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9. Charlotte Deborah b. Alstead Dee. 13, 1825; m. 1st Dec. 2, 1845 Horaee Wetherbee of Springfield, Mass. ; seven ch. ; m. 2d Allen Pettibone of Granby, Conn.
10. George Stanley Griswold b. Alstead Jan. 15, 1827 ; d. Lempster Jan. 17, 1878 ; m. Dee. 8, 1850 Mary Elizabeth Bruce b. Lempster Oet. 28, 1827, dau. of Timothy and Mary (Field) Bruce.
1. Sarah Matilda b. Nelson Oct. 13, 1855; d. Lempster Ap. 6, 1877; m. Jan. 1, 1876 Charles Olin Strafford. 1. Olin Cleon (Strafford) b. Lempster Jan. 1, 1877 ; d. there Ap. 16, 1877.
2. Mabel Lillian b. Wilmot June 3, 1862; m. Feb. 4, 1878 Herbert D. Nichols.
3. Hester Sophia b. Lempster July 7, 1871.
11. Jonas b. Alstead Jan. 12, 1829 ; m. Mareh 20, 1849 Caroline W. Putnam b. Charlestown Feb. 22, 1830, dau. of Ephraim and Prudence (Graves) Putnam ; r. Hillsboro'.
1. Mary Kendall b. Charlestown Dec. 23, 1851; m. 1869 Warren W. Pickering. 1. Mabel Louise (Pickering) b. Charlestown Aug. 1, 1871.
2. Hattie Louise b. Charlestown Aug. 17, 1859.
12. Ruthena b. Alstead June 9, 1830 ; m. Henry Bingham (q. v.).
13. Francis b. Alstead Oct. 21, 1832 ; m. 1st Hannah Osgood, one ch. ; m. 2d - Hoosiek ; r. Lowell, Mass.
THOMAS POWELL m. Sally Baker (q. v.) d. Vt. Ap. 12, 1844.
1. Betsey b. Sullivan June 12, 1796 ; m. Oct. 3, 1818 Lyman Roekwood d. Franklinville, N. J. May 5, 1869.
2. Sally b. Sullivan Feb. 1, 1798; d. Surry July 1857 ; m. June 3, 1817 David Chapin d. Surry 1840, son of Oliver and Elizabeth (Allen) Chapin.
1. Maria (Chapin) b. Surry May 1818; m. Sylvanus Moody; r. Lyme, Conn .; three ch.
2. Oliver (Chapin) b. Surry Jan. 1820; m. 1849 Julia Allen; r. Hartford, Conn .; two ch.
3. Arvilla (Chapin) b. Surry Feb. 1822; d. there unm. Jan. 1843.
4. Sarah Ann (Chapin) b. Surry June 1823; d. there unm. Sept. 1844.
5. Lyman Rockwood (Chapin) b. Surry Aug. 10, 1825; m. June 22, 1856 Lovisa Cooley Chapin b. Somers, Conn. Ap. 27, 1826, dau. of Rev. Reuben and Lovisa (Russell) Chapin; r. Chicago, Ill.
1. Carrie Eliza (Chapin) b. Chicago? Ill. Nov. 7, 1857. 2. Alonzo Russell (Chapin) b. Chicago? Ill. Oct. 29, 1859.
6. Densmore David (Chapin) b. Surry Jan. 19, 1833; studied Theology at Nashotah Seminary, Waukesha, Wisc.
3. Joel b. Sullivan July 26, 1799; d. there Aug. 20, 1799.
4. Jennie b. Sullivan Nov. 11, 1800. 5. Eliza b. Sept. 19, 1802; m. - Hathhorn.
6. Roxy b. Sept. 19, 1804. 7. Thomas b. Sullivan Feb. 20, 1807.
8. Mary Ann b. Oct. 18, 1808 ; m. - Perkins. 9. Arvilla b. Sullivan June 24, 1810; d. Jan. 8, 1815. 10. George b. July 23, 1812 ; d. Aug. 29, 1812.
11. Daniel Smith b. March 29, 1814; d. inf.
WILLIAM WINTER POWERS son of Stephen of Croydon, m. 1801 Susannah Cooper b. Croydon 1783, dau. of Sherman and Mary (Powers) Cooper.
1. Susannah b. Marshfield, Vt. 1803 ; m. Jacob W. Buzzell ; r. New Lisbon, Wisc.
1. Rufus (Buzzell) b. Marshfield, Vt. 1824; d. there 1824.
2. William M. (Buzzell) b. Winchendon, Mass. 1825; m. Mary Rogers. 1. Charles D. (Buzzell) b. Trov, Wisc. 1847.
3. Catherine J. (Buzzell) b. Winchendon, Mass. 1827; m. Malachi Brindle. 1. Arovesta (Brindle) b. Troy, Wisc. 1846.
4. Soldan P. (Buzzell) b. Winchendon, Mass. 1831; d. there 1836.
5. Sherman C. (Buzzell) b. Troy, Wisc. 1833. 6. Susan P. (Buzzell) b. Troy, Wisc. 1835; m. - Wilson. 1. Martha ( Wilson.) 7. Soldan P. (Buzzell) b. Troy, Wisc. 1840.
2. Soldan P. b. Marshfield, Vt. 1805 ; m. Anne Flanders ; r. Troy, Wise. 1. Levi P. b. Troy, Wisc. 1843; m. Mary Gregg; r. New Lisbon, Wisc. 2. Sarah A. b. Troy, Wisc. 1845. 3. Clarence L. b. Troy, Wisc. 1847; r. New Lisbon, Wisc.
3. Orrin b. Marshfield, Vt. 1808; d. there 1809.
4. Rachel b. Marshfield, Vt. 1810 ; m. Martin Pollard; r. East Troy, Wisc.
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1. Martha (Pollard) b. East Troy, Wisc. 1842; m. - Randall.
2. Eleanor (Pollard) b. East Troy, Wisc. 1844; m. - Randall.
5. Lydia b. Marshfield, Vt. May 10, 1812; m. Joseph A. Wilder (q. v.).
6. Orrin h. Marshfield, Vt. 1815 ; m. Mary Lewis ; r. Winchendon, Mass.
1. Henry H. b. Winchendon, Mass. 1839; d. there 1867 from disease contracted in the army.
2. Warren A. b. Winchendon, Mass. 1841. 3. Hiram b. Winchendon, Mass. 1843; d. in army, Ky. 1864.
4. W. Ervin b. Winchendon, Mass. 1844; m. Delia Copps. 1. Gertie.
5. Hubert b. Winchendon, Mass. 1846; d. there 1847. 6. Frances E. b. Winchendon, Mass.
7. Mary b. Winchendon, Mass. ; m. Charles Streeter; r. Keene.
1. Frank (Streeter.) 2. George (Streeter.) 3. Charles (Streeter. )
8. Emily b. Winchendon, Mass .; m. Herbert Norcross; r. Winchendon, Mass. 9. George b. Winchendon, Mass.
7. Cynthia B. b. Marshfield, Vt. 1817 ; m. Asahel D. Williams ; r. Columbus, Wisc.
1. Lansing L. (Williams) b. Troy, Wisc. 1840; m. Sophronia Dibble; served in the army and was prisoner at Andersonville eleven months. 2. Mary T. (Williams) b. Troy, Wisc. 1842.
3. Eliza T. (Williams) b. Troy, Wisc. 1844. 4. Belle (Williams.)
8. Achsah b. Marshfield, Vt. 1820 ;, d. Orange, Mass. ; m. Nathaniel P. Mason ; r. Nelson. 1. Orrin F. (Mason) b. Nelson 1843; served three years in 6th N. H. Reg't Co. F.
2. Antoinette (Mason) b. Nelson 1845; m. 1866 George W. Marston; r. New Salem, Mass. Served three years in the army.
1. Eugene (Marston) b. 1867. 2. Stella (Marston) b. New Salem, Mass. 1870. 3. Herbert W. (Mason) m. - Alexander; r. Swanzey. One child.
9. Roxanna b. Marshfield, Vt. 1822 ; m. Dexter W. Read ; r. Cabot, Vt.
1. Sarah M. (Read) b. Cabot, Vt. 1848. 2. Ira (Read) m. - Page. 3. Emma (Read.) 4. Levi (Read.)
10. Mary C. b. Marshfield, Vt. 1824 ; m. Ira Purdy ; r. Grand Rapids, Wisc. 1. May (Purdy.)
11. Levi P. b. Marshfield, Vt. 1828 ; m. Lizzie Spears ; r. Grand Rapids, Wisc.
LEANDER PRATT son of Martin and Lydia (Spaulding) Pratt, was b. Shrews- bury, Vt. Ap. 4, 1828; m. Oct. 2, 1855 Julia Ann Round b. Clarendon, Vt. Nov. 10, 1834, dau. of George and Arethusa (Weaver) Round; came to Gilsum 1878.
1. George Merrit b. Mount Holly, Vt. June 5, 1856. 2. Albert Harson b. Mount Holly, Vt. Ap. 1, 1860. 3. Mallory Isaac b. Mount Holly, Vt. Nov. 14, 1862.
4. Morris Jay b. Mount Holly, Vt. Feb. 28, 1866.
OSMAN PRESCOTT on tax list 1851.
THEODORE PRESTON b. 1719; d. Aug. 20, 1788.
1. Mary m. Aug. 6, 1783 Dan Brooks of Surry ; and others.
JOSEPH PROVINCHER a Frenchman, worked for W. A. Wilder 1868.
PETER QUINN worked in Factory 1870; went to Mass.
RANDALL. Samuel Randall of Shirley, Mass. m. Sarah --- and afterwards went for a time among the Shakers of that place, but soon left. Among their ch. was Ivory.
IVORY RANDALL b. Shirley, Mass. Aug. 13, 1776; d. Surry June 27, 1858; m. 1st Ap. 7, 1805 Sally Kilburn (q. v.) d. Feb. 5, 1849.
1. David b. Jan. 13, 1806 ; d. Littleton July 25, 1812.
2. Calvin b. Littleton Nov. 21, 1807 ; d. there May 8, 1811.
3. Iddo b. Littleton Jan. 13, 1810 ; d. Wisc. Feb. 6, 1862 ; m. Nov. 6, 1832 Mary Maynard (q. v.).
1. Mary Elisheba b. Feb. 2, 1835; d. Jan. 11, 1838.
2. Wesley Clinesmith b. Keene Dec. 13, 1839; m. Nov. 19, 1866 Hattie C. Boyd d. leaving two ch.
3. Georgiana Virona b. Keene Nov. 28, 1841; d. Cleveland, N. Y. June 27, 1856.
4. Marion Elisheba b. Keene June 27, 1843; m. Nov. 10, 1858 Martin W. Green; three ch .; r. Minn. 5. Josephine E. b. Keene July 31, 1845; m. Nov. 1863 Joseph P. Johnson.
4. Calvin b. Littleton Jan. 10, 1812; m. Feb. 27, 1839 Sarah Davis (q. v.).
1. Lovisa Rebecca b. Dec. 17, 1842 : d. unm. Surry Jan. 20, 1865.
2. George Henry b. May 27, 1846; m. Sept. 27, 1871 Emma Jane Wilcox b. Surry Ap. 1, 1850, dau. of Hollis and Thankful (Robbins) Wilcox.
1. Eva Lovisa b. Keene Oct. 3, 1873. 2. Mary Celinda b. Keene Dec. 19, 1876.
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5. David b. Littleton Jan. 15, 1814; m. Ap. 13, 1843 Luthera Robinson b. Hancock Oct. 1813, dau. of Benjamin and Esther (Greeley) Robinson, who was aunt to Hon. Horace Greeley ; r. Green Lake, Wisc.
1. Joseph Augustus b. March 21, 1844; m. Eliza Chapman ; r. Manchester, Wisc.
1. Lina Lovisa b. Wisc. 1869. 2. Laura b. Wisc. 1871. 3. Ray b. Wisc. 1874.
2. Orvis Greeley b. March 25, 1847; d. Feb. 18, 1849.
6. Harry Day b. Nov. 11, 1816 ; m. June 22, 1843 Martha Hemenway Holman b. Fitzwilliam Oct. 25, 1823, dau. of Edward and Lovina (Stone) Holman ; a shoemaker ; r. Alstead.
1. Frank Mariot b. Royalton, Vt. Aug. 30, 1847 ; d. there Aug. 10, 1848.
2. Edward Ivory b. Royalton, Vt. July 15, 1849. 3. Georgiana Elizabeth b. Royalton, Vt. May 6, 1853.
4. Charles Henry b. Surry July 8, 1855. 5. Mary Lovina b. Surry Nov. 28, 1857.
6. Frank Ira b. Keene Aug. 20, 1861.
7. Sarah b. March 27, 1819 ; d. unm. Surry Jan. 11, 1858.
m. 2d 1849 Rachel Church (q. v.); d. Keene Jan. 16, 1860.
RAWSON. Originally Ralph's son. The earliest ancestor to whom the American Rawsons have been traced was Sir Edward Rawson who lived in the reign of one of the Henrys. The family coat of arms consists of a shield in the center of which is a castle with four towers; crest, a raven's head with a gold ring in its beak ; motto, Laus Virtutis Actio. Edward Rawson emigrated to America 1636-7, and s. at Newbury, Mass. His mother was Margaret, sister to " the Rev. John Wilson the first preacher of Boston." He represented Newbury in the General Court for many years, and in 1650 was chosen Secretary of the Colony of Massachusetts. He was b. England Ap. 16, 1615; d. Mass. Aug. 27, 1693; m. Rachel, dau. of Thomas Perne, and had twelve ch. The seventh of these was William b. May 21, 1651; d. Sept. 20, 1726; m. July 31, 1673 Ann Glover d. 1730, æt. 74, dau. of Nathaniel and Mary (Smith) Glover of Dorchester, Mass. He was a prominent merchant in Boston, and settled on " the Ancient Rawson Farm " in Braintree, "now near Neponset Village." They had twenty ch., the ninth of whom was David b. Dec. 13, 1683; d. Braintree, Mass. Ap. 20, 1752; m. Mary, dau. of Capt. John Gulliver of Milton, Mass ; had twelve ch. The ninth of these was Josiah b. Jan. 31, 1727; d. Warwick, Mass. Feb. 24, 1812; m. Aug. 28, 1750 Hannah Bass and had twelve ch. of whom the sixth was Jonathan B. b. 1761 ; m. Lovinia Robinson; s. in Alstead. They had Orren d. unm .; Elmon d. unm .; Jonathan; and Rev. Alanson r. Thompson, Conn. Jonathan b. Alstead Aug. 22, 1798; m. Eliza Flint. Their ch. were Arnold d. unm .; George B. ; Hervey E. ; Alonzo, a physician, r. Des Moines, Iowa; Henry C .; Franklin A. ; Ellen E. m. Moses W. Dexter, r. Philadelphia, Penn .; Edmund A. ; Jonathan Ansel, a jeweler, r. Amlierst, Mass .; Martha L. m. Rev. A. F. Marsh r. Orange, Mass .; and Julia E.
GEORGE BROOKS RAWSON b. Alstead Nov. 18, 1826; m. 1st Oct. 7, 1859 Huldah Brown b. Canterbury Feb. 23, 1829, d. Jan. 6, 1877, dau. of George W. and Sally (Gilmore) Brown.
1. Effie Louisa (adopted) b. Danbury, Conn. Dec. 14, 1863.
m. 2d Sept. 20, 1877 Mrs. Hattie Angelia (Seward) Smith b. Sullivan July 18, 1853, dau. of Samuel Adams and Harriet (Lebourveau) Seward. [She m. 1st John Oliver Smith b. Conn. March 28, 1847; killed on R. R., Keene July 28, 1876; son of John C. Smith.]
HERVEY ELMON RAWSON bro. of preceding, was b. Alstead Nov. 28, 1828; m. Aug. 22, 1850 Bethiah B. Hayward (q. v.).
1. Ardell Laura b. Jan. 26, 1852 ; m. Gustave A. Polzer (q. v.).
2. George Wallace b. July 28, 1861.
FRANKLIN ALANSON RAWSON bro. of preceding, was b. Alstead May 25, 1835; m. Oct. 27, 1861 Caroline E. Dean.
1. Edgar Solomon b. Newport July 11, 1863 ; d. there June 30, 1868. 2. Morton Otis b. Newport March 26, 1868. 3. Shirley Jonathan b. Newport March 9, 1870.
EDMUND A. RAWSON bro. of preceding; on tax list 1862; a dentist at Dallas, Dallas Co. Iowa.
Josiah Rawson oldest son of Josiah and Hannah (Bass) Rawson, was b. 1751; m. Elizabeth Barrows and liad six ch. Their second ch. was Josiah b. Warwick, Mass. May 22, 1780; d. Lenox, N. Y. May 8, 1861; m. 1804 Sarah Buffum of Richmond; rem. to Richmond, Vt., and was several times a member of the Vt. Legislature. Their ch. were Diansa m. Dr. George W. Hammond (q. v.) ; Horatio m. Ann Gage, r. East Gaines, N. Y .; Eunice m. Rodney Gregg, r. Pennellville, N. Y .; Mahala m. Elliot Pratt, r. Whitewater, Wis .; Roswell d. y. ; Josiah m. 1st Hannah Foster, m. 2d Lavina Stain, r. Stockbridge, N. Y .; Aurilla, a teacher; David B .; and Tryphena m. Edward Dunlap of Vernon, N. Y.
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DAVID B. RAWSON b. Richmond, Vt. July 1826; m. 1st Fidelea Nash of Smith- field, N. Y .; r. Siloam, N. Y .; in Gilsum 1850.
1. Estella. 2. Lewis. 3. Florence. 4. David Arlow. 5. Charles. 6. Julius F.
m. 2d Elizabeth Woodward.
7. Sarahı.
Grindal Rawson youngest ch. of Edward and Rachel, was b. Jan. 23, 1659; graduated at Harvard University 1678; s. in the ministry at Mendon, Mass. 1680; d. there Feb. 6, 1715; m. Susanna, dau. of Rev. John Wilson of Medfield, Mass. They had twelve ch., the fifth of whom was Edmund b. July 8, 1689; deacon of the church in Uxbridge, Mass .; m. Elizabeth Howard of Bridgewater, Mass .; and had three sons. The youngest of these was Nathan b. Aug. 4, 1724; m. 1st Mary White by whom he had Nathan; m. 2d Mary Chase of Sutton, Mass. by whom he had Betsey m. Abel Aldrich; Isaac ; John m. Lydia Chase, r. Croydon; Mary; Edward m. Lucy Jones, r. Woonsocket, R. I. ; and James m. Polly Seagraves, r. Uxbridge, Mass. Isaac b. Ap. 23, 1767; m. Mary Ward of Sutton, Mass .; r. Sullivan. Their ch. were Ara V. m. Nancy B. Farrar, r. Northfield, Mass .; Ira Myrick (see White); Chauncey W. m. Eliza Bolster, r. Sullivan; James; Charles R. m. Lucina Poland, r. Sullivan; and George W. m. Ruth Williams, r. Northfield, Vt.
JAMES RAWSON b. Sullivan May 5, 1804; d. Dec. 24, 1878; m. March 8, 1837 Mary Nims d. Dec. 9, 1878.
1. Charles Ward b. Acworth May 31, 1838. 2. Henry Nims b. Acworth Aug. 28, 1840 ; d. May 19, 1864. 3. Maryctt b. Sullivan Ap. 8, 1843 ; d. Oct. 24, 1856.
4. Hattic Ursula b. Sullivan March 18, 1845; d. June 15, 1867.
Chauncey Ward Rawson son of Isaac, was b. Sullivan Aug. 13, 1801; d. there Dec. 21, 1878; m. Nov. 25, 1827 Eliza Bolster b. Sullivan Oct. 3, 1801, d. there Feb. 8, 1878, dau. of Nathan and Chloe Bolster. Their ch. were Merritt L .; George W .; Henry C. (see Jones); and Eliza Ann m. Elliott C. Winchester.
MERRITT LAFAYETTE RAWSON b. Sullivan June 22, 1828; m. Aug. 26, 1863 Ellen M. Fuller of Walpole; taxed in Gilsum 1852; r. Sullivan.
RAYMOND. John Raymond rem. from Beverly, Mass. to Brookfield, Mass. about 1765; d. North Brookfield, Mass. March 30, 1822; m. Deborah - and had Mary, Anna, Barna- bas, Betty, James, Mehitable, William, and Jonathan.
JONATHAN RAYMOND b. Brookfield, Mass. about 1776; was killed by the fall of a tree in Marlow June 28, 1798; m. Polly Whipple.
1. John b. Marlow Dec. 21, 1795 ; d. there May 1863 ; m. 1816 Lydia Davis b. Stoddard 1787, d. Marlow May 1867.
1. Jonathan b. Marlow Aug. 25, 1818; m. three times; r. Savoy, Mass.
2. George Sumner b. Marlow Feb. 20, 1821; m. Feb. 20, 1845 Eliza Dorcas Russell b. Washington Nov. 20, 1824, dau. of Stephen and Abigail (Elliot) Russell; r. Keene. 1. George Elijah b. Marlow March 24, 1846; d. Keene Sept. 19, 1878; m. about 1870 Mary A. E. Mark (q. v.).
2. Sidney Elliot b. Marlow May 12, 1848; d. Keene Feb. 21, 1850.
3. Herbert Russell b. Marlow Oct. 12, 1849; m. Dec. 10, 1873 Emma Clara Ellis b. Swanzey Nov. 20, 1855, dau. of George Washington and Louisa (Hill) Ellis.
1. Bertha Eliza b. Keene July 20, 1875. 2. Bertie Elliot b. Keene Jan. 12, 1877. 3. Ernest Ellis b. Keene Feb. 14, 1879. 4. Elmer Wesley b. Marlow Aug. 24, 1855.
3. Elmina b. Marlow Oct. 15, 1822; m. Amos Gould; r. Weare. 1. Etta (Gould) d. unm.
4. Selina b. Marlow March 22, 1824; m. John Wesley Scribner; r. Somerville, Mass.
5. Celinda b. Marlow Jan. 13, 1827.
2. Abner b. Marlow Feb. 3, 1798; d. Keene Dec. 5, 1877 ; m. 1st Clarissa Wilson d. Keene Oct. 1852.
1. Levi Blood b. Sept. 14, 1825; m. Frances V. Nelson ; r. Chicago, Ill.
1. Harry Nelson b. Chicago, Ill. March 21, 1870.
2. Joseph Wilson b. Sept. 27, 1829; m. 1st Dec. 31, 1850 Sarah Ann Miller d. Keene May 27, 1854, æt. 22, dau. of Gilman Miller; r. Keene.
1. Gilman Joseph b. Stoddard Nov. 15, 1851; m. Dec. 31, 1878 Mary Burpee of Winchester; r. Worcester, Mass. 1. Charles Milan b. Worcester, Mass. May 20, 1880.
2. Marshall Frederick b. Keene? Jan. 16, 1853; d. there Feb. 16, 1853.
3. Frances Maria b. Keene Feb. 16, 1854; d. there May 20, 1854.
m. 2d Aug. 27, 1862 Sarah Caroline Pond b. Westmoreland Sept. 9, 1843, dau. of Luman and Mary (Wilder) Pond.
4. Clarence Luman b. Kcene July 29, 1863. 5. Milon Abner b. Keene June 7, 1865; d. there May 27, 1875. 6. Charlie Eugene b. Keene Jan. 15, 1872; d. there Aug. 7, 1872.
3. Solomon White b. Sept. 28, 1832; d. Keene March 10, 1880; m. Ap. 5, 1853 Hannah Laura Hastings b. Sullivan Nov. 13, 1832, dau. of Abijah and Sarah (Hale) Hastings.
1. Clara Adelaide b. Keene Ap. 12, 1854; m. May 1, 1872 Charles Henry, son of John Spofford of Peterboro'. 1. Nella Laura (Spofford) b. Peterboro' Ap. 20, 1873; d. Keene Sept. 2, 1873.
2. Zella Mabel (Spofford) b. Conklingville, N. Y. July 13, 1875. 3. Alta Adelaide (Spofford) b. Harrisville Ap. 26, 1880.
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2. Lizzie Ann b. Keene Nov. 25, 1857. 3. Charlie b. Keene Aug. 19, 1861; d. there Sept. 29, 1861. 4. Frank Levi b. Keene Feb. 6, 1863. 5. Stella Irene May b. Keene Aug. 21, 1870.
m. 2d 1859 Sarah Heald of Stoddard.
NAHUM T. RAYMOND from Georgia, Vt. m. 1837 Hannah Guillow (q. v.) d. Ap. 17, 1858; r. Gilsum 1849-58 and 1864-7.
1. Mary Calista Morse b. March 1838; adopted by Nahum Kingsbury of Alstead ; m. 1st Samuel E. Wyman (q. v.) ; m. 2d John Draper of Greenfield.
1. Nellie (Draper.) 2. George (Draper.) 3. Myrtle (Draper.)
2. Hercules Washburn b. Georgia, Vt. ; r. Alstead. 3. Rosanna b. Georgia, Vt. ; m. Frank Jaquith of Greenfield ; two ch. 4. Sarah b. Georgia, Vt. ; m. William Fish of Greenfield ; two ch. 5. Herbert b. Georgia, Vt. ; r. Hancock. 6. Emma b. Aug. 6, 1851 ; r. Greenfield.
7. Frances r. N. Y.
JOSEPH RAZOR m. Lois, dau. of Joseph and Lois Mack.
1. Joseph b. Surry Feb. 2, 1783.
REDDING. Thomas Redding probably came from Middleboro', Mass. and was perhaps a brother or son of Joseph of that place, who owned land in Gilsum. He settled in Surry before 1776. His first wife's name is not found. Aug. 26, 1783 he m. the widow Phebe Rice of Keene. After his death she m. Jan. 1, 1795 Michael Woodcock of Peterboro'. Among the ch. of his first wife was Thomas.
THOMAS REDDING b. Middleboro'? Mass. Sept. 20, 1751; d. Swanzey Sept. 1, 1816; m. 1st June 2, 1776 Lucy Spencer.
1. Lucy b. Surry Nov. 23, 1778 ; d. there unm.
m. 2d Nov. 28, 1781 Mrs. Huldah (Hurd) Wilcox (q. v.) d. Aug. 17, 1791.
2. Thomas b. Aug. 8, 1782 ; drowned Sept. 1, 1813 ; m. March 30, 1806 Prudence Bill (q. v.). 1. Statira b. Aug. 21, 1807 ; m. John Dean (q. v.).
2. David Bill b. Feb. 4, 1810; went West, where he m. and d.
3. Hiram b. Sept. 6, 1811; m. Dec. 31, 1836 Miranda Mead of Alstead; went West. 1. William Farrar r. Saratoga, N. Y .; three ch.
3. Sally b. Feb. 23, 1784 ; m. Claudius D. Hayward (q. v.).
4. Statira b. July 12, 1785 ; m. Jan. 1805 Warren Beckwith (q. v.).
1. Charles (Beckwith) d. Nashua; m. Fanny Wellman of Peterboro'.
2. Joseph Warren (Beckwith) b. Lempster Oct. 11, 1807; d. Sullivan June 13, 1872; m. 1st Ermina, dau. of Ebenezer and Jane (Kemp) Buswell.
1. Edward (Beckwith, ) and two more.
m. 2d widow Cummings of Unity; m. 3d Sarah Jane. Palmer of Bradford.
4. Kirk (Beckwith) b. Acworth; d. inf. 5. Frances Ann (Beckwith) b. Wilton Oct. 26, 1846.
m. 4th Belinda Brown of Mont Vernon.
6. Henry Sumner (Beckwith) b. Bennington Dec. 26, 1849. (See Beckwith.)
m. 5th Nov. 5, 1854 Ruhama Pierce b. Hancock July 10, 1809, dau. of Nehemiah and Lucy Gould Pierce ; rem. to Gilsum, 1872.
3. Lucinda (Beckwith) m. Charles, son of Thomas and Mary (Fairfield) Bignall of Acworth.
1. Charles H. (Bignall.) 2. Mary (Bignall) d. inf. 3. Mary (Bignall.) 4. Ellen (Bignall.) 5. Harriet (Bignall.)
4. Alonzo (Beckwith) m. and d. Belfast, Me. 5. Sarah (Beckwith) m. Chapin Burt of Hillsboro'.
6. Harriet Cambridge (Beckwith) b. Lempster; d. Acworth Nov. 16, 1879; m. 1st Joseph Perkins, son of Thomas and Mary (Fairfield) Bignall of Acworth.
1. Thomas Warren (Bignall) killed at Gettysburg, Penn. July 2, 1863. 2. Lusylvia Arabella (Bignall) b. Nashua June 1, 1846; m. George H. Temple (q. v.). 3. Pamelia Statira (Bignall) b. Alstead Nov. 16, 1849; m. G. B. Alex- ander (q. v.). 4. Charles Perkins (Bignall) b. Nashua Nov. 6, 1851.
m. 2d Asa E. Howe (q. v.).
7. Silas L. (Beckwith) m. Electa, dau. of Jonathan H. and Eunice (Ingalls) Reed; r. Claremont, Minn. 1. Darwin O. (Beckwith.) 2. Ruth L. (Beckwith) d. y. 3. Amelia Z. (Beckwith. )
4. Ruth N. (Beckwith.) 5. Albro E. (Beckwith.) 6. Edith E. (Beckwith. )
7. Ormond W. (Beckwith.) 8. Cornelia E. (Beckwith.) 9. Jennie T. (Beckwith.)
8. Pamela (Beckwith) m. James M., son of Jonathan H. and Eunice (Ingalls) Reed of Acworth. 1. Albert H. (Reed) d. y. 2. Darwin B. (Reed) d. y. 3. Edwin W. (Reed) d. y. 4. Abbie A. (Reed.) 5. Edith C. (Reed) d. y.
5. Obadiah b. Dec. 12, 1788 ; d. Millbury, Mass. Oct. 28, 1870 ; m. Dec. 15, 1813 Elizabeth McCurdy b. Surry Dec. 15, 1794, d. Grafton, Mass. May 15, 1871, dau. of John and Sally (Watts) McCurdy.
1. Obadiah b. Nov. 22, 1814; d. Surry Nov. 22, 1816.
2. Elizabeth b. Surry or Walpole June 6, 1816; d. Grafton, Mass. Jan. 9, 1847; m. Nov. 9, 1837 Roswell Beckwith Hodge b. Vernon, N. Y. June 23, 1818. [He m. 2d 1848 Esther Maria, dau. of Isaiah Cragin of New Ipswich. She d. 1862 leaving three ch. He m. 3d 1870 Mary Adelaide, dau. of Joseph Culver of Pomfret, Vt., by whom he has three ch.]
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1. Elias Obadiah (Hodge) b. Marlow Oct. 1, 1838; m. Nancy M. Locke b. Corinth, Vt. Nov. 14, 1844, dau. of Horace and Mary Lockc.
1. Jessie E. (Hodge) b. Hopkinton, Mass. Jan. 24, 1865.
2. Edson Franklin (Ilodge) b. Grafton, Mass. July 1, 1841 ; m. Fch. 25, 1864 Annie M. Fuller b. Pawtucket, R. I. July 20, 1845, dau. of Marcus M. and Rebecca C. Fuller. 3. Mary Elizabeth (Hodge) b. Grafton, Mass. Sept. 20, 1843.
4. Angeline Juliette (Hodge) b. Grafton, Mass. Nov. 30, 1845; d. there Aug. 24, 1847.
3. John b. Surry Oct. 8, 1818; m. JJune 14, 1840 Abigail McCrillis b. Topsham, Vt. Feb. 2, 1819, dau. of John Henry and Hannah McCrillis.
1. Hannah Sophia b. Fairhaven, Mass. Oct. 12, 1841; m. June 12, 1862 Emery S. Streeter b. Sturbridge, Mass. June 11, 1839, son of Simcon Mason and Orril Streeter.
2. Abbie Elizabeth b. Grafton, Mass. Aug. 30, 1843; m. Jan. 14, 1869 John Hill Clough b. Me. Jan. 1, 1847; d. Worcester, Mass. March 23, 1871.
1. John Hill (Clough) b. Worcester, Mass. Ap. 3, 1870; d. there June 30, 1870.
3. Emily Jane b. Grafton, Mass. Sept. 4, 1845; m. March 22, 1865 Andrew Jackson Morse b. Sturbridge, Mass. March 21, 1837, son of Dwight and Faustina Morse.
4. Ella Maria b. Groton, Mass. Oct. 28, 1847; m. Ap. 30, 1878 Walter Jerold Patt b. Central Falls, R. I. March 3, 1851, son of William Jerold and Patience Maria Patt.
5. Lelia Ann b. Groton, Mass. Sept. 15, 1851; d. there Aug. 5, 1852. 6. John Franklin b. Grafton, Mass. Oct. 10, 1853. 4. George Lyman b. Walpole ? Jan. 24, 1821; d. there Feb. 4, 1821.
5. Isaac Hurd b. Walpole Jan. 25, 1822; m. Sept. 23, 1843 Harriet Wheeler Spring b. Hubbardston, Mass. May 12, 1825, dau. of Elisha and Catherine (Wheeler) Spring.
1. William Hurd b. Grafton, Mass. Jan. 18, 1846; m. Feb. 7, 1872 Minerva Woodbury of Chesterfield. She d. with her only ch.
2. Sarah Ellen b. Grafton, Mass. Sept. 8, 1847; m. Dec. 20, 1870 Charles Stockwell. 1. Isaac (Stockwell.)
3. Charles Franklin b. Grafton, Mass. Oct. 4, 1850. 4. Henry E. b. Grafton, Mass. May 21, 1853; d. there Sept. 15, 1854. 6. Nancy M. b. Walpole July 10, 1825; m. July 4, 1846 Simeon E. Cromb b. Stonington, Conn. Dec. 16, 1824; r. Farnumsville, Mass.
1. Maria Elizabeth (Cromb) b. Grafton, Mass. Ap. 2, 1847 ; m. Sept. 30, 1866 Frank Moulton.
2. George Obadiah (Cromb) b. Grafton, Mass. Ap. 9, 1851; m. Sept. 30, 1877 Lizzie Williams of Worcester, Mass.
3. Simeon E. (Cromb) b. Grafton, Mass. May 26, 1854; m. Dec. 24, 1879 Lizzie Putnam of Holden, Mass.
4. Huldah Etta (Cromb) b. Grafton, Mass. July 1, 1857; m. Nov. 25, 1877 James Reeby of Worcester, Mass.
5. Hattie Estelle (Cromb) b. Grafton, Mass. Aug. 17, 1859.
7. Samuel Hamilton b. Walpole Feb. 17, 1828; m. 1848 Elvira Rebecca, dau. of Aaron S. and Polly W. Chaffer of Berkshire, Vt .; has one dau .; r. Millbury, Mass.
8. Mary Louisa b. July 24, 1830; d. Surry July 25, 1833. 9. Emily Jane b. Sept. 15, 1832 ; d. Surry Aug. 1, 1833. 10. Sarah McCurdy b. Surry June 22, 1835; d. Grafton, Mass. Aug. 1, 1837.
11. Huldah b. Surry Nov. 12, 1836; m. Jason Barrett, r. Worcester, Mass .; two ch.
12. Juliett b. Grafton, Mass. May 10, 1838; d. there Dec. 2, 1838.
m. 3d March 12, 1792 Pamela Rice b. Keene Sept. 21, 1774; d. Penn .? Nov. 7, 1856, dau. of Peter and Phebe Rice.
6. Lyman b. Feb. 20, 1794 ; d. Ap. 16, 1814.
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7. Elmira b. unk. June 19, 1796 ;
d. unm. Penn .? July 25, 1844.
9. Fanny b. unk. Aug. 12, 1800 ; d. three days after.
10. Nancy Pamela b. unk. Oct. 21, 1801; d. Penn. Sept. 8, 1877 ; m. 1st June 21, 1824 Benjamin Sawins d. Penn .? March 31, 1866 ; m. 2d Jacob Chandler.
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