In a message dated 12/14/98 1:56:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, Fred.Gain@Postoffice.worldnet.att.net writes: << Jon686Jm@aol.com wrote: > > Karen; > I have scanned page 24 of the THURSTON GENEALOGIES compiled by Brown Thurston > of Maine, [the 2nd edition published in 1892.] Are you related to either the > Elizabeth Folsom who married my 5GGranduncle John or her mother, Hannah > Gilman? Or are you related to Capt. Jeremiah Clough, who had command of the > company "guarding and scouting at Canterbury" which my 5GGrandfather was in? > Or are you related to Zoe Georgietta Young, b Dec. 28, 1852, a farmer's > daughter of Lincolnville, Me. who walked across Penobscot bay on the ice in > 1874, to the mainland, a distance of nearly 20 miles, accompanied by her > husband , James Carrol Witherspoon and her uncle Wm. Thurston. and according > to Brown Thurston, accomplishing what no other women did. (Ref. Pg. 107 in TG) > > Or are you related to Harriet Clough, b. in Strafford, Vt. 1828 Dau. of Anson > and Sarah (Campbell) Clough, who married Erastus Henry Thurston, son of > William and Clarissa (Church) Thurston on Jan. 11, 1852 in Chelsea, Vt. (Ref. > Pg 321/322 in TG) I am interested in where Anson Clough got his name, as it > has to pre-date the earliest recorded Anson in my line. > > The THURSTON and KIMBALL lines date from Newbury, Ma. in 1637 along with the > MORSE, KELLY, GILMAN, KNIGHT, There is a lot of history in our parentage!!!! > > 24 THURSTON GENEALOGIES. > > Estate appraised at L 2I3. Jan. 20, 1757, sworn to by said Stephen. > April 26, 1757, the widow Sarah’s dower was set off. 1731, deed re- > corded in Exeter. N. H.. Moses to John of Stratham, probably his > brother. 1787, deed from Sarah. widow of Moses, to son Josiah. > He was sergeant in company C of Col. Nathaniel Meserve’s regiment > in an expedition against Crown Point enlisted May 1, discharged > Oct. 2, 1756. > > Children. > > 199 Josiah.4 > 200+ Moses.4 b. June 10, 1730; m. Elizabeth Clifford. > 201+ Ezekiel,4 m.____ > 202 Sarah.4 d. April 8. 1752. > 203+ Stephen,4 m._____ > 204+ Oliver.4 b. about 1738 m. Sarah French. > 2O5 John,4 > 206 Benjamin,4 Was in Capt. Owens Co., Col. Church’s reg., and was > killed or died before Jan. 26. 1776. as his brother Oliver drew > his army pay that day. > > The three last were under twenty-one Jan. 10, 1757, as letters of > guardianship were issued to John Thurston,probably their uncle [no. 50]. > > 61. > JOHN THURSTON,3 (Stephen,2 Daniel,1), second son of Stephen and > Mary Thurston of Stratham, N. H. born there Aug. 29, 1709; mar- > ried. first, Mrs. PHEBE WIGGIN, who had a daughter Hannah (Wig- > gin). She died April 24., 1750. Second, ELIZABETH FOLSOM born > about 1715. daughter of John and Hannah (Gilman) Folsom of Exeter > N. H. He died Dec. 28, 1773. > He was probably a farmer in Stratham, N. H., as his will, probated > 1774, gives his "wife Elizabeth 20 bush. good corn, 6 bush. rye. 200 > lbs. good pork, 80 lbs. beef, and 10 lbs. flax." His granddaughter, > Mrs. Nourse. says he gave the land to build the Congregational church > upon in Stratham. > > Children > 207+Juhn,4 m. Elsie Leavitt. > 208+Paul.4 m. Margaret _____. > 209 Hannah,4 } m. _____ Stockbridge. > 210 Phebe,4 } > > 63 > > Robert THURSTON,3 (Stephen,2 Daniel 1), brother of the above > and son of Stephen and Mary Thurston of Stratham, N. H.; born > there Feb. 25, 1712; married ______ He died at his brother John’s > Feb. 16, 1752. > Mr. Thurston deeded land in township of Bow, N. H., "said land > having belonged to my honored father Stephen of Stratham, N. H." > He was in a company "guarding and scouting at Canterbury," under > command of Capt. Jeremiah Clough, from July 4 to July 9, 1746. > Children. > 211 Robert,4 mariner in revolutionary war,d.inStratham,intestate,1788. > 212+Samuel,4 m. Mary _____ > 213+James,4 b. 1744; m. ______.(4GGrandfather) > > Anson J. Thurston, Jr. Jon686Jm > Camarillo, Ca. > > ==== 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 > and the @ in the address. Send only the command. > **************** Anson: My information is that "Elizabeth Folsom b: abt 1715: d 1/15/1758 was the 2nd wife of John Thurston (Steph Dan) b: 1700 d 1773 & they had a son named John who married Elsie Leavitt and that had 9 kids...per Thursdon Genealogy... see Folsom Genealogy pg 92 by Eliz knol Folsom & that Elizabeth Folsom was the daughter of (SARAH LYFORD (Fran1) NOT Hannah Gilman.... Neither my studies of the Gilmansl, nor the various Gilman genealogies e.g. Arthur Gilman or Charlotte Gilman Ames reveals a Hannah who married a John Folsom or an unmarried Hannah of such dates. Similarly the Folsom books at pg 92 confirm the Elsie Leavitt I would appreciate knowing how you obtained your information Fred Gain, P.O. Box 2307, Springfield, Ill. 62705 ph 217-546-3115, fax 217-546-8606. I think that the answer to your question is self evident in the first part of my letter to Karen. I read the printed word. The page 24 from the THURSTON GENEALOGIES may not agree with what you have, but since I do not have the other books as you seem to, I have to go by what I have. Scan your books, send the pages to me and maybe we can both learn something. John THURSTON #207 did marry Elsie LEAVITT. They had nine children, one of whom, Mary Carr THURSTON, married John Ingalls NOURSE and probably is the one who sent Brown Thurston the information on John THURSTON #61 as is mentioned in the above . Brown Thurston merely compiled his book from information supplied him from living decendents of the early settlers with the surname THURSTON. It is possible they made mistakes or that something was mis-filed while preparing the re- write of the 1st edition, but it is what I go by. One other thing, Mary Carr (THURSTON) NOURSE was still alive in 1892 and residing in Lawrence, Ma. as per page 55 of THURSTON GENEALOGIES. Anson J. Thurston, Jr.