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2. Anna, b. March 21, 1796. 3. Sally S., b. Aug. 5, 1797. Miriam, b. Nov. 16, 1798.
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5. Eliza, b. Dec. 3, 1800 ; md., June 1, 1828, Samuel Blan- chard.
6. Nathan, b. Oct. 1, 1802.+ 7. Sawyer, b. Aug. 14, 1804. 8. Livonia, b. July 9, 1806.
(6.) Nathan Blanchard, md., first, Mehitable Hoit, of Hop- kinton, who d. July 27, 1854 ; md., second wife, Abi- gail Adams, of this town. He resided most of his life in this town, and for a large number of years on the farm now owned by John Jameson. He d. Mar. 24, 1862 ; his widow is still living.
9. Harriet Pierce, b. Sept. 19, 1829; md. John K. Plum- mer.
IO. Samuel G., b. Sept. 20, 1835 ; md. Julia L. Colby, who d. June 20, 1866. He md., second wife. Philena Scott, of Peterborough, and removed to Iowa, where he d. Feb. 15, 1877.
II. 1. Belle C., b. -; md. -.
BOWEN, BASFORD, McKILLIP, AND PRATT.
I. Isaac Bowen resided in a house that stood on the east side of the road from J. H. Matthews's old orchard ; had a large family of children. South of him David McKillip owned and lived on a farm including where what is known as the "Old Ireland " orchard stood. He had a large family : two lie buried there. South from him, and near the Weare line, Jonathan Basford and Joseph Pratt lived. These families, and some others whose names cannot be ascertained, were Scotch-Irish, and that immediate neighborhood was known as " Ireland " for many years.
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BOWMAN.
Nathaniel Bowman1 was one of the early settlers and pro- prietors of Watertown, Mass., being there as early as 1636. He died there Jan. 21, 1682 ; his wife died previously. One of his sons was Francis2, one of whose sons was Francis3, one of whose sons was Jonas4, one of whose sons was Jonas5, father of Jonas, the settler in this town.
6. Jonas Bowman, son of Jonas, and sixth in line of de- scent from Nathaniel Bowman, who was at Water- town, Mass., in 1636, was born in Lexington, Mass., July 19, 1739, and came to Henniker in September, 1763, being the fifth settler of the town, and resided near Capt. Howe, in the south-east part of the town, being then twenty-four years of age. Although young in years he soon became a leading citizen of the town, and for forty years was one of its most prosperous and honored men. In 1758 he mar- ried Susanna Gregory, of Lexington, Mass., by whom he had twelve children, not one of whom died during his lifetime. He was chosen one of the selectmen first elected after the incorporation of the town, in 1768, and served as moderator, or presiding officer, at more meetings of the town than was ever done by any other person in the town. He was one of the first men to enlist at the breaking out of the war of the Revolution, and was one of those who left his plough in the furrow when the alarm at Lexing- ton was given, April 19, 1775. Shortly after the commencement of the Revolution he was commis- sioned a lieutenant, and afterwards a captain, and as such did most excellent service during the war ; at one time he was commander of the troops employed in guarding the premises of Benedict Arnold after his perfidious treachery. His young son Zadoc was with him at that time, and, against the most strict orders, managed to secure some of the peaches in
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the garden of Arnold, the stones of which he brought home, planted them upon his father's farm, then oc- cupied by him, which was on the north side of Craney hill, afterwards known as the "Hardy place," from which came large trees, some of which were trans- planted to his last residence, where Thomas Brown now resides. Mr. Bowman was one of the Commit- tee of Safety for the town during the Revolution, and was very active by voice and by deed in furnish- ing the troops and supplies called for during the war. He had a state-wide reputation for his energy and efficiency, and for the wisdom of his counsel. Capt. Bowman represented the town in the legislature in 1800, 1801, 1802, and took a high rank as a legisla- tor. He was a man of strong convictions, decided in his actions, and of an impetuous disposition. Born to command, as he thought, his spirit could brook no disputing his good intentions, as he saw them. His first wife d. Sept. 25, 1800, and md. second wife, Mrs. Prudence Rice. He d. March 29, 1807.
Three first children born in Lexington, Mass. The others here.
7. Abiathar, b. Feb. 18, 1759.+
8. Zadoc, b. Dec. 28, 1760.+
9. Jonas, b. Sept. 29, 1762. 10. David, b. Nov. 22, 1764.+
II. Jonathan, b. Nov. 22, 1764.
12. Abijah, b. July 19, 1766 ; d. in Goffstown ; merchant.
13. Tamson, b. June 15, 1768 ; md., Dec. 16, 1793, Oliver Patch.
14. Deputy, b. March 24, 1770. +
15. Baxter, b. 1772 ; md., July 2, 1797, Nabby Kimball ; moved to Claremont, thence to New York.
16. Sally, b. 1774 ; md. Asa Gould ; resided in Littleton.
17. Susanna, b. Jan. 24, 1779 ; md. James Wallace.
18. Walter, b. 1780 ; md. Anna Rice ; resided in Littleton.
(7). Abiathar Bowman, md. Thankful Rice, dau. of Elijah and Sarah Rice, of this town. He resided upon the north side of Craney Hill, upon the place known as
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the "Luther Harthorn farm," until April, 1796, when he moved to Newport. He d. April 2, 1834 ; his wife d. July 6, 1843.
19. Lovel, b. Aug. 5, 1783 ; md. Betsey Perry, Newport, N. H. ; d. Oct. 24, 1831.
20. Zadoc, b. Feb. 12, 1785 ; md. Anna Hurd, Newport, 1807 ; d. Nov. 1, 1838.
21. Azubah, b. May 2, 1787 ; md. Samuel Church ; d. 1831. 22. Jabez, b. Oct. IS, 1789 ; d. Dec. 17, 1843.
23. Asenath, b. Jan. 24, 1792 ; md. Thomas Wait ; d. April 20, 1868.
24. Zilpah, b. Dec. 6, 1793 ; md. J. D. Nettleton, Newport, d. March 12, 1829.
Brooks, b. Aug. 9, 1795 ; md. Emma P. Ward, Vt. ; d. Oct. 28, 1862.
25. 26. Abijah, b. Oct. 25, 1797 ; d. June 28, 1831.
27. Nabby, b. April 6, 1801 ; d. March 2, 1828.
28. Sally, b. April 20, 1803.
29. Abiathar, b. March 6, 1804 ; d. Sept. 29, 1825.
Real, b. Oct. 30, 1806 ; md., Nov. 16, 1837, Hannah M.
30. Goodwin, of Claremont, where he still resides.
(8.) Zadoc Bowman, md. Susan Howe, of this town, in 1786; was a physician, and resided in Meredith.
31. Mary, b. May 13, 1787.
32. Susan, b. Dec. 28, 1789 ; md., first husband, Thomas Wallace ; second, William Moore.
33. Jonas B., b. Sept. 7, 1791 ; became a lawyer.
34. Sarah, b. Nov. 23, 1793. 35. Baxter, b. April 17, 1795.
36. Brooks, b. March 17, 1797. 37. David, b. July 10, 1799.
(10.) David Bowman, md., Dec. 21, 179-, Lydia Peabody, of this town ; resided many years upon the homestead ; removed to Center Harbor, where he d. Dec. 9, 1826. Four eldest children b. here ; the others Center Har- bor.
38. Achsah, b. April 29, 1793 ; d. April 29, 1879.
39. Dexter, b. Sept. 13, 1795 ; d. Sept. 5, 1850.
40. Lydia, b. March 19, 1799 ; d. November, 1851.
41. George, b. March 23, ISO1 ; d. May 17, 1854.
42. Susan, b. Nov. 22, 1802. 43. Sarah, b. Feb. 12, 1805.
44. Zadok, b. Sept. 7, 1807 ; d. Oct. 18, 1868; resided in Charlestown, Mass.
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45. I. Selwyn Z., b. May II, 1840 ; M. C. 5th Congressional dis- trict, Mass. ; lawyer.
46. II. Henry F., b. July 15, 1843; merchant.
(14.) Deputy Bowman, md., Sept. 2, 1795, Sarah Philbrick, of Claremont, who d. Dec. 18, 1800 ; he md., second wife, Dec. 2, 1802, Margaret McClure ; resided in Springfield, where he d.
Children by first wife.
47. Sarah, b. Sept. 5, 1796. 48. Walter, b. Aug. 4, 1798. By second wife.
49. Debey, b. June 13, 1802. 50. Willard, b. March 7, 1803.
51. Susan, b. July 8, 1806. 52. Sylvester. b. April 5, 1808.
53. Deputy, b. May 6, ISIO. 54. Margaret, b. May 6, 1810.
55. John, b. Aug. 10, 1812. 56. Joseph, b. Oct. 12, 1814.
57. Francis Bowman, son of James and Thankful Bowman, was b. in Westborough, Mass., June 17, 1744; was a descendant of Nathaniel ; md. Jerusha -, and came to this town before the Revolution ; settled where Alden Newman resides. This family was at one time quite numerous in this town. He d. Dec. 3, 1831; his wife d. April 27, 1790.
58. Susanna, b. May 7, 1768 ; md. William Richardson.
59. Thankful, b. June 15, 1769 ; d. March 1, 1815.
60. Francis, b. May 12, 1771.+ 61. Sarah, b. July 31, 1773.
62. Levi, b. Dec. 12, 1776.++
63. Patty, b. Nov. 24, 1778 ; d. June 22, 1782.
64. Daniel, b. March 20, 1780 ; d. March 11, 1783.
(60.) Francis Bowman, md. Azuba Farnsworth, and resided upon the homestead (see Post-riders). He d. July 15, 1808.
65. Levi, b. Aug. 17, 1795.+
66. Lydia, b. April 10, 1797 ; md., March 5, 1822, Will- iam Cofran, Bradford.
67. Susanna, b. March 3, 1799 ; md. Calvin Smith.
68. Azubah, b. April 24, 1801 ; md. Asa Abbott, Bradford.
69. Dorcas, b. June 17, 1803. 70. Lucy, b. Sept. 8, 1805.
71. Betsey, b. Sept. 6, 1807 ; d. Jan. 18, 1809.
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(62.) Levi Bowman, md. - -
72. David, b. - , 1801.+
73. Fanny, b. 1803 ; d. March 1, 1804.
74 Calvin, b. -; md. Mrs. Samuel Clark.
(65.) Levi Bowman, md., Dec. 21, 1820, Ruth Abbott, of Bradford, and resided many years where J. S. Elliott now resides. He d. Oct. 25, 1841, and his widow md. William Cheney, and d. April 27, 1860.
75. Infant son, b. Nov. 10, 1821 ; d. Nov. 11, 1821.
76. Miriam, b. Dec. 10, IS22 ; d. Aug. 29, IS27.
77 Almira B., b. June 18, 1827 ; md. Horace J. Warde.
78. Walter B., b. Feb. 13, 1841 ; resides Mount Hope, Iowa.
(72.) David Bowman, md. Mary, dau. of William and Eliza- beth Bowman, Dec. I, 1822. He d. June 16, 1853; his wife d. March 27, 1874.
79 Edward B., b. Feb. 15, 1823 ; d. 1874, in Kittery, Me. 80. David W., b. Feb. 11, 1826; d. Nov. 8, 1877; md. twice.
81. I. Belle, md. Reeds Ferry.
82. Elizabeth K., b. Dec. 21, 1827 ; md. J. Downing, Hop- kinton.
83. George W., b. Nov. 6, 1829 ; d. March 12, 1832.
84. Infant, b. 1831 ; d. Jan. 15, 1832.
85. Helen M., b. Oct. 26, 1832; md. - Smith, Cam- bridge, Mass.
86. Abba J., b. Jan. 10, 1835 ; md., Sept. 19, 1855, M. M. Colby.
87. Caroline B., b. July 18, 1837 ; md. - Drew.
88. Henry, b. Nov. 20, 1841.
I. William Bowman, son of James and Mary Gassett Bow- man, was b. in Westboro', Mass., 1767, being one of fifteen children in the family. Having learned the trade of a tanner, he came to this town in 1788, and established the tannery now owned by Mr. Gould. Shortly after, he disposed of the same to Major Timothy Darling, and went one half mile north, and
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established another near the present residence of David D. Davis. This was successfully operated for many years. He built the house now owned by Wes- ley Felch, and there he lived and died. He was a strong, athletic man, and a great lover of fun, being universally known in his later years as "Bill Bow- man, the funny man." He married, March 27, 1794, Polly, dau. of William and Elizabeth Mirick, who then lived upon the farm now owned by Joshua San- born. The day for the wedding was set, and when Fast day was appointed it came upon the same day. Rev. Mr. Rice went over and married them, and some little doubt having arisen as to the propriety of hav- ing the customary dancing at such events, in conse- quence of its being Fast day, Mr. Rice was appealed to for a decision. Said he, " You have fasted well during the day ; let the dance go on." Mr. Bowman d. March 16, 1831 ; his wife d. Nov. 2, 1851.
2. Betsey, b. 1795 ; d. Sept. 18, 1795.
3. Edward, b. 1797 ; d. Nov. 20, 1815.
4. Betsey, b. Oct. 22, 1799 ; md. Thomas Kirk.
5. Sophronia, b. July 29, 1802 ; md. David D. Davis.
6. Mary, b. 1804 ; md. David Bowman.
7. Cynthia, b. 1806 ; md. E. W. Barnes.
8. Lorinda, b. April 20, 1809; md. Timothy Emerson.
9. Marilla, b. 1812 ; md. Bradbury Brown ; had three chil- dren ; one, Harford B. Bradford, a prominent mer- chant of New York city.
IO. Susan, b. April, 1816 ; d. June 8, 1816.
II. William, b. 1817; md. Sarah A. Green, of this town, Oct. 23, 1842 ; d. April 22, 1850.
BRADY.
I. John and Elizabeth Brady came to town in 1850, and have since resided in West Henniker. His wife d. April 20, 1877. Children b. here.
2. Frank, b. July 19, 1852 ; a paper-maker ; md., July 1, 1874, Helen, dau. of Timothy and Lorinda Emerson.
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3. I. George F., b. Dec. 3, 1875 ; d. Feb. 23, 1876.
4. II. Perley, b. July 18, 1878.
5. Clarissa, b. May 18, 1855.
6. Mary Ann, b. April 6, 1857.
7. John, b. Jan. 25, 1859. 8. Lizzie, b. Feb. 18, 1867.
BREED.
I. Richard Breed, son of Ebenezer, b. Dec., 1790; came from Weare about 1814, and settled where E. B. Huntington now resides. He md. Bethia, dau. of Jo- seph and Bethiah Hussey, of this town. He and his sons became noted manufacturers of cloth, which, for durability of wear, was rarely equalled. He remained here most of the time until 1865 or 1866, when he went to Peabody, Mass. His wife d. Oct., 1875.
2. Mary P., b. Jan. 26, 1815 ; md. Elijah B. Huntington. James, b. Oct. 18, 1816 ; d. July 13, 1817.
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4. Daniel H., b. June 8, 1819 ; d., Nov. 7, 1876, in Indi- ana ; he was engaged in manufacturing.
5. Ebenezer, b. June 9, 1821 ; d. March 8, 1824.
6. Albert, b. April 4, 1823 ; resides in Peabody, Mass.
7. Stephen, b. Oct. 16, 1826; resides in Indiana ; engaged in manufacturing.
BROOKS.
I. Dr. Thomas D. Brooks, and Ruth, his wife, came to this town at the close of the last century, and resided here many years. There is but little record of his family.
2. Thomas D., b. Sept. 20, 1800.
3. Paschal P., b. April 25, 1802 ; studied medicine, and be- came quite skilful. He resided where Mrs. Burton Wadsworth now lives until 1841, when he left town. He md., first wife, Almira Adams, who d. April 15, 1834 ; md., second wife,
4. I. Paschal, b. Sept. 1, 1828.
5. 2. Thos. F., b. Feb. 10, 1830.
6. 3. Julia, b. Aug. 21, 1831.
7. 4. Henry, b. April 6, 1833.
8. 5. Almira L., b. Feb. 1, 1836.
9. 6. Maria E., b. April 8, 1838.
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BROWN.
I. Abraham Brown was admitted a freeman in Watertown, Mass., in March, 1631-2. About the same time his brother Jabez settled in Concord, Mass. ; his son Joseph settled in Stow, Mass., where he raised a large family.
2. Thomas Brown, son of Joseph, was b. in Stow, Mass., 1738 ; md. Oct. 1, 1763, Persis, dau. of Timothy and Persis Gibson of Stow, Mass .; came to this town Feb. 12, 1785, and settled upon the farm now owned by Harrison A. Rice and son, and resided in the house so long known as the "Brown House." He was represented, by those who knew him, “as a smart, energetic man,-fond of his home, attentive to his business, fond of books, and of a good memory." He was a blacksmith by trade, and worked near his home. He was very fond of his eight daughters, who were represented "as being generally tall, had blue eyes, were fine looking, of excellent reputation, rather brilliant, witty, and well educated for the times,-most of them became teachers." His wife d. March 13, 1790, and he md. second wife, Joanna, who d. Nov. 10, 1815, and he md. March 31, 1816, third wife, Susan Hardy of this town. He d. March 5, 1821. Among his papers was found the following :
"AUG. 25. 1819. It is my wish to have the within lines put on a stone, at my head, when I am laid in the grave. Be kind enough to comply with my wishes. THOMAS BROWN.
Farewell, vain man, I have had enough of thee ; And now I am content; what thou sayest of me, What blots thou hast seen in me, take care to shun Those works within thyself, which should not be done : Thy smile I count not, nor thy frown do I fear, My days are past, my head lies quiet here.
THOMAS BROWN. N. B. As plain as can be made."
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This was fully complied with. Children, all by his first wife ; all b. in Stow, Mass., save the last :
Betsey, b. March 13, 1766 ; md. Dec. 23, 1798, Josiah Morse.
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3. Rebecca, b. June 29, 1768 ; md. Daniel Dow, Enfield.
Persis, b. July 1, 1770 : md. March 24, 1793, Joshua
5. Goodrich, of Sharon, Ct. ; second, March 24, 1793, Lewis Love, of Arkansas.
6. Nahum, b. April 26, 1772 ; md. Abiah Eastman, of this town, March 7, 1799 : d. Aug. 14, 1859. [See Deaf Mutes. ]
I. Thomas, b. Feb. 25, 1804; md. Mary Smith, Chil- mark, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., April 1, 1832, who d. Oct. 16, 1863 ; and he md. second wife, Nov. 23, 1864, Sophia Sumner, of Leeds, Me. [See Deaf Mutes. ]
7. I. Charlotte S., b. July 13, 1836; d. July 19, 1837.
8. II. Thomas Lewis, b. July 8, 1839. [See Deaf Mutes.]
9. 2. Persis, b. Sept. 28, 1800; md. Bela M. Swett, 1822 ; d. March 17, 1869.
10 Susannah, b. Feb. 25, 1775 ; md. Dec. 15, 1795, Charles Rice.
II. Sarah, b. Feb. 28, 1776; md., 1818, Silas Whitcomb.
12. Lucy, b. Jan. 28, 1778 ; md. Thomas Steele ; moved to Canada, thence to Ohio ; mother of seven children.
13. Jerusha, b. Oct. 22, 1779; md. Joseph Amsden, of this town; moved to Norwich, Vt .; mother of twelve children.
14. Abigail, b. April 28, 1784 ; d. 1794.
15. Thomas Brown, son of John, who resided in Billerica, Md., and lived Billerica, Mass., and was the father of twenty-two children-eleven sons and eleven daugh- ters.
16. Jacob Brown, one of his sons, b. June 10, 1790; resided in Billerica, and Athens, Vt., and came to this town in 1834 ; resided here until 1868, when he moved to Bradford, where he is still living. He md., first wife and mother of his children, Mercy Estes, of Newton, Mass., who d. March 5, 1868, and he md., second wife, Harriet Fox, of Hadley, Mass.
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17. Thomas, b. Sept. 24, 1814, in Newton, Mass. ; md. Bailey ; resided here a number of years upon the Benjamin Colby farm.
18.
Jacob, Jr., b. March 25, 1816 ; d. May 12, 1861.
19. 20.
Israel, b. Jan. 27, 1818; md. Lucy Hunkins ; resides in Ellsworth, Me.
Lucy Jane, b. Aug. 19, 1820; md. Charles W. Leslie. Mercy, b. May 6, 1823.
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22. Sophia, b. Feb. 13, 1825 ; md. David Jones.
23. Whitman, b. Jan 21, 1828 ; md. Elizabeth Eaton, New- bury.
24.
Susan W., b. July 6, 1832 ; md. Samuel Peaslee, New- bury.
Four of these children are buried in this town.
25. Joab Brown, an older brother of Jacob, resided here at one time.
26. Mary J., b. June 8, 1841 ; md. C. C. Gibson.
27 Hiram, b. July 15, 1843.
28. John Brown was an old settler of the town, and came here, before the Revolution, from Marlboro', Mass., and settled in the valley westerly from the present residence of Carlos Childs. His house stood between Mr. Childs's and Mr. Whitney's. He md., first wife, Mary -; they had born to them eight children ; he md., second wife, Betsey, dau. of Jonas Alexander, April 4, 1792. The family have been gone from town for nearly three fourths of a century, and of them the record is necessarily incomplete. Children by his first wife :
Molly, b. Nov. 5, 1770 ; d. 1774.
29. 30. Odel, b. Sept. 12, 1772.
Hezekiah, b. Apr. 28, 1774.
31. 32. John, b. Apr. 20, 1777.
33 James, b. May 6, 1779.
34. David, b. Mar. 18, 1781.
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35. Jonathan, b. May 23, 1783.
36. Abigail, b. Feb. 20, 1786.
Children by second wife.
37. Jonas A., b. June 20, 1790.
38. Sally, b. May 8, 1794.
39. Moses Brown, son of James and Anna Brown, was b. in Weare, Nov. 2, 1785 ; md. Abigail Folsom, and set- tled in the south part of this town. He was an ex- tensive farmer, and owner of the mill near his house ; a man of sound judgment and good executive ability. He was often chosen by his townsmen to fill impor- tant positions ; was one of the founders of the Meth- odist church in Henniker ; was one of the selectmen several years, and representative six years, a longer term than any other person has served in that capac- ity in this town. He d. April 26, 1858 ; his wife d. Oct. 17, 1863.
40. Anna E., b. Feb. 20, 1810.
41. Jesse, b. Apr. 22, 1812.
42. David F., b. Oct. 29, 1813.+
43. Josiah, b. Oct 14, 1818.
44. Mary Jane, b. Dec. 2, 1820 ; md. Augustus Savory, Aug. 27, 1846.
45. James B., b. Sept. 7, 1826.+
(40.) David F. Brown, md. Betsey J. Butler, of Hillsborough, Nov. 27, 1845 ; resides in Concord ; merchant.
46. James B., b. Sept. 23, 1848.
(43.) James B. Brown, md., Feb. 18, 1852, Mary S., dau. of Stephen and Eunice Newhall, of this town; resides on the old homestead ; has been selectman, and a superintendent of the Methodist Sunday-school for many years.
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Ida, b. March 13, 1858. Moses, b. Sept. 22, 1860.
47. 48.
49. Thomas Brown, son of Reuben and Nancy Brown, was b. in Bristol, R. I., April 24, 1802 ; came to this town in 1859; a carpenter by trade. Md., first wife, Han- nah H. Bean, who d. Nov., 1858 ; md., second wife, Mehitable Tucker.
50. Nancy M., md. Elbridge Rogers.
51. Mark Brown, md. Esther M. Chase, of Hopkinton ; has resided in this town many years at different times.
52. Ellen A., b. in Warner, March 22, 1842 ; md. William D. Davis.
53. Margaret L., b. July 4, 1843, in Hopkinton ; md. Lewis Childs.
54 Charles W., b. July 7, 1847. 55. Alice I., b. 1853.
56. George C. M., b. March 9, 1856 ; d. June 14, 1857. Carrie E., b. Nov. 7, 1857 ; d. Nov. 16, 1874.
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The last four born here.
BROWNRIGG.
John, Thomas, and Richard Browning came to town one third of a century ago. They are industrious, thrifty cit- izens.
BUTLER.
I. Bela Butler was here near the close of the last century ; was a farmer, and at one time owned a saw-mill in the south-west part of the town, near the bend of the river below the covered bridge on the road leading to Hillsborough. He md., second wife, Dec. 29, 1825, Joanna, dau. of Samuel and Margery Wadsworth ; he d. July 25, 1837; his first wife d. Oct. 1, 1823.
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2. Sally, b. Jan. 7, 1788, in Sudbury, Mass.
3. Betsey, b. May 31, 1790, in Hillsborough : md. Titus V. Wadsworth.
4.
Bela L., b. Aug. 28, 1792, in Hillsborough ; md., and had-
5. I. William H., b. Nov. 23, 1817.
6.
2. Charles H., b. Aug. 17, 1819.
7 . 3. George W., b. Aug. 30, 1821.
8. Child, b. -; d. Jan. 7, 1798.
9. Mary W., b. Sept. 7, 1800 ; md. John Tilton, of Cam- bridge, N. Y.
10. Sophia, b. Sept. 17, 1803 ; md. Greenleaf Noyes.
II. Jane, b. May 28, 1807.
12. Infant, b. ISIO ; d. Nov. 20, 1810.
BUXTON.
I. David Buxton, resided in Newton, where he md. Ruth Peasley ; had seven sons and three daughters born there. Several of them came to this town, and resid- ed here.
2. Daniel Buxton, son of David, was b. Feb. 25, 1789, and came to this town about 1800, with his grandfather, Timothy Peasley. His parents subsequently moved here, and settled in the south part of the town. Dan- · iel md. Abigail Paige, and was a resident here until his death. The Buxton family descended from An- thony and Elizabeth Buxton, who came from England and settled in Salem, Mass. The following is from Anthony's will, dated-
" March 8 1682 I give unto my Sone John my great bel mettle mortor which I brought out of England, to him and his heyres forever."
3. Peace, b. Oct. 7, 1818 ; md. D. S. Osborne, of Detroit, Mich.
4. Lydia, b. Nov. 17, 1819 ; d. Dec. 17, 1873.
5. Eliza, b. July 28, 1821 ; md. W. H. Gove, of Weare.
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6. Maria, b. June 6, 1823 ; md. J. P. Dennison, of New York city.
7. Abby M., b. April 6, 1825. 8. Hannah, b. Mar. 9, 1827.
9. Nathan P., b. March 5, 1829.+
IO. Daniel M., b. Sept. 4, 1830.+
(9.) Nathan P. Buxton, md., first wife, April 1, 1862, Cyn- thia Daniels, who d. July 10, 1864; md., second wife, Aug. 10, 1865, Hannah M. Clough, of Deering. He resides on the old homestead. Children by first wife :
II. Clinton A., b. Feb. 10, 1863.
12. Frank E., b. July 9, 1864.
Children by second wife.
13. Elmer E., b. Feb. 25, 1867.
14. Morris E., b. July 24, 1868.
15. Alberto, b. Oct. 4, 1873.
(10.) Daniel M. Buxton, md., Nov. 14, 1855, Abbie A. Whit- aker, of Deering, and resided upon the homestead until 1876, when he removed to Hillsborough Bridge; has been selectman.
16. Willis G., b. Aug. 22, 1856; read law with B. K. Web- ber, Esq., of Hillsborough ; graduated from the Law School of the Boston University, in June, 1879; ad- mitted to the bar in March of the same year ; resides at Hillsborough Bridge.
17. Melvin L., b. Jan. 26, 1859.
18. Ada H., b. Aug. 30, 1863.
CALDWELL.
I. James Caldwell, b. March 6, 1758 ; md. Lettice Walker, of Goffstown, and settled in Weare.
2. Alexander, b. in Weare, Nov. 22, 1794 ; has resided in this town most of his days ; md., Nov. 9, 1820, Me- hitable, dau. of Joseph and Mehitable Marsh, who d. July 25, 1860.
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3.
Pliny W., b. May 4, 1821 ; is a merchant in Lowell, Mass.
4.
Mehitable, b. Nov. 12, 1822 ; md. John F. Johnson.
Alexander S., b. Oct. 31, 1824 ; resides in Oregon.
5. 6. Robert M., b. Oct. 20, 1826 ; resides in Tennessee.
Andrew J., b. Jan. 21, 1828 ; d. in Knoxville, Tenn., 1864.
7. 8. Lydia Ann, b. May 13, 1830.
9. Joseph M., b. Oct. 6, 1831 ; killed on the railroad.
IO. John, b. June 27, 1833. 11. Lucy M., b. Sept. 20, 1835.
12. James, b. Nov. 4, 1839. [See Roll of Honor.]
13. James Caldwell, brother of Alexander, b. in Weare, Dec. 24, 1792 ; md., Dec. 7, 1826, Persis Welch. He was a stone-mason by trade, and for many years a teacher of penmanship ; d. in Illinois.
14. Angeline E., b. Oct. 9, 1827 ; md. William C. Hale ; resides in Pecatonica, Ill. ; one child.
CAMPBELL.
I. The family by this name that became the most numer- ous in this town descended from Alexander Camp- bell, who was born in Ulster county, in the north part of Ireland, and emigrated to this country with two sons and three daughters in 1728, and settled in Hawke (now Danville), this state, and was one of the first to introduce the Irish potato into this state, and when asked how they were raised, replied, "Dig a small hole in the ground, put in a potato, cover it up, and in the fall dig the hole open, and you will find more potatoes from the one put there."
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