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1. John, b. 1731; m., 1751, Mary Carter ; d. Mar. 1, 1807. 2. Timo- thy, h. Aug. 15, 1733; m. Elizabeth Copp; d. March 24, 1770. 3. Dan- iel, b. Feb. 15, 1735 ; m. Sarah Eastman, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer, jr. ; d. Oct. 25, 1795. 4. Joshua, b. June 9, 1740; m. Irene Copp ; d. Dec. 3, 1816. 5. Hannah, b. Sept. 3, 1744.
2-LIEUT. JOHN CHANDLER.
Lt. John Chandler, son of Capt. John, b. 1731; m., 1751, Mary Carter, who d. June 9, 1793, aged 64. Their children were-
1. Capt. John, b. Dec. 11, 1752; m. Naomi Farnum; b. April, 1760; d. Mar. 1832. 2. Nathan, April 28, 1754; m. Susan Ambrose ; d. April 13, 1781. 3. Isaae, b. April 18, 1758; m. Mary Kimball; d. Mar. 1826. 4. Joseph, b. Nov. 18, 1760 ; m. Hannah Farrington ; d. April 23, 1826. 5. Jeremiah, b. March 31, 1763 ; m. Judith Farnum; d. Feb. 1829. 6. Moses, b. Nov. 23, 1765 ; m. Sally Goodwin.
2-TIMOTHY CHANDLER.
Timothy Chandler, son of Capt. John Chandler, b. August 15, 1733; m. Elizabeth Copp; b. April 16, 1740. Their children were-
1. Tabitha, b. June 17, 1760 ; m. McIntire. 2. Timothy, b. April 25, 1762 ; m. Sarah Abbot; d. Aug. 9, 1848, a. 86. 3. Abiel, b. Oet. 20, 1765 ; m. Miss Thomas. 4. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1768; never married ; d. Jan. 25, 1799.
2-DANIEL CHANDLER.
Daniel Chandler, son of Capt. John Chandler, b. Feb.15, 1735 ; 1 m. Sa- rah Eastman, daughter of Ebenezer Eastman, jr. Their children were-
1. Sarah, b. Dec. 15, 1756 ; m. Abner Flanders; d. 1842, æ 86. He
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2 m. Sarah Merrill, dau. of Dea. John Merrill. 2. Molly, b. Jan. 27, 1760; 1 m. Ebenezer West; 2 m. Richard Flanders; d. May 1, 1831, æ 71. 3. Hannah, b. June 19, 1773; m., June 7, 1787, Joshua Graham ; d, March 31, 1828, aged 65. 4. Lydia, b. June 22, 1765; m. Jonas Wy- man ; d. June 24, 1842. 5. Abigail, b. July 4, 1767 ; m. Jan. 12, 1784, Oliver Flanders; d. Jan. 2, 1841. 6. Paul, b. May 5, 1770; m. Susan Hardy ; d. April 5, 1815. 7. Ann, b. 1771 ; m. Richard Walker; d. Feb. 7, 1799. 8. Abiel, b. Feb. 26, 1777; m., May, 1827 or '28, Dorcas Sar- gent, dau. of Eppes Sargent, of Boston. H. Coll., 1806. [See Biography.] 9. John, b. March 19, 1781; m., Nov. 28, 1805, Mary Harriman.
2-JOSHUA CHANDLER.
Joshua Chander, son of Capt. John ; b. June 9, 1740; m. Irena Copp. She. d. Dec. 7, 1810. Their children were-
1. Daniel, b. Sept. 1, 1768 ; m. Mehitabel Arlin ; d. June 1817. 2. Ruth, b. Feb. 20, 1770; m. George Arlin; d. May, 1792. 3. Ruhamah, b. May 4, 1772; m. 4. Sarah, b. Feb. 12, 1774 ; m. Geo. Arlin, 1792. 5. Joshua, b. Feb. 1776; d. 6. Hannah, b. April, 1779; never married. 7. Joshua, b. Sept. 4, 1782; m. Nancy Arlin.
3-TIMOTHY CHANDLER, jr.
Timothy Chandler, jr., son of Timothy Chandler, b. April 25, 1762; m. 5-Sarah Abbot, 1787. Their children were-
1. Peregrine White, b. July 10, 1788 ; d. Aug. 28, 1792 2. Sally, b. Feb. 11, 1791. 3. Peregrine Hale White, b. March, 6, 1793 - felo de se. 4. Judith, b. Feb. 16, 1796; never m. 5. Timothy Fay, b. May 21, 1798. 6. Doreas, b. July 22, 1800. 7. Isaae Abbot, b. October 2, 1801. 8. John Bradley, b. Feb. 13, 1805. 9. Abiel, b. April 2, 1807 ; m. Mary L. Felt. 10. Seneca, b. Sept. 10, 1809; d. 11. Elizabeth, Feb. 4, 1812.
Besides the foregoing, who were descendants of Capt. John Chandler, the original settler, there are other ancient families of the Chandler name, to wit :
CAPT. ABIEL CHANDLER.
Abiel Chandler, son of Abiel Chandler, of Andover, born May 11, 1744, was Captain in the Militia, Adjutant in the Army, and Justice of the Peace. Hle died of the small pox at Crown Point, 1776. Ife m. Judith Walker, daughter of Rev. Timothy Walker, first minister of Concord. Their chil- dren were-
1. Sarah, b. Jan. 15, 1768 ; m. Peter Blanchard. 2. Judith, b. Oct. 9, 1779; m. Timothy Carter, Esq. [See "Descendants of Rev. Timothy Walker."] 3. Rebecca, b. Dee. 17, 1773.
HENRY CHANDLER.
Henry Chandler, still living at the age of 89, son of Henry, of Andover, Ms., b. July 16, 1766, was an early settler at Little Pond ; m. March 11, 1798, 6-Ruth Abbot, dau. of 5-Reuben Abbot. She d. Feb. 20, 1849, a. 72. Their children were-
1. Phebe, b. Jan. 23, 1799 ; m. July 4, 1836, Daniel Dunlap. 2. Henry, b. May 13, 1800; d. Jan. 16, 1810. [See p. 349.] 3. Rebecca A., h. Feb. 14, 1803; m. March 6, 1828, Dea. James Moulton ; d. April 23, 1844. 4. Judith, b. Jan. 8, 1807 ; m. Aug. 2, 1842, Abiel R. Crosby, d. 5. Susan D., b. Dec. 31, 1810; m. October 9, 1834, William Pecker. 6. Maria, b. Nov. 28, 1813 ; m., May 30, 1853, Joseph C. Tilton. Lucia, b. April 23, 1816.
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NATHAN CHANDLER was also an early settler at Little Pond, from An- dover ; d. Jan. 27, 1837, ag. 80. IIis wife Lucy, d. June 8, 1827, ag. 67. Their children were Nathan, Ezra, HIammon, Lucy, Rebecca, and Dorcas.
DAVIS FAMILY.
EPHRAIM DAVIS was an original proprietor and settler in Concord. See p.135. There is no record to be found of his family; but he had three sons, Samuel, Benjamin and Robert ; and two daughters, whose names are believed to have been Deborah and Judith. Samuel and Benjamin were soldiers in the French War. One of them was drowned, and the other died soon after his return, of sickness contracted in the camp. Of the daughters, the elder married Col. Moses Baker, of Campton, and the younger a Mr. Morrison, who lived at or near Sanbornton Bridge.
ROBERT, son of Ephraim, m. Sarah Walker. Their children were-
1. Deborah, b. July 14, 1757 ; m. Daniel Hall. 2. Samuel, b. April 17, 1759. 3. David, b. June 20, 1761. 4. Benjamin, b. May 17, 1763 ; d. June 10, 1792; never m. 5. Sarah, b. October 10, 1767 ; m. Lt. Joshua Thompson. 6. James, b. Feb. 27, 1770 ; drowned in Horse Shoe pond. 7. Polly, b. Feb. 25, 1773; m. Elijah Russell. 8. Judith, b. Feb. 24, 1775; m. Abiel Walker. 9. Moses, b. Feb. 23, 1777 ; m. Nancy Fuller ; d. at Hanover, July, 1806. Robert Davis died August, 1823, aged 89. Sarah Davis, his wife, died April, 1824, aged 87.
DAVID DAVIS, son of Robert and Sarah Walker, m. Sally Cavis, of Bow. Their children were-
1. Lucy, d. y. Lucy, b. Nov. 17, 1785. Robert, b. March 9, 1790.
ROBERT DAVIS, son of Robert, and Sally Cavis, 1 m. Eliza Tapley Hall, of Boston. Their children were ---
1. Sarah Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1819; m. Franklin Evans. 2. Edward H., b. Feb. 25, 1821. 3. Robert Lewis, b. Dec. 3, 1822. 4. Henry C., b. May 2, 1825. 2 m. wid. Rebecca A. Whitney, of Boston.
SAMUEL DAVIS, son of Robert and Sarah Walker, settled in the West Parish ; m. Lydia Merrill. Their children were ---
1. Dorcas, m. Enoch Farnum, d. 2. Sarah, m. James Buswell, first wife, d. ; 3. Nancy, m. Laban Page, d. ; 4. Ruth, m. Ephraim Colby, d. 5. Robert, m. Almira Dearborn; d. leaving one son, Charles A. Davis, M. D., now living. 6. Samuel, d. unmarried. 7. Judith, m. James Bus- well, 2d w. 8. Moses, m. Esther Martin. 9. David, m. Eliza Phelps.
THE DIMOND FAMILY.
[Facts furnished by Mrs. Sarah, wife of Capt. Samuel Knowlton.]
EZEKIEL DIMOND, the common ancestor of the families of that name now resident in Concord, came hither with his wife about 1750. Both were na- tives of South Hampton, in this State. They had ten children -seven sons and three daughters; two of whom died in infancy. All the sons ex- cept one lived to be over 70 years of age, and two were between 80 and 90.
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Their second child, a daughter, lived to be 75. During the period of In- dian troubles they lived in the garrison around the house of Rev. Mr. Walk- er. When their first daughter was eighteen months old the garrison gate fell on her, and hurt her head so badly that life was despaired of for some time; but she providentially recovered, with no other injury that the loss of the sight of her left eye. Mr. Dimond's ancestors emigrated from De- vonshire, England, to this country .* He was the first settler on the farm now owned by Mr. Joseph S. Abbot, on what is called Dimond's Hill, and lived in a log house on the brow of the hill. He became an extensive land- owner, and had a proprietor's right. In their log-house the family was often alarmed by the Indians, and moved back and forth from their farm to the Fort. Once, when alarmed by the Indians, Mrs. Dimond had a web in her loom, and she took out the yarn beam and wound the reed and har- ness about it, carried it to the Fort and wove it out there.
Schools then were very uncommon. Their sons had a taste for learning ; the parents were very good readers for the times ; Mr. Dimond himself a good writer, and they taught their children so much that they were all good readers, and could write and cipher. Some of the oldest children never went to school over six weeks. Their manner of learning to write was a novel one. Winter evenings, supplying themselves with pitch-pine knots instead of lamps and candles, and with birch-bark instead of paper, they would lie down before the fire and write !
Jacob Dimond, the third son, was a self taught man. He kept school for many years. It is probable he kept the first school ever taught in what is now Dist. No. 7, in an old, uninhabited house, before a school house was built there. About the year 1792 or 1793 he went to Kennebec, in Maine ; there kept school, and wrote for business men. He had something of a poetic gift, and the last time he visited his friends in Concord he composed and left an Acrostic for his mother's consolation." She was a pious woman, but he was not a professor of religion, and their parting was always a sor- rowful one.
THE ACROSTIC.
Jesus, thou mighty King on high, And sovereign Lord of all below, Command thy great salvation nigh ; O Lord, to me thy mercy show : Behold, I stand in need !
Deal gently with thy servant, Lord ; In mercy, Lord, incline ; May I receive the Gospel sound ---- Obey its precepts, and be found Near to thy throne of grace.
* There was a John Diamond in Lynn, 1647.
t My grand parents, Ezekiel and Miriam Dimond, were both professors of religion, and belonged to parson Walker's church. They lived to see the third minister, Rev. Dr. McFar- land, settled in Concord. Grandfather died Feb. 22, 1800, aged 75; grandmother died April, 1809, aged 82 SARAH KNOWLTON.
To. Dr. BOUTON.
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Four of the sons were in the Revolutionary war; one of them was out three years ; the others were out a few months at a time.
In addition to the foregoing, the following names are found in the town records :
Ezekiel, son of Ezekiel and Miriam Dimond, b. Sept. 11, 1749. Isaac, b. Aug. 24, 1759.
REUBEN DIMOND m. Molly Currier. Their children were-
Sally, b. July 23, 1781. Esther, b. Nov. 19, 1782. William, b. Aug. 9, 1784. Daniel, b. March 22, 1786. Hannah, b. Oct. 19, 1787. Jacob, b. Sept. 5, 1789. Molly, b. July 29, 1791.
ISAAC DIMOND, m. Hannah Sleeper. Their child, Origen, was b. Aug., 1799.
JOHN DIMOND, who d. Jan. 14, 1830, aged 66, had a large family.
DOW FAMILY.
1-EBENEZER Dow, the ancestor of the Dow family in Concord, was born about 1737, supposed at Newbury, Mass. According to family tradition he was a ranger in the time of the French and Indian wars, from 1757 to about 1762; was in the fight at Ticonderoga, Crown Point and Fort Wil- liam Henry, and at the capture of Louisburg, in 1758. He was also at the capture of Quebec, in 1759. In his old age he used to relate the incidents of his life, to the great entertainment of his children and grand-children. He said that at the massacre at Fort William Henry he "heard the groans of the dying-praying and cursing-and the yells of savages, all mixed together." While a ranger, he was once sent with a company, in the winter, to surprise an encampment of Indians. Being short of provisions, they supposed they should find a supply when they arrived at the encamp- ment; but the Indians had fled, and left nothing but a hide, which was hanging up. This the company divided into equal parts. Dow and three others had for their share a piece as big as two hands, of which they made a soup, drank the broth, and then started to return. They were three days on the way. Attempting to cross a lake on the ice, Dow took off his snow- shoes ; in doing which, a gust of wind blew away his mittens, and then his hands were badly frozen. Almost starved, he reached a log house, where they were making bean-porridge, and, in his haste to satiate his hunger, he thrust his frozen hands into the pot, and they were injured and disfig- ured for life. Of the party, only four lived to return.
In the Revolutionary war, Mr. Dow was in constant service. He stood as a minute-man at Concord, Mass., when the "red coats" came to destroy the stores there. He saw the bodies of those who were killed at Lexing- ton, April 19, when they were laid out. He was also in the battle of Bun- ker Hill, and joined the expedition under Col. Arnold, when he attempted to reach Canada by what is called the Kennebec route-in which he en- dured almost incredible sufferings from fatigue, cold and hunger. At Quebec
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he was taken prisoner; but, on being exchanged, he again entered the army, and was in the battles of Bennington and Stillwater.
Mr. Dow lived in the West Parish of Concord, with his son, Moody Dow, and died November, 1817, aged 80 years.
The descendants of Ebenezer Dow, as entered on the town records, are :
2-JOSEPH Dow, m. Hannah Walker. Their children were-1. Joseph Farnum, b. Dec. 9, 1794. 2. Ruth Walker, b. Sept. 6, 1797. 3. Washing- ton, b. Dec. 31, 1799. 4. Jacob, b. Sept. 24, 1801.
2-TIMOTHY Dow, m. Margaret Gott, of Pembroke. 1. Polly, b. March 24. 1780. 2. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1782. 3. Timothy, b. July 27, 1784. 4. Hannah, b. April 6, 1786. 5. Isaac, b. Dec. 31, 1789. 6. William, b. Jan. 14, 1793.
2-ISAAC Dow, Esq., married Hephsibah Farnum. Their children were : 1. Isaac W., b. Dec. 26, 1797; d. 2. Susan, July 14, 1799; d. May 14, 1852, aged 52. 3. Judith, b. June 7, 1801; d. Dec. 29, 1835, aged 34. 4. Ebenezer, d. Dec. 2, 1825, aged 22. 5. Lucinda, d. Jan. 5, 1828, aged 22. 6. Maria, d. July 22, 1831, aged 23. 7. Albert G., m. Mary Itamil- ton-six ch., and lives in Ohio. 8. Mary Ann, married Ralph Wells. 9. John R. 10. Benjamin F., m. Martha Hall-six ch. 11. James M., d. Feb. 2, 1840, aged 22. 12. Elizabeth W., d. Oct. 6, 1851, aged 32.
Isaac Dow, Esq., whose likeness accompanies this notice, lived in the West village, and was a tanner and currier by trade. He was a man of native good sense and sound judgment ; often employed in town affairs ; select- man in 1822 and 1823, and was on the committee to purchase the town farm, in 1827. Esq. Dow was a man of integrity and firm purpose ; strong in his political preferences, and attached to the democratic party. His influ- ence was always on the side of morals, good order, education and religion. At the age of about fifty he made a publie profession of religion in the First Congregational Church, but subsequently became a member of the West Congregational Church. Ile was greatly afflicted by the death of many of his children; but, resigned to the will of God, he cheerfully bore the trials of life and infirmities of age, and died, much respected, in the faith and hope of the gospel, Feb. 17, 1851, aged 77. His widow d. Feb. 13, 1855, aged 78. The youngest son, Benjamin F., lives on the home- stead.
2-MOODY Dow, another son of Ebenezer, 1 m. Margaret White, of Bow. Their children-
1. Betsey, b. Dec. 7, 1795; 2. Clarissa, b. March 26, 1796; 3. Isaac White, b. Aug. 4, 1801 ; 4. Ira, son of Moody and 2 w. Joanna, b. Feb. 16, 1803; 5. Peggy, b. March 24, 1804; 6. Moody, b. Jume 11, 1808; 7. Enoch H., b. Feb. 19, 1806; m. Judith W. Chandler, selectman 1837 and 1840 ; d. Feb. 22, 1853, aged 47 ; 8. Rebecca, b. May 10, 1810; 9. Rhoda, b. Nov. 12, 1811.
3-SAMUEL Dow, [T. Rec.] son of 2-Timothy, 1 m. Mary Ann Their children-
1. Margaret, b. May 29, 1810; 2. Hannah, b. Oct. 1, 1814; 3. Joseph,
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ISAAC DOW
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b. Sept. 10, 1817; 4. Samuel H., b. March 30, 1825; 5. Mary Ann, b. Feb. 28, 1827. 2 m. Sally
2-EBENEZER DOW, [T. Rec. ] m. Susannah --. Their children- Molly, b. Oct. 5, 1806. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 23, 1810.
EASTMAN FAMILY.
DESCENDANTS OF CAPT. EBENEZER EASTMAN.
1-Capt. EBENEZER EASTMAN. [See pp. 135, and 551-3.]
Capt. Ebenezer Eastman, son of Philip Eastman, of Haverhill, Mass., and grandson of Roger Eastman-the first of the name who settled in Salisbury, Mass., in 1640-was born Jan. 10, 1689; married Sarah Peas- lee, of Haverhill, March 4, 1710; became an early settler in Concord, where he died July 28, 1748, aged 59. Six of his sons also settled in Concord before 1731. His children were-
1. Ebenezer. b. Sept. 5, 1711 ; m. Eleanor - ; d. 1778. 2. Philip, b. Nov. 13, 1713; m. Abiah Bradley; d. Sept. 1, 1804. 3. Joseph, b. June 10, 1715; m. Abigail Mellen ; d. 1803. 4. Nathaniel, b. March 16, 1717 : m. Phoebe - -- , 1754. 5. Jeremiah, b. Aug. 25, 1719; m. Dor- othy Carter. 6. Obadiah, b. Dec. 11, 1721. 7. Ruth, b. Jan. 17. 1729; m. Dr. Ezra Carter, 1742; 2 m. Fowler, of Boscawen. S. Moses, b. Feb. 28, 1732 ; m. Elizabeth Kimball; d. April 4, 1812.
2-EBENEZER EASTMAN, JR.,
Son of Capt. Ebenezer, was born in Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 5, 1711; m. Eleanor - ; settled in Concord ; d. 1778, aged 67. His children were :
1. Sarah, b. July 14, 1737; m. Daniel Chandler, 1755. 2. Stilson, b. Jan. 7, 1738; [see pp. 195, 591.] 3. Ebenezer, b. April 17, 1740. 4. Peaslee, b. Aug. 20, 1742. 5. Elizabeth. July 31, 1744. 6. Eleanor, b. Sept. 6, 1746. 7. Allen, b. July 23, 1748.
2-PHILIP EASTMAN,
Son of Capt. Ebenezer Eastman, born Nov. 13, 1713; m. Abiah Brad- ley, March 29, 1739, and died Sept. 1, 1804, aged 80. Philip Eastman was one of the most useful citizens of his generation. He was a man of great resolution and force ; of sound judgment, and took a leading part in the business of the Proprietors and in town affairs. His children were :
1. Robert, b. Oct. 5, 1742; m. Mary Bradley; d. May 22, 1812. 2. Jonathan, b. June 10, 1746; m. Mary Chandler; d. Oct. 19, 1834. 3. Ruth, m. - Page.
2-CAPT. JOSEPII EASTMAN,
Son of Capt. Ebenezer, was born June 10. 1715; m. Abigail Mellen, dau. of Dea. Henry Mellen, of Hopkinton, Mass. He died 1803. She died March 13, 1801, aged 81. Their children were :
1. Mary, b. Feb. 16, 1740; m. Major Asa Kimball; d. 1805, aged 65. 2. Abigail, b. May 27, 1741; m. Joseph Eastman ; d. 1832, aged 90. 3. Moses, b. March 3, 1743 ; m. Lucretia Tyler ; d. 1796, aged 53. 4. Sarah, b. Nov. 5, 1755 ; m. David Young ; d. 1836, aged 81. 5. John, b. March 4, 1758; m. Sybel Chamberlain. 6. Jenny, b. Sept. 12, 1762; m. Hon. Wm. Chamberlain, Peacham, Vt .; d. 1830.
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2-NATHANIEL EASTMAN,
Son of Capt. Ebenezer, was born March 16, 1717 ; m. Phoebe 1754. Their children were :
1. Nathaniel, h. Oct. 9, 1755; m. Ruth Bradley. 2. Mary, b. April 6, 1758; m. Abel Blanchard, Peacham, Vt. 3. Elizabeth, b. June 5, 1761 ; m. Abiel Blanchard. 4. Jacob, b. July 9, 1763; m. Abigail Kimball, June 27, 1784. 5. Rhoda, b. April 7, 1766; m. James Hosmer. 6. Levi, b. July 24, 1771.
2-MOSES EASTMAN,
Son of Capt. Ebenezer, was born Feb. 28, 1732; m. Elizabeth Kimball, 1756, and died April 4, 1812, aged 80. Their children were :
1. Sarah, b. Aug. 8, 1757; m. Jacob Carter. 2. Susanna, b. Oct. 30, 1759; m. John West. 3. David, b. Jan. 15, 1763; m. Ruth Carter. 4. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 19, 1765 ; m. Esther Farnum. 5. Abiel, b. Oct. 3, 1767 ; m. Sally Thompson. 6. Judith, Sept. 7, 1769; m. Aaron Austin. 7. Phinehas, b. Jan. 20, 1772; m. Susan Cogswell. 8. Simeon, b. May 11, 1774; m. Abigail Virgin. 9. Jemima, h. Oct. 13, 1776 ; m. 10. Betsey, b. April 2, 1779 ; m. - Lathrop, of Cleaveland, O. 11. Persis, b. May 31, 1781 ; m. Jacob Trussell, of Canaan.
3-STILSON EASTMAN.
Stilson Eastman, son of Ebenezer Eastman, jr., was born Jan. 7, 1738, and married a daughter of Capt. Nathaniel Hutchins. Their children were :
1. Nathaniel, m. Elizabeth Watts, July 9, 1774. 2. Peaslee, m. Molly Graham, Aug. 13, 1786. 3. Caleb, m. Comfort Haines, March 9, 1790. 4. Theodore, m. Damaris Darling. She died Aug. 25, 1799. 5. Amos, m. 6. Betsey, m. Simeon Brackett. 7. Ruth, m. - Weeks.
3-JONATIIAN EASTMAN, [see p. 590,]
Son of Philip, was born June 10, 1746, and married Molly Chandler, Jan. 5, 1769, by whom he had two children. His second wife, Esther Johnson, of Woburn, Mass., was born May 4, 1753 : married July 12, 1776. Esther Johnson was a daughter of Francis, son of Uriah, son of Maj. William, son of Capt. Edward Johnson, who came from Herne Hill, in the county of Kent, England, in 1630, and settled at Woburn, which he repre- sented in the General Court twenty-eight years, and was speaker of the House. He published a History of New-England in 1632, and died at an advanced age, April 23, 1672. Jona. Eastman d. Oct. 19, 1834, aged 87. His wife d. Sept. 17, 1834, aged 81. Their children were :
1. Asa, b. Dec. 5, 1770 ; m. Mary Kimball. 2. Philip, b. Jan. 15, 1773; m. Susan Osgood. 3. Molly, h. Aug. 30, 1777; d. Sept. 10, 1778. 4. Seth, b. June 12, 1779; d. March 22, 1801. 5. Jonathan, h. Nov. 14, 1781; m. Mary Chandler. 6. Robert, b. Dec. 30, 1783; m. Sarah Lee. 7. John Langdon, b. Dec. 30, 1785 ; m. Mary Osgood. 8. Molly, Sept. 3, 1791.
3-MOSES EASTMAN, JR.,
Son of 2-Capt. Joseph Eastman, was born March 3, 1743; m. Lucretia Tyler, 1768, and d. 1796, aged 53. Their children were :
1. Hannah, h. Jan. 5, 1770. 2. Salome, b. Aug. 3, 1771. 3. Charles, b. Dec. 11, 1774; 1 m. Sally Bradley, 1798. 4. Nancy, h. Dec. 11, 1778. 5. Warren, b. Oct. 2, 1781. 6. Lycurgus, b. Jan. 3, 1784. 7. Lucretia, b. Sept. 6, 1789.
3-CAPT. JOIIN EASTMAN,
Son of 2-Capt. Joseph, was born March 4, 1759; m. Sybel Chamber-
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lain, daughter of Samuel, Oet. 10, 1781. He died Oct. 18, 1838, aged 80. Their children were :
1. Samuel, b. July 15, 1782; m. Eleanor Campbell ; moved to Charles- town, Me. 2. Patty, b. Oet. 29, 1784; m. Dea. Nathaniel Ambrose, 2 wife. 3. Cyrus, b. May 7, 1787 ; m. Eliza Cushing, Amherst. 4. Thomas, b. May 21, 1789; m. Luey Cushing; moved to Peacham, Vt. 5. John, b. Sept. 3, 1791 ; 1 m. Dorothy DeForest, who d. July 8, 1836: 2 m. Lu- cinda Buswell. 6. Moses, b. June 17, 1794; m. Elizabeth M. Tuthill. 7. Betsey, b. June 1, 1797; d. March 20, 1838, aged 41. 8. Mellen, h. Nov. 3, 1800, d. Troy, N. Y., Sept., 1822. 9. Joseph, b. June 13, 1803; m. Almira Farnum, Nov., 1835.
Capt. JOHN EASTMAN, whose likeness accompanies this notice of his family, was a highly respected and useful citizen, residing on the east side of the river, in the ancient house, still standing, a few rods northwest of the railroad station. He was a man of much decision ; prudent, industri- ous and religious. He united with the church, under Dr. MeFarland's ministry, Nov. 6, 1808, and maintained a consistent Christian walk and conversation as long as he lived ; leaving, in property, character and exam- ple, a valuable legaey to his children. The likeness, which is very perfeet, was taken from an original painting by Hon. Jacob A. Potter, about 1831.
3-NATHANIEL EASTMAN,
Son of 2-Nathaniel, was horn Oet. 9, 1755; d. May 7, 1839, aged 84; married Ruth Bradley; d. Nov. 4, 1841, aged 84. Mrs. Eastman was a very capable woman, gifted in conversation, and was one of the first Bap- tists in Concord. Their children were :
1. Isaac, b. June 16, 1780; m. Abigail Tay. 2. Phoebe, b. April 8, 1782; m. Samuel Brown. 3. Bradley, b. June 18, 1784; m. Sally Noyes ; d. Nov. 27, 1840. 4. Timothy, b. Sept. 15, 1786 ; m. Abigail Wilkins. 5. Ruth, b. Jan 7, 1789; m. Benjamin Bailey. 6. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 20, 1791; m. Mary D. Underwood. 7. Abraham, b. March 23, 1793 ; d. Oct. 2, 1818. 8. Seth, b. Aug. 11, 1801 ; m. Sarah Coffin.
3-JACOB EASTMAN,
Son of 2-Nathaniel Eastman, was born July 9, 1763; married Abigail Noyes, June 27, 1784; Jacob, d. June 1, 1850; Abigail, Sept. 8, 1849. Their children were :
1. Chandler, b. Dee. 31, 1784; m. Abigail Bradley, March 10, 1806; d. July, 1851. 2. Esther, b. Oct. 27, 1786; m. Stephen Chase, April 15, 1807. 3. Abel, b. Jan. 12, 1788 ; m. Sally Chandler, 1808: d. Nov. 13, 1822. 4. Herman, b. Dee. 20, 1790 ; m. Sally Hosmer. 5. Polly, b. Nov. 16, 1792 ; m. Zephaniah Batchelder, Dee. 25, 1801. 6. Hazen, b. Nov. 14, 1794; m. Elizabeth G. Currier. 7. Sophia, b. Dee. 7, 1795 ; d. Oet. 2, 1798. 8. Sophia, b. July 7, 1799; m. Josiah Furnald, July 9, 1816. 9. Jacob, b. Oct. 23, 1801; d. May 5, 1829. 10. Phoebe, b. Dec. 14, 1803 ; m. Jonathan Sargent, Canterbury. 11. Nathaniel, b. June 20, 1806; d. Nov. 18, 1830. 12. Luther, b. April 11, 1809; d. Dec. 30, 1826.
3-ABIEL EASTMAN,
Son of 2-Moses, born Oet. 3, 1767; d. March 18, 1841; married Sarah Thompson. Their children were :
1. Hiram, b. Aug. 6, 1799 ; d. Nov. 28, 1829. 2. Adaline, b. Aug. 25, 1800. 3. Susanna, b. May 21, 1802; 4. Kimball, b. March 16, 1805. 5. Abiel, b. Nov. 24, 1806. 6. Hamilton. 7. Sally. 8. Nancy.
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4-THEODORE EASTMAN, Robert Morrell
Son of Stilson, married Damaris Darling. Their children were :
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