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i. DANA, b. July 19, 1814; m. first, Dec. 21, 1835, Betsy Whittlesey of Plainfield, Vt., who d. Nov. 1, 1853; m. second, Elmira Sim- mons. Occupation, farmer. Six children. He d. March 7, 1883.
ii. ORLENA, b. Dec. 17, 1815. A teacher. Never m .; d. Nov. 1, 1849. iii. CHARLES AUSTIN, b. Oct. 18, 1817. When of age he went to Boston, bought a newspaper route, circulated papers through N. E., also portraits; and lectured on the Morse telegraph. He m. Sept. 6, 1842, Cynthia Chapin Robinson of Pittsfield, Mass. Rem. to Elizabethtown, N. Y., where he engaged in farming on a large scale. He invented the "Wakefield Corn Planter," and estab- lished a large factory for its manufacture, also for the "Wake- field Earth Closet," which he invented. He was a live Yankee, a rare object lesson for young, fast America. Steady, indus- trious, energetic, self-reliant and hopeful; and thus he has made life a success.
iv. SARAH, b. July 22, 1819; d. Feb. 28, 1880.
V. JACOB JUDSON, b. Sept. 18, 1821; m. Dec. 15, 1854, Adelia E. Wells. Studied for the ministry; and while he was the beloved pastor of the Baptist Church at Beaver Dam, Wis., he d., July 28, 1865.
vi. LELAND HOWARD, b. July 9, 1823. Educated at New Hampton, N. H., and Randolph, Vt. Became an artist. Travelled in Cal. and Ore. introducing daguerreotyping for some years, then set- tled for a time in Portland, Ore., in the mercantile business. M. first, Aug. 21, 1847, Henrietta Whittlesey of Randolph Centre, Vt. He opened a mercantile house in San Francisco, Cal., with res. in Oakland, Cal., where he has since res. Has also extensively engaged in raising fruit in Santa Clara Co., with over 100 acres of excellent land in his fruit ranch. His wife dying, he m. second, in 1871, Mary R. Warren in Oakland, where they res. (1902). A brilliant business carcer like his, can not fail to reflect honor on his ancestry and the town that gave him birth.
vii. REBECCA, b. June 19, 1826; d. April 13, 1844.
viii. ROXANA, b. July 6, 1827; m. April 15, 1849, Hermon H. Bowers in Acton, Mass. Living (1902) in Marlboro, Mass.
ix. ELIZA, b. Oct. 10, 1832; in. March 11, 1851, Reuben Gates, in Eliza- bethtown, N. Y. Rem. to Wis. about 1852 and settled in St. Charles where she res. (1902). Two children. Mr. Gates d. April 21, 1889.
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WALKER.
THOMASI WALKER, the ancestor of all the Walkers of Cornish and Croydon was in Boston as early as 1650. His first wife was Anne -. She d. before 1659. His second wife was Mary -. They moved to Sudbury, Mass., before 1664. He d. in 1697. One child by Anne and twelve by second wife.
THOMAS2 WALKER (Thomas1), second son, was b. May 22, 1668, at Sudbury, Mass .; m. in Dec. 7, 1687, Martha Howe. Ten children. He was town treasurer. Went to Framingham in 1699. Was held in great esteem. Was chosen constable and collector in 1703. He d. Oct. 25, 1717, leaving a competence.
OBADIAH3 WALKER (Thomas21), third son of Thomas?, was b. in Framingham in 1691; m. May 2, 1715, Hannah Learned, dau. of Dea. Isaac Learned, who was wounded in the Narragansett War. Six children. Was in Colonial military service from 1755 to 1761. He m. a second wife, Oct. 28, 1745, and by her had one child. He rem. first to Marlboro and afterwards to Sutton, Mass., where he d. in 1760.
OBADIAH4 WALKER (Obadiah3, Thomas2-1), second son and third child of Oba- diah3, was b. June 8, 1721, in Marlboro, Mass. Rem. with parents to Sutton, Mass., where he m. Nov. 12, 1741, Hepsibah Shumway, a dau. of Peter Shumway, who served in the Narragansett War, and was also for years in the Colonial service. Lived in Sutton till 1761, then settled in Royalston, Mass., in 1764. Came from there to Croydon, N. H., in 1787, where he d. Aug. 29, 1810. He had nine children, prob- ably all b. in Sutton, Mass.
MOSES5 WALKER (Obadiah4-3, Thomas2-1), the ninth child of Obadiahs, was b. in 1761, in Sutton, Mass. Came with his father to Croydon, N. H .; m. first, March 11, 1782, Tabitha Barton, b. in Royalston, Mass., and d. in Croydon June 26, 1790; m. second, in Croydon Oct. 2, 1790, Esther Smith, who d. in 1833. He was a Revolutionary soldier. One record says he had nine children, another says fourteen children. He lived "under the mountain" where he d. Nov. S, 1822.
PETER6 WALKER (Mosess, Obadiah1-3, Thomas2-1), second son and third child of Mosess Walker, was b. in Croydon Feb. 11, 17SS. Came to Cornish about the year 1807; m. Dec. 10 of the same year by Rev. Joseph Rowell of Cornish to Lucinda Smith of Keene; b. July 2, 1784, and d. Oct. 11, 1872, aged SS. Peter d. Aug. 14, 1870, aged 82. Four chil- dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. JOSEPH SMITH, b. Oct. 9, 1809. Before attaining his majority, he suddenly left home and was not heard from for thirty years. After leaving home until a little previous to 1907, nothing further was heard from him. At this time correspondence revealed the fact that his descendants had multiplied and taken high rank
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socially and financially in Penn. and the west. In response to their request, the genealogist granted them the privilege of inserting the following record of their ancestor and his descend- ants, as prepared by them:
"He left home at an early date and sought his fortune among strangers. The story handed down to his grandchildren was that in an early day corn was cared for with the hoe, the workers going barefoot. Joseph had no shoes and there was some kind of an entertainment approaching. Joseph had repeatedly asked his father to get him a pair of shoes. The Saturday before the entertainment came, which was his last chance to get his shoes and his father went again to town, with the same request from his son. When evening came and Joseph returned from the field, he hung his hoe in a tree near the kitchen door, where his mother was at work, and said to her, 'There, if father does not bring my shoes home with him tonight, I shall never hoe another hill of corn.' His father returned home without the shoes. Joseph said nothing, but that night when the family were all asleep, Joseph packed the few clothes that he had, and left his father's house barefoot; he never returned home. He went to Pennsylvania and there joined a civil engineering party and became a civil engineer, ever after following that work. He was married at Palo Alto, Penn., to Miss Mary Ann Hilficker, a native of Switzerland. She was b. March 6, 1806; d. July 1, 1880. Mr. Walker d. July 4, 1877, in Pottsville, Penn. Six children were born to them: Cyrus, John, William, Clara, Joseph, Mary.
"Joseph Smith Walker and his two sons, John and William, served in the Civil War. John was a despatch bearer, and made many heroic rides, having had three horses shot from under him. "There are two members of his family living, Mary in Penn. and Cyrus at Earlham, Iowa.
"Cyrus, the eldest son of Joseph Smith, determined to visit his grandfather, in Cornish, of whom he had heard so many stories, but had never seen. He had saved his earnings, to make the trip that he had so long planned; so he started off carrying his shoes under his arm, and after a few days' journey arrived in the evening at his grandfather's house, after having spent a few minutes in putting on his shoes and dusting his clothes. He knocked at the door and his grandfather bade him come in, and when he told him, 'he was the son of his eldest son Joseph' he appeared not to believe him, and said, 'How do I know, my young man, but that you are an impostor.' Young Cyrus had come for no reason but to see his grandfather and this message to him, so hurt his feelings, that he never returned to his grand- father's home while he lived. He, however, visited the old home in 1907 at the age of 75 years, visiting some of his cousins there which added many pleasant thoughts to his store of memories.
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"Genealogy of Cyrus Walker branch:
"CYRUS WALKER b. Aug. 17, 1832; m. Dec. 19, 1857, Martha Ann Brakey; b. March 23, 1836, near Bristol, Eng., dau. of Dr. John F. Brakey and Anna (McBurnie) Brakey. Her father was surgeon in the Queen's army of Scotland. Thirteen children were b. to this union; the two eldest d. the same day of black diphtheria, and interred in the same grave." The eleven children surviving are as follows:
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i. ELLA LOUISE, b. Nov. 15, 1863; m. Dec. 29, 1886, Joel Alvin Walker, who was b. Dec. 19, 1862. Five children: 1. Owen Cyrus, b. Sept. 27, 1889. 2. Rosa Mae, b. March 7, 1892. 3. Albert Lee, b. Oct. 6, 1894. 4. Nita Clegg, b. March 1, 1900. 5. Joel Ralph, b. March 4, 1903.
ii. IDA ISABEL, b. Aug. 26, 1865; m. March 22, 1887, Everett Hall Perkins, who was b. Oct. 26, 1863. Two children: 1. George Harrison, b. Oct. 16, 1SSS. 2. Mabelle Clare, b. May 26, 1895. iii. GEORGE ALBERT, b. Nov. 6, 1867; m. March 23, 1898, Bertha L. Smail, who was b. Nov. 1, 1876. Two children: Glen Cyrus, b. April 21, 1899; d. April 29, 1903.
iv. MARIE ETTA, b. Oct. 6, 1869; m. July 2, 1891, Mack John Groves, who was b. Oct. 26, 1868. One child: Marietta, b. Oct. S, 1905; d. Oct. 20, 1905.
v. ANNA GERTRUDE, b. Feb. 8, 1871; m. March 7, 1893, Edmund Walker, who was b. July 26, 1866. Two children: 1. Edna M., b. Dec. 1, 1893. 2. Conrad Ralph J., b. June 22, 1902.
vi. WILLIAM JOSEPH, b. March 31, 1873; m. Nov. 1, 1900, Mary Ella Walker, who was b. Aug. 31, 1872. Two children: 1. Esther Mae, b. Sept. 7, 1901. 2. Lydia Martha, b. April 27, 1903.
vii. THEODORE, b. Jan. 1, 1876; m. June 19, 1906, Jennie Hawley. No. children.
viii. ETHYL EMILY, b. June 6, 1878; unm.
ix. EDITH BERTINE, b. Nov. 3, 1880; m. March 19, 1902, Vinton Howard Maler; b. May 2, 1875. One child: Howard Maler, b. Sept. 28, 1904.
x. JOHN, b. June 27, 1882; unm. (1910).
xi. FRANK CYRUS, b. June 12, 1884; m. Jan. 25, 1910, Josephine C. Wheeler who was b. Oct. 27, 1SS9." (End of Joseph's record.)
2. ii. MOSES, b. March 2, 1812.
3. iii. ETHAN, b. Dec. 16, 1816.
iv. CYRUS B., b. Jan. 2, 1820. When a young man he went to Hanover where he made his home for the most of his life. He m. May 2, 1841, Harriet Taylor of Hanover, and had at least one child, and perhaps other children. Mr. Walker d. June 20, 1882. His son, William D. Walker was b. Aug. 5, 1844. Graduated at Dartmouth College, class of 1865. Went to California the same year, but returned on account of the illness of his father. He went back there in 1879 and is still living (1902) there in San
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Francisco in the real estate business. He m. Dee. 23, 1879, Margaret Hall of California. They have two children at least: 1. Shirley Cyrus, b. Oct. 25, 1880. 2. Harold Townley, b. Aug. 12, 1887.
In the old muster days Moses Walker was Capt. of the "Light Infantry" and his brother Ethan was Lieut. of the same company. On April 20, 1859, Moses, Ethan and Cyrus, with several others from Cornish, went to California at the time when the "gold fever" was on. They stayed about two years when they returned, Moses and Ethan to Cornish, and Cyrus to Hanover.
MOSES7 WALKER (Peters, Moses5, Obadiah4-3, Thomas2-1) b. March 2, 1812; m. first April 9, 1833, Rachel M. Davis. She d. June 21, 1838, aged 27. M. second, Aug. 31, 1838, Betsey Bugbee of Cornish, dau. of Joseph D. and Betsey Bruce Bugbee, b. March 12, 1812; d. June S, 1879, aged 66. M. third, April 15, 1880, Mrs. Lavinia (White) Austin, b. April 28, 1823; d. April 7, 1904. She was dau. of Aaron and Rebecca (Williams) White. Moses d. March 30, 1894. Child by first marriage:
4. i. HENRY WARNER, b. Dee. 19, 1835.
Children by second marriage:
5. ii. GEORGE BARSTOW, b. Aug. 29, 1841.
iii. ELIZA ANN, b. Sept. 17, 1843. She m. Jan. 8, 1863, Hiram York of Cornish, by whom she had two children. (See York.)
6. iv. MARTIN L., twin, b. Feb. 14, 1845.
Louis N., twin, b. Feb. 14, 1845; m. Aug. 2, 1866, Kate Sartell of Cornish. Learned the gunsmith's trade of D. H. Hilliard. Went to the Remington factory in Ilion, N. Y., where he is still (1910) employed as an overseer.
7. vi. MELVIN ALANSON, b. Oct. 10, 1847.
vii. MARIA R., b. Sept. 17, 1850; m. Dee. 24, 1873, Henry HI. Fairbanks of Cornish. Rem. to Claremont, April 15, 1891.
viii. LUELLA L., b. Dec. 13, 1853; m. May 4, 1880, Henry E. Bean, for- merly of Grantham. One child: Florence A., b. June 10, 1882. Mr. Bean d. May 19, 1885. She rem. to Claremont, March 25, 1886.
3. ETHAN7 WALKER (Peters, Moses5, Obadiah4-3, Thomas2-1) b. Dee. 3, 1816; m. first, 1839, Sophronia S. Lamphere of Hartland, Vt. She d. May 22, 1843, soon after birth of her second child. M. second, March 30, 1846, Mahala Spaulding, who d. Dec. 3, 1891. Children by first marriage:
i. CHARLES N., b. March 27, 1841; m. Feb. 13, 1867, Helen M. Cross, b. Hanover, June 6, 1843, d. Nov. 13, 1907; res. in Lebanon. No children.
ii. LAVINIA S., b. Dec. 24, 1842; m. Dee. 8, 1858, Walter Green. Res. in Danville, Vt.
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Children by second marriage:
iii. CHESTER, b. Jan. 1, 1847; d. March 25, 1849.
iv. LUCINDA, b. Dec. 24, 1848; d. Aug. 9, 1858.
v. HATTIE, b. Sept. 30, 1850; m. June 24, 1876, Horace Spencer. Had two children, twins, b. Jan. 7, 1877. She d. April 2, 1878. A child d. April 13, 1878, aged 1 year.
vi. CLARA ALMIRA, b. Nov. 7, 1852; m. July 18, 1876, Martin V. B. Hurley. Had two sons; Mr. Hurley d. Jan. 12, 1892. She res. (1910) in Claremont.
vii. MAGGIE, b. Sept. 12, 1855; m. Jan. 23, 1880, E. C. Glines of Elmore, Vt. Res. (1902) in Claremont.
viii. WILLIS P., b. March 19, 1859; m. Nov. 25, 1886, Lillian Crossman, of Unity. Res. in Claremont. Express carrier.
4. HENRY W. & WALKER (Moses7, Peters, Mosess, Obadiah4-3, Thomas2-1) b. Dec. 19, 1835; m. Dec. 7, 1864, Mary Ellen Bartlett who was b. Feb. 16, 1840; dau. of Lyman and Catherine (Hilliard) Bartlett. She d. May 24, 1901. Child:
i. TRUMAN RANSOM, b. May 26, 1886. While yet a minor he suddenly left home, and when heard from several years later was found to be in Dakota in the lumber business.
5. GEORGE B.& WALKER (Moses7, Peters, Mosess, Obadiah4-3, Thomas2-1) b. Aug. 29, 1841; m. Feb. 12, 1867, Loretta Jackson, dau. of Newton and Ellen (Chapman) Jackson. She was b. Oet. 30, 1846. They rem. to Claremont. Their children, both b. in Cornish:
i. JOHN J., b. Sept. 14, 1871; d. May 23, 1888.
ii. HOMER NEWTON, b. Oct. 11, 1878; m. Dec. 25, 1902, Cora A. Stone, dau. of Alvin B. and Miranda (Keyes) Stone. Child: a son, b. Dec. 4, 1903.
6. MARTIN L. 8 WALKER (Moses7, Peters, Mosess, Obadiah4-3, Thomas2-1) b. Feb. 14, 1845; m. July 29, 1866, Elizabeth M. Bailey, formerly of North- field, Vt., and dau. of -, b. April 27, 1847; d. Nov. 27, 1903. Mr. Walker has been Dea. of the Congregational Church for many years and is highly esteemed by his townsmen. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. LOUIS B., b. June 26, 1867; d. Oct. 15, 1875.
ii. CLARENCE C., b. Feb. 15, 1870. Graduated Kimball Union Acad- emy, elass 1894; Dartmouth College in 1898. The same year he enlisted and was mustered into the U. S. service in the Spanish War where he served till Oct. 13, 1898, when he was honorably discharged at Lexington, Ky. He was the only man from Cor- nish that served in the Spanish War. Studied medicine in Bal- timore, Md., and Washington, D. C., and then received the degree of M.D. from the Columbian University in 1901. Was licensed to practice in the District of Columbia in 1902. Was
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also employed in Washington in compiling the 12th census, 1900 to 1903. Resigned and accepted a position as medical examiner in the Pension Office from 1903 to 1907. Resigning this, he accepted a position in the Bureau of Animal Industry, Dept. of Agriculture. Was professor of Pathology and Histology in the U. S. College of Veterinarian Surgeons of Washington, from 1903 to 1907. He m. at Baltimore June 1, 1901, Miss Lilly B. Bert of Baltimore and New York City.
8. iii. ROBERT W., b. July 15, 1871.
9. iv. ARTHUR M., b. Nov. 19, 1873.
v. AMY L., b. Oct. 25, 1875. She m. Dec. 19, 1895, William French of Plainfield, where she resides.
vi. LUCIA E., twin, b. April 8, 1877.
vii. LIZZIE J., twin, b. April 8, 1877.
viii. WALTER E., b. July 1, 1878. M. Aug. 29, 1899, Ella S. Cross, dau. of Horace G. P. and Maria (Read) Cross. She d. July 7, 1901. One child, b. June 27, 1901; m. second, Oct. 5, 1904, Alice Sheehy of N. Y. Res. in Plainfield.
ix. HERMAN L., b. Sept. 22, 1881.
X. INA J., b. Nov. 10, 1883; m. March 2, 1904, James B. Chadbourne, of Cornish.
xi. GROVER H., b. Oct. 9, 1885.
xii. ZELIA D., b. Oct. 11, 1888.
7. MELVIN A.8 WALKER (Moses7, Peters, Mosess, Obadiah4-3, Thomas ?- 1) b. Oct. 10, 1847. Spent some years in Cal., returning to Plainfield; he m. May 11, 1880, Mrs. Lydia Ann (Cole) Symonds of Cornish, dau. of Dan W. and Philena A. (Spencer) Cole. Res. (1902) in Cornish, near Claremont line. He d. Nov. 14, 1909. Child:
i. STELLA E., b. Feb. 5, 1889; m. 1909, George A. Young of Cornish.
8. ROBERT W.9 WALKER (Martin L.8, Moses7, Peters, Mosess, Obadiah4-s, Thomas21) b. July 15, 1871; m. Nov. 12, 1891, Sarah Marcott of Cornish, dau. of Lewis and Mary (Emery) Marcott. Their children, b. in Cornish:
i. CARLTON W., b. Nov. 13, 1892.
ii. MARTIN L., b. Aug. 12, 1894.
iii. A son, b. in Claremont, June 19, 1899.
9. ARTHUR M.º WALKER (Martin L.8, Moses7, Peters, Mosess, Obadiah-3, Thomaszı) b. Nov. 19, 1873; m. Oct. 24, 1894, Lula Bixby of Cambridge, Vt., b. Nov. 23, 1877, dau. of Charles and Georgiana (Buzzell) Bixby. Children, b. in Cornish:
i. RUTH L., b. Aug. 2, 1896.
ii. RALPH ARTHUR, b. June 25, 1898.
iii. MAUDE ESTELLA, b. Aug. 5, 1899.
iv. MATTIE OLLA, b. Sept. 20, 1901.
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ORREN WALKER, b. Dec. 6, 1867, came from Croydon to Cornish in the spring of 1901. He belongs to the same lineage as others of the name in town; his grandfather, Joab Walker, being a brother of Peter Walker, the ancestor of the other Cornish Walkers. He settled on the Fletcher place in the "Hempyard," so called. He m. Jan. 9, 1896, Ina Corliss, b. June 25, 1877. One child:
i. ASA OBADIAH, b. Jan. 26, 1897.
WATSON.
GEORGE, son of Ichabod and Mary (Anise) Watson, was b. in Thetford, Vt., about 1798. He m. Martha Carlton of Vershire, Vt. Came to Cor- nish in 1842, living at the Flat. Rem. to Concord in 1845, where he d. some years afterwards. His wid. d. in Boston, Dec. 7, 1885, aged 80. Their children were:
i. CARLTON, b. about 1825; m. -. Had two sons.
ii. MARTHA ANN, b. 1827; d. July 22, 1851, aged 24.
iii. RHODA, b. 1830; m. - Hill of Concord. Had one child.
JOHN, a brother of George, b. in Thetford, Vt., July 11, 1802; m. Sept., 1829, Helena Moore, dau. of James and Eunice (Moore) Moore. She was b. Dec. 11, 1803, in Thetford, and d. in Manchester April 17, 1886, aged 83, and was buried in New Haven, Conn. They came to Cornish about the time his brother George came; lived on the Flat. He was a black- smith, and received an injury from a hot iron which finally resulted in his death. Was a devoted Baptist. He d. July 8, 1844. His death was one of ecstatic joy, for,
"Jesus can make a dying bed, Feel soft as downy pillows are."
This event left a deep impression upon many.
"To earth and friends adieu, My Father calls me home."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
Children :
i. WILLIAM M., b. Jan. 28, 1831; m. 1854, Sarah Darling of New York City. Had four children, three dying young. Rem. to Georgia where she d. Soon after this all trace of him was lost.
ii. HELENA JERUSHA, b. Jan. 5, 1833; m. Sept. 15, 1856, George L. Wood- ford of Winsted, Conn., where they res. Have had four chil- dren. She d. Aug. 29, 1901.
iii. JOHN CYRUS, b. Aug. 29, 1835; m. June 15, 1863, Ellen Jane Law- rence of Windsor, Vt. He was a prominent man in New Haven, Conn., where he lived. He d. Aug. 10, 1910. They had four children :
1. FANNIE LOUISE, b. Windsor, Vt., May 28, 1864.
2. GRACE BURKE, b. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 9, 1869.
3. WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. New Haven, Conn., June 27, 1876.
4. SOPHIA HELEN, b. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 6, 1877.
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iv. CORALINN, b. Dec. 18, 1838; m. and rem. to California.
V. CORDELIA, b. July 16, 1841. M. June 18, 1858, in Thetford, Vt., Jerry S. Williams of Thetford. Had three children. Res. in Littleton.
WELD.
JOSEPH1 WELD came from England in 1638 and settled in Plymouth, Mass. He had a son, John2, b. Oct. 28, 1623, who had a son Joseph3, b. Sept. 13, 1650, who had a son John4, b. Aug. 19, 1689. He had a son Moses5, b. March 27, 1722. He m. first, Dec. 6, 1748, Elizabeth Holbrook, b. Jan. 13, 1727; d. July 11, 1763; m. second, July 11, 1764, Deborah Faulkner, b. Aug. 26, 1735; d. July 31, 1828. Had six children by each wife, all b. before coming to town. In advanced life he and Deborah came to Cornish, where they spent the remainder of their lives. He d. May 10, 1806. Children by Elizabeth Holbrook:
i. SARAH, b. Aug. 11, 1750. Lived in Barnston, Canada, where she d. Oct. 14, 1804.
2. ii. JOHN, b. Jan. 3, 1752.
iii. HANNAH, b. Sept. 25, 1754; m. March 6, 1777, Dea. Josiah Stone of Cornish. Eight children. (See Stone.) She d. Oct. 26, 1794.
3. iv. MOSES, b. Jan. 15, 1757.
V. WALTER, b. April 24, 1761; m. Dec. 11, 1783, Lucy Carpenter. Nine children. He d. at Plattsburg, N. Y., a soldier, in Dec., 1813.
vi. NEHEMIAH, b. June 30, 1763; d. July 11, 1763.
Children by Deborah Faulkner:
vii. TIMOTHY, b. Aug. 4, 1765; m. first, Sally Hammond. Five chil- dren. She d. June 4, 1813; m. second, Abigail Gifford and by her had four children.
viii. EBENEZER, b. Jan. 31, 1768; and d. April 21, 1835, aged 67. Never m. Was the historian of the Weld family. At his decease he bequeathed to the Baptist Church the sum of $1,200 on con- ditions.
4. ix. CHESTER, b. Aug. 27, 1769.
x. ELIZABETH, b. Oet. 22, 1772; m. Moses Stone. Two children. She d. July 20, 1805.
xi. DEBORAH, b. Oet. 16, 1774; d. Nov. 20, 1795.
5. xii. PELEG, b. July 7, 1780.
2. DEA. JOIING WELD (Moses5, Johns, Joseph3, John?, Joseph1) was b. Jan. 4, 1752; m. Nov. 26, 1778, Deborah Plympton, b. Oct. 17, 1757; d. Sept. 10, 1830. He d. Jan. 22, 1834, aged 82. He was a thrifty farmer, a devout Baptist and a deacon of that church. He gave $500 to it in its early history, beside other gifts. He built the large briek house in 1812, afterwards owned by the town where their poor were kept. It is now owned and occupied by Freeman A. Johnson. Children, all b. in Cornish:
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i. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 5, 1779; m. April 11, 1805, Walter Jackson of Cornish (his second wife). Five children. (See Jackson.) She d. Sept. 11, 1855, aged 76.
6. ii. DANIEL, b. May 27, 1781.
iii. LUCINDA, b. Oct. 1, 1783. Never m .; d. April 20, 1868, aged 84.
7. iv. JOHN, b. Aug. 20, 1785.
8. v. WILLARD, b. Nov. 22, 1787.
vi. MOSES, b. Sept. 22, 1789; d. April 9, 1879.
9. vii. HORACE, b. Feb. 20, 1792.
viii. EBEN, b. May 7, 1794. Was killed in battle at Williamsburg, Canada, Nov. 11, 1813.
ix. MILTON, b. Nov. 26, 1796; d. Jan. 6, 1831.
3. MOSES® WELD (Mosess, Johns, Josephs, John?, Joseph1) was b. Jan. 15, 1757; m. May 17, 1781, Miriam Harding. He was an eminent singer and chorister. Mr. Weld had been a Revolutionary soldier. After coming to Cornish he was town elerk a number of years. A worthy member of the Baptist Church, also its Dea. many years. A record says he and his wife rem. to Morristown, Vt., where they both d. Hed. June 22, 1839. His wid. d. June 26, 1845. Children (Nine girls and no boys):
i. LUCY, b. Feb. 22, 1782.
ii. MIRIAM, b. Sept. 17, 1784; m. Feb. 13, 1807, Earle Westgate. Seven children. (See Westgate.)
iii. ANNE, b. Aug. 27, 1786; m. Jan. 17, 1811, Jedediah Bingham of Cornish. Five children. (See Bingham.) She d. -.
iv. ACHSA, b. Jan. 28, 1788; m. Joseph Hadley. Three children.
v. CYNTHIA, b. May 17, 1790.
vi. GRATIA, b. April 21, 1791; m. - , Abraham Hadley. Six children.
vii. BETSEY, b. June 18, 1794; m. James Earle. Five children.
viii. HANNAH, b. Sept. 17, 1796.
ix. MATILDA, b. April 14, 1801; m. Moses Terrill. One son, Moses W. b. Oet. 2, 1826.
4. CHESTER® WELD (Moses5, John', Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. Aug. 27, 1769; m. first, Dec. 14, 1800, Peninnah Comings of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin6 and Mary (Cooper) Comings; b. June 20, 1777; and d. May 11, 1810. He m. second, Dec. 5, 1811, Mehitable Pike, b. Aug. 30, 1774. He d. May 21, 1820. Children by Peninneh:
i. MOSES FAULKNER, b. Feb. 8, 1803; m. Sept. 16, 1830, Pamelia Hazeltine. One child.
ii. NEWTON, b. Dec. 23, 1804; m. June 28, 1827, Anna Austin, b. Nov. 21, 1808.
iii. CHESTER, b. April 21, 1807; m. July 10, 1837, Mary E. Briggs. Five children.
iv. SUKEY, b. Aug. 28, 1809; m. Oct. 21, 1838, Adna Tenney. Two children.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Children by Mehitable Pike:
v. PENINNEH, b. Aug. 31, 1812.
vi. EBENEZER, b. Nov. 5, 1814.
vii. GRATIA, b. Nov. 7, 1816.
5. PELEGe WELD (Mosess, Johns, Josephs, John?, Joseph1) b. July 7, 1780, in Sturbridge, Mass., youngest son of Moses and Deborah (Faulkner) Weld; m. April 27, 1808, Patty Foster, dau. of Israel and Susanna (Bruce) Foster, b. April 10, 1791; and d. Dec. 21, 1834. They came to Cornish about 1814, where they spent the rest of their lives. He d. Aug. 30, 1853. Their first three children were b. in Dummerston, Vt., the rest in Cornish:
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