Dear Jon (Not a 'Dear John") Would you happen to have any information on the Swett line? My Great x4 Grandfather Josiah Simpson lived in Lincoln Co, Penobscot, ME, and there were a number of Simpson's that left Rockingham Co. area and went to ME. He is the son of Andrew Simpson and Agnes and Ayers and grandson of Andrew Simpson and Elizabeth Patten, from the Deerfield and Nottingham area. It is written in "The History of Deerfield, Nottingham and Northfield" Josiah married a "Miss Kitteridge" (Kittredge)and I later determined that this was a Catherine Kittredge. However, one family member says he was married to Bethia Swett. I know the Swett's are there, but I don't know what the real wife's name is! There is a young child, about the last they had, named Bethia. I have a feeling that this may be a second marriage. Josiah, and family, and his brother Robert, who married Lydia Longfellow, moved to Meigs Co, OH, in 1817, with nearly all of the children already born. There are SO many New Hampshire and ME people in Meigs Co, OH! I had no idea. I have just located a Swett family in Meigs County, OH, that lived in the same time period, that lived near Josiah and Robert. He may have married for a second time and Catherine may have been lost to the ages. It looks as though this is a Stephen Swett, but I am not quite sure as I cannot retrieve the info at this time. I believe that family came from the same area that Josiah, probably ME, maybe NH, perhaps MA, VT or CT. Because, I have seen a Stephen Swett name in some of those states. The Simpson's crawled all over New England! (There are two Simpson families-apparently not related?). Unfortunately, this Swett family pulled up stakes and went West to the Oregon Trail. They couldn't endure the hardships and every single one of them died on the trail. It was disease-associated deaths. You have many names on your your list that are in my Simpson line. Andrew and Elizabeth Patten Simpson arrived in Rockingham County about 1725. Elizabeth was killed by two Indians in 1747 and is buried in the Square at Nottingham along with two other men who were killed that day, Mr. Folsom and Mr. Beard. There is a plaque that commemorates their deaths in what is or was the Square at Nottingham. I am proud to have ancestors from New Hampshire. I always wished I could have someone from New England and now I do! And New Hampshire is just the best! And what a grand bunch of stoic pioneers! By the by, Meigs County has a Chester town and a Chester Tounship and other New England town names. I can understand why now. I hope you will consider assisting me,John. Anything you can offer will be terrific. Thank you. Eva Wallace Elkview, Kanawha, WV > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon686Jm@aol.com [mailto:Jon686Jm@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 7:36 PM > To: NHROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Family History > > > Dick Marston; > Will this help, I just scanned the pages 224 & 225 from Brown Thurston's > book, THURSTON GENEALOGIES 2nd Edition (1892), put them on a > floppy and will > try to send them to you in this e-mail. > > 224 THURSTON GENEALOGIES. > > 3407 Lorenzo Swett,7 b. Oct. 16, 1815; a farmer in Poland, Me.; > m., April 2, > 1840, Sylvina Brown, b. April 29. 1823, da. of Daniel and Polly > (Witham) Brown of New Gloucestcr, Me. They have: > 3408 Emmons Edward,8 b. Sept. 12, 1841; locomotive engineer > on G, T. R., > living in Gorham, N. H., d. Nov. 12, I876 ; m.,May 24, 1865, Mary > Gardner Merrill; she d. May 30, 1888 aged 45. They had: Edwin > Emmons,9 b. 1867 d. March 14. 1889; Minnie Signora,9 > b. 1877; d. > Feb. 15, 1887 > 3409 Charles Greenleaf,8 b July 4, 1846; watering streets in > Lowell,Mass > m., Nov. 23. 1866, Mary Eliza McCann; no children. > 3410 Freeman Lorenzo,8 b. Jan. 11, 1856; a farmer in Poland, > Me.; m Feb. > 4, 1876, Florence Mayberry, b. in Poland. Me.. Dec. 6, > 1860. They > had: Maybell Addie,9 b. Dec. 6, 1877; Charles Emmons,9 b. Aug. > 28, 1878; Walter Freeman.9 h. Sept. tS, t8S~ Clarence > Maurice,9 b. > Aug. 4. 888. > 3411±George Fickett,7 b. Aug. 13. 1817; m. 1st. Hannah Gorham Waterhouse; > 2d, Betsey Reed Libby. > 3412+Edward McLellan, b. Oct 9,1820; m. Flora Record. > 3413 Martha Fickett 7 b. Aug. 3,1822; m., 1845, PhilanderHaines,b.Sept28, > 1823; had charge of the belting in the Laconia mill. Biddeford, Me. > was instantly killed Aug. 14, 1877; she d. July 24, 1888. They had: > 3414 Georgia Anna (Haines). b. Sept. 2, 1849; d. Feb. 2, 1866. > 3415 Frank David (Haines), b. May 1, 1851 ; d. Sept. 14, 1866. > 3416 Mary Ella (Haines), b. Nov. 1. 1859. > 3417 Georgia Anna (Haines), b. June 2, 1869. > > > 1561 > > JAMES THURSTON 6 (Thomas,5 Abner,4 Abner,3 James,2 Daniel 1), > brother of the preceding, and son of Thomas and Lucy I Fenderson) > Thurston of Scarboro, Me. born there Dec. 19, 1787 ; married, > Sept. 4, 1808, by Rev. Asa Heath, SARAH MCKENNEY, born Sept. 5, > 1787. She died Nov. 9, 1857. He lived in Buxton, Scarboro, Cape > Elizabeth and Danville, Me.; an officer of the Methodist church in > Danville, now Auburn. died Oct. 3, 1860, aged 73. > > > > > > Children. > > 3418 Lucy,7 b. Jan. 20, 1810; m.,June 7,1835, William Peables > McKenney,a Car- > riage maker in Mankato, Minn. They had: > 3419 William Augustus MeKenney), b. in Brunswick, Me., June 28, 1836; > n.m. ; served in the 7th New York reg. in the war against > the rebel- > lion, and died in the army of the Potomac, May 25, 1865. > 3420 Lucy Jane McKenney), b. in Brunswick. Feb. 14, 1838; m., > June 7,1868, > Albee C. May, a mnfr. of flour barrels in Indianapolis.Ind. Have: > Grace L. (May), b. .Aug. 10, 1874; Gertrude (Mayl. b. > July 21, 1876. > 3421 Annie Maria (MeKenney), m., Jan. 31. 1857, Albert Reed of Danville, > Me., a merchant in; Kansas City, Mo. They have: Ida M. (Reed). b. > Aug. 18, 1862; Helen (Reed), b. Dec. 5, 1871. > 3422 Charles James (McKenney), b. in Brunswick, Sept. 3, 1843; served in > the war against the rebellion in 2d Minn.reg.,and died in > the army of > the Cumberland, Oct. 5, 1863. > 3423 Clara Chase (McKenney), m., June 11,1867; Billings > Plimpton Sibley of > Mankato, Minn., an organ tuner in Erie, Pa,, since in > Clinton, Canada > They have: Hattie May (Sibley). b. Dec. 8, 1868; James Thurston > (Sibley). b. March 12. 1872; Sadie (Sibleyl, b. May 8, 1877. > 3424 Ida Elizabeth (McKenney). b. in Portland, Me., June 18, > 1853; m., Dec. > 31, 1883, Samuel Jacob Bailer, b. near Pine > Grove.Pa.,May 11, 1858,a > Drygoods merchant in Kansas City, Mo. They have: Charles William > (Bailer). b. Nov. 29. 1887. > > > > POSTERITY OF DANIEL THURSTON. 225 > > 3425 Sarah Julia (McKenney), b. in Danville, Dec.2,1856; m., > Nov. 20, 1883, > Thomas Hillis Osborn, b. in Carpentersville, Ind., Oct. > 11, 1842, a > farmer in Farmington. Minn. They have: William Thurston (Os- > born), b. May 2,1885; Lucy Mary (Osborn), b. June 16, 1887. > 3426+Charles,7 b. Jan. 20, 1812; m. Catherine Talkington. > 3427+Moses Waterhouse,7 b. March 9, 1814; m. Eunice Hunnewell. > 3428+James,7 b. in Buxton, Me., March 12, 1816; m. Mrs. Clara > Anna (Chase) > Flint. > 3429 Merabah Ann,7 b.in Scarboro, April 4,1818; m.,Dec.8,1841, > Burton Fales > of Thomaston, Me.; d. June 12, 1848. They had: > 3430 Nathaniel (Fales), b. 1843; lives in California. > 3431 Sarah Ozetta (Fales) b 1845 m. April 22, 1863, William > H. Hardin of > Rockland. Me., and moved to California. > 3432 Mary (Fales), b. 1847; m., lived and died in Rockland. > 3433 Everline,7 b.Nov.20,1820; m., Aug. 28,1844,William > Stinchfleld Marston, > b. April13,1819,son of David and Dorcas Ellery > (Littlefield)Marston of > North Yarmouth, Me., a mechanic in Danvihle. Me., Adrian, > Wis., Owa. > tonna. Minn., till his wife died Nov. 8, 1882, when he > moved to West > Pownal, Me. He enlisted 1862 as L.M.sgt. 1st Minn. > cavalry, and served > thro the war, and frontier Indian war. They had: > 3434 Kate (Marston), b.in Danville, June 29, 1845; m., June > 19,1868, Jacob > Berg, a farmer in Mentor, Minn.,and soldier thro the war > against the > rebellion. They have: Florence Anna (Berg), b. June 25,1868; m., > Jan. 1, 1886, Frank Hays,a farmer in Mentor. and has > Alice (Hays),b. > 1887; Charles Marston (Berg), b. in Aurora, Minn.. Nov. > 9, 1871; Ada > Jane (Berg), b. do., May 22.1873; Harold (Berg), > b.do.,Oct.26, 1878; > Estelle (Berg), b. Sept. 20, 1883. > 3435 Cyrus Crafts (Marston), b.in Danville,Oct.24,1847; a > farmer in McRae, > Dakota,served in Bracketts battalion under Gen.Sully > three years in > Ivar with the Indians; m., Dec. 12, 1888, Nelly McVicker. > 3436 Mary (Marston), b. in Danville. Dec. 12, 1849; m., > Jan.1,1872, George > B. Hallock, a fanner and mechanic in Groton, South > Dakota, and have > Ethelyn (Hallock), b. in Aurora, Minn., May 1, 1873. > 3437 Evlyn (Marston), b. in Danville, July 12, 1852; in June > 30,1874, Den. > nison J. Woodard, a salesman in La Crosse. Wis., and have Edith > Irene (Woodard), b. m. Adrian, Wis.. May 8. 1875; Josephine Elsie > (Woodard), b. 1884, d. June 4, 1888. > 3438 Howard Abbott (Marston), b. in Danville, Dec. 24, 1834, a > farmer in > Mentor, Minn. > 3439 Willie Melville(Marston),b.in Danville.April 1,1857; > farmer in Mentor > 3440 Dora Frances (Marston), b. in Garden City, Minn., June > 18, 1861; m., > March 8, 1879, John W. Haynes, a mason in New > Gloucester, Me., and > have Grace Everline (Haynes), b. in Nashville, Minn., > Feb. 1, 1880; > Mary Thurston (Haynes),b. do., Aug. 2,1881; Bertie Emory > (Haynes), > b. in Adrian, Wis.,June 15,1883.d.June 19,1889; Carl > Cyrus (Haynes), > b. do., Aug.18,1884; Frank Ray (Haynes), b. in New > Gloucester, .Aug. > 24, 1888. > 3441 Mary Edgecomb,7 b.in Scarboro,Me., April 20,1823; m.,in > Danville,Me., > Dec. 31, 1851, Charles Robinson Whitney, b.Jan.16,1820, > son ofHaynes > and Jane (Robinson) Whitney of Thomaston, Me; he is a > mnfr. of lime > in Rockland, Me.: alderman and Baptist. They have: > 3442 Mary Frances (Whitney),b. July 11,1833; m., > Nov.16,1875,Thomas S. > Rich of Chelsea, Mass., a com. mer. in Boston. They > have: Charles > Henry (Rich), b. in Rockland, Me., Sept. 17,1876; > Herbert Thurston > (Rich), b.in Chelsea,Mass.,Aug.,1878;Lottie Everline > (Rich), b.in > Cambridge. Mass., March 25, 1881; Susie Hinks (Rich), > b. in Cam- > bridge. June. 1883. > 3443 Lizzie Ella (Whitneyl, b. Dec. 19,1856; m.,June 26,1882, > William A. > Brooks,a salesman in Boston,Mass.; she d.in Portland, > Me., May 30, > 1887. They had: Thomas D. (Brooks), b. in Melrose, Mass., Sept. > 30, 1883; Austin Whitney (Brooks), b. in Portland. May > 25, 1887. > 3444 Francis,7 b.April 9,1826;captain in the East India > trade;d.at sea 1869. > > Hope this can help. As far as a list of names in the book, > Brown indexed > 10,520 names of THURSTON's and their children over 2 yrs old and > 17,976 other > names in this compilation . Of course the THURSTONs who did not > answer the > questionairs, like my G and GGGrandfathers, are not in the book, > but luckly > one of my GGGAunts or uncles did include their brothers and I was > able to make > the connection. > > Anson J. Thurston, Jr. > > > ==== NHROCKIN Mailing List ==== > Send messages to the list to the "To" address found above in THIS message. > To send commands (subscribe/unsubscribe), insert -request between > the L (or D) and the @ in the address. Send only the command. > The trouble with doing something right the first time is that > nobody appreciates how difficult it was. > **************** > >