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221. REUBEN PAGE [226], b. Jan. 3, 1770.
222. Enexkzek, b. April 25, 1773, d. Oct. 18, 1844, ac. 71-6, having re- mained at North Hampton, where his son : - 1. Christopher, was still " bear- Ing up the venerated name of his grandfather," In 1851.
223. CHISTOPHER, b. Feb. 1775, d. in lufancy.
224. ABIGAIL, b. March, 1778. d March, 1801, ae. 23.
225. ANNA, b. May 12, 1.88 (2d wife), d. June 9, 1805, ae. 17.
226. REUBEN P.G [221] (Christopher5, Benjamin4, Jolin?, etc. ), m. Sarah H. Smith, who was b. Oct. 17, 1778, and d. Oct. 17, 1867, ac. 89. Ile went first to New Hampton ; rem. thence to this town, and lived where of late Capt. J. B. Perkins; was a member of the Con- gregational Church from July, 1811, till Feb., 1819, having again rem., to Meredith Neck, June, 1817. IIe is well remembered in San- bornton, by his old neighbors, as " bald-headed, very jovial, and a keen relisher of practical jokes upon his boys " ! He d. Sept. 4, 1815, ae. 73-8. Children (t. r.), except the last :
227. EListia, b. July 1, 1798; settled in Meredith, and d. March 21, 1841, in his 43d year, leaving two children; dau. deceased; son now living in Cali- fornia, who has also two sons.
228. MARY, b. Dec. 19, 1799; settled in Holderness; no children sur- viving ; three deceased.
220. SHUBAKL (" Shoebel ") P., b. Oct. 18, 1801, d. in this town March 16, 1803, ac. 1-5.
230. SAMMAN HUSE, b. Ang 7, 1803; settled in Meredith. One sou (three children in all).
:31. BENJAMIN, b. June 9, 18 5; d., umm., in Wisconsin, Feb. 18, 1864, in his 50th year.
232. REUBEN P., Jr., b. May IS, 1807; lived in Laconia, and d., Sept. 1, ISGS, ac. 61-3. One son : - 1. Henry, who is the father of three sous : - I. Benjamin. II. Reuben. III. John.
233. ANNA, b. July 23, 1809; lives, unm., in Meredith.
234. CHISTOPHER, b. Nov. 2, 1811; located in Compton. Two sous : - 1. David, who d. July, 1874, leaving five children, three sons : - I. Reuben. If. John. III. David. 2. Reuben.
235. HULDAN, b. Dec. 21, 1513, d. July 3, 1834, ae. 20-6.
236. LAVINA, b. Feb. 29, 1816; was in .; res'd. in Meredith, and d. with- ont children, April 8, 1842, ac 26-1.
237. Joms, b. Sept. 15, 1819, in Meredith, and now lives on the same farm where born; was selectman of Meredith, 1863-65, during the war; represent- ative, lobo of; also justice of the peace. He m. Sarah J. Badger, who was . b. March 24, 1525. Children : - 1. Sarah C., b. Sept. 21, 1850; m. George II. Adams, June 11, 1877, who was b. Isst. 2. Louisa Jane, b. Aug. 13, 1533. 3. Abbie 11., b. July 8, 185 .. 4. Maud B., b. March 20, 1866.
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VII.
With no connection so far as known with either of the preceding, we have next,
238. PETER Surr, who was b. Feb. 15, 1760 ; m. Hannah San- born, dan. of John of Exeter, Nov. 3, 1783 ; first settled in Exeter, and is known to have lived on southeast corner of Lot No. 3, 1st Div., from 1793 to 1823 (?), when the land was re-deeded to the Leavitt family. Children (t. r.) :
239. SALLY, b. Oct. 21, 1784; m. Moses Thompson, Jr. (see).
240. JOHN, b. April 15, 1785 (more probably 1786). .
241. LYDIA, b. July 25, 1787; m. John Hawkins, April 21, 1805 (Crockett).
242, 243. JessE, b. Nov. 24, 1789. THEODATE, b. Oct. 31, 1791.
244, 245. JONATHAN, b. Dec. 12, 1703. Ruru, b. June 16, 1790.
240. MARY, b. Oct., 1799.
247. JOSEPH,
248, 249. JOSIAH, b Fcb. 14, 180G. JANE, b. Jan. 16, 1808.
250. HANNAN, b. May 20, 1810.
VIII.
Finally, still unconnected with the others, we find,
251. NATHAN Surrn ; father's name unknown. ITis inother was Elizabeth Harper (see p. 326 [1]), before marriage ; came a widow, with her son, to this town, from Candia or Raymond ; in., 24, Asabel Quimby (see p. 596 [1]) ; m. 3d, Dea. Ebenezer Colby (see p. 171 [117]) ; and m., 4th, Benjamin Robinson (see p. 600 [1]). Ife m. Sarah Sanborn, dau. of Esq. DanielG (see p. 628 [89]), Oct. 25, 1787 (Woodman) ; lived on the present Otis S. Sanborn late Colby place (Lot 78, 1st Div.), in 1791, having purchased the same of Abi- jah Sanborn, first settler. He was a man of excellent character, and highly prized by young Moses Cheney, afterwards the minister (see p. 124 [21]). He sold his farm to his step-father (Dea. Colby ), and rem. to Belfast, Me., while his children were yet young. Another child, who d. June 16, 1791, was probably born between these two only ones, as per t. r. :
252, 253. NATHAN, Jr., b. April 15, 1788. SARAH, b. Dec. 13, 1701.
THE SOAMES FAMILY.
1. JONATHAN SOAMES, spelled oftener, by his descendants, " Somes," had moved to town, as a young man, near the beginning of the pres- ent century. He was b. 1784, - place unknown ; m., 1st, Lney French, dau. of Jeremiah? (see p. 286 [12]), Dec. 28, 1804 (Crockett), who .. May 2, 1828, in her 44th year. Ile was a Sanbornton artillery sollier,
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war of 1812-11 ; a cooper by trade, and first and chiefly lived near and west of the Tin Corner, north of the Nathaniel Clark place (see Sites), having m., 2d, Mary Copp, April 3, 1831 (Taylor). His last days were spent at the small honse under the hill, and west of the Meadow sehool- house. He was well known as the " swarthy fisherman," - so genial and obliging, - often seen, for several years, at the Musquito Bridge, and d. March, 1868 (April 1866), ae. 84 ( ?). Children :
2. WILLIAM FRENCH [9], b. July 16, 1806, and named for his uncle.
3. LYDIA, b March 28, 1808; 111., 1st, Smith Morrison, of Plymouth (see p. 502 [89]); m., 2d. James Stuart; m., 3d, Samuel Fellows; now res. in Concord, No. 6 Spring Street. Six children : Que (Ist husband) ; four (2d) ; oue (3d).
4. SALLY II. (Sarah), b. Dec. +, 1809; m. Charles Gilford, now of Lake Village. Three children ; one son deceased; two daughters living.
5. LUCY, b. Jan. 14, 1812; m. Frederick W. Colby (see p. 171 [113]).
6. JEREMIAH F., b. March 24, 1814; m. Louisa Chapman, in Exeter; was
a farmer and teamster, and there d., about 1867, ac. 53 (?). Que sou : -- 1. Jobu Warren, now res. lu Exe ter.
7. JONATHAN DARLING [13], b. Aug. 25, 1820.
8. JOSEPH CLARK, b. Jan. 29, 1525, d. Aug. 28, 1826, ae. 1-7.
9. WILLIAM F.2 [2] (Jonathan1), m. Betsey H. Smith, dau. of Zeb- ulon (see p. 726 [99]), Aug. 9, 1827 (Taylor) ; was first a shoemaker at Clark's Corner and the Bays; then, for twenty-one years, in the stone business at Littleton ; next, in town again, at the Somes house, near David Smith's (northeast corner, Site 3, Lot 21) ; for some years in Boston Ilarbor, living upon and having charge of Long Island ; and finally, in 1864, rem. to Laconia (Gilford), where still residing, with his dau. [12]. Children :
10. LUCY, b. Dee. 16, 1828. in Sanborntou; m. Benjamin F. Moody, of Enfield, 1861. He res'd., next, in New York City; now (1878) in the railroad business at Milwaukee, Wis.
11. ELIZABETH ANN, b. Dec. 10, 1832, in this town, d. Aug. 8, 1833, in Lit- tletou, in her 21st year.
12. MARTHA AUGUSTA, b. June 7, 1844, in L. ; in. Ira Leightou (see p. 402 [8]).
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13. JONATHAN D.2 [7] (Jonathan2), m. Caroline, dau. of William Frost (Forst), of West Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 25, 1846 ; lived, first, in West Cambridge (Arlington) ; was residing in Chicago, Ill. (1878), in the meat business, Union Stock Yards. Children :
14. ESTELLE WILLARD, b. Sept. 3, 1848, in W. Cambridge; in., and res. in New York City, where her child : - 1. Blanche Dean (-), was b. Jan. 31, 1871.
15, 16. NELLIE M., E. May, $1, 1852. JOHN WILLIAM, b. March 19, 1854.
17. Arruun Frost, b. Sept. 4, 1856.
IS. GEORGE WASHINGTON, D. March 14, 1858, in East Cambridge.
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THIE STEELE FAMILY.
1. BENJAMIN STEELE had settled either at Site 2, Lot 25, 2d Div , or on the brow of the hill since called by his name, prior to 178-1, as he first appears that year among the highway surveyors. This latter most attractive and mneh-frequented spot is the same as now occupied by Benjamin M. Burleigh, overlooking the lakes. Much is known of "Steele's Hill," very little of the man whose name is handed down, in that of the Ilill, to an endless and ever-enlarging succession of the lovers of majestie scenery ! Lle m. - Smith, sister of Timothy (see p. 736 [173]), his neighbor, who d. June 17, 1827. His family is said to have been a peculiar one, living much within themselves, and rather independently of their neighbors. yet they were said to be good citizens, especially the sons [5] and [6]. He d. suddenly, in this town, just the night before he was about to start with his sons on their removal to Ellsworth, April 11, 1834, ae. 92, hence b. about 1742. Children, but one birth date appearing :
2. POLLY, In. Jacob Durgin (see p. 232 [20]).
3. BETSEY, b. Oct. 4, 1774; m. Isaac Harvey (see p. 329 [1]).
4. Rosker, m. Tabitha Durgin, dan. of William (see p. 232 [19]), July 20, 1709 (Crockett) ; she, in her younger days, had been a famous singer in the old town meeting-house. He built a house on the side of the hill (Site 4, Lot 24, 2d Div.) ; afterwards moved to the foot ( Whitcher place). A dan. of his d. in town, Feb. 21, 1825, of consumption, ne. 15.
5. Jous, m., Ist, - Chase, of' Deerfield, who d. July 21, 1S19; m., 20, - Chase, sister of last. He built and occupied the house opposite his father's.
6. NATHANIEL, m. - Chase, sister of the wives of [5]; lived in one of his father's houses, and latterly with him on the Burley place. Children (t. r.) : - 1. Climena, b. Nov. 9, 1813. 2. Sarah Jane, b. Sept. 17, 1818. 3. Benjamin W., b. Nov. 20, 1827.
7. LYDIA, m. Samuel Caverly (see p. 109 [12]).
THE SWAIN FAMILIES
Of Sanbornton divide themselves into three distinct branches.
I.
1. CALEB SWAIN, of Hampton, m. Anna Fellows, and d. about 1770, soon after which she rode up on horseback, from Hampton, bought the place now owned by William Morrison, Lot No. 32, 21 Div., and there located with her four children. Her resolute life closed March 11, 1816. Children, b. in Hampton :"
2. BETSEY, b Oct., 1755; in. William Eaton (see p. 25G [1]).
3, 4. JEREMIAH [6], b. June, 1759. DUDLEY [12], b. Nov. 17, 1763.
5. OLIVE, b. April 18, 1769 ; m. Lieut. Benjamin Calley (see p. 95 [76]).
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6. Jeman? [3] (Caleb1), w., Ist, Elizabeth Calley, dan. of Wil- liam (ser p. 95 [35]), April IS, 1782 ( Woodman), who d., and he m., 2d, Sarah Rawlings, Feb. 14, 1787 ( Woodman), who d. Dec. 16, 1826, ae. 72. Ile retained his mother's place, there lived, and d., of paral- ysis, Feb. 21, 1811, ac. 81-8. Children (t. r.) :
7. Rmuneca, b May 4. 1783; in. Samuel B. Rider, June 28, 1825 (Crock- ett) ; lived in Vermont. One soll.
8. JEREMAN, Jr. [22], b. April 11, 1785.
9. " MARCY" ( Merey), b. Dec. 10, 1787; m. Phillip Carter, of New Hamp- ton, Aug. 18, 1808 (Crockett) ; settled In Hardwick, Vt., and there d
10. RAcher., b. March 3, 1792; m. Philip Carter (2d wife). No children.
11. CALEB, b. Sept. 28, 1793; m. in Danvers, Mass., aud there d., of con- sumption, leaving one dau. : - 1. Eliza Aun.
12. DUDLEY2 [4] (Caleb1). settled on the farm southwest of his brother's (above), now owned by his grandson Cyrus [37] ; m. Molly Chase, Nov. 20, 1793 ( Woodman) . She d. April 15, 1840, in her 65th year. Children :
13. PATTEY (Martha) CHASE, b. April 28, 1795, d., unm., July 29, 1852, ac. 57-3.
14. DUDLEY, Jr., b. Dec. 20, 1796; lived west of the 1st Baptist meeting- house, near the Cass place, and d., umm., Jau. 8, 1854, ac. 57.
15. HEZEKIAH, b. Sept. 21, 1798; was a stone-cutter; d., umm., in New- buryport, Mass., March 23, 1825, ac. 26-6.
16. THOMAS CHASE [29], b. April 18, 1800.
17. Asa [34], b. March 3, 1803.
18. HULDAN PIKE, D. Dec. 8, 1808; m. Aaron S. Judkins (see p. 412 [9]). (Another child of [12] having d. young, Sept. 20, 1800 )
19. NANCY (Aun) FELLOWS, b. Feb. 23, 1811, d. of consumption, Feb. 20, 1837, ae. 26, unin.
20. LOUISA, b. Feb. 13, 1813, d., umm., Feb. 9, 1859, ae. 46, after a sick- ness of consumption patiently endured for thirteen years, her last words being, " My work is done."
21. ELIZA ANN, b. Feb., 1815, d. March 23, 1816, ae. 13 mos.
22. JEREMIAH3 [8] (Jeremiah2, Caleb1), m. Catharine Sanborn, dan. of Dea. Josiah (see p. 650 [340]), March 2, 1820 (Crockett) ; lived in town, on his father's homestead, till he rem. to Wolcott, Vt., as a farmer, and finally to Hardwick, Vt., where he d., Aug. 28, 1855, ac. 70-4. She also d. in II., Jan. (?), 1863, ac. 71. Children (t. r.) :
23. NANCY CLARK, b. Oct. 19, 1821; m. Samuel Brown (see p. 50 [40]).
24. ELIZA CAWLEY, b. Feb. 18, 1823; m. Albert Shedd, of Hardwick, mer- chant, 1848, and d. Feb. 1, 1864, in her +1st year. Child : - 1. George Henry (Shedd), b. May, 1860; is a merchant in Wisconsin (1881).
25. GRonek Wasisdiox, b. March 5. 1824; m. Hannah Chase, of Crafts- bury, Vt. ; has res'd. in Bristol, Wis. ; farmer, merchant, and mill owner, How at Chaseburg, Wis. (fifteen miles from La Crosse). Children : - 1. Josiah (aud three daughters).
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26. SALLY (Sarah) RomaNs, b. Nov. 1, 1827; m. Enoch Osgood, of West. Amesbury (now Merrimack), Mass., April 10, 1862. He was b. Sept. 5, 1812, at Amesbury ; a carriage blacksmith by trade. Child : - 1. Ellen Eliza (Os- good), b. March 17, 1864, d. same day.
27. CATHARINE AUGUSTA, b. Sept. 9, 1831; m. Emerson Hidden, of Crafts- bury, Vt., in Lowell, Mass., 1855, who has res'd. in Bristol, Wis., farmer, teacher. and town clerk. Two sous.
28. MARTHA BRACKETT, b. May 11, 1833; m. Levi Lincoln Gleason, Aug., 1851, who was b. March 9, 1829, in Sudbury, Mass. ; has been a resident in New Hampshire and Vermont, as per children's births below; now (1881) in New London, Coun., trader and clerk. Children : - 1. Katie Sybil (Gleason), b. March 27, 1853, in Fisherville; m. Edgar E Fisher, organ-maker, of Wor- cester, Mass., July 1, 1872. 2. Lizzie Marin, b. March 25, 1854, in Hardwick, Vt .: m. E-cek Pitts, shoemaker, of Worcester, July 15, 1873. Child : - J. Flossie May (Pitts), b. Oct. 1, 1875, in Northbridge, Mass. 3. George Eddie, b. May 3, 1855, in Ilardwlek, d. Feb. 23, 1856, ac. 9 mos., 20 days. 4. George Washington, b. Feb. (?), 1857, lu Cabot, Vt., d. Jan. (?), 1:59, iu his 2d year. 5. George Theron, b. 1859, in St Johnsbury, Vt., d. Isco, ae. 17 mos. C. Willie Osgood, b. April 30, 1862, in St. Johusbury.
29. THOMAS C.3 [10] (Dudley2, Caleb1), m. Sally Brown, dau. of Richard2 (see p. 48 [11]), Nov. 28, 1829 (Crockett) ; was a farmer on his father's homestead till succeeded by his brother [34]; after 1861 occupied the Hogdon (Faruliam) place, North Sanbornton, and there d., Jan 6, 1878, in his 78th year. His memory is blessed. Children : 30. HORACE PRESCOTT, b. March 14, 1831, d. May 9, 1833, ac. 2-2.
31. LUTHER BURLEY,. b. March 22, 1833; m. Mary Ann Swain, of Mere- dith, Muy 30, 18co, who was there b., Feb. 26, 1837; has been a carpenter; res'd. in Worcester, Mass., 1867-75. Children : - 1. Minale May, b. Nov. 14, 1861, in Pelham. 2. Fred Taylor, b. July 20, 1871, in Worcester.
32. HORACE PRESCOTT, 2d, b. Nov. 4, 1837; a farmer with and succeeding bis father, and a leading member of the Pine Hill Baptist Church.
33. SAMUEL TALLAANT, b. Sept. 30, 1842; is a mechanic in the West; umn. (1880).
34. AsA3 [17] (Dudley?, Caleb1), m. Lydia D. Wadleigh, dau. of Josephi (see), Nov. 5, 1828 (Crockett's 534th marriage !) ; was a carder and clothier at the present Nathaniel Prescott mills, before and after marriage, about five years ; resumed the paternal farm, after his brother (as above), and d., by freezing, Feb. 10, 1848, in his 45th year. Children :
35. ASA MICAJAN, b. March 8, 1830; m. Mary Coombs Sargent, Oct. 11, 1853 (Hodge), who was b. Dee. 9, 1830, in Hudson, and settled flest at the Brook, moving thence to Lowell, Mass., as a carpenter and machinist; now res. (1880) at North Chelmsford, inventor and manufacturer of the Swain Tur- bine Water-wheel, patented May 15, 1860, - patent extended, 1875, for seven years. This wheel has been adopted by the manufacturing companies of Lowell, for use as the standard motor, in their great cotton and woollen fre- tories, after a series of the most rigid tests (as detailed in pamphlet reports, by James B. Francis and Hiram F. Mills, civil engineers), where durability,
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and economy In the use of water are of the flest Importance, the driving gear being the heaviest and most substantial of the kind In the world. Mr. Swain's Invention is an honor to his native town. Chilldreu : - 1. Carrie, b. July 26, 1856, In Lowell, and there d., Oct. 2, 1857, ne. 1-2. 2. Jessle Muy, b. Jan. 25, 1860, In L. 3. Charles Luther. b. Aug. 25, 1863, lu Chelmsford, Mass. 4. Amy, b. June 3, 1865, in C. 5. Fred Walter, b. April 3, 1869. lu C.
36. MEZEKIAN, b. Aug. 29, 1832, d. May 10, 1837, ac. 4-8-11.
37. CYnus, b. April 6, 1835; a farmer ou the old homestead with his mother (1881) ; m. Mary A. Robiuson, dau. of Augustus (see p. 607 [87]), Jau. 16, 1880.
35. JOSEPH DUSTIN, b. Feb. 22, 1837; migrated to Wiscousin about 1850; is now ( 1876-80) a farmer at Butteville, Oregon. He is m., and has one child : 1. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug., 1879.
30. MARY ANN, b. April 23, 1839; has res'd. in Frankllu as a dress and cloak maker.
40. JOSIAH SANBORN, b. Nov. 11, 1840; was the fifteenth soldier eulisting from New Hampshire (Sauborutou count) Ist Regiment for the late war, and then in the 2d N. H. Regiment for three years; was engaged lu the first battle of Bull Run, and at Gettysburg; was twice sunstruck; is now a machinist in New Hamptou, and employe of the Swain Water-wheel Company. IIc m. Frances Paullua Gordon, of New Hampton, June 4, 1867, who was b. Feb. 27, 1846. Children : - 1. Julia Mac, b. Sept. 3, 1868. 2. Clarence Gordon, b. June 11, 18:0. 3. Sallie Kate, b. April 19, 1872.
41. ELIZABETH HUNT, D. July 21, 1842; m. Henry Albertus Davis, of Chelmsford, Oct. 20, 1868, at Lowell, by Rev. W. II. Stauton. He was b. May 23, 1846, iti Northfield, Vt., and is now in charge of the machine shop at Greenville (Mason Village), with prospective home in Lowell. Children : - 1. Grace E. (Davis), b. June 6, 1870. 2 Leonard HI., b. May 13, 1872.
42. EDWIN, b. April 30, 1846; res. in North Chelmsford, Mass. ; maunfac- turer of planers, and the inventor of " Swain's Improved Shaft Coupling, with Patent Shell Covers." Ile m. Susie Elizabeth Adams of N. C., at Low- ell, Oct. 2, 1869 ; she was b. Sept. 13, 1848, in' Audover, Mass. Children : - 1. Bertha Alice, b. July 7, 1870, lu Chehusford. 2. Walter Edwin, b. Oct. 11, 1872. 3. George Jefferson, b. March 8, 1879, in C.
II.
43. EBENEZER: SWAIN, b. 1765, not related to the foregoing, moved from Epping to this town not far from the year 1786, and was the first settler on the place now occupied by Jeremiah S. Sanborn, " New State," at which time there was no " clearing " between that and. the " Chapel " mills, and no path but by spotted trees. He had been in the Revolutionary war, enlisting at 17; was taken prisoner, and car- ried to England, hence a pension was granted to his widow. Ile m. Sarah Fogg just before coming to town, and d. June 29, 1807 (grave- stone, less correctly, June 15, 1808), ae. 42., She m., 2d, James Osgood (see p. 538 [8]) ; m., 3d, John Tucker, of Gilmanton ; lived again a widow, with her dau. [51], for eighteen years, and there d., Ang. 16, 1856, ae. 90, hence b. 1766. Children :
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44. JACOB, m. Betsey Drew, of Bridgewater, Nov. 21, 1511 (Crockett), and d., spring of 1857, in Gilmanton. No children.
45. Josian [53], b. May 13, 1791.
46. ABIGAIL, m., Ist, Levi Weeks (see); m., 2d, Jonathan P. Sauboru (sre p. 654 [302]).
47. NANCY, m. John Sargent Wasson, of Chester, Nov. 17, 1816 (Crock- ett), and d. Four children, of whom two d. young, and two settled in Michigan.
48. SALLY, d. young, of dysentery, Oct. 23, 1796.
49. WILLIAM, b. 1799; stood beside his mother. as she was milking, at night; d. very suddenly, before morning, July 29, 1803, ae. 4.
50. AsA, b. 1800, d. March 26, 1814, ne. 14.
51. SUSAN, b. Dec. 24, 1805; m. Nathaniel Piper (see p. 574 [40]).
52. POLLY, b. after her father's death; in., Ist, David Dustin (see p. 247 [16]) ; m., 2d, Jeremiah S. Sanborn (sce p. 690 [735]).
53. JOSIANE [45] ( Ebenezer1), m. Jane (Jenny) Eaton, dau. of William, 20 (see p. 259 [42]), July 12, 1812 (Crockett) ; then said to be of New Chester ; has since lived in Warren, on a hill north of the village, largely occupied by his descendants, where she d., Jan. 18, 1862, ae. 70, and he d. May 11, 1875, ae. 84. HIe bad, at death, 42 grandchildren (9 deceased), and 35 great-grandchildren (8 deceased). Children :
54. WILLIAM E., b. Jan. 16, 1814, d. Oct. 8, 1829, in his 16th year.
55. JOSIAH, Jr., b. Ang. 6, 1815; m. Sarah Eaton, May 9, 1836, and settled in Warren, as have all the following brothers and sisters :
66. ELIZABETH E., b. Feb. 8, 1818; m. Elias Foot, March 18, 1838.
57. EBENEZER, b. Jan. 1, 1820; m. Nancy Libbey, 1843.
58. DARIUS, b. Sept. 15, 1823; m. Elmena Little, 1849; and d. Dec. 15, 1801, ac. 38-3.
59. ABIGAIL, b. March 20, 1825; m. Samuel E. Foot, Nov. 16, 1845.
GO. SUSAN P., b. Oct. 24, 1828; m. Ezra Libbey, Aug. 14, 1849.
61. WILLIAM, b. July 17, 1831; m. Sarah Caswell, 1855.
62. SARAH E., b. Jan. 14, 1834; m. Walter Pike, 1857.
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63. ICHABOD SWAIN, as we learn from one of the first " returns " of highways, was in town as early as A. D. 1772, but whence came, or of what pedigree, is unknown. Ile was then oeenpying, as its first settler, the northwestern corner of Lot No. 2, 1st Div., Site 1, nearly opposite the Josiah Sanborn place. IIe had probably m., 1st, -, and m., 2d, Mrs. Betsey (Stevens) Calley, widow of Richard, who is said to have had no near relatives of that name in town (see p. 82 [35]). He d. at an advanced age, Oct. 5, 1825, on his homestead. His widow m., 3d, Sammuel Ela, from Vermont, Oct. 15, 1826 (Tay- lor) ; m., 4th, - Eaton, and d. Jan. 16, 1842. He had no chil- dren, but sisters in town, as follows :
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61. SUSANNAn, m. Maj. Ebenezer Gove (see p. 311 [12]).
65. Leer, b. 1743 ; m. Josiah Sanborn (see p. 636 [201]).
- (a third) ; m. - Blake, of Andover.
THE SWAN FAMILY.
1. JONATHAN SWAN was the ouly son of a wealthy farmer in Me- thuen, Mass. ; was there born, well educated, and fitted for college. Ile bad m. Alice Sargent, also a native of M. ; rem. to this town and settled near the old Gulf Road, Site 1, Lot 55, 1st Div. (house formerly moved from Mr. Ward's (J. M. Taylor's), at the Square, occupied by William Shores, and finally made a part of the Mark ( Stephen ) Hersey buildings). ITe d., in town, March 18, 1844, ac. 81 (records), and she d. Sept. 12, 1846, ac. 85. Children :
2. JONATHAN, Jr .. b. Nov. 28, 1786; m. Charlotte Buzzell, and lived in Methuen; moved North (?).
3. FREDERICK, b. July 10, 1788; went to the State of New York, and there in. Chloe Phillips.
4. POLLY, b. Aug. 23, 1790; in. Joli Emersou, and lived in Boscawen.
5. IImauer, b. March 3, 1792; m., Ist, Richard Whitney, and settled in Metlinen.
G. CHARLES, b. April 4, 1795; Went to Massachusetts (Methuen?), and d. young.
7. ALICE, b. May 5, 1797; took care of her mother and youngest sister on the old place; m. William Gibbous, of Lynn, Mass., Nov. 19, 1847 (Huntley ) ; now res. in L., 10 Essex Street. No children.
8. Isaac, b May 28, 1799 (the only birth of this family on our town rec- ords) ; followed the sea chiefly ; m. Esther Somerby, of Salem ; finally settled in Newburyport; was there constable, but soon d.
9. CHARLOTTE, 2 b. June 13, 1801. [ d., um , in Massachusetts.
10. ABIGAIL, Ud. same day.
11. SM.L.Y, b. Jan. IS, 1804; was an imbecile; lived with her sister [{]
and mother (as above), and d., in this town, May, 1839, ac. 35-4.
THIE TAYLOR FAMILIES. - Two BRANCHES.
No less than eighteen original ancestors are found, according to Savage, in this country prior to 1700, among whom are :
1. ANTHONY, of Hampton, 1638, and
2. EDWARD, of Lynn, Mass., 1639.
From one of these the Sanboruton families are probably derived, unless the traditions of a later origin, as below, are assumed. Fifty- three of the Taylor name had graduated at New England and New York colleges in 1828.
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3. NATHAN TAYLOR, Sen., b. 1696, in Stratham (?) ; is said by some to have immigrated to this country direct from England. It
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seems a more probable supposition, however, as claimed by others, that his father, being the immigrant ancestor, came to Stratham from Massachusetts. and that
4. EDWARD, " of Stratham," grantee of Sanbornton, forty-fifth on the original .. Petition," and drawer of Lots 5, Ist, and 26, 2d Div., was his younger brother. Stratham was, at any rate. a . radiating point" of the Taylors of this branch to various parts of New Hamp- shire .* He [3] res'd. in Stratham ; m. Anne(a) Chase, who was there b., 1703, and there d., March, 1740, ae. 37 ; and thence removed, with his youngest son [8], to this town. He d. here, March 11, 1784, ae 88. Children, b. in Stratham :
5. HANNAHI. b. 1725; m. - Mason; d., in this town, Feb., 1812, ac. 87.
6. Chase: [9], b. March, 1728 (original grantee).
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