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Children :
i. Leonard W., b. Scpt. 30, 1841; enlisted in Co. H, 12th Vt., Aug. 16, 1862; discharged July 14, 1863; has held town offices. He mn. Oct. 12, 1863, Nancy J., dau. of Solomon Jewell. C., (1) Emma E., b. May 24, 1865; d. March 16, 1874. (2) Martha J., b. Nov. 25, 1868; m. Nov. 28, 1888, E. E. Putnam. (3) George L., b. Dec. 17, 1874. (4) Susie E., b. Sept. 3, 1879; teacher; graduated New Hampshire Normal School, 1901.
ii. Sarah L., b. Aug. 21, 1845; m. April, 1886, Albert L. Fuller, q. v.
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5 EDWIN,3 (Jonathan,2 Robert,1) b. Jay, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1828; m. Louisa Boardman of Willsborough, N. Y., 1848; res. Manchester. C., William Charles; Warren, d .; Mary, d .; Frederick, d .; Abbie, d .; Arch A .; Ella S., d. ; Arthur W., and Bertha.
i. William Charles, b. Lewis, N. Y., June 19, 1849; fitted for college at Keeseville academy; graduated Madison (now Colgate) University ; pastor of Baptist church, Mariah, N. Y., 1873-76; West Plattsburgh, five years; First Baptist church, Manchester, N. H., 1887-99; now pastor since May, 1899, of Baptist church in Randolph, Mass .; A. M. from Madison University, 1883, D. D. from Olivet College, 1895. Dr. McAllister has been very successful in the ministry, and under his several pastorates new churches have been built, and a large increase in membership of each. He m. Nov. 20, 1873, Angela M. Brownson of Elizabethtown, N. Y. C., (1) Lillian A., b. Oct. 28, 1874; graduated Vassar College, 1896; teacher of French in Gloucester (Mass.) high school. (2) Ralph W., b. Sept. 15, 1877; senior at Harvard University. (3) Grace E., b. Jan. 26, 1886.
6 SAMUEL F.,3 (David,2 Robert,1) b. April 6, 1826; m. March 27, 1851, Jennette Randall, (b. Feb. 17, 1828; d. March 9, 1898). They settled in the northeast part of Topsham, on the Samuel Stevens place, but in 1871 bought the Edward Hale farm on Upper Meadow, where he lived till he d. Dec. 21, 1872.
Children :
i. Ada A., b. May 3, 1852; d. Feb. 28, 1873.
ii. John D., b. March 17, 1854; res. South Ryegate; m. Jan. 4, 1876, Lydia A. Batchelder of Topsham. C., (1) Samuel F., b. Oct. 8, 1876. (2) Lyman C., b. June 11, 1884; d. May 11, 1886. (3) John A., b. March 7, 1889. iii. Frank S., b. Jan. 27, 1856.
iv. Clarence H., b. Feb. 12, 1858; farmer on Upper Meadow; m. June 21, 1893, Clara F. Chamberlin. C., Carlos A., b. Jan. 13, 1897.
v. Ambrose E., b. April 7, 1862; farmer on Upper Meadow; m. April 20, 1887, Mary J., dau. of Robert Lackie. C. (1) Ada J., b. Feb. 2, 1888. (2) Roland L., b. Feb. 7, 1890. (3) Lilla M., b. Dec. 8, 1891. (4) Robert A., b. March 28, 1894. (5) Mary A., b. May 8, 1899.
vi. Lizzie B., b. Dec. 5, 1863; m. July 23, 1889, Lincoln A. Somers, of Barnet ; res. Boston. C., Ernest R., b. March 15, 1896.
vii. Carrie J., b. Aug. 11, 1865; m. March 12, 1889, Norman F. Garland of Barnstead, N. H .; res., Roxbury, Mass. C., (1) Earl N., b. Oct. 11, 1890. (2) Clarence H., b. April 19, 1892. (3) Elwin L., b. Jan. 22, 1896. viii. Cora E., b. May 16, 1867.
ix. Mary M., b. Sept. 20, 1870.
7 JOHN RENFREW, b. Nov. 30, 1827; farmer and carpenter; lived some years where Thomas Kasson now lives at the Lime Kiln; res. South Ryegate, m. Nov. 28, 1850, Nancy Melissa Page, (b. April 11, 1832).
Children :
i. Ella Melissa, b. Clinton, Mass., June 22, 1851; m. Dec. 9, 1869, A. J. Whitcher, q. y.
ii. Edgar Page, b. Newbury, Feb. 8, 1857; m. Nov. 27, 1878, Lucy H. Meader ; d. Jan 26, 1883.
iii. Wilbur Albert, b. Newbury, July 5, 1860; m. Nov. 28, 1883, Nettie M. Carpenter; d. St. Johnsbury, Jan. 11, 1897.
iv. Edna Betsey, b. Newbury, June 23, 1863; m. Dec. 27, 1883, William H. Goodfellow. .
v. William Olin, b. Newbury, Feb. 26, 1866; teller in Merchants National Bank, Manchester, N. H.
vi. Hattie Maria, b. Newbury, April 2, 1868.
vii. Lora Belle, b. Ryegate, Jan. 8, 1876; m. Jan. 2, 1900, Rev. W. I. Todd, formerly of Groton.
McINDOE.
I. JOHN, b. in Scotland; came from the parish of Claren, with his wife, whose maiden name was Janet Lowrie, and sons, John, Robert and James.
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His wife, and son, John, d. in Philadelphia, and he m. there Mrs. Agnes Furguson. They came to Barnct in 1784, and settled at the head of what has since been called MeIndocs Falls, where he cleared a farm, and built a framed house and barn. He was a very hard-working man, but became almost helpless from rheumatism in old age. He d. in 1806, and his son, Robert d. in 1805. His wife d. in 1819, at the home of her son, Alexander Furguson, in Lyman, N. H.
II. JAMES, b. in Scotland 1782, was, after the death of his father, the only male in this part of the country bearing the name of McIndoe. Lived on the homestead till 1822, when he rem. to this town and bought of Dea. John Buxton, the "Paul Ford farm" at West Newbury, where he d. Oct. 28, 1844. He m. November, 1810, Abigail, dau. John and Elizabeth (Rich) Baker, (b. Thetford, April 17, 1792; d. May 15, 1852). Richard Wallace, who swam Lake Champlain in November, 1777, m. her mother's sister, Elizabeth Rich. From the age of 4 to 14 she lived in the family of John Way of Barnet.
Children :
1 i. John B. W., b. Jan. 11, 1812; d. June, 1870.
ii. Robert, b. Barnet, Dec. 25, 1813; learned the cabinet trade with Michael Carleton of Haverhill, and there made the organ which was formerly in the Union Meeting House. He rem. to Nashville, Tenn., and became a manufacturer of pianos. He d. un-m. Feb. 10, 1839.
iii. Eliza, b. Barnet, Jan. 21, 1816; m. March 4, 1838, Calvin S. Waterman of Fairlee, who d. June 6, 1854. She d. Dec. 31, 1880. C., four sons, two daus., all dead, except James E. Waterman, of South Framingham, Mass., and Ellen M. Yerrington of Cambridge, Mass., a music teacher.
2 iv. Lyman J., b. Jan. 17, 1819.
v. Lavinia Sophia, b. Barnet, July 8, 1821; teacher ; m. June, 1841; d. April 3, 1846. C., (1) George Robert, d. y. (2) Mary Sophia, graduated Newbury Seminary, 1868; m. March 30, 1871, Albert H. Young, of Foster, R. I .; d. Aug. 3, 1895. Three c.
vi. David, b. Newbury, April 26, 1824; educated Newbury Seminary and Biblical Institute; teacher; licensed to preach, 1849; joined the New Hampshire Methodist Episcopal Conference, May, 1857; preacher in that conference and in Wisconsin, 1854-63; returned to Vermont and was connected with the "Vermont Journal" and "Aurora of the Valley," residing in Newbury till 1868. He m. Dec. 31, 1850, Harriet S. Youngman, No c. He d. Windsor, Feb. 4, 1879.
3 vii. George, b. March 4, 1828.
viii. Laura Ann, b. Dec. 17, 1831; d. June 21, 1889.
1 JOHN BAKER WAY, b. Barnet, Jan. 11, 1812; farmer on the homestead at West Newbury, also purchasing the Boyce farm. He was a very hard-working man. He m. June 10, 1852, Frances Jane, dau. Hugh and Jane Somers, of Barnet. He d. June, 1870. She res. in Belleview, Fla.
Children, all b. Newbury.
i. Charlotte Lavinia, b. June 1, 1853; graduated at Montpelier Methodist Seminary; teacher in California 12 years; joined the Salvation Army, and is a very successful worker on the Pacific coast, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico.
ii. Emily Jane, b. June 1, 1855; compositor in the Vermont Journal office, Windsor, and a leading member of the church and Christian Endeavor Socicty.
iii. John Franklin, b. Feb. 11, 1860; went to Florida and d. Feb. 19, 1885.
iv. Mary Abbic, b. Oct. 27, 1862; m. Frank M. Ramsdell, of Barnet, Oct. 8, 1881; rem. to Florida, and d. Dec. 5, 1888. C., Augusta, b. Feb. 16, 1888.
2 LYMAN JAMES, b. Barnet, Jan. 17, 1819; learned the printer's trade in the office of the Democratic Republican at Haverhill; worked at the trade till 1844, when he opened a printing office at Newbury, where he printed many Sunday School books for Rev. Orange Scott. Began March 3, 1848, the
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publication of the "Aurora of the Valley," issuing it for two years in quarto form, as a semi-monthly, then changing it to a weekly. Mr. McIndoe prospered, and in 1856 he purchased a paper at Bradford, which he published as the "Orange County Journal." In 1857, he bought the entire establishment of the "Vermont Journal" at Windsor, and devoted to it the best years of his life. The "Aurora" was continued for several years as a separate paper, being printed at the Vermont Journal office. In 1863, he became proprietor of the "Vermont Chronicle," which he published in connection with the Vermont Journal till death, Dec. 24, 1873. He m. 1st, Feb. 24, 1846, Lucia Kent Porter, of East Lyman, N. H., who d. Feb. 8, 1854, leaving one son. He m. 2d, Abbie Blake Locke of East Lyman.
Children, one by 1st marriage, and four by 2d :
i. Robert Harrison, b. Newbury, March 22, 1849; d. San Francisco, Cal., June 24, 1893.
ii. Lucia Abbie, b. Newbury, Aug. 24, 1859.
4 iii. Clara Alice, b. Aug. 24, 1859.
iv. Abbie, b. Windsor, Feb. 2; d. March 17, 1868.
v. Florinda, b. Windsor, July 9, 1869; m. Oct. 8, 1893, Ernest I. Morgan, an attorney of Worcester, Mass.
3 GEORGE, b. Newbury, March 4, 1828; educated at Newbury Seminary; was traveling agent for the "Aurora of the Valley," and other papers in Vermont and Massachusetts, also agent for the sale of mowing machines. He m. March 16, 1870, Cedelia B. Griswold; bought the homestead at West Newbury; rem. March, 1880, to the Waterman place in Fairlee, where he has since res.
Children, the four eldest b. Newbury :
i. George James, b. July 17, 1871; fitted for college at Thetford Academy ; graduated Dartmouth College, 1895; Thayer School of Civil Engineering, 1896; is with the Hastings Pavement Co., New York City. He m. Jan. 26, 1899, Arlina M. Simonds of Thetford.
ii. Eliza Ardella, b. April 13, 1875; m. Oct. 18, 1892, W. H. Tarbox, of Keene, N. H .; a jeweler; res. in California till 1896; since then in Vermont. C., (1) Herbert, b. Santa Rosa, Cal., Dec. 25, 1893. (2) Cedelia T., b. Santa Barbara, Cal., May 25, 1896.
iii. David Hiram, b. March 5, 1875; farmer in Fairlee; m. Dec. 9, 1896, M. Ada Kelley. C., Florence Ada, b. April 10, 1898.
iv. Ada Lavinia, b. March 3, 1878; teacher; graduated Thetford Academy, 1896.
v. Lyman H., b. April 25, 1880; d. June 7, 1881.
vi. John G., b. Jan. 5, 1886.
vii. Mary Alice, b. Dec. 9, 1888.
4 CLARA ALICE2, (Lyman J.,1) b. Newbury, Aug. 24, 1859; m. Dec. 31, 1878, Col. Marsh O. Perkins of Windsor, who became editor of the Vermont Journal, a position which he still retains.
Children :
i. Locke McIndoe, b. Nov. 20, 1879.
ii. Gail Giddings, b. Aug. 4, 1882.
iii. Margaret Eloise, b. Sept. 9, 1889.
iv. Marion Florinda, b. Sept. 9, 1889.
v. Herbert Marsh, b. Jan. 19, 1891.
vi. Katherine Lucie, b. May 24, 1898.
McKEITH.
THOMAS, b. Erskine, Scotland, Oct. 14, 1756. He came to Ryegate in 1775, and served several terms in the Revolutionary war. Later he rem. to Currier hill in Topsham, about 1783. That part of Topsham was then claimed by Newbury. He was an elder in Rev. David Goodwillie's church in Ryegate, and was generally called Dea. McKeith. He was a man of great worth of character. He m. in 1778, Sarah, dau. of John Haseltine,
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of Newbury, (b. Haverhill, Mass., Oet. 19, 1757; d. Topsham, Jan. 12, 1825). He d. in Topsham, May 17, 1823.
Children :
i. Pearl or Margaret, b. Ryegate, Nov. 30, 1779; m. in Newbury, May 8, 1800, Joseph Rogers, and settled in Topsham.
ii. Sarah, b. Ryegate, Sept. 6, 1781; d. Topsham, June 13, 1810.
iii. Mary, b. Topsham, (the first c. born there), Oet. 1, 1783; m. April 24, 1800, Caleb Wilson.
iv. Betsey, b. Topsham, April 16, 1786; m. Moses Wallace, q. v.
v. Catherine, b. Topsham, April 5, 1788; m. Peter Martin, q. v .; d. Piermont April 24, 1871.
1 vi. Duncan, b. March 9, 1790; d. Aug. 29, 1864.
vii. Thomas, b. June 21, 1795; d. at Peacham, May 31, 1827.
viii. John, b. Dec. 28, 1797; d. July 31, 1817.
6 DUNCAN, b. Topsham, March 9, 1790; farmer on the homestead, until his 2d marriage, when he rem. to his wife's farm at the Ox-bow. He was a very genial man, with an inexhaustible fund of Scotch stories. He m. 1st, Nov. 12, 1812, Mary Page, who d. in. Topsham, Oct. 1, 1847, aged 63. He m. 2d. Elinor S., widow of Frank P. Johnson. He d. Newbury, Aug. 29, 1864; buried in Topsham.
Children, all by 1st marriage, in Topsham:
i. Sarah G., b, May 26, 1812; d. Feb. 9, 1816.
ii. Clarissa, b. March 10, 1815; m. April 2, 1835, Bagley Currier; d. March 31, 1883, at Northampton, Mass.
iii. Mary J., b. Jan. 31, 1817; m. Aug. 22, 1839, Ethan S. Brock; d. Piermont, Aug. 21, 1893.
iv. Harriet O., b. April 22, 1819; d. May 12, 1820.
v. Catherine, b. Feb. 16, 1822; m. George W. Corliss; d. Newbury, Mareh 2, 1858.
MCKINSTRY.
DR. NATHAN was a son of William Mckinstry, who was b. in Carrickfergus, Ireland, of Scotch parentage, in 1772. He came to Southbridge, Mass., 1740 or '41, and m. in 1751, Mary Morse. Nathan was the youngest of their 13 c. He studied medicine, and settled in Newbury, not far from 1796, his office being in the southwest front room of the Col. Johnson house at the Ox-bow. He was thoroughly equipped for his profession, as it was in those days, had a very large practice, and usually had several students studying with him. He was well read, a brilliant talker, and of a genial, kindly temper. Dr. Mckinstry never m., and d. Feb. 6, 1815, aged 43. Upon his gravestone at the Ox-bow are these lines :
In-urned beneath lies no poor worthless quack, But the dear ashes of good Dr. Mc,- Whose talents, honors, virtues, could not save His generous bosom from an early grave."
This epitaph is said to have been written by Dr. MeNab.
*MCKINSTRY.
PAUL, b. at Bethel, 1807, rem. to Newbury, 1854, buying the house now owned by G. B. Barnett. He came here to educate his family of seven c. at the Seminary, remaining until his youngest dau., Ellen M., graduated in the class of 186 -. Rem. to Northfield, 1866, to Winnebago City, Minn., 1869, d. at the last named place in 1890, aged 83 years. Harriet, his wife, b. Royalton and d. at Winnebago City, Minn., as the result of a mistep, breaking a limb. She was ealled "mother" by the city and was honored
*By A. P. Mckinstry.
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at her burial by the hanging of crape, and the closing of every business house in the city. She was mistress of her own house, walking over two miles making sick calls on the day that closed her active life, aged 87 years. Children, all b. in Bethel:
i. Alvin L., 1835; enlisted in 12th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, serving the full time of enlistment. Hc m. Laura Burroughs of Newbury; d. at Rochester, Minn., in 1867 and was buried at Newbury. He had one dau., Harriet L., living in Boston. Mass.
ii. Clara L., m. Alonzo P. Hatch of the New Hampshire M. E. Conference, later being transferred to the Rock River, Illinois, Conference, and now living at Oregon, Ill. Her husband d. Sept. 1899. Six c., living, George, Harriet, Winnifred, Florence, Alice and Paul.
iii. Alice, m. Josiah F. Winship of Ipswich, N. H .; rem. to Winnebago City, Minn., 1866; d. in 1870. Two c., twins, Fred W., and Pauline A.
iv. Henry, b. 1841; enlisted in the 12th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, serving the full time of enlistment. He m. Alice D. Packer; moved to Syracuse, N. Y., 1868; to Winnebago City, Minn, 1872, and remaining 24 years, and now lives at Worcester, Mass. Two c., Helen May, and Arthur Packer. Azro P., b. July 30, 1844; attended school at Newbury from 1855 to 1860, then apprenticed himself to E. C. Stocker to serve three years at the harness trade for the sum of $30, $40 and $50 for each year. In 1862 he received permission from Mr. Stocker to enlist in Co. G., (Capt. Damon), 10th Vermont Volunteer Infantry-agreeing, if alive at the end of the war, to return and fill out his contract. He was discharged at Burlington, July 1, 1865, returning as agreed uponto Mr. Stocker's shop and remaining until 1867. He m. Lauribel, dau. Oliver B. Rogers, Jan. 4, 1867; went into the harness business in Northfield for two years; rem. to a farm in Bradford in 1868; to Minnesota in 1870, engaging in general farming and dairying. He represented Minnesota at the New Orleans Centennial Exposition, winning the Grand Sweepstakes prize on butter for his state. Also at the World's Fair at Chicago, again bringing the dairy interests of the state into special prominence, and at this writing is employed by "The National Dairy Union" in its fight against "Oleomargarine colored in semblance of butter." He has four c., Harry C., Ned G., Florence L., Mabel H. Mr. Mckinstry was killed Sept. 12, 1900, by being thrown from a sulky plow.
vi. Ellen M., graduated at Newbury Seminary in the class of 186 -; m. as 2d wife, Josiah F. Winship of Winnebago City, Minn., 1872, and has one son living, Louis C.
vii. Laura, d. 1855.
McLEOD.
ALEXANDER, of Glasgow, Scotland; m. about 1830, Marian Pendre. They had six sons, James, William Robert, Alexander, John and Magnus.
ROBERT, b. in Glasgow, Oct. 8, 1831; came to America in 1849 and worked at his trade, which was that of a machinist, in New York city. Went to Australia, 1852, and was m. at Balarat, Australia, 1854, to Margaret, dau. of Andrew Wylie. She was b. in Paisley, Scotland, Feb. 14, 1832; came to America in 1851, lived with her brother, Andrew, in Danville a few years, when these with their sister, Jessie, (now Mrs. Cole), went to Australia. The McLeods returned to America in 1857, and settled on the Robert Renfrew farm, now owned by Henry Whitcher. No one lives there now. They rem. to Burlington, Kan., in the early '80s. She d. Denver, Col., June 1, 1901.
Children :
i. Marian Pendre, b. Balarat, Aus., May 23, 1855. Came to Newbury with her parents and went after 1880 to Leadville, Col., to teach, but returned east and taught some years in Bradford and Woodsville. She m. in Newbury, Oct. 1893, Wm. Harvey Gray, a native of Ryegate; res. Burlington, Kan. C., (1) Matthew R., b. Dec. 9, 1892. (2) Harvey D., b. June 13, 1898.
ii. Lillian B., b. on board the ship "Morning Star," while coming round Cape
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Horn, March 12, 1857. Teacher; m. 1885, Cyrus Snow, res. Texas. C., Wylie M., Walter D., Marian G., Annie J., Robert S., and Helen C.
iii. Robert Douglass, b. Newbury, Oct. 9, 1858; graduated at University of Michigan, 1888; lawyer in Leadville, Col., and City Attorney. He m. Jan. 1900, Helen T. Stebbins of Leadville.
iv. Andrew A., b. Newbury, Jan. 12, 1861; d. 1863.
v. Flora E., b. Newbury, Dec. 14, 1863. Teacher; m. 1896, Manfred Frazer of Leadville, Col. One c., Margaret.
vi. Annie N., b. Newbury, Dec. 26, 1866. Music teacher in Burlington, Kan.
vii. John W., b. Sept. 2, 1869; d. in infancy.
viii. William N., b. Oct. 29, 1872; res. Chilicothe, Mo.
McNAB.
DR. JOHN, b. Glenarchay, Scotland, Jan. 24, 1784. His parents came to Thornton, N. H., and thence to Barnet while he was still a child. He graduated at Dartmouth Medical College, 1824, and came to Wells River to practice before 1831, where he remained (there and at Barnet), where he practiced till 1845, when he rem. to Woodsville. He was a skillful physician, somewhat brusque in manner, and daring in operation. His practice was extensive. His left arm was amputated because of a cancer humor contracted in performing an operation. He was also a prominent Mason. He d. Haverhill, (Woodsville), 1879, aged 94. He made a trip to Boston, unattended, about ten days before he d. Four c. survived him : Capt. John McNab, formerly of the U. S. Army; Mrs. J. G. Cheney, of Woodsville; Mrs. Calvin Dewey, of McIndoes, and Mrs. N. M. Loomis, of Charlestown, Mass.
MEADER.
SAMUEL came from Barrington, N. H. His mother's maiden name was Hill, that of his wife was Ayer. The c. of Samuel were, Samuel, Daniel, Stephen and one who m. a Lackie.
DANIEL was b. Oct. 21, 1782. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in small cases, during most of his life, also was a farmer, and held various town offices. He lived many years on the farm of the late James Ross, building that house. Several of his c. are buried on that farm. Later, he rem. to "Meader hill," near the town house. He was a very large man, with a slow, peculiar utterance. He m. 1st, April 25, 1803, Nancy, dau. Nathan Avery, (b. March 17, 1788; d. Feb. 23, 1861). He m. 2d at 82 years of age, Mrs. Sarah (Burns) King. He d. in Newbury, March 19, 1872.
Children :
i. Ann, (Nancy), b. Oct. 8, 1803; m. 1825, James R. Brown of Peacham; d. in Illinois, July 4, 1839.
ii. Eliza, b. May 31, 1805; d. Oct. 7, 1828.
iii. Mary, b. May 4, 1807 ; d. Sept. 22, 1825.
iv. Ruth Hill, b. May 31, 1809; m. Jan. 1, 1833, William Brownhill, an Englishman; d. Oak Grove, Ill., July 31, 1840. Four c.
V. Ensebia, b. June 3, 1811; d. Jan. 2, 1826.
vi. John Ayers, b. Junc 30, 1813; carpenter and farmer; he lived at Newbury village most of his active life, and built a number of houses. He m. Dec. 7, 1843, Ann M., dau. Capt. Wm. Page, (b. Rycgate, March 22, 1816; d. at the home of her adopted dau., Mrs. Paul Smith, at Monroe, N. H., Sept. 15, 1898). He d. March 6, 1897.
vii. Sarah A., b. April 21, 1815; m. Oct. 21, 1856, George A. d.
viii. Nathan A., b. March 20, 1817; m. 1st, Oct. 16, 1836, Mary Ann Lamphere, of Lyme, N. H. She d. at Claremont, and he m. 2d, 1854, Eliza, dau. of Zadoc Sturdevant. Lives in Chester. Two c. by 1st m. lived in Newbury : Martha, now Mrs. Smith, of Monroc, and Charles C., who lived with his
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grandfather, served three years, 1861-64, in the 3d Vt., and went west after the war. He m. a Miss Harper.
ix. William Henry, b. May 1, 1819; farmer and carpenter. He served in the Union army ; went west after the war, and is understood to have d. many years ago. He m. Jan. 8, 1840, Susan, dau. of Nathaniel McConnell, who d. March 19, 1863. C., (1) Mary, d. (2) Harriet, d. (3) Horace, who served in Co. D, 8th Vt., and dropped dead at New Orleans, March 25, 1863. (4) Frank, d. (5) Maria.
x. James, b. Feb. 24, 1821; d. Aug. 19, 1822.
xi. James Madison, b. Mar. 1823. Hem. 1st in Bradford, 1844, Emily, dau. of Chapman of Haverhill, who d. in Claremont, N. H., March 22, 1850; 2d, in Bradford, Dec. 31, 1853, Olive Philbrick ; no c. He was a private in Co. J., 1st Mich. Regiment of Engineers and Mechanics during the Civil War; d. at the Soldiers' Home, Michigan, Feb. 17, 1899.
xii. Robert F., b. April, 1825; d. June 17, 1848.
xiii. Mary Eliza, b. Nov. 29, 1826; d. Dec. 9, 1842.
xiv. Charles C., b. Oct. 31, 1830; served in the army during the Civil War.
MELLEN.
THOMAS, b. 1756, in Londonderry, N. H .; served in the "Lexington Alarm;" served also in the battle of Bunker Hill, being stationed at a very dangerous part of the rail fence. He also served in other campaigns, and in the battle of Bennington. His father, Charles Mellen, rem. with his family from Londonderry to Francestown, about 1772, with sons, Thomas, Robert and Charles, and two daus. He was somewhat prominent there for several years before his death which was in 1779. Thomas came to Newbury soon after the war, and lived at the Ox-bow for some time, but later cleared the farm where J. C. Leavitt now lives, near the town house, building that house, which is the oldest in that part of the town. Afterwards he lived where the road to Jefferson hill branches from the Lime-kiln road. His latest years were spent with his son, Robert, who lived where John Buchanan now does, and where he d. in his 97th year, the last survivor of the Revolutionary war, who had been a resident of this town. Few of the revolutionary soldiers who were buried in Newbury saw more service than Thomas Mellen, and the fact that he was one of the last survivors of the battle of Bennington, and retained a vivid recollection of that event to the end of his life, renders his narrative, given elsewhere in this volume, a pleasant memory. He was a very hard working man; in person he was below the medium height, very erect and active, and when past 80, still sang well, with a fine tenor voice. When he was 81, he made a sleigh with his own hands, in which, the next winter, he traveled to New Boston. N. H., alone, and from there with a nephew, to Boston, visiting the battlefield of Bunker Hill and the (then) unfinished monument. At the time when his narrative was taken down by Professor Butler, Mr. Mellen lived by himself in a small building of only one room, which was on the back side of what is now Mr. Buchanan's house, taking his meals with the family. The late Edward Miller of Ryegate, then a young man, taught school in "Scotch Hollow," boarding at Robert Mellen's. He said that the old veteran was a man of large information, who narrated, with clearness and precision, the events of his long and useful life. It was Mr. Miller's great regret, to the end of his own life, that he had not realized the value which would have accrued by the transmission in writing of these reminiscences. Thomas Mellen was admitted to the Cong. Ch., May 5, 1844. He m. about 1778, Janet McCollom, who d. Sept. 10, 1835, aged 75. He d. Jan. 21, 1853, and was buried at the Ox-bow. Many remember him as the only Revolutionary soldier they ever saw.
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HISTORY OF NEWBURY, VERMONT.
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