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4. Caroline, b. January 21, 1798; m. Prof. Samuel P. Newman, of Bow- doin College.
5. John, b. May 10, 1800. Was a young man of great promise and moral worth. Went into trade in Boston ; died of pulmonary consumption, Jan. 6, 1826, aged 25. He was a member of the Old South church, Boston. His funeral was attended in Concord by a large concourse of people. On the ensuing Sabbath evening the Rev. Mr. Bouton preached a discourse, com- memorative of his character, addressed to young people, from the words, Josh. 24 : 13: " Choose you this day whom ye will serve." After the death of Mr. Kent a paper was found in his hand writing, with his signature to it, as follows :
" Convinced that God has a claim upon me, as my Creator, Preserver and Benefactor ;- that my happiness in time and eternity depends on him ; -that his requirements are just and reasonable, and that the present is an accepted time to secure my salvation; I do now, humbly relying on his grace to assist me, and pleading the merits of Jesus Christ the Saviour,
Resolve to devote myself to the service of God. I choose him for my portion ; I choose the Lord Jesus as my Saviour ; I choose the Holy Spirit as my Sanctifier and Comforter.
I resolve to break off my sins by righteousness ; to renounce every pur- suit and interest that is inconsistent with supreme love to God ;- to make it my chief object, as long as I live, to honor my Maker, by devoting to his service my time, talents, property and influence ; and by endeavoring to do all the good in my power to my fellow men.
JOHN KENT."
6. Edward, b. Jan. 8, 1802, [see " graduates ;"] m. Sarah M. Johnston, of Hillsborough, dau. of Nathaniel Johnston, Esq.
7. Mary Jane, b. June 23, 1806 ; m. Rev. Moses G. Thomas.
8. Rebecca Prentiss, b. Feb. 17, 1808; m. Rev. Charles Packard.
KIMBALL FAMILY.
1-DAVID KIMBALL.
David Kimball was an original proprietor, see page 137. His wife Mary died Nov. 12, 1745. Their children were-
1. Reuben, b. Jan. 3, 1730; d. June 13, 1814. 2. Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1733. 3. Asa, b. March 26, 1736; d. y. 4. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 23, 1838. 5. Asa, b. Nov. 25, 1741 ; d. May 18, 1804. 6. Hannah, b. July 11, 1745.
2-CAPT. REUBEN KIMBALL.
Capt. Reuben Kimball, son of David and Mary, born Jan. 3, 1730; m. Miriam Collins, Dec. 25, 1754. Miriam d. Feb. 17, 1792. He lived at
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Sugar Ball, and was a very enterprising and useful citizen. [See list of officers, p. 538.] Their children were-
1. Mary, b. Sept. 14, 1755 ; d. Jan. 14, 1756. 2. David, b. Oct. 15, 1757. 3. Benjamin, b. April 24, 1759. 4. Mary, b. June 29, 1762. 5. Anne, b. Nov. 18, 1763 .* 6. Miriam, b. July 14, 1765. 7. Mehetabel, b. Sept. 1, 1766. 6. Phinehas, b. April 7, 1768; d. Aug. 14, 1768. 9. Sa- rah, b. May 24, 1769. 10. Susanna, h. Sept. 5, 1770; d. Oet. 13, 1770. 11. Susanna, b. Oct. 18, 1771. 12. Simeon, b. Dec. 1, 1772. 13. Ruth, b. March 12, 1779. 14. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 14, 1782.
2-ASA KIMBALL.
Asa Kimball, son of David and Mary, born Nov. 25, 1741 ; m. Mary Their children were-
1. Mellen, b. Oct. 16, 1761. 2. Betsey, b. Nov. 2, 1765. 3. Asa, b. April 6, 1767. 4. John, b. June 25, 1769. 5. Reuben, h. Dec. 27, 1771. 6. Polly, b. April 19, 1775. 7. William, b. Aug. 14, 1777. 8. Jenny, b. May 19, 1780. 9. Moses, b. July 12, 1782.
3-BENJAMIN KIMBALL.
Benjamin Kimball, son of Reuben and Miriam, was born April 24, 1759; m. Abigail Eastman, Nov. 25, 1789. Their children were-
1. Gardner, b. Oet. 17, 1790 ; d. Aug. 20, 1799. 2. Mahala, b. Jan. 16, 1795. 3. Hazen, b. July 2, 1796 ; d. 1832, aged 36. 4. Mary, b. March 18. 1801. 5. Betsey, b. July 12, 1802. 6. Clarissa, b. Aug. 27, 1804; d. 7. Charlotte, b. Feb. 2, 1808.
3-SIMEON KIMBALL.
Simcon Kimball, son of Reuben and Miriam, m. Polly Kimball. Their children were-
1. Pamelia, b. Jan. 3, 1800. 2. Mary, h. Dec. 18, 1804. 3. Hiram, b. Jan. 2, 1806. 4. Harriet, b. May 2, 1814.
PHILIP KIMBALL.
Philip Kimball, probably a relative of David, came to this town from Bradford, Mass. His wife's name was Doreas. The names of their chil- dren on record are-
1. William, b. June 19, 1738. 2. Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1741. 3. Susanna, b. April 12, 1747.
Philip Kimball lived on the "Stevens place," where Mr. Samuel Curtis now lives. He was a famous hunter, well acquainted with the manners and habits of Indians. In the time of Indian hostilities, men appointed to bring cows from the field went armed, but sometimes were not sufficiently cautious in other respects. At one time, observing a man following the cows, with his gun supported in his arms, Kimball hid himself behind a large pine tree near the path, and as soon as the man had passed, sud- denly stepped out and clasped him round the waist. Supposing it to be an Indian, the man struggled and sereamed. At length Kimball let him go, saying, " When you go after the cows, start them on the way, but never follow ; take a circuit, and thus you'll avoid the Indians, who are on the look out when the cows come from pasture."
Kimball was famous as a marksman, at shooting-matches. He would
* The marriage portion of Anne Kimball, eldest daughter of Capt. Reuben Kimball, who was married to Simeon Eastman and moved to Landaff, this State, was one barrel of pork, a barrel of beef, one cow, a yoke of oxen. A flock of sheep would have been given, but, on account of the ravages of the wolves, they were withheld. E. WALKER.
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DEA. JOHN KIMBALL.
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fire, at arms' length, across the river at Tucker's ferry, and hit a mark the size of a dollar twice out of three times, and thus win a pistareen each shot .*
On the hill westerly of Thomas D. Potter's is a rock called the " deer rock," on which Kimball shot a noble buck. Mr. Kimball died early in 1800, aged 88 years.
LIEUT. PHINEAS KIMBALL.
Lieut. Phineas Kimball was a cousin of Philip ; came to Concord from Bradford, Mass., and settled at Appletown, east end of Turtle pond. He m. Lucy Pearl, of Boxford, Mass. Ile died Nov. 6, 1826, aged 80 years. Their children were :
1. Pearl, b. March 20, 1772. 2. Hephzibah, b. Sept. 5, 1773. 3. Molly, b. May 15, 1775. 4. Sarah, b. March 3, 1777. 5. Obadiah, b. Aug. 20, 1778. 6. Benjamin, b. March 11, 1781. 7. Robert, b. Nov. 15, 1783. 8. Betsey, b. July 12, 1787.
DEA. JOHN KIMBALL.
Dea. JOHN KIMBALL, son of Benjamin and Priscilla Hazen, was born at Bradford, Mass., Feb. 16, 1739. Anna Ayer, his wife, was daughter of Samuel Aver and Ann Hazen, and was born at Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 3, 1740. They were married at Haverhill, Nov. 23, 1765. He died Dec. 31, 1817, aged 78. His wife survived him until March, 1819, when she died, aged 78. Their children, all born at Concord, were eight in number :
1. Hazen, b. Sept. 8, 1767 ; merchant, in Savannah, Ga .; d. July 16, 1819. 2. John, b. Oct. 3, 1769; m. Eunice White; had 11 children ; lived in Barton, Vt., and died May 9, 1844. His wife died May, 1840. 3. Ben- jamin, h. June 4, 1771; 1 m. Mehetabel Foster; 2 m. Rhoda Beman, and died at Concord, Oet. 4, 1818. 4. Anna, b. June 1, 1773; m. Robert Par- ker, Esq., of Litchfield, 1793; and 2 m. Dea. John True, of Hampstead, 1820 ; and d. Aug. 18, 1850. 5. Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1775; m. Dr. Samuel Morril, Sept. 1802; d. Feb. 4, 1848. 6. Hannah, b. June 24, 1777 ; m. Rev. Sylvester Dana, f March, 1802; d. Nov. 16, 1846. 7. Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1779 ; lives unmarried. 8. Samuel Ayer, b. March 3, 1782; m. Eliza Hazen, and lives on the homestead.
BENJAMIN KIMBALL.
Benjamin Kimball, son of Dea. Jolm Kimball, b. June 4, 1771; m. Me- hetabel Foster, of Canterbury. She died Sept. 23, 1803. His second wife was Rhoda Beman, whom he married in 1805. The children by his first wife were :
1. Harriet, b. March 16, 1799. 2. Asa, b. Jan. 1, 1801. Mehetabel, his wife, d. Sept. 23, 1803. His second wife's children : 3. Robert Parker, b. March 18, 1806. 4. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 13, 1807.
Benjamin Kimball died Oct. 4, 1818, aged 47. Ilis wife, Rhoda, d. May 14, 1852.
SAMUEL AYER KIMBALL. [See Graduates.]
Samuel Ayer Kimball, Esq., m. Eliza Hazen, daughter of John Hazen, Esq., of Burton, Province of New-Brunswick. Their children were :
1. John Hazen, b. July 14, 1823. 2. Samuel Sparhawk, b. March 1, 1825. 3. Priscilla Hazen, b. March 2, 1827. 4. George Leonard, b. Nov. 2, 1828. 5. Ann Ayer, b. April 17, 1830.
Dea. JOIIN KIMBALL, whose excellent likeness is herewith presented, united with the church in his native town, at the age of eighteen, and
* Tradition by C. E. Potter. t See notice at the close of " Kimball Family."
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through a long life honored that profession. The Sabbath was his delight. During thirty years of his early life he was absent but once from public worship, and that caused by a death. "Given to hospitality," preachers of the gospel were his frequent guests. Ile highly valued their society, and among them were his most beloved and intimate friends. Long an officer in the church, its welfare, the welfare of souls, lay near his heart.
A few months before his death he attended a meeting of the General Association, at Exeter, and while enjoying the religious services, and the delightful intercourse of Christian friends, his youth seemed " renewed like the eagle's ;" but in a few days after his return, sudden illness seized him, and although partially recovering from the first attack, he walked thought- fully as one treading the shores of eternity. Precious and full of instruc- tion were those last days to the favored few who shared them. He de- parted in peace, with full trust in his Saviour, on the evening of December 31. 1817 : the first death in the family, after keeping house fifty-two years.
Dr. MeFarland, on the next Sabbath, preached from Revelations, 14 : 13 : " Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." In the conclusion of his dis- course, Dr. McFarland said, in reference to Dea. Kimball :
"A few hours before the year closed, the elder deacon in this church finished his labors and sufferings here below. He was a member of the visible church of Christ nearly sixty years, and for almost thirty had sus- tained an office in this particular church. He discharged every official duty with promptness and conscientious fidelity. The Sabbath was a day of sacred rest to him, and he was careful to have it sanctified in his house. In the various relations of life he was distinguished by an uniform tenor of kindness, hospitality and piety. In society he was a peace-maker, and in all his transactions he aimed to keep a conscience void of offence both towards God and man."
Mrs. Kimball was a true help-meet to him during the fifty years of their married life. To her mother she was indebted for all her education, except- ing five weeks at school to learn the art of writing. In that school she won the distinction of being one of the two best spellers. In her youth she taught school in " Haverhill town," and through life was very fond of read- ing. In 1769 she united with the church in Concord, under Rev. Mr. Walker, for whom she ever entertained great affection. After her hus- band's death her health declined, but her mind retained its strength, and seemed fast ripening for Heaven. Her last words, addressed to her minister the evening before, were : "Pray for the spread of the gospel." To that object she gave her last dollar.
The Rev. SYLVESTER DANA was born at Ashford, Conn., July 4, 1769, son of Anderson Dana, and a descendant of the fifth generation from Rich- ard Dana, a French Protestant, who came to this country about 1640, and settled in Cambridge, now Brighton, Mass. In 1772 he removed with his parents to the Wyoming Valley, in Pennsylvania, where his father, in 1778, was massacred by the Indians. Returning with his mother to Connecticut,
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he worked at farming until sixteen years of age. In 1793 he entered Yale College, and imited with the college church in his Sophomore year. After graduating, 1797, he studied divinity with Dr. Backus, of Somers, Ct. In 1799 was employed as a missionary by the Conneetient Missionary Society, in Western New-York. In May, 1801, was ordained pastor of the Congre- gational church in Orford, this State, where he remained twenty-one years. Preached four years in Thornton, and with his family moved to Concord in 1837. While resident in Concord he preached, as he had opportunity, in various places. Mr. Dana was an able and faithful minister, a devoted Christian, and exemplary in life. After the death of his wife he lived in more retirement, occupying a part of the house owned by Mr. Shadrach Seavey, near the new North meeting-house, where, assiduously attend- ed by his daughter Hannah, he died in the faith and hope of the gospel, June 9, 1849, aged 80. The ministers of the town attended his funeral as bearers. The Rev. Dr. Bouton preached a discourse from the words, " The hoary head is a erown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness." The children left by Rev. Sylvester and Hannah Dana were, Rev. Charles B., rector of an Episcopal Church, Alexandria, Va. ; Sylvester, attorney at law, Concord ; Anne K., who m. Dr. Reuel Barrows, of Fryeburg ; and Hannah, who m. Rev. S. S. Tappan, and d. April 19, 1855, at Providence, R. I., but was buried in Coneord, by the side of her parents. A neat monument is erected to the memory of the venerable father, in the old burying-ground in Coneord.
STEPHEN KIMBALL.
STEPHEN KIMBALL, a cousin of Dea. John Kimball, eame from Bradford, Mass., to Concord, about 1780. IIe was a shoe-maker. His shop stood near where Mr. Charles Moody now lives, at the north end of Main street. At first Mr. K. lived in a one-story house on the south side of West's brook, where Mr. John Titcomb's wheelwright shop now is. Afterwards, about 1786 or 1787, he built and lived in the house where Hon. Samuel Morril now lives -the old one-story house being used for a school-house, subse- quent to the conflagration of the school-house by the burying-ground at the North end. Soon after this, Mr. Kimball moved with his family to East-Hanover, where he bought and carried on a large farm. His house in Concord was sold to Rev. Israel Evans.
STEPHEN KIMBALL, m. Betty Wilson, of Exeter. Their children were : 1. Betsey, b. Oct. 20, 1774. 2. Stephen, b. March 9, 1776; died. 3. Increase, b. Oet. 26, 1777. 4. Moses, b. Nov. 11, 1779. 5. Mehetabel, b. Jan. 25, 1782. 6. John Wilson, b. Oet. 25, 1783; d. Oct. 3, 1784. 7. John Wilson, b. Jan. 18, 1787. 8. William, b. Jan. 4, 1789.
WILLIAM LOW AND THE "AMHERST COLONY."
About fifty years ago, and within a short period of each other, several active and enterprising young men came from Amherst to this town. They were William Fisk, Peter Robertson, William Low, (whose portrait is here presented,) Benjamin Damon, Francis N. Fisk, Isaac IIill, and a few years
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later, Joseph Low. These gentlemen, associating together as they often did, were called the "Amherst Colony;" and, with a single exception, they have proved to be a permanent and valuable acquisition to the town. Wil- liam Fisk, who married Margaret Dodge, settled in the West Parish village, in the house, then one story, where the Rev. Asa P. Tenney now lives, and there had a family of five children : Mary C., William P., David D., Sarah and Clarissa. He worked at his trade of shoe-making about twenty-five years, when he moved to Main street. Ilis son, David D. Fisk, is at this time (1855,) mayor of the city of Portsmouth, Va. Mr. Fisk died Octo- ber 9, 1854, aged 76.
Mr. William Low and Benjamin Damon came to Concord together, in January, 1806, and went into partnership in the chair-making and painting business. They commenced in the "Wilkins house," which stood where the "Merchants' Exchange" now is, where they remained one year and nine months, paying a rent of about thirty-five dollars. Next they moved to the house built by Mr. Low, on the corner of Main and School streets, and which was afterwards the residence of Mr. Low's family. Soon after commencing business they bought a load of unpainted chairs, (about one hundred,) from Peterborough, at which the neighbors expressed great sur- prise, saying, " You'll never sell so many chairs in your lifetime!" Next, they bought a building which had been occupied for a cabinet-shop by Levi Bartlett, now of Boston, and moved it from the "Fessenden place" to the rear of Mr. Low's house, where, with some additions, it now constitutes the post-office for the city. In this building Messrs. Low and Damon carried on their business eighteen years, when they dissolved partnership.
Before he came to Concord Mr. Low married Grace G. Nichols, of Am- herst, June 9, 1803, who survives him, having no children. In January, 1811, Mr. Damon married Sophia N., a sister of Mrs. Low, and built him a house on the corner opposite Mr. Low's house. For his house-lot, con- taining one hundred square rods of land, he paid four hundred dollars. Mr. Damon relates, that when Mr. Low moved his goods from Amherst to Concord he had a team of three horses, on the forward one of which Joseph Low rode postillion, for which service he received twenty cents, one third of which, I have the best authority for saying, was spent the same day for candy. Thus, in his boyhood, the future mayor made his first triumphal entrance into the city !
Entrusting business affairs chiefly to the untiring industry and honesty of his partner, Mr. Low in a few years became deeply interested in national and State politics, warmly espousing the Democratic cause, in conjunction with his neighbor and friend, Isaac Hill, whom he had pursuaded to come to Concord as a printer and editor. Under Gen. Jackson's administration, (1829,) Mr. Low was appointed postmaster in place of his brother, Gen. Joseph Low, which office he held about ten years. In town meetings he was a ready, pithy and smart debater - always brief and to the point - sometimes with a spice of wit, and sometimes of " grit." In his latter years
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WY LOW. Concord.
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he was afflicted with nervous complaints that impaired his health and hap- piness ; but he never lost his interest either in the prosperity of the town or in political affairs. A friend remarked of him -" He was always an ardent man, but never was there a more honest man in the cause of his country."
Mr. Low died on Sabbath evening, May 9, 1847. On the same day the particulars of the victory of Gen. Scott at Cerro Gordo, April 17, reached town, and Mr. Low was rejoicing in the success and glory of the American arms. Ilon. Isaac Hill, who visited him in the afternoon of that day, said, " The countenance of joy lightened up the last day of the patriot. We left him almost in a hallucination on this theme." Retiring to his room after nine o'clock, he complained that he could not rest, and returned to his chair, in which, in less than one hour, he breathed his last. A numer- ous attendance at his funeral evinced the high respect in which he was gen- erally held by his fellow citizens.
Respecting the other "Amherst" gentlemen whose names stand in this connection, it may be proper to add that Mr. Damon still lives on the spot where he first built-an efficient member of the First Bap. church and society - has had three children, viz. : 1. Mary Ann, who married William W. Estabrook, and lives in San Francisco, Cal .; 2. George N., who m. Caroline Nichols, and died Nov. 8, 1849; 3. Charles B., m. Harriet W. Jennison, of Worcester, Ms., and lives in Boston. Hon. Francis N. Fisk, for many years a successful trader at the North end, married into the " Walker family," which see. Gen. Joseph Low married into the "Abbot family," which see. Isaac Hill's biography is written. Capt. Peter Robertson and his wife, Sally Hazeltine, when first married were accounted "the hand- somest couple in Concord." Capt. Robertson is a failure.
DESCENDANTS OF DEA. JOIN MERRILL.
[Furnished by Rev. SAMUEL H. MERRILL, of Oldtown, Me.]
Dea. John Merrill [see p. 137] came from Haverhill, West Parish, Mass. ; he married Lydia Haynes. His three oldest children were probably born in Haverhill, as their baptism is recorded there, though not their birth. The following were his children :
1. Moses, m. Dorcas Abbot, of Concord, 1748, and settled in Pembroke. His children were-Penelope, Moses, Dorcas, Lydia, Betsey and Nehemiah.
2. Thomas, baptized 1729; 1 m. Phebe Abbot, and settled in Conway, N. II. His children were-Thomas, who m. Hannah Ambrose ; William, never married ; Enoch, m. Mary Ambrose ; Amos, m. Lydia Willey ; Phebe, m. Col. Eastman. For his second wife, Thomas m. widow Johnson, by whom he had two children, viz. : Stephen, m. a Bailey ; Mehitable, m. R. Crocker. For his third wife, Thomas m. widow Ambrose, and had one child, viz. : Jonathan, m. Lydia Merrill. For his fourth wife, Thomas m. a widow Cummings, and had two children, viz. : John, M. D., m. Mary S. Boyd. Benjamin, Esq., never married ; died in Salem.
3. John, m. Rebecca Abbot, and settled in Pembroke; was in the Con-
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tinental service in 1776. His children were-Rebecca, b. Ang. 16, 1751; m. Abner Farnum, 1769. Lydia, b. Feb. 19, 1753. Penelope, b. Oct. 15, 1754. John, b. June 14, 1756. These three sons, whose families are given above, were with their father in the garrison in 1746-p. 155.
4. Ilannah, d. in infancy.
5. Jonathan, b. Feb. 10, 1733 ; m. Mary Farnum, and settled in Hill, N. II. Their children were-John, b. Oct. 6, 1760. Jonathan, b. Dec. 23, 1761; d. in infaney. Mary, b. Dec. 31, 1763. Sarah, b. April 26, 1766. Lydia, b. Nov. 13, 1767. John, b. March 9, 1769. Lucy, b. Feb. 1, 1771. Jonathan, b. Sept. 6, 1772. Moses, b. Dee. 28, 1774.
6. Hannah, b. Feb. 10, 1735; 1 m. R. Eastman ; 2 m. I. Odell, Conway. 7. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 4, 1738; m. Ann Walker, and settled in Brown- field, Me. Their ch., Nathaniel, m. Phebe Merrill. John, b. July 9, 1769 ; m. Martha Walker. Sarah, b. May 2, 1771; m. Enoeh Merrill. Lydia, m. Jonathan Merrill. Isaac, m. Hannah Eastman. Moses, b. Mar. 17, 1777 ; m. Sally Merrill. James W., b. March 4, 1779; m. Dolly Ulmer. Samuel, h. Dee. 19, 1780; 1 m. Phebe Goodenow ; 2 m. Doreas Eastman. Polly; Ruth, m. Joseph Colby. Nancy, never married. Betsey, m. Amos Eastman. Judith, m. Walter Edgecomb. Thomas HI., M. D., b. April 29, 1789 ; m. Eliza Ward.
8. Sarah, b. April 24, 1741; m. Daniel Chandler. 9. Ann, b. Dec. 20, 1743; m. Benjamin Farnum, of Concord. 10. Abigail, b. Dec. 9, 1746 ; m. Tappan Evans, of Warren. 11. Lydia, m. Amos Foster, of Pembroke.
Thus the number of Dea. John Merrill's children was eleven. The num- ber of his sons' children (for { have not traced daughters' children) was forty-three. The whole number of his descendants from the male branches is not far from five hundred. Among these are seven ministers, two law- yers and two physicians. S. H. MERRILL.
Rufus Merrill, son of Enoch and Sarah Merrill, b. in Conway, June 19, 1803; m. Sophia Barker West, h. Feb. 7, 1812, of Concord, and settled in Concord and keeps a bookstore.
THE MOULTON FAMILY.
HENRY MOULTON.
HENRY MOULTON, born at Hampton, 1732; married Betsey Mace, who was born at the Isles of Shoals, and removed to Concord in 1772. Ile died in 1817, aged 85. His wife died in 1818, aged 85. Their children were :
1. Jonathan, m. Hannah Virgin; 2. Betsey, m. Peter Pressey, of San- down; 3. Judith, m. James Ayer, of Canada East; 4. James, b. at San- down, March 5, 1767; 5. Mary, m. James Eastman; 6. Henry, m. Susan Stevens; 7. Sally, m. Samuel Brown; 8. Hannah, m. - Wheatley, of Lebanon.
JAMES MOULTON, SEN.
JAMES MOULTON, son of Henry Moulton and Betsey Mace, b. at San- down March 5, 1767, 1 m. Sally Virgin, who d. soon after their marriage ; 2 m. Anna Johnson, of Woburn, Ms. Their children were :
1. James Moulton, Jr., b. Nov. 11, 1798; 1 m. Rebecca A. Chandler, who d. April 23, 1844. Their children were :
James Henry, Susan Rebecca, William Richmond, Edward Augustine, Ann Maria, Helen Chandler.
Second m. Betsey Souther, March 31, 1846.
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2. George W., b. Dec. 14, 1799; m. wid. Mary Eastman, dan. of Sim- con Kimball.
. 3. Daniel Johnson, b. March 5, 1801; d. June 25, 1831, aged 30.
4. Anna, b. May, 1803.
5. William, died in infancy.
Mrs. Anna Moulton d. Feb., 1848, aged 76.
JONATHAN MOULTON.
Jonathan Moulton, son of Henry Moulton and Betsey Mace, m. Hannah Virgin. Their children were :
1. Jonathan, b. Jan. 30, 1792. 2. Ilannah, b. Aug. 29, 1794 ; m. Dr. Benjamin Parker. 3. Phebe, d. y. 4. David Virgin, m. Marcia Conner, and d. at the West. 5. Paulina, m. Charles Lanc, and d.
HENRY MOULTON, JR.
Henry Moulton, son of Henry and Betsey Mace, m. Susan Stevens. Their children :
1. Mace Moulton, sheriff of Hillsborough County, and member of Con- gress, 1846 and 1847 ; m. Dolly Stearns. Their children were : Eliza Jane, Henry De Witt and Charles. 2. Henry. 3. Simcon Stevens.
Henry Moulton for several years kept tavern at Hooksett, and afterwards at Andover, N. H., where he and his wife both died.
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