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

CODY to DANFOURTH

[transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]

Page 80 CODY 1. PHILIP CODY(1), from whom this branch of the family is descended, came to America about 1790. He d. in Mass. He was m. to Martha ---- who d. in 1755. Children: i. John(2). ii. Joseph. iii. Abraham. iv. Isaac. v. Thomas. vi. Mary. 2. ISAAC(2) CODY (Philip(1)) b. in Mass.; d. near Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He m. Polly ----. Children: i. Philip(3). ii. John. iii. Joseph. iv. Isaac. v. Abbie. vi. Jerusha. vii. Polly. viii. Pattie. (This early ancestry is given on the authority of Mrs. Alice Cody Markle. Another writer, however, inserts two ancestors in place of Isaac, namely, Joseph and an extra Philip. Both authorities agree on Philip(1) and on Philip(2) who m. Lydia Martin.) 3. PHILIP(3) CODY (Isaac(2), Philip(1)) b. July, 1770, in Maas.; d. 2 Jan., 1850, in Cleveland, O. He m. Lydia Martin, dau. of Robert and Betsey (Lewis) Martin of Hartford, Conn. Children: i. BETSEY(4), b. 5 Jan., 1798; d. Oct., 1847, in Cleveland, O.; m. William Custard, Children: 1. Lucindy(5) 2. Philip. 3. Emma. 4. and 5. Twins, Surielia and Minerva. 6. William. 7. Eliza. 8. Elizabeth. 9. Nelson. 10. Susan. 11. Stephen. ii. ALICE, b. 20 June, 1800, in Canada; m. Jacob Markle 4 Feb., 1816. He d. 7 Oct., 1841, in Cleveland, O. Children: 1. Senith(4). 2. Joel. 3. Lydia. 4. Elijah. 5. Elizabeth. 8. John. 7. Robert. Page 81 iii. SOPHIA, b. 10 Sept., 1801, in Canada; m. in 1829 Levi Billings who d. in Cleveland, O., 1849. Children: 1. Sophia. 2. Emeline. 3. Horace. 4. Lydia. iv. NANCY, b. in Canada; m. ---- Marigold. Lived in Canada. v. PATTIE or MARTHA, b. in Canada; m. Chas. Burnheart. They moved to Oregon and had a large family. vi. LYDIA, m. 1830 to John Odell at Cleveland, O. Children: 1. Deloa(5). 2. Artie. 3. Joseph. 4. Theodore. 5. Mary. 8. Lydia. 7. John. vii. ELIAS, unm. viii. ELIJAH, b. in Canada; d. at Pike's Peak. Twice m. and had six children. 4. ix. ISAAC, b. 1811; d. in Kansas, 1857. x. JOSEPH, was twice m. Second wife was Alvira Cable. They lived in Cleveland, O., had one child, Josephine. 5. xi. PHILIP, b. about 1816 in Canada. 4. ISAAC(4) CODY (Philip(3), Isaac(2), Philip(3)) b. 1811; d. in Kan., in 1857, killed in the "Border War"; m. 1840, Mary B. Laycock in Cincinnati, O. She was b. 1815 in N.J., and d. 1863 in Kan. They had six children, one of whom was William Frederick, "Buffalo Bill," the famous scout, who in recent years has been known throughout the world on account of his "Wild West Show." 5. DR. PHILIP(4) CODY (Philip(3), Isaac(2), Philip(1)) was a physician in Cleveland, O., and Sheboygan Falls, Mich., where he d. 11 Oct., 1846, or 1847, at the age of 30 years. B. in Canada about 1816, he came to Ohio as a young man and m. Harriet Maria, dau. of Ahimahaz Sherwin of Cleveland. She d. Feb., 1853. Children: i. DARWIN DIANTHUS, b. 25 Dec. 1838, wholesale grocer in Grand Rapids, Mich., served in Co. I, 1st Ohio V.L. Artillery in the Civil War; m. 2 Dec., 1867, Martha Lewis, b. 6 July, 1840; d. 10 May, 1910. Children: 1. LEWIS PPHILIP(4), b. 31 Dec., 1869, a grad. of the Mass. Inst. of Tech., 1892. 2. GERTRUDE HARRIETT, b. 19 May, 1871; m. 16 Sept., 1892, Roy S. Burnhart, b. 1 July, 1870, at Schoolcraft, Mich. Children: (1) Williard(7), b. 16 Sept., 1894. (2) Darwin Stanley, b. 15 Aug., 1896. (3) Harriet Louise, b. 22 Nov., 1898. (4) Stanley, b. 2 Nov., 1900. ii. LINDUS, b. 26 Oct., 1840; m. 16 Oct., 1861, Amelia, b. 16 June, 1843, dau. of Whitcomb and Harriet (Fancher) Farnsworth of Cayuga, Co., N.Y. Children: born in Cleveland, O.: 1. HARRIET ELIZA(6), b. 26 Aug., 1862; d. 3 Jan., 1904; m. 15 Sept., 1880, Andrew Marsh of Cleveland. Children: (1) Lindus(7) Cody, b. 30 Sept., 1883; m. 26 June, 1909, Eleanor Blake, b. 9 Nov., 1894, dau. of Charles A. Blake of St. Louis, Mo. (2) Roy Parker, b. 18 Sept., 1885. (3) Edith Myrtle, b. 15 Dec., 1887. 2. LYDIA SARAH, b. 17 Dec., 1863. A grad. of Boston University. 3. HARRY BISSELL, b. 12 Oct., 1868. A grad of Western Reserve University; m. 26 Feb., 1895, Elinar, b. 27 Sept., 1871, dau. of Harris and Dr. Martha Canfield of Cleveland, O. Child: Louis Fancher(7), b. 20 Apr., 1896. 4. FRANK LINDUS b. 31 Dec., 1867; m. 23 Oct., 1894, Ida Rowine Baker, b. 24 June, 1872, in Cleveland. Children b. in Cleveland, Zella Rowine(7), b. 28 Apr., 1896 and Willis Judson, b. 26 Jan., 1903. Page 82 5. MARY AMELIA, b. 28 Oct., 1871. A grad. of Chicago Kindergarten College, Chicago. She teaches in Nagaski, Japan, under the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church. 6. ARTHUR PHILIP, b. 15 July, 1875; m. 20 Sept., 1909, Marie, b. 24 Oct., 1885, dau. of Schuyler Davis of Cleveland. Child: Mary Elizabeth(7), b. 24 June, 1910. 7. ETHEL JANE, b. 18 March, 1880; m. 28 Oct., 1904, in Bombay, India, to Rev. Sam Higgenbottom, a teacher at the Christian College, Allahabad, India, under the Board of Foreign Missions. He is also Supt. of the Naini Leper Asylum, b. in Wales 27 Oct., 1874, he grad. from Princeton College. Children: (1) Gertrude Cody(7), b. 30 Sept., 1905. (2) Samuel Ashton, b. 14 Sept., 1906. Both b. in India. 8. GRACE ISABELLE, b. 6 Jan., 1882. 9. GERTRUDE LOUISE, b. 17 Oct., 1885. iii. ALDUS, b. 4 Dec., 1842, in Cleveland, O.; d. 12 Jan., 1879, in Lincoln, Neb. He served as sergeant in Co. I, 103 Ohio Vol. Inf. He m. 15 May, 1866, Eliza Ann, dau. of Joseph G. and Amanda (Morrill) Patrick of Solon, O. Children: 1. MORRILL(6), b. 1 July, 1867, in Cleveland, O.; d. same day. 2. ALPHEUS SHERWIN, b. 30 Nov., 1869, at Cody Mills, Mich.; m. in London, Eng., 5 Sept., 1896, Marian Theresa, dau. of Edward Hurley of England. They have one child, Edward Morrill(7), b. 10 April, 1901, in Chicago. Alpheus Sherwin Cody is a grad. of Amherst College, 1889. He is an authority on business English and letter writing, and conducts the Old Greek Press and the Cody System School of English. Author of "The Art of Short Story Writing", "How to Write Fiction," and other instructive books on the use of English. 3. LUTHER MORRILL, b. 2 March, 1871, in Lincoln, Neb. 4. RICHARD ALDUS, b. 2 Nov. 1872, in Lincoln, Neb., salesman; m. 15 Jan., 1901, Mary Prescott Brown Prescott C., b. 2 May, 1877. Children: (1) Winthrop Prescott(7) b. 8 Sept., 1902, in Allston, Mass. (2) Richard Stanley, b. 24 March, 1907, in Boston. 5. ROBERT STANLEY, b. 28 Dec., 1874, in Lincoln, Neb. d. 14 Feb., 1903, in Jamaica Plain, Mass.; m. 10 Sept., 1902, Ivy Louise, b. 5 July, 1875, in Cleveland, O., dau. of George W. and A. Louise (Taylor) Lewton. COGSWELL Tradition and probability identify the name Cogswell with the old English town of Coggeshall, which is located forty-four miles from London in the county of Essex. It is the belief of the Cogswells now holding the ancient Cogswell possessions in Westbury, County of Wilts, England, that their ancestors came from the county of Essex and were there known as Coggeshall with the various spellings which appear, Cogshall, Coggeshall, Hoggeshale, Cogesholl, Cogeshole, Coggashael, Cogshol, Coxhall, Cockshall and Coggahale. Besides the family tradition, experts in such matters say that Cogswell and Coggeshall in England have the same origin. The Coggeshalla in the reign of Henry VI became a widely distributed race, the branches remaining in several counties. Between Henry VI and Charles I there was plenty of time for the name to change among bad spellers. But while Coggeshall and Cogswell have the same origin in England, they are two distinct names in America, although sometimes confounded. The Coggeshalls of this country have mostly descended from John Coggeshall, the first Governor of Rhode Island, while the Cogswells, with the exception of a few recent immigrants, have sprung from John Cogswell, who came from Westbury Leigh, County of Wilts, England, and settled in 1635 at Ipswich, Mass.(The Copwells of America by Jameson. Introduction, pages vii and viii.) Page 83 1. JOHN(1) COGSWELL, son of Edward and Alice Cogswell, was b. 1592, in Westbury Leigh, County of Wilts, England; m. 10 Sept., 1615, Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. William and Phillis Thompson. Mrs. Thompson's father was the Vicar of Westbury Parish from 1603 to the time of his death in 1623. John Cogswell resided in Westbury until 1635, when he emigrated to America in the ship Angel Gabriel and settled in Ipswich, Mass. He d. 29 Nov., 1669. She d. 2 June, 1676. Children: i. A dau.,(2) who m. and resided in London. ii. MARY, m. 1649, Godfrey Armitage. 2. iii. WILLIAM(2), bapt. March, 1619. iv. JOHN, bapt. 25 July, 1622; d. 27 Sept. 1653. v. HANNAH, m. 1652, Dea. Cornelius Waldo. vi. ABIGAIL, m. Thomas Clark. vii. EDWARD, b. 1629. viii. SARAH, m. 1663, Simon Tuttle, d. 1692. ix. ELIZABETH, m. 31 July, 1657, Nathaniel Masterson. 2. WILLIAM(2) COGSWELL (John(1)) b. 1619, in Westbury Leigh, Eng., m. 1649 Susanna, dau. of Adam and Mrs. Anne (Hutchinson) Hawkes, b. 1633 in Charlestown, Mass.; d. prior to 1696. He d. 15 Dec., 1700. They resided in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass. Mr. Cogswell was frequently chosen on the board of selectmen and moderator of parish meetings. He gave the land on which to erect a meeting house. Children: i. ELIZABETH(3), b. 1650; m. 22 Feb., 1670, Col. Thomas Wade; d. 28 Dec., 1726. ii. HESTER, m. first, 24 Aug., 1875, Samuel Bishop; second, 16 Dec., 1689, Lieut. Thomas Burnham. iii. SUSANNA, b. 5 Jan., 1657; m. 21 Jan., 1681, Benjamin White. iv. ANN, b. 5 Jan., 1657; d. prior to 1696. v. WILLIAM, b. 4 Dec., 1659; m. 9 Oct., 1685, Martha Emerson; d. 14 April, 1708. vi. JONATHAN, b. 26 April, 1661; m. 24 May, 1688, Elizabeth Wainwright; d. 14 July, 1717. vii. EDMUND, d. young, 15 May, 1680. 3. viii. JOHN, b. 12 May, 1665. ix. ADAM, b. 12 Jan., 1667; m. Abigail ----; d. 8 Feb., 1749. x. SARAH, b. 3 Feb., 1868; m. 6 Nov., 1685, William Noyes. 3. LIEUT. JOHN(3) COGSWELL (William(2), John(1)) b. 12 May, 1665, in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass.; m. Hannah, dau. of William and Hannah (Dane) Goodhue, Jr., b. 4 July, 1673, in Chebacco, where they resided. He d. 1710. She m. second, 1713, Lieut. Thomas Perley. Mrs. Perley d. 25 Dec., 1742. Children of Mr. and Mrs. John Cogswell: i. HANNAH(4), b. 27 March, 1693; m. 3 Oct., 1728, Thomas Burnham. ii. WILLIAM, b. 24 Sept., 1794; m. first, 24 Sept., 1719; m. second, 13 March, 1735, Mrs. Elizabeth (Wade) Appleton; d. 19 Feb., 1762. Page 84 iii. SUSANNA, b. 10 March, 1696; m. 1718, Samuel Low. iv. JOHN, b. 2 Dec., 1699; m. 20 Oct., 1720, Susanna Low, d. 18 Dec., 1780. v. FRANCIS, b. 26 March, 1701 (?); m. first, Elizabeth ----; second, Miriam ----; third, Hannah Woodbury; fourth, Mrs. Elizabeth (Williams) Crocker; d. 28 Oct., 1774. vi. ELIZABETH, m. 20 Oct., 1717, Col. Joseph Blaney. vii. MARGARET, m. first, 1 March, 1722, Amos Perley; second, 11 Oct. 1759, Lieut. Mark Howe. 4. viii. NATHANIEL, b. 19 Jan., 1707. ix. BETRIA, m. 15 Jan., 1730, Jedidiah Blaney. x. JOSEPH, d. in early manhood, 1728. 4. NATHANIEL(4) COGSWELL (John(3), William(2), John(1)) b. 19 Jan., 1707, in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass., m. 31 Jan., 1740, Judith, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Peaslee) Badger, b. 3 Feb., 1724, in Haverhill, Mass., where they resided for many years. He d. 23 March, 1783. She d. 7 May, 1810. After a successful business life in Haverhill, Nathaniel Cogswell retired in 1766 and settled upon a New Hampshire farm in Atkinson. He became active in establishing religious and educational institutions in that town, giving the land and contributing freely towards the first meeting house, which was erected by private subscription in 1768-69. Prior to this, public worship was conducted in Mr. Cogswell's house. During the Revolutionary War, his patriotism was shown by large loans of money to provide equipments and provisions for the soldiers. These loans, because of a depreciated currency, proved almost a total loss. Besides loans of money, he gave eight sons to the army, who served with distinction, filling an aggregate term of service of more than 38 years, said to be the longest contributed by any family in the country. They all survived the war and became prominent in professional and civil life. The last survivor was Joseph Cogswell, M.D., who d. at Tamworth, 17 March, 1851. Children of Nathaniel and Judith (Badger) Cogswell: i. NATHANIEL(5), b. 14 May, 1741; d. 9 Nov., 1754. ii. JEREMIAH, b. 12 July, 1743; m. 12 June, 1766, Mehitable Clement; d. 20 April, 1802. Lieut. during the Revolution. iii. JOSEPH, b. 23 Nov., 1744; d. 1 Dec., 1746. iv. THOMAS, b. 4 Aug., 1746; m. 26 Feb., 1770, Ruth Badger; d. 3 Sept., 1710, Capt., Major, Lt. Col. and Wagon Master General in Revolution. v. JOSEPH, b. 31 Dec., 1747; d. 22 July, 1752. vi. HANNAH, b. 13 July, 1749; m. 2 Jan., 1772, Rev. Jonathan Searle; d. 1 Dec., 1829. vii. JUDITH, b. 23 March, 1750; d. 21 Aug., 1753. viii. Amos, b. 2 Oct., 1752; m. 20 Nov. 1785, Mrs. Lydia (Baker) Wallingford; d. 28 Jan., 1826. He was an Ensign, Lieut., Capt. and Major in the Revolution. ix. JUDITH, b. 24 March, 1754; d. 2 Sept., 1754. x. NATHANIEL Peaslee, b. 10 July, 1755; m. 20 May, 1777, Susannah Lakeman; d. 10 Jan., 1798. He was a mariner and served as a privateersman during the whole period of the Revolution. xi. JOSEPH, b. 1 Aug., 1756; d. 27 Aug., 1756. 5. xii. MOSES, b. 22 Sept., 1757. Held commission as Lieut. and served as privateersman during Revolution. Page 85 xiii. A daughter, b. 9 Jan., 1759; d. same day. xiv. WILLIAM, b. 11 July, 1760; m. 22 July, 1786, Judith Badger; d. 1 Jan., 1831. He served as private from January 1, 1776, to Jan. 1, 1777. Completing his medical studies in 1781, he was appointed Surgeon's Mate. In 1784 he was promoted Surgeon-in-Chief of the Military Hospital at West Point and Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Army, filling the position from June 20, 1784, to Aug., 1785. 6. xv. JOHN, b. 4 Dec., 1761; m. first, 5 Sept., 1782, Abiah Moody; second, Mrs. Ruth (Butler) Parsons, nee Pearson; d. July, 1826. He served in the army during a considerable part of the Revolution. 7. xvi. EBENEZER, b. 14 Feb., 1763; m. first, Mary Stone; second, Mary Stewart, 23 Aug., 1847. Soldier of War of 1812. xvii. JOSEPH, b. 16 April, 1764; m. 27 Dec., 1788, Judith Colby; d. 17 March, 1851. Enlisted as a minor during the Revolution. xviii. FRANCIS, b. 27 Sept., 1765; d. 28 April, 1773. xix. A daughter, b. 18 Oct., 1767; d. same day. 5. MOSES(5) COGSWELL (Nathaniel(4), John(3), William(2), John(1)) b. 22 Sept., 1757; m. 13 June, 1781, Hannah, dau. of Rev. Abiel and Hannah (Badger) Foster of C. and granddau. of Gen. Joseph and Hannah (Pearson) Badger. He d. 16 Sept., 1811. She d. 16 Sept., 1814. They resided in C. Children b. in C.: 8. i. Amos(6), b. 28 July 1782. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 3 June, 1784; d. 26 Nov., 1802. iii. ABIEL, b. 20 May, 1786; d. 11 Feb., 1787. iv. JOSEPH BADGER, b. 6 Jan., 1788; m. Sarah, dau. of Jeremiah and Mebitable (Clement) Cogswell. He d. March, 1757. She d. 5 June, 1844. Children: Joseph, Nathaniel and Sarah. They removed to Rochester and later to Alexander, N.Y., where they d. v. HANNAH BADGER, b. 19 Feb., 1790; m. Thomas Lyford. (See Lyford Gen.) vi. THOMAS, b. 15 Feb., 1792; m. 28 Feb., 1819, Sarah, dau. of Parmento and Eleanor Adams, b. 2 Sept., 1802. They resided in Alexander, N.Y. She d. 21 Dec., 1857. He d. Sept., 1874. Children: 1. Caroline Helen b. 7 July, 1820; m. 23 Nov., 1837, Henry E. Churchill. 2. WILLIAM F., b. 10 April, 1827; m. 30 Oct., 1850, Louisa Patterson. 9. vii. ABIEL, b. 10 Feb. 1794. viii. JEREMIAH, b. 6 Oct., 1796; m. 27 March, 1825 Tryphena, dau. of H. B. and Martha (Burpee) Achilles, b. in Warner, 1800. They resided in Brockport, N.Y. He d. 2 Nov., 1837. She m. second, 1850, William Dewey. Children: 1. Martha, b. 22 March, 1830; d. 17 April, 1832. 2. William Henry, b. 18 May, 1832, d. 21 Oct., 1846. 3. Moses Payson, b. 31 July, 1834; m. 14 Oct., 1858, Janet M. Burr, d. 29 Dec., 1876. ix. A daughter, b. 1 April, 1799; d. in infancy. x. A daughter, b. 1 Feb., 1800; d. in infancy. xi. NANCY, b. 24 June, 1801; m. 12 Dec., 1848, Chase Wyatt of Northfield; d. 10 March, 1877. xii. WILLIAM, twin, b. 3 Sept., 1804; d. 28 April, 1826. xiii. BETSEY, twin, b. 3 Sept., 1804; d. 27 Dec., 1815. xiv. MOSES PEARSON, b. 7 Jan., 1809; m. 17 Dec., 1840, Mary Ann Lee, b. 5 March, 1816 in Darien, N.Y. They resided in Albany, N.Y., but removed to Beloit, Wis., where he d. 10 Oct., 1869. She d. 27 Nov., 1878. Children: 1. Marie Louise, b. 14 July, 1847; m. 14 May, 1873, Jacob F. Bemis; d. 5 Jan., 1881. 2. Lewis Kidder, b. 29 Jan., 1852. 3. Annie Julia, b. 30 Oct., 1854. 4. Henry Lee, b. 30 Jan., 1856; d. 30 June, 1858. Page 86 6. JOHN(5) COGSWELL (Nathaniel(4), John(3), William(2), John(1)) b. 4 Dec., 1781; m. first, 5 Sept., 1782, Abiah, dau. of Humphrey and Abigail (Peaslee) Moody, b. 13 Aug., 1763, in Sanbomton. They settled in C., and removed about 1793 to Landaff. She d. about 1813. He m. second, Mrs. Ruth (Butler) Parsons, nee Pearson, dau. of Thomas Pearson. He d. July, 1826. Children by first marriage b. in C.: i. JUDITH(6)., b. 10 March, 1783; m. 1799, Thomas Cogswell, her cousin, b. 11 Nov., 1781. They resided in Gilmanton and Ludlow, now Albany, Vt. He d. 26 Oct., 1813. She m. second, John Taylor. They resided in Landaff and Bethlehem. He d. 13 Jan., 1842. She d. 10 March, 1864. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 27 Sept., 1785; m. Sarah, dau. of James and Ruth (Hall) Snow, b. in Landaff, where they resided. She d. 26 July, 1843. He d. 16 Sept., 1866. iii. RUTH, m. James McConnell. iv. SOPHIA, d. unm. 7. EBENEZER(5) COGSWELL (Nathaniel(4), John(3), William(2), John(1)) b. 14 Feb., 1763; m. first, 9 Dec., 1783, Mary, dau. of Col. Benjamin Stone. b. in Atkinson. After a brief residence in C., he removed to Landaff. Later he took up his residence in Exeter, Me., where his wife d. prior to 1812. He m. second, Mary Stewart of Bristol, Me. They resided in Wiscasset, Me., where he d. 23 Aug., 1847. She d. 24 Aug., 1854. Children by first marriage: i. JEREMIAH(6), b. 27 March, 1788; m. Joanna Jewell and settled in Lisbon and subsequently resided in Whitefield. He d. 1865 in Rowe, Mass. ii. ABIAH, b. 1791; m. Josiah Barker; d. 11 April, 1871. Children by second marriage: iii. CHARLES M., d. 1854. iv. LUCY NICHOLS. 8. AMOS(6) COGSWELL (Moses(5), Nathaniel(4), John(3), William(2), John(1)) b. 28 July, 1782; m. 8 Feb., 1810, Polly, dau. of Lieut. William Forrest, b. in C., 25 May, 1789, where they resided. He was a merchant, farmer and innkeeper, and d. 5 June, 1848. She d. 15 Nov., 1869. Children b. in C.: i. HANNAH FOSTER(7), b. 27 Nov., 1810; m. 13 Sept., 1838, Alexander S. Yeaton; d. 3 May, 1879. ii. MARY, b. 12 Jan., 1812; d. 20 June, 1812. iii. LUCY AMES, b. 2 March, 1813; m. 16 Sept., 1835, Charles, son of Asa and Rachel (Morse) Graham, b. 3 Nov. 1809, in Concord, where they resided. He d. 11 June, 1880. Children: 1. Charles C(8). Graham, b. 15 June, 1839. 2. Mary E. Graham, b. 20 April, 1843; m. 25 June, 1867, John Chadwick, of Boscawen; d. 23 Oct., 1869. iv. JOHN, b. 6 Dec., 1814; d. 16 Jan., 1815. v. WILLIAM FORREST, b. 11 Dec., 1815; m. 26 Aug., 1843, Anna A. Franzen, b. 30 Aug., 1826, in West Fallen, Prussia. They resided in Bensonville, Ill. He d. 23 June, 1869, in Chicago, 111. Children: Page 87 1. WILLIAM F(8)., b. 15 Dec. 1844; d. 14 Aug., 1864. 2. CHARLES G., b. 15 April, 1846; d. 2 Oct., 1848. 3. GEORGE J. b. 15 Dec., 1847; m. 3 Nov., 1870, Maggie Brust. They resided in Bensonville, Ill. 4. CAROLINE C., b. 22 Dec., 1849; m. 7 Dec., 1866, John A. Williams, b. June, 1847, in Berne, Switzerland. They resided in Bensonville, Ill. He d. 12 Sept., 1873. She d. 1 Feb., 1876. 5. HENRY A., b. 21 March, 1852; m. 2 Dec., 1874, Matilda C., dau. of Lewis Gray, b. 6 Oct., 1853. They reside in Bensonville, Ill. 6. LEWIS R., b. 19 March, 1854; m. 21 Nov., 1877, Georgians S. Gray; d. 14 March, 1878. 7. EMELINE M. b. 6 Feb., 1856; d. 8 Oct., 1857. 8. SAMUEL N., b. 14 June, 1859; d. 10 Sept., 1859. 9. ELLEN S., b. 25 Dec., 1860; d. 27 Jan., 1868. 10. CLARA E., b. 23 March, 1863. vi. MOSES PEARSON, b. 4 Nov., 1822; d. unm., 13 Feb., 1850. vii. MARY, b. 8 Jan., 1821; m. 1 Dec., 1857, Simeon Farnam. viii. AMOS MOODY, b. 14 July, 1825; m. 1 Dec., 1853, Hannah A., dau. of Samuel and Myra (Ayers) Ames of C. They resided in E. Concord and Wentworth. Child: 1. Mary ANNA(8), b. 6 Sept., 1858, in C. Teacher at Concord and at Wellesley College. 9. ABRIEL(6) COGSWELL (Moses(5), Nathaniel(4), John(3), William(2), John(1)) b. 10 Feb., 1794; m. 10 Feb., 1820, Margaret Harvey, dau. of William and Hannah (Brown) McCrillis, b. 26 Feb., 1798, in Deerfield. They resided in C., where he d. 9 Aug., 1868, and she d. 3 June, 1882. Children b. in C.: i. GEORGE W(7)., b. 10 Dec., 1820; d. 3 Sept., 1844. ii. THOMAS, b. 1 Oct., 1822; m. 27 April, 1847, Rozina G., dau. of Col. Jesse and Abigail (Gordon) Dolloff b. 14 Nov., 1822, in Hampton. They resided in Milwaukee, Wis. and afterwards in Chicago. She d. 17 Oct., 1876. He d. 23 July, 1894, in Chicago. iii. ELIZA LYFORD, b. 11 Sept., 1824; d. 4 March, 1849. iv. NANCY GREENOUGH, b. 21 Sept., 1826; m. 7 July, 1859, George D., son of John N. Wyckoff, b. in Brooklyn, N.Y., where they resided. Mr. Wyckoff was in the Union Army and probably fell in battle. His wife d. 18 Feb., 1869. Child: 1. Myra Ames Wyckoff(8), b. 13 March, 1864. After death of her parents, she was adopted without change of name by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cogswell. M. 13 Nov., 1888, Joseph S. Oakley. Children: (1) Myrabelle(9). (2) Florence. (3) Sumner. v. LAURA ADAMS, b. 20 Oct., 1828; m. 16 May, 1850, Joseph C. Sanborn of C. (See Sanborn Gen.) vi. ADELINE McCRILLIS, b. 17 Feb., 1831; m. 26 June, 1851, Timothy A., son of Timothy and Margaret Sanborn (Osgood) Pearson, b. in Concord, 13 May, 1828. They resided in Cleveland, O., and in Manchester. She d. 13 Sept., 1879, in Manchester. He d. 23 Sept., 1901, in Keene. Children: 1. CARRIE LOUISE(9) PEARSON, b. 18 Sept., 1853; d. 25 July, 1854. 2. CHARLES ALBERT PEARSON, b. 2 July, 1855; d. 30 Aug., 1857. 3. MARGARET HELEN PEARSON, b. 25 Nov., 1858; d. 5 Aug., 1861. 4. A son b. 5 Nov., 1860; d. 23 Nov., 1860. 5. HELEN LOUISE PEARSON, b. 21 July, 1862; d. 19 Jan., 1882. 6. CARL COGSWELL, b. 6 Oct., 1868; m. 25 June, 1892, Etta E. Pike of Newport, b. 18 Jan., 1868. Reside in Keene. One son, Frank Cogswell Pearson, b. 22 March, 1895, in Keene. Page 88 vii. JOHN McCRILLIS, b. 1 June, 1833; d. 14 July, 1838. viii. SUSAN FORREST, b. 1 Aug., 1835; m. 12 May, 1891, Ransom Perkins, b. in Stark. They reside in Campton. ix. JEREMIAH, b. 15 Feb., 1838; m. 3 July, 1873, Mary A., dau. of Ebenezer and Azubah (Hannaford) Carter (see Carter Gen.) and has always resided in C. Child: 1. Ervin A(9)., b. in C., 12 April, 1886. x. WILLIAM McCRILLIS, b. 30 July, 1842; m. 24 Nov., 1869, Alice M., dau. of Emmon and Olive Kelley, b. 4 June, 1850, in Milwaukee, Wis. They resided in C., and later in Tilton. Children: 1. WARNER BADGER(9), b. 1 Sept., 1871, in C.; m. 8 May, 1895, Cora May, dau. of Moses G. Tucker, b. 8 Feb., 1871, in Plymouth. They reside at Ashland. He is a traveling salesman. 2. ALIDA MAY, b. 2 May, 1873, in C.; m. 2 May, 1894, at Concord, Dr. Charles Lincoln True, b. in Holdemess 13 Sept., 1860. They reside in Tilton. Children b. in Tilton: (1) Muriel Louise True, b. 19 Oct., 1897. (2) Foster Cogswell True, b. 14 Nov., 1899. (3) Doris Marston True, b. 9 July, 1901. COLBY. (The early history of this family is taken from a genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby published at Concord, 1895.) 1. ANTHONY(1) COLBY came from the east coast of England in 1630, being of the fifteen hundred Puritans who emigrated under the leadership of John Winthrop and settled about Boston. In 1632 he is found in Cambridge where he m. Susanna, probably dau. of William Sargent. He removed to Salisbury, Mass., in 1634; three years later he sold his house and two-acre lot and moved west of the Powow River that separates Salisbury from Amesbury, where in 1658 he had sixty acres of land given to him. In 1660 his son John had forty acres and a town lot for his son John west of the pond. Children of Anthony and Susanna Sargent Colby: 2. i. JOHN,(2) b. 1633. ii. SARAH, b. 1635. Children by second wife, Martha: iii. ISAAC, b. 1640. iv. REBECCA, b. 1643. v. MARY, b. 1647. vi. THOMAS, b. 1651. vii. ANTHONY, d. 1661. 2. JOHN(2) COLBY (Anthony(1)) b. 1633; m. 14 Jan., 1656, Frances, dau. of John Hoit. Children: i. JOHN(3), b. 19 Nov., 1656. ii. SARAH, b. 1658. iii. FRANCES, b. 1662. 3. iv. ANTHONY twin, b. 1665. v. SUSANNA, twin, b. 1665. 3. ANTHONY(3) COLBY (John(2), Anthony(1) b. 1665, there is a tradition that he had a son Abraham(4), who settled in Bow. 4. ABRAHAM(4), COLBY (Anthony(3), John(2), Anthony(1)) b. 1715; m. Elizabeth Blaisdell. He d. in 1809, aged 94. Children: i. SARAH(4), b. 27, Jan., 1739; d. young. ii. ELIJAH, b. 16 July, 1742; m. Ruth Platte. iii. WILLABY, b. 28 Feb., 1745; m. Sarah Sargent. iv. ANNA, b. 17 Aug., 1747; m. Stephen Eastman. Page 89 5. v. JOHN, b. 28 Feb., 1749. vi. HANNAH, b. 3 Oct. 1753; m. Reuben Hoitt. vii. THOMAS, b. 22 June, 1756; m. Susanna Colby. viii. ELI, b. 3 Dec., 1758; killed at Bennington, Vt. ix. JONATHAN, b. 13 Feb., 1782; m. Martha Alexander. 5. JOHN(5) COLBY (Abraham(4), Anthony(3)) b. in Amesbury, Mass., 28 Feb., 1749. He came to Bow when about nineteen years of age; soon after becoming of age, he m. Hannah Simonds. Children: 6. i. JOHN(6), b. 17 Feb., 1772. ii. REUBEN, b. 4 Jan., 1774. iii. HANNAH, b. Jan., 1778. 6. JOHN(6) COLBY (John(5), Abraham(4)) b. 17 Feb., 1772; m. 1794, Maria Davis of Hooksett, b. 17 Feb., 1776; d. 12 Nov., 1859. He d. 16 April, 1836. Children: 7. i. REUBEN(7), b. Feb., 1796. ii. JESSE, b. 17 April, 1798. iii. NANCY, b. 11 May, 1801; d. 1804. iv. MARIA, b. 13 May, 1804. v. NANCY, b. 20 Oct. 1806. vi. ESTHER, b. 11 July, 1809; m. Jedidiah Saunders of C.; d. 6 Sept., 1873. vii. ABENATH, b. 20 Aug., 1811. viii. JOHN, b. 2 Oct., 1813. 8. ix. LEONARD, b. 13 Feb., 1816. x. HANNAH, b. 3 March, 1818. xi. CYRUS, b. 6 June, 1822. 7. REUBEN(7) COLBY (John(6), John(5), Abraham(4)) b. Feb., 1796; m. Lucinda, dau. of James Colby, son of Willaby Colby(5), b. 3 Jan., 1802; d. 31 May, 1854. He d. 31 May, 1852. Children: 9. i. Lewis(8), b. 10 Oct., 1821. 10. ii. JAMES, b. 8 Sept., 1828. iii. SUSAN MARIA, b. 9 March, 1834. iv. LEONARD, b. 25 Feb., 1841. 8. LEONARD(7) COLBY (John(6), John(5), Abraham(4)) b. 13 Feb., 1816; m. 1 Nov., 1842, Mary A. Page, lived in Bow several years; then purchased an intervale farm in C.; d. 12 Sept., 1887. Mrs. Colby d. 13 May, 1902. Children: i. EMMA L(8)., b. 29 Dec., 1852, in Bow; m. 1888, John Leighton of Franklin; she d. Nov., 1903. Children: 1. Leonard C(9). Leighton b. 13 June, 1889. 2. Mary E. Leighton, b. 12 March. 1895. ii. SARAH M., b. 6 Feb., 1855, in C.; m. Dec., 1882, William H. Nelson a Union soldier from Ohio. Children: 1. L. HOWARD(9) NELSON, b. 13 Sept., 1883. 2. MONA I. NELSON, b. 29 Dec., 1885. 3. WILLIAM D. NELSON, b. 5 May, 1889. 11. iii. L. OSBORN, b. 28 June, 1858. 9. LEWIS(8) COLBY (Reuben(7), John(6), John(5)) b. 10 Oct., 1821; m. first, 23 June, 1853, Mary E., dau. of Levi M. Davis, b. 14 Jan., 1829, d. 29 April, 1865; soon after their marriage, they removed to a river farm in C. Lewis m. second, 19 Dec., 1867, Mary E. Mills, b. 1 Sept., 1844, d. 26 Sept., 1877, leaving a dau., Maria Enola(9) who was b. 6 Sept., 1870; m. 6 Sept., 1893, John M., son of Cyrus Colby. Lewis Colby, d. 14 June, 1911, in C. Page 90 10. JAMES(8) COLBY (Reuben(7), John(6), John(5), Abraham(4)) b. 8 Sept., 1828; m. Sylvania, dau. of Hazadiah and Annie Hammond Woodbury of Dunbarton, 22 March, 1857, b. in Bow, 8 Aug., 1833. Her grandfather was David Hammond, a Revolutionary soldier in Mass., who was at Bunker Hill and served through the war. Children: 12. i. JAMES EDWIN(9), b. 6 Oct., 1859. ii. IRA LEWIS, b. 25 July, 1863; m. 26 Aug., 1903, Alice, dau. of Irving Cate of Boscawen. iii. GEORGE ALBERT, b. 7 Nov., 1866. iv. ARTHUR MYRON, b. 12 Sept., 1869; m. 15 Sept., 1898, Emma dau. of John Whitehead. Child John Raymond(10), b. 7 Aug., 1903. 11. L. OSBORN(8) COLBY (Leonard(7), John(6), John(5), Abraham(4)) b. 28 June, 1858; m. Nov., 1880, Jennie Keniston of Northfield. They live on the homestead of his father. Children: i. Herman Ray(9), b. 18 June, 1886. ii. Iva G., b. 17 Nov., 1888. iii. Roy C., b. 30 Aug., 1890. iv. Guy O., b. 8 April, 1893. 12. JAMES EDWIN(9) COLBY (James(8), Reuben(7), John(6), John(5), Abraham(4)) b. 6 Oct., 1859; m. Nellie, dau. of Freeman Sweatland of Boscawen, 8 Dec., 1887. Children: i. Ralph E(10)., b. 20 Jan., 1892. ii. Everett C., b. 30 April, 1894. iii. George E., b. 27 Sept., 1895. iv. Howard E., b. 8 March, 1897; d. 22 Aug., 1900. CONANT. 1. LYMAN AUGUSTUS(2) CONANT, son of William Heath(1) and Rachel Garvin Conant, was b. 1 May, 1840, in Lowell, Mass. He was in business in Tilton and Clinton, Iowa. He m. first, 1 May, 1865, in Haverhill, Mass., Mary Ann Brown of Wentworth, b. 19 Aug., 1841; d. 29 March, 1870. M. second, 8 Nov., 1876, Mary F. Sargent of C. (See Sargent Gen.) After spending a brief period in the West they came to C. to live on the old Sargent homestead. He served the town successfully as selectman and on the school board; was a dea. in the Congregational church and an ardent temperance worker, and d. 9 Feb., 1903, in Tilton. She d. 17 Dec., 1896, in C. Children by first marriage: i. MAUDE WEBSTER(3), b. 30 June, 1866, in Haverhill, Mass.; m. 18 Feb., 1887, in Tilton, Frank Augustus Gilman of C. (See Gilman Gen.) ii. VANCE DURWARD, b. 23 Feb., 1869, in Tilton, unm. Resides in Vershire, Vt. Child by second marriage: 2. iii. SAMUEL S., b. 15 July, 1878. 2. SAMUEL S(3). CONANT (Lyman Augustus(2), William Heath(1)) b. 15 July, 1878, in Clinton, Iowa; m. 9 July, 1901, Julia Willey, of Boston, Maas. He is a farmer in C. Children b. in C.: i. Roger(4), b. 21 Nov., 1902. ii. Dorothy, b. 24 Feb., 1904. iii. Malcolm W., b. 10 May, 1905. Page 91 COTTERYLL. WILLIAM G. COTTERYLL was for thirty-six years a resident of C. He was b. in Liverpool, Eng., 21 May, 1845. His father's name was also William. He was accidentally killed at Boyce railroad crossing 3 Oct., 1910. CURRIER. 1. RICHARD CURRIER was one of the original settlers of Salisbury, Mass. in 1640. Had two children b. in Amesbury, Mass. 2. Tnomas(2) CURRIER (Richard(1)) b. 8 March, 1646; m. 3 Dec., 1668, Mary Osgood. They had twelve children b. in Amesbury, Mass. 3. EBENEZER(3) CURRIER (Thomas(2), Richard(1)) b. 22 Aug., 1690; m. 8 Dec., 1713, Judith Osgood. Their six children were b. in Amesbury, Mass. 4. EBENEZER(4) CURRIER (Ebenezer(3), Thomas(2), Richard(1)) b. 22 Dec., 1723; m. 26 March, 1748, Mary CLOUGH. Their five children were b. in Amesbury, Mass. 5. MOSES(5) CURRIER (Ebenezer(4), Ebenezer(3), Thomas(2), Richard(1)) b. 5 April, 1760; m. 10 Sept., 1782, Sally Nason. Their five children were b. in Epping. About 1805, he brought his family to C., also his parents who are buried in the cemetery at Hackleborough. Moses served in the Indian war, following the Revolution. His wife d. 18 Nov., 1857. 6. WILLIAM S.(6) CURRIER (Moses(5), Ebenezer(4)) b. 28 Oct., 1785; m. 10 April, 1808, Sarah Williams who d. Jan., 1879. He d. 4 March, 1869. 7. WILLIAM H(7). CURRIER (William S(6). Moses(5), Ebenezer(4)) b. 14 Jan., 1825, m. 22 April, 1851, at Middlebury, Penn., Harriet C., dau. of Henry H. Potter who d. 18 Oct., 1885. He d. 10 May, 1878. Henry H. Potter served in War of 1812 and was county commissioner of Tioga Co., Penn., and served two terms as high sheriff of that county. Children: 8. i. EVA M(8)., b. 28 March, 1853, at Middlebury, Penn. 9. ii. ANGIE HELEN, b. 24 Sept., 1867, at C. 8. Eve M(8). CURRIER (William H(7)., William S(6), Moses(5)) b. 28 March, 1853; m. 5 Oct., 1875, in Tilton, Daniel W., son of Jacob S. Hall, b. 20 March, 1852, in Epsom. Children: i. JOHN W(9). HALL, b. 22 Sept., 1876; d. 4 Jan., 1877. ii. FRANCES E. HALL, b. 17 Nov., 1877;.m. 7 Sept., 1897, William B. Emmons, b. 1868. Child: Louisa Mae(10) Emmons, b. 11 June, 1899. iii. WILLIAM H. HALL, b. 3 April, 1880; m. 25 Oct., 1905, Annie Eleanor Doherty. 9. ANGIE HELEN(8) CURRIER (William H(7)., William S(6).) b. 24 Sept., 1867; m. 30 Nov., 1890, in Belmont, John Dayton, son of Jacob C. Hunkins, b. 4 July, 1857, in Belmont. Child: Harriet Celia(9) Hunkins, b. 23 Jan., 1891. Page 92 CURRY. WILLIAM(1) CURRY came to C. about 1733 and settled in the southeastern part of the town near the Concord line. Here he d. 30 Jan., 1763. His will, which was dated 23 Dec., 1762, and probated 9 March, 1763, makes provision for his wife "Ann" and for his children, who were all b. in C. The widow, Ann, appears on the tax lists of C. from 1767 to 1780. The records of the town show the birth of William Curry's children as follows: i. William(2), b. 1 Aug., 1741. ii. Samuel, b. 5 Aug., 1745. iii. Mary, b. 22 July, 1747. iv. Elizabeth, b. 21 May, 1749. v. Margaret, b. 23 March, 1751. vi. Sarah, b. 15 Nov., 1752. vii. John, b. 1 Jan., 1754. viii. Robert, b. 30 April, 1757. ix. Thomas, b. 31 Aug., 1760. The will of William(1) gives to his wife, Ann, his home place until his youngest son, Thomas, becomes of age, and then she has "a third of his estate as the law directs." Thomas became of age in 1781, and he is found on the tax lists of C. in 1785 and 1787 and in the census of 1790. He held minor town offices from 1784 to 1793. His mother, if living, probably resided with him until her death. William, the oldest son, was willed 200 acres of improved and undivided lands in C., while Samuel, the second son, was given his father's land in New Holderness. The census of 1790 shows both a William and a Samuel Curry as heads of families in that town. William Curry appears on the tax lists of C. only once, in the year 1767. John and Robert, the other sons, received all of their father's lands in Barrington. The latter was taxed in C. in 1780, two years after he became of age. He was probably settled in that part of the town that was set off this same year as Northfield, where he is found in the census of 1790. He m. Olive Heath, b. in C. 7 Feb., 1771. She d. 24 Aug., 1855. He d. 20 Jan., 1829. They had nine children.(History of Northfield, Part II, page 75.) DALTON. 1. SAMUEL(2) DALTON (John(1)) b. 29 July, 1757, in Londonderry; m. Polly Merrick, b. 16 March, 1778. 2. JOHN(3) DALTON (Samuel(2), John(1)) b. Aug., 1806, in Northfield; m. 16 Oct., 1832, in C., Narcissa Jane, dau. of Joseph Warren Nudd, b. 9 Oct., 1817, in Northfield. He lived in different parts of Sanbomton, first at the Bridge, later, on the old Gilman place above Chapman's Corner, (Lot No. 47, 1st Div.) and afterwards at C. He was a stone cutter, shoemaker, and farmer. He was a captain in the militia, and served in the Civil War, Co. D, 12th Regt., N.H. Vol., mustered in 5 Sept., 1862; discharged disabled, April, 1863, at Alexandria, Va. Children: i. MARY JANE(4), b. 22 Nov., 1846, in C.; m. 1 Jan., 1879, Frank D. Hill, b. 21 Feb., 1853, in Tilton, where they reside. 3. ii. GEORGIA NEAL, b. 2 June, 1851, in Loudon. Page 93 iii. FRANKLIN PIERCE, b. 7 Oct., 1852, in C. m. 18 June, 1880, Mary A. Hill, of Tilton, b. 28 Jan., 1863. They reside at Sanbornton. Children b. in Sanbomton: i. ROSCOE HILL(5), b. 6 May, 1886. ii. ETHEL GEORGIA, b. 1 Aug., 1888; m. Harry Sleeper of Laconia. 3. GEORGIA NEAL(4) DALTON (John(3), Samuel(2), John(1)) b. 2 June, 1851; m. 22 Sept., 1882, John Warren Farrar, b. 22 July, 1855, in Belmont. They reside in Laconia. Child: 5. i. ALGIA JOSEPHINE(5) FARRAR, b. 1 Jan., 1886, in Belmont; m. 12 Jan., 1903, William H. Goss, b. 14 Feb., 1880, in Berlin. Children: 1. LILLIAN ALGIA(6) Goss, b. 23 April, 1904. 2. FERNE MAY(6) GOSS, b. 14 May, 1905, in Laconia. DAME. 1. MOSES DAME, b. 10 Feb., 1790; m. 20 May, 1812, Nancy Caverly. He d. 7 Sept., 1867. She d. 3 July, 1861. Child: i. ALVIN CAYERLY, b. 17 Feb., 1814; m. 14 Jan., 1838, Louisa Jones, dau. of Joseph Clifford. He d. 23 Nov., 1840. She d. 16 April, 1881. Child: 1. CLARA ANN, b. 3 Aug., 1840, at Lowell, Mass., m. at Concord, 28 May, 1865, Alleyne Baldwin, son of Rev. Benjamin Clement Eastman. The latter was b. in C., 16 June, 1788. Mrs. Louisa J. (Clifford) Dame, m. second, 28 Sept., 1842, Thomas L. Whidden of C. (See Whidden Gen.) DANFORTH. 1. BENJAMIN(2) DANFORTH, son of Phineas(1) and Abigail (Grant) Danforth, m. Hannah Haines of Epsom. Children: i. GEORGE W(3) b. in Sanbomton. 2. ii. MARY G., b. 26 Dec., 1833, in Epsom. 2. MARY G(2). DANFOURTH (Benjamin(2), Phineas(1)) b. 26 Dec., 1833; m. first, Isaac Hoyt of Concord and had one child, Lucy; m. second, Charles Warren Glover, 7 June, 1879, in C., b. in Lee. Both Mr. and Mrs. Glover and George W. Danforth resided in C., for a number of years.