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HUNTING.
Ebenezer Hunting, b. in Dedham, Mass., May 3, 1748. He was one of the early settlers of New London. He m., April 2, 1778, Hannah Andrews. Children,-
I. Jonathan.
II. John, m. Jan. 4, 1803, Dorcas Pearson.
III. Abigail, m. J. Bragdon ; m., 2d, J. Wheeler.
IV. Israel, m. Feb., 1808, Lucinda Everett.
V. Hannah, m. H. Hale.
VI. Enoch, m. Joan Hobart.
VII. Ebenezer, Jr., m. Feb. 8, 1815, Susan Stevens.
I. Jonathan Hunting m. April, 1802, Sally Shepherd, and the next year settled in Sutton. Children,-
1. Israel, b. May 10, 1805.
2. Polly, b. April 21, 1807.
3. Jonathan Greeley, b. Oct. 5, 1809.
4. William S., b. May 7, 1812.
5. Enoch, b. Jan. 15, 1815.
6. James, b. Sept. 28, 1818.
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JOHNSON.
Stephen Johnson, of Hampstead, m. 1741, Susanna Love- kin, of Hampstead. Children, b. in Hampstead,-
Stephen, b. July 13, 1742 ; m. Oct. 12, 1769, Ruth Johnson. Lived in Londonderry.
Susanna, b. July 13, 1742 ; d. Sept. 12, 1805 : m. Asa Page, of Atkinson.
Mary, b. Oct. 1, 1744 ; m. Nov. 5, 1767, Timothy Worthley.
Timothy, b. July 1, 1747 ; d. May 20, 1769.
Joseph, b. Dec. 3, 1751 ; d. July 5, 1849.
Jonathan, b. Feb. 26, 1754 ; d. Aug. 4, 1844.
Samuel, b. April 25, 1756.
Henry, b. Feb. 21, 1760 ; d. Aug. 21, 1795.
Sarah, b. Feb. 21, 1760; m. 1780, Timothy Johnson, of Goffs- town.
Samuel Johnson, 7th son of Stephen, m. and had a family. Among his children were two sons. He was among the early set- tlers of Wentworth, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. When over 80 years of age he came from Wentworth to Sutton to visit his brothers Joseph and Jonathan. He journeyed on horse- back, and the agility with which he mounted his horse at that time . was very remarkable.
Three of the children of Stephen and Susanna (Lovekin) Johnson came to Sutton, viz., Susanna, Joseph, who m. April 16, 1781, Sarah Philbrook, of Hampstead, and Jonathan, who m. Dec. 29, 1781, Molly Follansbee, of Leominster, Mass.
JOSEPH JOHNSON,
5th son of Stephen, b. Dec. 3, 1751; m. April 16, 1781, Sarah Philbrook, b. Feb., 1757, both of Hampstead. She was dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Chute or Choate) Phil- brook. Children, b. in Sutton,-
I. Joseph, b. Jan. 21, 1782 ; d. June 15, 1836.
II. Henry, b. May 31, 1784 ; d. May 29, 1842.
III. Sarah P., b. Feb. 20, 1786.
IV. Stephen, b. Jan. 3, 1788 ; d. Sept. 4, 1843.
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V. Moses, b. July 31, 1789 ; d. July 5, 1881. VI. Susanna, b. Nov. 11, 1791 ; d. Aug. 29, 1859. VII. Asa, b. Oct. 22, 1793 ; d. Dec. 9, 1860. VIII. Nabby, b. July 16, 1797 ; d. Sept. 26, 1810. IX. Syrena, b. Feb. 8, 1799 ; d. Dec. 3, 1871.
X. Moody, b. Dec. 17, 1801 ; d. May 13, 1864.
Joseph Johnson d. July 5, 1849, in Sutton. His wife d. Dec. 20, 1843, in Sutton.
I. Joseph Johnson m. 1812, Hannah Merrill, of -, Me. Chil- dren, b. in Sutton, ---
1. Jesse M., b. 1813.
2. Eliza A., b. 1815 ; m. Joseph Wells.
3. Joseph, b. 1817.
4. Samuel M., b. 1820.
5. Sarah M., b. 1820 ; m. Rodney Chase.
6. Fanny E., b. 1823.
7. Dolly R., b. 1825 ; d. Dec. 25, 1827.
Joseph Johnson, Jr., d. June 15, 1836, in Sutton. His widow returned to Maine, and a part of the children went also.
II. Henry Johnson m. May 2, 1811, Polly (Mary) Blaisdell, b. Oct. 10, 1785, dau. of Hezekiah and Anna (Sargent) Blaisdell. Children, b. in Warner,-
1. John H., b. Jan. 27, 1812.
2. Wells B., b. Oct. 15, 1813 ; d. Sept. 10, 1834.
3. Saloma, b. Aug. 14, 1816; d. May 2, 1887.
4. Moses, b. March 16, 1818.
5. Stephen, b. Aug. 14, 1821.
6. Henry, b. June 15, 1824.
7. Mary A., b. Jan. 6, 1827.
8. Sarah A., b. Jan. 6, 1827.
Henry Johnson was much esteemed by all who knew him. Sev- eral of his sons have settled in Warner. He d. May 29, 1842, in Warner. His wife d. Jan. 14, 1838, in Warner.
1. John H. Johnson m. Sally F. Cross, sister to the wives of his brothers Moses and Henry. Children, b. in Warner,-
(1) Ellen A., b. Sept. 7, 1839.
(2) David K., b. Oct. 27, 1843.
(3) Warren L., b. May 27, 1848.
(4) George J., b. June 12, 1852.
(1) Ellen A. Johnson m. Jan. 1, 1863, Charles L. Andrews, of Sut- ton. Children, b. in Sutton, --
Laura B., b. Jan. 8, 1866.
Myra A., b. Aug. 4, 1868; d. Feb. 9, 1884.
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3. Saloma Johnson m. Nov. 12, 1839, John H. Brown, of Warner. Children,-
(1) Henry J., b. Sept. 7, 1840.
(2) Ira II., b. July 31, 1845; d. Jan. 5, 1881.
(3) Infant son, b. May 4, 1852.
(4) John W., b. Oct. 7, 1854; d. Jan. 5, 1881.
John HI. Brown d. Dec. 16, 1884. His wife d. May 2, 1887.
(1) Henry J. Brown m. Sept. 25, 1864, Alice A. Ewins, of Warner, dau. of Jonathan and Mary J. (Ingalls) Ewins. Children, b. in War- ner,-
Mary A., b. Nov. 6, 1872 ; m. Nov. 6, 1887, Herbert M. Cheney, of Warner. Carrie L., b. May 8, 1879.
.(2) Ira H. Brown m. July 24, 1870, Jennie Jaquith, of Greenfield, dau. of Pierre and Maria (Lowe) Jaquith. Children, b. in Warner,-
Moses J. C., b. Nov. 6, 1872.
Waldo I., b. Oct. 12, 1876. Lester H., b. July 28, 1881.
4. Moses Johnson m. Nancy Cross, of Northfield, dau. of John and Sally (Keniston) Cross. Children,-
(1) Lizzie A. (2) Sarah. (3) Hattie. (4) Belle.
5. Stephen Johnson m. Clarissa Page, of Warner, dau. of Samuel and Pauline (Page) Page. Children,-
(1) Edwin, d. 1863.
(2) Page, d. of diphtheria, 1855.
(3) Clara, d. of diphtheria, 1855.
(4) Pauline, now Mrs. Osgood, of Warner.
6. Henry Johnson m. Mary Cross, of Northfield. Children,-
(1) Charles, now dead.
(2) Frank, m. Emma Putney, of Henniker, and resides in Warner. (3) Ella.
7. Mary Ann Johnson m. Sept. 25, 1849, Moses J. Collins, of War- ner. No children. He d. Oct. 5, 1877, and she m., 2d, Dec. 18, 1885, Moses Bly, of Newbury.
8. Sarah Ann Johnson m. Jonathan Maxon, of Sutton. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) Mary E., b. Aug. 17, 1852; d. Jan. 11, 1878.
(2) Charles P., b. Jan. 13, 1854; d. Sept. 23, 1879.
(3) Henry H., b. March 13, 1856.
(4) George E., b. May 9, 1859.
(5) Walter W., b. Sept. 10, 1861.
IV. Stephen Johnson m. Sept. 28, 1815, Polly Page, of Sutton, dau. of Daniel and Dolly (Noyes) Page. Children, b. in Sutton,-
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GENEALOGY.
1. Abigail, b. April 3, 1816.
2. Marinda, b. May 5, 1819.
3. Joseph, b. July 17, 1823 ; d. July 12, 1827.
4. Sarah A. P., b. Oct. 25, 1825; m. Stephen Woodward. [See Woodward.]
Stephen Johnson d. Sept. 4, 1843. His wife d. Aug. 7, 1858.
1. Abigail Johnson m. Sept. 7, 1837, William J. Davis, of Washing- ton, son of Edmund and Mary (Graves) Davis, b. Jan. 10, 1816. Re- sided in Washington and Bradford till 1845, when she removed to Roxbury, Mass. Children,-
(1) Enoch Page, b. Jan. 24, 1839 ; m. Aug. 10, 1862, to Susan S. Page, of Sutton. She d. July 31, 1874, and he m., 2d, Aug. 15, 1879, Carrie E. Davis. Children,-
Adah M., b. in Roxbury, 1864 ; d. July 14, 1883. Willie A., b. in Readville, Dec. 25, 1866.
(2) Gertrude B., b. Dec. 1, 1844; m. May 16, 1866, William W. Worley. Residence, Jamaica Plains, Mass.
(3) Amanda M., b. at Jamaica Point, Sept. 21, 1850; m. July 18, 1875, Alonzo W. Sherburne. Residence, Jamaica Plains.
(4) Francis P., b. May 7, 1858, at Jamaica Plains ; m. 1876, Maggie A. Madden. Residence, Syracuse, N. Y. Children,-
Frank T., b. March 26, 1877. Abbie E., b. June 20, 1884.
2. Marinda Johnson m. June 14, 1840, George W. Roby, of Sutton. Residence, Pittsfield. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) Albert H., b. Feb. 8, 1842 ; d. Feb. 2, 1843.
(2) George H., b. Aug. 28, 1862.
V. Moses Johnson m. Oct. 30, 1816, Jemima Stevens, adopted dau. of Obediah and Jemima (Williams) Eastman. He d. July 5, 1882, in Claremont. His wife d. Oct. 11, 1861, in Claremont. Children, b. in Sutton,-
1. Mary Ann, b. June, 1819 ; d. Nov. 8, 1823.
2. Daniel Webb, b. Oct. 16, 1827.
Moses Johnson was a farmer in Sutton in the early part of his life. He resided in Peterborough a few years, and later returned to Sutton, and in company with Jacob S. Harvey purchased the store at the South village, where he was in business. He removed to Claremont, where he was in the boarding-house business, and spent the remainder of his life in that place, a much respected citizen. For his son, Daniel Webb Johnson, a man of wealth and influence in Claremont, see "Early History."
VI. Susanna Johnson m. Jan. 13, 1813, Merrill Roby, of Sutton. Children, b. in Sutton,-
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
1. Angeline, b. Dec. 5, 1814; d. May 12, 1827.
2. Alanson, b. Aug. 28, 1820; d. Oct. 12, 1832.
3. Leonidas, b. June 10, 1826.
Merrill Roby d. March 23, 1843, in Sutton. His wife d. Aug. 29, 1859, in Sutton.
3. Leonidas Roby m. Oct. 31, 1848, Harriet A. Bagley, of Bradford, dau. of Barnard and Hannah (Ellis) Bagley. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) Alanson B., b. June 7, 1850 ; d. June 22, 1869.
(2) Syrena J., b. Aug. 4, 1852.
Leonidas Roby was a farmer while he lived in Sutton. He removed June 13, 1860, to Claremont, where he has since been in the employ of the Monadnock Mills Co .- a man who is much esteemed and trusted.
VII. Asa Johnson m. Oct. 29, 1829, Sally Brown, of Warner, b. July 2, 1808, dau. of Samuel and Comfort (Speed) Brown. Chil- dren, b. in Sutton,-
1. Angeline R., b. Aug. 7, 1830.
2. Daniel, b. April 3, 1832.
Asa Johnson d. Dec. 9, 1860. His wife d. April 15, 1863.
2. Daniel Johnson m. Oct. 9, 1853, Mary Edmunds, of Warner, dau. of Benjamin and Lois (Clement) Edmunds. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) Mary Lodena, b. June 16, 1857.
(2) Luella Idella, b. Jan. 9, 1869.
(1) Mary Lodena Johnson m. June 12, 1882, Lewis C. Withee, of Sutton, who d. July 3, 1889. Child,-
Lottie Mabel, b. in Sutton, March 9, 1883.
X. Moody Johnson m. Sept. 18, 1825, Lucinda Felch, of Weare, dau. of Benjamin Felch. Children, b. in Sutton, -
1. Joseph, b. Aug. 1, 1826.
2. Benjamin, b. Nov. 27, 1827.
3. Mary Jane, b. Aug. 10, 1830 ; d. Feb. 15, 1873.
4. Wells B., b. June 9, 1836 ; d. April 24, 1853.
5. Lucinda F., b. Jan. 31, 1839 ; d. Dec. 8, 1881.
6. Olive Augusta, b. Feb. 8, 1841; m. March 7, 1870, Nathaniel Gib- son, of Woburn, Mass.
Moody Johnson d. May 13, 1864, in Sutton. His wife d. July 11, 1879, in Sutton. He lived most of his life upon the farm that had been his father's home and property. He sold the farm and it has passed out of the Johnson name. Moody Johnson's children were well educated and have been highly respected as school-teach- ers in Sutton and elsewhere.
1. Joseph Johnson m. June 10, 1851, Hannah Peaslee, of Sutton, dau. of Elder Isaac and Hannah (Mastin) Peaslee. Child, --
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GENEALOGY.
(1) Effie V., b. in Sutton, Aug. 21, 1854 ; m. Jan. 1, 1871, John T. Merrill, of Sutton. Children,-
Carl H., b. May 3, 1872. Elwin L., b. Dec. 25, 1882. Fred E., b. Sept. 28, 1885.
Joseph Johnson is a farmer living in the north part of the town. He has held several different town offices, and has been frequently con- nected with the schools, both as teacher and superintendent.
2. Benjamin Johnson m. May 1, 1862, Antoinette Knight, of Hills- borough, b. Dec. 8, 1842, dau. of Caleb and Elizabeth (Gibson) Knight. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) Mabel Eva, b. Dec. 20, 1865; d. Feb. 19, 1879.
(2) Harry Eaton, b. Aug. 26, 1872; d. Aug. 28, 1874.
Mrs. Antoinette (Knight) Johnson d. Oct. 12, 1879.
Benjamin Johnson has also been largely connected with our schools, both as a successful and popular teacher and as superintendent. He has been a farmer and has also been in trade for several years at the South village, but owing to ill health has now retired from active busi- ness.
3. Mary Jane Johnson, b. Aug. 10, 1830; m. May 25, 1852, Moses S. Blaisdell, of Sutton. [See Blaisdell.]
5. Lucinda F. Johnson m. Dec. 20, 1870, Taylor Palmer, of Concord (his 2d wife). She d. Dec. 20, 1870, in Boston.
JONATHAN JOHNSON.
Jonathan Johnson, the early settler of that name, after purchasing his lot in Perrystown, used to come up and spend some weeks every summer, and work at improving his property, and then go back to Hampstead for the rest of the year. In this way he cleared up quite a large tract of land, built his log house of two rooms, dug his well, and in the summer of 1783 raised his crops, moving his family here in the fall of the same year. He was not exactly alone in the wilderness while building his home, as his brother Joseph was at the same time at work upon his lot adjoining. Here, side by side, the two brothers spent their long lifetime. One spring Mr. Johnson had been clearing a field, and his last act was to burn the ground over, and
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when he came back in the fall, five months later, there was still fire in the logs in the bog, and in the partly con- structed house the wood-dove had built her nest and reared her brood-a pleasant omen.
In finishing his house he took great pains, each room having glass windows, and all the doors having iron hinges- rare luxuries in Perrystown at that date ; but Mr. Johnson's repeated transits between his old home and new home gave opportunity to supply himself with needful things not to be obtained here. He was a man of sterling qualities, and had a good education. His faculties, mental and physical, held out till the close of his long life. For further mention of these two brothers, see "Early Settlers."
Jonathan Johnson m. Dec. 29, 1781, Molly Follansbee, dau. of Francis and Molly (Dean) Follansbee, of Leomin- ster, Mass., b. Jan. 17, 1761, in Newbury, Mass .; d. in Sut- ton March 21, 1828. Children, all save the first, b. in Sut- ton,-
I. Polly, b. March 11, 1783, in Hampstead ; d. Oct. 31, 1808, in Newport.
II. Jonathan, b. April 28, 1785 ; d. April 18, 1807.
III. Judith, b. Jan. 21, 1792; d. April 26, 1865 : m. Nov. 4, 1811, John Blaisdell, of Sutton. [See Blaisdell.]
IV. Hannah M., b. March 28, 1795; d. Nov. 1, 1876.
V. John, b. March 28, 1795; d. Aug. 14, 1865. VI. James, b. Nov. 1, 1797 ; d. Nov. 12, 1835.
VII. Sarah, b. Aug. 25, 1799 ; d. April 15, 1878.
VIII. Lydia, b. Dec. 22, 1803 ; d. April 14, 1883, in Sutton.
IX. Jonathan, b. Sept. 7, 1807 ; d. March 24, 1878.
I. Polly Johnson m. Sept. 24, 1806, Smith P. Colby, of Warner. Child,-
1. Johnson Colby, b. in Newport, Oct. 22, 1808.
IV. Hannah M. Johnson m. Oct. 7, 1819, Moses Collins, of Warner. Children, b. in Warner,-
1. Polly J., b. Sept. 10, 1820; d. June 22, 1887.
2. Moses J., b. June 3, 1825 ; d. Oct. 5, 1877.
3. Lemuel W., b. Aug. 11, 1830.
4. Benjamin F., b. Oct. 7, 1832.
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GENEALOGY.
Moses Collins d. Feb. 7, 1876, in Warner.
1. Polly J. Collins m. Feb. 8, 1843, James Stevens, of Warner. Chil- dren, ---
(1) Henry A., b. 1844.
(2) Edwin R., b. 1846.
(3) James W., b. 1850; d. 1860.
James Stevens d. Dec., 1889 ; his wife d. June 22, 1887, in Ayer's® Village, Mass.
(1) Henry A. Stevens m. Clara A. Dow, of Hopkinton, dau. of Hor- ace Dow. Child,-
Ida.
(2) Edwin R. Stevens m. Jennie Whittier, of Hopkinton, dau. of Amos Whittier. They reside in Haverhill, Mass. Child,-
Arthur.
2. Moses G. Collins m. Sept. 25, 1849, Mary Ann Johnson, dau. of Henry and Polly (Blaisdell) Johnson. No children.
3. Lemuel W. Collins, of Warner, m. March 16, 1853, Betsey B. Marshall, dau. of Cummings and Lucy (Presby) Marshall. No chil- dren.
4. Benjamin F. Collins m. Jan. 4, 1862, Alzana Osgood, who d. Aug. 4, 1872. No children.
VI. James Johnson m. Anna Ring, of Newbury, dau. of Moses and Hannah (Kelley) Ring. She d. Sept. 27, 1865. Child,-
1. Howard, b. April 2, 1831, in Sutton; m. Feb. 11, 1862, Lavina D. Chase, of Warner. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) James H., b. Feb. 8, 1863; m. April 3, 1890, Clarabelle Bates, of Bradford.
(2) Francis B., b. Oct. 3, 1866.
VIII. Lydia Johnson m. May 14, 1837, Levi Collins, of Warner, who d. Aug. 16, 1873, in Warner. No children.
JONES.
Ezra Jones built the first "grist-mill " in Sutton, on the stream about one half mile below the South village. He also built the first saw-mill in the same locality. He had a mechanical turn, and in his mill he had a lathe for turning wooden bowls and plates. He m. Elizabeth Bailey. Children,-
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
I. Ezra, b. -; m. Nov. 16, 1797, Ruth Page.
II. Amos, b. April 24, 1786 ; m. Betsey Littlehale.
III. Betsey, or Betty, or Hitty, b. June 16, 1778 ; m. Daniel Emery.
IV. Jonathan, b. July 25, 1790; m. Feb. 25, 1810, Mary Mills.
V. Nathan, b. Sept. 11, 1792. He was Dea. Nathan Jones of Wilmot.
VI. John, b. Oct. 19, 1795.
The date of birth of Ezra Jones, Jr., is not found on Sut- ton records, but as he was old enough to be the owner of land here in 1792 (see assignment of rangeways) he must have been born before his father came to Sutton.
KENDRICK.
Dudley Kendrick, b. in West Newbury, Mass., 1743 ; d. Dec. 7, 1821, in Sutton : m. April 21, 1762, Mary Williams, b. in Newbury, Mass., 1741; d. in Sutton, Feb. 5, 1820. They moved to Sutton 1789, and settled upon the southern slope of Kimball's hill. Mr. Kendrick divided his large lot of land into three farms, one for himself and the son who was to live with him, William, and one each for the other two sons, in order to have them settle near him. His daughters married and settled out of town, but not very far away. Mr. Kendrick was considered a very upright, hon- orable man, capable in public affairs, and is credited with many kind deeds. Children,-
I. Samuel, b. May 7, 1764 ; d. Jan. 4, 1851.
II. Benjamin, b. Aug. 17, 1767; d. March 22, 1850.
III. Polly, b. May, 1770.
IV. Rhoda, b. Nov., 1774.
V. Hannah, b. June, 1780 ; d.
VI. William, b. Dec. 12, 1784; d. May 5, 1859, in Sutton.
I. Samuel Kendrick m. Sept. 14, 1793, Betsey Rowell, of Hop- kinton, who d. Sept. 7, 1810, in Sutton. Children, b. in Sutton,-
1. Betsey, b. Aug., 1794; d. Sept. 20. 1799.
2. Polly, b. March, 1797 ; d. April 24, 1812.
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3. Betsey, b. Nov., 1800; d. 1862.
4. Hannah, b. May 17, 1807 ; d. 1875 : m. May 17, 1832, Ira Rowell, of East Sutton.
Samuel Kendrick m., 2d, June 16, 1811, Rhoda Williams, sister to Thomas Williams, an early storekeeper of Hopkinton. She d. Feb. 20, 1866. Child,-
5. Eunice W., b. July 1, 1812; m. Sept. 18, 1834, John C. Dresser. [See Dresser.]
II. Benjamin Kendrick m. June 10, 1897, Judith Gould, of Warner, b. April 24, 1776 ; d. April 15, 1815, in Sutton. Chil- dren, b. in Sutton,-
1. Jonathan Gould, b. Aug. 16, 1800; d. Aug. 13, 1879, at St. Louis, Mo.
2. John Williams, b. May 3, 1806; d. Oct. 23, 1880, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
3. Sarah G., b. June 16, 1809; d. March 1, 1874, in California.
4. Rhoda W., b. Aug. 1, 1811 ; d. Oct. 28, 1875, in Warner.
5. Judith, b. April 10, 1815; d. June 11, 1884, in Sutton.
Benjamin Kendrick m., 2d, Feb. 15, 1816, Abigail Hardy, of Pembroke, b. Nov. 26, 1781; d. Dec. 31, 1833, in Sutton. Chil- dren,-
6. George W., b. Dec. 3, 1817 ; d. many years since.
7. Otis R., b. Jan. 27, 1820 ; d. July 15, 1848.
8. Mary A., b. Jan. 1, 1822 ; d. Nov. 28, 1851.
Benjamin Kendrick m., 3d, May 14, 1835, Polly Clough, of Warner, b. Nov. 30, 1787.
1. Jonathan Gould Kendrick m. Mary E. Vancoust. Children,-
(1) Mary Crawford. (2) Cordelia E. (3) Josephine. (4) Charles V.
2. John Williams Kendrick m. Mary A. Dowers. Children,-
(1) Harriet. (2) John Frederic. (3) George. (4) Mary Sophia. 3. Sarah G. Kendrick m. March 1, 1846, John Reddick. Child,-
(1) Frank.
4. Rhoda W. Kendrick m. Nov. 30, 1843, Philip S. Harvey Wadleigh, of Sutton. Child,-
(1) Julia A., b. March 25, 1845, in Sutton; m. B. Frank Heath of Warner. They have a son, Fred Harvey, b. 1883, in Warner.
5. Judith Kendrick m. April 16, 1840, James M. Peaslee, of Sutton. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) Benjamin, b. April 6, 1841; d. young.
(2) Byron A., b. June 16, 1843 ; d. young.
(3) Abbie A., b. April 7, 1848.
(4) Sarah W., b. 1852.
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6. George W. Kendrick left home when he was quite young, and has not been heard from for many years.
8. Mary A. Kendrick m. Sept. 6, 1849, Moses B. Scribner. Child,- (1) Frank, b. Nov., 1851.
III. Polly Kendrick m. William Trumbull, of Warner. Chil- dren,-
1. David. 2. Nathaniel. 3. Dudley. 4. William.
IV. Rhoda Kendrick m. Nathaniel Floyd. Children,-
1. Benjamin. 2. Mary.
V. Hannah Kendrick m. Sept. 4, 1815, Andrew Post, of Leba- non. Children,-
1. Reuben. 2. Mary.
VI. William Kendrick m. April 24, 1807, Sarah Johnson, of Sutton, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Philbrook) Johnson. Children, b. in Sutton,-
1. Dudley, b. Oct. 2, 1808 ; d. May 30, 1875.
2. Mary W., b. March 6, 1814; d. April 10, 1835.
3. Sarah J., b. April 25, 1825; m. Lucas Nelson, of Sutton, who d. March 25, 1873, aged about 52.
William Kendrick moved into the South village soon after his father's death, and was quite a prominent business man for a long time. He kept the hotel at the Littlehale stand many years.
1. Dudley Kendrick m. Dorcas Pattee, of Warner, b. 1810 ; d. May 13, 1840, in Sutton. He m., May 15, 1842, Judith S. Morrill, of War- ner, b. Sept. 11, 1809 ; d. Aug. 3, 1869, in Sutton. Child,-
(1) Adelaide, b. Aug., 1843 ; d. Oct. 9, 1882 : m. Aug. 19, 1869, Charles W. McAllister, of Sutton. Child,-
Henry C., b. Feb. 18, 1873, in Sutton.
KEZAR.
Ebenezer Kezar, the ancestor of the Sutton Kezars, was b. in Haverhill, Mass., 1720. He came here from Rowley about 1772. He died here in 1793. His widow (2d wife) afterwards married Ephraim Gile, and died in 1808.
Coming here with the early settlers, and being a resolute and powerful man, ambitious, and possessed of many capa- bilities, Mr. Kezar became a master spirit among them, and
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a good share of the public work was done by him for sev- eral years. He was empowered by the general court to call the first town-meeting after incorporation, but being even then well advanced in life, he seems to have retired somewhat after that time, and left the town's work for younger men to do.
Before coming to Sutton he was experienced as inn- keeper, tanner, and blacksmith, and had an extensive acquaintance in the older towns and communities wherein he had lived and operated. He was possessed of immense bodily strength, and all these advantages he was willing to turn in for the benefit of the young colony in Perrystown. He owned the first horse ever brought into this town, which was no small advantage where there were no carriage roads made as yet. Through his own force of character, as well as through his numerous energetic descendants, no man who has ever lived in this town has left a more decided mark upon it. He was more than fifty years old when he came here, accompanied by his son Simon and daughter Hannah. The son already had a family, and the daughter, at the age of 19, married Benjamin Wadleigh, Sr., and be- came mother of a numerous family. She d. in 1836, aged 86.
Simon's wife was of the celebrated Scotch-Irish stock, by name Mehitabel Foster. More children were born after their coming to Sutton, till they had, in all, twenty. She d. in 1801, aged 54 years and some months. Simon Kezar, her husband, d. in 1817, of apoplexy. Like his father, Simon was a blacksmith as well as tanner.
Simon Kezar, son of Ebenezer, came with his family to Sutton at the same time his father came, and located near him. He m. April 19, 1769, Mehitabel Foster. Children,-
I. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 4, 1770.
II. Sarah, b. May 7, 1771.
III. Simon, b. July 21, 1772 ; d. Jan. 10, 1833, in Canada : m. Piercy Hovey.
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IV. Mehitabel, b. Nov. 15, 1773; d. March 12, 1801 : m. Feb. 16, 1794, James Watson, of Newport.
V. Hannah, b. Feb. 2, 1775; d. Dec. 24, 1794 : m. Oct., 1793, John Harvey.
VI. Elizabeth, b. March 12, 1776; m. Moses Bean and went to Canada ; 8 children.
VII. Abigail, b. June 24, 1777.
VIII. Samuel, b. June 27, 1779 ; d. April 26, 1829 : m. Martha Sargent. Lived in Sutton.
IX. Ruth, b. June 30, 1780; d. in early childhood.
X. Joseph, b. Nov. 8, 1782 ; d. Feb., 1784 ; m. Polly Fletcher, and went to Canada.
XI. Amos, b. March 3, 1783; m. Dorcas Lowell and went to Canada.
XII. Ruth, b. May 7, 1784. Went to Canada.
XIII. John, b. Dec. 7, 1785 ; m. Ellinor Whitcomb. Lived in Sutton.
XIV. Dolly, b. Jan. 22, 1787; m. - Colby, and went to Canada.
XV. Eliphalet, b. July 22, 1788.
XVI. Daniel, b. Sept. 30, 1790.
Some of the above children died in infancy, and several of the daughters died of consumption soon after reaching matu- rity. About 1798 six of the children, viz., Simon, Joseph, Amos, Ruth, Dolly, and Elizabeth, removed to Canada (Hatley, P. Q.), where they had large families and where their posterity remain.
Concerning the three brothers who went to Canada, it is said of them that they in early life were hunters and trap- pers, but all were good farmers. Like the Kezars in Sut- ton, they and their progeny were fond of water, and several of them settled near Massawippi lake, in form and size much resembling Sunapee lake. One of the descendants of Joseph Kezar is noted as a railroad bridge builder, and another as a farmer and stock-dealer. The descendants of the Kezar family are numerous in Stanstead Co.
Concerning the descendants of the Sutton Kezars, this may be said of some of them, viz., that to the fine taste and
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appreciation of the picturesque evinced by J. Harvey Kezar and his sons in beautifying the shores of the great centre of attraction, Kezar's pond, as well as to the work they have done in erecting close by it handsome and substantial sum- mer hotels, is due, in no small degree, the constantly in- creasing growth of the summer boarding business in North Sutton, which has already assumed such proportions that by means of it thousands of dollars are every year put in circulation in town.
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