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13. CALVIN [24], b. Jan. 1, 1806.
14. JOHN, b. Oct. 29, 1808; res., unm., in Tilton (as above).
15. HANNAU, b. Oct. 2, 1814; has been a successful milliner and dress- maker at the Bridge since 1845; was burned out in 1863, but still presents in her store an attractive assortment of millinery goods.
16. WILLIAM B., b. July 14, 1818, d. July 22, 1820, ae. 2.
17. JAMES? [11] (John1), mn. Elinira Greenleaf, of Groton, sister of Isaac P. [12], Nov. 2, 1825 ; lived several years with his father, at the Tin Corner, as a farmer ; rem. thence to Orford and Haverhill, and d. Oct. 20, 1874, in his 75th year. She d. Sept. 7, 1875; both with their son [19], at Norwich, Conn. Children :
18. ORRIN G., b. May 6, 1827, In Sanbornton; m., Ist, Maria W. Glyun, Nov., 1857, who d. March 25, 1874; m., 2d, Emellne Barnett, Jan. 7, 1875; present home In Newbury, Vt. One child (2d wife).
19. WILLIAM II., b. March 14, 1829, In S .; now res. at Norwich, Conn. ; m. Kate E. Hovey, of Scotland, Conn., Nov. 20, 1855. He stands at the head of the Win. H. Page Wood Type Company, Norwich, " manufacturers of long standing and excellent reputation," who issued, In 1879, the " Wood Type Album," a folio quarterly of 16 pp., a gem of art and exquisite beauty, contaiu- ing specimens of their work. Mr. P. has been made an honorary member of
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the N. H. Press Association. Chilldren : - 1. William E., b. Jan. 8, 1858. 2. Lewis H., b. July +, 1861. 3. Fred A., b. April 11, 1866. 4. Helen J., b. Sept. 4, 1873.
20. LORAINE A., b. Aug. 12, 1830, In S. ; in. Charles L. Smith, of Spring- feld, Masy., Feb. 7, 1850, and there d., June, 1858, lu her 28th year. lfe d. In Springtleld, Aug., 1862, leaving two children.
21. ALMIRA A., b. Feb. 9, 1832, In S. ; in., Ist, Edwin H. Mimott, of Low- ell, Mass., Nov. 27, 1851; a soldier lu the Mass. 53d Vols. ; in., 2d, B. F. Bemis, April 2, 1874, and now lives (1880) at West Falrlee, Vt , a farmer. Children : - 1, 2. Ida L. aud Ada L. (Minott), b. Feb. 24, 1860. I. L. [1] m. Charlle E. Davis, of W. F., Feb. 8, 1878. Child : - I. Daua A. (Davis), b. Nov. 23, 1878. Ada L. [2] d. Sept., 1860, ae. 7 inos. 3. Carrie A. (Minutt), b. Nov. 27, 1862.
22. JAMES A., b. Dec. 10, 1835. in Orford; m. Elleu M. Farr, of Littleton, Dee 7, 1860; now res. in Haverhill. No chilldreu.
23. LUELLA H., b. Dec. 20, 1844, in Haverhill; m. William B. Hovey, of H., July 31, 1867; present residence, Norwich, Coun. One child.
24. CALVINº [13] (John'). m., 1st, Lucy Coleman, dau. of Thomas (see p. 176 [3]), Aug. 20, 1829, who d. Aug. 8, 1832, ae. 30-5 ; m., 2d, Abigail S. Coleman, sister of last, Sept. 17, 1833. He was an enterprising cabinet maker and bouse builder at the Bridge, erecting (for himself ) the present bank building, and several others. He d. June 11, 1865, ac. 59-5. She d. at Laconia, with [29], July 4, 1878, ae. 70-10. Children, all of whom have been musicians :
25. EMILY PROCTOR, b. Oct. 23. 1830 (1st wife).
26. LUCY ANN, b. July 23, 1834 (2d wife) ; in. Frank Renou, Dow of Laco- nia, Jau. 12, 1862. Children : - 1. Aunic Grace (Renon), b. Sept. 17, 1863. 2. Alice Estelle, b. April 2, 1870, d. June 12, 1871, ne. 1-2.
27. THOMAS FREDERIC, b. Aug. 12, 1836; in., Ist, Martha Ann Batchelder, Jau. 31, 1858; m., 2d, Mattie Lee, Oct. 26, 1878; res'd. fifteen years in Mau- chester, the last ten (1879) in Laconia, foremman in the Raulet car shops, painting department; was a musician during the war, first two years in the N. 11. 4th Regiment, then in the Brigade Band: was in cleveu heavy battles, having his place with the surgeons. Is now Ist violinist in Story's orchestra, Laconia.
28. HORACE BATCHELDER, b. Feb. 3, 1840; was also a violinist; d., unm., in Coneord, Dec. 2. 1872, in his 33d year.
29. SARAII GRACK, b. May 23, 1842; m. Warreu L. Thompson, of Laconia, Feb. 22, 1863. Child : - 1. Florence Mabel (Thompson), b. May 22, 1872.
30. EZRA ADAMS, b. Nov. 7, 1845; is an ornamental painter, in Sacra- mento, Cal ; m Emma MeGlaughliu, Dec. 24, 1874. Child : - 1. May Jose- phine, b. April 2, 1878.
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31. BENJAMIN PAGE, of Salisbury, was b. April 10, 1814; the son of Robert and Jane (Danforth) Page, of Andover; in. Lydia Smith, . dau. of Samuel (see), Dec. 27, 1835 (Hooper), and has lived for many
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years just beyond the Chapel (Piper's mills), Hill Road (Lot 4, 2d Div.). Hle is a farmer and laborer. Children :
32. CLARISSA, b. Sept. 20, 1836; m. James Lancaster Merrill. now of Franklin. Children : - 1. Laura Elizabeth (Merrill), b. Oct. 13, 1857, in Salis- bury ; m. George Manuel, farmer, of Franklin. Child : - 1. Albert Hayes (Manuel), b June 25, 1876. 2. Miranda Johusou ( Merrill), b. April 30, 1859, in Sanbornton ; m. James M. Cogswell, stable-keeper, now of Franklin. Child : - I. Arthur Guy (Cogswell), b. March 10, 1879. 3. Freddle Leslie (Merrill), b. Jan. 12, 1862, d. Aug., 1864, ae. 2 .- 7. 4. Vlola. b June 9, 1863, d. Jan., 180+, ne. 7 mos. 5. Otto Devan, b. Sept. 24, 1864. 6. Roduey Thompson, b. Fcb. 24. 1867. 7. Mary Maria, b. May 16, 1869, in Franklin. 8. Frank Rowell, h. Aug. 12, 1870. 9. Edith M., b. March 7, 1872. 10. Harry Eugene, b. Aug. 12, 1874. 11. Robert Mack, b. July 1, 1876.
33. SARANI ANN, b. June, 1838, d. Sept., 1841, ae. 3-3.
34. SAMUEL, b. March 29, 1840, d. Oct., 1841, ae. 1-6 (both of dysentery). 35. SABAH ANN, b. Jan. 5, 1845; m. Charles Hanaford. Children : - 1. Willie Arthur (Hanaford), b. Nov. 9, 1864. 2. Charles, b. March 4, 1867.
3. Edgar, b. Nov. 8, 1869.
36 ADALINE, b. May 1, 1847.
37. MARY ELIZABETH, b. April 28, 1850, d. Feb. 18, 1868, in her 18th year.
38. ELLEN, b. Dec. 21, 1852.
39. SUSAN MARIA, b. Aug. 23, 1857, d. Aug. 24, 1863, ae. G.
THE PALMER FAMILY.
1. JOSEPH PALMER was b. Jan., 1767, and is supposed to have rem. from Deerfield to this town. Hle her : m. Auna Sauborn, dan. of Benjamin6 (see), Nov. 16, 1790 ( Woodman), and settled near the south end of her grandfather's, 2d Div., Lot No. 62. He d. Jan. 14, 1820. ae. 53. Sixteen children in all, of whom, besides the following, one d., April. 1809, and another d. Oct. 27, 1815. She d. Dec. 11, 1866, in her 96th year. Children (t. r.) :
2. BENJAMIN S. [15], b. April 6, 1792.
3. STILLIA (Stella). 2. b. Feb. 10, { d. Feb., 1854, ae. 60, unm., in Campton.
4. STACY, 1794, Ud. April 8, 1794, ae. 2 mos.
5. Lucy S., b. Feb. 24, 1795; m. Simeon Sanborn (see).
6. CHARLOTTE, b. March 13, 1797; wu Benjamin Philbrick, Jr. (see).
7. EnKNKZER S. [25], b. Ang. 11, 1798.
8. NATHAN P., b. May 14, 1800; went to Bow; there had a fully, and d. May, 1862, ac. 62.
9. ANNA C., b. May 20, 1802; m. David Nutting, of Winchendon, Mass , and d. March, 1840, iu her 38th year. Chilldren : - 1. Matilda Jun ( Nutting), u. Augustus Webster, and res. in Campton. 2. William Henry.
10. ELMIRAIL. b Nov. 2, 1803; was living, unin., In Campton (1879).
11. LYDIA, b. May 3, 1805, d., of spotted fever, at Nathan Philbrick's, March 26, 1818, in her 13th year.
12. PERMELIA, b. April 9, 1807; m. William Wilder, of Hingham, Mass., and d. Jan., 1x79, in her ?ed year. No children.
13. WILLIAM 11. [31], b. March 17, 1810.
14. SYRENA, b. March 28, 1812; in. Joshua Clark (see p. 145 [229]).
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15. BENJAMIN S.2 [2] (Joseph1), was a cooper, and rem. to Hling- ham, Mass. ; there m. Sally Burrell, July 30, 1819, and d. May 18, 1874, ae. 82-1. Six of his nine children survive him :
16, 17. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 8, 1821. BENJAMIN, b. April 1, 1823.
18. LYDIA BURRELL, b. Nov. 5, 1825.
19. JAMES, b. March 30, d. April 30, 1828, ae. 1 mo.
20, 21. SARAH A., b. March 30, 1829. LKAVITT B., b. June 29, 1832.
22. PERELIA FRANCKS, b. Oct. 28, 1834, d. March 8, 1850, ae. 15-5.
23. KATHARINE BOWLES, b. May 5, 1837; res., unm., in Hinghum (1880).
24. WILLIAM, b. July 25, d. July 28, 1840, ue. 3 days.
25. EBENEZER S.2 [7] (Joseph1), was also a cooper; lived in Hingham, Mass. ; mn. Sarah Wilder Damon, of Scituate, Mass., and d. Oct. 12, 1864, ac. 66-2. She d. Feb. 12, 1878, ae. 70-3. Children :
26. JANK ELLEN, b. Dec. 25, 1824.
27. ANN THOMAS, b. Nov. 12, 1827.
28. ELIZABETH BARNES, b. Feb. G, 1833.
29. JAMES HENRY CLAY, b. April 4, 1835, d. Oct. 19, 1858, ae. 23-6.
30. HARTWELL. AUGUSTUS, b Jan. 17, 1845.
(One of the above daughters in. James Nelsou, of Hingham, to whom our thanks for his courtesy in sending the records.)
31. WILLIAM HI.2 [13] (Joseph1), m., Ist, Ruth S. Cate, dan. of James (see p. 106 [58]), July 5, 1834 (Bodwell) ; res'd. in this town with his mother, till he rem. to Laconia, and finally to Plymonth, where for twenty-one years, as ever before after her early confession, in Lowell, Mass., " her life illustrated the riches of grace and the blessedness of Christ's service," and she d. Oct. 24, 1866, ae. 50-1. IIe m., 2d, Mary Grace Warren, of Ellsworth, Aug. 2, 1868. He is now a farmer, in P. Children :
32. ABBIE S., b. Aug. 31, 1839; m. Charles F. Hutchinson, Dec. 24, 1868, who d. April 20. 1873. She now lives In Plymouth.
33. HENRY MARSHALL, b. May 2, 1843, d. in this town, of lung fever, March 13, 1845, in his 2d year.
34. ALMA LIVONIA, b. May 6, 1852, d. Aug. 21, 1855, ae 3-4, " the same instant with her cousin Livonia Burleigh " (see p. 72 [176]).
THE PARKER FAMILIES.
1. DANIEL PARKER was a farmer ; came from Deerfield or vicinity ; lived a few years on Lot No. 47, 1st Div., where now Smith Chapman. near " Mosquito Bridge," and then returned to his former residence. " Ile brought a family with him," heuce oldest children probably not b. in town, though all on our town records. Children :
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2. SAMUEL, b. Jau. 20, 1700.
3. WILLIAM, b. May 6, 1798.
4. Jons, b. May 17, 1800.
5. ALICE, b. May 30, 1802.
6. PETER, b. Jan. 3, 1805, d. Jan. 9, 1806, ae. 1.
7. DANIEL, b. Nov. 28, 1800.
8. JAMES PARKER was m. in this town, by Samuel Shepard, to
Mrs. Nancy Sanborn, of New Market, July 19, 1796. Also
9. LUCY PARKER " dyed Nov. 17, 1803."
THE PAYNE FAMILY.
1. AMos1 PAYNE (or Paine), b. 1729, moved from Portsmouth or vicinity to Centre (originally Senter) Harbor, being one of the earliest settlers there, about 1785. Ile was the father of fourteen children, all of whom lived to grow up; was a very athletic man, a champion wrestler, and d., fall of 1827. in his 90th year. flis youngest son,
2. WILLIAM2, settled on the same farm, in Centre Harbor (Neck, near Squam Lake) ; m., Ist. Hannah Rogers, of Moultonborough. Had ten children, one dying young, of whom
3. WILLIAM3, b. Ang. 15, 1806, in Centre Harbor; was employed in the Charlestown (Mass. ) Navy Yard nine or ten years ; there m. Eliza Mallett, dau. of John and Betsey (Hamlin) Mullett, of Charles- town, April 7, 1835, who was b. in C., March 2, 1814. He returned to his native place, and was there a farmer eleven years ; came to this town March, 1855, and has since res'd. on the Asa Currier farm, above . the Square. Children :
4. LUCY ANN, b. Nov. 4, 1836, d. Dec. 12, 1840, ae. 4-1. (Full portrait in possession of her parents.)
5. WILLIAM FRANCIS, b. Oct. 21, 1840, in Charlestown; is a farmer in Sanborntou; was in. to Mary E. Brown, dau. of Abel W. (see p 55 [133]). by the author, Nov. 30, 1865. Children : - 1. John Mullett, b. Dec. 17, 1866. 2. Winnie May, b Sept. 18, 1872.
C. GEORGE WARREN, b. June 12, 1843, in Charlestown ; m. Carrie A. Rea, of C., Sept. 7, 1874; had been in the late war, 30th Mass. Regiment. three years; cutered as a private, fought in fourteen battles, uninjured, and was promoted to sergeant; a policeman in Boston since Feb., 1875. Children : - 1. George Rea, b. Nov. 9, 1876, in Charlestown. 2. Arthur Warreu, b. March 8, 1880.
7. CHARLES HENRY, b. July 29, 1846, in Centre Harbor; in. Abbie E. Fos- ter, of Cambridge, a native of Boston, Oct 15, 1872; has been clerk in the grocery store of his uncle, John Mullett, In Charlestown, since 1873; previ- ously in the same business in Cambridge.
8. ELIZA ANN, b. Sept. 4, 1852, in Centre Harbor; is a dressmaker and clerk in Boston.
9. LAURA MARIA, b. Nov. 6, 1555, in Sanbornton.
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THE PEABODY FAMILY.
1. JOHN PEABODY was b. Aug. 15, 1775 ; m. Mary Barrett ; res'd. in New Boston, and d. May 1, 1832, in his 57th year. Two of his older children were daughters, of whom
2. HULDAL, b. Oct. 28, 1798; m, James Ilill (see p. 353 [35]). Of his eleven sons, the ninth was
3. NoAu, b. Sept. 4, 1810 ; m. Isabella Walker Richards, Dec. 9, 1834, in New Boston (Rev. Mr. Bradford). She was the dau. of Benjamin and Margaret ( Moore) Richards, of Goffstown, b. Nov. 14, 1815. He came to the Bridge in 1842 ; first there employed as a hat- ter, then as a trader, in company with Ira Hill (see p. 353 [37]) ; lastly finisher and shipper for A. H. Tilton's tweed factory for many years, having the principal care of his business till his own death, Sept. 11, 1876, ae. 66. He was a prominent member of the Congregational Church, and a man of excellent standing as a citizen and a Christian. Children :
4. SEI.WIN BANCROFT, b. Jan. 15. 1839; was early employed in the same mill with his father, working into a similar position, and is now in company with Mrs. A. H. Tilton, at the head of the business, having built (1880) a tiue dwelling-house east of the Tiltou residence. Ile m. Elizabeth S. Richards, Feb., 1867, then of New Bedford, Mass. Children : - 1. Leon Bancroft, b. Dec. 17. 1867, in Charlestown, Mass., d. March 22, 1868, ac. 3 mos. 2. Isa- bella Westou, b. Dec. 18, 1871.
5. JAMES VAN NESS, b. Oct. 13, 1841; is now a finisher in his brother's mill, residing across the river, in Northfield. He m. Susan Mary Ruud, of N., Jan., 1865. Child : - 1. Leon Bancroft. b. Feb. 25, 1871.
6. GEORGIE ISABEL, b. Nov. 15, 1843; m. David F. Cheney (see p. 129 [80]).
THE PEARSON FAMILIES.
Our record of these is quite fragmentary.
1. TAYLOR' PEARSON (spelled also " Pearsons " and " Parsons "). who lived in Exeter, is thought to have been the ancestor of most, it not all, bearing the name in this town, and was certainly the father of three brothers, whose descendants have been found here and in the edge of Meredith. He was twice m. Children (as above) :
2, 3. TAYLOR, Jr. (?) [5]. JOHN [11].
4. DoLE [20] (2d wife), half-brother of the two preceding.
5. TAYLOR, Jr.2 (?) [2] (Taylor1), of whom we only know that he m. Rachel Taylor, who, after his death, m., 2d, David Burley (see p. 60 [23]), and was the father of the five following :
6. TAYLOR, who settled in Meredith, near the present Lucrates Colby's; m Molly Leavitt. Children : - 1. Nancy, 1 April 17, 1775; m. David Hauaford, Feb. 10, 1794, who was b. July 28, 1771, and d. 1833, ac. 62. She d. Nov. 12,
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1859, ae. 84-7, and was the mother of ten children, of the following names aud order : - I. Peter (Hanaford), b. Nov. 18, 1794, d. July 14. 1833, in his 39th year. II. Mary L., b. Oct. 2, 1796; still living. unm., in New Loudon (1880). III. Abigail II., b. April 27, 1798; m. John Drake, of New Hampton, and d. Sept. 12, 1874, ac. 76-5. IV. Taylor P, b. Jan. 8, 1800, d. July 29, 1858, ac. 58-6, in New Hampton; was a shoemaker. V. David, Jr., b. April 6, 1802, d. June 4, 1860, ac. 58-2. in Minnesota, where his children res. VI. Benjamin K., b. Aug. 14, 1804; d. Feb. 19. 1831, ae. 26-6. VII. Eliza- beth II., b. Nov. 12, 1806; m. - Leavitt. VIII. Sarah II., b. Dec. 31, 1809 ; in. - Partridge, aud lives in Manchester. IX. Nancy, b. Oct. 17, 1814; res. num., in New London. X. Joseph N., b. Sept. 7, 1817; res'd. in Man- chester; d. at his sou's In Rhode Island, Feb 22, 1880, ae. 62-5. 2. Sally, b. Jan. 18, 1778; m. Jesse Phunner (see). 3. Joseph W., b. 1780; m., Ist, Abigail Jewett. dau. of Andrew (sec p. 401 [11]), Feb 21, 1805 (Crockett) ; m., 2d, Nancy Sanders, dan. of John (see), May 4, 1815 (Bodwell) ; was styled " Master Jo," being a school teacher; lived in this town, above the preseut Rufus Colby's, and rem. thence to Bridgewater. Only two children, of whom : - I. Andrew J , went early to sea, and soon d. by a casualty. - lost overboard. 4. Jonathan, b. 1783; m. Abigail Eastman, dan. of Ebenezer (see p. 250 [18]), March 24, 1806 (Crockett) ; was .. colonel" in the militia, and lived on his father's place, in Meredith. No children.
7. Josken, lived in M., opposite his brother's [6], now Lucrates Colby's; was m. to Sarah Norris, May 10, 1790 ( Woodman). and had several chikiren; among them : - 1. Nathaniel G., who settled In this town ( Lot 81, Ist Div.) ; m. Mrs. Polly (Fogg) Kentfield (see p. 417 [9]), Nov. 12, 1813 (Bodwell), and here d., March 28, 1823.
8. Jerumo, b. March 17, 1767, in Exeter; in., Ist, Nancy Jewett, who d. after six mouths; m., 2d, Hannah Smart (see), settled ou Meredith Ridge, on the late Jacob Smith place, where he d., Ang. 18, 1837, ac. 70-5, and she d. April 2. 1847, ac. 75-5. Children : - 1. Hannah, b. May 19, 1796, d. May, 1798, ae. 2. 2. Mary, b. Nov. 16, 1707 ; m. Renben Giles (see p. 303 [10]). 3. John Stevens, b. Sept 13, 1799; m. Sarah F. Dearborn (see p. 220 [19]). Nov. 25, 1827 (Crockett) ; lived on his father's place (as above), and there d., May 15, 1828, in his 29th year. 4. Jethro, Jr., b Sept. 24, 1801; learned the trade of shoemaker and tauuer of Lieut. Perkins, and d. at home, ummm., Oct. 11, 1828, ae. 27. 5. Burleigh, b. Oct. 14, 1803; learned the cabinet trade in New llampton; afterwards travelled as a " profile taker," and d., unm., in Ilcuuiker, Oct. 23, 1825, ae. 22. 6. Hannah Parker Pimner, b. June 7, 1809 ; int. James C. Wadleigh (see). 7. Nancy Jewett, b. April 8, 1811; in. Jacob Smith (see).
Two danghters of [5] were :
9. MARY (Molly), b. 1709; un. Josiah Burley (see p. 05 [88]).
10. MARTHA (Patty), b. 1771 (?) ; in. Jonathan Smart (see).
11. Jons2 [3] (Taylor!), had moved to this town before 1797, and settled on the Barnard Hoyt place, east of the present William Bur- leigh's, on old range road, south side (see Sites). His children, hav- ing mostly rem. to Littleton, he followed thein, when between 70 and 80 years of age, and there d. Besides the eight following children, of
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whom we know little more than their names, one other d. young, by falling into the cellar through a trap-door, thus breaking its neck. Children :
12-14. LEVI. JOB. NATHANIEL. (A child of his d. June 22, 1813.)
15. ABIGAIL, m., Ist, Daniel Ames, of New Market, Oct. 2, 1809 (Crock- ett) ; in., 2d, Levi Wallls (see).
16-18. WILLIAM, whose dau. d. Sept. 27, 1828. EDWARD. JOUN.
19. BENJAMIN W., m. Mchitable Parker, of New Hamptou, July 9, 1818 (Bodwell). Their child d. June 7, 1826.
20. DOLE2 [4] (Taylor1), had m. Hannah Fogg, sister of Ephraim (see p. 279 [1]), and first settled in Exeter, whence he came to this town, following his half-brother [11], about 1798 or 1799, and located east of the Hunkins neighborhood, Lot No. 80, 1st Div. His three dans. having rem. to Vermont, he finally took up his residence at St. Albans, Vt., and there d. Children :
21. JETHRO, b. 1778; did not come to Sanbornton; was a tailor in Salem, and there d.
22. DAVID, b. 1780; learned the blacksmith's trade of Capt. Currier; m. and settled in Beverly, Mass. llis wife and only child d ; afterwards went to sea and was lost.
23. IlANNAN, b. 1782; m. Jonathan Foss, of Barringtou, Nov. 7, 1799 (Crockett), and rem. to Vermont.
24. DOLE, b. 1784; left home at 18 ; last heard from in the West Indies ; unm.
25. SALLY, b. 1786; m. Reuben Morgan, son of Benjamin (see p. 488 [7]) ; rem. to Vermont.
26. SAMUEL, b. 1788; m., Ist, Ruth Hayes, of Dorchester, and there first located; rem. to Lake Champlain (St. Albans), and there owned a farm; returned to this vicinity; m., 2d, Mrs. Kinneston, of Northfield, and there res'd., but d. on a visit at St. Albans, about 1875, ac. 87 (?).
27. JONATHAN, b. Sept. 8, 1790; m. Dorothy (Dolly) Johnson, dau. of John (see p. 403 [28]), Nov. 11, 1813 (Cheney ) ; re'd., as a farmer, first ou her father's place, at the Bay, then on his father's place, house now removed (see Sites) ; finally (1862) built where he has since lived, near the Wadleigh Cram place, Lot No. 44, Ist Div. He presented a noble instance of the tri- umph of temperance principles solely by the grace of God, having once been an inveterate drinker, but having for fifty years abstained entirely from all stimulants, even ten, coffee, and vinegar, and presenting a wonderfully hale and hearty old age. le d. Jan. 21, 1879, ae. Ss-4. Child : - 1. Rosilla J., b. Feb. 1, 1816; m. Dudley Cram, now Reuben Dudley (see p. 188 [18]).
23. MARY (Polly), b. Nov. 17, 1795; in. Jeremiah Sanborn, 4th (see).
THE PERKINS FAMILY.
1. ABRAHAMS PERKINS. called " Master Perkins," was b. in Ipswich, Mass., April 1, 1735. His father was Matthew, Jr.4 (Matthews, Berg. Jacob2, John1), whose earliest known ancestor, John1, was b. 1500 ; came to New England, 1630; admitted freeman, at Ipswich, 1633 ;
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representative. 1636. and d. 1654. Elsewhere in Massachusetts, there were also Abraham, admitted freeman, 1640, and Isaac, ditto, 1612. Forty-two of the name had grad. at New England colleges in 1826. Hav- ing early lost his father, his mother (" Widow Mary Perkins, published to James Gerrish. Dec. 12, 1740") rem , with her 2d husband, to Berwick, Me., then a frontier town, greatly exposed to Indian depre- dations. For a course of years, or during the war of 1744-48, he said he never knew of going to meeting, or any public assembly, except under arms. Ilis only schooling was, for about six months, under Master Sullivan, the father of Gen. Sullivan, of Revolutionary mem- ory. On oue occasion, when the master went home from school at noon, hie charged the boys, through apprehension of danger from the Indians, not to stir out of the school-house (the garrisou-house was close by). Six of the boys disobeyed ; went out by a brook to play, and were there waylaid by the Indians, scalped, and massacred. The others, who obeyed, and kept within the walls of the school-house, were safe, among whom was Abraham Perkins. He used to cite this as a warning to disobedient children, and during his thirty years of almost continuous teaching in this town he was enabled most effectually to inculcate and secure the strictest obedience, as well as the most excel- lent order, in all his schools. His early training among the scenes of Indian hostility had made him a natural soldier; hence he served himself with great acceptance as a soldier and officer in the Revolu- tionary war (see Records), and ever after displayed much military exactness and precision as a teacher. Though his constitution was feeble, and he never could endure constant manual labor on a farm, yet no one, it was said, could sustain the toils and privations of a sol- dier or pioncer life-more successfully. He was, therefore, employed by the proprietors to cut out one of the earliest roads through town long before he thought of settling here (see Prop. Hist. ). Learning the shoemaker's trade, he moved, in that capacity, from Berwick to Exeter, and thence to Saubornton, in 1774, with his family of eight children, having m. Mrs. Mary (Sanborn) Fogg, dau. of Jeremiah? Sanborn (see). Ile here took the lot ou which his wife's former his- band, Mr. Fogg, had first located, - log-house a little northeast of the late Chase Perkins residence. He continued his trade after he came to this town, working nights and mornings. His " lap-stone," brought to town with him, as also his " rubbing-stone" (a kind of sandstone), and " shoulder-stick " are in possession of his great-grandson [21], 1880. Ile used to tan his own sheepskins white, in salt and alum, and made chiefly women's shoes. Was very quick in his movements, and of slender build, never weighing over 150 pounds, aud the last of his life not more than 125, yet he most effectually governed the stout
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young yeomanry of Sanbornton ! He was sparing in his diet, and fond of robins, shot for him by his grandsons, in his latter days. It finished his last school, on the Calef Hill, only the Saturday night before he d. (Aug. 16, 1804, ae. 69-4), and returned home with the expressed presentiment that his lifework was done, and that he was entering his dwelling never again to go out of it. IIe was buried on the original Sanbornton Square, north of his land ; remains after- wards moved down to his family lot. His influence in forming the character of the Sanbornton population, in his own and the following generations, was hardly second to that of any minister of the gospel who ever res'd. in town. She d. May 25, 1823, ae. 90-4. Children :
2. ANNA, b. Nov. 8. 1758; m. Philip Hunt (see p. 378 [13]).
3. JONATHAN [ 10], b. Oct. 17, 1760, iu Exeter.
4. ESTHER JANE, b. Aug. 3, 1762, in. Jonathan Morrison (see p. 408 [47]).
5. Run, b. July 21, 1764; m. Jacob Thomas (see).
6. MERIBANI FOGG, b. June 26. 1766; m. Nathan Hoyt (see p. 303 [110]).
7. LYDIAA, b. April 17, 1768; m. John D. Sanborn (see).
8 THEODATE, b. April 13, 1770; in. Samuel Sanborn (see).
9. MATTHEW, b. Nov. 18, 1772; served his time in Newbury, Mass., as a tailor; then followed the sea three months; had been to one of the West India Islands, and on his way home, when near Newburyport, fell overboard while dipping a bucket of water, and was probably caught by a shark, 1793-94, ae 21.
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