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5. SAMUEL b. I Sept. 1726; m. Dorothy Chamberlain. HANNAH b. 24 May 1729; m. William Allen of Rochester. ABIGAIL b. 26 Feb. 1731; m. John Thompson, 3 Oct. 1750.
3. Timothy Emerson (Samuel2, Michael1) married, about 1732, Mary, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Burnham) Smith, born Aug. 1714. He is called a tanner. His widow married Dr. Joseph Atkinson. Timothy Emerson died before 5 May 1754.
HANNAH bapt. 29 July 1733.
SAMUEL bapt. 28 July 1734.
ABIGAIL bapt. 21 March 1736; m. Dea. Jeremiah Burnham, 14 March 1756.
SARAH bapt. 18 March 1739.
6. TIMOTHY born 29 May 1743; m. Abigail Thompson.
7. SMITH born 26 Dec. 1745; m. Hannah Thompson. ELIZABETH m. Capt. Jonathan Chesley.
4. Solomon Emerson (Samuel2, Michael1), born 1709, married
(1) Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Burnham) 12
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Smith, born 29 April 1712. He was selectman of Dover, 1753-54, and first moderator of Madbury in 1755. He died Oct. 1800, aged 91. His will, 4 Jan. 1796-6 Nov. 1800, names wife, Mary. He probably married (2) Mary, widow of Samuel Meader. All the children were by first marriage:
8. MICAH bapt. 21 March 1736/7; m. (1) Sally Gerrish, (2) Ruth
9. JOSEPH bapt. 18 March 1739; m. Temperance Dame.
IO. SOLOMON bapt. 20 Sept. 1739; m. Sarah Demeritt.
II. SAMUEL bapt. 10 Sept. 1741; m. (1) Ann Dow, (2) Lois McCoy.
JOHN bapt. 25 Aug. 1743; m. Molly -. Blacksmith. L. at Wolfeboro in 1796.
12. JONATHAN bapt. 7 Nov. 1750; m. Sarah Rollins.
BENJAMIN bapt. 7 Nov. 1750; m. Nancy Dame; d. 4 March 1822, in Barnstead, aged 77. Ch., Eliphalet D., Timothy, Moses, Joseph, Solomon and Elijah.
MOSES m. 31 May 1781, Sarah, dau. of Elijah Drew of Dover. L. in Madbury and Gilmanton. Ch., Elijah b. 27 Feb. 1783, m. Nabby Jones; Solomon m. 12 Feb. 1815, Elizabeth Demeritt; Moses m. Eliza Pike of Boston; Mary m. Paul Montgomery and 1. in Strafford; Abigail, unm .; and Timothy b. 13 March 1791, who m. 9 Jan. 1823, Sarah Horner of Boston and d. in Dover 13 March 1858.
HANNAH m. 23 Sept. 1773, Ephraim Kimball of Dover.
FOURTH GENERATION
5. Samuel Emerson (Micah3, Samuel2, Michael1), born I Sept. 1726, married 14 Nov. 1748, Dorothy, daughter of William Cham- berlain, born 7 March 1731. He died 7 Oct. 1785. She died 18 Feb. 1825 at Rochester, N. H. She married (2) 20 Sept. 1801, Jeremiah Berry of Rye. Children recorded in Dover:
SARAH b. 25 Aug. 1749; d. 10 Feb. 1753.
HANNAH b. 28 June 1753; m. 4 Dec. 1777 John Walker of Rochester; d. 9 Sept. 1852.
MARY b. 14 Jan. 1756; m. 12 Sept. 1776, Samuel Furber of Rochester; d. 27 May 1847.
I3. MICAH b. I May 1758; m. Elizabeth Meserve.
ABIGAIL b. 3 Oct. 1760; m. 24 June 1784, Edmund Thomp- son; d. 8 Feb. 1798.
DEBORAH b. 18 Nov. 1762; m. 29 June 1783, Richard Canney ; d. 20 May 1791.
SAMUEL b. 17 Dec. 1765; d. 7 Oct. 1785.
WILLIAM b. 13 Sept. 1768; d. 6 Nov. 1840 in Denmark, Me.
14. JOSEPH b. 4 Oct. 1772; m. Abigail Varney.
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6. Col. Timothy Emerson (Timothy3, Samuel2, Michael1), born 29 May 1743, married (1) 18 July 1762, Abigail, daughter of Robert and Abigail (Emerson) Thompson. She was born 23 June 1747 and died 15 April 1816. He married (2) Mrs. Mary (Jewett-Smith) Woodman, who was born 15 Dec. 1759 and died 17 Dec. 1838. He died 30 Jan. 1827. He was captain, 1777-88, and is called colonel in the town records, 1789.
15. JOSEPH b. 12 Feb. 1763; m. Mercy Hayes. SARAH b. 24 Nov. 1766; m. Nov. 1785, Stephen M. Jones.
16. ANDREW b. 10 Feb. 1771; m. Betsey Demeritt.
MARY b. II Jan. 1777; m. I Sept. 1797, Benjamin Hodgdon; d. 15 July 1858. He was b. 28 June 1768 and d. 6 June 1848. L. in Barnstead.
ABIGAIL b. 10 April 1789; m. 10 Sept. 1812, Samuel Rollins of Barnstead; d. 3 June 1886, or 1836.
7. Capt. Smith Emerson (Timothy3, Samuel2, Michael1), born 26 Dec. 1745, married Hannah, daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Reynolds) Thompson, born 29 July 1749. In the Revolution he served as captain of infantry, taking part in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, and remaining six weeks over time for which he enlisted.
MARY b. I April 1768; m. 19 Aug. 1789, Andrew Demeritt. 17. SAMUEL T. b. 12 Jan. 1770; m. Sally Fields.
JONATHAN b. I March 1772; m. 5 Nov. 1797, Nancy Davis; s. in Litchfield, Me.
TIMOTHY b. 27 March 1774; d. young.
SMITH b. 12 May 1776; m. Bridget Buzzell; 1. in Barrington. Ch., George W. and Susanna.
AvIs b. 27 May 1778; m. Lemuel Buzzell.
SUSANNAH b. 21 Dec. 1781; m. 19 June 1800, Israel Tibbetts. ELIZABETH b. 2 Feb. 1783; m. 14 Feb. 1802, Joshua Fields, Jr.
TIMOTHY b. 14 Nov. 1788; d. young.
HANNAH b. 25 June 1790; m. 1808, James Pendergast; d. 7 Aug. 1826.
8. Micah Emerson (Solomon3, Samuel2, Michael1) married (1) Sally, dau. of Paul Gerrish, (2) Ruth and 1. in Lee. His will, 7 July 1808-4 March 1811, names wife, Ruth, and the following children :
NATHANIEL m. Emma Chapman, 17 Nov. 1803. BENJAMIN.
POLLY m. York.
18. JOSEPH b. 4 Oct. 1772; m. Elsie Dame.
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STEPHEN m. Eunice Watson, 17 Nov. 1791; s. in Livermore, Me.
9. Joseph Emerson (Solomon3, Samuel2, Michael1) married Temperance Dame and lived in Northwood. Children, so far as known, were:
LIEUT. LEVI b. 24 Sept. 1776; m. (1) 1817, Mrs. Hannah (Huckins) Fox, widow of Benjamin, (2) 24 March 1825, Mrs. Hannah (Fox) Garland, widow of Dr. Otis Garland of Somersworth; d. 18 July 1859.
ELIZABETH m. 6 Nov. 1820, George Gerrish of Nottingham.
Lois m. 8 July 1814, Nicholas Pendergast.
STOTEN m. Snow. L. in Jackson, Me.
JOHN m. - -- French of Epping.
DANIEL m. Susan C. Dow.
ABIGAIL d. young.
IO. Solomon Emerson (Solomon3, Samuel2, Michael1) married Sarah, daughter of John and Margaret (Buzzell) Demeritt. His will, 7 June 1813-21 May 1814, names wife, Sarah, and the following children :
19. MOSES b. Dec. 1781 ; m. 17 Nov. 1803, Rosamond Nutter . 20. SAMUEL m. Sally Morrill.
ELIZABETH m. Oct. 1789, Paul Edgerly of Madbury.
HANNAH b. 1766; m. 30 Nov. 1786, Lieut. Stephen Otis of Barrington.
LOVEY m. Hayes.
SARAH, d. unm. about 1862.
POLLY b. 1774; m. 1794, Stephen Leighton of Strafford.
DEBORAH b. 29 June 1785; m. 21 Feb. 1803, Moses Davis, d. 5 Jan. 1872 in Dover.
Lois, unm. in 1813, m. 22 Oct. 1816, Thomas Langley of Nottingham (?).
II. Samuel Emerson (Solomon3, Samuel,3 Michael1) married (1) Ann Dow, (2) Lois McCoy. Children, not named in order of birth :
JOSEPH. CATHERINE.
ABIGAIL m. 23 June 1805, Davis Demeritt.
ANNA m. 1809, Robert Hill of Lee.
Children by second marriage:
JOHN, 1. in Boston.
MOSES 1. in Newmarket. BENJAMIN. GREELEY, or GREENLEAF, 1. in Epping.
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CHARLES 1. in Boston. JEDIDIAH.
Daughter m. Mr. Harvey of Nottingham. DAVID.
12. Capt. Jonathan Emerson (Solomon3, Samuel?, Michael1) born 1749, married, about 1778, Sarah dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Sanborn) Rollins, who was born, 1742, and died 29 June 1810. Lived in Barnstead. Served as a soldier in the Revolution. Selectman in 1779, 1780, 1784. He died 26 Jan. 1825, aged 76. The will of his son Thomas, 1811, names brothers Solomon and Jonathan and sisters, Nancy and Sarah, under 18.
21. SOLOMON b. 1779; m. Deborah Young. JONATHAN m. Sarah Young. NANCY, ELIZABETH, PAUL, d. unm. SARAH m. Chandler Peavey of Barnstead. DEBORAH m. John Willey and rem. to Vermont.
22. MOSES PRENTICE b. 15 March, 1793; m. Sally Caswell. THOMAS, b. 1774, d. 19 March 1811. Unm. ANN m. - McNeil.
FIFTH GENERATION
13. Micah Emerson (Samuel4, Micah3, Samuel?, Michael1) born I May 1758, married, 10 June 1784, Elizabeth Meserve who was born 25 Jan. 1764 and died 25 Oct. 1843. He died 6 July 1821 in Conway.
SAMUEL b. 13 Sept. 1786; m. 7 June 1812, Hannah Horne of Farmington. He d. 27 May 1854. She was b. 7 March 1796. Ch., Charles Wesley b. 1I May 1822, m. (1) Sarah Ann Davis, (2) Susan Abigail Littlefield and d. 29 March 1890; Susan b. 22 Dec. 1814, d. June 1815; Sarah Davis b. 16 March 1818; Elizabeth Meserve b. 25 June 1820, m. 30 March 1840 John Skinner and d. 13 March 1854; Joanna Brewster b. 16 May 1826, d. 7 July 1848; Jacob Chamberlain b. 26 April 1828, d. 18 Dec. 1846. JOHN b. 19 March 1788; d. in infancy.
JACOB b. 8 July 1791; m. 13 Feb. 1821, Nancy Davis; d. 21 May 1864 in Conway.
SALLY b. 14 July 1797; m. Ephraim Davis; d. 10 Sept. 1843. BETSEY MESERVE b. 25 Sept. 1800; m. Trueworthy Palmer; d. 10 Nov. 1843 in Conway.
14. Joseph Emerson (Samuel4, Micah3, Samuel?, Michael1), born 4 Oct. 1772, married Abigail, daughter of Robert and Mary (Gage) Varney, who was born I Aug. 1785 and died 15 July 1868. He died 7 July 1860.
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DEBORAH b. 4 Nov. 1804; m. Isaac Benn.
SAMUEL b. 1807; d. 7 June 1877. Unm.
ELIZABETH b. 1814; m. David Foye.
15. Joseph Emerson (Timothy4, Timothy3, Samuel2, Michael1), born 12 Feb. 1763, married, 25 Nov. 1791, Mercy Hayes, who was born 20 Dec. 1770 and died 16 April 1847. He died 8 March 1841. Lived in Farmington. He married (1) Martha Tash and they separated.
TIMOTHY b. 30 Aug. 1792; d. 30 May 1818.
WENTWORTH b. 2 Dec. 1794; d. 4 Feb. 1852. Unm. ABIGAIL b. 2 May 1797; m. 27 Sept. 1819, John Stevens.
JOSEPH b. 17 Feb. 1808; m. 14 March 1836, Julia A. George of Barnstead. Ch., Frank George b. 14 May 1837, m. 18 Sept. 1873, Clara A. Hayes; and Charles Smith b. 25 Feb. 1841, who m. Frances Y. Dolby and had ch., Ralph George b. 25 Dec. 1866, m. 24 June 1893, at Farmington Falls, Me., Phebe Quint, and Lois Julia, who m. 2 Aug. 1903, John C. Thompson and had son, Elmer Thompson, b. 29 Nov. 1904.
MARGARET b. II June 1812; m. 13 May 1832, Evans Hayes of Strafford; d. 9 Oct. 1854.
16. Andrew Emerson (Timothy+, Timothy3, Samuel2, Michael1), born 10 Feb. 1771, married, 2 Jan. 1805, Betsey, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (McCrillis) Demeritt, who was born 12 April 1784 and died 6 Oct. 1849. He died I Aug. 1835.
23. TIMOTHY b. 23 July 1805; m. Sophia Place.
ANDREW b. 23 Oct. 1810; d. 13 Jan. 1833. Unm. ABIGAIL b. 27 April 1813; m. 9 April 1837, Daniel Smith Meserve.
NATHANIEL b. 26 Sept. 1815; m. Mrs. Sarah (Chesley) Frost; d. 22 Sept. 1865.
MARY b. 10 Dec. 1816; d. 24 Oct. 1828.
ELIZABETH b. 17 March 1825; m. James P. Ham; d. 20 Nov. 1872.
EBENEZER THOMPSON b. II Dec. 1828; d. 9 March 1906. Unm.
17. Samuel T. Emerson (Smith4, Timothy3, Samuel?, Michael1), born 12 Jan. 1770, married, 16 Aug. 1798, Sally Fields, who was born in Merrimac 24 Nov. 1778. He died in the War of 1812 at Sackett's Harbor.
24. JOSHUA F. b. 28 July 1799; m. Sally Durgin. POLLY b. II Jan. 1801 ; m .- - Catherin of New Boston. SAMUEL T. b. 10 June 1802; m. in Bangor, Me. Went to Wisconsin.
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TIMOTHY b. 23 Dec. 1806; m. Mary Hodge of Bangor, Me. JAMES b. 21 Nov. 1809.
HARRIET b. 16 May 1812; m. in Boston.
18. Joseph Emerson (Micah4, Solomon3, Samuel2, Michael1), born 4 Oct. 1772, married Elsie Dame of Barnstead. They removed from Barnstead to Northwood about 1802, when he received a deed of fifty acres from his father. He died about 1843.
25. CHARLES b. in Barnstead 18 Sept. 1795; m. (1) Eliza Bunker of Barnstead b. 23 Oct. 1797 and d. 27 June 1857; he m. (2) Mrs. Mary Parsons, dau. of Benjamin and Betsey (Tuttle) Lamprey, who was b. 4 Dec. 1804 and d. 25 Dec. 1888. He 1. in Northwood, near Epsom line; d. 28 July 1877. II ch.
EPLIHALET m. (1) Mrs. Sally (Dow) Trickey, widow of Joseph Trickey of Northwood and mother of Joseph S. Trickey of Northwood. 2 ch. by first marriage, Susan who m. David T. Bartlett of Northwood, and Bela. NATHANIEL, 1. in Dover and had sons.
19. Moses Emerson (Solomon4, Solomon3, Samuel?, Michael1), born Dec. 1781, married, 17 Oct. 1803, Rosamond Nutter and lived in Lee.
BENJAMIN m. Sarah Vincent. Ch., Albert, unm; George m. Sarah Simpson of Lee; Abby, unm .; Elizabeth m. Mr. Jordan; Hannah m. Mr. Brown; Jane, unm.
JAMES m. Elizabeth Drew. Ch., Ann Elizabeth m. 14 Nov. 1866 John Henry Buzzell of Barrington; Georgianna m. Frank Ellison of Barrington.
TRUE W. m. Mary Ann Clay.
ELIZABETH m. March 1825, Jonathan Davis.
DEBORAH m. 22 Aug. 1830, Timothy Demeritt of Notting- ham, 12 ch.
SOLOMON D. b. 8 July 1813, m. 7 Dec. 1837, Elizabeth Pinkham.
DANIEL b. 15 March 1822; m. Sarah A. (Demeritt) Pierce; d. 23 Dec. 1902.
20. Samuel Emerson (Solomon4, Solomon3, Samuel2, Michael1) married (1) 30 April 1789, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Morrill of Northwood, (2) her sister, Mary Morrill. He lived in Northwood and later in Pittsfield, near Jenness Pond.
RICHARD FITTS b. 15 Sept. 1789; m. 22 June 1823, Delia H. Goss; d. 12 Nov. 1860.
DANIEL b. Dec. 1792; m. 1819 Kezia Elkins; 1. in Dover; d. 1869. She was b. in Nottingham 24 Feb. 1799, dau. of
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Joseph and Lydia (Davis) Elkins. Ch., Mary Ann b. 9 July 1821, m. Newell C. Davis of Dover and d. 14 Dec. 1881; Lydia Jane b. May 1824, m. Henry Lewis and d. 25 Jan. 1911; Daniel Emery b. 7 May 1826, m. Elizabeth Roberts and d. II May 1893; Joseph S. d. unm. about 1897; John A. b. 12 Sept. 1832, m. Hannah Day of North- wood and d. 27 Jan. 1881.
ABIGAIL m. (1) James Jones, (2) John Judkins, (3) Wiggin Jacobs.
SAMUEL m. Nancy Young; d. Oct. 1858 in Pittsfield.
POLLY m. Aaron Snell; d. 1827.
MORRILL b. 1I April 1802; m. Betsey Keniston; d. II Aug. 1834.
IRA b. 19 Oct. 1806; m. Hannah Gray; d. 19 July 1890 in Pittsfield.
MOSES D. b. 6 Jan. 1808; m. Mary Ann Bean; d. 25 March 1901 in Deerfield.
2I. Solomon Emerson (Jonathan4, Solomon3, Samuel2, Michael1), born about 1779, married Deborah Young, who was born in 1785 and died 19 June 1843. He lived in Barnstead and died 15 Dec. 1868, aged 89. She was daughter of David and Abigail Young.
ABIGAIL Y. b. 22 March 1812; d. 22 Aug. 1827.
THOMAS b. 1815; d. 13 May 1855.
SOLOMON Y. b. 31 Sept. 1817; d. 31 Jan. 1841.
DEBORAH Y. b. 4 Sept. 1818; m. Joel Clark; d. 4 Aug. 1841.
PAUL b. 1821; d. 4 March 1842.
DR. GEORGE W. b. 25 Oct. 1822; d. 26 Feb. 1902. Unm. JEFFERSON b. 25 Oct. 1822 ; m. Vienna Cilley ; d. 27 Aug. 1898. NANCY J. b. 1826; m. Henry Ward; d. 20 May 1865.
DR. JAMES MADISON b. 30 June 1827; m. Laura Dennett ; d. 21 Jan. 1890 in Gardner, Mass.
ANDREW JACKSON b. 24 July 1830; m. Laura M. Hoyt; d. 10 April 1896.
SARAH (?) m. (Jeremiah?) Elkins.
22. Moses Prentice Emerson (Jonathan4, Solomon3, Samuel2, Michael1), born 15 March 1793, married Sally, daughter of Sam- uel Caswell of Barnstead, where he lived and had the following children. He died 15 Aug. 1875. His wife was born 14 Oct. 1799 and died 26 Feb. 1876.
SIMEON b. 16 Oct. 1820; m. Mahala J. Adams; d. Nov. 1910. 4 ch.
SAMUEL HARRISON b. 17 Sept. 1823; m. Olive W. Keniston; d. 26 March 1893.
M. JANE b. 6 May 1826; m. Ichabod Philpot.
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SYLVANIA b. -; m. Richard Philpot; 1. in Dover.
MARY b. 6 Sept. 1830; m. (1) John Goodale, (2) Joseph H. Ross.
CHARLES F. b. 24 July 1833; m. Emily J. Hall; d. 9 March 1899. 4 ch.
JOHN O. b. 9 Nov. 1835; m. (1) Sarah Langley, (2) Clara Wentworth.
JEREMIAH E. b. 4 Aug. 1838; m. Electa Hill; d. 3 March 1912. GEORGE H. b. 12 Jan. 1841; m. Mary E. Emerson. He and
brother, Jeremiah, served in the 15th N. H. Vols. in the Civil War.
ALFRANZO A. b. 21 Feb. 1844; m. (I) Jacob Wentworth, (2) Horace Lord, (3) William A. Adsit.
SIXTH GENERATION
23. Timothy Emerson (Andrew5, Timothy4, Timothy3, Sam- uel2, Michael1), born 23 July 1805, married, 23 Sept. 1823, Sophia Place, born 24 Sept. 1803, daughter of John and Nancy (Chesley) Place. He died 15 Dec. 1877. She died 26 Feb. 1871. The accompanying family group shows six generations, I, Nancy (Chesley) Place; 2, Mrs. Sophia (Place) Emerson; 3, John Place Emerson; 4, Mrs. Lovey (Emerson) Jones; 5, Charles Jones at the right lower corner; 6, Harold and Sarah Jones; with their grandmother in the center of the group.
ELIZABETH ANN b. 6 July 1829; m. 23 Sept. 1853, Henry A. Edgecomb of Biddeford, Me. She d. 6 May 1903. One dau. Carrie, who d. unm.
MARY JANE b. 10 Nov. 1830; m. 15 May 1862, John McCrillis of Nottingham and had a son, John.
JOHN PLACE b. 28 July 1832; m. 26 Aug. 1860, Mary M. Bunker. A dau. Lovey, b. 29 June 1862, m. 20 March 1880, Samuel Jones and has son, Charles Jones, and grand- children, Harold and Sarah Jones. They live in the garrison house built by Capt. Jonathan Chesley in 1716. GEORGE P. b. -; m. Angie O'Hara and had son, John Andrew.
ELLEN SOPHIA b. 8 Feb. 1836; m. 26 Nov. 1862, Samuel G. Hanson.
CATHERINE AMANDA b. 2 Jan. 1838; m. 5 Oct. 1859, John F. Trickey; d. 10 Aug. 1862.
WILLIAM H. B. b. 4 April 1841; d. 28 Dec. 1841.
CHARLES WESLEY b. 5 April 1843; m. (1) 27 May 1865, Mary Ann Runlett, b. 15 May 1843, (2) 23 Jan. 1873, Mrs. Elizabeth Z. Chandler of Chelsea, Mass. Ch. by second marriage, Timothy b. 22 Dec. 1873, d. 27 July 1874, and Marion L.
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24. Joshua F. Emerson (Samuel T.5, Smith4, Timothy3, Samuel2, Michael1), born 29 July 1799, married Sally Durgin, born 12 Dec. 1801.
SMITH b. 16 Nov. 1820; m. 31 May 1852, Mary Abbie Snell b. 2 Aug. 1828. He was a soldier in the Civil War. Ch., Mary Abbie b. 25 July 1853; Edwin Smith b. 10 Nov. 1855; Martha Anna b. 25 June 1858; Flora Belle b. 14 March 1863.
HANNAH b. 20 Aug. 1823; m. (1) 7 Nov. 1844, John Giles, (2) Mr. Judkins; d. 1868.
MARY b. I Oct. 1826; d. 29 Jan. 1835.
GEORGE b. 27 July 1829; d. 15 Dec. 1856. Unm.
JOHN R. b. I Jan. 1833; m. 25 June 1868, Abbie A. Brewster of Barrington who was b. 4 July 1832 and d. 6 Aug. 1882; he d. 4 Dec. 1897. Ch., George Herbert b. 29 Sept. 1869, who m. 13 Feb. 1895, Ella E. Hall; and John Wilbur b. 28 Sept. 1875, who-m. 22 Feb. 1905, Reta Towle Wiggin, b. 20 May 1874, and they have a dau., Mildred Helen, b. 19 Nov. 1905.
SAMUEL b. 20 July 1837; m. Clara Drew. Ch., Martha and Edwin.
SARAH A. b. 6 Dec. 1840; m. 6 July 1863, Stephen Rand, q. v. EMILY F. b. 30 Sept. 1842; m. Jeremiah Langley, q. v.
25. Family of Charles and Eliza (Bunker) Emerson of North- wood:
JOSEPH Dame b. 28 June 1816; m. Mary G. Langley of Pitts- field, who was b. 31 March 1820 and d. March 1907; 1. at Manchester. Ch., Flora B., Charles P., and Irving B. J REV. CHARLES SMITH b. 14 Oct. 1817; m. (1) Lydia Bean,
(2) Harriet Newell of Barnstead; l. at Pittsfield; d. 26 April 1880. Ch., Edwin C., and Eugene W.
GEORGE BUNKER b. 14 Feb. 1819; m. Hannah Cilley; 1. at Manchester; d. 30 Sept. 1883. Ch., Charles, Frank and Emily A.
SALLY B. b. I Sept. 1820; m. Henry Colley; 1. in Manchester; d. s. p. 5 March 1845.
ELIZA JANE b. 25 Feb. 1822 ; m. Joseph G. Hill of Northwood; d. 22 Oct. 1874.
DUDLEY BICKFORD b. 17 Dec. 1823; m. Emily Jane Young of Framingham, Mass .; 1. in Manchester; d. 18 April 1884 Ch., Josephine A., Ella R., Walter D., Fred H., William P., and Melissa E.
EMILY ANN b. I Nov. 1825; d. 25 Oct. 1841.
FRANCENA M. b. 22 May 1827; m. David M. Griffin of Epsom; d. 19 Sept. 1900.
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SUSAN MARIA b. 9 Feb. 1830; m. Wm. A. Caswell of North- wood; d. 1I April 1910.
HENRY SAMUEL b. 13 Dec. 1833; m. Maria E. Carter, dau. of Oliver and Sarah (Goodhue) of Amherst; 1. in Northwood; d. 14 Sept. 1896. Ch., Eugene F., Lizetta E., Clara L., and Frank H.
JULIA ANN b. July 1835; m. George A. Spofford of Andover, Mass.
EMERSON ›
Moses Emerson, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Day) Emerson, grandson of Michael and Hannah (Webster) Emerson of Haver- hill, Mass., born about 1718, bought of Hubbard Stevens, 23 May 1751, one quarter of an acre on the corner of the Mast Road and the Madbury Road and moved to Durham about that time. He studied at Harvard College and taught at Milton, Mass. He was commissary in the Revolutionary Army. He is said to have married (1) Rebecca(?) Taylor, a great-granddaughter of Gov. Ed- ward Winslow of Massachusetts. He married (2) Abigail Burnham, daughter of James and Hannah of Ipswich; published in Ipswich in Nov. 1761. He married (3) Lydia, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Adams) Burnham of Durham. He died in Philadel- phia in 1778, and his widow married Joshua Ballard. By first marriage there were children:
ANNE bapt. at Haverhill 14 May 1749; prob. d. young. MOSES bapt at Milton, Mass., 10 July 1746; d. at Haverhill, Mass., 16 May 1748, in his second year.
2. EDWARD WINSLOW b. 25 Aug. 1755; m. Mary Willey.
Children by third marriage:
3. JEREMIAH b. 5 March 1772; m. Louisa Demeritt. SAMUEL d. young JOHN d. in Bangor, Me., 4 Oct. 1822. Unm. WILLIAM d. in Bangor, I March 1860. Unm.
2. Edward Winslow Emerson (Moses) married, 1785, Mary Willey, who was born in Durham 26 Oct. 1758 and died 22 Feb. 1838. He died 10 Nov. 1805. Both were buried in the Thompson cemetery, with a son Timothy.
4. JOHN TAYLOR b. 17 Dec. 1788; m. Mary Hanson. TIMOTHY d. young.
OLIVE m. John Starbird, 23 Dec. 1836. Had son, James Starbird, who m. Angeline He d. a soldier in the Union Army, and she m. (2) Warren F. Lovejoy.
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3. Jeremiah Emerson (Moses), born 5 March 1772, married, 18 Feb. 1802, Louisa, daughter of Israel and Lois (Demeritt) Demeritt, who was born 22 Feb. 1784 and died 20 Nov. 1863. He died 19 Dec. 1851.
MOSES b. 30 June 1802.
MARY b. 23 April 1804.
WILLIAM b. 12 Dec. 1805; d. young.
ALBERT b. 29 June 1810.
LOUISA b. 17 Oct. 1811.
LYDIA b. 21 April 1813.
JOHN b. 12 April 1815; deaf and dumb.
CHARLES b. 6 Jan. 1817.
SARAH b. 8 May 1818.
SUSAN b. 26 Jan. 1820.
CAROLINE b. 20 May 1823; m. and 1. in Bangor, Me. GEORGE b. 23 Jan. 1826. Went to California.
THEODORE b. Oct. d. I Dec. 1830.
4. John Taylor Emerson (Edward W., Moses), born 17 Dec. 1788, married, 26 Oct. 1815, Mary Hanson, who was born 17 Aug. 1795 and died 27 July 1860. He was a tailor and farmer in Durham.
MARY FRANCES b. 23 July 1816; m. 16 April 1839, Daniel Fox Thompson of Lee.
ELIZA HANSON b. 6 Feb. 1819; m. Nathaniel Hayes of Rochester. Had son, Arthur, who was in the custom house at Boston.
JOHN WINSLOW b. 20 May 1826; d. unm. He was a lawyer in Boston.
ELLIOT
There were baptized by the Rev. Hugh Adams, 21 Dec. 1722, Mary, wife of Francis Elliot, and John and Francis, infant sons of Francis Elliot.
Anne Eliot, daughter of William and Anne, was baptized 2 March 1720/1. Sarah Eliot, wife of Robert, was baptized 19 July 1729.
Francis Eliot held some small town office in 1748. This may have been Francis, Jr.
John Elliot, doubtless son of Francis, was tythingman in 1758, surveyor of highways in 1764, and lot-layer in 1765. He married Ruth, daughter of Jacob and Mercy (Clough) Flanders of South Hampton, and moved to Boscawen about 1765. Children were John, Nicholas, Robert, Rhoda, Olive, and Joanna.
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FIELD
Darby, son of John Field, was born in Boston, England about 1610, according to the Field Genealogy. He came to Boston, Mass., about 1636. He was of Pascataqua in April 1638 and signed the Exeter Combination in 1639. His land at Oyster River Point is mentioned in 1640. He was licensed to sell wine in 1644. He sold his dwelling house and land to John Bickford in 1645. Ambrose Gibbons was appointed to administer his estate, I Oct. 1651, and Strawberry Bank was required to contribute toward the expenses of the "imprisonment of Darbey Field & keepinge him who was distracts of his wits." He was the first to ascend Mount Washington.
The following depositions throw some light on his family. June 28, 1669, Joseph Smith, aged 28, "saith that being at William Pitmans house about the latter end of this last spring Goodman Williams came in & Inquired of the sd Pitman & his wife what reports those were they had Raysed of him concerning his children, unto whom the sd Pitman Replyed that hee had heard of none & so also said his wife; then presently the sd goodman Williams called in his daughter-in-law (step-daughter) Sara & told that both the sd Pitman and his wife did deny that they ever heard any such reports as she had informed her father & mother."
The same day Sara ffield, aged about 18, deposed "that Goody Pitman told her that her father-in-law (step-father) had reported at Goodman Godders (Goddard's house & at William Follets house that his wifes children would undoe him & bring him to beggary." [N. H. Court Files.]
It appears that William Williams had married the widow of Darby Field, whose name was Agnes, as a deed shows.
2. ZACHARIAS b. 1648; m. Sarah Roberts.
SARAH aged 18 in 1669; m. John Drew. ELIZABETH m. Stephen Jones, 28 Jan. 1663.
MARY b. abt. 1631, m. Capt. John Woodman, 15 July 1656. JOSEPH .* He bought land of William Williams in 1674. Es- tate administered by his brother Zacharias, in 1690. No trace of wife or children.
2. Zacharias Field (Darby), born 1648, married as early as
*March 2, 1722, Joseph Field and Hannah his wife, formerly Hannah Thomas, and Peter Grant and Mary, his wife, formerly Mary Thomas, children of William Thomas who married Mary, daughter of John Barrett of Cape Porpoise, relinquish administration of Barrett's es- tate to Thomas Perkins. [Records at Alfred, Me.] This Joseph Field was a mariner of New Castle.
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1677, Sarah, daughter of John and Abigail (Nutter) Roberts. He was selectman in 1695.
3. ZACHARIAH b. 30 June 1686, m. Hannah Evans.
DANIEL b. 9 Aug. 1690; m. Sarah bef. 1734. Was of Biddeford in 1756.
ABIGAIL m. Daniel Jacob, 24 Oct. 1697.
4. JOHN m. Sarah Drew, 16 Jan. 1706/7.
MARY m. Solomon Pinkham, 13 Dec. 1706.
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