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The very next morning Mr. Meloon left his home to do some business and stopped at his neighbor's vacant house to bait his horse, and turned the oats he had with him on the ground to feed the animal. This was about nine o'clock in the morning. *
* He looked up and found the Indians upon him. They had emp- tied a feather bed, turned the tick, and were packing pork in it. Then they took Mr. Meloon to his own house. Rachel, his little girl of nine years, stood at the door and as they approached said, " Mother, father is coming home and a lot of In- dians with him." "Oh, no," said the mother, "they are only the dark stumps which you see." * * The mother set to screaming. One of the Indians, who could talk English, told Mr. Meloon that if his wife did not stop that noise he would kill her upon the spot. Mr. Meloon, in a quiet, resigned way said, " It's of no use. We've got to go to Canada and we may as well give up and say nothing."
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The Indians wanted to kill the old man's cattle for the sake of their horns, in which to hold powder, but Mr. Meloon told them there were horns in the garret, so they spared the cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Meloon took with them Rachel and the baby and one other boy. Their son Taylor [ this is certainly a mistake ] was seventeen years old. The day before the capture he had stood by a hollow log and said to his father, "This log will be a good place to hide in if the Indians are around." When he saw them coming he ran out and crawled into this log, pulling weeds and sticks before the opening. The Indians made the father call for this boy, and as one understood English, he managed his voice so the Indian would not understand what he said. [ The boy's name was Nathaniel ; a little insinuation and he could understand that instead of saying " Na-than-iel," he said, " We've-got-to-go-to-Can- ada," "If-you-want-to-go-come-along."] The boy understood and kept hid. * *
They camped the first night at the foot of Bald hill, in Kearsarge Gore, having pork, partridge and venison for their supper. Their food they were allowed to cook in their own way. They crossed Lake Champlain, striking the lake at the very place where their two canoes had been safely fastened to the shore when they sallied forth for this raid.
They were unwilling that Mrs. Meloon should have her little child on the jour- ney. In crossing the lake they put the baby into the other canoe, away from its mother. It would climb up the side of the canoe and looking towards her would cry piteously, " Mum, Mum," when they would strike the child down with the pad- dle, and she would pray that if it was the will of God it might never rise again. * * When they reached Canada the children were separated from her. Once she had occasion to go to a neighboring wigwam where she saw her baby hanging up in an iron cage, a little skeleton. She hastened to it and took it down. The Indian squaw sitting there frowned and said, " If my sunap [ meaning husband ] were home he would kill you." When she took it down it nearly bit a piece out of her cheek, it was so hungry. Taking the child to her house she tenderly nursed it for three days, when she was sent out on some errand and when she came back the child was gone; shs never knew what became of it. Mr. and Mrs. Meloon worked for a French friar, who thought a great deal of them, she doing the cooking, wash- ing and butter-making. * * When peace was declared the French valued them so much that they determined to send them to France. They put the captives on board a privateer, and on their way down to St. Lawrence river they found the offi- cers and crew drank very heavily. The prisoners got the ship into the hands of the English by hoisting the French flag. The English captors landed the prisoners at Portsmouth, from which place they journeyed on foot to their old home. * * On going after Rachel she refused to return home and was engaged to an Indian chief· * The boy was found in a French school, and the father identified him by a mark on the hip. * Mr. Meloon gave Capt. Fowler eighty pounds to bring Rachel back.
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THE MOORE FAMILY.
I. Greenleaf came here from Newbury, Mass., in 1819-20, living in what is now the L of the house owned by Edward Wayne, eventually building the two-story part. The date of his death is not known ; married (1). - Poor, from Newbury : m. (2) - Knight ; m. (3) - Woodbury. Children by first wife :
2. Greenleaf, m. at West Newbury, Mary Poor ; he resided and d. there.
3. Gilman. ( See.)
Children of second wife :
4. Joseph, m. Martha Ordway, of West Newbury, where he resided and died.
5. Mary, m. - Whittier, of Newburyport, Mass.
6. Stillman, m. - Coleman, of Newburyport, Mass., and removed west ; received a government appointment at Washington, where he resided and died. Children by third wife :
7. Nathan, m. (1) Mary Dow, of Concord; m. (2) Lucy Goodwin, of Great Falls ; resides at East Concord.
S. Addison, m. (1) Nancy Pierce, of Byfield ; m. (2) -; d. west.
9. William D., m. Nov. 29, 1832, Hannah Fifield, of Salisbury; resided here but d. at Concord.
10. Eliza, m. Thomas Eastman, of Concord.
(3.) Gilman received a good education in his adopted town, thence removing to Newbury, where he learned the shoe- maker's trade. Returning to Salisbury he followed his trade and for a time the cutting of shoes for Greenleaf & Clement and Elbridge F. Greenough. He also car- ried on the farm and d. April 11, 1871 ; m. (1) Hannah Ordway, of West Newbury, who d. July 29, 1857, aged 52 ; m. (2) April 22, 1858, Sarah Elliott, of Boscawen, who d. in February, 1879.
II. Henry Clark Wright, b. May 28, 1826. Like his father and grandfather, he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he for a time followed. Nov. 6, 1855, he removed to Concord, bought out his uncle Nathan, and carried on butchering until August, 1857, when upon the death of his mother he returned to the homestead, where he fol- lowed the last-named business and farming. In the
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spring of 1879 he removed to the Esquire Moses East- man house ; he d. May 17, 1880. Mr. Moore was select- man in 1867-68-69, and was a man universally esteemed by his townsmen. He m. Sept. 6, 1849, Melissa B., dau. of William M. and Lois ( Kenniston) Pierce.
12. Hannah, b. March 12, 1866; m. Nov. 26, 1884, John W. Little. ( See.)
THE MORRILL FAMILY.
TWO BRANCHES.
Three brothers of this name came to this country from Ire- land, to which country they or their ancestors removed from France. These were Jacob and Abraham ; the third, whose name is not known, removed to New York and died without leaving posterity.
I. Abel, descended from Abraham, b. in 1743. He was a blacksmith at Brentwood, from which place he removed to Salisbury ; m. Hannah French, who was b. in 1737 and d. Dec. 29, IS19. He entered the continental army and served seven years. About 1785 he removed with his family to the farm now ( 1887) owned by A. L. Ward, at Lower Franklin. He built the first black- smith's shop in that part of the town, carrying on the business until 1797, when he was stricken with paraly- sis, from which however he soon recovered; he d. in 1808. (?)
2. Hannah, b. in 1761 ; m. Aquilla Pingrey. ( See.)
3. Sarah, b. in 1763; m. Edward Quimby. ( See.)
4. Nancy, b. April 6, 1766; m. Feb. 12, 1794, James Taylor, of Danbury ; she d. April 16, 1847; he d. in 1848.
5. Abel, b. Aug. 2, 1768. ( See.)
6. Mary, b. March S, 1771; m. William Pingrey. ( See.)
7. Abigail, b. in 1773; m. Peter Sanborn, of Bridgewater; she d. in 1807-S.
8. Joseph, b. in December, 1775; m. Mary Cole and removed to Danville, Vt.
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(5.) Abel came into possession of the homestead, succeeded his father in the blacksmith shop, and in addition opened a brickyard close by where his son, Col. Joseph, resided. Here was an exhaustless bed of fine clay, near running water. With the assistance of his son he made many brick, and most of the early brick buildings of Franklin came from this yard. He d. Aug. 19, 1845 ; m. Dec. 27, 1794, Jennie Jemson, dau. of John Jemson. ( See page 55.) It is the tradition that she was the first female child born in the town ; b. Sept. 10, 1768; d. March 21, 1847.
9. Joseph, ( Col.) b. Oct. 25, 1795; m. June 11, ISIS, Hannah Tandy, who d. Feb. 1876; he d. without issue, Oct. 13, 1872.
10. Abel, b. May 14, 1797. ( See.)
1I. Dorothy, b. Oct. 12, 1799; m. James Farnum ; she d. May 9, 1874 ; he d. in the army, Jan. 30, 1863.
12. Sarah, b. June 4, 1802 ; d. May 14, 1854, unm.
13. Abigail, b. April 25, 1804; m. April 5, 1836, William Moody, of Haverhill ; he d. May 14, 1844; she d. at Andover, in ISSI.
14. Hannah, b. Dec. IS, 1806; d. June 4, IS10.
15. Hiram, b. Oct. 7, 1SOS; m. Dec. 25, 1833, Mary M. Stewart, of Danbury ; he d. at Andover, Jan 13, 1864, where she resides. Children : 1. Charles II., b. in Salisbury, March 2, 1838; m. (1) Sabra Cheney, of Sutton ; m. (2) Emily AAdams, of Salisbury. II. George II., b. Jan. 2, 1842; m. Jennie Chase, of Wilmot ; he d. Feb. S, ISSo.
16. Hannah F., b. Dec. 24, 1810; m. Dec. 25, 1832, Elisha C. Kenniston, of An- dover, where they reside.
17. Mary J., b. Sept. 20, 1813; m. Alfred Weare, of Andover ; he d. Sept. 19, 1876.
(10.) Abel remained on the homestead, living in the house with his brother Joseph, and conducted his father's busi- ness until along in years, when he went to coopering. His first schoolmaster was Daniel Webster, (in ISOI ) of whom he said : "His school was quite large ; he kept a stick, but rarely used it ; looking at the culprit was enough. He was very pleasant in school and much liked by his scholars." While teaching here Mr. Web- ster's pay was Sio a month besides his board, which was $1 a week. Mr. Morrill was a member of the Congrega- tional church; he resided a few years at Wilmot ; he
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d. on the homestead, May 20, 1873 ; m. March 25, 1819, Abigail Clay. Children born in Wilmot :
18. Jane E., b. July 10, 1821 ; m. Nov. 12, 1843, Richard Gove.
19. Marietta F., b. Sept. 30, 1822; m. Nov. 15, 1861, (?) J. Nesmith.
20. Roschella S., b. Dec. 4, 1824; m. C. Lydia Brown.
21. Samuel T., b. Feb. 29, -; m. July 31, 1851, Lucretia M. Vickery.
22. Hiram J., b. April 18, 1829; m. Oct. 9, 1851, Ann Huse.
23. Joseph"E., b. May 28, 1831 ; m. July 13, 1851, Melissa A. Fogg.
2.4. William C., b. Aug. 6, 1834; m. Sept. 18, 1856, E. T. Chase.
25. Ann C., b. July 8, 1836; m. Jan. 11, 1858, Joseph Morrill.
26. Abby C., b. Aug. 29, 1838 ; m. June 17, 1852, Charles E. Adams.
27. French II., b. March 17, 1841 ; m. Feb. 22, 1865, Lizzie Garland.
28. Roxey, b. March 11, 1844; m. -
SECOND BRANCH.
29. Levi Morrill had two brothers, William and Ephraim, neither settling here. In 1798 Mr. Morrill, then a resi- dent of Salisbury, Mass., purchased of Joseph Adams, for £189 L. M., " one acre of ground and the buildings thereon." This was the site on which the present (1887) Michael Larden buildings stand. Mr. Morrill erected these buildings, and also a blacksmith's shop, which stood just west of the dwelling-house. He was a famous scythe maker and manufactured other edge tools used in farming. He d. Feb. 19, 1858, aged 93 ; m. Mary Bag- ley, who d. April 3, 1856, aged 85. Of a large family of children the following are known :
30. Clarissa H., b. in Salisbury, Mass., Jan. 9, 1794; m. March 9, 1823, George W. Bagley, of Amesbury, Mass.
31. Henry, b. in Salisbury, N. II., Jan. 24, 1796; remained on the farm and was a blacksmith and farmer ; m. widow I. V. ( Kimball ) Little, of Grafton ; he d. Dec. 7, ISOS; she m. Benjamin Eastman and resided at Concord; had two girls.
32. William B., b. Feb. 11, 179S; removed to Maine where he died.
33. John M., b. Aug. 1I, ISoo; removed to Maine and died there.
34. Jacob B., b. Aug. 17, 1802; d. young. 35. John B., b. Sept. 29, 1803.
36. Levi, b. Aug. 20, 1805; d. June 6, 1879; m. at Plainfield. Aug. 1. 1829, Mehit- able Pearson, who was b. at Newport, Sept. S, ISOS. Children : I. Mary. II. Ellen. III. Charles H., resides at Bradford. Iv. Frank. v. George W. VI. Edward E.
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37. Daniel O., b. June 19, 1807. 3S. Benjamin F., b. Aug. 12, 1810.
39. Mary E., b. March 22, 1813, d. unm.
40. Daniel B., b. Dec. 31, IS15 ; d. Feb. 19, 1862.
THE MORSE FAMILY.
The name is variously spelled, Morsse, Morss, and Moss. The latter is a very ancient name, occurring as early as 1177. The name of Morse also claims high antiquity, occurring A. D. 1358, in the reign of Edward III. There were five distinct families bearing this name, who emigrated to this country.
I. Samuel Morse, b. in England in 1585; emigrated in 1635 and settled at Ded- ham, Mass., in 1637.
2. Joseph Morse, b. in England about 1587; emigrated in 1635 and settled at Ipswich prior to 1641.
3. Anthony. ( See.)
4. William, a brother of Anthony, b. in 160S and settled at Newbury.
5. Robert, a brother of Anthony and William, arrived in Boston prior to 1644 and settled at Newbury in 1667; removed to New Jersey.
6. Joshua Morse, a chaplain in the army under Sir William Phipps, in 1689.
7. John Moss, b. in England in 1619; settled in New Haven, Conn., in 1639.
(3.) Anthony Morse, b. at Marlboro, Wiltshire, England, May 9, 1606, and settled at Newbury, Mass., in 1635, where he d. Oct. 12, 1686. He belonged to that class of Puri- tans who strove to separate from the corruptions of the established church, while they continued in it; he was a man of great moral courage, energy and perseverance ; he had two wives and ten children. The second, Benja- min, (Dea.) (2) b. March 4, (27) 1640; m. Ruth Sawyer and resided at Newbury ; had eleven children. The fourth, William, ( Dea.) (3) was b. Jan. 23, 1673-4; d. May 10, 1749; m. Sarah Morrill and resided at Newbury ; had ten children. The third, Peter, (4) was b. Oct. 5, 1701 ; m. in 1726, - Hale, and resided at Hampstead ; had six children. The fourth, Peter, (5) was b. July 7, 1739; d. Feb. 23, 1821 ; m. Ann Currier and resided at Hampstead. Lieut. Peter, as he was called, had twelve children. The seventh was -
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8. Caleb, born at Hampstead, Sept. 28, 1770, the 6th descend- ant from Anthony, served an apprenticeship at the hatter's trade ; removed to Salisbury in 1796, settling just south of where his son Stephen resides, where he carried on his business for a number of years, and then built the house east of Bog brook, on the centre range- way, where he managed the gristmill for Josiah Green ; removed to the house just south of the old mill. Later in life he bought out Daniel Parker, who resided in the one-story part of the S. W. Green house, took a partner named Page and there carried on the hatter's trade. He m. in 1789, Mary Healey, of Dunbarton, a descend- ant of one of the early families of Chester, where she was b. April 5, 1776, her parents removing to Dunbar- ton in 1780; she d. Nov. 5, 1856; he d. Aug. 4, 1850.
9. Stephen, b. May 16, 1800. ( See ) 10. Healey, b. March 18, 1802. ( See )
II. Elizabeth, b. March IS, 1804; m. April 29, 1827, Joseph Sanborn, of Sanborn- ton.
12. Mary A., b. June 26, 186; d. Jan. 4, ISIS. 13. Caleb. ( See.)
1.4. James M., b. April 16, ISTI ; d. Aug. 7, 1818.
15. Abigail, b. April 19, 1813; d. Aug. 5, ISIS.
(9.) Stephen (Capt.) completed his education under Samuel I. Wells, at Salisbury Academy ; was then a clerk for Thomas R. White, ( whose store stood between Dr. Tit- comb's and J. C. Smith's stable ) who removed his stock to Warner, young Morse going with him and remaining three years, when he went into trade for himself three years. Health failing, he took out of door exercise, and for three years was engaged in the construction of the Northern Railroad. At the age of thirty-nine he re- turned to Salisbury. He m. April 27, 1827, Lucy B. Smith, who was b. at Fort Independence in 1804 ; he d. Nov. 15, 1887.
16. John C., killed on the western plains.
17. Charles G., m. Nov. 5, 1856, Lucy J. Calef, and resides at Salisbury. IIad Children: I. Charles Alfred, b. in Salisbury, Sept. 24, 1857; he read medicine with Dr. E. E. Graves, of Boscawen, and graduated at Dart-
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mouth Medical College in ISSI; located at Newmarket ; m. (1) Sept. 5, ISS3, Annie E. Sanders, of Epsom; m. (2) Alma J., b. in Salisbury, Nov. 2, 1859.
IS. Mary A. 19. Frank R., b. in Warner. ( See.)
20. Lizzei E., m. Newton V. B. Bartlett, and resides at South Natick, Mass.
(IO.) Healey removed to Salem, Mass., in 1827, engaging in the staging business ; removed to Danvers where he fol- lowed the same occupation ; m. June 4, 1840, Harriet N. Adams ; returned to Salisbury, May 28, 1848, remaining until Jan. 27, 1854, when he removed to Fisherville, ( Penacook ) purchased a hotel and managed the same for six years, selling out to H. Bonney ; he d. at Fisherville Nov. 12, 1882. Children b. in Danvers :
21. Frank H., b. April 11, 1841; m. Dec. 14, 1876, Minnie J. Whitney, of Bos- cawen.
22 . Harriet A., b. March 25, 1843; m. March 11, 1868, Frederick J. George, of Fisherville, ( Penacook ) and resides at Boston.
23. George A., b. Sept. 21, 1847 ; m. Dec. 7, 1871, Ella G. Kimball, of Boscawen. Children b. in Salisbury :
2.4. Albert H., b. Oct. 23, 1849 ; d. July 4, 1859.
25. James M., b. March 1, 1853; m. Sept. 23, 1879, Mattie A. IIardy, of Lebanon ; resides at Penacook.
26. Mary E., b. in Fisherville, ( Penacook ) Aug. 22, 1858.
(13.) Caleb was b. in the Herschell Green house, Aug. 19, 1808, remaining until he was nineteen, when he embarked on the sea of fortune, bringing up at Salem, Mass., and from there to Andover, Mass., where he was either clerk or proprietor of a hotel for a number of years. In the spring of 1834 he removed to Newburyport, Mass., and in the fall of 1835 removed to Augusta, Me., taking the "Augusta House," which he soon made the best hotel in the state. His lease expiring in 1840, he went to Boston. In the spring of 1843, with his wife and four children, he returned to Salisbury, and showed that the old adage of "a rolling stone gathers no moss" was not always reliable. While at Andover, Mass., at the age of twenty-four, he m. Sarah B., dau. of Capt. Amos Holt, a native of that town, possessing the spirit of "Andover theology." Finding life here too tame to suit his migra- 43
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tory spirit, he started in the spring of 1846 for the (then ) wilds of Minnesota, landing at St. Croix Falls. Mr. Morse was there employed by a large land company to prosecute their interests and build a town, going four hundred miles inland from civilization. On their arrival they were greeted by 400 Indians, 30 white men and one white woman. Finding the life too rough he put his family in a skiff and paddled down the river thirty-five miles, to mect a boat going to Fort Snelling. Bringing up at Monroe, Wis., he remained there ten years, educa- ting his children. In November, 1856, he removed to Waverly, the county-seat of Bremer county, Iowa, where he has contributed much to its growth and prosperity. Mr. Morse has held many offices of trust, filling them with great fidelity, having been deputy register of deeds, deputy sheriff, and jailer of Green county, Wis. At his present residence he has been city assessor, mayor, coun- ty treasurer, county commissioner and register of deeds, each of which offices he has held for a number of years. In 1876 he was commissioned by the governor one of the superintendents to represent Iowa at the Centennial Exposition. In politics Isaac Hill was his school and the N. H. Patriot his text-book, until the late war. In 1866 he united with the Congregational church, of which he is one of the deacons.
(19.) Frank Rogers, A. M., D. D., received his preliminary education at Salisbury Academy, fitted for college at the New London Literary and Scientific Institute, now Colby Institute, entered Dartmouth College in 1857, and graduated four years later, when he began a four years course at the Newton Theological Institute, graduating in 1865. He m. Emma B., dau. of John Giles, an exten- sive carriage manufacturer in New Jersey ; had one dau., Maud M. E. Rev. Mr. Morse has been pastor over some of the largest Baptist societies in the country. He is a brilliant and easy speaker, thoroughly versed in the- ology, and a laborious worker in Christ's vineyard. He is
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at present (1884) pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church at Brooklyn, N. Y., ; is one of the professors in the Brook- lyn Lay College and Biblical Institute, which has a wide reputation for the great good it has accomplished in fit- ting young men for the ministry ; he is also one of the owners and editors of the New York Watch Tower, a religious weekly journal published in the interest of the Baptist denomination, and having a wide circulation. During his ministry of over seventeen years upwards of one thousand persons have united with the churches un- der his charge. In 1882 the Central University of Iowa conferred upon him the degree of D. D.
THE MOULTON FAMILY.
The Moultons of New England are the descendants of two brothers. William, the elder, came to this country with his wife from Edinburg, Scotland, at the earnest solicitation of a sea-captain from Newbury, (Newburyport) Mass., at which place they settled, removing thence to Amesbury. They had two sons; one was a famous jeweler at Newbury, the other, William, removed to Amesbury and married - Harriman. At the age of sixteen he served as aid to Gen. Wells, and was at the battle of Long Island. Aug. 28, 1776, at the battle of Mon- mouth, that terrible hot Sunday, when above the noise of the battle rose the cry for "water, water," from the wounded and dying, young Moulton shared their sufferings. He was present at the hanging of Major Andre, Oct. 2, 1780. Of his family was Caleb H., who lived and died at Hampstead, in the Moul- ton homestead now occupied by the 5th generation. He mar- ried Sophia Hardy, of Tewksbury, who still resides at Hamp- stead. Children : 1. William H., born at Hampstead, Dec. 16, 1812; removed to Salisbury in the fall of 1840 ; purchased of John L. Eaton the Nathaniel Webster place, in 1845 ; married in 1846 Mary Ann, daughter of Samuel and Dorothy Langley,
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who was born at Wilmot, Sept. 23, 1821. Mr. Moulton was made a justice of the peace before settling here, has held vari- ous town offices, and has ranked as one of our leading farmers and substantial citizens. The other ancestor of this family was Col. Jonathan Moulton, a younger brother of William first above mentioned. Jonathan, with his wife and seven sons and sixty- one others, received the grant of the present town of Moulton- borough from the Masonian proprietors, Nov. 17, 1763.
THE NOYES FAMILY.
TWO BRANCHES.
I. Nathaniel was a descendant of Rev. James Noyes, who emigrated from Charleston, England, in 1634, settling at New- bury, Mass., in 1635 ; his son William had a son Parker, who was the father of Rev. Nathaniel, who was born Aug. 12, 1735, graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1759, was ordained pastor of the Congregational church at South Hampton, Feb. 23, 1763, and d. at Newbury in 1810; married (1) Sarah Hale ; married (2) -; by his first wife he had Nathaniel, (1) born at South Hampton, Nov. 24, 1766, who settled in Salisbury about 1790. (See carpenters.) He resided in the house known as the Nathaniel Bean place, and had a store in what is now Mrs. Nathaniel Bean's garden, which was eventually removed to the opposite side of the street and made into a barn. In 1793 he paid a tax on £50 worth of goods, and in 1808 a tax on goods worth $2000; he died Jan. 7, 1821 ; married, in 1809, Sarah Emery, of Newbury, Mass., by whom he had the following chil- dren who lived to grow up :
2. Nathaniel E., settled at Baltimore, Md.
3. Mary E., m. Alfred, son of Dr. J. Kittredge, and resides at Haverhill, Mass. By his second wife he had Parker Noyes, Esq. ( See Lawyers.)
SECOND BRANCH.
4. Joseph was b. at Hampstead in 1764, and early in life was a merchant at Haverhill, Mass., removing in a few years
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to Salisbury, where he settled on the well-known Noyes farm, now owned by A. D. Davenport. In 1808 the house was destroyed by fire, occasioned by his second son, Joseph, playing with fire, from which he got the nick-name of "Federalist." After the fire Mr. Noyes moved down to Republican village, (now Franklin ) and built the house lately occupied by Mrs. Isabella West. The basement he finished into a store and continued in business until he sold out to Capt. Ebenezer Blanchard. He was honest, upright and industrious, but close in his dealings, thereby becoming known as "Hard Money Joe." In his marriage he was unfortunate ; his wife be- ing extravagant run him into debt, business was not good, and he became exceedingly enraged against the village people, particularly Ebenezer Eastman. Shaking the dust from his feet he moved up the river and built a house in which he kept store and d. Dec. 23, 1818. Mr. Noyes was the founder of the "Noyes School," in Ando- ver, and at his death left $10,000 in money and his home- stead farm in the hands of his executor, Robert Barber, Esq., (son of Robert Barber, of Salisbury,) to found a "seminary of learning." In his will appears the follow- ing item : "I do hereby direct my executor to take $10,000 of my personal property and bank stock, and ap- propriate it for the support of a public school; said school to be under the direction of six directors, who shall at first be appointed by my executor, and after that they shall fill their own vacancies. The house for said school to be built on the farm on which I now live, which farm I also give and bequeath for the support of said school ; said school to be denominated Noyes School." Agreeably to this bequest Mr. Barber, who was an honorable and enlightened gentleman, one who smoked much and had the happy faculty of keeping his mouth shut, procceded to the execution of his trust, and in 1822 built a large two-story schoolhouse, nearly opposite the Noyes residence, and in the following year
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