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v. ANGIE unm.
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vi. PAPHRO DITUS Stowe May 3, 1848; d. Dec. 10, 1909. He came to S. in 1869, making his home with his cousin, Dr. W. H. Porter while learn- ing the plumbing and tinsmith trade in Keene. Subsequently he set- tled in Lynn, Mass., where he perfected several inventions in plumb- ing utilities. He established the ware rooms of The Pike Mfg. Co., in Boston. He m. June 17, 1873 Ella M. Olmsted of Middlebury, Vt. No ch.
3. SAMUEL FLINT" PIKE (Seth1) res. Morristown, Vt .; m. Betsey Burn- ham Newman, who d. Stowe, about 1871; age 53 years. Ch .: i. Henry Anson3 (4). ii. Harrison who d. at Richmond, Vt. iii. Cleora V. who d. at 18 years.
4. HENRY ANSON® PIKE (Samuel F.2, Seth1) b. Morristown Mar. 7, 1843; d. S. July 16, 1912. He was a private in Civil war, Co. E, 13th Regt., Vt. Vols .; was in the battle of Gettysburg, etc. He m. (1) Jan. 23, 1867 Elizabeth Les- tina Stockwell, b. Moretown, Vt., Oct. 4, 1846; d. S. May 3, 1905; dau. of Cephas and Clarissa (Perkins) Stockwell. They moved from Stowe to S. Mar. 24, 1891. He m. (2) Jan. 17, 1906, Mrs. Lucy (Prescott) Gale, b. Water- bury, Vt., 1860; she res. Keene 1920; dau. of George and Mary (Carey) Pres- cott and wid. of Warner Gale of Morristown by whom she had two ch .: i. George M. Gale a barber in Keene. ii. Charles Gale who served in the World war. While in S. he lived at No. 64.
Ch. by (1) m .:
i. ADA IDELL' b. Stowe Nov. 17, 1867; m. Dec. 4, 1886 Myron H. Porter, q. v.
5. REUBEN' PIKE b. about 1860, Weathersfield, Vt. (?) ; taxed 1894; rem. to Keene; m. LaRock. He lived at No. 30.
POLLARD
1. JONAS' POLLARD came to S. about 1810 in Apr. 1811 he bought No. 186. He built a large portion of the road from his house to No. 226 about 1822, which was known for many years as "Pollards Road." He then repaired his dwelling and opened a tavern there and did a good business, it being the "half-way-house" on the old stage road between Keene and Walpole. The date and place of b. and d. has not been ascertained, it is believed he formerly lived at Ashburnham, Mass., and possibly rem. to Walpole. He m. (1) Martha who d. S. Nov. 15, 1826, aged 48 years; m. (2) in Walpole about Feb. 18, 1833, Mrs. Phebe Cross of Walpole. By her (1) husband, she had sons : i. Kittredge Cross. ii. William Cross, q. v. Ch. b. S .:
i. JOHN MARTIN2 b. May 20, 1813. Said to have rem. to the West.
ii. BETSEY ALMIRA May 3, 1817; m. May (10 ?), 1835 Samuel E. Chapin, of Weston, Vt.
iii. HARRIET JANE Apr. 27, 1819; d. Dec. 8, 1821.
iv. AMOS Oct. 29, 1803 at Ashburnham, Mass.
v. STILLMAN Feb. 3, 1808; taxed 1829, also in 1838.
vi. NANCY ARVILLA Feb. 13, 1811; m. Mar. 31, 1829 Emerson Ross, q.v.
vii. HANNAH Apr. 2, 1815; d. Belle Plaine, Wis., Mar. 8, 1895; m. Leander Crain, q. v.
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POMEROY
1. RODERICK1 POMEROY b. Granville, Mass .; lived and d. at Westfield, Mass .; m. Annis He was a Mass. Civil war soldier for 3 years.
2. FAY (called FRANK) EDWARD2 POMEROY (Roderick1) b. Westfield, Mass., Jan. 1, 1873; m. in South Acworth, Jan. 9, 1916 Mary Elizabeth Stone, b. Salem (or Peabody), Mass., Sept. 7, 1896, dau. of Harry and Naomi (Sands) Stone. They have lived at So. Acworth, Newport, Brattleboro, Vt., Winches- ter, Richmond, Westmoreland and came to S. Oct. 1920 and have lived at No. 227, 203, 231, 103. Mrs. Pomeroy m. (1) at Craftsbury, Vt., Feb. 1, 1912 Acquilla Arnold Darling of Morrisville, Vt .; divorced; no. ch. He is a farm laborer in S. Mrs. Pomeroy d. S. Aug. 19, 1922; bur. S. The children were rem. to Maplewood Home, Westmoreland, Aug. 21, 1922.
Ch. b. (Pomeroy) :
i. INEZ NAOMI3 b. Brattleboro Sept. 9, 1915.
ii. CHARLES EMERSON Brattleboro Oct. 8, 1916.
iii. MARY ADRAINA Richmond, N. H., Sept. 6, 1918; d. at N. H. Orphans' home, Franklin, June 26, 1923; bur. S.
iv. CLARENCE HARRY Westmoreland Aug. 10, 1920.
v. BULAH FAY S. Aug. 5, 1922.
POND
1. DANIEL1 POND of Dedham, Mass .; m. Abigail Shepard.
2. ROBERT2 POND b. Dedham Aug. 8, 1667; m. Joanna
3. ICHABOD3 POND b. Wrentham, Mass., May 31, 1699; m. Milcah Far- rington.
4. JONATHAN POND Wrentham Oct. 19, 1740; d. in Keene "of apop- lexy" Mar. 4, 1817. He belonged to Keene Foot Co., in 1773; in 1766 he bought two meadow lots on the east side of the river of Daniel Kingsbury of Keene. He had a bro. Nathan Pond who is said to have settled at Walpole. He m. at Wrentham Oct. 6, 1763 Thankful Thomson, b. Bellingham, Mass., 1743; d. Keene Sept. 16, 1820. Among their eight ch. were: Phineas5 b. Jan. 8, 1767; d. Keene June 13, 1837; m. and had s. Levi® b. Keene Oct. 10, 1793, who m. Sophronia Emerson; their dau. Ellen S.7 b. 1830, m. Willard Kingsbury, q. v. Philister3 Pond b. 1781. (5)
5. PHILISTER5 POND (Jonathan4, Ichabod3, Robert2, Daniel1) b. Keene Oct. 12, 1781; d. Walpole Nov. 16, 1842. His name was often written Phylister, Philester and Filaster. He was living in S. 1805; was taxed here for several years thereafter and a voter, 1815. In 1818 he was "of Keene." He m. S. Sept. 9, 1805 Rhoda Hayward, dau. of Maj. Nathan Hayward, q. v. Tradition says he lived at No. 241 for several years.
Ch. b. (record incomplete) :
i. THANKFUL® b. Dec. 2, 1807; m. May 22, 1831 Jesse N. Priest of Walpole.
ii. JONATHAN Mar. 4, 1810; d. Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 1890. (6)
iii. AMos Oct. 24, 1813. He lived at No. 83 a few years. (7)
iv. THEODOSIA 1815; d. S. Aug. 4, 1848; m. 1835 Bradley Britton, q.v.
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v. HENRY Sept. 1818; d. Keene Jan. 7, 1866. He was a well known merchant of Keene for many years, being in company with L. P. Alden; is said to have been b. at No. 241. He m. Keene Apr. 14, 1842 Nancy Ameila Wilson who d. Keene Dec. 28, 1842; aged 18; m. (2) Harriett Maria Willson b. Keene June 4, 1829. Ch .: i. Charles H.7 b. 1844. ii. Her- bert Aug. 7, 1848; d. Keene 1918.
vi. WILLIAM Nov. 5, 1821; taxed in S. 1845; m. Keene 1846 Minerva A. Blanchard.
vii. LUMAN 18 -. (8)
viii. PAMELIA 18 -; m. Benjamin Holt of Taunton, Mass.
ix. MARY E. 18 -; m. May 31, 1856 Hiram Phillips, s. or Luther and Elea- nor (- -) Phillips of Taunton.
6. JONATHAN® POND (Philister5, Jonathan4, Ichabod3, Robert2, Daniel1) and his brother Amos "both of S." bought No. 83, Sept. 27, 1837. Jonathan rem. to Fitchburg and worked for Dea. Samuel A. Wheeler. While in his em- ploy met with an accident which destroyed his sight. For years he was a familiar figure on the streets in that city, and known as "Blind Pond." He was in the grocery business there with O. N. Pond and others; never m. so far as known.
7. AMOS POND (Philister“, Jonathan4, Ichabod3, Robert2, Daniel1) was a co-partiner with his brother above at No. 83. He m. S. Aug. 22, 1838 Mary Garfield, "both of S." She was b. Westminster, Mass., Mar. 8, 1818; d. Green- field, Mass., 1885, dau. of Samuel and Eunice (Mossman) Garfield. They had ' five ch. b. according to History of Westminster. He was school committeeman in S. 1839-40.
8. LUMAN® POND (Philister5, Jonathan', Ichabod3, Robert2, Daniel1). He was taxed in S. 1832 and as late as 1875, although not continuously. He lived at No. 229 for many years and Pond Road was named for him. He m. Keene May 12, 1831 Mary Wilder of Keene b. 1812; d. S. Nov. 20, 1857.
Ch .:
i. AARON B.7 A soldier in Civil war; m. Alice Longley.
ii. An infant child; in S. July 27, 1833.
iii. ELIZABETH.
iv. MARTHA.
v. SARAH m. Joseph Raymond of Keene.
vi. AURILLA.
POOLE
1. JONATHAN' POOLE lived in New Hampshire; said to have been an officer in the war of 1812; m. Rebecca
2. SAMUEL HALE' POOLE (Jonathan1) b. Haverhill (or Northumber- land), July 30, 1816; d. S. Feb. 16, 1878. He was a blacksmith; rem. from Haverhill to Lowell, Mass .; thence to S. Oct. 9, 1854. He lived at No. 62, working in shop No. 56; rem. to No. 83 where he lived until d. He built a
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shop at No. 84. He m. Nov. 26, 1843 Susan Jane Heath, b. Orange, Mass., Feb. 10, 1817; d. S. Nov. 13, 1890; dau. of Reuben and Mary (Mills) Heath .* Usually, he never gave his middle name.
Ch. :
i. EMMA LOUISE" b. Haverhill, Nov. 11, 1844; d. Wakefield, Mass., Oct. 21, 1919; m. (1) 1864 C. Milan Carpenter, q. v .; m (2) 1889 Daniel B. C. Hill, q. v .; separated.
ii. MARY ELIZA Lowell Sept. 8, 1847; d. Springfield, Mass. (While there on a visit) Jan. 18, 1917; m. 1867 Mason A. Carpenter, q. v.
iii. FRANK AMBROSE (Heath), adopted, b. Pembroke July 10, 1857. (3)
3. FRANK AMBROSE? (HEATH) POOLE d. in Keene June 5, 1895; s. of Ambrose" and Harriet (George) Heath .* Adopted by his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Poole, and came to S. where he grew to manhood; he became a painter and rem. to Keene. Frank A. Poole m. Aug. 30, 1880 Emma Iriaetta Knight of Marlow b. Mar. 27, 1861, dau. of Ira Davis and Caroline B. (Hemenway) Knight of Hancock. She m. (2) Keene Nov. 17, 1898 Daniel Wilder, q. v., by whom she had a dau.
Ch. (Poole) :
i. VERNIE MAE' b. S. Oct. 11, 1880; m. Keene Nov. 28, 1908 Thomas Bad- nall Brown Pitchford, b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, Aug. 6, 1872; s. of Sampson and Mary (Batchelder) Pitchford. He came to America and arrived in N. Y. City Mar. 19, 1893; went direct to the Worlds Fair at Chicago where he was employed for several months. He states : "Since the Fair I have traveled in nearly every nook and corner of the whole world; except the Poles, and served in the British army all through the Boer war." He is a Broom-maker; res. (1922) West Keene. Ch. b. Keene: i. Edna Marion5 b. Jan. 29, 1903. ii. Viada Lillian Keene July 23, 1909; d. there Aug. 17, 1909.
ii. ELMER FRANK Keene May 29, 1885; d. there Apr. 4, 1916; unm.
iii. BESSIE FRANCES S. (or Keene) Aug. 17, 1887; d. Gardner, Mass., Dec. 31, 1918; m. Keene Oct. 21, 1907 Harrison E. Leach, b. Keene, 1886; s. of Fred A. and Frances (Ruffle) Leach. They rem. to Gardner. Ch .: i. James Edward5 b. Gardner Dec. 2, 1909. ii. Lawrence Frank Gardner May 14, 1912. iii. Gerald Edwin Keene Jan. 14, 1915. iv. Avis Hattie Gardner 1917; d. age 3 weeks.
iv. AVIS HATTIE S. June (17 ?), 1889; d. Keene Apr. 17, 1892; age 2 years and 10 months.
*Reuben1 Heath m. Mary Mills. Ch .:
i. AMBROSE" HEATH b. - --; d. 1857; m. Harriet A. George, b. West- ford, Mass., June 26, 1837; d. Keene Dec. 7, 1904; dau. of Royal and Adaline (Patch) George. She m. (2) Andrew J. Allen, q. v .; m. (3) Augustus S. Trask of Keene, q. v.
ii. SARAH JANE HEATH Feb. 10, 1817; d. S. Nov. 13, 1890; m. Samuel H. Poole.
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PORTER
1. The first member of the Porter family in America was John1, who, with his w. Rose and several ch. came from England at an early date. He is first mentioned as living at Dorchester, Mass., and later at Windsor, Conn., in 1637. The English records give his descent in the 16th generation from William de la Grande, a Norman knight who came in the army of the Norman duke at . the Conquest in 1066, and shows that he acquired lands at or near Kenilworth in Warwickshire. His s. Ralph (or Roger) became "Grand Porteur" to Henry the First; 1120-40, from which is derived the name PORTER.
2. SAMUEL" PORTER b. England 1626; m. Hannah Stanley, dau. of Thomas Stanley who came from England in the ship "Planter" to Lynn, Mass. He was a merchant and freeman in 1684.
3. THOMAS STANLEY PORTER b. Hadley, Mass., Apr. 1, 1683; rem. to Coventry,, Conn., where he was the first town clerk, and served as captain dur- ing the Indian wars. He m. Nov. 13, 1707 Thankful Babcock, b. 1686, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Curtis) Babcock.
4. WILLIAM' PORTER b. Coventry Oct. 13, 1728; d. Lyme 1778; m. Feb. 26, 1756, Esther" Carpenter, b. Coventry Feb. 8, 1737; d. 1827; dau. of Ben- jamin5 (Benjamin', William3, William", Carpenter, Jr., b. England 1605, q. v.) and Rebecca (Smith) Carpenter. Among their twelve ch. were:
i. VINE® b. Coventry Dec. 25, 1765. (5)
ii. BENJAMIN Coventry Aug. 30, 1772. (6)
5. VINE PORTER m. in Alstead May 25, 1792 Sarah Burroughs who d. June 24, 1843, dau. of Capt. John and Mehitabel (Carlton) Burroughs of Al- stead. The youngest of their six children was:
i. VINE6 b. Crown Point, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1801; d. Walpole Sept. 24, 1843. (7)
6. * BENJAMINS PORTER lived in S. several years between 1795 and 1805. He was taxed in the northwest school district and owned one cow. He may have lived at No. 154. He m. at Surry Dec. 31, 1795 Lydia Wilcox of S., dau. of Obadiah Wilcox, q. v.
Ch .:
i. WILLIAM6 b. Sheffield, Vt., May 4, 1796.
ii. PRUDENCE Derby, Vt., Mar. 6, 1798, d. Feb. 12, 1885; m. William Per- kins, q. v.
iii. CYRUS S. Jan. 18, 1801; d. May 18, 1806.
7. VINE® PORTER settled at Morristown, Vt., on March 31, 1834, he re- moved to Walpole where he set up practice as a Thomsonian physician follow- ing this profession until his death. He m. 1822 Hannah Pike b. Brookfield, Vt., Jan. 27, 1801; d. in S. Apr. 19, 1887, dau. of Seth and Mary (Flint) Pike, q.v. She married (2) David Burnham in 1866.
Ch. b., i-iv, Morristown, Vt., v at Walpole:
i. WINSLOW BURROUGHS b. Nov. 21, 1823; d. Walpole Nov. 2, 1891; a phy- sician. (8)
*According to the Porter Genealogy Benjamin m. Prudence Gardner; the S. town records. state he m. Lydia Wilcox of S.
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ii. SAMUEL HARRISON Nov. 20, 1825; d. Rensselaer, Ind., Nov. 17, 1908. (9)
iii. WILLIAM HENRY May 10, 1830; d. S. Jan. 2, 1894; a physician. (10) iv. JAMES HARVEY June 1, 1832; d. Jan. 24, 1898. (11)
v. GEORGE PAPHRO June 23, 1834; d. July 14, 1923 at Walpole. (12)
8. WINSLOW BURROUGHS PORTER (Dr. Vine“, Vines, William4, Stan- ley3, Samuel2, John1) was a physician and practiced his profession in Alstead Village for many years, then located in Walpole where he continued until about the time of his d. He m. 1846 Laura M. Burt, b. Mar. 31, 1820; d. Dec. 12, 1898, dau. of Luther and Irene (Dunchee) Burt of Walpole.
Ch. b. Alstead :
i. WALTER FLORIAN' b. July 11, 1848; d. Sept. 23, 1850.
ii. FLORA ROSELLA Aug. 29, 1851; d. Sept. 2, 1855.
iii. MARY ROENNA Dec. 18, 1853 at Alstead; m. May 15, 1878 John Graves Shedd, b. at Alstead July 20, 1850, son of William and Abigail (Wil- lace) Shedd of Alstead and Langdon. When 18 years of age Mr. Shedd entered the general store of Timothy Tufts in Alstead village (form- erly called Papermill Village) ; subsequently he worked in stores at Bellows Falls, and Rutland, Vt. Going to Chicago Aug. 7, 1872, he entered the empoy of Field, Lieter & Co., where he worked his way up from stock boy to the acting head of the great firm of Marshall Field & Co., and upon the d. of Mr. Field, John G. Shedd became president of this well known house. He erected the SHEDD-PORTER Memor- ial Library in Alstead Village; this was dedicated Aug. 25, 1910. Ch. b. Chicago, Ill .: i. Laura Abbieº b. Apr. 8, 1879, a graduate of Smith College, class of 1900; m. Feb. 22, 1913 Charles H. Scheneppe; res. Lake Forest, Ill; 2 ch. ii. Helen May May 3, 1884, grad. Smith Col- lege, class of 1905; m. Nov. 25, 1911 Kersey Coates Reed; res. Chi- cago; 2 ch.
iv. WALLACE FORRESTER Sept. 28, 1857; d. Aug. 13, 1859.
v. WARREN WINSLOW Sept. 27, 1860; res. Walpole. (13)
9. SAMUEL HARRISON PORTER (Dr. Vine", Vine5, William4, Stanley3, Samuel2, John1) usually known as "Harrison Porter" is well remembered by a few old citizens as an argus-eyed pedagogue who taught the S. village school during the Fifties. He was a remarkably successful teacher, a vocation which he followed more or less for many years. Through some cause he lost an eye when a young man, yet he once told his pupils, "he could see more with one eye than some could with two." The following abridged sketch of Mr. Por- ter's life appeared in K. S. at time of his d., 1908 :
About 1833 his parents moved from Morristown, Vt., to Walpole and settled on the hill farm known as the Sargent place. In 1843 the father d. and Harrison, being the oldest son at home, took charge of the farm and carried it on for three years, when the family moved to Alstead. Mr. Porter attended the Academy at Walpole, schools in Alstead, Mar- low, So. Woodstock, Vt., and the military school at Norwich, Vt., sup- porting himself by teaching school winters. After his m. he taught school at So. Abington, Mass., then returned to Alstead and was in business for several years. He came to S. 1858 and built No. 64 as a store. In 1872 he settled in Walpole where he lived for 30 years. He
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was for several years salesman in the general store of his brother, George P. Porter, and then taught the intermediate school in the vil- lage of Walpole for a number of years. Mr. Porter was one of the most useful and respected citizens of Walpole. He had the New England versatility and could turn his hand successfully to almost any kind of business. Besides being a farmer, school teacher and merchant he often acted as an auctioneer and had a ready wit which served him well in that position. He was a staunch Republican and a strong Unitarian and in the absence of a clergyman often conducted Sunday services and read the sermon with feeling and effect.
He m. 1853 Harriet A. Emerson, b. Dec. 16, 1826; d. Jan. 8, 1906; dau. of Josiah and Sarah (Merriam, q. v.) Emerson of Alstead.
Ch .:
i. EMMA A.8 b. Boston Nov. 7, 1853; m. Oct. 29, 1873 Sanders Spaulding Shedd, b. Alstead Sept. 28, 1846 (a brother of John G. Shedd above), s. of William and Abigail (Wallace) Shedd of Alstead and Langdon; res. (1920) Rensselaer, Ind. He was a farmer on his father's farm in Langdon until about 1875 when he rem. to the midwest. Ch .: i. Harrison Porterº b. Oneida, Ill., June 24, 1876. ii. Edith Elmira One- ida May 18, 1880; grad. Northwestern Univ., Class of 1905; m. Oct. 29, 1913 Samuel Edwin Sparling; res. Demopolis, Ala. iii. Arthur Wallace Oneida July 30, 1881. iv. Alice Emmeline Grinnell, Ia., Dec. 7, 1882; grad. Northwestern Univ. class of 1907; m. Dec. 30, 1913 Ed- ward James Randall; res. Rensselaer. v. Harriett Emma Sedgwick, Colo., Sept. 21, 1890; grad. Northwestern Univ., class of 1912.
ii. FRANK W. Abington, Mass., Oct. 7, 1855; res. Chicago. He is head salesman of the Glove Dept. in the Marshall Field & Company; m. Annie Spague. Ch .: i. Charlotteº b. Sept. 11, 1887; d. May 14, 1894. ii. Marion July 13, 1898.
iii. JOHN LINCOLN Alstead July 2, 1864; res. Chicago; an Orthopedic Sur- geon, connected with the Cook County and St. Lake Hospitals; also is a Lecturer in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He m. Ethel Quigg. Ch .: i. David Quigg Sept. 1, 1900. ii. John Lincoln Jr., June 2, 1909.
10. WILLIAM HENRY PORTER (Dr. Vine®, Vine5, William4, Stanley3, Samuel2, John1) came to Walpole with his parents when a small child and after the d. of his father rem. to Alstead with his mother and brothers. After his brother, Dr. Winslow B. Porter, began the practice of medicine in Alstead, William commenced the study of medicine under his direction. He attended Saxtons River (Vt.) Academy. During the winter of 1851-2 he attended lec- tures at Harvard Medical School. In 1853 he was at the old Worcester (Mass.) Medical College, graduating from there in the class of 1853. Dr. William H. Porter immediately began the practice of his profession with his brother Dr Winslow. He married Mar. 28, 1854, Clementine R. Balch of Johnson, Vt., dau. of Robert and Lydia (Pike, q. v.) Balch. They settled in Surry Apr. 12, 1854 and lived there the remainder of their lives; first at No. 65 and some years later at No. 70. Dr. Porter was always deeply interested in his adopted town; served as town clerk 24 years; treasurer 10 years; represented the town in the General Court 1868-69; was postmaster for many years; served on the
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school board several years, was one of the trustees of the Reed Free Library; and was active in Surry Grange P. of H. being chosen the first master of the local organization. As a physician he was successful, having a large practice in Surry and adjoining towns.
WILLIAM HENRY PORTER 1830-1894
Ch. b. S .:
i. MYRON HENRY® b. Jan. 3, 1855; a farmer, res. at No. 80. (14)
ii. CHARLES HARVEY Jan. 29, 1858; d. S. Jan. 29, 1861.
iii. ELLEN HARRIETT Dec. 26, 1861; m. 1889 James Ellsworth Harvey, q. v. iv. KATE HANNAH Jan. 26, 1865; unm. res. at No. 70.
11. JAMES HARVEY PORTER (Dr. Vine", Vine5, William, Stanley3, Samuel", John1) rem. to Chicago, Ill., in 1870; m. Ellen L. Wentworth who d. Aug. 6, 1906, dau. of Warren Wentworth of Alstead. Ch .:
i. WALTER VINE' b. and d. in inf.
ii. FRED WENTWORTH 1864; d. Jan. 1888.
12. GEORGE P. PORTER (Dr. Vine", Vine5, William', Stanley3, Samuel", John1) came to S. about 1855 and lived here three years, taught school and was associated with his brother Harrison in the store, this being his first experi- ence as a merchant-a business, which he followed in Alstead and Walpole thereafter with marked success. He m. May 22, 1860, Sarah Jane Ladd, b. Albion, N. Y. Jan. 8, 1838; d. July 4, 1923, at Walpole, dau. of Royal and Sarah (Gay) Ladd, gr-dau. of John and Sally (-) Gay of S. q. v.
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Ch. b. Walpole :
i. MABEL ANNA' May 1. 1864; d. Bridgeport, Conn., July 5, 1814; m. Dr. Charles W. Gardner of Bridgeport.
13. WARREN WINSLOW' PORTER (Dr. Winslow B.", Dr. Vine", Vine5, William', Stanley", Samuel", John1) of Walpole m. Sept. 6, 1883, Carrie A. Perry b. Westminster Vt., Dec. 9, 1863, dau. of Horace A. and Sarah J. (-) Perry of Walpole.
Ch. b. Walpole :
i. RENA CARRIE" b. Apr. 1, 1886; m. Dec. 18, 1907 Hudson Bridge Hastings of Walpole; 4 ch.
ii. MARGARET PERRY Jan. 30, 1901; grad. Middlebury, Vt., 1923.
14. MYRON HENRY PORTER (Dr. William H.7, Dr. Vine®, Vine5, Wil- liam4, Stanley3, Samuel", John1) has lived in S. all his life; has served as town clerk since 1910; selectman for four years. He m. Dec. 4, 1886 Ada Idell Pike, dau. of Henry A. Pike, q. v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. HENRY PIKE" b. July 18, 1890; a farmer; res. (1922) at No. 81. (15)
ii. MARGARET MAE Sept. 18, 1893; m. Aug. 23, 1913, Clarence H. French, q. v.
15. HENRY PIKE" PORTER (Myron H.", Dr. William H., Dr. Vine", Vine", William', Stanley", Samuel2, John1) lived at No. 64; built on the site of the old house at No. 81, a new dwelling into which he moved Oct. 1921. He m. Aug. 23, 1913 Lucy Marion Osborne, b. Winchester Apr. 17, 1895, dau. of Leon M. and Mattie A. (Wilder, q.v.) Osborne of Gilsum and S.
Ch. b. S .:
i. HENRY PIKE10 b. July 23, 1914.
ii. RUTH MARION May 16, 1920.
16. HART1 PORTER was of S. in 1825-6. He m. in Swanzey May 20, 1827 Abigail March "of Surry" at which time he was of Charlestown.
17. COLLIS' PORTER a Canadian Frenchman of Alstead was taxed 1883. He is said to have taken the name of Porter after he came to the States.
PRATT
6. WILLIAM H.1 PRATT of Walpole res. S. 1896; m. Rose --- , b. E. Townsend, Vt. He lived at No. 33, rem. to Alstead. He originated from Ac- worth.
Ch. b. in S .:
i. EARLEª b. Apr. 18, 1896.
7. ROLAND C.1 PRATT b. 1892 in Mass .; m. Grace E. Brown, b. Hyde Park, Vt., 1894. Ch. b. S:
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ii. MILDRED ESTHER May 21, 1914.
PRENTISS
1. REUBEN' PRENTISS (or Prentice) came to S. about 1783/4 and rem. between 1790 and '95; m. Sarah
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HISTORY OF SURRY
Ch. b. in S .:
i. JOSHUA2 b. May 14, 1785.
ii. ELIZABETH Sept. 3, 1787.
iii. JOEL Oct. 1, 1789.
iv. REUBEN JR. Oct. 11, 1791.
PRESSEY
1. JOHN' PRESSEY b. Charleston, Vt .; d. Canaan. He m. and had a s .:
2. JOHN2 PRESSEY b. Washington, Vt .; d. Lebanon about 1895; m. Mary Johnson.
3. FRIEND WILLIAM3 PRESSEY b. Ogdensburg, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1855; d. Canaan Oct. 19, 1900; m. Hattie Isabelle Elliott of Natick, Mass. They had eight ch .: i. Perley L.4 (4). ii. George d. y. iii. Celia B. iv. Chester A. v. Carrie D. vi. John F. vii. Ruby M. viii. Bertha A.
4. PERLEY LORAN PRESSEY (Friend W.3, John2, John1) b. Canaan May 4, 1876, a carpenter and builder; res. Canaan, Hanover and Shrewsbury, Mass. Rem. to No. 40, May 3, 1920 and returned to Shrewsbury late in the same year. He m. Mar. 25, 1916 Florence Etta Elmer, b. Hanover Nov. 23, 1876, dau. of Hiram A. and Anna Jane (Bradley) Elmer.
Ch. b. Shrewsbury, Mass .:
i. MARJORIE5 b. Aug. 31, 1917.
PROCTOR
1. * BENJAMIN' PROCTOR of Ipswich, Mass. (prob. s. of John and Rachel (Woodbury) Proctor) bought June 11, 1795, L. 1; R. 1, in Alstead of William Baxter, q. v. for $733.33. This land was formerly owned by Timothy Watts and Delevan Delance, q.v., and is supposed to have been No. 153 on our map. He d. before 1858; m. Susanna b. 1773 (?) ; d. Alstead Apr. 5, 1858, age 85 years. He paid taxes in S. for years. This record is incomplete; the following are supposed to have been ch.
Ch. b. Alstead :
i. LUTHER2 rem. to Walpole; m. (2) Mrs. Lucy (Bowker) Crehore, q. v., after 1831. Ch. by (1) wife: i. Charles3 lived and d. Keene. ii. Sophia.
ii. Ips about 1795; d. Charlestown Dec. 31, 1835; age 40; an old stage driver, "formerly of Keene and S."-K. S.
iii. EBENEZER Alstead Nov. 17, 1805; res. Walpole 1878; for many years he lived on the old Proctor farm, No. 153 in southwest corner of Alstead. Here he had a herd of 30 cows and Mrs. Proctor made large quantities of cheese for the Boston market; one sizable room in their house was used entirely as a "cheese room." Both Luther2 and Eben- ezer are remembered as men of large build, over six feet high, large powerful men physically, tipping the beam at 225 to 250 pounds. Ebenezer m. 18- Anna K. , b. Watertown, Mass., Jan. 11,
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