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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
AUGUSTUS G.8 m. Sarah M. Ames, of Milford, Dec. 31, 1859 ; res. in Milford ; she d. Aug. 26, 1867 ; one ch .:-
1. Charles F., b. Jan. 31, 1861; d. July 17, 1881.
Mr. Colby served during the Civil war; enlisted in 1st regt. N. H. infantry, May 2, 1861; mustered out Aug., 1861, for disability. Enlisted 1862, at Lowell, Mass., in 2d Mass. cavalry, under General Butler; went to Ship Island; wounded in engagement near Port Hudson, in the summer of 1863 ; carried to Church hospital, Baton Rouge, La., where he d. Sept. 2, 1863.
PRUDENCE P.7 m. Levi, son of James and Mary (Starrett) Ferson, of Francestown, March 23, 1830; res. in Bennington, Francestown, Nashua, Lowell, Mass., where they both d. Ch .: -
1. Satira Ann, b. Aug. 26, 1832.+
2. Rodney Colby, b. Oct. 1, 1834.++
3. Levi Onsville, b. Feb. 15, 1837.+
4. Rosaline Mandanah, b. May 1, 1840; d. Sept. 7, 1847.
5. Attalena Antoinette, b. Oct. 5, 1842.+
6. Clarentine Ervin, b. May 19, 1845.++-
SATIRA A.8 m. William L., son of John and Betsey (Adams) Farn- ham, of York, Me., Feb. 26, 1851. Ch :-
1. Levi E., b. April 2, 1856.
2. Frederic W., b. Nov. 30, 1860.
3. Mary A., b. Feb. 28, 1864.
4. Onsville F., b. March 14, 1868.
RODNEY C.8 m. Martha J., dau. of William and Martha (Baker) Smith, of Lowell, Mass., May 24, 1857. Ch. : -
1. Mabel E., b. Aug. 30, 1859.
2. Charles R., b. Aug. 1, 1864.
R. C. Ferson served in the Civil war, enlisting in Lowell, in the 6th regt. Mass. infantry; served from Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863 ; a captain of Co. H, under the call for nine months' troops.
LEVI O.8 m. Loville E., dau. of Cyrus J. and Mary (Perkins) Gleason, of Ostico, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1877; res. in Dysart, Tama county, Ia. No ch. Levi O. served in the Civil war for three years, en- listing at Lowell, in Co. A, 2d regt. Mass. infantry, May 11, 1861. Term expired May 11, 1864; was twice wounded in the arm, at
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Cedar Mountain, Va., in the head at Gettysburg; made sergeant May, 1863.
ATTALENA A.8 m. Thomas E., son of Thomas and Isabella (Moran) Ross, of New York, Dec. 30, 1861 ; res. in Boston, Mass .; no ch.
T. E. Ross served as private in Co. H, 6th regt. Mass. infantry, for nine months during the Civil war.
CLARENTINE E.8 m. Clara A., dau. of John M. and Mary (Clark) French, of Bradford, Me., July 3, 1869; res. in Fitchburg, Mass .; one ch., Aimee C., b. Dec. 6, 1873.
C. E. Ferson served three years during the Civil war, in Co. L, 14th regt. Mass. heavy artillery; was promoted to sergeant on the field of battle, for bravery and meritorious conduct, May 19, 1864.
ROXANNA7 m. Thomas, son of Stephen and Ruth (Davis) Poor, of Hancock, Sept. 16, 1830; res. in South Antrim, where they both d. Ch .: -
1. Melvin Dane, b. Jan. 24, 1832.+
2. Franklin, b. July 28, 1836 ; d. Jan. 20, 1856.
3. Luella Adelaide, b. Aug., 1845; d. Jan., 1846.
4. Albert Manson, b. April 12, 1847.+
MELVIN D.8 m. Elsie J., dau. of Walter and Lucetta Felch, of Henniker, Feb. 18, 1878; res. in South Antrim. Ch. : -
1. Lena May, b. Dec. 22, 1878.
2. Annie Blanche, b. Sept. 21, 1880.
3. John Franklin, b. May 9, 1882.
4. Walter Thomas, b. July, 1884.
ALBERT M.8 m. Emma J., dau. of Daniel and Harriett Smith, of Hillsborough, Jan. 19, 1875; res. in Peterborough.
HANNAH7 m. Francis, son of Samuel and Abigail (Epps) Stevens, of Francestown, Dec. 29, 1831; res. in Francestown, Nashua, Ben- nington ; he d. Oct. 9, 1840. His widow for thirty years kept a boarding-house in Nashua, on the Nashua corporation. . Ch .:-
1. Livonia Epps, b. Sept. 6, 1832; d. May 12, 1856.+
2. Augusta Ann, b. April 22, 1834.
3. Abby Diantha, b. Aug. 15, 1837.+
LIVONIA E.8 m. George B., son of John and Betsey (Adams) Farn- ham, of York, Me., Aug. 2, 1854 ; res. in Lowell, Mass .; no ch.
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ABBY D.8 m. George W., son of Francis and Nancy (Steel) Greene, of Wilton, June 14, 1865; res. in Nashua, where he d. Feb. 25, 1881; no ch. It is worthy of mention that Mrs. Greene, being left a widow with ample means and no family, has purchased the farm of her grandfather, John Colby, in Bennington, which had been out of the family for a number of years, thoroughly repaired and remod- eled the house, making it a summer home for the entire circle of descendants, with their families, thus making many hearts to rejoice in her bounty, and the old home to be the center of happiness for many families.
DANE7 m. Nancy, dau. of Timothy and Susan (White) Roach, of Deering, Oct. 24, 1832; res. in Bennington, where they both d. Ch :-
1. Helen Mar, b. March 4, 1837; unmd.
2. George Eaton, b. Sept. 30, 1838.+
3. Nancy Jane, b. Aug. 11, 1840.+
4. Alma Louisa, b. Nov. 30, 1841.
5. John Dane, b. Oct. 24, 1845; d. Feb. 4, 1886.++
6. Clintina Carkin, b. June 16, 1847; d. April 27, 1875.++
7. Fanny Ella, b. Dec. 27, 1852; d. Aug. 17, 1858.
GEORGE E.8 m. Elmira E., dau. of Hubbard and Jane Harriman, of Madison, N. H., May 24, 1864; res. in South Antrim. Ch .: -.
1. Fannie E., b. Oct. 3, 1865; d. Dec. 24, 1865.
2. Fred H., b. March 17, 1867.
3. Anna F., b. April 18, 1872.
4. Willie, an adopted son, b. Oct. 15, 1871.
5. Alma J., b. July 16, 1880.
NANCY J.8 m. Henry, son of William and Susan Hutchinson, of Dresden, Me., Oct. 1, 1863; res. in Lowell, Mass .; no ch.
ALMA L.8 m. Lewis, son of David and Lucinda Hunt, of Hancock, June 2, 1869; res. in Somerville, Mass .; no ch.
JOHN D.8 m. H. Eveline, dau. of Lemuel and Eunice Hatch, of Maysville, Me., Nov. 23, 1870; res. in Lowell. Ch .:-
1. Alma C., b. Oct. 11, 1871 ; d. March 2, 1876.
2. Arthur D., b. Aug. 28, 1874.
3. Lillian E., b. April 8, 1877.
4. Grace H., b. Oct. 14, 1880.
5. . Lizzie E., b. July, 1883.
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CLINTINA C.8 m. Harrison C., son of Noah and Mary Ferry, of Antrim, Nov. 6, 1867; res. in Somerville and Lowell, Mass. Ch. : -
1. Harrison Eugene, b. April 28, 1869.
2. Frank A., b. Dec. 29, 1871.
EZEKIEL6 bought land in Bennington, but went to Maine, where he m .; afterward went to New York state.
ABIGAIL6 m. Samuel, son of True Webster, of Bennington, where they first lived, but moved to Keene, N. Y., where the family d. Ch. : -
1. Mary H., b. Aug. 16, 1803.
2. Emerson.
3. Betsey.
WINTHROP1 COLBY, b. Nov. 5, 1749; m. Abigail Nichols, b. March 5, 1751; he served in the Revolutionary war; was frozen to death near his home, Feb. 14, 1817. Ch : -
1. Sarah, b. May 8, 1779; m. Asa Whittaker.
2. Betsey, b. April 3, 1781; m. George Hadley.
3. Abigail, b. Feb. 13, 1783; m. Jonathan Ordway.
4, Judith, b. Jan. 15, 1785; m. Asa Winn.
5. Nichols, b. April 22, 1787.
6. Aaron, b. July 12, 1789; m. Lavinia Kenniston. Had ch .: Albert, Enoch and David; all d. unmd.
7. Samuel, b. Oct. 9, 1792; m. Sophia Richardson and had one ch., Emeline G., b. July 16, 1826; m. Abraham M. Flanders.
8. Clark, b. Nov. 26, 1794; was a teacher; d. 1878, unmd.
PHILBRICK1 COLBY came from Haverhill, after serving two or three enlistments in the Revolutionary war; he was a blacksmith; m. Ruth Lufkin. Ch .: -
1. Benjamin, m. Priscilla Hogg.+
2. Jonathan, m. Mary Bassett.
3. Joseph, m. Lydia Gove.
4. Polly, m. Daniel Clough.
5. Salley, m. 1, Joseph Kenniston ; 2, Jefferson Lull.
6. Rhoda, b. 1784; m. - Dwinnells.
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Ch. of Benjamin2 and Priscilla (Hogg) Colby :-
1. Lydia, m. James Buxton.
2. Sally, m. Aaron Parmenter.
3. John, m. Belinda Metcalf ; lived in Henniker; d. 1886.
4. Hiram, b. 1816; m. Polly Peaslee ; he d. Aug. 27, 1853; she d. 1866. One ch., Stephen P., b. June 3, 1841.++
5. David, b. Sept. 23, 1819.+
6. Anna, m. Jesse Brown, of Deering.
STEPHEN P.4, son of Hiram and Polly (Peaslee) Colby, m. Joseph- ine S. Simons, 1862. He served in the 16th N. H. vols., nine months' regiment; was wounded at Baton Rouge ; subsequently en- listed in the Veteran reserve corps. He is a farmer ; res. at Weare Center. Ch .: -
1. Mason S., b. May 4, 1865.
2. Mabel A., b. March 16, 1868.
DAVID3, son of Benjamin and Priscilla (Hogg) Colby, m. Adaline E. Curtis, of Concord. He was a soldier in the 16th N. H. vols .; he d. Aug. 13, 1885. Ch .: -
1. George H., b. April 3, 1848; m. Abbie D. Webster, of Manches- ter. One ch., Ralph, b. 1880.
2. B. Frank, b. Sept. 17, 1850.
3. Charles A., b. Aug. 15, 1854 ; d. 1860.
4. H. Fred, b. Dec. 15, 1857.
5. Carrie M., b. Aug. 25, 1859.
6. Minnie E., b. June 30, 1863 ; m. Jesse W. Mudgett.
7. John A., b. Dec. 20, 1865.
LEVI1 COLBY lived on Barnard hill. His ch. were : -
1. Samuel.+
2. Marden, settled in Francestown.
3. Thomas, m. Nancy Cilley, 1811. Ch .: (1), Seth N., m. Sarah Moulton. (2), Sophronia, m. Enoch Eastman.
4. Obadiah, m. Nancy Melvin.
5. Levi, m. Sally Archilas.
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SAMUEL2, son of Levi Colby, m. Hannah Marshall. Ch. :-
1. Eben.+
2. Eliza, m. Phineas Robie.
3. Ruth.
EBEN3, son of Samuel and Hannah (Marshall) Colby, m. Mary J. Stone, of Dunbarton, 1829. Soon after, they rem. to Unity, N. H .; in 1846 he returned to Weare, and in 1869 rem. to Manchester, where he remained till he d., May 11, 1871. His death was caused by being struck by a falling sign-board, while passing along the side- walk in Manchester. His wife d. Feb. 2, 1884, aged 72. Ch. :-
1. Mary A., b. in Unity, Oct. 23, 1830; m. Josiah D. Quint; res. in Manchester, where he has been employed many years in the railroad freight depot. No ch.
2. Hazen, b. in Unity, April 4, 1833; m. 1, Francelia M. Hoit. Ch. : (1), Walter B., b. May 30, 1865. (2), Bertie M., b. 1870; d. 1874. (3), Mabel W., b. Aug. 20, 1872. He m. 2, Jennie Richards, of New Boston, 1886; res. in Manchester.
3. Frederick A., b. in Unity, Nov. 11, 1844; m. Clara E. Blake, of Burke, N. Y. He is an engineer on the Manchester and Lawrence railroad. Ch .: (1), Erwin F., b. July 14, 1874. (2 and 3), Ina M. and Nina S., b. Sept. 2, 1877; res. at Manchester.
4. James A., b. in Weare, July 25, 1847; m. Jennie Lightfoot, of Manchester. He is an engineer on the Concord and Ports- mouth railroad. One ch., Harry M., b. March 16, 1881; res. at Manchester.
SAMUEL1 COLBY came to Weare about 1792; he m. 1, Lucy Per- kins ; rem. to Unity. Mr. Colby served in the war of 1812. Ch. : -
1. Simon P., b. Aug. 21, 1797.+
2. Jonathan G., b. Sept. 10, 1803.+
3. Lucy P., d. 1834.
Samuel Colby m. 2, Sally Watson; lived the remainder of his life and d. near North Weare. One ch. by 2d wife: -
4. Porter W., who m. Rebecca Hazen, and rem. to New York, where he d. about the year 1878.
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HON. SIMON P.2 (see p. 333), son of Samuel and Lucy (Perkins) Colby, m. 1, Betsey Wood ; 2, Louisa Bartlett. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Hannah W., b. June 16, 1819; d. May 5, 1840.
2. Julia P., b. June 2, 1823; m. Daniel Buxton, of Danvers, Mass.
3. Eliza Jane, b. Feb. 6, 1826; d. Dec. 1, 1843.
4. Hepsey Wood, b. March 4, 1830; d. Dec. 29, 1831.
5. Lucy Ann, b. March 19, 1832.
6. Susan M., b. July 9, 1835.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
7. Franklin P., b. April 19, 1841; d. April 28, 1842.
8. Harvey G., b. Jan. 17, 1844.
JONATHAN G.2%, son of Samuel and Lucy (Perkins) Colby, m. Ase- nath Morrill, 1828; res. at South Weare; d. Dec. 30, 1843; his wife d. March 25, 1848. Ch. : -
1. George W., b. Feb. 6, 1830.++
2. Charles W., b. March 14, 1831. He served in the N. H. cavalry in the war of the Rebellion; res. at Weare.
3. Andrew J., b. May 15, 1834; d. 1853.
GEORGE W.3, son of Jonathan G. and Asenath (Morrill) Colby, m. Melissa Cilley, 1857; res. at Goffstown. (See p. 492). Ch .: -
1. Elvira Jane, b. Nov. 27, 1859; m. Almus W. Morse, of South Weare.
2. Lucy Ann, b. May 24, 1864; m. John G. Dodge, of Goffstown.
ICHABOD2, son of Er and Judith Colby, came from South Hamp- ton about 1792, and res. at South Weare. Ch. : -
1. Jacob, m. Sally Brown.++
2. Ichabod, m. 1, Eleanor C. Eaton; 2, Betsey. E. Wood.+
3. William, d. unmd.
4. Polly, m. Dustin White.'
5. Tamson, d. unmd.
6. Betsey, d. unmd.
7. Sarah, m. Nathan K. Root.
* CAPT. JONATHAN G. COLBY was a shoemaker by trade, and earned his title of captain by his service in the militia. His readiness and fluency of speech brought him into prominence among his townsmen, and he was often chosen by them either as selectman, or to represent them at the General Court.
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Ch. of Jacob and Sally (Brown) Colby : -
1. Stephen B., m. Mary A. Beard; res. in Quincy, Mass.
2. John B., m. Mary J. Cochrane ; served in the 14th N. H. vols., from 1862 to 1865. One son, James.
3. Amanda, m. Lewis Tuttle.
4. Calvin, b. 1840; res. at South Weare; unmd.
5. Henry, m. - Brown, of Maine.
6. Ella (twin to Henry), res. in Henniker ; unmd.
7. Helen, m. 1, Fred Merrill, of Goffstown, and had two ch .; m. 2, Aaron Y. Hackett, and had two ch .; m. 3, Hosea B. Corliss, and had one ch.
ICHABOD3 and Eleanor E. Colby had one son,
1. Elbridge, m. Clara Smith; res. in New Boston. Ch .: (1), Harry, m. Addie Fisher, of Weare. (2), Nellie, b. Sept. 20, 1872.
Ch. of Ichabod and Betsey (Wood) Colby :-
2. Jane, m. Charles Eastman.
3. Susan, m. Elisha Spalding.
4. Ellen, unmd.
COLLINS.
BENJAMIN1 COLLINS is supposed to have been the ancestor of nearly all bearing the name of Collins who have lived in Weare. He emigrated from England and settled in Salisbury, Mass. He m. Martha, dau. of John Eaton, of that town, in 1668.
JOHN2, his oldest son and second ch., b. in 1673, m. Elizabeth previous to 1695. He was a Quaker, but had much trouble with the society in consequence of his preaching when the Friends or- dered him to be silent. He was finally disowned by them in 1738, though most of his descendants, for two generations, remained active members of that society.
BENJAMIN3, son of John and Elizabeth Collins, b. about 1708, m. Mary, dau. of John Jones, of Amesbury, Mass., in 1732, and settled in Hawke (now Danville), N. H.
TRISTRAM4, third son of Benjamin and Mary (Jones) Collins, was b. in 1751; m. Rachel Hunt, and in 1777 settled in Weare. He bought and cleared the farm, lot twenty-one, range six, which has
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remained in the possession of his descendants ever since. His wife d. Nov. 22, 1827 ; he d. Jan. 21, 1830. Ch .:-
1. Hannah, b. Sept. 24, 1773; m. Solomon Pierce, of Washington.
2. Miriam, b. 1775; d. young.
3. Henry, b. July 24, 1777.++
4. John, b. June 7, 1779.+
5. Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1781; m. John Stone, of Henniker; rem. to Warrensburg, N. Y.
6. Reuben, b. Sept. 18, 1784.++
7. Sarah, b. Feb. 15, 1787; m. John Waldron, of Dover; settled in Wilmot, N. H.
8. Jonathan, b. June 25, 1789.+
9. Samuel, b. Jan. 12, 1792.++
HENRY5, son of Tristram and Rachel (Hunt) Collins, m. Sarah Kelley, of Deering. He was a carpenter and farmer, and lived suc- cessively in the towns of Weare, Deering, Stoddard and Washing- ton. He d. in Washington in 1846. Ch .:-
1. Moses, b. in Weare Aug. 25, 1802; m. 1, Electa Temple; 2, Adaline Crane, of Washington.
2. Rachel, b. in Weare Dec. 7, 1804; m. Hartwell Crane; d. 1840.
3. Tristram, b. in Deering Jan. 12, 1807; m. 1, Emillia Severance; 2, Clarinda C. Coon; 3, Betsey Johnson ; res. at Wautoma, Wis .; six ch., all by first wife.
. 4. Henry, b. in Deering Jan. 27, 1809; m. Eliza Smith; res. at Washington.
5. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 4, 1811; m. Benjamin Smith; res. at Hills- borough.
6. Sarah, b. Dec. 11, 1813; m. Hartwell Crane ; d. 1856.
7. Judith, b. Oct. 16, 1815; m. Joel Smith ; d. in Antrim 1876.
8. Hannah P., b. April 25, 1818; m. Henry Crane; res. at Hills- borough.
JOHN5, son of Tristram and Rachel (Hunt) Collins, m. Olive Clark, of Deering; lived on lot twenty, range six, where he d. 1816. His widow d. 1845. Ch .: -
1. Stephen, b. Aug. 26, 1800; m. Abiah Putney; rem. to New- bury. Ch .: (1), Lovilla, b. Dec. 15, 1823. (2), Caroline. (3), Mariette. (4), Lydia. (5), Jane.
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2. Betsey, b. Oct. 17, 1805; m. Samuel Peaslee.
3. Ira, b. Oct. 4, 1807; m. Laura Mckellips; rem. to Newbury, N. H. Ch .: (1), Sylvia Ann, b. in Weare June 26, 1830; m. Lafayette Colby, of Sunapee. (2), George Harvey, b. in Weare Nov. 27, 1835; lives in Newbury; unmd.
REUBEN5, son of Tristram and Rachel (Hunt) Collins, m. 1, Abi- gail Buxton, of Henniker; 2, Sally Thompson. He settled on lot twenty-two, range six, and d. about 1842. Ch .:-
1. Lydia, b. Sept. 30, 1817 ; m. 1, Rodney Wilson, of New Bos- ton; 2, B. Rose; res. at New Boston. No ch.
2. Louisa, b. Aug. 19, 1819 ; m. John D. Wilson, of New Boston.
3. Elsie, b. Aug. 15, 1821; m. Jonathan Johnson.
4. John B., b. Aug. 31, 1823; m. Lucy J. Ritterbush, of Merri- mack, N. H .; he moved from Weare to Nashua in 1854; he was employed by the Indian Head manufacturing com- pany till 1864; since that time he has been in the employ of the Nashua & Lowell railroad company. Ch .: (1), Sarah Adelaide, b. Sept. 23, 1851; is a teacher in Nashua; unmd. (2), William Elroy, b. Feb. 21, 1857; d. Nov. 11, 1858. (3), Charles William, b. Nov. 13, 1861; res. at Nashua; unmd.
5. Almeda, b. June 25, 1825; m. Alfred Rogers, of Bennington.
JONATHAN5, son of Tristram and Rachel (Hunt) Collins, m. Me- hitable Pope, of Henniker. He owned and lived on part of lot twenty-one, range six. He was a member of the Third Free Bap- tist church, of which he was a deacon for a number of years. He d. Jan. 1, 1867. Ch .:-
1. Jesse, b. 1810.+
2. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1812; m. Amasa Waterman.
3. William, b. 1815; d. April 16, 1832.
4. Susannah P., b. April 8, 1818; m. Rev. Nathaniel B. Smith.
5. Miriam, b. June 19, 1823; m. Charles T. Chapman.
6. Sarah J., b. Jan. 2, 1828; m. William C. Whittaker, of Deering.
JESSE6, son of Jonathan and Mehitable (Pope) Collins, m. Re- becca Bartlett, of Deering. He d. Oct. 18, 1847. Ch. :-
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1. William, m. 1, Caroline Wilson; 2, -Beck, of Goshen, N. H .; he was a soldier two years in the sharpshooters during the war of the Rebellion; he was killed on the railroad, leaving one ch.
2. Horatio J., b. 1838; m. 1, Abbie Philbrick, who d. 1880; 2, Maria A. Cayes; he was a soldier in the 4th N. H. vols .; transferred to U. S. artillery; is now a farmer at South Weare. Ch .: (1), John E., b. 1866; m. Emily J. Cayes. (2), Jasper W., b. Aug. 29, 1873; d. Jan. 30, 1880.
3. Mary, m. Joshua H. Nichols.
SAMUEL5, son of Tristram and Rachel (Hunt) Collins, m. Hannah T. Peaslee. He lived on the homestead. His wife d. 1862; he d. 1879. Ch .:-
1. Sally, b. Jan. 28, 1814; d. May 11, 1814.
2. Abner P., b. Feb. 16, 1816.++ (See p. 603.)
3. Sarah T., b. Jan. 30, 1818; d. Nov. 8, 1826.
4. Mary P., b. June 26, 1819; m. 1, James A. Hoag; 2, Jeremiah Morse, of Newbury, N. H .; she d. April 25, 1883.
5. John L., b. July 7, 1825.+
6. Sarah A., b. Jan. 5, 1829; m. 1, Moses H. Muzzey; 2, Moses S. Smith.
7. Phebe H., b. June 27, 1832; m. Nelson H. Ritterbush ; lived for a time in Minnesota; she d. in Weare Nov. 15, 1858. One ch., Eva L .; m. Frank P. Muzzey, of Newbury, N. H.
8. Augustine W., b. March 22, 1836.+
ABNER P.6, son of Samuel and Hannah T. (Peaslee) Collins, m. Abiah Muzzey, of Weare. Ch .:-
1. Warren L., b. Jan. 18, 1841; m. 1, Julia A. Lovering; 2, Eliza M. Sheldon. One ch., by second wife, Abner Herbert, b. May 12, 1871.
2. Abner Herbert, b. April 7, 1854; d. Sept. 6, 1857.
JOHN L.6, son of Samuel and Hannah Collins, m. 1, Emmeline Adams; 2, Emma Sage; 3, Lois F. Offutt; 4, Sabra A. Thompson. He was a soldier in the 14th N. H. vols. He is a carpenter and farmer; res. at Weare. No ch.
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AUGUSTINE W.6, son of Samuel and Hannah Collins, m. 1, Ange- line E. Gove, who d. March, 1874; 2, Mollie Davidson. He was a soldier in the 14th N. H. vols., 1862 to 1865; now res. at Minne- apolis, Minn. Ch .: -
1. Alfred A., b. Sept. 19, 1857; d. Oct. 31, 1873, of yellow fever, at Savannah, Ga.
2. Ada J., b. May 25, 1860; m. Henry W. Chase; res. at Hills- borough, N. H.
3. Ambrose S., b. Jan. 12, 1862; went West.
4. Arthur P., b. Aug. 25, 1864.
5. Annette B., b. Jan. 10, 1870.
SAMUEL4 COLLINS, son of Tristram8, who was the son of John2 and Elizabeth Collins, of Salisbury, m. Hannah Dow in 1759. They came to Weare quite early, and had eleven ch. About 1780 he sold his farm to Jonathan Philbrick, and moved to South Durham, Me., taking his family with four oxen, and seventeen hundred Spanish milled dollars in saddle-bags on his horse. The family were all Quakers, and settled in various towns in Maine. Ch .:-
1. Mary, m. Joseph Spaulding; settled in Dixmont, Me.
2. Patience, d. unmd., aged 85.
3. John, m. Hannah Goddard; settled in Brunswick, Me .; d., aged 81.
4. Esther, m. Edward Douglass; settled in Brunswick; d. about 1875, aged 97.
5. Paul, m. Mary Winslow; settled in Manchester, Me .; d., aged 93.
6. Judith, m. John Douglass; settled in Brunswick, Me .; d., aged 76.
7. Betsey, m. - Bryant (?); remained in Weare.
8. Hannah (twin), m. Marmaduke Gifford; settled in Fairfield, Me .; d., aged 80.
9. Lydia (twin), m. Joslyn Allen, of Durham, Me.
10. Abijah, m. Dolly Jones; settled in Durham, Me .; d., aged 84. 11. Huldah, unmd.
BENJAMIN1 COLLINS came to Weare just after the Revolution, and settled in the east part of the town. He built a saw-mill on the
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south side of the river, opposite the site now occupied by the grist-mill at East Weare. The following sons were here with him : -
1. Benjamin, Jr., m. Sally -, and had the following ch .: (1), Jane, b. March 14, 1791. (2), George, b. April 29, 1793. (3), Peter, b. March 14, 1795. (4), Edmund, b. Oct. 6, 1796. (5), Amos W., b. July 11, 1798. (6), Eleanor, b. March 11, 1800. (7), John C., b. Oct. 27, 1803.
2. Richard, m. - Cilley; rem. to Newbury, N. H.
3. Stephen.
4. Moses, went to Goffstown.
RICHARD1, a brother to Benjamin, Sr., settled on the old road running north from East Weare village. Ch .: Richard, Jr., and Joseph, who went to Bow.
RICHARD, JR.2, m. Sarah -; he d. 1818. Ch. :-
1. John.++
2. Joseph.
3. Nancy, m. Thomas Putney.
4. Polly, m. Jonathan Emerson.
5. Hannah, d. unmd.
6. Elizabeth, d. unmd.
JOHN3, son of Richard, Jr., m. Rachel Goodwin, of Dunbarton ; was a blacksmith, and lived in many different places in Weare and Dunbarton. Ch .: -
1. John, b. Feb. 22, 1802; m. - Blaisdell.
2. Richard, b. Sept. 21, 1803.
3. Benjamin, b. June 21, 1805.
4. Abiah, b. April 25, 1806.
5. Reuben, b. April 26, 1808 ; a Methodist clergyman.
6. Alpheus, b. July 4, 1810.
7. Joseph, b. July 4, 1812.
WILLIAM1 COLLINS, a weaver from Ireland, was a soldier in the British army until taken prisoner. He came to Weare, and m. Elizabeth Brown. Ch. :-
1. Richard, b. May 19, 1778.++
2. Nathaniel, b. May 1, 1783.
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RICHARD2, son of William and Elizabeth (Brown) Collins, m. Han- nah Harris. He was a carpenter; lived in different parts of the town. Ch. :-
1. William, d. unmd.
2. Richard, Jr.
3. John.
COPELAND.
HEZEKIAH, son of Winslow and Hannah (Slader) Copeland, was b. in Acworth; m. 1, Olive Nichols ; 2, Anna T. (Chase) Parker. He came to Weare about 1867, and was in town office several years. His second wife d. July 31, 1882; he d. in Acworth about 1883. Ch., all by 1st wife: -
1. Fannie F., d. young.
2. Winslow L.
3. Frank E.
4. Arthur J., d. March 28, 1875.
5. Elmer H., now a student in Amherst college.
CORLISS.
GEORGE1 CORLISS, the founder of the family, came from Devon- shire, England, in 1635; settled in Haverhill, Mass .; m. Joanna Davis in 1645. They had seven daughters and one son, and all settled in Haverhill.
JOHN2, son of George and Joanna (Davis) Corliss, was b. March 6, 1648 ; m. Mary Wilford, and had seven ch.
JOHN3, m. Ruth Haynes. His youngest son,
JOSHUA4, b. Jan. 19, 1733, m. 1, Abigail Marsh, of Haverhill, in 1759, and rem. to Weare. She d. soon after, and was buried at South Weare, the stone marking her grave being the oldest known monument of the kind in town. He m. 2, Widow Molly (Wells) Colby, and a few years later moved to Hampstead, N. H.,
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where he d. in 1819. Ch. of Joshua and Molly (Wells) Corliss, b. in Weare :--
1. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 9, 1764.
2. Sarah, b. Aug. 4, 1765.
3. Joshua, b. Feb. 28, 1767.
4. John, b. Nov. 6, 1768.
5. Hezekiah, b. Dec. 12, 1770.
TIMOTHY&, fifth ch. of John and Mary (Wilford) Corliss, was b. Dec. 13, 1693; m. Sarah Hutchins, of Haverhill, and rem. to Weare. He d. 1783. Ch .: --
1. Timothy, b. Nov. 28, 1726.+
2. Joanna, b. April 14, 1729.
3. Sarah, b. April 30, 1731.
4. Jeremiah, b. 1734.+
5. Nathaniel, b. 1738.++-
TIMOTHY4, son of Timothy and Sarah (Hutchins) Corliss, lived at South Weare ; was quite famous as a hunter. He m. Eunice Emery ; he d. 1810. Ch. :-
1. Elizabeth, b. April 16, 1762; m. Samuel George; rem. to Sunapee.
2. John, b. Dec. 1, 1763; was in the war of 1812; was taken prisoner and confined in Dartmoor prison.
3. Esther, b. May 12, 1765; m. Theodore Eastman; went to Canada.
4. Abigail, b. Feb. 20, 1767 ; m. John Watson, Jr.
5. Miriam, b. June 15, 1769; m. Jeremiah Bowen; rem. to Cor- inth, Vt.
6. Samuel, b. April 12, 1772; m. Esther Goodale, of Salem; lived at Weare. Ch .: (1), Esther, b. June 4, 1797; m. Jesse Martin. (2), John, b. July 30, 1799.
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