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6. ANDREW.
7. SAMUEL.
8. POLLY.
9. BETSEY.
MOOR ROBB, cousin of Andrew, lived on Robb Mountain many years, and moved to Webster, N. Y., in 1817, with an ox-team, being eighteen days in making the journey. Now we could go to San Francisco and back in the same time! His wife's name was Mary Evans.
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Besides the two Robbs, Andrew and Moor, Nathan Cram, Thomas Aucerton, Daniel Paige, Thomas Carleton, Sampson Reed, Luther Conant, and John Edwards all lived in log houses on Robb Mountain; had large families, embracing in the neighborhood of sixty persons, - well-to-do, as shown by the fact that Andrew Robb carried with him three thousand dollars in silver when he moved away. They had a school-district, but there never was any public highway. Now all are gone, and scarcely any relic of a building can be found. Cattle roam wild where once were thrifty homes. But little can now be learned of these families.
MOOR ROBB, nephew of Moor Robb mentioned above, lived on the Andrew Robb farm several years after his uncle's departure. He mar- ried Lucy Barden, and they had one child born here but now dead. He moved to Stoddard, and now lives there in ripe age. Christopher Robb is his son.
SAMUEL ROBB and his brother William, sons of Moses and Fanny (Paige) Robb, and nephews of the last-named Moor Robb, each lived some years in Antrim. Samuel married Aurilla Emery of this town, July 3, 1851, and lived on the Eber Curtis place; moved to Stoddard and died there in 1873, aged fifty-one. William lived in the mill-house at North Branch, where his wife and two children died in 1871. He now lives in Harrisville, and draws a large royalty from Goodell Company for inventions used by them.
JOHN ROBB, son of Samuel and Abigail (Alexander) Robb of Peter- borough, was born in 1799; married Roxanna Woodward of Marlbor- ough; came here in 1838, and lived where William Boutelle, Jr., now lives. He built the present house on that place, though a small shelter had been there for years before. He also built the Loveren mills in 1839. He died in Stoddard, Dec. 23, 1855. His children were as follows, the three oldest being born before he came to Antrim: -
1. ROXEY A., [b. Jan. 14, 1824 ; m. B. F. Dustin of Antrim, Oct. 14, 1845.]
2. JOHN A., [b. Jan. 16, 1833 ; m. Martha J. McNiel ; now lives in Waterman, Io.]
3. ESTHER, [b. Feb. 27, 1827 ; m. Mark Wilkins, and d. after a year or two.]
4. DAVID C., [d. at the age of 13.]
5. ROANCA A., [b. Feb. 19, 1842 ; m. John Butterfield.]
ROBBINS.
JOSIAH ROBBINS, son of Josiah and Anna (Felt) Robbins of Nel- son, was born in 1791; married Polly White, and came here from Clare- mont in 1837, and lived in the South Village. He died in 1865, leaving children: -
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1. WELLS, [b. in 1814 ; m. Emma Youngman, and lived awhile on the Robert Dodge place at South Village, where he had three children ; moved to Dorchester, where he d. in 1860. The children were : -
Emma F., (m. 1st, a Cogswell of Dorchester ; 2d, Byron Shackford of Canaan, and is now living a widow in Concord.) Josiah W., (d. young.)
Walter S., (now living in Dorchester. ) ]
2. LOVELL, [m. Joan Wheeler of Nelson, and lives in Peter- borough.]
3. Lors W., [b. in 1817; m. James T. Balch of this town in 1844.]
4. MARY, [m. Edward Goodrich, and lives in Claremont.] .
5. JANE, [m. Silsby Cowles of Claremont, Dec. 21, 1837, and d. in 1865.]
6. LUTHER B., [m. Sarah Clark of Deering, June 1, 1853, and now lives in Warner.]
7. CHARLES G., [m. Margaret Austin, and lives in Oregon, Ill.] 8. NANCY C., [m. Augustus Laws, Oct. 30, 1847 ; d. in Peter- borough, Jan. 5, 1871, aged 42.]
9. ALFRED F., [m. Susan Steenburg, and lives in Auburn, N. Y.] 10. GEORGE E., [m. Sarah Johonnett, and lives in New Boston. ]
11. CALVIN C., [m. 1st, Susan Hews ; 2d, Charlotte Hutchinson ; 3d, Elizabeth Gowing, and lives in Peterborough. He has one son b. here : -
Frank J., (m. Sarah E. Stanley of Peterborough, and lives in that town.)]
12. HENRY T., [m. 1st, Sarah Merrill of Goffstown ; 2d, Clara -, and now lives at St. Katherine's, Ontario.]
13. LUCY A., [d. at the age of 21.]
CAPT. JOHN G. ROBBINS, a native of Hillsborough and born in that town in 1801, came here and bought the place next eastward of William Duncan's in 1849, and lived there till his death in 1859. In the prime of his earlier days he was captain of the "Troop." Was a friendly, jolly man, and is spoken of as a " good joker !" He married, first, Sybil Tay- lor, who was the mother of his children; second, Sarah N. Greenwood of Halifax, N. S. Children: -
1. ALMIRA, [m. George Johnson, and lives in Hillsborough.]
2. CAPT. JOHN G., JR., [unm. ; was one of the best soldiers New Hampshire sent to the war. Enlisted in the Twenty- sixth Mass. Regiment, Sept. 14, 1861, and was promoted from a
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private to first sergeant, first lieutenant, and captain. He was so good a soldier that he was retained in the service after the close of the war, being stationed at Pensacola, Fla. He was mustered out April 10, 1866, on account of ill health brought on by exposure and hardship in the war, and coming home d. in Hillsborough, Sept. 8, 1867, aged 35. Capt. Robbins was entrusted with many perilous duties, was in many battles, and was often called to serve on the court-martial. While stationed at New Orleans, it was reported to Gen. Butler one Sabbath that a certain minister was uttering disloyal language from the pulpit. He ordered Serg. Robbins with a squad of six men to go and arrest the rebel preacher, - which he did, arresting him in the act of service, and leading him out of a large audi- ence straight to Butler's headquarters. On another occa- sion, with a similar squad of men, he was on duty guarding a levee above New Orleans, when they were suddenly sur- rounded by thirty or forty cavalrymen under command of a major. The major asked, revolver in hand, " Who has command here ? " - " I have," said Serg. Robbins. - " You are my prisoners," cried the major. - " Not alive," said the sergeant. The major, flourishing his revolver as if to fire, sung out, " Shut up, you " - when a bullet from Robbins sent him to the ground without finishing the sentence. Immedi- ately the rest of the rebels fled, and Robbins " appropriated a pair of cavalry boots." Another Antrim soldier speaks of having seen him with them on.]
3. ABBY, [d. aged 9 years.]
ROBINSON.
But little definite information can be gained concerning the ancestry of Peter Robinson of Antrim. The only person of this name in Hudson who signed any of the various petitions to governor or legislature from 1741 to 1765, was John Robinson. He was a freeholder as early as 1743, and probably was the father of Peter of Antrim. A Peter Robinson, probably the one afterwards of this town, was " Post Rider " for the State during much of the Revolutionary.war, - a position of importance and peril, as may be seen in the Journal of the House, 1778-81. The father of Peter of Antrim, whom we suppose to be John Robinson, had two wives, whose names I cannot obtain. The first wife left two sons, Simeon and Douglas, and possibly other children. Simeon married Susannah Tarbox, and was father of Isaac Robinson, D. D., of Stoddard, who was a noted preacher in his day. Douglas Robinson settled in Greenfield in
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1773, and was grandfather of Moses Robinson, Esq., now of that town. The second wife of John left several children, as follows so far as is known : Peter Robinson of Antrim, named below; Andrew, who settled in Francestown; David, who remained in Hudson; also Samuel and Mo- ses, who, I am told, both settled in Greenfield. There was also at least one sister, and she married a Mr. Grimes. Some of these brothers, or their descendants, also subsequently settled in Hancock. This is about all that can be found, as yet, concerning this ancient family. There was a Capt. Samuel Robinson in the Revolutionary army from New Hamp- shire. Also a John, and an Alexander, signed the Association Test in Londonderry, their being in that town suggesting that they were of Scotch race. A family of Robinsons are found in Salem, Mass., very early, since Daniel, of the fifth generation, was born as long ago as 1783, in that town. These were, no doubt, of English origin. The children of the celebrated Rev. John Robinson, pastor of the Pilgrims at Leyden, settled in this country. Altogether the Robinsons are now a host in number, this side the water, and include many famous and widely cherished names.
PETER ROBINSON came here from Hudson in 1799, bringing quite a large family. Married, first, Sarah Peabody, who died March 8, 1802, aged forty-two; married, second, Naomi Darrah, who died Feb. 8, 1842, aged seventy-five. Peter died Aug. 5, 1828, aged seventy-one. He lived and died on the place west of the pond, first settled by William Bodwell, occupied (1877) by Hosea Dutton. Children : -
1. ELISABETH, [m. Daniel Paige in the year 1801 ; d. in Bedford April 8, 1817, leaving a large family.]
2. MEHITABLE, [m. David Hills ; d. Sept. 28, 1850, aged 72.]
3. ASA, [b. Dec. 13, 1781 ; m. Rebekah, sister of Chandler Boutwell, Feb. 23, 1804; lived some years in Stoddard ; moved on to the Cross place, now known as the Steele place, west of the pond ; m. 2d, Elisabeth McIlvaine, May 29, 1832. She survives at the age of 92, a pious and worthy woman, being now the oldest person in town. He d. Sept. 29, 1866, aged nearly 85. His children were : -
John, (b. Jan. 28, 1805 ; m. Ann S. Buswell, Dec. 31, 1826 ; moved to Alstead, thence to California, and d. there.) Reuben, (b. April 13, 1807; m. Mary Sweetser, Nov. 28, 1837 ; lived on the paternal farm, and d. there ; built in Clinton and his family moved there soon after his death. He d. Nov. 19, 1852. His children were : Elisabeth R., who m. Benjamin R. Cree, her husband dying Oct. 18, 1872, and she Feb. 9, 1879; Lucretia M., who m. Geo. W. Shaw March 4, 1873 ; and Samuel A., captain of the Granite State Cadets, who m. Sophia, daughter of Rev. William Hurlin, and has one child, Fred William, b. May 3, 1872.)
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MRS. SOPHIA H. ROBINSON 1918
One of Antrim's oldest residents, Mrs. Sophia H. Robinson, died Sept. 11, in her 88th year, after an illness of four weeks. She was born in Dan- rille, Vt., Sept. 27, 1850, and lived " epr some ysars in Malne. She came to icntrim 72 years ago, when her father, e je late Rev. Wm. Hurlin, became e istor of the Baptist church, of which ele has been a member for many years. y. On Dec.24, 1870, she married Sam- thel A. Robinson, who died in 1904. filn addition to a circle of devoted riends, Mrs. Robinson is survived by ghree sons, Carl H. and Don H., of Antrim and Fred W. of Dorchester, Mass. ; two brothers, Henry A. Hurlin nof Antrim and John M. Hurlin of Dor- Ichester, Mass., a sister, Mrs. Clara M. Abbott of Antrim; six grand- children and many nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were Sept. 13th at her late residence with her pastor, Rev. Ralph H. Tibbals. officiating. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery where Rev. W. J. B. Carmell, a former pastor, assisted in the committal service.
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Rhoda, (b. June 8, 1810 ; m. Artemas Brown, Oct. 30, 1827 ; d. Nov. 24, 1843, leaving one child, Sarah, b. 1836, who m. Nathan A. Brown.)]
4. JOHN, [b. Jan. 18, 1784 ; m. 1st, Polly Boutwell, sister of Rebekah, named above, and settled on the Robert Willey place adjacent to his father's, occupied (1877) by James E. Tenney. He m. 2d, Nancy Robb, March 28, 1816, and d. Feb. 25, 1854, aged 70. Mrs. Nancy Robinson d. Dec. 20, 1865. Children : -
Naomi D., (only child of first wife; b. Jan. 17, 1808 ; m. Chandler Butterfield, July 16, 1835.)
John, (b. Dec. 1, 1817 ; m. Hadie Ann Marshall of Charles- town, Mass., May 27, 1845 ; went to Sparta, Wis.)
Betsey, (b. Jan. 8, 1823, m. John A. Sawyer April 1, 1847, and d. July 8, 1866, in Stranger, Kan.)
Franklin, (b. Oct. 8, 1824 ; m. Nov. 8, 1853, Mary E. Worthley ; lives on David Hill farm, next west of the pound. Have one adopted daughter, Mary Ella (Worthley) Robinson.)
Mary K., (b. May 12, 1826 ; m. Thomas S. Worthley, Aug. 31, 1847 ; d. June 15, 1857, aged 31.)]
5. REUBEN, [remained with his parents and inherited the old farm from them. He d. unm. Nov. 28, 1864, aged 72.]
ROGERS.
HUGH A. ROGERS, son of James and Hepsibeth (Tyler) Rogers, was born in Coventry in 1819; married, first, Mary J. Thorning of Peter- borough, in 1841, who died in 1860. Mr. Rogers married, second, Mrs. Betsey A. (McMaster) Buswell in 1862, and came here from Bennington to live on the Buswell place. His children, all by his first marriage, are : -
1. LUCY A:, [b. Oct. 20, 1842; m. Micajah George of Benning- ton, and lives in that town.]
2. LORENZO A., [b. Aug. 17, 1845 ; killed in battle at Wagner, S. C., July 22, 1863.]
3. MARY A., [b. July 17, 1847 ; m. Charles Shirley, and lives in Lowell.]
4. SOLON W., [b. July 27, 1849 ; d. at the age of 3.]
5. HENRY A., [b. in Bennington, Jan. 10, 1852; m. Clara E. Whitney, Nov. 27, 1872; moved into the stone house built by Charles Gates, and bought the Gregg mills in 1872. Subsequently lived on the E. L. Vose farm. They have two children : -
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Gracie E., (b. Nov. 30, 1874.)
Mary Caroline, (b. July 21, 1877.)]
6. ALMUS T., [b. in Bennington, May 21, 1854; m. Julia E. Whitney in 1873, and lives at South Village, having one child : ---
George G., (b. Sept 12, 1874.)]
7. GEORGE HARVEY, [b. May 13, 1856 ; m. Josephine N. Whit- ney, Oct. 18, 1879.]
8. ALBERT C., [b. May 22, 1860; m. Jennie F. Senter in 1879.]
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ROLLINS.
BENJAMIN ROLLINS, son of David and Judith (Leach) Rollins, and grandson of John Rollins of Newburyport, was born in Salem, March, 1784 ; married Martha Nevins of that town in 1810; went to Tyngsborough, Mass., from which place he came to Antrim in October, 1815, and bought of Isaac Baldwin the old mill in South Village, which was burned Dec. 11, 1817. By the vigorous assistance of the public, a new mill was so far completed that he ground grain again the first day of the following month (New Year's, 1818). Mr. Rollins was conspicuous in building the East meeting-house, and was one of the committee to build the present town-house. He was a carpenter and bridge-builder. He sold to Elijah Herrick in 1832 and went into the provision business in Lowell, from which place he moved to Hopkinton in 1837, where he now lives with his daughter, Mrs. Colby, at great age. His children are : -
1. MARTHA M., [b. in Tyngsborough, Dec. 3, 1811 ; m. Rufus W. Long (son of Dea. Isaac Long of Hopkinton), who is now a cabinet-manufacturer in Manchester, Mass.]
2. BENJAMIN B., [b. in Tyngsborough, Mass., April 10, 1814 ; m. Alice Clark of Hopkinton ; lives in South Orange, N. J.]
3. LUCIA A. D., [b. in Antrim, April 16, 1816 ; m. William H. Long (son of Dea. Isaac Long of Hopkinton), a graduate of Yale College, class of 1840, and of Yale Theological Sem- inary in 1847. Bronchial illness prevented preaching, and he has been for thirty years principal of one of the large schools in Boston.]
4. MARGARET B., [b. in Antrim, June 8, 1818 ; m. Timothy Colby, a farmer and lumber-dealer of Hopkinton.]
5. ALFRED A., [b. in Antrim, April 18, 1820 ; m. Mary E. Colby of Hopkinton, and lives in that town, having a large family. He was in the Union army three years, was wounded at Chancellorsville, and now draws a pension.]
6. NANCY W., [b. in Antrim, May 8, 1822, and d. of consumption
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in Hopkinton in 1851. She was a devoted Christian and much beloved by every one.]
ROSS.
JOHN ROSS, son of Hugh and Mary Ross, was born in Woburn, Mass., in 1759. He was a Revolutionary soldier. He married Mary Barr of Bedford, and came here from Goffstown, bringing his family of chil- dren with him, and lived on the road east, between Mr. Turner's and the river, in a house put up by Dea. Daniel Nichols before the present cen- tury. He moved away in 1824, and died in Deering in 1843. The chil- dren were as follows: ---
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1. HUGH, [m. Abigail Sawtell of Sidney, Me. ; was out through the war of 1812, and d. in 1873.]
2. JAMES, [m. Melinda Grimes of Francestown : was in the army through the war of 1812, and d. in 1853.]
3. ANNA, [m. Nathaniel Griffin, April 14, 1840, and d. in 1868.] 4. MARY, [m. Isaac Templeton of Hillsborough, March 15, 1814, and d. in 1873.]
5. BETSEY, [m. Luther Sumner of Boston, and d. in 1869.]
6. SARAH, [m. Luke Sumner of Deering, and d. in 1862.]
7. JANE B., [m. Moses Codman of Deering, and d. in 1879 in Francestown.]
SALTMARSH.
ISAAC SALTMARSH, son of Thomas (whose name is prominent in old records in Goffstown) and Betsey (Abbott) Saltmarsh, and grandson of William Saltmarsh of Watertown, Mass., was born in 1779. Betsey Abbott, the mother of Isaac Saltmarsh, was the daughter of Edward Abbott, who was one of the original proprietors of Concord, and grandson of George Abbott who came from Yorkshire, England, and settled in Andover, Mass., in 1643. Isaac Saltmarsh came here from Goffstown in 1793, married Phobe Stratton of Bradford (whose mother was Abigail Barnes, sister of Rev. Jonathan Barnes), and settled on the Rodney Saw- yer place west of the pond. In 1818 he bought the James Duncan place, built the Saltmarsh house in 1820, and died in 1825, aged forty-four. His wife died Sept. 13, 1872, aged eighty-two. Their children were: -
1. CYRUS, [b. May 21, 1809 ; m. Hannah B. Howe of Hillsbor- ough ; succeeded his father on the Duncan place, and d. Aug. 5, 1872, leaving one child : ---
Mary J., (b. in 1861.)]
2. STILLMAN, [b. Dec 12, 1811 ; d. in childhood.]
3. BETSEY A., [b. in 1815 ; was many years an invalid, and d. Jan. 11, 1870.]
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4. REED P., [b. Dec. 4, 1820 ; lives unm. on his father's place. His extensive and accurate memory has afforded many items for this work. In his school-district, with a popula- tion of more than three hundred, he is the only native now living here whose years go back to 1820.]
SARGENT.
BENJAMIN SARGENT came here from Mont Vernon about 1786. He was a clothier by trade, and lived on the old Breed stand at South Village some over seven years, when he moved to the State of Maine, and nothing further has been ascertained with regard to him. He seems to have built the first little fulling-mill in Antrim in 1787, and was suc- ceeded by James Taylor in the spring of 1796, the mill falling into the hands of Breed about 1803. Sargent's mill was a very humble affair of the kind, but'a decided convenience to the people.
SAWYER.
ENOCH SAWYER, who came here from Goffstown in 1794, was the son of Edmond Sawyer, who moved from Hampstead (in which town he was selectman in 1758) to Sutton and died about 1805, aged ninety-two. This Edmond had three children: Joseph, whose descendants are very numerous and honorable; Enoch, who married Sarah Little and moved to Antrim; and Abigail, who married a Kimball, lived in Sutton, and has numerous descendants by the names of Martin, Andrews, Eaton, Adams, etc. Enoch Sawyer, who came to Antrim, brought with him four sons and four daughters. In Goffstown he was a leading man and had repre- sented that town in the legislature. He lived in a house, now gone, south of Amos Dodge's, and often picked up deer's horns on his land. He was a vigorous and able man, and died in 1817, aged seventy-six. . His four daughters were as follows : Betsey, who married Jonathan Marsh and lived in Hudson; Abigail, who became the second wife of Josiah Hay- ward Nov. 11, 1813, called "Nabby " on town record; Lucy, who marzied Richard Chase, and lived in Hillsborough ; and Sally, who never married. The four sons will now be noticed separately.
SAMUEL SAWYER, son of Enoch and Sarah (Little) Sawyer, who came here from Goffstown in 1794, was married Dec. 29 of the same year to Susannah Reed, daughter of Zadok Reed who came from Litch- field to Antrin. He (Samuel) began the Caleb Clark farm, joining his father on the south, the following year, where his children by the first wife were all born. She died Jan. 17, 1815. Soon after he moved to Bedford. He married, second, Eleanor Orr of that town, May 16, 1816. She was daughter of Daniel Orr, was cousin of Hugh Orr of Antrim, and was sister of the celebrated teacher, Ann Orr. Samuel Sawyer died in Francestown June 22, 1848, aged seventy-seven, and was buried by his first wife on Meeting-House Hill. His children were: -
1. LUCY M., [b. Nov. 23, 1795 ; in. Thomas Carr, April 11, 1815 ; d. April 2, 1867.]
Reed P. Saltmarsh.
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2. SALLY L., [b. Dec. 24, 1797 ; d. Aug. 9, 1800.]
3. ZADOCK R., [b. Oct. 3, 1799 ; d. Aug. 10, 1800.]
4. SALLY L., [b. Sept. 24, 1802 ; m. Samuel Murch of Quincy, Mass. ; d. in Boston, Jan. 2, 1858.]
5. MARIA N., [b. Aug. 25, 1804 ; d. March 5, 1876, unm.] ,
6. WILLIAM REED, [b. Dec. 22, 1806 ; m. Abby Stevens of Fran- cestown, June 22, 1835 ; is one of the leading citizens of that town, and one of its worthiest men. Has but two children : Susie M., wife of Dea. Amasa Downs of Frances- town, and William Reed, Jr., who m. Ella F. Camp of Manchester, and lives in that city.]
7. ABIGAIL P., [d. in childhood.]
8. POLLY W., [b. Jan. 8, 1811 ; m. Francis B. Merriam of Bos- ton. She now lives, a widow, in Nashua. Her son, Capt. Francis B. Merriam, was a commander of a gun-boat in the navy during the war, and made a brilliant record. ]
9. NATHANIEL N., [b. June 12, 1812; was out in the Seminole war three years, and was wounded in the forehead. He m. Sarah Bagley of Windsor in 1842, and d. in that town April 18, 1851, leaving no children. His widow lived alone on the farm eleven years, when she fell and broke her hip. It was in midwinter, and she was alone. She managed to crawl into the house, and lay there several days without help, and must have perished had not a neighbor happened to call. Having survived her terrible sufferings, she sold and came to Antrim, buying the old Brackett house, where she has lived alone. She is old, lame, her large property gone, and her kindred mostly dead; but she is sustained and comforted by a blessed Christian hope. ]
10. GEORGE O., [child of 2d wife, b. in Bedford June 27, 1818 ; m. Elisabeth Beard of Wilmington, Mass. ; has been an ex- tensive furniture-manufacturer in Charlestown, Mass.]
11. JONATHAN M., [b. March 22, 1820; m. Rebecca Lund of Boston. He d. in Stirling, Mass., October, 1873.]
ENOCH SAWYER, the second son of Enoch and Sarah (Little) Saw- yer, was born in 1777; married Lucy Simonds in 1802, and began the Tenney farm, joining his father on the east, where Rodney was born. He afterwards moved into a house with his brother Tristram on Meeting- House Hill; thence on to the mountain southwest of the Dinsmore place, - a wild tract of land, part of which he cleared, and on which he built a house, which has been gone many years. There his sons Edmond and Enoch were born. Mr. Sawyer died with his son Rodney, March 5,
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1840, being a feeble man for more than twenty years. His children were : -
1. RODNEY, [b. March 10, 1804 ; m. Sarah Hills, Oct. 29, 1835, and moved on to the place west of the pond (begun by Sam- uel Vose), where he lived till 1855. His wife d. very sud- denly, Feb. 11, 1853. He now resides in Clinton, working busily at the cooper's trade, quiet, respected, industrious, and devoted. Rodney Sawyer, though a man of unaffected manners and retiring habits, is possessed of tastes and capacities which favorable circumstances might have made conspicuous in the world. Like many a child of genius, he has lived unknown. Many of his musical compositions are worthy of a high place. The following poem, entitled " To the Friends of My Dear Wife," selected at random out of many, would do credit to many a writer's pen : -
" Go to the church-yard - there alone I often go and weep, For dearly loved ones down below In death's cold prison sleep. My aching heart, though bold and brave, Melts there, beside the silent grave.
" In that lone place, my dear wife lies; Death came and took her there ;
She was, to me, earth's greatest prize, She shared with me life's care. But, oh ! what bitter grief I've known Since o'er her breast the clods were thrown !
" And oft I go, with reverent tread, Where sleeps her sacred clay, To muse on joys forever fled, Since she has passed away. For oh ! 'tis sweet e'en through my tears To look back on departed years!
" But while I muse on that dear one Of tried and changeless love, - That love, like rays shot from the sun, Doth bear my thoughts above ! So I'll not grieve that thus she lies, Since heaven, I trust, has been her prize. 1
" So in that church-yard let her sleep; Her rest is still and sweet, All undisturbed by storms, that sweep Around our living feet ! Ere long, I must, like her, repose, I trust, oblivious to my woes ! "
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The children of Rodney and Sarah (Hills) Sawyer are :- Dr. Albert R., (b. Dec. 15, 1838. He graduated at a medical school in Cincinnati ; m. Sarah A. Wright, daughter of Dea. Imla Wright of Antrim, in 1856; was a young man of sound mind and great promise, and established as a physi- cian in Bunker Hill, Ill., where he d: June 21, 1868, at thirty years of age. Was a surgeon in the army, and his early death was supposed to be the result of his exposure on the field.)
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