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I. John m. (1) Sally Emerson, the first person buried in the cemetery at Millville, (Concord) dying about 1797. He m. (2) Quig Stevens. Of his family by first wife was Samuel, b. July 29, 1791, who was reared on his fath- er's farm at Concord. He learned the cooper's trade, which he afterwards relinquished and engaged in mer- cantile pursuits, having a store at West Concord. After gaining a competency he sold out, removing to the farm occupied by his descendant in 1836. He m. Aug. 14, 1822, widow Susan (Dimond) Blanchard, of Concord: He d. in 1856; she d. in 1878.
George, b. Feb. 3, 1823; rem. to Salisbury with his parents. In IS45 he went to Boston, Mass., and for many years conducted a large grocery store, relin- quishing which he returned to Salisbury. He m. June, 1858, Mary Chand- ler, who d. May 24, 18GS.
5. Ora, b. July 19, 1825, and rem. to California.
6. John S., b. Feb. 25, 1827 ; m. Nov. 1853, Eliza Williams.
7. Lucilla N., b. Jan. 25, 1830; m. William Hunt and res. at Wauseon, Ohio.
S. Esther F., b. April 24, 1832; m. Albert Morrison and res. at Boston, Mass.
9. Reuben O., b. May 15, 1834; m. Mary E. Boothby, deceased. He resides at Elmira, N. Y.
10. Clara A., b. Dec. 10, 1835; d. Oct. 7, 1839.
11. William, b. in 1837; m. and res. at Newton, Mass.
12. Mary S., b. in 1842; m. Charles Greenleaf and res. at Wauseon, Ohio.
13. Ellen, b. in 1845; m. Fred. Horr and res. at Boston.
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THE DUNLAP FAMILY.
I. Samuel, son of Archibald Dunlap, a native of the south of Ireland, (Scotch-Irish) emigrated to this country and mar- ried, in 1741, Martha, daughter of Joseph Neal. He settled on the home lot, No. 26, in Chester. (See History of Chester.) Their children were :
2. Joseph, b. in 1742; m. Anna, dau. of Hugh Wilson, and settled at Goffstown.
3. James, b. in 1748; m. Dorcas Davis and had one son, John, who was b. in 1794, d. in 1867.
4. John, b. in 1746; res'd at Bedford. 5. Mary.
6. William, m. - Boyes, and rem. to Schenectady, N. Y.
7. Sarah. 8. Samuel. See.
9. Martha. The father and the daughters d. of diphtheria.
(8.) Samuel was b. in Chester and bound out to learn the carpenter's trade. On becoming of age he m. Nancy Cochran, and rem. to Henniker. While a resident in Chester he worked at his trade in Concord, assisting in building the steeple of the first church erected in that town, which was built in 1783. When his son Samuel was fourteen years old (1797) he rem. to Salisbury, and purchased the Elkins property, now owned by John Col- by, where he d. Aug. 2, 1830. She d. July 17, 1819, at the age of 61. Dec. 30, 1806, he bought one-half of the sawmill of David Pettengill, on the site of the present Prince mill, and on March 10 following he bought the other half of Capt. William Pingrey. He probably put in a gristmill, as April 13, 1811, he sold to his sons, John and James, "the saw and gristmills." In 1826 the for- mer bought out the interest of James in both mills.
IO. Sarah, b. March 10, 1781; m. Gideon Currier and rem. to West Newbury, Mass .; deceased.
I1. Joseph, b. June 9, 1782 ; d. Oct. 1838, unm.
12. Samuel, b. Dec. 15, 1783. See. 13. John, b. Dec. 1788.ยบ
James D., b. Oct. 12, 1787 ; m. Eleanor Morrill, of Salisbury ; she d. June 7,
14. 1865. He operated the mill from ISHI to 1826, res'd on the homestead, and d. Aug. 13, 1875. He had one daughter, Eunice G., b. Dec. 8, 1820, who m. Feb. 9, 1845, John Colby, which see.
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15. William D., b. April 2, (?) 1789; m. Amelia Hunnifield, of Northfield, and rem. to Danbury.
16. Mary, b. Jan. 7, 1791 ; m. Hugh Moore, father of James Moore, a hardware merchant at Concord.
17. Thomas, b. April 18, 1792; d. Oct. S, 1823, unm.
18. David, b. April 2, 1794. Sec.
19. Nancy, b. April 5, 1796; m. Dec. 25, 1817, Amos George and d. at West Newbury, Mass.
20. Thomas, b. April 3, 1798; d. unm.
21. Daniel, b. Feb. 16, 1800; m. Phebe Chandler and rem. to Concord. He d. Aug. 7, 1875.
22. Joel, b. Feb. 1, 1806; d. unm.
(12.) Samuel moved the John Shaw house (1883) to its present location, from the top of the small hill cast of Mrs. Cyrus Gookin's, and built a small gristmill on the site of the present John Shaw mill, making extensive repairs on the dam. He sold out the gristmill to the Gookins, ( which see) in 1834, removing to Andover, Me., where he d. Jan. 10, 1853. He learned the cabinet-maker's trade, and much of his furniture is still in use and as sound as the day it left the shop. He m. Nov. 1806, Sarah Pingrey, who d. May 12, 1877.
23. Benjamin F., b. May 4, 1SoS, and res. at Falmouth, Me.
24. Harriet N., b. Aug. 20. 1809; m. - Philbrick and res. at Andover, Me.
25. Phebe, b. April 21, 1811; d. Sept. 17, 1837, unm.
26. Maria, b. April 7, 1813; m. - Lovejoy.
27. Morrill, b. Jan. 24, 1815; m. July 4, 1847, Cynthia B. Sanborn, of Franklin ; res. at Concord.
25. Louisa E., b. Jan. 29, 1817 ; m. - Grover and res. at Rumford, Me.
29. Mary C., b. Aug. 24, 1819; m. - Grover.
30. Emeline, J., b. Feb. 5, 1824, and res. at Concord.
31. Mary P'., b. March 1, 1826; m. John Perkins, of Marblehead, Mass.
32. Sarah C., D. June 3, 1831 ; m. - Richardson ; she d. at Concord, Jan. IS77.
(13.) John, m. in 1812 Elizabeth Carter, of Canterbury ; she d. May 8, 1853. After his marriage he built the Frank Prince house, and carried on the saw and gristmill with his brother James. The gristmill was located in the south end of the D. S. Prince mill. He d. Sept. 19, 1838.
33. David C., b. May 9, 1813; m. Nov. 1, 1836, Roxana l'ingrey; he d. Sept. 16, 153S.
34. John B., b. Oct. 23, 1815. See.
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35. Eliza J., b. Oct. 5, 1817, d. Sept. 26, 1839.
36. Mary A., b. May 16, 1820; m. (1) April 13, 1841, Samuel Heath. He. d. March 26, 1847, by falling from the scaffold of the Frank Prince barn. She m. (2) Edwin Scribner; she d. Feb. 7, 1859.
(34.) John Bartlett m. Nov. 12, 1839, widow Ruth M. (Pin- grey) Foster, and remains on the Pingrey farm. Their children were :
37. William B. was b. Oct. 3, 1840; m. Feb. 21, 1866, Kate Woods, of Mattoon, Ill. The Mattoon Commercial of Jan. 1883, in speaking of the annual meeting of the First National Bank in that city, and the election of Mr. Dun- lap as its President, says : "For the past twenty years Mr. Dunlap has been connected with the banks of this city, and during the past four years has virtually dis- charged the duties of President and Cashier of the First National Bank, during which time the surplus and undi- vided profit has been increased from $15,000 to $35,000. Mr. Dunlap justly merits the honor conferred and con- fidence reposed in his financial ability and discretion."
38. Alpheus P., b. July 21, 1843; he m. March 11, 1869, Mary M. Kenniston, of Andover, where she was b. May 20, 1843. Their children were : I. Mary K., b. May 30, 1870. II. Walter E. K., b. Oct. 4, 1873. III. William B., b. Feb. 7, 1875. IV. George A., b. May 1, 1879.
(18.) David early rem. to Schenectady, N. Y., where he was taught the saddler's trade under his uncle William, (16) ; rem. to Newburyport, Mass., where he m. Feb. 4, 1824, Fanny, dau. of Abel and Bridgett (Smith) Bartlett, who was b. at Newburyport Jan. 15, 1801, and d. Sept. 24, 1829; he d. there in Nov. 1829.
39. Joseph D., b. Sept. 1, 1825; res. at Westfield, Mass.
40. William, b. Aug. 23, 1826. See.
41. Henry S., b. in Feb. 1828; m. Ruth E. Thompson and res. at Concord.
(40.) William was b. at Newburyport and after the death of his father came to Salisbury, to live with his uncle James, with whom he remained sixteen years, having school advantages and learning the mill business. He m. May
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22, 1851, (1) Amelia T. Severance, and rem. to Concord, where she d. March 31, 1855. Returning to Salisbury in 1856 he m. (2) May 2, 1858, Ellen C., dau. of Richard Fellows, which see. Commencing trade Jan. 1, 1857, in company with Cyrus Gookin, he continued seventeen years. After the death of Mr. Gookin he purchased of the heirs and has since continued, to the satisfaction of the public generally. He has been postmaster at that part of the town since its establishment.
42. Frank H., b. Jan. 8, 1860; m. March 25, 1884, Carrie L. Prince.
43. Willie G., b. Dec. 23, 1863. 44. Fred. A., b. Nov. 20, 1872.
THE EASTMAN FAMILY,
The ancestor was Roger Eastman, born in Wales, in 1611. He emigrated to America in the ship "Confidence," in 1638, and settled at Salisbury, Mass, in 1640.
I.
Edward, accompanied with his small family, removed to Salis- bury from Kingston, in 1765-66. Another record says he did not remove here until 1774. He settled on the west side of Smith's hill, where he cleared up a large farm and erected the buildings now occupied by Titus HI. Wardsworth. In addition to farming he did much coopering. He was a prominent man in the town, served with distinction in the revolutionary war, and was one of the committee of safety. He d. April 12, 1814, aged 82; m. May 6, 1758, Anna Judkins; she d. March 24, 1817, aged 77.
2. Benjamin, b. June 19, 1759. See. 3. Joel, b. Nov. 23, 1760. Sec.
4. Hannah, b. Feb. 12, 1764; in. Dec. 29, 1785, William Calef, which see. She d. April 13, 1823.
5 . Phineas, b. June 20, 1766.
6. Mchitable, b. June 20, 1768; m. April 26, 1794, William Hoyt, (see mer. chants ) ; d. without issue.
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7. Moses, b. Aug. 11, 1770. See. 8. Nancy, b. Aug. 5, 1772 ; d. April 2, 1814, unm.
9. Abigail, b. March 5, 1775; d. unm., aged So.
IO. Samuel, b. April 4, 1780; when a young man he went west, m. and d. without issue.
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(12.) Benjamin (Ensign ) entered the revolutionary army at the age of sixteen and was appointed Ensign in the militia. He built a two-story house at Shaw's Corner. In addi- tion to farming he engaged in shoemaking. He d. April 28, 1814; m. March 23, 1788, Dolly, dau. of Daniel Bean. She was b. at Orford and d. January 13, 1853, aged 85.
II. Edward, b. Sept. 12, 1788; m. in ISI1 Susan Cheney of Bristol ; he d. April 5, 1880.
12. John,.b. Jan. 13, 1791 ; d. Aug. 18, 1803.
13. Betsey, b. May 7, 1793; m. April 1824, David Bean, of Northfield ; d. April, 1856.
14. Nabby, b. April 21, 1795; d. Aug 20, 1803. .
1 5. Phebia, b. Oct. 21, 1797 ; d. Aug. 19, 1803.
16. Moses, b. Nov. 2, 1799; m. April 22, 1826, Irena Wells, of Salisbury; resides at Danbury.
17. Daniel B., b. March 26, 1802; m. Feb. 1827, Cynthia Whitcher, of Northfield. He d. in 1854; she died at Buda, Ill., May 5, 1882.
18. Abby, b. Jan. 25, 1805; m. 1822 Moses Sweatt, of Andover ; she d. Jan. 11, 1837. 19 .:. John T, b. Oct. 1808; m. May 29, 1830, Betsey Chandler, of Danbury. He d. in November, 1879.
20. Benjamin F., b. July, 1811 ; m. Sarah Leavitt, of Northfield. He d. July, 1878. 21. Nancy, b. Oct. 1813; d. May, 1814.
(3.) Joel, m. Betsey, dau. of Capt. David Pettengill. On her marriage her father presented her with the farm on which they resided. Mr. Eastman built a large set of buildings, which were destroyed by fire in the winter of 1882. He was one of our most wealthy farmers and a prominent citizen, enjoying the good will and respect of his townsmen, and all who knew him bear testimony to his uprightness of character. For more than forty years he was a member of the Congregational church. He d. May 23, 1849, aged 89; she d. Sept. 30, 1867, aged 105 yrs., 5 mos., II days. (For a sketch of this interesting and remarkable woman see Capt. David Pettengill's genealogy.)
JOEL EASTMAN.
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22. Sally, b. April 20, 1786; m. June 12, 1813, Dr. Elijah Rowell, of Clarkston, N. Y. She d. Aug. 1, 1852.
23. Pettengill, b. Dec. 9, 1788; d. Dec. 10, 1788.
24. Pettengill, b. Nov. 18, 1789; d. Jan. 25, 1790.
25. Betsey, b. Dec. 12, 1790; d. in ISO6.
26. Mehitable, b. Sept. 25, 1793; m. Dec. 10, 1817, Moses Fellows; she d. June 7, 1836.
27. Nancy, b. Feb. 8, 1796; m. Dec. 25, 1822, Enoch Couch; she d. Sept. 26, 182S.
28. Joel, (Hon.) b. Feb. 22, 1798. He fitted for college at Salisbury Academy, under the tuition of Henry Fitts, entered Dartmouth College in his twentieth year, and graduated in 1824, with the second rank in the class of twenty-eight. The following obituary notice and accom- panying resolutions are here appended, as evidence of the high estimation in which he was held by his fellow- citizens :
HON. JOEL EASTMAN, a distinguished jurist and an eminent public man, died on Sunday, March 16, IS84, at Conway, N. HI. He was born in Salisbury, that state, Feb. 22, 1798, and was a son of Joel and Betsey ( Pettengill ) Eastman. The mother died Sept. 30, 1867, at the age of 105 years, 9 months, retaining her faculties to a remarkable degree until a short time before her decease. The son fitted for college at the Salisbury Academy, and was graduated from Dartmouth in IS24. His class numbered twenty-eight, of whom four are living. Among his classmates were Hon. Benjamin Bonney, LL. 1)., of New York, a former trustee of the college, Hon. Oliver P. Chandler, a lawyer of Vermont, Hon. Charles H. Peaslee, a lawyer of Concord and Representative to Congress, and Abel Underwood, Judge of the Circuit Court of Vermont. After graduation the subject of this sketch read law with llon. Samuel I. Wells, at Salisbury, and Hon. William C. Thompson, of Ply- mouth, and having been admitted to the bar in August, IS27, he located himself at Conway, which was afterward his home. The same ability and studious habits which caused him to rank second in his class at Dartmouth soon gave him success, and, before many years, an eminent rank as a lawyer, not only in his county but in his state. In politics he was a pronounced Whig, and on the stump he was a clear, eloquent and persuasive speaker. He carly mingled in civil affairs, and in 1836 was elected member of the Legislature. The same honor was conferred upon him in 1837, 1838, 1853, 1854 and 1855. The latter year his colleague from Conway was Hon. Francis R. Chase, the Democratic Speaker of the House. In IS38 he was a Whig candidate for Congress, but was unsuccessful, as the Democrats were in pow- er. In 1839 he was a delegate to the Harrisburg National Convention, which nom- inated General Harrison for President, and after his return home he took the stump for the ticket and did splendid service. Ile was appointed United States District Attorney for New Hampshire in 1841, and held that office until the l'olk adminis- tration, when he was succeeded by IIon. Franklin Pierce. IIe was made Judge of
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Probate for Carroll County in 1856, and held the office until constitutionally dis- qualified by age in 1868. In 1861 he was a candidate for the Republican nomina- tion to Congress, but Hon. Gilman Marston, of Exeter, was nominated and elected, the friends of Judge Eastman claiming that he would have been nominated had not a severe storm prevented a considerable number of his delegates from reaching Dover in season to participate in the convention. In 1863 he was nominated for Congress but was defeated by Hon. Daniel Marcy, Democrat, of Portsmouth, by a plurality of 80. It was no secret that Judge Eastman's failure to be sent to Con- gress was the bitterest disappointment he had ever received, and he never became fully reconciled to it. In 1868 he was President of the New Hampshire Electoral College. Judge Eastman was a man not only of a vigorous mental but physical constitution, and at the age of 85 he had not fully retired from the active duties of his profession. He was fortunate in financial matters and had a beautiful home, where he always extended a most generous hospitality. He married, Dec., 1832, Miss Ruth G. Odell, daughter of the Hon. Richard Odell, of Conway, who was insane for many years, but was most affectionately cared for until death by her hus- band in their own home. She died April 8, 1880; he died March 16, 1884.
At a meeting of the Carroll County Bar Association, at the Court House in Ossipee, on the 15th day of April, 1884, the following resolutions were passed in relation to the death of Hon. Joel Eastman :
Resolved, That in the recent death of the Hon. Joel Eastman, we recognize the loss of an esteemed brother and worthy man. One whose great longevity was made honorable by his integrity, ability, unblemished character, successful professional practice, and by his usefulness in all the varied relations of life.
Resolved, That Brother L. D. Sawyer present the above resolution to the Court with the request that it be entered on the records of Court, and that the clerk be directed to send a copy of the same to Joel Eastman Morrill, of Conway, the nephew and adopted son; and also to Gilbert Eastman, the surviving brother of the de- ceased.
Seldom does any man pass away to whose memory a more truthful and earnest tribute can justly be paid.
29. Lucia, b. Aug. 3, 1800; m. Jan. 14, 1839, Moses Fellows; she d. Dec. 8, 1872.
30. Gilbert, b. July 5, 1802. See.
31. Marcia, b. Sept. 15, 1804; m. Jan. 23, 1826, John E. Forrest, of Northfield, where she d. Dec. 2, 1871.
32. Betsey, b. Oct. 27, 1808; m. Jan. 12, 1832, Dr. Robert Morrill, of Canterbury.
( 5.) Phineas remained on the homestead, removing thence to Raccoon hill, where he d. Feb. 19, 1847 ; m. Judith Gale, of Concord, who d. Feb. 16, 1855.
33. Susan, b. -; m. - Shaw, and resided at New Boston.
34. Samuel, b. -; d. unm.
Mehitable, b. -; m. and became a noted writer.
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36. Sally, b. -; m. James Jackman. 37. Edward, b. -; d. aged 17.
38. Charlotte, b. -; m. - Houston and resided at Hanover.
39. Sophia, b. -; m. - Eastman. 40. Edward, resided in N. Y.
(7.) Moses, Esq., (see lawyers ) ; m. (1) Oct. 12, 1800, Sukey, dau. of Dr. Joseph and Hannah (Colcord ) Bartlett; she d. Nov. 6, 1806; m. (2) Dec. 10,
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IS07, Eliza Sweetser, of Charlestown, Mass .; she d. at Baltimore, Md., July 5, 1855. Children all born in Salisbury.
41. Joseph Bartlett, A. M., b. Feb. 4, 1804. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1821, read law with his father, then took up the study of medicine with his uncle, Dr. Peter Bartlett, completed his studies, and was in practice until 1831, at Waterford, Me. He taught school at Sal- isbury and Concord until 1835, when he began the study of divinity at the Andover Theological Seminary, in the class of 1837. He was licensed to preach by the Addison Association of Vermont, and is said to have been or- dained a Presbyterian minister by the Troy Presbytery, N. Y., in 1844. His ministry was spent at Sherburne, Vt., Caldwell, Sandy Hill, Ticonderoga, Greenfield, Princeton and Windsor, N. Y., where he d. Dec. 31, 1864. He m. Aug. 14, 1837, Mary, dau. of John Huse, of Hill. His children were :
I. Harriet II. E., b. at Burlington, Vt., May 3, 1838; m. Joseph W. Brown. II. Mary E., b. at same place, April 24, 1840; m. G. M. T. Johnson. III. William, b. at Caldwell, N. Y., and d. -. Iv. Charles F., b. at Cald- well, Aug. 1, 1844; graduated at Amherst College in 1869, studied at Leip- sic University and resided at Easton, Md. v. Joseph H., b. at Sandy Hill, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1847 ; deceased. vi. John H. E., born at Sandy Hill, Aug. 23, 1849; graduated at Amherst College and taught Greek and Latin three years; studied at Union Theological Seminary, graduated in IS75 and was pastor at Katonah, N. Y. VII. George E., d. young.
42. Elbridge G., b. -; graduated at West Point Military School and was a highly respected officer in the regular army ; d. at Fort Gibson, Ark., IS37, unm.
43. Elizabeth R., b. -; m. June 14, 1848, Elbridge F. Greenough. ( See.)
44. William S., b. -; a merchant at Baltimore, Md., and d. in I83S, unm.
45. Charles J. F., b. -; m. and was a merchant for forty years at Boston ; d. IS71.
46. Susan B., b. -; m. Sept. 30, 1839, G. Bassett ; d. at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1847. Samuel J., b. -; died in 1816.
47 4S. Ichabod B., b. -; m. and was a merchant at Baltimore, Md ; d. 1877, unm.
49. Sarah B., b. -; m. C. Coleman, of Buffalo, N. Y. He d. in 1863.
50. Moses J., b. -; d. in 1821.
51. Rebecca F., b. -; m. C. M. Fellows, a merchant at Boston, Mass., where he d. in 187S.
52. Francis H., - ; a fur dealer ; d. at Bismarck, Dakota, in 1877.
53. Alfred R., b. -; drowned in a pond in Hill, in IS42.
( 30.) Gilbert, m. June 23, 1829, Abigail, dau. of Maj. Jabez Snath ; remained on the homestead a few years, thence to Smith's hill, afterwards returning to
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South road, where she d. Jan. 3, 1881, aged 80. She was a most exem. plary woman, possessing a fine memory, and through her long life was a great worker.
54. Francis M., b. in 1832; d. April 28, 1838.
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Gilbert B., b. Feb. 12, 1842; m. May 6, 1860, Roxana Frazier. He d. Dec. IS, 1881. Children : I. Abby F., b. June 1, 1861. II. Joeline A., b. Nov. 9, 1863; d. Feb. 18, 1885. III. Joel, b. April 12, 1866. IV. Charlie S., b. Feb. 1, 1871. v. Christiana E., b. July 5, 1873. VI. Jennie B., b. March 31, 1876.
II.
Colonel John Eastman, a relative of the above family, was b. Feb. 25, 1741 ; m. Joannah French; rem. from Kingston to Salisbury, where he d. Sept. 14, 1804. Nothing more is known of the family.
III.
William Eastman came to Salisbury from Kingston ; he may have been the son of Samuel, who resided at Kingston. Mr. Eastman settled west of Centre road previous to 1776. Little is known of his family, of which there were many members. He m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Bean. (?) She d. -; he m. (2) Jane Knight ; Merriam was one of the family ; a dau. m. Enoch Elliott ; another m. Joseph Elliott, and tradition says one m. Robert Barber.
IV.
Ebenezer Eastman descended from the original ancestor, Rog- er, (I) through Philip, (2). He was b. Dec. 20, 1644; m. Aug. 22, 1675, widow Mary Barnard Morse ; he had Ebenezer, (3) b. Feb. 17, 1681, who m. March 4, 1710, Sarah Peasley. He was known as Capt. Ebenezer, and was one of the first petitioners for the territory now embraced in Concord. He was one of the most enter- prising, useful and wealthy proprietors. Of his children was Moses, (4) b. Jan. 17, 1723, who m. in 1750 Eliza- beth Kimball, by whom he had -
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56. Ebenezer, (5) b. at Concord, Oct. 19, 1765 ; m. Esther Farnum, (?) ; rem. to Salisbury and paid his first tax in 1797. For a time leased the Capt. John Webster mill on Chance pond brook, in what is now Franklin, after- wards purchasing the mill and other buildings and three hundred acres of land of Bailey Bartlett, of Haverhill, Mass., for $775.00, the deed bearing date of August 27, 1803. He was a man of extraordinary business capacity, upright, honest and interested in every good work. The land upon which the Congregational church at Franklin stands was a gift from him to the society, as was also the school lot, "given for educational purposes." Uncle Ebenezer, as he was familiarly called, was always ready to do what he could for every moral and religious enter- prise, and was the prime mover in getting the town of Franklin incorporated. The falls above the bridge on the Pemigewasset river were named in his honor, though people still call them for the person for whom they were first named, Capt. John Webster. He built a tavern on the site of the Webster House. He d. in the Nathaniel French house, April 16, 1833, aged 67. After his death his widow built the Rev. A. H. Martin house, where she d. Oct. 1, 1854, aged 82. The gravestone says his wife was Esther Lyford.
57. Judith, b. -; m. Dec. 31, 1815, Caleb Morrill, of Plymouth ; 10 children.
5S. Charlotte, b. Apr. 19, 1798; m. May 21, 1823, Dudley Ladd. ( See.) She d. Jan 30, IS26.
59. Franklin, b. -; m. Mary Morrison ; 2 children.
60. Mary A., b. Feb. S, ISog; m. Dr. John L. Perley and resided at Laconia. She d. June 12, 1834.
THE EATON FAMILY.
COMPILED BY MRS. ABBIE S. BROWN.
I. Captain Samuel Eaton was born in Plaistow, Dec. 30, 1756; married Oct. 10, 1780, Lydia Ladd, who was born in
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Kingston, Jan. 4, 1759. He was a descendant of the fourth generation from Deacon Enoch Eaton, who came from England in 1660. She died in Salisbury, March 29, 1839; he lived on the farm now owned by T. Rowleigh, and died March 7, 1826.
2. Hannah, b. May 14, 1781 ; m. March 10, 1803, Moses Greeley ; she d. August 8, 1833.
3. Lydia, b. April 25, 1783 ; m. March 4, 1805, Peter Fifield ; she d. June 9, 1880. 4. Sarah, b. Jan. 7, 1785; m. Dec. 22, 1814, Capt. Silas Call, of Boscawen. She d. July 12, 1836.
5. Samuel, b. Feb. 19, 1787 ; d. Aug. 11, 1792.
6. Mehitable, b. May 2, 1789, m. March 30, 1813, Caleb Smith. ( See.) She d. June 6, 1864.
7. Abigail, b. Sept. 2, 1791 ; m. Dec. 24, 1815, Joseph Huntoon, of Andover. She d. Dec. 4, 1825.
8. Samuel, b Dec. 7, 1793; d. April 11, 1808.
9. John, b. March 29, 1796; d. Sept. 22, 1797. 10. John L., b. July 27, 1798. See.
II. Lucy, b. Aug. 5, 1800; m. (1) June 25, 1822, William Jackman, of Enfield ; he d. July 2, 1832; m. (2) Feb. 14, 1835, Alstead Brownell. She d. April 29, 1872.
12. Jesse, b. May 13, 1803. See.
(10.) John L. m. (1) May 22, 1825, Mary Morgan, of Plain- field ; she d. April 20, 1834 ; m. (2) March, 1837, Lovey Bickford, of Me. She resided at Princeton, Ill. He lived in the house on the farm now owned by William Holmes ; buildings removed. He moved to Princeton, Ill., was a successful farmer, and d. Sept. 7, 1870.
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