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VII. Fannie, b. in Roxbury, Sept. 23, 1816; m., Sept. 8, 1839, Alanson Way of Claremont; d. Aug. 14, 1848. VIII. Catharine, b. in Marl., Feb. 1, 1819 ; m., Jan. 3, 1841, John F. Mellen of Claremont.
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WARD.
WILLIAM WARD, who is supposed to have come from Yorkshire, Eng- land, was in Sudbury, Mass., in 1639, and was made freeman 1643, rep- resented Sudbury in the General Court 1644, and was several years chair- man of selectmen. He removed to Marl., Mass., 1660, where he was soon after chosen deacon of the Church. He, in common with others, endured great hardships and sustained great losses by Indian hostilities in the time of King Philip's War in 1675-76, when his buildings were burned, his cattle destroyed, and one of his sons slain by the enemy. He d. Aug. · 10, 1687 ; and his widow, Elizabeth, d. Dec. 9, 1700. He had fourteen
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children, among whom was Samuel, b. Sept. 24, 1641, m., June 6, 1667, Sarah, dau. of John and Mary Hone, b. Sept. 25, 1644; d. Aug. 11, 1707. He d. 1727, leaving a widow, Elizabeth. His eldest son, Joseph, b. 1670, m., June 5, 1700, Abiah Wheelock. He d. June 30, 1717, leav- ing seven children. His son Phinehas, b. Aug. 5, 1705, m. Mary -. He d. Oct. 19, 1756.
1 REUBEN WARD, son of Phinehas and Mary Ward, b. in Marl., Mass., Dec. 28, 1746; m., June 13, 1771, Sarah Kendall. He came to this town in 1774, and settled on the farm since known as the Hamleton Parker place, now within the limits of Troy. It is said that both he and his wife inherited a large amount of property from their ancestors, so that, unlike many of the early settlers, he had ample means for paying for and improving his farm, which was the best in that part of the town. His whole attention was given to the management of his farm, and everything about him was conducted with a strict regard to economy. His plans were laid after mature deliber- ation, and he was usually successful in carrying them out ; and, at the time of his death, which occurred Jan. 8, 1800, he was considered the most wealthy man in Marl.
I. Sally, b. Jan. 30, 1772; m. John Joy ; removed to Glover, Vt.
II. Abigail, b. Nov. 9, 1773; m. Simon Piper, q.v .; removed to Maine.
III. Reuben, b. Dec. 9, 1775.+
IV. Elizabeth, b. July 10, 1777; m. Jonas Robinson, q. v.
v. John, b. May 25, 1779; d. in Troy, of hydropho- bia, um.
VI. Daniel, b. June 21, 1781.+
VII. Lucy, b. Apr. 12, 1784; m., March, 1805, Timothy Thompson of Swanzey.
VIII. Levi, b. Jan. 7, 1788; m., Sept. 20, 1809, Nancy Whitney of Winchendon; removed to Coving- ton, N.Y.
Ix. Patty, b. Apr. 17, 1790, was scalded to death by boiled cider, Nov. 4, 1795. In order to perpet- uate the memory of this event, the following verse was placed upon her gravestone, which stands in the old centre burying-ground :-
" By boiling cyder she was slain, Whilst less than six of age, Then her exquisite, racking pain Removed her from the stage. But her immortal spirit went To the Almighty King, Where all the godly ones are sent, The praise of God to sing."
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x. Nancy, b. Nov. 25, 1793; m. Amos Fife of Boston.
XI. Calvin, b. May 4, 1798 ; m. Thankful Smith ; re- moved to Leroy, N.Y.
REUBEN WARD, son of Reuben, m., June 3, 1804, Rebecca, dau. of Samuel Coolidge. He d. June 2, 1808; and his widow m. (2d) Capt. John Stone, q.v.
I. Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1805; d. Apr. 23, 1813.
II. Mary, b. Feb. 8, 1807 ; m. Aaron Stone, q.v.
III. Reuben, b. Dec. 3, 1808.+
DANIEL WARD, son of Reuben, m., Dec. 13, 1802, Lois Whitney of Winchendon; resided in Marl. until 1808, when he removed to Greene, Chenango Co., N.Y., and thence to Leroy, Genesee Co., N.Y.
I. Daniel, b. Sept. 10, 1805; m., Dec. 6, 1827, Sarah M. Webb of Leroy, N.Y.
II. Josiah Wilder, b. May 18, 1807; d. June 18, 1831. III. Caroline, b. Nov. 5, 1809; d. Aug. 26, 1812.
IV. Calvin Thompson, b. Nov. 24, 1812; m., June 9, 1833, Eunice B. Carpenter of Plymouth, Vt. v. Emery Whitney, b. Oct. 4, 1815; d. Apr. 6, 1833. VI. Charles Kendall, b. July 7, 1819; m., May 31, 1841, Laura C. Davenport of Elkland, Pa. VII. Adaline Nancy, b. Dec. 11, 1822; m., March 6, 1844, Leonard H. Newton of Leroy, N.Y.
REUBEN WARD, son of Reuben, Jr., m., May 17, 1840, Maria L., dau. of Moses and Lucy (Stone) Hunt.
I. Frederick Elbridge, b. Apr. 10, 1841; m., Jan. 1, 1864, Dorothy, dau. of Nathan and Abigail (Bucklin) Winch. He d. March 7, 1864.
II. Henry Hubbard, b. Sept. 4, 1842; m., May 1, 1871, Mattie A. Collins of Winchester, Mass.
1. Freddie O., b. in Boston, Dec. 31, 1873; d. Aug. 15, 1874.
2. George Henry, b. in Marl., Feb. 23, 1876. III. Orville Allen, b. March 8, 1845; m., Oct. 31, 1871, Mary Jane Fogg; resides in Boston.
1. Fred Orville, b. Oct. 15, 1874.
IV. Addie M., b. July 9, 1847; resides in Boston, um. v. Frank P., b. Aug. 27, 1848; d. Dec. 11, 1877, um. VI. Louisa A., b. Sept. 15, 1851; d. Nov. 9, 1851.
VII. Erwin E., b. Oct. 8, 1852; m., Apr. 26, 1876,
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Emma F., dau. of George W. and Sylvina P. (Esty) White.
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1. Frank Erwin, b. June 9, 1878.
VIII. Charlie C., b. Apr. 1, 1855 ; resides in Boston ; um.
IX. Lillia M., b. Oct. 15, 1858; um.
x. Nellie J., b. June 15, 1863 ; d. Sept. 22, 1863.
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REV. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARE, son of Capt. Ben- jamin and Martha (Chapin) Ware, b. in Gilsum, Dec. 17, 1822; m., Nov. 11, 1851, Emily, dau. of Oliver and Patty Heald, b. in Nelson, Dec. 18, 1823. Came to Marl. to reside in 1851; was pastor of the Baptist Church two years. (See sketch of Baptist Church.) He d. in Surry, Aug. 29, 1865.
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I. Edwin Chapin, b. in Marl., Oct. 8, 1852.
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II. Martha Jane, b. in Sanbornton, Dec. 25, 1853 ; m., Sept. 13, 1874, Willis K. Emerson.
III. Laura Maria, b. in Sanbornton, July 19, 1855.
4 5 IV. Walter Henry, b. in Addison, Vt., Apr. 25, 1859. 6 v. Mary Frances, b. in Whiting, Vt., May 30, 1860; d. March 6, 1862.
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WARREN WARNER and Cleopatra Brigham of Chester- field, published together for marriage Oct. 25, 1792. They resided for some time in Marl., but no record of their family has been found.
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EBENEZER WARREN and Hepzibah, his wife, had the following children b. in Marl.
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I. Samuel, b. Sept. 3, 1804.
II. Mary Ann, b. Jan. 21, 1806.
III. Oliver, b. July 27, 1809.
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BENEDIC WEBBER was in town and worked on the roads in 1769. For the next ten years, he is occasionally mentioned on the records, but nothing is known of his family.
WELLINGTON.
ROGER WELLINGTON, b. in England about 1609-10, was an early settler of Watertown, Mass. He m. Mary, eldest dau. of Dr. Richard and Annie Palgrave of Charlestown, Mass., and d. March 11, 1697-98. Joseph, son of Roger, b. in Watertown, Oct. 9, 1643, m. Sarah -, who d. Feb. 5, 1683-84; and he in. (2d), June 6, 1684, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Elizabetlı (Kimball) Straight of Watertown. He d. Oct. 30, 1714. By his second wife, he had four children. Of these, Thomas was b. in Watertown, Nov. 10, 1686, m. Rebecca, dau. of Samuel and
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Isabelle (Park) Whittemore, who d. Nov. 6, 1734, and he again married. He d. 1759. His son Joseph, b. in Watertown, Nov. 21, 1711, m., Nov. 13, 1733, Dorcas, dau. of Jonathan and Chary (Adams) Stone, and set- tled in Lexington.
1 JOSEPH WELLINGTON, eldest son of Joseph and Dorcas (Stone) Wellington, b. in Lexington, Nov. 13, 1734; m. (1st), Apr. 1, 1760, Martha, dau. of Capt. Daniel and Elizabeth (Minot) Adams of Lincoln; settled first in Waltham, where all his children were born. He came to Marl. some time previous to 1800, and settled on the place since owned by Reuben Morse. After a residence here of several years, he probably returned to Waltham.
I. Martha, b. Jan. 3, 1761; m., May 7, 1782, Joel Dix.
2 3 II. Joseph Adams, b. Feb. 20, 1763; d. June 27, 1764.
Mrs. Wellington d. Dec. 9, 1763 ; and he m. (2d), Sept. 10, 1766, Anna Dix, who d. Feb. 21, 1803, æ. 58.
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III. Susanna, b. May 4, 1764.
Iv. Anna, b. July 27, 1768; d. Sept. 2, 1775.
v. Joseph, b. July 7, 1770.
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VI. Dorcas, b. Aug. 8, 1771; published to Daniel Viley, March 30, 1794.
VII. Rebecca, b. June 21, 1773; m., Feb. 9, 1800, Joseph Carter. VIII. Daniel, b. Sept. 25, 1774.
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IX. Anna, b. June 16, 1776.
x. Elizabeth, b. July 21, 1777.
XI. Isaac, b. Feb. 11, 1779; m., Aug. 21, 1802, Martha Harvey ; settled in Troy, N.Y.
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XII. Josiah, b. June 4, 1780 ; settled in Troy, N.Y. XIII. Caty, bap. Sept. 16, 1781.
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1 DANIEL WETHERBEE, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 11, 1809; m., 1837, Harriet Chaplin of Bolton, Mass. He came to Marl. soon after his marriage, and purchased a part of the Jonas Woodward farm, where he erected buildings and has continued to reside to the present time.
I. Francis M., b. June 13, 1837 ; m. Lillia Houston ; resides in Langdon.
II. Harriet Maria, b. Sept. 2, 1839; d. July 29, 1854.
Mrs. Wetherbee d. June 23, 1841; and he m. (2d) Mary Corey of Richmond.
4 III. Mary L., b. July 21, 1845; m. Jonas Foster; d. Nov. 18, 1868.
5 IV. Daniel Warren, b. Nov., 1847; d. Feb. 3, 1848.
6 v. Charlie D., b. Nov. 6, 1852 ; um.
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WHEELER.
THOMAS WHEELER was in Concord, Mass., in 1640, and in 1675 accom- panied Capt. Hutchinson, himself then a captain, with about twenty men, to Quaboag, now Brookfield, Mass., to treat with the Indians. They were drawn into an ambush by the perfidious savages, and eight of their number killed. Capt. Hutchinson was mortally wounded, and died soon after. Capt. Wheeler was severely wounded, had his horse shot under him, and, when near being despatched by the enemy, was rescued by his son Thomas, he also being wounded, who placed his father upon a horse whose rider was slain, and both succeeded by flight in saving their lives. Capt. Wheeler d. the following year. His son Thomas, whose wife was Hannah -, had John, b. in Concord, 1661, but soon after settled in Marl., Mass. John m., June 25, 1684, Elizabeth Wells. He d. 1721. Their son Joseph, b. Apr. 19, 1700, m., Jan. 16, 1718, Elizabeth Hollo- way, who d. ; and he m. (2d), March 17, 1730, Deborah Whitney. He d. Apr. 23, 1772.
1 DAVID WHEELER, son of Joseph and Deborah (Whit- ney) Wheeler, b. in Marl., Mass., Dec. 8, 1744; m., about 1775, Rebecca Hoar. Previous to his marriage, he came to Marl., probably in 1770, and purchased a lot of land, and was the first settler on the farm since owned by Daniel Buttrick, now within the limits of Troy. The low ground in the vicinity of the present house was at that time covered with a heavy growth of ash-trees, from which young Wheeler split out the timber with which he built quite a substantial house, a little south of the present barn. From what we can learn of Mr. Wheeler, we judge he was an honest, hard-working man, a good farmer, and that he was highly esteemed is fully attested by the numerous offices which he held within the gift of his fellow-citizens.
I. David, b. June 17, 1776 ; was a physician ; settled in New Jersey.
II. Phebe, b. Nov. 6, 1777; m., Oct. 2, 1798, Abel Brigham of Jaffrey ; settled in New York.
III. Dolly, b. Sept. 2, 1779; m. John Cheever, q.v.
IV. Josiah, b. Feb. 5, 1781; m. Nancy Haskell ; d. on home farm.
v. Rebecca, b. Apr. 18, 1782; m. Solomon Rice of Fitzwilliam.
VI. Eunice, b. June 19, 1783; m. Jeremiah Frost, q.v. VII. Sally, b. Feb. 26, 1785; m. Jonathan Frost (2d), q.v.
VIII. Lucy, b. May 7, 1787 ; m. Joseph Frost, q.v.
Ix. Joseph, b. Dec. 7, 1788; m. - Wilder; re- moved to Utica, N.Y.
x. Jonathan, b. Apr. 28, 1791; removed to Newton, Mass.
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XIII. John, b. Apr. 30, 1796 ; d. May 8, 1796. XIV. Curtis, b. July 17, 1797.
xv. Roxanna, b. Aug. 24, 1799; m. Jeremiah Wilkins.
Mrs. Wheeler d. Sept. 11, 1803 ; and he m. (2d), Nov. 14, 1804, Mrs. Martha Perry, widow of Dr. Justus Perry. Mr. Wheeler d. Oct. 6, 1813. His widow d. May 19, 1825.
XVI. Benjamin Franklin, b. Sept. 9, 1805; m. Mary Evens ; d. in Keene, Sept., 1872.
XVII. Sumner, b. March 8, 1807; m., May 15, 1832, Catharine Vose of Boston. (See Chap. XIII.) XVIII. Quincy, b. March 17, 1809; d. in Keene, Jan. 13, 1839.
XIX. Virgel, bap. June 23, 1811; d. Oct. 10, 1813.
NATHAN WHEELER, not connected with the above family, was a native of Holden, Mass. In 1798, he came to Marl., and, after residing here a few years, removed to Fitchburg, and thence to Saco, Me., where he had the misfortune to bury his wife, after which he resided in Fitzwilliam and Keene, where he d. 1836.
i. Polly, m. Reuben Newell.
II. Adelia, m. Nathan Newell.
III. Jonathan, m. Lucy Whipple; settled in Fitch- burg.
IV. Eliza, m. (1st) Elnathan Gorham. He d. 1821, and she m. (2d) Moses Hayden, who d. in 1851; and she m. (3d) John Lawrence.
v. Clarissa, d. æ. 36.
VI. Nathan.
SILAS WHEELER, perhaps a brother of Nathan, came from Holden, Mass., to Fitzwilliam, about the year 1800. In 1806, he came to Marl., where he resided until 1832, when he removed to Swanzey. He m., Aug. 12, 1789, Persis, dau. of James Brewer.
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I. Silas, b. Apr. 17, 1790; d. young.
II. Persis, b. Sept. 30, 1791.
III. James, b. July 26, 1794.
IV. Silas, b. Dec. 25, 1796. v. Vashti, b. March 29, 1802.
VI. Asa, b. June 12, 1805.
VII. Aaron, b. Apr. 3, 1807.
VIII. Simon, b. March 16, 1810.
1 JONATHAN WHIPPLE, a carpenter by trade, was in town previous to 1777. He is said to have been a very
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erect, portly man, prompt in business, and a highly es- teemed citizen. In 1804, he removed to Concord, Vt. He d. March, 1839, æ. 87. His wife d. Jan., 1830.
I. Edwards, b. Nov. 6, 1777; was a carpenter by trade.
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II. Edmund Rice, b. March 19, 1779.
III. Hannah, b. Apr. 22, 1780; m., July 17, 1803, Josiah Rogers.
IV. Joel Green, b. Dec. 2, 1781 ; removed to Vermont. v. Sarah, b. July 27, 1783 ; m. - Walker.
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VIII. Jonathan, b. July 23, 1789.
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ZOPHER WHITCOMB was b. in Framingham, Mass., in 1781. When but a youth, he came to Marl., and resided in the family of Joseph Cutting. He m., May 7, 1797, Mehitable, dau. of William and Mehitable (Jones) Ten- ney, who d. 1832. He d. 1847.
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I. Asa, removed to Vermont.
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II. Abigail, d. æ. 30.
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III. William, m., July 18, 1821, Clarissa, dau. of Ed- mund Bemis.
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Iv. Eliza, m. Nathaniel Parker of Troy; d. 1849.
v. Luke, d. 1838.
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LEVI WHITCOMB, b. in Templeton, Mass., April 24, 1763; m., Feb. 13, 1787, Hannah Baker, b. Jan. 21, 1764. He was a blacksmith by trade, and settled in Nelson soon after his marriage, where he remained until 1801, when he removed to Marl., and resided one year in that part of the town now Troy. He then purchased the farm now owned by Daniel Wright, where he d. Sept. 23, 1827. His wife d. Feb. 16, 1825. Children, all but the youngest, b. in Nelson.
9 I. Nancy, b. Dec. 2, 1787; m. Capt. William Farrar, q.v.
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II. Simeon, b. May 28, 1790 .- +
III. Asenath, b. Jan. 5, 1794; d. Apr. 19, 1869; um. IV. Polly, b. Apr. 2, 1796; d. Feb. 13, 1854; um.
v. Dexter, b. June 27, 1798.+
VI. Adaline, b. Sept. 20, 1800; um.
VII. Gilman, b. in Marl., May 19, 1805; um.
DEA. SIMEON WHITCOMB, son of Levi, in., Nov. 11, 1813, Sally, dau. of William and Jael (Cushing) Lincoln.
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He resided for many years on a farm near the pine woods, so called ; afterwards removed to the place now occupied by his dau., Mrs. Eastman, where he d. Jan. 1, 1869. His wife d. Apr. 8, 1876. Mr. Whitcomb was for forty-six years a member and for thirty-eight years an officer in the Congregational Church in Marl. He had sterling qualities as a man and a Christian, was social, had much firmness, and sound judgment. He loved his Church and was identified with it in its many struggles and trials, being an efficient helper at all times.
I. William L., b. Aug. 1, 1814; d. Sept. 24, 1815. II. Sally L., b. Apr. 9, 1816; d. Aug. 12, 1818.
III. Jael Cushing, b. Apr. 6, 1818; m., Feb. 5, 1857, Harvey Wyman of Winchendon. . She now re- sides, a widow, in Winchendon.
IV. William C., b. Feb. 20, 1820.++
v. Sarah L., b. Feb. 14, 1822; m., May 18, 1842, George W. Fairbanks of Hopkinton, Mass. VI. Albert Simeon, b. March 8, 1824.+-
VII. Hannah Baker, b. June 22, 1827; m., June 20, 1855, John B. Eastman of Malden, Mass. She now resides in Marl.
VIII. Henry L., b. July 13, 1831; d. March 6, 1838.
Ix. Harlan Page, b. July 5, 1837; d. Oct. 30, 1838.
REV. WILLIAM C. WHITCOMB, son of Dea. Simon, m., May 1, 1851, Harriet Wheeler of Concord, Mass. He d. Oct. 29, 1864 (see Chap. XIII.). The family now re- sides in Concord, Mass.
I. Eva Myrtella, b. in Stoneham, Mass., Jan. 6, 1853. II. Mary Harriet, b. Aug. 22, 1854; d. Sept.
Twins. 28, 1855.
III. Maria Sarah, b. Aug. 22, 1854 ; d. Oct. 27, 1855.
IV. Lizzie Philenie, b. in Southbridge, Mass., July 12, 1856. v. Albert William Henry, b. in Marl., March 8, 1858. VI. Mira Florence, b. in Lynnfield Centre, Mass., Apr. 19, 1860 ; d. May 11, 1860.
VII. Nellie Lincoln, b. in Lynnfield Centre, Mass., June 5, 1861.
VIII. John Chalmers, b. in Marl., March 15, 1865.
ALBERT S. WHITCOMB, son of Dea. Simeon, m. (1st), May 25, 1846, Elvira, dau. of Dea. James and Roxanna (Frost) Farrar. She d. Dec. 16, 1847; and he m. (2d), Jan. 2, 1849, Martha A. Willis, b. in Alstead, Jan. 12, 1830. Resides in Keene.
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I. Mary L., b. March 27, 1851; m. Waldo L. Lowe; resides in Fitchburg.
II. Ella Martha, b. June 16, 1853; m. Henry E. Huntley ; resides in Fitchburg.
III. Hattie Elvira, b. May 16, 1856; d. Sept., 1857. IV. Anna Alberta, b. Aug. 17, 1861.
v. Sarah Lizzie, b. Nov. 15, 1863; d. Oct., 1864.
DEXTER WHITCOMB, son of Levi, m., Aug. 11, 1825, Rebecca Griffin of Nelson, b. Dec. 13, 1801. He resided in Marl. until 1830, when he removed to Nelson. He d. in Keene, June 1, 1867. His widow d. 1879. Children, . first three b. in Marl., the others in Nelson.
I. Levi S., b. July 24, 1826; d. Feb. 22, 1832.
II. Sophia F., b. Feb. 16, 1828; m. Ezekiel Pike of Petersham, Mass .; resides in Boston.
III. William F., b. June 4, 1830; m. Lizzie Gay of Ashburnham, Mass .; resides in Keene; is a painter, grainer, and paper-hanger.
IV. Lucy C., b. Dec. 29, 1831; m. Sewell F. Hayes, q.v.
v. Levi S., b. Jan. 13, 1833 ; m. Mary A. Miller of Royalston ; resides in Leominster, Mass.
VI. Henry L., b. Dec. 8, 1835 ; m. Carrie A. Whitney of Concord, Mass., where he now resides; is a merchant, and has been postmaster of that town.
VII. Edward P., b. Oct. 22, 1838; m. Anna Parker of South Manchester, Conn .; is a merchant-tailor in Boston.
VIII. Harlan P., b. Sept. 28, 1840; resides in Boston ; is a merchant-tailor.
Ix. Nathaniel ()., b. Dec. 3, 1841; is a merchant-tailor in Boston.
SILAS WHITCOMB, b. in Swanzey, 1797 ; m., Dec. 18, 1823, Louisa Lincoln, of Leominster, Mass., who d. July 29, 1877. He d. Aug. 24, 1877.
I. Louisa Jane, m. William A. Woodward, q.v. He d. March 21, 1856; and she m. (2d) Warren Farrar, q.v.
II. Roxalina, m. Philander Thatcher, q.v.
III. Silas L., b. Aug. 6, 1828.+
IV. Susan S., m., Jan. 16, 1855, Levi HI. Whitney of Royalston, Mass., where they now reside.
v. Charles W., m. Mary Ann Simonds ; resides in Ashby.
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VI. Maria D., m. Daniel W. Clark of Troy; resides in Swanzey.
VII. Abigail Ann, d. July 13, 1835.
VIII. Thomas W., m. Sarah Whitney of Ashby, where he now resides.
Ix. James Batcheller, d. Feb. 8, 1843.
x. James B., d. in infancy.
XI. Henry W., m. Ann Maria, dau. of Lorenzo and Cynthia Ann (Woodward) Hunt.
1. Bertie E., b. March 18, 1868; d. May 4, 1878.
XII. Lydia Ann, m. Edward E. Cutter.
SILAS L. WHITCOMB, son of Silas, m., March 20, 1851, Clara S. Woodcock, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 4, 1833. Set- tled first in Swanzey, where he remained until the spring. of 1860, when he came to Marl. After a residence here of seven or eight years, he returned to Swanzey, where he d. Feb. 11, 1877. The family now reside at West Swanzey.
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I. Virgil Vernell, b. in East Swanzey, Feb. 23, 1853; drowned July 15, 1854.
I. Carrie L., b. in Swanzey, Jan. 9, 1860.
III. Emma I., b. in Marl., Dec. 8, 1865.
WHITE.
WILLIAM WHITE came over in the " Mayflower." His name was the sixth in order subscribed to the celebrated compact made on board that vessel Nov. 11, 1620. He d. March 3, 1621 ; but his age is not mentioned. His widow, Susanna, m. Gov. Edward Winslow, May 12, 1621. This was the first marriage in New England.
Peregrine White, son of William and Susanna, received his name from the circumstance of his birth on board the " Mayflower," in Cape Cod Har- bor, the latter part of Nov., 1620, the first one born of English parents in New England. About the year 1636, he removed with the family of Gov. Edward Winslow to Marshfield. His wife was Sarah, the dan. of William Bassett of Duxbury. His children were Daniel, Sylvanus, who d. in 1688, Jonathan, Peregrine, Sarah, and Mary. He d. July 20, 1704, and his wife d. in 1711.
The "Boston News-Letter" of July 31, 1704, the fifteenth number of the first newspaper printed in New England, contains the following in- telligence : " Marshfield, July 22, Capt. Peregrine White of this town, æ. 83 years and 8 months, died here the 20th inst. He was vigorous and of a comely aspect to the last." In Oct., 1665, the court granted him two hundred acres of land, in compliance with the request of the king's commissioners, desiring " that the court would accommodate him with a portion of land in respect that he was the first of the English that was born in these parts." He was admitted a member of the Rev. Mr. Thompson's church in 1698, in his 78th year, on which occasion a ser- mon was delivered from the text, Matt. xx., 6, 7 : " And about the eleventh
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hour, he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive."
Daniel White, the son of Peregrine, m., 1674, Hannah Hunt of Dux- bury. They had seven sons. Thomas, the third son, b. in 1680, m. Rachel -, settled in Scituate, and afterwards in Bolton. He d. in 1770, leaving a widow and five children,- William, James, Samuel, Thomas, who m. Molly French of Hollis, and settled in Dublin in 1774, and Rachel, who m. a Williams, settled first in Dublin and afterwards in Cornish.
1 WILLIAM WHITE, son of Thomas and Rachel White, b. in Scituate, Mass., 1736, m. Lydia Goodale, and after the death of his father purchased the homestead at Bolton, agreeing to support his mother. He soon sold his farm, and moved to Templeton. In 1778, he came to Marl., having purchased a tract of wild land which comprised the farm now owned by his grandson Thomas, where he d. Jan. 8, 1820. His widow d. July 10, 1820.
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I. Bulah, b. 1757; m. - Fisk, and moved to Ru- pert, Vt., where she d. at the ripe age of 102 years.
II. David.+
III. Molly, m. Benjamin Phelps.
IV. Lydia, b. 1767; m., May 7, 1802, Josiah Atwood of Nelson. She d. Oct., 1851.
v. William, b. March 27, 1772.+
VI. Amy, b. Oct. 14, 1775; m., 1797, John Mudge. She d. Sept. 30, 1855.
VII. Rachel, m. Hosea Dunbar.
VIII. John, b. March 22, 1781 ; m. Polly Carlisle.
IX. Thomas, b. Jan. 20, 1784.+
x. Ruth, b. Oct. 7, 1786; m. Daniel Emerson, Jr., q.v.
DAVID WHITE, son of William, m., Sept. 29, 1801, Thankful Maynard.
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I. Lydia, b. Nov. 18, 1801.
II. David, b. March 23, 1803.
Mrs. White d .; and he m. (2d) Eunice Shannon, who d. Dec. 4, 1860. He d. Feb., 1848.
III. Zopher, b. Nov. 11, 1807.+
IV. Gardner, b. May 22, 1808 ; um.
v. Emily, b. Sept. 18, 1811 ; m., Oct. 6, 1830, Joseph Sandal; resides in Keene.
VI. Jehiel, b. Oct. 22, 1813.+
VII. Irene W., b. Jan. 14, 1816; m., Nov. 2, 1837, Barney Griffeth ; resides in Keene.
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WILLIAM WHITE, son of William, m., March 13, 1795, Esther Maynard, b. Jan. 29, 1770. He resided for many years on the place now owned by W. W. and J. M. Rich- ardson, and the place adjoining, now owned by his daugh- ter Naomi White. He d. Feb. 27, 1860. His widow d. July 8, 1861.
I. Esther, b. Nov. 14, 1796; m., June, 1836, Cyrus Thatcher; d. Feb. 3, 1873.
II. Noah, b. June 11, 1800.+
III. Naomi, b. May 29, 1802; um.
IV. Hannah, b. Apr. 30, 1804 ; m. Levi Thatcher, q.v. v. Levi, b. Feb. 23, 1806; d. March 5, 1806.
VI. Delina, b. July 5, 1807 ; m. Elias A. Thatcher, q.v. VII. Isaiah, b. July 13, 1809.+
VIII. William Ransom, b. Nov. 12, 1813.++
THOMAS WHITE, son of William, m., Oct. 11, 1807, Rebecca D., dau. of Asa and Mehitable (Upham) Met- calf; settled on the home farm, where he d. Oct. 16, 1865. His wife d. Apr. 12, 1865.
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