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JOSEPH CHASE's tenth child :-
X. MOODY, b. Oct. 7, 1744, m. Anna, dau. of John Webster, of Hampstead, Oct. 25, 1768. She d. Dec. 4, 1791. IIe m. (2) Abigail Worth, wid. of William Rogers, April 19, 1772. He d. July 27, 1808. She d. Dec. 9, 1826. He bought of Joseph Basford part of his homestead No. 73, 2d P., 2d D., where Wells C. Underhill now lives. Children :-
1. John W., b. 1769, m. Prudence Stark; lived at Piermont; d. 1863. 2. Mary, b. Feb. 24, 1771, m. B. P. Chase, 1808; d. Feb. 15, 1823. 3. Joseph, b. April 4, 1774, m. Nancy, d. of Maj. Jesse Eaton ; lived on a part of the homestead; went to Canaan 1816; d. Sept. 6, 1820. 4. Jacob, b. March 22, 1776; lived at Newbury
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and Hopkinton. 5. Moody, b. April 17, 1767, lived at Haverhill, Mass .; d. Aug. 26, 1833. 6. Samuel, b. Aug. 11, 1780, went to Portland, 1800; d. July 26, 1867. 7. Caleb, b. Feb. 3, 1783, grad_ uated at Dartmouth 1811; never followed any profession; d. at Portland, Sept. 20, 1850. 8. Anna, b. 1785, d. 1806. 9. Elizabeth, b. 1787, m. Moses, son of Caleb Chiase. 10. Thomas, b. Nov. 8, 1789, m. Sarah, dan. of Samuel Shannon; d. 1852, at Ilaverhill Mass. 11. Hannah HI., b. Nov. 23, 1791, m. Reuben, son of Jere. Underhill.
[For a more detailed and extensive genealogy of Chases, see a manuscript collection by the writer.]
CLARK.
JOSEPH CLARK was in Chester previous to 1736. In 1840 he had an amendment laid out, and was tythingman in 1743. He settled on Add. lot No. 58, where G. W. Chase now lives. He had chil- dren recorded from 1736 to 1760 :---
Mary, m. Thomas Merril, who lived on the homestead.
Reuben, b. 1760, went to Cabot.
JOSEPHI CLARK's estate was divided in 1782.
JOHN CLARK was from Portsmouth. His father came from England, and d. when John was young. He came to Candia, and learned the art of tanning of Walter Robie. He purchased of Joseph Dearborn part of 59, 2d P., 2d D., in 1777, and lived there. He was b. Oct. 15, 1751; m. Sarah Wadley, of Brentwood, who was born March 22, 1755. He d. 1827; she d. 1842. Chil- dren :-
1. John, b. 1776, m. Anna Carr, widow of Silver.
2. Abigail, b. 1778.
3. Eleazer, b. 1779, went to Stanstead.
4. Benjamin. 5. Sarah.
6. Henry, b. 1788, went to New Boston.
7. Charlotte, m. Jonathan Dustin.
8. Anna m. Cotton Norton.
9. Abner B. 10. Mary.
11. Richard S., b. April 21, 1801, m. Abra, dau. of George Wood; lives in Auburn.
ANCESTORS OF JOHN CLARK, 2D.
NATHANIEL CLARK, of Newbury, d. Aug. 25, 1690, a. 46. He was a merchant in what is now Newburyport ; owned a wharf, warehouse, brigantine, &c. He m., 1663, Elizabeth Somerby, dan. of Henry (who came to Newbury in 1639, and had eleven children, one of whom, Rev. John, b. 1670, grad. Harvard 1690,
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ordained in Exeter, 1698). Nathaniel Clark, b. 1666, m. Elizabeth, dan. of Dr. Peter Tappan, and sister of Rev. Christopher Tappan ; d. 1690, on board of the " Six Friends," in the Canada expedition, leaving one son, Nathaniel, b. 1689, m. Sarah Greenleaf, 1710. They had a son
NATHANIEL, born 1728, m. Mary Hardy in 1753; lived in Haver- hill, Mass. Their eldest son, DAVID, learned the art of dressing cloth, and set up in business at Allen's mills, in Salem, and after- wards at Sandown. He m. Anna Woodman, and their eldest son, JOHN, was b. in Salem, May 25, 1784. He came to Chester about 1806, and bought the Dea. Wilson place, No. 126, 2d P. 2d D., and afterwards large tracts of other lands, and did an extensive busi- ness at lumbering and farming. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. David Currier, (who was b. July 5, 1787) Nov. 12, 1812. He d. May 15, 1863; she d. March 14, 1868. Chil. who survived :- Geo P., b. Ang. 23, 1813, m. (1) Jane Graham; m. (2) Susan J. Crombie ; lives on the homestead. Mary Ann, m. Rev. Isaac A. Savage. Catharine P., m. Rev. Wm. C. Tenney. John C., grad. Middle- ton. (See Graduates.)
Greenleaf Clarke, of Atkinson, of the Council; William C., grad . Dart. 1832, and Attorney-General; and John B., grad. Dart. 1843, publisher of the " Mirror," are sons of Greenleaf, a brother of David Clark.
CLAY.
In Chester records is the marriage of JONAS CLAY and Margaret Naton, 1735, and the birth of Pegge, Jan. 3, 1737. She was noted in her day as a witch. On the petition for soldiers in 1748, are the names of Jonas and John; on the petition for the incorpora- tion of Raymond, are the names of Darid and James; and there is the name of Jonas, Jr., on same record. These were probably children of Jonas, Sen. He once lived on No. 112, N. D., which he deeded to John Lane, with one whole saw-mill and half of another, in 1765. This must have been Jonas, Jr., for Jonas Clay's will was proved in 1748.
STEPHEN CLAY lived on the northwest side of the road from Shackford's to Lane's, probably on Add. lot No. 123. The divis- ion of the school districts was the pasture bars at the Clay place. He m. Mary Powell, Oct. 12, 1740. Children : -
James, b. 1741.
Stephen, b. Aug. 1, 1743, m. Sarah, dau. of Moses Richardson, April 16, 1772, lived on H. L. No. 3, the Goodhue place. Chil. :-
1. Betsy, m. Eliphalet Danforth.
2. Stephen, b. Jan. 18, 1777, m. Abigail, dau. of Daniel Dolby. She d. 1819, a. 38. He m. (2) Nancy, dau. of Walter Robie, Esq. She d. 1827. He m. (3) wid. of Jonathan Ball; lived on the homestead.
RESIDENCE OF GEO. P. CLARKE, IN AUBURN.
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3. Moses, b. Sept. 19, 1780, m. Jane Lane, wid. of Ezekiel Blake, Jr.
4. Nehemiah, b. Aug. 31, 1783.
JOHN CLAY settled east of Candia meeting-house, on No. 63, 3d D., m. a dan. of John Robie. Their children were, Walter, who lived on the homestead, Stephen, and John. IIe m. (2) Lydia Ro- bie, dau. of Samuel, and wid. of Richard Ordway. Their daugh- ter, Sally, m. Richard Emerson and Phineas Colby.
CLIFFORD.
The CLIFFORDS were of Kingston, and several have been in Chester, of whom little is known. In 1734, Lemuel Clifford, of Chester, tanner, sold to Samuel Emerson the north end of two H. L.'s, 53 and 101. He might have lived on the south end, where Mr. Kendall now lives. From 1739 to 1750, Peter Clifford has children recorded. In 1745, Samuel Healey sold a quarter of his farm, No. 110, O. H., to ISAAC CLIFFORD, of Kingston. He m. Sarah, dan. of William Healey, and went to Rumney. He had 10 children: -
Sarah, m. Sherburne Rowe, of Candia.
Elizabeth, m. Nathan Webster, of Chester.
Bridget, m. Jonathan Pillsbury, of Candia.
Isaac, went to Wentworth.
Nathaniel, Rumney.
John and Samuel, to Stanstead. Joanna, m. John Shaw, of Brentwood. Huldah, m. Charles Nichols, of Rumney.
JOHN CLIFFORD and WILLIAM lived on No. 82, 3d D.
ZACHARIAH, on No. 2, 3d D.
COLBY.
ENOCH COLBY is said to be of Hampton, but his name appears on the Hampton Falls tax-list of 1727; m. Abial, dan. of Benja- min Sanborn, a grantee, who was a son of Lt. John. She was sister of the wife of William Healey, b. July 20, 1700, m. Dec. 16, 1725. Jan. 1, 1723, Benjamin Sanborn, of Hampton, in consider- ation of affection, conveyed to Enoch Colby, also of Hampton, one half of his right in Chester, and the house on said right. The H. L. is No. 115, where he settled, where the Misses Pressey now live. He probably did not come to Chester till about 1728; his name first appears on the record as surveyor of highways in 1730. Will proved, Aug. 30, 1780. Children : -
I. ENOCH, probably b. at Hampton, m. Abigail Blasdell, settled
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in Candia, south end of No. 89, 3d D., and had nine children. John. Enoch and Jethro, were soldiers in the Revolution.
1. John, d. at Valley Forge.
2. Jethro, was at R. I., d. on the " dark day," 1780, after his return home.
3. Enoch, m. Lydia Worthen, and settled in Thornton. He was Representative, Senator, and Councillor, five years from 1813.
4. Nehemiah, lived on the homestead, m. Mary Rowe; d. 1840, a. 82.
5. Abner.
6. Samuel, m. Ruth French, and carried her behind him on horseback to Derby, Vt.
7. Abigail, m. John Colby, of Amesbury.
8. Mary, d. 1780.
II. SARAII, m. William Turner, the second, if not the first set- tler in Candia. She d. May 30, 1810.
III. DOROTHY, b. Jan. 5, 1730, m. (1) David Worthen, and m. (2) Jacob Chase, Esq .; d. Aug. 15, 1816.
IV. JETHRO, b. May 8, 1733, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Bart- lett, Nov. 1, 1756. He lived on H. L. No. 37, the Bartlett place. HIe d. April 4, 1803; she d. July 13, 1778. Hem. (2) Nanne Moul- ton, wid. of Josiah Bradley, Sen. She d. 1793. Child: -
Lydia, b. Feb. 17, 1760, m. Edmund Sleeper, 1779, d. Jan. 3, 803.
V. SUSANNAH, b. Ang. 22, 1735, m. Blake, of Hampton, parents of Stephen Chase's wife.
VI. ABIEL, b. July 10, 1741, m. a Hill. ENOCII m. (2) Sarah Sargent, 1748.
VII. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 19, 1749, m. James Towle, of Hawke.
VIII. MARY,b. Nov. 9, 1756, m. Benj. Long, went to Schenec- tady. N. Y.
LY. ELIZABETII, b. June 27, 1758, m. John Wilson, Esq.
X. JUDITII, b. Ang. 10, 1760, m. Joseph Long.
BENAIAH COLBY came to Chester about the time that Enoch did. He was fence-viewer in 1729. He settled on H. L. No. 51, where Francis Haselton now lives. He m. Mary, dan. of Nathan Web- ster, Sen., the grantee. Children: -
Sarah, b. 1729.
John, b. Jan. 10, 1731.
Benaiah, b. May 29, 1734; m. Abigail Emerson 1764.
Mary, b. Oct. 3, 1736.
Anne, Oct. 27, 1738. He m. (2) Elizabeth Emerson 1745.
John, b. April 19, 1750; m. Ruth Wells.
Nathan Webster in his will gives legacies to his grandchildren, Benaiah and Mary Colby, in 1746.
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Benaiah Colby, Jr., m. Abigail Emerson, 1764. He lived at different places; once on No. 112 O. H., the Jonas Clay place. Children : -
1. Moses, b. July 11, 1765; went to Rockport, Mass.
2. Sarah, b. 1766; m. a Colby of Poplin.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1768; m. Stephen, son of Joshua Prescot ; went to Sandwich.
4. Abigail, b. 1770; m. Eben Tabor and a Sawyer of Sandown.
5. Jonathan, b. 1772; m. Betsy, dau. of Jonathan Berry.
6. Joseph, b. 1775; m. Rhoda Barret and went to Corinth.
7. Benaiah, d. young.
8. Mary, b. 1779; m. John, son of Jonathan Norton.
9. Anne, b. July 2, 1781; m. Ebenezer Marden.
10. Benaiah, b. Sept. 2, 1783.
BENAIAH COLBY'S son John, b. 1750, m. Ruth Wells, 1270; has seven children on the record, of whom nothing is known.
There was a NATIIAN COLBY who sold H. L. Nos. 30 and 135, (where Woodbury Masters lives) to Col. Webster in 1757, and a JOSEPH COLBY, who owned, and probably lived on part of Add. No. 40 (where William Whittemore now lives) in 1760. John Underhill, Jr., afterwards lived there.
The Rev. ZACCHEUS COLBY Was the son of Zaccheus and Mary Eastman Colby, b. at Newton, N. H. He served an apprentice- ship at tanning and currying with Col. John Calfe of Kingstown. After he became of age he fitted for college at Dummer school at Byefield, and grad. at Dart., 1777. He married Mary Calfe, dau. of his former master. He was settled as a minister in Pembroke, 1780, and his children were all born there. It is said that he was once offered a Professor's Chair at Bowdoin, but he declined it. Children : -
1. John, b. 1785.
2. Samuel, b. 1787 ; m. Lydia Conlt; lives at Pembroke.
3. Mury, b. 1789; d. unm.
4. Hannah, b. Jan. 13, 1791, unm.
5. Sarah, b. March 2, 1793 ; m. Dr. Nathan Plummer; d. March, 1835.
6. Zaccheus, m. Mary Coult and lived on the homestead.
7. Judith, went a missionary to Harmony Station, Osage Indians.
Mr. Colby lived in Chester on Gov. Wentworth's farm of 250 acres where Alexander Craige lived. Ile d. Ang. 10, 1822, a. 75. She d. May 20, 1837, a. 78. See further, Hist. Presbyterian Church in this work.
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CRAIGE.
ALEXANDER CRAIGE probably came from Ireland, Feb. 27, 1724 or '5. John Carr of Chester conveyed to Alexander Craige of Chebacco (Hamilton, Mass .. ) the II. L. No. 13, and one-half of all other divisions. June 11. 1729, he exchanged lots with Mor- rice Hobbs and Richard Taylor, and took No. 110, " on which the said Craige now lives." This was a little west of the old Pres- byterian meeting-house and joined the Rev. Mr. Wilson's lot. When the road was laid out from Enoch Colby's across the lots to the ten-rod way, in 1730, damage was awarded to Alexander Craige, and when it was changed in 1733, it was across the land of Nathaniel Ambrose. July, 1730, Mr. Craige bought of Gov. Wentworth 150 acres of his farm of 250 acres, and his son Andrew bought about the same time 50 acres of the same farm, and they made, probably, the second settlements at the Long Meadows; AI- exander, at the Colby place, where Jacob Lufkin now lives, AN- DREW, his son, at what has been the Presbyterian parsonage, where John Ray now lives. The road to get there was through the south woods, probably from where Gilman Morse now lives. The name of Alexander Craige is on the protest against hiring or settling any other minister, June, 1785, and Alexander and Andrew are both signers of the protests of Nov. 6, 1735, and June. 1736. His will is dated Sept. 5, 1750, proved Oct. 31, 1750. The legatees are Alexander Craige, Jr. (50 acres of his homestead), grandson David, daughter Agnes and granddaughter Mary; Andrew was executor and residuary legatec. David Craige sold to Andrew his right in his father's estate.
ALEXANDER, Jr., sold the place to William Graham.
ANDREW m. Agnes, dau. of Robert Graham, and was a very prominent man in town, and especially in the Presbyterian parish. He was one of the committee to take a deed of Mr. Wilson of half an acre of land that the meeting-house stood on in 1744. In 1748 it was voted "that the meeting [at the Long Meadow] be held at Andrew Craige's house." He is termed Esquire in 1761.
Andrew and Agnes his wife have a son Andrew, Jr., on the rec- ords. b. Dec. 15, 1740. He sold to his father in 1764 one-fourth of the Crosett saw-mill. Where he went to, and whether there were other children is not known.
ANDREW was a large land-holder. He sold his homestead to Elizabeth Stickney and Edmund Stickney, May 23, 1771, and was in New Chester in 1774, but there is no tradition of Craiges there now.
DAVID CRAIGE settled on No. 38, 2d P., 2d D., just above where Asahel Weeks now lives. He and Abigail his wife had Alexander,
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b. Feb. 22, 1741; David, b. Sept. 2, 1746; Abigail, b. Ang. 4, 1748.
David, Jr., m. Elizabeth Richardson, dan. of Moses Richardson, Sept. 23, 1770. She was b. Ang. 11, 1750. The whole family went to Rumney.
DAVID, Sen., d. abont 1795, and his wife lived to be 104 years old. Alexander lived in Rumney, and probably lived and kept tavern in Chester, where Mr. Orcutt now lives, but died in Rumney.
David, Jr., had 7 sons. Stephen was the father of Capt. Stephen Dearborn's second wife. Tappan Webster Craige, the youngest, was b. 1790, is now (1867) alive, and has a large family. Byron M. lived on the homestead at Rumney, others in Saxonville, Law- rence, &c.
David Craige, Jr., d. at the age of 62, his wife Elizabeth at the age of 99 years and 6 months.
Abigail, dau. of David, Sen., m. Thos. Ramsey of Rumney, Aug. 27, 1772. They both died Jan. 1837.
LIEUT. THOMAS CRAIGE lived on Add. No. 114, where Benaiah Spofford now lives. Hle might have been a son of Alexander though I have seen nothing to indicate it. In the old Presbyter- ian burying-ground is a stone, " Margaret, wife of Thomas Craige, d. Sep. 17, 1754, aged 28."
WILLIAM CRAIGE and Jane, his wife, settled on No. 77, 2d P., 2d D., where Moses Hall lately lived. He had two sons-Robert, died early ; John, d. March, 1805. His poll not being taxed 1790, supposed to be over 85. He was blind many years. Both were bachelors.
William Craige had a dau. Jane buried at Derry, d. Oct. 6, 1745, aged 18. There was also a dau. Isabel, m. Alexander McMurphy of Londonderry; and Robert Archibald. d. 1806.
Some of the tables of longevity make William and Jane, d. 1775, aged 100, but by the age of the daughter she could not have been so old.
There was a family of Craiges came over in 1736 or 1737 with John McKinley, Allen Templeton and John Orr.
ROBERT CRAIGE m. Margaret Crosett. He purchased 25 acres of Gov. Wentworth's farm of 250 acres. She d. Sept. 15, 1754; Thomas, their son, d. 1757, and Robert made Robert Mckinley his heir. He d. Sept. 14, 1790.
ANN CRAIGE m. John McKinley, who did not come to Chester but stopped in Boston.
AGNES CRAIGE m. Allen Templeton, who settled to the N. W. of Robert Craige. She d. 1797.
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JANE CRAIGE m. John Gunyon, and lived on what was the Derby place in Derry.
THOMAS CRAIGE settled in Londonderry. His will was proved, May 27, 1778. The legatees were his wife Martha, sister Ann Mc Kinley, and brother-in-law John Gunyon.
CRAWFORD.
WILLIAM CRAWFORD came from Ireland, it is said, when his son Robert was two years old. Ebenezer Ayers, of Haverhill, s old to William Crawford, of Chester, H. L. No. 47, Sept. 8, 1730, reserving the right for his father to cut firewood. It is probable that Ayers had a house then. It was N. E. of the main road, near where Daniel Wilson lately lived, and was taken down by Joseph Carr. Jr., 1828, said then to be the oldest house in town. He built the first-grist mill, where Haselton's now is. In the Propri- etors' Records is entered, " William Crafford, having built a Gris mill upon the Great brooke, in Chester, at the Lower falls, so called. the fifth day of May, 1746, doth Record his son. Robert Crafford, miller of said Grist-mill." In 1748 he deeded Add. lot No. 129 and the mill to Robert. William's wife was then Jean.
WILLIAM m. Mary, dau. of Robert Graham; d. 1786. Chil- dren :-
1. ROBERT.
II. WILLIAM, mentioned in Graham's will in 1747. WILLIAM, Jr., had a road laid out from his lot No. 129, 2d P., 2d D., near Clark's mill, in Auburn, to the main road, in 1749. He probably died. as we hear nothing more about him.
ROBERT, it is said, exchanged the mill with Henry Lunt, for land in Sandown, and removed there. He m. Joanna, dan. of Jona- than and Theodate Sanborn, April 10, 1755. She was b. July 3, 1736. Children :-
1. John, b. Sep. 25, 1757 : m. Margaret, dau. of Thomas Ander- son : lived on lot No. 130, 2d P., 2d D., and had his house burnt, July 10, 1789. He d. Nov. 8, 1831. She d. July 21, 1837. Chil- dren :-
Robert, b. Ang. 29, 1792; m. Dolly, dau. of Stephen Chase, Esq .. Nov. 6, 1821. Hle d. Dec. 26, 1825. She d. Dec. 31, 1814. Children :- 1. William, b. Jan. 9, 1823; m. Eliza R., dan. of Rev. Luther Crawford, Sept. 25, 1866. 2. Lucinda A., Oct. 2, 1824, d. Jan. 24, 1841.
2. William, b. March 1, 1759; m. Susan Melvin, 1786, lived in Plymouth till 1798, then in Alexandria. He d. Oct. 15, 1837. She d. Dec. 20, 1822. Children : -
Joanna; William; Susan; Ida; Mary; Sarah; James; Luther,
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b. Nov. 31, 1806, grad. at Brown, 1834, m. Almira Everet, Feb. 4, 1834, d. Feb., 1838; Louisa, b. Sep. 30, 1810.
3. Robert, b. May 10, 1761. d. April 27, 1838.
4. Mary, b. July 16, 1765, d. July 8, 1841.
ROBERT m. (2) Jane, dau. of Allen Templeton and Agnes Craige.
5. Thomas, b. 1773, d. Sep. 11, 1842.
6. George, b. 1780, d. Nov. 13, 1846.
7. Jane, b. 1780, d. Jan. 25, 1839.
8. Joanna.
These last six lived unmarried on the homestead in Sandown and the estate descended to William, son of Robert. He removed to Chester. ROBERT d. Sep. 5, 1791; Jane d. July 10, 1832, a. 91.
WILLIAM CRAWFORD'S second wife was Jane. Children :- HI. Joux, m. a Carr, lived on No. 129, 2d P., 2d D., near Clark's mill; afterwards moved to the main road where Hugh Crombie lately lived. Children :-
Mary Anne and Elizabeth. One of these daughters m. a French, of Enfield, and d. 1866, over 90.
JOHN m. (2) Margaret, dan. of Dea. Adam Wilson. Children :-
John, was in the army, 1812, lived at Nottingham, d. July, 1865, a. 80.
Hannah, b. July, 1788, m. a Young, d. 1867.
Jolın, Sen., d. Oct. 27, 1790. The widow m. Samuel Crombie, d. Sep. 9, 1842.
IV. JAMES lived unm. on the homestead.
V. A dau. m. a Wilson of New Boston. James gave Mr. Wil- son the place and d. at New Boston. It was sold about 1827.
CRITCHET.
The Critchets are said to be of Welsh origin. At the March term of the court, 1750, was a case. Thomas Critchet of Exeter, Joiner, against Ebenezer Critchet of Portsmouth.
THOMAS CRITCHIET came early to Candia, and settled on No. 1, 3d D., about 40 rods back from the present road; was surveyor in 1765. He had four sons.
Edward Critchet was a hayward in 1768.
Edward and Thomas settled in Epsom.
Benjamin had a roving turn and never settled.
James m. Susannah Smith of Raymond, and lived on the home- stead. He had a remarkable mechanical talent. He was self taught; was noted as a mill-wright; made wooden clocks; and did quite a business at repairing clocks and watches. He d. of cancer, May, 1849, aged 88, comparatively otherwise a robust man. Children :-
Thomas; James ; Caleb, d. y .; Moses; Isaac, now on the home- stead; John and Joseph.
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CROMBIE.
JOIN CROMBIE came from the north of Ireland, and settled near the lower end of the English range in Londonderry. Ile had a son Hugh, who m. Rebecca Jordan, and settled in Chester, on No. 80, 2d P., 2d D., where Thomas Coffin lives, in Auburn. Ile d. of apoplexy, Nov. 23, 1796.
He had a son Samuel, who m. the widow of James Graham, and had a son Samuel, who went to Vermont. Samuel m. (2) Widow Margaret Crawford, and had Hugh, b. 1796; d. 1866.
Hugh, Sen., had also a daughter Molly, m. Capt. William Leatch.
BENJAMIN CROMBIE was half-brother of JOHN, b. near Bally- more, in Ireland. Ilis father d. in Ireland, and his mother came over with him. He m. Rebecca Davis, of Ipswich, Mass., and settled at New Rowley. In 1773 he came to Derryfield, and in 1782 to Chester, where his grandson, Franklin Crombie, now lives, No. 74, 4th D. He was a teacher. He had eleven children : 6. Moses, b. Sept. 7, 1751, m. Abigail, dau. of Moses (Hatter) Underhill. She d. April 29, 1849. Children :-
Moses, Jr., d. March 4, 1868, a. 87. Elizabeth, b. March 22, 1790, m. Matthew Reid.
11. Amos, b. Aug. 29, 1764, m. Anna, dan. of John Patten, Dec. 29, 1802. They had Franklin, Esq., b. Oct. 25, 1803, and Luther, 1808.
BENJAMIN d. May 2, 1806, a. 90. His wife d. Dec. 13, 1809, a. 80. Amos d. Sept. 10, 1854. His wife d. Dec. 29, 1842. These two sons are all who came to Chester.
CROSETT.
JAMES CROSETT In. a Young, a sister of Samuel Aiken's wife, in Ireland. His name appears in the Presbyterian protest, June, 1836. Ilis name is not on the inventory of 1741. He had two sons :-
James. m. Jane, dan. of Robert Graham.
Benjamin, m. a daughter of William Graham.
In 1745 they purchased No. 83, 2d P., 2d D. James settled op- posite to Robert Craige, at the corner of the road over Rattlesnake hill, where the old McKinley house stood, which they sold to Robert Craige in 1760. James, in 1763, purchased the northwest fifty acres of Gov. Wentworth's two hundred and fifty acres, and settled on it, and in 1771 sold to William Graham, who settled his son David there. Subsequent occupants : Wm. Crombie, Samuel Remie, Jesse Patten, now Albert Pratt.
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Benjamin settled on the southwest half of 83, which has since been occupied by Peter Aiken, Reuben Dimon, and Stark Ray. About 1769 they sold to Andrew Craige, and purchased the Nutt place, which included Nos. 86 and 87, and part of 93, 2d P., 2d D., which in 1771 they sold to Benjamin and Samuel Pierce and Wil- liam Brown. They went to some place on the Mohawk river.
CURRIER.
Thomas Currier and Mary, his wife, were of Amesbury. He d. Sept. 27, 1712. She d. March 2, 1705. Their seventh child was BENJAMIN, b. March 27, 1668. His wife was Abigail. Their first son was GIDEON, b. Feb. 21, 1712, m. Mary. She d. Oct. 13, 1784. He settled in Chester on Add. lot No. 15. Children :-
I. Benjamin, b. Sept. 18, 1740, m. Abigail, dau. of Joshua Pres- cott, Dec. 6, 1764. He d. 1816. She d. Jan. 2, 1824, aged 80. They lived on Add. lot No. 114, where Benaiah Spofford now lives, and was a Captain in the militia during the Revolution. Children :-
1. Lucretia, b. Oct. 28, 1765, m. Moses K. Hall, Dec. 29, 1785, d. Ang. 1861.
2. Lydia, b. March 21, 1767, m. Dr. Samuel Quimby; went to Maine.
3. Hannah, d. young.
4. John, b. March 4, 1770, m. Hannah Currier; lived at Sand- wich.
5. Anna, b. July 24, 1773, m. Samuel Lane, of Chester; d. May 23, 1833.
6. Dolly, b. June 23, 1775, m. Samuel Joy, Winthrop, Me., 1793.
7. Sarah, b. Feb. 17, 1777, m. Nathl. Merril, 1797.
8. Abigail, b. 1779, m. Rev. Joseph Merril, Skowhegan, Me., 1803.
9. Benjamin, m. Dolly Taylor 1804; went to Maine.
10. Hannah, b. July 13, 1785, mn. Samuel Shackford, Chester, April 24. 1806; d. Aug. 7, 1865.
11. David, b. Feb. 9, 1787, m. Betsy Worthen; lived on home- stead.
12. Betsy, b. Aug., 1787, m. John Lane, of Maine.
II. Simeon, b. July 13, 1745, m. Elizabeth, dan. of Jonathan Moulton. He lived on Add. No. 17, on the Derry road, where Capt. Stevens now lives. He d. Aug. 29, 1824. She d. April 21, 1834, a. 86. They had :-
1. Joseph, m. Anna Hall.
2. Gideon, m. Hannah Jack; d. March 10, 1851, a. 76.
3. Abel, m. Sally Quimby, went to Norwich, Vt.
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HISTORY OF CHESTER.
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