Caroline Scott wrote: >EUREKA!!!!! Your "Grant Falls" Is indeed Great Falls, the early name for Somersworth, N.H. >and right across the river from Berwick Maine where Harriet N. Edwards of Berwick and >Thaddeus A. Baldwin of Brighton, Mass. Filed intentions on 22-Dec-1852 and certificate the >same day. ( Berwick Intentions and certificates page 107, Vital Records of Berwick, South >Berwick and North Berwick Maine to 1892 by John Eldridge Frost and Joseph Crook >Anderson II published Picton Press 1993, page 448 Thadeus A. Baldwin of Brighton, Mass. >And Harriet N. Edwards of Berwick married 23-Dec-1852, South Berwick Marriages, from >same source) Looks like they were married a bit later than your book says and in Maine >instead of N.H. it is possible that they lived in Great Falls/Somersworth, N.H. And Laura Boldebook wrote that she had done an Ancestral File On-line search and found practically the same. Many of you wrote to say that you had either checked on line geography servers for me or that it might be Grantham or Great Falls. Many fine suggestions. I thank all of you for your responses. Ken Nelson kennelson@home.com

Michelle: Would you mind if I forward them to my Ct-River-Valley-L list since Sullivan County is on the Conn River ? Cynthia listowner ct-river-valley "Michelle L. McKenzie" wrote: > I'm going to be transribing our Sullivan Co towns for the GenWeb Archives > and thought I'd post them here too. > > --------------- > > Acworth, Sullivan County, NH Description > From: MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net - Michelle McKenzie > > Topic: Acworth, Sullivan County > Source: A Gazetteer of New Hampshire Containing Descriptions of all the > Counties, Towns and > Districts in the State by John Hayward, John P. Jewett > (publisher), Boston, 1849 > > SULLIVAN CO. This town is chiefly agricultural in its pursuits. The soil is > generally > good. Cold River, which rises from Cold Pond in this town, affords some good > mill-sites. This > town was formerly noted for the culture of flax, which was manufactured by > some of the > inhabitants into the finest linen, equal to any imported from Ireland. > Beryls of an extraordinary > size are found here. > Boundaries. North by Unity, east by Lempster, south by Marlow, and west by > Langdon > and Charlestown. > First Settlers. William Keyes, Samuel Harper, and John Rogers removed to > this place in > 1768. > First Ministers. Rev. Thomas Archibald, ordained 1789; dismissed 1794. Rev. > John Kimball, > ordained 1797; dismissed 1813. > Productions of the Soil. Indian corn, 5,792 bushels; hay, 4,398 tons; > potatoes, 54,301 > bushels; wool, 18,474 lbs; maple suger, 29,724 pounds. > The manufactures of this town are considerable, but principally confined to > families. > Distances. Thirteen miles south from Newport, and forty-four west from > Concord. > > ************************************************* > * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and > libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter > information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other > sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any > other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of > contents. > > * * * * > The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the > information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information > must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is > always best to consult the original material for verification.

Charlestown, Sullivan County, NH Description From: MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net - Michelle McKenzie Topic: Charlestown, Sullivan County Source: A Gazetteer of New Hampshire Containing Descriptions of all the Counties, Towns and Districts in the State by John Hayward, John P. Jewett (publisher), Boston, 1849 SULLIVAN CO. The only rivers in Charlestown are the Connecticut and Little Sugar Rivers. In the former, there are three islands within the limits of this town, the largest of which contains about ten acres, and is called Sartwell's Island. The others contain about six acres each, and have a rich loamy soil. Sartwell's Island is under a high cultivation. There are no falls in the Connecticut within the limits of Charlestown which interrupt the boat navigation, although some little inconvenience is experienced in low water from what are called "Sugar River Bars." Little Sugar River waters the north part of Charlestown, and empties into Connecticut River about two miles south of the south line of Claremont. This town has but few factory or mill privileges. The soil is extremely various. West of the great road leading from Walpole to Claremont, are not less than 1,500 acres of fine intervale land, generally of a deep, rich and loamy soil, and favorable for the culture and growth of most of the various kinds of grass and grain. In the east and north-east parts of the town, the soil of the upland is good--the natural growth of wood, consisting principally of beech, birch, oak, maple and hemlock. These is a ridge of hard, broken, and in some parts stony, land, east of the river road, extending almost the whole length of the town, and which is considered unfit for settlements. The south part of the town appears to have a different soil, and is favorable for yielding the lighter grains. Charlestown contains two parishes, which are divided by a line running from Cheshire Bridge southernly to the corner of Acworth and Unity. In the south parish, there is a handsome village, delightfully situated, at the distance of about half a mile from Connecticut River, and parallel with it. In the north parish is a meeting-house and a small village. Cheshire Bridge, about two miles north of the south meeting-house, connects this town with Springfield, Vt. In 1754, the French War commenced, and the inhabitants were obliged to take up their residence in the fort. The first settlers of Charlestown, like the first inhabitants of almost every frontier town in New England, were, prior to 1760, the victims of savage cruelty. For twenty years after the first settlement, their neighbors on the north were the French in Canada, on the west the Dutch, near the Hudson, on the east the settlements on Merrimac River, and on the south few were found until arrived at Northfield, in Massachusetts, a distance of more than forty miles. The Indians were at peace but a small portion of the time. From their infancy, the settlers had been familiar with danger, and had acquired a hardihood unknown to posterity. When they attended public worship, or cultivated their lands, they sallied from the fort prepared for battle, and worshipped or labored under the protection of a sentinel. In their warfare, the Indians preferred prisoners to scalps, and few were killed but those who attempted to escape, or appeared too formidable to be encountered with success. The first child born in Charlestown was Elizabeth, the daughter of Isaac Parker. She was born 1744, and died in 1806. Charlestown has been favored with a number of eminent men, only one of which we have room to mention. Capt. PHINEHAS STEVENS was one of the first settlers. The town when in its infancy was protected by his intrepidity. He was a native of Sudbury, Mass., from whence his father removed to Rutland. At the age of sixteen, while his father was making hay, he, with three little brothers, followed him to the meadows. They were ambushed by the Indians, who killed two of his brothers, took him prisoner, and were preparing to kill his youngest brother, a child four years old. He, by signs to the Indians, made them understand if they would spare him, he would carry him on his back--and he carried him to Canada. They were redeemed and both returned. He received several commissions from Gov. Shirley, and rendered important services in protecting the frontiers. In 1747, when Charlestown was abandoned by the inhabitants, he was ordered to occupy the fort with thirty men. On the 4th of April, he was attacked by 400 French and Indians, under Mons. Debeline. The assult lasted three days. Indian stratagem and French skill, with fire applied to every combustible about the fort, had not the desired effect. The heroic band were not appalled. They refused to capitulate. At length an interview between the commanders took place. The Frenchman showed his forces, and described the horrid massacre that must ensue unless the fort was surrendered. "My men are not afraid to die," was the answer made by Capt. Stevens. The attack continued with increased fury until the end of the third day, when the enemy returned to Canada, and left Capt. Stevens in the possession of the fort. Capt. Stevens, for his gallantry on this occasion, was presented by Sir Charles Knowles with an elegant sword; and from this circumstance the township, when it was incorporated, in 1753, took the name of Charlestown. This territory had previously been called Number Four. Bog iron ore and other minerals is found here. Boundaries. West by the west bank of Connecticut River, north by Claremont, east by Unity and Acworth, and south by Langdon and Walpole. First Settlers. Several families by the names of Parker, Farnsworth and Sartwell from Groton, Mass. First Minister. Rev. John Dennis, ordained in 1754; dismissed in 1756. Productions of the Soil. Indian corn, 18,591 bushels; potatoes, 41,902 bushels; hay, 4,241 tons; wool, 25,721 lbs.; maple sugar, 6,759 pounds. Distances. Fifty-one miles west from Concord, and about twenty miles south-east from Windsor, Vt. A railroad now passes through this delightful town. ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.

I'm going to be transribing our Sullivan Co towns for the GenWeb Archives and thought I'd post them here too. --------------- Acworth, Sullivan County, NH Description From: MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net - Michelle McKenzie Topic: Acworth, Sullivan County Source: A Gazetteer of New Hampshire Containing Descriptions of all the Counties, Towns and Districts in the State by John Hayward, John P. Jewett (publisher), Boston, 1849 SULLIVAN CO. This town is chiefly agricultural in its pursuits. The soil is generally good. Cold River, which rises from Cold Pond in this town, affords some good mill-sites. This town was formerly noted for the culture of flax, which was manufactured by some of the inhabitants into the finest linen, equal to any imported from Ireland. Beryls of an extraordinary size are found here. Boundaries. North by Unity, east by Lempster, south by Marlow, and west by Langdon and Charlestown. First Settlers. William Keyes, Samuel Harper, and John Rogers removed to this place in 1768. First Ministers. Rev. Thomas Archibald, ordained 1789; dismissed 1794. Rev. John Kimball, ordained 1797; dismissed 1813. Productions of the Soil. Indian corn, 5,792 bushels; hay, 4,398 tons; potatoes, 54,301 bushels; wool, 18,474 lbs; maple suger, 29,724 pounds. The manufactures of this town are considerable, but principally confined to families. Distances. Thirteen miles south from Newport, and forty-four west from Concord. ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.

Hi Jerry, Thanks for your interest in the Archives. All areas can use volunteers. Many of us already are transcribing books or other information for our own web pages, so donating that work to the archives is just another way to help our fellow researchers. Even if you don't have Sullivan Co information, I'm sure that another of the Archives, such as MA, could use your help. Thanks so much. Michelle McKenzie MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net http://www.geocities.com/~mlmckenzie/ NHGenWeb Archives pages at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nh/nhfiles.htm

Please excuse my faux pas, I did warn the person who sent me the virus, with a suggestion for where to go to find out more. Occasional reminders about virus' never seem to hurt, but I should not have implied they were aware of it. Please accept my apology. Humbly, Jerry Lovejoy bennabre@ici.net http://home.ici.net/~bennabre/bennabre.html tml

First I got this query. May have been an attempt to seem legit. Next, the same person sent me the Happy.exe attachment, which most of us know is a Virus! Don't know who this is. Just a warning to my fellow researchers. Jerry Lovejoy bennabre@ici.net http://home.ici.net/~bennabre/bennabre.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Solomon-Jordan@mindspring.com To: bennabre@ici.net Sent: Saturday, July 24, 1999 4:19 AM Subject: Persip family I have gone back as far as 1793 marriage record for John Persip and Molly Odle in Hampshire County. Do you have any information on my Mother's family? I would so appreciate it. abutterfly22@hotmail.com 2@hotmail.com =20

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I'd love to help. I have 5 or six generations in the Claremont area. I'll look through my collection and see if I've got anything pertinent to Sullivan County. Right now I'm transcribing some articles I have that were written at the turn of the century re: Andover, MA families. Let me know what else I can do. (I also have a good bit of Sullivan County genealogy on my website, including Civil War Records of one Sullivan County resident Horace Deane. Jerry Lovejoy bennabre@ici.net http://home.ici.net/~bennabre/bennabre.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Michelle L. McKenzie <MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net> To: <NHSULLIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 12:56 PM Subject: [NHSULLIV-L] USGenWeb Archives needs volunteers > Hi everyone, > > I'm again going to make a pitch for volunteers to help submit information to > the NH GenWeb archives. I'm manager of the Sullivan County archives and am > always looking for people to transcribe and submit text files of books, > papers, Census records, etc. that are either not copyrighted or are now out > of copyright. > > I've just started working on Langdon and Janice Farnsworth has been > faithfully working on Charletown. We also have a nice listing of Newport > cemetery records submitted by Julie Cooper. Is there anyone else interested > in helping on any of the towns in Sullivan County (or any other county) > because I'd really like your help in boosting our holdings? > > Visit the NH archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nh/nhfiles.htm > > I hope some will consider donating some time to helping us make the Internet > archives more useful for everyone. > > Michelle McKenzie > MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net > http://www.geocities.com/~mlmckenzie/ >

Hi everyone, I'm again going to make a pitch for volunteers to help submit information to the NH GenWeb archives. I'm manager of the Sullivan County archives and am always looking for people to transcribe and submit text files of books, papers, Census records, etc. that are either not copyrighted or are now out of copyright. I've just started working on Langdon and Janice Farnsworth has been faithfully working on Charletown. We also have a nice listing of Newport cemetery records submitted by Julie Cooper. Is there anyone else interested in helping on any of the towns in Sullivan County (or any other county) because I'd really like your help in boosting our holdings? Visit the NH archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nh/nhfiles.htm I hope some will consider donating some time to helping us make the Internet archives more useful for everyone. Michelle McKenzie MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net http://www.geocities.com/~mlmckenzie/

So, unless I am mistaken, the New England States and/or Counties & Towns dont have lists with genweb (except for one in MA namely: massachusetts@genweb.net So rather than create one, I will begin posting all the material I have or acquire on anything MA (and it is considerable) to your's above. Built it up to a greater subscriber list. And let the hecklers go to hell.

I'm trying to find out what train route my ancestors took from Boston to Sullivan Co. in the late 19th century. I have one fact and one guess: Fact: Everyone's destination was Langdon, where my forebears the Kirkpatricks, and later the Smiths, had farms. Visitors were collected at the little depot in South X-Mozilla-Status: 0009 Guess: The visitors travelled directly on the Boston&Maine line from North Station to Bellows Falls, VT, where there they switched to a small branch line that went by S. Charlestown. Anyone know if my guess is right, and exactly what lines were involved? Regards, LeRoy Ferguson Madrid, Spain

I'm trying to find out what train route my ancestors took from Boston to Sullivan Co. in the late 19th century. I have one fact and one guess: Fact: Everyone's destination was Langdon, where my forebears the Kirkpatricks, and later the Smiths, had farms. Visitors were collected at the little depot in South Charlestown. Guess: The visitors travelled directly on the Boston&Maine line from North Station to Bellows Falls, VT, where there they switched to a small branch line that went by S. Charlestown. Anyone know if my guess is right, and exactly what lines were involved? Regards, LeRoy Ferguson Madrid, Spain

The William Rossiter House, Claremont, NH <A HREF="http://www.valley.net/~connriver/N07-19.htm">William Rossiter House</A> The house was built circa 1813 by Austin Tyler. William Rossiter, 1805 1860, owned the house. Rossiter was an active businessman in Claremont, New Hampshire, operating the Sullivan Woolen Mills. He served as a selectman in 1839, 1845, 1850, and 1852 and as a State legislator in 1842 and 1848.

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FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH Surname:� GROUT Source:�� History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4, by ��������� by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson Marriages (or marriage publishements) recorded at Charlestown, NH: p.654 Jan ll, l78l Enos Lovell of Rockingham and Mary Grout. p.655 Feb. 2l, l787 Amasa Grout and Lucinda Heywood. p.655 Oct. l6, l788 Jehoshaphat Grout and Anna Parker p.655 May l9, l790 Oliver Farwell and Eusebia Grout p.655 Feb. 3, l794 Clark Cushman and Katy Grout p.656 Nov 9, l799 William McClintock, Jr. and Charlotte Grout p.657 Jan 26, l806 Philip Wheeler, Jr. and Polly Grout p.66l Oct 26, l824 Ashbel Hamlin and Mary Grout �������������� __________________ �������������� Table of Publishments Publishments occurred which were followed by no record of marriage, but most resulted in marriage: p.663 May 25, l788 Jonathan Grout and Parthena Page p.663 Feb. 27, l79l Enos Stevens of Barnet and Sophia Grout (they were married Mar 4, l79l) p.666 July l7, l808 Josiah Hart, Jr. and Ruth Grout p.666 Sep l3, l8l2 Abel Willard and Fanny Grout p.668 Dec 3, l820 Francis Bingham and Sophia Grout p.669 Dec 8, l82l Jonathan Grout of Langdon and Mary Prouty of Langdon. �������������������� ______________ p.375 Elijah Grout, son of John Grout and his wife, Joanna (Boynton) Grout.� Elijah Grout b. Oct 29, l732 m. July l7, l758 Mary Willard dau of Jonathan Willard and his wife, Kezia (White) Willard of Lunenburg, MA.� She b. Feb. l3, l734/5, a desc. in the 4th generation of Major Simon Willard of Concord, MA.� Mary (Willard) Grout d. at Charlestown, NH l786.� Elijah Grout d. March l807. Their children: l. Amasa Grout b. Mar 26, l779 m. Feb 2l, l787 Lucinda Heywood dau of Col. William Heywood and his wife Joanna (Wetherbe) Heywood.� She b. Oct ll, l764. Amasa d. l837. l. Cyrus Grout 2. Salmon Grout 2. Jonathan Grout b. Apr 24, l760 m. (l) Parthena Page dau of Peter and Sarah Page. They settled upon the home- stead later called "Snumshire".� Their children: l. Fanny Grout b. Oct ll, l792 m. l8l2 Abel �� Willard 2. Mary Grout b. Mar. l2, l799 m. Ashbel Hamlin 3. Sophia Grout b. Oct ll, l802 m. Frances Bing- ���������� ham.� Res: St. Johnsbury, Vt. 4. Harriet Grout b. Aug l, l806 m. James Labaree Note: Jonathan Grout was familiarly called Major Grout and was an officer in the militia and Justice of the Peace. After the decease of his lst wife, he m. (2) the widow Mary Prouty widow of Samuel Prouty and the dau. of Elijah and Mary (Stevens) King.� She died and he m. (3) Lydia Putnam dau of Elisha and Lydia Putnam b. Dec. l0, l794.� Major Jonathan Grout d. l854 aged 93.� His 3d wife, Lydia (Putnam) Grout d. March, l876. 3. Mary Grout 3d child of Elijah and Mary Grout was b. �� at Lunenburg MA Oct 23, l76l m. Enos Lovell, Esq. �� Res: Middlesex, VT (she had 6 children and d. l839) 4. Letice Grout b. at Lundenburg May 3, l763 m. June ll �� l778 Nathaniel Holden Res: Chester Vt. (she had six �� children and died l8l2. 5. Sophia (Sophy) Grout b. at Lunenburg, MA Feb 6, l765 �� m. Enos Stevens son of Capt. Phineas Stevens.� They �� m. Mar 4, l79l Res: Barnet, Vt. (she had ten children) 6. Eusebia Grout b. at Charlestown, NH Mar 2, l767 m. �� Oliver Farwell of Fairfax, VT had 7 children and d. �� Aug ll, l825 7. Theophilus Grout b.Aug 29, l768 d. Apr 5, l852 at �� West Concord, VT. 8. Dolly Grout b. Oct l2, l770 d. unm. at Charlestown. 9. Gen. Josiah Grout b. June 9, l772 at Charlestown NH �� m. Jan 9, l797 Sally White of Walpole, NH. Res: �� Fairfax, VT had eleven children and d. Jan 9, l853. l0. Katie Grout b. Oct 6, l774 m. Clark Cushman at ��� Charlestown, NH on Feb 3, l794. ll. Patty Grout b.June l9, l776 d. Nov 2, l777. p.377 Elijah Grout (probably) did not remove with his family from Lunenburg to Charlestown before the year l766. His name lst appears in Charlestown records in l768 when he was elected 2nd Selectman which office he filled 6 times.� He threw all his energies into the cause of independence in the Revolutionary War.� After the decease of his lst wife, Mary Willard, he m. (2) Dec. l786 the widow Abigail Hutchins widow of Phineas Hutchins whose children numbered ten which exactly equalled his own.� They were married at Walpole by Rev. Fessenden. (note: Elijah Grout had had eleven but Patty his young- est by Mary Willard had died)� Abigail Hutchins Grout came orig. from Lunenburg, MA. p.380 John Grout Jr. brother of Elijah Grout was b. at Lunen- burg, MA Jan l3, l73l m. there Oct 22, l750 Phebe Spafford dau of Capt John Spafford and his wife, Hannah (Tyler) Spafford.� She b. at Rowley, MA July 23, l733. The had eight children then removed to Charlestown, NH l. Phebe Grout b. Mar 2l, l75l 2. Elijah Grout b. Jan 26, l753. 3. Susanna Grout b. Dec l2, l754 ������� 4. child died young 5. child died young 6. Endymia Grout b. Aug 5, l76l 7. John Butler Grout b. Apr 28, l736 ������� 8. Ferdinand Grout bp May 5, l765. ������� 9. Theodore Grout bp Feb l, l767 ������ l0. Frederica Grout b. in Charlestown Dec. l, ���������� l768 ������ ll. Margaret Bradstreet Grout b. Apr l0, l77l p.38l Jehosiphat Grout (also brother to Elijah Grout) b. Aug 7, l753 m. Oct l6, l788 Anna Parker the grand-daughter of Lieut Isaac Parker and the daughter of Isaac Parker, Jr.� She b. at Fort No. 4 in l753.� He d. at Keene NH Sep 6, l806.� Their children: l. Sophia Grout b. May l0, l789 at Charlestown ���������� NH m. Apr 2l, l808 Phineas Cook a lawyer and ���������� minister and pastor at Acworth and Lebanon, ���������� NH� He b. at Hadley, MA Oct 9, l78l ���������� See also, Hist. of Acworth page l48 for a ���������� sketch of Mr. Cook. 2. Solomon Grout b. Jan 20, l774 m. Sebra Allen �� of Middlesex, VT. had eight daughters and one ���������� son. 3. Jesse Grout b. May l5, l775 d. Sep. l6, l776. 4. Charlotte Grout b. Nov 29, l777 m. William ���������� McClintock of Elmore, VT had four children ���������� and died Mar l2, l829. 5. Ebenezer Grout b. Apr 29, l779 m. Abigail �� Clark of Rockingham VT and settled at St. ���������� Charles, Canada East in l809 had five child- ���������� ren and d. Mar l2, l853. 6. Ruth Grout b. Nov 24, l780 m. Josiah Hart of �� Charlestown, NH in l8l2.� He d. l837 and she ���������� removed to Chatham, Canada and m. Judah Cent- ���������� er. 7. Polly Grout b. Sep l, l782 m. Philip Wheeler ���������� of Morristown, VT and had five children. ������� 8. Dan Grout b. Mar 6, l786 m. Apr 4, l8ll ���������� Beulah Elmore dau of one of the lst settlers ���������� of Elmore VT and had nine children and died ���������� Jan 22, l84l ������� 9. Phila Grout b. Aug 20, l788 m. Edwind Rich- ���������� mond of Morristown, VT had two children and ���������� died Oct 8, l8ll. __________________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

Surname: WILLARD Source: The History of Charlestown, N.H. - The Old (Fort) No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson, 1876. p.6l8 Major Simon Willard b. Kent County, England emigrated to Newtown, (now Cambridge, MA) in l634.� One of the orig. purchasers at Concord, MA. p.6l9 Simon resided there thru to l635.� In l654 he was com- issioned commander-in-chief of the forces of MA in the Ninigret and Philips wars.� In l660 he removed to Lan- caster, MA and then to Groton, MA in l672.� He died at Charlestown, MA April 24, l676� He m. (l) Mary Sharp and (2) Elizabeth Dunster He m. (3)_____(l7 children, 9 sons and 8 daughters) Note: his 4th son, Henry Willard (ancestor of the Charlestown Willards0 was b. June 4, l655 at Concord, MA m. July l8, l674 Mary Lakin of Groton MA Res: Lancaster, MA� He m. (2) l689 Dorcas Cutler. It was his son, Simon Willard who m. Mary Whitcomb. Henry Willard and his wives Mary Lakin and Dorcas Cutler had issue: l. Henry Simon Willard b. Oct 8, l678 2. Simon Willard b.___m. Mary Whitcomb 3. Mary Willard 4. John Willard 5. Hezekiah Willard 6. Joseph Willard 7. Samuel Willard 8. James Willard 9. Josiah Willard - became colonel and commander of Fort �� Dummer and one of the lst settlers of Winchester l0. Jonathan Willard ll. Sarah Willard l2. Abigail Willard l3. Susanna Willard l4. Tabitha Willard p. 6l9 Simon Willard son of Henry Willard and his wife, Mary Lakin, m. Mary Whitcomb. Their res: Lancaster, MA.� He d. l706.� His widow, Mary Whitcomb Willard m. Dec. l2, l706, Samuel Farnsworth, son of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary Farr of Groton, MA.�� Simon Willard and Mary Whit- comb had issue: l. Aaron Willard b. l70l at Lancaster MA m. Dec. l6, l724 �� Mary Wright, dau of Capt Samuel Wright and Mary Stev- �� ens of Sudbury, Rutland, MA.� Mary Wright was the �� grandaughter of Ciprian Stevens and his wife, Mary �� (Willard) Stevens. 2. Moses Willard b. l702/3 at Lancaster 3. Eunice Willard b. ___at Lancaster MA m. Joseph Doby �� of Stow, MA 4. Alice Willard b. _____ at Lancaster, MA m. Jan. 29, �� l7l8/l9 Capt Jonathan Whitney of Lancaster, MA. 5. Miriam Willard born posthumously at Sudbury, MA �� m. Joseph Maynard of Sudbury on Jan. 29, l723. p.620 Moses Willard son of Simon Willard and Mary Whitcomb b. l702/3 m. at Groton, MA Sep 28, l727 Susanna Hastings orig of Watertown, MA.� Her sister, Hannah Hastings m. Moses Willard's half-brother, David Farnsworth of Groton MA son of Moses Willard's mother Mary Whitcomb and his step-father Samuel Willard, Sr. of Groton, MA. Susanna's sister, Eunice Hastings m. Simon Willard half-brother, Stephen Farnsworth.� Moses Willard and Susanna Hastings resided lst at Lunen- burg (Turkey Hills), MA In May, l742 they moved to Fort No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire, following his 3 half brothers: Stephen, David and Samuel Farnsworth who found ed the Fort.� This became Moses Willard and his family's permanent home.� Moses Willard was killed by Indians on June l8, l756 at Fort No. 4. Lieut Moses Willard and his wife, Susanna Hastings had issue: l. Jemima Willard b. June 29, l728 m. Sylvanus Hastings �� eldest son of Dr. John Hastings. 2. Susanna Willard b. Feb. 20, l729/30 m. Captain James �� Johnson (she is famous for her memoirs of her �� captivity for 3 yrs in Canada) 3. Huldah Willard b. May 27, l732 m. Joseph Willard son �� of Rev. Joseph Willard and Susan Lynde. 4. James Nutting Willard b. May 28, l734 m. Abigail �� WETHERBE dau of Capt. Ephraim Wetherbe and his wife, �� Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe. �� Their issue: �������� l. James Willard b. Apr. 30, l762 d. l762 �������� 2. James Willard 2d b. Nov. 9. l763 �������� 3. Edward Willard b. Dec. 9, l763 �������� 4. Betsy Willard b. Oct 28, l767 �������� 5. Abigail Willard b. Jan 25, l770 �������� 6. John Small Willard b. Jan 3l, l772 �������� 7. Joasnna Willard b. at Hartland Vt. �������� 8. Susanna Willard b. at Hartland Vt. �������� 9. Thales Willard b. at Hartland Vt. James Nutting Willard died and his widow, Abigail Wetherbe Willard m. (2) Capt. Isaac Farwell m. (3) J. B. Olive. 5. Moses Willard Jr. son of Lieut Moses Willard and his �� wife, Susanna Hasting was born at Groton MA on Aug. �� l5, l738, m. Lydia Farwell dau of Josiah and Lydia �� Farwell.� She b. Groton MA.� He d. Aug l7, l822 and �� Lydia (Farwell) Willard d. Apr 28, l837 age 85. Their �� issue: �������� l. Marcian (son) b. l769 m. Mary Baker, dau ����������� of Capt. Osmy Baker and his wife, Mary ����������� Farnsworth.� Mary Baker was b. July 4, l776 ����������� Marcian d. l855�� She died l86l.� He was a ����������� farmer.� Their issue: ����������� l. Mary Baker Willard b. l797 m. Simeon Hey- �������������� wood in l827 ����������� 2. Charles Willard b. l807 m. l839 Nancy �������������� Shurtleff b. l805 ����������� 3. Moses Willard b. l773 d. l808 m. l796 �������������� Peggy Glidden b. l78l d. l852 ����������� 4. Lydia Willard b. l778 m. l795 Phineas �������������� HUTCHINS son of Capt. Phineas Hutchins �������������� and Sarah (Reed) Hutchins b. l774 at �������������� Lunenburg, MA ����������� 5. Nancy Willard b. l784 m. l808 Josiah �������������� Whitmore b. l783 Middletown, CN. ����������� 6. Abel Willard b. l788 m. l8l2 Fanny Grout �������������� dau of Jonathan Grout and Parthena PAGE ����������������� 1. Fanny Grout Willard b. l8l3 m. �������������������� m. Ebenezer Dunsmoor ����������������� 2. Sophia Willard b. l8l5 m. Newton �������������������� ALLEN ����������������� 3. Jonathan Willard b. l825 m. Lemira �������������������� Sanders ����������� 7. Levi Willard b. l79l m. l8l4 Phebe Curriel �������������� b. l792� She d. l866� He d. l87l ����������������� l. Harriet Willard b. l8l7 m. l840 �������������������� Colonel Jonathan Baker ����������������� 2. Henry Willard b. l8l8 d l846 6. Miriam Willard dau of Lieut Moses Willard and his wife �� Susanna Hastings:� Miriam b. Sep 25, l740 m. Rev. �� Phineas Whitney of Shirley MA (no children) She d. �� l769� Phineas Whitney m. (2) l770 Lydia Bowes and �� had l0 children. Note Rev. Whitney preached at Shirley �� MA. The Hon. JOHN HANCOCK of Boston MA gave Phineas �� Whitney the Pulpit Bible.� Phineas was one of Groton �� Academy's founding Trustees, which apptmt he held til �� his death Dec. l3, l8l9� He was minister to the church �� at Shirley MA for 50 yrs. 7. Aaron Willard m. Mary Smead Res: Charlestown, NH until �� l755 then moved to Hartland, Vt. ��������� l. Clarissa Willard b. l767 d. l8l6 m. William ������������ Symmes ��������� 2. Miriam Willard b. l769 ��������� 3. Charlotte Willard b. l770 d. l845 m. (l) ������������ Mr. Crandall m. (2) Mr. Rogers ��������� 4. Martha Willard b. l773 m. Mr. WETHERBE ������������ Res: New York ��������� 5. Mary, twin to Martha b. l7873 m. Roswell ������������ Hunt ��������� 6. _____Willard b. l775 d. l8l9 m. Elizabeth ������������ Taylor b. l78l ��������� 7. Aaron Willard Jr. b. l778 m. Mary Lull of ������������ Vt. 8. Capt. John Willard b. l753 d. l832 m. Eunice CLAPP �� dau of Preserved Clapp and his wife, Eunice Asherton �� of Bolten MA Note: Mrs. Susanna Willard Johnson dau of Lieut Moses Willard and his wife, Susanna Hastings, says in her narrative of captivity that her parents had l2 children, all told, as follows: 9. Abigail Willard l0. Elizabeth Willard ll. Mary Willard l2. unknown Willard. Rev. Saunderson was unable to find any facts on these last four children. ___________________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

<A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~guile164/Default.htm">Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy</A> For those researching Gile etc...the Chronology of Newport NH has members of the Gile family listed throughout its history. Also other early CT people have mention in this report. Newport NH was just up the road apiece from Charlestown and Claremont NH <A HREF="http://town.newport.nh.us/nchron1.htm">Newport, NH: Chronology</A>

Surname: BELLOWS Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort 4 - by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson, pub. 1876 p.284 Peter Bellows was the oldest son of Col. Benjamin Bellows, the founder of Walpole. He was born at Lunenburg, MA Jan 6, l739 and removed to Walpole with his father the year he was l4. At the age of 2l he was apptd constable of the place. He m. Mary Chase of Cornish, NH and settled at Charlestown, NH He d. Apr 5, l825. She d. Apr. l8, l830. Rev. Dr. Bellows of NY in his account of the Bellows family says "A good deal has been said to me of Peter's bravery. It appears he went to Ticonderoga, June 28, l777 just a fortnight before his father's death, as a private in Colonel Walker's comp- any. "At the close of the celebrated Kilburn fight, which ended in the evening, the occu- pants of Col. Bellow' fort were in a state of great anxiety as to the result, fearing that Kilburn and his family had been killed. The anxiety of Uncle Peter was so great that he determined to ascertain their fate if possible, and for that purpose he left the fort late in the evening and alone, to pass through what was then an unbroken wilder- ness, and filled, as might be supposed, with Indians. He crept through, using all the caution of a hunter and at length arrived safely at Kilburn's house; and having care- fully reconnoitered and ascertained that it was still held by Kilburn, he asked and obtained admittance and was the lst to congratulate him upon his successful de- fence. "He was distinguished for wit as well as for courage and could furnish very good company to any body disposed to a merry time. I have heard that he was famous for the point and readiness of his repartees which he could even put into very good rhyme at short notice; and among these witticisms was his own epitaph which is described to me as exceedingly funny and smart, but I have not been able to re- cover it" The Doctor adds to this account. "He was left many highly respectable descendants. p.285 The children of Peter and Mary (Chase) Bellows: 1. Samuel Bellows b. l776 m. Martha ___; he d. April 5,l820. She d. Mar 8, l843 aged 77. One child, Royal Bellows who d.June l6, l8l9 in his 28th year. 2. Benjamin Bellows m. Polly Parker dau of Elijah and Elizabeth (Farwell) Parker on July 24, l79l. 3. Peter Bellows, Jr. m. Mehitable Jacobs. 4. Solomon Bellows b. Sept 9, l77_ m. Polly Hoyt 5. John Bellows b. Aug 25, l77- 6. Polly Bellows b. Jan 9, l782 m. Stephen Parker 7. Betsy Bellows b. Apr l2, l785 m. Dr. ___Child. p.285 Theodore Bellows was the son of Colonel Bellows by his 2d wife, Mary Jennison whose maiden name was Hubbard. He b. abt l762 m. Sarah Hutchins, dau of Capt. Phineas and Abigail Hutchins and settled at Charlestown, NH Their children: 1. Sarah Bellows b. Apr 8, l782 m. Walter Powers. 2. George Bellows b. Jan 3l, l784 m. Clarissa Bellows 3. Polly Bellows b. Oct 29, l785 4. Theodore Bellows b. Oct l0, l787 m. Elizabeth Davis 5. Thomas Bellows b. Dec l2, l789 6. Charles Bellows b. Apr 23, l79l d. Aug l6, l802 7. Orlando Bellows b. June 30, l793 m. Maria Bleannett. 8. Eleanor Bellows m. J. P. Baker. 9. James Bellows b. Dec l2,l796 d. Sept l7, l802. 10. Abigail Bellows b. _ m. Charles Watkins. p.286 In the sketch of the Bellows family, by Dr. Bellows, Theodore Bellows is thus described: "At the age of twenty, I find by one of the army rolls that he was a sergeant in Capt. Peter Page's company of militia raised by NH l780 (Colonel Nichol's Regiment) to join the Continental Army for the defence of West Point. He served 3 months and fourteen days. He was l7 yrs old when his father died. Being of a huge frame and lively spirits he was convivial in his habits Misfortunes overtook his property but he had the blessings of a good and constant brother in the squire, General Benjamin Bellows, who never failed to minister to his necessities. He lived the latter part of his life in Charlestown, NH He more than any one of our founders' children emulated his father in size and weight attaining I believe over 300 lbs. He possessed immense strength in his prime. At one instance when a trial was made of the strength of some horses by hitching them in turn to a great iron cannon, and no one of them (horses) could drag it from its position, Uncle Theodore (called "Thod") slipped his head into the collar and alone drew the weight which no horse had been able to stir". Theodore Bellows and wife Abigail had these children: 1. Mary Ellen Bellows b. June l7, l804 2. Abigail R. Bellows b. Dec 24, l806 p. 59 A garrison was sustained at Fort 4 from the time of Ensign Obadiah Sartwell's death. In the summer of l754 Governor Wentworth ordered a detachment of 60 men from the regiment of Colonel Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable for the protection of the frontiers on the Merrimac and Connecticut Rivers. Colonel Blanchard says in a letter dated Dunstable, Aug 29, l754, "The complement destined for Connecticut River marched in company and under the command of Major Bellows." This consisted of 18 men, officers included, of which the following is the muster roll: Lieut Benjamin Bellows, Jesse Richardson, James Hewey, Henry Hewey, Amos Kenney, Henry Hill, Joseph Richardson, James Page, John Lovell, Jr., Samuel Parker, Jr., Timothy Beadle, John Martin, Sameul Stearns, James French, James Whiting, Amos Whiting and James Hill. (see also Potter's "Military History of New-Hampshire" _____________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

I think I will let Kathy Lisai stew in her own juices (smile) and, I didnt insult her friend (who is Cindy of the new CTRiver Valley List. Cindy was picking up all my posts to another list and using them on hers. Kathy gave the credit to Cindy for all my Fort 4 posts to the other List. I merely said they were not Cindy's work but my work. Seems Cindy stopped giving me credit after I said to her that there was no need to credit me for all the websites I posted. NOT to delete my name on my own work. Period. Well, at any rate....here is the invitation to take over the GenMass List. (bad girls go everywhere) ha ha Subj: Re: From moderator: HTML Date: 99-06-30 15:18:19 EDT From: hbladm1@uconnvm.uconn.edu (George Waller) GenMassachusetts- L@rootsweb.com To: Farns10th@aol.com This leads me to suggest something I have considered for several months. You are a very, very productive member of the list and well respected. Would you consider taking over the moderatorship? I have thought of suggesting this to you before, but kept putting it off. What do you think? I may not be able to reply until tomorrow since family and work commitments are pressing today. George ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ bellemetz@mediaone.net Kathy Lisai wrote: > Hi Linda, > Thank you for your reply, although I had kind of forgotten about that > posting already. > Yes, I know, and I believe in keeping quiet, and deleting, seriously, I am > not a troublemaker. It was just that Janice had recently been very, very > rude to a friend of mine on another list, not to mention some emails she > sent me awhile back when I disagreed with her about something, and to tell > you the truth, when all those messages started up thanking her right and > left, I sort of snapped. > This was the third or fourth time that Janice has been in the midst of a > brouhaha on one list or another, only to kick off a bunch of emails saying > how wonderful she is. I know that she was kicked off of one list, and not > allowed to sub to two others, because of her combatative attitude. As I > said to a few other people who emailed me, just because she posts alot of > stuff does not give her the right to attack anybody who disagrees with her. > And believe it or not, there are alot of people out in mailing list land > who do not care for her, it's not just me. The private emails she sent me > when I just asked her to please cease and desist an attack on a fellow > listmember included ethnic slurs, insults to my family, and were basically > way over the top. All I asked of her was to please stop adding to the > flame war, and I got told to go crawl back in the hole I crawled out of. > Plus some things I wouldn't repeat. Seriously, it was bad. Now when I see > her postings, I usually keep my peace, but something sort of snapped, I > guess I lost my irish temper. I'm not that sorry though, at least the > subject of Janice came to a halt, until I got your message. Everybody is > entitled to their opinion though; you, Jance, and certainly I am too. I > just think that she should be thanked privately, as not everybody agrees > with you, and I will be glad not to post any opposing views, as long as her > thank yous are done off list. > Peace!! > Kathy > > At 09:47 AM 7/9/99 -0400, you wrote: > >Those who do not like certain donors of genealogical information only have to > >use their DELETE key. You need not be vocal, just DELETE it and get on with > >it. > >Most of us (99.99%) enjoy most everything on the genealogical webs. Mose > of us > >are Americans where freedom of choice is using your DELETE key and be silent. > >Thanks. Linda > > > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <bellemetz@mediaone.net> Received: from aol.com (rly-yc02.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.34]) by air-yc05.mail.aol.com (v59.55) with SMTP; Fri, 09 Jul 1999 17:02:40 -0400 Received: from chmls06.mediaone.net (chmls06.mediaone.net [24.128.1.71]) by rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (vx) with SMTP; Fri, 09 Jul 1999 17:02:23 -0400 Received: from mediaone.net (bellemetz.ne.mediaone.net [24.218.85.252]) by chmls06.mediaone.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA07558 for <Farns10th@aol.com>; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 17:02:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <378611C6.F6FBB44F@mediaone.net> Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 11:14:15 -0400 From: Linda Bellemare <bellemetz@mediaone.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en]C-MOEATL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Farns10th@aol.com Subject: Re: Farnsworth References: <3.0.5.32.19990629201402.008a6510@sover.net> <377985C1.BAC6C8F5@alaska.net> <3.0.5.32.19990709160618.008a8d90@sover.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit