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34. George3, b. Oct. 4, 1772; m. Martha Campbell. His sons were George-Clinton4, Jefferson-Newton4, Lafayette4, and Albert4.
Hon. George-Clinton Clyde4, the eldest of these, was b. in Cherry Valley, April 25, 1802; was admitted to the bar of the supreme court in 1824, and in 1825 located at Burlington, N. Y., and had a successful law business; was county clerk in 1835. In 1829 he m. Catherine Dorr, of Chatham, Columbia Co., and to that place he removed in 1839. For four years he was a judge of the court of common pleas, and in 1846 was a member of the New York Constitutional Convention. He was twelve years in Columbia Co. In 1852 he returned to the beautiful valley where he was born, " to spend his days, and finally to sleep with his fathers." He was a wise counselor, patriotic citizen, firm friend, : nd an honest man. He d. Dec. 21, 1868, leaving a wife and an adopted son, who still reside in Cherry Valley. Having no children of their own, they adopted two orphan children of Lafayette, his brother, Dr. James-D. Clyde5 and sister, Mrs. R .- B. Doubleday5, of Binghamton, N. Y. Dr. J .- D. Clyde5 is pro- prietor of the "Clyde farm " in Cherry Valley ; was a soldier in the late war, enlisting as private in 1861, leaving the service as captain at the close in 1865.
35. Joseph3, b. Sept. 14, 1774; m. Margaret Campbell; ch. : De Witt-Clinton, Samuel4, Henry4, John-Wells4, and Joseph4, who was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1821.
36. Esther3, b. Feb. 14, 1778; m. Horace Ripley ; 4 ch. : Julia4, George-C.4, Horace, " Catherine4.
37. John3 [16] (Joseph2, Daniel1). He was b. Sept. 9, 1763 ; m. Phebe Wilson, of Pelham. He was a soldier of the Revolu- tion from Windham, and, with David Campbell, was with that portion of Washington's army encamped some five miles back of Newburgh, N. Y. By a curious coincidence his son, JJames- C., fifty years later, selected a farming property on which this portion of the army encamped. One of the old Revolutionary bake-ovens used by them was on his farm, and the ground
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used by the troops on parade, the temple where the army wor- shipped, and other buildings used by the troops were on his and the adjoining farm. Mr. Clyde lived in Windham on the farm now owned by Joseph-C. Armstrong. He had 13 children ; 8 died in infancy. Children : -
38. Daniel-Wilson4, b. March 3, 1795 ; m. Oct. 7, 1824, Anna- MeQuesten Burns, of Bradford. He owned the farm and built the house now owned by Joseph-C. Armstrong ; sold and lived for many years in the east part of Windham. He d. Dec. 10, 1852; she d. Oct. 10, 1861, æ. 63.
CHILDREN.
1. James-Perkins5, d. in infancy.
2. Phebe-E.5, d. æ. 19 yrs.
3. William5, d. in infancy.
4. Adnah5, b. 1830; d æ. 15 yrs.
5. John-Burns5, b. 1832; d. of sunstroke at Joseph Clyde's, July 15, 1868, æ. 36.
6. Mary-An5, b. 1835; d. at Mortonville, N. Y., July 4, 1862, æ. 27 yrs. 7. Lucy5, b. Jan. 12, 1837 ; lives in Pelham.
8. Benjamin-Darlings, b. 1841; d. at Mortonville, N. Y., July 2, 1862, æ. 21 yrs.
39. James Cloyd4, b. Sept. 6, 1797 ; m. June 20, 1822, Han- nah, dau. of David Campbell. She d. June, 1861, in her 57th yr. He m. 2d, Ang. 14, 1862, Jane, dau. of Henry and Isabel Campbell. He went to New Windsor, Orange Co., New York, in 1828, where he lived till Nov. 14, 1868, when he returned to Windham. The "Town Farm" was bought of the town, and on that he lived till his death, Sept. 29, 1877, æ. 80 yrs. His widow still lives in town. This family spells its name Cloyd.
CHILDREN, BY FIRST WIFE.
1. Warren5, b. July 2, 1823; architect; d. Dec. 17, 1852, at Washington- ville, Orange Co., N. Y.
2. Mary5, b. March 23, 1825; m. Elemuel Pembleton about 1848; d. 1870, at Crawford, N. J .; 3 ch. : Mary-Hannahs, m. James Gray ; Emily6; and Carrie-Aurelias, dec., m. Stuart Taylor. The others res. at San Francisco, Cal.
3. Thomas5, b. Jan. 1, 1829 ; architect; m. 1854, Mary-E. Foster, of Riv- erhead, Long Island; ch : Mary-L.6, Josephine-F.6, Annies, John- F.6, and Jennie"; res. Minneapolis, Minn.
4. Williams, b. Jan. 27, 1831 ; m. 1856, Mary-J. Tuthill ; d. March, 1864, at Washingtonville, N. Y .; ch. : Warren-T.6, Edwin-C.6; lost 3 ch. young. He was a clergyman.
5. David-C.5, b. Dec. 3, 1833; a brave soldier ; d. June, 1862, of wounds and exposure received at Battle of Williamsburg, Va. ; was lieut. in Eighty-seventh Regiment N. Y. Vols. Business, architect.
6. Jane-E.5, b. Feb 3, 1840; m. 1865, Rev. S .- G. Gale; res. Faribault, Minn. ; ch. : Lottie6, Samuel6, James5, Clinton6, Sylvanus6, Ma- bel", and John6.
7. James-C.5, b. April 3, 1842; m. April 3, 1866, Thalia-A. Richey, of Charlottesville, N. Y. ; lawyer; res. Brooklyn, N. Y .; was lieut. in Eighty-seventh Regt. N. Y. Vols; was severely wounded and discharged; admitted to the bar May, 1864; ch. : Juliette6, Mary- F.6, Paul6, Homers, Genevieve", Thalia6 and Madeline63
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40. Phebe-W.+, b. Jan. 3, 1800; m. Oct. 16, 1821, Solomon Hunt, of Chelmsford, Mass., now Lowell.
CHILDREN.
1. John5, is a Baptist minister at Plainfield, Ohio.
2. Hiram5, m. Lucy Hill; res. Merrimack, N. H .; 3 ch.
3. Plebe5, m. Edson Perry, of Plainfield, Vt .; res. in Ohio.
4. Sarah5, m. Stephen Emery ; she is dee. ; one son, Georges.
41. John Cloyd4, b. Sept. 29, 1807; m. Mary-A. Cushing, of Hingham, Mass .; an intelligent and respected citizen of Pelham ; farmer.
CHILDREN.
1. John-F.5, b. Boston, June 16, 1834; served as quartermaster in Twen- ty-sixth Regt. Mass. Vols. ; m. Jane Foss, of Saco, Me. ; m. 2d, Elizabeth Deering, Saco: 4 ch. : Martha-II.6, Edith-Amanda6, Eu- grene6, and Mary-L.6; res. Merrimae, Mass.
2. George-C.5, b. Boston, Dec. 3. 1836; res. Pelham.
3. Amanda-M.5, b. Lowell, Jan. 25, 1840; d. young.
4. Calvin5, b. Lowell, June 15, 1842 : d. young.
5. M .- Amanda5, b. Lowell, May 20, 1844; teacher; res. Pelham.
6. Horace5, b. Aug. 6, 1847 ; d. young.
42. Eliza-Ann4, b. Oct. 5, 1817; m. Daniel-F. Quimby, of Washington, Vt. Children : James-C.5, Phebe-Ann5.
43. Joseph3 [17] (Joseph2, Daniel]). He was b. in Wind- ham Feb. 12, 1766 ; m. March 17, 1797, Elizabeth, dau. of Sam- nel and Elizabeth (Gilmore) Wilson ; b. April 2, 1766, and d. Dec. 27, 1839. He lived on what is known as the Joseph Clyde farm, about a mile and a half southwest of the meeting-house. He d. Aug. 16, 1858, æ. 87 yrs. 6 mos. 4 days. Ch. b. in Windham :-
44. Joseph4, b. Oct. 16, 1798; lived upon the homestead ; late in life he m. June 12, 1851, Mrs. Lucinda-Amanda Howe, of Nashua. She d. April 14, 1882; one ch. : Lucinda5, d. Dec. 28, 1853, æ. 9 mos. 3 days. He was thrown from his wagon, striking his head against the stone steps at Bartley's store, and killed, April 16, 1870. He was the last representative of the Clyde family in Windham. His step-daughter, Aldusta-J. Howe, d. March 3, 1861, æ. 17 yrs. 3 mos. 9 days.
45. Betsey-Gilmore+, b. JJune 16, 1801 ; m. Dec. 5, 1850, Jon- athan-B. Morse, of Chester, b. Jan. 15, 1800 ; d. April 10, 1872. In 1881, with mental powers but slightly impaired, she remen- bered vividly much of the history of our people. She res. in Chester, and d. April 6, 1882.
46. Samuel-Wilson4, b. Ang. 1, 1803 ; m. April 22, 1851, Han- nah-J. Bowles, of Hudson ; left Windham, April, 1851 ; went to Dracut, afterwards to Hudson, where he res. till his death, Oct. 16, 1882.
CHILDREN.
1. Hannah-Elizabeth5, b. June 10, 1854; m. Elmer Blodgett; no ch. ; res. Hudson.
2. Margaret-Janos, b. June 27, 1857; m. Ezra Martin, of Hudson ; 2 ch. : Harrys, Elsey-L.6
3. George-Wilson5, b. Oct. 24, 1865; res. Hudson.
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47. Hiram4, b. Dec. 10, 1807 ; d. Jan. 12, 1874; m. Sept. 2, 1839, Mary-R. Wardwell, of Salem, Mass., who d. Sept. 20, 1876. He rem. to Ohio in 1839; farmer; res. Chillicothe; they d. in Saline Co., Mo.
CHILDREN.
1. Jane-E.5. b. Feb. 1, 1841 ; res. Chillicothe.
2. Joseph5, b. Feb. 2, 1843; in. Margaret Jones; res. Salt Springs, Mo .; 3 ch.
3. Elizabeth-G.5, b. July 18, 1845; m. William-C. Hoffman; res. Mar- shall, Saline Co., Mo .; 3 ch.
4. Mary-A.6, b. Nov. 30, 1847; res. Chillicothe.
5. Samuel-W.5, b. May 6, 1850; m. Caroline Orton : res. Chillicothe ; 2 ch.
48. Margaret4, b. April 20, 1811; m. Dec. 25, 1838, James-C. Evans. (See Evans family.)
49. John8 [21] (Hugh2, Daniel), b. about 1762. He m. Mehitable Sargent. He lived at the O .- A. Simpson farm till about 1818, when he sold it to Jesse Simpson, and removed to the farm now occupied by his son, Charles Clyde, in Derry, N. H., where he died. Children : -
50. Jane4, b. Aug. 26, 1805; m. Samuel Hall; res. in Charlestown, Mass .; d. Jan. 23, 1840. No eh.
51. Margaret4, b. Feb. 25, 1808; m. April 9, 1826, John Clark, who was b. Dec. 3, 1790. Res. in Dracut, Mass. ; d. Jan. 23, 1864.
CHILDREN.
1. Mary-Jane5, b. March 10, 1827 : m. Henry Packard; d. May 9, 1852.
2. James-Otis5, b. Jan. 17, 1829; res. Manchester, N. H.
3. John-S.5, b. Nov. 10, 1834; d. 1834.
4. George-M.5, b. April 12, 1841; res. Dracut.
52. Samuel4, b. March 27, 1810; m. Julia Wilson, of Moreau, N. Y., where he res. and d. Jan. 20, 1834; she res. with her son Samuel in Hartford, Ct.
53. Peter-Sargent4, b. Nov. 19, 1812; m. and res. in Ando- ver, Ct .; 3 ch. : Sarah-Jane5, Milton5, Addie.7
54. Milton-A.4, b. April 1, 1815. Milton-A. Clyde was a great railroad contractor. He was b. on the O .- A. Simpson place in South Windham, April 1, 1815; d. in Springfield, Mass., Jan. 24, 1875. He was emphatically a self-made man, and worked his way to success and a handsome fortune by unremitting energy and pluck. His early life was almost entirely destitute of edu- cational privileges, and his success was due to his force of character and native integrity, which characterized him during his long life of business activity.
When young he learned the stone-mason's trade, and went to Massachusetts in 1838, when the Western Railroad was being built, and was employed in laying stone along the line of the road, where he developed a rare business taet, and soon formed a partnership with his employer, Capt. Horace Stone, which
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was continued many years. The firm of Stone & Clyde took numerous small contracts for stone-work on the road west of Springfield, and, on the completion of the road to Albany, Mr. Clyde located in Springfield, and contracted to fill an old meadow east of Main Street, where the Boston & Albany freight-yard and side-tracks are now located. Stone & Clyde then took a contract for grading on the Hartford & Spring- field Railroad, and in 1843 they contracted for the stone- work on that railroad. Mr. Clyde was connected with the building of the Niagara Falls & Buffalo Railroad. In 1853-4 he built the Hampshire & Hampden Railroad from Westfield to Northampton.
About this time he became associated with Sidney Dillon, now president of the Union Pacific Railroad, under the firm name of Dillon, Clyde & Co., and from that time till his death Mr. Clyde was the working manager. This firm was one of the greatest contracting companies in the United States.
One of their earlier operations -a most profitable one, too - was the "great . fill " on the Lake Shore Railroad between Cleveland, O., and Erie, Pa. Afterwards they were engaged in similar operations on the New Jersey Central Railroad. The firm of Dillon, Clyde & Co. were also heavy contractors on the still unfinished portion of the Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad between Waterbury and Fishkill, on which they were engaged for several years. Some years ago Mr. Clyde built the first Hartford reservoir, and recently the firm of Dillon, Clyde & Co. built the Connecticut Valley road from Hartford to Saybrook. They also built the Rockville branch of the Providence & Fishkill road and the Springfield & Providence Railroad from Providence to Pascoag, R. I., in which Mr. Clyde was a director.
But the great work of Mr. Clyde's life was the tunneling and building of the famous underground railroad in New York City for the New York & New Haven, New York Central & Hudson River, and the Harlem Railroads, from the Grand Central depot at Forty-second Street, to the north end of Manhattan Island, a distance of some eight miles. The greater part of the excavation was made through solid rock, of width sufficient to accommodate the tracks of all the roads, and from twenty to forty or fifty feet in depth.
The contract price for this great work was $5,300,000" while the extras swelled the sum to $6,000,000. The success of this enterprise was very largely due to Mr. Clyde's wonderful execu- tive ability, which was over the marked feature of his life. It was a common remark among contractors, that Mr. Clyde could do a job cheaper than any other man in the United States. Of an iron constitution, he spared neither himself nor his men in carrying out his enterprises.
While superintending this work he took a severe cold, which prostrated him with congestion of the spine, which terminated
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fatally. While engaged upon a contract on the Fall River Railroad (now Old Colony), he met the lady whom he married four years later.
He married Caroline-Valentine Read, of Fall River, Mass., Jan. 30, 1848. She was b. at Fall River, March 20, 1825, and was the daughter of Joseph-E. and Sybil-Valentine Read. She now res. in Springfield, Mass.
CHILDREN.
1. A son5, b. Fall River, July 10, 1849; d. July 10, 1849.
2. Evelyn-Louises, b. Fall River, July 29, 1852; m. Nov. 16, 1874, James- D. Gill, who keeps an art store and res. in Springfield; one ch. : James-MiltonG, b. Ang. 24, 1875.
3. Caroline-Minnies, b. Fall River, Sept. 8, 1854; d. at Springfield, Aug. IS, 1871.
4. Harriet-Frances5, b. in Fall River, Aug. 29, 1857; m. Dec. 15, 1880, Charles-L. Long, a lawyer, and res. in Springfield; a son, b. Oct. 19, 1882.
55. Charles4, b. July 18, 1818; m. June 16, 1842, Abigail-A. Winkley, of Strafford, N. H .; farmer and fruit-grower; res. Derry.
CHILDREN.
1. Martha-J.5, b. June 15, 1843; m. 1867, Eben Woodbury ; res. Derry.
2. Maria-A.5, b. Ang. 11, 1846.
3. Charles-M.6, b. Feb. 19, 1850; m. May 4, 1882, Mary-Jane Crowell; res. Nashua.
4. Panl-T.5, b. Aug. 31, 1852.
5. Benjamin-F.5, b. Feb. 27, 1859.
56. Sarah-Marcia4, b. Feb. 23, 1820; m. George-W. Black, of Putney, Vt .; she d. at Bellows Falls, April 23, 1861. No issue.
57. Joseph3 [22] (Hugh?, Daniel1). He was b. in Windham, Sept. 28, 1773; Feb. 8, 1803, he m. Mehitable Griffin, b. June 17, 1781; his uncle, John Clyde2, gave him his property for taking care of him in his old age. This was part of the original Clyde homestead, now known as the York or Armstrong place. He was a farmer and carpenter. Subsequently sold this farni, and, in the fall of 1819, removed to Hancock; afterwards to Nelson, Gilsum, Alstead, and Marlow, where he d. Nov. 10, 1850 ; she d. July 6, 1843; ch., 4 d. in infancy : -
58. William4, b. Feb. 4, 1808; m. Susannah Whittemore, of Hancock, b. July 28, 1807 ; d. Jan. 9, 1838. He m. 2d, April 16, 1839, Harriet Pierce, of New Paris, Ind., b. June 10, 1820.
CHILDREN.
1. William-HI.5, b. July 31, 1828 ; m. Sarah Bagley ; res. Washington, N. H.
2. Wallace-B.5, b. Ang. 22. 1831 ; d. Sept. 19, 1831.
3. Edwin-W.5, b. April 13, 1836: d. July 29, 1838.
4. Rebecca5, b. July 3, 1841 ; d. July 3, 1841.
5. Allen5, b. July 21, 1842.
6. Melissa-J.5, b. May 16, 1845; d. Sept. 1845.
T. Jane-M.5, b. Sept. 29, 1847; d. Feb. 6, 1848.|
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8. Sophronias, b. May 29, 1849; m. Mitchell McCloud.
9. Eben-H.5, b. Oct. 6, 1851.
·10. Mary-E.5, b. May 22, 1854.
59. Dorothy-S.4, b. Sept. 14, 1810; d. April 14, 1812.
60. Dorothy4 b. May 3, 1813; m. June 7, 1844, Eben-K. Hills, of Alstead, N. H., and d. July 6, 1870; he d. Oct. 31, 1871; ch .: George-E.5, b. Sept. 26, 1852; m. Annie Musson, of Nashua ; res. Alstead, N. H.
61. Harriet-G.4, b. April 10, 1815 ; m. Dec. 24, 1835, Luther Pierce, of Dublin, who d. May 24, 1845. She m. 2d, Daniel Rhorer, of New Paris, Ind.
CHILDREN.
1. Sarah-A.5, b. April 16, 1837 ; dec.
2. George-W.5, b. Aug. 21, 1840.
3. Sarah-J.5, b. Feb. 24, 1842.
4. Lucy-A.5, b. June, 1844.
5. Mary-E 5, b. Oct. 6, 1848.
6. Catherine5, b. July 24, 1850.
7. William-F.5, b. July 14, 1854.
62. Theodore4, b. Nov. 7, 1817 ; lives in Brentwood.
63. Joseph4, b. March 14, 1820; res. in Marlow, and a prominent and much respected citizen ; m. May 23, 1843, Mary- A. Knight, of Marlow, b. Jan. 14, 1821.
CHILDREN.
1. George-W.5, b. Sept. 18, 1846; m. Sept. 16, 1874, Felicia-L. Shepard- son, of Marlow ; b. Ang. 15, 1848; res. Marlow.
2. Melburn-G.5, b, April 25, 1851; drowned Dec. 31, 1862.
COCHRAN, OR COCHRANE, FAMILY.
1. John Cochran1 was the first of the name in town, and was the ancestor of the Windham Cochrans. He was b. in London- derry, Ireland, in 1704, and was the son of John and Elizabeth (Arwin) Cochran, of that city. His father seems to have par- ticipated with the heroic Scotch residents in the gallant defense of that place against King James the Second, in 1688-89; but he never came to America, and d. in Ireland, æ. 45 yrs., and cir- cumstances seem to justify the assertion that he d. previous to his son's emigration.
In 1719 the first settlers came to Londonderry. Not long after this John Cochran came, and soon after settled in the east part of what is now Windham on the farm owned by his great-grandson, William-D). Cochran. Ile built a house, and worked at clearing up his land, meanwhile living alone for four years. During this period he returned twice to Ireland to visit his mother.
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During the time he had been in America he often visited the family of Justice MeKeen, whose wife, Janet Cochran, was his aunt. His stay with this family was prolonged and very agree- able, for Jennie MeKeen was very beautiful in the eyes of the solitary owner and occupant of a house in the wilderness. During his last visit to his native city of Londonderry, Ireland, where he was gladly welcomed by his mother, the following conversation occurred, as related by Mrs. Jennie (McKeen) Cochran to her granddaughter.
He had not remained at home long, however, before he showed signs of uneasiness, and said he must return to America. This his mother strongly opposed, and said : "Ye maun stay at hame, Joan, and not be brakin' my heart by ganging awa'."" He replied : "I must go. I have promised to marry a daugh- ter of Justice MeKeen, and I must go back." The statement undoubtedly astonished his mother, but she soon broke the silence by saying: " Weel, Joan, if ye are about marrying one of Justice MeKeen's daughters, ye may gang !" And " gang" he did.
He returned to Londonderry and married his cousin, Jennie McKeen, in June, 1734.
Justice James McKeen, William Adams, and James Wilson jointly owned a large tract of land in what is now Windham. On that portion belonging to Justice McKeen, young Cochran was located, and there with his youthful wife he settled and they made their home. It has been in the possession of the family since the first settlement. His house was reared about fifty rods north- east of the present house, near a spring whose clear and spark- ling water has for more than a century and a half been used by him or his descendants. The hill east of and near his house was called Camp Hill, where his camp was first pitched, accord- ing to tradition. His second house was built close by. Here he made his clearing in the wilderness, and here the earth gave forth her increase for his support. Where now are smiling fields whose even surface is free from stones, and where grass can be cut by the mower, was then full of rocks and covered by forest trees of ancient growth. Other settlements were springing up in the township. He was some six miles distant from his father- in-law MeKeen. His relatives, Peter, John, Andrew, and Wil- liam Cochran, had homes in the township of Londonderry, but distant from him. By frugality, hard work, and a correct life, he prospered and was respected. His name first appears on the records as moderator of a special town-meeting in 1742. He was captain (but not the first one) of the first military company formed in town, and was known as "Captain John." He pos- sessed force of character, and was held in general esteem. He d. Feb. 26, 1788, in his 84th year. She d. April 16, 1790, in " ye 82d year of her age." They are buried in the cemetery on the hill. Children, b. in Windham : -
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2. John2, b. about 1740; m. his cousin Annis, dan. of John Dinsmoor, a grandson of John Dinsmoor, the emigrant. He lived in the east part of Windham, upon the Moses-C. Page place, and about 1783 sold to Caleb Balch and rem. to Belfast, Me., where he and his wife d. Their ch. were all b. in Windham, except the youngest.
CHILDREN.
1. John-Dinsmoor3, b. March 11, 1771; was a miller and lumberman in Belfast; rem. to Ohio in 1817, and finally to Hamilton, Hancock Co., Ill., and d. Jan. 11, 1843. lle m. Rebecca Ayers; 2 ch. : Annis+, b. Oct. 29, 1800, and Rebecca-C.4, b. Oct. 31, 1800. The mother d. shortly after their birth. Annis-D., oldest ch., went West; in. Isaac Rust, native of Thomaston; had a large family ; d. 1865 ; he d. 1878. Rebecca, her sister, m. 1840, Jonathan Fisk ; 1 ch., which d. young. She m. 2d, Mr. Briant, and d. 1876. He m. 2d, his cousin, Mary, daughter of James Cochran, of Wind- ham; 11 ch .; Janet, b. Oct. 29, 1806; m. - Steele, of Peter- borough, N. H .; Cordelia+, b. Dec. 7, 1806; m. - Montroy ; d. Nov. 11. 1872; John4, b. July 26, 1810; m. and had a family ; d. April 10, 1855 ; Elizabeth4, b. April 17, 1812; d. young ; Mary+, b. Feb. 13, 1814; d. Aug. 12, 1872; James4, b. March 28, 1816; dec. ; Samuel+, b. Sept. 24, 1818; d. Feb. 25, 1842; Eleanor+, b. Sept. 18, 1820; d. young; Charles-L.4, b. Feb. 20. 1823; lives in Hamilton, Ill. ; George-W.+, b. Feb. 21, 1823; res. Hamilton, III. ; Andrew-Park4, b. March 23, 1825; d. May 10, 1870.
2. Martha,3 b. April 15, 1773; m. James Gray ; lived at the Head-of-the- Tide in Belfast, Me; ch. : James4, b. 1805; d. 1855; Roxanna , m. and had a family ; Horatio+, died in Me. ; Matthew+, living in Iowa, 1881. Mrs. Gray, m. 2d Mr. Perkins; rem. to Illinois; d. 1823.
3. Robert-Boyd3, b. July 22, 1775; was a lumberman and miller ; d. unm. in Belfast.
4. Isaac3, b. Oct 22, 1778; killed at sea in War of 1812.
5. Jenny3, b. Sept. 30, 1780; m. Samuel Brown; lived in Belfast; both dec .; ch .: Lavinia4, b. 1803; d. 1879; m. - Greeley ; res. Palermo, Me. Isaac-C.4, b. 1805; d. 1875. Paul,4 b. 1807; d. in Michigan, 1877. Silas+, b. 1809 ; m. ; lived in Belfast. His ch. were : Mary-A.5, b. 1843; m .; res. at Head-of-the-Tide, Belfast; Silas5, b. 1849 ; res. Leadville, Col. ; Martha-J.5, b. 1852; m Enoch Heath; res. Leadville, Col .; Fred-W.5, b. 1858; in. Miss Pierce : res. Belfast. Samuel4, b. 1811; d. 1827. Lydia-A.4, b. 1813; d. 1877 ; m. - Hollis ; ch. : Fred5, and Graces, m. - Rideout : res. Belfast; one ch. : William5. James+, b. 1815; d. 1827. Charles- A.4, b. 1817 ; d. 1819. Charles+, b. 1819; res. Colorado. Martha- Janet, b. 1821; d. 1848.
6. Andrew-Park3, b. Jan. 26. 1783; m. Eleanor Gordon, of Peterborough, N. II .; was capt. of a Vol. Co., war of 1812; went west in 1818, (. 1835, probably in Hamilton, III. ; one ch.
7. Annis3, b. 1785 ; single ; d. 1839 in Belfast.
3. Isaac2, second son of the emigrant, was b. April 23, 1742. He was constable of Windham at the early age of 18 years. He m. Oct. 28, 1765, Ruth, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Dinsmoor) Hopkins. He was a soldier from this town in the Revolutionary War (see Revolutionary history) ; was at the surrender of Burgoyne, Oet. 17, 1777, and continued in the ser-
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GENEALOGIES : ANDREW COCHRANS.
vice till the independence of the colonies was achieved. He owned and occupied the Charles-A. Reed farm, which he sold to Asa Dow about 1783; moved to Antrim, N. II., March 10, 1784, where he lived the remainder of his life. He possessed quite a poetical talent. The history of Antrim says of him : " He was a man of strong and constant piety, of unusual Chris- tian grace and knowledge, was chosen one of the elders of the church at its foundation, was much in office, was one of the ablest and most trusted of the pioneers of the town, and was a man of warm feelings and genuine ability, which is abundantly proved by writings left behind." He d. Aug. 21, 1825. His wife d. April 11, 1816.
CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN WINDHAM.
1. Naomi3, b. Oct. 29, 1766; d. in town Dec. 17, 1783, æ. 17 yrs.
2. Andrew3, b. May 13, 1769 ; was 2 yrs. in Dartmouth college; did not graduate; he lived in Antrim; m Jeannette Wilson, of Wind- ham; he d. Oct. 16, 1820; she d. Oct. 10, 1851. Ten children, b. in Antrim: Ist, Naomit, b. Dec. 3, 1793; m. James Wallace, of Antrim; d. in Manchester, N. H. 2d, Nancy+, b. Jan. 15, 1795; m. Thomas Jameson, of Antrim; d. in Lowell, Mass., Nov. 23, 1846; Andrews, her son, was 10 yrs. in the naval service, and a Union soldier in the late war. 3d, Rev. Sylvester+, b. May 8, 1796; m. 1824, Hannah Symonds, of Hancock; he d. March 14, 1860; she d. Feb. 23, 1863; they d. in Northville, Mich. He wasa grad- uate of Dartmouth College in 1835 ; was a clergyman and preached ten yrs, in East Poultney, Vt., and five yrs. in Vermontville, Mich., and was a teacher and preacher in other places till his death. He was greatly beloved, and was an eminent man. They had 4 ch. ; two d. in infancy and two survived them. Their dau., Miss Sarah-A. Cochranes, res. in Detroit, Mich., and is the only surviving member of the family. Their son, Lymans, b. in An- trim, Ang. 6, 1825, went West with his father, and grad., in 1849, at University of Michigan ; studied law and practised his profes- sion at Detroit ; was carly a member of the Legislature, and in 1873 was appointed judge of the Superior Court. He held this position at the time of his death. He was upright, a fine scholar, and an eminent man. He m. Ang. 3, 1876; no ch .; his death oc- curred Feb. 5, 1879. 4th, John', b. April 24, 1798; at one time a trader in Boston ; rem. to New York in 1825 ; little is known of his history, 5th, Isaac+, b. April 24, 1798; traded in company with his brother in Boston; m. Mary-A. Lynch. Ile inherited the homestead in Antrim. He was a stone-mason and mover of build- ings; d Nov. 8, 1869; two ch. : Mary-Ann5, and Andrews, who served three yrs. in Thirteenth Regt. N. HI, Vols. in the war. They res. with their mother in Antrim. 6th, Clarissa+, b. April 18, 1800; m. Aug 30. 1327, Alfred Fairbanks, a merchant in Fran- cestown; he d .; she in. 2d. Dr. Andrew Anderson, of St. Augus- tine, Fla. ; he d. leaving a son, Andrews, a physician in that city,
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