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2. James Fuller b. May 21, 1801; d. Alstead Feb. 22, 1874 ; m. Nov. 20, 1823 Harriet Wood b. Alstead Feb. 2, 1801.
1. George Carpenter b. Aug. 25, 1824; d. Hanover Nov. 19, 1845, while member of the Sophomore Class in Dartmouth College.
2. James Willard b. Alstead March 12, 1826; d. New Orleans, La. Aug. 4, 1855; m. Ap. 4, 1854 Mrs. Henrietta Elizabeth (Evans) Potter; entered Dart. Coll. in class of '53, but went South to teach in Sophomore year.
1. Alma Willard b. New Orleans, La. Jan. 14, 1855; m. Sept. 1877 Joseph Thompson Hurst of Titusville, Penn. 3. Joshua Henry b. Alstead Oct. 6, 1831; m. Christiana Towne Messer b. Alstead June 1831 dau. of Draper and Betsey (Towne) Messer; r. Titusville, Penn.
1. James Henry b. Titusville, Penn. March 25, 1856. 2. Arthur Fuller b. Titusville, Penn. Nov. 1, 1862.
3. Louie Harriet b. Titusville, Penn. Jan. 5, 1867. 4. Willie b. Titusville, Penn. Nov. 15, 1873.
4. Edwin Locke b. Alstead Nov. 16, 1836 ; r. Colorado.
5. Charles Wood b. Alstead Sept. 24, 1841; r. Titusville, Penn.
3. Orinda b. June 26, 1804; d. unm. Alstead Dec. 18, 1819.
4. Anna b. Jan. 16, 1807 ; d. unm. Alstead Ap. 1, 1830.
MICHAEL IVERS in Factory 1856.
HERVEY JAMES worked for W. A. Wilder 1875.
JAQUITH. Ebenezer Jaquith b. unk. Dec. 25, 1732; m. Jan. 1758 Esther French b. unk. Feb. 22, 1736. Their ch. were Samuel, Ebenezer, Esther, Hannah, Olive, Nabby, Levi and Jesse. JESSE JAQUITH b. Jaffrey Nov. 27, 1764; d. Jan. 29, 1808; m. 1784 Keziah Hathorn b. Jaffrey 1760.
1. Jesse b. Chester, Vt. June 8, 1785; m. Marclı 12, 1809 Charlotte Smith, dau. of Daniel and - (Holmes) Smithi of Surry ; rem. to Ill.
1. Alden Howard b. Feb. 20, 1810; d. June 23, 1810.
2. Jesse Willard b. Ap. 20, 1811; m. 1st Oct. 20, 1834 Arvilla Corson, adopted dau. of Elijah Ware.
3. Abigail b. 1812; d. July 11, 1829. 4. Charlotte m. - Edwards. 5. Cyrus. 6. Prescott.
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7. Helen. 8. Mark. 9. Oscar. 10. Emma M. b. Feb. 7, 1826; d. Ap. 27, 1826. 11. James.
2. Betsey b. Chester, Vt. Ap. 18, 1788; m. Aaron Mansfield (q. v.).
3. Collins H. b. Chester, Vt. Aug. 11, 1790 ; d. Rochester, N. Y. July 26, 1878 ; m. Sept. 17, 1816 Miriam Bond Powers b. Peterboro' Nov. 17, 1795, dau. of Whitcomb and Miriam (Bond) Powers.
1. Ziba C. 2. Mary O. 3. Edwin F. 4. Jones H. 5. Elbridge H. 6. Amelia M.
7. Sarah M. 8. Alfred. 9. Frederick P. 10. Addison B. 11. Sanford A.
4. Keziah b. Chester, Vt. Nov. 16, 1793 ; m. - Way of Alstead.
5. Ziba b. Chester, Vt. Sept. 9, 1796 ; d. unm. Sept. 4, 1815.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JEFTS son of Benjamin and Olive (Reed) Jefts of Wash- ington, m. Dec. 14, 1852 Nancy Davis (q. v.); r. Unity.
1. Esther A. b. Oct. 11, 1853 ; d. Dec. 8, 1865.
2. Frank b. July 31, 1855. 3. Etta b. Gilsum.
OREN LEROY JEFTS (see Howard) b. Springfield, Vt. Feb. 5, 1833; d. Oct. 9, 1875; m. Aug. 21, 1875 Fanny R. Houghton (q. v.).
JESSE JOHNSON was probably son of Benjamin and Charlotte (Morse) Johnson of Sharon, Mass .; had several ch., one named Jesse.
JOLLY. Probably originally Joliet. John Jolly came from France and s. Plattsburgh, N. Y. His son Joseph b. N. Y. m. Rosella Barrett, and had Joseph H.
JOSEPH HENRY JOLLY b. Essex, N. Y. June 28, 1850; m. Nellie Bates (q. v.). 1. Reuben Leander b. March 5, 1875; d. March 26, 1877.
2. Nellie Mabel b. Keene March 19, 1878.
JONES. Amos Jones rem. from Acton, Mass. to Royalston, Mass. 1763, where he built a log cabin, and m. Lydia Woolly. They had three sons, and four daus., one of whom lived to be over 100 years of age. He d. 1826, æt. 84. Among their sons was Dea. Amos b. Royalston, Mass. July 9, 1773; d. Putney, Vt. Dec. 1859; m. 1st May 13, 1800 Lepha Estabrook b. Holden, Mass. Oct. 5, 1779, d. Putney, Vt. Oct. 23, 1830; m. 2d Feb. 25, 1834 Charlotte Sabine b. Putney, Vt. Aug. 16, 1780. The first wife had ten ch., the second of whom was Ebenezer.
EBENEZER JONES b. Royalston, Mass. Feb. 18, 1803 ; d. Peterboro' Feb. 14, 1878; m. 1st May 20, 1827 Mary Ann Prouty b. Royalston, Mass. May 16, 1805, d. Ap. 11, 1846.
1. Martha Ann b. Acworth May 26, 1829 ; m. Elisha W. Gunn (q. v.).
2. Elizabeth b. Acworth Sept. 18, 1831 ; d. Sullivan Ap. 15, 1864 ; m. March 22, 1858 Henry Chauncy Rawson b. Sullivan Nov. 23, 1832, son of Chauncy Ward and Eliza (Bolster) Raw-
son. [He m. 2d Dec. 7, 1864 Ellen E. Nims, and has one son, Frank Leslie (Rawson).] 1. Nellie M. (Rawson) b. Sullivan Ap. 28, 1859; d. there Nov. 15, 1873.
2. Carrie (Rawson) d. inf. 3. Jemima (Rawson) d. inf.
3. Sarah b. Wilton May 18, 1835; d. there Ap. 7, 1836.
4. William H. b. Acworth June 25, 1837 ; m. May 17, 1863 Maria R. West of Harrisville. m. 2d Jan. 27, 1847 Mrs. Mary Ann (Rice) Hartwell b. Langdon June 1809, d. Oct. 18, 1850, dau. of David and Eunice (Hosmer) Rice.
5. Stillman b. Sept. 3, 1850 ; d. March 22, 1851.
m. 3d Sept. 3, 1851 Rhoda Elvira Wilson b. Stoddard Jan. 7, 1829, d. June 23, 1855, dau. of William and Rhoda (Gould) Wilson.
6. Eben W. b. July 21, 1854 ; r. Peterboro'.
m. 4th Ap. 13, 1856 Mrs. Betsey (Robbins) Brooks b. Surry 1803, d. there Nov. 1, 1876, dau. of Jeremiah and Rebecca Robbins, and widow of Levi Brooks.
EDMUND JONES m. June 16, 1831 " Merrilla Tubs both of Marlow." (Town Book.)
DENNIS KEEFE son of Joseph Jr. and Hannah (Murphy) Keefe, was b. Co. of Cork, Ireland Dec. 3, 1825; m. Anne Lake b. Devonshire, England June 1824, dau. of William and Mary (Cotterill) Lake; came to Gilsum 1876.
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1. Joseph b. Brookline, Mass. Dec. 6, 1851. 2. Lizzie b. Salem, Mass. Dec. 23, 1868.
JOHN KELLEY b. Co. Galway, Ireland, June 24, 1815; m. Feb. 1840 Sarah Costello b. Co. Galway, Ireland Feb. 1820; on tax list 1853-9; r. Keene.
1. Mary b. Co. Galway, Ireland Jan. 6, 1842; d. unm. June 6, 1860.
2. John b. Co. Galway, Ireland May 1, 1844 ; m. 1874 Bridget Nagle of Boston, Mass.
3. Kate b. Co. Galway, Ireland Oct. 9, 1847 ; m. 1873 Martin Tracy of Milford, Mass .; two ch.
4. Anne b. Co. Galway, Ireland Feb. 28, 1850; m. 1872 John Shannon of Worcester, Mass .; r. Keene. 5. Sarah b. March 1854; d. Keene Ap. 1860. 6. Patrick Henry b. March 25, 1857 ; d. Mareh 2, 1859. 7. James b. Keene July 6, 1860 ; d. there July 1865.
NABBY KEMP sister of Mrs. Sally (Kemp) Wilcox (q. v.), d. June 10, 1849. HENRY KENDRICK b. Mass .; m. June 22, 1806 Clementina Russell (q. v.).
1. George d. eh. 2. Mary b. March 2, 1810; m. George, son of Dr. Farrington of Winehester ; rem. to Loekport, N. Y. and thence to Xenia, Ohio.
JOHN CLARK KENDRICK m. 1828 Rebecca Ware (q. v.) d. Hillsboro' Ill. Ap. 11, 1853.
1. Jane R. b. Keene Nov. 22, 1829 ; d. Hillsboro', Ill. Aug. 21, 1858 ; m. Jacob Weber. 1. Ellen L. (Weber) m. Henry Morris .:
2. Marah L. b. Oct. 11, 1832 ; m. I. D. Robinson ; three eh. ; r. Hillsboro', Ill.
3. Bramwell L. b. Westmoreland June 20, 1834; d. Hillsboro', Ill. Sept. 11, 1839.
4. Hester A. b. Aug. 11, 1836 ; d. Jan. 13, 1837.
5. Roseanna Y. b. Hillsboro', Ill. Nov. 18, 1838 ; d. there Sept. 20, 1845.
6. Lydia b. Hillsboro', Ill. July 27, 1841 ; m. S. C. Osborne ; six eh. ; r. Hillsboro', Ill.
7. Jerome W. b. Hillsboro', Ill. Feb. 11, 1844 ; m. and has six ch. ; r. Kansas.
8. Martha H. b. Hillsboro', Ill. Dee. 29, 1847 ; m. Jerome Robertson ; two eh. ; r. Kansas.
9. Dianey M. b. Hillsboro', Ill. June 3, 1849 ; d. there Sept. 18, 1854.
DAVID YALE KENION son of Alexander and Ann (Kirby) Kenion, was b. Mid- dlebury, Vt. Sept. 21, 1835; m. Sept. 14, 1855 Emma Martha Kimball b. Concord, Vt. March 30, 1832, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Chase) Kimball.
1. Frank Edwin b. Middlebury, Vt. Aug. 2, 1856 ; m. Dee. 31, 1876 Anna Griffin b. Boston, Mass. Oct. 22, 1856.
1. Bertrice Ilar b. Keene June 4, 1878.
2. Edith Ann b. Middlebury, Vt. May 26, 1857. 3. Frederiek Lorenzo b. Weare Nov. 1, 1858.
4. Flora Ilar b. Weare Feb. 4, 1859 ; d. Alstead July 25, 1861.
5. David Alexander b. Alstead Nov. 8, 1862. 6. Harriet Amelia b. Alstead Dec. 16, 1865. LUCY HELEN KENNARD dau. of John and Charlotte (Horne) Kennard, was b. Me. June 9, 1837; housekeeper at K. D. Webster's.
MICHAEL KENNEDY employed in Factory 1872.
WILLIAM RILEY KENNEY son of Chauncey Newell and Betsey Davis (Ball) Kenney, was b. Richmond July 13, 1848; m. Nov. 7, 1869 Mrs. Elizabeth M. (Howard) Davis (q. v.); r. Surry.
1. Hattie Maria b. June 7, 1870. 2. George Frank b. Sept. 23, 1871.
3. Jennie Delia b. Surry July 24, 1873. 4. Ida May b. Surry May 18, 1876.
5. Velma Melissa b. Surry Ap. 17, 1878. 6. Charles B. b. Surry Oet. 1879.
LURA A. KENT dau. of Ashley and Mary (Cooke) Kent, was b. Wallingford, Vt .; a weaver.
OLIVER B. KENT a shoemaker with Loren Loveland 1836-7; went West.
ABIGAIL KIDDER dau. of James and Hannah (Brooks) Kidder, was b. Alstead Sept. 18, 1801; d. Washington Dec. 9, 1868; m. May 30, 1822 William Miller b. Alstead 1796, d. Lafayette Grove, Ill. Sept. 18, 1838, son of Sardis and Mehitabel (Peck) Miller from Conn.
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1 James (Miller) b. Alstead July 16, 1823 ; r. Bellows Falls, Vt. 2. Sardis Wright (Miller) b. Alstead March 12, 1831. 3. Eliza Ann (Miller) b. Alstead May 12, 1835; d. Oct. 20, 1844.
CALISTA KIDDER sister of the preceding, was b. Alstead Jan. 22, 1810; m. 1st May 25, 1841 Artemas Harthorn b. Henniker March 10, 1794, d. Harrisville Aug. 27, 1842, son of John and Molly Harthorn. [He m. 1st Sarah Hutchinson (q. v.).] She m. 2d Ap. 30, 1845 Oliver Wilder b. Sullivan July 18, 1805, son of Oliver and Betsey (Hodge) Wilder.
1. Mary Calista (Wilder) b. Sullivan Oct. 29, 1846, mn. Addison Nehemiah Rand Wilder. (See Hutchinson.)
DEBORAH ANN KIDDER sister of the preceding, was b. Alstead Sept. 3, 1814; m. Aug. 12, 1852 Orin Taylor d. Acworth March 24, 1864.
1. Lura Calista (Taylor) d. Keene June 1875 ; m. Frank Pearson.
2. Luretta Ella (Taylor) m. Oliver Cook of Alstead.
1. Harry Arva (Cook.) 2. Orin Dean (Cook.)
m. 2d Nov. 1875 Jubal Buck r. Acworth.
JAMES A. KIDDER on tax list 1838.
KILBURN or KILBOURN is from a town of that name in North Riding of
Yorkshire, England. Thomas Kilbourne ancestor of all the Kilburns in America was b. Parish of Wood Ditton, Cambridge Co., England, 1578; m. Frances -; had eight ch., and embarked from England, Ap. 1635. His eighth ch. Serg't John bapt. Wood Ditton, Eng. Sept. 29, 1624; s. at Wethersfield, Conn. ; m. 1st 1650 Naomi -, who had three ch. The oldest was John b. Wethers- field, Conn., Feb. 15, 1651; m. 1st March 4, 1673 Susannah Hills; s. at Naubuck, now Glastonbury, Conn., and had seven ch., the third of whom, Ebenezer b. Glastonbury, Conn., March 10, 1679, d. Morris Co. N. J. about 1732; m. 1st June 1, 1698 Sarah Fox who had ten ch., of whom the fifth was Josiah.
JOSIAH KILBURN b. Glastonbury, Conn. May 28, 1706; d. 1793; m. 1st Marah Mack d. about 1770 æt. 60.
1. Ebenezer b. Hebron, Conn. Ap. 19, 1744 ; d. Aug. 3, 1810 ; m. 1st Oct. 9, 1764 Jemima Ford, d. June 24, 1765.
1. Jemima b. June 7, 1765; d. Plattsburg, N. Y. Oct. 1871. She was the first white child born in Gilsum, and was blind at five years of age.
m. 2d Feb. 2, 1767 Sarah Bill (q. v.) d. Sept. 29, 1821-2.
2. Lydia b. Dec. 19, 1767; d. Derby, Vt. Ap. 30, 1838; m. Nathan Nye of Randolph, Vt.
1. Millison (Nye) d. unm. 2. Nabby (Nye) m. - Orcutt; r. Randolph, Vt.
3. Nabby b. July 1, 1770; d. Keene Nov. 30, 1835; m. May 19, 1795 Daniel son of John and Abiel (Chap- man) Day of Keene.
1. Jehiel (Day) (q. v.). 2. Sophronia (Day ) b. Keene July 15, 1799; m. Loren Loveland (q. v.).
3. Harry (Day.) 4. Daniel (Day) (q. v.). 5. Elvira (Day) b. Keene 1811; m. Luther Hemenway (q. v.).
4. Ebenezer b. Oct. 16, 1772; d. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 1824; m. Eunice White (q. v.); s. at Alstead and rem. to Barnston, Canada.
1. Josiah b. Alstead Aug. 31, 1793; m. June 20, 1812 Huldah Clifford.
1. Samuel b. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 22, 1815 ; m. Lydia White of Horicon, Wisc. 1. Onias T. 2. Ella.
2. Sarah b. Barnston, C. E. Aug. 22, 1819; m. 1843 Francis H. Bartlett of Fillmore, Minn.
1. Elsie A. (Bartlett) b. Fillmore, Minn. Nov. 7, 1843. 2. Elmer K. (Bartlett) b. Fillmore, Minn. Jan. 29, 1846.
3. Otis A. b. Barnston, C. E. Dec. 1, 1822 ; m. Sarah E. Thomas ; r. Wisc.
1. Alice A. b. Wisc. Ap. 13, 1850. 2. Florence A. b. Wisc. Jan. 30, 1855.
4. Betsey A. b. Barnston, C. E. Oct. 29, 1830. 5. Edwin J. b. Barnston, C. E. Sept. 25, 1836.
2. Deborah b. Alstead Sept. 30, 1795 ; m. Samuel Clifford.
1. Clarissa (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. March 16, 1815 ; m. John Clement ; r. Wisc.
2. James (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. July 15, 1817 ; m. Nov. 5, 1844 Huldah King. 1. Wright (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. Jan. 12, 1847. 2. Rufus J. (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. July 14, 1856. 3. Betsey A. (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. Dec. 25, 1862.
3. Wright P. (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 16, 1820; r. Wisc. 4. Lorana (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. 1822 ; m. Isaac Drew of Barford, C. E. 5. Eunice (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. 1824; m. Alfred Parker of Barford. C. E. 6. Huldah (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 1826 ; m. Asa Hall of Holland, Vt. 7. Araunah (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. Aug. 1835; r. Wisc.
8. Kilburn (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. 1837 ; r. Wisc. 9. Maria (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. March 1840; r. Wisc.
3. Ebenezer b. Alstead Oct. 12, 1797; m. March 15, 1825 Elisa Hollister of Barnston, C. E. 1. Ebenezer b. Barnston, C. E. May 1, 1826 ; m. 1855 Arvilla Redway.
1. Edgar b. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 14, 1856.
2. Ann Eliza b. Barnston, C. E. Ap. 14, 1832. 3. Lucius b. Barnston, C. E. Oct. 28, 1835.
4. Eunice b. Alstead Aug. 11, 1801; m. Amos Fox of Stanstead, C. E.
1. Amos K. (Fox) b. Stanstead, C. E. Aug. 13, 1824; m. 1851 Huldah Baldwin of Coaticook, C. E. 1. Ella M. (Fox) b. Stanstead, C. E. 1851. 2. Alice J. (Fox.) 3. Charles A. (Fox.)
5. Otis b. Alstead Jan. 10, 1804; m. March 24, 1834 Ursula Hall of Barnston, C. E.
1. Adaline K. b. Barnston, C. E. July 4, 1836. 2. Honestus F. b. Barnston, C. E. July 19, 1838.
3. Marcellus D. b. Barnston, C. E. March 18, 1840.
5. Sarah b. Sept. 4, 1774; d. June 3, 1775.
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6. Jehiel b. Ap. 18, 1776; d. Barnston, C. E. May 21, 1848; m. Zilpah Wright b. Keene 1783, d. there Dec. 27, 1804, dau. of Phinehas and Zilpah (Cooper) Wright.
1. Jehiel bapt. Aug. 26, 1802; d. inf. 2. Fanny b. Ap. 19, 1804 ; m. George W. Sturtevant (q. v.).
7. Iddo b. July 28, 1778; d. Hartford, Vt. Feb. 25, 1858; m. 1816 Abigail Sampson of Ashburnham, Mass. 1. Francis Asbury b. Feb. 21, 1820; m. Sarah Chandler of Hartland, Vt.
1. Mary. 2. Abigail. 3. Sally. All b. Hartford, Vt.
2. Iddo Merrill b. July 8, 1825; d. Hartford, Vt. July 13, 1871 ; m. Feb. 28, 1849 Lovisa K., dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Cox) Perkins of Barnard, Vt.
1. David b. Hartford, Vt. Sept. 22, 1850, graduated at Dartmouth College, 1879.
2. George Merrill b. Hartford, Vt. Feb. 11, 1852; m. Eva Tary. 1. Merrill Iddo b. Iowa March 1871.
3. John M. b. Hartford, Vt. June 5, 1853; an officer in State Prison at Windsor, Vt. 4. Mary Lovisa b. Hartford, Vt. Ap. 2, 1855; m. Jan. 28, 1877 Charles F. French; r. White River Junction, Vt. 5. Francis Asbury b. Hartford, Vt. July 24, 1857 ; an officer in State Prison at Windsor, Vt. 6. Ella R. b. Hartford, Vt. Dec. 17, 1865.
8. Sarah b. May 7, 1781, mn. Ivory Randall (q. v.).
9. David b. Oct. 22, 1784; d. Hartford, Vt. July 13, 1865; m. Lovisa Perkins b. Barnard, Vt. July 24, 1790,
d. Keene Jan. 27, 1864, dau. of Abner and Mary (Shaies) Perkins.
10. Polly b. Ap. 7, 1787; d. Peru, N. Y. Jan. 8, 1847 ; m. Oct. 8, 1811 Rufus Day d. Peru, N. Y. 1838. 1 David Kilburn (Day.) 2. Millicent (Day) m. - Howe of Kansas. 3. Edmund (Day.)
11. Clarissa b. Ap. 14, 1790; d. Plattsburg, N. Y. 1869; m. Nathan Ellis (q. v.); r. Plattsburg, N. Y .; four ch.
2. Temperance perhaps m. Ebenezer Dewey (q. v.).
3. Joel b. Hebron, Conn. d. Royalton, Vt. ; m. March 13, 1772 Sarah Bliss (q. v.); a mill- wright.
1. Ira b. Surry Nov. 23, 1785. 2. Sarah b. Surry March 29, 1788.
3. Olive M. b. Surry July 19, 1791. 4. Emilly b. Surry Sept. 9, 1792.
4. Josiah b. Hebron, Conn. Oct. 13, 1752; d. Sept. 24, 1781 ; m. Feb. 6, 1781 Temperance Dewey (q. v.). 5. Polly. 6. A dau. m. Porter and rem. to Nova Scotia. m. 2d Mrs. Abiel Day of Keene.
CHENEY KILBURN son of John and Esther, was b. Winchendon, Mass. Ap. 14, 1818; m. July 20, 1842 Louisa Wyman b. Winchendon, Mass. Aug. 31, 1823, d. Philadelphia, Penn. Dec. 31, 1876; r. Philadelphia, Penn.
1. Frances Emogene b. unk. Sept. 21, 1843 ; m. Oct. 10, 1866 Henry S. Hale b. North Dana, Mass.
1. Henry Warren Kilburn (Hale) b. Philadelphia, Penn. May 23, 1870.
2. Nellie Louise (Hale) b. Philadelphia, Penn. Ap. 20, 1876.
2. Ellen Louisa b. unk. Aug. 23, 1854 ; d. Philadelphia ? Penn. March 5, 1862.
ALBERT H. KINGMAN m. Persis R. Rice rem. to Walpole. 1. Winfield b. Ap. 15, 1871.
KINGSBURY. The tradition is that four bros. of this name emigrated from the north of
England. John and Joseph s. at Dedham, Mass., about 1628, one s. at Need- ham, Mass., and the fourth in Connecticut. Joseph m. Millicent M- and had Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, John, Eleazer, and Nathaniel b. about 1650; d. 1694; m. Mary Bascom or Bacon. Their ch. were Nathaniel, James, Timothy, John, and Daniel b .. Wrentham, Mass. Nov. 11, 1688; d. Ap. 27, 1754; m. Dec. 29, 1713 Elizabeth Stevens and had Daniel b. March 12, 1715; d. 1783; m. 1st Nov. 3, 1737 Beriah Mann b. Ap. 27, 1719, d. May 12, 1755, dau. of Theodore Mann. Ch. : - Nathaniel, Lydia m. Amos Holbrook, Dea. Daniel, Samuel, John d. ch., Timothy, James, John, and Theodore. He m. 2d Oct. 19, 1755 Mrs. Abigail Adams and had Peter and Benjamin, twins. Nathaniel b. Feb. 18, 1739 ; d. Keene Jan. 26, 1803; m. 1st Mehitable Johnson d. Keene Feb. 29, 1768, æt. 29, and had Abigail m. Stephen White (q. v.) ; m. 2d March 16, 1769 Hannah Ware b. Swanzey ? Nov. 23, 1738, d. Keene Sept. 25, 1785, dau. of Eleazer and Hannah (Man) Ware, who had Jerusha m. Japhet Fisher of Grafton, Vt., Nathan m. Dorcas Thompson of Chester, Vt , Hannah m. Rufus Clark, Abial m. Luke Sturtevant of Keene, Abijak, and Chloe m. Seth Sumner of Plymouth, Vt .; m. 3d Jan. 20, 1791 Rebecca Bigelow d. 1824 æt. 64, dau. of Daniel and Martha (Pratt) Bigelow of Fitzwilliam, and had Nathaniel m. Sally Hosley of Jamaica, Vt., Samuel m. Sally Wilson, and Cyrus. Abijah b. Keene March 1778; d. there Nov. 1860; m. Sept. 12, 1803 Abigail Wilder b. Keene July 3, 1775; d. there Nov. 30, 1856, dau. of Dea. Abijah and Sarah (Ellis) Wilder. Their ch. were William r. Surry, Charles J., Josiah, Abijah Wilder, Albert, Julia Ann m. Dea. Isaac Rand, Mary m. Jonas Parker, George, Abigail Martha m. Enoch W. Winchester, Sarah m. George Rising, and Elizabeth m. Dea. George P. Drown.
ABIJAH WILDER KINGSBURY b. Keene Sept. 13, 1809; m. 1st Sept. 9, 1834 Lovina Locke b. Sullivan Dec. 23, 1816, d. there July 29, 1836, dau. of Samuel and Lydia (Fay) Locke; m. 2d March 21, 1837 Emeline Wood b. Alstead Jan. 9, 1815, dau. of Eleazar and Rhoda (Williams) Wood.
1. Samuel Locke b. Feb. 25, 1838; m. 1st March 13, 1873 Sarah Emma Kemp b. Dedham, Mass. June 18, 1848, d. Alstead June 14, 1874, dau. of William O. and Lucy ( Wood) Kemp.
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1. Ethel May b. March 27, 1874; d. Ap. 25, 1874.
m. 2d Jan. 20, 1878 Jennie Cambell Hunter b. Madderty, Scotland May 13, 1849, dau. of Alexander and Annie (Nicoll) Hunter. She came to America, landing at Quebec, 1869.
2. Annie Emeline b. Nov. 24, 1879.
2. Martha Lovina b. July 26, 1840, d. Sept. 28, 1844. 3. Merrill b. Oct. 11, 1845.
Cyrus Kingsbury the youngest son of Nathaniel of Keene, m. Rachel Olcott of Chesterfield; r. in Keene and had ten ch., the second of whom was Henry.
HENRY KINGSBURY b. Keene Sept. 7, 1827; m. 1st Ap. 1, 1856 Lucretia Betsey Hastings b. Sullivan 1834, d. Keene Dec. 17, 1870, dau. of Abijah and Sarah (Hall) Hastings; served the last year of the war in the 14th N. H. Reg't, Co. C.
1. Abijah Hastings b. Sullivan Jan. 22, 1857. 2. Charles Henry b. Keene May 2, 1860.
3. George Fred b. Harrisville May 11, 1863. 4. Edwin Cyrus b. Keene Oct. 1, 1865.
5. Willie Frank b. Keene Sept. 31, 1867 ; d. there Oct. 10, 1867.
m. 2d July 4, 1871 Minerva Ann Bigelow b. Whitingham, Vt. March 20, 1832, dau. of Sumner and Rebecca (Whitney) Bigelow; r. Keene.
Jonathan Kingsbury of Needham, Mass. was probably the son of James, son of Daniel and Beriah (Mann) Kingsbury, and after his father's death was adopted by his uncle John. He m. Jemima Skinner and had James ; Mary b. 1770, d. 1851, m. John Ward; John b. Oct. 5, 1772, n. Thankful White, dau. of Ebenezer ?; Elsie; Samuel; Catherine; Ebenezer ; Jonathan d. in army hospital 1812; Hannah b. 1778, d. 1873, m. - Farrington; and Patty b. June 6, 1788, d. Conn. Sept. 23, 1877, m. Nathan Kingsbury d. 1812.
JAMES KINGSBURY b. Needham, Mass. about 1768; d. there about 1847; m. Jan. 2, 1794 Sarah Cresson b. Swanzey Oct. 4, 1772, d. Needham, Mass. about 1845, dau. of Thomas Jr. and Mary (Hill) Cresson.
1. William b. Surry Dec. 9, 1797 ; m. 1819 Temperance Leonard b. Raynham, Mass. June 21, 1799, d. Aug. 1, 1873, dau. of Benjamin and Judith (Macomber) Leonard.
1. William Leonard b. March 26, 1820; m. Dec. 21, 1842 Anna W. Webster (q. v.) ; r. Surry. 1. Elbridge Emery b. Sept. 16, 1843; d. Ap. 10, 1844. 2. Nancy Ellen b. Feb. 10, 1845; m. Jan. 1, 1867 John Carpenter (q. v.). 3. George Franklin b. Walpole Sept. 10, 1846; d. there Feb. 1849.
4. Otis William b. Walpole Feb. 14, 1850; m. Feb. 28, 1874 Nellie Cheever b. Alstead May 17, 1856, dau. of James · Dinsmore and Jerusha (Randall) Cheever; r. Surry.
1. Fred Edward b. Surry March 23, 1876.
5. Elmira b. Gaysville, Vt. May 20, 1852; d. there Dec. 12, 1852.
2. George Dinsmore b. Ap. 19, 1822; d. Sept. 28, 1876; m. Feb. 1846 Ellen Amanda, dau. of Asahel B. and Cynthia (Johnson) Hodgkins of Walpole; two ch.
3. Charles Franklin b. June 11, 1824; m. Oct. 28, 1857 Sarah Ann Pierce b. Cavendish, Vt. June 21, 1836, dau. of Nathaniel B. and Eliza Ann (Fiske) Pierce; r. Lyme.
1. Ella Sarah b. Stoddard Oct. 29, 1858.
4. John b. Dec. 13, 1826; m. Oct. 28, 1852 Mary Ursula Smith b. Alstead Ap. 2, 1826, dau. of Ralph Emerson and Biah (Hale) Smith ; r. Surry. 5. Otis Henry b. May 5, 1829. 6. Eliza Ann b. Aug. 1, 1832 ; m. Oct. 31, 1867 George Milton, son of Nathan D. and Charlotte (Dwinell) Reed.
7. Ellen Maria b. Ap. 23, 1835; d. March 23, 1841. 8. Mary Josephine b. June 30, 1837.
Eleazer Kingsbury son of Joseph and Millicent, m. Esther Judson and had Mary, Eleazer, and Josiah. Josiah b. Needham, Mass. 1685; d. 1739; m. Jan. 16, 1704 Susannah, dau. of Thomas Morey. Their ch. were Josiah, Theodore, Jesse, Thomas, Jemima, Eliphalet, Caleb, and Elijah. There can be no reasonable doubt of the identity of this Eliphalet with the following. Eliphalet of Needham, Mass. m. Abigail Fuller and had Eliphalet, Elijah, Abigail, William, Jemima d. ch., Susannah, Josiah, Jemima d. ch., Sarah, Ebenezer, Mary, Samuel, Rachel, and Joel d. ch. William b. Needham, Mass. Feb. 11, 1756; rem. to Alstead 1782; d. there Dec. 17, 1839; m. 1st May 4, 1780 Mary Wilkinson b. Needham. Mass. Dec. 22, 1762, d. Alstead May 15, 1819, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Gay) Wilkinson; m. 2d May 1, 1820 Ruth, dau. of Davis Carpenter of Walpole. His ch. by first wife were Nahum, Polly d. unm., Asa m. Susan Hodgkins, and Sally. Nahum b. Needham, Mass. Feb. 17, 1787; d. Alstead May 17, 1868; m. 1st Dec. 6, 1827 Polly Fletcher b. Alstead Dec. 1787, d. there Ap. 16, 1852 ? dau. of Peter and Sarah (Piper) Fletcher. Their ch. were Cyrus Judson and Otis Wilkinson d. ch. He m. 2d Nov. 1, 1855 Thirza Boynton of Sullivan.
CYRUS JUDSON KINGSBURY b. Alstead Feb. 9, 1830 ; came to Gilsum 1879; d. Ap. 4, 1880.
SALLY KINGSBURY dau. of William and Mary, was b. Alstead Dec. 17, 1802; m. Oct. 20, 1846 Daniel Fuller of Hudson, where he died; rem. from Alstead to Gilsum 1879.
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KNIGHT. Three brothers of this name are said to have emigrated to America. Benjamin Knight a descendant of one of them came from Sutton, Mass. and was one of the first settlers of Spencer, Mass. His son Isaac m. Asenath Ward and r. Ware, Mass. Among their ch. was Isaac.
ISAAC KNIGHT b. Ware, Mass. Oct. 14, 1822; m. Ist Ap. 2, 1848 Eliza Wilder b. Putney, Vt., d. Alstead July 8, 1869.
1. Isaae Franklin (adopted) b. Langdon Aug. 1, 1862.
m. 2d May 3, 1871 Mrs. Sarah Maria (Pratt) Baker (q. v.).
2. Eva Vaida b. Oet. 27, 1875.
AMOS FRANKLIN KNIGHT son of Amos and Hannah (Davis) Knight, was b. Marlow Aug. 15, 1815; m. Eunice C. Wyman (q. v.) d. Keene July 9, 1873.
1. Minnie Melvina b. Alstead Sept. 25, 1841; m. June 25, 1861 William Taylor Seaver h. Swanzey Sept. 1832, son of Abram and Direxy (Very) Seaver.
2. Ellen Louise b. Alstead Nov. 25, 1844; m. 1st Oct. 7, 1867 Charles Henry Kelton b. Athol, Mass. Oet. 7, 1830, d. Fitchburg, Mass. Nov. 20, 1868, son of Calvin and Belinda (Ellenwood) Kelton : m. 2d Sept. 28, 1870 Albert Bancroft Carpenter b. Surry Nov. 12, 1838, son of Warren and Diantha (Britt) Carpenter.
1. Harold Elmore (Carpenter) b. Keene Dec. 5, 1871.
3. Luraetta Josephine b. Alstead May 3, 1847 ; m. Mareh 31, 1869 William Wallace Davis of Aeworth ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
1. Frank Wallace (Davis) b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 20, 1873.
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