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1. Anno, m. Jeremiah Underhill Sept., 1775; d. 1844.
2. Elijah, d. 1784.
3. Leri.
4. Stephen, m. Mary, dan. of James Aiken; lived on No. 84, 2d P., 2d D., where Arthur Dinsmore had lived ; went to Pennsyl- vania.
5. Hannah. 6. James. 7. Miriam.
8. Huldah, m. Samuel, son of David White.
These were under fourteen years old, Feb., 1779, except Elijah.
HILLS.
JOSEPH HILLS, b. 1602, was in New England, 1638; Charlestown 1639; Malden, 1047 to 1655, thence to Newbury; m. Anne, wid. of Henry Lunt, 1665, d. Feb. 5, 1688, a. 86. Children: - Samnel; Wayt; Gershom; and four daughters. Samuel m. Margaret Wheeler, 1679, and had 14 children. The fifth, -
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1709, by the Rev. Mr. Belcher. He was a cooper. He bought of Philemon Blake half of his right, and of Reuben Sanborn half of his, excepting the home lot, in 1725, and other land in 1732, and was of Newbury, and did not settle on any of these lots. He was an Auditor in 1737. In 1744 he was chosen Representative, and sent home. (See that year in the History.) He settled on Add. No. 98, where his great-grandson Benjamin now lives. His house was a garrison, and the port-holes are yet seen in the boarding. He d. Nov. 3, 1762, a. 79. She d. Sept. 4, 1769, a. 79. Children : -
I. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 10, 1710, m. Rebecca Thurston.
II. ABIGAIL, b. March 21, 1713.
III. REBECCA, b. April 1, 1715, m. Moses Hills, Jan., 1735. - IV. JOANNA, b. March 15, 1717, m. Thomas Haseltine, 1738. V. RUTH, b. July 10, 1719.
VI. BENJAMIN, b. March 12, 1721, m. Eleanor, dau. of Stephen Morse, Sept. 15, 1761.
VII. ABNER, b. Feb. 13, 1723, m. Mary Stockman, June 10, 1747.
VIH. HANNAH, b. Nov. 13, 1724, m. Jabez French, d. 1806.
IX. PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 12, 1726, m. Jacob Chase, d. May, 1775. X. MOSES, b. 1728.
I. SAMUEL HILLS m. Rebecca Thirston, Jan. 28, 1735, came to Chester about 1736, settled on Add. lot No. 96, where his son Ste- phen afterwards lived. lle d. Feb. 2, 1762; she d. May 21, 1743. Children: -
1. Edmund, b. Dec. 7. 1735. at Newbury.
2. John, b. March 25, 1738, at Chester, m. Mary, dan. of Josiah Morse, Sept. 22, 1764; settled in Candia on No. 111, 2d P., 2d D., where his grandson. Edmund, now lives. He was at Bunker IIill, and the taking of Burgoyne. He was one of the first deacons, 1771. He d. Feb. 27, 1818; she d. Jan. 24, 1839. Children : - Mary, b. Sept. 26, 1765, d. unmarried, March, 1854; Edmund, b. 1767, d. 1789; Susannah, b. 1770, m. Samuel Hardy, 1797, d. Nov., 1824; Josiah, b. May 8, 1772. m. Sally Wilson, lived at Deering, d. 1818; John, b. Feb. 4, 1777, d. unmarried, on the homestead, March 19, 1841; Elizabeth, b. 1781, d. unmarried, Nov., 1830; Parker, b. Feb. 23, 1785, m. Charlotte, dan. of Edward Prescott, Nov. 26, 1818, lived on the homestead, d. Jan. 1, 1865. His son Edmund lives on the homestead.
3. Samuel, b. March 12, 1743, m. Anne, dan. of Josiah Morse, 1770, went to Sandwich, N. H.
SAMUEL, Sen., m. (2) Elizabeth Swain, Nov. 18, 1743.
4. Isaac, Esq., b. Ang. 31, 1744, m. Lucretia Tilton, 1773. Children : -
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Rachael, b. 1773; Lucretia, b. Sept. 15, 1779, m. Thos., son of Moses Haselton, d. 1868. Her mother d. same day. Isaac m. (2) Mehitabel Stevens, 1781. Chil .:- Edward S., b. July 10, 1785, m. Dorcas Sawyer; John; and Sally. Isaac lived on Add. No. 95, d. Sept. 24, 1824. Mehitabel d. Aug. 26, 1851, a. 99.
5. Stephen, b. March 29, 1746, m. Anna Stevens, of Brentwood, Dec. 11, 1783; lived on the homestead; d. Jan. 31, 1831; she d. 1842, a. 85. Children : -
1. Hannah, m. Nathan, son of Joseph Long. 2. Ebenezer, b. May 26, 1786, m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Robinson; lived at Ames- bury, d. Ang. 17, 1864. 3. Rufus. 4. George.
6. Elizabeth, b. 1747, m. Joseph Norton ; d. of small pox, 1778.
7. Hannah.
8. Reuben, b. Aug. 14. 1752, m. Sally, dau. of Gideon Currier, went to Maine.
9. Rachael.
10. Rebecca, b. 1756, m. her cousin Benjamin, son of Abner Hills.
11. Josiah, b. 1758.
12. Ebenezer.
13. Rachael, b. 1762.
Elizabeth, the widow of SAMUEL, m. Lt. Ebenezer Dearborn, d. July 31, 1793.
VI. BENJAMIN, sixth child of BENJAMIN, m. Eleanor, dau. of Stephen Morse, Sept. 15, 1761; lived on the homestead; d. May 6, 1801: she d. Jan. 2, 1814. Children: -
1. Benjamin, b. Nov. 1, 1762, m. Lydia, dan. of Dea. John S. Dearborn, Oct. 29, 1786 ; had 15 children, 4 d. young ; lived on the homestead. He d. Sept. 25, 1851 ; she d. June 2, 1844. Children :
Nathıl., b. 1789; Henry, b. 1792. m. Harriet Clay, went to Me .; Lydia, b. 1795, d. Sept. 4, 1822; James, b. 1796; Eleanor; Charles, b. 1800; Lucinda, 1801; Benjamin, b. Nov. 28, 1802, m. Jane, dau. of Thomas Wilson, lives on the homestead; Elizabeth A .; and Rufus.
2. Eleanor, b. Oct. 8, 1764, m. James Stevens.
3. Eliphalet, b. 1767; was insane or, as some said, was be- witched, did not speak for two years; d. Jan. 5, 1797.
4. Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1767, m. a Thing of Brentwood.
VII. ABNER, the seventh child of BENJAMIN, Sen., m. Mary Stockman, June 10, 1747 ; lived near the E. side of No. 15, 2d P., 2d D., on the road from near Joshua Prescott's to Marden's; d. Oct. 3, 1794. Children :-
1. Benjamin, b. April 24, 1748, m. his cousin Rebecca, dau. of Samuel Hills, July 16, 1782; lived on the old Jolin Aiken place, and built the present house on the Powel place where Daniel Wil-
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son lately lived; d. June 14, 1829; she d. May 20, 1827. Child- ren :-
Asa, b. 1783; Jesse, b. 1784, m. Sally, dau. of Daniel Richard- son; Achsah; Zillah; Ziba, lives at Rumney; Ammi; and Adah.
2. Peter, b. Nov. 25, 1750, m. Abigail Varnum, the wid. of Eze- kiel Lane, 1780; she d. Jan., 1802. He m. (2) Edna Davis. She m. (2) Peter Hall; d. July 22, 1848, a. 89.
3. John.
4. Abner.
5. Joseph, b. May 18, 1757, m. Mary Knowles, who d. 1813; m. (2) Mary Page, lived on the homestead, and where Amnos Stevens now lives. He d. Sept. 10, 1843; Mary Page d. Sept. 20, 1849, a. 82.
6. John. 7. Edmund.
MOSES HILLS and REBECCA HILLS, probably dau. of BENJA- MIN, were m. at Newbury, Jan. 28, 1735. In January, 1737, he bought of Jacob Basford, son of James, a part of 4 home lots, 42. 106, 146 and 105, and came to Chester and settled on No. 106. He afterwards went back to Newbury, fell down stairs and broke his neck. Children :-
1. Jacob, b. Oct. 25, 1735, m. Margarett Platts; lived on his father's homestead in Chester. He d. Nov. 2, 1815. She d. Sept. 9, 1809. Children :-
Abigail, b. 1760; Molly; Edmund; Daniel, b. Nov. 19, 1767, m. Mary, dau. of John Knowles, Jr., lived on the Moulton or Bradley place, H. L. No. 49, d. July 20, 1816; she d. Nov. 21, 1867; Susannalı, b. Feb. 17, 1770, m. Nathan, son of John Knowles, Jr., d. 1862; Rebecca : Betty; Moses, b. April 24, 1777, m. Hannah Morse, lived where John Aiken first lived, H. L. No. 145, d. Jan. 2, 1813; she d. Sept. 10, 1863, a. 85; Sally.
2. Moses, b. 1740, lived on Add. No. 49, at the Long Meadows, S. E. of Long Meadow Brook; went into the country.
3. Joseph, b. Jan. 18, 1745, m. Prudence Sargent. His father in 1772 gave him Add. No. 62, on which he settled; sold to Joseph Bailey, built on Add. No. 49, where Nehemiah Lufkin lately lived. No issue. He. d. April 11, 1823; she d. Dec. 23, 1842, a. 93.
JONATHAN HILLS was of Newbury, m. Hannah, dan. of Thomas Merril, of Newbury, Oct. 25, 1749; settled on Candia High street, No. 94, 3d D .; d. 1812; she d. 1809.
JETHRO HILL, m. Mehitabel Jewet; came from Shetham, 1765, Settled on No. 98, 3d D .; d. May 25, 1722.
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HOIT.
JOIIN HOIT of Newtown d. 1752; Mary, his wife, d. at Ches- ter, 1776; had two sons, BENJAMIN and JOHN; came to Chester. BENJAMIN, b. 1736, m. Mary Colby, b. 1738. He d. 1803; she d. 1824; settled on No. 3, 2d P., 2d D., near Poplin line. Children :-
Benjamin, b. 1760.
Betty. Mary.
IIuldah, b. 1765, m. Tabor, went to Maine, d. 1851, a. 85.
Abner.
Miriam, m. Smith of New Hampton.
Leri, b. March 23, 1771, lived on the homestead; had a son Batchelder, lived on the homestead, drowned in Exeter river, Feb. 15, 1841.
Hannah, b. 1773, m. J. Abbot of Poplin, d. March 16, 1864, a. 91.
Dolly, b. Dec. 15, 1774, unmarried, on the homestead; alive in 1869.
JOHN HOIT m. Sarah Collins, came to Cavil mill in Poplin, thenee to Chester. Children :-
1. Molly, b. 1764, m. Sherburn Sanborn. He d. 1831, a. 80; she d. Sept. 24, 1852. Children :- Moses Sanborn of Fremont and Simon M. Sanborn of Chester.
2. Hannah, b. 1776, m. Capt. B. Fitts, d. Oct. 11, 1797.
3. Mrs. Douse, of Deerfield, d. about 1860, a. 84.
4. John, m. a Glidden, who gave birth to three children at a birth, who all lived. He d. 1790.
5. A dau., m. John, son of Joseph Knowles, d. a young woman. JOHN HOIT m. (2) wid. Miriam (Brown) Hobbs. He. d. Nov. 14, 1818, a. 89; Sarah Collins d. Dec. 24, 1788; Miriam d. March 19, 1826, a. 95 y. 9 m.
WILLIAM HOIT came from Amesbury, 1785 to '90; lived on Gov. - Wentworth's farm of 200 acres; m. Affa, dan. of Aquila Wor- then. He d. 1820, a. 82; she d. 1830, a. 82. Children :-
William, m. Betsy, dau. of Eben Basford. He d. at Nashua about 1864.
James, b. 1780, m. Pamela, dan. of Joshua Brown; lived in Auburn; she d. 1868. He d. 1848.
Elizabeth, b. 1791, m. Amos Stickney, d. Sept. 20, 1842.
JABEZ HOIT m. Abigail, dau. of Thomas Haseltine, April 17, 1760. March 6, 1760, he bought of Nathl. and Elizabeth Wood, H. L. No. 3, (the Goodhne or Clay place). After the death of Thomas Wells he sold, probably to Stephen Clay, and bought where William Tenney now lives, H. L. 61. Children :-
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Abigail, b. Jan. 16, 1761.
Thomas, b. 1762, d. 1779, at Surinam.
Jabez, b. 1765, lived at Hampstead.
Josiah, b. 1770, lived at Sandown.
Moses, b. 1773, was a teacher; d. in Derry.
Jesse, b. 1774.
Samuel, b. 1781.
JABEZ d. Ang. 7, 1817, a. 82; his wife d. May 1, 1817, a. 77.
HODGKINS.
DANIEL HODGKINS was a cabinet maker; lived on a tract bought by Eliphaz Sanborn, adjoining Gov. Shute's farm on the east. His wife Nancy was insane, and a long time maintained by the town ; she d. April 23, 1822. Son Daniel, insane, and lived with Deacon Weeks, of Greenland, and in a paroxysm shot the deacon; was confined in jail during life.
INGALLS.
CAPT. SAMUEL INGALLS Was b. at Andover, Mass., May 7, 16 83. He moved to Haverhill, and Oct. 23, 1717, Samuel Smith, of Haverhill, deeded to Samuel Ingalls of " Chesher, blacksmith," a right in Kingston. IIe probably was in Chester, and had at least a constructive residence to have possession in behalf of Haverhill people. He did not belong to the society originally, but was admitted with eighteen others, at the request of the Gov- ernor. in 1720. He was one of the grantees of the saw-mill privilege. and is a grantee named in the charter. It is said that he actually removed to Chester in 1720, though in deeds he is said to be of Haverhill after that time. In March, 1722, Samuel Ingalls of " Winfield, otherwise Cheshire," deeded to Phillips the right of Stephen Webster, reserving "the home lot No. 64, on which I live." He was a very prominent man in town, held various offices ; was selectman in 1723, '24 and '25; lot-layer in 1724 to 1728; town clerk in 1730; was the first captain in town, being so called in 1729. He built the first framed house in town about 1732, which stood where Humphrey Niles now lives, and was taken down when the present house was erected. He d. Oct. 6, 1747. The inventory of his estate was returned March, 1750; his homestead of 67 acres appraised at £3,380; account settled in 1760. The heirs were Samuel Moores, Thomas Wells and Nathaniel Ingalls, He m. Mary Watts. Children (born in Haverhill) :-
I. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1709, m. Thomas Wells.
II. Sarah, b. Oct. 27, 1710; unm.
III. Samuel, Sept. 15, 1712.
IV. Mary, b. Nov. 27, 1714, m. John Haseltine, of Chester, and (2) a Hall, of Bradford.
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V. Ruth, b. Jan. 31, 1717-18, m. Ephraim Haseltine of Chester. VI. Timothy, b. April 20, 1720.
Those born in Chester were :-
VII. Mehitabel, b. 1723, being the first white child b. in Ches- ter, m. Dr. Samuel Moores, one of the early settlers of Chester, and a very prominent man in Candia. She d. April 12, 1818.
VIII. Abigail, b. 1725, m. Stephen Morse; d. May, 1806.
IX. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 12, 1727, m. Abigail Huse, and lived in Sandown. Children :-
1. Israel. 2. Peter. d. y. 3. Polly or Mary, m. Perley Chase. 4. Peter. 5. Abigail, m. Benjamin Smith, of Hanover. 6. Me- hitabel, m. John Clough, 1793; lived at Concord, N. H. 7. Josiah, m. Olive Sanborn, of Andover. N. Il .; d. at Chester. 8. Samuel, m. Betsy Clough; lived at Sandown; d. 1866, a. 93. 9. Hannah, m. John Hall; d. 1868.
ELDAD INGALLS came to Chester from Haverhill, and lived on H. L. No. 61, at the corner of the town. He was moderator and town clerk in 1728. In Dec., 1729, he was of Haverhill, and deeded his lot to Thomas Wells, of Amesbury. It has since been occupied by Jabez Hoit, and Silas and William Tenny.
There was a PETER INGALLS in town, who d. in 1751.
JACK.A
ANDREW JACK's name first appears on the Presbyterian records as warden in 1747, and moderator from 1752 to 1755, and on the town records as constable in 1752. He settled at the foot of Jack hill, on the road from Walnut hill to Three Camp meadow. He had a son Samuel, m. Molly McMurphy; he d. 1793. Chil- dren :-
Jean, 1776; Hannah, b. 1777, m. Gideon, son of Simeon .Cur- rier, 1798; Andrew, 1780, lived on the main road near the Tol- ford place, d. May 1828; Robert; James; Polly; Samuel, d. 1822; Alexander, b. 1793.
ANDREW also had a dau., who m. John Moore, who was killed in 1778; m. (2) Lt. Samuel Scribner; lived in Candia.
KARR-see CARR.
KELLY.
DEA. EZEKIEL H. KELLY was the son of John Kelly and Han- nah Hale, of Newbury; m. Hannah, youngest dau. of Ephraim Haseltine, 1784. He lived several years on the Thomas Wor- then place, opposite Elliot's. In 1792 he purchased No. 77, 4th D., of the estate of John Fields, and opened a public' house, which he kept in good style, and had a great run of custom. She
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d. Jan., 1805. He m. (2) Ruth Davis. He d. 1833. Children: -
1. Hannah Hale, b. 1787, m. Peter, son of Ephraim Eaton.
2. Ephraim, b. 1789, m. Nancy, dau. of James Orr.
3. Ruth, b. 1791, m. Amos Chase.
4. Susan, b. 1797, m. Samuel, son of Richard Dearborn, of Hill.
5. Mary, b. 1799, m. George R. Gilbert; d. 1867.
6. Lydia, b. Dec., 1804, m. James Donovon.
KIMBALL.
JOHN KIMBALL came from Bradford, and lived at the Benja. Bachelder place. He was a teacher of music. He m. a niece of Col. Webster. He d. 1805. The widow m. Dr. John Wingate, and went to Maine.
JESSE KIMBALL lived on the River road between Martin's Ferry and Derryfield line; had son Jedediah, who lived on 117, 4th D; Ezra and Amos, who lived on or near the homestead.
KENT.
AMOS KENT, Esq., was born at Kent's Island in Newbury, Oct. 16, 1774; graduated at Harvard 1795; studied law, and came to Chester in 1798; m. Abigail, dau. of Hon. Joshua Atherton, of Amherst, Nov., 1799. He was a good counsellor, but a poor advocate. He was Senator for District No. 3, 1814 and 1815. HIe had a taste for farming, and purchased at different times about 200 acres of land on lots 106, 115, 76 and 77, 2d P., 2d D., which was called the Long Meadow farm, on which he built a house and large barns, and hired a great deal of help, all of which was un- profitable, and involved him in debt. HIe d. June 18, 1824. His wife, so far as I now know, survives. Children :-
Charles; Abigail; Mary; Philip; Joshua; Rebecca F .; Amos; George, a deaf mute; and Frederic.
The Long Meadow farm was sold to John Clark, Esq. The homestead was assigned to the widow as dower, and sold to Sam- uel Aiken, Esq.
KITTRIDGE.
The Kittridges were of Tewksbury, Mass., and were hereditary physicians. DR. BENJAMIN was the oldest of eight sons, all of whom were physicians, of whom Dr. G. W., of Epping, was the youngest. His mother was a Baldwin, of the family where the name of the world-famous apples originated. He was less cau- tious than Dr. Sargent, and was considered superior as a surgeon. He came to Chester in 1790, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Col. John
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Webster, Dec. 30, 1792, and settled on the old Robert Graham płace, HI. L. No. 128, where Benjamin Davis now lives. Chil- dren :- 4
Rufus, b. Nov. 21, 1794, m. Sally T., dan. of Lt. Josiah Under- hill, and practiced in Chester many years, and went to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Elizabeth d. 1802. ITe m. (2) Catherine J. Underhill, the widow of Samuel Graham, in 1812.
George, b. March 31, 1814, d. a young man.
In 1807 he purchased the Col. Webster place and moved there. He d. 1830, aged 62. The wid. m. John Bradley.
KNOWLES.
JOIN KNOWLES, JJr., of Rye, b. Oct. 12, 1714, d. March 26, 1798; m. Sarah Moulton, b. Aug. 14, 1714. Nov. 2, 1749, he bought of David McClure the west half of No. 17, 2d P., 2d D., and moved the house to the present site. Children: -
I. John, b. Feb. 19, 1743, m. Mary, dau. of Cort. John Lane. Children: - 1. David, b. May 14, 1764, went to Andover, N. II. 2. Jonathan. m. Sarah Hacket, went to Canterbury. 3. Ezekiel, b. Feb. 12, 1769. 4. Nathan, b. March 8, 1774, m. Susannah, dan. of Jacob Hill. 5. Mary, b. Aug. 18, 1781, m. Daniel Hills, d. Nov. 21, 1867. 6. Sarah, b. Jan. 8, 1785, m. Walter, son of Eben Basford, d. Oct. 8. 1859.
11. Nathan, b. Nov. 14, 1748, m. Susannah, dau. of Theodore Shackford, Nov. 28, 1775. Ile d. April 30, 1837; she d. Dec. 29, 1841. Children : -
Nathan, b. Dec. 25, 1776. m. Sarah, dau. of Robert Wilson, Esq., June 2, 1795. She d. Sept. 20. 1806. Hc m. (2) Rebecca, dau. of Dea. John S. Dearborn, Dec. 31, 1807. He d. Sept. 10. 1861; she d. Jan. 2, 1864. They lived near the west end of lot No. 12, 2d P., 2d D., where Dearborn Knowles now lives.
III. Mary, b. Nov. 28, 1755, m. Joseph, son of Abner Hills, d. 1813. Others d. young.
JOSEPH KNOWLES came from Rye, m. Sarah Paine, sister of Capt. William Locke's wife; settled on lot No. 16, 2d P., 2d D. He d. Feb. 2, 1797. She d. June 24, 1808. Children : - .
1. John, m. dau. of Jolm Hoit, and lived near where Mr. Hoit lives. She d., and he m. again and went to Centre Harbor.
2. Joseph, went to Northfield.
3. Sarah, b. Oct. 2, 1765, m. Josiah Morse, d. 1850.
4. Robert, b. May 8, 1768, m. Rebecca, dau. of Jacob Basford; lived on the homestead; d. July 22, 1857.
5. Abigail. b. May 31, 1771, m. William, son of Robert Wilson, Esq., went to Corinth.
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LANE.
William Lane was of English origin, and was of Boston, and admitted freeman May 8, 1652. The tradition is that one brother settled in Beverly and another in Maine, and that they were all cordwainers. His wife's name was Mary, and, according to Bos- ton records, d. May 2, 1656 ; but as a dau. was b. May 15, it should probably be May 22. IIe m. (2) Mary, dau. of Thomas Brewer, of Roxbury. Children: -
I. Samuel, b. Jan. 23, 1651. II. John, b. Feb. 5, 1653. III. Mary, b. May 15, 1656. IV. Sarah, b. June 15, 1657. V. Wil- liam, b. Oct. 1, 1659. VI. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 3, 1662. VII. Eben- ezer, b. 1666.
V. William, b. in Boston, m. before 1685, Sarah Webster, who was b. in Hampton 1659, and removed to Hampton before 1688, and resided near the spot where the academy now stands, and was a tailor. He d. Feb. 14, 1749; she d. Jan. 7, 1745. Children : -
1. JOHN, b. Feb. 17, 1685, m. Mary Libbey, of Rye. Soon after marriage he went to sea, was taken by pirates and kept in captivity seven years; returned home and went to sea again, and never returned.
2. Sarah, b. 1688. 3. Elizabeth, 1691. 4. Abigail.
5. JOSHUA, b. June 6, 1696. 6. Samuel, 1698. 7. Thomas, 1701.
JOHN LANE was son of JOIIN LANE and Mary Libbey of Rye, b. Oct. 12, 1709, m. (1) Hannah Lamprey. She was b. 1710. . He m. (2) Mary Knowles, b. Nov. 2, 1718. Hc d. Feb. 13, 1784. Mary d. 1787. Jan. 13, 1742-3, he bought of Ephraim Blunt, of Andover, No. 128, O. H., and No. 20, 2d P., 2d D. He sold to Israel Dolby all but about 20 acres of the west side of No. 20. He built on the 20 acres, where his grandson, Col. Isaac Lane, now lives. He moved to Chester about 1749. He was appointed by Benning Wentworth "Cornet of the ninth troop of the first Regt. of Cavalry commanded by John Downing, Col.," Sept. 17, 1754. IIe was the first officer of that rank in town; and in all records is called " Cornet Jolm Lane." Children : --
I. John, b. Oct. 17, 1733, m. Mary Colby, dau. of Benaiah, 1755; lived on 130, O. II., d. 1779. Children : -
1. Hannah, 1756, m. Jeremiah Rand, 1782. 2. John, 1758. 3. Samuel, 1760, m. Hannah, dau. of Daniel Lanc, and Anna, dau. of Benjamin Currier. 4. Joseph C., b. 1762. 5. Benaiah, b. 1764, m. Abigail Lufkin, dau. of Stephen. 6. Webster, 1766. 7. Mary, b. 1768. 8. Matthias, b. 1770.
II. Daniel, b. July 8, 1735, m. Mary Butterfield, June 20, 1756; m. (2) wid. Batchelder; d. 1825; lived on No. 116, O. H. Chil-
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dren: - 1. Jacob, b. 1757. 2. Hannah, b. 1759, m. Samuel, son of John Lane, Jr. 3. Lydia, 1761. 4. Ezekiel, m. a Page, lived on the homestead. 5. Thomas.
III. Ezekiel, b. July 4, 1739, m. Abigail, dau. of James Var- nnm, 1762, lived on the north end of No. 128, O. H. He was First Lieut. in Capt. Stephen Dearborn's Co., and was killed in the battle of Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777. The wid. m. Peter, son of Abner Hills, 1780, d. 1802. He left one son, Josiah, b.1764, m. Betsy, dau. of John Shackford, lived on the homestead.
IV. David. b. Feb. 21, 1741, m. Hannah Morse, 1762, lived o n No. 115, O. H .. d. Aug., 1824. Children : -
1. Mehitabel, m. Jonathan Ambrose, of Concord. 2. David, m. Polly Norris, lived on the homestead, and had Jonathan Am. brose and Daniel Norris; was killed by a cart-wheel running over his head May 13, 1807. 3. Isaac. 4. Hannah. 5. Nathan.
V. Mary, b. Feb. 24, 1743, m. John Knowles, Jr.
VI. Hannah, b. Feb. 25, 1745. m. Ezekiel Morse.
VII. Nathan, b. June 12, 1747, m. Hannah Hohes about 1770, lived on No. 121, O. II., where Garland Wason now lives; d. in the army, Sept. 26, 1776. The wid. m. William, son of Thomas Shannon. One dau., Lois, mn. a Morse.
VIII. Isaac. d. young.
IX. Sarah, b. 1758, m. Levi Swain, d. 1839.
X. Isaac. b. April 19, 1760, mn. Abigail Garland. 1780. lived on the homestead. He d. April 21, 1834. He was appointed cornet by John Sullivan. His son Isaac held the same office, and rose to colonel. Children: -
1. Sally, b. 1782, m. Josiah Seavey, 1802. 2. Abigail, b. 1784, . m. Thomas Wason, 1802. 3. Molly, b. 1786, m. Dea. Amos Batchelder, 1844. 4. Anna, b. 1788, m. Jona. A. Lane, son of David, Jr. 5. John, b. 1791, m. Ruth Page, 1821. 6. Betsy m. Jona. A. Lane, 1822. 7. Isaac, b. Feb. 25, 1799, m. Caroline Marshall. 1837, lives on the homestead. 8. Peter, b. Feb. 22, 1802, in. Sarah Simpson, 1837.
XI. Jonathan, m. Susannah Emerson, 1785. lived on the north end of No. 126, O. H., d. March 2, 1847. Children : - 1. Susan, m. Jona. James. 2. Sally, m. Jona. Woodman. 3. Abigail, m Dr. Abraham French. 4. Polly, m. Dea. Amos Bachelder. 5. Relief, unm. 6. Betsy, m. Jolm Page, of Kingston. 7. Ruth, m. Moses Page. 8. Jason, lived on the homestead.
5. JOSHUA, son of William and Sarah Webster. m. Bathsheba, dau. of Samuel and Mary Robie, and resided about half a mile north of the old Baptist meeting-house in Hampton, and was a tanner. He was a deacon. He was killed by lightning, June 14, 1766. His wife d. April 13, 1765. They had 16 children from
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1718 to 1741. The fifth, JOSHUA, b. July 8, 1724, m. Ruth Batch- elder. Dec. 16, 1747, and resided in the northeast part of Poplin (Fremont), and was a carpenter and cabinet-maker. He d. Jan. 13, 1794; she d. June 12, 1812. They had 10 children from 1748 to 1770. The second, John, b. Oct. 24, 1750, m. Hannah, dau. of Joseph and Susannah Godfrey, Nov. 30, 1775. She b. Nov. 19, 1755. They settled in Candia, on the east half of No. 38, 3d D., where his son, Dea. Ezekiel Lane, now lives. He was a carpenter and cabinet-maker, and held various offices. He d. March 12, 1823; she d. Oct. 15, 1845. Children: -
1. Ruth, b. Feb. 16, 1777, m. Abel Reed, March 6, 1800.
2. u sanna, b. April 22, 1778, m. Abraham Fitts, of Candia, April 30, 180-1.
3. Joseph, b. Oct. 22, 1779, m. (1) Grata Melvin; m. (2) Sarah Whitmarsh; lived in Danville, Vt., Portland, Me., and Milledge- ville, Ga.
4. Josiah, b. Aug. 15, 1781, m. Phebe Morril, lived in Wheelock, Vt,, Ogden, N. Y., and Pawpaw, Mich.
5. John, b. Oct. 15, 1783, m. Abigail, dan. of Nathl. Emerson, Esq., Nov. 21, 1811. IIe lived on the north end of No. 65, 3d D., where Moses French had lived. He was a land surveyor, and was much in public business. Richard Emerson Lane, grad. Dart. 1841, was his son. He d. 1851; she d. June 25, 1866.
6. Hannah, b. 1787, d. unmarried, 1846.
7. Joshua, b. Jan. 5, 1790, m. Lydia Fitts, 1821, lived in Candia.
8. Ezekiel, b. Aug. 17, 1792, m. Mary Rowe, Dec. 8, 1824, lived on the homestead.
9. Sally, b. 1794. d. unmarried. 1865.
10. Isaiah, b. May 31, 1797, m. Frances Bachelder, Nov. 15, 1825. He was a physician, and practiced in Candia from 1827 to 1855; removed to Meriden, N. II., and d. soon after. James P. Lane, grad. at Amherst, is his son, who is preparing a genealogy of the Lane family, and has furnished the materials for the early part, and his branch, for this notice.
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