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vi. WILLIAM, b. in Pelham, 12 Aug., 1760; m. Martha Dodge of Goffs- town, 21 Nov., 1790.
vii. DAVID DODGE, b. in Pelham, 14 Sept., 1762.
viii. ANDREW, b. in Pelham, 7 Sept., 1764, d. young.
3. ix. HUGH, b. in Pelham, 22 Jan., 1767.
x. GEORGE, b. in Pelham, 20 Feb., 1769; m. Hannah Butler of Pelham; had a son, Joseph B.3, who d. 22 Oct., 1815, aged 17. George Tallant d. 11 Feb., 1818. His wife d. 29 June, 1840, aged 79. ANDREW, b. in Pelham, 31 July, 1771.
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xii. SARAH, b. 16 Oct., 1776, in Pelham, d. there 1 March, 1863; unm.
2. JAMES2 TALLANT (Hugh1) b. in Plaistow, 30 April, 1756; m. Nov., 1779, Margaret, dau. of William and Ann (McFarland) Curry, who came to C. from Londonderry about 1733. Margaret was b. 23 March, 1751. James was the first Tallant settler in C. He was in the Revolution, enlisting 29 Sept., 1777, in Lieut. Isaac Cochran's Co., Moore's Regt. Pay roll of Capt. Amos Gage's Co. of Volunteers and marched the same
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day from Pelham and joined the Northern Continental Army at Sara- toga. (N. H. State Papers, Vol. 2, p. 359.) He d. at C. in 1790. His wid. was appointed administratrix and Col. David McCrillis and Capt. Thomas Curry were the sureties on her bond. Children, b. in C .:
5. i. JOSEPH3, b. 12 Oct., 1780.
6. ii. JAMES, JR., b. 21 March, 1782.
iii. HUGH, b. 20 July, 1783; d. 16 July, 1797.
7. iv. DAVID, b. 2 April, 1785.
8. v. SAMUEL, b. 20 Oct., 1786.
vi. JACOB, b. 31 Jan., 1788; d. 25 July, 1788.
vii. ABIAH, b. 18 May, 1789; m. 18 May, 1837, Benjamin Morrill. She d. 1 Oct., 1846. He m. second, Mrs. Lucretia (Bradley) Moore Tallant, wid. of David.
3. HUGH2 TALLANT (Hugh1) b. in Pelham, 22 Jan., 1767; m. first, at C., Peggy, dau. of James and Margaret (McClintock) Boyes. Margaret was the dau. of Alexander Morrison McClintock of Londonderry. They set- tled in C., where she d. 16 Aug., 1838, aged 72. He m. second, Mrs. Mary (Fife) Moore of Pembroke, who d. 9 Feb., 1857, aged 75. Hugh and both wives are buried in a little private burying yard on the farm in the southeast part of C. Children all by first wife, b. in C .:
i. POLLY3, m. John Gordon Dodge of Goffstown. Children: 1. Mar- garet4 Dodge. 2. Mary Dodge. 3. Harriet Dodge. 4. James Dodge. 5. Elizabeth Dodge. 6. Jerusha Dodge. 7. John Dodge.
ii. ABIAH, m. Benjamin F. Neal of Loudon. Children: 1. Hugh4 Neal. 2. John Neal. 3. Alhanon Neal. 4. David Neal. 5. George Byron Neal, who res. in Pembroke. 6. Robert Bart- lett Neal, who res. in Manchester and later in Hooksett. 7. Mary Elizabeth Neal. 8. Ella Neal.
iii. BETSEY, m. Ephraim Warren. Children: 1. Hugh4 Warren, m. Lydia Anale Moore and res. in Pembroke.
iv. JOHN, d. young.
9. v. JOHN LANGDON, b. 24 July, 1809.
4. ANDREW2 TALLANT (Hugh1) b. in Pelham, 31 July, 1771; m. first, 2 Feb., 1792, Amelia Weld of Jamaica Plain, Mass., b. 19 Oct., 1771. She d. 22 Feb., 1819. He m. second, 14 Dec., 1819, Sally Pratt of Hudson, who d. 15 June, 1840. He m. third, Betsey J. Richardson of Pelham. He d. at Pelham, 21 June, 1857. Children by first marriage:
i. REBECCA WELD3, b. June, 1792; d. in Pelham, 19 Jan., 1838.
ii. NATHANIEL B., b. 27 Dec., 1794; m. 12 Oct., 1824, Lydia Scudder of Barnstable, Mass.
iii. EBEN W., b. 26 Dec., 1798; m. 18 April, 1824, Nancy Coffin of Nan- tucket, Mass. One son: Henry Pinkham4, who m. Mary J. Coleman of Nantucket, Mass. Children, b. in Boston: 1. Hugh5. 2. Alice Weld. Both unm. 3. Arthur, d. in infancy. Hugh5 is an architect of New York and Paris.
10. iv. JAMES, b. 21 March, 1804.
11. v. MADISON B., b. 12 Nov., 1808.
Children by second marriage:
vi. AMELIA WELD, b. 2 July, 1820; d. Feb., 1861, at Cumberland, R. I. vii. PHEBE MARIA, b. in Pelham, 9 Dec., 1826; d. in Pelham, 21 July, 1842.
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5. JOSEPH3 TALLANT (James?, Hugh1) b. in C., 12 Oct., 1780; m. Betsey Baker of Concord, 19 Aug., 1804. He d. 13 Aug., 1863, at Hampton. She d. 9 March, 1853, aged 79. Children, b. in C .:
i. JACOB CROWNINSHIELD4, b. 1805; m. Abigail -; settled in Errol. He d. at Hampton, 27 March, 1865. She d. at C., 3 July, 1868, aged 60. ii. Timothy Darling; unm. iii. Nathaniel A., m. and settled in Mich. iv. James, settled in Mich. v. Joseph, went to sea and never heard from. vi. Russell, settled in Cal. vii. Richard Baxter, drowned in Merrimack River. viii. Samuel Baker; m. Louisa Clark, res. in Lowell, Mass. ix. Achsah, m. Colby; res. in Sanbornton. x. Betsey, m. and res. in New Hampton.
6. JAMES3 TALLANT ((James?, Hugh1) b. in C., 21 March, 1782, m. Wid. Phebe (Smith) Marden, b. in Salem, 2 Sept., 1783, dau. of Capt. Jesse and Mary (Woodbury) Smith of Pelham and granddau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Woodbury of Salem. Phebe's sister, Betsey, m. Chief Justice William M. Richardson of Pelham. Phebe m. first, 20 Oct., 1805, Francis Marden of Boston and had a dau., Mary S. Marden, who d. in infancy and a son, Francis A. Marden, who m. Lucy Ann Nesmith of Chelmsford, Mass. Children: 1. Francis Alexander Marden. 2. John Marden. 3. Elizabeth Marden.
James Tallant d. 8 April, 1861. His wid. d. 24 Dec., 1866. Chil- dren, b. in C .: i. Mary Woodbury, b. 4 May, 1814; m. 1 April, 1835, Nahum Blanchard. (See Blanchard Gen.) ii. Abigail S., b. 2 Feb., 1816; m. 18 Feb., 1840, James S. Elkins of C. (See Elkins Gen.) iii. James, 3d, b. 16 April, 1818; m. 23 Dec., 1843, Abby T. Abbott of Bos- cawen. He d. 17 March, 1874. No children.
7. DAVID3 TALLANT (James?, Hugh1) b. 2 April, 1785, in C .; m. 25 Aug., 1835, Mrs. Lucretia (Bradley) Moore. He d. 6 Jan., 1843. His wid. m. 20 April, 1847, Benjamin Morrill, whose first wife was Abiah, sister of David Tallant. Children, b. in C .: i. Lucretia, b. 29 June, 1836; d. 7 July, 1838. ii. Sylvia, b. 13 Dec., 1838. iii. Martha B., b. 11 Feb., 1842.
8. SAMUEL3 TALLANT (James2, Hugh1) b. in C., 20 Oct., 1786; m. 27 Jan., 1814, Martha Morrill, b. 12 Nov., 1790. He d. 20 April, 1866. She d. 22 March, 1842. Children, b. in C .:
i. SAMUEL, JR.4, b. 4 May, 1815; m. 7 May, 1840, Caroline Gibson, b. 1814. Child: Mary C.5, b. 1843; d. 8 April, 1872. He d. 1 April, 1846. She m. second, Col. David M. Clough. (See Clough Gen.) ii. Martha, b. 4 May, 1818; d. 23 March, 1839. iii. MARY, b. 26 April, 1820; d. 24 July, 1842. iv. Margaret, b. 6 May, 1822; d. 29 March, 1840.
12. v. MARSTIN M., b. 6 June, 1824. vi. Andrew J., b. 11 Nov., 1826; d. 27 May, 1851. vii. Frank, b. 18 May, 1829; d. 2 April, 1853. viii. Betsey C., b. 8 Aug., 1831; d. 19 Aug., 1854.
9. JOHN L.3 TALLANT (Hugh?, Hugh1) b. in C., 24 July, 1809; m. 21 June, 1835, Sara J., dau. of Abram Bean of E. Concord. Children:
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i. BETSEY4, b. 18 April, 1836; d. 5 March, 1839. ii. Abram, b 18 April, 1836; d. 8 March, 1839. iii. Hugh, b. 29 Oct., 1838; d. 20 March, 1839. iv. Betsey, b. 14 Jan., 1840; m. James Dodge of Pembroke. v. Abram Bean, b. 6 Jan., 1842; m. Mary Etta Perkins. vi. Hugh, b. 1 Oct., 1843; d. 9 Feb., 1844. vii. Mary Ann, b. 12 Nov., 1844; m. Obadiah Cutler of Niagara Falls, N. Y.
13. viii. JOHN GILMAN, b. 2 March, 1846. ix. Catherine, b. 12 March, 1848; d. 16 Oct., 1863. x. Hugh, b. 3 Aug., 1850; m. first, Louisa N., dau. of Enoch Pickard of C. She d. 8 May, 1899. Child: Marion L.5, b. 27 April, 1889. He m. second, Mary H. Harlbot of Hanover. xi. Frank P., b. 12 Dec., 1852; m. Susan Cowley of Lowell, Mass. xii. Cyrus, b. 18 Aug., 1855; d. 21 May, 1858. xiii. Nellie Jane, b. 2 March, 1857; m. Frank J. Coflan of Boston. Had children. After his death she m. second, M. F. Bickford of Concord.
10. JAMES3 TALLANT (Andrew2, Hugh1) b. 21 March, 1804, in Pelham; m. first, 17 Oct., 1831, Velina Rice of Nantucket, Mass., b. 22 Jan., 1805. She d. 19 Nov., 1837; m. second, 17 Sept., 1840, Mary Ann Lovejoy of Concord. He d. 15 June, 1866. Children by first marriage:
i. MARY JANE4, b. 18 Aug., 1832, in Nantucket; m. - Scott of Toledo, Ohio, 6 Oct., 1855. ii. Henrietta, b. 2 April, 1834. iii. James, Jr., b. 15 Nov., 1837; m. 10 Aug., 1859, Helen Connor of Henniker.
Children by second marriage:
iv. CHARLES HENRY, b. 24 Sept., 1841; d. in Chicago, 1 July, 1875. v. George Warren, b. 28 Nov., 1842; d. in Cal., 19 Nov., 1876. vi. Andrew, b. 30 July, 1844; d. in Concord, 30 May, 1846. vii. Valina, b. 26 Jan., 1846; m. Nagle; d. in Concord. viii. Mary Thorndike, b. 18 April, 1850, in Concord; d. 20 Sept., 1857, in Concord. ix. Ella Walton, b. 29 Oct., 1851, in Concord; d. 25 Dec., 1869, in Concord. x. Hamilton H., b. 4 April, 1853, in Concord; res. in Lowell, Mass.
11. MADISON B.3 TALLANT (Andrew2, Hugh1) b. 12 Nov., 1808, in Pelham; m. 30 March, 1834, Adaline S. Harvey of Hopkinton. He d. 6 Jan., 1889; she, 5 Jan., 1892. Children:
i. EBEN W.4, b. 2 Jan., 1837; m. 17 Dec., 1873, Josephine A. Marston of Lowell, Mass.
ii. ANDREW KOSSUTH, b. 18 Oct., 1849, in Meredith; m. Angie Laura Roby, b. 8 Sept., 1860, in Lawrence, Mass. They own and res. upon the old Hugh Tallant farm in Pelham. Children: 1. Laura Adelines, b. 8 Dec., 1880. 2. Ella Almeda, b. 10 Jan., 1882. 3. Bessie Beatrice, b. 11 June, 1883. 4. Eugene Andrew, b. 19 March, 1885. 5. Effie Josephine, b. 4 June, 1887. 6. Winifred, b. 5 April, 1889; d. 17 Sept., 1889. 7. Eben Mad- ison, b. 28 Jan., 1890. 8. Albert Addison, b. 6 Oct., 1891. 9. Samuel Orwell, b. 6 Dec., 1892. 10. Hugh Versal, b. 6 Sept., 1894. 11. Angie Roby, b. 14 April, 1897. 12. Carrie Evelyn, b. 16 Aug., 1898. 13. John Harvey, b. 14 Feb., 1900. 14. Helen Irene, b. 17 Oct., 1901. 15. Marjorie Augusta, b. 16 Feb., 1903, d. 8 Aug., 1903.
12. MARSTIN MORRILL4 TALLANT (Samuels, James?, Hugh1) b. in C., 6 June, 1824; m. 30 Nov., 1848, Annah S. Locke of Allenstown; resided in E.
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Concord where he d. 24 Feb., 1868. His wid. m. George F. Whittredge of Concord. He d. 1883; she, 14 Nov., 1896. Children:
14. i. GEORGE M.5, b. 21 June, 1850.
ii. MARTHA A., b. 25 Jan., 1853; m. Frank Dowst of Manchester, 15 March, 1872. No children. Both d. She d. in Michigan, 22 Dec., 1890, and is buried in the family lot in E. Concord.
15. iii. FRANK E., b. 1 Dec., 1855.
13. JOHN GILMAN4 TALLANT (John L.3, Hugh?, Hugh1) b. in E. Concord, 2 March, 1846; m. first, Addie G. Whittemore who was b. in Pembroke, Oct., 1850. She d. 11 Oct., 1875; m. second, 10 Dec., 1877, Helen B. Wilson of New Hampton, b. 19 Dec., 1851. Children by first marriage:
i. KATHRYN5, b. 22 March, 1871, in E. Concord. Is a physician prac- ticing in Boston. ii. Arianna Barstow, b. 8 Aug., 1873, in E. Concord; m. Spaulding of Pembroke. iii. John L. T., b. 18 May, 1875; m.
14. GEORGE M.5 TALLANT (Marstin M.4, Samuels, James2, Hugh1) b. 21 June, 1850; m. first, 15 March, 1872, Mary Josephine Glidden of Meredith. She d. Aug., 1901; m. second, Katherine Brandhorst. Res. Duluth, Minn. Child by first wife .: i. Ethel H.6, b. 15 March, 1878; m. 19 Oct., 1904, Wendell R. Marshall of Duluth.
15. FRANK E.5 TALLANT (Marstin M.4, Samuels, James?, Hugh1) b. 1 Dec., 1855; m. Susan A., dau. of George W. Drew of Concord. Settled in St. Paul, Minn., 1871; rem. to Minneapolis in 1891. Engaged in manu- facture and sale of clothing, his son Webster being associated with him. Children, b. in St. Paul:
i. MARSTIN E.6, b. 5 July, 1881; res. San Francisco, Cal.
ii. WEBSTER, b. 3 Dec., 1883.
iii. RUTH L., b. 15 April, 1886.
iv. MARY S., b. 12 June, 1888; m. 19 June, 1907, Charles M. Kopp. They res. in Princeton, Minn.
TALLMAN.
1. SETH K.1 TALLMAN settled in Wolcott, Vt. He was a native of Holland.
2. RILEY S.2 TALLMAN (Seth1) b. 1 Aug., 1826, in Vershire, Vt .; m. Mary, dau. of Zaccheus J. and (Fullerton) Thompson, b. 1 Oct., 1833, in Craftsbury, Vt. He served in the Civil war, 15th Vt. Regt., Co. I, d. 31 May, 1896. Children:
i. CLARENDON S.3
ii. JANE.
iii. SETH R.
iv. MARY A., m. Orlando Deos. Their son Henry4 Deos, b. in Lyndon, Vt., 15 Jan., 1882, has been a res. of C. since 1898.
3. v. WILLIAM C., b. 15 Oct., 1864.
vi. NORA E. vii. Lilla A. viii. Myra L. ix. Ulysses S.
3. WILLIAM CLARK3 TALLMAN (Riley?, Seth1) b. 15 Oct., 1864, in Craftsbury, Vt .; m. 25 Nov., 1895, Ida Viola, dau. of Frank O. and Mary (Lee) Pickard. (See Pickard Gen.) He has been a res. of C. since 1889. Child: i. Gordon Lee4, b. 1 June, 1897, in C.
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TAYLOR.
1. ANDREW TAYLOR, b. 12 Sept., 1789, probably at Stratham. He res. in C. a number of years and was prominent in the affairs of the town; m. 23 April, 1820, Eliza, dau. of Andrew Wiggin. She was b. in Stratham and d. 9 Dec., 1872. He d. 22 Dec., 1862, in Loudon.
2. ANDREW BARTLETT? TAYLOR (Andrew1) b. in C., 14 Feb., 1821, and d. at Pittsfield, 17 Nov., 1909; m. 28 Jan., 1847, at C., Hadassah Esther, dau. of Elder John and Rachel (Gile) Harriman, b. in Plaistow, 8 July, 1827, and d. at Pittsfield, 10 Sept., 1900. Her grandfather was Maj. Ezekiel Gile, distinguished officer in the Revolutionary war, who served under Gen. John Sullivan. In the possession of his descendants are his sword, which he took from the hands of a British officer in the field of battle, and also his pocket diary in which is recorded a very interesting account of the money raised and expended by the state in equipping and paying the soldiers. He was a man of superior talents and his papers show that he did a large amount of public business. Interested in education, he was one of the early trustees of Atkinson Academy. Maj. Gile was b. in Plaistow 12 March, 1743; he lived to be 85 years of age, and he was buried in the Old North Parish burying ground, Haverhill, Mass. Children of Andrew B. and Hadassah E. Taylor:
i. CHARLES GREEN3, b. 15 Oct., 1848; d. 23 Aug., 1867.
3. ii. FLORA MARIA, b. 9 Aug., 1851.
3. FLORA MARIA3 TAYLOR (Andrew Bartlett2, Andrew1) b. 9 Aug., 1851; m. 28 Oct., 1875, George D. S. Noyes of Pittsfield, b. in Pembroke, 16 Aug., 1847. They res. in Pittsfield.
TAYLOR.
1. NATHANI TAYLOR, SR., b. 1696, in Stratham. He is said by some to have emigrated to this country direct from Eng. It seems a more prob- able supposition, however, as claimed by others, that his father being the emigrant ancestor, came to Stratham, from Mass .* Nathan m. Anne (a) Chase who was b. in Stratham, 1703, and d. there March, 1740. After the death of his wife he with his youngest son rem. to Sanbornton, where he d. 11 March, 1784. Children, b. in Stratham:
i. HANNAH2, b. 1725; d. Sanbornton, Feb., 1812.
ii. CHASE, b. March, 1728; original grantee Sanbornton.
iii. ANNE, b. 1731.
2. iv. JONATHAN, b. 2 Oct., 1739.
2. JONATHAN2 TAYLOR (Nathan1) b. 2 Oct., 1739; m. Rachel Moore of Strat- ham, b. 16 Oct., 1760, who was a dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Sinkler or Sinclair) Moore. She d. 9 Dec., 1808, in her seventieth year. He d. 2 March, 1868. They were the parents of eight children, of whom Mark3, b. 19 Jan., 1773, was the fifth child.
* History of Sanbornton, Vol. II, p. 748.
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3. MARK3 TAYLOR (Jonathan?, Nathan1) b. 19 Jan., 1773. He m. in 1791, Betsey, dau. of Dea. William Chase. For the first twelve years of his married life he res. at Sanbornton, he then rem. to New Hampton, where he remained until about 1818, when he settled in Alexandria where he d. 7 Nov., 1822. His wife d. 8 July, 1823. They were the parents of eleven children of whom Jonathan K.4, b. 3 Jan., 1814, was the tenth child.
4. JONATHAN K.4 TAYLOR (Marks, Jonathan2, Nathan1) b. in New Hampton, 3 Jan., 1814; m. 17 Nov., 1836, Elizabeth S. Burleigh, b. in Holderness, 28 Dec., 1818. She was the dau. of James and Phebe (Burleigh) Bur- leigh. Her grandfather, Nathaniel Burleigh, was b. in C., 25 March, 1763. Jonathan K. Taylor was for many years a blacksmith in C., where he d. 11 May, 1887. She d. 7 April, 1896, in Sanbornton. Chil- dren:
i. MARY E.5, b. 8 April, 1839, in Sanbornton; m. 7 June, 1868, Benaiah Cawley of Sanbornton, who d. in C., 22 Dec., 1873; m. second, James Colley of Nevada City, Cal., where she d. 26 Dec., 1888.
ii. CELESTIA, b. 28 Dec., 1841; d. 16 Jan., 1864.
iii. PLUMMER B., b. 19 Oct., 1843; d. 16 Feb., 1864.
iv. ALMON O., b. 19 Feb., 1852; d. 14 Jan., 1864. The last three were b. and d. in C.
TOWLE.
PHILIP1 TOWLE b. 1616, came to this country as early as 1657; m. 19 Nov., 1657, Isabella Asten (Austin) of Hampton; he d. there 19 Dec., 1696. Of their nine children Benjamin?, b. 4 May, 1669, m. 7 Nov., 1693, Sarah Borden. They res. in Hampton. He d. 29 May, 1759; she d. 22 June, 1759, aged 88 years. They had ten children, of whom Elisha3 was the youngest. He was b. 23 July, 1715; m. 1 March, 1739, Ann, dau. of William Vittum; res. in Hamp- ton. The eldest of their eleven children was Elisha4 who was bapt. 23 Sept., 1739; m. Ann, dau. of Jonathan Sanborn; they res. in Hampton; he d. 7 Jan., 1820. They had nine children; the second was Joshua5, b. 20 Oct., 1764; m. April, 1787, Olive Brown, b. 1768, d. 27 Aug., 1863. Olive was a dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Johnson) Brown of Hampton.
JOSHUA5 TOWLE settled in Chichester not later than 1790, coming from Hampton. He d. 31 Dec., 1840. Of their twelve children, Jonathan6 m. 1810, Betsey Fellows; res. in Chichester. Their children were Jonathan F.7, Cyn- thia, David, Abigail F., Joshua, Sarah F., Betsey F., Olive J., Hannah L., Amorett S., James and perhaps another.
DAVID7 TOWLE (Jonathans, Joshuas) was b. 1813; m. first, Rebecca Green of Bow; she d. 1842; m. second, 4 July, 1846, Nancy, dau, of John and Susannah (Hodgdon) Kezer of C. Mr. Towle d. 13 Jan., 1871, in C. Child by first marriage: i. Jacob G.8, b. 28 Oct., 1842, in Bow. Res. in C.
WALTON.
1. JOHN1 Walton came to this country from Yorkshire, Eng., in 1756; m. Eliza Clark; settled near Concord. Children:
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2. i. GEORGE2, b. 1762.
ii. JOHN, b. 1766, at Lebanon; m. 1792, Abigail Kellogg, Lebanon. He d. 1845, at Montpelier, Vt.
2. GEORGE2 WALTON (John1) b. 1762, in Newmarket; m. there Mary Par- ker, b. 1766, in Newmarket and d. 29 March, 1841, at Irasburgh, Vt. He was living in C. 1789 and d. 11 Oct., 1834, at Peacham, Vt. Chil- dren:
3. i. EZEKIEL PARKER3, b. 1789, at C. Other children were George, Calvin, Joseph, Charles, Alfred, Nancy and Susan.
3. EZEKIEL PARKER3 WALTON (George?, John1) b. 1789; m. 28 April, 1811, at Montpelier, Vt., Prussia, dau. of Eliakim D. Persons, Montpelier, Vt. He d. 27 Nov., 1855. She d. 22 June, 1878. Ezekiel P. Walton was editor of the Vermont Watchman for many years, in its early days; was the publisher of "Captivity and Sufferings of Zadock Steele" and "The Burning of Royalton by the Indians," printed in 1818, Montpelier, Vt. Children:
i. ELIAKIM PERSONS4, b. 17 Feb., 1812, at Montpelier, Vt .; m. first, Sarah Howes of Montpelier; m. second, Mrs. Field of Colum- bus, Ohio. He was editor of the Vermont Watchman after his father; member of Congress for six years from Vt. He was appointed to print the Journals of the Council of Safety and of the Governor and Council of Vt .; d. 1890, at Montpelier.
4. ii. HARRIET NEWELL, b. 14 Jan., 1815, in Montpelier.
iii. GEORGE PARKER, b. 21 Sept., 1817; d. 26 April, 1841, at New Orleans.
iv. NATHANIEL PORTER, b. 2 June, 1820, in Montpelier.
v. CHAUNCEY, b. 14 May, 1822; d. 25 June, 1866, in Montpelier.
5. vi. SAMUEL MOSELY, b. 20 Oct., 1825. vii. EZEKIEL DODGE, b. 23 Aug., 1827; d. 2 April, 1852, in Philadelphia. 6. viii. MARY, b. 22 Oct., 1829.
4. HARRIET NEWELLA WALTON (Ezekiel:, George2, John1) b. 14 Jan., 1815; m. Halsey R. Wing of Glens Falls, N. Y. She d. there 1887. Children:
i. WALTON STEWARTS WING, b. 29 July, 1837; m. 9 July, 1868, Helen Malvina Davis. Children: 1. Edgars Wing, b. 24 Aug., 1869; m. 19 Nov., 1895, Helen Marion Murry. Child: Florence7 Wing, b. 3 Feb., 1897. 2. Halsey K. Wing, b. 26 Sept., 1871; d. July, 1872. 3. Leroy Chapin Wing, b. 13 Aug., 1873. 4. Persons Walton Wing, b. 11 April, 1877; m. Elizabeth Clark, Sandy Hill, N. Y.
ii. GEORGE HENRY WING, b. 8 Sept., 1839. He was 1st Lieut., 118th N. Y. Regt. in the Civil war; was taken prisoner 30 July, 1864, in front of Petersburg, Va., and held till April, 1865, when he was exchanged; d. 24 July, as a result of his imprisonment.
iii. MURRY WING, b. 20 Dec., 1840. He was Lieut. in the 118th N. Y. Regt. and was mortally wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Va., 16 May, 1864; d. a prisoner at Richmond, Va., the same day.
iv. HALSEY MCKIE WING, b. 10 Nov., 1847.
v. ANGIE CLARA WING, b. 25 Jan., 1851; d. Oct., 1910.
vi. DANIEL WILLIAM WING, b. 24 Nov., 1860; d. 22 Feb., 1895.
vii. LEAVENS WING, d. young.
5. SAMUEL MOSELY4 WALTON (Ezekiel3, George2, John1) b. 20 Oct., 1825; m. Mary Bostwick, d. 1888, in Montpelier, Vt. Child: George B.5, b. in Montpelier.
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6. MARY4 WALTON (Ezekiel3, George?, John1) b. 22 Oct., 1829, in Montpelier; m. George Dewey of Northfield, Vt. He d. June, 1864. Children: 1. Clara Burton5 Dewey; m. 27 Jan., 1892, Stanley Barbour Hildreth, of Cambridge, Mass. Child: Dorothy Elizabeth6 Hildreth, b. 15 Oct., 1894, in Cambridge, Mass. 2. Mary Dewey, d. 1864.
WEEKS.
DR. LORRAIN TRUE WEEKS was a practicing physician in C. for twenty-two years, from 1844 until his removal to Laconia in 1866. He was a native of Gilmanton, where he was b. 4 Nov., 1819. His parents were Stephen and Betsey (Weed) Weeks. His father was b. 5 June, 1785, and his mother 29 Dec., 1808. He studied medicine with Dr. Nahum Wight, who was for many years a physician in Gilmanton, and at Dartmouth College. He m. 9 June, 1844, Hannah T., dau. of Joseph and Clarissa (Clifford) Clifford, b. 30 Nov., 1820, in Gilmanton. Dr. Weeks d. 19 July, 1876. Mrs. Weeks later m. - Pulsifer, and afterward Wyman. She d. in Laconia, 7 July, 1900. Children, b. in C .:
i. STEPHEN LAROY, b. 28 May, 1849.
ii. JOSEPH C., b. 7 Aug., 1851; d. 21 Aug., 1851.
WELCH.
THOMAS WELCH was a res. of C. for over thirty years. He and his wife Mary were natives of Ireland .. They both d. in C., he 25 June, 1904, and she 6 Nov., 1903. Children:
i. MICHAEL?, b. in Ireland, d. in Brooklyn, N. Y. ii. John, res. in Concord. iii. Mary, m. John Woodenbury, res. in New York. iv. Thomas, d. in C. v. William Charles. vi. Edward H., d. 19 Nov., 1888, in C., aged 22. vii. Abbie, m. Thomas Kerrigan, res. in New York.
WHEELER.
1. COL. JOHN WHEELER, b. 9 July, 1796, in Concord, Mass., was a de- scendant of one of the six sons of Sir Charles Wheeler. These sons came to this country from Eng. John Wheeler was a son of Abel2 Wheeler who was b. 27 Aug., 1735, and a grandson of Jonathan1. Abel Wheeler m. Mary, a dau. of John Hosmer. She was b. in Concord, Mass., of most distinguished ancestry, being a descendant of James Hosmer, the first of the Hosmer family in the U. S. James Hosmer was b. 1607, in Hawkhurst, Kent, Eng .; graduated at Cambridge, Eng., 1632, came in 1635, to Concord, Mass., with his wife, two little children and two servants. Abel Wheeler d. 1820; Mary Hosmer Wheeler d. 1817.
Col. John3 m. 24 Aug., 1837, in C., Mary Jane, dau. of Jacob and Hannah Blanchard. Mr. Wheeler was appointed Col. of the 38th Regt. of State Militia, 9 Dec., 1836, serving one year when he resigned. He d. 8 June, 1880, in C., where he had spent most of his life. Children, b. in C .:
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GENEALOGIES.
i. MARY F., b. 30 Dec., 1838.
ii. SUSAN C.4, b. 15 Feb., 1840; d. 4 Nov., 1866.
iii. MARTHA A., b. 8 May, 1842; m. June, 1866, William H. Carter. (See Carter Gen.)
iv. NELLIE M., b. 12 June, 1845; d. 11 May, 1873.
v. JOHN S., b. 3 April, 1847; d. 1 July, 1849.
2. vi. JOHN S., b. 6 Feb., 1850.
vii. WILLIAM W., b. 12 April, 1852.
viii. CHARLES B., b. 13 March, 1856; d. 6 Jan., 1864.
ix. GEORGE W., b. 4 April, 1859; d. 28 Jan., 1864.
x. ADELLE G., b. 27 Nov., 1862; d. 25 Jan., 1864.
2. JOHN S.4 WHEELER (Col. Johns, Abel2, Jonathan1) b. 6 Feb., 1850; m. first, Jan., 1879, Belle Gage. After her death he m. second, 4 Oct., 1886, in Manchester, Georgie A. Briggs of Westville, N. Y. After her death he m. third, Feb., 1903, Nancy McDonald. Child by first marriage, b. in C .:
3. i. BERT GAGE5, b. 14 Aug., 1879.
Child by third marriage:
ii. HELEN GRACE, b. 17 Feb., 1906.
3. BERT GAGES WHEELER (John S.4, Col. John3) b. 14 Aug., 1879; m. 30 Jan. 1905, Bessie Williamson, dau. of Millard F. and Elizabeth W. (Tullock) Emery. (See Emery Gen.) Children, b. in C .: i. William Carters, b. 2 Aug., 1905. ii. Millard Emery, b. 19 Feb., 1907.
WHIDDEN.
The earliest known ancestor of the Whiddens of C. was Samuel Whidden, who resided in Greenland as early as the year 1700. Of his occupation and antecedents nothing is now known. He d. about the year 1713. His wid. m. again and had children. Her name and that of her second husband are unknown.
1. SAMUEL1 WHIDDEN had four sons, James?, Samuel, John and Ichabod. The first three went eastward and settled in the extreme easterly part of what is now called Maine or more probably in what is now New Bruns- wick.
2. ICHABOD2 WHIDDEN (Samuel1) youngest son, b. 1714, about the time of his father's death and from this circumstance was called Ichabod, "The glory of Israel is departed." He learned the tanning and shoemaker's trade in Greenland, his native town, of a Mr. Uran whose dau. he m. Rem. to Newmarket, he carried on his trade for a number of years. He had one dau. by this wife, who m. Glidden. The wife d. soon after this dau. was b. Ichabod m. second, Elizabeth Small, by whom he had two children, both of whom d. young. His wife also d. soon after; he m. third, Mrs. Eunice (Parsons) Mason, 15 June, 1749. Her mother's name was also Eunice, and she was b. at Cape Ann, now Gloucester, Mass., in 1721. After the birth of all his children, Ichabod moved to Lee, where he carried on his trade. for twelve years. The place where he res. still goes by the name of the "Whidden Place."
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