Copyright N° COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. AN ACCOUNT OF SOME OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF WEST DUNSTABLE, MONSON AND HOLLIS, N. H. BY CHARLES S. SPAULDING THE TELEGRAPH PRESS NASHUA, N. H. 1915 M 28 1916 >CI.A433632 TABLE OF CONTENTS Arbucke, William 5 Atwell, John, Sr. • • 187 Atwell, John 188 Ames, Stephen 246 Barton, Henry ••.... 10 Bailey, Daniel, Sr 71 Bailey, Capt. Daniel, Jr 72 Bailey, Joel • • 73 Bailey, Aaron 74 Blanchard, Benjamin, Sr 75 Blanchard, Benjamin, Jr 76 Brown, Samuel, Sr ■ • . . 77 Brown, Lieut. Josiah 78 Brown, Dr. John 79 Brown, Samuel, Jr. • • 80 Blanchard, "William 182 Bowers, Oliver 199 Bowers, James ....•• 200 Brooks, John 226 Brooks, Capt. William 227 Blood, Simeon . . • • 229 Bailey, Daniel, .3rd 233 Baldwin, Reuben, Esq 247-248 Butterfield, Isaac W 249 Colburn, William, Sr ■• 34 Colburn, Lieut. Robert 82 Colburn, William, Jr 97 Colburn, Robert, Jr ■ • 98 Cobbett, Isaac 114 Clark Joshua • ■ 189 Combs, Leonard 232 Clapp, Capt. John • • . . 238 Dinsmore, Thomas 9 Dinsmore, Abraham, Sr 31 Danforth, Jonathan, Sr. ...••.. 43 Danf orth, Jonathan, Jr 44 Drury, Zedekiah 33 Duncklee, David, Sr....- 84-85 Duncklee, Hezekiah 86 Duncklee, Curtis 87 Dutton, John, Jr • • 106 Durrah, Robert, Jr 162 Davis, Joshua 175 Dodge, Benjamin • • 245 Emerson, Rev. Daniel 62-63 Emerson, Deacon Daniel, Jr. . . . 64 Emerson, Col. William 65 Emerson, Moses 66 Emerson, Deacon Timothy .... 67 Emerson, Thomas 68 Estabrook, Joseph 225 Fry, Calvin 4 Farley, Lieut. Benjamin 11 French, Gen. William 54-55 Foster, Jonathan 69 Farwell, Oliver, Jr 70 Fletcher, Samuel 105 French, Joseph 165 Farley, Ebenezer •■.... 190 Farley, Ebenezer, Jr 191 Farley, Benjamin, 3rd 192 Farley, Jesse • • 193 Farley, James 194 Farley, Capt. Caleb 195 Farley, Samuel 196 'Farley, Benjamin, Esq 197 Farley, Benjamin M., Esq 198 Fletcher, Amos 250 Goodhue, Deacon Samuel.. ••.. 81 Gould, Joseph 88 Gould, Abijah, Sr . 89 Gould, Deacon Ambrose 90 Gould, Abijah, Jr . 92 Harris, Stephen 12 Hasting-s, John • 49 Hood, Joseph 94 Hood, Joseph, Jr 95-96 Hobbs, Deacon Humphrey 143 Hubbard, Lazarus 176 Hubbard, Major Luther 180 Hardy, Phineas, Sr. • • 208 Hardy, Phineas, Jr 209 Hardy, Jesse, Sr 210 Hardy, Isaac • 211 Hardy, Moses, Sr 212 Hardy, Solomon . 213 Hardy, Dr. Noah 214 Hardy, Capt. James 215 Hardy, Samuel L 216 Hardy, Deacon Enos 217 Hardy, Deacon Aaron...- 218 Hayden, Samuel 221 Hayden, Josiah 222 Hayden, Capt. Samuel • 223 Jewett, Enoch 163 Johnson, Deacon Noah .... 53 Kendrick, Benjamin 50 Kendrick, Capt. Daniel ..... 51 Kendrick, Daniel, Jr 52 Kidder, Josiah, Sr 99 Kidder, Josiah, Jr • . . . . 100 Kendall, Capt. Ebenezer, Jr 116 Kendall, Hezekiah 117 Kendall, Luther • ■ . . . 118 Kendall, Willard 119 Kittredg-e, William, Sr 120 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Kittredge, William, Jr...-- 121 Keyes, Abner 164 Keyes, Jonas ■ • 251 Leeman, Samuel, Sr 13 Leeman, Samuel, Sr 14-15 Leeman, Samuel, Jr 16 Leeman, Abraham. . • • 17-18 Leeman, Ensign Samuel 19 Leeman, Nathaniel 20 Lund, Jonathan, Jr 48 Lovejoy, Stephen. . • • 169 Lund, Ephraim, Jr...-- 239 Melvin, Capt. Ebenezer 47 Mooar, Jacob • . 103-104 Marsh, Onesiphorus 185 Messer, Deacon Benjamin, Jr. 235 Mooar, Lt. Col. John •• 244 Mead, Isreal 40 Murdough, Samuel •• 83 Martin, John, Sr 37 Nevins, Thomas, Sr 21 Nevins, Deacon Thomas, Jr.... 22 Nevins, David ■ • 23 Nevins, William, Sr 24-25 Nevins, Lieut. William, Jr 26 Nevins, Joseph 27 Nevins, Benjamin ....•• 28 Needham, Stearns 201-202 Needham, Jeremiah K 203 Needham, Phineas S 204 Orcutt, Ruf us 174 Ober, Samuel 183 Ober, Zachariah 184 Powers, Capt. Peter 6-7 Powers, Thomas • . 8 Powers, Jonathan 101-102 i Pratt, Thomas • . 91 Proctor, Ezekel, Jr 93 Parker, Lieut. Levi 110 Parker, Josiah, Sr. • • Ill Parker, Josiah, Jr 112 Parker, Capt. Isaac 113 Peacock, Daniel, Jr • • 173 Patch, Deacon Thomas 178 Patch, Thomas, Jr 179 Parker, Samuel, Jr. • • 228 Powers, John 236 Parker, James 241 Rogers, Timothy 3 Rogers, Benjamin, Sr 152 Rogers, Benjamin, Jr 153 Rideout, James • . . . 219 Rideout, James, Jr 220 Rayley, Richard ... 224 Rogers, Capt. Solomon 237 Saunders, Moses 29 Smith, Elias ■ ■ 30 Searle, William, Jr 32 Shattuck, Zachariah 41 Shattuck, William • . 42 Spalding, Jonathan, Sr 122-123 Spalding, Abiel 124 Spalding, Abel . . ■ • 125 Spalding, Jonathan, Jr 126 Spalding, Asaph 127 Spalding, Loammi 128 Spalding, Edward • • 129 Spalding, Silas, Sr 130 Spalding, Capt. Silas, Jr 131 Spalding, Silas, 3rd 132 Spalding, Col. Stillman..-- 133 Spalding, Capt. Asaph 134 Stearns, Samuel, Sr 136 Stearns, Samuel, Jr 137 Stearns, Isaac • • 138 Stearns, Joseph, Sr 139 Stearns, Joseph, Jr 140 Stearns, Thomas W 141 Scoby. Major William- • 142 Shedd, John, Jr 170 Shedd, John, 3rd 171 Shedd, Capt. Ebenezer ..... 172 Sawtelle, John 177 Spalding, Jacob • • . . 181 Stewart, James 186 Smith, Rev. Mannasseh 205 Smith, Governor Samuel E 206 Smith, John 207 Shattuck, Zachariah, Jr • • . 240 Taylor, Abraham, Jr 60 Taylor, Jonathan 61 Towne, Capt. Israel ....•• 107 Towne, Capt. Archelaus 108 Towne, Elisha 109 Taylor, Edward • • 135 Truell, Moses 243 Wheeler, James, Sr 35 Wheeler, Peter, Sr • • 36 Wooley, Thomas 38 Woolrich, Philip 39 Willoughby, John • • 45 Wallingsford, Lieut. David.... 46 Wheeler, Capt. Thomas 56 Wheeler, James, Jr 57 Wheeler, Daniel • • 58 Wheeler, Lieut. Thaddeus 59 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Wood, Abijah 115 Wright, Capt. Joshua ••.. 144 Wright, Benjamin, Sr 145 Wright, Benjamin, Jr 146 Wright, Samuel, Jr 147 Wright, Lemuel • • 148 Wright, Gaius 149 Wright, Benjamin Winchol.... 150 Wright, Jonathan Taylor 151 Willoughby, Jonas, Sr 154 Willoughby, Jonas, Jr • • 155 Willoby, Oliver, Sr 156 Willoby, David 157 Willoughby, Ensign Samuel ••.. 158 Wheeler, Simon 159 Wheeler, Timothy, Sr 160 Wheeler, Timothy, Jr 161 Wood, Hiram 166 Wood, Deacon Philip 167 Wood, Ensign Lewis 168 Whiting, John • • . 230 Whiting, Capt. Leonard 231 Wheeler, Major James 242 Wheeler, Zebulon 234 COPYRIGHT 1916 BY TOWN OF MOLLIS. N. TIMOTHY ROGERS. Timothy Rogers, a descendant of John Rogers, who was born in Watertown, Mass., September 11, 1641, and served in tlie Narragansett war of 1675, for which he received for his sei'vices from the Massachusetts Colonial Court a land grant lying west of Pennichuck pond in West Dunstable, N. H. Air. Rogers was killed by the Indians, August 5, 1695, and subsequently his land grant was transmitted to his grandson, Timothy, who was born November 30, 1717. He was a trapper and fur-trader with the Indians. To com- ply with Colonial law whoever held this land title came here prior to 1739. He built, or caused to be built, a turning mill within the land grant. This mill was situated on a little brook about one mile west of South Merrimack, which flowed into Witch brook, the location being about half a mile north of the present school house in District Number 8 at North Hollis, now situated in the extreme south part of Amherst, N. H. The place where this mill was situated is known to this day as "Rogers pond." CALVIN FRY. Calvin Fry, a descendant of John Fry, an early settler of Andover, Mass. Presumably for services rendered the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, he received a land grant from the Colonial Court, lying west of the Timothy Rogers' grant, being and including nearly all the west part of District Number 8 at North Hollis. Mr. Fry, probably a contemporary of Mr. Rogers, was also a trapper and fur-trader with the Indians, both being here only temporarily. Mr. Fry came here as early as 1729, built a turn- ing mill and engaged in the manufacture of wooden ware, car- lying some specimens to the authorities at Boston as proof of complying with the law by which he held his land grant. This mill was situated near the old Spalding place at North Hollis. The writer has whiled away many an hour in his boy- hood days playing with his water wheel at this old Fry mill site. Mr. Fry erected a log hut a few rods east from his mill, where he resided transiently. Later, a portion of his property passed into the hands of James Woodward of Reading, Mass It being situated on Witch brook, a mill privilege was sold to Jonathans Danforth & Lund in 1760, who erected and operated a sawmill here until about 1775, when this property was sold to Jonathan Spalding. Mr. Fry's ancestors owned and operated the saw, fulling and grist mills in Andover Village, Mass., many years. WILLIAM ARBUCKLE. William Arbuckle, born at Bush Mills in the north of Ire- land in 1700, of Scotch-Irish descent, whose ancestors fought at the siege of Londonderry. He married Elizabeth in 1720, and immediately migrated to this country and settled in Londonderry, but shortly removed to the Souhegan valley in West Dunstable and subsequently coming within the chartered limits of Merrimac, where he resided the remainder of his life. Mr. Arbuckle was one of those pioneer settlers whose first employment was trapping and fur-trading with the Indians. No place in New England offered better facilities for trapping than did this section of old Dunstable. His children as found re- corded were: Elizabeth, born on the Atlantic ocean in 1720, married Alexander Patterson; William, Jr., born in 1724, mar- ried Mary , 1750, resided in Merrimac; Abigail, born in 1726, married William McClure, resided in Merrimac; Sarah, born July 20, 1728, married Hugh Gillis, died in Merrimac. February 20, 1829. When Sarah /».rbuckle was about 18 years old a wounded Indian came to her door one morning whom she took in and nursed. He remained until he was able to go to Canada. Some months after this, a party of St. Francis Indians rushed into her cabin, the foremost one with tomahawk raised intending to dispatch her, when one of the number jumped before him with raised arms, saying: "You no kill her, you kill me." He saved her life. This Indian proved to be the one she had befriended. CAPT. PETER POWERS. Capt. Peter Powers, a descendant of a long line of noble ancestry, was a son of Daniel and Elizabeth Whitcomb Powers, born in Littleton, Mass., in 1707 ; married Anna Keyes early in the year of 1728, and immediately moved to Dunstable, N. H, In September, 1730, he started for the Nissitisset wilderness (now Hollis) with axe and gun in hand, and a pack on his back, to fix his future residence in the then dense and unbroken for- ests, having previously purchased about thirty-seven acres of land ; commenced clearing a portion of this land and erecting his log hut, and in January, 1731, removed his family here, thus becoming the first permanent settler of Hollis. Mr. Powers became a noted backwoodsman and colonial land surveyor. He was employed much of the time in laying out farms and townships, receiving his pay mostly in land. At one time he owned fifteen (1500) hundred acres, lying south of the Rogers and Fry grants, at the north part of Hollis. Mr. Powers was also distinguished as a militia officer in the old French war, having by his personal efforts raised a company in Dunstable and vicinity. He was commissioned captain of this company by Governor Wentworth. In 1754 he was sent to Coos meadows, so-called, to demolish a fort which, it was rumored, the French were building, but he encountered no opposition. Mr. Powers' children, as found recorded, were : Rev, Peter, Jr., born in Dunstable, November 29, 1728, died in Maine, May 13, 1800, residence, Haverhill, N. H.,; Stephen, born October 28, 1729, married Lucy Cummings of Dunstable, January 5, 1757 ; Anna, born in West Dunstable, March 9, 1732, married Benjamin Hopkins in 1753, died April 9, 1812; Whitcomb, born October 10, 1733, married Mary Dolliver, May 20, 1755, second marriage, Ehzabeth Lawrence, October 18, 1759; Phebe, born February 5, 1735, married Joseph Bates, April 8, 1756, residence New Ipswich ; Alice, born, December 30. 1736, died unmarried February 13, 1825, aged 88; Levi, born June 3, 1739; Nahum, born April 11, 1741, married Mary Wheat, February 7, 1769, residence Plymouth, N. H. ; Francis, born July 15, 1742, married Elizabeth Cummings, residence Hollis, had twelve children, killed by lightning July, 1796; Fanna, born April 19, 1744, died young; Philip, born May 20, 1746 ; Samson, born March 13, 1748, married Elizabeth Abbott, residence Temple, January 9, 1822 ; Fanna, born March 22, 1750. Mr. Powers was a prominent citizen in the new settlement; held many offices of trust with no other reward than to feel that he had done his duty. He died August 27, 1757, of fever, age 50 years ; buried in church yard at Hollis. His wife, Anna, died September 21, 1798, age 90, buried in church yard at Hollis. Mr. Powers served in the French war as captain of a company raised for the Crown Point expedition of 1755, from April 24 to November 31. THOMAS POWERS. Thomas Powers of Westford, who married Hephzibah about 1740, settled in West Dunstable very early in its history, locating about half a mile east of Patch Corner on the place since known as the Wincol Wright or Minot Wheeler place. Mr. Powers built and put in operation a grist mill which was supposed to be the first one in this section. This mill was located on the brook running from Long to Pennychuck ponds. At that time and for a hundred years after, the farmers raised all the grain they used, and the grist mills in those days were well patronized institutions. There is in the Monson record an account of the birth of one daughter, Hannah, born February 25, 1753, and a daugh- ter Hephzibah, married Capt. Wm. Brooks, September 20, 1787. Mrs. Hephzibah, wife of Thomas Powers, died March 15, 1789. Mr. Thomas Powers died between 1788 and 1794. THOMAS DINSMORE. Thomas Dinsmore, probably a native of Billerica, Mass., born in 1704, possessed with more than an ordinary business capacity. He was engaged in land speculation to a considerable extent. He married Hannah in 1724, and settled in Bedford, Mass., where all his children were born, as follows: Hannah, born December, 23, 1725, married William Searles, August 6, 1747, residence Hollis and Temple, N. H. ; Sussannah, born July 8, 1727, married Capt. Ebenezer Melvin in 1747, resi- dence Monson ; Abraham, born February 22, 1730, married Lydia in 1752 ; residence Temple, N. H. ; Thomas, Jr., born, March 5, 1731, residence in Temple; John, born January 24, 1733 ; Eliphalet, born December 23, 1734, married Hannah Treadwell, October 5, 1757, residence Washington, N. H. ; Abel, born December 27, 1736. Mr. Dinsmore purchased land in West Dunstable, made a clearing, erected his log hut, etc., as early as 1733. He was said to be the third settler in West Dunstable. This place was situated in the south part of the town of Hollis, known as the Eastman place. Mr. Dinsmore was quite prominent in Parish affairs. It was through his influence that the Parish voted to put the first meeting house on his land ; this vote was reconsid- ered through the influence of those living in the northern part of the Precinct. In consequence of this and other matters, Mr. Dinsmore removed back to Bedford in September 1741 and re- mained until September 1745. He was influential in getting Patch Corner people set off to Monson on chartering of Hollis. Mr. Dinsmore died December 10, 1748, and is buried in the old yard, Hollis. Mrs. Dinsmore died July 23, 1767, and is buried in the old yard, Hollis. This family all removed to Temple, N. H., before 1770. 10 HENRY BARTON. Henry Barton, Ixorn in Littleton, Mass., in 1706, a descendant of those Bartons who settled in Massachusetts prior to 1700; married Sarah T.ell of Westford, Mass., October 31, 17;?1, settled in West Dunstable in the spring of 1734 at a place called "Love Lane." situated southwest of Hollis village. He was elected Parish assessor in and for the year of 1741 and appointed Parish collector for the year 1743. His children as found recorded were : Sarah, born October 3, 1734, married John Campbell, April ?4. ITtiO, residence Townsend ; Mary, born January G, 1736, married Johathan Wallace, October 7, 1755, residence Townsend, Mass. Mr. Barton continued to reside at Love Lane until his death, which occurred April 20, 1760. Later Mrs. Barton sold the property to Capt. Reuben Dow, and went to Townsend, Mass., to reside with her daughter, and died there. Mrs. Barton, to- gether with her two daughters, deeded the farm, containing all the real estate owned by them, to Captain Dow, under date of April 17, 1761, at which time it is supposed Mrs. Barton went to Townsend. 11 LIEUTENANT BENJAMIN FARLEY. Lieutenant Benjamin Farley, son of Benjamin and Annie Dustin Farley, born in Billerica, Mass., August 28, 1708; married Joanna Page in 1732, settled in West Dunstable in 1735 at a point south of Mollis village known as the Worcester place, where he opened a hotel, the first public house in West Dun- stable. The parish meetings were held here prior to building the meeting house. In 1750 he sold to Rev. Francis Worcester and removed to the Captain Parker place in Monson. On ac- count of malaria caused by draining Witch brook he sold out here and moved to the Joseph Patch place in HoUis in the spring of 1755. Mr. Farley was prominent in Parish affairs, having served as one of the selectmen in 1740 and 1741, and the town of Hollis for 1746, '47 and '48, and the town of Monson for 1753. His children were as follows: Joanna, born April 21, 1733, married Samuel Burge, June 2, 1754; Rebecca, born April 29, 1735; Ben- jamin, Jr., born June 30, 1737, served in the war of the Revolu- tion; Molly, born November 25, 1739, married John Shattuck, December 9, 1779 ; Betty, born June 23, 1742, married Benjamin Austin, November 24, 17G8, residence Hollis; Lucy, born Feb- ruary 13, 1744, married Abel Shipley, November 24, 1768; Ebenezer, born September 19, 1747, married Betty Wheeler, November G, 1760 ; Hannah, born February 28, 1750, died in 1754; Christopher, born April 1, 1751, married Ruth Jewett, December 10, 1773 ; Stephen, born January 28, 1754, married Mary Shattuck, January 28, 1779, died January 13, 1837; Plannah, born January 31, 1757, married John Ball of Temple, December 4, 1777; Sarah, born September 28, 1761, married William W. Poole, October 17, 1780. Mr. Farley died December 23, 1787, aged 79 years. Mrs. Farley died May 20, 1797, aged 80 years. Mr. Farley was commissioned lieutenant in the Colonial Militia. 12 STEPHEN HARRIS. Stephen Harris, son of Deacon Timothy Harris, born in Rowley, Mass., June 10, 1700 ; removed to Littleton in 1724 and occupied land left him by his father. He married Mary June 2, 1728, resided in Littleton until 1735 when he settled in West Dunstable at a point on the side hill, south of Patch corner. His children as found recorded were as follows : Sarah, Lorn in Littleton, January 22, 1730, married Benjamin Hend- rick, March 1, 1750 ; Hannah, born April 29, 1732, married Daniel Hendrick, June 29, 1759, killed by her son; Phebe, born February 16, 1735, married Aaron Colburn, November 6, 1755, residence Dracut; Eleanor, born in West Dunstable in 1737, married Job Harris, February 11, 1761, residence Athol ; Elizabeth, born in 1739, died in June 1753 ; Joseph, born in 1711, died in June 1753 ; Susanna, born in 1743, died in June, 1753 ; Stephen, Jr., born in 1746, died in June, 1753. Mr. Harris was a man of some influence in the new settle- ment. His house stood in Hollis, just south of the Monson line. He built a substantial frame house that after his death v/as moved down to the Thomas Patch place. Mr. Harris had much to do about taking the meeting house lot from the Dins- more place and locating it where it now stands. Mr. Harris died September 20, 1775, buried in church yard. Mrs. Mary Harris died June 2, 1786, aged 81 years. They were the great grandparents of President Franklin Pierce. 13 SAMUEL LEEMAN, Senior. The name of Leeman appears to have originated near the borders of a lake by that name in Switzerland, forming the boundary between Switzerland and France. The family name came early into English history. They were characterized as an honest yeomanry residing at Beadle, England, from which place Mr. Leeman migrated in 1633 and settled in Charlestown, Mass., at the age of twelve years. He was admitted as a free- man December 22, 1642; died in 1673. His widow married Philip Cromwell, a relative of Oliver, November 19, 1674. Mr. Leeman's son, Samuel, born in 1643, married Mary Langley in 1665 and settled in Groton, Mass. He served in the Narragansett war and returned to Charles- town, and died there, leaving a son, Samuel, born in Groton, April 29, 1667, who married Margaret and settled in Reading, Mass., in 1687. His wife died previous to 1715, as on September 3, 1715, he married Hannah Damon, and died in 1724, leaving a son, Samuel, Jr., born in 1692, who was one of the pioneer settlers of West Dunstable. 14 SAMUEL LEEMAN, Senior. Samuel Leeman, Sr., son of Samuel and Margaret Leeman, bom in Reading, Mass., in 1(392, married Mary Bryant, a daughter of Abraham Bryant, the village blacksmith at Reading, in September, 1716. He resided in Reading until 1720, when he removed to Lynnfield for a short time, then returned to Reading again, residing here until the fall of 1735, when he settled in Souhegan West near the stone bridge, now Amherst, N. H. He helped to erect the first meeting house in Amherst. On account of some Parish dilificulty he removed to West Dunstable in the spring of 1737 and settled at a point north of Monson village place, now west of the Wallingford place in the southeast part of Milford, and became one of the first permanent settlers of northern West Dunstable. His name appears on a petition of the inhabitants of Monson to the General Court of New Hampshire of May 1747, asking for a scout or guard of fifteen men to protect them against Indian invasion. He served the town of IMonson as one of their selectmen for 1748 and 1749. In 1749 he moved to near Patch corner, Hollis. His children were : Margaret, born in Reading, October 12, 1717; Mary, born September 5, 1719, married Jonathan Pool in 1741 ; Samuel, Jr., born September 9, 1721, married Love Wheeler, November 25, 1746. She died August 15, 1775. He then married for his second wife, a widow, Amy Morse Wheeler, April 7, 1779. Abraham, born August 15, 1723, married Elizabeth Hastings, January 30, 1745. She died January 26, 1792. He married for his second wife Olive Jaquith, July 12, 1792. Elizabeth, born in 1725, married Lieut. Robert Colburn, March 2, 1745, died in 1746 ; Nathaniel, born in 1727, supposed to have died young, no record; Sarah, born in West Dunstable, December 5, 1737, married James Fisk, January 22, 1771, who died in service May 29, 1775 at Cambridge. She married for a second husband David Truell of Amherst, April 1780, Mr. Leeman died January 27, 1756, aged 64 years. Mrs. Leeman died March 15, 1760, aged 64 years. This family resided south of Patch corner, where Fred B. Wheeler now lives (1913). 16 SAMUEL LEEMAN, Junior. Samuel Leeman, Jumior, son of Samuel Leeman, Senior, and Mary Bryant Leeman, born in Lynnfield, Mass., September 9, 1721, married Love Wheeler, daughter of Peter Wheeler, November 25, 1746. Engaged in clearing the forest and farm- ing in Monson, Lyndeboro and elsewhere, where he resided. Removed with his father to Patch corner, Hollis, in 17-19, where he remained until after the death of his father and mother. In 1761, or 1762, he settled at North Hollis on Witch brook, at the Spalding place and was the first permanent settler here. He purchased the east half of the old Spalding place under the date of November, 1768. He built the house in the old orchard, removed to near the John Sheed place in April, 1775. His wife, Love Wheeler, died August 15, 1775. He mar- ried for his second wife, Mrs. Amy Morse iWheeler, widow of Daniel Wheeler, and went to reside with her at Patch corner. Mr. Leeman was always in limited circumstances. Work ?nd he had a falling out several years before he died. His children were: Mehitable, born in Monson, September 26, 1747, married Joshua Stiles, October 7, 1773, residence Lyndeborough ; Samuel, 3rd, born in Hollis, August 7, 1749, killed at battle of Saratoga, October 10, 1777; Hannah, born in Hollis, October 15, 1751, died December 28, 1751; Love, born November 1, 1752, married Abraham Dinsmore, Jr., November 26, 1776, residence Temple; ]\lary, born November 9, 1754, married Zachariah Emery, June 25, 1778, residence Mason, N. H. ; Hannah, born July 2, 1757, married Joshua Stiles, residence Lyndeborough; Nathaniel, born August 6, 1759, mar- ried Peggy 1781, residence Lyndeborough and Hollis; Lydia, born in Monson, December 9, 1761, married Stephen Lowell, Jr., December 12, 1782, residence Dunstable ; Sarah, born at Spalding place August 31, 1764, no record; Abraham, born in Spalding place. May 13, 1769, died young. Mr. Leeman died at Patch corner in 1789. Mrs. Amy, his wife, went to Concord, N. H., to reside with her son. She died November 30, 1821. Mr. Leeman was a great storyteller. 17 ABRAHAM LEEMAN. Abraham Leeman, son of Samuel and Mary Bryant Lee- m.an, born in Reading, Mass., August 15, 1723, came to Souhe- gan West with his father in fall of 1735 and to West Dunstable in the spring of 1737. He married EHzabeth Hastings, January 30, 1745, and settled at what is known as the William Kittredge place on Witch brook at North HolHs, and engaged in farming. He became a noted bear hunter. He was a very eccentric man. At times he would leave the field where he was at work and run to the house for fear that he w'ouldn't live to get there. Then again he would get up in the night time and fry salt pork for fear he wouldn't live to eat it up. The spring of 179-1: was a very early one. At the 19th of May there came a great frost, taking everything level with the ground. Corn was four inches, apples were as large as walnuts. This discouraged Mr. Leeman and he was induced to exchange real and personal estate with William Kittredge of Gofifstown in the fall of 179-i, residing here until in old age, when he lived with relatives in Mont Vernon. His children were : Elizabeth, born in Monson, February 24, 1747, married David Wallingsford, March 6, 1767. He died March 12, 1791. She married for her second husband, Nehemiah Barker, IMarch 17, 1799, died August 4, 1822. Mary, born June 3, 1748; Abraham, born August 29, 1749, died same day ; Hannah, born July 26, 1750, died December 24, 1750; Hannah, born October 1, 1751, married Jonathan Danforth in 1769, residence at Ken- dall Mills; Submit, born June 4, 1753, no record; Abraham, born September 8, 1754, died November 29, 1759 ; Esther, born August 8, 1756, married Zebulon Cram, December 30, 1783, residence Wilton, and Andover, Vt. ; Abigail, born May 8, 1758, married Joseph Frost, July 28, 1785, residence Tewksbury ; died July 21, 1786; Dorcas, born July 13, 1760, drowned in Witch brook at Kendall mills. May 26, 1778. 18 Mrs. Leeman died January 26, 1792. Mr. Leeman married for his second wife, Olive Davis Jaquith, July 12, 1792, wife of Adford Jaquith of Dunstable, whom she married November 14, 1776. He died in Mont Vernon. 19 Ensign SAMUEL LEEMAN, 3rd. Samuel Leeman, 3rd, son of Samuel and Love Wheeler Leenian, born in Hollis, August 7, 1749. He purchased part of the Spalding place in North Hollis under date of November 18, 1773, intending to marry and settle here. But before he w^as to marry, his intended died suddenly. He then sold the place ♦:o Jonathan Spalding, January 5, 1775. He joined the Hollis minutemen, repaired to Hollis common at the alarm of April 19, 1775. He was in Captain Dow's company for Concord and Lexington ; was at the Battle of Bunl-:er Hill in the company of Capt. Levi Spalding, regiment of Col. James Reid. At the re-organization of the militia April 7, 1777, he en- listed in Capt. Isaac Fry's company, regiment of Col. Alexander Scammel as ensign and participated in all those battles against Gen. John Burgoyne, known as the northern campaign. He was killed at the battle of Saratoga in October, 1777. He was 28 years old and unmarried, the last of the Samuel Leemans and was said to be the tenth in descent wherein the eldest son was named Samuel. Mr. Leeman purchased the Spalding place of his father. The writer of this has in his possession the old deed which Mr. Leeman gave to Jonathan Spalding, dated January 25, 1775. 20 NATHANIEL LEEMAN. Nathaniel Leeman, son of Samuel, Junior, and Love Wheeler Leeman, born in Hollis, Aug-ust 6, 1759, In his youth, residing with his father, he worked at farming, etc. He served in the war of the Revolution. In the Ticonderoga alarm, he was at the battle of White Plains, belonging to the Hollis min- ute men. Mr. Leeman married Peggy in 1781, settled in Lyndeborough, N. H., until the spring of 1786. He then returned to Hollis. He, with his wife and family, were warned out of town by the selectmen in the fall of 1786, as coming last from Lyndeborough. Mr. Leeman is recorded in the town records as retracting a slander on Benjamin Cummings, Jr., dated February 1, 1788. He again removed to Lyndeborough in 1799. He resided, while living in Hollis, on the old road leading from Hollis village to Patch corner, at a point east from Long pond, and south of the Esquire Wright place. Tradition says that he had children as follows : Peggy, bom in Lyndeborough in 1781 ; Fanny, born in Lyndeborough in 1783 ; Nathaniel, born in 1785. Mr. Leeman must have been broken up as he returned to Hollis prior to 1818, always in limited circumstances. He remained a town charge for several years, previous to his death, which occurred at the town farm in June, 1838, age 79. Supposed to be buried in East yard. He was the last of the Leemans to reside in Hollis. 21 THOMAS NEVINS, Senior. Thomas Nevins, of Scotch-Irish descent, whose ancestors fought at the siege of Londonderry, married Margaret about 1710. They migrated from the North of Ireland in 1711, and settled in Nova Scotia. Some time between the years of 1718 and 1735, Mr. Nevins had occasion to return to Ireland on busi- ness. The ship on which he sailed was lost at sea and all on board perished. The widow, Margaret Nevins, with her three sons, removed to Newton, Mass., prior to 1735, as on July 27, 1735, they pur- chased land in West Dunstable of Joseph Blanchard, situated in what was afterwards Monson village, and removed here some time between 1735 and the spring of 1738. All that is known of Mr. Nevins' family is as follows: Thomas, Jr., born on the Atlantic Ocean, March, 1711; mar- ried Bridget Snow, January 1, 1745 ; died at Hanover, N. Y., in March, 1804, age 93. David, born at Nova Scotia, about 1814, married Lois Patch, March 3, 1746; died in Plymouth, N. H., in 1779. William, born in Nova Scotia, in 1718, married Mary Hastings, November 8, 1746. The widow, Margaret Nevins, with her three sons, engaged in clearing off the forests, build- ing log huts, making paths, etc. She is taxed regularly until 1743, at which time her name disappears from the records, and we have no further knowledge of her. 23 Deacon THOMAS NEVINS, Junior. Thomas Nevins, Jr., son of Thomas and Margaret Nevins, born on the Atlantic Ocean, March, Ivll. Mr. Nevins came to Nova Scotia with his parents, and subsequently to Newton with his mother, and removed to West Dunstable, at Monson village, prior to 1738. He married Bridget Snow of Notting- ham West, January 1, 1745. Mr. Nevins served in the old French war as a sergeant in Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell's company, Colonel Hart's regiment 1758, and a selectman of Monson in 1759. He removed to the east part of Monson prior to 1758 ; came within the limits of Hollis in 1770; removed to Hebron in 1772; served as jury- man at the County Court held in Amherst in January, 1772. His name is attached to a remonstrance against a petition to annex the Easterly side of Cockermouth to Plymouth. Late in life, he removed to Hanover, N. H., or near there, where he resided the remainder of his days. His children as found re- corded were: Bridget, born in Monson, December 21, 1746; married John Jaquith, May 30, 1770 ; residence, Groton, N. H. Thomas, 3rd, born in Monson, May 35, 1748 ; married Rebecca Willoughby in 1770 ; residence, Hanover, N. Y. Henry, born in Monson in 1750, died same year. Lucy, born in Monson in 1752 ; married Jeremiah Blodgett, April 15, 1774 ; residence Plymouth, N. H., died July 1, 1804. Thomasin, born in Mon- son in 1754; married John Calf, November 13, 1776; residence Plymouth. She married for second husband, Sylvester Wood- worth; died in 1829. Hannah, born in Monson, 1756; mar- ried Henry Phelps, ; residence Groton, N. H. ; died in 1806. Sarah, born in Monson, February 15, 1759 ; married Nathaniel Ball in 1774 ; residence Hebron ; died August 8, 1843. Fanny, born in Monson in 1761; married Simeon Bridgeman; residence Dorchester, Mass. Mr. Nevins resided at the Leonard Farley place from 1758 to 1772. He died in Hanover, N. Y., March, 1804, age 93. 23 DAVID NEVINS. David Nevins, son of Thomas and Margaret Nevins, was born in Nova vScotia in 1714. He went with his mother to Newton, Mass., and later came to West Dunstable with the other members of the family. He learned the carpenter's trade, and helped to build the two first meeting houses in West Dun- stable. He married Lois Patch, daughter of Isaac Patch, of Groton, Mass., March 3, 1746, and settled in Hollis on the old path east of Long Pond, where he resided until 1764, when he removed to the west part of Plymouth, N. H. Mr. Nevins served in the war of the revolution from Ply- mouth, in the company of Capt. Edward Everett, Colonel Bedel's regiment, in 1776. He enlisted into the Continental service, March 21, 1777, and was reported dead the next year; this was a mistake. His children, as follows, were all born in Hollis: John, born October 12, 1748; died August 25, 1752. Lois, born October 20, 1749; died September 5, 1752. Mar- garet, born February 3, 1752 ; married Samuel Phelps, June 6, 1781 ; residence Hebron. Lois, born September 16, 1753 ; mar- ried Joseph Ryan, April 8, 1798 ; residence Hebron. John, bom April 18, 1755; married Hepsibah Hobart, October 31, 1782; residence, Danville, Vt. David, born July 7, 1758 ; served in the Revolution; died unmarried in 1783. Mr. Nevins died in Plymouth in February, 1778. His wife died in Plymouth in 1782. 24 WILLIAM NEVINS, Senior. William Nevins, Sr., son of Thomas and Margaret Nevins, born in Nova Scotia in 1718. He came to Newton, and later to West Dunstable with his mother. He was engaged in sub- duing the forests, making paths, fighting wild men and wild beasts. There is a well authenticated tradition that he married Mary Woolerich, daughter of Phillip Woolerich, prior to 1745 ; that she died in the summer of 1746 ; and he married Mary Hastings, November 8, 174G, for his second wife. He settled first at Monson center, but removed to the Major James Wlieeler place, near Pennichuck pond, in the east part of Monson, but coming into Hollis on the division of Monson. He was a man of considerable influence in town affairs, having served the town twenty-seven times as moderator, and having been one of the selectmen for sixteen years. His children were : William, Jr., born in Monson, July 26, 1746; married Rebecca Chamberlain, March 24, 1768; res- idence Plymouth. Joseph, born in Monson, July 20, 1748; married first, Sarah Powers, February 20, 1772 ; married for second wife, Lucy Sawtell, in 1783. Benjamin, born in Mon- son, August 15, 1750; married Annis Mooar, February 9, 1775; he went to Maine. Mary, born August 2, 1752 ; married Tim- othy Wheeler, September 8, 1773 ; residence Amherst. John, born February 26, 1755; married Mary Hazeltine, April 17, 1782; residence Groton, N. H. Phineas, born February 26, 1758. He was killed at the Battle of "Bunker Hill," June 17, 1775. Lydia, born July 16, 1760; married Daniel Mooar, Jr., in 1780; residence in Hollis. Elizabeth, born October 17, 1762; married William Brown in 1789 ; residence in Hollis. Rebecca, born July 1, 1765 ; married Joseph Lakeman, December 24, 1788; residence Amherst; died July 9, 1844. Nathan, born February 28, 1770; married Mary , June 1791; resi- dence Groton; died in 1798. 25 Mr. Nevins died February 15, 1785, age 67. Mrs. Nevins died in the fall of 1792; no grave stone. Five of Mr. Nevins' sons served in the war of the Revolution. 26 Lieutenant WILLIAM NEVINS, Junior. Lieutenant William Nevins, Jr., son of William and Mary Nevins, was born in Monson, July 26, 1746. He resided with his father, helping him on the farm as was the custom. He married Rebecca Chamberlain, March 24, 1768, and shortly afterward settled in Plymouth, N. H., where his children were born, as follows : Rebecca, born December, 1768 ; married first, Gilson, and second, Leonard Whiting, March 13, 1800 ; died January 9, 1857. Hannah, born in 1770; married Joshua Thorn- ton, November 24, 1790 ; residence Plymouth ; died October 2, 1828. William, born in 1773; was a school teacher; he died unmarried, December 29, 1810. Susannah, born December 2, 1776; married Moses George, March 25, 1800 ;residence Ply- mouth. He died March 9, 1841. Mr. Nevins joined the Hollis minute men in 1775. He was at work prying stone on his father's farm on the afternoon of April 19, 1775. On receiving word that the British were marching to Concord and Lexing- ton, he immediately joined his comrades on Hollis Common, helped to choose Reuben Dow captain, and proceeded to Cam- bridge. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and remained in the army eight months. Enlisted into the Continental army, April, 1776, for one year as second lieutenant in Capt. John House's company 6th of the First N. H. Regiment, under com- mand of Col. Joseph Cilley, and while on duty at the battle of White Plains, was taken prisoner, and put in a British prison ship, where he died in October, 1776. His widow continued her residence at Plymouth. Mr. Nevins was one of the selectmen of Plymouth for the years 1770 and 1771. 27 JOSEPH NEVINS. Joseph Nevins, son of William and Mary Hastings Nevms, was born in Monson, July 20, 1748 ; married first, Sarah Powers, February 20, 1772. She died June 27, 1781. He married for second wife, Lucy Sawtelle, January, 1783. He succeeded tO' the homestead in Hollis. His children were : Sarah, born December 3, 1772 ; died young. Joseph, born June 20, died young. Phineas, born May 5, 1776 ; residence Bed- ford ; died March, 1851. Sarah, born December 17, 1777; mar- ried Israel Thomas, September 13, 1814; residence Amherst. Plannah, born June 13, 1779 ; married Josiah Kidder, December 19, 1809 ; residence Amherst. Hepzibah, born June 6, 1781. Lucy, born December 30, 1783. Mary, born July 4, 1786; married Daniel Mooar, March 16, 1808. Anna, born March 23, 1789; married John French, March 14, 1810; residence Bedford. Gardner, born February 18, 1792; died young. Pamelia, born March 16, 1794. Gardner, born February 6, 1797; married Esther R. Barnes, January 25, 1825; residence Bedford; died October 16, 1876. Susan, born April 12, 179!); married Otis Sheppard, March 12, 1818 ; residence Bedford Joseph, born April 8, 1801 ; died unmarried in Bedford, N. H., December 2, 1830. Joseph Nevins ser\'ed in the war of the Revolution. Mr. Nevins' political views were extremely radical and Federal, and was very bitter against Jefferson, and said if he was elected President, the Bibles would all be destroyed, and the churches would all be burned; and he said that Jefferson was an infidel, etc. Mr. Nevins died of sun stroke in Capt. Isaac Parker's meadow, August 11, 1813. This family of Nevins was the last of Nevins to leave town, about 1825. Most of them went to Bedford, N. H. 28 BENJAMIN NEVINS. Benjamin Nevins, son of William and Mary Hastings Nevins, was born in Monson, August 15, 1750. He married Annis Mooar, February 9, 1775. He resided in several places in Hollis and Milford, namely southeast of the "Taylor Dunck- lee Mill place," on Mooar's hill," and at Monson village place. Mr. Nevins served in the war of the Revolution; was at Lexington and battle of Bennington. In all he was out about six months. Mr. Nevins worked some at the butchering busi- ness. He used to go amongst the fanners killing hogs. He was somewhat addicted to drink ; it was said that he could drink more cider than any man living. The following story is told of him, that while he was returning from Amherst, where he had bought a jug each of molasses and rum, and according to the custom of those days, he carried his purchases in a bag thrown across the horse in front of the saddle, on crossing a brook, the horse lowered his head to drink, and quickly the rum and molasses were dashed upon the rocks. The stream has been called Taddy Brook from that day to this. His children were: Betty, born December 7, 1775. Ben- jamin, Jr., born October 5, 1777 ; married . Lydia, born April 7, 1780. Sarah, born May 25, 1782 ; married Thomas W. Steams, September 6, 1814. William, born March 5, 1786. This family removed to Maine about 1820. 29 MOSES SAUNDERS. Moses Saunders, a connection of Elijah Saunders, the beggar. A native of Marlborough, Mass., where he came from in the spring of 1738, and settled in West Dunstable at the Bailey place ; commenced a clearing, built his log hut, erected a saw mill soon after, which was the first saw mill built in West Dunstable. It was said that the lumber for the first meet- ing house was sawed at Mr. Saunders' mill. At the time of the Indian war in 1747, Mr. Saunders thought he saw Indians lurking about his mill. As Dr. Belknap said, "they wished to destroy every mill and its owner," whom they charged with destroying their hunting grounds, Mr. Saunders became alarmed for his personal safety and removed to Westboro, Mass., where he bought a large farm, and resided there the remainder of his days. His West Dunstable estate, after a few years, passed into the hands of Daniel Bailey. His children, as found recorded in the Monson records, were as follows : All born in West Dunstable. Abigail, born May 7, 1741. Sarah, born September 7, 1742. Moses, born April 23, 1744. Stephen, born January 16, 1746. 30 ELIAS SMITH. Elias Smith, son of Deacon Francis and Ruth Maverick Smith, was born in South Reading, Mass., in 1698. He mar- ried Ehzabeth Emerson, sister of the Rev. Daniel Emerson, pastor of the first church in West Dunstable, December 31, 1724, residing in Reading, and Salisbury, Mass., until about 1744, when he removed to West Dunstable, and probably was the first settler at the Price place, situated on the street west of the meeting house. He became the village blacksmith, as tradition says he had a blacksmith shop here. He was a large land holder, owning several hundred acres in the west part of Hollis, of which a large portion was transmitted to his daughter Elizabeth, who married Lieut. Robert Colburn. Mr. Smith was chosen treas- urere of the church in 1745 ; appointed Pound Keeper in 1746, and Constable in 1747 ; elected one of the selectmen in 1748. He served in the old French war as sergeant in Col. Joseph Blanchard's regiment. Co. 9, Capt. Nathaniel Folsom command- ing, in the Crown Point expedition of 1755. His children, so far as found available, were : Elizabeth, bom in Reading in 1725; married Robert Colburn, March 21, 1747. Mary, born in Reading in 1737 ; died August 22, 1761, age 24 years. Anna, born in Reading in 1740; died August 20, 1761. age 21 years. Mr. Elias Smith died August 29 1761, in the 64th year of his age. Mrs. Elizabeth, his wife, died March 23, 1775, in the 76th year of her age. Moses Smith, son of Elias Smith, was born in 1730 ; married Mary Boynton, January 29, 1756 ; re- sided in Hollis; died August 25, 1761, age 31, leaving a son, Moses, born in 1761, who was dissipated. 31 ABRAHAM DINSMORE, Sr. Abraham Dinsmore, Sr,, son of Thomas and Hannah Dins- more, was born in Bedford, Mass., February 22, 1730. He came to West Dunstable with his father, helped to subdue the for- ests, and worked on the farm. He married Lydia in 1752, and settled at the homestead until about 1765, when he lemoved to Temple, N. H., and settled on one of those moun- tain farms. Mr. Dinsmore served in the war of the Revolution, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill in Capt. Ezra Townes' com- pany. Col. James Reed's regiment, together with eighteen other Temple soldiers, including Wilder Kidder, the famous fifer. His children as found recorded were: Abraham, Jr., born in HoUis, January 17, 1753; married Love Leeman, November 26, 1776. Zebadiah, born in Hollis, January 17, 1755 ; married Elizabeth Todd, March 13, 1777 ; residence Temple. Lydia, born in Hollis, January 24, 1757. Hannah, born in Hollis, March 2, 1759. Phebe, born in Hollis, May 17, 1761. Thomas, born in Hollis, August 14, 1763. John, born in Temple, Novem- ber 23, 1765. Amos, born in Temple, February 29, 1768 ; mar- ried Mrs. Rachel Stone, January 5, 1794; residence Temple. Abel, born in Temple, June 4, 1770. Mary, born in Temple, August 16, 1772 •, married Asa Severance, November 25, 1788; residence Temple. Mrs. Lydia, wife of Abraham, died September 13, 1774. Mr. Dinsmore died in Temple, 32 WILLIAM SEARLE, Jr. William Searle, a son of William Searle, was bom in By- field, Mass., in 1723. He came to West Dunstable with his father prior to 1740, who settled near to what is know as "But- terfield Hill." William Searle, Jr., married Hannah Dinsmore, August 6, 1747. She was the oldest daughter of Thomas Dins- more, He settled in the extreme south part of the town, re- siding here until about 1769, when he removed to Temple, N, H., settling toward the south part of the town. Mr. Searle was a shoemaker by trade, presumably taking his bench and tools, and going from house to house doing cobbler's work, as was then the custom. There is an account of a sad story connected with t!he history of Mr. Searle's family ; that on the afternoon of August 15, 1777, during a violent thunder storm, the lightning struck the house and killed two of his children, viz' Jonathan, aged 12 years, and Hannah, aged 10. They were buried in one grave the next day. Mr. Searle's children were: Elizabeth, born in Hollis, July 16, 1748 ; married Obediah Eastman, Feb- ruary 8, 1774. William, born in Hollis, March 22, 1750; mar- ried Eleanor Straw in 1777 ; residence Temple ; died April 22, 1813. Hannah, born in Hollis, April 19, 1752 ; died young. Joseph, born in Hollis, May 13, 1755 ; married Persis about 1777; residence Temple. Sarah, born in Hollis, January 7, 1758. Mary, born in Hollis, March 18, 1760. John, born in Hollis, August 6, 1762. Jonathan, born in Hollis, May 29, 1765 ; killed by lightning at his home in Temple, August 15, 1777. Hannah, born in Hollis, June 11, 1767 ; killed by light- ning at her home in Temple, August 15, 1777. Lucy, born in Hollis, August 26, 1769 ; she was saved from being killed by the lightning at her home in Temple, August 15, 1777. She married Silas Durkee, July 12, 1785 ; residence Temple. Mr. Searle served as one of the selectmen in 1782. Lucy stood between Jonathan and Hannah when the lightning struck and escaped unharmed. 33 ZEDEKIAH DRURY. Zedekiah Drury came to West Dunstable in 1741, and located in what is now the south part of Hollis, on the farm now (1909) owned and occupied by Frank B. Spaulding. Mr. Drury was a blacksmith by trade. He was also engaged in farming while here. He removed to Temple, N. H., prior to 1768, as the first town meeting was held there at his house, September 26, 1768. He was chosen moderator at the annual town meeting of 1773. January 7, 1776, Mr. Drury, with fifteen other Temple soldiers, enlisted into the Continental army for one year. He died in the service, it was said, from malaria fever, which pre- vailed in August of that year. As found in the records, the following are his children: Capt. Zedekiah, Jr., born , Ebenezer, born ; married Marian , Captain Gersham, born — ; married first, Mary Hawkins, June 11, 1783, second, he married Eliza Richards ; died December 1, 1793. William, born ; married Elizabeth . Daniel . Thomas . Mary ; married John Tenny, July 14, 1773. 34 WILLIAM COLBURN, Senior. William Colburn, son of Robert Colburn, was born in Dracut, Mass., in December, 1689 ; married Margaret Woolley, February' 29, 1715, and settled on the old French garrison farm in Billerica, Mass., which came within the limits of Bedford, Mass., on the chartering of that town in 1729. Mr. Colburn, with others, removed from Bedford to West Dunstable in the spring of 1738, and settled at a point on the hill, north of Patch Corner, where he erected a large log hut, used a portion of the year of 1747 as a garrison by a scout or guard of fifteen men sent by the New Hampshire General Court to guard the inhabitants of Monson against Indian invasion, Mr. Colburn Was the ancestor of nearly all the Colburns of Hollis. His children were as follows: Lieutenant Robert, born in Billerica in 1717; married first, Elizabeth Leeman, March 2, 1745, who died in 1746 ; married second, Elizabeth Smith, March 21, 1747. Keziah, born in Billerica in 1721; married Jonathan Taylor, October 27, 1747. Jemima, born in Billerica in 1724; no record. William, Jr., born in Billerica in 1726; married Abigail Wheeler, July 26, 1757 ; died February 7, 1776. Mr. Colburn died April 3, 1769, aged 79. Mrs. Marger}^ his wife, died February 16, 1774, aged 84. They are buried at the northeast corner of the old Church yard at Hollis. Some of the Colburns landed in Ipswich, Mass. Edward Colburn went from Ipswich to Dracut, about 1655. 35 JAMES WHEELER, Senior. James Wheeler, Sr., son of George and Abrigail Hosmer Wheeler, was born in Concord, Mass., September 5, 1702. He married Mary Minot in 1725, and settled in Concord upon the chartering of Bedford in 1729. He came within the limits of that town without a change of residence. In the spring of 1738, Mr. Wheeler came from Bedford to West Dunstable with Mr. Colburn and others, and located about half a mile east of Patch Corner, at a place since know as the Benjamin Wheeler place. He became a prominent citizen in the new settlement. His name is the first name on a petition dated May 13, 1747, to the General Court of New Hampshire, asking for a scout to guard the inhabitants of Monson against Indian invasion. Mr. Wheeler served in the old French war in Capt. Peter Powers' company for the Crown Point expedition of 1755, from April 24 to November 11. He became a large land holder. His children were: Mary, born- in Concord, October 11, 1725. Keziah, born in Concord, March 10, 1727 ; married John Brown, October 9, 1744; died October 31, 1760. Lydia, born in Concord, March 11, 1729 ; no record. James, Jr., born in Bedford, May 6, 1731; married Mary Butterfield, November 1, 1750. Elizabeth, born in Bedford, May 23, 1734. Daniel, bom in Bedford, April 23, 1736; married Amy Morse, Feb- ruary 1, 1757; died in 1774 or 1775. Azubah, born in Bedford, October 29, 1738; married John Willoughby, Jr., May 30, 1758; residence Plymouth. Thaddeus, born in Bedford, December 16, 1742; married Elizabeth Farmer, October 17, 1769; resi- dence on homestead. Mr. James fWheeler died in 1766, leaving the homestead to his son, Thaddeus. Mrs. Mary, his wife, was living at the close of the Revolution in 1783. 36 PETER WHEELER, Senior. Peter Wheeler, Senior, son of George and Abigail Hosmer Wheeler, was born in Concord, Mass., October 23, ITO-t ; married Hannah Colburn in 1725, and settled in Concord, but came within the limits of Bedford in 1729. He removed to West Dunstable in the spring of 1738, and settled on the hill west of Long pond, where his descendants have resided until within a few years. ]\Ir. Wheeler was famous for hunting wild animals, killing as many as three bears in one night. He served in the old French War in Capt. Peter Powers' company, in the Crown Point expedition of 1755, His children as found recorded were: Love, born in Con- cord, May 10, 1728 ; married Samuel Leeman, November 25, 1746; died August 15, 1775. Peter, Jr., born in Concord in 1730; married IMehitable Jewett, Mrach 19, 1751; residence Temple, N. H. Hannah, born in Concord in 1734, no record. Mary, born in 1736 ; married Samuel Brown, Jr., Januar}^ 22, 1761; residence Mason, N. H. Betty, born in 1738; married November 6, 176 — ; residence Hollis ; died Sally, bom in West Dunstable in 1740, no record. Lucy, born in West Dunstable, June 1, 1774 ; married Silas Brown, Octo- ber 8, 1765 ; residence Plymouth, N. H. Alice, born in West Dunstable, December 1, 1745; married Ephraim Lund. J\Iay 12, 1772 ; residence Hollis. Ebenezer, born in Hollis, July 15, 1748 ; married Azubah Taylor, July 13, 1780 ; residence home- stead. Lebbens. born in Hollis, October 15, 1750; married Elizabeth Carter, March 1, 1773 ; died in service, 1778. Jemima, born in Hollis, Augiist 15, 1756 ; married Samuel Hill, May 31, 1780. Mrs. Hannah, wife of Peter Wheeler, died October 18, 1764, age 56. Mr. Wheeler died at homestead, March 28, 1772, asfed 68. 37 JOHN MARTIN, Senior. John Martin, who came from Billerica, Mass., in the spring of 1738, with those other settlers to West Dunstable, and located east of Patch Corner, at a place known as Martin's pasture. There is a tradition that a Martin and a Wheeler came over from England in the same ship, and that during the voyage, a Martin fell overboard and a Wheeler rescued him. They agreed that wherever a Wheeler went, that a Martin should go, and John Martin came at the same time and settled not forty rods from James Wheeler, Mr, Martin and his son John served in the old French War in Captain Powers' company for the Crown Point expedition in 1755. That on one occasion they gained permission of their captain to go to another regiment and participate in a hard fought battle. They ran three miles to be in the battle. They had a presentment that no bullet was ever made to kill them. They were in many battles and never received a wound. His children were : Abigail, born in 1739 ; married Ephraim Ramsdell, January 21, 1758. John, Jr., born in 17-11 ; Rachel, born May 11, 1743; Joseph, born June 21, 1750; Mr, Martin removed to Bedford, N. H., before the Revo- lution. John Martin's wife's given name was Rachel, 38 THOMAS WOOLEY. Thomas Wooley, son of Samuel Wooley, was born in Bed- ford, Mass., about 1732. He came from Bedford to West Dun- stable with Mr. Colburn and others in the spring of 1738, bring- ing their entire effects in an ox cart, plodding their way through the Dunstable wilderness, guided only by marked trees. He married Mary Williams of Hollis, March 7, 1742, and settled at Patch Corner. Mr, Wooley was one of those who helped to subdue the forests in the vicinity in which he lived. He built a log hut and commenced farming for a living as did most people of those days. He was a brother of Margaret Wooley, the wife of William Colburn. Mr. Wooley removed to Richmond, N. H., in 1765. It is reported he had a daughter, Sarah, who married Reuben Par- ker, June 19, 1759, and a sister, Rebecca Wooley, who married Edmond Gardner of Northfield, November 16, 1772. We have no further record of Thomas Wooley. Mrs. Sarah Wooley Parker died in Richmond, N. H., December 20, 1779. 39 PHILIP WOOLRICH. Philip Woolrich, one of those Scotch-Irish emigrants, who came to this country early in the eighteenth century, whose ancestors fought at the siege of Londonderry, was born in Ireland about 1683. He married Lydia about 1711, and migrated to Nova Scotia, with the Nevins family, of whom it w'as said, they were connected. Mr, Woolrich later settled in Concord, Mass., and came within the limits of Bedford, from which place he removed with those other families in the spring of 1T38 to West Dunstable, and settled near Patch Corner, remaining here only a short time, when he removed to a farm southwest of Peter Powers, since known as the Little place. His name disappears from the records here after 1743. It ap- pears by Fox's history of Dunstable, page 234, that he resided in Dunstable many years ; probably died there prior to 1763. Of his children, little is known. Probably they were born in Concord or Bedford, Mass. If those records were available they might disclose some data. There is a record of Philip, Jr., born about 1713 ; married Lydia Adams of Westford, Mass., December 2, 1736. There is a tradition that Mary Woolrich married William Nevins in 1745. In 1789, Widow Lydia Wool- rich died, aged 104 years and 4 months. She was at hte time of her death, and had been for a time, residing with Joseph Nevins in Hollis. They called her Granny Ulrich; all this would go to show that the two families were connected. This family's name was written several different ways. 40 ISRAEL MEAD. Israel Mead, one of those early settlers of Monson, N. H., who married Sarah prior to coming to Monson in 1753. He settled on Witch Brook at North Hollis at the Enoch Farley place. Mr. Mead was a brickmaker by trade, the first one of this section. He was engaged in the manufacture of bricks while living at the Farley place, was taxed in Monson until 1758, when it appears by the records, he removed to Hollis Center, to a point south of the Peter Powers' house, where he continued the manufacture of bricks. There are bricks now in the chimney of the Capt. William Hale house, and others, made by Israel Mead. Mr. Mead is taxed in Hollis until 1775, when he died, and the property was taxed to Mrs. Sarah Mead from that date until 1780. After that date her name disappears from the rec- ords ; presumably she went to Orford, as probably her daughter, Mary Mead, married John Case of Orford, N. H., April 28, 1785, and they resided in Orford. We have no further record of this family. 41 ZACHARIAH SHATTUCK. Zachariah Shattuck, son of William and Abigail Shattuck, was born in West Groton, Mass., March 6, 1724. He married Elizabeth Fisk, March 3, 1747, and settled in the southeast part of Monson, at the Jesse Hardy place. Mr. Shattuck was an- cestor of nearly all the Shattucks in this vicinity, and of those residing in the north part of Nashua, becoming a large land holder, cultivating those extensive pine plains, and raising large crops of rye. Some of his descendants became wealthy fanners. His children as found recorded were : Zachariah, Jr., born in Monson, November 24, 1747 ; married Elizabeth Farley, November 28, 1771 ; died January 1819. Elizabeth, born in Monson May 15, 1750; married Timothy Wyman, December 17, 1772. Mary, born in Monson 1753; married Stephen Farley, January 28, 1779. Abigail, born in Monson, June 10, 1755 ; married Nathan Colburn, January 28, 1779 ; died March 11, 1851, age 96. Isaac, born in Monson 1757 ; died in the army, June 1776 ; Samuel, born in Monson 1758 ; married Lois Wheat, May 5, 1791. Sibbel, born in Mon- son, March 1760 ; married Phineas Hardy, Jr. Hannah, born in Monson 1764; married Jacob Mooar, January 15, 1784 ; died September 14, 1791 ; residence Hollis. Daniel, born in Monson, February 24, 1767 ; married Betsy Corey of Chelms- ford, January 8, 1793. Abel, born in Monson, June 3, 1769; married Sally Blood, April 16, 1795. Nathan, born in Hollis, June 9, 1774; married Susanna Wood, November 25, 1802. Mr. Shattuck died March 20, 1809, age 85 years. Mrs. Shattuck died November 8, 1815, age 88 years. They were buried in the old Church-yard at Hollis. 42 WILLIAM SHATTUCK. William Shattuck, brother of Zachariah, and son of Wil- liam and Abigail Shattuck, was born in Groton, Mass., January 25, 1713. He married Ruth in 1738, and shortly set- tled at Brimstone Corner, east of "Flint's Hill," in West Dun- stable. His wife, Ruth, died November 4, 1744. He married for his second wife, Mrs. Experience Spalding Curtis, Novem- ber 26, 1745. Mr. Shattuck's children were as follows : Ruth, born in West Dunstable, November 1, 1739 ; married Robert Rankin, September 23, 1761. William, Jr., born in West Dunstable, February 26, 1741 ; married Zilpha Turner, December 2, 1761. Mary, born in West Dunstable, March 1, 1743 ; married Joseph Stearns, December 9, 1763. Nathaniel, born in West Dun- stable in 1746; married Eunice Hazen ; died April 5, 1813. Experience, born in West Dunstable in 1749 ; married Benjamin Simpson, August 13, 1772. Elizabeth, born in West Dunstable in 1751 ; married James Lakin, November 5, 1772. Jeremiah W., born June 24, 1754; enlisted in the war of the Revolution ; died at Cambridge, May 29, 1775. Mr. Shattuck died at his home in Hollis, March 13, 1761, age 49. Mrs. Experience Shattuck, his widow, was living in 1794 on the premises. 43 JONATHAN DANFORTH, Senior. Jonathan Danforth, Sr., son of Jonathan, a grandson of Jonathan the distinguished land surveyor, was born November 10, 1714. He came to West Dunstbale in 1741 ; married Anna Blanchard, daughter of Benjamin Blanchard, May 24, 1743, and settled on the farm west of Cyrus F, Burge on the Depot road. Mr. Danforth was a descendant of Nicholas Danforth, who migrated to this country from England in 1632, to escape the knig'hthood that King Charles sought to impose upon him in consequence of his great wealth. Mr. Danforth's children were : Anna, born in West Dun- stable, February 7, 1744. Jonathan, Jr., born in West Dun- stable, July 20, 1745 ; married Hannah Leeman in 1769. David, bom in West Dunstable, January 24, 1747. Mr. Danforth died March 3, 1747, aged 32. 44 JONATHAN DANFORTH, Junior. Jonathan Danforth, Jr., son of Jonathan and Anna Blanchard Danforth, was born in West Dunstable, July 20, 1745. Mr. Danforth located in Monson about 1766, and built a saw mill on Witch brook in company with Jonathan Lund of Monson. The mill stood where the dividing line came be- tween the Rogers and Spalding farms at North Mollis at the Amherst line. Subsequently, Mr. Danforth erected a house and grist mill at the "Kendall mill place" on Witch brook at North Hollis. Later he bought thirty-six acres of land of Abraham Leeman, where he resided the rest of his days. He occupied a prominent position in town, and served as moderator at some special meetings. He was guardian for Nathan Nevins who became twenty-one in 1791, and Mr. Danforth sold his property here to Hezekiah Kendall of Wilmington in October 1791. He married Hannah Leeman in 1769. His children were: Hannah, born May 5, 1770 ; married Jermathael Bowers, Feb- ruary 10, 1791. Jonathan, born July 27, 1772. Elizabeth, born May 10, 1774. Leonard, born April 9, 1777; married Polly Henry, April 23, 1801. David, born May 15, 1779. Luther, born October 23, 1781. Anna, born July 18, 1883. Asa, born October 14, 1785. Rebecca, born March 23, 1788. Mr. Danforth died August, 1782. Most of this family went to Mont Vernon, N. H. 45 JOHN WILLOUGHBY. John Willoughby, son of John Willoughby of Billerica, was born in Billerica, Mass., December 25, 1707. His ances- tors were of Scotch-Irish origin, but had resided in England a few generations, previous to migrating to this country. Mr. Willoughby married Anna Chamberlain of Billerica, March 27, 1735, He removed to West Dunstable in 1744. He served in the old French war, and was a grantee of Plymouth, N. H. His wife, Anna, died February 3, 1773. He married for a second wife Elizabeth Sprage of Billerica, June 28, 1774. His children, taken from Willoughby records, were as follows: Captain John, Jr.. born in Billerica, December 24, 1735 ; married Azubah Wheeler, May 30, 1758 ; residence Plymouth. Jonas, born in Billerica, March 31, 1737 ; married Hannah Bates, July 10, 1760; residence HolHs ; died 1791. Joseph, born in Billerica, February 17, 1739 ; went to Benning- ton, Vt. Anna, born in Billerica, May 30, 1741 ; married Timothy French, May 3, 1771 ; residence Hollis. Mary, born in Billerica, February 26, 1743 ; died in 1752. Susannah, born in Billerica, May 26, 1744 ; married Jonathan Powers, November 28, 1764 ; residence Dunstable ; died September, 1828, Samuel, born in Billerica, February 13, 1745 ; married Elizabeth Jaquith, December 3, 1772 ; married second wife, Mary Gould ; died October 26, 1832, age 86. Mehitable, born in Billerica, August 3, 1747; married Jonathan Bates, October 19, 1769. Rebecca, born in Billerica, February 13, 1749 ; married Thomas Nevins, Jr., in 1770 ; residence, Hebron, N. H. William, born in Bil- lerica, September 2, 1751 ; died in November, 1773. Elizabeth, born in Billerica, April 3, 1753 ; married Samuel Lovejoy, Aug- ust 27, 1794. Josiah, born in Billerica. July 30, 1755; died in 1757. Mr. John Willoughby died February 2, 1793, aged 85. 46 Lieut. DAVID WALLINGSFORD. Lieut. David Wallingsford, son of Jonathan Wallingsford, was born in Bradford, Mass., September 25, 1744. A descend- ant of Nicholas WalHngsford, who emigrated, when a boy, in the ship "Confidence" from London to Boston in 1638. Lieu- tenant Wallingsford came to Monson in 1765. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He enlisted in the war of the Revolution in Captain Dow's company for Concord and Lexington. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill; was Lieutenant of Capt. Archelaus Town's company at the battle of Bennington, and in the northern campaign, was one of the first to order his men at the battle of Bennington to fire on the British and Hessians. He was paid off in worthless Continental money at the close of the war. He had the misfortune to lose his house by fire. Soon after his return Mr. Wallingsford married Elizabeth Leeman, March 6, 1767. His children were born at homestead, situated east of Philip Woods. Elizabeth, born in Monson, September 14, 1767 ; married Aaron Bailey, May 17, 1785 ; went to New York. Jonathan, born in Hollis, September 10, 1770 ; went to Wiscon- sin ; died March, 1863. Sarah, born in HolHs, July 5, 1772; no record. Martha, born in Hollis, March 26, 1774; married John Sawtell, April 19, 1797. David, born in Hollis, November 26, 1776; died September 27, 1777. David, born in Hollis, October 12, 177S ; married Abigail Stoker in 1798 ; went to Ohio; died in 1836. Ebenezer, born in Hollis, October 5, 1780; a blacksmith in Marlboro, N. H. ; married Mary Hildreth, October 20, 1803. Benjamin, born in Hollis, January 24, 1782 ; married Hannah Needham, November 19, 1807 ; died May 9, 1818. Joel, born in Hollis, January 22, 1784; died in Clare- mont, N. H., in 1841. Hannah, bom in Hollis, June 29, 1785; died in Marlboro in 1851. Mary, born in Hollis, October 29, 1787. Abigail, born in Hollis, January 4, 1790. Mr. Wallingsford died March 12, 1791. His wife married Nehemiah Barker, March 17, 1799, and died August 4, 1822. 47 Capt. ebenezer melvin. Capt. Ebenezer Melvin, son of Jonathan and Sarah Hart- well Melvin, was born in Concord, Mass., November 10, 1725; married Susannah Dinsmore, daughter of Thomas Dinsmore of Hollis, in April, 1747, and soon after settled in Monson at a place now known as Melendy place, in the northeast part of Brookline, where Mr. Melvin built a dam, and erected a saw mill. Mr. Melvin was famous for hunting wild animals. He Was Captain of Colonial militia ; and served in the French war in 1757. He served the town of Monson in various ways, and was a prominent citizen in the new settlement. His wife, Susannah, died in 1765 ; he married again Mary Bailey in 1766, and removed to Hollis. His children were: Ebenezer, Jr., born in Monson, De- cember 28, 1752 ; married Joanna Bailey, February 20, 1777 ; residence, Groton, N. H. Nathan, born in Monson, November 20, 1755. Eunice, born in Monson, February 9, 1759. Daniel, born in Monson, September 8, 1761. Susannah, born in Mon- son, October 23, 1761; married William Crawford in 1786; residence Plymouth. Seth, born in Hollis, April 28, 1767. Enoch, born in Hollis, August 20, 1769; married Mary Read, March 27, 1794 ; died October 27, 1824. Isaac, born in Groton, N. H., August 29, 1772; married Abigail Dearborn, March 27, 1796. Captain Melvin witli four other families, viz: James Gould, James Hobart, Phineas Bennett and Samuel Farley, re- moved to Groton, N. H., in the spring of 1770, They were the first settlers there. Mr. removed to Plymouth, N. H., in the spring of 1790, where he died. 48 JONATHAN LUND, Junior. Jonathan Lund, son of Captain Jonathan and Jean Varnum Lund, was born in Dunstable, N. H., in September, 1747 ; mar- ried Priscilla Cummings in 1770, and settled in Monson, N. H., at a place since known as "Milford poor farm." He was a blacksmith by trade, was quite an artist, and used to manufac- ture mill saws. Air. Lund built a saw mill in company with Jonathan Danforth on Witch brook on the Spalding farm at North Hollis in 1766, then situated in the town of Monson. They operated this mill until November 8, 1797, when they sold it to Jonathan, Jr., and Asaph Spalding for twenty pounds. This mill privilege was bought of James Woodward of Read- ing, Mass., who owned one hundred and thirteen acres of land here. His chlidren were: Jonathan, Jr., born in Amherst, July 25, 1771. David, born in Amherst, June 10, 1773. Isaac, born in Amherst, March 17, 1775; married Sally Grififin, Sep- tember 15, 1803 ; residence homestead ; died October 9, 1842. Hannah, born in Amherst, January 13, 1777 ; married Samuel Butler, September 24, 1805 ; residence Pelham. Priscilla, born in Amherst, January 25, 1779 ; married Joel Lund, November 8, 1803 ; residence, Dunstable, Mass. Oliver, bom in Amherst, September 21, 1780; married ; ;residence Newport. Msity, born in Amherst, August 6, 1783 ; died September 8, 1786. Samuel, born in Amherst, December 11, 1785. Ephraim, born in Amherst, March 17, 1788; died March 30, 1788. Elizabeth, born in Amherst, April 15, 1789 ; married Presson Holmes, May 23, 1809. Rachel, born in Amherst in 1792; married William Shepard ; residence Vermont. Mrs. Lund died January 22, 1824, age 76; buried in Old Yard, Milford. Mr. Lund died June 11, 1828, age 81; buried in Old Yard, at Milford. 49 JOHN HASTINGS. John Hasting-s, son of Joseph and EHzabeth Edwards Hastings, was born in Reading-, Mass., in 1700 ; married Keziah in 1721, and shortly after settled at "Turkey- hills" Luninburg, Mass. Their children were: Elizabeth, born in 1721; married Abraham Leeman, January 30, 1745. Keziah, born in 1723 ; married Benjamin Blanchard, December 11, 1744. Mary, born in 1725; married William Nevins, November 8, 1746. William, born in 1728 ; married . Sarah, born in 1733 ; mar- ried John Austin, January 1, 1756. This family in later years resided in Dunstable, and so immediately connected with the history of the West Dunstable families it is here given. The four Hastings girls had 42 chil- dren, viz : EHzabeth had 10, Keziah had 14, Mary had 9, and Sarah had 9, making- 42. William Hastings, son of William, Jr., who resided in Amherst, N. H., was born in 1759. He married Dorothy Dyke, August 31, 1785. He served in the war of the Revolution from Amherst in Colonel Peabody's regiment for Rhode Island in August, 1778. He lost a leg by a wound received from a can- non ball. He received a pension. 50 BENJAMIN KENDRICK. Benjamin Kendrick, son of Caleb and Abigail Bowen Kendrick, was born in Newton, Mass., January 30, 1724. Mr. Kendrick for the purpose of occupying land which his father owned on the Souhegan river below Lyon's bridge in Monson, came up in the spring of 1749, and shortly after purchased 17 acres of Caleb Stiles, joining his other land, whereon he erected his rude dwelling. Mr. Kendrick married Sarah Harris, daugh- ter of Stephen Harris of Hollis, March 1, 1750, and settled at a place known as "Amherst poor farm," where he spent the rest of his years. His children were : A son, who died in infancy, born in 1750. A daughter, who died in infancy, bom in 1752. Stephen, born January 13, 1756 ; married Sarah Shepard in 1778. Sarah, born August 29, 1758; married Nathan Kendall, Jr. Abigail, born August 8, 1764; married Isaac Brooks, May 28, 1791. Anna, born October 30, 1768 ; married Gov. Benjamin Pierce, February 1, 1790. They were the parents of President Franklin Pierce, who was inaugurated President of the United States, March 4, 1853. Mr. Kendrick was prominent in town affairs, having served the town of Monson nine years as Town Clerk, and eleven years as one of their Selectmen. Mr. Kendrick died November 13, 1813, aged 88. Mrs. Sarah Harris, his wife, died May 27, 1818, aged 88. John Kendrick, a native of Muddy River, England, was born in 1605, and migrated to Boston in 1639. Subse- quently, his descendants settled in Newtton, Mass. 51 Capt. DANIEIv kendrick. Capt. Daniel Kendrick, son of Caleb and Abigail Kendrick, was born in Newton, Mass., October 4, 1735, a descendant of John Kendrick, born at Muddy River, England, in 1605, and came to Boston in 1639. Captain Kendrick married Han- nah Harris, daughter of Stephen Harris, January 29, 1759, and settled at Patch Corner, then located in Monson. Mr. Kendrick was a prominent citizen. He had influence in town affairs, and served the town of Monson as one of their Selectmen. Upon the division of Monson he came within the limits of Hollis. He served this town as one of their Selectmen in 1775, 1776 and 1777. He served in the war of the Revolution, enlisting into Capt. Daniel Emerson's mounted company for Rhode Island in 1778. Mr. Kendrick gave the alarm of the British troops marching for Concord and Lexington, April 19, 1775, by firin.^- a cannon as had been agreed upon. His children were: Elizabeth, born in Monson, December 26, 1759 ; married Timothy Jones, June 13, 1782 ; residence Amherst ; died May, 1818 ; married for second husband, Andrew Leavitt. Daniel, Jr., born in Monson, May 26, 1761 ; married Mary Pool, February 15, 1782 ; died by hanging, May 13, 1790. Hannah, born in Monson, August 4, 1763 ; killed by her brother, John P., April 22, 1805, in a fit of insanity. Caleb, born in Monson, January 30, 1767 ; died March 17, 1789, age 22 years. Esther, born in Monson, November, 1773 ; died September, 1775, age 22 months. Bowen, born in Monson, May 18, 1770; died September 1, 1778. John Peneuil, born in Monson, 1776, became deranged, died in Amherst jail, May 19, 1805. Mr. Kendrick was Captain of state militia. He died May 20, 1789. Mrs. Hannah Kendrick was killed by her son, John P., in a fit of insanity, April 22, 1805. 52 DANIEL KENDRICK, Junior. Daniel Kendrick, Jr., son of Capt. Daniel and Hannah Harris Kendrick, was born in Monson, May 27, 1761 ; married Mary Pool, February 15, 178-