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v. CHILDREN.
1. Elizabeth A., b. December 12, 1858.
2. George H., b. September 24, 1865.
4. Arabella Coolidge, b. August 3, 1834; d. October 16, 1879, unm.
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PROCTOR.
ELTON T., s. of Ira H. and Maria H. (Messenger) Proctor, and grandson of John and Mary (Whittemore) Proctor, was b. in Stoddard, Dec. 31, 1866; m. July 1, 1894, Cora A., dau. of John and Maria S. (Murdo) Grimes; has res. in Stoddard, Marlow, Peterborough, and since 1884 in H.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Ralph G., b. December 17, 1896.
2. Fannie E., b. October 1, 1901.
RAY.
JAMES H., s. of Jonathan and Mary (Craig) Ray, b. May 5, 1821, in Henniker; m. first, Jan. 21, 1841, Hannah, dau. of Reuben and Betsey (Curtice) Monroe, b. Sept. 14, 1826, in H. and d. Aug. 24, 1852. He m. second, Lizzie, dau. of Richard and Mary (Gault) Chase, b. Aug. 12, 1826, in Pelham. He rem. to H., Oct. 30, 1854, and located at the Centre Village, on the farm now occupied by his s. George W. He d. Mar. 5, 1880. His second w. d. July 1, 1906.
III. CHILDREN, BORN IN HENNIKER.
1. Angeline, b. August 3, 1844; d. September 23, 1849.
2. Angie, b. July 31, 1850; m. April 6, 1873, William D. Harwood of Henniker ; she d. April 13, 1877.
3. George W., b. October 7, 1851; m. first, April 3, 1879, Ella, dau. of James and Sarah J. (Heath) Chase, b. October 5, 1851. He m. second, October 13, 1913, in Rumney, Mrs. Marcelline Ornand of Groton ; served as selectman; he d. February 4, 1916.
JONATHAN, JR., s. of Jonathan and Mary (Craig) Ray, was b. in Henniker, Nov. 17, 1816; rem. to this town in 1840, and settled on the David Monroe homestead; m. Nov. 25, 1845, Clar- issa A., dau. of David and Asenath (Wilkins) Monroe, b. Feb. I, 1824 ; she d. Oct. 17, 1875 ; he d. June 1, 1880.
III. CHILDREN.
1. David M., b. May 28, 1847; m. September 22, 1869, Addie C., dau. of Albert G. and Tamme (Symonds) Burnham. He d. May 30, 1916.
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Ida Estella, b. December 28, 1872; was a teacher in the public schools of Concord; m. first, December 25, 1893, Harry Bailey, Jr., (See) and lived at Bridge Village; she d. and he m. second, July 27, 1913, Maria Sleeper.
2. Edith Mariam, b. December 5, 1877; m. Lewis Staples, a mer- chant in Portsmouth ; he d. May 30, 1916.
2. Annie M., b. April 1, 1852; ed. in Myers School, Chicago, and be- came a Friends' Minister ; was four years in Oklahama doing missionary work among the Indians; now preaching for Friends' church.
3. Mary S. (twin to Annie), b. April 1, 1852; m. January 3, 1873, Oliver A., s. of Hanum and Harriet N. (Pillsbury) Newton, b. in Henniker, March 28, 1850. He d. in New Boston, December 12, 1911, aged 61 years; she d. in Manchester, June 27, 1912.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Brainard P., b. November 2, 1877; m. Mary Benedict; res. in New Boston.
2. Gilbert Ray, b. July 4, 1888 ; a musician.
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4. James Milton, b. March 13, 1856 ; m. March 19, 1878, Mary E., dau. of Charles O. and Mary (Farley) Murdough. Mr. Ray has been active in public and church work; local preacher in Methodist Church; was Selectman in 1904-1905; interested in educational work he served on the town school board for many years.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Ruth C., b. June 8, 1886; d. in infancy.
2. Paul Jonathan, b. October 18, 1888.
3. Pearl Asenath, b. October 3, 1899.
4. Milton David, b. December 1, 1901.
RICHARDSON.
ALBERT, s. of Parker and Polly (Gunnison) Richardson, was b. in Goshen in 1811; m. March 17, 1836, Lucy O., dau. of Thomas and Mary (Newton) Howlett. He settled on the Thomas Howlett homestead. He d. Nov. 6, 1890; she d. May 25, 1910.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah A. G., b. August 5, 1841; m. August 20, 1868, Austin P. White, Chicago, who d. in Boston, Mass., December 22, 1903.
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2. Thomas H., b. September 30, 1848 ; m. October 24, 1871, Addie M. Reed of Pittsfield, Mass. They had a s. George A., b. Decem- ber 23, 1872; d. July 1, 1873.
3. George P., b. December 14, 1850; m. June 28, 1874, Isabel P. Adams of Chicago. Children : George P., Jr., b. June 28, 1876 ; Isabel Maria, b. April 23, 1884.
4. John H., b. June 14, 1854 ; d. June 11, 1855.
5. Mary Isabel, b. July 4, 1860; d. December 16, 1866.
STEPHEN, s. of Thomas and Mary (Davis) Richardson, was. b. in Deering, May 24, 1795; came to H. when young and res. here during life. He served in the War of 1812; was working for Gen. Solomon McNiel building wall when drafted. He started at once leaving a stone partly placed; upon his return the first thing he did was to finish placing the stone, and complete his job. He succeeded to the Minot farm; was for many years deacon of the Congregational Church at the Centre. He m. Jan. 7, 1816, Sally, dau. of Joash and Sally ( Hildreth) Minot.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah D., b. March 16, 1816; m. Luther Flint. (See)
2. George Gates, b. April 6, 1826. (See)
GEORGE GATES, s. of Stephen and Sally (Minot) Richardson, was b. April 6, 1826. Went to Lowell when 20 years of age, where he res. four years and then ret. to H., and settled upon the homestead of his father. Was appointed U. S. mail messenger, Jan. 1, 1874, from H. to Contoocook; afterward route agent, and later postal clerk from Peterborough to Manchester; in all he served eleven years. Then rem. to Manchester, where he was in trade until 1891. He m. Oct. 12, 1848, Lorinda B., dau. of Calvin B. and Polly (Barnes) Johnstone, who d. July 6, 1884, leaving no children. He m. second, Mary W. Gordon, who d. Feb. 28, 1891, at Manchester. He m. third, Oct. 3, 1894, Abbie J. Bickford, of West Parsonfield, Me. He d. Jan. 1, 1902.
ISAAC, was a son of Thomas and Mary (Davis) Richardson, b. in 1797 ; lived for a time in Francestown, where he m. Oct. 14, 1819, Lois Dinsmore; later rem. to Lempster; ret. to H. about 1845 ; lived a few years on the Bixby farm and afterwards at the Centre, where he d. July 24, 1865 ; w. d. Nov. 8, 1853.
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III. CHILDREN.
1. Catherine, b. in Francestown; d. in infancy June 30, 1820.
2. Jerome P., b. in Francestown ; m. Harriet, dau of Nathan and - (Barden) Atwood; lived a few years on the "Nat" Woods, farm; rem. to Carolina, N. Y.
3. Isaac F., b. in Francestown; d. Cambridge, Mass.
4. Lorenzo D., b. in Francestown, May 19, 1826 ; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Benjamin and - Ordway.
5. Mary F., b. in Francestown, where she d. September 23, 1837, aged 7 years.
6. Ann E., b. in H .; after death of her mother was housekeeper for her father until his death. She never married.
7. Charles, b. in Francestown; m. Mary Fortune, of Andover, Mass.
8. Honora, b. in Francestown; d. in childhood in H.
RILEY.
This patronymic borne by the first settler of Antrim and closely associated with the earliest comers to H. has been spelled. in various ways, as Raley, Riley, Raleigh, etc. Philip, had he been a genealogist, which is not reasonable to suppose, could have easily traced his ancestry back through three generations by Col- onel Thomas, who d. in England in 1726, Philip, Carew, to Sir Walter Raleigh of historical fame. When Philip came to America. is not known to me, but the records of Sudbury, Mass., show him to have been a resident there in 1731, and to have been born in the North of Ireland of Scottish parentage, in 1719; d. in Antrim, in 1789. He was one of the very earliest settlers in this vicinity. Of his children Major was born in 1749, who m. a Dolly with some surname in Concord, Mass. Of their children were Dolly, b. Nov. 30, 1774; Major, b. Feb. 10, 1778; he d. in Deering, June 6, 1830. There was a James L., b. in 1790, who d. in H., July 2, 1864.
RING.
ROBERT, came among the earliest settlers of Massachusetts from England, and received land in the first division of the early colonists of Salisbury, Mass. His grandson, William Ring, settled in Amesbury, Mass., but later removed to Warner, N. H. He had a son James G., who m. Hopeful Courser, both fathers having-
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been Revolutionary soldiers and pensioners. His son Levi was b. in Warner, Oct. 9, 1839; m. Aug. 7, 1864, Lorinda, dau. of Capt. P. Richardson of Antrim. He had come to H. in 1862, and became a farmer by occupation, though later he was a tanner.
Though I did not find data so as to record the fact in Vol. I of this History, Mr. Ring enlisted Oct. 10, 1864, in Co. D, but was transferred Jan. 1, 1865, to Co. A, Eighth Vet. Battle N. H. Vols .; was mustered out Oct. 28, 1865 ; d. Sept. 8, 1878.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Ernest W., b. February 19, 1867.
2. Etta N., b. December 15, 1874. She was adopted, upon the death of her father by George B. and Nellie (Brockway) Andrews, of Bradford. She became a teacher and elocutionist; m. De- cember 10, 1902, George W. Lincoln. (See)
3. Gertrude L., b. April 23, 1876. She was adopted in 1878 by William O. and Maria (Cressey) Heath, Bradford.
4. E. Granville, b. April 6, 1878.
ROBBINS.
RICHARD, b. in Scotland about 1615, came to Charlestown, Mass., with his wife, Elizabeth, in 1639; was admitted to the church in 1640; soon after removed to Cambridge, Mass., where he lived until his death. He was a man of importance in local affairs, and was a juror at trials for witchcraft in 1680.
II. CHILDREN.
1. John, bap. May 31, 1640.
2. Samuel, of whom no record has been found.
3. Nathaniel, b. in 1649; m. August 4, 1669, Mary Brazier ; d. in 1719.
III. CHILDREN. (THOUGH WE HAVE NOT FOUND THEIR RECORDS, THERE WERE OTHERS.)
3. Nathaniel, Jr., b. February 28, 1677 or 1678; m. first, in 1695, Hannah Chandler ; she d. in 1718 ; he m. second, Mrs. Mary Prentice. He d. January 26, 1761 or 1762. By his first marriage he had eight or nine children, though but one is given here.
IV. CHILD.
6. Philemon, b. September 19, 1709; grad. from Harvard Col- lege in 1729; was ordained pastor of a church in Bradford, Mass., February 2, 1732.
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4. Robert, b. in 1651; name of wife unknown; res. in Concord, Mass. Had several children, among whom was George. (See)
N. B. Though the records have not been found to prove it, there are reasons for believing this couple had at least three daus. not mentioned in above list of children.
GEORGE (Robert, Richard), b. about 1678, has left a very in- complete record as far as I have been able to discover, and this is very unsatisfactory. He was undoubtedly a man of sterling character, and rem. at the time of his first marriage to Chelms- ford, Mass. He was probably married three times, and some say he left nine sons and three daughters. Lieutenant Jonathan Rob- bins, who served in Captain John Lovewell's company upon the hazardous scout to Pequaket, and died from wounds received in that desperate encounter with the Sokoki Indians, was probably a brother, though he was frequently claimed as the son of George. Another brother, sometimes declared to be his son, was a Lieutenant in Captain Willard's expedition to the White Moun- tain wilderness in the summer of 1725. George res. in that part of Chelmsford which was finally set off as the separate township of Westford.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin, b. in 1708; was a "Snow-Shoe Scout."
2. Joseph, b. in 1711; d. young.
3. Joseph, b. in 1714.
4. Jonathan, b. in 1717; was Corporal in Captain Hunt's company of the Louisburg expedition in 1745.
5. Zachariah, b. in 1720. (See)
6. Sarah, b. in 1723.
7. John, b. in 1727. (See)
ZACHARIAH, s. of George Robbins, was b. in Westford, Mass., in 1720, was private in Captain Hunt's company in the Louisburg Expedition of 1745, while his brother Jonathan was Corporal. Zachariah, the first of three to bear that name in suc- cession, lived all of his life in Westford, and reared a large family of children, among whom was Zachariah, Jr. (See)
Among the other children there seems to have been two sons by the names of Timothy and Samuel Robbins. The first
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came to Hillsborough in 1788, but I have not been able to find his family record. Samuel came in 1787, m. Hannah Parker (?), and settled on the lot known as the "Pest House" place, since occupied by Samuel Chandler.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Willard, b. September 2, 1792.
2. William Parker, b. July 7, 1795.
3. Cyrus, b. May 30, 1797.
4. Samuel, Jr., b. June 30, 1799.
5. Thomas Jefferson, b. July 10, 1801.
6. Ebenezer Parker, b. July 31, 1803.
7. Lucretia Parker, b. December 5, 1805.
ZACHARIAH, JR., b. in Westford, Mass., April 16, 1757, and was three days over 18 years of age when the British marched on Concord and Lexington. At the suggestion of his father he took his gun and ammunition and hastened to the latter town, where he not only took part in the battle but followed the retreating enemies on their way back to Boston. He enlisted immediately in the American army, and assisted in throwing up the breast- works on Bunker Hill, participating in the fight the following day. Continuing in the service he served valiantly throughout the war, finishing on the state sloop "Winthrop" in the summer of 1782 making a record equalled by few and outrivaled by none. At one time he was prisoner at New York, being confined nine months and ten days in the old sugar house, where he suffered almost beyond endurance.
Very soon after the close of the war he married Abigail Hil- dreth, of Chelmsford, Mass. Others of his friends having gone thither, in July, 1786, he came to Hillsborough and purchasing eight acres on a hill northeast of the Centre he made a clearing that summer and sowed a crop of winter rye. That winter he returned to his wife and children at Westford, but came back to H. in the spring and built him a log house, besides making certain improvements on his land. The following spring she accompanied him to their new home in the wilderness, taking with them two children, one a baby in her arms. Upon the homestead thus founded in the wilderness this couple lived the rest of their lives
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rearing a family of thirteen children, all but one of whom lived to grow up. It was said of him that he never bought a bushel of grain, a ton of hay, a pound of meat, but never saw the day when the pantry was not well supplied. He d. August 18, 1829; wid. d. Sept. 15, 1843.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Zachariah, 3rd, b. in Westford, Mass., August 20, 1785; m. Mary Sargent.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Asaph Edward, b. September 12, 1818.
2. Sarah Amelia, b. January 20, 1821.
2. Abigail, b. May 5, 1787 ; m. Silas Marshall. (See)
3. Asaph, b. January 29, 1789; m. May 16, 1812.
4. Betsy, b. February 28, 1791; m. Nathaniel Jones. (See)
5. Olive, b. in August, 1793 ; d. September 17, 1794.
-6. Sarah, b. April 17, 1795; m. James Bates, Cavendish, Vt .; after- wards rem, to Michigan.
7. Jonathan, b. June 11, 1797; m. Salome Shaw, of Weymouth, Mass.
8. Olive, b. May 27, 1799 ; m. Ezra Clement. (See)
9. John Gilman, b. April 19, 1801. (See)
10. Mary, b. April 30, 1803; m. May 8, 1828, Alexander Beaman, of Cavendish, Vt.
11. Charles Dustin, b. December 30, 1806. (See)
12. Almira H., b. September 27, 1809; d. July 8, 1847, unm.
13. Emma J., b. May 12, 1812 ; m. Otis Beaman ; d. in Laconia, January 27, 1901.
JOHN (George, Robert, Richard), b. in 1727, showed that he belonged to a family of fighters, for, though nearly fifty years of age, with his sons John, Jr., Peter, and nephew Zachariah, Jr., were in Captain Jonas Minot's company, Colonel James Prescott's regiment at the Lexington Alarm. Nor did the service of these doughty men end here. He m. Sarah Davis. Among their chil- dren was Peter, whose name is closely connected with the history of this town. (See)
PETER, s. of John and Sarah (Davis) Robbins (George, Robert, Richard), was b. in Westford, Mass., Mar. 18, 1755; m. May 29, 1788, Rachel Robbins (possibly a cousin), b. in Old Dun-
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stable, Mass., Oct. 26, 1765. He and his wife came to H. about the time of their marriage and settled at the Centre on the Gilbert. farm, which he afterwards sold and rem. to the extreme northern part of the town on the Country road, where he d. Nov. 22, 1831 ; wid. d. Jan. 30, 1844. He served three months in the Revolu- tionary War.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Lyman, b. September 23, 1791; m. November 4, 1819, Orpha, dau. of Daniel and Rebecca (Belknap) Kellom; was a farmer and succeeded to his father's homestead ; was a soldier in the War of 1812 .; d. March 25, 1861; wid. d. July 3, 1866.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Rebecca K., b. September 28, 1820; d. at Brookline, Mass., April 12, 1898, unm.
2. Horace E., b. December 25, 1821; m. January 20, 1850, Eliza A., dau. of Washington and Eliza (Armstrong) Pike, of Paw- tucket, R. I .; went to Ill. in 1854, where he was engaged in railroading; ret. to H. in 1867, to res. on the William Robbins farm north of the Centre Village.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Orlando E., b. November 16, 1850, at Pawtucket, R. I .; d. in Chicago,, III., September 13, 1881.
2. E. Alida, b. May 5, 1852, at Pawtucket.
3. Cora E., b. at Dwight, Ill., March 21, 1860; d. April 26, 1860.
4. Horace, b. in 1862, and d. March 27, 1896.
3. Rachel, b. July 11, 1825 ; m. in 1852, George Kellom. (See)
4. Elizabeth B., b. January 23, 1827; d. at Nashua, October 29, 1846.
5. Mary Jane, b. April 29, 1829; d. February 2, 1871.
6. Roxanna M., b. May 23, 1832 ; m. Clark W. Sturtevant. (See)
7. Dexter L., b. August 2, 1836 ; d. February 20, 1857.
8. Cordelia F., b. June 7, 1838 ; d. August 21, 1838.
2. Curtis, b. July 7, 1793 ; m. first, Hannah, dau. of John and Betsy E. Putney; m. second, in 1833, Hannah Cheney, wid. of Daniel Cheney. He settled on the County road, and served in the War of 1812. Date of his death unknown; wid. d. January 28, 1869.
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VII. CHILD.
1. Frank, who m. and went West.
3. John, b. April 25, 1795 ; m. first, August 5, 1824; Hannah, dau. of William and Abigail (Eaton) Ayer, b. in Bradford in 1805; m. second, Mrs. Orpha (Sweet) Nettleton, dau. of Capt. Dexter and Lucy (Dunham) Sweet, b. in Washington, March 11, 1806. Res. in Hillsborough, Bradford, Washington, and Henniker, where he d. December, 1865. He served in the War of 1812.
VII. CHILDREN, LAST FIVE BORN IN BRADFORD.
1. William Ayer, b. August 20, 1825.
2. Norman, b. February 16, 1828.
3. David Kimball, b. August 14, 1830.
4. Caroline A., b. August 5, 1835 ; m. December 5, 1858, Israel D., s. of Isaac and Mehitable (Sweet) Proctor, b. December 18, 1836, Gardner, Mass.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. George L., b. in Washington, December 19, 1861; m. in 1884, Fannie L. Stacy, of Rochester. He d. in Gardner, Mass., in March, 1886.
2. Lizzie S., b. December 13, 1863, in Washington.
3. Frank L., b. in W., June 16, 1868.
5. Ebenezer Osmyn, b. June 26, 1833 ; d. September 6, 1836.
6. Ebenezer Osmyn, b. May 17, 1837, at Bradford; soldier in Civil War; d. in 1863.
7. Sarah Lucinda, b. March 22, 1841; m. Geo. Dunfield, Bradford.
8. Alonzo, b. September 13, 1842.
9. Abbie A., d. in infancy.
10. Clarissa Ann, b. April 31, 1847; d. June 28, 1848.
4. Nicholas, b. October 23, 1801; m. May 5, 1836, Lydia, dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Quimby) Colby, b. in Henniker, April 14, 1814. He res. about two miles north of the Centre Village on the road to East Washington on a farm which still bears his name, where he d. February 22, 1861.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Addie, b. July 7, 1837; d. May 1, 1850.
2. Lizzie A., b. July 3, 1847; m. June 9, 1864, Alonzo Robbins, b. in Bradford, September 13, 1842 ; res. in Henniker.
VIII. CHILD.
1. Ella M., b. October 21, 1865; m. Harrison Hadley; two children.
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3. Charles W., b. October 1, 1849 ; m. April 5, 1877, Jennie S. Hoyt. They had a dau. Elsie M., b. in Bradford, November 10, 1880.
5. Lucinda, b. February 25, 1803; m. Russell, s. of Willard and Mary (Kemp) Robbins.
6. William, b. March 6, 1806; m. Betsey, dau. of Daniel and Hannah (Putney) Cheney. He res. on a farm just north of Centre Village ; he d. April 28, 1874.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Francis, W., b. December 1, 1834, served in the Civil War; d. in the service at Cairo, Ill., August 9, 1863.
2. Sarah J., b. September 6, 1836; d. September 16, 1839.
3. Daniel, b. March 15, 1841; d. July 24, 1842.
4. Sarah A., b. July 4, 1843 ; m. October 28, 1869, James E. Bar- nard.
5. Henry W., b. November 4, 1847; d. May 3, 1869.
6. Albin L., b. September 4, 1849.
7. Daniel E., b. February 8, 1855.
JOHN GILMAN, s. of Zachariah and Abigail ( Hildreth) Rob- bins, b. April 19, 1801 ; m. first, Sybil Taylor; m. second, Sarah N. Greenwood of St. John, N. S .; rem. to Antrim in 1849, where he remained until his death ten years later. He was active in the militia service, and Captain of the "Troop".
VII. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Almira, b. March 15, 1830; m. George Johnson ; d. April 2, 1915.
2. John G., enl. in Mass., 26th Reg. Vols., September 14, 1861; "was one of the best soldiers from N. H. in the war of the Rebellion ; was promoted from a private to first sergeant, first lieutenant and Captain; was retained in the service after the close of the war, stationed at Pensacola, Fla .; was at New Orleans under Gen. Butler where he showed himself a brave and meritorious soldier and was entrusted with many perilous duties; was mustered out April 10, 1866, on account of ill health brought on by exposure and hardship during the war"; d. in H., September 8, 1867.
3. Abby, d. at age of 9 years.
4. Samuel, d. young.
CHARLES DUSTIN, s. of Zachariah and Abigail (Hildreth) Robbins, b. Dec. 30, 1806; m. first Nov. 9, 1837, Nancy, dau. of
CAPT. GEORGE A. ROBBINS
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Benjamin and Annie (McAllister) Tuttle, b. in Stoddard, Dec. 8, 1806. He remained on the old homestead until after the death of his parents, when he rem. to a farm near the foundry at the Lower Village, where he combined farming with the industry of brickmaking. Wife d. Oct. 30, 1859, and he m. second, June 5, 1861, Mary L., dau. of Hon. Jacob and Rebecca (Bradford) Whittemore, of Antrim. Rem. to Bradford in 1883, where he d. June 8, 1889. Second w. d. Oct. 2, 1893.
VII. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Charles T., b. December 10, 1838 ; soldier in Civil War, in 13th Reg. Mass. Vols .; was severely wounded and taken prisoner. His left arm was amputated at the shoulder joint, the operation being so carelessly done that the wound never healed. Un- able to perform further duty he was discharged and ret. home. He m. September 15, 1864, Emma F., dau. of Lemuel and Emily (Bardford) Morse. He d. November 30, 1866; wid. d. in July, 1868 ; no children.
2. George A., b. March 8, 1840. (See)
3. Annie H., b. February 19, 1843 ; m. Charles Gillis.
4. Nancy J., b. May 16, 1844; d. August 23, 1855.
5. Edward A., b. January 30, 1847. (See)
6. Margaret E., b. August 12, 1850; d. December 7, 1851.
GEORGE A., s. of Charles Dustin and Nancy (Tuttle) Rob- bins, was b. Mar. 8, 1840. He enlisted in Ist Reg. Troop L., R. I. Cavalry ; was color sergeant, promoted to lieutenant Oct. 1, 1863, and to captain Mar. 28, 1865. The following extract from Mary Livermore's book, "Story of the War" as given by Rev. Frederick Denison, Chaplain of his regiment, illustrates his courage and daring as a soldier. "Color Sargent, George A. Robbins, Troop I, Ist Cavalry L. I. finding that capture was inevitable, stripped the regimental standard from the staff, broke the staff and then threw it away. Opening his bosom he wrapped the colors about his body and so concealed them. He was captured but on his way to Richmond after a number of days, escaped and found his way back into our lines. Finding at length the headquarters of the broken but brave and honored regiment, he reported for duty, and then drew from his breast the loved and precious flag-an act that drew tears of gratitude and admiration from all beholders, and
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH.
shouts of applause from his brave comrades and won instantly for him a Lieutenant's Commission." After the war he was in trade for a time at Bridge Village; was Deputy Sheriff for a term, and later went to Boston, Mass. He m. first, Mattie S. For- rest, who d. Mar. 25, 1870, leaving two children ; m. second, Mar. 21, 1872, Mary C., dau. of Thomas N. and Caroline G. (Calkins) Goodale, one child, Thomas G., b. Jan. 16, 1874; res. in Lowell, Mass. He d. Oct. 26, 1874. Children : Charles, Tom and a sister.
EDWARD A., s. of Charles D. and Nancy (Tuttle) Robbins, b. Jan. 30, 1847 ; enlisted Feb. 27, 1865, in Co. K, Ist N. H. Cavalry ; mustered out July 15, same year ; m. Jan. 2, 1873, Hattie C., dau. of Mason and Almira (Fales) Fassett of Manchester, Vt., where he lived one year, and five years at Rochester, Vt., he rem. to Fort Scott, Kans., and d. Oct. 5, 1899.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Nellie S., b. in Rochester, Vt., February 23, 1874.
2. Gertie B., b. in Rochester, Vt., August 4, 1876.
3. George D., b. at Fort Scott, Kans., August 20, 1884.
ROLFE.
STEPHEN, came to H. late in the 18th century to care for his aged father, living on the farm of the late Lieut. Samuel Brad- ford, since owned by Samuel Clement. Further records of the family have not been found, except the following statistics :
III. CHILDREN.
1. Johnston, b. February 12, 1803.
2. Jacob, b. September 23, 1804.
3. Mary, b. December 7, 1806.
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