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11. iii. L. OSBORN, b. 28 June, 1858.
9. LEWIS& COLBY (Reuben™, Johne, Johns) b. 10 Oct., 1821; m. first, 23 June, 1853, Mary E., dau. of Levi M. Davis, b. 14 Jan., 1829, d. 29 April, 1865; soon after their marriage, they removed to a river farm in C. Lewis m. second, 19 Dec., 1867, Mary E. Mills, b. 1 Sept., 1844, d. 26 Sept., 1877, leaving a dau., Maria Enola9 who was b. 6 Sept., 1870;
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m. 6 Sept., 1893, John M., son of Cyrus Colby. Lewis Colby, d. 14 June, 1911, in C.
10. JAMES& COLBY (Reuben™, Johns, Johns, Abraham4) b. 8 Sept., 1828; m. Sylvania, dau. of Hazadiah and Annie Hammond Woodbury of Dun- barton, 22 March, 1857, b. in Bow, 8 Aug., 1833. Her grandfather was David Hammond, a Revolutionary soldier in Mass., who was at Bunker Hill and served through the war. Children:
12. i. JAMES EDWIN9, b. 6 Oct., 1859.
ii. IRA LEWIS, b. 25 July, 1863; m. 26 Aug., 1903, Alice, dau. of Irving Cate of Boscawen.
iii. GEORGE ALBERT, b. 7 Nov., 1866.
iv. ARTHUR MYRON, b. 12 Sept., 1869; m. 15 Sept., 1898, Emma dau. of John Whitehead. Child John Raymond10, b. 7 Aug., 1903.
11. L. OSBORN& COLBY (Leonard", Johns, Johns, Abraham4) b. 28 June, 1858; m. Nov., 1880, Jennie Keniston of Northfield. They live on the home- stead of his father. Children: i. Herman Ray9, b. 18 June, 1886. ii. Iva G., b. 17 Nov., 1888. iii. Roy C., b. 30 Aug., 1890. iv. Guy O., b. 8 April, 1893.
12. JAMES EDWIN' COLBY (Jamess, Reuben", Johne, Johns, Abraham4) b. 6 Oct., 1859; m. Nellie, dau. of Freeman Sweatland of Boscawen, 8 Dec., 1887. Children: i. Ralph E10., b. 20 Jan., 1892. ii. Everett C., b. 30 April, 1894. iii. George E., b. 27 Sept., 1895. iv. Howard E., b. 8 March, 1897; d. 22 Aug., 1900.
CONANT.
1. LYMAN AUGUSTUS2 CONANT, son of William Heath1 and Rachel Garvin Conant, was b. 1 May, 1840, in Lowell, Mass. He was in business in Tilton and Clinton, Iowa. He m. first, 1 May, 1865, in Haverhill, Mass., Mary Ann Brown of Wentworth, b. 19 Aug., 1841; d. 29 March, 1870. M. second, 8 Nov., 1876, Mary F. Sargent of C. (See Sargent Gen.) After spending a brief period in the West they came to C. to live on the old Sargent homestead. He served the town successfully as selectman and on the school board; was a dea. in the Congregational church and an ardent temperance worker, and d. 9 Feb., 1903, in Tilton. She d. 17 Dec., 1896, in C. Children by first marriage:
i. MAUDE WEBSTER3, b. 30 June, 1866, in Haverhill, Mass .; m. 18 Feb., 1887, in Tilton, Frank Augustus Gilman of C. (See Gil- man Gen.)
ii. VANCE DURWARD, b. 23 Feb., 1869, in Tilton, unm. Resides in Vershire, Vt.
Child by second marriage:
2. iii. SAMUEL S., b. 15 July, 1878.
2. SAMUEL S3. CONANT (Lyman Augustus?, William Heath1) b. 15 July, 1878, in Clinton, Iowa; m. 9 July, 1901, Julia Willey, of Boston, Mass. He is a farmer in C. Children b. in C .: i. Roger4, b. 21 Nov., 1902. ii. Dorothy, b. 24 Feb., 1904. iii. Malcolm W., b. 10 May, 1905.
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COTTERYLL.
WILLIAM G. COTTERYLL was for thirty-six years a resident of C. He was b. in Liverpool, Eng., 21 May, 1845. His father's name was also William. He was accidentally killed at Boyce railroad crossing 3 Oct., 1910.
CURRIER.
1. RICHARD CURRIER was one of the original settlers of Salisbury, Mass. in 1640. Had two children b. in Amesbury, Mass.
2. THOMAS2 CURRIER (Richard1) b. 8 March, 1646; m. 3 Dec., 1668, Mary Osgood. They had twelve children b. in Amesbury, Mass.
3. EBENEZER: CURRIER (Thomas?, Richard1) b. 22 Aug., 1690; m. 8 Dec., 1713, Judith Osgood. Their six children were b. in Amesbury, Mass.
4. EBENEZER4 CURRIER (Ebenezer3, Thomas2, Richard1) b. 22 Dec., 1723; m. 26 March, 1748, Mary Clough. Their five children were b. in Ames- bury, Mass.
5. MOSES5 CURRIER (Ebenezer4, Ebenezer3, Thomas2, Richard1) b. 5 April, 1760; m. 10 Sept., 1782, Sally Nason. Their five children were b. in Epping. About 1805, he brought his family to C., also his parents who are buried in the cemetery at Hackleborough. Moses served in the Indian war, following the Revolution. His wife d. 18 Nov., 1857.
6. WILLIAM S6. CURRIER (Mosess, Ebenezer4) b. 28 Oct., 1785; m. 10 April, 1808, Sarah Williams who d. Jan., 1879. He d. 4 March, 1869.
7. WILLIAM H7. CURRIER (William S6. Moses5, Ebenezer4) b. 14 Jan., 1825, m. 22 April, 1851, at Middlebury, Penn., Harriet C., dau. of Henry H. Potter who d. 18 Oct., 1885. He d. 10 May, 1878. Henry H. Potter served in War of 1812 and was county commissioner of Tioga Co., Penn., and served two terms as high sheriff of that county. Children:
8. i. EVA M&., b. 28 March, 1853, at Middlebury, Penn.
9. ii. ANGIE HELEN, b. 24 Sept., 1867, at C.
8. EVA M&. CURRIER (William H1., William S6., Moses5) b. 28 March, 1853; m. 5 Oct., 1875, in Tilton, Daniel W., son of Jacob S. Hall, b. 20 March, 1852, in Epsom. Children:
i. JOHN W. HALL, b. 22 Sept., 1876; d. 4 Jan., 1877.
ii. FRANCES E. HALL, b. 17 Nov., 1877; m. 7 Sept., 1897, William B. Emmons, b. 1868. Child: Louisa Mae1 Emmons, b. 11 June, 1899.
iii. WILLIAM H. HALL, b. 3 April, 1880; m. 25 Oct., 1905, Annie Eleanor Doherty.
9. ANGIE HELEN& CURRIER (William H1., William Ss.) b. 24 Sept., 1867; m. 30 Nov., 1890, in Belmont, John Dayton, son of Jacob C. Hunkins, . b. 4 July, 1857, in Belmont. Child: Harriet Celia9 Hunkins, b. 23 Jan., 1891.
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CURRY.
WILLIAM1 CURRY came to C. about 1733 and settled in the southeastern part of the town near the Concord line. Here he d. 30 Jan., 1763. His will, which was dated 23 Dec., 1762, and probated 9 March, 1763, makes provi- sion for his wife "Ann" and for his children, who were all b. in C. The widow, Ann, appears on the tax lists of C. from 1767 to 1780. The records of the town show the birth of William Curry's children as follows: i. William2, b. 1 Aug., 1741. ii. Samuel, b. 5 Aug., 1745. iii. Mary, b. 22 July, 1747. iv. Eliza- beth, b. 21 May, 1749. v. Margaret, b. 23 March, 1751. vi. Sarah, b. 15 Nov., 1752. vii. John, b. 1 Jan., 1754. viii. Robert, b. 30 April, 1757. ix. Thomas, b. 31 Aug., 1760.
The will of William1 gives to his wife, Ann, his home place until his youngest son, Thomas, becomes of age, and then she has "a third of his estate as the law directs." Thomas became of age in 1781, and he is found on the tax lists of C. in 1785 and 1787 and in the census of 1790. He held minor town offices from 1784 to 1793. His mother, if living, probably resided with him until her death.
William, the oldest son, was willed 200 acres of improved and undivided lands in C., while Samuel, the second son, was given his father's land in New Holderness. The census of 1790 shows both a William and a Samuel Curry as heads of families in that town. William Curry appears on the tax lists of C. only once, in the year 1767.
John and Robert, the other sons, received all of their father's lands in Bar- rington. The latter was taxed in C. in 1780, two years after he became of age. He was probably settled in that part of the town that was set off this same year as Northfield, where he is found in the census of 1790. He m. Olive Heath, b. in C. 7 Feb., 1771. She d. 24 Aug., 1855. He d. 20 Jan., 1829. They had nine children .*
DALTON.
1. SAMUEL2 DALTON (John1) b. 29 July, 1757, in Londonderry; m. Polly Merrick, b. 16 March, 1778.
2. JOHN3 DALTON (Samuel?, John1) b. Aug., 1806, in Northfield; m. 16 Oct., 1832, in C., Narcissa Jane, dau. of Joseph Warren Nudd, b. 9 Oct., 1817, in Northfield. He lived in different parts of Sanbornton, first at the Bridge, later, on the old Gilman place above Chapman's Corner, (Lot No. 47, 1st Div.) and afterwards at C. He was a stone cutter, shoemaker, and farmer. He was a captain in the militia, and served in the Civil War, Co. D, 12th Regt., N. H. Vol., mustered in 5 Sept., 1862; discharged disabled, April, 1863, at Alexandria, Va. Children:
i. MARY JANE4, b. 22 Nov., 1846, in C .; m. 1 Jan., 1879, Frank D. Hill, b. 21 Feb., 1853, in Tilton, where they reside.
3. ii. GEORGIA NEAL, b. 2 June, 1851, in Loudon. .
* History of Northfield, Part II, page 75.
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iii. FRANKLIN PIERCE, b. 7 Oct., 1852, in C .; m.18 June, 1880, Mary A. Hill, of Tilton, b. 28 Jan., 1863. They reside at Sanbornton. Children b. in Sanbornton:
i. ROSCOE HILLS, b. 6 May, 1886.
ii. ETHEL GEORGIA, b. 1 Aug., 1888; m. Harry Sleeper of Laconia.
3. GEORGIA NEAL4 DALTON (John3, Samuel?, John1) b. 2 June, 1851; m. 22 Sept., 1882, John Warren Farrar, b. 22 July, 1855, in Belmont. They reside in Laconia. Child:
5. i. ALGIA JOSEPHINE FARRAR, b. 1 Jan., 1886, in Belmont; m. 12 Jan., 1903, William H. Goss, b. 14 Feb., 1880, in Berlin. Children:
1. LILLIAN ALGIA6 Goss, b. 23 April, 1904.
2. FERNE MAY Goss, b. 14 May, 1905, in Laconia.
DAME.
1. MOSES DAME, b. 10 Feb., 1790; m. 20 May, 1812, Nancy Caverly. He d. 7 Sept., 1867. She d. 3 July, 1861. Child:
i. ALVIN CAVERLY, b. 17 Feb., 1814; m. 14 Jan., 1838, Louisa Jones, dau. of Joseph Clifford. He d. 23 Nov., 1840. She d. 16 April, 1881. Child:
1. CLARA ANN, b. 3 Aug., 1840, at Lowell, Mass .; m. at Concord, 28 May, 1865, Alleyne Baldwin, son of Rev. Benjamin Clem- ent Eastman. The latter was b. in C., 16 June, 1788. Mrs. Louisa J. (Clifford) Dame, m. second, 28 Sept., 1842, Thomas L. Whidden of C. (See Whidden Gen.)
DANFORTH.
1. BENJAMIN2 DANFORTH, son of Phineas and Abigail (Grant) Danforth, m. Hannah Haines of Epsom. Children:
i. GEORGE W3., b. in Sanbornton.
2. ii. MARY G., b. 26 Dec., 1833, in Epsom.
2. MARY G3. DANFORTH (Benjamin?, Phineas1) b. 26 Dec., 1833; m. first, Isaac Hoyt of Concord and had one child, Lucy; m. second, Charles Warren Glover, 7 June, 1879, in C., b. in Lee. Both Mr. and Mrs. Glover and George W. Danforth resided in C., for a number of years.
DAVIS.
Prepared by N. W. Davis of Winchester, Mass.
The Davises of Canterbury sprang from the early family of that name who settled in Newbury and Haverhill, Mass., and a branch of which migrated to Dover during the first days of our New England colonization. The family suffered severely from the attacks of the Indians. During the years 1693 to 1725 no less than ten fell at the hands of the savages, while three or more were made to endure the hardships and cruelties of long captivity. At the Oyster River massacre of 1694 the entire family of Ensign John Davis, Jr., was wiped out, his house being burned to the ground, himself, wife and at least three children slain, and two daughters taken captive into Canada.
The emigrant ancestor, James' Davis, was b., according to Bible records, in
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Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, and, as nearly as can be ascertained from other records, about 1589. He emigrated to New England as early as 1634, settling first at Newbury (now Newburyport), Mass., where he was made freeman 4 March 1634-5. In 1640, having received authority from the General Court, he, with eleven others, cleared the forest at the Indian village of Pentucket, and founded the present city of Haverhill, Mass. He was among the first selectmen chosen by the town, in 1646, and on the list of taxpayers for that year he is shown to have been the largest. In 1660 he was made repre- sentative to the General Court. He was an ardent Puritan, in mute testi- mony of which still reposes in the files of the Ipswich Court a record wherein he, his son Ephraim, and several others signed a paper presented to the court in Feb., 1659, accusing John Godfry of Andover of witchcraft. He d. at Haverhill 29 Jan., 1679. Of his wife, Cecily, very little is known. Her name appears frequently in early Norfolk records, and she is claimed by Bible records to have also been b. in Marlborough, England. She d. at Haverhill, 28 May, 1673. Children:
i. JAMES?, b. probably about 1620; m. first, 1 Dec., 1648, Elizabeth Eaton, dau. John1 of Haverhill, who d. 21 Jan., 1684; m. second, about 1685, Mary He was made freeman in 1666, took oath of fidelity and allegiance in 1677, and d. at Haverhill, 18 July, 1694, having had ten children, all by first wife.
2. ii. JOHN, b. about 1623.
iii. EPHRAIM, b. about 1625; m. 31 Dec., 1659, Mary Johnson of Andover, Mass., took oath of fidelity and allegiance 1677, and d. at Haverhill, 28 Sept., 1679, having had nine children.
iv. SAMUEL, b. about 1627; m. 17 Dec., 1663, Deborah, dau. William Barnes of Haverhill; resided at Amesbury and Haverhill and d. at the latter place 10 Sept., 1896, having had ten children.
v. SARAH, b. about 1629; m. 18 June, 1663, John, son of John and Mary (Marsh) Page of Haverhill; d. at Haverhill 7 July, 1680, leaving a large family.
vi. JUDITH, b. about 1631; m. 1 Sept., 1647, Samuel Gile of Haverhill, by whom she had seven children.
2. ENSIGN JOHN? DAVIS (James1) of Haverhill, Mass., and Dover, was b., according to Bible records, in Marlborough, England, and according to a deposition made in later years, about 1623. He came to New England probably with his father as early as 1634, first living at Newbury, then at Haverhill, Mass., where he owned land in 1642. In 1650 he was chosen on a committee to lay out the boundary between Haverhill and Salis- bury, and in 1652 received a grant of six acres of land in Haverhill. During that year, or early in 1653, he removed to Dover, where he took up lands near the mouth of Oyster River and built the first Davis gar- rison in New Hampshire. This garrison stood on the north side of the river, immediately west of what has since been known as Davis' Creek, on land conveyed to him by Valentine Hill, Aug. 14, 1654. He purchased further land of said Hill in Greenland, and received numerous grants from the town of Dover. He was selectman of Dover, surveyor of lands, member prudential committee, clerk of the market, member jury of trials and constable. He was made freeman 23 May, 1666, and was one of the signers to petition to have Oyster River made a separate
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township in 1669. He was among those who were declared dispossessed of their property by Cranfield in 1684 and signed the petition to James II repudiating Cranfield in 1685. In the military organization of the province he was an ensign, and bore that title as early as April, 1662. He m. at Haverhill, 10 Dec., 1646, Jane, dau. of Rev. Joseph and Mary (Johnson) Peasley, and d. at Oyster River between 1 April, 1685, and 25 May, 1686, the respective dates on which his will was made and proved. Children:
i. MARY3, b. Haverhill, 6 Nov., 1647; m. at Haverhill, 19 July, 1671, Josiah Heath, by whom she had nine children.
ii. / SARAH, b. Haverhill, 7 March, 1649; m. at Dover, before 1672, James Smith, by whom she had seven children. She was killed by the Indians.
iii. JOHN, b. Haverhill, 22 Aug., 1651, was an ensign prior to 1694. He m. first, about 1672, Mary , who d. 12 Jan., 1684; m. sec- ond, a dau. of Robert Burnham of Dover. He, together with his wife and several children, were killed at the Oyster River massacre.
iv. HANNAH, b. Dover, 24 Dec., 1653; m. at Haverhill, 28 Sept., 1677, John Kezar, by whom she had eight children. Her husband, with second son, George, was killed by the Indians, 15 March, 1697.
V. JANE, b. Dover, 29 Dec., 1655; d. 23 Sept., 1656.
vi. MOSES, b. Dover, 30 Dec., 1657; m. at Haverhill, 16 Jan., 1681, Reuhamah, dau. of Stephen Dow of Haverhill, and settled in Dover as early as 1693. He had nine children, and was a private under his brother (then Captain) James Davis in a scout against the Indians in 1712. He and son Moses were killed by the Indians near the Mast road at Oyster River, June 10, 1724.
vii. JOSEPH, b. Dover, 26 Jan., 1660; m. before 1693, Mary Stevens, by whom he had at least six children.
3. viii. JAMES, b. Dover, 23 May, 1662.
ix. JANE 2d, b. Dover, 15 May, 1664.
x. JEMIMA, b. Dover, about 1666.
xi. JUDITH, b. Dover, about 1668; m. at Haverhill, 14 Dec., 1687, Samuel Emerson, brother of Hannah Dustin. Judith Emerson was herself taken by the Indians in 1694 and held captive for some five years.
3. COL. JAMES3 DAVIS (John2, James1) of Oyster River, Dover (now Durham) was b. at the garrison at Oyster River, 23 May, 1662. He m. 1 Oct., 1688, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Elizabeth (Thomas) Ches- ley of Oyster River, and d. at the garrison, which he inherited from his father, 8 Sept., 1749. His career was one of marked activity and lead- ership, and shows him to have been a man of superior capabilities. He was prominent in both military and civil life. He received numerous grants of land in the territory now covered by Dover, Durham and Madbury, and in the later townships which were granted during the years 1722 to 1737, among which were Rochester, Barnstead, Canterbury and Bow. In C. he received, in the first division of land, No. 199 of the forty acre lots, and one or more of the 100 acre lots in the same division. All of his C. holdings at the time of his death were willed to his daughter, Elizabeth Hicks. Each of his five sons, James,
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Thomas, Samuel, Daniel and Ephraim, were among the grantees of C. in 1727, as were his brother, Sergeant Joseph Davis, and the latter's son Joseph, and Jabez and (probably) James 3d, sons of his brother Moses Davis, who was killed by the Indians in 1724. None of the above, however, settled in C., but either disposed of their rights to others or deeded or willed them to their children and grandchildren. Col. Davis' wife, Elizabeth, was b. at Oyster River in 1669, and d. before 1648. Both were members of the Oyster River church prior to 1723, when on account of difficulties with the Rev. Hugh Adams, they withdrew from that parish and joined the church at Dover, being admitted to the latter 24 Nov., 1723. Children b. in the garrison at Oyster River:
i. JAMES4, b. 10 July, 1689; m. first, 5 Nov., 1728, Ruth, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Johnson) Ayer, of Hampton; she d. 28 April, 1730; m. second, 14 April, 1743, Elizabeth Pain of York, Me. He lived in Madbury on land adjoining that of his brother, Samuel. He d. in 1782.
ii. THOMAS, b. 20 Oct., 1690; d. 1778.
4. iii. SAMUEL, b. 26 Sept., 1693.
iv. DANIEL, b. 29 Jan., 1695; d. in 1759, on 23 Feb., of which year admin- istration was granted upon his estate to widow Elizabeth. He was, with his father, one of the grantees of Bow in 1727.
v. SARAH. b. 3 March, 1697; m. Capt. Joseph Hicks of Madbury; d. in 1788.
vi. HANNAH, b. 28 March, 1699; bapt. 1 Nov., 1719; m. 23 March, 1737, Clement Deering; settled in Rochester as early as 1744.
vii. ELIZABETH, b. 13 July, 1701; m. John Hicks, son of Dennis of Kittery, and resided in York and Durham; d. Durham in 1780.
viii. EPHRAIM, b. 30 April, 1704; m. 7 Dec., 1731. Received by his father's will the homestead at Oyster River; d. in 1791.
ix. PHEBE, b. 19 April, 1706; m. in 1725, Abraham, son of Francis3 and Ruth (Bennett) Matthews of Oyster River; lived in Barrington; d. 1791.
x. ELEAZER, b. 5 Oct., 1709; d. before 1748.
4. SAMUEL', DAVIS, (James3, John?, James1) of Madbury, was b. at Oyster River, 26 Sept., 1693, and settled on land in Madbury belonging to his father. He m. before 1719, Martha Chesley, of Oyster River, b. in 1689. He was a member of the Second Foot Company of Dover in 1740, and with son Samuel was one of the signers to petition to have Madbury made a separate township. He d. at Madbury in 1789, his wife surviving him until 1791. Children:
i. SAMUEL5, b. 1720; d. 13 Feb., 1771; m. Abigail -- , b. 1722, d. 24 Oct., 1794.
ii. ELEAZER, b. 1722; d. early in 1744.
iii. JAMES, b. 1724; d. unm. in 1752.
iv. HANNAH, b. 1726; m. Nathaniel Davis, son of John4 (Moses3, John2, James1) of Madbury.
V. ELIZABETH, b. 1728; m. first, Moses Davis, by whom she had five children; m. second (as second wife), Maj. John Demeritt, the Revolutionary patriot, who hauled an ox-load of powder from Durham to Cambridge, where it was dealt to the soldiers and used at the Battle of Bunker Hill. She d. at Madbury, 23 Oct., 1827.
5. vi. THOMAS, b. 10 June, 1732.
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5. THOMAS5 DAVIS (Samuel4, James3, John?, James1) b. at Madbury, 10 June 1732; m. first, about 1760, Elizabeth Roberts of New Durham; m. second, before 1793, Abigail, widow of Benjamin Jones of Barrington. By his father's will, he received the homestead in Madbury, and the whole of his father's land in the townships of Rochester and C. When news was received of the Battle of Lexington, he joined a party raised in Madbury and vicinity, which marched to Cambridge and participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Before 1790 he removed to Barrington, where he d. in 1803. Children by first wife:
6. i. JONATHAN6, b. 1761.
7. ii. STEPHEN, b. 14 Feb., 1762.
iii. SAMUEL, b. 2 May, 1763; m. about 1790, Judiths, dau. of James' and Mary (Allen) Tuttle (John3, John?, John1), b. Dover, 24 Feb., 1768; d. Madbury, 4 Feb., 1832.
iv. ANNE, b. Oct., 1765; d. unm. at C., April 21, 1852.
v. MARY, b. 1767; m. 1 Oct., 1789, Williams, son of Jotham and Mary (Canney) Nute of Dover.
vi. RUTH, b. 1769; m. James Hutchins of Wakefield.
vii. MILES, b. 1771, settled in Wakefield.
viii. MosEs, b. 10 Oct., 1773; m. Nancy Allen of Greenland, b. 1773; he d. at Lawrence, Mass., 16 Jan., 1860; she d. Barrington, 10 July, 1854.
ix. BETTY, b. 1775; m. - Peverly of Loudon.
x. SUSANNAH, b. 1777; m. Paul Cate of Barrington, later removed to Maine.
xi. MARTHA, b. 1779, resided with her brother Stephen in C. where she d. unm. 7 July, 1849.
Children by second wife:
xii. SARAH, b. 19 April, 1793; d. 6 April, 1890; m. John Caverno of Straf- ford, b. 9 Feb., 1791; d. 6 April, 1866.
6. JONATHAN DAVIS (Thomass, Samuel4, James3, John?, James1) was b. in Madbury, in 1761. At the age of fourteen he enlisted in the Revolu- tionary War, serving from Aug., 1775, to April, 1776. He was granted a pension on application dated 28 Aug., 1832, when he was a resident of Loudon. He m. 24 July, 1781, Hannah Gerrish of Madbury, and shortly afterward settled in C., Prior to 1797 he removed to Loudon, where he resided about two miles from the village, near Lovering's saw-mill. He d. at Loudon in 1855. His wife d. at Loudon about 1857, aged 94. Children:
8. i. ISRAEL7, b. C. about 1785.
9. ii. JEREMIAH, b. C. 23 Sept., 1792.
10. iii. MOSES, b. Loudon, 20 Feb., 1797.
iv. BETSEY, who became a nurse; d. unm.
v. HANNAH, lived with her parents and d. unm.
7. STEPHEN DAVIS (Thomass, Samuel4) b. in Madbury, 14 Feb., 1762; settled in C., prior to 1789; m. about 1788, Mary Boynton, b. 4 June, 1768. Children b. in C .:
i. EDMUND!, b. 12 Feb., 1788; m. Elizabeth Smith. Settled in Barn- ston, Stanstead County, Canada, where he d. 10 July, 1855. His wife d. 19 Dec., 1861.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 1 Feb., 1791; d. unm. at Lakeport.
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iii. SAMUEL, b. 18 May, 1793; m. Asenith.
11. iv. MARK, b. 1 March, 1796.
v: ABIGAIL, b. 24 Nov., 1799; m. Cole and resided at Lakeport.
vi. £ SALLY, b. 24 April, 1801.
vii. THOMAS, b. 1 Feb., 1804, went West with family, but later returned. viii. SUSANNAH, b. 25 June, 1806.
8. ISRAEL7 DAVIS (Johathan6, Thomass, Samuel4) b. in C. about 1785. He settled in Loudon. He was a mechanic and millwright, and in 1835 removed to Amity, Me., where he cleared land, built a home and. erected a saw-mill; m. in 1820, Abigail6 St. Clair, dau. of Noahs and Lavina (Gault) St. Clair or Sinclair (James4, Joseph3, James2, John1), b. C., 10 March, 1797; d. Amity, Me., about 1875. He d. at Amity about 1865. Children:
12. i. BENJAMIN BIRDSALL8, b. Loudon, 1 Sept., 1821.
ii. ADELINE, b. Loudon, 1823; res. Oldtown, Me.
iii. JOHN REDFORD, b. Loudon; m. - Danforth, res. Loudon.
iv. ELBRIDGE G., b. Loudon; res. Amity, Me.
v. CATHERINE, b. Loudon; res. Amity, Me.
9. JEREMIAH7 DAVIS (Jonathans, Thomass, Samuel4) b. in C., or Loudon, 23: Sept., 1792, and d. 4 Aug., 1851; m. first, 14 April, 1828, Judith Austin of Concord, b. in 1801, d. 6 Aug., 1847; m. second, 14 May, 1848, Susan Pike. He is buried in the Lovering cemetery at Loudon .. Children, all by first wife:
i. and ii. TWINS&, b. 7 April, 1831.
iii. JUDITH A., b. Loudon, 7 Nov., 1832; m. first, 4 July, 1852, Elbridge Chase of C .; m. second, 16 Dec., 1885, Joseph P. Dearborn. (See Chase and Dearborn Gens.)
iv. SARAH S. C., b. Loudon, 16 Aug., 1834; m. 20 Oct., 1851, Alonzo B .. Lovering. (See Lovering Gen.)
v. SUSAN F., b. C., 14 Jan., 1837; m. Edward Hillsgrove.
vi. MARY GRACE, b. C., 22 May, 1838; m. 26 Nov., 1857, Moses W. Favor of Concord.
vii. ELLEN ELIZABETH P., b. C., 9 Oct., 1839; d. Roxbury, Mass., 10 Oct., 1902; m. 30 Dec., 1857, Edwin Cass of Boston, b. Brad -. ford, Vt., 13 March, 1832, by whom she had children, all b. in Boston: Mary Elizabeth Cass, b. 14 Jan., 1859; d. 1 July, 1897; m. 24 June, 1886, Wallace H. Pendle of Halstead, England. Charles Henry Cass, b. 4 June, 1861; m. Sarah W. Wallace of South Boston. Arthur Willie Cass, b. 28 Aug., 1864; m. first, . Lillian Patterson of Jamaica Plain (Boston); m. second, Mary Belyea of St. John, N. B. Herbert Cass, b. 1869, d. infant. Edwin Franklin Cass, b. 22 Jan., 1870; m. Anna Maria Begin. of Lunenburg, N. S. Marion Olive Cass, b. April, 1887, d. 17 April, 1890.
10. MOSES7 DAVIS (Jonathans, Thomas5, Samuel4) b. in Loudon, 20 Feb.,. 1797, and m. Polly Ingalls of C., b. in 1807. He removed to Northfield in 1840, where he owned a mill, and resided on Oak Hill. In 1855 he sold his mill and later removed to Concord, where he d. 2 April, 1884, his wife surviving him until 2 Sept., 1890. Children:
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