History of the Town of
Canterbury, New Hampshire
1727-1912

By James Otis Lyford,
Editor of History of Concord, N.H.
Author of the Life of Edward H. Rollins
In Two Volumes
Volume Two

HEATH to JONES

[transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]

HEATH 1. ABRAHAM(2) HEATH, son of Isaac(1) and Susan (Hall) Heath, was b. 9 Aug., 1783, in Hampstead; m. 25 May, 1813, Mary Morrill in Chester. He d. 29 Aug., 1866; she, 3 Jan., 1839. 2. JOSEPH(3) HEATH (Abraham(2), Isaac(1)) b. 11 Dec., 1823, in Northfield; m. 21 Dec., 1848, in Gilmanton, Caroline M. Grant, b. 27 Oct., 1825, a dau. of Samuel and Hannah Durrell Grant. Joseph Heath d. 23 April, 1892, in C., where he had resided since 1849. Children: i. FRANCIS A.(4) b. 27 Oct., 1849; d. 24 May, 1857. ii. MARY E., b. 22 June, 1851; d. young. iii. SIDNEY S., b. 28 July, 1853; d. 15 May, 1857. iv. MARY E., 2d, b. 25 Nov., 1856. v. ETTA F., b. 12 Sept., 1858; m. 24 Dec., 1898, Charles J., son of Rev. John Chamberlain, b. 12 Jan., 1855, in C.; d. 15 April, 1908, in Canton, Mass. vi. FRANK A., b. 1 April, 1860. vii. JOSEPH S., b. 23 Dec., 1861; d. 14 July, 1862. viii. ADDIE M., b. 17 Feb., 1864. 189 HEATH 1. JOSEPH SMART(2) HEATH was b. in C., 4 March, 1800. His parents, Caleb(1) and Abigail (Carter) Heath, Jr., were m. in C., in 1799. He m. in C. 3 March, 1836, Jemima Clough, dau. of James and Mehitable (Berry) Lake, and d. in C. 7 Dec., 1872. His wife d. 25 Jan., 1891. Children: 2. i. MARY WEBSTERS(3), b. 28 July, 1838. 3. ii. RUTH EMILY, b. 28 March, 1841. iii. WELTHA JANE, b. 3 Dec. 1843; m. in C. 15 July, 1860, Joseph Knowles. (See Knowles Gen.) She d. 22 Dec., 1862. 4. iv. JOSEPH WALTER, b. 22 Sept., 1847. v. SILAS QUIMBY, b. 25 Aug., 1855; m. in C. 5 June, 1883, Addie Maria, dau. of Robert and Adaline (Duncklee) Houston of Bedford, where she was b. 24 Dec., 1852. Silas Q. d. in C. 12 March, 1889, and she in Manchester 19 July, 1898. No children. 2. MARY WEBSTER(3) HEATH (Joseph(2), Caleb(1)) b. 28 July, 1838; m. in Jan., 1860, Merrill Moore. She d. 8 May, 1901. Children: i. GEORGE MERRILL(4) MOORE, b. 24 Feb., 1862; m. Minnie Nichols; d. 1 Sept., 1886. ii. CLARA MOORE, d. young. 5. iii. SADIE ELIZA MOORE, b. 13 Feb., 1871. 3. RUTH EMILY(3) HEATH (Joseph(2), Caleb(1)) b. 28 March, 1841; m. 23 Sept., 1858, in C., Edmund, son of Samuel and ---- (Emerson) Lougee, b. in Loudon, and d. in C. 8 July, 1891. She d. 11 Aug., 1873. Child: 6. i. MAE BELLE(4) LOUGEE, b. 22 March, 1868. 4. JOSEPH WALTER(3) HEATH (Joseph(2), Caleb(1)) b. 22 Sept., 1847; m. in C. 9 Sept., 1865, Phebe, dau. of Hiram C. and Alma (Pevere) Squiers. (See Squiers Gen.) He d. in C. 13 March, 1878. Children: i. CORA ALMA(4), b. 18 Sept., 1866; m. James Scott. Child: Winfield Scott, b. in Oklahoma, the first white child b. in Oklahoma after it was opened for settlement. James Scott d. there soon after the child was b. Cora m. second, John Schooley of Iowa, where she now resides and has three children. ii. WALTER JOSEPH, b. 7 May, 1869, in C.; m. first, 30 Dec., 1888, Eliza Keniston; m. second, 25 Dec., 1906, Neva M., dau. of Oren J. and Miriam (Clifford) Randall. (See Randall Gen.) Children by first marriage: 1. Melvin, d. at about three years. 2. Grace, b. 22 April, 1893; m. in 1910, Herbert Lyons, of Franklin. 3. Josephine Ola, b. 25 Jan., 1897. iii. CHARLES HIRAM, b. 11 June, 1875; m. Myrtie Lord and has three children, Calvin, Olive and Joseph. 5. SADIE ELIZA(4) MOORE (Mary(3), Joseph(2), Caleb(1)) b. 13 Feb., 1871; m. 13 Feb., 1887, Fred L. Watson. Children: i. ELFLEDA MAY(5) WATSON, b. 9 Feb., 1888; m. 14 Aug., 1904, Burt Taylor, and resides in Meredith. Children: 1. Weslie Leslie Taylor, b. 7 June, 1908. 2. Maurice Leon Taylor, b. 23 May, 1909. ii. BERNICE ALBERTA WATSON, b. 10 Oct., 1891. iii. FRED LESLIE WATSON, b. 20 Aug., 1901. iv. FREELOVE MOORE WATSON, b. 2 July, 1904. 190 6. MAE BELLE(4) LOUGEE (Ruth Emily(3), Joseph(2), Caleb(1)) b. 22 March, 1868; m. 8 Jan., 1889, James A. Butler and had four children; m. second, 3 Feb., 1910, John W. Dresser of Franklin. Children by first marriage: i. HAROLD EDMUND(5) BUTLER, b. 23 Sept., 1889. ii. RUTH MAE BELLE BUTLER, b. 30 April, 1891; d. 1 Sept., 1891. iii. LAURENCE WILLIAM BUTLER, b. 30 Oct., 1895. iv. GENEVIEVE CECILIA BUTLER, b. 31 July, 1897. HEATH 1. WILLIAM(1) HEATH and his wife, Mary, came from London, Eng., on the frigate Lyon, landing in this country Sept., 1632. His five children were all b. in London. The family settled in Roxbury, Mass. William was a member of the First Assembly of Deputies, 14 May, 1634, and for some years subsequently. He d. 29 May, 1652. His wife, Mary, d. 16 Dec., 1659. 2. PELEG(2) HEATH was the son of William(1) and Mary, and the father of 3. WILLIAM(3) HEATH. 4. SAMUEL(4) HEATH was b. 27 Dec., 1701, in Roxbury, Mass., but settled in Plaistow, and was a farmer. Date of death unknown but he was living as late as 1794, with his son Samuel(5) in Bristol. 5. SAMUEL(5) HEATH (Samuel(4), William(3), Peleg(2), William(1)) was b. 1754 in Plaistow; m. 11 April, 1782, Sarah Webster of Plymouth. He moved to Bristol in 1785. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary army from Plaistow. He d. 13 June, 1833. His wife d. 7 July, 1839, in Bristol. 6. ROBERT(6) HEATH (Samuel(5), Samuel(4)) b. 14 Nov., 1789; m. first, 7 April, 1812, Hannah Nelson, b. 21 Feb., 1792; d. 6 Jan., 1841; m. second, Mrs. Polly B., widow of Joseph Dow. She d. 31 July, 1863. He d. 8 Oct., 1853. Children all by first marriage, b. in Bristol: i. STEPHEN NELSON(7), b. 14 Feb., 1816. ii. SARAH ANN, b. 5 Feb., 1817. iii. SAMUEL P., b. 18 June, 1819. iv. JOHN S., b. 31 July, 1821. v. CHARLES B., b. 5 Nov., 1823. vi. HORACE W., b. 14 Nov., 1826. 7. vii. LEVI NELSON, b. 3 March, 1829. viii. WILLIAM P., b. 23 Jan., 1831. ix. HARRIET J., b. 20 Aug., 1833. x. EMILY WELLS, b. Dec., 1835. 7. LEVI NELSON(7) HEATH (Robert(6), Samuel(5), Samuel(4)) b. 3 March, 1829; m. first, 20 Feb., 1851, Susannah C., dau. of John Gordon of New Hampton. She d. 11 June, 1875. Levi Heath m. second, Mrs. Julia Scales, dau. of Augustus Atwood of Danbury. He d. 11 May, 1904. Children by first marriage: 191 i. ANNIE ABBIE(8), b. 17 Dec., 1851; m. 1873, Henry Brown(9) of Concord. She resides in Lancaster, Mass. Children: 1. Mabel Susanna Brown, b. 3 May, 1874, in Concord. 2. Annie Maud Brown, b. 18 Dec., 1876; m. Elba Carpenter of Lancaster. They have two children: Earl(10), and Ruth Janette Carpenter. ii. IDA GERTRUDE, b. 4 Dec., 1853; m. 1 March, 1892, Oliver Ballou of Concord. He d. 5 Oct., 1902, in Concord. She resides in Concord. iii. NAOMI JANE, b. 31 May, 1856, in Bristol; was in business in N.Y. City many years and still resides there. 8. iv. EDWIN GORDON, b. 31 Jan., 1858. v. ALFRED HOUSTON, b. 29 March, 1860; m. 5 April, 1888, in C., Dorothy Elizabeth Herber, b. 19 Feb., 1853, in Germany. She was the dau. of John Christopher and Sophia (Graffe) Herber, both of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. She was the eldest of eight children. Children: 1. Mary Elizabeth(9), b. 8 Sept., 1889, in Bristol. 2. William Herber, b. 6 Sept., 1891, in Bethlehem, N.Y. Alfred H. Heath was a resident of C. for several years; after his marriage removed to Bristol. He d. 12 June, 1908, in Bristol. vi. NELLIE EMOGENE, b. 26 May, 1863; m. Alfred B. Harvey of N.Y. City 4 July, 1884; d. Aug., 1898. Children: 1. Ralph Gordon(9) Harvey, b. 5 June, 1885, in New York. 2. Harold Rolfe Harvey, b. 19 March, 1891, in New York. vii. CARRIE EMMA, b. 19 June, 1865; m. 16 July, 1887, Frank A. Holmes of Sutton, Vt.; d. 11 May, 1895. No children. Child by second marriage: viii. LEVI BARTLETT, b. 23 Feb., 1880, in Bristol; m. 26 June, 1904, Alice Gordon of New Hampton. Child: Rachel Viola(9), b. 19 May, 1906. 8. EDWIN GORDON(8) HEATH (Levi(7), Robert(6), Samuel(5)) b. 31 Jan., 1858, in Bristol; m. 14 Aug., 1884, in C., Anna Eliza, dau. of Joseph Clough and Laura Adams (Cogswell) Sanborn, who was b. 7 March, 1851, in C. Anna E. Sanborn was the granddau. of Benjamin Sanborn and Hannah Clough, and the great-great-granddau. of the Rev. Abiel Foster and his second wife, Mary Rogers; also on the Cogswell side she is a direct descendant of the first settled minister of C. Edwin G. Heath has been a resident of C. since the autumn of 1877. In the fall of 1881 he went to the Borough and lived for a time on the Ames place, then removed to the Sanborn homestead where he now resides. He spent the winter of 1879-80 traveling in the South, in the interests of the South Publishing Co. of N.Y. City. He visited cities of Md., Va., N. and S.C., Ga., and Fla. Child: Chester Earl(9), b. 18 March, 1887, in C.; m. 30 April, 1910, Mary Abby, dau. of George F. and Adelia (Jones) Kelley of Gilmanton. HERRICK 1. Lucca H.(1) HERRICK of Sanbornton m. first, Clarissa Arlin of C. who d. 30 April, 1851, aged 52 years; m. second, Rachel A. Blake, b. 2 May, 1810, d. 6 Dec., 1885. Mr. Herrick lived in C. about 25 years and d. in E. Concord 8 March, 1880, aged 81 years. Children by first marriage: 192 2. i. MARY A(2), b. 1825. ii. ELIZABETH, b. 1827; d. 23 March, 1850; unm. iii. CLARA, b. 1829. 2. MARY A.(2) HERRICK (James H.(1)) b. 1825; m. Sylvester Lovering of Loudon who d. 20 Sept., 1905, aged 85 years. She d. 13 Feb., 1909, aged 84 years. They had an adopted son, Roscoe C. Lovering, who m. Jennie Wiggin. He d. 26 Dec., 1889, leaving a son, Roscoe Lovering. HILL 1. JOHN(1) HILL was b. 28 June, 1773, in Barrington; m. Abigail Cram, b. 22 Oct., 1775, in Pittsfield. He d. 27 Aug., 1833. Children: 2. i. TRUEWORTHY(2), b. 8 Jan., 1798. ii. JOHN, b. 11 July, 1799. iii. SAMUEL C., b. 17 Nov., 1803, in Pittsfield. iv. POLLY S. b. 16 Feb., 1809, in Holderness; m. Simeon B. Foster. (See Foster Gen.) 2. TRUEWORTHY(2) HILL (John(1)) b. 8 Jan., 1798, in Pittsfield; m. first, Jan., 1818, Almira Wheeler, b. 24 March, 1798, d. 13 Jan., 1852; m. second, 26 March, 1855, Mary Nudd of C., b. 2 July, 1813. He d. 20 Feb., 1872. Children by first marriage: i. EDMUND D.(3), b. 27 June, 1818; m. Lavina Fletcher. They had several children. ii. ALMIRA M., b. 21 Dec., 1820; unm.; d. 2 Oct., 1866. iii. WILLIAM W., b. 28 May, 1823; d. 16 April, 1827. iv. TRUEWORTHY, JR., b. 8 Nov., 1825; m. 1 Jan., 1853, Elisabeth Ann Mason. He d. 11 May, 1864. They had two children. (See Mason Gen.) v. WILLIAM C., b. 29 March, 1828; d. Oct., 1829. vi. SAMUEL S. b. 29 Sept., 1830; m. 23 Feb., 1859, Sarah E. Cram. He d. 28 Jan., 1862. They had one child. vii. JOHN N., b. 27 July, 1833; m. 11 Nov., 1856, Emily A. Lake. She d. 21 Oct., 1875. They had three children. He m. a second time. viii. RHODA A. E., b. 6 Oct., 1839; m. 13 Nov., 1858, George W. Lake. ix. LUCINDA JANE Clough, b. 24 Jan., 1833; M. 1 Jan., 1852, Morrill Fletcher. (See Fletcher Gen.) HILLS 1. DANIEL(1) HILLS was b. in Haverhill, Mass., in 1727. "His name first appears on the tax list in 1792." He and his four sons bought land on Bay Hill, Northfield. "The deeds to the first purchase are dated 1788." He m. Hannah Emery of Haverhill, Mass., and it is supposed that they d. in Northfield. Children: i. DANIEL(2), b. 12 May, 1758. ii. ABIGAIL, b. 7 March, 1760. 2. iii. DAVID, b. 4 June, 1762. iv. TIMOTHY, b. 27 Jan., 1764. v. HANNAH, b. 17 July, 1768. vi. JOHN, b. 15 June, 1770. 193 2. CAPT. DAVID(2) HILLS (Daniel(1)) b. 4 June, 1762; m. 29 Nov., 1787, Susannah Cole of Bradford, Mass., b. 25 Oct., 1766. He was both a farmer and cooper. She d. 25 Oct., 1856. Children, all b. in Northfield: i. SUSAN(3), b. 16 Feb., 1792. ii. ABIAH, b. 11 Feb., 1795. iii. DANIEL, b. 18 June, 1797. iv. ABIGAIL, b. 18 Jan., 1799. v. DAVID, b. 3 Feb. 1801. vi. CLARISSA, b. 14 Dec., 1803. vii. EMERY, b. 18 Jan., 1805. 3. viii. SAMUEL, b. 25 Dec., 1808. 3. SAMUEL(3) HILLS (David(2), Daniel(1)) b. 25 Dec., 1808; m. 6 Dec., 1832, Judith Clough of C., b. 6 Dec., 1808. He was a blacksmith and spent his whole life at C. Center. He was a dea. of the Congregational Church from 1853 till his death, 13 April, 1882. Mrs. Hills d. 8 Sept., 1888. Child: Mary Eliza(4), b. 2 Feb., 1834; m. 3 June, 1852, John P. Kimball of C., b. in Boscawen 23 Dec., 1827. She d. 6 Nov., 1874. (See Kimball Gen.) The early records of this family are from the Northfield History. HOUSER 1. HENRY HIRAM(2) HOUSER, son of Jesse(1) and Mary Steffe Houser, was b. 25 April, 1845, in McVeytown, Penn.; m. 19 Jan., 1871, in Concord, Susan Augusta, dau. of Joseph Moody and Elizabeth Emery (Fellows) Foster. (See Foster Gen.) Children, b. in C.: i. ELIZABETH FOSTER(3), b. 3 Nov., 1871. 2. ii. JOSEPH MOODY, b. 18 Sept., 1873. 3. iii. HARRY HIRAM, b. 25 July, 1879. 2. JOSEPH MOODY(3) HOUSER (Henry H.(2), Jesse(1)) b. 18 Sept., 1873; m. 1894, Stella N. Sargent of C., b. 28 Nov., 1874; d. 23 March, 1907, in C. Children, all b. in C.: i. JESSE EARL(4), b. 27 Oct., 1894; d. 1 Nov., 1894. ii. LEOLA FOSTER, b. 5 March, 1900. iii. JOSEPH MAHLAN, twin, b. 10 Feb., 1907. iv. JOICE MOODY, twin, b. 10 Feb., 1907; d. 10 Feb., 1907. 3. HARRY HIRAM(3) HOUSER (Henry H.(2), Jesse(1)) b. 25 July, 1879; m. 1901, Catharine McIsaac, b. 6 March, 1880. Child: i. ELIZABETH CORDELIA(4) b. 22 Feb., 1902, in Concord. HOWE 1. JOHN(1) HOWE, b. 1781 in Bow; m. Abigail ----, b. 1781 in Epsom. He d. 1 March, 1838; she d. 3 March, 1849, both in C. John Howe served in the War of 1812. This branch of the Howe family is descended from Lord Timothy Howe. Children: i. SUSAN B.(2), b. 20 April, 1812, in C.; m. 19 April, 1842, Alfred S. Abbott. (See Abbott Gen.) 194 2. ii. SAMUEL NEWELL, b. 29 Oct., 1819. iii. POLLY, m. 3 March, 1830, in C., Thomas Brown of Concord. Children: Abby(3) Brown, John Brown, George Brown. Abby Brown m. ---- Cleveland. 2. SAMUEL NEWELL(3) HOWE (John(2)) b. 29 Oct., 1819, in C.; m. Abby, dau. of John Scates. He removed to Boston, Mass., in 1842; d. 28 Jan., 1902. She d. 19 Dec., 1868. Children: i. EMMA(4), b. in Boston, Mass.; d. 21 May, 1849, in C., aged 5 years. ii. GEORGE, b. in Boston; d. 18 June, 1849, in C., aged 3 years. 3. iii. CHARLES O., b. 3 Feb., 1848. iv. GEORGE C., b. in Boston. 4. v. EMMA J , b. 22 Oct., 1851, in C. 5. vi. FRANK N., b. 24 Aug., 1854, in C. 3. CHARLES O(3) HOWE (Samuel Newell(2), John(1)) b. 3 Feb., 1848, in Boston, Mass., where he m. 5 April, 1870, Emma, dau. of Lorenzo D. Snell. Children: i. Newell E.(4), b. 10 Aug., 1871, at Beverly, Mass. ii. Cora M., b. 23 Oct., 1881, at Beverly, Mass. iii. Ernest W., b. 12 June, 1889, at Manchester, Mass. iv. Walter B., b. 27 July, 1893, at Manchester, Mass. 4. EMMA J.(3) HOWE (Samuel Newell(2), John(1)) b. 22 Oct., 1851; m. Hoyt McComb. She d. Dec., 1909. 5. FRANK N.(3) HOWE (Samuel Newell(2), John(1)) b. 24 Aug., 1854; m. 26 Nov., 1876, at Beverly, Mass., Rebecca P., dau. of Gorham P Newhall. He d. 20 Aug., 1906, at Beverly, Mass. Children: 6. i. GEORGE G.(4), b. 25 April, 1877. ii. LAURA A., b. 1 July, 1882. 6. GEORGE G.(4) HOWE (Frank N.(3), Samuel Newell(2), John(1)) b. 25 April, 1877; m. 14 June, 1905, Nancy Kennedy. Child: Eleanor M.(5), b. 7 Oct., 1908. HOYT 1. JOHN(1) HOYT, an original settler of Salisbury, Mass. He was probably b. between 1610 and 1615. He was sergeant of Salisbury Military Co., 1658. Had two wives, both were named Frances. He m. first, about 1635; she d. 23 Feb., 1642-43; m. second, 1643-44. He d. 28 Feb., 1687-88. 2. THOMAS(2) HOYT (John(1)) b. 1 Jan., 1640-41; m. Mary, dau. of William and Elizabeth Brown of Salisbury. Lived in Salisbury until his removal to Amesbury between 1680 and 1685. 3. LIEUT. THOMAS(3) HOYT (Thomas(2), John(1)) m. first, 22 May, 1689, Elizabeth Huntington, who d. 29 Jan., 1721-22; m. second, 18 Nov., 1722, Widow Mary Barnard (probably widow of Joseph). Mary d. 1740-41. He lived at "Pond Hill," Amesbury, where he was prominent in town affairs. 195 4. THOMAS(4) HOYT (Lieut. Thomas(3), Thomas(2), John(1)) b. 18 Jan., 1703-04; m. 20 Jan., 1725-26, Ruth Barnard, granddau. of Thomas Barnard. He received the west half of his father's farm and probably lived on it. He d. in 1743 or early in 1744. 5. THOMAS(5) HOYT (Thomas(4), Thomas(3), Thomas(2), John(1)) b. 17 May, 1731. Probably m. Miriam Kimball of Haverhill, Mass., 5 Sept., 1754. He was a tanner; moved to C. in 1771-72 and d. in the Revolutionary war, 1 Sept., 1778. His widow, Miriam, m. 26 Nov., 1781, in C., Benjamin Blanchard. Children by the first marriage: i. ABNER(6), b. 17 Dec., 1754; m. Martha Weeks, moved to Wheelock, Vt., and d. there. Several sons and one dau. ii. PHEBE, b. 22 Nov., 1756; m. David Ames. (See Ames Gen.) iii. RUTH, b. 24 July, 1759; m. Sargent Morrill. iv. THOMAS, b. 14 April, 1762; m. ---- Morrill, had daus. but no sons; lived and d. in Danville, Vt. v. SARAH, b. 13 Nov., 1765; m. 24 March, 1785, Abraham Morrill. vi. BARNARD, m. 22 Nov., 1796, Judith, dau. of Laban(5) Morrill (Ezekiel(4), Ezekiel(3), Jacob(2), Abraham(1)). She was b. in C., 7 July, 1776. Moved to Wheelock, Vt., where he d. Their first son, Jonathan(7), was b. in C., 21 Nov., 1797. HUCKINS The Huckins families of N.H. appear to have been descendants of Robert(1) Huckins, who was in Dover in 1640, one of the signers of the "Dover Combination," b. doubtless in Devonshire or Cornwall, Eng. He had only one son, Lieut. James(2), who in turn had only one son, Robert(3). From the latter the descent is Robert(4), Isaac(5), to Joseph(6) and Samuel(6), to the two families identified with C. Joseph was b. 6 Aug., 1777, in Barnstead. He was of Pittsfield in 1800 and Bridgewater in 1814; m. before 1800 Nancy, dau. of Ezekiel and Mary (Dow) Collins, b. 22 April, 1774, in Salisbury, Mass., d. 14 Sept., 1862. He d. 19 July, 1858, in Bridgewater. Children: 1. Nathan C.(7) 2. James. 3. Mary. 4. Mehitable. 5. Lydia. 6. Joseph. 7. Nancy. 8. Isaac. The first six were b. in Pittsfield, the remainder in Bridgewater. NATHAN C.(7) HUCKINS (Joseph(6), Isaac(5), Robert(4), Robert(3), Lieut. James(2), Robert(1)) b. 10 Aug., 1800; d. 9 July, 1869, in C.; m. 19 March, 1822, Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel and Jane (Moore) Whidden, b. 30 March, 1803, in C., d. 31 July, 1895, in Tilton. Children, b. in Groton: i. SYLVESTER W.(8), b. 4 Oct., 1823; d. 4 Jan., 1834. ii. CHENEY N., b. 27 Nov., 1826; d. 20 Feb., 1905, in Tilton; m. 3 Jan. 1871, Mrs. Eliza A. (Coombs) Plumer, dau. of Rev. Stephen and Lucretia (Isham) Coombs, b. 22 Oct., 1824, at Cape Cod, Mass., d. in Tilton 4 April, 1909. iii. and iv. Twins; d. a few weeks after birth. v. MARGARET ANN, b. 17 Jan., 1836; m. Josiah, son of Capt. Elisha and Mary (Plumer) Piper 25 Aug., 1889. He was b. 1803 in Meredith, and resided at Tilton where he d. 16 Oct., 1883. Mrs. Piper still resides in Tilton. 196 SAMUEL(6) HUCKINS (Isaac(5), Robert(4), Robert(3), Lieut. James(2), Robert(1)) b. in Barnstead 22 Nov., 1781. He left Pittsfield in 1790 and settled in C. about 1803. He was a blacksmith and located in the Hill's Corner school district, first at the junction of the Gilmanton road with the most easterly road running to Northfield. The foundation of his house is still visible from the highway. Three years later, he moved near Hill's Tavern, where he resided until his death, 18 Nov., 1853. He m. Polly, dau. of Nathaniel and Jane (Moore) Whidden, 24 March, 1805, b. in C. 7 July, 1785, d. 7 Dec., 1842; m. second, 8 Nov., 1844, Mrs. Mary Moulton (Kimball) Tilton of C., b. 23 Jan., 1797, d. 6 July, 1868. Children by first wife b. in C.: i. NATHANIEL W.(7), b. 21 Feb., 1806; m. Irene, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Sherburne) Pollard of Hudson; d. 23 Oct., 1830. No children. She m. second, Pitts W. Whidden (who called himself William P. Whidden) and d. 5 May, 1862. (See Whidden Gen.) ii. SAMUEL, blacksmith, b. 27 April, 1808; m. 5 May, 1844, Louisa, sister of Irene Pollard of Hudson, b. 22 Jan., 1818, d. 1 Dec., 1873, at Loudon. He d. 5 Dec. 1883, at Loudon. Child: Georgian(8), b. 31 July, 1846; m. John F. Ordway of Worcester, Mass., who d. 10 Dec., 1906, aged 53 years. iii. MARIA JANE, b. 26 Feb., 1810; m. Abram Buell of Groton; d. 20 May, 1849. Children: Daniel(8) and Mary E. Buell. After his wife's death Mr. Buell m. again and moved to the West. iv. ABIGAIL, b. 14 Feb., 1815; m. Asel Buell, brother of Abram. She d. 14 Jan., 1849. He d. at Bristol, aged 79 years, 5 months. Child: Alphas W.(9) Buell of Haverhill, Mass., b. 1 Jan., 1844; m. 9 April, 1876, Nellie E. Goodell, b. 17 April, 1850, in Woburn, Mass. v. ELIZABETH ANN, b. 2 Dec., 1826; m. 26 May 1849, Silas K. Batchelder of C., b. 31 March, 1826, d. 14 Sept., 1879. She d. 26 April, 1885. Children: 1. ABBIE MARIA(8) BATCHELDER, b. 29 July, 1850; m. first, Henry T. Leavitt, 6 June, 1872. He d. 26 Feb., 1873; m. second, James Monroe Gilmore of Putnam, Conn. Children: (1) Jennie, b. 2 Dec., 1876. (2) Josephine, b. 14 Sept., 1879. 2. JOSEPH ORMAN BATCHELDER, b. 8 May, 1852; m. Emma A. Buttrick. Children: (1) Mabel(9), b. 14 March, 1877. (2) Maud, b. 11 Oct., 1882. Mr. Batchelder d. at Haverhill, Mass., 18 Feb., 1896. 3. IDA O. BATCHELDER, b. 22 Feb., 1855; unm., res., Putnam, Conn. 4. FRED S. BATCHELDER, b. 23 Oct., 1857; d. in Haverhill, Mass., 13 March, 1889. HUNTOON 1. PHILIP(1) HUNTOON, the immigrant ancestor, b. about 1664, m. first, about 1687, Betsey Hall of Exeter; m. second, Hannah ----, who d. 22 Dec., 1741. The first mention found of Philip is his name attached to "The humble Addresse of the inhabitants and train solders of ye Province of New Hampshire (Feb. 20, 1689.) to the Hon. the Governour and Council of their Maj. Colony of the Matthathuset in New England," setting forth that they were destitute of power sufficient to put themselves in a capacity of defence against the common enemy, and 197 praying that protection may be afforded them as formerly. On 21 Feb., 1697, the town of Exeter granted to "phillip huntune thirty acres of land joining to a piece of swamp, had formerly." Another grant is found on 6 March, 1699. On 12 June, 1702, Philip deeded a portion of this land. He left Exeter about 1703 and settled in Kingston, where, in 1707, he with others deserted the town on account of danger from the Indians. The other inhabitants being much weakened thereby it was ordered: "That Mr. Secretary Story write to the Captains of Exeter and Hampton, that they forthwith direct the persons aforesaid to return to their former habitations in Kingstown for the strengthening of the place against the common enemy, and in case they shall refuse to do so, the said captains are hereby ordered that when they send soldiers to her majesty's fort, William and Mary, that the above persons be the first that shall be sent there." They undoubtedly refused to return, and subsequent events proved that Philip, at least, had some cause for his fear. However, in 1708 Philip was again at home in Kingston, for he deeds the land he bought of Lieut. John Faulsom on the north division of "Pickpocket Path." July 22, 1710, while Philip and eldest son, Samuel, were ploughing not far from his house, they were surrounded by a band of Indians who fired upon them. Samuel fell mortally wounded. Philip and a neighbor were taken prisoners and suffered terrible cruelties. After long marches they reached Canada and were sold as prisoners of war to the French. They were informed if they would build a saw mill for the government and teach the French to saw lumber after the English method, they should have their freedom. They erected the mill, instructed the French and regained their freedom, although it is said the French never could make the mill run. This mill is said to have been the first for sawing lumber ever erected in Canada. Tradition says that Philip remained in Canada about two years. Philip Huntoon d. 10 May, 1752. Children: i. SAMUEL(2), b. about 1689. ii. PHILIP, b. about 1694. 2. iii. JOHN, b. about 1696. iv. SARAH, b. 21 April, 1703. v. ELIZABETH. vi. SARAH. 2. JOHN(2) HUNTOON (Philip(1)) b. about 1696; m. Mary Rundlett. He was a corporal in Captain Ladd's Co. in 1724. Selectman of Kingston in 1740, and his name appears on public records between 1730 and 1750. He d. Dec., 1778. Children: i. SAMUEL(3) b. 18 June, 1718. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 1721. iii. CHARLES, b. 12 Oct., 1725. iv. LYDIA. 3. v. JOHN, b. 11 July, 1729. vi. JOSIAH, bapt. 7 Sept., 1730. 198 vii. DANIEL, bapt. 7 Nov., 1731. viii. MARY, bapt. 26 May, 1734; d. 22 July, 1735. ix. MARY, bapt. 4 July, 1736. x. DANIEL, bapt. 9 July, 1738. xi. JOSEPH, b. 1731(?). xii. BENJAMIN, b. 13 July, 1744. 3. JOHN(3) HUNTOON (John(2), Philip(1)) b. 11 July, 1729, in Kingston; m. 17 Dec., 1754, Elizabeth Beedee, b. Feb., 1739. He was a soldier sent with others to guard the inhabitants against the invasion of the savages, about the time the Bradleys were killed at Concord, 11 Aug., 1746. In 1774 John Huntoon, Jr., with other inhabitants of Kingston, sent to the assistance of Boston their hearty sympathy and one hundred sheep for the relief of the poor. He came to C. about fifteen years before his death, 14 Nov., 1821. Mrs. Huntoon d. 18 Nov., 1821. Children: i. MOSES(4), b. 31 Aug., 1755. ii. AARON, b. 9 June, 1758; served through the Revolutionary war. iii. STEPHEN, b. 15 May, 1781. 4. iv. JOSHUA, b. 15 June, 1763. v. CALEB, b. 1 Aug., 1765; d. 20 Aug., 1765. vi. ELI, b. 20 July, 1766. 5. vii. ELIJAH, b. 22 Nov., 1767. viii. ELISHA, b. 20 Nov. 1768. ix. BETSEY, m. Jacob Worthen of Candia. 4. JOSHUA(4) HUNTOON (John(3), John(2), Philip(1)) b. 15 June, 1753; m. Dec., 1770, Molly Winslow of Kingston, b. 11 Feb., 1754. He d. 29 March, 1815, in Gilmanton. She d. 28 Aug., 1849. Children: i. BETSEY(5), b. 14 Oct., 1772. ii. SALLY, b. 16 Oct., 1777. iii. JOSHUA, b. 4 Nov., 1799. iv. MARTHA, b. 29 Dec., 1802; m. 9 Oct., 1822, Gardner T. Barker, b. 12 Jan., 1797. She d. 19 June, 1877. They lived in C. many years. Children: Warren(6) Barker, Mary Jane Barker, who m. Joseph Warren Ham (See Ham Gen.), Adeline Barker, Gardner Barker, Thomas Barker, Erskine Barker. 6. v. IRA, b. 5 April, 1805. vi. DANIEL, b. 18 May, 1807. vii. MARY W., b. 28 July, 1809. 5. ELIJAH(4) HUNTOON (John(3), John(2), Philip(1)) b. 22 Nov., 1767; m. Hannah French of Candia, b. 26 Aug., 1788, d. 27 Aug., 1850. He d. 20 Dec., 1860. After they were m. they came on horseback from Candia to C. where they resided. Both d. in C. Children, b. in C.: i. SARAH FRENCH(5), b. 14 March, 1806; m. 14 Jan., 1835, Ira Huntoon. ii. LUCINDA, b. 11 Jan, 1808; d. 1826. iii. REBECCA, b. 1 Jan., 1810; m. June, 1828, Smith Knowles. (See Knowles Gen.) 7. iv. SOPHIA BROWN, b. 7 March, 1812. 8. v. JULIA FRENCH, b. 7 Dec., 1814. vi. LYDIA CLOUGH, b. 22 Nov., 1817; m. Benjamin McClary. (See McClary Gen.) 199 vii. ELIZABETH, b. 22 Dec., 1820; m. Orren Evans. She d. Aug., 1868. Children: Clara(6), Frank and Fred Evans. viii. MARY, b. 5 Sept. 1825; m. first, 23 Sept. 1848 in C., Thomas McClary (see McClary Gen.); m. second, 13 Nov., 1866, in Northfield, Benjamin Kenison of Northfield, where he d. 2 Dec., 1877. 6. IRA(5) HUNTOON (Joshua(4), John(3), John(2), Philip(1)) b. 5 April, 1805; m. 14 Jan., 1835, Sarah French, dau. of Elijah(6) and Hannah French Huntoon. Ira lived in C. many years. Children: 9. i. LUCINDA(6), b. 11 Sept., 1835. 10. ii. CHARLES, b. 19 Feb., 1837. iii. DANIEL M., b. 12 Nov., 1840; d. 21 Sept., 1864, in Hampton, Va. iv. LYDIA ANN, b. 18 Oct., 1843, in C.; d. 12 June, 1845. 11. v. GEORGE F., b. 10 April, 1851. 7. SOPHIA BROWN(5) HUNTOON (Elijah(4), John(3)) b. 7 March, 1812; m. 24 June, 1847, Samuel B. Upton of Bow. Children: i. Francis(6) Upton, m., Annie Chapman of Epsom. Child: Ella(7) Upton. ii. Ellen Sophia Upton m. Albert Watson of Pittsfield. Children: Ethel Gertrude(7), Parker Hanaford and Bertha Watson. 8. JULIA FRENCH(5) HUNTOON (Elijah(4), John(3)) b. 7 Dec., 1814; m. Milton Nelson. Children: i. MARIA(6), m. Job Giles. Children: Frank(7) and Mabel Giles. ii. DARIUS, unm.; d. returning from the Civil war. iii. JANE, m. Kendrick Palmer of Bow. Children: Elias(7) and Grace Palmer. iv. SYLVESTER, m. Helen Clark of Sanbornton. Children: Nellie(7), Josie, Ralph Sylvester. v. ALBERT, m. and has children. 9. LUCINDA(6) HUNTOON (Ira(5), Joshua(4), John(3)) b. 11 Sept., 1835; m. 1 Jan., 1855, Prescott Hall. Children: i. ANNETTE(7) HALL, m. George W. Knowles. Children: Addie Lou(8) and Charles P. Knowles. ii. EDWARD HALL, m. Lillian E Foss. Children: Sadie Frances(8) and Lora Edna Hall. 10. CHARLES(6) HUNTOON (Ira(5), Joshua(4), John(2)) b. 19 Feb., 1837; m. 28 Nov., 1866, Caroline, dau. of Lyman Abbott. Mr. Huntoon d. 3 Nov., 1876. Children: i. NELLIE(7), m. Sydney Prescott. Children: Charles(8), Sydney, Harvey Oscar, Ralph and Ruth Prescott. 12. ii. FRANK ELMER(7), b. 20 Oct., 1873. 11. GEORGE F.(6) HUNTOON (Ira(5), Joshua(4), John(3)) b. 10 April, 1851; m. 4 Feb., 1873, Abigail Herbert. Child: Curtis F.(7) 12. FRANK ELMER(7) HUNTOON (Charles(6), Ira(5), Joshua(4)) b. 20 Oct., 1873, in Belmont; m. 21 Sept., 1897, in Lakeport, Ethel May, dau. of Martin J. Bagley. She was b. 18 Aug., 1874, in Thornton. Children: i. Charles Martin(8), b. 13 Oct., 1898. ii. Pearl Evelyn, b. 11 May, 1901. 200 HUTCHINS 1. EBENEZER(2) HUTCHINS, b. 25 Feb., 1778; m. Abigail Bryar who was b. 30 May, 1787. He d. Sept., 1858. She d. 14 Oct., 1851. Children: i. NANCY C.(2), b. 16 Sept., 1810; m. 8 March, 1835, Nathaniel Stevens. He d. 11 Nov., 1881. 2. ii. REUBEN, b. 24 April, 1812. iii. SARAH, b. 29 June, 1815; m. 11 April, 1838, Caleb C. Hall. 3. iv. JOHN, b. 4 July, 1818. v. HANNAH, b. 8 Jan., 1820; m. in 1850, Amasa Tucker. vi. EBENEZER, b. 3 Aug., 1822; m. March, 1847, Citana McDaniel. vii. JOSIAH H., b. 22 Aug., 1825; m. Charlotte Clisby. viii. JANE, b. 25 July, 1828; m. June, 1848, Van R. Moore; d. 6 Sept., 1886. 2. REUBEN(2) HUTCHINS (Ebenezer(1)) b. 24 April, 1812; m. first, 18 Oct., 1837, Apphia C., dau. of William and Dolly or Sarah (Worthen or Worthing) Randall. Children: i. MARY(3), m. ---- Sawyer. ii. HENRY W., b. 1842; m. 3 Jan., 1878, in C., Sarah E. Pillsbury. (See Pillsbury Gen.) iii. JOSEPHINE, m. first, ---- Clay; m. second, Richard Sanborn, b. in 1800; m. third, Frank Hall and resides in Boscawen. iv. IANTHA, resides in Franklin; m. first, Jonathan Moulton; m. second, Prescott J. Webber. Child by first marriage: 1. William J.(4) Moulton, m. 1 Sept., 1890, Lillian Frances Gleason. (See Gleason Gen.) Children: (1) Lillian G.(3) Moulton, b. 8 July, 1892. (2) Leon A. Moulton, b. 28 Jan., 1895. v. SARAH LOUISE, d. in infancy. 3. JOHN C.(3) HUTCHINS (John(2), Ebenezer(1)) b. Feb., 1841, in C.; m. Caroline Curtis of Concord, where Mr. Hutchins has spent most of his life. He has been in the employ of the B. & M. R. R. fifty-four years; since 1861, or for fifty years, he has been an engineer on the old Concord line. INGALLS 1. JOHN(5) INGALLs (Eldad(4), Samuel(3), Henry(2), Edmund(1)) first of the name to settle in C. about 1775, east of the Shaker Settlement, then a wilderness, came from Atkinson. Edmund(1), son of Robert and grandson of Henry Ingalls, was b. in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, Eng., about 1598, and came to Salem, Mass., in Governor Endicott's Company in 1628. With his brother and four others he began the settlement of Lynn. John(5), m. Elizabeth Copp, who d. 22 Jan., 1819, aged 81 years. He d. 8 March, 1815, aged 92 years. Children: i. ELIZABETH(6)., b. 12 Dec., 1757. ii. MEHITABLE, b. 2 April, 1759. iii. MOSES, b. 7 Oct., 1760. iv. SAMUEL, b. 28 Sept., 1762. v. ABIAH, b. 27 Nov., 1764. vi. CALEB b. 4 July, 1766. vii. JOSHUA, b. 5 Feb., 1768. viii. JESSE, b. 7 April, 1770. ix. JUDITH, twin, b. 18 Feb., 1772. x. ABIGAIL, twin, b. 18 Feb., 1772. 2. xi. NATHANIEL PEABODY, b. 25 Sept., 1773. xii. DANIEL, b. 7 Dec., 1775. xiii. JAMES, b. 23 Dec., 1776; d. 1789. xiv. DAVID, b. 14 Sept., 1778. xv. JAMES, b. 5 Sept., 1782. 2. NATHANIEL PEABODY(6) INGALLS (John(5), Eldad(4)) b. 25 Sept., 1773; m. first, Polly Haines who d. 1 July, 1823, aged 44 years; m. second, Mrs. Sophia (Bradley) Batchelder, dau. of Philbrick and Sarah (Emery) Bradley of Concord. Mr. Ingalls resided on his father's homestead. He d. 21 April, 1853. Mrs. Ingalls d. 4 Oct., 1854, aged 66 years. Children by first marriage, b. in C.: 201 i. CALVIN(7), b. 6 July, 1799. ii. PEABODY, b. 18 Aug., 1800. iii. POLLY, d. 15 March, 1803. iv. POLLY, b. 28 March, 1808; m. 12 July, 1829, Moses Davis of Loudon. v. MATILDA, b. 25 March, 1810; m. 27 Nov., 1834, in C., Solomon Moody Clifford. (See Clifford Gen.) vi. DEBORAH, b. 12 June, 1814; m. 1 April, 1835, John S. Hunt of Gilford. vii. JULIA, b. 14 Nov., 1816; m. 23 Nov., 1841, Reuben T. W. French of C. Occupation, carpenter. In 1860, he went to Mount Morris, N.Y., as agent for the Shakers, to superintend their farm in the raising of broom corn. Later he retired from business but continued to reside at Mount Morris, where he and Mrs. French lived to ripe old age. Two sons, Jeremiah and Charles French. 3. viii. JOHN, b. 16 Oct., 1820. Children by second marriage, b. in C. ix. ALMEDA CHRISTIE, b. 27 Dec., 1826; m. 1867 in Concord, Simon Case. (See Case Gen.) 4. x. DANIEL MORRILL, b. 1 July, 1829. 3. JOHN(7) INGALLS (Nathaniel Peabody(6), John(5)) b. 16 Oct., 1820; m. 23 Dec., 1846, Melinda Hilliard of Gilmanton, who d. 18 Jan., 1901. Mr. Ingalls resided on the ancestral homestead where he d. 26 Aug., 1900. Children, b. in C.: i. ARIANA B.(8), b. 24 Jan., 1848; d. 15 Jan., 1872. ii. ORIELLA, b. 14 May, 1849. iii. FRANK B., b. 8 Dec., 1854; d. 18 April, 1867. iv. HELEN C., b. 4 Sept., 1859. v. JOHN E., b. 15 Aug., 1861; d. 16 June, 1870. 4. DANIEL MORRELL(7) INGALLS (Nathaniel Peabody,(6) John(5)) b. 1 July, 1829; m. 4 July, 1854, in Franklin, Ann Elizabeth, dau. of Lieut. William and Sarah W. (Rand) Hancock. (See Hancock Gen.) Mr. Ingalls d. 18 Sept., 1894, in C. Children, b. in C.: 5. i. BYRON PEABODY(8), b. 9 July, 1856. 6. ii. FRED WILLIAMS, b. 28 Nov., 1858. iii. GEORGE HANCOCK, b. 22 Oct., 1860; m. 14 Dec., 1886, Louie Brown of Belmont. He was a graduate of Vermont University, M. D., 1885; taught school in Gilmanton, Belmont and C.; began practice in Belmont, where he served the town as representstive, 1893-94; member School Board; member of American Med. Assoc.; N.H. Med. Society; Mass. Med. Society; ex-president West Roxbury District Med. Society; councilor and censor Mass. Med. Society; on the staff of the Faulkner Hospital. iv. WILLIAM DANIEL, b. 6 March, 1865; unm.; passed examination at Dartmouth, 1889, but on account of illness returned home and, after teaching several terms in C. and Belmont, settled in E. Kingston, where he was member of legislature, 1899-1900, 1907-08. In trade and farming. 202 5. BYRON PEABODY(8) INGALLS (Daniel Morrill(7), Nathaniel Peabody.(6)) b. 9 July, 1856; m. 30 Aug., 1884, Alice McCarley of St. Stephens, N.B. Resides at Tilton, where he is in trade. Children, b. in C.: i. HAROLD WILLIAMS(9), b. 5 Sept., 1885. ii. ARTHUR BROWN, b. 26 Jan., 1888; m. 17 Sept., 1910, in Saugus, Mass., Christine Margaret Bruce. iii. MABEL ELIZABETH, b. 24 Nov. 1892; m. 4 Feb., 1911, in Tilton, Arthur Guy, son of W. E. Carr of Franklin. 6. FRED WILLIAMS(8) INGALLS (Daniel Morrill(7), Nathaniel Peabody.(6)) b. 28 Nov., 1858; m. 26 Nov., 1885, Nellie Frances, dau. of Moses J. and Alcina French of Kingston. He was a graduate of Vermont University, M. D., 1884. Physician in Kingston and served the town as supervisor, town clerk, member Board of Education, and representative to legislature, 1893-94. Dr. Ingalls d. 14 March, 1894, in Kingston. Child, b. in Kingston: i. WINIFRED PEARL(9), b. 18 Dec., 1886. JAMES JONATHAN(2) JAMES, b. in Deerfield, was a son of John(1) James of Deerfield; m. Nancy Sherburne; they resided many years in C.; he d. 24 April, 1864, in C., aged 66 years. Child: i. ROXANNA(3), b. 21 Jan. 1832, in C.; m. Charles F. Morrill; d. 19 March, 1908, in C. Before her marriage, Miss James spent several years as a missionary teacher in schools of colored children in the South. After her marriage, Mrs. Morrill resided in C., where she always gave freely of service and money to whatever promoted the interests of the church and the welfare of the community. JAMES 1. JOHN(1) JAMES, b. at Pittsfield; m. first, Mehitable Buzzell; m. second, 11 Sept., 1823, at C., Jane Stevens; she d. 15 Feb., 1857, aged 67. Children by first marriage: i. MARY(2), m. Wasson Page. 2. ii. ALMIRA B., b. 1817. iii. SARAH B. b. July, 1819; m. 1843, in C., Richard L. Shaw. (See Shaw Gen.) iv. SAMUEL, d. young. Children by second marriage: v. MEHITABLE, m. Asa Lombard; they resided in Franklin, where both d. vi. JOHN, m. first, 14 Feb., 1849, in C., Julia A. Arlin; she d. 14 March, 1849, in C. m. second, Mrs. ---- Hanson Nudd. Children: Julia and Fred. vii. SUSAN; m. second, Nelson Morse of Franklin; m. third, ---- Wilson; resided in Chicago, Ill., where she d. in 1908. 3. viii. JOSIAH STEPHEN. ix. CHARLES, b. in C.; m. and resides in Chicago, Ill. 2. ALMIRA B.(2) JAMES (John(1)) b. 1817; m. 5 Dec., 1844, Moses Leavitt Hunkins, b. 23 or 26 March, 1810; d. in Manchester, 1880. Child: Josephine(3) Hunkins, b. 7 Aug., 1850; m. 2 Sept., 1870, John Dolber. One dau., Florence(4) Dolber, d. 1901, aged 20 years. 203 3. JOSHAH STEPHEN(3) JAMES (John(1)) b. in C.; m. first, 10 Feb., 1853, at Franklin, Judith A. Davis; she d. June, 1873, at Franklin; m. second, 25 March, 1875, Harriet E., dau. of George W. and Almira (Sanborn) Peverly of C. Mr. James d. 8 Feb., 1906, at Pittsfield. Children by first marriage: i. GEORGE C.(2), b. 19 Nov., 1854; d. 2 Sept., 1855. ii. IDA BELLE, b. 7 July, 1856; d. 7 April, 1861. iii. FRANK D. Children by second marriage: iv. BLANCHE, m. 2 June, 1902, Mayland P. Foss, a jeweler at Pittsfield. v. FLORENCE C. JONES BENJAMIN(2) JONES, son of Benjamin(1), was b. in C.; m. 1810, Sophia, dau. of Timothy and Eleanor (Lovering) Gleeson or Gleason of Loudon, b. 6 Dec., 1786. Directly after their marriage, they started from Loudon on an ox sled loaded with their household goods and with a heifer tied behind the sled, for Stewartstown, where they settled. Mr. Jones built the first frame house in that town. Religious services were often held here, and for several years the annual town meeting. Later Mr. Jones and his family came to Northfield. He was employed by the Canterbury Shakers and by farmers in surrounding towns. He d. in C. in 1836. Mrs. Jones d. 9 Dec., 1865, in Lowell, Mass. Timothy Gleason, the father of Sophia (Gleason) Jones, was b. 22 March, 1748, and is said to have come to this country about 1760. It is thought that he was of Irish descent, and that he came here from Scotland. He was familiarly styled "Master" Gleason, and he was one of the school masters who exerted a powerful influence upon education in N.H. in its early history; "Master" Gleason taught in the schools of Loudon, C. and Northfield, which often numbered sixty or eighty pupils; he also taught private classes. Mrs. Charlotte Allison Butler, mother of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, was one of his pupils and attributed her fondness for letter writing to the instruction of "Master" Gleason. He was a fine penman, and was often employed by the selectmen to record the taxes and town proceedings. Of large stature, he is remembered as always wearing the Colonial dress. He served in the Revolutionary war. He m. first, Anne Evans of Barrington, b. 13 March, 1754; m. second, Eleanor Lovering, 1 Oct., 1785, at Loudon, where he d. 7 Feb., 1827. Children of Benjamin and Sophia Gleason Jones: i. MOSES(3). ii. HANNAH CHESLEY, b. 1811; m. Charles, son of Timothy and Fannie (Center) Kendall; d. 15 Jan., 1843, in Nashua. iii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, m. Mary Baxter Adams of Quincy, Mass., who was b. 27 July, 1820. iv. ELIZA ANN PICKARD, b. 20 June, 1815, in Northfield; m. first, Thomas J. Brackett of Methuen, Mass., b. 14 Nov., 1806, d. 29 April, 1843; m. second, 1847, Wesley P. Balch of Boston, Mass.; she d. 29 Aug., 1892. v. MARY EVANS, b. 22 Jan., 1818; m. first, 1843, Newman S. Foster of Nashua, who was a son of Maj. Perley Foster and brother of Gen. John Gray Foster; m. second, 6 July, 1865, at Lowell, Mass., Augustus Gardner Reed, b. 8 Sept., 1816, in Stoddard. He died 3 July, 1896. She d. 25 April, 1893. 204 vi. SOPHIA. vii. CHARLOTTE. viii. CHARLOTTE SOPHIA, b. 11 June, 1825, in Northfield; m. Edwin P. Hutchins. ix. JOHN PAUL, b. 1828, in Northfield; m. Harriet Daggett of Lawrence, Mass. He d. 28 Nov., 1907. She d. 1 June, 1909. No children. JONES WALTER ALBERT(3) JONES, b. 12 Oct., 1883, in Pittsfield, son of Charles A.(3) and Mary (Jarvis) Jones. Charles A.(2) was the son of James(1). Mary L. Jarvis was the daughter of Benjamin and d. 23 Sept., 1903. Walter A. has resided in C. since 1897. JONES. (Stearns' Genealogy of New Hampshire.) The name Jones is of Welsh origin and derived from the Christian name John. This branch of the large family of Joneses in the U.S. settled, no doubt, in what is now known as Rockingham County. 1. WILLIAM JONES was a resident of Cambridge, Mass., in 1635, and sold out his lands there is 1638. He appears at Portsmouth in 1644, and was at Bloody Point (Dover) in 1644. He is not found in the records of that town after 1648. 2. STEPHEN JONES, supposed to have been a son of William, was an accepted inhabitant of Dover in 1666. He was married 29 Jan., 1663, to Elizabeth Field. 3. JOSEPH(3) JONES (Stephen(2), William(1)), undoubtedly a son of Stephen and Elizabeth Field, b. probably before 1680, and d. before 30 Jan., 1744, at which time the inventory of his estate was made. His estate was divided in 1746, the beneficiaries being his widow, Ann, his sons, Joseph, Benjamin, John, Anthony, Richard and a dau. of a deceased son, Samuel. 4. BENJAMIN(4) JONES (Joseph(3), Stephen(2), William(1)) b. soon after 1700, at Durham, and probably settled in Lee. He m. about 1767-68, Hannah Chesley, b. in 1751, at Durham. He settled in C. about 1773-74. Children: i. BENJAMIN(5), d. young. ii. ROSA. iii. ELIZABETH. 5. iv. DANIEL, b. 1776. v. HENRY. vi. BENJAMIN. 5. DANIEL(5) JONES (Benjamin(4), Joseph(3), Stephen(2), William(1)) b. in 1776, at C., where he passed the most of his life engaged in fanning. He m. 4 Oct., 1803, Sophia, dau. of Henry and Janet (McCurdy) Parkinson, and d. in 1832, at Dorchester, where he had removed but a short time before. She d. 29 March, 1862, at C. Children: 205 i. ABIGAIL(6), b. 25 Feb., 1804. ii. MARY A. b. 18 July, 1806. iii. GEORGE SULLIVAN, b. 10 Oct., 1810. iv. LUCINDA JANE, b. 23 April, 1815. 6. v. CHARLES, b. 22 Aug., 1817. 6. CHARLES(6) JONES (Daniel(5), Benjamin(4), Joseph(3)) b. 22 Aug., 1817, at C.; m. 9 Sept., 1846, Sarah, dau. of Daniel and Susan (Harvey) Pickard, b. at C., 24 May, 1826, and d. 18 July, 1886. He d. 14 May, 1879. Children, b. in C.: i. FRANK P.(7), d. in Boston, 1870, aged 23. 7. ii. EMILY J., b. 18 Nov., 1848. iii. ELLEN. iv. EDA, d. at C., 31 Dec., 1860, aged 7. 8. v. PAUL HENRY, b. 2 Aug., 1855. 9. vi. CHARLES F., b. 4 Sept., 1858. 10. vii. SETH WARNER, b. 23 June, 1864. 11. viii. MARY S., b. 17 Nov., 1866. 7. EMILY J.(7) JONES (Charles(6), Daniel(5), Benjamin(4), Joseph(3)) b. 18 Nov., 1848, at C.; m. 26 Nov., 1882, at Penacook, Charles Elliott, son of Dan W. and Sarah A. (Batchelder) Morrill. (See Morrill Gen.) Child: Guy Ethelbert(8) Morrill. 8. PAUL HENRY(7) JONES (Charles(6), Daniel(5)) b. 2 Aug., 1855, at C.; m. 10 Dec., 1882, at Chichester, Lizzie Hall, dau. of John F. and Sarah J. (Towle) French, b. at Chichester, 30 Sept., 1860. John F. French was b. 19 July, 1837, and Sarah Jocina Towle, 13 Nov., 1841, at Chichester. Child: 12. i. FRED CHARLES(8), b. 4 May, 1884. 9. CHARLES F.(7) JONES (Charles(6), Daniel(5)) b. 4 Sept., 1858, at C.; m. 6 Aug., 1893, at Saratoga, Wyo., Mary Emma, dau. of John Rudersdorf, b 22 Sept., 1858, in Germany. Children: i. JOHN PAUL(8), b. 8 Aug., 1894, at Pass Creek, Wyo. ii. THOMAS RUDERSDORF, b. 2 Nov., 1895, at Pass Creek, Wyo. iii. CHARLES CARROLL, b. 21 June, 1897, at C. 10. SETH WARNER(7) JONES (Charles(6), Daniel(5)) b. 23 June, 1864, at C.; m. 19 July, 1892, at Chichester, Susan Ann, dau. of John F. and Sarah J. (Towle) French, b. 4 Nov., 1871, at Bristol. Children: i. COMPTON WILSON(8), b. 24 Sept., 1895. ii. WARNER EDRICK, b. 17 June, 1897. 11. MARY S.(7) JONES (Charles(6), Daniel(5)) b. 17 Nov., 1866; m. 6 April, 1892, at Concord, John Welch French, b. 3 Nov., 1862, at Chichester, and was the son of John F. and Sarah J. (Towle) French. Children: i. LLOYD REGINALD(8) FRENCH, b. 5 Aug., 1895, at Laconia; d. 20 Aug., 1902. ii. HAZEL ARDELLE FRENCH, b. 22 Oct., 1898, at Laconia. iii. RUTH EVELYN FRENCH, b. 28 March, 1901, at Northfield. 206 12. FRED CHARLES(8) JONES (Paul Henry(7), Charles(6), Daniel(5)) b. 4 May, 1884, at C.; m. 28 Feb., 1909, at E. Corinth, Vt., Jessie Blanche, dau. of Joseph H. and Carrie M. (Taplin) Carter (See Carter Gen.), b. 1 Dec., 1889. Child: Elizabeth Burniece(9), b. 17 May, 1910.