Source: Wells, Frederic P., History of Newbury, Vermont : from the discovery of the Coös country to present time : with genealogical records of many families St. Johnsbury, Vt.: The Caledonian Co., 1902, c1900, 857 pgs. Page 539 Eastman I. Roger, b. Wales, 1611. Sailed from Southampton, Eng., 1638, and settled in Salisbury, Mass, 1640. He m. in 1639, Sarah Smith. II. Thomas, 4th son of Roger, b. 1646; m. 1679, Deborah Corliss, dau. of George Corliss, a sister of the nurse of Hannah Dustin during her captivity. THomas was killed by the Indians, as was also his dau. Sarah at the time Hannah Dustin was captured. III. Jonathan, only son of Thomas, b. 1680; m. Hannah Greene, who was captured by the Indians Feb. 8, 1704; taken to Canada, and rescued a year later by Jonathan. The late Eber Eastman of Haverhill, N.H., published some years ago a narrative of her captivity. IV. William, b. Oct. 3, 1715; m. 2d, 1748 Rebecca Jewett. V. Obadiah, b. Hampstead, N.H., Jan. 26, 1749. He m. Feb. 8, 1774, Elizabeth Searle of Hollis. They settled in Bath, where he built the first mill. Late in life they removed to North Littleton, where she d. Jan. 30, 1839, and he d. Nov. 13, 1831. He served in the Revolutionary war. They were the parents of eight children, of whom Seaborn was the 6th. He was b. in Bath, Aug. 27, 1787. He m. Ruth, dau of Nathaniel and Esther (Clark) Rix, b. Landaff, Aug. 8, 1791. She d. Newbury, Jan. 19, 1838. Her father was born in Boscawen, N.H., in April 1753. Rem. to Landaff while yet a young man and served four different terms in Col. Bedel's regiment in the Revolution. He d. in North Littleton, 1828. Seaborn Eastman was a brick maker and mason, and was reputed to build the best fire-place of any man in this part of the country. He came to Newbury in 1828, and lived at South Newbury till a short time before his death. He d. in Bradford, Feb. 13, 1862. Page 540 Children: i. George Rix, b. Bath Nov. 19, 1812. Brickmaker at South Newbury, at first for Benjamin Atwood and then on his own account, his father working with him. He m. Hannah, dau. of David Young of Landaff, who d. Nov. 1884. He d. at Newbury, Nov. 4, 1889. C: (1) Ruth Rix, b. Feb. 14, 1840. She graduated at Newbury Seminary. Teacher. She m. Feb. 12, 1868 James Smith, a farmer at Danbury, N.H.; d. at Manchester, N.H., Nov. 1, 1891. Two daughters, Emma and Estella. (2) Jane, b. 1842. A brilliant scholar, d. Feb. 1849. (3) George, b. May, 1848; d. Feb. 1850. ii. Esther Rix, b. Bath, Jan. 20, 1815; m. David Greene, a printer of Concord. She d. at Concord, N.H., Jan. 24, 1876. iii. Lucretia Hutchinson, b. Bath, Sept. 21, 1817. She m. Ezekiel R. James, for forty years superintendent of the eastern division of the Boston water works; d. in Boston, July 11, 1875. iv. William, b. Bath, Oct. 21, 1820. He learned the trades of brick maker and mason of his father, worked in Boston for some years. He became a master mason and had charge of some fine buildings. Among them were the hotel at Claremont; the public school house, and one of the paper mills at Bellows Falls; the depot at White River Junction and buildings in Cambridge and Boston. With L.L. Tucker he built the schoolhouse at Wells River of brick made by his brother George, and had entire charge of the construction of St. Johnsbury Atheneum. He m. March 20, 1853, Mary E., dau. of Daniel Farr of Bradford. He d. at Bradford, May 31, 1892. v. Searle, b. Bath, Jan. 25, 1823; m. Mary Ann Lother of Newbury. He d. at Boston, Aug. 30, 1854. vi. Jason, b. Bath, Jan. 20, 1826; d. Newbury, Oct. 1, 1851. vii. Charles Wesley, b. Newbury, Nov. 22, 1830. Lived with John B. Carleton of West Newbury from the age of seven till he was twenty-one. Returned to New York, then to Georgia, where he worked in an iron mill. Returned to Newbury 1853, and m. July 4, 1855, Elizabeth C., dau. of James Abbott of South Newbury. Farmer with his father-in-law till 1869, when he bought the Baldwin place at Wells River. Trustee of Wells River village 1892-1899. Steward in the M.E. church at Woodsville. C. (1) Clara, b. June 7, 1856. Graduate of Montebello Ladies Institute, 1877. Teacher. In 1881 and 82, teacher in the Avery Normal Institute at Charleston, S.C. She m. June 20, 1888, S.I. Smith of Lyndonville, Vt. One son, Wendell P., b. Sept. 17, 1892. (2) William, b. Sept. 10, 1858. Farmer with his father. (3) Helen, b. March 22, 1863. Teacher of drawing and painting several years until her health failed. End of the Eastman genealogies. next in Line, the Eastman references in the historical section and Corliss references and genealogies.