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JAMES MILLIGAN,2 (John,1) b. Montgomery, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1811, and was the 1st ch. bapt. by Rev. James Milligan, the Covenanting minister of Coldenham, N. Y., who afterward came to Ryegate, and named for him. He entered Union College, and graduated there in 1834, his room-mate being his cousin, Robert H. Beattie, who became a minis- ter of the Dutch Reformed Church; he taught school for some time,
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then sailed for Scotland, landing in Liverpool, Aug. 15, 1840, and went to Paisley, where he studied six weeks at Divinity Hall, under Dr. Symington; spent one winter in Glasgow University *; licensed to preach by the Paisley Presbytery in Glasgow, May 8, 1841; preached in Scotland and in Ireland two years, studying at Divinity Hall one session ; returned to America in August, 1843, keeping a very minute diary of his voyage; came 1st to Ryegate late in 1843; rec'd call from the congregations of Ryegate and Barnet, March 8, 1844; ord. at Coldenham by the N. Y. Presbytery, May 28, of that year ; in- stalled pastor of the Reformed congregation of Ryegate and Barnet June 20, 1844. (See Chap. XIV.) He m. by Rev. James McArthur, Dec. 24, 1856, Margaret Sophia, dau. John Nelson (b. April 15, 1830; d. Woodsville, N. H., Aug. , 1907). She was educated at Newbury Seminary. grad. 1852, and was a most able and efficient assistant to her husband in his ministry ; president 13 yrs. of the Ladies' Miss. Soc. Mr. Beattie was a trustee of Peacham Acad. for 20 years. He owned and occupied the house now that of J. A. McLam, where he d. March 9, 1883; bur. Blue Mt. Cem.
Children, all born in Ryegate:
I. Elizabeth Annott, 3 b. May 11, 1859; d. July 7, 1860.
II. John James, 3 b. Jan. 6, 1863. Went to Stuart, Iowa, where he was very successful in business. He resembled his father more than any of the other children; d. Oct. 24, 1896. He m. Elizabeth, dau. Charles Stu- art. Chil. Grace, and Charles Stuart, both b. Stuart, Iowa.
1 III. William Johnston,3 b. Sept. 6, 1865.
IV. Joseph Nelson,3 b. Dec. 1, 1870; d. April 9, 1871.
V. Mary Sophia,3 b. March 6, 1872 ; 111. Dr. Wm. G. Ricker, q. v.
2 VI. James R. W. (twin to above).
1 WILLIAM Johnston,3 b. Sept, 6, 1865; ed. St. J. Acad. ; in Bellevue Med. Coll. 4 yrs; Physician at Littleton, N. H .; Surgeon General on the staff of Gov. Jordan; Medical referee for Grafton Co .: Director in Littleton National Bank; President of Littleton Hospital Associa- tion, one of the most successful institutions of the kind in the state ; resident physician for the Maplewood Hotel and the Crawford House. Rep. from L., in the N. H. legislature 1899-1900; he mn. May 29, 1890, Elizabeth Arnold, dau. Dr. C. M. Tuttle. Dr. Beattie has been very successful in his profession, having an extensive practice, and his family is prominent socially.
Children born in Littleton :
i. Margaret, b. Jan. 18, 1891.
ii. Barbara, b. Dec. 28, 1897.
iii. Elizabeth, b. 1901.
iv. Catherine, b, 1902.
2 JAMES Renwick Wilson,3 b. March 6, 1872; merchant at Ryegate Corner. till burned out Aug. 16, 1890; in Boston till he bought out Harry W. Hibbard at Woodsville, in shoe and grocery bus. ; he m. 1893, Blanche Nelson, dau. A. A. Miller,
Children :
i. Ibbie Jean, b. Ryegate, 1894; d. Oct. 20, 1910.
ii. James Milligan, b. Ryegate, 1895; d. 1896.
iii. Blanche Miller, b. Boston, 1902.
iv. Robert Archibald, b. Boston, 1904.
BLAIR.
WILLIAM, son of Wm. and Mary (Blackwood), b. ab. 1785; he mn, 1st, ab. 1813, Jane Laird (b. ab. 1794 ; d. Dec. 2, 1842) ; lived in High Church parish, Paisley ; came to Ryegate via Quebec in 1821, being seven weeks on the voyage; they lived at William Nelson's at first; he
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bought of James Esden farm known as the James Renfrew farm, and other property later. His neighbors built him a cabin on his land; built framed house in 1836; rem. to Hardwick 1841, and June 19, 1845, he m. as 2d w., Agnes, dau. Alexander Nelson of Ryegate, (b. May 10, 1804; d. Oct. 13, 1874).
Children: the three oldest b. Scotland, the others in R. Dates of birth from town rec.
i. Mary Blackwood,2 b. Feb 25, 1815; m. James Norris ; lived in Troy, Vt., where she d. 1873; he in 1881.
ii. John,2 b. Feb. 16, 1817 ; m. March 22, 1842. Emeline, dau. Enos Farwell, who lived in R. at one time. They went to Jay, Vt. Five ch. who set- tled in Jay and Troy.
iii. William,3 b. March 14, 1819; went to California.
iv. Matthew,3 b. Dec. 20, 1821 ; went to California.
v. Jane,3 b. Jan. 21, 1824; m. Joseph Patch of Hardwick.
vi. Helen, 3 b. March 15, 1826; m. Thomas Taisey.
vii. James,3 b. April 20, 1828; went to California,
viii. Walter,3 b. April 2, 1830 ; went to Cal. 1852 with John Miller and Rob- ert Hall; farming, hotel and street railway bus in Piedmont and Oak- land; became wealthy ; he m. 1862, at Napa, Cal., Phoebe, dau. John Harvey, q. v. 2 daus. She d. suddenly, Jan. 17, 1888.
ix. Eliza Ann,3 b. March 30, 1832; no rec.
x. Margaret Gray,3 b. Dec. 31, 1834; no rec.
xi. Josephine Victoria,3 b Jan, 13, 1838 ; no rec.
xii. George W., 3 b. Oct. 4, 1839 ; no rec.
BIGELOW.
I. JOHN (1641-1703) of England and Watertown, Mass ; m. Mary Warren.
II. JOSHUA; m. Elizabeth Flagg.
III. ELEAZER, b. 1705; m. Mary Feike or Fife and had 5 chil. of whom Mary m. Dr. Gideon Smith of Newbury, and Jabez.
IV. JABEZ, m. Deborah Knowlton.
V. JABEZ,1 b. Westminster, Mass .. March 6, 1764 ; m. Haverhill, N. H., 1786, Betsey, dau. Ebenezer Mackintosh,* (b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 12, 1768; d. Ryegate, Oct. 10, 1848). He came to Newbury about 1785 and to Ryegate about 1794; farmer, shoemaker, and major in the old militia, and generally styled, "Major Bigelow." He d. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nelson, in Monroe, N. H., Dec. 31, 1851; bur. at Wells River.
* Ebenezer Mackintosh was b in Boston, Mass., 1736, and became a trades- man. He m. a Miss Maverick, whose brother Samuel was killed in the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770. Chil .: (1) Paschal, who settled at Montmorency, Ohio, and reared a large family; (2) Betsey, in. Jabez Bigelow. Mackintosh was a ring leader in the riot of Aug. 26, 1765, in which Lieut. Gov. Hutchinson's house was destroyed. He was also the leader of the Boston Tea Party. For this he was com- pelled to leave Boston, and came on foot through the wilderness to Haverhill, N. H., leading Paschal by the hand and carrying Betsey in his arms, their mother being dead. He lived in Haverhill and Newbury and later, with his daughter in Ryegate. He went to Ohio to visit his son, remaining several years, going and returning on foot. He d. in Haverhill, 1816; bur. at No. Haverhill. The Bigelow place was known as the Holman place. A man by name of Melvin built the first house on it (now or lately used as a chicken house). Jabez? Bigelow began the present house, but left it unfinished and it was completed by his brother John.
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Children :
i. Elizabeth2 McIntosh, b. Newbury, July 12, 1788; m. Jan. 10, 1828, Dan- iel Darling ; d. 1863.
1 ii. Jabez,2 b Newbury, Nov. 25, 1789; d. Nov. 13, 1850; Charles C., his son, d. Aug. 8, 1856-32
iii. John,2 b. Newbury. Aug 8; d. Sept. 5, 1791.
iv. Roxalana 2 b. Ryegate, Oct. 15, 1794; m. John Slye, q. v.
v. Sirena,2 b. R. Dec. 19. 1796; m. Jan. 12, 1815, by Robert Whitelaw, James Bailey of Newbury ; farmer on Jefferson Hill; five chil., all b. Newbury : rem. to Messena, N. Y., 1833, where he d. July 7, 1859; she d. Dec. 15, 1868.
vi. Cynthia,2 b. March 4, 1799; m. Robert G. Nelson, q. v. ; d. Apr. 9, 1883.
vii. Laura.2 b. April 13, 1802 ; d. un-m. Jan. 13, 1872.
2 viii. John.2 b. Dec. 28, 1803
ix. Knowlton,2 b. March 27; d. May 7. 1806.
x. Mary,2 b. March 20, 1807; d. April 1, 1811.
xi. Anna,2 b. July 24, 1809; d. Oct. 1, 1911.
1 JABEZ,2 (Jabez), b. Newbury, Nov. 25, 1789; livednext south of his brother John; the house has been replaced; he in. Eleanor Chamberlin ; died from the kick of a horse, Nov. 13, 1850.
Children :
i. Paschal, m .; no chil. living.
ii. Elizabeth, m Stebbins Smith of Monroe.
iii. Charles C., m. Huldah Smith of Monroe; they had a dau. Martha; he d. Aug. 18, 1856.
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iv. Mary, m. a Mr. Elmer of Hartford, Ct. ; several chil.
JOHN2 (Jabez1) b. Dec. 28, 1803; farmer in Ryegate, where John Davidson has lately lived; farm now owned by J. L. Mills; the house was begun by his brother, but completed by him; teacher of penmanship in R. and adjoining towns many years; captain in militia ; town rep- resentative, 1869; member Cong. ch. at Barnet, Newbury, 1839; Wells River. Sept. 5, 1840, till death. He m. Dee. 26, 1836. Mary Charlotte, dau. Dea. Daniel and Persis (Ladd) Thompson (b. Corinth, Vt., May 21, 1821). [She joined the Cong. ch. at Newbury, March 3, 1839, and is the only surviving charter member of the Cong. ch. at Wells River. Org. Sept. 5, 1840. Res. Northfield, Minn ] He d. Rye- gate, April 12, 1891.
Children all born in Ryegate:
i. Emily Adelaide,3 b. Sept. 10, 1838; d. Aug. 19, 1839.
ii. Alexander Thompson,3 b. April 5, 1841; enlisted 1862 in the 15th Vt. Vol., as private ; must. out as 2d Lieut., 1863; raised a Co. in Boston for the 2d Mass. (Col. Codman), 1865, and com. Capt. of Co. H. by Gov. Andrew, but the war closing they were not ordered into service ; grad. Boston Dental College, 1873; in practice at Boston a few years ; later in No. Dakota and since 1888 in St. Paul, Minn. Now at Palm Beach, Florida; has given much attention to microscopy ; prominent in Masonry, and member of several patriotic societies; he m. Nov. 26, 1883, Edna A. Kelley.
iii. Sarah Arabella.3 b. Sept. 6, 1843; ed. Francestown and McIndoes Acad- emies, and Newbury Seminary ; teacher in various places in Vt., and N. H., and 3 yrs. at Sterling, Mass. She was m. Aug. 11, 1870, by Rev. Wm. S. Palmer, to Horace Goodhue (b. Westminster West, Feb. 23, 1842, Grad. Dartmouth Col., 1867; taught school at Wells River ; became principal of Northfield [Minn.] Academy, 1867; later made Prof. of Greek in Carleton College, and was for many years dean of the faculty. He resigned 1907, after 40 years continuous service. Elected Mayor of Northfield, 1908.)
Children :
i. Claribel,4 b. Aug. 6, 1872; grad. Carleton Col. 1895; m. Aug. 6, 1900, Dr. Charles Hale Wellman of Westminster, Vt., a grad, of Tufts Den-
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tal College ; res. Cape Town, Africa. Chil. (1) Horace Goodhue, 5 b. July 3, 1901 ; (2) Homer Bigelow,5 b. Sept. 6, 1905; (3) Charles Hale,5 b. Sept. 16, 1907.
ii. Ralph Bigelow, + b. Jan. 27, 1878; farmer at Donnelly, Minn. ; he mi, Aug. 27, 1903. Emily Rice of Monticello. Chil. (1) Horace Goodhue, b. Aug. 6, 1904; (2) Margaret, b. Aug. 31, 1906.
iii. Mary Katherine, b. March 3, 1881; grad. Carleton Col. 1903; in Europe and Africa one year; in 1907 in Univ. of Chicago; teacher of Latin and Eng. Lit. in Crookston (Minn.) High School, now teacher in Duluth, Minn.
iv. William Ladd,3 b. Aug. 31, 1846; d. Feb. 22, 1860.
v. Francis Hallan,3 b. Jan. 16, 1850; farmer on homestead; m. May 26, 1880, Adaline H. Kent; rem. to Wells River, April, 1896 ; he d. Feb. 18, 1898; no chil. She m. 2d, Oct. 6, 1909, E. D. Carpenter of Wells River.
BOLE.
REV. JOHN, b. Newton Stewart, Galloway, Scotland, Jan. 24, 1821. He was an only child and both parents d. when he was ten or twelve years old ; educated in the schools of Newton Stewart, graduated at the Univer- sity of Glasgow and later took theological training in the Ref. Pres. Seminary under Professor Andrew Symington. He m. April 21, 1853, Marion Brown, a niece of Prof. Symington, and ten days later they sailed for America, and came to South Ryegate in Oct. where
he was ordained and installed pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian church, Dec. 24, 1853. Resigned and returned to Scotland in June, 1862; settled in Belfast, Ireland, May, 1863; returned to America in 1869; settled as pastor of the Ref. Pres. ch. at West Barnet, June 23, 1869, retired from active ministry 1886, occasionally preaching. He published a small volume of sermons in 1861. Mr. Bole was justly regarded as one of the ablest ministers in this vicinity. He was a close student, a ready speaker and writer, an earnest teacher of the word, and a most genial man. He d. at W. Barnet, Nov. 2, 1906.
Children :
i. John Brown, b. Rregate; d. at nine years of age.
ii. Margaret Symington, b. Ryegate, Oct. 21, 1856; ed. Peacham Academy, grad. Salem (Mass.) Normal School; teacher at Milford, N. H., Con- cord, Mass , and Burlington, Vt. She was m. Jan. 27, 1890, to Dr. Charles Allen Hamilton of Waterbury, Conn.
iii. William McClure, b. Ryegate, Mav 30, 1857 ; ed. Peacham Acad. ; learned the printer's trade in the office of the St. Johnsbury ( aledonian ; con- nected with various papers, editing papers in St. Paul, Minn., Boze- man and Great Falls, Montana, and now editor of the Great Falls Daily Tribune. He m. Aug. 20, 1881, Sarah Elizabeth Dow of St. Johnsbury.
iv. Robert Stewart, b. Ryegate, March 24, 1860; ed. Peacham Acad. : was for a time apothecary on a ship in the U. S. Navy ; grad. with honor from the medical department of Vt. University. Now in practice at St. Paul, Minn. He m. Sept. 12, 1894, Katherine Fox of St. Paul.
v. Andrew Symington, b. Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 23, 1862; ed. Peacham Acad. For three yrs. from Sept. 1886, editor of the Saturday Evening News, owned and published by his brother at West St. Paul, Minn .; reporter one year for the St. Paul Pioneer Press; entered Bangor Theological Seminary, and grad. May, 1895; ordained as a Congrega- tional minister at Turner. Me., Oct. 4, 1895; pastor there May 1895- April, 1899. Cong. ch., Coventry. Vt., Apr. 1899-1910. Bought a farm in Barnet, and res. there. Rep. from Coventry in Vt legislature, 1906. He m. April 27, 1887, Laura May Watts of Monticello, III.
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vi. Marion Brown, b. Belfast, Ireland. Nov. 30, 1864; ed. Peacham Acad., teacher at Burlington, Vt .; several years; now, 1908, with her mother. Mrs. Bole d. Jan. 22, 1911.
vii. James Paisley, b. Belfast, Ire., May 7, 1868; ed. Peacham Acad. and Burlington (Vt.) High School; studied law and was ad. to the bar in Ill., but has been engaged in newspaper work in Montana; he m. Aug. 30, 1891, Mary McCormack of St. Paul, Minn.
BONE
DAVID, 1 b. Scotland 1807; n1. 1833, Margaret, dau. W'm. Buchanan, b. 1802; sailed for America with other friends in 1835, a voyage of six weeks, 3 days, landing in New York in Oct ; came to Burlington by water, and across the state, and the party wintered near McIndoes. They lived one year in Newbury, on the farm now owned by Henry Whitehill. In 1838, the Bone family settled in South Ryegate, then containing two houses, which were those of Robert Arthur and John Miller. He built a log house of two rooms, a "but" and a "ben," where the Lamphere house now stands, and, later, the present house. In that house many singing schools and" Society Meetings " have been held. David Bone d. Jan. 17, 1846 ; she d. March 4, 1853.
Children :
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i. WILLIAM, b. May 6, 1834.
2 ii. DAVID, b. Dec. 15, 1835.
iii. MARGARET, b. Dec. 15, 1837; m. John Davidson, q v.
iv. JEAN, b Nov. 15, 1839; d. Sept. 1848.
v. MARY, b. July 27, 1842; m Jan. 12, 1870, John Campbell.
vi. JAMES BEATTIE, b. Feb. d. July, 1845.
1 WILLIAM,2 (David,1) b. Glasgow, Scotland, May 6, 1834; lived on the homestead with his brother David till 1865, when he bought of Plato Eames the large farm on which his son John S .. lives, between Bolton- ville and Wells River. Member and for years Session Clerk of the Ref. Pres. Church in Ryegate. He in. 1st, Dec. 5, 1866, Jane, dau. Archi- bald Ritchie (b. Aug. 7, 1834; d. Jan. 28, 1875) ; 2d, March 16, 1877, Ellen, dau. John Smith (b. April 5, 1841).
Chil. (besides three who d. in inf.) all b. Newbury.
i. William,3 b. June 4, 1868; supt. of brickyard at York Corner, Me .; m. Aug. 8, 1899, Mabel L. Davis of Portsmouth, N. H. Ch., Gertrude Frances, b. April 12, 1904.
ii. Archie Ritchie,3 b. Nov. 22, 1871; grad. St. Johnsbury Academy, and Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) Business College; bookkeeper several years in Cent. Vt. R. R. office, St. Albans; now farmer near So. Ryegate; m. Dec. 1, 1899, Edith Eleanor Plummer of Clearfield, Io . a. gr. dau. of Wm. N. Gibson. Ch., Norman Archibald, b. April 2, 1902.
By second marriage :
iii. Herman David,3 b. March 14, 1878; grad. Wells River High School, and at Univ. Vt., Medical College. Now ward physician in State Lunatic Hospital, Waterbury, Vt. He m. Dec. 25. 1905, Bertha Mae, dau, Ansel T. Davis of Wells River. Chil., (1) Charlotte Davis, b. Oct. 12, 1906; (2) Harriet Eleanor, b. Oct. 13, 1909.
iv. John Smith,3 b. Dec. 1, 1879; grad. Wells River High School; farmer with his father; school director in Newbury, 1910; m. Burlington, Aug. 18, 1909, Lucia H. Hadley.
v. Ellen Jean, b. Aug. 26, 1884; grad. W. R. High School and St. J. Acad- emy ; trained nurse at Heaton Hospital, Montpelier.
2 DAVID,2 (David,1) b. Dec. 15, 1835; farmer in South Ryegate; he m. Jan. 12, 1871, Nancy Allen, dau. John Smith (b. Aug. 23, 1843) ; he d. May 6, 1878, and she m. 2d Robert H. Gates, q. v.
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Children :
i. Nellie Margaret.3 b. April 14, 1873 ; teacher for several years in the pub- lic schools of R.
ii. John David Nelson,3 b. May 30, 1876; d. June 14, 1895.
BROCK.
ROBERT,1 b. ab. 1715, in the parish of Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scot- land; m. Jean Miller of New Kilpatrick. He was a miller in Scotland, and a member of the Scotch American Co. The number of their chil- dren is not known, but there seems to have been a William, besides Andrew and Robert, who were among the first settlers of Ryegate. The parents came to this town in 1786; he bought the mills at Bol- tonville, and refitted them, also bought land in different parts of the town, but lived at Boltonville, then called Brock's Falls. Members of the Associate church. He d. Oct. 1, 1799; she d. Oct., 1803; buried at Ryegate Corner, where their graves are covered by a large tombstone, lying flat upon the ground. Robert Brock probably brought more money into town than any other man, except William Nelson. When Col. Thomas Johnson of Newbury was a prisoner in Canada during the revolutionary war, money for his support was sent to him by drafts upon Robert Brock by his son Andrew. One of these drafts is preserved among the Johnson papers in the library at Newbury and is as follows :
£30.
RYEGATE, July 11. 1781.
SIR, Thirty days after this my Fourth of Exchange. my first, second and third not being paid, Pay to the ORDER of Thomas Johnson, Thirty Pounds Sterling Money of Great Britain, it being for value received here, and place the same to my account as per Advice from you. Your Humble Servant,
ANDREW BROCK.
To ROBERT DONALD, Merchant Glasgow.
Accompanying this was the following letter :
NEWBURY. July 14, 1781.
To COL. THOMAS JOHNSON, at Three Rivers. DEAR SIR,
Agreeable to your desire, I have sent you a s t of Bills on Glasgow, Contents 30€ Sterling from Mr. Andrew Brock. There is not a house in Glasgow I should put more confidence in. The money comes from his father and is sure to be Allowed. Doct. Hopkins takes the charge of the Bills and Letters from this Place, and is to go by way of Castletown ex pecting there to send the Bills and other articles by a flag from Crown Point, agreeable to your instructions. I have sent a letter for Glasgow. * * I hope you will do what you can to have it sent forward Your obt Servant,
WILLIAM WALLACE.
The children of Robert and Jean Brock who came to Ryegate were Andrew and Robert.
ANDREW,2 (Robert,1) b. at Barns of Clyde, Parish of Old Kilpatrick, 1749; came to America in 1772, and to Ryegate in May, 1774, with his brother Robert. He settled at the Corner, and his family, says Mr. Miller, "was for years one of the most prominent, wealthy, and re- spected in Ryegate. He carried on a large farming business, and built a large tavern at the Corner, called the Red House and later, the Peters Tavern; ran it a number of years, and leased it to different parties." He m. about 1782, Mary, dau. Archibald Taylor (b. March 4, 1764 ; d. March 25, 1858, aged 94 yrs.) They were original mnem- bers of the Associate church, in which he was the 2d elder, and of which she was a member 74 years. He brought from Scotland the following certificate :
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These are certifying that the bearer hereof Andrew Brock, un married, was born and brought up in this Parish, and had his residence in it till the date hereof, Behaving himself always soberly and honestly, free from pub- lick scandal or ground of Church Censure known to the Kirk Session here, and therefore at his removal from this parish may be admitted to any Christian Congregation or Society where God in His Holy Providence may order his lot.
Given at Old Kirkpatrick and County of Dunbarton this 22d of March, 1774 and signed by,
JOHN DAVIDSON, Mins'r, ALEX. BELL, Sess. Clerk, JAMES HOUSTON, WILLIAM DONALD, S Elders.
"Dea. Andrew Brock was a fine man, and one of the pillars of the Associate church. After his death the fortunes of the family rapidly declined. Gentleness was the leading characteristic in the Brock family-the hyena disposition existed in none of them."-MILLER.
Andrew Brock was drafted into the revolutionary war, but for some reason could not go, and John Orr volunteered in his place. He d. June 17, 1817.
Children : Baptisms from Session Book
i. Jean,2 b. Sept 29, 1783; bapt. by Rev. Peter Powers; she m. 1825, by Rev. D. Goodwillie. Wm. Dean of Dalton, N. H.
ii. Mary,2 b. July 26, 1785; bapt. by Rev. John Houston ; m. William Grant, CJ. V.
1 iii. Robert,2 b. May 30, 1787 ; bapt. by Rev. Dr. Thomas Clark; m. Feb. 22, 1816, by Rev. D. Goodwillie. Sabra Strong.
iv. Agnes,2 b. April 6, 1787 ; bapt. by Rev. Thos. Beveridge. She was a well known nurse for many years; m. Oct. 1, 1838, Sabin Johnson of Bath. v. Margaret,2 b Oct. 17, 1791 ; d June 17, 1794; bapt. by Rev. David Goodwillie.
vi. Andrew,2 b Jan. 27, 1794; m. " Widow White" of Attleboro, Mass.
vii. Archibald 2 b. March 19; d. July 19, 1796.
viii. Elizabeth,2 b June 16, 1797 ; m 1st, Joel Nutter, q. v. . 2d, William Wright, q. v.
2 ix. William,2 b. June 30, 1800; m. ab. 1828, Tryphena Clement of Barnet. He was very ingenious and remarkable for his wonderful skill on the violin Went west.
x. Margaret 2 b. Sept. 4, 1802 ; d. March 1806.
3 xi. Walter Miller,2 b. Sept. 15, 1804.
4 xii. James, b. June 9, 1806.
ROBERT,2 (Robert,1) b. Barns of Clyde, Parish of Old Kilpatrick, 1754; came to America with his bro. Andrew in 1772; they landed in New York, where they remained two years; they intended returning to Scot- land, but could not get passage; came to Ryegate, May, 1774; bought land and settled at the Corner, where W. H. Nelson lives; elected Lieut. in 1st Co. of militia, May 14, 1776; he m. Jan. 17, 1777, Elizabeth, dau. Claudius Stewart, the 2d m. in R .; rem. to Barnet, 1780, and later to W. Barnet; elder in Barnet Ctr. ch .; town clerk ; he d. 1804.
Children : the five last b in Barnet.
i. Robert,3 b. Ryegate, Dec. 17, 1777 ; lived in Barnet ; no rec.
ii. William,3 b. Ryegate, March 19, 1780; no record.
iii. James,3 b. Feb. 9. 1784; d. March 11, 1871.
iv. Cloud, 3 b. April 23, 1786.
v. Janet,3 b. Feb. 2, 1788; m. John Darling, q. v.
vi. Alexander, 3 b. Aug. 7, 1791; m. Mabel, dau. Col Alexander Harvey ; d. Feb. 5, 1885; 5 ch. The youngest, Robert H, was a colonel in the civil war.
vii. Stuart,3 b. Aug. 1, 1793; no rec.
ROBERT, 3 (Andrew,2 Robert.1) He had two chil .: John who lived and died in Boston, and Lucy who m. Calvin Crosby of Hardwick, Vt., and had three chil., Henry, Alice and George. She d. in Boston. Henry
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Crosby was in the dry goods business with a Mr. Taplin (under the name of Crosby & Taplin) at Montpelier, in the old brick building at the corner of Main and State streets. Prior to that time he had been employed in the bank at Wells River. He was also in the dry goods business in Boston. Hem Mary S. Stevens, b. Barnet, Nov. 5, 1851; d. May 17, 1884; 1 dau. Mary Alice, b May 7, 1884; d. Aug. 9, 1888. He d. Boston ab. 1907. Alice Crosby m. Granville L. Clark, bro. of Capt Charles Clark of the battleship Oregon fame (b. Bradford, Oct. 20. 1850) who is employed by the Government at Benton Harbor, Mich. George Crosby m and spent a number of years in Nebraska where his wife d. ; lives in Boston, is emp as exp. agent by the Boston & Maine R. R.
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WILLIAM, 3 (Andrew,2 Robert,1) b. June 30, 1800; m. Tryphena Clement of Barnet.
Children :
i. William Wallace, 4 res. Loveland, Ohio.
ii. Robert Bruce,4 (twin to above), not living.
iii. Miranda,4 b. Dec. 27, 1830; m. Thomas Whipple; d. Boston, Mass., Feb. 18, 1856.
iv. Edwin Ruthven, 4 res. Iowa City, Iowa,
v. Martha Jane, 4 b. Feb. 15, 1838 ; m. Dan L. Brown ; res. Sparta, Wis.
vi. Mary Leslie + b. Feb 15, 1841; in. Thomas Whipple as 2d w ; d. Welles- ley, Mass., Feb 2. 1902 3 dau.
vii. Elizabeth W., 4 b Sept. 18, 1843 ; in. Dan M. Brown ; d. Waltham, Mass., April 27, 1979; 2 daus.
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