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In a list of persons in Exeter who had received grants of land from the town under date of 28 March, 1698, appears Francis Lyford as having 200 acres.
* The greater part of the genealogy of the Lyford family is taken from a pamphlet prepared by William Lewis Welch of the seventh generation and pub- lished for the Essex Institute at Salem, Mass. It is entitled, "Francis Lyford of Boston and Exeter and some of his descendants." t Exeter Deeds.
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He served as selectman of Exeter in 1689 and 1690. During King William's war, Francis Lyford served from 6 Feb., 1696, to 5 March, 1696, in Capt. Kinsley Hall's Co. of militia in Exeter. He appears to have followed the sea after removing to N. H., probably engaging in the coasting trade from Portsmouth to Boston, as is shown by the following return .*
"Custom House in New Hampshire, Portsmouth in New England, October 14th, 1692, Clearings outward, Boston.
"Francis Lyford, Com' of the Sloop Elizabeth of Exeter, of 20 tunns bur- then or thereabouts, wth noe gunns, navigated wth two men, Plantation built, cleareth for Boston, having on board 1000 ft. of boards, 4000 staves, 14000 of trunnells, 1500 ft. of Pine plancks & joyce."
"Exeter the 21 february, 1710. A noat of disburstsments. This are to Enforme whome it may Concern that francis Lyford of Exetter hade his Slope Imprest by Capt. John perkins of portsmouth and promised to pay six pound for the Runn of here to sacoe and from thence to picescataquack againe to bring away the distressed inhabitance whene the Indians were burning and destroying all About them William Jefry and thomas Lyford at the same time in said slope which ware About twenty one yeare since at the same time was bureses flechers & seamans families & goods in said slope with several more unknown to me."t
"Exeter, 21th february, 1710, the disburstments of francis Lyford of Exeter in dieting of soldiers in the Indian warre. At Capt kinslyes halle garrison too men under the Comand of Capt. bancroft eight wecks and of Capt thaxter men at Mr Moses gillmans garreson ten mene five monthes to say in the winter fall & spring."#
1. FRANCIS1 LYFORD, d. in Exeter between 17 Dec., 1723, date of his will, and 2 Sept., 1724, when will was probated. M. first, in Boston, about June, 1671, Elisabeth Smith, b. 6 Nov., 1646, dau. of Thomas and Elisabeth Smith; m. second, in Exeter, 21 Nov., 1681, Rebecca Dudley, dau. of Rev. Samuel Dudley by his third wife, Elizabeth, and granddau. of Gov. Thomas Dudley. Children by first wife:
2. i. THOMAS2, b. 25 March, 1672, in Boston.
ii. ELISABETH, b. 19 July, 1673, in Boston; unm .; member by baptismal covenant of Old South Church 7 Oct., 1696.
iii. FRANCIS, b. 31 May, 1677, in Boston.
Children by second wife:
iv. STEPHEN, b. in Exeter.
v. ANN, b. in Exeter; m. Thomas Leavitt, son of Moses, Jr., and Doro- thy (Dudley) Leavitt.
vi. DEBORAH, b. in Exeter, m. - - Follett.
vii. REBECCA, b. in Exeter, m. Hardie (Hardy) and d. before her father's will was made.
viii. SARAH, b. in Exeter; m. John Foulsham (Folsom) son of John and grandson of John and Mary (Gilman) Foulsham. His first. wife was Hannah, dau. of James Gilman.
ix. MARY, b. in Exeter, m. - + - Hall.
* N. H. Prov. Papers, Vol. II, page 79.
t Idem, Vol. XI, p. 645.
# Idem, p. 646.
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2. THOMAS2 LYFORD (Francis1) b. in Boston 25 March, 1672; d. in Exeter between 29 Dec., 1726, date of his will, and 7 June, 1727, when will was probated; m. in Exeter, Judith, dau. of Moses and Elizabeth (Hersey) Gilman. He was granted thirty acres of land 3 Feb., 1698, thirty acres 21 Feb., 1698, and he is on the list of distributers, 12 April, 1725, as having had 100 acres. Children, b. in Exeter:
3. i. THOMAS3, b. in Exeter.
4. ii. JOHN, b. in Exeter.
5. iii. DAVID, b. in Exeter.
iv. ELIZABETH, m. Joseph Sinkler (Sinclair) about 1720. He was b. in Exeter, 1692, and d. after 3 Sept., 1767. v. Judith, m. - Foulsham. vi. Dorothy, m. Burley. vii. Mary, m.
Leavitt. viii. Abigail, m. John Kimball 14 Feb., 1722- 23. He was b. in Wenham, Mass., 20 Dec., 1699, and d. in Exeter 1785. She d. 12 Feb., 1737-38. ix. Rebecca. x. Su- sanna. xi. Lydia. xii. Hannah.
3. THOMAS3 LYFORD (Thomas?, Francis1) b. in Exeter; m. first, 5 Dec., 1728, Ann Conner, b. 30 March, 1709, dau. of Jeremiah and Anne (Gove) Conner, who were m. 3 July, 1696. Thomas Lyford m. second, Mrs. Mary James of Exeter. In a deed dated 12 Oct., 1778 (Exeter Deeds, Liber 175, page 352), is the following description: "Thomas Lyford of Exeter, yeoman, and Mary Lyford, my wife, heretofore Mary James of Exeter, aforesaid, widow and innholder." Administration granted on his estate 18 March, 1788. Children:
i. ABIGAIL4, b. 6 Aug., 1741.
6. ii. THOMAS, b. 12 May, 1743.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 1 June, 1745.
iv. BENJAMIN, bapt. 16 July, 1749.
4. JOHN3 LYFORD (Thomas2, Francis1) b. in Exeter. Housewright in Ep- ping; m. Lydia, dau. of William and Hannah (Gilman) Folsom. He moved to C. about 1773, and d. there between 18 March, 1788, date of will, and 20 May, 1795, when will was proved. Children:
7. i. JAMES GILMAN4, bapt. 24 Aug., 1746.
ii. JOHN, m. 9 Oct., 1786, at South Hampton, Miriam Challis; lived in Gilmanton.
8. iii. THOMAS, b. 12 Nov., 1768.
9. iv. JOSEPH.
v. JUDITH, m. Daniel, son of Daniel and Alice Ladd of Epping. He was b. 21 Aug., 1742, and d. 21 Aug., 1801.
vi. MARY, m. - Kezer.
.... vii. LYDIA, b. in Epping 31 March, 1762, m. 12 March, 1788, John Sutton of C. (See Sutton Gen.)
.f viii. HANNAH. , ix. ANNA.
5. DAVID3 LYFORD (Thomas2, Francis1) b. in Exeter, lived in Epping, not 21 years of age, 29 Dec., 1726, when his father's will was made. Per- haps m. Abigail Dudley, b. 1704, dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Gilman) Dudley. David Lyford of Epping deeded to his son, Thomas, May 17, 1763, "3 acres of home place also 1-8 of saw mill, known as Lyford's Mill." (Exeter Deeds, Liber 71, page 220.) Child:
10. i. · THOMAS4, b. 1738.
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6. THOMAS' LYFORD (Thomas3, Thomas?, Francis1) b. in Exeter 12 May, 1743; m. Ann, dau. of Kinsley and Mercy (Hilton) James. She m. second, 16 Feb., 1812, Col. Eliphalet Giddings. She d. 12 Aug., 1818, Thomas Lyford d. 27 July, 1787. Children:
i. JAMES5, b. 14 Feb., 1764, drowned 13 Aug., 1789.
ii. ANNA, b. 6 June, 1767; m. Dudley Lyford (his first wife).
iii. DEBORAH, b. 3 May, 1769, published 8 Sept., 1792, to James Lyford of C.
iv. MARY (Molly), b. 13 Feb., 1771; m. 28 March, 1793, Robert Lyford (Stephens, Stephen2, Francis1). She d. 2 Aug., 1868.
V. ABIGAIL, b. 12 Dec., 1772; m. Dudley Lyford (his second wife).
vi. TIRZAH, b. 31 March, 1775; m. 1797, Nathaniel Conner. She d. 28 July, 1828.
vii. JOHN, b. 1 March, 1777.
viii. ELIZABETH (Betty), b. 16 March, 1779; m. Silas Harriman.
ix. LoIs, b. 10 June, 1781; m. 1801, Bileys Lyford (James, Gilman', John3, Thomas?, Francis1). She d. 29 May, 1854.
x. LIBERTY, b. 6 July, 1783; m. John Morrill of Gilmanton.
11. xi. THOMAS, b. 30 Nov., 1786.
7. JAMES GILMAN4 LYFORD (John3, Thomas?, Francis1) bapt. 24 Aug., 1746, in Exeter; m. Mary (Molly) Hardy, b. in Exeter. Settled in C. about. 1773 and from there removed to Stanstead, Can., in 1802. Children:
12. i. JAMES5, b. 1765.
13. ii. JOHN.
14. iii. DUDLEY.
15. iv. BILEY.
16. v. ZEBULON.
17. vi. JONATHAN.
18. vii. JEREMIAH.
viii. NANCY, b. 25 Jan., 1795, in Exeter; m. John Cass, b. 29 Oct., 1791, in Epsom, and d. 28 Nov., 1846, in Cassville, P. Q., Can.
ix. MARY (Polly), m. Abraham Cass of Cassville, P. Q., Can.
8. THOMAS+ LYFORD (John3, Thomas?, Francis1) b. 12 Nov., 1768; m. 7 April, 1793, Hannah Hale, b. 29 July, 1773, and d. 28 July, 1839. Resided for a time in C., and then moved to Northfield. Children:
i. ANN5, b. 9 Dec., 1793; m. 10 Dec., 1814, Ebenezer Morrison of Northfield. She d. 27 April, 1862. He d. 26 May, 1849.
ii. SUSANNA, b. 9 Jan., 1796; m. 4 Feb., 1819, Robert Gray of Sanborn- ton, b. 7 July, 1793.
iii. MARY (Polly) HALL, b. 6 May, 1798; m. 29 Dec., 1816, Enoch Gile of Northfield.
iv. HANNAH, b. 5 June, 1800; m. 4 Feb., 1820, Amos Hannaford of North- field, b. 12 May, 1797.
v. THOMAS DEARBORN, b. 15 March, 1803; m. 18 Dec., 1825, Sally Gil- man of Northfield, b. 18 Dec., 1802, and d. 20 July, 1851. He d. 27 March, 1867.
vi. JEREMIAH HALL, b. 19 Oct., 1808; m. 16 July, 1834, Mary Ann Weeks Haines, who was b. 13 Jan., 1812. He d. 28 Jan., 1878, in Port Byron, Ill. (Children, See Haines Gen.)
9. JOSEPH4 LYFORD (John3, Thomas?, Francis1) b. 28 Feb., 1765, in Epping; m. 15 Dec., 1791, Susanna Dearborn, b. in Greenland 30 Nov., 1774, and d. 27 Nov., 1836, in C. He d. 1847, in Chicago, Ill. Children, b. in C ..
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19. i. JOSEPH5, b. 11 July, 1792.
ii. THOMAS DEARBORN, b. 10 Sept., 1796; d. 17 May, 1823.
iii. JOHN, b. 27 Dec., 1802. Supposed to have d. in Texas in 1879.
iv. SUSANNA, b. 16 June, 1798; m. 19 Oct., 1815, Tristram Coffin Dow, b. 10 July, 1793, and d. 2 Aug., 1875, in Annawan, Ill. She d.
Oct., 1875. Children: 1. Almira6, b. 5 March, 1817; d. 9 May, 1879. 2. Joseph L., b. 5 March, 1819; d. 8 Jan., 1891. 3. Tristram T., b. 2 Nov., 1826; d. 28 March, 1882. 4. Josiah, b. 16 March, 1828; d. 9 March, 1908. 5. John L., b. 6 May, 1830; d. 5 July, 1899. 6. Mary Ann, b. 26 May, 1832; d. 10 Sept., 1894. 7. Lyman, b. 18 May, 1834; d. 4 Dec., 1857.
v. MARY ANN, b. 17 Aug., 1805; d. in C., 22 Jan., 1821.
20. vi. WINTHROP DEARBORN, b. 16 May, 1808.
vii. HARRIET, b. 3 May, 1813, m. Hannibal Haines of C., b. 29 Jan., 1813.
viii. A Child.
10. THOMAS4 LYFORD (David3, Thomas?, Francis1) b. in Epping 1738, d. 15 April, 1804, Cabot, Vt .; m. Mehitable Robinson; resided in Exeter, C. (that part now Northfield), New Ipswich and Sanbornton. Moved to Cabot, Vt., in 1783, being the third settler there. He was a mill- wright and built the first grist mill in Cabot. Entered the army from C. as 2d Lieut. in Capt. Jeremiah Clough's Co. in 1775, serving until 1781. He was with Gen. Hazen when he built the military road from the Conn. River at Newbury, Vt., via Cabot towards Canada. Lieut. in Major Whitcomb's Corps of Rangers and both he and his son, Fifield, were at West Point with Arnold. Children:
i. FIFIELD5, b. 1763, Exeter; d. 18 April, 1846, Bethel, Vt .; m. first, Elizabeth Sanborn, b. 1764, Epping. She was the dau. of Daniel Sanborn; m. second, 1820, Judith K. (Heath) Lyford, widow of his brother David. She d. 11 April, 1854. He moved to Cabot, Vt., in 1788.
ii. JOHN, b. 13 Sept., 1766, Epping; d. 3 Sept., 1859, Dover, Me .; m. 14 March, 1798, Minna Morse, b. 28 March, 1776, Concord, Vt., and d. Nov., 1852, Dover, Me. He went to Cabot, Vt., in 1787, and resided there and at Woodbury, Vt., until 1846, when he went to Garland, Me., and from there to Dover, Me.
iii. THOMAS, b. 1768; d. at Cabot, Vt.
iv. DAVID, d. before 1820 at Cabot, Vt .; m. 23 July, 1795, Judith K., dau. of Lieut. Jonathan Heath, who was the first settler in Cabot. The widow of David m. his brother Fifield.
v. PETER, b. 1773; d. 1861; m. 1809, Lois Blanchard, b. 19 March, 1791, and d. 1880. Resided at Woodbury, Vt.
vi. KATY. vii. Mehitable. viii. Betsey, m. Benjamin Streeter. He was b. 19 March, 1790, Hartford, N. Y.
11. THOMAS5 LYFORD (Thomas4, Thomas3) b. in Exeter 30 Nov., 1786, d. 2 April, 1870; m. 1812, Hannah Badger, dau. of Lieut. Moses and Hannah (Foster) Cogswell of C., b. 19 Feb., 1790, and d. 24 March, 1853. (See Foster and Cogswell Gens.) He was a chaise maker in Exeter and moved to C. about 1810. Children, b. in C .:
21. i. MOSES COGSWELL6, b. 3 Oct., 1813.
22. ii. JAMES, b. 4 Oct., 1814.
23. iii. JOHN, b. 8 Dec., 1815.
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iv. THOMAS, b. 1 Sept., 1817; d. 6 Sept., 1859; m. Helen MacCleod. Had two daus.
v. BETSEY COGSWELL, b. 16 June, 1819; d. 1 Nov., 1845; m. 6 June, 1843, Chase Wyatt of Northfield, b. 12 July, 1805.
vi. MARY, b. 20 Nov., 1820; d. 8 Aug., 1845; unm.
vii. AMOS COGSWELL, b. 7 Oct., 1822; d. 18 Dec., 1844; unm.
viii. ELIPHALET GIDDINGS, b. 31 Aug., 1824; d. 6 Aug., 1845; unm.
ix. ANNA, b. 26 Aug., 1826; d. Nov., 1847; m. 6 June, 1846, Chase Wyatt, widower of her sister Betsey.
X. ABIGAIL, b. 9 Dec., 1828; d. 7 Oct., 1848; unm.
24. xi. MARTHA BADGER, b. 15 Nov., 1830.
25. xii. LUCY CAROLINE, b. 9 Jan., 1833.
12. JAMES5 LYFORD (James Gilman4, John3) b. 1765, pub. 8 Sept., 1792, to Deborah Lyford, dau. of Thomas and Ann (James) Lyford, b. 3 May, 1769. He resided at C., from about 1773 to 1802, when he removed to Stanstead, Can. In 1806 he moved to Sebec, Me., where he d. April, 1846. Children:
i. JAMES GILMAN6, b. 14 Jan., 1794, in C .; m. 2 Dec., 1816, Huldah Hubbard Spaulding, b. 23 Oct., 1795, d. 25 Oct., 1848. Seven children.
ii. MOSES GREENLEAF, m. 1830, at Sebec, Me., Adaline Shepherd, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah Spaulding Lyford, his cousin. She was b. Sept., 1812, and d. 17 Sept., 1894. He d. 20 Nov., 1887. Seven children.
iii. JOHN, said to have d. in Richmond, Va., m. Cynthia Burnham. iv. POLLY. v. Betsey. vi. Deborah, b. 20 Jan., 1801; m. 17 Jan., 1824, Joseph Spaulding.
13. JOHN5 LYFORD (James Gilman4, John3) b. in C. and d. at Salem, Mass. His will, dated 20 June, 1800, probated 6 Nov., 1800, gives entire estate to his "brother James, of C., he to pay $400 to my father James Gilman Lyford."
14. DUDLEY5 LYFORD (James Gilman4, John3) b. in C .; m. first, Ann, dau. of Thomas and Ann (James) Lyford, 15 Feb., 1798; m. second, Abigail Lyford, sister of Ann. Child by first wife:
26. i. THOMAS6, b. in C., 2 Feb., 1807.
Children by second wife:
ii. JOHN, b. in C .; m. Eliza Ann Fletcher. Their son, Henry S .? , b. 28 Sept., 1850, m. Martha E. Peaslee, b. 31 March, 1855.
iii. MARY ANN, b. 1799; m. Samuel Dalton, b. 17 Feb., 1799, in Gilman- ton. She d. 1835.
15. BILEY5 LYFORD (James Gilman4, John3) b. 17 Oct., 1775, in C .; m. 1 Dec., 1801, Lois, dau. of Thomas and Ann (James) Lyford. He was the first settler in Atkinson, Me., and brought his wife there from Bangor, Me., on horseback, in 1804. She d. 29 May, 1854. He d. 1 March, 1865. Nine children.
16. ZEBULON5 LYFORD (James Gilman4, John3) b. in C. Settled in Stanstead, P. Q., in 1802; m. Sarah Buswell of Gilmanton, who d. 8 March, 1857. He d. 16 March, 1816. Children:
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i. JOHN6, b. 23 July, 1797, in C .; d. at Cassville, P. Q., 1882; m. Asenath Glidden, b. 20 Jan., 1800, in Hatley, P. Q. He removed to Stanstead, P. Q., in 1809.
ii. NATHANIEL, b. in C., 7 May, 1799; moved to Stanstead, P. Q., in 1809; m. first, Mary Glidden, sister of his brother John's wife; m. second, 1831, Susan Rogers. He d. 3 March, 1861.
iii. SUSAN.
17. JONATHAN5 LYFORD (James Gilman4, Johns) b. 1779 in C. Moved to Stanstead, P. Q., in 1802 and to Sebec, Me., in 1806, and d. there 25 Sept., 1864; m. 1806, Sarah Spaulding. Eight children.
18. JEREMIAH5 LYFORD (James Gilman4, John3) lived in Stanstead, P. Q., and in 1824 in Thornton; m. Naomi Dickey. They had eight children among whom was Byley6, b. 25 June, 1822, in Stanstead, who was a physician and practiced in Tilton; m. 6 March, 1851, Vashti P., dau. of Zebadiah and Vashti Shattuck, b. 1823, in Hillsborough. He d. at Tilton, 23 Jan., 1875. Child: Josie7, b. 1853, in Nashua; m. 1882, George C. Trowbridge and resides in Chelsea, Mass.
19. JOSEPH5 LYFORD (Joseph4, John3) b. 11 July, 1792, in C .; m. 1 Nov., 1815, Charlotte Dow, b. 22 Nov., 1789, d. Dec., 1868. He went West in the fall of 1836, and settled in Buda, Ill., then called French Grove, where he d. 11 Dec., 1836. Children, b. in C .:
i. AUGUSTUS6, b. 5 May, 1816; m. 19 Oct., 1842, Abigail Emerson. Lived in Buda, Groveland and Galesburg, Ill .; d. 5 March, 1886.
ii. ALFRED, b. 28 Jan., 1818; m. 19 Dec., 1839, Mary S. Emerson, sister of his brother Augustus' wife. She was b. 5 Aug., 1820. He went West with his father in 1836.
iii. CAROLINE, b. 17 Aug., 1824; m. 1844, Rufus Craig; d. 1855.
iv. JOSEPH, b. 7 Nov., 1828. Went West with his father in 1836; m. first, 15 Feb., 1855, Josephine Hinman, b. 27 April, 1837, and d. 20 Jan., 1870; m. second, 7 May, 1872, Mary Jane Quimby, b. 22 April, 1845.
v. MOSES, b. 22 Feb., 1831; d. 26 Feb., 1856.
20. WINTHROP DEARBORN5 LYFORD (Joseph4, John3) b. in C., 16 May, 1808; m. 24 April, 1836, Harriet A. R., dau. of Robert and Polly (Cross) Chase, b. at Webster Place in Franklin 8 June, 1814. Children, b. in C .:
i. WINTHROP DEARBORN6, b. 16 Nov., 1837; d. 29 Jan., 1839.
ii. MARY JANE, b. 6 Feb., 1840; d. 1 Aug., 1859.
iii. DEARBORN, b. 1 Dec., 1841; d. 11 Oct., 1847.
iv. HARRIET, b. 21 July, 1843; d. 17 Oct., 1847.
v. SUSAN, b. 2 July, 1845; d. 2 Oct., 1847.
vi. SUSAN E., b. 6 Sept., 1848; resides at home.
vii. FLORA A., b. 31 Jan., 1852; m. first, June, 1872, Henry Rowe of Ashland; m. second, George Fitts of Northfield in 1884; resides at Raymond. One dau., Clara7.
viii. FRANK, b. 31 Oct., 1854; m. 28 June, 1881, Elizabeth Beattie, b. in Canada and d. 18 Aug., 1887. Children: 1. Mary A. E.7, b. 11 Aug., 1882. 2. John F., b. 23 May, 1885. 3. Hattie J., b. 25 March, 1887.
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21. MOSES COGSWELL6 LYFORD (Thomass, Thomas4, Thomas3) b. 3 Oct., 1813; m. 8 Dec., 1861, Juliet Eudora Robinson of Belmont, who d. 5 Feb., 1904. He d. 5 Feb., 1871. They resided in C. Children :
i. ETTA HANNAH, b. 25 Dec., 1862; m. Nov., 1887, John H. Lyford, and d. 10 Dec., 1888.
ii. EDWIN MOSES, b. 8 Sept., 1865; m. 23 Feb., 1910, Mrs. Florence J. (Gray) Sanders, dau. of Russell and Elizabeth (Seavey) Gray of Alexandria, where she was b. 10 July, 1871.
iii. FRANK DUDLEY, b. 17 Jan., 1867; m. 16 Oct., 1895, Alice Best, dau. of Peter Joseph and Catherine Lattemoor of Somerville, Mass. Her father was of the firm of Lattemoor & White, stevedores, in Boston, Mass. Frank D. Lyford is a carpenter and builder.
22. JAMES6 LYFORD (Thomas5, Thomas4, Thomas3) b. 4 Oct., 1814; m. first, 28 Feb., 1839, Abigail French of Stoneham, Mass., b. 25 Feb., 1818, d. 1 June, 1846; m. second, Sophia M. Richardson, b. 26 Nov., 1810, d. 28 Aug., 1850; m. third, 3 Nov., 1851, Mary Isabel McLane of New Boston, b. 11 Oct., 1821, and d. at Tilton 28 Nov., 1885. He d. at Tilton 28 May, 1879. He resided at Boston until 1866, when he moved to C., where he remained until about 1878, removing then to Tilton. Children by first wife:
i. LAVINIA FRENCH7, b. 2 May, 1841; d. 22 June, 1842.
ii. ABBY LAVINIA, b. 30 May, 1843; d. 19 Dec., 1844.
Child by second wife:
iii. THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. 8 Jan., 1848; m. 16 March, 1874, Mary Addie Cogswell of Cambridgeport, Mass., b. 1853, and d. 20 March, 1874. He d. 14 Nov., 1875.
Children by third wife, b. in Boston, Mass.
iv. JAMES OTIS, b. 28 June, 1853; m. 2 May, 1882, Susan Ayer, dau. of William Pickering and Clara (West) Hill, and granddau. of Gov. Isaac Hill of N. H. She was b. in Lexington, Mass., 7 Aug., 1854. Children, b. in Concord:
1. AGNES McLEAN8, b. 6 April, 1884; d. 21 Jan., 1901.
2. KATHARINE BATCHELDER, b. 11 Nov., 1888; d. 1 Feb., 1893.
3. RICHARD TAYLOR, b. 6 Jan., 1896.
V. MARION ELIZABETH, b. 26 July, 1855; m. 12 Oct., 1894, William Plummer, son of William and Levina (Whittaker) Martin, b. 21 Oct., 1847.
vi. ALBERT GIDDINGS, b. 3 March, 1860; m. 10 June, 1888, Lotten Larson, dau. of Lars and Johanna (Swenson) Larson, b. 16 July, 1870; d. 13 Dec., 1903. Children:
1. LOTTEN EVADNES, b. 21 Aug., 1889; d. 16 Aug., 1900.
2. AMOS COGSWELL, b. 21 Feb., 1901.
vii. AMOS COGSWELL, b. 16 Dec., 1862, graduated Dartmouth College, class 1885. Taught school at Holderness, Cheshire, Conn., and Denver, Col .; d. 3 May, 1892, at Denver.
23. JOHN6 LYFORD (Thomas5, Thomas4, Thomas3) b. 8 Dec., 1815; m. 12 Nov., 1840, Elizabeth Ham of C., b. 9 May, 1821, d. 19 Dec., 1869. He resided in C. and Belmont and d. at the latter place 9 Dec., 1888. Children, b. in C .:
i. ARIANA HAM7, b. 20 Jan., 1842; d. 22 March, 1845.
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ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. 5 July, 1844; m. 19 July, 1869, Smith N. Ells- worth of Concord. She d. 1 Nov., 1882.
iii. JOHN HAM, b. 15 Sept., 1846; m. first, 27 Nov., 1887, Etta Hannah Lyford, who d. 10 Dec., 1888; m. second, 2 Oct., 1889, Addie C. Dow of Loudon, who d. 9 Sept., 1895. Children, b. in Belmont:
1. PAUL JOHN8, b. 19 May, 1890; d. 15 Sept., 1890.
2. RUBY ELIZABETH, b. 17 April, 1891.
3. JOHN PEARL, b. 9 Aug., 1892; d. 3 Sept., 1893.
4. ADDIE GRACE, b. 2 Aug., 1893.
iv. ABBY ANN, b. 15 July, 1848; m. 24 Oct., 1870, Clarence W. Whitcher of Northfield. She d. 18 Sept., 1880.
v. ARIANA HAM, b. 5 Oct., 1850; d. 18 April, 1875.
vi. ESTELLE, b. 28 Jan., 1853; m. Charles O. Judkins of Belmont.
vii. CLARA KIMBALL, b. 15 July, 1855; m. William N. Batchelder of N. Y. City. She d. 3 May, 1885. Children: Elizabeth Ham Batchelder, b. 6 July, 1881; d. 18 July, 1882. Lloyd William Batchelder, b. 6 Feb., 1884.
viii. AMANDA FLORA, b. 27 Jan., 1858; m. William Moulton of Hopkin- ton. She d. 19 Sept., 1909. No children.
24. MARTHA BADGER® LYFORD (Thomass, Thomas', Thomas3) b. 15 Nov., 1830; m. 5 June, 1861, Joseph Ayers of C. (second wife). She d. 13 April, 1876. One child, Lucy C.7 Ayers. (See Ayers Gen.)
25. LUCY CAROLINE6 LYFORD (Thomass, Thomas', Thomas3) b. 9 Jan., 1833; m. 11 Nov., 1856, Joseph Clough Wyatt of Northfield, who was b. 3 Dec., 1830. She d. 4 April, 1876. He d. 12 June, 1908. Children:
i. ALFRED C.7 WYATT, b. 25 Nov., 1862; m. 7 June, 1888, Nellie Maria, dau. of Joseph R. and Mary (Boynton) Mead, who was b. in Meredith, 11 Nov., 1861. He has been prominent in the public affairs of Laconia and mayor of that city.
ii. ANNIE, LYFORD WYATT, b. 2 Nov., 1867, resides in Northfield. (P. O., Tilton.)
26. THOMAS6 LYFORD (Dudleys, James Gilman4, John3) b. 2 Feb., 1807, in C .; m. Eliza Burns Greely, b. 8 July, 1809, at Gilmanton, d. 27 June, 1874, at Rockport, Ill. He migrated to Roscoe, Ill., about 1842, driving there from C. He was killed by a threshing machine at Roscoe, 19 Dec., 1858. Children:
i. DUDLEY7, b. in C., 6 Nov., 1835; m. 13 April, 1862, Emma Harley, b. 25 April, 1841, in Spartanburg, S. C.
ii. ELIZABETH GREELY, b. 22 Oct., 1837, in C .; m. 1 May, 1860, John J. Bradley, b. in Westfield, N. Y.
iii. JOSEPH GREELY, b. 2 Dec., 1839, in Andover; m. 1 Jan., 1868, Emily M. Brown, b. 30 June, 1843, in Shirley, Mass. Lives at Guil- ford, Ill.
iv. ALICE HORN, b. 7 Dec., 1842; m. 3 June, 1868, Josiah E. Richardson, b. 18 July, 1842, in Roscoe, Ill. Resides at Rockport, Ill.
v. THOMAS, b. 19 April, 1845; d. 14 May, 1845.
vi. THOMAS, b. 15 Aug., 1848; d. 19 Dec., 1862.
vii. ANNAH AUGUSTA, b. 7 Nov., 1850.
viii. CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN, b. 21 Aug., 1853; m. 23 Dec., 1885, Emma L. Hendrickson, b. 30 Jan., 1860, in Minneapolis, Minn. Prac- ticing physician in Minneapolis.
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HISTORY OF CANTERBURY.
MASON.
One Mason family of C. descended from Capt. John Mason, one of the grantees of N. H. He was b. in Lynn, Norfolk County, Eng .; bapt. 11 Dec., 1586. His life was an active one in both civil and military affairs as is shown by the tablet erected to his memory in the church of the Domus Dei at Ports- mouth, Eng. It reads:
To the glory of God and in memory of Capt'n John Mason, Captain in the Royal Navy, Treas. of the Army, Captain of South Sea Castle, Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland, Patentee and founder of New Hampshire in America, Vice Admiral of New England. Born 1586. Died 1635.
He is buried in Westminster Abbey. He was the son of John and Isabel (Steed) Mason (Williams, Miless, John3, Richard?, Baldwin1).
1. CAPT. JOHN7 MASON, m. 29 Oct., 1606, Anne, dau. of Edward Geer of Lon- don. Child: Annes who m. 27 June, 1626, Joseph Tufton and had five children of whom Robert was the third. By the terms of Capt. John Mason's will his grandchildren added Mason to their names.
2. ROBERT TUFTONº MASON (Annes, Capt. John7) m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Taylor. Three children of whom Robert10 was the second.
3. ROBERT T.10 MASON (Robert T.9) m. Catherine Wiggin and had two children of whom John Tufton1 was the second.
4. JOHN TUFTON11 MASON (Robert T.10) d. in Havana, 1718; m. Susanna Mos- set, May, 1711. Three children of whom Thomas1? was the third.
5. THOMAS T.12 MASON (John T.11) b. 12 June, 1718; d. 1762; m. first, Eliza- beth Gooding, 7 Sept., 1744; m. second, Anne True, b. 26 Feb., 1762. Three children by first marriage and one, John T.13, by the second.
6. JOHN T.13 MASON (John T.12) m. and had two children of whom the first was Benjamin14.
7. BENJAMIN14 MASON (John T.13) m. and lived in Hampton. Had four children of whom Josiah15 was the third.
8. JOSIAH15 MASON (Benjamin14) b. 11 July, 1778, in Chichester; d. 16 Dec., 1846, in C .; m. Betsey Saunders, b. 8 Oct., 1778; d. 27 Feb., 1854. Children:
9. i. HANNAH16, b. 27 Nov., 1804.
10. ii. GEORGE SAUNDERS, b. 30 June, 1806.
11. iii. GARDNER, b. 1 June, 1809.
iv. HARVEY, b. 21 Feb., 1814.
v. ELIZA, b. 14 Aug., 1815; m. Eli Brooks of St. Johnsbury, Vt .; d. in Providence, R. I.
vi. SILVER, b. 23 Sept., 1818; d. 16 Sept., 1846.
vii. JOHN CHANDLER, b. 14 June, 1824; d. 14 June, 1891; m. Caroline Clark; res. at Tilton.
9. HANNAH16 MASON (Josiah15) b. 27 Nov., 1804; d. 13 Oct., 1859; m. John Langdon Bradley, b. 27 March, 1805, d. 22 Jan., 1874. Children, b.in C .:
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