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3-JOIN, who was doubtless here in the earliest period of the settlement, married Mary Johnson, of Haverhill. Their children, born in Haverhill, were-Abigail, who d. unmarried ; Timothy, who m. Elizabeth White, and lived in Bradford, Vt., and John, who lived in Bradford, MIs.
4-SAMUEL AYER, son of 3-James, m. Ann Hazen, and lived at Haver- hill, Ms. Their children (5th generation from Robert,) all born in Haver- hill, were, Mary, b. Dec. 23 (O. S.) 1738; m. Samuel Morrison, of San-
* See notice of these proprietors, p 133, where they are said to be descendants of John Ayer, who was of Salisbury, 1640, of Ipswich, 1648, and of Haverhill, 1657. See Farmer's Genealogical Reg. ; name, AYER.
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bornton ; d. Ap. 1782. Anna, b. Sept. 22, (O. S. ; ) m. Dea. John Kimball, of Concord ; d. March 5, 1819; (See Kimball Family. ) Samuel, b. Nov. 29, 1742; m. Sarah Chase, of Haverhill; d. April 6, 1811. Elizabeth (1) and Elizabeth (2) d. y. Elizabeth (3) b. June 22, 1748; m. Jacob Ela, of Haverhill; d. May 18, 1794. Hannah, b. Aug. 25, 1751 ; m. John Bradley, of Concord ; d. Aug. 15, 1817. (See Bradley Family.) Ruth, b. Dec. 4, 1753 ; m. Dr. Peter Green, of Concord ; d. April, 1823. (See Green Fam- ily, and Town Records. ) Lydia, b. Dec. 1755, d. y. 5-RICHARD, b. May 12, 1757; m. Susanna Sargent. James, b. Jan. 1, 1761; m. Mary, dau. of Dr. James Briekett.
5-RICHARD AYER, (see biography, p. 589,) who appears to have been the first permanent settler and resident in Coneord of the name, m. Susan- na Sargent, of Methuen. Their children, born in Concord, were eleven, viz :
1. Richard Hazen, b. Jan. 12, 1778, d. in Manchester, Feb. 5, 1853, aged 75. IIe was a man of great strength of will and force of character ; rep- resentative of Dunbarton and Hooksett ; a member of the State Couneil five years ; one of the Presidential Electors in 1816 and in 1848; first she- riff of the county of Merrimack ; appointed naval store-keeper at Ports- mouth in 1829; an enterprising citizen of Manchester from 1837 till his death, having accumulated a large property. He was President of the Amoskeag Bank. He left a legacy of $7000 to the Unitarian Society in Manchester, of which he was a member. His wife, who survived him, was the daughter of Col. Peter Green, of Concord. His children were only two, both daughters, one of whom, Susan R., d., was the wife of Dr. Enoch B. Barnes; and the other, Mary G., m. Dr. Amos G. Gale, of Manchester.
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 22, 1780; d. Jan. 3, 1785.
3. Moses, b. Apr. 28, 1782; d. Dec. 1813.
4. James, b. June 15, 1784.
5. Samuel, b. Aug. 31, 1786, (see Graduates,) d. at Eastport, Me., leav- ing three children-Sarah C., Samuel II., d., and Harriet O., d.
6. Susanna, b. Feb. 24, 1789; m. Isaac Hill. [See Biography.] Their children were four-William P., John M., Isaac Andrew, and a dau. Geor- gianna T., who d. Sept. 16, 1825, ag. 11 mos.
7. John J., b. May 27 1791; m. Harriet Fox, of Jaffrey; d. in Con- cord, Aug. 14, 1837. Their children two, Richard Hazen and Harriet F.
8. Anna, or Nancy H., b. Sept. 24, 1793; m. Levi Brigham, of Boston ; d. June 7, 1835, (see p. 433.) leaving two children, Levi and Ann S.
9. Elizabeth, b. March 14, 1796; m. Richard Bradley. [See Bradley Family.]
10. Mary, m. Isaac F. Williams. Their children, Mary Elizabeth, Susan Ayer, Georgianna Ilill, and Annette.
11. Charlotte, m. Washington Williams. Their children, three-Char- lotte, Marianna, d., and Josephine.
AMBROSE FAMILY.
The first of the Ambrose name mentioned in our records was Robert Ambrose, who signed the " Association Test," 1776. IIe is understood to have come from Chester. Lived on the mountain, where his son, Capt. Jonathan, afterwards lived. By his first wife he had six sons and three daughters, viz. :
1. John.
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2. Benjamin, m. a Miss Buswell, of Sanbornton, and d. at Peacham, Vt. No children. His wid., 2 m. Stephen Chase, of Sanbornton.
3. Jonathan, captain, m. Mehetabel Lane, of Raymond. He d. Oct. 7, 1840, aged 79. She d. March 6, 1853, aged 86. No children.
4. Nathaniel, deacon, 1 m. Sally Stevens, of Concord, who d. Dec. 23, 1830, aged 62. He 2 m. Martha Eastman, daughter of Capt. John East- man, and d. April 20, 1849, aged 85, leaving no children.
5. Josiah, m. Mary Morse, and lived in Northfield. He d., leaving no children.
6. Stephen, Esq.,-sec " Stephen Ambrose."
The daughters of Robert Ambrose were :
1. Martha, m. Dea. John Church, of Dunbarton. Had six daughters, but no son.
2. Susan, 1 m. Nathan Chandler, of Boscawen ; 2 m. Enoch Brown.
3. Abigail, m. John Lovejoy. Their children were five, viz. : Chandler, Polly, Judith, Harriet and Miriam. Mrs. Abigail d. March 26, 1832, aged 62. He d. Sept. 6, 1837, aged 71.
Mr. Ambrose, 2 m. wid. Molly Thistle, a sister of Aaron Stevens.
In April, 1811, Robert Ambrose, at the age of 79, 3 m. wid. Sarah Cleas- by, aged 67. Mary Church, a great-granddaughter, aged 18, was present at the wedding. The second wife lived to the age of 98 years, retaining her faculties in a remarkable degree. She d. July 11, 1841, being, at her decease, the oldest person in town.
STEPHEN AMBROSE, Esq., youngest son of Robert, [see town officers, and p. 478,] m. Hannah Eastman, who d. July 31, 1832. Their children were :
1. Robert, b. Jan. 24, 1797 ; d. at Boston, Sept. 20, 1831; m. Dec. 25, 1823, Jane Johnson Hutchins. Their children, George H., Charles W., Nancy Jane, d., Robert S.
2. Lucretia, b. Jan. 15, 1799 ; m. Sept. 22, 1823, Rev. Charles Walker, D. D., now of Pittsford, Vt.
3. Mary, m. July 23, 1827, Philip Eastman, Esq., of North Yarmouth, Me.
4. Hannah, m. June 23, 1834, Hon. Amasa Walker, of Boston.
5. Nancy, b. May 4, 1805 ; d.
6. Benjamin, b. Aug. 5, 1807.
7. Susanna, b. Aug. 22, 1809; m. June 8, 1829, William G. Webster, Esq.
BAKER FAMILY.
DESCENDANTS OF 1-ABEL BAKER.
Abel Baker, son of Hon. Samuel Baker, born 1756, died 1817, came from Berlin, Mass., to Concord. Settled at the Borough, 1789, and built the first grist-mill in that part of the town, which he continued to run until 1816. He also built a saw-mill near the grist-mill, both of them further up the stream than the old Elliot saw-mill. Mr. Baker married Polly, daugh- ter of Phineas Howe. Mr. Howe was a stout, muscular man, measuring six feet and nine inches in height ; whose children were Phineas, Silas, Abram, Lucretia, Polly, Betsey, Achsah, Abigail. Most of the Howe family were remarkable for size. Phineas was six feet five inches. Polly, wife of Abel Baker, was six feet, and weighed two hundred pounds. She used to take
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charge of the grist-mill with her husband, and taking the grists from the horses' backs to the mill, and returning them to the horse with as much ease as the strongest man. She has been known to lift three bushels of corn at once.
The children of 1-Abel Baker and Polly Howe were :
1. Polly, b. in Berlin, Mass. ; m. Samuel Rogers, and had nine children.
2. Betsey, b. in Berlin, Mass. ; m. Joseph Tallant, and had ten children.
3. Marshall, b. in Berlin, Mass., March 21, 1788; m. Naomi Hoit, of Boscawen.
4. Abel, b. in Coneord, Jan. 16, 1791 ; m. Naney Bradley.
5. Parney, b. in Concord, May, 1794; 1 m. Bradbury Gill; 2 m. Isaae Dow.
6. Achsah, b. in Concord, Aug. 31, 1796; m. Rev. John Woods.
7. Susan, b. in Concord, May 10, 1799; never married. Six feet, two and one half inches high.
8. Samuel, b. in Concord ; m. Nirah Barrett.
9. Saphira, b. in Concord; d. y.
10. Clarissa, b. in Concord; m. Jesse Durgin-three children.
2-MARSHALL BAKER, m. Naomi Hoit, in Boseawen, April 15, 1789. He served as a lieutenant in the war of 1812. Their children were :
1. Mary Ann, b. March 18, 1809; m. Hazen Kimball, Hopkinton-eight children ; 2. Charles E., b. Feb. 3, 1811 ; m. Mary S. Colby, Hopkinton -six children ; Sophia, b. April 15, 1813 ; Albert M., b. July 10, 1816 ; Catherine, b. April 9, 1820 ; Adeline, b. April 21, 1822.
2-ABEL BAKER.
Abel Baker, m. Naney Bradley, daughter of 3-Samuel Bradley. Their children were:
1. Nathaniel Bradley, b. in Henniker, Sept. 29, 1819, [see graduates,] m. May 10, 1843, Lueretia M. Ten Broeck-four children.
2. Ann. 3. Caroline.
2-SAMUEL BAKER.
Samuel Baker is said to have been the tallest man ever raised in Con- cord, measuring six feet and nine inches and one half, barefoot. At twenty years of age he weighed two hundred and thirty pounds, and subsequently two hundred and sixty. He left Concord about 1826, and went to the West. After he reached Buffalo an article appeared in the newspapers. saying that a New-Hampshire boy had recently been there, who was so tall that he could wade across the Niagara river !
BALLARD FAMILY.
I-NATHAN BALLARD, one of the first settlers at Little Pond, was a native of Andover, Ms. ; m. Hannah Holt, and moved to Wilton, this State, where were born their children, viz., Hannah, Sally, Mary, Betsey, Phebe, Na- than, John, Ezra, Timothy. From Wilton, 1-Nathan moved to Concord about 1792, and settled on the farm where his son, Nathan Ballard, Esq., now lives. Mr. Ballard, sen., was in the battle of Bennington, and lieute- nant in Capt. Goss's Company, but on the day of the battle Lt. Ballard commanded the company. He d. Jan. 14, 1835, aged 90 ys. and 2 mos.
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During his long life he enjoyed remarkable health - having never been ill enough to require medical aid but once; and then, in the army, he had the camp fever.
2-NATHAN, son of Lieut. Ballard, came with his father to Concord, about 17 years of age. Worked on the farm in summer, and taught school in the winter about ten years. In May, 1800, he married Hannah Buss, of Wilton. Their children, born in Concord, are :
1. William, b. March 3, 1801; fitted for college; d. Nov. 1819.
2. Ezra, b. May 12, 1802; m. June, 1825, Mary Flanders. Their chil- dren, 1. William, m. Caroline E. D. Virgin ; 2. Sarah M., d. ; 3. Geo. H., d. ; 4. John H .; 5. Geo. A., d .; 6. Charles E.
3. An infant, d.
4. Hannah, b. April 7, 1805.
5. Phebe, b. April 4, 1807; m. George D. Abbot.
6. Mary-Ann, b. March 8, 1809.
7. Charles, b. Dec. 23, 1810; 1 m. Jane Frost, of Andover, Ms. ; d. 1852; 2 m. Lydia Dane, Andover, Ms. ; d. 1854.
8. Clara, b. June 3, 1813; m. 1843, S. B. Goddard, of Washington, D. C., who d. 1851. She d. Sept. 7, 1850, leaving one child.
9. Nathan, b. March 31, 1816; m. Emily J. L. Goddard, of Newbury- port, Ms., Sept. 1851. [See Graduates.]
10. John, b. Jan. 1, 1818; m 7-Hannah G. Abbot; two children.
11. Eunice B., b. Jan. 21, 1820; m. G. W. Weaver, of Virg., 1853.
BRADLEY FAMILY.
The ancestor of the Bradleys of Concord was ABRAHAM, son of Joseph Bradley, of Haverhill, Mass., who, with his family connections, exprienced great sufferings from the Indians. [See History, pp. 162-164.] The other sons of Joseph, were, Joseph, the ancestor of Dea. Amos Bradley, of Dracut, and of Enoch Bradley, of Haverhill, West Parish; Isaac, taken prisoner by the Indians, 1695, [see Mirick's History,] and Daniel, who was drowned, Jan. 22, 1695.
1-ABRAHAM BRADLEY, m. Abigail Philbrick ; came to Concord about 1729, probably after the birth of all his children. His will is dated July 8, 1754, soon after which he probably died. [See notice, p. 140, and biogra- phy of Hon. John Bradley, pp. 573-577.] His wife survived him some years, but there is no record of the death of either of them. Pompey, their black slave, survived his master and mistress, and was willed to John Bradley, and died in the winter of 1772. The children of 1-Abraham and Abigail Bradley were : 2-Generation.
1. Jeremiah, b. - , 1 m. Fitzgerald ; 2 m. Betty Keyes. Their chil- dren, Keyes, Murray and Warren, and one dau., who m. Abraham Bradley, of Fryeburg, Me, and another dau., who m. Benjamin Powell, of Concord.
2. Abigail, m. Benjamin Richards, of Atkinson.
3. Timothy, m. Abiah Stevens. Had by her twelve children.
4. Apphia, m. Stephen Farrington, of Concord. [See notice, p. 140, and Farrington Family. ]
5. Jonathan, b. 1717 ; m. Susannah Folsom, of Exeter. He was killed by the Indians, 1746. [See notice, pp. 160-162.]
6. Abiah, m. Philip Eastman. [See Eastman Family.]
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7. Samuel. b. 1721 ; m. Mary Folsom ; killed by the Indians, 1746. [See pp. 160-163.]
8. Martha, unmarried.
9. Mehitable. m. Amos Eastman, 1743, and settled in Hollis.
10. Betty, m. Josiah Folsom, of Exeter.
2-TIMOTHY BRADLEY, m. Abiah Stevens : was ealled Lieutenant. Their children, 1. Benjamin, b. April 4. 1739, one of Rogers' rangers : perished after the St. Francis fight. [See notice. p. 193.] 2. Abigail. b. Sept. 2. 1740: m. Isaac Chase, of Warner. 3? 4. Timothy. b. Oct. 30. 1743: d. July 31, 1811, aged 68. 5. Abraham, lived in Fryeburg, and was drowned when over 80 years old. 6. Betty. m. Abner Chase. of Warner, brother of Isaac. 7. Abiah. b. Feb. 10. 1748; m. - Virgin. S. Samuel, b. 1752: m. Catherine Green, dau. of Nathaniel Green; d. Jan. 1826. aged 74-the grandfather of Gov. N. B. Baker. 9. Jonathan, b. 1754: m. Susannah Emery, who d. July 27. 1793 : 2 m. wid. Lucretia Cook. 10. Philbriek, 1 m. Sarah Emery ; 2 m. Mary -. 11. Ruth, m. Nathaniel Eastman, of Concord. 12. Benjamin. 2d, had two wives.
2-JONATHAN BRADLEY, who m. Susanna Folsom, and was killed, 1746. left children : 1. Mary. b. Sept. 2. 1739. 2. Susanna, b. Ang. 10. 1741 ; 1 m. Emerson, of Chester : and 2 m. Virgin, of Concord. 3. Ann. b. Feb. 11. 1743. 4. Josiah. b. 1745, who d. in Chester, leaving sons Jonathan and Josiah, now of Vienna, Me.
2-SAMUEL BRADLEY, who m. Mary Folsom, killed. 1746. left 3-John, b. Feb. 13, 1743. and Mehetabel, b. Jan. 16, 1745. See notice of his wid .. Mrs. Mary Calfe, p. 373.
3-JOHN BRADLEY, m. Hannah Ayer. Their children :
1. Robert. b. June 17, 1772 : m. Abigail Bailey : settled in Fryeburg. Me. Their children : (1.) Samuel. m. Jane Lane, of Hollis, Me. : he was one of the most talented and most distinguished lawyers in Maine: d. in Saco. June 26, 1849, aged 47 years. (2.) Israel Bailey. m. Sarah John- son, of Fryeburg. (3.) Alexander Ramsay. m. Mary O. Barrows, of Frye- burg. (4.) Mary Ann, d. July 25, 1841. aged 27. universally beloved and esteemed.
2. Samuel A., born Nov. 22. 1774. [See Graduates. ]
3. Mary, b. Feb. 27. 1777 : d. Jan. 3. 1796.
4. John, b. Aug. 29. 1779: 1 m. Grace Stevens: had two sons. John Jay and Thomas Stevens : 2 m. wid. Catherine J. Kittredge.
5. Moses Hazzen, b. March 15, 1782; m. Mary Green ; no children : d. June 22, 1834. [See Graduates.]
6. George, b. Oct. 6. 1784: d. Feb. 19. 1812 : never m.
7. Anna. b. June 17, 1787 : d. Sept. 30. 1789.
8. 4-RICHARD, b. Feb. 28, 1790 : m. Elizabeth Aver.
9. Anna Aver. b. Jan. 6. 1793 ; m. John S. Barrows, Esq., of Fryeburg, who d. July 3. 1845, leaving two sons, George B. and John S. The latter d. Feb. 2, 1849.
4-RICHARD BRADLEY, Esq., who married Elizabeth Aver, settled on the old homestead in Concord. Their children are: 1. John. b. Nov. 27, 1819 : drowned in Horse-shoe pond, July 9, 1825. 2. George, b. March 23, 1824. 3. Susan A .. b. March 20. 1826; m. Harvey Jewell, Esq., Boston. 4. Moses Hazzen, b. Sept. 17, 1833.
3-PHILBRICK BRADLEY.
Philbrick Bradley, son of Lieut. Timothy and Abiah, married Sarah Em- ery. Their children were-
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1. John, born, Dee. 25, 1783; 2. Luey, born May 27, 1785; 3. Abigail, born Feb. 13, 1787; 4. Sophia, born Nov. 4, 1788; 5. Sarah, b. Dec. 11, 1791 ; 6. Sabra, born April 27, 1772; 7. Robert A., born June 1, 1794; 8. Enoch, born April 24, 1796; 9. Philbrick, born Aug. 13, 1798 ; 10. Su- sanna, born July 29, 1800.
Sarah, his wife, died Nov. 8, 1801, in her 35th year. She was born Feb. 5, 1766, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Emery. Mary, his second wife, died Jan. 29, 1833, aged 65.
3-TIMOTHY BRADLEY, Jr.
Timothy Bradley, Jr., son of Timothy and Abiah, born Oet. 13, 1743; m. Sarah Foster. Their children were-
1. Elizabeth, born Jan. 9, 1775 ; 2. Asa, born Dec. 13, 1776 ; 3. Sarah, born April 26, 1779; 4. Abiah, born Aug. 7, 1781 ; 5. Hannah Peters, born January 1, 1784 ; 6. Timothy, b. January 24, 1786; 7. Foster, born May 3, 1788; 8. Abiel, born May 6, 1790.
3-BENJAMIN BRADLEY.
Benjamin Bradley was the second Benjamin in the family of Lt. Timothy, and was born after the melancholy death of his oldest brother, in 1759. Benjamin Bradley was twice married. His children by his first wife, Betty Quimby, were-
1. Susy, born 1786; 2. Mehetabel, born 1788.
4-TIMOTHY BRADLEY.
Timothy Bradley, son of 3-Timothy, jr., m. Anna - Their ehil- dren, as recorded, were-
1. Asa Foster, b. Feb. 28, 1811; 2. Louisa, b. April 14, 1813; 3. Peter M., b. March 13, 1815 ; 4. David M., b. Sept. 7, 1817; Cyrus, b. Nov. 14, 1819.
CARTER FAMILY.
The first settler of the Carter family in Concord, was 1-EPHRAIM, about 1740, the father of Dr. Ezra, Daniel, Ezekiel, Joseph, who never married, and .Abigail, who married John Hoyt, p. 157. The tradition is, that .Abi- gail Carter came from South-Hampton, with her father, when she was about eleven years old-she being the youngest of the family. She rode on horseback on a pillion, and forded all the streams. When the family left South-Hampton the neighbors expressed great sympathy for them ; gathered around and wept, when they bid them farewell, to go so far into the wilderness! Reaching Sugar Ball hill, they chained the wheels of the eart containing their goods, to get them down the hill safely ; transported their goods over the Merrimac in a canoe-swimming the oxen ; then fas- tening bed-cords to the tongue of the eart, dragged that across the river. Re-loading their goods, they earted them all up to a house which stood where Dr. Samuel Morril now lives.
Tradition further says, that on one occasion Mr. Carter went to Newbury with a load of produce, and on his way losing his goad-stiek, he cut a small limb from an apple tree, which he brought home with him, and stuck it in
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the ground near the brook which runs along where the steam-mill now stands. There it took root, and grew to a large tree, which was standing when Dr. Morril sold the lot .* Ephraim Carter and Ezra Carter were in the garrison round the house of Lt. Jeremiah Stickney, in 1746. [Sce page 155.]
DOCT. 2-EZRA CARTER AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
Dr. Ezra Carter married Ruth Eastman, 1742. Their children were- 1. Ezra, b. June 12, 1743; 2. Ruth, b. Feb. 26, 1745; 3. Ephraim, b. Oct. 21, 1746.
3-EPHRAIM CARTER.
Ephraim Carter, son of Dr. Ezra, born Oet. 21, 1746; m. Dorcas Hall. Their children were : 1. Ezra, b. Oet. 24, 1769 ; d. Nov. 4, 1769 ; 2. Han- nah, b. Oet. 31, 1770; 3. Ezra, b. Feb. 15, 1773 ; died; 4. Ebenezer, b. April 2, 1775 ; died in Charleston, S. C., 1795; 5. Dorcas, h. Oct. 22, 1777 ; 6 and 7, Ruth and Judith, twins, b. Sept. 21, 1780 ; 8. Polly, b. July 1, 1783 ; 9. Thomas Gross, b. May 21, 1786; 10. Bola, b. July 12, 1789 ; 11. Hubbard, b. April 21, 1791 ; 12. Sally, b. June 6, 1794.
4-BELA CARTER.
Bela Carter, son of Ephraim and Dorcas, b. July 12, 1789; m. Judith Carter. Their children were : 1. Clarissa, b. Aug. 18, 1815; 2. Dorcas Hall, b. June 1, 1817 ; 3. Phebe Whittemore, b. Feb. 21, 1819; 4. Ruth Townsend Knight, b. May 22, 1821; 5. Judith Ann, b. Oct. 28, 1824; died Sept. 5, 1826 ; 6. John Whittemore, b. Aug. 18, 1826.
2-DANIEL CARTER, AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
Daniel Carter, brother of Dr. Ezra, came to Concord about 1750, and settled at what is now called the Iron Works. He was born in Salisbury, Mass., but first settled in South-Hampton, whence he came, after the birth of his three eldest children, to this town. His wife was Hannah Fowler. She was also born in Salisbury, Mass. Their children were Ezra, Molly, who m. William Currier, and Daniel, born in South-Hampton; Hannah, who m. Ezra Badger, and lived in Bow; John, Moses, and Anna, who m. John Colby, born in Concord. Wm. Currier, who m. Molly, moved to Concord between 1750 and 1760, and to Plymouth in 1793.
3-DANIEL CARTER, JR.
Daniel Carter, Jr., son of Daniel and Hannah Fowler, born Sept. 8, 1794 ; married Molly Chase. They removed to Winslow, Me., 1790, and subse- quently, when he was seventy years old, to Ohio. Their ch. were : 1. Mar- tha, h. March 30, 1771; 2. Jonathan, b. Sept. 17, 1772; m. Polly Flan- ders ; 3. Hannah, b. Oct. 2, 1774 ; m. James Thompson ; 4. Polly, b. Oet. 12, 1778; 5. Sarah Houghton, b. April 14, 1777; 6 and 7, Nahum and Sophia, twins, b. April 10, 1783.
3-EZRA CARTER.
Ezra Carter, son of Daniel and Hannah Fowler, born in South-Hampton, married Phebe Whittemore, of Pembroke, and settled in the West Parish in Concord. Their children were: 1. Ruth, b. July 6, 1765; m. David Eastman ; 2. Timothy, b. March 6, 1767; d. Feb. 7, 1843; 3. Hannah, b. March 15, 1769; m. Rev. Edmund Eastman, of Limerick, Me .; 4. Rhoda, b. Feb. 17, 1771 ; m. Moses Farnum ; d. Oct. 1808; 5. Ezra, b. March 18, 1773; m. Sally Fabyan ; 6. Phebe, b. Dec. 25, 1775 ; m. Dr. Richard Hazelton ; 7. Esther, b. Feb. 21, 1778 ; m. Moses Farnum, 2 m. ;
* Tradition by Jacob Hoyt, Esq. See Biography of Dr. Carter, p. 553.
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8. Daniel, h. June 15, 1780; m. - Breed, Lynn, Mass. ; 9. Judith, b. May 2, 1783; m. Bela Carter ; 10. Deborah, b. April 17, 1786 ; m. Capt. Henry Rolfe.
4-TIMOTHY CARTER.
Timothy Carter, son of Ezra and Phebe Whittemore, m., June 12, 1794, Judith Chandler, daughter of Capt. Abiel and Judith Walker. [. Vote .- This branch of the Carter family is connected with the Walker family. See " Descendants of Rev. Timothy Walker."
3-JACOB CARTER.
Jacob Carter, son of Daniel, and Hannah Fowler, m. Sarah Eastman, daughter of Moses. Their children were-
1. Susanna, b. January 21, 1777 ; d. Sept. 3, 1778 ; 2. Susanna, May 21, 1780 ; m. Abraham Duneklee ; 3. Moses, M. D., h. Aug. 8, 1782 ; m. Clar- issa Poor, Newburyport, Mass. ; 4. Sally, b. Aug. 2, 1785 ; m. John Ro- hie and Jonathan Worthen; 5. Ruth, b. March 20, 1788; m. Jonathan Proctor ; 6. Abiel, Rev., b. March 2, 1791 ; m. Maria Beach, dau. Rev. Abraham. New-Brunswick, N. J .; died in Savannah, 1827; 7. Anna, b. Dec. 12, 1793 ; m. Jeremiah Tilton, Sanbornton ; 8. Jacob, m. Caroline Stocking ; 9. Ebenezer, m. Mary Goodhue.
3-MOSES CARTER.
Moses Carter, son of Daniel, and Hannah Fowler, married Molly Robin- son. Their children were-
1. William, b. July 13, 1788 ; 2. Daniel, b. May 12, 1790; d. Oct. 3, 1813 ; 3. Polly, b. May 3, 1793 ; 4. Alice, b. June 7, 1795 ; d. March 22, 1812; 5. Simeon, b. Feb. 15, 1797 ; 6. Moses, b. April 20, 1799 ; 7. Anna, b. Mar. 19, 1801 ; 8. Hannah, b. June 10, 1803 ; d. July 31, 1812 ; 9. Sa- rah, b. June 13, 1805 ; 10. Jacob C., b. Dec. 28, 1807; 11. Israel Evans, b. April 8, 1810. Moses Carter, sen., died March 8, 1833, aged 71.
3-JOSEPH CARTER.
Joseph Carter, son of Daniel and Hannah, married Hannah Carr. Their children were : 1. Polly, m. Levi Abbot. 2. Abigail, m. Eben Capen. 3. Lydia, m. Andrew Robinson. 4. Nathaniel HI., [see biography.] 5. Thomas 1 m., Mary Colby ; 2 m., Laura Strong. 6. Betsey, m. Ebenezer Hutchinson.
COL. 3-JOHN CARTER.
John Carter, son of Daniel and Hannah Fowler; 1 m., Betsey Brown, and had one daughter, Anna ; 2 m. wid. Lucy Wells, formerly Cavis. Their children, Betsey, Wells, John, Nathaniel, Aaron, William M. and Hiram.
3-EPHRAIM CARTER.
Ephraim Carter, son of 2-Ezekiel, m. Dorcas Presby. Their children were : 1. Rebecca, b. July 14, 1789. 2. Phebe, b. April 6, 1791. 3. Katy, b. May 21, 1793. 4. Nathan, b. Oct. 11, 1795. 5. Dorcas, b. Dec. 3, 1797. 6. David, b. Jan. 5, 1800. 7. John, b. Feb. 4, 1802. 8. Ezekiel, b. May 26, 1804.
EPHRAIM CARTER.
Ephraim Carter married Lydia. Amos, their son, born Oct. 7, 1793.
CHANDLER FAMILY.
CAPT. JOHN CHANDLER AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
Capt. John Chandler, one of the original proprietors of Concord, was a son of Capt. John, of Andover, who was a man of great muscular power,
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and famous as a wrestler. It is related, "that being informed that Rev. Mr. Wise, of Ipswich, excelled in the art of wrestling, and had not been thrown, he made a journey on purpose to try his strength and skill. Mr. Wise, on being requested to wrestle, declined - having relin- quished the practice, as unsuitable to his profession. But being earnestly solicited by Mr. Chandler, they went into a door-yard, which was fenced by a wall set in the bank, took hold, and began to play; when Mr. Wise, suddenly, with a trip and twitch, threw him over the wall upon his baek. Chandler rose and requested another trial, but Mr. Wise refused. So the Captain returned home sadly disappointed." [Note. On p. 134, in notice of Capt. Chandler, it is said his father " died in 1721," and that he was grandson of Capt. Thomas Chandler. It should read 1740, and that he was great-grandson, &c.
Capt. John Chandler, who settled in Concord, is reckoned in the Chand- ler genealogy the fourth in descent from Capt. Thos. Chandler, one of the first settlers of Andover, whose sister, Hannah Chandler, married 1-George Abbot. In this Genealogy we call Capt. 1-John Chandler, of Concord, the first generation.
1-Capt. JOHN CHANDLER, b. 1702, m. 3-Tabitha Abbot, and d. July 26, 1775, aged 72. [He lived in a house west of Richard Bradley's, where Hamilton Perkins, Esq. recently built. [See Hist., p. 244, and biography of Abiel Chandler, p. -. ] Their children were ---
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