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6. Joseph, b. Oct. 1, 1663. Elizabeth, b. July 24, 1666. Mehitable, b. July 19, 1668; m. Timothy Hilliard (second wife).
3. JOIIN PIIILBRICK, son of Thomas (1), married Ann Palmer. On Aug. 20, 1659, he and his wife and daugh- ter, Sarah, were drowned as they were going out from Hampton river on their way to Boston. Children :
John, b. Sept. 26, 1650; m. Dec. 26, 1667, Prudence Swain; lived with his grandfather. Hannah, b. Sept. 26, 1651; m. first, Joseph Walker of Portsmouth; second, 1686, John Seavey. Mar- tha, b. Sept. 26, 1651; m. John Brackett. Sarah, drowned Aug. 20, 1659. Abigail, b. Nov. S, 1654. Ephraim, b. April 24, 1656; m. Elizabeth Barron; lived at Groton, Mass.
4. THOMAS PHILBRICK, son of Thomas (1), born about 1630; married, first, Ann Knapp; second, widow Hannah White. Settled in Seabrook. Children by first wife:
Mary, b. Sept. 11, 1651; m. Jacob Perkins. Bethia, b. Dec. 15, 1654; m. Caleb Perkins. Jonathan, b. June 4, 1657; m. widow Shaw.
7. Samuel. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1, 1603; d. May 21, 1667. Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1667.
Children by second wife:
William, b. June 27, 1670; m. Oct. 10, 1689, Mary Neal of Green- land. Jane, b. Aug. 17, 1700; m. Joseph Cram. Hannah, bapt. Oct. 31, 1697.
5. JAMES PHILBRICK, son of James (2), born July 13, 1651; married, Dec. 1, 1674, Hannah Perkins. He was a mariner and resided at Hampton. Children :
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Hannah, b. April 30, 1676; m. July 26, 1693, Stephen Sanborn. James, m. Sarah -; weaver in Newcastle, 1703. Daniel, b. Feb. 19, 1679. Jonathan, b. Dec. 9, 1680; m. Mary --. Sarah, b. June 11, 1682; m. first, Aug. 8, 1701, John Sanborn; second, Thomas Rawlins.
8. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 29, 1683; m. Apphia, b. April S, 1686; d. unm. 1759. Isaac, b. Aug. 5, 1GSS; m. Oct. 20, 1719, Mary Palmer. Abi- gail, b. 1692; m. Thomas Haines. Joseph, b. Feb. 3, 1694; m. first, Dec. 5, 1717, Ann Dearborn; second, Elizabeth Perkins; third, Sarah Nay. Nathan, b. Aug. 19, 1697; m. Oct. 30, 1721, Dorcas Johnson; blacksmith. Mary, bapt. Dec. 7, 1701.
6. JOSEPH PHILBRICK, son of James (2), born Oct. 1, 1663; married, 1685-'86, Triphena, daughter of William and Rebecca Marston of Hampton. He was the first of the name to come to Rye and settled about 1702 near Dan- iel Dalton's, near the house of Frances Jenness. He was ordered to court for building a house on the town's land. It is said that his wife was a daughter of one of the first three settlers of Hampton. She died Nov. 15, 1729, aged 66 years. He died Nov. 17, 1755. Children :
Joseph, b. Dec. 22, 1686; d. young. Joseph, b. Feb. 19, 1688. Zach- ariah, b. March 11, 1690; m. Mary - Sabina, b. 1691; m. Abraham Libby. Ann, b. Jan. 13, 1694; m. Stephen Berry of Rochester (?). Ephraim, b. Aug. 12, 1696; m. Martha Wad- leigh; lived at Exeter. Hester, b. May 2, 1699. Phebe, b. June 9, 1701; m. Daniel Moulton.
9. Joses, b. Nov. 5, 1703. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 8, 170G.
7. SAMUEL PHILBRICK, son of Thomas (4), married Jane Children :
Thomas, b. March 3, 16SS. John, b. Oct. 13, 1689. Mary, b. Feb. 1, 1694.
S. EBENEZER PHILBRICK, son of James (5), born Oct. 29, 1683; married Bethiah Marston. Children :
10. James, b. June 21, 1714. Ruth, b. May 15, 1711; m. Rand; d. before 1755. Bethia, b. June 8, 1718. Ebenezer, Jr., b. May 27, 1721; m. March 12, 1747, Hannah Moulton; was a cordwainer in Rye about 1750.
9. JOSES PHILBRICK, son of Joseph (6), born Nov. 5, 1703; married Abigail Locke. Children :
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HISTORY OF RYE.
Hannah, b. April 24, 1729; in. Reuben Moulton. Tryphena, b. April 24, 1729; m. first, Jan. 29, 1760, John Sanders; second, April 16, 1780, Jonathan Berry. Abigail, b. Nov. 11, 1730; m. Nov. 24, 1748, Mark Randall; lived at Moultonborough. Sarah, b. Nov. 9, 1732; m. Robert Moulton; lived at Gilmanton, N. H.
11. Joseph, b. Aug. 10, 1735.
12. Reuben, b. Sept. 27, 1737.
13. Daniel, b. Feb. 2, 1740.
14. Jonathan, b. Nov. 26, 1745. Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1749; d. Nov. 15, 1834.
10. JAMES PHILBRICK, son of Ebenezer (S), born June 21, 1714; married, Nov. 14, 1736, Elizabeth Rand. Re- sided at Rye. Children :
James, b. Aug. 30, 1737. Elizabeth, b. May 22, 1739. Jonathan, b. April 6, 1741. Titus, b. April 4, 1743; lived at Rye near Joseph Brown and Ben Dalton. Sarah, b. 1745. Nathaniel, b. 1747. Ruth, b. 1751. Mary, b. 1753. Anna, b. 1755. Joses, b. 1758. Stephen, b. 1763. Benjamin, b. 1770.
11. JOSEPH PHILBRICK, son of Joses (9), born Aug. 10, 1735 ; married, Dec. 2, 1760, Anna Towle. Children :
15. Joses, b. Sept. 12, 1761. Abigail, b. Sept. 28, 1768; m. Job Locke. Anna, b. Jan. 23, 1769; m. Josiah Weeks of Greenland. Hannalı, b. Dec. 12, 1770; d. unm. 1831.
16. Jonathan, b. Sept. 17, 1773. Daniel, b. Jan. 19, 1776; m. 1800, Dolly Grover. Levi, b. May 6, 1778; m. Mary Nudd.
17. James, b. July S, 1780. Joseph, b. June 14, 1783; d. in Demerara, W. I. Sally, b. Ang. 30, 1788; m. Samuel Marden.
12. DEACON REUBEN PHILBRICK, son of Joses (9), born Sept. 27, 1737; married, first, Hannah Locke; second, widow Mary Wedgewood, who died Dec. 25, 1805; third, widow of Richard Jenness; fourth, Sept. 9, 1806, Molly Beck. He died June 26, 1819. Child by first wife : 18. Reuben, b. Sept. 9, 1773. Children by second wife:
Hannah, b. Jan. 7, 1776; m. Amos Towle. Sally, b. April 13, 1778; m. Lieut. Joseph Jenness.
Child by third wife (?) :
19. Joses, b. May 19, 1781.
13. DANIEL PHILBRICK, son of Joses (9), born Feb. 2, 1740; married Abigail Marden. Children :
Mercy, b. Jan. S, 1763; m. Michael Dalton. Sarah, b. July 30, 1764; m. Amos Brown (called old "Dragon").
20. Joses, b. July, 1776.
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14. JONATHAN PHILBRICK, son of Joses (9), born Nov. 26, 1745; married, Dec. 8, 1768, Mary Marden. Lived at Rye and died April 1, 1822. He was a blacksmith. Chil- dren :
Jonathan, b. 1772; m. June 1, 1797, Sarah Wells; lived at Epsom. Abigail, b. 1777; m. James Chapman.
21. Ephraim, b. Sept. 9, 1779-'80.
22. Joseph, b. May, 178S. Daniel, m. Betsey Wells. Betsey, m. Dec. 8, 1809, Lieut. Joseph Jenness.
15. JOSES PHILBRICK, son of Joseph (11), born Sept. 12, 1761; married, July 7, 1782, Susannah Pitman. He was a blacksmith; lived where Fred D. Parsons resides. Chil- dren :
Polly, b. Dec. 5, 1782; m. Samuel H. Rand.
23. Benjamin P., b. Sept. 27, 1785.
24. Joseph, b. Sept. 19, 1788. Nancy, b. April 8, 1792; m. George Orms- bury. Hannah, b. April 7, 1795; m. Hezekiah Kimball. Reuben, b. Sept. 1, 1798. Charles P., b. Oct. 7, 1799. Lyman, b. Oct. 3, 1802; m. Lydia Watkins.
25. G. Clinton, b. May 29, 1805. John Walbach, b. Aug. 28, 1808; d. Feb. 2, 1861.
16. JONATHAN PHILBRICK, son of Joseph (11), born Sept. 17, 1773; married, Oct. 22, 1795, Sarah Marden. Children :
Betsey Brown, b. Feb. 7, 1796; m. Feb. 17, 1825, John Y. Remick; lived at Rye.
26. Joseph, b. Nov. 12, 1797. Sally, b. April 7, 1800; m. March 5, 1821, Benjamin Ackerman.
27. Jonathan, b. May 5, 1802.
28. Daniel, b. June 10, 1805. Ira, b. Sept. 24, 1807.
29. Newell, b. Jan. 28, 1810. Sheridan, b. May 20, 1813; d. June 30, 1824; struck by lightning in the schoolhouse.
17. JAMES PIIILBRICK, son of Joseph (11), born July S, 1780; married, May 21, 1801, Abigail Perviere. She died Feb., 1862. Children :
Oliver, m. Mary Staples. James, m. Margaret Godsoe. Jesse A., m. Oct. 26, 1836, Irena Philbrick, dau. of Benj. Harriet, b. 1802; d. Aug. 16, 1821. Langdon, b. 1805; d. June 30, 1824; struck by lightning in schoolhouse. Adeline, b. 1811; d. March 18, 1816. Emerson, b. 1813; d. March 21, 1816.
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30. Thomas H., b. 1822.
31. Rufus W., b. Feb. 1, 1824. Abigail, m. Sept., 1835, Josiah H. San- born. Sarah A., m. May 6, 1838, Peter Lord. Mary Ann, m. Dec. 26, 1842, John Batchelder.
18. REUBEN PHILBRICK, JR., son of Reuben (12), born Sept. 9, 1773; married, Sept. 14, 1794, Betsey Jenness. Children :
Reuben, bapt. June 25, 1795; d. in West Indies. Sarah, b. Sept., 1804; m. Joseph Batchelder of North Hampton.
19. JOSES PHILBRICK, son of Reuben (12), born May 19, 1781; married, first, Polly Page; second, Nancy Woodman. Children :
Reuben, bapt. Sept. 11, 1798. Mary, b. 1804; m. Leavitt Batchelder of North Hampton. Joseph, d. March 25, 1826, at Port au Prince.
20. JOSES PHILBRICK, JR., son of Daniel (13), born July, 1776 ; married, Jan. 12, 1790, Sarah Smith. He died Dec. 21, 1842. Children :
32. Daniel, b. April 13, 1790. Mary, b. Feb. 5, 1792; m. Richard Web- ster; lived at Epsom. Sally or Polly, b. Oct. 24, 1794; m. Benjamin Garland, son of John G. and Abigail Perkins.
33. David, b. Oct. 3, 1796.
34. Thomas, b. July 29, 1799.
35. John, b. Jan. 5, 1804. Abigail, b. Sept. 1, 1805; m. Sept. 8, 1824, Samuel Parsons, son Amos S. Parsons; lived at Portsmouth. William, b. June 20, 1812; m. Abigail Williams.
21. CAPT. EPHRAIM PHILBRICK, son of Jonathan (14), born Sept. 9, 1779-'80; married Sarah Webster. Lived at Rye. Commissioned May 17, 1811, captain of the militia. He died Jan. 25, 1860. Children :
36. Josiah W., b. Oct. 2, 1807. Sarah Ann, b. Nov. 7, 1811; m. July 7, 1835, Daniel Philbrick, son Jonathan P .; lived at Rye. Moses C., b. April 6, 1813; m. Sarah A. Garland, dau. of Levi G .; she d. Sept. 28, 1898; he d. April 8, 1875; lived at Rye.
37. John C., b. April 9, 1818. Christianna, b. Aug. 27, 1822; m. Dec., 1838, Abraham Perkins, son of James P .; lived at Rye.
22. JOSEPII PHILBRICK, son of .Jonathan (14), born May, 1788 ; married, May 10, 1810, Betsey Page. He died April 12, 1879. Children :
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Silas, m. Maria Goodwin of Portsmouth. Mary, m. Newell Phil- brick. Olive, m. Dec. 9, 1834, Edmon Mason of Hampton. Abi- gail, m. John W. Mace. Elizabeth, m. Nov. 9, 1839, Levi Mason. Martha Ann, m. George Nay.
38. Samuel Bickford, b. 1821. Daniel.
23. BENJAMIN P. PHILBRICK, son of Joses (15), born Sept. 27, 1785 ; married, first, Feb. S, 1807, Polly, widow of Richard T. Varrell ; second, -, daughter of Hannah Randall. Children :
Emeline, b. June 30, 1807; m. Greenleaf. Julia Ann, b. Sept. 6, 1809; d. Dec. 17, 1831. Mary S., b. May 8, 1811; m. Daniel San- born.
39. Oliver B., b. Feb. 28, 1813. Irena, b. Oct. 28, 1815; m. Jesse Phil- brick.
40. Benjamin Pitman, b. Dec. 13, 1819.
24. JOSEPH PHILBRICK, son of Joses (15), born Sept. 19, 1788 ; married, March 9, 1813, Sally Emery. Lived at Bart- lett. Children :
41. Hiram, m. M. Woods.
25. GEORGE CLINTON PIIILBRICK, son of Joses (15), born May 29, 1805; married Mary A. Nutting. Lived at Boston. Children :
Charles C., b. 1829. George F. Adeline E., b. 1837. Joseph P. Lizzie T., b. May 12, 1840. Katie A. Samuel N. Mary Ann.
26. JOSEPH PHILBRICK, son of Jonathan (16), born Nov. 12, 1797; married, Dec. 27, 1818, Patty Knowles. Lived at Rye. He died Dec. 9, 1873. Children :
Martha Ann, b. Oct. 18, 1820; m. Jan., 1839, Woodbury Seavey. Sarah E., b. Feb. 18, 1823; m. Gilman Mason. Adeline, b. Dec. 23, 1825; m. William S. Rand.
42. Joseph Newell, b. March 2, 1830. Clarissa, m. Hiram Chase; lived at Stratham. John Ira, b. April 4, 1835; d. Feb. 26, 1838.
27. JONATHAN PHILBRICK, son of Jonathan (16), born May 5, 1802 ; married, Feb. 26, 1834, Abigail Brown. Lived at Rye. Children :
Mary Abby, m. 1861, Joseph William Seavey. John Tyler, b. 1842; d. Feb. 28, 1866.
43. Jonathan Curtis.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
28. DANIEL PHILBRICK, son of Jonathan (16), born June 10, 1805; married, July 7, 1835, Sarah Ann, daughter of Elder Ephraim Philbrick. She died March 22, 1901. He died March 11, 1882. Lived at Rye. Children :
Emily, b. 1837; d. 1858. Harrison, b. 1840. Lemira, b. April, 1842; m. Dec., 1882, Thomas Knowles of North Hampton. 44. Daniel Webster, b. May 29, 1844. Ira P., b. April, 1847; d.
29. NEWELL PHILBRICK, son of Jonathan (16), born Jan. 28, 1810; married Mary Philbrick. Children :
Sarah. Sheridan. Newell. Joseph. Spaulding.
30. THOMAS HI. PHILBRICK, son of James (17), born 1822; married, Feb. 28, 1847, Olive R. Locke. Lived at Rye near Jenness Beach. Died, Oct. 13, 1879. Children : Charlotte, b. 1849; d. Aug. 10, 1863. Emma, m. Jan. 3, 1869, Jacob Moulton. Willie J., b. Nov. 13, 1855; m. first, Oct. 22, 1874, Arvilla F. Jenkins of Kittery, Me .; second, Lizzie N. Breed. Her- bert, b. June 28, 1858; m. Ida Florence Marden. Ida, b. Oct. 30, 1863; m. Breed of Lynn.
31. RUFUS W. PHILBRICK, son of James (17), born Feb. 1, 1824; married, Nov. 7, 1850, Hannah E. Mosher. Car- penter by trade, and for several years captain of the Rye Beach life saving station. Children :
Samuel E., b. Aug. 31, 1851. Frank M., b. Oct. 30, 1852; m. Melissa Jenness; he d. April 27, 1898.
45. Walter, b. April 18, 1855.
46. Fred, b. June 25, 1856. Edward P., b. Dec. 15, 1858; m. Estelle Goss. Flora Belle, b. Jan. 25, 1863; m. Jan. 6, 1886, Albert W. Seavey; he d.
32. DANIEL PIIILBRICK, son of Joses, Jr. (20), born April 13, 1790; married Pamelia Gunnison. Lived at Portsmouth. Children :
Ann E. Daniel, m. Trundy. Louisa. Olivia. Pamelia. George.
33. DAVID PHILBRICK, son of Joses, Jr. (20), born Oct. 3, 1796, married Sarah Lamos. Lived at Portsmouth. Children :
Sarah. Harriet.
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34. THOMAS PHILBRICK, son of Joses, Jr. (20), born July 29, 1799 ; married Clarissa Shaw. Lived on the hill in the house now occupied by Mrs. A. D. Parsons. Children :
John Dearborn, b. March 20, 1824; m. and separated; he d. June 20, 1880. David Smith, b. April 29, 1825; d. Oct. 23, 1827. Sarah A., b. Nov. 17, 1828; m. Abel Horton. Moses W., b. Sept. 17, 1830; m. Esther Dority; he d. Oct. 10, 1886; Ann E., b. May 19, 1832; m. Christopher Harriold. David S., b. Jan. 29, 1834; m. Caroline A. Young. Clarissa Jane, b. Dec. 15, 1836; m. Daniel T. Marden. Daniel Dalton, b. June 26, 1840; d. Martha F., b. Feb. 8, 1844; m. Richard B. Tindall.
35. JOHN PHILBRICK, son of Joses, Jr. (20), born Jan. 5, 1804; married, Dec. 25, 1831, Sarah Brown. Lived at Rye. He died Sept. 12, 1877. Children :
Ann Matilda, b. Feb. 9, 1833; d. Aug. 3, 1851. Caroline, b. Nov. 3, 1837; d. Nov. 15, 1855. Louisa, b. Nov. 26, 1840; d. Feb. 25, 1842. Mary Abby, b. Nov. 24, 1843; m. James Alby Rand; she d. Feb. 7, 1866. John William, b. April 11, 1847; d. Aug. 9, 1866.
36. JOSIAH W. PHILBRICK, son of Ephraim (21), born Oct. 2, 1807 ; married, June 25, 1833, Sarah Ann Brown. Lived at Rye. She died Sept. 22, 1870. He died Oct. 17, 1870. Children :
47. Emmos B., b. Nov. 14, 1833. Horace, b. July 23, 1838; d. May 19, 1852. Ellen, b. Jan. 9, 1853; m. April 3, 1879, Sylvanus W. Foss; lived at Rye.
37. JOHN COLBY PHILBRICK, son of Ephraim (21), born April 9, 1818; married, May 25, 1845, Eliza Jenness, who died Sept. 18, 1893. He died Jan. 15, 1869. He was pro- prietor of the Atlantic House, the first hotel built at Rye Beach. Children :
Frank A .. b. Jan. 7, 1850; m. Dec. 21, 1881, Lizzie Hill of North Hampton; for many years proprietor of the Farragut House; he d. Jan. 27, 1901. Fannie, b. Aug. 24, 1852; m. first, Albert Salter; second, William Carter. Carrie, b. Dec. 10, 1856; m. Frank Sweet; she d. May 17, 1897.
38. SAMUEL BICKFORD PHILBRICK, son of Joseph (22), born 1821; married Lydia Moulton. Lived at Rye. Chil- dren :
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HISTORY OF RYE.
Rebecca, m. George Jenness. Louisa. Lydia, m. Herman Jenness. Mary, b. March 5, 1859. Martha, b. March 5, 1859; d. March 7, 1864. Eliza, b. Nov. 15, 1861; d. March 15, 1864. Joseph, b. Nov. 30, 1863; m. John, b. 1855. Moses, m. Oct. 26, 1892, Lucretia Catlin. David, deranged. Daniel.
39. OLIVER B. PHILBRICK, son of Benjamin P. (23), born Feb. 28, 1813; married, Nov. 1, 1844, widow Alice Sander- son, who died in 189S. Lived at Rye. He died April 21, 1883. Children by adoption :
Cornelius, m. May Powers of Hampton.
48. Ezra B.
40. BENJAMIN PITMAN PHILBRICK, son of Benjamin P. (23), born Dec. 13, 1819; married Angelina Batchelder. Children :
Albion Reuben, b. April 2, 1846; m. Oct. 10, 1872, Georgianna Pres- sey; he d. Jan. 24, 1898. Emeline, b. Oct. 30, 1852; m. Abraham Drake.
41. HIRAM PIIILBRICK, son of Joseph (24), married Margaret Woods. Lived at Bartlett. Children :
John, b. May 1, 1844. Catherin, b. March 4, 1846. Mary Frances, b. July 13, 1848. Roxanna, b. Ang. 15, 1850. Elvina, b. Feb. 20, 1853. A boy, D. April 19, 1855.
42. JOSEPH NEWELL PHILBRICK, son of Joseph (26). born, March 2, 1830; married Ann Gwinn. Children:
Joseph Woodbury, b. Dec. 5, 1855; m. March 12, 1874, widow Eliza J. Fogg. Adeline M., b. Jan. 28, 1857; m. Oct. 29, 1873, Henry Laskey. James A., b. May, 1858; m. Aug. 21, 1880, Mary E. Cum- ming. Henry R., b. Feb., 1860. Charles Newell, b. June 4, 1862. Emma Chase, b. June 30, 1865. Horace, b. Sept. 12, 1868. Lizzie, b. Sept. 21, 1871.
43. JONATHAN CURTIS PHILBRICK, son of Jonathan (27), married, Oct., 1869, Nellie Hodgdon. Lived at Rye. Chil- dren :
Bertha Louise, b. Nov. 16, 1870; d. March 7, 1883. Lester W., b. Oct. 21, 1875; m. June 17, 1896, Frances S. Barrett. Charles B., b. Jan. 12, 1877; m. May 29, 1891, Phebe W. Greening; had a dau. b. Dec. 4, 1902.
49. William C., b. Jan. 28, 1879; m. Oct. S, 1899, Nellie T. Rand, dau. of Charles Henry. Harry, b. Nov. 21, 1881. Manning, b. March 29, 1884.
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GENEALOGY.
44. DANIEL WEBSTER PHILBRICK, son of Daniel (28), born May 29, 1844; married, Jan. 9, 1872 , Cynthia A. Odi- orne. Lived at Rye. Children :
Emily May, b. Aug. 8, 1873. Alfred Cheney, b. June 2, 1875; m. Oct. 31, 1900, Ethel L. Stone. Irving Chever, b. June 18, 1877. Carrie, b. Oct. 9, 1883.
45. WALTER PHILBRICK, son of Rufus W. (31), born April 18, 1855; married Emma L. Brown. Children :
Son, b. March 15, 1886; d. an infant. Son, b. March 2, 18SS; d. May 5, 1SSS.
46. FRED PHILBRICK, son of Rufus W. (31), born June 25, 1856; married Clara H. Perkins. Children :
Harold, b. Jan. 7, 1883. Byron, b. Dec. 31, 1890.
47. EMMONS B. PHILBRICK, son of Josiah W. (36), born Nov. 14, 1833 ; married, first, April 17, 1859, Vienna Dal- ton ; second, Oct. 14, 1875, Mary Charlotte Seavey. Lived at Rye. He died Oct. 16, 1902. He spent a number of winters teaching school, in which he was successful. In 1878 he was a member of the state senate and again in 1879 and 1880. Children by first wife :
Wilmar, b. June 28, 1864. Freddy, b. May S, 1869; d. March 16, 1875.
Children by second wife:
Shirley, b. Aug. 16, 1876. Annie, b. May 4, 1879.
48. EZRA B. PHILBRICK, adopted son of Oliver B. (39), married, Oct. 6, 1893, Nellie M. Dow. Children :
Jennie May, b. July 26, 1896. George Oliver, b. Oct. 10, 1897. Ben- ning, b. June 18, 1899; d. Sept. 9, 1899. Josephine Marjorie, b. July 22, 1900. John Ezra, b. Feb. 26, 1902.
49. WILLIAM C. PHILBRICK, son of Jonathan Curtis (43), married, Oct. 8, 1899, Nellie T. Rand. Child : Ellen R., b. March 20, 1900.
PICKERING.
1. THOMAS PICKERING, married Mary Janveins, who died July 20, 1772, aged 57 years. He died Dec. 9, 1786. Chil- dren :
32
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HISTORY OF RYE.
Elizabeth, b. March 24, 1744; m. Timothy Dame. William, b. July 27, 1745; m. Abigail Fayben. Mary, b. Feb. 7, 1749; m. Oct. 15, 1778, William Langdon, tanner. Benjamin, b. May 13, 1751; m. Martha Pickering. Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1754; m. May 2, 1782, George Gaines. Alice, b. Feb. 6, 1757; m. Nov. 22, 1781, Joshua Brackett. Patience, b. Aug. 21, 1758; m. Joseph Langdon. Tem- perance, m. John Knight. Nichols.
2. John Gee. James, m. Fabyan. Richard, b. April 15; m. Mary Thompson.
2. JOHN GEE PICKERING, son of Thomas (1), married, June 10, 1773, widow (Furber) Mills. Children :
Polly, b. June 16, 1774. Temperance, b. Dec. 7. 1775. Gee, b. Sept. 19, 1777. Thomas, b. Aug. 6, 1779.
POOL.
JOHN POOL married, June 25, 1860, Angelina E. Caswell. Children :
Carrie E., b. Feb. 18, 1861. Richard E., b. Feb. 5, 1863. Lizea, b. April 5, 1865. Nellie, b. June 3, 1867. Lillie B., b. Jan. 19, 1870. Minnie E., b. June 23, 1872. Nellie G., b. April 23, 1875. Ida M., b. April 21, 1877. Ethel V., b. July 21, 1879.
POOR, OR POWERS.
ROBERT POOR came from England, served under Paul Jones in the Revolution, and married, July 4, 1788, Betsey Shapley. Children:
Robert, b. 1787; d. at sea, 1810. Judith, bapt. Nov. 22, 1789; m. Abner Blaisdell of Portsmouth. Sally, bapt. Nov. 27, 1791; d. unm., May 21, 1867. Eliza, bapt. Nov. 9, 1794; d. unm. Dec. 26, 1871. Mary, bapt. April, 1796; m. John Locke. George, bapt. April 22, 1798; d. Abigail Daniels, bapt. May 3, 1801; m. Calvin KnowIton; lived at Boston. Daniel Sheafe, bapt. Nov. 4, 1804. Nancy, bapt. 1806.
PORTER.
REV. HUNTINGTON PORTER, born 1755; married, first, June 28, 1786, Susannah Sargent ; second, March 30, 1797, Sarah Moulton; died Jan. 2, 1835. He had a salary of $300 a year. His sermons were always the fruit of close application, and finished with a degree of accuracy that few attempt and fewer attain. Ile died at Lynn, Mass., March 7, 1844. Children by first wife :
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GENEALOGY.
Samuel H., bapt. July 11, 1787; d. Nathaniel Sargent, bapt. May 29, 1789; m. Elizabeth Comstock; he d. Sept. 27, 1827. John, b. Sept. 6, 1791; d. March 29, 1825. Caroline, b. Oct. 23, 1793; d. Dec. 8, 1869.
Children by second wife:
Maria, b. Feb. 12, 1798; m. Dec. 18, 1821, Asa Robinson; lived at Brentwood. Eliphalet, b. May 4, 1800; lost at sea about 1824. Oliver, b. March 3, 1802; m. Louisa, b. May 18, 1803; m. May 26, 1835, William Weeks; lived at Greenland. Martha R., b. June 11, 1805; m. C. K. Dilloway; lived at Boston. Sarah E., b. June 2, 1809; m. July 31, 1833, Rev. Charles Adams; lived at Stratham. Olivia, b. Feb. 15, 1811; m. Aug. 16, 1837, Luther Hall; lived at Boston. Huntington, b. Dec. 4, 1812; d. June 7, 1836. Emery Moulton, b. Sept. 24, 1815; m. Wentworth. Charles, b. Aug. 7, 1816; d. Sept. 1, 1816. Charles H., b. Sept. 19, 1817; d. William H., b. Sept. 19, 1817; d.
RAMSDELL.
EDWARD E. RAMSDELL, married, Sept. 25, 1888, Emerett E. Marden. Lived at Rye. Children :
Blake, b. March 17, 1889. Fred, b. Feb. 6, 1891. Edna G., d. Aug. 20, 1893. Ralph, b. Feb. 3, 1898. Dexter, b. Aug. 18, 1900.
RAND.
1. FRANCIS RAND, married Christina - -.
IIe was killed by the Indians at Sandy Beach Sept. 29, 1691. His will was dated 1689, and proved Feb. 19, 1691-'92. He came over here with Mason's men. Children :
2. Thomas. Samuel. John, b. 1645; m. Remembrance Ault, dau. of John of Oyster River (Durham):
3. Nathaniel. Sarah, m. Herrick. Mary, m. Barnes.
2. THOMAS RAND, son of Francis (1), married - His will was dated Feb. 25, 1731-'32. Children :
4. Thomas, m. Hannah Pray. William.
5. Joshua, m. Mary Moses.
6. Samuel. Hannah. Christina, m. Shute. Mary, m. William Cham- berlain. Elizabeth. Lydia, m. Foss.
3. NATHANIEL RAND, son of Thomas (2), married Eliza- beth Children :
7. Joshua, b. Dec. 25, 1703. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 2, 1716.
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IHISTORY OF RYE.
4. THOMAS RAND, son of Thomas (2), married, first, May 24, 1722, Hannah Pray; second, July 5, 1748, E. Moulton. Children by first wife:
Mary, b. 1726. Hannah, b. 1728. Elizabeth, b. 1730. Thomas, b. 1732; m. Dec. 9, 1756, Hannah Jenness. Merribah, b. 1735; m. Sept. 18, 1760, Thomas Foss.
S. Ephraim, b. 1737. Reuben, b. 1739; m. Elizabeth Philbrick; lived on Garland road. Samuel, b. 1741.
5. JOSHUA RAND, son of Thomas (2), married Mary Moses of Portsmouth. He died about 1787. Children :
9. John, b. 1742. Mary, b. 1744; m. first, Samuel Hunt; second, Jo- seph Marden.
10. Joseph. Sarah, b. 1749; m. Aug. 18, 1767, Levi Goss; she d. Sept. 17, 1808. Hannah, b. 1752; m. July 26, 1772, Benjamin Marden. Rebecca, m. July 6, 1773, Alexander Morrison.
11. Joshua, b. 1758.
12. Samuel, b. 1762.
6. SAMUEL RAND, son of Thomas (2), married Sarah Dowrst. Children :
Thomas, b. March 27, 1749. Sarah, b. Nov. 16, 1751. Samuel, b. Dec. 10, 1753. Elizabeth, b. Jan. S, 1757. Abigail, b. Oct. 16, 1758; engaged to marry Tobias Trundy, who was lost at sea.
13. Thomas, b. June 6, 1760 (?). Rachel, b. April 20, 1762; m. Daniel Seavey.
14. Dowrst, b. June 24, 1764.
15. Billey, b. Oct. 30, 1766.
7. JOSHUA RAND, son of Nathaniel (3), born Dec. 25, 1703 ; married Mary Moses. She died Dec. 13, 1752. Chil- dren :
Philemon, b. Jan. 18, 1732. Ruth, b. July 2, 1733; m. Joseph Bick- ford. Temperance, b. June 13, 1735. Joshua, b. Aug. 23. Joseph, b. 1739. Sarah, b. March 30, 1740. Bethia, b. 1742.
16. George, b. April 4, 1744. John. Mical, b. Nov. 28, 1748. Eliza- beth, b. Feb. 16, 1751.
8. EPHRAIM RAND, son of Thomas (4), born 1737; mar- ried, Sept. 22, 1757, Mary Smith. Lived beyond William Cutter Garland. He died in the Revolutionary army of smallpox. Children:
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GENEALOGY.
Samuel, b. Nov. 18, 1757; d. March 2, 1825; a cripple. Israel, b. July 12, 1761; m. Danforth; lived in Warner; d. at Plattsburg. Sarah, b. Nov. 2, 1764; m. Edward Hall. Jonathan, b. Sept. 5, 1767; m. Davis or Norris; lived at Warner. Ephraim, b. Nov. 2, 1769.
17. David, b. Oct. 17, 1772.
18. Simon, b. 1775.
9. JOHN RAND, son of Joshua (5), born 1742; married, June 4, 1772, Hannah Seavey. He died May 13, 1812. Children :
Elizabeth, b. May 20, 1773; m. Joshua Rand. Mary, b. 1776; d. unm. 1825.
19. John, b. May 23, 1778. Hannah, b. 1781; m. first, 1804, William Foye; second, John Y. Randall. Joshua, b. March 17, 1784; unm .; supported at town farm, Rye; d. Jan. 22, 1867. Sally, b. 1786; bapt. Sept. 2, 1787; m. April 12, 1812, Jonathan Woodman. Olive, b. 1788; bapt. July 11, 1789; d. unm. 1825. Nancy, bapt. April 14, 1794; m. Ephraim Rand Hall.
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