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JESSE2, son of Capt. George and Lydia (Wells) Hadley, m. Hannah Gove. He d. 1843 ; his wife d. 1859. Ch. : -
1. William, b. July 22, 1798.+
2. Hiram, b. May 26, 1800.+
3. Mehitable, b. Aug. 6, 1802.
4. Sabrina, b. July 5, 1804.
5. Jesse, b. March 10, 1806; d. young.
6. George, b. June 30, 1808; m. Emily J. Wilson; was a miller in New Boston.
7. Hannah, b. April 27, 1811; m. Ira Whittaker.
8. Abner L., b. Dec. 31, 1814; m. Lucy W. Whittaker; lived at South Weare for a time; rem. to Bedford. One son, J. Byron, m. Julia A. Wood ; he d. in Bedford.
. WILLIAM3, son of Jesse and Hannah (Gove) Hadley, m. Rebecca Richardson. He was selectman two years. Ch .: -
1. Elizabeth, b. 1818; m. Alvin Whittaker.
2. Alonzo, b. July 1, 1821; m. Elvira Barrett; res. at So.
Weare. Ch .: (1), Rebecca J., b. 1846. (2), Sarah F., b. 1851; d. 1870.
HIRAM3, son of Jesse and Hannah (Gove) Hadley, m. Eliza, dau.
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of Rev. Hezekiah D. Buzzell. He was a physician ; rem. to Boone- ville, N. Y., and d. there.
WELLS2, son of Capt. George and Lydia (Wells) Hadley, m. Betsey Green, Aug. 27, 1804. Settled in Hartland, Vt .; was a farmer and wool grower. He d. Sept. 29, 1850; she d. April 25, 1865. Ch .: -
1. Susanna, b. March 3, 1806. 6. Lydia, b. Feb. 19, 1818.
2. Wells G., b. Oct. 17, 1807. 7. Judith, b. April 27, 1820.
3. Eliza, b. Dec. 10, 1810.
4. Abigail, b. April 20, 1813.
5. Jerry G., b. Sept. 1, 1815.
8. James, b. Jan. 13, 1823.
9. Lucina, b. Aug. 5, 1825.
JAMES2 (see p. 631), son of Capt. George and Lydia (Wells) Hadley, m. Maria Hamilton. He d. 1869; his wife d. 1873. Ch .:-
1. George, m. Sophia G. Larned; he d. Oct. 15, 1877; she d. Jan. 8, 1884. Ch .: (1), Mary Hamilton, b. Nov. 15, 1855 ; living at New Haven, Conn., unmd. (2), George, b. March 3, 1858; d. in in- fancy.
2. Ann, d. Sept. 13, 1873.
3. James, m. Anne Twining, who was b. Nov. 19, 1816; still living; James d. Nov. 14, 1872. Ch., Arthur Twining, is a professor in Yale col- lege.
AMOS2, son of Capt. George and Lydia (Wells) Hadley, m. Lydia Eastman. He d. Jan. 22, 1877. Ch .:-
1. George, b. April 4, 1815.
2. Samuel E., b. March 31, 1817.
3. Betsey E., b. Feb. 14, 1821.
4. Asenath, b. Nov. 14, 1824.
5. Moses E., b. March 26, 1826.
JOHN LANGDON2 (see p. 490), son of Capt. George and Mehitable (Toy) Hadley, m. Elizabeth Cilley ; res. at South Weare. Ch .: -
1. George L. (see p. 491), b. Oct. 6, 1840; m. 1, Clara Ham ; 2, Carrie Forsaith, who d. Sept. 28, 1887; he d. 1875. One ch. by 1st wife, Sarah Louise, who d. young.
2. Louise, b. July 25, 1842; m. Jason P. Dearborn.
3. Charles J., b. Aug. 25, 1845.+ 4. Sarah M., b. Feb. 1, 1849.
5. Henry P., b. Aug. 1851; d. May 29, 1884.
CHARLES J.8,* son of John L. and Elizabeth (Cilley) Hadley, m.
* CHARLES JOHN HADLEY went from Weare to Iowa in 1865, and was there ad- mitted to practice in 1870. From this time until his return to Weare, seven years later, he practised law successfully in DeWitt, Ia., and Sioux Falls, Dak. During this time he was city clerk and solicitor of DeWitt, for two and three years respectively. Since his return to Weare he has been engaged in farming and wood and lumber business. Always a prominent democrat, he has for several years been chairman of the town committee of that party.
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Ella M. Peaslee. Ch .: J. Langdon, b. April 3, 1881 ; Ralph V., b. March 16, 1886.
DANIEL HADLEY settled very early on Tobie hill ; m. 1, Mehitable Whittaker; 2, Hannah Ordway. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Tamar, b. June 21, 1766 ; m. Isaac Grant.
2. Mehitable, b. Jan. 24, 1768 ; m. 1, - Toy; 2, Capt. George Hadley. Ch. by 2d wife : -
3. Lydia, b. Nov. 25, 1773.
4. Hannah, b. Jan. 11, 1775; d. young.
5. David, b. Nov. 15, 1776.
6. Jonathan, b. Aug. 6, 1780.
7. Dorcas, b. June 11, 1782.
8. Mary, b. June 26, 1788.
9. Keziah, b. July 1, 1790.
10. Cynthia, b. Oct. 1, 1792.
11. Betsey, b. July 29, 1794. 12. Winthrop.
13. John.
14. Joseph.
15. Samuel, burned to death.
JOHN R.1 HADLEY came from Bradford, N. H., and m. Hannah Johnson, of Weare, in 1819. Ch .: -
1. Anna J., b. 1821; m. Moses George Favor.
2. Sarah, b. 1825.
3. Moses, b. 1827; d. 1835.
4. John R., b. 1829.+
5. George, b. 1832; m. Mary Colburn. Ch .: (1),
- -; (2), Etta I.
JOHN R.2, son of John R. and Hannah (Johnson) Hadley, m. Roxanna Mudgett. He is a carpenter and builder ; res. at Weare Center. Ch. : -
1. Sarah, b. Jan. 17, 1852.
2. George F., b. 1854; m. Dora Balch. One ch., Emma B., b. June, 1881.
3. Hattie, b. 1856; d. July 18, 1883.
4. Harry A., b. 1856; m. Lillian E. Gove, who d. Feb. 19, 1882. One ch., Grace M., b. Feb. 14, 1882.
5. Ezra M., b. 1859.
6. William R., b. 1869.
HADLOCK.
JOSEPH1 and ELIZABETH HADLOCK came to South Weare in 1766, where they lived a number of years; then rem. to Deering. Ch. : -
1. Hezekiah, m. - Fogg; set- tled in Deering. He served in the Revolutionary war. Ch .: Hezekiah and Judith. 2. Richard, b. Feb. 13, 1758. 3. Joseph, b. Oct. 26, 1759 ; m. Martha Morse.
4. Deborah, b. Feb. 22, 1761; m. Benj. Brown, of Deering.
5. James, b. April 5, 1763.
6. Sarah, b. May 5, 1765.
7. Mary, b. July 19, 1766.
8. Anna, b. Oct. 10, 1768; m. Amos Peaslee, of Deering.
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RICHARD2, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Hadlock, m. Martha -. Ch .: -
1. Richard, b. July, 1786. 3. Samuel, b. Dec. 17, 1790.
2. Jemima, b. Aug. 21, 1788.
RICHARD, JR.8, son of Richard and Martha Hadlock, m. Apphia Barrett in 1808. Ch .: Richard, Thomas and Levi.+
LEVI4, son of Richard, Jr., and Apphia (Barrett) Hadlock, m. Clarissa Clement. One son, Alvin C., b. 1830 ; is a blacksmith ; res. at Weare Center; m. Elvira George, who d. Jan. 24, 1886. Ch. : I, Edward W., b. 1866. II, Alfred D., b. 1871; d. March 27, 1886.
JONATHAN1 HADLOCK, a brother to Joseph, m. Betty Pettee and lived in' Weare; rem. to Bath, N. H., and from there with all his family to Jay, Vt., where he and his wife d. Ch. : -
1. Abigail, b. March 19, 1769; d. April 4, 1769.
2. Samuel, b. June 18, 1770 ; m. Miriam Hadlock; rem. to DeKalb, N. Y.
3. Hezekiah, b. Aug. 10, 1772; rem. to Guildhall, Vt., and d. there.
4. Jonathan, b. Nov. 28, 1774.
5. Joseph, b. March 4, 1777. 6. Betty, b. March 24, 1779.
7. Peter, b. Sept. 17, 1781 ; m. Polly Straw; rem. to Ship- ton, C. E., and d. there.
8. Miriam, b March 2, 1784.
9. Rhoda, b. 1786.
10. Stephen, b. Feb. 20, 1790.
A. G. HADLOCK, a grandson of Jonathan and probably a son of Stephen, res. in Ashley, Uintah Co., Utah.
HAMILTON.
ALFRED HAMILTON, b. July 13, 1802, came from Boston to Weare in 1845; he m. 1, --; 2, Harriet Whitney. He has been a carpenter and joiner, now res. at East Weare, and is totally blind. Ch., all b. in Boston :-
1. Mary E., b. Oct. 2, 1829; res. in Boston; unmd.
2. Sarah Helen, b. March 2, 1832; m., and res. in Boston.
3. William A., b. Jan. 15, 1834 ; d. young.
4. Alfred M., b. Oct. 11, 1837 ; m. Maria Dinsmore; res. in Goffstown. Ch .: (1), Cora,
m. Orrin Bennett. (2), Mary D., b. 1872. (3), John M., b. 1875.
5. William L., b. July 10, 1842; was in 14th N. H. vols .; d. 186 -. Ch. by 2d wife :-
6. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 6, 1846; m. William H. Marshall.
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ALVIN HAMILTON, b. in 1810; m. Lenity Hamlin. He was for- merly employed in the Charlestown navy yard. They had nine ch., most of whom d. young. He d. in Weare, Nov. 12, 1883. Two of his ch. were: Alvin, res. in Boston, and Lydia, who m. Judson Senter.
HAMMEL.
DAVID HAMMEL and his wife, PHOEBE, res. in Weare. Ch .: David, Jr., John, Walter, James, Phoebe, Willie and Rosa.
HANSON.
SAMUEL1 HANSON came to Weare from Dover, N. H., and m. Anna Chase. He lived on lot ninety-one, range four. Ch .:-
1. David D., b. 1794.+
· 2. Cornelia, m. Samuel Jones.
3. Dolly, m. David Buffum, of Salem, Mass.
4. John, m. Eliza Emerson; rem. to Unity, N. H.
5. Huldah, m. Hial Dudley.
6. Lydia, m. 1, Thomas Fisher ; 2, Artemas M. Pierce.
7. Amos, went to Unity.
DAVID D.2, son of Samuel and Anna (Chase) Hanson, m. Ermine Edwards, who d. June 18, 1855. He was a boot and shoemaker, which trade he followed all his life. He was a great hunter, and when nearly ninety years of age could travel all night, hunting 'coons in company with young men. He d. May 24, 1884. No ch.
SOLOMON2 HANSON, JR., son of Solomon and Anna Hanson, of Dover, m. Mary Chase of Kensington. One of his ch., Nathan, b. 1784, lived for a time in Pittsfield, and then rem. to Weare. He m. 1, Lydia Allen ; 2, Sarah Austin ; 3, Mary Paige. One ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Sabina, m. Daniel Paige. Ch. by 2d wife :-
2. Alvin, b. Feb. 18, 1826; d. unmd.
3. John W., b. Sept. 22, 1830 ; m. Jane Sawyer, Nov. 17, 1852. (See p. 550.)
OTIS2, son of Solomon and Anna Hanson, of Dover, m. Ruth Gove, and res. in Dover. He d. about 1790, leaving two ch : - 1. Solomon, b. Feb. 8, 1786.+ -
2. Sarah, b. Jan. 1, 1788; m. John Chase, of Deering.
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SOLOMONS, son of Otis and Ruth (Gove) Hanson, came to Weare about 1807-8; m. 1, Hannah Johnson, of East Weare, who d. Jan. 3, 1837 ; 2, Susannah V. Purington. He d. June 26, 1861. Ch., all by 1st wife : -
1. Solomon O., b. Mar. 6, 1812.+ 1 3. Ruth, m. Graves W. P. Sleeper.
2. Mary, b. March 22, 1816; m. Amos Chase.
SOLOMON O.4, son of Solomon and Hannah (Johnson) Hanson, m. Ruth Purington. He was first in the tinsmith business at Weare Center, and afterwards for many years engaged in the express busi- ness between Henniker and Manchester. He d. March 15, 1871; his wife 'd. Sept. 18, 1870. Ch .: -
1. Lewis P., b. Feb. 25, 1836; m. Sarah J. Davis; res. in West Henniker. Ch .: (1), Julia A., b. March 2, 1857. (2), George D., b. March 16,
1861. (3), Otis W., b. July 10, 1868; d. Dec. 14, 1873. 2. Julia, b. Jan. 28, 1840; d. Aug. 20, 1856.
THADDEUS M.2 HANSON, son of Daniel and Susan (Morrill) Han- son, came to Weare about 1830, and m. Mary Green. He was a carriage maker, but studied medicine and became a successful physician; res. in Manchester, where he d. about 1885. Ch. :- 1. Susan, b. 1834 ; m. Leander Sylvester. 2. William H., b. 1836.
JAMES2, son of Daniel and Susan (Morrill) Hanson, m. 1, Melinda Butler; 2, Eliza Green. He was a carriage maker ; res. first in Ber- wick, Me., afterwards rem. to Weare, where he d. May 19, 1854. Ch. of 1st wife : -
1. George, b. 1833 ; d. 1849.
2. Daniel,* b. March 18, 1837; m. 1, Mandana Leavitt; 2, Malvina Leavitt. Ch., Ber- nice L., b. June 12, 1874. Ch. of 2d wife :-
3. Alfred G., m. Mary Plummer, of Henniker; he is a skilful mechanic; res. at North Weare. No ch.
4. Etta, d. young.
CHARLES2, son of Daniel and Susan (Morrill) Hanson, came to Weare and m. Judith Green. One ch., Eliza J., d. young.
* DANIEL HANSON carries on the business of a machinist in the shop formerly operated by J. Winslow Chase. He is an excellent workman himself, and in his es- pecial work of manufacturing skiving knives, gives steady employment to several skilled artisans.
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HARDY.
OLIVER HARDY came from Bradford about 1778, and m. Esther (Whittaker) Johnson, widow of Zachariah Johnson. He was a blacksmith and lived at South Weare a few years, and then rem. to Hopkinton. Ch. : -
1. Oliver, b. Sept. 19, 1779. 2. Johnson, b. July 19, 1781. 3. Thomas, b. June 12, 1783.
HARRIMAN.
REV. DAVID HARRIMAN,* b. in Plaistow in 1788, m. 1, Lucy who d. Aug. 11, 1830, aged 40; 2, Cleora, dau. of Hon. Joseph Phil- brick, in 1832. He came to South Weare about 1829, and d. Dec. 1, 1844. His 2d wife d. July 1, 1879. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Daniel.
2. Joseph.
3. David P.
4. Betsey, m. Moses E. George.
5. John S., d. young.
6. James, d. young.
7. John d. young. Ch. by 2d wife :-
8. William H., d. young.
9. Sarah M., d. young.
HARRIS.
CALVIN HARRIS, b. March 19, 1858, in Wilmot, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia; m. Annie L. Barton, of Damariscotta Mills, Me .; came to Weare in 1885. One ch .: Charles Wesley, b. June 14, 1886.
HART.
WILLIAM1 HART lived near Raymond's. Little is known of his history. He d. Oct. 7, 1810, aged 45. Ch. :-
1. William, Jr.,b.Jan. 27,1788.+ Boscawen; he d. in Ver- mont in 1878.
2. John, b. June 23, 1792; m. Rebecca W. Flanders, of
3. Benjamin, b. April 5, 1796;
* REV. DAVID HARRIMAN was a Freewill Baptist preacher of considerable note. He was a strong type of the minister of his day and denomination, and would use his keen wit and biting sarcasm with telling effect when attacking the creed of some op- posing sect. He preached for a considerable time both at the south and east churches, and at the various school-houses in town.
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m. Lucy Champlin, of Pom- fret, Vt., in 1816, and had nine ch. ; he d. Feb. 19, 1881.
4. Paige, b. in Weare; m. Lor- ena Champlin, of Pomfret, Vt.
5. Jesse, lived in Hartford and Woodstock, Vt., and Thorn- ton, N. H.
6. Philip, lived in Goffstown.
7. Abel, was a mechanic, and lived in Boscawen.
8. Mary, b. April 30, 1802; m. Allen T. Strong in 1820; lived in Hartford, Vt.
9. Sarah, lived at Pomfret, Vt .; she m. 1, Abial C. Bingham ; 2, Asa Hardy; 3, Abram Peaslee; 4, Daniel Brown.
WILLIAM2, JR., son of William Hart, m. Sally Gould, of Dunbar- ton, in 1814. He was a miller and millwright; lived at the Ray- mond place, working in the mills there ; also at Oil Mill, East Weare, and Sutton, N. H., where he d. July 8, 1857. His widow still lives there (1887), aged 91 years. Ch .:-
1. Sarah, d. in infancy.
2. Mary E., b. March 17, 1817; m. William H. Marshall.
3. Eben G., b. March 23, 1819; d. Nov. 30, 1823.
4. John G., b. July 15, 1827 ; d.
Feb. 25, 1867; m. Addie M. Richardson.
5. William H., b. April 27, 1830; d. Nov. 4, 1864; m. Eliza Nelson.
HASKELL.
MOODY HASKELL m. Lucretia Butler, and lived in the north-east corner of the town. Ch. :-
1. Robert.
2. Moody.
3. David.
4. Lucretia, m. William Loud.
5. George W.
RICHARD HASKELL, b. in 1853 ; m. Annie (Clark) Searles. Mrs. Haskell has one ch. by a former husband: William H. Searles, b. 1873. Ch. of Richard and Annie Haskell : -
1. Nellie, b. 1877. 3. Annie, b. 1881.
2. Mamie, b. 1879.
4. John, b. 1886.
HAZEN.
MOSES1 HAZEN, b. in Rowley, Mass .; m. Rebecca Cheney, and came to Weare just after the Revolution. Ch. : --
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1. John, b. May 9, 1772.++
2. Rebecca, b. Nov. 20, 1774; m. Perley Morse ; rem. to New Boston.
3. Moses, b. Aug. 8, 1776.+
4. Jeremiah, b. Aug. 31, 1778; m.
Rachel Eastman; rem. to Sutton.
5. Daniel, b. May 16, 1781.+ 6. Jesse A., b. 1783.+-
7. Sally, .b. June 22, 1786; m. Eliphalet Barnard; rem. to Thornton.
JOHN2, son of Moses and Rebecca (Cheney) Hazen, m. Abigail Eastman. They lived and died in Weare. Ch .: -
1. Polly, b. March 15, 1800 ; m. Robert S. Fifield.
2. Moses, b. July 29, 1803 ; m.
Mehitable Emerson. One dau., Mary, b. 1835; m. Wil- liam B. Morse.
MOSES2, son of Moses and Rebecca (Cheney) Hazen, m. Sarah Eastman ; lived at South Weare. Ch. :-
1. Hannah, m. Peter Dearborn.
2. Irene, m. John Dearborn.
JESSE A.2, son of Moses and Rebecca (Cheney) Hazen, m. Hannah Brown, of East Weare; lived at South Weare on the site opposite the present home of Ezra C. Eastman. Ch. : -
1. Mary, b. July 4, 1808; d. young.
2. Rebecca, b. March 16, 1810.
3. Wilmarth, b. Sept. 10, 1812 ; m. Charlotte Eastman ; rem. from town.
4. Philena, b. March 19, 1815 ; d. young.
5. Jesse, b. May 10, 1818. 6. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 16, 1819 ; m. Moses Hazen, of Sutton.
7. Hannah, b. April 13, 1822; m. Stephen Chase; rem. to Hillsborough.
DANIEL2, son of Moses and Rebecca (Cheney) Hazen, m. Susan Johnson; rem. from town. Two of their sons, Cyrus and Hamon, returned to Weare. Ch. : -
1. Cyrus, m. Louisa (Bartlett) Colby. One ch., Louise, m. George Burnham.
2. Hamon, b. July 10, 1810 ; m. Hannah Corliss; lived at South Weare, where he d. Dec. 29, 1886. Ch .: (1), Clara, b. Jan. 18, 1848. (2),
Helen M., b. Sept. 29, 1850; m. George H. Dunbar. (3), Addie, b. Aug. 10, 1852 ; d. young. (4), George H., b. Aug. 19, 1854 ; m. Mary A. Thorpe. Ch., Florence M. (5), Ida A., b. Nov. 8, 1856. (6), Susan B., b. July 1, 1862.
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HEATH.
TIMOTHY HEATH was b. at Newbury, Mass., July 5, 1749; m. Alcy Putney, of Methuen, Mass., b. in 1762. They settled in Deer- ing, near the Weare and Henniker lines; afterwards rem. to Weare. Ch. : -
1. Amos P., b. Feb. 25, 1783; d. Jan. 18, 1804; unmd.
2. Betsey, b. Sept. 23, 1784; m. Nathaniel Murdough, of Hillsborough ; they had six ch .: (1), John, b. April 28, 1805. (2), Silas D., b. March 4, 1807. (3), Lucy J., b. Jan. 22, 1809 ; m. - Buck- man, and had one dau., Elvira J .; res. in Henniker. (4), Alcy, b. Jan. 8, 1812; m. Abraham Francis, of Hillsborough. (5), Samuel E., b. Aug. 18, 1820. (6), Susan, b. March 31, 1826.
3. Mary, b. Jan. 3, 1787 ; m.
Daniel Putney; rem. to Pennsylvania.
4. Reuben, b. June 12, 1789 ; m. Alice Nichols, of Amherst; had eleven ch .; rem. to Grafton, N. H., where he d. 1876.
5. Annas, b. Jan. 9, 1793; m. Susan Nichols, of Amherst. 6. Dorcas, b. Feb. 12, 1798 ; d. Jan. 22, 1804.
7. Alice, b. Feb.12, 1798 ; worked in the woolen factory at North Weare nearly fifty years; she d. at North Weare June 18, 1883.
8. Lydia, b. Nov. 25, 1802; d. Aug. 20, 1806.
HEDDING.
DAMON HEDDING, son of John and Mehitable (Varney) Hedding, was b. in Lincoln, Vt., Oct. 24, 1807. He came to Weare in 1823 ; m. 1, Hannah Buxton, who d. Feb. 4, 1849; 2, Ruth G. Huzzy, of Henniker ; res. at North Weare. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Mary B., b. Sept. 9, 1832; d. Aug. 23, 1853 ; unmd.
2. John D., b. April 3, 1834; d. June 4, 1857, unmd.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
3. Ella M., b. March 3, 1858; m. W. Scott Bailey. 4. Lucy A., b. May 16, 1859.
HOAG.
JOHN1 HOAG was b. in England or Wales, in 1643, and came to this country with his father's family when about seven years of age. The rest of the family soon returned ; but John, having been bound
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out as an apprentice, was obliged to remain. He m. Ebenezer,* dau. of John Emery, of Newbury, Mass., in 1669, and settled in that town. He was a man of good natural abilities, and is said to have been first side judge until the Salem witchcraft broke out, when, opposing the persecution which followed, he lost his place and his influence with the people. They had four sons and three daughters, and after the children were grown up, the family joined the Society of Friends. The descendants of the sons, Jonathan, Joseph and Benjamin, are numerous and widely scattered. John Hoag d. in 1725.
JONATHAN2, son of John and Ebenezer (Emery) Hoag, was b. in 1671 ; settled in Haverhill, Mass. He m. Martha Goodwin in 1703. They had ten ch.
NATHAN3, son of Jonathan and Martha (Goodwin) Hoag, m. Han- nah, dau. of Joseph2 Hoag, and settled in Newton, N. H. They had seven ch., five of whom came to this vicinity : -
1. Joseph.+ 2. Nathan, settled in Weare ; rem. to New York.+
3. Samuel, settled in Weare; rem. to New York.
4. Martha, b. 1738; m. Daniel Gove, of Weare.
5. Phebe, b. 1755 ; m. Nathan G. Chase, of Weare.
JOSEPH4, son of Nathan and Hannah Hoag, settled in the south part of Henniker. He m. Hephzibah Hoag, a descendant of Ben- jamin2, in 1768. They had three ch. :-
1. Abram, b. 1770 .- + 2. Jonathan, b. 1772.+ 3. Comfort, b. 1775 ; m. Daniel Paige.
ABRAM5, son of Joseph and Hephzibah Hoag, m. Alice Jones ;t rem. to Vermont. They had ten ch., of whom, -
1. Charles, b. 1791 ; m. Eliza Rogers ; settled in Concord, N. H .; rem. to Illinois. 2. Asahel, b. 1795; m. Sabria Chissimore; rem. to Con- cord, and later to Illinois.
3. Harriet, b. 1807 ; m. 1, Samuel Huntington ; 2, John J.
Bryant, and rem. to Canter- bury, N. H .; 3, Cady Clark ; res. in Concord.
4. Hannah, b. 1809; m. 1, Enos Baker, and rem. to Brad- ford, N. H .; 2, Doctor Post; res. in California.
* As this name is unusual for a woman, any one who wishes to verify it can refer to Coffin's History of Newbury (edition of 1845), pp. 302, 305; also to the Records of the Hampton (Mo.) Meeting of Friends, p. 36.
t Erroneously stated Miriam Jones in the town records of Weare.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
JONATHAN5,* son of Joseph and Hephzibah Hoag, m. 1, Abigail Emery ; 2, Phebe, dau. of Nathan Hoag. Ch., all by 1st wife : -
1. Israel, b. 1795.+- 2. Anna, b. 1799 ; m. Samuel Osborne. 3. Joseph, b. 1809 .- +-
ISRAEL6, son of Jonathan and Abigail ( Emery ) Hoag, m. Abigail Breed. He d. Dec. 9, 1882; his wife d. June 23, 1884. Ch. : -
1. Martha B., b. 1824; d. 1845. 2. Mary P., b. 1828 ; d. 1838. 3. Charles E.,# b. 1840.
JOSEPH6,§ son of Jonathan and Abigail (Emery) Hoag, m. Alice Buxton. Ch. :-
1. Jonathan, b. 1839; m. Clara Sargent ; rem. to Massachu- setts.
2. Ann, b. 1840 ; m. William L. Dean; rem. to Vermont.
3. Mary, b. 1843; m. Nathan Morrison ; rem. to Vermont.
NATHAN4, son of Nathan and Hannah Hoag, m. Elizabeth Doty. They had nine ch., two of whom returned to Weare, viz: Mary, who m. Humphrey Sawyer, and Phebe, who m. 1, Jonathan Hoag; 2, Pelatiah Gove.
BENJAMIN2 was twice m., and had sixteen ch. ; one of whom, -
JONATHAN3, b. 1708, m. Comfort Stanyan, of Hampton, N. H., and had seven ch. Of these, Hephzibah, b. 1741, m. Joseph4 Hoag ; and ISAAC4, b. 1752 ; rem. to Deerfield about 1784 ; m. Sarah Langley. They had eight ch .; of whom, -
JOSEPH5, b. 1786, m. Mary A. Gove, of Weare, and in 1820 bought of Jonathan5 the place in Henniker (adjoining Weare line) which Joseph4 had first settled. Ch. : --
* JONATHAN HOAG was a drover, and being brought in contact with many people, his retentive memory was richly stored with anecdotes of the early settlers. He was a respected member and elder of the Society of Friends.
t ISRAEL HOAG attended school at Nine Partners, N. Y. He followed his father's ealling in early life; was afterwards engaged in the wood and lumber business, and still later, as merchant in Weare Center. Though somewhat eceentrie, he was a man of probity and good judgment, and filled many places of trust to satisfaction.
# CHARLES E. HOAG was for many years a trader at Wcare Center, and was town elerk from 1872 to 1884. He sold out his business at Weare in 1884, went West, and is now carrying on sheep ranehes in Montana and Nebraska. He is noted for his enterprise and sagacity, and has met with excellent suecess in business.
§ JOSEPH HOAG attended Friends' school at Providence, and was afterwards en- gaged for a time as teacher in that institution. A good, general seholar, he excelled espceially in mathematics. He was devotedly attached to the Society of Friends, and was elerk of their monthly meeting in Weare for many years.
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HOAG; HOBSON; HODGDON.
1. James Alfred, b. 1821; m. Mary P. Collins, of Weare; rem. to Newbury, N. H., afterwards to Manchester, N. H., where he d. in 1865. One ch., Joseph Orrin, m. Martha A. Bruce ; he d. in 1865 ; no ch.
2. Orilla, b. 1827 ; d. 1871, unmd. 3. Arvilla, b. 1827; m. Seth A.
Morse, of Henniker. Ch. : Lola, Wallace, Laura, Belle, George, Forrest.
4. Salana, b. 1835 ; m. 1, Michael Keogh. Ch .: (1), Katie, d. unmd. (2), Flora Belle, m. W. H. M. Cate; res. on the homestead. Salana m. 2, Isaac Hoag, of Deerfield.
HOBSON.
JONATHAN HOBSON, b. in Amherst, N. H., in 1786 ; m. Lydia K. Little, of Goffstown ; rem. to Oil Mill. He was a saddler and har- ness-maker ; d. in 1837 ; his wife d. in 1874. One ch., Harrison (see p. 628), b. April 11, 1814 ; m. Eliza McQuesten, of Goffstown, and had two ch., Sarah Josepha, b. April 5, 1842, and Harry M., b. June 10, 1848.
HODGDON.
WILLIAM1 HODGDON, b. in London, sailed for New England in 1634.
JEREMIAH2 HODGDON, supposed to be a son of the above, lived in Portsmouth in 1661.
ISRAEL8, son of Jeremiah, moved to Dover in 1696; m. Anna Wingate. Ch .:-
1. Israel, b. March 25, 1697.+ 2. Shadrach, b. 1709.
ISRAEL4, son of Israel and Anna (Wingate) Hodgdon, lived on the west side of Back river, Dover, N. H .; m. 1, Hannah, dau. of John Hanson, of Dover (some members of Mr. Hanson's family were killed, and others taken captive by Indians, in 1724) ; 2, Mary Johnson, who d. Sept. 13, 1787; he d. April 18, 1787. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Sarah, b. Nov. 11, 1725.
2. Timothy, b. May 22, 1727.
3. Caleb, b. Jan. 22, 1732; m. Elizabeth Twombly, and had nine ch.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
4. Edmund, b. Aug. 20, 1739.
5. Israel, b. July 26, 1741.
6. Peter, b. Oct. 7, 1742.
7. John, b. April 22, 1745 .--
8. Abigail, b. April 8, 1749.
9. Moses, b. Nov. 10, 1750.
JOHN5 (see p. 268), son of Israel and Mary (Johnson) Hodgdon,
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
m. Susannah, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth Hussey, of Somersworth, N. H., in 1724, and rem. to Weare about 1775. Ch .: -
1. Moses, b. Aug. 22, 1773.+ Daniel Breed ; d. April 11,
2. Abigail, b. Aug. 7, 1778; m. 1802.
MOSES6 (see p. 385), son of John and Susannah (Hussey) Hodg- don, m. 1, Dorcas Neal Dow, in 1797; 2, Hannah Austin, who d. Oct. 10, 1859. Ch. : -
1. John, b. Oct. 8, 1800 (see p. 627).
2. Abigail B., b. Nov. 28, 1802; m. Asa Hanson; d. at Port- land, Me., Aug. 9, 1855.
3. Mary, b. Aug. 27, 1804; d. in March, 1851, unmd.
4. Susannah, b. Aug. 6, 1806; d. May 9, 1829, unmd.
5. Anna, b. April 20, 1809; m. Nathan Sawyer, of Henniker.
6. Dorcas Neal, b. July 25, 1811; m. Daniel Sawyer. Ch. by 2d wife : -
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