The Rangers Part 3 Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson 1876 Chapter 5 p.93 During the continuance of the wars no permanent settle- ment had been made north and west of Charlestown beyond the Connecticut River. On the 3d of January 1749, Gov. Wentworth had chartered the township of Bennington, now in the State of Vermont, but which was then supposed to be included in the territory of New Hampshire; and be- tween that time and the 6th of April 1754, had made grants of fourteen other townships, west of the Connecticut River. But hostilities being resumed, no further grants were asked for nor made. A few settlements had been made west of the river and immediately bordering upon it, which had been only temporary, as they had been broken up during the war. Among these were Rockingham and Westminster. The settle- ment which had been first made in 1744 in the present town of Putney, and which had been renewed after the peace of Aix la Chapelle, was also nearly if not quite abandoned. A small settlement moreover opposite Charles- town on unchartered lands in the present township of Springfield, made in 1753, was given up.* The author footnotes here: * I find the following in Hall's History of Eastern Vermont, p. 116. "In the year 1753 before the commencement of the French war and eight years previous to the date of the Charter of the town of Springfield, Daniel Sawtell, Jacob Sawtell Oliver Sawtell, Combs House, Samuel Douglas, Oliver Farnsworth, Joseph Douglas, Noah Potter, Nathaniel Powers, Simeon Powers, and Simeon Powers, Jr. being unable to purchase lands in any of the inhabited towns of his Majesty's provinces, while the lands in said Springfield lay in the open wilderness, waste and untilled, without yielding any revenue to his Majesty, or profits to his subjects for the support of themselves, their wives and their children, enter upon, till and improve part of the lands in said Springfield. During the war they defended their possessions at the peril of their lives and by the loss of the lives some of their friends and neighbors and were as a guard to those places located further down the river which were exposed to the rage of an heathen and savage foe. After the reduction of Canada and the defeat of their enemies they renewed their labors with greater energy, and succeeded in establishing a prosperous and attractive settlement. The first charter of the town was issued under the seal of New Hampshire, on the 20th of August 1761." "At the conclusion of the war, Daniel Sawtell and his associates petitioned Gov. Wentworth for a patent of the lands which they had improved, or for such part thereof as he should think fit." From some unaccountable reason the Governor refused to assent to their request and on the 20th of August 1761 gave a Charter of the whole town- ship to Gideon Lyman and sixty one associates. Not one of the original settlers was named in the instrument, and thus they were placed entirely at the mercy of men who were at liberty to dictate whatever terms they might deem most subservient to their own interests." "Without any regard to the great dangers, and hard labor which the early settlers had undergone in maintaining possession of, and preparing for cultivation, the lands which they had so long considered their own, the New Hampshire grantees sued out writs of ejectment and ob- tained judgements against them." Executions were then issued, their possessions taken, they themselves were threatened with imprisonment, in default of payment of the costs and charges of the suits which had been de- cided against them, and their families were thereby brought to distress and want. Subsequently Nathaniel Powers and twenty nine others, of whom a portion were the original settlers, applied to Lieutenant Governor Cadwallader Colden of New York, asking a recognition of their right; but like the former, it met with a similar reception and New York also finally gave a Charter to Gideon Lyman and his associates." B. H. Hall. On the conquest of Canada, Walpole on the east side of the river had only two families resident in it; those of John Kilburn and Colonel Benjamin Bellows; and during the war the township of Westmoreland had been entirely deserted. But as soon as, by the reduction of Canada, it was conceived that actual hostilities were over, most of the original settlers immediately returned bringing with them large accessions to their numbers; and the forests, amid which the sounds of war only, had so long been heard, began once more to resound with the echoes of civilized life. While the wars continued with the French and Indians numerous bodies of troops passed and repassed through the country now known as the State of Vermont. The soldiers perceived the fertility of the soil and immedi- ately upon the cessation of hostilities a great crowd of adventurers and speculators became eager for the possession of those lands, and numerous applications for charters of them were made to Governor Wentworth. The applications were so numerous and the surveys were extended so rapidly that, during the year 1761, not less than sixty townships were granted on the west, and eight- een on the east side of the Connecticut River. As the Governor reserved five hundred acres in every township for his own especial use, and often in addition, received no inconsiderable gratuities from the grantees, he was not less eager, on account of his personal profits in the matter, to bestow grants than the people were to obtain them. Therefore, scarcely two years more had elapsed, before the number of townships on the west side of the river amounted in all to one hundred and thirty-eight; when it having been decided by the King, "That the western bank of the Connecticut River from where it enters the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, as far north as the forty-fifth degree of latitude to be the boundary line between the two provinces of New Hampshire and New York." No more charters were given of townships in that region. ____________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

The Rangers Part 2 Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson 1876 Chapter 5 p.91 Probably our country, in all her wars and conflicts, has never nourished up a more fearless and determined set of men than were brought out by the circumstances and duties of the times, in the old French war, (the Cape Breton, as it was called). Capt. Phineas Stevens, in the Ranger service, was the commanding spirit of the times. Dearly did the Indians pay for their raid on Rudtland, Massachusetts, when they killed two of his little brothers and took him, then a youth of sixteen, prisoner, and carried him to Canada to learn their habits and mode of warfare. They got the better of him in that transaction, but never afterwards, for in all his battles and skirmishes with them, which in number were many, he was never in a single instance, overcome; and in this service he was the exemplar and teacher of all that followed. In the subsequent war which followed the peace of Aix la Chapelle, this class of partisan leaders was more number- ous, and their commands embraced forced raised on a larg- er scale. I need not name them here as their names will be found elsewhere, in this work. But the characterist- ics of the Rangers, in its dangers, its hardships, and its requirements of unflinching courage, were, in all, the same. The Indians of whom mention has been frequently made, who caused by their incursions, so much evil to the inhabitants of Charlestown and other frontier townships of New Hampshire, were a branch of the Abenaqui tribe, whose chief location was at the village of St. Francis, situated at the mouth of the river of the same name, in Canada. The Abenaquis were the original possessors of the territory lying east of Lake Champlain, as the Iro- quois were of the lands extending westward from that lake. In modern times the tribe appears to have been divided and subdivided and to have been called by different names, according to the different localities which they were most accustomed to frequent. These divisions of the tribe also claimed for themselves particular port- ions territory which they regarded as theirs by right, and on which they did not allow any others, whether Indian or white men, to intrude. Thus the Algonquins claimed the territory north of the St. Lawrence; the St. Francis tribe, the territory now occupied by Vermont and a portion of Massachusetts, and that section of New Hampshire which lies on, and west of the Merrimac River. To the St. Francis tribe also belonged the Coosucks, who were the Indians claiming two sections of land on the Connecticut River; one above the fifteen mile falls, about Lunenburg and the other below, about Newbury. Their name was intended to be descriptive of the terri- tory they possessed, the word, "Coos" it is said mean- ing pines, and "suck" meaning a river. The St. Francis tribes regarded the Connecticut River as among their most valuable possessions, and affirmed, as the reason for their hostility to the English, that they had settled down upon their lands without purchase. How- ever this may have been, they pertinaciously refused to give up their claim to the lands on that river and till the conquest of Canada by the English, still appear to have entertained the hope of again possessing them; and in the contest for that possession they became the most blood thirsty and cruel enemies which the frontier settlements on the Connecticut River in New Hampshire and Massachusetts had ever had to encounter. Some of them settled at Newbury and continued to live there after the close of the war, but most of them re- tired into Canada. The war had greatly diminished their numbers and especially had they received a severe blow from the expedition of Major Robert Rogers, from which, had the war continued, they could never have recovered. But peace proved to them more fatal than war, for emi- gration, which had found its greatest obstacle in the contentions of the rival nations, set in immediately, in a broad and full current, the moment it was considered that the contest was closed - and colonization, which has always proved so destructive to the red man, soon swept away not only the warriors of the St. Francis tribe, who had battled for France, but the Iroquois as well, who had been the allies of England. On the subjugation of Canada by the English, in 1760 the circumstances of Charlestown as well as of the frontier towns generally, were greatly changed. For though the war between France and England still continu- ed, all incursions and depredations which had been so harassing and often so fatal to the settlers, were at an end. For fifteen years, almost to the cessation, the minds of the inhabitants had been held in a state of apprehension. For though during several of these years there had been between the bellerent nations a nominal peace, it was not of a nature to inspire confidence, as the impression was general in the English American Prov- inces that the negotiations on the part of France were entered into only with the design of taking advantage of the time that would be gained for making better prep- arations for the renewal of hostilities. It is true that for a short period, during the spring and summer of 1753 the prospect seemed favorable for a continued peace; and the inhabitants were so well assured of safety that they no longer felt under the necessity of relying for protection upon the fort; but went boldly forth to reside and pursue their avocations outside its walls. But this lull in their apprehensions was only for a short time and they were soon again destined to a disappointment in their expectations. But the conquest of Canada made an entire change in the circumstances of their situation, and they felt, at length, that their trials were over, as it was not probable that the power of France, which it had cost so much blood and treasure to overthrow, would ever be re-established; and the Indians, whatever might be their disposition if deprived of the aid of their French allies, could be speedily disposed of, as they were neither numerous nor powerful enough to sustain a contest alone. The frontier settlements were, therefore, not only relieved from all the fearful apprehensions which had so long harrassed them, but the cause which had for many years prevented the progress of emigration was also removed; the consequence of which was an almost furor of excitement for obtaining the new lands, which had been thrown open for settlement. ______________________________________________________ End Part 2 - RANGERS

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Surname: DUNSMOOR (includes profile of Nathaniel Sartell of Groton and grave) Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson printed at Claremont, NH 1876 p.329 John Dunsmoor son of John Dunsmoor of Lunenburg, MA m. Polly Sartell dau of Nathaniel Sartell of Groton, MA. and settled in Charlestown, NH abt l793. They settled in the east part of the town, to which there was then no road except a bridle path. On arriving in town it was arranged that Mrs. Dunsmoor should remain the guest of Colonel William Heywood until such time as Mr. Dunsmoor should be able to complete a log house for her reception. He would leave Colonel Heywood's on Monday morning and not return till Saturday night. In the meantime he would cook his own good and shift for himself, in other respects, in the best manner he could. At the end of two weeks he had nearly completed a barn, and when he was about to return to his work again on Monday morning, he remarked to his wife that as his barn was nearly com- pleted, he thought he had better take the cow along with him, as her milk would be very convenient for him. She immediately declared that if the cow was going, she was going too, and accordingly began to make herself ready. At this, Mrs. Heywood and the children gathered around her and besought her to remain; but she adhered to her determination to go with John; so bidding the Heywoods a goodbye she cheerfully accompanied her hus- band to her new home, where for ten days, which she often referred to as being among the happiest of her life, she lived with her husband in the log barn, when the house was so far completed as to be suitable for their residence. Into it therefore, they moved, where they remained to see a large and happy family of children grow up around them. The country was so wild at that part of the town, at the time of their settlement in it, that it was a common sight to see wolves passing between the barn and the house. Children of John and Polly (Sartell) Dunsmoor: 1. John Dunsmoor, Jr. b. Apr 26, l795 m. Submit Bragg of Springfield, VT on November, l8l7. Their children: l. Helen J. Dunsmoor b. Jul 24, l8l8 m. Ebenezer H. Tidd 2. James Bragg Dunsmoor b. Dec 22, l825 m. Oct l6, l849, Louise Maria Putnam dau of Benjamin and Sally (Willard) Putnam. l. Louisa Maria Dunsmoor b. at Boston on Dec 30, l852. 2. Carrie Ellen Dunsmoor b. at Boston on Dec 5, l855 m. Oct l3 l875 at Charles- town, NH Edward Ritta Bryan of New Haven, CT Note: James Bragg Dunsmoor resided at Boston many years but since l870 was the proprietor of The Eagle Hotel of Charlestown, NH. 3. Augusta Dunsmoor b. Jan 4, l830 m. Oct 2, l848 Charles Endicott Res: Canton, MA. Note: in addition to having held nearly all the local town offices at Canton, MA, he was rep. to the General Court in l85l, l857, and l858. Also county commissioner six years from l860. State Senator in l866-l867, member of the Executive Council of MA in l868-l869, State Auditor six years from l870 to l875 and in l876 held the office of State Treasurer and Receiver General. He was a lawyer by profession having been admitted to the bar as an attorney and counsellor at law in l857. The children of Charles Endicott and wife, Augusta Dunsmoor: l. Edward Dunsmoor Endicott b. July l0, l852 2. Cynthia Augusta Endicott b. May l9, l856 4. Harriet Dunsmoor b. May l9, l828 m. Dec l4, l846 Laban Bullock b. at Rehoboth, MA Mar l5, l8l8. Their children: l. Helen Augusta Bullock b. Mar l8, l849 d. Sep 9, l850 2. Frank Elmer Bullock b. Jul l9, l85l 3. Theodore Bullock b. Feb l, l853 d. Sep l9, l854. 4. Carrie Bullock b. Aug 2l, l858 d. Apr 23, l863 5. Harry E. Bullock b. Jun 2l, l862 Note: Mr. and Mrs. Bullock lived at Canton MA until l848 then removed to Fitchburg, MA. All their children were born and three of them died in Fitchburg, MA. Removed in l864 to Bellows Falls, VT where Mr.Bullock was engaged in mer- cantile and mechanical business. 5. Elizabeth Dunsmoor b. May 25, l833 d. May 25, l836. 6. Ruth Crosby Dunsmoor b. June 6, l835 (it may be that she m. Crosby but isnt specific.) 2. Henry Dunsmoor b. May 5, l797 m. Rebecca Gleason of Chester, VT. Their children: l. Jane Dunsmoor 2. Henry Dunsmoor 3. James Dunsmoor 4. Luther Dunsmoor 5. Martin Dunsmoor Note: Henry Dunsmoor Sr. settled at Lunenburg, MA but was killed in a saw mill accident. After his death, his family removed to Green Lake, Green Lake County, WI. 3. Mary Dunsmoor b. June 24, l799 resided in Charlestown greatly respected and beloved, d. unm. 4. Lucy Dunsmoor b. July 8, l80l m. Feb. l4, l829, Thomas Dunsmoor of Lunenburg, MA One child: l. Judge Thomas Dunsmoor b. Dec ll, l832 at Lunenburg, MA settled at Charlestown, NH l864 m. Oct 9, l866 Laura Ann Deming dau of Stephen and Nancy (Fisher) Deming of Cornish, NH. she born Nov 7, l843. Their children: l. Lucy Edith Dunsmoor b. Sep 7. l867 2. Myrtle Laura Dunsmoor b. Sep 8, l869 3. Mary Josephine Dunsmoor b. Jun l872. 5. Joseph Dunsmoor b. July 4, l802 at Lunenburg, MA Res: with the family of his nephew, Judge Thomas Dunsmoor. He died unm. 6. Nathaniel Sartell Dunsmoor m. and settled at Wait, ME where he died. 7. Catherine Dunsmoor b. Jan l4, l806 m. Oliver Putnam. 8. Ebenezer Dunsmoor b. Mar 27, l808 m. Jan l3, l830 Fanny Willard dau of Abel and Fanny (Grout) Willard. She b. Apr 7, l8l3. Their children: l. Frances Dunsmoor b. Apr l6, l83l m. (l) Sep. l2, l855 Benjamin M. Warner son of William & Betsy (Finley) Warner of Acworth, NH. He d. Oct 24, l858 - one son, Benjamin E. Warner b. Jan 26, l859 Frances (Dunsmoor) Warner m. (2) Apr l2, l86l Granville Harris. Child, Lizzie Burke Harris b. Aug 28, l862. Also, 2. Sophia Dunsmoor b. Apr l83l d. l836 3. Elizabeth Dunsmoor b. Mar 3l, l84l d. l860 4. Ella Louisa Dunsmoor b. May l7, l85l 9. William Dunsmoor b. Apr l5, l8l0 d. l8l2. 10. Elizabeth Dunsmoor b. Mar 3l, l8l2 m. Col. Joshua Bowker. 11. Sarah Jane Dunsmoor b. Sep l4, l8l6 m. Albert Hall Fisher. p.33l William Dunsmoor m. Sally Reckard on June l3, l8l2. Their children: l. William J. Dunsmoor b. Apr 2l, l8l3 2. John R. Dunsmoor b. Nov 3, l8l4 m. June l6, l845 Sophia A. Nichols dau of Ezra and Polly (Cushman) Nichols b. Nov 29, l8l7 Their children: l. Elizabeth Dunsmoor b. Nov 9, l846 d. l868. 2. Uriah Dunsmoor b. Jan 26, l85l m. Lottie Freeman. Res: Brookfield, VT. 3. Asenath Dunsmoor b. Aug 28, l852 d. l869 4. Henry Dunsmoor b. Dec 2, l854. 5. Charlie S. Dunsmoor b. May 24, l858. Note: John R. Dunsmoor lost an arm July 4, l835 in Charlestown Village by the accidental discharge of a cannon which he was loading. His youth was spent in Charlestown and he returned to it in l87l. 3. Charles Dunsmoor b. Apr 25, l8l6. 4. Frederick W. Dunsmoor b. Jun l3, l8l7. 5. Rebecca Dunsmoor b. Jun 8, l8l9. 6. Henry Dunsmoor b. Mar 25, l82l. 7. Sarah Dunsmoor b. Oct 9, l823 (see Straw) 8. Lucy Dunsmoor b. Aug 3, l825 m. Orren Moody. 9. Orel Dunsmoor b. Aug 24, l827. l0 James Dunsmoor b. Nov l0, l829. 11 Isaker Dunsmoor b. Nov l9, l83l 12 Maretto Dunsmoor b. Mar l9, l834. l3 Samuel Dunsmoor b. Jan ll, l838 p.33l Phineas Dunsmoor and his wife Polly (Gage) Dunsmoor had issue: l. Horace Dunsmoor b. Oct ll, l798 2. Mary Kimball b. Aug l3, l805. 3. Hiel Dunsmoor b. Oct 20, l807 4. Lucius Putnam Dunsmoor b. Jan 25, l8l0. 5. Attaline Dunsmoor b. Sep l8, l8l2. _____________________________________________________ Surname: DUNSMOOR Source: Epitaphs from the Old Burial Ground at Groton, MA by Dr. Samuel A. Green p.l48 Tombstone (Willow Tree and Urn) Miss Prudence Dunsmoor died June 22, l8l6 AEt. 38. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------- Surname: SARTELL Source: Epitaphs from the Old Burying Ground, Groton, MA by Dr. Samuel A. Green pub 1878 p.251 SARTELL A family of this name settled in Groton (MA) about the beginning of the last century (at the time of pub. of this book: 1878) It is said to be distinct from the Sawtells, who were here before them, though it is not improbable that they both came from the same stock. The head of the family was Nathaniel Sartell and he had two sons and two daughters. Nathaniel Sartell, Jr. the elder son, lived at Charlestown, MA and was a mariner. He sailed on a voyage and was never afterward heard from. Josiah Sartell, the second son, lived at Groton (MA) and was the last representative of the town to the General Court under the Charter of William and Mary. By his will dated Sept 3, 1775 he bequeathed to the town and church three farms and some other property of which the proceeds constitute the greater part of the present Groton Ministerial Fund. He was buried in the Old Burying Ground. Some years ago, his gravestone was taken to the new cemetery and the following is a copy of the inscription on it: Tombstone Josiah Sartell Esq. died Augt 30th 1784 aged 74. Mary Sartell his widow died Mar 30th 1790 aged 80. And their children who died in minority. Nathaniel Sartell Esq., his father, who died Jany 16th 1741 aged 60. Abigail Green his sister who died Decr 20th 1790 aged 83. Removed from the Old Cemetery to the new by Nathaniel Gilson to the lot of Simeon Gillson. His widow, Mary Sartell also made a bequest to the church. The following is the first clause in her will dated Nov. 28, 1789 and on file in the Middlesex Probate Office at East Cambridge: "I give and bequeath to the First Church in the Town of Groton (MA)., aforesaid, my silver tankard and the sum of Fifteen Pounds Lawful money to be for the use of said Church Forever. ______________________________________________________ Submitted by Janice Farnsworth

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<A HREF="http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/ma+index+13284157+ F">Marriages thru to 1800s at Northampton, MA</A> This database is huge...the marriages recorded range from the mid 1600s thru 1800s and the folks came from Hawley, Hatfield, Sunderland, Springfield, Hadley, Sharon, Worthington, Newburyport, Williamsburgh, Amherst, Weston, VT, CT, NH and more (even as far away as NY and Ohio and even S.C.) Most of the marriages took place at the time of the French Indian Wars ... this is a difficult time to trace ancestors because the people moved frequently due to Indian attacks and out of the forts when their men fought the wars. This site has so many many of those people, from the CT River area, from the forts on the frontier.. Here I found the elusive parents of one of these early families...that I had been tracing for three weeks! Like I said this database is pure gold!

As you can see, General Elon J. Farnsworth is not buried at Gettysburg where he died in battle but at his hometown, Rockton, ILLinois. History of Rockton, ILLinois p.134 Soldiers Buried in Rockton Cemetery General Elon John Farnsworth killed in battle July 3, 1863 p. 139 Knights of the Globe The order of the Knights of the Globe was organized March 8, 1893 and known as the General Elon J. Farnsworth Garrison No. 50. The original members were J. A. Darcus; Wm. V. Graves; G. M. Hopkins; L. B. Hopkins; T. R. Harper; W. C. Loomer; C. H. Osgood; C. E. Phelps; Nathan Sarver; C. J. Smith; A. A. Snyder; C. L. Sutherland; Charles Taylor; E. S. Waite, Jr., and H. A. Webber.

No, Elon John Farnsworth was born in Michigan and his family moved to IL (where he is buried) His home was in ILLinois. The restaurant is using him as the draw for their business. He is our relative and when my sister Nancy mentioned it to the Chef the entire kitchen and waiters made a fool of her in front of all the customers. She was mortified, so when she got home, I found them on the internet and sent them all the official papers and family history and the grave in Illinois (photo) and all cited sources - records, books, newspapers etc and really let them know they had made a fool of a real live relative who had all of Elon's history and I would spread the word and I have. That was never Elon's home nor his parents. He descends from Lieut David Farnsworth a founder of Fort 4, Charlestown NH 1740 during the French/Indian wars...a famous Indian fighter! Subj: RE: GETTYSBURG JULY 3 1863 ~Elon J.Farnsworth desc of Lieut David Fort 4 Date: 99-06-02 08:40:27 EDT From: svonhitrit@dscr.dla.mil (von Hitritz, Steve) To: Farns10th@aol.com Might also mention that Elon's house in Gettysburg is still standing and is in fact a bed and breakfast, and a wonderful restaurant, called "The Farnsworth House". My wife and I have eaten there several times in the off season. Steve - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------

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

GETTYSBURG July 1st to 3rd Official Correspondence of both Union & Confed's http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/OR/1863.html ============================================================ Below is Pleasonton's Official Reports of those crucial days..and concerns my Brig. Gen. Elon John Farnsworth and his uncle Gen.John Franklin Farnsworth and Custer who saw action many times with my Elon...who died that day age 26. The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry at Gettysburg Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton commanded the Cavalry Corps which included the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry. PAGE 913-43 N. C., VA., W. VA., MD., PA., ETC. [CHAP. XXXIX. [Series I. Vol. 27. Part I. Reports. Serial No. 43.] No. 336. Reports of Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, U. S. Army, commanding Cavalry Corps.* Hdqrs. Cavalry Corps, August 31, 1863. Amissville, Va., August 5, 1863. Gen.: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the Cavalry Corps in the late campaign, including the battle of Gettysburg, with accompanying reports of subordinate commanders: On June 28, the army being in the vicinity of Frederick City, Md., the Cavalry Corps was placed as follows: The First Division (Buford's) was posted near Middletown, covering the left, and watching the enemy in the direction of Hagerstown. The Second Division (Gregg's) was stationed at different points from Frederick City to Ridgeville, on the Baltimore turnpike, covering the right of the 58 R R--VOL XXVII, PT I PAGE 914-43 N. C., VA., W. VA., MD., PA., ETC. [CHAP. XXXIX. [Series I. Vol. 27. Part I. Reports. Serial No. 43.] army. The Third Division (Kilpatrick's) was at Frederick City, and was assigned to the corps on that day. Orders having been issued for the advance of the army toward Pennsylvania, on June 29, Buford's division moved as follows, to cover and protect the left flank of the line of march: The Reserve Brigade was detached under Brig.-Gen. Merritt, and moved to Mechanicstown and afterward to Emmitsburg. The First and Second Brigades passed through Boonsborough, Cavetown, and Monterey Springs, and encamped near Fairfield, within a short distance of a considerable force of the enemy's infantry. On June 30, these two brigades moved toward Gettysburg; met two regiments of rebel infantry, with some artillery, and after some skirmishing, not wishing to use artillery, they turned off, and reached Gettysburg in the afternoon, just in time to meet the enemy entering the town, and to drive him back before he secured a position. The enemy withdrew in the direction of Cashtown, leaving his pickets about 4 1/2 miles from Gettysburg. By daylight on July 1, Gen. Buford had obtained positive information of the enemy's position and movements, and made his dispositions to hold him in check until the First Corps, under Maj.- Gen. Reynolds, could arrive upon the field. Between 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning, the rebels advanced with superior numbers on Buford's position, but for more than two hours were gallantly checked in every attempt that was made, when the troops of the First and Eleventh Corps began to arrive and to relieve the cavalry from their perilous position. This division continued in the fight throughout the day, displaying great obstinacy in holding all their positions, and splendid courage and skill in their treatment of the rebels. On July 2, Buford's division held a position on our left at Gettysburg until relieved by the Third Corps, when it was directed to take post at Westminster, to assist in guarding the army trains at that point. On June 29, Gregg's division moved by the right flank of the army on Westminster, covering the country toward York and Carlisle by reconnaissances and patrols. Kilpatrick's division advanced from Frederick City, on June 29, direct to the front on Hanover by way of Littlestown. On the morning of the 30th, they were attacked by Stuart's cavalry in full force. After a gallant fight, the enemy was repulsed, losing one battle-flag, and retreated in the direction of Carlisle. <A HREF="http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/OR/gettysburg/5thva/5thva .html">Valley of the Shadow: 5th Va. Inf. Official </A> On July 1, they were pursued as far as Berlin, by the way of Abbottstown, a detachment under Lieut.-Col. Alexander, chief of staff, proceeding as far as Rosstown. Kilpatrick's division on July 2 moved toward Gettysburg from the direction of Heidlersburg, to prevent the enemy from concentrating his forces by that road, and to protect our right flank from being turned. Late in the afternoon, this division met the rebel cavalry near Hunterstown, and, after a spirited affair for two hours, the enemy was driven from his position. The division was then ordered to Two Taverns, which it reached at daylight. It being now apparent that the rebel army intended making a vigorous attack on the left of the position held by our army on the heights of Gettysburg, Gen. Kilpatrick was directed to move to the right of the enemy's line, connect with Merritt's brigade, ordered up from Emmitsburg, and attack the enemy in flank and rear, as CHAP. XXXIX.] THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN. PAGE 915-43 [Series I. Vol. 27. Part I. Reports. Serial No. 43.] well as prevent our own flank from being turned, Custer's brigade, of this division, remaining on our right flank, in connection with Gen. Gregg. Gen. Kilpatrick did valuable service with the First Brigade, under Gen. Farnsworth, in charging the enemy's infantry, and, with the assistance of Merritt's brigade and the good execution of their united batteries, caused him to detach largely from his main attack on the left of our line. It was in one of these brilliant engagements that the noble and gallant Farnsworth fell, heroically leading a charge of his brigade against the rebel infantry. Gifted in a high degree with a quick perception and a correct judgment, and remarkable for his daring and coolness, his comprehensive grasp of the situation on the field of battle and the rapidity of his actions had already distinguished Gen. Farnsworth among his comrades in arms. In his death was closed a career that must have won the highest honors of his profession. On June 30, immediately after the fight of Kilpatrick at Hanover, the enemy hastily withdrew his forces from York and Carlisle and began to concentrate on Gettysburg. As soon as this was known, Gregg's division was directed to leave one brigade (Huey's) to cover the depot at Westminster, and move with the other two brigades toward Gettysburg, to take up a position on the right of our line of battle, and prevent the enemy from turning the flank and gaining the rear. This position was established about noon of July 2, and was at the intersection of the Gettysburg and Hanover turnpike with the road which ran in rear of our line of battle. The enemy attacked this point late in the evening with two regiments deployed, but were compelled to retire. On July 3, Custer's brigade, of Kilpatrick's division, having occupied the position of Gregg's division of the day before, the latter was posted three-quarters of a mile nearer the Baltimore and Gettysburg turnpike. About noon the enemy threw a heavy force of cavalry against this position, with the intention of gaining our rear. This attack was met and handsomely defeated by Gen. Gregg, who reports several fine charges made by the First Michigan Cavalry, of Custer's brigade, and the First New Jersey and Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, of his own division. The enemy withdrew from his position with heavy loss, and evacuated his lines that night. Custer's brigade then proceeded to join its division on our left. The grand attack of Gen. Lee's army on July 3, on the left of our line at Gettysburg, having been successfully repulsed and defeated, orders were given for the cavalry to gain his rear and line of communication, and harass and annoy him as much as possible in his retreat. I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. PLEASONTON, Maj.-Gen., Comdg. Brig. Gen. S. Williams, Assistant Adjutant-Gen., Army of the Potomac. CHAP. XXXIX.] THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN. PAGE 919-43 [Series I. Vol. 27. Part I. Reports. Serial No. 43.] End, Official Report Univ. of VA ============================================================ Now from the Farnsworth Monograph by Claudius B. Farnsworth on that battle: Subject: FARNSWORTH, Elon John Source: Matthias Farnsworth and His Descendants in America A Monograph by Claudius Buchanan Farnsworth pub. privately Pawtucket, R. I. 1891 p.96 Letter from General Pleasanton to General John Franklin Farnsworth written a few days after the death of his nephew, Brevet Brig. Gen. Elon John Farnsworth, at Gettysburg (PA) July 3, 1863: To General J. F. Farnsworth "My Dear General: In looking over my Gettysburg report, it has occurred to me that you should know what I said and what I thought of your late nephew nephew; and as it will not probably see daylight for a long time, I send you the following quotation from that report: 'It was in one of these brilliant engagements that the gallant Farnsworth fell heroically leading a charge of his brigade against the rebel infantry. Gifted in a high degree with a quick perception and a correct judgement, remarkable for his daring and coolness, his comprehensive grasp of the situation on the field of battle and the rapidity of his actions, had already distinguished General Farnsworth among his comrades in arms. In his death was closed a career that must have won the highest honors of his profession.' These are not empty words. He realized more than they expressed. Nature made him a general, and he was just entering the proper field for an exhibition of his high qualities when he was killed. Of our personal relations I will not speak; there are certain things too sacred to be written of those we love. Yours as ever, Pleansanton. ____________________________________________________________________ Elon John Farnsworth's death p.93 General (Elon John) Farnsworth soon rode to the head of the Third Battalion consisting of about 200 troopers, the remnant of the First Vermont, and ordered the charge. With drawn sabres, they rode through the Confederate skirmish line, into the fields beyond, over the fences and made as bold a dash for Lee's army as if they had been supported by the entire Union forces. While the First Battalion, in advance, was extricating itself from the Fourth Alabama, whose volley it received within a few paces, and which was the first intimation of the presence of the Confederates at that point, General Farnsworth, with the Third Battalion, circled to the right towards the enemy's line of battle, riding in as grand form as if on dress parage. Skirting a low hill to the rear of Law's* Confed- erate brigade, this few score of Vermont cavalrymen led by General Farnsworth literally entered into the "jaws of death." Charging along a stone wall between the hill and Law's brigade, over rocks and through timber, they were exposed to the close enfilading fire of several Con- federate regiments on the right and of the Fourth Alabama on the left. They emerged from this slaughter pen only to receive the close *footnote p.93 General Law of the Confederate army tells the story of this charge, from his point of view, in the Century Magazine for December, 1886. p.94 fire of a battery and here the remant of the devoted band broke into three parties. General Farnsworth still unscathed, rode some distance further until his horse fell under him. A trooper dismounted, (and) Farnsworth sprang into the saddle, wheeled and, followed by a few troopers - Confederate reports say there were not more than ten with him when he fell - at full gallop charged back again into that terrible storm of death-dealing missiles. Again he charged along that stone wall. Incredible as it seems, General Farnsworth with Captain Cushman and about ten of the Vermont troopers, apparently impervious to the storm of bullets, on the return charge penetrated in safety very nearly to the point where they first entered between the hill and the stone wall in the rear of the Confederate column. A few more strides in that mad gallop and the remaining heroes of this charge would have been out of reach of rebel bullets, and the intrepid commander would have lived to attain greater rand and distinction but for one last act - the culmination of courageous consecration. On the extreme right of the enemy's line of battle was the Fifteenth Alabama. Dashing along the stone wall in their rear, General Farns- worth saw approaching, a samll detachment of the First Battalion of his brigade, from which he had long been separated. Raising his saber as a signal to follow, he cleared the stone wall and charged the Fifteenth Alabama with the sublime indifference of a commander with victorious thousands at his back. Here he fell, and his riderless horse tore through the enemy's lines. He fell with sabre raised as if still threatening the foe he could no longer face and with five mortal wounds in his body. Thus perished one of the finest specimens of the volunteer soldier that the civil war produced. p.96 General Elon John Farnsworth (aged 26 years at his death on Juy 3, 1863) was never married and so left no children; but his kinsmen owe a duty to their country as well as to him, to perpetuate his memory. Future ages are not likely to see any one more devoted to duty or more faithful in its execution. ___________________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth March 17, 1999.

Source: History of Fort 4, Charlestown, NH by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson 1876 p.562 footnote** Fort Massachusetts was situated in the town of Adams in the western part of the State of Massachusetts. It was located on the north side of Saddle Mountain and remains of it were still to be seen 1876. >From 1746 to 1756 it was deemed a very important post for the defense of the frontier, in that section. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The letter below shows that in 1750 he removed his family from Fort 4 back to Rutland, MA because he had volunteered for the Expedition to Louisburg, Canada. Letter from Capt. Phineas Stevens of Fort 4 to the Hon. Spencer Phipps, Lieut Gov. of the Province (Massachusetts) June 12, 1750 (An application for a "memorial" [reimbursement]) "That upon his enlisting himself a volunteer in his Majesty's service for the intended expedition against Canada*, he removed his family; his wife and six children to Rutland from Number Four, expecting himself soon to set out for Canada on said expedition and that upon the delay of that expedition he was, by direction from His Excellency the Captain General, ordered to the frontiers of the Province and was constantly employed on the frontiers, either in guarding stores to Fort Massachusetts** or Number Four, or in keeping the fort at No. 4 till the said expedition was laid aside and the Canada forces dismissed; in which time he defended the said Fort Number Four from a vigorous attack of the enemy; and his other services in that term he humbly hopes were acceptable to the Province where he was at very great expense in the supporting of his family, at a distance from his station; and as his expenses so he humbly conceives his constant labors and services for the province in that term distinguish his case from that of most if not any of the officers who enlisted for the Canada service he there prays your honor- able consideration of the premises and that your honor would grant that he may be allowed the common allowance for a soldier for subsistence during the said term and your memorialist as in duby bound will ever pray. Signed Phineas Stevens *Louisburg P.556 Capt. Phineas whose name is inseparably associated with the early history of Charlestown NH was descended from Colonel Thomas Stevens of Devonshire, in England, who in the latter part of the reign of Charles I or during the Protectorate, removed to London. Very little is known of this ancestor, but it may be inferred from his title that he was a man of some distinction as he lived in times when such offices were not easily attainable except through personal merit, or the influence of considerable wealth. He had four sons, from Cyprian the youngest of whom is traced the descent of the subject of this memoir. The date of emigration of Cyprian Stevens to this country has not been ascertained. But, we find that January 22, 1671 he was married to Mary Willard, daughter of Major Simon Willard and his 3rd wife, Mary Dunster. On arriving in this country his first residence was at Chelsea, MA but at the time of his marriage he was at Lancaster, MA; at which place afterwards he became a man of considerable consequence. He survived his wife (Mary Willard) and married a 2nd time. Cyprian Stevens and his wife Mary (Willard) Stevens had four children of whom Joseph Stevens m. Prudence Rice dau of John Rice - they settled at Sudbury, MA In this place he resided several years when he removed to Framingham. He was of Lancaster, MA from 1716 to 1719 where he had two children, Joseph Stevens and Isaac Stevens. The next year he prob. removed to Rutland where after its incorpora- tion he became one of its most prominent citizens being honored by his townsmen with various important offices and with a deaconship in the church. He had children born at Sudbury, Framingham and Rutland, eleven in all. Phineas Stevens was born in Sudbury February 20, 1706. p.557 August 14, 1723 Phineas Stevens and three of his youngest brothers were proceeding to the meadow where their father was making hay - they were suprised by five Indians who immediately slew Samuel and Joseph and took Phineas who was the eldest among them and Isaac who was the youngest, prisoners. Isaac was but a child only four years old and the savages thinking that he might be a hindrance in case they were pursued manifested their intent to kill him. Phineas convinced the Indians he would carry Isaac on his back and Isaac was accordingly spared. It was on this journey to Canada and by his observations of Indian habits and their character during his captivity that Phineas Stevens gained that knowledge of their peculiar mode of strategy and warfare which at a later period of life rendered Phineas Stevens the most formidable adversary they would encounter. The afflicted father Cyprian Stevens followed his children to Canada and succeeded in obtaining their redemption the following year. Phineas Stevens m. 1734 his cousin, Elizabeth Stevens of Petersham, MA and lived at Rutland which he considered his home until he became one of the first settlers of Fort No. 4 now Charlestown, NH (not earlier than the spring of 1745). In the summer of 1746 he moved them back to Rutland where they remained before returning in 1748. In 1755 he removed them to Deerfield, MA where they were at the time of his death. Seven of his children were born at Rutland, two at Charlestown and one at Deerfield. Though not among the very earliest settlers of Fort 4, he was an early settler. His name appears on the Proprietor's Records for the lst time Sept. 13, 1743 as a petitioner for a proprietor's meeting. On the 4th of Oct. 1744 Messrs John Spafford, Phineas Stevens, Isaac Parker, Jr., Obadiah Sartwell and Moses Willard were appointed to a committee to provide and contact a learned preacher to preach the gospel to the township. However high his standing as a citizen, his character as a military man must be chiefly considered. It was in this that his genius was most fully developed and in which he achieved his highest reputation. p.568 Children of Capt. Phineas Stevens and his wife, Elizabeth (Stevens) Stevens: 1. Samuel Stevens b. July 4, 1735 at Rutland, MA, m. Talitha Bingham of Lempster on Dec 31, 1777. He was a ranger in Major Robert Rogers' Rangers. 2. Willard Stevens twin of Samuel b. July 4, 1735 m. Olive Willard on Aug 11, 1773 3. Simon Stevens b. at Rutland, MA Sept 3, 1737 He was a captain of a company of Rangers apptd by Lord Amherst. 4. Enos Stevens b. Oct 2, 1739 at Rutland, MA m. 1791 Sophia Grout dau of Elijah and Mary (Willard) Grout b. at Lunenburg, MA Feb 6, 1765 5. Mary Stevens b. Mar 28, 1742 at Rutland, MA m. Elijah King who became the Jail Keeper at Charlestown in 1773. 6. Phineas Stevens Jr. b. at Rutland July 31, 1744 Was a physician who practiced medicine at Barnet, VT 7. Catherine Stevens b. 1747 at Rutland, MAm. (1) David Stone and resided at Windsor, VT She m. (2) Capt. Jonathan Willard, an officer in the Revolution. 8. Prudence Stevens b. 1750 in the house of Capt. Stevens at Fort No. 4 m. the Hon. John Hubbard of Charlestown, NH. 9. Solomon Stevens b. at Fort 4 Sep 9, 1753 settled at Barnet, VT 10. Dorothy Stevens b. 1755 at Deerfield, MA d. at Charlestown, NH 1758 ____________________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

WALKER, SETH Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson 1876 p.582 Seth Walker, the earliest of that name at Charlestown, was the son of Joseph Walker, at first of Billerica, MA. Seth Walker was born at Groton, MA abt 1692 and he m. abt 1715 Eleanor Chandler b. abt 1695. Seth Walker was one of the proprietors under the New Hampshire charter. He was at No. 4 as early as 1750. His name is on a committee of the town in 1754 for strengthening and fitting up the great chamber. It is also found on the roll of Capt. Phineas Stevens'company enlisted in 1750. He d. July 7, 1772 at the age of 80 Eleanor his wife died Nov 6, 1769 aged 74. Both died in Charlestown and have stones erected to their memory in the village cemetery. Their children: 1. Abel Walker b. Apr 20, 1734 at Groton, MA m. abt 1764 Elizabeth (Parker) Graves, dau of Isaac Parker Jr. and his wife Mary Parker of Fort 4. Elizabeth was the widow of Phineas Graves. She was b. at Groton Feb 3, 1744. (see p. 501 7th child of Isaac Parker Jr. and lst wife, Mary Parker) Their children p.591. 1. Eunice Walker b. 1767 d. 1773 2. Sarah Walker b. 1769 d. 1788 3. Phineas Walker b. 1771 d. 1772 4. Phyle Walker b. 1773 m. Aaron Dean 1790 5. Phineas Walker 2nd b 1774 d.1777 6. Abel Walker b. 1776 d. 1777 7. Elizabeth Walker b.1778 m. 1797 Thomas Melville 8. Pineas Walker 3rd b. 1780 drowned in CT. River 1792 9. Abel Walker 2nd b. 1783 m. 1813 Sally Doolittle dau of John & Lucy Doolittle 10. Eleuthera Walker m. John Willard Jr. 2. Sybil Walker b. at Groton, MA Mar 23, 1735/6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p.586 In the Spring of 1777 there was an alarm that Ticonder- oga was in danger and once more Capt. Abel Walker hast- ened to its defense. He was now commander of Company No.1 Col. Benjamin Bellows' Regiment, a roll call of which tho' not given in the military history of New Hamp shire, Rev. Saunderson gives as follows: Abel Walker, Captain Bradford Spafford, Lieut. John Beckwith, Ensign Seth Walker Jr. Sergeant Joseph Hobart Sergeant Lazedell Silsby Sergeant John Sprague, Sergeant Joseph Lear, Corporal Julius Silsby, Corporal Nathaniel Powers, Corporal Oliver Cook, Corporal Eliab Gleason, Fifer. Privates Levi Simonds John Cross Ebenezer Terry Timothy Putnam Benjamin Powers Whitcomb Powers Amasa Grout Eleazer Heywood Thomas Putnam Eli Smith Eliphas Silsby Timothy Cross Reuben Bingham Joseph Wood Samuel Atkins Thomas Nott Ephraim French William Osgood Comfort Towner Samuel Gunnison Moses Spafford John Atkins John Hart Asa Walker Josiah Reed Lemuel Royce Richard Holden Joseph Spencer Oliver Hastings Christopher Ayres Samuel Lewis Joseph Powers Joseph Clark Samuel Remington Oliver Farnsworth Daniel Elmore Thomas Rose Nathaniel Walker Roswell Stevens Samuel Carey. Here is another child not mentioned in the Hist. of Fort 4. Name: Walker, Sarah Source: Farnsworth Memorial p.45 Sarah Walker dau of Seth Walker and his wife, Eleanor (Chandler) Walker. Sarah Walker m. 1762 Ebenezer Farns- worth b. 1726 at Groton, MA son of Josiah Farnsworth and wife, Mary Pierce of Groton, MA. Ebenezer d. 1794 He settled at Fort 4, Charlestown, NH and in the year 1750 was taken prisoner by the Indians together with Capt. James Johnson, wife, Susanna Johnson, Mirriam Willard and Peter Labaree. (see also Memoirs of Captiv- ity by Susanna Johnson) p.46 Seth Walker, Jr. m. 1764 Jemima Farnsworth, sister of Ebenezer Farnsworth (above). Jemima was his 2nd wife. He b. Apr 16, 1717 at Groton, MA and had married (1) 1742 Abigail Holden, dau of Nathaniel Holden and his wife, Abigail (Stone) Holden (see Sarah Farnsworth/ Deacon Simon Stone - Groton p. 354 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fort 4 History doesnt say and neither does the Farnsworth Memorial but it appears Seth Walker Jr. was the son of Seth Walker b. 1692 and wife. Eleanor Chand- ler. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p.591 (see also p. 356 Farnsworth Memorial) Seth Walker, Jr b. 1717 m. (1) 1741/2 Abigail Holden dau of Nathaniel Holden and his wife, Abigail Stone of Groton, MA (see p.354 Farnsworth Memorial). Abigail Stone mother of Abigail Holden was the dau of Sarah Farnsworth and Deacon Simon Stone of Groton MA.) He m. (2) 1764, Jemima Farnsworth. Children of Seth Walker Jr. and his lst wife Abigail Holden of Groton, MA 1. Nathaniel Walker b. 1742 d. 1753 2. Sybil Walker b. 1745 3. Seth Walker b. 1747 m. ____drowned in 1804 4. Abigail Walker b. 1750 m. Eliab Gleason of Charlestown, NH She d. 1788 5. Asa Walker b. 1753 at Shirley, MA and settled at that part of Charlestown that later became Langdon NH and m. (1) Sally ___who d. 1793 and he m. (2) 1794 Sarah Peery of Langdon, NH 6. Isaac Walker b. 1756 at Shirley, MA was at Ticonderoga 1776 in Capt. Abel Walker's Co. Also in the service at R.I. d. unm having been killed at the raising of a bridge 1785 at Bellow's Falls. 7. Nathaniel Walker 2nd b. 1756 twin to Isaac was with his brothers Seth and Asa at Ticonder oga. 8. Jabez Walker b. 1758 at Shirley, MA m. Oct 1790 Anna Watkins of Charlestown, NH By his 2nd wife, Jemima Farnsworth Seth Walker Jr. had: 9. Mary Walker b. 1766 at Charlestown 10. Jemima Walker b. 1768 at Charlestown 11. Emma Walker b. 1770 at Charlestown m. Peter Evens b. 1773. Res: Rockingham, VT until 1817 then moved to Charlestown. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

Subject: The Captivity of Joseph Willard and his family, by Indians June 7, 1760 Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson p.88 June 1760 Colonel Goffe had his headquarters at Charlestown, NH. His regiment was employ- ed in clearing the road between Charlestown and the mountains. The trails of the Indians were occasionally seen in the adjacent woods but they were too few to make, under the circumstances, any general attack. Before this regiment had reached Charlestown they (Indians) had made an incursion and carried off Mr. Joseph Willard, his wife and five children. They were taken at their homestead on the edge of the Great meadow, a short distance from the the later residence of Peter A. Evans. It was June 7, 1760. Considering that Samuel Willard, the youngest, who was an infant, somewhat burdensome to them, the Indians took him aside, the next day (June 8) and beat out his brains against a tree. The family were taken to Canada, their journey through the wilderness occupying fourteen days. They remained in captivity till 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 on articles of peace and acknowledged themselves subjects of the crown of England. Notwithstanding, the war still continued in Europe, and a few provincial troops were raised in 1761-62. New England was still exempted from further hostilities - and, on the tenth of February 1763, a general peace was signed at Paris, and soon after ratified by the belligerent powers of Europe by which Canada and all the other northern French settlements passed quietly under the jurisdiction of the British Crown. p.627 Joseph Willard was the son of Rev. Joseph Willard and his wife, Susanna (Lynde) Willard. He was born 3 mos posthumously after the Indians killed his father in 1723 at Rutland at which time Joseph Stevens two sons, Phineas and Isaac Stevens were taken prisoners and two sons killed. This on August 14, 1723. Rev. Willard returned the fire and wounded one of the Indians, mortally it is said. Another Indian closed in with Mr. Willard who would have been more than a match for him, had not the other three (Indians) come to his assistance and it was some time before they killed him. His scalp was carried to Quebec. The widow of Rev. Joseph Willard married sometime after the death of her husband, to Rev. Andrew Gardner into whose family her children William Willard and Joseph Willard were received and brought up. Joseph Willard b. 1623 m. Huldah Willard dau of Lieut Moses Willard and his wife Susanna (Hastings) Willard and settled at Charlestown (Fort 4). Their children were: 1. Francis Willoughby Willard b. July 14, 1751 m. Deborah Blood in 1772. 2. Susanna Willard b. Feb 5, 1753 died the 16th of the same month. 3. William Willard b. Mar 13, 1754 d. Apr 1, 1825 aged 71; m. Elizabeth Shepley of Groton, MA b. June 5, 1759. d. Sept. 25, 1851. 4. Susanna Willard b. Apr 15, 1756 5. James Willard b. Mar 8, 1758 d. Sept. 29, 1760 6 Samuel Willard b. Apr 16, 1760 killed by Indians June 8, 1760 (see p. 88) 7. Joseph Willard b. Nov 22, 1763 m. the widow, Mrs. Pierce and had 6 children and lived and died in Langdon. 8. Samuel Willard b. Nov. 28 1763 (says town records) was prob. twin to Joseph, an error made in recording dates. He m. Abigail ___ who had two children and died. 1. Samuel Willard, Jr. b. Jan 15, 1784 and 2. Jotham Willard b. 1785 Samuel m. (2) Joanna Putnam b. 1763 Joseph Willard the progenitor of the above families with his wife and children were taken by the Indians June 7, 1760 and carried to Canada (see p. 88) 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 their 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 after the surrender of Montreal. Mr. Willard died in Charlestown after a brief illness in 1799 and was buried on the 12th of September of that year. Joseph Willard was under Colonel Josiah Willard at Fort Dummer from Feb. 12 to July 1st 1748. He was also a member of Capt. Phineas Steven's Company in No. 4 in 1750 ___________________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

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Subj: WILLARD AND WETHERBE OF MA AND NH The wife of Ephraim Wetherbe was the dau of the wife of Henry Willard son of Major Simon Willard. Source: History of Charlestown, NH by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson p.609 Capt. Ephraim Wetherbe m. Joanna Bellows dau of Benjamin Bellows and Mrs. Dorcas (Cutler) Willard who was the widow of Henry Willard the 4th son of Major Simon Willard. She had been the 2nd wife of Henry Willard and they had six or seven children, two of whom were men of mark, namely Colonel Samuel Willard of Lancaster, MA who commanded a regiment to Louisburg, and Colonel Josiah Willard, a leader in the settlement of Lunenburg, MA and Winchester, NH. See report on their children end of Willard genealogy (below) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maj. Simon and Mary (Sharpe) Willard Simon WILLARD, bp. Apr. 7, 1605, Horsmonden, Kent, England; d. Apr. 24, 1676, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. Probably son of Richard Willard and Margery Humphrey Simon Willard arrived in MA in1634. Lived at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA 1634 Concord MA 1635, Lancaster MA 1660, and Groton MA 1672, and Salem MA 1676. Major Simon Willard had three wives: 1st was Mary Sharp, 2nd was Elizabeth Dunster, sister of Pres. Dunster of Harvard College. 3rd was Mary Dunster prob. sister to Elizabeth Dunster but some say cousin or neice. He had seventeen children by his 1st and 3rd wives. Henry Willard his 4th son from whom the Willards of Charlestown NH are de- scended was born at Concord, MA June 4, 1655. He m. Mary Laken of Groton, MA on July 18, 1674 and settled at Lancaster, MA The 2nd son of this marriage was Simon Willard who married Mary Whitcomb and became the father of Lieut. Moses Willard and the grandfather of Mrs. Susanna Johnson. He died and his widow m. (2) Samuel Farnsworth of Groton, MA and their 3 sons, Samuel Jr., Lieut. David Farnsworth and Stephen Farnsworth founded Charlestown, (Fort 4) in 1740. Henry Willard's wife, Mary Laken died in 1688 and he m. (2) abt 1689, Dorcas Cutler who survived him and m. (2) Benjamin Bellows of Lancaster, MA Henry by Mary Laken and Dorcas Cutler had these children: 1. Henry Willard b. Oct. 8. 1678 2. Simon Willard m. Mary Whitcomb Res: Lancaster, MA He d. and she m. (2) Samuel Farnsworth His children by Mary Whitcomb were: 1. Aaron Willard b. at Lancaster 1701 m. 1724 Mary Wright dau of Capt.Samuel and Mary (Stevens) Wright of Sudbury and Rutland MA 2. Lieut Moses Willard b. at Lancaster, MA abt 1702/3 m. at Groton MA Sept 28, 1727 Susanna Hastings of Watertown, MA whose sisters Hannah Hastings and Eunice Hastings m. David Farns- worth and his brother Stephen Farnsworth founders of Fort 4. They lived 1st at Turkey Hills later Lunenburg, MA 1. Jemima Willard b. 1728 m. Sylvanus Hastings son of Dr. John Hastings. 2. Susanna Willard b. 1729/30 m. Capt. James Johnson 3. Hulda Willard b. 1732 m. Joseph Willard 4. James Nutting Willard b. 1734 m. Abigail Wetherbe dau of Capt. Ephraim and Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe 1. James Willard b. 1762 d. 1762 2. James Willard 2nd b. 1763 3. Edward Willard b. 1765 4. Betsy Willard b. 1767 5. Abigail Willard b. 1770 6. John Small Willard b. 1772 7. Joanna Willard 8. Susanna Willard 9. Thales Willard When James Nutting Willard died his widow m. (2) Capt. Isaac Farwell and then (3) J. B. Olive 5. Moses Willard Jr. b. at Groton, MA 1738 m. Lydia Farwell dau of Josiah & Lydia Farwell 6. Miriam Willard b. 1740 m. Rev. Phineas Whitney of Shirley MA 7. Aaron Willard m. Mary Smead 8. Capt. John Willard b. 1753 m. Eunice Clapp dau of Preserved Clapp of Amherst, MA and wife Eunice Atherton 3. Eunice Willard b. at Lancaster m. Joseph Doby, Jr. of Stow, MA 4. Alice Willard b. at Lancaster m. Capt. Jonathan Whitney of Lan- caster, MA 5. Miriam Willard a posthumous child was b. at Sudbury and m. Joseph Maynard of Sudbury Jan 29, 1723. 3. Mary Willard 4. John Willard 5. Hezekiah Willard 6. Joseph Willard 7. Samuel Willard 8. James Willard 9. Josiah Willard, Colonel and commander of Fort Dummer and one of the grantees and 1st settlers of Winchester. 10. Jonathan Willard 11. Sarah Willard 12. Abigail Willard 13. Susanna Willard 14. Tabitha Willard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ephraim Wetherbe and his wife, Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe was b. 1707. Their children were: 1. Rachel Wetherbe m. Deacon Thomas Putnam 2. Jonathan Wetherbe a proprietor of Charlestown under the New-Hampshire Charter. 3. Abigail Wetherbe m. (1) James Nutting Willard son of Moses & Susanna Willard. She m. (2) Capt. Isaac Farwell and m. (3) J. B. Olive. 4. Susanna Wetherbe m. Thomas Little and resided at Peterboro NH and also Lunenburg, MA (six children) 5. Joanna Wetherbe became the 2nd wife of Col. Wm. Heywood of Charlestown 6. Capt. Samuel Willard 7. Abijah Willard one of the grantees under the NH Charter. Capt. Ephraim Wetherbe was one of the original proprietors of No. 4 under the MA grant and settled in the place very early. His house at the time of the building of the fort was purchased as one of the Province Houses as the houses within the enclosure of the fort were then called. The price paid for it was f35. This was in 1743. He was commissioned a Lieutenant under the Province of MA as early as 1737. From the manner in which his name occurs in the records, he was evidently a person who was greatly respected. Only two others of the proprietors under the MA grant settled in No. 4. They were Stephen Farnsworth and Capt. Phineas Stevens. Many of the descendants of his eldest daughter, Rachel who married Deacon Thomas Putnam, still are found in Charlestown and a few of the descendants of his son Capt. Samuel Wetherbe (see profile beginning p. 611) _________________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

Source: History of Charlestown, NH by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson 1876 Chapter 2 p.15 The anticipated war between England and France begins. To appreciate the situation of the settlers of Fort 4, it is necessary to have some knowledge of the progress which the country had made at that time. Beginning then, at Boston (MA) at that time the principal place in New England, we must not imagine it as containing its tens of thousands of inhabitants, but a taxable population of about eighteen hundred; for this, according to Holmes, was the number it contained in 1742. The same writer puts down the number of its dwelling houses as seven hundred and nineteen. From this we shall immediately perceive that it is not the Boston of our present ideas. In about the same year, the taxable persons in the county of Worcester were about three thousand two hundred. The settlement most easily reached was at Northfield, MA which was on the Connecticut River, about forty-five miles below; for though there were a few inhabitants at Upper Ashuelot, (now Keene) and Lower Ashuelot (now Swanzey) there was no other way, at the time, of reaching them except by way of Fort Dummer. The nearest settlements within the present limits of New Hampshire with the exception of those alread mentioned were on the Merrimac and its branches. These were Penacook (now Condord), Suncook (now Pembroke) Contoocook (now Boscawen) New Hopkinton (now Hopkinton) Souhegan East (now Merrimac) Souhegan West (now Amherst). Hollis was also settled under the name of Nissitissit, or the West Parish of Dunstable. West of the Connecticut, there were no settlements in the territory, now included in the State of Vermont, with the exception of Fort Dummer; and on the north, there were none this side of the borders of Canada. No. 4, was, therefore, the most advanced frontier settlement, environed by deep forests on every side and the most exposed to the enemy in case of a French or Indian war, which, owing to the disturbed relations of France and England, was at any time probable. Indeed, it was the apprehension of such a war that had long been the means of restraining emigration and preventing the progress of settle- ments on the Connecticut River, the lands on which were reputed to be exceed- ingly desireable. But the time at length arrived, when circumstances combined to create sufficient motives to induce their occupation, notwithstanding disastrous results which had attended nearly all previous settlements on the river. The township of No. 4 was grante originally by Massachusetts but that, sub- sequently, by the decision of the King George 2nd - it was found to lie within the boundaries of New Hampshire and that on learning this, the proprietors had petitioned the King to have this township set back again under the jurisdiciton of Massachusetts. This was in September 1740 and before the next meeting, held September 1, 1742, most of the proprietors had disposed of their interests in the township probably owing to the doubtful character of their titles. Only three of the original proprietors became settlers. These were Captain Phineas Stevens, Lieutenant Ephraim Wetherbe and Stephen Farnsworth. A few others held their titles for awhile but eventually disposed of them. The settlement of Fort 4 was very slow, as in 1744 there were not more than nine or ten families. The first settlement of No. 4 was made by three brothers, Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth in 1740. They were natives of Groton, MA. But at the time of their removal to No. 4, they resided at Lunenburg, MA (Turkey Hills). They were soon followed by Isaac Parker and sons, and Obadiah Sartwell (Sawtell) from Groton, MA and John Hastingsof Hatfield, MA and Moses Willard of Lunenburg and Phineas Stevens of Rutland. MA. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------- Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

Surname: WHIPPLE Source: Hist.of Charlestown,NH by Rev. H.H.Saunderson. p.6l4 Moses Whipple was desc. 5th gen. from Matthew Whipple of Ipswich, Ma. 1635. Moses Whipple b. l733 at Grafton, MA m. Catherine Forbush, settled at Croydon NH l766 then to Fort 4, Charlestown, NH l809 d. l8l4 age 83. Moses Whipple one of lst settlers in Croydon. He was a patriot in the Revolution and led a company to Ticonder- oga June l777 just before its surrender to the British. He was a Captain of a company in Col Chase's Regiment which aided in the surrender of Burgoyne. On the reorg- anization of the militia at the close of the war he was apptd Colonel in the l5th Regiment. Colonel Moses Whipple and wife had l4 children, of whom only Thomas Whipple settled at Charlestown, NH. He m. Thankful Powers. Their children were: 1. Polly Whipple m. Rufus Durkee Res: Croydon Their children: Ruel Durkee; Paine Durkee; and Lovina Durkee who m. John B. Stowell, Esq. 2. Hannah Whipple m. Zelotes Putnam Res: Claremont. d. l8l9 leaving two dau's: l. Clarissa Putnam d. young 2. Hannah Putnam m. Jabez Perkins Res: Unity l. Clara Perkins and 2. Chester Perkins 3. Daniel Whipple m. Hannah Kinsley in l808 and d. Jan 7, l856 age 7l. His widow who was b. at Sharon, MA removed there, with their son, Edwin Whipple She was 9l and living in l876. l. Thomas Whipple b. l8l0 m. l836 Roxana Wilbur Gilmore dau of Lewis and Emily (Campbell) Gilmore. She b. June 20, l8l4. Thomas Whipple was b. at Charlestown, NH and never lived elsewhere. He was a teacher in common schools before and after his marriage. He was also a surveyor. He was Post Master of No. Charlestown and Justice of the Peace for 35 yrs. He was Superintendant of Schools for l3 yrs. He d. Mar l, l870 of congestion of the brain. 1. Juliette Whipple b. Nov 26, l836 m. l860 Lew- is Farnum. l. Helen Whipple Farnum 2. Jennie Matilda Farnum 2. Catherine Whipple b. Feb. 24, l840 m. l865 Edward P. Frost son of Horace and Matilda (Locke) Frost. Three children: Alice Frost; Bertha Frost and Mabel Frost. Mr. Frost was Principal of the High School at Peoria, ILL. 3. Susan Whipple b. Aug 20, l842 m. Merritt F. Colby of Meriden, NH 1. Mary Colby 2. Ellen F. Colby 3. ___ 4. Helen Colby b. l848 m. l872 Henry Jenney son of E.O. Jenney and wife Mary (Pike) Jenney. child: Mary Alice Jenney b. l873. 2 . Mary Whipple b. June 25, l8l2 m. (1) Willard Harlow l. Edward Whipple Harlow Mary Whipple m. (2) Isaac Davis and removed to Springfield Vt. 3. Julia Ann Whipple b. l8l4 d. l837. 4. Catherine Whipple b. Jan l8l6 d. l837 5. Edwin Whipple b. l8l7 m. l868 Martha Hubbard dau of Josiah and Peggy (Allen) Hubbard. She b. l8l9 (no children) 6. Lucia Whipple b. l824 m. James R. Walker of Springfield, Vt. l. Arthur D. Walker; 2. Julia Walker; 3. Anna Walker and 4. Ada Walker. Other children of Thomas Whipple and his wife, Thankful Powers: 3. Chloe Whipple m. Hall Hasseltine Res: Charlestown the other places. She d. in Canada abt l866 4. Artemus Whipple m. Nabby Ballou Res: Charlestown then elsewhere. 5. Obed Whipple m. Charlotte Clement Res: Pomfret, Vt. Children: Obed Whipple Jr; Clement Whipple and Matilda 6. Annes Whipple b. l800 m. Jonathan Hubbard son of David and Abigail (Labaree) Hubbard. She d. l858. Children: Henry L. Hubbard George Hubbard; David Hubbard. p.6l6 Matthew Whipple son of Edward Whipple and Milla (Walker) Whipple b. Oct 23, l803 m. l840 Diantha Lane dau. of Justus and Huldah (Vessey) Lane. b. l8l4. 1. Merial Amelia Whipple b. l843 2. Homer Whipple b. l845 3. Charles E. Whipple b. l848 4. Huldah A. Whipple b. l850 5. George E. Whipple b. l85l 6. Mervin Justus Whipple b. l857 7. Mary Francis Whipple b. l860. p.6l6 Benjamin Whipple also son of Edward Whipple and Milla (Walker) Whipple b. Dec. ll, l804 m. (1) l832 Lucretia Green dau of Thomas and Rhoda Green of Springfield, Vt. She b. l806. He m. (2) l866 the widow, Mrs. Sarah G. Whitney sister of his first wife, Lucretia Green. She b. l80l. He was a Rep. of Charlestown in l862 and l863 and a Selectman in l863 and l864. County Treasurer from l866 to l869 and Tax Collector from l860 to l874. He was a Director of the Connecticut River National Bank. ___________________________________________________________________ Surname: WHIPPLE Source: Farnsworth Memorial p.32 Matthias Farnsworth Jr. b. l649 m. l68l Sarah Nutting dau of John and Sarah Nutting. He d. and she m. (2) John Stone son of Simon Stone 2d and his wife, Mary (WHIPPLE) Stone. p.32 Sarah Farnsworth (sister of Matthias Jr.) m. Simon Stone son of Simon Stone 2d and his wife, Mary (WHIPPLE) Stone of Watertown, MA. p.66 Reuben Farnsworth b. l802 son of Josiah Farnsworth and wife, Judith (Lynde) Farnsworth of Westford, Vt. Reuben m. Eunice Earle dau of Calvin Earle and his wife, Eunice (WHIPPLE) Earle. p. 2l0 Benjamin Farnsworth Line Simon Bruce b. l760 son of Joseph Bruce of Mendon, MA a Scotchman and his wife Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Bruce of Groton, MA. Simon Bruce m. Jan l5, l787 Sarah WHIPPLE b. Sep. 3, l765 dau. of James Whipple and his wife, Elizabeth (Hall) Whipple of Groton. She d. l8l7 He d. l796 Res: Grafton. (3 children) p.354 Sarah Farnsworth b. l664 at Groton, MA dau of Matthias Farnsworth Sr. and his wife, Mary (Farr) Farnsworth (orig. proprietors of Groton) Sarah Farnsworth m. l684/5 Simon Stone of Watertown b. l656 son of Simon Stone 2d and his wife, Mary (WHIPPLE) Stone. __________________________________________________________________ Surname WHIPPLE Source: Prescott Memorial James Prescott Line p.436 - 437 Robert Whipple and his wife, Catherine (Thompson) Whipple had issue: 1. Joseph L. Whipple b. May l4, l8l0 m. Ann R. Thurber dau of John Thurber of Portsmouth, NH. She b. l8ll He was a seaman. 2. Mary T. Whipple b. Apr. ll, l8l2 d. of consumption l836. 3. Sally L. Whipple b. l8l4 m. l833 Samuel C. Heath b. l808. She d. of consumption l845. He was a tanner Res: Holderness, NH. 4. Catherine Whipple b. l8l6 d. of consumption. l833. 5. Susan H. Whipple b. l820 m. Abraham L. Morrison son of Major A. L. Morrison of Sanbornton. Res: Gilford, NH She d. l868. She was a woman of uncommon loveliness with warm benevolent sympathy to those in distress, being kind and attentive to the sick and imparting comfort to all. She was a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church (See New Hampshire Patriot Aug. l2, l868). ____________________________________________________________________ LYON SHIP'S PASSENGER LIST 1632 LYON, William Peirce, Master, sailed from London June 22, 1632 and arrived September 16, 1632 at Boston. 'He brought one hundred and twenty three passengers, whereof fifty children, all, in health. They had been twelve weeks aboard and eight weeks from Land's End.' WILLIAM WADSWORTH of Braintree, county Essex Cambrldge Mrs. . . . . . . Wadsworth Sarah Wadsworth William Wadsworth Mary Wadsworth John Wadsworth JOHN TALCOTT of Braintree, county Essex Cambrldge Mrs. Dorothy Talcott John Talcott Mary Talcott JOSEPH ROBERTS JOHN COGSWELL of Halstead, county Essex Roxbury Mrs. Mary Cogswell ROBERT SHELLEY Roxbury Mrs. Anne Shelley JOHN WATSON Roxbury WILLIAM HEATH Roxbury Mrs. Mary Heath Isaac Heath Mary Heath Anna Heath RICHARD ALLIS THOMAS UFFORD of Newbourne, county Suffolk Springfield Mrs. Isabel Ufford John Ufford Isabel Ufford ISAAC MORRILL of Hatfield Broadoak, Essex Roxbury Mrs. . . . Morrill Sarah Morrill Katherine Morrill JOHN WITCHFIELD of London Dorchester Mrs. . . . . . Witchfield JONATHAN WADE of Northampton Charlestown Mrs. Susanna Wade ROBERT BARTLETT JOHN WHIPPLE of Bocking, Essex Dorchester JOHN BROWNE Plymouth Mrs. Dorothy Browne Mary Browne John Browne James Browne William Browne JOHN CHURCHMAN THOMAS WILLETT of Yarmouth, Norfolk Plymouth JOHN TOTMAN Roxbury NATHANIEL RICHARDS Cambridge Mrs. . . . . . . Richards WILLIAM CURT1S of Nazing, county Essex Roxbury Mrs. Sarah Curtis Thomas Curtis Mary Curtis John Curtis Phllip Curtis NICHOLAS CLARK Cambridge DANIEL BREWER Roxbury Mrs. Joanna Brewer Danlel Brewer Anne Brewer Joanna Brewer JOHN BREWER of county Sussex Cambridge JOHN BENJAMIN of Heathfield Sussex Mrs. Abigail Benjamin WILLIAM JAMES EDWARD CARRINGTON Charlestown WILLIAM GOODWIN of Bocklng, county Essex Cambridge Mrs. . . . . . Goodwin Elizabeth Goodwin OZIAS GOODWIN of Bocking, county Essex Cambridge Mrs. . . . . . Goodwin William Goodwin JOHN WHITE Cambridge Mrs. Mary White Nathaniel White Mary White JAMES OLMSTEAD of Fairstead, county Essex Cambridge Mrs. Joyce Olmstead Nehemiah Olmstead Nicholas Olmstead Richard Olmstead John Olmstead Rebecca Olmstead SETH GRANT WILLIAM LEWIS Cambridge Mrs. Felix Lewis William Lewis EDWARD ELMORE perhaps from London Cambridge Mrs. . . . . . Elmore Richard Elmore Edward Elmore EDWARD HOLMAN of Clapham, county Surrey Plymouth CHARLES GLOVER Salem ________________________________________________________________ Submitted by Janice Farnsworth Mar. 28, l998 email: farns10th @aol.com

Surname: WHIPPLE Source: Hist.of Charlestown,NH by Rev. H.H.Saunderson. p.6l4 Moses Whipple was desc. 5th gen. from Matthew Whipple of Ipswich, Ma. 1635. Moses Whipple b. l733 at Grafton, MA m. Catherine Forbush, settled at Croydon NH l766 then to Fort 4, Charlestown, NH l809 d. l8l4 age 83. Moses Whipple one of lst settlers in Croydon. He was a patriot in the Revolution and led a company to Ticonder- oga June l777 just before its surrender to the British. He was a Captain of a company in Col Chase's Regiment which aided in the surrender of Burgoyne. On the reorg- anization of the militia at the close of the war he was apptd Colonel in the l5th Regiment. Colonel Moses Whipple and wife had l4 children, of whom only Thomas Whipple settled at Charlestown, NH. He m. Thankful Powers. Their children were: 1. Polly Whipple m. Rufus Durkee Res: Croydon Their children: Ruel Durkee; Paine Durkee; and Lovina Durkee who m. John B. Stowell, Esq. 2. Hannah Whipple m. Zelotes Putnam Res: Claremont. d. l8l9 leaving two dau's: l. Clarissa Putnam d. young 2. Hannah Putnam m. Jabez Perkins Res: Unity l. Clara Perkins and 2. Chester Perkins 3. Daniel Whipple m. Hannah Kinsley in l808 and d. Jan 7, l856 age 7l. His widow who was b. at Sharon, MA removed there, with their son, Edwin Whipple She was 9l and living in l876. l. Thomas Whipple b. l8l0 m. l836 Roxana Wilbur Gilmore dau of Lewis and Emily (Campbell) Gilmore. She b. June 20, l8l4. Thomas Whipple was b. at Charlestown, NH and never lived elsewhere. He was a teacher in common schools before and after his marriage. He was also a surveyor. He was Post Master of No. Charlestown and Justice of the Peace for 35 yrs. He was Superintendant of Schools for l3 yrs. He d. Mar l, l870 of congestion of the brain. 1. Juliette Whipple b. Nov 26, l836 m. l860 Lew- is Farnum. l. Helen Whipple Farnum 2. Jennie Matilda Farnum 2. Catherine Whipple b. Feb. 24, l840 m. l865 Edward P. Frost son of Horace and Matilda (Locke) Frost. Three children: Alice Frost; Bertha Frost and Mabel Frost. Mr. Frost was Principal of the High School at Peoria, ILL. 3. Susan Whipple b. Aug 20, l842 m. Merritt F. Colby of Meriden, NH 1. Mary Colby 2. Ellen F. Colby 3. ___ 4. Helen Colby b. l848 m. l872 Henry Jenney son of E.O. Jenney and wife Mary (Pike) Jenney. child: Mary Alice Jenney b. l873. 2. Mary K. Whipple dau of Daniel Whipple and Hannah Kinsley Mary Whipple b. June 25, l8l2 m. (1) Willard Harlow l. Edward Whipple Harlow Mary Whipple m. (2) Isaac Davis and removed to Springfield Vt. 3. Julia Ann Whipple b. l8l4 d. l837. 4. Catherine Whipple b. Jan l8l6 d. l837 5. Edwin Whipple b. l8l7 m. l868 Martha Hubbard dau of Josiah and Peggy (Allen) Hubbard. She b. l8l9 (no children) 6. Lucia Whipple b. l824 m. James R. Walker of Springfield, Vt. l. Arthur D. Walker; 2. Julia Walker; 3. Anna Walker and 4. Ada Walker. 3. Chloe Whipple dau of Daniel Whipple and Hannah Kinsley m. Hall Hasseltine Res: Charlestown the other places. She d. in Canada abt l866 4. Artemus Whipple son of Daniel Whipple and Hannah Kinsley m. Nabby Ballou Res: Charlestown then elsewhere. 5. Obed Whipple son of Daniel Whipple and Hannah Kinsley m. Charlotte Clement Res: Pomfret, Vt. Children: Obed Whipple Jr; Clement Whipple and Matilda Whipple. 6. Annes Whipple dau of Daniel Whipple and Hannah Kinsley. Annes Whipple b. l800 m. Jonathan Hubbard son of David and Abigail (Labaree) Hubbard. She d. l858. Children: Henry L. Hubbard George Hubbard; David Hubbard. p.6l6 Matthew Whipple son of Edward Whipple and Milla (Walker) Whipple b. Oct 23, l803 m. l840 Diantha Lane dau. of Justus and Huldah (Vessey) Lane. b. l8l4. 1. Merial Amelia Whipple b. l843 2. Homer Whipple b. l845 3. Charles E. Whipple b. l848 4. Huldah A. Whipple b. l850 5. George E. Whipple b. l85l 6. Mervin Justus Whipple b. l857 7. Mary Francis Whipple b. l860. p.6l6 Benjamin Whipple also son of Edward Whipple and Milla (Walker) Whipple b. Dec. ll, l804 m. (1) l832 Lucretia Green dau of Thomas and Rhoda Green of Springfield, Vt. She b. l806. He m. (2) l866 the widow, Mrs. Sarah G. Whitney sister of his first wife, Lucretia Green. She b. l80l. He was a Rep. of Charlestown in l862 and l863 and a Selectman in l863 and l864. County Treasurer from l866 to l869 and Tax Collector from l860 to l874. He was a Director of the Connecticut River National Bank. ___________________________________________________________________ Surname: WHIPPLE Source: Farnsworth Memorial p.32 Matthias Farnsworth Jr. b. l649 m. l68l Sarah Nutting dau of John and Sarah Nutting. He d. and she m. (2) John Stone son of Simon Stone 2d and his wife, Mary (WHIPPLE) Stone. p.32 Sarah Farnsworth (sister of Matthias Jr.) m. Simon Stone son of Simon Stone 2d and his wife, Mary (WHIPPLE) Stone of Watertown, MA. p.66 Reuben Farnsworth b. l802 son of Josiah Farnsworth and wife, Judith (Lynde) Farnsworth of Westford, Vt. Reuben m. Eunice Earle dau of Calvin Earle and his wife, Eunice (WHIPPLE) Earle. p. 2l0 Benjamin Farnsworth Line Simon Bruce b. l760 son of Joseph Bruce of Mendon, MA a Scotchman and his wife Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Bruce of Groton, MA. Simon Bruce m. Jan l5, l787 Sarah WHIPPLE b. Sep. 3, l765 dau. of James Whipple and his wife, Elizabeth (Hall) Whipple of Groton. She d. l8l7 He d. l796 Res: Grafton. (3 children) p.354 Sarah Farnsworth b. l664 at Groton, MA dau of Matthias Farnsworth Sr. and his wife, Mary (Farr) Farnsworth (orig. proprietors of Groton) Sarah Farnsworth m. l684/5 Simon Stone of Watertown b. l656 son of Simon Stone 2d and his wife, Mary (WHIPPLE) Stone. __________________________________________________________________ Surname WHIPPLE Source: Prescott Memorial James Prescott Line p.436 - 437 Robert Whipple and his wife, Catherine (Thompson) Whipple had issue: 1. Joseph L. Whipple b. May l4, l8l0 m. Ann R. Thurber dau of John Thurber of Portsmouth, NH. She b. l8ll He was a seaman. 2. Mary T. Whipple b. Apr. ll, l8l2 d. of consumption l836. 3. Sally L. Whipple b. l8l4 m. l833 Samuel C. Heath b. l808. She d. of consumption l845. He was a tanner Res: Holderness, NH. 4. Catherine Whipple b. l8l6 d. of consumption. l833. 5. Susan H. Whipple b. l820 m. Abraham L. Morrison son of Major A. L. Morrison of Sanbornton. Res: Gilford, NH She d. l868. She was a woman of uncommon loveliness with warm benevolent sympathy to those in distress, being kind and attentive to the sick and imparting comfort to all. She was a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church (See New Hampshire Patriot Aug. l2, l868). ____________________________________________________________________ LYON SHIP'S PASSENGER LIST 1632 LYON, William Peirce, Master, sailed from London June 22, 1632 and arrived September 16, 1632 at Boston. 'He brought one hundred and twenty three passengers, whereof fifty children, all, in health. They had been twelve weeks aboard and eight weeks from Land's End.' WILLIAM WADSWORTH of Braintree, county Essex Cambrldge Mrs. . . . . . . Wadsworth Sarah Wadsworth William Wadsworth Mary Wadsworth John Wadsworth JOHN TALCOTT of Braintree, county Essex Cambrldge Mrs. Dorothy Talcott John Talcott Mary Talcott JOSEPH ROBERTS JOHN COGSWELL of Halstead, county Essex Roxbury Mrs. Mary Cogswell ROBERT SHELLEY Roxbury Mrs. Anne Shelley JOHN WATSON Roxbury WILLIAM HEATH Roxbury Mrs. Mary Heath Isaac Heath Mary Heath Anna Heath RICHARD ALLIS THOMAS UFFORD of Newbourne, county Suffolk Springfield Mrs. Isabel Ufford John Ufford Isabel Ufford ISAAC MORRILL of Hatfield Broadoak, Essex Roxbury Mrs. . . . Morrill Sarah Morrill Katherine Morrill JOHN WITCHFIELD of London Dorchester Mrs. . . . . . Witchfield JONATHAN WADE of Northampton Charlestown Mrs. Susanna Wade ROBERT BARTLETT JOHN WHIPPLE of Bocking, Essex Dorchester JOHN BROWNE Plymouth Mrs. Dorothy Browne Mary Browne John Browne James Browne William Browne JOHN CHURCHMAN THOMAS WILLETT of Yarmouth, Norfolk Plymouth JOHN TOTMAN Roxbury NATHANIEL RICHARDS Cambridge Mrs. . . . . . . Richards WILLIAM CURT1S of Nazing, county Essex Roxbury Mrs. Sarah Curtis Thomas Curtis Mary Curtis John Curtis Phllip Curtis NICHOLAS CLARK Cambridge DANIEL BREWER Roxbury Mrs. Joanna Brewer Danlel Brewer Anne Brewer Joanna Brewer JOHN BREWER of county Sussex Cambridge JOHN BENJAMIN of Heathfield Sussex Mrs. Abigail Benjamin WILLIAM JAMES EDWARD CARRINGTON Charlestown WILLIAM GOODWIN of Bocklng, county Essex Cambridge Mrs. . . . . . Goodwin Elizabeth Goodwin OZIAS GOODWIN of Bocking, county Essex Cambridge Mrs. . . . . . Goodwin William Goodwin JOHN WHITE Cambridge Mrs. Mary White Nathaniel White Mary White JAMES OLMSTEAD of Fairstead, county Essex Cambridge Mrs. Joyce Olmstead Nehemiah Olmstead Nicholas Olmstead Richard Olmstead John Olmstead Rebecca Olmstead SETH GRANT WILLIAM LEWIS Cambridge Mrs. Felix Lewis William Lewis EDWARD ELMORE perhaps from London Cambridge Mrs. . . . . . Elmore Richard Elmore Edward Elmore EDWARD HOLMAN of Clapham, county Surrey Plymouth CHARLES GLOVER Salem ________________________________________________________________ Submitted by Janice Farnsworth Mar. 28, l998 email: farns10th @aol.com