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21. Ruth, b. Mar. 4 (14), 1774; m. James Ingalls. (See.)
22. Nathan, b. Aug. 13, 1777. Carpenter ; settled in Maine. Twelve children.
23. Jonathan, b. Aug. 8, 1780 ; d. May 29, 1805, ae. 24-9-21.
Of the above, Gideon, Peter, Nathan (probably), Moses, John, Daniel, Samuel, Mary, and Ruth settled in Bristol.
GIDEON SLEEPER AND HIS DESCENDANTS
(5) Gideon Sleeper, son of David, h. July 25, 1744, settled in Bristol in 1769, next north of his brother Peter. His log cabin was near where is now the dwelling of F. H. Briggs on High street, and there he remained till 1784, when he moved to Grafton; thence to Kirk hill in Alexandria, where he d. Feb. 27, 1829, ae. 84-7-2. He m. Sarah Hoyt, of Grafton. An inscription on a tombstone in the Burns cemetery, near his home in Alexandria, reads "Elizabeth, wife of Gideon Sleeper, died Feb. 3, 1815, aged about 65 years." This may have been his second wife ; he m. Aug. 22, 1815, Anna Phillips.
CHILDREN
24. Sarah, b. Bristol, Apr. 10, 1770 ; m. - Stevens, in Grafton.
*25. David, b. B., Dec. 28, 1771.
*26. Jonathan, b. B., Oct. 10, 1776.
27. Joseph Hoyt, b. B., Jan. 12, 1778, settled in Grafton, where all his children were b. and where he d. in 1850, ae. 72. Children :
a. Benjamin. b. Joseph. c. John. d. Arnold.
Dexter. f. Molly. g. Matilda. h. Amy.
i. Lizzie. j. Diantha. k. Lettier.
28. Molly, b. B., Mar. 5, 1781. *29. Peter, b. B., Mar. 7, 1784.
*30. Gideon, b. Grafton, 1786.
(25) David, son of Gideon, b. Dec. 28, 1771, in. Mary Williams, of Grafton, (2) Mar. 19, 1815, Elizabeth Simonds,
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widow of Jonathan Simonds, who was killed at Battle of Lundy's Lane, War of 1812. She was dau. of John Bailey, and was b. Apr. 8, 1791.
CHILDREN
31. Lydia, b. in Grafton and d. in Woburn, Mass., Nov. 23, 1853. She m. William Prince, Oct. 18, 1827. He was b. in Woburn, Mass., and there d. Jan. 10, 1880. Children :
a. Sullivan, b. June 18, 1828, d. at 31.
b. Lydia J., b. Sept. 26, 1829 ; d. May 10, 1831, ae. I-7-14.
c. Anna U., b. June 10, 1831 ; d. May 31, 1890, ae. 58-II-21.
d. William H., b. Dec. 10, 1832 ; d. in infancy.
e. Eliza J., b. Mar. 4, 1835 ; m. May 29, 1872, Lowell W. Cham- berlin, Charlestown, Mass.
f. Ellen F., b. May 1, 1836 ; m. George Ware, Waltham, Mass.
g. Mariette Williams, b. Nov. 18, 1843; m. John H. Simonds, Boston. She is a writer of ability.
h. William E., b. Dec. 17, 1847, and d. in infancy.
32. Eliza, b. Jan. 18, 1816, and d. Nov. 25, 1819, ae. 3-10-7.
33. John B., b. Oct. 1, 1818, and d. Oct. 22, 1846, ae. 28-0-21, unm. A stonecutter.
34. Jane Caroline, b. Grafton, Jan. 21, 1821 ; m. Aug. 22, 1839, Luther C. Bailey, b. Alexandria, Apr. 13, 1811. He was a farmer in Alexandria till 1871, when he removed to Bristol and res. foot of the lake, and here d. Mar. 4, 1892, ae. 80-10-21. She d. Bristol, Sept. 8, 1874, ae. 53-7-17. Children, all b. in Alexandria :
a. Rosilla Simonds, b. Sept. 6, 1841 ; m. Oct. 8, 1859, Charles W. Gould, Manchester, who d. Plymouth, 1886. She m. (2) John Breck; (3) Apr. 5, 1888, Henry J. Young. She res. Bristol. Child : (I) Florence Julia, b. Manchester, Nov. 26, 1861 ; m. Nov. 26, 1890, Norman L. Hobart; res. Medford, Mass.
b. Caroline Elizabeth, b. July 19, 1844 ; m. Jan. 22, 1861, Henry H. Bailey, of Alexandria. Children : (1) Carrie Jennie, d. May 6, 1887. (2) Luther Henry, b. Jan. 27, 1870; m. June 20, 1892, Flora D. Cass, dau. Daniel. (See.) Farmer in Alexandria. Child : Harry Hobart, b. Apr. 4, 1893.
c. Mary Jane, b. May 25, 1846 ; d. June 9, 1857, ae. II-0-14. d. Martha Ann, b. Oct. 23, 1848; m. 1868, Marcellus Bailey ; d. Manchester, Jan. 23, 1881, ae. 32-3-0.
#35. David H., b. Alexandria, Mar. 18, 1823.
36. Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 25, 1826; m. Sept. 24, 1843, Charles Williams, Pepperell, Mass.
37. Gideon C., b. Aug. 3, 1828 ; m. June 21, 1850. He m. (2). Killed by a fall down stairs, breaking his neck. Children :
a. John Cummings, b. Concord, Mass., June 13, 1851.
b. Henry Lovell, b. C., Feb. 14, 1853.
c. Rosilla Elizabeth, b. Roxbury, Mass., July 18, 1855.
*38. Jonathan Randall, b. Jan. 2, 1833.
(26) Jonathan Sleeper, son of Gideon, b. Oct. 10, 1776, removed with his parents to Grafton, where he m. Mary Weare, b. Dec. 5, 1785. She d. Grafton, Mar. 26, 1864, ae. 78-3-21. He is reported to have d. same month.
CHILDREN
39. Jonathan Weare, b. Grafton, Mar. 6, 1805 ; m. Hannah Hoyt Mc- Murphy, dau. of John T., b. Alexandria, Mar. 7, 1803 ; d. in Alexandria,
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Mar. 22, 1874, ae. 71-0-15. He d. No. Chelmsford, Mass., Oct. ro, 1886, ae. 81-7-4. Child :
a. Daniel W., b. Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 16, 1838 ; m. Nov., 1862, Hannah H. Johnson, of Alexandria. She was b. Pennsylvania, Nov. 22, 1842; d. Boston, Apr. 19, 1869, ae. 26-4-27. He m. (2) Nov., 1872, Sophia Douglass, b. New Brunswick, Nov. 12, 1848 .. He was a policeman in Boston sixteen years. Res. in No. Chelms- ford, Mass., twenty-two years, where he d. Aug. 2, 1901, ae. 63-5-16. Children : (1) Arthur T., b. Boston, Apr. 20, 1864 ; d. Apr. 28, 1869, ae. 5-0-8. (2) Laura A., b. B., Nov. 23, 1865. (3) Abbie F., b. B., June 24, 1867 (4) May D., h. Alexandria, May 24, 1874. (5) Hannah H., b. No. Chelmsford, Mass., Apr. 15, 1879. 40. Solomon Sayles, b. Grafton, Aug. 23, 1811; m. Dec. 27, 1832, Abbie Hoyt McMurphy, dau. John T., b. Alexandria, and d. No. Chelms- ford, Mass., Feb. 14, 1898. He d. same place, Dec. 24, 1892, ae. 81-4-1. Children :
a. James Foster, b. Alexandria, Sept. 18, 1837 ; d. Danvers, Mass., June 6, 1893, ae 55-8-18. He m., Jan., 1859, Betsey S. Per- ham, who d. June 6, 1881. Children : (1) Irving Foster, b. Aug. 27, 1860; m. Anna S. Gilman, Exeter, May, 1885. (2) Kate, b. Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 28, 1865.
b. Hannah Foster, b. Sept. 20, 1841 ; m. Jan. 1, 1869, John H. Butterfield, Tyngsboro, Mass., b. July 27, 1847 ; d. Apr. 18, 1897, ae. 49-8-21. Res. No. Chelmsford, Mass. Children : (1) Abbie Blanche, b. Feb. 18, 1879. (2) May Grace, b. Jan. 27, 1882 ; d. Mar. 13, 1882.
(29) Peter Sleeper, son of Gideon, b. Mar. 7, 1784, m. Apr. 24, 1806, Sally Atwood, dau. David, b. Alexandria, Dec., 1788, d. in Alexandria, Dec., 1885, ae. 97-0 -. He d. Apr. 9, 1870, ae. 86-1-2. A farmer in Alexandria.
CHILDREN, all born in Alexandria
*41. Caleb, b. Jan. 10, 1807.
42 Ruth, b. Feb. 3, 1809 ; m. Alva Phillips ; d. July 29, 1885, ae. 76-5-26.
43. Peter, b. Aug. 22, 1811; m. Weltha Bowen Corliss, dau. John, b. Alexandria, Aug. 17, 1817. He d. Alexandria, May II, 1883, ae. 71-8-19. Was selectman and twice represented his town in legislature. Children :
a. James M., m. Lettie A. Harriman ; res. in Chicago, Il1.
b. John Marshall, m. Clara S. Merrill, and res. Newbury, Vt. c. Marcus Olando ; m. Minnie E. Vose ; res. Norwood Junction, N. Y.
44. James M., b. July 3, 1815; d. Lowell, Mass., Mar. 10, 1838, ae. 22- 8-7.
45. Joanna C., b. Aug. 14, 1818; d. Jan. 27, 1832, ae. 13-5-13.
46. Isaac N., b. Mar. 6, 1822, enlisted in the United States army about 1852, and supposed to have been killed by Indians in Oregon.
47. Sarah B., b. Dec. 8, 1825 ; m. Apr. 7, 1852, Miles Hodgdon. She d. June 26, 1885, ae. 59-6-18. Children :
a. Charles G., b. Apr. 7, 1853; m. Mar. 10, 1878, Abbie N. Sparks, b. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 17, 1859. Res. Council Bluffs, Iowa. He is general agent Walter A. Woods M. & R. M. Co. Two children.
b. George S., b. Nov. 20, 1854 ; settled in Boise City, Idaho.
48. Sylvester B., b. July 28, 1828; m. Oct. 10, 1858, Mary L. Verrill, dau. Joseph, b. Alexandria, Sept. 28, 1832, and d. Aug. 12, 1889, ae. 56- 10-14. No children.
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(30) Gideon Sleeper, son of Gideon, b. 1786, m. in 1823 (1824), Mrs. Margaret Stribling, b. Georgia, Jan. 2, 1793, d. Liberty, Miss., Jan. 21, 1864. He was a trader and farmer in Liberty, where he d. Sept. 17, 1838, ae. 52.
CHILDREN
49. Martha, b. Liberty, Nov. 23, 1825; m. Van F. Swearingen, and d. Dec. 27, 1833, ae. 58-1-4. Two children.
50. Clorinda B., b. L., Aug. 27, 1827 ; m. Robert Torrence, by whom she had three children. He d. and she m. (2) John Morgan, by whom she had four children. He d. ; she res. in Waco, Texas.
51. Gardner Southworth, b. L., Jan. 17, 1829; m. Nancy Daniels. Children : Gideon, Emma and Hoyt. He m. (2) Isadore Cansey. He d. She and children res. Waco.
52. Fabens Hoyt, b. L., May 20, 1830 ; m. 1850 or '51, Clara, dau. Rev. J. C. Chamberlainn, president of Oakland College. She d. 1856, leaving three children, and he m. (2) 1858, Pattie Markham, by whom he had three children. He graduated with distinction from Oakland College in 1848 ; at the age of twenty-one was elected to the Mississippi legislature, and there distinguished himself. An old line Whig he opposed vigorously the secession of his state, but when she voted to go with her sister states, all his means and talents were used in the service of the South. In 1868, he removed to Waco, Texas, where he was elected judge, and where he d. June 19, 1881, ae. 51-0-29. His family res. Waco. Children :
a. Jerry C., b. Jan. 24, 1853 ; a farmer in Waco; m. 1881, - Shaw. Six children.
b. John, b. Dec. 12, 1854; in boot and shoe trade, Waco, for twenty-five years ; m. 1881, - McMuller. No children.
c. Clara, b. 1856; m. 1881, John Norris, and d. 1886, ae. 30. No children.
d. Susie M., a teacher in city schools, Waco.
e. William Markham, b. Liberty, Oct. 9, 1859; m. Apr. 26, 1892, Laura Risher. Children : (1) Benjamin Risher, b. Waco, Dec. II, 1894. (2) Martha Margaret, b. W., May, 1896. (3) Alethia Holbert, b. W., Nov. 26, 1898. (4) William Markham, b. W., Nov. 30, 1900.
f. Lucy, m. R. F. Gribble, cashier First National Bank, Waco. Three children.
g. Thomas M., m. Miss Lockard, of Clarksville, Tenn. He is a grain merchant in Waxahachie, Texas. Four children.
h. Van, d. young.
53. Julia, b. Nazoo Co., Miss., Aug. 18, 1832 ; m. Dec. 25, 1851, Wil- liam P. Anderson. Res. Liberty, Miss., till 1885, then removed to Glos- ter, Miss. Nine children, three deceased.
54. Lewis Gideon, b. Liberty, May 16, 1835 ; m. Imogene Eggleston. He served in Southern army, and was wounded in head. After his return home had a minie-ball and a piece of his hat taken from the wound. He d. three years later, Dec. 2, 1866, ae. 31-6-16. No children.
55. Arminda, b. Jan. 8, 1837; m. Stephen Barbie. She d. Jan., 1870, ae. 43-0 -. He deceased. Children, living in Merrick, La .: Mrs. W. T. Coyle, Mrs. Frank Tessier, Eugene Henry.
(35) David H. Sleeper, son of David, b. Mar. 18, 1823, m. May 20, 1850, Sarah Cloutman, b. Alexandria, Oct. 26, 1832. He res. in Alexandria till about 1870, when he purchased
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a farm on the old Turnpike near the foot of the lake. Farmer and speculator. Now res. No. Bristol.
CHILDREN
56. Etta Pierce, b. Mar. 31, 1851; m. (I) James D. Follansbee, (2) Wm. H. Folsom, (3) Chris Meng. (See.)
57. John Franklin, b. Dec. 3, 1852 ; d. Nov. 8, 1863, ae. 10-II-5.
(38) Jonathan R. Sleeper, son of David, b. Jan. 2, 1833, m. Jan. 20, 1858, Emma Bailey, dau. Daniel, b. Alexandria, Nov. 2, 1843, and d. Bristol, Mar. 17, 1889, ae. 45-4-15. He was foreman of tannery many years ; a farmer and had charge of the Bristol Water Power Company's dam at outlet of the lake, residing in its house, and had charge of the state fish hatchery ; now farmer in Bridgewater.
CHILDREN
58. Oscar Fowler, b. Alexandria, Apr. 25, 1860; m. Oct., 1883, Alma, dau. Roswell Blake. (See.) Farmer in Bridgewater. She m. (2) Albion A. Veasey. (See.) Child :
a. Oscar Blake, b. Sept. 18, 1884 ; d. Dec. 23, 1884.
59.
Susan Ivanette, b. Bristol, Mar. 6, 1868; m. Dec. 24, 1896, Orrin
S. Gray. She was school teacher ten years. Res. Bridgewater. Chil- dren :
a. Sarah Emeline, b. Bristol, June 16, 1899.
b. Helen Belle, b. Bridgewater, Aug. 6, 1901.
(41) Caleb Sleeper, son of Peter, b. Jan. 10, 1807, m. Oct. 26, 1828, Eliza Smith, dau. Christopher, b. in Grafton. Farmer in Alexandria, where he d. July 13, 1854, ae. 47-6-3.
CHILDREN
60. George W., b. Alexandria, Mar. 12, 1831; m. Sept. 6, 1848, Eme- line, dau. Roby Prescott, b. Grafton, Mar. 4, 1829. He went to California about 1855, was there two or three years, and then started for home across the plains with a few companions, and never was heard of after. Supposed to have been killed by Indians. Children :
a. Isabelle, b. Danbury, Nov. 22, 1849 ; m. Mar. 19, 1865, Augus- tus G. Russell, b. Springfield, Feb. 11, 1842. Three children.
b. Francis M., b. Danbury, May 10, 1852 ; m. Aug. 18, 1873, Flotila, dau. Alonzo Barden, b. Springfield, Dec. 14, 1858. Res. Grafton. Four children :
PETER SLEEPER AND HIS DESCENDANTS
(6) Col. Peter Sleeper, son of David, b. May 28, 1746, evidently first came to Bristol in 1768, and commenced to clear land for a farm. On the 29th day of May, 1769, his father gave him a deed of Lot 63, First Division, where he had been mak- ing improvements. He built a log cabin directly in front of the present residence of Mrs. Solon S. Southard on High street, on the west side of the highway. Tradition says he was m. about 1770, and in the fall of 1771, brought his wife here who rode from Sandown, horseback, carrying in her arms her firstborn.
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He was the first settler within the limits of Bristol village. He was a justice of the peace, and for fifty years was prominent in town affairs. In 1800, he was in command of the 14th Regiment of militia, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. At some time previous to 1800, he erected a commodious frame house and here for many years he kept tavern. At his house, during the Revolutionary war, were held several town meetings, to act on matters of importance connected with that struggle. Col. Sleeper served at least one enlistment in the Continental army. (See New Chester in the Revolutionary War.) He was a man of fine presence, stout, erect and every inch a gentleman. He m. Mary, dau. of Daniel Sanborn, b. Kensington, Sept. 23, 1751, and d. Bristol, Oct. 27, 1834, ae. 83-1-4. He d. Bristol, Sept. 11, 1826, ae. 80-3-13.
CHILDREN, all except first born in Bristol
*61. Peter, b. Sandown, July 29, 1771.
62. Daniel, b. Mar. 17, 1773; m. Ruth Tilton, and settled in Vermont.
*63. Nathan, b. Sept. 27, 1775.
※64. Moses West, b. Dec. 24, 1777.
65. Sherburn Tilton, b. Oct. II, 1779; m. Elizabeth Cummings, of Hebron, Pub. July 3, 1802. He was last taxed in New Chester in 1809. Tradition says that he had a family, but deserted them and went South ; was supposed to have d. in Louisiana. The family had name changed to Montgomery, and res. in New York state. One son, Romanzo War- wick, went to New Orleans. A daughter m. - Evans, and lived in Belmont. She had two children ; one, a son, was adopted by Romanzo on condition that he change his name to Sleeper, which he did.
*66. Sanborn, b. Dec. 1, 1781.
67. Anna, b. Aug. 12, 1783; m. Ichabod C. Bartlett. (See.)
*68. David, b. June. 16, 1785.
69. Abraham, b. June 16, 1787 ; m. - Tolford ; removed to Elba, N. Y., and there d. No children.
*70. Jonathan E., b. Aug. 6, 1789.
71. Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1793 ; m. Dr. Daniel Favor. (See.)
(61) Peter Sleeper, son of Col. Peter, b. July 29, 1771, m. Molly Burpee. He was a farmer on Bridgewater hill, in Orford, and in Bristol.
CHILDREN
72. Jonathan, b. Mar. 11, 1800; d. young.
73. Molly, b. June 2, 1802 ; d. at Orford, unm.
74. Hannah, b. May 2, 1805 ; d. Bristol, July 9, 1837, unm., ae. 32-2-7.
75. Thomas Christie, went to Millport, N. Y., where he m. and had a family, and where he and his wife both d.
76. Nancy, b. Bristol, May 10, 1809; m. Sherburn S. Worthen. (See.) 77. Peter A., b. Apr. 20, 1811 ; m. Oct. 14, 1834, Emily S. Sawyer, dau. Caleb. (See.) He was in business as a blacksmith, with Richard H. Sawyer in building standing on site of Post-office block; in Oct., 1850, emigrated to Grand Rapids, Mich. He d. Apr. 21, 1880, at Sparta, Mich., ae. 69-0-1, and she made her home with her only living dau., Mrs. Wylie. Children :
a. Emily Henrietta, b. Meredith, Apr. 18, 1836; m. Nov. 27, 1860, Kent Seaman, Newaygo, Mich .; d. Sparta, Mich., Sept. 27, 1873, ae. 37-5-9.
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b. Clara Belle, b. Piermont, Apr. 9, 1840; d. Piermont, May 4, 1842, ae. 2-0-25.
c. Susan Claribel, b. Bristol, May 5, 1844; d. Feb. 10, 1846, ae. I-9-5.
d. Annie Maria, b. B., Feb. 14, 1846; m. Mar. 4, 1866, William Delancy Wylie, b. Madison Co., N. Y., Sept. 30, 1845. They res. Elmira, Otsego Co., Mich. Children: (1) Ernest Sleeper, b. Sparta, June 1, 1867. (2) Ira Clark, b. S., June 29, 1872. (3) Clyde Avery, b. S., Sept. 10, 1876. (4) Mary Emily, b. S., Apr. 21, 1879. e. Milton Henrie, b. B., Oct. 21, 1849; m. in Sparta, 1876, Fidelia Snyder, and settled in Grand Rapids, Mich.
78. Benjamin, m. and settled in Orford.
79. ' Jonathan, m. and settled in Orford.
80. Nathan, m. and settled in Nashua.
(63) Nathan Sleeper, son of Col. Peter, b. Sept. 27, 1775, m. 1799, Fanny or Frances Jones, of Portsmouth. They res. on New Chester mountain, where he d. July 22, 1855, ae. 79- 9-25. She d. Feb. 28 (18), 1848, ae. 74-3-5.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
81. Sherburn Tilton, b. Sept. 27, 1799; d. Nov. 11, 1841, unm., ae. 42-1-14.
*82. Sanborn, b. Aug. 13, 1801.
*83. Nathan, b. June 18, 1803.
84. Elizabeth, b. July 6, 1805 ; m. Jan. 13, 1825, Gideon D. Wheeler. She d. Boston and was interred in Sleeper burying-ground on New Ches- ter mountain. Children given a home in family of Nathan Sleeper :
a. Harriet D., b. June 5, 1825; d. Lowell, Mass., Aug. 17, 1850, ae. 25-2-12. b. Ai, d. in Boston.
85. Son, b. Oct. 1, 1807 ; d. same day.
86. Olive, d. Aug. 9, 1809, ae. seven months.
87. Polly, b. Nov. 10, 1811 ; d. Sept. 14, 1818, ae. 6-10-4.
*88. Jonathan Emerson, b. Feb. 16, 1813 (14).
89. Daughter, b. May 16, 1816 ; d. May 17, 1816.
90. Mary, b. June 1, 1819; m. Oct. 16, 1842, Thomas Shepard Shaw, b. Holderness, Apr. 3, 1821, and res. Lowell, Mass. Shed. Manchester, May 31, 1896, in family of Sherburn Sleeper, ae. 76-11-30. Children :
a. Thomas Pierpont, b. Holderness, Sept. 27, 1843; m. Apr. 5, 1876, Carrie Maria Stephenson, dau. Rev. William S., b. Montville, Me., Sept. 20, 1850; d. Sept. II, 1895, in Lowell, where he is a practicing physician. Children : (1) Frederick Pierpont, b. Lowell, June 13, 1877. (2) Annie, b. L., Feb. 23, 1880.
b. Harriet Letina, d. Aug. 29, 1848, ae. o-6-21.
c. Mary Lizzie, d. Sept. 4, 1850, ae. I-4-21.
(64) Moses W. Sleeper, son of Col. Peter, b. Dec. 24, 1777, m. Mar. 16, 1802, Ruth, dau. Lieut. Samuel Worthen (See), b. Feb. 14, 1783. He settled on a farm near the Dan- forth brook in the Hall neighborhood ; was a soldier in the War of 1812; resided a short time in Alexandria and about 1832, removed to Hermon, Me., where he d. Dec. 25, 1845, ae. 68- 0-1. She d. Nov. 17, 1840, ae. 57-9-3. .
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
*91. Levi H., b. Mar. 10, 1803.
92. Hannah Van, b. July 26, 1805 ; m. Jonathan H. Moore. (See. )
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93. Sally, b. Feb. 27, 1807; m. (1) Isaiah Emerson, (2) Jonathan Emmons. (See.)
94. Marcia, b. Dec. 26, 1809 ; m. Jonas R. Hayward. (See.)
95. Mary Lucia, b. May 5, 1812 ; m. (1) Dec. 4, 1835, Cyrus Fletcher,
(2) -- Fletcher, both of Bridgewater, and d. in Bridgewater, Apr. II, 1878, ae. 65-11-6.
96. Francis M., b. June 24, 1815 ; m. Jane Clark, of Hermon, Me., and had five sons and two daughters. He d. in Bangor, Me., 1885, ae. 70.
97. Anna B., b. Dec. 26, 1819; m. (1) James Clark, of Hermon, Me. One son, Lauren. She m. (2) Nathaniel Eaton, of Hermon. Three chil- dren, one son and two daughters. She d. in Hermon, May 13, 1854, ae. 34-4-17.
98. Augusta Jane, b. Oct. 27, 1823. She m. Capt. William Gordon, Oct. 5, 1843. He was b. in Holderness, Apr. II, 1821, and was the son of Simeon L. and Ruth (Cheney) Gordon, and grandson of Capt. William Gordon of the Revolutionary army. He served as captain in the 14th Regt., N. H. Vols., Civil war. She d. Canaan, Mar. 21, 1897, ae. 73-4-24. He res. with his son, Hon. George H. Gordon, Canaan. Children :
a. Charles Sleeper, b. Holderness, Nov. 8, 1844.
b. Frank L., b. H., Jan. 3, 1846 ; d. Aug. 9, 1847, ae. 1-7-6.
c. Clemma A., b. Suncook, Oct. 5, 1847.
d. Frank L., b. Holderness, May 10, 1849.
e. Willie, b. H., Mar. 10, 1853.
f. Mary Ella, b. H., Oct. 27, 1855 ; d. Apr. 8, 1876, ae. 20-5-II.
g. Ella A., b. H., May 2, 1857 ; d. Aug. 28, 1859, ae. 2-3-26. h. George H., b. Sept. 27, 1859; res. Canaan ; was member of N. H. senate in 1899.
(66) Sanborn Sleeper, son of Col. Peter, b. Dec. 1, 1781, m. (1) Sally Mckean, pub. June 1, 1802. She d. Nov. 6, 1803, and he m. (2) Polly Mckean, who d. Oct. 7, 1807.
CHILDREN
99. Hiram, b. Bristol, Feb. 17, 1803; m. June 16, 1831, Mary, dau. of Dudley Leavitt, b. Grantham, July 12, 1804; d. Plainfield, June 20, 1881, ae. 76-II-8. He d. Plainfield, Dec. 2, 1870, ae. 67-9-15. Children :
a. Hiram Lewis, b. Grantham, July 1, 1832. He graduated from Dartmouth College, 1857, read law and settled in New York city ; d. May 31, 1864, ae. 31-10-30.
b. Hubert, b. G., Jan. 13, 1835; graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1859, and located Grantham. Was assistant sur- geon in 16th Regt., N. H. Vols. After the war removed to Meri- den, where he practiced till 1890, when he retired. Never in.
c. Hannah Leavitt, b. Aug. 31, 1839 ; m. Aug. 26, 1873, Edgar A. Conant, son of Nathan, and res. Dorchester.
d. Mary Elizabeth, b. G., June 22, 1844. Unm.
100. John McKean, b. B., Jan. 8, 1805. Res. Elba, N. Y. One son, set- tled in Kansas.
(68) David Sleeper, son of Col. Peter, b. June 16, 1785, m. Susan Harriman, who d. Bristol, May II, 1849, ae. 61-7-21. He was last taxed in Bristol, 1818; d. Canaan, Sept. 12, 1863, ae. 78-2-26.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
IOI. Walter Harriman, b. Feb. 10, 1808. He went South, was in trade in Mississippi in 1836. During the war lost all his property by a Union raid. Was m., had several children, and d. during the war.
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
IO2. Nehemiah Snow, b. June 18, 1810; m. in 1835, Julia McConnell, dau. of Hon. David Moulton, b. Floyd, N. Y., May 15, 1818. He d. Floyd, Feb. 3, 1886, ae. 75-7-15. Children :
a. Cesarine Metz, b. Feb. 5, 1837; m. Hon. Eaton J. Richard- son, a lawyer of Utica, N. Y .; d. July 28, 1869, ae. 32-5-23. A son, Everett Sleeper Richardson, res. New Orleans, La.
b. David Moulton, b. May 12, 1839; m. Apr., 1871, Annie Thayer, of Amsterdam, N. Y. Children : (1) Walter Thayer, b. Amsterdam, May 12, 1872. (2) William Ernest, b. Aug., 1875. (3) Mary Ingalls, b. June, 1882.
c. Prudence Moulton, b. Rome, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1843 ; m. Nov. 24, 1870, William A. Davies, merchant, now of New York. Child : (I) William Everett, b. Jan. II, 1872.
103. Jane Bartlett, b. July 30, 1813 ; m. Simeon H. Wadleigh. (See.) 104. John Weston, b. Feb. 10, 1815 ; went to New York state and m. Charlotte Spriggs, dau. of John, b. England. Children :
a. William, was drowned in the Tennessee river during the Civil war.
b. Hannibal, is supposed to be living in the South.
c. Maria.
IO5. Charlotte Pearson, b. Sept. 8, 1820; m. June 29, 1840, James M. Davis, b. Concord, Jan. 31, 1820, and d. Canaan, Sept. 28, 1872, ae. 52- She d. Canaan, Feb. 24, 1901, ae. 80-5-16.
7-27.
a. Horace Lyman, b. Holderness, Feb. 16, 1841.
b. Walter Sleeper, b. Bristol, Feb. 2, 1843 ; res. Canaan Street.
c. Frank Weston, b. Sanbornton, Dec. 27, 1844. Res. Minneapo- lis, Minn.
d. James Scott, b. Boscawen, Mar. 11, 1847. Res. Providence, R. I.
e. Charles Edward, b. Concord, Apr. 27, 1849, and res. Canaan Street.
f. George Henry, b. Nov. 9, 1851.
g. Ellen Caroline, b. Hartford, Vt., May 5, 1854.
106. Jonathan Knight, b. Apr. 20, 1823 ; went to New York, thence to Canada, where he d., leaving one son, David.
107. Mary Crawford, b. Sept. 7, 1827 ; m. Gustavus W. Ingalls. (See.)
(70) J'onathan E. Sleeper, son of Col. Peter, b. Aug. 6, 1789, m. Adelia Aurelia Sweep, Apr. 24, 1826, in Bellville, C. W., whither he went at the age of 17. He d. in the family of his son, William, in Concord, Jan. 24, 1873, ae. 83-5-18 ; she d. in New Jersey, July, 1887.
CHILDREN*
108. Mary Ann, b. Bellville, Jan. 10, 1828.
I09. Jonathan W., b. B., Jan. 7, 1831 ; d. Nov. 11, 1834, ae. 3-10-4.
IIO. Abraham F., b. Apr. 22, 1833 ; res. in Partello, Mich.
III. Adelia A., b. Jan. 31, 1835; m. Charles Littlefield. Res. Eaton- town, N. J.
II2. William A., b. Bellville, Mar. 31, 1837; m. Nov. 22, 1860, Laura E., dau. of Ephraim and Sarah Lamprey, b. Alexandria, June 19, 1843. Res. in Concord. Children :
a. Carrie Idella, b. in Concord, Aug.' 20, 1862; m. Dec. 2, 1885, Fred N. Ladd.
b. Etta Frances, b. C., Mar. 18, 1869.
113. Letitia M., b. B., June 19, 1839; d. young.
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GENEALOGIES - SLEEPER
114. Josephine Victoria, b. June 4, 1841 ; m. - Griffith, and res. Three Rivers, Mich.
115. Jonathan W., b. Oct. 14, 1842; m. Anna T. Hurd, and d. in Wolfe- boro .. 116. Charles Wellington, b. Feb. 28, 1846 ; m Oct. 20, 1868, Clemen- tine Thompson, b. Ashland, June 14, 1846. Res. Franklin. Children :
a. Alvah Guy, b. Oct. 23, 1872.
b. Fred Asa, b. May 14, 1876.
II7. Andrew A., b. Bellville, Jan. 12, 1848. Res. Nickerson, Kan.
II8. Peter, b. B., Oct. 10, 1851 ; d. June 26, 1852.
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