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BRICKETT.
This family was from Haverhill, Mass. The Bricketts were among the earlier settlers there and the family was prominent during several generations. ABRAHAM and Sarah (Kelley) his wife, came here before 1790, and settled at West Newbury, on the farm now called the "Robinson Brock place." Admitted to 1st ch., Sept. 14, 1794.
Children:
1 i. John, b. March 19, 1790. Town record.
ii. Eunice, b. March 15, 1792. Town record.
iii. Samuel, b. July 7, 1793. Town record.
iv. Abraham A., baptized June 7, 1795. Church record.
v. Sally, baptized Dec. 31, 1797. Church record.
vi. Abraham, baptized August 31, 1800. Church record.
vii. Edmund, date of birth unknown.
Abraham rem. to the north part of this state. Edmund, after some years went to Maine. Dr. George C. Brickett, b. Newbury, long in practice at China, Me., and Augusta, now retired, at the latter place, is his son.
1 JOHN, b. March 19, 1790. Farmer on the homestead, and manufacturer of pearlash which he transported to Boston by teams. He was a man of excellent reputation; m. Eunice, dau. Tarrant Putnam.
Children :
2 i. Harry, b. Feb. 1, 1818.
ii. Eunice, b. 1820, d. y.
iii. Sarah Ann, b. 1822; m. John Underwood of Bradford; d. Feb. 6, 1871. Two c.
iv. Eunice Jane, b. 1826; d. 1845.
2 HARRY, b. Newbury, Feb. 1, 1818. Fitted for college at Bradford and Haverhill academies ; graduated Dartmouth College, 1840; taught Melville Academy at Jaffrey, N. H., two years ; principal of Francestown Academy, 1844-51; of Brown Latin School, Newburyport, Mass., 1851-53; of Merrimack Normal Institute, Reed's Ferry, 1853-56, preaching a part of the time; pastor of Congregational churches, Hillsborough Bridge, 1857-65; at Geneseo, Ill., 1865-72; East Lake George, N. Y., 1872-76; Hillsborough Bridge, 1876-82; Thetford, 1882-90; retired at Hooksett, Mass., 1890 till death, Dec. 17, 1891; delivered many lectures, published sermons and addresses, also a history of Hillsborough, published 1886; m. Aug. 18, 1846, Eliza Cutter of Jaffrey, N. H.
Children :
i. Joseph C., dea.
ii. Ellen J., (Mrs. Prescott of Hooksett, N. H.); graduate Oberlin College, 1875.
iii. Harry L., b. Scpt. 14. 1852; Congregational minister; graduate Oberlin College, 1875; Andover Theological Seminary, 1882.
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I. DEA. THOMAS, b. about 1745. Little is known of his early history. He is said to have come to America as an indentured servant, under another name, but when his term of service had expired, he resumed his own name. He was probably from Scotland, but is not known to have been in any way connected with the Brock families of Ryegate and Barnet. It is not known when he first came to Newbury, but the Haverhill town records give the publication of marriage between Thomas Brock of Newbury and Judith Abbott of Haverhill on Sept. 19, 1772. He served in the revolutionary war; was corporal in Capt. Frye Bayley's company which went to Saratoga Sept. 23-Oct. 27, 1777; private in Capt. John G. Bayley's company, guarding and scouting 29 days, in 1777-78; in Capt. Samuel Young's company, Bedel's regiment, Jan. 29-April 1, 1779; in Capt. Frye Bayley's company, guarding and scouting 11 days, in 1781-82. He settled on Hall's meadow, building in 1800 the house owned by his grandson, W. W. Brock. He probably joined the 1st ch. before the existing records begin and as he is spoken of in the records as Dea. Thomas Brock, he must have been chosen a deacon before 1784; m. as before stated, Judith, dau. James Abbott, then of Haverhill, afterward of Newbury, (b. Jan. 19, 1753; d. Dec. 30, 1806). The first house which he built stood a little north of the one built in 1800; d. June 10, 1811.
Children:
i. Mary, b. Dec. 28, 1773; m. Samuel Tucker, q. v .; d. Jan. 10, 1840.
ii. Sarah, b. and d. Jan. 24, 1775.
2 iii. Thomas Robinson, b. Dec. 5, 1775; d. Jan. 19, 1839.
iv. Sarah, b. Sept. 27, 1777; m. Samuel White, q. v .; d. Aug. 2, 1841.
3 v. Benjamin, b. June 15, 1779; d. June 8, 1841.
4 vi. Samuel, b. Dec. 18, 1780.
5 vii. James, b. Feb. 23, 1782; d. July 23, 1857.
6 viii. Judith, b. Aug. 6, 1783; d. Jan. 26, 1797.
7 ix. Jacob, b. Nov. 1, 1784; d. Feb. 17, 1868. x. Susan, b. Dec. 24, 1785; m. John Brown; rem. to Dalton, N. H.
xi. Olive, b. April 3, 1787; d. Sept. 4, 1789.
8 xii. Moses, b. Jan. 17, 1789; d. Oct. 2, 1874.
9 xiii. William, b. Sept. 14, 1790; d. Oct. 2, 1857.
10 xiv. Olive, b. Oct. 13, 1792; m. John Wyatt of Castleton.
xv. Ethan S., b. March 11, 1794; m. Mary Doyle; lived in the Brock neighborhood till 1867, then at West Newbury; d. Nov. 15, 1870. No c.
2 THOMAS ROBINSON,2 (Thomas1) generally called Robinson Brock, b. Dec. 5, 1775. He settled first where C. E. Brock now owns, near the Brock schoolhouse, where some of his c. were b. That farmhouse is believed to be about 100 years old. No one can tell who built it. This farm was deeded, in 1822, to Ethan S. Brock, who, in 1867, sold it to the present owner. He afterward lived at West Newbury, his farm lying west of that now owned by Fred Sawyer. It was a fine farm, but the buildings are nearly all gone, and only the cellar and foundation walls mark where they stood. Later he lived where Joseph Sawyer now does; m. in 1803, Rebecca, dau. Reuben Abbott of Concord, N. H., and granddaughter of Reuben Abbott, also of Concord, brother of James who settled in this town; (b. May, 13, 1781; d. Oct. 3, 1872). He d. Jan. 19, 1839. Children :
i. Charles, b. April 24, 1804; m. Dec. 15, 1830, Elvila, dau. Samuel Smith, who d. Dec. 29, 1863; lived on the Jacob Brock place, where Davis Cheney lately lived ; d. May 22, 1863. No c.
ii. Rebecca, b. May 10, 1835; m. Ebenezer Abbott, q. v .; 2d, Gilman Brown; d. Nov. 18, 1897.
iii. Robinson, b. Oct 18, 1806; rem. to Springfield.
iv. Judith, b. Feb. 23, 1808; m. 1st, Sept. 7, 1835, William A. Boyce of Albany who d. and she m. 2d. John Atwood, q. v .; d. Jan. 26, 1897.
V. Zerviah, b. Nov. 6, 1809; m. R. C. Sawyer, q. v .; d. June 2, 1888.
vi. Reuben Chandler, b. Apr. 15, 1813; m. 1st, July 3, 1839, Eliza Sweet, who d. 1840; 2d, Caroline Sweet, rem. to New York state, then to Davenport, Iowa, where he d.
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vii. Mary F., b. Oct. 17, 1815; m. Adams Wilson, q. v .; d. March 13, 1842.
viii. William, b. Sept. 27, 1817; m. Mary J., dau. Abner Chamberlin. C., (1) Amelia May, of Milwaukee, Wis .; (2) son, d. in infancy ; d. July 27, 1852. ix. George A., b. July 14, 1822.
3 BENJAMIN,2 (Thomas1) b. June 15, 1779. Settled first where his brother Moses long lived, but later bought the farm which was first owned by Stevens McConnell, adjoining the Bradford line, on the river road, to which much has been added, and which is now owned by his grandson, James A. Brock, and is one of the largest in town. About 1835, he divided the farm between his sons, Horatio and Thomas; m. 1st, 1806, Margaret, dau. Samuel Gibson, (b. Jan. 14, 1784; d. Aug. 27, 1815) ; five c. 2d, Jan. 22, 1817, Ruth Chadwick, widow of Tarrant Putnam Jr,, who d. May 12, 1838, aged 52 years, 8 months, 1 day; one c. 3d, Martha C. Johnson who survived him. He d. June 9, 1841.
Children :
11 i. Horatio, b. Aug. 5, 1807; d. March 8, 1863.
ii. Betsey, b. May 1; d. May 4, 1810.
iii. Thomas, b. May 28, 1811; m. 1839, Abby C., dau. Hanes Johnson of Newbury. C., (1) Albert H., b. January, 1840; d. y .; (2) James M., b. June, 1841; d. August, 1842. He d. March 6, 1842.
iv. Jane, b. April 3; d. April 8, 1814.
v. James, b. Aug. 3, 1815; d. at Nashua, N. H., 1845; unm.
vi. Sophronia Chloe, b. Jan. 9, 1818; m. Sept. 7, 1835, Thomas M. Stevens of Piermont; d. Piermont, N. H., March 22, 1863. C., (1) Helen Adela, b. April 18, 1836; m. Jan. 21, 1858, John Bixby of Piermont; one son, Edward. (2) De Sevigna, b. Sept. 28, 1837; m. July 6, 1856, Abigail Stevens of Piermont; drowned in Connecticut river Aug. 4, 1861. Two c. (3) Sophia Ruth, b. Nov. 14, 1839; m. Dec. 3, 1858, Abel M. Bowen of Piermont. Three c., now living in Hillsboro, N. H. (4) Benjamin LeRoy, b. Nov. 23, 1841; d. Newark, N. J., Sept. 5, 1880. (5) Eugene, b. Dec. 19, 1843; m. Oct. 13, 1868, Emma J. Brooks of Providence, R. I., where they now reside. One dau., Maud Sophronia. .
11 HORATIO, COL.,3 (Benjamin,2 Thomas1) b, Aug. 5, 1807; m. March 24, 1835, Miranda Lovewell of Corinth, moving the next day into the brick house, built the year before, and still the home of the family. He was prominent in the old militia, and was promoted, step by step to the rank of colonel; state senator, 1860-61. Mrs. Brock d. Sept. 6, 1894. He d. March 8, 1863. Children :
i. Benjamin Harrison, b. June 12, 1836; d. Aug. 4, 1838.
ii. Hartwell Lovewell, b. March 5, 1837; d. Sept. 18, 1859.
iii. Adeline Prichard, b. Oct. 8, 1839. At the homestead.
iv. Thomas Allen, b. Sept. 4, 1841. Served in the war of the rebellion in the 1st Vermont, three months, and as lieutenant in 12th Vermont, 9 months. He m. Dec. 30, 1867, Ellen E. Witt of Bradford; res. Omaha, Neb. C., (1) Frederic Harrison, b. Sept. 17, 1868; d. Feb. 8, 1878 at Mattoon, Ill. (2) Flora Isabel, (twin to Frederic).
v. Alma Gibson, b. Dec. 20, 1843; m. May 21, 1873, Loami F. Hale of Bradford. No c.
vi. James Albert, b. Aug. 15, 1846. Farmer on homestead.
vii. Harriet Ellen, b. Aug. 14, 1849. At the homestead.
4 SAMUEL, b. Dcc. 18,1780. He is said to have been a sailor, and being dissatisfied with the settlement of his father's estate, went away, and his after history is unknown. The Abbott register says that he in. Nancy Field in 1806.
5 JAMES, DEA., b. Feb. 23, 1782; lived on the homestead; m. 1812, Chloe Buck of Bath, who d. Fch. 15, 1879; was a deacon in the 1st ch. and at his death bequeathed $500 as the foundation for a fund with which to purchase a parsonage; d. July 23, 1857. No c.
6 JUDITH, b. Aug. 6, 1783; d. Jan. 26, 1797. (The Abbott register says 1802). She was long remembered in Newbury. The editor well recollects hearing his grandfather, John Wells, ask one of his music-loving associates, "Can you sing Judith Brock?" "No." was the reply. "I can sing Polly Gould, but I can't sing Judith Brock." This enigmatical reply deserves
WILLIAM W. BROCK.
COL. HORATIO BROCK.
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elucidation. A hymn of eighteen stanzas was composed and sung at her funeral, in the old meeting-house. This extraordinary production begins ;-
"Death loud alarms, we feel the shock, Louder than thunder's roar, With grief we learn that Judith Brock, Is known on earth no more."
It goes on to describe the youth and attractions of Judith, her long and painful illness, the scenes of her death and the grief of her friends, ending with solemn admonition. This dirge was sung to a tune composed by Mr. Ingalls, who may have written the words. This tune, called "Lamentation," and the words, may be found on p.p. 169, 170, of the "Christian Harmony." It was a fugue, with many repetitions, and the rendering thereof must have required at least half an hour. Such was the taste of our ancestors. The composition was intricate and when well rendered was considered very fine, and seventy years ago it was thought quite a feat for a company of singers to sing it through without a mistake. One, somewhat like it, was sung at the funeral of Polly Gould.
7 JACOB,2 (Thomas1) b. Nov. 1, 1785. In his younger days he was a raftsman, but settled and spent most of his life in this town, owning several farms in succession; owned the farm and built the house where the late Davis Cheney lived and d. where his son, C. E. Brock now owns in the Brock neighborhood. (See Thomas Robinson Brock). He joined the Congrega- tional church May 7, 1819, and was among those set off to form the Topsham church in 1829; he was m. four times; 1st in Haverhill, Jan. 22, 1807, to Abigail Sanders, who d. April 27, 1830; 2d, in Topsham, Oct. 13, 1830, Mrs. Betsey Sinclair, who d. July 16, 1849, in her 49th year; 3d, in Dracut, Mass., March 16, 1850, Abigail Eastman; 4th, Jan. 16, 1856, Mehetabel Kimball Tice, who d. Jan. 3, 1870. Children, twelve by 1st, and three by 2d m .:
i. Edna, b. June 20, 1807; d. Aug. 10, 1829.
ii. Adeline, b. Jan. 2, 1809; d. Oct. 3, 1829.
iii. Jacob, b. July 5, 1810; m, in Hartford, Conn., lived there some years, then went south and settled in Jacksonville, Fla., owning steamboats; was captain of a boat and carried the mail during the civil war; was captured while trying to run the blockade and taken to New York. After the war he returned to Jacksonville, and his former business, also owned and conducted a hotel till death; d. 1876. Five c., all settled in Florida.
iv. Samuel, b. April 8, 1812; d. July 20, 1822.
v. Alden, b. Jan. 3, 1814. He lived many years on what was called the Israel Putnam place in Topsham, but about 1875, rem. to Yreka. Sisco Co., Cal., where he is a mine-owner; served in the Union army during the civil war; m. March 17, 1843, Agnes, dau. of John Somers of Barnet, who d. in 1888. C., (1) Louisa, d. 1864. (2) Reuben, served in the army, killed at Fredericksburg. (3) Claudius, in Montana some years; m. Cora Butterfield, who d. 1875, leaving two c .; 2d, Mrs. Mary Somers, four c .; res. Ryegate. (4) Isabel, lives in Ryegate. (5) Milo, m. Leonora Mills; d. in Topsham.
vi. Ethan S., b. Jan. 4, 1816. Farmer of Topsham and Piermont; m. Aug. 22, 1839, Mary Jane, dau. Duncan McKeith (b. Topsham, Jan. 31, 1818; d. Piermont, 1893). He d. March, 1889. No c.
vii. Harriet, b. Jan. 25, 1818.
viii. Abigail, b. Aug. 19, 1819; d. Apr. 15, 1834.
ix. Moses, b. May 12, 1821; d. July 18, 1823.
x. Louisa, b. Sept. 1, 1823; d, Feb 21, 1851.
xi. Moses, b. June 30, 1825; d. July 8, 1826.
xii. James, b. Oct. 27, 1828; d. Sept. 13, 1852.
xiii. Edward A., b. July 18, 1832; served in the Union army, was in seventeen battles unharmed; m. Sarah Carpenter; d. of fever in hospital in Virginia, Oct. 14, 1864. C., (1) Cora, m. E. A. Fairbanks; res. Claremont, N. H. (2) Harry A., lives in Orange; is m. (3) Cyrus C., adopted by Charles Dickey ; lives at East Corinth.
xiv. Clarissa Jane, b. March 28, 1834; m. at Concord, N. H., Charles Brooks; d. July 14, 1860. Two c., both b, New Haven, Conn. (1) Charles, b. Sept. 8, 1857; res. Manchester, N. H. (2) Frank, b. Aug. 12, 1859.
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XV. Carlos E., b. June 14, 1839; farmer, on the "John Kent farm ;" m. March 20, 1861, Mary J., dau. Ephraim Bailey. C., (1) Everett C., b. Haverhill, March 18, 1862; res. Barre; express business; m. Jan. 24, 1888, Ella J. Woodward. C., a, Gerald W., b. Sept. 11, 1894; b, Dean Merlyn, b. April 30, 1899. (2) Gertrude M., b. March 1, 1869; m. Nov. 26, 1896, Ralph E. Bailey ; res. Springfield. C., a, Carl L .; b, Lyle N. (3) Bessie, b. May 1, 1873. (4) Ernest F., b. Sept. 17, 1878; on the old farm in the Brock neighborhood; m. May 12, 1898, Olive, dau. A. J. Knight. C., Erle F., b. Feb. 6, 1899.
8 MOSES, b. Jan. 17, 1789; settled first in company with his brother William on Lot 49, which they bought of Josiah Little, Oct. 5, 1813, clearing a part of it, and building a house and barn about 90 rods south of Round pond. March 5, 1816, they bought Lot 68 of Benjamin Brock, who had bought the lot Dec. 24, 1808, of Josiah Little, and had cleared the eastern half, and built a barn and a house. The latter is the one in which John B. Brock now res. The brothers permanently settled there, moving the house which had been built near Round pond to its present site, and is the house in which the present Moses Brock, and his son, Moses L., now res. Benjamin rem. to South Newbury. The brothers dissolved partnership in 1822, Moses conveying the north half of Lot 68, with the buildings erected by Benjamin, and the south half of Lot 49 to William. In 1859, William's son, William Wallace, sold his half of Lot 68 to Thomas Flanders, who April 6, 1875, sold to Moses Brock Jr., who then held it all. Jan. 14, 1886 Moses Jr., conveyed the south half of Lot 68 with barn, but no house to his son, John B. Brock. Moses was a farmer and carpenter, took an active part in military affairs, was a musician in the cavalry, and taught singing schools. In politics a whig and republican, joined the 1st ch. May 4, 1819 and was made a deacon in the West Newbury church at its organization, and at his death bequeathed $500 as a fund for its support. He m. (Topsham records) March 19, 1815, Lydia Nourse, who d. Sept. 26, 1872. He d. Oct. 2, 1874.
Children :
12 i. John, b. July 15, 1816; d. Oct. 10, 1849.
ii. Orrin, b. June 10, 1818; d. Apr. 23, 1823.
iii. Sarah. b. March 14; d. March 25, 1820.
iv. Christine, b. July 30, d. Nov. 11, 1821.
v. Mindwell, b. Aug. 19, 1822; m. John N. Town of Corinth; d. there November, 1874. C., a. Mary E., who m. George Jackman, and lives on her father's homestead; b, Vioella, c, Herbert, d, Lydia, who are dead, and e, Ida B., who makes her home in the family of James A. Brock of South Newbury.
vi. Thomas, b. May 1, 1825; d. July 6, 1826.
13 vii. Moses, b. July 17, 1826.
12 JOHN N., b. July 15, 1816; farmer and captain in the militia; his farm was that which is now S. F. Putnam's; m. July 22, 1843, Lucinda, dau. of David McAllister, (b. Oct. 10, 1849; d. June 15, 1871). He d. Oct. 10, 1849.
Children :
i. Elizabeth L., b. July 23, 1844; m. 1st, George Jewell; 2d, James H. Minard.
ii. Ellen J., b. Oct. 5, 1846; m. M. B. Abbott, q. v.
iii. John N., b. Jan. 30, 1849; in a store in Boston five years; partner with H. K. Wilson at West Newbury, 1875-79; in business at Bradford till death, Aug. 27, 1881; m. Aug. 25, 1875, Hattie, dau. William C. Carleton.
13 MOSES, b. July 17, 1826; farmer on homestead, and carpenter, erecting many barns and other buildings at West Newbury, and the Free Christian church at Newbury Village; m. March 30, 1853, Abigail, dau. John Baylcy (b. May 20, 1830). Mr. and Mrs. Brock, with most of their children and several of their grandchildren, are members of the Free Christian church at Newbury village.
Children :
i. Orrin W., b. Dcc. 20, 1854; farmer on the David McAllister place and at one time licutenant in the militia; secretary of the State Association of the Frec Christian church; m. May 17, 1878, T. Alpha Spaulding of Lowell, Mass. C., a, Benjamin, b. Fcb. 21, 1879; b, Albert, b. July 1, 1880; c, Eva Rosc, b. March 1, 1890.
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ii. John B., b. Nov. 25, 1856 ; farmer on part of homestead; m. Sept. 20,1878, Mary E., dau. P. C. Tewksbury. No c.
iii. Martha M., b. Feb. 15, 1859; m. May 12, 1884, William Henry Tewksbury, q. v.
iv. Moses L., b. Nov. 16, 1860; farmer on homestead with his father; mechanic and in other business; member of state militia since 1882; served with the Vermont regiment of reserve in the Spanish-American war at Chickamaugua, Tenn., as 1st Lieutenant, Co. G, 1st Reg. Inf. U. S. Vols .; mustered into U. S. service May 16; discharged Nov. 28, 1898; upon reorganization of militia, was elected captain of Co, G, 1st Reg. Inf. Vt. Nat. Guards, Oct. 2, 1899; m. Dec. 25, 1894, A. Louise Page of Haverhill. C., a, Unola Frances, b. Dec. 1, 1895; b, Gwendolin Enrita, b. Dec. 11, 1900.
v. W. Malcolm, b. Aug. 25, 1863; res. Wells River; tinsmith and plumber; m. Oct. 2, 1893, Rose Stearns of South Newbury. C., a, Harold W., b. June 27,1894.
vi. Minnie B., b. Dec. 16, 1869.
9 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 14, 1790; settled on part of the farm now owned by Moses Brock and his sons, at West Newbury, where he d. His home is now occupied by John B. Brock; m. Nov. 1, 1818, Ann, dau. Col. William Wallace, (b. April 29, 1794; d. Freeport, Ill., April 26, 1876; buried in Newbury). He d. Oct. 2, 1851.
14 Children, all b. in Newbury ; three d. y. :
i. William Wallace, b. June 7, 1819.
ii. Flora A., b. Nov. 6, 1820; m. July 13, 1852, N. K. Robbins; d. New York City, Jan. 14, 1894. Four c., three of whom are dead.
iii. Benjamin, b. March 4, 1827; m. Jan. 13, 1853, Alma Bliss of Wolcott and after two or three years went west, and settled at Manson, Iowa. Three c. iv. Elvira, b. Jan. 1, 1834; m. Martin Emmert of Freeport, Ill .; rem. later to Beloit, Kansas. Five c.
v. Robert G., b. Feb. 5, 1832; m. March 15, 1865, Frances, dau. William Doe; went west, and settled finally at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One son.
vi. Henry C., b. Jan. 10, 1847; m. and lived in the west; killed Oct. 17, 1895, while leaving a train at McAllister, I. T., and buried there.
14 WILLIAM WALLACE, b. June 7, 1819; settled on his father's farm, but in 1858, rem. to the Brock homestead at South Newbury, the buildings being thoroughly repaired and improved; town representative, 1865, (see town officers) ; m. March 11, 1847, Sophia E., dau. Joseph and Sallie (Robie) Taplin, who were from Corinth but lived in Fairfield, where she was b. April 11, 1824, d. Aug. 20, 1900.
Children, all b. in Newbury:
i. B. Frank, b. July 22, 1848; in Manchester Locomotive Works from December, 1868-83; in Aurora, Ill., in machine shop, one and one-half years; went to Washington Territory and engaged in lumbering on the Columbia river. The business was then conducted in a primitive way, the logs being drawn on skid-roads with oxen. He has opened up a large tract of country, and built a railroad extending among the hills. The logs are now handled by steam engines, and a village has sprung up around his camp, with a post office called Eufaula. He m. 1885, Selena McAdam of Stella, Washington. Eight c.
ii. William W., b. Nov. 11, 1849; res. Newbury, except two years in the west; bought, 1885, the Caleb Stevens farm at South Newbury; m. Jan. 18, 1882, Orinda J., dau. W. H. Nelson of Haverhill. One son, Frank Nelson, b. Haverhill, Dec. 6, 1882.
iii. Eugene, b. May 8, 1853; started for California, May 8, 1874, where he worked one season in lumbering for the Towle brothers; in Washington Territory with his brother a few years; then in farming; has twice represented his district in the state legislature; m. Nov. 30, 1881, Anna McAdam of Stella, Wash. Three c.
iv. Clarence T., b. Aug. 29, 1857. March 11,1878, he left home for Washington Territory ; with his brothers nearly a year; at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with his uncle Robert G., nearly three years; since in Washington; m. Apr. 17, 1885, Maggie McAdam of Stella, Wash. Three c.
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v. Clara Belle, b. March 19, 1865; has remained at home; m. Oct. 12, 1898, Frederic G. Cline from Massena, N. Y., station agent at South Newbury.
10 OLIVE, b. Oct. 13, 1792; m. June 6, 1816, John Wyatt of Richmond; later they rem. to Castleton and of their c. John, b. Dec. 31, 1818 is dead; lived in Castleton; James, b. Feb. 8, 1828, is quite prominent in Astoria, Oregon; a dau., Julia P., b. May 7, 1822; m. 1842, D. H. Hawkins of Castleton. They lived in Brooklyn, N. Y., where she was prominent in Plymouth church, a deaconess, and lost her life from fever contracted in doing mission work. There were other c.
*BROCK.
ROBERT and ANDREW, sons of Robert and Jean ( Miller) Brock, were among the first settlers of Ryegate. Andrew, b. Kilpatrck Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 1749, came to New York in 1772, and to Ryegate, 1774; built the first house at Boltonville, and lived there a part of the time, purchasing the mills in 1787, and the place from that time till about 1820, was called "Brock's Falls"; deacon in the Associate Pres. ch., at Ryegate Corner, 1779, till death, June 12, 1817; was one of the most prominent men in Ryegate; in. Mary, dau. Archibald Taylor (b. Scotland, March 4, 1764 ; d. Ryegate, March, 1858).
Children :
i. Jean, b. Sept. 29, 1783; m. William Dean of Dalton, N. H.
ii. Mary, b. July 26, 1785; m. William Grant of Ryegate and Newbury; d. Newbury, May 12, 1865.
iii. Robert, b. May 30, 1787; m. Sabra Strong; d. 1835.
iv. Nancy, b. April 6, 1789; was a noted nurse; m. Oct. 1, 1838, Sabin Johnson of Bath; d. about 1870.
v. Margaret, b. Oct. 17, 1791; d. June 17, 1794, the first burial in the old church yard at Ryegate Corner.
vi. Andrew. b. Jan. 27, 1794.
vii. Archibald, b. March 19, 1796; d. July 19. 1796.
viii. Elizabeth, b. June 16, 1797; m. 1st, Joel Nutter of Newbury in 1818, who d. about 1829; m. 2d, April 3, 1834, William Wright of Ryegate. Five c. Andrew, oldest son of Joel and Elizabeth Nutter, b. May 11, 1819; was a farmer in Newbury, and sexton of the Ox-bow cemetery some years; m. May 8, 1860, Mrs. Martha B. Cooledge, dau. of John Bayley. He d. 1895. No c.
ix. William, b. June 30, 1800. He was known far and wide for his marvelous skill upon the violin; m. Tryphena Clement of Barnet; d. in the west.
x. Margaret, b. Sept. 4, 1802; d. March 4, 1805.
1 xi. Walter Miller, b. Sept. 14, 1804; d. Jan. 28, 1889.
xii. James, b. June 9, 1806.
1 WALTER MILLER, b. Sept. 14, 1804; farmer in Barnet and Newbury; m. Dec. 20, 1832, Mary, dau. Caleb Wilson and granddaughter of Dea. Thomas McKeith (b. Topsham, Oct. 10, 1814; d. Newbury, April 8, 1896). He d. Newbury, Jan. 28, 1889.
Children :
i. Son, b. and d. in Barnet.
ii. Mary Jane, b. Oct. 26, 1842; m. April 21, 1886, David Peach of Newbury; d. July 30, 1895.
iii. Sarah.
iv. Susan, m. Rev. Benjamin Cross of the Baptist Board of Missions. They went to India as missionaries about 1873, and remained there several years, where their children were born. Mr. Cross is now preaching in Massachusetts.
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