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Children all by 1st marriage.
i. William Luther,4 b. Sept. 17, 1881; m. Dec. 21, 1907, Agnes Whitehill of So. Ryegate,
ii. David Knox,4 b. April 11, 1884.
iii. Katherine Agnes Elizabeth, 4 b. July 1, 1885; m. June 22, 1903, Wilfrid Wilson of Peacham. Ch. (1) Agnes Mary Victoria.5 (2) Anne Jean.5
7 JAMES J., 3 ( Moses,2 John,1) b, R. April 15, 1863; m. in R, March 14, 1892, Annie Siebel (b. Washington, Mo., Nov. 28, 1870.) They rem. to Oklahoma, 1900.
Children :
i. Isabel S.,4 b. Ryegate, Jan. 21, 1896.
ii. Herbert B.,4 b. Ryegate, Feb. 13, 1897.
iii. Annie M.,4 b. Ryegate Feb. 23, 1899.
iv. Delphi O.,4 b. Texala, Okla., Aug 26, 1902.
v. Agnes E ,4 b. Texala, Nov. 2, 1905.
HYNDMAN .*
JOHN,1 b. 1740; lived in the parish of Kilallen, Scotland, where he m. Janet Alexander (b. 1739). They came to America 1771, landing in Phila- delphia or the Jerseys ; went to Baltimore, but did not stay long; they went to Princeton where they fell in with Dr. Witherspoon and were persuaded by him to come to Ryegate, where they pitched on land afterward owned and occupied by Win. Nelson. A few years later his father and mother came over and lived with them, where both d. and are buried in the Old Scotch Cemetery. John Hyndman was the first settler to come to Ryegate with a family. They were original mem- bers of the Asso. ch. In 1788 he rem. to Monroe. N. H., later to Barnet. Ord. Deacon in the Associate ch. at Barnet, April 13, 1791, and Elder, May 28, 1794; owing to some troubles in the Barnet ch. they joined the Covenanters in 1800. Hed. in Barnet, May 11. 1834, aged 94, and his wife Oct. 28, 1831, aged 92; bur at Barnet village.
Children all b. in Ryegate except the 1st and last.
i. William,2 b. Kilallen parish, March 23, 1771; rem. to Monroe, N. H .; m. 1800, by Rev. David Goodwillie, Isabel, dau. Walter Brock; she was b. 1776, in the block house on the W. T. McLam farm. 11 ch. He d. July 5, 1868, aged 97 yrs.
* This record is as given by Mr. Mason with a few additions by Mr. Miller.
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ii. Janet,2 b. Feb. 20, 1774; the 1st ch. of Scotch parents b. in Ryegate; m. April 28, 1789, Cloud Somers of Barnet. 13 ch. She d. Sept. 30, 1847.
iii. Margaret,2, b. Dec. 24, 1775; m. Thomas Gilfillan of Barnet, as 2d w .; d. June 23, 1834. 5 ch.
iv. John,2 b. April 4, 1778; m. Roxa, dau. Daniel Hall; lived in Barnet, d. 1872. 4 ch.
v. Alexander,2. b. April 5, 1780; clothier at Barnet village; m. 1st, Sarah Gammell. 3 ch. 2d, Mrs. Woodbury. 1 ch.
vi. Anna,2 b. Monroe, N. H .. April 2, 1785; m. Nathaniel Bickford; lived in Lyman; rem. to Sutton, P. Q., and d. 1863.
INGALLS.
Two families of this name lived in Ryegate, both descended from Edmund Ingalls, an early settler of Massachusetts.
SAMUEL, 6 (John,5 Eldad,4 Samuel,3 Henry,2 Edmund, 1) b. Canterbury, N. H., Sept. 27, 1763; m. Anna Shepard of C., (b. Feb. 8, 1767; d. Dec. 20, 1857.) They rem. to Danville, Vt., 1792, thence to Ryegate in 1799, where he d. Dec. 14, 1814. Daniel Doyen was buried on the same day as Samuel Ingalls, and the widows of both on the same day 40 yrs. later.
Children (from "Ingalls Family.")
i. James, 7 b. June 24, 1791 ; m. Mary Cass.
ii. Samuel,7 b. Sept. 4, 1793 ; d. Dec. 14, 1814.
iii Elizabeth, 7 b. Dec. 5, 1796; m. Ezra,6 Gates.
iv. Hannah, 7 b. April 10, 1798; d. un-in.
V. Mary,7 b. Ryegate, June 28, 1800; m. Patrick Clough.
vi. Hannah, 7 b. Sept. 3, 1802; d. Dec 30, 1854.
vii. Morrill,7 b. Aug. 13, 1804; lived at So. R., near cemetery.
viii. Susan,7 b. July 6, 1807 ; m. Clough.
ix. Abigail,7 b. April 26, 1808; in. Miles.
x. Jemima,7 b. July 17, 1811; m. Downes. Two who d. y.
JOEL, b. Canterbury, N. H., Jan. 21, 1816; lived in Ryegate, Vt., Warren and Wentworth, N. H., rem. to Newburyport, Mass .; cabinet maker. He m. at R. by John Bigelow, Esq., July 9, 1860, Nancy W., dau. John Slye (b. Feb. 13, 1830). He d. Newburyport, Nov. 26, 1891. She res. at N., and with most of her family are members of the No. Cong. ch. Children :
i. Annie E., b. Warren, N. H., March 19, 1866; res. Newburyport.
ii. Edwin M., h. Wentworth, N. H., Aug. 30, 1867; die-cutter for ab. 13 yrs. for the Towle Mfg. Co. of N .; now in bicycle and automobile bus. He m. Dec. 11, 1889, by Rev. C. P. Mills, Ida B. Littlefield. Ch. (1) Norris E., b. Oct. 21, 1881. (2) Nelson P., b. June 24, 1895. (3) Gordon L., b. Aug 28, 1900.
JACKSON.
REV. SAMUEL A., b. Dunaghy Fort, Co. Antrim, Ireland, July 2, 1863, is a descendant of Anthony Jackson, who, in 1649, with his bro. Richard, removed from Eccleston, Lancashire, Eng., to Co. Antrim, Ireland, where a few years afterward, having become disciples of George Fox, they established the first Friend's Meeting in Ireland.
A century and a half later, in 1802, James Jackson, son of John, was b. in Co. Antrim. He was a man of great height and strengtli, a student well versed in history and theology. He m. Janet Knox of pure Scot- tish blood, a woman of remarkable mental and physical strength,
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who d. in Philadelphia at the age of 91. Her bro. Rev. James Knox, was for many years pastor of the Pres. ch. at Portglenon, Ireland. James Jackson came to Am. in 1863, settling in Philadelphia, where he d. at the age of 78. He was an elder in the 4th Ref. Pres. ch.
His son, John, b. near Ballymoney Ireland in 1832, m. 1852, Elizabeth, dau. of Jolin Biggart (b. near B. in 1832). Her father was a mechanical genius. The Biggart and Jackson families were for many years con- nected with the Roseyard Pres. ch., Ireland. John Biggart and his wife both lived to be over 90 and both d. in Ireland. John and Eliza- beth Jackson came to Am. in 1867. They had 7 chil. of whom Robert and Samuel A., were twins. The latter, at the age of six, went to live with his gr. parents, James Jackson and wife, where he remained 15 yrs., and by their training was led into the ministry. He was ed. in the public schools of Philadelphia, and in Lamberton's Academy ; en- tered the Ref. Pres. Theo. Sem. at Philadelphia 1888; rec. degree of M. A. from Phil. High Sch , 1894; ord. pastor of Ref. Pres. ch. (N. S.) at So. Ryegate, March 24, 1892. On Oct. 5, 1898 the centennial of the Congregation was observed by exercises in which the following clergy- inen delivered addresses: Rev. D. C. Faris (R. P. Synod), Rev. W. I. Todd (M. E.), Rev. F. A. Collins (U. P.), Rev. Thomas Tellier (Bap- tist), Rev. J. K. Williams (Cong.), Rev. Mr. Lindsay (Pres.), Rev. J. R. Crawford (R. P. Gen. Synod). Res. 1901, pastor Mt. Hope, Pa., Un. Pres. ch., 1901-'04; Oakdale, Ill , U. P. ch., 1904-'09. Inst. May 26, 1909, over the Westminster United Pres ch., Lowell, Mass. Published, 1908, "Among the Maples." He m. N. Y. City, May 3, 1892, Eliza- beth Stewart Conally (b. Parish of Kilraught, Co. Antrim, Ireland, 1863. Came to Am. 1884. Member 3d Ref. Pres. ch. (O. S.) N. Y. City.) Ch. (adopted) a niece, Violet Louise Jackson, b. Phil., April 7, 1896.
JOHNSON.
ELIHU,1 came from Conn., was living in Newbury as early as 1768. Sergeant in Capt. Thos. Johnson's 1st Co. of Minutemen, 1775; also, in 2d Co., serving 16 dys ; one mo. in Capt. John G. Bayley's Co., guarding and scouting, 1778; private in Capt. Simeon Stevens' Co., "in Sun- day alarms," serving 19 days; private in Capt. Frye Bayley's Co., guarding and scouting 1779-'81; signer of the N. Y. petition 1773. Came to R. ab. 1783, and bought the Dea. John Hyndman farm, and took the west half of it, afterwards called the Bigelow place, his son Samuel taking the east half, where the Webster family has long lived. He m. in Conn., Sarah - who d. Sept. 25, 1804; he lived with his son Hugh, and d. Feb. 25, 1811; both bur. in the Whitelaw ceme- tery.
Children, probably not in regular order.
1
i. William.2
ii. Elinor.2 She m. March 27, 1769, Abial Chamberlin ; he was a Lieut. in the Rev. war; lived on the Upper Meadow in Newbury, and built the house in which his gt. gd. son, Charles Scales lives, where he d. May 14. 1787, and she in. 2d Ezra Gates, and d. Sept. 24, 1822. Most of the Bath Chamberlins are her descendants.
2 iii. Samuel .?
iv. Hugh,2 b. 1779.
v. Rhoda,2 m. Eben Heath, who lived on the Asa Clough farm in R.
vi. Sally,2 m. 1st, Gale. 2d, March 15, 1791, Nicholas Chamberlin.
1 WILLIAM,2 (Elihu,1) b. in Conn. Came to Newbury and lived on the Upper Meadow, where his three eldest ch. were born ; came to R. during the Rev. war, and lived in the Whitelaw orchard, Mr. Mason says. At the time of the "Royalton alarm." he with his family fled to Haver- hill for safety ; his war service was the same as his father's. also he
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was a private in Capt. Frye Bayley's Co., which marched to Saratoga. In 1783 he bought the west end of the Governor's lot, and built in 1800 the house on what is called the Capt. Nicholas White farm ; the frame is of oak. Ab. 1809 he rem. to Hamburgh, N. Y .. and later to Penn. His wife's name is not given.
Children :
i. Nancy,3 b. Newbury ; m. Dec. 26, 1805, by Rev. D. Goodwillie, Nathan Hall of Waterford.
ii. Eunice,3 b. Newbury, July 1, 1776; in. March 7, 1799, Capt. Nicholas White of Ryegate.
iii. Jonathan,3 m. Feb. 17, 1803, Lucy Temple, sister of Ebenezer Temple of Newbury. He lived in a long, narrow house which stood where that of John Bigelow was afterwards built; rem. to the w. part of Vt., near Burlington. 8 chil.
iv. David,3 never m.
v. Curtis, 3 m. Anna, dau Ezra Gates, who m. 2d, Job Welton.
vi. Abigail,3 m. a Mr. Ryan; rem to Detroit, Mich.
vii. Polly, 3 in. Mr. Fisk; settled in N. Y.
viii. Phebe, 3 m. Gardner Salisbury ; rem. to the n. part of the state.
ix. John Calvin, 3 d. un-m.
x. Martin Luther.3
xi. Rhoda.3
SAMUEL,2 (Elihu,1) lived some years near where W. Webster lives; in 1823 on the Gardner farm ; served in the Rev. war in frontier service in Capt. Simeon Stevens' Co In 1840 he was a pensioner in Newbury. He was a man of some education, and for many years an itinerant minister of the Methodist persuasion, although not ordained. He d. at the home of his bro. Hugh in 1845 and is believed to be buried at Wells River. The name of his wife does not appear.
Children :
i. Benjamin,3 went to St. Lawrence Co , N. Y .; 1815; d. 1861.
ii. John,3 b. 1802; d. at Hamburgh, N. Y., 1872,
iii. Azubalı,3 b, April, 1804; m. Joseph Whitcher; d. Oct. 15, 1874.
iv. James, 3 went to New York.
v. Hannah,3. m. Joseph Flanders; d. ab. 1861.
vi. Hugh.3 No record.
vii. William.3 No record.
viii. Samuel.3 No record.
ix. Polly,3 m. Sewall Pollard ; d. 1870.
x. Lorenzo.3
xi. Anna,3 m. John Magoon of Topsham.
xii. Lucy,3 b. Oct, 16, 1811; m. 1833, Charles K. Chamberlin of Bath.
HUGH,2 (Elihu, 1] b. 1770 in Newbury ; m. 1st, ab. 1791, Prudence, dau. Syl- vanus Heath of Newbury, who is said to have been his cousin (b. New- bury, Nov. 17, 1771.) 2d, Abigail, dau. Josiah Page and wid. of Ben- jamin Wright. He d. Oct. 11, 1852; she d. 1860; they lived in Rye- gate.
Children by 1st marriage.
i. Herman,3 b. Oct, 26, 1792; d. un-m, in Haverhill, 1850; bur. Ryegate.
ii. Rebecca,3 b. March 15, 1795; in. 1st, Mr. Dole. 2d, James Brock.
iii. Nathan,3 b. Feb. 11, 1797; accidentally killed by the bursting of a gun.
iv. Huldah, 3 b. July 10, 1802; m. A. M. Pike of Waterford.
By 2d marriage.
v. Clarissa,3 b. 1801; m. 1st, Archibald Taylor. 2d, Joseph Martin of Wells River.
vi. Dorcas,3 b. Feb. 23, 1806; d. Jan. 23, 1874 ; m. Joel Carbee, q. v.
vii. Benjamin Wright,3 b. Feb. 13, 1808; m. Mary, dau. Thos. Hendry.
viii. Lydia P.,3 b. Feb. 4, 1810; d. un-m.
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ix. Coland Page,3 b. Feb. 10, 1812; m. 1st, Nancy Davis. 2d, July 5, 1833, Abigail Sanborn of Newbury.
x. John H., 3 b. Jan. 24, 1814; m. Fanny E. Rodgers.
xi. Sally,3 b. 1817 : m. Stephen Nelson, Jr.
JOHNSON.
PETER,1 son of John, and half-brother of Col. Thomas Johnson of Newbury; b. at Hampstead, N. H., June 7, 1756 ; came to Newbury before the Rev. war and was one of three young men who started from Newbury on foot the day the news of the battle of Lexington reached that place and were present at the battle of Bunker Hill. in which he was wounded. He also saw other service. He m. Isabel Simpson. They lived in Newburv, Peacham and Haverhill. Hed. in H. Aug. 29, 1806; bur. at Horse Meadow cemetery, Haverhill.
Children :
i. Caleb,2 d. 1806.
ii. Thomas S., 2 who went to Ohio about 1800.
1 iii. John S.,2 b, April 5, 1783.
1 JOHN S.,2 (Peter, 1) b. Haverhill, N. H., April 5, 1783; m. in Topsham, Feb. 21, 1810. Lydia, dau. Benjamin Ricker (b. Newbury, Sept. 10, 1792; d. Barnet, Feb. 10, 1785.) They lived some 25 years in Concord, Vt. came to Ryegate 1838, living on the Pollard farm till 1847; rem. to the Asa Clough farm ; he served in the war of 1812. They were mem- bers of the Congregational ch. at Concord, in which he was a deacon, and they were original members of the Cong. ch. at Wells River. He d. 1851.
Children :
i. Benjamin,3 b. March 12, 1811; d. Concord, Vt., July 25, 1834.
ii. Isabel 3, b. Haverhill, N. H., Nov. 15, 1812; m. Nathaniel Lee of Water- ford, Vt. 7 ch.
iii. Harriet N.,3 b. Concord, Vt., Feb. 6, 1815; m. in R. 1843, Abraham R. Ross of Waterford. One ch.
iv. Mary H., 3 b. Concord. May 15, 1818; m. Asa Morrill who d. at Kirby, Vt., Jan. 31, 1861. She d. at Farragut, Iowa, Oct. 12, 1885. 2 eh.
v. Caleb H.,3 b. Feb. 7, 1820; m. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Dec. 1849, Maria M. Young (b. Waterford, Vt., 1822; d. Bangor, Me., 1892.) He d. Rom- ney, W. Va., Nov. 18, 1851. Ch. Virginia,4 m. Rev. E. P. Lee. One ch. Maria.
2 vi. Moses D.,3 b. Feb. 28, 1822.
vii. Sally M.,3 b. Nov. 7, 1824; d. Brattleboro, Aug. 26, 1869.
2 MOSES Dow, 3 ( John S.,2 Peter.1) b. Concord, Vt., Feb. 28, 1822; m. Barnet Feb. 2, 1858, Jane, dau. Walter Harvey (b. Barnet, April 4, 1830; d. Calais, Me., Sept. 26, 1898). He d. Barnet, Oct. 27, 1892. Member of Cong. ch., about 55 yrs.
Children :
i. Walter H.,4 b. Ryegate, April 16, 1860; 111. Barnet, April 10, 1890, Phobe Ella Abbott. Ch. Edward A. H., b. May 9, 1892.
ii. John S .. 4 b. Ryegate, Jan. 4, 1861, d. Barnet, Sept. 23 1882, drowned in Conn. river.
iii. Mary,4 b. Barnet, May 31, 1869; d. there Aug. 24, 1890.
JOHNSTON.
*JOHN,4 b. Balmaghie, Galloway, Scotland, 1760; m. Mary Erwin, ab. 1784. They came to New York, 1775. intending to settle in Virginia, sup- posing it would be an easy matter to go there, but found it would be
* By Mr. Mason, with additions by Mr. Miller and Mrs. Stanley.
JAMES JOHNSTON, ESQ.
MAJOR THOMAS NELSON.
HIND
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a long journey and very costly at the time. He worked one year in a blacksmith shop on Chambers St., for 7 York shillings, or 8712 cts. per day, supporting a family of five persons. They were attracted to Ryegate because it was a Scotch settlement, and arrived here July 1, 1796. He bought of the Scotch Co., a tract of land which many of the Vt. settlers refused to take because of its rough appearance. After he came here he hired out to the farmers in winter, his princi- pal work being threshing for $4 per mo. He was a man of untiring energy, and laid the foundation of a considerable estate, largely in- creased by his son and grandson. He brought a certificate of char- acter from their minister, Rev. James Reed of Cushiehill, in Gallo- way, of the Ref. Pres. ch., and one from the Society for Prayer Meet- ings signed by James Fraser and John McLure. He d. 1805; she d. April 9, 1833
Children all born in Scotland.
1. Robert,2 d. y.
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ii. William, 2 b. 1787.
111. Mary,2 b. 1790; m. Walter Buchanan, q. v.
1 WILLIAM, 2 ( John,1) b. Scotland, 1787, came to America and was 18 when his father died. He had 10 acres of wheat which he sold to Andrew Brock for $1.25 per bush., which with a few cattle, paid for the farm. This wheat was ground into flour at Boltonville and sent to Boston. He m. by Rev. Jos. M. Milligan, March 3, 1830, Jean, dau. James Whitehill (b. 1795; d. 1873.) He d. 1870. They were members of the Ref. Pres. ch.
Children :
i. John,3. b. Nov, 26, 1830; m. March 16, 1858, Elizabeth, dau. Archibald Ritchie (b. Sept. 1, 1832). Ch. Elizabeth J.,4 b. Topsham, March 18, 1858. John Johnston d. 1861.
ii. James,3 b. Dec. 18, 1832 ; farmer,on homestead; never m. Prominent in town and county business and intrusted with the settlement of es- tates; director in Wells River Savings Bank; town rep. 1876, 1888. He was considered a safe counsellor in financial affairs and became the wealthiest man in town. He d. 1900.
iii. William,3 b. Dec: 13, 1834 ; d. 1861.
ELIZABETH J.,4 (John,3, William,2 John,1) b. Topsham, March 18, 1858; m. 1879, Charles A. Stanley of St. Johnsbury.
Children ;
i. Johnston,5 b. 1881; bond broker, firm of Wolf & Stanley, 27 Waltham St., N. Y. City.
ii. Edgar Clark,5 b. 1883; automobile mechanic with Auto Car Co., N. Y. Citv.
iii. Marion Elizabeth,5 b. 1885; asst. librarian, St. Johnsbury Athenæum.
iv. Jean Laura.5 1887 ; student at Boston Conservatory of Music.
v. Charles Lyman, 5 farmer at No. Danville.
KEENAN.
DANIEL,1 b. Greencastle parish, Belfast, Co. Antrim. Ireland, June 21, 1789 ; m. Sept. 14, 1812, Margaret McCowen (b. April, 1789 at Billerabent Parish, Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, Ireland.) They came to America in 1822, and settled in Topsham, where he was an elder in the Ref. Pres. ch. In Ireland he had been an elder in Dr. Paul's congregation, in all 55 yrs. He d. Topsham, July 11, 1876; she d. Aug. 31, 1859. Rev. N. R. Johnston in "Looking Back from Sunset Land," pays a fine tribute to Elder Daniel Keenan.
Children :
i. Jane,2 b. Ireland, Dec. 17, 1813 ; d. April 1, 1877 ; m. John Caldwell, q. v.
ii. William,2 b. Ireland, July 26, 1815; farmer in R. Member of, and some years precentor in Ref. Pres. ch. He m. 1st, Dec. 17, 1845, Martha,
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dau. John Abbott of Barnet, who d. March 2, 1848. 2d, May 1, 1851, Harriet R. Morse. One ch., Mary, by 1st m., who d. May 24, 1894, aged 36. He d. Groton, April, 1894.
iii. Nancy,2 b. Ireland, Nov. 1, 1817; d. Jan. 4, 1878 ; 11. Robert M. Craig, q. V.
iv. Edward J.,2 b. Ireland, May 1820; farmer and harness maker in Groton. He in. Harriet N. Bond. 3 ch. of whom one is living, Susie, who m. Carlyle Renfrew, q. v.
v. Margaret,2 b. Topsham, June 20, 1822; tailoress. She in. by Rev. N. R. Johnson, Dec. 30, 1852, Ebenezer Currier ; d. Feb. 5, 1866.
vi. Judith,2 b. Oct. 13, 1824; d. May 29, 1883.
vii. Susannah M ,2 b. July 26, 1827; m. Peter M. Darling; d. April 6, 1864.
viii. Josiah A.,2 b. July 31, 1829; in. Jan. 11, 1853, Lucinda, dau. Moses Gates (b. Oct. 7, 1830; d. March 18, 1902.) Enlisted Sept. 1862 in Co. D, 15th Vt., in the Civil war, serving 9 mos. Member of Ref. Pres. ch. Topsham; he d. Jan, 10, 1907.
Children :
i. Francis J.,3, b. Oct. 25, 1853; d. Feb. 28, 1906; lived in Topsham; m. Jan. 3, 1883, Vina R., dau. Isaac P. Dunn (b. R. Sept. 1, 1858). Ch. (1) Frank Lyle,+ b. July 29, 1886. (2) Marinda Pearl,4 b. Feb. 19, 1888. (3) Morris Ray,4 b. Feb. 14, 1890; m. Oct. 4, 1911, Eva Heath.
ii. Ida J., 3 b. Feb. 14, 1855; m. Benj. M. Fuller, q. v. She d. Dec. 5, 1911.
iii. Morris R.,3 b. Oct. 19, 1857; d. Dec. 8, 1892; m. Sept. 18, 1890, Sarah Baylor. Ch. John B.,+ who d. aged 4 yrs., 6 mos
iv. Margaret G.,3 b. July 20, 1860; m. Dec. 14, 1886, Fred Larrow; res. Wells River. Ch. Ida Belle,+ b. Groton, Oct. 1, 1891.
v. Charles E., 3. b. Sept. 6, 1866; in. Sept. 25, 1887, Olive Burr. Ch. (1) Mantie Pearl,4 b. Dec. 8, 1891. (2) Mabel Ruth 4 (3) Roxy Mary.4
vi. Fred Leon,3 b. Feb. 23, 1874 ; d. Aug. 21, 1876.
KELLOGG.
JOHN D.,1 b. Bolton, Vt., Feb. 1, 1843; served in the civil war in Co. I, 13th Vt. Vols .; res. Waterbury ; he m. March 21, 1867, Sarah L. Collins,
Children :
1
i. Effie M.,2 b. Feb. 11, 1868.
ii. Henry Ransom,2 b. April 30, 1869.
iii. Emma D.,2 b. Nov. 16, 1871.
1 HENRY RANSOM,2 b. Waterbury, April 30, 1869; grad. at Green Mountain Seminary, Minard Commercial School, 1886. He m. at Hardwick, July 3, 1890 by Rev. Charles Clark, Nellie M., dau. Wmn. L. Folsom (b. Hardwick, May 29, 1874.) Came to Ryegate, 1894; farmer at E. Ryegate; both members of Cong. ch. at McIndoes.
Children :
i. Bessie May,3 b. Feb. 10, 1899.
KENDALL.
REV. JOHN HENRY, b. Jamestown, Greene Co., Ohio, July 19, 1851. s. of Jo- seph and Agnes (McMillan) both of whom d. 1859. Fitted for college at Cedarville and Xenia. Ohio; grad. Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind., June, 1872, and from the Ref. Pres. Theo. Sem., at Philadelphia, March, 1876; ord. and inst. pastor of the Ref. Pres. ch. at So. Rye- gate, July 13, 1876. Resided three yrs. with the Henderson famly n. of the village, and for seven yrs. with his sister, Miss M. Julia Kendall, occupying the parsonage. During his ministry he married 18 couples, conducted 75 funerals, baptized 16 adults and 32 children ; received as members, 34 on profession of faith, and 21 on certificate; released from this pastorate March, 1886; ins. July 9, 1887, over the R. P. congregation at Tarentum, Pa. Dr. Kendall has never married.
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KNIGHT.
NATHANIEL, 1 b. Plaistow, N. H., 1761; m. at Wentworth, N. H., 1793, Han- nah Smith, (b. Candia, 1769.) They came to Groton and bought of Gen. Whitelaw, Sept. 1, 1794, one-half of Lot No. 49. In 1804, they rem. to Ryegate, to land bought of Alexander Dunn; in old age he lived on the farm now owned by Walter Farrow, owning one-half of it; miem. of Cong. ch. Peacham till the Anti-Masonic troubles, when he withdrew and became a member of what is now the United Pres. ch. in R. He d. May 18, 1843; his wife five days earlier ; bur. in Wal- ter Harvey cemetery. His bro. Samuel, lived in Warren, N. H.
Children :
i. Betsey,2 b. Wentworth, N. H .. May 18, 1794; m. Amos W. Abbott, q. v.
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ii. Nathaniel,2 b. Groton, Oct. 14, 1795.
iii. Lucy,2 b. Groton, May 12, 1797 ; m. Andrew Laughlin, q. v.
iv. Samuel,2 b. Groton, Jan. 21, 1799.
2 Five younger who d. in inf. and are bur. in the cem. in the n. e. corner of Groton.
1 NATHANIEL,2 (Nathaniel,1) b. Groton, Oct. 14, 1795; m. 1st, Oct, 25, 1823, Sarah, dau. Hugh Laughlin (b. July 14, 1802; d. June 3, 1845). 2d, 1849, Jane Taylor of Newbury ; she d. in Ryegate Jan. 2, 1858, and he went to Cal. in Feb. 1859, where he d. Aug. 12, 1871.
Children, all born in Ryegate.
i. William Laughlin, 3 b. May 10, 1825; d. May 23, 1832.
ii. Nathaniel Ambrose,3 b. March 4, 1827; went to Cal., 1851; m. Martha Jane Farqua; deacon in Baptist ch .; d. Aug. 20, 1898, at Fresno. Ch. Olive,4 Loren,4 Ira,4 Alida,4 Viola.4
iii. Henry Thornton,3 b. Oct. 29, 1828; went to Cal. 1851; civil engineer, built the dam across American river, and the electric light works at Folsom, Cal., which supply light and power to the city of Sacramento ; mem. of Baptist ch. He in Nellie A. Bender ; d. July 24, 1898. Ch. Carl Laughlin,4 Cora Laughlin, 4 Bertha Louise.4
iv. Andrew Laughlin,3 b. March 4, 1830; accident attorney for B. and M. R. R., for many years. He m. in Boston, Jan. 1859. Mary Abbie Sev- erence ; he d. Nov., 1893. Ch. Walter Henry,4 Mabel,4 m. Dr. Spear. v. Samuel Pringle, 3 b. Aug. 21, 1831 ; went to Cal., 1852; carpenter ; served 3 yrs. as bugler in a reg. of Cal. Cavalry during the Civil war; mem- ber of Pres. ch .; m. Sarah Freeman. He d. Sept. 31. 1906.
vi. John Laughlin,3 b. Feb. 14, 1833; went to Cal. 1852; farmer and team- ster. He m. Ida Schoff. 1 dau. Sarah.4 He d. April 9, 1878.
vii. William Laughlin,3 b. Jan. 25, 1835; went to Cal. Captain in a Cal. reg in the Civil war; commissary a year or more of the same reg .; conductor nearly 40 yrs. on the So. Pacific; five yrs. traveling Pass. Agent. He m. Mary Grant. Ch. Lillian,4 and Ralph.4 Baptist. He d. Sept. 24. 1906.
viii. Lucy Amanda,3 b. July 13, 1836; went to Cal. 1859; m. Sherburne Thorn. She d. Nov. 19, 1890; he d. Mar. 10, 1898. Ch. Lois,4 Al- bert, 4 Sarah.4 Edna.4 All d. but Lois. Methodists.
ix. Sarah Calista,3 b. June 18, 1838; m. Elan Dunlap; teacher and farmer. Ch. Anna,4 Elan,4 Paul,4 Mabel.4 and Knight,4 the latter a professor in Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, Md. Mem. Baptist ch., Berkeley, Cal.
x. Hannah Eliza, 3 b. March 16, 1840; m. Gilmore Morrison, q. v.
xi. Harriet Jane,3 b. Aug. 20, 1842; m. Justus Schomp of Sacramento, Cal .; farmer ; members of Baptistch. Ch. Maude. 4 Elmer, + Ralph, 4, Ethel.4 xii. Caroline Arvilla,3 b. Oct. 23, 1844; m. Frank Goodspeed of Newaygo, Mich .; farmer ; Baptists. Ch. Meredith,4 Sarah,4 Hattie.4 By 2d marriage.
xiii. George Taylor,3 b. Jan. 7, 1849; in Cal .; m. Emma Linwood ; carpenter ; Methodists. Ch. Edith,4 Emma,+ Lida,4 Mabel,4 Alice.4
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HISTORY OF RYEGATE, VERMONT.
2 SAMUEL,2 (Nathaniel,1) b. Groton, Jan. 21, 1799; m. Anna, dau. William1, 5 Abbott (b. July 30, 1792 : d. Nov. 3, 1868.) He d. Nov. 9, 1874 ; bur. in Walter Harvey cem.
Children :
i. Samuel Worcester,3 b. June 9, 1834; d. Oct. 18, 1889; m. at Lowell, Mass . May 31, 1857, Emily Culver, who d. Jan. 1, 1877.
ii. Lydia Hoyt,3 b. Oct. 7, 1825; in. Thomas Smith. q. v.
iii. Thomas Scott,3 b. Aug. 25, 1827; m in Cal. Lucy Taylor.
iv. Moses Harriman, 3 b. June 30, 1830 ; d. Jan. 28, 1850; m. Elizabeth Ben- son of 111.
v. William Abbott,3 b. March 15, 1832; d. Feb. 7, 1904 ; m. Harriet Moore of Lowell, Mass.
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