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i. LUCY2 b. Oct. 13, 1753; d. Alstead; m. Mar. 27, 1771, Giles Marvin, q. v.
ii. ISABEL Nov. 20, 1761; d.
iii. MARION.
iv. WILLIAM Apr. 30, 1765; d. Leominster, Mass., Aug. 21, 1851; a Rev. soldier. (2)
v. BETHUEL May 26, 1771; d.
vi. BETHANY Dec. 12, 1772; d. ; m. Sept. 22, 1796, Abel Monro, q. v.
vii. LEONARD June 15, 1774; d. ; settled in Vt. and N. Y. He visited Keene 1832 (?); said to have nearly lost his life by Indians when a young man.
2. WILLIAM2 BARRON (William1) moved from S. about 1800 to in or near St. Johnsbury, Vt .; then to Lyndon, Vt., then he returned and settled, 1818, near the "Four corners" in north part of Keene. The site of his house can now
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be seen in the pasture about five rods south-east of the corners. Here he lived until 1828 when he removed to Gilsum or Alstead. He returned to S. and paid tax in 1832 and '33, after which he went to live with his dau. in Leominster, Mass., and where he d. but is bur. as is also his wife, in Vessel Rock Ceme- tery, Gilsum. 1829 he was a Sergt. in the N. H. militia. From another source he is said to have res. in Kirby, Vt., then Keene, Alstead, Gilsum, S. and Leominster. From family records we learn that William Barron Sr., after four years' service in the Rev. war came home worn out and his son William Jr., then a boy of 16 years went in his place for the rest of the war. He m. (1) Mar. 22, 1785 Jeanette McCurdy, dau. of Samuel, q. v. He m. (2) in Keene Mar. 10, 1818 Cynthia Metcalf, b. Keene Jan. 20, 1786; d. Oct. 3, 1850; dau. of Abijah and Mercy (Ellis) Metcalf. William Jr., drew a pension the last years of his life for serving in the Rev. war as recorded in U. S. Pension Office in Washington. Ch. b .: i, ii, iii, iv, in S .; vi, vii, viii, ix in Keene; x in Alstead.
i. JEANNETTE3,b. June 10, 1787; d. ; m. Thomas Smith; res. Barre, Mass.
ii. NATHAN Sept. 7, 1789; d.
; m. Anna Bly; res. Kirby, Vt.
iii. ISABEL Aug. 9, 1796; d. ; m. a Mr. Ware and settled in N. Y. state.
iv. WILLIAM June 29, 1799; d. same day.
v. ANNA (probably in Vt.) ; d. unm. at Kirby, Vt.
Ch. by 2nd m .:
vi. WILLIAM BETHUEL Apr. 24, 1820; d. Sept. 6, 1912 Westminster, Mass. (3)
vii. ELIZABETH DWIGHT Aug. 29, 1823; d. Springfield, Mass., Apr. 26, 1878; m. Elisha Foster.
viii. ALTHEA (or Bethania) July 2, 1826; d. there Nov. 20, 1826.
ix. BETHANIA MELISSA Mar. 27, 1827; d. unm. Leominster, Mass., Mar. 11, 1849.
X. JONATHAN BOYCE Aug. 30, 1831; m. Maria Hogan, b. Quebec 1834; set- tled in Keene. Ch. b. i. Cynthia4 b. Brattleboro, Vt., May 18, 1856; m. 1875 Thomas Baldwin of Pittsford, Vt. ii. Mark William Sept. 10, 1859. iii. Cora Dec. 31, 1861; d. Keene July 27, 1869. iv. Jona B. d. June 8, 1883.
3. WILLIAM BETHUEL3 BARRON (William, Jr.2, William1) res. Alstead, Gilsum, Roxbury, Howeville (a village in Fitzwilliam), Leominster, Fitch- burg, Mass., for ten years, and in 1860 settled in Westminster, Mass. He was a carpenter and builder. He m. Oct. 5, 1847 Phebe Dwinnel Esty b. Rox- bury July 6, 1826; d. Apr. 24, 1903; dau. of Aaron and Susannah (Davis) Esty. Ch. b. Fitchburg and Westminster, Mass .:
i. CHARLES4 b. Sept. 6, 1848; res. Keene; died Oct. 7, 1905; m. Sarah F. Holman.
ii. ALBERT H. Oct. 29, 1850; res. 1890 Gardner; m. Emma E. Bruce.
iii. CORA M. Apr. 19, 1853; m. Jan. 30, 1876 Arthur Wellington Brown, b. Gardner May 1, 1853; d. Oct. 13, 1879; son of Lucian W. and Elvira A. (Chamberlain) Brown. Ch. b. i. Charles Arthur® b. Nov. 19, 1876.
iv. FLORENCE AMELIA Mar. 3, 1855; m. Edward Benj. Lynde, b. Dec. 7,
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1853 at Westminster. Ch. b .: i. Lester Edwards b. Jan. 7, 1879. ii. Grace Florence Nov. 2, 1883. iii. Edwin Benjamin July 20, 1887.
V. ALDEN R. Aug. 26, 1858; d. Sept. 6, 1860.
vi. WILLIS C. Feb. 16, 1867; d. Oct. 21, 1868.
vii. CARLOS EDWIN Feb. 11, 1869; res. Westminster, Mass., 1921; engaged in insurance business. Through his interest and co-operation the writer has received many items on this family. He m. Mar. 10, 1898 Addie Estey Adams, b. Dec. 21, 1869 in Westminster; dau. of Aldin F. and Eliza Ann (Estey) Adams.
BASCOM
1. ELIAS1 BASCOM rem. from Northfield, Mass., to Newport, prior to 1778. With him came his six sons, all of whom except Reuben2 removed to Vermont, mostly to the town of Orwell. They were: i. Elias2 Jr. ii. Reuben2 (2). iii. Joseph. iv. Zeri. v. Artimedorus. vi. Elisha.
2. REUBEN2 BASCOM b. Apr. 22, 1763; d. Newport, Apr. 7, 1839. He was a farmer and clothier; selectment; m. 1786, Lydia Hurd (the first female b. in Newport) b. June 7, 1768; d. Mar. 24, 1847. Among their ch. was:
3. ELISHA3 BASCOM b. Oct. 28, 1798; d. Sept. 21, 1866; m. Aug. 2, 1822, . Temperance Tenney, b. July 20, 1802. One of their nine ch. was:
4. MARTIN' BASCOM b. Aug. 13, 1826; d. in Acworth, N. H., about 1910. He was a farmer and lived in Langdon for many years, a man of strict integ- rity, an optimist whose council and ever cheerful words were an inspiration to his friends and neighbors, a faithful christian and regular in church at- tendance. He m. Sept. 1851, Lovina C. Pike. One of their ch. was:
5. JAMES WALLACE BASCOM b. Oct. 3, 1863; d. Langdon suddenly Jan. 13 (?), 1913. He was a farmer and, like his father possessed considerable me- chanical ability; held town office and a member of New Hampshire Legisla- ture. He m. Dora Viola Reed b. Acworth Jan. 13, 1870; d. Jan. 10 (?), 1913, dau. of Wilbra B. and Melissa (Copeland) Reed One of their ch. was:
6. Rev. ERIC WILBRA® BASCOM (James W.5, Martin4, Elisha3, Reuben2, Elias1) b. Langdon Sept. 12, 1898; educated in L. Houghton Seminary, N. Y., and now (1923) a student at Bangor (Me.) Theological Seminary. As a stu- dent he has preached in S. 1921, East Alstead, Acworth, 1923, etc .; unm.
BATCHELDER
1. ZACHARIAH BATCHELDER b. Beverly, Mass., Aug. 12, 1762; d. Sun- apee, Apr. 25, 1847; m. at Beverly, Oct. 16, 1791 Polly Knowlton, b. 1770.
2. NATHANIEL? BATCHELDER, b. Sunapee, Dec. 11, 1804; d. there May 1, 1895; m. Feb. 12, 1829 Sarah Trask b. Oct. 28, 1803.
3. ALFRED TRASK3 BATCHELDER (Nathaniel2, Zachariah1) b. Suna- pee Feb. 26, 1844; d. Keene, July 11, 1903. An eminent lawyer in Keene for over a quarter of a century, and mayor of the city, 1885 and '86. Although he never res. in S. to any extent, yet he and his family owned considerable real estate here for a score of years prior to his death, at which time No. 23, 21 and 16 were under their control. A large stable at No. 23 at one time con- tained several high bred race horses in which he took much interest and pride,
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and a race-track was built on the "plain" westerly of No. 24 where the steed was exercised. He m. Apr. 24, 1879 Alice Hills Hayward, dau. of Peter Bax- ter Hayward, q. v. After his d. she m. (2) Oct. 9, 1909 Bertram Ellis of Keene; b. Boston Dec. 27, 1860; d. Keene Jan, 6, 1920; s. of Moses and Emily (Ferrin) Ellis.
Mr. Ellis was Editor of Keene Sentinel and a prominent politician in the state prior to his d.
Ch. b. Keene:
i. NATHANIEL HAYWARD' Feb. 11, 1880; res. Keene; m. Oct. 8, 1919 Ruth Whitcomb, b. Keene, Aug. 14, 1887, dau. of Jonas Fred and Hannah P. (Keyes) Whitcomb.
ii. JAMES HAYWARD Dec. 24, 1880; res. Keene; unm. 1921.
BATES
1. JOHN' BATES m. in S. Nov. 2, 1779, Hannah Pettee. They left town before 1789 and may have settled in Greenfield, Mass., or Richmond, N. H. In 1790 there was a John Bates living in both places. Ch. b. in S .:
i. JOHN" Aug. 25, 1780.
ii. ISAAC Dec. 31, 1781.
iii. JOSEPH PETTEE Jan. 24, 1784.
2. FORD' BATES (perhaps bro. of John above) was m. in S. Apr. 24, 1781 to Sarah Bliss. In 1789 he was a voter and was taxed for one cow, but d. or left S. before the 1790 U. S. Census was taken, n. f. r. Ch. b. S .:
i. SARAH2 July 21, 1782.
ii. FORD, JR. Nov. 6, 1784.
iii. ELIZABETH Feb. 10, 1787; d. S. Mar. 11, 1788.
3. CARVER1 (?) BATES was in S. Aug. 1786, n. f. r.
BAXTER
Nothing definite can be given regarding the first American ancestor of this well known New England family, although much research has been made in this country as well as on the other side.
The progenitor no doubt was among the band of Pilgrims who came out of England and settled in America between 1625 and 1645. One of whom was Gregory Backster who m. Margaret - -, and d. at Braintree, Mass., 21- 4-1659, although there is no proof he was in anyway connected with our Surry family. From the best authority the line appears as follows :
1. * SIMON1 BAXTER b. Martha's Vineyard Island, Mass., about 1697/8; d. Hebron, Conn., Dec. 26, 1778; m. (1) Apr. 6, 1721, Abigail Mann of Leb- anon, Conn., dau. of Richard and Elizabeth (Sutton) Mann and gr-dau. of Richard and Rebecca ( -_ ) Mann of Scituate, Mass .; m. (2) Oct. 25, 1741, widow Rebecca (Tarbox) Burg. He moved to Hebron, Conn., soon after his m. Ch. b. 1st w .:
i. ABIGAIL" Nov. 26, 1721; m. Aug. 30, 1743, Thomas Rouse.
ii. RICHARD Apr. 21, 1723; m. Nov. 17, 1751, Dorcas Tilotson.
*The early generations compiled by Mrs. Ella E. Abbott of Keene, N. H.
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iii. WILLIAM Aug. 15, 1725; d. . It is believed he res. in S. about 1777. (2)
iv. DAVID Oct. 12, 1727; perhaps settled at Enfield, Conn.
v. SIMON Hebron, Conn., May 6, 1730; d. Norton, N. B., Mar. 20, 1804. "The Tory." (3)
vi. MARGARET Oct. 29, 1732; d.
vii. ELIZABETH Oct. 29, 1732 (twin) ; d. Nov. 15, 1732. Ch. b. (2) w .:
viii. AARON about 1740; rem. to Westchester, N. Y .; m. 1761, Mindwell Holdredge.
ix. NATHAN about 1742; rem. to Westchester; m. 1768, Mercy Menton.
2. WILLIAM BAXTER (Simon1) is said to have res. at Greenwich, Conn., and Westchester, N. Y. when a young man. According to the "LEGEND OF THE REVOLUTION," found elsewhere in this work, there was a "Bill Bax- ter" living at or near No. 116 about 1777; the land records throw no light on the matter and we are frank to admit we cannot to our satisfaction place a man of that name in this town during the Rev. war. There is little reason to believe the man mentioned in the "Legend" was William3 the 17 year old son of Simon the Tory. Inasmuch as Simone the Tory settled in Alstead about 1771, a possible solution of the problem is that his brother William2 came from Conn., to S. about 1776/7 and after a year or two moved to Vermont or N. Y. state. He m. and had a son. Ch. b. (was living, 1790, at Norwich, Vt.) :
i. ELIHU3 Dec. 18, 1749; d. Norwich, Vt., Aug. 6, 1835; a well-to-do farmer. (4)
3. SIMON' BAXTER (Simon1) res. Hartland and Enfield, Conn. He was in the latter town Feb. 27, 1770, when he purchased of Isaac Kibbey one half of L. 5; R. 1 in Alstead. Feb. 13, 1771, he was of Burkhampstead, Conn., and his s. Simon, Jr., of Suffield, Conn., purchased two more tracts of land in Al- stead "together with a grist mill and saw mill standing thereon" for £400. Tradition says this mill stood near the outlet of Warren pond, supposed to have been built by Capt. Timothy Delano in 1769. In a land deed of July 11, 1771 he was "of Alstead." He, John Thomson, q. v. and two others in Al- stead refused to sign the Association Test 1776, and subsequently he became one of the most notorious Tories in these parts. He was confined in the jail
in Keene and at the June session, 1777 pleaded "not guilty" to the charges. Subsequently he was lodged in the jail at Charlestown, and on the evening of June 11, 1777 "he slipped the guard" and soon after joined Burgoyne's army. Tradition speaks of him as wealthy for the times, bold, reckless, fond of en- joyment and of defying public opinion. His property in Alstead was confis- cated, and on Sept. 3, 1782, Asbalom Kingsbury of Alstead was appointed by Judge of Probate to sell the same. Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1781, "Voted to grant the prayer of the petition of Simon Baxter, and give him leave to move his family to St. John's Nova Scotia." * He d. at Norton, N. B. Mar. 20, 1804. He m. Hebron, Apr. 20 (or 30), 1749, Prudence Fox who is bur. at "The Rock"
* Much more can be found in N. H. State Papers regarding Simon2 Baxter, the Tory.
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in Norton. On Dec. 14, 1778, she petitioned the State for mercy in behalf of her husband. Ch. b .:
i. PRUDENCE3 probably at Hebron, Conn., 1749/50; d. Crown Point, N. Y. about 1832; m. Arestides Huestis who d. Crown Point, 1831; age 84 yrs.§
ii. SIMON 1753; d. S. Apr. 17, 1817; captain in militia; a farmer. (5)
iii. BENJAMIN Hartland, Conn., 1755; d. Mercer, Me., Oct. 30, 1832. (6)
iv. SAMUEL ; res. Thetford, Vt .; m. Charlestown, N. H. Sept. 2, 1799, Sally Baker. No ch. b.
v. WILLIAM Hartland, 1760; d. in N. S .; became a doctor. (7)
vi. JOSEPH Alstead, 1762; d. 1833; m. 1781, Mrs. Joanna (Smith) Ruland. 7 ch.
vii. DOROTHY 1764; d. ; m. Dr. Hays. Four daughters b.
viii. ABIGAIL 1766; d. ; m. (1) M. Fahey; m. (2) Smith; m. (3) John Lannen.
ix. ELIJAH 1768; d. May 11, 1852; m. 1800, Mary Smith; dau. of .Capt. Smith. Eight ch.
x. ABRAM (or Abraham) b. Alstead July 1 (or 17), 1771; d. ; m. Ruth Ainsley. Another record says he m. Sarah Ainslie (or Annesley). One dau.
4. ELIHU3 BAXTER (William2, Simon1) a soldier in Rev. war; m. Oct. 24, 1777, Triphena Taylor of Pelham who d. May 14, 1823; aged 65 yrs. Ch. b .:
i. ELIHU4 b. Norwich, Vt., Apr. 10, 1781; d. Portland, Me., Jan. 3, 1863. He became a prominent physician at Gorham, Me .; rem. finally to Portland. He m. Aug. 17, 1807, Sarah Cone. They had b .: i. James Phinney5 b. Gorham Mar. 23, 1831; d. Portland May 8, 1921. He was at d. one of the best known and highly respected citizens of his na- tive state; for many years President of the Maine Historical Society; President of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society for over twenty years. He m. (1) 1854, Sarah K. Lewis who d. 1872; m. (2) 1873, Mehitable C. Proctor who d. 1914. Among his ch. by (2) wife: 1. Hon. Percival Proctor® b. Portland Nov. 22, 1876; Gov- ernor of Maine 1921-22.
5. SIMON3 BAXTER (Simon2, Simon1) served in Rev. war, q. v .; a farmer; had an interest in mills in both Alstead and S. In Feb. 1771 he was "of Suf- field, Conn."; in May 1772, he was "of Alstead"; in Aug. 1784 Simon3, Jr. was "of Alstead" and May 19, 1785 he was, "of Surry."-R. of D.
He was a lieutenant in the militia in 1787, and later was appointed captain. He lived at No. 116 where he kept tavern some years; a prosperous farmer and owned considerable real estate. In 1786 he purchased an interest in the "Chapin mills" at No. 112 and in 1789 bought the balance of that property, which for many years was known as "The Baxter mills." He made a will shortly before his death; inventory amounted to $10,487.00, a very comfort-
§1. Arestides1IIuestis and Prudence3 Baxter had b .:
2. Gilbert2 Totten b. June 29, 1794; m. Apr. 12, 1818, Martha Ilodges of Westmd.
They had b. :
8. Elizabeth3 Howe b. Feb. 1, 1822; d. on her birthday, Feb. 1, 1910: m. Westmd. June 1, 1845, Daniel Warren Patten b. Westmd. Feb. 24, 1822; d. there June 5, 1906; s of Daniel and Cyrena (Shelley) Patten. They had b. :
4. Ella E.4 Patten (Elizabeth H.3, Gilbert T.,2 Arestides1) b. Westmd .; a wid. (1922) res there and at K .; m. Albourne F. Abbott. For years she has been gathering material for a history of Westmoreland; we acknowledge numerous favors of historical and genea- logical value. No. ch.
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able fortune for those days. Miss Phoebe Simmons, q. v., the negro, came to live in his family when a girl, and remained in members of the Baxter and Robinson families until her d. in 1886. He was selectman, 1804 and constable, 1805. He m. 17-, Margaret Noney b. Suffield, Conn., June 14, 1750; d. S. Sept. 16, 1825; dau of James and Margaret (-) Noney, (or Noony).
Ch. b., all except first, in Alstead and S .:
i. WILLIAM4 Nov. 2, 1770; d. S. Aug. 25, 1829. (8)
ii. MARTHA Mar. 6, 1773; d. Keene Dec. 31, 1847; m. (1) 1790, Stephen Tyler, q. v. "a spendthrift" from whom she was divorced; m. (2) Judge Elijah Knight, q. v.
iii. SIMON Apr. 1, 1775; d. Nov. 15, 1777; probably in Alstead.
iv. ROXANA Mar. 16, 1777; d. S. Jan. 11, 1848; m. 1796, Jonathan Harvey, q. v.
v. PRUDENCE Nov. 13, 1780; d. S. Jan. 21, 1845; m. 1796, Esq. David Shaw, q. v.
vi. MARGARET Nov. 22, 1782; d. ; m. Nov. 25, 1802, James Ingalls, q. v.
vii. SIMON Feb. 27, 1784 in S .; d. there Mar. 20, 1786.
viii. BENJAMIN Apr. 26, 1786; d. ; rem. to Jay, N. Y .; m. Rachel Partridge, b. Mar. 19, 1791; d. ; dau. of Amos and Sarah (Harvey) Partridge. No ch.
ix. GEORGE May 6, 1788; d. S. Jan. 5, 1838; taxed in S. 1808. (9)
x. HORACE Nov. 15, 1790; d. Bellows Falls, Vt., May 8, 1857. (10)
xi. NANCY Apr. 30, 1793; d. S. Mar. 15, 1820; m. S. June 25, 1815, Cyrus Field, q. v.
6. BENJAMIN3 BAXTER (Simon2, Simon1) probably res. in Alstead 1790 (U. S. Census) m. (1) Nov. 23, 1777, Ruth Brown of Alstead; m. (2) July 8, 1810, Margaret Hewett of St. John, N. B. About Jan. 21, 1779 he was taken from Alstead to Exeter and was there confined in jail with his father, Simon", the Tory.
Ch. b. (1) wife:
i. ABIGAIL4 ; d. 1865; m. Martin Burr, s. of Luther and Jane (Howard) Burr; see Burr Genealogy. Five ch.
ii. FRANCES ; d. ; m. Joseph Mercer of Norton, N. B.
iii. SOPHIA ; d. ; m. Simon4 Baxter, s. of Joseph3 Bax- ter, q. v .; d. 1890? Ch. b. (2) wife:
iv. BENJAMIN F. Mar. 8, 1813; d. Sept. 15, 1905; m. Naomi S. Metcalf. v. MARGARET ANN Feb. 28, 1817; d. ; m. Johnson. vi. MARY PRUDENCE Mar. 25, 1819; d. Apr. 3, 1915; m. Adam E. Giles.
vii. NAOMI RUTH June 19, 1821; d. Sept. 19, 1904; m. (1) Horace Saun- ders; m. (2) William Hobert. Five ch.
viii. GEORGE W. July 26, 1826; d. Apr. 5, 1881.
ix. HARRIET NEWELL Mar. 29, 1830; d. Berlin, Germany, Apr. 23, 1892; a member of Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, D. A. R.
7. WILLIAM3 BAXTER (Simon2, Simon1) doubtless lived in Alstead when a young man; it has been stated he refused to sign the Association Test in that town, 1776, this appears an error, as he was at that time under 21 years
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of age and exempt. According to the "Confession of William Baxter"* there is reason to believe that the influence of his father and brother Benjamin during the early part of the war were such as to cause his sympathy with the King. He states: "I left my home 28th of March 1778 & went to Cam- bridge there I found my father and he was to be exchanged and said I must go with him I told him I Did not Love to Leave my mother he said I had bet- ter go with him & I finally concluded to go with him to Rhode Island which I Did when I got to Rhode Island I worked with one seaven or Eight Days my father Did not Do any Business that I know of then he and I went to N York and had the Small pox together and was in N. York about A month then he told me I must go to Long Island and to look out for myself," etc. He was arrested and taken before Nathaniel S. Prentice of Alstead Nov. 11, 1778, and made the foregoing confession, Jan. 8, 1779. As he stated, "I Did not Love to Leave my mother"; the dates noted above, and his age, ap- pears sufficient evidence that he was not the "Bill Baxter" of the legend. He m. (1) Nov. 13, 1781, Ruth Sheffield; dau. of Amos and Mary (Harrington) Sheffield; m. (2) Julia Swigo, who d. Sept. 16, 1853. He removed to New Brunswick with his father's family and became a doctor of note. Aug. 15, 1782 he received a grant of 500 acres of land in Susssex Co. N. B.
Ch. b .:
i. BENJAMIN' Dec. 6, 1783; d. June 1, 1784.
ii. SARAH Mar. 14, 1785; m. Feb. 24, 1807, Nathan Woodworth. Eight ch. b.
iii. BENJAMIN BELCHER Apr. 17, 1787.
iv. JOHN BLUCHER May 2, 1789; d. Nov. 1872; m. Sarah Fisher. Nine ch. b.
v. WILLIAM ; became a prominent physician in London, England.
vi. RUTH about 1800; d.
vii. CHARLOTTE ; m. Alpheus Heustis.
viii. JULIA ; m. Nathan Woodworth, as his (2) wife.
ix. ELIZA ; m. Daniel M. Bishop of Norton (?), N. S. She d. Apr. 7, 1857.
8. WILLIAM' BAXTER (Capt. Simon3, Simon2, Simon1) settled in Gilsum not far from 1795; he owned the mill at the Stone Bridge, then lived at the Wright farm; in 1806 settled on the Frank P. Crain farm and about 1816 rem. to No. 116 (at Shaws Corner) in S. where he d. He m. (1) Apr. 16, 1792, Thankful Smith; who d. S. Sept. 29, 1799; ae 27; dau. of Thomas Smith, q. v .; m. (2) July 7, 1800, Rachel Bill of Gilsum; b. July 20, 1774; d. Gilsum Oct. 22, 1861; dau. of Ebenezer and Rachel (Root) Bill. She was a "famous 'school ma'am,' having been employed with great success in Gilsum, Keene and Sulli- van, nearly every summer from 1787 to 1800." There is a tradition that she "left her husband" in May 1819. In 1820 he and Elijah Fuller were in busi- ness, as merchants, at No. 78. No ch.
9. GEORGE4 BAXTER (Capt. Simon3, Simon2, Simon1) enl. Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days in the "war of 1812"; was a corporal in Capt. James M. Warner's Co .; Lt. Col. John Steele's Regt. He lived at No. 13 about 1835, and doubt- less in other places in town. Of him it was said:
*For a detailed account of the Baxter families activities during the Rev. war; also the "Confession" of William3, see D. H. Hurd's History of Cheshire County, N. H., 1886, p. p. 115-8.
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He labored not for daily bread; Cared but little if live or dead, If only he had his toddy to sip, To quiet his nerve and cool his lip.
He m. (1) S. July 2, 1807, Lucy Monroe; dau. of Dr. Philip Monroe, q. v .; divorced; m. (2) Mrs. Sophia (Bartlett-Płatts) Bowen, q. v., and after the d. of Mr. Baxter she m. (4) Rev. Ezekiel Rich.
Ch. b. (1) wife:
i. SALLY5 S. Oct. 30, 1807; d. there Nov. 20, 1807.
ii. ELIZA S. Jan. 1, 1809; d. ; m. S. Feb. 22, 1827, Daniel Banfill
(or Benfill) of Boston, Mass.
iii. HARRIETTE S. 1811; d. there Feb. 9, 1812. Ch. b. (2) wife:
iv. MARGARET J. S. Feb. 12, 1830; d. Keene Aug. 8, 1890; a widow; m. Samuel Ruffle of Keene. Ch. b: i. Ellen E. b. July 26, 1856. ii. Edna July 2, 1858. iii. Charles S. Jan. 3, 1862.
v. BENJAMIN B. Dec. 7, 1834; d. S. Oct. 2, 1837.
10. HORACE4 BAXTER (Capt. Simon3, Simon2, Simon1) went to Rocking- ham, Vt., when a young man; studied law with Lawyer Webb; was admitted to the bar in Windham county, June 7, 1814; became an attorney of much re- pute; judge of probate many years; postmaster at Rockingham, 1812 to 1818; in 1846 he had as a law partner at the village of Bellows Falls, his son, John N. Baxter. He m. July 6, 1813, Elvira Webb, bapt. May 29, 1791; d. Sept. 23, 1861; dau. of Jehiel and Mary (Eastman) Webb of Rockingham. Judge Bax- ter was a prominent man in Rockingham; selectman, moderator, a mason, etc .; was living in a house on "the island" in 1847, when the Rutland railroad was built across his land.
Ch. b. (so far as known) :
i. MARTHA5 Apr. 2, 1815; d. Mar. 21, 1835.
ii. HORACE HENRY Jan. 18, 1818; d. N. Y. city Feb. 17, 1884. (11)
iii. ALGERNON SIDNEY Nov. 14, 1819; d. N. Y. city Apr. 28, 1897. (12)
iv. JOHN NEVERS May 18, 1822; d. Rutland Feb. 16, 1898; a lawyer. (13) v. MARY WEBB about 1824; d. Apr. 8, 1840.
11. HORACE HENRY5 BAXTER (Horace4, Capt. Simon3, Simon", Simon1) was in the mercantile business in Bellows Falls when the railroads were built through there; took a contract for grading "the island," and also three miles on the Rutland & Burlington road in Rockingham, subsequently he became a railroad contractor and manager in which he amassed a large fortune. He located at Rutland, Vt., 1854, and res. there and in N. Y. most of his after life. He was adjutant general of Vermont during the Civil war and became prominent in military circles; presented the "Baxter Library" to the city of Rutland; was noted as a "handsome man" as was his father. He m. (1) Eliza Wales of Bellows Falls, who d. Sept. 8, 1849; m. (2) Dec. 18, 1851, Mary E. Roberts of Manchester, Vt. Ch. b .:
i. HENRY6 May 18, 1856; d. Mar. 20, 1860.
ii. HUGH HENRY Oct. 2, 1861; res. N. Y. city in 1905.
12. ALGERNON SIDNEY BAXTER (Horace4, Capt. Simon3, Simon2, Simon1) was in business at Bellows Falls; rem. to N. Y. city. He m. (1) Oct.
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HISTORY OF SURRY
21, 1840, Maria Wheeler of Chesterfield, b. June 22, 1819; d. Apr. 4, 1854; dau. of Ashbel and Diana (Randall) Wheeler; m. (2) Amaretta Farnsworth. Ch. b. Brooklyn, N. Y .:
i. CHARLES HENRY5 Apr. 12, 1842; d. Dec. 12 (13 ?), 1847.
ii. WILLIAM WALLACE Apr. 1, 1845; d. June 18, 1890; m. Feb. 13, 1866, Mary Cornelia Lillie; dau. of Lewis Lillie, Esq., of Troy, N. Y. Ch. b. i. Lewis Sidney“ b. Jan. 29, 1867. ii. Martha Wheeler Oct. 1, 1869. iii. MARTHA ALVIRA Apr. 22, 1850; m. Nov. 7, 1872, Arthur F. Rees of N. Y. Ch. b .: i. Harold Baxter Aug. 30, 1873. ii. Mary Elizabeth Apr. 23, 1875. iii. Josephine Baxter Sept. 26, 1877.
iv. FRANK 1853; d. Apr. 15, 1854.
v. FLORENCE Aug. 12, 1858.
vi. DUKE Sept. 28, 1859; rem. to California.
13. JOHN NEVERS® BAXTER (Horace4, Capt. Simon3, Simon2, Simon1) became a lawyer; admitted to Windham county (Vt.) bar Apr. 7, 1846; was in practice at Bellows Falls some years in company with his father; later rem. to Rutland where he was manager of the Rutland marble quarries and vice president of the Baxter National Bank. He m. in Brighton, Mass., Oct. 1846, Sarah Folger Coffin; dau. of Jarad Coffin.
Ch. b .:
i. JOHN NEVERS® Sept. 9, 1847; d. May 12, 1852.
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