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ii. Carl E., b. Wakefield, Mass., Aug. 15, 1869; d. Lamanda, Cal., Feb. 24, 1897.
iii. Mark A., b. W. June 22, 1871; m. Chicago, Ill., Aug. 26, 1899, Emma C. Menardi.
iv. Sarah M., b. Nov. 23, 1873; d. Oct. 31, 1874.
v. William G., b. Feb. 13, 1875; d. July 24, 1875.
vi. Edgar L., b. Oct. 25, 1879.
vii. Edmund A., (twin to above) d. July 13, 1880.
viii. Dorothy E., b. May 31, 1882.
2 WILLIAM G., b.Sept. 18, 1851; d. Oct. 8, 1873. Teller in National Bank at Wells River. Cashier of Barre bank at time of death.
AVERY. (Ancestry from the "Averys of Groton, Conn.")
I. CHRISTOPHER, b. in England about 1590. Came to America from Wiltshire, 1630-31. Lived in Gloucester, then in Boston, but settled finally, in New London, Conn., where he d. in 1679. His wife remained in England.
II. JAMES,2 (Christopher1) b. in Eng. about 1620; came to America with his father; lived at first in Gloucester, where he m. Joanna Greenslade in 1643. In 1651, he became one of the first settlers of New London, Conn. In 1656, he built in Groton a house still standing; captain in the Narragansett fight and a prominent man in his time.
III. JAMES,3 (James,2 Christopher1) eldest son, b. Dec. 16, 1646; m. 1669, Rebecca Stallyan ; d. Aug. 22, 1748, in his 102d year.
IV. EBENEZER,4 (James,3 James,2 Christopher1) b. May 1, 1678; m. June 19, 1708, Dorothy, dau. of John Parke, who d. Nov. 6, 1732; d. July 19, 1752.
V. SIMEON,5 (Ebenezer,4 James,3 James,2 Christopher1) b. April 25, 1730; m. in Groton, Conn., Oct. 25, 1750, Sarah, dau. of Nathan Niles, (b. Oct. 23, 1732; d. Apr. 12, 1783) ; d. Sept. 18, 1790.
VI. NATHAN, b. Groton, Conn., March 31, 1759; enlisted in March, 1776 for nine months under Capt. Edward Mott and was in the battle of White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776. He also served three months at Fort Trumbull. He was one of the garrison at Fort Griswold when it was captured and most of the men were massacred, he being one of the few who escaped unhurt. After the war he came to Vermont and lived in Fairlee, and in Bradford, coming to Newbury in 1796. He settled on the farm where James Wallace now lives, and was a member of the Cong. ch .; m. in Hebron, Conn., Feb. 20, 1782, Anna Ayers, (b. March 31, 1758; d. May 22, 1840). He d. Jan. 16, 1841.
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Children :
1 i. Nathan, b. March 6, 1786; d. Aug. 21, 1845.
ii. Nancy, b. March 17, 1788; m. Daniel Meader.
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iii. George W., b. Dec. 12, 1789; d. May 23, 1863.
3 iv. Simeon, b. July 19, 1791; d. Feb. 19, 1858.
v. Sarah A., b. May 7, 1793; d. unm. Aug. 21, 1817.
4 vi. John A., b. Aug. 18, 1795; d. April 25, 1863.
1 NATHAN, b. Fairlee, March 6, 1786; m. 1st in Newbury, Sept. 29, 1808, Sarah White (b. June 19, 1783; d. Oct. 22, 1841) ; 2d, 1843, Maria Virgin, (b. 1805; d. Jan. 16, 1859). He lived many years on Jefferson Hill where the late Alvah James long lived, building that house; farmer and surveyor; d. Aug. 21, 1845.
Children :
i. Eben, b. July 31, 1809; m. Aug. 14, 1836, Harriet Gould of South Reading, Mass .; d. March 21, 1861, at S. Reading; one c. who d. Nov. 12, 1858.
ii. Samuel Powers, b. Apr. 19, 1811; m. 1830, Lydia Crane of S. Reading, who d. May 12, 1861; d. Feb. 21, 1859.
iii. Mary Ann, b. April 7, 1813; m. James M. Avery. Both d. in Jan., 1883, leaving two c., Osman who d. one week after his parents, leaving 4 c .; Arthur H., now in Alabama, also one dau., Ella, d. y.
iv. Sally, b. Aug. 12, 1815; m. Thomas Hunter; d. May 10, 1865, q. v.
v. Nathan A., b. Oct. 6, 1844 ; served in Co. D. 1st Vt., 1861, and in Co. H, 4th Vt .; d. in hospital March 23, 1863.
2 GEORGE W., b. Dec. 12, 1789; m. in Barnet Sept. 20, 1816, Vasti Virgin, who d. Apr. 11, 1872. Served in the war of 1812, in Capt. Levi Roger's Co. of detached militia, 5 mo. 27 d. Farmer on homestead; d. May 23, 1863.
Children :
i. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 30, 1817; m. Luke Temple, q. v.
ii. Park, b. Apr. 23, 1819, served in Co. H, 12th Vt. from Oct. 4, 1862, till went out July 14, 1863; m. July 9, 1844, Jane, dau. of David Edwards; several c., no record. Went to Kansas.
iii. Charles, b. Dec. 26, 1821; d. Nov. 1, 1885, in N. H.
iv. Peter, b. 1823; d. y.
v. Margaret, b. March 7, 1828; m. John Edwards, q. v.
vi. Harriet, b. May 20, 1830 ; m. June 14, 1864, Henry Boyce; d. Jan. 26, 1890. vii. Jane Wallace, b. March 23, 1832; m. James Edwards, q. v.
viii. Caroline Kimball, b. July 10, 1834; m. Reed Virgin of Piermont.
ix. Hannah, b. 1836; d. y.
3 SIMEON, b. July 19, 1791; m. July 14, 1814, Hannah, dau. of Col. Joshua Bayley, (b. 1786; d. Oct. 1825); 2d, Betsey Brown; 3d, Eleanor Cochrane. He d. Feb. 19, 1858.
Children; 5 by 1st m., 3.by 2d :
5 i. Austin Aycrs, b. Oct. 11, 1814; d. April 18, 1888, q. v.
ii. Simeon. He built the "Dr. Watkins house" at the village; afterwards went west.
iii. George W. He built the house south of the Dr. Watkins house; m. Jan. 2, 1848, Louisa, dau. of James Wallace; d. in Wisconsin.
iv. Anna A.
6 v. Bailcy, b. Sept. 6, 1825; d. Oct. 9, 1883, q. v.
vi. 'Fred, mustered into Co. C. 3d Vt., July 16, 1861. Taken prisoner and d. at Andersonville, Ga., March 13, 1865.
vii. Laura.
viii. Dau., d. y.
4 JOHN AYERS, b. Bradford, Aug. 18, 1795. Came to Newbury with his parents and fitted for college, at Haverhill Academy; grad. Middlebury 1826; ordained a Congregational minister at Pomfret, Vt., Sept. 24, 1828: missionary in this state four years; in the ministry 1832-46; editor of the Religious Recorder 1847-55. This paper was afterwards merged into the Evangelist. Hc m. Jan. 14, 1829, Emeline, dau. of Nathan G. Baldwin of Monkton, Vt .; two c. of whom onc is living; d. Syracuse, N. Y., April 25, 1863.
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5 AUSTIN, 3 (Simeon,2 Nathan1) b. Newbury, Oct. 11, 1814, on the farm now owned by John Allison. Lived a short time at Hartford, Conn., then returned to Newbury and bought of Joseph Atkinson the sawmill at Newbury Street, which he conducted many years, adding a small grist-mill; m. at Hartford. Conn., Dec. 18, 1836, Sarah Maria Hayes, who d. Aug. 26, 1871, aged 60 yrs, 1 mo., 16 days; d. April 18, 1888.
Children, all but the 1st b. in Newbury :
i. Sarah Amelia, b. Hartford, Conn., July 18, 1839; d. March 4, 1842.
ii. Hannah Maria, b. July 16, 1841. Res. Boston.
iii. Horace Ayer, b. Sept. 18, 1843; served in a N. Y. regiment in the civil war; m. Sept. 20, 1865, Clara A. Simmons; res. N. Y. City. C., (1) Edgar Leon, b. July 7, 1867; (2) Austin D., b. Nov. 25, 1869; (3) Joseph L., b. Feb. 3, 1871; (4) Clara May, b. 1873.
iv. Herbert Allen, b. Jan. 16, 1846; m. Nov. 16, 1877, Addie A. Sumner, who d. Nov. 14, 1899, aged 54 yrs, 6 mo. 24 days; m. 2nd, Dec. 3, 1900, Mrs. Lupien : c., (adopted) Gertrude E., b. March 22, 1882.
v. Marshall Johnson, b. March 18, 1848; m. Nov. 19, 1878, Della Perkins of Walden; res. Newbury; c., Clarence, b. Aug. 1881: d. Oct. 1882.
vi. Lucy Graham, b. Jan. 22, 1851; m. 1879, Joseph LeMate; c., Sarah F., b. Sept. 4, 1879; Fred, Joseph and Marshall, the three youngest b. in Boston. vii. Etta Chapin, b. July 21, 1853; m. 1880, Henry Houseman; d. Boston, Mass., Sept. 1, 1882; c., Etta L., b. Boston, Jan. 15, 1882.
viii. Herman Austin, b. June 28, 1855; m. in Jackson, Mich .. April 21, 1887, Mrs. Jennie D. Jones; res. Belmont, N. H.
ix. Nelson Loyd, b. Dec. 15, 1860; d. Dec. 13, 1886.
x. John Ely, b. Feb. 3, 1861; m. Oct. 27, 1892, dau. of Edward Stebbins; c., Gladys Hyacinth ; b. Oct. 3, 1899.
6 BAILEY, 3 (Simeon,2 Nathan1) b. Sept. 6, 1825. Carpenter. He was brought up by his aunt, Miss Sally Bayley, whom he cared for in her old age. Justice of the peace many years. Lived in the house built by his grandfather, Col. Joshua Bayley, for whom he was named, but he dropped the "Joshua" and was always known as Bailey Avery. He came to his death by the fall of a scaffolding at Mr. Garland's house. He m. Aug. 17, 1856, Persis A., dau. of John Wilson, of Bradford. He d. Oct. 9, 1883. 4 Children, all b. in Newbury :
i. Etheline E., b. Feb. 29, 1860; m. April 30, 1884, Frank W. Powers. One son, Frank K., b. June 19, 1888. She d. Oct. 4, 1891.
ii. Elmer E., b. April 26, 1861. Farmer and house carpenter. Res. N. He m. April 7, 1886, Elizabeth A. Carter, of Waterloo, P. Q.
iii. Byron F., b. Feb. 13, 1864. Res. Moline, Ill. Machinist. He m., 1st, June 22, 1887, Sarah A. Appleton, of Canada, who d. at Moline, June 24, 1890. One c., Persis, b. Moline, May 9, 1889. He. m., 2d, Oct. 30, 1894, Phebe Appleton. One c., Elmer E.
iv. Bertha Frances, b. June 26, 1866. Res. Moline, Ill.
v. Delbert W., b. Feb. 14; d. Sept. 8, 1870.
vi. Bailey W., b. Dec. 29, 1873; m. Frances Walter of Moline, Ill.
vii. John Hibbard, b. Dec. 16, 1881.
BAILEY-BAYLEY.
Newbury seems to have been very attractive to persons bearing this name, as there were no fewer than seven men among the early settlers. who were the pioneer ancestors of Newbury families named Bailey. These were General Jacob Bayley, Col. Frye Bayley, Capt. John G. Bayley and Enoch Bayley, who were descended from John Bayley of England, and Salisbury, Mass .; James Bailey and Charles Bailey, whose emigrant ancestor was James Bailey of England, and Rowley, Mass .; and Webster Bailey who was a descendant of Richard Bailey of England, and Rowley, Mass.
Of these seven families, only the first and the last have living representatives here at the beginning of the 20th century who bear the name.
John of England and Salisbury, spelled his name Bayly, and this usage was continued for a generation or so, then an e was introduced in the final syllable, making the spelling Bayley. General Bayley and his sons spelled their name in this
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way, but, about sixty years ago, it began to be the fashion among their descendants to spell it Bailey. A few of the families adhere to the original spelling, and in this volume the usage of each family is followed.
There have also been individuals and isolated Bailey families whose ancestry is unknown.
I. JOHN1, a weaver of Chippenham, Eng., m. Eleanor Knight. They had children, John, Robert, Joanna, and perhaps others; in 1635, the two Johns, father and son, and the daughter, sailed for America, on the "Angel Gabriel," which left Bristol June 4th. This vessel, which was a ship of 240 tons, was wrecked upon Pemaquid Island, in the "great storm" of August 14-18 of that year. John, senior, lived two years at Newbury, Mass., then became the first settler of Salisbury, where he d. in November, 1651. His wife died in England, never venturing to cross the ocean to join her husband, and he never dared trust himself to the mercy of the waves again. The daughter m. William Huntington.
II. JOHN2 (1613-1691) m. Eleanor Emery and settled at Newbury, Mass.
III. ISAAC,3 b. Newbury, Mass., July 22, 1654, m. June 13, 1683, Sarah, dau. of John Emery. She d. April 1, 1694; he d. April 26, 1740.
IV. JOSHUA4, b. Oct. 30, 1685; m. Sarah, dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Atkinson) Coffin. She d. Nov. 27, 1768; he d. Oct. 6, 1760. Farmer of Newbury, Mass.
Children :
i. Stephen, b. March 1, 1708; m. Hannah Kelley; d. July 2, 1797.
ii. Joshua, b. 1712; m. Elizabeth Morse; d. Sept. 29, 1786. Some of their children settled in Berlin, Vt.
iii. Abner, b. Jan. 15, 1715. Minister at Salem, N. H., 58 years. He m. Mary Baldwin, who d. Feb. 18, 1789. He d. March 10, 1798. Their dau. Mary, m. William White, q. v.
iv. Enoch, b. Sept. 10, 1719. He was the father of Col. Frye Bayley, q. v.
v. Sarah, b. Feb. 15, 1721 ; m. Edward Tappan. Their dau. Sarah m. Josiah Little, q. v.
vi. Judith, b. Feb. 13, 1724; m. Stephen Little.
vii. Abigail, (twin to Judith), m. Col. Moses Little, q. v.
viii. Jacob, b. July 19, 1726; d. March 1, 1815.
ix. John, b. May 4, 1729; d. July 13, 1819.
V. GENERAL JACOB BAYLEY1, son of Joshua and Sarah (Coffin) Bayley, was born at Newbury, Mass., July 19, 1726 .* His father was a farmer in moderate circumstances, and it is not supposed that the son received more than the rudiments of an education. He married, at the age of nineteen, Oet. 16, 1745, Prudence, daughter of Ephraim and Prudence (Stickney) Noyes, b. April 10, 1725. The name Prudence is said to have been indicative of her character. She was in the sixth generation from Nicholas Noyes of England and Ipswich, Mass., and in the 5th from William Stickney of Lincolnshire, Eng., and Rowley, Mass. Not far from 1747, they removed with others to a part, formerly, of the town of Haverhill, Mass., known as Timberland, or Haverhill district. This part of Haverliill, with a portion of Amesbury, was cut off from those towns by the state line of 1741, and became a part of New Hampshire. Jan. 12, 1749, these tracts were chartered into a town by the name of Hampstead. Jacob Bayley soon became prominent in town affairs, and in the militia. When the French and Indian war broke out, he saw service as a lieutenant, in 1756, in Capt. Alcott's Co., after which he raised a company, of which he was chosen captain, which became a part of Col. Meserve's regiment, and saw service on Lake George. During the siege of Fort William Henry his company comprised a portion of the garrison, and he escaped from the massacre which followed its surrender, Aug. 7, 1757, by running barefooted to Fort Edward, a distance of twelve miles, outstripping his Indian pursuers, who had destined him to run the gauntlet. For his losses at the capitulation, he was allowed the sum of £14, 11, 6, by the
*The Bailey Genealogy says in one place July 2, 1726.
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provincial assembly. He remained in the army much of the time till 1760, and was connected with Amherst's expedition. In 1759, he was in command of a detachment which marched through the Mohawk Valley to Oswego. (See Journal). He was appointed lieutenant-colonel in Goff's regiment, succeeding him as colonel, and was present at the siege and surrender of Montreal. His after career, as relates to this town and the country, forms part of the history of Newbury, and is detailed in the chapters of this history which relate to its settlement and the revolutionary war, "All of which he saw, and part of which he was." The following is a concise account of the positions of trust held by him: Justice of Peace and Quorum for the whole of the New Hampshire grants by N. Y. Assembly, 1766; Representative to New York Congress, 1775; Commissioner to administer oaths of office, 1775; Judge of Inferior Court of Common Pleas, 1772-77; nominated Brigadier General for Gloucester and Cumberland counties, May 23, 1776; confirmed by New York Provincial Congress, Aug. 1, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress to carry remonstrance and petition, presented April 8, 1777; Member of Convention to draft the constitution of the state, at Windsor, July 2-8, 1777; Member of Council of Safety appointed at this convention July, 1777; Member of first Council in 1778; Agent to Continental Congress, 1777; Member of the Council, 1778-79, 1784-94; Member of Constitu- tional Convention 1773, 1793; Member of Court of Confiscation, March, 1778; Commissary General of the Northern Department, under appointment from Washington, 1777, "These positions," says Joshua Coffin, in his History of Newbury, Mass, "involved great responsibilities, and subjected him to danger, difficulties and sacrifices of an extraordinary character, and many anecdotes might be related of his exploits, hair breadth escapes, encounters with the enemy, Indians and tories, his constant vigilance to escape the scouts sent from Canada to take him, for whom a reward of five hundred guineas had been offered dead or alive. By means of spies he acquired important intelligence of the movements of the enemy in Canada, and rendered great services with his purse, person and pen at and before the surrender of Burgoyne, where he was engaged with two or three of his sons. He made a treaty of friendship with the St. Francis Indians, and by his kindness to them won their attachment. Many of the tribe were of great service to the colonies during the revolutionary war. He sacrificed a large estate in the service of his country, for which he never received any compensation, and was equally distinguished for his talents, his patriotism, and his piety." It is understood that he commanded a brigade at Saratoga, at least, practically. It is believed that losses which he suffered by his services to the patriot cause amounted to about $60.000, for which, notwithstanding his applications to Congress, he received no return. He sacrificed all his estate to pay his debts, and died a poor man. He had great talents, and his usefulness to the American cause was very great. It is unfortunate for his fame that he took the course which he did regarding the motives and operations of the Allens, Governor Chittenden, and the other leaders of the Vermont cause. Had he understood their plans, and acted with them, his name would have gone into history second in fame to that of no man in Vermont. There has been considerable controversy as to the actual part which he took in the campaign which ended with the surrender at Saratoga. At that time he held the rank and discharged the duties of Commissary General, and Brigadier-General. From the meagre records which remain, it seems certain that he employed his whole time during the summer of 1777, in raising men and supplies for the army and sending them on, but when Burgoyne was invested and the men and supplies were on the ground, he took command in person, of the troops from Western New Hampshire and Eastern Vermont. Several certificates like the following are in existence :
"Headquarters, SARATOGA, Oct. 18, 1777.
This may certify that Col. Webster with a Regiment of New Hampshire
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Volunteers have faithfully served in the Northern Army, until this date, and are discharged with honor.
By Gen. Gates' order, JACOB BAYLEY, Brig-Gcn .*
This certifies that Frederick Obrey (Aubrey) did duty as a surgeon in the Volunteer Company, and in the party under the command of Col. Brown, who was sent to Ticonderoga by order from General Lincoln. JACOB BAYLEY, B. D. G., (Brigadier General)."
"A return of the Men and Horses employed by Capt. Abel Marsh in carrying flour from Connecticut river to Battenkill for the use of the Northern Army by order of Jacob Bayley, B. D. G., 13 October, 1777." On the back of the return is the following endorsement :
"This certifies that by direction of Gen. Lincoln I ordered the within supplies of flour which was delivered to the commissary at Battenkill at the time specified when the baggage horses were dismissed. JACOB BAYLEY, B. G.">
"General Bayley," says the late Hon. L. E. Chittenden, in a personal contribution to this volume, "is one of the neglected patriots of the Revolution." His last years were spent among his children; he continued to transact business until nearly the end of his life, and his memory which remained unimpaired, was replete with reminiseences of his long and eventful career, which he would relate with great minuteness. It seems strange to us, that of the many who listened to his narratives, not one of them all seems to have thought of putting them into writing. He has been well called "The Father of Newbury," and his services to the town and church can hardly be overestimated. He was admitted to the 2d ch. at Newbury, Mass., (now the 1st ch. at W. N.) in 1744, and was, May 31, 1752, with his wife, dismissed to form, with others, a church at Hampstead. In September, 1764, he became one of the first members of the 1st ch. in this town, and was, with Jacob Kent and James Abbott, one of its first deacons, holding that office during the rest of hislife. In person he was about middle height. a stature not exceeded by any of his sons or grandsons, with a museular, well knit frame, capable of great endurance. Mr. Reuben Abbott, who had known him well, said that he could easily trace the lineaments of his countenance, in all of his descendants whom he had met. His mind was not largely informed; he had lived a busy life from boyhood, without time for study, or general reading ; he seems to have been well aware of this, and declined responsibilities where a trained intellect was required, but he appears to have possessed the qualities which inspire confidence and esteem, to an unusual degree. His influence with the Indians doubtless prevented many disasters to the frontier, and his sacrifices in behalf of the American cause contributed toward the establishment of our independence. His fame will always be great in this town; but to the present generation, even of his descendants. the services which he rendered are very imperfectly understood. His sphere of operations was narrow, but in it no man could have accomplished a more durable work ; his loyalty to the patriotic eause was never questioned, and his course during the war has never needed apology or required vindication. His correspondence was very extensive. Many of his letters have been printed but large numbers of them remain in manuscript. The New York state papers and those of New Hampshire contain some of them, and, had space permitted, numbers of those, hitherto unpublished, would have found place in this volume. He d. March 1, 1815, in the house of his son, Isaac, in which the latter's grandson, Henry W. Bailey now lives, his wife having preceded him, June 1, 1809.
*Col. David Webster of Plymouth, N. H. This certificate is owned by a descendant. +Vol. II., Rev. War Rolls, (N. H.), p. 429. Dr. Aubrey was from Bradford.
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Children :
1 i. Ephraim, b. Oct. 5, 1746; d. July 7, 1825.
ii. Abigail. b. Jan. 16, 1749; d. y.
iii. Noyes, b. Feb. 16, 1751 ; d. y.
2 iv. Joshua, b. June 11, 1753; d. July 3, 1841.
3 Jacob, b. Oct. 2, 1755 ; d. June 28, 1837.
4 vi. James, b. Oct. 1, 1757 ; d. Apr. 19, 1784.
vii. Amherst, b. Jan. 16, 1760; d. Jan. 6, 1783.
viii. Abner. b. Dec. 10, 1763; d. 1783.
5 ix. John, b. May 20, 1765 ; d. July 26, 1839.
6 x. Isaac, b. June 28, 1767 ; d. Aug. 30, 1850.
The ancestry of this family is computed from Gen. Jacob Bayley, and the descendants of each of the sons are mentioned in order of birth, i. e., the descendants of Ephraim are given first, then those of Joshua, et seq.
1 EPHRAIM,2 (Jacob1), b. Newbury, Mass., Oct. 5, 1746. Served ; in "the revolutionary war in several campaigns. Was in Capt. Frye Bayley's Co. at Saratoga. Captain in the militia. Lived with his father on the Ox-bow, and took a prominent part in the local events of his time. About 1790 he removed to Littleton, N. H., and settled upon the meadow below the village. Some years before his death he removed to Lyman where he d. July 7, 1825. He m., 1st, Hannah, dau. of Jacob and Betsey (Merrill) Fowler; b. South Hampton, N. H .; d. May 3, 1781. He m., 2d, Lucy, dau. of Nathan and Hannah (Morey) Hodges, b. Norton, Mass., Oct. 29, 1757; d. Sept. 10, 1836; c. by 1st m11. seven, by 2d, four.
7 i. Jacob. b. March 9, 1769.
ii. Abigail, b. Dec. 7, 1770; m. Solomon Mann., q. v. ; d. July 11, 1849.
iii. Hannah, b. 1772; m. Col. Simeon Stevens, q. v .; d. April 21, 1817.
S Abner, m. Hannah, dau. Ebenezer White, q. v.
V. Moses, m. Lucy Barker.
vi. Anna, b. Mar. 16, 1779; m. Jonathan Tenney, q. v., 2d, John Ellis; d. May 8, 1832.
vii. C. d. y.
viii. Lucy, b. June 16, 1782; 111. Ezekiel Bailey, q. v .. d. March 1, 1870.
ix. Alanson, b. April 9, 1785; m. Abigail Hutchins of Bath, where he lived, but removed to Ill., where he d. March 16, 1849.
x. Myra, b. April 13, 1789; m. Eben W. Strong of Orford, N. H., and d. there August 22, 1861. 3 c.
xi. John Hayes, b. Littleton, April 4, 1793; m. Susan Farnsworth. Lived in Charlestown, Mass., and Philadelphia. No c.
7 JACOB,3 (Ephraim,2 Jacob1), b. March 9, 1769; in. Hannah, dau. of Uriah and Rachel (Colby) Chamberlain, b. Mar. 4, 1773. Lived in N., Haverhill and Littleton, but died in the West. She d. July 6, 1842.
Children :
i. Hannah F., b. March 19, 1792; in., 1st, Merrill Fowler, son of Jacob of Morristown ; 4 c. ; m., 2d, - - Lothrop of Orange; 1 c; 3d, Abraham Gale.
ii. Simeon, b. Jan. 8, 1794; m. Mary Sawyer; res., Littleton, N. H., and Charleston, Vt .; d. 1861. Their descendants are numerous in Orleans County.
iii. Ephraim, b. 1796; d. about 1855; unm.
iv. Truman Mann, b. Littleton, May 17, 1798; m., 1st, Betsey Day, who"d. 1834; m. 2d, Agnes, dau. of Robert and Agnes (Gray) Nelson; b. Lyman Aug. 26, 1809. Lived in Littleton, Lyman and Peacham, where he d. June 24, 1859. Nine c.
v. Betsey, b. June 12, 1800; m. James Lewis of Littleton and Rock Island, P. Q .; 10 c.
vi. Emeline, b. June 30, 1802; teacher; m., 1st, Samuel Eastman. (See Eastman family). 2d, Abial Chamberlin of Wells River. She d. Jan. 30, 1869.
vii. Uriah, b. Nov. 18, 1804; d. 1805.
viii. David W., b. April 21, 1807 ; m. Rebecca Christian. Lived in Dalton, N. H., but d. in California. 1 c.
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HISTORY OF NEWBURY, VERMONT.
ix. Sally M., b. June 13, 1809; m. late in life, Samuel Mann of East Haverhill. x. Jacob6, b. April 10, 1812; d. unm. in Canada.
xi. Uriah, d. y.
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