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6. JAMES LOCKE (James3, James2, Dea. William1-see above) b. Dec. 5, 1728; d. Sullivan 1808; m. Hannah Farnsworth.
7. JAMES LOCKE b. Mar. 11, 1759, d. Thetford, Vt., Oct. 1789; m. Su- sannah Kimball.
8. JAMES® LOCKE (James5, James4, James3, James2, Dea. William1) b. Thetford, Vt., May 18, 1790; d. Wellsboro, Pa., Mar. 14, 1874. He lived in S. in 1818; m. May 18, 1814, Lydia Whitney b. Sept. 6, 1793; d. Wellsboro Jan. 25, 1887, dau. of Hon. Samuel and Mary (Whitney) Whitney. He was a gun- smith and jeweler.
Ch., i-iv b. Gilsum, others in Wellsboro, Pa .:
i. LYDIA WHITNEYª b. Gilsum Aug. 25, 1814; m. 1842 Phinehas VanHorn. Six ch.
ii. JAMES KIMBALL Gilsum Mar. 17, 1816; d. there July 28, 1820.
iii. HARRIET Gilsum Aug. 17, 1818; m. 1836 Sylvester Kelley. Four ch.
iv. DANIEL Gilsum Sept. 10, 1820; m. May 20, 1845 Clarissa Wright, Otsego, N. Y.
v. SAMUEL Feb. 20, 1823; d. Wellsboro Oct. 16, 1824.
vi. PERRIN July 4, 1825; d. unm. Dec. 6, 1852.
vii. MERRILL Oct. 11, 1827.
viii. SUSAN MINERVA Aug. 1, 1829.
ix. MARY ELIZABETH Oct. 21, 1831.
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x. CHARLES BURTON Sept. 12, 1833.
xi. NANCY JANE Jan. 12, 1838.
xii. AGNES B. Dec. 3, 1839.
LONG
1. SAMUEL1 LONG m. in Walpole Sept. 26, 1853 Mary J. Marshall; they soon came to No. 159 where he was taxed 1854-'56.
Ch. b. in S. (or Alstead) :
i. GEORGE SAMUEL2 b. Nov. 16, 1854; d. Alstead Dec. 6, 1899; res. Walpole and Alstead. (2)
2. GEORGE SAMUEL LONG (Samuel1) m. Alstead May 8, 1879 Mary M. Mitchell of Walpole, b. Oct. 15, 1858, dau. of John Mitchell. Her name is also given as "Mary Marshall." They lived in Alstead, Walpole and Keene. She d. Alstead Jan. 22, 1896. Ch .:
i. MARY res. Fitchburg, Mass., 1899.
ii. GEORGE VELNOR Walpole Feb. 29, 1880; res. Alstead (1903) ; m. Annie May Bates.
iii. ROSCOE res. Walpole 1899.
iv. CARL res. Walpole 1899.
v. A. MARSHALL Keene Dec. 16, 1887; d. there Nov. 19, 1888.
vi. CIYDE ERNEST Keene Nov. 1, 1892; d. Alstead July 20, 1893.
LOVEJOY
1. O. T. LOVEJOY a young man came to S. and preached about 1872; m. Marsha Rollins after which he lived a few months in top story at No. 62, rem. to Richmond or Hinsdale (?).
LOVELAND
1. THOMAS' LOVELAND emigrated and settled in Conn. (According to G. H.)
2. ISRAEL' LOVELAND b. Conn., 1731/2; m. his cousin Dinah Loveland.
3. AARON® LOVELAND (Israel2, Thomas1) b. Hebron, Conn., May 26, 1775; d. in Vt. He moved to No. 98 about 1811 and was gate-keeper for the Cheshire Turnpike Co., at their gate-house. He took out a license 1811, to "mix and sell"; rem. from S. 1815/16. He m. Feb. 21, 1799 Hannah Reed of Swanzey who d. Oct. 1, 1852 in N. Y. state.
Ch. b. i-v in Grafton, Vt., others in S .:
i. AARON4 Apr. 30, 1800. Lived and taxed in S. in 1824.
ii. JAMES LOREN June 15, 1802; d. Saratoga, N. Y .; m. Sophronia Day; four ch.
iii. HANNAH Jan. 26, 1805; m. Dr. Jonathan Howard; rem. to Linden, N. Y .; four ch.
iv. DINAH June 26, 1807; m. Oct. 23, 1827 Milton Whitcomb of Swanzey. v. JARED Nov. 22, 1809.
vi. ASHER Jan. 2, 1812.
vii. ALFREDA Dec. 28, 1814; m. George B. Ramsay.
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LUFKIN
1. EDWARD' LUFKIN and w. came to S. about 1909 and he was emp. by J. N. Keller at No. 23. He m. Addie R Said to have come from Maine and had s. Eugene2.
LYNCH
1. JOHN' LYNCH of Ireland settled at Wakefield, Mass.
2. DENNIS? LYNCH res. Wakefield and Malden, Mass .; m. Mary Agnes Buckley.
3. JOHN WILLIAM3 LYNCH (Dennis2, John1) b. Malden Sept. 14, 1882; he purchased No. 135 and settled there Apr. 20, 1919; sold this farm and rem. to Keene Nov. 6, 1920; now living in Gilsum. He m. Keene Jan. 24, 1918 Edith Eloise Bond, b. Keene Sept. 8, 1895, dau. of Horace Willard and Mary Rebecca (Smith) Bond of Keene.
Ch. b. Keene:
i. JOHN WILLIAM4 Jr., Nov. 17, 1920.
ii. JULIA ELOISE Keene Mar. 9, 1923.
MCCURDY
The MacKirdy, MacCurdy, McCurdy family originated in Scotland. Five brothers of the name, "left Scotland to avoid religious persecution" and at the risk of their lives crossed the North Passage of the Irish Sea in an open boat, and settled in County Antrim, Ireland, about 1666.
1. SAMUEL1 McCurdy, probably a gr-son of one of the five brothers, was b. Ulster, Co. Antrim about 1721; d. S. Jan. 5, 1808. He came to America 1771/72 and after a visit with his brother John of Lyme, Conn., settled at No. 12 in the spring of 1772. Here he was an inn-keeper, being succeeded by his s. John2. He m. in Ireland May 21, 1747, Elizabeth Gray, b. Ireland 1722/23; d. S. Dec. 22, 1808. In their old age they lived in the house ( No. 13) which stood on his old farm.
Ch. b. in Ireland :
i. ANNA2 Mar. 18, 1748; d. Jan. 21, 1824; m. John Mark of Gilsum. They had 8 ch., one of whom was Jennett who m. Francis Hathorn, q. v .; another was Anna who m. Simon Carpenter, q. v.
ii. JAMES 1749; d. Feb. 25, 1831; a farmer at No. 2, 1787; later at 17. (2)
iii. JOHN 1750; rem. from S. about 1812; d. Jan. 1, 1838/9. (3)
iv. JANE 1759/60; d. July 10/13, 1825; m. 17-, Jesse Dart, q. v.
v. SAMUEL about 1761 (or 1767) ; rem. to Brownington, Vt .; d. Mar. 1823. (4)
vi. JEANNETTE 17 -; m. Mar. 22, 1785 William Barron Jr., q. v.
2. JAMES McCURDY (Samuel1) came to America and settled in S. after 1776; was constable in 1790; lived on top of the mountain then in the valley about 12 years; rem. from S. 1817/18 to Northfield, Vt. He m. about 1780/1, Margaret Gilmore, b. probably in Ireland about 1755.
Ch. b. in S .:
i. JOHN3 June 11, 1783; probably the "John McCurdy, 2d," taxed 1805-6.
ii. MARGARET Apr. 12, 1785; d. S. Jan. 2, 1786.
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iii. MARY (Polly) Nov. 29, 1786; d. S. Jan. 22, 1815; m. 1809 John Thayer, q. v.
iv. THOMAS May 9, 1789; unm .; was living with a sister at Worcester, Vt., in 1867.
v. PEGGY May 20, 1791; d. Nov. 16, 1808.
vi. BETSEY July 17, 1793.
vii. JENNY Aug. 14, 1795.
viii. LYNDE Oct. 21, 1797; d. S. Sept. 20, 1798.
3. JOHN' MCCURDY (Samuel1) writes "I sailed from Larne (Ireland) Nov. 1771, and Landed at New York the 15th of January 1772." Probably named after his uncle John McCurdy who educated him at his own expense. He served in Rev. war, q. v .; was lieutenant as early as 1783, probably in the militia; moderator, 1797-99; selectman, 1791-92; constable 1785 and repre- sented S., Gilsum and Sullivan in the General Court in 1794. In 1786 he purchased his father's farm (No. 12) which he sold Oct. 13, 1812. He kept tavern in his house, opened a store and blacksmith shop, mentioned elsewhere in this work. He finally was "driven out of business" and left town. In 1820 he settled in W. Concord, Vt., Francis Hathorn bought his pew in the meeting house Apr. 22, 1809, No. 9, the 2nd east of the pulpit on the north wall, for $10.00. He m. Keene Jan. 31, 1788 Sarah Watts of Alstead b. about 1766. Ch. b. in S .:
i. MARY (Polly) b. July 25, 1788; d. Chesterfield Mar. 12, 1872; m. S. Mar. 30, 1814 Samuel Hamilton of Chesterfield, b. Jan. 22, 1787; d.
Oct. 19, 1878; s. of Samuel and Molly (Taylor) Hamilton. No issue. ii. SARAH (Sally) July 21, 1790; d. unm.
iii. ELIZABETH Dec. 15, 1793; d. Grafton, Mass., May 15, 1871; m. Dec. 15, 1813 Obadiah Redding, q. v. Said to have had 14 ch.
iv. JOHN June 28, 1796; was living at West Burke, Vt., 1887; m. Julia Goodwin.
v. SAMUEL Sept. 4, 1798; d. Keene Nov. 15, 1889; m. Mar. 21, 1824 Mrs. Elizabeth (Elvage) Hamilton. Three ch., one was Sarah Margaret4 Chesterfield Feb. 26, 1825; d. Keene Feb. 4, 1903; m. Charles K. Colony of Keene .- K. V. R.
vi. THOMAS May 19, 1801; living at St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1888; m. Nancy Archer. No issue.
vii. NANCY Dec. 11, 1803; d. unm.
viii. RICHARD May 21, 1806; rem. to Vienna, Ont., where he was living about 1888. He m. and had a large family of ch.
ix. LYNDE Feb. 10, 1809. He also rem. to Western Canada, then to Michi- gan where he was living about 1890.
4. SAMUEL2 MCCURDY (Samuel1) m. Dec. 30, 1788 Elizabeth Barry, dau. of Jonathan and Joanna (-) Barry (Berry) of Rockingham, Vt.
Ch. b. i to iv in S .; v. to viii, unknown :
i. ELIZABETH3 b. Dec. 4, 1789.
ii. JOANNA Oct. 18, 1791; m. Walker Hinman of Mt. Morris, N. Y.
iii SARAH (Sally) Apr. 22, 1794; m. (1) Smith of Canada; m. (2) Boarman.
iv. BETHANY Feb. 26, 1818 (?) ; m. 1818 Jonathan Bailey, soldier 1812 war.
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v. JONATHAN d. before 1888; settled in Belleville, Upper Canada and had a large family.
vi. JAMES settled in Brownington, Vt. He m. and had a dau. Elizabeth b .; m. Horatio Nye, proprietor of a hotel at Bethlehem.
vii. and viii unknown. (See History of Rockingham, Vt., 1907, p. 587.)
5. JOHN GILMORE3 MCCURDY (probably s. of James2 and Margaret- see above) lived in S. 1810-11; m. Sukey
Ch. b. S .:
i. CORINNA4 b. Mar. 4, 1811; n. f. r.
McDONNELL
1. HUGHª McDONNELL, s. of James1 McDonnell, d. in Conn., 1909. He m. Mary Elizabeth Kelly, dau. of Charles Kelly, q. v. She came to S. with her brother Thomas J. Kelly, q. v. and ch. Nov. 1918, and returned to Conn., June 1919.
Ch. b. Torrington, Conn .:
i. MARGARET3 b. May 12, 1905.
ii. CHARLES HUGH Sept. 20, 1906.
iii. PRESTON JAMES Sept. 5, 1909.
MACK
1. * JOHN' MACK b. Mar. 6, 1653; d. Feb. 24, 1721; said to have emigrated from Scotland 1669; m. in Boston, Mass., Apr. 5, 1681 Sarah Bagley.
2. EBENEZER2 MACK b. Lyme, Conn., Dec. 8, 1697; d. about 1777; "drop- ped dead" while bringing in a "back log." He m. Apr. 30, 1728 Hannah Hunt- ley, dau. of Aaron Huntley of Lyme. They had nine ch.
3. SOLOMON3 MACK b. Lyme Sept. 15, 1732; d. Aug. 23, 1820; an early settler at Gilsum; served in Rev. war; m. Jan. 4, 1759 Lydia Gates who d. Tunbridge, Vt.
4. SOLOMON4 MACK (Solomon3, Ebenezer”, John1) b. Jan. 28, 1773; d. Oct. 12, 1851. He lived in S. 1794/6; m. (1) in S. Aug. 29, 1797 Esther Hayward who d. Apr. 13, 1844, dau. of Peter Hayward, q. v .; m. (2) 18-, Mrs. Huldah (Hayward) Whipple who soon d., dau. of Nathan Hayward, q. v. He m. (3) June 4, 1845 Mrs. Betsey (Way) Alexander who d. Swanzey Oct. 5, 1863. He was Capt. in militia; selectman in Gilsum and a strong temperance man.
Ch. by (1) wife:
i. CALVIN® b. S. Nov. 28, 1797; d. Aug. 13, 1845 Butler, Ill. (5)
ii. ORLANDO Sept. 23, 1799; d .Butler, Ill., Aug. 4, 1879; m. three times; had six ch. by (1) w .; and three by last w.
iii. CHILION July 26, 1802. First Postmaster at Gilsum. (6)
iv. SOLOMON May 23, 1805; m. Sept. 22, 1829 Adaline Wilder Knight of Marlow; had eight ch. He was Capt. of the militia.
v. AMOS May 1, 1807; d. Oct. 17, 1824.
vi. DENNIS Oct. 18, 1809; d. Aug. 4, 1811.
*The family of Mack name is more numerous in the very early history of Gilsum (over half of S. formerly was included in Gilsum township) than any other one family. Jonathan2, Jonathan, Jr.3, John3, Joseph3 and Abner Mack3 were among those who drew the lots-they were among the original proprietors.
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vii. MERRILL ELMARAN Sept. 14, 1812; d. Pecatonica, Ill., Mar. 25, 1844; Vienna Dart of Conn .; had one dau.
viii. ESTHER Apr. 2, 1815; d. Oct. 26, 1824.
ix. RIZPAH June 19, 1818; m. Dec. 31, 1840 Andrew Jackson Howard, s. of Thomas Howard of Marlow. Had seven ch.
5. CALVIN MACK (Solomon4, Solomon3, Ebenezer2, John1) m. Huldah Ware b. Mar. 8, 1800; d. Feb. 16, 1851, dau. of Benjamin and Huldah (Wilcox) Ware, q. v.
Ch. :
i. OSCAR CALVIN® b. May 17, 1829; m. Apr. 4, 1860 Elizabeth Hugg.
ii. SABRINA HULDAH May 28, 1831; d. Butler Oct. 19, 1865; m. Joseph H. Dort.
iii. DEXTER WARE Oct. 14, 1833; m. Mar. 29, 1866 Wealthy A. Osborn.
iv. ROSELMA H. Apr. 16, 1835; m. Apr. 7, 1857 DeWitt C. Burris.
v. ANDALUSIA H. Feb. 7, 1837; d. Sept. 23, 1860, unm., Butler, Ill.
vi. MERRILL ELMARAN Dec. 31, 1838, at Butler; m. 1873 Susan Nail.
6. CHILION® MACK (Solomon4, Solomon3, Ebenezer2, John1) lived in Gil- sum, Postmaster 14 years; m. (1) May 21, 1829 Hannah Ware, b. Nov. 4, 1797; d. Apr. 6, 1871, dau. of Elijah and Anna (Hathorn) Ware; m. (2) Dec. 10, 1872 Mrs. Elmina (Wilcox) (Bemis) Isham, b. Apr. 3, 1807, dau. of Gay- lord Wilcox, q. v., and wid. of Cyrus Bemis, q. v. and Samuel Isham, q. v.
Ch. by (1) wife:
i. MARTHA ANN6 b. June 4, 1832; d. Oct. 16, 1835.
ii. EDWIN WALLACE Oct. 7, 1834; d. Oct. 15, 1835.
iii. HANNAH ADELAIDE Apr. 3, 1838; m. Lucius J. Ware of Gilsum; rem. to Butler.
iv. ELLEN AUGUSTA Dec. 23, 1840; m. (1) Calvin W. Spooner; m. (2) Frank Snow of Boston.
7. JOHN1 MACK, 1653-1721; same as in the preceding family.
8. JONATHAN2 MACK b. Lyme, Conn., about 1711; d. between 1766 and Dec. 19, 1768. He was one of the "Proprietors" at the drawing of the land in Gilsum before 1768, as was also his sons, Jonathan, Jr., Joseph and John. He probably never lived in New Hampshire. He m. Aug. 24 (or 21), 1727-8, Sarah Bennett. They had eleven ch. b .: i. Joseph3 b. July 22, 1729 (9). ii. Jonathan, Jr., b. July 1, 1731 (10). iii. Love d. young. iv. John Jan. 15, 1736 (11). v. A son or dau. b. vi. Josiah Jan. 25, 1741 (12). vii. Samuel. viii. Sarah. ix. Abijah. x. Lois. xi. Lucy 1750.
9. JOSEPH3 MACK (Jonathan2, John1) rem. from Lyme to what is now S. as early as 1764; his land being in the north part, near Alstead line. At a Proprietors meeting held at No. 61, Mar. 13, 1764; Chose Jonathan Smith, Woolston Brockway and Joseph Mack to be a committee to lay out and clear necessary roads and highways. The committee made a report to the Pro- prietors of their doings, Apr. 16 and 17, 1764. (See Roads and Bridges). He signed the petition July 4, 1768 for the incorporation of the town of Surry. He rem. from S. to Alstead about 1772, where he d. Jan. (?) 1792. He m. (1) Lois --; m. (2) Lydia He signed the Test in Alstead 1776.
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Ch. (order of b. unknown) :
i. NATHAN4. In Rev. war from Alstead.
ii. DOROTHY m. Thomas Wade, q. v.
iii. REUEL (or RUEL) Oct. 12, 1765 (probably in that part of Gilsum now S.) (13)
iv. MARY m. John Slade, Jr., of Alstead.
v. BETTY S. Sept. 16, 1770; d. S. Apr. 11, 1772.
vi. LoIs m. Joseph Razor, q. v.
10. JONATHAN3 MACK (Jonathan2, John1) was one of the Proprietors here. He drew Lot 6 in the sixth Range which he sold to Samuel Gilbert, n. f. r.
11. JOHN3 MACK (Jonathan2, John1) drew 150 acres in Gilsum which he sold and is thought to have never lived in this town. He m. Mrs. Sarah (Beckwith) Peck, dau. of Dea. Joseph Beckwith, and wid. of Nathan Peck. Ch .:
i. A dau.
ii. AZUBAH m. Mr. Brush and res. Marlboro, Conn.
iii. CAROLINE Mar. 21, 1767 at E. Haddam, Conn.
12. JOSIAH3 MACK (Jonathan2, John1) purchased of his father three 50 acre lots which he sold to John Marvin, q. v. in 1766. The major portion of this 150 acres of land is the home farm of the late George B. Britton in S. vil- lage. He was a ship builder, lived at Lyme, Conn. He d. about 1805. He m. Betsey Bennett who d. Brooklyn, Pa., 1825. They had ten ch.
13. REUEL4 MACK (Joseph3, Jonathan2, John1) came to S. in 1799 and remained until d., Mar. 11, 1812; m. Sept. 17, 1791 Lydia Ardway (probably "Ordway") b. Alstead 1770. He bought No. 138, 1797, and his wid. sold to Simon Baxter, 1813.
Ch .:
i. SAMUEL® 1793; probably in Alstead.
ii. JOSEPH 1795; probably in Alstead.
iii. ELIZABETH 1797; probably in Alstead.
iv. LUTHER S. Feb. 4, 1799.
v. CALVIN S. Oct. 27, 1801.
vi. LYDIA S. Jan. 25, 1807.
MACUMBER
1. EDWARD ALMEY' MACUMBER of Clinton, Mass .; m. Elizabeth Cun- ningham Robbe.
2. CHARLES2 MACUMBER (Edward A.1) b. Clinton, Mass., Apr. 16, 1853. He first came to S. about 1883 and has since kept his voting res. in this town, although being employed elsewhere much of the time. For over 30 years he has made his home with E. E. Wilbur at No. 184. In returning home from No. 186 in the evening of the famous "March 1888 blizzard" he became be- wildered in the blinding snow, lost his way and spent the night in the woods. The next morning he discovered he was on the "Buffum lot" not far from the. Pond road, with badly chilled feet; he is unm.
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MADERO
A Spanish family by the name of Madero were exiled from Mexico some 45 or 50 years ago and lived in N. Y. City. Tradition says they were very wealthy and formerly lived in the City of Mexico. Lewis B. Munroe became interested in the ch. and they came to S. with him for two or three seasons, while he tutored them in English. There were three brothers and a cousin of theirs, named Madena; all between 12 and 20 years of age at that time, and while here they lived at Horace B. Shaw's farm at the Corner. One of the boys is said to have been killed in Mexico within a few years.
Their names were: i. Francisco. ii. Perfecto. iii.
MALCOLM
1. DAVID MALCOLM b. Glarnis, Forfar Shire, Scotland; m. Eppie Doig.
2. ROBERT DOIG? MALCOLM b. Glarnis Feb. 9, 1843; d. Bellefourche, Butt Co., S. Dak. He was a stone-cutter; came to America and landed at N. Y. City, March 1886, followed by his family in Sept. 1887. They settled at Lincoln, Neb. He m. in Scotland June 1865, Jean Mortimer.
3. GEORGE3 MALCOLM (Robert D.2, David1) b. Dundee, Scotland, Nov. 16, 1873. He arrived in Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 1887, going to Lincoln with parents; thence to Bellefourche where he lived for 25 years, when he rem. to No. 83 in Sept. 1916. Served as selectman 1919, and tax collector 1921 He returned to Scotland and was m. at Aberfeldy, Mar. 4, 1908 Christina Shaw, b. Glenquaich, Scotland, Apr. 3, 1880, dau. of Peter and Mary (Sinclair) Shaw.
Ch. b., i-v at Bellefourche, S. Dak .; vi. S .:
i. ROBERT DOIG Dec. 25, 1908; d. there Dec. 27, 1908.
ii. GEORGE Dec. 20, 1909.
iii. PETER SHAW Jan. 20, 1911.
iv. DAVID MORTIMER Aug. 25, 1912.
v. WILLIAM SCOTT Apr. 9, 1914.
vi. MARY ELIZABETH S. Feb. 7, 1919.
MANN
1. NATHAN H. MANN b. Vermont; m. Phala Perry, b. Marlboro, Vt. Ch. b. S .:
i. ADA PHALA2 May 16, 1897.
MAAN
2. BENJAMIN' MAAN, as his name was written, was a Proprietor of Gil- sum. He owned three 50 acre lots in the north-west corner of the town. He was of Hardwick, Mass .; released his property here at an early date.
MANSFIELD
Ezra Mansfield Family.
1. ROBERT MANSFIELD came from England; settled in Lynn, Mass ; m. Elizabeth
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2. ANDREW? MANSFIELD b. England, came with parents about 1640; res. Lynn.
3. DANIEL3 MANSFIELD was a deacon in the ch.
4. ANDREW MANSFIELD b. 1691; killed by accident Aug. 28, 1730; m. Sarah Breed, 1712.
5. Dea. DANIEL MANSFIELD, 1717; d. Apr. 2, 1797; m. Lydia Newhall.
6. EZRA® MANSFIELD b. Lynnfield, Mass., June 8, 1745; d. Alstead Feb. 5, 1838; rem. to Jaffrey, thence to Alstead. He m. Rebecca Kinney. Among their ch. were:
i. AARON7 b. Alstead Apr. 1, 1782; d. Charlestown 1830. (7)
ii. ELIJAH Alstead (?) 1784; d. Keene Jan. 11, 1866; res. in Alstead. (8)
iii. AZUBAH New Ipswich, N. H., Dec. 3, 1773; d. S. Dec. 9, 1859; m. Joshua Davis, q. v.
7. AARON MANSFIELD (Ezra", Dea. Daniel5, Andrew4, Dea. Daniel3, An- drew2, Robert1) m. June 3, 1806, Betsey Jaquith who d. Westminster, Vt., Jan. 19, 1845, dau. of Jesse Jaquith, q. v. The third of their six ch. was:
8. ELIJAH MANSFIELD (Ezra6, Dea. Daniel5, Andrew4, Dea. Daniels, Andrew2, Robert1) m. (1) Oct. 1, 1809, Sally Dort, b. S., dau. of Timothy Dort, q. v .; m. (2) Apr. 5, 1830 Mary Boyce Miller of Marlow; m. (3) Mar. 16, 1847, Sally Loveland, b. Keene Dec. 4, 1789; d. Nov. 29, 1866, dau. of Israel, Jr., and Sally (Chapman) Loveland of Gilsum.
Ch. b. Alstead :
i. HARRIET8 May 11, 1810.
- ii. LEVI Dec. 22, 1811; res. in S. 1834-35. (10)
iii. ROYAL Feb. 3, 1813.
iv. FRANKLIN Nov. 9, 1814.
v. WILLARD Mar, 24, 1817; res. in S .; d. there May 24, 1855. (11)
9. HOLLIS® (or Horace) b. S. July 13, 1811; m. May 2, 1837 Cynthia Mason. They had three ch. b. Cheshire, Mass .: i. Joshua Masonº b. May 18, 1838. ii. Edmund F. Mar. 26, 1845. iii. Esther Gates.
10. LEVIS MANSFIELD (Elijah7, Ezra®, Daniel5, Andrew4, Dea. Daniels, Andrew2, Robert1) lived in S .; m. Mar. 20, 1842 Sarah French Dort, dau. of Timothy Dort, Jr., q. v. (his cousin). Ch. :
i. HARRIET MARIAº b. June 25, 1843; m. Edward E. Roundy, s. of David A. Roundy, q. v.
ii. HELEN LOUISA Aug. 21, 1845; m. Feb. 10, 1874 John Joshua Isham of Gilsum, b. Mar. 11, 1835, s. of Samuel Isham, Jr., q. v.
iii. CLEMENT LEVI May 29, 1850.
iv. OSSIAN CARROLL Feb. 14, 1852; m. June 1, 1874 Jennie Ann Knight, b. Alstead Mar. 16, 1850, dau. of Horace R. and Nancy Ann (Adams) Knight of Keene.
11. WILLARD8 MANSFIELD (Elijah7, Ezra6, Dea. Daniel5, Andrew4, Dea. Daniel3, Andrew2, Robert1) of Alstead came to No. 83 about 1854 where he was a farmer until his d. 1855-see casualty chapter. He m. Mar. 31, 1842, Jane7 Ware of Hancock, b. Feb. 23, 1820, dau. of Warde (Jason5, Nathaniel Jr.4, Nathaniel3, Ebenezer2, Robert1 Ware) and Sarah (Matthews) Ware.
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HISTORY OF SURRY
After his d. his wid. m. (2) Apr. 5, 1859 James Stewart, b. June 25, 1821, in Antrim, N. H., s. of William and Sarah (Hall) Stewart, q. v. Mrs. Stewart d in S. Dec 3, 1865.
Ch. b. in Alstead:
i. FRANCIS ALBERT® May 9, 1843; res. Nashua where he is engaged in the shoe business with his brother Stephen W. Mansfield. He m. (1) June 23, 1872 Lucy Ann Stearns, dau. of Jabez Stearns; m. (2) Oct. 5, 1879 at New Haven, Conn., Mary A. Shepard. Ch. b .: i. Maude May1º 1885.
ii. GEORGE FRANKLIN Jan. 27, 1845; d. S. Mar. 6, 1864, of a fever.
iii. SARAH JANE Apr. 3, 1847; m. Nov. 10, 1870 Henry Harry Healey, b. Greensboro, Vt., Nov. 15, 1832, s. of John and Sophia (Pease) Healey. Settled at Worcester, Mass.
iv. STEPHEN WILLARD Aug. 17, 1850; in shoe business at Nashua, N. H., with his brother. He m. Jan. 12, 1874 Maria Lucinda Prichard, b. New Ipswich Aug. 22, 1856, dau. of William and Lucinda (Dutton) Prichard.
v. MARY ELLEN Nov. 19, 1853; m. June 26, 1873 William A. Knowlton, b. May 11, 1849, s. of Dexter B. and Mary A. (Newell) Knowlton of Hancock.
JONATHAN MANSFIELD FAMILY
12. JOHN' MANSFIELD was of Chelmsford, Mass.
13. WILLIAM? MANSFIELD settled in Stoddard prior to 1790; d. Sept. 1838; m. Lucy Corey of Stoddard who d. Apr. 20, 1834.
Ch .:
i. STEPHEN3 b. Stoddard Oct. 31, 1788; d. Aug. 9, 1872; m. (1) Polly Jenkins of Stoddard who d. Mar. 1819-had two ch .; m. (2) Aug. 13, 1820, Hannah Adams, b. Aug. 21, 1787; d. May 1, 1825, dau. of David Adams of Gilsum; m. (3) Dec. 21, 1825 Nancy Kendrick, b. Ver- shire, Vt., July 30, 1799, dau. of Thomas and Sevia (Closson) Ken- drick; (see Thomas Austin family). They had three ch.
ii. JONATHAN Stoddard May 26, 1791 (or 1793); d. Nov. 25, 1862 (or 1863). (14)
iii. RACHEL d. Mar. 1, 1828; m. Aug. 1827 John Barron of Gilsum.
14. JONATHAN3 MANSFIELD (William2, John1) entered the war of 1812, and at the close was promoted to captain of the company, but never assumed command of the same. He moved from Gilsum to No. 146 in 1852; the year following he "swopped" farms with Thomas Austin and rem. to No. 2 where he lived until Apr. 1854 when he returned to his old farm in Gilsum. He m. (1) July 3, 1836 Mrs. Sabra (Adams) Borden who d. Dec. 1, 1849, dau. of John Adams, q. v. and wid. of Selden Borden of Gilsum. He m. (2) about 1851 Mrs. Melintha (Bill) Wilkins, b. Nov. 15, 1811, dau. of Samuel and Melintha (Ellis) Bill and wid. of Abram Wilkins of Gilsum. They had a dau. b .: i. Eleanor Abbie P., b. Rindge, June 5, 1844; d. S. Apr. 8, 1920; m. Henry L. Wilber, q. v.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER
Ch .:
i. MARY MELINTHA4 b. Gilsum July 26, 1852; res. 1921 Bellows Falls, Vt. She *m. (1) July 31, 1866 Peter Good, b. Canada July 24, 1829; di- vorced. Son of John and Jossette (-) Goode. She m. (2) Alstead Nov. 14, 1882, Almon E. Fairbanks, b. Rockingham, Vt., Mar. 16, 1858; s. of Artimas Perry and Mirandy (Walker) Fair- banks. Ch. by (1) husband (Good or Goode) : §i. Mary Etta5. b. Apr. 7, 1867; m. Elmer B. Roades of Windham, Vt .; five sons. ii. Elizabeth Maria Oct. 18, 1868; m. Nov. 14, 1886 Herbert I. Roades, a brother of Elmer. iii. Isabelle Augusta Richmond, N. H., Apr. 1, 1870; m. Albert E. Fish; res. Bellows Falls, Vt. Ch. b. (Fish) : 1. Harry6 b. Sept. 28, 1888. 2. Etta and 3. Esther Aug. 5, 1892 (twins). 4. Clifford Mar. 20, 1897. 5. Leonard July 14, 1905. iv. Clara Rich- mond Jan. 18, 1872, d. y. v. Fred Eugene Westminster, Vt., Feb. 9, 1874; res. Keene; R. R. engineer; m. Sept. 2, 1894 Rose Anna Har- ris; dau. of George and Phebe (Dudley) Harris. Ch. b .: 1. Ralph E.6 b. Walpole Nov. 20, 1895; m. and res. New London, Conn .; sev- eral ch. 2. Jennie Etta Walpole Apr. 11, 1898; m. John H. Marcotte. 3. Robert Benjamin Walpole Apr. 27, 1900; m. Apr. 12, 1921 Carolyn E. McNeill. vi. Emma Gertrude5 b. Dec. 15, 1875; m. (1) Charles Muzzey (?) ; m. (2)) William Whalen; res. Pittsfield, Mass. (1921). vii. Frank Peter res. Keene; m. Hattie Wright of Langdon. viii. Josette (Josie) Melintha m. Alfred Marcotte; res. Pittsfield. ix. John Willard Nov. 26, 1881; nurseryman, Keene; m. Mary Crough. Ch. b. Keene: 1. Ernestine Mae Sept. 5, 1917. Ch. by (2) husband (Fairbanks) : x. Leon Henry5 m. Nellie A. Delaney. xi. Leonard A. m. Cora Thompson. xii. Arthur Perry m. Ida Young; have a dau .: 1. Carolyn6. xiii. Allen Webster m. Grace E. Willard; both d .; no issue. xiv. Jessie d. y.
ii. MARTHA MARIA S. Feb. 2, 1854; res. (1920) South Athol, Mass .; m. 1870 Merrill Edward Flagg, q. v.
MARCH
1. SALLY' MARCH "of Surry" m. in S. Dec. 31, 1829 Abram2 Draper of Chesterfield, b. Aug. 15, 1805, s. of Samuel1 Draper. They settled in Swanzey; had three ch. She (Sally) was b. July 29, 1803, dau. of Samuel1 March of Alstead.
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