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16. JOSEPH ADAMS, brother to Archelaus, bought of Jonathan Cram three sixty-acre lots in the third range, laid out to
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Benjamin Ladd, Nathaniel Huntoon and Ebenezer East- man. In 1800 Joseph Adams, Jr., had taxable stock in trade amounting to $200.00 and in 1801 to $500.00. He settled on Cash street, near the Dr. W. W. Sleeper place. No other record of the family has been found.
17. Moses, b. Jan. 2, 1792; rem. to Plymouth. IS. Aaron.
19. Joseph. (see.) 20. James. 21. Polly. 22. Another girl.
(19.) Joseph resided on the homestead. He may have been the one who kept the store, if so, it was the " Master" Thomas Chase stand ; m. Marian Fifield ; she. d. -; he d. Sept. 1840.
23. Mary, b. Jan. 28, ISO8; m. Francis W. Deane, of Canton, Mass .; she d. July 26, 1847.
24. Marian, [ Maria ] b. Oct. 8, 1810; m. Oct. 30, 1831, S. P. Deane, of Canton, Mass .; she d. July 29, 1875.
25. Betsey, b. Nov. 10, 1811 ; m. July - 1838, Edwin E. Goodale ; res. at Hooksett. 26. Emily, b. Jan. 12, 1816; m. Jan. 5, 1851, Francis W. Deane; res. at Canton, Mass.
27. Joseph, b. - 28. Charles P., b. ( see.) 29. Rennselaer.
Albert.
30. 31. James. 32. Nancy, m. - Shaw; res. at Burlington, Mass.
(28.) Charles Pinckney, by the death of Deacon Cate and wife, came into possession of their property ; he once lived at East Concord, and d. at Penacook, Sept. 12, 1860. He m. in Lowell, Mass., Sarah A. Tracy, of Preston, P. Q. She res'd at Suncook, but now lives with her daughter.
33. Emily A., b. - m. Charles H. Morrill ; res. at Andover.
34. Ellen M., b. Feb. 10, 1851 ; m. Oct. 18, 1877, Hendrick A. Currier, of Danbury, afterwards a successful merchant at Franklin.
35. Sarah F., b. Feb. 6, 1853; m. Nov. 29, 1867, Charles Emery ; res. at Suncook.
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36. ENOCH ADAMS, b. at Newbury, Mass., Nov. 29, 1755 ; en- listed in Capt. Gerrish's company of that town, in April, 1775, and afterwards served five other enlistments during the revolutionary war. After the war closed he rem. to Salisbury, purchased land, and erected a set of buildings
J. R. Woodward
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on the north side of the rangeway west of Scribner's Corner. He received a government pension ; d. Feb. 27, 1842, aged 87; m. Elizabeth Russell, b. June 27, 1759, who d. in Aug. 1802.
37. Russell, b. Jan. 20, 1782; d. Oct. 21, 178S.
38. Richard, b. Aug. 21, 1783, d. Nov. 1788.
39. Eli, b. Sept. 29, 1784; m. Abigail True. He d. July 17, IS32, aged 48.
40. Judith, b. Jan. 2, 1787 ; m. Enoch Eastman, of Boscawen. She was the mother of Timothy Eastman, of Salisbury.
41. Russell, b. May 12, 1788; m. Susan, dau. of Obediah P. Fifield. He d. Nov. 19, 1859; she d. Apr. 27, 1856. They resided at Ifill, and had seven children. (1) Gilson, b. June 15, 1815. (II) Harrison, b. June 6, 1817 ; res. at IIill. (III) Daniel, b. Feb. 3, 1819, d. at Hill. (Iv) James R., b. Jan. 26, 1821; res. at Hill. (v) Enoch, b. Feb. 24, 1823; resides at Bel- mont. (vi) Obediah F., b. Nov. 29, 1824. (VII) Emeline S., b. Jan. 26, IS30.
42. Richard, b. July 29, 1790; m. Dec. 28, 1813, Sarah Dunbar.
43. Eliza, b. May 3, 1792. 44. Phebe, b. July 2, 1795.
45. Dorcas, b. July 19, 1797; m. Daniel S. Woodward. Remained in Salisbury until 1848, when they rem. to Penacook, remaining four years, thence to Franklin, where they kept the old " Hotel Boarding House," then rem. to Hill. She died March 10, 1877. Their children were:
46. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 22, 1828; d. Dec. 23, 1876.
47. Hannah, b. Nov. 1, 1830. 4$. Phebe, b. Jan. 7, 1832; res. at Ilill.
49. Daniel R., b. April 10, 1833. 50. Stephen, b. Aug. 22, 1834; res. at Franklin.
51. Alvira A., b. May 22, 1836; res. at llill.
52. Dorcas, b. Feb. 22. 1838; res. at Franklin.
53. Diana, b. Sept. 22, 1839; res. at Northfield.
54. Paulina A., b. Aug. 1842; d. Sept. 1844.
55. Frank R., b. Feb. 9, 1845. His educational advantages were obtained in the district school, which he attended only in the winter. His mother, a devoted christian woman, greatly desired that he should be educated for the ministry, but unavoidable circumstances prevented. After a course of study at the old Noyes school, he com- menced work in the mill and assisted in the support of the family. In 1868 he went to Manchester and entered the employ of H. Forsaith, in a needle factory. In a short time he became so efficient that he was made the superintendent. In 1870 he bought out Mr. Forsaith, moved the enterprise to Hill, and carried on a thriving business, until he sold out and commenced the manufac-
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ture of novelties in hardware, especially a rotary steel glass-cutter, axle washer-cutter, etc. Mr. Woodward has been very successful, and his business has so increased that his works in this line are the largest in the world, his goods being sold all over the globe. He takes a lively interest in educational matters, He has served as. superintending school committee, and represented his adopted town in the legislature. Mr. Woodward is a member of the Masonic fraternity, an Odd Fellow, a Knight of Pythias, Knight of Honor, and a Good Tem- plar. He was appointed postmaster in Sept. 1885. He is married and has had five children, all deceased. He has erected a handsome block, 32x62, two and a half stories high, containing a store, 16x61, and a room in which is located the post office, 8x24, and a tenement. In this building is located as fine a hall as can be found in any country town; the size of it is 31x53, 15 feet posts, and a gallery, 8x31, in addition to which are two fine reception rooms. It is a most commendable act on his part, as he cannot get a fair interest on the money invested, and it is a credit to the town. See History of Merrimack County, p. 558.
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56. SAMUEL ADAMS was a son of Samuel, b. at Salisbury, Mass. He rem. to Salisbury previous to this century, and may have kept a small store near Union meeting house, or he may have. resided at Scribner's Corner. In 1800 he paid a tax on $100 worth of goods. He rem. to Enfield, and d. Dec. 9. 1851. He m. in Salisbury, May 8, 1795, Polly ( Mary) Greeley ; she d. Feb. 28, 1845. A Samuel Adams m. in Salisbury, April 16, 1799, Nancy Calef. Samuel Adams, of Enfield, had :
57. Polly, ( Mary ) b. April 26, ISor; she m. March 3, 1828, E. Pike Smith; she d. Aug. 11, 1860.
58. Nancy S., b. Sept. 4, 1803; m. March 3, IS53, William Broswell ; she d. -
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59. Iliram, b. Aug. 3, ISO5; nr. March 20, 1862, Ilarriet F. Cook; he d. Aug. 26, IS76, leaving four children.
60. Eliza G., b. July 21, 1807 ; m. Nov. 12, 1829, James Little, who died in June, IS77. Their son, James Albert Little, res. at Enfield.
61. Sarah, b. Aug. 11, 1So9; d. unm. April S, ISSo.
62. Hannah P., b. Dec. 28, IS12; m. Charles Hobart ; she d. Oct. 23, 1864; two children.
ADDENDA AND CORRECTIONS.
JAMES O. ADAMS, (9) grandson of Archelaus-or Archelas, as he wrote it -has detached memoranda regarding the Adams family of Salisbury, from which the following minutes, not fully in accord with the record already given, are copied :
The children of the first Archelaus, son of Robert, were John, Samuel, Stephen ( who dying left two daughters,) and Archelaus, the second of that name. Archelaus m. Mercy Dow and had Sarah, ( Mrs. Merrill,) Mary, ( Mrs. Tucker,) Betsey, ( Mrs. Flanders,) and Zilpha, ( Mrs. Ring,) Joseph, who d. at the age of 59, Abigail, ( Mrs. Stevens,) and Archelaus, the head of oue branch of the Salisbury family.
Dr. Benjamin B., son of Ezra E., (7) is m. and has two children. Ezra E., son of of James O., (9) m. Dec. 24, 1885, Alda Corrinne Reed, of Syracuse, N. Y. Luella A. d. Dec. 22, 1SS4. John Q., son of John Q., ( 12) d. at Laconia, Aug. 31, 1886, aged 31 years.
Joseph Adams ( 16) had Joseph, William, Moses, Betsey, ( Mrs. Lowell,) Mehitable, ( Mrs. Fifield,) Polly, and probably other children.
Three of the daughters m. men by the name of Dean, of Mansfield, Mass., but res'd in Canton, viz: Mary ( 23) m. Oct. 16, 1827 ; d. July 26, IS47. Emily m. her deceased sister's husband. Betsey, ( Mrs. E. E. Goodale,) d. Oct. 13, ISS4. The name given as Marian should be Maria.
Charles Pinckney (28) was m. Dec. IS, IS42. His children ( record corrected from p. 446) were :
33. Emily A., b. Nov. 23, 1847 ; m. Nov. 26, 1874, Charles II. Morrill, and res. at Danbury.
3.4. Sarah F., b. Feb. 6, 1849; m. Nov. 29, 1867, Charles Emery, and res. at Suncook.
35. Ellen M., b. Feb. 10, 1851 ; m. Oct. 18, 1877, Hendrick A. Currier, and res. at Franklin Falls.
Samuel Adams, brother to the second Archelaus, had Samuel, b. in 1774, who is believed to have been identical with Samuel, of Enfield; Betsey, b. 1776; William, b. 1778; Nancy, b. 1781, ( Mrs. Morrill,) d. ISzo; Sally, b. 1783,
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d. 1871 ; Stephen, b. 1787. The last two unm. res'd in Candia. Nancy S., dau. of Samuel, of Enfield, mentioned on p. 448, m. William R. Brownell ( not Broswell ) and d. Oct. 26, 1866.
William Adams - but whether the brother of Samuel, of Enfield, or of Joseph, of Salisbury, is not clear - had three sons, Charles W., George W. and War- ren. The two former lived and died in Manchester. Charles W. had a son and a daughter, and George W. had five daughters.
THE AREY FAMILY.
SOLOMON AREY was a native of Wellfleet, Mass., b. March 12, 1787 ; m. Oct. 18, 1808, Patty Hopkins, b. at Eastham, Mass., Feb. 20, 1789; rem. to Boscawen, where he d. Nov. 25, 1846. She d. April 14, 1863. Their fourth child was -
I. Jonathan, b. at Wellfleet, Jan. 28, 1816. He learned the trade of a blacksmith, with Dea. William Temple, of Bos- cawen ; rem. to Salisbury in August, 1836, and erected the building where he now lives. For a long period he pursued his chosen occupation but at length turned his attention to sheep husbandry, and for years was the largest owner of Merino sheep in town. He has also been successfully engaged in fruit culture. Mr. Arey was elected to his first office in 1873, and since that time has filled nearly every official position in the town, in- cluding that of representative in the legislature. He m. (1) Sept. 4, 1839, Charlotte H., dau. of Caleb Smith, (which see.) She d. March 9, 1864; m. (2) Jan. 28, 1865, Mrs. Mary Pevare, (which see.) His children were :
2. Susan E., b. Aug. 22, 18.13; m. May 26, 1876, Moses Trussell; res. at Warner.
3. Lucy A., b. Oct. 25, 1845.
4. Henry S., b. March 16, 1848; m. Jan. 1, 1875, Lucinda M. Dana, of Newbury ; she d. July 8, 1876 ; he d. Aug. 22, 1878.
5. Augusta C., b. Jan. 18, 1851 ; d. Aug. 15, 1880.
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THE BAKER FAMILY.
I. BENJAMIN BAKER came to Salisbury in 1781, on foot, without money or friends, bringing with him his kit of shoe- making tools. He came from Beverly, Mass., having been in the army and done faithful service at Bunker Hill. He built the house now occupied by Mrs. Lois Crane, where he followed his trade as a shoemaker. His price for a pair of shoes was one bushel of corn. When corn was plenty he did not lack for work ; when it was scarce he had customers to buy it at a profit. By economy he generally had some ready money, which he loaned on real estate. In this way he obtained the Dea. John Collins farm, and built the house now occupied by J. S. Dimond, where he d. Nov. 11, 1830. He m. April 29, 1779, Mary George, and d. Oct. 30, 1830, aged 75 years.
His children were :
2. Daniel, b. July 15, 1780; m. Betsey - rem. to Topsham, Me.
3. Anne, b. Jan. 2. 1782; m. Feb. 12, 1804, John Townsend. ( see.)
4. Benjamin, b. Oct. 23, 1783. ( see.)
5. Polly, b. Dec. 25, 1786; d. April 25, 1790.
6. Jonathan, b. Dec. 15, 1788 ; a wholesale merchant; res. at Topsham, Me.
7. John, b. May 23, 1792. See Physicians.
S. Mary, b. May 23, 1792; m. Reuben Wyman; rem. to Chatham, afterwards to Bartlett, where he d. in 1857, and she soon after that date. They were both buried at South Chatham.
9. Edward, b. June 5, 1794; m. Betsey Clark; rem. to Danbury. He was the father of the famous " Baker Family " of singers.
10. Asa, b. July 12, 1795; m. and rem. to Little Rock, Ark.
(4.) Benjamin remained on the homestead and followed his father's occupation ; m. June 19, 1806, Mary Wyman ; d. 1852. (?) His children were :
11. Lucy A., b. Feb. 29, 1SOS; m. ( 1) April 1830, David Huntoon, of Unity; m. ( 2) July 1, 1855, John Bagley.
12. Mary J., b. Oct. 23, 1812, ; d. Dec. 9, 1513.
13. Mary G., b. Oct. 10, 1815; d. -
11. Caroline K., b. Jan. 21, ISIS; m. Nov. 25, 1841, Joseph French. (see.)
15. Daniel B., b. April 26, 1822; m. Susan Leavitt of Chatham. He served in the regular army in the Mexican war and that of the Rebellion, returned to Salisbury ; thence rem. to Chatham, where he d. April 17, 1864.
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THE BARTLETT FAMILY.
From a work entitled "Sketches of the Bartlett Family," by the late Levi Bartlett, of Warner, and from various other sources, are gathered the outlines of the Bartlett family here given.
I.
ADAM BARTTELOT, of Brian de Stopham, came to England with William the Conqueror, and settled at Stopham, in Sus- sex. He died and was buried there, in the year 1100. His descendants came into possession of a large landed estate, which never passed out of the Bartlett name. At present it amounts to 8000 acres, and is occupied by Sir Walter B. Bart- lett, baronet, M. P.
One of Adam Barttelot's descendants, Edmund of Ernley, died in 1591, leaving four sons, Matthew, John, Richard and Thomas. The record, in England, of John, Richard and Thom- as, all born between 1580 and 1590, ended there in 1634. The next year these brothers came to this country, John and Rich- ard to Newbury, and Thomas to Watertown, Mass.
The family at Salisbury descended from Richard, who died May 25, 1647. His issue in this line is as follows :
Richard, b. 1621, d. 1698. His son, Richard, b. Feb. 21, 1649, m. Hannah Emery in 1673, and lived at Bartlett's Corner, in Amesbury, Mass. His son, Stephen, b. April 21, 1691, m. Hannah Webster, of Salisbury, Mass. He d. at Amesbury, April 10, 1773. His son, Joseph, b. April 18, 1720, m. Jane, dau. of Ichabod Colley, and d. 1753. His children were: Levi, Nicholas, Joseph and Ichabod C. Joseph, b. at Amesbury, Jan. 14, 1751, was a physician. He m. Dec. 16, 1773, Hannah Colcord, of Kingston, and with her came to Salisbury immediately after his mar- riage, and was the first physician in the town. (See Physicians.) His children were :
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1. Joseph, b. April S, 1775. (See Physicians.)
2. Susannah, b. April 17, 1777; m. Oct. 12, 1Soo, Moses Eastman, (sec Lawyers ) and d. Nov. 6, 1806.
3. Samuel C., b. Jan. 16, 17So. Sec p. 457.
4. Hannah, b. Nov. 25, 1782; d. Nov. 12, 1802.
5. Levi, b. June 3, 1784; m. Dec. 19, 1814, Clarissa, b. July 27, 1788, youngest dau. of Judge Timothy Walker, of Concord. He engaged early in mercan- tile pursuits, in which he spent an active life, dying June 21, 1864, at the age of So years.
(7.) Peter, b. Oct. 18, 1788. ( Sce Physicians.) He m. Aug. 11, 1816, Ann Pet- tengill ; she d. Oct. 1, 1837. Their children were :
Charlotte P., b. May 15, 1817 ; m. Jacob Gale, of Peoria, Ill. Clarissa W., b. Oct. 7, ISIS. Eleanor C., b. Dec. 8, 1820; m. Walter Akerman, of Portsmouth ; both deceased. Lucy A., b. Sept. 8, 1822 ; m. Leonard Holland, deceased. Peter C., b. Feb. 13, 1826; m. ( I) Abby Thompson ; m. ( 2) - Cuthbert- son. Susan, b. -; m. W. A. Herrick, of Peoria, Ill.
ICHABOD BARTLETT.
BY HENRY P. ROLFE.
The subject of this sketch was born in Salisbury, on the South Road, at the old Dr. Bartlett place, fitted for college at Salisbury Academy, and graduated at Dartmouth in 1806.º The year of his graduation he delivered an oration in his native town, on the Fourth of July, which was published. He studied law with Moses Eastman and Parker Noyes, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and commenced practice in Durham.
He removed to Portsmouth, where he soon took high rank in his profession, of which he was subsequently its acknowledged head. The New Hampshire bar was at this time probably un- surpassed in ability by any in the world. Side by side with such eminent advocates as Webster, Jeremiah Mason, Jeremiah Smith, Bell, Sullivan, Fletcher and Woodbury, Bartlett won his way to fame. He was small in stature, but it can, with truth, be said of him that he was the brightest, wittiest, gritti- est advocate who ever addressed a court or jury in New Hamp- shire. He was condescending and gracious to young men of the profession, and possessed fine manners. He was consid- ered by his contemporaries, both before a court of law and
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before a jury, the most dangerous antagonist they had to meet. His power of ridicule was great, and his sarcasm was at times perfectly withering. Jeremiah Mason once said to him that if he did not cease his insolence he would take him and put him in his pocket. Mason was a large man. Bartlett re- plied -"Do it, and then you will have more law in your pocket than you ever had in your head." When asked - " How do you feel, such a little fellow, among such giants as Mason, Webster, Woodbury, Fletcher and others ? He replied -"Very much like a silver ninepence (121/2 cts.) among a lot of copper cents." He served as clerk of the State senate in 1817 and 1818, was appointed county solicitor for Rockingham in 1819, and was elected a member of the legislature the same year. He signalized his entry upon the political arena by his famous speech in support of the Toleration Act, in July of that year. This law placed all religious denominations in the State upon equal grounds ; abolishing what was called the regular order, and making all religious organizations dependent upon volun- tary contributions for support. He continued a member of the legislature for three successive years, and was speaker in 1821. He was again a member in 1830, 1832, 1851, 1852.
He was elected to congress in 1823, and took his seat in December as a member of the 18th congress. He made his appearance at a time of unusual excitement, when Mr. Web- ster had introduced, and Mr. Clay was supporting with his characteristic dictatorial and impetuous manner, the famous resolution in favor of the Greeks. Bartlett, considering it his duty to stem the current of popular excitement, opposed the resolution. Mr. Clay, in replying to him, alluded to "the young gentleman from New Hampshire," and offered some advice to him, saying, that "the gentleman has but just got here." The air of superiority which Mr. Clay displayed prob- ably never suffered a more severe rebuke then Mr. Bartlett gave. His retort on this occasion is remembered as one of the most effective and triumphant off-hand speeches ever made in congress. Mr. Clay took offense, and contemplated challeng-
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ing Mr. Bartlett. Some one of Clay's friends went to Mr. Plummer, then a colleague of Mr. Bartlett, and wished to know, confidentially, whether Bartlett was a man of courage, and if he would recognize the code-if he would fight. Plummer replied that Bartlett was a highed-toned gentleman, a man of a proud spirit, and of dauntless courage, and whether he would fight if challenged he really did not know, but there was one way that Mr. Clay's friend could easily find out, he could go and ask him. Mr. Clay very soon began to comprehend the nobility of his young friend from New Hampshire ; and Mr. Bartlett eventually secured the consideration and the respect of his great antagonist. Some lines were afterwards written, which caused much merriment on the part of the friends and admirers of Mr. Bartlett.
" In Congress here the other day, "Tween East and West there rose a fray. Says East, your resolution's queer, Says West, young man you've just got here."
The poem, which was quite long, ended with some lines characteristic of Mr. Bartlett.
" Yes, you are tall and you can dare me ; If I am small, don't think you'll scare me."
He continued in the house till 1829, and was distinguished as a bold and spirited debater, and his published speeches sus- tain his reputation as an orator. Those on the "Suppression of Piracy," in 1825 ; on the "Amendment to the Constitution," in 1826; on " Internal Improvements," in 1827 ; and on " Re- trenchment," in 1828, are favorable specimens of his forensic power.
In 1840 he addressed a mass meeting at Concord in favor of the election of General Harrison. He arraigned the admin- istration of Mr. Van Buren, and in the midst of his enthusi- asm he exclaimed, " If I had power equal to my zeal I would rain forty days and forty nights on the sins and iniquities of the present administration."
While in the State legislature, in 1851, a member, who was pleased to refer quite frequently to the revolutionary and other
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services of his father, on one occasion said, that in the war of the revolution, while a boy, he received a bullet in his person which was never extracted, and that he carried this trophy of his valor through life and to his grave. Mr. Bartlett remarked, that "this accounted for the leaden head of his son."
He was a candidate for governor in 1831 and 1832, in opposition to the Jackson party, and was defeated by Samuel Dinsmore.
In 1850 he was chosen a member of the State convention, from Portsmouth, to revise the constitution, and was its tem- porary chairman, being succeeded by Franklin Pierce as pres- ident of the convention. In this convention, as in the State legislature, upon his frequent reëlections, although in a minor- ity on all political questions, his genius and ability were such as to elicit the admiration of his opponents, and his influence will be felt and his name and memory long cherished as one of the most eminent in the history of his native State. It was however in the field of his first triumphs at the bar that he achieved his greatest distinction, in the fullness and maturity of his powers. Master of all the graces of action, speech and thought, yet strong in argument, his success was brilliant and continuous, and he retained his position to the end of his career.
New Hampshire has been chary of her honors to her great- est men. There was no public station, however exalted, which Ichabod Bartlett would not honor. The mantle of no dis- tinguished son of the State fell upon him. He was sui generis ; and of all the brilliant names which have shed lustre upon the State, none were more worthy than his. Ichabod Bartlett, "the Randolph of the North," who could measure swords with Sul- livan, Mason, Webster and Clay, without either shield or shame, leaves a brilliant page upon the history of his native town, only a little less resplendent than that of his great townsman, the " Defender of the Constitution.
He died in Portsmouth, where 'he spent most of his life, October 9, 1853, aged 67. He was never married. His gene- alogy is given in that of the Bartlett family.
Samuel C. Bartlett
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S. James, b. Aug. 14, 1792. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1812, and studied law with Moses Eastman, of Salisbury, and with his brother Ichabod, at Ports- mouth. He began practice at Durham, removing to Dover, where he d. July 17, 1837. He represented Dover in the legislature, and was State senator. From 1819 to to 1836 he was register of probate for Strafford county. He was regarded as a sound and able lawyer, character- ized more by strength and clearness than brilliancy. He m. (1) June, 1820, Lydia Ballard, of Durham ; (2) June, 1831, Jane M., dau. of George Andrews, of Dover.
9. Daniel, b. Aug. 25, 1805. For a time he was in the em- ploy of his brother, Samuel C., at Salisbury, then estab- lished himself in trade at Grafton, which town he repre- sented in the legislature. In that body at one time four brothers were representatives, viz: Samuel C., from Salisbury, James, from Durham, Ichabod, from Ports- mouth, and Daniel, from Grafton. After some years he removed to Boston, and entered into the dry goods busi- ness with Daniel P. Stone. Late in life he retired from trade, and res. at the Quincy House, where he d. in Aug., 1877, unm.
(3.) Samuel Colcord, at the age of nineteen, on the death of his father, went to Rumford, Me., where he engaged in business with Daniel Baker, of Salisbury. In 1805 he returned to his native place, and opened a store at the Centre Road Village, as successor to Elias Smith, paying in 1806 a tax on seven hundred dollars worth of goods. His business gradually increased, and by frugality, in- dustry and enterprise he accumulated for those times a large property. He built the store in which he traded for many years, bought of Mr. Elkins the house adjoin- ing, and remodeled it. July 31, 1810, he m. Eleanor, dau. of Dea. Amos Pettengill. The marriage took place at the bride's home, after which they walked to their new home, spending the evening in company with a
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large circle of friends, and resided there together for more than fifty years. Esquire Bartlett, as he was usual- ly called, was liberal minded and public spirited. In town affairs he took a leading part, being elected moder- tor, town clerk, and representative. He long held a commission as justice of the peace, and possessing a quick mind and strict integrity did a large justice busi- ness. In everything he was mathematical and exact, and his books and papers were written in a fine, clear hand, and in this respect were models. He retained his mental faculties to the time of his death, March 31, 1867, aged 87 years. No man ever resided in Salisbury more respected and trusted. Mrs. Bartlett was a worthy help- mate, a woman of remarkable force of character and ex- ecutive ability, a devoted christian, loved and honored by all. She was particularly noted for her amiable dis- position and her dignity of manner. She d. March 7, 1861. The children of Samuel C. and Eleanor P. Bart- lett were :
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