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vii. SALLY, b. March 30, 1772; m. Jan. 1, 1793, Antipas Marble. Six children. (Sec Marble.) She d. March 30, 1826.
2. SAMUEL6 PUTNAM (Daniels, Isaacs, Edwards, Thomas?, John1) was b. Feb. 28, 1768, in Cornish; m. - , Lois Lyscom, dau. of John Lyscom of Brookfield, Mass. She was b. in 1766, and d. in Cornish, Aug. 25, 1855, aged 89. Mr. Putnam d. Nov. 19, 1843. Children, all b. in Cornish:
3. i. JOHN LYSCOM, b. March 16, 1792.
ii. SARAH MARIA, b. Jan. 12, 1803. She never m. She d. Sept. 10, 1882.
iii. ANN ELIZABETH, b. March 29, 1SOS. She never m. She d. Feb. 26, 1847.
RESIDENCE OF JUDGE J. L. PUTNAM.
3. JOHN LYSCOM7 PUTNAM (Samuels, Daniels, Isaac, Edwards, Thomas?, John1) was b. March 16, 1792; m. May 20, 1834, Adeline M. Sumner, of Claremont, dau. of John and Hannah (Fitch) Sumner, b. March 6, 1811, and d. Feb. 14, 1893. For many years Mr. Putnam was an asso- ciate judge on the Sullivan Co. bench. Was a man of sound judgment and stern integrity. The full record of his public services has not been obtained. He d. April 15, 1875. Children, all b. in Cornish:
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4. i. SAMUEL, b. April 17, 1835.
ii. HALDIMAND SUMNER, b. Oct. 6, 1836. Was a graduate of West Point in June, 1857. Engaged in the Civil War. Was Col. of the Seventh Regt., N. H. Vols., and was acting Brig. Gen. in that fearful action, the storming of Ft. Wagner, S. C., July 18, 1863, when he was instantly killed. His short but brilliant career has merited much honor. (See Cornish in the Civil War.) He never m.
iii. ISABELLA LYSCOM, b. Aug. 29, 1838; m. Feb. 8, 1866, Daniel H. Davis, of Windsor, Vt. She d. July 27, 1875.
iv. LUCY ANN, b. March 12, 1848.
4. SAMUEL8 PUTNAM (John L.7, Samuels, Daniels, Isaac4, Edwards, Thomas?, John1) was b. April 17, 1835; m. Dec. 17, 1867, Antoinette Longcoy, of Ohio, dau. of David and Abby (Woodard) Longeoy, b. Dec. 3, 1842, and d. June 27, 1910. Mr. Putnam was an engineer several years on the railroads in Ohio. Returning about 1871, to the Putnam homestead and to the care of his aged parents, he spent the rest of his life there as a successful farmer. He d. April 20, 1909. Children, all b. in Cornish, except the first :
i. HALDIMAND SUMNER, b. Oct. 10, 1870, in Kent, Ohio.
ii. ABBY WOODARD, b. Jan. 1, 1881.
iii. NETTIE LONGCOY, b. Dee. 1, 1885.
iv. JOHN DAVID, b. Nov. 2, 1887.
QUIMBY.
1. WILBUR B. QUIMBY was b. in Unity, April 25, 1834. He was the son of Benjamin and Persis (Gee) Quimby; m. Aug. 3, 1856, Lucinda M. Marshall, dau. of John and Maria (Abbott) Marshall, b. June 4, 1839. After trying their fortune in Wisconsin, they returned to his native town where they spent several years. In 1881, they came to Cornish and settled on the Joshua Wyman farm, one and one-fourth miles south of the Flat. Mr. Quimby d. June 8, 1908. Children, all b. before coming to town:
2. i. FRED M., b. Nov. 17, 1858.
3. ii. ELWIN W., twin, b. Aug. 6, 1863.
4. iii. ERWIN W., twin, b. Aug. 6, 1863.
5. iv. ERNEST P., b. Aug. 7, 1868.
2. FRED M .? QUIMBY (Wilbur B.1) b. Nov. 17, 1858, in Weyauwega, Wis. He m. Jan. 19, 1881, Clara E. Williams, of Barnstead, dau. of Charles H. and Laura A. (Moore) Williams, b. Jan. 19, 1862. He and his brothers all came to town when their father came. He is a farmer and teamster. Res .. (1905) in Claremont. Children:
HALDIMAND SUMNER PUTNAM
Captain Topographical Engineers.
Colonel 7th New Hampshire Regiment of Volunteers.
Acting Brigadier General, commanding the 2d Brigade in the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, July 18, 1863.
Fell on the parapet while holding it for reinforcements.
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i. BESSIE JOSEPHINE, b. May 25, 1887, in Unity.
ii. GERTRUDE MAY, b. July 21, 1891, in Charlestown.
3. ELWIN W.2 QUIMBY (Wilbur B.1) b. Aug. 6, 1863, in Unity; m. Dec., 14, 1892, Mattic E. Westgate, of Cornish, only dau. of William E. and Charlotte (Bryant) Westgate, b. March 8, 1869. Chil- dren, b. in town:
i. BERTHA, b. March 23, 1893; d. April 13, 1893.
ii. ARTHUR WESTGATE, b. May 2, 1898.
4. ERWIN W.2 QUIMBY (Wilbur B.1) b. Aug. 6, 1863, in Unity; m. June 16, 1896, Grace B. Kimball of Cornish, dau. of John E. and Ella A. (Hoyt) Kimball, b. March 4, 1876. When three years of age she was adopted into the family of Rey. James T. Jackson, then serving as pastor of the Congregational Church in Cornish. Mr. Quimby is a farmer and served as selectman 1904-09 and was chosen representative 1908-09. Children, all b. in town:
i. HOWARD E., b. Jan. 31, 1899.
ii. HOYT M., b. Dec. 2, 1900.
iii. DANIEL I., b. July 23, 1905.
5. ERNEST P.2 QUIMBY (Wilbur B.1) was b. in Charlestown, Aug. 7, 1868; m. June 16, 1896, Annie E. Harrington of Cornish, dau. of Levi W. and Hattie (Ayers) Harrington, b. Jan. 8, 1872, and d. May 15, 1901; m. second, Dec. 27, 1905, Cora M. Spaulding, dau. of Amos and Marion (Rowell) Spaulding, b. July 5, 1876. Children by first wife, all b. in town:
i. VERA HATTIE, b. May 3, 1897; d. May 29, 1897.
ii. MYRON ERNEST, b. April 19, 1901.
RAWSON.
The Rawsons originally came from the Co. of Dorset, Eng. Edward Rawson came to New England in 1636, was a man of prominence, holding several offices in the Colony, and was its secretary from May, 1650, to May, 1686, and so received the title of "Secretary Rawson." He was the ancestor of all of the name in Cornish and vicinity.
1. WILLIAMS RAWSON (Thomass, Williams -? , Edward:) came to Croydon with his wife and four children in 17SS, and settled on the mountain near the Cornish line. This part of Croydon was set off to Cornish in 1809. Their children were all b. in Mendon, Mass. Their names were: 1. Thomas. 2. William. 3. Sally. 4. Molly.
2. THOMAS6 RAWSON (Williams, Thomass, William3-2, Edward1) was b. about 1768. He m. (Pub. July 26, 1796) Polly (or Mary) Smith of
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Washington, b. in 1772. They spent their later years near the Flat where they were both buried. He d. Dec. 10, 1847, aged 79. She d. Feb. 13, 1849, aged 77. Their children were:
i. RACHEL, b. -; m. - , Joseph Newton. He d. in Northfield, Vt. She d. -.
3. ii. WILLIAM, b. March 15, 1800.
iii. ENos, b. -; m. Elvira Clark(?), adopted dau. of William Whit- tlesy. Had five children. A portion of his early life was spent at sea. After living a few years in town he and his family rem. west to Kalo, Webster Co., Iowa, where they both d.
iv. ORRIN, b. -; m. - , Mariah Mellen of Boston. Had four children, two sons and two daughters. Lived in Cambridge, Mass., where they both d.
v. LURANA, b. -; never m .; d. - in Brookline, Mass.
vi. ESTHER, b. -; m. - , John Dustin of Brookline, Mass., where they both d. No children.
3. WILLIAM7 RAWSON (Thomas,6 Williams, Thomas4, William3-2, Edward1) was b. March 15, 1800; m. --- , Amanda Lamberton of Windsor, Vt., b. in 1804 and d. April 24, 1882, aged 78. He d. March 23, 1867, aged 67. He was a stone mason and lived in several places in town. Children:
i. MARY JANE, b. Sept. 14, 1829; m. Sept. 14, 1848, Levi H. Sanderson, then of Springfield, Vt., but afterwards of Cornish and later of Plainfield. Seven children. (See Sanderson.) She d. May 14, 1899.
ii. CATHARINE, b. March 11, 1831; d. April 15, 1833.
4. iii. ENOS RICHMOND, b. Nov. 8, 1833.
iv. HENRY NEWTON, b. Jan. 17, 1837; m. May 17, 1871, Alfreda E. Bement of Brattleboro, Vt., where he d. Aug. 25, 1899. One child: Louise E., b. March 11, 1872. He was a machinist.
v. LAURA ANN, b. Jan. 18, 1841; m. Dec. 30, 1868, Sidney C. Thomp- son of Holliston, Mass. One child: Lloyd O., b. April 15, 1870. A physician in Greenwich, Conn.
vi. ALVALI S., b. Jan. 23, 1845. Enlisted in the Civil War in 1861, in the 6th Regt., N. H. Vols .; was killed at Petersburg, Va., July 3, 1864, while looking over a breastwork, a bullet entering at eye. (See Military Rolls.)
vii. HARVEY, b. Oct. 10, 1847; unm .; res. at the Flat.
4. ENOS RICHMOND& RAWSON (William?, Thomass, Williams, Thomass, William, 3-2 Edward1) was b. Nov. 8, 1833. He was a carpenter and builder; m. first, Jan. 16, 1861, Maria Fairbanks of Springfield, Vt., b. Dec. 19, 1832. She d. Oet. 18, 1863, soon after the birth of her
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first child. He m. second, April 23, 1865, Cordelia Ladd of Springfield, Vt., where they lived a few years and then came to Cornish Flat, where after a few years he d. July 17, 1890. His wid. afterwards (Dec. 12, 1893) m. Charles T. Huggins of Cornish. Children:
i. By first wife and d. young.
By second wife:
ii. CARRIE OLIE, b. Dec. 17, 1866; d. July 22, 1874.
iii. EVA LADD, b. April 29, 1869; m. Aug. 28, 1893, Rubert Royce, a physician. They live in Brooklyn, N. Y. One child.
iv. CLYDE ALVAH, b. July 13, 1870; m. Oct. 14, 1896, Verlina R. Pierce of Cornish, dau. of Joseph Warren and Emeline (Fairbanks) Pierce, b. Oct. 27, 1872. Two children: 1. Richmond Warren, b. Oct. 1, 1897. 2. Rubert Clyde, b. May 12, 1900.
v. LOTTIE VIOLA, b. Oct. 26, 1874; d. May 25, 1SS1.
vi. LULA MAY, b. Aug. 19, 1877; d. May 23, 1881.
RAYMOND.
HIRAM PHINEHAS RAYMOND, son of Stephen and Emily (Gibson) Raymond of Woodstock, Vt., was b. April 17, 1823. He m. Sept. 15, 1857, Mary E. Farwell, who was b. Feb. 15, 1829. They came to Cornish in 1861 and settled on the farm recently owned and occupied by Justus O. Cole, it being the 7th lot in the 6th range, first owned by Thomas Johnson. They had no children. He was a deacon of the Baptist Church on the Flat several years. His wife d. Nov. 18, 1890. He d. May 1, 1906.
DAVID HENRY RAYMOND, a half brother of Hiram P., born Dec. 30, 1840, came to town about 1873 and m. Emily Jane Sisson, dau. of John F. and Emily (Smith) Sisson. After her death, Feb. 21, 1874, he left town.
RAYNSFORD.
JOSEPH RAYNSFORD, son of David and Maria (Fitch) Raynsford, was b. July 28, 1822, in New London, Oneida Co., N. Y. He had a brother, Joel Fitch Raynsford, who settled in Meriden in the fall of 1854, dying there -. He also had a sister, Maria L., who m. July 6, 1848, Capt. Seth Cole. (See Cole.) She d. in Cornish April 14, 1885. Mr. Raynsford spent about fifty years boating as captain on the inland lakes, rivers and canals of New York and Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Came to Cornish to live in Nov., 1884, and settled on the McCarty farm, so called, where he d. June 7, 1900. He had m. April 1, 1857, Abbie Bailey Smith of Brownsville, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Children, both b. in New London, N. Y .:
i. FITCH, b. Dec. 25, 1857; m. April 29, 1886, in New York City, Georgianna Morgan. No children. He followed the same
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avocation as his father till he came to Cornish in 1898, to live with and care for his parents.
ii. JENNIE M., b. Feb. 22, 1863; m. Jan. 21, 1897, in Cornish, Dea. Charles N. Freeman of Claremont.
READ.
SAMUEL READ b. about 1720; m. Mary Andrews. They moved with their family from Preston, Conn., arriving in Cornish May 2, 1783. They settled on the farm now occupied by Lincoln Chapman. The house now standing on the place was built by Mr. Read in 1791. She d. May 3, 1790. He d. April 4, 1805. Full record of their children has not been obtained, but they had a son: David? Read (Samuel1) who m. first, -, Hannah Kenney; m. second, -, Hannah Jirauld, a sister of the wife of Dr. Joseph Chapman. The first wife d. May 26, 1797. The second d. in 1858. Children by Hannah Kenney:
j. RUFUS, b. ---
ii. SILAS. b. -; m. three times; d. at 98 years.
iii. DAVID.
2. iv. SEPTIMUS, b. April 17, 1876.
v. JAMES.
vi. HANNAII.
Children by Hannah Jirauld:
vii. JACOB.
viii. PHILIP.
ix. HIRAM.
2. SEPTIMUS? READ (Samuel1) b. April 17, 1786; m. Sept. 30, 1810, Betsey Chapman of Cornish, dau. of Dr. Joseph and Martha (Jirauld) Chapman, b. June 28, 1791, d. July 21, 1874. He d. Feb. 21, 1872. Children:
i. JOSEPH CHAPMAN, b. -; d. June 26, 1812. (Ten mos.)
ii. BETSEY FIDELIA, b. June 11, 1813; m. Nov. 6, 1833, Solomon Stone. Six children. (See Stone.) She d. Oct. 2, 1898. He d. Jan. 12, 1892.
iii. ALBERT KENNEY, b. Aug., 1815; d. Nov. 15, 1886.
iv. CHARLOTTE, b. Oct. 2, 1818; m. Nov. 14, 1848, Jacob Beal of Plain- field. Three children. (See Beal.) She d. June 20, 1877.
V. BELA PHILANDER, b. - , 1824; d. July 11, 1846.
vi. LUTHERA AMANDA, b. June 20, 1830; m. Aug. 30, 1856, Walter Howard.
READ.
ASAHEL' READ, was b. Aug. 5, 1794; m. Sarah Bullard, who was b. Nov. 22, 1798, and d. June 17, 1867. He d. June 13, 1845. They lived at the north part of the town. Their children were:
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2. i. CHARLES H., b. Mareh 4, 1823.
ii. MARIAH, b. Sept. 21, 1824; m. - , James Jaquith. Three children. She d. - in Lowell, Mass.
3. iii. HARVEY S., b. Aug. 19, 1828.
iv. SARAH EMELINE, b. in 1831; d. Jan. 18, 1851, in Lowell, Mass.
V. MARY ANN, b. Aug. 5, 1837; d. Aug. 8, 1837.
2. CHARLES2 READ (Asaheli), was b. March 4, 1823; m. - , Mary Palmer of Plainfield, b. March 24, 1824; d. July 5, 1895. He d. May 15, 1898. Children (seven in number) :
i. NORMAN B., b. - , enlisted in Civil War; d. in Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1862, and was never found.
4. ii. FRED W., b. March 26, 1850.
iii. SARAH E., b. -; d. when young, of scarlet fever.
iv. CHARLES M., b. in Plainfield, Nov. 27, 1857; m. March, 1885, Carrie Henshaw. One child: Gladys, b. in Windsor, June 7, 1901.
V. FRANK B., b. -; d. when young, of searlet fever.
vi. GEORGE E., b. in Plainfield, July 4, 1858; m. April 8, 1879, Annie M. Chute. One son: Otis B., b. in Plainfield, June 7, 1884, who has studied and prepared himself for the gospel ministry. vii. NELLIE A., b. -; d. of scarlet fever at fourteen years of age.
3. HARVEY S.2 READ (Asahelt) was b. Aug. 19, 1828; m. Dec. 14, 1852, Janette Dodge of Plainfield. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. MARCIA, b. -; m. - , Adolphus Dana.
ii. FLORA E., b. - , 1857; d. single, Dee. 22, 1880.
iii. A daughter, b. Aug. 21, 1863.
iv. NETTIE H., b. - 1865; d. May 8, 1878. (See Casualties.)
v. KATE D., b. May 8, 1867; d. Sept. 29, 1897.
vi. HATTIE S., b. May 8, 1870.
vii. REUBEN J. C., b. in 1874; m. Feb. 18, 1901, Annie Rodgers. Two children.
The census of 1790 gives clue to the following Read families in Cornish, but the genealogist has been unable to trace them without much research which he could not bestow:
David Read and wife, five sons and one daughter.
Benj. Read and wife, one son and one daughter.
Elisha Read and wife, two sons and two daughters.
Jonathan Read and wife, one son and three daughters.
4. FRED W.3 READ (Charles?, Asahelt) was b. in Plainfield, March 26, 1850; m. June 7, 1876, Emma E. Hook, dau. of Peter and Lucia Maria (Ken- drick) Hook, b. Dec. 29, 1852. About 1883 they settled in Cornish
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on the Dr. Joseph Chapman farm near the north line of the town. Children:
i. MABEL E., b. in Plainfield, June 4, 1881; m. Dec. 27, 1909, Austin W. Burr of Plainfield.
ii. FOREST E., b. in Plainfield, Oct. 4, 1882.
iii. ERNEST D., b. in Cornish, June 22, 1884; d. Sept. 17, 1884.
iv. HARLAN W., b. in Cornish, June 2, 1888.
v. LANSING A., b. in Cornish, March 19, 1890.
vi. STANLEY H., b. in Cornish, May 3, 1891; d. Sept. 16, 1891.
RICE OR ROYCE.
DIMOND RICE was b. in 1767, in -; m. June 17, 1792, in Claremont, Lydia Bradley, who was b. in 1774. He d. in Cornish, Jan. 21, 1823. His wid. m. June 10, 1828, John Lothrop. No issue. She d. in Cornish, Sept. 14, 1864. Children of Dimond and Lydia Rice; exact order cannot be given :
i. BETSEY, b. March 16, 1793; m. - , Cyrus Hartshorn.
ii. BRADLEY, b. -; lived in Manchester.
iii. SALLY, b. March 26, 1797; m. March 9, 1817, Thompson Jenny of Grantham. Eight children. She d. April 30, 1865. (See Jenny.)
iv. ESTHER BUNNELL, b. Oct. 23, 1798; m. - Jesse Ross.
v. WARREN, b. -; m. Sept. 6, 1820, Judith Johnson of Cornish, dau. of John and Hannah (Huggins) Johnson, b. May 19, 1801. Lived in Northfield, Vt.
vi. WILLARD, b. -
vii. LYDIA, b. -; Never m. Lived in Royalton, Vt.
viii. HARRIET, b. -; m. - Emerson.
ix. HANNAH, b. -; m. Smith.
x. WILLIAM P., b. -; m. Caroline . She lived and d. in Warren, Vt.
RICH.
1. BENJAMIN RICH of Claremont, m. - Susan Chase of Cornish, dau. of Peter and Sarah (Cady) Chase, b. Aug. 28, 1781; d. Aug. 8, 1811. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. The daughters and one son went to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and settled there. The remaining son,
2. LYMAN RICH was b. July 27, 1803, in Claremont. He m. April 16, 1832, Dorothy Belinda Richardson of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Hilliard) Richardson, b. Oct. 29, 1809, d. Sept. 3, 1874. Mr. Rich was a farmer and settled on the Thompson farm, east of and overlooking the Flat. He was a conscientious and consistent member of the Baptist Church. He d. Nov. 11, 1878. Children, both b. in Cornish:
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3. i. HENRY E., b. March 12, 1834.
ii. SUSAN AMELIA, b. Oct. 5, 1837; d. at Meriden, while a student there, March 17, 1856. She was possessed of a lovely Christian character.
3. HENRY E.$ RICH (Lyman?, Benjamin1) was b. March 12, 1834; m. April 14, 1858, Abby Jane Kelley of Cornish, dau. of Amos and Abigail (Coburn) Kelley, b. Feb. 28, 1834, d. July 17, 1878. He m. second, Sept. 6, 1882, Mrs. Azelia L. (Fisk) Deane of Claremont. A little later he sold his farm and went to Clyde, Kan., remaining there several years and then came east and lived in Cornish, then in Newtonville, Mass., and then in Framingham, Mass., where he d. Aug. 2, 1900. He was clerk of the Baptist Church in Cornish twenty-seven years and for many years was one of its deacons. A consistent and worthy Christian gentleman. His last wife d. Nov. 22, 1906, in Newark, N. J. Children, all by last wife:
i. GRACE C., b. in Cornish, Oet. 15, 1883; m. - , Walter H. Bell.
ii. BLANCHE M., b. in Cornish, Oct. 27, 1884; d. in Kan., Dec. 17, 1884.
iii. RUTH LINDA, b. in Clyde, Kan., April 3, 1886, and d. Sept. 10, 1886.
iv. ELLEN M., b. in Clyde, Kan., June 30, 1887.
ALBERT RICH, a nephew of Benjamin Rich and cousin of Lyman, was b. in 1805; d. Nov. 28, 1884. He m. Eliza Hall of Plainfield, dau. of Peter and Rachel (Emery) Hall, b. June 2, 1806, d. Feb. 7, 1853. They lived in Cornish several years and then rem. to Albion, N. Y., where he d. Children:
i. An infant, b. in town; d. Jan. 5, 1835.
ii. SARAH, b. 1836 (?) and d. unm. in Albion, in 1886.
iii. HENRY, b. -. Lived in Minnesota. Never m.
iv. ALBERT, JR., b. -; m. and settled in Albion, N. Y.
v. JOSHUA, b. -; m. Halliet Ellis. Was for a time a prosperous farmer in Albion, but d. before middle life.
RICHARDSON.
"Richard" was a favorite name in Eng., both before and after the Norman Conquest. Many families of the nobility bore this name. Their posterity were called the "Sons of Richard." The transition to Richard's Sons was easy and a matter of course. Being widely diffused in Europe, the name frequently appeared among early emigrants to America, and often with no traceable connection between them.
Three Richardsons, Ezekiel, Thomas and Samuel, descendants of the Danes, came from Kent. Co., Eng., to America in 1630 with "Gov. Winthrop's Com- pany," landing at Salem, Mass. They at first went to Charlestown, where they settled for a time and afterward rem. to Woburn, and were three of the
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first members that there constituted a church of seven members on Aug. 14, 1642.
Samuel was the paternal ancestor of most of the Richardsons of Cornish.
His son Stephen?, also had a son, Stephen3, who rem. to Billerica, Mass., and was the parent of Ebenezer4, b. Feb. 1, 1707, and Amoss, b. March 25, 1710. These two brothers left Billerica and went to Pelham, and spent the rest of their lives there. There their children were born.
EBENEZER4 RICHARDSON had several children, among them was Jonass (Eben- ezers, Stephen3 _? , Samuel1) b. Oct. 21, 1748; m. April 4, 1782, Zilpha Bar- ker. They came to Cornish (date unknown) and lived several years. They were two of the nine constituent members of the Baptist Church at its organization in 1789. After their children were b., it appears they left town, leaving no posterity behind them so far as known, neither is it known where they settled. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. ZEBADIAH, b. Oct. 6, 178S.
ii. CYNTHIA, b. Dec. 28, 1790.
iii. EBENEZER, b. April 6, 1793.
iv. NATHAN, b. June 22, 1795; d. March 11, 1804.
V. CHARLOTTE, b. Feb. 5, 1798.
vi. LOUISA, b. Aug. 1, 1800.
vii. ZILPHA, b. June 20, 1802.
viii. PERSENA, b. April 25, 1804.
AMOSA RICHARDSON (Stephen3-2, Samueli), a brother of Ebenezer4, was a very distinguished physician in Pelham, where he d. June 20, 1766, aged 55. He had four children: Eri, b. in 1740. Sarah, b. April 13, 1743. Joseph, b. March 5, 1745, and Isaac, b. in 1752, and d. March 3, 1754. His third child:
JOSEPH5 RICHARDSON (Amoss, Stephen3-2, Samueli) b. March 5, 1745; m. May 11, 1767, Miriam Hildreth, b. March 7, 1743, d. Feb. 10, 1831, aged 87. He d. April 10, 1827, aged 82. They came to Cornish in 1789 with their children who were all b. in Pelham. Children:
i. MIRIAM, b. Aug. 24, 1768; m. Sept. 9, 1788, Joshua Wyman, then of Pelham. Nine children. (See Wyman.) Mr. Wyman d. June 9, 1815, aged 48. She d. Dec. 17, 1848, aged 80. "She was a good woman, of consistent piety, a beloved mother of a worthy family, who have all arisen and called her blessed."
2. ii. JOSEPH, JR., b. Jan. 21, 1771.
iii. SARAHI, b. March 10, 1773; m. June 23, 1796, John Huggins of Cor- nish. Nine children. (See Huggins.) Mr. Huggins d. in 1815. She d. July 13, 1852, aged 79.
Her biographer makes the following interesting mention of her: "She was a woman of strong and amiable character, as evinced in raising her large family without means, after the death of her husband, and in the fortitude and Christian resignation
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with which she met the loss of her eyesight for many years. Her humble cottage was the constant resort of school children, whom she dearly loved and charmed, with her songs and hymns from her inexhaustible supply. Her voice had a remarkable capacity, from the loving notes of the cooing dove to the deep, resonant bass of a man.
"Her figure, as she sat in her chair, with heavenward face and sightless orbs, one foot on the pedal of the spinning wheel, discoursing such music as is heard only in the spheres, would have entranced the chisel of the old Greek sculptor.
"And such was one of the many grand, New England mothers, who have silently sought the grave, 'unknown, unhonored and unsung. '"'
3. iv. DAVID, b. Jan. 15, 1776.
V. JOSIAH, b. Dec. 12, 1778. Was a Baptist minister, but becoming insane, he was never ord. He never m .; d. Feb. 23, 1858, in Concord Asylum, aged 79.
vi. MERCY, b. May 4, 1781; in. June 1, 1829, Aaron Hebard of Lebanon. No children. She d. Aug. 1, 1854, aged 73.
vii. REBECCA, b. Nov. 25, 1783. Never m .; she d. in Plainfield, about 1865.
4. viii. AMos, b. Nov. 27, 1785.
2. JOSEPH6 RICHARDSON (Josephs, Amoss, Stephen3-2, Samueli) b. Jan. 21, 1771; m. first, Polly Hilliard, dau. of Samuel and Phoebe (Yerrington) Hilliard. She was b. Dec. 10, 1776, and d. May 7, 1822, aged 45; m. second, Lydia Wilkins, of Claremont, d. Sept. 19, 1852, aged 70. He d. March 1, 1853, aged 82. Children of Polly, all b. in Cornish:
5. i. ERI, b. June 9, 1796.
6. ii. JOSEPH, b. May 4, 1798.
7. iii. SAMUEL, b. April 12, 1SS0.
iv. POLLY, b. July 8, 1802; d. Aug. 13, 1803.
V. MARIA, b. May 21, 1804; d. Feb. 25, 1830.
vi. MIRIAM, b. Sept. 1, 1807; m. Frederic Claggett of Newport. (See Newport History, page 344.) He was high sheriff of Sullivan Co., five years. She d. Jan. 24, 1884. Three children: 1. Rufus P., b. June 20, 1830. 2. William, b. Sept., 1836. 3. Mary J., b. July 10, 1844.
vii. DOROTHY BELINDA, b. Oet. 29, 1809; m. April 16, 1832, Lyman Rich, who was b. July 27, 1803, and d. Nov. 11, 1878, aged 75. She d. Sept. 3, 1874, aged 64. Had two children. (See Rich.)
viii. MARY HALL, b. May 11, 1812; m. first, in 1838, Asa Day. Had one dau. (Ellen M.) who d. April 28, 1860, aged 21. He d. in 1856, at Leominster, Mass. She m. second, Dr. Mason Hatch of Newport, Nov. 12, 1856. (See Newport History, page 411.) She d. July, 1882, aged 70. Buried at Leominster, Mass.
8. ix. ARIEL, b. July 25, 1814.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
x. JOSHUA BRADLEY, b. 1815; d. Oct. 7, 1817.
xi. NANCY J., b. Sept. 16, 1818; m. Sept. 16, 1836, John Lane, then of Claremont. She d. in Lebanon, Jan. 18, 1893, aged 74. Two children. (See Lane.)
Child by Lydia Wilkins:
xii. BENJAMIN F., b. Feb. 10, 1825,; d. in Cal., July 16, 1852, aged 27. He never m. . 3. DAVID6 RICHARDSON (Josephs, Amos4, Stephen3-2, Samueli) was b. Jan. 15, 1776; m. Nov. 25, 1805, Sarah Goodwin Ford, dau. of Capt. Daniel and Lydia Ford, b. Dee. 17, 1784, in Claremont, and d. in Hanover Aug. 15, 1867, aged 83. He d. March 20, 1846, aged 70. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. DANIEL FORD, b. Aug. 16, 1807. His life was devoted chiefly to the Christian ministry and the cause of education. Was fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy, elass of 1827. Grad. at Dartmouth College, class of 1831, with the highest honors. He travelled in nearly every state of the Union, occupied the Chair of Languages in Wake Forest College, N. C., where he was ord. as a Baptist minister. Immensely popular in the state as a publie speaker. Refusing the presidency of the college, he re- turned to N. H. and devoted himself to the ministry. Was pastor of churches in Cavendish, Vt., Mason and East Hanover beside supplying churches in Plainfield, Meriden, Cornish, etc. Was a member of the Congressional Convention in 1850 and rep- resented the town of Hanover in the legislature in 1850-51. His name at one time was prominent on the list of candidates for governor of N. H. and President Pierce tendered him any gift within his power, all of which he modestly declined. Was a great reader and student of letters, and became proficient in a dozen or more languages, but he had no "itching palm" for publie office, but devoted himself to the more quiet profession of his choice. Superadded to these, he was postmaster at Hanover, Treas. and director of the bank, justice of peace, Supt. of schools, ete., for many years. For the last fifteen years, he suffered with paralysis until his death, Feb. 7, 1882. Agreeable to his request, his remains were buried at Cornish Flat, by the side of his parents. He never m.
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