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Parsons.
1841 John A. Trefethern, Thomas J. Parsons.
1842 Thomas J. Parsons, Joseph L. Locke.
1843-1844 Richard R. Locke.
1845 William S. Garland, Joseph Philbrick, Jr.
1846 William S. Garland, Thomas J. Parsons.
1847-1848 Ivory Brown.
1849 Thomas J. Parsons.
1850 Richard R. Locke.
1851 Ivory Brown.
1852 Thomas J. Parsons, Richard R. Locke.
1853 Thomas J. Parsons.
1854 Charles J. Brown.
1855-1856 Jonathan Brown.
1857-1859 Joshua M. Foss. 1890 David Jenness, Charles J. Brown.
1860 Jonathan Brown, Reuben P. Jenness. 1891-1895 David Jenness.
1861 Thomas Green, Robert W. 1896 David Jenness, Charles S. Verrill. Whidden.
1862 Thomas Green, Jonathan 1897-1902 Charles S. Whidden. Brown. 1903 Thomas W. Rand.
Town Clerks.
1726-1738 Ebenezer Philbrick was 1741-1766 Stephen Marden held the office of clerk for twenty- six years in succession.
the first clerk and held the office for thirteen years.
I739 Joseph Locke. 1767-1772 Jeremiah Berry.
1740 Ebenezer Philbrick. 1773-1775 Joseph Parsons.
Thomas J. Parsons, Lewis L. Perkins.
Elvin Rand, Jonathan Brown, Charles J. Brown.
Aaron Rand, Jonathan Brown. Jonathan Brown.
Jonathan Brown, Gilman H. Jenness, Lewis L. Perkins. Jonathan Brown, Lewis L. Perkins, Charles J. Brown. 1869 Charles J. Brown, Thomas Green, Orin Drake. 1870-1872 Gilman H. Jenness.
1873 Gilman H. Jenness, David Jenness, Charles J. Brown.
1874 Gilman H. Jenness.
1875-1876 David Jenness.
1877 Gilman H. Jenness. 1878-1880 Joseph W. Garland.
188I David Jenness, Charles J. Brown.
1882 Joseph W. Garland, David Jenness, Gilman H. Jen- ness. 1883-1886 Gilman H. Jenness. 1887-1888 David Jenness.
1889 David Jenness, Charles D. Garland.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
1776-1779 Robinson Treferrin. 1846-1852
John A. Trefethern.
1780-1795 Jeremiah Berry.
1853-1856
Levi T. Walker.
1796-1803 Richard Webster.
1857-1858
James M. Goss.
1804-1805
Simon Goss.
1859-1860
Woodbury C. Green.
1806-1811 1812 Michael D. Goss.
Richard Webster.
1861-1862 1863-1868
Nathaniel Marden.
1813-1823
Richard Webster.
1869-1871
Emery C. Jenness.
1824-1826
Jonathan Drake, Jr.
1872-1873
Langdon B. Parsons.
1827-1828
John W. Parsons.
1874-1875
Sylvanus W. Foss.
1829-1830
John A. Trefethern.
1876-1879 1880
Erven W. Marden.
1833-1837
John A. Trefethern.
1881-1883 George S. Walker.
1838-1840 Joseph Rand, Jr.
1841-1842
Jonathan T. Walker.
1888-1903
Blake H. Rand.
1843-1845 Joseph Locke, 3d.
Town Treasurers.
1771
The first treasurer to handle 1888-1890 Charles D. Garland.
the town's money was Sam- uel Jenness.
1891-1894 Joseph A. Brown.
1895-1897 John O. Drake.
1771-1879 There is no treasurer recorded.
1898 Joseph A. Brown.
1899-1901 Fred D. Parsons.
1879-1882 David Jenness.
I902 Chauncy M. Woodman.
1883-1887 Charles J. Brown.
1903 Charles M. Remick.
Senators.
1827-1829 John Wilkes Parsons. 1878-1880 Emmons B. Philbrick.
1835-1836 Thomas J. Parsons. 1887-1888 David Jenness.
Representatives.
1726-1727 Captain Richard Jen- 1793-1808 Joseph Parsons. ness and his son Richard 1809-1814 John Wilkes Parsons.
represented the town for 1815-1817 Jonathan Philbrick, Jr.
many years.
1818-1820 Amos S. Parsons.
I777 Nathan Goss.
1821
Amos Seavey.
1778-1780 Joseph Parsons.
1822 Jonathan Philbrick.
1781 Samuel Jenness.
1823-1824 Amos Seavey.
1782 Nathan Goss.
1825-1826 Joseph Locke.
1783 Samuel Jenness.
1827-1828 Simon Jenness.
1784 Samuel Jenness to Concord.
1829-1830
Samuel Jenness.
1785-1786 Do not find any record in regard to representative.
1787-1792 Voted not to send a representative.
1831-1832 John A. Trefethern.
1833-1834 Thomas J. Parsons.
1835-1836 Thomas Goss.
1837-1838 Richard R. Locke.
Joseph W. Garland.
Oren S. Green.
1831-1832 Thomas J. Parsons.
1884-1887 John O. Drake.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
1839-1840 Amos S. Jenness.
1859-1860
Samuel J. Locke.
1841-1842 Reuel Garland.
1861-1862
Joseph P. Trefethen.
1843-1844
William Goss.
1863-1864
Lewis L. Perkins.
1845-1846
Ivory Brown.
1865-1866
Orin Drake.
1847-1848
Elvin Rand.
1867-1868
William J. Rand.
1849-1850 William S. Garland.
1869-1870
Thomas Green.
1851-1852
Jonathan Brown.
1871-1872
David Jenness.
1853-1854
William Seavey.
1873-1874
Albert M. Walker.
1855-1856
Reuben P. Jenness.
1875-1876
Nathaniel Marden.
1857-1858
William Holmes.
1877-1878
Moses Clark.
COL. THOMAS J. PARSONS.
(Under Biennial Elections. )
1879 Oliver P. Jenness.
1881 Warren Caswell.
1883 Joseph J. Drake.
1885 John S. Remick.
1887 Emery C. Jenness.
1889 Charles H. Rand.
1891 Joseph G. Jenness.
1893 Emery Woodman.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
1895 Richard L. Locke. 1901 James H. Perkins.
1897 Charles A. Drake.
1903 George H. Brown.
1899 Jonathan J. Rand.
Selectmen.
For the first few years there were probably selectmen appointed or elected for the Newcastle and for the Hampton side.
1726. Joseph Philbrick, William Locke, Joseph Locke, Richard Goss, John Garland, William Seavey, Jr., Richard Jenness.
I727. Nathaniel Rand, Richard Jenness, Samuel Berry, Richard Goss.
1728. Nathaniel Berry, James Marden, William Seavey, Jr., Joseph Brown, Thomas Jenness.
1729. Richard Jenness, John Knowles, Richard Goss, -"Odorn."
I730. Joseph Locke, Samuel Seavey, Joshua Foors (Foss), Isaac Libby, Ebenezer Phibrick.
1731. " James Soauv " (Seavey), Samuel Soauv (Seavey), Daniel Moulton.
1732. Jonathan Locke, Joses Philbrick, William Soauv (Seavey) .
1733. Jonathan Locke, Jacob Loibe (Libby), Jonathan Moulton.
1734. Richard Jenness, Joseph Locke, Ebenezer Berry, Thomas Rand, Jr.
1735. Joseph Locke, James Marden, Jonathan Moulton, Ebenezer Phil- brick.
1736. Joshua Foss, Christopher Palmer, William Seavey.
1737. Ebenezer Philbrick, James Marden, Joseph Locke.
1738. John Jenness, Jr., William Soauv(Seavey), William Berry (probably resigned), Richard Jenness, Joseph Marden, elected at adjourned meeting.
I739. Joseph Locke, James Perkins, Samuel Berry.
I740. James Soauv (Seavey), John Jenness, Jr., Isaac Loobi (Libby).
174I. Ebenezer Berry, John Dolbee, Stephen Marden.
1742. James Perkins, Francis Locke, Richard Rand.
1743. James Perkins, Francis Locke, Richard Rand.
1744. Richard Jenness, Jonathan Locke, Josiah Webster.
1745. Joses Philbrick, Isaac Libby, James Seavey.
1746. Joses Philbrick, Jonathan Locke, Stephen Marden.
1747. Stephen Marden, Francis Jenness, Jonathan Towle.
1748. Ebenezer Berry, Joseph Locke, Francis Jenness, Stephen Marden, John Knowles.
1749. Jonathan Locke, Richard Rand, Francis Jenness (resigned and elect- ed at a later meeting in March).
1749. Joses Philbrick, James Marden, John Dolbeer, Samuel Wallis, James Perkins, elected.
1750. Stephen Marden, Jonathan Locke, William Randall.
1751. William Randall, Amos Seavey, Elijah Locke.
1752. James Perkins, Stephen Marden, Amos Seavey.
TOWN OFFICERS. 289
1753. Samuel Leavitt, Richard Jenness, James Philbrick.
1754. Ebenezer Berry, James Marden, Joses Philbrick.
1755. Samuel Brackett, Jr., Joseph Brown, Jr., Stephen Marden, Bob Tre- fern, Samuel Jenness.
1756. Stephen Marden, Robeson Trefern, Samuel Jenness, Joseph Brown, Samuel Brackett.
1757. Richard Rand, Francis Locke, Samuel Walker, Henry Dow, Richard Jenness.
1758. Amos Seavey, Reuben Moulton, Richard Jenness.
1759. Stephen Marden, Elijah Locke, Jonathan Towle.
1760. Stephen Marden, Simon Garland, Joseph Jenness.
1761. Elijah Locke, William Seavey, Francis Jenness.
1762. Samuel Jenness, Samuel Willias (Wallis), Henry Dowe.
1763. Richard Jenness. Jonathan Locke, Richard Rand.
1764. Amos Seavey, Elijah Locke, Jonathan Towle, Jr.
1765. Richard Jenness, Jeremiah Berry, Reuben Moulton. 1766-1768. Samuel Wallis, Henry Dowe, Jonathan Brown.
1769. Francis Locke, Richard Rand, Samuel Jenness, Samuel Wallis.
1770. Amos Seavey, Samuel Jenness, Joseph Browne.
1771. Amos Seavey, Samuel Jenness, Joseph Brown, Jonathan, Towle, Jr. 1772-1773. Jonathan Towle, Jr., Samuel Wallis, Joseph Jenness.
1774. Samuel Knowles, Joseph Philbrick, William Marden.
1775. Nathan Goss, Francis Jenness, Samuel Wallis.
1776. Richard Brown, Nathaniel Rand, Joseph Jenness.
1777-1779. Mark Randall, Richard Brown, David Locke. 1780. Reuben Philbrick, Jonathan Towle, William Seavey.
1781-1782. Richard Brown, Joseph Jenness, Richard Webster.
1783-1784. Joseph Parsons, Isaac Dow, David Locke.
1785-1786. Nathan Goss, John Webster, Nehemiah Moulton.
1787-1788. Samuel Wallis, James Pearkins (Perkins), John Jenness.
1789-1790. Nicholas Dolbee, Nathan Goss, William Seavey.
1791. William Seavey, Nathan Goss, Nicholas Dolbee.
1792. William Seavey, Nathan Goss, Samuel Wallis
1793-1795. William Seavey, John Garland, Nathan Goss.
1796. William Seavey, Nathan Goss, Levi Jenness.
1797. William Seavey, Nathan Goss, John Lang.
1798. William Seavey, John Lang. Thomas Goss.
1799. Samuel Wallis, Levi Jenness, Thomas Goss.
1800. Samuel Wallis, James Dow, Thomas Goss.
1801-1805. William Seavey, Jonathan Jenness, Jonathan Wedgewood.
1806. William Seavey, Jonathan Philbrick, Jonathan Wedgewood. 1807-1808. Jonathan Wedgewood, Jonathan Philbrick, Jr., Richard Lang. 1809. Jonathan Wedgewood, Jonathan Philbrick, Jr., Samuel B. Berry.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
1810. Jonathan Philbrick, Jr., Jonathan Wedgewood, Amos S. Parsons.
18II. Jonathan Philbrick, Jr., Jonathan Wedgewood, Oliver Chase.
1812. Samuel B. Berry, Amos S. Parsons, Jonathan Philbrick.
William Seavey, Amos S. Parsons, Jonathan Philbrick, Jr.
1813. 1814. Jonathan Philbrick, James Marden, Jr., William Seavey, Jr. 1815. 1816. Jonathan Jenness, Jonathan Wedgewood, Amos Seavey. Jonathan Jenness, Stephen Green, Amos Seavey.
Jonathan Wedgewood, Billey Rand, Daniel Rand.
1817. 1818. 1819. Samuel Jenness, Jonathan Brown, Nicholas Mason.
Samuel Jenness, Stephen Green, Ephraim Philbrick.
1820. Nicholas Mason, Samuel Walker, James Perkins.
1821. Jonathan Jenness, Samuel Walker, Nicholas Mason.
1822-1823. Amos S. Parsons, Simon Jenness, John L. Seavey.
1824-1825. Nathaniel Trefethern, Amos S. Parsons, Simon Jenness, Jr.
1826. John L. Seavey, Stephen Green, Simon Jenness.
1827.
Samuel Jenness, Ira Brown, Joseph Trefethern.
1828. Stephen Green, Jonathan Philbrick, Josiah Jenness.
1829. James Dow, Jr., Jonathan Philbrick, John T. Rand.
1830. Jonathan Philbrick, Josiah Jenness, John T. Rand.
1831-1832. Joseph Trefethern, Samuel Jenness, Jr., Josiah Jenness.
1833-1834. Simon Jenness, Jr., Charles Green, Amos Seavey.
1835-1836. Ebenezer W. Lang, Amos S. Jenness, Jonathan T. Walker.
1837. Joseph Trefethern, Joseph Philbrick, Reuel Garland.
1838. Joseph Philbrick, Jr., Reuel Garland, Joseph Trefethern.
1839.
Simon Jenness, Charles Green, Woodbury Seavey. William Locke, Willard S. Marston, Woodbury Seavey.
1841.
Willard S. Marston, William Locke, John A. Trefethen.
1842. John A. Trefethen, John Clark, William S. Garland.
1843. John Drake, Ebenezer W. Lang, Jonathan T. Walker.
1844.
Elvin Rand, Jonathan T. Walker, John Drake.
1845-1846. Elvin Rand, Lewis L. Perkins, John Philbrick.
1847. Lewis L. Perkins, John Philbrick, William Holmes.
1848. William S. Garland, William Locke, William Holmes.
1849. Joseph Philbrick, William Locke, Hardison Foss.
1850. Lewis L. Perkins, Hardison Foss, Levi T. Walker.
1851. Samuel M. Rand, Levi T. Walker, Lewis L. Perkins. 1852-1853. Reuben P. Jenness, Orin Drake, Samuel M. Rand.
1854. Samuel M. Rand, Joseph Locke, Oliver P. Jenness.
1855.
Oliver P. Jenness, William J. Rand, Elvin Rand.
1856. Elvin Rand, William J. Rand, Jonathan Brown.
1857-1858. Ebenezer W. Lang, Joseph J. Drake, William Locke. 1859. Joseph J. Drake, Moses Clark, William Trefethern. 1860. William Trefethern, Moses Clark, Nathaniel Marden.
1840.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
1861. Nathaniel Marden, John H. Foss, Emmons B. Philbrick.
1862. James H. Dow, John H. Foss, Emmons B. Philbrick.
1863. James H. Dow, Edward Seavey, David A. Jenness.
1864. Joseph J. Drake, David A. Jenness, Edward Seavey. 1865-1866. Joseph J. Drake, Lewis L. Perkins, Moses Clark.
1867. Lewis L. Perkins, Aaron Rand, David Remick. 1868. Aaron Rand, David Jenness, David Remick.
1869-1870. David Jenness, Nathaniel Marden, Moses Clark.
1871-1872. Joseph W. Garland, Richard P. Goss, Joseph P. Trefethern.
1873. Nathaniel Marden, Otis D. Marden. John S. Remick. 1874. Joseph W. Garland, John E. Leavitt, John S. Remick.
1875-1876. Lewis L. Perkins, Aaron Rand, Emery Woodman.
1877-1878. Elvin Rand, Nathaniel Marden, Emery C. Jenness,
1879-1880. Benjamin D. Batchelder, Orin Drake, Charles D. Garland.
1881. Charles D. Garland, Albert C. Locke, Ervin J. Seavey.
1882. Albert C. Locke, Ervin J. Seavey, Nathaniel Marden.
1883. Albert C. Locke, Nathaniel Marden, Sylvanus W. Foss.
1884. Albert C. Locke, Joseph W. Rand, Sylvanus W. Foss.
1885. Albert C. Locke, Joseph W. Rand, Albert H. Drake.
1886-1887. Albert C. Locke, Albert H. Drake, Emery C. Woodman.
1888. Emery Woodman, John O. Drake, Joseph A. Brown.
1889. John O. Drake, J. Arthur Brown, Charles M. Remick.
1890. John O. Drake, Daniel J. Parsons, Charles M. Remick.
1891. Daniel J. Parsons, Wallace S. Goss, Charles I. Mace.
1892. Wallace S. Goss, Charles I. Mace, Charles A. Walker.
1893. Charles A. Walker, Chauncey M. Woodman, Arthur L. Goss.
1894. James H. Perkins, Chauncy M. Woodman, Charles S. Whidden.
1895. Chauncey M. Woodman, Albert C. Locke, Charles S. Whidden.
1896. Oren S. Green, Albert C. Locke, Charles I. Mace.
1897 . Gilman D. Trefethen, Albert C. Locke, Oren S. Green.
1898. Oren S. Green, Albert C. Locke, Gilman D. Trefethen.
1899. Horace Sawyer, John T. Marden, Albert H. Drake.
1900. Richard L. Locke, Albert H. Drake, Charles M. Remick.
1901. Horace Sawyer, Charles M. Remick, Charles M. Rand.
1902. Albert C. Locke, Charles M. Remick, Samuel A. Marden.
1903. Albert C. Locke, Chauncy M. Woodman. Charles A. Drake.
Justices of the Peace.
1774. Richard Jenness. 1828. Thomas J. Parsons.
1776. Samuel Jenness.
1872. Langdon B. Parsons. Jonathan Philbrick
1784.
Joseph Parsons.
1788. Simon Jenness.
William Locke.
1794. Jonathan Fifield.
Billey Rand.
1803. John Wilkes Parsons. Jonathan T. Walker.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
1872.
Charles J. Brown.
Emmons B. Philbrick.
Charles A. Drake.
John O. Drake.
1872.
J. Arthur Brown.
Charles D. Garland.
John D. Marston.
Coroners.
Nathan Goss.
Jeremiah Locke. Simon Jenness.
Notary Public.
Warren Parsons.
John O. Drake.
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Genealogy.
ACKERMAN-AKERMAN.
1. PETER ACKERMAN married, first, Nov. 28, 1779, Ra- chel Foss, and second, Oct. 19, 1797, widow Charity Locke, sister of his first wife. Children by first wife:
Peter, bapt. Ang., 1782. Joseph, bapt. Aug., 1782. Phineas, bapt. June 22, 1783. John, bapt. Nov. 28, 1785.
Child by second wife:
2. Benjamin M.
2. BENJAMIN M. AKERMAN. son of Peter (1), married for his second wife, March 5, 1821, Sally Philbrick. Chil- dren :
Ira, Bartlett, Henry C.
ADAMS.
REV. JOHN W. ADAMS, born May 23, 1832 ; married, sec- ond, Aug. 24, 1858, Lydia M. Trefethen. Pastor of the Methodist church 1857 and 1858. Children by second wife :
Lydia Viola, b. July 8, 1859; m. Oct. 29, 1882, Lewis H. Foss. Wil- bur Fisk, b. Nov. 15, 1860. Charles W., b. June 4, 1863. Fred- die O., b. March 4, 1871; d. March 7, 1871. Sadie Elvira, b. Aug. 4, 1874; d. Jan. 10, 1878.
OLIVER ADAMS married Mary Jane Foss and had Loren- zo, born Feb. 16, 1856.
ALLEN.
JUDE ALLEN married, first, Jan. 6, 1738, Elizabeth Locke, and second, Oct. 4, 1776, widow Dorcas ( Marden) Mow. Children by first wife :
Jude, bapt. Sept. 18, 1743. Nathaniel, bapt. July 12, 1747. Joshua, bapt. Aug. 9, 1761. Salome, b. [1771?]; m. John Brown.
Child by second wife:
Elizabeth Locke, bapt. April 19, 1778; m. Nov. 10, 1803, Simon Locke.
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IIISTORY OF RYE.
SAMUEL ALLEN married April 8, 1824, Sally Mowe. Af- ter his death she married James H. Locke. Child :
Samuel Osborn, b. July 13, 1824; d. Feb. 18, 1848.
AMY.
JOEL AMY married, Jan. 22, 1776, Elizabeth Dowrst, and had Joel, bapt. June 15, 1777.
AYERS.
REV. OLIVER AYERS married Caroline Garland. She died Sept. 23, 1857. Children :
Elizabeth Garland, b. Nov. 5, 1836; m. Warden B. Clapp; d. Sept. 27, 1865. Henry, b. Sept. 7, 1838; m. Sarah Shields. Anna Day, b. Dec. 29, 1841; d. Dec. 29, 1861. Oliver, b. Sept. 25, 1845. Caro- line Matilda, b. July 23, 1849.
BALCH.
1. NATHANIEL BALCH married Elizabeth M. Tucker. Resided in Portsmouth. Children :
2. Edward H., m. Julia Bunker 1864; she d. Nov. 24, 1884. Martha C., m. Sept. 24, 1877, Charles E. Trefethern.
2. EDWARD II. BALCH, son of Nathaniel (1), married, 1864, Julia Bunker. Child :
Gracia, b. July 12, 1864; m. Nov. 29, 1882, John H. Jenness; d. Nov. 24, 1887.
BALL.
PETER BALL married Mary Wallis. Children :
Peter. John, m. Brown. Hannah, mı. Fields. Susan, m. Trickey. Mary, m. Thomas.
BANFIELD.
CAPT. SAMUEL BANFIELD married Mary Seavey. He died in 1743, and she died in 1753. Child :
Mary, b. 1704; m. Capt. Joseph Langdon; d. Aug. 10, 1753.
BARNARD.
CALVIN BARNARD married Sarah E. Jenness. Children : Charles, b. April 13, 1768. James.
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GENEALOGY.
BATCHELDER.
1. JOSIAH BATCHELDER married, first, Abigail Cotton; and probably second, Feb., 1799, Olive Wells. Children by first wife :
Nathaniel, d. Sept. 3, 1804. Betsey, b. Sept. 14, 1786; m. 1807, Jo- siah Perkins. Abigail, d. Dec. 20, 1809. Comfort, m. John)Lam- prey. Sarah, m. Elijah Shaw.
Children by second wife:
2. Jonathan Cotton, b. Jan. 7. 1800; m. Abigail Varrell. Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1806; m. Jan. 7, 1827, Bradbury C. French.
2. JONATHAN COTTON BATCHELDER, son of Josiah (1), born Jan. 7, 1800; married March 1, 1827, Abigail Varrell. Children :
Susan, b. July, 1828; m. John M. Davis. John E., b. Jan., 1830. Sarah A., b. Oct., 1832: d. Oct. 10, 1838. Mandana, b. March, 1837; m. Andrew Sides, had one child and was then divorced. Martha Ann, b. Sept. 24, 1838; d. Oct. 1, 1858.
JAMES BATCHELDER married Elizabeth Batchelder. Lived at North Hampton. Children:
Clara A. James. John, m. Mary Ann Philbrick of Rye. Ambrose. Albert. Warren. Jane, b. May 19, 1819; d. Dec. 20, 1900. An- nie, m. George Hill. Almira, b. April 9, 1823; m. Sheridan Jen- ness. Emily, b. 1830; d. May 21, 1901. May A., b. May 18, 1834.
JOSEPH BATCHELDER married Sarah Philbrick. Lived at North Hampton. She died June 23, 1888. Children : Angelina, m. Benjamin P. Philbrick. Clarinda. Amanda, b. Dec. 30, 1829; m. Robert P. Locke.
BENJAMIN D. BATCHELDER . married Martha M. Lord. Child :
Helen W., b. Feb. 1, 1855; m. Edward Taylor.
BATES.
WILLIAM BATES lived at Newcastle and died before 1731. Children :
Mary, who was living unm. in Rye in 1731. Judith, m. James Marden.
BECK.
JAMES BECK of Portsmouth married Nov. 13, 1794, Deb- orah Lear. Child :
John, bapt. Sept. 18, 1798.
JOHN BECK married Sept. 16, 1798, Betsey Odiorne.
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IIISTORY OF RYE.
BELL.
SHADRACH BELL married Dec., 1739, or Jan., 1740, Grace Tucker. Children :
Margaret, bapt. Feb. 22, 1741. Frederick Morgan, bapt. Nov., 1749. Three Bell brothers lived in Rye; Samson Bell, who married Eliza- beth --; Thomas, who married Mary ; and Matthew, who married Dorothy
BERERLAND.
DAVID BERERLAND married and had Margaret, who was baptized in Feb., 1740.
BERRY.
1. JOHN BERRY is said to have been the first settler in Rye or Sandy Beach. He probably was the son of Will- iam Berry, one of those sent out by Mason for his planta- tion, and who was at Portsmouth as early as 1631 (Sav- age). William Berry died before June, 1654. His widow, Jane, married Nathaniel Drake.
January, 1648-'49, at a town meeting held at Strawberry Bank, "Granted that Wm Berry shall have a lot upon the neck of land upon the South side of the Little River at Sandy Beach."
John Berry married Susannah Children :
2. John, b. Jan. 14, 1659. Elizabeth, nı. John Locke.
3. William.
4. James.
2. JOHN BERRY, son of John (1), born Jan. 14. 1659; married Mary Children :
Jonathan, b. Jan. 15, 1693. Ithamar, b. March 5, 1698.
3. WILLIAM BERRY, son of John (1), married July S, 1678, Judith Locke. Children :
Elizabeth, b. March 16, 1680; d. young.
5. Nehemiah. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 15, 1686, at Newcastle; m. July 24, 1705, Christopher Palmer. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 13, 1689, at New- castle.
6. Stephen, b. Jan. 18, 1691, at Newcastle.
7. William, b. Nov. 18, 1693, at Newcastle. Jeremiah, b. March 8, 1695, at Newcastle. Frederic, b. Jan. 15, 1699, at Newcastle. Abigail, b. March 15, 1700, at Newcastle. Jane, b. Jan. 26, 1702, at Newcastle.
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GENEALOGY.
4. JAMES BERRY, son of John (1), married. Children :
8. Ebenezer.
9. Samuel.
5. NEHEMIAHI BERRY, son of William (3), married Sarah Children :
Susanna, b. Aug. 23, 1725; m. Nathan Marden (?). John, b. March 10, 1736; m. July 27, 1757, Betsey Yeaton ( ?).
10. Jacob, b. July 7, 1738. Hannah, b. Sept. 23, 1740. Nathaniel, bapt. June 1, 1746; d. unm. Dec. 16, 1815.
6. STEPHEN BERRY, son of William (3), born Jan. 18, 1691; married Jan. 4, 1716, Anna, daughter of Thomas Philbrick. Children :
Joseph, b. March 11, 1717. Phebe (or Tryphena), b. Sept. 3, 1719. (Tryphena bapt. Oct. 11, 1719.) Judith, bapt. June 3, 1722. Ste- phen, bapt. June 14, 1724. Ephraim, b. Oct. 11, 1727. James, b. March 25, 1731.
7. WILLIAM BERRY. son of William (3), born Nov. 18, 1693 ; married Dec. 21, 1721, Sarah Lane. He lived on the Eliza Ann Walker farm, and died Oct. 8, 1786. She died Jan. 3, 1776. Children :
11. Jeremiah, b. 1721; m. Oct. 3, 1745, Hannah Locke. Widow Eleanor Brackett and widow Dorothy Emerson. Mary, bapt. March 10, 1723; m. March 28, 1745, Jonathan Hobbs.
S. EBENEZER BERRY, son of James (4), married, first, Keziah Merryfield, and second, Mary Kingman. He lived at the Reuel Garland place. Farmer and large landowner. Children by first wife :
Abigail, b. June 21, 1719. Rachel, b. Nov. 13, 1721. Eleanor, b. April 4, 1722. Charity, b. April 4, 1726. Ruth, b. June 4, 1727; d. Sept. 10, 1735. Benjamin, d. Sept. 20, 1735. Keziah, d. Sept. 23, 1735. Ebenezer, d. Nov. 3, 1735.
Children by second wife:
Susannah. b. Dec. 13, 1730; m. Doe.
12. Merrifield, b. Aug. 15, 1733. Simon, b. June 4, 1735.
9. SAMUEL BERRY, son of James (4), married Abigail -, who died June 19, 1750, aged 75 years. The fol- lowing children are named in a deed of 1750:
13. Jotham. Rachel, m. June 7, 1733, Hickerson (or Joshua) Foss. Sarah, may have m. in 1751 George Randall. Deborah, may have m. and had a dau., Elizabeth.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
10. JACOB BERRY, son of Nehemiah (5), born July 7, 1738; married Rachel Rand; died Dec. 11, 1811. He was a shoemaker by trade. Children :
Isaac, b. April 20, 1767; m. Tarlton; d. of smallpox at Newcastle, where his dau. m. William Amazeen. Richard, bapt. April 26, 1772; m. March 30, 1805, Olive, dau. of William and Mary Holmes, of Portsmouth. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 30, 1777; m. Thomas Sleeper; lived at Nottingham.
11. JEREMIAH BERRY, son of William (7), born in 1721; married first, Oct. 3, 1741, Hannah Locke. She died July 1, 1770, aged 46 years, and he married, second, Sept. 8, 1770, widow Eleanor Brackett. He lived on the Eliza A. Walker farm. Was corporal in Capt. Parsons' Co. in the Revolutionary War, stationed at Newcastle. Children by first wife:
Sarah. b. 1746. Hannah, b. June 28, 1747; m. July 22, 1768, Na- thaniel Marden. Sarah, b. July 6, 1749; m. Aaron Jenness. Mary, b. March 24, 1751; m. Jan. 13, 1774, Samuel Dowrst Foss.
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