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ABEL MORSE of Newbury bought of [John Karr Add. lots Nos. 20 and 21, where Amos Morse lately lived, Jan. 18, 1743. He soon after bought the other side of the road, Nos. 22 and 23. with the mills. He was the first representative admitted into the Genl. Ass., in 1748. He had the title of Capt. in 1746. Children :-
I. PARKER, b. April 20, 1715, graduated at Harvard, 1734, m. Hannah IIuse ; was a physician at Woodstock, Conn.
II. ABEL, b. March 13, 1717, went to Sutton, Mass.
III. NATHAN, b. June 12, 1719, settled on Add. lot. No. 85, on the North Pond road (the Camet place), went to Moultonborough.
IV. JOSIAUI, b. 1721, in. Mary, dau. of Joseph Chase, sister of Jacob and Moody, and lived on Add. No. 21, d. Feb. 8, 1795; she d. July 18, 1815.
V. STEPHEN, b. Feb. 15, 1724, m. Abigail, dau. of Capt. Samuel Ingalls ; lived on the N. E. end of Add. No. 21; d. March 6, 1807; she d. May, 1806.
VI. REBECCA, b. 1726.
VII. ELEANOR, b. 1728. m. Dea. Benjamin Hills, d. Jan. 14, 1814.
VIII. OLIVER. b. 1730, m. Elizabeth Eaton, 1760, lived on the homestead. Chil. :- Elizabeth, Rebecca, James, True, Perley and Sarah. He d. 1770; the wid. m. Taylor Little, and went to New Boston. and some of the children settled there. She had two daughters. Hannah Little m. Capt. Isaac Dinsmore, and lived on the Morse place. Little and wife d. there; she d. Sept. 22, 1821, a. 82.
IX. ABRAHAM, b. 1733, m. Sarah Woodman, June 2, 1763 ; lived in different places in Chester; she d. 1828, a. 98; he d. 1807. Children :-
David; Sarah. b. 1767; Phineas; Betty, b. 1771, d. Oct 16, 1862; Edna b. 1774, d. 1856. All unmarried.
CAPT. ABEL m. (2) Saralı Kimball, Sept. 29, 1757.
X. SUSANNA, b. 1763, m. Capt. Amos Emerson.
IV. Issue of JOSIAH and MARY :-
1. Mary, b. May 31, 1745, mn. Dea. John, son of Samuel Hills.
2. Josiah, b. Oct. 17, 1747, m. (1) Lois Webster, 1773; m. (2) Sarah, dau. of Joseph Knowles, 1796. He d. July 9, 1812; she d. July 9, 1850, a. 84 y. 9 m. He built the house where Daniel Greenough formerly and Enoch Long lately lived. Children :-
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Josiah; Edward; Asa; Martha ; John, b. March 16, 1797, m. Judith Hardy, d. Nov. 1851; she d. Dec. 6, 1864; Eliza, b. 1788, m. Nathl. French 1818; Sarah, d. y .; Hazen, b. Oct. 23, 1803, m. Hunkins and Nancy Norton, d. at Chester.
3. Anna, b. July 26, 1749, m. Samuel, son of Samuel Hills, went to Sandwich.
4. Parker, b. Nov. 16, 1751, went to Deering.
.5. Joseph, b. May 12, 1753, mn. Mary Randal, lived on H. L. 114, where John Rowel and Pearson Richardson had lived, d. Dec. 27, 1811; she d. Feb. 8. 1831, a. 80. Children : -
1. Molly, b. Sept. 4, 1776, m. Joshua Hall, d. 1856.
2. Rachael, b. 1778, m. Graham of Concord.
3. Hannah, b. 1781, m. Nathan Fitts.
4. Lucy, b. Jan. 5, 1783, unm., alive 1869.
5. Joseph, b. 1784, m. Phebe D. West.
6. Oliver, d. y.
7. Levi, 1787, Salem, Mass.
8. Walter, b. April 10, 1789, m. Edna Davis, 1812, lived on the homestead, d. March 14, 1865.
9. Edmund, b. 1792, in. Clarissa Blake.
6. Amos, m. Hannah Blaisdell, 1780, lived on the homestead. Children :-
1. Richard, b. 1781, m. Mehitabel Piper, d. 1846.
2. Sarah, b. 1784, m. Jona. Dearborn, d. 1861.
3. Josiah, b. 1786, m. Lydia Shannon, d. 1858.
4. Mary, b. 1788, m. Daniel Carleton, alive 1869.
5. Abigail, b. 1790. m. Eliphalet Sargent, d. 1846.
6. Elizabeth, b. 1792, m. Luther Waterman, d. 1865. Hannah d. Feb. 6, 1795. Amos m. (2) Judith (Worth) Kelly, 1796.
7. Amos, b. 1796, m. Abigail Rogers, lived on the homestead.
8. Oliver, b. 1799.
9. Judith, b. 1802, umm.
10. Parker, b, 1807, m. Mary Jenness, lives on H. L. 68, the Ben. Haselton place.
V. Issne of STEPHEN, son of Capt. Abel and Abigail Ingalls : -
1. Samuel, b. July 30, 1750, d. 1848, at Plymouth, N. H.
2. Abigail, b. Oct. 8, 1752, d. unm., 1830.
3. Gilbert, b. Nov. 8, 1754, m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Bell ; built the house which has been the Congregational parsonage.
4. Jonathan, b. March 3, 1757, d. March 3, 1840, at Haverhill, N. H.
5. Theodore, b. July 27, 1759, d. Feb., 1829, at Springfield, N. II.
6. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 18, 1761, d. Dec. 12, 1820, at Kingston, N. H.
7. Stephen, b. March 13, 1764, m. Susan Parker, d. at Dracut. 8. Adah, b. March 22, 1766, d. unm.
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9. Isaac. b. Nov. 26, 1769, m. Nancy, dau. of Stephen Worthen, lived on the homestead, d. June 29, 1859.
10. Peter, b. Dec. 8, 1774, m. Sarah, dau. of Jona. Brown, of Poplin ; lived at Poplin and Chester; d. 1863.
ANTHONY MORSE came from Newbury, m. a Platts, sister of Jacob Ilills' wife, had dan. Hannah, m. Moses, son of Jacob Hills. Ile lived where Daniel MeFarland formerly lived, where Peter HIills and G. W. Hook have lived ; went to Northfield, N. HI.
MOORE.
JOHN MOORE and CHARLES MOORE came from Ireland together.'
JOHN MOORE of Londonderry bought Gov. Wentworth's farm of fifty acres, in 1738, but he settled on the east end of Add. lot No. 104. He m. Jane Morrison in Ireland. Children :-
I. James, m. "Mary, dau. of William Todd, lived near the Branch on lot No. 45, O. II .; d. a young man. The widow m. Robert Wallace of Londonderry, had James, John, b. about 1785, lived in Raymond, and Robert; she d. 1832, a. 91. Children :-
1. Capt. William, m. Margaret, dau. of Capt. William Locke, lived on Add. 102. on the Caleb Richardson place. He d. Oct. 31, 1840, a. 78; she d. March 29, 1844.
2. Robert, m. Mary, dan. of William Todd, Jr., lived on the homestead; he d. Jan., 1804; she d. Nov., 1856, a. 84.
3. James, m. Anna, dan. of William Todd, Jr., lived at Free- port, Me. ; he d. March. 1797. The widow m. Robert Withers- poon. d. at Auburn, 1852, a. 78.
II. John, m. a dan. of Andrew Jack, lived in Candia, on lot No. 73, 3d D. ; had a son Andrew, b. 1776, who m. Ruth, dau. of Thomas Patten, d. a. 69. John was killed in the army, 1778; the wid. m. Sam. Scribner.
III. Major Henry, lived unmarried on the homestead, d. 1801, a. 73.
IV. Charles, m. Molly Whittier, lived on Gov. Shute's farm, on the N. Pond road, where Samnel M. Edwards now lives, d. 1811; she d. about 1830. Children :-
1. James, m. Nancy Young, dau. of Eben Basford's wife, lived in different places in Chester, d. at Exeter, Feb. 1827.
2. Josiah, m. Dolly, dau. of Capt. William Locke, lived on the homestead. d. 1821; the wid. m. Thomas Shannon, alive 1869.
3. Renben.
4. Robert.
5. John, m. Susan Robie, went to Belfast, Me.
6. Henry, killed in the army.
JOHN MOORE had two daughters, Peggy and Molly, unm. ; Molly d. 1808. He d. 1777; she d. Oct. 5, 1786.
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CHARLES MOORE was a younger brother of John ; m. Jane, dau. of William Wilson, Sen .; bought lot No. 5, 2d P. 2d D., settled on the West end on the road across from John Moore's by Locke's to McClellan's; d. 1799. Children : -
1. Lt. William, m. Mary, dau. of Robert Wilson, Esq., settled on the E. end of homestead, where Daniel Sanborn now lives; d. about 1803; she d. Dec. 1819. Chil .:- 1. Ira. 2. Betsy, m. a Kimball. 3. Susannah. 4. Polly. 5. Cyrus. m. Polly. dau. of Capt. Ezekiel Blake. 6. Alice. m. Benj. Poor. 7. Anna.
II. Joshua, m. Jean, dau. of Thomas Patten, lived in Candia, on 127, 3d D., d. 1810. His son Selden lives on the homestead.
DR. COFFIN MOORE was a native of Stratham. came to Candia about 1760, and was the first physician there. and was said to have been skillful. He in. Comfort Weeks. of Greenland. IIc d. 1768. The wid. m. Simon French; d. Nov. 1, 1814. Chil- dren :-
I. William. II. John. III. Coffin.
IV. Jacob B., m. Mary, dau. of Ephraim Eaton, and was a physician ; settled at Andover. N. H., and had :-
1. Jacob B., a partner with Isaac Hill, in the " N. HI. Patriot ;" one of the authors of .. Moore and Farmer's Gazetteer, of N. II. ; " also of the " N. HI. Hist. Coll."
2. Henry E., celebrated as a musician.
3. Mary, m. Dr. Thomas Brown.
4. John W., once editor of the " Bellows Falls Gazette."
V. Patty. m. Dea. Caleb Prince.
VI. Potly.
VII. Comfort, m. John, son of Simon French.
SAMUEL MOORES Was an carly settler, and a man of great influence in Candia. He lived at the Corner. on No. 69, 3d D. The name is found on records as of Portsmouth, but is said by Eaton to have come from Hampstead. He m. Mchitabel, dau of Capt. Samuel Ingalls, who was b. 1723. being the first white child born in Chester. Ile must have lived in Chester before settling in Candia. She was celebrated as a midwife. He d. Oct. 28, 1793; she d. April 12, 1818. at Deerfield. He was always called " Doc- tor Moores." Children :-
1. Peter, b. Dec. 13, 1751, m. Mary Varnum; went to Mainc.
2. Darid. b. 1754.
3. Samuel, lived on the homestead; was a major in the militia.
4. Timothy. 5. Nathaniel. 6. Josiah.
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MORRILL.
JOSEPH MORRILL came from South Hampton; lived on the northeast end of Add. No. 14, and Thomas McGee on the south- west end. He had a son Adam, who sold the place to Hugh Shirley in 1790, and settled on the north Pond road, on Gov. Shute's farm, where Barnard P. Robie now lives. Children :-
1. Joseph, m. Abigail, dau. of Dea. Nathl. French, and went to Maine. 2. Josiah. 3. Lydia, m. Eliphalet Berry. 4. Rachael. 5. Sarah. in. Heath, of Boscawen. 6. Jonathan, 7. David, went to Northfield. 8. Polly, m. Heath.
JOSEPH, Sen., had a dau. Jane, mn. Israel Dolby, Jr.
MOULTON.
JONATHAN MOULTON of Bradford, bought of James Norris, of Chester, three home lots. Nos. 102, 38, and 113. in Jan., 1741. They lived on No. 113, and it has since been occupied by Josiah Bradley. Joseph Witherspoon, Daniel Ifills, and now by Hiram Basford. He m. Sarah. Children: -
1. Nanne, b. 1741, m. Josiah Bradley; lived on the homestead.
2. Sarah, b. 1743, m. Jonathan Brown of Poplin; d. March 15, 1822.
3. Betty or Elizabeth, b. 1769, mn. Simeon Currier; d. April 24, 1834.
4. Abigail, m. Jacob Basford and Jona. Brown; d. 1841, a. 88. Jona. Moulton d. 1771; his widow d. Feb. 22, 1807.
MURRAY.
SAMUEL MURRAY came from Rye to Chester about 1780, and bought lot No. 109, 2d P .. 2d D., and a piece of No. 60, to enable him to settle on the road. He in. (1) Elizabeth Berry. Chil- dren: -
1. Samuel, lived in Greenland.
2. Susannah, m. R. Lamprey; lived at Lunenburg, Vt. SAM- UEL m. (2) Hannah Dalton.
3. Elizabeth, m. John, son of John Carr; lived in Springfield, N. H.
4. William, m. Mary Carr; lived on the homestead; d. Dec. 15, 1851.
5. Josiah, m. Dolly Prescott; lived in Hampstead.
6. John, m. Elizabeth Pillsbury; lived near the homestead. He d. June 5, 1862, a. 85; she d. Nov. 2, 1866, a. 84.
Samuel Murray d. Jan. 18, 1826, a. 92. Hannah d. Nov. 30, 1820, a. 86.
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NORTON.
JOSEPH NORTON came from Greenland; m. Elizabeth, dan. of Samuel Hills. Hle settled on the northeast end of Gov. Shute's farm. She d. of small-pox 1778. He m. (2) widow Molly Tabor. Children : -
Lydia, m. Daniel, son of Jonathan Norton; d. 1863, a. 92.
Joseph, d. unm.
Sally, d. unm.
Josiah, was drowned in Whetstone pond, unm.
Joseph Norton d. Feb. 17, 1818, a. 81. She. d. March 21, 1840, a. 100 y. 1 m.
JONATHAN NORTON was a brother of Joseph; settled on 131, O. HI., where Josiah Seavey lately lived. Children :-
1. Simon, m. Mary, dan. of Thomas Patten; had: - 1. David. 2. Simon. 3. Polly, m. Nathl. Emerson, Jr.
II. John, m. Polly, dan. of Benaiah Colby; lived on the home- stead.
III. Daniel, m. Lydia Norton; lived in Raymond.
IV. Nathan, and V. Darid.
Ile d. 1791. The widow m. Stephen Lufkin.
NUTT.
JOHN NUTT and WILLIAM NUTT lived ou No. 86, 2d P., 2d D., where the Crosetts, and Brown and Pierce afterwards lived. They were probably the first settlers, and owned a large tract of land in 86, 87 and 93, and probably built the first saw-mill there. Jolın d. 1758, William, 1760.
ORR.
JOHN ORR came from Ireland with Robert Craige, Allen Tem- pleton, and others; m. Martha, dan. of Allen Templeton; settled on No. 76, 2d P., 2d D. Children : -
1. James m. Sarah, dau. of Benja. Melvin ; lived on homestead ; had a large family. James d. 1841, a. 81; she d. 1861, a. 933.
2. Molly, m. David, son of John Patten; d. Nov. 16, 1838.
OTTERSON.
The present generation of Ottersons, at Hooksett, know noth- ing beyond their grandfather WILLIAM and a brother ANDREW, who came from Ireland with the Browns. But there is the will of James Otterson of Londonderry, on the Probate record, dated Oct., 1760, the legatees of which are wife Agnes, James, George, John, and grandson James and granddaughter Mary, correspond-
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ing to the names of their father and aunt, and the time soon after William died.
WILLIAM IN. Miss Temple, in Ireland, and settled first on land bought by Boyes, near Simeon Carr's, but in Jan., 1757, he bought of Robert Boyes No. 128, 5th D., where Isaac C. Otterson now lives. IIe enlisted into the army, and was drowned in crossing Lake Champlain, in 1760. Ilis estate was administered on by Joseph Brown, in 1760.
The name of ANDREW appears on the records, sometimes as of Chester, and sometimes as of Londonderry, and he went to parts unknown.
There was a sister ANN m. Dr. Joseph Brown.
WILLIAMI had :-
I. James, b. Aug. 9, 1757, m. Mary Chase of Sutton, N. H .; was a soldier at Rhode Island in 1778; d. Dec. 22, 1846. She d. 1845, a. 80. Children :-
1. William, b. 1789, m. Betsy Cochran; lives in Hooksett.
2. James, b. 1792, m. a Shirley, and Mehitabel Orr; d. 1867.
3. Elizabeth, m. Nicholas Dollof.
4. Isaac C., b. 1797, m. Margaret Head; lives on the homestead.
5. John A., twin, b. 1797, lives at Clinton, Mass.
6. Mary, b. 1802, m. John Young; lives in Hooksett.
7. Jotham D., b. 1805, an iron founder at Nashua, and Mayor of the city in 1869.
8. Martin Luther.
II. Mary, unm., d. Nov. 22, 1845, a. 86.
In some tables of longevity there is the name of James Otter- son, dying at the age of 103 years; but nothing is known of him.
PATTEN.
Dea. ROBERT PATTEN came from Edinburgh or vicinity to Bos- ton about 1724, and lived there about 15 years, and then removed to Exeter. His children were b. in Boston. July 7, 1741, lie pur- chased of Samuel Emerson No. 79, 2d P., 2d D., on which he made a settlement. IIe d. 1754. Children : -
I. Thomas, b. 1725; m. Mary, dau. of David McClure, 1752, and bought the west half of MeClure's lot, No. 30, 2d P., 2d D., in 1754, and settled there. He d. 1816, a. 91. She d. 1815. Chil- dren : -
1. Elizabeth, m. John, son of James Varmim, and Moses Clark. 2. Thomas, unm. 3. Mary, m. Simon Norton. 4. Jean, m. Joshua Moore, and lived near her father's. 5. Martha, m. Joseph L. Seavey of Rye. 6. Sarah, m. Benjamin Wadley. 7. Richard, m. Lemuel Dimon. 8. Margaret, m. Jacob, son of John Sargent of Candia. 9. Hannah, m. Ephraim Fullington and went to
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Cambridge, Vt. 10. Ruth, m. Andrew, son of John Moore of Candia. 11. Samuel, m. Lydia, dan. of Nathaniel Emerson, and lived on the MeClure place. 12. Moses, m. Hannah, dau. of Ephraim Eaton, and lived on the homestead.
II. John, m. Jean Karr, 1753, and lived on the homestead. She d. 1769; he m. again ; 2d wife d. 1811; he d. 1812. Children : -
1. Janet. 2. Molly, unm .; d. 1836, a. 80. 3. David, b. Sept. 2. 1758; in. Molly Orr, 1784, and lived at the " Neck," and on the homestead. They had a large family ; among whom were Jesse b. April 6, 1788, m. Hannah Orr and Lucinda Evans; and Ann, b. 1798, m. Richard Melvin, d. 1842. David d. 1835. 4. Eliz- abeth, mn. Archi. Gamble of Manchester. 5. Suscy, m. Jonathan Davis. G. John, d. young. 7. Anna, b. 1766 ; m. Amos Crombie ; d. 1842. Children: - Franklin, Esq., b. 1803, and Luther.
III. Robert, m. Catherine Karr and settled first on the south- west side of the homestead, where the Huntings now live. About 1774 he bought of Zebulon Winslow No. 83, 3d D., and removed to Candia. They had 9 children. William kept the homestead; m. Abigail, dau. of William Turner; had Willis, who lives on the homestead. Robert m. (2) Abigail Clark, and had Dea. Francis and 4 other children.
PEARCE.
JAMES PEARCE m. Molly, dau. of Capt. John Underhill, 1765; lived on James Basford's amendment. W. of the brick school- house, where Aaron Wilcomb and Elijah Hall have since lived; had 9 children; d. 1796; the widow and children went into the country.
PIERCE.
BENJAMIN PIERCE, with his son Samnel and William Brown, came from Newburyport and bought of James and Benjamin Crosett 270 acres in Nos. 86, 87 and 93, 2d P., 2d D., where the Nutts had lived. Brown lived where Israel Senter now lives, and Pierce some 50 rods further northeast. Samuel Pierce m. a dau. of Nathl. Presby who lived on No. 92, where Hunton lately lived ; she in. (2) a Nichols. Eunice Pierce m. William Brown.
POOR.
JOHN Poon came from Wiltshire, Eng., to Newbury in 1635, and there have been many of the name there; Indian Hill seems to have been the seat of the settlement. James Bricket and Samuel Poor, of Newbury, divided certain lands they owned in Chester in 1765, and Samuel Poor, Sen., deeded to SAMUEL POOR, Jr., No. 26, O. H., Feb. 1765, on which he settled. He appears to have
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lived but a short time, for in October of the same year, adminis- tration of his estate was granted to Samuel Poor. He had two sons : -
I. Samuel, m. Lydia Swain, and lived on the homestead, and had a son Samuel.
II. Ebenezer, m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Nathan Brown, and bought of John Poor 30 acres of the east end of No. 43 O. II., in 1770, on which he lived, where his son Benjamin, b. March 4, 1798, now lives, who m. Alice, dau. of Lient. William Moore.
Samnel, Jr., had also Mary, m. a Kimball of Boxford, and Hannah, m. a Reynolds.
POWEL.
WILLIAM POWEL came to Chester previous to 1728, for he was surveyor of highways, and his dau. Elizabeth was m. to Jona. Goodhue that year. He bought and settled on the southwest end of H. L. No. 14. It was voted to set the Presbyterian meeting- house " over against Wm. Powels." He was probably somewhat advanced in years, for in 1735 he deeded to John Powel HI. L. Nos. 14 and 57 in consideration of maintenance, 'and took a deed back of all of No. 57, north of the road, which is where the Daniel Wilson honse stands. The brook there was called "Powel's brook." There was a William Powel who had children recorded from 1737 to 1755, probably his son.
PILLSBURY ..
ELIJAHI PILLSBURY was from Newbury about 1765; settled on a tract of land sold to Maj. Tolford, lying between Nos. 37 and 38, 2d P., 2d D., and Gov. Shute's farm on the side next to Norton's, but afterwards moved out on the road to Candia, on No. 38. He m. Anna Bartlett. Children: - Sarah, m. Jonathan Seavey ; Stephen, unm .; 'Anna, m. Isaac Towle, Jr. He d. 1830, a. 92; she d. about the same time, a. 93.
PRESCOTT.
JOSHUA PRESCOTT probably came from Kensington and settled near the southwest end of the northwest half of No. 18, 2d P., 2d D. He was deer inspector in 1741. He m. Abigail, dau. of Nathl. Ambrose, and sister of Sampson Underhill's wife. She d. 1785. Children: -
I. Sarah, m. Joseph True.
HI. Abigail, b. about 1744; m. Capt. Benjamin Currier; d. Jan.
2, 1824, a. 80.
III. Joshua.
IV. John, went to Sandwich.
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V. Dominicus, m. a Moulton and lived on the homestead. Had : 1. Hannah, m. Edward Prescott. 2. John, m. Abigail, dau. of Jacob Basford and lived on the homestead. 3. Michael. 4. Joshua, m. Nancy Marden. 5. Jesse, m. Hardy. Abigail died. JOSHUA In. (2) Mary Moulton. Children: -
VI. Daniel, went west.
VII. Asa, b. 1765; m. Abigail Marden ; was a long time Dep- uty Sheriff in Chester, and went to Piermont.
VIII. Joseph.
IX. Edward, b. 1769; m. Hannah, dan. of Dominicus Prescott.
JOSHUA PRESCOTT had a brother EDWARD who came to Chester, but does not appear to have had any permanent residence, an d little is known of bim. He had a son .-
1. John, who m. Mary. dau. of Stephen Merril, and had Capt . John of Hooksett, and Mary, b. 1793, m. Edward Robie, Jr.
2. A dau., m. Samuel Whidden.
PRESSON.
WILLIAM PRESSON came from Beverly, and settled on Add- No. 44, nearly opposite where Rufus Phillips now lives. His wife Mary took out administration on his estate in 1766. Children :-
I. William, Jr., m. Hannah. dan. of William Healey, June 12, 1752. Chil .: - Molly, William, Hannah, Mary and Benjamin. HIe owned a tract of land near the brick school-house, which he sold to Moses Underhill in 1761, and went to Rumney.
II. Capt. Edward Presson, lived on Add. lot, No. 55, where Page Bachelder had lived, and where William P. Underhill now lives; he m. Edna Greenough, 1763. Chil .:- 1. Moses, b. 1764, m. Joanna, dau. of Capt. Jolm Underhill, lived on Add. lot, No. 57, where Rufus Phillips lived, went West. 2. Robert Greenough. 3. Edna, m. Alexander Eaton. 4. Edward, went to Vt.
Edward m. (2) Molly Moore. Chil. :- 5. Edmund Moore, m. Polly Weeks, d. in Baltimore. 6. John. 7. Benjamin, b. 1792, lives at Auburn.
Edward m. (3) Wid. Pollard. 8. Rament, lived in Auburn. 9. Nehemiah, in Manchester. 10. Emerson, in Auburn. 11, Paschal, b. 1808, lived in Auburn and Manchester. Capt. Presson d. Feb. 21, 1823.
III. A daughter, m. a Chamberlain, lived at Newbury, Vt.
QUANTON.
JAMES QUANTON, in 1737. bought Add. lot No. 10, and settled on it near Three Camp meadow. He was clerk of the Presbyte- rian parish, from 1738 to 1769. His will was dated and proved Dec., 1772. Legatees, wife AGNES, son HUGH. g. daughter Susan- nah Watson, dau. of Ann; dau. Elizabeth McFarland; Joshua and John, had land in New Chester; Agnes and David, Executors.
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QUIMBY.
JACOB QUIMBY m. Ann Robie, dau. of John, and widow of Jonathan Towle; lived on No. 63, 2d P., 2d D., where - Palmer now lives; had one son John, who was brought up by Col. Ste- phen Dearborn. He went to Stanstead. Quimby d. early, and the widow m. James, son of James Varnum.
BRADBURY QUIMBY m. Sarah, dan. of John Shackford, Jr., 1778. Child :- Charlotte, b. 1800, m. Capt. Noah Weeks.
RAND.
There seem to have been three men of the name, but not to have had permanent residences. and little is known of then.
Nathaniel had no son so far as known.
John Rand had one son, Jeremiah, m. Hannah, dau. of John Lane, Jr., and had a large family.
William Rand had a son Joseph, b. April 12, 1783, alive, 1868. William d. 1787. John and William were brothers.
RICHARDSON.
JOSEPH RICHARDSON, JR., the son of Joseph and Marga- ret Godfrey, b. Dec. 31, 1686, at Newbury, m. Ann Riggs, at Gloucester, Feb. 24, 1712. Children :-
I. Anne, b. 1712. II. Thomas, b. Oct. 31, 1716. III. Moses, b. July 28, 1718. IV. William, b. 1719. V. Daniel, b. March 28, 1722. VI. Mary, b. Sept. 13, 1725. VII. Caleb, b. May 9, 1731. As early as 1725, Joseph Richardson began to trade in Chester land.
II. THOMAS RICHARDSON and Priscilla Pearson m. Nov. 17, 1737. The Pearsons owned a tide-mill, at Newbury Old Town. Thomas settled on Add. lot, No. 113. In 1747 his father gave him the N. W. half of the lot next to Thomas Craige's. He d. 1795, a. 78; she d. 1803, a. 87. Children :-
1. Elizabeth, b. in Newbury, m. a Rolfe of Newbury.
2. Hannah, b. Nov. 25, 1740, m. Eastman of Boscawen.
3. Pearson, b. Feb. 21, 1742, m. Martha Webster, 1761, and Wid. Simonds; lived on H. L. No. 114, where Dea. Walter Morse lived, and also where Charles Wilcom lives; was an innholder; had no children, d. Nov. 26, 1827.
4. Priscilla, b. July 18, 1745, m. Kimball of Boscawen.
5. Thomas, b. July 6, 1747.
6. Lydia, b. Aug. 28, 1749, m. Abraham, son of Winthrop Sar- gent, d. Feb. 6, 1840.
7. Abigail, b. Dec. 9, 1752, m. a True of Vt., d. a. 65. 37
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8. Susannah, b. March 26, 1754, m. Benjamin, son of Thomas HIaselton, lived in Chester and Orford.
9. Jeremiah, b. March 25, 1757, lived at Hartland, Vt.
III. MOSES RICHARDSON, b. 1718, m. Mary, dau. of Jonathan Goodhue, 1746, settled on Add. lot No. 70, east of the Carr place, where G. W. Clark now lives, d. March 30, 1806; she d. Oct. 13, 1809. Children :-
1. Mary, b. 1747.
2. David, b. 1748, m. Sarah, dau. of Theo. Shackford, 1773.
3. Elizabeth.
4. Sarah, b. Feb. 29, 1751, m. Stephen Clay of Chester.
5. Nelle, m. Bracket Towle, and went to Corinth.
6. Ruth. 7. Moses.
8. Jonathan, b. 1765, m. an Edmonds, lived opposite where Capt. Weeks now lives; moved to Northwood.
9. Lucretia. 10. Anna.
11. Edward, b. Feb. 1. 1772, m. Mary, dau. of Silas Camet, 1797, d. 1804. The wid. m. Robert S. Huntoon, went to Unity and Orford, d. at Auburn, Dec., 1863, a. 83.
V. DANIEL RICHARDSON m. a Davis, settled on Add. lot No. 101, where Isaac Foss lived, and near where David Lane now lives; he d. March 23, 1799; she d. March 30, 1799. Children :-
1. Moses, b. at West Newbury, Nov. 12, 1752. m. Sarah, dan. of Jacob Chase, Esq., 1778. went to Protectworth, now Springfield ; d. 1841.
2. Joseph, m. Anna, dau. of Robert Wilson, Esq .. lived on Add. No. 111, where Lt. David Wilson had lived; no issue ; d. June 6, 1752, a. 84.
3. Daniel, m. Lois Knapp, 1791, lived on the homestead, d. Feb. 1826.
4. Anna, m. Gideon Currier, d. March 19, 1827.
5. Lydia, m. Nathan, son of Abel Webster.
6. Betty, m. Joseph Carr, Jr.
VI. CALEB, b. 1731, m. Catharine, lived on Add. No. 102, east of where Capt. William Moore lived. Chil .:- 1. Caleb. 2. Catha- T'ine, m. Lt. Josiah Forsaith, b. March 30, 1768, d. 1818; and 3, Mary.
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