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vi. Laura Etta,3 b. Jan. 20, 1881; m. Sept. 26, 1906, Joseph F. Devins.
vii. Edwin Charles,3 b. Feb. 26, 1883; m. May 10, 1910, Mrs. Mae Louise (Bunce) Colby. Ch. Charles Edwin.4
viii. Eva Belle.3 b. June 11, 1886; m. April 6, 1910, Jay Chamberlin. Ch. Edith Frances. 4
ix. William Henry,3 b. Jan. 5, 1892.
WALLACE.
REV. WILLIAM SEWARD,* son of Thomas Wallace, is of Scotch descent, his pa- ternal gr. father b. Largo, Fifeshire, April 19, 1804. Came to Am. ab. 1822. His wife, b. Jan. 6, 1807, was of English parentage. Of their 8 chil. Charles C., was a Presbyterian clergyman of considerable note, who filled several important pulpits, and was widely known as a writer. He m. Nov. 17, 1860, by Rev. H N. Burton, Mary S., dau. Abner Bayley of Newbury, who, since his death has res. at Newbury with dau. Grace B.
THOMAS,1 another son, b. New York City May 6, 1836; m. Sept. 20, 1860, Mary Loweree. Moved to Georgia with his family in the early '70's, where he was an elder in the Pres. ch. at Quitman. Later came to East Boston, and finally to Chelsea, where in the great fire their home and all their effects were destroyed. He d. at So. Ryegate, Nov. 1908; bur. Westfield, N. J.
Children :
i. Marie Louise Castle, 2 res. N. Y. City.
ii. William Seward,2 b. N. Y. Jan. 2, 1864; rem. with parents to Ga. when 12 yrs of age; grad. 1887, Davidson Coll .. N. C .. an institution of high rank in the south. Received Theological training at Columbia (S. C.) Seminary, ; ord. to Pres. ministry at Monticello, Fla .. 1870; pastor Pres. ch. Palatka. Fla., 5 yrs .; supply Collegiate Ref. ch. N. Y. City, 1895 ; pastor Pres. ch., Cedartown. Ga., 1895-1900; began min- istry at Ryegate, Jan. 1900, as pastor of 1st Pres. ch. Has been moderator of Presbytery and delegate to Gen. Assembly. Supt. of schools in Ryegate for several years. He resigned his pastorate from ill health Nov. 1911, lacking one month of completing 12 yrs. of very successful ministry. He received 73 members by profession and 26 by certificate, married 56 couples and officiated at 110 funerals. Now res. at Long Island City. N. Y., occasionally preaching. He m. at Kissisiminee, Fla., April 10, 1890, Mrs. Susie D. Wilson of Clarksville, Tenn.
Children :
i. Nina Birckbeck ; d. in infancy.
ii. William Dortch, ed. Chelsea (Mass.) H. S. Grad. with honorable men- tion from Norwich Univ., 1912; asst. Supt. Long Island City Gas Plant of the Consolidated Gas Co.
WARDEN.
ROBERT Warden was a farmer in Murdiestown, near Greenock Scotland in the year 1746. and paid rent to John Anderson. The following receipts for rent are owned by H J. Warden.
Received from Robert Warden in Murdiestown the sum of Forty-Eight pound Scotts money. In part of his Silver Rent Crop seventeen forty.six. At Greenock, the 9th Jan. 1747 year.
JOHN ANDERSON.
£48.
" Mr. Wallace was named for Hon. Win. H, Seward, Mr. Lincoln's Secretary of State, and has an autograph letter acknowledging the fact, also some diplomatic correspond- ence presented by him.
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Received from Robert Warden in over Murdiestown and Caurlock the sum of Sixty pound Scotts, four Shillings and ten pennies Scotts with Tynd Meal and Farm Meal paid to the Mansion house of Greenock and to the Minister and farmer pay'd Jan. 9 is in full of his rent Crop seventeen and forty-six year [1746].
At Greenock this 17th April 1747 year.
JOHN ANDERSON.
His sons were John, Gideon, and William. The latter born ab' 1736 m. Isabel Laird of Kilmalcolm. In the spring of 1784, he with his family left Greenock for America. Came to Barnet and spent the first winter with John McLaren, near Barnet Ctr., where Milo S. Mc- Laren now lives. On Jan. 19. 1785 he bought of James Smith of Rye- gate, Lot No. 146 in Barnet, where Horace J. Warden now lives for "Ninety-five Spanish Milled Dollars" This land they cleared and erected buildings, and there he d. March 13. 1810 and his wife Aug. 6, 1837 aged ab. 96; bur at Barnet Ctr. William Warden took free- man's oath in Barnet, April 6, 1785. and was one of the 57 men who signed the call to Rev. David Goodwillie and most of his descendants were members of Presbyterian churches where their lot has been cast.
The descendants of William Warden are and have ever been very numerous in Barnet, Ryegate, Monroe and Bath. In this volume only those are given who have either lived in Ryegate, or are con- nected by descent with Ryegate families. These records are from Mr. Miller with additions by Horace J. Warden and others.
Children all born in Scotland.
i. Jean,2 b. ab. 1768; in. William Gilfillan of Barnet (b. Scotland, 1752; d 1829.) She d. 1838 ; 5 ch,, who settled in Barnet.
ii. Isabel,2 b. ab. 1770; m. 1792, Alexander Lang of B. (b. Scotland, 1752. d. July 19, 1825). He was a tailor by trade and was called "Tailor Lang." 9 ch. Shed May 15, 1827.
iii. William,2 b. 1771 ; lived in Barnet; m. Margaret Gilfillan; 6 ch., none of whom lived in R. He d. May 11, 1836; she d. June 29, 1858.
1 iv. James,2 b. 1774.
2 v. Andrew,2 b. 1776.
vi. Margaret,2 b. 1778; m. 1802, David Gilffllan, q. v. Lived in Barnet where Carl W. Lang now lives.
1 JAMES,2 (William,1) b. Greenock, Scot., 1774; came to Am. with parents; farmer on homestead. Hem, June 28, 1804, Elizabeth, dau. William and Margaret Gibson of Ryegate (b. March 6, 1784; d. June 19, 1851.) He d. June 3, 1852; bur. at Barnet Ctr.
Children :
i. Isabel,3 b. Jan. 14, 1806; m. June 24, 1824, Alexander Lang, Jr. He d. at St. Johnsbury, Feb. 26, 1864; she d. Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov. 3, 1872. 8 ch.
3 ii. William,3 b, Aug. 20, 1807.
iii. Margaret,3 b. Aug. 10, 1809; m, Feb. 28, 1833, by Rev. Thos. Ferrier to Bartholemew Gilkerson of Barnet. He d. Nov. 28, 1876; she d. Sept. 26, 1869 at Rockville, Il1.
iv. Elizabeth,3 b. June 28, 1811; m March 17, 1842, Elisha Peck of St. Johnsbury. She d. Sept. 28, 1886. Mr. Peck made the casting for the first scale made by E. and T. Fairbanks.
v. Jane, 3 b. Jan. 1813; d. 1815.
vi. Agnes G.,3 b Sept. 28, 1815: m. Feb. 28, 1833, John Gilkerson. They went to Illinois, where she d. Sept. 8, 1898.
vii. Jane L.,3 b. July 30. 1817; m. March 20. 1856 by Rev. J. McArthur, Elijah D. Harvey of Danville. They went to Ind. where he d. at Rem- ington, Feb. 29, 1879. She d. Dec. 14, 1890 in Kansas.
viii. Emily,3 b. Aug. 2, 1819; d. Nov. 3, 1859 ; m. William Miller of Ryegate, q. Y.
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ix. Andrew,3 b. Sept. 17, 1821; m. at Haverhill, N. H., Jan. 4, 1855, Lydia, dau. Samuel Peters (b. R. June 30, 1825; d. June 21, 1908.) Hed. Feb. 24, 1897. Lived and d. in Barnet. 6 ch. the west.
x. Marion 3 b. Nov. 9, 1823; m. April 24, 1851, by Rev. L. Worcester, Henry Phelps of Lunenburg. She d. Feb. 9, 1904.
xi. James,3 b. Jan. 29, 1826; never m., d. in Iowa, Sept. 25, 1855; bur. at Barnet Center.
xii. Robert,3 b. Oct. 1829; d. Jan. 1831.
3 ANDREW, 2 (William,1) b. Greenock, Scotland, 1776; came to Am. with par- ents; m. ab. 1798, Margaret, dau. William Harvey (b. ab. 1772; d. 1843.) He settled 1st, ou land which is now part of the farms of D. B. Fisk and Willis Plummer, near So. Ryegate, which he sold and bought that where the Liddle family have long lived, which he sold in 1832 and bought on the river road the farm which had been that of David Reid, where A. A. Miller now lives. He built the brick house in which he kept tavern till near his death in 1849. After his death the farm was sold to Samuel A. Moore, from whom it was bought by Robert Nelson in 1865.
Children :
i. Isabel,3 b. Dec. 29, 1800; d. in Bath.
ii. William.3 b. June 28, 1802; m. Jane [Forsyth] widow of James Esden. Ch. Margaret,4 Jane,4 William, 4 John.4 He d. E. Ryegate.
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iii. David,3 b. Dec. 28, 1804.
5 iv. Harvey.3 b. Jan. 22, 1806.
v. Margaret,3 b. July 7, 1808; m. Ethan Moulton. Lives and d. in Bath.
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WILLIAM,3 (James,2 William,1) b. Aug. 20, 1807 ; farmer on homestead till Sept. 1876; rem. to So. Peacham, where he d. Nov. 7, 1882. He m. Feb. 13, 1840. Isabel, dau. Robert and Agnes [Gray] Nelson (b. Ly- man, N. H., Nov. 9, 1816; d. Peacham, Aug. 7, 1897.) Children all born in Barnet.
6 i. Robert N.,4 b Dec. 20, 1840. q. v.
ii. Elizabeth J.,4 b. Feb. 20, 1843; d. Ang. 8, 1910; m. March 20, 1872, Amos K. Somers of Barnet, and res. at Passumpsic. Ch. (1) Mary Florence,5 [Somers] b. Jan. 22, 1874; d. April 17, 1896. (2) Gates B.,5 b. March 23, 1879. (3) Carrie Belle,5 b. July 20, 1883.
iii. Cynthia A.,4 b. Jan. 3, 1846; m. Dec. 29, 1870, William C. Gleason of Barnet. He was killed by falling from a load of hay, July 11, 1893; she d. Nov, 16, 1888.
Children :
1. Horace Warden, 5 [Gleason] b. Nov. 27, 1871.
2. John C.,5 b. Oct. 15, 1874; m. Dec. 6, 1899, Grace Page of Monroe, N. H. Res. Ludlow, Vt. Ch. (a) Margaret E.,6 b. July 11, 1903. (b) Doris, b. June 1906.
3. Walter Duncan,5 b. April 20, 1876.
4. Charles Leslie.5 b. Sept. 7, 1880; m. Sept. 28, 1909, M. Olive Gertrude Prouty. Ch. Cloyes,6 b. July 2, 1910. Frederick, 6 b. Feb. 1912.
5. Margaret 1 ,5 b. Nov. 28, 1882.
6. Mary E.,5 b. March 4, 1885.
iv. Mary Althea,4 b. Sept. 13, 1849; teacher; res. with her parents till their death; res. St. Johnsbury.
v. Horace James,4 b. June 9, 1852; farmer on homestead, which has been in the family 127 yrs. He m. 1st, Nov. 13. 1878. Margaret M., dau. Joel R. Dole of Danville and gr. dau. Gen. Stephen Dole. She d. July 31, 1899. 2d, Jan. 24, 1901, Laura, dau. Dea. Milo Lackieof Barnet. Ch. (1) Margaret E.,5 b. Feb. 14, 1902. (2) Mary L.,5 b. Oct. 9, 1904. (3) Robert L.,5 b. May 28, 1906.
vi. Albert William,4 b. April 17, 1854; ed. St. J. Acad., and grad. in the Medical Depart., Vt. Univ. M. D. from N. Y. Univ., 1880; read law; surgeon at Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington ; in practice at New
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York City, N. Y .; surgeon several years for West Shore R. R .; held various public offices. In caring for a patient he received a slight wound on right hand which became infected and caused his death, Aug. 9 1904; bur. at Barnet Ctr.
vii. Abbie Arabella,4 b. Oct. 26, 1856 ; m. Sept. 2, 1885, Quincy A. Whitehill, q. v.
viii. Alice Emma,4 b. Nov. 23, 1858; attended St. J. Acad .; d. March 19, 1875.
4 DAVID, 3 (Andrew,2 William,1) b. Dec. 28, town rec. 1803; fam. 1804; d. June 3, 1862; schoolmaster; kept store at Newbury about 1834-'36 in partnership with Dennison R. Burnham; m. Jan. 5, 1830, Christian, dau. John Bachop, Jr. She d. April 19, 1862. They lived in Bath and were ch. members.
Children ;
i. John Bachop,4 b. Dec. 21, 1830; m. Dec. 25, 1862, Miss Duncan of Mon- roe; d. Bath, Jan. 11, 1869. 7 ch. all living.
ii. Andrew Harvey.+ b. Oct. 1, 1832; m. Oct. 31. 1861, Louise M. Flint ; rem. to Hanover, N. H. 4 ch., the oldest of whom Christine A., was murdered at H July 7, 1892. 3 ch living.
iii. Alexander,4 b. March 30, 1834; m. Nov. 10, 1864, Lucy Flint ; she d. Monroe. Nov. 21. 1890. He d. Sept. 1909.
iv. Mary Jane.+ b. Jan. 21, 1836; m. Aug. 14, 1860, Thomas M. Nelson, q. v .; d. July 23, 1891.
v. Juliette,4 b. Sept. 27, 1837; m. Sept, 26, 1861, Isaac M. Smith, a prom- inent business man at McIndoes. No chil.
vi. Christine A .. 4 b. July 8, 1839; m. Aug. 9, 1865, William Sherburne; d. Jan. 4, 1878. 5 chil.
vii. David, + b. July 7, 1841; d. June 3, 1908 in Cal.
viii. William Henry,4 b. April 30, 1843; d. in Cal. 1885.
ix. Oscar,+ b. March 11, 1845; m. Jan. 1, 1874, Lizzie B., dau. Hon. John Bailey of Newbury. 3 ch. He d. 1903.
x, Carlos, 4 b. May 21, 1847 ; d. 1905 in Cal ; never 11.
xi. James Wallace,4 b. Nov. 6, 1849. Res. in San Francisco, Cal., not m.
5 HARVEY,3. (Andrew,2 William, 1) b. Ryegate, Jan. 22, 1806. Hem. 1st, Aug. 11, 1836, Mary, dau. John Bachop (b, 1810; d. May 20, 1847.) 2d, Nov. 7, 1849, Margaret, dau. Alexander Gibson (b. March 12, 1819; d. Feb 5, 1885.) Hed. Jan. 21, 1859. Merchant at W. Barnet from 1847 till death.
Children by 1st marriage.
i. George O.,4 b. Aug. 21, 1837; res. Manchester, N. H .; is married .; mer- chant at W. Barnet some years.
ii. Harvey,4 b. May 30, 1839; d. at California Soldiers Home, Aug. 10, 1897.
iii. Helen Jane,4 b. Sept. 1, 1841; d. Sept, 21, 1858.
iv. Mary Ann,4 b. Feb, 21, 1843; d. un-m, Jan. 30, 1883.
v. Robert T.,4 h. Sept. 16, 1844 ; res. San Rafael, Cal. 3 sons. By 2d marriage.
vi. Margaret C ,4 b. Aug. 9; d. Oct. 10. 1850.
vii. Sarah Jane, 4 b. Nov. 6, 1857 ; m. Andrew C. Ritchie of West Barnet, q, v. viii. Alexander D.,4 b Dec. 19, 1852; in Boston and Manchester, N. H., 10 years; ret. to Barnet and went into business with A. C. Ritchie; holds town offices. He m. Jan. 29. 1887, Rosa J., dau. Win. Roy (b. Oct. 7, 1858.) Ed. McIndoes and Peacham Acad. Ch. Roy H.,5 b. Jan. 14, 1892. Ed. St. J. Acad. and Goddard Sem.
ix. Infant,4 b. Nov. 12, 1857 ; d. y.
6 ROBERT NELSON, 4 ( William.3 James,2 William,1) b. Dec. 20, 1840. On home- stead till 23 yrs. old; went to Manteno, Ill., then to Melbourne, Iowa, where he is an extensive farmer and stock grower. He m. 1st. Feb. 22, 1868, Julia. dau. Harvey Brock of Barnet, who d. Jan. 8, 1873. He m. 2d. Dee. 24, 1874, Laura Mckean of Newton, Iowa.
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Children :
i. William M.,5 b. Nov. 5, 1875; m. April 8, 1903, Mary Plumb; res. near Melbourne, Iowa. Ch. (1) Vera E.,6 b. Sept. 16. 1905. (2) Mildred A.,6 b. March 16, 1907; (3) Robert Weston,6 b. Oct. 1, 1909. (4)Wm. Wallace, b. July 27, 1912.
ii. Harlan E.,5 h. Nov. 27, 1877 ; m. Mar. 8, 1911, Mabel Blackbur.
iii. Mary Alice.5 b. July 27, 1879; m. Aug. 14, 1907, Thomas S. Hunt; res. near Billings, Montana. Ch. Margaret Dorothy,6 b. May 24, 1909.
iv. Marvin I .. 5 b. Feb. 21, 1883; m. Oct. 14, 1908, Genevieve Dreher. Ch. Horace, 6 b. May 27, 1911.
v. Zella Isabel,5 h April 16, 1885; m. Aug. 14, 1907, James Fred Ingalls ; res. Green River, Utah. Ch. (1) John,6 b. Nov. 18, 1908. (2) How- ard. b. Dec. 8, 1910.
vi. Julia,5 b. Ang. 12, 1888.
vii. Robert Paul,5 b. May 18, 1891.
viii. Walter Albert,5 b. Feb. 14, 1893.
WARDEN.
JONATHAN, 1 came from Greenock, Scotland about 1842, landing in New York, with wife Joanna and 3 ch. Lived in Ryegate near Andrew Warden's for some time; rem. to Haverhill, N. H .. and later to Bradford, Vt., where he d June 3, 1869, and his wife July 24, 1856. He sold medi- cines extensively in N. H., and Vt .. and was widely known as Dr. War- den, although not educated as a physician.
Children :
i. Peter Lindsay,2 b. June 4, 1830; learned the jeweler's trade of Henry Towle at Haverhill, N. H .; went to Talahassee, Florida, into the jewelry store of Towle & Myers; later in the same business for himself there. Went to Cuba for his health, and d. there Nov. 13, 1863, sur- vived by wife.
ii. Joanna,2b. Oct. 8, 1832; m. Sept. 28,1872, Daniel Carpenter of St. Johns- bury (b. Oct 8, 1832 ; d. June 20, 1894.
iii. Joseph Mitchel,2 b. Nov. 23, 1837 ; was engaged in the jewelry business at Bradford, Vt., continuously from 1858 till near his death; also tele. graph operator. Supt. of the Cong. S S. many years. He m. Oct. 7 1876, H. Maria, dau. Edwin Fuller of Vershire. Hed. June 15, 1911. The precise connection of these two Warden families was unknown to J. M. Warden, who wished his family record inserted in this work.
WASON.
THOMAS, 2 (Thomas,1) b. Corintlı, Vt., Feb. 16, 1800. His father came from Candia, N H., and settled on a farm still owned in the family. Wool carder and cloth dresser at Topsham, Groton and Boltonville till that trade fell into disuse. Farmer in Ryegate where Peach Thomas lives 1855-'61. Rem. to Corinth; Justice of the Peace and Associate Judge two terms of Caledonia Co. Court, also practiced law to some extent. (See Chapter xviii). P. M. at Boltonville 1841, till the office was dis- continued for some years He in. 1st, May 25, 1825, Martha, dau. Dudley and Susannah [Carleton] Browne (b: Newbury, March 11, 1803; d. Dec. 8, 1867). 2d, May A. E. Taplin of Corinth, who d. ab, 1904. He d. March 27, 1882, and with his first wife and two children is bur. at So. Ryegate.
Children :
i. Caroline,3 b. May 16, 1826; in. May 20, 1845, Charles D. Nelson of Newbury. She d. July 6, 1884; bur. Kalamazoo, Mich. He d. ab. 1875. 3 ch.
ii. Martha Jane,3 b. June 17, 1828; m. Dec. 6, 1868, John D. Collins of Barre, Vt .; d. Feb. 8, 1902; bur. Barre.
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iii. Hannah Kimball,3 b. Aug. 13, 1830; d. July 22, 1856.
iv. Sarah,3 b. Feb. 18, 1833; m. Jan. 21, 1860, Joseph C. Lake of Quincy, Mass ; res. Barre, Vt. Mr. L. d. Quincy ab. 1875.
v. George,3 b. Feb. 24, 1836 ; m. Oct. 15, 1867, Marcella Harris; d. June 8, 1872; bur. W. Corinth. 2 ch.
vi. Thomas,3 b. Newbury, July 18, 1840; d. in his junior year at Dartmouth College. Aug. 12, 1860.
vii. Henry Carleton,3 b Newbury (Boltonville) July 6, 1844; ed. Com. Sch., and Corinth Acad .; Com. Course at Syracuse, N. Y. Acting Sec. and Treas. of Muskegon. Mich., Booming Co. In lumber business in Mus- kegon and Saginaw, Mich., till 1875; rem. to Toledo, O .; in whole- sale and retail lumber bus. and farming. He m. Feb. 11,1872. Lucena M. Arnold of Sandwich, Ill. Noch. He d. March 3, 1910. He gave $100, the income to be used in the care of the Wason lot in So. R. cem.
WEBSTER.
PETER,1 b. Salem, N. H .; m. Mary Webster and settled in the Lime-Kiln neigh- borhood in Newbury, where he d. Jan. 25, 1835; she d. May 26, 1861.
Children all born in Newbury.
i. Hannah W.2
ii. James.2 lived in N.
iii. Peter,2 m. Mehitabel Perry.
1 iv. Stephen,2 b. 1812.
v. Mary, 2 m. Mr. Randall.
vi. Anna,2 m. Josiah Dow of N.
vii. Benjamin,2 ın. Anna Woods.
viii. Wealthy,2 m. Stillman Stevens.
1 STEPHEN B.,2 (Peter,1) mı. Nov. 12, 1835, Cynthia B., dau. John Sly (b. March 11, 1818; d. Oct. 11, 1893.) They lived in Ryegate and chil. were born there. He d. Oct. 23, 1874.
Children :
i. Fidelia,3 b. Aug, 28, 1844; d. 1908; m. Aug. 30, 1861, Charles Deming (d. 1891.)
ii. Juliette,3 b. Sept. 22, 1846; in. Oct. 16, 1862, John Quinn; d. Dec, 1, 1866,
iii. Hale.3 b. Oct. 22. 1847.
iv. Newel Culver,3 b. Jan. 22. 1849.
v. Martha, 3. b. May 25, 1850; d. May 26, 1861.
vi. Sutherland,3 b. June 12, 1852 ; d. Dec. 15, 1877.
vii. McNab, 3 b. March 2, 1854.
viii. Palmer, 8 b. June 7, 1855 ; res. in Ryegate.
ix. Washington,3 b. July 7, 1856; farmer ; nn-m.
WELCH.
The Welch family of,Groton has intermarried with Ryegate families to such an extent that an account of its antecedents is interesting.
JONATHAN,8 came from Kennebunk, Me .; m. Annie Emery. 8 chil. of whom the two oldest sons were (1) Hosea,2 and (2) Medad.2
1 HOSEA,2 (Jonathan, 1) b. Groton; farmer and deacon in the Baptist church. He m. Dec. 1, 1806, Mary, sister of Andrew Gray. He d. Dec. 26, 1880 or '93 ; she d. Nov. 15, 1844 or '55.
Children :
i. Ara, 3 b. Jan. 9, 1811.
ii. Mary,3 b. Dec. 31, 1812; m. Leman Taylor of Peachanı.
iii. Sarah.3 b. March 16, 1815; d. un-m. in 1860.
iv. Eliza, 3 b. Sept. 19. 1817; m. Lewis French of Cabot.
v. Lydia,3 b. Dec. 1, 1819; m. Peter Whitehill, q. v.
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vi. Laura,3 b. April 9, 1822; m. Rev. Mr. Hitchcock, a Methodist minister. He d. Chicopee. Mass. She ret. to Groton and d. some 12 yrs. later, in spring of 1908.
vii. Hosea,3 b. July 28, 1824; m. Harriet Darling.
viii. Andrew Gray.3 b. May 6. 1827; went west, served in the civil war ; came east and lived in Morristown, Vt., and d. 1907.
4 ix. John H.,3 b. March 28, 1830.
Ira Low.3 b. Nov. 17, 1832.
2 MEDAD 2, (Jonathan.1) He was a prominent and respected citizen; m. March 9, 1815, Abigail, dau. Aaron Hosmer. (b. July 31, 1797; d. Dec. 24, 1897.) He d. Sept. 1, 1772. 11 ch. all now d.
3 ARA,3 (Hosea,2 Jonathan,1) b. Groton. Jan. 9, 1811 ; farmer there. He m. ab. 1834, Mary, dau. John Whitehill of Ryegate (b. Feb. 18, 1816; d. Aug. 28, 1877.) He d. Dec. 3, 1894.
Children :
i. Ann,4 b. Jan. 14, 1837 ; m. A. Park Renfrew, q. v., as 1st w ..
ii. John,4 b. Nov. 12, 1835; m. Jan. 2, 1867. Mary Heath, who d. Sept. 1900. He d. July 10, 1909. Two daus. survive.
iii. Meroa,4 b. Nov. 15, 1838; m. Stephen Renfrew. q. v.
iv. Eliza J.,4 b. March 13, 1843; m. A. Park Renfrew as 2d w .; d. July 9, 1910.
v. Abigail A., 4 b. March 20, 1843; m. 1st, John Paul. 2d, Samuel P. Welch, q v.
vi. Elizabeth, 4 d. y. Nov. 24, 1888.
vii. Hattie, 4 d. y.
viii. Leonard,+ b. Jan. 20, 1840; m. March 18, 1873, Mary, dau. John A., Miller, who d. Nov. 27, 1899. Res. Peacham.
ix. Sarah A.,4 (town rec.) b. March 20, 1849.
4 JOHN H., 3 (Dea. Hosea,2 Jonathan 1) b. March 28, 1830. He m. 1st. by Rev. J. M. Beattie, Feb. 19, 1852, Abigail Heaton, dau. John.2 Dunn (b. Oct. 26, 1831; d. April 9, 1891.) 2d, Feb. 1, 1894, Elizabeth M. [Smith] wid. of Wm. Mclaughlin, (b. Dec. 9, 1836; d. Nov. 21, 1889.) He d. Dec. 23, 1905.
Children :
i. Cyrus Heaton,4 b. July 25, 1852; hardware dealer in Groton; m. Aug. 1879, Helen T. Morrison. No ch.
ii. James Austin, 4 b. March 1, 1856 : farmer in Groton; m. March 16, 1881, Christie, dau. Ebenezer Plummer. He d. June 17, 1908. Ch. (1) son.5 d. in childhood. (2) Abbie.5 m. David Whitehill, q. v.
iii. Willard.4 b. Feb. 23, 1858; m. Lillian E. Waterman of Johnson, Mer- chant there. Ch. Bertha H.,5 Flora Abbie,5 Louise,5 who is dead. .
iv. Alvin,4 b. Feb. 26, 1860; farmer ; m. Margaret, dau. Jacob Hooper, and lived on the Daniel Coffrin place. He d. May, 1897.
v. Clara Jeanette,4 b. May 11, 1862; m. March 30, 1881, R. S. Hooper of Hardwick. Ch. (1) Dan,5 d. in inf. (2) Jacob Bert,4 hardware dealer at Hardwick.
vi. Flora Annette.4 b. April 22, 1864; m. Nov. 1887, Willis B. Plummer, farmer in Groton. She d. June 12. 1890. No chil.
vii. Charles Henry,4 b. Aug. 7, 1866; dry goods merchant, New Rochelle, N. Y. He m. Aug. 1891, Mabel Brackett of St. Johnsbury. Ch. Mildred Abbie 4
viii. Millie Abigail 4 b. Sept. 14, 1870 ; stenographer at Los Angeles. Cal.
ix. Josephine Roberts,+ b. Aug, 28, 1872; m. Nov. 1897, J. N. Fowler of Lebanon, N. H. 3 sons.
x. John,4 b. April 13, 1874; dry goods merchant, Los Angeles, Cal .; m. July, 1905, Maybelle Hulburt of W. Lebanon, N. H.
5 AARON,3 (Medad.2 Jonathan,1) b, Groton, May 5, 1820; rem. to Ryegate, 1850; ret. to Groton 1866, and d. June 10, 1893. He m. 1st, Dec. 22, 1842, Joanna Plummer, who d. Ryegate, Feb. 12, 1855. 2d, April 2
C. W. WHITEHILL.
JAMES C. HOLMES.
WESSON G. HOLMES.
PROF. NELSON J. WHITEHILL. (FOUNDER NORTH RYEGATE LIBRARY.)
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GENEALOGY-WELCH.
1856, Elizabeth, dau. Win. Gibson of Ryegate (b. Feb. 6, 1824; d. Jan. 17, 1865.) 3d, Aug. 27, 1866, Charlotte Welch, who d. May 4, 1890.
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Children by first marriage.
i. Samuel P.,4 b. Groton, Dec. 18, 1843,
ii. Martha,4 b. Groton, March 20, 1845; m. March 9, 1876, Nathaniel C. Page of Ryegate (b. Groton, June 4, 1877, son of Jonathan.
iii. Horace,4 b. Dec. 22, 1846; went to Montana, 1869; was m. there. 4 ch, He d. 1891.
iv. Sarah,4 b. Groton, Sept. 11, 1848; d Feb. 16, 1856.
v. Abigail,4 b. Groton, March 7, 1850; d. Jan. 15, 1855.
vi. Alexander G.,4 b. Ryegate, April 21, 1852 ; res. in Groton ; m. Dec. 14, 1878, Dilly Frost. 3 ch. all living.
vii. Nancy,+ b. Ryegate, May 5, 1854; m. Frank W. Page; 7 ch., 4 living ; res. Ryegate.
By 2d m. all b. in Ryegate.
viii. Jane Bethai,4 b. Dec. 14, 1856; d. Feb. 20, 1866.
ix. James Gibson,4 b. Oct. 9, 1858; d. Feb. 13. 1866.
x. Clarence E.,4 b. Feb. 22, 1860; rem. to Iowa, 1882; in. Oct. 10, 1886, Ida Tucker of Kansas; rem. Eldora. Iowa. 4 chil.
xi. Joanna,4 b. April 11, 1863; d. Feb. 12, 1866.
6 SAMUEL P.,4 (Aaron,3 Medad,?, Jonathan,1) b. Groton, Dec. 18, 1843; went to Montana, 1867; ret. 1871, and m. 1st, Nov. 2, 1871 Elzina James. of Groton, and went back to Montana; ret. to Groton and has been a merchant there since 1875; selectman, lister. and has been Justice of the Peace 20 years; town representative, 1880, '81. Deacon in the Baptist ch. 37 years. Mrs. Welch d. Aug. 29, 1872, and he mı. 2d, Jan. 13, 1874 Abbie, A., dau. Ara Welch, and widow of John G. Paul (b. March 20, 1843; d. April 21, 1885.) 3d, April 28, 1886, Cora E. Minard.
Children by 1st marriage.
i. Elzina,5 b. Aug. 28, 1872; d. Aug. 1882.
By 2d marriage.
ii. Hannah E.,5 b. March 21, 1875; d. Aug. 1882.
iii. Jefferson Renfrew,5 b. July 23, 1880; d .. May 11, 1881.
iv. William George,5 b. April 30, 1882. Res. Groton; m. Aug. 6, 1903, Rosie M .. dau. James J. Morrison. Ch. (1) Joanna A.,5 b. April 17, 1906. (2) Gertrude A.,6 Nov. 3, 1910.
WHITE.
NICHOLAS WHITE of Plaistow, N. H., in the 4th generation from William White, one of the 1st settlers of Ipswich and later of Haverhill, Mass., had four sons who came to Newbury in 1763. Noah,2 Ebenezer,2 Jo- seph,2 and Samuel.2 Another son, William,2 remained at Plaistow, but was represented here by his dau. Mary who m. Asa Tenney of Newbury, and a son Nicholas,2 who settled finally in Ryegate. For Dr. Samuel White see p. 210. Descendants of Ebenezer,2 and William, 2 have lived in Ryegate. For more complete account of the White family see History of Newbury. pp. 735-739.
NICHOLAS, 3 ( William,2 Nicholas,1) b. Plaistow, N. H., 1770; came to New- bury ab. 1790 and m. March 25, or 27, 1799, Rachel, dau. William and Rachel (Tewksbury) Johnson (b. Newbury, July 1, 1776; d. Brad- ford, March 1856.) Settled on her father's farm where he d. Dec. 23, 1831. He was quite prominent, holding town offices and captain in the old militia.
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