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17. PORTER WHEELER. b. 8 February, 1812; d. 23 No- vember, 1870 ; m. Mary Holt 22 April, 1841; res. in Am- herst. Their children were-
23. Freeman B., b. 22 March, 1842 ; died young.
24. Harriet N., b. 6 September, 1846; m. Alfred P. Keyes 22 Sep- tember, 1866; res. in Nashna, and have three children.
25. Charles P., b. 13 October, 1849; m. Georgia F. Holt, 25 Sep- tember, 1873 ; res. in Amherst ; have one daughter.
6. DANIEL WHEELER, b. 25 March, 1789; d. (from the effects of a fall ) 10 December, 1867; m. Martha G. Aiken in October, 1816. She was b. in Deering 26 March, 1798 ; d. 5 August, 1877. They settled on the farm now occul-
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pied by F. A. Noyes, cast of the great pond near Merrimack line. Their children were-
26. Rodney, b. 2 October, 1817; d. (accidentally shot) 19 April, 1834.
27. Martha G., b. 5 November, 1819; m. Asa K. Emery 5 December, 1849.
28. Daniel F., b. 2 August, 1821 ; m. Roxanna Caldwell in Februa- ry, 1850. Ile d. (drowned) 15 August, 1868.
29. Alfred, b. in September, 1823; d. 28 May, 1825.
30. Alfred, b. 4 September, 1825; m. Sarah J. Morgan in February, 1857.
31. Catherine S., b. 22 February, 1827 ; d. 7 February, 1877; m. Jus- tin Spear in May, 1857.
32. Henry A., b. 28 July, 1829; d. 15 September, 1846.
33. Mary E., b. 8 October, 1831; m. Calvin Merrill in May, 1856.
34. John E., b. 9 September, 1833; graduated at Amherst (Mass.) College in 1857 ; m. Clara G. Martin in August, 1880. He is a clergy- man.
35. Abbie M., b. 30 June, 1835.
36. Frances R., b. 18 March, 1838.
37. Harry R., b. 22 February, 1841 ; m. (1) Nettie A. Mills 11 May, 1864; m. (2) Nellie S. Jaquith 16 Jannary, 1870. He is a printer in Nashua.
7. JOHN NEVINS WHEELER, b. in May, 1791; d. 29 No- vember, 1859; m. Nancy Rhoads 11 December, 1814. Their children were-
38. Abigail R., b. 16 March, 1815; m. Calvin Prince in May, 1835 ; res. in Amherst.
39. Lucinda R., b. 12 April, 1817; m. (1) Eli S. Gutterson, of Am- herst, in December, 1842. He d. 19 May, 1863. She m. (2) Robert Hall; res. in Londonderry.
40. Nancy E., b. 30 March, 1819; m. Robert Hall in July, 1843. She d. in Londonderry 15 February, 1868.
41. Harriet E., b. 13 March, 1821 ; m. (1) Joseph Mace, of Amherst, 23 November, 1837. He died 2 June, 1864. She m. (2) David Hutch- inson, of Milford.
42. Mary F., b. 22 February, 1823; m. Philip S. Barrett, of Am- herst, 22 January, 1847.
8. JONATHAN WHEELER In. Martha Beals 29 November, 1815. He d. in March, 1844, aged 49. Their children werc-
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43. Jonathan B., b. 18 October, 1816.
44. Hannah, b. 12 March, 1819.
45. Fanny, b. 19 April, 1823; d. in September, 1826.
46. Joseph N., b. 25 April, 1827.
47. George Nelson, b. 2 May, 1830; m. Mary W. Hill, of Ogdens- burgh, N. Y., 1 June, 1852. He was Sergeant in Co. D, 10th N. H. Vols., and d. at Fortress Monroe 23 August, 1864, leaving one son-
George Henry, b. in Amherst 14 November, 1858.
48. William N., b. 21 February, 1832.
49. Samuel Dexter, b. 23 May, 1835.
50. Rhoda Ann, b. 5 May, 1838; m. Burt Emerson. She d. in Chelmsford, Mass., in 1880.
51. ISAAC WHEELER, b. 26 February, 1781 ; d. 20 June, 1870 ; m. (1) Sarah Dodge 9 June, 1803; m. (2) Abigail She d. 2 July, 1844, aged 56; m. (3) Eliza Hil- dreth. 'One child-
52. Maria ; d. 23 January, 1833, aged 18 years.
53. CHARLES S. WHEELER, son of (4) Nathan and Huldah (Wilkins) Wheeler, b. in 1820; d. 13 January, 1867. He carried on the business of a carpenter and house-builder in Amherst several years. He was a skillful workman and a good citizen. His widow, Mary G. Wheeler, d. in Lowell, Mass., 12 August, 1875, aged 60. Their children were-
54. Marion M .. b. in 1849; m. George E. Merrill 1 November, 1880. 55. Harriet A., b. in 1851.
56. George Henry, b. in 1856; d. 10 December, 1859.
57. Abby J., b. in 1859.
58. JOHN WHEELER In. Rebecca Bills 16 December, 1806. He died 14 January, 1834, aged 51. She d. 1 September, 1857, aged 70. Of their children-
59. John H .; d. 17 June, 1816, aged 7 years.
60. Mahala ; d. 4 April, 1814, aged 2 years.
Mrs. Lydia Wheeler, mother of Isaac Wheeler, d. 23 JJuly, 1846, aged 85 years.
Nathan Wheeler d. 21 October, 1864, aged 59 years.
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Rhoda Wheeler d. 3 August, 1861.
Hannah J. Wheeler d. 27 February, 1839, aged 20.
George Wheeler, a native of Amherst, d. 10 October. 1876, aged 68.
Zenas Wheeler d. in Canton, Mass., 15 May, 1876, aged 84.
Nathan Wheeler, formerly of Amherst, d. in Boston, Mass., 27 De- cember, 1871, aged 62.
John Wheeler d. 12 May, 1817, aged 58.
Biah, wife of John Wheeler, d. 15 March, 1814, aged 53.
WHITE.
1. JONATHAN WHITE, b. 17 March, 1792; d. in Goffstown 12 May, 1876 ; m. Sally B. Goss 1 January, 1818. She was b. 8 May, 1796; d. 15 January, 1878. Mr. White was for some years a resident of Amherst, and engaged in the man- ufacture of Machine cards in company with Dea. David Holmes. The children of Jonathan and Sally White were-
2. James Whitney, b. 2 July, 1818; m. (1) Almira Jenks in Janu- ary, 1843; m. (2) Harriet Fowler ; res. in Hanover, Ill.
3. Elizabeth, b. 25 July, 1821; m. Rev. Alexander Fairley 16 Feb- rnary, 1832; res. in Washington, D. C.
4. Ann Mary, b. 1 June, 1823; m. Frederick A. Brown 18 Novem- ber, 1847 ; d. in Boston, Mass., 21 December, 1852.
5. Jonathan, b. 7 February, 1825; d. 29 August, 1826.
6. William, b. 31 December, 1826; d. 19 December, 1831.
7. William, b. 31 December, 1831; d. 24 March, 1839.
8. Frederick H., b. 6 February, 1838; d. 29 July, 1839.
9. Sarah : m. (1) Frank D. Keirt 23 July, 1848; m. (2) Person C. Cheney 29 May, 1859 ; res. in Manchester.
10. Jonathan ; m. (1) Ellen Ireganown 12 September, 1855; m. (2) Arvilda Lightener 25 August, 1874 ; res. in Hanover, Ill.
11. Charles Goss ; m. Rachel Montgomery in 1860; res. in Hanover, Illinois.
12. Agnes R .; m. Josiah Laselle 30 October, 1860; res. in Goffstown Center.
WHITING.
1. NATHANIEL WHITING, b. in Dedham, Mass., 7 Novem- ber, 1779; d. 30 October, 1343; m. Nancy Richardson 1 April, 1804. She was b. 19 September, 1780 ; d. 14 April,
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1858. They rem. to Washington (N. H.) in 1811, thence to Amherst in March, 1818, where they settled on the farm formerly occupied by Henry Kimball. Their children were-
2. Clarissa, b. 28 April, 1806; m. Asa E. Clark, of Sherborn, Mass., 9 October, 1828; d. 11 January, 1873.
3. +Benjamin Billings, b. 1 October, 1813.
4. Nancy, b. 4 October, 1815; m. Jeremiah R. Hawes, of Sherborn, 11 May, 1847.
5. Alfred, b. 18 September, 1817; in. Mary S. Harris 21 October, 1841.
6. John Fuller, b. 19 March, 1822; m. (1) Eliza J. Wiley, of Wake- field, Mass., 18 May, 1848; m. (2) Helen M. Putnam 28 November, 1861. She d. 29 November, 1868. He in. (3) Lovilla M. Boutell, of Melrose, 19 January, 1871.
3. BENJAMIN BILLINGS WHITING, b. in Washington 1 Octo- ber, 1813 ; m. (1) Luey Jane Noyes 26 January, 1843. She d. 25 February, 1855. He m. (2) Mrs. Minday S. Peaslee, of Bradford, 24 August, 1855. She was b. in Washington 4 October, 1815. He settled on the farm occupied by his father, on which he made many improvements. Their chil- dren were-
7. Martha Ellen, b. 27 June, 1847; m. John Story in June, 1878.
8. Benjamin Franklin, b. 13 April, 1849; d. 11 October, 1851.
9. Mary Sabrina, b. 10 October, 1852.
10. Benjamin Franklin. b. 30 April, 1856; in. Bessie P. Fuller 2 April, 1881.
11. Hannah Jane, b. 13 April, 1859 ; m. Joseph HI. Drucker 13 March, 1879.
12. Helen Putnam, b. 10 May, 1864.
13. John, b. 17 October, 1868.
14. Anna Clementine, b. 26 May, 1870.
15. Harrey, b. 4 September, 1872.
16. Florence Beatrice, b. 4 August, 1876.
JOHN and ELIZABETH WHITING. Their children were-
Miriam, b. 20 April, 1775.
Abigail, b. 6 November, 1780.
Elizabeth, b. 20 August, 1778. Benjamin, b. 13 February, 1783.
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IRA and UNITY WHITING. Their children were-
Lewis Fales, b. 1 February, 1820.
Elizabeth Eaton, b. 12 June, 1825.
SAMUEL WHITING m. Anstress Barker 31 March, 1795. He d. 24 March, 1805, aged 42. Their children were-
Anstress ; d. 5 August, 1803, aged 8 montlis.
Mary ; d. 23 April, 1805, aged 4 months.
Capt. Thomas Whiting d. 16 December, 1801, aged 27. Jonathan Whiting d. 17 December, 1802, aged 24.
WHITNEY.
AARON WHITNEY was a blacksmith, and carried on his business in Amherst, where he was a prominent citizen for sometime. About April, 1819, he rem. to Maine. He d. in Calais, Me., 16 February, 1845, aged 74; m. (1) Phebe Duneklee 16 November, 1797. She d. 31 .January, 1800, aged 21. He m. (2) Olive . Their children were-
Levi, b. 7 July, 1798.
Mark, b. 2 January, 1800; Luke,
d. 22 February, 1807.
Aaron, b. 15 December, 1801.
Olive, b. 15 May, 1805.
WHITTEMORE.
Robert Daris, child of David Whittemore, was b. 25 May, 1806.
WIGGIN.
NOAH GREELEY WIGGIN was a hatter by trade and carried on business in Amherst some years ; rem. to Bath, Me., where he d. 13 October, 1813 ; m. Matilda Hutchins, sister of Abel Hutchins, of Concord. She was b. in Concord 11 Septem- ber, 1777 ; brought up in the family of Col. Timothy Dix, of Boscawen, and d. in Concord 4 February, 1819. Their children were-
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A child, b. 15 October, 1800; d. in infancy.
Timothy Dix, b. 25 September, 1801; d. 21 November, 1816.
Caroline, b. 30 March, 1804; d. 6 December, 1808.
Margaret Sargent, b. 29 October, 1806.
Matilda Greeley, b. 2 February, 1809 ; d. 14 October, 1850.
Sarah Greeley Hutchins, b. 9 July, 1811 ; d. in July, 1840.
WILEY.
ROBERT WILEY m. Sally Ray 19 September, 1793. He d. 26 October, 1822, aged 52. Their children were-
Robert Cochran, b. 26 March, 1796.
Sabrina, b. 3 April, 1798.
Sarah, b. 11 September, 1802; m. George Nichols in 1826; d. in Charlestown, Mass., in March, 1829, aged 26.
Lucy, b. 14 June, 1805.
George H., b. 18 September, 1814.
JOHN WILEY m. Betsey Elliott 12 November, 1807. He d. 8 March, 1839, aged 51. She d. in Lancaster, Mass., 22 October, 1861, aged 78. Their children were-
A son ; d. in March, 1814, aged 2 years.
Martha J .; d. 4 May, 1870, aged 55.
GEORGE WILEY mn. Sarah Hartshorn 8 December, 1761. Their daughter-
Sarah, was b. 31 August, 1763.
Robert, Agnes, Susannah, John and Jonathan Wiley were placed un- der the guardianship of James Miller 20 December, 1785. They were, probably, children of George Wiley.
John Wiley and Dorcas Abbott were m. 7 August, 1752.
WILKINS.
BRAY WILKINS was authorized by the general court of Massachusetts, 6 September, 1638, to erect a house and keep a ferry at Neponset river, and have a penny for each person carried over.
About 1660 Wilkins and John Gingle bought a large farm at Will's hill, adjoining Reading, which had been granted to Gov. Richard Bellingham about twenty years
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before. With the assistance of his sons he soon paid his share of the purchase money, and afterward bought and paid for his partner's share of the farm. From this tract he sold several lots, and afterward added others, so that finally his farm extended two miles in length, along Reading line, and comprised about seven hundred acres of land, on which the patriarch and his children dwelt with their families. There he d. an " ancient man " 1 January, 1702, at the age of 92 years. The farm, at his request, was annexed to Salem, and, upon the incorporation of Middleton, Mass., became a part of that town.
This family furnished one of the victims of the Salem witchcraft. On the Salem record of deaths we find the following :
" Daniel Wilkins, bewitched to death May 16, 1692, aged 17."
The families in Amherst bearing the name of Wilkins are all descended from Bray Wilkins, the Patriarch of Will's Hill, Middleton, Mass.
1. REV. DANIEL WILKINS, the first minister of the town, probably a great-grandson of Bray, and a son of John and Abigail Wilkins, was baptized 18 May, 1710; m. Sarah Ful- ler, of Middleton, 9 September, 1736; settled in Souhegan West about 1740; d. 11 February, 1784. She d. 23 April, 1790. Their children were-
2. Francis ; d. 8 November, 173 -. (Copied from grave-stone. Part of the inscription is illegible.)
3. +John, b. in 1740; d. in Ohio.
4. +Samuel, b. 8 January, 1742.
5. tDaniel ; d. in the army in 1776.
6. Abigail, b. 6 August, 1745; m. +William Peabody, Esq.
7. tJonathan ; a Revolutionary soldier.
8. William Henry; d. in the army at Yellow Springs, Penn., in 1778.
9. Andrew ; d. 13 September, 1753.
10. Sarah; d. 27 May, 1756.
11. tAndrew, b. in 1761 ; m. Lucy Blanchard.
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3. JOHN WILKINS, baptized in 1740; d. at Athens, Ohio, in 1808; graduated at Harvard College in 1764, in the class with Gov. Strong, of Massachusetts, standing the eighteenth in a class of forty-six. He m. Lucy Nichols, a sister of Gen. Moses Nichols, in 1769. She was b. at Reading 11 Febru- ary, 1743-4; d. at Athens, Ohio, in 1807. He is said to have been the first store-keeper in Amherst. About 1798 they rem. to Ohio and settled first at Middleton on the Hock- hocking river, thence they rem. to Athens where, they died. Their children were --
12. Sally ; m. John Dennison, of Amherst; d. in Pennsylvania in 1798, while on her way to Ohio, leaving one son, who settled with his uncle Timothy, in St. Louis.
13. Lucy ; m. Daniel Withee ; settled in Ohio; d. 9 July, 1835, leav- ing several children.
14. Rebecca, b. in 1784; m. Johnson ; settled in Ohio and left several children.
15. Timothy; settled in St. Louis and d. there, leaving children.
4. DEA. SAMUEL WILKINS, b. 8 January, 1742; d. 27 De- cember, 1832, aged 90; m. (1) Abigail Farwell 28 Febru- ary, 1769. She was b. 1 April, 1747 ; d. 4 February, 1786. He m. (2) Dorcas Towne 24 November, 1788. She was b. 10 November, 1755; d. 4 July, 1839. Their children were-
16. Frances, b. 24 February, 1770; d. 16 November, 1820; unm.
17. Abigail, b. 30 April, 1773; m. +Thaddeus Kendall, of Mont Ver- non, 13 November, 1808. They were the parents of George Wilkins Kendall, of the New Orleans Picayune. She d. at Mobile, Alabama, 27 September, 1853.
18. Arethusa, b. 1 May, 1775; m. fDaniel Weston, of Amherst. 19. Sarah Farwell, b. 20 May, 1777 ; m. Eaton; d. about 1801.
20. Sophia, b. 16 September, 1779 ; m. Solomon Wilkins, of Middle- ton, Mass., 14 November, 1815; d. at Middleton 5 April, 1861; no children.
21. Rebecca, b. 14 April, 1781; m. David R. Clark, of New Boston, 27 June, 1816 ; d. at Charlestown, Mass., in April, 1848.
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22. Samuel, b. 16 April, 1783; is supposed to have perished in the theater, at Richmond, Va., 26 December, 1811.
23. Mary, b. 5 July, 1785; d. in infancy.
24. Daniel, b. 13 October. 1789; d. 6 June, 1847 ; unmarried.
25. t Thomas, b. 25 May, 1792.
26. tJohn Hubbard, b. 10 December, 1794.
5. CAPT. DANIEL WILKINS d. in the army at Chimney Point, N. Y., in July, 1776. He m. Tabitha Weston. She d. in Mont Vernon in December, 1819. He was first lieutenant in Capt. Crosby's company on Bunker Hill, and captain of a company composed largely of Amherst men, in Col. Bedel's regiment, which was surrendered to the British and Indians at the "Cedars," in May, 1776. He d. of disease shortly after his exchange. The children of Capt. Daniel and Tabitha Wilkins were-
27. Daniel, b. 31 October, 1769 ; settled in Claremont.
28. Abigail, b. 28 May, 1772; m. Timothy Dix, of Boscawen, 22 March, 1792. GEN. JOHN ADAMS DIX, late governor of New York, was one of their children. She d. at Boscawen 3 December, 1808.
29. Tabitha, b. 28 October, 1774; m. (1) Thomas Gilmore ; (2) John Carleton, of Mont Vernon. She d. at South Marlow 16 September, 1848.
7. JONATHAN WILKINS was a soldier in the Revolution. He also served on board the armed ship Hague, and was wounded in a battle with a British vessel. He d. at Mont Vernon 18 April. 1824, aged 75 years. Susannah, his first wife, d. 23 December, 1778, aged 30. Their children were-
30. Polly ; m. - Blanchard.
31. David G .; res. at Addison, Vt.
32. Jonathan ; res. at Goffstown.
33. Samuel : res. at New Albany, Ind.
31. Robert ; res. at Jaffrey.
35. James, b. 15 December. 1781; was apprenticed to James McKean, of Amherst, whence he took the name of Mckean. He rem. to Maine with Mr. McKean, where his education was neglected. When he re- turned to Amherst, at the age of 19. he was unable to read or write. Determined to have an education, he applied himself vigorously to
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study, fitted for college, graduated at Dartmouth in 1812, read law with Hon. Daniel Abbot, of Dunstable, and practiced many years in Bedford and Manchester. He served as representative, senator, and councillor, and d. at Manchester 18 Jannary, 1855, unmarried.
11. ANDREW WILKINS was a private in the company com- manded by his brother, Daniel, at the " Cedars," in May, 1776. He m. Lucy Blanchard and rem. to Detroit, Mich., where he d. 10 September, 1819. Their children were-
36. William Henry, b. 28 October, 1780 ; resided in Burlington, Vt .; d. at St. Albans, Vt., 22 December, 1854.
37. Lucy June ; m. and went to California.
38. Eleazer Blanchard; settled in Watertown, N. Y., and d. there.
39. Samuel Andrew ; resided in Vermont ; d. at Washington, D. C.
40. Daniel ; was a lawyer in Chicago.
41. Abigail Clarissa ; m. Timothy Eastman, of Plymouth.
42. Nancy Trefethen.
43. Joseph Blanchard ; res. in New York.
24. COL. THOMAS WILKINS, b. 25 May, 1792; d. 15 No- vember, 1868 ; m. Sarah Crosby, of Milford, 24 December, 1834. She was b. 15 September, 1798; d. 5 June, 1850. He was for some years one of the selectmen of the town, and an officer in the militia. They resided on the farm once owned by his grandfather, Thomas Towne. Their children were-
44. Elizabeth Hubbard, b. 4 March, 1836; d. in North Conway 14 October, 1878; unmarried.
45. Anna Frances, b. 9 March, 1839; m. Henry W. Russell 30 Octo- ber, 1869 ; res. in North Conway.
46. DANIEL WILKINS and LUCY BRADFORD m. in Middleton, Mass., 27 February, 1749, and settled in Souhegan West shortly after. Their children were-
47. Hannah, b. 27 January, 1751; d. 17 April, 1769.
48. Lucy, b. 16 January, 1753.
49. t Robert Bradford, b. 20 September, 1755.
50. Asa, b. 1 August, 1757; was a soldier in Scammel's regiment from 1777 to 1780.
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49. LIEUT. ROBERT B. WILKINS, b. in Souhegan West 20 September, 1755; d. in Boston, Mass., in August, 1832. He m. (1) Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of Samnel Stewart, 31 October, 1782. She d. 7 July, 1784, aged 31. Ho m. (2) ; resided in Amherst, Hillsborough, Concord, Pembroke, and Boston, Mass. Their children were-
51. Elizabeth; m. Ephraim Blanchard.
52. Robert B .; d. in Milford 6 September. 1809, aged 22.
53. Minerra : d. in Concord in September, 1819. aged 28.
54. AARON WILKINS, son of Uriah and Lydia Wilkins, was b. in Middleton, Mass., 20 October, 1745, O. S. ; killed by a falling tree 23 April, 1800 ; m. Lydia Smith. She was b. 9 November, 1755; d. 25 March, 1837. They settled in Amherst in the spring of 1779. Their children were-
55. tAaron. b. in Middleton 17 February, 1778.
56. Alexander, b. 12 March, 1779; m. - settled in Merrimack, where he d. 17 April, 1849.
57. Lydia, b. 12 May, 1781 ; d. 28 August, 1773.
58. Naomi. b. 16 March. 1783; m. Joseph Russell in January, 1803; settled in Lyndeborough, where she d. 2 June, 1869.
59. Lydia, b. 1 June, 1783; m. Elisha Felton, of Amherst, 30 Decem- ber. 1806 : 4. 30 July. 1859.
60. Trinh, b. 4 November, 1788; m. Nancy Kittredge; resided in Stowe. Vi. ; d. 26 February, 1874.
61. Elinb, b. 24 December, 1790; m. Asenath Howard 20 January, 1820; set led in Vermont ; d. at Morristown, Vt., 28 November, 1879. 62. Clara Smith, b. 21 March, 1792 ; m. Thomas W. Melendy in 1819; d. at Jacksonville, Ill., 1 August, 1867.
63. O.pal. 1. 29 August, 1794; m. George Small 11 February, 1819 ; d. at Morristown, Vt., 10 August, 1877.
55. AARON WILKINS, JR., b. at Middleton, Mass., 17 Feb- ruary, 1778; d. in Amherst 3 June, 1862 ; m. Sarah (Ken- dall) Flint, a great-granddaughter of Samuel Lamson, 16 September, 1824. She was b. 17 January, 1784; d. 14 Sep- tember. 1861. He occupied the farm left by his father, and was one of the best citizens of the town-an upright, hon- est man. Their son-
64. t.laron Smith, was b. 25 January, 1827.
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61. AARON SMITH WILKINS, b. 25 January, 1827 ; m. Martha A. MeCTuer 18 November. 1852. She was b. in Merrimack 15 April, 1829. They reside on the farm once owned by his father and grandfather. Their children are-
65. Aaron Milton, b. 22 January, 1851; m. Lucy Hartshorn 23 Sep- tember, 1850.
Gi. George Henry, b. 28 December. 1955.
67. Frank Elerin, b. 9 September, 1858.
68. Charles Lincoln, b. 23 April, 1861.
69. Bertha Maria. b. 17 December, 1863.
70. Hurry .Albert. b. 3 April, 1866.
71. Liscic Laurence, b. 15 November, 1870.
72. BENJAMIN WILKINS, a younger brother of Aaron, was b. in Middleton, Mass., 3 June, 1764 ; d. in Amherst 12 Sep- tember, 1821; m. Sarah Wilkins, of Middleton, 22 Septem- ber 1778. She d in Merrimack 26 December, 18-12. They resided on the place since occupied by Isaac and Isaac P. Weston. To distinguish him from Benjamin Wilkins, of Merrimack, he was familiarly called " Pond" Ben. Wilkins. Their children were-
73. Jonathan : who sled in Stanstead, Canada.
Tt. Lydia : m. Joseph Richardson; resided in Cornish.
75. Hullah : m. Nathan Wheeler 25 November, 1807 ; d. 25 Decem- ber, 1-62. a.0 1 78.
74. Prince: d. in infan y.
77. Thiranh : d. umarriel in Merrimack 1 May, 1855, aged 64.
79. 17al. b. 1 January, 1701; res. in Amherst and other places;
rem. to Wisconsin in 1961; d. in Sharon, Wis., 22 December, 1881.
70. Hag.ok. b. 15 D -cambor, 1797; res. in Amherst.
80. JOSHUA WILKINS, b. in Middleton, Mass., 26 August, 1718, and his wife, Ruth, were residents in Amherst in March, 1770. Their children were-
81. Asaph. b. 17 March, 1738.
82. El. b. 21 September, 1741 ; d. young.
83. Sgireser. b. 11 January, 1711; d. young.
81. Joshua. b. 12 October, 1716.
Số. Elizabeth, b. 16 November, 1748; d. young.
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86. +Abijah, b. 7 October, 1751.
87. +Eli, b. 6 April, 1753; settled in Amherst; served on the board of selectmen several years.
88. Sylvester, b. 24 November, 1757; a Revolutionary soldier ; d. at Easton, Pa.
89. Ruth, b. 21 March, 1761.
90. Elizabeth, b. 15 June, 1764.
86. ABIJAH WILKINS, b. in Middleton 7 October, 1751; d. in Mont Vernon in July, 1833 ; m. Lucy Averill 7 May, 1772. She was b. 18 December, 1752. He m. (2) Sarah Farmer 30 September, 1788. Their children were-
91. Abijah, b. 18 September, 1771.
92. Lucy, b. 27 March, 1777.
93. Jason, b. 7 December, 1780.
94. Charles IV., b. 30 October, 1791.
95. George, b. 12 December, 1793.
96. Esther, b. 28 October, 1797.
97. Ruth, b. 19 December, 1799.
87. ELI WILKINS, b. 6 April, 1753 ; m. Leachı. They settled in the easterly part of the north-west parish, now Mont Vernon. He was frequently employed as a school teacher ; served on the board of seleetmen from 1781 to 1788 inelusive, and held a commission as justice of the peace many years. Their children were-
98. Eli.
99. Ira; m. Nancy Kendall.
100. John L .; m. Susan Weston.
101. Joshua.
102. Tryphosa ; m. Gerry Knights, of Francestown.
103. Alcah; m. (1) Sarah Hill; m. (2) Sarah S. Gould 25 Septem- ber, 1860; d. 5 October, 1862, aged 65.
104. Nathaniel.
105. SAMUEL WILKINS, b. in Merrimack 25 May, 1792; d. in Amherst 2 May, 1857 ; m. Luey Gilmore, of Merrimack, 17 May, 1818. She was b. 17 May, 1799 ; d. 22 November, 1876. Their children were-
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106. +Samuel, jr., b. 15 May, 1820.
107. Nancy, b. 30 October, 1822; m. Simeon Carter, jr .; res. in Winchendon, Mass.
108. Julia, b. 13 August, 1828; d. 1 February, 1850; unmarried.
109. Mary E., b. 18 October, 1830; m. John R. Foss 3 July, 1852 ; d. in Campton 21 December, 1857.
106. SAMUEL WILKINS, JR., b. 15 May, 1820 ; m. Abby Smith, of Milford, 24 November, 1853. She was b. 2 July, 1823. Their children are-
110. Charles Edmund, b. 1 February, 1857.
111. Samuel Franklin, b. 16 May, 1859.
112. Abbie Frances, b. 19 February, 1864.
WILSON.
THOMAS F. WILSON, b. 27 August, 1806; d. 27 January, 1874 ; m. Ruth Boutell 17 November, 1836. She was b. 1 May, 1810. Their children were-
Lucy Ann, b. 9 March, 1839 ; d. 16 October, 1840.
Frederick A., b. 20 August, 1842.
Edward, b. 8 August, 1844 ; d. 22 March, 1863.
Sarah R., b. 12 February, 1852.
SIMEON WILSON, formerly of Amherst, d. at Nashua 1 Feb- ruary, 1867, aged 79.
Jonathan Wilson ; d. in May, 1824, aged about 50.
Esther, wife of James A. Wilson, formerly of Manchester, d. in Au- gust, 1847, aged 35.
WILLIAMS.
The children of STEPHEN and MARY WILLIAMS were-
Stephen, b. 23 October, 1779. Thomas, b. 30 June, 1781.
Darid, b. 27 Jannary, 1783.
Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Williams, was b. 17 February, 1777.
David Williams, formerly of Amherst, d. in Milford 16 April, 1834, aged 85.
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WINCHESTER.
LEMUEL WINCHESTER In. Lydia Flint, of Reading, Mass., 28 August, 1760. They were afterward residents in Am- herst.
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