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viii. Eliza Ellsworth,3 b. Greensboro, 1845; d. 1866.
ix. Mariette Tebbetts,3 b. G. 1847; m. Nov. 22, 1877, James D. Wilson (son of John and Margaret [Young] Wilson, who came from Scotland, 1843; b. in G., Sept. 13, 1848; ed. Morrisville Acad., teacher and em- ployed in Scale Factory, St. Johnsbury; settled in G. buying farm formerly that of Jas. Aiken, a native of R .; town rep. 1892; elder in U. P. ch.)
Children :
1. Florence Edith,4 b. Feb, 19, 1879; grad. Bennington, H. S. 1897; m. Aug. 16, 1904, Roy G. Young. 1 ch , Ethel Mary,5 b. June 23, 1906.
2. John Irwin.4 b. March 2, 1882; grad. Laconia, N. H., Bus. Coll .; m. Dec. 10, 1907, Lucy May Thompson. Ch. Robert Edward,5 b. July 31, 1909.
3. James Harrison,4 b. Sept. 14, 1889; grad. Craftsbury Acad., 1909; now (1910) in Vt. Agri. Coll.
4. Lillyas Rosana,4 b. Greensboro, July 7, 1850; m. Charles R. Whitcher of E. Hardwick, Sept. 6, 1887 ; she d. April 5, 1894 ; no chil .; bur. in E. Hardwick cem.
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2 GEORGE,2 (James,1) b. Scotland, April 1811 ; came to Am. with father; set- tled on Jefferson Hill, Newbury; went to Cal. 1849; served 3 mos. in Co. K. 3d Vt. He m. Mary dau. Walter,2 Buchanan (b. April 15, 1810 ; d. Oct. 24, 1878). He d. March 7, 1881.
Children :
i. Janet.3 b. Nov. 22, 1832; d. May 7, 1909.
ii. Mary,3 m. James Halley of N. as 3d wife.
iii. Margaret,3 m N. H. Ricker.
iv. David,3 farmer in Newbury and Groton ; d. July 24, 1906. One dau. d. y. v. Nelson, 3. d. March 30, 1879, aged 28.
vi. Lillias,3 d. March 7, 1881, aged 33.
MANCHESTER.
STEPHEN,1 b. Tiverton, R. I., 1717; soldier in frontier wars, served in Rev. war as a private, and was in the siege of Boston. His sons, Stephen, Thomas and Gershom, and his brother John also served in the Rev. war. He rem. to Windham, Maine, where he d. 1807.
THOMAS.2 (Stephen,1) came from Windham, Me., to Haverhill before 1770. He enlisted as a private in Capt. Samuel Young's Co. of Bedel's reg. under Gen. Stark; was with the reg. in Canada. and at the capture of Ticonderoga in 1777, and d. there in service He m. Hannah dau. James Bailey of Newbury and Peacham [Hist. of N., p. 451] who after his death m. George Garland of Barnet and d. Feb. 28, 1811. A pocket book carried by Thomas Manchester in the Rev. war is owned by Benj. Manchester.
Children : [According to the record made by Alfred Poor of Salem, Mass., many years ago.]
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i. Ezekiel.3
2 ii. Enoch,3 who settled in Groton, Vt.
iii. Abigail,3' who m. Joseph Felch of Waterford.
3 iv. Thomas.3
Y. Anna, 3 m. Samuel Nutter of Barnet.
vi. Hannah, 3 m. Hazen Burbank, q. v.
vii. Rachel 3 in. Moses Burbank.
viii. William.3
ix. James.3. Lived in Maine.
EZEKIEL,3 (Thomas,2 Stephen.1) After his mother's m. to Geo. Garland he lived with them till of age, Mason says, then went on to a farm in Barnet owned in 1860 by his son Thomas. Deacon in the Baptist ch. at Passumpsic and a most worthy man. He m. 1st, 1790. Sarah, dau. Samuel Smith of Bath (b. 1770; d. July 8, 1820.) 2d, Mrs. Mary, wid. of Martin Chamberlin of Bath. Ezekiel and his 1st w. are bur. in a pasture on the old Manchester farm, in a walled enclosure, with several gr. ch. His 2d w. d. at the home of her son, Dea. Charles Chamberlin at Waterford, and bur. there.
Children (dates of birth from town record; marriages from Mason.)
4 i. Thomas,1 b. March 1, 1795.
ii. Phœbe,4 b. June 6, 1796 ; m. James McLay of Glasgow, Scot.
iii. Elizabeth, 4 b. Oct. 15, 1798; m. Hazen Aldrich of R. and d. a year later. iv. Joseph, 4 b. Aug. 24, 1802; m. Drusilla Sherburne of R. and d. here. Ch. Joseph,5 Sarah,5 Jane,5 Charlotte B.,5 and Andrew J.5 All dead but Joseph who res. in Cal., and Andrew J , at W. Townsend, Mass.
v. Ezekiel, 4 b. Oct. 29, 1803; m. Mary Ann Smith of Bath. Hed. in Nor- wich Vt. Both bur. at Norwich. One son, Alfred S., who m. Martha Dutton; lived and d. at Norwich. Their dau. Mary who m. Heman Durkee ; 2 sons.
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vi. Benjamin,+ b. Aug. 31, 1805; m. 1st, Hannah Sherburne, who d. Ch. Betsey.5 and Hannah.5 2d, Dolly Mitchell of Plainfield. Chi. Curtis,5 Laura, 5, and Austin.5 He went to Stevens Point, Wis.
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EXOCH,3 (Thomas,2 Stephen,1) m. Miss Willnot ; settled in Groton, but rem. ab. 1838 to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., where they d.
Children :
(1) Nathan. (2) Enoch. (3) Joel. (4) Osee. (5) Isaac. (6) Hannah. (7) Lucy who never m. Nathan's chil. were Joel, Sally, Charles and Prosper. Enoch's were Carlos, Mary, Enoch, Frank, Jane, Martha, Sarah and Meribah. Enoch, at Princeton, Ill., asks that their record be inserted for its preservation. Joel's children were Emagene, Althea and Julia. Osee's were Emily, Gordon, Daniel, perhaps others. Isaac had no children. Hannah had one daughter.
3 THOMAS, 3 (Thomas,? Stephen, 1) b. Haverhill, N. H, June 6, 1770; in. 1st, Elizabeth Kelley. Ch. (all b. in Barnet 5 of whom d. of spotted fever in 1816.) Stephen,4 Ezekiel, Amos, Osee, Joel, Thomas, Timothy, Solomon, William, Elizabeth, who m. Geo. Sutherland; 4 ch. Han- nah, who m. William Fraser, lived and d. in Monroe, N. H., Jane, who m. John Sutherland and d. at Ft. Ann. N. Y. Thomas Manchester m. 2d, Abigail Redding of Barnet. Ch. all b. in B. Priscilla,4 Moses, Lemuel, Thomas, and Abigail. He d. June 29, 1852 ; she d. April 20, 1876. 5 chil. Thomas Manchester in 1791 took Freeman's Oath. " in so far as it agrees with the word of God." He was one of the 50 who signed the call to Rev. David Goodwillie. None of his ch. lived long in R., but many descendants are in Barnet and Monroe.
4 THOMAS,4 (Ezekiel,3 Thomas,2 Stephen,1) b. March 1, 1795; came to R. with parents ; farmer on homestead; m. 1840 Mary, dau. Stephen Holman. He d. Sept. 7, 1874 ; she d. June 28, 1899. The farmhouse on the homestead was built in 1818.
Children :
i. Charles H.,5 b. 1841; res. McIndoes ; harness maker; m. Helen J. Sulli- van. 2 ch. Harry S., adopted dau. Nellie A.
ii. Luther S.,5 b. 1843; farmer; he m. Laura Lackie of Barnet. Ch. Adopted dau. Kate M.
iii. Phebe.5 b. 1845; d. Nov. 1891.
iv. Benjamin,5 b. Nov. 6, 1848; farmer, owning the John Currier farm ; he held several town offices and was representative in 1904. He m. Oct. 24, 1876, Loella N. McLachlin of Peacham. No ch. Res. McIndoes Falls.
v. Thomas,5 b. 1849 ; farmer on homestead, thefarm of Ezekiel Manchester, which has been in the family name 116 yrs. Not m.
vi. Edwin,5 b. May 27, 1854; res. near Harvey's Lake, Barnet; farmer, also employed several seasons at White Mountains. He m. March 29, 1881 by Rev. D. C. Faris, Sarah Jane, dau. Dudley and Rebecca ( Roy) Nutter. Members of Ref. Pres.ch. Ch. Mary Rebecca, 6 b. March 19. d. April 10, 1886; bur. Stuart cemetery in Barnet.
SOLOMON,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Stephen, 1) b. Barnet, May 4, 1806; m. there March 10, 1830. Eunice Redding (b. Barnet, May 31, 1800); res. in Charleston, Vt., 6 yrs., then in Barnet : rem. to Waterville, Vt., April, 1839, where he d .. March 7, 1897, nearly 91 yrs. old. She d. W. April 28, 1889. Mem. M. E. ch.
Children :
i. Amanda M.,5 b. Charleston, Vt., Feb. 23, 1831; m. Jan. 1, 1859, Alden Darling of Morristown ; res. there till hed. 1891, then in Waterville till d. Sept. 5, 1804; bur. in Morristown.
ii. Aurila J.,5 b. Charleston, Aug. 17, 1833; m. at Bakersfield. April 20, 1871, Emerson Wheelock of B. Rem. to Waterville, Oct. 1902, where he d. Dec. of same year ; she res. in W.
iii. Stevens R.,5 b. Charleston, July 4, 1835; m. Jan. 1. 1862, Ellen Wells ; she d. Feb. 1908; he res. Waterville. Ch. Clara J., and Edwin.
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iv. James M.,5 b. Barnet, Oct. 15, 1837; m. Aug. 14, 1862, Charlotte B. Wells: enlisted in Co. I, 1st Vt. Cav .; taken prisoner April 1864, in Kilpatrick's raid before Richmond ; d. Andersonville Prison, Ga., Sept. 1864, and bur. there. Ch. Monroe J.
v. Henry W., 4 b. Waterville, Feb. 24, 1840; m. Dec. 5, 1871, Rhoda Codding. 3 ch. Res. Cambridge, Vt.
vi. John A.,5 b. W., April 11, 1842; m. Oct. 10, 1878, Margaret Irving. He d. Leadville. Col., May 30, 1880; bur. Waterville.
vii. Horace S.,5 b. W., March 20, 1844; m. July 4, 1876, Mrs. Harriet Divoll. Ch. Ernest and Hattie; res. Johnson, Vt.
viii. Eunice R .. 5 b. W., Jan. 22, 1847 ; d. Aug. 25, 1851.
ix. Ernest W.,5 b. W. June, 1849; m. Sept. 7, 1883, Amy Leach; res. on homestead at W. Ch. Anna and William.
MASON.
This family is of Scotch and French ancestry through an alliance made in the troublous times of the "Pretender." The name was originally spelled Masson.
I. WILLIAM MASSON,1 (1716-1769) in. Anne Magoy (1706-1773). Their chil. were William, Matthew, Jean, John and Joan.
II. WILLIAM,2 (1738-1784) m. Jean Thompson. Their sons were George and William.
III. GEORGE, 3 (1769-1848) m. Isabel Neilson of Erskine, where they lived, died and are buried. He was prominent in reform, and so efficient in quelling disturbance during the Corn Law riots that he received a sil- ver medal with the cross of St. George as a testimonial. His wife's name is perpetuated in an educational institution endowed by his family and still known as the "Neilson Institute" of Paisley. (See "Nelson Family of Erskine," in this volume).
Children :
i. William,4 manufacturer with his father at Paisley, Scot.
ii. Archibald,3 buried in Vermont; lived in Ryegate at one time.
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iii. George,3, b. 1800.
iv. James, 4 lived, d. and bur. at Paisley.
v. John, + lived in Ryegate some years; rem. to Rock Falls, Ill., where he d. Jan. 1897, bur. at Sterling, Ill. Never m.
vi. Peter,4 a physician; d. in Missouri in 1862. No children.
vii. Jean,4 m. John Allison of Paisley, Scot. ; d. and bur. there.
viii. Nelson,4 b. March 17, 1810.
2 ix. Janet, 4 m. Alexander McNeil; d. 1849; bur. at Albany. Ill,
3 x. Carlile,+ b. May 17, 1817.
1 GEORGE,4 (George,3 William,2 William,1) b. Paisley, Scot., 1800. Came to Ryegate ab. 1820; fariner here, also notary public, and had considera- ble legal knowledge. practising law to a limited extent, and was a suc- cessful schoolmaster; was also agent for book publishers, and in other business. He lived some years in Sutton, which he represented in 1852. His service to Ryegate and Barnet consisted in collecting information from the oldest people living between 1855 and 1862, of the early history of these towns, family researches and anecdotes, with the intention of publishing a small volume containing these col- lections. Sketches of several families from his hand found places in the Caledonian, the North Star, the Vermont Union and the St. Johns- bury Index, a short-lived paper of limited circulation. But interest in local history was not much in evidence in his day ; his plans met little encouragement, and at his death some of his papers were scattered and lost. Most of them however, fell into the hands of Mr. Edward Miller, formed the basis of his extensive collections and through him those gathered in the present volume. The work of Mr. Mason is now,
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forty years after his death, beginning to be appreciated. He m. 1st, Elizabeth, dau. Jonathan Page (b. Nov. 26, 1790). She d.
2d (then living in Barnet) March 23. 1865, Maria (Meader) wid. of Peter M. Paul. He d. Groton, July 16, 1872 ; bur. in Groton Vil. cem. Children :
i. Jonathan George,5 b. March 24, 1822.
ii. Archibald,5 b. Nov. 7, 1824; went away from Ryegate.
iii. Nelson Carlisle,5 b. Feb 23, 1829; d. Sutton, Vt., leaving a wife.
NELSON,4 (George,3 Wn1.,2 Wm.,1) b. Paisley, Scot., March 19, 1810; he came to Am. and Ryegate 1826; attended school liere, and was m. March 17, 1835, to Desire Emeline, dau. John Barnett .* "A curious incident in his life was the observance of the orthographical change by which his real name of Neilson Masson was abreviated into Nelson Mason, through persistent omission of the silent letters. He found that con- stant effort at correction only ended in defeat aud annoyance and sub- mitted to the phonetic spelling as the lesser evil." They rem. to Ill., 1835, settling 1st at Grafton. He thoroughly explored the northern part of the state, buying land and securing more from the Government by patent ; built the 1st frame house in Sterling, laid out the town, gave the place its name, and assisted in organizing Whiteside Co. He served as mayor of Sterling, and was president of one of the railroads centering there. Rem. to Chicago 1845, was extensively engaged in business there and was a ruling elder in the 3d Pres. ch. In politics a republican, thoroughly Scotch in characteristics-an American in the most loyal sense. He ever held an affectionate regard for the friends of his youth in Ryegate and Barnet. Mr. Mason d. May 7, 1893; shc d. Jan. 26, 1897.
Children :
i. Isabelle Annette,5 m. 1st, John A. Bross. Ch. (1) Cora,6 d. y. (2) Nel- son Mason,6 m. Isabel Adams. Ch. John A. She m. 2d Azariah T. Galt. Ch. (3) Arthur T., 6 11. Ida M. Cook. (4) Victor,6 d. y.
· ti. Emily Jane,5 m. Zadoc Galt. Ch. (1) Guy Mason,6 d. y. (2) Paul T., 6 in. Mary L. Newcomer. Ch. Mason and Paul.
iii. Ann,5 in. Joseph Curtis Bullock. Ch. (1) Carl C., 6 in. Alice S. Folsom. (2) Bertha.6 m. Wmn. R. Folsom. (3) Geo. S.,6 d. y. iv. George,5 d. y.
v. Julia,5 d. y.
3 CARLILE,4 (George, 3 Wm1.,2 Win., 1) b. Paisley. May 17, 1817; m. 1839, Jean McArthur; served apprenticeship as blacksmith and machinist. At time of his mar. he was emp. in making and repairing weaving ma- chinery. Came to Am. 1842, first finding employment as engineer on an Ill. river steamboat; came to Sterling 1843 and in 1844 to Chi- cago, working at his trade till 1852; about 1850 he was sent with his brother-in-law Henry Warrington, to Fond-du-lac, to install the ma- chinery in the 2d steamer that ever sailed thelake. In 1852 he formed a partnership with his brother in-law, John McArthur, opening a shop on West Randolph St., which developed into the Excelsior Iron Works, with which he was connected till his death. Police commissioner for Chicago four yrs ; U. S. Inspector of steamboats, examining engineers, issuing licenses, etc., six years ; rep. in Ill. legislature two terms. He was an Abolitionist and identified with Philo Carpenter and others in the "Underground Railroad." During the Civil war he was an active workman in the Sanitary Commission. Charter member of the 1st Cong. ch. of Chicago. He d. in Iowa, July 6, 1901 ; bur. in Chicago.
* John Barnett lived in Barnet ; m. Jean Barbour ; rem. to southern Illinois; d. and bur. at Grafton, Ill. Chil. (1) John, m. Jane - -; d. y. (2) Desire Emeline, m. Nelson Mason. (3) Ann Phelps m. Lot S. Pennington in I11. (4) William Dinsmore, lived in Kan- sas. (5) Samuel R. Hall, m. Lucy Pierce. (6) Wealthy Arethusa, m. Albert S. Coe.
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Children :
i. George 5. 11. 1st, Ella Slocum. Ch. George,6 and Geraldine.6 2d, Annie M. Lawrence.
ii. James Albert.5 m. Louise Sherwin. Chil. (1) Marion, 6 m. Clark Bennett. 1 ch. (2) George M.6 (3) Emma Jean,6 m. Frank Carroll.
iii. Emma Jean,5 m. Truman W. Brophy. Ch. (1) Jean,6 m. Charles J. Barnes. 4 ch. (2) Florence,6 in. Wm. H. G. Logan. 1 dau. (3) Tru- man, 6 m. Hazel Eckhart. 1 son. (4) Alberta.6
MCALLISTER.
I. JOHN, from the n. of Ireland of Scotch ancestry from Argyleshire. Settled in New Boston, N. H , 1748; rem. to Francestown.
II. ARCHIBALD, b. Ireland, m. Mary McKeen ; lived in New Boston, Frances- town, and Antrim; Rev. sol. 12 ch. of wh. Robert and three sisters settled in Newbury.
III. ROBERT,1 b. New Boston, N. H., Aug. 26, 1772; m. Sarah Stewart of Amherst; came to Newbury, 1806, and settled where the widow of L. W. McAllister lives, near Round Pond : farmer, carpenter and teacher both of day and singing schools, for 20 winters; precentor many yrs. in Pres. ch. at Topsham. He d. March 7, 1861. 7 ch. (See History of Newbury).
IV. DAVID,2 b. Antrim, N. H., Sept. 11, 1801 ; farmer in Newbury ; m. Feb. 1, 1822, Elizabeth, dau. Samuel Tucker (b. March 30, 1801; d. Oct. 12, 1878 ) He d. Sept. 27, 1879 ; 6 ch.
V. JOHN RENFREW, 3 b. Newbury, Nov. 30, 1827; farmer and carpenter in N., rem. to So. R. 1870. He m. Nov. 28, 1850, Nancy Melissa, dau Aaron Page, who was b. at Derry, N. H., Jan. 9, 1800; d. March 1873 and Hannah [Gilmore] his wife, b. Goffstown, N. H., March 7, 1804; d. Nov. 20, 1859. Mrs. McA. was b. Bedford, N. H., April 11, 1832. J. R. McAllister d. June 14, 1903.
Children :
1. Ella Melissa,4 b. Clinton, Mass., June 22, 1851 : m. Dec. 9, 1869, Abner J. Whitcher of Newbury. Ch. (1) Fred J.,5 b. June 29, 1870; res in Cal ; musician. (2) Frank E.,5 b. May 6, 1872; d. March 13, 1907. (3) Edna Maud,5 b. Jan. 18, 1881; teacher. (4) Perley Henry,5 b. April 5, 1889.
ii. Edgar Page,+ b. Newbury, Feb. 8, 1857; m. Nov. 26, 1878, Lucy H., dau. Granville Meader; carpenter and builder. He d. So. R .. Jan. 26, 1883. Ch. Perley Edgar,5 b. So. R., Aug. 28, 1879. Chief clerk to Supt. Louisville & Nashville R. R., res. Montgomery, Ala .; m. June 8, 1909, Ruby Bernadette Horris.
iii. Wilbur Albert,4 b. N., July 5, 1860; carpenter and cabinet maker. He 111. Nov. 28, 1883, Nettie M. Carpenter; d. St. Johnsbury, Jan. 11, 1897.
iv. Edna Betsey,4 b. N June 23, 1863; m. Dec. 27, 1883, Wm. H. Goodfellow. Children all b. in R. (1) Emma Louisa.5 b. Dec. 22, 1884; m. Wm. H. Nelson, q. v. (2) Bertie M.,5 b. April 5, 1886. (3) Edna Melissa.5 h. March 18, 1889; m. Oct. 5, 1908, Martin Luther Jennings.
v. William Olin,4 h. N. Feb. 16, 1866 edu. com. sch. N. and Ryegate, New- bury Seminary and Eastman's Bus. Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Clerk for P. Gibson & Son, So. R., 1885-6; entered Merchants National Bank, Manchester, N. H., in which he is now teller; has held positions of trust in connection with fraternal, social and business associations ; treasurer of the Music Festival Soc., the Calumet Club and the Man- chester Shoe Mfg Co., Mason, Knight Templar, and member of Knights of Pythias. He m. Jan. 26, 1901, Edith Dinwiddie Bulman (b. Oct. 27, 1874). Ch. (1) William Bulman,5 b. Nov. 17, 1901. (2) Jean,5 b. March 13, 1903. (3) Wilbur Gordon,5 b. May 10, 1906.
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vi. Hattie Maria,4 b N. April 2, 1868.
vii. Lora Belle,+ b. So. R., Jan, 8, 1876; m. Jan. 2, 1900, Rev. W. I. Todd of the M. E. ch. She d. Johnstown, Ohio, Dec. 2, 1901.
JOHN D.,4 (Samuel.3 David,2 Robert, 1), b. Topsham, March 17, 1854; one of 9 chil., ed. common sch. and Bradford Acad .; came to So. Ryegate in March, 1881; in livery bus. 2 yrs .. in meat bus. from 1883 alone or with R. J. White and others 14 years; has settled many estates and several insolvent ones; succeeded M. R. Gray in 1896, agent of Vt. Mutual Fire Ins. Co .; agent for Granite Mutual Ins. Co., of Barre, and Vt. Accident Ins. Co., of Rutland ; ap. deputy sheriff 1882, still hold- ing the office. has also held several town offices; is also auctioneer doing a large business. Hem. Feb. 4, 1876, Lydia, only ch. of Nathan and Hnnnah [Richardson] Batchelder of Topsham. Members of 1st Pres. ch.
Children :
i. Samuel Franklin,5 b. Oct. 8, 1876; ed. at Newbury Seminary and Wal- tham (Mass.) Horological Ins. Res. Woodsville, N. H., emp. by Doe Bros., as watchmaker and jeweler. He m. at Boston, Nov. 29, 1900, Letha Frances, dau. Martin and Augusta [Clark] Webster. Ch. (1) Jennette Euphemia,6 b. June 11, 1902; d. in inf, (2) Samuel Frank- lin,6 b. Sept. 16, 1907.
ii. John D.,5 b. June 11, 1884 ; d. May 11, 1886.
iii. John Alexander,5 b. March 7, 1889; with Doe Bros. at Woodsville 4 yrs., now clerk for B. L. Terry at So. Ryegate.
McARTHUR.
REV. JAMES H., eldest son of James and Eliza [Moore] McArthur, b. Rutland, Kane Co., Ill., Dec. 10, 1873. His parents were b. in Newton, Co. Derry, Ireland, of Scotch Covenanter stock. James Moore, a gr. gr. uncle of his mother was burned at the stake for refusing to recant his allegiance to the Protestant faith. James H., fitted for college at Elgin Acad., grad. Geneva Coll., Beaver Falls, Pa., 1895 with degree of B. A .; grad. Ref. Pres. Theo. Sem., Philadelphia 1898; two yrs. in missionary work on Pacific coast; pastor Ref. Pres ch. at So. Rye- gate, 1900-1905, in which he did good and faithful work, over 30 being received into the ch. Rem. in spring of 1905, to become pastor of the United Pres. congregation at Thompsonville, Ct., where he re- mains. He m. at Potsdam, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1902, Sadie A. Rutherford a graduate of the Potsdam Conservatory of Music.
Children : Esther Eliza, Helen Frances and Elizabeth, the two last dying in infancy.
McCOLL.
[This name was formerly spelled McCowel and some branches of the family spell it McCole.]
ALEXANDER,1 McColl of Drymond, Stirlingshire, Scotland, m. 1st, Jean Thompson of Balfron. He never came to America, was twice m. and had several chil. of whom little is now known.
WILLIAM,2 (Alexander,1) b. Balfron 1763; lived in the parish of Drymond, Stirlingshire, Scotland ; mason by trade; member of a Masonic lodge, and the Presbyterian ch. He m. Margaret Lackie of Craiggoram, in Drymond. She d. there 1826, and the family came to America in 1829; they were seven or eight weeks on the voyage, and came to Montreal, then to Burlington; they arrived there at the time of the great freshet in 1829, and Robert with, his sister, Margaret, and niece, Mrs. Stev- enson, walked to Peacham, as all the bridges were gone on the road.
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John went later to Burlington, with a team, and moved the family and goods. He lived in old age with his son John, but died at his daughter's (Mrs. Liddle) March 17, 1857, aged 94.
Children :
i. Alexander,3 b. Jan. 3, 1792; d. in Glasgow Infirmary, March 17, 1857 ; had one dau. who m. James Stevenson.
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ii. Robert,3 b. Drymen, April 22, 1794.
iii. Jean,3 (twin to Robert ) m. James Liddle, q. v.
iv. John,3 b. Feb. 6, 1797; m. in Scotland where his wife d. Settled in R. and bought a farm of Thos. Kennedy.
2 v. Janet,3 b. Dec. 27, 1799.
3 vi. William, 3 b. May 15, 1802.
vii. Margaret,3 (twin to William) in. April 28, 1835, Daniel Sillars.
viii. Archibald,3 b. Dec. 20, 1805. Lived, m. and d. in Liverpool. Eng.
1 ROBERT.3 (Win.,2 Alexander,1) b. April 22. 1794; m. in Scotland, June 18, 1821, Janet, dau. Robert and Jean (Buchanan) Kennedy, b. Feb. 2, 1801. Settled in Peacham, where he d. Nov. 27, 1879. He was a pro- ficient performer on the bag pipe.
Children :
i. William.+ b. Oxford St., Glasgow, May 1, 1822: d. Jan. 10, 1828.
ii. Jane,+ b. York St., Glasgow, April 13, 1824; m. Loyd W. Pattridge; d. June 28, 1895 at Neponset, Ill. One dau. Carrie Jane,5 b. Feb. 2, 1881 ; 11. Harry T. Duffy ; res. Creston. Iowa. One son, Loyd [Pat- tridge], d. in early manhood.
iii. Alexander,4 b. Glasgow, June 10, 1826; rem. to Nebraska, where he d. Feb. 13, 1884 ; twice mn. Several ch.
iv. William,4 b. Glasgow, Aug. 28, 1828; m. Louisa Gould; d. March 20, 1880. 9 ch.
4 v. John,4 b. Peacham, Vt., Jan. 8, 1832.
2 JANET, 3. (William,2 Alexander,1) b. Scotland, Dec. 27, 1799. Came to America with parents; m. James Campbell. They went to Scotland in May, 1844, where he d March 1851. She ret. with her chil. to America in July, 1852, and lived at Northfield, Vt., then at Gaysville, Vt. She d. May 27, 1880.
Children :
i. Margaret,+ [Campbell] b. Ryegate, April 23, 1835; m. Dec, 11, 1861, Morgan E. Gay, s. of Daniel and Sally [Baker] Gay of Mass. He d. Feb. 16, 1899 ; she res. in So. Ryegate.
ii. Agnes,4 b. Barnet, June 13, 1837.
iii. Archie,+ b. Barnet, Feb., 1841.
iv. Janet,4 b. Scotland, 1848.
3 WILLIAM,3 (Wm.,2 Alexander,1) b. May 15, 1802; came with his father to Barnet, and m. 1830, Margaret, dau. Alexander Buchanan of Barnet (b. Jan. 18, 1813; d.
Children :
i. Alexander,4 b. Jan. 18, 1831; in. Nov. 20, 1856, Mary Ann Pollard, and had daus., Julia M.,5 and Margaret H.,5 and two others.
ii. John,4 b. June 24, 1832; went to Cal. while young; ret. to R. and m. Jan. 19, 1860, Jane, dau. Win. and Christian Gibson (b Jan. 27, 1831.) Settled on the Peter Kennedy farm in Barnet, but went back to Cal., where his w. d. 1879, leaving two daus. and a son, an older son hav- ing died. He m. again and d. in Cal., leaving a 3d dau., Eva Beulah. His chil. settled in Cal.
iii. William, 4 b. May 24, 1834; went to Cal., was there some years. On his return they were becalmed several weeks in mid-ocean. He was broken in health, and soon d. Nov. 27, 1873.
iv. Martha,4 b. July 12, 1836; m. Solomon Chamberlin, q. v.
v. James,4 b. July 26, 1838; went to Cal., worked in the mines and mills till d. at ab. forty.
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vi. Archibald, 4 b. Dec. 28, 1840; served in the Union army in Co. H, 4th Vt .. d. at Harper's Ferry ; was thought to have been poisoned.
vii. Henry,4 b. Dec. 26, 1842; served in the Union army, in Co. H, 4th Vt., through the war; prom. Corporal Nov. 12, 1862; wounded at the Wilderness in the liver, the wound not being dressed for eight days. His pocket Bible was found on the battlefield by a Mr. Stevens of St. Paul and returned to him after 41 yrs. He m. Corrilla, dau. Hugh K., and Sarah [Whitehill] Moore of R. Three ch., all d. One dau., Car- rie, m. Edward White. Ch. (1) Harry H., 5 [White] now in Amherst Coll. (2) Everett E.,5 now in Peabody, [Mass.] High School. Town rep. 1878, and held other offices.
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