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EMMA FRANCES b. 25 Sept. 1865. HARRIET LAETITIA b. 18 March 1867. CHARLES GLASGOW b. 9 May. 1869. JENNIE SOPHIA b. 23 May 1872. WATSON BURNETT b. 13 Dec. 1874.
26. George Page Demeritt (Rev. William5, Nathaniel4, Samuel3, Eli2, Eli1), born 15 Sept. 1841, was lieutenant in the eleventh Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers, during the Civil War. He has been county commissioner, tax collector in Dover seven years, overseer of the poor three years, and member of the city government two years. He married (I) Augusta A. Hersey, who died in 1872, (2) 31 Dec. 1872, Frances E. Jasper, born 25 April 1850. See portrait, page 161 of Vol. I.
EUGENE AYER b. 9 April 1875; m. 15 Oct. 1906, Mabel Legg of Dover, and res. in Cambridge, Mass.
EDITH AUGUSTA b. 9 Jan. 1878; m. 6 Aug. 1903, Albert Frederic Conradi of New Bremen, Ohio. Ch., Karl Page b. 14 Feb. 1907, Ralph Demeritt b. 2 March 1909, d. 10 Aug. 1909, Ruth C. b. 19 March 1911. Mr. Conradi is professor of entomology and zoology in Clemson College, S. C.
27. Albert DeMeritt (Stephen5, Israel4, Samuel3, Eli2, Eli!), born 26 Aug. 1851, married Elizabeth Pickering Thompson,
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daughter of Dea. John E. and Mary J. (Pickering) Thompson, and lived on the paternal homestead. He died 22 Aug. 1913. [See biographical sketch and portrait, pages 324-5 of Vol. I.]
KATHARINE b. 21 March 1887. Graduate of N. H. College. Now head of the French department in Chicago Latin School. Studied French one year in Paris.
MARGARET b. 18 Feb. 1889. Graduate of N. H. College. B.S. 1911, M.S. 1912. Now studying for her Ph.D. in Washington University, Mo.
STEPHEN b. 29 Sept. 1891. Graduate of the electrical engineering department of N. H. College.
DENBOW, DENMORE, DINSMORE
Salathiel Denbow, according to a deposition made in 1680, was born in 1642. He was rated at Oyster River in 1666 and 1675. He signed the petition of 1669. He owned land on the road from the Falls to Newmarket, near the Long Marsh. The name is written sometimes Denbow or Denbo, and sometimes Denmor, Denmore and Denmoor. The surname Denbow was not rare in southern England at that time. Some of his descend- ants write the name Dinsmore, or Dinsmoor. He married a daughter of William Roberts and died before 17 May 1714. Children, so far as known, were:
2. SALATHIEL m. - Graves, (2) Rachel Peavey.
3. RICHARD m. 1705, Mary Bunker.
4. PETER.
2. Salathiel Denmore, son of Salathiel Denmore deceased, sold, 17 May 1714, to his loving brother, Richard Denmoor, all right to "place which was my fathers, whereon my father-in-law William Graves did also live." [N. H. Prov. Deeds, XXVII, 543.] He served as a soldier in the French and Indian War and had his skull fractured. [See page 108 of Vol. I.] He married (1) a daughter of William Graves, (2) 19 Dec. 1720, Rachel Peavey, of Newington. The town records say that Salathiel Denbo was "let out" to Samuel Wille, in 1751, for £74.
It was, perhaps, his son, Salathiel Denbow, who with Mary Sawyer, alias Denbo, his wife, sold to Ebenezer Smith, 21 July 1741, one fifth part of lands in Newmarket and Durham that belonged to "our father, Cornelius Drisco, late of Newmarket, deceased," and the same Salathiel Denbow, or Denmore, may
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have married (2) in Newington, 10 Sept. 1740, Mary Hill, both of Durham.
3. Richard Denbow (Salathiel) married, 1705, Mary Bunker. Both were living in 1754. He had a grant of land, near his father's place in 1713. He sold land to son, Ichabod, in 1757 and to son, Clement, in 1754. Family, partly by conjecture. A note in the Quaker records says that Richard Denbow "appears to have come into membership at his marriage. None of their children were considered as members. He was supported by Friends."
"RELIEF BUNKER, dau. of Mary Denmore, Quaker," bapt. II. April 1725 by the Rev. Hugh Adams.
NATHANIEL (?) pub. to Mary Smith in York, 22 Nov. 1729. He was then of Durham and afterward 1. in Durham. CLEMENT had wife, Margaret, in 1764.
ICHABOD 1. in Lee with wife, Mary, in 1768. He d. in Dur- ham 20 July 1806, aged 86 yrs. II mos. Ch., Ichabod, Jr., and Mary who m. Robert Willey. Ichabod Denbo, Jr., d. 6 Feb. 1824, aged 69. Sarah Denbo d. 22 May 1818, aged 70.
ABIGAIL (?) m. John Willey, 3d, 27 Feb. 1728/9. CORNELIUS (?) 1. in Lee, 1760.
4. Peter Denbow (Salathiel) was a captive among the Indians, 17 Jan. 1698/9. He sold land to his brother, Richard Denmor, in 1715, and more land to Moses Edgerly in 1737. He was "let out" to James Drisco, in 1751, for £27 for one year. No hints of any family. He was baptized 27 Oct. 1723.
Capt. Elijah Denmore of Lee is mentioned in 1765 and 1775. Elijah Dinsmoor was a Revolutionary pensioner in Conway in 1840 aged 77.
Daniel T. Sargent and Deborah Denbo were published in Durham 15 Oct. 1803.
DERRY
John Derry signed a petition in 1689. He had a grant of thirty acres in 1693, joining to his own land, in what is now Madbury. In 1694 there were granted to John Derry and Wil- liam Tasker twenty acres of marsh cleared by them, joining to Bellemies Bank River. In the massacre of 1694 most of his children were killed; his house was burned, and he and wife and son, Joseph, were carried into captivity by the Indians,
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where he and son, Joseph, died. His widow, Deliverance, married Nathaniel Pitman.
James Derry was rated in 1681. He had a grant, 19 March 1793/4, of all his improved land on the west side of Beech Hill, between Oyster River and Newtown. Perhaps he and wife also perished in the massacre of 1694.
April 19, 1722, William Pitman and Joanna his wife sold to John Munsey all right in the estate of James Derry.
July 12, 1735, John Pinder and Elizabeth, his wife, sold to John Jenkins, Jr., all right in the estate of James Derry.
In 1719 Samuel Perkins and John Munsey are called survivors and owners of land granted to James Derry.
DOE
Nicholas Doe witnessed the will of Thomas Walford of Ports- mouth, 15 Nov. 1666. He was received as an inhabitant of Dover, 21 July 1668. He owned land on Goddard's Creek. He made a deposition, 7 June 1682, aged about 50 years. He bought land and house of Thomas Mounsell, 14 Feb. 1667-8. He was grand juryman in 1679, constable in 1682. Administration on his estate was granted to John Doe, 6 June 1691. His wife's name was Martha. 1
2. JOHN b. 25 Aug. 1669; m. Elizabeth
3. SAMPSON b. I April 1670; m. (I) Temperance , (2) Mrs. Mary Ayers.
ELIZABETH b. 7 Feb. 1673. MARY named in settlement of estate, 1706.
NICHOLAS d. s. p. 1706.
2. John Doe (Nicholas), born 25 Aug. 1669, lived near the . Moat in Durham. He was baptized 15 Nov. 1719 and admitted to church 21 Jan. 1721/2. His wife, Elizabeth, was admitted to church II Feb. 1721/2. He had a grant of forty acres, II April 1694, between Goddard's fence and John Crommett's. His estate was divided 24 April 1742. The following children were baptized by the Rev. Hugh Adams, 29 Nov. 1719:
DANIEL m. 27 Aug. 1724, Margaret Dockum in Greenland, who was bapt. 30 Oct. 1726 and had three ch. bapt. by . Rev. Hugh Adams, Josiah bapt. 15 July 1725, who m. Hannah Willey (Dec. 14, 1753, Josiah Doe of Durham and wife, Hannah, sold all right in estate of Samuel
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Willey, Jr.), James bapt. 5 Feb. 1728, and John bapt. 8 June 1729.
JOHN m. Susan Wormwood. Ch., David bapt. 2 Sept. 1750, Jonathan bapt. 19 Feb. 1756, and John born. 13 Aug. 1764; perhaps others. David and Jonathan were Revolutionary soldiers from New Durham.
JOSEPH m. (1) Martha Wormwood, perhaps (2) Margaret Davis, 9 June 1760. He built a garrison house in Lee, near Union meeting house, on land he bought of John Bickford 23 June 1737. Ch., Elizabeth who m. Elijah Fox, and prob. others, among whom may have been Joseph, who had wife, Ruth, and lived near Rockingham Junction. He d. 7 Nov. 1811, aged 80. His wife, Ruth, d. 29 Oct. 1812, aged 68.
4. BENJAMIN m. Hannah Follett.
MARY m. John Mason. ELIZABETH m. Joshua Woodman.
MARTHA b. 13 June 1716; m. 18 Dec. 1740, Edward Wood- man; d. 7 Dec. 1761.
3. Sampson Doe (Nicholas), born I April 1670, married (1) Temperance -, (2) 4 Oct. 1716, Mary, widow of William Ayers of Portsmouth and daughter of Robert Hopley. He was baptized 21 March 1717/8, and wife, Mary, 19 March 1717/8. She married after his decease - - Stevens of Portsmouth. The will of Sampson Doe, 4 April 1748-29 May 1751, and her will, 1765, indicate the following children:
TEMPERANCE bapt. 8 Dec. 1718, then 9 yrs. old. Not named in will.
5. NICHOLAS bapt. 7 June 1719; m. Elizabeth
MARTHA bapt. 21 Nov. 1719; m. Frost. NATHANIEL bapt. 19 March 1717/8; m. abt. 1750, Sarah, dau. of David Watson.
6. SAMUEL bapt. 21 March 1717/8; m. Abigail, dau. of Andrew and Abigail (Follett) Wiggin.
JOHN bapt. 15 Nov. 1719. Not named in will.
ELIZABETH bapt. 22 Jan. 1722/3; m. James Stoodley.
ZEBULON bapt. 15 July 1725; m. Deborah Wiggin, perhaps (2) Rebecca He had son, Zebulon, to whom he deeded land in 1770, and perhaps sons, Wiggin Doe who m. 4 March 1782 Mary Churchill, and Capt. Andrew Doe who m. 15 Jan. 1786 Polly Follett, (2) Mary Ann Tuttle and d. 13 Oct. 1857.
SARAH bapt. 6 Dec. 1727; m. Samuel Frost after 1748. Widow in 1765.
MARY m. (I) Wiggin, (2) Jonathan Smart.
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4. Benjamin Doe (John2, Nicholas 1) married Hannah Follett, daughter of Benjamin and Deborah. They had children :
BENJAMIN bapt. 9 Sept. 1750. His will, 1798, gave to brother, Ebenezer, and sister, Hannah, wife of Parson Whidden.
7. EBENEZER b. 14 Dec. 1758; m. (1) Hannah Chesley, (2) Susanna Joy.
HANNAH b. 14 April 1761; m. 2 Nov. 1780, Parson Whidden of Lee. Rem. to Canterbury.
JOSHUA d. at age of 24, in service on ship Paul Jones.
DEBORAH d. at age of 24.
5. Children of Nicholas and Elizabeth Doe:
NATHANIEL m. in Malden, Mass., 27 Sept. 1757, Mary Wright. L. in Newfield, Me. Ch., Simeon b. in Malden 31 Aug. 1758, who m. in Rochester, 23 March 1786, Mary Weymouth and s. in Fairfield, Me .; Nathaniel who m. in Rochester, 23 March 1786, Sarah Weymouth and s. in Waterville, Me .; Henry who s. in Augusta, Me .; John W., who s. in Tamworth and had seven sons, among whom was Dearborn Doe of Parsonsfield, Me.
JOSEPH m. Martha, dau. of Walter Weeks; d. 1817. L. near Rockingham Junction. Ch., Walter who d. in Albany, N. Y .; Joseph b. 15 Nov. 1776, who m. Mary, dau. of Ebenezer Ricker, and s. in Rollinsford, being father of Judge Charles Doe, LL.D .; and Bartlett, who lived in Saratoga, N. Y.
GIDEON b. 1740; m. 1765, Elizabeth Conner, (2) 1798, Eunice Hill, (3) Sarah Gilman. He d. 8 April 1820. II ch. [Hist. of Parsonsfield, Me.]
JOHN b. 9 Sept. 1749; m. 27 Dec. 1773, Elizabeth Ames; d. 2 Feb. 1819. 8 ch. [See Hist. of Parsonsfield, Me.]
6. Samuel Doe (Sampson2, Nicholas1) married Abigail, daughter of Andrew and Abigail (Follett) Wiggin. She is men- tioned in the division of her father's estate in 1757. He lived on the "Neck Farm," on Great Bay, in what is now Newmarket, which he sold in 1754 to Stephen Boardman. He was at the siege of Louisburg. His will, 6 Jan. 1767-6 Feb. 1767, names wife, Abigail, and children as follows:
BRADSTREET executor, soldier at Crown Point in 1758. SAMUEL m. 25 April 1763, Elizabeth Pickering, dau. of Joshua of Portsmouth.
JONATHAN. He d. 30 Jan. 1814, aged 74. [See Hist. of Sanbornton, N. H.]
ZEBULON, LEMUEL, JOHN, and ABIGAIL.
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7. Ebenezer Doe (Benjamin3, John2, Nicholas1), born 14 Dec. 1758, died in Durham 23 Oct. 1839. He married (1) 27 April 1788, Hannah, daughter of Major Joseph and Susan (Hodgdon) Chesley, born 28 Dec. 1766. She died 20 Dec. 1808. He married (2) 18 Jan. 1810, Susanna, daughter of Dea. Samuel and Hannah (Meader) Joy. He lived at the Moat farm. Chil- dren recorded in Durham:
JOSHUA b. 4 Feb. 1789; m. 27 May 1819, Nancy Torr; d. 18 March 1850. She d. 19 Sept. 1880. Ch., Ebenezer F., who m. Lucy Folsom and had ch., Frank E., Anna, Mary F. and Edward, Charles, Horace, and Louise Allen.
EBENEZER b. 28 April 1790; d. 28 May 1790.
BENJAMIN b. 18 June 1791; m. Nancy M. Moore; d. 15 Nov. 1884. She was b. 1802 and d. 2 Aug. 1887. Ch., Philena and Olinthus N., both of whom d. s. p.
JOSEPH b. 5 Jan. 1796; d. s. p.
HANNAH b. 3 April 1803; d. 2 Sept. 1803.
HANNAH b. 14 Nov. 1810; m. Issachar Wiggin, (2) Moses Wiggin.
Francis Doe was of another branch of the Doe family. He married, (1) 24 Dec. 1796, Deborah Smith, (2) Molly Ellison. By first marriage there was one son, Alfred, who m. Martha Ellison and had children, Mary Francis, who m. (1) David Marston, (2) James Stevens, Abbie Jane who m. (1) John Tufts, (2) Melvin Philbrick, Caroline E., who m. (1) Roscoe Smith, (2) Samuel W. Durgin, sons, John, George W., and Charles A., all of Haverhill, Mass., and J. Frank of Manchester, N. H. By second marriage Francis Doe had Deborah who m. Benjamin Gear, Sally G. who m. 7 Nov. 1838, John Williams of Barrington, Nancy, Samuel who m. 21 March 1822, Nancy Ellison, and Elizabeth who m. 21 Oct. 1817, Joseph Ellison of Barrington.
DREW
(Compiled mainly by N. W. Davis, Winchester, Mass.)
The Drews of England, Eng., claim descent from Drogo, son of Malger le Pons, who was uncle of William the Conqueror. Their coat of arms is thus described, "Ermine, a lion passant gules," and is one of the most ancient. William Drew, born without doubt in Devonshire, 1627, was rated at Oyster River in 1648. He lived on the south side of the river, at Drew's Point, where on a hilltop may be seen the cellar of the garrison house
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built by him or by his son, Francis. On the 10 Aug. 1653, there were granted to William Drew sixty acres of upland, on the north side of Bransons Creek, joining to his marsh. This was laid out to his son, Francis, in 1669. The birth dates of William Drew, of his wife, Elizabeth, and of his brother, Thomas, are learned from depositions.
William Drew died in April 1669. His widow Elizabeth, born 1628, daughter of Francis and Thomasine (Channon) Matthews married, 20 July 1671, William Follett. The inventory of Drew's estate shows a house, one cannon, two fishing boats and fishing tackle. His brother, Thomas Drew, born 1632, received the farm at Drew's Point in 1680 from William Follett and wife, Elizabeth, and he was killed by Indians, 18 July 1694. His widow, Mary, who married Richard Elliot of Portsmouth, quitclaimed the estate in favor of John, son of William Drew, who conveyed it to Stephen Jenkins in 1712, and he deeded it to James Langley in 1714.
James Drew married Mary, daughter of John Jones of Ports- mouth, and died intestate in 1674. He left children, of whom were James and Nathaniel, who sold land in 1690. Another son was perhaps John Drew, carpenter, of Portsmouth, who about 1720 had worked for the Rev. Hugh Adams and brought suit against him for payment of a debt of £12, the price of work done by said John Drew and his son, John. [See Court Files at Con- cord.]
The estate of Samuel Drew of Portsmouth was administered in 1669. Another Samuel Drew was surety for Elizabeth, widow of William Follett, in 1690.
Thomas Footman died in 1667. His wife was Catherine Matthews. He desired "my brother Bengemin Mathews and William ffollett to assist my wife." She married (2) as second wife, William Durgin.
William Durgin (William1) in a deposition made 22 Feb. 1734/5, aged about 63, says that 44 or 45 years ago he lived with "his Uncle William follitt" and raked hay on a certain marsh. [Court Files, No. 23424.]
William Follett married Elizabeth, widow of William Drew. In 1682 he petitioned the Council in behalf of his daughter-in- law (step-daughter), Hannah, widow of Godfrey Brooking. She must have been daughter of Elizabeth Drew, since William
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Follett had no children. [N. H. Probate Records, as published, Vol. I, p. 258.]
Oct. 16, 1684, Thomasine Mathews, widow of Francis, out of love and affection to Will Brooking, ye son of Godfrie Brook- ing, deceased, her well beloved grandchild, conveyed to him marshland on Johnson's Creek. [Landmarks in Ancient Dover, p.31.]
It follows that Elizabeth, daughter of Francis and Thomasine (Channon) Matthews, married (1) William Drew, (2) William Follett. By first marriage she had a daughter, Hannah, who married Godfrey Brooking. [See Follett.] Thus William Follett was uncle by marriage to William Durgin, son of William.
William Drew's children were:
2. FRANCIS b. 1648; m. Lydia Bickford.
3. JOHN b. 1651; m. Sarah Field, (2) Rebecca Cook.
4. THOMAS m. Mary Bunker. ELIZABETH m. Thomas Phillips* of Ipswich.
HANNAH m. (1) Godfrey Brooking, (2) Nicholas Follett, (3) Abraham Heseltine.
2. Francis Drew (William), born 1648, married, about 1672, Lydia Bickford, as a court record states. She was, doubtless, daughter of John and Temperance. At the massacre of ,1694 Francis Drew was slain and his wife was captured and, on ac- count of feebleness, was left to die in the woods. His brother, John, was appointed administrator of Francis' estate, 16 Nov. 1694. The probate records declare that "whereas Thomas Drew, surviving son and eldest unto the aforesaid Francis deceased, is now returned out of the hands of the Indian enemy and claims administration upon his father's estate," his claim was granted, 16 Nov. 1696. Francis Drew's children were:
5. THOMAS b. abt. 1672; m. Tamsen
6. JOHN m. -
BENJAMIN b. 1685; captured and killed by Indians, 1694. MARY shown in adm. papers; m. Samuel Green of Stratham. ELIZABETH m. Thomas Footman.
3. Sergt. John Drew (William1), born 1651, settled, about 1675, on the west side of Dover Neck, where he engaged in the trade of Cooper. June 25, 1680, he purchased of William Follett,
* May 22, 1734, Thomas Phillips of Ipswich, Mass., and Elizabeth, daughter of William Drew, late of Dover, sold to Meshech Drew all right in estate of our parent William Drew. [N. 11. Prov. Deeds, XX1, 400.]
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his mother's second husband, lot No. 15 of the Back River grants, which was originally granted in 1642 to Samuel Haynes. Here he erected a dwelling. May 11, 1696, he bought of William Brackstone lot 14, of which Edward Starbuck was the original grantee, and 16 Aug. 1697, he acquired a further lot of twenty acres at the "Dead Pines," which he purchased of Zachariah Pitman. May 6, 1698, he bought of Thomas Austin twenty acres adjoining to the rear of lot 14, and on 6 June of the same year secured the Robert Huckins lot, No. 16. The William Pom- fret lot, No. 17, was purchased by him, 5 Feb. 1702, and on 5 June 1705 he bought of Richard and Sarah Paine of Boston lot No. 18, which was originally granted to Thomas Layton. Dec. 6, 1700, he purchased of Joshua Wingate twenty acres, bought twenty acres of Israel Hodgdon, 16 June 1702, and secured three quarters of an acre more of Hodgdon, adjoining lot 18, on I March 1706, which together with the Austin lot at the rear of No. 14 and one half an acre of salt marsh purchased of William Brookins, one half of a twenty acre lot purchased of John Derry, the twenty acre lot at the "Dead Pines," one half of his commonage in the Dry Pines and one half of a twenty acre lot at Moharimet's hill in Madbury he deeded to his then only son, Francis Drew, April 9, 1712, the first four lots lying on the south side of the way which led from his house to the Queen's Road. It has been thought by many that John Drew was the builder of the old garrison now standing in Spruce Lane, which is commonly known as the Drew garrison, but original deeds which have recently come to light, as well as the deed above cited, show that his house stood considerably north of the garrison, and in fact not far from his own family burial ground, which can still be seen. The garrison took its present name from Joseph Drew, the great grandson of John, and came into his possession through the inheritance of his wife. It was apparently owned by William Dam and de- scended through the latter's daughter, Leah, wife of Samuel Hayes, to Leah Nute, granddaughter of Leah Hayes, who married Joseph Drew. A careful perusal of a surveyor's plan will show that the garrison stands at the rear of lot 13, which was owned by William Dam, and in fact the Dam burial ground is on this lot between the garrison and the river, whereas the Drew burial ground is considerably farther north, where the inscription on Sergt. John Drew's headstone may be read even now.
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James Tuttle quitclaimed his interest in this garrison to Joseph Drew in 1786. James Tuttle had no Drew ancestry. His wife was daughter of Jacob and Martha (Dam) Allen. Jacob and Martha Allen lived in one end of William Dam's garrison in 1701.
Samuel Hayes owned and lived in the garrison before Joseph Drew. Samuel Hayes married Leah, daughter of William Dam. Joseph Drew married Leah Nute, granddaughter of Samuel Hayes.
THE DREW GARRISON (SO CALLED) AT BACK RIVER Built by William Dam before 1695. The only garrison house remaining in Dover, N. H.
The garrison, then, was originally owned by William Dam, and Provincial Papers say that soliders were stationed here from 7 Jan. 1695 to 7 Jan. 1696.
Sept. 1, 1718. "Deposition of Sarah Drew, about seventy years of eage testifieth that I the deponent being a neare nabour to Marthew Giele and well know the sd Gile to fence porsess and improve all the salt mash liing between the Land comonly caled Joseph Fields and nicolus folets upwards of fifty years ago and that i Lived with my brother Joseph Field about that time and heard him the sd giles aske field Leave to set a fence upon the
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upland on fields side to fence in sd mash that is now in controverse betwen Thomas Footman and John Davis and i never new my brother feald or any other person Laying claim to sd mash before now the sd John Davis." [Court Files, No. 17353.]
John Drew was a selectman of Dover in 1701 and was a sergeant in the militia. He married (1) about 1675 Sarah, daughter of Darby Field. He married (2) 31 March 1720, Rebecca Cook, although they had children before that date and there was trouble in court about it. He died at Back River, Dover, 23 Oct. 1723, aged 73. His widow, Rebecca, married, 1724, Samuel Starbird of Dover, by whom she had Elizabeth born 4 July 1725, and Samuel born May 1727. John Drew's will is dated 31 Jan. 1721 and was probated 4 Dec. 1723. Children by first wife:
SARAH m. John Field, 16 Jan. 1707.
ELIZABETH m. Love Roberts of Dover.
7. JOHN m. Elizabeth Hopley, 24 May 1705.
8. FRANCIS b. abt. 1682; m. Ann Wingate, 3 June 1713.
Children by second wife:
HANNAH b. 26 Feb. 1709; m. Henry Hill.
JOHN b. 18 Oct. 1712; m. Patience Bunker and settled in Middleton, later returning to Dover. They were bapt. in Dover 27 Dec. 1741.
ABIGAIL b. 21 June 1714; m. James Bibber of Harpswell, Me .; d. 1783.
REBECCA b. 24 April 1716; m. Clement Bunker, 26 March 1738/9.
FRANCIS b. 9 Aug. 1720; d. 16 Feb. 1726.
*ZEBULON b. 9 Nov. 1721; m. Sarah
9. LEMUEL b. 26 May 1723; m. Anna Bunker.
4. Thomas Drew (William), was aged 69, Feb. 22, 1734, when he made a deposition, in which he says that fifty years before "I lived with my father Follet." Family was recorded among the Society of Friends. A daughter of Thomas Drew, "aged near
* Lieut. Zebulon Drew served in Capt. Winborn Adams' company in the Revolution. Black- smith. Had wife Sarah. Removed to Little Falls, Hollis, Me., about 1776. The town is now Dayton. Said to have died about 1800 and to have had thirteen children, all of whom lived to advanced age. Among them were the following: Hezekiah born about 1760, who married 1780 Esther Ross of Wells, Me., and had Lydia, Hezekiah, Joseph, Aaron, Jonathan and John; Mary, who married Nathaniel Buzzell of Durham; Comfort, who married Noah Smith, (2) Clark Drew, (3) William Ripley; Deborah, who married Daniel Smith; Jonathan born 1770 who married Sally Dow and removed from Dayton, Me., to Tuftonborough, N. H., where he was a blacksmith. He died in Moultonborough 6 Feb. 1866, having children, Hezekiah, Mary, Chandler, Daniel, John and Lydia. It may be that Levi and Moses Drew of Holderness were of the family of Zebulon Drew. Levi was born in 1743 and married Mary Baker, of Greenland, Io Feb. 1771.
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thirteen," was captured by Indians, 22 May 1707, and carried to Canada where she was baptized as Marie Anne, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Bunker) Drew, said to have been born in the spring of 1690. There was a Lydia Drew mentioned in Canada in 1710, still a captive. Thomas Drew, then, married Mary Bunker, doubtless daughter of James. He lived at Back River, Dover, and had a house on the "Plains" recently built in 1688.
JAMES b. 7 mo. 1683.
IO. THOMAS b. April 1689; m. Tamsen Ham.
II WILLIAM b. 9 mo. 1692; m. Mary Huckins.
12. CLEMENT b. I mo. 16;49 m. Mary Bunker, 20 May 1718. LYDIA b. 10 mo. 1697; m. Francis Mathews, 28 Nov. 1720. HANNAH b. 2 mo. 1699; m. John Bunker, 5 Feb. 1720/1.
13. MESHECH b. II mo. 1702; m. Abigail
TAMSEN b. 5 mo. 1704.
PATIENCE b. II mo. 1707; m. William Hill, 21 Aug. 1729. MARIE ANNE b. in the spring of 1690, bapt. in Canada 20 Sept. 1709; naturalized there 25 June 1713.
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