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20. Ruth, b. May 26, 1798 ; md. - Mussey, of Newbury.
21. William, b. 1800 ; md. Lydia Fitz, of Lyme.
22. Robert, b. 1802 ; md., at Hanover.
23. Rachel, b. 1804 ; d. 1821.
(3.) John Withington, md. Elizabeth Burpee, of this town, and resided at the foot of the hill easterly from the Monroe place, where his brother Elias lived. He d. in Warner, as did his wife.
24. Sally, b. April 25, 1792 ; d. Sept. 15, 1851.
25. Rachel M., b. July 18, 1794 ; md. - Savory, of War- ner.
26. Infant, b. 1795 ; d. July 26, 1795.
27. Betsey, b. April 27, 1797; md. Joseph Stiles, of Brad- ford.
29. Thomas C., b. Jan. 1, 1799 ; md. Mehitable Goodwin.
29. John, b. Jan. 24, ISO1 ; md. Lovey Maxfield.
30. Miriam, b. May 22, 1803 ; d. ; unmd.
31. Noah, b. Sept. 14, 1804 ; md. - - Lord.
32. Mahala, b. July 12, 1806 ; d. young.
33. Thurza, b. July 12, 1806 ; md. Archibald Colburn, of Roxbury.
34. Mary, b. Aug. 25, 1809 ; d., 1866, at Nashua ; unmd.
(4.) Francis M. Withington, md. Hannah, dau. of Samuel and Hannah Smith, of this town, in 1796, and lived a num- ber of years upon the place lying westerly from the Monroe place. He afterwards lived where Charles H. Chase now resides, where he died. He was one of the workmen upon the town-house. He d. May 11, 1845 ; his wife d. March 25, 1845.
35. Jonathan, b. Nov. 16, 1797 ; md., and resided in Pitts- town, N. Y.
36. Lydia, b. Feb. 16, 1799; md., Dec. 12, 1816, Enoch Greenleaf, of this town ; d. Oct. 7, 1856.
37. Cynthia, b. April 2, 1800; d. in Hampstead, Oct. 7, 1856; unmd.
38. Hannah, b. March 1, 1802 ; md. Eliphalet Ray of this town.
39 40. Laura, b. Aug. 10, 1804 ; md. David Clough, of Bradford. Salome, b. 1806; d. Sept. 8, 1812.
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41. Aphia ; d. Sept. 9, 1809.
42. Elizabeth, b. 1808 ; d. May 5, 1840.
4.3. Sarepta G., b. ISI0 ; md., Groton, Mass. ; d. April 25, I868. 44. Sabra, b. 1812 ; unmd.
45 Aphia, b. 1814 ; md. George Emerson, of Haverhill ; moved to Sandown.
(9.) Joel Withington, md. Margery, dau. of Samuel and Mar- gery Wadsworth, of this town, in ISor, and resided upon the homestead with his father. He afterwards moved to Danbury, March 1, 1831, where he d. Sept. 23, 1853. His wife d. July 18, 1846.
45 Ann, b. Sept. 16, 1802; md., Jan. 30, 1822, Charles Walker, of Weare.
46. Cyrus, b. Aug. 28, 1804.++
(II.) Jacob Withington, son of Francis ; md. Mary Nichols, of Edenton, Maine, and was a carpenter by trade. Re- sided in Manchester, after leaving town. He d. in Troy, N. Y., July 23, 1860.
47. Rachel, b. in Maine ; md. William P. Snell, of Peter- borough ; d. 1875. 48. Royal. 49. Mary, md. Wm. Farmer, of Peterborough ; d. 1856. 50. Almira, md., April 20, 1830, Geo. Wells, Goffstown.
51. Lanora, md. Benj. Stevens, Amherst.
52. Lovilla, md. Jonathan Pressey.
53 Elizabeth, md. - Sargent.
54. Maria K., md. Israel Doble, Manchester.
55. Solander, b. Aug. 22, 1819; went West ; d. Sept. 14, 1874.
(46.) Cyrus Withington, md., Dec. 26, 1833, Elizabeth G. Har- riman, dau. of Gould and Phebe Harriman, of this town ; resided in Danbury many years ; resides in Wil- mot ; a highly-respected citizen. His wife d. Sept. II, 1869, in Wilmot.
Children b. in Danbury.
56. Fidelia, b. Sept. 25, 1834 ; d. Nov. 13, 1847.
57. Louisa M., b. May 30, 1839.
58. Anna J., b. June 29, 1841 ; d. Oct. 27, 1847.
59. Almena M., b. Aug. 24, 1844 ; d. Nov. 4, 1847.
60. Minerva A., b. Aug. 24, 1844 ; d. July 7, 1847.
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WITT.
I. Hollis Witt, a son of Mrs. John Hunter, and a descendant from John Witt, who was in Lynn in 1640; was a watch-maker and jeweler by trade ; came to this town and resided where George L. Haliday now resides. He lived here until 1843, when he moved to Maine. There is but little record of his family.
2. Faustina, b. 1829 ; d. Jan. 24, 1844. 3. Josephine.
· WRIGHT.
I. Zadok Wright was a blacksmith, and was here during the Revolution. His shop was situated easterly from the residence of Greeley D. Tucker, near the road that was laid out leading to the road that ran down the river from Mr. Temple's saw-mill. He was a very uncom- fortable man with his neighbors. One night he blew up his bellows by placing within them a quantity of powder. He charged one of his neighbors with the deed, but upon examination he confessed that he was the guilty man. He soon after left town, and settled in Brownfield, Me., a short time ; then moved farther away from civilization.
WOOD.
I. Eliphalet Wood was the fifth in line of descent from Wm. Wood, who came to this country in 163S, and settled in Concord, Mass., where he d. May 14, 1671, aged S9 years. He came from Matlock, Derbyshire, Eng. He left one son, Michael, and from him the Wood family has descended. Eliphalet Wood resided in Concord, Mass., afterwards in Westborough, where his children were born.
2. Jonathan, b. April 13, 1753.+ 3. Joshua, b. 1756.+ Jesse. 5. Jabez. 6. Lucy.
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7. Molly, md. John Harthorn.
8. Betty, md. Joshua Whitney.
9. Patty, md. W. Adams. He d. April 16, 1817 ; his wife d. Jan. 23, 17So.
(2.) Jonathan Wood, md., Oct. 3, 1773, Sarah Bradish, of Up- ton, Mass., who was b. April 17, 1754; came to this
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town immediately after, and settled where the heirs of Dexter Wood reside. He d. Aug. 18, 1839 ; his wife d. Nov. 11, 1836.
IO. Caleb, b. April 28, 1774 ; d. May 10, 1774.
II. Sally, b. April 17, 1775 ; md Aaron Wadsworth.
12. Eli, b. Sept. 30, 1777.++
13. Chloe, b. Oct. 24, 1780; d. May 7, 1841 ; unmd.
14. Abigail, b. Jan. 30, 1784 ; md. Benj. Warde.
15. Esther, b. June 16, 1786 ; choked to death with a bean, Nov. 29, 1790.
16. Amos, b. Jan. 16, 1789.+ 17. Joel, b. Oct. 17, 1792.+
18. Elisha, b. March 12, 1795.+
19. Asa, b. Jan. 6, 1799 ; md., Oct. 8, 1822, Sally Whit- comb ; d. Dec. 10, 1841.
(3.) Joshua Wood, md., Dec. 25, 1777, Elizabeth Bradish, and settled upon the farm where his grandson Joseph now resides. He d. Oct. 22, 1836 ; his wife d. Oct. 28, 1827.
20. Patty, b. July 27, 1780; md. Elisha Rice.
21. Levi, b. April 15, 1782.++
22. Betsey, b. July 22, 1785 ; d. Aug. 7, 1807.
23. Eunice, b. July 9, 1788 ; d. July 13, 1866 ; unmd.
24. James Bradish, b. April 17, 1791 .- +
25. Elijah, b. Sept. 10, 1795.+
26. Lucy, b. Aug. 24, 1798 ; d. Oct. 1, 1873 ; unmd.
(12.) Eli Wood, md., 1799, first wife, Lucy Rice, of this town, who d. Jan. 18, 1833 ; and he md., second wife, Mrs. Train ; resided upon the homestead ; he d. Feb. 22, 1855.
27. Leonard, b. April 4, 1800; md. Lucy Peabody ; was a miller and farmer ; he d. Jan. 22, 1879 ; his wife d. Aug. 8, 1879.
28. Lucy, b. Oct. 20, 1802 ; md. Elijah Smith.
29. Moses R., b. March 21, 1804; resides in the West.
30 Emmons, b. July 7, 1806 ; resides in Michigan.
31. Dexter, b. Jan. 21, 1809.+
32 Jabez, b. June 8, 1811 ; resides in Ohio.
33. Martha, b. June 7, 1813 ; md. Harris Campbell.
34. William, b. Dec. 2, 1818.+
35. Sarah C., b. April 3, 1821 ; d. Aug. 18, 1823.
(16.) Amos Wood, md. and resided here ; but little record of him or of his family.
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36. Norman, b. 1812 ; d. April 30, 1836.
37. Almira, b. 1815 ; d. March 7, 1842.
38. Franklin, b. 1817 ; d. March 6, 1833.
39. Edmund, md., April 16, 1846, Mary B. Richardson, of this town ; resides in Deering ; several children.
(17.) Joel Wood, md. Sally Dascomb, of Hillsborough ; re- sided here, in Manchester, and in Lowell. He d. Dec. 19, 1851.
40. Infant, d. Jan. 4, 1820.
41. Sarah E., b. Aug. 9, 1822 ; d. Sept. 14, 1823.
42. George D., b. April 18, 1824.
(21.) Levi Wood, md., Feb. 26, 1807, Prudence Chamberlain ; resided on the homestead. He d. March 14, 1866 ; his wife d. Nov. 1, 1863.
43. Imri, b. April 25, 1808.+
44. Alanson, b. May 3, 1810.+
45. Lyman, b. Nov. 7, 1813 ; md. Zylphia A. Gould, of Goffstown ; carpenter ; d. in Manchester ; one child.
46. Hannah H., b. Oct. 3, 1816 ; md. C. P. McAdams.
(24.) James Bradish Wood, md., Feb. 25, 1817, Betsey R. Munroe, of Hillsborough ; was a life-long resident upon the homestead, and highly respected. He d. March 25, 1875 ; his wife d. Oct. 26, 1853.
47. Mary M., b. Jan. 7, 1820 ; d. Jan. 25, 1845.
48. Julia Ann, b. April 7, 1822 ; md. David A. Pomeroy ; d. Feb. 17, 1859.
49. Infant, b. Dec., 1823 ; d. Jan. 7, 1824.
50. James H., b. Sept. 19, 1826; md. Catharine O'Brien ; was injured in Nashua by a heavy door falling upon him ; resided at home with his father afterwards ; d. July 25, 1868.
51. Joseph, b. Aug. 18, 1828 ; md. Harriet E. Jenkins, of Townsend, Mass., Dec. 24, 1857 ; resides upon the homestead.
52. I. Edwin M., b. Sept. 29, 1859 ; d. April 11, 1863.
53. Angeline E., b. Dec. 31, 1832 ; unmd.
54. Livonia, b. March 10, 1835 ; d. June 26, 1857.
55. Alphonso B., b. Aug. 9, 1840. [See Roll of Honor. ]
(25.) Elijah Wood, md. Sally Munroe, and resided upon the hill northerly from his father's, where Francis Hills now lives. He d. Nov. 15, 1847 ; his wife d. April 11, 1856.
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Emily E., b. Sept. 26, 1824 ; md., June 4, 1854, George W. Burnham ; d. Sept. 7, 1866. I. George W., b. June 23, 1857 ; d. Sept. 10, 1857. Sarah M., b. Nov. 18, 1828 ; d. Oct. 9, 1866.
Jennette, b. May 15, 1831 ; md., Dec. 22, 1851, Francis Hills, of Nashua ; a mechanic. Became ill in health ; came to this town, and purchased the old homestead where his wife was born, and, erecting a new house, has followed farming; is one of the most thrifty farmers of the town, and a valuable citizen.
60. John M., b. June, IS34 ; d. April 3, 1855.
(31.) Dexter Wood, md., Feb. 14, 1843, Julia Massey, of Stan- stead, Canada, and resided upon the homestead ; he d. April 2, 1875.
61. Ellen F., b. March 3, 1844 ; md. Moses W. Rice.
62. Martha F., b. Jan. 30, 1849 ; d. Aug. 23, 1850.
63. Abbie E., b. July 23, 1851 ; md. Fred. N. Webster, March 27, 1878.
64. Emma M., b. Dec. 15, 1857.
(43.) Imri Wood, md. Margaret C. Putney.
65. William C., b. 1832 ; d. 1843. 66. George, b. 1834 ; d.
67. Robert, b. 1836; d. Sept., 1838.
68. Betsey, b. 1838 ; d. Feb., 1839.
69. Maria, b. April, 1840 ; d. April 16, 1840.
70. Robert A., b. 1841 ; md., Nov. 5, 1863, Etta, dau. of James and Nancy Colby, of Warner.
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71. I. Mary M., b. 1866. 72. 2. George W. A., b. 1869. Lyman, b. Oct., 1843 ; d. Oct., 1843.
74. George W., b. 1846 ; d. Nov. 3, 1863.
75. Frederick, b. 1848 ; d. 1848.
76. Mary M., b. 1849 ; d. Nov. 11, 1863.
(44.) Alanson Wood, md., first wife, Jan. 13, 1834, Mary, dau. of Silas Colby, of this town, who d. May 13, 1865 ; and he md., second wife, June, 1866, Mrs. Poor. He d. Nov. 13, 1873.
77. Levi, b. 1834 ; d. July 31, 1837.
78. Lenora A., b. Oct. 17, 1836 ; md. Jason H. Whitney.
79. Silas F., b. April 17, 1840.
80. Horace H., b. April 21, 1842.
SI. Marietta, b. Feb. 9, 1849; md. George M. Poor ; one child. Mr. Poor was a member of Co. C, 5th Reg. N. H. Vols. 82. Ida F., b. Jan. 17, 1854.
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REV. WILLIAM WOOD
worked in his younger days upon the farm with his father. He fitted for college in the select school taught in this town, finishing his preparatory studies in the academy ; he entered Dartmouth college in 1838, and graduated in 1842. After his graduation he taught a select school in South Weare for several months, after which he taught a similar school in Peru, Clin- ton Co., N. Y. He entered Union Theological Seminary in New York city in 1844, where he pursued a three years course of study, leaving the seminary in June, 1847. Having long en- tertained the idea of entering the missionary service, he pur- sued his theological studies with that end in view. He was ordained as a missionary of the American Board of Foreign Missions, in Henniker, July 8, 1847. July 11, 1847, he mar- ried Lucy Maria Lawrence, of Groton, Mass., and with her sailed for Bombay, India, on the 31st of July, 1847.
He was stationed at Satara, 175 miles inland, and south-east from Bombay. Here they had three children,-Edward Addi- son, b. May 8, IS48 ; William Curtis, b. April 20, 1849 ; and a daughter, b. Aug. 12, 1851. Mr. Wood remained at Satara until 1855, when his wife having died he returned to Henniker. He married, for his second wife, Eliza Maria Howard, of Pitts- field, Mass., July 24, 1856, and with her sailed for India, Aug. 18th, following. They had one child,-George Howard, b. Aug. 4. 1858 ; d. Aug. 11, 1859. Mrs. Wood died of cholera, Nov. 18, 1859, at Satara ; and in 1864, Mr. Wood came to this country, again visiting Henniker. April 10, 1865, he married, for his third wife, Elizabeth Woodhull Pennig, of Greenport, Long Island, and sailed for India May 4, 1865 ; returning to Satara, he remained there until the spring of IS72, when, with his family, he came home, and they are now residing in Madison, Conn. Mr. Wood was a missionary twenty-five years, being stationed most of the time at Satara ; for a short time, during the absence of the missionaries at Ahmednuggar and Bombay, who were on a visit to this country, he was stationed at those places. He returned home completely prostrated in health, induced by the warm climate of India and the multiplicity of his labors. He proved to be a most efficient worker in the cause which he espoused, and fully intended, on his last return to this country, should his health be fully restored, to go back to India and spend the remainder of his days in the work he had so well already begun. But it was ordered otherwise, and he will probably spend the rest of his days among his friends in this country.
His son, Edward A., is a practising physician in Branford, Conn.
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William C. graduated, with high honor, at Yale college, as a classical scholar ; for a while was a tutor in the college, and was a young man of more than ordinary ability. In 1875 he committed suicide in New Haven.
WOODS.
I. Samuel Woods was an original proprietor of Groton, Mass., and was an owner of one eleven-acre right in that township. He md. Alice -, by whom he had six children.
2. Nathaniel Woods, son of Samuel, was b. in Groton, Mass., and md. Alice -, by whom he had twelve children.
3. John Woods, son of Nathaniel, was b. in Groton, Mass., March 4, 1698, and md. Sarah Langley, by whom he had nine children.
4. David Woods, son of John,8 son of Nathaniel,2 son of Sam- uel,1 was b. in Groton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1746 ; md. Deb- orah Swallow, of Groton, and settled in Deering, N. H., where his children were b.,-at least, a portion of them.
5. David, b. April 25, 1771. 6. Deborah, b. Oct. 5, 1772. 7. Sarah, b. May II, 1774.
8. William L., b. Jan. 7, 1776.++ 9. Ezra, b. Jan. 12, 1778.
10. Warren, b. March 12, 1780. 11. Silas, b. Nov. 23, 1781.
12. Emerson, b. March 21, 1783.
13. Charlotte, b. Aug. 25, 1785.
14. Ziba, b. Feb. 22, 1787. 15. Imri, b. June 14, 1789.+
(S.) William L. Woods, md. Betsey D. Dutton, and settled in this town in 1800, purchasing the mills at West Henni- ker; was a clothier by trade, and the first to carry on the business to any extent in the town. He represented the town in the legislature in 1832 and 1833; was selectman in 1813, '14, and '15 ; was a man of sound judgment, and was one of the most substantial citizens of the town during his life here. He d. March 29, 1847 ; his wife d. Oct. 31, 1849.
16. Frederick, b. Sept. 10, 1806; md., second wife, Mrs. Lucy Stuart, Jan. 30, 1844 ; resides in Michigan.
17. Maria, b. Jan. 21, ISO8; md. David N. Patterson ; d. May 10, 1873.
18. Dutton, b. Oct. 19, 1809 ; md., first wife, Dec. 21, 1837, Hannah L., dau. of Abram and Keziah Chase, of this
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town, who d. June 27, 1845 ; and he md., second wife, May 9, 1848, Maria Peabody ; moved to Concord in the spring of 1852 ; commenced work on the Concord Railroad as bridge-builder [see Bridge Builders] in 1855, which position he still holds ; has followed the business of bridge-building since 1837. The first thir- teen years he was employed on the Hartford & New Haven, Connecticut, White River & Northern, Con- cord & Claremont, and Contoocook Valley railroads. Within the past twenty-five years he has constructed 10,000 lineal feet of truss bridging and 4,500 feet pile and truss bridges ; was one of the representatives from Ward 5, in Concord, in 1874 and 1875. He is a highly-valued citizen.
19. 20. 21. Jeanette, b. Oct. 12, 1814 ; md. Jesse Webster.
I. Hannah Maria, b. here June 16, 1845.
Fidelia, b. Dec. II, ISII ; md. Frederic Whitney.
22. Lovilla, b. June 26, 1816; md. Jesse Webster.
Juliana, b. Oct. 1, ISI8 ; md. Geo. Patterson.
Benjamin F., b. Aug. 8, 1820; resides in Cambridge, Mass.
23. 24. 25. William L. L., b. June 17, 1823 ; resides in Port Hope, Canada.
26. George A., b. July 29, 1826 ; md., first wife, Mary E. Whitney ; md., second wife, Livonia Smith, of this town.
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I. George A., b. 1850 ; md., Dec. 10, 1874, Georgie A. Warde, Bradford.
(15.) Col. Imri Woods, became fatherless at the age of four years, and lived with his sister Deborah until fourteen years of age, when he came to this town to learn the trade of a clothier of his brother, William L., with whom he remained until twenty-one years of age. Soon after, he commenced business in Deering as a clothier. He was an ingenious mechanic, and master of his trade. He md., Sept. 13, 1813, Hannah Patterson, of this town, with whom he lived fifty-four years. In ISI7 he returned to this town, and purchased an interest in the mill with his brother. In 1840 he erected a woollen factory, and carried on the manufacture of woollen cloths until the infirmities of age compelled him to re- tire from active business. During his long and useful life he enjoyed the confidence of his townsmen, and al- ways maintained the character of a courteous and agree- able gentleman. He represented the town in the legis-
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lature in 1835 and 1836, and in 1849 ; was selectman in 1825 and 1837 ; town-clerk from 1818 until 1834 ; mod- erator in town-meetings many years ; was prominent as a military officer ; was a conspicuous mason, " Woods Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, No. 14," of this town, being named in honor of him; was master of Aurora Lodge, No. 43, of this town, from 1833 until 1839, and from 1856 until 1860; was one of the first choristers and teachers of music in this vicinity. He rounded out a busy life, full of honors, and d. Feb. 10, 1808; his wife, a woman of sterling worth, d. July 22, 1867.
28. Mary M., b. in Deering, Aug. 7, 1814 ; md. David P. Perkins.
29. Imri N., b. in Hillsborough, Oct. 23, 1815 ; md. Mari- etta Norwood, of Rockport, Mass. ; was a teacher, and a manufacturer with his father.
30. I. Henri N., b. March 15, 1846.
Born here.
31. Caroline E., b. Feb. 27, 1818 ; md. Alonzo Patterson. 32. John C., b. June 16, 1820 ; md., Sept. 25, 1848, Susan W. Patterson, of Mt. Morris, N. Y. ; resided in Port Hope, Canada, thirteen years, then in Patterson, Ot- tawa, where he still resides ; is a manufacturer of ag- ricultural implements.
33. I. Jennie W., b. in Henniker, Nov. 18, 1850.
34. 2. Helen M., b. in Leicester, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1853.
Born in Port Hope, Can.
35. 3. William P., b. July 6, 1856.
36. 4. Mary C., b. June 11, 1861 ; d. Aug. 31, 1861.
37 Maria S., b. Dec. 2, 1822 ; md. Henry Adams, Port Hope, Can. ; d. Jan. 23, 1874.
38. Margaret P., b. Jan. 7, 1825 ; d. June 13, 1845.
James H., b. Dec. 23, 1826 ; d. June 26, 1871.
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40. Charles H., b. March 10, 1831 ; md., July 25, 1857, Anna A. Matthews ; he d. Oct. 1, 1869.
41. I. David P., b. March 4, 1861.
42. 2. Charles E., b. April, 1863.
43 3. Susan, b. July, 1865.
Two of these brothers, Silas and Ziba, served in the War of 1812. Silas was killed at the battle of Bridgewater, one of the hardest fought battles of that eventful war. Nearly all these brothers resided in this town at times, but there is no record of their families.
On July 4, 1845, seven of these brothers met in this town, having been separated for more than fifty years, not one of
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them even remembering that they had all been together before. It was a rare but beautiful sight, to see them as they marched through the street, from the home of one brother to that of the other, in a section, according to age, ranging downward from right to left, from David, who was then seventy-four years of age, to Imri, who was fifty-six. Their united ages were four hundred and fifty-three years, and their average age sixty-four years and a half.
SKETCHES.
ANDREW TODD
came from Ireland in 1720, at the age of 23, and settled in Londonderry, of which town he was a grantee. He removed to Peterborough, N. H., in 1776, and died there Sept. 15, 1777. His wife was Beatrix More, daughter of John More, who was slain in the massacre of Glencoe in 1692. Col. Todd was a man of much consideration in Londonderry, sharing with Hon. John Bell, and other leading citizens, the burdens and honors of public life. He was much in the military service of the state, and held high reputation as an able and efficient officer.
CAPT. ROBERT WALLACE
came to Londonderry with his father, Thomas Wallace, in 1732. He was born in 1709 near Bush Mills, in Ireland, about four miles from the Giant's Causeway, and died in London- derry, Oct. 10, 1782. He was a scholarly man, and was often employed in town and parish affairs. He married Margaret Steele, daughter of Thomas Steele, a proprietor of London- derry. They never had children, but tradition holds them re- sponsible for the bringing up of seventeen orphans, to each of whom they gave a religious book upon attaining their majority.
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John mack
John Mack was born in the north of Ireland in 1698 ; mar- ried Isabella, daughter of John Brown, and came to London- derry in 1731. He settled in the west parish, near the Pres- byterian meeting-house, where he died April 12, 1753. He was a blacksmith, but united with this trade the business of farming. His children were William, Jenette, John, Robert, Martha, Elizabeth, Andrew, and Daniel. Jenette, who was born on the passage of emigration, married Henry Campbell, of Londonderry, where they resided till her death in 1778, when he removed to Fletcher, Vt. He died at Fletcher, April II, 1813. They were the parents of John Campbell, who set- tled in Henniker.
THOMAS WALLACE
was born in 1717, near Bush Mills, in the north of Ireland, and died in Londonderry, May 7, 1789. He was a generous man, giving liberally from his ample means to his friends, and the poor of the parish. The " wake" at his funeral was the last ever held in Londonderry. He never married.
JOHN McMURPHY
was a resident grantee of Londonderry, and early took promi- nence in the settlement of the town. In 1723 he was elected town-clerk, and was continued in office fourteen years. He was the first representative to the General Court, and held that position eleven years, a longer term of service than was ever held by any other citizen of the town, and which must have been a mark of high honor, as he had for competitors such men as John Bell, Robert Clark, and others of equal note, The house he built in 1725 still stands intact, and is owned and occupied by a descendant of the same name, a parallel to which cannot be found in the proprietary history of old Lon- donderry. He died Sept. 21, 1755, at Portsmouth, while in attendance at the General Court as a member.
REV. WILLIAM DAVIDSON,
fourth minister of the original Presbyterian church in London- derry, held the pastoral office fifty years. Holding Arminian sentiments, he withheld the right hand of fellowship to the
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famous Whitefield, who desired to address his congregation. As a consequence, the west parish in the town (now London- derry), enjoyed the benefit of his services, which aided greatly to build up the rival church. Mr. Davidson died Feb. 15, 1791, at the age of 77, leaving two daughters and two sons : one of the former married Rev. Solomon Moor, of New Bos- ton. The sons, at the commencement of the Revolution, in local phrase, became " tarred with the stick of disloyalty," and like many others, sought refuge from the impending storm by removal to Nova Scotia. Descendants of Mr. Davidson, in other names, still occupy the ancestral glebe.
JOHN DUNCAN,
of Scotch-Irish descent, an emigrant to Londonderry, and many years a resident of that town, and his wife Hannah Henry, from Barre, Mass., half Scotch, half English, occupy the tradi- tional position of preëminence for personal beauty in the Dun- can ancestry. The Duncans were a race of merchants. At a catechising held in Londonderry by Dr. Morrison of blessed memory, a bright ten-year-old boy, who lived to become a state senator, was asked the old-time question, " Who was the first Christian martyr?" Mistaking martyr for merchant, the boy, Mrs. Partington like, replied, "I don't know, but I think he must have been a Duncan." John Duncan was the first mer- chant, and kept the first store within the bounds of the present town of Londonderry. He was a man of strong mind, and was a useful citizen. His death occurred about 1799.
HUGH WILSON.
An air of mystery rests upon the history of Hugh Wilson. Without much doubt he came to Londonderry in the early em- igration. His local habitation in that town is not known, but he was probably a man of much ability, and held in high re- pute by the early settlers. He represented the town in 1738, was moderator many years, and four years selectman. Shortly after 1750 he disappeared from Londonderry, and became a resident of Peterborough, N. H., where he was much in the public service till 1774, since which time all trace of him is lost, although he had two wives and nine children.
WILLIAM MACK
was a son of John Mack, one of the proprietors of Henniker. He resided for a time in Amherst, N. H., and subsequently at
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Londonderry, Vt., but settled eventually in Washington coun- ty, New York, where numerous descendants are to be found. He was a soldier in the French war, and a survivor of the mas- sacre of Fort William Henry in 1757. His wife's name was Mary Hylands, and they had eleven children.
JAMES TODD
was a son of Col. Andrew Todd, and was born in Londonderry, Aug. 1, 1724. He held for a time a captain's commission in the 3d company, 8th regiment of the N. H. Provincial Militia, of which regiment his father was colonel. He lived in London- derry, where he died before the Revolution, of hemorrhage of the lungs.
CAPT. SAMUEL BARR.
The Barr homestead in Londonderry had origin in a grant of land to John Barr and sons. Samuel was one of the sons. They early kept an inn, as appears from the records of the committee appointed in 1726, by the General Court of Massa- chusetts Bay, to lay out the town of Concord, N. H. Captain Barr was a man of much consequence in his time, often serving the public in a civil or military capacity. He was many times moderator of town-meetings, ten years selectman, and eight years representative to the General Court.
Jakagregar.
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Rev. James MacGregor, a grantee of Londonderry, was among the first of the Scotch-Irish to set foot in that town, April 11, 1719, O. S. A Presbyterian church was soon organ- ized, the first in New England, and Mr. MacGregor called to its charge. He was a scholarly man, and a man of much re- finement of character. His influence in the new settlement was unbounded, both in church and state. Tradition assigns him a place among the defenders of Londonderry, Ireland, in the
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ever memorable siege of 1688-'9 ; and it is related that it fell to his lot to discharge a gun from the tower of the cathedral announcing the arrival of the relief vessels. He died March 5, 1729.
Dagegore
Rev. David MacGregor was the third son of Rev. James MacGregor, the first minister of Londonderry, and came with his father in the Londonderry emigration of 1718-'19. He was born Nov. 6, 1710, studied theology under the excentric Rev. Matt Clark ; was settled over the West Parish society in 1736, and continued its pastor till his death, May 30, 1777. He was a man of much ability, an eloquent speaker, and a popular pas- tor. His voice was often heard in the pulpits of Boston, and some of his sermons were published. Many of his descendants sustain the high character of their ancestor.
Miliam Mor
Rev. William Morrison, D. D., pastor of the West Parish in Londonderry thirty-five years, was born about 1748 in the town of Auchlinnes, Parish of Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Ac- cording to his autobiographical sketch, he was early appren- ticed to a tailor of a " very exemplary and religious character," with whom he remained several years. In 1766 he came to a " place sixty miles up the Hudson river, in N. Y.," and worked at his trade till he earned the money that defrayed the expense of his education. He studied divinity with Rev. Robert An- nan, of Philadelphia, was settled in Londonderry, Feb. 12, 1783, and died there March 9, ISIS. His large family of eleven children are all dead, and but few, if any, descendants are liv- ing. No minister ever more deserved or enjoyed the love and respect of a parish than did Dr. Morrison.
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Jannes wallace
was the father of Hon. Robert Wallace, William Wallace, Esq., and James Wallace, early settlers of Henniker. He came from Bush Mills, Ireland, in 1732, and settled in Londonderry, where he spent the remainder of his days. His death occurred Oct. 30, 1791. He was a man of large hospitality, a genial man, a generous man, and one who, like many of his descendants, took great pleasure in the bestowal of gifts upon others. Among the first in " Old Londonderry" to cultivate fruit, no boy failed to claim acquaintance with James Wallace, nor failed to have his claim allowed. Nothing was better known or appreciated than the flavor of his apples, plums, and pears. A pear tree of his planting, every bearing year still illustrates the sentiment of the poet,-
"The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish, though they sleep in dust."
James Wallace was a successful farmer, and withal a great lover of flowers, rare varieties of which he often cultivated.
He was the husband of " Ocean-born Mary," well and pleas- antly known in Londonderry history, and the maternal grand- father of the late Hon. George W. Patterson, of Westfield, N. Y.
molt Rogers
Major Robert Rogers was a son of James Rogers, a grantee of Londonderry, and born in that town. In 1749 he removed with his father to Dunbarton, N. H. Three years previous, in 1746, he enlisted in the military service of the state as a private in Capt. Ladd's company of scouts, which operated against the "Indian enemy" in the vicinity of Concord, a part of whose command suffered in the Bradley massacre of that year. Dur- ing the winter of 1755-'56, Rogers was in command of New Hampshire's quota of troops of ninety-one men stationed at Fort William Henry. The following March he was commis- sioned to recruit a company of rangers. The success of this company was such that four more were enlisted at once, and the command given to Rogers. From this he derived the title of major, by which he is known in history. Upon the close of the French war Major Rogers went to England. In 1767 he
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published a journal of his military operations, which he kept between Sept. 24, 1755, and Feb. 14, 1761. He returned to America in 1775, and visited the Continental troops at Cam- bridge and Medford, but, falling under the suspicions of Gen. Washington, he was prohibited from entering the American camp. Shortly after he engaged in the service of England, and was proscribed and banished from the country in 1778. He returned to England, where it is supposed he died. The date of his death is unknown.
Seten Patterson Plenty Campbell Thomas Datterfor Jon Wallace
ADDENDUM.
ADAMS.
I. James Adams, son of Moses, was b. Feb. 15, 1789 ; md. Sarah Peaslee. He was known as "Master Adams," having taught school a great deal in this and other towns. He resided the latter part of his life in Quincy, Ill. Two sisters of his are now living,-Betsey, in Ohio, and Charlotte, in Iowa. He d. in Weare, Sept. 22, 1870.
2. James Peaslee, b. in 1821 ; md. Anna G. Page, of Hen- niker ; resided in Weare, and afterwards in Nashua ; enlisted in 7th Regt. N. H. V., and d. at Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 25, 1862.
3. I. Charles Frederick, b. in Weare, May 20, 1851 ; md. Marianna D. Sanborn, of Concord, Nov. 2, 1874 ; resides in Concord ; printer.
4.
I. Enid Houghton, b. Feb. 19, 1879.
5. 2. Ida Geraldine, b. in Weare, Oct. 2, 1856; resides in Weare.
6. 3. James Meade, b. in Nashua, June 26, 1862 ; resides in Weare.
7. Sarah Jane, b. in 1827 ; md. Frederick A. Walker ; re- sides in Somerville, Mass. Two daughters.
8. I. Sarah. 9. 2. Eva J.
ERRATA.
Page 597. Second line from bottom, for 1737 read 1757.
Page 653. Sixteenth line from bottom, for 1837 read 1830.
Page 697. Third line from bottom, for Israel read Isaac.
Page 700. Seventh line from top, for Daniel read David.
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