swasey, Esq., Nov. 20, 1842 (Corser), a lawyer, then of Haverhill, now of Belvidere, In. Six children, of whom are now living : - 1. Charles James (Swasey), b. Sept. 5, 1847, in IL. ; a merchant at Fort Worth, Texas. 2. Edith A .. b Dec. 26, 1854, in Portsmouth. 3. Edward K .. b. Jan 17, 1860, in Chicago, Ill.
6. DANIEL AVERY, b. Jau. 17, 1826, at Meredith; mu. Elizabeth A. Mackey, who d. March 1, 1874; res. in Galena, III. Seven children, two sous, of whom : - 1. Avery, the oldest, is a clerk in the employ of a railroad com- pany, at Terre Haute, Ind. (1878).
7. HENRY GREENLEAF, b. Jan. 11, 1834, iu Sinboruton; m. Georgie Kulu, and now res. (1878) in New York City. No children.
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GENEALOGIES. - HOWE.
THIE HOWE FAMILIES. - TWO BRANCHES. - I.
1. RUFUS HowE was b. Feb., 1810, in Henniker; rem. to San- boruton in 1861, and settled on the old Emery place, Lots 27 and 28, 2d Div., bought of Jacob Swain. He m., 1st, Sally Mills, of Dunbarton, 1835, who was born Feb., 1810, and died Aug., 1846, ae. 36-6. He m., 2d, Kalista Milton, 1847, who d. 1848; m., 3d, Mehitable Hastings, of Bath, 1849, who was there b., Feb. 7, 1808. Children :
2. ALANSON PAGE, b. Oct. 12, 1836; was a soldier from Sanbornton in the 12th N. H. Regiment; a farmer on the John Lane place (1877-80) ; was in. to Eliza J. Brown, dau. of Noah B. (see p. 49 [33]), March 19, 1873 (Rankin). Child : - 1. Mabel Augusta, b. Jau. 8, 1874.
3. MARY ANN, b Jan. 3, 1838; was adopted, 1845, by Isaac Story, Esq., of Hopkinton ; m. Richard Joliusou (see).
4. JOHN MILLS, b. Ang., 1839; was a soldier in the 3d N II. Regiment Que yeur; a teamster In Manchester (1876) ; m. Betsey Clough, 1865 ('66), who d. Feb. 13, 1875. Children : - 1. Nellie Wing, b. Nov., 1800. 2. John Wesley, b. Nov. 11, 1872
5. SARAH JANE, b. Feb. 24. 1841; in. Jason J. Burley (see p 68 [137]).
6. Ruves, Jr., b. Oct. 23, 1843; served three years as a soldier from this town; in. Mahala C., dau. of Daniel Qulinby, of Hill, Nov , 1866; is now (1876) a farmer with hils father. Children : - 1. Harriet Mahala, b. Nov. 23, 1867. 2. Sadie May, b. July 17, 1871. 3. Henry Rufus, b. June 16, 1873.
7. GEORGE PLUMER, 6. Aug. 23, 1845; was also a soldier in the late war, and severely wounded in the head at the battle of Chancellorsville, Va., from which he still suffers; was a farmer in North Sanboruton ( Blake place), 1876; m. Marian Campbell, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, March, 1872, in Man- chester. Children : - 1. Ellen, b. Dee., 1872. 2. George Cmupbell, b. Jan., 1875.
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8. DAVID HALE HOWE was the son of Aaron and Mary (Knight) Ilowe, of New Boston, there b. Dec. 8, 1787; m. Mary Knights, Feb. 17, 1822 ; was a mason ; res'd. his last 10 years in Manchester, and there d., Jan. 11, 1855, ae. 67-1. She was b. Jan. 23, 1852, and m., 2d, William Twombly, of Dover, who d. in Franklin, Aug., 1874. Children, b. in New Boston (two of whom res'd. in Sanbornton, 1878) :
9. CLARISSA, b. Nov. 3, 1822; m. Joseph Chase, of Earlville. N. Y.
10. ILmer, b. July 31, 1824; m. Jonathan Sleeper, of Gilmanton Iron Works; d. April 16, 1877, ac. 53-9.
11. ELIZABETH, b March 28, 1897; m., Ist, Alfred Vickery Perry. Aug 13, IS48, who was b. Sept. 2, 1826; rem. to this town, 160; was a Sanbornton soldier, N. II. 12th Regiment; mustered in Sept. 5, 1863, mastered out June 21, 1865; d. of . ousumption, as the effect of wounds in his army service, April 19, 1808, de 41-7. She m., 2d, Daniel Jacobs (see).
12. MARIA, b. July 16, 1830; m., Ist, Smith Veazie, of Gilford, who d .; m., 2d, Chase P. Goss, of G.
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13. RosiNa, b. Oct. 9, 1832; m. Heury Knights, of East Pittstou, Me.
14. MARY, D. Oct. 13, 1534; m. John Gambell, of Manchester.
15. HANNAH, b. Jan. 7, 1838, d. April 9, 1812, ac. 1-3.
16. HORACE PHILBRICK, b. June 3, 1840; served in the war, Mass. 5th Regiment (enlisting from Worcester), nearly two years; has since lived lu this town; now (1877) at the mills (North Sauboruton) ; m. Ellen P. Roberts, Jan. 2, 1864, in Frankliu, who is the dau. of George W. Roberts (see). Chil- dren, b in Saubornton : - 1. Laura Esther, b. Oct. 31, 1864. 2. Ida May, b. Sept. 29, 18G6. 3. George Lewis, b. Aug. 30, 1868. 4. Edward Morris, b. March 10, 1871.
17. DAVID, b. Sept. 12, 1842, d. of consumption, in Franklin, Sept. 11, 1861, ae. 19 lacking 1 day.
ls. Joux, b. Dec. 17, 1844; was eulisted from Franklin, in the 5th N. H. Regiment; was killed in the battle of Fair Oaks, his first engagement, June 1, 1862, ae. 17-6.
THE HOYT FAMILIES. - FOUR BRANCHES. - I.
JOUN' HoYT (one of the original settlers of Salisbury, Mass., b. 1610-15) and Frances, his wife, were the earliest ancestors of all the Sanbornton Hoyts, the name being also spelled " Hoit," and on the original " Petition " (1748), " Height."
1. Capt. JOSEPH+ (Josephi3, Thomas2, Jolin1), was b. Oct. 22, 1717 .; m., 1st, Sarah Jewett ; in., 2d, Mrs. Deborah Light ; lived in Stratham ; was an original proprietor, drawing Lots Nos. 33 and 5. (" Joseph Height, Jun.," and " Josephi Iloit, Jun.") His father, Joseph3, drew Nos. 51 and 21. Of his children :
2, 3. JONATHAN [5], b. May 31, 1745. BENJAMIN [8], b. March 20, 1749. 4. Joskru [16], b. Jan. 21, 1755.
5. JONATHAN5 [2] (Joseph4, Joseph3, etc.), was captain ; m. Mary Brackett ; lived in Stratham till 1814, but d. in Sanbornton, May 20, 1825, with his son, to whom he gave what was afterwards the " Poor Farm," Lot No. 23, 2d Div. Ile also owned, and for a time occupied, the Ingalls place (Centre), Lot No. 75, 1st Div. Children :
G. NATHANIEL [23], b. Aug. 7, 1708.
7. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 9, 1777 ; m. Dudley Pottle (see).
8. BENJAMIN5 [3] (Joseph+, Joseph3, etc.), moved early to town, and occupied north end of his father's 2d Div. Lot, No. 5 (late Piper place, north of chapel), on which he settled soon after he came of age, having m. Ann, his 1st wife, Dec. 20, 1770, who d. April 4, 1819. Ile took a high stand, for a young man, at first, and was chosen third selectman, March 30, 1773, but his refusal to sign the ". Association Test," thus proving himself ** the only Tory then in town," made him unpopular, and as soon as 1783 he moved back to Epping (exchanging with Major Joseph Prescott), and was there constable, 1788. Only his
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