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Daniel Dana, b. Feb. 11, 1835.
Sarah Elizabeth, b. Sept. 3, 1837; m., 1st, Dr. Alfred Livingstone, of Lowell, Ms. Ch .: Augustus Webster, b. 1862; d. 1865. Edith, b. 1868. She m., 2d, G. Frank Green ; purchased a cottage at H. beach, for a summer home; later, removed permanently to II., where Mrs. Green d. Apr. 27, 1889.
- (a dau.), who d. at two years of age.
Emily Maria, b. Jan. 17, 1844. Edward Knight, b. Ang. 5, 1848.
VIII. JOSIAHI WEBSTER, son of Rev. Josiah (6), was a farmer. He married Nov. 29, 1826, Mary Little Brickett, of Hampstead, N. H. ; removed to Illinois in 1837, and died at Princeton, in that state. Children :
Calvin Clifford, b. Nov. 28, 1827. Five cli. Ann Elizabeth, b. Oct. 2, 1829. Four ch.
Josiah Crosby, b. Ang. 5, 1832; d. Nov. 9, 1833. Josiah Dana, b. Oct. 30, 1834; d. Nov. 25, 1836.
Mary Frances, b. Nov. 24, 1836; d. Aug. 23, 1838.
Sophia Hill, b. May 11, 1841. One ch.
IX. JOHN C. WEBSTER, Professor, son of Rev. Josiah (6), pre- pared for college at Hampton Academy ; was graduated from Dart-
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mouth College, 1832 ; Andover Theological Seminary, 1835. His first pastorate was at Wells, Me., where he remained one year. In 1837 he went as a seamen's chaplain to Cronstadt, Russia, remaining seven months in that position. In 1838 he became pastor of the Congre- gational church in Hopkinton, Mass., continuing till 1865, when he was elected to the professorship of Rhetoric and Logic in Wheaton College, Ill. He retired in 1876, and accepted a call to the pastorate of the Congregational church in Lisbon, Ill., remaining three years. He then returned to Wheaton, where he resided till his death. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred by Dartmouth College, 1882.
He was not only a faithful minister but also a leading citizen, tak- ing a prominent part in all the affairs of the town, in the cause of edu- cation and every other worthy publie work. He was among the most uncompromising champions of the anti-slavery cause in its early days ; and a lifelong worker in the cause of temperance. He pub- lished many sermons, and was a voluminous contributor to maga- zines and religious papers.
He married, first, Jan. 1, 1839, Rebecca Gair, daughter of Capt. William Russell, of Providence, R. I., who died Sept. 18, 1846, at Hopkinton ; second, Dec. 22, 1847, Elizabeth Ripley, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Bouton, D.D., of Concord, N. H. Children :
John Calvin, b. at Hopkinton, Apr. 9, 1843; grad. Dart. Col. 1864; served one year in the army as acting hospital steward; studied medicine at Manchester, N. H .; grad. from Medical School of Harv. Univ. 1867; has practiced his profession ever since, in Chicago, Ill. He m. Mar. 15, 1869, Lizzie Doland. of Manchester, N. H. Five ch.
Frank Sherman, b. Feb. 23, 1850; m. Oct. 20, 1885, Grace Howland, of Chicago. One ch
Rebecca Russell, b. Feb. 16, 1852; d. Aug. 10, 1853.
Nathaniel Bouton, b. Feb. 25, 1856; m. May 14, 1889, Annie Abbe, of Chi- cago. One ch.
William Russell, b. Oct. 20, 1858 ; d. Dec. 26, 1874.
Josiah Clifford, b. Jan. 3, 1861; druggist in Shenandoah, Ia.
Charles Ripley, b. May 12, 1862, in Hopkinton; was grad. Dart. Col. 1882; studied law and is practicing in Chicago.
Harriet Sherman, b. Nov. 2, 1863; d. Jan. 21, 1866.
Elizabeth Damon, b. Sept. 15, 1869; d. July 25, 1871.
Elsie Bell (adopted), b. Sept. 24, 1873.
X. JOSEPH D. WEBSTER, General, son of Rev. Josiah (6), prepared for college at Hampton Academy ; was graduated from Dartmouth College, 1832 ; studied law three years in Newburyport but never practiced ; went to Washington, D. C., as a clerk in the Engineer
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and War offices. In 1838 he was appointed by Gen. Cass, then Secretary of War, as a member of the U. S. Topographical Engineer Corps. He had charge of harbor surveys in Detroit and Chicago, and of military surveys on the Rio Grande ; was one year in the Mex- ican war; made first lieutenant in 1849, and captain in 1853; re- signed in 1854, and removed to Chicago, where he lived till 1861. .
He held several civil positions in the meantime, chief of which was President of the Board of Sewerage Commissioners. For about six years, from 1852 to 1858, he was one fourth owner of the Chicago Tribune.
In 1861 he volunteered in his country's service, and was sent to Cairo, Ill., as paymaster, with rank of major. He was soon ap- pointed chief of engineers, with rank of colonel. The following spring, he was commissioned Colonel of First Illinois Light Artillery. He participated in the battles of Belmont, Fort Henry, Donelson and Shiloh. He was General Grant's chief of staff, till October, 1862; was made brigadier general, Oct. 14, 1862; became chief of staff to General Sherman in 1863, and was with him on his march to the sea ; was made Major General, 1865 ; left the service Nov., 1865.
In 1868 General Webster was appointed by President Grant as U. S. Assessor of Internal Revenue, at Chicago, and held the office until all assessorships were abolished by Act of Congress. He was then appointed U. S. Assistant Treasurer of the Sub-Treasury in Chicago, where he remained until July 1, 1875, when he was trans- ferred to the Revenue Department, having the office of Collector for the First District of Illinois. He held this position till death.
General Webster married Sept. 19, 1844, Ann Elizabeth, daugh- ter of John Wright, of Chicago. Children :
Frances, b. Sept. 18, 1845; m. Mar. 31, 1869, George Todd Wicks; lives in flelena, Montana. Four ch.
Lewis Dana, b. June 22, 1847; grad. U. S. Naval Academy; studied law and practices in Chicago; m. Oct. 20, 1880, Ida Hamlin, of Chicago.
Edward Lindsley, b. Feb. 17, 1852; d. Oct. 3, 1869.
Josephine, b. Aug. 21, 1855; d. Mar. 5, 1872.
Julia Trumbull, b. Mar. 15, 1857; d. Aug. 31, 1879.
XI. CLAUDIUS B. WEBSTER, Honorable, son of Rev. Josiah (6), fitted for college at Hampton Academy ; was graduated from Dart- mouth College, 1836 ; then for a short time taught in the Academy at South Berwick, Maine. HIe then engaged in civil engineering in Illinois till 1840, when he began the study of medicine, and was grad- nated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1843 ; practiced a short time in Northwood, N. H. ; removed to Nor-
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wich, Connecticut, in 1845, where he carried on a family school for young ladies till 1862. He then served three years in the army, as acting assistant surgeon, having charge of hospital trains in the Southwest. In September, 1865, he returned to Norwich, and re- mained till 1870, when he was appointed by President Grant as United States Consul to Sheffield, England.
This appointment came to Dr. Webster unexpectedly and unsought. It was one of the most important consulships, and he filled the posi- tion with marked ability till 1886. The London papers expressed sincere regret that there should be withdrawn one who had so long represented his country with such fidelity, tact and unwavering courtesy. His relations with the manufacturers were always friendly ; and though he took little part in English public life, he was interested in all be- nevolent and philanthropie efforts. He spent two years in travelling on the continent, and returned to the United States in 1888, reaching his native town in season to participate in the quarter-millennial an- niversaries. [p. 560.]
Dr. Webster married Oct. 31, 1844, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of David Webster, of Pembroke, N. II. She died in Sheffield, Eng., Oct. 19, 1886. They had no children. His present home is in Concord, N. Il., though he spends much time in Washington, D. C., and Chi- cago, Ill.
WEDGWOOD.
I. JOHN WEDGWOOD, as early as 1644, bought a house-lot in Hamp- ton which had been granted to William Sargent, on the thirtieth of June, 1640. He lived on this lot (now Joseph Johnson's) a few years, but in 1650 bought the lot, now John A. Nudd's homestead, and sold his former lot to Robert Smith (1). The new homestead, of fifteen acres, commonly called "the Elder's lot," Wedgwood bought of Rev. John Wheelwright, and lived there the rest of his life. He died Dec. 9, 1654. His wife, Mary, died Ang. 24, 1670. Children :
John, to whom hi's father gave, by will, a dwelling-house and other estate in Exeter, in which town he settled.
Jonathan (2), b. ab. 1649; m., 1st, Sarah -; 2d, Rachel Haines.
Mary, prob. m. Abraham Cole (2).
Abigail, b. Sept. 12, 1650; d. July 16, 1669.
David (3), b. Dec. 12, 1652; m. Hannah Hobbs; d. Jan. 25, 1742.
II. JONATHAN WEDGWOOD, blacksmith, son of John (1), married, first, Sarah - -, who died June 16, 1680; second, Feb. 9, 1700, widow Rachel Haines, mother of Thomas Haines (1). She died Nov. 9, 1749, aged eighty-eight years. They probably had no children, for in a deed, acknowledged Apr. 5, 1723, he conveyed to his "now wife,"
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Rachel, all his property, including house, land, shop and "smith's tools ;" at her death, all to go to "my wifes granson, Mallachi Haines ;" in event of his death, to go to "my wifes son, Thomas Hains ;" and in event of his death, to go to "my brother John Wedg- wood's sons, if any living, if not, then to his daughter."
III. DAVID WEDGWOOD, son of John (1), married Jan. 4, 1683, Hannah, daughter of Morris Hobbs (1). Children :
John (4), b. Ang. 8, 1688; m. Hannah Shaw ; d. July 31, 1755. Mary, b. Apr. 5, 1694 ; m. Ezekiel Knowles (5).
IV. JOHN WEDGWOOD, son of David (3), married Jan. 31, 1712, Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Shaw (3) ; lived where Joseph O. Hobbs now lives, in North Hampton. Children :
David, b. July 6, 1713; d. Jan. 10, 1736.
Jonathan (5), b. Nov. 9, 1716; m. Mary Marston; d. June 11, 1806.
V. JONATHAN WEDGWOOD, son of John (4), married Jan. 25, 1737, Mary, daughter of Samuel Marston (19) ; remained on the homestead till late in life, when he removed to the house in which his son James lived, on Birch Plain. He was town clerk of North Hampton several years. Children :
Jonathan, b. Sept. 7, 1737 ; d. 24th of same month.
Hannah, b. Sept. 9, 1738; m. Simon Marston, son of Daniel (29).
David, b. Apr. 11, 1740; m. Nov. 21, 1762, Mary, dau. of Jonathan Marston (28); lived on his grandfather's homestead; d. May 6, 1770. Had ch. : Mary. Jonathan. David, settled on his gr.father Marston's estate. Samuel, b. Feb. 8, 1742 ; m. Deborah -. Had ch. : Lydia. Mary. Sarah. Chase.
Hephzibah, b. Feb. 28, 1744; m. Samnel Marston, son of Obadiah (21) ; d. Feb. 19, 1841.
James, b. Mar. 30, 1746; m., 1st, July 14, 1768, Olive, gr.dan. of Jeremiah Dearborn (17) ; 2d, Mar. 17, 1785, Anna (Veasie) Dearborn, wid. of Dan- iel, of No. H .; lived on Birch Plain. Ch. : David. Dearborn. Polly, mn. in H. May 29, 1797, John Merrill. Olive. Mary, b. July 4, 1748 ; d. Jan. 23, 1763. Jonathan, b. Mar. 18, 1750; d. Sept. 21, 1754.
Catharine, b. July 3, 1752 ; d. Oct. 2, 1754. John, b. Ang. 10, 1755; d. Oct. 7, 1759.
Jonathan, b. Mar. 27, d. Aug. 31, 1758. Josiah, b. Sept. 13, 1759. John, b. Ang. 4, 1762.
WEEKS.
I. JOHN WEEKS, physician, Colonel, of Greenland, married Mar- tha, daughter of Col. Joshua Wingate (1) ; settled in practice in Hampton ; died Oct. 20, 1763. Children :
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John, bp. Feb. 19, 1749. William, bp. June 9, 1751.
Ward Cotton, bp. July 15, 1753 ; m. Aug. 18, 1774, Mary Barker.
Joanna, bp. Jan. 4, 1756.
Abigail, bp. Mar. 5, d. Mar. 17, 1758.
WHEELER.
I. JOHN WHEELER was of Hampton soon after the settlement of the town. His dangliter :
Anne, m. Aquila Chase, brother of Thomas (1). They removed to New- bury before the birth of their second child, in 1647.
II. DAVID WHEELER was among the early settlers of Hampton, but before 1653 removed to Newbury, where three sons, John, Jona- than and Nathan were born.
WHEELWRIGHT.
I. REV. JOHN WHEELWRIGHT, the third minister of Hampton, was here from 1647 to about 1658. His home was on the lot which, with other land, he sold to Philip Towle (1) after he removed to Salisbury : "unto the sayd Philip Towell one messnage or dwelling house with other outhousing thereunto belonging : As also a house Lott adjoyn- ing therevnto containing by estimaccon seven acres more or less and a halfe (being formerly the house and land of Henry Ambross) but- ting upon the highway leading to Exiter with one end and with the other end upon the land of John Marian lying between the lands of the sayd John Marian on the west and the land of Jasper Blake East- erly-as also a lott of upland lying over Burslies bridg containing by estimaccon fower and forty acres more or less butting Easterly upon a runne and westerly upon common ground between land that was sometimes William Howards on the south and common land on the north ; As also two acres of Swamp lijnge before the house bee it more or less according as it is bounded :" also, twelve acres of salt marsh in the Ox Common, three acres of marsh in another lot in the Ox Common, seven acres of npland elsewhere, three shares of cow commons and one share of Ox Common ("In case the say'd comons belong unto me the said Wheelwright").
The farm first granted to Rev. Stephen Bachiler, which afterwards became Mr. Wheelwright's, the latter sold to John Cass Apr. 5, 1664.
"The Elder's lot" Mr. Wheelwright had previously sold to John Wedgwood. [See Wedgwood (1).]
Of Mr. Wheelwright's family there is no mention on our records. His first wife, Marie, daughter of Rev. Thomas Storre, of Bilsby, Lincolnshire, died in England. He married, second, Mary, daughter of Edward Hutchinson, of Alford. Children :
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-, m. Dec., 1660, a son of Samuel Maverick, who was soon after one of the royal commissioners to New England.
Susanna, m. Edward Rishworth, Jr., son of Edward, the emigrant from Saleby, Lincolnshire, Eng. (Bell's Exeter : 33.)
Samuel, settled in York, Me.
Thomas, settled in Kittery, Me. Dr. Belknap mentions a daughter, Mrs. Pierson.
Mr. Wheelwright's will, made May 25, 1679, mentions a son-in-law, Edward Rishworth, and grandchildren, Edward Lyde; Mary White ; Mary Maverick ; William, Thomas and Jacob Bradbury. He died in Salisbury, Nov. 15, 1679.
Edward Rishworth, father or son, lived in Hampton for a time, and was one of the selectmen in 1651.
Edy Wheelwright, wife of Charles C., died Apr. 20, 1819, aged thirty-two years.
Charles C. Wheelwright, of Methuen, Mass., died in Hampton, at James Lamprey's, Jan. 16, 1846, aged about seventy-five years.
WHIPPLE.
I. OLIVER WHIPPLE, attorney, born in Cumberland, R. I., about 1743 ; was graduated from Harvard College, 1766 ; honorary A.M. con- ferred by Dartmouth College, 1773 ; married Nov. 15, 1774, Abigail, daughter of Dr. Sylvester Gardiner, of Boston, a loyalist in the Revolution. She was born in Boston, 1748, and died, 1827. Mr. Whipple settled in Portsmouth in 1771, and after being in practice there more than twenty years, came to Hampton, where he remained about twelve years. On the fourth of October, 1791, he bought of the heirs of Gen. Jonathan Moulton, 803 acres of land in Hampton ; and Aug. 28, 1794, obtained a quitclaim from Thomas Leavitt, executor, for £40. Between these two dates he probably came to Hampton and settled on the General Moulton homestead. While in Hampton he was moderator of sixteen town meetings, between 1794 and 1800, and of the annual meetings in 1801-2-3. In 1801 he was chosen a member of the school committee. He took part with the town against the Congregational society during the Presbyterian schism, and was town's attorney in the suit against Mrs. Thayer. He was chosen representative in 1796, and continued five years.
In December, 1802, Mr. Whipple sold his farm (138} acres as de- scribed,) to James Leavitt, for $2,700., "reversionary after the death of widow Sarah Thurston -sold to Leavitt under incumbrance."
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Mr. Whipple removed to Georgetown, D. C., probably soon after town meeting in the spring of 1803. He was a man of ability and good literary attainments. He wrote some poems which were published. He died in his office, suddenly, of apoplexy, April, 1813. Children, probably all born in Portsmouth :
Sylvester G., d. without ch.
Hannah Bowen, b. Nov. 28, 1787; m. June, 1812, Frederic Allen; d. Apr. 14, 1848.
Anne, d. unm.
WHITTIER.
I. OTIS H. WHITTIER, born in Raymond ; married, first, Sarah II., daughter of J. B. Smith, of that town ; came to Hampton, 1864, as proprietor and landlord of the Union House (now Hotel Whittier). Mrs. Whittier died May 5, 1888, aged forty-eight years. He married, second, June 2, 1889, Annie L. Newcomb, of Boston. Children :
Edmund B., b. 1859; d. in H. July 25, 1878.
Nellie Ardelle, m. in H. Mar. 5, 1885, Everett Townsend; live in Malden, Ms.
(a son), b. Feb. 11, d. Feb. 22, 1891.
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[Postscript.] JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.
Among the illustrions descendants of Rev. Stephen Bachiler and Capt. Christopher Hussey, there is not one whose name is placed on these pages more reverently than that of John G. Whittier, poet and patriot. He was neither native nor resident; but scenes and legends of our town have been so often celebrated in his verse with a touch of kinship, it would seem fitting in any case, at least to offer a tribute of affection for this. But Whittier's last days on earth were spent in the home of his ancestors. At the Falls Hill, on the south side of Taylor's river, almost within flight-shot of the mansion long glorified as the house where Washington once lodged and Meshech Weare lived, stands the Gove mansion, of which future generations will reverently say : there, on the seventh of September, 1892, Whittier died.
WIETHI - WYETH.
In the description of grants examined and " compiled together," 1644 :
I. BENJAMIN WIETH, of Hampton.
" Impr. Eight acres of medow & two acres added at an other time ; Ten acres in all, Bought of Samuel Greenfield, . .... laying
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between the npground of William English in pt & upground of the sayd Benjamin Wyeth, sometimes Samuel Greenfield in pt. towards the North & a certayne River called Taylors River in pt towards the South, abutting upon the medow of the sayd Will. English in pt. & the aforesaid Taylors River in pt. towards the East, & so extendeth westward as far as any medow doe at present appeare : more or less as it is laid out.
Item. Four score acres of upground & Swamp Bought of the sayd Samnel Greenfield " in the same vicinity. "Mem. The land above sd being now in the hands of James Wall."
WIGGIN.
CAPT. THOMAS WIGGIN, from Shrewsbury, England, settled at Squamscott (Stratham), outside the limits of any town, and from 1656 to 1692 paid taxes in Hampton and was regarded as tempora- rily belonging here. Andrew (2), Mary and Thomas, children of Thomas and Catherine Wiggin, were baptized Sept. 26, 1641.
II. ANDREW WIGGIN, son of Capt. Thomas (1), married June 11, 1659, Hannah, daughter of Gov. Simon Bradstreet, of Massa- chusetts ; lived at Squamscott. (Births and marriages following are from Hampton Records.) Children :
Thomas, b. Mar. 5, 1661, Simon, b. Apr. 17, 1664.
Hannah, b. Aug. 10, 1666; m. Feb. 21, 1689, Samuel Wentworth.
Mary, b. Mar. 22, 1668. Andrew, b. " at Swampscot farme," Jan. 6, 1672. John, b. Sept. 4, 1674. Bradstreet (3), mn. Ann Chase.
Dorothy, b. " at Quamscott," Sept. 13, 1678 ; m. Nov. 19, 1695, John Gil- man.
III. BRADSTREET. WIGGIN, son of Andrew (2), married Aug. 25, 1697, Ann, daughter of Joseph Chase (2). Children :
Chase, bp. Nov. 26, 1699 (b. at Exeter). Thomas, b. Mar. 15, 1702. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 23, 1704. Joseph, b. Mar. 30, 1707.
IV. STEPHEN WIGGIN bought the homestead of Col. Josiah Dow (28), where he still resides, and where his wife, Mary E., died July 8, 1892, aged sixty-six years, six months. No children.
V. GEORGE W. WIGGIN and wife, Frances L., natives of Nova Scotia, with their family, have lived for some years at Bride Hill. Their son, George Welcome, died Sept. 10, 1877, aged three years, eight months (buried in Hampton). Mrs. Wiggin died Oct. 13, 1890, aged forty-two years, six months.
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WILLCUTT.
I. JOHN WILLCUTT, carpenter, son of Lot Willcutt, of Brookfield and Cohasset, Mass., born May 2, 1816 ; married, first, Emeline, daugh- ter of Dearborn Godfrey, of North Hampton, who died at Groton, Mass., Oct. 28, 1864, aged forty-four years ; buried at Hampton. IIe married, second, Apr. 6, 1865, Sarah Frances, daughter of Simon Brown (34) ; lived first in Chelsea, Mass. ; removed to Hampton, May, 1866 ; he was several years a deacon of the Congregational church in Hamp- ton. He died Feb. 23, 1890. Children :
Samuel D. Emeline. Isabella. Josephine. Rebecca. Maria. (All b. in Massachusetts).
John, b. in Chelsea, Jan. 25, 1866; m. Nov. 18, 1889, Laura Agnes Addison,. of Brocton, Canada.
Walter Newell, b. in H., Nov. 25, 1871.
Frederic Chandler, b. in H., Nov. 4, 1876.
WILLIAMS.
I. EDWARD WILLIAMS and his wife, Mary, probably daughter of William Swaine (3), had three children whose birthis are entered on the town records. Children :
Walter, b. Aug. 12, 1711; m., 1st, Apr. 11, 1734, Rachel, dau. of Benjamin Hilliard (3) ; 2d, Oct. 14, 1747, Mary Hilliard. Three ch. by first marriage, four by 2d, viz. : Mary, b. 1734. Ann, b. 1737. Elizabeth, b. 1739. Walter, b. 1748; d. young. Chase, b. 1749. Sarah, b. 1752. Walter, b. 1755. Anne, b. Mar. 23, 1714. Edward, b. July 15, 1718.
II. ROBERT FOSTER WILLIAMS, son of Joseph and Submit (Gray) Williams, of Williamsburg, Mass., was born in that town, Dec. 2, 1808 ; married in Hampton, Mar. 20, 1837, Sarah A., daughter of James Tuxbury (1) ; settled on the Tuxbury homestead. Children : Joseph Freeman (3), b. Nov. 28, 1840; m. Martha J. Coffin.
James P'rescott, b. Aug. 31, 1842 ; m. May 5, 1864, Sarah M., dau. of Dear- born Batchelder (35) ; d. Dec. 27, 1881. Their ch. : A son (unnamed), b. June 17, d. July 21, 1873. Gertrude (adopted), b. Aug., 1867.
III. JOSEPH F. WILLIAMS, sewing- machine agent, son of Robert F. (2), was married in Boston, by Rev. Phineas Stowe, Dec. 8, 1864, to Martha J., daughter of Joseph Coffin (6) ; settled on her paternal homestead. [See war record, Chap. xvi. ] Children :
Ida Pearl, b. June 15, 1866. [p. 497.] Grace Reed, b. Dec. 22, 1867. [p. 497.] Abby Blanche, b. Sept. 28, 1870. Myron Cushing, b. Dec. 30, 1872.
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WILMOT.
I. EDWARD WILMOT married, first, Mar. 18, 1731, Elizabeth, daugh- ter of William Marston (18) ; second, Sept. 30, 1746, Mary Whitta- ker, "a widow, upwards of forty." He died Dec. 22, 1761, aged sixty- two years. Children :
Abraham, bp. Mar. 3, 1732.
Esther, bp. Mar. 10, 1734; unm .; drowned, Mar. 30, 1796.
Phebe, bp. Nov. 28, 1736.
Elizabeth, bp. Nov. 25, 1739.
Huldah, bp. June 10, 1744; d., unm., at No. H., Nov. 4, 1804.
WILSON.
I. WILLIAM WILSON married Elizabeth -. Children :
Abigail, b. May 17, 1694; m. Sept. 24, 1716, Richard Elliot, of Portsmouth. Martha, b. Aug. 31, 1702.
Hannah, b. Ang. 22, 1705.
Elizabeth, b. July 1, 1708.
(From Andover, Mass., Town Records) : "Nathaniel Lonjoy of An- dover and Elizabeth Wilson of hampton were Maried by Nath'll pe- ters jur of hampton Justice of peace, August ye 16 1716"
WINGATE.
COL. JOSHUA WINGATE, youngest son of John and Sarah (Canney) Wingate, of Dover, was born in Hampton, "his mother being provi- dentially there," Feb. 2, 1679. She was a daughter of Anthony Tay- lor (1). About the beginning of the eighteenth century, the son settled permanently in his native town, of which he became a distin- guished citizen, at a time of great political turmoil and Indian hostil- ity within the province. One of his early acts, hy order of Governor Dudley, was to establish garrisons in Hampton, especially one near the meeting-house, "to be of large contents, where the women and children may repair in case of Danger," all the soldiers of the town be- ing called out to construct it. He was captain in rank for many years ; was commissioned major in 1731 ; became colonel of the regiment in 1744, and held the office for several years; was at the siege of Louis- burg, in 1745.
In town, as in province affairs, Colonel Wingate held a prominent place. He was selectman, custodian of the parsonage property, rep- resentative, committee on many important matters. In his own per- son and through his children he left his impress on the town for many years. . He settled first at his grandfather Taylor's ; afterward, his
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home was within the limits of North Hampton, and when that became a new town, he was moderator of the first town meeting, and main- tained there his great influence till his death, Jan. 29, 1769.
I. COL. JOSHUA WINGATE (above) married Nov. 9. 1702, Mary, daughter of Henry Lunt, of Newbury, who died May 27, 1772, aged ninety years. Their children :
Paine, clergyman, b. Sept. 9, 1703 ; grad. Harv. Coll. 1723; m. Mary Balch, of Wenham, Ms .; settled in Amesbury, Ms .; d. Feb. 19, 1786. Their son, Paine Wingate, clergyman, Honorable, b. May 14, 1739 ; grad. Harv. Coll. 1759; ord. at H. F. 1763 [Chap. XXI]. After removing to Stratham, he was a member of the old Congress, under the Confederation; was a member of the state Legislature; representative and senator in Con- gress, and Judge of the Superior Court. He m his cousin, Eunice Pick- ering, who d. in Stratham, 1843, in the one hundred first year of her age. Ile d. in Stratham, 1838, in his ninety-ninth year. They had five ch., and from them are descended the present Wingates of Stratham, of whom Henry P. Wingate resides, with his family, in H.
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