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WHEELER.
ALBERT W. WHEELER was b. in 1855; came from Connecticut, and m. Hattie A. Putney ; rem. to Kansas. Ch. :-
1. Albert L., b. 1879. 2. Ethel M., b. 1881.
WHITE.
HENRY1 WHITE came to Weare and m. Elizabeth Dustin. Ch .:-
1. Polly, m. Jesse Walker.
2. Dustin, b. 1798 .- +
3. James, m. - Bradford.
4. Rhoda, m. John Dustin.
5. Henry S., b. 1804; d. Oct. 1, 1829.
6. Eliza, m. Elhanan W. Cod- man, of Hillsborough.
7. Alice, m. Levi H. Watson.
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DUSTIN2, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Dustin) White, m. Polly Colby. He d. April 1, 1883 ; his wife d. Jan. 26, 1872. Ch. :-
1. James, m. Mary Ann Hoyt; lived in New Boston.
2. John C., b. Sept. 2, 1824; m. Abbie M. Paige, who d. Jan. 28, 1883.
3. William D., b. Oct. 24, 1827; m. Judith Gould; he was a blacksmith at North Weare; afterwards in trade at South Weare, and later in Derry,
where he now res .; was selectman in Weare and rep- resentative and selectman in Derry. One ch., Arthur, b. in Weare.
4. Mary, b. 1830; unmd.
5. Sarah Ann, m. Nathan George Cram.
6. George I., m. Frances Phil- brick; res. at Hillsborough.
WHITTAKER.
ASA1 WHITTAKER came to South Weare from Haverhill, Mass., previous to 1770 ; m. Sarah Hardy, of Bradford, Mass. He was a blacksmith and farmer. He d. 1825; his wife d. 1828. Ch .:-
1. Sarah, b. May 8, 1769; m. Elijah Rowell.
2. Hannah, b. Oct. 2, 1770; m. Robert Rowell.
3. Polly, b. July 20, 1772; m. W. Corey.
4. Esther, b. June 30, 1774; m. Munn.
5. Asa, b. Sept. 24, 1776; m. Sarah Colby; rem. to Ver- mont.
6. David, b. Nov. 28, 1778; m. Lydia Johnson.
7. Lydia, b. Nov. 28, 1778; m. Jeremiah Wright.
8. Phebe, b. May 5, 1782; m. Stephen Bartlett.
9. Jesse, b. Aug. 6, 1784 .- +-
10. John, b. Aug. 5, 1788; m. Sarah Watson. One dau., Lucy, m. Abner L. Hadley.
REV. JESSE2,* son of Asa and Sarah (Hardy) Whittaker, m. Su- sanna Whittaker, of Deering. He always lived on the homestead, where he d. March 30, 1868 ; his wife d. 1866. Ch. :-
1. Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1810; m. Daniel Osborne.
2. Susan, d. 1829.
3. Lydia, b. May 3, 1813; m. John C. Cilley.
4. Jesse, b. Dec. 18, 1815; d. in 1819.
5. Alvin, b. Sept. 1, 1818; m.
Elizabeth Hadley; res. in Lexington, Mass. Ch .: (1), Emma C., m. Elbridge Glass. (2), Eliza A., m. William Brown. (3), William H., m. Flora Wetherbee. (4), Elizabeth E. All res. in Lexington.
* REV. JESSE WHITTAKER, or as he was commonly known, "Elder Whittaker," followed the business of a farmer and blacksmith all his life. His opportunities for education were few and meager; yet, in spite of all these obstacles, he became a preacher of considerable note, -his keen intellect and natural ability more than compensating for the lack of favorable circumstances.
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WHITTAKER; WHITTLE.
CALEB WHITTAKER and his wife, Susanna, settled at South Weare; afterwards rem. to Goshen. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Ruth, b. Feb. 12, 1776.
2. Hannah, b. May 31, 1777.
3. Abiah, b. April 21, 1782.
Ch. by 2d wife, Rachel : -
4. Rachel, b. Nov. 8, 1794; m. Joseph Buxton.
WILLIAM and SUSANNA (Johnson) WHITTAKER came from Hamp- ton to South Weare; afterwards rem. to Deering. Ch. : -
1. Love, b. Nov. 29, 1762. 5. Caleb, b. Sept. 11, 1771.
2. Moses, b. Jan. 12, 1765.
3. William, b. April 4, 1767.
6. Miriam, b. Feb. 17, 1774.
7. Isaiah, b. Sept. 28, 1779.
4. Susanna, b. July 15, 1769. 8. Caleb, b. June 17, 1784.
PETER M. WHITTAKER, son of Peter and Sarah (Alcock) Whit- taker, of Deering, was b. Feb. 19, 1831; m. Sarah B. Tenney in 1862; res. at South Weare. Ch. :-
1. Myron, b. Aug. 13, 1865; d. July 18, 1866.
2. Ella F., b. Oct. 8, 1867. 3. Milan E., b. Feb. 24, 1869.
WHITTLE.
WILLIAM1 WHITTLE (see p. 421) was b. in Litchfield, July 22, 1764; m. Rachel Parker, who was b. in Dracut, Mass., June 7, 1772. He came to Weare from Dunstable previous to 1795. He d. 1830; his wife d. 1844. Ch. :-
1. William, b. in Dunstable, Sept. 22, 1790; d. Dec. 12, 1813.
2. Thomas, b. in Dunstable, Sept. 22, 1792; m. Mary Folsom ; settled in Deering.
3. Betsey, b. in Weare, Feb. 23, 1795; d. unmd.
4. Jonathan Porter, b. May 31, 1798; d. Oct. 17, 1821.
5. James, b. July 18, 1800; studied law and practised in Concord, N. H .; after- wards went West.
6. Fanny, b. Ang. 28, 1802; m. Benjamin B. Currier.
7. Mary, b. May 20, 1807; m. Dr. James Peterson. 8. John, b. July 13, 1811.++
JOHN2, son of William and Rachel (Parker) Whittle, m. Susan D. Chase. He has always res. at Weare Center. His wife d. April 8, 1886. Ch. :-
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1. Mary P., b. March 23, 189 : m. Joseph W. Prescott, VI Concord.
2. James P., b. Sept. 26, 1836.++
3. John William, b. May 17,
1843; m. Amelia H. Saw- yer; res. at North Weare. Ch. : (1), Mary H., b. May 19, 1873. (2), John A., b. Feb. 18, 1878.
DR. JAMES P.3,* son of John and Susan (Chase) Whittle, m. Hat- tie A. Hayward, of Akron, O .; res. at Weare Center. Ch .:-
1. Mary J., b. April 13, 1862 ; d. 1 Oct. 17, 1862.
2. Susan C. P., b. Sept. 14, 1863 ; m. Arthur J. Todd, M. D .; res. in Francestown.
3. Laura W., b. April 23, 1866.
4. Lena C., b. May 14, 1874.
5. Fanny A., b. June 17, 1877.
WILLARD.
JOSHUA1 and RHODA WILLARD, or WILLETT, were in Weare in 1784. He was a soldier in the Revolution. Ch .: Miriam, Hannah, John, Daniel, Elizabeth, Lydia, Nathaniel and Joshua.+
JOSHUA2, son of Joshua and Rhoda Willard, m. Mary Langmaid. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Ch .: -
1. William, m. Hannah .. was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion.
2. Cyrus S., b. 1813.+
3. Reuben, m. - Major.
4. Gilman, d. young.
5. Charles, m. Dolly Follansbce.
6. Abby, d. young.
7. Pearsons, m. Alice Proctor ; he d. in the war of the Rebellion.
CYRUS S.8, son of Joshua and Mary (Langmaid) Willard, m. 1, Sally George, who d. Dec. 28, 1861; 2, Mary Call. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Adaline, m. Leander Thomp- son.
2. George S., m. Susan Brown; he served in the 14th N. H. vols. ; rem. from town and d.
3. Olive S., m. IIarrison D. Cur- rier.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
4. Nellie, mn. Henry E. Eaton.
5. Addie, m. John Burroughs, of Goffstown.
6. Charles.
7. Myrtle.
* JAMES PETERSON WHITTLE received his early education in the common schools of Weare, under the instruction of Moses A. Cartland. He graduated from the Cas- tleton (Vt.) medical college in 1859; practised in Hillsborough Bridge and Manchester for five years, when he returned to Weare and entered partnership with Dr. James Peterson. He is a Chapter Mason, a member of the I. O. O. F., of the Improved Order of Red Men, and of the American Legion of Honor. Although not an active poli- tician, he has represented Weare at the General Court. He has a large practice and many friends in Weare and the adjacent towns.
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WILSON.
WILS( T.
ALEXANDER1 WILSON and his wife, Rachel, lived on lot six, range five, in 1785. They rem. to Canaan, where he d. about 1815. Ch. :-
1. William.++
2. Alexander.
3. Daniel, went West.
4. Benjamin, went West.
5. Nancy, m. Josiah Heath; lived in Dunbarton.
WILLIAM2, son of Alexander and Rachel Wilson, m. Polly, dau. of Joseph Collins, in 1815. Ch .:-
1. William, b. 1818.+ 5. Lewis.
2. Daniel, d. young.
3. Daniel, d., aged 15.
6. Mary A.
7. Nathaniel.
4. Samuel, m. Amanda French. 8. Harrison.
WILLIAMS, son of William and Polly (Collins) Wilson, m. Emily P. Palmer. Ch .: -
1. Dennis E., b. Oct. 29, 1851.
2. Ebenezer, b. July 30, 1853; d. Aug. 8, 1878.
3. Lewis, b. July 24, 1857; m. Mary Glines; he d. Dec. 19, 1885. One ch., Walter H., b. 1880.
4. William F., b. Sept. 27, 1859; m. Sarah Leizur.
5. Herbert, b. Sept. 3, 1861; m. Elizabeth Brown.
6. Emma J., b. Aug. 7, 1863 ; d. Sept. 1, 1880.
7. Clara, b. June 3, 1865; m. George Bolio. One ch., Nathan, b. Sept. 6, 1883.
8. Mary L., b. Jan. 27, 1867.
9. Walter M., b. Mar. 16, 1869.
10. Welcome D., b. July 4, 1871.
11. Alma, b. May 10, 1875; d. March 13, 1879.
12. John, b. March 12, 1881.
DANIEL WILSON, son of Robert and Fanny (Jones) Wilson, of New Boston, m. Caroline Barnard. Ch. :-
1. Fanny, b. March 23, 1852; m. Eugene Davis.
2. Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1854; m. Walter Johonnet.
3. Herbert, b. June 19, 1855; m. Josephine Butler.
4. Olney, b. May 13, 1859.
5. Henry, b. April 13, 1863.
6. Annie, b. April 26, 1867.
CLARK WILSON, son of James and Sarah (Boynton) Wilson, b. in New Boston, Sept. 1819; m. Abby Buxton; res. at Oil Mill. Ch. :- 1. Mary Abby, b. May 7, 1853; 4. Harris P., b. Nov. 16, 1860; m. Eliza A. Flanders. m. Dennis Chase, of Deering. 2. Laura E., b. Aug. 23, 1856; 5. James S., b. Oct. 13, 1862. 6. Warren G., b. Aug. 22, 1873; d. 1876. m. Ezra C. Eastman. 3. Carrie E., b. Nov. 27, 1858; m. Lewis B. Melvin.
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JOSEPH WILSON came from New Boston and m. Rebecca Jones, of Weare. Ch .:-
1. George H., b. Jan. 22, 1818; m. Elvira Emerson.
2. Amos J., b. April 12, 1828 ; m.
Jane Cram. Ch .: (1), Eliza J., m. Geo. G. Kendrick. (2), Geo. H., res. at Manchester.
WILLIAM WILSON, of New Boston, m. Sarah Lull, of Weare; rem. to Weare in 1818, and settled on the rangeway south of lot sixty-two, range three. Ch .:-
1. Emily, m. George Hadley. 3. William.
2. Caroline, m. William Collins. 4. Mary.
WOOD.
DEA. MOSES1 WOOD, b. March 8, 1750, in Rowley, Mass ; m. Hep- sibeth Burpee, of Jaffrey, N. H. He d. May 30, 1826; his wife d. Oct. 28, 1845. Ch. : -
1. Moses, Jr., b. June 24, 1784; d. Dec. 29, 1815.
2. Amos, b. March 22, 1786.+
3. Harriman, b. June 6, 1788.
4. Sally, b. Feb. 5, 1791; d. Dec. 7,1852.
5. Hepsey, b. June 21, 1793; d. young.
6. Hannah, b. June 20, 1795; d. Jan. 20, 1816.
7. Betsey, b. Dec. 29, 1798; m. Simon P. Colby.
8. Fanny, b. May 27, 1800; m. Cleveland Cross.
9. Hepsey, b. Oct. 28, 1802; d. July 5, 1832.
10. John, b. Oct. 5, 1806.+
AMOS2, son of Dea. Moses and Hepsibeth (Burpee) Wood, m. Betsey Eaton. He d. Jan. 4, 1816. One ch, Cyrus E.,* b. 1814; m. 1, Sabra Gove; 2, Polly Peaslee; 3, Hannah (Peaslee) Green ; he d. March 1, 1886. Ch. by 1st wife: (1), Amos E., b. 1842; m. Sarah M. Chase. Ch. by 2d wife: (2), Ella, b. 1849; d. Aug. 10, 1882, unmd. (3), Henry, b. 1855; d. May 11, 1857.
* CYRUS E. WOOD was for many years prominent in town affairs. He was often chosen selectman, and was for several years agent of the town funds; he was also twice clected to represent Weare in the legislature. Mr. Wood was a stirring, ener- getic man, and an excellent farmer.
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JOHN2, son of Dea. Moses and Hepsibeth (Burpee) Wood, m. Emeline Philbrick. He d. May 9, 1864; his wife d. June 15, 1875. Ch. :-
1. Alonzo H., b. Oct. 19, 1833.++
2. Julia A., b. June 15, 1841; m. J. Byron Hadley.
3. Almus N., b. July 28, 1845; he was a member of the 7th N. H. vols .; d. in the ser- vice Aug. 27, 1862.
ALONZO H.8,* son of John and Emeline (Philbrick) Wood, m. Sarah Mackey, of Thetford, Vt. Ch .: -
1. Willie D., b. March 17, 1854. 2. Eva A., b. April 3, 1859.
REV. AMOS WOOD, a brother to Dea. Moses, was b. in Rowley, Mass., in 1760. He m. Susanna Bailey, of South Weare. He d. Feb. 3, 1798. Ch. :-
1. Betsey, b. Dec. 18, 1793. 2. Susanna, b. April 11, 1796. 3. Aphia, b. Sept. 10, 1798.
ANDREW PALMER WOOD lived at South Weare for a time, and later near the old town-house. Ch. of Andrew P. and Hannah Wood :-
1. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 8, 1792; went to Bradford.
2. Andrew P., Jr., b. Feb. 12, 1795.
3. Hannah, b. April 14, 1797.
4. Sally, b. Feb. 12, 1800.
5. Phebe, b. Feb. 12, 1800. 6. Moses, b. March 9, 1802.
7. Samuel P., b. July 13, 1805.
8. Delia, b. Dec. 5, 1807.
9. Myra, b. Dec. 23, 1810.
WOODBURY.
JESSE WOODBURY, son of Peter and Elizabeth Woodbury, was b. in Beverly, Mass., Oct. 22, 1762. He rem. with his parents to Am- herst, N. H., in 1773; served in the Revolutionary war in 1780; rem. to South Weare about 1785. He m. Abigail Boutwell, of
* ALONZO H. WOOD enlisted in the army at the time of the Rebellion, but was sent to Minnesota on an Indian expedition instead of with the regular army. While in the service he was made lieutenant of his company. After this expedition he returned to Weare, where he has held many public offices, being selectman and tax collector many years, and representing the town in the legislature in 1869 and 1870.
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Lyndeborough, in 1784. He was in trade at South Weare from 1789 till his death, which occurred Oct. 6, 1802; his wife d. March 24, 1862. Ch .: -
1. Hannah, b. Jan. 31, 1786.
2. Jesse, b. Oct. 13, 1787.
3. Abigail, b. April 12, 1789; m. Obadiah Eaton.
4. Luke, b. Dec. 19, 1790.
5. Sally, b. Dec. 5, 1794; d. Sept. 2, 1796.
6. Fanny, b. July 13, 1795; d. Oct. 16, 1796.
7. Fanny, b. July 3, 1797; m. James Wallace.
HEZADIAH1 WOODBURY, one of the early settlers of Dunbarton, was b. in Beverly, Mass. He built the mills in the eastern part of Dunbarton, long known as the Woodbury mills.
ANDREW2, one of the seven ch. of Hezadiah Woodbury, was b. in Dunbarton in 1778. He served an apprenticeship at the clothier's trade at East Weare, then came to North Weare and bought the mills of David Nason, at which place he remained until his death, Feb. 7, 1855. He m. Lydia Peaslee, who d. Sept. 7, 1856. Ch .:-
1. John, b. Dec. 31, 1801; d. Nov. 30, 1874; unmd.
2. William, b. Jan. 29, 1804.+
3. James, b. April 20, 1806; m. Betsey Call, of Warner; he d. May 21, 1878. One ch., Laura A., b. Aug. 1836; m. Harvey H. George.
4. Polly, b. March 20, 1808; d. young.
5. Charlotte, b. June 2, 1809; d. Aug. 25, 1810.
6. George, b. May 27, 1811; d. Feb. 16, 1812.
7. Caleb P., b. Dec. 27, 1812.+ 8. George W., b. Aug. 31, 1815.+
9. Andrew J., b. May 11, 1818; m. Caroline J. Slader, of Allegheny, Pa .; he d. April, 1866. Two ch , Frank and Clara; both d. April, 1866.
10. Mary P., b. June 1, 1820 ; m. James M. Wright.
WILLIAM3, son of Andrew and Lydia (Peaslee) Woodbury (see p. 551), m. Philinda H. Blanchard, of Hopkinton. He d. Oct. 21, 1887. Ch. : -
1. Daniel Peterson, b. April 3, 1827 (see p. 602) ; m. Abbie M. Taylor, of Stoddard. Ch .: (1), William H., b. May 17, 1863; m. Hattie M. Kidder, of Manchester. (2), Frank T., b. Dec. 4, 1871.
2. John Harvey, b. Aug. 8, 1831
(sce p. 632) ; m. Mary A. Gray, of Wilton; he d. Feb. 28, 1881; his wife d. March 3, 1886. One ch., Frederick Clinton, b. March 25, 1861; d. Dec. 4, 1886.
3. Lydia A., b. Dec. 3, 1835; m. Clinton W. Stanley, of Man- chester, who d. Nov. 30,1884.
WOODBURY; WOODS; WORTH.
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CALEB P.8, son of Andrew and Lydia (Peaslee) Woodbury, m. 1, Emily A. Cutter, of Stoddard, who d. March 20, 1858; 2, Susan C. Fisher, of Nelson. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Frank C., b. March 13, 1847; m. Rebecca A. Merrill, of Dunbarton. Ch .: (1), Eva M., b. Aug. 8, 1873. (2), Frank E., b. July 26, 1881.
(3), Kenneth, b. July 19, 1883. Ch. by 2d wife : -
2. Myron F., b. Aug. 26, 1861; m. Maud Nichols, of Weare.
GEORGE W.3, son of Andrew and Lydia (Peaslee) Woodbury, m. Drusilla S. Locke, of Hopkinton. He d. Jan, 23, 1887. Ch .:-
1. George E., b. Sept. 12, 1846; d. Sept. 21, 1847.
2. Georgianna, b. July 22, 1848; m. Orrin G. Colby, of Hill. Ch .: (1), Anna M., b. Aug. 22, 1872. (2), Edwin G., b.
Dec. 9, 1874. (3), Marietta, b. Nov. 1, 1877.
3. John A., b. Oct. 12, 1856; m. Hattie P. Flanders, of Hen- niker. Ch .: (1), Edith C., b. Sept. 22, 1878. (2), Nattie L., b. May 8, 1881.
JAMES2, son of Hezadiah Woodbury, was b. in Dunbarton; came to South Weare about 1800; m. Judith Worthen. Ch .: -
1. Ezekiel, b. Aug. 9, 1802; m. Mehitable Grant. Ch .: (1), John L., d. unmd. (2), Jesse, d. young. (3), Caro- line, m. Luther Stevens. (4), Charles, m. Lillian Sar- gent. £ (5), Georgianna, m. 1, Dan- One ch., Eugene. iel Fisk; 2, George S. Mc- Kean; she d. 1887.
2. James, b. Aug. 27, 1807; m. Nancy Emerson. Ch .: (1), Elvira, b. Nov. 5, 1835. (2), Stephen, b. April 2, 1838 ; m. Hannah Worthley. Ch .: I, George M., b. Aug. 25, 1863. II, Charles H., b. Feb. 19, 1866. III, Mary E., b. Sept. 16, 1870. IV, Arthur, b. Dec. 24, 1876.
WOODS.
SAMUEL R. WOODS came from Manchester; m. Mary Marshall, and lived at East Weare. One ch., Joseph B., res. in Concord.
WORTH.
JOHN and LUCY WORTH settled about one-half mile south of Clinton Grove. He was selectman and representative at a very early date. Ch .:-
1. Edmund, b. Nov. 10, 1770. 2. Stephen, b. July 19, 1773. 3. John, b. March 27, 1775.
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WORTHEN.
SAMUEL and DEBORAH WORTHEN settled in the east part of Weare, about one-fourth of a mile west of the Emerson bridge. Ch. :-
1. Daniel, b. April 11, 1765.
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 13, 1767.
3. Sarah, b. Sept. 14, 1769; m. Nathaniel Paige.
4. Dolly, b. April 16, 1771 ; m. Joseph Maxfield.
5. Moses, b. Feb. 12, 1773.
6. Ruth, b. June 29, 1774; m. Benjamin Perkins.
7. Lydia, b. June 24, 1776.
8. Amos, b. March 23, 1778.
9. Joseph, b. Feb. 23, 1779; m. Anna Fowler.
10. Hannah, b. March 18, 1780; in. John Dow, Jr.
11. Molly, b. Nov. 5, 1781 ; m. John Smith.
12. Sybil, b. Feb. 22, 1783.
13. Ezra, b. April 2, 1784; m. Betsey J. Tenney.
WORTHLEY.
THOMAS1 WORTHLEY was b. in Bedfordshire, Eng., about 1691; ran away from home and came to this country about the year 1705. He landed at Salem, Mass., but afterwards rem. to Worcester, Mass .; from there he went to Londonderry, N. H., and from there to Goffs- town, near Parker's station; from there he came to Weare in Oct. 1751, and settled near the "Cold Spring," between South Weare and Oil Mill village. He m. 1, Mehitable Yarrow, in Worcester, who d. in Weare; 2, Wid. Mehitable Ordway, of Hopkinton. He d. at the age of 108 years. Ch., all by 1st wife :-
1. Timothy.+
2. Thomas, Jr.+
3. John.
4. Mehitable, m. - Wells.
5. Molly, m. Jotham Tuttle.
6. Susanna, m. Caleb Emery.
7. Jonathan.++
TIMOTHY2, son of Thomas and Mehitable (Yarrow) Worthley,' m. 1, Mary Johnson ; 2, Widow Davidson. He was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war. He lived first in Weare, but after his second marriage rem. to Goffstown. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. John, b. May 30, 1769; m. 2. Moses, b. Oct. 26, 1772.
Phebe Vose, and settled in 1 Antrim.
3. Daniel, b. Oct. 29, 1774.
4. Stephen, b. Dec. 6, 1776.
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5. Miriam, b. Feb. 20, 1779; m. - Gardner.
6. Susan, b. March 31, 1781; m. Isaac Barrett, of Antrim. 7. Timothy, Jr., b. Jan. 5, 1783; m. - Barnes.
Ch. by 2d wife : -
8. Brooks, m. - Burnham.
9. David, m. Mary Poore.
10. Relief, m. - Batchelder.
11. Sally, m. Adams.
THOMAS2, JR., son of Thomas and Mehitable (Yarrow) Worthley ; had the following ch., and perhaps others: -
1. Nathan, m. 1, Patience Mar- tin ; 2, Fanny Favor. Ch. by 1st wife, Hannah, m. Moses Buzzell.
2. John, m. Sarah Weston. Ch .: (1), John, b. Jan. 6, 1800. (2), Samuel, b. May 14, 1804. (3), Thomas G., b. Nov. 5, 1806; d. Jan. 14, 1808. (4), Fanny, b. Jan. 26, 1809; d. young. (5), Thomas G., b. Jan. 8, 1810.
(6), Weston, b. Aug. 1, 1812. (7), Peter C. F., b. March 31, 1815.
3. Thomas, known as Captain Thomas, was in the war of 1812; m. twice. Ch. by 1st wife: (1), Jemima, m. James Buxton. (2), Han- nah. (3), Samuel, m. Lydia Manning. (4), Dow, rem. with his father to Vermont.
JONATHAN?, son of Thomas and Mehitable (Yarrow) Worthley, m. 1, Sarah Ordway; 2, Tamar (Hadley) Grant. Ch., all by 1st wife : -
1. William, b. March 21, 1770; m. Molly Eastman ; rem. to Washington, Vt.
2. Sally, m. Asa George; rem to Washington, Vt.
3. Jesse, b. Aug. 8, 1773; m. Judith Calyph; rem. to Bradford, Vt.
4. Mehitable, b. April 9, 1775 ; m. Francis H. Smith; ren. to Canaan, N. H.
5. Abigail, b. Jan. 23, 1777; m. Joseph Cram, of Weare.
6. Jonathan, b. June 4, 1778.++ 7. Achsah, b. Feb. 14, 1780; m. Samuel Cram.
8. Samuel, b. Sept. 12, 1781; m. 1, Polly Lull; 2, Widow Sargent, and rem. to War- ner; 3, Asenath Sargent.
9. Moses, b. Jan. 26, 1784.++-
10. Asa, b. May 7, 1785; d. young.
11. Polly, b. March 16, 1788; d. young.
12. Rebecca, b. Oct. 28, 1789; d. young.
13. James, b. Aug. 15, 1791.++
14. Hannah, b. Dec. 21, 1794; m. Richard W. Cooper, and went to Johnson, Vt.
JONATHAN®, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Ordway) Worthley, m. 1, Polly Favor, and moved to Washington, Vt .; 2, Mahala Eaton. He returned to Weare, where he d. Ch. by 1st wife: -
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1. Lucinda.
2. Betsey, m. William Favor.
3. Moses.
4. William, b. 1809; m. Mary, dan. of James Worthley ; returned to Weare, where he d. Feb. 3, 1874. One dau., Mary J., m. J. Carroll Hovey.
5. Ransom.
6. Jesse.
7. Polly, m. David Eaton.
8. Sarah, m. Jacob Follansbee.
9. Alfred.
10. Almina. Ch. by 2d wife :-
11. Jonathan, b. Dec. 23, 1837.
12. Charles S., b. Aug. 16, 1840 ; d. unmd.
MOSES®, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Ordway) Worthley, m. Bet- sey Cram, and settled at South Weare. He was a selectman, and d. in early life. Ch. : -
1. Moses, Jr.+ 2. Hannah, m. Henry Hutchinson.
MOSES4, JR., son of Moses and Betsey (Cram) Worthley, m. Eleanor Giddings, of New Boston. He d. in 1861. Ch .: -
1. Lucy, b. Dec. 9, 1834; m. Cleveland C. Worthley ; res. in Hillsborough.
2. Hannah H., b. May 16, 1836; m. Stephen Woodbury.
3. Frances, b. March 9, 1838 ; m. Jackson Tenney.
4. Betsey, b. Oct. 19, 1844; m. Proctor Lull.
5. Emma, b. Feb. 6, 1853; d. young.
JAMES3, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Ordway) Worthley, m. Nancy Eaton, and settled at South Weare. He d. Oct. 1, 1879. Ch .:-
1. James, rem. from town.
2. William.
3. Mary, m. William Worthley; she d. 1885.
4. Sarah, d. young.
5. Samuel E., d. Nov. 6, 1869.
6. Cleveland C., m. Lucy Worth-
ley; rem. to Hillsborough, where he d.
7. Sarah, m. William Field ; she d. Jan. 11, 1857.
8. Jesse, d. 1849, unmd.
9. Melissa, d. 1845, unmd.
WRIGHT.
ABEL1 WRIGHT came from, Goffstown to Weare, and m. Molly Robie; lived in Weare more than twenty years, then rem. to Ver- mont. Ch .: -
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1. John Robie, b. May 19, 1792.+
2. James S., b. Oct. 24, 1794.
3. Mary R., b. April 7, 1798.
4. Jesse, b. Oct. 16, 1799.
5. Walter, b. March 15, 1801; d. young.
6. Sidney, b. Aug. 24, 1802.
7. Lydia E., b. Sept. 15, 1804.
8. Jemima, b. April 17, 1806.
9. George, b. Dec. 21, 1807.
10. Julia, b. May 5, 1810.
11. Harriet, b. Feb. 24, 1812.
JOHN R.2, son of Abel and Mary (Robie) Wright, m. Sarah Hoyt, of Hill, N. H. He served in the war of 1812. He d. Oct. 27, 1845; his wife d. Nov. 27, 1877. One ch., James M., b. Aug. 9, 1819 ; m. Mary P. Woodbury. He d. Sept. 23, 1873. One ch., Mary A., b. March 27, 1842 ;. m. George H. Locke, of Hopkinton. Ch .: I, Annie Elizabeth, b. Aug. 5, 1878. II, James Wright, b. July 12, 1881. III, Charles Edwin, b. Aug. 28, 1883.
WYMAN.
ISAAC WYMAN was b. in Hudson, N. H .; m. Mary Chase, of Bath, N. H., who d. May 6, 1881, aged 89. He res. in Deering. Ch. who came to Weare :-
1. John C., m. Abby Corliss. Ch .: (1), Isaac Elwyn, b. Aug. 30, 1854. (2), Edward, b. Sept. 14, 1859. (3), Etta, b. Jan. 30, 1870.
2. James I., m. 1, Eliza A. Fol- lansbee, who d. Sept. 5, 1878; 2, Elvira (Copp) Fos- ter. Ch., all by 1st wife:
(1), Samuel, d. young. (2), Charles F., m. Abbie A. Morse. (3), Willie D., b. 1860; d. Oct. 3, 1875. (4), George W., b. 1861. (5), Lindley F., b. 1866. (6), Mil- dred E., b. 1873; d. 1887. (7), Myrtie, b. 1875. (8), Austin, b. 1876.
GEORGE W. WYMAN, son of Moses and Betsey (George) Wyman, was b. in Manchester, N. H., Nov. 7, 1832; m. Mary E. Parmeter, of Providence, R. I. He was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and now res. at North Weare. Ch .: -
1. Nellie, b. Sept. 10, 1858. 2. Lillian, b. July 12, 1872.
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YOUNG.
NESTOR YOUNG, son of Abner and Mehitable (Goodale) Young, was a clergyman at South Weare a few years, and rem. to Maine. He m. Abigail Emerson. Ch .:-
1. Charles F. C., b. Dec. 31, 1817. 2. Jonathan E., b. Feb. 26, 1819.
ANTHONY YOUNG was b. in Canada; m. Julia Fernald. Came to Weare about 1862. One ch., Lewis, res. in Weare; unmd.
ADDENDA.
BALLOU.
BARTON ALLAN . BALLOU, son of Barton and Deborah (Rathbone) Ballou, was b. at Woonsocket Falls, Oct. 25, 1836; m. 1, Delia A. Wesley in 1858; 2, Mary R. Kelley in 1867. He came to Weare in 1861; was a lieutenant in Co. G, 16th N. H. vols .; rem. to Provi- dence, R. I., in 1864, where he now res. Ch. : -
1. Frederick Allen, b. Feb. 16, 1869.
| 2. Charles Rathbone, b. March 26, 1872.
3. Alice May, b. Nov. 26, 1876.
CHARLES OLNEY BALLOU, M. D., son of Barton and Sarah (Rath- bone) Ballou, was b. in Cumberland, R. I., June 10, 1830; m. Sarah Emily Darling in 1857. He enlisted in a regt. of R. I. vols. Came to Weare and res. at Rockland from April, 1863, till May, 1873; was a member of the New Hampshire legislature in 1869 and 1870. He received a medical education at Harvard university, and began the practice of his profession in 1877, which he still continues at Providence, R. I. Ch. :-
1. Edith Paine, b. in Providence, June 14, 1862; d. Dec. 15, 1864.
2. Anna Darling, b. in Weare, March 22, 1865.
3. Kate Stuart, b. in Weare, Sept. 9, 1866.
BARNARD.
OLIVER BARNARD, son of Tristram Barnard, Jr. (see p. 728), m. Hannah E. Peaslee; lived at East Weare about twenty-five years, when he rem. to Cambridge, Mass. Ch .:-
1. John P., m. Anna Johnson.
2. Lucretia.
3. Phebe, m. John G. T. Winship.
4. William.
5. Orrin.
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