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uel Twitchell. (S) James and (9) Jonathan, d. young. (10) Abigail, m. Charles W. Pierce. (II) James, d. young. (12) Har- riet, unm. (13) James R.
IV. Benjamin, b. Jan. 4, 1765 ; m. Polly Emery ; r. Vermont.
v. William, b. March 1, 1767; m., Ist, Abigail Miller ; m., 2ª, Lucy Adams. He d. Oct. 25, 1854. Three children : (1) Margaret, m. Daniel Chapman. (2) William H., m. Laura Hale. (3) Moses, m. Mary Jewett. VI. Azeal, b. June 10, 1769.+
VII. Levi, b. May 16, 1771 ; m. Achsah Hill ; r. Vermont.
VIII. Rosannah, b. May 10, 1773 ; m. Oliver Hale, r. Vermont.
IX. Simeon (twin), b. July 3, 1775; m. Mary Frost.+
x. Thirza (twin), b. July 3, 1775 ; m. Samuel White, of Peterborough ; d. March 18, IS51. Two children : (1) Irene, b. ISOS. (2) James G., b. ISIo ; m. Sarah S. Gibbs ; three ch.
XI. Joseph, b. Dec. 12, 1777 ; m. Hepsibah Fair- banks : d. Jan. 26, 1838. Eight children : (1) Asa F., b. ISOS ; m., Ist, Agnes Robbe, and 2ª, her sister, Catherine Robbe ; d. June 30, 1872 ; two children,-Lizzie R. ; Fred- erick, d. 1851, a. 3 mos. (2) Joseph M., m. Harriet Brown ; r. Batavia, N. Y. (3) Zaman A., m. Mary Greenwood. (4) Louisa H., m. James Adams. (5) Anna A., m. Abel Wilder. (6) Charles W., m. Julia Foster. (7) Lavata L., d. 1851. (S) Lydia R., m. Joseph W. Powers.
XII. Esther, b. June 5, 17So ; m., Ist, Perley Fassett, and 2ª, Josiah Burbank.
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AZEAL GOWING settled on the homestead, and in 1833 re. to New York state. He m. Mary, dau. of Capt. John Taggart, of Sharon ; m., 2ª, Betsey Hazen, of Nashua. Five children :
I. Roancy, b. June 5, 1803 ; m., Sept. 7, 1830, Benj. Lawrence.
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II. Rodney, b April 29, 1805 ; m. Rebecca Saw- telle ; re. to Batavia, N. Y., and to Indian- apolis, Ind. ; d. Jan. 9. 1877. Three ch. III. Roxilana, b. April 12, 1807 ; d. Dec. 6, ISII. IV. Ransom, b. Jan. 26, ISI0; m. Lucy Ann Smith ; re. to Pembroke, N. Y. Eight ch. v. Roswell, b. May 2, 1812 ; m. Jane Brooks, of Hancock; re. to Hudson, Mich., and d. Oct. 7, 1874. Three ch.
SIMEON GOWING m., Sept. 4, 1803, Polly Frost, dau. of Benj. Frost ; re. to Grafton, Vt.
I. Simeon, b. March 20, 1804 ; d. Feb. 1, ISO5.
II. Simeon, b. Nov. 19, 1805 ; d. May 31, 1806, at Windham, Vt.
III. Cyrus, b. July 10, 1807 ; d. at Brandon, Vt., Feb. 26, ISOS.
IV. Mary, b. May 15, ISO9 ; m., Jan. 19, 1832, Elias O. Dart, of Weathersfield, Vt. Two children :
I. Mary E., b. Feb. 2, 1834, at Haverhill, N. H .; m. Lovell B. Rowe, of Bethel, Vt. Two ch .: (1) Mary E., b. April 20, 1855 ; m. Augus- tus A. Newell, June 22, IS73, of Stockbridge, Vt. (2) Edgar C., b. Sept. 17, 1859. 2. Harriet M., b. April 14, 1841.
v. Benjamin F., b. Oct. 13, ISIO, at Brandon, Vt. ; m., Dec. 29, 1835, Sarah E. Hubbard, of Weathersfield, Vt. One ch. :
1. George H., b. Feb. 24, 1837 ; d. Dec. 1, 1853.
She d. Dec. IS, 1872. He m., 2ª, Oct. 15, IS73, Mrs. Rosetta M. Shattuck, of Bethel, Vt.
VI. Juliana, b. July 21, 1812 ; d. March 16, 1813. VII. Lorenzo, b. Aug. 30, 1814 ; d. March 9, IS15. VIII. Verona, b. Jan. 8, 1816 ; d. Aug. 19, ISIS. IX. Cyrus, b. April 10, ISIS ; d. June 24, IS20. x. Henry W., b. April 24, IS21 ; d. Jan. 20, IS22. XI. Oliver K., b. July 26, 1823 ; d. in Boston, Oct. 25, 1847.
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XII. Lewis, b. July 2, 1825 ; d. July 16, 1825. XIII. Fanny, b. Dec. 12, 1829 ; m. Marion C. Rowe, of Bethel. He d. Nov. 1, 1876, a. 58. One ch.,-George E., b. July 23, 1854.
GRAGG FAMILY.
HUGH GRAGG was a resident of Jaffrey previous to 1780 ; d. IS14 ; m. Lucy -- , and had eight children ;
(1) Jenny, b. Feb. 1, 17So. (2) William, b. Aug. 1, 1781. (3) Jerusha. b. April 9, 1783. (4) Fanny. (5) Polly, m. Charles Butters. (6) Stephen. (7) Betsey. (8) Levi.
GREEN FAMILY.
I In 1774 HIRAM GREEN signed a petition against the annexation of a portion of the town of Jaffrey to Peter- borough and Sharon.
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NEHEMIAH GREEN came, probably, from Mason to Jaffrey previous to 1778, and settled on lot 16, range 6, now owned by Samuel W. Pierce. He was chosen that year one of a committee to procure preaching. He was a shoe-maker by trade, as well as farmer. He was a member of Mr. Ainsworth's church; and the baptism of a son, Amaziah, is on the church records. He re. to Cavendish, Vt., about 1795.
ELEAZER GREEN, and SARAH his wife, warned from town in 1786.
SIMEON GREEN came from Pepperell to Jaffrey about 1777; re. to Townsend, Mass., about 1791. He m. Mary Shattuck, of Pepperell ; d. Sept. 16, 1813, in his eighty-third year. She d. June 27, ISIO, in her eightieth year. He settled on lot 13, range 4, now the property of Michael Fitzgerald.
Solomon Green, son of Simeon, came to Jaffrey with his father, and re. with him to Townsend. He m. Sarah Hilton, of Lunenburg ; and d. May 31, 1803, a. 39. His widow d. Sept. 2, 1850, a. S2. Nine ch. :
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14, 1814, Nancy, dau. of Calvin Eaton, of Lunenburg ; r., first, Townsend, then re. to Lunenburg. On the death of his youngest brother, he went to Tallahassee, Florida, to settle his estate, and d. there, Jan. 18, 1842. II. Solomon, b. at Jaffrey, 1790; m. Emily Potter, 1813 or '14; d. April 16, 1868, a 78; r. Townsend.
III. Ralph, b. at Townsend, Sept. 21, 1791 ; m., Ist, Nov. 7, 1820 ; m., 2ª, May 6, 1830; d. May 23, 1848, at Palmer, Mass.
IV. Samuel, b. May 24, 1793 ; m., Ist, March 9, IS20; m., 2ª, Dec. 3, 1827; r., first, in Palmer, second, in Springfield, Mass.
v. Sarah, b. Nov. 10, 1795 ; m., 1819, Robert Jefts ; r. Mason ; re. to Townsend, where he died.
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v1. Asahel, b. July 27, 1797; m. Nancy, dau. of Abijah Shattuck, of Pepperell, b. June 6, 1806; d. Feb. 10, 1787; r. Lunenburg, Mass.
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VII. Asher, b. Sept. 29, 1799 ; m., Ist, Rebecca Hall, of Pepperell ; m., 2ª, Mrs. Lucy (Hutchinson) Gay, of Pepperell ; r., first, in Fitchburg, second, in Townsend (where she d.), third, in Dorchester.
VIII. Rebecca, b. March 5, 1801 ; m., Sept. 26, 1830, Andrew Shattuck, of Pepperell, son of Abi- jah ; r. Shirley nine years ; re. to Townsend Harbor, where he d. Oct. 5, 1844, a. 42. M., 2ª, Walter Russell, of Ashburnham, May 1, 1845 ; r. Cambridgeport four years ; re. to Ashburnham, where he d. May 5, 1856, a. 66. M., 3ª, Hosea Green, of Ash- burnham, Feb. 15, 1858 ; r. Ashburnham.
Ix. Alvin, b. July 26, 1803 ; a carpenter by trade ; re. to Tallahassee, Fla .; was extensively engaged in the building of that city ; d. about 1840, a. 36.
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SUSANNAH GREENE m. Rufus Sawyer, March 15, I793, q. v.
POLLY GREENE m. Laban Skinner, Nov. 1, 1795.
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GRIFFIN FAMILY.
DUDLEY GRIFFIN was an early settler in Jaffrey. He settled on lot 2, range 8, in school-district No. 5. He was among the first who enlisted in the Revolutionary war ; was in the battle of Bunker Hill ; sustained losses in the engagement, for which he was remunerated. He appears to have been a man of prop- erty, being one among ten of the highest tax-payers in town. He re. to Canada about 1803. M. Esther Bowers, of Groton, Mass., Nov. 24, 1773. Thirteen children :
(1) David, b. Dec. 2, 1774 ; (2) Lucy, b. Jan. 29, 1776 ; (3) Hepsey, b. Feb. 14, 1779 ; d. Feb. 17, same year ; (4) Joseph, b. Jan. 30, 1780 ; d. Feb. 17, 1780 ; (5) Jonathan, b. May 9, 1783 ; (6) Dudley, b. May 16, 1785 ; (7) Permason, b. July 23, 1787 ; (S) Silas, b. Sept. 8, 1789 ; (9) Sarah, b. March 3, 1791 ; (10) Daniel, b. Jan. 31, 1793 ; (II) Polly, b. Jan. 17, 1795; (12) Joseph; (13) Edward, b. Nov. 2, 1798 ; d. Aug. 3, 1800.
GROUT FAMILY.
I JOHN GROUT, the first settler in Jaffrey, was born in Sudbury, Mass., Oct. 14, 1704. He was the son of Jonathan, the son of John Grout, who settled, first, in Watertown ; second, in Sudbury, where he d. in 1697, a. SI.
He m. Joanna Boynton ; settled, first, in Lunenburg, where his children were born ; re. to Rindge, and from thence to Jaffrey, and settled on lot 20, range 10. He is represented as having received a classical education, and was a lawyer by profession. In connection with Roger Gilmore, he made the first report of the progress of the settlement to the Masonian Proprietors, at Ports- mouth. He d. in 1771, two years before the incorpora- tion of the town, and was buried, according to tradition, where the meeting-house was afterwards built, in 1775. He had thirteen children :
I. Hilkiah (Maj.), b. July 23, 1728; m. Submit Hawks; settled near Fort Hinsdale, where his wife and three children were taken by the Indians, and carried captive to Canada, in 1755.
II. Johanna, b. Jan. 8, 1730 ; m. - Parker. III. John, b. June IS, 1731 ; d., a lawyer, at Mont- real.
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Iv. Elijah, b. Oct. 29, 1732 ; m. Molly Willard ; d., 1807, in Charlestown, N. H.
v. Joel (Hon.), b. March 6, 1735 ; m. Sarah Hud- son ; d. in Richmond, 1797.
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VI. Jonathan (Hon.), b. July 23, 1737 ; elected in 1789 member of congress ; m. Sarah Page ; had thirteen children. He d. at Dover, Sept. 8, 1807.
VII. Sarah, b. Nov. 28, 1738 ; d. Oct. 27, 1817 ; m. Capt. Ephraim Stockwell.
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Ix. Peter, b. Oct. 9, 1743 ; r. West.
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x. Abigail, b. March 23, 1745; m. Col. Nathan Hale, of Rindge ; d. Sept. 14, 1838.
XI. Josiah, b. Nov. 28, 1748.
XII. Solomon, b. June 27, 1751 ; m. Ruth Putman, of Charlestown, N. H. ; settled in Jaffrey, on lot 13, range 9; was road surveyor in 1774 ; selectman in 1776.
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XIII. Jehoshaphat, b. Aug. 7, 1753 ; m. Anna Parker ; d. at Keene, Sept. 6, 1S06.
GUY FAMILY.
LUTHER GUY settled in Jaffrey about 1813 ; m. Olive -; d. Jan. 3, 1828, a. 41. Six children :
(1)) Samuel ; (2) John, d. at sea ; (3) Olive ; (4) Marshall ; (5) Luke; (6) Luther, d. Jan. 21, IS28, a. S mos.
HADLEY FAMILY.
I ABRAHAM HADLEY r. in the Mineral Spring village, on the east part of lot 7, range 5. He left town about ISO6. M. Eunice -, and had eleven children :
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II. Deborah, b. June 28, 1783 ; m. John Priest.
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III. Eunice, b. May 1, 1786 ; m. Oliver Wright.
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v. Isaac, b. March IS, 1790.
VI. Jacob, b. April 15, 1792.
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HALL FAMILY.
I NATHAN HALL, son of Dea. Nathan Hall, of Brad- ford, was b. Aug. 23, 1748 ; came to Jaffrey about 1775, and settled on lot 16, range 5 ; m. Eleanor -, and left a birth record of five children :
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HARDY FAMILY.
I NATHANIEL HARDY m. Sarah -; settled on lot 4, range 6.
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III. Molly, b. Jan. 19, 1783.
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IV. John, b. June 7, 1784.
HALE FAMILY.
I ENOCH HALE (Col.) was a descendant of Thomas Hale, b. at King's Walden, Herts, England, May 15, 1606. He was a resident of Newbury, Mass., in 1635 and 1682. He had a son, Thomas, who m. Mary Hutchinson, of Salem, and a grandson, Thomas, who m. Sarah Northend. The last Thomas had a son, Mo- ses, the father of Enoch, who was b. at Rowley, Mass., Nov. 28, 1733. Moses came to Rindge, with his fam- ily, in 1760. Enoch settled in Jaffrey in 1768, and in 1770 re. to Rindge, and was a resident of that town till 1784, when he re. to Walpole, and from thence to Grafton, Vt., where he d. April 9, 1813, a. 79. While in Jaffrey he made a report of the settlement of the town to the Proprietors. In the town of Rindge he was a very prominent man in town affairs ; was magis- trate, town-clerk, and selectman, and was much em- ployed in the military and state affairs. He was coun- cillor, high sheriff, and colonel of the 14th Regiment, a
II. Nathan, b. March 28, 1773. twins.
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detachment of which, under his command, was sent for the defence of Rhode Island. He m. Abigail, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Gould) Stanley. Had eight children :
I. Joshua, b. Aug. 24, 1764 ; m. Sally Cutler ; d. July 22, 1825, at Wells River, Vt.
II. Lucy, b. April 29, 1766; m., Ist, Hezekiah Wetherbee ; m., 2ª, Jona. Lake ; d. 1857.
III. Daniel, b. in Jaffrey, July 19, 1768 ; d. Aug. 12, 1768.
IV. Hannah, b. in Jaffrey, June 10, 1769 ; m. Jon- athan Lake ; d. 1838.
v. Daniel, b. April 1, 1772 ; d. Jan. 6, 1773.
VI. Sherburn, b. Dec. 30, 1773 ; m. Callia Cutler ; d. June 18, 1825, at Woodstock, Vt.
VII. Enoch, b. May 30, 1777 ; d. June 16, 1777. VIII. Enoch, b. Feb. 24, 1779; m. Bathsheba Stone ; d. 1821, at Clarendon, Vt.
OLIVER HALE, or HAIL, as first spelled in the town records, came from Leominster, and was in town when organized in 1773. He settled on lot 13, range 8. In I774 he was chosen tythingman ; fence-viewer in 1783 ; and selectman in 1786. He m. Mary Wilder. He d. about 1807. Eleven ch. :
I. Luke, b. Aug. 17, 1773 ; m. Mary, dau. of Sam- uel and Sibel (Page) Stanley, March 12, 1796 ; re. to Brandon, Vt., and 'd. there in 1843. Three ch.
II. Oliver, b. Sept. 18, 1775 ; m. Rosamond, dau. of James and Lydia (Wellman) Gowing, in ISO1 ; re. to Southerland, Canada East, and d. there.
III. Mary, b. Sept. 27, 1777 ; m. - Whitcomb ; r. Henniker.
IV. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 14, 1779 ; m. - Campbell ; r. Henniker. v. Sarah, b. Feb. 11, 1782 ; d. unm., in Brandon, Vt.
VI. Josiah, b. Nov. 23, 1783 ; m. Rhoda Green ; r. Brandon, Vt. ; was a physician by profes- sion.
VII. Susannah, b. Jan. 23, 1786 ; m. John Gibson ; r. Henniker.
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VIII. Katherine, b. Dec. 6, 1787 ; d. unm., at Bran- don, Vt.
IX. Hannah, b. April 11, 1790; m. Abel Whit- comb, of Henniker.
x. Luther, b. March 3, 1792 ; d. in Charleston, S. C., unm.
XI. Thomas, b. July 15, 1794; m. Julia, dau. of Joseph Lincoln ; re. to Shefford, Canada East, and d. there.
(FAMILY) HALE was reported by Grout and Gilmore as one of the nine first families that settled in Jaffrey.
JOHN HALE came from Leominster with Samuel and Jacob Pierce and Ephraim Whitcomb ; settled with them in the south-east part of the town, and m. a sister of Ephraim Whitcomb. After a short residence he left town.
HAMMON FAMILY.
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JACOB HAMMON came from Waltham to Jaffrey in 1821 ; settled on the farm of Jonas Brooks, lot S, range 4, now uninhabited ; was twice married ; had one child by first wife ; two children by second wife. He d. Aug. 25, 1860, a. S5. Olive Newell, his second wife, died Aug. 11, 1859, a. So.
2 1. Jacob, by first wife, b. ISO1 ; settled on lot 6, range 5, formerly known as the Samuel Jos- lin farm, now without inhabitants ; m. Su- 3 sannah - -, and had one child,-George H., b. Nov. 3, 1844 ; he re. from town about IS50.
II. Sophia, m. and re. West.
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came from Lunenburgh to Jaffrey previous to 1793 ; paid tax that year ; settled on lot 15, range 5 ; m. Sarah, dau. of John and Priscilla French. He d. Nov. 16, 1807, a. 57. She m., 2ª, William Stevens, Esq., second wife.
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HASTINGS FAMILY.
I IRA HASTINGS, from Marlborough, came to Jaffrey in 1835 ; settled, first, on lot 9, range 3, second, on lot 5, range 5 ; r., 1873, in East Jaffrey. He m. Rebecca, dau. of John and Mary (Batchelder) Cutter. Two children :
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I. Martha A. Melissa, b. July 16, 1837 ; d. Sept. 28, 1855.
II. Mary A. Malvina, b. Sept. 19, 1840 ; m. Josiah M. Darling, of Dublin, June, 1863.
HARPER FAMILY.
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LIEUT. JOHN HARPER was one of the pioneer settlers of the town. His name appears in the report of Grout and Gilmore, and subsequently that of Enoch Hale. The headstone in the Centre burying-yard bearing the earliest date was erected in memory of Mrs. Jean Har- per, wife of Mr. Andrew Harper, who " departed this life Nov. ye 29, 1777, in the 65 year of her age." The relationship is unknown.
When the town was organized he was chosen field- driver, and afterwards constable. When the alarm reached the town produced by the advance of the Brit- ish from Boston, Mr. Harper was one of the first to take up the line of march to the scene of conflict ; and soon after his arrival, April 23, he enlisted for three months, and was appointed lieutenant of Capt. Philip Thomas's company, from Rindge. He was in the bat- tle of Bunker Hill ; met with losses in that engagement for which he was afterwards remunerated.
He settled on lot 9, range 7, which was afterwards in possession of his son, William Harper, now (1873) the farm of Seth D. Ballou.
He m. Elizabeth Proctor, and had eleven children. He re. to Watertown, N. Y., and d. there.
I. John, r. Whitestown.
II. Oliver, r. Whitestown.
III. Betsey, m. Hugh Smiley, q. v.
IV. Anna, d. in Jaffrey.
6 v. Lucy, m. Jonathan Sawyer ; r. Whitestown.
VI. Polly, m. Joseph Sawyer ; r. Whitestown.
VII. William, m. Mary Poor, of Dublin : d.+
VIII. Sarah, m. Elijah Sawyer ; r. Whitestown.
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IX. Esther, m. Samuel Rogers ; r. Ohio.
x. Jane, m. Moses Fairbanks, of Dublin ; d. Oct. 5, 1873.
XI. Olive, m. Job Rogers ; r. Ohio, and d. there.
WILLIAM HARPER m. Mary Poor, of Dublin ; d. Feb. 28, 1823, a. 38.
1. Mary Ann, his dau., d. Dec. 26, 1818, a. I year.
II. William, b. Feb. 23, 1819.
III. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 2, 1820.
HATHORN FAMILY.
The origin of the Hathorn family we have been unable to learn. In 1774 the names of Elias and Ebenezer Hathorn ap- pear on a petition signed by the inhabitants of Jaffrey at that time against the annexation of four hundred rods from the east part of the town to Peterborough and Peterborough Slip. His brother, Collins Hathorn, came soon after, as his name appears in the transcript of a road, March, 1775.
I EBENEZER HATHORN was a soldier in the French and Indian war of 1755, and, after the surrender of Fort William Henry by the English, he was taken prisoner by the Indians, and afterwards made his escape by his strategy and fleetness. He was a blacksmith by trade ; settled on lot IS, range 7, and carried on the business with his brother Collins, and also manufactured steel- yards. He afterwards re. to lot 15, range 7, now the residence of Dea. Liberty Mower. In 1775 he was elected constable, and in 1777 and 1796 highway sur- veyor, and in 1796 was one of the auditing committee. We have found no record of his marriage or death, nor the birth of his children.
Collins Hathorn settled near Ebenezer. He was an enrolled soldier in 1784, and also
Collins Hathorn, Jr. He d., probably, previous to I793.
Elijah Hathorn was taxed 1794 to 1802, inclusive. Eleazer paid a tax in 1795.
Ebenezer, Jr., b. 1762 ; m. Lucy Proctor, dau. of Oliver and Elizabeth Proctor ; d. June 11, 1847, a. S5. His wife d. Oct. 13, 1824, a. 57.
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Francis, on the tax-list in 1804, '5, and '6.
Oliver paid taxes from 1816 to 1821, inclusive ; he m. Diademia, dau. of Thomas and Diademia (Eaton) Goff; one child,-Sally, m. Rufus P. Smith ; r. Fitchburg.
Ebenezer Hathorn, 3d, r. for a time on the home farm, now owned by Dea. Liberty Mower; he re. to the Mineral Spring village, where he d. Oct. 4, 1865, a. 77. He m. Mrs. Mary Chapin, adopted her daus., Sophia M., Maria E., and Caroline. She d. April 10, 1861, a 69.
Henry, d. Dec. 23, 1847, a. 24.
MARRIAGES.
Polly m., Aug. 28, 1788, Almond Bourdy.
Sally m., 17SS, Ebenezer Jaquith.
Keziah m., 17SS, Jesse Jaquith.
Anna m., Sept. 14, 1792, Elijah Ware.
Hepsibath m., May 5, 1795, Moses Sawyer.
Pamela m., Sept. 19, 1797, Erastus Benton.
Olive m., March 12, 1798, Eliakim Davis.
Betsey m., May 22, 1803, Benj. Nutting.
Peggy m., Nov. S, ISO9, Moses Stearns, of Lexington.
Diademia m., Oct. 26, 1828, James Poor, of Am- herst.
Sophia M. m., Sept. 11, 1838, Geo. W. Waters.
Maria E. m., April 1, 1841, Charles Cutter.
Caroline S. m., Oct. 13, 1847, Joel Whittemore, of Fitzwilliam.
Betsey m. Isaac Nutting.
List of tax-payers in Jaffrey belonging to the Hathorn family.
Ebenezer was taxed till ISIS.
Widow Sara, probably the wife of Collins, 1793- 1796.
Elijah, 1794-1802.
Eleazer, 1795.
Francis, 1804-1806.
Ebenezer, Jr., ISII, 1812.
Oliver, 1816-1821.
Elijah heirs, 1818-1820.
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DEATHS.
Ebenezer Hathorn, Jr., d. Dec. 23, 1847, a. 85. Lucy Proctor, his wife, d. Oct. 3, 1824, a. 57. Henry Hathorn, d. Dec. 23, 1847, a. 24. Ebenezer Hathorn, 3d, d. Oct. 4, 1865, a. 77. Mary Chapin, his wife, d. April 10, 1861, a. 69.
HAYWOOD FAMILY.
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JAMES HAYWOOD came to Jaffrey previous to 1779 ; was chosen highway-surveyor that year. In 1780 he was chosen selectman ; and was a member of the church, with his wife Keziah, when incorporated in 1780. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and in 1784 his name was enrolled in the company of militia belong- ing to Jaffrey.
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BENJAMIN HAYWOOD was b. in Chelmsford, Mass., Oct. 22, 1753. He was the son of James, the son of Benjamin, a descendant of John, who settled in Con- cord, Mass., and was m. in 1656. He had a family of sixteen children, and d. in 1707. Benjamin, a descend- ant, settled in Billerica ; afterwards re. to Chelmsford, and settled on a farm which is now owned by his descendants. James, his son, b. Dec. 13, 1724, m. Sarah Emery. Benj., his son, came to Jaffrey about 1780, settled on lot 21, and one hundred acres of lot 20, range S, and eight acres of lot 21, range 9, on which he raised a frame house, June 7, 1782. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and for several years occupied a shop under the old elm tree on the Prescott farm. He after- wards built a shop on the ledge, across the road from the new house now (1873) occupied by Alfred Sawyer. Benj. Haywood m., Ist, Jan. 21, 1783, Hannah Robbins, who d. July 26, 1783, a. 18 yrs., 3 mos., 7 dys. ; m., 2ª, Jan. 27, 1785, Sally Flag, of Concord, Mass., b. May 12, 1751, d. May 5, 1827. He d. Feb. 1, IS29, a. 76. Five children :
1. Benjamin, b. Oct. 21, 1785.+
II. Joseph, b. Jan. 16, 1787; d. Oct. 17, 1837 ; m. Jerusha Fairbanks. She d. Oct. 28, 1858, a. 68. He was a goldsmith by trade.
III. Timothy, b. Feb. 8, 1789 ; d. Nov. 28, 1819, in Bloomfield, N. Y. ; m. Urana Durham,
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
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N. Y. One dau.,-m., and d. 1860, in Rock- ford, Ill. He was a blacksmith.
IV. James, b. Oct. 7, 1790 ; d. in Brocton, Chautau- qua Co., N. Y. He was one of the first settlers in Stockton, and the first man who opened a store in that town. He was also a blacksmith. Had ten ch.
v. John, b. Oct. 20, 1791 ; d. Feb. 22, 1792.
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BENJAMIN HAYWOOD m. Polly, dau. of Josiah and Patty Sawyer, of Peterborough, Nov. 22, 1795. She d. July 23, 1842, a 46. M., 24, 1843, Betsey W. Wright, of Westford. She d. May, 1875. He d. Feb. 3, 1853, a. 67. Seven children :
I. Adeline, b. Jan. 25, ISIS ; m. Harvey Sawyer, q. v.
II. Rufus, b. March 6, 1820.+
III. Mary A., b. Sept. 26, 1823 ; d. Aug. 17, 1830. IV. Albert, b. Aug. 10, 1825.+-
v. Luke, b. March 2, 1831 ; d. Oct. 17, 1833. VI. Abbie, b. Oct. 23, 1834; m., Oct. 23: 1862, Freeman F., son of Jona. J. Comstock, q. v. VII. Ellen, b. March 26, 1838 ; m., Jan., 1859, Gil- man H. Avery ; r. in Peoria, Ill. Three sons,-two living.
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RUFUS SAWYER HAYWOOD m. Elizabeth, dau. of Oliver Prescott, May 6, 1841 ; r. Fredonia, N. Y. ; was paymaster in the war of 1866; served during the war, holding the rank of colonel by brevet. Three ch. :
1. Oliver, b. April 19, 1843 ; d. Dec. 9, 1843.
II. Oliver, b. Sept. 2, 1844 ; d. Sept. 3, 1845.
III. Eddie A., b. Jan. 26, 1861.
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ALBERT HAYWOOD m. Frances, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Parker) Joslin ; r. in Fredonia, N. Y. Four children :
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I. Benjamin, b. May 14, 1844.
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II. Cassius Rufus, b. April IS, 1847. Two daughters, b. in New York.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
DESCENDANTS OF BENJ. HAYWOOD.
Children,
5
Grandchildren,
18
Great-grandchildren,
30
Great-great-grandchildren
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HENDERSON FAMILY.
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JAMES HENDERSON, b. 1769; re. from Boston to Westford, Mass., in 1804. He re. to Jaffrey in 1806, having, Sept , 1805, received a deed of a tract of land in lot 10, range 6, of Samuel Buss, on which he built a house and store the following winter and spring. He opened his store in ISO6. In ISIS, after the death of his wife, he leased the same to William Ainsworth, Esq., and re. to East Jaffrey. In 1833 he sold the same to a Mr. Robbins. The buildings were burned. He m., Ist, Martha , who d. at Jaffrey, Oct. 12, IS16, a. 44; m., 2ª, Nancy Ann H. Gilmore, dau. of Roger and Molly (Blodgett) Gilmore, Feb. 5, 1828. She d. April 15, 1832, a. 50. In 1833 he took up his residence in Boston, and Marlborough, Mass., where he d. May 11, 1849, a. So. Children by first wife :
I. William Henry, b. in Boston, April IS, 1800 ; r. Boston.
II. Caroline, b. in Boston, Nov. 11, ISO1 ; m. Col. Wm. H. Wood, of Marlboro', Mass., now Hudson, Nov. 5, 1826. He d.
III. Frederick A., b. in Boston, Aug. 14, 1803 ; a merchant ; r. Boston.
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