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ALICE bapt. 30 May 1723; m. Thomas Hatch.
SUSANNAH bapt. 18 Feb. 1727-8.
MARY bapt. 3 Aug. 1728-9; m. 24 March 1757, Jonathan | Hill of Durham(?).
-GEORGE bapt. 16 July 1732. [See below.]
DEBORAH bapt. 16 March 1735; m. Nathaniel Adams,p 1752.
ELIZABETH m. Salter.
SARAH m. - Brewster.
George Knight (John2, John1) had (1) wife, Mary, who was niece of Mary Gambling and granddaughter of Samuel Penhallow who married Mary Cutt, I July 1687. He married (2) Susannah, daughter of George and Sarah (Sampson) Chesley and lived near the end of Pascataqua bridge. Here he bought land and build- ings of Samuel Meader, 21 Aug. 1771. He had previously lived in Portsmouth. His will, 25 June 1785, names wife, Susannah, and the following children, except William. Children by first marriage:
MARY GAMBLING bapt. 17 Dec. 1758. MARY bapt. 20 April 1760. SUSANNAH bapt. 9 Aug. 1761.
JOHN bapt. 20 Feb. 1763 ; m. 16 Feb. 1790, Deborah McCutch- ins.
WILLIAM bapt 17 March 1765.
DEBORAH bapt. 14 Dec. 1766; m. 20 Nov. 1787, Paul Meader.
TEMPERANCE b. 3 Oct. bapt. 16 Oct. 1768; m. 20 April 1788, James Edgerly.
SAMUEL bapt. 18 Nov. 1770; m. 30 Oct. 1809, Elizabeth McCutchins. She d. 22 Nov. 1849, aged 79. Had son, George, who d. 7 Feb. 1837, aged 27.
PATIENCE. Perhaps by second marriage.
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LAMOS
Nathaniel Lamos, son of Edward Lamos of Ipswich, Mass., who came in the ship Susan and Ellen in 1635, aged then 24, was taxed in Dover as early as 1672 and also in 1688. He is called Lommox, Lamox, Lamos, etc. "Old widow Looms" died 2 July 1706, according to Pike's Journal. He married Deliverance Clark, as is shown by the baptism of their daughter in Canada, who was captured by Indians near Bunker's garrison, in 1707, and baptized as Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel and Deliver- ance (Clark) Lomax.
Nathaniel Lamos, son of the above, married Abigail, daughter of Mark Giles of Dover. They sold land to Philip Chesley in 1721. The following children are named in his will, I Aug. 1767-31 Aug. 1768, when he was of Madbury. [See also the Friends' records.]
SAMUEL b. 6 July 1721; m. 13 Nov. 1744 Esther dau. of Joseph Hoag of Stratham. L. in Lee. His will, 23 April 1782, names wife, Esther, and ch., Sarah Meader, Abigail Lammos, Esther Chesley, James Lammos, Miriam Hill and Moses Lammos.
ELIZABETH b. 28 March 1723; m. William Caldwell.
JAMES b. 10 Sept. 1725; m. 27 10 mo. 1763, Sarah Austin.
SARAH m. Ebenezer Drew, 14 April 1751.
DELIVERANCE m. Stephen Varney, 10 5mo. 1751; (2) Joseph Meader of Lee, 24 Aug. 1791.
ABIGAIL m. Seth Jacobs, 31 8mo. 1763.
NATHANIEL b. 17 5mo. 1741; m. Abigail Roberts, I 5mo. 1766. A dau., Hannah, m. Thomas Roberts, 26 Nov. 1788, and a son, Jonathan, m. 23 Nov. 1795, Susan Han- son, dau. of Stephen and Mary.
LANGLEY
James Langley bought of Stephen Jenkins, 5 Nov. 1714, the old Drew farm, on the south side of Oyster River. He was chosen deacon in the church 17 June 1724. He married Mary, daughter of Job Runnels. Estate administered 4 April 1732.
JAMES, JR., m. 31 Aug. 1727, Hannah, dau. of John Edgerly. Had the homestead in 1732.
2. THOMAS m. (1) Sarah Trickey, (2) Hannah Kent, (3) Esther Ross.
ELIZABETH bapt. 20 April 1718; m. Joseph Smith, 29 Feb. 1756. (?) She is not named in her mother's will, 1736.
MARY bapt. 1722; had Dea. Joseph Wheeler for guardian in 1732.
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JOHN minor over 14; had Capt. Fr. Mathes for guardian in I732.
JOB, minor over 14; had Capt. Fr. Mathes for guardian in 1732. Executor named in his mother's will, 1736.
3. SAMUEL b. 5 Jan. 1724; m. Hannah Runnels.
ELDAD bapt. 12 May 1728; m. 28 Feb. 1750/1, Sarah Drew of Dover. [See Hist. of Nottingham for his family.]
2. Thomas Langley (James) married (1) 7 Sept. 1743, Sarah Trickey, of Newington, (2) Hannah Kent, daughter of Joseph and Jane, (3) 9 July 1773, Esther Ross, in Portsmouth. His will, 9 Jan. 1778-22 April 1778. Widow Esther Langley married 17 May 1780, Winthrop Bickford. The first three children were born before 1748, probably by first marriage:
4. JONATHAN m. Keziah Langley, 24 July 1758.
THOMAS m. 29 Jan. 1759, Eleanor, dau. of Ephraim Libbey. Perhaps he had a second wife, Keziah. He had ch., Hannah and Mary, bapt. 19 July 1761. Hannah m. 27 Sept. 1781, Benjamin Bickford of New Durham.
- HANNAH m. Edmund Pendergast.
SARAH bapt. 29 Oct. 1749. Not named in will.
ELSE bapt. 29 Oct. 1749. Not named in will.
EPHRAIM bapt. II Sept. 1752. Not named in will.
DAVID bapt. II Sept. 1752. Received 40 acres in Rochester. He was a Revolutionary soldier in 1776, aged 24.
JAMES bapt. 9 June 1754. Not named in will.
PHEBE bapt. 19 Oct. 1760; m. John Burnham.
ELIZABETH bapt. 19 Oct. 1760, m. Abraham Bickford, 28 Nov. 1782.
JOSEPH named in will; m. Molly -; d. in Durham 22 June 1826, aged 68. He had son, Thomas, b. in Durham 3 Dec. 1785.
SAMUEL m. Hannah Tuttle. His father's will gave him land in New Durham.
3. Samuel Langley (James) married Hannah Runnels daughter of Job, born 5 June 1728. His will, dated 13 March 1777, was proved in May 1800. He was a farmer in Lee.
5. JONATHAN b. 28 Nov. 1754; m. Abigail Leathers. HANNAH m. Samuel Scales.
6. LEVI b. 4 Oct. 1762; m. Abigail Durrell. SUSANNAH b. 22 May 1766; m. - Woodman. JOB named in will.
THIRD GENERATION
4. Jonathan Langley (Thomas?, James1) married, 24 July 1756, Keziah Langley. He was buried, I Feb. 1782, according
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to the church records of Durham, and his estate was divided the same year. His widow married Eleazer Davis, Jan. 1781.
HANNAH m. John Shepherd.
ABIGAIL had heirs in 1782.
JONATHAN d. after his father, leaving heirs.
ROBERT.
VALENTINE m. 30 May 1793, Rebecca Trickey of Rochester.
7. JOHN. The church records say that the wife of John Langley was buried 6 May 1783. He m. 16 Oct. 1783, Mrs. Sarah Dearborn.
8. OBEDIAH b. 1773; m. Elizabeth Boody. RHODA.
5. Jonathan Langley (Samuelª, James1), born 28 Nov. 1754, married in Nottingham, 30 Dec. 1773, Abigail Leathers, who was born in Nottingham 7 Sept. 1755. He had the following children in Nottingham:
SAMUEL b. 27 Aug. 1775; m. March 1799, Comfort Chesley. VOWEL (?) b. 5 Sept. 1777.
JONATHAN b. 15 Sept. 1779.
MIRIAM b. 19 Sept. 1781, m. 18 April 1802, John Pierson. LYDIA b. 6 June 1784; m. 3 Feb. 1803, Benjamin Follett. HANNAH b. 3 Sept. 1785; m. 1808, Joseph Stevens of Lee. TITUS b. 4 Nov. 1788.
JOSEPH b. 29 Jan. 1792.
MARK b. 10 Feb. 1793.
6. Levi Langley (Samuel?, James1), born 4 Oct. 1762, married, 20 Dec. 1787, Abigail, daughter of Nicholas and Abigail (Meserve) Durrell, born 24 July 1770. He lived in Lee. Estate was administered by Samuel Langley in 1816.
HANNAH b. 25 March 1788; m. 1805, Daniel Smart. NICHOLAS D. b. 20 Feb. 1790.
SAMUEL b. I May 1792; m. 1812, Sally Hilton of Lee.
DAVID b. 7 Oct. 1794; m. 10 April 1815, Ann Hilton of Lee. ORLANDO b. 19 Jan. 1797; m. 16 Jan. 1823, Harriet Walker of Durham; 1. at Lubberland. He d. at Epping 5 Oct. 1855. She was dau. of Seth Walker of Newington. A son, David Durrell Langley, b. in Durham II Jan. 1831, m. (I)· Temperance Winslow of Dexter, Me., (2) widow Rose Kempton of Newport, Vt.
7. About John Langley there is some uncertainty. A John Langley died in Durham, 27 April 1825, aged 53, hardly old enough to have been son of Jonathan above, perhaps son of John and grandson of Jonathan. A John Langley married, in New-
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market, 13 March 1792, Polly Stillson, born II Oct. 1773, daughter of William and Sarah (Roberts) Stillson of Somersworth. They lived in Durham village and in Strafford and had children: HENRY b. in Durham 21 Jan. 1793; d. II Aug. 1872 in New- market. [See below.] CLARISSA b. 28 Aug. 1797; m. (I) Rollins, (2) 5 March 1824, Benjamin Coffin; d. II Aug. 1872 in Concord.
NANCY b. in Strafford in 1800; m. Nathan Proctor and 1. in Charlestown, Mass., and Alfred, Me .; d. 24 June 1878 in Alton. 8 ch.
FOURTH GENERATION.
8. Obediah Langley (Jonathan3, Thomas2, James1), born 1773, married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Susannah (Lang- ley) Boody. He died in Durham 18 April 1825, aged 52. Chil- dren were as follows:
NANCY d. 5 Oct. 1809, aged 10 yrs. 7 mos.
9. JEDIDIAH J. b. 23 Nov. 1803; m. Hannah Clay. JONATHAN settled in Groveland, Mass. JOHN twin to Jonathan; d. young. ROBERT prob. d. at sea. OBEDIAH prob. d. at sea.
IO. JOHN b. 15 Nov. 1812; m. Mary Willey.
II. ALFRED b. 18 Jan. 1814; m. Hannah Burnham. SUSAN m. Gardner Currier, and rem. to Iowa. ELIZABETH m. Josiah S. Howe of Lowell, Mass. EUNICE m. Ira Hardy of Groveland, Mass. MARY and MOSES d. young.
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FIFTH GENERATION
9. Jedidiah Langley (Obediah4, Jonathan3, Thomas2, James1), born 28 Nov. 1803, married Hannah daughter of Daniel Clay, of Lee, who was born born 14 July 1802 and died 19 March 1884. He died 6 May 1871.
JOHN b. 9 Jan. 1823; d. young.
SMITH b. 28 Nov. 1824; d. at sea.
BRACKETT F. b. 26 Aug. 1827; m. and d. at Lawrence, Mass.
MOSES b. 18 Dec. 1829; d. in California.
SARAH ELIZABETH b. 9 July 1832; m. Hollis Dow. CAROLINE C. b. 2 Aug. 1835; m. Robert Champlain of Boston. MARTHA JANE b. I Jan. 1838; m. Theophilus Johnson; d. 1894 at Ludlow, Vt.
12. JEREMIAH b. 25 March 1841; m. Emily Frances Emerson. JOHN F. b. 22 Aug. 1843; d. at Hatteras Inlet, during the Civil War, 8 March 1862.
RESIDENCE OF HON. JEREMIAH LANGLEY, DURHAM POINT
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MARTIN VAN BUREN b. 12 Aug. 1846; m. (1) Ella M. Fisher, who was b. 2 Sept. 1848 and d. 23 Dec. 1871, (2) Cordelia Goodwin, who was b. 1846 and d. 14 March 1892, (3) 30 March 1895, Martha E. (Whitney) Small, widow of Charles H. Small, b. in Boston 13 July 1851. He d. 21 Dec. 1906 and was buried at Medfield, Mass.
IO. John Langley (Obadiah4, Jonathan3, Thomas?, James'), born 15 Nov. 1812, married, 21 Oct. 1831, Mary, daughter of Robert and Mary (Dinsmore) Willey, who was born 2 May 1808. Children recorded in Durham:
DOLLY b. 12 Nov. 1832; m. Samuel Cram; d. 10 Nov. 1854. MARY E. b. 8 Jan. 1834; m. - Lawrence. JOHN b. 25 Feb. 1837; m. at Great Falls.
SARAH F. b. 6 Oct. 1839; m. Willard Tufts. SUSAN b. II June 1842; m. 18 March 1857, John O. Lucy.
MARTHA J. b. 15 Sept. 1844; m. Charles E. Hoitt.
JOSEPHINE b. 8 Dec. 1846; m. Lucy.
GEORGE OBEDIAH b. 20 May 1848; m. 24 Nov. 1867, Jerusha Bickford.
EMMA AUGUSTA b. 6 July 1851; d. 7 April 1870. Unm.
II. Alfred Langley (Obediah+, Jonathan3, Thomas2, James1), born 18 Jan. 1814, (record says 1813, but this is impossible, if his brother, John, was born 15 Nov. 1812), married Hannah, daugh- ter of Joseph P. and Esther (Varney) Burnham, who was born 17 Nov. 1815 and died 20 Sept. 1878.
13. GEORGE E. b. 12 Oct. 1838; m. Lydia M. Palmer. ALBERT b. 5 June 1840; d. 15 June 1840. MOSES B. b. 4 March 1842; m. twice. Soldier of Civil War.
SIXTH GENERATION
I2. Hon. Jeremiah Langley (Jedidiah5, Obediah+, Jonathan3, Thomas?, James1), born 25 March 1841, married Emily Frances, daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Durgin) Emerson, born 30 Sept. 1842. He lives at Durham Point. [See biographical sketch.]
EDWARD I. b. 3 Sept. 1864; m. Edith A. Jordan of Haverhill, b. 26 Aug. 1870; and l. on the old Bickford farm, at the Point. Ch., Mary A. b. 30 Nov. 1894, Harold E. b. 8 Jan. 1896, Marland G. b. 18 May 1897, Sidney J. b. I Aug. 1899.
CHARLES S. b. II Oct. 1867; m. I Jan. 1892, Mary E. dau. of Joseph M. R. and Olive Esther (Libby) Adams, Ch., Lester Libby b. 9 May 1893, Ada Carolyn b. 1I May 1898, Delia Frances b. 16 Oct. 1900. See page 328 Vol. I.
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CARRIE A. b. -; m. Andrew J. Langley, son of Samuel .. Ch., Wayne Leland b. I June 1894, Margaret Louise b. 25 Jan. 1896, Mildred May b. 28 Feb. 1898, and Stanley Fields b. 21 Sept. 1908.
13. George E. Langley (Alfred5, Obediah4, Jonathan3, Thomas2, James1), born 12 Oct. 1838, married 17 Oct. 1861, Lydia M. Palmer, daughter of Ezekiel and Sally (Butler) Leathers, who changed his surname to Palmer. George E. Langley served four years in the Union Army, during the Civil War.
ADDIE A. b. II Nov. 1864; d. 18 June 1873.
HANNAH E. b. 13 Jan. 1867.
GEORGE A. b. 9 July 1869.
CHARLES B. b. 26 Oct. 1871.
HARMON M. b. 22 Sept. 1874.
ERNEST C. b. 3 Jan. 1876.
WILFRED b. 21 Feb. 1878.
James Langley, born at Barrington 13 June 1790, married, 27 Feb. 1812, Mary Garland, born 7 May 1796, both of Durham at time of marriage. Children:
ABIGAIL b. in New Durham 22 Sept. 1814.
MARY ANN b. in New Durham I March 1817; m. Joseph S. Burnham.
JAMES b. in Durham 29 April 1820. JOHN O. b. 15 Dec. 1824.
WILLIAM D. b. 10 Nov. 1826.
OLIVE JANE b. 9 Aug. 1829.
CALISTA C. b. I Sept. 1833; d. unm. CHARLES F. b. 21 March 1840.
Henry Langley, son of John, No. 7, born in Durham 21 Jan. 1793, died in Newmarket, II Aug. 1872. He married (1) Widow Abigail (Tasker) Nelson of Barnstead. She was born 18 Nov. 1787 and died 13 Oct. 1852. She was daughter of Joseph Tasker (son of John) and widow of Samuel Nelson, Jr., of Barnstead. She had two children by first marriage, Sally Nelson who m. John Tilton, and Abigail Nelson who m. Robey Towle. Henry Langley married (2) his cousin, Widow Elizabeth (Stillson) Shaw of Durham, born 2 Feb. 1810. She died 4 Nov. 1891. She was widow of John Weare Shaw and daughter of William, Jr., and Nancy (Chapman) Stillson. He lived in Durham after his second marriage, which was 10 Feb. 1855. He was deacon in the Free Baptist Church of Newmarket. Children by first marriage:
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SAMUEL NELSON b. 9 Nov. 1816; m. Abigail Hatch b. in Gilmanton; d. 8 Jan. 1889.
JOHN HENRY b. abt. 1825; in. Mary Proctor, d. in Alton 2I Dec. 1875 s. p.
JOSEPH T. b. Aug. 1831; m. Rebecca Nutter, b. 27 March 1834; d. 28 Feb. 1907; s. p .; he d. in Pittsfield 6 March 1907.
UNCLASSIFIED MARRIAGES
WARREN Langley and Mary Pierce, 29 Nov. 1821.
Benjamin Langley and Mary Jackson, 21 Nov. 1827.
David Langley and Polly Welch, 3 Aug. 1834.
Daniel Churchill of Newmarket and Eleanor Langley, 29 April 1834.
Daniel York and Betsey Langley, both of Lee, II Feb. 1817.
LAPISH
Robert Lapish died 5 Feb. 1815, aged 77. His wife, Temper- ance (Underwood?), died 30 May 1823, aged 77. She was admitted to the church in Durham, 4 June 1795. He is called joiner, trader, and gentleman.
BENJAMIN U. d. 12 Jan. 1811, aged 29.
POLLY d. 12 March 1833.
BRAY d. 6 Feb. 1806, aged 20.
HARDISON b. 21 July 1788.
SARAH m. Andrew Simpson, 29 June 1800; d. 16 Feb. 1854, aged 73.
ROBERT Jr.(?) named in the census of 1790.
TEMPERANCE (?) m. John Kent, 21 May 1791.
ABIGAIL (?) m. Ephraim Blaisdel of Rochester, 14 April 1793. MEHITABLE (?) m. 24 March 1810, Benjamin Carter of Dover.
LUCY ANN b. in Durham II July 1808.
LASKEY
John Laskey of Kittery married, 31 Dec. 1817, Abigail, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Meader) Wakeham. He bought a farm near Wednesday brook, in Lee, 15 May 1722, and here the Laskey family lived for a long time. His will, 1764-65, names wife, Abigail, and children as follows:
ABIGAIL bapt. 12 March 1721/2; m. Joseph Jackson.
JOSEPH bapt. 30 Aug. 1724. Not named in will. SARAH m. 20 Sept. 1756, Quick Priest. ANNA bapt. 28 Oct. 1742; unm. in 1764.
2. WILLIAM b. 28 Oct. 1745; m. Mary Randall.
JOANNA m. Tibbetts.
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2. William Laskey (John) married, 17 Oct. 1769, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Runnels) Randall, born 19 Aug. 1753 in Lee. He inherited the homestead. The house stood near the mouth of Wednesday brook, on the Mast road, not far from Durham line. Here he died 9 May 1807. His widow m. (2) 1811, Alexander Lucy of Nottingham and died 3 Oct. 1828. Children recorded in Lee:
3. JONATHAN b. 25 March 1771; m. Comfort Jones. JOHN b. 4 March 1772.
SARAH b. 8 March 1774; m. Abraham Mathes of Lee. ABIGAIL b. 16 June 1776; m. Samuel Burley of Lee.
JOSEPH b. 12 Jan. 1778; d. bef. 25 April 1815. MARY b. 24 April 1780.
SUSANNAH b. 22 Oct. 1782; d. unm. bef. 30 July 1804. WILLIAM b. 22 April 1785; d. I Nov. 1786.
Lois b. 12 Aug. 1787; m. 1806, Thomas Lucy.
LOVE b. 12 Dec. 1789; m. 2 Feb. 1809, Jonathan Bartlett of Nottingham; d. 7 Aug. 1884. He d. 25 Oct. 1852, aged 72.
ANNA b. 14 Jan. 1792; d. unm. abt. 1813. JOANNA b. 7 June 1795.
3. Jonathan Laskey (William2, John1), born 25 March 1771,. married, 21 July 1796, Comfort Jones. He died about 181I.
MARY b. 21 June 1797; m. 28 March 1816, John Fields; d .. 24 July 1872. Ch., Maria b. 15 March 1817, m. 21 Apr. 1842 Obed Sanders, Mary Jane b. 17 Oct. 1819, m. 15 Jan. 1840 Joseph Francis Glidden and d. 30 Jan. 1876, Sarah Ann b. 6 July 1825, d. 20 Sept. 1828, John L. b. 18 Sept. 1828, m. Mary D. Jones.
JOHN b. 28 Aug. 1798; d. 21 May 1804.
4. WILLIAM b. 20 Jan. 1801; m. Ruth Jones.
5. PELATIAH JONES b. 4 July 1803; m. Judith A. Miller.
4. William Laskey (Jonathan3, William2, John1), born 20 Jan. 1797, married 17 Feb. 1822, his cousin, Ruth Jones. He died 22 Nov. 1878.
JOHN LEAVITT b. 12 Nov. 1823; m. (1) 15 Nov. 1845, Melissa. Burleigh, who was b. 13 June 1824, (2) 28 Feb. 1857, Mary Jane Rogers; d. 30 April 1873. Ch., Lewis Burleigh b. 24 Aug. 1846, who m. (1) 17 Aug. 1866 Lydia Tuttle, and (2) Rogers; Lydia Esther b. 15 April 1847, who d. unm. 10 Jan.1866; Georgiana b. 15 Sept. 1848, who d. April 1849; William b. 28 May 1852. Ch. by second marriage, Mary Elvah b. 16 Dec. 1857, who m. 1 Jan. 1879, Charles N. Kelley; John Rogers b. 1860, d. 1863; Leavitt b. and d. 1870.
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5. Pelatiah Jones Laskey (Jonathan3, William2, John1), born 4 July 1803, married, 17 Jan. 1823, Judith Abbie Miller. He lived in Milton and died 26 Dec. 1856.
JONATHAN b. 18 Jan. 1824; m. I April 1848, Maria Lucinda Buzzell. He was a stonecutter in Newmarket. Had son, Jonathan P.
WILLIAM b. 31 May 1825; m. 4 July 1848, Caroline Goodwin; d. I Sept. 1866. 3 ch., Mary Anne b. 4 May 1849, who m. 12 May 1867, Thomas B. Goodwin and (2) 8 Jan. 1876, Jason C. Tyler; Judith Ella b. 19 Jan. 1851, who m. 16 Oct. 1864, Lewis Keene; and Caroline b. 4 Dec. 1853, d. 16 Aug. 1864.
6. HENRY b. 18 June 1828; m. 4 July 1850, Harriet Cutter Converse.
JONAS b. 28 Dec. 1832, m. 21 March 1857, Sarah Abby Vinal. PELATIAH WARREN b. 8 Dec. 1834; m. 4 Sept. 1857, Rocna
Chick Mask. He was killed at Port Hudson 2 June 1863. Ch., Augusta C. b. 2 July 1858, who m. 22 June 1878 John Wentworth, and George Henry b. 3 July 1859. JOSEPH b. 8 May 1836; d. unm. 21 April 1860. SARAH ANN b. 3 Feb. 1838.
MARY JANE b. 18 Feb. 1842; m. 28 Nov. 1857, Joseph Willey.
6. Henry Laskey (Pelatiah J.4, Jonathan3, William2, John1), born 18 June 1828, married, 4 July 1850, Harriet Cutter Converse, and died 20 Nov. 1880.
JOSEPH b. 24 April 1851; d. 9 Nov. 1856.
CHARLES HENRY b. II Dec. 1852; m. 14 Dec. 1875, Mary J. Libbey.
SARAH FRANCES b. 17 March 1855; d. Nov. 1856.
AMANDA JOSEPHINE b. 5 March 1857; m. 4 Sept. 1875, Nivin C. Burkett.
GEORGE EDWARD b. 25 March 1859. ,
MARY ELLEN b. 30 April 1861.
FRANK b. and d. Dec. 1863.
NETTIE b. and d. 1864.
HATTIE MAY b. 6 May 1871; d. 1872.
LEATHERS AND PALMER
Edward Leathers, or Letheres, aged 70 in 1709, owned land next to Henry Brown, in 1667. He signed a petition in 1669. Was constable and tax collector in 1681. William Pitman, in his will, 1682, appointed Edward Leathers overseer of his wife and children. He signed a petition in 1695 and was living as Edward Lethers, Sr., in 1716. He was heir of William Beard.
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In the massacre of 1694 his wife and some children were killed by Indians, when William Leathers escaped by running to a garrison.
There was a Benjamin Leathers of North Yarmouth, Me., who married Deborah Ingersoll, I Dec. 1686.
William, son of Edward Leathers, was born about 1675, being aged 78 in 1753. He married, before 24 July 1701, Abigail Willey, when they gave receipt to Margaret Squire of all dues from the beginning of the world. John Willey gave a similar receipt. Their mother, Margaret, widow of Thomas Willey, had probably married Bernard Squire. William Willey and wife, Abigail, were baptized by the Rev. Hugh Adams 10 Dec. 1727, and he joined the church as William Willey, Sr., 4 Feb. 1728. He had a large family.
2. EDWARD bapt. as adult 3 Dec. 1721; m. Sarah
THOMAS bapt. 3 Dec. 1721; m. Sarah Marsh, (2) 19 Nov. 1724/5, Elizabeth Marsh.
WILLIAM bapt. as bachelor 15 Sept. 1723; m. Susanna Was a cordwainer of Charleston, in 1742.
ROBERT made a deposition, I Aug. 1766, aged 75.
EZEKIEL bapt. 28 March 1725; m. Abigail, widow of James Nock. He d. in Durham in 1801, aged 100. She d. 4 Oct. 1807.
ABEDNEGO bapt. 28 March 1725. He made a deposition 14 Jan. 1791, aged 85. He m. (I) Charity Boody, (2) Hannah He d. in Durham 3 June 1802. Han- nah d. 8 July 1800, aged 71. A dau., Mary, m. Capt. George Hull 16 June 1805.
ABEL bapt. 26 June 1726; was of Nottingham in 1753. Ch., Stephen, Benjamin and Jonathan. (?)
ABIGAIL bapt. 26 June 1725; m. Ebenezer Spencer, 20 Nov. 1729.
EBENEZER m. (1) Ann and had son, Ebenezer bapt. 3 Sept. 1749, m. (2) Martha Brown, 3 April 1754. STEPHEN m. Margaret L. in Lee. BENJAMIN m. Margery dau. of John McCoy of Barrington in 1789.
JONATHAN m. in Newington, 25 Dec. 1746, Keturah, dau. of Thomas Trickey. Had at least a son, Thomas.
MARY m. Robert Willey, son of Thomas, and 1. to age of 102.
2. Edward Leathers (William?, Edward1) had wife, Sarah. He deeded land to son Edward in 1753 and gave a lease for life of land in Durham to son, Robert, in 1759. He is men- tioned as deceased in 1773. He, with brother, Jonathan, had the homestead.
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OLIVE bapt. 23 June 1723.
SARAH bapt. 27 March 1726.
EDWARD m. Elizabeth -, who was bapt. 13 Aug. 1749.
3.
ROBERT m. Deborah Follett, 29 Feb. 1756; d. 13 April 1814. She d. 6 March 1820.
VOWEL. L. in Nottingham, where he was selectman and captain.
Children of Robert and Deborah (Follett) Leathers:
TEMPERANCE bapt. 19 Oct. 1760; m. Thomas Pendexter. SARAH bapt. 19 Oct. 1760; m. 7 June 1781, John Libby.
DEBORAH m. May 1790, William Spinney.
ABIGAIL m. Aug. 1791, John Demeritt.
MEHITABLE m. 1785, John Willey and rem. to Northwood. RICHARD m. Susan Wigglesworth. He d. I July 1853, aged 63(?). She d. in 1850, aged 60. Ch., Jane d. unm., Susan m. 13 Oct. 1846, Enoch J. Coffin; Sally d. unm .: Deborah m. John Evans; Richard prob. d. at sea; Martha m. Charles Reynolds; Alexander; Abby d. unm .; and Louisa m. Eben Flood or Floyd.
ROBERT m. II Aug. 1811, Hannah Treadwell Thompson. He d. 6 Jan. 1827(?). She d. 23 June 1832(?).
JOSEPH, m.
Collins of Barnstead. Ch., George,
Joseph, who m. Rebecca Leighton, perhaps two daughters, and Ezekiel.
Ezekiel Leathers (Joseph5, Robert4, Edward3, William?, Edward1), born 13 Dec. 1805, married Sally Butler, who was born 30 Oct. 1804. A family Bible gives the following children :
MEHITABLE J. b. 30 Jan. 1828; m. Alphonso Pinkham. JAMES B. b. 12 May 1830; m. Sarah Pinkham.
JOSEPH b. 27 May 1833; d. in Civil War.
GEORGE b. 9 July 1836; d. in Civil War, in the Navy.
EZEKIEL F. b. 16 Oct. 1842; d. in Civil War, in regular army. LYDIA M. b. 13 April 1844; m. George E. Langley.
James B. Leathers, son of Ezekiel Leathers named above, born 12 May 1830, changed his surname to Palmer. He married Sarah Pinkham, who was born 9 May 1847 and died 6 Dec. 1911.
FRANK E. b. 8 Dec. 1861; d. Jan. 1875.
JAMES A. b. 16 Oct. 1863; m. 1887, Fanny Silloway.
BERTHA GRACE b. 28 April 1867; d. 31 Dec. 1870.
ROSCOE b. 15 April 1869; m. Lillian Arsenault.
CARRIE B. b. 20 May 1871; m. William E. Colomy, 3 Aug. 1888. Ch., Cecil C. b. 6 Oct. 1889, Gladys b. 10 Jan. 1894. ELBRIDGE HAMILTON b. I Jan. 1874; m. Lizzie
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HISTORY OF DURHAM
HERBERT F. b. 20 Feb. 1876; d. 29 Sept. 1904.
FLOSSIE B. b. 20 Oct. 1879; m. 6 Sept. 1911, Fred W. Vetter- line.
WINNIE M. b. 6 Feb. 1880; m. Albert Caverno of Lee.
James A. Palmer, named above, born 16 Aug. 1863, married, 1887, Fanny Silloway, who was born 18 Aug. 1866. They live in Durham and have the following children:
FREDERICK S. b. 23 Feb. 1890, m. 18 April 1911, in Haverhill, Mass., by Rev. Everett S. Stackpole, Marion Esther Wal- lace, dau. of Augustus H. and Blanche (Bearce) Wallace, b. 1893, at Auburn, Me.
FRANCIS F. b. 10 June 1892.
CHARLES H. b. 5 Aug. 1893.
SARAH B. b. I Feb. 1895.
ELMORE b. 13 Oct. 1897.
DELMORE, twin to Elmore.
EDITH A. C. O. b. 6 Nov. 1910.
Roscoe Palmer, named on page 257, born 20 May 1871, married Lillian Arsenault. They have the following children:
GEORGE E. b. 10 Sept. 1897. BERTHA L. B. 14 Aug. 1901.
MARSHALL A. b. 12 Oct. 1902.
ADDIE M. b. 6 Jan. 1904.
HERBERT F. b. 26 May 1905.
THEODORE R. b. 19 Sept. 1906.
MONROE F. b. 30 March 1909.
OSCAR J. b. 13 Sept. 1910.
HILTON b. 15 March 1913.
UNCLASSIFIED
m. 29 Nov. 1778, Thomas Leathers, Jr., and Elizabeth Meader.
m. 17 Sept. 1752, Simeon Cole and Martha Leathers.
m. 8 Nov. 1780, at Epping, Joseph Leathers and Sarah Bartlett.
m. Dec. 1782, Benjamin Leathers and Hannah Tuttle.
m. 30 March 1783, Joseph Dam and Elizabeth Leathers. m. 9 April 1796, Elijah Willey and Charity Leathers.
m. 8 Oct. 1801, John Snell and Lydia Leathers of Lee. m. 26 March 1761, Aaron Huntscom and Hannah Leathers. m. 1825, Levi Leathers and S- Green.
m. 13 Jan. 1820, John Leathers and Nancy Morse.
m. 13 Jan. 1828, Daniel S. Leathers and Alvira Willey.
m. 22 Oct. 1835, Stephen Leathers and Olive Patrick.
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