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m. Charles Briggs, of New York City; res. Cresskill. II. Helen H., b. Hanover, Dec. 30, 1837 ; d. Jan. 25, 1847. III. Alice, b. Haverhill, Nov. 23, 1840; d. Feb. 23, 1846. 1v. Caroline Bell, b. Haverhill, July 29, 1843. v. Richard, b. Haverhill, July 12, 1845; d. Chicago.
SECOND BRANCH.
7. Moses P. Thompson, b. at Wilmot, Aug. 31, 1817. At the age of fifteen he came to Salisbury and apprenticed himself to Deacon William Cate to learn the tailoring business. After Mr. Cate died he succeeded him in the old established stand, where he continued a large and lucrative business a few years longer. He removed to Sutton and remained a year, then returned and continued in business until ready-made clothing came into general use. Mr. Thompson has been intimately connected with the town's affairs, serving as collector four years, representative two terms, selectman a number of times, and county treasurer in 1865; was appointed deputy sheriff under Nathaniel A. Davis (see justices). He became Captain in the militia, Aug. 20, 1843, of the 4th Co. of Infantry, 21st Regt., 4th Brigade. He m. Ang, 22, 1838, Lucia A., granddaughter of Ens. Moses Garland.
8. Mary A., b. June 7, 1839; d. April 8, 1840.
9. Resto H., b. Feb. 19, 1841 ; m. Aug. 28, 1866, Jennie P. Godfrey.
IO. Mary A., b. June 4, 1843; m. March 20, 1863, Frank A. Buzzell, of Andover ; res. Providence, R. I.
II. Susan E., b. July 7, 1845; m. Sylvester W. Greene. See.
12. Francis W., b. Sept. 29, 1847 ; m. Dec. 26, 1880, Caroline R. Piper; res. Tilton.
13. Lucia E., b. Dec. 3, 1854; m. June 5, 1870, George H. Scribner.
THE TOWNSEND FAMILY.
The Townsend, or Townshend, families of America are a mixture of Saxon and Norman origin, and of great antiquity in the county of Norfolk, England. Walter Atte Townshende, son of Sir Locloviede de Townshende, a Norman nobleman whom Collins, in his "Peerage of England," puts at the head of the family, flourished soon after the conquest.
John Townsend was a descendant from Thomas Townsend, of Lynn, Mass., who had sixty acres of land deeded to him in
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the general division in 1638, was a freeman the same year, a grand juryman in 1641, and a person of influence in the colony ; his signature to a petition in the General Court, in 1643, can still be seen in the Massachusetts Archives, book III, folio I. His son Samuel lived at Rumney and Chelsea, Mass. ; he held several town offices, was freeman in 1683, and d. in 1704. His eldest son Samuel removed to Charlestown and afterwards to Malden, where he died in 1723; he was a husbandman and planter, a member of the "Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company," of Boston, a freeman in 1690; had two wives and several children ; his estate was settled by his widow and the eldest son by the second marriage was John, who was b. at Charlestown in 1701; m. Hannah Hancock, a cousin of Gov. John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence ; he lived at Charlestown till the battle of Bunker Hill, when his house was burned by the British troops in the general conflagration after the battle; he was then 74 years old, and fled with his aged wife to the house of his son, Cornet David, at Waltham, where he d. in 1792. His son Ebenezer had re- moved from Charlestown, where he was born, with his wife, Ann Parker, early in 1775, to Chester, N. H., where he estab- lished himself as a saddler and was a prominent citizen of the place, held town offices and was interested as a private citizen in public affairs ; he m. in Chester, June 4, 1776, Ann Parker, who d. June 12, 1831, aged 71; he d. Oct. 12, 1840, aged 88; nine children blessed their union, of whom
I. John, the eldest and subject of this sketch, was b. at Ches- ter, March 24, 1777. He early removed to Salisbury, where he m. Feb. 12, 1804, Anne, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (George) Baker (see), of Salisbury ; she d. Dec. 15, 1854. Mr. Townsend was a saddler and harness-maker, and carried on a large business for many years, building the Arthur S. Calef residence for a workshop. For many years he resided in the John C. Smith house; later in life he removed the "white store" from opposite
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Nathan Kilburn's, which now constitutes the one- story part of Mr. Kilburn's house, built the two-story addition, and resided in the Kilburn house until his death, Jan. 11, 1849. The introduction of railroads caused him to turn his attention to other pursuits. He was one of the selectmen, was town clerk thirteen years, and representative to the General Court in 1826-28. He was appointed postmaster in 1829, but declined, as he favored the appointment of his friend, Thomas R. Greenleaf. He was register of deeds for Merrimack Co. from 1837 to 1839. In politics a Jeffersonian Republi- can, and as such elected to the General Court. When that party went out of existence in the campaign which resulted in the election of Andrew Jackson to the Presi- dency in the autumn of 1828, he became a member of the Democratic party. He took a lively interest in public affairs, was a keen observer, a great reader, a profound and acute reasoner. He was an industrious member of the General Court, serving on important committees ; he took an active part in framing a bill for the more equitable distribution of the public taxes, and had more than an ordinary interest in the cause of edu- cation. In town affairs he was looked up to for advice and council. His advice had great weight in the settle- ment of estates. He was not given to lengthy addresses in public assemblies, but what he said was always to the point. He was much esteemed and respected by all who knew him.
2. Mary Ann, b. July 7, 1804; m. May 13, 1824, Timothy Taylor, of Lebanon.
3. Elizabeth Jane, b. Feb. 6, 1806, m. Nov. 9, 1832, James P. McGregory, of New- port. 4. Emily F., b. March 16, ISO8 : d. Feb. 20, 1815.
5. John Baker, b. Jan. 17, 1810. See.
6. Charles, b. Nov. 27, 1812; d. Feb. 28, 1835, unm.
7. Catherine P., b. Jan. 20, 1815; m. (1) Goram Sheperd, of Salisbury ; he was drowned in Poverty Pond, in Hill, and she m. (2) Amos Tuck, of Exeter ; no children.
S. Daniel G., b. Oct. 6, 1820; d. July 27, 1830.
9. Patrick Henry, b. Oct. 20, 1823. See.
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(5) John Baker learned his father's trade, but his desire to acquire knowledge and experience by travel led him to leave his native town at the age of eighteen years, visit- ing the principal cities and towns in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio, working at his trade in the various places, improving himself in his occupation until he became expert in the branch which he preferred and which gave the largest return, that of saddle-making. He visited home occasionally, but never again made this his residence. He established himself in business with his brother Charles at Rutland, Vt., under the firm of Townsend & Co. This point being a staging centre, they did a good business. Here he married Eliza C. Alrood, dau. of John and Olive (Cogswell) Alrood, of Cornwell. He was afterwards established in Middlebury, where his eldest son was born, and afterwards in Montpelier. In 1835 he removed to Albany, and to Troy, N. Y., the same year, where he formed a partnership with his friend, under the firm of Paddock & Townsend, carrying on the largest business north of New York City. At that time a large stage manufacturing business was carried on in Troy, and orders came from all parts of the country, and from Texas and Mexico, for stages, harnesses and saddles. The firm found employment for scores of workmen to fill their orders for stage equipments, besides others on finer work for their custom trade nearer home. The crisis of 1837 wrecked them and the partnership was dissolved ; but Mr. Townsend soon started again and did a custom trade which flourished for many years. About 1852 he retired from business and took a more active interest in public affairs, became a prominent leader in the Democratic party, and held many political positions of party honor and confidence. He also held various local offices of honor and trust, had many friends, was
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very active and energetic, and took part usually in most of the public movements in which citizens engaged. He possessed a fine intellect and a generous heart, and his mind was well stored with facts and the details of public events that had transpired during his life. Possessing a genial disposition, his many good qualities endeared him to numerous friends and acquaintances. He was U. S. deputy marshal for the northern district of New York in 1858, and for several years he was city marshal at Troy ; he was a commissioner of his native state for the state of New York, having received his appointment from Gov. William Haile in 1857. He d. at Troy, Jan. 23, 1869. His wife d. Oct. 23, 1876.
IO. John Pomeroy, living in New York City since 1850; vice president of the Bowery Savings Bank, the largest insti- tution of the kind in the country, having assets of over $40,000,000 ; president of the Municipal Gas Light Co., Rochester; vice president of the Maritime Exchange; director of the Long Island R. R. Co .; secretary and a manager of the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled, and a trustee and manager in other benevolent and chari- table institutions. He contributed the items for this sketch. He m. Elizabeth A. Baldwin, dau. of Nehemiah and Mary Baldwin, and has three children.
II. Emily F. m. J. W. Cusack, of Troy.
12. Charles H. m. Martha J. Bentley ; res. New York City.
13. Sarah J. m. Frank A. Ray ; res. Albany, N. Y. 14. Helen E. d. young.
15. Alwood B. d. young. 16. Kate S. m. Frank Wright; res. Troy.
(9) * Patrick Henry Townsend, son of John and Anna ( Baker) Townsend, was born at Salisbury, the 20th of October, A. D. 1823. His early life was spent in Salisbury. He had no real liking for trade and a decided aversion to work upon the land. In his seventeenth year he went to Lebanon, N. H., and attended the academy for several
* Abstract of sketch prepared by the late Hon. Amos Tuck, of Exeter, N. H.
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terms. On his return home, and stating his ambition to pursue a collegiate course, his father remembered that having been obliged, as surety for another person, to pay about eight hundred dollars to Phillips Exeter Academy, he had been told by the treasurer that the trustees would feel disposed, out of sympathy for him to assist any son he might send to that school. At the earnest solicita- tion of Henry, his father went to Exeter, and arranged terms for his admission. His scholarship and progress were very satisfactory, and the trustees, on the recom- mendation of the faculty, admitted him to the charity foundation. Such a favor could only be bestowed upon a pupil of superior merit and scholarship. Doctors Sparks and Palfrey and Professor Bowen, as well as others, had many years before enjoyed similar privileges at the academy, and made the position particularly honorable. Young Townsend's course at the academy enabled him, in the fall of 1848, to enter the junior class at Bowdoin College. By his course at Exeter he acquired a good reputation and general success, which he maintained at Brunswick, and was graduated with credit at the com- mencement in 1850. Among his classmates were Gen. Howard, of the U. S. Army, and Gov. Chamberlain, afterwards president of the college. Being somewhat in debt for college expenses, he accepted a position in the Treasury Department at Washington, which he held until the advent of Franklin Pierce's administration. During this time Henry made some progress in the study of law, the profession he intended to follow. He subsequently, at Exeter, in the office of Hon. Amos Tuck, his brother-in-law, and at Galena, Ill., in the office of Hon. E. B. Washburn, afterwards Member of Con- gress, Secretary of State under Gen. Grant, and U. S. Minister at Paris, completed his law studies and was ad- mitted to practice. About this time, the idea of rescuing
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Kansas from the slaveholders took possession of the people of the North, and Henry decided to cast his lot with the Northern emigrants. He arrived at Lawrence, Kansas, in the fall of 1855, at the height of excitement. The night of his arrival the Free State Hotel, where he stopped, was seized, rifled and burned by border ruffians, and he lost a large portion of his clothing. Mr. Towns- end became interested in property at Big Springs, and established himself at that place. But the territory was so agitated that he had no opportunity for quiet atten- tion to business, and soon interested himself wholly in the great question then convulsing the country. He became a member in due time of the Free State Terri- torial Convention at Topeka, and took an active part in resisting and finally in thwarting the designs of the slaveholders. He sympathized fully with John Brown, and was very serviceable in forwarding the action which finally overpowered the enemies of the territory. Thus engaged, he postponed all plans for private gain and was there during the successive years of famine occasioned by drought and the grasshopper plague. During these periods, Mr. Townsend was among the most serviceable and devoted of those who suffered and labored for that unhappy territory. He took measures to have money and supplies collected where he had acquaintances, and devoted his whole time and services to distributing con- tributions so as to relieve the pervading distress. He travelled on foot in many cases in the dead of winter, across the trackless prairies, at the risk of perishing himself, in order to save the lives of families he knew to be without food or clothing. In one case, he arrived at a house just in time, by most tender and discreet aid, to save the life of a woman about to expire from hunger. Having thus labored through all the dark days of Kan- sas, with serious danger to his health, without laying up
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anything, and having expended all he had in serving others, his friends recommended him to accept a position in the Treasury Department at Washington, and on the 4th of April, 1861, he entered upon his duties there under Mr. Chase, the Secretary. He had scarcely been inducted into office, before he became a member of a volunteer military company, which did service every night in defending the President's house and in guard- ing the city against attack. He soon attained promo- tion in his position and continued in the Treasury De- partment with satisfaction to all. In the month of May, 1864, he had been unwell for about a week, so that he confined himself to his room. While engaged in con- versation with a friend, in a brief pause in their talk he suddenly expired. His decease caused great grief among a large circle of friends. His remains were sent to Exe- ter, N. H., where they were interred.
THE TRUE FAMILY.
Jabez True was a resident of Salisbury, Mass. He was a grantee of Stevenstown. What relation he bore to the follow- ing families is not known.
1. Ezekiel True, of Salisbury, Mass., (may have been a son of Jabez), m. Mary -, and had :
2. Sarah, b. Sept. 29, 1746. 3. Jacob, b. March 26, 1748. See.
4. Lydia, b. Dec. 15. 1750; m. - Greeley. 5. Martha, b. Feb. 20. 1753. 6 and 7. Ezekiel and Mary, b. May 16, 1755.
S. Jabez, b. March 9, 175S. Sec. y. John, b. March 11, 1762.
10. William, b. April 15, 1764; settled in Andover; his son William m. July 1, 1817, Abigail Parker. 11 Paul, b. Sept. 11, 1766; d. Nov. 14. 1785.
(3) Jacob ( Deacon ) removed here from Salisbury, Mass., as early as 1767; settling on the farm now (1882) occupied by Moses S. Morse. He d. -. He served in the Rev-
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olutionary War, and was in Capt. Ebenezer Webster's Company at Bennington. Nov. 10, 1764, he purchased of Capt. John Webster 80 acres, No. 8, second range, paying eighty Spanish milled dollars. He m. April 5, 1773, Lydia Dow, who d. Oct. 6, 1848, aged 96.
12. Daniel, b. Dec. 13, 1774. See. 13. Molly, b. Jan. 8, 1786.
14. Jacob, b. Jan. 10, 1778. See.
1 5. Ezekiel, b. Feb. 6, 17So; removed to Corinth, Vt .; m. - Nutting, raised a family, and died there.
16. Lydia, b. Feb. 29, 1782; m. Dec. 28, 1819, James Garland.
17. John, b. April 9, 1789. See.
(12) Daniel remained on the farm until 1824-5; removed to Michigan ; m. Polly, dau. of Caleb Judkins.
18. Polly, b. May 29, 1800 ; removed to Unity.
19. Lydia, b. July 24, 1802; m. (1) Luther True; m. (2) James Bailey; m. (3) -, who d. in 1845; m. (4) Henry Burleigh ; d. 1871.
20. Mehitable J., b. Dec. 10, 1804; m. Nov. 3, 1825, John M. Barker, of Unity.
21. Emily, b. Aug. 11, 1807 ; m. Rev. -; res. Ann Arbor, Mich. (?)
22. Rhoda, b. May 19, 1810. 23. Asenath, b. Feb. 15, 1814. Both rem. to Mich.
24. Jacob, b. -; d. at St. Louis, Mo., 1846 (? ).
(14) Jacob m. Jane, dau. of Shubael Greeley ; he d. April 30, 1816; she m. (2) Oct. 28, 1816, Jonathan Dickerson, of New Chester ; she d. Sept. 30, 1855.
25. Polly, b. March 14, 1802; m. Sept. 19, 1821, Benjamin Tucker, of Andover, where she d. April 19, 1845.
26. Luther, b. July 19, 1804 (3) ; m. Sept. 2, 1823 (4) Lydia, dau. of Daniel and Polly True ; resided on the homestead; d. April 21, 1832.
27. Moses, b. Aug. 30, 1806 (5); m. (1) 1823, Ursula, dau. of Lt. Benjamin and Hannah (Greeley) Pettengill; who d. at Bunker Hill, Ill., Aug. 11, 1842; m. (2) Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Molly White (see), who d. Oct. 2, 1845; m. (3) April 21, 1846, Nancy Clark, who d. Oct. 11, 1875; one son, James C., b. Sept. 10, 1848 ; res. Kansas; m. (4) April 15, 1876, Betsey M. George one child, Mary G., b. Feb. 3, 1877. Deacon Moses removed to Hamp- den, Me., in 1823, thence to Bunker Hill, Ill. He is a man of much influ- ence and Christian worth, a deacon in the Presbyterian Church.
28. Sally ( Sarah ), b. Dec. 16, ISO8; m. Jan. 29, 1829, Moses Judkins; res. Cal.
29. Rhoda J., b. Feb. 17, 1810; m. (1) Oct. 18, 1832, Nathaniel D. Huntoon ; m. (2) Ephraim Carter; res. Newton, Mass.
30. John H., b. Aug. 2, 1812; rem. west ; d. Aug. 28, 1833, unm.
31. Minerva, b. Aug. 23, 1814; d. March 20, 1816.
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(17) John graduated at Dartmouth College in 1806; received the degree of A. B. from his alma mater; read medi- cine with Dr. Peter Green, at Concord, and at Dartmouth Medical School ; began practice at Haverhill, Mass. (?) ; thence removed to Tennessee, where he followed his profession ; d. Aug. 31, 1815.
(8) Jabez removed here from his native place previous to 1797, settling on the land his brother bought, (see) No. S, second range, on the road leading to the Gore ; remained some years and removed to the D. S. Scribner place ; d. in 1851 (?); m. (1) - Eaton, of Salisbury, Mass. ; m. (2) Hannah, widow of Daniel Pierce. Daniel Pierce's chil- dren were :
t. Sarah, m. Ebenezer Dustin; res. and d. at Hopkinton. 11. Samuel, m. Abigail Davis, of Warner; rem. to Irasburg, Vt., where he d. Itt. Isaac, m. Mary Floyd, of Warner ; rem. to Norwich, Vt. IV. Robert, m. Sarah Harvey ; d. in New London. v. Daniel, m. Clara Hardy, of Warner ; d. in IIop- kinton. VI. William M., b. June 15, 1806. See. VII. Abigail, m. Morrill Clement, of Hopkinton, and d. there.
(VI.) William M. remained in Salisbury; enlisted in the 9th N. H. Regt .; d. at Falmouth, Va., Nov. 27, 1861 (?) ; m. June 4, 1825, Lois C., dau. of Noah W. and Abigail ( Quimby ) Kenniston, who was b. at Lisbon, May 3, and d. at Salisbury in 1885.
VttI. Melissa B., b. Dec. 2, 1826; m. II. C. W. Moores. See. IX. Nancy W., b. July 15, 1828; m. Feb. 7, 1846, Samuel C. Forsaith (see J. C. Smith genealogy). By this wife Mr. Forsaith had : i. Frank P., b. June 14, IS48 : m. Celia Thompson. ii. George B., b. June 28, 1849; m (t) Carrie Dustin ; m. (2) Mattie Doyle. iii. William R., b. Jan. 7, 1855; m. Mary Young. All reside in Manchester. x. William R., b. July 3, t831 ; m. Rhoda Hutchinson, of Milford ; he d. at Clinton, Mass., in IS54. X1. Betsey J .. b. Oct. 9, 1836; m. Warren Fellows (see) ; she d. Sept. 1878. Children by first wife :
32. Esther, b. Jan. 28, 1784; m. Joshua Davis, of Warner : rem. to Massachusetts.
33. Sally, b. March 12, 1785; m. Peter Flanders.
34. Paul, b. Sept. 25, 1780: d. suddenly Oct. 2, 1875, unm.
35. Oliver, b. Dec. 6, 1787 ; removed West ; n. -; d. -.
36. Joseph, b. April 15, 1789; ( see account of the tornado ) ; settled on the site now occupied by True Flanders; removed to Warner Village, from the latter place going West; he was a wheelwright by trade, making the old linen and spinning wheels, furniture, etc. ; the shop stood across the brook, east of the house ; n. (1) Polly Jones, who d. April 2, IS24; m. (2) - Aley. 52
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37. Hannah, b. July 31, 1790 ; m. Moses Thompson, of Newport ; d. at Bristol.
3S. Jabez, b. April 1, 1792; served in the War of IS12; d. at Portsmouth ?
39. Abigail, b. Sept. 6, 1793; m. Eli Adams ; d. at Warner.
40. Jane, b. Sept. 19, 1795; d. young. 41. Aley, b. Aug. 6, 1707; removed West.
42. John. b. July 9, 1799; m. - Fellows ; resided at Jackson, Mich.
43. Sally, b. -; m. Oct. 14, 1813; Benjamin Cass.
THE TUCKER FAMILY.
FOUR BRANCHES.
John Tucker came from England and settled at Hingham, Mass., previous to 1636. Ezra removed to Salisbury previous to the Revolutionary War, settling on the eastern shore of a pond called in his honor "Tucker's Pond." He was a native of Poplin, now Fremont. He was twice married, his family consisting of twelve sons and six daughters, all of whom raised families, and whose average length of life was seventy years. Of this numerous family four settled here, viz .: I. Ebenezer, (see) ; 2. Jacob, (see) ; 3. Nathan, (see) ; 4. Bathsheba, m. Nathaniel Maloon, (see).
(1) Ebenezer, b. 1754; settled on the south-east shore of the pond. He m. Molly Farnum. He d. in 1825 ; she d. in 1832, aged 82. They had six boys and five girls. I can only give the following :
5. Ezra, b. at Poplin ; m. Hannah Bouley [ Burleigh ] ; settled at Enfield.
6. Mehitable, m. March 30, 1799, Abner Watkins ; settled at Warner.
7. James, b. in 1774; m. in 1794, Betsy Farnum, who was b. in 1771 ; she d. at Stewartstown in 1861, aged 90; he d. at Lisbon in 1862.
S. Lydia, b. Aug. 12, 1776; m. Ephraim Colby; settled at Ogden, N. Y., where she d. in IS23.
9. Ephraim, m. Jan. 1, 1807, Nancy Burbank; removed to New York.
IO. Caleb, m. Dec. 26, 1811, Polly Wiley ; removed to New York.
II. Ebenezer, m. Sarah Wiley; settled at Andover.
12. Phebe, mn. April 25, 1820, Ebenezer Dustin, of Hopkinton ; settled at Henniker.
13. Polly, m. Calvin Pressey; settled at Canaan.
14. Benjamin, b. Oct. 12, 1791 ; m. (1) Dec. 25, 1817, Nancy, dau. of Humphrey Sargent, of Warner, where she was b. May 7, 1794 ; she d. March 20, 1853 ;
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m. (2) in 1857, Betsey Dimond. Ile resided on the homestead. Ile d. Oct. 14, 1872. Deacon Tucker was an influential citizen and a christian man in every respect. Children :
1 5. Leavitt, b. Jan. 27, 1819; d. Nov. 28, 1846; unm.
16. Nancy, b. Feb. 19, 1821 ; d. Sept. 27, 1852, unm.
17. Louisa, b. June 24, 1822; m. April 19, 1849, James, son of James Wells, of Sutton ; d. at Tilton, April 24, 1881, aged 63.
18 and 19. Martha J. and Mary J., b. April 7, 1825; the former d. Nov. 9, 1840; the latter m. June 13, 1854, Albe Cady, son of Stephen Sweatt, of Bos- cawen, [ Webster ] where he was b. April 24, 1824, and where they resided until 1874, when they removed to Penacook.
20. Clara W., b. July 21, 1827 ; d. Nov. 6, 1847.
21. Rhoda S., b. July 11, 1835; d. Feb. 27, 1871, unm.
(2) Jacob, m. (1) Feb. 22, 1781, Sarah Hoyt ; m. (2) Feb. If, 1795, Molly Scribner (?) ; and had : (22.) Nathaniel, b. July 9, 1782.
(3) Nathan, b. at Poplin, Oct. 18, 1764; settled on the west side of the pond, on the site now occupied by his grand- son, Levi W. (39) ; m. (1) March 14, 1782, Lydia Ste- vens ; m. (2) Mary Welch, of Canaan. Children by first wife :
23. Joseph ( Rev.) b. July 18, 1782; m. Dolly Clough, of Canterbury. He erected a set of buildings south-west of the homestead, the roofs of which were carried away by the high wind during the cold Friday. He was a Baptist minister and permanently located at Tunbridge, Vt.
24 . Hannah, b. Dec. 23, 1783; m. Feb. 23, 1804, Nathaniel Richardson ; d. at Ca- naan.
25. Polly, b. Dec. 15, 1785; m. Nov. 26, 1807, John Preston, of Tunbridge, Vt .; removed to Canaan.
26. Caleb, b. Nov. 6, 1789; m. Dec. 26, 1811, Dorothy Bean ; settled at Wilmot.
27. Ezra, b. March 22, 1793; m. Judith Burbank, of Boscawen ; rem. to Grafton. and d. -. Among his eleven children was Oliver N., b. at Grafton, Oct. 3, 1816; remained on the farm during his minority ; learned the trade of clock repairer with Mr. Durgin, at Andover ; m. July 4, 1842, Betsey G., dau. of Ezekiel and Maomi ( Carr ) Robey, who was b at Boscawen, April 28, 1822 ; settled in Salisbury, where he continues. t. Sarah J., b. Feb. 7, 1848, m. Warren Merrill; res. Lowell, Mass. 11. Julia .1., b. May 13, 1850; m. Nov. 27, 1870, J. Hatch Culver, of Lake Village : res. Lowell. 111. James 1 .. , b. Dec. 19, 1852; m. in 1877, Lizzie Thompson, of Wake- field. Iv. Carrie E., b. Dec. 25, 1858; m. May 22, ISSI, Frank Matthews ; res. Franklin. V. Edward E., b. May 9, 1861.
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