> Hi, Rita, > Londonderry NH was settled by a bunch of Presbyterian folks from > Londonderry in Ireland. It was originally named Nutfield. The settlers > came over as a group with their minister, settled and built a church. > Londonderry has a good historical society with a lot of historical > information. Try doing a search on Google and put "Londonderry NH" in the > search box. I live in the town between Londonderry and Goffstown. There > are still some Gotts in this town. The settlers from Londonderry hired a > British man from the Boston area who was well versed in living in the > woods. He came up to Londonderry with them, as I remember the story, to > teach them how to exist in the wilderness. His name was John Goffe > (Goff). He eventually crossed the Merrimack River and built a mill on the > side opposite of Londonderry. That town eventually was named Bedford. He > never actually lived in Goffstown but owned land there that took his name. > > There is plenty of historical writing available on all of these towns and > they all have historical societies. You should be able to find your > information fairly easily. If not, try going to the NH GenWeb site and > put in a query... > > Good luck with your research. > > Regards, > Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rita Hawthorne" <rhawthorne@cox.net> > To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 4:13 PM > Subject: [Sc-Ir] Surnames (Addison & Gott) > > >>I don't recall if I have posted this to list or not. My ancestors names >>are Addison and Gott. His is Addison and hers is Gott. To my >>understanding, they are Scotch-Irish, who came from Scotland? or Ireland? >> >> They immigrated to Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1751 and then on to >> Goffstown, New Hampshire. I have found their grave stones and have a >> photo. He was a constable there. The lived southern side of the >> Piscataqua River. In the Goffstown History books, I understand that >> almost all of the residents south of the river were Scotch-Irish. >> >> How can I find this out for sure? I only have their year of birth, but >> have the exact date of death. Any help will be appreciated. I really >> need more information. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Rita >> >