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Samuel S., b. 1784 ; d. 66
66 Feb. 13, 1817. Abigail, b. 1792 ; d. 66
66 22, 1814.
Nathaniel, b. 1794; d. 66 Jan. 26, 1835. 66 Here lies the remains of Joanna, wife of Mr. Andrew Post, who died Dec. 18, 1813, in the 41st year of her age.
Pauline D., daughter of Elias and Annis Sanborn ; died -- , 1825 [stone partially buried].
In memory of Rebecca, wife of Jonathan Scott, who died Oct. 4, 1812, aged 34 years.
Mrs. Filindia Snell, died Jan. 24, 1808, in her 29th year.
Lemuel Southworth, drowned with William Moors (see Moors).
In memory of Mrs. Martha Storrs, relict of Mr. Cornelius Storrs of Mansfield, Connecticut ; she died Dec. 23, 1776, in the 64th year of her age.
Althoughi but one epitaph with the surname Storrs was copied in the Old Pine Cemetery, the compilation that follows will show that a goodly number were born to the name in Lebanon, some evidently married there and some doubtless died in the town. The Storrs Genealogy published in 1886 is mainly relied on for authority. The family is traced back to Sutton-Cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire, England. William Storrs, great, great grandfather of the emigrant to New England, dated his will in the last year of the reign of Queen Mary, 1557. His son Robert's will was probated 1588 ; his son Cordall dated his will Feb. - , 1615, and his son Thomas Storrs, baptized Apr. 25, 1605, married Mary The record of the baptism of their children was copied from the parish register of Sutton :
i. Thomas, bapt. Jan. 27, 1632. v. Joseph, bapt. Aug. 20, 1643. ii. Cordall, 66 Sept. 21, 1635. vi. Elizabeth, “ Feb. 8, 1648.
iii. George, Apr. 29, 1638. vii. Mary, Nov. 2, 1650.
iv. Samuel, " Dec. 7, 1640.
Samuel1 Storrs, b. bapt. Sutton, Co. Nottingham, England, Dec. 7, 1640 ; died Mansfield [Tolland Co.], Conn., Apr. 30, 1719 ; married, Dec. 6, 1666, Mary, daughter of Thomas Huckins of Barnstable [Barnstable Co.], Mass. ; b. bapt. Mar. 29, 1646 ; died Barnstable Sept. 24, 1683 ; married 2d Dec. 14, 1685, widow Esther or Hester Egard or Agard, who died April 13, 1730, in the 89th year of her age. He was of Barnstable as
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early as 1663. About 1698 he removed to Mansfield. 9 children, 3 sons ; the 2d son, 7th child, was
Thomas2 Storrs (Samuel1), born Barnstable, Mass., Oct. 27, 1686, died Mansfield, Conn., Apr. 4, 1755 ; married Mehitable -, who died Mans- field, March 10, 1776, in ye 89th year of her age. He was for many years clerk for the proprietors and town clerk of Mansfield. 11 children, 7 sons ; the eldest child was
Cornelius8 Storrs (Thomas,2 Samuel1), born Mansfield, Conn., Dec. 30, 1714; died Mansfield, May 19, 1760; married Sept. 4, 1738, Martha, daughter of Deacon Experience Potter of Mansfield, who died Lebanon, Grafton Co., N. H., Dec. 23, 1776 [gravestone]. Children :
i. Cornelius,4 b. Mansfield, Sept. 5, 1739; m. Mary Slapp.
ii. Martha, b. Oct. 13, 1741.
iii. Constant, b. 66 Mar. 20, 1744; d. July 18, 1745.
iv. Mehitable, b. June 12, 1745 ; m. Nathaniel Hall.
v. Nathaniel, b. 21, 1747 ; m. Ruth Hall.
vi. Elijah, b. Mar. 25, 1750 ; lived and died Bridge
water, Mass.
vii. Constant, b. Feb. 11, 1752 ; m. Lucinda Howe.
viii. Hannah, b. Apr. 7, 1754.
Capt Cornelius4 Storrs, born Mansfield [Tolland Co.], Conn., Sept. 5, 1739 ; died Mar. - , 1792 ; married Jan. 23, 1772, Mary, daughter of Major John Slapp of Mansfield. She died Nov. 18, 1791. Cornelius Storrs served in the war of the Revolution. Children :
i. John,5 b. July 14, 1774 ; settled near Burlington, Vt.
ii. Experience, b. Sept. 15 1776, ) the three younger children went
iii. Roderick, b. Sept. 30, 1778, &to live with their Uncle Nathan-
iv. Bela, b. Oct. 17, 1780, ) iel Storrs, Lebanon, N H., who was administrator or their father's estate, and probably their guardian.
Nathaniel4 Storrs, born Mansfield, Conn., June 21, 1747 ; died Lebanon [Grafton Co.], N. H., Aug. 25, 1813; married Mar. 28, 1771, Ruth, daughter of Nathaniel4 and Martha (Storrs) Hall (Theophilus,3 William,2 John1), born Mar. 27, 1752; died Lebanon, Apr. 3, 1832. He was deacon of the Congregational Charch for many years ; he bought land in Lebanon in 1769, and resided there in 1771 and until his death. Children, born Lebanon :
i. Constant, b. Apr. 1, 1772; m. Elvira Neff of Randolph, Vt.
ii. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 14, 1774 ; d. Boston, Mass., June 16, 1851, unmarried ; grad. Dartmouthı.
iii. Jesse, b. Mar. 10, 1776; m. Hannah Hyde of Lebanon, N. H.
iv. Ruth, b. Aug. 11, 1778 ; m. Caleb Freeman 66
v. Martha, b. - , 17 -; m. Dr. John Lyman of Vt .; rem. to Farmingtou, Fulton Co., Ill. ; 4 children, 2 sons.
vi. Salley, b. May 13, 1782 ; m. Luther Waters of Lebanon, N. H. vii. Fidelia, b. Nov. - , 1784 ; m. Elisha Smalley.
viii. Ziba, b. Apr. 14, 1789 ; m. Mabel Ticknor.
I. Constant5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., Apr. 1, 1772 ; died Lebanon, Mar. 30, 1853 ; married Feb. 21, 1799, Elvira Neff of Randolph [Orange Co.], Vt., born Windham [Windham Co.], Conn., Oct. 10, 1772; died Mar. 18, 1848. He was a farmer, living on the old homestead. Children, born Lebanon :
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Pamelia6 b. Dec. 15, 1802 ; d. Mar. 27, 1803.
Abel, b. May 15, 1807 ; m. Sarah A. Storrs.
Elvira, b. July 5, 1815 ; m. Horace Chandler of Piermont, N. H.
Abel® Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., May 15. 1807; married Sept. 9, 1839, his cousin Sarah Almira, daughter of Constant5 Storrs of Argyle [Washington Co.], N. Y., who died June 2, 1840; married 2d, Hartland [Windsor Co.], Vt., May 18, 1851, Eliza Charlotte Hoyt, born Craftsbury [Orleans Co.], Vt. A farmer, and in 1886 lived on his father's place in Lebanon, N. H. Children, born in Lebanon, N. H. : Nellie7 Elvira, Alice Catherine, Jennie Laura.
III. Jesse5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., Mar. 10, 1776; died Virgil, Cortland Co., N. Y., 1851 ; married Feb. 18, 1800, Hannah, daughter of Levi and Jemima (Martin) Hyde, born Lebanon, Nov. 19, 1776. "She spent the last years of her life with her daughter in La Motte [Jackson Co. ], Iowa, and died there in her 91st year." " A farmer, a deacon for many years." Children :
Jesse, 6 b. Oxford [Grafton Co.], N. H .; m. Harriet Gates.
Almira, b. «
66 m. Alexander MeDole.
Prescott C., b. m. Luey Richardson.
Andrew, b. Lebanon 66 m. Elizabeth E. Gambarton. Sylvester D., b. Virgil [Cortland Co.], N. Y .; m. Fanny J. Terry.
IV. Ruth5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., Aug. 11, 1778; died Oxford, Apr. 9, 1830 ; married Nov. 17, 1796, Caleb Freeman of Lebanon. They lived in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and later in "Oxford in that state," as the genealogy of the name states, but the compiler can locate no town of that name in Vermont. 10 children, 4 sons.
V. Martha5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., about 1780; married Dr. John Lyman of Vermont, but removed from that state to Farmington [Fulton Co.]. Ill. 4 children, 2 sons.
VI. Sally5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., May 13, 1782; married May 28, 1801, Luther Waters of Lebanon. They lived for several years in Lebanon, then in Rochester [Windsor Co.], Vt., and about 1830 went with the Lyman family to Farmington, Illinois. The visible portion of the inscription of a partially buried gravestone reads, "Infant daughter and son of Mr. Luther and Sally Waters, the daughter died Ang. 23, 1809-" Children :
Saralı,6 b. Jan. 14, 1803; d. Aug. 16, 1820.
Harry, b. May 22, 1805. Ann, b. Apr. 15, 1817.
Maryette, b. May 10, 1807. Luther, b. Feb. 18, 1822.
Charles, b. July 5, 1813.
Sarah, b. Feb. 29, 1824.
Harriet, b. Oct. 3, 1815. George, b. Oct. 29, 1826.
VII. Fidelia5 Storrs, born Lebanon [Grafton Co.], N. H., Nov. - , 1784; died Hanover [Grafton Co.], Nov. 30, 1823; married Nov. - , 1807, Elisha, son of Joseph Smalley, born Norwich [Windsor Co.], Vt., May 20, 1781 ; died Hanover, N. H., Nov. 21, 1857. He married 2d, Hannah Springer. Of that marriage six children were born, the eldest in 1827; the youngest, Joseph Henry, was born Lebanon [Grafton Co.], N. H., in 1839. From his son, Harrison S. Smalley, assistant professor of politi- cal economy in the University of Michigan, the compiler has received valuable information, the most important being the correction of the death date of Fidelia (Storrs) Smalley, erroneously given in the gene- alogy of the name, as Nov. 21, 1837 : Joseph, the father of Elisha Smalley,
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was born in Conn. in 1744, removed from Norwich, Vt., to Brookfield [Orange Co.], Vt., in 1792, and died there Oct. 22, 1804. Children of Elisha and Fidelia (Storrs) Smalley :
i. Storrs6, b. Aug. 31, 1809 ; d. Oct. 24, 1809.
ii. Dan Storrs, b. Brookfield, Vt., Oct. - ,1811; d. Boston, Mass., Apr. 8, 1886; married June 1, 1842, Lucy Pierce, b. Brigh- ton [annexed to Boston 1874]. Children :
Dan, b. Boston, -, d. in infancy.
Emma, b. Boston, Dec. 21, 1847 ; m. Fayette S. Giles.
Edward T., b. Boston, Jan. 22, 1853 ; d. Apr. 25, 1853.
Laurie A., b. Boston, Sept. 1, 1857 ; d. Mar. 8, 1893 ; m. Arthur Flint.
Franklin E., b. Boston, Jan. 16, 1861 ; d. Oet. 5, 1864.
iii. Elijah, b. Brookfield, Vt., -; d. May 23, 1887 ; married Lucy Green. Children :
Maria Adelaide, b. June 29, 1848 ; d. Sarah Ellen, b. -; d. .
iv. Leonard W., b. Brookfield, Vt., Apr. - , 1814 ; d. Boston, Mass., Dec. 2, 1901 ; married Boston, Sept. 25, 1838, Sarah, daugh- ter of James Knott of Boston. No children.
V. Laura A., b. Brookfield probably, Nov. 29, 1819; d. Ang. 19, 1859 ; married William Goodrich. One child : William.
VIII. Ziba5 Storrs, b. Lebanon, N. H., Apr. 14, 1789 ; married Mabel Ticknor, and had
Edwin6 Porter, b. Dec. 29, 1824 ; living in Boston, Mass., 1886.
John Ticknor, b. Dec. 13, 1825 ; living in Oregon, 1886, a farmer.
Horace Lyman, b. Feb. 6, 1828; living in Lebanon, N. H., 1886, a farmer.
George --- , b. -
Constant4 Storrs, born Mansfield, [Tolland Co.], Conn., Feb. 11, 1752; died Lebanon [Grafton Co.], N. H., Nov. 13, 1828 ; married Oct. 2, 1780, Lucinda (Conant) Howe, widow of Dr. Samuel Howe " a surgeon in the army that marched against Canada in 1759," daughter of Hon. Shubael Conant, born 1758; died Aug. 20, 1839. He went from Mansfield to Lebanon a few years after his brother Nathaniel, but probably before 1780. Children, born in Lebanon :
i. William,5 b. Sept. 7, 1781 ; m. Margaret(a) Hongh of Lebanon, N. H.
ii. Luther, b. Jan. 18, 1784 ; d. East Hampton, Long Island, N. Y., July 19, 1804.
iii. Constant, b. Jan. 25, 1786; m. Nancy P. Ransom, of Sandy Hill, N. Y.
iv. Dan, b. Nov. 6, 1788 ; m. Mary Lyman of Brookfield, Vt.
v. Seth, b. Mar. 4, 1790; d. Aug. 21, 1812.
vi. Lucinda, b. Nov. 6, 1792; d. Nov. 18, 1814, unmarried.
vii. Experience Porter, b. Ang. 21, 1795 ; d. ÆE. 34; graduate of Dartmouth, a lawyer.
viii. George, b. Dec. 13, 1796 ; m. Harriet Waterman.
I. William5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., Sept. 7, 1781 ; died Leba- non ; married, Jan. 17, 1802, Margaret or Abigail, daughter of David Hough of Lebanon. He was a farmer of Lebanon. Children, born Leb- anon :
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i. Luther, 6 b. Nov. 26, 1802; d. New York City, Aug. 31, 1834 ; in. Susanna Mandeville.
ii. Mariah, b. Apr. 1, 1804; m. --- Joyce.
iii. William H., b. Apr. 21, 1806.
iv. Charlotte, b. July 15, 1808 ; m. Benjamin Dow of Dorchester [Grafton Co., N. H.]
v. Eliza, b. Jan. 25, 1810.
vi. Emma, b. Apr. 6, 1812; m. John Flint of Canaan, N. H .; 2d, Hood and remd. to the West.
vii. Experience P., b. May 24, 1816 ; m. - --- Dow of Dorches- ter, N. H., living there in 1886.
viii. Edwin, b. Sept. 3, 1818.
III. Constant5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., Jan. 25, 1786 ; died Leb- anon ; married Aug. 21, 1818, Nancy Parker Ransom of Sandy Hill [Washington Co.], N. Y. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College, stud- ied law, settled Argyle, N. Y., but in middle life his health failing he re- turned to his father's house and died there. He had daughter Sarah Al- mira,6 who married her second cousin Abel,6 grandson of Nathaniel4 and Ruth (Hall) Storrs.
IV. Dan5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., Nov. 6, 1788; married Nov. -, 1813, Mary Lyman of Brookfield, Orange Co., Vt. A farmer, living for part of his married life in Lebanon. 6 children, 5 sons :
Lucinda H., b. Lebanon, N. H., Sept. 15, 1814.
Dan, b. 66 Mar. 5, 1816.
Mary Ann, b. 66 66 Feb. 28, 1818.
VIII. George5 Storrs, born Lebanon, N. H., Dec. 13, 1796 ; died Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1879, married Jan. 5, 1818, Harriet, daughter of Col. Thomas Waterman, " the first male child born in the town of Leb- anon." He was of the 6th generation from the English emigrant [see Robert Waterman], born Lebanon, May 20, 1796 ; died June 15, 1824 ; married 2d, Mar. 8, 1825, her sister Martha, born Lebanon, Apr. 3, 1800; died Mar. 15, 1882. He was a clergyman and held the degree of D.D. In 1841 he was settled in Albany, N. Y., in 1852 in Brooklyn till his death. Two children :
George F., born Feb. 7, 1826. Harriet W., born Nov. 24, 1829.
In memory of Carl Charles Tilden who died Sept. 20, 1800, aged 50.
Hannah, daughter of (illegible) and Sarah G. Uet, died Feb. 27, 1832, aged 2 years and (stone broken).
In memory of Mr. Hezekiah Waters who departed this life May 22, 1813, in the 73d year of his age.
Mary Waters died Sept. 2, 1816, in the 76th year of her age.
Elizabeth Waters died May 26, 1780, aged 3 months and 6 days.
Infant daughter and son of Mr. Luther and Sally Waters ; the daughter died Aug. 23, 1809, (stone partially buried).
Silas Waterman died May 2, 1814, aged 82.
Mrs. Silence, wife of Mr. Silas Watterman, died June 13, 1817, aged 83 years.
Some of the descendants of the immigrant Robert Waterman are chron- icled in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 23, pages 204-5, and that publication is authority for what follows in relation to that surname.
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Thomas and Robert Waterman, brothers, came to New England in 1636. Thomas settled in Roxbury (since 1868 a part of Boston), Mass., and died there in 1676.
Robert1 Waterman settled in Marshfield [Plymouth Co. ], Mass., and died Dec. 10, 1652 ; married Dec. 11, 1638, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Bourne ; she died in 1663. Four sons are of record ; the third son was
Thomas2 Waterman (Robert1), born 1644; married 1668, Miriam Tracy and emigrated to Saybrook [Middlesex Co.], Conn., where he remained a few years, thence to Norwich [New London Co.], in that province, and was one of its first settlers. 7 children, 3 sons; the eldest child was
Thomas& Waterman (Thomas,2 Robert1), born Sept. - , 1670 ; married Elizabeth Allen of Groton [New London Co.], Conn. 9 children, 7 sons ; one of the daughters was
Elizabeth, who in the order of names of this group of children may be assumed to be the third child, eldest daughter ; she married, June 26, 1712, Samuel Lathrop, son of Israel3 (Samuel,2 John1), and was the mother of the Elisha Lathrop who was killed by the falling of a tree in Lebanon, N. H., July 2, 1787. [Grave stone.]
Thomas4 Waterman, son of Thomas3 and Elizabeth (Allen) Waterman (Thomas,2 Robert1) married Sarah Haskins and had 4 daughters and one son.
Silas5 Waterman (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Robert1), born Norwich, Conn. [about 1732], died Lebanon [Grafton Co.], N. H., May 2, 1814 ; married Silence Peck [born about 1734], died Lebanon, June 13, 1817. " He built and occupied the first two-story house in the town, still standing in Lebanon in 1869." 3 children of record, the eldest
Col. Thomas6 Waterman (Silas,5 Thomas, 4 Thomas,8 Thomas,2 Robert1), born Lebanon, N. H., July 11, 1766 ; died Lebanon, Feb. 19, 1838 ; mar- ried Sept. 23, 1790, Susanna, daughter of Paine Cleveland of Canterbury [Windham Co.], Conn., born Canterbury, [Jan. 26, 1766 ; died Mont- pelier, Vt., Ang. 28, 1846. She was of the 5th generation from the Eng- lish emigrant, the line being Paine,4 Edward,8 Edward,2 Moses,1 wlio came from Ipswich, Suffolk Co., England, about 1624, married Woburn [Mid- dlesex Co.], Mass., Sept. 26, 1648, Ann Winn, and died there Jan. 9, 1702.] Col. Thomas6 Waterman " was the first male child born in the town, a mag- istrate and a representative in the legislature for several years, of the select- men for about 30 years, passed through all grades of the militia from corporal to colonel." [Cleveland Genealogy.] Children, born in Lebanon :
i. Thomas,7 b. Sept. 14, 1791.
ii. Mary, b. Dec. 3, 1792 ; m. John Wood.
iii. Susan, b. June 17, 1794 ; d. Oct. 17, 1839, unmarried.
iv. Harriet, b. May 20, 1796 ; d. June 15, 1824 ; m. Rev. George Storrs.
v. Silas, b. Apr. 9, 1798 ; m. Sally Wood.
vi. Martha, b. Apr. 3, 1800; m. Mar. 8, 1825, Rev. George Storrs.
vii. Harry, b. Dec. 15, 1802 ; d. Illinois, Jan. - , 1857; m. Phebe Wil- liams.
viii. Emily, b. July 15, 1805 ; m. Joel Dimick.
ix. Louisa, b. Feb. 3, 1808; m. Oscar F. Fowler.
In memory of John Wheatley Esq., who in hope of a happy immortal- ity departed this life July 30, 1786, in ye 67 yr of his age.
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Mrs. Submit, widow of John Wheatley Esq. died Mar. 5, 1806 in her 84 year
The Old Pine which gives name to the cemetery is rooted in the Wheat- ley lot.
The Wheatley Genealogy, published in 1902, is the authority for the statements which follow :
Capt. John was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1718 : died in Lebanon [Grafton Co.], N. H., July 30, 1786. His father, who died in 1731, was a surgeon in the British navy. Intended by his mother for the navy, he was indentured to the commander of a vessel for a term of seven years to fit him as a mariner. The ship sailed for America, bound for New London or Norwich, Conn. The captain sold his indentures to a farmer in that vicinity, with whom it is believed he remained until he was 21 years old. He soon began teaching school, following the sea between terms. He com- manded a company in the French war in 1759 ; with his company from Connecticut he was in the expedition of 1761 against Havana, which re- sulted in its capture Aug. 14, 1762. Before the return of the expedition, his family lived in Boston, Mass., and Norwich, Conn., until after the close of the French war in 1763, when, with the exception of the two elder children, they accompanied him to Lebanon, N. H. He was moderator of its first town meeting, Sept. 12, 1765, the town elerk for nearly 20 years, the first civil magistrate, the first schoolmaster and the first representative in the New Hampshire legislature, and the first and only representative of the town in the Vermont legislature, at the time when the 16 border towns gave allegiance to that state ; and held other positions of public trust. He did not serve In the Revolutionary army, but sent his four sons, two of whom died in the service. He married in 1742, Submit Peck, widow of Aaron Cook, daughter of Benjamin3 Peck of Franklin, a town originally a part of Norwich, Conn. ; he was a son of Benjamin,2 grandson of Henry1 Peck, who was of New Haven, Conn., in 1638. She was born Franklin, Aug. 1, 1722 : died Lebanon, N. H., March 5, 1806. Children :
i. Mary,2 b. - , 1743 ; d. Norwich, Conn., 1778.
ii. John, b. - , 1748; killed in battle, Long Island, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1776.
iii. Andrew, b. Aug. 10, 1750; d. Hardwick [Caledonia Co.], Vt., July 7, 1834.
iv. Nathaniel, b. May 22, 1752, d. Brookfield [Orange Co.], Vt., July 26, 1824.
v. Lucinda, b. Dec. - , 1755 ; d. Lebanon, N. H., May 9, 1839.
vi. Lydia, b. Jan. 1758 ; d. Lebanon. N. H.,
vii. Luther, b. Boston, Mass., 1760; d. Stillwater [Saratoga Co.], N. Y., Sept. 30, 1777.
Ebenezer Whitemore, died Oct. 30, 1870 Æ. 93 years.
In memory of Mrs. Clorinda Whitmore, wife of Mr. Eber Whitemore, deceased Dec. 1, 1805, in the 22ª yr of her age.
Mary Elizabeth Wiekes, wife of Benjamin F. Greene [see Greene ]. Clarissa Wood, wife of Henry H. Greene " ] . Capt. Joseph Wood, died Nov. 2, 1798, aged 73 years.
Mrs. Anna, wife of Mr. Joseph Wood, died Mar. 11, 1813, in her 85th year.
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In memory of Achsah, wife of Capt. Roger Wood, died June 7, 1833, aged 56. yrs.
Hannah, youngest danghter of Capt. Roger and Achsah Wood, died Nov. 28, 1837, aged 29 years.
Anna, daughter of John and Persis Wood, died May 31, 1817, aged 4 years and 6 [illegible ].
The families of Wood, Gould and Greene, connected by marriage, have a lot in joint occupancy ; its monument is described in connection with its inscriptions for the last named family. Those of the first named follow.
Benjamin, son of John and Mary Parker Wood of Bradford, Mass. 1755-1830.
Ruth his wife, daughter of Richard and Rachel Page Bailey of Brad- ford, Mass. 1760-1836. Their children :
Ruth, Abigail, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Asa, Sarah, Jesse, Clarissa.
Bradford [Essex Co.], Mass .. Vital Records has among the births, " Benj. son .John and Mary Wood, Dec. - , 1755."
Mrs. Elizabeth wife of Mr. Abel Wright, formerly the wife of Mr. John Hide, died May 14, 1808-66 years. [See John Hyde. ]
In memory of Abel Wright, son to Mr. Abel and Mrs. Mary Wright, died Aug. 5, 1776 [stone partially buried].
In memory of Irene Wright ye daughter to Mr. Abel and Mrs. Mary Wright, died Aug. 7, 1776, in her 4th year.
In memory of Mrs. Mary, wife to Mr. Abel Wright, who in ye lively hope of a blessed immortality, departed this life Sept. 15, 1731, in her 35th year.
Here Innocence and Virtue lie,
Ye husband mourne ye children cry, Return ye mourning friends return,
Weep not for me, dry up your tears, In this sweet bed ye sweeter Saviour lay And so must I until he appears.
Mrs. Alice Wright died April 6, 1809, in her 34th year, wife to Mr. Abel Wright, JunT.
The compiler has been unable to determine the parentage of the John Wood who was the father of the little Anna who died in 1817. Her mother was the daughter of Levi and Jemima (Martin) Hyde, and the genealogy of that name states that he was born July 30th, 1768, and that at the date of his marriage, Apr. 28, 1796, he was of Lebanon, N. H., where he re- mained as a farmer till his death, March 26, 1838. His widow, born Leb- anon, Apr. 26, 1779, was still living in the town of her birth in 1857. Their children as given by the Hyde Genealogy were all born in Lebanon :
i. Persis, b. May 28, 1797 ; d. Sept. 15, 1844; unmarried.
ii. John, b. Jan. 26, 1799; m. Mar. 3, 1831, Sylvia R. Whitaker of Plainfield, N. H.
iii. Lucinda, b. May 11, 1801 ; m. May 5, 1831, Samuel Wood of Leb- anon, N. H.
iv. Jemima, b. Mar. 1, 1803 ; m. May 22, 1831, Isaac Y. Leighton of Grafton, N. H.
v. Sarah, b. Apr. 29, 1805; m. Feb. 2, 1832, Silas Waterman of Lebanon, N. H.
vi. Thomas, b. Dec. 25, 1810; m. May 17, 1843, Joanna S. Davis of Springfield, N. H.
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vii. Anna, b. Nov. 12, 1812 ; d. May 31, 1817.
viii. Harriet Waterman, b. Sept. 7, 1814; m. Mar. 4, 1837, Allen Hay- den Weld of Braintree, Vt.
ix. Martha Hyde, b. Aug. 8, 1816 ; living at Lebanon, N. H., in 1857.
x. Alban Palmer, b. Jan 28, 1819 ; m. May 1, 1853, Rhoda T. Eaton of Grantham, N. H.
Some two or three miles in an air line from the " Old Pine Cemetery " of Lebanon, in Sullivan Co., in that part of the town of Plainfield known as East Plainfield, is located one of the oldest and largest burial grounds of the vicinity. It is in a hilly district, and though only about four miles east of the Connecticut, which separates these two New Hampshire towns from those of Windsor Co. in Vermont, its altitude is much above the level of the river. It has ample space for future generations. It has been well cared for, and on the August day that the compiler and his grandson (a university student) copied the inscriptions of its headstones its condition suggested affectionate remembrance of surviving relatives, and rest and peace for those beneath its sod.
Charles, son of Erastus and Delilah Adams, died Nov. 6, 1826, aged 19 mos.
Joshua Allard, died Oet. 17, 1885, ÆE. 70. 9th Vt., Co. D. [See Al- mira S. Chase. }
'Agnes B. Allard, May 2, 1806-March 22, 1872.
Hannah, wife of Stillman Barker, died April 24, 1849, aged 57.
John Barker, Ang. 2, 1829 .- Dee. 7, 1903.
Sophia C. his wife, May 3, 1834-Sept. 6, 1898.
Nancy S., wife of George W. Beers, who died June 18, 1857, ÆE. 27.
Henry A. Banchard, born Sept. 18, 1839, died Nov. 25, 1892.
John A. Brockelbank, died May 6, 1879, aged 63 years 1 mo. 6 days.
Sarah M. Howe, wife of John A. Broekelbank, died Nov. 14, 1871, aged 52 years 4 mos. 12 days.
Ozias, son of John A. and Sarah M. Brockelbank, died Sept. 16, 1849, aged 1 year 11 mos. 10 days.
Betsey, wife of Amos Buekman, died Feb. 28, 1876.
In memory of Mrs. Roxana, wife of Peter Carr, who died May 11th, 1804, ÆE. 25.
Betsey, wife of Peter Carr, died Feb. 13, 1837, aged 39 years, 4 mos.
Hannah M. Carr, died Nov. 7th, 1845, aged 18 years 3 mos. and 14 days.
Lydia, daughter of Peter and Betsey Carr, died Oct. 15, 1831, aged 2 years.
Amos L., son of Parker and Phebe Carr, died Jan. 24, 1846, aged 7 mos. 6 days.
The genealogy of the name published in 1894, says that Bradbury Carr came from Scotland with several brothers and settled in Chester [Rockingham Co.], N. H., abput 1724. His wife's name was Anna. They had children born in Chester :
Joseph,2 b. Nov. 20, 1742; m. Hannah Ayer.
Molly, b. Feb. 20, 1747.
Parker, b. May 29, 1750.
Judith, b. May 28, 1752.
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Parker2 Carr (Bradbury1), born Chester, N. H., May 29, 1750, married and had
i. Bradbury,2 b. May 6, 1770; d. Nov. 8, 1826.
ii. Parker, b. Nov. 14, 1771; d. July 13, 1848.
iii. Peter, b. Oct. 9, 1773.
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