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Children :
5 i. Lee,4 b. Feb. 8, 1853.
5 LEE,4 b. Feb. 8, 1853; farmer on homestead. He m. Feb. 28, 1872. Mary Ann, dau. Wm. Hunter. He d. Dec. 28, 1876, a short time after at- tending the Centennial at Philadelphia, and making a trip to Iowa. His widow m. 2d, Claudius Brock, q. v.
Children :
i. Clara Louise,5 b. Barnet, Dec. 31, 1872; m. Joseph M. Moulton; res. Rutland, Mass. 3 ch.
ALLEN STEWART, SR.
ARCHIBALD RITCHIE.
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ALLEN STEWART, JR.
MARY MILLER STEWART.
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ii. William Claudius, 5 b. Barnet, Nov. 15, 1874; owns his grandfather's farmn. iii. Lee,5 b. Barnet, Feb. 26, 1877; m. Oct. 30, 1901, Carolyn K., dau. Gil- more Morrison. Res. So. Ryegate. Ch. (1) Leland Pliny,6 h. March 25, 1904. (2) Dwight Lawrence,6 b. Sept. 24, 1905. (3) Gwendo- lyn,6 b. May 18, 1907. (4) Beulah,6 b. Jan. 30, 1909. (5) Ruth Viola,6 b. March 8, 1911.
STEWART .*
This family claims descent from a Norman, who came with William the Con- querer and whose son became steward of Scotland in the early part of the 12th century. The pioneer ancestor in America was Allan,1 b. about 1755 at Cromdale, on the Spey, Invernesshire, in the Scottish Highlands. He was apprenticed to a tailor and was a member of Lt. Col. Sir Alexander Campbell's Highland regiment. This regiment was drafted for service in America at the beginning of the revolution- ary war, and he was rejected on account of his low stature. He se- creted himself on board the vessel, and was allowed to take his place in the ranks. The vessel was captured by the Americans. Col. Camp- bell was sent to the prison at Concord and afterward exchanged for Ethan Allen. Stewart not being enrolled was kept in prison for some time, but released on condition that he exercise his trade for the bene- fit of his captors, which he did for four years. He then enlisted in the Am. Army, credited to the town of Dunstable (now Nashua.) N. H., mustered July 6, 1780, into Capt. Proctor's Co. of Col. Cilley's reg .; discharged Dec. 15, 1780. Served also in the army for the town of Amherst from July 25, to Dec. 15, 1781. He settled in Dunstable; m. Mary Berry, and in 1790 exchanged his property there for wild land in Ryegate. where he removed that year, the land being the farm afterward owned, by Edward Miller, Sr., and later by James Miller. In 1806 he built the house now standing on that farm. His wife d. on the Jesse Heath farm about 1835, and he went to live with his son John in Barton where he d. Jan. 28, 1846; both are bur. in Groton. After July 25, 1832, he received a pension of $76 per an.
Children :
i. Mary,2 m. William Craig, q. v.
ii. Francis, 2 m. Sally Bedell.
iii. Betsey,2 m. Luke Higgins of Ryegate.
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iv. Allan,2 b. April 22, 1786.
2 v. John.2 b. April 29, 1797.
vi. Margaret,2 m. Sept. 28, 1811, Robert Armstrong who d. in the army in the war of 1812.
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vii. William W.,2 d. un-m. at 27 years of age.
1 ALLAN,2 (Allan,1) b. Dunstable (now Nashua) N. H., April 22, 1788. He m. July, 1809, Mary, dau. Alexander Miller (b. Ryegate, Feb. 15, 1789; d. April 27, 1848.) They lived in R. till 1815, rem. to Canada and kept a grocery store near Quebec, 4 yrs. Ret. to R. and was a farmer w here Mr Exley lives at So. Ryegate, building a log house on a knoll south of the present buildings. His sons Allan aud Duncan bought the farm and erected the present buildings. He m. 2d. Aug. 7, 1851, Sarah Scales of Peachanı and built a house near Quint's mill where he d. Aug. 9, 1873. He was a member of the Covenanter ch. 62 yrs. Children :
i. John Crawford,3 b. Jan. 30, 1810; d. Jan. 9, 1814.
ii. Jean,3 b. July 17, 1811; d. April 30, 1816 in Canada.
iii. Mary 3 b. March 29, 1814; m. John Conant of Lowell, Mass. Ch. (1) John Harlan,4 who left a dau., Mrs. Lizzie Derbyshire of Lowell. (2) Henry Allen (dea.) Noch.
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iv. Adeline.3 b. May 30, 1816; m. Jan. 1, 1840, Morrill Ingalls. Lived at So. R., between Mr. Exley's and the cemetery. Had a son Samuel, who d. un.m .. and a dau. Ellen, who m. Win. Sloane and had a son. Both are dead. Mr. Ingalls d. at So. R., and she m. 2d, a Mr. Ab- bott of Rumford, Me., and d. there. Jan. 31, 1874.
v. Margaret Allen,3 b. May 22, 1818; m. as 2d w. Horace W. Stevens; d. Oct. 3, 1874.
vi. Jane Allen,3 b. April 18, 1820; m. Norman Harris; d. in Lowell, Mass .. June 16, 1844.
vii. Alexander Miller,8 b- June 17, 1822; d. Oct. 11, 1832.
3 viii. Allan,3 b. Aug. 4, 1824.
4 ix. Duncan, 3 b. Feb, 4, 1826.
x. Eliza, 8 h. Jan. 1, 1828; d. Nov. 20, 1851.
xi. Nancy Miller, 3 b. March 21, 1829; d. Sept. 10, 1848.
xii. Lillias, 3 b. Sept. 12, 1832; m. as 1st w. Horace W. Stevens; d. Nov. 28, 1863. Ch. (1) Melissa, 4 who m. George Forbes. (2) Alonzo,4 d. un-mn1.
2 JOHN,2 (Allan,1) m Janet, dau. Alexander McDonald (b. April 29, 1797; d. They settled in Barton. 6 ch. Allan, Alexander, William, Mary B., Eunice and Alvin.
4. DUNCAN, 3 (Allan,2 Allan,1) b. Feb 4, 1826. With his bro. Allan he bought his father's firm, and built the house now standing on the premises. Farmer there till 1860 when he rem. to Topsham and bought on George Hill the farm now owned by Duncan Mckay, which he sold in 1866, and opened a general store at E. Topsham with Jacob Mills, Jr., as partner. In business there till 1880 when he ret. to a farm where he d. Sept. 10, 1882. He m Sept. 20, 1849, Margaret, dau. Archibald Ritchie (b. Kilmalcolm, Scotland, Oct. 22, 1830 ) Member of Ref. Pres. ch. at Ryegate Corner and later at Topsham, in which he was a ruling elder. After her husband d. she rem. to So. Ryegate, then to Manchester, N. H., later to York, Me., where she d. Sept. 23, 1905. Member of Ref. Pres. ch while in Ryegate and Topsham and of Cong. ch. York Village at time of death.
Children :
5 i. John Conant,+ b. June 19, 1850
ii. Archibald Ritchie.4 b. April 1, 1852. d. Dec. 15, 1864.
iii. Mary Elizabeth, 4 b. May 19, 1858 .; m. Topsham, Oct. 9, 1883, Charles B. Sturtevant, b. Barton. Vt., April 2, 1850 (son of Paschal and Lou- ise A. [Harvey]), grad. Dartmouth Med. Coll., 1874; in practice at New Boston, N. H., and Manchester. She d. Manchester, June 3, 1898. Ch. (1) Florence Anna,5 b. April 4, 1886; grad. Manchester High School and Bradford (Mass.) Acad .; m. June 15, 1912, Harry W. Taplin of Franklin, Mass., gt. gt. gr. son of Col. John Taplin of Newbury. (2) Edith Margaret.5 b. April 7, 1890; grad. Manchester High School; teacher in kindergarten, So. Manchester, N. H.
3 ALLAN,3 (Allan.2 Allan,1) b. Ryegate, Aug 4, 1824; m. Sept. 1859, Cecilia Egbert ; rem. to Livonia, N. Y.
Children :
i. Ida R.,4 b. prob. Newbury, Sept. 11, 1860; m. at Buffalo, N. Y., April 17, 1884, Harvey H. Curtiss (b. Geneseo, N. Y .. Dec. 30, 1848.)
ii. William H.,4 1) Livonia. N. Y .. April 17, 1868 ; res. Batavia, N. Y ; m. 1st, Sept. 29, 1888, J. Lillian Mulligan (b. Jan. 28, 1868; d. Dec. 9, 1892.) 2d. Nov. 30, 1900, Mayme Florence Carney, b. March 9, 1878. Ch. by 1st m. (1) Margaret L ,5 b. Jan. 10, 1890. (2) Jen- nie Frances.5 b. April 4, 1892.
iii. Barstow J., 4 b. March 9, 1878; m. Nov. 14, 1891, Rose Curry b. July 28, 1876. Ch. (1) Louise,4 b. Feb. 29, 1892. (2) Allan,4 b. July 6, 1893.
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DUNCAN STEWART.
CHIARLES B. STURDEVANT, M. D.
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MRS. MARGARET ( RITCHIE ) STEWART.
MRS. MARY E. STURDEVANT.
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5 JOHN CONANT, 3 (Duncan,2 Allan,1) b. Ryegate, June 19, 1850; ed. select schools in Topsham and Peacham Acad. Grad. Dartmouth College, June, 1873, teaching while in college. Studied medicine with Dr. Jas- , per J. Hazen at York, Me .; grad. Dartmouth Med. Coll. June, 1876 as valedictorian of his class. In practice at York, Me., 11 yrs .; in 1877, went into a transportation business between Portsmouth, N. H., and Cape Niddock, Me. Surveyed the York Harbor and Beach R. R. In business of various kinds alone and with partners, insur- ance, banking and real estate; is a director in several railroad com- panies, also has copper interests in Arizona. and in manufacturing rear home. Trustee and treasurer of Children's Heart Work Society of Maine and member and director of the Civic League of Maine. Be- gan to study law, 1888; ad. to the bar June, 1895, in practice York Village. Member of several benevolent and historical societies and benevolent fraternities ; member of Royal Arcanum, Knights of Pyth- ias and has high rank in Masonry : holds high office in the Order of the Golden Cross; identified with the Good Templars and has trav- eled all over Maine in the interest of temperance work. State senator 1891-92 in which he was chairman of committee on temperance ; mem. of committee on Banks and Banking and others. Has held various town and county offices. and served as delegate to several Republican Conventions, temperance and medical assemblies. At present writing, Sept. 1912, he is a candidate for Presidential elector
STUART.
CLAUDIUS,1 b. Rosebury, near Glasgow; came to Am. in 1775, in the last vessel sailing from Scotland before the American war. He reached New York June 22, 1775 ; lived in Old Hadley, Mass., one year ; came to Newbury and settled on the farm now owned by John S. Bone, which he named Rosebury, after his home in Seotland. He lived there about two yrs .. then bought land of Col. Harvey in Barnet. still the homestead of the family. His father was also named Claudius and was a tallow chandler. Died in West Barnet aged 100 yrs. and four mths., and bur. in Stuart cem .; name of wife on head stone.
Children :
i. Betsey,2 b. Glasgow; m. Robert Brock of Barnet.
ii. Walter.2 never m.
iii. James,2 m. Dorcas Fuller.
iv. William,2 went to Jamaica as a surgeon from Glasgow ; came to America on a visit about 1805; started to go to Lyman with his bro. James, and in crossing the river at McIndoes one of the horses which was in the boat put his foot through the bottom, which caused the boat to sink, and Dr. Stuart and his brother were drowned. Both bur. in Stu- art cem.
v. Marion 2 m. Col. Rankin of Danville.
1 vi. Alexander.2
vii. John,2 m. Wealthy Willey, gt. grandmother of Horace F. Graham of Craftsbury, State Auditor.
1 ALEXANDER,2 (Claudius 1) b. 1768; came to America with parents; settled on part of the land which his father bought where he lived and died ; m. Sarah, dau. John Abbott, b. March 22, 1772. He d. 1840.
Children :
i. Walter,3 b. May 13, 1794; m. Rachel Mckinley in 1822.
ii. Job,3 b. Aug. 10, 1796; m. Mary Blanchard, 1820.
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iii. William, 3 b. Aug. 22, 1798.
iv. John,3 b June 22, 1800; m. Betsey Brock. 4 ch. all living, Cloud, James, Hannah and Sarah A.
v. Janet,3 b. March 30, 1807; m. Reuben Hight.
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vi. Phebe,3 m. Theodore Farrow.
vii. Alexander,3 b. Aug. 8, 1814; m. Helen Strobridge.
2 WILLIAM.3 ) Alexander,2 Claudius,1) b. Aug- 22, 1798; farmer on homestead ; captain in old militia. He m. by Rev. James Milligan Jan. 4, 1822, Jane, dau. Alexander Whitelaw, half brother of Gen. James White- law, in whose family she was reared (b. Dec. 26, 1803; d. May 15, 1875.) He d. April 1, 1879. Children :
i. Sarah,+ b. Oct. 8, 1822; m. March 7, 1854, Ira S. Dickey of Wayland, Mass. She d. May 8, 1894. Ch, William,5 and Eliza Jane,5 both dead.
ii. Charles,4 b. June 7, 1825. m. Dec. 23, 1852, Lois, dau. William Gray. They went to Osceola, Ill., in 1855, started a village named Stuart about the year 1870 in Iowa. He d. June 9, 1889, at Osceola. Ch. William,5 Isabel,5 and Elizabeth, 5 who m. John Beattie of Ryegate.
iii. Alexander Hamilton,4 b. 1830 ; d. Feb. 11, 1843.
iv. William, 4 b. May 29, 1833. Had his right arm cut off in a threshing ma- chine, 1854. Owns the John Stuart farm in Barnet. He mn. Mrs. Emeline (Wesson) Parker of Phillipston, Mass., who d. June 20, 1880. Ch. (1) Emeline J.,5 b. July 16, 1886. (2) Abigail,5 b. Dec. 1868; m. Henry Badger of W. Danville.
v. Mary Jane, 4 b. Oct. 3, 1836; died May 27, 1873.
vi. Marion,4 b. March 17, 1838; edu. Peacham and St. J. Acads. Teacher 40 yrs., first near home then among the freedmen in the south four yrs .; then in the Juvenile Asylum, N. Y. City for many years, except for a few years in Chicago; ret. to Barnet, res. with her sister in New- bury for a time, but d. in Barnet on the homestead Aug. 26, 1910. Member of Episcopal ch.
vii. Abbie H.,4 b, Sept. 7, 1843; m. April 8, 1891, John Smith, a prominent farmer and business man of West Newbury (b. June 21, 1832; d. March 22, 1910 ) She d. at Brightlook Hospital, March 14, 1910; Bur. at W. Newbury.
viii. George,4 b. May 7, 1847 : farmer on homestead and res. at St. Johns- bury. He m. Sarah, dau. James Ritchie of Greensboro. Ch James Hamilton (of McIndoes) and Mary Alice who died May 27, 1875.
SYMES.
ALEXANDER,1 b. in Scotland ; came to Ryegate in May, 1774, and was the first who brought a family into the town. He was one of the Scotch Com- pany and in the list is put down as belonging to the "Barony Parish of North Kenmuir, Glasgow," and by trade a "gardener." He purchased the land owned in 1860 by Wm. J. Gibson and now by Wesson Sar- gent. No list of chil. can be had. One was Campbell, q. v. Another Agnes, m. James Henderson. Alexander Symes and his wife are be- lieved to have been original members of the Ass. Pres. ch. He is sup- posed to have d. in 1787 and his wife in 1790, or about that time. Both bur. in the "Old Scotch Cemetery."
CAMPBELL, 2 ( Alexander,1) b. Paisley, 1757; came to America with parents. He was m. at Newbury, Dec. 20, 1788, by Rev. Jacob Wood, to Abi- gail Doyen, sister of John Doyen who settled in Ryegate. They came from Pembroke, N, H., and settled on the farm now owned by the Brock Bros. The Doyens were a Scotch-Irish family. He d. April 27, 1829 ; she d. 1836; bur. in Blue Mt. Cemetery.
Children :
i. Abigail,3 b. Oct. 16, 1787; m. 1st, Jan. 8, 1833, by Rev. Wm. Pringle, Capt. Ephraim Morse of Craftsbury, who d. 2d, 1840, Jonas Tucker of West Newbury, who d. March 23, 1856. She ret. to Ryegate and d. Dec. 14, 1881; bur. in Oxbow Cem., Newbury.
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ii. Agnes,3 b. July 20, 1791 ; m. William Buchanan, q. v.
2 iii. Alexander,3 b. Nov. 13, 1792.
iv. James, 3 b. July 2. 1794; d. 1813.
3 v. Robert, 3 b. April 7, 1796.
4 vi. Campbell,3 b. Nov, 9, 1797.
5 vii. William, 3 b. July 14, 1799.
6 viii. John H., 3 b. Oct. 4, 1801.
7 ix. David.3 b. July 24, 1803.
x. Daniel,3 b. Jan. 17. 1806. School teacher in Kentucky where he d,
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Timothy, 3 b. Jan. 31, 1807. Lived and d. near Baltimore, Md. Has one dau. there now.
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xii. Margaret Jane,3 b. April 18, 1815; m. George Donaldson, q. v.
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ALEXANDER,2 (Campbell.2 Alexander,1) b. Nov. 13, 1792; m. May 4, 1819, Margaret Gilfillan. He d. Sept. 4, 1865 ; she d. March 2, 1885. Children :
i. Margaret Janet,4 b. Dec. 13, 1820; m. Oct. 1, 1846, James H. McIntire.
ii. Abigail,4 b. Feb. 24, 1826; d. May 27, 1836.
iii. Caroline H,4 b. July 12, 1828; m. Nov. 30, 1848, Wm. McIntire; d. April 27, 1856.
iv. Rebecca,4 b. March 18, 1831; d. May 16, 1853.
v. James Renwick, 4 b. Sept. 4, 1833.
vi. Josiah 4 b. May 7, 1836 ; d. July 13, 1874.
vii. Charles H.,4 b. Feb. 11, 1838; not in the Symes record.
viii. Harriet Alma, 4 b. Nov. 10, 1842; d. June 4, 1865.
3 ROBERT,3 (Campbell,2 Alexander,1) b. April 7, 1796; farmer; his farm is now owned by Wesson Sargent; also an excellent mechanic, building his house in 1824. One of the leading, active and influential men of the town. Orderly Sergeant in the old militia, chosen captain of the light infantry when formed in 1826, drilled the men but did not take out a commission being a Covenanter. He became a member of the Ref. Pres. at So. Ryegate, and was an elder there many years. Left them and united with the United Pres. ch. about 1855, and installed an elder Oct. 16, 1856. Was also precentor many years. He was a tall and very active man. Hem. Jan. 24, 1826, Jane, dau. Robert Hall (b. April 11, 1808; d. July 26, 1881.) Hed. Jan. 5, 1880 Children :
i. Sarah Maria,4 b. June 24, 1827; d. Oct. 2, 1853.
ii. Lucinda Jane, 4 b. July 24, 1828; m. Jan. 1, 1859, Alexander McLaren of Barnet; d. Dec. 31, 1903.
iii. Mary Ann,4 b. April 22, 1830 ; m. Jan. 16, 1866, Carlos Gilbert; d. Sept. 1903.
Horace K.,4 b. Jan. 7, 1832; m. 1859, Carrie White; d. July 2, 1861.
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iv. v. John H.,4 b. Dec. 5, 1833.
vi. Algernon S.,4 b. Feb. 22, 1836; d. Sept. 8, 1859.
vii. Henriette, 4 b. March 8, 1838; d. April 17, 1890.
viii. Abigail.4 b. Dec, 6, 1840: m. Win. A. Vance, q. v.
ix. Cynthia, 4 b. Oct. 1. 1843; m. Oct. 15, 1867, by Rev. G. M. Wiley, Wm. John McDuff; d. April, 1910.
x. Oscar,4 b. Jan. 31, 1847; m. 1972, Julia Wells; d. May 31, 1891.
xi. Kate McAdam,4 b. May 29, 1851 ; m. April 4, 1883, Charles Brock; rcs. Denver, Col,
4 CAMPBELL,3 (Campbell,2 Alexander,1) b. Nov. 9, 1797 ; m. Dec. 28, 1824, by Rev. Jas. Milligan, Phebe Johnson. Farmer. Members Ref. Pres. ch. He d. 1854 ; she d. April 12, 1879.
Children :
i. William James,4 b. Dec. 22, 1825; m. March 6, 1856, Marion, dau. John Anderson, b. May 3, 1836. Res. Ryegate.
ii. Samantha R.,+ b, Sept. 18, 1827; m. William Whitehill, q. v.
iii. Jacob P.,4 b. Sept. 10, 1831; m. ab. 1860 Huldah Beach; d. 1907.
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iv. Sarah Elizabeth,4 b. 1834; d. in cli.
v. Emmaline,4 b. June 23, 1838; m. 1864, Wm. Merrill.
5 WILLIAM,3 (Campbell,2 Alexander,1) b. Ryegate, July 14, 1799; m. 1827, Janet Robertson, dau. Mrs. Wm. Henderson by 1st m. (b. Balfron, Scot., April 5, 1808. They moved to Monroe, where their house was burned in 1842, with 2 chil. in it. Ret. to Ryegate and lived on the James Nelson place; rem. to Lunenburg, thence to Duxbury, Mass .; d. Oct. 16, 1895.
Children all born in Ryegate.
i. Catharine, 4 burned to death in their house in Monroe.
ii. Jeanette,4 b. June 14, 1830; m. Frederick Marker, a German, Jan. 29, 1874. He d. 1893. Res. in Wayne Co., Mich.
iii. James Robertson,4 b. Sept. 18, 1831; enlisted in Co. I, 3d Vt. Reg. in 1861; served 3 yrs. He m. 1860, Arabella Frances Drew. 3 ch, Res. Boston, Mass.
iv. Isabel, 4 burned to death in Monroe.
v. Gilbert,4 b. March 23, 1833; d. 1846.
vi. William H., 4 b. Nov. 6, 1837; enlisted in the 45th Mass., in the civil war ; served in No. Carolina. He m. 1st, Sept, 13, 1866, Julia V., dau. Robert,2 (Alexander,1) Miller (b. Sept. 27, 1840; d. Dorchester. Mass., June 17, 1876.) Bur. Blue Mt. Cem. 2d. Mary E. Mckay of Salem, Mass., who d. a year later. 3d, Mrs. Josephine Manchester. She d. Oct. 16, 1895.
vii. Agnes H.,4 b. May 21, 1840; d. April 16, 1884.
viii. Jeanette,4 b. March 2, 1843; res. Barton and Mich. Res. Ryegate 1885, caring for her aunts.
ix. Albert A. C.,4 b Nov. 6, 1846; served in Reg., in the civil war ; mortally wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, and June 26, 1864. at David's Island, near New York and bur. in Greenwood cem. Robert A. Hill,4 b. Dec. 1849; d. 1868.
x. Infant.4 (twin to above) d. two days later.
6 JOHN HENDERSON,3 (Campbell,2 Alexander,1) b. Ryegate, Oct. 4, 1801 ; stud- ied theology in a Philadelphia Seminary ; licensed by Phila. Presbytery, May 22, 1827 ; entered Dartmouth Coll. and grad. 1830. Home Miss. 2 yrs. Pastor Ref. Pres. ch. Cumberland, Md., 1845, '62; chaplain of 2d Maryland Vols., in the Union army, 1862 to end of the war; pas- tor 1st Pres. Ch. Camhahocken, Penn., from Nov. 16, 1867, till death Nov. 28, 1874. He m. by Rev. Mr. Wylie, March 7, 1833, Catharine McAdam of Philadelphia.
7 DAVID, 3 (Campbell,2 Alexander 1) b. July 24, 1803; m. Oct. 29, 1829, by Rev, Mr. Sweaton, Mary Wilson of Ballston, N. Y. Time of death un- known. His farm is now owned by Wesson Sargent and the house built about 1828.
Children :
i. John Wilson,4 b. Sept. 2, 1830; m, July 28, 1875, Jennette Burr. He d. Feb. 4, 1907 ; she d. 1890.
ii. William Angus,4 b. April 24, 1833; d. July 20, 1905.
iii, Mary Angelica,4 b. July 4, 1835 ; m. D. S. Carrick.
iv. Edwin,4 b. Feb. 17, 1838; d. Sept. 26. 1861.
v. Timothy,4 b. March 8, 1841; d. June, 1864.
vi. David,4 b. March 24, 1844.
vii. Catherine Margaret,4 b. Oct. 20, 1846; m. E. E. Webster.
viii. David,4 b. March 24, 1848.
ix. Joseph Shearer.4 b. July 24, 1849 ; d. Sept. 7, 1885.
8 JOHN H., 4 (Robert,3 Campbell,2, Alexander,1) b. Dec. 5, 1833; farmer; enlisted in 45th Mass., in the civil war. He m. Jan. 16, 1866, Phebe, dau. A. H. Brock. Farmer on part of homestead. The present house was built by Robert Symes.
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Children :
i. Robert Harvey, 5 b. July 15, 1867; res. Wells River.
ii. Richard,5 b. Feb. 7, 1869; d. Dec. 10, 1871.
iii. George Hall,5 b. June 13, 1870; m. Feb. 17, 1902, Gertrude Swetman. Res. Wells River. In automobile bus. with his brother.
iv. Edward Erwin,5 b. Nov. 7, 1871; m. Nov. 7, 1893, Ida E. Holmes.
v. Arabella,5 b. Aug. 24, 1873; m. April 19, 1899, Geo. Gebbie, q. v.
vi. Horace Sidney,5 b, March 23, 1877 ; m. Sept. 25,1901, Hannah M., dau. Edwin Holmes; d. Jan 26, 1908. Ch. (1) Charlotte.6 (2) Ethel.6
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vii. Lilla Jane,5 b. Dec. 13, 1878; m. 1st, Sept. 4, 1902, George C. Corliss, who d. May 13, 1905. 2d, Dec. 1910, George Murphy.
Ethel Janet,5 b. July 28, 1882; in. Feb. 2, 1905, Colin McDonald of Rye- gate; farmer on the "old Leitch place."
ix. Wilbur Henry,5 b. May 13, 1884; grad. Cornell Univ. June 1909; m. Oct. 1912, Bessie Gregory of Marion, O , where they reside.
x. Arthur John,5 b, Dec. 15, 1885.
TAPLIN.
I. COL. JOHN TAPLIN,1 b. Charlestown, Mass., 1727. Captain of a com- pany of troopers in the Crown Point Expedition from Southborough, Mass., 1756; in same war with rank of Colonel 1757-58. Grantee of Haverhill, N. H .; settled in Newbury 1764. Judge of Court of Com- mon Pleas; grantee of Corinth and settled there. He m. Hepzibah Brigham (b. 1731 ; d. Dec. 27, 1815.) From them are descended some of the best known families in the state. He d. Nov. 9, 1803. 10 ch.
II. CHARLES, 2 6th ch. Farmer in Corinth; m. Martha Chamberlin. 10 ch.
III. MANSFIELD, 3 2d ch. Farmer in Corinth; m. Elizabeth Rowe. 6 ch.
IV, JACOB, 4 farmer in Topsham ; m. Nancy Cilley. 5 ch.
V. CHARLES H.,5 (Jacob, + Mansfield,3 William,2 Col. John,1) farmer with his father in Topsham till the death of parents. Rem. to R. Feb. 1903, having bought the farm of F. J. Doe between So. R. and the Corner, "the old MeLure place." He m. Oct. 26, 1881, Margaret Sophia, dau. James McLam.
Children all b. in Topsham.
i. Linwood James,6 b. Dec. 24, 1882; grad. Montpelier Sem. 1903. Res. Northfield, Vt .; asst. cashier Northfield Nat. Bank. He m. Oct. 12, 1909 Evelyn Newton Grove of Somerville, Mass.
ii. Edgar,6 b. Oct. 3, 1885; Edu. in Topsham and So. Ryegate schools; farmer with his father.
iii. Arthur Ernest,6 b. June 7, 1892; edu. Wells River H. S .; grad. Norwich Univ., 1912. Civil Engineer in No. Carolina.
iv. Ethelyn Irene, 6 b. July 24, 1897; attending Newbury High School.
TAYLOR.
ARCHIBALD,1 came from Kitts, Erskine Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He m. Mary Ferguson, sister to John Ferguson the first miller at Bolton- ville. They came to Ryegate, Feb. 1, 1775, and took possession of Lot. No. 113. He was one of the Scots-American Co., and a cooper by trade. He lived on the farm on which John Whitcher afterward long lived and now owned by A. M. Whitelaw. He d. Nov. 22, 1785; she d. about 1820; they are buried on their own farm near the New- bury line.
Know all men by these presents that I. James Whitelaw of Ryegate in the County of Orange and State of Vermont, agent for the Scotch American Company of Farmers hereby bond and oblige myself that if Archibald Tay- lor will oblige himself, his Heirs and Assigns to pay whatever Taxes or Pub- lic Burdens may he laid on Lots No 108, 109, 110, 111 and 112 of the South Division of Ryegate, he shall have the peaceable possession of them, without any molestation, till the proper owner of said lots either comes to them or
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sends orders concerning them,-and said Taylor hereby binds and obliges himself his Heirs and Assigns that whenever the' proper owner either comes or sends any person to take up his lots, he will then forever quit and relin- quish all his titles and pretensions to sald lots and improvements.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 15th day of May, 1783.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the
presenec of us,
JAMES WHITELAW, ARCHIBALD TAYLOR.
JAMES HENDERSON, ANDREW BROCK. [Whitelaw Papers.]
On the 31st of March, 1795, Matthew Park, late farmer in Langhaugh, in the Parish of Erskine, now of Paisley, constituted John Holmes of Kilmal- colm, and Alexander Holmes of Inchinnan, attorneys to sell Lots 110 and 111 and Robert Mckenzie, farmer, late of Glenshinoek, Erskine, constituted the same as attorneys to sell Lot 112, all in the south division.
On the 20th of July following, these men conveyed to John, James and Archibald Taylor, "heirs of the late Archibald Taylor," the three lots above mentioned. [Town Records.]
Children : The oldest born in Scotland.
i. Mary,2 b. March 4, 1764; m. Dea. Andrew Brock, q. v.
1 ii. John,2 b. 1757.
iii. Jean,2 b. 1770; m Jonathan Gates, q. v.
2 iv. Archibald,2 b. 1773.
3 v. James,2 b. Ryegate, 1776.
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