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vii. MARIA.
4. HARRISON NEWELL4 SCRIPTURE (Charles3, Capt. Samuel?, Sam- uel1) settled in S. 1865 and purchased that year the saw and grist mill at No. 112 of Osborne & Hale of Keene. He lived at No. 111 until he built his dwell- ing, 115, in 1876; in 1880 he tore the old mill down and on the site erected a new saw and grist mill which he ran for about 35 years. This mill has now gone to decay; fell down and the lumber sold-1922. He served as selectman, 1871, 79, 85, 97, 98, 99, 00, 03, 04, 05, 06, and 09. State representative 1882 of S., Sullivan, and Roxbury. He has also been a member of the Board of Health and supervisor of the check-list, etc. He m. Aug. 15, 1865, Charlotte Ann Fisher b. Manchester July 30, 1844; d. S. May 3, 1890; dau. of Justus and Eveline (Scott) Fisher.
Ch. b. in S .:
i. ADA BELLE® Jan. 17, 1871; m. Feb. 1, 1893, Myron Augustus Nims, b. Harrisville May 29, 1868; s. of David Nims of Hinsdale. He is with the Spencer Hardware Co. at Keene. Ch. b. Keene: i. Robert David® b. May 15, 1894. ii. Estelle Charlotte b. Aug. 18, 1896.
ii. HARRIE EUGENE Aug. 3, 1882; res. 1922, at No. 115; a farmer. (6)
5. WALTER RUSSELL4 SCRIPTURE (Charles3, Capt. Samuel2, Samuel1) came to S. when a young man; for a time was associated with Harrison in the mill; rem. to Keene. He lived at No. 104. He m. May 11, 1871, Mrs. Alice J. (Cram, q.v.) Hodgman and she now (1922) res. with her s. Edd L. at West- moreland Depot,
Ch. b. S. and Keene:
i. MARIA WINNIFRED5 S. Dec. 20, 1873; m. Keene Apr. 10, 1905, Adin A. · Hall, b. 1864 Mendon, Mass .; s. of Merrick E. and Mary E. (Hill) Hall. Ch. b. Keene: i. Hamilton® b. Apr. 22, 1906; d. Keene Apr. 23, 1906. ii. Mary Alida b. May 12, 1907. iii. Walter Scripture b. May 26, 1908.
ii. ADDIE JANE Nov. 20, 1874; d. S. Aug. 20, 1875.
iii. CHARLES WILLARD June 3, 1877; res. on Arch St., Keene. (7)
iv. GEORGE WALTER Feb. 7, 1879; liveryman in Keene, left there Oct. 1908 (?) (8)
v. JOHN HOUGHTON Keene July 8, 1882. Res. Keene. (9)
vi. EDD LEROY Keene, Dec. 3, 1885. Res. Westmoreland Depot. (10)
vii. CORA EDIE Keene, Jan. 27, 1890; m. Keene June 16, 1913, John Henry Dragoon b. Hinsdale June 24, 1883; s. of Charles and Luella (Howe) Dragoon. They res. Keene. Ch. b. Keene: i. Albert Russell6 b. Mar. 22, 1915. ii. George Scripture b. Jan. 4, 1917.
6. HARRIE EUGENE SCRIPTURE (Harrison N.4, Charles3, Capt. Sam- uel2, Samuel1) m. Nov. 14, 1906, Ellen Harriet Newton, dau. of Samuel L. Newton, q.v. They have res. in Keene and S. Ch .:
i. PAUL NEWTON® Keene Aug. 26, 1907.
ii. PHILIP ALLEN Keene July 6, 1910.
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iii. CHARLOTTE ROSAMOND Keene Mar. 31, 1912.
iv. STANLEY HARRISON July 31, 1915.
V. BERTHA ELIZABETH Keene Oct. 22, 1920.
7. CHARLES WILLARD SCRIPTURE (Walter R.4, Charles3, Capt. Sam- uel2, Samuel1). He was a soldier in the Spanish-American war, His company left Keene May 7, 1898. A farmer; m. (1) Concord, Mar. 30, 1905, Adelia Skinner Neaves b. Port Lorne, N. S. Aug. 23, 1876; d. Keene Dec. 6, 1909; dau. of William Henry and Mary Ann (Sabean) Neaves. She was a sister of Laura S. Neaves who m. Walter J. Bolster, q.v. He m. (2) Fitchburg, Mass., May 1, 1914, Jennie Elizabeth Cutler b. Keene Sept. 4, 1867; dau. of Charles Henry and Elizabeth Ann (Burnham) Cutler of Rindge and Keene.
Ch. b. Keene (1) wife:
i. A dau.º stillborn Feb. 22, 1906.
ii. MAYNARD CHARLES July 30, 1907; res. Keene.
iii. FRANCIS NEAVES Dec. 6, 1909; his mother d. on the day of his b. and he was legally adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Bolster, q.v. His name was changed to "Francis Neaves Bolster"; res. Concord.
8. GEORGE WALTERS SCRIPTURE (Walter R.4, Charlesª, Capt. Sam- uel2, Samuel1) m. Hinsdale Oct. 28, 1903, Mrs. Bertha Louise (Davis) Morse b. Williamsville, Vt. 1877 (?); d. Springfield, Vt., 1914 (?); dau. of George W. and Minnie (White) Davis and widow of Morse. No issue and n.f.r.
9. JOHN HOUGHTON® SCRIPTURE (Walter R.4, Charles3, Capt. Sam- uel2, Samuel1) res. Keene, emp. by N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. He m. (1) Keene, June 21, 1908, Frances L. Yardley b. Nelson 1883 (?); dau. of William W. and Mary J. (Rice) Yardley; divorced. He m. (2) Lena M. Carey b. Ches- terfield, May 24, 1894; d. Keene Oct. 13, 1918- "flu"; dau. of Ernest and Mattie (Colburn) Carey; m. (3) Keene Apr. 8, 1919, Annie J. Foshey b. Plattsburg, N. Y., abt. 1882; dau. of Henry and Lucy A. (Delile) Foshey. No ch.
10. EDD LEROY SCRIPTURE (Walter R.4, Charles3, Capt. Samuelº, Sam- uel1) m. Nov. 15, 1913, Mrs. Lilla Ethel (Sullivan) Dutton of Westmoreland. She m. (1) George Dutton by whom was b .: i. Verna Dutton in Westmoreland abt. 1904.
SEAVER.
1. LYFORD' SEAVER b. Swanzey abt. 1874; m. Mrs. Nellie F. (Davis) Ellis, dau. of William O. Davis, q.v and who formerly m. Frank L. Ellis. Ch .:
i. MARGARET MARY stillborn in S. Sept. 30, 1921.
SELKIRK.
Our records of the Selkirk family have been compiled from several sources and are not satisfactory or complete. James, John of Walpole, and Robert (?) were carpenters, worked in S. and Walpole were brothers and Scotch-Irish.
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1. JAMES' SELKIRK b. Quebec, Canada 1840; taxed in S. 1874-'75; rem. to Walpole where he was living 1879, a carpenter. He lived at No. 103 and 104. He m. (1) Feb. 11, 1874, Mary Ellen Morey of S. b. Woodbury (or Wolcott), Vt., July 13, 1850. He m. (2) abt. 1883, Mary E. Watkins (?). His (1) wife grew up in Sumner Wilder's family at No. 103.
Ch. by (1) wife:
i. JAMES S.2 S. Dec. 6, 1874; was living 1878, but believed d. before 1890.
ii. JENNIE S. S. Dec. 6, 1874; m. Algion E. Houghton, b. Walpole Mar. 10, 1868; s. of Henry E and Abbie M. (-) Houghton of Walpole. Ch. b. Walpole: i. Mabel Jennie3 b. Mar. 1, 1896. ii. Edward Algion b. Aug. 11, 1897 iii. Warren Selkirk b. Apr. 21, 1901. iv. Eunice Matilda b. Aug. 12, 1903. v. A child. vi. Amy Heath b. Apr. 26, 1905.
iii. WILLIAM ROBERT2 Walpole Oct. 5, 1876; res. in Walpole (1895). (2) iv. MARY ELLEN Walpole Jan. 4, 1882-child perhaps by (2) wife.
Ch. by (2) wife:
V. SARAH GRACE Walpole June 18, 1884.
vi. JAMES M. Walpole Jan. 3, 1890.
2. WILLIAM ROBERT SELKIRK (James1) m. Walpole July 21, 1898, Eva L. Boynton b. Walpole 1879 (?) ; dau. of George G. and Hattie J. (Pierce) Boynton. He m. (2) Walpole Nov. 26, 1921, Ethel O. Roy b. Walpole 1892 (?) ; dau. of William O. and Mary (Watkins) Roy of Walpole.
SHATTUCK.
1. Rev. AMOS FRANKLIN' SHATTUCK b. Hollis July 9, 1832; educated at Amherst College, 1859; Union Seminary N. Y. 1862; ordained June 3, 1868. He preached in S. 1865; lived at No. 62. Later he preached at Worces- ter, Vt. 1870-71. While in S. his sister Myra was his housekeeper. She took typhoid fever and d. here, Oct. 27, 1865 aged 30 yrs. bur. in Hollis.
SHAW.
1. DAVID SHAW, whose ancestral line has not been established, was b. abt. 1773; d. in S. Mar. 7, 1857. Our earliest knowledge of him is found at the time of his m. which states he was from "New Marlboro," but whether this was intended, Marlboro, or New Marlboro, Mass., is unknown. He taught the village school during the winter of 1796-97. He was living at Marlboro, N. H., and rem. to Alstead on or abt. Nov. 1, 1800, where he appears to have lived until he came to S. in the fall of 1813, or early in 1814. He lived first in the old house at No. 16, and later rem. to the Baxter tavern, No. 116, known for many years as "Shaw's Corner." He had a well balanced mind, did much of the legal business after locating in this town; was deputy sheriff several years, moderator, 1816-18; selectman, 1815-18. He m. in S. Aug. 22, 1796, Prudence Baxter, dau. of Capt. Simon Baxter, q.v. He was known as Esq. Shaw.
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Ch. b. i. in S. ii. in Marlboro, iii .- x. in Alstead, others in S .:
*i. PRUDENCE2 Oct. 29, 1797; d. Charlestown, Mass., Jan. 18, 1867; bur. S .; m. Abijah Munroe, q.v.
ii. DAVID Oct. 27, 1798; little is known of him, but from an old letter it appears he went to England abt. 1841, and for a time was at the Westminster Palace.
iii. MARGARET Mar. 29, 1800; m. S. Mar. 10, 1825, Capt. Harvey Shaw of Tinmouth, Vt., to which state she probably moved.
iv. ELVIRA July 15, 1802; d. Keene Aug. 11, 1865; m. S. Nov. 2, 1823, Jon- athan Robinson, Jr., q.v.
v. LAURENDA Feb. 18, 1804; d. S. Aug. 19, 1806.
vi. ZILPHA JENNETT Sept. 2, 1805; d. unm. Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 6, 1889; bur. S. She was a well educated and excellent lady, being well versed in three or four languages.
vii. ADALINE Sept. 7, 1807; d. unm. Charlestown, Aug. 19, 1862; bur. S.
viii. WILLIAM BAXTER Feb. 14, 1809; d. Cambria, N. Y. Aug. 11, 1843. (2) ix. HORACE BAXTER July 21, 1811; d. S. Feb. 22, 1899; a farmer. (3) X. WILLARD Mar. 8, 1813; d. Rockingham, Vt., Feb. 26, 1895. (4) xi. RACHEL BAXTER Mar. 6, 1815; d. S. Jan. 12, 1816.
xii. MARY ANN Dec. 25, 1817; d. Oct. 9, 1850; m. in Tinmouth 1841/2, L. H. Raymond of Deerfield, Mass. Ch. b .: i. Frances3 d. Keene (?).
xiii. NANCY HELEN Jan. 25, 1819; m. Dec. 23, 1846, George O. Vail of Wallingford, Vt .; separated. Had two daus. b.
xiv. CHARLES ADAMS Nov. 5, 1822; d. abt. 1902; res. at Buffalo, N. Y. He m. and had two or more daughters.
2. WILLIAM BAXTER SHAW (Esq. David1) became a physician; settled at Cambria abt. Oct. 1, 1835. He m. Ch .:
i. ANN LOUISA m. a Mr. Parsons.
3. HORACE BAXTER? SHAW (Esq. David1) lived at "Shaw's Corner," taught school when a young man, town clerk, 1840-41; a Republican and respected citizen of the town. He m. abt. 1850, Mariah A. Tuttle b. Walpole 1829; d. S. Aug. 5, 1891; dau. of Jacob and Mariah (Prouty) Tuttle. Ch. b. S .:
i. EMOGENE ELSIN3 Mar. 18, 1851; res. (1922) Keene. She m. Alonzo F. Wilbur, q.v .- divorced. Ch .: i. Juanita4 b. S. Aug. 6, 1870; m. Dec. 23, 1910 at Charlestown, Mass, Henry Campbell; res. at 14 Cordis St. Charlestown.
4. WILLARD2 SHAW (Esq. David1) His name also written, "Willard S. Shaw." He lived in "Walpole Valley,' came to Shaw's Corner after d. of his (1) wife. He m. (1) Mrs. Mariah (Prouty) Tuttle, the mother of his bro. Horace's wife; m. (2) Mar. (or May) 9, 1874, Mrs. Phebe Britton (Hall-Wil- bur) Winchester of Westmoreland, dau. of Jonathan and Phebe (Britton) Hall. They lived at No. 64, then at No. 7, and finally rem. to Westmoreland. No ch.
5. (According to a letter written Sept. 4, 1838, by a Mr. Darius Shaw to Dr. William B. Shaw of Surry, he calls Dr. William, "his uncle." He may possibly have been a son of Margaret Shaw who m. Capt. Shaw, q.v.
*The date and place of b. of all the ch. are on record in Surry. U
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6. JARIUS SHAW b. in S. Apr. 14, 1765; d. Munson, Ohio, Aug. 12, 1845; m. Mrs. Chloe (Loveland) Patter, b. Adams, Mass. Mar. 7, 1772; d. Munson Apr. 29, 1846. She m. (1) Philip Patter of Adams .- From Boston Transcript, Feb. 8, 1922.
SHELLEY.
1. *ROBERT' SHELLEY b. in England; came to America in the ship "Lyon" and arrived in Boston Sept. 16, 1632; lived in Scituate and rem. to Barnstable, Mass., where he d. He m. Judith Gannett who came from Ip- swich, Eng. in the ship "Francis" the last of Apr. 1634 as a maid-servant; aged 26 yrs.
2. ROBERT SHELLEY (doubtless their son-the very early records of Barnstable were destroyed) lived in Barnstable; name of wife unknown.
3. BENJAMIN® SHELLEY b. Barnstable Mar. 12, 1679; m. Aug. 8, 1705, Alice Goodspeed b. June 30, 1683; dau. of Ebenezer Goodspeed. They rem. after 1713 to that part of Taunton which became Raynham, Mass.
Ch .: (perhaps there were others)
i. JOSEPH4 July 29, 1706; lived in Raynham. (4)
ii. BENJAMIN Sept. 27, 1720; lived in Raynham. (5)
4. JOSEPH' SHELLEY; m. Thankful Bodfish who d. 1790; aged 76 yrs. They had a son: Jonathan5 b. Raynham Apr. 4, 1738; rem. to Westmoreland where he d.
(6)
5. BENJAMIN4 SHELLEY m. Lydia Wood of Middleboro, Mass., dau. of Elnathan Wood. They had: Barnabas5 b. abt. 1747; d. Raynham in 1777. (7)
6. JONATHAN SHELLEY m. Sarah Andrews, in Westmoreland abt. 1800 and d. Oct. 22, 1811. They had: Jonathan6 b. Jan. 25, 1764 or 1768, d. Nov. 19, 1853. (8)
7. BARNABAS SHELLEY m. 1768, Joanna Wilbur of Raynham. He and several members of his family d. of small-pox at Raynham, in 1777. They had: Barnabas® b. in Raynham Nov. 16, 1769; rem. to Westmoreland, d. Aug. 20, 1846. (9)
8. JONATHAN SHELLEY m. at Norton, Mass. Aug. 14, 1794/5, Polly (or Molly) Cole b. Apr. 12, 1770; d. Dec. 20, 1814; dau. of Robert Cole. They lived on the "London Road" in Westmoreland for many years. He m. (2) Feb. 12, 1818, Mrs. Sally Thomas who d. Apr. 10, 1823. Ch .:
i. DENCY7 Nov. 4, 1795; m. Abel Allen Jr. as his (2) wife, q.v.
ii. OREN Raynham Apr. 26, 1797; d. Keene May 21, 1889, lived in S. (10)
iii. JOSEPH June 25, 1800; d. Keene July 13, 1852; taxed in S. 1828. (11) iv. ROBERT May 27, 1802; d. Keene Sept. 12, 1883; taxed S. 1827. (12) v. JONATHAN Sept. 20, 1804; res. Westmoreland. (13)
vi. ALBINUS 1806; d Keene Sept. 2, 1848; a shoe merchant, Keene. (14)
*Mrs. Ella E. Abbott, historian of Westmoreland, has supplied much of this data.
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9. BARNABAS" SHELLEY m. Aug. 26, 1792, Lydia Cole, who d. Apr. 21, 1847; aged 82 years. Two of their ch. were:
i. BARNABAS Feb. 19, 1795 in Westmoreland, d. Feb. 1, 1830. He res. in S. (15)
ii. CYRENA Westmoreland Feb. 24, 1797; d. Jan. 12, 1835; m. Daniel Pat- ten; Baxter family, q.v.
10. OREN SHELLEY (Jonathan", Jonathan3, Joseph, Benjamin3 Robert2, Robert1). When about ten years of age his parents moved to Westmoreland where he lived until 1826 when he settled in S., living first at No. 82, and in 1835 at No. 33, and served as "Highway Surveyor" of district No. 6. He was taxed here 1838 for the last time, then rem. to a farm on Stratton Moun- tain, Vt., where he remained until 1846 when he settled in Keene. He was a thrifty farmer and owned a large tract of land in Keene extending from Beaver brook well up the west side of Beech Hill, now covered with streets and dwellings. He m. in Westmoreland Mar. 20, 1820, Rowena Ranstead, b. Springfield, Vt. Mar. 19, 1796; d. Keene Dec. 14, 1898, at the great age, 102 yrs. 8 mos. 25 d., dau. of Rufus and Anna (Aldrich) Ranstead, q.v. Their married life extended over 69 years when he d. at the age of 92 years, 24 days. Several articles have been printed in both Keene and Boston newspapers re- garding this honored and remarkable couple. He never held office, "but one time, when I lived in Surry, they wanted me to be highway surveyor, and so I took it for a while." "No, I never was in any war, but I've been killed three times," once it was while "I was riding on a load of hay. It was up in Surry, and I was going down hill. There wasn't any brace for my feet, and I couldn't hold back, and so I just slid right off right between the horses and the wagon" and I was badly stunned. Rowena, his wife, was one of nine children of Rufus Ranstead, q.v. After living in Springfield and Weathers- field, Vt., came to live with her grand-parents in Westmoreland when about 15 years of age. Spinning and weaving were among her accomplishments, and in these she excelled. "My spinning wheel was my piano, you know. I used to go out spinning by the week. I got three and sixpence a week, and I laid up a little money on that, too."
Ch. b. i .- iii. in Westmoreland, iv. in S .:
i. MARY E.8 Mar. 7, 1821; d. Keene Sept. 3, 1908; m. Noyes E. Starkey b. Troy Nov. 12, 1820, d. Keene Dec. 31, 1897; s. of Levi and Hannah (Holman) Starkey. They had b .: i. Mary I.º b. Fitzwilliam Jan. 26, 1844; d. unm. ii. George M. b. Chesterfield Jan. 27, 1846; d. unm. iii. Emma J. b. Bellows Falls June 29, 1854; d. Keene Oct. 10, 1854. They legally adopted: iv. Ella m. Thornton, and there were b .: i. Harry E. Thornton. ii. Ralph S. Thornton.
ii. WILLIAM OREN Oct. 24, 1822; d. Keene June 21, 1872; unm.
iii. EMILY JANE June 6, 1825; m. Loren Wyman of Cambridgeport (Rock- ingham township), Vt. and rem. to Minn. or Wis. Ch. b .: i. Walter W.º res. (1898) Wisconsin. ii. Clinton res. Wis.
iv. GEORGE RANSTEAD S. Feb. 20, 1828; d. Keene Mar. 18, 1887. (16)
11. JOSEPH SHELLEY (Jonathan", Jonathan5, Joseph, Benjamin3, Robert2, Robert1) m. (1) Lucy Leonard b. Wareham, Mass. 1803; d. Keene Aug. 19, 1842; m. (2) Keene Mar. 15, 1843, Eloiza Pope. They lived in S., Westmoreland and Keene.
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Ch. b .: Westmoreland and Keene by (1) wife:
i. HELEN MARIA Jan. 29, 1829; d. Keene June 16, 1917; m. George Gor- don Sawyer b. Keene Dec. 25, 1825; d. Keene Dec. 12, 1901; s. of Jo- siah and Jane (Wheeler) Sawyer. (G. G. Sawyer was a bro. of William W. Sawyer who m. Arvilla Carpenter of S., q.v.) Ch .: i. Fred Josiahº b. Keene May 1, 1858; d. Keene Nov. 4, 1898; m. ii. Jennie Eloisa (or Loisa) b. Keene Jan. (or Feb.) 21, 1861; d. there Feb. 29, 1864. iii. Joseph F. b. Keene Feb. 7, 1864; d. there Mar 6, 1864.
ii. FRANCES ARIBELLA Keene Apr. 2, 1831; d. there Apr. 12, 1904; m. Thomas B. Flint of Nelson who d. Keene Feb. 23, 1869 aged 29 yrs. He m. (1) May 4, 1862, Louisa A. McCollester of Marlboro b. Oct. 10, 1844; d. Keene Oct. 6, 1865; a sister of the Rev. S. H. McCol- lester, D. D. of Marlboro. Ch .: i. Elmer9 b. Keene; res. (1922) Brockton, Mass. He m. and has two sons: 1. Lawrence10. 2. Thomas. iii. LUCY ADALAIDE Mar. 29, 1834; unm. She res. 1922 at 64 Union St., Keene and has assisted on the Shelley records.
iv. HARRIETT NEWELL Keene Nov. 29, 1838; d. there unm. July 16, 1920.
12. ROBERT SHELLEY (Jonathan®, Jonathan5, Joseph', Benjamin3, Rob- ert2, Robert1) was taxed in S. 1827, and for some years he was interested in a tract of land south-easterly of No. 229 on the Pond Road, long known as "The Shelley lot." Whether or not he ever resided in this town is unknown. For years he was a grocery and dry-goods merchant in Keene and for a few years was associated with Herman O. Streeter, q.v. as, "Shelley & Streeter." His name appears as "Robert" and Robert C (ole?) Shelley. He m. (1) Arethusa Honey b. 1807; d. Keene Feb. 26, 1858. He m. (2) Aug. 5, 1859, Nancy Eliza- beth Heaton, b. Sullivan Sept. 13, 1825; d. Keene Apr. 16, 1902, dau. of Nathaniel and Harriet (Nims) Heaton. With his bro. Joseph7 under the firm name of "J. & R. Shelley," was in business in Keene for some years. Ch. by (1) wife:
i. GRANVILLE® abt. 1834; d. Keene July 22, 1839.
ii. FRANK P. HONEY (adopted) b. abt. May 1848; d. Keene Oct. 23, 1857.
13. JONATHAN' SHELLEY (Jonathan6, Jonathan", Joseph4 Benjamin8, Robert2, Robert1) a farmer, lived on the "London Road" in Westmoreland; m. Nancy Wilbur, dau. of Elkanah Wilbur of Taunton, Mass. They had: Ch. b. Westmoreland-perhaps there were others -:
i. ADELIA MELISSA® May 29, 1836; m. 1863, George Lewis Britton, q.v.
14. ALBINUS SHELLEY (Jonathan®, Jonathan5, Joseph', Benjamin8, Robert2, Robert1) lived in Keene. He m. Mary Shirley of Boston, his second cousin; dau. of Daniel Shirley who changed his name from "Daniel Shelley" to "Daniel Shirley."
They had no ch. but legally adopted :
i. EMMA PENNOCK8.
15. BARNABAS SHELLEY (Barnabas®, Barnabas5, Benjamin4, Benja- min3, Robert2, Robert1) res. S. 1827. He m. Nov. 25, 1821, Clarinda Wilbur, dau. of Elisha Wilbur. She m. (2) Westmoreland Feb. 7, 1839, Levi Lincoln.
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Ch. :
i. ELISHA8 Aug. 27, 1822; m. Westmoreland Feb. 29, 1844, Lucy S. Hall. He was taxed in S. 1849-54. No ch
ii. JOSEPH Aug. 20, 1824; m. Westmoreland Apr. 1, 1847, Betsey F. Balch; they had a dau. Alice M.º who m. William H. Britton, q.v. and d. Keene Dec. 16, 1902; 45-3-5.
iii. EMELINE S. June 3, 1827; m. Henry Livingston. Had two ch. both of whom d. y. She and her bro. Lewis C.8 came to S. after the death of their father and were reared in the family of Benjamin Carpenter, Jr., whose wife, Rowena (Wilbur) Carpenter, was their aunt.
iv. LEWIS CARPENTER S. Apr. 21, 1829; came with his sister to No. 223 when a young lad; was taxed 1856; m. at Bellows Falls, Vt. Nov. 9, 1858, Betsey E. Woodward of Westmoreland. They had b .: i. Frank Lewis9; now (1922) res. Westmoreland.
16. GEORGE RANSTEAD® SHELLEY (Oren7, Jonathan®, Jonathan5, Jo- seph4, Benjamin3, Robert2, Robert1) is said to have driven a stage coach over Green Mountains when a young man; after his m. he went west and lived at Mt. Morris, Waushara Co., Wisconsin; returning to Keene in 1861 where he was for many years a carriage painter for "J. & F. French." He m. Keene Nov. 2, 1852, Mary Ann Russell b. Keene Aug. 13, 1831, d. there July 27, 1901, dau. of Stephen and Sophia (Ellis) Russell. Ch .:
i. GEORGE OREN Mount Morris Feb. 14, 1858; res. (1922) Keene, a car- penter; m. (1) Nov. 25, 1880 in Keene Nellie A. Coffey b. Keene and d. there Apr. 21, 1885; m. (2) Newfane, Vt. Nov. 27, 1889, Mrs. Lucy Ann (Charter) Tilley b. Marlboro, Vt. Oct. 22, 1848, dau. of David King and Esther Ann (Bartlett) Charter, and widow of Fred- erick H. Tilley of Ogdensburg, N. Y. Ch. by (1) wife: i. Ethel May10 b. Keene Dec. 19, 1881, d. there Sept. 17, 1882.
ii. FRANK ELLSWORTH Keene Aug. 1, 1862; res. (1922) Somerville, Mass .; a moulder, employed at Newton. He m. Dec. 15, 1885, Susan Geneva (now called "Eva S.") Hunt b. Aug. 27, 1861; dau. of John French
and (Perry) Hunt of Swanzey. Ch .: i. George Russell10 b. Dec. 16, 1887; d. Aug. 2, 1889. ii. Eva May b. Newton Upper Falls, Mass. Apr. 16, 1891; m. Arnold A. Dalzell; they res. (1922) New Orleans, La. He is captain on one of the United Fruit Co's. steamers plying between New Orleans and South and Central Ameri- ca. Ch. b .: 1. Arnold Shelley11 b. New Orleans Aug. 12, 1921. iii. Ruth Esther b. Sept 28, 1896; d. Milford, Mass. May 1, 1899.
SHOPPANY.
1. A Mr.1 SHOPPANY a Canadian Frenchman wood-chopper, lived in a shanty near the fork of roads above No. 137 in 1862. He went West that year with Isaac Brown, q.v. but returned to S. in November following. During this time his family lived in S. They had a child2 which died in Alstead July 16, 1862, by taking poison; aged 2 yrs. A dau. was m. Jan. 1, 1863, name unknown.
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SIMMONS.
1. Miss PHOEBE SIMMONS, b. Rockingham, Vt. abt. 1800; d. in Keene Dec. 9, 1886. She was a negress, came to live in Capt. Simon Baxter's family when a girl. She lived at No. 116 for many years then removed to Keene with the Robinson family; her record follows:
Miss Phoebe Simmons d. at the home of Charles D. Robinson where she had lived for ten years, at the age of 86 years. She was well known to many as a colored woman of estimable personal characteris- tics. After living in the Baxter family some years, Mrs. Margaret Baxter gave her to her granddaughter, Mrs. Jonathan Robinson, about 1823, and she remained in the Robinson family until her d. At the death of Mrs. Baxter, as was the custom in those times, provided that Phoebe should have "One upper bed, one under bed, bedstead and cord, one pair of sheets, two pairs of sheets, two pairs of pillow-cases, two blankets and three outside bed-coverings, one tablecloth and three towels, one table and three chairs, some crockery, her clothing, and one cow." Phoebe was regarded with peculiar affection; was known to five generations of the family and at d. left a sister living with Peter Evans of Charlestown; at 90 years of age. "Aunt Phoebe," as she was called, was buried in the Robinson family lot in Woodland cemetery, Keene, where a headstone marks her grave.
SINCLAIR.
1. ALFRED PETER? SINCLAIR, a Frenchman wood chopper, b. at St. Monuque, Canada Jan. 15, 1875; came to S. 1914; lived at No. 232, then built a small house at No. 230 in 1918 where he lived until May 1919 when he removed to Gilsum. He was a s. of Peter1 and Mary (O'Shaughnessy) Sin- clair. He m. Keene May 9, 1918, Mrs. Melvina (LaBounty) Durant, q.v.
SKINNER.
1. JONATHAN1 SKINNER lived in Bolton, Conn., m. July 25, 1735, Joanna Loomis.
Ch. b. Bolton :
i. JONATHAN2 Aug. 24, 1736; m. in Bolton Apr. 27, 1758, Ann Smith.
ii. ABNER Apr. 13, 1739, d. possibly at Hartland, Vt. or Hanover. (2)
iii. NODIAH (a son) May 30, 1741; d. Bolton Sept. 8, 1742.
iv. JOANNA Dec. 3, 1744; d. there Dec. 20, 1744.
v. ASAHEL Apr. 17, 1746; m. Bolton Nov. 20, 1766, Sarah Trumbull of Bolton.
vi. NODIAH July 8, 1750; d. Bolton July 16, 1752.
vii. JOANNA July 28, 1753; m. at Bolton Oct. 3, 1769, Gideon Burnham.
2. ABNER2 SKINNER (Jonathan1) removed from Bolton to that part of Gilsum now S. about 1764; he signed the Association test 1776; served in Rev. war, q.v. Between 1806 and 1810 he moved from S. to Hartland, Vt. at which time he sold his pew in Surry meeting-house to his s. Richard3, also of Hartland-1810. He owned several lots in town and is supposed to have been the first man to settle at No. 83. He m. in Bolton Jan. 21, 1762, Susanna Smith ("both of Bolton") dau. of Jonathan Smith, q.v.
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Ch. b. (probably in Bolton, Conn., Gilsum and S) :
i. ABNER® July 9, 1764; d. S. Jan. 29, 1795; tax, 1789.
ii. SUSANNA Jan. 1, 1766; n.f.r.
iii. SYLVESTER SMITH (probably in Gilsum) ; date unknown. (3)
iv. ELDAD (probably in Gilsum), date unknown.
(4)
v. JOANNA Nov. 11, 1770 in S .; m. 1798, John Norris, q.v.
vi. BENAJAH unknown. (5)
vii. JONATHAN SMITH S. Jan. 13, 1777. (6)
viii. RICHARD S. July 6, 1779; in 1810 he res. at Hartland, Vt. and later at Hanover, and in 1819 at Norwich, Vt.
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