Hi! I am writing to inquire about the Sullivan County Alms House, which I assume was a sort of nursing home for the poor. My great, great grandfather died there in the 1920s. I believe that the Alms House was in Unity -- it this true? Is the building still standing? Are there any public records available regarding the history and/or the individuals who were admitted to the Alms House? I look forward to reading any responses! Jonathan Lamy

According to a book, "New Hampshire Writer's Guild," published, I believe, around 1938, there was reference to an event that was taking place from July 25 - Aug. 15. It was the Annual Meeting of the Lake Sunapee Spiritualist Association and took place at Blodgetts Landing. Has anyone heard of or know anything of this association or maybe, others like it at other locations. Regards, Toni Feeney Saco, Maine

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Surname: STODDARD Source: History of Charlestown, NH by Rev. H. H. Saunderson p.l9 Colonel John Stoddard b. Feb l7, l682 grad. Harvard in l70l practiced law in Northampton. Was a colonel of a regiment and Supt. of Defence, Judge of Probate, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and one of the governor's council. He d. while attdg General Court at Boston June l9, l748. His death was a serious loss to the western frontiers of Massachusetts. His invent- ory was nearly fl80,000 viz: real estate fl8,238; per- sonal estate, fl7,l94 and his gold watch, the lst one had at Northampton was appraised at fl50. The Fort 4 at Charlestown, NH is said to have been built under the direction of Col. John Stoddard of Northampton, MA who was for many years the principal militaryengineer on the Connecticut River Frontier and had, 20 yrs before superintended the building of the Blockhouse at Fort Dummer. Fort 4 was constructed in the manner of other fortifications of the time which were only intended to afford a defense against musketry. It covered, says Rev. Dr. Crosby (in his Annals of Charlestown) about 3/4 of an acre. This would be abt the size of Fort Dummer. Within the enclosures were bldgs called province houses. These before being en- closed in the fort had been the houses of Capt. John Spafford, Capt. Phineas Stevens, Lieut Moses Willard Lieut Ephraim Wetherbe and John Hastings. (excerpt, Belknap, p.286) p.276 John Adams son of John Q. Adams and his wife, Esther Jane (Taylor) Adams of Charlestown, NH. John Adams m. Lucy Stoddard and they resided at Topsfield, MA. p.277 Simeon Albee b. l760 son of Levi Albee (who was son of John Albee of Mendon, MA). Simeon Albee m. Rebecca Stoddard of Milford, MA. She b. Oct 7, l767. He d. Oct 8, l848. She d. Sep. 26, l82l The had fifteen children, not listed. ___________________________________________________ Surname: STODDARD Source: Farnsworth Memorial p.237 - Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line Charlotte Farnsworth b. Feb. 8, l789 dau of Edmund Farnsworth and his wife, Caroline (Warner) Farnsworth of lst Shelburn and Groton, MA then Chesterfield, NH. Charlotte Farnsworth m. June l2, l809 Alpheus Stoddard of Chesterfield, N.H. p.272 - Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line Hiram Warner Farnsworth b. Oct l3, l8l6 son of Eleazer Farnsworth and his wife, Lydia (Thomas) Farnsworth of Chesterfield, NH. Hiram Warner Farnsworth m. (l842) Della Torry Lerow who d. June 5, l850. He m. (2) Harriet E. Stoddard of New London, Ct. Hiram became the Mayor of Topeka KS in l859 also elected same year to lst State Senate which met spring of l86l. He was apptd Agent for the Kansas Indians June l86l by Pres. Abraham Lincoln and was Agent for the Indians thru l866. Pres. Andrew Johnson allowed him leave in l866 to examine Indian schools. Hiram took representatives of thirteen tribes over l00 in number) to Washington, D.C. in l867 to make their treaties. Was apptd Postmaster of Topeka KS l869 by Pres. Ulysus S. Grant; he was Police Judge of Topeka l874 and for l6 yrs on the Board of Education. (see p. 298 for the five children of Hiram and his 2d wife, Harriet A. Stoddard. Also the 3 children by his lst wife, Della (Lerow) Farnsworth.) p.278 - Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line Sally Pierce b. Sep. 8, l800 dau of John Pierce and his wife, Hannah (Warner) Pierce of Coventry, Vt. Sally Pierce m. Dec 3l, l823 John H. Stoddard b. Feb. 2l l796 (prob) at Coventry, Vt. (six children) p.349 - Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line Lorna May Farnsworth b. Feb. 26, l94l dau of Vernon F. Farnsworth and his wife, Mildred Esther (Shaw) Farns- worth. Lorna May Farnsworth m. July 30, l962 Russell Stoddard. Res: Palmetto, Fla. Their issue: 1. Vernon Earl Stoddard b. Dec. 2, l962. 2. Wendy Marcia Stoddard b.Oct 5, l963. 3. Rodney Stoddard b. Nov 4, l964. 4. Kevin Dwayne Stoddard b. Aug l2, l966. 5. Brenda Marie Stoddard b. Dec.l4, l968. p.509 - Jonathan Farnsworth/Ruth Shattuck Line Berthenia Mayhew b. May 5, l876 and d. l952 was dau. of Austin Shipp Mayhew and his wife, Martha (Walker) Mayhew of Pleasant Grove, Utah. Berthenia Mayhew m. (l) May l896 Rufus Stoddard. She m. (2) James H. Ogden. ____________________________________________________ Surname: STODDARD Source: Historical Sketch of Groton, MA by Dr. Samuel A. Green p.53 In the year l7l3 John Stoddard and John Williams were apptd by Gov. Joseph Dudley to go to Quebec and treat with the Gov.-Gen. of Canada for the release of New England prisoners. They were accompanied by Thomas Tarball (prob. the elder brother of the Tarball boys taken prisoner by the Indians - details of that story available on request to farns10th@aol.com) John Stodd- ard was at that time a major. A petition to the House of Rep's was presented June l,l7l5 "Capt. Noyes from the committee for Petitions made Report on the petition of Thomas Tarball - (as a result of which Thomas Tarball was allowed ten pounds from the public treasury) John Stoddard's Journal is printed in "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (v.26) for Jan. l85l and Thomas Tarball's name is mentioned in it. ________________________________________________________ Surname: STODDARD Source: Prescott Memorial p.5l0 - 5ll - James Prescott Line (Hampton, NH) Mary Eliza Prescott b. Oct 8, l84l dau of Simon Blake Prescott and his 2d wife, S. Edes. of Sangerville, NH. Mary Eliza Prescott m. l860 Luther W. Stoddard, a farm- er. (two children one of whom was Oren Eugene Stoddard b. l860). __________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

Source: Mary Moore (MaryM6@aol.com) Source: Walter A. Davis, City Clerk, "The Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, MA, Including that Part Which is Now Fitchburg 1719-1764" (1896); Sentinel Printing Company, Fitchburg Source: Saunderson & the Bellows Genealogy Also handwritten notes written by genealogist James Davie Butler, who was commissioned by my ggrandmother Julia Billings to research the Wetherbe family. The originals are at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Walter A. Davie wrote: (1888) " The French fort at Louisburg was destroying the New England fishery. Hence the New Englanders engaged in an expedition - which was counted foolhardy - against that stronghold; sailed March 24, took it 17 June 1745. But dispairing of speedy success, and knowing that a large force would be needed to hold the conquest, Massachusetts was still calling for troops. In the Ninth Regiment under Col. Joseph Dwight, Ephraim (Wetherbe) was commissioned as the 7th captain [see Register 25:265]. This was two weeks before the fall of Louisburg and a month before the news reached Boston. Capt Wetherbe reached the scene on 24 July 1745. He died in Boston 7 Nov 1745, leaving seven children under thirteen years of age and a widow who outlived him by 17 years. An elaborate manuscript concerning one branch of the Wetherbes was drawn up in 1853 by John A. Boutelle. In this work it is stated that Ephraim Wetherbe having a summons to fight the enemies of his country at Capr Breton, made his will a short time before his death. This statement must be erroneous. Diligent search in the probate office at Worcester has failed to find any will, but has brought to light the report made by the administrator odf the estate, 8 Feb 1748. The administrator was Joseph Wood, who had married Ephraim�s oldest daughter Ruth. There is a payment of �24-15 to Ephraim Kimball who in 1747 had married his daughter Mary; and a payment of �98-1-10 to John Pierce who seems to have been connected to his son Paul. Part of the home-place in Lunenburg was sold for �240, and 3 rights of land at #4 on the east side of the Connecticut River for �270. In 1753 the administrator appeared before the governor of New Hampshire and showed that, the title to the No 4 lots being defective, he had been obliged to repurchase them and owing to the depreciation of the currency had to pay back �500 for the land he had sold for �270. The case seemed so pitiful that the governor granted a new and clear title to Ephraim Wetherbe�s sons. [NH Town Papers Vol. XI p. 282]. It may have been owing to his father�s land falling back to him that Samuel Wetherbe was led to fix his residence at Charlestown. Regarding Ephraim Wetherb's burial place, Butler says this: The Wetherbe burials were originally where Samuel first settled, which was on a hillside between the Pike Cemetery and the Corners, and southwest of the latter. Their remains however were soon removed to the Pike Burial Ground. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted by Mary Moore

CHARLESTOWN, NEW-HAMPSHIRE CHARTER Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson 1876 p.639 No. Four, Charlestown, New-Hampshire Charter Province of New Hampshire George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of ye Faith etc. To all Persons to whom these Presents Shall Come Greeting: Whereas Sundry of our Loving Subjects before the settle- ment of the Dividing Line of our Province of New Hamp- shire, aforesaid and of our other Government of the Massachusets Bay began a Settlement of a Tract of Land called Number Four Lying on Conneticut River above the Great Falls, and made Sundry divisions of and Improve- ments upon the said Tract of Land, and there remained till the Indian Warr forced them off, and our s'd sub- jects being desirous to make an Immediate settlement on the Premises, and having Petitioned our Governor & Council For his Majesty's Grant of the Premises to be so made as might not Subvert & Destroy their former Surveys and Laying out In Severalty made thereon as afores'd. Now Know ye that we of our Special Grace certain know- ledge and mere motion for answering the ends aboves'd and for the due Encouragement of Settling the s'd Plantation by and with the advise of our Trusty and well Beloved Benning Wentworth Esq'r our Governor and Commander in chief in and over our s'd Province of New Hampshire in America and of our council of our s'd Province, Have upon ye conditions & Reservations herein after made, Given and Granted unto our Loving Subjects Inhabitants of our s'd Province of New hamps're and our other Governments in New England and to their heirs and assigns for Ever; Whose names are entered upon this Grant, to be divided to and amongst them, Into so many and such shares and proportions as they now hold or claim ye same by Purchase Contract Vote or agreement, made amongst themselves, All that Tract or parcel of Land, scituate, lying and being within our said Province of New Hamps're, Containing by admeasurement Twenty three Thousand and Forty Acres, which tract is to contain six miles square and no more, out of which an allowance is to be made for high ways and unimproveable Lands by rocks, mountains, ponds and rivers, one Thousand and Forty acres free, according to a Plan thereof made and presented by our s'd Governour's orders and hereunto annexed; Butted and Bounded as follows viz't. Beginning at Tree on the Bank of Connecticut River marked for ye northwest corner of Walpole, then runs South 78 degrees East three miles and one hundred Rods to ye North East Corner of s'd Walpole from thence one mile and two hundred and eighty eight Rods East by ye Needle to an Angle in Newton. Then north 2 degrees West eight Miles & half by Newton & Burnet and to an angle in Buckingham - Then North 17 degrees East one Thousand and Sixy Rods by Buckingham afores'd Then North 78 degrees West up home to Connecti- cut River - Thence running down s'd River to ye Bounds first mentiioned; and that the same be and hereby Incorporated into a Township by ye name of Charlestown. And that the Inhabitants that do or shall hereafter In- habit the s'd Township are hereby declared to be En- franchised with, and Intitled to all and every, the Priviledges and Immunities that other Towns within our s'd Province shall be Fifty Families resident thereon shall have the Liberty to open and keep a Market one or more days in each week as may be thought most advanta- geous to ye Inhabitants; Also that the First Meeting For the Choice of Town officers and other affairs agree- able to the Laws of our s'd Province shall be holden on ye second Tuesday in August next, which meeting shall be notified by Phineas Stevens, Esq. who is hereby also appointed the Moderator of the s'd First Meeting which he is to Notifie and Govern agreeable to the Law and Custom of our s'd Province; and that the Annual Meeting for ever hereafter for ye Choice of such officers for the s'd Town shall be on the Second Tuesday In March Annually. To have and to Hold the s'd Tract of Land as above expressed together with all the Privileges and appurten- ances to them and their respective heirs and assigns forever, upon the following Conditions (viz't.) That every Grantee his heirs or assigns shall plant and cultivate five acres of Land within ye term of five years for every fifty acres contained in his or their shares or proportion of Land in the Township and contin- ue to improve and settle the same by additional culti- vations on penalty of forfeiture of his Grant or share in the s'd Township and its reverting to his Majesty, his heirs and successors to be by him or them Regranted to such of his Subjects as shall effectually Settle and Cultivate the same. That all White and other Pine trees within ye s'd Township fit for Masting our Royal Navy be carefully preserved for that use and one to be cut or felled without his Majesty's Especial License for so doing first had and obtained, upon the Penalty of the Forfeiture of ye Right of such Grantee, his heirs or assigns to us our heirs and and successors, as well as being subject to ye penalty of any act or acts Parlia- ment that now are or hereafter shall be enacted; also reserving the power of adding to or Dividing the s'd Town so far as it Relates to Incorporation Only, to us our heirs & sucessors, when it shall appear necessary or convenient for the Benefit of the Inhabitants thereof That before any further division of the s'd Lands be made to and amongts the Grantees, a Tract of Land in the most Commodious Place the land will admit of shall be reserved and marked out for Town lots one of which shall be allotted to each Grantee of the contents of one acre. Yielding and Paying therefor to us, our heirs and sucessors, for the space of Ten Years to be computed from the date hereof ye annual rent of one ear of Indian Corn only, commencing on ye first day of January ensueing the Date hereof; and every Proprietor, Settler or Inhabitant shall yeild and pay unto us, our heirs and successors yearly and every year forever from and after ye Expiration of the Ten years from the date hereof, namely on the first day of January which will be in ye year of our Lord Christ one Thousand seven hundred and sixty four, One shilling Proclamation money for every one hundred acres he so owns, settles and Possesses and so in proportion for a greater or Lessor Tract of the s'd Land, which money shall be paid by ye Respective Persons above s'd their heirs or assigns in our Council Chamber in Portsmouth, or to such officer or officers as shall be appointed to receive ye same and this to be in Lieu of all other rents and services whatsoever. In Witness whereof we have caused the Seal of our s'd Province to be hereunto affixed. Wittness Benning Wentworth, Esq our Governour and Commander in Chief of our s'd Province the second day of July in the Year of our Lord Christ 1753 and ye Twenty sevent year of our Reign By his Excellenc'y Command with the advice of Council B. Wentworth Theodore Atkinson, Sec'y Province of New Hamps., July 2d 1753 Entered & Recorded in ye Book of Charters, p.161, l62 - l63. Theodore Atkinson, Sec'y NAMES OF THE GRANTEES OF CHARLESTOWN Joseph Wells Stephen Farnsworth John Sawyer, Jr. Isaac Amsden Andrew Gardner Josiah Willard Obadiah Dickinson Jonathan Hubbard Moses Willard David Farnsworth Phineas Stevens James Farnsworth Nathaniel Parker Seth Putnam Silvanus Hastings William Hayward James Kellogg Ebenezer Putnam Joseph Billings Thomas Adams Jonathan Page John Sawyer The widow and heirs of Obadiah Sartwell John Hastings, Jr. James Porter Isaac Parker Joseph Willard James Johnson John Hastings Ebenezer Hinsdale John Spafford Isaac Holden Benjamin Allen Abijah Wetherbee Seth Walker Thomas Putnam Moses Wheeler Caleb Dana Samuel Wetherbe Simon Sartwell Lemuel Hastings Peter Labaree Jonathan Wetherbe Joseph Woods His Excellency Benning Wentworth, Esq., one tract of land of the contents of five hundred acres. One sixty-fourth part of the said tract for the Indorporated Socity for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts. One sixty-fourth part for the first settled Minister of the Gospel in said town. One sixty-fourth part of the said tract for a Glebe for the Church of England as by law established. Recorded from the back of the Charter for Charlestown the 2d day of July 1753 Theodore Atkinson, Secr'y - ----------------------------------------------------- Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

New Hampshire in the Civil War Sites <A HREF="http://www.mv.com/ipusers/n33db/history.html">History of the 5th New Hampshire Civil War</A> <A HREF="http://home.ici.net/~bennabre/hascwrec.htm">Hastings Genealogy- Civil War Records for Amos</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/fredkun1/suv.htm">Sons of Union Veterans, Antrim, NH</A> <A HREF="http://suvcw.org/deptnh.htm">Department of New Hampshire, SUVCW</A>

Several of my ancestors were at Charlestown, among them the Capt. Jonathan and Abigail Hubbard in the previous list. I was thrilled to find the Hubbard/Jennison connection at this website if there is anyone else on the list descended from the same people. Also, I think I've managed to pick up the Hubbard line, but I haven't put the work in it that is called for. Here is the Hubbard/Jennison link; you have to go and find where one of Samuel Jennison's sons married Abigail Hubbard. http://www.wizard.net/~aldonna/ghome.htm How awful what some of those poor settlers had to put up with; it's really hard to imagine and yet some managed to bounce back from all their troubles.

Several of my ancestors were at Charlestown, among them the Capt. Jonathan and Abigail Hubbard in the previous list. I was thrilled to find the Hubbard/Jennison connection at this website if there is anyone else on the list descended from the same people. Also, I think I've managed to pick up the Hubbard line, but I haven't put the work in it that is called for. Here is the Hubbard/Jennison link; you have to go and find where one of Samuel Jennison's sons married Abigail Hubbard. How awful what some of those poor settlers had to put up with; it's really hard to imagine and yet some managed to bounce back from all their troubles.

I, too, am related to Jonathan Hubbard and Abigail Jennison. Thank you for the information. Thanks, Cissy Chambers c1ftaddic@aol.com

Great Rev. War Document of the namesake of Sullivan Co., NH <A HREF="http://home.ptd.net/~revwar/tocong.html">Gen. John Sullivan's official report to Congress</A> http://home.ptd.net/~revwar/tocong.html

NH REV. WAR OFFICERS Statement of the Names and Rank of the Officers OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR Communicated to the House of Representatives, January 10, 1827. DEPARTMENT OF WAR, JANUARY 10, 1827. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, SIR: In Compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th instant, directing the Secretary of War "to report to this House the name and rank of each officer of the Continental Army who served to the end of the Revolutionary War, and who were, by the resolution of Congress, entitled to half pay during life; and also, as nearly as practicable, the names of the surviving officers and their places of residence," I transmit herewith a list of the names and rank of the officers of the Revolutionary War, as complete as the records of the Department will furnish, with the exception of Foreign officers. There is no evidence in the department to show which of them "were by the resolution of Congress entitled to half pay," nor is it known which of them are still living, with their places of residence, except those who are on the pension list. Very respectfully, &c., JAMES BARBOUR, Secretary of War. The Speaker of the House of Representatives. Schedule of the Names and Rank of Most of the Officers of the War of Independence Chiefly returned as belonging to the line or corps of the thirteen original United States, soon after said Army was disbanded in 1783, arranged alphabetically according to States. New Hampshire Adams, Samuel, Lieutenant, 1st. Adams, John, Lieutenant, 1st. Adams, Winbourn, Lieutenant-Colonel, Hale's. Aldrich, George, Captain, Whitcomb's Rangers. Allen, Ethan, Colonel,�. Allen, David, Surgeon's Mate, 1st. Butterfield, Jonas, �, Whitcomb's Rangers. Boyton, Joseph, Lieutenant, 1st. Blodget, Caleb, Lieutenant, 1st. Blake, Thomas, Lieutenant, 1st. Blanchard, Thomas, Lieutenant, 1st. Bell, M. William, Captain, 2d. Bacon, Oliver, Lieutenant, 2d. Brownson, Gideon, Major, Warner's. Beach, Samuel, Lieutenant, Warner's. Barrett, Oliver, Lieutenant, Warner's. Barnett, Robert, Lieutenant, Invalid. Beal, Zachary, Captain, Scammell's. Cilley, Joseph, Colonel, �. Clapp, Daniel, Captain Lieutenant,�. Cass, Jonathan, Captain, 1st. Carr, James, Major, � Cherry, Samuel, Captain, 1st. Cilley, Jonathan, Lieutenant, �. Church, Reuben, Ensign, Warner's. Colbourn, Andrew, Lieutenant-Colonel, Scammell's. Dearborn, Henry, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, � Drufton, Moses, Captain, 1st. Dustin, Moody, Captain, �. Dennitt, John, Captain, �. Dunning, Michael, Captain, Warner's. Ellis, Benjamin, Captain, 1st. Evans, Israel, Chaplain,�. Eno, Martin, Ensign, Warner's. Frost, P. George, Captain, �. Farwell, Isaac, Captain, 1st. Frye, Isaac, Captain, 1st. Fogg, Jeremiah, Captain, 1st. Facy, Joseph, Ensign, Scammell's. Gilman, Nicholas, Captain, � Gookin, Daniel, � Lieutenant, 2d. Green, Ebenezer, Captain, �. Hutchins, Nathaniel, Captain, �. Henry, R. Robert, Surgeon, 1st. Howe, Bezabeel, Lieutenant, 1st. Harvey, John, Lieutenant, 1st. Levitt, Nehemiah, Lieutenant, �. Livermore, Daniel, Captain, 1st. Lyon, Thomas, Lieutenant, Warner's. Penniman, Adna, Captain-Lieutenant, Potter, Joseph, Captain, 1st. Perkins, Jonathan, Lieutenant, 2d. Page, Moses, Lieutenant, 2d. Payne, Francis, Lieutenant, 2d. Robinson, Noah, Captain-Lieutenant,�. Rowell, William, Captain, � Reid, George, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, 1st. Robinson, Caleb, Major, 2d. Reed, James, Brigadier-General. Stark, Archibald, Lieutenant, 1st. Scott, William, Major, 2d. Senter, Asa, Captain, � Stockton, Ebenezer, Surgeon, 2d. Scammell, Alexander, Colonel, � Smith, Simeon, Captain, Warner's. Safford, Samuel, Lieutenant-Colonel, Warner's. Stevens, Ebenezer, Lieutenant, Warner's. Stark, John, Brigadier-General. Titcomb, Benjamin, Lieutenant-Colonel. Thompson, Joshua, Lieutenant, 2d. Talman, Thomas, Lieutenant, Warner's. Taylor, Nathan, Lieutenant, Whitcomb's Rangers. Thomas, Joseph, Lieutenant, Scammell's. Weare, Nathan, Lieutenant, 1st. Wilkins, B. Robert, Lieutenant, 2d. Washburn, Azel, Surgeon, 2d. Warner, Seth, Colonel, Warner's. Walcott, Giles, Captain, Warner's. Whitcomb, Benjamin, Major, Rangers. Wear, Richard, Captain, Scammell's.

Surname: HUBBARD Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson pub. 1876 p. 4l6 Capt Jonathan Hubbard one of the Grantees, proprietors and early settlers of Charlestown, NH was descended from John Hubbard who came with a company of emigrants to Concord, MA with Rev. John Jones abt 1635. He removed from Concord to Glastenbury, CT thence to Hadley, MA thence to Hatfield where he d. 1707. Jonathan inherited property from his uncle Deacon Robert Merriam of Concord. He married Hannah Rice of Marlborough, MA He d. July l7, l728 age 70. Hannah (Rice) Hubbard d. Apr 9, l747 aged 89. Both are buried at Concord. Major Jonathan Hubbard firstborn son of Jonathan Hubbard and Hannah (Rice) Hubbard m. Rebecca Brown. He d. Apr 7, l76l. She d. Nov 2, l75l. Both are buried at Townsend, MA. p.4l7 Major Jonathan Hubbard and his wife, Rebecca Brown had issue: 1. Rebecca Hubbard m. Col. Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable. 2. Hannah Hubbard m. Col Josiah Willard of Lunenburg, thence to Winchester NH. 3. Ruth Hubbard m. (1) Rev. Mr. Stearns of Lunenburg. She m. (2) Rev. Mr. Whitney of Petersham. 4. Mary Hubbard m. (1) Mr. Jennison of Lunenburg. She m. (2) Col. Benjamin Bellows, founder of Walpole. 5. Jonathan Hubbard (see p. 4l7) 6. John died in infancy 7. John Hubbard 2d was the father of John Hubbard Prof. of Math & Nat. Philos- ophy at Dartmouth College. p.417 Capt. Jonathan Hubbard (see No. 5, above) a member of company under command of Benjamin Bellows posted on CT River l755. He d. June 1, l759. He m. Abi- gail Jennison of Lunenburg, VT Their children: 1. Abigail Hubbard m. Richard Glidden. 2. Jonathan Hubbard m. Eunice Wheeler dau of Moses Wheeler b. l755. Their Children: 1. Fanny Hubbard m. Gideon Kidder of Weathersfield, VT 2. Samuel Hubbard b. l782 m. Mrs. Mary Allen in 1811. He d. l859 (three children) 1. George Hubbard b.l8l2 m. l839 Martha Ann Stevens dau of Enos and Martha (Hunt) Stevens b. 1821. 1. Ann E. Hubbard b.1841 m. at Mapleton, KS l86l E. J. George Orear b. Kentucky l827. 1. Sterling P. Orear b. l862 d. l863 2. George H. Orear b.l865 2. Mary b. 18l5 m. Dr. B. C. Parker of Acworth d. l868 3. Abigail Hubbard m. Godfrey Cook of Clarement NH 4. Sophia Hubbard m. Edward Reed, a Scotchman Res: Dalton, NH 5. Jenison J. Hubbard b. Dec 4, l793 m. l8l8 Eliza Fitch b. l800. Their children: p.418: 1. Henry Fitch Hubbard b. 1820 m. (two children) Res: Stockton, CA 2. Sarah Hubbard b. 1822 m. l848 Amasa Rice of Chester- field (four children) 1. Robert Rice 2. Henry H. Rice killed on railroad. 3. Martha E. Rice 4. Mary E. Rice. Res: Pittsfield, MA 3. Gorham Hubbard b. 1825 left home 1845 lost in explosion of steamboat on Ohio River. 4. Robert Hubbard b. 1830 m. at St. Louis, MO l858 Sarah Ross b. Newburyport, MA 183l 1. Henry F. Hubbard b. 1859 2. Eliza R. Hubbard b. l862. 6. Lewis Hubbard. 3. ______this 3rd child of Capt Jonathan Hubbard and his wife, Abigail (Jennison) Hubbard m. _____Giles of Newport, NH. 4. David Hubbard m. Abigail Labaree dau of Peter and Ruth (Putnam) Larabee b. l760 Res: Charlestown, NH 1. Jotham Hubbard b. l779 d. young. 2. Roswell Hubbard b.l78l m. l807 Sophia Wilson dau of Joseph and Annes (Holden) Wilson b. l789 Their children: 1. Samuel Hubbard b. l807 m. at NY l829 d.l865 (one dau who m. John Hunt.) 2. Josiah Hubbard b. l809 m. Louisa Brooks dau of Daniel Brooks of Charlestown, NH b. 18l9 1. Daniel Hubbard b. l842 m. l869 Roena Tuttle of Framingham, MA (one son, Lyman Hubbard) 2. Edward R. Hubbard b.l844 m. l866 Lucilia Gibbs of Framingham (one son Edward A. Hubbard) 3. Josiah Hubbard b. l855 Res: Framingham MA where he d. l874 but buried at Charlestown, NH 3. William Hubbard b. l8l2 m. Dolly Griswold of Weathersfield VT. (one dau, Elizabeth m. Hoyt Blackwood of Springfield VT) Wm. Hubbard drowned at Little Sugar River, l86l 4. Luman Hubbard b. at Claremont l8l5. 5. Annes Hubbard b. at Charlestown l8l9 3. John Hubbard b.l783 d.young 4. Josiah Hubbard b. l785 d.l828 m. l8l2 Peggy Allen dau of Nathan and Deborah Allen, b. l788 d. l868 Their children: (p.4l9) 1. John Hubbard b. l8l3 d. l858 m. l857 Sophia E. Raymond of Fair Haven, MA 2. Horace Hubbard b. l8l5 m. l846 Marcia W.Putnam of Unity NH Their children: l. Albert Hubbard b. l846 2. J. Frank Hubbard b. l850 m. l875 Emma Arnold of Springfield, ILL. Note Horace Hubbard was 2d Rep in l864 and lst in l865. Also Selectman l866 and l870 Res: Charlestown, NH 3. Martha Hubbard b. 1819 M. 1868 eDWIN wHIPPLE. 4. Sophia Hubbard b. l824 d. l849 5. Asa Hubbard b. l787 d. young 6. Abigail Hubbard b. l789 m. l8l0 Moses Judevine 7. David Hubbard b. July l79l m. l8l5 Rosalinda Westcott 8. Susan Hubbard b.l794 m. l8l3 Lemuel Grow (4 children) 9. Jonathan Hubbard b. l796 m. l820 Annes Whipple. Their children: 1. Henry L. Hubbard 2. George d. young 3. David Hubbard 4. George Hubbard 2d 10. Rebecca Hubbard b. Aug l,l798 m. Levi Farnsworth Their children: 1. David Farnsworth 2. a daughter 11. Hugh Hubbard b. Sep l800 d. young. p.4l9 The earliest known ancestor of the Hon. John Hubbard the lst settler of Charlestown was George Hubbard who came from MA and settled in Weathersfield CT as early as l638. Then to Guilford CT and thence to Milford also CT where he died. John Hubbard the son of this ancestor, usually designated John Hubbard lst on acct of there being several of the same name in the line of descent, resided lst at Weathersfield thence to Hadley, MA abt the yr l660 in which place he spent the greater part of his life but ultimately died at Hatfield in the home of his son Isaac Hubbard. abt l705. p.4l9 Isaac Hubbard 4th son, 8th child of the above was born in Hadley, MA Jan l6, l667 m. Ann Warner, dau of Daniel Warner. They removed from Hadley to Sunderland in l7l4 where he became a deacon of the church. He d. l750. His wife died the same year. John Hubbard, the eldest son of Dea Isaac and Ann (Warner) Hubbard was b. at Hatfield Apr 20, l693 m. Hannah Cowles of East Hartford CT and d. l778 p.420 John Hubbard the 2d son and 4th child of Dea. John and Hannah (Cowles) Hubbard often designated as John the 3rd was b. at Hatfield, Nov 5, l726. He grad. Yale l747. Entered ministry and settled May 30, l750 over the Congregational Church in Northfield, MA where he remain- 45 yrs. He d. Nov. 28, l794. Rev. John Hubbard m. Dec. 26, l753 Ann Hunt dau of Capt. Samuel Hunt of Northfield and his wife, Ann (Ellsworth) Hunt of Windsor, CT. He had ten children of whom John the eldest settled at Charlestown, NH p.420 John Hubbard often designated as John the 4th was bp. at Northfield Oct l3, l754 - his date of birth not ascertained. He m. soon after arriving at Charlestown NH, in l776 or l777, the 8th child of Capt. Phineas Stevens b. at the Fort Nov. 6, l750 (her name not given) Their children: l. Nancy Hubbard b. l779 m. Hon John Chamberlain 2. Laura Hubbard b. l78l m.Vryling Loving, Esq. 3. Henry Hubbard b. l784. 4. John Hubbard Jr. b. l789 d.l84l, m. Harriet who d. same year. l. Nancy Hubbard d.l842 age 20 2. Richard Hubbard drowned l842 age 20 5. Elizabeth Hubbard b. l792 m. Henry H. Syl- vester 6. Richard Hubbard went west and died early. This Hubbard file revised and retyped 6/6/98 and submitted by Janice Farnsworth _________________________________________________ Surname: HUBBARD Source:Farnsworth Memorial: p.2l3 Samuel Tarball and his wife, Lydia Farnsworth (dau of Ben Farnsworth and Mary Prescott of Groton) Samuel son of Thomas Tarball and wife, Elizabeth Blood of Groton) had issue at Groton: l. Lydia Tarball b. l727 m. l749 Capt. Henry Farwell son of Wm Farwell and wife, Elizabeth Farwell. Lydia d. l760 and he m (2) Sarah Taylor of Westford MA (Lydia had 7 Farwell children) 2. Anna Tarball b. l729 m. 75l Moses Haskell of Harvard MA 3. Sybil Tarball b. l732 m. l754 Jonathan MOORS of Shirley, MA b. l728 son of Abraham Moors and wife, Elizabeth (Gilson) Moors. Res: Shirley MA She d. l763 He m. (2) Susanna Harris dau of Francis Harris of Watertown MA He d. l765 and Susanna m. (2) John Dwight of Shirley. She had 2 children by lst and 8 children by John Dwight: l. Jonathan Moors b. l756 2. Joseph Moors b. l758 m. Amy HUBBARD of Groton. After Rev. moved to Rindge NH He d. l844 She d. l838 (one child) 3. Sybil Moors b. l760 By his 2d wife, Susanna Harris Jonathan MOORS had: 4. Phineas Moors b. l764 d. l764 5. Abel Moors b. l766 m. ____ had 5 children 4. Deborah Tarball b. l734 5. Martha Tarball b. l736 6. Sarah Tarball b. l740 m. l759 Charles Wetherell of Pepperell Sarah died child- less. By his 2d wife, Ruth_____Charles Wetherell had 7 Wetherell children. 7. Mary Tarball b. l742 m. l765 Samuel Read Jr. of Lunenburg. 8. Samuel Tarball b. l746 9. Eunice Tarball b. l753. HUBBARD Source: Prescott Memorial: p.82 Lovinia Prescott b. at Dresden MA l784 dau of Josiah Prescott and wife, Lydia Broad of Montague (Josiah of Paxton and Broomfield Ma). Lovinia m. l805 Moses HUBBARD, a farmer of Sunderland. Res: Sunderland p.87 Rebecca Prescott b. l772 dau of Whiloughby Prescott and his wife, Elizabeth Heywood, of Concord MA. Rebecca m. l804 Thomas Hubbard Jr. p.2l2 George Hubbard m. Frances White b. l836 dau of Abel White and Anne Fassett White. Joseph White brother of Frances (above) m. Harriet Hubbard b.l833 p.267 Judith Prescott b.l753 dau of Jonathan Prescott and Rachel Clifford Prescott of Kensington and Gilmarton N.H. Judith Prescott m. John Hubbard of Sandwich, NH He was b. at Ipswich Hamlet l747. Their Res: Hampton Falls Deerfield MA also Moultonborough and Sandwich, NH He. m. (2) the widow, Alice Mann. He d. l842 age 95

Willard Captivity Source: History of Charlestown, NH, Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson 1876 p.627 Joseph Willard of Charlestown, NH was the son of Rev. Joseph Willard and his wife, Susanna (Lynde) Willard and was a posthumous child born 3 mos after the tragic death of his father, which occurred in Rutland, MA at the time that Phineas Stevens, then a youth of sixteen, with his younger brothers, was taken prisoner by the Indians and carried to Canada. Rev. Mr. Willard was born at Saybrook, CT and graduated from Yale College in 1714 (Yale was then located at Saybrook, CT) He graduated from Harvard in 1723. He settled first at Sunderland, whence he removed to Rut- land, when his death from the manner in which it occurr- ed sent a thrill of horror through New England. The following account is from Whiting's History of Worcester County: "As Deacon Joseph Stevens and four of his sons were mak- ing hay on the meandows at Rutland, on the 14th of Aug. 1723, they were surprised by five Indians. Two of the sons were slain and two, Phineas and Isaac Stevens were made prisoners. Two of the five Indians waylaid a Mr. Davis and son, who that afternoon were making hay in the meadow not far off; but weary of waiting they were re- turning to the others and met Mr. Willard on their way, who was armed, having been on a hunting excursion. One of the Indians guns missed fire, the others did no execu- tion. Mr. Willard returned the fire and wounded one of them, it is said, mortally. The other closed in with Mr Willard, who would have been more than a match for him, had not the other three come to his assistance and it was some considerable time before they killed him." On the death of this excellent man, Lieut. Gov. Dummer in a becoming spirit, wrote to the Governor of Canada, as follows: "I have a right to complain that Mr. Willard (who had never been guilty of the facts charged by Mr. Ralle) who applied himself solely to the preaching of the gospel was by the Indians you sent to attack Rutland, assaulted, slain and scalped and his scalp carried in triumph to Quebec." "It was not the Indians, however that were chiefly to blame in this matter, but the rulers of the French nation who invited the savage, by a premium offer- ed for every trophy of victory." The widow of Rev. Joseph Willard married sometime after the deah of her husband, Rev. Andrew Gardner, into whose family, her children William and Joseph Willard were re- ceived and were brought up. p.628 Joseph Willard m. Huldah Willard the dau of Lieut Moses and Susanna (Hastings) Willard, and settled in Charles- town, NH. Their children were: 1. Francis Willoughby Willard b. July 14, 1751 and m. Deborah Blood in 1772. Their children were: Elias, James, Roswell, Philena Willard. Francis d. at Charlestown at the edge of Langdon. 2. Susanna Willard, b. Feb 5, 1753 and d. the same mo. 3. William Willard b. Mar 13, 1754; d. April l, 1825 aged 71 yrs. He m. Elizabeth Shepley of Groton, MA b. June 5, 1759 and d. Sept. 25, 1851. Their child- ren: 1. Minda Willard b. Aug 24, 1782 d. aged 31. 2. Edi Willard (a dau) b. June 17, 1784. 3. Isabella Willard b. Mar. 31, 1787 m. Joel Lawrence of Groton, MA. 4. Betsy Willard b. Jan 21, 1791; m. Levi Albee. 5. Mary Willard b. Sept. 3, 1796. 6. Hannah Willard b. June 25, 1801; m. Jan 25 1820, Luther Locke b. Dec. 6, 1796. 1. Luther Franklin Locke b. 1820 grad. Middlebury College 1845 and from Medical College, Cambridge, 1849; and practiced at Nashua, NH 2. Dean Jewett Locke b. Apr 16, 1823 and educated at Normal School, in Bridgewater and Medical College at Cambridge, became a physician in Calif. 3. Elmer Hall Locke b. Dec. 24, 1825, was educated at Rensselaer Inst. in N.Y. and went to CA in 1851. 4. George Shepley Locke b. Oct 30, 1830 went to CA in 1852. 4. Susanna Willard b. 1756. 5. James Willard b. Mar. 8, 1758; d. Sept. 29, 1760. 6. Samuel Willard b. Apr 16, 1760 was killed by the Indians June 8, 1760 (see p. 88) p.88 During the time Lieut Colonel Goffe had his head- quarters at Charlestown, NH and his regiment was employed in clearing the road between Charlestown NH and the mountains, the trails of the Indians were occasionally seen in the adjacent woods, but they were too few any general attack. Before this, regiment had reached Charlestown, they had made an incursion and carried off Joseph Willard and his wife and five children. They were taken at their homestead on the edge of the Great Meadow (Charlestown), on the 7th of June, 1760. Considering Samuel the youngest child, who was an infant, a burden to them, the Indians took him aside and beat his brains out against a tree. The family was taken to Canada, and the journey through the wilderness occupied fourteen days. They remained in captivity until the surrender of Montreal; into which city they had been taken a few days previous to its capitulation, when, with other prisoners, they were released. This was the last incursion of the Indians on the frontiers of New England and the bloody scene which had so long been opened now closed. The eastern Indians soon agreed to articles of peace and acknowledged themselves subjects of the crown of England. Not- withstanding, the war still continued in Europe and a few provincial troops were raised in 1761- 1762, but New England was still exempted from further hostilities and, on the 10th of Feb. 1763 a general peace was signed in Paris and soon after ratified by the belligerent powers of Europe, by which Canada and all the northern French settle- ments passed quietly under the jurisdiction of the British Crown. 7. Joseph Willard b. Nov 22, 1763; m. the widow, Mrs. Pierce and had 6 children and lived and died at Langdon. 8. Samuel Willard 2nd b. Nov. 28 (in Town Records, b. 1763) Joseph and Samuel were probably twins, and a mistake was made in setting down the day of birth of one of them) Samuel m. (1) Abigail ___ who had two children and died. He m.(2) Joanna Putnam b. Dec. 30, 1763 (see Thomas Putnam) Their children: 1. Antonio Willard b. 1787 m. m. Betsy ___ 1. Alpha G. Willard b. 1808 2. Mary Ann Willard b. 1810 2. Abigail Willard b. 1789 m. 1809 Benjamin Hustis of Westmoreland. 3. Alvarex Willard b. 1791 m. Lydia Albee 1816 1. Frederick Willard b. 1819 4. Laura Willard b. 1793 5. Polly Willard b. 1795 6. Ephraim Willard b. 1797 m. 1825 Sophronia Boutell. 7. Cynthia Willard b. 1800 m. 1823 Samuel Smith of Putney, VT 9. Waistill Willard son of Joseph and Hildah Willard m. Susan Minard. He was not an ordained minister but preached in homes and schools where they would other- wise not have had the ministry of the gospel. He was born at Charlestown but resided in Langdon. His children: 1. Susan Willard died young 2. Joseph Willard 3. George Willard b. 1805 m. 1827 Orinda Young Wolfe of Rockingham, VT dau of John and Lucy (Baker) Wolfe. b. 1807. 1. Eleanor Willard b. 1829 m. 1860 Henry Sabin and settled in Westminster, VT 1. Emily O. Sabin 2. Susan A. Sabin d. 1872 3. Willard C. Sabin 2. Sara Ann Willard b. 1832 m. 1850 Lemuel Rogers 3. Hugh Henry Willard b. 1834 d. 1855 4. Lucia Willard b. 1836 d. 1848 5. Abel Wolfe Willard b. 1839 d. 1844. 6. George Frank Willard b. 1843 m. 1867 Sarah C. Parks dau of Darius and Elizabeth (Shurtleff) Parks. 1. Eva L. Willard b. 1871 2. Harry W. Willard b. 1874 7. Susan Arabella Willard b. 1845 d. 1850 8. Abel Willard b. 1848 d. 1862 9. Haskell Willard b. 1853. Note: The family with the exception of Mrs. Sabin and Mrs. Rogers were all in Colorado (as of 1875) in the vicinity of Denver. Joseph Willard, the progenitor of the above families, with his wife and children who were taken by the Indians on June 7, 1760 and carried to Canada (see p. 88 above) and the place is still shown on the hill to the east of where his cottage stood, where the party who took them prisoners halted, while a portion of them returned to the house for provisions to sustain them on the way. They were conducted by the old route up Black River to the Green Mountains and thence to Otter Creek and Lake Champlain. They returned to Charlestown, NH after the surrender of Montreal. Joseph Willard died in Charles- town after a brief illness in 1799 and was buried on the 12th of September of that year. Joseph Willard was under Col. Josiah Willard at Fort Dummer from Feb. 12th to July 1, 1748. He was also a member of Capt. Phineas Steven's company in No. 4, in 1750. ____________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth Oct. 1999

Two wonderful reports are at these two websites: <A HREF="http://www.sar.org/nhssar/essays/BunkerHl.html">Bunker Hill, Rev. War and General John Stark</A> http://www.sar.org/nhssar/essays/BunkerHl.html <A HREF="http://www.sar.org/nhssar/essays/Starks.html">Gen. John Stark's March and Victory at Bennington: Rev. War</A> http://www.sar.org/nhssar/essays/Starks.html

SULLIVAN, Major General JOHN. Manuscripts. Massachusetts Historical Society. (Boston). New Hampshire Historical Society. (Concord). Amory, Thomas C. The Military Services and Public Life of Major-General John Sullivan of the American Revolutionary Army. Boston: Wiggin and Lunt, 1868. ----. "The Memory of General John Sullivan, of New Hampshire, Vindicated from Historical Misrepresentations." Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings, 9 (December 1866), pp. 380-436. ----. "General John Sullivan. A Vindication of His Character as a Soldier and a Patriot." Historical Magazine, Supplement 6 (1866), pp. 161-177. ----. "General John Sullivan." Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 2 (1878), pp. 196-210. ----. "A Justification of General Sullivan." Magazine of American History, 3 (September 1879), pp. 550-554. Rising, Oscar E. A New Hampshire Lawyer in General Washington's Army. A Biographical Sketch of the Hon. John Sullivan, Major General in the Continental Army, and an Account of the Expedition Under his Command Against the Six Indian Nations in 1779. Geneva, N.Y.: W. F. Humphry, 1915. Scott, Kenneth. "Major General Sullivan and Colonel Stephen Holland." New England Quarterly, 18 (September 1965), pp. 303-324. Sullivan, John. Letters and Papers of Major-General John Sullivan, Continental Army. Edited by Otis G. Hammond. 3 vols. Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1930-1939. [New Hampshire Historical Society Collections, Vols. 13-15.] Whittemore, Charles P. A General of the Revolution: John Sullivan of New Hampshire. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961. -----. "John Sullivan: Luckless Irishman." In George A. Billias, editor, George Washington's Generals (New York: Morrow, 1964), pp. 137-162.

I am researching my GGG grandfather Jedediah Denison son of Daniel Denison from Walpole, NH. I am trying to find out a death date and where he is buried in NH. My GG Grandmother , Sophia Denison, was born June 13, 1801 in either Walpole or Rutland County, VT. I haven't been able to connect Sophia to Jedediah in order to Join the DAR and the Denison society. Jedediah was a "Tither"??? in 1800 in the town of Langdon. What churches were around in that time? If anyone could shed some light on this subject I would appreciate it. If there are any cousins out there with information I dont have I would love to hear from you too. Denison family came from Stonington, CT to Walpole, NH, Jedediah lived in Quebec for a few years as a wheelrite and moved back to Vermont around 1812 when the war broke out. Two of his sons enlisted in War of 1812. Family later moved to Somerset, Niagara Co., NY and in 1840s moved to Michigan. I haven't been able to locate where and when Jedediah died.

Subject: Lieut David Farnsworth Sources: Farnsworth Memorial and History of Fort No. 4, Charlestown, NH Source 1: p. 359 Farnsworth Memorial David Farnsworth was b. Aug 4, 1711 at Groton, MA son of Samuel Farnsworth and his wife, Mary Whitcomb. Grandson of Matthais Farnsworth & Mary Farr. David Farnsworth m. Aug 15, 1735, Hannah Hastings of Lunenburg, MA b. Jan 24 1716 at Watertown, MA. He with his brothers, Samuel and Stephen Farnsworth founded in 1740 Fort No. 4, Charlestown, NH Read of his captivity by Indians at my webpages below. Not long after his return from his escape from his captivity in Canada he removed his family to Hollis, NH where he was living at the time of the Revolution. Still later in life he removed to the northern part of Vermont where he died and is buried. His youngest son, David Farnsworth Jr. b. 1760 and died November 10, 1778 was executed by the British at Hartford as a spy for the Patriots of the American Revolution. He was but 18 years of age. He was also a drummer at Cambridge and Bunker Hill 1775. His father, David Farnsworth is listed on the D.A.R. Patriot List - Listed as Lieut. David Farnsworth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On October 6, 1778 less than a month before the execution of David Farnsworth George Washington comments on an Intelligence Report on the British Fleet and their investigation regarding the spy, David Farnsworth. The document is posted: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Washington Papers Series 4. General Correspondence. 1697-1799 David Farnsworth, October 6, 1778, Intelligence Report on British Fleet Image 926 of 1120 http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Washington's own handwriting! He tried to intercede but ....

Subject: PERRY, Samuel Source: History of Charlestown, NH - The Old No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson 1876 p.520-521 Samuel Perry b. Sept. 19, 1757 was the first of the name of Perry who settled in Charlestown. He married Hannah Watkins, b. May 30, 1764 and settled near the north line of the town, where his descendants still continue to reside. Their children were: 1. Roswell Perry b. Oct 7, 1784; d. April 15, 1803. 2. Matilda Perry b. Oct 12, 1786; d. Sept. 1795. 3. Alpheus Perry b. Dec 18, 1788; d. Dec 18, 1814. 4. Tryposa Perry b. April 7, 1791; d. Aug., 1792. 5. Samuel Perry, Jr. b. Mar 10, 1793; m. Phebe Wescott, Nov. 1815, had seven children and died in Wisconsin 1872. 6. Charles Perry, b. April 23, 1795; m. Polly Putnam of Claremont (N.H.) Nov. 22, 1821. She died in Charlestown. He went to Cleveland, Ohio, to live with his son, and died there. 7. Willard Perry b. June 7, 1798; d. Aug. 31, 1807. 8. Ira Perry b. May 31, 1800, m. Jan 6, 1821, Esther Meacham, dau of James and Polly (Rhodes) Meacham, b. Jan 19, 1801. Their children: 1. Alpheus Perry b. Dec. 25, 1821 m. Nov. 4 1845, Susan Way dau of Leonard and Olive (Graves) Way of Lempster, b. Mar 8, 1821. Their children: 1. Edward R. Perry b. Aug 3, 1846 in Claremont; m. Jan. 18, 1871, Abby F. Sargent, dau of Winthrop and Mary Ann (Colby) Sargent of Clare- mont b. Jan 8, 1852. One child b. Aug 14, 1872. Edward R. Perry settled in Charlestown. 2. Louisa A. Perry b. Sept. 12, 1848. 3. Ella E. Perry b. Nov. 20, 1852. 4. Mary E. Perry b. Apr. 15, 1861. 2. Ashbel M. Perry b. Aug 7, 1823 m. Dec. 8, 1846, Caroline Locke, dau of Henry and Artemesia (Westcott) Locke b. June 17, 1825. He was a merchant in Cleveland, Ohio where he died Dec. 24, 1863. Children: 1. James E. Perry b. Oct. 17, 1847. He is now (1876) with his mother in Germany. 2. Charles Perry died in CA. 3. Cordelia Perry b. Sept. 1 1827 m. Henry L. Hubbard of Claremont, Jan 8th 1846. 1. Edward Hubbard 2. Fred Hubbard 3. Etta Ann Hubbard 4. Edwin Perry b. Mar. 26, 1829; d. July 3, 1838 5. Ira Mortimer Perry b. June 26, 1831; m. Jan 1, 1855, Martha J. Bailey, dau of Eliphalet and Artemesia (Westcott) Bailey, b. in Unity, (NH) July 1, 1833. Children: 1. Rosella Perry b. Sept. 8, 1858 2. Clara E. Perry b. Sept. 4, 1862. 3. Willis M. Perry b. July 2, 1866. 4. Grace L. Perry b. Oct 6, 1871. 6. Seth M. Perry b. Mar 26, 1833; d. in Cleveland, Ohio Oct 14, 1866. 7. Jane Perry b. June 26, 1836; d. Mar 26, 1838. 8. James E. Perry b. Sept 13, 1839 m. Jan 1, 1863 Emma L. Hunt, dau of Abel and Ellen Greenwood Hunt, b. May 12, 1845. Children: 1. Ada E. Perry b. Dec. 26, 1863. 2. Lewis J. Perry b. Nov 16, 1865. 3. Jennie Perry b. Sept 8, 1867. 4. Della M. Perry b. Dec. 11, 1869. 5. Freddie H. Perry b. Feb. 25, 1873. p.521 Ira Perry whose children and grandchildren are given above, lives near the spot where his father first settled in North Charlestown, on a farm consisting of about four hundred acres and is regarded as one of the best farmers and stock-raisers in the State. He has often taken premiums at our Agricultural Fairs and at the last N.E. Fair held at Manchester, N.H., (1875) his oxen were so notably superior that they took the first premiums over all others which had been brought there from the six New England States. 9. Lewis Perry son of Samuel Perry b. June 7, 1803; m. Dec 25, 1837, Lydia Ballou; d. in Claremont, 1865. 10. Parker Perry b. Oct 2, 1806 d. in Charlestown. See other Charlestown, NH families at: <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nh/sullivan/charlestown/history/fami ly">Fort 4 Surnames</A> ____________________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

I am seeking information about Hiram Wilson, a Congregational minister who attained some prominence in the Abolitionist movement. He was born in Acworth, New Hampshire, in 1803, received his training at the Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, then went on to Oberlin, and upon graduation ther in about 1836 he went to Canada to work with escaped slaves in communities there. Eventually, in 1850, he settled in St. Catharines, Ontario, and remained there, ministering to escaped slaves and to sailors on the Welland Canal, until his death in April 1864. I would be interested in getting in touch with others researching Hiram Wilson and his family. Dennis Gannon Washington, D.C.