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PARTRIDGE
1. Rev. SAMUEL H.1 PARTRIDGE was b. in N. H. about 1827; pastor of Congl. church 1850; rem. to Hillsboro Center Sept. 26, 1852 and was ordained pastor May 10, 1853 at that place. He boarded at Joseph Allen's at No. 48.
2. LESTER EDWARD1 PARTRIDGE of Gilsum, a teamster was taxed 1921; soon left S. He boarded at F. R. Crane's No. 224. Formerly he lived at Templeton (?), Mass .; m. Oct. 1, 1909 Grace Ellen Newton, b. Hinsdale Oct. 30, 1880 (?), dau. of Henry H. and Abby (Chamberlain) Newton; separated. She came to S. Oct. 1919 from Hinsdale and lived at No. 234 as housekeeper for E. M. Demerse; rem. within a year. They had no ch.
Ch. b. Brooklyn, N. Y .:
i. WILLIAM ALVIN2 b. Jan. 19, 1903, s. of Daniel Larkin and Grace E. Partridge. He lived with his mother in S.
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PAUL
1. BERTHA P.1 PAUL a teacher in Somerville, Mass., owned No. 96, 1909- 12, and spent her vacations in town.
PAYNE
1. WILLARD1 PAYNE was b. in Maine; rem. to Weathersfield, Vt., where he d. about 1877; m. They had six ch. b .; order of b. un- known.
i. HARVEY.
ii. SIDNEY.
iii. WILLARD Jr.
iv. CHARLES.
v. LAURA.
vi. SARAH.
Three of the sons rem. to Wis. and entered railroad work.
2. WILLARD2 PAYNE, Jr., b. in Me .; lived in Weathersfield with parents; in soap-stone business; d. there Feb. 28, 1881. He m. Laura Sarah Page, b. Westminster, Vt., 1845 (?); d. Jan. 22, 1916 Bridgeport, Conn.
3. CHARLES SPENCER3 PAYNE (Willard2, Willard1) b. Weathersfield Feb. 28, 1874; res. (1921) East Surry road Keene. He moved from Spring- field, Vt., to No. 83, 1897; rem. to Keene, thence to No. 7, and then returned to Keene. He m. Apr. 22, 1896 Lottie Myrtle Knapp, b. Hinsdale Sept. 25, 1877, dau. of Edward J. and Maranda C. (Davis) Knapp, q. v.
Ch. b. Keene, except iv b. in S .:
i. RALPH WILLARD4 b. Mar. 21, 1897; was in World war.
ii. MAUDE NICHOLAS Oct. 4, 1899.
iii. RUTH LAURA Dec. 28, 1903.
iv. ROBERT STANLEY Nov. 23, 1907 in S.
v. HELEN ELIZABETH Mar. 13, 1911.
vi. DORIS PAULINER Aug. 16, 1915.
PEABODY
1. MOSES1 PEABODY of Keene lived in S. 1800; m. Keene June 3, 1788 Elizabeth Blake of Keene. Perhaps she was dau. of Joseph Blake of Keene; b. June 12, 1771.
Ch. b. Keene:
i. MOSES2 b. Nov. 29, 1788.
ii. BETSEY Mar. 23, 1791.
PEEKARD
1. SAMUEL1 PEEKARD (or Packard) apparently was living in S. 1783, at which time his ch. were bapt. in the church. What became of him and his family is unknown.
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Ch. bapt. in 1783 :
i. HANNAH2.
ii. JAMES.
iii. NATHANIEL.
iv. MELTA (?).
v. DANIEL.
2. MARY' PEEKARD m. S. Oct. 26, 1781 Jesse Dassance, q. v.
PERKINS
1. * JOHN1 PERKKINS the first of the name in New England was b. at Hill- morton, Warwickshire, England, 1583; d. Ipswich, Mass., in 1654. With his wife Judith and five ch. he sailed from Bristol, Eng .; Dec. 1, 1630, in the ship "Lyon"; William Pierce, Master, and after a stormy passage of 67 days ar- rived at Nantasket, Mass., Feb. 5, 1631; the day following they came to anchor in Boston harbor where they remained for two years. He took the freemans oath May 18, 1631, which admitted him to all the civil rights of the colony. In 1633; with others, he rem. to the new town of Ipswich, Mass., founded by John Winthrop.
PERKINS
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The coat of arms of the Perkins family was taken from a deed of land in Ipswich, Mass., from Dr. John Perkins and wife to John Wainwright of Ipswich, and bears date of 1725. Tombstones bearing the same heraldic device have been found in both Boston and Ipswich.
These arms are upon the tomb of Francis Per- kins of Ufton Manor, in County of Berkshire, England, who was b. in 1582, and are the same as are found upon memorial tablets in other churches in England.
John1 Perkins m. in England Judith Gater. Ch .: i. John2 (2). ii. Thomas 1616. iii. Elizabeth 1618. iv. Mary 1620. v. Jacob 1624. vi. Lydia Boston 1632.
2. JOHN2 PERKINS b. England 1614; d. Ipswich Dec. 14, 1686; m. Eliza- beth
3. ISAAC3 PERKINS b. Ipswich 1650; d. 1725; m. Hannah Knight.
4. JACOB PERKINS b. Ipswich Nov. 9, 1678; d. Mar. 1754; m. (1) Mary Cogswell; m. (2) Mrs. Susanna (Cogswell) Butler, dau. of Capt. Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wainwright) Cogswell and wid. of William Butler.
5. FRANCIS PERKINS b. Ipswich May 5, 1732; d. June 12, 1812 at Lunen- burg, Mass .; a Capt. in Rev. war; m. (1) Hannah Cogswell; m. (2) Martha Lowe, dau. of Capt. David and Susanna (-) Lowe. On the alarm of Apr. 19, 1775, Francis Perkins served as Lieut. and in the fall of 1776, when the regiment was detached to reinforce the Continental Army, he was made Capt. of the Chebacco Co. (in Ipswich) which consisted of two lieutenants and
*Compiled by Mrs. Bertha M. (Perkins) Britton of New Haven, Conn.
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four sergeants and 55 men. He was at Fairfield, Conn., Oct. 19th; at the battle of White Plains Oct. 28th, and at North Castle, Nov. 20th. The son of Capt. Francis and Martha (Lowe) was:
6. WILLIAM" PERKINS (Capt. Francis", Jacob', Isaac?, John2, John1) b. on his grandfather's farm near the "falls" in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Feb. 4, 1767; d. in S. Jan. 17, 1815. He moved from Ipswich to S. in the spring of 1794 and settled at No. 155; a farmer and captain in the militia. He m. Oct. 15, 1788 Elizabeth Proctor b. Ipswich Dec. 2, 1772; d. S. Feb. 15, 1854, dau. of John and Rachal (Woodbury) Proctor. Elizabeth probably was a sister of Benjamin Proctor, q. v.
Ch. b., i-iii in Ipswich, others in S .:
i. WILLIAM7 b. Apr. 4, 1789; d. S. June 7, 1876. A farmer at No. 155. (7)
ii. ELIZABETH Apr. 4, 1791; d. Worcester, Mass., Aug. 26, 1874; m. July 18, 1818 Jonathan Whitcomb of Fitzwilliam, b. July 6, 1794; d. July 6, 1848, s. of Oliver and Lucy (Patch) Whitcomb of Fitzwilliam and Harvard, Mass. He rem. to Marlboro and from there to Manlius, N. Y. where they both d. Ch .: i. Melinda8. ii. Maria. iii. William. iii. JOHN Mar. 27, 1793; d. N. Y. city Aug. 23, 1877; a blacksmith. (8) iv. DAVID Sept. 22, 1795; d. Cornwall, Canada, Jan. 3, 1877. (9)
RACHEL Sept. 1, 1797; d. in Ohio July 2, 1869; m. (1) Abel Walker of Langdon. One ch.
vi. ASA Nov. 9, 1799; rem. to Perrington, Mich .; m. Martha Estey. (10) vii. SARAH Sept. 7, 1801; d. unm.
viii. FRANCIS July 28, 1803; d. in Kansas Apr. 28, 1880; m. Mary Joy; res. for a time in Mich. Ch .: i. Sarah8. ii. Maria. iii. George. iv. Charles. v. Mary J.
ix. MARTHA Nov. 5, 1805; m. S. May 28, 1826 Pliny Holbrook, b. Belling- ham, Mass., Dec. 14, 1798; d. Worcester Jan. 20, 1863, where he served as assessor, councilman and alderman. Ch .: i. DeWitt Clintons b. Oct. 16, 1828; m. 1854 Maria Thayer. ii. Charles Francis July 14, 1830; m. 1863 A. R. Bradbury. iii. Almira Ellis 1832; d. Oct. 12, 1851. iv. Edward Pliny 1842; d. July 6, 1849.
x. JOSEPH Mar. 21, 1808; m. Sept. 10, 1837 Artemissa Baker, b. Dudley, Mass., Feb. 28, 1813. Ch. Dudley: i. Susan F.8 b. Dec. 20, 1839; m. W. G. Willis of Duluth, Wis. ii. Mary Elizabeth Dec. 11, 1846; d. Aug. 16, 1854.
xi. MARY May 25, 1809; d. Dexter, N. Y., May 15, 1846; m. Joseph B. Dakin of Watertown, N. Y. No issue.
xii. GEORGE June 17, 1811; d. Fairport, N. Y., June 1, 1857. (11)
xiii. ORA Aug. 19, 1813; d. Appleton, Wis. (12)
7. WILLIAM PERKINS (Capt. William", Capt. Francis5, Jacob4, Isaac3, John2, John1) lived on his father's farm. It is supposed he built No. 156 where his aged mother and sister Sarah were living about 1850. In 1858 Mr. Perkins bought No. 106, which has remained in that family to the present-1922. He served as selectman, 1831, and although he never enjoyed robust health, yet was a good farmer and lived to the advanced age of over 87 years. He m. Apr. 11, 1816 in S. Prudence Porter, b. Mar. 6, 1798; d. Washington, D. C., Feb. 12, 1885, dau. of Benjamin Porter, q. v.
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Ch. b. S .:
i. WILLIAM PORTER8 Mar. 2, 1817; d. Carthage, Mo. (13)
ii. PRUDENCE MARIA Sept. 30, 1818; d. June 13, 1849; m. 1837 Charles A. Harrington. Ch .: i. Charlesº. ii. Frederick.
iii. JOHN Sept. 16, 1820; d. S. Mar. 12, 1824.
iv. HARRIET ELIZABETH Aug. 9, 1822; m. 1840 Josiah H. Chaffee. Ch. b .: i. Frankº. ii. Ella. iii. Eddie. iv. Harriet.
v. SARAH LYDIA May 24, 1824; m. Daniel Smith, rem. to Washington, D. C. Ch .: i. William Edward®; m. Ella Wood.
vi. JOHN HENRY Oct. 7, 1826; d. S. July 30, 1828.
vii. MARY JANE July 16, 1828; m. 1859 George H. Stowell, rem. to Washing- ton, D. C. Ch. b .: i. Frederickº. ii. Caroline.
viii. GEORGE June 14, 1830; rem. to Oshkosh, Wis. (14)
ix. ELIZA ANN Aug. 9, 1832; d. S. Feb. 16, 1833.
x. JAMES FRANCIS Nov. 15, 1833; rem. to Worcester, Mass .; m. Apr. 3, 1861 Emeline Robbins b. Apr. 2, 1835 at Acton, Mass., dau. of Luther
E. and Emeline A. (- -) Robbins. Ch .: i. Walter S.º b. Dec. 16, 1863. ii. William A. Dec. 5, 1873. iii. George H. May 30, 1876.
xi. ROSETTA Feb. 22, 1836; m. Oct 21, 1857 Edwin A. Fawcett, b. Boylston, Mass., Apr. 3, 1830, s. of Jonathan and Asenath (Burns) Fawcett. Ch. b .: i. Walter Edwinº b. Apr. 4, 1859; d. July 14, 1860. ii. Arthur Perkins Oct. 13, 1861. iii. Charles Edwin Mar. 8, 1864. iv. May Rosetta May 3, 1868. v. Helen Laura Jan. 25, 1884.
xii. CHARLES HENRY Dec. 17, 1838; d. S. July 26, 1877; the home boy. (15)
8. JOHN' PERKINS (Capt. William®, Capt. Francis5, Jacob4, Isaac3, John?, John1) was an officer in the Massachusetts State Prison, and later rem. to N. Y. City. He m. Feb. 1825 Esther Phipps of Charlestown, Mass. Ch .:
i. ELIZABETH8 b. 1827; m. William H. Fogg of N. Y. City. He was presi- dent of the China and Japan Trading Co., with branches in many places in China, Japan and London, Eng.
9. DAVID7 PERKINS (Capt. William®, Capt. Francis5, Jacob4, Isaacs, John2, John1) m. (1) Jan. 18, 1821 Lucy Skinner who d. Sept. 1, 1833; m. (2) July 20, 1834 Ann Jane Medell, b. Monahan, Ire.
Ch. by (1) m .:
i. HENRY8 b. Jan. 29, 1823.
ii. WILLIAM Feb. 2, 1825; m. Sarah Stevens Lyford.
iii. JAMES June 13, 1826.
iv. ZENAS Aug. 25, 1828.
v. SAMUEL Apr. 16, 1831.
vi. LUCY Sept. 1, 1833. Ch. by (2) wife:
vii. JOHN R. June 17, 1835.
viii. FRANCIS Jan. 17, 1837; d. Worcester, Mass.
ix. SARAH Oct. 12, 1839; m. William Campbell.
X. ALEXANDER May 1841; d. Nov. 1841.
xi. GEORGE Oct. 13, 1842; d. in California 1863.
xii. ROBERT June 29, 1844; d. Aug. 26, 1870.
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xiii. HARRIET LINDSEY May 31, 1846; m. Calvin H. Weeks.
xiv. MARY ELIZABETH Mar. 12, 1848; m. Frank O. Jennison of Providence, R. I.
XV. CAROLINE Mar. 1850; d. Aug. 21, 1857.
10. ASA PERKINS (Capt. William®, Capt. Francis", Jacob4, Isaac3, John2, John1) m. Sept. 1824 Martha Estey, b. in R. I. Jan. 26, 1807. He rem. to Perrington, N. Y. (or Mich.).
Ch .:
i. JANE E.8 b. May 29, 1825; m. James R. Meade. Two ch.
ii. MARY M. Jan. 29, 1829; m. William Whitter. Five ch.
iii. ASA F. Mar. 6, 1831; m. Lucinda F. Davis. Three ch. iv. SAMUEL F. Oct. 25, 1833; m. Margaret E. Foland. Four ch. v. MARTHA A. Sept. 4, 1836; m. Carey R. Whitter. Three ch.
vi. OLIVE C. Apr. 16, 1839; m. Peter VanLeeren. One ch.
vii. SARAH E. June 25, 1843; m. Henry Jerrells. Two ch.
11. GEORGE PERKINS (Capt. William6, Capt. Francis5, Jacob4, Isaac', John2, John1) m. (1) 1830 Mary Ann Rogers; m. (2) 1854 Selina Slade Ch. by (1) m .:
i. GEORGE8 b. Mar. 31, 1833; d. New London, Conn., 1835.
ii. WILLIAM JAMES Mar. 27 1835 in Boston; m. Oct. 27, 1861 Louisa Baker, dau. of Darius and Harriet (- -) Baker of Dudley, Mass. He res. in Wis. and later at Cedar Falls, Iowa. Ch. b. in Wis .: i. Evelynº b. Aug. 3, 1862; d. May 19, 1863. ii. Estella Florence Sept. 10, 1864. iii. Frank Eugene Oct. 21, 1870. iv. Fred Baker Oct. 7, 1876.
iii. SARAH ELIZABETH Mar. 1839; d. Worcester, Mass., June 12, 1854.
iv. MARY MARTHA June 6, 1841; m. 1861 Dr. Winfield Scott Fuller of Fairport, N. Y. Ch .: i. Carltonº b. 1862; d. 1863.
12. ORA PERKINS (Capt. William®, Capt. Francis5, Jacob4, Isaac3, John', John1) m. (1) Apr. 11, 1833 Lovina Buck who d. Apr. 17, 1846; m. (2) May 23, 1849 Elizabeth M. Ditty who d. Sept. 23, 1862; m. (3) Ellen S. Cronk.
Ch. by (2) m .:
i. LOVINA E.8 b. Feb. 18, 1853; d. Jan. 25, 1856.
ii. EMMA FLORENCE Feb. 28, 1855; m. Edward Bruce. Ch. by (3) m .:
iii. ORA® Dec. 23, 1864 (?) ; d. Feb. 3, 1865.
13. WILLIAM PORTER& PERKINS (William7, Capt. William®, Capt. Fran- cis5, Jacob4, Isaac3, John2, John1) lived in S. and rem. to Mo .; m. (1)
-; m. (2) 1839 Emma Hill. Ch. :
i. WILLIAMº b. 1848.
ii. CHARLES 1851.
iii. ELLA 1859.
14. GEORGES PERKINS (William7, Capt. William®, Capt. Francis5, Jacob4, Isaac3, John2, John1) m. 1860 Leah Gilbert.
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Ch .:
i. FREDERICKº b. 1862.
ii. AGGIE 1864; d. 1866.
iii. LEAH 1866.
iv. GEORGE 1868.
v. SIRELDA 1870.
vi. EDWIN 1873.
vii. NETTIE 1878.
15. CHARLES HENRYS PERKINS (William7, Capt. William®, Capt. Fran- cis5, Jacob4, Isaac3, John", John1) lived in S. all his life, at No. 155 and at 106. He m. S. Sept. 16, 1862 Lucy Ann Durrell, b. Jan. 30, 1844; d. S. Nov. 12, 1903, dau. of Levi Durrell, q. v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. CHARLES WALLACE" b. July 12, 1863; d. Sept. 20, 1907; a farmer. (16)
ii. EMMA STELLA Sept. 26, 1865; d. S. Aug. 4, 1866.
iii. BERTHA MADELINE Oct. 5, 1870; m. Apr. 30, 1895 Wilton Everett Brit- ton, s. of Benjamin Howard Britton, q. v .; res. at New Haven, Conn. iv. CLIFFORD HENRY Aug. 29, 1877; d. S. Apr. 2, 1878.
16. CHARLES WALLACE PERKINS (Charles H.8, William7, Capt. Wil- liam", Capt. Francis5, Jacob4, Isaac3, John2, John1) lived all his life at No. 106; m. Feb. 27, 1895 Adelaide Augusta Olmstead, dau. of Charles C. Olmstead, q.v Ch. b. S .:
i. CLARENCE EDGAR10 b. July 31, 1895; res. unm. (1922) in S. A World war soldier, q. v.
ii. MADELYN ESTELLE June 24, 1897; res. unm. N. Y. City; engaged in library work.
17. SUSAN K.1 PERKINS of Keene and Caroline F. Forbes, q. v. had an interest in No. 96, 1898-1911, and she lived there during the summer months.
PERRY
1. * SILAS PERRY b. Leominster, Mass., Apr. 14, 1763; d. Keene June 3, 1852; a Rev. soldier, q. v. also see Keene History. He owned land at the south part of the town about 1808 and there is some reason to believe he lived at No. 215 about that time. On June 3, 1810 he and his wife were admitted to S. church. For years he lived on the Old Perry farm southerly of No. 216, and after his last m. at No. 242. A farmer and cooper. He m. (1) Catharine Hale b. Leominster May 5, 1764; d. Keene Jan. 4, 1830; m. (2) S. Oct. 27, 1831 Mrs. Rhoda (Munroe) Carlton who d. Peru, Vt., on or about Sept. 15, 1845, bur. in S .; dau. of Dr. Philip Munroe and wid. of John B. Carlton, q v. He m. (3) in Bellows Falls, Vt., about July 1, 1846, Mrs. Coburn of Keene and separated. -K. S.
Ch. b. Keene:
i. NANCY2 b. Sept. 29, 1783; d. unm. Keene Dec. 11, 1869, age "86-2-13." ii. JOHN June 18, 1785.
*We learn from the History of Westminster, Mass., that Silas Perry was a cabinet maker and res. in that town, 1768-1798; his s. Joseph grad. from Dart. Coll. 1811 and became a teacher of some note, and he m. Lydia Peters. There was also a s. James b. May 30, 1788 (Joseph's twin), who d. Sept. 25, 1789.
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iii. JOSEPH May 30, 1788; d. Keene Jan. 17, 1865; his wid. Lydia, d. Keene July 25, 1871.
iv. JAMES Apr. 25, 1790; d. Keene Sept. 27, 1852; m. Betsey -, d.
Keene May 14, 1878.
v. ABEL Mar. 22, 1793.
vi. SILAS May 9, 1795; m. Keene Feb. 3, 1825 Mary J. Willard.
vii. HORACE Mar. 21, 1797.
viii. SARAH July 13, 1800; d. Keene Oct. 1, 1877; m. Keene June 24, 1822 Henry Willard.
ix. MILTON July 16, 1802.
x. LOUISA June 13, 1804.
xi. A child May 25, 1809; d. May 26, 1809.
(NOTE: Sarah2, Milton and Lovisa were bapt. in S. July 1, 1810.)
2. Rev. JOHN P.1 PERRY, a young man from New Ipswich, N. H., began preaching in S. June 1, 1845. He was totally blind; was licensed from the Hillsboro Association and ordained in S. Jan. 20, 1847. He boarded at Mr. Allen's, No. 48.
3. AMASA R.1 PERRY of Windham, Vt., m. Mary A. Fay.
4. CHARLES F.2 PERRY (Amasa R.) lived in town 1891-93; m. 18-, Mary H. Bridge, b. Vernon, dau. of Charles W. and Belinda E. (Allen) Bridge. Ch. b. S .:
i. A son3 b. Apr. 17, 1892.
PETERSON
1. PETER1 PETERSON b. Sweden about 1858, came to America when a young man; was killed by a fall from the Christian Science Church in Boston, Nov. 2, 1905. He m. in Boston Sophie Christine Larson, b. Sweden. They had b. in Boston: i. Evart E. (2). ii. Edwin. iii. Esther Christine. iv. Arthur Oscar. v. Ernest F. (3). vi. Elinor Elizabeth.
2. EVART EMANUAL PETERSON (Peter1) b. Aug. 2, 1891; was emp. by the Edison Elect. Co., several years, rem. to No. 103 May 1, 1920, and a year later to Gilsum. He m. Apr. 7, 1915 Mrs. Persis Helen Gertrude (Ains- ley) Henderson, b. Boston Aug. 5, 1890, dau. of Charles Elmer and Annie Mabel (Thomas) Ainsley; her last husband was Benjamin J. Henderson, by whom she had one son.
Ch. b. Boston, Mass. (All but first Peterson's) :
i. ELMER RAYMOND (Henderson) b. Sept. 20, 1908.
ii. RUTH ELVIRA3 (Peterson) Nov. 14, 1915.
iii. EDITH MARIE July 23, 1918.
iv. DORIS GERTRUDE June 30, 1920.
3. ERNEST FREDERICK2 PETERSON (Peter1) b. July 11, 1899; unm. (1920) ; lived with his bro. for some months.
PETTS
1. JOHN1 PETTS (perhaps s. of Jonathan Petts of Ashburnham, Mass., 1790) b. 1769 (?); d. Fitzwilliam, N. H., July 12, 1820; m. in Ashburnham Nov. 22, 1794 Relief Pollard who d. in Fitzwilliam Feb. 17, 1843. The eldest of eleven ch. was:
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2. Dr. JOHN? PETTS (John1) b. probably at Ashburnham Mar. 19, 1795; d. Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1887. He res. at Starksboro, Vt., 1824; rem. to No. 103 where he lived 1845-48, and for many years at Nichols, N. Y., where he had an extended practice, then went to Ohio where he d. While in S. he practiced his profession and taught the village school. He m. S. Jan. 11, 1825 Phebe Howe who d. Springfield Apr. 24, 1877, dau. of Rev. Perley Howe, q. v. Ch .:
i. SARAH BARNES3 b. Aug. 11, 1827 Nichols, N. Y .; d. Springfield, O., Oct. 8, 1865; m. Jan. 4, 1848 Edwin L. Barritt of Ashburnham, who d. Springfield Aug. 1898. Four ch. b .: i. Edward L.4 b. Ashburnham Sept. 14, 1850; res. Springfield; m. Apr. 29, 1875 Flora C. Lyon. Ch. b .:: 1. Elmer L. b. Feb. 10, 1876; m. res. Atlanta, Ga. 2. Nellie May 15, 1877; m. E. B. Mizener, res. Port Clinton, O. 3. Arthur M. Dec. 17, 1879; m. res. Springfield. 4. Walter Nov. 6, 1881; d. y. 5. Herbert L. Feb. 2, 1883; m. res. Spokane, Wash. 6. Mabel Nov. 13, 1885; m. Dr. Philip J. Reel, res. Columbus, O. 7. Bertha Nov. 17, 1887; m. 1914 Byron Hauer. ii. Nellie. iii. Frederick W. Nov. 15, 1858; res. Springfield, O .; m. Sept. 30, 1884 Mary H. Wilson. Ch. b .: 1. Lieut. William Wilson5 b. Jan. 10, 1888; res. Bloomington, Ill. 2. Clara L. July 11, 1891; m. Howard Coffman; res. Columbus, O. 3. Martha Feb. 13, 1898; res. Springfield. iv. George L. June 2, 1861; m. June 9, 1908 Clara Brewster Barnes; res. Springfield.
ii. ELIZA HOWE Nichols Mar. 21, 1829; d. in S. Dec. 17, 1846; unm.
iii. CHARLES LINNAEUS Nichols Feb. 8, 1831; m. 1862 Emily Clark; he d. Boston, Mass., 1866.
iv. MARIA JANE Nichols June 5, 1837; d. Springfield Aug. 26, 1917; m. Ashburnham Nov. 26, 1856 Charles E. Sawyer who d. Springfield May 28, 1903. Ch. b .: i. Frank E.4 b. Springfield Nov. 8, 1860; res. Springfield; m. Aug. 9, 1888 Bertha F. Pierce. Ch. b .: 1. A child5 b. Aug. 13, 1892; d. y. ii. Herbert L., Springfield, Jan. 4, 1863; res. Grand Rapids, Mich .; m. July 9, 1891 Fanny Rowe. Ch. b .: 1. Marie Springfield Mar. 13, 1893; d. Feb. 23, 1899. 2. Jeanne Nov. 2, 1895. iii. Annie M. Dec. 6, 1868 .* iv. Johnny Mar. 19, 1871; d. July 20, 1871.
v. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Nichols Apr. 25, 1841; d. San Diego, Cal., Mar. 4, 1918; m. Oct. 21, 1863 Lavinia Grant who d. San Diego Nov. 15, 1909. Ch. b .: i. Mabel Emerson4 b. Springfield Jan. 20, 1865; d. Jan. 27, 1865. ii. Rosa Lavinia Springfield June 24, 1868; m. Jan. 31, 1891 Morton Penfield; res. Cal. Ch. b. San Diego, Cal .: 1. Mabel5 b. Apr. 6, 1892; m. 1914 Sidney O. Spencer, res. Oakland, Cal. 2. Irma Dec. 24, 1893. 3. Dorothy Mar. 15, 1896 4 and 5. John E. and Thomas P. (twins) Nov. 8, 1897. 6. Margarita Nov. 5, 1907; d. y. iii. Laura Grant, Springfield July 20, 1871; m. Oct. 8, 1896 Charles A. Mckaig, res. San Diego. Ch. b .: San Diego: 1. Archi- bold5 July 1, 1900. 2. Mayveen Mar. 4, 1902.
vi. A dau. Feb. 9, 1844; d. Feb. 11, 1844.
*Miss Annie M. Sawyer, Springfield, O., has kindly sent in the descendants of Dr. John Petts.
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PHILLIPS
1. Dr. RHEUBEN' PHILLIPS came to S. prior to 1790 and remained some six years; m. 17-, Sarah Rice, b. Nov. 12, 1761, dau. of Phineas and Abigail (Livermore) Rice, q. v. He res. in the Middle School Dist. and appears to have had a w. and four ch. in 1790.
2. OTIS' PHILLIPS lived at No. 87, 1845-46; m. Freelove Paine Phillips b. June 10, 1805; d. Worcester, Mass., July 28, 1853, dau. of George W. and Lu- cinda (Bemis) Phillips of Marlboro and Dublin. (Lucinda m. (2) Asa Wil- cox, q. v.)
They had two or more ch .:
i. GEORGE" b. about 1836.
ii. FRANK about 1838.
3. JOHN PHILLIPS b. about 1756; rem. from Washington Co. Penn., to Trumbull Co., O., where he d. from accident about 1854; aged over 99 years.
4 JOHN' PHILLIPS b. Washington Co., 1798; rem. to near Youngstown, O .; m. - White.
5. ELI3 PHILLIPS b. Washington Co., Sept. 22, 1822; d. Clyde (Elk) Cloud Co., Kansas, Jan. 12, 1905; a Civil war soldier; 72nd Reg. Ohio Vols .; m. Susanna Reapsummer b. Oct. 10, 1825; d. Clyde Dec. 29, 1880, dau. of Peter Reapsummer, a native of Holland. They had nine ch., one of whom was:
6. HENRY LUTHER' PHILLIPS (Eli3, John2, John1) b. near Vienna, Trumbull Co., O., Mar. 23, 1849; a school teacher; contractor and farmer; rem. to Ohio; thence to Eden, Florida, in 1894. In 1916 he went to Clyde, Kan., and moved from that place to No. 11, Dec. 1918; thence to Keene in 1920. He m. (1) Rug. 6, 1870 Emma Joycox of Bowling Green, Wood Co., O .; m. (2) Oct. 3, 1894 Martha Elizabeth Noyes, b. Franconia Oct. 2, 1865, dau. of Charles F. and Waty (Howland) Noyes. He d. in Gilsum June 25, 1923.
Ch. by (1) m .:
i. MYRTLE5 b. Strawberry, Kan., May 9, 1872; d. N. Y. City Dec. 1917 (?) ; m. Dr. Philo A. Turner.
ii. JAMES V. d. 7 mos.
iii. PEARLE d. age three yrs.
iv. CORNELIA Bowling Green Aug. 20, 1879; m. 1896 John Winters; res. San Diego, Cal. They have: i. James". ii. Myrtle. Ch. by (2) m. at Eden, Fla .:
v. CHARLES" NOYES b. July 23, 1897; res. in S. with parents; m. Keene June 4, 1919 Elizabeth Newton, dau. of Samuel L. Newton, q. v. They rem. to Florida, fall of 1920. Ch. b. at Stewart, Fla .: i. Marion Elizabeth®, b. Jan. 2, 1922. They returned to Keene, N. H., 1922.
PIERCE
1. WILLIAM T.1 PIERCE of Bridgewater, Vt., came to No. 1, about 1858 and d. 1862 (?); m. Susan S.
Ch .:
i. ANN E.2.
ii. CHARLES W.
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2. JOHN W.' PIERCE, taxed 1859-61, possibly a s. of William T., above.
3. WARREN CLARK PIERCE of Bolton, Mass., b. Sept. 5, 1876, s. of James W.1 and Anna L. (Clark) Pierce, taxed in S. 1901; m. in S. Apr. 12, 1898 Amy Ellen Bolster, dau. of Francis A. Bolster, q. v. Ch. b:
i. ALBERT FRANCIS3 b. Bolton Aug. 30, 1900.
ii. RALPH C. Apr. 3, 1909; d. Aug. 8, 1909.
iii. KENNETH WARREN May 10, 1911.
4 CHARLES' PIERCE settled at No. 119 in 1909; sold 1914 and left town. He had a brother Warren who has worked in S. at times; both came from Keene.
5. Mrs. MARY E.4 (Webster), wid. of Franklin O. Pierce, res. No. 124 about 1880; dau. of Mark" Webster, q. v. Mr. Pierce lived and d. at Norwich, Conn.
PIKE
1. SETH' PIKE, b. July 15, 1773/75; d. Morristown, Vt., Jan. 1850; m. Nov. 13, 1794 Mary Flint, b. Hampton, Conn., Nov. 10, 1774; d. in Vt., 1875; dau. of Her parents rem. in 1784 from Conn. to Randolph, Vt., and Mrs. Pike res. in that state until d. at over 100 years of age.
Ch. b., Brookfield and Williamstown, Vt .:
i. EUNICE" b. Nov. 5, 1795; d. May 24, 1863.
ii. JOSEPH Apr. 10, 1797; d. Nov. 10, 1865; res. in Vt. (2)
iii. WILLIAM Feb. 20, 1799; d. Jan. 14, 1874; m. Nancy Hitchcock; three ch.
iv. HANNAH Jan. 27, 1801; d. Apr. 19, 1887; m. Dr. Vine Porter, q. v.
v. FANNY Mar. 9, 1803; d. Apr. 3, 1889; m. (1) Boyes; m. (3) Stephen Dow. No ch.
Hubbell; m. (2)
vi. LYDIA Oct. 2, 1805; d. Nov. 8, 1892; m. Robert Balch. The oldest of their nine ch was: i. Clementine Ruth3 b. Johnson, Vt., Jan. 17, 1830; d. S. June 9, 1916; m. Dr. William H. Porter, q. v. viii. Julia E. b. Mar. 5, 1846; d. Apr. 27, 1897. She lived in S. several years; m. Her- bert E. Page of Johnson; had four ch.
vii. SAMUEL FLINT Mar. 4, 1808; d. Stowe, Vt., June 16, 1886. (3)
viii. SETH BUTTS June 2, 1810; m. (1) Ann Manning by whom two ch. were b. He m. (2) Minerva They had one ch. b.
ix. SARAH ANN Jan. 4, 1813; d. Apr. 25, 1892; m. Azraiah Morgan. Three ch.
x. LOUISA M. Mar. 10, 1815; d. Aug. 17, 1833.
xi. A son b. and d. at Williamstown Dec. 20, 1818.
xii. JAMES Mar. 16, 1821; d. Morristown, Vt., 1906 (?); m. Mary Wilkins. 2 ch.
2. JOSEPH" PIKE (Seth1) m. (1) -. m. (2) Amy Brackett. Ch. by (1) m .:
i. GEORGE3, a soldier in Civil war. Ch. by (2) m .:
ii. CAROLINE m. Hubbard.
iii. ANNA m. Jason Dole, and res. Northfield, Vt. Five ch.
iv. EMMALINE m. Nathaniel King; one ch.
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