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1 ISAAC ALLEN resided in Rindge from 1767 until 1775, and perhaps a year or two longer. April 13, 1775, Lydia, Mercy, Alice, Sarah, and Amy, children of Isaac Allen and Amy, his wife, were bap. It is probable that Amy, his wife, was the dau. of Rev. Seth Dean, and that they removed to Kllingly, Ct.
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DAVID ALLEN, whose name appears upon the records in 1767, joined with a few others, in 1770, in a petition to be excused from the payment of a ministerial tax. He removed to Jaffrey about 1772.
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ELIPHAZ ALLEN and his descendants have been more intimately connected with the history of this town. He was a son of Noah Allen, a son of Obadiah, an emigrant from Scotland, and was b. in Greenfield, now Gill, Mass., March 10, 1766; he md. Eunice Putnam, b. in Winchester, N. H., May 25, 1767, a dau: of Andrew Put- nam, who was a kinsman of Gen. Putnam; remaining several years in Greenfield, and after a brief residence in Townsend, Mass., they came to Rindge, and settled upon the farm, now of Caleb French, in March, 1801. He was an estimable citizen, and for several years a member of the 'standing committee of the Congregational Church. Mrs. Allen d. Feb. 9, 1822; he md. (2d) 1823, Sarah (Stoughton) Richards, widow of Capt. Moses Richards, of Gill. He d. Oct. 24, 1846, aged 81. His widow d. Oct. 29, 1862, aged 90.
I. Salmon, b. in Greenfield, now Gill, April 12, 1791.+
II. Lucinda, b. in Gill, Feb. 7, 1794; md. Benj. Peirce, q. v. III. Eliphaz, b. in Townsend, March 29, 1797. +
IV. Oratio Putnam, b. in Townsend, Feb. 7, 1801. +.
SALMON ALLEN md. Jan. 4, 1816, Sophia Sawtell, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Whitaker) Sawtell, of Rindge, q. v. She d. Feb. 7, 1865; he md. (2d) July 14, 1867, Clarissa D. Stearns, dau. of Freeborn and Clarissa (Demary) Stearns, of Rindge, g. v. Mr. Allen was a ser- geant in Capt. Gregg's company, which was at Portsmouth in 1814. He was a farmer, captain of the militia, and selectman 1835 and 1841. He d. Dec. 11, 1870.
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I. Chester, b. Oct. 9, 1816; md. May 19, 1841, Han- nah Damon; md. (2d) May 15, 1866, Harriet J. Brown. He is a photograph artist, and resides in Keene.
II. Eurydice Wilder, b. March 9, 1818; md. May 9, 1842, William H. Bell. Reside in Chariton, Lucas Co., Iowa.
III. Eunice Emeline, b. May 18, 1819; md. June 7, 1843, Solomon H. Rand, son of Leonard Rand, g. v. They resided in Jaffrey, where he d. July 31, 1861.
IV. Charles, b. Dec. 1, 1822; md. Jan 25, 1848, Lucy O. Davis. He resides in Fitchburg, where he has a provision store.
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v. Lucinda Sophia, b. Feb. 3, 1831; md. July 14, 1857, Thomas Upton, of East Jaffrey.
12 13 VI. Daniel Webster, b. July 4, 1835; d. in the army unmd. March 7, 1864. (6) ELIPHAZ ALLEN md. April 1, 1824, Sarah Howe, dau. of Thomas Howe, q. v. She d. soon after her marriage; md. (2d) Charlotte Fay, of Walpole, who d. May 30, 1834, and he md. (3d) Tila Jones, dau. of Edmund and Caty (Taylor) Jones, of Ashburnham. He resided sev- eral years in Rindge, and d. in Jaffrey, July 10, 1848; his widow d. March 11, 1858, aged 54. Children of second wife : -
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I. Infant, b. 1828, d. 1830.
II. Eliphaz Howe, b. Sept. 28, 1831; md. Nov. 1, 1853, Arvilla Blake, dau. of Ebenezer and Hep- sibeth (Jewett) Blake, of Rindge, q. v. She d. March 30, 1870, and he md. (2d) Jan. 22, 1872, her sister, Maria E. Blake. He is a photogra- pher at Bradford, Vt.
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III. George Jones, b. May 11, 1836; was in the 9th N. H. Vols. He md. May 8, 1866, Harriet E. Bancroft, dau. of Addison Bancroft, of Rindge, q. v. They reside in Fitchburg.
IV. Warren Fay, b. Nov. 12, 1837; md. Oct., 1859, Ellen J. Capron, of East Jaffrey. He is a photographer.
v. Charlotte S., b. July 18, 1839; md. Adams, of Jaffrey; md. (2d) Jan. 19, 1863, George E. Kimball, son of Samuel M. Kimball, g. v. Re- side in Rindge.
VI. Henry T., b. June 27, 1841.
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ORATIO P. ALLEN resides in Rindge; was formerly engaged in the palm-leaf business, and in the manufact- ure of wooden ware. He md. Dec. 1, 1825, Candis Pratt, dau. of Amos and Polly (Bent) Pratt, of Fitzwilliam.
I. Amos Pratt, b. Jan. 2, 1827; d. unmd. Oct. 12, 1867. II. Curtice, b. Jan. 3, 1830; d. Aug. 15, 1831.
III. Anson, b. Jan., 1833; d. May 29, 1833.
Iv. Candis, b. Dec. 1, 1837 ; md. April 3, 1862, Calvin Allen, son of Calvin and Polly Allen. Mr. Allen was a merchant and postmaster several years at West Rindge. He removed in 1873 to Keene, N. H.
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24 JONATHAN W. ALLEN, not related to the above, removed to this town 1824, and md. April 13, 1824, Matilda Smith, dau. of Braddyll Smith, q. v. He resided in the southwest part of the town, and d. Jan. 11, 1873, aged 74. His widow resides in the West.
1 THOMAS AMES and wife Lucy, removed from Andover, Mass., during the Revolution. They were seated in the meeting-house in 1780, and he was taxed in 1793, but his name does not subsequently appear upon the records. Whether he died or removed at this time does not appear. His farm was adjacent to the farm formerly of Joseph Brooks, now of George F. Teague. The name is fre- quently written Eames. The children were : -
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I. Sally, b. in Andover, Dec. 2, 1765.
II. Thomas, b. in Andover, Oct. 12, 1776.
III. Jeremiah, b. ; md. April 29, 1798, Sally Platts, dau. of Capt. Joseph, q. v. Their daughter Debby was b. in Rindge, Nov. 18, 1798. The family removed about 1803 to New York. He d. in Morristown, N. Y., leaving sev- eral children.
IV. Hannah, b. in Rindge, Feb. 25, 1780.
v. Charlotte, b. in Rindge, March 9, 1784; md. Joseph Platts, son of Capt. Joseph, q. v.
ASA AMES and Dolly Ames, both of Rindge, were md. Nov. 22, 1793. She was probably a dau. of Nathan and Phebe Ames, of Fryeburg, b. Oct. 11, 1771. Thomas, their son, was b. in Rindge, June 18, 1794. The family removed to Orford, where their dau. Persis was b. Nov. 29, 1795.
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ยท BARNARD BALDWIN, a blacksmith, from Ashburnham, resided in East Rindge from 1818 until his death, June 14, 1830. He had three, and perhaps other, children.
I. Betsey, b. -- -; md. Benjamin Hartwell, of Fitchburg, Mass.
II. Samuel, b. about 1800; md. Mary Cook, dau. of John and Anna (Beals) Cook. They resided in Ashburnham, where he d. leaving several chil- dren.
III. Joseph, d. unmd. about 1860.
JONATHAN BALL was b. in Lancaster, Mass., Sept. 15, 1751. He md. Oct. 26, 1773, Mary Pratt, of Bolton, and immediately settled in this town. In 1776 he was in Capt. Smith's company, in Col. Baldwin's regiment. He probably removed from this town previous to 1780, as his
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name is not found among those seated in the meeting- house. Two children born in Rindge.
2 I. Anna, b. March 10, 1775.
3 II. Mary, b. May 19, 1777.
BANCROFT.
For more than a century the name of Bancroft has appeared upon the records of Rindge without interruption, yet at no time has the number of families been numerous. Generous favors received from Mr. J. M. Ban- croft, of New York, enable me to present a connected record of the ancestors of the families bearing this name who have resided in this town.
Lieut. Thomas Bancroft was b. in England 1622. In 1647, then a resident of Dedham, Mass., he md. Alice Bacon, who soon d .; he md. (2d) Sept. 15, 1648, Elizabeth Metcalf, and removed about 1650 to Read- ing, and subsequently to Lynnfield, where he d. Aug. 19, 1691. He was a prominent man of his time, and the records bear frequent and honorable mention of his name. The descendants of two of his sons have resided in Rindge. The eldest son, Dea. Thomas Bancroft, was b. in Dedham, Sept. 24, 1649. He removed to Reading, where he md. April 10, 1673, Sarah Poole, dau. of Jonathan Poole. He was a lieutenant, and is men- tioned in " Mather's Magnolia " as having saved the garrison at Exeter from an assault by the Indians. He d. July 12, 1718; his widow d. May 20, 1723. His son, Lieut. Thomas Bancroft, was b. at Reading Sept. 8, 1673. He served in the Indian wars, and was representative of Reading at the time of his death. He md. Aug. 1, 1694, Mary Webster. He d. Nov. 9, 1731. Capt. Benjamin Bancroft, the third of the five children of Lieut. Thomas, was b. in Reading May 6, 1701; he lived a few years in Charlestown, Mass., and there md. Anna Lawrence, dau. of John and Anna (Tarbell) Lawrence, of Lexington. He removed about 1727 to the centre of the town of Groton, Mass., where he followed the occupation of a tanner. He d. April 3, 1790; his wife d. July 21, 1787. His eldest son, Dea. Benjamin Bancroft, b. Sept. 29, 1724, was also a tanner in Groton. He was a captain of the militia, a treasurer of the town, and a deacon of the church. He md. Oct. 18, 1749, Alice Tarbell, dau. of William and Mary (Farnsworth) Tarbell. He d. Oct. 27, 1804; his wife d. Nov. 29, 1781. Their eldest son, Benjamin Bancroft, settled in Rindge, and will be mentioned hereafter. Joseph Bancroft, their fifth son, b. July 3, 1760, md. Susannah Hubbard, dau. of Nathan and Mary (Patterson) Hubbard, and a sister of Nathan and Dea. Hezekiah Hubbard who set- tled in Rindge. He was a tanner, and resided in Groton, Lunenburg, and Townsend. He d. in the latter place Oct. 21, 1815. His widow d. July 17, 1825. Among their children are Dea. James Bancroft, now of Rindge, and Mrs. Abigail Buswell, widow of the late Azariah Buswell. Another son of Lieut. Thomas and Elizabeth (Metcalf) Bancroft pre- viously mentioned, was Ensign John Bancroft, b. in Reading, March 3, 1656, and was about seven years younger than his brother, Dea. Thomas. He was a deacon and an ensign. Late in life he purchased considerable land in Lunenburg, Mass. He md. Sept. 24, 1678, Elizabeth Eaton, who d. March 12, 1704-5; he md. (2d) Hannah , who d. June 7, 1732. He d. at Lynnfield Jan. 25, 1739-40. Timothy Bancroft, son of Ensign John and Elizabeth, was b. in Lynnfield Jan. 20, 1704-5. He resided in Lynnfield and in Lunenburg, and d. about 1775. He md. March 12, 1738-9, Elizabeth Gary or Gerry, who d. Jan. 28, 1756, and he md. (2d) Nov. 1, 1757, Mary Harriman, who d. Feb. 4, 1776. John Bancroft, his son, settled in Rindge, and is numbered 25 in the following register.
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1 BENJAMIN BANCROFT, son of Dea. Benjamin and Alice (Tarbell) Bancroft, b. in Groton, Aug. 7, 1750. He Ind. Jan. 26, 1773, Phebe Parker, and settled in Rindge, where he pursued the business of a tanner. His dwelling house was a few yards east of the residence of Col. G. W. Stearns, and his tan-yard was a short distance west of his house. He was selectman in 1782, was frequently elected to minor offices, and during the earlier years of his resi- dence here he was prominent in the affairs of the church. Phebe, his wife, d. 1784 or 1785, leaving four children. He md. (2d) 1785, Deborah Whiting, of Lancaster. Her brothers were men of distinction, and her sister, Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz, was an authoress of considerable note. She was a woman of superior ability. About 1815 Mr. Bancroft went to Grafton, Vt., to reside with his son David, and there d. 1838, aged 88. His children were born in Rindge.
I. Daniel, b. Nov. 6, 1774; d. at sea while supercargo for Billy Gray, the noted Boston merchant.
II. Benjamin, b. Oct. 11, 1776; md. Moore. He d. Aug. 12, 1814. Buried at Copp's Hill, Boston.
1. Benjamin, b. at Charlestown, Mass., June 4, 1813; d. unmd. Sept. 16, 1856.
III. Phebe, bap. Sept. 10, 1780.
IV. Edmund, b. Aug. 21, 1782; md. Feb. 10, 1811, Deborah Wilber, of Bridgewater, Mass., where he d. June 4, 1814. He was with his brother Daniel during the voyage on which he died.
v. David, b. Sept. 23, 1786; md. in Rindge, March 7, 1807, Sukey Messenger. He was a tanner, and carried on the business until 1811, when he removed to Grafton, Vt. Three children were b. in Rindge.
1. Elvira, b. Sept. 13, 1807.
2. David, b. Feb. 10, 1809; a clergyman now of Prescott, Mass.
3. Charles, b. Oct. 20, 1810; of Bancroft & Boy- den, wholesale furniture, Boston, Mass.
4. Susan, b. in Grafton Jan. 2, 1814; md. Rev. Orlando Cunningham, of Rutland, Vt.
VI. Mary, bap. March 1, 1789.
VII. Sarah, bap. Aug. 1, 1790; md. Dr. Samuel Griggs. VIII. Fabius, bap. Sept. 9, 1792; a harness-maker, and later a successful merchant. His son, Edward W., was formerly of the firm of H. B. Claflin, of New York, now Vice-Pres. of the Knickerbocker
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Life Insurance Company. Another son, William G., is a dry goods merchant, Buffalo, N. Y. IX. Rebecca Whiting, bap. Aug. 10, 1794.
x. Timothy Whiting, b. Aug. 14, 1795; he was a merchant at Worcester, Mass .; md. Sarah Har- rington, dau. of Joshua and Sally (Bigelow) Harrington, of Worcester. Rev. Lucius Whit- ing Bancroft, D. D., formerly Professor of Eccle- siastical History, at Gambier (Ohio) Theological Seminary, now of Christ Church, Brooklyn (Episcopal), is a son of this marriage; and also Timothy W. Bancroft, A. M., Professor of Rhet- oric at Brown University.
XI. Deborah, bap. May 6, 1798; d. unmd. at Sterling about 1825.
17 18 DEA. JAMES BANCROFT, son of Joseph and Susannah (Hubbard) Bancroft, and a nephew of Benjamin Bancroft, md. (1) May 28, 1829, Sarah W. Kendall, and resided in New Ipswich, and was a deacon of the Congregational Church in that place. In 1857 he removed to Rindge. His wife d. Jan. 23, 1861; he md. (2d) Dec. 6, 1865, Jemima Hale, dau. of Emerson Hale, of Rindge, q. v. Two children not named below died young.
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I. Nancy R., b. Sept. 17, 1834; md. Ivers H. Brooks, q. v.
II. Susan F., b. Oct. 25, 1836; md. June 6, 1867, Albert Conant, a merchant in Boston, son of William Conant, of Mount Vernon, N. H.
III. Cecil F. P., b. Nov. 25, 1839; grad. Dartmouth College 1860; Andover Theological Seminary 1867; ordained May 1, 1867; received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Uni- versity of the State of New York in 1874. He was Principal of Appleton Academy, Mont Vernon, N. H., 1860-1864; Principal of Liter- ary Institutions at Lookout Mountain, Tenn., 1867-1872. He was engaged in travels and study in Europe, 1872-1873, and is now Prin- cipal of Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. He md. May 6, 1867, Fanny A. Kittredge, dau. of Capt. Timothy Kittredge, of Mont Vernon, N. H. IV. Mary Helen, b. April 3, 1841; md. July 15, 1869, Thomas Annett, Esq., of Jaffrey.
v. Caroline, b. Oct. 15, 1842; md. George S. Kimball, son of William Kimball, g. v.
VI. Henry A., b. Feb. 13, 1849. Resides in Jaffrey.
JOHN BANCROFT, son of Timothy and Elizabeth (Ger- ry?) Bancroft, was b. in Lunenburg, Nov. 14, 1753. In
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1775 he was a private in the eight months' troops, and in Capt. Ezra Newell's company. He md. Jan. or June 20, 1776, Mary Newell, and removed to this town in 1777. About 1820 they removed to Union, Broome County, N. Y., where he d. June 16, 1822; his widow d. Oct, 26, 1833.
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I. Polly, b. Sept. 6, 1777; md. March 13, 1798, Na- than Pratt, by whom she had one son, Nathan, Jr. She mnd. (2d) Obadiah Carlton, of Rindge, g. v.
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III. Betsey, b. Dec. 24, 1781; d. unmd. Jan. 12, 1810.
IV. Daughter, b. Nov. 17, 1784; d. 28 same month.
v. Ebenezer, b. March 13, 1786; md. Phebe McIntire. He was a blacksmith of Danvers, Mass .; d. at sea March 20, 1823. His son George W., b. Jan. 15, 1815, was killed in the railroad accident at Revere Aug. 26, 1871.
VI. Onesimus, b. March 30, 1786; d. Oct. 28, 1792.
VII. Mehetabel, b. March 24, 1790; md. Jan. 7, 1813, Isaac Hill. They resided in Princeton, Ill. They had several children, but no record is received. VIII. Timothy, b. July 5, 1792. +
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IX. Elijah Newell, b. Dec. 15, 1795; a farmer, who re- sided in Union, N. Y., where he md. Wealthy Davis, by whom he had three children. He md. (2d) Asenath Marble, of Jaffrey.
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MAJ. JOHN BANCROFT md. May 3, 1804, Elizabeth Co- burn, dau. of Josiah Coburn, g. v. He was major of the 12th Regiment Militia, to which Rindge belonged. He d. while temporarily absent at Mobile, Ala., July 15, 1819. His widow md. Gray.
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I. Charles, b. May 5, 1805; d. Oct. 8, 1822, aged 17.
II. Almira, b. June 13, 1807 ; md. July 2, 1829, Charles Stearns, a brother of Samuel Stearns. They reside in Lowell, Mass. Their only son :-
1. Charles Willard, b. June 22, 1830; md. Oct. 27, 1850, Sarah Jane Stearns, dau. of Jos. and Lucy Stearns, of Boston. They re- side in Middletown, Ct. They have one son : -
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IV. John Gardner, b. Nov. 28, 1810; md. Wealthy White, who d. July 6, 1867; md. (2d) Roxanna Letford, who d. about 1870 .. For many years, and until his death, he was proprietor of an eat-
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ing-house in Boston. He d. June 20, 1872. No children.
v. George Washington, b. Nov. 30, 1812; md. Aug. 26, 1841, Achsah Colburn, b. March 6, 1811, dau. of Nathan and Betsey (Powers) Colburn, of Tem- ple, N. H. He was a grad. of Oberlin College, 1841, and preceptor of a classical and English school until his death Aug. 5, 1843. His widow md. (2d) Sept. 1, 1846, Elijah Lyman, of Strong- ville, O.
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VI. Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1815, md. David Knight Bou- telle, a dentist, formerly of Manchester, N. H., now of Lake City, Minn. She d. in Manchester July 24, 1864, leaving four children.
1. Frank M., b. Feb. 21, 1843.
2. George B., b. June 9, 1845.
3. William E., b. April 1, 1848.
4. Chellis B., b. Nov. 18, 1858.
VII. Evelina, b. April 21, 1817.
TIMOTHY BANCROFT md. 1816, pub. Jan. 10, Matilda Rand, dau. of Col. Daniel Rand, q. v. They resided in Union, N. Y., 1819 to 1828, and then removed to Bridge- water, Mich., and subsequently to Clinton, Mich.
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I. Louisa, b. in Cornish, N. H., June 13, 1817.
II. Tryphosa, b. in Rindge Oct. 2, 1818; d. in Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1838.
III. Alonzo, b. in Union Jan. 4, 1820; md. April 26, 1845, Harriet Jewett, dau. of Dr. Thomas Jew- ett, q. v. They reside in Boston, where he was for several years an appointee in the Custom House.
1. Anson, b. Jan. 6, 1849; d. same day.
2. Winfield B., b. April 30, 1850. Amherst College. Now a medical student.
Iv. Wilder, b. Nov. 29, 1821.
v. Baxter, b. Feb. 10, 1823; d. Oct. 10, 1847.
VI. Nancy, b. March 14, 1826.
VII. Edward, b. March 1, 1829. Resides at Emporia, Kansas. A real estate agent and a notary public. VIII. Mary, b. Nov. 12, 1833.
IX. Asa, b. 1835; resides in Emporia, Kansas. Was formerly Secretary of State of Kansas.
ADDISON BANCROFT, a farmer in Rindge; md. April 3, 1832, Mary Ann Goddard, dau. of Dea. Luther Goddard, q. v. She d. Sept. 19, 1852; md. (2d) Jan. 4, 1853, Mary (Ward) Jones, widow of Christopher Jones, of Ashburn- ham, and dau. of Caleb Ward, of Ashburnham. She d.
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March 19, 1869; md. (3d) Oct. 14, 1869, Elmira (Peirce) Smiley, widow of Charles M. Smiley, and dau. of Joseph Peirce.
1. George Washington, b. March 28, 1833; md. Nov. 5, 1857, Emerett O. Pratt, dau. of Peter Pratt, Esq., of Coleville, Broome Co., N. Y. They re- side in Coleville.
1. Jennie Frances, b. Feb. 1, 1859.
2. Ellsworth D., b. March 7, 1861.
3. Maryett, b. Dec. 27, 1863.
4. Adalaide S., b. Jan. 31, 1869.
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Iy. Harriet Elizabeth, b. June 1, 1839; md. May 8, 1866, George J. Allen, son of Eliphaz Allen, Jr., q. v. Reside in Fitchburg, Mass.
v. John Gardner, b. Sept. 23, 1840; d. 26 same month.
VI. Mary Mersylvia, b. Dec. 12, 1841; md. Edwin S. Burnap. Reside in Fitchburg, Mass.
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VII. Almira Lucinda, b. April 5, 1849; md. Ephraim H. Bowen, of Fitchburg, Mass.
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VIII. Charles Addison, b. May 26, 1857. IX. John Perry, b. Nov. 13, 1859.
BARKER.
BARNABAS BARKER, of Scituate, Mass., md. 1719, Hannah Turner. His dwelling-house at " Beach Woods " was burned 1739, and he was excused from taxes for that year. He md. (2d) 1740, Mary Neal. Four of his children and several grandchildren removed to Rindge near the close of the Revolution. Their record is an honorable one. The names of his children were as follows : (1) Barnabas, b. 1724; removed to Rindge, and is mentioned hereafter; (2) Thomas; (3) Content, b. 1747; md. Capt. Benjamin Lapham; md. (2d) Jonathan Sherwin, both of Rindge; (4) Bathsheba, b. 1750; md. David Hale, of Rindge; (5) Zipporah, b. 1752; md. Jonathan Ingalls, of Rindge. The daughters were children of the second wife.
1 BARNABAS BARKER, b. 1724; md. 1750, Sarah Greene. While a citizen of Scituate he was prominent in ecclesi- astical and civil affairs, and took an active and honorable part in the Revolution. He removed with his family to Rindge in 1780, and was admitted to the church by letter during that year. With him came his three half sisters, who md. and d. in this town. He d. March 23, 1797, aged 73. His wife d. Feb. 20, 1797, aged 73.
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II. Charles Addison, b. Aug. 11, 1834 ; d. July 11, 1837. III. Martha Jane, b. March 15, 1836; md. Lyman B. Graham. Reside in Minneapolis, Minn.
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II. Polly, b. Oct. 6, 1754; md. Andrew Kimball of Rindge, q. v.
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7 (2) JOHN BARKER, b. 1752; md. Dec. 7, 1795, Hannah Smith, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Morrison) Smith, of Peterborough, N. H. She was b. May 8, 1761, and d. Aug. 28, 1813. He md. (2d) Sallie (Crumbie) Barker, widow of his brother David. He was a farmer, and owned the farm now of Stephen Hale. He was killed by a bull July 25, 1819. His widow d. in Maine at the resi- dence of her son.
I. Hannah, b. April 24, 1801; md. Stephen Jewett, q. v.
II. John, b. Nov. 28, 1804; removed 1827 to the city of New York, where he md. May 10, 1830, Eu- nice G. Thompson, b. Nov. 23, 1801, dau. of Rev. Amos G. Thompson, of Montville, Ct. She d. Aug. 9, 1842; md. (2d) Harriet Eliza Gray, dau. of John Gray, Esq., of New York. For the past few years he has resided in Stark, Bradford Co., Fla. He has several children, but no record has been received.
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DEA. DAVID BARKER md. March 17, 1783, Sally Crum- bie, dau. of Lieut. James Crumbie, of Rindge. He was a farmer and a carpenter, and resided on the farm now of Dea. James Bancroft. He and his brother William were the contractors who built the meeting-house 1796. He d. June 16, 1816, and his widow md. his brother John. Their only child was :-
I. Thomas Crumbie, b. 1803. He was a physician of Bangor, Me., where he recently died.
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WILLIAM BARKER, b. 1762; came to Rindge with others of the family 1780; md. Oct. 28, 1794, Sarah Payson, b. July 13, 1775, dau. of George and Abigail (Boyd) Payson, of Walpole, and a cousin of Rev. Seth Payson, D. D., of Rindge. Mr. Barker was a carpenter, and for many years he conducted the business of tanning. He was an active,
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useful citizen. He d. Oct. 25, 1830; his widow d. June 19, 1852.
1. Polly Hale, b. Dec. 15, 1795; d. unmd. April 16, 1819.
1. William, b. Dec. 15, 1796 ; d. unmd. July 30, 1823. III. Sarah, bap. 1801 ; d. in infancy.
Iv. George Payson, b. Oct. 25, 1807. Vide p. 347. He md. Abby Coit, of Norwich, Ct., and d. Jan. 28, 1848, leaving two children. His widow d. Feb. 5, 1874.
1. George Payson, Jr., b. Dec. 24, 1835; d. Jan. 28, 1868. Graduate of Yale 1856. Admitted to the bar 1859, and entered upon the practice of his profession in his native city, Buffalo, N. Y. Inheriting the peculiar fascinations and, in no small de- gree, the genius of his talented father, he was at once recognized as a young man of superior ability and unblemished charac- ter. During his brief career he won con- siderable distinction, and the respect and good-will of his associates.
2. Sarah, b. -; md. Sept. 5, 1867, Edward N. Gibbs, now cashier of the Thames National Bank, of Norwich, Ct.
BENJAMIN BARKER, parentage not known, but of dis- tant kinship, if related at all, to the foregoing family of Barkers, was b. 1746, and came to Rindge soon after the Revolution, and settled east of the Dea. Goddard farm; he d. Feb. 23, 1837. He was fond of relating improbable stories which he attempted to clothe in the dignity of truth. A sample of his anecdotes was an oft-repeated declaration that he once saw a hawk attempt to capture a sparrow that was perched upon the sharpened point of the centre pole of a hay-stack. The bird opportunely flew away, but the hawk came with such impetuosity and cer- tainty of aim, he struck the shaft and suddenly expired with a foot of the pole obtruding above his back. He asserted, with much apparent sincerity, that "down below" where he formerly lived he had seen farmers ploughing among white oak stumps of twelve feet in diameter; with a good plough and six yokes of oxen, they never turned out for such obstacles, but drove the plough through their centres, and frequently after the team had passed on the open mouths of the stumps would shut up again with a crack that made the hills echo from the stunning concus- sion. Perhaps all his children are not named below.
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