History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, Vol II - Genealogies, Part 96

Author: Runnels, M. T. (Moses Thurston), 1830-1902. cn
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston, Mass., A. Mudge & son, printers
Number of Pages: 1078

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120. ASA SIMPSON, b. Nov. 4, 1823; in. Rebecca Martin, of Boston, and is supposed to have been killed by the Indians, on his way with a company, to Pike's Peak, fall of 1863, ae. 40. One child : - 1. Asa, b. about 1854; is a bank bookkeeper, having obtained a good education.

121. JOSEPH S., b. July 28, 1825, d. March 2, 1827, ae. 1-7.

122. JOSEPH S., 2d, b. July 14, 1827; was a saloon-keeper, at Lake Village (1876).

123. HEZEKIMI SWAIN, b. Dec. 9, 1828; has been a watchman in Boston, Mass. ; m., Ist, Sarah Plaisted, of B. ; m., 2d, -. Children : - 1. Nellie. 2. Josephine.

124. JAMES S., b. Dee. 29, 1830; enlisted, first, In the 4th N. H. Regiment ; then in a Vermont regiment, and was never afterwards heard from; is there- fore supposed to have d. In his country's service.

125. HIRAM, b. Feb. 92, 1833, d. Dec., 1834, in his 2d year.

126. SAMUEL2 [101] (Daniel1), m. Jane Taylor, dau. of Col. Wil- liam (see p. 753 [42]), Nov. 14, 1816 (Bodwell) ; lived in Newbury- port, Mass., as a stoue-cutter, and there d., Sept. 20, 1829, ae. 36-1. She d. in this town, of consumption, Dec. 30, 1830, ae. 38-8. Children :

127. LUTHER, was a piano-forte maker In Boston (Roxbury) ; m. Cynthia -; d. about 1877, at Jamaica Plain. Ilis widow has since d. Three chil- dren.

128. MARY JANE, m. George Stevens; res'd. In Lowell, Mass. Que daughter.

129 GEORGE, d. young.

130. ANN, m., Ist, - Cook; m., 2d, - Miles; d. 1875.

131. ABRAHAM H.º [102] (Daniel'), was a shoemaker, residing, first, at his father's, in this town ; then at Union Bridge, ou site last occupied (1878-80) by Charles Taylor. He m., 1st, Sarah M. Cou- uell, of Holderness, March 9, 1820, who was b. Ang. 17, 1794, in Londonderry ; moved to Sanborntou, May 9, 1820, and here d., March 16. 1826, of consumption, ae. 31-7. He in., 2d, Abigail H. Houkins, dan. of Robert3 (see p. 371 [137]), July 2, 1829 (Crockett), and d. Aug. 25, 1845, ae. 50-1. She (2d wife) d. Nov. 21, 1866, ae. 71 -2. Children :

132. CATHARINE CONNELL, b. April 23, 1821; m. Joseph M. Bean, of Gil- mauton (see p. 31 [00]).

133. HARRIET NEWELL, b. May 28, 1823, at her granfather's, in this town ; in. Lorenzo Johnson (see p. 400 [to]).

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134. NABBY HIUNKINS (2d wife), b. Feb. 14, d. Sept. 13, 1831, ac. 7 mos.

135 ABRAHAM HAYWARD, b. Sept. 29, 1833, d. May 1, 1834, ae. 7 mos.

136 HANNAH ABIGAIL HI., b. Jan. 15, 1836; m. George A. Woodman (see). She m., 2d, Joseph Heury Stone, Sept. 25, 1875, at Canterbury. Ills business is piano making, at Meredith Village (1880).

137. SARAH FRANCES CONNELL, b. Aug. 29, 1838; m. John Warren Swain, of Meredith, shoemaker and coachman. She d. April, 1879, In her +1st year. Child : - 1. Abby (Swain).

138. LEVI2 [103] (Daniel1), m. Sarah (Sally) P. Taylor, dau. of Col. William (>ee p. 753 [43]), Nov. 29, 1821 ( Bodwell) ; was a sol- dier at Portsmonth in the war of 1812-14; a farmer in this town ; lastly, in a secluded spot, northwest of his father's, towards Salmon Brook. He d. Jan. 23, 1875, in Georgetown, Mass., in his 78th year, where spending the winter with his son [143]. She d. Feb. 16, 1878, æ 82-3. Both were qniet and most exemplary Christians of the First Baptist Church. Children :

139. SARAH GAGE, b. Dec. 2, 1823; m. E. Leavitt Sanborn (see p. 673 [535]).

140. CHARLOTTE WHITCHER, b. Dec. 15, 1825, d. Aug. 31 (July 30), 1832, in her 7th year.

141. NATHAN BRAN, b. Oct. 29, 1828; m. Susan M. George, March 22, 1854, who was b. Sept. 6, 1835. He Is a mason In Manchester; was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, N. II. Battery. Children : - 1. Emma Etta. b. Oct. 8, 1855; m. Monroe S. Ilardy, blacksmith, July 22, 1873. 2. George Everett, b. Dec. 11, 1857; was engaged in the meat business (1876). 3. Walter Levi, b. Jan. 8, 1860, d. Ang. 26, 1863, ae. 3-7. 4. Ida Vineitie, b. Murch 26, 1862, d. Aug. 19, 1863, ae. 1-5. 5. Nettie Edith, b. May 13, 18CC; was attending school (1877). G Walter Elmer, b. Dec. 18, 1869 ; at school (1879)

142. CHARLOTTE WHITCHER, b. Jan. 14, 1834; m. Nathaniel M. Prescott (see p. 593 [108]).

143. Jony LOWD, b. April 14, 1836; was first a farmer in Byffeld, Mass. ; in. Sarah Jane Kuight, of Newbury, June 5, 1858, who was b. July 13, 1838; was enlisted in the 35th Mass. Infantry, Ang 6, 1862, and discharged for dis- ability, Ang. 28, 1563 ; was a dealer iu lumber (1876), residing at Georgetown, Mass. Children : - 1. Willie .1., b. June 20, 1859, at Newbury, Mass. 2. John Dana, b. Oct. 18, 1867, in Rowley, Mass. 3. Fred. A., b. March 31, 1872, in Newbury.

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144. JEREMIAH DEARBORN7 TIL.TON was b. Sept. 16, 1816, in Deer- field, being the son of Josiah", who m. Sarah Dearborn, of Kensington ; the son of Josiah5 (Josiah4, Samuel, Daniel", William1 [2]), who rem. from Kingston to Deerfield, and m., 1st, Sarah, dan. of Dea. Abraham True (see) ; not connected as yet with the other Tiltons in town. lle was by trade a tauner and shoemaker, as well as farmer; but, feeling called by the Spirit of God to preach the Gospel, he prepared himself by such means as he could command, and commenced his very

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useful and snecessful career as a clergyman of the Baptist denomina- tion, in Limerick, Me., 1850, where he remained abont five years. He was then called to the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in this town, and continued from 1854 till 1866, being the longest period of any of the pastors of that church, except of Father Crockett, the earliest. He has since been settled in Milford ; and now, 1875-81, at Rumney. He in., Ist, Abigail Stearns Freese, Dec. 31, 1830, who was b. July 26, 1819, and d. June 3, 1858, in this town, in her 39th year ; m., 20, Martha Jackman, of Woodstock, May 1, 1860, who was b. in Canter- bury, April 18, 1822. Children :

145. AUSTIN VALENCOURT, b. July 28, 1841, In Deerfield; graduated at Brown University and Newtou Theological Seminary; was first settled as a clergyman at Augusta, Me .; is now at Campton Village, the highly esteemed pastor of the Baptist Church. He m. Martha F. Groves, Oct. 14, 1869. Child : - 1. Mary Stearns, b. July 9, 1874, in Augusta, d. Aug. 25, 1876, ac. 2-1-16, in Campton.

144. ABIGAIL. RUTHENA, b. Nov. 22, 1842, in D. ; m. John B. Wadleigh (see).

147. SARAI FRKESE,

148. SARAN FRENCH, D. Feb. 10, 1844. S. F. [148] d. young. S. T. [149] -

149. SARAH TRUE,

m. Lyman Jackman, of Coucord, insurance agent, Dec. 25, 1866. Child : - 1. Charles Lyman (Jackman), b. Aug., 1x71.

150. HARRIET INEZ, b. Oct. 7, 1845, in Deerfield; m. Jolin A. Ober, of Amherst, Dec. 1, 1869.

151. CAREY FULLER, b. Jan. 10, 1848, in D. ; was engaged in the picture- frame business at Concord, frin of Robinson & Tilton; m. Sarah Helen Brown, of C., Jan. 6, 1869. He was a prominent member of the Pleasant Street Bap- tist Church, aud d. of a fever relapse, after two weeks' illness, Nov. 11, 1875, in his 28th year, much lamented by a large circle of friends. Children : - 1. Jolin Carey, b. June, 1873. 2. Frauk Jeremiah, b. 1875.

152. OSCAR IRVING, b. Sept. 24, 1849, d. Feb. 3, 1864, in Sanborutou, ac. 14-4.

153. ALBERT FREEMAN, b. May 29, 1851, in Limerick, Me. ; was a jeweller and watelnuaker in Waterville, Me., having learned his trade lu Waltham, Mass. He in. Anuie Low, of Waterville, Nov. 5, 1874, and there d., of conges- tion of the lungs, Feb. 26, 1876, in his 25th year.

154. JOSIAH ODEN, b. July 29, 1853, in Limerick : grad. at Colby University, Waterville, Me., 1875 ( ?) ; is the high-school teacher at Peterborough (1879).

155. MARY ELIZA, b. Ang. 21. 1856 in Sanbornton.

156. WILLJE FREESE, b. June 2, 1858, in S.

157. ELLEN GRACE, b. Oct. 16, 1861 (2d wife), in S.

358. ROYAL JEREMIAH, b. Oct. 25, 1863, in S.

159. MATTIE, b. Jan. 21, 1800, in S.

IV.

160. JOHN SANBORN3 TILTON, not known to be related to the other Tiltous of Sanbornton, was b. Nov. 25, 1822 in Hill. He was the son of Sherburne2 Tilton, and grandson of Jolin1, of Alexandria, -

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most probably descended from Sherburne [10]. He first came to town in the employ of Taylor C. Prescott, in 1839 ; m. Mary A. F. Thompson, dau. of Daniel F. ( see p 791 [147]), June 25, 1843, and settled, as a farmer, ou Lot No. 54, 2d Div., east of his father-in- law's ; more recently has occupied the Richard Calley place. Children :

IG1. SARAM ANN, b. Dec. 28, 1844.

162. DANIEL SHERBURNE, b. Aug. 15, 1847; was employed In a saloon, at Lacoula (1875); a farmer ou the N. Brackett Shute place (1881) ; was m. to Ida L. Harris (see p. 329 [15]), in Frankllu, Feb. 3, 1877, by Rev. J. F. Fielden. Chilld : - 1. Frank Sherburue, b. June 27, 1879.

163. JOIN WALLIS, b. Sept. 23, 1850; is a farmer on his father's old place (1875-80).

164. GEORGE PIPER, b. June 24, 1852.

165. IRENE FRANCES, b. July 1, 1834; m. John S. Chase, farmer, of New Ilamptou, Aug. 5, 1871. Children : - 1. Lillian Irene (Chase), b. June 29, 1872.

2. Mary Frances, b. Sept. 14, 1873.

166, 167. EMERETT, b. March 17, 1857. NELLIK JANE, b. Sept. 1, 1860. 108, 169. CURTIS WEEKS, b. June 6, 1864. JULIA WEEKS, b. Dec. 27, 1805.

THE TITCOMB FAMILY.

1. DANIEL TITCOMB, was b. in Hopkinton, July 25, 1796 ('97) ; a joiner by trade ; res'd. in Thetford, Vt .; moved to this town in 1837, and settled on the Godfrey place, first north of Shaker Bridge, where he d., very suddenly, probably of heart disease, April 13, 1872, in his 76th year. IIe was m. to Dorothy Wyatt, dau. of Chase (see), by Rev. William Cass, at Lowell, Mass., June 12, 1836, who still ocen- pies her home, as changed below (see [3]), now Mr. Chase's. She mn., 2d, Azel Canfield, formerly of Northfield, Dec. 27, 1872 (Rev. Mr. Jones). He was b. Jan. 15, 1798, this being his fourth marriage, and has since d. Children (t. r.) :

2. ELIZA JANE, b. Juue 23, 1838; m. Eben Walker Nichols, June 11, 1856, who was a shoemaker and overseer in shoe shop at Woburn, Mass. Chil- dren : - 1. Warren Chase ( Nichols), b. July, 1863 2. Eddie, b. 1865, d., of an abscess, fall of 1879, in his 15th year.

3. ROXA ANN, b. Jan. 3, 1841 ; m. Aaron B. Chase, of Lowell, Dee. 15, 1859 (Boutwell). He was b. March, 1834; a vocalist, and workman in a spring-bed mauufactory, Counuercial Street, Boston (1875). Hle built a two- story house near the Titcomb place, above (1878), where she d., of consump- tiou, April 10, 1850, ac. 39-3. Children : - 1. George (Chase), b. 1864, in Lowell, d., winter of 1868-69, ae. 4, and was buried in this towu. 2 Iuez Ardena, b. Nov. 21, 1869, in L. 3. Mabei Dexter, b. Dec. 2, 1871. 4. Fred. (Frank), b. 1876, d. 1877, ac. 4 mos.

4. ALBERT LOCKE, b Aug. 13. 1843; m. Clara Robie. of Northtield; there a farmer, and eulisted same fall (of his marriage), for one year, in the 7th N. II. Heavy Artillery. Chill : - 1. Frank, b. Aug. 10, 1864.

5. BETSEY MOODY, b. Oct 7, 1845, d., of a shocking accident, In Lowell, Mass., Jan. 10, 1864, ae. 18-3, having been there but a short time, in the em-

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ploy of Chase & IIosford, in a new woollen mill. While passing an upright shaft, which revolved 150 times per minute, she was caught by her clothes and carried round about tifty times before she could be extricated, her limbs being so badly broken and dislocated, and herself otherwise so injured, that she survived but thirty hours. Possessed of her reason most of this time, she sang many beautiful hymns she had learned, to the pralse of her Saviour, and, "fully resigned aud triumphant, passed away to her mausions above." She had experienced religion, and united with the Methodist Church, nt the Bridge, at the age of twelve, and was ever regarded as a consistent and devoted mem- ber. The other operatives would not return to the malll till the obnoxious shaft was boxed up.

THE TRUE FAMILIES. - Two BRANCHES. - I.

1. HENRY1, their earliest known ancestor in this country, came from England, and settled in Salem, Mass., 1630-35. His great- grandson,

2. ABRAHAM4, was b. May 28, 1721, in Salisbury, Mass. ; m. Sally French ; settled in Deerfield ; was there deacon, and d. March 30, 1812, in his 91st year. Of his children,

3. SARAH5 (Sally), 2d daughter, m. Josiah5 Tilton (see p. 808 under [14+]).

4. WINTHROP5 (youngest son), b. Nov. 23, 1768, in Deerfield ; commenced clearing his land in Meredith (just over the Sanbornton line, near Abel Eastman's), in 1797 ; m. Sally Gale, dan. of John (see p. 293 [14]), March 20, 1799 (Crockett) ; there lived as a farmer, where she d., Sept. 14, 1823, in her 50th year, and he d. Oct. 25, 1851, in his 83d year. Children :

5. ABRAHAM [7], b. Jau. 1, 1800, iu Meredith.

6. DANIEL EASTMAN [9], b. April 29, 1814.

7. ABRAHAM® [5] (Winthrop5, Abraham4, -3, -2, Henry!), m. Mary B. Lawrence, of Meredith, Oct. 7, 1827, who was b. in M., Oct. 4, 1808 ; was a farmer on his father's homestend till 1865, when he took up his residence in Laconia with his only son,

8. NOAH LAWRENCE, b Nov. 21. 1828. He studied medicine in Boston, Mass. ; there took his first medleal degree ; practised In Dover eight years ; in Laconia since 1805. He m. Mary Elizabeth Tucker, Sept 22, 1850. Chil- dren : - 1. Emma Frances, b. March 4, 1837 ; m. Horace E. Durgin (see p. 235 [07, 2]). 2. Jeunie Alma, b. Dec., 1862. 3. Wulter Harrison, b. July, 1565. 4. George Lawrence, b. March, 1867.

9. DANIEL E.6 [6] ( Winthrop5, Abraham4, etc.), m. Harriet Cole, of Lake Village, Jan. 1, 1840; was a comb-maker and jeweller in Leominster, Mass. (1876). Child :

10. ELLEN F. (Nellie), b. April 19, 1848; m. Edward Blodgett, of Leom- Inster, Dee. 28, 1871, who is there in business with his father-in-law. Chil- dreu : - 1. Fraukliu True (Blodgett), b. July 31, 1872. 2 Edward Willard ( Willie), b. Sept. 16, 1874. 3. Harry Percival, 6. March 30, 1879.

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II.

11. ELIJAH TRUE was doubtless descended from Henry!, but it is only known of him that he lived a few years in this town, where now Jona. S. Taylor ( Lot 8, 2d Div.), his children attending the Centre distriet school ; that his wife was a Clifford, the sister of Mrs. Dea. Samuel Lane (see p. 438 [38]) ; and that his children, as by our town records, were :

12, 13. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 17, 1769. BETTY, b. July 14, 1771.

14, 15. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 18, 1774. MARY, b. July 19, 1777.

16, 17. SARAH, b. June 24, 1780. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 17, 1782.

18, 19. ANNA, b. June 12, 1785. SIMON CLIFFORD, b. Sept. 29, 1787.

20. MKIITABLE WINE, b. Jan. 31, 1791.

THE TUCKER FAMILY.

1. PAYSON TUCKER was b. Nov. 22, 1782 ; m. Hannah Rogers, Nov. 25, 1810 (Bodwell), who was b. May 13, 1784; first res'd. in Nashua, as a blacksmith and scythe-maker, whence he rem. to this town about 1817; settled where of late Samuel D. Clark, above Tin Corner, and was there a farmer, besides working at his trade in Laco- nia. IIe d. on a visit at Portland, Me., May 19, 1852, ac. 69-6. '. Be ye also ready." She d. July 10, 1851, ae. 67-2. Children :

2. ANSKLI, In. Mary Beverage, of Belfast, Me .; settled in Portland, and d. She is now with her daughter [2]. Children : - 1. Hannah. 2. Mary, m. C. B. Gardner, railroad contractor, and res. in Hampton. 3. Ansell, Jr., res. in Portland. 4. Payson, is a railroad superintendent in P.

3. ELIZA(BETH) JANE, b. 1814-15, d. June 25, 1819, ae. 4. "There is rest in heaven."

4. HARRIET, m. Bliss Davis, son of Nathan, of Orford, June 15, 1840 (Corser); now res. in Plymouth. Children : - 1. Paysou (Davis), d. ac. 7. 2. Carlos, d. ac. 19. 3. Clara, m. Sylvester Melvin, and now res. in Law- rence, Mass. 4. Ansell Tucker, is a tin worker and merchant at Wells River, Vt .; m. -. 5. Freeman, res. in Dover. C. Orin, now at Plymouth.

5 SYLA B., b. Ang. 0, 1818; m. John Clay (see p. 155 [72]).

6. CAROLINE LUCY, b. Jan. 15, 1823; m., Ist, Lorenzo Smith (see p. 734 [143]) ; m., 2d, Hezekiah Cummings, from Plymouth, Nov. 8, 1877, and still res. at her old home.

THE TUTTLE FAMILY.

1. STOUGHTON4 TUTTLE, of Nottingham, was the second son of Nicholas3, whose father was John2, of Dover, and his father, John2, who came from England in 1632, thus completing the pedigre. Ile (Stoughton+) d. Oct. 2, 1812, and his wife, Lydia, d. Sept. 20, 1807. Their fifth son,

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2. STOUGHTON5, or " Stoten," as often found on the oll records, was b. March 20, 1780 ; m., Ist, Deborah Stokes, Feb. 16, 1799, who was b. Feb. 24, 1776 (Jan. 24, 1777), and d. Jan. 6, 1811, ae. 35 (?). He m., 2d, Sally Bean, at Nottingham, Oct. 25, 1811, who was b. July 6, 1786, and d. July 30, 1864, ae. 78. He moved from Nottingham to this town about 1818 ; settled on the Johnston, late Oliver Caler, place (Lot No. 1, 1st Div.) ; rem. to Deerfield, thence to Lowell, Mass., and finally to Meredith, where, after three years, he d., July 21, 1850, ae. 70-4. Children :

3. LYDIA, b. May 4, 1800; m. Jonathan HI. Chency (see p. 125 [33]).

4. MIANNAU, b. July 5, 1802; m. William Odell (see p. 533 [24]).

5. BENJAMIN STOKES, b. Jan. 31, 1805; a mason in Meredith; bore the title of "Gen."; m. Ruth Cheney, dan. of Daniel (see p. 124 [20]), sister of J. H. [3].

6. MARY MONGAN, b. Aug. 8, 1807; m. Jereminh Leavitt (see p. 457 [51]).

7. BRADBURY CILLEY [12], b. Nov. 11, 1809.

8. JOHN BEAN, b. May 29, 1813 (2d wife), in Nottingham ; m. Drusilla Bean; was a masou in Boston, Mass., and there d., Aug. 5, 1877, ae. 65-2

9. DKBOKAN JANK, b. May 17, 1817, In N., d., unm., in Deerfield, April 23, 1838, in her 21st year, having been an operative in Lowell, Muss.

10. GILMAN [19], b. Oct. 4, 1818, probably in Sanboruton.

11. SAMUEL JASON [23], b. Nov. 28, 1822, in S.

12. BRADBURY C.6 [7] (Stoughton5, Stoughton4, Nicholas3, Johnº, John1), m. Betsey C. Wallace, dan. of Stephen (see), Feb. 24, 1834 (Bodwell) ; has res'd. in Meredith, as a mason and owner of a farm, though working wholly at his trade. Children :

13. LAURA OSGOOD, b. Dec. 26, d. Dec. 29, 1834. ae. 3 days.

14. EMILY JANE DRAPER, b. Oct. 12, 1836; m. Francis O. Sanders, of Gil- ford, April 7, 1858, who was b. Aug. 8, 1832; now (1877-80) a box-maker in foundry at Lake Village. Children : - 1. Dora Iuger (Sanders), b. Nov. 8, 1861, in West Sparta, N. Y. 2. Mary Abbie, b. Sept. 14, 1866, at Lake Village. 3. Leverett Bradbury, b. Oct. 5, 1868, in L. V.

15. WILLIAM ODELL, b. Oct. 21, 1837; a mason by trade; res. in Boston; m. Mary J. Drown, of Lowell, Mass., May 7, 1861. No children.

16. NANCY ABBY, b. April 15, 1840; m. J. Henry Odell (see p. 533 [20]).

17. NELLING MAY, b. Sept 20, 1833; in. James A. Sprague, June 16, 1877. Ife was b. Dec. 2, 1855, In Frankfort, Me., and is now a farmer on her father's place, in Meredith. Child : - 1 Helen Elizabeth (Sprague), b. March 29, 1879. 18 .. FRANK LESTER, b. March 1, 1858; that res'd. , with his father, in M. ; now (1880) at Lake Village; m. Lizzie F. Smith, dan. of Thomas L., of Meredith. Children : - 1. Alice Mand, b. Sept. 19, 1876. 2. Lillian Vance, b. June 14, 1878. 3. Otho Carl, b. May 8, 1880.

19. GILMANG [10] (Stoughton5, Stoughton+, Nicholas3, etc.), was a mason in Boston ; m. Charlotte L. Hackett, of New Hampton, Feb. 19, 1844, who was b. Jun. 15, 1824 ; was very successful in business ; rem. to East Coucord, 1877, and there d., of cancer, May 27, 1880, in his 62d year. Children :

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20. ABBY F., b. Jan. 25, 1845, d. Aug. 15, 1848, ne. 3-7.

21. EVA F., b. March 11, 1852; m. Charles E. Stauiels, of Concord, Oct. 22, 1874.

22. ALLINA A., b. Jan. 23, 1854.

23. SAMUEL J.6 [11] (Stoughton5, Stoughton4, etc. ), also a mason, and well known in Boston for nineteen years as an enterprising cou- tractor. Ile res'd , first, in Lowell, Mass. ; in Boston, after 1860 ; in. Mary Ann Russell, Nov. 29, 1848, in L., who was b. March 31, 1x23, in Dublin. He was elected to the Massachusetts Legislature, in 1870, and the next two years, and d., of paralysis, Sept. 25, 1879, ae. 56-10. Children :

24. MARY ELLA, b. July 29, 1850, in Lowell.

25. SUSANNA (?), b. April 21, 1855, in L., d. May 25, 1862, in Boston, ae. 7-1.

26. ALICE MAUD, b. June 16, 1860, in Lowell, d. Oct. 1, 1876, in Boston, ae. 16-3.

THE VARNEY FAMILY.

1. PETER! VARNEY came from England, and settled in Dover. Ilis trade was that of a pin maker, and he is said to have had three sous :

2-1. PETER, EBENEZER [5], and JOHN.

5. EBENEZER2 [3] (Peter!), was the father of

6. EBENEZER3, whose son,

7. BENJAMIN4, m. Joanna Ham, and settled in Rochester. Of bis children,

8. DUDLEY5, b. March 1, 1783, in R. ; came to this town in 1828 ; lived first on the present Leavitt (Colby) place, then on the Sanborn Road, where his 1st wife d., July 28, 1831, ac. 43 (whom he mn. as Hannah Huzzey, of Rochester) ; next two years in Northfield, and rem. in 1840 to Marshfield, Vt. He has since res'd. in Barre, Vt., and the last sixteen years in Berlin, where he was still living (1878) with his daughter [12], in excellent health and vigorous memory, at the age of 95. He was a framer of buildings in his prime, and an ingenious mechanic. He m., 2d, Betsey Osgood, of Loudon, April 8, 1832, in this town (Wilbur), who d. Dec. 19, 1872. Children :

9. JOANNA, b. Jan. 30, 1811; m. Gardner Ingalls (see p. 390 [12]).

10. MARGARET, b. Jan. 19, 1813, in Rochester; m. David Ockiugtou; res. in Lowell, Mass , 15G High Street. Three daughters.

11. DANIEL, b. Oct. 13, 1815; was a machinist; m. Cornelia Greene, of Lowell; d. in New York City, March 24, 1869, ac. 53-5, leaving three daughters.

12. MARY, b. May 11, 1818; in. Peter Lyford, of Cabot, Vt., Jan. 6, 1864. lle was a farmer, aud d. Oct. 16, 1866; she has res'd., since 1872, with her father, in Berlin.

13. JOIN MANSON, b. Dec. 18, 1820, in Rochester; res'd. seven years at

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the Square, - Ingalls place ; since then at the Bridge, till his death, March +, 1879, ac. 58-3. ffe was unm., and latterly a communicant in the Episcopal Church.

14. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Nov. 23, 1827; had been a miner, and was turnkey at the State Prison in California (1878), P. O. San Quentin. He mn. Lydla Ann Boice. Children : - 1. Perey, b. Aug. 6, 1864. 2. Benjamin, b. Aug. 7, 1866. 3. Ilelen, b. Feb. 8, 1870. 4. Mary, b. Aug. 1, 1873.

15. ANDREW JACKSON, b. April 21, 1820; is a farmer in South Reading, Mass.

16. DUDLEY HIUZZEY, b. July, 1831, and d. Ang. 31 following, one month after his mother's death, ae. 6 weeks.

17. GEORGE E. (2d wife), was in the service, same company with [18] below; now res. in Laconia, umm.

18. CHARLES C., h. Sept. 20, 1839, in Northfield; is a carpenter and joiner in Barre Village, Vt. ; m. Huldah Aun, dau. of Isaac and Anna ( Powers ) Law- rence, of B., Dec. 6, 1865, having served one year as a soldier in the 13th Ver- mont Regiment, and being at the battle of Gettysburg. Child : - 1. Josic, b. July 3, 1873.

THE WADLEIGH FAMILY.

The original ancestor of the Wadleighs in this country (" Wadley" and sometimes " Wodley ") is said to have been a ship carpenter, aud hence a coat-of-arms is found in one branch of the family bearing a broad axe.

1. ROBERT! was one of the provincial councillors in 1684, at Exe- ter. He had two brothers,

2, 3. JosErul and JOIN !.

4. JOSEPH2. the earliest known progenitor of our families, and the probable son of [2], was in his day " a noted mover of buildings "; res'd. in Kensington, as per deed to his grandson [8] (see). llis sou,

5. JAMES3, m. - Dearborn, sister of Miriam, who m. Jeremiah Sauborn, the first settler at Franklin Falls (see p. 633 [161]). Ile was a carpenter and millwright, and is said to have built the first mill erected hy the said Sanborn, at the Falls. He lived in Epping ; two of his sons settled in this town, viz. :

6. 7. JAMES [8], b. 1753 (?), and Joskru [17], b. Jan., 1759.

Three other sous, brothers of the last named (one a half-brother) settled in Meredith, and a sixth son remained In Epping.

8. JAMES4 [6] (James3, Joseph2, Joseph? ? ), m. Molly (" Mary.") Blake, of Epping (see p. 36 [4]), June 5, 1780 (Epping records), and moved to this town, March, 1782, with his wife and oldest child, " all on one horse." He located first on the Daniel Piper place, and soon after with his brother [7], on the northeast corner of Lot No. 35, 2d Div., this being the second " right " of Thomas Blake, conveyed to James in part, by his grandfather [+], just before his leaving Epping,

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HISTORY OF SANBORNTON.

March 16, 1782. The two brothers afterwards divided their farm by an east and west line, and James took the south part, where of late his son Jolin and grandsons have resided. He was the much-trusted teanister for Lovejoy & Co. to Boston, for several winters, and a " very exemplary man, training his children religiously." He d. Feb. 11, 1830, ae. 77. She d. Ang. 14, 1813, ae. 58. Children :

9 JAMES [26], b. Dec. 3, 1781, in Epping.

10. JOSEPn [31], b. Jau. 11, 1784, in Sanborntou.'

11. NANCY, Lb. Feb. G (9), 1756;3

S m. Ebenezer Lane (see p. 442 [102]).

12. POLLY, 2 m. Benjamin Masou (see p. 478 [20]).

13. JOMN [37], b. June 24, 1788.

14. BETSEY, b. April 30, 1791, d. July 1, 1850, ae. 59-2.

15. SALLY, b. Aug. 11, 1793; m. Thomas Morrison (see p. 525 [338]). 16. ASA [45], b. June 24, 1801.

17. JOSEPH4 [7] (James3, Joseph?, Joseph !? ), retained the original homestead of his father, now vacant, near which small trees, "shoots " from the first " Wadleigh pear-tree," are found growing, south side of the old orchard ! He m., 1st, Molly ( Polly) Weeks, dau. of Cole (see), May 3, 1787 ( Woodman) , who d. Aug. 13, 1823 ; m., 2d, Mrs. Sanborn, of Chichester, and d. July 10, 1851, ae. 92-6. She d. Jan., 1852. Children (t. r.) :

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History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, Vol II - Genealogies, Part 96

Author: Runnels, M. T. (Moses Thurston), 1830-1902. cn Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Boston, Mass., A. Mudge & son, printers Number of Pages: 1078

Author: Runnels, M. T. (Moses Thurston), 1830-1902. cn
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston, Mass., A. Mudge & son, printers
Number of Pages: 1078