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GENEALOGIES : REV. SIMON WILLIAMSI.
In August, 1766, he was called to Windham, and ordained over the church as pastor the next December, where he labored the remainder of his life. He was highly respected and esteemed by his people, and by the neighboring ministers and churches. He was eminent as a scholar, and opened a private academy soon after his ordination, and continued it during a large part of his ministry. It was commenced before Dartmouth College was founded, and before the academies of Exeter, Atkinson, and New Ipswich were started. His academy flourished, and was an in- portant tributary of Dartmouth College. From the papers of the late Rev. Joseph Goffe, I make the following extracts : -
Mr. Goffe was a pupil of Rev. Simon Williams, and boarded at Robert Stuart's.
" Price of board .- Entered boarding with Mr. Robert Steward, in Wind- ham, Nov. 5, 1787, at one bushel of rye, or 4s. in cash, or that equivalent thereto, per week.
" Tuition .- Entered the school under Mr. Williams, Nov. 6, 1787, for which I am to give four bushels and one half of rye, or 18s. in cash, per quarter.
" May 10, 1789, settled with Mr. Williams, and paid him all demands.
" May 15, 1789, entered the sophomore class at the University, at Han- over. John Gove and John Park were fellow-pupils, and latter was a col- lege classmate."
Many persons who subsequently attained eminence, were his pupils. Among them may he mentioned Rev. Samuel Taggart, of Coleraine. Mass .; Dr. John Park, editor and teacher, of Bos- ton ; Rev. Joseph McKeen, first president of Bowdoin College, studied divinity with him. He published Thomas Blackwell's " Book on Genuine Revealed Religion," with an introduction to the American edition written by himself. Also, " A Small Book by the Presbytery." During the last years of his life he was at times partially insane, but was able to continue in the discharge of his duties, with little interruption, till his death. His people readily cast the mantle of charity over his eccentricities and infirmities. He was ordained pastor of this church December, 1766, and the relation existed twenty-seven years. He lived near where P .- S. Call now resides, and the academy was a part of his house. His wife's name was Maria Floyd, daughter of John Floyd, Esq., captain of horse and chief riding-master in General Honeywood's regiment of the British army. He died, beloved by his people, Nov. 10, 1793. His funeral charges were £19 6s. sąd., and were very considerately borne by the people of his charge in their corporate capacity. Nor was this all. After his decease, his family were not forgotten, but for many years were kindly aided, and received valuable presents from his former pupils, who gratefully remembered their great obligations to Mr. Wil- liams. He was settled with a yearly salary of " seventy pounds lawful money," and also "sixty pounds like money towards his settlement here, the settlement to be paid in two years." The
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expense of "transporting his familie from Philadelphia" was assumed by the town.
His salary was small, and during the Revolution, and subse- quently, its value was decreased by the depreciation of the currency. This bore with severity upon him, and all who were dependant upon a fixed salary. He was one with his people, and endured poverty with them. They were poor together, and the closest relation and sympathy existed between them. His wife survived him twelve years, and died July 28, 1805.
He was an elegant penman, as evinced in his writings, which I have seen. In them there is strength and humility happily blended ; a tenderness and pathos is diffused through them all, which show him to have been possessed of that sweet, tender, gentle, and loving spirit which disarms opponents, and leads cap- tive the hearts of men. This explains the marvellous power he had over his pupils and the endearing regard in which he was held by them. From a communication* of his dated July 16, 1767, I extraet the following sentences : -
" For my own part, dear Brethren, I look for nothing, the little Time I have to live, but afflictive Labour, attended with various sufferings & mournful Tryals of one kind or other, and as many of you as are walking with your poor unworthy Minister, remember I have told you, and tell you again you must not be offended at the Cross of our despised aud glo- rified Lord Jesus. Let none of these Things unbecomingly move us, neither let us count our lives dear unto ourselves. But particu- larly I do humbly beg your Prayers, for me. your poor afflicted Minister, that my merciful Lord would please to confirm my Health & continue to me a sound mind in a sound Body, the little Time I expect to labour among you, and I assure you, I hope my God will be pleased so to con- tinue and strengthen my present Love to you and yours to me, that I may leave my Bones in your grave yard till the glorious dny of appearance."
imonwilliams
FAC-SIMILE OF HIS AUTOGRAPH.
His desire was granted, and he with his wife were buried in the cemetery on the hill, and their grave is within a few feet of being directly beneath the pulpit in which he preached for twenty-seven years. It is the place where the rays of the declining sun linger longest. Surrounded by many of the people of his charge, the noble-minded teacher and faithful pastor, with the companion of
* From MS. of Lieut. Samuel Morison.
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his life, rest quietly. In order that their names might not perish from the earth, -that they might live on marble, as well as in the hearts of those who loved them, - faithful friends reared over them a brick vault some two feet in height, on which is placed horizontally a marble slab bearing this inscription .: -
" Beati Qui in Domino Moriuntur !"
" In memory of the virtues and piety of Rev. Simon Williams, who for twenty years was a faithful and zealous pastor of the church and congre- gation, and preceptor of the academy, in Windham, who departed for a better world, Nov. 10, 1793. In memory also of his beloved consort, who departed for the same world, July 28, 1805. They were ushered into life the same hour, Feb. 19, 1729. Trim, in the county of Meath, Ireland, had the honor of their birth; this spot, in Windham, is made sacred by their dust."
Children :
2. Adam2, b. in Jamaica, West Indies, July 16, 1753 ; went West in 1810, which was the last known of him.
3. George2, b. in Jamaica, Nov. 2, 1755. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier, and lived in a house about a mile west of Neal's Mills, on an old and long since discontinued road. The old cellar is still there. This old road ran along the hill about a mile west, and parallel with the present road, coming out near the small house south of P .- S. Call's. He m. Susan, dau. of George Davidson, and removed to Cherry Valley, N. Y .; a son, George3, lived at his grandfather's, in Windham.
4. Catherine2, b. in Jamaica, Oct. 31, 1757; m. Deacon Sar- gent, of Windham ; had one daughter, Susan, who m. Lient. John Nesmith, of Derry, and a son, Christopher.
5. Nancy-Ann2, b. in Philadelphia, Nov. 12, 1759 ; unmarried. She lived in the house near John Cochran's, in the village; d. a few years ago.
6. Rev. Gilbert-Tennent2, b. at Fogg's Manor, N. J., 1761; grad- nated at Dartmouth College, 1784; studied divinity with Rev. Mr. Murray, of Newbury, Mass. ; was ordained, and preached in Row- ley, Mass., till May 6, 1813, when he asked a dismissal. He was installed at Newbury, June 1, 1814. He received a shock of palsy and left his people, Sept. 1821, and died at Framingham, Mass., Sept. 24, 1824; a man of integrity, and labored for his fellow-men. Hle m. Martha, dau. of Dea. Samuel Morison, of Windham, a refined and intelligent lady, who d. in Newburyport, Mass., Aug. 23, 1836. (See Morison family.)
CHILDREN.
I. Simon-Tennenta, b. May 20, 1790; lives in Boston, Mass.
2. Martha3, b. July 29, 1792; m. Alfred Pike, a teacher; d. in Boston, ISGO; she d. July 28, 1875; four children : Martha-L.4, res. Brunswick, Me. ; Alfred-W.4, physician, d. Lawrence, Mass., Dec. 1859; Samnel-J4., teacher; a brilliant man; once principal of Oliver High School, Lawrence, Mass .; d. in Boston, 1861; Joseph-G .- W.4, deceased.
Samuel-Morrisona, b. Nov. 24, 1797; res. Lowell, Mass.
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4. John-Adams3, b. Oct. 17, 1799; d. Boston, Aug. 9, 1865.
5. Constant-Floyd8, b. Nov. 12, 1801 ; d. Albany, N. Y., 1832.
7. Rev. Simon-Finley2, b. Princeton, N. J., July 23, 1764 ; m. Mary Gregg ; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1785; elergyman ; ordained in Methuen, Mass., Dec. 13, 1786; discharged Aug. 16, 1791. His mind became unsettled; he had trouble with his church in Metheun. The last hymn he gave the choir was the 120th Psalm, C. M., of Dr. Watts. It contained some pertinent expressions. One stanza was, -
" Oh, might I fly to change my place, How would I choose to dwell In some wide, lonesome wilderness, And leave these gates of hell."
He was installed at Meredith, N. H., Nov. 28, 1792; salary £60, one third cash, one third corn and grain, and one third beef and pork; preached; finally forsook his family; was dis- missed from his church, March 2, 1797, and excommunicated, Aug. 28, 1798. He shipped as chaplain on frigate "Essex," then laying at Salem, Mass., and went to the East Indies, according to one account. While there he was to deliver a Fourth-of-July oration, but died July 3, and July 4, 1802, was buried in the sea. A mystery hangs over his end. His family heard that he was dead, and his wife married John Anderson, of Windham. Long years after the reported death of her first husband, when time had bent the forms and whitened the locks of many, an unknown man came mysteriously to Windham; no one knew whence he came or whom he was. He was reticent; he was conversant with Windham's history, with every incident in connection with the Williams family ; he moved about in a mysterious manner, but visited many of the people; he called upon Mrs. Anderson, and it is said that with her the incidents of the interview were forever sacred ; her lips were sealed, and no one could induce her to throw any light upon it; he disappeared as suddenly as he came, and was seen no more. The dark veil of mystery covers him and his visit, to this day. Many said the man was Simon- Finley Williams2. Mrs. (Williams) Anderson died in London- derry.
CHILDREN.
1. Thomas8, "ran away from a Laconia employer, because the latter thrashed him. He took, also, $300 belonging to his chastiser, who pursued him to Portland, reaching there two days after the youngster had shipped on a Russian bark. The vessel was attacked by pirates, but the boy of seventeen, with the assistance of two sailors, mounted an old swivel, filled it with iron scrap, and sauk two boat-loads of the buccaneers, thus saving his ship. For this the Czar trained up young Williams in the royal navy, of which he became the head, his title being Count Zincherscoff. He subsequently visted this country, and paid the Laconia man his $300 and interest in gold, saying he should return to Russia an honest man." He visited Windham, and appeared at church in
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full uniform, during the war of 1812; was placed under arrest while in New York, for violation of the United States neutrality laws. When he was put upon the stand to testify, a person from this town who was there, said he, the count, "would swear through a two-inch plank." He was released. He married in London, finally quit the Russian service, and settled in New York City, where his family lived a few years ago.
2. Elizabeth3, m. Mr. Pollard ; d. in Lawrence, Mass. ; ouc son, Floyd+, res. Lawrence.
3. Naney3, m. Dea. William Anderson, of Londonderry, N. H.
4. Sally3, m. Noah Robinson, of Hudson, N. H.
S. Mary2, b. at " Deerfield in the Jerseys," May 13, 1766 ; m. Rev. William Gregg ; res. Limerick, Me .; had a family.
9. John-Floyd2, b. in Windham, Feb. 28, 1769; m. Miss Appleton, of Portsmouth, N. H. He was a physician, practised in Portsmouth, and finally rem. to Albany, N. Y., where he d .; had a family.
10. Elizabeth2, b. in Windham, July 6, 1771; m. Rev. Wm. Miltimore, of Derry, N. H. ; res. near Limerick, Me.
WILSON FAMILY.
1. Alexander Wilson1, the emigrant, was of heroic moukl, and rendered valiant service in the celebrated siege and defence of Londonderry, Ireland, in 1688-89. He was of Scotch blood, b. 1659. He came from Londonderry, Ireland, to Londonderry, N. H., soon after the first settlement in 1719, and settled on a farın in the South Range, known as the Alexis Proctor place, now owned by Mr. Palmer. This was one of the "exempted farms," and on account of his heroic services at the siege of Londonderry, was exempted from taxation till after the Revolutionary war; he was past middle life when he came to Londonderry, and lived to a good old age. He d. March 4, 1752, æ. 93 yrs.
2. James2, his son, accompanied his father to this country from Londonderry, Ireland, where he was b. 1680, being eight years of age at the time of the siege. He succeeded his father on the farm, and m. Janet Taggart, who d. Jan. 12, 1800, a. 97 yrs. ; he d. June 12, 1772, æ. 92 yrs. They had thirteen children, all b. in Londonderry. Children : -
3. Agnes3, b. Aug. 2, 1728 ; m. (2d w.) Samuel Fisher.
CHILDREN.
I. Janet4, m. Matthew Archibald; rem. to Nova Scotia.
2. Sarah1, m. Samuel Taylor.
3. James', m. Ann Steele.
4. Janel, m. James Humphrey.
4. George8, b. June 19, 1730; was killed in a grist-mill, when a young man.
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5. Alexander8 [16], b. May 5, 1731 ; d. in Francestown, Dec. 1821, æ. 90 yrs. 7 mos.
6. James3, b. May 15, 1733; lived in the South Range of Londonderry, on the place now occupied by Albert Lowe ; had eleven children, four sons : David4, James+, Robert4, and Samuel4, perhaps the father of Samuel-W., of the Archibald farm. David' and James+ lived in Bradford, Vt. James attained renown as the maker of the first pair of terrestrial and celestial globes ever made in America. He published the first edition of his globes in 1814, and personally presented to the people of Boston the first American globes ever in that city. Robert+ lived in Derry, and was father of the late Samuel Wilson, the extensive fruit-grower who lived in Derry, near the Windham line.
7. Mary3, b. Feb. 5, 1735; m. George Clark. (See Clark family.)
S. Janet3, b. April 20, 1737 ; d. unmarried.
9. John8 [22], b. Jan. 23, 1739; lived in Windham on the farm occupied by Samuel-L. Prescott.
10. Samuel8, d. young, 1742.
11. Annis3, b. Sept. 23, 1743; m. Thomas Nesmith, of Wind- ham; was the grandmother of Col. Jacob-M. Nesmith, of Wind- ham. (See Nesmith family.)
12. Margaret8, b. Aug. 13, 1844; m. Daniel McDuffee ; re- moved to Vermont, and had a family.
13. Eleanor3, b. Jan. 23, 1846; m. David Dickey ; removed to Maine.
14. Samuel8, b. March 13, 1747; lived on Alexis Proctor's farm, in Derry. He had one son and two daughters. Nothing is known of the latter. His son James4, who m. Sally Hughes, lived in Boston; tended the toll-gate on the Mill Dam. The widow of Samuel (2d wife), named Grizzell, m. William Simpson. (See No. 10, Simpson family.)
15. George8 [34], b. June 19, 1748; m. Janet, dan. of Alex- ander Simpson, the emigrant, She was b. Jan. 22, 1750; lived near Bissell's Camp, in Windham.
16. Alexander3 [5] (James2, Alexander1), was b. May 5, 1731, in Londonderry. He settled in Windham, and owned what is now the Neal's Mills property. He erected the first mill ever built there ; was selectman in 1781, '82, '83, '84. He sold about 1796, to Samuel Senter, and rem. to Francestown, where he died, Dec. 1821, æ. 90 yrs. 7 mos. His wife was Jane MeKeen. Children, b. in Windham : -
17. Agnes4, b. Aug. 25, 1757.
18. James4, b. April 24, 1759. He lived in the south part of Windham till after his marriage, when he rem. to Francestown, and finally to Chillicothe, Ohio. He m. Mary Eaton, and d. in Troy, O., Sept. 1821, æ. 62 yrs. 5 mos.
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CHILDREN.
1. Moses-E.5, b. Windham, May 19, 1786; minister among the Indians; d. about 1820; one son, Moses", minister.
2. Alexander5, b. July 9, 1788; was an excellent citizen in Frances- town. He was a warm abolitionist and zealous supporter of the church; m. April 27, 1813, Elizabeth Fairbanks, b. Aug. 30, 1789; d. July 18, 1852. He m. 2d, July 21, 1856, Caroline True, b. June 19, 1818; one child; children, b. Francestown: Susan-B.6, b. April 23, 1814; m. Sept. 4, 1834, Parkman Bryant; res. Frances- town; eight children; Mary6, b. March 5, 1816; m. Oct. 8, 1840, K .- W. Emerson, of Francestown ; four children; Elizabeth-F.6, b. April 9, 1818; m. Horace Pettee, of Manchester; d. Jan. 26, 1855; two sons; Sarah6, b. April 13, 1820; m. Feb. 8, 1844, Dr. James-C. Crombie, of Derry ; b. Temple, Sept 2, 1814; Jane6, b. Oct. 23, 1822; m. Nov. 24, 1853, George-F. Billings, b. South Deerfield, Mass., Jan. 4, 1823; res. Derry; child, Elizabeth-F.", b. Feb. 1, 1855 ; James6, b. Oct. 24, 1822; d. Sandovall, Ill., Nov. 11, 1874; Adaline6, b. Oct. 4, 1824; d. Jan. 11, 1827; Elias-A.6, b. Feb. 6, 1827; m. Caroline Bachelder; d. March 28, 1874, in Fran- cestown; Moses6. b. June 27, 1829; d. Aug. 3, 1831; Austin-B.6, b. Jan. 3, 1832; m. at Delaware, O., Mary Bush; four children ; res. Norton, O .; Harriet-A.6, b. July 19, 1834; d. Columbus, O., May 10, 1870; m. George-L. Smead, b. Greenfield, Mass., Jan. 19, 1834. He is superintendent of Blind Asylum, Columbus, O .; two children ; Clara-E.6, b. Antrim; res. Antrim.
3. Anne5, b. Pelham, Jan. 27, 1791; m. May 11, 1811, Dimon Dodge, of New Boston. She d. Aug. 29, 1862; he d. June 19, 1840; six children.
4. John5, b. Francestown, Jan. 1, 1793; res. Delaware, O .; left a family.
5. James5, b. Framcestown, May 8, 1795; d. young.
6. Samuel5, b. Dec. 10, 1797; res. Delaware, Ohio; left a family.
7. Robert5, b. Nov. 4, 1799; d. young.
8. Elizabeth5, b. Oct. 27, 1801; m. David Bush, of Delaware, O .; d. about 1880; nine children.
9. Persis5, b. March 4, 1805; d. young.
10. Frances-Maria5, b. Sept. 16, 1808; m. Samuel-B. Collins; lived in Francestown; children : Mary-E.6, m - Andrews; res. Grand View, Lyons Co., Minn. ; Jolin-M.6 and Georgiana6, res. Grand View; Theodore6, d. 1874; Samuel-B.6, res. Nashua, N. Il .; Emmons6, d. 1840.
19. Samuel4, b. Feb. 23, 1761.
20. John4, b. Jan. 18, 1763.
21. Alexander4, b. Oct. 14, 1764.
22. John3 [9] (James2, Alexander1), was b. in Londonderry, Jan. 23, 1739. He owned the farm now occupied by Samuel-L. Prescott, in the south part of the town. He was selectman in 1769, '70, '71, '72. He m. Agnes Grimes, and d. May 17, 1804, æ. 65 yrs. 4 mos. She d. Sept. 19, 1830, æ. 83 yrs. Children, b. in Windham: -
23. Hugh4, b. May 12, 1766; on the 5th day of March, 1801, he bought of Dr. Moody Morse, of Londonderry, the farm where he spent his days. It is situated partly in Derry, partly in Wind- ham, and near Windham Junction. He m. Mary-Ann, dan. of Samuel Cochran, of Londonderry, who d. March 3, 1843, æ. 73 yrs. He d. Dec. 5, 1849, æ. 83 yrs.
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CHILDREN.
1. Samnels, b. Feb. 16, 1808; d. March 10, 1874. He occupied the home- stead; m. June 20, 1833, Naomi-A., dan. of Alexander and Martha (McGilvery) Anderson, of Londonderry, b. May 2, 1817; res. Derry ; children : Mary-Ann", b. Oct. 20, 1838; m. John-H. Lowe, res. Derry ; fourteen children. Martha-Janes, b. June 30, 1840; m. Henry-C. Floyd; d. Nov. 13, 1871; three children. Sarah- Frances6, b. March 23, 1845; m. Otis Drew, of Derry; six chil- dren. Anron-A.6. b. Jan. 3, 1848; res. Derry. Hannah-Elizabeth", b. Aug. 5, 1830; d. March 6, 1880. James-H.", b. Feb. 1, 1852; d. May 22, 1873. Emma-Carries, b. Nov. 9, 1855; res. Derry Samuel-Harveys, b. Ang. 28, 1857; res. Clinton, Mass. Helen- Marias, b. March 20, 1859; res. Clinton, Mass.
2. Nancy-Jaces, b. June 20, 1810; single ; res. Derry.
24. Jennet4, b. Dec. 11, 1768 ; m. Andrew Cochran, of An- trim. (See Cochran family.)
25. Alexander4, b. Aug. 15, 1770; deaf and dumb ; d. May 13, 1799, æ. 29 yrs.
26. Annis4, b. Aug. 15, 1770; deaf and dumb ; d. May 13, 1799, æ. 29 yrs.
27. James4, b. Sept. 8, 1776 ; seaman, called " Sailor James." During the 1812-15 war, he was in England, and a " press-gang" found him on the street and pressed him into the British service. He was patriotic, and sturdily refused to fight against his country, and so he was incarcerated in Dartmoor Prison, with 4,800 of his countrymen. He was finally released, and returned home ; he In. Mary, dau. of William Gregg ; b. May 13, 1777. He lived at the Burnham house at the Centre, afterwards oocupied by his son Benj .- F. Wilson : occupation when in town was that of brick- maker ; after his return to town he stayed abont one year, when he left for Baltimore, and was never again heard from. His wife lived at the Centre, and d. April 13, 1855, æ. 77 yrs. 4 mos.
CHILDREN, BORN IN WINDHAM.
1. Infante, d. young.
2. Benjamin-Franklin5, b. Jan. 3, 1807; lived at the Centre most of his life till he rem. from town. He was sexton some twelve years ; was member of the choir nearly forty years, where for a long while he played the bass and double bass-viol ; at one time he was leader. He m. Nov. 7, 1833, Eliza, dau. of John and Jane (An- derson) Hills, of Londonderry. She d. April 5, 1863; sold his place to Milon Anderson; rem. to Manchester, April, 1860. He res. with his son at Lawrence, Mass. ; children, b. Windham : Mary-Jane", b. Feb. 1, 1835; d. April 30, 1838 : James-Warren6, b. May 10, 1837; m. May 24, 1864, Hattie-E., dan. of Lorenzo-D. and Martha-G. (Rockwell) York, b. Calais, Vt., Oct. 24, 1838. He is a hosiery manufacturer ; res. Lawrence, Mass. ; child, Frank- Lorenzo7, b. Oct: 2, 1876. Charles5. b. June 28, 1842; res. Man- chester, N. H .; leather currier. Edwin-Otis", b. July 5, 1846; m. Nov. 7, 1874, Florence-Mary, dan. of Perley-Scott and Caro- line-M. (Smith) Johnson, b. Malden, Vt., Ang. 29, 1850; child, Lettie-Alice7, b. May 11, 1877. He is overseer of carding and spinning; res. Manchester.
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28. Samuel4, b. Feb. 13, 1779; he lived upon the homestead, where S .- L. Prescott now lives. He loved music, and his soul was cheered by the strains of his deep-sounding bass-viol, which he played in church, as he and his sister Janet both belonged to the choir. Some of the youthful members of the congregation at one time thought he had played in the choir long enough, and so greased the bass-viol strings. He left the choir, his music stopped short, and he never would play in the choir any more. He d. unm. Sept. 12, 1837, æ. 58.
29. John4, b. April 28, 1781; lived in the south part of the town, where Veranus-P. York now lives. He was a brick-maker, and carried on a large and profitable business. The old yard is only a short distance from the present house. He m. Huldy Scales ; m. 2d, Martha Bennet, who d. Dec. 25, 1872, æ. 82 yrs. 9 mos. He d. Sept. 27, 1852, æ. 71 yrs.
CHILDREN, BORN IN WINDHAM.
1. John5, b. Sept. 10, 1815; trader in Boston; now dec. ; m. ; no children. Simon5, b. March 7, 1818; inherited the home farm. He built the house occupied by Veranus-P. York. He m. Isabella-M. Drowne, b. Rochester, N. H., April 19, 1819; no children. He d. Jan. 27, 1870. His widow m. V .- P. York.
3. Annis5, b. Feb. 15, 1820; m. - Jewett; four children.
4. Clarissas, b. Oct. 27, 1822; m .; res. Lowell.
5. Joseph5, b. Nov. 15, 1825; d. Oct. 1, 1829, æ. 4 yrs.
30. Jane4, b. 1784; m. Barnet Hughes. (See Hughes family.)
31. Maryi, b. 1785, d. July 7, 1859, æ. 75; m. Dea. Samuel Anderson; d. Aug. 29, 1843, æ. 58 yrs. (See Anderson family.)
32. Nancy4, m. Daniel Gregg. (See Gregg family.) She m. 2dl, James Mc Alvin. (See McAlvin family.)
33. Simon-W.4, b. Aug. 1789; d. Jan. 10, 1853, æ. 63 yrs. 5 mos. ; was deaf and dumb. He m. Mrs. Hannah-G. Woodbury ; owned the S .- L. Prescott farm. No children ; she had ch. by her 1st m. . (See Woodbury family.) She d. Jan. 16, 1872, æ. 82 yrs.
34. George3 [15] (James2, Alexander]), was b. Londonderry, June 19, 1748; m. Janet, dan of Alexander Simpson1. She was b. Jan. 22, 1750. He settled in the northerly part of Windham, near Bissell's Camp, on the farm known as the John-B. Wilson place. Children, b. in Windham : -
35. Alexander4 [42], b. Jan. 11, 1775 ; d. March 16, 1861, æ. 86 yrs. 2 mos. 5 days.
36. James4, b. Ang. 2, 1776; rem. to Watertown, N. Y.
37. Jannet4, b. April 11, 1778; m. Joseph Simpson, and rem. to New York.
38. Samuel, b. Jan. 22, 1780 ; rem. to Watertown, N. Y.
39. John-Lindsays, b. Nov. 4, 1781; rem. to Watertown, N. Y.
40. Joseph4, b. Nov. 23, 1783; settled in Vermont.
41. Benjamin4, b. Oct. 14, 1785; lived in Chelsea, Mass. ; m.
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GENEALOGIES : HON. GEORGE WILSONS.
there, and with his family rem. to Quincy, Ill., in 1836, and d. there. Three children.
42. Alexander+ [34] (George8, James?, Alexander!), was b. in Windham, Jan. 11, 1775 : he m. Margaret -, who d. March 28, 1858; she was b. in Greenland, Jan. 2, 1775. He owned and lived upon his father's farm near Bissell's Camp; he started the saw-mill now owned by Seavy; he was a quaint, upright man : he d. in Lowell, March 16, 1861. Children, b. in Windham : -
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