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26. Hiram, b. at Andover, Sept. 21, 1808; d. at Lowell, Mass., Nov. 25, 1876.
27. Milton, b. at Salisbury, Sept. 21, IS11 ; resides at Manchester.
28. Clarissa, b. Dec. 5, 1813; drowned June 15, 1815.
29. Clarissa, ( Clara ) b. Feb. 8, 1816; m. Sept. 2, 1840, Hon. Asa P. Cate, a noted lawyer in that part of Sanbornton now Tilton, with a residence at North- field, where he d. Dec. 12, 1874.
30. Abigail A., b. Ang. 12, 1818; m. Clarence Proctor, of Andover.
51. Alma, b. May 16, 1820; drowned June 23, 1822.
.32. Martha A., b. Aug. 21, 1822.
.33. Mary F., b. Sept. 10, 1824; d. at Tilton, Feb. 18, 1865.
.34. Lydia J., b. Sept. 24, 1827 ; m. Sept. 9, 1851, Hon. John F. Taylor, a merchant at Tilton. He d. in November, 1887.
THE QUIMBY FAMILY.
I. Edward built the second house at Shaw's corner, in 1795. Two years later he built a large two-story frame house, painted yellow, afterwards occupied by Benjamin Shaw, which was destroyed by fire in 1875. He was the first blacksmith at the "Corner," where he did a large business, shoeing, and mak- ing everything, from a nail to a plowshare. He was b. at Brent- wood ; d. Feb. 24, 1830; m. Sarah -, who d. Sept. 2, 1849, aged 82.
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2. Moses, d. Sept. 20, 1792. 3. Betsey, m. Benjamin Garland. ( See.)
4. Samuel, b. April 10, 1789. ( See.)
5. Abel, m. Mary Morrill, at Bangor, Me. He was a teacher by occupation and d. at Orange, N. J.
6. Susan, m. Levi Frazier and settled in Danbury. 7. Polly, d. unm.
S. Abigail, m. David Pettengill ; d. April 25, 1830.
9. Hannah, m. Jan. 21, 1817, David Pettengill. Ile m. (2) Abigail, (S).
(4.) Samuel removed here with his parents in 1815, and built a house a few rods east from the homestead ; removed to Franklin village and d. aged 89. He was by trade a blacksmith, working with his father, and was in all his dealings an upright and honorable citizen. He. m. Dec. 28, 1815, Hannah Whittemore.
IO. Maria, b. Jan. 21, 1817 ; d. June 14, 1834, unm.
II. Samuel D., b. Sept. S, 1819; m. (1) May 14, 18-, Octavia O. Guildford ; m.
(2) May 14, 1844, - Guildford ; he d. at Winchester, Mass., Aug. 1, 1864; had one son, Lerome S., b. Feb. 15, 1847.
12. Hannah F., b. June 1, 1822; m. July 30, 1845, Moses S. Morse and resided at Franklin ; she d. Sept. 22, 1882.
13. Alfred W., b. Feb. 15, 1825; m. Edna J. Sargent, of Canterbury ; resides at Winchester, Mass.
14. Frederick R., b. Aug. 27, 1827 ; m. Nov. 24, 18-, Sarah E. Reed, of Franklin, where she resides ; he d. Feb. 3, 1866.
Salisbury had a number of families bearing the name of Quimby, but I have been unable to obtain further information concerning them.
THE ROBERTSON FAMILY.
I. John Robertson and six other children accompanied the parents from Scotland and settled at Plymouth, Mass. His son John (2) was a drummer boy at the battle of Bunker Hill. He settled at Bow, as keeper of the ferry in that town, which bore the name of Robertson's Ferry. In 1809 he was carried over Garvin's falls and drowned, leaving a widow and four daughters, one of whom, Rebecca, m. June 17, 1821, Ebenezer, youngest brother of Kendall Peabody. Ebenezer removed to
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Salisbury in 1819, carrying on the blacksmithing business. After the death of John Robertson he purchased the latter's house and had a shop opposite. Children: I. Louisa O., b. Feb. 13, 1822 ; m. - Fellows and resides in Janesville, Wis. 11. Caroline B., b. Feb. 11, 1824 ; d. May 2, 1832. II1. George, b. Sept. 3, 1826 ; d. July 5, 1867. IV. Horace, b. Dec. 23, 1828 ; resides at Franklin. v. Jennette, b. March 14, 1830; d. Nov. 22, 1858. VI. Andrew J., b. Aug. 13, 1835 ; d. June 26, 1874. VII. Betsey, b. Dec. 23, 1836 ; d. Feb. 13, 1856. VIII. Mary T., b. Feb. 16, 1842 ; m. William S. Wheeler and resides at Frank- lin. Ix. Sarah A., b. Jan. 3, 1844; d. Nov. 25, 1863. Osgood C., b. July 29, 1846 ; d. April 15, 1867. Mehitable, the eldest, m. James Emerson, of Concord. Sally m. Joseph Butterfield, of Goffstown. Margaret m. Daniel Berry, of Greenland, and is now (1886) the only survivor. The boys were Ezekiel, who sestled in New York; James d. at Plattsburg, N. Y., in 1812 ; Ebenezer d. in New York; Giles d. in Wisconsin ; the other lived at Manchester. These, with the above-named John, com- prised the family of ten children.
John, (3) John, (2) John, (1) learned the tailoring business at Boston, removing to Salisbury 1816-17, and settled at what is now Franklin, living in the Joseph Brown house. He then kept the toll gate at Republican bridge, built an addition to the west end of the house, and did a gen- eral country trade for seven years, after which he went into business with Thomas Greenleaf, at the top of the hill. In the great freshet of 1824, which carried away the bridge, he was left on the Sanbornton side, and crossed the river by leaping from one cake of ice to an- other. When near the Salisbury shore he fell into the water but safely reached the land. From the effects of this bath he got a severe cold and d. Feb. 2, 1825. He m. Susan, dau. of William Fifield, (see.) After his death she m. in 1849 Jeremiah Sanborn ; she d. in 1869.
2. John W., a machinist at Piermont, N. Y., d. March 31, 1855 ; m. Aug. 15, 1836, Martha J. Huntoon ; she d. at Salisbury.
3. William. 4. Susan, both d. young.
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5. Alice, b. July 27, 1821 ; m. (1) Dec. 5, 1839, Freeman Hammond; he d. Aug. 5, 1850; she m. (2) March S, 1855, Col. Stephen Gerrish, of Northfield ; resides at Franklin, where he is in the livery stable business.
THE ROBINSON FAMILY.
TWO BRANCHES.
1. George Robinson, Sr., was a landowner in 1641, in what was then known by the Indian name of Waseuiawassett. This was four years before its adoption into the jurisdiction of the Plymouth colony and incorporation as the township of Reho- both, from which Attleborough was subsequently taken. Mr. Robinson was one of the principal proprietors when it was in- corporated in 1645. He married, April 18, 1651, Joanna Ingra- ham, and had eight children. Their third child, George, (2) b. July 20, 1656, m. Nov. 17, 1680, Elizabeth Guild, and had nine children. Their youngest child, Noah, (3) b. Oct. 9, 1702, m. Oct. 4, 1722, Patience Daggett, and had seven children. Their sixth child, Enoch, (4) b. at Attleborough, Nov. 4, 1736, was a Lieutenant in the revolutionary war. He m. Dec. 17, 1761, Windrell Shepard, and had ten children. Their second child :
2. Otis, (4) Rev., (see biographies of Baptist ministers ) was b. at Attleborough, Mass., June 7, 1764 ; d. in Salisbury, March 1, 1835; m. March 17, 1785, Hannah, dau. of Wah (?) Reed and Dorcas Chaffee, of Attleborough. Her (Hannah's) great-great-grandfather was one of the settlers of Rehoboth, and came to this country with Gov. Winthrop, whose wife was a Reed. She d. in Salisbury, July 23, 1840.
3. Lucy, b. at Attleboro', Jan. 1, 1786; d. at Attleboro', Jan. 6, 1786.
4. Nabby, b. at Attleboro', April 2, 1787 ; d. at Salisbury, Sept. 12, 1858; m. Thom- as Beal. ( See.)
5. Noah, b. at Attleboro', May 5, 1789; d. at Waterborough, Me., June 27, ISS1.
6. Otis, b. at Winthrop, Me., Jan. 6, 1794 ; d. at Salisbury, Oct. 31, 1833. ( See.)
7. Cyrus, b. in Livermore, Me., June 24, 1796; d. at Concord, April 1, 1876.
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S. Harmon, b. at Sanford, Me., Sept. 28, 1802 ; resides at Meredith.
9. Hannah, b. at Sanford, Me. Dec. 21, 1805; d. there July 27, 1807.
IO. A son, b. at Salisbury, Feb. 27, ISIo; d. Feb. 27, 18-
(6.) Otis Robinson, Jr., m. May 10, 1815, Azubah, a dau. of Elijah Andrews, of Berlin, Conn. Mr. Robinson was. the fourth child of the Rev. Otis Robinson, of Salisbury. He was installed as pastor of the Baptist church in Gro- ton, Vt., in 1824, where he resided for several years, until ill health obliged· him to resign his charge. He came to Salisbury soon after but lived only a short time. Their children were : I. Harriet, b. in Berlin, Conn., Feb. 12, 1816; d. Feb. 15, 1816. II. William A., b. in Berlin, Feb. 14, 1817 ; d. Nov. 14, 1855. III. George, b. in Berlin, Feb. 14, 1819 ; d. July 12, 1819. IV. Harriet Reed, b. in Berlin, May 9, 1820; d. Jan. 7, 1867 ; m. Hiram Case, of Simsbury, Conn., and resided at Plain- ville, Conn. ; they had no children. v. Louisa, b. in Berlin, Feb. 15, 1826; m. Jerome Johnson, of Berlin, and reside in Plainville ; they have no children. VI. Otis. G., b. in Woodstock, Vt., Feb. 10, 1828; d. July 8, 1880. VII. Caroline A., b. Dec. 14, 1830; d. May 1, 1832.
SECOND BRANCH.
I. Abraham H. Robinson, M. D., (see physicians) a son of Josiah Robinson, a native of Stratham, whose ancestors were among the earliest settlers of that town, and Lucy, dau. of Lieut. Abram Sanborn, an officer of the revolu- tion. This couple passed together a married life of more than fifty-six years. He was b. at Concord, Jan. 8, 1813 ; m. July 14, 1840, Abigail Gould, who was b. at Hillsbor- ough, and d. at Concord, Aug. 26, 1884. Children all b. in Salisbury :
2. Lucy, b. May 5, 1841, d. May 6, 1845.
3. Mary, b. May 5, 1841 ; d. July 14, 1841.
4. Joseph F., b. Nov. 17, 1845; removed to Texas and is supposed to have died there.
5. Allen H., b. July 11, 1847. 6. John W., b. Oct. 8, 1853.
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THE ROGERS FAMILY.
I. John Rogers was the eldest son of John and Rhoda (Shedd) Rogers. She dying young he married for his second wife Sally Pollard. The subject of this sketch was born at Bil- lerica, Mass., Jan. 31, 1790, and early removed to Concord, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. From there he re- moved to Salisbury, in March, 1823, and purchased the Daniel Stevens farm, which is now owned and occupied by his son, Charles C. He d. Oct. 2, 1875 ; m. in 1813 Hannah C., dau. of Moses and Rhoda (Carter) Farnum. She was b. at Concord, Sept. 7, 1793, and d. June 21, 1878.
2. John C., b. in Concord, Dec. 7, IS15; d. Dec. 1, IS16.
3. Rhoda C., b. March 7, 1817 ; m. Jan. 28, IS40, E. G. Chase and resides at East Andover.
4. Emeline A., b. Oct. 31, 1819; m. April 28, 1842, Adner Sargent, of Hopkinton.
5. Phebe W., b. Feb. 22, IS23; m. Sept. 3, 1840, Moses J. Stevens. ( See.)
6. Charles Cyrus, b. at Salisbury, Nov. 27, 1824. ( See.)
7. Sarah E. P., b. Aug. 4, 1830; m. April 24, 1856, Justin Thompson, of Tewks- bury, Mass. He d. at Malden, Mass., Feb. 13, 1863; she d. at Salisbury, Jan. 27, 1865.
(6.) Charles Cyrus m. March 5, 1856, Martha J., dau. of Ira and Hannah Putney, of Hopkinton, where she was b. July 13, 1835. Mr. Rogers remained on the home farm where he was born, and is one of our most energetic and progressive farmers. He was appointed a justice of the peace in June, 1866, and justice of the state ten years later. No man in town has held the number of town offices for so many successive years that he has, being chosen representative to the legislature for two terms ; serving on the board of selectmen for seven years, being chairman five; town treasurer seven and collector of taxes four years ; chosen moderator at town meetings for ten successive years ; superintending school committee for seventeen years, and at present chairman of the school board, which shows in a measure the confidence 46
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and esteem with which he is regarded by his townsmen. He was also a successful school teacher, having taught twenty-seven terms in this and adjoining towns. He has done much in the settlement of estates at the west part of the town, and always with satisfaction to all parties concerned.
S. Lizzie B., b. July 8, 1862. 9. Nellie J., b. Sept. 23, 1865.
IO. John P., b. Dec. 14, 1869. 11. Ned C., b. May 23, 1875.
THE SANBORN FAMILY.
FOUR BRANCHES.
I. John Sanborn, born about 1600, married the daughter of Rev. Stephen Bachilor, and lived and died in Derbyshire, Eng- land. His widow, with her father and three sons, came to this country, landing at Boston in 1632, and eventually settling at Hampton. These three sons were :
2. John, born in 1620. (?) ( See.) 3. William, b. in 1622. (?)
4. Stephen, who undoubtedly returned to England with his grandfather Bachilor.
(2.)""John, of whose children was Lieut. John, b. at Hampton, who had John, Jr., (4) b. in 1649; Deacon and Ensign Tristram, (5) b. at Kingston in 1683, (see) ; Abraham, (6) b. April 2, 1717, and m. Abigail Clifford; John, (7) b. Feb. 19, 1741, (see.)
(5.) Deacon and Ensign Tristram Sanborn was appointed one of the deacons of the church at Kingston, Dec. 26, 1737, filling the office forty years. He m. April 2, 1711, (?) Margaret Taylor, by whom he had six children. He was one of the grantees of Stevenstown, as was his son Tris- tram, and grandson, (?) Tristram, 3d.
(7.) John, b. Feb. 19, 1741, the 7th generation from John (1) the English ancestor, m. Elizabeth Sargent, of Scotch origin. She had the true Scotch disposition and com
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plexion, was a great worker and very saving. He died April 10, 1797.
S. Abigail, and 9, Abraham, b. June 29, 1759. ( See.)
IO. Winthrop, b. Jan. 11, 1761. ( See.) 11. Sarah. 12. Moses, b. Dec. 10, 1766.
13. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 5, 1763. 14. Jethro, b. Sept. 18, 1770.
(9) Abraham, (Capt.) came here the spring he was sixteen years old, in 1775, remaining until fall, when he returned to his parents at Sandown, continuing that way until he got his land in a suitable condition for tillage, when he permanently located here, building a house on the site now occupied by David S. Prince. He. d. Nov. 25, 1843 ; m. (1) Lois Taylor ; m. (2) Sarah Loverin, (see) who d. Aug. 29, 1859, aged 82. Children by first wife:
15. Reuben, m. - and d. in Boston, Mass. 16. John, b. Aug. 30, 1785. ( See.) 17. Sally, b. in Chester. IS. Polly, d. unm. 19. Eliza, m. - in Salem ; d. there.
IO. Moses, d. in Concord, unm.
21. Sewell, m. (1) - Bean ; removed to Bristol, married again and d. there. Children by second wife :
22. Samuel, m. (1) - Colby, at Plainfield; m. (2) - Muzzey ; d. at Plainfield.
23. Mehitable, m. John Sanborn, who d. -; she resides at English Prairie, Ill. 24. Lois, b. Oct. 22, 1812 ; m. Oct 23, 1833, Ilazen Ileath ; he d. -; she d. Jan. 16, 1886.
25. Isaac, b. June 4, 1814. ( See.)
26. Abraham S, resided in the William Dunlap house. He m. (1) Mary E. Bean ; m. (2) Irenia Flanders. Ife d. in the army. Children : I. Alfred, b. March 9, 1838; resides at Penacook. 11. Martha Jane, b. March 7, 1840; m. (1) Scott Severance ; m. (2) Asa Hoyt ; resides at Franklin. 111. Nancy, b. March 2, 1843; m. William Morse. IV. John F., b. Aug. 17, 18.45; m. Kate Huntoon. v. Marion, b. Oct. 16, 1847, and resides at Plainfield. VI. Curtis W., d. in 1869.
27. Jacob, d. unm. 28. Moses, d. unm. 29. Aaron, d. unm.
30. Benjamin F. ( See.)
(16.) John built a house on north range, nearly north of the homestead, which was destroyed by fire in 1847. He d. Aug. 10, 1857 ; m. Eliza Shaw, who d. April 16, 1847.
31. Harriet. 32. Harriet. 33. Moses C. ( See )
34. Louisa, m. Augustus Webster. 35. Caroline, m. William Heath.
36. Malaka J., m. Rufus Martin : d. in Andover.
37. James W., b. Feb. 23, 1822. ( Sce.) 38. Abraham, d young.
39. Ira, resides in Ohio. 40. Ebenezer, d. at Great Falls. 41. Eliza.
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(25.) Isaac (Capt.) remains on the home farm. He has held a number of town offices and is among our wealthiest farmers ; m. April 19, 1833, Lavinia H., dau. of Hopkins and Lavinia L. Flanders, of Warner, who was b. May 20, 1820, she d. Dec. 10, 1886.
42. Christina L., b. Oct. 5, 1841; m. in 1862, David L. Brown and resides at Franklin.
43. Lucy A., b. Nov. 20, 1843; d. May 3, 1844.
44. Frank M., b. Aug. 20, 1847; d. Dec. 4, 1863.
45. Nellie F., b. April 14, 1852; m. Jan. 20, 1876, George S. Scribner, ( see ) who d. in Feb., 1883. Children : I. Irving, b. in Dec., 1876. 11. An infant daughter, b. and d. in Feb., 1883.
(30.) Benjamin Franklin m. Dec. 15, 1847, Nancy D. Flan- ders, of Warner, who was b. Sept. 4, 1822, and d. March 11, 1878.
46. Sarah E., b. May 2, 1850; m. Nov. 13, 1871, James N. Clifford, and resides at Lynn, Mass.
47. Lavina A., b. June 10, IS51 ; m. Charles E. Watson. ( See.)
49.
48. Kate, b. Sept. 4, 1852; m. Oct. 20, 1875, Parker J. Webber ; resides at Lynn. Augusta N., b. Dec. 5, 1855; m. Nov. 25, 1873, Alvin W. Saunders ; resides at Pittsfield.
50. Isaac K., b. Aug. 27, 1857. 51. Emeline E., b. Jan. 11, 1864.
(33.) Moses C., (Capt.) was b. Feb. 8, 1816. He built the house occupied by his son, Charles P .; he d. May 28, 1875; m. (1) Nov. 18, 1841, Mary M., dau. of Stephen Pingrey, (see) who d. March 11, 1867; m. (2) Feb. 16, 1871, widow Sally S. (Aldrich ) Ticknor, of Northfield.
52. Ann, b. Oct. 23, 1843; m. Sept. 11, 1866, Levi Tucker. ( See.)
53. Charles P., b. June 18, 1845; m. Sept. 23, 1875, Abbie A. Ticknor.
54. Mary A., b. Dec. 7, 1850; m. George Whitmore, ( see ) ; d. Nov. 14, 1869.
(37.) James Wallace built the house occupied by his widow ; he d. Sept. 12, 1877; m. March 1, 1849, Mary J. Shaw, of Weare. She d. in 1888.
55. George S., b. Nov. 2, 1849.
56. Clara E., b. May 4, 1854; m. Jan. 26, 1871, Warren C. Carter.
57. Wallace B., b. Sept. 29, 1856. 58. Squire F., b. June 16, 1758.
59. Gerrish S., b. Nov. 21, 1859. 60. Warren R., b. April 16, 1862.
61. John F., b. Sept. 2, 18- 62. Georgia E., b. May 2, 1868; d. young.
63. Bertie F., b. May 10, 1870.
ISAAC SANBORN.
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ing a strong temperance man his scruples would not allow him to sell liquor, which in those days was the main support of a public house, and thinking that his children might be ruined by it he concluded to give it up. In 1851 the buildings were destroyed by fire, with the contents. He d. May 5, 1853 ; m. (1) Dorcas Nel- son, who d. Feb. 20, 1834 ; m. (2) Sarah Pepperel Ayers, of Canterbury. She was a lineal descendant of the Pep- perells of Portsmouth, and d. Sept. 24, 1875, aged 83. All the children were by first wife :
78. Dorothy m. John Hancock. ( See.)
79. Stephen, ( Col.) m. (1) Dec. 29, 1817, Polly, dau. of Maj. Jabez Smith, by whom he had one child; m. (2) Jan. 24, 1826, Sarah, dau. of Lieut. Benja- min Pettengill, ( see) ; she d. at St. Louis, Mo., June 6, 1840, leaving three children ; m. (3) Abby P., widow of Jacob True ; he d. Dec. 17, 1876; she resides at Bunker Hill, Ill.
So. Benjamin, b. in 1800. ( See.)
SI. Abigail, m. May 17, 1827, Edward Wyatt ; d. -
82. Rebecca, m. Willis Russell and resides at Quebec, Canada,
(80.) Benjamin remained on the farm, and in early life was a smart, enterprising man. He d. Sept. 20, 1849; m. Oct. 8, 1822, Ursula, dau. of Stephen George, (see) ; she d. March 2, 1865, aged 64.
83. John, d. Aug. 15, 1828. 84. An infant, d. Nov. 21, 1828.
85. Stephen G., d. Sept. 18, 1827.
86. Cynthia B., m. July 4, 1847, m. Morrill Dunlap and resides at Concord.
87. Amos S., d. at Lowell, Mass. ; m. -
SS. Catherine, m. Harmon Piper and resides at Laconia.
89. Benjamin F., removed to California.
90. John, removed to Newport; m. -; d. -
91. Ursula, m. Thomas Burleigh. ( See.)
92. Charlotte, m. (1) Frank Wadsworth; m. (2) - Cummings, a brother of ex- mayor George Cummings, of Concord ; m. (3) George Pressey and resides at Newport.
THIRD BRANCH.
John Sanborn, eldest child . of Tristram and Abigail ( Blake) Sanborn, son of John and Mehitable (Fifield) Sanborn, son of John and Judith (Coffin) Sanborn, son of Lieut. John, son of John the ancestor, was b. Nov. 25, 1731 ;
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m. (1) Elizabeth ( Margaret ) Clifford, who d. in March, 1758 ; m. (2) Oct. 25, 1759, Abigail ( Elizabeth ) Snow ; he d. at Lee, in 1771. Children by first wife :
93. Elisha, b. Oct. 1755; d. Nov. 15, 1772.
94. Peter, b Oct. 20, 1757 ; d. in 1758.
Children by second wife :
95. Lydia, b. Dec. 29, 1761. 96. Lois, b. Feb. 14, 176.1.
FOURTH BRANCH.
Moses Sanborn, probably a brother of the foregoing John, as both lived on the old road from Shaw's corner, served in the revolutionary war. The following may not comprise all the children, as very little is known of either of these families :
97. Abigail, m. - Clay. 98. Sarah, m. John Barber. 99. Lydia, m. - Colby.
100. Deliverance, m. - Bean. 101. Mary, m. - Mills.
102. Betsey, m. - George. 103. Mehitable, m. -
104. Hannah, m. Samuel Tandy. ( See.)
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THE SAWYER FAMILY.
FIRST GENERATION.
(1) I .* WILLIAM SAWYER (1) came from England, and, ac- cording to the best tradition, from some part of Lincolnshire. He is first found in Salem, Mass., in 1640; afterwards in Wenham, Mass., in 1643, and the next year in Newbury, Mass., where he settled, raised his family, and died. He married Ruth -, whom he undoubtedly brought from his fatherland, and had the following children, all born in Newbury :
2-1. John, (2) b. Aug. 24, 1645; m. Sarah Poor of Newbury, Feb. IS, 1675, by whom he had seven children and d. in 1689.
3-2. Samuel, (2) b. Nov. 22, 1646; m. Mary -, by whom he had eight children and d. in 1718.
4-3. Bitfield, (2). Few traces can be found of him and those go to show that he never married and lived to the advanced age of 97 years.
5-4. Ruth, (2) b. Sept. 16, 1648; m. Benjamin Morse, Aug. 27, 1667, and had ten children.
6-5. Mary, (2) b. Feb. 23, 1649; d. June 24, 1659.
7-6. Sarah, (2) b. Nov. 20, 1651; m. Joshua Brown, Jan. 15, 1668, and had six children.
8-7. Hannah, (2) b. Feb. 23, 1653; d. Jan. 20, 1659.
9-8. William, (2) b. Feb. 1, 1655; m. Mary Emery, March 10, 1670, and had six children. (2) II.
10-9. Francis, (2) b. March 24, 1657 ; d. Feb. 7, 1659.
II-IO. Mary, (2) b. July 29, 1660; m. John Emery, Jr., June 13, 1683. She had six children and d. Nov. 3, 1699.
12-II. Stephen, (2) b. April 25, 1663. In 1686 m. Ann Titcomb, b. June 7, 1666. Stephen d. June 8, 1753, aged 90.
13-12. Hannah, (2) b. Jan. 11, 1664; d. Aug. 28, 1683.
14-13. Frances, b. Nov. 3, 1670.
* The Arabic figures in parentheses indicate the number of the Family, and the Roman figures that of the Generations in America. The first Arabic figure set against a child, marks the number of the indi- vidual in this genealogy, and the second in his or her particular family. By aid of these, persons occu- pying more than one place may be traced forwards or backwards, and their various relations to others ascertained.
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SECOND GENERATION.
(2) II. WILLIAM SAWYER, (9-8) the eighth child of William, Senior, was born in Newbury, Mass., Feb. 1, 1655, and there settled. On the 10th day of March, 1671, he mar- ried Mary Emery .* They had six children :
15-1. Mary, (3) b. Jan. 20, 1672.
16-2. Samuel, (3) b. June 5, 1674.
17-3. John, (3) b. March 15, 1676.
IS-4. Ruth, (3) b. Sept. 20, 1677.
19-5. Hannah, (3) b. Jan. 12, 1679.
20-6. Josiah, (3) b. Jan. 20, 1681. (3) III.
* The Emery family is one of the oldest and most respectable among the early colonists of New England. Two brothers emigrated from Romsey, in England, in the ship James, to Newbury, in June, 1635. Anthony went from Newbury to Kit- tery, and settled in that or some other part of Maine. John settled in Newbury. His eldest son, John, was born in England, in 1629. He married in Ipswich, Oct. 29, 1650, Mary Webster, the widow of John Webster. On the 24th day of June, 1652, the aforesaid Mary, the wife of William Sawyer, was born, being their first child.
THIRD GENERATION.
(3) III. JOSIAH SAWYER, (20-6) who is handed down as sus- taining the office of Captain, was born Jan. 20, 16SI, and married - They had five children :
21-1. Josiah, (4) b. 1708; d. June 10, 1792, aged S4 years. (4) IV.
22-2. Moses, (4) Dr., b. 1711 ; d. Aug. 25, 177S.
23-3. Terzah, (4) b. 1715, d. 1782. She married David Ring and had one or more children, all of whom d. in infancy. For her second husband she married Reuben French. They had no children and both died June 3, 1782, within two hours of each other. They were both buried in one grave, in Southampton, N. H. He was fifty-two years of age and his wife was sixty-nine. Although there was a difference of seventeen years in their ages, they lived very affectionately and happily together.
24-4. Gideon, (4) b. 1719; d. Dec. 26, 1806.
25-5. Hannah, (4) b. 1735; d. Sept. 24, 1759, unm.
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HISTORY OF SALISBURY
FOURTH GENERATION.
(4) IV. JOSIAH SAWYER, (21-1) the eldest son of Josiah, Sen- ior, was born in 1708 and married about 1735, to Mary Ordway,% of Newbury, the daughter of Deacon John Ordway, who was highly distinguished for the amiability and sweetness of her disposition, her kind and courteous deportment, and her deep, devoted, personal piety. He was a farmer, and they resided in Newbury until 1746, when he purchased a farm in Southampton, N. H., and removed to that town in April of that year. He d. June 10, 1792, aged 84 years. His children were :
26-1. Josiah, (5). (5) V.
27-2. Israel, (5). (6) V.
28-3. Miriam, (5) d. Sept. 4, 17So, nnm.
29-4. John, (5). (7) V.
30-5 Hannah, (5) b. 1746; d. Sept. 24, 1770, aged 24 years, unm.
31-6. Richard, (5). (S) V.
32-7. Matthias, (5). (9) V.
33-S. Moses, (5). (10) V.
34-9. Terzah, (5) b. 1758; d. Sept. 2, 1832, aged 74 years, unm.
35-IO. Molly, b. 1764; d. Sept. 21, 1789, aged 25 years, unm.
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