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