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CHILDREN
Philo
2
Polly
6
Sophronia
4
NORRIS, John
34 Joanna (Skinner) 36
CHILDREN
John
7
Harry
5
Luman
2
18
6
Eunice 17
73
POPULATION CENSUS
HUSBAND
AGE
WIFE
AGE
PERKINS, William
39
Betsey (Proctor)
34
CHILDREN
William
17
Betsey
15
John
13
Rachel
8
David
10
Sally
4
Asa
6
Martha
8 mos.
Francis
2
POND, Philester
25
(Lived alone)
READ, David
50
Abigail (Daggett) 46
CHILDREN
Obediah
17
Abigail
12
Nathan Daggett
5
Sally (Sarah)
9
Polly
7
REDDING, John
51 Mehitabel (Webster) 46
CHILDREN
John
20
Daniel
18
James
14
Joshua
12
Jonathan
1
RESIDENTS
Lucy Redding
28
REDDING, Thomas
55
Pamela (Rice) 32
CHILDREN
12
Polly
10
Pamela
5
Lovisa
1
RESIDENTS
Dinah Armstrong
67
RITTER, William
59
Ruth
58
RESIDENTS
Joanna Wildbore
12
ROBINSON, Jonathan
53
Betsey (Chadwick)
50
CHILDREN
20
Dolly
23
8
Suky
18
Sally
16
Betsey
13
·
Lyman
Samuel
Jonathan
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HISTORY OF SURRY
HUSBAND
AGE WIFE AGE
CHILDREN (Cont)
Clarissa. 10
Lovisa
6
Lucia
3
RESIDENTS
. Daniel Robinson Stephen Hendee
22
20
SMITH, Benjamin
58 Hannah 59
CHILDREN
Peter
15
SKINNER, Abner
67
Susanna (Smith)
68
CHILDREN
Richard
26
RESIDENTS
Richard Merriam
12
SKINNER, Jonathan S. 28
Jerusha (Knight) 24
SMITH, Cushman
36 Azubah 36
CHILDREN
Trumbull
7
Sophronia
11
Alden
2
Azubah
9
SMITH, Daniel .
39
Sybil (Hayward)
34
CHILDREN
Daniel
16
Charlotte
18
James
12
Thankful
10
Thomas Jefferson
11 mos.
Nabby Ann
6
Sarepta
3
RESIDENTS
Elisheba Smith
67
Amoranceana Jones
23
SMITH, Ichabod
64 Lydia (Wilcox)
61
RESIDENTS
Sarah Dolph
12
SMITH, Jonathan
62 Huldah (Hayward) 58
RESIDENTS
Amherst Hayward
18
Emelia Hayward
14
Sylvester Bliss
14
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POPULATION CENSUS
HUSBAND
AGE
WIFE AGE
SAWYER, Samuel
39
Sarah (Wheelock ?) 31
CHILDREN
Samuel Jr.
7
Sally
12
James
3
Hannahappuck (Happy) 10
RESIDENTS
John B. Carlton 20
Mr. Sawyer has had 6 children; the following died as follows: Betsey, b. May 16, 1801; d. Apr. 14, 1806. Maria, b. Dec. 31, 1805; d. Jan. 11, 1806.
STONE, David 27 Asenath (Willey) 25
CHILDREN
George
3
Laura
6
Asahel
1 Abigail
5
Philander
2 mos.
THAYER, John 24
Polly
25
Died Nov. 8, 1807
CHILDREN Hepzibah 1
The same day that Mrs. Thayer died, also died their infant child, born after this Census was taken.
RESIDENTS
Aaron Esterbrook
Rachel Hayward 12
Benjamin Slyfield
THOMPSON, Samuel
37
Susannah (Allen) 34
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CHILDREN
Joel
11
Hannah
15
Cyrus
9
Susannah
Samuel
7
John
4
Jesse
2
THOMPSON, William
30
Betsey
30
CHILDREN
Luman
8
Betsey
Otis
6
Gilman
4
Asahel
12
13
2
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HISTORY OF SURRY
HUSBAND STREETER, Jesse
AGE WIFE
AGE
32
Polly (Stocker) 33
CHILDREN
Abigail
7
Nancy
Irena
00 H 3 1
RESIDENTS
Emery Bragg
2
Sally Stocker
13
STILES, John
55 Keziah 57
RESIDENTS
Josiah Stiles
13
Lora Wells
13
Ruggles S. Wadkins
3
STREETER, Zebulon
67
Tabitha (Harvey) 69
CHILDREN
Elijah
31
Tabitha 26
SMITH, Abraham
87
Ruth
85
THOMAS, Dudley
37 Sally (Staples)
37
RESIDENTS
Mary Thomas 62
WILCOX, Gaylord
37 Orinda (Carpenter)
29
CHILDREN
Mary Lovisa, b. Sept. 2, 1805
d. Oct. 7, 1806
RESIDENTS
Dauphin
11 Susannah Smith
15
WILCOX, Asa
50 Dinah (Loveland) 47
CHILDREN
Aaron
22
Dinah
12
John Talcott
19
RESIDENTS
William Porter
10
WILCOX, Asa Jr.
25 Nelly (Wetherbee) 25
RESIDENTS
Mary Thompson 20
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POPULATION CENSUS
HUSBAND
AGE
WIFE
AGE
WHEELOCK, Phineas
24
Peggy (Hennessy ?) 22
John W.
CHILDREN 11/2
WRIGHT, Elizer
52
Elenor (Dassance) 42
CHILDREN
Jesse D.
14
Nella
17
Lelon
11
Betsey
6
Moses
9
Fanna
1
WRIGHT, Oliver
56
Catherine (Dassance) 54
CHILDREN
William
20
Sally
23
John
17
Catherine
14
WETHERBEE, Abijah
46
Mehitable (Trowbridge) 42
CHILDREN
Edmund
21
Mehitable
12
Abijah
19
Lucinda
15
Joshua
17
Thomas T.
9
William
7
Francis
5
Paul
3
Luther
1 mo.
WILCOX, Obediah 82
Sarah (Talcott)
72
Total 558
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HISTORY OF SURRY
VOTERS IN SURRY 1825
The following is a list of voters in Surry at the Annual March meeting in 1825-from an old check list: Those who voted are marked *
*Allen, Daniel
Allen, David
*Field, Cyrus Field, Eliphaz
*Norris, Elijah
*Allen, Calvin *Abbott, Daniel *Hatch, James Hancock, Levi Hancock, Silas
*Adams, John M. Austin, Robert
Haile, John
Reed, Obadiah Ritter, William
*Austin, Thomas
*Allen, Phinehas Allen, George Adams, Thomas
*Hall, Seth Harvey, Jonathan
*Robinson, Jonathan
*Harvey, Jona. Jr. *Robinson, Jona., Jr.
*Harvey, Asahel
*Robinson, Samuel
*Haws, Daniel
*Ross, Emerson
*Baxter, George *Baxter, William *Ballou, Ichabod Benton, Abijah
*Benton, Adoniram
*Hill, Moses
*Smith, Willard
*Bemis, Cyrus
*Hills, Samuel
*Stone, David
*Brown, Hiram Brown, Oliver
*Brooks, Levi Britton, Benjamin *Britton, John S.
*Britton, James
*Isham, Timothy
*Watkins, Royal Ward, Nahum Whitcomb, David
*Jenning, William
*Johnson, Augustus
*Johnson, Charles Joslin, John
*Joslin, Luke
*Joslin, Peter
*Willey, Joseph
*Webster, Benjamin E. Withington, Stephen
*Willard, Joshua
*Willcox, Asa
*Willcox, Asa, Jr. Wright, Elizur
*Daggett, Otis
*Davis, Jonathan E.
*Dort, Eli
*Dort, Elihu
May, John
*Wright, William
*Monroe, Philip
Francis Holbrook Sylvester Smith Samuel Robinson
Selectmen of Surry.
*Carpenter, Charles *Carpenter, Benjamin *Carpenter, Benj. Jr. *Carpenter, Ezra Carpenter, Luman
*Carpenter, Seth Carpenter, Warren *Chase, Bradford *Crane, Ichabod *Crane, Joshua
*Kingsbury, James
*Knight, Benjamin
*Knight, Joseph
Livermore, John Loveland, Aaron, Jr.
*Wright, Moses Wright, Oliver
*Dort, Eliphalet Dwinell, Luther
Surry, Mar. 8, 1825,
* Hayward, Nathan Hayward, Peter Hixon, Elkana
*Shaw, David
*Smith, Sylvester
*Hills, Samuel, Jr.
*Holbrook, Francis Howe, Perley
*Humphrey, Thomas
*Streeter, Jesse
*Thomas, Philip
*Whitcomb, Enoch *Whitcomb, Silas Wilbur, Amasa Wilbur, Alvah Wilder, Isaiah
Perkins, William *Pollard, Jonas
*Robbins, Jeremiah
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POPULATION CENSUS
CENSUS OF SURRY IN 1840
The following summary is taken from The New Hampshire Sentinel :
Number of horses and mules, 103. Neat stock, 565. Sheep, 1684. Swine, 122. Bushels oats, 4,472. Wheat, 541. Barley, 240. Rye, 590. Buck-wheat, six. Corn, 2,346. Potatoes, 15,840. Pounds wool, 3,774. Tons hay, 1,295. Pounds maple sugar, 5,399. Valuation of dairy produce, $3,799.00. Grist- mills, one. Saw mills, one. Retail stores, one. -1840.
The U. S. census of Surry for 1850, taken by Isaac Sturtevant of Keene, August 8, 9, 10, of that year, was a most complete census, and the following is the order in which a condensed report appears: Name (head of family), age; acres in farm and valuation; names of wife, children, and other mem- bers of the household, with age of each; birthplace is New Hampshire unless otherwise stated; agricultural pursuits predominate; other occupations are noted :
ABBOTT, DANIEL, 52, 250, $3,000; Mrs. Daniel, 53; Thomas 19 Henry 17; Joseph 14; Mary Ann 9; Lucy Abbott 53; Louisa Leonard 19.
ADAMS, Mrs. ELECTA (Morton-Purcell), 42, -, -; Julia A. 15; Mary 12; Ella Frances 2.
ALLEN, DAVID Jr., 31, 120 $1,500; Mrs. David 34; David, Sr. 74; Mrs. David Sr. 68; children of David Sr., Azubah 38; Elvira 35; Eliza 33; George W. Nash 14.
ALLEN, JOSEPH, 73, b. Mass., -, $400; Mrs. Joseph 69, b. Mass .; Rev. Samuel H. Partridge 23, clergyman; Charlotte A. Gould 9.
ALLEN, JOSEPH, 2nd, 52, 120, $1700; Mrs. Joseph 50; William H. H. 20; Francis A. 15; Lucy A. 11; George W. 8; John H. 6; Andrew Jackson 23; Susannah Britton 63.
ALLEN, MRS. RACHEL, 89, 53, $1200; Rachel 60; Roxana 49; Cyrus Bemis 26.
AUSTIN, THOMAS, 55, 95, $1200; Mrs. Thomas 50; Wesley 22; Kendall 13; Charles 11.
BALLOU, ICHABOD, 61, a carpenter, -, $500; Mrs. Ichabod 60; Nancy 27; Harvey 24; Clarinda 20.
BENTON, ABIJAH, 52 50, $700; Mrs. Abijah 47; Jane 16; George 15; Mar- tha 11; Josephine 8; Phebe Crandall 70.
BENTON, FRANKLIN, 33, a blacksmith, -, -; Mrs. Franklin 38, Franklin G. 9; Martha E. 6; Augusta 3 mos .; Elizabeth Benton 76.
BISSELL, TYLER, 50, b. Conn., 70, $800; Mrs. Tyler 50, b. Vt .; Maria 19, b.
Vt; Mary 17, b. Vt .; Ellen 15, b. Vt .; Albert 10; Edward 8; Henry 6. BLAKE, GEORGE, 59, 425, $5000; Mrs: George 48; Francis 28; Mrs. Fran- cis 24; William Hubbard 29, emp. in factory; Mrs. William Hubbard 25; Mary (?) Aldrich 50; John Keyes 10; Michael Costello 20, b. Ire- land.
BLAKE, HENRY, 31, 50, $1200; Mrs. Henry 29; George H. 7; Aaron H. 4; Albert 11 mos; C. Augustus Blake 29; Dinah Wilcox 92, b. Conn.
BLAKE, JOSHUA D., 34, 100, $1400; Mrs. Joshua D. 29; Oscar B. 10; Ira E. 7; Abby J. 5; Mary L. 2.
NOTE: A few additions and corrections have been made to the original paper.
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HISTORY OF SURRY
BRITT, WILLARD 43, -, $300; Mrs. Willard 39; Frances J. 11; Lucius B. 9; Caroline F. 7; Charles W. 5; Herbert S. 3; Miss Pamelia (C ?) Britt 31, sister of Willard.
BRITTON, BENJAMIN M. 39, -, -; Mrs. Benjamin M. 29; Mrs. Melia Fisher, 58, b. Mass .; Harriet C. Fisher 18, b. N. Y.
BRITTON, BRADLEY, 41, 170, $2800; Mrs. Bradley 30; Marshall B. 14; George W. 13; Charles E. 5; Elbridge W. 1; Harmon Britton 25, a half brother to Bradley; Mrs. Rhoda Pond 65, mother of Mrs. Britton.
BRITTON, CHARLES, 27, -, -; Mrs. Charles 27, b. Vt .; Sabra M. Tufts 10, b. Vt .; Celuda J. 9, b. Vt .; Sidney D. 4, Vt., children of Mrs B. BRITTON, HENRY (called, Harry), 47, -, $100; Mrs. Henry 54; Henry A. 18; Mrs. Ruhamah Davis 69.
BRITTON, HIRAM 36, 130, $1500; Mrs. Hiram 30; George L. 14; Mrs. Re- lief Britton 65; Miss Relief Britton 30, mother and sister of Hiram.
BRITTON, JAMES G. 30, -, -; Mrs. James G. 30; Mrs. Mercy Brown 65; George Brown 40, lived in same dwelling as James G. Britton.
BROOKS, LEVI, 60, b. Mass., a carpenter, -, $600; Mrs. Levi 47, b. Mass .; Elizabeth M. 17; Eli Brooks 22.
BURGESS, WILLIAM J. 24, b. Me., -, -; Mrs. William J. 24, b. Ireland; John W. 5 mos.
CARPENTER, ARIEL (sometimes called Royal), 60, -, -; Mrs. Ariel 52; Irene 25, b. Vt .; John 13; Haskell 8.
CARPENTER, BENJAMIN Jr. 62, 100, $2000; Mrs. Benjamin 55; Benjamin W. 18; Mrs. Sally Wilbur 57; Lewis C. Shelley 21.
CARPENTER, LEWIS, 40, -, $1000; Mrs. Lewis 35; Alden 15; Wallace 11; Ella 3; Bellows Emerson 21.
CARPENTER, WARREN 46, 200, $1700; Mrs. Warren 34; Albert B. 12; Charles Milan 8; Sarah E. 2 mos; Miss Lovisa 48, a sister of Warren. CARPENTER, WILLARD, 46, -, -; Mrs. Willard; Curtis 19; James 16; Ira 12; George H. 10; Bennett 8; Louisa E. 6; Dennis 1; Amos Streeter 45.
CARPENTER, WILLIAM, 36, 225, $4000; Mrs. William 29; Luman M. 11; Josephine A. 9; Ellen M. 8; Jasper H. 6; Mason A. 4; Frank DeW. 2; Eugene R. 9 mos .; Ezra Carpenter 76, the father of William.
CASWELL, ALFRED, 45, b. R. I., saw mill, 1500; Mrs. Alfred 39, b. R. I .; M. Jane 15, b. Mass .; Nathan 10, b. Mass .; David Edward, 6, b. Mass .; Almira P. 3; Daniel Carpenter 41, grist mill, $1500.
COTTON, LEWIS L. 26, 14, $700- a carpenter; Mrs. Lewis L. 20; Myron Lewis 8 mos .; Eliza Britton 13.
CRAIN, EBENEZER Jr. 32, -, -; Mrs. Ebenezer Jr. 30; Julia 7; Hannah 5; Albert 3; Louisa 1.
CRAIN, GILBERT 36, 80, $1800; Mrs. Gilbert 34; Jane 8; Charles 6; Fred- erick R. 4; Frank P. 3; Ebenezer Crain Sr. 69.
CRAIN, LEANDER 40, 83, $1500; Mrs. Leander 38; Harriet 15; Eleanor 13; Martha 11; Sarah 9; Helen 7.
CRANE, ICHABOD 66, -, $400; no further record.
CREHORE, GEORGE, 37, 257 $3500; Mrs. George 45; Harriet 19; George 17; Roxana 16; Lewis 15; Asahel 13; Mary J. 11; Charles 9.
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POPULATION CENSUS
CROSBY, BENJAMIN C. 25, -, $300; Mrs. Benjamin C. 27; Emily 2.
CUSHING, DAVID, 43, 25, $500; Mrs. David 43; Lucy M. 14.
CUSHING, JOHN A. 41, b. Mass., -, -; Mrs. John A. 39; Sarah J. 16; Pam-
elia A. 14; Ellen E. 12; Susan E. 9; Frances L. 6; John W. 1; Mary Wilbur 25
DORT, ELIPHALET, 61, 100, $2000; Mrs. Eliphalet 55; Obed G. 22; Mary E. 17; William Dort 26; Mrs. William 23, son of Eliphalet.
DURRELL, LEVI, 39, 190, $2800; Mrs. Levi 39; Martha J. 12; Caroline 9; Lucy A. 6; Lucius H. Jones 10.
DUSTIN, JOHN, 59, 170, $1000; Mrs. John 55; John Rogers 9.
ELLIS, HENRY T. 40, 350, $4000; Mrs. Henry T. 30; Charlotte 15; Julia 3; Sarah 1; Francis Wright 18; George Purcell 11.
FIELD, ELIPHAZ, 65, 3000, $3000; Mrs. Eliphaz 65; Lucia 27; Patrick Murphy 65, b. Ireland.
FIELD, JONATHAN R. 36. - , -; Mrs. Jonathan R. 34; George W. 7; Francis F. 5; Mary Purcell 14; Seth Morton 72, b. Mass.
FOSTER, B. FRANKLIN, 35, 105, $1200; Mrs. B. Franklin 35, b. Vt .; Amos 16; Eunice 15; Adin 13; Esther 11; Addison 9; Alson 7; Hannah 5; Anson 3.
FOSTER, JOHN, 40, 100, $1600; Mrs. John 27; Lucy A. Cannon 8; George F. Cannon 6; Charles H. Cannon 4.
FOSTER, JOHN 2d, 37, b. Mass., 4, $600; Mrs. John 31; Sarah B. 7; George H. 5.
HALL, HENRY B., 45, -, -; Mrs. Henry B. 47.
HARTWELL, ELIJAH HOLBROOK, 46, 120, $2000; Mrs. E. Holbrook 42; Francis J. Hartwell 15, nephew; Miss Harriet Markham 19.
HARVEY, MRS. ELIZABETH, 65.
HARVEY, JONATHAN, 78, 300, $1700; Mrs. Nancy B. Whitman 34, dau. of Mr. H; George Whitman 8.
HARVEY, JONATHAN Jr., 51, 350, $4500; Mrs. Jonathan Jr. 48; Soph- ronia A. 29; George K. 21; Persis E. 17; Sarah H. 14; Charles Davis 19.
HAYWARD, PETER, 56, 220, $4000; Mrs. Peter, 53; Martha 21; Sarah 17; Henry 15; George 13; Margaret Baxter 18; Luther Dwinell 47.
HILLS, BENJAMIN, 56, 300, $4000; Mrs. Benjamin 49; Julia A. 13; Susan E. 9; widow Lucy Hills 84, b. Mass .; Levi S. Leonard 27; Mary A. Mullory 22, b. Ireland.
HODGKINS, JOHN N. 45, -, -; Mrs. John N. 40; George 12; John 10; Orrin (?) 5.
HOLBROOK, ELIJAH, 41, 250, $3500; inn-holder; Mrs. Elijah 38; Louisa 17; Francis 10; Mary 7; George 5; Frederick 3; Charles 10 mos .; Han- nah Murphy 20, b. Ireland; Addison Smith 32, b. Vt.
HOLBROOK, FRANCIS, 66, 187, $4000; inn-keeper; Mrs. Francis 51; George W. 31; Mrs. George W. 29; Mary Harvey 40; Lucinda Holden 18, b. Vt .; Lorenzo D. Holden 22; Daniel Emerson 45.
HORTON, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 38, b. Vt., -, -; Mrs. Benj. F. 40; George 11; Mary 9; Sovina Relief 7; Stephen Withington 76, father of Mrs. Horton.
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HURD, HARVEY, 33, 16, $500; Mrs. Harvey 33, b. Mass .; George H. 7; Sarah 5; Lucia 3.
ISHAM, TIMOTHY, 56, -, -; Mrs. Timothy 50; Elmina 13; Martha Ellen 11; Charles H. 7.
JOHNSON, AUGUSTUS, 70, 50, $1400; Mrs. Augustus 67; George 20; Lewis 27; Henry 20?
JOHNSON, GEORGE, 43, 170, $2500; Mrs. George 44; Mary A. 17, b. Mass .; George B. 14; Henry E. 11; Theodocia E. 9; Olinda M. 5; the last four all b. in Vt.
JOSLIN, GEORGE, 46, 185, $3000; Mrs. George 30; Lucy 20; Juliaette 18; Sarah 15; George Henry 13; Charles 11; Herbert 8; William 1.
JOSLIN, JOHN, 50, 276, $3500; Mrs. John 38; Ellen 16; John 14; Mary 12; Edward H. 8; Georgiana 3.
KINGSBURY, JOSIAH, 42, 190, $3000; Mrs. Josiah 40, b. Mass .; Edward A. 11; George B. 10; Edward R. Carter 37, b. Mass .; William Baker 35, b. Mass.
KINGSBURY, WILLIAM, 45, 15, $400; Mrs. William 40; David Stone, father of Mrs. K.
MASON, ELIJAH, 58, b. Mass .; 200, $2500; Mrs. Elijah 49; Elijah B. 24; Christopher A. 20; Columbus A. 20; William P. 18; Allen P. 15; also, George Mason 26; John Mason 24; Samuel Mason 16; Fanny Mason 14; Henry Mason 13, children of the brother of Elijah, whose widow he married.
PERKINS, WILLIAM, 60, 140, $1500; Mrs. William 52; Sarah 26; George 20; James 17; Rosetta 14; Charles H. 11; Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins 78, b. Mass.
POND, LUMAN, 49, 35, $500; Mrs. Luman 40; Aaron 16; Elizabeth 14; Martha 12; Sarah 10; Aurilla 2.
RANDALL, CALVIN, 45, 140, $2000; Mrs. Calvin 35; Lovisa 9; George H. 4; Joshua Davis 82; Mrs. Joshua Davis 81, parents of Mrs. R .; John Cole 51; George (or N.) W. Manley 15.
REED, NATHAN D., 47, 60, $1500; Mrs. Nathan D. 41; George Milton 15; Charles Warren 10; Martha A. 8; Sarah R. 3.
ROBINSON, JONATHAN JR., 52, 475, $4000; Mrs. Jonathan Jr. 48; Charles D. 26; Helen E. 25; Louisa M. 23; Adaline A. 21; Henry J. 19; John C. 18; William S. 16; Daniel W. 14; Samuel F. 12; S. Martha 11; George H. 9; Frederick E. 5; Miss Phebe Simmons 49 b. Vt. colored; David Nash 27.
RUGG, SEWALL, 38, b. Mass., 75, $800; Mrs. Sewall 36; Sewall F. 12; Charles 6; Mary S. 7 mos .; Mary Adams 5; also living in same house, but a separate family, Philemon Wright 70, b. Mass .; Mrs. Philemon 68 b. Mass .; Mary Wright 35 b. Mass., dau. of Philemon; James Wright 30, b. Mass.
SHAW, HORACE B., 37, 256, $2500; Mrs. Horace B. 21; David Shaw 77, the father of Horace B .; Henry Purcell 18; Fred A. Newcomb 7 b. Mass .; Mary Byrnes 14 b. Mass.
SHELLEY, ELISHA, 28, 71, $1000; Mrs. Elisha 30; Geo. Fuller 11; Charles Lincoln 8.
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POPULATION CENSUS
SMITH, SYLVESTER, 70, b. Mass .? , 65, $1200; Mrs. Sylvester 45.
STEVENS, ALMOND, 45, a trader, -, $500; Mrs. Almond 45, b. Mass .; George A. 15; Holland Stevens 35, bro. of Almond.
STONE, PHILANDER, 44, 65, $700; Mrs. Philander 38; Abby A. 15; Mary S. 13; Rufus 11; Sarah E. 9; George W. 4; Charles G. 2; Cornelius Coburn 58, a shoemaker.
STREETER, WILLARD, 33, 114, $1400; Mrs. Willard 38; Hermon O. 7; Miss Nancy Carpenter, 33, sister of Mrs. Willard.
TYLER, DEAN, 60, -, -; Mrs. Dean 49; John S. 16; Julia 14.
THOMAS, PHILIP, 71, 30, $600; Louisa Walton 40, house-keeper.
THOMAS, PHILIP Jr., 43, 25, $300; Mrs. Philip 42.
WHEELOCK, Mrs. Ann 67, -, -.
WHITCOMB, DAVID, 68, b. Mass., 75, $1000; Mrs. David 60, b. Mass .; Al- fred 41; Mrs. Sarah Whitcomb 89, b. Mass.
WHITNEY, SAMUEL, 30, b. Mass., a tanner, 65, $1000; Mrs. Samuel 22, b. Vt .; Charles E. 3 mos.
WILBUR, BARNEY, 34, 85, $1000; Mrs. Barney 33; Nelly C. 10; William B. 7; Hannah R. 5; Harriet I. 4; Esther M. 1.
WILBUR, CHANDLER, 39, -, -; Mrs. Chandler 37, b. Vt .; Henry L. 14; Caroline 12; Nancy 12; Mandana 8; Chandler 6; George 3.
WILCOX, ASA Jr., 69, a wheelwright; Mrs. Asa Jr., 55; John A. 25, a tan- ner.
WILCOX, GEORGE, 41, a wheelwright, -, $1000; Mrs. George 32; Henry 18; C. Wharton 16; Nancy A. 7; Mary E. 9 mos.
WILCOX, HOLLIS, 40, 100, $1400; Mrs. Hollis 36; Sarah L. 16; George H.
13; W. Wallace 11; E. Jane 4 mos .; Mrs. Orinda Nourse 72, mother of Hollis.
WOODWARD, EDMOND, 45, 150, $2500; Mrs. Edmond 42; Louisa 19; Brad- ley 16; Sarah 14; Lewis 11; John 9; Linda Pond 45.
WRIGHT, WILLIAM, 58, 70, $1000; Sally 65; Catherine 56, sisters of "Billy."
NOTE-The above census, as a rule, is given just as taken by the Ass't Marshal wthout being verfiied; several errors have been discovered, and most probable there are others.
THE INDUSTRY OF SURRY, CENSUS OF 1850
DANIEL CARPENTER; grist mill; water power; 12000 bush. grain; two men emp .; valuation of property $1500.
ALFRED CASWELL; saw mill; 100,000 ft. logs annually; water power; two men emp .; valuation of property $1500.
"CASWELL & CARPENTER"; bobbins; (the above men formed this com- pany) ; water power; 60 cords birch; two men emp .; valuation of prop- erty $200.
FRANCIS BENTON; blacksmith; iron and steel worker; two men; hand power; valuation of property $500.
SAMUEL WHITNEY, tanner; 1000 hides annually; horse power; two men emp .; valuation of property $2000.
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ASA WILCOX, wheelwright; $125.00 oak and ash timber annually used; hand power; 11% men emp .; valuation of property $500.
GEORGE WILCOX, wheelwright; oak, ash and other timber annually used, $200; hand power; two men employed; valuation of property $600.
Live stock in Surry June 1, 1850; Horses 105; Work oxen 98; Milch cows 189; Sheep 2373; Swine 125.
For the year ending June 1, 1850; lbs. butter 15500; lbs. cheese 8340; lbs. maple sugar 13855; lbs. honey and beeswax 610. Lbs. wool for the year 6091.
Town paupers, two; four schools in town; 166 pupils.
VOTERS IN SURRY 1922
Anderson, Anders
Crain, Robert M.
Lewis, Melville C.
Ball, Samuel
Ball, Ernest W.
Davis, Loren A.
Malcomb, George
Britton, Carl E.
Britton, Charles H.
Britton, Edward M.
Ellis, Emma A. Ellis, Frank E.
Britton, Emma J.
Emmons, Hattie R.
Nesmith, Frank E.
Britton, Erving W.
Newton, Elsworth S. .
Britton, George E.
Field, Francis F.
Newton, Harold A.
Britton, Frank C. (ab.)
Field, Theodore, G.
Newton, Samuel L.
Britton, Bertha M.
French, Clarence H.
Britton. Mary E.
French, Frank E.
Perkins, Adalaide A.
Britton, Sabrina W.
French, Margaret M.
Perkins, Clarence E.
Britton, Waldo L.
Britton, Wallace R.
Green, Allen L.
Britton, Walter H.
Guillow, Edward J.
Porter, Kate H.
Porter, Myron H.
Carpenter, Earl R.
Hall, George A.
Carpenter, Ernest W.
Harvey, Ellen H.
Ray, George W. (ab.)
Carpenter, Frank D. W.
Harvey, Elizabeth E.
Reed, Mary L.
Carpenter, Marion G.
Harvey, Hollis W.
Royce, Elisha
Carpenter, Mason A.
Harvey, James E.
Richardson, Fred E.
Carpenter, Lucy M.
Harvey, Minnie Hodgkins, Elizabeth C. Hodgkins, Leon A.
Scripture, Ellen H.
Scripture, Harrison N.
Scripture, Harrie E.
Crain, Frederick R.
Joslin, Edward H.
Smith, Frank L.
Crain, Gertrude J. Crain, Gladys M. Crain, Grace M.
Keller, Jasper N.
Keller, Betty C. Kingsbury, Frank B. Kingsbury, Mabel H.
Townsend, Lester E.
Crain, Herbert R. Crain, Maude C. Crain, Melissa C.
Joslin, George H.
Stillings, Grace E.
Stillings, James V.
Wilbur, Alonzo F.
Curtis, Leon I.
Davis, Elmer W. S.
Macumber, Charles
Davis, William O.
Mason, Frank E. B.
Martin, Frederick W.
Morine, William S.
Pomeroy, Frank E.
Porter, Henry P.
Cole, Augustus M. Conley, George B. Conley, John W.,
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POPULATION CENSUS
Wilbur, Clifford A. Wilbur, Everett E.
Wilbur, Florence B.
Wilbur, Ina M.
Wilbur, Willard E.
Wheeler, Clifford O.
Harrie E. Scripture,
George Malcolm,
Leon A. Hodgkins,
Wheeler, Perley W. Wilcox, Helen J.
Supervisors of the Checklist. Sept. 4. 1922.
SURRY VILLAGE
Before 1850 Surry village contained three or four taverns, three stores, six blacksmith shops, three shoe shops and one hat shop, post-office, school, church, cemetery and 25 dwelling houses. (The shops were not all running at the same time).
WILCOXVILLE
This was the business end of the town between 1800 and 1850. There were three blacksmith shops, two wheelwright shops, tannery, two cider mills, store, three taverns, the first post-office in town, school-house, fulling, saw and grist mill, four of which were water-power mills.
CHAPTER VII
SURRY DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-STATE MILITIA
The grievances which led to the Revolutionary war are well known and need not be reviewed in connection with the part which Surry took in that conflict. Paul Revere made his memorable ride from Boston to Concord on the night of April 18th, 1775.
"A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet."
The battles of Lexington and Concord took place the 19th, the first blood shed in the war of the Revolution. The alarm was spread by express messen- gers in all directions, bells were rung and neighbor sent word to neighbor. So swift were those messengers that they reached New Ipswich, 60 miles away, in the afternoon of the same day. There was no road, it is said, this side of that town except a bridle path through the woods marked by trees, yet Keene was reached during the afternoon of the 20th, and Surry, 96 miles from Boston, before night fall.
During the winter of 1774-5 the people of Surry and other towns were in a state of unrest; the dark war clouds appeared to rise higher and higher as spring came on; hostilities appeared inevitable. Yet, during this suspense and anxiety, the inhabitants stood firm and loyal with the colonies.
The news of Concord fight reached this town by a man riding a fleet horse, bearing a red flag and crying the alarm as he went. * William Barron, Sr., living in the south part of Surry, had nearly finished his day's work of build- ing a wall on the west side of the road opposite his dwelling house when the messenger passed. Mr. Barron immediately unyoked his oxen and early the next morning joined the Keene company which marched for the field of action.
It is impossible to give a complete and satisfactory list and history of all the Revolutionary soldiers who served from Surry, or those who resided in town prior to and after the war.
Aug. 25, 1775, the Provincial Congress "recomended to the Select Men of the several Towns, . . to take an exact Number of the Inhabitants of their respective Districts, including every soul in the Same," also to "return the Number of the Fire Arms in their respective Districts fit for use, and the Number wanting to compleet one for every person capable of using them, adding there to the Quantity of Powder in each place."
* William Barron Sr. lived where J. N. Keller now lives. This and other items have been given by a descendant, C. E. Barron of Westminster, Mass.
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In compliance with this request Surry returned the following:
New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Surry, Sept. ye 13, a. d. 1775 in obedience to the Honorable Provincial Congress we have taken an exact account of the inhabitants of said Surry and other things Recommended by said Congress;
Males under 16 59
Males from 16 years old to 50
37
All males above 50 years old
8
Persons gone in the army
7 All females
. 104
Total . 215
Guns
23
Powder
5 Wt.
Guns wanted
22
On March 14th 1776 the General Congress passed a resolution :
"That it be recommended to the several Assemblies, Conventions and Councils, or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies, immediately to cause all persons to be disarmed, within their respective Colonies, who are notoriously disaffected to the cause of AMERICA."
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