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Before leaving Scotland he bought merchandise some, of which he sold at Portsmouth and exchanged the rest at Newbury for seed, and necessaries for his family. He is said to have brought to Ryegate a considerable suni of specie, carefully packed in tubs of lard. His courage in remaining alone in the town during the alarm in 1776 is elsewhere related. At some time he was elected lieutenant in the militia and in the old records is usually designated by his military title. His broadsword brought from Scotland, is owned by Mrs. A. A. Miller. In person he was about five feet ten inches in height, very muscular, remarkable for the powerful grip of his hands, and many anecdotes were current in Mr. Miller's time of his great strength. When after his cows at one time he met a bear, and killed him with no weapon but a stout staff. Mr. Nelson invested very advantageously in wild
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lands in that part of Lyman, N. H., now called Monroe, and in other towns as well. The records of the Grafton registry at Woodsville, show the extent and variety of his purchases in that county. He built the first saw mill at East Ryegate, where he sawed great quantities of lumber; was one of the first to engage in the transportation of manu- factured timber down Connecticut river, and was one of the earliest proprietors in a boating company plying between Wells River and Hartford, Connecticut. In the grand list of 1789 he is given as the owner of 654 acres of wild and 46 acres of cleared land. He had 31 cattle and two horses, while in his family in the previous year, there had been produced 300 yds. of tow or linen cloth and 100 yds. of woolen. He raised grain and young stock which he sold to the people who were settling in the towns north of Ryegate. He held all the town offices and was town representative in 1799, when the Gen- eral Assembly met at Windsor, and in 1800, when it convened at Middlebury. Before there was stated preaching in Ryegate, he with his wife and older children often walked on the Sabbath to the meet- ing house at Newbury, returning after service. William Nelson and wife were among the earliest members of the Associate church, and he was one of those from Ryegate who signed the call, in concur- rence with the Barnet congregation, to Rev. David Goodwillie. His was a very religious family in which the Sabbath was kept with the utmost strictness. He read the Bible through once a year, and always found something new in it. In 1793, when James Whitelaw resigned the office of manager for the Scotch Company, William Nel- son was chosen one of three to take charge of the company's affairs, and they executed their office with great prudence and honesty. Wil- liam Nelson was a social man, hospitable, fond of fun and practical jokes, sometimes being thought to carry the propensity a little too far. Mr. Miller relates several anecdotes of his merry proceedings and shrewd sayings which are too long for our space. One, how- ever, will do for a sample: "Robert Symes told me that when he was building his house in 1823, Old Willie Nelson came along, and stop- ping to talk with him addressed him in his brusque blunt way, 'Rob, 'you're a fule, you're a fule.' 'Oh, I know all that now,' says Rob, 'tell me something I don't know.' The old man went on. 'The birds 'first pair and then build their nest, and when finished it suits both. 'Now you will go on and build your house and make it exactly right, 'as you think, and when you get married and bring your wife home to 'it she will look it over and find this and that wrong and she will say, '"Rob, take this out," "Rob, take this down," and the other prized 'handiwork, "Throw it away, I don't want it," and so it will be 'with all your most cherished plans, whereas if you married first you 'would get it satisfactory at the start. and save all remodeling." ""'And," said Mr. Symes, half a century later, "it turned out that the 'old man was right." In his old age he became very hard of hearing, and used an ear trumpet. On the Sabbath he would often sit in the pulpit in order to catch as much as possible of the sermon. Mrs. Nelson was short and thickset, a great worker. She was b. in Erskine parish in 1737, and died in Ryegate, Sept. 15, 1825. He d. Jan. 23, 1831; bur. at Ryegate Corner. By steady industry, enterprise and good management he accumulated a very large property, estimated at his death to be between eighty and one hundred thousand dollars, a vast sum in those days, making him the richest inan who ever lived in Ryegate. His will, drawn up by Mordecai Hale of Barnet, was con- tested by some of his heirs, and considerable money was spent in the resulting litigation. William and Jean Nelson had 7 children and 72 gr. children. Twenty-eight of the latter were gr. sons. and 42 were gr. daughters. Ten d. in infancy or childhood.
He was succeeded on his farm by his son James, and the latter by his son Robert, and all the children of both were born there. The
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farm is now owned by Wesson Sargent, whose wife is a descendant of William Nelson. The log house built by Wm. Nelson stood s. e. of the present buildings, and was succeeded by a frame house. The present house was built by Robert Nelson in 1849.
In 1880 the late Edward Miller, a gt. gr. son of William Nelson, desiring to preserve the records of his ancestor's descendants issued a circular setting forth his intention of publishing the records of the Nelson family, which he sent to all of his kindred whose addresses he could obtain, and which elicited a great amount of data and records. He never published them, but copied them in a book, and these records form the greater part of the Nelson annals here presented. So far as it has been possible, these records have been verified, the later gener- ations added and brought down to date. Many are found in the records of families bearing other names than Nelson. In their compil- ation a large number of persons have assisted, to each and all of whom the editor, for himself and the Nelson family, returns hearty thanks. The arrangement is by generations.
The children of William and Jean Nelson were:
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I. WILLIAM.2 b. in Scotland, 1767; d. Sept. 29, 1830.
2 II. ROBERT,2 b. Scotland, April, 1770; d. March 20, 1848.
III. MARY,2 b. Scotland, March or April, 1772; d. Oct. 6, 1825; m. Hugh Gardner, q. v.
3 IV. JOHN,2 b. Ryegate, Feb. 5, 1776; d. Sept. 5, 1854.
4 V. JAMES,2 b. in R., June 1778 ; d. June 23, 1840.
5 VI. THOMAS,2 b. in R., April 4, 1780; d. Nov. 30, 1860.
VII. ISABEL,2 b. in R., 1785 or 1786; d. Nov. 14, 1831 ; m. Hugh Mclaughlin of Groton, q. v.
1 WILLIAM,2 (William,1) b. Erskine, Scot., 1767 ; came to America with parents. Settled in that part of Lyman, N. H., now called Monroe, at what was called "Hurd's Location." near the foot of the Fifteen Mile Falls, on land owned by his father, and later known as the Buffam farm. Mr. Miller says that he inherited a larger share of his father's wealth than either of his brothers as much of the valuable timber land came to him. He m. Ist, ab. 1791, Hannah Moore of Bow, N. H., (b. 1772; d. Jan. 3, 1828.) They were ad. to the Asso. Pres. ch. June 24, 1797. He m. 2d, Hannah, dau. James,1 Nelson (b. March 26, 1781 ; d. May 7, 1839); wid. of Henry Buchanan. William Nelson d. Sept. 19, 1830; bur. at No. Monroe.
Children all born in Monroe. N. H.
i. William,3 b. 1792; m. Lima Hibbard of Bath, who d. ab. 1854. He d. Nov. 9, 1840. No ch.
ii. Elsie, 3 b. 1794 ; d. Aug. 3, 1818.
iii. Hannah,3 b. 1799; d. Feb. 15, 1834; m. Michael Stevens of Lyman, who d. April 11, 1851. Ch. (1) Susan Morse 4 [Stevens] b. Bath, March 2, 1826; m. Orrin Ferguson of Lyman. (2) Henry Lang,4 b. Feb. 5, 1828; student and teacher; d. Feb. 7, 1848. (3) William Nelson,4 b. Oct. 3, 1831; student; d. Nov. 1850. (4) Michael,4 b. Feb., d. Dec. 1833.
6 iv. John,3 b. Oct. 15, 1802, by Mr. Miller ; Oct. 16, 1801 by W. S. Nelson.
v. Richard M.,3 b. 1806; d. suddenly, Nov. 19, 184S; m. Margaret Fergu- son ; 3 dau. She d. Monticello, Ill., 1878.
7 vi. Robert Stewart,3 b. 1808.
8 vii. Benjamin, 3 b. Aug 9, 1812.
viii. Maria Gardner,3 b. Jan. 10, 1815; m. Jan. 13, 1836, Eben W. Blake ol Bridgeton, Me., who d. Oct. 25, 1874, at Littleton, N. H., aged 65. Children :
1. Helen A.,4 [Blake] h. Lovel, Me., May 24, 1837; m. Nov. 4. 1857, John B. Jones of Barnet ; rem. to Littleton, 1874, and to Spokane, Wash.,
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where she d. Aug. 9, 1911; bur. No. Monroe. Ch. Kate,5 who m. Charles Noyes of Lisbon who d. 1892. 2 daus .; and Addie M.,5 who m. Geo. H. Lucas of Littleton. 1 dau.
2. Ann A. G., 4 b. Sweden, Me., 1841; d. Barnet, July 7, 1857.
3. Lima M.,4 b. Bridgeton, Me., June 1, 1843; d. Barnet, May 31, 1856.
4. Addie M.,4 b. Monroe, May 19, 1850; d. Waterford, July 23, 1863.
5. Frank P.,4 b. Monroe, March 4, 1853; d. Barnet, July 28, 1857.
ix. Horatio,3 b. Sept. 11, 1818.
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2 ROBERT,2 (William,1) b. Inchinnan, Scotland, April, 1770; lived with parents till he m. Dec. 26, 1793, by Rev. D. Goodwillie, Agnes, dau. John Gray (b. April 9, 1778; d. June 18, 1850.) They settled in Monroe, N. H., where Nathan Bolton lives; captain in the militia in Lyman. Mr. Miller says that he was a man of noble character, very liberal, to whom the poor and unfortunate looked for help. They were ad. to the Ass. Pres. ch. June 24, 1797. Their daus, were called very hand- some. He d. March 20, 1848, on the farm now owned by Hugh Nel- son; bur. Monroe. They had 14 ch., 82 gr. ch.
Children, all born in Monroe.
i. Jean,3 b. 1794; d. Feb. 4, 1796.
10 ii. Robert G., 3 b. Jan. 28, 1796; d. Dec. 14, 1877.
iii. Hannah,3 b. July 24. 1798; m March 18, 1819, Comer Paddleford of Lyman (b. Enfield, N. H., Feb. 18, 1793; d. June 10, 1877). She d. April 29, 1889.
Children :
1. Jean,4 [Paddleford] b. Jan. 1820; m. John Moore of Barnet; d. Feb. 17, 1873. 5 ch.
2. Wm. G,4 b. March 9, 1823; m. Lovina Stanley. 1 son, Wm. J., m. Hattie Hall.
3. Jared.4 d. aged 10 days.
4. Comer B.,4 b. May 18, 1829; twice m., no chil. by 1st m. 2d, to Eliza- beth French Harding. 2 daus.
5. Eliza,+ b. 1831; m. Luke G. Spencer of St. Johnsbury. 1 dau., Mrs. E. S. Truax.
6. Agnes,4 b. June 1834; m. Nathan T. Bolton. 5 ch.
7. Peleg H.,4 b. Nov. 1837; m. Martha Moulton.
iv. Mary N.,3 b. May 23, 1800; m. Jan. 24, 1822, Nathan Batchelder (b. Bath, Feb. 9. 1798; d. May 15, 1892). Farmer in Monroe Plain on the edge of Bath, where he built a brick house; rem. to Barnet, where he was an elder in the U. P. ch. She d. in Bath, Dec. 21, 1858, and he m. 2d, Mrs. W. H. Duncan at Barnet Ctr. He lived where James Gil- fillan now lives.
Children :
1. Hannah,4 [Batchelder] b. Nov. 21, 1822; d. March 11, 1860.
2. Agnes,4 b. Oct. 28, 1823; m. Feb 19, 1846, Robert S. Gilkerson.
3. James,4 d. in inf 1825.
4. Elizabeth,4 b. March 25, 1827 ; d. Jan. 8, 1848.
5. Robert,4 b. Jan. 14, 1829; d. March 4, 1833.
6. John,4 b. 1830; d. 1833.
7. Mary,4 b. Feb. 5, 1833; m. Luther Gilkerson. 2d, Jacob W. Luce.
8. Nathan,4 b. 1835; d. 1839.
9. William,4 b. Feb. 12, 1837; m. Elizabeth, dau. Bartholemew Gilkerson. Rem. to Kan .; Elder in U. P. ch. 5 ch.
10. Isabel, 4 b. Oct. 30, 1839; d. Sept. 17, 1852,
11. David, 4 b. Nov. 11, 1842 ; served in the Union army, 15th N. H .; wounded at Port Hudson : d. New Orleans, June 13, 1863.
12. Cynthia J,+ b. Dec. 28, 1844; m. Geo. Lockey ; went to Kan.
v. Margaret,3 b. June 4, 1802 ; m. Samuel Peters, q. v.
vi. John G., 3 b. Aug. 19; d. Aug. 31, 1804.
11 vii. David,3 b. Oct. 3, 1805.
JOHN F. NELSON.
JAMES NELSON.
JOHN NELSON.
ROBERT NELSON.
MRS. ISABEL ( BUCHANAN) NELSON.
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viii. John G.,3 b. Aug. 16, 1807; d. Nov. 8, 1810.
ix. Agnes,3 b. Aug. 26, 1809 ; m. Sept. 24, 1835, Truman Bailey of Littleton, N. H., gt. gr. s. of Gen. Jacob Bayley, who d. Jan. 24, 1859. 2d, James Shaw of Barnet. She d. Peacham, June 8, 1890; he d. July 18, 1890, aged 90. She was Mr. Miller's 1st school teacher.
Children by 1st marriage.
1. Margaret,4 [Bailey] b. 1837, who m. 2d, Robert Stevenson of Barnet. 2 ch. Died Peacham, Aug. 26, 1879.
2. Mary E.,+ d. y.
3. Robert N., 4 served in the 15th Vt., in the Civil war; m. Helen Hooker. 3 ch. He d. Aug. 5, 1909.
4. Hannah A., 4 b. Peacham, Feb. 22, 1842 ; m. Richard B. Shaw. 4 ch.
5. Nathan J.4 Went to Cal., and m. there.
6. David T.,+ went to Honolulu; m. Hattie Lewis. 3 ch.
7. Ruth Emma,4 m. Wm. Gilfillan. 4 sons, Fred, Hiram, Henry, Francis. Eliza, 3 b. Nov. 11, 1811 ; d. April 20, 1884; m. W. J. Gibson (p. 354). 12 xi. Nathan,3 b. July 8, 1814.
xii. Isabel,3 b. Nov. 9, 1816; m. William Warden, q. v.
xiii. Alice, 3 b Oct. 12, 1819; m. Jan. 16, 1842, Samuel Cleashy (b. Danville, Nov. 15, 1820; d. July 10, 1877). She d. June 26, 1887. They lived in Littleton, where all their ch. were b.
Children :
1. George W.,4 who served in Co. D, 13th N. H., in the Civil war; m. Juliette Smith. 2 ch.
2. Ellen A., 4 a successful teacher more than 30 yrs .; m. Junifer Moulton of Lisbon.
3. David N.,4 m. Wilhemina Perkins. 3 ch.
4. and 5. Robert 4 and Arthur, 4 who d. y.
6. Wilfred,4 m. Clara Mooney.
7. John F.
xiv. Ruth P.,3 b. Feb. 5, 1823; m. Nov. 24, 1852, Curtis Paddleford. Ch. Morris G.,4 and Agnes,+ who d. y., and Mary E.+ She d. Dec. 16, 1898.
3 JOHN,2 (William,) b. Ryegate, Feb. 5, 1776, the 2d birth among the Scotch settlers. He m. 1st, at Acworth, N. H., March 22, 1814, Helen Dun- can who d. one month and one day later. He m. 2d, 1818 or 1819, Mary, dau. Hugh and Jennie [Cochran] Findlay of Acworth (b. 1784; d. April 25, 1865.) Members of Asso. Pres. ch. ab. 40 yrs. He was a prominent man in town holding many offices and greatly respected. Town rep. 1814; del. to Cons Con. 1814. His farm is now owned by his gr. son, S. F. Nelson. He d. Sept. 5, 1854.
i. Children all born in Ryegate.
Mary Jane.3 b. March 9, 1820; m. ab. 1855, James McBride; went to Iowa.
13 ii. John Findlay,3 b. Dec. 4, 1821.
14 iii. Janet Cochran, 3 b. June 21, 1823 ; m, Rev. John D. Cunningham.
15 iv. William Hugh,3 b. June 22, 1825.
16 v. Elizabeth Ann,3 b. Nov. 14, 1827; m. Rev. Fenner R. King.
vi. Margaret Sophia, 3 b. April 15, 1830; m. Rev. James M. Beattie, q. v.
17 vii. Robert J ,3 b. March 20, 1832.
viii. Agnes Annot,3 b. March 20, 1837; m. Rev. J. M. Dickson, q. v.
4 JAMES,2 (William,1) b. Ryegate, June, 1778; succeeded his father on the homestead and all his chil. were b. there. He was prominent in town and church; town rep. 1829, '30, '31, '33; del. to Cons. Con. 1828. He m. 1st, Dec. 28, 1808, Agnes, dau. Wm. Gibson (b. Scotland, Jan. 12, 1786; d. Dec. 4, 1838). 2d, June, 1839, Jean, sister of Walter Roben, and wid. of Andrew Buchanan, who d. 1863.
Children :
18 i. William Gibson,3 b. March 27. 1809.
19 ii. Jean Stewart,3 b. Aug. 28, 1810.
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iii. Margaret,3 b. April 28, 1812; m. Wm. Holt, q. v.
iv. John James, 3 1. April 26, 1814; d. Nov. 27, 1838.
Y. Mary,3 b. May 21, 1816 ; d. Nov. 13, 1893, un-m.
vi. Elizabeth,3 b. May 19, 1818; d. Nov. 15, 1838.
20 vii. Robert.3. b. Feb 24, 1820.
21viii. James,3 b. July 11, 1821.
ix. Peter,3 b. June 27, 1823; d. May 27, 1839.
x. Alexander,3 b. Dec. 15, d. Dec. 25, 1826.
5 THOMAS, 2 (William,1) b. April 4, 1780. He m. by Rev. David Sutherland, Sept. 28, 1804, Mary, dau. David Allan (b. Inchinnan, Scot., 1781; d. Jan. 28, 1864.) She was a woman of rare courage and decision. She came from Scotland with her mother in 1801. None of her brothers would stay in Ryegate, so she took the management of the farm her- self. She worked for Capt. John Gray till she had earned two cows, after going alone after dark through the wilderness to see if her mother was properly cared for. Some time after a dispute arose about the farm and a law suit resulted. It was necessary that certain papers should be had from her brother in New York State, and she went on horseback without guide or protector. many miles lying through an unbroken wilderness. She secured the papers, and set out on her return, and persevered through a storm lasting several days when all the streams were overflowed, carrying the papers in her shoes. She reached home just in time to redeem the farm. Mr. Mason says that she had a companion named Annette Nelson, and that they dressed like Indians. Thos. Nelson and his wife bought of Wm. Gilfillan the farm afterward owned by their son, Maj. Thos. Nelson, where both died. He d. Nov. 30, 1860; bur. Ryegate Corner. Town rep. 1837. Children :
i. Margaret,3 b. June 17, 1805; d. Nov. 19, 1864; m. William Morrison, q. v.
ii. Jane, 3 b. Feb. 18, 1808; m. John 3 (John, 2 William, 1
Gibson, q. v.
iii. William, 3 b. May 31, 1800; d. May 12, 182BRARY
iv. Mary,3 b. Oct. 31, 1811 ; d. Aug. 16, 1850.
v. Janet, 3 b. July 2, 1812 ; d. Nov. 15, 1842.
vi. Elizabeth, 3 b. Oct. 17; d. Nov. 4, 1814.
22 vii. Thomas, 3 b. Jan. 15, 1816. ASTON, LENOX AND
viii. Elizabeth Allan,3 b. June 17, 1818-DEN FOUNDATIONS. 10, 1853.
in. James Dickey, q. v. She d. June
ix. David,3 b April 20, 1820; d. June 14, 1861 ; m. Feb. 13, 1842, Martha C. Dole of Danville, who m. 2d, John Cameron and 3d, Jackson P. Morrill.
22a x. William J.,3 b. Dec. 5, 1822.
xi. Sarah,3 b. July 4, 1824; d. Dec. 10, 1845.
xii. Isabel,3 b. April 14, 1826 ; m. Reuben M. Slye, q. v.
6 JOHN, 3 ( William,2 William,1) b. Lyman, Oct. 15, 1802; m. Jan. 15, 1823, Harriet. dau. Daniel Kelsea. (Hugh Kelsea, father of Daniel, em. from Londonderry, Ire., to Londonderry, N. H.) She d. April 23, 1885 ; he d. Feb. 15, 1865. (This record is Mr. Miller's )
Children all born in Monroe.
i. William Curtis, 4 b. March 2. 1824; m. Persis, dau. Seth Paddleford ; rem. to Hillsboro, Ill .. 1855; innkeeper; en. 1862, 23d Ill .; taken prisoner 1864, conf. in Florence prison and so nearly starved that he d. four days after exchange in Jan. 1865. A son who is d., and a dau. who .m. Rev. Mr. Hussey, a Baptist min. in Ill.
ii. and iii. George 4 and Eliza, 4 d. y.
iv. John Milton,4 b. June 5, 1833; m. 1856, Sarah Wilson of Ill .; d. Grinnell, la .. April 13, 1882. One son, James M.5
22b v. Edwin.4 b. Sept 1, 1836 ; m. Aug. 26, 1860, Phebe J. Gibson of L. who d. 1877. 4 sons.
vi. Almon,4 d. y.
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vii. Henry C.,4 b. Sept. 21, 1844; m. Mary L. Moulton of Bath. He was a farmer on homestead. 1 son.
viii. Lucy Moore,4 b. 1853; m. a Pres. minister; living at Litchfield, Ill., 1884.
7 ROBERT STUART, 3 (Wm.,2 Wm.,1) b. 1808; m. 1833, Eliza Kelsea, and went to Ill., where he was an active bus. man at Hillsborough and d. ab. 1856. She d. Aug. 20, 1860.
Children :
23 i. William Wallace,4 b. Oct. 29, 1833.
ii. Marietta, + m. Edward B. Randall. 2 dau.
24 iii. Robert Stuart,4 b. 1836,
8 BENJAMIN,3 (Wm.,2 Wm.,1) b. Aug. 29, 1812; m. April 18, 1833, Emily, dau. James Moore of Barnet; went to Ill. Ch. (1) Geo. W.4 (2) Annette.4 (3) James M .. + who was sergeant in the 12th U. S. Inf. and killed in the battle of the Wilderness. (4) Horatio.4 (5) Emily A.+ (6) Benj. F.4 (7) Wm. W.+ (8) John M.+ (9) Richard M.+
9 HORATIO, 3 (Wm.,2 Wm.,1) b. Sept. 11, 1818; m. 1836, Angeline, dau. James Moore; rem. 1836 to 111 .; farmer and merchant till 1858, when he joined the So. Ill. Conference of M. E. ch. Twelve yrs. an itinerant min. without losing an appointment. Ret. 1876 and d. at Bunker Hill, IM., July 29, 1878. 5 ch. all lived in Ill.
10 ROBERT G., 3 (Robert.2 William.1) b. Lyman, Jan. 29, 1796; m. Dec. 21, 1822 by Rev. Thos. Ferrier, Cynthia, dau. Jabez Bigelow (b. Ryegate, March 4, 1799; d. Barnet, April 4, 1883.) He d. at Peatone, Kan., Dec. 14, 1877.
Children :
i. Maveric S.,4 b. March 9, 1824; d. Alton, Ill., Jan. 1852.
ii. Laura J., 4 b. Aug. 9, 1825 ; in. Alanson S. Moore, q. v.
iii. Peter Irving,4 b. May 27, 1827; m. March 15, 1860, Agnes, dau. James Lang; lived in Barnet. Ch. Louisa, 5 Irving, 5 and James.5
iv. William R.,4 b. June 13, 1829; m. May 1, 1854, Lydia J. Way. 7 ch. 25 v: Jabez Bigelow.+ b. Nov. 8, 1832.
vi. Cynthia Ann,+ b. Aug. 5, 1835; m. June 5, 1861, John Bryant of Lyn- field, Mass.
vii. Agnes E.,4 b. April 6, 1838; d. Barnet, July, 1, 1873.
viii. Sirena Isabel,4 b. Sept. 27, 1840; d. Nov. 17, 1841.
11 DAVID,3 (Robert,? William.1) b. Lyman, Oct. 3, 1805; m. Jan. 29, 1834, by Rev. David Sutherland, Isabel, dau. Wm. Hyndman of Lyman; rem. 1837 to Brighton, Ill .; farmer there; ret. to Monroe, 1856, and tended the grist mill there; in 1858 he moved to McIndoes Falls; in 1864 he ret. to the west and settled at Remington, Ind., where he d. Nov. 24, 1883. He was a prominent abolitionist and station agent on the "underground railroad," for 20 yrs. He held strong Anti-Ma- sonic views and withdrew from the church on account of his opposi- tion to secret societies. David Nelson was a very strong man, and once carried a barrel of flour from McIndoes to Monroe Plain. 9 chil. who all settled in the west.
12 NATHAN, 3 (Robert,2 Wm.,1) b. Lyman, N. H., July 8, 1814; m. Nov. 30, 1843, Mary Ann Paddleford (b. July 26, 1823).
Children :
i. Philip P .. 4 b. Dec. 30, 1844; m. Mary, dau. Robert Gilkerson; res. So. Dak. 4 ch .; d. Feb. 18, 1892.
ii. Louisa Moulton,4 b. Aug. 30, 1847; m. Ezra A. Day, merchant at New- bury, Vt., Lisbon, N. H., and Worcester, Mass., where they res.
iii. Abbie.4 (twin to Louise) d, Sept. 12, 1847.
iv. Herbert,4 b. March 31, 1852; went to Cal.
v. Frederic,4 b. Dec. 4, 1855; went to Cal.
25avi. Hugh,4 b. Nov. 2, 1858; res. Monroe, N. H .; m. Feb. 1, 1888, Eliza, dau. N. S. Bolton.
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vii. Annie M.,4 b. March 22, 1866; went to Cal.
JOHN F., 3 (John,2 William,1) b. Dec. 4, 1821; edu. in dist. sch., and taught school several winters. He was very prominent in both town and church, holding all offices and was town rep. 1867, '68. Joined the U. P. ch. Sept. 30, 1858; ord. Elder, June 26, 1873. He m. Dec. 24, 1849, Mary G., dau. Alexander Gibson (b. April 5, 1823; d. March 20, 1896.) He was killed by a vicious bull on his own premises, Sept. 7, 1892.
Children :
i. Marietta Jane,4 b. Oct. 14, 1850; d. un-m. July 15, 1900.
26 ii. John H.,4 b. June 5. 1853.
27 iii. Samuel F. F .. 4 b. May 6, 1856.
28 iv. Lizzie J.,4 b, March 13, 1859.
v. Sarah Janet,4 b. July 6, 1861; m. Nov. 23, 1910, J. C. Janes of Wyo- ming.
29 vi. Harry A .. b. May 24, 1863.
30 vii. William H., 4 b. Nov. 2, 1868.
14 JANET COCHRAN, 3 (John,? Wm.,1) b. June 21, 1823; m. Sept. 5, 1844, Rev. John Dunlap Cunningham (b. Sept. 7, 1813; d. Sept. 7, 1872.) She d. Oct. 23, 1871. He was for many years in the ministry of the Asso- ciate Pres. ch.
Children :
i. Mary Isabella,4 [Cunningham] b. Nov. 1, 1845; d. Sept. 16, 1865.
ii. Samuel Nelson.4 b. May 21, 1847 ; d. July 4, 1871.
iii. Margaret Jane,4 b. Aug, 29, 1850; d. March 31, 1872.
iv. John Dunlap,4 b. Nov. 10, 1852. Member of Asso. Pres. ch. ; m. March 23, 1875.
v. James Mitchell,4 b. Oct. 25, 1855. Member of United Pres. ch .; m. Sept. 25, 1875.
vi. William Findley,4 b. April 23, 1858. Member of Asso, Pres. ch.
vii. Marshall Beattie,4 b. April 7, 1860. Member of Meth. Epis. ch .; m. Nov. 7, 1888.
viii. Fenner Dickson, 4 b. Sept. 8, 1862; d. Feb. 2, 1863.
ix. Elizabeth Jane,4 b. Dec. 31, 1863. Member of U. P. ch .; m. March 1, 1883.
15 WILLIAM HUGH.3 (John,2 William,1) b. June 22, 1825; merchant at No. Haverhill, N. H., from about 1860 some 10 or 12 yrs .; merchant at Lawrence, Mass., also at Oliverian Brook, Haverhill, N. H., later till d. Nov. 27, 1886. He m. Jan. 6, 1852, Margaret, dau. Wm. and Anabel [Kennedy] Monteith (b. Jan. 21, 1829.)
Children :
i. Anabel Margaret,4 b. April 11, 1853; m. June 16, 1885, Scott Sloan, lawyer, of Haverhill, N. H. Res. Lebanon, N. H.
ii. John William,4 b. Aug. 14, 1854; d. Hamilton, Montana, Nov. 24, 1904; twice m. One ch. by 1st m., three by 2d
iii. Orinda Jane, 4 b. May 4, 1856; m. Jan. 18, 1882, William W. Brock, Jr., of South Newbury, Vt. Ch. Frank Nelson,5 b. Dec. 6, 1882; farmer with his father; m. June 19, 1907. Louise Carleton, dau. Dea. Sidney Johnson of Newbury. Ch. (1) William Johnson,5 b. Dec. 30, 1909. (2) Leonard Nelson,5 b. Aug. 17, 1911.
iv. Mary Lizette,4 b. Oct. 10, 1857; m. at Kahului, Hawaiian Islands, Alex- ander Bailey. She d. Jan. 1, 1888. Ch. Margaret Stuart,5 b. May 16, 1886.
v. Janet Cunningham,4 b. Dec. 6, 1858; d. Jan. 10. 1892.
vi. Martha Annot,4 b. Feb. 21, 1860; m. Oct. 21, 1885, Charles F. Bailey of Haverhill, N. H .; res. Lawrence, Mass .. Ch. (1) Randall Monteith,5 b. May 8. 1890. (2) Alan Nelson,5 b. Aug. 18. 1894.
vii. Laura Kimball,4 b. July 31, 1861; m. 1st, June 2, 1886, Lucius K.
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GENEALOGY-NELSON.
Hazen of St. Johnsbury. Ch. Margaret Ouida,5 b. April 16, 1890. She m. 2d, Feb. 17, 1907, Dr. Rufus Thurston of Boston, Mass., and res. there. Dr. T. d. April 8, 1911.
viii. Sophia Beattie,4 b. March 21, 1863; d. July 26, 1871.
ix. Lois Lydia,4 b. May 20, 1865; m. Sept. 16, 1891, Benjamin R. Atwood of Provincetown, Mass .; res Somerville, Mass. Ch. (1) Janet,5 b. June 20, 1892 ; d. Nov. 22, 1904. (2) Doris,5 b. Oct. 6, 1897.
x. Alexander Peter,+ b. July 7. 1867; m. Seattle, Wash., 1904, Margaret Shaunessey ; res. Aberdeen, Wash.
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