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4. Martha C. Page, resides with her husband, George H. Littlehale, at the homestead in the South village, where lived and died Enoch Page, Sr., and his son, Enoch Page. The mansion has been much improved and modernized. Mr. Littlehale is son of Henry, and grand-
Enoch Page.
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son of Isaac Littlehale, an early resident in this town. He is a farmer, taking just pride in well kept grounds and well fed stock.
Enoch Page, Sr., for a few years after coming here, lived with his brother Daniel, on Dodge's hill, in the house best known as the Chellis house. Sometime between 1806 and 1808 he built a large house, the second one in what is now the South village. Into this house he moved with his family, and opened a tavern, which he kept for several years. He built also his carpenter-shop, which stood on the site of the present Robbins house. He was an exten- sive farmer, owning large tracts of land in the south part of this town. He served acceptably in many town offices. Whatever Capt. Page did he did well ; his farm was pro- ductive and his other business prosperous, and from a hum- ble beginning he by his own exertions gained a compe- tence.
PALMER.
The Palmers of Sutton and Warner are descendants of Jonathan Palmer. Three of his sons-John, James, and Jeremiah-settled early on a Lord Proprietor's lot, No. 8, drawn to the original right of John Moffat, one of the Masonian proprietors. The locality has been known as Palmerstown, or Palmer Gore, and adjoins Warner Gore. Here the three brothers lived to a great age, and reared large families, and it has since been largely occupied by their descendants. Some ten years ago 17 of the 330 legal voters of Sutton were Palmers, and descendants of this Jonathan Palmer, of Warner, who was from Rye and Ches- ter. Some of the Palmers have possessed much mechanical skill. David and Moses, sons of John, made and operated about the first clapboard- and shingle-mill in Merrimack county, nearly seventy years ago. David was also a cooper, shoemaker, and carpenter. John Palmer came from Rye about 1790, and settled in Warner Gore. In 1818 he re- moved to Sutton.
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Jonathan Palmer, of Warner, was son of Christopher Palmer, of Rye, who m., 1705, Elizabeth Berry.
David Palmer was b. in Warner Gore 1799; m. 1818, Nancy Colby, and moved to Sutton with his father, and lived in town till his death in 1870. His wife d. 1866, aged 70 years. Children,-
I. Ransom C., b. 1819; d. 1883, in Barnstead : m. July 17, 1845, Alice Fisk ; lived in Sutton till 1849, then moved to Barn- stead, where he died. Children,-
1. Caroline S., b. 1846, in Sutton.
2. Edmund G., b. 1848, in Sutton.
3. Frank E., b. 1850, in Barnstead.
4. Charles E., b. 1853, in Barnstead.
II. Simon R., b. 1821; d. 1866.
III. James M., b. 1823 ; d. 1867, in Sutton : m. 1846, Eliza J. Durgin. Children,-
1. Hattie A., b. April 5, 1850.
2. Carrie N., b. June 25, 1857; m. Oct. 18, 1880, John J. Bartlett, of Warner : live in Concord.
1. Hattie A. Palmer m. Nov. 17, 1869, Daniel L. Powers. Chil- dren,-
(1) Eva J., b. Aug. 5, 1871.
(2) Baron S., b. April 24, 1873; d. April 10, 1878.
(3) Addie V., b. March 8, 1876.
(4) Leon P., b. Dec. 1, 1882.
(5) Shirley R., b. Feb. 20, 1885.
(6) Arthur E., b. July 16, 1886; d. May 6, 1887.
IV. Susan C., b. 1826; d. 1850.
V. Nancy C., b. 1829 ; d. 1855 : m. Ruel Noyes, and moved to Lodi, Wis. No children.
VI. Lavina R., b. 1829 ; d. 1861 : m, 1846, Albert A. Durgin, of Tilton. Children,-
1. Ora A., b. 1848; m. 1870, N. C. Lear, of Newbury.
2. Mary J , b. 1855 ; m. Charles O. Bailey, of Bradford.
VII. Pluma P., b. 1832; d. 1876 : m. 1854, Alva D. Colcord. Child, --
1. Lilian E., b. Oct. 21, 1855; d. Oct. 4, 1872.
VIII. Harriet H., b. 1834; d. 1836.
IX. George W., b. 1835; d. 1855, in Lodi, Wis.
Jeremiah Palmer, b. 1756, in Rye ; d. 1835: m. Hannah . Bickam, b. 1754: d. 1834. Children,-
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I. William.
II. Timothy.
III. Jeremiah.
IV. Richard.
V. Joseph.
VI. Hannah.
VII. Jonathan, b. May 22, 1796 ; d. 1886.
I. William Palmer m. Polly Palmer. Children,-
1. John M.
2. Hannah.
3. Sullivan.
4. Jonathan.
5. Meribah
6. Polly.
7. Sabrina.
8 .. William.
1. John M. Palmer m. Lucretia Bennett. Children,-
(1) Eliza. (2) Sullivan. (3) Frank. (4) Horace.
(1) Eliza Palmer m. Feb. 14, 1863, Ira K. Eastman. Child,-
a. Emmeline, m. Aug. 7, 1887, Edwin H. Palmer. Child,-
. Sarah M., b. Aug. 16, 1888.
(2) Sullivan Palmer m. Hannah Colby. Children,- Sullivan, and two others
(3) Frank Palmer m. Jennie Barker,-1 child.
7. Sabrina Palmer m. Feb. 12, 1844, Joseph W. Palmer. Children,-
(1) William. (2) George. (3) Leavitt. (4) Elliott. (5) James. (6) Harriet.
(2) George Palmer m. Lavonia Colby. Children,- Willie ; Bertie ; Hattie ; Fred.
II. Timothy Palmer m. Judith - -. Children,-
1. William. 2. Jeremiah. 3. Timothy. 4. Philip. 5. Leonard. 6. Hannah. 7. Diantha. 8. Emily. 9. Catherine.
III. Jeremiah Palmer m. Sabrina Harwood. Children,-
1. William. 2. Asenath. 3. Saloma.
1. William Palmer m. 1st, - Pattee; 1 child. He m., 2d, - Durgin.
2. Asenath Palmer m. Proctor Ward ; 4 children.
IV. Richard Palmer m. Esther Chase. Children,-
1. Horace, m. - Pattee.
2. Mary A., m. Stephen Messer. Child,-
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(1) Alvin, m. Jennie Brown.
3. Elizabeth.
4. Phebe, m. Theodore Waldron ; 3 children.
5. Sarah, m. -; 2 children.
6. Eunice, m. - Bunker.
7. Hannah, m. -.
8. Orra, m. - Chase.
V. Joseph Palmer m. April 26, 1845, Mary Robertson. Chil-
dren,-
1. Daniel.
2. Sarah J., m. - Beckwith.
3. Mary E., m. Lyman Davis ; 5 children.
4. Joseph.
5. Rufus, m. -.
VII. Jonathan Palmer m. Nov. 12, 1822, Abigail Wells, who d. Nov. 14, 1884. Children,-
1. Mary, m. James Colby. Children,-
(1) Jonathan. (2) Isaiah. (3) Nancy, m. Calvin Page ; 1 child.
2. Joseph, mn. Sabrina Palmer. [See her record.]
3. Jeremiah, b. Aug. 9, 1828; m. July 5, 1849, Abbie Palmer, b. 1832; d. 1871. Child,-
(1) Lendon H.
(1) Lendon H. Palmer m. Abbie Page. Children,- Herman ; Guy ; Cleveland ; Mace.
Jeremiah Palmer m., 2d, 1873, Mira Stone.
4. Cyrus, d. -.
5. Hiram, m., 1st, Harriet Bachelder. Child,-
(1) Edwin H., who m. Emmeline Eastman. [See her record.] Hiram Palmer m., 2d, Olive Bachelder. Child,-
(2) Sarah M., b. Aug. 16, 1888.
James Palmer m., 1st, Miriam Flanders. Children,-
I. Jonathan.
II. Philip, m. twice. Children,-Stephen and two others.
III. Abner, m. -.
IV. Mary, m. Joseph Wells. [See Wells. ]
V. Sarah, m. Daniel Watson. Children,-
1. Abijah. 2. Nicodemus. 3. Lucy.
VI. Eliza, m. - Putney. Children,-
1. Mary. 2. Madison. 3. Elizabeth. 4. Squire.
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James Palmer m., 2d, Anna Morgan. Children,-
VII. Moses, m. -. Children,-
1. Brooks. 2. Tyler. 3. A daughter.
VIII. Nathaniel, m. Eunice Stackpole. Children,-
1. Augustus. 2. Leonard. 3. Martha. 4. Eunice. 5. Catherine.
IX. Joseph, m. -.
X. Abigail, m. Phinehas Flanders. Children,-
1. Caleb, and 3 daughters.
I. Jonathan Palmer m. Temperance Morgan. Children,-
1. Rebecca, m. Reuben Swift. Children,-
(1) Reuben W. and one other.
2. Mary.
3. Ira, m. Esther Bullard. Children,-
(1) Ellen. (2) Lizzie. (3) Alma E. (4) Frank. (5) Charles. (6) Esther A.
(3) Alma E. Palmer m. Elliot Wells.
(5) Charles Palmer m., 1st, Anna Morgan. Child,-David A. He m., 2d, -- Eaton. Child,-1 daughter.
4. Miriam, never married.
5. Jonathan, m. Hannah Hale. Children,-
(1) Clara. (2) Reuben W., and 2 others.
(2) Reuben W. Palmer m. -. Children,- Ross ; Clara, and one other.
6. Andrew Palmer m. Mary Page.
PARKER.
Hezekiah Parker m. Esther, dau. of Aquilla Wilkins. She was sister to the wife of Ezekiel Davis, whose 1st hus- band was - Mills. Children, b. in Sutton.
I. Lucy, b. Feb. 12, 1777 ; m. Jonathan Davis, Jr. [See same.]
II. Esther, b. Dec. 28, 1779; m. Daniel Whittier. [See same. ] III. Hezekiah, b. Sept. 23, 1781.
IV. Tryphena, b. Aug. 19, 1783; m. Moses Smith (2d wife).
V. Sally, b. Aug. 31, 1785; m. Nov. 27, 1806, Daniel Richard- son.
VI. Amos.
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VII. Tryphosa, b. Oct. 20, 1792 ; m. - Wood, of New Lon- don.
VIII. Clara, b. Jan. 12, 1796; m. Feb. 1, 1815, Thomas Davis. [See same. ]
III. Hezekiah Parker m. April 26, 1816, Sally Austin. Chil- dren,-
1. Alice, m. Stillman Andrew.
2. Sally, m. - Hutchins.
3. Amos.
4. Hannah.
5. Barnet, d. young. .
6. John, d. a young man.
7. Eliza, m. Joseph Morgan (2d wife).
3. Amos Parker m. Nov. 4, 1852, Marcia L. Rowe. Children,-
(1) Sarah L., b. Aug. 4, 1853 ; d. -.
(2) George A., b. April 7, 1856.
(3) Marcia L., b. May 8, 1858; m. Lewis Fellows, of Dorchester ; 3 children.
(4) Mahala E., b. Aug. 13, 1860.
(5) John C., b. Sept. 21, 1862.
VI. Amos Parker, b. Aug. 12, 1788; d. Aug. 7, 1865 : m. Bet- sey Wood. He m., 2d, Sept. 29, 1830, Ruth Sargent, b. April 30, 1797 ; d. March 2, 1864. Children,-
1. Sarah A., b. Aug. 9, 1831 ; m. James I. Wheeler. Children,-
(1) May E. (2) Orella.
2. Freeman S., b. July 3, 1833 ; m. Oct., 1857, Frances M. Cheney, who d. May 15, 1860. Child,-
(1) Laura M., b. Nov. 6, 1858.
He m., 2d, May, 1862, Sarah Bickford. Children,-
(2) Cora Belle, b. June, 1865.
(3) George W., b. April 13, 1875.
3. Nathaniel A., b. Feb. 10, 1836 ; m. Feb. 8, 1866, Ellen A. McIn- tyre. Children,-
(1) Herbert E., b. Oct. 26, 1867.
(2) Clinton E., b. May 21, 1871.
4. Prudence S., b. Oct. 13, 1838 ; m. July 18, 1869, George Sanders, who d. Nov. 19, 1879. Child,-
(1) Loren A., b. July 5, 1874.
She m., 2d, April 26, 1883, James A. Smith.
ELISHA PARKER
was a nephew of Hezekiah Parker, Sr. He came from Hopkinton to Sutton previous to 1809. While here he was
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quite a prominent citizen. He was selectman in 1819, and several times afterwards till 1828, about which time he re- moved West with his family. He owned and occupied the estate since known as the Edmund Chadwick place. He m. April 7, 1811, Lydia, dau. of Elder Samuel Ambrose. Children, b. in Sutton,-
Sophia Maria, b. Oct. 5, 1813.
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Mary Ann, b. July 23, 1815. [See " Deaf and Dumb."]
Harriet, b. Sept. 23, 1817.
Julia Franklin, b. June 6, 1819.
Charles, b. April 29, 1820.
Mark, b. Nov. 18, 1821.
Susan Elvira, b. March 19, 1823.
Newton, b. April 16, 1827.
Lydia, b. June 26, 1828.
HEZEKIAH PARKER
was, as his direct descendants claim, the first settler in the north part of Sutton. During the first years of his resi- dence in this region he subsisted almost entirely by hunting the bear, moose, and smaller game with which the forests then abounded. After a while, however, he commenced operations upon a lot of wild land near the base of Kear- sarge mountain, not far from what has, at a later period, been the residence of Moses Hazen, Esq.
To clear up and make productive his mountain land was no light task. He, of course, encountered, in common with most first settlers, many hardships, privations, and dangers, in his semi-barbaric life in the wilderness. In fact, he seemed not infrequently to be the subject of more than the ordinary portion of mishap and ill-luck. At one time there arose in that mountain region a furious tempest of wind, rain thunder, and lightning. The wind blew down his house, the lightning killed most of his cattle, and one of his children was supposed to have perished in the general disaster. She, however, made her appearance the next morning, having fled, doubtless, in the belief that the
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general wreck of matter was about to take place, and sought shelter and passed the night in a hollow log.
Many were the disadvantages under which Mr. Parker labored, many the difficulties to be conquered, even as com- pared with many other settlers, in the fact that these moun- tain lands, though rich in native productive power, were hard of access, and stubborn to resist the discipline of the cultivator. At length, however, by hard labor and untiring patience on his part, the strong, rough soil began to " give forth its increase " and yield abundantly, and thus he was able to secure to himself and his family a comfortable home and subsistence during the remainder of his long mortal life.
Though somewhat eccentric in his habits and fancies, Mr. Parker was a deeply religious, highly conscientious man, strictly honest always.
PEARSONS.
Uriah P. Pearsons, b. March 4, 1812, son of Joseph and Deborah (Badger) Pearsons, of Warner ; m. July 4, 1837, Laura, dau. of Dudley and Sarah (Woodman) Bailey, of Warner. Children,-
I. Eliza D., b. Sept. 1, 1838, in Newbury.
II. Laura A., b. Sept. 16, 1841, in Sutton.
III. John L., b. June 28, 1844, in Sutton.
IV. Dudley B., b. Oct. 14, 1847, in Sutton.
V. Ellen M., b. June 30, 1849, in Newbury.
VI. Mary J., b. Aug. 23, 1861, in Sutton.
Uriah B. Pearsons lived in several different places in this vicinity. He d. in Warner. His wife d. March 14, 1878, in Wilmot.
I. Eliza D. Pearsons m. July 22, 1857, Gilbert B. Briggs. Chil- dren, --
1. Frank H., b. Aug. 3, 1858, in Canaan.
2. Fred G., b. July 28, 1860, in Alexandria ; d. March 28, 1881.
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3. Willie B,, b. April 15, 1864, in Alexandria.
4. John L., b. Dec. 10, 1866, in Alexandria.
5. Charles B., b. April 3, 1870, in Wilmot.
6. Laura Gertrude, b. Nov. 19, 1878, in Wilmot.
II. Laura A. Pearsons m. Jan. 6, 1865, Charles S. Whitney, of New London. Children, b. in New London,-
1. Carrie E., b. Jan. 6, 1866 ; m. July 6, 1889, Frank Reed, of Unity. 2. George W., b. May 25, 1878.
III. John L. Pearsons enlisted in 10th Regiment N. H. Vols. He was taken prisoner, and d. at Salisbury, N. C.
IV. Dudley B. Pearsons m. March 1, 1871, Ella F. Keyser, of Wilmot. Child,-
1. Lottie E., b. Sept. 10, 1873.
Dudley B. Pearsons d. Oct. 21, 1878, in Wilmot.
V. Ellen M. Pearsons m. June 22, 1870, Manson Patten, of Alexandria. Children,-
1. Mabel. 2. Fred. 3. Fred, 2d. 4. Anna.
VI. Mary J. Pearsons m. Dec. 31, 1870, Edward Woodman, of Alexandria. They removed to Iowa. Children,-
1. Jennie, b. 1872.
2. Nellie, b. 1877.
Mrs. Mary J. (Pearsons) Woodman m., 2d, Dec. 4, 1882, Valen- tine Kennel, of - Iowa. Child,-
3. Frances, b. July 6, 1886.
The Pearsons family, who were early inhabitants of Sut- ton, are fully mentioned in another part of this work ; also, Ira B. Person, in "Justices of the Peace."
PEASLEE.
David Peaslee, of Sandown, m. March 18, 1743, Rachel Bean. Children, b. in Sandown,-
Dorothy, b. Nov. 12, 1744. Samuel, b. June 5, 1746.
Peter, b. March 8, 1749 ; d. in Bridgewater.
David, b. March 6, 1751.
Rachel, b. May 12, 1854.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
Abraham, b. July 20, 1756.
Isaac, b. May 3, 1770.
Jacob, b. May 3, 1760.
Timothy, b. Oct. 5, 1763; m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Andrew. No children ; lived in Bradford.
Sarah, b. April 12, 1766 ; m. July 8, 1785, Ephraim Hildreth. [See same.]
John, b. Nov. 11, 1768.
David Peaslee and wife died in Sutton.
Samuel Peaslee, 2d child of David, m. March 13, 1768, Sarah Bean, of Sandown, dau. of Samuel and Mary (-) Bean. Children,-
I. Mary, b. Sept. 4, 1769; m. Dec. 17, 1793, Jonathan Heath, of Bridgewater. No children.
II. Sarah, b. Oct. 30, 1771 ; m. July 3, 1792, Samuel Andrew ; 10 children.
III. Thomas, b. June 21, 1773.
IV. Rachel, b. May 5, 1775 ; m. Jan. 5, 1797, James Heath, of Bridgewater.
V. Samuel, b. Nov. 28, 1776; m. Hannah Shepherd, of New London. The Bradford and Newbury Peaslee families are de- scendants of this Samuel Peaslee. He had sons,-John, Elijah, Joel, Eben, Jonathan, and Manly, and daughters,-Irene, Jane, and Sally.
VI. David, b. Feb. 20, 1778.
VII. Joseph, b. March 14, 1780.
VIII. Judith, b. Jan. 2, 1783.
IX. Jonathan, b. April 7, 1785.
Samuel Peaslee d. Sept. 12, 1821, in Sutton. His wife d. July 11, 1820, in Sutton. This couple, with one child, moved to Perrystown in the spring of 1770, settling at what is now the South village, in which he built the first house, and kept the first tavern in this town. Mr. Peaslee was a very important and useful man in the new township, as the early records show.
III. Thomas Peaslee m. Jan. 24, 1799, Mary A., dau. of Benja- min and Mary (Bean) Wells. Children, b. in Sutton,-
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1. Benjamin Wells, b. July 5, 1800 ; d. -.
2. Samuel Bean, b. Aug. 1, 1802.
3. Ruth Wells, b. July 5, 1804 ; d. March 26, 1812.
4. Daniel C., b. April 4, 1806; d. Aug. 12, 1809.
5. Dorothy Ann, b. April 10, 1807.
6. Joseph P., b. April 4, 1808.
7. Daniel Andrew, b. July 25, 1810.
8. James Minot, b. April 8, 1813. [See Kendrick. ]
9. Benjamin Loverin; b. Feb. 25, 1816.
Thomas Peaslee and wife d. in Sutton.
VII. Joseph Peaslee m. Nov. 23, 1809, Dorothy Wells, of Sut- ton, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Bean) Wells. Child,-
1. Lyman, b. in Sutton, Nov. 9, 1811; m. April 30, 1833, Mary Ober.
Abraham Peaslee, 6th child of David, b. July 20, 1756 ; m. Dec. 24, 1778, Martha Bean, of Brentwood. Children, b. in Sutton,-
I. Benaiah, b. March 25, 1780; d. 1818, of consumption.
II. Hannah, b. June 5, 1782 ; m. Sept. 23, 1805, Samuel Scrib- ner, of Salisbury.
III. Phebe, b. Sept. 28, 1784; m. Nov. 17, 1803, Iddo Scribner, of Salisbury.
IV. Martha, b. Nov. 15, 1786 ; m. Sept. 2, 1810, William Scrib- ner, of Newport.
V. Polly, b. April 9, 1789 ; m. - Scribner, of Salisbury.
VI. Sarah, b. Sept. 21, 1791 ; m. March 22, 1812, John Peters, of Salisbury.
VII. Abraham, b. Feb. 21, 1794; d. 1872.
VIII. Dorothy, b. Feb. 27, 1796 ; m. Jan. 19, 1815, Daniel Stevens, of Salisbury. 1
IX. John, b. March 12, 1799; m. Ruth Stevens.
X. Susanna, b. Sept. 13, 1801 ; m. Benjamin Webster, of Salis- bury.
I. Benaiah Peaslee m. - - Scribner, of Salisbury. Children, b. in Sutton,-
1. John, b. May 29, 1808.
2. Mehitabel, b. Feb. 12, 1810.
3. Sally, b. April 20, 1812.
4. Abraham, b. June 27, 1815.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
All the Scribners who intermarried with the children of Abra- ham Peaslee, Sr., were of the same family, save one, and he was a cousin to the others.
VII. Abraham Peaslee m. Jan. 24, 1815, Sally Scribner, b. Sept. 2, 1790 ; d. June 11, 1856. Children, b. in Sutton,-
1. Martha B., b. June 3, 1815; d. July, 1876.
2. Zachariah, b. Feb. 21, 1817; d. Jan. 1, 1818.
3. Hannah, b. April 1, 1818; d. 1878. [See Wells.]
4. Abraham, b. Sept. 2, 1820; d. March 21, 1877.
5. Catharine, b. June 9, 1823 ; d. Dec. 25, 1843.
6. Zachariah, b. Oct. 1, 1824 ; d. Sept. 9, 1845.
7. Marcus, b. Sept., 1826; d. Sept. 10, 1827.
8. Andrew J., b. May 25, 1828; d. Sept. 25, 1829.
9. Betsey S., b. Feb. 12, 1830; d. July 10, 1849.
10. Andrew J., b. Feb. 18, 1832; d. 1878.
11. Leonard F., b. Nov. 5, 1839 ; d. July 10, 1863.
1. Martha B. Peaslee m. 1835, George W. Richards, b. in Walden, Vt., Feb. 11, 1805. [For their family, see George W. Richards.]
4. Abraham Peaslee m. Dec. 10, 1856, Mrs. Betsey (Wells) Stone, of Sutton, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Pressey) Wells. He m., 2d, Sept. 14, 1868, Mrs. Sarah (-) Hardy, formerly of Vermont.
Many of the children of Abraham Peaslee, 2d, died of consump- tion.
Isaac Peaslee, 7th child of David, b. May 3, 1760 ; m. Oct. 4, 1782, Mary Collins (supposed of Weare). Chil- dren, b. in Sutton,-
I. Mary C., b. Feb. 18, 1783 ; d. Nov. 17, 1794.
II. Jonathan C., b. April 20, 1788 ; d. in Wilmot.
III. Isaac, b. Oct. 2, 1792 ; d. Aug. 14, 1794.
IV. Isaac, b. June 18, 1795 ; d. May 11, 1884, in Sutton.
V. Thomas, b. April 20, 1798.
VI. Mary, b. Nov. 12, 1800 ; m. March 24, 1822, Joseph Good- win, of Manchester. They had a small family.
II. Jonathan C. Peaslee m. and settled in Wilmot. Some of his descendants live in that town, and some in Canaan.
IV. Isaac (Rev. Isaac Peaslee) m. Oct. 16, 1817, Hannah Mas- tin, b. May 4, 1797 ; d. Sept. 21, 1840, at Ashburnham, Mass. Children, all b. in Sutton except the last, he in Ashburnham, Mass.,-
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1. Betsey M., b. Nov. 20, 1818 ; d. April 2, 1889.
2. Moses C., b. Dec. 30, 1820.
3. Elmina, b. Feb. 18, 1823; d. Nov. 20, 1843.
4. Albert C., b. April 16, 1825; m. - , and had children.
5. Hannah M., b. Jan. 23, 1827 ; m. June 10, 1851, Joseph Johnson. [See same.]
6. Louisa, b. Oct. 10, 1829 ; d. Sept. 10, 1847.
7. Arthur C., b. May 29, 1832 ; d. July 1, 1876.
8. Edwin N., b. July 17, 1840; d. Jan. 12, 1848.
Rev. Isaac Peaslee m., 2d, June 22, 1841, Nancy D. Andrew, of Sutton, dau. of Samuel and Sally (Peaslee) Andrew, who d. July 19, 1860, in Sutton. He m., 3d, Sept. 20, 1860, Mary P. Clark, of Morristown, Vt., who d. Aug. 30, 1861. He m., 4th, Dec. 10, 1861, Mrs. Sally (Brown) Johnson, of Sutton, dau. of Samuel and Comfort (Speed) Brown, who d. April 15, 1863. He m., 5th, Nov. 21, 1863, Mrs. Lucy (Russell) Brook, of Rindge, dau. of Eliakim and Sarah (Converse) Russell.
2. Moses C. Peaslee m: Susan Lowe, of Wells, Me., where they have resided chiefly. She d. Dec., 1880, in Portsmouth. Children,-
(1) Charles F., b. Dec. 24, 1846 ; d. Jan. 1, 1883.
(2) Henry C.
(3) Annie S.
(4) William.
(5) Bartlett R., m. Vinetta Hadley.
(6) Newton I.
Moses C. Peaslee lived some years in this town, but none of his chil- dren were born here.
(2) Henry C. Peaslee m. Lucy Parkhurst, of Bedford. They had two daughters b. in Sutton,-Grace and Flora ; and since the family removed to Bedford more children have been born.
(6) Newton I. Peaslee m. Mary Parkhurst, of Bedford. No children. They adopted Myrtie Peaslee, the dau. of his brother, Bartlett R. Peaslee, on the death of the child's parents.
7. Arthur C. Peaslee m. Sophronia Devoll, of Leominster, Mass. Children,-
(1) Charles A. (2) Emmet. (3) William. (4) Frederic.
[See sketch of Rev. Isaac and Rev. Arthur C. Peaslee, in Freewill Baptist Church.]
V. Thomas Peaslee m. 1818, Hannah Graves, of Washington, dau. of Dea. William and Lucy (Wheeler) Graves, who d. Feb. 25, 1852. He m., 2d, 1852, Mrs. Zilpah (Sweet) Kidder. Children,. all by 1st wife, and all b. in Sutton except the three last. Thomas Peaslee was a shoemaker and lived in Sutton, Wilmot, Peterborough, and Washington. Children,-
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1. Julia A., b. March 3, 1819.
2. Willard H., b. Dec. 18, 1820.
3. Abigail G., b. Dec. 24, 1822.
4. Lucy M., b. Oct. 8, 1825.
5. William G., b. Feb., 1829.
6. Isaac G., b., Oct. 5, 1830 ; m. 1854, Ursula T. Walker. Residence, Peterborough.
7. Thomas J., b. Oct. 18, 1832; d. June 1, 1878, in Boston : m. Harriet Burbank.
8. George W., b. May 30, 1834; m. Caroline Burbank. Residence, Natick, Mass.
9. Emily, b. July 29, 1837, in Wilmot ; m. May 31, 1864, Charles C. Phillips, of New London.
10. Benjamin, b. Oct. 2, 1839, in Wilmot. Residence, Lake Village.
11. Edwin J., b. Sept. 8, 1844, in Wilmot. Residence, Lake Village. George W. and Edwin J. Peaslee were in service in the late war.
Abigail Graves, sister to the wife of the above Thomas Peaslee, b. May 4, 1798, in Washington ; m. June 1, 1831, Nathan Pierce. Resided in South Sutton, and later in Bradford. She d. June 22, 1881, in Warner. He d. April 13, 1875, in Warner. Children, b. in Sutton,-
1. Benjamin F., b. May 2, 1832; m. Sept. 6, 1855, Harriet Jane Goodwin, of Terre Haute, Ind .; 6 children.
2. Cynthia C., b. Nov. 23, 1835 ; m. Feb. 1, 1857, Leonard P. Jame- son, of Bradford.
John Peaslee, 11th child of David, b. Nov. 11, 1768; m. June 25, 1789, Olive Bailey. Children, b. in Sutton,-
I. Molly, b. 1799 ; m. June, 1814, John Scribner, of Salisbury.
II. Alice, b. 1800 ; m. Aug. 6, 1815, Benjamin Webster, of Unity.
III. Timothy, b. 1802 ; m. 1820, Patty Bean, of Salisbury.
IV. Olive, b. -; m. Oct. 9, 1820, Benjamin Spalding, of War- ner.
V. Rachel, b. 1805 ; m. Ephraim Fisk.
VI. John.
VII. Susan, b. 1811; m. Daniel Smith.
VIII. Rhoda, b. 1813; d. March 1, 1886.
IX. Polly, b. 1815 ; m. Daniel Scribner, of Salisbury.
David Peaslee, of Sandown, the first actual settler in Perrystown, came in the autumn of 1767, and was soon followed by his many sons. He settled at what was after- wards called "Peaslee's Corner," at the foot of Kimball's hill, north of the John Eaton residence. The sons all set-
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tled in this town. Concerning these men, father and sons, it was said of them by those who knew and remembered them, that they were all men of honor and honesty, were strong, well made, most of them being six feet tall. They all became owners of farms, and made them valuable by their energy and industry ; nevertheless they were more fond of hunting than husbandry. Indeed, some of them were perfect Nimrods. It is not improbable that to this special proclivity they are indebted for the honor of being the first settlers in the wilds of Perrystown.
David Peaslee, the father, died probably about 1800. One of his sons gave his age, at the time of his death, as 87. His widow died at a very great age.
Samuel Peaslee, oldest son, married the sister of William, Samuel, and Cornelius Bean, and their daughter Sally was the first-born female child in Sutton that lived to maturity. For her record, see Samuel Andrew. Her grave may be seen in the North burying-ground. The first born male child in Sutton was son of Cornelius Bean, to whom the town voted a gratuity when he should be of age. He, how- ever, died in infancy. The first born male child that lived to maturity was also of the same Bean stock, being son of Samuel, named Joseph.
One who remembered Samuel Peaslee well, said of him that he was a very worthy man, sensible, capable, punctual, and one of the very best of neighbors. The last named qualification meant a great deal in the days of old, when in their isolated, toilsome lives neighbors depended on each other for companionship, as well as for sympathetic help in time of sickness or calamity.
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