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II. Walter Willard, b. at Lowell, June 3, 1882; m. Ruth Marion Connor; res. at Brooklyn, N. Y.
III. Fred Lavater, b. at Waltham, Mar. 13, 1892.
IV. Stanley Emerson, b. at New Bedford, June 6, 1900. .
PRATT
JOHN PRATT, son of John, was b. at Harvard, Mass., Feb. 7, 1760, and d. at Fitchburg, Mass., Dec. 15, 1823. He m. at Harvard, May 28, 1788, Rebecca Derby, b. at Acton, Mass., Oct. 30, 1764; d. at Fitchburg, Feb. 11, 1861; dau. of Thomas 4 (John,3 John,2 John 1 of Marblehead, Mass.) and Lucy (Brewer) Derby. He lived a few years in D., on lot 8,
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range 8. His wife was a Revolutionary pensioner. Ch., b. at Fitchburg:
I. Rebecca, b., July 2, 1798; d. in D., Jan. 21, 1892; m. Moses Eaton' q. v.
II. Luther, b., Aug. 6, 1800; drowned above East Harrisville, Aug. 18, 1819.
III. Lucy Brewer, b., Oct. 27, 1805; d. in D., Mar. 6, 1893; m., July 11, 1822, Luke Richardson (1, IV), q. v.
OLIVER C. PRATT, son of Ebenezer of Lancaster, Mass., and Lydia (Pratt) Pratt, and brother of Emma, the wife of Ebenezer Twitchell, was b., July 20, 1762, and d. in D., July 22, 1800. He m., May 2, 1791, Dorcas Green, b. at Bolton, Mass., May 15, 1768, who m. 2d, 1807, Jonas Bridgham, q. v. He came to D. from Shirley, Mass., in 1790, and settled on lot 4, range 10, which, later, Mar. 9, 1795, he purchased of Ebenezer Pratt of Lancaster, probably his father. His mother is said to be the sister of John of the preceding sketch. Ch .:
I. Jared, b., Feb. 11, 1793; m. - Ch .: 1. George B., res. at Keene and Chesterfield, N. H .; 2. -; 3. Mary Ann, d., Jan. 18, 1867, ae. 48 yrs. 11 mos. 16 ds .; m., June 11, 1840, Oliver Bacon of Jaffrey, N. H .; eight ch .; 4. Abbie, m. Ira Smith ; 5. Jennie.
II. Emma, b., Feb. 8, 1795; d., Apr. 23, 1876; m., Oct. 24, 1837, Jabez Carley of Peterborough, N. H.
III. Hannah, b., July 13, 1797; d., Nov. 6, 1799.
IV. Dorcas, d., June 22, 1832, ae. 34.
V. Oliver, b., May 16, 1800.
EBENEZER PRATT, with his wife Charity, came to D. pre- sumably from Sherborn, Mass. Ch .:
I. Esther, b., Nov. 20, 1748; d. in D., Apr. 4, 1834; m., Jan. 19, 1771, Ebenezer Hill, q. v.
II. Abigail, b., Apr. 20, 1750; d., unm., at Framingham, Mass., Jan. 18, 1837.
III. Ebenezer, b., Sept. 22, 1753; d. at Alstead, N. H., Sept. 13, 1842; m. Susanna Bolton, b., Nov. 24, 1762; d. at Alstead, Nov. 4, 1849. Apr. 18, 1801, an Ebenezer Pratt of D. bought of Charles Taylor of Peterborough, N. H., 35 acres of lot 3, range 10, in D. Here he lived for some time until he re. to Hancock, N. H., where he res. until 1842 when he re. to Alstead. He was a Revolutionary soldier. Ch., b. at Lancaster, Mass .: 1. Abigail, b., Aug. 11, 1791; d. at Hancock, N. H., Nov. 7, 1844; m., 1811, Ira Knight. 2. Nancy, b., July 29 or Aug. 27, 1794; d. at Alstead, Nov. 17, 1880; m., Nov. 20, 1817, Eli Washburn.
ASA PRATT came to D. from Rutland, Mass., and lived on lot 20, range 8. He m. 1st, Oct. 9, 1782, Betty Stanford, b. at Sherborn, Mass., June 1, 1760; d., Nov. 26, 1787; dau. of
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Caleb and Ruth (Cozens) Stanford; m. 2d, Oct. 2, 1789, Sarah Bond, b. at Sherborn, Dec. 25, 1762; dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Greenwood) Bond, q. v .; re. to Vermont. Ch. by first wife:
I. Rebecca, b., May 20, 1785.
II. Timothy, b., May 17, 1787.
Ch. by second wife:
III. Betsey, b., Sept. 4, 1790.
JESSE PRATT m., Oct. 20, 1801, Lydia Moors of Hancock, N. H. On May 11 of that year he bought in D., of the admin- istrator and widow of Oliver Pratt, lot 4, range 10, which he sold, Dec. 20, 1806, to Abel Winship of Ashby, Mass.
MOSES PRATT of Natick, Mass., purchased of Moses Adams, June 10, 1770, one half of lot 20, range 9; Dec. 24, 1789, he sold to Isaac Griswold the southeastern part of that land. He m. 1st, Sept. 7, 1786, Mary Riggs; m. 2d, Apr. 23, 1795, Lucy White.
Others of the name were JOEL PRATT on lot 18, range 10; TIMOTHY PRATT, who d., May 13, 1785; and JEMIMA PRATT, who d., Mar. 7, 1786.
PRESTON
GEORGE HENRY PRESTON, cabinet maker and farmer, was b. at Nashua, N. H., Oct. 26, 1846, the son of Seth and Jane (Fletcher) Preston. He m., 1st, Martha Jane Eaton, who d. at Greenville, N. H., Sept. 26, 1877; dau. of Charles and Martha Jane (Burnham) Eaton; m. 2d, at Wilton, N. H., Ada Lydia Benson, b. at Norridgewock, Me., Sept. 29, 1860; dau. of Charles and Isabel Carter (Savage) Benson. He res. (1917) at Leominster, Mass., where he has been a member of the police force. Ch. by first wife:
I. Eva Myrtie, b. at Greenville, Feb. 16, 1874; m. Edward Wheeler. Ch. by second wife:
II. Albert Andrew, carpenter, b., Aug. 21, 1878; m. Harriet Eliza Chapman, b. at Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 10, 1885; dau. of Harry Lothrop and Adelaide Anita (Grant) Chapman; res. in D. Ch .: 1. Minot Eaton, b. in D., Oct. 12, 1906; 2. Donald Chapman, b. at Keene, N. H., June 12, 1912.
PRIEST
HERMAN HENRY PRIEST, son of Ethan Allen and Eliza Ann (Puffer) Priest, was b. at East Wallingford, V.t., June 15, 1874. He m. at Belmont, Vt., Oct. 19, 1904, Ara Roxana Armstrong,
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b. at Belmont, Mar. 19, 1883; dau. of William Cass and Lilla Adele (Chaffee) Armstrong. He is a road agent and contractor, and res. in D.
PROCTOR
WASHINGTON PROCTOR, blacksmith, was b. at Sullivan, N. H., July 24, 1827, and d. in D., Mar. 21, 1898. He m. 1st in D., Jan. 9, 1855, Elvira Maria Farnsworth, b. there, Mar. 13, 1831; d. at South Keene, N. H., Aug. 24, 1864; dau. of William Johnson and Elvira (Piper) Farnsworth; m. 2d in D., Oct. 1, 1865, Julia Piper Farnsworth, b. there, Sept. 14, 1838, sister of his first wife. He res. at Sullivan, Keene, and Dublin. Ch. by second wife, b. in D .:
I. Susie Maria, b., June 16, 1867; d. in D., May 30, 1874.
II. Fannie Gertrude, b., June 27, 1872; m. Delbert Lauris Lord, sales- man, b. at Francestown, N. H., Sept. 24, 1866; son of William Alfred and Rebecca Maria (Tenney) Lord; res. at Francestown.
III. Burton Harry, M.D., b., May 28, 1878; m. in Boston, Oct. 2, 1912, Ida Frances Chapman, b. at Allston, Mass .; dau. of George and Jane (Ross) Chapman. Massachusetts College of Osteopathy, D. O., 1907; College of Physicians and Surgeons, M.D., 1915; Middlesex College of Medicine and Surgery, M.D., 1915. He has res. in Boston and in D .; now practicing (1917) at Somerville, Mass.
PUFFER
JABEZ PUFFER, from Framingham, Mass., came to D. about 1773. He was b. at Sudbury, Mass., July 16, 1743, the son of William 4 (Jabez,3 James,2 George 1) and Abigail (Treadway) Puffer. He m. Rachel Morse, b. at Sherborn, Mass., Feb. 13, 1743/4; dau. of Thomas and Mary (Treadway) Morse. Ch .:
I. William, b. at Framingham, Mar. 4, 1764; res. at Westmoreland, N. H.
II. Benjamin, b. at Framingham, Apr. 6, 1765; res. in Canada.
III. Mary, b. at Framingham, July 22, 1766.
IV. Rachel, b., Jan. 5, 1768.
V. John, b., Apr. 26, 1769; bapt. at Framingham, Apr. 30, 1769.
VI. Rachel, b. at Framingham, Oct. 23, 1770; m. - Hudson; res. in Pa.
VII. Nathan, b. at Framingham, Mar. 5, 1772; m. Priscilla Hastings; res. at Westmoreland. Ch .: 1. Nathan; 2. Jabez; 3. Jemima; 4. Allen.
VIII. Abel, b., Feb. 20, 1774.
IX. Abigail, b., Jan. 13, 1776; res. at Westmoreland.
X. Jonathan, b., Apr. 27, 1777; d., July 25, 1777.
XI. Comfort, b., 1779; d., November, 1803.
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RANSTEAD
JOHN RANSTEAD, with his wife Hannah, came to D. in 1771, and remained two years. They lived on lot 13, range 6. He re. to Westmoreland, N. H .; was drafted as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, served out his time, and returned home to Westmoreland. Afterwards, a Mr. Gleason, neighbor of Mr. Ranstead's, employed him to take his place in the army. He was shot at Bennington, not in battle, but by the Tories, as he and some half-dozen others were driving cattle to the army. Ch .:
I. Roger, b. before the father came to D.
II. Rebecca, b. in D., July 17, 1772.
III. John, b. at Westmoreland after his father's death, the youngest of several ch. b. after leaving D .; d. at Elgin, Kane Co., Ill., Apr. 17, 1846; m. Tirzah Britton. Ch .: 1. Priscilla, b. at Westmoreland, June 3, 1813, m. Asa Fisk (I, 2), q. v .; 2. Caroline, m. Asa H. Fisk (II, III), q. v .; 3. Hannah, m. Levi Marvin, q. v .; 4. Charles; 5. Mary, b. at Westmoreland, Oct. 21, 1823; m. George Foster (III), q. v .; 6. Jane.
RICE
REV. GEORGE MATTHIAS RICE, Unitarian minister, son of William and Elizabeth (Townsend) Rice, was b. at Danvers, Mass., June 28, 1815, and d. in D., Sept. 22, 1882. He m. at Lancaster, N. H., Jan. 2, 1854, Persis Fayette Weeks, b. at Lancaster, Feb. 3, 1831; dau. of James Brackett and Betsey (Stanley) Weeks. He received A.B. from Hobart Free College, Geneva, N. Y., 1834, and res. in Salem and Boston, Mass., Eastport, Me., Lancaster, N. H., Westford, Mass., and in D. Ch .:
I. Laura Weeks, b. at Lancaster, Feb. 24, 1856; m. Henry Hildreth Piper (13), q. v.
II. George Brackett, M.D., b. at Westford, July 19, 1859; m. Ist, at Lawrence, Mass., Jeanette Mabel Rice, b. at Sandwich, Mass .; m. 2d, in D., Aug. 26, 1916, Abbie M. Conley, dau. of John F. Conley. He was educated at the Michigan University, and re- ceived M.D., in 1886, from the Boston University Medical School, where he is professor of diseases of the nose and throat; res. at Brookline, Mass. Ch .; 1. Paul Moseley, b. at Quincy, Mass., May 4, 1892.
III. Mary Nye, b. at Westford, Oct. 25, 1863; m. George N. Kent.
IV. William, dentist, b. in D., Sept. 4, 1867; m. in Boston, Alice May Bates, b. at Charlestown, Mass., Sept. 14, 1868; dau. of Benjamin Franklin and Alice Perkins (Field) Bates. He received D.D.S. from the Boston Dental College, 1888; D.M.D. in 1905, from Tufts College Dental School, of which lic was Dean, 1917. Ch .: 1. Priscilla Alden, b. at Dorchester, Mass., Jan. 1, 1894; d. in Boston, Dec. 8, 1901. 2. Persis Alden, b. in Boston, July 21, 1907.
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RICHARDSON
I. FAMILY OF ABIJAH RICHARDSON
1. ABIJAH RICHARDSON of Woburn, Mass., came to D., 1794, from Peterborough, N. H., where he lived a short time. He settled on lot 1, range 7, purchased of Maj. John Morse. He was b. at Woburn, Mar. 20, 1761, and d. in D., July 12, 1840. He was the son of Barnabas 5 and Rebecca (Tidd) Richardson, and traced his ancestry through Edward,4 Jacob,3 John,2 to Samuel,1 the second of three brothers, who came from England and settled at Woburn. He m., Mar. 5, 1789, Elizabeth Richard- son, b. Feb. 23, 1763; d., Jan. 9, 1853; dau. of Joseph and Abi- gail (Felton) Richardson. With his wife, three ch., and small means, Mr. Richardson moved into the woods in March, the snow being about three feet deep, and occupied a small log hut. In June, he had the misfortune to break his shoulder, which confined him to the house, and prevented him from supplying the needs of his children when they asked for bread. But the neighborly kindness of pioneer days soon relieved their distress. Ch .:
I. Abijah, b. at Woburn, Aug. 1, 1789, 2.
II. Elizabeth, b. at Woburn, Aug. 24, 1791; d. in D., Feb. 16, 1823.
III. Reuel, b. at Peterborough, Sept. 2, 1793; m. Betsey Davis of Han- cock, N. H .; res. at Peterborough.
IV. Luke, b. in D., Aug. 4, 1795; d. there, Mar. 26, 1865; m. 1st, May 13, 1819, Judith Marshall, b. in D., Feb. 19, 1792; d. there, Feb. 3, 1821; dau. of Aaron and Esther (Townsend) Marshall; m. 2d, July 11, 1822, Lucy Brewer Pratt, b. at Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 27, 1805; d. in D., Mar. 6, 1893; dau. of John and Rebecca (Derby) Pratt. Two ch. by first wife d. in infancy.
V. Malachi, b., Sept. 25, 1798, 3.
VI. Mary, b., Dec. 22, 1800; m., Mar. 28, 1837, Rev. Daniel B. McClen- ning; res. at Peterborough and Bethlehem, N. H.
VII. Joshua, b., July 13, 1807; m. Rebecca Nurse of Westmoreland, N. H., and res. at Chesterfield, N. H.
2. DEA. ABIJAH RICHARDSON, son of Abijah, 1, b. at Woburn, Mass., Aug. 1, 1789, d. in D., Jan. 8, 1877. He m., Apr. 29, 1819, Mary Hay, b., 1796; d. in D., Aug. 29, 1871, ae. 77 yrs. 1 mo. 10 ds .; dau. of Thomas and Rebecca Pool Hay. He was a carpenter, wheelwright, and farmer. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Elizabeth, b., June 6, 1820; m. Augustine Wood (II, 2), q. v.
II. Mary Rebecca, b., Jan. 10, 1824; d., unm., Nov. 4, 1866.
III. Abigail, b., Sept. 2, 1827; d., May 28, 1851.
IV. Samuel A., b., Dec. 23, 1830; m. Mary J. Whitney, dau. of Dr. Whitney of Troy, N. H. Ch .: 1. Mary Bell.
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3. MALACHI RICHARDSON, son of Abijah, 1, b. in D., Sept. 25, 1798, d. there, Aug. 25, 1887. He m. in D., Mar. 23, 1837, Tamasin Greenwood, b. there, Mar. 28, 1810; d. there, Sept. 21, 1901; dau. of Aaron and Mary (Townsend) Greenwood. He was a farmer, and res. in D. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Sarah, b., June 30, 1838; d. at Peterborough, N. H .; m. Charles A. Fosdick.
II. Luke Felton, b., Sept. 13, 1839, 4.
III. Lucy Ann, b., July 10, 1841; d. in D., Feb. 26, 1846.
IV. Malachi Wilson, b., Mar. 11, 1843; killed in battle at Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864; Corporal, Co. G, 13th Regt. N. H. Vols.
V. Mary Elizabeth, b., Sept. 20, 1845; d. at Bennington, N. H., Sept. 22, 1892; m., Feb. 8, 1870, Frank Mason Twitchell.
VI. Emily Ann, b., Dec. 9, 1849; m., Jan. 29, 1880, James Alonzo Hannaford, q. v.
VII. Julia Loena, b., June 16, 1851; m. John Frank Turney.
4. LUKE FELTON RICHARDSON, farmer, son of Malachi, 3, was b. in D., Sept. 1839, and d., Aug. 16, 1910. He m. in D., Sept. 13, 1864, Mary Rebecca Eaton, b. there, Aug. 11, 1838; dau. of Moses and Rebecca (Pratt) Eaton. He served as a selectman, member of the School Board, and chairman of the New Hampshire Prohibition State Committee; res. in D. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Wilson Bickford, b., Sept. 2, 1865, 5.
II. Eugene Felton, b., Mar. 28, 1870; d. in D., Dec. 9, 1872.
III. Cora Bell, b., Jan. 3, 1873; d. in D., Jan. 2, 1874.
IV. Herbert Felton, b., Aug. 23, 1874; d. in D., Feb. 15, 1875.
V. Anna Mabel, b., Apr. 26, 1876; d. in D., Sept. 29, 1878.
VI. Clifton Eaton, b., Apr. 20, 1878, 6.
VII. Luke Harland, b., Nov. 12, 1880, 7.
5. WILSON BICKFORD RICHARDSON, farmer, son of Luke Felton, 4, was b. in D., Sept. 2, 1865. He m. 1st, at Peter- borough, N. H., Oct. 2, 1886, Mittie Etta Hannaford, b. at Peterborough, Apr. 3, 1868; d. in D., Nov. 26, 1889; dau. of James M. and Jane (Chandler) Hannaford; m. 2d, at Peter- borough, Jan. 25, 1891, Betsey Marion Straw, b. at Green- field, N. H., Jan. 26, 1875; dau. of Lyman Ira and Ella Maria (Draper) Straw; res. at Magnolia, Mass. Ch. by first wife:
I. Clyde Harold, b. in D., July 10, 1888; d. there, Sept. 18, 1889. Ch. by second wife:
II. Ralph Felton, b. at Bennington, N. H., Jan. 14, 1892.
III. Harold Straw, b. in D., June 10, 1896.
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6. CLIFTON EATON RICHARDSON, farmer, son of Luke Felton, 4, was b. in D., Apr. 20, 1878. He m. at Peterborough, N. H., May 28, 1899, Eunice Louise Adams, b. in D., July 2, 1877; dau. of Merrick Calvin and Mary Elizabeth (Hadley) Adams. Res. at Peterborough. Ch., all but the third b. in D .:
I. Ruth May, b., May 1, 1901.
II. Alice Eva, b., Sept. 18, 1903.
III. Louisa Tamesin, b. in California, Mar. 10, 1905.
IV. Mabelle Mildred, b., June 21, 1907.
V. Clarence Owen, b., Sept. 19, 1909.
VI. Robert Eaton, b., June 10, 1915.
7. LUKE HARLAND RICHARDSON, farmer, son of Luke Fel- ton, 4, was b. in D., Nov. 12, 1880. He m. at Peterborough, N. H., Feb. 23, 1903, Jennie May Derosier, b. at Marlborough, N. H., Mar. 16, 1888; dau. of Forrest and Wilhelmina (Leveque) Derosier. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Marion Rebecca, b., Dec. 19, 1903.
II. Anna Doris, b., May 18, 1905.
III. Harland Luther, b., Nov. 20, 1906.
IV. Helen Jennie, b., Mar. 15, 1909.
V. Jeanette, b., Mar. 3, 1913.
II. FAMILY OF JOHN RICHARDSON
JOHN RICHARDSON came from Woburn, Mass., where he was b., Mar. 10, 1764. He was the son of Barnabas and Rebecca (Tidd) Richardson, and brother of Abijah, a sketch of whom precedes. He m., Dec. 15, 1785, Sarah Wyman of Woburn. They re. to D. and took the north half of the same lot with his brother Abijah. By the request of his widow, Rufus Forbush was appointed administrator, Feb. 3, 1835. Ch .:
I. John T., b. abt. 1787; m., Oct. 21, 1821, Alinda Hill, dau. of Asahel Hill, q. v., who m., 2d, - - Page of Peterborough, N. H. He lived for some time in D., and then re. to Peterborough. Ch .: 1. Harriet A .; 2. Mary A .; 3. George L .; 4. Emily M .; all of whom were under the age of fourteen in September, 1836. (Cf. The Richardson Memorial, p. 415.)
II. Sarah R., d., Nov. 13, 1825, ae. 36 (gravestone record).
III. Cynthia, b. abt. 1790; m., Dec. 25, 1821, Samuel Smith of Sharon, N. H .; re. to Maine, whither her father and mother soon followed and d.
IV. Joseph, d., Mar. 3, 1834, ae. 35; m., June 16, 1825, Polly Knowlton.
III. FAMILY OF EBENEZER RICHARDSON
1. CAPT. EBENEZER RICHARDSON came to D. from Newton, Mass., where he was b., Mar. 20, 1766. He d. in D., Feb. 17,
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1850, ae. 84. He m., Nov. 25, 1791, Rhoda Coolidge of Water- town, Mass., b., Mar. 14, 1774; d., Oct. 9, 1823; dau. of David and Dorothy (Stearns) Coolidge of Watertown. He was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Parker) Richardson of Newton, and, like Abijah and John of the foregoing sketches, traced his ancestry from Samuel,4 his father, through David 3 and Samuel 2 back to Samuel,1 the immigrant. In 1808, he settled in D. on lot 21, range 5, purchased of Isaac Morse. He was a farmer, captain in the militia, and selectman in D. in 1813, '14, and '15. Ch., b. at Newton:
I. Rhoda, b., Sept. 6, 1792; d., unm., Nov. 28, 1844.
II. Samuel, b., Jan. 13, 1795, 2.
III. Caroline, b., May 22, 1797; m., Nov. 1, 1821, Col. Cyrus Frost, q. v. VI. Sarah, b., Feb. 14, 1803; m., May 19, 1836, Solomon Van Rensselaer Allen; res. at Rushford, N. Y. Ch .: 1. William Henry; 2. Samuel Richardson; 3. Sarah Anna.
2. DR. SAMUEL RICHARDSON, son of Ebenezer, 1, was b. at Newton, Mass., Jan. 13, 1795. He m., 1820, Mary Kidder, dau. of Isaac and Mary Kidder of Townsend, Mass. He studied medicine with Dr. Moses Kidder and Dr. Stephen H. Spaulding, both of D .; afterwards, with the well-known Dr. Amos Twitch- ell. Dr. Richardson practised medicine at Peterborough, N. H., till 1838, when he re. to Watertown, Mass. Ch .:
I. Ebenezer Coolidge, b., Apr. 25, 1820; m., Dec. 5, 1847, Clara R. Hartwell of Ware, Mass .; dau. of Joseph and Mary Hartwell. He received the degree of M.D. from Harvard in 1842; res. at Ware. II. Harriet Caroline, b., May 18, 1822; m., Dec. 8, 1842, Symmes Gardner, merchant, of Boston.
III. Sarah Elizabeth, b., Apr. 1, 1829; d., July 29, 1834. (Cf. The Rich- ardson Memorial.)
IV. FAMILY OF CAPT. DAVID RICHARDSON
CAPT. DAVID RICHARDSON was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Parker) Richardson, and brother of Ebenezer given above. He was b. at Newton, Mass., Sept. 28, 1773, and d. in D., Nov. 3, 1840, aged 67. He m., June 9, 1796, Sarah Whiting of Franklin, Mass., b., Aug. 6, 1769; d. in D., May 8, 1852, aged 83. He settled in D., in 1808, on lot 21, ranges 4 and 5, purchased of Isaac Morse, and very near his brother Ebenezer. He was a farmer, captain of the militia, and mod- erator of the town meetings held 1816-1823. Ch., the first four b. at Newton, the rest in D .:
I. Hannah Whiting, b., Apr. 28, 1797; d. in D., June 24, 1811.
II. David, b., Nov. 13, 1799; d. at Newton, Nov. 11, 1801.
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III. John, b., Sept. 11, 1802; d. at Newton, Dec. 2, 1802.
IV. Aaron, b., Nov. 19, 1805; m., Oct. 17, 1839, Abigail Nims, b., 1814.
V. Nancy, b., Oct. 20, 1809; d. in D., May 24, 1810.
VI. David P., b., Aug. 3, 1812; d., Sept. 3, 1832.
In the United States Census for 1850 the following were re- ported as living in D. Their gravestone inscriptions will be found in the Chapter on Cemeteries, but, as yet, they have not been identified with any family. William B. Richardson, aged 42; Harriet N., his wife, aged 32. Their ch .: 1. Warren R., ae. 12; 2. Caroline G., ae. 10; 3. Herbert W., ae. 4; all born in New Hampshire.
RIDER
MOSES RIDER (RYDER), son of William of Natick, Mass., was b. there, Jan. 29, 1753, and d., Oct. 29, 1839. He m., Jan. 15, 1784, Mary Twitchell, b. at Sherborn, Mass., May 17, 1755; d., Apr. 15, 1820; dau. of Capt. Joseph and Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell. Ch .:
I. William, b., June 17, 1784; m. Ist, 1814, Charlotte Frost, who d., February, 1816, æ. 22; m. 2d Mary Richardson, b. at Royalston, Vt., Apr. 19, 1793; d. at Guilford, Vt., November, 1870; dau. of Dr. Thomas and Jane (Brown) Richardson.
II. Ezra, b. Aug. 29, 1786; d., Aug. 11, 1850; m., Dec. 4, 1815, Kezia Maynard, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1793; dau. of Israel and Deliverance Fife Maynard; re. to Keene, N. H., in 1850. Ch., b. in D .: 1. Rhoda K., b., Oct. 1, 1816; m., Aug. 30, 1852, Roswell Weeks of Keene; 2. Ezra Lewis, b., Aug. 3, 1819; m., Mar. 5, 1846, Harriet N. Dodge of Exeter, N. H .; dau. of John Dodge; res. in Boston; 3. Andrew, b., Oct. 28, 1824.
III. Mary, b., Aug. 13, 1788; m. Ezra Snow, q. v.
IV. Julia, b., Nov. 10, 1790; d., 1791.
V. Rhoda, b., 1792; d., March, 1794.
VI. Julia, b., Dec. 31, 1796; d., Dec. 19, 1827; m., Dec. 1, 1816, as his first wife, Ephraim Foster, q. v.
RIGGS
JOHN GILL RIGGS, from Marlborough, N. H., was b., May 26, 1772, the son of Thomas Riggs of Marlborough. He m. Esther White, b., 1775; dau. of Thomas and Molly (French) White. He lived on lot 19, range 6. Ch .:
I. Josiah, b., 1795. II. Esther, b., 1797.
III. Ephraim, b., 1799.
IV. Lucinda, b., 1801; re., 1802, to Cornish, N. H.
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ROBBE
1. JAMES ROBBE, from Peterborough, N. H., was b., Nov. 5, 1772, and d., Aug. 8, 1836. He m., September, 1793, Margaret Taggart of Sharon, N. H., who d., Nov. 21, 1863, ae. 83. In 1807 he came to D., and settled on lot 1, range 4. Ch .:
I. Relief, b., Aug. 26, 1796; d., unm., Feb. 2, 1864.
II. James, b., Sept. 15, 1798; d., Nov. 19, 1839; m., Nov. 11, 1825, Mary Powers, b., Apr. 25, 1805; d., Mar. 8, 1857; dau. of Asa and Rachel (Cutter) Powers. Ch .: 1. Julia Ann, b., Apr. 23, 1827; d., June 19, 1850; m., Oct. 1, 1848, Willard Olcott Carey, q. v .; 2. Sabrina O., b., Jan. 30, 1829; d., Nov. 18, 1854.
III. Thomas, b., Aug. 25, 1800, 2.
IV. Agnes W., b., Feb. 28, 1803; d., unm., May 17, 1866.
V. Eliza, b., Mar. 1, 1805; d., unm., Dec. 27, 1881.
VI. Joseph Warren, b., Oct. 18, 1807; m., 1836, Maria Pierce; re. to New York State, 1831, and res. at Holley Village. Ch .: 1. James W .; 2. Agnes M .; 3. Mary J .; 4. Helen A .; 5. Julia Ann. VII. Mary, b., Mar. 7, 1810; m., Aug. 19, 1833, Abraham Perkins Morri- son of Peterborough, N. H. Ch., b. at Peterborough: 1. Motier La Fayette, b., July 2, 1836; 2. Helen Maria, b., Nov. 1, 1838.
2. THOMAS ROBBE, son of James, 1, was b., Aug. 25, 1800, and d., Feb. 22, 1863. He m. Mary Ann Nelson, who d., Mar. 19, 1866, ae. 54 yrs. 11 mos .; dau. of Paul and Rhoda (Bowers) Nelson. They resided on the old homestead. Ch .:
I. Joseph Warren, b. at Peterborough, Jan. 17, 1836, 3.
II. William P.
III. Sarah E.
IV. Eliza Ann.
V. Nancy M., d., Feb. 21, 1849, ae. 2 yrs, 9 mos. (gravestone record).
3. JOSEPH WARREN ROBBE, son of Thomas, 2, was b. at Peterborough, N. H., Jan. 17, 1836, and d., Oct. 6, 1902. He m., Oct. 15, 1863, Mary Maria Bond, b. in D., Jan. 8, 1832; d. there, June 10, 1912; dau. of Franklin and Mary (Emerson) Bond. Ch .:
I. Frank Wilber Corey, b. at Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1867.
II. Walter Lane Emerson, b. in D., July 25, 1872; d. there, Aug. 12, 1912; m. at Providence, R. I., Oct. 10, 1906, Ada Emilia Ericsson, b. at Gothenburg, Sweden, Nov. 27, 1875; dau. of Frithiof Leopold and Maria (Larsson) Ericsson; res. in D. Ch., b. in D .: 1. Olga Ericsson, b., Mar. 29, 1908; 2. Elsa Emerson, b., Mar. 10, 1910. III. Mary Emerson, b. in D., Nov. 23, 1878.
ROLLINS
1. JAMES ROLLINS, from Amherst, N. H., d. in D., Jan. 12, 1818, ae. 87. He m., 1st, Abigail Downing, who d., May 7, 1790,
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GENEALOGIES
in the 58th year of her age; m. 2d, Oct. 11, 1791, Mary Whitney, who d., Apr. 3, 1799, in the 50th year of her age; m., 3d, Hannah Ross of Jaffrey, N. H., who d., Aug. 10, 1803, in the 50th year of her age; m. 4th, Nov. 17, 1803, Martha Muzzy, who d., Dec. 16, 1813, ae. 66; m., 5th, Rebecca Phelps of Roxbury, N. H., who d., Nov. 3, 1844, ae. 78.
In 1775, he settled in D., on lot 9, range 6, which he sold later to James Chamberlain. He lived in various places after that as the list of occupants of lots will show. He was a soldier of the Revolution. Ch., all by first wife:
I. Mary, b., Jan. 30, 1758; m., Jan. 25, 1774, John Adams, q. v., son of Moses and Hephzibah (Death) Adams. Ch .: order of birth unknown: 1. Hepsibeth; 2. John; 3. Abigail; 4. Henry; 5. Moses; 6. Polly; 7. James; 8. Joseph; 9. Jesse; 10. Seth.
II. James, b., Aug. 22, 1760; d. at Parkerstown, Vt., Oct. 10, 1849; m., Nov. 4 or 5, 1779, Hephzibah Greenwood, d., Nov. 23, 1848, ae. 86; dau. of William and Abigail (Death) Greenwood. Ch .:
1. Ebenezer, b. in D., Apr. 22, 1780; 2. William; 3. James; 4. Henry; 5. Polly; 6. Abigail, b., June 7, 1785; 7. Sarah; 8. Julia; 9. Hephzibah, b., Sept. 14, 1800; 10. Martha.
III. John, b., May 21, 1762; m., Aug. 16, 1787, Elizabeth Johnson; re. to Chittenden, Vt. Ch .: 1. Simeon, b., Dec. 3, 1787; 2. John, b., Apr. 28, 1789; 3. Nathan, b., May 15, 1791; 4. Betsey, b., Apr. 17, 1793; 5. Eliphalet, b. in 1800; 6. Christina.
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