Hi Group, I just added a new link to the Milford, Hillsborough Co., NH. page. Men of Milford in the Revolution War http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhhillsb/milrevwar.htm Fred 11:13 PM 6/11/99 ******* Fred Kunchick GSCS[SW] USN Retired Independent AMSOIL Dealer Pennsauken NJ ICQ# 2000494 kunchick@bellatlantic.net Member: NEHGS Camden County (NJ) Historical Society Lo/Lathrop Family Association Kimball Family Association Towne Family Association Home Page: URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/7158/index.htm Coos County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhcoos/coos.htm Hillsboro County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhhillsb/index.htm Nantucket County, MA USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~manantuc/nantuckt.htm Suffolk County, MA. USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~masuffol/index.htm Andover, MA USGenWeb TC URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macandov/index.htm Duxbury, MA USGenWeb TC URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6351/duxbury.htm New Hampshire Civil War History and Genealogy URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhcwroot/

Hello Mason, NH Researchers. I received a letter today from the Mason, NH Historical Society. I quote below: " Dear Friends: This year marks the one Hundredth Anniversary of Old Home Days, which were started in New Hampshire. The Mason Historical Society cordially invites you to join us for a revival of the Old Home Days which be on Sunday, August 22, 1999. We are hoping to contact as many former residents and friends as possible, and we need your help in spreding the word. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please pass this on and send us your list. We shall be doing another mailing in July with further details. This will be a chance to renew old acquaintances and make some new friends, as well as have a great time and more happy memories. Cordially, (signed) Barbara L. Milkant, President Mason Historical Society The Mann House 16 Darling Hill Road Mason, NH 03048" Anyone familiar with Old Home Days in NH? BTW, I have updated the Mason site with some new tidbits. Enjoy. Rhett Regina Owings USGenWeb town coordinator for Mason, NH http://home.earthlink.net/~georgeo/mason_nh.htm

Please ignore past messages about this couple because, due to an error in several town histories, I had the wrong surname for Lavinia. My husband descends from William H. BUTTERFIELD, born 1780-1790, and Lavinia CHANDLER (not CASE, which is what the history of Antrim says), born 1780-1790. They married in 1812 in Antrim, Hillsborough Co. NH. William was described as from Washington, Sullivan Co. NH on their marriage record, and evidently the couple lived there until about 1817. Then they moved to Society Land, Hillsborough Co. NH and lived there until about 1822. Then they moved to Antrim, Hillsborough NH. Lavinia died in 1836, supposedly in Antrim NH. William supposedly remarried. There are two possible re-marriages that could have been him, but I think the most likely one was to Mary Jane BAKER of Goffstown NH. This marriage took place in 1837 in Goffstown. Their marriage record said William was from Francestown NH at the time, so maybe Lavinia died there? Soon afterward, William supposedly moved to MA. He may have moved to the Wayland area of Middlesex Co. MA. Did he follow his son John Calvin BUTTERFIELD or his daughter Ascenathe (BUTTERFIELD) GREEN, who definitely did move there? However, I haven't seen any evidence that he did move to MA, just a sentence in the history of Antrim NH with no documentation. William & Lavinia had the following children: Chandler b. 1812 m. Naomi D. Robinson Luther b. 1814 John Calvin b. 1818 Ascenath b. 1817 or 1820 m. Lewis GREEN (our line) Lucinda b. 1822 Hannah b. 1824 Eliza b. 1826 If the marriage to Mary Jane BAKER was really for this William BUTTERFIELD, then he died (in Francestown rather than MA?) on 13 Jan 1850. He had four more children with her -- Mary Ann Welthea M. Adelaide Charles T. b. July 1846 I'd love to know more about this family. I appreciate any help. Vickie Elam White VEWhite@aol.com or 102657.1616@compuserve.com

GenConnect is back on-line Fred 11:14 PM 5/29/99 ******* Fred Kunchick GSCS[SW] USN Retired Independent AMSOIL Dealer Pennsauken NJ ICQ# 2000494 kunchick@bellatlantic.net Editor of The Northern KIMBALL On-Line Newsletter Member: NEHGS Camden County (NJ) Historical Society Lo/Lathrop Family Association Kimball Family Association Towne Family Association Home Page: URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/7158/index.htm Coos County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkunch/coos.htm Hillsboro County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkun1/hillsboro.htm Nantucket County, MA USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~manantuc/nantuckt.htm Suffolk County, MA. USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~masuffol/index.htm Andover, MA USGenWeb TC URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macandov/index.htm Duxbury, MA USGenWeb TC URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6351/duxbury.htm

-----Original Message----- From: Pam Carey Durstock <durp@one.net> To: GC-ANNOUNCE-L@rootsweb.com <GC-ANNOUNCE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, May 29, 1999 12:56 PM Subject: Fwd: GENCONNECT IS DOWN >>Subject: GENCONNECT IS DOWN >>Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 03:27:50 -0700 >>From: "Dr. Brian Leverich" <leverich@rootsweb.com> >> >>The 20 GB drive that had the /var partition on the GenConnect box >>has failed, and the box has crashed. >> >>After sleep, we'll be driving down to Concentric with a replacement >>disk. The plan is to have GenConnect back on the air by this >>evening. -B > > ******* Fred Kunchick GSCS[SW] USN Retired Independent AMSOIL Dealer Pennsauken NJ ICQ# 2000494 kunchick@bellatlantic.net Editor of The Northern KIMBALL On-Line Newsletter Member: NEHGS Camden County (NJ) Historical Society Lo/Lathrop Family Association Kimball Family Association Towne Family Association Home Page: URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/7158/index.htm Coos County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkunch/coos.htm Hillsboro County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkun1/hillsboro.htm Nantucket County, MA USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~manantuc/nantuckt.htm Suffolk County, MA. USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~masuffol/index.htm Andover, MA USGenWeb TC URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macandov/index.htm Duxbury, MA USGenWeb TC URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6351/duxbury.htm

Happy Memorial Day to all, I have been doing a lot of work in my Genealogy Garden in New England and invite you all to visit. Hope my Garden might have that link you have been looking for. I have 3 surname projects that I maintain and can always use data. (CAHILL, GARDNER and PIERCE). If you have visited before, check and see what's new. I apologize for duplications you receive on this email. See you in the garden. Sue Gardner Leominster, MA <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/index.html">Sue's Genealogy Garden in New England </A> http://members.aol.com/SueG476/index.html <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/CahillData.html">Cahill Surname Project for Massachusetts </A> - all the Mass. data I have found http://members.aol.com/SueG476/CahillData.html <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Project.html">Pierce Surname Project - New England/New York </A> - Has link to world wide Pierce Project http://members.aol.com/SueG476/PierceMA.html <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Gardner2.html">Gardner Surname Project for Massachusetts </A> - vital records and more http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Gardner2.html <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Leominster.html">History & Genealogy of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts </A> http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Leominster.html <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Gardner.html">The Unofficial Home Page of John Gardner/Garnet of Hingham, MA </A> http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Gardner.html Some of the information on my pages: My 2 main lines are: GARDNER/GARNET and PIERCE/PERS of Massachusetts. plus have information on all my other Massachusetts names, a lot of early ones - some of them - BALDWIN, BASSETT, BATES, BEAL, BISBEE, COOK (not Mayflower), FISKE, HAYWARD, HOLBROOK, PARKER, PRESCOTT, PROCTOR, SPRAGUE, THAYER and more. CAHILL of Ireland, Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA Mayflower - BREWSTER, SAMSON/SAMPSON, WARREN French Canadian lines back to France - CHOQUETTE, ROUISSE & more Scottish lines of Whithorn and Glasgow area - YOSTON, DIAMOND, MORRISON Nova Scotia and early German lines, Lunenburg & Mill Village. CROUSE, FRANSOU, HENRITCY/HEINRICKE, PENTZ, REINHARDT, WEINACHT, WILD Information on Massachusetts and Hollis, NH

Greetings, Hillsboro people. I am looking for the parents of a John SLEEPER, b 26 Oct 1786, who m Lydia Dodge at Francestown, Hillsboro Co., supposedly on 25 Jul 1809. Lydia Dodge was b 16 Feb 1790, and d 25 Jan 1862. I have parentage on Lydia, but John Sleeper is a blank. According to _Genealogy of the Dodge Family_ (Joseph Thompson Dodge, 1894) John Sleeper was "a successful farmer in Francestown, N.H." If anyone has a good source or citation for John Sleeper's parents I would be very happy to hear of it. I have found an assortment of general info on the Sleeper family, but can't find this John. Many thanks. Bob O'Hara (rjohara@uncg.edu) Genealogy page: http://strong.uncg.edu/gen.html

ROOTSWEB PUTS IT TOGETHER. Have you ever wished you could look up *everything* at RootsWeb that relates to a particular surname? Now you can! Click on the new option SURNAME RESOURCES at RootsWeb's main page <http://www.rootsweb.com/> or go directly to: <http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/>. Click on the letter of the alphabet for the surname of interest, and then select it from the list that appears. This will take you to a "surname resource cluster," where you can search for your surname in numerous databases. For example, using BANKSTON you would find: <http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/b/a/BANKSTON/>, where you could search "B" WEB SITES, the OBITUARY DAILY TIMES, or: o The ROOTSWEB SURNAME LIST (RSL). RSL search options are by surname, Soundex, or Metaphone (the latter two are "sounds- like" matches). You can search for updates from the past two months, last month, last week, or for any mention. o TRANSCRIPTION PROJECTS. You might check to see if your immigrant ancestors' names are listed at the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild (ISTG). o PRIMARY RECORDS AT ROOTSWEB (from USGenWeb Archives and RootsWeb Searchable Databases). o GENERAL LINKS AND SEARCH ENGINES. There are three options. o ROOTSLINK link registry. You can add a new link also. o SEEKER search engine, which returns surname matches from Web pages -- there is much "hidden genealogy" that this search will help you find. o SURNAME HELPER search engine finds queries and surname registrations posted at various genealogically-related sites on the Web, with participating sites including many USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb sites. All GenConnect boards are indexed in Surname Helper. o MAILING LISTS. Descriptions of lists that relate to this surname, subscription instructions, and links to the archives so you can search or browse past postings. o GENCONNECT. Click on GLOBAL SURNAME SEARCH to find queries that mention the surname of interest that are posted in connection with any county, state, or country in the world. Or click an icon for one of the seven automated boards that together make up a "suite" of boards available for surnames and localities (Queries, Bible records, Biographies, Deeds, Obituaries, Pensions, and Wills). RootsWeb hopes that putting these links under one SURNAME RESOURCES roof will help everyone find all the buried treasure. ******* Fred Kunchick GSCS[SW] USN Retired Independent AMSOIL Dealer Pennsauken NJ ICQ# 2000494 kunchick@bellatlantic.net Editor of The Northern KIMBALL On-Line Newsletter Member: NEHGS Camden County (NJ) Historical Society Lo/Lathrop Family Association Kimball Family Association Towne Family Association Home Page: URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/7158/index.htm Coos County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkunch/coos.htm Hillsboro County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkun1/hillsboro.htm Nantucket County, MA USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~manantuc/nantuckt.htm Suffolk County, MA. USGenWeb CC. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~masuffol/index.htm Andover, MA USGenWeb TC URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macandov/index.htm Duxbury, MA USGenWeb TC URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6351/duxbury.htm

Does anyone out there have a history and / or vital records, etc. for Litchfield and Merrimack NH? I am looking for info on Jonathan and Ephraim POWERS. They both appear on Litchfield NH tax lists from 1734 to 1746. Then, in March 1746, part of Litchfield became Merrimack. Jonathan was elected Field Driver for the town at the first Merrimack town meeting on 4 Mar 1746 and Moderator of town meetings in 1747. Ephraim was Tythingman for Merrimack in 1746 and 1754 and Constable in 1750 and 1751. I believe that Jonathan was the son of Isaac and Mary (POULTER) (WINSHIP) POWERS. This Jonathan was born in 1704 in Littleton MA and married Elizabeth KIDDER in 1725. Jonathan and Elizabeth had children recorded in Littleton MA up to 1736. Then there is a gap until, in 1748, a son named John was recorded in the Dunstable NH records as "son of Jonathan and Elizabeth POWERS." Litchfield was originally part of Dunstable, as was Merrimack. Both maintained close ties with the Dunstable, so I don't think it is unusual that at least one of their children was recorded on Dunstable records. An Esther POWERS was "born at Merrimack N.H. Decr. 20, 1745" and married Jonathan CARTER, according to their family bible. They lived in Hollis NH and had, among others, children named Isaac Powers CARTER and Betty Kidder CARTER. It certainly seems to indicate that Esther was the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (KIDDER) POWERS. Were other children born in Litchfield or Merrimack NH? Where did Jonathan and Elizabeth die, and when? I believe that Ephraim was married to Jonathan's sister Lucy, and was born in 1705 to William and Mary (BAUK) POWERS. Did he have any children born in Litchfield or Merrimack? Where and when did they die? I welcome any input on this. Thanks. Vickie Elam White

Good morning, Joanne: I am related to the SCOBEYs but don't have much on them. I'll give you what little I have. John McCurdy b. 1718 in Ireland, d. 6 Aug 1813, Londonderry, Hillsborough, NH; m. Dunbarton, abt 1754/56, Mary SCOBEY. They are my ancestors. V.R. Londonderry, NH 1719-1910 by Daniel Gage Annis: Joseph SCOBY m. Eleanor CAMPBELL, 20 Aug 1798. Martha SCOBEY d. 6 Oct 1754, age 30. Matthew SCOBEY d. 2 Jul 1764, age 31. Samuel SCOBEY d. 20 Jan 1737, age 3. Town Papers, NH, Vol XI; Documents A-F 1680-1800: Muster and pay roll of men raised for Canada out of Col. Daniel MOORE's regiment, mustered and paid by Moses KELLEY, Jul 22, 1776. David SCOBEY, New Boston, Ensignr. Men from Francestown-John BROWN, John NICHOLS, William MONTGOMERY, William BROWN, Robert BUTTERFIELD. Men from New Boston-Tobias BUTLER, Samuel PATTERSON, James COCHRAN, Thomas LANGDELL, Joseph HASELTON, John SMITH, Thomas SMITH, James CLARK, Samuel SPILLER, Abener HOGG, Alexander WALKER, Robert WALKER, Robert PATTERSON. Petition dated April 12, 1769, Bedford, NH- signer (among many others) Joseph SCOBEY. IGI File - NH, pg. 15,787: David SCOBEY m. Rebeddah WHITING, Francestown, Hillsborough Co, 12 Jul 1817. Susanna SCOBY, b. Francestown (no date), relative Maria H.G. HALES. Susanna SCOBY, m. Francestown, 7 Dec 1814, relative Alexander GAY. (Doesn't say husband, just relative.) SCOBEY, William m. Jane DICKEY, Francestown, 21 Dec 1812. Hope some of this is of use to you. Alyce in MI. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ===>You wrote: Date: 05/24/1999 11:05:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: morgans4@postoffice.swbell.net Is anyone else searching for the Scobey family? Or the Barretts? Nancy Barrett, daughter of John Barrett married John Scoby...both were born in VA. I see that John Barrett (probably), witnessed this will. Other names in this are SAMUEL HO-GE (HOGUE? ANY IDEAS?), JANE SMITH, MARY COCHRAN, SUSANAH GAY, PATTY MCELWAIN? MCALWAN? (ANY IDEAS ON THIS NAME?) Joanne Scobee Morgan p.s. I don't know where my Morgans are from, except Wales and Kansas. DAVID SCOBEY'S WILL In the name of God amen. I, David Scobey of Francestown in the county of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire being weak in body and of a sound and disposing mind and memory considering the uncertainty of this life and being desirous to settle my worldly estate in manner following to wit, Firstly I give and bequeath and devise unto Susanah Scobey my beloved wife, all my estate which I may posess at my deceas in the following manner as is hereinafter provided; that the said Susanah shall use and improve the said property and if necesary for her support & comfortable maintainance to appropriate such portion of the property afforesaid as may be necessary for her support as aforesaid during her life and whatever portion of my said property may remain at the deceas of my said wife to be disposed of in the following manner to wit 2 I give and bequeath and devise to my daughter Jane Smith one bed & beding suitable for the same with bedsted and (----d) and fifty dollars to be delivered & paid by my executor in three months after the deceas of Susannah my wife and thirdly the residue of my said property after discharging all the just claims which may be against said estate at my deceas or the deceas of my said wife I give bequeath and devise to my daughters Mary C--hran Jane Smith Susanah Gay Patty (McAlwan?) to be equally devided between them by my executor in three months after the deceas of my said wife Susanah forthly and lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint Samuel Houge (Hoege?) Esq to be executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofor made in testimony whereof I the said David Scobey have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal thie eight day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eighthundred and twenty four. signed, sealed published and declared by the above named David Scobey as and for his last will and testament in presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Saml Ho-ge John __rrett John Scobey (from Hillsborough County Probate Court, Nashua, New Hamshire)

I recently found this will, and until then never knew we had ancestors in N.H. I knew we had several in N.J., VA, WV and PA. I don't know the history of N.H. At one time was it one of the other states I mentioned? Or vice versa? Is anyone else searching for the Scobey family? Or the Barretts? Nancy Barrett, daughter of John Barrett married John Scoby...both were born in VA. I see that John Barrett (probably), witnessed this will. Other names in this are SAMUEL HO-GE (HOGUE? ANY IDEAS?), JANE SMITH, MARY COCHRAN, SUSANAH GAY, PATTY MCELWAIN? MCALWAN? (ANY IDEAS ON THIS NAME?) I sure hope some of you are familiar with these names! TIA Joanne Scobee Morgan p.s. I don't know where my Morgans are from, except Wales and Kansas. DAVID SCOBEY'S WILL In the name of God amen. I, David Scobey of Francestown in the county of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire being weak in body and of a sound and disposing mind and memory considering the uncertainty of this life and being desirous to settle my worldly estate in manner following to wit, Firstly I give and bequeath and devise unto Susanah Scobey my beloved wife, all my estate which I may posess at my deceas in the following manner as is hereinafter provided; that the said Susanah shall use and improve the said property and if necesary for her support & comfortable maintainance to appropriate such portion of the property afforesaid as may be necessary for her support as aforesaid during her life and whatever portion of my said property may remain at the deceas of my said wife to be disposed of in the following manner to wit 2 I give and bequeath and devise to my daughter Jane Smith one bed & beding suitable for the same with bedsted and (----d) and fifty dollars to be delivered & paid by my executor in three months after the deceas of Susannah my wife and thirdly the residue of my said property after discharging all the just claims which may be against said estate at my deceas or the deceas of my said wife I give bequeath and devise to my daughters Mary C--hran Jane Smith Susanah Gay Patty (McAlwan?) to be equally devided between them by my executor in three months after the deceas of my said wife Susanah forthly and lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint Samuel Houge (Hoege?) Esq to be executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofor made in testimony whereof I the said David Scobey have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal thie eight day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eighthundred and twenty four. signed, sealed published and declared by the above named David Scobey as and for his last will and testament in presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Saml Ho-ge John __rrett John Scobey (from Hillsborough County Probate Court, Nashua, New Hamshire)

Vickie, I have two sources that mention Daniel, but neither gives a full answer to your question. 1. "The Powers Family," by Ralph Crutchett and Isabel Crutchett (1965)provides the following: "He was born at Concord, (afterward Littleton) Mass. May 10, 1669. He married (1) in Concord on April 8, 1702, Elizabeth Whitcomb. He married (2) about 1711 Martha Bates. The date of his death is not upon record and there are no papers on file in connection with the settlement of his estate. He was alive as late as 1730." 2. "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts." Births and Deaths. Committee: George W. Sanderson, Herbert J. Harwood, Edward Frost. It provides the following: "Daniel b. May 10 1669, m. Apr 8 1702 at Concord Elizabeth Whicomb dau. Jon" [Note: there is an "a" following as an exponent, presumbably meaning Jonathan] "m. 2nd about 1710-11 Martha. Removed to Lancaster, d. in Hollis." I hope that is helpful to you. Gordon > >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 23:39:32 EDT >From: VEWhite@aol.com >To: NHHILLSB-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <e5a5b409.24762f74@aol.com> >Subject: [NHHILLSB-L] Daniel POWERS (1669 - ?) >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I have seen it written that Daniel POWERS, son of Walter and >Trial (SHEPARD) POWERS, eventually moved to the Hollis NH >area and died there. However, I have never seen documentation >of this. Does anyone know if he really did die there and when? > > >Vickie Elam White >

Gordon wrote -- << 1. "The Powers Family," by Ralph Crutchett and Isabel Crutchett (1965)provides the following: "He was born at Concord, (afterward Littleton) Mass. May 10, 1669. He married (1) in Concord on April 8, 1702, Elizabeth Whitcomb. He married (2) about 1711 Martha Bates. The date of his death is not upon record and there are no papers on file in connection with the settlement of his estate. He was alive as late as 1730." >> Hey, thanks! You are the best. Does the book mention anything about his children, especially his son Jonathan? He's the one I am especially interested in following. Vickie Elam White

Hi: I don't know much about the Powers, but have recently been reading microfilm from Nottingham West, NH (Hudson) and I thought I'd add some of the Kidder's I've run across which are in the Lancaster area. Elder Sampson Kidder is listed on the 1781 tax list; Lieut. Benjamin Kidder and Elder Sampson are on the 1789 tax list (and probably those inbetween). Lois Kidder married a Jonathan Butler in Lyndeborough, N.H. That's my two cents, anyway. Good luck! Your names look as jumbled and overly-populated as my Jonathan Butler's on NH & Mass. Regards, Dianne Butler Lucas

Friends, Bear with me, this is rather long and complex. Today I got my hands on a Powers manuscript written by Rev. Grant POWERS in 1839. He was the son of Samson POWERS of Hollis NH and grandson of Capt. Peter POWERS. Evidently Daniel POWERS lived with his son Capt. Peter POWERS in Hollis until his death in 1754. Capt. Peter died in 1757. Rev. Grant does mention that Daniel was buried near his sons in Hollis. And he also mentions that Daniel didn't move up there until later in life. Supposedly, Daniel moved up to Hollis after the death of his wife, Martha. That is a new lead, since I have been trying to locate her death record. Martha's death isn't recorded in the Lancaster VRs I own, but since the family belonged to the 2nd Lancaster Church (also called Chocksett Church) which was in the western part of Lancaster that became Sterling MA, maybe she died in Sterling. Can anyone check the Sterling VRs for me? I am leaning toward acceptance that Daniel did live and die in Hollis, even with no concrete proof. Sometimes that type of proof just isn't there, but if the History of Hollis plus his great-grandson (and grandson of the man who took care of Daniel until his death) says he died there then that makes for a rather strong case. I look forward to seeing some solid proof (like tombstone inscription or something like that) of Daniel being buried in Hollis, but that may take some digging - no pun intended!<G> However, that doesn't necessarily mean that it was Daniel's son Jonathan (of Lancaster, who married Hannah MOORE) who was the 72-yr. old man who fought in the Rev War for Hollis in 1775. The Powers family genealogy says this man died in Worcester Co. MA in 1775, when a Hannah POWERS, supposedly his widow, took out letters of administration in that county. Also, some researchers claim that the widow Hannah married again, to a Mr. SAWYER. This needs checking. Does anyone out there have access to the Worcester Co. probate index book? Does it mention Jonathan POWERS, Hannah POWERS, or Hannah SAWYER? The Powers genealogy says that Lancaster Jonathan was the man who fought in the Rev War and that there is no record of him after the war. But why would he have fought for Hollis if he lived in Worcester Co. MA? I suppose it is possible that he moved up to Hollis after his youngest son was born in 1754 in Lancaster, then moved back to Worcester Co. MA to be with one of his married children (they all seem to have stayed in that area, although I can't find out where his son Jonathan ended up). It is also possible that he was the Jonathan POWERS who fought at Crown Point with Capt. Peter's Hollis men in 1755. But, if all his children married in Worcester Co. MA, that seems to indicate that he stayed down there, too. I propose that it was Jonathan, son of Jonathan and nephew of Daniel, who was the 72 yrs. old who fought for Hollis during the Rev War. And he was probably the man who was with Capt. Peter POWERS in 1755 (or it could have been Jonathan's son, Jonathan born in 1726). Capt. Peter was his cousin, after all. This Jonathan was the same age as Jonathan, son of Daniel, and married Elizabeth KIDDER. The KIDDER family was from Chelmsford and eventually ended up in New Ipswich, NH. Jonathan, brother of Daniel, had a son Isaac who did move to the Dunstable, NH area and may have married a second wife in Hollis in 1763. I'm checking on that, too. Jonathan, brother of Daniel and husband of Elizabeth KIDDER, supposedly died in Litchfield NH, but I haven't found proof of that. But it does indicate that Daniel's branch was not the only branch to move up to the Dunstable and Hollis area. A widow Elizabeth POWERS was living in the eastern part of Mason, NH on the 1769 tax list. That area is be very close to New Ipswich, NH where her family settled. However, that means that her husband died before 1769 so wouldn't have fought in the Rev War. So, perhaps she was the widow of one of Jonathan and Elizabeth's sons. Or she really was Elizabeth (KIDDER) POWERS and her husband didn't fight in the Rev War. Or she was someone else entirely! <G> To complicate things, there is proof that many men named Jonathan POWERS fought in the Rev War in that area of MA and NH. My husband's ancestor Jonathan POWERS, born in 1759 in Dunstable NH to Jonathan POWERS Jr. and Bridget _____, fought in a Hollis regiment in 1777, as proven by his pension records. Plus the Lancaster Jonathan, son of Daniel, had a son named Jonathan b. 1744. I can't find any trace of him, but he could have fought in the war, since his age is right for it. There was a Jonathan POWERS who fought with a Rowley MA company from 1777 to 1779. Who was he? And was he the same man who mustered in Boston in March 1777 in Col. Nixon's regiment? And there was a Jonathan POWERS, "probably" of Princeton according to __Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution__, who fought with Col. Sparhawk's regiment in April 1775. Perhaps this was Jonathan of Lancaster, son of Daniel? Or perhaps he was his son Jonathan, b. 1744? Are we having fun yet? <G> The Kidder family genealogy says that Elizabeth's husband Jonathan died in 1777, but I don't have a copy of the book to see what proof was found. The Powers genealogy by Amos Powers says the same thing, but no documentation was given. It could be true but....These genealogies and town histories all borrow from one another, usually with no documentation, so it is difficult to figure out the facts. Well, I hope you all can make sense of this. I welcome any input into this. It sure is complicated. But can anyone help me straighten out all of these Jonathan POWERSes, with good solid proof rather than just quotes from published genealogies? Help! <G> Vickie Elam White

I have seen it written that Daniel POWERS, son of Walter and Trial (SHEPARD) POWERS, eventually moved to the Hollis NH area and died there. However, I have never seen documentation of this. Does anyone know if he really did die there and when? Vickie Elam White

>>>This is Bette, I was velvet_t@pipeline.com, now velvet@camcomp.com .. Bette, hope you are on one of the above lists. The now address above will no go through. Don't know what the problem is. Anyone know Bette's correct addie??? Can't remember which of these list you are on. Alyce in MI

I am interested in finding out more about Jonathan POWERS b. 1734 in Bedford, Middlesex Co. MA. Was he the son of Walter POWERS Jr. and Sarah FASSETT? A Jonathan POWERS b. 1734 was an heir of Josiah FASSETT of Bedford MA. Does anyone know what happened to this Jonathan? Was he the same man who married Bridget _____ ca 1754 and lived in Dunstable MA/NH and Hollis NH? Vickie Elam White VEWhite@aol.com or 102657.1616@compuserve.com

My husband descends from William BUTTERFIELD, born 1780-1790, and Lavinia CASE, born 1780-1790. They lived in Washington, Sullivan Co. NH, Society Land, Hillsborough Co. NH, and Antrim, Hillsborough NH. Lavinia died in 1836 and William supposedly remarried, but I don't know when or to whom. He supposedly moved to MA, possibly to the Wayland area of Middlesex Co. MA. He may have followed his son John Calvin BUTTERFIELD or his daughter Ascenathe (BUTTERFIELD) GREEN, who did move there. William & Lavinia had the following children: Chandler b. 1812 m. Naomi D. Robinson Luther b. 1814 John Calvin b. 1818 Ascenath b. 1817 or 1820 m. Lewis GREEN (our line) Lucinda b. 1822 Hannah b. 1824 Eliza b. 1826 I'd love to know more about this family, especially Lavinia's ancestry. Vickie Elam White

NEED HELP!! Samuel DAVIS in NH (probably prior to 1797) d. aft. . Samuel DAVIS b. ??? d. ????? Parents? m Where/When?? . Sarah Colby HOWE b. 7 Feb 1797. She the daughter of Aaron HOWE and Elizabeth HALE. She m. 2 Aaron HOOD. . Known children from 1st marriage: Ira DAVIS b.? d. 1862 Burns , LeCrosse, WI. M. Annis BARNARD (dau of James) 30 Jun, 1846 Goffstown, NH. (My line, removed to WI) Eliza Jane Davis m. Stephen B. Peaslee 25 May 1846 Nashua, NH Sarah Davis d. 7 May 1860 Manchester, NH m. Thomas Nichols Bond abt. 1850. William P. DAVIS b. 1818 d. 22 Jul 1850 m. Elizabeth Dodge 5 Nov 1840 New Boston, NH Sylvia DAVIS b. 25 Nov 1830 d. 1 Mar 1902 New Boston m. Jesse Mudgett Aaron DAVIS b. 1836 m. Laura Ann Merrick James Davis b. ? Goffstown NH, d. Goffstown, NH. M. Mary Ann Perkins 14 May 1856. We have no birth date for Ira or Samuel but since Sarah was b. 1797 it is reasonable to think that Samuel was born at least at that time or before. Annis BARNARDS ancestry includes that of the PECKER/DAVIS/SILVER/BARNARDS from Andover/Methuen MA to Phelm, NH and on to New Boston. Is it possible that Samuel is also a descendent of the same James Davis I b. abt. 1588 Line, through his son Samuel, d. 1696 m. Deborah BARNES?? I am interested in finding out more about: Samuel DAVIS b. 21 Apr 1753 m. Sarah WYMAN of Pelham, NH. They had a so Samuel DAVIS b. 20 Feb 1777. Would appreciate any help or leads on this family. Thank you, Jayne jaymccarley@prodigy.net "They went West and Lived"