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JAMES OSGOOD.
James Osgood, from Andover, Mass., was son of John, an original pro- prietor, who was born at Andover, 1682, and died in Concord in 1765. aged 83; who was son of John, d. 1725; son of John, d. 1693; son of John, who came from Andover, England, and settled at Andover, Mass., previous to 1645, and died in 1651, aged 56. James, son of 4-John, the proprietor, m. Hannah Hazen, dau. of Richard Hazen, of Boxford, Mass. Their chil- dren were: 1. Anna, b. July 18, 1732; m. Col. Thomas Stickney,-see Stickney family,-and d. Jan. 20, 1802. 2. Samuel, b. July 13, 1734; m. Jane Webster. 3. Elizabeth, b. May 12, 1736; m. 4. James, b. Aug. 27, 1738; m. Anna Webster. 5. Benjamin, b. Sept. 29, 1740; m. Miriam Stickney. 6. Hannah, b. Aug. 1, 1743 ; m. Col. Andrew MeMillan. Nov. 12, 1761, and had twelve children, viz. : Sarah, Martha, Hannah, Lewis, James, Catherine, John, Jane, Nancy, Elizabeth, Sophia, Gilbert. Martha m. Dr. William Chadbourne, father of Dr. Thomas Chadbourne, of Concord. 7. William, b. Feb. 19, 1747 ; d. y. 8. John, m. Sarah Danford. 9. Rich- ard Hazen, m. Susanna Swan. Their son, Robert Parker, b. May 8, 1789. Richard Hazen Osgood d. at Conway, 1796.
CHRISTOPHER OSGOOD m. Anne - Their ch., Anne, b. Oct. 2, 1795.
BENJAMIN PARKER. [See p. 138.]
The descendants of Benjamin Parker, one of the original proprietors, who settled in Concord, were Enoch Parker and Asa Parker, sons of the late Dea. Asa Parker, of Andover, Mass., who was an only child of Benja- min, the proprietor. Enoch settled on the eighty acre lot, No. 99, on Horse hill, so called, which was drawn to the right of Benjamin. He removed to Andover, Mass., about the year 1808, with his whole family.
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Asa, son of Asa, and grandson of Benjamin, after having served out his time in the Revolutionary army at West Point, as a drafted man from An- clover, settled in Concord, and married the widow Sarah Thompson Willard, in 1786. Their children :
1. Isaac Marble, b. Jan. 19, 1787 ; m. and lives at Meredith Bridge. 2. Mary, b. Sept. 25, 1788. 3. Benjamin, b. Sept. 27, 1790; lives on the homestead with his sisters, Mary and Sally B., No. 12 Center street. 4. John. b. Aug. 6, 1793; d. Aug. 12, 1795. 5. Sally Bartlett, b. Aug. 15, 1796. 6. John Adams, b. Oet. 26, 1798; m. and lives in the city of New-York ; a merchant and distinguished mathematician. Asa Parker d. Sept. 1, 1803, aged 42. Sarah,his wife, d. Jan. 10, 1815, aged 54.
ENOCHI PARKER, brother of Asa, who moved baek to Andover, m. Eliz- abeth Their children were :
1. Sally, b. April 23, 1787. 2. Apphia, b. Sept. 11, 1789. 3. John, b. March 17, 1793. 4. Moses, b. May 4, 1797 : whose names are on the Town Records. They had, also, Eliza, Olive, Mehitable, and son Enoch, whose names are not recorded. Eliza, dau. of Enoch Parker, m. John Marble, of Bradford, Mass., and was the mother of Rev. Newton E. Mar- ble, D. D., now of Concord.
JOSEPH PARKER.
Joseph Parker came to Concord about 1821, not related to the preced- ing. He was born in Pembroke, Nov. 3, 1781; m. Esther Chapman. He worked on the granite ledge a number of years; was the first overseer of the alms house and town farm, and a respected and useful citizen. He left Concord in 1834, and now resides in Lancaster, Mass. His wife, Esther C., d. Their children, as recorded in the town records --
1. Lueretia, b. May 4, 1807. 2. Martha, b. Nov. 30, 1808. 3. Caleb, [Dea. in South Ch.,] b. Sept. 8, 1810. 4. Lyman, b. Jan. 2, 1812. 5. Horaee, b. April 5, 1814. 6. Joseph, b. April 30, 1817. 7. Horace, 2d, b. Aug. 15, 1819. 8. George A., b. May 8, 1821. 9. Mary Esther, b. July 10, 1823. 10. Luey Ann, b. March 9, 1826. 11. Lucretia, 2d, b. Aug. 19, 1829.
DAVID PARKER.
David Parker m. Jane Their children-1. Charles Thomas, h. Sept. 5, 1812; 2. David, b. Nov. 12, 1814; 3. Jane Maria, b. Aug. 13, 1817; 4. Naney Herbert, b. Sept. 25, 1821.
JEREMIAH PECKER,
Supposed to be a descendant of John Pecker, an original proprietor from Haverhill-see p. 138; 1 m. Ruth, dau. of Capt. Reuben Kimball. Their children were :
1. Mary Eastman, b. July 21, 1804; d. y. 2. Robert Eastman, b. Ap. 29, 1807 . 1 m. Esther J. Lang ; d. Ap. 2, 1847, aged 37. Their children, Francis H .; Ellen M., d. ; Mary E., d. ; Robert L. and Harriet. 2 m. wid. Emeline A. Estabrook. 3. William, b. Jan. 23, 1809; m. Oct. 9, 1834, Susan D. Chandler ; two children, Susan E. and Ruth K. 4. Jeremiah, b. June 4, 1813 ; m. Mary L. Eastman, Aug. 11, 1835 ; he d. Ap. 2, 1847. leaving three children. Ruth, wife of Jeremiah Pecker, d. Feb. 26, 1815,
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aged 36. He 2 m. wid. Mary Lang, dau. of Jonathan Eastman, Esq., and had children ; 5. Samuel L., b. Sept. 18, 1823; d. 6. Ruth Maria, b. Dec. 23, 1825 ; m. Joseph A. Merriam. 7. Seth Eastman, b. Feb. 15, 1828; m. in Boston. 8. George Bradley, b. Mar. 4, 1732; d. Dec. 8, 1841. 9. Mary, b. Sept. 5. 1834.
THE POTTER FAMILY. [Chiefly by Hon. C. E. POTTER.]
Ephraim and Richard, brothers, with their sister Elizabeth, came to Con- cord from Ipswich about 1771. Ephraim and Richard bought land together on the northerly side of Turtle pond, and afterwards divided it " equally, as to quality and quantity." The ancestors of Ephraim and Richard were among the early settlers of New England. Their father, Daniel, born Jan- uary, 1698, married Elizabeth Kimball, of Wenham, Mass., November 29, 1728. He was son of Anthony, who was son of Anthony, who settled in Ipswich, 1648; son of Robert, of Lynn, 1630, who came to this country from the city of Coventry, in England. Ephraim and Richard had brothers Daniel and Anthony, and sisters Martha and Elizabeth, and others who died young.
RICHARD POTTER AND DESCENDANTS.
RICHARD POTTER, b. March 17, 1744, m. Aug. 10, 1766, Lydia Averill, of Topsfield, Mass., who was b. July 22, 1733. When he took possession of his farm, in 1771, it had upon it a log house and a hovel, " which had been built by Mr. John Hoyt, who first pitched upon the lot," but after- wards moved to the north side of Oak Hill. Mr. Potter moved his family the ensuing spring. " His property at this time consisted of one hundred and thirty dollars in cash, which he paid towards his farm ; a horse, a three years old heifer, a bed, and some few cooking utensils. With these, his wife and child upon horse-back, his goods upon a barrow, attached to the horse ; himself driving the heifer, he started for Concord -then the land of promise. They performed the journey in two days, stopping over night in 'Chester Woods,' near Massabesic pond, at ' old Mother Under- hill's,' who kept a well-known tavern upon the 'Penacook path.' Arrived upon their farm, they went to work with a will. Of robust make, strong constitution, and industrious habits, their new home soon exhibited evidences of thrift." In the Revolution, Mr. P. served six weeks on Winter hill, under Gen. Sullivan. His name and his brother Ephraim's are on the Association Test, 1776. In the winter of 1782 his leg was "smashed," as related pp. 283-4, recovering from which he enjoyed uninterrupted health through a period of about fifty years. He died July 5, 1828, aged 84 years. His wife, Lydia, d. Aug. 8, 1824. Their children were two-Lydia and Joseph.
LYDIA, b. in Topsfield, March 2, 1768 ; 1 m. Thomas Stevens, and settled in Loudon, upon a farm given her by her father ; 2 m. David Rollins, and d. of lock-jaw, in September, 1839.
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JOSEPHI POTTER, son of Richard and Lydia, b. Sept. 20, 1772, in Con- cord ; m. April 25, 1793, Naney Drake, dau. of Thomas Drake, formerly of Hampton, N. II. She was b. Oct. 25, 1774, and died very suddenly of dropsy of the heart-see p. 460-a woman of kind and affectionate spirit, and much force of character. He died Feb. 1, 1853, aged 80 years. Their children were-
1. Richard, b. Oet. 3, 1793; 1 m. Sarah Drake, of New-Hampton, b. June 29, 1793 : d. Nov. 18, 1839. Their children-Ann, b. Nov. 3, 1812; George Washington, b. Aug. 23, 1816 ; Abigail Julina, b. March 25, 1818. He 2 m. June, 1840, Dolly Hutchins, dau. of the late Ezra Hutchins, for- merly of Concord, and son of Col. Gordon Hutchins. Mr. Potter now resides in Bangor, Me.
2. Thomas Drake, b. Jan. 13, 1796 : m. July 11, 1820, Eunice Marden, b. Sept. 30, 1801-dau. of John Marden, Esq., of Chichester. Their chil- dren-Joseph Haydn, b. Oet. 12, 1821; Thomas, b. Dee. 8, 1823 ; John, b. June 22, 1826 ; Anu Eliza, b. March 30, 1828; Emma Kelley, b. July 26, 1830; Clara Stevens, b. Dec. 5. 1832; Martha Jane, b. March 20, 1835 : Lydia Kimball, b. July 14, 1837 ; Alnah Kimball, b. March 31, 1840 ; Frank Pierce, b. Nov. 2, 1842; Mary Adams, b. April 17, 1845. Their oldest son, Joseph Il., was educated at the Military Academy, at West Point ; was wounded in the battle of Monterey, and is now lieutenant in the United States Army. See p. 479. Thomas D. Potter, Esq., lives on the old homestead of his grandfather Richard.
3. Jacob Averill, b. July 22, 1798; m. Dee. 25, 1826, Sophronia Moore, b. July 17, 1801, dau. of Thomas Moore, of Loudon. Their children are, Isaac Frye, b. Nov. 8, 1827 ; Charles H., b. May 1, 1831; Mary Ellen, b. July 15, 1832; Ann Maria, b. March 17, 1835 ; d. April 5, 1836; Laura Ann, b. June 28, 1837. Hon. Jacob A. Potter owns and resides upon the farm first settled on by Mr. Ephraim Potter, brother of his grandfather Richard. In 1844 he was appointed Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Merrimack County, which office he resigned in 1853.
4. Chandler Eastman, [see graduates, ] b. March 7, 1807; m. November, 1832, Clara A., b. May 28, 1803, dau. of John Underwood, Esq., of Ports- mouth. Their children, Joseph, b. June 22, 1833, and Ann, b. June 22, 1833 ; d .; Treat Wentworth, b. Jan. 1, 1836; Drown, b. Feb. 8, 1838. Mrs. Potter d. of erysipelas, March 19, 1854, aged 51.
EPHRAIM POTTER AND DESCENDANTS.
Ephraim Potter, an elder brother of Richard, was a sailor, but when not at sea worked at various kinds of mechanical business. He made excellent wooden eloeks, and some of the first elocks used in Concord were of his make. He built and raised the four square steeple and the spire of the old North Meeting-house, and the eupola and vane of the old Town House, (see pp. 286 and 306.) Ephraim was a man of good property for that day, but he brought into the country that besetting sin of the sailor-love of strong drink ; and, although a man of superior intelligence, yet in a few years he became involved, and at his death left his family in indigent eir- eumstanees. Ilis farm, which adjoined his brother Richard's on the north, was bought by the latter at public auction. Ephraim m. Sarah Cory, in 1777. Their children-
1. Ephraim, b. April 5, 1778; d. in Warren. 2. Patty, b. Dee. 17, 1779; m. John Potter, of Ipswich, Mass. 3. Daniel, b. July 13, 1782; d. at Concord. 4. John, b. Feb. 7, 1785 ; d. at sea. 5. Sally, b. March 5,
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1787. 6. Richard, b. April 11, 1789; d. at Concord. 7. Benoni, b. Ap. 17, 1791 ; a soldier in the war, 1812 ; never returned. 8. Lemuel, b. June 22, 1793; lives in Conway. 9. Nancy, b. May 12, 1797; m. a Perkins, in Bartlett. Ephraim d. in 1806. Elizabeth Potter, sister of Ephraim and Richard, d. unmarried.
ANTHONY POTTER, son of Anthony, of Ipswich, and nephew of Ephraim and Richard, came to Concord a minor, probably about 1772, and when of age settled south of Richard.
He 1 m. Mary Shute, dau. of John Shute, Oct. 21, 1790; she d. June 18, 1792. Their only child, Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1792; m. and settled on the homestead ; was selectman ; d. Ap. 9, 1847, aged 55. Children not recorded. Anthony 2 m. Dolly Goodwin, Oct. 13, 1793. Their children were : Mary Shute, b. July 18, 1794; Jenny, b. Oct. 8, 1795; d. Aug. 12, 1800; William, b. Feb. 7, 1798; d. Aug. 5, 1800; Samuel Goodwin, b. March 31, 1800 ; Anthony, h. July, 1802; lives in the State of New- York ; Sarah Fuller, b. Sept. 21, 1808; m. - -, in Loudon. Anthony Potter, sen., d. March 13, 1826, aged 70.
JOSIAH ROBINSON'S FAMILY.
JOSIAH ROBINSON was born in Stratham, N. II., June 15, 1774; m. Lucy Sanborn, dau. of Abraham Sanborn, of Poplin, March, 1792; moved to Concord, May, 1798, and resided here till his death, July 21, 1851, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. Lucy, his wife, was b. Feb. 14, 1774; she still survives. Their children, in all twelve, viz. : 1. Mercy G. Robin- son, b. Jan. 25, 1793. 2. Betsey, b. July 12, 1795 ; m. David Osgood, Jume, 1839. 3. Isaiah S., b. March 31, 1797. These three b. in Poplin. 4. Joseph, b. in Concord, Nov. 26, 1798; see " graduates." 5. Deborah, b. Dec., 1800 ; d. y. 6. Seth, b. Jan. 28, 1803. 7. An infant, died on the day of its birth. 8. Charles, b. Jan. 7, 1806; completed the study of med- icine, and d. July 7, 1830. 9. John, b. June 12, 1808; d. June 15, 1810. 10. Rufus, b. Ap., 1811 ; lived but eleven days. 11. Abraham Hlazen, h. Jan. 8, 1811; see " graduates." 12. John West, b. Feb. 20, 1815; d. March 2, 1837, of consumption, at Matanzas, island of Cuba, whither he went for his health. He was a jeweller by trade; had resided several years at Savannah, Ga., and by diligent application had made himself quite intelligent for his years; was eminently pious-of very gentlemanly man- ners, esteemed and respected by all who knew him.
DESCENDANTS OF HENRY ROLFE, ESQ.
Henry Rolfe, Esq., an original proprietor of Concord, was son of Ben- jamin, who was the son of Benjamin, who was the son of John, who was the son of Henry, who came to Newbury about 1630; a son of Honour Rolfe, of England ; see Hist. of Newbury.
1-HENRY ROLFE, proprietor in Penacook, m. Judith Dole. Their chil- dren, 1. Benjamin, b. 1710; graduated at Harvard College in 1727; set- tled in Concord ; m. Sarah Walker, and had one son, Paul ; see Biography, pp. 555-6. 2. Nathaniel, settled in Concord, and d. Dec., 1808, aged 96. 3. Henry, lived and died at Newbury, leaving children, Henry and Benja- min. 4. Betsey. 5. Mary. One of these daughters m. the father of the late Capt. Benjamin Emery, of Concord.
2-NATHANIEL ROLFE, son of 1-Henry, m. Hannah Rolfe. Their chil- dren were : Nathaniel. William. Elizabeth. Judith. Jane. Hannah, b. April 19, 1743. Benjamin, Polly and Henry.
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3-NATHANIEL ROLFE, son of 2-Nathaniel, m. widow Judith Chandler, youngest daughter of Rev. Timothy Walker. Their children were: 1. Abiel. 2. Jane. 3. Henry.
[Note .- This branch of the Rolfe family being connected with the " Walker family," see a particular account of them in the " Descendants of Rev. Timothy Walker."]
3-NATHANIEL ROLFE, d. Nov. 15, 1829, aged 86.
3-BENJAMIN ROLFE, son of 2-Nathaniel, m. Molly Sweat, a sister of old Mrs. Lydia Elliot. Their children were: 1. John, b. March 7, 1785 ; m. Betsey Abbot. 2. Judith, b. March 17, 1787 ; m. Jeremiah Hall. 3. Na- thaniel, b. March 27, 1789; m. Polly Glines. 4. Isaac, b. Aug. 30, 1791; m. Mary Chase. 5. Samuel Jones, b. Sept. 1, 1793 ; m. Eliza Hatherway. 6. Benjamin, b. Feb. 10, 1796; m. Mary Newhall Flanders.
Benjamin Sweat, the father of Mrs. Molly Rolfe, came to this town from Kingston-a weaver by trade - and settled in the Borough, about 1780. When he was a boy the method of cooking potatoes was to set them before the fire, as we sometimes do apples, to roast.
Many anecdotes are told of 3-Benjamin Rolfe, some of which have already been related, pp. 236, 306. Ile owned land in common with his brother Nathaniel, and they lived together as bachelors for a number of years. Occasionally, when Benjamin came to Main street, he would be rallied by his friends about his bachelor state, and asked " how he and his brother got along ?" "Very well," he replied ; "only we have but one pair of trowsers between us." " Well, how do you manage with one pair ?" " Why, we agree that the one who gets up first shall wear them through the day." Mr. Rolfe was one of the early settlers of Rumford, in Maine, where, in common with others, he endured great privations and hardships. Attempting to eross the Androscoggin river one night with his horse in a ferry-boat-his head being somewhat flighty-he was carried down stream about a mile, where were rapids, and a first fall of fifteen feet, and a second fall of ninety-four feet. Just at the head of the first fall was a large rock, standing out of the water, against which the boat struck, and he stepped out on the rock. The horse was thrown out, and went over the first falls. Early next morning Rolfe was discovered in his perilous position by Jacob Abbot. The neighbors were rallied, and came to his rescue. Fast- ening two ropes to a small skiff, they set it out into the middle of the river, and let it go over the rapids so as to strike the rock where Rolfe was- designing then to draw him ashore in the boat ; but as the boat struck the roek it rebounded, so that Rolfe had barely time to seize one of the ropes and cut it off with his knife, while the boat was whirled along and dashed into pieces. But the rope which he had in his hand, being held at the other end by his neighbors, he fastened tight round his body, and by this means they drew him over the foaming rapids up the stream, about five rods, and he landed in safety ! The horse was soon after discovered stand- ing in the water near a ledgy bank, too steep to ascend. A single bruise only was found on him. He was safely rescued.
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4-BENJAMIN ROLFE, now of Concord, son of 3-Benjamin, m. Mary N. Flanders. 'Their children were-1. Harriet, b. July 8, 1822; m. John W. Brown, of Pittsfield. 2. Hiram, b. Dec. 24, 1825; m. Georgianna Coombs, of Boston. 3. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 30, 1828; m. Albert C. Osborne. She d. Feb. 3, 1854. 4. Charlotte, b. Sept. 26, 1833; m. Jonathan C. Harvey. 5. David J., b. April 29, 1838. 6. Eliza N., b. Feb. 4, 1842.
JOHN SHUTE.
JOIIN SHUTE, son of Jacob, see p. 565, m. Anna Colby. Their children were-1. John, b. March 4, 1763. 2. Mary, b. May 13, 1765. 3. Jacob, b. Aug. 10, 1767 ; m. Sally Houston, of Bedford. 4. Moses, b. Feb. 9, 1771. 5. Anna, b. June 15, 1773. 6. Isaac, b. Aug. 20, 1775. 7. Samuel Colby, b. July 20, 1778. 8. Aaron, b. March 20, 1781. 9. Jeremiah, b. Dec. 27, 1783.
Anna, wife of John Shute, d. June 12, 1812, aged 70. Mr. Shute, whose early adventures and perils were mentioned pp. 196-199, settled on the homestead of his father, and became a steady, industrious and use- ful citizen. At the age of about seventy he united with the church under Dr. MeFarland, and maintained a consistent Christian life. Constant at meeting on the Sabbath, he usually sat in the "old men's seat ;" and when upwards of ninety years of age he would be seen tripping along, with the agility of a young man-commonly passing others on foot, on their return from meeting. He spent the last years of his life in the family of his son Isaac, at the lower end of Main street. Ile retained his faculties and physi- cal powers till the close of life, and died in February, 1829, at the age of 96, or perhaps, as stated on his grave-stone, at 98.
JOHN SHUTE, jun., son of John and Anna Colby, b. March 4, 1763 ; d. Dec. 1, 1822 ; m. Abigail Kelley, b. March 22, 1763, and d. July 17, 1840. Their children were : 1. William, b. March 22, 1785. 2. Ruth, b. Nov. 19, 1787 ; d. Feb. 26, 1824. 3. Moses, b. Nov. 26, 1789. 4. Isaac, b. Nov. 16, 1792; d. April, 1824. 5. Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1795. 6. Sukey, b. Dec. 11, 1797 ; d. Aug. 15, 1803. 7. Walter, b. Jan. 1802; d. y. S. Walter, b. March, 1805 ; d. Jan., 1806.
MOSES SHUTE, son of John, jr., and Abigail Kelly, 1 m. Sally Farnum, Dec. 17, 1812. She was b. July 12, 1783, and d. Oct. 15, 1844. Their chil- dren were: 1. Cynthia, b. Dec. 16, 1813; m. Joseph L. Jackson; two children. 2. Clara A., b. March 23, 1816; m. John Brown; two children. 3. Lucretia, b. Jan. 12, 1821. Moses Shute 2 m., June 11, 1846, Sophia W. Duncklee.
[Vote .- Other branches of the Shute family not furnished or recorded.]
THE STICKNEY FAMILY.
We regret that no one has furnished a complete genealogy of the Stick- ney Family in Concord. What follows has been collected from the town records and other sources, as the author has had opportunity.
Lieut. JEREMIAH STICKNEY, who was the first of the family name in Con- cord, carne from Bradford, Ms., a young man, about 1731. See pp. 140, 549.
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C'ol. Thomas Stickney, his son, who succeeded in the family mansion, was a useful and distinguished citizen - a patriot of the Revolution, and was with Gen. Stark in the battle of Bennington, see pp. 274-276, and through life sustained many important offices in town. See List of Officers.
Thomas Stickney, jr., succeeded Col. Thomas on the old homestead, and his widow, Mrs. Mary Ann, now in her eighty-fourth year, still survives- occupying the house with her son, Joseph P. Stickney. The land on which the range of stores stands, on Main street, south of the family mansion, as far as the Eagle Hotel, and back to the river, formerly belonged to the Stickney farm. The interval land, easterly of the house and north of the Free Bridge road, still belong to it.
1-JEREMIAH STICKNEY, married Elizabeth Their children : 1. Thomas, b. in Bradford, not recorded in our record. 2. Jonathan, b. April 24, 1731; d. June 25, 1736. 3. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 10, 1733. 4. Sarah, b. Jan. 6, 1735 ; d. July 6, 1736. 5. Sarah, b. Oct. 14, 1737. 6. Jonathan, b. Aug. 3, 1739. 7. Ann, b. Sept. 3, 1741. 8. Bethiah, b. April 14, 1743 ; d. July 4, 1746. 9. Mehetabel, b. April 14, 1743. 10. Miriam, b. April 7, 1746. 11. Bethiah, b. Sept. 22, 1747.
Jeremiah Stickney d. April 11, 1763, aged 60.
2-THOMAS STICKNEY, COLONEL,
Son of Jeremiah Stickney, was born a short time before his father re- moved to Concord. He married Anna Osgood. Their children were :
1. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 7, 1753. 2. Mary, b. June 28, 1756; d. Dec. 1763. 3. William, b. Dec. 8, 1758. 4. Jeremiah, b. Ang. 13, 1761; d. y. 5. Jeremiah, b. 1764; d. Jan. 6, 1850, aged 85. 6. Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1766. 7. Thomas, b. July 18, 1769. 8. James Osgood, b. June 9, 1775 ; d. Oct. 11, 1778.
Anna Stickney died Jan. 20, 1802. Col. Thomas Stickney died Jan. 26, 1809, in his 80th year.
3-THOMAS STICKNEY, JR.
Married Mary Ann Odlin, daughter of Rev. Woodbridge Odlin, of Exe- ter, b. Sept. 24, 1772. Their children were :
1. Charlotte, b. Sept. 4, 1793; d. Aug. 19, 1794. 2. Woodbridge Odlin, h. Feb. 22, 1795 ; d. 1820, in Augusta, Ga. 3. Joseph Pearson, b. Oct. 9, 1796. 4. George; d. Oct., 1820, at Castine. 5. Anna; m. Benjamin Bordman.
Thomas Stickney died Jan. 1, 1811, aged 41.
3-WILLIAM STICKNEY.
3-William Stickney taverner, son of Col. Thomas, married Susanna Emerson, of Haverhill. Their children :
1. Susanna, b. Feb. 24, 1783; d. Nov. 6, 1846. 2. William, b. Feb. 10, 1785 ; was drowned in Merrimack river. 3. Nathan, b. Sept. 26, 1787. 4. Jeremiah, b. Jan. 4, 1790; d. in Haverhill, Mass., 1855. 5. Harriet, b. June 5, 1792; m. William Gault; d. 6. John, b. March 12, 1796; d. March 18, 1797. 7. John, b. Feb. 16, 1798; d. Feb. 16, 1854, aged 56. 8. Charles, b. March 26, 1802. 9. Mary Emerson, b. July 16, 1807. Su- sanna E. Stickney d. June, 1823, aged 61. William Stickney, d. Aug. 5, 1828, in his 70th year.
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2-JONATHAN STICKNEY, son of Lieut. Jeremiah, settled at Stickney's hill, m. Sarah -. Their children were :
1. John, b. Feb. 1, 1760. 2. Jane, b. Ap. 29, 1761; d. May 2, 1766. 3. Daniel, b. Jan. 26, 1762. 4. David, b. Dec. 10, 1764. 5. James, b. Dec. 5, 1766. 6. Jane, b. Oct. 4, 1768; d. Jan. 1, 1770. 7. Jeremiah, b. Aug. 31, 1770. 8. Samuel, b. Nov. 10, 1772; d. Ap. 8, 1790. 9. Judith, b. June 17, 1775. 10. Sarah, b. June 14, 1777. 11. Abiel, b. June 10, 1779; d. Feb. 10, 1793. 12. William, b. Ap. 16, 1781. 13. Polly, b. July 16, 1784. Sarah Stickney d. Dee. 5, 1786, in the 47th year of her age. He married Anna Clark, of Hopkinton, and had : 14. Jonathan, b. June 4, 1788. 15. Samuel, b. March 23, 1790. 16. Hannah, b. Sept. 24, 1791. Jonathan Stickney, sen., d. Nov. 19, 1792.
3-DANIEL STICKNEY.
3-Daniel Stickney, son of 2-Jonathan, m. Abigail Webster. Their chil- dren :
1. Betsey, b. Aug. 15, 1787. 2. Daniel, b. Sept. 15, 1789, at Plainfield. 3. Sile, (?) b. March 5, 1794. 4. Jane, b. March 25, 1796. 5. Abiel, b. July 16, 1798. 6. Webster, b. Oet. 18, 1800. 7. Daniel, b. Oct. 17, 1802. 8. George Washington, b. Sept. 10, 1804.
DAN STICKNEY.
Dan Stickney m. Susanna Head. Their children :
Mehetabel, b. May 4, 1768; d. May 7, 1788. Hannah, b. Aug. 1, 1771 ; d. Dee. 25, 1789. Jane, b. June 4, 1773. Amos, b. July 23, 1775 ; d. Sept. 9, 1795. William, b. Feb. 15, 1780. Susanna H. Stickney died Jan. 13, 1796. Dan Stickney d. 1803, in his 65th year.
ISAAC WALKER'S FAMILY. [See p. 140.] [Furnished in part by Mr. MILTON C. WALKER, of Boston.]
1-ISAAC WALKER, sen., an original proprietor, b. in Woburn, Mass., No- vember 1, 1677, was the son of Samuel, who was the son of Samuel, who was born in England, and early settled in Woburn. Isaac, m. Margery Bruce, Feb. 20, 1704, dau. of Geo. Bruce. Their children were :
1. Abigail, b. July 23, 1705. 2. Isaac, b. July 12, 1707. 3. Ezekiel, b. May 29, 1709. 4. Timothy, b. March 17, 1711. 5. Anne, b. March 16, 1713. 6. William, b. May 31, 1715. 7. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 1, 1717. 8. Mary, b. May 29, 1720. 9. Samuel, b. Aug. 10, 1723.
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