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Mr. Pollock res. his charge Aug. 21, 1910. Released by the Vt. Presbytery, Sept. 20, preached his farewell sermon Sept. 25, and is now a home missionary in Nebraska.
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POWERS.
JOHN W.,1 b. Bath, N. H., July 21, 1804; m. Jan. 6, 1831, Betsey E. Holman (b. Ryegate, Nov. 1, 1812 ; d. Nov. 25, 1902.) He d. Aug. 8, 1886.
Children of whom the following are living :
i. William J.,2 b. May 10, 1831; lives in California. Not married.
ii. Harvey S.,2 b. Bath, Jan. 7, 1838; served in Co. A. 9th Vt., in the Civil war; farmer in Ryegate. He m. at Barnet. June 22, 1878, by Rev. N. R. Nichols, Francena M., dau. Joel Carbee (b. R. April 19, 1848; d. June 28, 1908.)
Children, besides three who are dead :
i. Frank H., 3 b. April 7, 1879 : m. July 28, 1903, Winifred E. Gilchrist.
ii. Alice J., 3 b. June 5, 1883; m. Nov. 11, 1901, Clayton H. Libbey of Lyn- donville, Vt. Ch. (1) Francena K.,4 b. March 17, 1903. (2) Kermit Stuart,$ b. July 5, 1904. (3) Clarice Adine.+ b. July 10, 1906. (4) Clayton 1.,4 b. July 16, 1910. (5) Harvey Powers,4 b. July 12, 1911.
PRINGLE.
REV. WILLIAM MONCRIEF PRINGLE, the son of a noted Scotch clergyman, b. Perth, Scotland, 1791; grad. at Glasgow as a physician and surgeon in 1820; commissioned a surgeon in the British navy and made a voy- age to Canada in that capacity. On his return to Scotland he en- tered a theological seminary, was licensed to preach in 1826; came again to America, and preached in Troy, N. Y., at the same time liv- ing as a tutor, in the family of Maj. General Wool. Came to Ryegate, 1829, and was installed pastor of the Associate Pres. ch. June 29, 1830. His ministry was for some years very successful, but in con- sequence of the troubles more particularly related in the chapter upon the Associate ch., his congregation was divided, the major part leaving it, and forming a church of their own. He resigned his charge in 1852, and d. Dec. 16, 1858, at the house of Elder Wm. Henderson, where he was staying a short time; bur. at Barnet Center. He m. 61 couples between Sept. 1830 and Sept. 1840. He m. Margaret, dau. of Rev. Alexander Bullions, D.D., gr. dau. of Rev. David Good willie of Barnet (b. Cambridge, N. Y .; d. June, 1846.)
Children all b. in Ryegate:
i. Mary Bullions,2 b. 1830; grad. Cambridge (N. Y.) Acad. 1854; teacher many years, four yrs. in Brownsburg, Va., High School. She d. Nov. 20,1907.
1 ii. Alexander B.,2 b. May 15, 1833.
iii. William,2 b. Nov. 1835; attended Cambridge Acad. Cast his vote for Fremont 1856, but d. Feb. 1857 after three days illness.
iv. Jennie M.,2 b. Dec. 25, 1838; ed. Cambridge, N. Y., Acad .; teacher in the south many years with her sister Mary. She m. 1863, David J. Whip- ple, high sheriff of Rockbridge Co., Va., during the Civil war, after- wards farmer; has been dead some yrs. Ch. Mary,8 Floy,3 (Mrs. Bratton) Jean,3 David,3 and William,3 of Brownsburg and Charles of Jewell, Ky.
1 ALEXANDER BULLIONS,2 (Rev. Wm.,1) b. Ryegate, May 15, 1833; ed. Cam- bridge, N. Y., Acad .; farmer; elected constable and collector, 1856, '57; dep. sheriff for Caledonia Co., 1857. His farm in R. is now owned by Page Bros. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862 in Co. A, 11th Vt. Vols; transferred to 1st Heavy Artillery ; made gunner at Fort Totten, Washington, 1863; ordered June 4, 1864, to report to the Gen. Hos- pital, Brattleboro; ap. July, post master; Nov. 1864, commissary, till must. out May 21, 1865. Mem. Asso. Pres. ch., chosen elder; S. S. Supt. 6 yrs .; rem. to St. Johnsbury Centre; gardener ; deacon in Cong. ch. He m. Sept. 3, 1857, Julia A., dau. Dea. Andrew Laughlin b. Aug. 29, 1834.
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Children all born Ryegate.
i. Margaret Luey,4 b. Aug. 9, 1858; d. June 1860.
ii. William Alexander 3 b. Sept. 11, 1860; printer; res. Niagara Falls; tore- man in the Carter-Crum Manf. Co., and elder in the Prcs. ch. He m. in Bristol, Conn., Oct. 14, 1885, Hattie Amelia Wright. No chil.
iii. Henry Nelson,3 b. Oct. 21, 1864; grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1890; Andover Theo. Sem. 1893; pastor of Churches at Anoka, Minn., and Eastport, Me .; sec. since July 1, 1901 of the Christian Civic League of Maine. He m. Nov. 21, 1894, Emma Jane Prescott. Mr. Pringle has been very active in temperance work and the enforcement of the prohibi- tory law in the state of Maine. Res. Waterville, Me.
Children :
1. Alexander Monecrief,+ b. March 25, 1896.
2. Margaret,4 b. Sept. 26, 1898; d. March 5. 1908.
3. William Prescott,4 b. Oct. 10, 1900.
4. Edwin Edward, 4 b. May 10, 1903.
5. Helen,4 b. Dec. 8, 1905.
iv. Florence Eleanor,3 b. June 25, 1866; m. Sept. 20, 1894, Rev. Charles Frederick, s. of Joseph W. and Frances E. [Weld] Robinson (b. Mere- dith, N. H., July 7, 1866. Fitted for college at New Hampton Ins .; grad. Dartmouth 1890, A. M. 1904; grad. Andover Theo. Sem. 1893; took advanced work there 1900-'01, with degree of S. T. B. Ord. pastor Cong. ch. Meriden, N. H., June 6, 1893; dis. Sept. 3, 1900. During his pastorate a fine stone church was erected. Pastor Clinton, Conn., Oct. 20, 1901-Oct. 5, 1906; Milford, N. H., Oct. 5, 1906-April 1, 1911; Central Cong. ch., Derry, N. H., April 15, 1911 to date ; inst. Feb. 1, 1912. Instructor in Hebrew Dartmouth Coll., 1893-'96; in English, 1904. Member of several missionary and college societies. Ch. (1) Hugh Laughlin,4 b. March 23, 1897. (2) Robin,4 b. May 11, 1903.
v. James Nelson, 3 b. Dcc. 2, 1874; grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1897; prin. High School, Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., 1897-'99, also Sharon, Mass., 1899- 1909; Supt. of schools, Portsmouth, N. H., 1907 to date. He m. Nov. 30, 1899, Flora Perkins. Ch. (1) Nelson Giles,4 b. Oct. 2, 1902.
QUINT .*
BENJAMIN,1 came from Portsmouth, N. H., in 1792, on horseback, and settled in Orford, N. H., clearing up 25 acres of land in the east part of the town afterward called Quint town in his honor. He served in the American navy in the Revolutionary war, serving under John Paul Jones on board the Bon Homme Richard in the action of that ship with the Serapis in 1779. Hed. in Orford at an advanced age. He had two sons, Benjamin and Josiah. Descendants of the former still live in Orford, where both sons were born.
JOSIAH,2 (Benjamin,1) b. Orford, N. H., 1789; came to R. in 1814 and m. Janet, dau. Alexander Miller (b. Dec. 23, 1702; d. 1848.) They lived in Bath. N. H., at E. Ryegate and other places, but settled finally on what was then called "Miller's Mills," and later, the "Quint place," on the river road below So. Ryegate, where he carried on the business of grinding oat meal and hulling barley, the only mill of the kind in all this section. He also had a saw mill there, and did custom sawing. Josiah Quint owned, before 1830, the farm near Boltonville in New- bury, where his son Josiah long lived, which he sold to Ellis Colburn in 1843, and which was sold by the latter's heirs to Leander Quint in 1863. The farm was settled by Wm. Randall whose house stood fur- ther up the hill than the present one, which was built by Josiah Quint,
* Prepared by Mrs. N. Robinson.
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Senior. Josiah Quint and his wife were Covenanters, and he was a deacon in the church many years. He d. 1853. A complete record of their descendants was accidentally destroyed some years ago, and dates of birth and marriage cannot be given in all cases.
Children :
1 i. Robert,3 b. July 20, 1815.
ii. Miller, 8 d. un-m.
iii. Eliza, 3 lived with her parents, and d. un-m. These two were buried at Ryegate Corner.
2 iv. Leander.3
v. Susan,3 b. Oct. 15, 1825; d. Dec. 11, 1905 ; m. John Park, q. v.
3 vi. Josiah, 3 b. June 5, 1837.
1 ROBERT, 3 (Josiah,2 Benjamin,1) b. E. Ryegate, July 20, 1815; m. by Rev. Mr. Pringle Jan. 18, 1841; Sarah, dau. John Dawin (b. Ryegate, Jan. 20, 1816; d. Dec. 31, 1898). He d. June 22, 1881.
Children :
i. Helen,4 b. April 28, 1842; d. Mareh 2, 1849.
ii. Janet Sarah, + b. Dec. 28, 1844; d. June 15, 1870.
iii. Robert J.,4 b. 1850; d. un-m. Jan. 14, 1905.
iv. Josiah,4 b. 1854; m. Florence Black of Duluth, Minn. He d. June 19, 1891. One son, Joseph, who res. near Duluth, The widow of Josiah Quiut m. 2d, a Mr. Bolin of Duluth. This entire family are bur. at So. Ryegate.
2 LEANDER, 3 (Josialı,2 Benjamin,1) b. Bath, N. H., Aug. 1825; edu. at com. schools and Newbury Seminary ; taught school and studied law with Hon. Abel Underwood at Wells River. He also assisted the U. S. Mar- shall, Col. Jacob Kent, in his attendance upon circuit and district courts, and was one of the party who arrested the counterfeiters in the Bristol Bill affair at Groton in 1849. He was also deputy sheriff at the time Michael Kelley was murdered at Ingalls hill in Newbury, Sept. 22, 1847. Ad, to the bar of Orange Co., June, 1849, and went to California in Sept. of that year, engaging as a miner; opened a law office at Sonora, Tuolumne Co .; elected judge of that Co., 1853, holding the office two yrs .; Dist. Attorney several yrs., state senator 1862, '63; rem. 1863 to Esmeralda Co., Nev., and became partner with Judge James H. Hardy, with whom he was in practice till June, 1865, in Virginia City, when they rem. to San Francisco, and were in practice till Judge Hardy's death in June, 1874. He was counsel for Laura D. Fair for the shooting of Hon. A. P. Crittenden, a very noted case, in which he won a great reputation as a criminal lawyer. With him in that case was associated Judge Edwin Rogers of Sonora, a na- tive of Newbury. After the death of Mr. Hardy, Judge Quint was in partnership with Henry Edgerton, a noted orator. In politics a dem- ocrat. He d. suddenly April, 1890, leaving a wife and four chil. three of whom are living in Cal.
JOSIAH, (Josiah, Benjamin,1) b. E. Ryegate, June 5, 1827; in Cal. Feb. 1851- '57; ret. to R. and bought the John Hall farm 1858, which he sold 1864, to Hugh G. Miller, and moved to the farm on Quint hill, New- bury, which had formerly been owned by his father, and now by his daughter. He was a man of extensive information and mueh natural ability as a writer and speaker. Helm; 1st, at Bradford, Dec. 6. 1860, Adaline, dau. Thos. and Lucy [Smith] Hancock of Bath, who d. Nov. 17, 1870. 2d, Julia A. Morgan of Boston, now dec. He d. April 18, 1903; bur. Boltonville.
. Children all by 1st marriage:
i. Thomas,8 b. Ryegate, Jan. 13, 1862 ; farmer at Edmonton, Alberta, Can. He m. Lizzie White of Ontario, Cal. 3 chil.
ii. Lucy Janet,3 b. Ryegate, Sept. 27, 1863; m. as 2d w. June 25, 1902,
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Richard Ludlow, a native of Dublin, Ireland; farmer on the Quint homestead in Newbury. Ch. (1) Helen,4 [Ludlow] b. April 2, 1903. (2) Kathleen Quint [Ludlow] b. Jan. 14, 1909.
iii. Leander J.,& b. Newbury, Feb. 11, 1866 ; ed. com. schools and Peacham Acad. Went to Cal. 1884; postmaster at Sherman some yrs .; mayor of Rodondo Beach, and president of the board of trustees at Los Angeles and prominent in municipal affairs ; m. April 28, 1898, Laura Bilderain of Los Angeles. He was highly esteemed. Two chil. Lean- der J. Quint d. Nov. 14, 1909.
iv. Martha Adaline,3 b. Newbury, Jan. 2, 1867; m. Oct. 12, 1904, Martin Costello of Danville, Que .; re. Calgary. Can. Ch. (1) John,4 and Allen,4 (twins) b. Montreal, 1905. (3) Mary Edith,4 b. Calgary, 1907. (4) Marion,4 and Margaret.4 (twins) b. Calgary, 1809; the latter d. in the same year.
REEDE.
REV. HUGH W., 1 b. Westmoreland Co., Penn., July 26, 1855; grad. Geneva Coll., May 28, 1878; attended Ref. Pres, Sem. at Allegheny, Pa .; licensed April 13, 1881 ; and ord. by the N. Y. Presbytery and inducted pastor of the Ref. Pres. ch. at Ryegate. Jan. 19, 1883; Supt. of schools 1884, '85; res. Sept. 21, 1886 to become Principal of Knox Acad., Selma, Ala., till Dec. 1887; pastor Ref. Pres, ch's., Youngstown, O., April, 1886-Dec. 1901; Teeswater, Ont., Jnly, 1891-June, 1898; Alma St. Pres. ch., St. Thomas, Ont,, Aug. 1899-Aug. 1909; Pittsburgh (Ont.) Pres, ch., Aug, 1909, to date. He m. 1st, March 29, 1881, I. Emma Robison of Dresden, O., (b. Sept. 12,1858; d. March 30, 1886.) Grad. Geneva Coll., May 19, 1880; Pres. of So, Ryegate W. C. T. U., 1884, '85. 2d, Nov. 23, 1886, Alice B. dau. Robert T. Miller, b. Ryegate, April 12, 1864. Ed. Montebello Ladies Ins., Newbury, Peacham and St. J. Acads .; teacher in Newbury, Groton and Ryegate; Pres. of Teeswater W. C. T. U., 1893-'99; ; Bruce Co., do. 1895-'98; Elgin Co., do. 1899-1906, St. Thomas, do. 1904-1909. She d. May 30, 1912 ; bur. So. Ryegate.
Children both born at Youngstown, O.
i. Emma Alice.2 b. Aug. 2, 1888; grad. Alma Coll., St. Thomas; music teacher and mezzo soprano soloist.
ii. Robert Hugh, b. May 18, 1890; matriculated from St. Thomas Coll. Ins. in Queen's University, June 1908. In real estate bus. Saskatoon, Sask. He m. Aug. 5, 1912, Gertrude Church of S.
REID.
DAVID. His birthplace is not given, but he came from Scotland with his wife, reaching Ryegate, Oct. 7, 1774, in company with John Waddell, Wil- liam Neilson and family, and Thomas McKeith. His name does not appear in the list of signers to the Bond of Association, but as he took up land as one of the Company he may have been a son of " William Reid, residenter in Atherstone," who was a member of it. His farm on Connecticut river is now owned by A. A. Miller. He was the first man to volunteer in the Rev. war from Ryegate taking the place of Andrew Brock who was drafted, but for some reason could not go, and served in Capt. Frye Bayley's Co .. which marched to Saratoga. He was certainly a church member and as his name does not appear among town officers and as he was a signer to the call for Rev. Wm. Gibson, he was probably a Covenanter. "His wife became violently insane and several times attempted his life, so that he obtained a di- vorce from her, and afterward married the widow Kincaid from Hav- erhill, who had a large family of small children whom David brought
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up with as much care and pains as if they had been his own, so that they all became good and useful men and women."-Mason.] David Reid certainly deserves to be remembered. He d. Feb. 16, 1821, aged 81; bur. at Ryegate Corner. In person he was under five tt. in height, very thickset and of immense physical strength.
REID.
MARION, dau. of George Ronalds, b. Ryegate, March 18, 1803; m. Nov. 28, 1826, Robert Charlton Reid,1 (b. May 31, 1795 near Lexington, Ky. His parents were of Scotch ancestors who settled in the n. of Ireland ; his father was b. in Derry and his mother in County Antrim. They settled in Xenia township, Ohio, where he bought a tract of "Virginia Military Land," which is still in the family. Elder in Ref. Pres. ch. He d. Oct. 17, 1865.) She d. June 9, 1895 in her 93d year. She was brought up partly in the family of Gen. James Whitelaw, and often had charge of his office when he was away from home. Mrs. Reid re-visited Ryegate several times, and retained to the last a deep inter- est in the place and its people.
Children :
i. Gavin McMillan,2 b. April 8, 1828; d. Oct. 25, 1862, his wife having d. 8 mos. earlier. Ch. (1) Caroline Hinman, 3 who d. June 27, 1876, in her 22d year. (2) Ella,3 who had been abroad much with her uncle, and was m. Sept. 27, 1892 to Judge Ralph C. Harrison, then on the bench of the Supreme Court of the State of California. Both are still living in San Francisco.
1 ii. * Whitelaw,2 b. Oct. 27, 1837.
2 iii. Chestina,2 b. June 12, 1842.
1 WHITELAW,2 (Robert C.,1) b. Cedarville, O., Oct. 27, 1837. Grad. Miami Univ., Oxford, O., 1856; correspondent in the Civil War; served on the military staff of Gen. Thomas A. Morris in the 1st W. Va. cam- paign, and subsequently on the staff of Gen. Rosecrans; in 1862 be- came clerk of the Military Cominittee of the House of Representatives and was subsequently its librarian until 1866; in 1868 became con- nected with the New York Tribune, first as chief editorial writer under Mr. Greeley, then as managing editor, and from 1872 to 1895 chief proprietor; ap. Minister to Germany, 1877 and 1881 but declined both times; Minister to France, 1889-'92; Republican nominee for Vice President, 1892; Ambassador to England since 1893. Special Ambassador to Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 1897; Peace Commissioner to Paris, at close of Spanish War, 1898. Special Ambassador to the Coronation of King Edward, 1902. Res. Dorchester House, Park Lane, London. Has written "After the War, a Southern Tour," 1867; "Ohio in the War," 1868; "Problems of Expansion," 1900; "The Scot in America and the Uister Scot," 1912, and has made many public addresses. Elected to the Board of Regents, University of the State of New York, 1878, succeeding Gov. John A. Dix; elected Vice- Chancellor 1902, and Chancellor, 1904. L.L.D. Miami Univ., 1890; Princeton, 1899; Yale, 1901; Cambridge, 1902; St. Andrews, 1905. He m. April 26, 1881, Elizabeth, dau. D. O. Milis, of N. Y. City
Children :
i. Ogden Mills,3 b. May 16, 1882; now managing editor of New York Tribune.
* NOTE. As to the statement which is often made that the full name of Hon. Whitelaw Reid is James Whitelaw Reid, he writes to the editor under date of May 23, 1912, "I was baptized simply Whitelaw Reid, and the baptismal name generally holds among Scotch Presbyterians. While I was still an infant my mother concluded that she would like to have the full name of General Whitelaw used and it was therefore used until after my graduation, but dropped when becoming of age."
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MRS. MARION RONALDS REID.
HON. WHITELAW REID. AMBASSADOR AT COURT OF ST. JAMES.
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ii. Jean Templeton,3 b. July 13, 1884; m. Hon. John H. Ward of London and Chilton Lodge, England.
2 CHESTINA,2 (Robert C.,4) b, Cedarville, O., June 12, 1842; m. March 26, 1867, George W. Smith, Manufacturer and Banker, Hanover, N. H .; d. White River Junction, Vt., Oct, 12, 1876.
Children ,
i. Robert E., 3 [Smith] b, Hanover, Nov. 13, 1869; res. White River Junc- tion. Hem. Jan. 2, 1890. Winnie F. Barnes (b. Lyme. N. H., March 2,1868. Ch. (1) George W.,4 [Smith] b. Dec. 20, 1892. (2) Edwin E .. 4 [Smith] b. Jan. 20, 1894. (3) Dorothy B.,4 [Smith] b. July 7, 1895. (4) Robert W.,4 [Smith] b. Oct. 14, 1898.
RENFREW.
A letter dated at Blackstown Mains, Paisley, Scotland, Aug. 20, 1912, from John Renfrew of that place to O. A. Renfrew of Newbury, gives some interesting particulars of this family: The Renfrews of this vicinity are a branch of a family of the name who from time immemorial have been blacksmiths at Camesthorn, which is about three miles s. e. of Paisley. There is a tradition in the family that they have been there since the 11th century, and that when Paisley Abbey was being built in the latter part of the 12th century, the mnason's tools were brought to Camesthorn to be sharpened by the Renfrews. In addition to the smithy they had a small farm and held a public house license. The business of cartwright and blacksmith is still carried on there by Colin Renfrew. James Renfrew, ancestor of all of that name in this vicin- ity, had a brother William, b. 1760. Their father came to the farm of Blackstown Mains, which is about three miles n. w. of Paisley, about 1776. The farm. is still carried on by grandsons of William Renfrew, another gr. son being manager of the farms of the Coats family, the celebrated thread, makers of Paisley. A son of William, Alexander by name (b. 1830) is living at the, date of this letter. The mother of James Esden of Barnet and the wife of Geo. Smith of Ryegate , were daus. of William Renfrew.
The name no doubt came from the town of Renfrew Place. Names of towns adopted for family names are quite common, such as Ster- ling, Dunbar, Houston. A small geography of the shire of Renfrew says: "As the tide rushes up the river Clyde it meets a projecting neek of land at the confluence of the river's Cart and Clyde. This promontory cleaves the flowing tide into two streams, one continues its course up the Clyde, the other pursues its way up the Cart. Such a neck of land is called a "rin" or "ren," and "frew," signifies a flow of the tide. The name of the town of Renfrew hence means "The tidal peninsular."
JAMES,1 b. Paisley, Scotland, 1758; weaver by trade; came to Am. and Rye- gate in 1804, having left Great Britain it is said, to escape conscrip- tion into the army during the wars of Napoleon. He bought of Wil- liam Armour a farm of 60 acres of tillage and pasture in Groton, and of John Orr 20 acres of wood land in Ryegate. The buildings were in Groton. He m. Jan. 1788, Margaret Smith, (b. Paisley, 1761; d. Groton, Sept. 3, 1856.) James Renfrew was a member of an indc- pendent church in Scotland, but never joined any cl. in America. His wife became a member of the Associate ch. in 1804. He d. Oct. 8, 1819; bur. in Groton cem. The Renfrews of Groton, Ryegate and Newbury were a sterling family, men able and willing at any time to give good and sound reasons for whatever faith, political or reli- gious which was held by them. John, Robert and James Renfrew were prominent in Newbury.
Children all born in Scotland.
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i. James,2 b. Feb. 1784; m. Jean, dau. James Nelson (b. Ryegate, Feb. 3, 1790; d. Newbury, April 2, 1880.) He d. Sept. 30, 1870. (For fam- ily see Hist. of Newbury.)
ii. John,2 b. Feb, 14, 1788; m. 1st, 1810, Anna Bailey of Peacham. 2d, Jane [Caldwell] dau. Wm. Craig. They lived in R. till 1811, in Gro- ton 9 yrs .. then moved to Newbury. (For family see Hist. of N.) Rev. N. R. Johnston in "Looking Back from the Sunset Land," pays a fine tribute to John Renfrew. 6 ch. of whom Rev. Archibald (4) was was b. in R.
iii. Margaret,2 b. 1790; m. Archibald Park. q. v.
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iv. William,2 b. April 2, 1792.
2 v. Andrew, 2 b. 1794.
vi. Robert,2 b. 1800; lived in Newbury; m. Lois Roberts of Groton. (See Hist. of N.)
3 vii, Matthew,2 b. 1802.
1 WILLIAM,2 (James,1) b. Paisley, April 2, 1792. Came to Am. with parents
m. Jean, dau. James Esden (b. June 21, 1792; d. Jan. 21, 1878) and settled on her father's farm, where Frank McColl now lives. He d. Sept. 18, 1880.
Children all born in Ryegate.
5 i. James,3 b. Nov. 21, 1817.
ii. Elizabeth, 3 b. Dec. 23, 1821; m. Andrew Whitcher. 4 ch., of whom one, Chas. Whitcher,4 of Hardwick is living.
iii. William, 3 b. Nov. 22, 1823; m. 1st, Nancy Craig. 2d, Mary Willey. Ch. Clarence and Edwin.
6 iv. Matthew, 3 b. Sept. 7, 1825.
v. Janet,3 b. Sept. 8, 1828; d. May 23, 1907. m. Albert Hall, q. v.
vi. Nelson,3 b. March 14, 1832; m. Helen Bruce. One dau. Helen C., (Mrs. Brown.)
vii. Lois.3 b. Aug. 17, 1835; d. Feb. 23, 1902; m. John McColl, q. v.
2 ANDREW, 2 (James,1) b. 1794; farmer on homestead. He m. by Rev. James Mil- ligan, July 15, 1824, Elizabeth, dau. James Nelson (b. Sept. 19, 1797 ; d. Aug. 21, 1861.) Hed. June 2, 1843; bur. in Groton cem. Mem- bers of United Pres. ch.
Children :
i. James,3 b. Groton, Feb. 13. 1827. m. Amanda Clark of G .; lived in Bos- ton, where he d. Aug. 23, 1886; bur. in Groton. One son, Charles, who m. Ethel Russell of Boston. Three chil.
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ii. Archibald Park,3 b. April 6, 1829.
iii. Margaret,3 b. Nov. 10. 1831 ; m. A. H. Park, q. v.
8 iv. Alexander,3 b. June 24, 1836.
3 MATTHEW,2 (James,1) b. Paisley, Seotland, Dec. 30, 1802; Came to America with parents; farmer, where his son Jefferson long lived, and built that house. He m. June 24, 1830, Sally Roberts (b. Groton, May 25, 1808; d. March 14, 1876.) Hed. Aug, 20, 1865. Members of the Baptist ch. Groton.
Children,
i. Stephen Roberts.3 b. Feb. 12, 1833: m. March 16, 1858, Meroe H., dau. Ara Welch of Groton. Rem. to Craftsbury; town representative, 1884. Hed. June 4, 1887. Ch. (1) Flora A.,4 b. Dec. 30, 1858 ; m. Jan. 20, 1886, Warren Seaver of Craftsbury; d. July 5, 1899, (2) Clara A.,4 b. 1862; m. March 10, 1886 T. M. Gallagher of Craftsbury ; town rep. 1896. She d. Feb. 1908. Ch. (1) Stephen Ren- frew,5, [Gallagher]. (2) Dora Mae,5 [Gallagher],
ii. Jefferson,8 b. April 28, 1836; farmer on homestead ; Never m .; town rep- resentative 1880; deacon in the Baptist church at Groton. A short time before his death he gave the church a deed of a house which he owned, which had been used for several years as a parsonage. He contributed to the press and composed religious poems and verses for special occasions. A constant reader and close student, his informa- tion was very extensive. He d. June 24, 1908.
WILLIAM RENFREW.
JEAN ESDEN RENFREW.
JAMES RENFREW.
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ARCHIBALD, 3 (John,2 James,1) b. Ryegate, Jan. 27, 1812; attended Bradford and Peacham Acad's and studied with Rev. James Milligan. He m. 1835, Asenath, dau. David Corliss of Topsham. Became a Baptist, and ord. an evangelist in Topsham, where he was a farmer; in trade at So. Ryegate awhile then bought the Bruce farm in R. a short dis- tance below McIndoes Falls. Supt. of schools ab. 1860; farming and preaching ; rem to Ill., and later to Indiana ; re-visited R. June-Oct., 1888 and d. at Remington, Ind., Dec. 20, 1888, soon after returning home. Was survived by his wife, two chil. and several gr. chil. He was an able and talented man of great usefulness.
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