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WOLVES.
About 1790, in the winter, three gray wolves came into the barnyard of Joseph Fellows, Jr., and killed three sheep, one of which was dragged several rods from the barn.
In the winter, about 1805, Nathaniel, son of Joseph Fellows, Jr., found the trail of some gray wolves, who crossed the highway near the line between the farms of Capt. Lawrence Ellis and Richard Sanborn. These wolves were followed around the Emery neighborhood, south of Captain Marston's, down to the lower pond, now Webster Lake, which they crossed, leaving it near the brickyard, thence northerly to the Call road and up a valley to the mountain. The hunters followed them into Hill, but abandoned the chase at nightfall, though at that time it was found that the animals were lying down to rest every few minutes.
SHARES, LOTS AND RANGES.
THE DIVISION OF THE TOWN INTO SHARES AND LOTS.
By the terms of the Grant the traet was to be "divided into Eightyone Shares or Rights & each Share to be laid out into three Distinct Lots the two first to Contain each an hundred acres & the other all the rest of the land belonging to each Respective Share. That the whole be laid out as Equitably as Possible that the three lots belongs to one share be Numbered with the same Number so as to make but one Draught for the three lots belong- ing to each share That the said land be so laid out within nine Months from the Granting thereof & then the lots Drawn for in the Usual Manner of Drawing for lots of land in such Cases and that this be done at Portsmouth aforesaid under the Care and Direction of the Grantors and a true plan thereof Returned at the same time to the Grantors."
It was provided that eighteen of the eighty-one shares should be reserved for the use of the grantors; one for the use of the first minister settled in the grant; one for the support of the gospel ministry and one share for the support of schools. The remain- ing sixty shares were for the use of the sixty grantees.
On May 28, 1753, the proprietors appointed a committee to procure a plan of the tract, to lay this plan before the grantors and arrange a time and place for drawing the lots. This com- mittee consisted of James Carrick, Amos Dwinell and Richard Smith.
According to this plan the grant was divided into four sets or ranges of lots; each range beginning at the Pemigewasset River and running westerly to the western boundary. Each range was approximately ten miles long and one mile wide. The range adjoining the Salisbury line was known as the first range and the others were numbered consecutively towards the southern boundary of New Chester. These ranges were divided into
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
lots running north and south according to the terms of the original grant : each lot in the western section of the grant west of lot one in the first range, being approximately one mile long and forty rods wide, the lots east of lot one were approximately one mile long and fifty rods wide.
Between the consecutive ranges were rangeways three in num- ber and four rods wide, intended for highways. (See Map.) There were also other rangeways shown on the original map of the same width, running parallel to the sides of the lots, and intended for highways.
One of these between lots 61 and 63 in the first range ran from Salisbury line through the center square to the New Chester line. Three other rangeways west of center square ran from Salisbury line to New Chester line: The first between lots 75 and 77; the second between lots 1 and 3; and the third between lots 21 and 23. East of the center square were five other range- ways running in the same direction : The first running between lots 35 and 37 in third range, north to New Chester line ; the sec- ond running between lots 35 and 37 in first range, north to center rangeway; the third running between lots 53 and 55 in third range, north to New Chester line; the fourth running between lots 17 and 19 in first range, north to center rangeway ; the fifth running between lots 65 and 67 in third range, north to New Chester line.
The "center square" shown on Clough's map was about half a mile west of Loon Pond and was on land owned in 1900 by N. J. Bachelder, Joseph D. Philbrick and F. H. Flanders, and is not near any highway. It was designed as the business center of the town; it is now in the woods.
In May, 1763, another committee was appointed to run out said township anew and bound and number every lot agreeable to the plan formerly exhibited and accepted by the grantors. This committee, David Norton, Richard Smith, Benjamin Eaton, Ben- jamin Tilton and Jeremiah Lane spent six days at their task and claimed to have made a thorough survey and division according to the original plan. It was probably the most accurate work done up to that time on the grant; but the surveying and mark- ing even the corner bounds of 243 lots, on 40 square miles in the
477
SHARES, LOTS AND RANGES.
dense wilderness and among the hills of this town, in six days, could scarcely be called accurate in any degree.
As the settlement of the town progressed it became evident that the rangeways as originally planned were generally imprac- ticable for highways. For several years much time was spent at town meetings in disposing of various portions of these four-rod strips of land. In many cases sections of these reserved ranges were transferred by vote of the town to citizens whose lands were contiguous, as compensation for land taken for highways that ran in irregular courses across their farms.
The names of the original owners of the lots are shown and numbered on the accompanying plan. In nearly every case the spelling is the same as that on the copy of the plan now in the possession of the town. The six lots named on the plan "Law Lotts" were transferred to William Parker and Samuel Liver- more, lawyers, who were to defend the proprietors in all suits of law concerning the new township.
RANGE I.
No. of Lot.
Name.
No. of Lot.
Name.
No. of Lot.
Name.
39
Nathan1 Batchelder.
9
Benja. Eaton.
39
Nath1 Batchelder.
37
Joseph Weare.
79
Nath. Dow
37
Joseph Weare.
35
Sam1 Blake Junr
77
John Hoyt.
35 Saml Blake Jun'r.
33
Joseph Rawlings
75
Tobias Lakeman
33 Joseph Rawlings.
31
Amos Dwenel.
73
Nathan Longfellow
31 Amos Dwenel.
29
Benja. Leavit
71
John Brown ..
29
Benja. Leavit.
27
Nathan Row
69
Dr. Anthony Emery
27
Nathan Row.
25
Robt Miller ..
67
Thos. Willinford ..
25 Robert Miller.
23
Richard Wibert
65
Jesse Prescut ..
23
Richard Wibert.
21
Sam1 French
63
George Jeffery Esq.
21
Sam French Jun'r.
19
First Ministor
61
John Marston.
19
First Minister.
17
School ..
59
Jona. Sanborn
17
School.
15
Joseph Gove
57
Benja. Tilton
15
Jos. Gove.
13
Daniel Cram
55
Nathì Healey.
81
The. Atkinson.
11
Saml Blake
53
§ Daniel Pierce Esq. & Mary More ..
. .
7
Ebenezer Lovering
51
Sam' Batherick.
. .
5
Daniel Marston ..
49
John Sanborn
7 Ebenezer Lovering.
3
Ezekiel Worthen
47
John Rindge.
5
Dan1 Marston.
1
Jonathan Beck
45
John Ellis.
3
Ezek! Worthen.
13
Daniel Cram ..
43
John Chapman
1 Jona. Beck.
11
Samuel Blake ..
41
Wm Bro. Clo. Surveyr.
..
Amendment.
9
Benjamin Eaton.
Amendment.
Amendment.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
RANGE II.
No. of Lot.
Name.
No. of Lot.
Name.
No. of Lot.
Name.
81
Theodore Atkinson ....
14
Wm Swain
40 Law Lott 2.
40
Law Lott 2
12
Archs Lakeman.
38 Simon Marston.
38
Simon Marston ..
10
Joseph French
( Jno. Tombleson, Esq.
36
& John Tufton Mason ( Esq .
78
John Leavit ..
36 John Tufton Mason, ( Esq.
34
Jona. Leavit.
74
David Lowd
32 David Norton.
32
David Norton.
72
Jotham Oddiorn.
00 Law Lott 1.
30
Law Lott 1
70
Jno. Murtit Esq.
28 Benja. Swett Junr.
28
Benja. Swett Junr.
68
Daniel Sanborn ..
26 Benja. French.
26
Benja. French.
66 Robbert Calef .... [Esq. 24 Sam! French Junr.
24 22
Thoms Silley
60
Nason Cass
18 Jno. Wentworth.
18
Jno. Wentworth
58 Rich'd Smith
16 Edwd Brown.
16 14
Wm Swain.
..
Amendment for No. 77. Amendment for No. 29. Joshua Towle.
8
Walter Williams.
10
Joseph French .
50
6 Dan! Weare.
8
Walter Williams
48 Joshua Pierce Esq.
4 Israel Blake.
6
Daniel Weare
46 Thomas Parker.
2
Jos. Blanchard.
§ Nathi Meservey Esq ..
42
Hezekiah Car.
2
Jos. Blanchard Esq ..
RANGE III.
41
Wm Bro. Clo. Surveyr .
52
[ Arment Marsh Esq .. Jonathan Beck ..
43
John Chapman.
45 John Ellis.
1
45
Jno. Ellis.
47 John Rindge.
3
Ezl Worthen.
47 Jno. Rindge.
49 John Sanborn.
5
Daniel Marston ..
49 John Sanborn.
51 Sam1 Batherick
7
Ebenezer Lovering Benja. Eaton
53
Mary More.
55
Nath1 Healey
13
Daniel Cram
55 Nath' Healey.
57
Benja. Tilton
15
Joseph Gove
57 Benja. Tilton.
59 Jona. Sanborn
17
School.
59
Jona. Sanborn.
61 John Marston.
19 First Minister.
61
J. Marston.
63 Geo. Jeffery Esq.
21
Sam1 French
63 Geo. Jefferey.
65 Jesse Prescut ..
23
Richard Wibert
65 Jes. Prescut.
67
Thos. Willingford .. Dr. Anthony Emery. John Brown .
. .
Amendment for 26.
69 A. Emery.
71
73 Nathn Longfellow
..
Amendment for 1
73 Na. Longfellow.
75 Tobias Lakeman
33
Joseph Rawlings.
75 To. Lakeman.
77 John Hoyt ..
35
Sam' Blake Junr.
77 John Hoit.
79 Nathn Dow
37
Joseph Weare.
79 Nathan Dow.
56 Bu. Sanborn
39
Nath1 Batchelder ..
81
Th. Atkinson.
54 John Tombleson Esq ..
Sam Solley
41
Wm Bro. Clo. Surveyr.
43 John Chapman
Dan' Pierce Esq. &
9
Daniel Pierce Esq. &
53
Mary More
11
Sam! Blake ...
.
. Amendment for No. 23
12
Arch's Lakeman
..
64 Mark H. Wentworth .. 62 Ministery
20 Edm. Brown.
20
Edmund Brown
Edward Brown.
. .
Amendment for No. 27.
. .
Amendment for No. 23
Nat. Meservey &
4 Israel Blake.
44
Benja. Shaw
67 Thos. Willingford.
69
..
Amendment for 24
71 John Brown.
25
Robt Miller.
51 Sam1 Batherick.
22 Thos. Cilley.
Sam1 French.
76 Joseph Prescut.
34 Jona. Leavitt.
( John Tombleson Esq.
80
Daniel Page.
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SHARES, LOTS AND RANGES.
RANGE IV.
No. of Lot.
Name.
No. of Lot.
Name.
No. of Lot.
Name.
42
Hezekiah Car
31
Amos Dwenel ...
40 Law Lott 2.
44
Benja. Shaw.
2
Jos. Blanchard Esq ..
44 Benja. Shaw.
48
Joshua Pierce Esq
4
Israel Blake.
46 Thomas Parker Esq.
50
Joshua Towle ...
6
Daniel Weare.
48 Joshua Pierce Esq.
52
Arment Marsh.
10 Joseph French
Saml Sollev.
54
John Tombleson Esq.
12
Archs Lakeman.
Arment Marsh.
56
Benja. Sanborn.
14
Wm Swain
54
John Tombleson Esq.
58
Richard Smith
16
Edward Brown.
56 Bu. Sanborn.
60
Nason Cass.
18
John Wentworth
58 Richard Smith.
62
Ministry [Esq.
20
Edmund Brown
60 Nason Cass.
54
Mark H. Wentworth Robbert Calef.
24
Saml French Junr
64 M. H. Wentworth.
68
Daniel Sanborn
26
Benja. French
66 Robert Calef.
70
Jno. Murfet Esq
28
Benja. Swett Junr.
68 Danl Sanborn.
72
Jotham Oddiorn
30
Law Lott 1.
70 John Muffit.
74
David Lowel ..
32
David Norton.
72 Jotham Oddiorn.
76
Joseph Prescut
34
Jona. Leavitt.
74 David Lowd.
78
John Leavit ..
80
David Page.
36
27
Nathan Row
38
Simon Marston
The following is an alphabetical list of the original owners of lots shown on the accompanying plan of the township by William Brown Clough, together with the numbers of the ranges and of the lots. The ranges of lots are numbered I, II, III and IV, northward from the south line of the town. In some instances there are two lots with the same number in a range. In such cases the number in the following list is followed by an E or a W as the lot is east or west of the central line of the original township. The original spelling has been followed, generally, save when the correct spelling was necessary for the identifica- tion of the names.
Owner.
Number
of lot.
Number
of range.
Owner.
Number of lot.
Number of range.
Atkinson, Theodore
81
I
Blake, Israel.
4W.
II
II
4 E.
II
66
III
4
IV
Batchelder, Nathaniel
39 W.
I
Blake, Samuel
11W. 11 W.
I
16
III
11
III
Batherick, Samuel.
51
I
Blake, Samuel Jr
35W.
I
".W.
III
35 E.
I
" E.
III
35
III
Beck, Jonathan
1 W.
I
Blanchard & Meservy (see Nath1 Meservy)
2W.
II
"E.
I
2 E.
II
66
III
2
IV
( Nath Meservey Esq.
42 Hezekiah Carr.
46
Thomas Parker.
Sam] Solley.
8 Walter Williams
50 Joshua Towle.
22
Thomas Silley
62 Ministry.
66
29
Benja. Leavitt
John Tumbleson Esq. John Tufton Mason ( Esq ...
76 Joseph Prescutt.
78 John Leavitt.
80 David Page.
I
" E.
I
52
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
Owner.
Number of lot.
Number
of range.
Owner.
Number
of lot.
Number
of range.
Brown, Edmund
20 W.
II
Lakeman, Tobias
75
I
'20 E.
II
IV
Brown, Edward.
16W.
1I
Law Lott, 1
30W.
II
16 E.
II
36 E.
II
16
IV
30
IV
Brown, John
71
I
Law Lott, 2.
40 W. 40 E. 40
II IV I
Calef, Robert
66
II
Leavit, Benjamin
29W. 29 E. 29
I
Carr, Hezekiah
42
Leavit, John.
II
42W.
IV IV II IV
Leavit, Jonathan
34 E.
II
60 E.
IV
34
IV
Chapman, John
43
Longfellow, Nathan
73
I
43 E.
73 E.
Cilley, Thomas
22 W.
22 E.
II
22
IV I
Lowel, David.
74W. 74 E. 52 52 \.1
IV III
Cram, Daniel.
18W. 13W.
13
Dow, Nathaniel.
79
Marston, Daniel ..
I
III
Dwenel, Amos.
31W. 31 E. 31
I IV I
Marston, Simon
II
II IV
Ellis, John
9W. 9W. 9 45 45W. 45 E. 69
Mason & Tomlinson (see Tomlinson & Mason)
86W. 36 E. 36
II IV I
Emery, Anthony.
Miller, Robert.
25 W. 25 E. 25
I
French, Benjamin
French, Joseph
10W. 10W. 10
French, Samuel
21W. 24 W. 21 E.
French, Samuel, Jr
21 E. 21 E. 24 E. 15W. 15 E. 15
II III I II IV I I III I III III I III
Norton, David.
II
Hoyt, John
Odiorn, Jotham
II
IV IV II
IV
IV
Lakeman, Arhelaus.
55 55W. 55 E. 77 77W. 77 E. 63 63W. 63 E. 12W. 12W. 12
II IV
IV IV
I
I III II IV
Clough, William Brown
41
41W.
III
41 E.
III I I III I III III
I
Marston, John
52 E. 5W. 5 E. 5 61 61 W. 61 E. 38W. 38 E. 38
I 1II III
Eaton, Benjamin
J III I III III 69 W. I III 69 E. 26 W. 26 E. Minister, First. 26 III II II IV II Ministry II IV I Meservy, Nathaniel, Esq., and Jos. Blanchard ..
62
III I T III II IV
IV
II II
More, Mary & Daniel Pierce (see Daniel Pierce, Esq.)
Gove, Joseph
Murfet, John
IV I III III II III III II
IV
Jaffrey, George.
III I Page, David? III III II Parker, Thomas.
62W. 62 E. 2W. 2 E. 2 53 53W. 53 E. 70 70W. 70 E. 32 W. 32 E. 32 72 72W. 72 E. 80 80W. 80 E. 46 46W. 46 E.
IV
IV IV
Cass, Nason
42 E. 60
78 78W. 78 E. 34W.
II
60 W.
43W.
I ĪII III II Lovering, Ebenezer
73W.
III III
March & Solley. (see Samuel Solley)
IV IV I
79 W. 79 E.
III III
71 E.
66W.
IV
66 E.
IV II
75W. 75 E.
III III
20
II
71W.
7W. 7 E. 7 74
19W. 19 E. 19
Healey, Nathaniel.
II
481
SHARES, LOTS AND RANGES.
Owner.
Number of lot.
Number
of range.
Number of lot.
Number of range.
Pierce, Daniel, Esq., and Mary More ..
53
I III
Swain, William
14W.
II
53W.
14W. II
53 E.
III
14
IV
Pierce, Joshua.
48
II
Swett, Benjamin, Jr.
28 W. II
48W.
IV
28 E. II
48 E.
IV I
Tilton, Benjamin
57
I
65W.
III
57W. 57 E.
III
Prescut, Joseph
76
II
Tomlinson, John
54
III
76 W.
IV
54 W.
IV
76 E.
IV I
Tomlinson, John and John Tufton Mason
36 W.
II II IV
Rindge, John
47
Towle, Joshua
50
II
47W.
III
50 W.
IV
47 E.
III
50 E. IV
Row, Nathan.
27W.
I
Weare, Daniel
6W. II
27 E. I
6 E.
II
Sanborn, Benjamin ...
56
Weare, Joesph ..
6 3"W. 37 E. 37
I
56 E.
III
Sanborn, Daniel
68 68W.
II II
IV
Sanborn, John.
49
Wentworth, Mark H.
II
49W. 49 E. 59
III I
Wibert, Richard ..
23W. 23 E. 23
I III
School Lott.
17W.
I
Williams, Walter
8W.
II II IV
Shaw, Benjamin.
44
Willingford, Thomas
67
I III
Smith, Richard.
58
I
58W.
3 E.
I
58 E.
3
III
Solley, Samuel and Arment March.
52
52W.
IV
52 E.
IV
COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY.
"Province of
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1753
New Hampshire The within is a true Plan of ye Tract of land as granted to Edmund Brown william Swain Archelaus Lake- man & others, by the Proprietors of the Lands purchased of John Tufton Mason Esqu' in said Province pursuant to ye grant of said Proprietors made & voted ye 20th Novr 1751 - this Plan is Returned in behalfe of Said Grantees to the said Grantors & by their Order
"WILLIAM BROWN CLOUGH
"Received this Plan July 4th 1753
per Geo : Jaffrey Prop's Cl."
I
59W.
III III
59 E.
17 E. 17
I III II
67W.
44 E.
IV
67 E. 3W.
III
Worthen, Ezekiel.
64 E.
IV IV
Sanborn, Jonathan
56W.
IV III IV IV II
Wentworth, John
68 E.
IV IV I
18W. 18 E. 18 64 64W.
IV
Rawlings, Joseph
33 W.
33 E.
I
33
III I
36 E. 36
IV
Prescut, Jesse
65
III
65 E.
III
54 E.
27
IV I
III
8 E. 8
44 W .
IV
II IV IV III
Owner.
28
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
It is perhaps unnecessary to say, to any one acquainted with the topography of this town, that the copy of the original map printed in this volume is not a good example of accurate map making. Mr. Clough's representations of the sizes, forms and locations of the ponds, rivers and smaller streams are, at best, only crude specimens of free hand sketches. This reproduction is presented : first, because it was the most accurate map available of that epoch; second, it serves to fix the location of the lots which were distributed, by "drawing," to the original owners.
HISTORY OF ANDOVER, N. H.
PART II GENEALOGIES
GENEALOGY.
The following pages present what was contained in the notes of Mr. George E. Emery; and very much more that has been gathered from personal knowledge, from the state and town rec- ords, from church and family records, from hundreds of personal interviews and from an extensive correspondence, concerning most of the families that have found homes in this town. The greatest amount of labor has been devoted to the search for rec- ords of the earlier settlers. Some of this work is fairly complete, but much of it, after a period of more than a century, is still fragmentary.
A brief explanation will enable the reader to follow readily the arrangement of the different families and the order of the names in each family.
1. The several families are arranged alphabetically.
2. The surname of the family is printed in large capitals.
3. The christian and the surname of the head of each sub- family, with the maiden name of the wife, is printed in small capitals.
4. The full maiden name of the wife is given if known, with the surname in parenthesis.
5. When the name of a town is given it is assumed to be in New Hampshire, unless otherwise noted.
6. Residence, when not otherwise noted, is assumed to be in Andover.
7. In giving the age of an individual, the years, months and days are separated by a dash.
8. The usual abbreviations, a. for aged, b. for born, d. for died, dau. for daughter, m. for married, rem. for removed, res. for re- sided or resides, and t. r. for town records, have been used.
9. In the printing of surnames, the spelling usually employed by each family has been followed. In the case of one large family whose different branches, at various periods, have written
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
the name "Sillea," "Silly," "Selley," "Selly," "Celley" and "Cilley," the modern spelling "Cilley" has been used.
10. The genealogical data for each family is so arranged as to follow out the descendants of each, in order of birth, in the male lines, to the latest generation in town. When children of the older families have removed from town, the names and dates are continued generally, if known, for one generation.
It is practically impossible to avoid errors in names and dates, though great care has been observed in this respect. Frequently the different members of the same family do not agree concern- ing dates of births, marriages and deaths, and in most of such cases the data cannot be verified now by trustworthy records.
GENEALOGIES.
APPLETON.
FRED SEVERANCE, son of Scott J. and Eliza J. (Severance) APPLETON, and grandson of Ziba Severance, was b. in Burlington, Vt., June 11, 1874 ; res. in Andover, Concord, N. H., Brooklyn, N. Y., and Portsmouth, N. H .; m., Sept. 8, 1900, MINNIE JULIA, dau. of William SMITH of Andover.
Helen Wilsdon, b. in Concord Feb. 18, 1902.
Scott Severance, b. in Franklin Aug. 10, 1906.
ASH.
JOHN ASH m., Aug. 14, 1667, MARY, dau. Christopher and Mary BART- LETT. He was in Newbury, Mass., in 1652; of Salisbury, Mass., 1658-'64 ; of Amesbury, Mass., 1668; a townsman in Amesbury, 1667; d. Jan. 5, 1694-5.
Mary, b. May 20, 1668; m. (1), Nov. 29, 1689, Thomas Hoyt; (2), about 1692, James Hall of Salisbury.
JOHN,
b. Feb. 3, 1669-70 ;. m. Mary
Nathaniel, b. March 17, 1671-2; living in 1690.
Martha, b. March 1, 1673-4; living in 1690.
Bethia, b. Dec. 21, 1676; m., Oct. 19, 1702, John Da- vis, Jr., living in 1706.
Sarah, b.
JOHN, son of John and Mary (Bartlett) ASH; b. Feb. 3, 1669-70; m. MARY -; res. in Amesbury; killed by Indians July 4, 1706 ; widow m. (2), July 28, 1707, John Thompson.
Sarah, b. Feb. 3, 1701-2; m., March 9, 1719, John Stevens, ferryman in Salisbury.
Judith, b. Nov. 20, 1703; m., Nov. 24, 1720, Jona- than Eaton of Salisbury.
Nathaniel, b. Sept. 21, 1705.
NATHANIEL ASH and ELISABETH BROCK, Knock or Knox ( ?); m., March 8, 1726-7.
Sarah, ch. of Nathaniel and Elisabeth Ash, baptized Sept. 8, 1728. Elisabeth, ch. of Nathaniel and Elisabeth Ash, baptized Sept. 12, 1731.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
John,
ch. of Nathaniel and Elisabeth Ash, baptized July 4, 1736.
Nathaniel, ch. of Nathaniel and Elisabeth Ash, baptized Aug. 5, 1739.
Phineas, ch. of Nathaniel and Elisabeth Ash, baptized May 10, 1741.
Elisabeth, ch. of Nathaniel and Elisabeth Ash, baptized April 17, 1743.
JOHN ASH and ELIZABETH HOYT were m. at South Hampton Jan. 10, 1757. Mr. Ash moved to Andover in September, 1774; his son JOHN (see page 192), was b. in Newton, Jan. 26, 1761; came to Ando- ver with his father and enlisted to go to "Cohoss" in 1776. Nothing more is found of JOHN ASH, Jr., in the town records, but the records of that family in this town are fragmentary.
IRA, son of - and -
(-) Ash, m. (1), Jan. 16, 1797, SALLY SANBORN of New Chester, who d. Aug. 1, 1807; m. (2), Oct. 29, 1807, POLLY COLBY of Northfield.
Mr. Ash lived near the head of Chance pond, now Webster Lake, and operated a brickyard near present residence of Jonathan Collins.
Betsey, b. Oct. 2, 1797. 1
Mary,
b. Aug. 17, 1799.
Moses,
b. July 2, 1801.
John, b. March 9, 1804.
Ira,
b. March 15, 1806; m., Oct. 10, 1826, Anna Peasley of Hill; she m. (2) - Eaton; (3) Jeremiah S. Sanborn. b. Nov. 27, 1808.
Sally,
ASH. (From Amesbury Ch. Records.)
Sarah Ash m. Samuel Colby, March 19, 1746-7.
Martha Ash m. John Magoon of Exeter, N. H., before 1706.
Anna Ash m. Alexander Magoon of Exeter, N. H., before 1706.
Elizabeth Ash of Amesbury m. John Colby, April 9, 1785.
NATHANIEL ASH m., Oct. 29, 1801, DOLLY, dau. of Dea. Sam and. Eliza- beth (Eastman) CILLEY. Nathaniel d. May 22, 1808. DOLLY m. (2), Isaac Page and had one ch., Samuel, who d. in Bristol in 1879.
b. - -; d. in Bristol ; unm. Alice, Ruth, b. - -, 1803; m. Thomas Sleeper, b. 1800; d. Sept. 10, 1866; one ch., Lucy, b. 1832; m. Warren Sawyer of Hill. Dolly, b. May 10, 1805; m., Jan. 25, 1830, Sanders Hubbard; d. Aug. 31, 1830.
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GENEALOGIES.
SAMUEL ASH m. POLLY DANFORTH, b. 1796, and had John and Betsey. POLLY m. (2) James Mitchell ; (3) Jonathan Frost.
William Ash m. Susan Danforth and lived at head of Chance pond. John Ash was a taxpayer in 1779; John and William in 1789; and John, William, Joseph, Nathaniel and Ira in 1799-1800.
John, Nathaniel and William were in School Dist. No. 12, about Chance pond in 1825.
Ira was in the Simonds Dist., No. 16, in 1825.
Ira and William were living in 1828, in the section set off to form Franklin.
ATWOOD.
Dea. SILVANUS, son of James and Molly (Lowell) ATWOOD; d. in Ando- ver Aug. 24, 1869, a. 74y .; m. MARY F. LEAVITT of Washington, Vt., who d. in Andover, May 8, 1851, a. 55y. 5m.
Mr. Atwood came to Andover about 1835 and followed his trade as a wheelwright.
Laura Ann, b. -; m. George W. Cilley.
Moses Herman, b. -; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Henry Emery; he d. April 22, 1860; she d. April 11, 1872; no ch.
AUSTIN.
FRANKLIN COFRAN, son of Huse and Sally (Dinsmore) AUSTIN, b. May 27, 1837; m., Aug. 4, 1862, LAURA ANN, dau. of Sargent and Martha (Heath) BENNETT. Mr. Austin came from Franklin to Andover in 1865.
Martha Ann, b. Feb. 9, 1863.
Frank Edwin,
b. April 9, 1864.
Eugene Henry, b. Sept. 18, 1865.
Eunice Amanda, b. Oct. 14, 1867.
Elbert Martin, b. Nov. 20, 1875.
Rhoda Emma, b. April 8, 1878.
BABBITT.
JOHN EDWARD, son of John BABBITT of Hanover, was b. in Canaan Aug. 10, 1822; m., Nov. 5, 1847, ALMA JANE, dau. of Samuel and Betsey (Cheney) MUZZEY of Newbury, N. H .; she was b. in Newbury Nov. 23, 1826; d. in Andover Dec. 8, 1895. Mr. Bab- bitt moved to West Andover in 1862 and settled on the place of the Edson tavern. Mr. Babbitt m. (2), Sept. 16, 1896, Mrs. Lydia Taylor.
Sarah Elizabeth,
b. in Springfield April 9, 1849 ; m., Aug. 1, 1868, Orville A. Bean.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
Wealthy Jane, b. in Springfield, March 17, 1851; m., Nov. 26, 1873, Eugene B. Clifford of Grafton; 2 ch., Anna B. and Freddie S.
Emma Adelaide, b. in Springfield Feb. 27, 1853; d. Dec. 5, 1855, at Springfield.
Charles Edward,
b. in Springfield June 24, 1855; m. Sarah Addie, dau. of Joseph K. and Elizabeth Hanson (Fisk) Wallace.
Addie Elma, b. in Springfield Sept. 17, 1857.
Fred Sargent,
b. in Springfield April 24, 1859 ; d. in Ando- ver Nov. 17, 1864.
BACHELDER.
REV. STEPHEN BACHILER, b. in England 1561; grad. Oxford University; vicar of Whewell 1587-8 to 1605, when he was ejected as a non- conformist; preached to various congregations till 1631-2, when he sailed for Boston in the ship William and Frances. There were 60 passengers and the voyage lasted 88 days. Preached first in Lynn, Mass., then in Hampton and Portsmouth, N. H., and lived a short time on Cape Cod. He finally returned to England about 1654 and died in Hackney parish, 2 miles from London, in 1660. He was married three times and was sur- vived by his last wife. Mr. Bachiler was a man of great force of character but was so irascible, controversial and un- conventional that he was soon in trouble with the churches where he served as pastor. Many of his descendants have been people of sterling character.
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