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4. i. STEPHEN, b. Dec. 29, 1738. He was of New Ipswich in 1769, when he sold land to Oliver Wright; he was in Capt. Ezra Towne's company at Bunker Hill and served later in the Revolutionary struggle, becoming lieutenant, but the number of soldiers bearing the same name makes his record somewhat indefinite.
5. ii. CIVIL, b. Nov. 23, 1740.
6. iii. OLIVE, b. Jan. 25, 1742/3.
7. iv. SILAS, b. June 8, 1745.+
8. v. LEVI, b. Apr. 2, 1747.+
9. vi. PHINEHAS, b. Oct. 15, 1749. He was a member of Capt. Towne's company, also it has been said that he was killed at Bunker Hill; but as his name is found upon a receipt signed by the members of that company in the following October, it would seem that he survived that battle and served later in the war, as given on the rolls of Capts. Briant and Brown.
10. vii. REBECCA, b. Jan. 2, 1752.
11. viii. HANNAH, b. Nov. 8, 1754.
12. ix. JANE, b. Nov. 28, 1756.
13. x. JONAS, b. Aug. 18, 1758.++
14. xi. LUTHER, b. about 1760.
15. xii. A son, name not given.
2. ZACHARIAH5 (Thomas4, Timothy3, Thomas2, Henry1), b. Chelmsford, Nov. 5, 1718; m. Anna --. He lived in Dunsta- ble in 1744, but was in New Ipswich before 1754 and built a sawmill, probably at Smithville. He lived near Hodgkins corner, his house being at the north end of lot X: 3, S. R., a few rods west of the brook and perhaps twenty rods west of the present road to Smith Village, but upon an old road running in nearly a westerly direction which has long ago disappeared. He sold sixty acres to Eleazer Cummings in 1773 and his name disappears about that time.
3. THOMAS5 (Thomas4, Timothy3, Thomas2, Henry1), b. Dunstable, 1727; d. West Windsor, Vt., June 9, 1800; m. Ruth Eliot [b. 1730; d. West Windsor, Vt., Feb. 4, 1806]. He was at New Ipswich as early as 1754, but left little to tell his history. He removed to Andover, Vt., and thence to West Windsor, Vt., where he seems to have been more in evidence, as he was listed higher than any of his fellow-townsmen in 1782. Children-the first three born at Dunstable, and the later two at New Ipswich:
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16. i. RUTH, b. Dec. 19, 1749; d. Jan. 21, 1826; m. about 1771, Simeon Bullard (G. 3).
17. ii. PHEBE, b. Dec. 31, 1752.
18. iii. ABEL, b. Feb. 25, 1755.+
19. iv. ISAAC, b. May 9, 1761.+
20. v. JUDAH, b. Mar. 12, 1764.
7. SILAS6 (Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Thomas2,
Henry1), b. June 8, 1745 ; m. Susanna - . He is said to have given Revolutionary service, but his name does not appear upon the roll of any New Ipswich company. It appears, however, as that of one of the Committee of Safety at Dun- stable in 1776-77, and the record of his children's births in the town ceases during the time of the war, although one birth in 1777 is found in another record. It may be inferred, therefore, that he returned to his native town and made that his home during those years. In 1786 Silas and Susanna "of New Ipswich" sold land to John Pratt, Jr., and his name is not found after 1788. Children-born in New Ipswich :
21. i. SUSANNA, b. Jan. 30, 1772.
22. ii. JANE, b. Jan. 27, 1775.
23. iii. REBECCA, b. Jan. 20, 1777.
24. iv. HANNAH, b. May 29, 1783.
25. v. SIBIL, b. May 19, 1785.
26. vi. LYDIA, b. Jan. 18, 1788.
8. LEVI6 (Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Thomas2, Henry1), b. Apr. 2, 1747; m. (1) Mary Abecca Perry; (2) Lydia Patch. He was in Capt. Towne's company, and at different times served to the extent of four and one-half years during the war. He removed to Rindge, thence to Andover, Vt., and Ludlow, Vt. Children-those of the first marriage, seven in number, a part born in New Ipswich and a part in Rindge, those of the second marriage at Andover, Vt .:
27. i. BECCA, b. Mar. 19, 1772.
28. ii. ASENATH, b. June 13, 1774; d. Milton, Vt., 1860; m. (1) Thomas Chandler of Chester, Vt .; (2) Oct. 29, 1812, Lynde Sargent, also of Chester. Three children.
29. iii. ABIGAIL, b. Apr. 23, 1776.
30. iv. RHODA, b. Feb. 18, 1778 (?); d. Proctorsville, Vt., Feb. 5, 1873; m. Aug. 10, 1796, David Dickinson. Ten children.
31. v. PHINEHAS, b. July 24, 1782; d. Moriah, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1838; m. Apr. 24, 1809, Hannah Kibling. Seven children.
32. vi. EBENEZER, d. aged eighteen years.
33. vii. JAMES, b. Apr. 5, 1789; d. Feb. 22, 1885; m. Apr. 28, 1817, Nancy Pingry of Shrewsbury, Vt.
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34. viii. CHARLES, d. unm.
35. ix. MARY ABECCA, d. unm.
36. x. ROXANNA, b. Oct. 22, 1802; m. Oct., 1824, Reuben Emery of Ludlow, Vt.
37. xi. LYDIA, d. unm.
38. xii. STILLMAN.
39. xiii. DORCAS, m. Otis Archer of Bridgewater, Vt.
13. JONAS6 (Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Thomas2, Henry1), b. Aug. 18, 1758; m. Phebe Hoar (9). He also is said to have been wounded at Bunker Hill and to have re- ceived a pension in his later years; but as his name does not appear upon Capt. Towne's roll, it is probable that the wound was received during one of the later terms of service credited to him. He removed to Jaffrey in 1784, and later to Andover, Vt., where he died. Children :
40. i. LUCY C., b. New Ipswich, Mar. 22, 1784; d. Westminster, Vt., Feb. 4, 1813; m. Dec., 1803, Cyrus Dickinson. Two children.
41. ii. JERRY, b. Jaffrey, Aug. 15, 1785; d. Weston, Vt., Dec. 20, 1873; m. Feb. 21, 1816, Dorcas Austin. He represented Weston in the legislature, and was a captain. Five children.
42. iii. JONAS, b. Jaffrey, Aug. 25, 1785; d. Sept. 28, 1790.
43. iv. PHINEHAS, b. Jaffrey, Oct. 20, 1789; d. Dec. 18, 1845; m. Feb. 5, 1813, Rebecca Gibson. He lived in Grafton, Vt., and Ludlow, Vt.
44. v. MOLLY, b. Jaffrey, Sept. 2, 1791; d. Weston, Vt., Mar. 15, 1857, unm.
45. vi. NANCY, b. Jaffrey, Feb. 25, 1794; m. Mar. 9, 1814, James Estabrook. Settled in Elizabethtown, N. Y., and removed thence to Iowa. Ten children.
46. vii. ACHSA, b. Andover, Oct. 29, 1799; d. Apr. 8, 1879; m. July 26, 1818, David Austin. Six children.
47. viii. LAURA, b. Andover, Apr. 18, 1802; d. June 1, 1879, unm.
48. ix. ALVIN, b. Andover, June 16, 1804; d. Watertown, Mass., Sept. 1, 1877; m. Nov. 10, 1831, Ann Rebecca Bridge of Boston. He was founder of the Adams Express Company. 49. x. STILLMAN, b. Andover, Aug. 26, 1806; d. Apr. 10, 1807.
50. xi. ORSON, b. Andover, Dec. 13, 1807; d. South Boston, Nov. 7, 1869; m. July 28, 1834, Cynthia Prescott. He lived in South Boston.
14. LUTHER6 (Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Thomas2, Henry1), b. about 1760; d. Jan. 12, 1842; m. Oct. 2, 1792, Fanny, dau. of Josiah and Esther Stanford of Dublin. He lived in Dublin and removed thence to Weston, Vt., about 1802. Children-the first four born before the removal :
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51. i. POLLY, b. Jan. 8, 1793; d. Apr. 13, 1877; m. Mar., 1816, Robert Nichols. She lived in Concord, Vt., where she died. 52. ii. JAMES, b. Aug. 2, 1795; d. young.
53. iii. LUTHER, b. Nov. 6, 1796; d. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Aug. 8, 1878; m. Mar. 20, 1822, Ada Brown.
He settled in Littleton, N. H., but later lived at St. Johnsbury. Nine children.
54. iv. SIRENE, b. Apr. 1, 1801; d. North Littleton, N. H., Apr. 13, 1841; m. Ira Caswell. Five children.
55. v. ELVIRA, b. Mar. 30, 1803; d. Fond du Lac, Wis .; m. Mar. 20, 1828, Daniel Howe. Four children.
56. vi. MERCY, b. June 3, 1805; d. June 7, 1840; m. Levi Ball of Concord, Vt. Removed to Sutton, Vt., in 1839. Four children.
18. ABEL6 (Thomas5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Thomas2, Henry1), b. Feb. 25, 1755; d. July 12, 1821; m. Feb. 2, 1780, Hannah Proctor of Dunstable. He lived at West Windsor, Vt. Children :
57. i. HANNAH, b. Dec. 20, 1783; d. Feb. 13, 1826; m. Mar. 23, 1802, Bezaleel Bridge of Windsor.
58. ii. JOHN, an adopted son, b. June 4, 1785.
19. ISAAC6 (Thomas5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Thomas2, Henry1), b. May 9, 1761; d. Nov. 12, 1824; m. Nov. 7, 1780, Mary Blanchard of Ashby. He served in the Revolution, but his record is somewhat difficult to ascertain, as there were two soldiers bearing the name. Afterward settled at West Windsor, Vt. Children-all born at West Windsor :
59. i. ISAAC, b. May 3, 1784; d. May 23, 1784.
60. ii. JOHN, b. Aug. 27, 1785; d. May 27, 1792.
61. iii. ISAAC, b. Sept. 7, 1787; d. June 19, 1789.
62. iv. POLLY, b. Jan. 13, 1790; d. May 6, 1855; m. Feb. 4, 1808, Daniel Wetherby.
63. v. RUTH, b. May 3, 1792; d. Nov. 19, 1840, unm.
64. vi. PHEBE, b. May 4, 1794; d. Aug. 8, 1845.
65. vii. ABEL, b. Jan. 17, 1797.
66. viii. IRA, b. Sept. 6, 1799; m. Mar. 6, 1823, Hannah Robinson.
67. ix. JUDES, b. Feb. 17, 1802; m. (1) Jan. 7, 1819, Elijah Robinson of Windsor, Vt .; (2) - Woodward.
OLIVER® (Benjamin4, Joseph3, Samuel2, Henry1), b. Oct. 27, 1729; m. Dec. 2, 1756, Rachel Proctor of Chelmsford. He lived in Chelmsford and was a Revolutionary soldier.
OLIVER® (Oliver5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, Samuel2, Henry1), b. Jan. 7, 1767; d. Rindge, Dec. 28, 1813; m. Betsey Marshall of Chelmsford. Re- sided in Chelmsford and in Rindge.
MARSHALL7 (Oliver®, Oliver5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, Samuel2, Henry1), b. Rindge, Mar. 14, 1801; m. May 9, 1826, Sarah G., dau. of Thaddeus and
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Dorothy (Coolidge) Richards of Rindge. He was a woolen manufac- turer at New Boston and later a farmer; deacon in the Presbyterian church.
68. JOSEPH G.8 (Marshall7, Oliver6, Oliver5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, Samuel2, Henry1), b. Dec. 12, 1836; m. May 10, 1858, Martha W., dau. of Samuel and Martha (Stone) Perry. He was a merchant in Natick, Mass., whence he came to New Ipswich in 1878, and conducted the "Corner store" for a few years.
69. EUGENE FRANCIS9 (Joseph G.8, Marshall?, Oliver6, Oliver5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, Samuel2, Henry1), b. Natick, Mass., Oct. 14, 1859; m. 1892, Annie P., dau. of William P. Felch [d. Sept. 9, 1896]. He left New Ipswich in 1883 and has since been in the grain business at Manchester except during three years passed upon a cattle ranch in Nebraska. He was town clerk in 1882. Child :
70. i. BEULAH, b. Mar. 9, 1894.
It should perhaps be added that this family of patriotic instincts is the same as that of those patriots in higher positions, President John Adams and his cousin Samuel, the line of descent being as follows: Henry,1 Joseph2, Joseph3, John4, President John5.
ADAMS (ROBERT).
ROBERT1 ADAMS, b. 1602; d. probably Oct. 12, 1682; m. (1) Eleanor (Wilmot?) [d. June 12, 1677] ; (2) Feb. 6, 1678, Sarah (Glover), widow of Henry Short [d. Oct. 24, 1697]. In 1635 he with wife and two children came to Ipswich, where he was a tailor, but in 1640 he was at Newbury, where he obtained a large farm and other property.
ABRAHAM2 (Robert1), b. Salem, 1639; d. Newbury, Aug., 1714; m. Nov. 10, 1670, Mary, dau. of Richard and Joanna (Ingersoll) Pettengell [b. July 6, 1652; d. Sept., 1705].
ISAAC3 (Abraham2, Robert1), b. Newbury, Feb. 26, 1678/9; d. 1738/9; m. (pub. Feb. 24, 1707) Hannah, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Burpee) Spofford of Rowley [b. Feb. 12, 1684; d. Sept. 3, 1775]. He was a weaver and afterward a farmer in Rowley and in Boxford successively.
ISAACª (Isaac3, Abraham2, Robert1), b. Rowley, May 25, 1713; d. Mar. 20, 1797; m. Apr. 1, 1743, Mary (or Mercy), dau. of Dr. David Wood [b. 1720; d. 1794]. He settled at Boxford in 1738, where he was select- man fourteen years, representative four years, and captain.
DAVID® (Isaac4, Isaac3, Abraham2, Robert1), b. Boxford, June 20, 1747; d. Nov. 17, 1831; m. May 5, 1773, Phebe, dau. of Dea. Abner and Sarah (Coleman) Spofford of Byfield [b. Jan. 6, 1757; d. Feb. 17, 1822]. He settled in Rindge at about the time of his marriage. He served in the Revolution, and was afterward captain in the militia.
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1. MOODY6 (David5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Abraham2, Robert1), b. Rindge, Mar. 25, 1784; d. Feb., 1868; m. Jan. 18, 1814, Betsey, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth Batchelder (24). His name ap- pears upon the New Ipswich records not very long after he reached the age of twenty-one, but he may not have become a permanent resident until the time of his marriage. He lived in the Center Village the succeeding three years, and then for twenty years was proprietor of the "Peppermint Tavern," leaving it only when the changed methods of travel had left no patronage. During the remainder of his life he lived in the Center Village, nearly opposite the Barrett mansion, and for a few years was associated in business with Isaac Sander- son at the slaughter-house occupied for that purpose for many years near the foot of the old Meeting-house Hill. Children :
2. i. ELIZABETH WOODBURY, b. Sept. 18, 1815; d. Oct. 29, 1885, unm.
3. ii. WILLIAM MOODY, b. Feb. 9, 1818; d. Oct. 3, 1826.
4. iii. MYRA JANE, b. Sept. 9, 1823; d. Oct. 12, 1826.
5. iv. MYRA JANE, b. Feb. 18, 1828; d. Mar. 30, 1890; m. Jan. 8, 1852, George Boyden (2). They lived for some years in the neighboring house, and then removed to Washington, D. C.
6. v. WILLIAM MOODY, b. June 18, 1830; d. Oct. 30, 1830.
ADAMS (WILLIAM).
WILLIAM1 ADAMS, b. Shropshire, England, Feb. 3, 1594; d. 1661. He came to America in 1628; was at Cambridge in 1635 or earlier; freeman in 1639; removed to Ipswich, Mass., before 1642, probably living in the part which is now Hamilton. His widow was living in 1681, but her name is not known.
NATHANIEL2 (William1), b. Ipswich, 1642; d. Apr. 11, 1715; m. June 30, 1668, Mercy, dau. of Thomas Dickinson of Rowley, Mass. [d. Dec. 12, 1735]. It is possible that he was the son of William2, and grandson of William1, and that all the following generation numbers should be one larger.
THOMAS3 (Nathaniel2, William1), b. June 14, 1672; d. Oct. 14, 1729; m. Bethiah - - [d. Jan. 12, 1742].
THOMAS4 (Thomas3, Nathaniel2, William1), b. Aug. 31, 1699; d. 1765; m. Apr. 17, 1722, Deborah, dau. of Thomas and Margery (Goodhue) Knowlton [b. Dec. 31, 1698; m. (2) Feb. 6, 1770, William Wigglesworth of that part of Ipswich which is now Hamilton, in which Thomas Adams had also lived]. He was early interested in the settlement of New Ipswich, having two eighty-acre lots under the Massachusetts grant, which he probably lost, but he held five shares under the Masonian charter, giving him a title to more than two square miles of land, upon 240 acres of which, at least, his sons were the original settlers.
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1. EPHRAIM5 (Thomas4, Thomas3, Nathaniel2, William1), bapt. Oct. 18, 1724; d. Mar. 26, 1797; m. (1) Apr. 6, 1749, Lydia Kinsman [b. about 1728; d. Nov. 5, 1760] ; (2) Nov. 18, 1761, Rebecca, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Burnap) Locke [b. May 13, 1735; d. 1822]. He was a soldier against the French about 1746, and after his return from service was married and came to New Ipswich, probably at the same time as his brother Benjamin, and settled upon N. D., 21, where his house, built at that early period, is still standing, another house of more recent construction having been added to it at the west side. This house was surrounded by "flankers" for protection against the Indians. There is, however, no tradition of their having been attacked, and in 1757 the town voted not "to repair Mr. Adam's flankers in order for defence." He was a leading citizen and had great influence in public matters, due not only to his sound sense but also to the clear and quaint methods in which his views were presented. He was not elected to office as frequently as his brother, being a selectman for only a single year, but he was relied upon in times of special stress. He represented the town in the Pro- vincial Congress and for five years in the state legislature, was chairman of the Committee of Inspection, Correspondence and Safety when it was first chosen, and also at a later time when its duties were very arduous and its power was necessa- rily almost dictatorial, so that skilful management was almost as essential as earnest purpose ; and in general his record bears the mark of a conscientious, patriotic, and well-balanced man. He also served in the field, but evident carelessness in the com- pany rolls makes it impossible to determine with certainty between his name and that of his oldest son. There seems to be no doubt, however, that he was in Capt. Smith's com- pany at the battle of White Plains. He was one of the two deacons elected at the organization of the church. Children :
3. i. EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 26, 1749.+
4. ii. THOMAS, b. Sept. 12, 1751; d. Oct. 11, 1820; m. Dec. 18, 1777, Molly Farnsworth [b. about 1756; d. June 24, 1842]. He served in the Revolution, and probably was the one bearing the name upon the company roll of Capt. Abijah Smith or of Capt. Francis Towne or of both.
5. iii. STEPHEN, b. Nov. 6, 1753. He is said to have enlisted from Rindge in the company of Capt. Philip Thomas in 1775, but identification is hardly practicable on account of dif- ferent soldiers bearing the same name.
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6. iv. DANIEL, b. Aug. 24, 1755.+
7. v. LYDIA, b. July 16, 1757; d. Oct., 1800; m. Nathan Wheeler [b. Concord, Mass., Jan. 9, 1744; d. May 7, 1834]. Res. in Temple. Children: i. Nathan Wheeler, b. Oct. 20, 1781; he was a prominent citizen of Temple and a deacon. ii. Lydia Wheeler, b. Aug. 19, 1783. iii. Josiah Wheeler, b. May 11, 1786; m. Dolly Shattuck.
8. vi. JOHN, b. Nov. 10, 1762; d. Dec. 9, 1763.
9. vii. JOHN, b. Feb. 29, 1764; d. 1781 in the army, where he was probably the one who enlisted in the February of that year "for three years or the war."
10. viii. EBENEZER, b. Oct. 2, 1765.+
11. ix. REBECCA, b. July 27, 1767; m. Jan. 20, 1802, Abel Shedd.
12. x. JAMES, b. May 20, 1769; m. Nov. 3, 1795, Ruth Conant (9). Res. Grafton, Vt.
13. xi. BETSEY, b. Mar. 13, 1772; d. Apr. 14, 1816; m. Feb. 7, 1779, Dr. Luther Jewett of St. Johnsbury, Vt. Eight children.
14. xii. QUINCY, b. Sept. 29, 1775.++
2. BENJAMIN5 (Thomas4, Thomas3, Nathaniel2, William1), bapt. Aug. 6, 1728; d. May 5, 1815 ; m. (1) Apr. 18, 1751, Pris- cilla, dau. of Joseph4 (Thomas3) and Priscilla (Warner) Adams [b. Jan. 3, 1729; d. Feb. 19, 1791] ; (2) Feb. 19, 1795, Susannah, dau. of Stephen Ralph and widow of David Everett of Princeton, Mass. [d. May 2, 1815]. He came to New Ips- wich with his brother Ephraim or very soon after, and set- tled upon the same lot and the adjoining lot at the west, N. D., 25, since occupied by Benjamin A. Clark and by Reed Tenney, where the two brothers held their land in common for many years, although later Benjamin removed his home to the last- named lot. He, like his brother, was a valued citizen and an approved holder of official positions, being Proprietors' clerk before the incorporation of the town for several years and town clerk afterward, and selectman for nine years. He served upon at least two calls for troops in the Revolutionary strug- gle, and failed to have a part in the contest at Lexington only because the patriotic uprising was so general that, with some other men from New Ipswich and other more distant towns, he was dismissed before reaching Cambridge. He was in the company of Capt. Smith, and while encamped near White Plains his blanket was stolen from him while asleep, the re- sulting exposure causing a life-long lameness and ultimately a complete inability to walk. He was chosen a deacon at the same time as his brother. Children :
15. i. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 3, 1752; d. Mar. 30, 1752.
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16. ii.
PRISCILLA, b. Mar. 15, 1753; d. Feb. 17, 1777; m. Oct. 12, 1772, John Warner.
17. iii. SARAH, b. Feb. 1, 1755; d. Mar. 15, 1755.
18. iv. BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 7, 1756; d. May 6, 1758.
19. v. MARY, b. Mar. 1, 1758.
20. vi.
DEBORAH, b. June 5, 1760; d. July 19, 1760.
21. vii. HANNAH, b. Aug. 27, 1761.
22. viii. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 9, 1763.+
23. ix. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 13, 1765.+
24. x. SARAH, b. Aug. 11, 1768; d. Nov. 20, 1768.
25. xi. EUNICE, b. Mar. 8, 1770; m. Nov. 17, 1799, Aaron Appleton (6).
3. EPHRAIM6 (Ephraim5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Nathaniel2, William1), b. Dec. 26, 1749; d. Apr. 15, 1825; m. (1) 1772, Elizabeth, dau. of Timothy and Dinah (Pierce) Stearns of that part of Lancaster which is now Leominster [b. Nov. 11, 1751; d. Mar. 29, 1810]; (2) Bridget - [b. about 1747; d. Oct. 25, 1813]. Soon after reaching the age of manhood he set- tled upon a lot then entirely wilderness, N. D., 61, which was occupied by him and his descendants for 125 years, but under later conditions has passed into the hands of Antti Raketti, sometimes preacher at the Lutheran church erected in that part of the town by the Finnish townsmen, a possession cer- tainly in harmony with its occupancy for more than sixty years by father, son, and grandson in succession, all deacons in the Congregational church. The house prepared for the new home upon this lot was situated a little farther west than the present house, built by the owner of the farm in the next generation, nor did the road end at the house as it has now for many years. In early days the road divided, one branch passing directly over the mountain, being the first road opened to Rindge, and the other turning northward to the region afterward occupied by the "Peppermint Tavern." The ruling spirit of this home is perhaps sufficiently evidenced by the calls to service made upon its head by the neighbors who knew him, as he served the town as selectman for sixteen years and the church as deacon for an equal period. He responded to the Concord alarm in 1775 and to the Royalton call in 1780. Children :
26. i. EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 15, 1773.+
27. ii. ISAAC, b. July 13, 1775.+
28. iii. LYDIA, b. June 7, 1777; m. William Perkins of Leominster, Mass. Res. at Enosburg, Vt. Thirteen children.
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29. iv. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 13, 1778; d. Feb. 22, 1868; m. (1) June 21, 1801, Joseph Spear (8); (2) Dec. 19, 1820, John, son of Samuel and Lizzie (Cummings) Cross of Litchfield, N. H. [d. 1825]; (3) Joseph Joslyn of Jaffrey.
30. v. JOHN, b. Feb. 10, 1781.+-
31. vi. REBEKAH, b. Nov., 1782; m. Feb. 3, 1803, Aaron Knight.
32. vii. SARAH, b. July 30, 1784; d. Mar. 19, 1814; m. Nicholas Richards of Enosburg, Vt., where she lived and died. Three daughters.
33. viii. SUSANNA, b. Nov. 4, 1785; d. Nov. 6, 1819; m. Thomas Stearns of Leominster, Mass., later of Enosburg, Vt. [b. 1789; d. Feb. 27, 1832]. Five children, one of whom, Thomas Adams Stearns, b. Sept. 2, 1812, lived in New Ipswich for a few years when a young man, but removed to Jaffrey, where he d. July 28, 1879.
34. ix. LUCINDA, b. Jan. 26, 1788; d. 1848; m. May 14, 1807, Jonas, son of James and Sarah (Stearns) Boutelle of Leominster, Mass. Res. at Enosburg, Vt.
35. x. MELINDA, b. Feb. 8, 1790; d. 1868; m. Feb. 6, 1817, Asa Knight. Res. in Hancock, where she had eight children; later in Milford and New London.
36. xi. TIMOTHY KINSMAN, b. Sept. 30, 1791.+
37. xii. BENJAMIN STEARNS, b. Aug. 6, 1794. He married and re- moved to Tennessee.
38. xiii. CYNTHIA, b. Sept. 5, 1796; d. 1883; m. Hiram, son of Judge Amos and Anna Fassett. Res. Enosburg, Vt.
6. DANIEL6 (Ephraim5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Nathaniel2, William1), b. Aug. 24, 1755; d. about 1790; m. Sarah, dau. of William and Sarah (Locke) Clark [b. Townsend, Mass., Nov. 21, 1754]. Her mother and her husband's stepmother were sisters. He removed about 1778 to a part of Fitzwilliam which is now Troy. Children :
39. i. STEPHEN, b. Oct. 29, 1779; m. Dec. 1, 1803. Res. at Hinesburg, Vt. Eight children.
40. ii. DANIEL, b. Mar. 22, 1781; m. Dec. 3, 1806, Mercy Olney. Res. at Zingwick, Quebec. Seven children.
41. iii. WILLIAM, b. Mar. 10, 1783; d. Oct. 15, 1851; m. (1) Susan Raymond; (2) Betsey Tarbell; (3) Phebe Hatch. Res. in Boxboro, Mass., and later in Westford, Mass., where he died.
42. iv. THOMAS, b. Mar. 9, 1785; d. Sept. 12, 1841; m. June, 1805, Sarah Sawtelle of Jaffrey [d. Oct. 25, 1828]. Res. at Jeffrey. Ten children.
43. v. SARAH, b. Jan. 25, 1787; m. Mar. 11, 1805, John Frost [d. July 4, 1847]. Res. at Jaffrey. Nine children.
44. vi. LYDIA, b. July 13, 1789. Res. at Nashua.
45. vii. SAMUEL, b. Apr. 30, 1791. He removed to Canada, and was last known as a soldier in the British army in 1812.
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10. EBENEZER® (Ephraim5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Nathaniel2, William1), b. Oct. 2, 1765: d. Aug. 15, 1841; m. (1) July 9, 1795, Alice, dau. of Dr. John Frink [b. Rutland, Mass., Mar. 1, 1769; d. June 20, 1805]; (2) May 17, 1807, Beulah, dau. of Dr. John Minott [b. Concord, Mass., June 28, 1775]. He pre- pared for college at New Ipswich, and graduated from Dart- mouth College in 1791. He was principal of the academy at Leicester, Mass., for fourteen years, of an academy at Port- land, Me., two years, instructor at Phillips Academy, Exeter, two years, and in 1809 was appointed professor of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew in his Alma Mater, but a year later was transferred to the chair of Mathematics and Natural Philoso- phy, in which he remained until his death thirty-one years later, although during the last eight years he was relieved of its duties and remained as professor emeritus. In all of those positions he was an eminently successful teacher and a highly respected citizen. He was postmaster at Leicester. Had athletics held at that time such a place in college activities as they now claim, he would without doubt have had additional claims for popularity, as it is related that at the age of nine- teen he was selected as the champion to maintain the honor of New Ipswich against the challenge of three brothers from Ashburnham who came across the state line upon town- meeting day to win the honor of a wrestling victory over the boys of New Hampshire, but were forced to admit the defeat of their best man by the embryonic professor from a muscular New Ipswich family. That his mental activities were not limited by the walls of his class-room is evidenced by his being an original member of the Northern Academy of Arts and Sciences, and also by his connection with many other societies, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the New Hampshire Historical Society, the Royal Society of Northern Antiquities, and the American Antiquarian Society. Children, the first five born at Leicester and the last two at Hanover :
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