THE LIBRARY 
 
 OF 
 
 THE UNIVERSITY 
 OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 LOS ANGELES 
 
 Ex Libris 
 
 Katharine F. Richmond 
 
 and 
 Henry C. Fall
 
 5- AM HER ST. 
 
 E.J.COLBURN, HOLLIS,N.H.
 
 HISTORY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 TOWN OF HOLLIS, 
 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE, 
 From its First Settlement to the Year 1879, 
 
 WITH MANY BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF ITS EARLY SETTLERS,, 
 THEIR DESCENDANTS, AND OTHER RESIDENTS, 
 
 BY SAMUEL T. WORCESTER. 
 
 IN MEMORIAM MAJORUM. 
 
 " Only the actions of the just 
 Smell sweet and blossom in the dust.' 
 
 NASHUA, N. H. : 
 
 PRESS OF 0. C. MOORE, BOOK AND JOB PRINTEK, 
 1879.
 
 Entered according to Act of Congress April, 1879, 
 
 BY SAMUEL T. WORCESTER, 
 In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
 
 TO 
 
 TEE INHABITANTS OF HOLLIS, 
 
 AND 
 THE DESCENDANTS OF ITS EARLV SETTLERS 
 
 WHEREVER SCATTERED, 
 AND TO ALL WHO HAVE RESIDED IN THE TOWN, 
 
 THIS HISTORY 
 
 IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED, 
 BY THEIR FRIEND, 
 
 THE AUTHOR. 
 
 1086187
 
 LIST AND PLACE OF ENGEAVINGS. 
 
 PAGE. 
 
 1. Map of Hollis, (facing title page) 
 
 2. Map of Old Dunstable, Holies, Merrimack and Mouson . . 59 
 
 3. First and Second Meeting House 64 
 
 4. Portrait of Dea. Daniel Emerson 209 
 
 5. Portraits of Hon. Ralph E. Tenney and Wife 214 
 
 6. The Tenney Homestead 215 
 
 7. Portraits of Jesse Worcester and Wife . . . . . 216 
 
 8. The Worcester Homestead 217 
 
 9. The Soldiers' Monument 229 
 
 10. Portrait of Lieut. John H. Worcester . . . . .231 
 
 11. Portrait of Lieut. Charles H. Farley 233 
 
 12. Portrait of Rev. Eli Smith . . 238 
 
 13. Portrait of Rev. Pliny B. Day, D. D 240 
 
 14. The Third Hollis Meeting-House as Remodelled in 1849 . . .245 
 
 15. The High School House 281 
 
 16. Portrait of Miss Mary S. Farley 282 
 
 17. Portrait of Hon. Benjamin M. Farley 292 
 
 18. Portrait of Samuel T. Worcester 296 
 
 19. Portrait of Joseph E. Worcester, LI,. D 298 
 
 20. Portrait of Rev. Ralph Emerson, D. D . 300 
 
 21. Portrait of Rev. Samuel Worcester, D. D 302 
 
 22. Portrait of Rev. Caleb J. Tenney, D. D 304 
 
 23. Portrait of Rev. Noah Worcester, r. D 314 
 
 24. Portrait of Hon. Henry G. Little 331 
 
 25. Portrait of Luther Prescott Hubbard 332
 
 TO THE HEADER, 
 
 As this book will be found to contain very many short biograph- 
 ical personal sketches, it is hoped that it will not be looked upon 
 as a matter of unpardonable egotism should it be introduced to the 
 charitable reader with the like brief sketch of itself. Though a 
 native of Hollis, the home of an honored ancestry for a hundred 
 years and more, and my own, in childhood and youth, it has not 
 been so for the last fifty years and more. It was my fortune to begin 
 and spend a busy professional life of between thirty and forty years 
 in a distant western State. 
 
 I am not aware that while living in Hollis I gained more knowl- 
 edge of its early history and people than would ordinarily fall to 
 the lot of other young persons in the like circumstances, and the 
 many years of my absence from New England tended^ rather to 
 lessen than add to the little I had before acquired. 
 
 But some years after my return to New Hampshire, having 
 occasion when on a visit to Hollis to examine one or more volumes 
 of its early town records, I chanced to find in the same depository 
 with them many miscellaneous papers and documents, some scattered 
 and loose, and the rest in ill-assorted packages all relating to the 
 early history of the town prior to or during the war of the Revolu- 
 tion. A cursory examination of these ancient documents, in con- 
 nection with the older worn and mutilated volumes of the town 
 records, interested me. Having at the time some leisure at com- 
 mand, I said to the Town Clerk who had these papers in charge, 
 that if he would entrust them for a time to me, I would put them 
 in a better condition for permanent preservation. With this under- 
 standing they were confided to me. Having procured for my pur- 
 pose a large blank book, intended as a sort of supplement to the 
 town records, I had it labelled "Hollis Historical Documents."
 
 6 TO THE READER. 
 
 Into this book I caused to be inserted and bound all those ancient 
 documents pertaining to the early history of the town. I also caused 
 to be copied into the same volume a large number of original docu- 
 ments and records relating to its early history found in the offices 
 of the Secretary of State and Adjutant General, both in Boston 
 and Concord. There were also copied into the same book from the 
 town records and methodically arranged, such other matters as 
 were thought pertinent to its civil, ecclesiastical and educational 
 history. 
 
 In the meantime, as I had leisure, I had written a number of 
 articles relating to the early settlement and Revolutionary history 
 of the town, some of which had been published in the New Eng- 
 land Historical and Genealogical Register, and several, in other 
 periodicals. All this however had been done without any purpose 
 on my part of preparing for the press a connected history of the 
 town, but yet with the hope that the materials so gathered might be 
 preserved and some time used in the compilation of such history, 
 by some one more competent to the task and less a novice in this 
 kind of literary labor. 
 
 These fugitive historical scraps, as they had been published from 
 time to time, had been read by some of the people of the town, 
 and may have led to the insertion of an article in the warrant for 
 the annual March meeting in 1878, "To see if the town would 
 authorize the Selectmen to contract with some person to prepare 
 and publish the early history of the town at its expense." By invi- 
 tation I attended that meeting, and by request stated what had been 
 done with the historical documents which had been entrusted to me. 
 I also expressed my concurrence in the sentiment, strongly expressed 
 by others, that a history of the town ought to be written, and also 
 stated that though I had no purpose or wish myself to undertake the 
 task, yet if some other person, satisfactory to the town, would under- 
 take it, I would cheerfully and gratuitously place in his hands such 
 materials for it as I had gathered, and also give such further aid, if 
 desired, as convenient to me. After some further discussion of the 
 question by others, the meeting unanimously " voted to refer the 
 article relating to the publishing the early history of Hollis to the 
 Selectmen, and that they be authorized to borrow money for the 
 completion of the object, if in their judgment they should think it 
 advisable, and that they be authorized to employ a committee to 
 act with them."
 
 TO THE READER. 7 
 
 The Selectmen chosen at that meeting were Messrs. Timothy E. 
 Flagg, John A. Coburn and Charles W. Hardy, who shortly after- 
 wards appointed as a committee to act with them, Messrs. John N. 
 Worcester, Joseph E. Smith, John Farley and Charles S. Spalding. 
 In the meanwhile, no one else having been found to prepare a his- 
 tory of the town as contemplated by the vote of the meeting, the 
 wish was strongly expressed by the Selectmen and committee, that 
 I would consent to undertake it. After one or more interviews 
 with them, but without any specific proposals upon the subject on 
 their part, or promises on my own, I set myself about gathering 
 additional materials for the work, and putting in the shape and 
 order in which they now appear, such as I had. before collected. 
 
 It \s needless for me here to speak of all the motives that led me 
 to waive my objections to undertaking the task and going on with 
 the compilation of this history, as I have now done. But among 
 those motives, I may be permitted to say, was a sincere filial regard, 
 not to say veneration, for the memory and character of the early 
 settlers of the town as shown by the records of their doings, among 
 whom, and its inhabitants afterwards, w r ere three generations of both 
 my paternal and maternal ancestors. I also participated in the sen- 
 timent felt and expressed by many others that it was but doing tardy 
 justice to their memories, that their history should now be written, 
 accompanied by the fear, also often expressed by those interested, 
 that otherwise it might not be soon, if ever, done. 
 
 In my view it would also be needless, as well as tedious, here to 
 enumerate the many books and public documents which have been 
 consulted in the collecting of the facts presented in this history. 
 The references to them, at least for the most part, will si.ffciently 
 appear to the patient reader in their proper connection. Suffice it 
 to say that it has been my aim to gather these facts from all such 
 pertinent original documents as were at my command, and from all 
 other sources that seemed to me authentic and trustworthy, whether 
 books, letters of correspondents or well-established tradition. 
 
 It has been said by a late author, " that one must write a book to 
 know how courteous the world can be." It has been my fortune in 
 the compilation of this history very fully and most cordially to 
 appreciate that sentiment, and I take unfeigned pleasure in expres- 
 sing my grateful acknowledgements to the very many correspon. 
 dents who have aided me, and also to the librarians of the libraries 
 I have had occasion to visit, and to the custodians of the public
 
 a TO THE READER. 
 
 records at Boston and Concord for their uniform courtesy and kindly 
 sympathy with my work. My thanks are also due to the Select- 
 men of Hollis, and to the Publication Committee, for the active in- 
 terest they have manifested in the undertaking, and likewise to the 
 people of the town for their unanimity and good wishes in respect 
 to it. I further take leave to express my obligations to my brother 
 John N. Worcester, for the many matters furnished by him pertain- 
 ing to the local history of the town, and also in respect to the per- 
 sonal history of many of its citizens, in regard to whom my own 
 information and memory were at fault. The readers of this his- 
 tory, as well as myself personally, are also indebted to the town 
 for the engravings it has furnished, and to the individuals who 
 have gratuitiously provided the portraits with which the book is 
 embellished. 
 
 For the last four years, the gathering of the materials for this 
 work, and its compilation, have busily, and for the most part pleas- 
 antly, employed very many of my leisure hours. Conscious as any 
 one need be of its incompleteness and shortcomings, yet hoping- to 
 some extent it may meet the reasonable expectations of the present 
 inhabitants of Hollis and the widely scattered descendants of the 
 early settlers of the town, the work is respectfully dedicated to them 
 in the hope that the lessons of virtue, piety and patriotism taught in 
 the lives, doings and example of their worthy ancestors will not 
 soon fade from the memory of their posterity. 
 
 S. T. W. 
 
 NASHUA, N. H., April, 1879.
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 OLD DUNSTABLE. 
 
 1673 to 1739. Charters of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Companies ; 
 Grants of New Hampshire to Capt. John Mason ; Charter of Old Dun- 
 stable ; Grantees and Proprietors ; Origin of the Name ; Compact of the 
 Grantees and Settlers ; House Lots laid out ; King Philip's War ; First 
 Meeting House and Minister; First Birth, Marriage and Death; King 
 William's War ; Queen Anne's War ; Capt. Lovewell's Fight ; The Return 
 of Peace and its Effects; Population; First Dismemberments of Old 
 Dunstable 1730. 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 WEST DUNSTABLE. 
 
 1730 to 1739. Names of the First Settlers of West Dunstable, and where 
 they Settled ; Towns from which they came ; First Petition for a Town 
 Charter ; Names of the Petitioners ; Second Petition for a Town Charter ; 
 Names of the Signers ; Remonstrance against the Second Petition ; West 
 Dunstable Chartered as a Parish 31 39. 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 THE PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. 
 
 1739 to 1746. Its Area and Boundaries ; The Tax of Non-residents ; The 
 First Parish Meeting and First Parish Officers ; The First Meeting- 
 House and its Location ; The First Parish Tax ; The Non-Resident Tax 
 and Disposal of It ; The District of Dunstable ; Settlement of the new 
 Province Line ; Effects of the Decision ; Preaching, and the Manner 
 of Providing It ; The Call to Rev. Mr. Emerson, the First Minister ; 
 The Settlement of Mr. Emerson, his Salary and how paid ; Old Tenor 
 Currency 40 56.
 
 IO CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 HOLLIS. 
 
 1746 to 1750. The Charter of Hollis; Charter of the new Towns of Dun- 
 stable, Merrimack and Monson ; Original Boundaries of those Towns ; 
 Name of Hollis and its Origin ; The First Town Meeting and First Town 
 Officers ; The Second Meeting-House ; Petition for a Land Tax ; Stocks 
 and Whipping Post ; Pews and Pew Ground and to whom sold ; Care of 
 the Meeting-House; Singing 57 73. 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 BORDER TROUBLES WITH DUNSTABLE. 
 
 1746 to 1773. The One Pine Hill Controversy; First Petition for the Annex- 
 ation of One Pine Hill to Hollis ; Second Petition for the Annexation of 
 One Pine Hill ; Contest in the General Court ; One Pine Hill Finally An- 
 nexed to Hollis ; Second Border Controversy with Dunstable ; The 
 Nashua River Bridge, and Dispute in respect to the Building and Sup- 
 port of it ; Compromise and Final Settlement . . . 74 84. 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 HISTORY OF MONSON. 
 
 1746 to 1770. First Town Election in Mouson, and First Town Officers j 
 Town Officers from 1746 to 1770; Petition to the General Court for 
 Scouts and Guards ; Petition to be Relieved from Taxation ; Unsuccess- 
 ful Efforts to Maintain a School, to Support Preaching, Build a Meeting- 
 House or Find a Meeting-House place ; Repeal of the Charter and Division 
 of the Town; The Mile Slip, Charters of Raby, Wilton. Mason, Duxbury 
 and Milford 8593 
 
 CHAPTER VII. 
 
 MILITARY HISTORY. 
 
 1746 to 1763. The Provincial Militia Law; First Militia Company in Hollis 
 and its Officers ; French and Indian War of 1744 ; Petitions for Garrisons 
 and Scouts; The French and Indian War of 1754; Hollis Officers and 
 Soldiers in the War of 1754 . 94101-
 
 CONTENTS. 1 1 
 
 CHAPTER VIII. 
 
 COLONIAL SCHOOL LAW AND SCHOOLS. 
 
 1746 to 1775. Schools in Hollis before the Revolution ; School Taxes ; School 
 Squadrons or Districts ; The First School-Houses ; The Hollis Grammar 
 School ; Teachers of the Grammar School ; Names of Hollis Graduates 
 of College, and of Ministers and Physicians not Graduates born before 
 1775; Letter of Gov. John Wentworth to Rev. Mr. Emerson 102108. 
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 EARLY COLONIAL LAWS. 
 
 1746 to 1775. Town officers and their duties; Moderators of the Town 
 Meetings ; Selectmen ; Constables ; Field-Drivers ; Tithing-Men ; Hog- 
 Reeves ; Deer-Reeves ; Wolves and Rattlesnakes ; Voters and their Qual- 
 ifications ; Houses of Correction ; The Stocks and Whipping-Post ; 
 Profane Cursing and Swearing; Defamation; Insolence to Women; 
 Petit Larceny ; The Poor and their Support ; Warning out of Town ; 
 Slavery in New Hampshire before the Revolution ; Mode of Selling 
 Negro Slaves 109117 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 
 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL COURT. 
 
 1741 to 1775. Members of the New Hampshire General Court from Hollis 
 and Dunstable before 1775. Justices of the Peace; Division of New 
 Hampshire into Counties ; Organization of Hillsborough County ; County 
 Officers from Hollis ; The Pine Tree Law, its Unpopularity, and Trouble 
 in Enforcing It ; Riot at Weare and Trial of the Rioters ; Gov. John 
 Wentworth; His Personal Popularity: Address to, from the people of 
 Hollis; The First Trial for Murder in Hillsborough County; Plea of tie 
 Benefit of Clergy ; Population of Hollis and other old Dunstable Towns 
 in 1775; The Charter and Settlement of Plymouth by Emigrants from 
 Hollis 118127. 
 
 CHAPTER XL 
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL. 
 
 1730 to 1754. Brief Biographical Sketches of a portion of the Early Settlers 
 of Hollis from the year 1730 to the French and Indian War of 1754 ; Full 
 Lists of the names of the Tax Payers on the Hollis Tax Lists. Jan. 1, 
 1775, with the Last Tax Assessed by the Authority of the Kiug 128138.
 
 42 CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 THE BEGINNING OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 1774 and 1775. Hollis Town Meetings ; Patriotic Resolutions ; Hollis Militia 
 Companies ; The Alarm List ; Capt. Wright's Company ; Capt. Worces- 
 ter's Company ; First, Second and Third County Congresses at Amherst ; 
 Delegates to ; Hollis Company of Minute Men to Lexington and Cam- . 
 bridge, April 19, 1775; Officers and Roll of this Company; Wages Paid 
 by the Town 139 US- 
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 1775. Hollis Company at the Battle of Bunker Hill ; Company Roll, Descrip- 
 tive List ; Hollis Men in Other Companies ; Commission of Capt. Dow ; 
 The Battle of Bunker Hill ; The March from Cambridge under Col. Pres- 
 cott ; Other Hollis and New Hampshire Soldiers in Col. Prescott's Regi- 
 ment ; Names of the Hollis Men Killed and Wounded at Bunker Hill ; 
 Loss of Equipments of the Hollis Men in the Battle ; The New Hamp- 
 shire Reinforcements in December, 1775 ; Desertion of the Connecticut 
 Troops ; Letter of Gen. Sullivan to the New Hampshire Committee of 
 -Safety ; Capt. Worcester's Company to Cambridge in December ; Num- 
 ber of Hollis Soldiers the First Year of the War, and their Wages ; 
 Amount Paid by the Town ; The Military Coat Voted as a Bounty ; Story 
 of a Patriotic Hollis Woman 149162. 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION CONTINUED. 
 
 1776. Names of the Hollis Soldiers the Second Year of the War ; Volun- 
 teers in the Continental Army ; In Col. Wingate's Regiment to Ticonder- 
 oga; In Col. Long's Regiment; In Col. Baldwin's Regiment to White 
 Plains; In Col. Oilman's Regiment; Names in the Return of Capt. Goss; 
 The Hollis Tories 163168. 
 
 CHAPTER XV. 
 
 THE THIRrJ YEAR OF THE WAR. 
 
 1777. Committee of Safety for 1777 ; The Town's Quota for the Continental 
 Army; Names of the Thirty Continental Soldiers for 1777; Patriotic 
 Pledges of Forty-eight Hollis Minute Men; The Ticonderoga Alarm: 
 Company of Capt. Emerson ; Its Marches to Walpole and Cavendish, Vt. ; 
 Company of Capt. Goss ; Hollis Soldiers at the Battle of Beuuington ; 
 Wages of the Men, and Amount Paid by the Town in 1777 ; Depreciation 
 of the Continental Paper Money, and Law to Fix Prices . 169177.
 
 CONTENTS. 13, 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 THE FOURTH AND FIFTH YEARS OF THE WAR. 
 
 1778 and 1779. Doings of the Town Meetings and History of the War con- 
 tinued; Committees of Safety in 1778 and 1779; Continental Soldiers 
 for 1778 and 1779, Names of the men engaged, and Wages and Bounties 
 paid them ; Volunteers to Rhode Island in 1778 ; Capt. Emerson's 
 Mounted Company ; Wages ; Soldiers' Families ; Leonard Whiting's 
 War Tax; Volunteers for Rhode Island and Portsmouth in 1779; Capt. 
 Emerson's Commission ; Convention to fix Prices ; Continued Deprecia- 
 tion of Paper Money; Small Pox in Hollis .... 178187. 
 
 CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH YEARS OF THE WAR. 
 
 1780 and 1781. Votes and Resolutions of the Town Meetings ; Hollis Con- 
 tinental Quotas in 1780 and 1781; their Wages and how paid; Militia 
 for West Point and the Northern Frontier in 1780; Names of the men 
 ana their Wages ; Beef for the Army in 1780 and 1781, and how obtained ; 
 The town divided into Classes; Reduction of the New Hampshire 
 Troops and of the Hollis Quota; Rum for the Army in 1781 ; New Call 
 for Soldiers 188193. 
 
 CHAPTER XVIII. 
 
 THE LAST YEARS OF THE WAR. 
 
 1782 and 1783. New Plan of Government; The New Hampshire Rangers in 
 1782 ; Last Soldier of the Hollis Quota ; Number and Names of the Hollis 
 Soldiers ; Sentiments of the People in respect to the Return of the 
 Tories ; The last War Tax ; Hollis Revolutionary Records and Docu- 
 ments ; Lists of the Committees of Safety ; Names of Commissioned 
 Officers, and of Hollis Soldiers lost in the War . . . 194202. 
 
 CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 LIST OF THE HOLLIS SOLDIERS. 
 
 Alphabetical List of the names of the Hollis Soldiers in the War of the 
 Revolution, showing in what Years they enlisted, and when, and how 
 long they were in the Service ...... 203 206.
 
 14 CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER XX. 
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL. 
 
 Brief Biographical Sketches of a Portion of the Hollis Revolutionary Officers 
 and Soldiers 207 217. 
 
 CHAPTER XXL 
 
 WAR OF l8l2, AND WAR OF THE REBELLION. 
 
 1812 to 1815. Hollis Soldiers in the War of 1812, in the Regular Army and 
 also for the Defence of Portsmouth. 
 
 1861 to 18G5. Soldiers Furnished from the Town in the Several Years of the 
 War for the Suppression of the Rebellion ; Regiments in which they En- 
 listed, with the Date of Enlistment and Time of Service and Discharge ; 
 Casualties; Soldiers' Aid Society; Soldiers' Monument; Capt. Nathan 
 M. Ames; Lt. John H. Worcester; Lt. Charles H. Farley . 218234. 
 
 CHAPTER XXII. 
 
 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 
 
 1743 to 1879. The Congregational Church and Society; First Members of 
 the Church ; Members of the Church before the Revolution ; Ministers of 
 the Society; Rev. Mr. Emerson; Rev. Mr. Smith; Rev. Mr. Perry; Rev^ 
 Mr. Aiken; Rev. Mr. Gordon; Rev. Dr. Day; Rev. Mr. Kelsey ; Rev. Mr. 
 Scott; Deacons of the Church, with the Date of their Appointment and 
 Decease; Young Men's Christian Association of One Hundred Years 
 Ago ; Articles of Association ; Membership ; The Third Hollis Meeting- 
 House; How and When Built, and Description of It; Hollis Philan. 
 thropic Society ; Hollis Benevolent Association ; Ladies' Reading and 
 Charitable Society ; Hollis Baptist Society ; Its Ministers, Deacons and 
 Meeting-House 235253. 
 
 CHAPTER XXIII. 
 
 MUNICIPAL HISTORY. 
 
 1739 to 1878. Parish Officers of West Dunstable, 1739 to 1746; Officers of 
 the District of Dunstable 1742 to 1745; Full Lists of Town Officers in 
 1746 and 1748 ; Moderators of the Annual Town Meetings ; Town Clerks, 
 Treasurers and Selectmen from 1746 to 1878 . . . 254258.
 
 CONTENTS. 15 
 
 CHAPTER XXIV. 
 
 POLITICAL HISTORY. 
 
 1739 to 1879. Delegates and Representatives to the General Court, Conven- 
 tions, etc., from 1739 to 1879; Votes for State President from 1784 to 
 1792; Votes for Governor from 1792 to 1878 259263. 
 
 CHAPTER XXV. 
 
 STATISTICAL HISTORY. 
 
 Area ; Soil ; Productions ; Rivers, Ponds and Brooks ; Forest Trees, Lumber 
 and Coopering; Population; Births and Deaths; Post Office and Post 
 Masters ; Tavern Keepers from 1792 to 1821 ; Justices of the Peace ; 
 Burial Grounds ; Public Roads ; Hollis Insurance Company. 264 272. 
 
 CHAPTER XXVI. 
 
 EDUCATIONAL HISTORY. 
 
 1775 to 1879. The Public Schools; School Laws and School Taxes; School 
 Districts; "Hollis Sixty Years Ago;" State's Literary Fund; School 
 Committees ; School Statistics in 1873 ; The High School ; Miss Mary S. 
 Farley ; The Social Library ; Hollis Lyceum and Public Lectures ; Grad- 
 uates of College from 1754 to 1878 273285. 
 
 CHAPTER XXVII. 
 
 BIOGRAPHY. 
 
 Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard and Yale Colleges from 1754 
 to 1870 286301. 
 
 CHAPTER XXVIII. 
 
 BIOGRAPHY. 
 
 Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Dartmouth, Middlebury, Brown, 
 Amherst, Union, Maryville and Greenville Colleges from 1795 to 
 1877 302313.
 
 l6 CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER XXIX. 
 
 BIOGRAPHY. 
 
 Biographical Sketches of Ministers, Physicians aud Lawyers not Graduate* 
 of College 314323, 
 
 CHAPTER XXX. 
 
 BIOGRAPHY. 
 
 Physicians who have Settled in and Practised their Profession in Hollis, and 
 Miscellaneous Biographical Sketches, viz., of Nathan Thayer, James 
 Blood, James Parker, Jun., Henry G. Little, Luther P. Hubbard, Joseph 
 Wheat, Dr. John Jones and Stephen Y. French . . . 324 340. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXI. 
 
 LONGEVITY. 
 
 Names of Such Persons as have Deceased since the War of the Revolution at 
 the Age of Eighty Years or More, whose Ages with the Date of their 
 Decease have been ascertained 341 342. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXII. 
 
 MARRIAGES. 
 
 1 743 to 1877. Marriages to be found Recorded in the Records of the District 
 of Dunstable In the First Three Volumes of the Original Hollis 
 Records, and also in the other Hollis Records of Marriages from 1743 to- 
 1877 343361. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIII. 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 1739 to 1800. Family Registers of Births in Hollis from 1739 to 1800, copied 
 mainly from the First Three Volumes of the Hollis Records, also pre- 
 senting, when ascertained, the Date of the Marriage of the Parents, the- 
 time of the Death of the Father, and the Full Maiden or Family Name of 
 the Mother 362.
 
 HISTOEY OF HOLLIS. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 CHARTERS OF THE PLYMOUTH AND MASSACHUSETTS COMPANIES. 
 GRANTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO CAPT. JOHN MASON. CHAR- 
 TER OF DUNSTABLE, AND HISTORY OF THAT TOWN FROM 1673 
 TO 1739. 
 
 When North America was first discovered by European navigators, 
 the fact of discovery, coupled with some act of possession, was re- 
 garded by the common consent of European governments as giving 
 a sufficient legal title to the sovereign or government in whose ser- 
 vice the navigator was employed to all lands so discovered. By vir- 
 tue of such discovery, prior to the settlement of any part of New 
 England, the largest part of the continent of North America had 
 become, as was claimed, the property of the sovereigns of Great 
 Britain, and rightfully subject to their disposal, with little or no re- 
 gard to the possession and interests of the native inhabitants. 
 
 In the exercise of this supposed right, King James [. in the year 
 1620, by his letters patent granted to the Council of Plymouth, a 
 company instituted " for the planting, ordering and governing New 
 England, " " all that part of North America lying between the 4oth 
 and 48th degrees of north latitude, and of the same breadth through- 
 out the main land from sea to sea." 
 
 In the following year, (1621,) the Plymouth company granted to 
 Capt. John Mason, a merchant of London, and a member of this 
 company, " all the land from the river Naumkeag round Cape Ann 
 to the river Merrimack ; and up each of those rivers to the farthest 
 head of them ; then to cross over from the head of the one to the 
 head of the other."* 
 
 *Holmes' Annals, Vol. I, pp. 164, 165. 
 (2)
 
 l8 PROVINCIAL CHARTERS. [l62O to 1629 
 
 In 1629 Capt. Mason procured a new patent from the Plymouth 
 company. By this second patent that company conveyed to Mason 
 " all the land from the middle of Merrimack river, near its mouth ; 
 thence northward along the coast to the Piscataqua, thence up that 
 river to its farthest head ; thence northwestward sixty miles from the 
 first entrance of that river ; also up the Merrimack to its farthest head 
 and so forward up into the land westward sixty miles ; thence to 
 cross over to the end of the sixty miles from the mouth of the Pis- 
 cataqua river, with all islands within five leagues of the coast."* 
 
 On the I9th of March, 1628, the Plymouth company, by their 
 letters patent, granted and sold to Sir Henry Roswell and his asso- 
 ciates ' ' all that part of New England lying between three miles to 
 the northward of Merrimack river and three miles to the southward 
 of Charles river, and in length within the described breadth from 
 the Atlantic Ocean to the South Sea." This grant to Sir Henry 
 Roswell and his associates was afterwards in the year 1629 confirmed 
 by King Charles I. by letters patent, incorporating these grantees 
 of the Plymouth Company by the name of the Governor and Com- 
 pany of Massachusetts Bay in New England," with perpetual suc- 
 cession, with the right to elect forever out of the freemen of the com- 
 pany, a Governor, deputy Governor and eighteen assistants, and to 
 make laws not repugnant to the laws of England. f 
 
 It may be readily seen that these several grants to Mason and the 
 Massachusetts company conflicted, a large tract of the same territory 
 being embraced within the limits of each of them. As will appear 
 in the sequel, this conflict of boundaries many years afterwards be- 
 came the occasion of much trouble and tedious litigation between 
 the heirs of Mason and New Hampshire on one side and Massachu- 
 setts on the other. Holding under this grant of the Plymouth Com- 
 pany, confirmed by the Royal Charter, the Massachusetts Company, 
 afterwards acting through the General Court of the Province, from 
 time to time made grants of land to individuals, corporations and 
 companies, for Plantations and Townships. Such grants were made 
 upon petition for them to the General Court, and were usually coupled 
 with such conditions as it was believed would promote the common 
 interest of the province and the welfare of the settlers. In this man- 
 ner townships were originally granted, and became organized in 
 Massachusetts without any more formal act of incorporation, and the 
 
 *Holmes' Annals, Vol. I, p. 199. 
 fid, pp. 193, 195.
 
 1673] CHARTER OF DUNSTABLE. 19 
 
 grantees named in the charter thus invested with the title to all the 
 land within the boundaries of the township, subject to such condi- 
 tions as might be imposed by the act making the grant. 
 
 For many years prior to 1679, the Provinces of New Hampshire 
 and Massachusetts had been under the same government, but in that 
 year, upon petition to the King, they were separated, and New 
 Hampshire became a " royal province," the King being represented 
 in its government by a Governor and Council of his own appoint- 
 ment. After this separation the like grants of townships and town 
 charters were made in New Hampshire, as in Massachusetts, those 
 in New Hampshire being granted by the Governor and Council of 
 the province in the name of the King, subject to such conditions and 
 limitations as were expressed in the charters, and supposed to be 
 approved by the King. 
 
 CHARTER OF DUNSTABLE. 
 
 The old township of Dunstable, of which the present town of 
 Hollis was a part, was chartered by the General Court of Massachu- 
 setts Oct. 16, 1673, O. S., corresponding to Oct. 27, 1673, N. S. 
 More than one half of Dunstable, as chartered, was in the territory in 
 dispute between the two provinces, but at the date of its charter, and 
 for more than sixty years' afterwards, it was supposed to be wholly 
 in Massachusetts, and formed a part of the county of Middlesex. 
 It included within its chartered boundaries the present town of 
 Tyngsborough, the east part of Dunstable, a narrow triangular gore 
 on the north side of Pepperell, and a considerable tract in the north- 
 east corner of Townsend all still in Massachusetts. In the state of 
 New Hampshire it embraced the towns of Litchfield and Hudson, 
 the south-west part of Londonderry and the west part of Pelham, on 
 the east side of Merrimack river ; and on the west side of that river 
 nearly all the present towns of Nashua and Hollis, all of,Amherst and 
 Merrimack south of the Souhegan river, and about two-thirds of each 
 of the towns of Milford and Brookline. 
 
 The part of Dunstable west of the Merrimack was bounded north 
 by the Souhegan river, south by Chelmsford and Groton, as previ- 
 ously chartered, and in part by " country land" (land not then in 
 any chartered town) , and west by a line running due north from its 
 southwest corner to Dram Cup Hill, on the Souhegan, now in the 
 town of Milford. The extreme length of the township from north 
 to south, from the north line of Litchfield to Chelmsford, following
 
 2O CHARTER OF DUNSTABLE. \_ 1 &T5 
 
 the course of the Merrimack was about seventeen miles ; its least 
 length from the north line of Groton to the nearest point of Souhe- 
 gan river not far from ten miles. Its greatest breadth east and west 
 could not have been less than sixteen miles, the whole comprising an 
 area of near two hundred square miles or 128,000 acres. 
 
 It was still, at that time, a favorite home of the savage, covered 
 for the most part with the dense native forests, abounding in game, 
 and its rivers with fish, the Merrimack flowing from north to south 
 near its centre, the Souhegan on its northern border, and the Nashua 
 and Nissitissit in the south and southwest. Besides all these beau- 
 tiful rivers it was watered by hundreds of crystal brooks and springs, 
 and gemmed among its hills and valleys with scores of clear and 
 picturesque ponds. 
 
 From out this fair domain, between the years 1655 and 1673, many 
 grants had been made by the General Court of Massachusetts of 
 "Farms," so called, to individuals and corporations, mostly along 
 the Merrimack and Souhegan, varying in quantity from three hun- 
 dred to fifteen hundred acres, and amounting in all to fourteen thou- 
 sand acres or more. The last of these grants, bearing date October 
 n, 1673, O. S., but a few days before the charter, was made to the 
 Boston Artillery Company, since known by the well-earned name 
 and title of the "Ancient and Honorable." This last grant was of 
 one thousand acres, and was laid out on the north side of the Nashua 
 river, at its intersection with the Merrimack, extending north along 
 the Merrimack about one and a half miles, and on the Nashua to 
 Spectacle meadow and brook, about two miles, and including all the 
 compact part of the city of Nashua north of the river. It appears 
 from the history of the Artillery Company that about seventy years 
 afterwards the company sold this tract to Col. Joseph Blanchard, a 
 gentleman of much note in the early history of Dunstable. The re- 
 membrance of this grant has been affectionately perpetuated to our 
 times in the name of a small basin of water on the North Common 
 in Nashua, near the central part of the tract given to the Artillery 
 Company, and still known as " Artillery Pond." 
 
 PETITION FOR THE CHARTER. 
 
 The petition for this charter was dated Sept. 15, 1673, O. S., and 
 was signed by Thomas Brattle, Jonathan Tyng, and twenty-four 
 others, including a part of the owners of the "Farms" previously 
 granted. The petitioners stated as reasons for granting the charter 
 that " the Land described in the Petition Was of little Capacity as it
 
 CHARTER OF DUNSTABLE. 
 
 21 
 
 then was to do the country service " " that a considerable number 
 of persons of sober and orderly conversation, who stood in great 
 need of accommodations were ready to make improvement of this 
 vacant Land with whom the owners of the ' farms ' previously granted 
 were ready to join and Encourage." The petition then concludes as 
 follows: " Yo r Petitioners therefore Humbly request the favour of 
 this Honored Court that they will please to grant the said Tract of 
 Land to yo r Petitioners and to such as will joyne with them in the 
 settlement of the Land aforementioned so that those who have already 
 improved their Farmes there and others also Who speedily intend to 
 doe the like may be in a way for the Enjoyment of the Publique or- 
 dinances of God ; ffor without which the greatest part of the yeare 
 they will be deprived of; the farmes lying far remoat from any 
 towns ; and farther that this Honoured Court will please to grant the 
 like Immunities to this Plantation as they in their favors have for- 
 merly granted to other new Plantations. So shall your Petitioners 
 be ever engaged to pray &c. 
 
 THOS. EDWARDS, 
 THO. WHEELER, Senior. 
 PETER BULKELEY. 
 JOHN PARKER. 
 JOHN MORSS, Senior. 
 SAMUEL COMBS. 
 JAMES PARKER, Junior. 
 JOSIAH PARKER. 
 JOSEPH PARKER. 
 NATH. BLOOD. 
 ROB'T PARRIS. 
 JOHN JOLLIFFE. 
 ZAFENEA LONG. 
 
 THOMAS BRATTLE. 
 JONATHAN TYNG. 
 JOSEPH WHEELER. 
 JAMES PARKER, Senior. 
 ROB'T GIBBS. 
 JOHN TURNER. 
 SAMPSON SHEAFE. 
 SAMUEL SCARLET. 
 WILLIAM LAKIN. 
 ABRAHAM PARKER. 
 JAMES KNAPP. 
 ROBERT PROCTOR. 
 SIMON WILLARD." 
 
 The petition was granted, and the charter or act of incorporation, 
 as copied from the original manuscript record, is in the words fol- 
 lowing : 
 
 "The Magistrates Judge it Meet to grant the Petitioners Request herein; Provided that a 
 farme of Five Hundred Acres of Upland & Meadow be layed out for the Publick use, and that 
 they so proceed in settling ye Plantation as to finish it out within three years & procure & main- 
 tayne an able & Orthodox minister amongst them ; the Magistrs have passed this, their brethren 
 the Deputies hereto consenting. 
 
 EDWARD RAWSON, SECRET. 
 
 16 October 1673. 
 
 The Deputyes consent hereto. 
 
 WILLIAM TORREY, CLERICUS." 
 
 Such, in those times, and for many years after, were the usual con 
 ditions upon which the General Court of Massachusetts granted 
 charters for towns. The procuring and maintenance of an " able 
 and orthodox" minister was an indispensable condition, and in case 
 a Town should be destitute of such lawful minister for six consecu- 
 tive months, it was made the duty of the Court of Sessions, at the
 
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 charge of the town, to procure and settle one that would answer the 
 Law. By " finishing," or " finishing out the Plantation within three 
 years," was undoubtedly meant, the procuring within that time of 
 such number of settlers as would be competent to the support of 
 such minister and the building of a meeting-house. That such was 
 the meaning of the words " finish out the Plantation within three 
 years" is more than implied in the action of the petitioners, and in 
 the conditions upon which at the time, they made grants of " House 
 Letts," so called, to actual settlers ; each settler being required by his 
 contract to "clear, fence, break up, build a house, and Live upon 
 his Lot within three years " from the date of the charter under the 
 penalty of forfeiture. By the granting of this charter, the Twenty- 
 Six Petitioners became the owners of all the ungranted Lands within 
 the Boundaries of Old Dunstable, which, if equally shared, would 
 have given to each of them not less than four thousand acres. About 
 twelve years later, for the consideration of 20, as is said, the title 
 of the Proprietors was confirmed by the Naticook & Wamesit In- 
 dians the Naticooks then living about Thornton's Ferry, the Wam- 
 esits near Pawtucket Falls. 
 
 GRANTEES AND PROPRIETORS. 
 
 Many of the grantees of the " Farms" as well as of the petitioners 
 for the charter were at the time men of note in the Province. 
 Among the former were John Endicott, Governor of Massachusetts, 
 and William Brenton, afterwards Governor of Rhode Island. 
 Among the latter were William Brattle, whose name is perpetuated 
 in Brattle Street, Brattle Street Church, and Brattle's End, Dun- 
 stable ; Peter Bulkeley, a fellow of Harvard College and Speaker of 
 the Provincial Assembly ; Sampson Sheafe, a member of the Provin- 
 cial Council of New Hampshire, and others of no less note. 
 
 PERAMBULATION AND SURVEY. 
 
 The Spring next after its incorporation, Dunstable was perambu- 
 lated and the boundaries of the town established and marked by 
 Jonathan Danforth of Billerica, who had laid off the grant to the 
 Boston Artillery Company the fall previous, the towns of Chelms- 
 ford and Groton some years before, and who is spoken of in Mr. 
 Farmer's biographical notice of him as one of the most eminent sur- 
 veyors of his time. In an elegy written in memory of Mr. Danforth, 
 it is said of him : 
 
 " He rode the circuit ; chained great towns and farms 
 To good behavior ; and by well marked stations 
 He fixed their bounds for many generations."
 
 1673 tO 1739] DUNSTABLE. 23 
 
 NAME, ETC. 
 
 The nafne Dunstable is said to have been given to the new town 
 in compliment to Madam Mary Tyng, wife of Hon. Edward Tyng, 
 and mother of Jonathan Tyng, one of the grantees in the charter, 
 Madam Tyng having come from a city of the same name in Bed- 
 fordshire, in the southerly part of England. This charter of Dunstable 
 is older by near sixty years than that of any town in New Hamp- 
 shire west of the Merrimack, that of Rumford, now Concord, in- 
 corporated in 1733, being among the next oldest. 
 
 COMPACT OF THE GRANTEES. 
 
 Before taking possession or making any division of their ample 
 domains, the grantees, following the prudent example of the Pilgrims 
 of the Mayflower, entered into a social written compact regulating 
 their future polity in respect to the disposition and settlement of the . 
 town. In this compact, among other matters, it was agreed that 
 each accepted settler, as a personal right should have a " house lott" 
 -of ten acres, one acre to be added to the ten for each 20 of estate, 
 but no " house lott" to exceed thirty acres ; and all after-divisions of 
 the common land to be apportioned according to house lots. 
 
 These lots were to be laid out in the same neighborhood and ad- 
 joining each other, for convenience of defence in case of hostile at- 
 tack. " If any settler should fail to pay his dues or taxes, his lot to 
 be seized by the town and held till payment." " To the end that 
 they might live in peace and love with each other, every settler was 
 to fence his garden, orchard and cornfield with a sufficient fence, 
 four rails in height ; and all land not fenced was to be free and com- 
 mon to all the cattle of the proprietors." 
 
 HOUSE LOTS LAID OFF AND SETTLEMENT BEGUN. 
 
 These house lots, said to have been about eighty in all, were laid 
 out not long afterwards, contiguous to each other, beginning at the 
 14 Neck," so called, near the mouth of Salmon Brook, and extending 
 southerly along that brook, the Merrimack river and the main road 
 in the direction towards the ancient burial ground near the present 
 state line. Near by, and not far from the site of the old school- 
 hoitse in the present Harbor School District, the first fort or garri- 
 son house was built, to which the settlers could retire in case of 
 danger. 
 
 It is very evident that settlements had been begun on these house
 
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 lots as early as the spring of 1674, as we find on the town records, 
 that on the nth of May of that year, at a meeting of the "-Farmers," 
 "Proprietors" under the charter, and "township men" or new 
 settlers, it was "voted that the first meeting-house should be built 
 between Salmon Brook and the house of Lieutenant Wheeler as 
 convenient as may be for the accommodation of both." 
 
 Thus was begun, in the wilderness, two hundred years ago, the 
 infant settlement at Salmon Brook. For sixty years afterwards, it 
 stood there, solitary and alone, no town north of it this side of 
 Canada ; none east of it, in New Hampshire to the west of Exeter 
 fifty miles ; none to the south-east, south or south-west, nearer than 
 Chelmsford, Groton and Lancaster, at the respective distances of 
 fourteen, fifteen and twenty-five miles. 
 
 KING PHILIP'S WAR. 
 
 The next year, in the summer of 1675 > the bloody war begun 
 by the crafty and cruel King Philip for the extermination of the 
 English, broke upon the New England Colonies. The new towns 
 of Lancaster, Groton and Chelmsford were attacked and burnt, their 
 inhabitants murdered, carried into captivity or driven from their 
 homes. With the exception of the brave Jonathan Tyng, every 
 settler at Dunstable fled. Tyng alone refused to leave, and fortify- 
 ing his house he resolved to defend it to the last. He petitioned the 
 General Court of Massachusetts for a little " guard of three or four 
 men," saying in his petition " that he was living in the uppermost 
 house on the Merrimack, lying open to the enemy, but so seated as 
 to be, as it were, a watch-house for the neighboring towns." The 
 petition was granted, and with this little Spartan band, Tyng stoutly 
 defended his rude castle and held the town till the end of the war. 
 
 Jonathan Tyng thus nobly and gallantly earned the honor of being 
 the first permanent settler of Dunstable, and of all of that part of 
 New Hampshire west of the Merrimack, and of having his 
 name perpetuated by a grateful posterity in that of the town of 
 Tyngsborough. 
 
 In 1678, peace came again ; the fugitive settlers at Salmon Brook, 
 or such of them as had survived the war, were at liberty to return, 
 and the same year it is said, the first meeting-house was built. t At 
 one of their town meetings, about this time, it was " voted that the 
 number of settlers might be increased but not so as to exceed eighty 
 families in all." In 1679 the plantation was at last "finished out" 
 by the "procuring and maintaining" the Rev. Thomas Weld as
 
 1 673 tO 1 739] DUNSTABLE. 25 
 
 their first " learned and orthodox minister amongst them." Under 
 the ministration of Mr. Weld, the settlement so increased and pro,s- 
 pered that in 1685 it became necessary to build a larger meeting- 
 house, " about the size of the one at Groton," as the town records- 
 have it. 
 
 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 
 
 In the ancient records of births, marriages and deaths, we find 
 that the first recorded birth was that of William, son of Jonathan 
 and Mary Tyng, April 22, 1679. The first marriage that of John 
 Sollendine, the Michael Angelo of the first meeting-house, and the 
 architect of the first bridge across Salmon Brook, Aug. 2, 1680. 
 The first recorded death that of the Hon. Edward Tyng, Dec. 22, 
 1681, aged 81. 
 
 KING WILLIAM'S WAR. 
 
 After an unquiet peace for about ten years, the beginning of the 
 war, known in history as " King William's," was signalized in New 
 England by the treacherous and horrible murder of Major Waldron 
 and twenty-two other inhabitants of -Dover by the Penacook and 
 Eastern Indians, and the carrying off a still larger number as cap- 
 tives to Canada. The same party of savages had planned an attack 
 at the same time upon Dunstable, but its execution was prevented by 
 a timely discovery of the plot. Two companies of mounted scouts of 
 twenty men each, afterwards reinforced by fifty, were promptly de- 
 tailed to patrol the woods from Lancaster to Dunstable. But these 
 precautions did not save the settlement at Salmon Brook from attack 
 and massacre. The town records tell in graphic words, said to be 
 in the handwriting of Mr. Weld, their first minister, the sad tale of 
 two of these attacks. 
 
 Anno Domini 1691. 
 
 Be 1 njamin S Hassell ) their son, I I ndl ' an E "? mi 5; s 
 Mary Marks, Daughter of S f P 2 ln * Eve ' 
 
 Patrick Marks J " ln S- 
 
 Died by the hand of. our In- 
 
 There were at this time in the settlement at Salmon Brook, four 
 garrison houses, two of them having four soldiers each, one six and 
 another seven. Such garrison houses, as described by Dr. Belknap, 
 were surrounded with walls of timber built up to the eaves, with the 
 gates as well as the house doors secured by iron bolts and bars. So
 
 26 DUNSTABLE. [^73 to *739 
 
 much had the settlement been reduced by this war that in 1696 two- 
 thirds of the inhabitants had fled, and in 1699 there were but twenty 
 heads of families to contribute to the minister's wood rate. This 
 war lasted ten years. Cotton Mather, who wrote its history, calls 
 them " Decennium Luctuosum" the decade of sorrows. 
 
 QUEEN ANNE'S WAR. 
 
 In the year 1703, after a short truce, the war known as Qneen 
 Anne's, broke upon the colonies, and also lasted ten years. The 
 scholarly Penhallow, who, as a member of the New Hampshire 
 Council, was an actor in it, and who wrote the history of the Indian 
 wars, from 1703 to 1726, inscribes the title-page of his book with the 
 sad, classic words : 
 
 " Nescio tu quibus es, Lector, lecturus ocellis 
 
 Hoc scio, quod siccis, scribere non potui." 
 (With what eyes, O reader, you will read this tale, 
 
 I know not, 
 This I do know, mine were not dry when writing it.) 
 
 The Eastern and Canadian Indians again took part with the 
 French, and in the course of a few weeks more than two hundred 
 settlers along our northern frontier were killed or captured and taken 
 to Canada. " Terror ubique tremor, "says Penhallow "fear and 
 trembling everywhere." 
 
 In this war, the General Court, in retaliation of the example of the 
 government of Canada, offered a bounty of 40 each for Indian 
 scalps. Capt. John Tyng, of Dunstable, was the first to avail him- 
 self of this grim bounty, and went, in the depth of winter, says the 
 historian, to the Indian headquarters and got five, for which he was 
 paid 200. Early in the war the garrison house of Robert Parris, in 
 the south part of the settlement, was attacked, and himself, wife and 
 one daughter killed. 
 
 In 1706, the Weld Garrison, so called, then occupied by twenty 
 troopers, was surprised by the savages, and one-half of the^soldiers' 
 killed. The same party murdered six of the inhabitants of the town. 
 The story of this last massacre is thus told in the town records : 
 
 Nathan Blanchard 1 
 
 Lydia Blanchard his wife I Dyed July 
 
 Susannah Blanchard his daughter > 3, 1700, at 
 
 Mrs. Hannah Blanchard J night. 
 
 Goody Cumings wife of John Cumings. J 
 
 Rachel Galusha, Dyed July 3, 1706. 
 
 At this time, including a block-house built by the government, 
 there were seven garrison houses in the settlement, each having one 
 or more soldiers, the town being still a " Watch-house" for the 
 interior settlements.
 
 1673 tO 1739] DUNSTABLE. 2/ 
 
 LOVEWELL'S WAR. 
 
 In 1713 the Peace of Utrecht put an end to Queen Anne's War. 
 A treacherous peace followed, till 1722, when the war was renewed. 
 Dunstable, still on the extreme frontier, was attacked, two of her cit- 
 izens captured and carried to Canada by a party of the enemy. The 
 savages were pursued by soldiers from the town, who were am- 
 bushed, eight of them slaughtered, and all buried in the same grave. 
 
 The following epitaph in the ancient burial ground, " spelt by the 
 unlettered Muse," tells the bloody tale. 
 
 " MEMENTO MORI. 
 
 " Here lies the body of Thomas Lund who departed 
 
 " this life Sept. 24, 1724, in the 42d year of his age. 
 
 " This man, with seven more that lies in this grave, 
 
 " Was all slew in a day by the Indians." 
 
 In the month of November after this slaughter, the " worthy Cap- 
 tain Lovewell " and his company of fearless and hardy men volun- 
 teered to "range the woods full wide" and fight the Indians for a 
 year. I need not in this place repeat the story of the first, the sec- 
 ond, or the last expedition of this band of daring backwoodsmen, 
 
 "What time the noble Lovewell came 
 
 With fifty men from Dunstable 
 The cruel Pequot tribe to tame 
 
 With arms and bloodshed terrible, 
 
 all familiar from our childhood as household words. From that day 
 to our own, in our sober histories, in works of fiction, in oral tra- 
 dition, in our most popular New England ballads, the names of 
 "worthy Captain Lovewell" and Dunstable have been joined to- 
 gether, as it were, in holy wedlock, never to be put asunder. Of the 
 seventy savages in the desperate conflict at Pequawkett, according to 
 Penhallow forty were killed on the field and eighteen mortally 
 wounded. Of the thirty-four men of Lovewell's company, in the 
 battle fifteen were killed, including all the officers, besides many 
 wounded. Well and worthily has a New Hampshire bard, upon 
 visiting the battlefield one hundred years afterwards, sung of them, 
 
 " Ah ! Where are the soldiers that fought here of yore ! 
 
 The sod is upon them, they'll struggle no more, 
 The hatchet is fallen the red man is low, 
 
 But near him reposes the arm of his foe. 
 The names of the fallen the traveller leaves 
 
 Cut out with his knife on the bark of the trees, 
 But little avail his affectionate arts, 
 
 For the names of the fallen are graved on our hearts. 
 Sleep, soldiers of merit ! Sleep, gallants of yore, 
 
 The hatchet is fallen, the struggle is o'er, 
 While the fir tree is green or the wind rolls a wave, 
 
 The tear drop shall brighten the turf of the brave."
 
 28 DUNSTABLE. \_ l ^Z to 1 739 
 
 Though the combatants were so few, and this bloody conflict ap- 
 parently a drawn battle (neither party being in a condition to pur- 
 sue the other) yet so far as related to New England it had all the re- 
 sults of a decisive and complete victory. It was the last battle of the 
 war ; the power of the hostile savages was forever broken, and such 
 of them as were left gradually withdrew from their ancient haunts 
 and hunting-grounds in New England to the French settlements in 
 Canada. Peace followed the ensuing winter, and from that time to 
 the present the little settlement at Salmon Brook, so persistently and 
 bravely defended for the preceding fifty years, has never been inva- 
 ded by a hostile savage. From the breaking out of King William's 
 War to the making of this peace was a period of thirty-seven years, 
 twenty-three of this savage warfare, and but fourteen of treacher- 
 ous, uncertain peace. During all these sad years the settlers in this 
 ancient town, feeble and few in numbers, but always trusting in 
 God, and literally keeping " their powder dry," were yet ever firm 
 and defiant. Living for the most part in garrisons, felling the forests 
 and planting their fields with their arms ready at hand listening to 
 the sermon on Sunday with their loaded muskets by their seats, or 
 stacked at the meeting-house door their bravest men waylaid and 
 slaughtered their wives and children massacred in their houses, or 
 hurried off to a captivity often worse than death they maintained 
 this out-post of our modern Christian civilization with heroic courage 
 to the end. 
 
 When we turn our eyes backward to the bloody scenes, to the ter- 
 rors and sorrows of the past, and contrast those scenes and those 
 sorrows with the peace and blessings of the present, and call to mind 
 to what extent this quiet and these blessings are due to the sacrifices 
 and sufferings of Ale early pioneers of Dunstable, what heart not 
 palsied, can fail to throb with emotions of gratitude to our common 
 Father for so worthy an ancestry. 
 
 It would be forgetfulness of a duty we owe alike to ourselves, to 
 those who shall come after us when we are gone, to the institutions 
 civil and religious they did so much to establish, and to our common 
 humanity, should we neglect so far as in us lies to perpetuate the re- 
 membrance of their worthy and noble deeds.
 
 1673 tO 1739] DUNSTABLE. 29 
 
 POPULATION. 
 
 The population of Dunstable at this period, as stated by Mr. Fox, 
 was as follows : 
 
 1680, 30 families, or about 120 inhabitants. 
 1701, 25 " " " 100 " 
 
 1711, 13 " " " 86 " 
 
 '730,50 " " " 250 " 
 
 THE EFFECTS OF THE RETURN OF PEACE. 
 
 With the return of peace, both the town of Dunstable and all the 
 country round, begun to experience a degree of prosperity never en- 
 joyed before, and settlements were soon extended north and west of 
 the Nashua, and east of the Merrimack. As we have already seen, 
 no town before that time had been chartered north or west of Dun- 
 stable, in what is now New Hampshire, for the preceding fifty years. 
 But such was the benign influence of peace, that within sixteen 
 years after " Lovewell's Fight" twenty-eight towns, now in New 
 Hampshire, had been chartered or granted by the General Court of 
 Massachusetts, and more or less settled, extending north on the Mer- 
 rimack, to Stevenstown (now Franklin and Salisbury) about sixty 
 miles, and on the Connecticut to No 4, now Charlestown, near 
 seventy miles. 
 
 FIRST DISMEMBERMENTS OF 1 DUNSTABLE. 
 
 About this period, or a little before, began the legislative dismem- 
 berments and mutilations of the body politic of the town of Dunsta- 
 "ble afterwards continued with more or less frequency for near a 
 century a treatment little less unkind and cruel in its way than that 
 suffered by the early settlers from the savages. The first of these ex- 
 cisions was in the year 1722 when its north-east extremity was cut 
 off*, to fill up a corner of the Town of Londonderry. The next, in 
 1731, when a small slice of it of about eighty acres, was taken from 
 near its south-west corner to piece out a side of Townsend. 
 
 In the year 1732, all the remainder of the old town on the east 
 side of the Merrimack, extending from the north line of Litchfield 
 to Chelmsford, was incorporated into a new town then called Not- 
 tingham. 
 
 In the year 1 734, the north part of the then new town of Notting- 
 ham, and a part of the present town of Merrimack, south of the 
 Souhegan, at the junction of that river with the Merrimack, were 
 incorporated into a town then and still called Litchfield.
 
 3O DUNSTABLE. [ J 673 to 1739 
 
 Both of these towns being incorporated by the General Court of 
 Massachusetts, were required within three years from the date of 
 their respective charters to be "finished out" by procuring and "set- 
 tling in each of them a learned and orthodox minister of good con- 
 versation, and making effectual provision for his comfortable and 
 honorable support." 
 
 In 1739 that part of Dunstable lying west of the present east line 
 of Hollis and the Nashua river was incorporated as a parish, known 
 by the name of the West Parish of Dunstable. This charter of 
 West Dunstable, as also that of Nottingham, authorized the assess- 
 ment of a tax of two pence per acre upon all lands of non-resident 
 owners, within their chartered limits for the space of five years for 
 the building of a meeting house and the support of the ministry. 
 The incorporation of West Dunstable was the last legislative act of 
 the General Court of Massachusetts affecting that part of the old 
 town now in New Hampshire.
 
 I73O tO 1 739-] SETTLEMENT OF WEST DUNSTABLE. 3! 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 CHARTER OF THE PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. ITS SETTLEMENT 
 
 AND HISTORY FROM 1730 TO 1 739' 
 
 Under the Laws of the Province of Massachusetts, in force at the 
 time, the twenty-six petitioners for the charter of Dunstable, "with 
 such as might joyn with them in the settlement," became owners in 
 fee simple, as tenants in common, of all the ungranted land within 
 the boundaries of the township. In the year 1682$ shortly after the 
 close of King Philip's war, a meeting of these proprietors was held, 
 who formed themselves into an association for the purpose of settling 
 their several rights of making divisions of their lands from time to 
 time among themselves in the modes and proportions mutually 
 agreed upon and also for the making of sales and setting off the 
 lands disposed of to purchasers and actual settlers. 
 
 The meetings of these original proprietors, and of those who suc- 
 ceeded to their estates, afterwards continued to be held (sometimes at 
 intervals of many years,) for more than a century, the last of them as 
 late as 1816. The doings of this association, including the partitions 
 and sales of land made by the proprietors were carefully recorded in 
 books kept by them for the purpose, now worn and mutilated, but 
 still to be found in the office of the city clerk of Nashua. 
 
 Before the year 1729, most of the land of these proprietors lying in 
 the present towns of Nashua, Hudson and Litchfield, N. H., and 
 Tyngsborough and Dunstable, Mass., had changed ownership, and 
 much of it was then in the occupation of actual settlers. Previous to 
 that year, no record of any sale or grant to any one of the early 
 settlers of Hollis of land in that town is to be found in the books 
 kept by these proprietors. But in the month of January, 1729-30, 
 O. S., as is shown by these records, the modest quantity of 37 1-2 
 acres was set off by the proprietors to Peter Powers, in the right of 
 John Usher. The survey of it was made by Col. Joseph Blanchard,
 
 33 SETTLEMENT OF DUNSTABLE. [ I 73 to J 739 
 
 an honored citizen of Dunstable, and a noted surveyor of the time, 
 and was set off to Powers by Henry Farwell, Joseph French and 
 William Lund as a committee acting for the association. This tract 
 is described in the record as lying in that part of Dunstable called 
 " Nissitissit," which was the Indian name of Hollis. It was laid out 
 in an oblong 120 rods east and west, and 50 rods from north to south. 
 Some years afterwards, as is shown by these records of the proprie- 
 tors there were set off to Powers as purchaser and grantee, in a simi- 
 lar way several other tracts of land in Hollis, amounting in all to 
 nearly 1400 acres, among which was one tract of 1000 acres lying 
 between Long and Pennichuck ponds, but he is the only person 
 among the early settlers of Hollis whose name is found as a grantee 
 upon the books of that association. 
 
 Mr. Powers, afterward known as " Capt. Powers," and as a lead- 
 ing and prominent citizen of Hollis, was born at Littleton, Mass., in 
 1707. In 1728 he was married to Anna Keyes of Chelmsford, and 
 the same year removed with his wife to that part of Dunstable now 
 known as Nashua. During the summer and fall of 1730, he made 
 the first clearing and built the first dwelling house in Hollis. In the 
 month of January, 1731, with his wife and two infant children he 
 made his way through the then dense, unbroken forest to his new 
 home and thus became the first permanent settler of the town. The 
 site of this humble dwelling, no doubt built of logs, was about one- 
 half mile N. W. of the present Hollis meeting-house, but a short 
 distance from the house formerly owned by Thomas Cumings, after- 
 wards by his son-in-law, Mr. John S. Heywood, now deceased, where 
 vestiges of the old cellar, as is said, may be still seen. For nearly 
 two years this family had no neighbor within about ten miles of 
 them. On the pth of March, 1732, their eldest daughter, Anna 
 Powers, was born, who was the first child of English descent born 
 in the town. 
 
 In the summer of 1732, Eleazer Flagg from Concord, Mass., 
 settled in the S. W. part of the town, on or near the place after- 
 wards owned by his grandson, Capt. Reuben Flagg, and now by 
 Timothy E. Flagg, Esq., about two miles from Mr. Powers. The 
 house of Mr. Flagg is said to have been fortified against the attacks 
 of the Indians, and was used as a garrison house. Mr. F. was the 
 second settler. The third family is said to have been that of Thomas 
 Dinsmore from Bedford, Mass., who settled on the farm now 
 owned by John Coburn, Esq., about one and a half miles south of the 
 meeting-house, on the road from Hollis to Pepperell. In the year 
 1736 the number of settlers is said to have increased to nine families.
 
 1 73 to 1739] SETTLEMENT OF WEST DUNSTABLE. 33 
 
 The whole of the township of Dunstable, as we have already 
 stated, from the date of the charter, till the new province line was 
 settled in the spring of 1741, was believed to be in the county of 
 Middlesex and a part of it. The office of the Register of Deeds for 
 that county was and still is at Cambridge, where, by the province 
 law of the time, the deeds of all real estate within the county were to 
 be recorded. But no recqrds of deeds of land in Hollis, to persons 
 known to have been early inhabitants of the town, are to be found in 
 that office of a date prior to 1731. 
 
 Subsequent however to 1731 and before the spring of 1741 it is 
 shown by these records that between those dates a very considerable 
 number of deeds of land now in Hollis were made to the early set- 
 tlers of the town. Many of these deeds, in addition to their date, a 
 description of the land sold, and the name of the grantee, give also 
 his occupation, and place of former residence. Among these deeds 
 of land in Hollis, made before 1741, are to be found the following 
 names of the early settlers of the town as grantees, viz., Thomas 
 Dinsmore, weaver, David Nevins, carpenter, and widow Margaret 
 Nevins, all of Bedfor.d, Mass. ; William Nevins, of Newton, Mass., 
 husbandman ; Jonathan Danforth and Joseph Farley, of Billerica ; 
 Eleazar Flagg and Jonathan Melvin, of Concord ; Enoch Hunt and 
 James McDonald, of Groton ; Stephen Harris, of Littleton, and 
 Samuel Cumings, of Groton. 
 
 Dunstable, as originally chartered, as we have seen, was bounded 
 on the south, in part, by the north line of Groton. As chartered in 
 1655, Groton lay on each side of the Nashua River, its north- 
 easterly corner being about two miles east of that river, at a place, . 
 then and still known as Buck Meadow, now in the town of Nashua, 
 about one half mile from the south line of that town. The original 
 north-west corner of Groton was in the line between the towns of 
 Pepperell and Townsend, Mass., about one mile south of the present 
 south line of New Hampshire. This corner is still marked by a 
 stone monument now standing on the farm of Addison Wood. This- 
 old north line of Groton crossed the Nashua river, and the present 
 state line at a point very near the Hollis Depot on the Worcester & 
 Nashua Railroad. 
 
 In the summer and fall of 1738, a few of the settlers then living^ 
 
 in the north part of Groton, and most of those residing in the west 
 
 part of Dunstable, became desirous of being organized into a new 
 
 township, and together with a considerable number of non-resident 
 
 (3)
 
 34 SETTLEMENT OF WEST DUNSTABLE. [l73 tO J 739 
 
 proprietors, these settlers united in a petition to the Massachusetts 
 General Court for a township charter. The reasons for this appli- 
 cation for a township charter are very clearly and pertinently set 
 forth in the following petitions, the originals of which, with the 
 doings of the General Court in respect to them, have been preserved 
 in the office of the Secretary of State at Boston. 
 
 PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF DUNSTABLE AND GROTON FOR 
 A TOWN CHARTER. 
 
 "To his Excellency Jon a Belcher, Esq., Captain General and 
 Governor in chief, &c. ; The Hon ble the Council and House of 
 Rep tiveB in General Court Assembled, at Boston, Nov. the 29th, 
 1738. 
 
 "The Petition of the subscribers, Inhabitants and Proprietors of 
 the Towns of Dunstable and Groton, Humbly Sheweth, 
 
 " That your Petitioners are situated, in the westerly side of Dun- 
 stable Township, and the northerly side of Groton Township 
 those in the Township of Dunstable, in general, their Houses are 
 nine or ten miles from Dunstable Meeting Ho.use, and those in the 
 Township of Groton, none but what lives at least on or near six 
 miles from Groton Meeting House by which means your Petition- 
 ers are deprived of the benefit of preaching the greater part of the 
 year, nor is it possible at any season of the year for their families in 
 general to get to meeting ; under which Disadvantages your Peti- 
 tioners have this several years Labored, excepting the Winter Sea- 
 son for the two Winters past, in which they have at their own cost 
 and charges hired Preaching amongst themselves, which Disadvan- 
 tages has very much prevented Peoples settling Land there. 
 
 " That there is a Tract of good Land well situated for a Town- 
 ship of the Contents of about six miles and a half square, bounded 
 thus, beginning at Dunstable Line by Nashaway River, so running 
 by the Westerly side of said River, Southerly one mile in Gro- 
 ton Land ; then running Westerly, a parallel Line with Groton 
 North Line till it comes to Townsend Line ; and then turning and 
 running North to Groton North-west Corner, and from Groton 
 North-west Corner by Townsend Line and by the Line of Groton 
 New Grant till it comes to be five miles and a half to the North 
 W r ard of Groton North Line ; from thence due East seven miles ; 
 from thence South to Nashua River, and so by Nashua River, 
 South-westerly to Groton Line, the first mentioned bound. Which
 
 1738] FIRST PETITION FOR A TOWN-CHARTER. 35 
 
 described Lands can by no means be prejudicial to the Town of 
 Dunstable or Groton, (it not coming within six miles or thereabouts 
 of either of their Meeting Houses at the nearest place) to be taken 
 off from them and erected into a seperate Township. 
 
 ' ' That there is already settled in the bounds of the afore described 
 Tract, near Forty Families, and many more ready to come on were 
 it not for the difficulties and hardships aforesaid of getting to Meet- 
 ing. These with many other Disadvantages we find very trouble- 
 some to us, our Living so remote from the Towns we respectively 
 belong to. 
 
 " Wherefore your Petitioners most humbly pray that .your Ex- 
 cellency and Honors would take the premises into your consideration 
 and make an Act for the Erecting the aforesaid Lands into a sep- 
 erate and distinct Township, with the Powers, Privileges and Im- 
 munities of a distinct and seperate Township under such restrictions 
 and Limitations, as you in your great Wisdom shall see meet. 
 
 "And whereas it will be a great benefit and advantage to the non- 
 resident proprietors owning Lands there, by increasing the value of 
 their Lands or rendering Easy settling the same, your Pet also pray 
 that they may be at their proportionable part according to their re- 
 spective interest in Lands there for the building a meeting house and 
 settling a minister and so much towards Constant Preaching, as in 
 your Wisdom shall be thought proper. 
 
 SETTLERS ON THE AFORESAID LANDS. 
 
 / 
 
 " OBADIAH PARKER PETER POWERS PHILIP WOOLERICH 
 
 JOSIAH BLOOD ABRA'M TAYLOR. Jun NATH'L BLOOD 
 
 JERAHMAEL CUMINGS BENJ. FARLEY WILLIAM ADAMS 
 
 EBEN'R PEARCE HENRY BARTON JOSEPH TAYLOR 
 
 WILLIAM COLBURN PETER WHEELER MOSES PROCTOR 
 
 STEPHEN HARRIS ROBERT COLBURN WILL'M SHATTUCK 
 
 THOMAS DINSMORE DAVID NEVINS THOS. NEVINS. 
 
 NON-RESIDENT PROPRIETORS. 
 
 SAMUEL BROWNE JOSEPH EATON JOHN MALVIN 
 
 W. BROWNE JOSEPH LEMMON JONA. MALVIN 
 
 JOSEPH BLANCHARD JEREMIAH BALDWIN JAMES CUMINGS 
 
 JOHN FowLEjun SAM'L BALDWIN ISAAC FARWELL . 
 
 NATH'L SALTONSTALL DANIEL REMANT EBEN'R PROCTOR." 
 
 ORDER OF THE GENERAL COURT. 
 
 "In the House of Representatives Dec r 12, 1738. 
 Read and ordered that the Petitioners serve the Towns of Groton 
 and Dunstable with Coppys of this Petition.
 
 36 SECOND PETITION FOR A CHARTER. [ X 739 
 
 "In Council January 4th 1738-9. 
 
 Read and again ordered that the further consideration of this Pe- 
 tition be referred to the first Tuesday of the next May session, and 
 that James Minot and John Hobson Esq, with such as the Hon- 
 orable Board shall joine be a Committee at the charge of the Peti- 
 tioners to repair to the Lands petitioned to be Erected into a Town- 
 ship, first giving seasonable notice as well to the Petitioners as to the 
 Inhabitants and non-resident Proprietors of Lands within the said 
 Towns of Dunstable and Groton of the time of their going by caus- 
 ing the same to be published in the Boston Gazette : That they care- 
 fully view the s.d Lands, as well as the other parts of the s.d Towns 
 so far as may be desired by the Partys or thought proper ; That the 
 Petitioners, and all others concerned be fully heard in their Pleas and 
 allegations for as well as against the Prayer of the Petition ; and that 
 upon mature consideration on the- whole the committee then report 
 what in their opinion may be proper for the Court to do in answer 
 thereto. Sent up for concurrence. 
 
 J. QUINCY, Speaker. 
 In Council Jan* 9 th 1738-9. 
 
 Read and concurred, and Thomas Berry Esq r 
 is joined in the affair. 
 
 SIMON FROST Dep ty Sec ry . 
 
 Consented to. J. BELCHER." 
 
 A very large majority of the settlers whose names appear on the 
 above Petition lived in the west part of Dunstable. Many of the 
 settlers residing at the time in the north part of Groton were not 
 satisfied with this Petition, but wanted a much larger part of the 
 new township to be taken from Groton than was contemplated by 
 the signers of this first Petition. With this purpose in view these 
 settlers in Groton, with such of the residents of the west part of 
 Dunstable as were willing to join with them, presented a second 
 Petition to the General Court for a township to be formed from the 
 two towns. This second Petition bearing date Dec. 12, 1739, was as 
 follows : 
 
 To his Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq., Captain General and 
 Governor-in-Chief, &c, &c. 
 
 " The Petition of Richard Warner and others, Inhabitants of the Towns of Groton and 
 Dunstable, most humbly sheweth : 
 
 " That your Petitioners dwell very far from the place of Public Worship in either of said 
 Towns many of them eight miles distant; and some more, and none less than four miles; 
 whereof your Petitioners are put to great Difficulties in Travelling on the Lord's Day with on
 
 REMONSTRANCE AGAINST THE SECOND PETITION. 37 
 
 Families. Your Petitioners therefore pray your Excellency and Honors to take their circum 
 stances into your wise and compassionate consideration, and that a part of the Town of Gro- 
 ton, Beginning at the Line between Groton and Dunstable, where it crosses Lancaster (Nash- 
 ua) River, and so up the said River until it comes to a place called and known by the name of 
 Joseph Blood's Ford Way on said River thence a West Point till it comes to Townsend Line, 
 &c., with such a part and so much of the Town of Dunstable, as this Honorable Court in their 
 great Wisdom shall think proper, with the Inhabitants thereon, may be Erected into a separate 
 and distinct Township, that so they may attend the Public worship of God with more Ease than 
 at present they can by reason of the great distance they live from the places thereof as aforesaid. 
 And your Petitioners as in Duty bound Shall Ever Pray, &c. 
 
 INHABITANTS OF GROTON. 
 
 RICHARD WARNER, EBENEZER PIERCE, WILLIAM BLOOD, 
 
 BENJAMIN SWALLOW, SAMUEL FISK, JEREMIAH LAWRENCE, 
 
 WILLIAM ALLEN, JOHN GREENE, STEPHEN EAMBS. 
 
 ISAAC WILLIAMS, JOSIAH TUCKER, 
 
 EBENEZER GILSON, ZECHARIAH LAWRENCE, JUN., 
 
 INHABITANTS OF DUNSTABLE. 
 
 ENOCH HUNT, GIDEON HONEY, SAMUEL FARLEY, 
 
 ELEAZER FLAGG, JOSIAH BLOOD, WILLIAM ADAMS, 
 
 SAMUEL CUMINGS, SAMUEL PARKER, PHILIP WOOLERICH, 
 WILLIAM BLANCHARD, 
 
 Shortly after the presentation of this second Petition most of the 
 settlers in Dunstable united in a Remonstrance against any part of 
 Dunstable being set to Groton, and appointed Abraham Taylor, Jun., 
 and Peter Powers to show forth their "earnest desire that a Town- 
 ship be made entirely of Dunstable Land." 
 
 This Remonstrance was dated at Dunstable, Dec. 21, 1739, and 
 was as follows : 
 
 " We the Sub'rs Inhab'ts of ye Town of Dunstable, and resident in that part of it called Nis- 
 sitisitt, Do hereby Authorize and fully Empower Abraham Taylor, Jun., and Peter Powers to 
 represent to the General Court our unwillingness that any part of Dunstable should be sett to 
 Groton to make a Township or Parish and to shew forth our Earnest Desire that a Township be 
 made entirely out of Dunstable Land, Extending Six Miles North from Groton Line which 
 will bring them on the Line on ye Brake of Land and just include the present settlement; or 
 otherwise as ye Honorable Committee Reported, and Agreeable to the tenour thereof, as the 
 Honorable Court shall see meet, and as in Duty bound, &c. 
 
 THOMAS DINSMORE, JAMES WHITING, PETER WHEELER, 
 
 JERAHMAEL CUMINGS, JAMES MCDANIELS, DAVID NEVINS, 
 
 JOSEPH WHITCOMB, RANDALL MCDANIELS, THOMAS NEVINS, 
 
 JONATHAN MELVIN, JOSEPH MCDANIELS, NATHANIEL BLOOD, 
 
 WILLIAM ADAMS, WILLIAM COLBURN, WILLIAM SHATTUCK, 
 
 WILLIAM WILSON, ROBERT COLBURN, JOSHUA WRIGHT, 
 
 MOSES PROCTOR, STEPHEN HARRIS, HENRY BARTON." 
 
 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL COURT. 
 
 " The committee appointed on the petition of the inhabitants and proprietors situated on the 
 westerly side of Dunstable and northerly side of Groton, after notifying all parties, having 
 repaired to the lands petitioned to be erected into a township and carefully viewed the same, 
 find a very good tract of land in Dunstable, west of Nashaway river, between said river and 
 Souhegan river, extending from Groton New Grant and Townsend line six miles east lying in
 
 38 WEST DUNSTABLE CHARTER. [ I 739 V 
 
 a very commodious form for a township, and on said lands there is now about twenty families 
 and many more settling. That none of the inhabitants live nearer to a meeting-house thani 
 seven miles, and if they go to their town have to pass over a ferry the greater part of the year. 
 
 We also find in Groton a sufficient quantity of land accommodable for settlement, and a 
 considerable number of Inhabitants thereon, that in some short time, when they are well agreed, 
 may be'erected into a Precinct or Parish, and that it will be very inconvenient to erect a township^ 
 in the form prayed for. * * 
 
 The committee are of opinion that the Petitioners in Dunstable are under such circumustances 
 as necessitates them to ask relief which will be fully obtained by their being made a 
 township. * * 
 
 The committee are further of the opinion that it will be greatly for the good and interest of the 
 township that the non-resident proprietors have liberty of voting with the inhabitants as to the 
 Building and Placing a meeting-house and that the lands be equally taxed, and that for the sup- 
 port of the Gospel ministry among them the lands of the non-resident Proprietors be taxed at 
 two pence per acre for the space of five years. 
 
 All which is humbly submitted in behalf of the committee. 
 
 THOMAS BERRY." 
 
 ACTION OF THE GENERAL COURT UPON THE REPORT OF THE 
 
 COMMITTEE. 
 
 "In Council Dec. 27, 1739. 
 
 Read and ordered that this report be so far accepted that the lands mentioned and described 
 therein with the inhabitants there be erected into a separate and distinct Precinct and the said 
 inhabitants are hereby vested with all such powers and privileges as any other Precinct in this 
 Province have or by law ought to have or enjoy. And they are also empowered to assess and 
 lay a tax of two pence per acre per annum for the space of five years on all the unimproved 
 lands belonging to the non-resident proprietors to be applied to the support of the ministry 
 according to the said Report. 
 
 Sent down for concurrence. 
 
 SIMON FROST, Dep'ty Sec'ty. 
 
 In the House of Representatives, Dec. 28, 1739 
 
 Read and concurred. J QUINCY, Speaker. 
 
 Consented to. J. BELCHER, " 
 
 Such at that day was the mode of proceeding, and such the condi- 
 tions under which townships and precincts or parishes were char- 
 tered by the General Court of Massachusetts. A parish was an 
 ecclesiastical division of a township, vested with the power, (by the 
 taxation of its inhabitants) and charged with the duty of building a 
 meeting-house, and maintaining a " learned and orthodox minister." 
 By the foregoing act of the General Court, that part of the old town 
 of Dunstable, described in the report of the committee, became a 
 parish, known for some years afterwards as West Dunstable. For 
 all municipal purposes, other than ecclesiastical, it still remained a 
 part of the old town. The new parish was bounded on the north by 
 the Souhegan river, on the south by Groton, and west by the west 
 line of the old town. On the east it was bounded in part by the 
 Nashua river, and in part by a north and south line extending from 
 that river to the Souhegan somewhat farther to the east than the 
 present east line of Hollis, and in the records of the proceedings
 
 1739] SETTLERS IN WEST DUNSTABLE IN 1739. 39 
 
 had some years afterwards, before the Governor and Council of 
 New Hampshire for a change of the eastern boundary of Hollis, 
 the parish of West Dunstable is said to have contained an area 
 of 70,000 acres. 
 
 At the date of the charter the rude, primitive dwellings of the 
 settlers who had petitioned for it with their stump-covered embryo 
 farms were widely and sparsely scattered over a large part of the 
 new parish. Robert and William Colburn, David, Thomas and 
 William Nevins, Stephen Harris and Philip Woolerich had located on 
 the south side of the extinct town of Monson, now the north part 
 of Hollis ; Samuel Farley, James, Joseph and Randall McDaniels, 
 Melvin and Whitcomb, in the easterly part of Brookline, formerly 
 the west part of Hollis. The house of Abraham Taylor was about 
 60 rods north of the present meeting-house in Hollis, on land now 
 owned by Henry Blood ; that of Samuel Cumings about 30 rods 
 west of the meeting-house on the place now owned by Levi Abbot ; 
 that of Benjamin Farley, the inn-keeper, on the road leading to the 
 south of the meeting-house, being a part of the same house now 
 owned by Taylor G. Worcester ; Jerahmael Cumings lived on the 
 same road, with Farley, about 1-2 mile farther south ; Josiah Blood, 
 also on the same road, about 3-4 of a mile from Cumings, now 
 known as the Fox place ; Joshua Wright about 1-2 mile east of 
 Blood on the farm now owned by the heirs of his grandson, Miles J. 
 Wright ; William Blanchard in the east part of the town, near 
 Flint's hill ; William Shattuck still farther east, near the old east 
 school-house. 
 
 The farm of Peter Wheeler was in the north-west part of the town, 
 about westerly from Long pond ; Moses Proctor settled in the west 
 part, on Proctor hill. Henry Barton in the westerly part, on land 
 now owned by John C. Jewett. The house of William Adams is 
 said to have been upon the site of the present south-west school- 
 house, about 21-2 miles from the meeting-house. Samuel Parker 
 lived in the same neighborhood on the farm now owned by Daniel M. 
 Smith ; James Whiting on the road to Brookline, near Whiting's 
 hill ; Nathaniel Blood in the same part of the town on the present farm 
 of Franklin Colburn, and Enoch Hunt in the extreme south part, next 
 to Pepperell, on the farm now owned by Luke Blood. Thus it may 
 be seen that the settlers in the extreme north part of the settlement 
 were from six to seven miles distant from those in the south part ; 
 and those living at the extreme east and west part were even more 
 remote from each other.
 
 4 PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. [l739 to 1746 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 1739 TO 1746. THE PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE AND DISTRICT OF 
 DUNSTABLE. FIRST PARISH MEETING, AND FIRST MEETING 
 
 HOUSE. THE NON-RESIDENT TAX. SETTLEMENT OF THE 
 
 FIRST MINISTER. 
 
 The report of the committee appointed to view the lands in the 
 north part of Groton and west part of Dunstable ' was carefully 
 preserved by the grantees of the charter of the parish of West 
 Dunstable, and is now to be found recorded at full length on the first 
 pages of the first volume of the Hollis town records. 
 
 These original records, in what I have to say of the early history 
 of Hollis, will be my principal guide. Where I can consistently do 
 so, I shall press them into my service and let them speak for me in 
 their own simple and homely dialect. We may occasionally observe 
 in the manuscript, wide, and sometimes grotesque departures from 
 the more modern orthography of Walker, Webster and Worcester, 
 and also from the grammar and syntax of Lowth and Murray. Yet 
 in these respects, they are less subject to unfavorable criticism than 
 many of our town records of a much more modern date. The style 
 of them is terse, plain, simple and direct, and the words well chosen 
 to express the ideas and matters to be recorded, and they contain the 
 municipal autobiography of our ancestors, commencing four genera- 
 tions ago, written down from year to year, and sometimes from 
 month to month, by persons appointed for the purpose, while what 
 they had done, or what they at the time proposed to do, was still 
 fresh in the minds of all. 
 
 BOUNDARIES AND AREA OF THE PARISH AND THE NON-RESIDENT 
 
 TAX. 
 
 The west parish of the old town of Dunstable, as we have seen, 
 extended north and south, from the Souhegan river to the south line 
 of the old town, a distance from 9 to 12 miles, and was not far from 
 10 miles in width, and was said to have contained an area of about
 
 1739 to X 74^] PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. 4! 
 
 70,000 acres, being more than three times as large as Hollis now is. 
 It included nearly all of the present town of Hollis, that part of 
 Amherst south of the Souhegan, the most of Milford and Brookline, 
 parts of the towns of Nashua and Merrimack, in the state of New 
 Hampshire, and a small part of Pepperell in Massachusetts. The 
 inhabitants of the parish, as we have seen by their charter, had 
 authority to assess 2d. per acre on all the unimproved land of non- 
 residents for the term of five years for the support of the ministry. 
 At that time there were about 25 resident families. If each of these 
 families owned, on an average, 800 acres (an estimate quite large 
 enough) , the resident settlers would have had 20,000 acres, leaving 
 upon these estimates 50,000 to the non-residents. A tax of 2d. the 
 acre on this last quantity would have yielded an annual fund of 
 416 133., or about $1380 in the currency of the present time, calling 
 the pound $3.33. We shall soon see what importance the first set- 
 tlers of Hollis attached to this right to compel non-residents to pay 
 for the preaching and meeting-houses of the resident settlers. 
 
 THE FIRST PARISH MEETING AND ITS DOINGS, AND THE FIRST 
 
 MEETING-HOUSE. 
 
 The first parish-meeting, under the parish-charter, was held at 
 the inn of Lieut. Benjamin Farley, Jan. 22, 1739-40, O. S. Mr. 
 Farley's inn was the place where the parish-meetings were com- 
 monly held till the first meeting-house was built, and is said to have 
 been upon the farm now owned by Taylor G. Worcester, a short 
 distance south of the present meeting-house. The warrant for this 
 meeting, like all similar warrants, was entitled, in its margin, 
 "Middlesex SS.," meaning by these words, county of Middlesex, 
 Massachusetts. It was under the hand and seal of Joseph 
 Blanchard, Esq., of Dunstable, at that time one of " his majesty's'' 
 justices of the peace of that county, and was addressed to Abraham 
 Taylor, as constable, to warn the meeting, who had been active in 
 obtaining the charter, and who was annually elected parish-clerk till 
 his death, about four years after. 
 
 At this first meeting Mr. Taylor was elected moderator and clerk ; 
 Mr. Taylor, Peter Powers and Benjamin Farley, assessors ; Stephen 
 Harris, treasurer ; Thomas Dinsmore, collector of the non-resident 
 money ; and Peter Powers and Benjamin Farley a committee to 
 procure preaching till the first of April following. Also it was 
 " voted that Abraham Taylor, Peter Powers and Thomas Dinsmore 
 be a committee to joyn with such Persons as the old Parish shall 
 appoint for to raise Bounds between each Parish." At this meeting
 
 42 PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. [ J 739 to 1746 
 
 also the following vote was passed in respect to a meeting-house ; 
 "Voted to build a House for the Public Worship of God: That 
 said House be Erected at or near Thomas Dinsmore's House Lot of 
 Land. That the House be 22 feet one way and 20 the other 9 foot 
 stud well-boarded and shingled One Floor One Door 3 
 windows and as many Seats as may be thought convenient the 
 House to be Erected by the last of April next." 
 
 The house lot of Thomas Dinsmore, as was said, was upon the farm 
 now owned by John Coburn, Esq. But no meeting-house was built 
 upon or near that site, the vote to that effect having been reconsid- 
 ered at a meeting in the following March. After four or five other 
 sites had been proposed at various meetings and rejected, it was at 
 last, at a meeting held Nov. 5, 1740: "Voted that the Meeting- 
 House should be Erected on Abraham Taylor's Land, about Sixty 
 Rods Southerly from said Taylor's Dwelling-House, on the highest 
 Knoll of Land thereabouts, and that the Burying Place for the Par- 
 ish be'ajoining the Place now appointed for ye Meeting-House." 
 
 This is the same pleasant and hallowed spot on which, a few 
 years later, the second meeting-house was built, the same where the 
 third, still standing, was erected more than sixty years after, the site 
 for it and the burial-ground having been given by Mr. Taylor, who 
 died in the spring of 1743, and was the first adult person buried in 
 it. It appears that the new edifice was not wholly completed for a 
 year or more after its location was fixed, as we find that it was voted 
 at a parish-meeting, Oct. 23, 1741, " To have one Glace Winder in 
 the Meeting-House and to have it under-Pind as soon as possable." 
 
 THE FIRST PARISH TAX, WITH THE NAMES OF THE TAX-PAYERS. 
 
 In the month of November, 174? by vote of a parish meeting, the 
 first tax was assessed upon the inhabitants " for defraying the ne- 
 cessary charges of the Parish," amounting to 16 2s. 2d. This tax 
 list contains the names of 29 persons, viz. : 
 
 ZACHARIAH LAWRENCE, Jr. JOSIAH BLOOD NATHANIEL BLOOD 
 
 ENOCH HUNT PETER POWERS PHILIP WOOLERICH 
 
 ELEAZER FLAGG BENJAMIN FARLEY MOSES PROCTOR 
 
 SAMUEL CUMINGS JERAHMAEL CUMINGS JOHN BUTTERFIELD 
 
 WILLIAM BLANCHARD SAMUEL FARLEY ELNATHAN BLOOD 
 
 ABRAHAM TAYLOR DAVID NEVINS HENRY BARTON 
 
 STEPHEN HARRIS WILLIAM NEVINS THOMAS DINSMORE 
 
 WILLIAM COLBURN Widow NEVINS AMOS PHILIPS 
 
 ROBERT COLBURN" WILLIAM SHATTUCK GIDEON BEHONEY, 
 
 PETER WHEELER DANIEL KENDALL 
 
 nearly all of them family names, familiar to the people of Hollis 
 from that time to this.
 
 1739 to I 74^ > ] PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. 43 
 
 By a province law, then in force, all male persons of the age of 
 eighteen years and over, with the exception of the governor, settled 
 ministers, and a few others, were subject to a poll-tax. The above 
 tax-list may be presumed to contain the names of all male persons 
 above that age at that time inhabitants of the parish. Six of the list 
 are charged with a poll-tax only ; the remaining twenty-three, in- 
 cluding the widow Nevins, with both a poll and property-tax. Of 
 the above tax of about 16, very near 13, or more than three- 
 fourths of it, were assessed on twenty-eight persons as a poll-tax, 
 and less than 3 upon real and personal estate. The sum assessed 
 upon each poll was 95. 2d., while the highest property-tax was only 
 6s. yd. I may have occasion, in another connection, to advert again 
 to this matter of taxation. 
 
 THE NON-RESIDENT'S MONEY, OR NON-RESIDENT TAX OF 20. THE 
 ACRE AND THE DISPOSAL OF IT. 
 
 As this tax , was a matter of much interest and some trouble to the 
 residents of the parish, it is entitled to further notice as illustrating 
 the laws and usages of the good people of that time, and especially 
 the ways and means which were supposed to be lawful and right for 
 the raising of money for the support of "learned, able and orthodox" 
 ministers. 
 
 The warrant for the third parish-meeting, held in March, 1740, 
 with other articles to be voted on, contained the following : 
 
 i st. "To see what Encouragement the People will give to any 
 Person or Persons for Killing Rattlesnakes in this parish. 
 
 2d. "To see if the Parish will agree to dispose of the Non- Resi- 
 dent money that shall be due and coming to this Parish for the space 
 of five years from the first of January last to any Person or Persons 
 who shall agree to Support the Gospel in this Parish. " 
 
 At the above meeting it was voted : 
 
 i st. "That if any Person shall make it appear to the- Committee 
 of the Parish that he has Killed one or more Rattlesnakes in this 
 Precinct, in this present year, he shall have paid to him one shilling 
 for every such snake so killed, out of the Parish Treasury. " 
 
 Also unanimously voted, "That Peter Powers & Abraham Taylor 
 shall have the Total of all such sum or sums of money as is or shall 
 be assessed on Land belonging to non-Resident Proprietors of this 
 Parish for the space of five years from the i st of January last, on 
 condition that the said Powers and Taylor shall & do oblige them-
 
 44 PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. [ J 739 to 1 7^ 
 
 selves & Heirs with sufficient security to maintain and constantly 
 support Preaching in this Precinct for ye full term of ye said five 
 
 years and Erect a Meeting House for the Public Worship of God 
 
 agreeable to the tenor of the vote of said parish and likewise fully 
 
 acquit and discharge said Parish from the cost & charges that have 
 been expended in being set off from Dunstable & being erected into 
 a separate Precinct and also from the cost and & charges that has 
 been expended in getting Timber for a Bridge across Nashaway 
 River, and also to pay Mr. Underwood for his Preaching with us in 
 this Parish. " 
 
 The question was once asked, "Of whom do the Kings of the 
 Earth take custom or tribute, of their own children or of strangers ?" 
 The answer was, "Of strangers. " It would seem from the doings 
 of the above meeting that the early settlers of the west parish of Dun- 
 stable had taken lessons in finance from the "Kings of the Earth." 
 
 Within about a year from the time of this meeting, after a long 
 and angry controversy, the new province line between New-Hamp- 
 shire and Massachusetts was surveyed and established where the 
 State line now is. Much to the chagrin and disappointment of the 
 inhabitants, that part of the old town of Dunstable now known as 
 Hollis, was found to be in New-Hampshire. In consequence of this 
 decision, the charter of the west parish in Dunstable, granted by the 
 general court of Massachusetts, was virtually annulled, that general 
 court having had at the time no power to grant it. With the charter 
 the legal right to assess this tax of two pence the acre on the land of 
 non-residents was also lost, and with the tax the very thrifty bargain 
 with Messrs. Powers and Taylor in respect to the disposal of it. 
 
 In this dilemma, the inhabitants promptly met (Feb. 19, 1741-2,) 
 and "voted to petition the Grate and General Court of N. Hampshire 
 that the Parish be made a Township, and also that the Parish may 
 have power to collect of delinquent persons, the several sums they 
 may have been assessed at agreeable to the Laws of the Massachusetts 
 Province." 
 
 But instead of granting this petition for a township-charter and to 
 legalize the non-resident tax, the general court, in March, 1742, or- 
 ganized all that part of old Dunstable north of the new province line 
 and west of Merrimack river, into a "District" for the collection of 
 province taxes, with authority for that purpose only, to elect district- 
 assessors or selectmen, and a district-clerk and collectors of taxes. 
 
 The first meeting for the election of District-officers, was held under 
 the direction of a committee of the general court, probably in the east
 
 1739 tO : 74^] PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. 45 
 
 parish, April 23, 1742. At this meeting, Abraham Taylor was 
 chosen clerk ; Abraham Taylor, Thomas Harwood, Samuel Cum- 
 ings and Jonathan Lovewell selectmen. The record for the year 
 1743 is lost. In 1744, John Boynton was district clerk; and John 
 Boynton, Jonathan Lovewell and Jerahmael Cumings, selectmen 
 or assessors. In 1745, John Boynton was district clerk; John Boyn- 
 ton, Jonathan Lovewell, and Jerahmael Cumings assessors or 
 selectmen. 
 
 SETTLEMENT OF THE NEW PROVINCE LINE. 
 
 For a long time prior to the year 1739 the boundary line between 
 the provinces of New Hampshire and Massachusetts had been the 
 subject of protracted and acrimonious controversy. About seventy 
 years before, Governor Endicott of Massachusetts had caused a mon- 
 ument to be fixed three miles northward of the junction of the two 
 rivers forming the Merrimack in the present county of Belknap, and 
 Massachusetts claimed all the territory in the present state of New 
 Hampshire south of an east and west line passing through that point, 
 and also all within three miles both east and north of the Merrimack. 
 On the other hand, New Hampshire claimed all the territory lying 
 north of a line running due east and west through a point within 
 three miles of the Merrimack, on its north side near its mouth. At 
 last a royal commission was appointed to settle this controversy, 
 which met for the purpose at Hampton Falls in this state in the year 
 1737, the General Court of each province attending the sittings of 
 this commission. The Governor of Massachusetts in his coach, and 
 the members of the General Court of that Province mounted on 
 horseback, formed themselves into a procession at Boston, and marched 
 in state to Hampton Falls to be present at the sessions of this tri- 
 bunal. A description of this cavalcade has come down to us, as told 
 ' by a wit of the time to a son of the Emerald Isle, in the following 
 pasquinade, which I present as illustrating the customs of the colo - 
 nial governments under the royal charters. 
 
 " Dear Paddy you ne'er did behold such a sight, 
 
 As yesterday morning was seen before night; 
 You in all your born days saw nor I didn't neither, 
 
 So many fine horses and men ride together; 
 At the head, the lower house trotted two in a row, 
 
 Then all the higher house pranced after the low, 
 Then the Governor's coach galloped on like the wind, 
 
 And the last that came foremost were the troopers behind; 
 But I fear it means no good to your neck or mine, 
 
 For they say 'tis to fix the right place for the Lint"
 
 46 PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. [l739 to 1746 
 
 The Commission at Hampton Falls did not agree, and the ques- 
 tion was reserved for the King in Council. A decision was finally 
 made in the year 1740, fixing the Province line where the State line 
 now is. This decision took from the Massachusetts claim, and gave 
 to New Hampshire, not only all the disputed tract, but also a tract 
 of territory south of that in controversy, fourteen miles in width and 
 extending from the Merrimack River to the Connecticut, which 
 New Hampshire had not before claimed, embracing all that part of 
 old Dunstable north of the present State line. 
 
 This was for Dunstable " the most unkindest cut of all," being 
 for the old town almost as troublesome, not to say as fatal, a " place 
 for the line" as his neck could have been for the Paddy, cutting the 
 body politic asunder from side to side through its most tender and 
 vital parts, hard by the ancient meeting-house and burial ground. 
 This new line was run in 1741, leaving in Massachusetts that part of 
 the old town now in Tyngsborough and Dunstable in that State, and 
 a narrow gore from the old parish of West Dunstable, now in Pep- 
 perell, and severing from Groton a small triangular tract now in the 
 south part of Nashua along the State line. 
 
 EFFECTS OF THE DECISION. 
 
 This decision came upon the settlers in Dunstable, north of the 
 new line, with mingled surprise and consternation. Dunstable was 
 eminently and wholly a Massachusetts settlement. The settlers were 
 nearly all from the neighboring towns in that Province, with whose 
 people they were connected in sympathy, in business and by the ties 
 of marriage and blood. Their town and parish charters and the 
 titles to their lands and improvements were all Massachusetts grants, 
 and their whole civil and ecclesiastical organizations under Massa- 
 chusetts laws. This decision of the King in Council left them 
 wholly out of the jurisdiction of that Province, and in legal effect 
 made all their charters, the titles to their lands and improvements, 
 and all statute laws regulating their civil and church polity wholly 
 void. The decision of the King was final, and there was no ap- 
 peal. Though disappointed, embarrassed and indignant, there was 
 no alternative but submission. 
 
 Fortunately for them, in the course of a few years afterwards a 
 compromise was effected with the adverse claimants of their lands 
 and improvements, and their titles and possessions quieted, and they 
 gradually became more reconciled to the change of their allegiance.
 
 1739 t J 74^] PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. 47 
 
 But this compromise and the quieting of their titles to their lands 
 and improvements afforded these people no relief in respect to the 
 support of the ministry and building meeting-houses. 
 
 Still, however, the inhabitants of West Dunstable continued to 
 hold public meetings, elect officers and assess taxes much as before, 
 and in the records of their doings their community was styled a 
 " parish" or " precinct." Notwithstanding their disappointment in 
 the loss of their charter, and at finding themselves citizens of New 
 Hampshire against their wishes, they were not yet able to forget the 
 "Non-resident Money," or to abandon the hope of obtaining it. 
 With this hope in view, at a public meeting held in January, 1 744, 
 it was ' ' Voted that Peter Powers should have all the non-residents' 
 money that is not Collected for the "four years past and the year to 
 come, * * and for the said Powers to pay all the Parish Debt fdr 
 Preaching and to any other Person for Sarvis Don the Parish before 
 the ordination * * and to pay the Parish 40. O. T. at the end 
 of the year." It is to be inferred from the doings of a parish meeting 
 in the following December, that these non-resident land-owners had 
 questioned the right of Mr. Powers to collect this tax, and that it 
 was not paid so cheerfully as the purchaser had hoped. As a last 
 remedy for this trouble, it was voted at this meeting, "thatCapt. 
 Powers represent the Parish at the General Court of New Hamp- 
 shire to get ye Massachusetts Act for taxing ye land in said Parish 
 confirmed if he will go at his own charges otherwise not to go" 
 
 The record does not show whether Capt. Powers accepted the 
 honor of the office, with its condition, or not. 
 
 The charter of Hollis as a town bore date April 3, 1746, and 
 embraced a territory much less than one-half of that contained in the 
 charter of West Dunstable. This town charter was wholly silent in 
 respect to the right to tax non-residents for any purpose. To supply 
 this omission, at a town-meeting held on the 22d of December of the 
 same year it was "Voted to Raise two Pence per Acre Lawful 
 Money on all the Land of Hollis for five years for y e Support of y 
 Gospel and y e arising charges of said Town, and to Petition the 
 Grat and Generall Court for Streangth to Gather and Get the Money 
 of Non-Residents." Samuel Cumings, Esq., was chosen a delegate 
 to present this petition, which he did in the following April. In 
 answer to this petition the general court of New Hampshire passed 
 an act taxing all the land in Hollis for four years at two pence the 
 acre for the support of the ministry and finishing the second meet- 
 ing-house, the frame of which had then been raised. All the lands
 
 48 PARISH OF WEST DUNSTABLE. [ J 739 to 1746 
 
 in Hollis were taxed under this law for the next four years (as stated 
 in the town records), "for the Building and Repairing a Meeting- 
 House and the Supporting the Gospel Ministry." This tax was 
 assessed in the old-tenor currency, 4 of which at that date appear 
 to have been of the value of <i, lawful or silver money. In 1747 
 this tax amounted, in the old-tenor currency, to 394 175. 8d. Of 
 that sum, 256 6s. Sd,, or more than two-thirds of it, were assessed 
 upon 33 non-resident land-owners, and the residue, 138 us., on 
 48 residents. In 1748, 506 33. were assessed for the like purpose, 
 of which 350 45. Sd., again more than two-thirds of it, were 
 assessed on 31 non-residents, and the balance on 52 residents. 
 Whatever we may think of the justice of this law, it seems to have 
 had the good effect of lessening the number of non-residents, and also 
 the quantity of land in Hollis owned by them, and of adding to the 
 number of residents, and to their proportion of the land. In 1750, 
 the last year of the law, the resident land-owners had increased from 
 48, in 1747, to 70. And the non-residents had fallen off from 33 in 
 1747, to 24 in 1750, and the amount of the land-tax paid by the two 
 classes had become much more equal. 
 
 It seems, however, that all these non-residents did not acquiesce 
 in the justice of this law so cheerfully as they might have done. As 
 an instance of their dislike to it, we find that in 1748 Col. Prescotfs 
 heirs were taxed under it the considerable sum of 48 135. 4d. for 
 the support of preaching they could not hear, and that they had had 
 an article inserted in the warrant for the town-meeting asking for an 
 abatement of this tax. In response to this petition, as the record 
 states it, "It was put to vote to see if the Town would Ease Col. 
 Prescott's Heirs of any part of their Land Tax, and it was passed in 
 the negative." 
 
 To me, at least, as a native of the town, and one of the descendants 
 of these worthy people, their names and memories are sacred. "All 
 their failings leaned to virtue's side. " Their ashes have slept for 
 near a century in peaceful and honored graves, and the foot of the 
 stranger who knows their worth would tread lightly upon them. I 
 have made these extracts from their annals with no irreverent or 
 unfilial feeling, but to illustrate some of the differences between the 
 laws, customs and sentiments that prevailed among good and Chris- 
 tian people in New-England one hundred and twenty years ago, and 
 those upon the like subjects under whose influence the last two gen- 
 reations have been educated.
 
 J 739 to 1 746-] PREACHING FROM 1 739 TO 1743. 49 
 
 PREACHING BEFORE THE SETTLEMENT OF THE FIRST MINISTER, 
 AND THE MANNER OF PROVIDING IT. 
 
 The new parish had no settled minister till the spring of 1743. 
 more than three years after date of the charter. In the mean time 
 the inhabitants had manifested a very commendable zeal in their 
 efforts to comply with the laws in respect to the support of the min- 
 istry. At their first parish meeting, as we have seen, a committee 
 was chosen '"to provide Preaching till the following April. " In the 
 'month of March previous, " Samuel Cumings and Eleazer Flagg" 
 were commissioned "to provide Preaching and Entertainment for the 
 minister for the next three months." In July, 1741, it was "voted 
 that Abraham Taylor and Peter Powers have the non-resident money 
 for the cuiTent year to pay Mr. Underwood and Mr. Towle * * * 
 and to procure Preaching till the first of January next, if the money 
 shall hold out. " In September, I74 1 - the first article in the warrant 
 for a meeting then held, was * to see whether it be the minds of the 
 People to do any thing towards the Bringing forward the Settling of 
 a Larned and Orther Dox Minister in this Parish." And in Feb- 
 ruary. 1742: it was "Voted That any Person who shall hereafter 
 Entertain anv Minister for this Parish shall have paid to him Eight 
 Shillings for one Sabbath day and 2O S a Week if he stay longer. " 
 
 DOINGS OF THE PARISH PREPARATORY TO THE SETTLEMENT OF 
 THE FIRST MINISTER. 
 
 At a parish meeting held in October. 1741, before it was publicly 
 known that any part of the town of Old Dunstable was on the wrong 
 side of the province line, it was voted. 
 
 i st. "That Stephen Harris. Abraham Taylor & Peter Powers be 
 joyned in Committee with Benjamin Farley and Samuel Cumings to 
 take some proper Measures to bring forward the settling of a Larned 
 and Orther Dox Minister in this Parish as soon as conveniencv will 
 alow. " 
 
 2cl. " That said Committee be directed to observe the following in- 
 structions, viz.. That they wait upon the Rev. Mr. Trobridge, Mr. 
 Hemmingway. and the Rev. Mr. Bliss and Mr. Swan and desire 
 their assistance in keeping and solemnizing a Day of Fasting and 
 Prayer in this Parish and Seeking the Direction of Heaven in the 
 affair. " 
 
 3d. ''That said Committee should make their Address to said 
 Ministers for their advice and Direction what Ministers to apply our- 
 selves too to Preach with us on Probation. " 
 (4)
 
 50 PREACHING FROM 1739 TO 1743. [ I 739 t 1 746- 
 
 At a parish meeting Dec. 28, 1741? among the accounts presented 
 and allowed were the following : 
 
 ' Voted to alow Abraham Taylor 
 
 * For Entertaining Ministers at the Fast 3. oo s . o' 1 . 
 
 ' For Entertaining Ministers Five Sabbaths 2. oo\ o' 1 ." 
 
 The warrant for this meeting was the last in which the words 
 ' Middlesex ss." were written in the top margin. It soon became 
 known to them that the parish of West Dunstable was not in the 
 count}' of Middlesex, that their charter, as a legal instrument, was 
 worthless, and that there was no law 7 by which the minority of the 
 inhabitants could be bound by the votes of a majority. Embarrassed 
 by the decision in respect to the new line and the loss of their 
 charter, our ancestors did not falter in their effort to bring forward 
 and settle a Larned and Orther Dox Minister.. 1 ' With this end. 
 and others in view, the inhabitants, as we have said before, met in 
 February, 1742, and petitioned the General Court of New Hamp- 
 shire for a township charter. No other public meeting of the in- 
 habitants was held till the i7th of January. 1743. "near a year after, 
 when they came together by common consent, and by mutual agree- 
 ment in their personal and individual capacity, invited the Rev. 
 Daniel Emerson, the candidate of their choice, to become their min- 
 ister. As I think the proceedings of this meeting and of that which 
 next followed, cannot fail to interest others as well as myself. I have 
 taken pains to transcribe the substance of them from the record. 
 
 THE CALL OF THE SOCIETY. ANSWER OF THE CANDIDATE. HIS 
 SETTLEMENT AND SALARY. AND THE WAYS AND MEANS OF 
 PROVIDING IT. 
 
 " Att a meeting: of the Inhabitants of. the West Parish in Dunsta- 
 
 O 
 
 ble regularly assembled Januarv 17. i74 2 - 3- Abraham Taylor 
 chosen moderator. 
 
 " Unanimously voted and chose Mr. Daniel Emerson for their' 
 Gospel Minister to take the Pastoral care of the Flock of Christ in 
 said Place. Also, 
 
 Unanimously voted and agreed to give said Mr. Emerson (on 
 condition of his acceptance) for and toward his Settlement 400. 
 common currency or 100 of the Massachusetts last Emition. Also 
 
 " Unanimously voted to give said Minister for his yearly Sallery. 
 During his Ministry in said Place such a certain sum of Bills of Credit 
 as will be equal to fifty Pounds of the Massachusetts last Emition 
 (new). Also,
 
 I 739 t X 74^'] SETTLEMENT OF MR. EMERSON. 
 
 "Voted to give Thirty Cords of Fire Wood, Cord Wood Length 
 att said Ministers Door yearly, Also, 
 
 "Voted and chose Abi'aham Taylor, Samuel Brown, Enoch 
 Hunt, Eleazer Flagg, Samuel Cumings, Peter Powers, William 
 Colburn, Stephen Harris and Robert Blood to wait upon said Mr. 
 Emerson and communicate unto him the minds and Proposals of 
 said Parish and desire his answer therein in convenient time. 
 
 " In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands the Day 
 above said." 
 
 SAMUEL BROWN 
 ABRAHAM TAYLOR 
 ENOCH HUNT 
 WILLIAM SHATTUCK 
 WILLIAM COLBURN 
 STEPHEN HARRIS 
 ELEAZER FLAGG 
 BENJAMIN FARLEY 
 JERAHMAEL CUMINGS 
 SAMUEL CUMINGS 
 DAVID XEVINS 
 JOSHUA WRIGHT 
 JAMES STEWART 
 STEPHEN AMES 
 ROBERT BLOOD 
 
 BENJ. BLANCHARD 
 ZEDEKIAH DKUY 
 PETER POWERS 
 JONATHAN DANFORTH 
 SAMUEL FARLEY 
 WILLIAM ADAMS 
 NICHOLAS FRENCH 
 ZERUBBABEL KEMP 
 PETER WHEELER 
 fosiAii BROWN 
 WILLIAM BLANCHARD 
 HENRY BARTON 
 NATHANIEL BLOOD 
 ELNATHAN BLOOD 
 
 DAVID LOWELL 
 THOMAS NEVINS 
 THOMAS PATCH 
 NATHANIEL BLODGETT 
 MOSES PROCTOR 
 JOHN BROWN 
 DANIEL KENDALL 
 JOSIAH BLOOD 
 WILLIAM NEVINS 
 SAMUEL DOUGLASS 
 JOSEPH MCDANIELS 
 JAMES MCDANIEI.S 
 JAMES WHITING 
 JOSEPH FARLEY 
 Making in all 43 names. 
 
 The parish committee were prompt in communicating the fore- 
 going call to Mr. Emerson, and on the 4th of the following March 
 a meeting was called to consider his answer, which was entered upon 
 the record as follows : 
 
 "- To the Inhabitants of the West Parish in Dunstable," 
 
 "Whereas it has pleased the Great God (who has the Hearts of 
 all men in his Hands) to dispose and incline your hearts to invite 
 me to take the oversight of you and to Labour among you in Word 
 and Doctrine as appears by a vote preferred to me by the Committee, 
 bearing date Jan. 17, 1742. 3, I have from that time taken that im- 
 portant matter into the most close consideration and have asked the 
 best advice and am (after many and great difficulties in the way) 
 come to this conclusion without Hesitation viz. : 
 
 " If you will fullfill your Promis as to the 400 Settlement in old 
 Tenor, only that the one part of it be in Forty Acres of Good Land, 
 near and convenient to the Meeting House, firmly and forever con- 
 vaied to me, and the other Part to be paid in Bills of Publique credit 
 within a year from the date of this Answer And that for my 
 yearly Sallary you give me such a certain Sum of Bills of Publique 
 credit yearly, as shall be equal to 150 ounces of coined Silver, which
 
 52 SETTLEMENT OF MR. EMEItSOX. [1739101746. 
 
 is the sum you propose together with Thirty Cords of Wood 
 
 Cord Wood Length delivered at my Door And after your Parish 
 
 Town or District shall bv the Providence of God be increased to the 
 number of 100 Families (and not desired or expected till then) you 
 make an addition to my yearly Sallary of five ounces of coined Sil- 
 ver per year till the same shall be equal to 200 Ounces of coined 
 Silver there to abide till the number of your Families arise to 150 
 and then to Raise Five Ounces of Coined Silver per year till it 
 arrives at 210 Ounces of Coined Silver and there to abide and 
 be no more, which is equal to 70. of the Massachusetts last 
 Emition Always expecting the Thirty Cords of Wood And 
 that these Several Sums or Sum be continued to me. so long as I 
 continue a Ghospel Minister over you Always and in an espetial 
 
 manner expecting that vou will be Helpers with me by Prayer 
 
 "Now if these before mentioned conditions be freely and volun- 
 tarily acted on and secured to me as you promist in the call 
 then I as freely and willingly accept of the call and freely subscribe 
 myself vours to serve in the work of the Ghospel Ministry During 
 Life. 
 
 Dunstablc West Precinct March y" 4th 1/43. 
 
 DANIEL EMERSON." 
 
 The record continues. It was thereupon Voted and agreed to 
 nccept the Terms Mr. Emerson proposed in his answer bouth as to 
 settlement and sallarv Also Voted that Samuel Brown. Abraham 
 Taylor, Peter Powers. Eleaxer Flagg and Samuel Cumings be a 
 committee to consult with Mr. Emerson in the choice of a council." 
 On the same day and at the same meeting, as it appears in the 
 record, a mutual additional agreement was entered into by the tax 
 payers, and signed by most of them, with a preamble setting forth 
 the reasons that made this new agreement necessary, the important 
 parts of which are as follows : 
 
 Whereas his majesty by the late determination of the Northern 
 Boundary of the Massachusetts has left us the Subscribers. Inhabi- 
 tants of the Westerly part of Dunstable out of the Province to 
 which we always supposed we belonged, and under whose 
 Laws we Exercised the Privileges of a Parish but by the said de- 
 termination it is supposed by some that said Inhabitants are Dis- 
 qualified to make any Act, Agreement or Determination by a ma- 
 jority of voters as they otherwise might have done that should be 
 Effectual to compel Persons to pay their honest Proportion of all
 
 I 739 to T 74^'] CONTRACT WITH MR. EMERSOX. 53 
 
 such Rates and necessary charges that shall arise in calling settling 
 and maintaining a minister. 
 
 Now therefore that we may Enjoy the Benefit of the Ghospel 
 ordinances amongst us we have come into the following agreement 
 and obligation viz." 
 
 The contract with Mr. Emerson is set forth in this new agree- 
 ment, verbatim, and the record then continues as follows : 
 
 ' Allso agreed that in the Payment of the Ministers Settlement & 
 Sallary the assessors hereafter to be chosen Proportion such a cer- 
 tain part thereof to each Pole that when the Remainder thereof shall 
 be levied upon Each Persons' Real and Personal Estate, agreeable 
 to the Rules of the Massachusetts Province, that the highest Payer 
 upon Estates shall be equal to a single Pole." * * * * 
 
 "To the Performance of the aforewritten agreement we hereby 
 covenant and oblige ourselves in the Penal sum of 100, till such 
 time as this societv be incorporated a distinct Town or Parish." 
 
 Thirty-seven names were signed to this agreement, some of which 
 wei'e not upon the call. This agreement, as will be readily seen. 
 \vas a voluntary compact, entered into by those who signed it as 
 their best expedient for the lack of a. town or parish charter. 
 
 Some other matters suggested by this contract between Mr. 
 Emerson and his societv are worthy of a few passing remarks, as 
 illustrating the laws, customs and prevailing sentiments of the times 
 as well in civil as in church affairs. 
 
 ist. It was agreed in this contract that the new minister for the 
 present should receive for his yearly salary i ^o ounces of coined 
 silver, or jtheir equal value in bills of public credit, the paper money 
 of that day. and also 30 cords of wood. When the number of 
 families in the society should reach 100. five ounces per year were to 
 he-added, till the salary should amount to 200 ounces, and it might 
 afterwards be increased to 210 ounces. 
 
 The (y/,. Troy, used in weighing the precious metals, contains 
 480 grains. The American silver dollar contains 412 1-2 of those 
 grains, making the value of the ox. of silver coin $1.14 : i^ooz. 
 '=$171 : 200 ox. =$228 : ami2io ox. =$239.40. in standard federal 
 coin. 
 
 Mr. Emerson was ordained April 20. 1743. and he continued a 
 faithful, venerated and popular minister of that societv till Nov. 27. 
 1793, a period of more than fifty years, without a change, or wish 
 to change his place." At the latter date the Rev. Eli Smith, who
 
 54 CONTRACT WITH MR. EMERSON". [ r 739 * J 74^' 
 
 had married his grand-daughter, was settled as his colleague. Mr. 
 Emerson retaining one-half of his salary, till his decease. Sept. 30. 
 iSoi. at the age of 85 years. 
 
 During that long period the salary of the minister, in accordance 
 with the tenor of their contract, was assessed upon the inhabitants of 
 the town at the annual March meetings, and always voted, so far as 
 appears from the record, without dissent or opposition. As we have 
 .seen, in the acceptance of the proposals made to him by the society, 
 Mr. Emerson closed his answer with the words, u Yours to serve in 
 the work of the Ghospel ministry during life." We have in the pas- 
 torate of Mr. Emerson, an apt illustration of what was understood 
 bv our ancestors 130 years ago, by the settlement of a minister in a 
 country town in New England, ki> during life." 
 
 ad. We have seen that the society in their proposals to the candi- 
 date agreed to give him such a sum' in bills of public credit as would 
 be equal to ^oof the "Massachusetts last Emition." This Massa- 
 chusetts last emission was, at that date, the latest issue of paper 
 money by that province, one pound of which, at that time, was 
 worth $3-33 in coin, but like all paper monev was very liable to de- 
 preciate. Not intending that the value of his pastoral services should 
 depreciate, as paper money might, Mr. Emersonin accepting the call, 
 with somewhat of worldly wisdom, not to say Yankee shrewdness? 
 took occasion to translate this 50 in paper money into its equivalent 
 at the time in hard cash. By this thoughtful caution, he secured to 
 himself for the following fifty years and more, a fixed hard money 
 basis for the value of his parochial duties, a basis ever afterwards re~ 
 spected by the people of the town. 
 
 The variable and uncertain value of the paper monev in use in 
 New Hampshire, as shown by the town records, from 1741 till 
 near the revolutionary war. and also during that war. is the best 
 commentary upon the caution and foresight of Mr. Emerson in mak- 
 ing his contract as he did. The General Court of Massachusetts 
 first issued bills of credit, as money, in 1690, of which a fac simile is 
 to be found in the Historical Collections of that state for the year 
 1863. In the year 1748 that province had its bills of credit in circu- 
 lation, issued at different times, to the nominal amount of 2,200,000. 
 These bills of credit at that time had so depreciated that i in silver 
 was equal in value to 1 1 in paper. About that time this paper 
 money was redeemed at that rate(eleven for one) in .Spanish dollars, 
 which had been received from England in payment of the sen-ices
 
 to 
 
 *746-] THE OLD TENOR PAPER MOXEV. 55 
 
 of the Massachusetts troops, at the siege and capture of Louisburg, 
 In 1745. But in New Hampshire, from I74 1 to 1765,. there appears 
 to have been very little if any metallic money in use as a medium of 
 exchange. As shown by the town records, the taxes for all pur- 
 posesi during that period, \vere assessed and collected in some sort of 
 paper money. Even the names by which the various kinds and 
 issues of this currency were known at the time, are to most of the 
 present generation an unsolved riddle. 
 
 Among these names we shall find on the records: "manufactory 
 bills." "Mass, old tenor," " X. H. old tenor." "Mass, new tenor." 
 " X. H. new tenor." "Mass, new emission," " N. H. new 
 emission." "'lawful money." &c.. &c. ; all apparently differing in 
 value as well as in name. 
 
 Prior to 1760 the number of families in Mr. Emerson's societv had 
 not increased to one hundred, consequently he was not yet entitled to 
 an increase of his salary beyond the value of 15007. of silver, or of 
 that of the 50 of the Massachusetts last emission, as it was at the 
 time of his settlement. 
 
 For the payment of this salary (equal as we have seen to $171 in 
 federal money), we find that the inhabitants were assessed, in the 
 years named "below, the following sums in the paper money then in 
 use. 1753, 777. io s . 6' 1 . O. T. 1760, 404. 9 s . 8 (I . Mass. O. T 
 1761. 415. 6. N. H. X. Tenor. 1763. 447. 15". 6". X. H. O. T. 
 1770. 67. 13". 8 d . L. M. or silver money. In the year last named 
 paper money appears to have gone wholly out of use. The like 
 variation in the value of this currency is shown in the prices fixed for 
 the thirty cords of wood to be furnished yearly to the minister. This 
 wood was commonly assessed upon the tax payers from year to year 
 in kind, each of them being required to furnish at the minister's door 
 a certain number of feet. If not delivered at the time fixed by vote 
 of the town, the delinquent was to pay for it at a price voted at the 
 previous March meeting. The price of a cord of wood fixed in this 
 way for different years was: for 1748. i.: 1750, 2. io s ; 1760. 
 6. : 1770. 3*. 6' 1 . lawful or silver money, equal to fifty-eight cents. 
 
 3d. We shall also find, by examination of these records, that the 
 mode of assessing taxes at that time, and the way in which they were 
 apportioned between polls and estates, were radically different from 
 our modern views and usages. 
 
 We have seen, in the agreement entered into among themselves 
 bv the members of Mr. Emerson's societv, that by mutual consent
 
 56 THE OLD TENOR PAPER MONEY. [l739 to 1746, 
 
 they fixed upon a basis of taxation, as to polls and property, which, 
 as stated in that instrument, ' was agreeable to the rule of the Mas- 
 sachusetts province." This rule was to the effect, that the tax for 
 the support of the minister should be so apportioned among such as 
 had real and personal estate and those subject to a poll tax only, in 
 such way that a single poll tax should be equal to the highest tax on 
 property. In other words, the whole amount of the property tax of 
 the richest man in the town could be no more in amount than twice 
 the poll tax of the poorest who was taxed at all. Under the law of 
 Massachusetts, as we have before seen, male persons were subject to 
 a poll tax at eighteen, and the same law was at the time in force in 
 New Hampshire. 
 
 In illustration of this rule of taxation, I will cite an example or 
 two. The first tax after the ordination of Mr. Emerson was for 35. 
 assessed to pay tor the entertainment of the ordaining council. Of 
 that sum, 27, 6 s ., or more than three-fourths of it. were assessed 
 upon fifty-seven persons as a poll tax, and the balance, less than 8. 
 upon property. 
 
 The next tax was for 63^. 98. 6d. for Mr. Emerson's settlement 
 and salary for the first year. Of that sum, 418. 9s. 6d. were 
 assessed as a poll tax on sixty-two persons, or about two-thirds of 
 the whole. 
 
 As in taxes assessed for other purposes, so in those for the support 
 of the ministry, there was no law for the exemption of the person or 
 property of any one except by vote of the town. The law in this 
 respect appears to have been in full accord with popular sentiment, 
 and the majority of the people were sufficiently tenacious of their 
 legal rights under it. As an instance of public sentiment upon the 
 question, we find that as late as 1785. Mr. Edward Spalding had an 
 article inserted in the warrant for the annual March meeting: " To 
 see if it were the minds of the people to exempt his estate from min- 
 isterial tax, for the reason that he belonged to the Baptist denomina- 
 tion." This question being submitted to the meeting, "the minds 
 of the people" found expression in the following clear and emphatic 
 terms: "Voted, that the estate of Edward Spalding shall not be 
 freed from minister's tax for the time past, present, or to come."
 
 CHARTER OF HOW-IS. 57 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 i 
 
 1746 TO I75O. CHARTER OF HOLLIS, ETC. ORIGIN OF THE NAME. 
 
 FIRST TOWN MEETING. SECOND MEETING HOUSE. PEW 
 
 GROUND AND PEWS. CARE OF THE MEETING-HOUSE. LAND 
 
 TAX. SINGING, ETC. 
 
 The district organization of all that part of old Dunstable lying 
 north of the new Province line, and west of the Merrimack river, con- 
 tinueVl unchanged from 1742 till the spring of 1746. This district 
 organization, as we have seen, was for the single purpose of assess- 
 ing and collecting Province taxes. Early in the year 1746, the 
 Governor and Council, with a view to the division of this district 
 into townships, appointed five Commissioners to examine the ter- 
 ritory and to report in what way it could be best subdivided into 
 township corporations. 
 
 At the last public meeting of the inhabitants of West Dunstable, 
 held Feb. 18, 1746, John Boynton. Thomas Dinsmore, and Benja- 
 min Parker were appointed a committee on the part of the people 
 to meet those Commissioners and to represent to them the wishes of 
 the settlers in West Dunstable in respect to the proposed incorpor- 
 ations. These Commissioners convened at the East parish. They 
 were waited upon there, as is said, by the Committee from West 
 Dunstable and requested to visit and view the west part of the Dis- 
 trict : but the Commissioners declined going any farther to the west. 
 In pursuance of the report of this commission, the district of Dun- 
 stable vyas very soon divided and incorporated into the four townships 
 of Dunstable, Holies, Merrimack and Monson. With the exception 
 of their boundaries, the charters of these townships were substan- 
 tially alike, those of Dunstable and Monson, being dated April i, 
 that of Merrimack, April 2. and that of Hollis, April 3. 1746.
 
 58 QUARTER OF IIOLLIS. [^4^ to I 75- 
 
 CHARTER OF IIOLLIS. 
 
 " Province of New Hampshire. 1 
 
 ^ George the Second, by the 
 
 f~~ % Grace of God of Great Brit- 
 
 j Seal |- | ain. France and Ireland. King, 
 
 Defender of the Faith. &c. 
 
 *' To all to whom these Presents shall come. Greeting. 
 
 "Whereas sundry of our loyal subjects, Inhabitants of a Tract 
 of Land within the Antient Boundary of a Town called Dunstable 
 in our Province of New Hampshire, on the Westerly Side of Mer- 
 rimack river herein described. Have Humbly petitioned and re- 
 quested of us that they may be erected and incorporated into a 
 Township and Enfranchised with the same Powers, Authorities and 
 Privileges which other Townships in our said Province have and 
 Enjoy. 
 
 '" And it appearing to us to be conducive to the General Good of 
 our said Province as well as of said Inhabitants in particular, by main- 
 taining Good order and Encouraging the Culture of the Land that 
 the same shall be Done. Know ye therefore that Wee of our Spe- 
 cial Grace, certain Knowledge and for the Encouragement and Pro- 
 moting the Good Purposes and Ends aforesaid ; By and with the 
 advice of our trusty and beloved Benning Wentworth. Esq.. Gov- 
 ernor and Commander in Chief, and of our Council for said Pro- 
 vince, have erected, incorporated and ordained, and by these Pres- 
 ents for us and our Heirs and Successors Do will and ordain that 
 the Inhabitants of the Tract of Land aforesaid, bounded as follows 
 viz.. Beginning at Nashawav River where the Northerly Boundary 
 Line of the Province of Massachusetts Bay crosses . that River ; 
 Then running North Eighty Degrees West on said Line Six miles 
 and Ninety Six Rods ; Then North by the needle on Dunstable An- 
 tient Head Line four Miles and one Hundred and Forty Rods ; 
 Then South Eighty Degrees East by the Needle to Muddy Brook ; 
 Then by Muddy Brook into Flint's Pond ; Then by Flint's Brook to 
 Nashawav River ; Then by Nashaway River to the Place Where it 
 first began ; And (they who) shall inhabit the same be and by 
 these Presents are declared and ordained to be a Town Corporate and 
 are hereby Erected and Incorporated into a Body Corporate and Cor- 
 poration to have continuance forever by the name of Holies With 
 all the Powers and Authorities, Privileges. Immunities and Fran- 
 chises Which other Towns within our said Province or any of them
 
 DUNSTAlB LE 
 
 M ON SON 
 
 MERRIMACK, 
 
 HOLIES, 
 
 WTMBACKOfTHf ORIGINAL CHARTER 
 
 "DAY 0f APRIL //*e. 
 
 MERRIMACK/MONSON 
 
 A5 CHARTERED 
 
 l, 1746
 
 1746.] CHARTERS OF DUNSTABLE, MOXSOX, ETC. 59 
 
 by Law have and Enjoy. To have and to hold the said Powers 
 and Authorities, Immunities and Franchises to them the said In- 
 habitants and their Successors forever. 
 
 " Always Reserving to us our Heirs and Successors, All White 
 Pine Trees growing and being, and which shall hereafter grow 
 on said Tract of Land Jit for the use of our Royal Navy ; Also 
 the Power of Dividing the Said Town to us our Heirs and Successors 
 when it shall appear necessary or convenient for the benefit of the 
 Inhabitants thereof. 
 
 " And as the Several Towns Within our said Province are bv the 
 Law thereof Enabled and Authorized to Assemble and by the Ma- 
 jority of Votes to chuse all such officers as are mentioned in Said 
 Law, We do by these Presents nominate Col. Joseph Blanchard to 
 call the first meeting of the .Said Inhabitants to be held within the 
 Said Town at anv time within thirty days from the date hereof. 
 Giving legal notice of the Time Place and Design of Holding Said 
 Meeting. In Testimony Whereof We have caused the Seal of our 
 Said Province to be hereunto affixed. 
 
 Witness. Benning Wentworth. Esq.. our Governor, and Com- 
 mander-in-Chief of our said Province the third day of April, in the 
 year of our Lord Christ. 1746- and in the igth year of our Reign. 
 
 B. WEXTWORTH. 
 
 Bv his Excellency's Command with the advice of Council. 
 
 THP:ODORE ATKINSON. Sect'y 
 
 BOUNDARIES OF DUNSTABLE. AS CHARTERED APRIL I. 1/46. 
 
 "Beginning at the River Merrimack at the Northern Boundary 
 Line of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and runs from the River 
 Merrimack. North. Eighty Degrees, West, five miles and forty rods 
 to Nashua River. Then by said River to Flint's Brook : thence by 
 Flint's Brook into Flint's pond : then bv a run of water into Muddy 
 brook, and down Muddy brook into Pennichuck pond ; then by 
 Pennichuck brook into Merrimack river to the place where it first 
 begun." 
 
 BOUNDARIES OF MOXSOX. 
 
 Beginning at the West Line of Dunstablc. old Town, tour miles 
 and one hundred and forty rods north, by the magnet, of the north- 
 ern boundary line of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ; then south-
 
 60 CHARTERS OF DUXSTABLE, MOXSOX, ETC. [1746., 
 
 erly eighty degrees, east, to Muddy brook ; then by that brook to 
 Pennichuck pond and from the north end of said pond, north, by the 
 magnet, to Souhegan river ; then by the said river to the head line 
 on the west side of old Dunstable ; then south, by the magnet, on 
 that line to the place where it begun." 
 
 ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES OF MERRIMACK. 
 
 * Beginning at the Merrimack river where Pennichuck brook 
 comes into that river ; then by Pennichuck brook to Pennichuck 
 pond ; then due north, by the magnet, to Souhegan river ; then by 
 that river to Merrimack river ; then on the west side of Merrimack 
 river to the place where it first begun." 
 
 On the ^th day of June, 1750, that part of the present town of 
 Merrimack north of the Souhegan, was annexed to that town by an 
 amendment of its original charter. 
 
 Nottingham West* no'ju Hudson, on the east side of Merrimack 
 river, being, as at first incorporated, wholly within ancient Dun- 
 stable, and Pelham, embracing its extreme eastern part were also 
 incorporated as to'wns by the Governor and Cduncil of New Hamp- 
 shire, in 1746. Litchjield, as chartered by the General Court of 
 Massachusetts, in 1734, as we have seen, lay upon both sides of the 
 Merrimack, was also within old Dunstable. That part of Litch- 
 field on the east side of the Merrimack was chartered as a town by 
 the Governor and Council of New Hampshire, June 5, 1749- 
 
 All these New Hampshire town charters, unlike those granted by 
 the General Couit of Massachusetts, were wholly silent in respect 
 to the " settlement and maintainance of able and orthodox minis- 
 ters " and the building of meeting-houses. Banning Wentworth, 
 at that time the royal Governor of New Hampshire, was an Episco- 
 palian and a zealous adherent of the Church of England, and it 
 may well be supposed that he had no special sympathy with the 
 current orthodoxy of the times as taught in the Cambridge Platform 
 and the Assembly's Catechism. 
 
 .Instead of the like conditions as in the Massachusetts charters 
 in respect to orthodox ministers and meeting-houses. Governor 
 Wentworth in these New Hampshire charters expressly reserved, 
 for the use of the royal navy, all suitable white pine trees then 
 growing and being and which should afterwards grow in the town* 
 so chartered, thus giving for the use of His Majesty's navy all such
 
 1746.] THE NAME OK HOLLIS AXD ITS ORIGIN. 6l 
 
 trees as were best adapted to the building of orthodox meeting- 
 houses. 
 
 By a Province Law of Xe\v Hampshire, passed in 1714, it was 
 enacted, "That it should be lawful for the free-holders of a town, 
 convened in public Town Meeting to make choice of a minister for 
 the supply of said town, and to agree what annual salary should 
 be paid him," and it was made the duty of the selectmen ' to make 
 Rates upon the Inhabitants of the town for the payment of the 
 Salary of the minister in the same manner as for other town 
 charges." When a minister was chosen and settled under this law, 
 all the tax-payers in the town were liable to be taxed for his sup- 
 port, it making no difference, as it would seem, as to this liability, 
 whether the minister were a Calvinist, Episcopalian. Presbyterian. 
 Baptist, or New Light. 
 
 " Or Light that shines when few are nigh, 
 For Spiritual trades to cozen by." 
 
 In Massachusetts, at that time, as has been shown, no minister 
 satisfied the law unless '^ able, learned and orthodox." 
 
 THE NAME AXD ITS ORIGIN. 
 
 Within my remembrance, there has been much controversy upon 
 the question whether the name of Hollis should be spelt with the 
 letter / or c in the last syllable, and also as to the person in whose 
 honor the town was named. Mr. Farmer, in his Gazetteer of New 
 Hampshire, spells it with an /. and tells us that the name was either 
 derived from the Duke of Newcastle, whose family name was Hollis. 
 or from Thomas Hollis, a distinguished benefactor of Harvard Col- 
 lege*; Mr. Farmer spelling both names kk Hollis" Hon. J. B. Hill, 
 in his history of Mason, says the name was derived from that of the 
 Duke of Newcastle, whose family name was Holies; Mr. Hill using 
 the letter c in the last syllable. From the best evidence at my com- 
 mand upon the question, I have no doubt that Mr. Hill is correct, 
 both in the orthography of the name and also in that of the person 
 for whom the town was called. In the original record of the town 
 charter, now at Concord, and in the copy of the charter on the 
 Hollis record, the name is spelt Holies. In the town records for 
 the twenty-five years and more before the war of the revolution the 
 name occurs hundreds of times, and. so far as I have seen, is uni- 
 formly spelt Holies as in the charter, and is so spelt in the New 
 Hampshire Laws published as late as 1815.
 
 62 THE NAME OF HOLLIS AND ITS ORIGIN. [l*]<\6. 
 
 At the time Hollis was chartered, Benning Wentworth, as we 
 have seen, was governor. Mr. Wentworth was appointed to that 
 office in 1741, and held it till 1765. He was indebted to the Duke 
 of Newcastle for this appointment, who was at the time, and for 
 some years after, secretary of state for the colonies, this commission 
 costing the friends of Gov. Wentworth 300 in fees and expenses o* 
 solicitation. 
 
 In a work entitled ic Burke's Extinct Peerages of Great Britain," 
 now in the library of the New England Historic. Genealogical 
 Society in Boston, I find that the original name of this Duke of 
 Newcastle was Thomas Pelham, (an English baron). This Thomas 
 Pelham (whose mother was Grace Holies) was a nephew and the 
 adopted son and heir of his uncle, the preceding Duke of Newcastle. 
 who was childless, and whose family name was Holies. Upon the 
 death of the old duke (his uncle), this nephew succeeded to his 
 estates and titles, and assumed his family name and was afterward 
 known as Thomas Pelham Holies. 
 
 It was very much a custom with Gov. Wentworth to name towns 
 in. New Hampshire, chartered by him, in honor of his friends and 
 patrons connected with the home government. The towns of Mon- 
 son, Hollis and Pelham were all chartered the same year, 1746, and 
 while the Duke of Newcastle (Thomas Pelham Holies) was still 
 secretary of state for the colonies. Monson was the family name of 
 one of the board of the Lords of colonial trade, and that fact, I ap- 
 prehend, accounts for the name of the extinct town of Monson. 
 Pelham, the original family name of this Duke of Newcastle, was 
 perpetuated in the name of the town of Pelham, in the same wav 
 and for the like reason that Holies, his name by adoption, was in-" 
 tended to be in that of the town of Hollis ; the grateful governor, 
 besides the 300. thus paying his patron the double compliment. 
 much in- the same wav as his successor, Gov. John Wentworth. 
 commemorated the maiden name of his wife, Frances Deering, in 
 the names of two of our neighboring towns, Francestown and 
 Deering, as an expression of his gratitude for her acceptance of his 
 hand at the end of two sad, lonely weeks of widowhood. Whatever 
 may have been the special obligations of Benning Wentworth to 
 the Duke of Newcastle, the people of New England had very little 
 reason to think well of him. Mr. Bancroft, in his history, says of 
 him, " that he was of so feeble a head and so treacherous a heart that 
 Sir Robert Walpole called his name ' Perfidy" ; that Lord Halifax
 
 1746 to I75O.] FIRST TOWN ELECTION. 63 
 
 used to revile him as a knave and fool, and that he was so igno- 
 rant of this continent, that it was said of him, that he addressed his 
 letters to the ' Island of New England.' " 
 
 Thomas Hollis, the generous benefactor of Harvard College, was 
 an eminent and wealthy merchant of London ; of very exemplary 
 character, and liberal in his political principles. Mr. Hollis died in 
 1731, ten years before Mr. Wentworth was appointed Governor, 
 and I know of no reason for supposing that the governor was per- 
 sonally acquainted with him. Hollis Hall at Cambridge, built and 
 dedicated just before the revolution, was named for this benefactor 
 of the college. The name of the London merchant, and also of 
 this hall, have been always spelt as the name of the town of Hollis 
 now is. 
 
 There can be no doubt that the people of Hollis, one hundred 
 years ago, well understood the character of the Duke of Newcastle, 
 and also that of the worthy London merchant, and it is not strange 
 that it should have been their choice that the name of the benefactor 
 of Harvard College should be commemorated in that of their town, 
 rather than any of the many names of the Duke of Newcastle, 
 whether original, adopted or bestowed by those who knew him as 
 well as did Sir Robert Walpole and Lord Halifax. 
 
 Accordingly, about the year 1775. when change and revolution 
 were the order of the day, in all their other important interests and 
 affairs,, a slight orthographical revolution, as appears by their town 
 records, was for the first time initiated in the name of their town by 
 changing the e in the last syllable into i. During the revolutionary 
 war, and afterward to the end of the century, and in many instances 
 later, the name was spelt in the records and other public documents 
 in both ways, according to the opinion or caprice of the writer, and 
 it continued so to be spelt, as we have seen, as late as 1815. But 
 for the last fifty years, so far as I have known, it has with great uni- 
 formity been spelt as it now is, Hollis, like that of the benefactor of 
 Harvard College, and that orthography appears now to be perma- 
 nently established both by common usage and the will of the people, 
 while Holies, the name of the Duke of Newcastle, has passed into 
 merited oblivion.
 
 64 THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. C 1 ?^ to 17^0. 
 
 THE FIRST TOWN ELECTION. 
 
 The first Town Election in Hollis. (as provided in the charter), 
 was called by Col. Joseph Blanchard, April 28. 1746. for the sole 
 purpose of choosing officers for the new town. At this meeting the 
 first town officers were chosen as follows : 
 
 SAMUEL CUMINGS, Moderator JAMES STEWART, I T - th -_ f 
 
 SAMUEL.CUMINGS, Town Clerk CHRISTOPHER LOVEJOY, ( 
 
 SAMUEL CUMINGS, ) JONATHHN DANFORTH, / ^ ,,. 
 
 BENJAMIN FARLEY, [ Selectmen BENJAMIN BLANCHARD, \ 
 
 FRANCIS WORCESTER,- ) NICHOLAS FRENCH, | HopTW , ve - 
 
 THOMAS DINSMORE, ] WILLIAM ADAMS, ( "S re( ies > 
 
 FRANCIS PHELPS, ELIAS SMITH, Pound Keeper, 
 
 NICHOLAS FRENCH, > Surveyors of Hig-hwys ELIAS SMITH, Sealer ol Weights and Measures 
 
 JAMES MCDANIELS, I SAMUEL BROWN, Sealer of Leathei 
 
 SAMUEL PARKER^ j 
 
 THE SECOND MEETING HOUSE. 
 
 In the month of March, 1745, as shown by the Tax List, the 
 taxable inhabitants of West Dunstable had increased to the number 
 of 77- They had had an acceptable and popular minister for near 
 two years, and had begun to have a very painful sense of the small 
 capacity of their first meeting house " 22 feet one way 20 feet 
 the other 9 feet Studs and one Glass Window." This feeling 
 in respect to the dimensions of their meeting-house first found public 
 expression in the doings of a parish meeting held at the first meet- 
 ing-house Sept. 6, 1745. wkile the inhabitants were still without a 
 town or parish charter. At this meeting, as shown by the record 
 of it, it was "Voted unanimously to build a meetings-house 50 feet 
 long 44 feet wide and 23 feet Posts in Hight." " Allso voted 
 unanimously to sett the next meeting-house on y e Lott of Land y e 
 present house stands on, which was given for y l use." "Allso vot- 
 ed y* John Boynton, Benjamin Farley, Elias Smith, Stephen Harris. 
 Thomas Dinsmore and Zedekiah Drury be a committee to take the 
 whole care in carrying on y e work, and receiving y c money y l shall 
 be subscribed for y l use, and employ faithful men y l shall appear to 
 furnish Timber and other materials as shall be wanted for said 
 House." 
 
 It will be observed that these doings of the inhabitants of West 
 Dunstable, before its boundaries were changed by the town charter 
 of the next year, were entirely unanimous. 
 
 The number of names on the first Tax List in the town of Hollis 
 in 1746 was but 53, 24 less than in West Dunstable the year be- 
 fore a part of this last number living on the east side of West 
 Dunstable having been set oft' by the acts of incorporation to the 
 new town of Dunstable. and the rest of them on the north side to 
 the town of Monson.
 
 SECOND MEETING HOUSE.BTJILT 1746 
 
 FIRST MEETING HOUSE. 
 
 BUILT
 
 1746 tO 1750.] THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. 65 
 
 At the second town meeting in Hollis, held May 20, 1746, 
 " Voted unanimously to take on us the obligation to Mr. Emerson, 
 as it now stands in the covenant for his yearly Salary so long as he 
 remains our minister, and to raise 200, O. T., for his Salery the 
 year ensuing." " Chose Jonathan Danforth and Benjamin Farley to 
 run y e Line between Holies and Monson." "Also voted to peti- 
 tion y e General Court of Massachusetts Bay for some Solders We 
 being in Gratt Danger from y e enemy." "Also voted that the 
 Book we have used for the Parish Records, be used for a Town 
 Book." 
 
 The third meeting of the town was called June 13, 1746, for the 
 following purposes: "To see if the town will build a House for 
 the Public worship of God." "To see if the town will Accept 
 the Timber which is hewn and drawn together to build a House 
 with, and chose a Committee to take charge of said Work." " To 
 see if the Town will accept the acre of Land that was given the 
 Parish to Sett the Meeting House on and for a Burying Place." 
 " To see if the town will vote that the money due from Capt. Pow- 
 ers shall be laid out in ammunition for a town Stock." " To see 
 if the Town will provide a Pound and Stocks." 
 
 At this meeting the Town voted as follows : 
 
 ist, " To build a House for the Public Worship of God." 
 
 3d, "To accept the Timber that was prepared for said use to 
 build said House with." 
 
 3d, "Chose Benjamin Farley, Benjamin Blanchard, and Capt. 
 Powers a Committee to take care and see that said House is 
 built." 
 
 4th, " To accept the Land that was given to the Parish to Sett the 
 Meeting House on and for a Burying Ground." 
 
 5th, "That the Money due from Capt. Powers, shall be laid out 
 to buy Powder, Bullets and Flints for a Town Stock." 
 
 6th, " To accept the old Pound for the present year and that the 
 Selectmen provide Stocks." 
 
 It appears from the doings of a Town Meeting held the same year, 
 a few months later, that Josiah Conant had been employed by the 
 Selectmen to make the Stocks for the town, and that his account for 
 making them was then accepted. 
 
 The Pillory for the confinement of the head and hands of the 
 offender, Stocks for his feet, and the Whipping Post with the cat 
 
 o 1 nine tails for his back, were in common use with our ancestors 
 
 (4)
 
 66 THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. [ J 746 to 1750, 
 
 of the last century, for the punishment of minor offences. A person. 
 for instance, found guilty of pi'ofane swearing, for a first offence, 
 was fined one Shilling if not able to pay, he was set in the town 
 stocks for two hours ; for more than one profane oath at the same 
 time, or for a second offence, he was set in the stocks for three 
 hours. 
 
 The Hollis Whipping Post, standing on the west side of the 
 Hollis Common, was in practical use after the beginning of the 
 present century, and is still remembered by persons now living. 
 
 After the meeting of the i3th of June, such progress was made 
 with the new meeting-house, that a special town meeting was called 
 on the 28th of the following July, at which it was '' voted that y* 
 Meeting House be raised on the i3th of August next (1746). 
 "Also Voted that y e Com tce provide Victuals and Drink for y" Peo- 
 ple on Raising Day, and bring it to the Fraim at noon. If they 
 Cant Get it among our Friends to Provide it Themselves." 
 
 To the doings of the last two meetings there was a very earnest 
 and persistent opposition in respect to the location of the new 
 meeting-house, and the building and raising it at that time, by a 
 very considerable number of settlers then living in the west end of 
 the town, most of them in that part of Hollis, some years afterwards 
 set off" to the present town of Brookline. Eight of these settlers 
 had a written protest against the proceedings of these meetings en- 
 tered upon the town records, setting forth their objections. After 
 the meeting of the 28th of July, fixing the "Raising Day" for the 
 1 3th of August, thirteen of them united in a petition and complaint 
 to the General Court of New Hampshire, dated August 5, 1746, 
 stating their grievances, and praying for the " Appointment of a 
 Committee to view the situation and to fix upon a place for the 
 Meeting-House, and that the Raising of it might be postponed till 
 this Committee could report." 
 
 This petition conceded that the proposed *' location for the Meet- 
 ing-House was just and reasonable for the Parish of West Dunsta- 
 ble, as incorporated seven years before by the General Court of 
 Massachusetts, but that it was unjust and unequal for the town of 
 Holies as it then was. That by the late Act incorporating the town, 
 above three miles off' of the east end of the old parish were set to 
 Dunstable bringing the east line of Holies within a mile and one 
 half of the Meeting-House place. That the west line of Holies was 
 near five miles from the Meeting-House place, and some inhabitants
 
 1746 to 1750.] THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. 6/ 
 
 already settled at the outside. That the petitioners with others 
 had applied to the Selectmen of Holies to call another meeting 
 to consider the injustice of this location, but that their applica- 
 tion had been refused. That if the Meeting-House should be built 
 at the place proposed it would discourage settlements in the west end 
 of the town, but that when further settlements should be made, the 
 house would have to be pulled down, many changes made in the 
 Highways they loaded with great charges, and room left for 
 much contention and disturbance." 
 
 This Petition was signed by Stephen Ames, William Adams, 
 Samuel Douglas, Isaac Farrar, James, Joseph and Randall McDan- 
 iels, John and Jonathan Melvin, Samuel Parker, Moses Proctor, 
 James Whiting, and Jasher Wyman. It was presented to the Gen- 
 eral Court by Stephen Ames as agent of the Petitioners, read, con- 
 sidered and dismissed by the House of Representatives on the nth 
 of August, two days before " Raising Day," so that the 'Raising" 
 was not interrupted or postponed. 
 
 Afterwards, while the work on the new meeting-house was in 
 progress, at a special town meeting held on the 22d of Dec.. 1746. 
 the town 
 
 " Voted to Raise two Pence per acre Lawfvil Money a year on all 
 the Land in the Town of Holies for five years for y e support of the 
 Gospel, and y c Arising charges of said town, and to Petition y e 
 Generall Court for strength to Gather, and Get y e money of Non- 
 Residents. And Allso Chose Samuel Cumings to prefer said Pe- 
 tition, and any other that may be thought proper and beneficiall 
 fory* Town." 
 
 Early in the following spring, Mr. Cumings. as agent for the 
 town, presented to the General Court the following petition for the 
 passage of the proposed law. This petition may interest some of 
 us at the present, day, as clearly and forcibly setting forth the reasons 
 that influenced the people of the town in asking for the law in- 
 question, and also as showing the popular sentiment of the .times irt 
 respect to the justice and policy of taxing the property of non-resi- 
 dent landholders for the support of ministers and building meeting- 
 houses.
 
 68 THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. [1746 to 1750. 
 
 COPY OF THE PETITION. 
 
 To his Excellency Benning Went- 
 worth, Esq., GoV., &c., The 
 
 "Province of New Hampshire !> ^ ^s Majesty's Council & 
 
 House of Representatives in Gen- 
 Assembly convened, March 3i l , 
 1747. 
 
 " The Petition of Sam 1 Cumings in Behalf of the Town of Holies, 
 Humbly Sheweth, That the s d Town has Lately settled A Minis- 
 ter and are now building a Meeting-House for the Publick Wor- 
 ship of God there. 
 
 " That the settlers of s d Town have but lately entered thereon, 
 and altho a considerable progress in Agriculture has been made 
 (the only way we have for our support) yet find these charges very 
 burthensome. 
 
 "That a considerable part of the best Lands in s d Town belong 
 to non-resident propri" who make no Improvement. 
 
 " That by the arduous begining the settlement & heavy charges 
 by us already paid has greatly advanced their Lards and they are 
 still rising in value Equal as the Resident propri tho the charges 
 hitherto and for the future must Lye on y e settlers only, unless we 
 obtain the assistance of this Hon ble court." 
 
 " Wherefore your Pet r most humbly prays that y r Excellency and 
 Hon rs would take the Premises into consideration, and grant the 
 Whole of the Lands in s d Township may be taxed annually for 
 five years next coming two pence new tenor p. acre to be applyed 
 for the support of the minister and finishing y e Meeting-House 
 and by Law Enabling us to collect the same & y r Pet r as in Duty 
 Bound shall pray &c. SAMUEL CUMINGS." 
 
 This petition was favorably considered by the General Court, and 
 on the following i4th of May, 1747, an Act was passed taxing all 
 the lands in Hollis at two pence per acre for the support of the min- 
 ister and finishing the meeting-house, but limiting the law to four 
 years. 
 
 In the meanwhile the work on the new edifice went on, and such 
 progress was afterwards made with the enterprise, that in about two 
 years after " Raising Day," a plan of the " Pew Ground," as it was 
 called, was made by a Committee appointed by the town and ac- 
 cepted by vote of a town meeting. The plan of this Pew Ground 
 embraced a space on the lower floor next the walls, wide enough
 
 1746 tO I75O.] THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. 69 
 
 for a single range of pews on each of the four sides, and this space 
 was apportioned into sites or ground for about 20 pews. At a town 
 meeting on the i2th of September, 1748, this Pew Ground was dis- 
 posed of by vote of the town as follows : 
 
 " Voted that the highest in pay on Real Estate have the Pew 
 Ground on their paying 200, Old Tenor, to be applied towards fin- 
 ishing the Meeting-House and the Pew men are to take their Pews 
 for Themselves and Wives, the man and his wife to be seated ac- 
 cording to their Pay." 
 
 That is, as I interpret this record, the men who at that time 
 paid the highest taxes on real estate were to have the luxury of own- 
 ing and sitting in separate pews, the wife being indulged with the 
 privilege of sitting in the same pew with her husband upon the con- 
 dition that the purchasers of the pew ground should build the walls 
 of their pews, and pay 200 Old Tenor towards the completion of the 
 building. 
 
 In December, 1748, this pew ground was disposed of by lot those 
 entitled to do so drawing for choice. Down to this day the records 
 of the town show the amount of the premium paid for each pew, by 
 whom it was paid, and the precise location of each pew in the 
 meeting-house, "with the man and his wife seated in it according to 
 pay on Real Estate," can be as readily understood from this record, 
 as from an ocular view. " Mr. Enoch Hunt" drew the first choice, 
 paid for it 14, O. T., and chose the second pew at the right hand of 
 the pulpit. Mr. Elias Smith drew the second choice, paid 14, O. 
 T., and chose the second pew at the left hand of the pulpit. " Capt. 
 Peter Powers," third choice, paid for it 13, O. T., and chose the 
 first pew on the left hand of the front door. Lt. Benjamin Farley, 
 eighth choice, and took the third pew at the right hand of the east 
 door, and paid for itn, O. T. Dr. Samuel Cumings, thirteenth 
 choice ; paid for it 9, ios., O. T., and took the first pew at the left 
 hand of the west door. And so of the others. 
 
 The pulpit was not yet built ; but at the annual Town Meeting 
 in 1749 it was " Voted to Bould the Pulpit and the Ministerial Pew 
 and Stars as soon as the Bords wold do to work." It was not told 
 how soon the " Bords wold do to work," yet it appears that when 
 that part of the joiner's work was first done, it was not thought so 
 good as it should have been, as I find at the annual meeting in 1754 
 the town k ' Voted that the Pew before the Pulpit be taken down, if 
 there may be a good Hansom Pew for the town built, and a
 
 7O THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. [^74^ to 1750. 
 
 convenient Deacons' seat and good Hansom stairs, to go to the 
 Pulpit." At the above annual meeting in 1749 it was put to vote 
 "To see if the Town would build two Porches to y e Meeting 
 House, and it passed in the Negative." 
 
 The question in respect to the building of porches to the meeting- 
 house was many times discussed in the town meetings for the next 
 twenty years. But none were built till about the year 1772, when a 
 small one was erected on the south side of the meeting house, for 
 passing into the main building. One on the east side high and large 
 enough for gallery stairs to the "Women's Gallery," and one on the 
 west side for stairs to the "Men's Gallery," with a belfry and 
 steeple. 
 
 This ancient second church edifice of Hollis, as originally com- 
 pleted, long ago was dust, and has passed away among the things 
 that once were but are not. All that was mortal of the worthy 
 people who built and worshipped in it is also dust, and for nearly a 
 century has reposed in the humble church-yard hard by. Yet from 
 the minutes and hints preserved by them in their town records it 
 would not require the genius of a Cuvier or Agassiz to reconstruct 
 this ancient edifice, both as to its interior and exterior, and to pre- 
 sent in vivid perspective the old congregation of worshippers as it 
 would have appeared to the eye of a looker-on one hundred and 
 twenty years ago. 
 
 The stumps of the sturdy forest trees that had grown on the com- 
 mon before it, and in the burial ground behind, still stood firmly 
 rooted in their native soil. The roads that led to it, freshly cut, and 
 little better than bridle paths, unfenced, except here and there with 
 logs or brushwood through the scattered and stump-covered clear- 
 ings, wound their lonely way through the dense, primeval forest. 
 
 The building itself was a plain wooden structure, covered on its 
 outside with split clapboards, unpainted, except its doors, windows . 
 and water "Troves," as yet without porches, with a single outside 
 door on each of its south, east and west sides ; with a suitable num- 
 ber of horse blocks at convenient distances for the accommodation 
 of such of the congregation as rode to meeting upon the side saddle 
 or pillion, as well as of those who rode upon saddles with two 
 stirrups. 
 
 On the inside, upon the floor below, around next to the four 
 walls, was a single row of pews, in which, from Sabbath to Sab- 
 bath were seated the patriarchs and dignitaries of the town, the 
 " highest in pay on real estate," with their wives and families.
 
 1746 tO I75O.] THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. J I 
 
 A broad aisle leading from the south door to the pulpit and 
 deacons' seat divided the remainder of the lower floor into the east 
 and west sides, the east being the "men's side," and the west the 
 " women's side." This area was furnished with long seats for such as 
 could not afford or were not permitted to enjoy the luxury and dis- 
 tinction of pews ; yet in making and arranging these seats, the com- 
 mittee charged with their construction were directed by the town 
 meeting to have them made and arranged "according to pay, having 
 regard to age." 
 
 The galleries were also divided between the sexes in the same 
 way with the lower floor the west gallery belonging to the 
 sterner, the east to the gentler sex, with separate flights of stairs in 
 the southwest and southeast corners leading to each of them, with 
 tithing men above as well as below to note all graceless irreverence 
 and indecorum especially in the youthful portion of the congre- 
 gation. 
 
 The pulpit was at the end of the broad aisle, on the north side, 
 next the wall, with a capacious sounding board raised over it so high 
 that in after years it was ordered by the town to be placed lower, if 
 " those who wished for the change would pay the expense of mak- 
 ing it." By the side of the pulpit, and leading into it, was a flight of 
 ' Hansom stairs," such being the kind voted by the town. Imme- 
 diately in front of the pulpit was the deacons' seat, where, in ac- 
 cordance with the usages and established proprieties of those times, 
 Deacons Boynton, Cumings, Patch and Worcester, in their small 
 clothes, long hose, knee and shoe buckles, took their seats as models 
 of gravity and decorum to all the lay members of the congregation. 
 
 " Cleanliness ivas said very long ago to be next to Godliness" 
 and cleanliness in respect to the care of their meeting-house was 
 cultivated by our worthy forefathers as diligently as if it ranked 
 among the Christian graces. At each annual town meeting a 
 special officer was chosen to take care of the meeting-house for the 
 coming year. The following extract from the town records of 1773 
 furnishes an example of these appointments, and of the duties ex- 
 pected to be performed by that officer: "Edward Carter, chosen 
 to take care of y e meeting-house & he is to keep it well swept and 
 clean : To open and shut the Doors in Good season, and shovell 
 the snow from the Doors, and shovell Paths from the Doors to the 
 Horse Blocks, and clean the Hoi'se Blocks well. He is to have 
 eighteen shillings if done to the acceptance of the Town, if not, to 
 have Nothing."
 
 72 THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. [ J 746 to I 75- 
 
 This picture of this ancient edifice cannot be truthfully em- 
 bellished with stair or floor carpets, or with wood or coal stoves or 
 furnaces, or with any other modern invention for warming churches 
 in winter. The only implement or convenience for a like purpose, 
 then in use in country meeting-houses, was the little portable, tin foot 
 stove with its basin for coals and ashes, which the youthful members 
 of the congregation were educated to carry to meeting in their 
 hands for the use and comfort of their parents and seniors. Yet 
 this was an indulgence that popular sentiment did not seem to favor, 
 as is evident from a vote of the town, at the March meeting in 
 1776, of which a record was made in the following words : "Voted 
 that all Stoves that shall be left in the Meeting-House shall be for- 
 feited to the Saxton Mr. John Atwell & he may sell them if the 
 owner shall refuse to pay 1-2 a Pistareenfor the first offence & Doble 
 that sum for the second offence, and the said Atwell shall return the 
 overplus after he is paid for his trouble for the use of the Poor of the 
 Parish." 
 
 Nor are we able to garnish our picture with an organ, melodeon, 
 bass viol, or with duets, trios or quartettes, or with any choir of 
 trained vocal singers. All these helps and accompaniments of mod- 
 ern congregational worship were then unknown. Yet in the public 
 devotional exercises of that day the use of hymns and spiritual songs 
 was by no means omitted or neglected, and the singing was doubt- 
 less quite as solemn as other parts of the religious services either of 
 those times or the present. When a psalm was selected from Stern- 
 hold and Hopkins, or a hymn from Dr. Watts, it was slowly read by 
 the minister or senior deacon, one or at most two lines at a time, 
 and sung by the congregation as read from the pulpit or Deacons' 
 seat. When the reader had read from the book, " Hark from 
 the tombs a doleful sound" or, " My drowsy powers ivhy sleep ye 
 so ?" he was expected to take a rest till the congregation had sung 
 those lines before reading the next. The congregation in this wav 
 would be quite sure to have some conception of the ideas intended 
 to be conveyed by the words of the hymn, a matter quite certain 
 not to be true in the ordinary opera performances of the modern 
 quartette. 
 
 The earliest reference to be found to a choir of singers in the 
 town records is in the doings of the annual town meeting in 1767. 
 The town then " Voted that those Persons that had taken pains to 
 instruct themselves in singing may have the two fore seats below on
 
 1746 tO I75O.] THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE. 73 
 
 the Men's Side." The next notice we find of singing and singers is 
 in the record of the annual meeting in 1784. It was then " Voted 
 That 1 2 Feet of the hind Body Seats below next the broad Aisle be 
 appropriated to the Use of Singers on condition that a certain num- 
 ber of them will give the Glass necessary to repair the windows." 
 Lastly, in the year 1788, it was " Voted That the Ground now occu- 
 pied by singers shall not be appropriated to any other use, and that 
 the singers may be allowed to Sing once a Day Without Reading." 
 This was a final and decisive triumph on the part of the choir. 
 Thenceforth it not only secured toleration from the town meeting, 
 but approved recognition as a fitting adjunct and help to public wor- 
 ship, and also a place to sit and stand in the church without the 
 condition of paying for it by mending broken windows. At length, 
 and before the end of the century, the choir was promoted to con- 
 spicuous seats in the front gallery where it might sing its paeans of 
 victory, and its songs of devotion and praise might be heard till 
 this venerable second meeting-house, having stood for nearly sixty 
 years, at last fell before the hand of time and modern innovation, 
 and the church edifice now standing was erected upon the same hal- 
 lowed ground.
 
 74 THE ONE PINE HILL CONTROVERSY. 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 1746 to 1773. THE ONE PINE HILL CONTROVERSY. ANNEXA- 
 TION OF ONE PINE HILL TO HOLLIS. SECOND BORDER CON- 
 TROVERSY. DISPUTE ABOUT BUILDING THE NASHUA RIVER 
 
 BRIDGE. COMPROMISE. 
 
 The boundaries of the towns into which the parish of West Dun- 
 stable was divided .do not appear to have been satisfactory to any 
 part of its early settlers. The boundary line between Hollis and 
 the new town of Dunstable, as established along Flint's brook and 
 pond and Muddy brook, soon became the occasion of a long, per- 
 sistent and bitter controversy. The story of this controversy may 
 be best told by extracts from the original documents relating to 
 it still to be found in the office of the Secretary of State at Con- 
 cord. Before, and at the time of these Acts of incorporation into 
 towns, there was a settlement of very worthy people, consisting of 
 about fifteen families, near the east side of West Dunstable, and east 
 of the new town line, known as ki One Pine Hill" This settle- 
 ment had constituted an important part of the religious society 
 of West Dunstable. The settlers there had aided in the settlement 
 and support of Mr. Emerson, in the building of the new meeting- 
 house, in fixing the site of it and their burial ground, and in the 
 laying out and making the public roads. In this settlement, among 
 other worthy citizens, were William Cumings and Thomas Patch, 
 two of the deacons in the church of West Dunstable ; also the 
 brothers David and Samuel Hobart, the first distinguished for his 
 gallantry as the colonel of a New Hampshire regiment at the bat- 
 tle of Bennington, and the latter as the first register of deeds of the 
 county of Hillsborough, and a member of the New Hampshire 
 Committee of Safety in the war of the Revolution. Much to their 
 vexation and disappointment, and also to the chagrin of the peo- 
 ple in Hollis, these settlers on One Pine Hill, found themselves on
 
 1746101763.] THE ONE PINE HILL CONTROVERSY. 75 
 
 the wrong side of the town line and cut off from their former civil, 
 social, and church relations with the settlers of West Dunstable. 
 The only meeting-house in Dunstable, originally built for the ac- 
 commodation of the settlers south of the new province line, as well 
 as of those north of it, was from seven to eight miles distant from 
 the settlers on One Pine Hill, while that in Hollis was less than 
 half that distance. What was a matter to them of still more im- 
 portance, the religious society in Hollis was well united in their 
 popular and acceptable minister whose orthodoxy was without taint, 
 while the society in Dunstable was distracted with bitter, chronic 
 dissensions, mainly on account of the alleged heresy of their pastor, 
 the Rev. William Bird, who was charged with being a New Light 
 and follower of Rev. George Whitefield. 
 
 In these troubles of their neighbors, and late fellow parishioners, 
 it was very natural that the kindly sympathies of -the good people of 
 Hollis should have been strongly with the settlers at One Pine Hill. 
 The first reference we find in this matter in the Hollis records is in 
 the proceedings of a town meeting. Oct. 26, 1747, at which the 
 town " Voted to request of Dunstable the People of One Pine Hill 
 with their Lands to be set off to Hollis, and chose Capt. Peter 
 Powers. Thomas Dinsmore and Samuel Cumings to assist in that 
 affair, and Rais Bounds between the Towns." It is very evident 
 from the sequel of events that this very civil request of the people 
 of Hollis was not hospitably entertained by their neighbors of 
 Dunstable. 
 
 No further reference to this subject is to be found in the Hollis 
 records till the annual town meeting in 1756, when the town "Voted 
 to joyn with the One Pine Hill People, so called to get them set 
 off from Dunstable to be annexed to Holies." Again in 1759, the 
 town " voted 50 O. T. for the assistance of the People on the west- 
 erly side of Dunstable in their Petition to be annexed to Holies ;" 
 and lastly, at the March Meeting in 1764, ' Voted to give the Peo- 
 ple of One Pine Hill, so called, 200 O. T. towards expenses in 
 Getting off from Dunstable." The foregoing votes sufficiently in- 
 dicate the sentiments and wishes of the people of Hollis. 
 
 We again recur to the documents already referred to, pertaining 
 to this controversy, to be found at Concord. It will be seen from 
 these papers that the people of One Pine Hill, aided more or less by 
 their helpful allies in Hollis, were in almost constant rebellion 
 against the ecclesiastical and civil authorities of their own town, for
 
 76 THE ONE PINE HILL CONTROVERSY. [1746101763. 
 
 the seventeen years from 1746 to 1763. These original documents 
 will still be found interesting to many, not only as containing impor- 
 tant and unique matter of local town history, but also as showing the 
 manner and spirit in which controversies of this sort were then con- 
 ducted. They set forth very fully the questions in dispute, the ar- 
 guments on each side, and somewhat of the evidence. To such a& 
 are curions in such matters, these papers may also be further inter- 
 esting as affording an insight into the temper that animated the 
 parties to this controversy and the sentiments which the good people 
 of Dunstable, Hollis and One Pine Hill mutually entertained of the 
 motives, conduct and Christian character of each other. 
 
 It appears from the town records of Dunstable, that the settlers 
 on One Pine Hill, very soon after they found themselves, against 
 their wishes, inhabitants of that town, petitioned the people of 
 Dunstable for their consent to be set off to Hollis. This petition 
 and all other amicable efforts on the part of the people of one Pine 
 Hill were refused by the Dunstable town meetings. 
 
 The oldest of the documents above referred to, as found in the 
 office of the Secretary of State at Concord, is a petition to the Gov- 
 ernor and Council in the spring of 1756, signed by fifteen of the 
 settlers on the west side of Dunstable, and the Selectmen of Hollis. 
 In this Petition these signers from Dunstable say to the Governor 
 and Council, 
 
 " That your Petitioners live in the west side of Dunstable and 
 so far from the Meeting-House, that it is almost empossable for 
 us to attend the Publick Worship of God there, for some of us live 
 71-2 miles and the neai'est 51-2 miles from the Meeting-House so 
 that we Can't and Don't go to Meeting there * * * * for they 
 have set their Meeting-House to accommodate them Selves, and 
 seem not in the least to Regard us only to get our Money. Our 
 Difficulties are so exceeding gi'eat that make us Dispair of having 
 any comfortable reviving Gospel Priviledges unless we can obtain 
 the aid of your Excellency and Honnors." 
 
 "Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Excellency and 
 Honnors would so far Compassionate our Circumstances as to Re- 
 lieve us by setting us with our Land to Holies to which we once 
 belonged and helped settei our Minister and now go to attend the 
 Publick Worship of God. * * The furthest of us from Holies is 
 not more than 31-2 or 4 miles, and the bigest part about 2 1-2 or 
 3 miles to which we can go with some degree of comfort. We
 
 1746101763-] THE ONE PINE HILL CONTROVERSY. 77 
 
 therefore pray * * that you would be pleased to annex us to 
 Holies with about 2500 acres of Land which wee have described in 
 a Plan, which will greatly relieve us, * * and help us to a Com- 
 fortable Injoyment of Gospel Priviledges. * * And as in Duty 
 Bound, &c. Signed : 
 
 JOHN WILLOUGHBY NICHOLAS YOUNGMAN DAVID HOBART 
 
 ELNATHAN BLOOD GERSHOM HOBART NEHEMIAH WOODS 
 
 JOHN PHELPS JONATHAN HOBART WILLIAM CUMINGS 
 
 JOHN MOOAR AMOS PHILLIPS JOSEPH FARLEY 
 
 BENJAMIN PARKER, SAMUEL HOBART ANNA PATCH 
 
 SAMUEL CUMINGS ] 
 
 SAMUEL GOODHUE ? Selectmen of Holies." 
 
 ENOCH NOYES J 
 
 Upon being notified of this Petition, the people of Dunstable 
 promptly met in town meeting and " Voted not to set off the land 
 and inhabitants of One Pine Hill to Holies " and appointed Col. 
 Joseph Blanchard, with two others, a committee to oppose the pe- 
 tition. Col. Blanchard at the time was a member of the N. H. 
 Council, and made the answer to the Petition on the part of Dun- 
 stable. In this answer he stated that " About 1736, (9?) the old 
 town of Dunstable was divided into two parishes. That what was 
 then Holies & Monson with a part of Dunstable and Merrymac was 
 the West parish and contained about 70,000 acres." That they had 
 an annual tax of zd. per acre for four years on the Land of non- 
 residents to build a meeting-house and support a minister, and an 
 after tax of about the same amount. More than was, needed for it, 
 but they disposed of it all or divided it. That in 1741 the Province 
 Line was run leaving about 2-3 of the Inhabitants and Estates of 
 the East Parish in Massachusetts. * * 
 
 " On examination we find that Holies * * is about eight miles 
 in length East and West and about four and a half miles North and 
 South * * settled at each end. Some time after their Incorporation 
 Holies set up a Meeting-House with a part of the money we and 
 others paid for that use, and sett it about a mile and a half from their 
 East line Regardless of the complaints of the Inhabitants on the 
 Westerly part, so that many of them are eight milesTfrom their 
 meeting, as they must travil, much further than any in Dunstable are 
 from our meeting-house. 
 
 " Wee are sencible that this vexatious Petition is stirred up and 
 encouraged by Holies purely to prevent Justice to their Western In- 
 habitants which they foresee will obtain unless they can Cloak it by 
 Ruininsr Dunstable.
 
 78 THE ONE PINE HILL CONTROVERSY. [1746101763. 
 
 " What Genius gave themy/'o/ to mutter out this Motley Petition 
 it is Difficult to guess. 
 
 ' The Pretentions of Holies and the Pet"* are totally Groundless 
 Wherefore we pray that their Petition may be dismissed. 
 
 Signed JOSEPH BLANCHARD, ^ 
 
 ZACCHEUS LOVEWELL, > Aets for Dunstable. 
 
 I 
 JOSEPH FRENCH 
 
 I do not find in the records at Concord how or when the above 
 petition was disposed of. It is evident however that it was not 
 granted. It was said in the answer of Dunstable to a like petition 
 a few years later, that when it was found that Dunstable would 
 answer it, the petitioners were afraid or ashamed to appear in its 
 defence. In the fall of 1760 the settlers at One Pine Hill again pe- 
 titioned Dunstable for permission to be set off to Hollis, at this 
 time offering to pay to Dunstable 1500, O. T.. for the privilege. 
 A town meeting was called in Dunstable to consider this offer, 
 which was promptly rejected, the town voting at the same time 
 " not to change their Meeting-House Place." 
 
 After this last defeat open hostilities were suspended till the 
 spring of 1763- when the contest was renewed and a second peti- 
 tion presented to the General Court by Col. Samuel Hobart as at- 
 torney for the settlers at One Pine Hill. 
 
 In this petition Col. Hobart says that ' about the year 1747 (?). 
 (1746), a Committee of five, two of them from Dunstable, was ap- 
 pointed by the Governor &c., to view the Lands about Merrymac 
 River to see in what manner it was Best to Bound them in the In- 
 corporations, * * that this Committee went no Farther Westward 
 than the Old Town of Dunstable. That a Com'" came down from 
 Holies, and desired this Com tee to go and view the Situation at 
 Holies and One Pine Hill, and urged it hard. But the Com tee could 
 not be prevailed on to go any further that way, (the opposition we 
 judge being made by Dunstable). * * Soon after Dunstable was 
 Incorporated they got into Partys about Settling Mr. Bird. Each 
 Party Courted Pine Hill's Assistance, promising to vote them oft 
 to Holies as soon as the matter was settled : and so Pine Hill was 
 fed with Sugar Plums for a number of years, till at length Dunsta- 
 ble cast off the mask and now appears in their True Colours. 
 
 * * Under the Government of Massachusetts we belonged to 
 Holies, and helpt Build a large Meeting-House and it was set to
 
 1 746 tO 1763-] THE ONE PINE HILL CONTROVERSY. 79 
 
 accommodate us, and helpt settle a minister not in the least Doubt- 
 ing but we should always belong there." * * 
 
 " We have ever since attended the Public Worship of God at 
 Holies and paid our Taxes to the Minister there, tho. in the mean 
 time we have been called on to pay Ministerial Rates with Dunsta- 
 ble in full proportion, except some trifling abatement they made us 
 to keep us quiet. We know of no other Real objection that Dun- 
 stable has to our going oft*, but reducing them to too small a num- 
 ber to maintain the Gospel. But if their Inclinations can be judged 
 by their practice it can't be tho't that they have any inclination to 
 settle a minister * * Dunstable as it lyes now consists of about 
 i oo Families * * All we ask to be set oft" is but about twelve. * 
 * So that their opposition must arise from some other quarter to 
 keep us as whips to drive out every minister that comes among 
 them, for they are always divided and which side we take must 
 carry the Day." 
 
 The Selectmen of Dunstable, on being notified of this petition, at 
 once called a town meeting which voted to continue their defence, 
 and appointed a committee of three to answer the petition. 
 
 This answer begun with the assertion that this " Complaint of the 
 People of One Pine Hill was groundless and unreasonable. * * 
 As to Dunstable Meeting-House which Petitioners complain of as 
 being at so great a distance from them, it was owing to themselves 
 for many of them voted to have it where it is and none of them 
 against it. * * That they so acted and voted for fear it might be 
 moved to a place more just and equal and so they be prevented from 
 being set oft' to Holies. * * As in Times past so they are now 
 stired up by some Holies People to bring this petition in order to 
 uphold the unjust Proceedings of Holies in setting their meeting- 
 house where it is. * * And now Holies are endeavoring to have 
 the south part of Monson anexed to them, and should that be don 
 and also the Westerly half of Dunstable then their meeting-house 
 where it now is will be aboute right. So could it now be obtained 
 to breake up and ruin two Towns it may hereafter be something of 
 a cover to hide the iniquity of Holies and help the private interests of 
 some mercenary persons, but can't possably promote the Public 
 Good nor help the Interest of these Towns." 
 
 The case was argued on both sides, and the evidence and argu- 
 ments convinced the General Court that One Pine Hill with it 
 Inhabitants ought no longer to remain a part of Dunstable. Ac- 
 cordingly, on the 1 3th of December, 1763, an act was passed.
 
 8O THE ONE PINE HILL CONTROVERSY. [1746101763. 
 
 entitled, " An Act Annexing One Pine Hill to Holies." This act 
 was prefaced by a preamble in which it was stated " That sundry 
 inhabitants of Dunstable had petitioned the General Assembly, 
 stating that they were more conveniently situated to belong to 
 Holies than to Dunstable That Dunstable is large, rich and able 
 to spare them which reasons and the arguments and objections 
 having been duly weighed, and it appearing reasonable to grant the 
 Petition. * * Therefore be it enacted, &c." 
 
 Then follows a description of the part of Dunstable to be annexed 
 to Hollis, in accordance with a survey and plan made by Samuel 
 Cumings, the surveyor for Hollis and now at Concord. In running 
 this new east line of the town this survey begun at the Pine tree 
 standing on the hill called One Pine Hill, thence south 13 1-2, west 
 372 rods to Nashua river. The line was then run northerly, begin- 
 ning again at the same Pine tree, one mile and 225 rods thence 
 westwardly one mile and 23 rods to the northeast corner of Hollis 
 as chartered in 1746 thus taking from Dunstable all that part of 
 Hollis as it now is, east of Flint's brook and pond and Muddy 
 brook. 
 
 This once famous pine tree, thus made to mark the boundary of 
 the belligerent towns, and which gave its name to One Pine Hill, is 
 now no more. It is said to have been a tall, straight pitch pine, near 
 a hundred feet high, with no other tree of its species near it, stand- 
 ing solitary and alone on the summit of the hill. In early times, be- 
 ing conspicuous in all directions for a long distance, it served as a 
 beacon to mark a place of rendezvous for backwoodsmen and deer- 
 hunters, whose names in scores were cut in its bark, from its roots 
 many feet upward. 
 
 Thus at last ended by conquest the war between Dunstable and 
 One Pine Hill and its ever faithful allies of Hollis, a war which had 
 lasted, with varied fortune, nearly twice as long as the siege of Troy 
 more than twice as long as our war of the Revolution, and, sad 
 to v tell, no Homer has yet sung its heroes no Marshall told its 
 history. 
 
 SECOND BORDER TROUBLE WITH DUNSTABLE, NASHUA RIVER 
 BRIDGE, COMPROMISE. 
 
 A second border trouble, in respect to the boundary between 
 Hollis and Dunstable, began soon after the conquest of One Pine 
 Hill. This controversy grew out of a question in respect to the 
 support of an expensive bridge across the Nashua river, in the
 
 1746 tO 1763.] SECOND BORDER CONTROVERSY. 8l 
 
 south-east part of Hollis, near the place in the Hollis Records at 
 first called " Lawrence's Mills," afterwards "Jaquith's," and in our 
 times known as " Runnell's Mills." A bridge at this place was very 
 necessary to the people of Hollis, being on their main road to mar- 
 ket ; but much less needed by Dunstable. So indispensable was 
 this bridge to Hollis, that in 1740, as we have seen, provision was 
 made for building it out of the " non-resident tax of zd. per acre " 
 granted by the parish charter for the support of the ministry. But 
 ^hat tax being lost, with the parish charter, I do not find sufficient 
 evidence that any bridge was built at that place till many years after 
 the charter of Hollis and Dunstable as towns. These charters, as 
 has been seen, made the Nashua river from the Province line to 
 Flint's Brook the boundary of the two towns ; the south line of Dun- 
 stable beginning at Merrimack river, and running on the Province 
 line "to" the Nashua, and the south line of Hollis, beginning "a/" 
 the Nashua, and running westwardly on the Province line six miles 
 and ninety-six rods. A New Hampshire court in these times would 
 have probably held that this charter descriptive 6T this boundary 
 would have divided the river equally between the two towns, leaving 
 the town line in the middle or thread oi the stream, instead of on its 
 banks, and each town under equal obligation to build the bridge. 
 But we shall see by and by that the town meetings in Hollis and 
 Dunstable did not take this view of the law. 
 
 In the early Hollis records there are many references to this 
 bridge, and to the troubles in respect to it. The first of these is 
 found in the record of the March meeting, in 1751 when the town 
 voted to help build a bridge "across Nashua river near Dea. Cum- 
 ings.*' From this vote it is evident that the bridge had not been 
 then built, and that Dunstable was expected to help build it. 
 
 At the annual meeting in 1756, Hollis " chose Capt. Peter Pow- 
 ers, Samuel Cumings and Benjamin Abbott a Com tee to see if Dun- 
 stable will joyn with Holies to bould a Bridge over Nashua river in 
 some convenant Place where the Road is laid out from Holies to 
 Dunstable." It seems that Dunstable did not accept this invitation 
 of the Hollis committee, for it is found that a special town meeting 
 in Hollis, in 1760, chose a "committee to Petition the Generall 
 Court for a Lottery to Bould a Bridge over Nashua river if they 
 thinkfit." But the "Generall" Court did not " think fit" to grant a 
 Lottery, as it appears that at the annual meeting in 1761, the town 
 without calling on Dunstable for help " Voted to have a Bridge 
 (6)
 
 82 SECOND BORDER CONTROVERSY. [^74^ to 1763.- 
 
 built over Nashua river near Lawrence's Mills," and chose a com- 
 mittee to obtain subscriptions for it. The next year, 1762, the town 
 " Voted to raise Money to pay for the Building of the Bridge over 
 Nashua river the Money to be redukted out of the cost of the 
 Bridge that was subscribed out of town." From this vote it is evi- 
 dent that as early as 1762 a bridge had been built across the Nashua 
 river mainly, if not wholly, by Hollis. In May, 1765, at a special 
 town meeting, the town -'Voted to Rebuild or Repair the Bridge 
 over Nashua river, and that the 800 voted at the March Meeting 
 for Making and Mending the Roads be laid out in Building and Re- 
 pairing the Bridge." From the above vote I infer that the bridge 
 built in 1762 was either washed away wholly in the spring of 1765, 
 or so much injured as to need costly repairs. Though, in the lan- 
 guage of the law, " often requested," the town of Dunstable, as it 
 seems, had given no aid in supporting this bridge, and the question 
 of the legal liability of that town to aid in it was allowed to sleep 
 till the annual meeting in Hollis in March, 1772. At that meeting, 
 in pursuance of an article in the warrant, the town "Voted to ap- 
 point a committee to ask for and recover of Dunstable a share of 
 the Cost of Building and Repairing the Bridge across Nashua 
 River near Jaquith's Mills with power to prosecute if necessary." 
 
 This request of the people of Hollis, upon being submitted by the 
 committee to a town meeting in Dunstable, in the month of June 
 following, was curtly rejected, and it was " Voted that Dunstable 
 would not do anything towards building a bridge over Nashua 
 river." 
 
 But it fortunately so happened that not far from this time, the 
 Mills before known as "Lawrence's Mills," had become the prop- 
 erty of Ebenezer Jaquith. This Mr. Jaquith and Ensign Daniel 
 Merrill lived in the bend of Nashua river on the Dunstable side, 
 their two farms containing about 500 acres, and comprising all the 
 land in this bend. These men were nearer to the meeting-house 
 in Hollis than to that in Dunstable, and like the saintly and sensible 
 settlers on One Pine Hill, wished to be annexed to Hollis and were 
 willing to pay something for the privilege. With these new facts 
 in view, and the long and costly contest for the conquest of One 
 Pine Hill not yet forgotten, a special town meeting was called in 
 Hollis in December, 1772, at which it was "Voted that whereas, 
 there is a dispute with respect to the Bridge over Nashua river be- 
 tween Holies and Dunstable, and whereas Messrs. Merrill and Ja-
 
 1746 tO 1763.] SECOND BORDER CONTROVERSY. 85 
 
 quith live more convenient to Holies than Dunstable, and are wil- 
 ling to pay something handsome towards the Building of said 
 Bridge, and also considering the expense of Suits at Law in the 
 Premises now in order to an amicable settlement of the matter, 
 and for the Preservation and Cultivation of Harmony between said 
 Towns Voted to accept said Families with their Lands, Provided 
 Dunstable shall lay them off to us and assist in an amicable man- 
 ner to get them incorporated with us. Also Voted that Samuel 
 Hobart, Dea. Noyes and William Nevins be a Committee to treat 
 with Dunstable on Bridge Affairs." The Hollis Committee soon 
 communicated these amicable terms of peace to the Selectmen of 
 Dunstable. who upon their receipt, summoned a town meeting of 
 their constituents, by whom these neighborly overtures were dis- 
 ddinfully rejected and the meeting "Voted that the people of Dun- 
 stable would not pay anything towards the Building of the Bridge, 
 nor would they consent to annex any more Land to Holies." 
 
 In the meanwhile the legal- advisers of Hollis, " learned in the 
 law," upon the examination of the charters of the two towns, had 
 expressed the opinion that Nashua river, where it flowed between 
 Hollis and Dunstable, was not in any part in either town, and that 
 neither town was under any obligation to build a bridge across it. 
 This opinion in respect to the law with the proposed remedy is set 
 forth in the following preamble and resolution, adopted at a town 
 meeting of Hollis, Jan. 20, 1773, called to consider the report of 
 their Peace Ambassadors to Dunstable. 
 
 " Whereas it appears by the charters of Dunstable and Holies, 
 that Nashua River is not in either town That it is highly necessary 
 that a Bridge be erected over said River, but that neither Town 
 is obliged by Law to make or maintain the same and Dunstable 
 manifesting an unwillingness to do anything respecting the Building 
 of a Bridge therefore, voted that William Nevins be agent of the 
 Town to Petition the Governor and Council and General Assembly 
 that Dunstable and Holies may be connected so that a Bridge may 
 be built over said River." 
 
 Again at the annual town meeting in Hollis, in 1773, Col. John 
 Hale, William Nevins and Ensign Stephen Ames were chosen to 
 represent the matter in respect to the bridge, to the Governor and 
 Council. 
 
 This proposal to appeal to the General Court, or Governor and 
 Council, very soon had the effect to render the people of Dunstable
 
 84 SECOND BORDER CONTROVERSY. [^74^ to 1763. 
 
 more placable, and more ready to accept the treaty of peace 
 offered by Hollis the year before. The choice of evils now pre- 
 sented was another trial of their border troubles before the General 
 Court or the acceptance of the proposed compromise, and it is 
 manifest from the doings of a town meeting in Hollis on the ensuing 
 1 8th of March, that Dunstable had voted to submit to the least of the 
 two evils. At this meeting Hollis voted 
 
 *' To extend the easterly line of Holies so far east as to include 
 Messrs. Merrill and Jaquith with their Improvements, provided it 
 shall be done without expense to the Town, and that Dea. Boynton, 
 Reuben Dow and Samuel Cumings be a committee to agree with 
 Dunstable in respect to Boundaries." 
 
 At a town meeting on the following i2th of April this committee 
 made report as follows : 
 
 "We have met the Dunstable committee and have mutually 
 agreed that the Easterly Line of Holies shall be extended Eastward- 
 ly to the following Bounds : To Begin at a Stake and Stones 
 fifteen Rods below Buck Meadow Falls, at the River, which is Mr. 
 Jaquith's northerly corner ; Thence running southerly in a straight 
 line to a Pine tree on the River Bank which is Mr. Jaquith's south- 
 westerly corner. April 8, i773-" 
 
 This report was accepted by the town, and afterwards, in the 
 month of May, 1773, at the joint request of Hollis and Dunstable, 
 the General Court passed an act establishing the boundary line be- 
 tween the two towns as so agreed upon, where it has remained un- 
 disturbed from that day to this. These terms of settlement, though 
 .at first not willingly accepted by Dunstable, were exceedingly favor- 
 able to that town, and ought to have been ample satisfaction for the 
 loss of One Pine Hill. It is true that Dunstable came out of the 
 controversy short of 500 acres of territory, but in return for this loss, 
 that town was relieved from the burden of aiding in maintaining 
 this bridge in all future time ; a charge that has already cost Hollis 
 much more than the value of all the land so annexed.
 
 HISTORY OF MONSON. 85 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 HISTORY OF MONSON. TOWN OFFICERS. EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN 
 
 PREACHING AND BUILD A MEETING-HOUSE, ETC. REPEAL OF 
 
 CHARTER. THE MILE SLIP. CHARTERS OF RABY, WILTON, 
 
 MASON AND DUXBURY. MILFORD. 1746 TO 1794. 
 
 The ancient, now extinct town of Monson, incorporated April i r 
 1746, was bounded, as we have seen, on the north by the Souhegan 
 river, and south by Hollis. Its corporate existence lasted for twen- 
 ty-four years, during which time it regularly held its annual town 
 meetings, elected its moderators, town clerks, selectmen, tithingmen, 
 hogreeves, deerkeepers and other town officers, but I am pained to 
 say that I find no evidence that it ever had a school, school house, 
 meeting-house or a "learned orthodox minister," or a minister not 
 orthodox. The only public structure ever owned by the town was 
 a pound, built for the confinement of disorderly cattle. Its first 
 town meeting was held May i, 1746, under the direction of Col. 
 Joseph Blanchard, as provided in the charter, Col. Blanchard being 
 moderator. At this meeting town officers were chosen as follows : 
 
 ROBERT COLBURN, Town Clerk SAMUEL LEEMAN, Surveyor of Highways 
 
 BENJAMIN HOPKINS') ABRAHAM LEEMAN, Hogreeve 
 
 ROBERT COLBURN I Selectmen JOHN BURNS ) 
 
 WILLIAM NEVINS j JAMES WHEELER j Fence Viewer* 
 THOMAS NEVINS, Constable 
 
 At this meeting the town voted to build a pound, and also " to 
 buy a suteable Book to Record Votes in,' and other things as the 
 town shall see meet." 
 
 During the twenty-four and one-half years of the corporate exist- 
 ence of Monson, I find from the record of votes kept in this " sute- 
 able Book," that the persons named in the following lists were chosen 
 at the annual town meetings to the respective offices of moderator* 
 town clerk and selectmen, the number of times set opposite their 
 names. Moderator, William Nevins, twelve times ; Benjamin
 
 86 HISTORY OK MONSON. [^4^ to I77O. 
 
 Hopkins, seven times ; Robert Colburn and Benjamin Kenrick, 
 twice each ; Nathan Hutchinson, once. Town Clerk Robert 
 Colburn, thirteen times ; Benjamin Kenrick, nine times ; Archelaus 
 Towne, three times. Selectmen Robert Colburn, fifteen times ; 
 William Nevins, fourteen times ; Benjamin Hopkins and Benjamin 
 Kenrick, ten times each ; Nathan Hutchinson, six times ; Josiah 
 Crosby, four times ; John Brown and Archelaus Towne, three times 
 each ; Daniel Kenrick and Samuel Leeman, twice each ; Thomas 
 Burns, Benjamin Farley, Joseph Gould, William Jones, Thomas 
 Nevins and Jonathan Taylor, once each. 
 
 At the time Monson was chartered, the French and Indian War, 
 (begun in 1744,) was still raging. A petition dated May 13, 1747' 
 presented by the inhabitants of Monson to the New Hampshire 
 General Court for soldiers for a guard, shows the extent and condi- 
 tion of the settlement at that time. This petition has fourteen names 
 appended to it, probably those of all the householders then in the 
 town. In this petition they say : 
 
 " That the town has just begun to settle, and but about fifteen 
 families there That they are one of the Frontier Towns West of the 
 Merrimack River and the most northerly one already incorporated, 
 lying between Holies and the new Plantation called Souhegan West. 
 Could we be assisted by soldiers in such competent numbers as 
 might enable us to Defend our Selves, we shall chearfully endeavor 
 to stay there by which we shall serve as a Barrier in part to Holies, 
 Merrimack and Dunstable. That last year we were Favored by 
 Soldiers from the Massachusetts that prevented our Drawing ofF." * * 
 
 In answer to this petition, and one similar to it from Souhegan 
 West, (now Amherst) the General Court gave orders for the raising 
 of "fifteen good effective men to scout and guard Souhegan West and 
 Monson till the 23d of the following October." 
 
 A petition of the selectmen of Monson to the General Court, six 
 years later, dated April 25, 1753, asking that the inhabitants might 
 be relieved from the payment of Province taxes, tells the story of the 
 sad financial condition of the settlers at that time. In this petition 
 the selectmen tell the General Court that there were then in Monson, 
 
 "But thirty-six Poles in the whole, severall of them transiently 
 hired for a short space to Labor, * * without any Estate. But 
 twenty-one Houses, chiefly small cottages only, for a present shel- 
 ter, the charge of Building yet to come on. That they are all plain 
 men Dwelling in these Tents ; Husbandry their employment, their
 
 1746 tO 1770.] HISTORY OF MONSON. 87 
 
 Improvements very small, their Lands yet to Subdue. The Prog- 
 ress much retarded by the necessity to work out of town the prime 
 part of the year * * to procure Provisions. * * The few set- 
 lers are scattered all ab' the Town. Much Labour has & must be 
 spent in making and opening Roads and Bridges * * a burthen 
 too heavy for the small, weak number that is there. * * * They 
 therefore apprehend themselves utterly unable to Bear any Portion 
 of the Publick Taxes, as yet, * * but hope that their small Be- 
 gining in Time may become usefull if they may be nurssed and 
 favoured now in their Infancy." 
 
 What, if anything, was done by the General Court in answer to 
 this pathetic petition, in respect to " nurssing" the infant suppliant, 
 does not appear in the Provincial records. 
 
 SCHOOLS, PREACHING, MEETING-HOUSE AND MEETING-HOUSE PLACE. 
 
 It is shown by the records of the doings of the annual town meet- 
 ings in Monson that the attention of the inhabitants was many times 
 called to all of these topics, but always in vain. 
 
 Schools. An article first appeared in the warrant for the annual 
 town meeting in i753> " To see if the town would raise a sum of 
 money for a school?" "Passed in the negative." The like articles 
 were inserted in the warrants for the annual town^meetings in 1756 
 and 1760, and in each year, as before, "passed in the negative." 
 After 1 760, I do not find that any effort was made^for a tax either 
 for a school-house or school. 
 
 Preaching. In the year 1749, I75 1 ' I 75 2 "> *754 ano - *757' * ne 
 question of raising a tax for the "support of Preaching amongst 
 them" was brought before the annual town meetings, and each year 
 either "passed in the negative," or was not acted on at all. But in 
 1763 the town " Voted a tax of 300, O. T., to support the Gos- 
 pel, each person to pay where they /tear." Yet it seems that this 
 tax was not collected, the town the next year having voted to 
 " sink " it. In 1764, at the annual meeting, a vote was passed " To 
 Raise 400, O. T., to make satisfaction to the Towns of Holies and 
 Amherst for the Privileges we Enjoy in attending Meeting with 
 them." But at a subsequent town meeting, in 1767, "Voted that 
 the money Raised in 1764, and assessed for the Towns of Holies 
 and Amherst shall not be collected," so that it does not appear that 
 any tax was ever collected in Monson, to pay for preaching either 
 in the town or out of it.
 
 88 HISTORY OF MONSON. [ J 746 to 
 
 Building a Meeting- House. Between the years 1752 and 1767,. 
 an article several times was inserted in the warrant for the annual 
 town meeting to " see if the town will Vote to be taxed for the 
 Building of a Meeting-House and Settling the Gospel amongst 
 them." And also " To see if the Town will Petition the General 
 Court for a tax on the Land of Residents and non Residents to 
 build a Meeting-House and setel the Gospel." These various pro- 
 posals all alike " passed in the negative ;" as also did a proposition, 
 introduced in 1760 " to build a Meeting-house at the most conven- 
 ient place near the Center of the Town or 'pick' a new one." 
 
 In 1762, and again in 1765, Monson was coupled with Merrimack 
 in sending a Representative to the New Hampshire General Court. 
 In the former year these towns were represented by Major Joseph 
 Blanchard, and in 1765, by Capt. John Chamberlain, both supposed 
 to live in Merrimack. At the census of New Hampshire taken in 
 1767, the population of Monson was 293. 
 
 PROPOSALS TO DIVIDE THE TOWN, AND FINAL REPEAL OF THK 
 
 CHARTER. 
 
 The people of Monson, like their neighbors of Hollis, do not 
 at any time seem to have been well content with their chartered 
 boundaries. Several expedients in different years came before 
 the annual town meetings proposing changes in the chartered 
 limits of the town, some of them favoring additions to its territory, 
 others, a division of it in various ways. Among the rest was a pro- 
 posal adopted at the March meeting in 1760 " To annex the Land 
 on the south side of Monson to Holies, and to -Petition the Governor 
 and Council for such part of Souhegan West to be added to the 
 Remainder of Monson as will be sufficient to maintain the Gospel, 
 and other incidental charges." Again in 1761, the town "Voted to 
 set oft" one mile and a half on the south side of Monson to Holies." 
 This last vote it would seem was passed to favor a petition of Hollis- 
 to the General Court for the like purpose. After this date all ques- 
 tions looking to a change in the boundaries of the town seem to 
 have rested till the year 1770, when the people of Monson, having 
 bandoned all hope of maintaining preaching, or of "settling the 
 Gospel among them," or of building a meeting- house, or even of 
 finding a suitable "Meeting-house Place," petitioned the General 
 Court to put a final end to their unhappy and troubled corporate 
 life by a repeal of their charter. In their petition for this repeal,
 
 1769.] INCORPORATION OF RABY. 89 
 
 they told the General Court as a reason for it, " That the Land in 
 and about the Center of Monson is so very poor, Broken, Baron and 
 uneaven, as cannot admit of many Settlers, so that those Families 
 that are in Town, are almost all planted in the Extreme parts of it." 
 * * * "We have no prospect of ever Building a Meeting-House 
 in the Center or elsewhere, any ways to accommodate us, by which 
 Difficulties we think the Gospel will not be settled among us while 
 in the present situation. We therefore pray, &c." 
 
 The consent of Hollis to accept of two miles in width of the south 
 side of the suppliant town, and of Amherst all the residue, having 
 been first obtained, an Act was passed by the General Court, July 
 4, 1770, dividing Monson by an East and West line passing very 
 near its centre, annexing the south part to Hollis and the north to 
 Amherst. In this way, and in answer to its own humble entreaties, 
 this ancient town voluntarily surrendered its right to municipal life, 
 and for more than a century has been effaced from the map of New 
 Hampshire, and all memory or tradition of it is now nearly lost to 
 the present generation. Since the corporate death of Monson, its 
 remains have been subdivided into four fragments, the largest of 
 them being in the body politic of Milford, the smallest in Brookline, 
 the remainder about equally divided between Amherst and Hollis. 
 
 INCORPORATION OF RABY, WILTON AND MASON. THE MILE SLIP. 
 
 DUXBURY. MILFORD. 
 
 The west line of Hollis and Monson, as chartered in 1746, as al- 
 ready shown, was the original west line of old Dunstable, running 
 due south by the needle from Souhegan river to the new Province 
 line. The towns of Wilton and Mason, granted by the " Masonian " 
 proprietors in 1749? were afterwards chartered with the same boun- 
 daries as granted Wilton in 1762 and Mason in 1768. The east 
 line of these towns also run due south from the Souhegan river to 
 *he Province line, parallel with and about one mile distant from the 
 west line of Hollis and Monson, thus leaving, in the intermediate 
 space, a tract of unincorporated territory, about a mile wide, and 
 extending from the Souhegan river to the Province line. This tract 
 of land, at that time, and for some years later, was known as the 
 "Mile Slip" but often in the old records called the " Mile Strip," 
 and sometimes " Strip toivn." A considerable number of families 
 had settled on the Mile Slip, who naturally felt the need of a town 
 charter. Their near neighbors at the west end of Hollis, as has
 
 90 INCORPORATION OF RABY. [ r 7^9- 
 
 been seen, some years before had felt themselves much aggrieved at 
 the location of the Hollis meeting-house, so far from themselves and 
 so near to the east end of their town. Whether willing or not, 
 these settlers in the west end of Hollis, as the Province laws then 
 were, were taxable, both in person and estate, for the building of 
 the meeting house and support of the ministry there, the same as 
 the rest of the inhabitants. They had now, for many years, impa- 
 tiently borne this injustice. So long as the boundaries of Hollis re- 
 mained as fixed in the original charter of the town, these west end 
 settlers doubtless cherished the hope that at some time in the future 
 better justice would be done them, either by the erection of a new 
 meeting-house, or the removal of the one already built nearer to the 
 centre of the town. But all hope of this sort forever vanished in 
 the year 1763, on the annexation of One Pine Hill to the east end 
 of Hollis, thus bringing the centre of the town about two miles 
 nearer to the west end, and the meeting-house so much nearer to the 
 centre. The people in the other parts of Hollis were doubtless de- 
 sirous of quieting the murmurs of their discontented and trouble- 
 some townsmen at the west end, provided it could be done consis- 
 tently with the geographical symmetry and pecuniary interests of 
 the old town. With this end in view, the expedient of forming a 
 new town from this "Mile Slip," and the west end of Hollis, was 
 first brought to the attention of the people of Hollis at their annual 
 town meeting in the spring of 1764, less than three months after the 
 conquest of One Pine Hill. At that meeting the town " Voted To 
 measure East from the Meeting House to the Town Line and 
 then to Measure West from the Meeting House the same Length of 
 Line And all West by a North and South Line to be set oft' to the 
 One Mile Strip so called." 
 
 The like vote was passed at the annual town meeting in 1768. In 
 1769, about a year after this last vote, the south part of the Mile 
 Slip and a tract of territory about one mile and one-fourth wide, 
 from ofF the west end of Hollis, were incorporated into a town by 
 the name of Raby, so called from a town of that name, in the 
 county of Durham, in the north part of England, from which some 
 of its settlers first emigrated. It appears from the documents and 
 records relating to Raby, that the petitioners for the charter asked 
 for and expected a tract of land two miles in width from the west 
 end of Hollis to be united with the Mile Slip. It is also evident 
 that the people of Hollis were willing to spare the two miles,
 
 177^.] MILE-SLIP AND DUXBURY. 9! 
 
 provided it could be done and still leave their meeting-house equally 
 distant from the new east and west lines, otherwise they were not 
 willing. I infer from the language used in the charter of Raby, 
 that the Governor and Council tried to do their best to satisfy both 
 parties that is, to give to Raby the two miles, and also to leave the 
 Hollis meeting-house no nearer the new west line than it then was 
 to the east line. Accordingly, with this end in view, they described 
 the south-east corner of the new town as being " at a stake and 
 stones about two miles from the South West corner of Hollis (as 
 Hollis then was) thence North by the needle to the North line of 
 Hollis, leaving the meeting house in the middle between this line 
 and the East line of said Hollis." 
 
 But unfortunately the west line of Hollis did not extend far enough 
 towards the setting sun, by three-fourths of a mile, to give to Raby 
 the coveted two miles, and at the same time to leave the Hollis 
 meeting-house at equal distances from the east and west lines of the 
 town. It not being possible to satisfy both conditions, the sur- 
 veyor who run the town line appears to have come to the conclu- 
 sion that it was of more importance that the Hollis meeting-house 
 should be equally distant from the east and west lines of the town, 
 than that the people of Raby should have all the land they expected. 
 Accordingly the line was so established as to take from Hollis a tract 
 of land about one mile and one-fourth in width, instead of two miles, 
 and leaving Hollis meeting-house the same distance from the east 
 line of Raby as it was from the west line of Dunstable. The people 
 of Raby were evidently disappointed with this result, and the 
 next year, at the annual town meeting in Hollis, an article was 
 inserted in the warrant, "To see if the town would set off to Raby 
 the Families and Lands they expected." This question being sub- 
 mitted to the meeting, it was " passed in the negative," and the 
 meeting-house in Hollis continued, for many years after, to divide 
 equally a straight line passing through it between the new west 
 and east lines of the town. The town of Raby, as at first chartered, 
 was but about two and one-half miles wide, and contained not more 
 than twelve square miles an area not much more than one-third of 
 that of Hollis. The people of that town were not content with , 
 these narrow limits, but the war and troubles of the Revolution 
 soon coming on, this discontent was allowed to sleep till the war 
 was well over. But in 1785, two years after the war was ended, 
 the people of Raby presented their grievances to the General Court
 
 92 MILE-SLIP AND DUXBURY. [iffb* 
 
 in a petition setting forth the small population and narrow limits of 
 their town, together with the alleged mistake in their boundaries 
 when chartered, occasioned as was charged by the "wrongs or 
 sharp practice of Hollis," and asking for the annexation from 
 Hollis of three-fourths of a mile more. Upon notice of this petition 
 a town meeting was soon called in Hollis and resolutions adopted 
 to oppose it, and Capt. Daniel Emerson, at that time their Repre- 
 sentative in the General Court, was instructed to use his influence 
 against it. Notwithstanding the stout opposition of Hollis, the 
 General Court decided that Raby was in the right, and passed an 
 act setting off from the west end of Hollis to Raby another tract of 
 territory of the uniform width of three-fourths of a mile. This last 
 annexation to Raby left the length of the south line of Hollis four 
 miles and eighty-five rods instead of six miles and ninety-six rods as 
 in the original charter. In 1796 the name of Raby was changed to 
 Brookline by an act of the General Court upon a petition of the in- 
 habitants of the town. 
 
 In the year i77^> upon application to the General Court of its in- 
 habitants, the north part of the Mile Slip, including a tract of terri- 
 tory of about one thousand acres, known as the Duxbury School 
 farm, was invested with limited town privileges. In a census of 
 New Hampshire taken in 1767, the Mile Slip had sixty-nine inhabi- 
 tants ; in that taken in i775> ^ had eighty-three. In the census of 
 1790 it was called Duxbury, and then had a population of one hun- 
 dred and sixty-nine. 
 
 In 1794 the town of Milford was incorporated. The act charter- 
 ing Milford was entitled "an act to incorporate the south westerly 
 part of Amherst the north-westerly part of Hollis the Mile Slip 
 and Duxbury School Farm, into a town." Milford, as incorporated, 
 included a small part of Amherst north of the Souhegan river, much 
 the largest portion of that part of the old town of Monson, which 
 by the division of Monson in 177 na d been annexed to Amherst; 
 all of the Mile Slip not included in Raby, with the Duxbury School 
 Farm, and an area of from 1000 to 1500 acres taken from the north- 
 west corner of Hollis. It does not appear that the people of Hollis 
 made any opposition to this contribution to the territory of their 
 new neighbor. The inhabitants living on the territory annexed 
 were nearer to the village in Milford than to the meeting-house in 
 Hollis, and probably, without objection, acquiesced in the transfer. 
 This tract annexed to Milford is the last loss or gain in territory 
 which has fallen to the lot of Hollis for the last three-quarters of
 
 177^-] INCORPORATION OF MILFORD. 93 
 
 a century and more. During that period the town has remained of 
 the same shape and dimensions, as left at the incorporation of Mil- 
 ford, without any encroachment from its neighbors since, or effort 
 on the part of its inhabitants to extend their borders. According to 
 a survey and plan of thetown, (now at Concord), made in the year 
 1806 by Nathan Colburn, aHollis surveyor, still remembered, Hollis, 
 as it then was, and still is, contains an area of 19,620 acres, or 
 about 30 2-3 square miles, a territory not very much differing in ex- 
 tent from that of the town as first chartered. In all these many 
 border troubles and controversies, which I have taken occasion to 
 notice, it cannot but be observed that the people of Hollis have uni- 
 formly had a wakeful eye to their own rights and interests, that they 
 at all times vigorously and vigilantly endeavored to hold their own, 
 and the present generation will find little reason to reproach the 
 memory of their ancestors for not guarding and striving to perpet- 
 uate the rights and interests of those who should come after them,
 
 94 THE PROVINCIAL MILITIA LAW. [1744. 
 
 CHAPTER VII. 
 
 THE PROVINCIAL MILITIA LAW. FIRST MILITIA COMPANY IN 
 
 HOLLIS. HOLLIS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS OF 1744 
 
 AND 1755. PETITIONS FOR GUARDS. NAMES OF OFFICERS 
 
 AND PRIVATE SOLDIERS. 1744 TO X 7^3' 
 
 A law enacted by the New Hampshire General Court in the 
 year 1718, required all able bodied male persons between the ages of 
 sixteen and sixty, with the exceptions mentioned below, to do 
 military duty. These exceptions included members of the Gener- 
 al Court, ministers, deacons, schoolmasters, physicians, justices of 
 the peace, millers, ferrymen, and such persons as had before held a 
 military commission. Each private soldier was required to be fur- 
 nished with a " Fire Lock, Snap Sack, Cartouch Box, Worm 
 and Priming Wire, I Pound of Gun Powder, 20 Bullets, and 
 12 Flints, " and to train four days in the year, and to muster once 
 in three years." It was also made the duty of each town in the Pro- 
 vince to keep on hand a stock of ammunition for the town's use, 
 consisting of " one barrel of good Gun powder, 100 pounds of 
 bullets and 300 flints, for every sixty Soldiers," and also to provide 
 arms and ammunition for such poor soldiers as were not able to sup- 
 ply themselves. This law, with but little change, remained in force 
 till the war of the Revolution, and it explains the reasons for many 
 votes found in the records of Hollis for the assessment of " Rates " 
 for the " town stock of ammunition."* 
 
 In May 1744, the General Court passed an Act organizing the 
 6th Regiment of New Hampshire militia. This regiment, of which 
 Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable was Colonel, embraced the mili- 
 tia companies of a large part of the territory acquired by the set- 
 tlement of the new Province line in 1741, being the towns and dis- 
 tricts then known as Dunstable, the West Parish of Dunstable. 
 Rumford, (now Concord), Nottingham, (now Hudson), Souhegan 
 
 Province Laws, pp. 93, 97.
 
 1 744.] FIRST MILITIA COMPANY. 95 
 
 East, (now Bedford,) Souhegan West, (now Amherst), and some 
 others, making in all nine companies, of which that in West Dun- 
 stable was the ninth. Of this last company, Peter Powers was ap- 
 pointed Captain by the Governor and Council.* As we find in the 
 Hollis records, shortly after the appointment of Captain Powers, 
 the title of Lieutenant prefixed to the name of Benjamin Farley, of 
 Ensign to that of Jerahmael Cumings, and of Sergeant 'to the name 
 of James Stewart, there can be but little doubt that those persons held 
 the offices indicated, in the first militia company of West Dunsta- 
 ble. In those times of peril, when it was necessary for the defence 
 of the hearth-stone and family from the midnight assault and scalp- 
 ing knife of the savage, that each citizen should be a soldier, 
 military titles, as in after times, had not become an empty compli- 
 ment. Such titles as Captain, Lieutenant and Ensign indicated 
 that the persons known by them were distinguished among their 
 townsmen for such qualities as were most useful and most needed 
 for the common safety, and for that reason most valued and hon- 
 ored. When once duly bestowed, they virtually became a part of 
 the name of such persons as were entitled to them, to be used alike 
 in social intercourse and in the public records. 
 
 From the year 1745 to January 26, i775 we ^ n< ^ no ro ^ f the 
 Hollis militia company, nor have the names of its officers come 
 down to us except as those names have been preserved in the Hollis 
 tax lists, and other public documents, with their rank or title pre- 
 fixed. It appears from an original roll of the Hollis militia com- 
 pany of the last date, still existing, supposed to be in the handwrit- 
 ing of the town clerk of the time, that inclusive of officers Hollis 
 then had 224 soldiers liable to do military duty, that being the num- 
 ber of names on this roll. Of this company Joshua Wright was 
 Captain, Reuben Dow Lieutenant, and Noah Worcester Ensign. 
 
 In addition to the military officers already mentioned, we find on 
 the Hollis tax lists and other public documents prior to 1775, many 
 names of Hollis men with military titles, most if not all of whom 
 may be presumed to have held the commissions indicated by their 
 several titles in the militia company of Hollis. Captains Benja- 
 min Abbot, Zedekiah Drury and Leonard Whiting. Lieutenants, 
 Robert Colburn, Amos Eastman, Samuel Farley, David Farns- 
 worth, Amos Fisk, Samuel Gridley and James Taylor. Ensigns 
 Stephen Ames, Josiah Brown, Jonas Flagg, Daniel Merrill and 
 Benjamin Parker. 
 
 *Prov. Papers' Vol. 5, p. 332.
 
 PETITION FOR GUARDS. 
 
 THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR OF 1744. 
 
 In the month of March, i744> ^ e French and Indian war was 
 begun, in which the Massachusetts and New Hampshire troops un- 
 dertook the chivalrous expedition for the capture of Louisburg.* 
 This war lasted till October, 1748. As in former wars, the Canada 
 and Eastern Indians took sides with the French, who, coming in 
 large numbers from Canada and Nova Scotia, prowled around 
 our defenceless settlements, waylaying, murdering and scalping, or 
 taking captive to Canada the settlers in the frontier towns, some of 
 which no farther off than Peterborough, Lyndeborough and New 
 Boston, were wholly deserted. The inhabitants of Hollis, Monson, 
 Souhegan East, Souhegan West, and other places west of the Mer- 
 rimack river, repeatedly petitioned the General Court for scouts and 
 garrisons for their protection. 
 
 Among the earliest of these petitions was one from the old Parish 
 of West Dunstable. On the i8th of June, 1744, about three months 
 after war was declared, at a meeting of the inhabitants of West Dun- 
 stable, James Stewart was chosen their delegate to present this peti- 
 tion to the General Court. The Commission of Mr. Stewart for this 
 purpose was in writing, signed by all, or very nearly all of the 
 householders then in West Dunstable, forty-five in number, and 
 was in substance as follows : 
 
 " DUNSTABLE, June 18, 1744. 
 
 " Wee, the Inhabitants of the West Parish in the District of Dun- 
 stable, do hereby authorise and depute Mr. James Stewart in our 
 names and behalf, to make proper application to the Government of 
 New Hampshire, Setting forth our being situated on the Frontier, 
 and exposed to the Enemy, and the Necessity wee are in of a Guard, 
 and Pray for a Sutable and Seasonable Relief there. 
 
 " Voted to Request Six Garasons and twenty-five soldiers." 
 
 Capt. PETER POWERS WILLIAM COLBURN 
 
 Lieut. BENJAMIN FARLEY SAMUEL CUMINGS 
 Ensign JERAHMAEL CUMINGS JONATHAN DANFORD 
 
 WILLIAM ADAMS 
 STEPHEN AMBS 
 HENRV BARTON 
 BENJAMIN BLANCHARD 
 BENJAMIN BLANCHARD, Jr 
 WILLIAM BLANCHARD 
 ELNATHAN BLOOD 
 JOSIAH BLOOD 
 NATHANIEL BLOOD 
 JOHN BOYNTON, Jun 
 JOHN BROWN 
 JOSIAH BROWN 
 
 Rev. DANIEL EMERSON 
 SAMUEL FARLEY 
 JOSEPH FARLEY 
 NICHOLAS FRENCH 
 STEPHEN HARRIS 
 WILLIAM HARTWELL 
 STEPHEN HAZELTINB 
 JOSIAH HOBART 
 ENOCH HUNT 
 ZERUBBABEL KEMP 
 JONATHAN LOVEJOY 
 JAMES MCDANIELS 
 
 JOSEPH MCDANIELS 
 RANDALL MCDANIELS 
 JONATHAN MELVIN 
 DAVID NEVINS 
 THOMAS NEVINS 
 BENJAMIN PARKER 
 SAMUEL PARKER 
 THOMAS PATCH 
 JOHN PHELPS 
 AMOS PHILIPS 
 MOSES PROCTOR 
 JAMES WHEELER 
 PETER WHEELER 
 FRANCIS WORCESTER, Jr 
 JOSHUA WRIGHT."! 
 
 *HoImes Annals, Vol. a, p. j. fProv. Papers, Vol. 9, p. 195.
 
 1744 to I 747-] PETITIONS FOR GUARDS. 97 
 
 The following extracts from the petition soon after presented by 
 Mr. Stewart set forth the reasons for it and the condition of the set- 
 tlement at the time. 
 
 " The Memorial and Petition of James Stewart, in the name and 
 behalf of the inhabitants of the West Parish of Dunstable, Humbly 
 sheweth, That said Parish has been settled about 14 years, and a 
 Gospell Minister ordained above a year. * * That many Thou- 
 sand Pounds has been spent in clearing and cultivating the Land 
 there, and some Thousands more in Building Houses, Barns and 
 Fences. * * * The breaking up of which Settlements will not 
 only ruin the Memorialists, but greatly diserve his Majesty's 
 Interest." 
 
 "That it was by long and importunate Intercession of this Prov- 
 ince (and not of the Memorialists seeking) that they are cast under 
 the immediate care of this Government, which they conceive gives 
 them so much the better right to its Protection. That as War is 
 already declared against France, and a Rupture with the Indians 
 hourly expected, your Memorialists, unless they have speedy help, 
 will soon be oblidged to leave their Settlements. * * Wherefore 
 your Memorialists most humbly supplicate * * such seasonable 
 Relief as may enable them to subsist in the war, and (be) secure 
 against the Ravages and Devastations of a blood thirsty and Merciless 
 Enemy." 
 
 Near three years later, about one year after Hollis was chartered 
 as a town, (the war still raging) at a town meeting held in April, 
 1 747, .Samuel Cumings was appointed a delegate represent to the 
 General Court a second petition for ''scouts" and ''guards" The 
 subjoined extracts from the petition of this delegate show the con- 
 dition and needs of the town at that time. He says to the General 
 Court in this petition, "That Holies is a Frontier ^town much 
 exposed to Danger from the Indian Enemy, and the number of 
 Effective men belonging to the same not exceeding fifty, who have 
 all or most of them Families to take care of and being mostly new 
 settlers, have much Labour on their hands to subdue and cultivate 
 their Lands. That their situation is such that they dare not to ven- 
 ture to work without a guard * * which if they cannot have they 
 must spend their time in watching and warding, in which case 
 their families must suffer for want of the necessaries of life. * * * 
 And they Humbly pray that they may be allowed a scout of ten or a 
 dozen men for the ensuing season till the Danger of the Summer 
 (7)
 
 98 FRENCH WAR FROM 1 754 TO 1763. 
 
 and Fall of the year is over and the harvest past * * and as in duty 
 bound &c."* In reply to these and other like petitions from the 
 frontier settlements and towns west of and near the Merrimack in 
 similar perils, the General Court at several different times detailed 
 detachments of soldiers as' patrols to scout through the woods west 
 of that river, and at one time voted a force of ninety scouts to patrol 
 the forests from the mouth of the Contoocook river to Holies. 
 
 During this war the grim government bounty for Indian scalps for 
 the encouragement of scouts and Indian hunters was increased by 
 vote of the General Court from 100, paid for them in Lovewell's 
 war, to 250, O. T., and at one time to 400, O. T., for each Indian 
 scalp taken west of Nova Scotia, and produced to the Governor 
 and Council. Probably owing to the efforts of the government, 
 united with the vigilance of the settlers, it does not appear that any 
 attack was made upon Hollis or any of the adjoining towns. I do 
 not find that Hollis furnished any soldiers for the New Hampshire 
 regiments raised in this war, and not more than two or three Hollis 
 names appear in the printed lists of New Hampshire " scouts" pub- 
 lished in the report of the Adjutant General for 1866. The pro- 
 tection of their own families and firesides was the first, and would 
 seem the only military duty, in these years, asked or expected of the 
 settlers in the towns on the extreme frontier. 
 
 THE WAR IN WHICH OJJEBEC WAS TAKEN AND CANADA CONOJLJERED, 
 
 In i754 about eight years after the peace of Aix La Chapelle, 
 the last French and Indian War was begun, which ended in the 
 capture of Quebec and the final conquest of Canada. f Hollis in 
 this war was no longer on the extreme frontier, and was much less 
 exposed to the attacks of the savages than in the preceding war. 
 During the eight years of peace, the population of the town had 
 very considerably increased, and its soldiers seem to have done their 
 whole duty in filling up the ranks of the New Hampshire regiments 
 called for by the Government. In the roll of a small detachment 
 of New Hampshire troops posted on the Connecticut river in the fall 
 of 1 754? an d to be found in the report of the Adjutant General for 
 1866, above referred to, I find the names of JohnCumings, James 
 French, Jonathan Hubbard, (Hobart) Samuel Parker and James 
 Whiting, all names appearing on the Hollis records and believed to 
 have been Hollis soldiers. 
 
 *Prov. Papers, Vol. 9, p. 399. 
 fllolmcs' Annals, Vol. 2, p. 53.
 
 FRENCH WAR FROM 1 754 TO 1763. 99 
 
 In 1755, New Hampshire raised a regiment commanded by Col. 
 Joseph Blanchard, to aid in the expedition against the French forts 
 at Crown Point on the west shore of Lake Champlain. Of this regi- 
 ment, Rev. Daniel Emerson was Chaplain, Dr. John Hale, Sur- 
 geon's Mate, and Jonathan Hubbard, (Hobart) Adjutant, all of 
 Hollis.* 
 
 Nearly two-thirds of the Third Company of this regiment were 
 also Hollis men. Of this company, Peter Powers was Captain, 
 Benjamin Abbot, Lieutenant ; William Cumings, Ensign ; James 
 Colburn, Clerk ; David Hubbard, (Hobart) and Samuel Cumings, 
 Sergeants; Jonathan Powers, Enoch Noyes, Stephen Hazeltineand 
 James Brown, Corporals, and Samuel Brown, Drummer, all of 
 Hollis. Among the private soldiers, or sentinels, we recognize the 
 following Hollis names, viz. : Jacob Abbot, Ebenezer Ball, Samuel 
 Barrett, Jabez Davis, John Flagg, Jonathan Fowler, Josiah French, 
 John Goodhue, James Hill, George Lesley, Christopher Lovejoy, 
 Levi Powers, Stephen Powers, Whitcomb Powers, Isaac Stearns. 
 Nathaniel Townsend, Daniel Wheeler, James Wheeler, Peter 
 Wheeler and John Willoughby, making in all thirty-four Hollis 
 men in this regiment. 
 
 In August 1757' after the capture of Fort William Henry by the 
 French and Indians, a battalion of two hundred and fifty New 
 Hampshire troops was raised for the defence of Fort Edward, near 
 Lake George, commanded by Major Thomas Tash. In the first 
 company of this battalion there were eleven Hollis soldiers, viz. : 
 Benjamin Abbot, Jacob Abbot, Stephen Ames, Ephraim Blood, 
 Elnathan Blood, Robert Campbell, Timothy Emerson, John Hale, 
 Samuel Hobart, (Sergt.) Jonathan Hobart and John Willoughby. 
 
 In 1758, a regiment of New Hampshire troops was raised, com- 
 manded by Col. John Hart of Portsmouth, a part of which was 
 ordered to join a second expedition against Louisburg, and the 
 remainder to serve on the western frontier. Of this regiment Rev. 
 Daniel Emerson was Chaplain, and Dr. John Hale, Surgeon. Of 
 its Sixth company, Ebenezer Jaquith was Second Lieutenant and 
 Josiah Brown, Ensign. Besides the foregoing, there were also in 
 the same company sixteen Hollis soldiers, making in all twenty 
 Hollis men in this regiment, viz. : Nathaniel Blood, Joseph East- 
 erbrook, Jonathan Fowler, James French, Samuel Hazeltine, James 
 Hubbard, (Hobart) , Thomas Nevins, Ebenezer Pierce, Whitcomb 
 
 *Vol. a, Adjt. Gen. Rep. for 1866, pp. 97, 139, 131, 132.
 
 TOO FRENCH WAR FROM 1754 TO 1763. 
 
 Powers, Thomas Powers, Isaac Stearns, Samuel Stearns, James 
 Taylor, Abel Webster, Peter Wheeler and John Willoughby. 
 
 In i759> the year of the capture of Quebec, a New Hampshire 
 regiment was raised and put under the command of Col. Zaccheus 
 Lovewell, of Dunstable, with its rendezvous at that place. With 
 the exception of two companies, the rolls of this regiment are 
 lost, but as it was made up of drafts from the militia regiments of 
 the whole province, and its headquarters being in an adjacent town, 
 there can be no reasonable doubt that the Hollis soldiers were well 
 represented in it. 
 
 In 1760, the year of the final conquest of Canada, New Hamp- 
 shire furnished its last regiment of eight hundred men for this war, 
 of which John Goffe was Colonel, having its headquarters at Litch- 
 field. This regiment marched to its destination by the way of Mon- 
 son, Keene, the Green Mountains, and thence to Crown Point. Its 
 adjutant was Samuel Hobart, and on the roll of one of its companies 
 I find the following names of Hollis soldiers : Joseph Taylor, Lieut., 
 James Taylor, Sergeant, and among the privates, Jotham Cumings, 
 Francis Powers, and Joshua Wright.* 
 
 In the foregoing lists there will be found sixty-one different 
 names of men who as private soldiers or officers, in the several 
 years of that war, went into the army from the territory now or at 
 that time embraced in Hollis. How many other names of Hollis 
 soldiers were on the lost rolls, cannot now be told. As no census 
 had then been taken of which we have any knowledge, we have no 
 means of learning the population of the town during that war with 
 much approach to accuracy. The number of names on the Tax 
 Lists, from 1 754 to 1 760, then varied from one hundred and eight to 
 one hundred and seventeen, and the number of men furnished from 
 the town in that war was equal to more than one half the number of 
 tax payers, besides those that may have been on the lost rolls. 
 
 In February 1763, by the treaty concluded at Paris, peace was 
 again proclaimed. For thirteen of the nineteen years beginning 
 with 1744 and ending with 1763, our ancestors were engaged in this 
 savage and bloody warfare for the defence of their lives and fire- 
 sides, carried on by their enemies with the avowed purpose of 
 driving the English from the country. We now look back upon 
 the history of those years and the doings of our ancestors, with 
 feelings of filial gratitude and admiration, knowing as we do that 
 
 *Adjt. Gen. Rep. for 1866, Vol. a, pp. 191, 313, 314, 233, 141.
 
 FRENCH WAR FROM 1 754 TO 1763. IO1 
 
 it was to their courage, constancy and sufferings that we owe the 
 rich inheritance they have transmitted to us. We would gladly 
 know much more than it is now possible to learn of the personal 
 history of these early pioneers of the town and State, but knowing 
 as we do how soon the memorials of the dead fade from the recol- 
 lections of the living, we may well be grateful that even the names 
 of so many of these brave defenders of their country have come 
 down to our times. 
 
 The militia company in Hollis, from the year 1768, formed a part 
 of the 5th Regiment of the New Hampshire militia till the begin- 
 ning of the war of the Revolution. From 1768 to 1775, the field 
 officers of that regiment were Edward G. Lutwyche of Merrimack, 
 Colonel ; its Lieut. Colonel was Dr. John Hale, and Samuel Ho- 
 bart its Major. Col. Lutwyche was a loyalist or tory, and is said 
 to have left the country near the beginning of the war. Major 
 Hobart was appointed Colonel of the 2nd New Hampshire Regi- 
 ment of minute men, by the New Hampshire Provincial Congress 
 in September 1775, and in November of the same year, Lieut. Col. 
 Hale was elected Colonel of the 5th Regiment of New Hampshire 
 militia.
 
 IO2 COLONIAL SCHOOL LAW. 
 
 CHAPTER VIII. 
 
 COLONIAL SCHOOL LAW. SCHOOLS IN HOLLIS BEFORE THE REV- 
 OLUTION. SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SCHOOL HOUSES. THE GRAM- 
 MAR SCHOOL. TEACHERS OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. COL- 
 LEGE GRADUATES, ETC., BEFORE l8oO. LETTER OF GOV. JOHN 
 
 WENTWORTH TO REV. MR. EMERSON. 1746 TO 1 775- 
 
 By a Colonial law of New Hampshire passed in 1719, and re- 
 maining in force without any important change till after the Revo- 
 lution, it was enacted " that each Town in the Province having the 
 number of fifty house holders shall be constantly provided -of a 
 schoolmaster to teach children to read and write, and when any 
 town has one hundred families or house holders, there shall 
 also be a Grammar School set up and kept. * * And some dis- 
 creet person of good conversation, well instructed in the tongues* 
 shall be procured to be master thereof. *" * Every such school 
 master to be suitably encouraged and paid by the inhabitants. * * 
 And the Selectmen of Towns are hereby Empowered to agree with 
 such school masters for Salary, and to raise money by way of Rate 
 upon the Inhabitants to pay the same." The law also provided that 
 " If any such Town should neglect the ,due observance of the Law 
 for the space of six months, it should incur a Penalty of 20." In 
 1721 this law was so amended in respect to towns having one hun- 
 dred families, as to subject the selectmen, instead of the town, to a 
 fine of 20, if their town for one month should be without a gram- 
 mar school. 
 
 The above law was unlike the New Hampshire School Laws in 
 force during the present century in many important particulars. 
 
 i st. It provided for a single school only for teaching children to 
 read and write, in towns having fifty families and less than one hun- 
 dred ; and for a grammar school in which the " tongues" or dead 
 languages were to be taught in towns having one hundred families 
 or more.
 
 1746 to 1775.] SCHOOL TAXES. 103 
 
 2nd. It was wholly silent as to school-houses, school districts 
 and school committees. 
 
 3d. It contemplated the employment of male teachers only, 
 "School Masters" 
 
 4th. The hiring of " School Masters" the whole management of 
 the schools and the " raising of money by way of Rates" was en- 
 trusted wholly to the selectmen. 
 
 5th. It required, in its terms, both the school for teaching reading 
 and writing, and also that for teaching the "Tongues" to be kept 
 " constantly." 
 
 The foregoing suggestions in respect to the province school law 
 tend to explain many matters relating to schools to be found in the 
 early Hollis records, otherwise not so readily understood. 
 
 The first reference to public schools to be found in these records 
 is in the doings of the annual town meeting of March, 1749. A 
 few days previous to that meeting, the old first meeting-house had 
 been offered for sale at public auction and bid off at 49, O. T., and 
 it was then " Voted that the money the old meeting-house sold for 
 be applied to the building of a school-house." But it afterwards 
 appears from the recoixls that this 49, O. T., was not paid, and 
 that the old meeting-house still continued to belong to the town. 
 In the year 1750 there were eighty-nine names on the tax list, and 
 the number of families then in the town was doubtless fifty or more, 
 a number making it the duty of the town " to provide a School 
 Master to teach children to read and write." In that year the first 
 tax was assessed fora public school amounting to 50, O. T. From 
 that time till the war of the Revolution and after, with the excep- 
 tion of the years 1752, '53, '54, and 1756, the town at its annual 
 meeting continued to vote a yearly tax for "a School" or "the 
 School," varying in amount from 30, in silver or lawful money, 
 to 800, O. T. In 1780, when the continental paper money had 
 become so depreciated as to be nearly worthless, the nominal amount 
 of the school tax in that currency was 4.000. 
 
 From 175 to 1766, the school tax, like other taxes, was assessed 
 in the Old Tenor paper currency, and varied from 50, O. T., the 
 lowest amount in a year, to 800, the highest. During the war 
 this tax as other taxes of the time, were assessed and payable in the 
 Continental paper money, vaiying in amount from 50, in 1775, to 
 4,000, in 1780. 
 
 In 1753 the town " Voted to give Lieut. Samuel Cum ings 52,
 
 IO4 SCHOOL HOUSES AND SCHOOL SQUADRONS. [ J 753' 
 
 O. T., for his house which was Dea. Worcester's, for a school 
 house, and he is to have the use of said house on Sabbath days." 
 But in 1755 it was " Voted to give Samuel Cumings one half of 
 the old meeting-house for the use of the house the Town bought 
 of him for a School-house the three years they had it, and said 
 Cumings is to have his house again." In 1760 an article was in- 
 serted in the warrant for the annual meeting, " To see if the Town 
 would build a School-house." The question upon this article com- 
 ing up in the meeting, it was " decided in the negative." From 
 the doings of this meeting it is evident that the town owned no 
 school-house in 1760. 
 
 Till the year I77 1 it would be naturally inferred, from the lan- 
 guage used in voting the yearly school tax, that but a single school 
 was kept in the town at the same time this tax being uniformly 
 voted for " #" school, or " the" school, as if but one, the school 
 law in force at the time, apparently, contemplating but a single 
 school in towns not having a sufficient number of families for a gram- 
 mar school. Still it appears from other votes and doings of the 
 town, that there may have been several schools kept at the same 
 time in different parts of the town. 
 
 In 1752, it was " Voted that the school should be moved for the 
 benefit of the town ;" and in 1755, 100, O. T., were assessed as a 
 school tax, and it was "Voted that the School should be kept in 
 the four quarters of the town ; Each quarter to draw 25, and to 
 keep the school when and where they please." This was what was 
 called the movable or " 'per -ambulatory" school. 
 
 The earliest approximation to any permanent local division of the 
 town for school purposes is to be found in the records for 1757- 
 The town that year voted 400, O. T. for " a school," " and that it 
 be granted to every suitable number of persons that shall agree 
 together in any part of the town (to have) their proportion for 
 keeping a school among themselves, and those that dont joyn, their 
 money is to be paid into the treasury for a school in the middle of 
 the town." The like vote continued to be passed for many years 
 after. These associations were wholly voluntary on the part of" 
 those who united in them, and are called in the records, " School 
 Classes" " School Societies" and sometimes " School Squadrons" 
 but in no instance, in the early records, " school districts." In 1760 
 a committee was chosen " to divide the town for schools, and to ap- 
 portion the money between the summer and winter schools."
 
 1746 to 1775.] THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 10$ 
 
 In 1761, Dea. Worcester, Benjamin Abbot, James Jewett, Ste- 
 phen Ames and Samuel Cumings were chosen a committee to fix 
 places for school-houses, and the next year, 1762, the town " voted 
 that school houses should be built when there is a sufficient number 
 that shall sign to any certain place to build the houses and each 
 party is to build their own house." This is the last reference I find 
 in the town records to school-houses, and I think there is no reason- 
 able doubt that such houses were built in accordance with that vote, 
 but if so, how many, when, in what parts of the town, and at what 
 cost, these records do not tell us. 
 
 In 1771 the town "voted 36, in Lawful Money, (or silver) for 
 schools to be laid out in the usual manner " and "that Mr. Emerson 
 keep the Grammar School for the town as usual, viz, : to teach all 
 those in the town that shall present themselves in the languages." 
 The foregoing vote is the earliest notice of the Hollis Grammar 
 School to be found in the records, but the words " as usual" imply 
 that such a school had been kept for some years before. 
 
 According to the census of the town taken in 1767, Hollis then 
 contained 809 inhabitants, and then had 150 names on its tax lists, 
 and without doubt there were then in the town more than 100 fam- 
 ilies. If so it was the duty of the inhabitants, under the existing 
 school laws, as early as that year, and probably earlier, to establish 
 a grammar-school. In 1774 the town "Voted that the grammar- 
 school should be kept the whole year in the four southern squad- 
 rons, the other squadrons to school out their money as usual." As 
 that part of the town north of the meeting-house was somewhat 
 larger in extent than the part south of it, we may fairly presume, 
 that in 1774, there were as many as eight "School Squadrons" in 
 the town, and not unlikely as many school-houses. In 1775 the 
 town " Voted that Mr. William Cumings keep the grammar-school." 
 The foregoing are all the minutes to be found upon the town re- 
 cords relative to the Hollis grammar-school, before the war of the 
 Revolution, and we infer from them that such of the Hollis youth 
 as wished for instruction in the " tongues," were taught by the Rev. 
 Mr. Emerson, till the year 1775, when he was succeeded by Mr. 
 Cumings. The name of this Mr. Cumings is found upon one of 
 the Hollis military rolls in 1775 with the title of " School-Master." 
 He was for many years a teacher in the Hollis schools, and long 
 after his decease was gratefully and affectionately remembered, as 
 "Master Cumings." In the two last years of the war, and several
 
 IO6 REV. MR. EMERSON. [ J 746 to 1 775. 
 
 years after it, he held the office of Town Clerk, and the Hollis 
 records of the time still exhibit abundant evidence of his neat and 
 elegant penmanship, and of his ability not only to write his mother 
 tongue correctly and in good taste, but also to garnish the produc- 
 tions of his pen with a somewhat pedantic display of his knowl- 
 edge of Latin. 
 
 It is very evident from documents that yet exist, that the youth of 
 Hollis, before the Revolution, were taught to "read and write," as 
 required in the existing school law. I have seen and examined 
 more than one hundred of the original signatures of the Hollis revo- 
 lutionary soldiers, all, with but rare exceptions, written in a fair, 
 legible hand, and but two " marksmen" among them all, and these 
 supposed not to have been born in the town. Judging from the 
 published histories of many towns, which I have read, it is very 
 certain that the schools in Hollis were better cared for than in many 
 towns both older and more populous. It was not uncommon, both 
 in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, for towns or their selectmen 
 to be indicted and fined for their neglect to comply with the school 
 laws. Other towns sometimes voted to indemnify their selectmen 
 for such neglects, it costing less money to pay the fines than to 
 support the schools. But no such vote is to be found in the doings 
 of any Hollis town meeting, nor have I learned that any criminal 
 complaint was ever made against the town or its selectmen for vio- 
 lation of the school laws. 
 
 This comparatively good condition of the public schools in Hollis 
 is undoubtedly due, in great measure, to the efforts of their worthy 
 minister, Mr. Emerson, and some of the prominent early settlers of 
 the town, and the active interest they took in the cause of popular 
 education. " The good which men do," as well as "the evil," lives 
 after them, and there can be no doubt that the salutary influence of 
 Mr. Emerson and his compeers, felt alike by parents and the youth 
 of Hollis, continued long after their decease. 
 
 Some of the good fruits of this influence were to be seen in the 
 unusually large number of the Hollis youth, born during the life of 
 Mr. Emerson, who sought the advantages of a collegiate and profes- 
 sional education. In the short biographical notices that I have read 
 of Mr. Emerson it was said of him that he was "a popular and suc- 
 cessful minister," and that " his praise was in all the churches." 
 The youth of Hollis who were born and grew up under his ministry, 
 no doubt could say with equal truth, that his praise was in all the
 
 COLLEGE GRADUATES BEFORE l8oO. 
 
 107 
 
 schools. Mr. Emerson, as we have seen, was settled in the ministry 
 over his society in i743> an d his connection with it as sole and asso- 
 ciate pastor, continued till his death in 1801, a period of fifty-six years. 
 It will be seen from the lists of Hollis graduates of colleges, and of 
 ministers, physicians and lawyers, not graduates, that eleven of the 
 youth of Hollis, born before the war of the Revolution, were gradu- 
 ates of colleges, and an equal number, not graduates, also born be- 
 fore i/75' became ministers or physicians, It may also be seen that 
 Hollis furnished twenty-eight graduates of colleges, born between 
 the years 1775, and 1800, during the pastorate of Mr. Emerson, a 
 number equal to more than one for each year during the last quarter 
 of the last century. 
 
 The names of the Hollis Graduates of Colleges, and of Minis- 
 ters and Physicians, not Graduates, born before i"J75, are pre- 
 sented in the following Lists : 
 
 GRADUATES OF COLLEGES. 
 
 Rev. PETER POWERS born 1738 
 
 ' JOSIAH GOODHUE " 1735 
 
 " HENRY CUMINGS, D.D. " 1739 
 
 " JOSEPH EMERSON ' 1759 
 
 Dr. SAMUEL EMERSON " 1764 
 
 Rev. JOSIAH BURGE " 1766 
 
 Rev. SAMUEL WORCESTER, D. D. born 1770 
 
 " DANIEL EMERSON, Jun. " 1771 
 
 JACOB A. CUMINGS " 1773 
 
 " DAVID JEWETT " 1773 
 
 " ABEL FARLEY " 1773 
 
 MINISTERS AND PHYSICIANS NOT GRADUATES. 
 
 Dr. ABIJAH WRIGHT 
 " PETER EMERSON 
 Rev. SAMUEL AMBROSE 
 
 " NOAH WORCESTER, D.D. 
 
 " JOSEPH WHEAT 
 Dr. WILLIAM HALE 
 
 born 1746 
 " '749 
 " '757 
 " 1758 
 " i?S9 
 " 1763 
 
 Rev. LEONARD WORCESTER born 1767 
 
 " THOMAS WORCESTER " 1768 
 
 " DAVID SMITH " 1769 
 
 Dr. JOSEPH F. EASTMAN " 1773 
 
 Rev. DAVID BROWN " 1773 
 
 The names of the Hollis Graduates of Colleges born between 
 the years 1775 and 1800 are presented below : 
 
 JOSEPH EMERSON, zd born 1777 
 
 MIGHILL BLOOD " 1777 
 
 MANASSEH SMITH " 1779 
 
 STEPHEN FARLEY Jun. " 1779 
 
 CALEB J. TENNEY " 1780 
 
 JONATHAN B. EASTMAN " 1780 
 
 NEHEMIAH HARDY " 1781 
 
 BENJAMIN BURGE " 1782 
 
 JOSEPH E. SMITH " 1782 
 
 BENJAMIN M. FARLEY " 1783 
 
 JOSEPH E.WORCESTER " 1784 
 
 GRANT POWERS " 1784 
 
 FIFIELD HOLT " 1784 
 
 NOAH HARDY " 1785 
 
 DANIEL KENDRICK born 1785 
 
 WILLIAM TENNEY " 1785 
 
 ELI SMITH, Jr " 1787 
 
 RALPH EMERSON " 1787 
 
 LEONARD JEWETT " 1787 
 
 JOHN PROCTOR " 1787 
 
 SAMUEL E. SMITH " 1788 
 
 LUKE EASTMAN " 1790 
 
 GEORGE F. FARLEY " 1793 
 
 WM. P. KENDRICK " 1794 
 
 DAVID P. SMITH " 1795 
 
 SOLOMON HARDY " 1796 
 
 ELI N. SAWTELLE " 1799 
 
 TAYLOR G. WORCESTER " 1799
 
 IO8 LETTER OF GOV. JOHN WENTWORTH. [ J 77O- 
 
 I am indebted to my kind friend the late Rev. Dr. Bouton, for the 
 following very sensible and graceful letter written to Mr. Emerson, 
 in 177' by Gov. John Wentworth, upon committing to the tutor- 
 ship of Mr. Emerson, a young orphan nephew. The letter is alike 
 creditable to the head and heart of Gov. Wentworth, and is pleasant 
 and pertinent evidence that the good reputation of Mr. Emerson as 
 an instructor of youth and friend of education was well understood 
 beyond the limits of Hollis. 
 
 "WENTWORTH HOUSE, WOLFEBOROUGH, j 
 
 28, July 1770. j 
 '''The Rev. Mr. Emerson at Hollis, 
 
 "./fez>. Sir : Inconsequence of a letter I have just received from 
 Major Hobart, who writes me that jou are ready to receive my 
 nephew, Mark Wentworth, and to take charge of his Education, I 
 herewith send him and Earnestly beg your greatest care of his 
 health and instruction. He is a fine boy, of great Spirit, which 
 naturally leads him to playful negligence. He has also acquired 
 idle habits which will be easily reformed under a strict discipline, 
 equally removed from cruelty and levity. He must know that you 
 in all things are to be obeyed and never suffer any sort of dis- 
 obedience to your orders. This is moie peculiarly necessary for 
 him, as he has to be brought up in the Navy, where implicit obe- 
 dience is necessary for the service and for him. As to his diet, I 
 prefer simple, plain, and plentiful ; his tender age admits no other 
 instruction than reading and writing. But no age is too tender to 
 receive inculcations of practical neatness, honor and virtue. With 
 these, enriched by a just habitual piety, he cannot fail of being a 
 good man, the first great object of Education. I hope hereafter to 
 have opportunity to confer with you upon a future course of learn- 
 ing adapted to his genius and profession. In the mean time I beg 
 leave to assure you, that I can never think any expense too great 
 which he benefits by, and therefore gladly commit him to your care, 
 not doubting but I shall rejoice in making you the most grateful ac- 
 knowledgements for his improvement, which is the greatest and 
 most earnest desire of Rev d Sir, 
 
 Your most humble Servant, 
 
 JOHN WENTWORTH."
 
 EARLY COLONIAL LAWS. 1 09 
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 EARLY COLONIAL LAWS. TOWN OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES. 
 
 MODERATORS. SELECTMEN. CONSTABLES. FIELD DRIVERS. 
 
 TITHING MEN. HOGREEVES. DEER REEVES AND DEER. WOLVES 
 
 AND RATTLESNAKES. QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS. HOUSES 
 
 OF CORRECTION. THE POOR AND THEIR SUPPORT. WARNING 
 
 TO LEAVE TOWN. SLAVERY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1746 to 
 
 '775- 
 
 The town officers authorized to be elected at the annual town 
 meeting in March, before the Revolution, were a Moderator for 
 the town meetings, Town clerk, Treasurer, Selectmen or " Towns- 
 men," Constables, Fence viewers, Field Drivers or "Haywards," Sur- 
 veyors of highways, Surveyors of lumber, Sealers of weights 
 and measures, Sealers of leather, Tithing-men, Deer-Reeves, Hog- 
 reeves, Pound-keepers, Overseers of the poor, and Overseers of 
 houses of correction. 
 
 The Moderator then, as now, was the presiding officer of the 
 town meeting. No person was allowed to speak in meeting with- 
 out leave of that dignitary, nor "when any other person was 
 speaking orderly," and all persons were to be silent at the request 
 of the Moderator under the penalty of five shillings.* 
 
 The number of Selectmen might be three, five, seven or nine. 
 Before the Revolution the number chosen in Hollis was either three 
 or five, the last number having been chosen in fourteen out of 
 twenty-nine years from 1746 to 1775. The selectmen were paid or 
 not paid for their services, as decided by vote of the town at their 
 election the town sometimes voting to pay them for their time and 
 expenses, sometimes their expenses only and occasionally that 
 they should have no pay for either. In respect to several matters 
 of public concern the Selectmen, Under the colony laws, had much 
 
 *Col. Laws, p. 72.
 
 IIO TOWN OFFICERS. [ X 74^ to 1775- 
 
 more power and a wider field of duty than at the present day. 
 The law not providing for other assessors of taxes it was made the 
 duty of the Selectmen to assess all the polls and estates of the inhab- 
 itants according to the known ability of each person for the support 
 of the ministry, schools, the poor, and for all other town expenses.* 
 They also had the whole charge of the public schools, including the 
 providing of suitable buildings or rooms for teaching, and the pm- 
 ployment and paying of teachers.f 
 
 Constables. One of the principal duties of Constables was to 
 collect the taxes. Till the year 1765, but one Constable was elected 
 in Hollis who was charged with the collection of the taxes for the 
 whole town. After that year two were chosen, one of whom was 
 for the west side or west half of the town, the other for the east 
 half. Two corresponding tax lists were made, one for each con- 
 stable, the one list containing the names of the taxpayers in the 
 western division, the other those in the eastern. 
 
 Field Drivers. This office in this state has long since grown 
 into disuse. In colonial times it was the duty of these officers to 
 take up and impound neat cattle and other domestic animals found 
 unlawfully running at large in the highways or upon the common 
 land. For many years after the first settlement of Hollis, a very 
 large part of the unimproved land was unfenced, the rights of the 
 owners of such lands being in common. These common lands fur- 
 nished much valuable pasturage, and by the Province law neat 
 cattle and other domestic animals were not permitted to feed upon 
 them without the consent of the land owners. If such animals 
 were found at large upon such lands without the consent of the 
 owners, it was the duty of the Field Driver to impound them, for 
 which service he was allowed one shilling each for horses and neat 
 cattle, and three pence each for sheep and swine, to be paid by the 
 owner of the animals. 
 
 As early as 1747 the town meeting in Hollis "voted that the 
 cattle belonging to the town be booked within a week and go at 
 large upon the commons this year, and to proceed with cattle that 
 dont belong to the town according to the law of the Province." 
 The next year it was " voted that residents and non-residents turn 
 out cattle according to their rights, and that all others be driven 
 away." The like votes for the protection of the commons contin- 
 ued to be passed for many years after. 
 
 *Col. Laws, p, 138. 
 tCol, Laws, pp. 143, 163.
 
 1746 to 1776.] TOWN OFFICERS. Ill 
 
 Tithing Men. The ancient office of Tithing-Man has also be- 
 come obsolete, and the name, once a terror to rude aad wayward 
 youth, very nearly so. It was among the duties of these officers to 
 inspect licensed houses, and to inform of all disorders in them. Also 
 to inform of all idle and disorderly persons, profane swearers, 
 and Sabbath breakers, and to aid in their arrest and punishment. 
 They carried as a badge of their office a black staff two feet long, 
 tipped at one end for about three inches with brass or pewter.* It 
 was customary in Hollis to choose four of these officers, two of 
 whom were known as Tithingmen " below" the other two as Tith- 
 ingmen " above" All of them were expected to attend meeting on 
 the Sabbath the first two to have their seats on the lower floor, 
 and to take note of all disorder and irreverence "below," the other 
 two to be installed in the gallery, and to observe and report all dis- 
 turbances and breaches of decorum " above." 
 
 Hogreeves. By a law of the Province passed in 1719, swine 
 were not permitted to run at large, between the first day of April 
 and the first day of October, without being yoked and rung in 
 the way described in the law, and two persons were required to 
 be chosen at the yearly town meeting to enforce the Act. The 
 " regulation " hog yoke was to be of wood, to be in length equal to 
 the depth of the swine's neck, above the neck, and half as long be- 
 low. The ring was to be of strong flexible iron wire inserted in 
 the top of the nose to prevent rooting, the ends of the wire being 
 so twisted together as to project one inch above the nose.f By the 
 custom of the town all the young men of Hollis, married within the 
 year next preceding the annual elections, were entitled to the com- 
 pliment of being chosen to this responsible office. 
 
 Deer Reeves. The forests in most parts of New Hampshi.e for 
 many years after its first settlement abounded with deer. Both 
 the flesh and skins of these animals being of great value to the 
 settlers, laws were passed to punish the killing of them ^t such 
 seasons as would diminish their increase. By a Province law of 
 1741 it was made a crime to kill deer between the last day of 
 December and the first day of August. An offender against this 
 law was liable to a fine of 10. If not able to pay he might be sen- 
 tenced to work forty days for the Government, and fifty days if he 
 should offend a second time. It was made the duty of the town at 
 the annual election to choose two officers, known as Deer Reeves 
 
 *Col. Laws, p. 58. 
 tCol. Laws, p. 173.
 
 112 VOTERS AND THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. [1764101775. 
 
 or Deer Keepers, to see that this law was observed, with power to 
 enter and search all places where they had cause to suspect that the 
 skins or flesh of deer, unlawfully killed, was concealed. The first 
 Deer Reeves in Hollis were Samuel Farley, Josiah Brown and 
 William Adams, chosen in 1747 the last, John Cumings and 
 Elnathan Blood, in 1766. 
 
 Wolves and Rattlesnakes. Wolves, the natural and incorrigible 
 enemies both of deer and man, also abounded at the early settle- 
 ment of the town, as also did Rattlesnakes, and were the objects of 
 wholly different laws and policy from those adopted in regard to 
 deer. By a province law passed in i7 J 9 towns were empowered 
 to pay a bounty of 2os. per. head, (subsequently increased) for kill- 
 ing grown wolves, and one-half of the like bounty for "wolf 
 whelps." In pursuance of this law and its amendments, in the years 
 1760 and 1761, the town voted to pay any Hollis man, who should 
 kill a wolf within the town a bounty of 405. and in 1766 this bounty 
 was increased to $10.00. 
 
 The policy of extermination in respect to Rattlesnakes, with 
 which parts of the town were then infested, was adopted earlier than 
 that in regard to wolves. At the third parish meeting, held in 
 West Dunstable, in March, 1740, it was "Voted that if any person 
 should make it appear to the Parish Committee that during the year 
 he had killed one or moi - e rattlesnakes within the parish, he shall 
 be paid from the parish treasury one Shilling for each snake so 
 killed." 
 
 Voters and their qualifications. Prior to the Revolution, the 
 qualifications for voting in town meetings varied with the objects 
 of the meetings. To be qualified to vote for town officers, the per- 
 son offering his vote was required to be a free holder in the town or 
 to have other taxable estate of the value of 20.* 
 
 In the choice and settlement of a minister for a town or parish, 
 and fixing his salary, the right to vote was limited to the owners of 
 real estate. f Notwithstanding this restriction of the right to vote, 
 the taxes "for the support of the minister were assessed by the Se- 
 lectmen on land, personal estate and polls in the same manner as 
 taxes for other town charges. To be competent to vote for a dele- 
 gate to the General Court, the elector was required to be the 
 owner of real estate in the town of the value of 50, and the can- 
 didate, in order to be eligible to that office, to be possessed of real 
 estate of the value of 300. 
 
 *Col. Laws, p. 137. fib. p. 55.
 
 1746 tO 1775.] THE STOCKS AND WHIPPING POST. 11$ 
 
 Houses of Correction. A province law passed in 1719 provided 
 for the erection and regulation of Houses of Correction "for the 
 keeping, correcting and setting to work of rogues, vagabonds, 
 common beggars and lewd and idle persons" Such persons on con- 
 viction before the Court of Sessions or a Justice of the Peace were 
 to be sent to the House of Correction and set to work under the mas- 
 ter or overseer of that institution. Upon his admission, the unlucky 
 culprit was to be put in shackles or to be whipped, not to exceed 
 ten stripes, unless the warrant for his commitment directed other- 
 wise. By an act of the General Assembly adopted in 1766, the law 
 for the maintenance of Houses of Correction was extended to towns 
 with the like powers and duties in respect to them.* It appears 
 from the following vote of a special town meeting, on the 1 8th of 
 March, 1773, that the people of Holiis had availed themselves of the 
 right to establish such an institution for the town. It was then 
 " Voted that Capt. Joshua Wright be overseer of the House of Cor- 
 rection, and take all who may be sent there according to law." 
 The foregoing vote is the only notice I find in the records of such an 
 asylum for rogues and vagabonds. Both the records and traditions 
 are alike silent in respect to the place of its location and the time it 
 was continued, and also as to the names and numbers of its inmates, 
 sent to the overseer to be welcomed on their introduction with 
 shackles and stripes. 
 
 The Stocks and Whipping Post. The punishment of malefac- 
 tors, " by making their feet of the offender fast in the stocks," is as 
 ancient as the days of Job,f and it is very evident from the recorded 
 experiences of the Apostles Paul and Silas that neither the stocks nor 
 whipping posts were unknown in their times. Sustained alike by 
 abundant Biblical precedent as well as by the laws of the province, 
 our order-loving ancestors were not slow in providing their town 
 with both of these terrors of evil-doers. At a special town meeting 
 in June, 1746, about two months after the town was incorporated, 
 *' Voted that the Selectmen provide stocks ;" and at a town meeting 
 in the month of January next after, " Voted to Accept the Account 
 of Josiah Conant for making the Stocks." The town whipping- 
 post, the fitting companion of the stocks, held its place near the 
 front of the meeting-house, not far from the west line of the common, 
 till after the commencement of the present century, and was in use 
 
 *Col. Laws, pp. 74, 139, 202. 
 tjob, Chap. 13, v. 37. 
 
 (8)
 
 114 THE STOCKS AND WHIPPING POST. [1746 to 1 775, 
 
 within the memory of persons still living, with its inseparable asso- 
 ciate, the "cat o" nine tails." The varied practical uses to which 
 the stocks and whipping-post were applied may be readily inferred 
 by ^reference to a few of the cotemporary criminal laws for the pun- 
 ishment of minor offences, most of which were within the jurisdic- 
 tion of justices of the peace. Some of these punishments were as 
 follows ; 
 
 Profane Cursing and Swearing. " For the first offence a 
 fine of one shilling. " If not paid the culprit to be set in the stocks 
 two hours For more than one profane Oath at the same time a 
 fine of two shillings and to be set in the stocks not more than three 
 hours." 
 
 Drunkenness. "For first offence, a fine of 5 shillings if not 
 able to pay, the convict to be set in the stocks not more than three 
 hours." 
 
 Defamation. If found guilty the offender to be fined 20 shillings. 
 If not paid to be set in the stocks not more than three hours.* 
 
 Robbing Gardens and Orchards. If the prisoner was not able 
 to pay his fine to be set in the stocks or whipped at the discretion of 
 the Justice, t 
 
 Insolence or Violence to Women on the Highway. For first 
 offence, whipping not exceeding ten stripes. For second offence, to 
 be burnt in the hand.f 
 
 Petit Larceny. The offender to forfeit treble the value of the 
 property stolen, and to be fined not exceeding 5, or whipped not 
 more than twenty stripes. If not paid, the culprit to be sold for a 
 term of time to be fixed at the discretion of the court. 
 
 The following sentence of one Charles Newton, convicted of steal- 
 ing property of the value of three shillings, is copied from the early 
 court records of Grafton County. It is here presented as illustrat- 
 ing the state of the law in like cases in the times of King George. 
 The person from whom the property was stolen, and who was 
 charged with the duty of selling the culprit into servitude, was'ZJea. 
 John Willottghby, one of the many worthy emigrants from Hollis, 
 to Plymouth just before the war of the Revolution. 
 
 " Grafton, ss. Superior Court, June Term, 1774. 
 
 " Dominus Rex. v. Charles Newton. It is considered by the 
 Court that the said Charles Newton pay a fine to his Majesty of 
 
 *Col. Laws. p. 31. 
 fCol. Laws, p. 189.
 
 1746 to 1775.] THE POOR AND THEIR SUPPORT. 115 
 
 Ten Shillings, or be whipped ten stripes on the naked back by the 
 hands of the common whipper, between the hours of 1 1 o'clock 
 A. M., and 2 o'clock, P. M., to-morrow, being the i6th day of 
 June, A. D., 1774. Also that he pay to John Willoughby nine 
 shillings, being treble the value of the goods stolen and costs of 
 prosecution. That in want of the payment of the said nine shil- 
 lings and cost, he be sold into servitude by the said Willoughby to 
 any of his Majesty's liege subjects for the Term of Six months, 
 to commence on the i5th day of June, A. D. 1775, and that he 
 stand committed till sentence be performed." 
 
 " Attest, GEORGE KING, CTk" 
 
 The Poor and their Support. By a law of the province of 
 1719, continued in force till long after the Revolution, all persons 
 having dwelt in a town for three months, without being legally 
 warned to depart, became inhabitants, and in case of inability to 
 support themselves from sickness or other cause, were required to 
 be relieved by the town. By the same law the town could protect 
 itself from the risk of the liability for the support of all new- 
 comers by warning them to leave town within the three months 
 after their first coming. By an Act passed in 1771, the time for 
 this warning to leave was extended to one year. The warrant for 
 this "Warning out," as it was called, was issued by the selectmen 
 to a constable, commanding the new comer to depart from the 
 town within a time fixed in the warrant, and in case of his neglect 
 to leave, the law authorized the issuing of a second warrant for his 
 removal to his former residence. If a person so removed after- 
 wards returned, he could be dealt with as a ' vagabond." and sent 
 to the house of correction. 
 
 The province laws of the times provided for the election by 
 towns of Overseers of the Poor, and in 1749, Capt. Peter Powers, 
 Zedekiah Drury, and Nathaniel Townsend were chosen to that 
 office. This is the only instance I find in the early records of an 
 election to that office, and the instances were very rare in which 
 any special tax was levied for the svipport of the poor. The care 
 of the poor as well as the protection of the town from the increase 
 of paupers by the "Warning out" of new settlers appear to have 
 been left wholly to the selectmen. It is very evident from the many- 
 entries upon the records of the issuing and return of these notices 
 that this harsh and invidious duty of warning new settlers to leave
 
 Il6 AFRICAN SLAVERY. [174610 1775- 
 
 the town was very diligently performed by the Hollis selectmen 
 and constables from its first settlement, till near the commence- 
 ment of the present century. 
 
 The first of these notices found in the records was in June, ^74^' 
 the year of the charter, and was directed to Wid. Mary Blanchard. 
 The next in time, now to be found, >was dated July 6, 1749? ar *d 
 served upon James Ferguson and John Thompson, requiring them 
 " to depart from the town in 14 days." Between 1746 and 1797 
 there are records of nearly two hundred of the like warrants and 
 notices, a part of them to single individuals, but much the largest 
 portion embracing whole families, giving the names of the husband, 
 wife and children. All new comers, indiscriminately, appear to 
 have been exposed to these inhospitable notices, whether likely to 
 become paupers or not. As evidence of this lack" of discrimination, 
 I find in these warrants between 1767 an d : 774' the names of no less 
 "than seven persons who were afterwards Hollis soldiers in the Rev- 
 olution, and the like number who had been in the army, and were 
 warned to leave after the war was ended. It is very evident, how- 
 ever, that the persons so warned did not ordinarily obey this sum- 
 mons to leave, nor does it appear that they were expected to do so, 
 as we find in these warrants not only the names of so many Hollis 
 soldiers, who did not go away, but also the names of many others, 
 who were served with the like notices, and afterwards remained, 
 and became substantial freeholders and valuable and respected citi- 
 zens. It is but just to say that this odious and barbarous custom 
 had the sanction of a general law of the province, and I find no 
 reason to believe that it was executed more offensively in Hollis 
 than in other New Hampshire towns. 
 
 Slavery. African slavery existed in New Hampshire under the 
 sanction of the province laws till near the close of the war of the 
 Revolution. According to a census taken, in 1767, the whole pop- 
 ulation of the province was 52,700, of which number 384 were 
 slaves, of whom there were two in Hollis. In i775 the whole pop- 
 ulation of New Hampshire had increased to 82,200, and the slaves 
 to 656, of whom four were in Hollis. 
 
 I am indebted to a granddaughter of Col. David Webster for 
 the original deed of sale made to him of two negro slaves. A copy 
 of this deed is presented below, showing the mode of transferring 
 the supposed legal title to this kind of property in human flesh in 
 accordance with the laws then in force in New England. Col.
 
 AFRICAN SLAVERY. llf 
 
 Webster was a distinguished New Hampshire officer in the war of 
 the Revolution, who for some years before the war resided in 
 Hollis, and removed from Hollis to Plymouth about the year 1765. 
 " Know all Men by these Presents that I Jacob Whittier of Me- 
 thuen in the County of Essex in the Province of Massachusetts 
 Bay, Yeoman, in consideration of the Sum Sixty pounds lawful 
 money paid me by David Webster of Plymouth in the Province of 
 N. Hampshire, Gent, have sold and by these Presents do sell unto 
 the said David Webster, one negro man named Cicero, and also one 
 Negro Woman, named Dinah, both being servants for life, and 
 now in my possession. To have and to hold the said Negroes 
 during the natural life of each of them Respectively to the said 
 David Webster, his heirs and assigns, according to the common 
 usage and Laws of said Provinces. In Witness Whereof I have 
 hereunto set my hand and seal the i3th day of December Anno 
 Domini 1769, in the loth year of his Majesty's reign. 
 Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of us. 
 
 JACOB WHITTIER. \ Seal. \ 
 
 I ) 
 
 EBEN V. BARKER, 
 ABIGAIL BARKER.
 
 Il8 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL COURT. 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 
 
 
 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL COURT. MEMBERS FROM HOLLIS 
 AND THE OLD DUNSTABLE TOWNS BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 CONTESTED ELECTION IN 1762. DIVISION OF THE PROVINCE 
 
 INTO COUNTIES. ORGANIZATION OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. 
 
 COUNTY OFFICERS FROM .HOLLIS. THE PINE TREE LAW. ITS 
 
 UNPOPULARITY AND TROUBLE IN ENFORCING IT. RIOT AT 
 
 WEARE. GOV. JOHN WENTWORTH. HIS PERSONAL POPU- 
 LARITY. ADDRESS FROM THE PEOPLE OF HOLLIS. JURORS 
 
 TO HOLLIS. THE FIRST TRIAL FOR MURDER IN HILLSBOROUGH 
 
 COUNTY. POPULATION BEFORE 1775- 1741 TO 1775- 
 
 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL COURT. 
 
 From I74 1 5 (the year when the new province line was settled), 
 till 1775, the New Hampshire General Court consisted of a Gover- 
 nor and twelve Councillors appointed by the King, and a House of 
 Representatives varying in number from thirteen to thirty-one, 
 elected by the towns. The only member of the Governor's Council, 
 from the towns formed out of the territory of Old Dunstable, was 
 Col. Joseph Blanchard, a resident of the new town of the same 
 name, who was appointed in 1741, and held his office till his death 
 in 1758. 
 
 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE FROM HOLLIS AND THE OLD DUNSTABLE 
 
 TOWNS. 
 
 There was no member of the House of Representatives from 
 either of the old Dunstable towns till 1752, when Jonathan 
 Lovewell was chosen for Dunstable and Merrimack. From 1762 to 
 1768 these towns were coupled together and represented as follows : 
 1762. Dunstable and Hollis Dr. John Hale. 
 
 Merrimack and Monson Joseph Blanchard, Esq. 
 
 Nottingham West and Litchfield Capt. Samuel Greeley. 
 1768. Dunstable and Hollis Dr. John Hale. 
 
 Merrimack and Monson Capt. John Chamberlain. 
 
 Nottingham West and Litchfield James Underwood, Esq.
 
 I74 1 to 1775.] * A CONTESTED ELECTION. 119 
 
 I find the following scrap of characteristic political history in 
 respect to the election for Hollis and Dunstable in 1762, in the New 
 Hampshire Historical Collections (v. i, p. 57) which is here pre- 
 sented as follows : 
 
 "What is now Hollis was formerly the West Parish of Dunsta- 
 ble. For a number of years after Hollis was incorporated, the two 
 towns were classed together to send a man to represent them to the 
 General Court. Dunstable being the older town, required the Elec- 
 tions to be uniformly held there, until Hollis became the most 
 populous, when it was requested by Hollis that they should be held 
 in those towns alternately, that Each might have an Equal chance. 
 But Dunstable did not consent to this proposal. Hollis feeling 
 some resentment, mustered all its forces, leaving at home scarcely 
 man or horse. Previously to this time the person cnosen had been 
 uniformly selected from Dunstable. But on this occasion the peo- 
 ple of Dunstable, finding they were outnumbered, their town clerk 
 mounted a pile of shingles and called on the inhabitants to bring in 
 their votes for Moderator for Dunstable. The town clerk of Hollis 
 mounted another pile and called on the inhabitants of Dunstablf 
 and Hollis to bring in their votes for Moderator for Dunstable and 
 
 Hollis. The result was that Lovewell, Esq., was declared 
 
 Moderator for Dunstable and Dea. Francis Worcester, Moderator 
 for Dunstable and Hollis. Each Moderator proceeded in the same 
 manner to call the votes for Representative. Jonathan Lovewell, 
 Esq., was declared chosen to represent Dunstable and Dr. John Hale 
 was declared chosen to represent Dunstable and Hollis. Accord- 
 ingly both repaired to Portsmouth to attend the General Court. 
 Lovewell was allowed to take his seat, and Hale rejected. Hale, 
 however, instead of returning home, took measures to acquaint the 
 Governor with what had transpired and waited the issue. It was 
 not long before Secretary Theodore Atkinson came into the House 
 and proclaimed aloud, ' I have special orders from his Excellency to 
 dissolve this House ; Accordingly you are dissolved.' ' God 
 save the King.' " 
 
 It appears from the Journal of the House that the election of 
 both Lovewell and Hale was set aside, and the House immediately 
 dissolved by the Governor. A very few days after, a second elec- 
 tion was held, and Hale was returned by the sheriff, and at once 
 obtained his seat without further objection.* 
 
 *Prov. Papers, Vol. 6, p. 806.
 
 12O ORGANIZATION OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. 
 
 Dr. Hale was afterwards re-elected and continued to represent 
 Hollis and Dunstable till 1768, when he was succeeded by Col. 
 Samuel Hobart, who, as appears from the Journal, represented 
 Hollis only for the next six years till the Revolution. In 1767 Dr. 
 Hale was Lieut. Colonel of the Regiment of Militia to which Hollis 
 was attached, and Col. Hobart, Major of the same regiment. In 
 1775, Hale was appointed Colonel of that regiment, and Hobart 
 Colonel of the Second New Hampshire Regiment of Minute Men, 
 ordered to be raised by the New Hampshire Provincial Congress in 
 September, 1775.* 
 
 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 
 
 Before the Revolution, Justices of the Peace as well as the Gov- 
 ernor and Council held their commissions, as Magistrates, from the 
 King. The only persons in Hollis known or supposed to have 
 been so commissioned were Samuel Cumings, Sen., the first Town 
 clerk, his son Samuel Cumings, Jun., John Hale, Samuel Hobart 
 and Benjamin Whiting, the first sheriff of Hillsborough County. 
 Samuel Cumings, Jun., and Whiting were Loyalists or Tories, and 
 are supposed to have left the State early in 1777 an( l never after- 
 wards returned, and together with Thomas Cumings, a brother of 
 the former, were proscribed by an act of the New Hampshire 
 General Court passed in 1778, forbidden to return and their 
 estates confiscated.! 
 
 ORGANIZATION OF IIILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. 
 
 Previously to I77 1 there had been no division of New Hampshire 
 into counties. Till that year the province, in law, was but a single 
 county, and the courts of law, as well as the sessions of the Gen- 
 eral Court, were ordinarily held at Portsmouth, near the S. E. cor- 
 ner of the province. That part of New Hampshire between the 
 Merrimack and Connecticut rivers had for many years been largely 
 settled, and the settlers west of the Merrimack had for a long time 
 been greatly dissatisfied with the inconvenience, delays and ex- 
 pense incident to their being so remote from the courts of justice 
 and seat of government. As early as 1754 the people of Hollis, 
 with a very large portion of the settlers west of the Merrimack. 
 united in petitions to the General Court setting forth their grievances, 
 
 *Prov. Papers, Vol. 6, pp. 607, 641. 
 fBelknap's History of N. H,, p. 381.
 
 1772.] THE PINE TREE LAW. 121 
 
 and praying for a division of the province into counties. But 
 no such division was made till 1771. On the i9th of March of that 
 year the General Court passed an act dividing the province into the 
 five original counties of Rockingham, Strafford, Hillsborough, 
 Grafton and Cheshire. These counties were so named by Gover- 
 nor Wentworth in honor of some of his friends in England con- 
 nected with the English government.* 
 
 The county of Hillsborough was organized the same year, with 
 the county seat at Amherst. The town meeting in Hollis, held in 
 August of that year, "Voted to raise 100, for a prison at Amherst, 
 provided it should be built on the South side of the Souhegan 
 river." 
 
 Two of the first Judges of the Court of Sessions for the county 
 were Matthew Thornton, of Merrimack, and Samuel Hobart, of 
 Hollis. Benjamin Whiting, also of Hollis, was the first high 
 Sheriff', and Hobart the first county Treasurer and Register of 
 Deeds, his office being kept in Hollis. 
 
 THE PINE TREE LAW, ITS UNPOPULARITY AND TROUBLE IN 
 
 ENFORCING IT. 
 
 It will be remembered by the careful reader of the town char- 
 ter of Hollis that all White Pine Trees growing within the town 
 and fit ' ' for the royal navy " were reserved to the King for that 
 use. The same reservations of white pine trees for the like pur- 
 pose were made in other New Hampshire town charters granted 
 by the royal governors. As early as 1722, the New Hampshire 
 General Court passed an act making it a penal offence for any 
 person to cut White Pine Trees of twelve inches in diameter and 
 over, a law that was continued in force till the Revolution. By this 
 law the fine for cutting such trees of 12 inches in diameter was 5, 
 12 to 18 inches in diameter, 10, from 18 to 24 inches, 20, 
 exceeding 24 inches, 50, and all lumber made from trees unlaw- 
 fully cut was forfeited to the King.f 
 
 It may well be supposed that this law was not popular with the 
 New Hampshire owners of saw mills, and farmers -whose lands 
 abounded with those trees, which were quite as useful, and needful 
 for the dwelling-houses and meeting-houses of the inhabitants as 
 for the King's navy. At the time Hillsborough County was 
 
 *Belknap, p. 344. 
 
 tCol. Laws, pp. zi6, 220.
 
 122 PINE TREE RIOT AT WEARE. [ J 77 2 - 
 
 organized, Gov. John Wentworth held the office of " Surveyor of 
 the King's Woods" coupled with the authority and duty of enforc- 
 ing this hated law, and he had in different parts of the province his 
 deputies to aid in its execution. It was among the duties of these 
 deputies, at the expense of the land owner, to mark all of the 
 King's Pine Trees, on land proposed to be cleared, before the 
 owner should begin his clearing. If lumber made from the 
 King's trees, marked or unmarked, was found at saw-mills or else- 
 where, it was made the duty of the deputies to seize and sell it for 
 the benefit of his Majesty's treasury. 
 
 PINE TREE RIOT IN WEARE. 
 
 In the spring of i77 2 an incident occurred in the town of Weare, 
 in the northerly part of Hillsborough county, that well illustrates 
 the bitter and settled hostility of public sentiment to this odious 
 law. A citizen of that town of the name of Mudgett, with others, 
 had been charged by 'a deputy surveyor with unlawfully cutting the 
 king's trees, the lumber made from which was then at one of the 
 saw-mills in Weare. A complaint was made against the offender 
 and a warrant issued for his arrest, and put into the hands of Sheriff 
 Whiting for execution. The sheriff, taking with him an assistant, 
 repaired forthwith to Weare and made prisoner of the accused. 
 The arrest being late in the afternoon, the prisoner suggested that if 
 the officer would wait till the next morning he would furnish the 
 necessary bail for his appearance to the next court. The sheriff* 
 acquiesced in this suggestion, and he. with his assistants, went to a 
 tavern near by to pass the night. The coming of the sheriff*, with 
 the nature of his mission, to Weare, was very'soon made known to 
 the townsmen of the accused, who. to the number of twenty or 
 more, met together, and during the night made their plans for bail 
 of a different sort from that understood by the sheriff" the evening 
 before. Very early in the morning, while the sheriff" was yet in 
 bed, he was roused from his slumbers by his prisoner who told him 
 that his bail was waiting at his door. Whiting complained at being 
 so early disturbed in his slumbers. The proposed bail, however, 
 without waiting to listen to any complaints of this kind, promptly 
 entered his sleeping-room, each furnished with a tough, flexible 
 switch, an implement better adapted for making his mark upon the 
 back of the sheriff than for writing the name of the bail at the 
 foot of a bail bond. Without allowing their victim time to dress
 
 I77 2< ] PINE TREE RIOT AT VVEARE. 1 2J 
 
 himself, one of the company, as is said, held him by his hands, and 
 another by his feet, while the rest in turn proceeded to make their 
 marks upon the naked back of the sheriff more to their own satis- 
 faction than for his comfort or delight. Having in this way, as they 
 said, squared and crossed out their pine tree accounts with the 
 principal, they afterwards settled substantially in like manner with 
 his assistant. Having in this manner satisfied their accounts with 
 these officials their horses were led to the door of the tavern, ready 
 saddled and bridled, with their manes, tails and ears closely 
 cropped, and their owners invited to mount and leave. Being slow 
 to do so, they were assisted upon their horses by some of the com- 
 pany and in that plight rode away from Weare, followed by the 
 shouts and jeers of the rioters. 
 
 The sheriff was not of a temper to overlook or forgive such gross 
 abuse and insults. He at once appealed to the colonels of the two 
 nearest regiments of militia, and with their aid called out the posse 
 comitatus, who, armed with muskets, marched to Weare to arrest 
 the offenders. The rioters for the time disappeared, but afterwards 
 surrendered themselves, or were arrested, and eight of them were 
 indicted for assault and riot, at the September Term of the Superior 
 Court, 1772. At that term they were arraigned and all pleaded 
 that they ' ' would not farther contend with our Lord the King but 
 would submit to his Grace." Upon this plea the court fined them 
 the very moderate sum of twenty shillings each with cost. This 
 very slight punishment for such an outrage upon the high sheriff, 
 when executing the legal process of the court, would seem to indi- 
 cate that the sympathies of the bench were quite as much with the 
 prisoners at the bar and popular sentiment, as with the sheriff and 
 the Pine tree law. This law as it was enforced was more oppres- 
 sive and offensive to the people of those times than the Stamp tax 
 and Tea tax, and there is little doubt that the attempted execution 
 of it contributed quite as much as either or both of those laws to 
 the remarkable unanimity of the New Hampshire yeomanry in 
 their hostility to the British Government in the civil war that soon 
 followed. 
 
 CHARACTER OF GOVERNOR WENTWORTH. 
 
 Notwithstanding Governor Wentworth continued to hold this 
 odious office of " Surveyor of the King's Woods," he was personally 
 very popular with the people of New Hampshire till the out-break
 
 124 ADDRESS TO GOV. JOHN VVENTWORTH. [ J 772' 
 
 of the war, when, still adhering to the cause of the King, he left 
 the country. Mr. Sabine, in his Biographies of the Tories of the 
 Revolution, says of him : 
 
 4 'That his talents were of a high order, his judgment .sound, and 
 his views liberal. That he was a friend of learning, gave to 
 Dartmouth College its Charter, did much to encourage Agriculture 
 and to promote the settlement of the province ; Zealously labored 
 to increase its importance, and at the last retired from his official 
 trusts with a character unimpeached, and with the respect of his 
 political opponents.*" 
 
 Still, in the face of this great popularity, Peter Livius, one of his 
 council, having been disappointed in his ambition for office, became 
 his bitter enemy, and in the summer of i77 2 ' made complaint 
 against the governor to the home government, charging him, among 
 other things, with oppression in office and corrupt interference with 
 the courts of justice. 
 
 COMPLIMENTARY ADDRESS TO GOVERNOR WENTWORTH. 
 
 In reference to this attack upon Governor Wentworth, the people 
 of Hollis, at their annual town meeting in 1773' unanimously voted 
 a highly complimentary address to him, the most of which is copied 
 in the following extracts from the record of the meeting : 
 
 ' ' May it please your Excellency : 
 
 '. k We, the inhabitants of Holies, being assembled at our annual 
 town meeting, having been informed that Peter Livius, Esq., has 
 presented a memorial to the Lords of Trade. * * wherein it is 
 signified that your Excellency, together with the Honorable Council, 
 have obstructed the channels of Justice in this Province, &c., &c. 
 
 * * We, the Inhabitants of Holies, being sensible of the many 
 obligations this county and Province are under to your Excellency, 
 for the repeated and continued instances of your goodness to them 
 
 * * in all respects but more especially in your unwearied endeav- 
 ors that Justice might be duly and impartially administered ; 
 
 We beg leave to assure your Excellency that we shall hold ourselves 
 in the greatest readiness to bear testimony against all such false 
 aspersions of your Excellency's administration, and think ourselves 
 in duty bound to give our voice publickly and we do it cheerfully 
 and sincerely in favor of your Excellency's Administration * 
 
 *Sabinc, Vol. a, p. 411.
 
 1772.] FIRST TRIAL FOR MURDER AT AMHERST. 12$ 
 
 and we have no doubt that it has been to the satisfaction of the 
 people of this county and province * * We beg leave to add that 
 it is our earnest desire that the Divine Blessing may attend your 
 Excellency, and that you may be continued in the important place 
 you now fill for many years to come. 
 
 "Voted that Hon. Samuel Hobart and Col. John Hale, Esq., 
 wait on his Excellency with this address." 
 
 FIRST JURORS FROM HOLLIS. 
 
 The names of the first and only jurors from Hollis, to the courts 
 held at Portsmouth, to be found in the records are under the date of 
 July 24, 1769, when Ensign Stephen Ames was "chosen" Grand 
 Juror and Noah Worcester, Petit Juror. The first Superior Court 
 for Hillsborough County was held at Amherst in September, 1771. 
 The Grand Jurors from Hollis for this court were Lt. Reuben Dow 
 and William Nevins Petit Jurors, Capt. Joshua Wright and Dea. 
 Stephen Jewett. 
 
 FIRST TRIAL FOR MURDER AT AMHERST. 
 
 The first trial for a capital crime in Hillsborough County was that 
 of Israel Wilkins, Jun., of Hollis, who was tried upon an indictment 
 found against him by the Grand Jury in September, 1773, charging 
 him with the murder of his father, Israel Wilkins, Sen., at Hollis, 
 Nov 2, 1772. It appears from the proceedings and indictment that 
 this homicide was the result of a sudden quarrel, in which the de- 
 ceased was mortally wounded, "by a blow upon the head with a 
 certain billet of wood in the hand of the defendant of the value 3d. 
 thereby giving the said deceased upon his left temple, a mortal wound, 
 of the length of three inches and the depth of one inch, of which 
 mortal wound the said deceased, after languishing for the space of 
 three days, then and there died." So says the indictment. 
 
 The jury upon the evidence found the defendant guilty of man- 
 slaughter only, that crime being at that time punishable with death, 
 the same as premeditated murder. The record of the trial, after 
 reciting the arraignment and plea of the prisoner, the doings of the 
 court, and the verdict of the jury, concludes as follows : "It being 
 demanded of the said Israel Wilkins, Jun., Why sentence of Death 
 should not be passed upon him, the said Wilkins prayed the benefit 
 of clergy, which was granted. Whereupon the prisoner, the said 
 Wilkins, was burned with a hot iron in the form of the letter T. on
 
 I2O POPULATION. 
 
 the brawny part of the thumb of his left hand, and it is further con- 
 sidered that the said Wilkins forfeit all his Goods and Chattels to 
 the King." 
 
 Not having space in this connection to speak of the origin and 
 history of the ancient popish plea of the " Benefit of Clergy," I 
 take leave to refer the reader, who is curious in such inquiries, to 
 Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (vol. 4, p. 364.) 
 He would most likely search in vain the New Hampshire court 
 records, as also those of any other American State, for any case in 
 which such a plea has been allowed for the last hundred years. 
 Without further comment I leave the matter as I find it to the curi- 
 osity of the bar, and for the " benefit of the clergy " of our times. 
 
 POPULATION BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 I do not find that any census was taken of Hollis prior to 1767. 
 Before that year the best approximation to the number of its inhab- 
 itants is to be found in the annual tax-lists. The number of names 
 in those lists in the years mentioned below was as follows ; 
 
 1/46, 75- '750. 93- '755. i7- >7<5o. "7- 7<>S. '3>- '767. 6i. 
 
 By the Provincial census, taken in 1767? the population of the 
 old Dunstable towns was as below : 
 
 Dunstable, 520. Merrimack, 400. Nottingham West, 583. 
 
 Holies, 809. Litchfield, 234. Monson, 398. 
 
 At that time Dunstable had four slaves, Hollis and Nottingham 
 West two each, Litchfield twelve, Merrimack three, Monson none. 
 
 In 1775, in September of that year, a second census was taken 
 by the New Hampshire convention. The following statistics relat- 
 ing to the old Dunstable towns are taken from that census : 
 
 Dunstable, f 
 
 rhole pop., 705. 
 
 Men in the army, 40. 
 
 Slaves, 7. 
 
 Hollis, 
 
 " "" 1,255.' 
 
 " " " " 60. 
 
 " 4- 
 
 Litchfield, 
 
 " " 284. 
 
 " " " " '3- 
 
 " 10. 
 
 Merrimack, 
 
 606. 
 
 " " " " 19. 
 
 '3- 
 
 Nottingham West, 
 
 649. 
 
 " " " " 23. 
 
 " 4- 
 
 Total, 
 
 3499- 
 
 '54- 
 
 33. 
 
 Before the taking of that census, Hollis had lost eleven of her 
 soldiers, of whom nine had been killed, and two died of disease. 
 
 THE SETTLEMENT OF PLYMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. A HOLLIS 
 
 COLONY. 
 
 The war for the conquest of Canada ended in 1761. Many of 
 the soldiers from Hollis who had been in that war, in their toilsome 
 marches through the northern wilderness, had become acquainted
 
 1765.] SETTLEMENT AT PLYMOUTH. 127 
 
 with the fine country on the upper branches of the Connecticut and 
 Merrimack. They returned to their homes with so favorable im- 
 pressions of that part of New Hampshire, that in the fall of 1762, 
 a party of eight men from Hollis went to what is now Plymouth, 
 to explore the country with a view to settlement there. This ex- 
 ploration, with their report of it, resulted the next year in obtain- 
 ing a charter of the town of Plymouth from Benning Wentworth, 
 then Governor, dated July 16, 1763. Of about sixty grantees 
 named in this charter, near two-thirds were Hollis men. Emigra- 
 tion from Hollis at once commenced, and within the next three 
 years a large number of the former residents of Hollis became set- 
 tlers in Plymouth, of whom many were afterwards known as in- 
 fluential and respected citizens of that town. Among them were 
 Col. David Hobart, afterwards distinguished for his bravery and 
 good conduct as the Colonel of a New Hampshire Regiment under 
 Gen. Stark at the battle of Bennington, and Col. David Webster, 
 who commanded a Regiment of New Hampshire troops at the 
 taking of Burgoyne at Saratoga, and was afterwards sheriff of 
 Grafton County. Besides the foregoing, there were Dea. Francis 
 Worcester, for many years a deacon of the Hollis church and town 
 treasurer, and afterwards a representative to the General Court from 
 Plymouth in the war of the Revolution ; also three Captains of 
 companies in the army, viz. : Jotham Cumings, John Willoughby 
 and Amos Webster, the last of whom was killed at the battle at 
 Saratoga in the command of a company of infantry attached to Col. 
 Morgan's famous rifle corps.* ' 
 
 *New Hampshire Hist. Coll., Vol. 3, p. 274.
 
 128 EARLY SETTLERS OF HOLLIS. [l73OtO 1760. 
 
 CHAPTER XI. 
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF A PORTION OF THE EARLY SETTLERS 
 OF HOLLIS PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE FRENCH WAR OF 1754. 
 
 ABBOT, CAPT. BENJAMIN 
 
 was from Andover, Mass. His name was on the Hollis Tax 
 Lists in 175- In J 755 ne was Lieutenant in Capt. Power's com- 
 pany, Col. Blanchard's regiment, in the expedition to Crown Point, 
 and was again in the army in i757- He was selectman in 1752, 
 '53 and '54. H'.s son Benjamin was a soldier in the Revolution. 
 Died January 5, 177^' ^t. 46. 
 
 ADAMS, WILLIAM 
 
 was in West Dunstable in 1738? and signed the petition for the 
 charter of West Dunstable. Married Mary Spears, May 29, 1744. 
 Was a town officer in 1746. His son William was a soldier at Bun- 
 ker Hill and Bennington. Died August 3, 1757, set. 39. 
 
 AMES, ENSIGN STEPHEN 
 
 came from Groton, Mass. Married Jane Robbins in Groton, in 
 1731. Was in West Dunstable in 1739, selectman in 1747 and 
 1748, and was a soldier in the French war in 1757- Representative 
 to the New Hampshire General Court, in 1775, '76 and '77. His 
 sons Jonathan and David were soldiers in the Revolution. 
 
 BALL, EBENEZER 
 
 came from Concord, Mass. His name was on the Hollis Tax List 
 in 1749? an d he was a soldier in ftie French war in i755 m the 
 company of Capt. Powers. His sons Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Wil- 
 liam and John were soldiers in the Revolution. 
 
 BAILEY, DANIEL 
 
 was from Marlborough, Mass. Settled in the part of Hollis known 
 as Monson, about the year i754- Himself and three of his sons, 
 viz. Joel, Andrew and Daniel, Jun., were Revolutionary soldiers. 
 Died January 15, 1798, aet. 69.
 
 1730 to 1760.] EARLY SETTLERS OF HOLLIS. 129 
 
 BARTON, HENRY 
 
 was in West Dunstable in 1738 and signed the petition for the char- 
 ter. Was Parish Assessor in 1741 and Collector in 1743- Died 
 April 20. 1760, set. 54. 
 
 BLANCHARD, BENJAMIN 
 
 is supposed to have come from Dunstable, N. H. He was in West 
 Dunstable, in 1743, and signed the call to Rev. Mr. Emerson. 
 Married Kezia Hastings Dec. 31, 1744. Was tithing-man in 1747? 
 and selectman in 1750 and 1754. 
 
 BLOOD, ELNATHAN 
 
 supposed from Groton, Mass. His name is on the first tax list 
 for West Dunstable, in 1740. Married Elizabeth Boynton in 
 Groton, in 1741. He was a soldier in the French war in 1757? an( ^ 
 selectman in i773- 
 
 '' 
 
 BLOOD, JOSIAH 
 
 was from Dracut, Mass. Was in W'est Dunstable in 1738 and 
 signed the petition for the charter ; was a soldier in the Revolution, 
 as was also his soli Josiah, Jr., and is supposed to have died at Ti- 
 conderoga in September. 1776. 
 
 BLOOD, NATHANIEL 
 
 supposed from Groton. Mass. He was in West Dunstable in 1738 
 and signed the petition for the charter, and was a soldier in the 
 French war in 1758. Five of his sons, viz., Nathaniel, Francis, 
 Daniel, Timothy and Nathan, were soldiers in the Revolution, the 
 last named of whom was killed at Bunker Hill. 
 
 BOYNTON, DBA. JOHN 
 
 supposed from Newbury, Mass. Was in West Dunstable in 1743 ; 
 parish clerk in 1744. Married Ruth Jewett of Rowley in 1745. 
 Chosen deacon in 1755, and selectman in 1758, 1761, and 1762, etc. 
 His sons John and Jacob were soldiers in the Revolution, the last 
 of whom was killed at Bunker Hill. Died Oct. 29, 1787, aet. 67. 
 
 BOYNTON, JR., JOHN 
 
 supposed also from Newbury. He was in West Dunstable in 
 1745. Married Lydia Jewett of Rowley, in May, 1745. His sons, 
 Isaac and Joel, were Revolutionary soldiers. 
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 130 EARLY SETTLERS OK HOLLIS. 
 
 BOYNTON, JOSHUA 
 
 was in West Dunstable in 1745, and a town officer in 1747. Three 
 of his sons, viz., Joshua, Jim., Benjamin and Elias, were soldiers in 
 tbe Revolution. 
 
 HKOWN, ENSIGN, JOSIAH 
 
 came from Salem, Mass., and was in West Dunstable in i743-> anc l 
 a town officer in 1747 and 1748- He was an ensign in the French 
 war in 1758. Removed to Plymouth, N. H., in 1764. 
 
 BROWN, JOHN 
 
 was also from Salem, and was in West Dunstable in 1743 and 
 signed the call to Rev. Mr. Emerson. Married Kezia Wheeler 
 October 9, 1744. Died May 6, 1776. 
 
 BURGE, EPIIRAIM 
 
 was from Chelmsford, Mass. Settled in Hollis about i 760. Was 
 a soldier in Capt. Emerson's company in 1777. His oldest son 
 Ephraim B., Jun., was for many years a deacon of the Hollis 
 church, and his sons, Rev. Josiah B. and Dr. Benjamin B., were 
 graduates of Harvard College. (q. v.) Died July 21, 1784, 
 set. 46. 
 
 CON A NT, JOS1A11 
 
 was from Salem, Mass. Came to West Dunstable in 1744. Mar- 
 ried Catharine Emerson, February, 1745- His two sons, Josiah, 
 Jun., and Abel, were soldiers in the Revolution, and both deacons 
 of the Hollis church. Died December 14, 1756, a?t. 44. 
 
 COLBURN, IAKVT. ROBERT 
 
 came from Billerica, Mass., was in West Dunstable in 1738, and 
 signed the petition for the charter. Married Elizabeth Smith in 
 1747. Settled in the part of Hollis known as Monson. His sons, 
 Robert, Benjamin and Nathan, were Revolutionary soldiers. Died 
 July 9, 1783, jet. 66. 
 
 CUMINGS, ESQ., SAMUEL 
 
 was born in Groton, Mass., March 6, 1709; married Prudence 
 Lawrence of Groton, July 18, 1732. Was in West Dunstable in 
 "739 anc ' signed the second petition for the charter. He was the 
 first justice of the peace in Hollis and was chosen town clerk 
 in twenty-two different years, between 1746 and 1770. He was
 
 173 to 1760.] EARLY SETTLERS OF 1IOLL1S. 131 
 
 sergeant in Capt. Powers's company in the French war in 1755. 
 Two of his sons, Samuel and Thomas, were loyalists in the Revo- 
 lution, and Benjamin, his youngest son, was a Continental soldier. 
 
 Died January 18, 1772, iet. 62. 
 
 
 
 CUMINGS, JERAHMAEL 
 
 was a brother of Samuel Cumings, and born in Groton, October 10, 
 1711. Married Hannah Farwell in 1736; was in West Dunstable 
 in 1738, and signed the first petition for the charter. He was the 
 father of Rev. Henry Cumings, D. D., the first minister of Bil- 
 lerica, and of Capt. Jotham Cumings, a soldier in the French war 
 of 1755? an( l an officer in the war of the Revolution. Died October 
 2 5 > i^47' t. 36. 
 
 CUMINGS, DBA. WILLIAM 
 
 is supposed to have come from Groton, and was in West Dunstable 
 in 1744, and chosen Deacon of the Hollis church in 1745. He was 
 ensign in the French war in i755-> m ^ ne company of Capt. Powers, 
 and all his three sons, Ebenezer, William and Philip, were soldiers 
 in the Revolution. Died September 9, 1758, set. 46. 
 
 DANFORTH, JONATHAN 
 
 came from Billerica, and was in West Dunstable in 1743, and signed 
 the call to Rev. Mr. Emerson. He was a grandson of the noted 
 Massachusetts surveyor of the same name, and was a town officer in 
 1746. Died March 3, 1747, a?t. 33. 
 
 DINSMORE, THOMAS 
 
 came from Bedford, Mass., was in West Dunstable previous to 1736,. 
 and was the third settler, and lived on the farm in Hollis now owned 
 by John Coburn on the roa.d to Pepperell. Died December 10, 1748. 
 
 DRURY, ZEDEKIAH 
 
 was also from Bedford, and by trade a blacksmith ; was in West 
 Dunstable in 1743, and signed the call to Mr. Emerson. About the 
 year 1765 he removed to Temple, N. H. 
 
 FARLEY, LIEUT. SAMUEL 
 
 came from Bedford, Mass., was in West Dunstable in 1739, and was 
 a petitioner for the charter. Married Hannah Brown October 7, 
 1744. His son Benjamin was a soldier in the Revolution. Died 
 November 23, 1797. ast. 79.
 
 132 EARLY SETTLERS OF HOLLIS. [^.^O to 1760. 
 
 FARLEY, LIEUT. BENJAMIN 
 
 was also from Bedford. Was in West Dunstable in 1738 and a 
 petitioner for the charter and was the first inn keeper in West Dun- 
 stable. He lived first on the farm now owned by T. G. Worcester, 
 about one-fourth of a mile south of the meeting-house. He was 
 parish assessor in 1740 and 1741, and selectman in 1746. Three of 
 his sons, Ebenezer, Christopher and Stephen, were Revolutionary 
 soldiers. Died November 23, 1797, in his Soth year. 
 
 FARLEY, JOSEPH 
 
 came from Billerica, and was in West Dunstable in 1743- Killed 
 by the fall of a tree, November 24, 1762, ast. 49. 
 
 FLAGG, ELEAZER 
 
 came from Concord, Mass., and was the second settler in West 
 Dunstable. He lived in the south-west part of the town, and during 
 the French war of 1744 his house was fortified as a guard house. 
 He was parish assessor in 1/42. His son John was a soldier in the 
 French war, i755-> a "d his son Jonas in that of the Revolution. 
 Died August 14, 1757. ret. 53. 
 
 HARDY, PHINEAS 
 
 came to Hollis from Bradford, Mass. His name is first on the Hollis 
 tax lists in 1752. He was a soldier in the garrison at Portsmouth, 
 jM'. H., in 1776, and his sons, Phineas, Thomas, Noah and Jesse, 
 were all soldiers in the army. Died March 7, 1813, ait. 86. 
 
 HARRIS, STEPHEN 
 
 was from Littleton, Mass., and settled in what is now the north 
 part of Hollis about i73 c >- He was a petitioner for the charter of 
 West Dunstable in 1738, and first treasurer of West Dunstable in 
 1740. Died September 20. 1775. ret. 75. 
 
 JEWETT, DEA. STEPHEN 
 
 is supposed to have come to Hollis from Rowley, Mass.. in i75 J i 
 and married Hannah (Farwell) Cumings, widow of Ensign Jerah- 
 mael Cumings, in 1752. He was chosen selectman in 1766, deacon 
 of the Hollis church in 1770, and a delegate to the County Con- 
 gress at Amherst in 1774 and 1775. All of his three sons. Steph- 
 en, Jun., Noah and Jonathan, were soldiers in the Revolution, 
 Died Mav 23. 1803, aet. 75-
 
 I73O tO 1760.] EARLY SETTLERS IN HOLLIS. 133 
 
 KEMP, ZERUBBABEL 
 
 was born in Groton, Mass., October 12, 1705. Married Abigail 
 Lawrence, in Groton, November 23, 1737. Was in West Dunsta- 
 ble in 1743? an d a town officer in 1748- 
 
 MCDONALD, JAMES 
 
 also came from Groton and was in West Dunstable in 1739' an< l <* 
 signer of the second petition for the charter. He was a town officer 
 in 1748 and a soldier in 1777 in the company of Capt. Goss. Died 
 April ii, i8oi,aet. 83. 
 
 NEVIXS, WILLIAM 
 
 came from Newton, Mass., and his name appears in the first tax list 
 in West Dunstable in 1740. He was selectman in 1771 and 1772, 
 and moderator in 1773 an d J 774- Five of his sons, viz., William, 
 Joseph, Benjamin, John and Phineas, were Revolutionary soldiers. 
 Died February 15, 1785, aet. 67. 
 
 NEVINS, DAVID 
 
 was from Bedford, Mass., and was in West Dunstable in 1738 and 
 signed the first petition for the charter. He was parish collector in 
 1741. Removed from Hollis to Plymouth among the first settlers 
 of Plymouth. 
 
 NOYES, DBA. E.VOCH 
 
 came from Newbury, Mass. His name first appears on the Hollis 
 tax lists in 1747- He was selectman in 1751, and chosen deacon in 
 1755. His two sons, Enoch and Elijah, were soldiers in the Revo- 
 lution. Died September 1796, aet. 80. 
 
 PATCH, DBA. THOMAS 
 
 was from Groton. Married Anna Gilson in 1741, in Groton. He 
 was in West Dunstable in 1743? an( l was chosen deacon in 1/45. 
 His sons, Thomas and David, were soldiers in the Revolution. 
 Died May i, 1754, ast. 40. 
 
 POOL, WILLIAM 
 
 was from Reading, Mass. Married Hannah Nichols, at Reading. 
 June 19, I75 1 - an( l came to Hollis during the French war of i7 l >4. 
 his name being first found on the Hollis tax lists in 1758. He was 
 selectman in 1771. Died in Hollis, October 27. 1795. a>t. /o. His 
 oldest son, William W., was a soldier in the Revolution in 1775- < in tl
 
 134 EARLY SETTLERS IN HOLLIS. [^S to 1 
 
 again in 1778. James, the second son, settled in Maine, and be- 
 came a successful merchant. His youngest son. Hon. Benjamin 
 Pool, born January 17, 1771, settled in Hollis. and was many times 
 chosen to important town offices. He was justice of the peace from 
 iSioto 1822. and justice of the peace and quorum from 1822 till his 
 decease. He was ' also representative to the New Hampshire 
 General Court from 1804 to 1809. and State senator in the years 
 1818. '19, '20 and '21. Beside these three sons, Mr. Pool had 
 eleven daughters, ten of whom lived to adult age, and were all 
 married, and most of them became the mothers of large families. 
 He died April 20. 1836. jet. 6v 
 
 POWERS, CAPT. PETER 
 
 was the first settler in Hollis. Was born in Littleton. Mass.. and 
 married Anna Keyes of Chelmsford in 1728. Settled in West Dun- 
 stable in 1730. He was parish committee in 1740 and held many 
 other important parish and town offices. He was the first Captain 
 of the West Dunstable militia, the commander of an expedition to 
 explore the Coos countrv in 1754, and captain of the Hollis com- 
 pany in the expedition to Crown Point in 1755. .Stephen, Whit- 
 comb and Levi, three of his sons, were soldiers in the French war 
 in the same company : and four of them. viz.. Stephen, Francis, 
 Nahum and Samson were soldiers in the Revolution. Died August 
 22. 1757. ait. 56. 
 
 PROCTOR, MpSES 
 
 came from Chelmsford, Mass. Was in West Dunstable in 1738, 
 and signed the first petition for the charter. He settled in the west 
 part of the town on Proctor hill, which was named for him. His 
 name is found on the first West Dunstable tax list in 1740. and he 
 was selectman in 1749. The life of Mr. Proctor is said to have 
 been shortened by the bite of a rattlesnake, and he afterwards waged 
 so successful a war of extermination against those reptiles that no 
 rattlesnakes have been known in Hollis since his death. Died 
 May 21. 1780. ajt. 73*. 
 
 TAYLOR. ABRAHAM 
 
 was born in Concord. Mass., and came to West Dunstable previ- 
 ously to 1738. and was agent of the inhabitants with Capt. Powers in 
 obtaining the charter. In 1740 he gave the land for the Hollis 
 meeting-house, burial ground and common. He was parish asses- 
 sor in 1740. '41. '42 and '43. Died June 3. 1743. et. 36.
 
 1/3 to 1760.] EARLY SETTLKKS IN HOLLIS. 135 
 
 TENNY, WILLIAM 
 
 came to Hollis from Rowley, Mass. His name appears first on the 
 Hollis tax lists in 1747. He was selectman in 1769 and 1770. 
 His son, Capt. William Tenny. was a soldier in the Revolution. 
 Died March 22. 1783. aet. 61. 
 
 WHEELER. PETER 
 
 is said to have come from Salem, Mass., and settled in the part of 
 Hollis known as Monson. He was a petitioner for the charter of 
 West Dunstable in i73^? ant ^ ms name was on the first West Dun- 
 stable tax list in 1740. He is said to have been noted- in his day for 
 his exploits and success in hunting, especially of bears. He w r as a 
 soldier in the French war in 1755, and his sons, Ebenezer and 
 Lebbeus. were soldiers in the Revolution. Died March 28,, 1772, 
 agt. 67. 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, JOHN 
 
 came from Billerica. He was in West Dunstable in 1745 and was a 
 .soldier in the French war, in the years 1755? I 757i an< J I 75^- His 
 son. John W., Jun., was a captain in the war of the Revolution in 
 the regiment of Col. Webster. Died February 2. 1793, aet. 8v 
 
 WORCESTER, REV. FRANCIS 
 
 was born in Bradford, Mass., June 7, 1698. Married Abigail 
 Carleton, of Rowley, in 1720. Was settled as a Congregational 
 minister in Sandwich. Mass., for ten years before coming to Hollis. 
 Removed to Hollis in 1750. Afterwards preached as an evangelist 
 in New Hampshire, but was not again settled in the ministry. He 
 was the author of a small volume of ; ' Meditations " in verse, written 
 in his sixtieth year. Also of several moral and religious essays 
 reprinted in 1760, entitled " A Bridle for Sinners and a Spur for 
 Saints." His oldest son was Dea. Francis Worcester. His second 
 son. Jesse, was a soldier in the French war. was taken prisoner, 
 and died at Montreal, in I7S7' His youngest son was Capt. Noah 
 Worcester. Died October 14. 1783. <vt. 85. 
 
 WORCESTER. DEA. FRAN'CIS 
 
 was die oldest son of Rev. Francis Worcester. Born at Bradford, 
 March 30, 1721. Married Hannah Boynton, of Newbury, Mass., 
 October 28, I74 1 - Came to West Dunstable in 1744- Was chosen 
 deacon of the Hollis church in 1746. He was selectman in Hollis
 
 136 
 
 HOLLIS TAX LIST. 
 
 [1775- 
 
 six years, moderator of the annual town meeting eleven years, and 
 town treasurer twenty years, between 1746 and 1768. In 1768 he 
 removed to Plymouth, N. H., and was deacon of the church at Ply- 
 mouth ; representative to New Hampshire General Court in 1777 
 and 1778, and State councillor in 1780, 1781 and 1783. Died Oc- 
 tober 19, 1800, aet. 79. 
 
 WRIGHT, CAPT. JOSHUA 
 
 came from Woburn, Mass., was in West Dunstable in 1739, and 
 signed the second petition for the charter. He was selectman in 
 1749 and 1769. A soldier in the French war in 1760, and Captain 
 of the Hollis militia company, in i775> an( ^ previously. His sons, 
 Lemuel and Uriah, were soldiers in the Revolution. Died August 
 5, 1776, set. 60. 
 
 HOLLIS TAX LISTS. 
 
 NAMES ON THE HOLLIS kt EAST SIDE" 
 LISTS IN JANUARY I 
 
 AND 
 
 1775- 
 
 WEST SIDE 
 
 TAX 
 
 The following lists, copied from the records, present all the 
 names of .the tax payers, January i, 1775, then on the Hollis tax 
 lists, with the amount of the province tax for 1774, assessed to each 
 in pounds, shillings and pence. This was the last tax collected in 
 Hollis under the authority of the King. The names marked thus* 
 will be found in the lists of the Hollis soldiers in the Revolution. 
 
 ON THE EAST SIDE. 
 
 Wd. Elizabeth Abbot, 
 Jeremiah Ames, 
 Ens. Stephen Ames, 
 *jonathan Ames, 
 Nathaniel Ball, 
 *Nathaniel Ball, Jun., 
 Wd. Abigail Barron, 
 Phineas Bennett, 
 Joshua Blanchard, 
 *Josiah Blood, 
 *Josiah Blood, Jun., 
 *Nathaniel Blood, 
 *Francis Blood, 
 Ebenezer Blood, 
 *Nathan Blood, 
 Caleb Blood, 
 Dea. John Boynton, 
 *Joshua Boynton, 
 *Benjamin Boynton, 
 
 1 5 John Boynton, Jun., 
 
 6 3 *William Brooks, 
 5 9 *John Brooks, 
 
 2 6 *Ephraim Burge, 
 
 8 6 *John Campbell, 
 
 2 8 *Sam'l Chamberlain, 
 
 1 5 *James Colburn, 
 
 2 10 *Josiah Conant, 
 
 2 3 Sam'l Cumings, Esq., 
 
 5 2 *John Cumings, 
 
 3 9 *Lt. Reuben Dow, 
 
 7 8 Peter Eads 
 
 6 6 Lt. Amos Eastman, 
 
 4 9 *Amos Eastman, Jun., 
 3 i) *Jonathan Eastman, 
 
 a 3 *Christopher Farley, 
 
 9 4 Lt. Sam'l Farley, 
 
 7 3 Benjamin Farmer, 
 3 3 *Minott Farmer,
 
 HOLLIS TAX LIST. 
 
 '37 
 
 *David Farnsworth, 
 *Ens. Jonas Flagg, 
 James French, 
 John French, 
 Josiah French, 
 Timothy French, 
 *John Goss, 
 *CoI. John Hale, 
 *Lemuel Hardy, 
 *Samuel Hill, 
 *Hon. Samuel Hobart, 
 Shubael Hobart, 
 *Parmeter Honey, 
 Richard Hopkins, 
 *Ephraim How, 
 *Joseph How, 
 Wd. Hannah Hunt, 
 Josiah Hunt, 
 *Ebenezer Jaquith, 
 Thomas Jaquith, 
 *Jacob Jewett, 
 Dea. Stephen Jewett, 
 Dea. Nath'l Jewett, 
 *Ebenezer Jewett, 
 Edward John, 
 *Samuel Jewett, 
 Zach'h Kemp, 
 *Israel Kinney, 
 Oliver Lawrence, 
 Zach'h Lawrence, 
 Zach'h Lawrence, Jun., 
 Joseph Lesley, 
 *Jonas Lesley, 
 Chris'r Lovejoy, 
 Daniel Lovejoy, 
 Daniel Lovejoy, Jun., 
 Wid. Patience Martin, 
 Ens. Daniel Merrill, 
 *James McConnor, 
 Dea. Enoch Noyes, 
 
 Samuel Abbot, 
 *John Atwell, 
 Benjamin Austin, 
 *Daniel Bailey, 
 *Joel Bailey, 
 *Joseph Bailey, 
 *Richard Bailey, 
 Timothy Bailey, 
 *Ebenezer Ball, 
 *EIeazer Ball, 
 *Joshua Blanchard, Jun. 
 *Ebenezer Ball, Jr., 
 *DanieI Blood, 
 
 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 James Nutting, 
 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 Benjamin Parker, 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Elea'r Parker, 
 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 Sam'l Parker, 
 
 
 S 
 
 2 
 
 Sam'l Parker, Jun., 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 *Ephraim Pierce, 
 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 *Solomon Pierce, 
 
 
 '4 
 
 2 
 
 Barzillai Pierce, 
 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 Richard Pierce, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 Simon Pierce, 
 
 i 
 
 3 
 
 S 
 
 Jona. Philbrick, 
 
 
 8 
 
 S 
 
 Wd. Anna Powers, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 *Samson Powers, 
 
 
 2 
 
 S 
 
 *Stephen Powers, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 William Pool, 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 Cyrus Proctor, 
 
 
 i 
 
 2 
 
 Moses Proctor, 
 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 *Moses Proctor, Jun., 
 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 Philip Proctor, 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 Nehemiah Ranger, 
 
 
 7 
 
 S 
 
 William Read, 
 
 
 S 
 
 5 
 
 *James Rideout, 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 William Searl, 
 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 Ebenezer Shed, 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Abel Shipley, 
 
 
 7 
 
 ii 
 
 Joshua Simonds, 
 
 
 S 
 
 2 
 
 Jacob Smith, 
 
 
 2 
 
 S 
 
 *Joshua Smith, 
 
 
 H 
 
 3 
 
 *Isaac Stearns, 
 
 
 7 
 
 ii 
 
 *Caleb Stiles, 
 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 Edward Taylor, 
 
 
 S 
 
 3 
 
 Benjamin Tenney 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 William Tenney, 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 *William Tenney, Jun., 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 Daniel Wheeler, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 *Ens. Noah Worcester, 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 Capt. Joshua Wright, 
 
 
 8 
 
 o 
 
 *Lemue! Wright, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 Timothy Wyman, 
 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 
 ON 
 
 THE WEST SIDE. 
 
 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 *Daniel Blood, Jun., 
 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 Elnathan Blood, 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 *Jonas Blood, 
 
 
 S 
 
 9 
 
 *Abel Brown, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 Joseph Brown, 
 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 William Brown, 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Edward Carter, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 *Edward Carter, Jun., 
 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 Lt. Robert Colburn, 
 
 
 S 
 
 3 
 
 *Robert Colburn, Jun., 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 William Colburn, 
 
 
 2 
 
 ii 
 
 *John Conroy, 
 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 *John Conroy, Jun., 
 
 *. 
 
 d. 
 
 3 3 
 
 4 2 
 
 2 3 
 
 6 2 
 
 2 3 
 
 3 3 
 2 6 
 
 2 3
 
 138 HOLLIS TAX LIST. [*775' 
 
 s. d. s. d. 
 
 *SaniuelCoiiroy, 3 3 Bcnj'n Nurse, 2 6 
 
 Timothy Cook, . 2 9 Josiah Parker, 6 8 
 
 *Philip Cumings, 2 8 *Thomas Patch, 4 n 
 
 Jonathan Danforth, 3 3 John Phelps, 7 a 
 
 *Jacob Danforth, 2 S *Nathan Phelps, 2 3 
 
 *Thomas Emerson, 3 1 1 *John Philbrick, 3 <) 
 
 *Dan'l Emerson, Jun., 5 o Thomas Powers, 4 o 
 
 Joseph Estabrooks, 2, 3 *Thomas Pratt, 2 3 
 
 *Caleb Farley, 7 6 *Ezekiel Proctor, 2 i' 
 
 Ebenezer Farley, 2 6 Benj'n Reed, 2 3 
 
 *Ebenezer Farley, Jun., 4 3 *Jacob Reed, 3 6 
 
 *James Fisk, 2 5 *Jonathan Russ, 3 S 
 
 Oliver Fletcher, 3 5 *Benj'n Saunderson, 4 a 
 
 Ephraim French, 2 3 *Robert Seaver, o 3 
 
 *Isaac French, 2 3 *Jerem'h Shattuck, 2 3 
 
 *Nehemiah French, 2 9 *Wm. Shattuck, 3 6 
 
 Nicholas French, 3 3 Zach'h Shattuck, 5 11 
 
 *William French, o u *Zach'h Shattuck, Jim. 3 3 
 
 John Goodhue, 4 2 Benj'n Simpson, 3 5 
 
 *Samuel Goodhue, 6 2 Thomas Smith, 3 6 
 
 Samuel Gridley, 2 11 Wd. Mary Smith, 9 S 
 
 Moses Hadley, 3 2 *Joseph Stearns, 2 6 
 
 *Aaron Hardy, 4 9 Sam'l Stearns, Jr., 4 3 
 
 *Nehemiah Hardy, 2 6 Isaac Stevens. 2 8 
 
 *Phineas Hardy, 4 3 *Isaac Stevens, Jun.. 2 S 
 
 *Phineas Hardy, Jun., 2 3 *Jonathan Taylor, 7 3 
 
 Stephen Harris, 4 S *David Wallingford. 6 6 
 
 Samuel Haydeii, 5 o Solomon Wheat, 2 u 
 
 *John Hobart, 4 3 "Thomas Wheat, 9 6 
 
 Jonathan Hobart, 6 3 *Thomas Wheat, Jun., 3 6 
 
 *jona. Hobart, Jun., 2 3 *Ebenezer Wheeler, 4 6 
 
 Jacob Jewett, Jr., 5 S *Lebbeus Wheeler, 2 3 
 
 *James Jewett, 5 ] i *Thaddeus Wheeler, 5 a 
 
 *Ed ward Johnson, 2 8 Benj'n Whiting, Esq.. 6 2 
 
 *Samuel Johnson, 2 6 Capt. Leonard Whiting. 10 6 
 
 *Daniel Kendrick. 7 n *Bray Wilkins, 7 2 
 
 *Abner Keyes, 3 9 *Jonas Willoughby. 3 6 
 
 Abra'm Leeman, 3 6 John Willoughby. 3 S 
 
 Sam'l Leeman, 3 2 Sam'l Willoughby. 5 o 
 
 *Sam'l Leeman, Jun., 2 3 *Israel Wilkins, 7 2 
 
 Israel Mead. i 5 *Nehemiah Woods, 4 2 
 
 *James McDaniels, 5 6 *Benj'n Wright, 3 6 
 
 *Daniel Mooar, 2 9 Sam'l Wright. 6 3 
 
 *Joseph Minott, 2 6 *Sam'l Wright, jun., 2 8 
 
 . William Nevins, 9 2 *Jessc Wyman, 3 9 
 
 *Wm. Nevins, Jqn., 4 n Timo. Wyman, Jun.. 2 6 
 
 *Benj'n Nevins, 2 3 *Ebene/.er Youngman, 2 3 
 
 *Joseph Nevins. 2 9 *Nicholas Youngman. 3 9 
 
 Whole number of names on the above tax-lists, 239. Number 
 
 marked thus *. as having been in the army. 130.
 
 THE BEGINNING OF THS REVOLUTION. 139 
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 THE BEGINNING OF THE REVOLUTION. HOLLIS TOWN MEETINGS. 
 
 PATRIOTIC RESOLUTIONS. HOLLIS MILITIA. ALARM LIST. 
 
 THE COUNTY CONGRESS AT AMHERST. COMPANY OF MINUTE 
 
 MEN TO LEXINGTON AND CAMBRIDGE APRIL 1C). OFFICERS AND 
 
 HOLI. OF THIS COMPANY. WAGES OF THE MEN. 
 
 Written history as well as tradition, and the provincial and early 
 State records, alike with the records of many of the older towns in 
 New Hampshire, bear ample testimony to the unanimity, courage, 
 constancy and sacrifices of the people of the then province in the 
 cause of our national independence. The town meeting of those 
 times, the family gathering of a sturdy, grave and thoughtful yeo- 
 manry . was near of kin and the next door neighbor to the family altar 
 and hearth-stone. It was an original New England invention the 
 rude, it may be. but fitting cradle of American Independence alike 
 the admiration and despair of the friends of constitutional liberty 
 the world over. 
 
 "Stern rugged nurse, thy rigid lore 
 With patience many :i year she bore. 
 What sorrow was thou badst her know.' T 
 
 One could hardly find or hope for a better or more perfect work- 
 ing model of this novel political machinery than was to be met with 
 in the town meetings of Hollis from the year 1775 to 1783. There 
 is abundant evidence that the like spirit and patriotism animated 
 many of the other New Hampshire towns as were manifested in the 
 town meetings and doings of the people of Hollis, though it is be- 
 lieved that in but few of them were their revolutionary records and 
 documents, at the time, so carefully kept,- and since then so well 
 preserved. In what I have to say of the doings of Hollis, in the 
 Revolution, it is not my wish or purpose to make any invidious com- 
 parison between those doings and what was done in the same cause 
 in the same years by other New Hampshire towns, but rather to
 
 140 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. C r 775' 
 
 present this sketch of Hollis as an illustration of the predominance 
 of the public sentiment of the province. Ab uno disce omnes. 
 
 Hollis (spelled Holies in the town charter as well as in all the 
 early town records) w r as on the south line of the province, adjoining 
 Pepperell, about forty-five miles northwest of Boston and twenty- 
 three from Concord, Mass. By the census taken in September, 
 1775, the whole number of its inhabitants was 1255, of whom 174 
 were males between the ages of 16 and 50, 71 males over 50, 60 of 
 its men then in the army, besides the eleven who had before been 
 killed in the service or died of sickness.* There were also in the 
 town one hundred and thirty-one fire-arms, and one hundred and 
 eleven pounds of powder, the property of private persons, but none 
 at that date in the town store, the ammunition of the town having 
 been all exhausted the spring previous. 
 
 In respect to what was done by the town in the war that followed, 
 the " coming events cast their shadows before" in the resolutions 
 and doings of several town meetings held long before the first blood 
 was shed at Lexington. The records of these first gatherings, and 
 of all other meetings of the town, for the like purpose held till the 
 war was ended, tell their own story in plain, blunt, terse Anglo 
 Saxon, and need no comment of mine to add force or point totheir 
 meaning, or to make them more intelligible. Where my limits 
 will permit, it is my purpose to let them speak in their own 
 language. 
 
 In the record of a special town meeting held November 7, 1774, 
 more than five months before the battle at Lexington, I find the first 
 recorded allusion to the existing political troubles and forthcoming 
 conflict. This meeting was called to choose delegates for the town 
 to a County Congress (so-called) for Hillsborough County, to be 
 held the next day, (November 8,) at Amherst, this being the first of 
 three special Hollis town meetings called for the like purpose. 
 After having made choice of >k Dea. Stephen Jewett. Ensign 
 Stephen Ames and Lieut. Reuben Dow " to represent the town 
 at that Congress, the following preamble and resolution, with three 
 other resolutions of the like tenor, were adopted by the meeting : 
 
 "PREAMBLE. We, the inhabitants of the town of Holies, having 
 taken into our most serious consideration the precarious and most 
 alarming affairs of our land at the present day, do firmly enter into 
 the following resolutions : 
 
 *N. II. Hist. Coll., v. i, p. 233.
 
 1 775-J WAR 01* THE REVOLUTION. 141 
 
 ist. " That we will at all times endeavor to maintain our liberty 
 and privileges, both civil and sacred, even at the risque of our lives 
 and fortunes, and will not only disapprove, but wholly despise all 
 such persons as we have just and solid reasons to think even wish us 
 in any measure to be deprived of them." 
 
 This year, (1774) it appears from the tax list, that the sum of 
 27, 1 6s. 3d. was assessed upon the inhabitants for ammunition for 
 the town, as a part of the annual tax. 
 
 The next special town meeting was held December 30,1774 to 
 choose delegates to a Provincial Congress at Exeter, called to advise 
 in respect to a Continental Congress. At this meeting, as shown 
 by the record, the following votes were passed : 
 
 ' i st. Voted to send a delegate to Exeter to meet the delegates of 
 this province to consult on a Continental Congress, and John Hale, 
 Esq., was chosen said delegate. 
 
 " 2d. Voted that we do cordially accede to the just statement of 
 the rights and grievances of the British colonies and the measures 
 adopted and recommended by the Continental Congress for the res- 
 toration and establishment of the former, and for the redress of the 
 latter. 
 
 "3d. Voted that Col. John Hale, Dea. Stephen Jewett, Dea. 
 John Boynton, Ensign Stephen Ames, Dea. Enoch Noves, Ensign 
 Noah Worcester, Daniel Kendrick, Jeremiah Ames. William 
 Brown and William Nevins or the major part of them, be a com- 
 mittee in behalf of the town to observe the conduct of all persons 
 touching the association agreement. 
 
 "4th. Voted to raise 16. 135. Sd. as a donation to the poor of 
 Boston." 
 
 There are still to be found among the revolutionary documents of 
 Hollis, three original rolls of military companies, all made in the 
 year 1775. The two oldest of these rolls bear date January 26, 
 1775. and the third of them June 7, of the same year, ten days be- 
 fore the battle of Bunker Hill. The heading of one of the two 
 oldest rolls is "A List of the Company of Militia in Holies 
 under the command of Capt, Joshua Wright, made January 
 26, 1775- Of this company, Reuben Dow was Lieutenant and 
 Noah Worcester, Ensign. There were also four Sergeants, viz., 
 John Atwell, Jacob Jewett. Jun., John Cumings and William 
 Brooks. Besides those officers, this roll contains the names of one 
 Corporal, one Drummer, one Fifer. and 214, rank and file 224 in
 
 142 
 
 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 ['775- 
 
 all supposed to have been the names of all the able bodied men 
 in the town Hable under the law to do military service. 
 
 The caption of the second roll is the "Alarm List" made Jan- 
 uary 26th, 1775. On this list are 100 names, and it is supposed to 
 include the names of all such able bodied men of the town as by 
 the province law were exempt from military duty, either on ac- 
 count of age or other cause specified in the law. The list contains 
 the names of two millers, viz., Thomas Jaquith and Enoch Noyes 
 millers then being excused from doing military duty. It also 
 contained the names of twenty-seven persons who were designated 
 with the title senior* indicating that each of the twenty-seven had a 
 son of the same name. For the purpose of exhibiting the character 
 of this roll as a curiosity of the times the first twenty-four names, 
 copied from it in the order in which they stood upon the list, are 
 presented below with the several titles prefixed or appended to each 
 of them. Whether or not this order is intended to indicate the rel- 
 ative social rank and standing of these dignitaries is left to con- 
 jecture. 
 
 Capt. LEONARD WHITING, 
 BENJAMIN WHITING, Esq., 
 RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON, Esq., 
 SAMUEL CUMINGS, Esq., 
 DANIEL EMERSON, Jun., Esq., 
 Lieut. BENJAMIN FARLEY, 
 Lt. SAMUEL FARLEY, 
 Lt. DAVID FARNSWORTH, 
 Lt. AMOS EASTMAN, 
 Lt. ROBERT COLBURN, 
 Lt. SAMUEL GRIDLEV, 
 Ensign STEPHEN AMES, 
 
 Ensign DANIEL MERRILL, 
 Ensign JONAS FLAGG, 
 Ensign BENJAMIN PARKEK. 
 Rev. DANIEL EMERSON, 
 Dea. SAMUEL GOODHUE, 
 Dea. NATHANIEL JEWETT. 
 Dea. ENOCH NOYES, 
 Dea. JOHN BOYNTON, 
 Dea. STEPHEN JEWETT, 
 WILLIAM CUMINGS, Sch. Master. 
 JOHN HALE, Physician, 
 SAMUEL HOSLEY, do. 
 
 The title of the third of those rolls is as follows : " 7'he List of 
 the present Militia Company of Holies, Exclusive of the M/'it- 
 itte ^\Icn and all that have gone into the army June ye fth, J7?J." 
 Of this Company Noah Worcester was Captain, Daniel Kendrick. 
 Lieutenant, and Jacob Jewett, Ensign, and inclusive of these 
 officers this roll contains 122 names, 102 less than the militia com- 
 pany roll made on the previous 26th of January. 
 
 In the record of the annual town meeting of March 6, 1775? no 
 reference in any way was made to the impending troubles, but on 
 the 3d of April following, a special town meeting was summoned 
 to choose delegates to a second County Congress to be held at Am- 
 herst on the 5th of that month, " and to see what method should be 
 taken to raise money for the Continental Congress at Philadelphia."
 
 1 775-] WAR, OF THE REVOLUTION. 143 
 
 Having made choice of "Dea. Stephen Jewett " and "Dea. Enoch 
 Noyes " as delegates to that Congress, and voted such instructions 
 to them as the meeting thought prudent, it also " Voted that all 
 persons who shall pay money by subscription to send noiv to the 
 Continental Congress, shall have the same ' deducted out of their 
 Province Rates." 
 
 The next special town meeting was held April 23, 1775- u P n 
 the receipt of the following letter from Col. John Wentworth, writ- 
 ten the day after the battle of Lexington, to the selectmen of Hollis, 
 in behalf of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety, and which 
 forms a part of the record of the meeting : 
 
 " Gentlemen : This moment melancholy intelligence has been 
 received of hostilities bemg commenced between the troops under 
 the command of General Gage and our brethren of the Massachu- 
 setts Bay. The importance of our exerting ourselves at this critical 
 moment has caused the provincial committee to meet at Exeter, and 
 you are requested instantly to choose and hasten forward a delegate 
 or delegates to join the committee and aid them in consulting 
 measures necessary for our safetv. 
 
 J. WENTWORTH. 
 In behalf of the Committee of Safety." 
 
 " Province of New Hampshire. | Special town meeting. April 
 
 Hillsborough County, SS. 23, i/75- 
 
 " Pursuant to the above notice and request, the inhabitants of the 
 town of Holies being met, unanimously voted, that Samuel Hobart, 
 Esq., be and hereby is appointed to represent this town at Exeter, 
 with other delegates, that are or shall be appointed by the several 
 towns of this Province for the purpose above mentioned. 
 
 NOAH WORCESTER. Town Clerk." 
 
 The following is a copy of the fu$r record of a town meeting, 
 April 28, 1775, called to rais^ soldiers for the army, nine days after 
 the battle of Lexington : 
 
 " Province of New Hampshire, 1 Special meeting April 28, 1775. 
 Hillsborough County, SS. f Col. John Hale, Moderator. 
 
 "At a meeting of the town of Holies called on a sudden emer- 
 gency in the day of our public distress. 
 
 " i st. Voted, that we will pay two commissioned officers, four 
 non-commissioned officers, arid thirty-four rank and file, making in 
 the whole forty good and able men to join the army in Cambridge,
 
 144 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. [ I 775- 
 
 paying said officers and men the same wages the Massachusetts men 
 receive, and will also victual the same till such time as the resolu- 
 tion of the General Court or the Congress of the Province of New 
 Hampshire shall be known respecting the raising of a standing 
 army the ensuing summer. 
 
 " 2nd. Voted, that the selectmen provide necessaries for sundry 
 poor families where the men are gone into the army till further 
 orders, and the amount be deducted out of their wages. 
 
 " 3d. Voted, that what grain was raised for the poor of Boston 
 shall be one half sent to the army, and the other half to be dis- 
 tributed to the above families." 
 
 The sequel of the doings of the town, both in the first and follow- 
 ing years of the war, furnishes abundant evidence that this vote of 
 the 28th of April was not an empty boast, and that the patriotic 
 pledges then made were amply and faithfully redeemed. 
 
 The extract presented below is copied from the proceedings of a 
 town meeting, May n, 1775, called to choose delegates to the Pro- 
 vincial Congress at Exeter, to be holden May i7th. 
 
 " Voted and chose Col. John Hale and Deacon Enoch Noyes 
 Delegates to the Provincial Congress to meet at Exeter on the ryth 
 of May inst. Also, Voted and instructed our delegates to join the 
 other Governments in raising and paying their proportions in men 
 and money in the defence of the Liberties of these Colonies." 
 
 Next below is presented a copy in full of the record of the third 
 town meeting, May 18, 1775, to appoint and instruct delegates to 
 the third and last County Congress to be held at Amherst, on the 
 following 24th of May. 
 
 ' 'Province of New Hampshire, 1 Speci'l town meeting MayiS, 1775, 
 Hillsborough County, SS. f Ensign Noah Worcester, moderator. 
 
 " At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Holies, May the 
 i8th, in the day of our public distress, occasioned by a letter from 
 Mr. Daniel Campbell and Mr. Jonathan Martin, a committee for 
 calling a Congress for this county, which Congress was called for 
 the following purpose : 
 
 " i. To go into some measures for the better security of the inter- 
 nal policy of the county to prevent declining into a state of nature. 
 
 '2. To see if the Congress will appoint a committee of corres- 
 pondence to wait on or join the Congress of Massachusetts Bay. 
 
 "3. To enforce a strict adherence to the Association Agreement 
 of the Continentel Congress.
 
 1 775-] MINUTE MEN TO CAMBRIDGE. 145 
 
 "Mr. William Nevins, Mr. Jeremiah Ames and Lieut. Samuel 
 Farley, chosen delegates for the Congress which is to be holden at 
 Amherst on the 24th of May next. As to the article in the letter of 
 Messrs. Campbell and Martin respecting the sending a committee 
 to the Massachusetts Congress, 
 
 " Voted unanimously that as we have a Provincial Congress now 
 sitting, which will doubtless send to them therefore it appears to us 
 not best for this county to take it upon them to send such a com- 
 mittee." 
 
 It is very evident from the foregoing proceedings and vote that the 
 people of Hollis were in no degree in sympathy with a part, at least, 
 of the supposed purposes of this County Congress. On the contrary 
 they regarded some of the objects and doings of that Congress as 
 usurpations, and as tending to disunion. This view of the people of 
 the town will more fully appear in an able and thoughtful memo- 
 rial of their Committee of Safety (still preserved) and addressed to 
 the County Congress in July of that year. A copy of this memorial 
 may be found in the "New Hampshire Provincial Papers, vol. 
 vii; page 450." 
 
 It is shown by the town records that the style " Province of New 
 Hampshire" was used in the margin of all warrants for town meet- 
 ings till after the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. After that 
 date, till July 4, 1776, the word " Colony" was used in those war- 
 rants, in the place of Province. After the Declaration of Independ- 
 ence the word " State " took the place of colony and province. 
 
 The following is a copy of the record of the last Hollis town 
 meeting in 1775' an< ^ shows among other things how the right to 
 vote of soldiers absent in the army was settled by our ancestors one 
 hundred years ago. 
 
 ' Colony of New Hampshire, ) Special meeting, Dec. 12, 1775. 
 Hillsborough County, SS. ^ Col. John Hale, Moderator. 
 
 " Voted and chose Ensign Stephen Ames a delegate to the Con- 
 gress or Assembly at Exeter for a year. 
 
 "SOLDIERS' VOTES. A dispute arose respecting some votes 
 which were brought in writing of persons gone into the army, 
 which being put to vote they were allowed as if the men were 
 present themselves." 
 (10)
 
 146 t MINUTE MEN TO CAMBRIDGE. [ I 775" 
 
 THE COMPANY OF HOLLIS MINUTE MEN FOR LEXINGTON ANI> 
 
 CAMBRIDGE. 
 
 Late at night on the i8th of April the detachment of British 
 troops under command of Lt. Col. Smith crossed over from Bos- 
 ton common to East Cambridge on their march to Lexington and 
 Concord. The distance from Hollis to Cambridge, by the roads 
 then travelled, was torty-two miles. The alarm of this expedition 
 was at once spread through the country by mounted express. Ac- 
 cording to well' established tradition the news of it was brought to 
 Hollis about noon of the I9th, by Dea. John Boynton, who lived in 
 the south part of the town, near the province line, and was one of the 
 committee of observation. Dea. Boynton came riding through the 
 town at the top of his horse's speed, calling out to his townsmen, as 
 he passed, ''the Regulars are coming and killing our men" Dea. 
 Boynton (as the tradition tells the story), riding at full speed, and 
 out of breath, announced his message at the door of Capt. Wor- 
 cester, another member of the same committee, living a little south 
 of the Hollis common, who had just risen from his dinner, and was 
 then standing at his looking glass with his face well lathered, and 
 in the act of shaving. Capt. Worcester, without stopping to finish 
 his work, with his face still w hitened for the razor, at once dropped 
 that instrument, hurried to his stable, mounted his horse, and in 
 that plight assisted in spreading the alarm. Other mounted mes- 
 sengers were soon despatched to the several parts of the town to 
 carry the news, and in the afternoon of the same day ninety-two 
 minute men were rallied and met on the Hollis common, with 
 their muskets, each w r ith his powder horn, and one pound of 
 powder from the town's stock and tw r enty bullets. 
 
 A story is told in the same connection of five brothers of the 
 name of Nevins, then living in the north part of the town, all of 
 whom were afterwards in the army, which illustrates the spirit and 
 promptness with which these minute men met this alarm. Early in 
 the afternoon of the I9th of April three of these brothers were at 
 work with their crowbars in digging stone for a farm wall at a 
 short distance from their home. At the coming in sight of the 
 messenger, they had partially raised from its place a large flat stone 
 embedded in a farm roadway. Seeing the messenger spurring 
 towards them at full speed, one of the brothers put a small boulder 
 under the large stone to keep it in the position to which it had been 
 raised, and all stopped and listened to the message of the horseman.
 
 775-] 
 
 MINUTE MEN TO CAMBRIDGE. 
 
 '47 
 
 Upon hearing it, leaving the stone as it was in the roadway, with 
 the little boulder under it, they hastened to the house, and all three 
 of them, with their guns and equipments, hurried to the Hollis 
 common to join their company. One of those brothers was after- 
 wards killed at Bunker Hill ; another, the spring following, lost his 
 life in the service in New York. As a family me'mento of this inci- 
 dent, this large stone, with the small one supporting it, was per- 
 mitted to remain for more than seventy years afterward, in the same 
 position in which the brothers had left it on the i9th of April. 
 
 Having made choice, the same afternoon, of Reuben Dow as 
 Captain, John Goss, first Lieutenant, and John Cumings, 2d Lieu- 
 tenant, this company on the evening of the igth, or before day- 
 light the next morning, was on its march from Hollis to Cambridge. 
 The names of all the officers of the company, and also of the private 
 soldiers, are presented in the list below, copied from an original 
 company roll, preserved by Capt. Dow, and now with the Hollis 
 documents, showing the date of enlistment, time of service, daily 
 wages of officers and privates, pay for ttavel from Hollis to Cam- 
 bridge, and back, and the amount of money paid to each of them 
 by the town. This document is entitled. " A Muster Roll of Capt. 
 Reuben Dow's Company of Minute Men who marched from Holies 
 the I9th of April, 1775," and may be found in full, in the October 
 number of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 
 pp. 282, 283. 
 
 Reuben Dow, Capt., 
 
 John Goss, ist Lieut., 
 
 John Cumings, 2(1. Lieut., 
 
 Nathan Blood, Sergt, 
 
 Joshua Boynton, " 
 
 William Nevins, " 
 
 Minot Farmer, " 
 
 Samson Powers, Corp'l. 
 
 James Mclntosh, " 
 
 James McConnor, " 
 
 Ephraim Blood, 
 
 David Farnsworth, drummer, Samuel Conroy, " 
 
 Noah Worcester, Jr., Fifer, Beiij'n Cumings " 
 
 Benjamin Abbot, Private, Jacob Danforth, " 
 
 David Ames, " James Dickey, ' 
 
 Jonathan Ames, Amos Eastman, " 
 
 John Atwell, Jonathan Eastman, " 
 
 Ebenezer Ball, " Benj'n Farley, " 
 
 Nathaniel Ball, Ebenezer Farley, " 
 
 Job Bailey, " James Fisk, " 
 
 Joel Bailey, " Josiah Fisk, " 
 
 Joseph Bailey. William French, " 
 
 Richard Bailey, Private. 
 Daniel Blood, " 
 
 Francis Flood, 
 Jonas Blood, 
 Benj'n Boynton, " 
 Elias Boynton, " 
 Abel Brown, 
 John Campbell, " 
 James Colburn, 
 Nathan Colburn, 
 Thomas Colburn, " 
 
 Ebenezer Gilson, Private 
 Manuel Grace. 
 
 Aaron Hardy, 
 Samuel Hill, 
 Samuel Hosley, 
 Ephraim How, 
 Ebenezer Jaquith. " 
 Samuel Jcwett, " 
 
 Edward Johnson, 
 Sam'l Johnson. 
 
 Thomas Kemp. " 
 Abner Keyes. 
 Israel Kinney, ;> - 
 
 Samuel Leeman, ' 
 Randall McDaniels, " 
 Joseph Minot. 
 Benjamin Nevins, 
 Joseph Nevins, " 
 
 Thomas Patch, 
 Nathan Phelps, " 
 Jolin Philbrick, 
 Ephraim Pierce.
 
 MINUTE MEN TO CAMBRIDGE. 
 
 [1775- 
 
 Nahum Powers, Private, 
 Thomas Pratt, 
 Ezekiel Proctor, 
 Jacob Reed, 
 Jonathan Russ, 
 Benjamin Sanders, 
 Robert Seaver, 
 Jacob Spalding, 
 Isaac Stearns, 
 
 Amos Taylor, Private 
 Daniel Taylor, 
 William Tenney, 
 David Wallingford, 
 Nathaniel Wheat, 
 Thomas Wheat, 
 Ebenezer Wheeler, 
 Thaddeus Wheeler, 
 Lebbeus Wheeler, 
 
 Bray Wilkins, Private, 
 
 Israel Wilkins, 
 
 William Wood, 
 
 Benjamin Wright, 
 
 Benj. Wright, Jun., 
 
 Uriah Wright, 
 
 Jesse Wyman, 
 
 Ebenezer Youngmao, private. 
 
 Thirty-nine of the privates of the company, after an absence of 
 from five to twelve days, returned to Hollis. The remaining fifty- 
 three, with but few if any exceptions, stayed at Cambridge and 
 volunteered in other companies to serve for eight months. Much 
 the largest part of those who remained at Cambridge re-enlisted 
 for eight months in a new company under Capt. Dow, of which 
 John Goss was also ist Lieutenant, and John Cumings, 2d Lieuten- 
 ant. This company was afterwards mustered into the Massachu- 
 setts regiment commanded by Col. William Prescott, the hero of 
 Bunker Hill, who at the time lived near the north line of the ad- 
 joining town of Pepperell, a large part of his farm being in Hollis. 
 Thomas Colburn and Ebenezer Youngman, two of these minute 
 men, enlisted in the company of Capt. Moor, of Groton, Mass., in 
 the same regiment, and were both killed in the fight at Bunker Hill. 
 Job Bailey, Ephraim How, and Samuel Leeman, three others of 
 them, joined the company of Capt. Levi Spalding of Nottingham 
 West, (now Hudson) in the New Hampshire regiment, that fought 
 at Bunker Hill under Col. Reed, and were all present in the battle. 
 Six others of them, viz., Joel Bailey, Richard Bailey, Nathan Col- 
 burn. Abner Keyes, David Wallingford, and Bray Wilkins, volun- 
 teered in the company of Capt. Archelaus Town, of Amherst, 
 New Hampshire, afterwards mustered into the 2^th Massachusetts 
 regiment, commanded by Col. Hutchinson. Of this company, 
 Wallingford was 2d Lieutenant, and Wilkins, one of the Sergeants. 
 
 It is shown by the original company roll of the Hollis minute 
 men, that the wages paid to the private soldiers of the company 
 were one shilling and five pence per day, equal to about 24 cents in 
 federal money. They were also paid one penny a mile each way 
 for travel, making in all 84d. or 75., the distance from Hollis to 
 Cambridge being 42 miles. The wages of the Captain were 45. 
 6d., or about 75 cents per day; those of the ist Lieutenant, 2s. 
 icd. ; of the 2d Lieutenant, 2s. 6d. ; of the Sergeants, is. 8 3-4, 
 or some less .than 30 cents per day. The full amount paid by the 
 own for the services of this company, as shown by this same roll, 
 was 65. i2s. 7d.
 
 *775-] HOLLIS MEN AT BUNKER HILL. 149- 
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 1775 CONTINUED. HOLLIS COMPANY AT BUNKER HILL. ROLL, 
 
 AND DESCRIPTIVE LIST. CAPT. DOW's COMMISSION. BATTLE 
 
 OF BUNKER HILL. HOLLIS MEN KILLED AND WOUNDED. LOSS 
 
 OF EOJJIPMENTS. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REINFORCEMENTS. 
 
 CAPT. WORCESTER'S COMPANY. NUMBER OF HOLLIS SOLDIERS 
 
 IN 1775 AND THEIR WAGES. MILITARY COATS. STORY OF A 
 
 PATRIOTIC HOLLIS WOMAN. 
 
 The new company of Capt. Dow, enlisted at Cambridge, for 
 eight months, including its officers, consisted of fifty-nine men, that 
 number making a full company under the law of Massachusetts 
 for organizing the troops of that province. It is shown by an origi- 
 nal return roll of this company, dated October 6, 1775' presenting 
 the names "of the dead and wounded as well as of those then living, 
 now in the office of the Secretary' of State, at Boston, that all the 
 men were from Hollis. This roll is preserved with the other com- 
 pany rolls of the regiment of Col. Prescott, and it may be seen on 
 inspection of them that Capt. Dow's was the only company of the 
 regiment, in which all the officers and privates were from one and 
 the same town. 
 
 The names of the officers and privates of the company, as first 
 organized, are here presented, copied from an original roll pre- 
 served in the family of Capt. Dow. Captain, Reuben Dow; ist 
 Lieuteiiant, John Goss ; 2cl Lieutenant, John Cunnings. Ser- 
 geants, ist, Nathan Blood; 2d, Joshua Boynton ; 3d, William 
 Nevins ; 4th, Minot Farmer. Corporals, ist, Samson Powers : 2d, 
 James Mclntosh ; 3d, James McConnor ; 4th, Ephraim Pierce. 
 Drummer, David Farnsworth. Fifer, Noah Worcester, Jun. 
 
 PRIVATES. 
 
 William Adams, Jacob Boynton, Benjamin Cumings, 
 
 David Ames, Abel Brown, Philip Cumings, 
 
 Ebenezer Ball, John Campbell, Peter Cumings, 
 
 Francis Blood, Wilder Chamberlain, Evan Dow, 
 
 EHas Boynton, AbelConant, Caleb Eastman.
 
 HOLLIS MEN AT BUNKER HILL. 
 
 ['775- 
 
 William Elliot. 
 James Fisk, 
 Josiah Fisk, 
 Samuel Hill. 
 Isaac Hobart, 
 Samuel Hosley, 
 Samuel Jewett, 
 Thomas Kemp, 
 Israel Kinney, 
 Phineas Nevins, 
 
 Nehemiah Pierce, 
 John Platts, 
 Peter Poor, 
 Nahum Powers, 
 Francis Powers, 
 Jonathan Powers. 
 Thomas Pratt, 
 Ezekiel Proctor, 
 Jacob Read, 
 Jeremiah Shattuck, 
 
 Jacob Spalding, 
 Isaac Stearns, 
 Amos Taylor, 
 Daniel Taylor. 
 Moses Thurston, 
 Ebenezer Townsend 
 Thomas Wheat, 
 Lebbeus Wheeler, 
 William Wood, 
 Uriah Wright. 
 
 Nathaniel Patten, 
 
 Five members of the company, viz., the 2cl. Lieut., John Cumings ; 
 Ebenezer Ball, Ephraim Blood, Jonathan Powers and Isaac Stearns, 
 were soldiers in the last French and Indian war, begun in the year 
 1754, and which resulted in the final conquest of Canada. 
 
 An original descriptive roll of fifty of the non-commissioned 
 officers and private soldiers of the company still exists, showing 
 their height, age and complexion. From this roll it appears that 
 Jonathan Powers, who was of the age of sixty years, was the oldest, 
 and that Peter Cumings, a son of the 2d Lieutenant, and but thir- 
 teen, was the youngest. The next youngest, was Noah Worcester, 
 Jun., the fifer, who was sixteen the November previous. The four 
 tallest of the men were each six feet in height the shortest was the 
 boy, Peter Cumings, who was but five feet. Fourteen of the men 
 were of " dark" complexion, the remaining thirty-six, " light." 
 
 COPY OF THE DESCRIPTIVE ROLL. 
 
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 Complexion. 
 
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 William Adams 
 
 20 
 
 Light, 
 
 S ft. S in. 
 
 James McConner 
 
 31 
 
 Light, 
 
 5 ft- 7 in- 
 
 Ebenezer Ball 
 
 45 
 
 Dark, 
 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 
 James Mclntosh 
 
 3 
 
 " 
 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 
 Nathan Blood 
 
 28 
 
 Light, 
 
 6ft. 
 
 Phineas Nevins 
 
 '7 
 
 " 
 
 S ft. 6 in. 
 
 Francis Blood 
 
 3 7 
 
 
 6ft. 
 
 Nathaniel Patten 
 
 4' 
 
 Dark, 
 
 S ft. 6 in. 
 
 Ephraim Blood 
 
 37 
 
 " 
 
 5 ft. ii in. 
 
 Nehemiah Pierce 
 
 20 
 
 Light, 
 
 5 ft. 7 in. 
 
 Jacob Boynton 
 Elias Boynton 
 Joshua Boynton 
 John Campbell 
 Abel Conant 
 
 19 
 
 30 
 3 
 
 20 
 J 9 
 
 Dark, 
 Light, 
 
 S ft. 9 in. 
 5 ft. io in. 
 S ft. 6 in. 
 5 ft. 9 in. 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 
 John Platts 
 Peter Poor 
 Nahum Powers 
 Francis Powers 
 Jonathan Powers 
 
 27 
 
 21 
 
 35 
 
 
 Dark, 
 Light, 
 
 S ft. 9 in. 
 
 5 ft- S in- 
 5 ft. 9 in. 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 S ft. 9 in. 
 
 Philip Cumings 
 
 3 7 
 
 " 
 
 S ft. 6 in. 
 
 Samson Powers 
 
 26 
 
 " 
 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 
 Benjamin Cumings 
 Peter Cumings 
 
 9 
 13 
 
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 S ft. Ji in. 
 
 sft. 
 
 Thomas Pratt 
 Ezekiel Proctor 
 
 35 
 40 
 
 Dark, 
 
 5 ft. 10 in. 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 
 Evan Dow 
 
 21 
 
 " 
 
 S ft. 6 in. 
 
 Iacob Read 
 
 48 
 
 
 S ft. io in. 
 
 Caleb Eastman 
 
 22 
 
 Dark, 
 
 5 ft. 8 in. 
 
 eremiah Shattuck 
 
 20 
 
 " 
 
 5 ft. io in. 
 
 William Elliot 
 
 2O 
 
 Light, 
 
 5 ft. -r in. 
 
 acob Spalding 
 
 20 
 
 Light, 
 
 S ft. 4 in. 
 
 Minot Farmer 
 
 25 
 
 " 
 
 < ft. 8 in. 
 
 saac Stearns 
 
 38 
 
 
 5 ft. S i"- 
 
 David Farnsworth 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 6ft. 
 
 Amos Taylor 
 
 37 
 
 
 
 S ft. 8 in. 
 
 James Fisk 
 
 37 
 
 Dark, 
 
 S ft. 9 in. 
 
 Moses Thurston 
 
 48 
 
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 S ft. 6 in. 
 
 Josiah Fisk 
 
 20 
 
 Light, 
 
 5 ft- Sin. 
 
 Ebenezer Townsend 
 
 22 
 
 < 
 
 S ft. io in. 
 
 Samuel Hill 
 
 21 
 
 14 
 
 6ft. 
 
 Thomas Wheat 
 
 24 
 
 Dark, 
 
 S ft. 8 in. 
 
 Isaac Hobart 
 
 19 
 
 " 
 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 
 Lebbeus Wheeler 
 
 23 
 
 Light, 
 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 
 Samuel Hosley 
 
 23 
 
 " 
 
 5 ft. 7 in. 
 
 William Wood 
 
 33 
 
 " 
 
 S ft. 6 in. 
 
 Samuel Jewett 
 Thomas Kemp 
 
 '9 
 37 
 
 Dark, 
 
 5 ft. 6 in. 
 Sft. 7 in. 
 
 Noah Worcester, Jr. 
 Uriah Wright 
 
 16 
 
 31 
 
 Daik, 
 
 5 ft. io in. 
 S ft. 6 in. 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 1 775-1 HOLMS MEN AT BUNKEK HIM.. 151 
 
 Besides the fifty-nine eight months' men in the company of Capt. 
 Dow, Thomas Colburn, Samuel Conroy, Samuel Wright, and 
 Ebenezer Youngman, enlisted in the company of Capt. Moor, of 
 Groton, in the same regiment, and eight other Hollis soldiers, viz., 
 Andrew Bailey, Job Bailey, Phineas Hardy, Thomas Hardy, 
 Ephraim How, Samuel Leeman,Jun., Ephraim Rolfe, and Ephraim 
 Smith, enlisted in the company of Capt. Spalding, in the New 
 Hampshire regiment under Col. Reed, and all of them were present 
 at the battle of Bunker Hill. Joel Bailey, Richard Bailey, Josiah 
 Bruce, Nathan Colburn, Joseph French, Nehemiah French, Abner 
 Keyes, David WallSngford and Bray Wilkins, nine other Hollis 
 men, enlisted for the like time in the company of Capt Towne of 
 Amherst, which, as appears from the company roll, still preserved, 
 afterwards joined the 27th Massachusetts regiment, which served at 
 the siege of Boston under Col. Hutchirison. These several num- 
 bers, added to the fifty-nine names in the company roll of Capt. 
 Dow, make in all, eighty eight months' soldiers who went from 
 Hollis in the spring or early in the summer of 1775. 
 
 The original commission of Capt. Dow, dated May 19, 1775, 
 with the autograph signature of Gen. Joseph Warren, president 
 pro tem. ot the Massachusetts Congress, who was killed at Bunker 
 Hill about four weeks after, is now among the Hollis documents. 
 A copy of this commission is here presented. 
 
 'THE CONGRESS OF THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY. 
 
 " To REUBEN Dow, gentleman. 
 "Greeting: 
 
 "We reposing especial trust and confidence in your courage and 
 ^ood conduct, do by these presents constitute and appoint you, the 
 said Reuben Dow, to be Captain in the company in the Regi- 
 ment of foot commanded by William Prescott, Esq., Colonel, 
 raised by the Congress aforesaid for the defence of said colony. 
 
 "You are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the 
 duty of a Captain in leading, ordering and exercising the said com 
 pany in arms, both inferior officers and soldiers, and to keep them 
 in good order and discipline ; and they are hereby commanded to 
 obey you as their Captain ; and you are, yourself, to observe and 
 follow such orders and instructions as you shall from time to time 
 receive from the General and commander in chief of the forces
 
 152 HOLLIS MEN AT BUNKER HILL. [ X 775' 
 
 raised in the colony aforesaid, for the defence of the same, or any 
 other your superior officers according to military rules and disci- 
 pline in war, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. 
 
 " By order of the Congress, 
 
 "Jos. WARREN, President P. T, 
 
 " Watertown, the i9thof May, A/D., 1775. 
 " Sam 1 . Freeman, Secretary P. T." 
 
 The regiment of Col. Prescott, with other Massachusetts regi- 
 ments, was stationed at Cambridge till the battle of Bunker Hill. 
 About nine o'clock on the night of the i6th of June the companies 
 of Captains Dow and Moor, with the regiment of Col. Prescott, 
 , and detachments from two or three other regiments, by orders of 
 the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, with their arms, spades 
 and other intrenching tools, marched from Cambridge common to 
 Charlestown, and took possession of the heights upon which, the 
 next day, was fought the battle of Bunker Hill. Col. Prescott was 
 at the head of the detachment, in a simple appropriate uniform, 
 with a blue coat and three cornered hat. Two Sergeants carrying 
 dark lanterns were in front of him, and the intrenching tools in 
 carts in the rear. The men had been ordered to take with them 
 in their knapsacks, one day's rations, but many of them neglected 
 to obey this 'order. After one or more halts, for consultation 
 of the officers, the detachment reached the hill to be fortified about 
 midnight. Working with their spades and pickaxes the whole of 
 the rest of the night and the next forenoon in the intense heat of a 
 June sun, without sleep and many of them suffering for the want 
 of food and drink, they threw vip the redoubt, which their heroism 
 soon made forever .memorable. To inspire his men with courage 
 and confidence while busy with their intrenching tools, the gallant 
 Prescott, on the forenoon of the lyth, mounted the parapet of the 
 redoubt, and continued to walk leisurely around on the top of it in 
 full view of the British ships and troops, inspecting the works, 
 giving directions to his officers and men, encouraging them by his 
 example and approval, or amusing them by his humor. Gen. 
 Gage, seeing through his spy glass, the tall, commanding form of 
 Prescott, asked of Willard, one of the Council, "who he was?'' 
 Willard replied, "He is my brother-in-law." "Will he fight?" 
 again asked Gage. "Yes, Sir;" said Willard, "he is an old 
 soldier, and will fight to the last drop of blood in him."
 
 1 775-] HOLLIS MEN AT BUNKER HILL. 1 53 
 
 The men, hungry and weary, having worked through the night 
 and till noon of the next day, without sleep, and many of them with- 
 out food or drink, some of their officers, in view of the impending 
 conflict, urged Col. Prescott to send a request to Geni Ward, com- 
 manding at Cambridge, that the men who had built the fort might 
 be relieved and fresh troops might be sent over for its defence. Col. 
 Prescott fully understood the spirit and temper of his men many 
 of them were his neighbors, and he promptly said to the officers 
 making that request, that he would not consent to their relief. 
 "The men," said he, "who have raised these works will best 
 defend them ; they have had the merit of the labor and should have 
 the honor of victory, if attacked." 
 
 Very many histories of the battle of Bunker Hill have already 
 been written. It is not my purpose to add another, but simply to 
 tell, in few words, the share the town of Hollis and Hollis soldiers 
 had in it. 
 
 HOLLIS, AND OTHER NEW HAMPSHIRE SOLDIERS IN COL. PRESCOTT's 
 
 REGIMENT. 
 
 Besides the company of Capt. Dow, and the four Hollis soldiers 
 in the company of Capt. Moor, it is shown by the original return 
 rolls of Col. Prescott's regiment, now at Boston, that there were 
 fifty or more other New Hampshire soldiers in the same regiment, 
 mostly from towns in the vicinity of Hollis. Of these, eleven were 
 from Merrimack, eleven from Londonderry, seven from Raby (now 
 Brookline), others from Amherst, Mason, New Ipswich, and other 
 towns, making in all between one hundred and ten and one hundred 
 and twenty New Hampshire men in that regiment. Yet, so far as 
 I am aware, no New Hampshire history of the battle of Bunker Hill 
 makes any reference to the New Hampshire soldiers in the regiment 
 of Col. Prescott. It is said in " Frothingham's Siege of Boston,' 
 page 401, that not more than three hundred of Col. Prescott's 
 regiment marched with him to Charlestown on the night of the i6th 
 of June. If such was the fact, it is not improbable that one-fourth 
 of the three hundred were New Hampshire soldiers, and at least 
 one-sixth of them from Hollis. 
 
 CASUALTIES. 
 
 James Fisk and Jeremiah Shattuck, two of Capt. Dow's company, 
 died of sickness, at Cambridge, on the 29th of May. Caleb 
 Eastman was killed at Cambridge, two days after the battle, by the
 
 r fJ4 CASUALTIES IN THE BATTLE. [ T 775' 
 
 accidental bursting of his gun. Nathan Blood, the ist Sergeant, 
 Jacob Boynton, Isaac Hobart, Phineas Nevins, Peter Poor and 
 Thomas Wheat, of Capt. Dow's company, and also Thomas 
 Colburn and Ebenezer Youngman, two of the Hollis soldiers in 
 Capt. Moor's company, were killed in the battle, making eight in 
 /all lost on the field, and a total loss of eleven. There were also six 
 of the Hollis company wounded in the battle, viz., Reuben Dow, 
 the Captain, Ephraim Blood, Francis Blood, Francis Powers, 
 Thomas Pratt and William Wood ; Dow and Wood, so severely 
 that they were afterwards pensioners for life. The number of killed 
 in Col. Prescott's regiment, (according to Frothingham, page 193,) 
 was forty-two ; wounded, twenty-eight. Of the killed in that regi- 
 ment, the loss of Hollis was nearly one-fifth, and more than that 
 proportion of the wounded. 
 
 From a letter written by Col. Stark, to Matthew Thornton, two 
 days after the battle, it appears that the loss of his own regiment in 
 killed and missing was fifteen, that of the regiment of Col. Reed, 
 but four, making nineteen in all.* From the above statements, it 
 appears that the loss of Hollis, in killed, was fully equal to two- 
 fifths of the killed and missing in the two New Hampshire regi- 
 ments, and greater, as is believed, thanthat of any other town in 
 New Hampshire or Massachusetts. It is shown by the return rolls 
 at Boston, that the town of Pepperell lost six in killed, which is 
 believed to be the next largest loss of a single town. Of the Hollis 
 men, above named, who had died of disease or been killed, Fisk, 
 Shattuck, Blood and Wheat were married and heads of families. 
 Boynton, Eastman, Hobart, Youngman, Nevins and Poor, were 
 young, unmarried men. the oldest supposed to be 22, and the 
 youngest but 17. 
 
 LOSS OF EQUIPMENTS, ETC., IN THE BATTLE. 
 
 It is shown by the rolls of Capt. Dow's company, that his men 
 furnished all their o\vn equipments, and also their clothes, as did 
 the soldiers generally, the first year of the war. The following 
 statement, to which are appended the names of twenty-eight mem- 
 bers of the company, present at the battle, not including the 
 commissioned officers, or the killed, exhibits the articles lost by each 
 of them, with their estimated value. 
 
 New Hampshire Hist. Coll., Vol. a, p. 145.
 
 1 775-] LOSS OF EQUIPMENTS. 155 
 
 "CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 22, 1 775-" 
 
 ''This may certify that we the subscribers in Capt. Reuben 
 Dow's company, in Col. William Prescott's regiment, in the Conti- 
 nental army, that we lost the following articles, in the late engage- 
 ment on Bunker Hill on the i7th of June last." 
 
 William Adams i knapsack, is., value o is- d. 
 
 David Ames, i knapsack is. qd. i tumpline is. zd., 2 6 
 
 Ephraim Blood, i knapsack is. 8d. i tumpline is. $d. i gun a, 148., " 2 17 
 
 Francis Blood, i knapsack is. 4d. i tumpline is. 2d., "26 
 
 Klias Boynton, i gun 2, 2s., "22 
 
 Abel Brown, i tumpline is. 2., i gun i8s., i cartridge box 48.. " 2 $ 2 
 
 Wilder Chamberlain, i knapsack is 4d., " i 4 
 
 Abel Conant, i knapsack is. Sd., i tumpline is. 4d., " .? 
 
 Benjamin Cumings, i knapsack is. 8d., i tumpline is. 4d., 3 
 
 Minot Farmer, i knapsack is. 4d., i tumpline is 4d., i sword IDS., " 12 8 
 
 David Farnsworth, i knapsack is. Sd., i tumpline is. zd., 3 10 
 
 Josiah Fisk, i knapsack is. Sd., i tumpline is. zd., i cartridge box 45. 8d. 7 8 
 
 Samuel Hill, i knapsack is. 4d., i tumpline is. Sd., .5 
 
 Samuel Jewett, i knapsack is. Sd., i tumpline is. a d., 2 10 
 
 Israel Kinney, i knapsack is. 4d., i tumpline is. ad., 2 6 
 James McConnor, i knapsack, is. 4d., i tumpline, is. 2d. i gun a, as. i hat ias " 2 16 6 
 
 James Mclntosh, i knapsack i s. 8d., i tumpline is. 4d., i jacket 8s, 13 
 
 William Nevins, i knapsack is. Sd., i tumpline is. 4d., i jacket i, 45., " i 7 
 
 Nathaniel Patten, i knapsack is 4d., i tumpline is zd., i jacket i6s., 18 6 
 
 Nehemiah Pierce, i knapsack is. 8d., i tumpline is. 4d., i hat i8s., " i i 
 
 Francis Powers, i gun 2, 145., i bayonet 6s., " 3 
 
 Nahum Powers, i knaps'k is. 4d., i tump'e is, zd., hat 35., jacket 8s., bayonet 6s " 19 6 
 
 Thomas Pratt, i knapsack is. 4d., i tumpline is. ad., i gun i, ids., " i 18 6 
 
 Isaac Stearns, i knapsack is. 4d., i gun 2, 143., " a 15 4 
 
 Lebbeus Wheeler, i knapsack is. 8d., i tumpline is. 2d., i hat 6s., . 8 10 
 
 Noah Worcester, Jun., i knapsack is. Sd., i tumpline is. 2d., 2 10 
 
 William Wood, i knapsack is. Sd., i tumpline is. ad., i gun z, 8s.. " 2 10 10 
 
 Uriah Wright, i knapsack is. Sd., i tumpline is. 3d., ' 211 
 
 It appears from the above certificate, that twenty-five of these 
 men lost their knapsacks, twenty-three their tumplines,* eight their 
 guns, three their cartridge boxes, two their bayonets, and one his 
 sword; five of them their short coats or "Jackets," and three 
 their hats. 
 
 How many of Capt. Dow's company, besides the killed and com- 
 missioned officers, were present in the battle and lost no part of 
 their equipments, cannot now be known doubtless some, and it 
 may be most of them. 
 
 The following copy of an original certificate in the hand writing 
 of Capt. Dow, and preserved by him, with other papers relating to 
 his company, shows the loss of equipments of the six men belonging 
 to it, killed in the battle. 
 
 A Tump-line was a strap to be placed across the forehead, to assist a man in carrying a pack 
 o his baek. WORCESTER'S QUARTO DICTIONARY.
 
 156 LOSS OF EQUIPMENTS. [ J 775' 
 
 CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 22, 1775." 
 
 " Nathan Blood, Isaac Hobart, Jacob Boynton, 
 
 Thomas Wheat, Peter Poor, Phineas Nevins." 
 
 "The men whose names are above written belonged to Capt. 
 Dow's company, and Col. William Prescott's regiment and were all 
 killed in the battle of Bunker Hill, on the lyth of June last, and 
 were furnished each of them with a good gun, judged to be worth 
 Eight Dollars apiece also were furnished with other materials, viz. 
 Cartridge Boxes, Knapsacks and Tump-lines and were well 
 clothed for soldiers Also had each of them a good blanket. 
 Nathan Blood had a good Hanger." 
 
 It appears that the eight Hollis men in Capt. Spalding's company, 
 in the New Hampshire regiment of Col. Reed, were all present in 
 the battle, and that each of them lost portions of his clothing or 
 equipments, as is shown from the returns of losses made after the 
 battle, now to be found in the "New Hampshire Provincial Pa- 
 pers," Volume 6, page 592." These losses with their appraised 
 value were as follows : 
 
 Andrew Bailey, i coat, i shirt, trousers, stockings, value, 2, 6s. Sd. 
 
 Job Bailey, i cartridge box, knapsack, and shiit, " 15 
 
 Phineas Hardy, i blanket, coat, shirt, breeches, " i 12 
 
 Thomas Hardy, i blanket, coat, jacket, stockings, 
 Ephraim How, i gun, breeches and shirt, 
 Samuel Leeman, 2 coats and i blanket, 
 Ephraim Rolfe, i gun, blanket, shirt, stockings, 
 Ephraim Smith, i knapsack, shirt, stockings, 
 
 At this late day it is difficult to ascertain all the reasons that may 
 have induced the company of Capt. Dow to join the Massachusetts 
 regiment of Col. Prescott. But the following well established facts 
 undoubtedly had much influence. Col. Prescott at the time lived 
 upon his farm on the north side of Pepperell, adjoining Hollis, 
 (still the country seat of his descendants) a large part of the farm 
 then being in Hollis. Capt. Dow and Lieut. Goss lived in the 
 south part of Hollis, and were the neighbors and friends of Col. 
 Prescott. A very large part of the early settlers of Hollis were 
 from Billerica, Chelmsford, Groton and Pepperell and other towns 
 in Middlesex county in which most of the companies in Col. 
 Prescott's regiment were enlisted. It may be added to these i-easons, 
 that Col. John Hale, one of the leading friends of the Revolution, 
 in Hollis, was a brother-in-law of Col. Prescott, he having married 
 Abigail Hale, a sister of Col. Hale. 
 
 13 4 
 9 4 
 11 4
 
 r 775'] THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REINFORCEMENTS. 157 
 
 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REINFORCEMENTS IN DECEMBER, 1 775' *" 
 
 The time of service of the men enlisted for eight months expired 
 in December. On the 3Oth of November an express was sent by 
 Gen. Sullivan, then in command of the Continental troops at Win- 
 ter Hill, near Boston, to the New Hampshire Committee of Safety, 
 informing them that the Connecticut regiments had refused to 
 remain longer in the service, and urging for reinforcements from 
 New Hampshire to supply their places. 
 
 LETTER OF GEN. SULLIVAN TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMITTEE 
 
 OF SAFETY. 
 
 "WINTER. HILL, Nov. 30, 1775. 
 
 " Sirs : Gen. Washington has sent to New Hampshire for thirty- 
 one companies to take possession of and defend our lines in room 
 of the Connecticut forces who most scandalously refuse to tarry till 
 the ist of January. I must therefore intreat your utmost exertions 
 to forward the raising those companies, lest the enemy should take 
 advantage of their absence and force our lines. As the Connecticut 
 forces will at all events leave us at or before the loth of next month, 
 pray call upon every true friend of his country to assist with heart 
 and hand in sending forward these companies as soon as possible. 
 Sirs, I am in extreme haste your Obt. Serv't, 
 
 "JOHN SULLIVAN." 
 
 ' To the Committee of Safety at Exeter."* 
 
 In answer to this call, New Hampshire, with patriotic and char- 
 acteristic promptness, sent to Cambridge 31 companies of 63 each, 
 of the New Hampshire "Minute Men," numbering in all 2000, or 
 more. These troops continued in the service, till the middle of 
 March, 1776, when the British army evacuated Boston. 
 
 Two-thirds or more of the 26th company of this force volun- 
 teered from Hollis. Of this company Noah Worcester was Cap- 
 tain, and Robert Seaver, 2d Lieutenant, both of Hollis, and Oba- 
 diah Parker of Mason, ist Lieutenant. 
 
 No roll of this company containing the names of all the men in 
 it is known now to exist. But there are now among the Hollis 
 Revolutionary papers two documents presenting the names of most 
 of the Hollis men who were in the service in the several years of the 
 war, with the amount of the wages and bounties paid to each of 
 
 *N. H. Prov. Papers, Vol. 7, p. 677.
 
 i 5 8 
 
 CAPT. WORCESTER S COMPANY. 
 
 ['775- 
 
 them by the town. One of these documents entitled the " Great 
 Return " was made out by the selectmen of the town about eight 
 years after the war was ended, in obedience to a resolution of the 
 New Hampshire General Court. The other was prepared by Capt* 
 John Goss, who was chosen by the town in the year 1777, as a 
 member of a committee appointed for that purpose, and who was 
 Captain of the Hollis company at the battle of Bennington. These 
 documents together contain the names of forty-four Hollis soldiers. 
 The name of the 2nd Lieutenant, Robert Seaver, is not found on 
 either of them, though he was one of the company that marched 
 from Hollis to Lexington and Cambridge on the 191!! of April, and 
 also his name at the time and for many yeai's after was on the Holli.s 
 tax lists as a resident tax payer. 
 
 It appears from the " Great Return " that thirty-seven men of this- 
 company were paid by the town 3 each, and two others 2, 5s. 
 each. The names of five others of the company, with the wages 
 supposed to have been paid them, are found in the "Return" of 
 Capt. Goss, but not in the other document. The names of these 
 soldiers, forty-five in all, are here presented : 
 
 Noah Worcester, Capt. 
 Robert Seaver, 2d Lieut. 
 Saniuel Ambrose, 
 Eleazer Ball, 
 Daniel Bailey, x 
 Joshua Blanchard, 
 Daniel Blood, 
 Joel Boynton, 
 Kliphalet Brown, 
 James Colburn, 
 Robert Colbu^n, 
 Josiah Conant, 
 John Conroy, 
 Benjamin Farley, 
 Joseph Farley, 
 
 Stephen Farley, 
 Isaac French, . 
 Ebenezer Gilson, 
 Nehemiah Hardy, 
 Jonathan Hobart, 
 Joshua Hobart, 
 Parmeter Honey, 
 Joseph How, 
 Ebenezer Jaquith, 
 Thomas Jaquith, 
 Jacob Jewett, Jun., 
 Stephen Jewett, 
 Oliver Lawrence, 
 Asa Lovejoy, 
 Jonathan Lovejoy, 
 
 Ephraim Lund, 
 Elijah Noyes, 
 Daniel Patch, 
 Nathan Phelps, 
 Solomon, Pierce, 
 Wm. W. Pool, 
 John Read, 
 Jonathan Russ, 
 William Shattuck, 
 Zachariah Shattuck. 
 Jacob Taylor, 
 Jonathan Taylor, 
 William Tenney, 
 Nathaniel Wheat, 
 James Wheeler. 
 
 NUMBER OF HOLLIS SOLDIERS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR. 
 
 Minute men who went to Cambridge in April, 92 
 
 Eight months* men : In Capt. Dow's Company, 59 : Capt. 
 
 Moor's, 4 ; Spalding's, 8 ; Towns, 9 ; in all, 80 
 
 In Capt. Worcester's Company, 45 
 
 Making in all, 217 
 
 The names of 61 of the 92 minute men who went to Cambridge 
 in April will be found in the foregoing lists of men enlisted for 
 eight months,^or in that of the Hollis men in Capt. Worcester's
 
 T 775'] WAGES AND BOUNTIES OF SOLDIERS IN 1775- 159 
 
 company. Deducting the 61 from 217, there will remain a total of" 
 156 different names of Hollis soldiers who were in the military ser- 
 vice of the country during a part of the first year of the war, a 
 number very nearly equal to one in eight of the whole population. 
 
 It is shown by the " Great Return " made by the selectmen above 
 referred to, that the town paid in the year 1775, for the wages or 
 bounties for these soldiers, the following sums ; 
 
 To the eight months' men at 12. per man, (i los. s. d, 
 
 per month), 792. oo. oo. 
 
 To the men in Capt. Worcester's company, 115. 10. oo. 
 
 For the 92 Minute men to Cambridge in April. 9^. 07. 07. 
 
 Making an aggegate of 1000. 17. 07, 
 
 WAGES OF SOLDIERS IN 1 775. 
 
 In the common histories of the war of the Revolution, but very 
 little information is to be gleaned in regard to the wages paid to the 
 brave men by whose valor and privations our national independence 
 was won. Several of the original Hollis documents, still existing, 
 throw much light upon this subject in respect to the pay of the 
 soldiers who went from the town in 1775' an( ^ m the other years of 
 the war. The pay roll of the first company of ninety-two minute 
 men has already been adverted to, showing the daily wages paid to 
 both the officers and privates of that company. It appears from a 
 pay roll of the company of Capt. Dow, made in August, 1775, after 
 the men had been at Cambridge near four months, that the monthly 
 wages of the private soldiers wei'e 2, or $6.67, or about 24 cents a 
 day, reckoning twenty-eight days to the month. In addition to these 
 wages the men were credited wi*li id. a mile for travel. The 
 wages of the drummer, fifer and corporals appear to have been 2, 
 55. per month those of the Sergeants 2, IDS., the Second Lieut., 
 3, the First Lieut.. 4, and of the Captain, 6, or about $20.00 
 per month. 
 
 THK MILITARY COAT VOTED AS A BOUNTY TO EIGHT MONTHS' 
 
 MEN. 
 
 From the following copy of an original certificate and receipt 
 now in the office of the Secretary of State, at Boston, it is shown 
 that the soldiers in Capt. Dow's company received a military coat, 
 voted by the Massachusetts Congress in the spring of 1775,35 a 
 bounty to men enlisted for eight months.
 
 l6o WAGES AND BOUNTIES OF SOLDIERS IN 1775- [ J 775- 
 
 " CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 20, 1775. 
 "To the Honorable Committee of Supplies: 
 
 "This may certify that we who have hereunto subscribed our 
 names do declare that we being under officers and soldiers enlisted 
 under Captain Reuben Dow of Holies, in Col. William Prescott's 
 regiment, have received each of us a coat according to a vote of 
 the late Congress held at Watertown, and provided by the com- 
 mittee of supplies, we say received of Lieutenant John Gossof said 
 company." 
 
 The above certificate was signed by forty-seven members of the 
 company, being all the non-commissioned officers and privates, 
 except the nine of them who had been previously killed or died of 
 sickness. There was endorsed upon this ceitificate the receipt of 
 Lieut. Goss, as follows : 
 
 " Rec'd of the committee on cloathing forty-seven coats for the 
 within mentioned soldiers as per Receipt on back, of this date. 
 "Nov. 20, 1775" "JOHN Goss, Lieut." 
 
 It also appears from the three following certificates and vouchers 
 to be found in the same depository at Boston, that the heirs or 
 widows of the nine deceased men received pay for these military 
 bounty coats. 
 
 ist Voucher. " To the Honorable the Committee of Supplies of 
 Massachusetts Bay. Be pleased to pay or deliver to Capt. Reuben 
 Dow the money due to the following men for their military coats, 
 viz., Sergt. Nathan Blood, Thomas Wheat, Isaac Hobart, Jacob 
 Boynton, Phineas Nevins, James Fisk and Caleb Eastman, in Capt. 
 Reuben Dow's company, in Col. William Prescott's^regiment, 
 deceased, and this shall be yotir Receipt for the same, per us" 
 
 "WILLIAM NEVINS ENOCH NOYES 
 
 JOHN BOYNTON ABIGAIL WHEAT 
 
 AMOS EASTMAN her 
 
 SHUBAEL HOBAUT SARAH X FISK." 
 
 mark 
 
 William Nevins, John Boynton, Amos Eastman and Shuba'el 
 Hobart were respectively the fathers of Phineas^Nevins, Jacob 
 Boynton, Caleb Eastman and Isaac Hobart ; Abigail Wheat and 
 Sarah Fisk, the widows of Thomas Wheat and James Fisk, and 
 Enoch Noyes was the father-in-law of Sergt. Nathan Blood. 
 
 2d Voucher. " We hereby certify that the widow Experience 
 Shattuck is the proper person to receive the clothing belonging to
 
 1 775.] WAGES AND BOUNTIES OF SOLDIERS IN 1 775- l6l 
 
 Jeremiah Shattuck who belonged to Capt. Reuben Dow's Company 
 in Col. Wm. Prescott's regiment and is dead. 
 
 . " NOAH WORCESTER, A 
 
 JACOB JEWETT, I Selectmen." 
 
 OLIVER LAWRENCE, J 
 
 " Holies, y e i6th of March, 1776. 
 
 "To the Honorable Commitee of Supplies of Massachusetts 
 Bay. Gentlemen, Be pleased to pay to Capt. Reuben Dow, the 
 money due to Jeremiah Shattuck, deceased, who belonged to Capt. 
 Reuben Dow's Company in Col. Wm. Prescott's regiment, and this 
 order shall be your discharge for the same, per me. 
 
 her 
 
 EXPERIENCE X SHATTUCK." 
 mark. 
 
 Holies, March 14, 1776. 
 
 3d Voucher. "We hereby certify that Capt. Reuben Dow is 
 the only proper pei'son to receive the clothing that is due to Peter 
 Poor, a transient person who enlisted in his Company, and last re- 
 sided in this Town and went away in debt. Said Poor was killed 
 in Bunker Hill fight. 
 
 " NOAH WORCESTER, OLIVER LAWRENCE, " 
 STEPHEN AMES, JACOB JEWETT, I S 
 
 DANIEL KENDRICK. J 
 
 " Holies, Feb. 10, 1776. 
 
 STORY OF A HOLLIS WOMAN. CAPTURE AND SURRENDER OF A 
 
 HOLLIS TORY. 
 
 Among the citizens of Hollis in i775? were four known as tories, 
 whose sympathies were strongly with the royal government. 
 These four were Benjamin Whiting, the first sheriff of Hillsborough 
 county ; his brother, Capt. Leonard Whiting ; and Samuel and 
 Thomas Cumings, two of the sons of Samuel Cumings, Sen., the 
 first town-clerk of Hollis. We copy the following notices of the 
 two Whitings from Sabine's " Loyalists of the American Revolu- 
 tion," Vol. 2, p. 422. 
 
 " Whiting, Benjamin, Sheriff of Hillsborough County, N. H. 
 He was proscribed and banished and his property confiscated." 
 
 " Whiting, Leonard, of Hollis, N. H. .A noted Tory. In 1775, 
 Whiting was the bearer of despatches from Canada to the British 
 in Boston, and was arrested in Groton, Mass., under the following 
 circumstances. After the departure of Col. Prescott's Regiment of 
 1 Minute Men,' Mrs. David Wright, of Pepperell, Mrs. Job Shattuck,
 
 1 62 CAPTUKK OF A HOJ.LIS TORY. [^75' 
 
 of Groton, and the neighboring women, collected at what is now 
 Jewett's bridge, over the Nashua river, between Pepperell and 
 Groton, clothed in their absent husbands' apparel, and armed with 
 muskets, pitchforks, and such other weapons as they could find, and 
 having elected Mrs. Wright their commander, resolutely determined 
 that no foe to freedom, foreign or domestic, should pass that bridge. 
 Rumors were then rife that the Regulars were approaching, and 
 frightful stories of slaughter flew rapidly from place to place and 
 from house to house. Soon there appeared Mr. Leonard Whiting 
 (the subject of this notice), on horseback, supposed to be treasona- 
 bly engaged in carrying intelligence to the enemy. Whiting, by 
 direction of Mrs. Wright in her assumed character of Sergeant of 
 the Bridge Guard, was seized, taken from his horse, searched, and 
 detained a prisoner. Despatches were found in his boots, which 
 were sent to the Committee of Safety, and Whiting himself was 
 committed to the custody of the Committee of Observation of 
 Groton." 
 
 The maiden name of Mrs. David Wright was Prudence Cum- 
 ings, a sister of Samuel and Thomas Cumings, two of the Hollis 
 tories before mentioned, and also of Benjamin Cumings, a younger 
 brother, who was in the company of Capt. Dow at Bunker Hill, 
 and was afterwards a soldier in the Continental army. It appears 
 from the Hollis Records of Births and Marriages, that Prudence 
 Cumings was born at the parish of West Dunstable, now Hollis, 
 Nov. 26, 1740, and that she was married to David Wright, of Pep- 
 perell, Dec. 28, 1761.
 
 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 1776. HOLUS SOLDIERS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR. THK 
 
 HOLLIS LOYALISTS OR TORIES. 
 
 COMMITTEE OF SAFETY. 
 
 At the annual March election of 1776 " Capt. Reuben Dow, 
 Capt. Noah Worcester, Ensign Stephen Ames, Capt. Daniel Ken- 
 drick, Jacob Jewett, Oliver Lawrence, and Samuel Chamberlain," 
 were chosen a Committee of Safety ; Noah Worcester, Stephen 
 Ames, Daniel Kendrick, Jacob Jewett, and Oliver Lawrence. Select- 
 men ; and on the 26th of November, at a special election, Stephen 
 Ames was chosen Representative to the General Court for one year. 
 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR. 
 
 In the year 1776 the seat of the war was removed from the vicin- 
 ity of Boston to Canada, and the States of New York and New 
 Jersey. But a few of the company or regimental rolls of the troops 
 furnished from New Hampshire the second year of the war are now 
 known to exist, or if in existence, some of the most interesting and 
 important of them, supposed to be in the office of the Secretary of 
 State at Washington, under the inhospitable rales of that office, are 
 not accessible to the historical enquirer. I have examined the very 
 few of them at Concord, but in these researches I have been 
 obliged to rely mainly upon the town records and documents for 
 the names, numbers, time of service and wages of the Hollis sol- 
 diers for this year. 
 
 It appears from these documents that four Hollis soldiers, viz., 
 David Ames, Minot Farmer, David Patch and Eli Stiles, enlisted 
 in the detachment of ti'oops, under Gen. Arnold, who with so 
 much privation and suffering, made their way, in the depth of 
 winter, through the forests of Maine in 1775-6, by the way of Ken- 
 nebec river, to Canada and Quebec. Minot Farmer, who had been
 
 164 HOLLIS MEN IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. [ I 776. 
 
 a Sergeant in Capt. Dow's company at Bunker Hill, was taken 
 prisoner at the assault on Quebec, and died in captivity in the month 
 of May of this year. 
 
 In 1776, and afterwards till near the end of the war, New Hamp- 
 shire furnished three regiments or battalions of regular troops, 
 known as the ist, zd and 3d New Hampshire Continental regi- 
 ments, commanded severally by Colonels Cilley, Hale and Scam- 
 mel. Dr. John Hale and his son-in-law, Dr. Jonathan Pool, both 
 of Hollis, were respectively Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon of the 
 ist New Hampshire regiment, from 1776 to 1780. Dr. Hale had. 
 previously been Colonel of the New Hampshire regiment of militia,' 
 to which Hollis was attached, which office he resigned in the month 
 of June of the former year. 
 
 The private soldiers in these Continental regiments were at first 
 enlisted for a single year. Besides the Surgeon and Assistant Sur- 
 geon for the ist regiment, Hollis furnished for those regiments 
 twenty-one men, a part of whom are said to have enlisted in the 
 sixth company of the ist regiment, commanded by Capt. John 
 House of Hanover, and a part in the first company of the 3d regi- 
 jinent under Capt. Isaac Frye of Wilton. Of this last company 
 Samuel Leeman, Jun., of Hollis, was Ensign. The history and 
 doings of these gallant regiments are too well known to require or 
 permit special comment here. They were in the hard-fought bat- 
 tles of this year near New York city, and their bravery and good 
 conduct were conspicuous in the victories won at Trenton and 
 Princeton in New Jersey. The wages of the men paid by the town 
 were 24 for the year, or 2 each per month. Their names were 
 
 Elias Boynton, Thomas Hardy, Ezra Proctor, 
 
 Abel Brown, Israel Kinney, John Read, 
 
 Abel Conant, Sam'l Leeman, Jun., Stephen Richardson, 
 
 Benjamin Cumings, William Nevins, Ephraim Rolfe, 
 
 Stephen Conroy, Jonathan Parker, Ephraim Smith, 
 
 Jacob Danforth, Thomas Pratt, Jacob Taylor, 
 
 William Elliot, Ezekiel Proctor, Thomas Youngman, 
 
 William Nevins is said to have been taken captive near New 
 York city, and to have died while a prisoner, probably in a British 
 prison ship. Ezra Proctor, as shown by the Hollis records, was 
 drowned at New York on the i5th of May of this year. 
 
 HOLLIS MEN IN COL. WINGATE's REGIMENT. 
 
 About the middle of July of this year a regiment of New Hamp- 
 shire Volunteers was enlisted to re-enforce the army then in Can- 
 ada and placed under the command of Col. Joshua Wingate of
 
 1776.] HOLLIS MEN IN OTHER REGIMENTS. 165 
 
 Dover. In the third company of this regiment, of which Daniel 
 Emerson, Jun., of Hollis was Captain, were twenty-five Hollis sol- 
 diers, supposed to have been in service about six months. 
 
 The wages paid them by the town were 12 each. Inconse- 
 quence of the retreat of the Continental troops from Canada, this 
 regiment went no farther north than Ticonderoga. The names of 
 these men were, 
 
 David Ames, Samuel Hill, Solomon Pierce, 
 
 John Ball, John How, Joseph Stearns, 
 
 Daniel Blood, Jun., Oliver Lawrence, Jun., Isaac Stevens, Jun., 
 
 Josiah Blood, Elijah Noyes, Ebenezer Townsend, 
 
 Daniel Emerson, Jun., Capt. Enoch Noyes, Jun., Jesse Worcester, 
 
 Thomas Emerson, Thomas Patch, Lemuel Wright, 
 
 Ralph Emerson, Nathaniel Patten, John Youngman, 
 
 Benjamin Farley, Jun., Samuel Phelps, Nicholas Youngman. 
 Josiah Fisk, 
 
 It appears from an inventory of the equipments and clothing of 
 Josiah Blood, one of these soldiers, now among the Hollis Docu- 
 ments, dated at Mt. Independence, September 16, 1776, that he 
 died in the army about that time. 
 
 MEN IN COL. LONG'S REGIMENT. 
 
 Early in August of this year, a small regiment of seven companies 
 was organized by order of the New Hampshire Committee of 
 Safety, afterwards commanded by Col. Pierce Long, and stationed 
 at Newcastle, near Portsmouth. About the last of November, 1776, 
 this regiment was ordered to the State of New York for the defence 
 of Ticonderoga. In the third company of this regiment, of which 
 Timothy Clements, of Hopkinton, was Captain, were twelve Hollis 
 soldiers, supposed to have served about a year, and were paid by the 
 town 12 each, and whose names were 
 
 Ebenezer Ball, David French, Isaac Shattuck, 
 
 Laniard Cumings, Richard Hopkins, Enoch Spaulding, 
 
 Caleb Farley, Abner Keyes, Thomas Wheat, 
 
 Christopher Farley, Stephen Powers, Samuel Worcester. 
 
 Isaac Shattuck, one of these soldiers, a son of Zachariah 
 Shattuck, and a young, unmarried man, died in this service. 
 
 MEN IN COL. BALDWIN'S REGIMENT. 
 
 In the month of September, of this year, a regiment of New 
 Hampshire troops was raised, commanded by Col. Nahum Baldwin, 
 of Amherst, to reinforce the Continental army, then at White 
 Plains, near New York city. In the second company of this
 
 l6 HOI.LIS SOLDIERS IN OTHER REGIMENTS. J 77' 
 
 regiment of which William Reed was Captain, were twenty-one 
 Hollis soldiers, who, with one exception, were paid by the town 
 5 75. each, and supposed to have been in the service about three 
 months. It is shown by a roll of this company, now at Concord, 
 that the men on enlisting were paid a bounty of 6 each, and 
 allowed a penny a mile for travel, and the same in lieu of a baggage 
 wagon. The names of these men were 
 
 Daniel Bailey, Jun., Stephen Dow, Asa Lovejoy, 
 
 Daniel Blood, Isaac French, Ephraim Pierce, 
 
 Timothy Blood, Stephen Goodhue, John Platts, 
 
 Benjamin Boynton. Noah Jewett, Benjamin Sanderson, 
 
 Joel Boynton, Stephen Jewett, Jun., Joshua Smith, 
 
 Edward Carter, Thomas Kemp, William Tenney, 
 
 Nathan Colburn, Jonas Lesley, Ebenezer Wheeler. 
 
 MEN IN COL. OILMAN'S REGIMENT. 
 
 In the month of December of this year, another New Hampshire 
 regiment was enlisted to reinforce the army in New York, com- 
 manded by Col. David Oilman. In the second company of this reg- 
 iment, of which William Walker, of Dunstable, (now Nashua) was 
 Captain, there were thirteen Hollis soldiers, as appears by the rolls 
 at Concord and Hollis documents, eight of whom \vere paid by the 
 town 4 each, and are supposed to have been in the service for two 
 months. The names of these men are presented in the following 
 list : 
 
 Samuel Chamberlain, Jonathan Hobart, David Sanderson, 
 
 William Cumings, Samuel Johnson, William Shattuck, 
 
 Amos Eastman, Randall McDaniels, Benjamin Wright, 
 
 Ebenezer Farley, James Rolfe, Jesse Wyman. 
 John Hale, Jun., 
 
 It is shown by the company roll at Concord, that the men were 
 allowed 3, each, being advanced pay for one month and 2 2s. 
 each for " billeting" or expenses to New York. 
 
 It is also shown by the " Great Return" above referred to made 
 by the selectmen, that in 1776 four Hollis soldiers served in the 
 garrison at Portsmouth, for about three months, (as is supposed) , 
 they having been paid by the town 4 los. each. The names of 
 these men were John Atwell, Andrew Bailey, Phineas Hardy, and 
 Phineas Hardy, Jun. 
 
 OTHER HOLLIS SOLDIERS IN 1776 IN CAPT. GOSS's "RETURN." 
 
 In addition to the soldiers for 1776, whose names appear in the 
 foregoing lists, I find in the " Return" made by Captain Goss, the
 
 1776-] THE HOLLIS TORIES. 167 
 
 names of twenty-five others who in his "Return" are credited 
 with wages varying from 2 to 12, each, for services, as would 
 appear in another expedition to Ticonderoga under Capt. Emerson. 
 The names of these men. with the amount credited to each of them, 
 appear in the list below. 
 
 Nathaniel Ball, 6. Thomas Jaquith, 3. Daniel Mooar, 3. 
 
 Elnathan Blood, 3. Nathaniel Jewett, 6. John Phelps, 12. 
 
 William Brown, 4. Jacob Jewett, 6. Kichard Pierce, 6. 
 
 Ephraim Burge, 4. James Jewett, 4. William Pool, 4. 
 
 Deacon Goodhue, 4. Stephen Jewett, 4. Edward Taylor, 3. 
 
 John Goodhue, 4. Edward Johnson, 13. Solomon Wheat, 3. 
 
 Lemuel Hardy, 6. Daniel Lovejoy, 3. Ensign Willoughby, 6. 
 
 John Hobart, 3. Daniel Men-ill, 4. Nehemiah Woods, 4. 
 
 Ebenezer Jaquith, 2. 
 
 From the foregoing lists it appears that 1 25 Hollis men were in 
 the army the whole or a part of the year 177^1 a number nearly 
 equal to one in ten of the whole population. The amount paid by 
 the town in 177^' us wages and bounties, according to the Great 
 Return, was 1018, 75. 
 
 THE HOLLIS TOH1ES OR LOYALISTS. 
 
 As has been, in another connection, already stated, there were in 
 Hollis, at the commencement of the war, four of its citizens, viz., 
 Benjamin and Leonard Whiting, and Samuel and Thomas Cumings, 
 who were understood by their fellow townsmen to be loyalists or 
 tories and opposed to the independence of the colonies. To these 
 four should probably, be added Richard Cutts Shannon, a lawyer 
 from Portsmouth who had settled in Hollis just before the 
 Revolution. 
 
 About the first of March, 1776, or it may be somewhat earlier, 
 the four men first named were summoned for trial, upon a charge of 
 the character referred to, before the Committees of Safety of the towns 
 of Hollis, Dunstable, Merrimack and Litchfield. Upon the petition 
 of the accused, shortly after the first of March, the case was trans- 
 ferred for hearing to the New Hampshire General Court then sitting 
 at Exeter. Capt. Reuben Dow, of Hollis, as chairman of the 
 Committees of Safety, appeared before the General Court and filed 
 his complaint in their behalf with the evidence charging. all the 
 accused as "persons suspected of being inimical to the Rights and 
 Liberties of the United Colonies." The accused appeared at the 
 trial by their counsel and made their defence, and at the final hear- 
 ing on the 2Oth of June, following, it was decided that the testimony 
 was not sufficient to sustain the complaint and all of them were
 
 l68 THE HOLLIS TORIES. ['77^- 
 
 discharged.* But events very soon proved that the suspicions and 
 charges of the Committees of Safety were well grounded. 
 
 In the same month of June, as shown by the court records, 
 Thomas Cumings was indicted before the Superior Court, and gave 
 bail for his appearance to the following September term of the 
 Court to answer to the charge. In the meanwhile he left his family, 
 the town and country, failed to appear, forfeited his bond and never 
 returned. Some months later, Samuel Cumings and Benjamin 
 Whiting left the town and State, both leaving their families, and 
 remained " absentees," and all the three died in exile. The names 
 of all of them, with those of seventy-three other New Hampshire 
 tories, were embraced in the "Act of Banishment," passed by the 
 New Hampshire General Court, in November, 1778 the estates of 
 Samuel Cumings and Benjamin Whiting were confiscated, all of 
 them forbidden to return under the penalty of transportation, and in 
 case of a second return, they were to suffer death. It is to be 
 inferred that Thomas Cumings and Whiting both died within a 
 very few years after leaving the country, Grace Whiting, the 
 deserted wife of Sheriff Whiting, (as appears from the Hollis 
 records) having been married to Burpee Ames, of Hollis, May 28, 
 1782, and upon her decease, which occurred shortly after this mar- 
 riage, Mr. Ames married for his second wife, Hannah Cumings, 
 the deserted wife of Thomas Cumings. 
 
 Capt. Leonard Whiting did not leave the country, but continued 
 to reside in Hollis for many years after the war. But for a large 
 portion of the years 1777 an( ^ X 77^ ne was imprisoned in the jail at 
 Amherst, with several other accused persons, all under the charge 
 of being "inimical to the Rights and Liberties of the United 
 Colonies"^ It appears also that Richard Cutts Shannon, the Hollis 
 lawyer, at the time, for a part of the year 1777 was imprisoned in 
 the jail at Amherst, with Whiting and others under the like charge. J 
 Yet it seems that the offence of Mr. Shannon, whatever it may have 
 been, was afterwards so far forgotten or forgiven by the people of 
 Hollis, that in the year 1782 he was chosen Representative of the 
 town to the General Court. 
 
 *Prov. Papers, Vol. 8, pp. 82, 106, 156. 
 fN. H. Prov. Papers, Vol. 8, p. 636. 
 JN. H. Prov. Papers, Vol. 8, pp. 601, 636.
 
 J 777']* WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. 169 
 
 CHAPTER XV. 
 
 1777. WAR OF THE REVOLUTION CONTINUED. COMMITTEE OF 
 
 SAFETY FOR 1777- HOLLIS SOLDIERS THE THIRD YEAR OF 
 
 THE WAR. PATRIOTIC AGREEMENT OF FORTY-EIGHT HOLLIS 
 
 MINUTE MEN. THE TICONDEROGA ALARM. COMPANY TO 
 
 BENNINGTON. DEPRECIATION OF CONTINENTAL PAPER MONEY. 
 
 HOLLIS COMMITTEE OF SAFETY IN 1 777- 
 
 From the Town Records. An. T. M. March 3, 1777. 
 "Voted and chose for a Committee of Safety, this year, Capt. Noah 
 Worcester, Ensign Stephen Ames, Capt. Daniel Kendrick, Oliver 
 Lawrence and Jacob Jewett, and also voted that we will stand by 
 the Committee of Safety and defend them and do all we can to assist 
 them in the cause of liberty. Chose Capt. Daniel Emerson Powder 
 keeper, and Capt. Reuben Dow, Capt. John Goss, Capt. Daniel 
 Emerson, Capt. William Read and Dea. John Boynton'a committee 
 to make out a list of the men who have been in the army, in defence 
 of American liberty, and set a valuation on their services." 
 
 At a town meeting held on the 25th of the following November, 
 this committee, in respect to these services, made the following 
 report which was then accepted by the town, including in the 
 report the Hollis soldiers who afterwards, the same year, went to 
 Bennington and Portsmouth. 
 
 "1775. To Cambridge, I, ios. per month, 8 months, i3, s. 
 
 1776. To New York and Canada for the year, 24 
 
 1776. To Ticonderoga, each time, 12 
 
 1776. To New York with Capt. Reed, 5 7 
 
 1776. To New York with Capt. Walker, 4 
 
 1777. To Bennington with Capt. Goss, 7 
 1777. To Portsmouth i month, i 10"
 
 1 7 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. [ I 777- 
 
 THE TOWN'S QUOTA FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. 
 
 Special Town Meeting April 2, 1777. "Voted to give each 
 man that shall enlist for three years, or during the War to make out 
 our Quota of thirty men 46, including the Continental and State's 
 Bounty and to raise the money by Tax, and also that the Selectmen 
 shall give Security to each man that enlists for the sum that is to be 
 given to the thirty men by the town." 
 
 THE TOWN'S QUOTA FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. 
 
 Adjourned Special Town Meeting, May 4. From the 
 records. " The officers having received new orders to raise our 
 men, (if they could not be got for three years, or during the war,) 
 for eight or twelve months, if the town would supply their places 
 with other men at the end of said time. Voted that the Committee 
 appointed at this meeting should agree with the men for eight 
 months. The Committee having reported that they had agreed 
 with the men for eight months for 20, that sum was voted to them 
 accordingly, and also that the Selectmen give security to the men 
 to their satisfaction." 
 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS IN 1777, IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. 
 
 In 1777, as in the year preceding, the State of New Hampshire, 
 under the laws and resolutions of Congress, was required to furnish 
 three regiments for the regular Continental army, commanded sev- 
 erally this year, as in 1776 by Colonels Cilley, Hale and Scammel. 
 The men to be raised for these regiments were assigned by the New 
 Hampshire State authorities to the respective regiments of the State 
 militia in proportion to their numbers and to the several towns, in 
 accordance with the number of the militia in each town. The 
 number so set to the town, was known as the town's " Quota" and 
 the law made it the duty of the town to keep its "Quota" constantly 
 filled. The number set to Hollis, in this apportionment, was thirty^ 
 and that number continued to be the Hollis quota for the regular 
 army, till near the end of the war. It is shown by the returns of 
 Col. Nichols, the commander of the regiment in i777> * which the 
 Hollis company of militia belonged, that the thirty men whose 
 names are in the lists below composed the Hollis quota for that 
 year, and were enlisted in the winter or spring of 1777' ^ appears 
 from the same " return" that twenty of these men enlisted for three 
 years and the rest for eight months.
 
 J777-J CONTINENTAL SOLDIERS IN 1777- ljl 
 
 For three years. For three years. For eight months. 
 
 David Ames, Samuel Hill, John Ball, 
 
 Daniel Blood, Asa Lovejoy, Andrew Bailey, 
 
 Isaac Boynton, Nathaniel Patten, Joel Bailey, 
 
 Ebenezer Cutnings, Thomas Pratt, John Brooks, 
 
 Edward Carter, Stephen Richardson, John Boynton, jd, 
 
 William Connick, David Sanderson, James Colbum, 
 
 Jacob Danforth, Ebenezer Townsend, Jonathan Parker, 
 
 Ralph Emerson, Lcbbeus Wheeler, Nehemiah Pierce, 
 
 John Godfrey, John Youngman, Eli Stiles, 
 
 William Hale, Thomas Youngman, Jacob Taylor. 
 
 Twenty of the men in the above lists enlisted in the sixth company 
 of the ist New Hampshire regiment, commanded by Capt. John 
 House, of Hanover, the rest of them, with but one or two excep- 
 tions, in the first company of the 3d regiment of which Isaac Frye 
 of Wilton was Captain. Of this last named company Samuel 
 Leeman, Jun., of Hollis, was the Ensign, and was killed at one of 
 the battles at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne and his army at Sara- 
 toga in October, 1777. All three of the New Hampshire Conti- 
 nental regiments fought in these battles and acquitted themselves 
 with their accustomed fidelity and heroism. After the capture of 
 Burgoyne and his army, the theatre of war was removed further 
 south to New Jersey and the vicinity of Philadelphia. The New 
 Hampshire troops being formed into a distinct brigade, shared in all 
 the services and hardships of the campaign in New Jersey and 
 Pennsylvania. At the battle of Monmouth, a part of them, in- 
 cluding the ist New Hampshire regiment, under Col. Cilley, be- 
 haved with such gallantry, as to merit and receive the particular ap- 
 probation of Gen. Washington. 
 
 Poorly shod, clad and fed, in the hard winter of 1777-8, they 
 patiently shared with their companions in arms the privations and 
 sufferings at the ill-provided winter quarters in the huts at Valley 
 Forge. The people of Hollis, at home, in the mean time, were 
 not forgetful of the wants and sufferings of 'their townsmen in the 
 army. \ find from the Hollis documents still preserved, that about 
 the first of January, 177.8, there were collected by contribution, and 
 sent to them in the camp at Valley Forge, "20 Pairs of Good 
 Merchantable Shoes, 20 Pairs of Good Woolen Stockings, ij 
 Shirts made of Good Merchantable Cloth" besides many other 
 articles for the use and comfort of these soldiers.
 
 1^2 AGREEMENT OF THE HOLLIS MINUTE MEN. [ 1 777' 
 
 PATRIOTIC AGREEMENT OF THE HOLLIS MINUTE MEN. 
 
 Early in May 1777? Gen. Burgoyne assumed command of the 
 large British army in Canada, composed of British Regulars, 
 Hessians, Tories and Indians, collected and organized for the inva- 
 sion of the Northern States, in the hope and expectation of put- 
 ting a speedy end to the so-called rebellion. At the same time a 
 formidable British fleet was cruising along the coast of New 
 England ready for an attack upon the sea-board. The whole north 
 was in constant and fearful alarm, uncertain upon what points the 
 gathering storm would first break. 
 
 The patriotic agreement below presented, drawn up at this crisis, 
 and in view of the impending perils, is in the hand writing of its first 
 signer, Capt. Reuben Dow, and is still preserved. It has append- 
 ed to it the original autograph signatures of forty-eight Hollis min- 
 ute men, and tersely tells the manner and spirit with which they 
 were ready to meet and to aid in welcoming the invaders. As the 
 names of the signers merit honorable mention and grateful remem- 
 brance, they are also presented. 
 
 " HOLLES, May 15, 1777.'' 
 
 " Whereas it appears that the enemies of the United States of 
 America are laying every Plan in their power to. ruin and destroy 
 us and it being hourly expected that a Fleet and Army will arrive 
 on some part of our coast in order to prosecute their wicked pur- 
 pose we apprehend it to be the Duty of all the Inhabitants of these 
 States to be in the greatest Readiness and Preparation to exert them- 
 selves in defence of their country in this hour of danger." 
 
 "Wherefore we whose names are hereunto subscribed do 
 promise and engage to equip ourselves immediately, with Arms, 
 Ammunition, &c., and to be ready at a minute's warning by night 
 or by day, to go and assist our Brethren wherever they may be 
 attacked that upon an alarm,* we will immediately appear upon 
 . the Parade at the Meeting House in Holies, and be under the com- 
 mand of such officer and officers as we shall choose ourselves or the 
 major part of us, and that each of us will be provided with a good 
 Horse in order that we the sooner may get to the place attacked." 
 
 *An alarm was three guns fired in quick succession.
 
 '7.77-]' 
 
 THE TICONDEROGA ALARM. 
 
 '73 
 
 ".Reuben Dow, 
 Daniel Emerson, Jun., 
 Benjamin Abbot, 
 Jonathan Ames, 
 Benjamin Austin, 
 Daniel Bailey, Jun., 
 Eleazer Ball, 
 William Ball, 
 Daniel Blood, Jun., 
 Francis Blood, 
 Josiah Blood, 
 Joshua Boynton, 
 Eliphalet Brown, 
 Ephraim Burge, 
 Benjamin Cqlburn, 
 Robert Colburn, 
 
 Robert Colburn, Jun., 
 Josiah Conant, 
 John Cumings, 
 Evan Dow, 
 Stephen Dow, 
 Amos Eastman, Jun., 
 Benjamin Farley, Jun., 
 Christopher Farley, 
 Ebenezer Farley, 
 Stephen Farley, 
 Josiah French, 
 Jacob Jewett, Jun., 
 Thomas Kemp, 
 Oliver Lawrence, 
 Oliver Lawrence, Jun., 
 Nathaniel Leeman, 
 
 Enoch Noyes, Jun., 
 Solomon Pierce, 
 Nathan Phelps, 
 John Platts, 
 Francis Powers, 
 Abel Shipley, 
 Isaac Stearns, 
 James Taylor, 
 William Tenney, Jun. 
 Moses Thurston, Jun., 
 Joseph Wheat, 
 William Wood, 
 Noah Worcester, Jun., 
 Benjamin Wright, 
 Lemuel Wright, 
 Uriah Wright." 
 
 THE TICONDEROGA ALARM. 
 
 About the zoth of June of this year, Gen. Burgoyne with his fleet 
 and army advanced up Lake Champlain, towards the important 
 fortress at Ticonderoga, and soon after arrived with his forces 
 at Crown Point, within a few miles of it, where he halted for a 
 short time. Upon the news of this advance, known as the 
 ' Ticonderoga Alarm," a company was at once enlisted and 
 organized at Hollis to aid in the defence of Ticonderoga. This 
 company consisted of fifty-eight men, inclusive of officers, fifty of 
 whom were from Hollis. The commissioned officers of this com- 
 pany were Daniel Emerson, Jun., Captain, Robert Seaver ist Lieu- 
 tenant, and David Wallingford 2d Lieutenant, all of Hollis. The 
 company started from Hollis on the 3Oth of June, (the same day 
 the British troops took possession of Ticonderoga) made a rapid 
 march of sixty-five miles to Walpole, there had orders to return and 
 reached Hollis again on the 4th of July. The next day the com- 
 pany received orders to march a second time for Ticonderoga, 
 started on the 5th of July, proceeded as far as Cavendish, Vermont, 
 (one hundred miles) and there met a New Hampshire regiment, 
 under Col. Bellows, on their retreat, Ticonderoga having been 
 abandoned by its garrison. At Cavendish the company had orders 
 a second time to return home, reached Hollis on the i5th^of July 
 and was disbanded. The wages of the private soldiers on these 
 expeditions were three shillings a day, and three pence a mile for 
 travel.
 
 4 HOLLIS COMPANY AT BENN1NGTON. [ T 777- 
 
 NAMES OF THE HOLLIS MEN IN THIS COMPANY. 
 
 Daniel Emerson, Jun., Capt. Eliphalet Brown, Nathaniel Leeman. 
 
 Robert Seaver, ist Lieut., Benjamin Colburn, Ephraim Lund, 
 
 David Wallingford, ad Lieut., Stephen Conroy, Samuel Merrill, 
 
 Joshua Boynton, Ser'gt, William Cumings, Joseph Nevins, 
 
 Ephraim Burge, " Stephen Dow, Elijah Noyes, 
 
 Isaac Stearns, Corp., Joseph Farley, Ephraim Pierce, 
 
 Noah Worcester, Jun., Fifer. Josiah Fisk, Moses Proctor, 
 
 PRIVATES. Nehemiah French, Jacob Spalding, 
 
 Benjamin Abbot, Lemuel Hardy, Moses Thurston, Jun.. 
 
 Jonathan Ames, Noah Hardy, Ebenezer Townsend, 
 
 Eleazer Ball, John Hobart, Joseph Wheat, 
 
 William Ball, Joshua Hobart, Abner Wheeler, 
 
 Daniel Bailey, Solomon Hobart, Jonas Woods, 
 
 Francis Blood, Ebenezer Jaquith, Nehemiah Woods, 
 
 Josiah Blood, Ebenezer Jewett, Jesse Worcester, 
 
 Reuben Blood, Jonathan Jewett, Lemuel Wright, 
 
 Oliver Bowers, Samuel Jewett, Uriah W T right. 
 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS AT BENNINGTON. 
 
 Upon the news of the fall of Ticonderoga, the New Hampshire 
 General Court promptly met on the lyth of July, and, in a session 
 of three days, adopted the most decisive and vigorous measures for 
 the defence of the country and to stop the advance of Gen. Bur- 
 goyne. An appeal was made to the New Hampshire militia and 
 minute men which was at once responded to with the like spirit 
 and patriotic devotion as in the years before. In the course of a very 
 few days a brigade composed of three regiments of New Hampshire 
 volunteers was enlisted and organized, and placed under the com- 
 mand of the brave and popular Gen. Stark, two of these regiments 
 consisting of ten companies each, and one of them of but five. These 
 regiments were commanded severally by Colonels Nichols of 
 Amherst, Stickney of Concord, and David Hobart of Plymouth, to 
 which place he had removed from Hollis, a few years before. Of 
 the 6th company of Col. Nichols' regiment, John Goss was Captain 
 and David Wallingford, 2d Lieutenant, both of Hollis. This com- 
 pany left Hollis on the 2oth of July, and was present and shared in 
 the honors of the brilliant and ever memorable battle and victory 
 fought and won at Bennington, mainly by the New Hampshire vol- 
 unteers, on the following i6th of August. The company afterwards 
 marched as far west as Stillwater. N. Y., and was discharged on 
 
 ' tT* 
 
 the 28th of September, having been in service two months and nine 
 days. It is shown by the Hollis documents and the return of Capt. 
 Goss now at Concord, that in his company there were forty-two men
 
 I 777'] DEPRECIATION OF THE PAPER CURRENCY. 175 
 
 from Hollis, inclusive of officers, and that the wa^es paid the private 
 soldiers were 4 los, per month, and 3d. per mile for travel. The 
 names of these men were 
 
 John Goss, Capt-, Thomas Kemp, Jonathan Russ, 
 
 David Wallingford, Second Lt. Archibald Mclntosh, Ephraim Rolfe, 
 
 William Adams, James McDonald, Jonas Shed, 
 
 Simeon Blood, Samuel Merrill, Isaac Stearns, 
 
 Henry Bowers, Daniel Mooar, Jun., Joseph Stearns, 
 
 Eliphalet Brown, Jacob Mooar, Ebenezer Townsend. 
 
 John Campbell, Benjamin Messcr, Abner Wheeler, 
 
 John Connick, Benjamin Nevins. William Wood, 
 
 Jonathan French, John Nevins, Jonas Woods, 
 
 Timothy French, Ephraim Pierce, Nehemiah Woods, 
 
 Stephen Hazeltine, Francis Powers, Noah Worcester, Jun., 
 
 Joshua Hobart, Samson Powers, Benjamin Wright, 
 
 Ephraim How, James Rideout, Samuel Wright, 
 
 Joseph How, Stephen Runnells, Jesse Wyman. 
 
 Two other Hollis soldiers, viz., Samuel Goodhue and Jesse Wor- 
 cester, served a part of this year in the garrison at Portsmouth, and 
 were paid by the town i, los. each. 
 
 I do not find that any Hollis soldier, this year, died of disease in 
 the service or was killed in battle, with the exception of Ensign 
 Samuel Leeman,Jun., killed at Saratoga, at the taking of Gen. 
 Burgoyne and his army. He was the son of Samuel Leeman, 
 Sen., and born in Hollis, Aug. 7, 1749, aet. 28 years at the time of 
 his death. 
 
 In the foregoing lists of the Hollis soldiers fourteen of the names 
 occur twice, the men having enlisted more than once. Making the 
 proper deduction, it will appear that there are in these lists one 
 hundred and ten different names a number equal very nearly to 
 one in eleven of the population. 
 
 THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE TOWN IN 1 777 FOR BOUNTIES AND 
 
 WAGES WAS AS FOLLOWS : 
 
 s. 
 
 To thirty Continental Soldiers, 20 each, 600, 
 
 To men in Capt. Emerson's Company, " Ticonderoga alarm," 38, 4, 
 
 To men in Capt. Goss' Company to Bennington, &c., 334, 
 
 To two men to Portsmouth, 3, 
 
 Making for this year 75i 4> 
 
 DEPRECIATION OF THE PAPER CURRENCY, AND THE LAW 
 REGULATING PRICES. 
 
 During most years of the war there was no money in circulation 
 as a medium of exchange, except the Continental paper money 
 issued by Congress or the bills of credit of the States. This currency
 
 .76 
 
 DEPRECIATION OF THE PAPER CURRENCY. 
 
 [1777- 
 
 was issued in such quantities, both by the State and Congress, 
 that both from its excess and also from the fact of its being exten- 
 sively counterfeited, it begun to depreciate rapidly, and to an alarm- 
 ing extent, as early as the second year of the war. This depreciation 
 is very plainly indicated in comparing the wages paid to soldiers in 
 1775 with those paid in i777- ^ n ^ e former year the wages paid 
 to the Hollis soldiers who were at Cambridge and Bunker Hill 
 were 2, or about $6.67, per month, and id. a mile for travel. In 
 1777 the wages paid to the Hollis soldiers who went to Bennington 
 and New York in July of that year, were 4 IDS. per month, and 
 3d. per mile for travel, nominally more than twice as much for wages 
 and travel as in i775- Both the General Court and the people be- 
 came greatly and justly alarmed at this condition of the only currency 
 then in use, and in the hope of lessening or wholly arresting the evil, 
 the New Hampshire legislature, early in the spring of i777> P asse d 
 a law limiting and regulating the prices at which the common 
 necessaries of life might be sold. A portion of the articles named 
 in this law with the prices fixed for them are presented below. 
 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 
 8. 
 
 d. 
 
 Wheat per bushel, 
 
 7. 
 
 d, 
 
 Cheese per Ib. o 6, Beef per Ib. 
 
 
 0, 
 
 3. 
 
 Rye " " 
 
 4. 
 
 6, 
 
 Butter 
 
 
 o 
 
 10 Tow Cloth per yard, 
 
 a, 
 
 3. 
 
 Indian Corn, " 
 
 3. 
 
 6, 
 
 Coffee, 
 
 
 i 
 
 4 
 
 Flannel 
 
 " " 
 
 3. 
 
 6, 
 
 Oats, " 
 
 2, 
 
 o, 
 
 Cotton, 
 
 
 3 
 
 O, 
 
 Linen Cloth 
 
 <> << 
 
 4, 
 
 0, 
 
 Peas, " 
 
 8, 
 
 0, 
 
 Wool, 
 
 
 2 
 
 a 
 
 N. E. Rum, 
 
 per gal., 
 
 3, 
 
 10, 
 
 Beans, " 
 
 6, 
 
 o, 
 
 Flax, 
 
 
 I 
 
 o. 
 
 W. I. " 
 
 " " 
 
 7, 
 
 3, 
 
 Salt, 
 
 10, 
 
 o, 
 
 Pork 
 
 
 O 
 
 4- 
 
 1-3, Molasses, 
 
 " " 
 
 4. 
 
 o. 
 
 DEPRECIATION OF THE PAPER CURRENCY. 
 
 On the second of June, 1777, a special town meeting in Hollis 
 was summoned to consider what should be done by the town in ref- 
 erence to this law, from the record of which meeting we make the 
 following extracts : " Voted to choose a Committee agreeably to the 
 late Act of the General Court, called An Act in addition to an 
 Act regulating Prices of Sundry articles therein enumerated, 
 and that Capt. Reuben Dow, Dea. Enoch Noyes, Capt. Noah Wor- 
 cester, Capt. Daniel Kendrick, and Capt. Daniel Emerson, be said 
 committee." 
 
 At a subsequent special town meeting, on the 28th of Septem- 
 ber of the same year, called to consider the same subject, the town 
 passed the following vote: "Voted that we highly disapprove of 
 the conduct of any persons in endeavoring to forestall or unrea- 
 sonably raise the prices of the necessaries of Life ; and that we will
 
 1 777-] DEPRECIATION OF THE PAPER CURRENCY. 177 
 
 hold every such person inimical to our present cause ; and that 
 we will treat all such Persons with neglect and will have no Deal- 
 ings with them, and that the Committee of Safety of the Town 
 shall judge and determine when any Person shall transgress the 
 true intent and meaning of this Vote, and shall post every such Per- 
 son's name in the Public Houses in town and in the Public Prints." 
 But all these vigorous, well meant and patriotic efforts of the 
 General Court, town meetings, and Committees of Safety, to 
 check this growing evil, were wholly fruitless, and this paper cur- 
 rency, from- month to month, continued to lessen in value, so that 
 before the end of the war it became utterly worthless. The peo- 
 ple of Hollis, however, seem at last to have gained a sensible idea 
 of the only practicable remedy for this excessive issue of irredeem- 
 able promises to pay, as is shown by the doings and votes of a 
 special town meeting on the 27th of November of this year. At 
 this meeting, as appears from the record, the town " Voted, ist, 
 To give our Representative, the following Instructions, viz., to use 
 his Influence to sink our State money by way of Taxes, and 2d, 
 also Voted that it is our mind to pay a Tax of twelve double of 
 what it was last year." 
 (12)
 
 178 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 DOINGS OF THE TOWN MEETINGS AND HISTORY OF THE* WAR CON- 
 TINUED. COMMITTEE OF SAFETY IN 1778. SOLDIER'S FAMI- 
 LIES. CONTINENTAL SOLDIERS IN 1778. VOLUNTEERS FOR 
 
 RHODE ISLAND. COMMITTEE OF SAFETY IN I 779- CONVKN- 
 
 TION TO FIX PRICES. CONTINUED DEPRECIATION OF PAPER 
 
 MONEY. SMALL POX IN HOLLIS. 
 
 RESOLUTIONS AND VOTES OF THE TOWN MEETINGS IN 1778. 
 
 Articles of Confederation and Union, On the I5th of Novem- 
 ber, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted articles of confedera- 
 tion and perpetual union of the States, to be submitted to the States 
 severally for their approval. On the i9th of January, 1778, a town 
 meeting in Hollis was called to consider, among other things, these 
 articles of confederation, at which the town's approval of them was 
 expressed as follows : " Voted unanimously our approbation of the 
 articles of confederation and perpetual union recommended by the- 
 Continental Congress to all the States." 
 
 The Town's ^i.wta for the Army. Also at the same meeting, 
 "Voted that the Militia Officers, Selectmen and Committee of 
 Safety of the town agree with the men to supply the places of our 
 eight months' men as cheap as they can, and give the security of the 
 Town for their services in the Continental Army." 
 
 Committee of Safety for 1778. Annual Town Meeting, March 
 2, 1778. " Chose for Committee of Safety this year, Noah Wor- 
 cester, Esq., Mr. Oliver Lawrence, Mr. Edward Taylor, Dea. 
 Enoch Noyes and Mr. Nehemiah Woods. Also Voted that the 
 Selectmen take care of the Continental Soldiers families if they 
 stand in need." 
 
 War Tax. Special Toivn Meeting April 6, 1778. "Voted to 
 raise 830, to be levied by a Tax on the Town to defray the charges 
 of our ten Continental men."
 
 1778.] WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. 179 
 
 Soldiers' Families. "Voted that Capt. Daniel Emerson, James 
 Jewett and Jonathan Taylor, be a Committee to provide for the 
 Continental Soldiers' Families, and that they have the Necessaries 
 of life at the price stated in 1777, and that the overplus be paid out 
 of the Town Treasury" 
 
 Representatives to Concord. " Chose Noah Worcester, Esq.,. 
 and Dea. Enoch Noyes to represent this Town in the General Con- 
 vention of the State to be held at Concord on the loth of June 
 next." 
 
 This convention was called in pursuance of a resolution of the 
 General Court, to agree upon and present to the people for their 
 acceptance a system or " Plan for a State Government."* It ap- 
 pears that the plan of government agreed upon and proposed by 
 this convention, on being submitted to the people, was rejected. f 
 
 Soldiers for Rhode Island. Special Town Meeting, June 
 1 5i f 77&- From the Town Records. " A*: a meeting of the In- 
 habitants of the town of Hollis, called on account of orders from. 
 Col. Nichols for four men to be raised from this town to go to Prov- 
 idence to join Col. Peabody's regiment. Voted to give to each man 
 that will enlist 3 35. 6d. per month from the time they shall en- 
 list till discharged, and that if enough do not enlist, that the men 
 who are drafted and go and serve shall receive the same sum ; and 
 also voted that the Selectmen join with the commissioned officers 
 to draft men at all times when there is occasion." 
 
 Soldiers' Families. Special Town Meeting', Oct. 5, ^77<?- 
 "Voted that the Committee appointed to take care of the Conti- 
 nental Soldiers' families adhere strictly to the law of the State, in 
 respect to them, and that they take care of the families of the 
 Widows' Cumings and Wheeler as if their husbands were alive." 
 The deceased soldiers referred to in this vote were Ebenezer Cum- 
 ings and Lebbeus Wheeler, both of whom enlisted for three years in 
 the Continental army in the spring of 1777. Cumings had died in 
 the army of small pox, leaving (as appears from the Hollis records, 
 of births) a widow and eight children, among whom was Jacob 
 Abbot Cumings, born Nov. 2, 1772, afterwards a graduate of Har- 
 vard College, and the author of Curnm ings' School Geography and 
 other literary works. Wheeler was a son of Peter Wheeler, bom 
 in Hollis, October 15, 1750, and died in the army of "disease or 
 wounds," July 10, 177^5 leaving a widow and one child. 
 
 *Prov. Papers, Vol. S, pp. 774 5. 
 fBelknap, p. 383.
 
 I So RECRUITS FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. [ X 778- 
 
 Representative to General Court. Special Town Meeting, 
 Dec. i, 1778. " Chose Capt. Reuben Dow to represent the town 
 in the General Assembly to be held at Exeter on the 3d Wednesday 
 of December next." 
 
 RECRUITS FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. 
 
 In the month of January, 1778, ten men were wanted to fill the 
 Hollis Continental quota to supply the places of the men who had 
 enlisted for eight months only. On the ipth of that month, as we 
 have seen, a special town meeting was promptly called to supply 
 this deficiency, and the Selectmen, Committee of Safety with the 
 militia officers, were instructed to engage the men and to pledge the 
 security of the town for their services. It is shown by the returns 
 of Col. Nichols, (now at Concord) that these ten recruits were very 
 soon engaged and that most of them were mustered into the com- 
 pany of Capt. John House, in the istNew Hampshire Continental 
 regiment. It appears from the " Great Return" of the Selectmen 
 of Hollis, that nine of them were paid from 40 6s. 8d. to 50 
 each. Their names were 
 
 John Auld, John Conroy, Jun., Jacob Danforth, 
 
 Reuben Blood, Stephen Conroy, Nathaniel Patten, 
 
 Simeon Blood, William Cowen, Joel Proctor. 
 Samuel Boyd, 
 
 It is stated in the return of Col. Nichols that Auld and Cowen 
 belonged to Merrimack, and Boyd to GofFstown, but that they were 
 all enlisted for and paid by Hollis. It appears from the rolls at 
 Concord, that John Conroy, Jun., died in hospital at Danbury, Conn., 
 in September of this year. He was the oldest son of John Conroy, 
 Sen., and born in Hollis, December 28, 1761. Daniel Blood, 
 another Hollis soldier, who enlisted for three years, in the spring of 
 
 1777, died in the army of "wounds or disease," November 28, 
 
 1778, making a loss by death this year of four of the Hollis 
 Continental quota.* 
 
 Men in Col. Peabodys Regiment. About the middle of June 
 of this year, a brigade of New Hampshire troops was raised for 
 service in Rhode Island, commanded by Brig. Gen. WhSpple. 
 One of the regiments of this brigade was commanded by Col. 
 St ephen Peabody, of Amherst. In the Second company of this 
 regiment, of which Ezekiel Worthen of Kensington, was Captain, 
 were three Hollis soldiers, viz., Jonathan Jewett, Oliver Lawrence 
 
 *Kidder's History of First N. II. Regiment, p. 134.
 
 1778-] VOLUNTEERS FOR RHODE ISLAND IN 1778. 
 
 181 
 
 and Enoch Spalding. The regiment was discharged June 3, 1779, 
 having been in the service six months and twenty-five days. The 
 vfages of the men were 4 IDS. per month, and they were allowed 
 for travel in going to Rhode Island 3d. per mile, and 8d. per mile on 
 their return home. The town paid the three Hollis men a bounty 
 of 6 each. 
 
 Hollis Volunteers to Rhode Island in August, 1778. The 
 brigade of Gen. Whipple was raised in the summer of 1778 to 
 reinforce the Continental army in Rhode Island in a proposed attack 
 upon the British troops then in possession of the island of Rhode 
 Island. In this attack it was expected that a powerful French fleet, 
 then on the coast, under the command of Admiral Count D'Estaing, 
 would co-operate with the army. But the fleet having been dis- 
 abled and dispersed by a violent storm just before the time fixed for 
 the intended attack, the expedition failed. 
 
 About the 6th of August of this year, a company of volunteers to 
 aid in this expedition was raised in Hollis. The company, includ- 
 ing its officers, consisted of forty-three men. It was commanded by 
 Capt. Daniel Emerson, and was the ist company of a regiment 
 commanded by Col. Moses Nichols of Amherst. The men were in 
 the service from the 6th to the 28th of August, and were then dis- 
 charged, in consequence of the misfortune to the French fleet. The 
 wages of the private soldiers in this expedition were at the rate of 
 5 per month, and Sd. per mile for travel, one hundred miles each 
 way, in going and returning. They were also paid by the town 
 i 35. each. It is to be inferred also that the men were all mounted 
 and furnished their own horses, as it is shown by the return of Col. 
 Nichols that the company had forty-three horses, for which they 
 were allowed 10 each, making 430. The roll below presents a 
 list of this company with its officers, all from Hollis. 
 
 Daniel Emerson, Capt., 
 Caleb Farley, Lieut., 
 William Brooks, Ensign, 
 Daniel Bailey, Sergeant, 
 Josiah Conant, " 
 Stephen Runnells, " 
 Abel Conant, Corporal, 
 Elias Boynton, " 
 Evan Dow, " 
 
 Andrew Bailey, Fifer. 
 
 PRIVATES. 
 Benjamin Abbot, 
 David Ames, 
 John Atwcll, 
 Nathaniel Blood, 
 
 Nathaniel Blood, Jun., 
 Timothy Blood, 
 Thomas Carter, 
 Benjamin Colburn, 
 Reuben Dow, 
 Josiah Fisk, 
 Jonas Flagfg-, 
 Jonathan French, 
 Stephen Goodhue, 
 David Hale, 
 John Hale, Jun., 
 Noah Hardy, 
 Joshua Hobart, 
 Solomon Hobart, 
 John How, 
 
 Jacob Jewett, 3d., 
 Daniel Kendrick, 
 Asa Lawrence, 
 Daniel Merrill, Jun., 
 Samuel Merrill, 
 Elijah Noyes, 
 Jonathan Parker, 
 William W. Pool, 
 Ephraim Rolfe, 
 Jacob Spalding, 
 Joseph Wheat, 
 Jonas Woods, 
 Noah Worcester, Sen., 
 Jesse Worcester.
 
 l82 CONTINENTAL QUOTA FOR I779 [ X 779- 
 
 It may be seen from the foregoing data, that including the town's 
 quota of thirty Continental soldiers; Hollis in 1778 had seventy-six 
 men in the service, for the whole or a part of that year. 
 
 VOTES AND RESOLUTIONS OK THE TOWN MEETINGS IN 1779- 
 
 Committee of Safety. Annual Toivn Meeting* March /, 1779. 
 
 '' Voted and chose Noah Worcester, Esq., Mr. Oliver Lawrence, 
 Mr. Jacob Jewett, Ensign Stephen Ames and Mr. Edward Taylor, 
 Committee of Safety, Correspondence, and Inspection." 
 
 Soldiers' Families. ;t Voted that the Overseers of the Poor take 
 care of the Continental Soldiers' Families, and have particular 
 regard to the families of those that have died in the army." 
 
 Capt. Leonard Whiting's War Rate. "Mr. Samuel Chamber- 
 lain, one of the constables of Hollis, having informed the town that 
 Capt. Leonard Whiting refused to pay his War Tax, Voted to 
 defend said Chamberlain and that he be indemnified in recovering 
 the same, so far as he has acted according to law." 
 
 QUOTA OF CONTINENTAL SOLDIERS. 
 
 Special Town Meeting, March j/, *779- "Chose Noah Wor- 
 cester, Esq., Capt. Reuben Dow, and Capt. Daniel Emerson, to 
 take the method they shall think best and proper to get our Quota 
 of Continental men." 
 
 Special Town Meeting, Jtily 5, /77p. " Voted that the Com- 
 mittee chosen at the last meeting be joined with the Selectmen, and 
 Militia officers to assist in getting our Continental Men, either by 
 draft or otherwise as they shall think best for the town." 
 
 Special Toivn Meeting, July />, /770. " Voted ist, to raise 
 the men called for to fill up the New Hampshire Battalions, being 
 our proportion of the Continental Army, as a town for one year, 
 and chose Ensign Jeremiah Ames, Dr. Jonathan Fox, and Jacob 
 Jewett, Jim., a Committee to hire for one year our nine Continen- 
 tal Men." 
 
 " zd. Voted that said Committee be empowered to give the 
 Town's Security to each of said nine men for any sum of money 
 that they may agree with them for, and the Town to be responsible 
 to said Committee for said Sums, and the Committee's trouble in 
 raising said men, and that the Selectmen be empowered to assess 
 the Polls and Estates of this town the sum of money that it shall 
 cost to raise said men."
 
 CONTINENTAL QUOTA FOR 1 779. 
 
 '83 
 
 On the 2d of August, about two weeks after this last meeting, this 
 committee made their report in writing to the town showing that 
 they had engaged eight of the nine men wanted, with their names 
 and the bounties agreed to be paid to each of them for the year's 
 service. 
 
 A copy of this report is presented below as follows : 
 " The Inhabitants of the Town of Holies to JeTemiah Ames, 
 Jonathan Fox and Jacob Jewett, Jun., a Committee chosen by said 
 Town to agree with and hire nine men to go into the Continental 
 Army for one year for said town. Dr. 
 
 *' Aitg. 2* 1779- To cash and our security given to Eight men 
 as a Bounty from said ToTvn to go into said service. 
 
 to Caleb Stiles, Cash, 300 
 
 10 Bushels of Rye. 
 
 10 Do. of Ind. Corn. 
 
 ' Caleb Stiles,Jun., 
 
 " 300 
 
 10 Bushels of Rve. 
 
 10 Do. of 
 
 nd. Corn. 
 
 ' Ephraim 1 Pearce, 
 
 " 300 
 
 10 Bushels of Rye. 
 
 10 Do. of 
 
 nd. Corn. 
 
 ' Francis G. Powers, 
 
 " 300 
 
 10 Bushels of Rye. 
 
 10 Do. of 
 
 nd. Corn. 
 
 ' Jerathmael Bowers, 
 
 " 300 
 
 10 Bushels of Rye. 
 
 10 Do. of 
 
 nd. Corn. 
 
 ' Jacob Hobart, 
 
 " 300 
 
 10 Bushels of Rye. 
 
 10 Do. of 
 
 nd. Corn. 
 
 ' Joseph Stearns, 
 
 " '77 
 
 17 Bushels of Rye. 
 
 20 Do. of 
 
 nd. Corn. 
 
 ' Simeon Foster, 
 
 " 210 
 
 10 Bushels of Rve, 
 
 10 Do. of 
 
 nd. Corn. 
 
 Lawful Money, 
 
 2,187. 87 Bushels of Rye. 
 
 " Holies. Aug. 3. 1779." 
 
 90 Bushs. Ind. Corn. 
 JEREMIAH AMES. 
 JONATHAN Fox. 
 JACOB JEWETT, Jun." 
 
 The " Return" of Col. Nichols for the regiment shows that the 
 ninth man enlisted for the town under this call was Joseph Wheat, 
 but it does not appear what bounty was paid him. 
 
 VOLUNTEERS FOR RHODE ISLAND AND PORTSMOUTH. 
 
 In the spring or summer of this year a regiment of New 
 H ampshire troops was raised for service in Rhode Island, com- 
 manded by Col. Hercules Mooney, of Lee. In this regiment were 
 six Hollis men, viz.. Daniel Emerson, Jun.. who was captain of the 
 5th company. Dr. Peter Emerson, a brother of Captain Emerson, 
 (the surgeon of the regiment,) Daniel Bailey, Daniel Kendrick, 
 John Hobart. and Samuel Emerson, another brother of Capt. 
 Emerson, then in his fifteenth year, afterwards a graduate of Harvard 
 college, and an eminent physician. The men were discharged on 
 the first of January, 1780, having been in the service near six 
 months. The wages of the private soldiers were 12 per month. 
 Bounty paid by the town, 9. All owed fortravel to Providence 
 .28. per mile from Providence, home, 35. per mile.
 
 184 CONTINENTAL QUOTA FOR 1779- [*779' 
 
 The original commission of Capt. Emerson, as a Captain in this 
 regiment, signed by Meshech Weare, President of the New 
 Hampshire Council, has been preserved in the family of a grand- 
 son, and a copy of it is presented below. 
 
 The Government and people of the State of New Hampshire 
 to Daniel Emerson, Esq., Greeting, 
 
 f 
 
 f Seal. 
 
 u We reposing especial trust and confidence in your courage and 
 good conduct, do by these Presents constitute and appoint you the 
 said DANIEL EMERSON, Captain of a company in a regiment raised 
 within said State, for the defence of the State of Rhode Island, of 
 which regiment Hercules Mooney, Esq., is Colonel. You are there- 
 fore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Captain in 
 leading, ordering and exercising the said company in arms, both 
 inferior officers and soldiers, and to keep them in good order and 
 discipline, and they are hereby required and commanded to obey 
 you as their Captain, and you -are yourself to observe and follow 
 such orders and instructions as you shall from time to time receive 
 from the General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental 
 Forces, or any other your superior officers according to Military 
 Rules and Discipline in war in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. 
 
 In Testimony whereof we have caused the Seal of said State to be 
 hereunto affixed. 
 
 Witness, MESHECH WEARE, Esq., the President of our Council, 
 at Exeter this 3oth day of June, A. D., 1779. 
 
 M. WEARE. 
 
 E. THOMPSON, Secretary. 
 
 It also appears from the Revolutionary rolls, preserved in 
 Concord, that in the year 1779, John Goodhue, Joseph Hardy and 
 Silas Hardy, all of Hollis, enlisted in the company of Capt. 
 Hezekiah Lovejoy, to serve for six months in the garrison at 
 Portsmouth. 
 
 At a special town meeting Aug. 25th of this year, Voted to 
 allow Dea. Enoch Noyes 21 2s., and Noah Worcester, Esq., 46 
 98. for services in attending the Convention to agree upon and set- 
 tle a Plan .of State Government," also at the same meeting, " chose 
 Col. John Hale to represent this town in the Convention to be held 
 at Concord on the 23d of September next."
 
 1 779-] PLAN FOR FIXING PRICES. 185 
 
 This was a general convention of delegates from the State, called 
 together in the vain hope of being able to devise some farther ex- 
 pedients to arrest the rapid depreciation of the paper currency by 
 limiting and regulating the prices of the necessaries of life. The 
 extent at this time of this alarming depreciation may be readily in- 
 ferred by comparing the wages and bounties paid to soldiers at the 
 beginning of the war, with those paid, as may be seen above, in the 
 month of August, 1779. In 1775, the wages paid by the town to 
 the eight months' men who went to Cambridge were i IDS. per 
 month, or at the rate of 18 per year. In 1776, the men who en- 
 listed for the year were paid in all 24 by the town, or at the rate 
 of 2 per month. In 1779 there were paid by the town to the 
 Hollis soldiers for a years' service, 300 and 10 bushels of rye, and 
 10 bushels of corn. 
 
 The Concord convention, as appears, met as proposed, and 
 agreed upon a schedule of prices of certain commodities and ne- 
 cessaries, leaving it for the towns to state and limit the prices of 
 others. The convention having finished its work, a town meeting 
 was called on the following 2ist of October to consider the report 
 and proceedings of that body and to determine what further should 
 be done by the town. From the record of this meeting we quote 
 as follows : 
 
 PLAN OF FIXING PRICES BY THE COXCORD CONVENTION. 
 
 Special Town Meeting, Oct. 21, 7779. " Voted unanimously 
 our entire approbation of the Proceedings of the Convention held at 
 Concord, in September last Stating Prices, &c." "Voted to pur- 
 sue the Plan laid down by the Convention for Stating Prices, and 
 to State the Prices for articles for this town, not stated by the Con- 
 vention to see the Plan carried into effect and to correspond with 
 other towns, and chose Col. John Hale, Capt. Daniel Kendrick, 
 Dea. John Boynton, Capt. John Goss, Ephraim Burge, Ebenezer 
 Runnells, Jacob Jewett, Christopher Farley, Josiah Fisk and Lt. 
 Ebenezer Jewett, said Committee. Adjourned to Nov. 16. 
 
 Adjourned Town Meeting, Nov. f6, 1779. *' Voted to accept 
 the Report of the Committee." 
 
 In the mean time, previous to the i6th of November, the fore- 
 going committee prepai'ed their, report and submitted it to the 
 meeting held on that day. The report was then accepted by the 
 town as shown bv the record of the meeting as follows :
 
 l86 DEPRECIATION OF PAPER MONEY. [ J 779- 
 
 Adjourned Town Meeting, Nov. 16, ///<? "Voted to accept 
 the Report of the Committee appointed on the 2ist of October, and 
 that each person in town govern himself accordingly under the 
 penalty of being' treated as an enemy of his Country, and that 
 copies of the same be posted .up in the public houses in town 
 attested by the town clerk. 
 
 "At this meeting a paper that had been set up at Runnell's 
 (Mills) by order of the town, attested by the town clerk, being 
 brought in a,nd exhibked to the meeting much defaced, upon view 
 of which, the Town voted unanimously their resentment of the 
 matter, and that the Committee should enquire into the affair and 
 report at the next meeting." 
 
 Zachariah Lawrence Jan., and his of fence. It appearing from 
 the report of the committee to the next town meeting, held on the 9th 
 of December, that Zachariah Lawrence, Jun., was guilty of defac- 
 ing the paper containing the list of prices set up by the town clerk 
 at Runnells, "Voted that the Committee of Safety be empowered 
 to settle the affair with Zachariah Lawrence. Jun., for his offence 
 in defacing a certain paper as they shall think proper, and that 
 if said Lawrence refuses to settle to their satisfaction to pursue him 
 in the law and make report to the town as soon as may be." 
 
 SCALE OF DEPRECIATION OF PAPER MONEY. 
 
 In the year 1781, the New Hampshire General Court prepared 
 and adopted what was called an "Authorized Scale of Depreciation 
 of Continental Paper Money," in accordance with w r hich, contracts 
 made at different dates during the war might be equitably settled 
 with silver money. The following table copied from that scale 
 indicates the value of JL'ioo in silver as compared with its equiva- 
 lent in Continental paper money in different years as fixed by the 
 
 General Court. 
 
 i 
 
 June, 1777. 100 in silver equal to 120 Continental paper. 
 
 " 1778, 100 " 425 
 
 " 1779. 100 " 1342 " 
 
 " 1780, 100 " 5700 
 
 " 1781, 100 " " 12000 " " 
 
 After the last date Continental paper monev became worthless. 
 
 SMALL POX IN HOLLIS. 
 
 It is stated by Rev. Grant Powers, in his Centennial address, 
 delivered in 1830, " That in the year 1779 the small pox broke out
 
 1 779-] SMALL POX IN HOLLIS. 187 
 
 in the town, supposed to have been communicated by the Enemy of 
 our Country, and two houses were improved as Hospitals. One of 
 these houses was afterwards owned and occupied by Lemuel 
 Wright, and the other by James Rideout. In the last named of 
 these houses there were at one time more than one hundred 
 patients. About one hundred and fifty persons were inoculated, of 
 whom three died, and five others who took the disease from 
 exposure to the infection, also died." 
 
 It appears from the town records that Col. John Hale was put in 
 charge of these hospitals, with a supervisory committee, consisting 
 of " Noah Worcester, Stephen Ames, Oliver Lawrence, Capt. 
 Daniel Emerson, Solomon Rogers, Dea. Stephen Jewett and 
 Edward Taylor, who were to take security of Col. Hale and place 
 him under proper restrictions."
 
 WAR OF THK REVOLUTION. [1780, 
 
 CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 1780 AND 1781. VOTES AND RESOLUTIONS. HOLLIS CONTINENTAL 
 
 OJJOTA. WAGES OF SOLDIERS. MILITIA FOR WEST POINT AND 
 
 NORTHERN FRONTIER. THEIR WAGES AND BOUNTIES. TAXES 
 
 ASSESSED TO PAY THEM. BEEF FOR THE ARMY IN 1780, 1781. 
 
 REDUCTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TROOPS. REDUCTION OF 
 
 THE HOLLIS OJJOTA. TWELVE CONTINENTAL SOLDIERS CALLED 
 
 FOR AND ENGAGED. THEIR NAMES. BEEF FOR THE ARMY IN 
 
 1781 AND HOW OBTAINED. THE TOWN DIVIDED INTO CLASSES. 
 
 NEW CALL FOR TWELVE SOLDIERS. RUM FOR THE ARMY. 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE IN 1781. 
 
 VOTES AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE TOWN MEETINGS IN 1780. 
 
 Annual Town Meeting, March <5, 1780. "Chose Ephraim Burge, 
 Lt. Ebenezer Jewett and Ebenezer Runnells a committee to take 
 care of Soldiers' Families, and voted that the Selectmen and com- 
 missioned officers settle with the Rhode Island men for 1779 and 
 the men who went to Portsmouth last Fall, as to what they shall 
 receive on account of the fall of Money, agreeably to our agree- 
 ment with them, and also voted that Ebenezer Runnells, Noah 
 Worcester and Jacob Jewett be a committee to procure the Grain 
 for the last Continental men and settle with them and that the Select- 
 men assess the amount on the Polls and Estates of the town." 
 
 No new Committee of Safety was chosen this year or after 1779. 
 
 RECRUITS FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY 
 
 Special Toivn Meeting, Jttne 28, 1780. It is shown by the 
 record of a special town meeting held June 28th of this year, that 
 there was then a deficiency of nine men in the Hollis Continental 
 quota. At this meeting the town "voted to hire nine able-bodied 
 men to serve in the Continental Army till the last day of December 
 next, and that Jonathan Fox, Jacob Jewett, Jun., and Ephraim
 
 i 7 8o.] 
 
 MILITIA TO WEST POINT. 
 
 189 
 
 Stephen Conroy, 
 
 210 & 90 
 
 Nathaniel Patten, 
 
 5' & 79 
 
 Asa Lovejoy, 
 
 210 90 
 
 Abe! Lovejoy, 
 
 210 90 
 
 Jesse Worcester, 
 
 210 90 
 
 Lemuel Blood, 
 
 210 90 
 
 Reuben Blood, 
 
 210 90 
 
 Nathaniel Blood, 
 
 210 90 
 
 Bnrge be a committee to hire said men, and to give security in 
 behalf of the Town in any way they think proper." On the 4th of 
 July, within a week after this meeting, this committee made the fol- 
 lowing report of its doings : 
 
 " The Inhabitants of the Town of Hollis to Jonathan Fox, 
 Jacob Jewett, Jun., and Ephraim Burge as a committee 
 chosen by said Town to agree with and hire nine men to go 
 into the Continental Army for six months for said Town. Dr. 
 
 July 4, 1780. To cash and our security given to nine men. Viz. 
 
 To Jacob Danforth, Cash, 210. 90 Bushels of Rye, & 10 Bushels of Ind Corn. 
 
 and one Blanket, 
 and one Blanket, 
 and one Blanket, 
 and one Pair of Shoes, 
 and one Pair of Shoes, 
 and one Pair of Shoes. 
 
 Lawful Money, 2,190 799 Bushels of Rye, 3 Blankets, 3 Pair of Shoes. 
 
 N. B. The wages of the nine six months' men belong to the Town." 
 
 It appears from the above note that the full amount of the wages 
 of these men was paid in advance by the town, the men being 
 unwilling, probably on account of the state of the currency, to give 
 credit to the State or Congress. 
 
 MILITIA TO WEST POINT. 
 
 It is shown also by the "Great Return" of the Selectmen of 
 Hollis before often referred to, that Abel Blood, another Hollis sol- 
 dier, enlisted at the same time with these nine, in the Continental 
 army, and was paid the like amount of wages. 
 
 MILITIA FOR WEST POINT AND THE NORTHERN FRONTIER. 
 
 Early in July of this year a further call was made upon the town 
 for fifteen men for three months to aid in the defence of West 
 Point, and for three others to serve for six months on the northern 
 frontier. On the 3d of July a town meeting was called to act upon 
 this subject, and also to raise money to pay the " nine " men who 
 had enlisted in the Continental army. 
 
 Special Town Meeting, July jd, 1780. Extracts from the 
 Record. "Voted that the Selectmen procure the money for the 
 nine men the committee have engaged the best way they can, and 
 that Dr. Jonathan Fox, Jacob Jewett, Jun., and Ephraim Burge be 
 a committee to assist in raising the eighteen men now called for."
 
 190 MEN FOR WEST POINT. [_If8l, 
 
 / 
 
 Within about two weeks after this meeting, this committee made 
 report to the town that they had procured fourteen of the men for 
 three months to go to West Point and two of those to serve on the 
 northern frontier. The bounties agreed upon for the men to go to 
 West Point were to be paid wholly in either rye or corn, as follows : 
 to one of them thirty-five bushels of rye ; to two others, thirty 
 bushels of corn each ; to another, forty-five bushels of corn ; to each 
 often others, fifty bushels of corn. These fourteen men were all to 
 retain their government wages. To Simeon Blood and Thomas 
 Youngman, the two men engaged to serve for six months on the 
 northern frontier, the committee agreed to pay ninety bushels of rye 
 and 210 each in money. '-'the government wages of these two to 
 belong to the town" It appears from the "Great Return," that two 
 others, paid the like bounties with the fourteen, were engaged for 
 West Point, making sixteen for that place, and the whole eighteen 
 called for from the town. 
 
 NAMES OF THE MEN FOR WEST POINT. 
 
 Andrew Bailey, Jesse Hardy, Silas Lawrence, 
 
 Richard Bailey, Lemuel Hardy, Nathaniel Leeinan, 
 
 Josiah Blood, Lieut. Ebenezer Jewett, Daniel Merrill, Jun., 
 
 John Conroy, Jacob Jewett, 3d., Stephen Parker, 
 
 Stephen Dow, Nicholas Lawrence, Francis Grant Powers. 
 Jonas Flagg, 
 
 These sixteen men were enlisted in the company of Capt. 
 William Barron, in a regiment commanded by Col. Nichols. It 
 is shown by the regimental returns now with the army rolls at 
 Concord, that these men were enlisted July 6, 1780, and were dis- 
 charged on the 22d of the following October, having been in the 
 'service three months and sixteen days. The wages paid by the 
 government were 134 per month and 6s. per mile for travel. It 
 is stated in the Elollis Centennial address, that Francis Grant 
 Powers, one of these sixteen soldiers, was killed at Crown Point. 
 He was a son of Francis Powers, and a grandson of Capt. Peter 
 Powers, the first settler of Hollis, and was born January 8, 1764. 
 
 PAY FOR THE HOLLIS SOLDIERS. 
 
 " Special Town Meeting, November 23, 1780. Chose Dr. 
 Jonathan Fox, Jacob Jewett, Jun., and Mr. Ephraim Burge a 
 committee to settle with the soldiers they have hired and report to 
 the town what sum of money to raise. Adjourned to December 
 5." Adjourned Special Town Meeting, December c;. 1780.
 
 1781.] REDUCTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OJJOTA. 19! 
 
 The committee above appointed having reported in respect to the 
 soldiers, " Voted to raise 32,000 to pay the money borrowed for 
 said soldiers, and to procure the grain engaged to the three and six 
 months men, and that Capt. Daniel Emerson, Mr. Ephraim Burge 
 
 and Lieut. Ebenezer Jewett be a committee to puixhase said grain." 
 
 I 
 
 BEEF FOR THE ARMY. 
 
 The town in August of this year was called upon to furnish 
 16,000 pounds of beef for the army, and at a town meeting held on 
 the 3ist of August the town voted a tax of 25,000 for the purchase 
 of this 16,000 Ibs. of beef, being at the rate of i us. 6d., or some- 
 what more than $5 per pound. On the 23d of November, 1780, 
 Col. John Hale was chosen to represent the town in the General 
 Court to be holden at Exeter on the 3d of the following December, 
 
 REDUCTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TROOPS IN 1781.. 
 
 By an act of the General Court, passed January 12, 1781, the 
 number of New Hampshire troops for the regular army was reduced 
 to one thousand three hundred and fifty-four, to be organized into 
 two regiments, and to serve for three years or during the war. 
 
 The number of men to be furnished for this force by Hollis was 
 reduced from thirty, the old quota, to a new quota of but twenty. 
 At that date, as appears from the army rolls, there were nine 
 Continental soldiers in the army, who had been previously enlisted 
 to serve during the war. The names of these soldiers were 
 
 Samuel Boyd, Stephen Richardson, Eli Stiles, 
 
 Thomas Pratt, Lemuel Rogers, Joseph Wheat, 
 
 Joel Proctor, David Sanderson, Jabez Youngman. 
 
 Boyd, Pratt, Proctor, Richardson, Sanderson and Youngman 
 enlisted in the ist New Hampshire regiment, and were in that 
 regiment December 31, 1782, and afterwards, as supposed, till the 
 regiment was discharged in 1783.* 
 
 The time of the service of a large part of the Hollis quota having 
 expired about this time, a town meeting was summoned on the i9th 
 of February, 1781, to supply .such deficiencies as might exist in the 
 new quota. At this meeting Capt. Daniel Emerson, Dr. Jonathan 
 Fox and Mr. Ephraim Burge were appointed a committee to enquire 
 into the subject, to engage the soldiers wanted, and to make report 
 to the next town meeting. This committee afterwards, at the 
 
 *Kidder's History of ist N. H. Regiment, p. i6a.
 
 192 CONTINENTAL QUOTA. L I 7^ 1 ' 
 
 adjourned annual town meeting held on the I2th of March, made 
 report, that twelve men were then wanted to complete the new 
 quota. Upon this report being made, the town, at that meeting, 
 instructed this committee to engage the men, and to give security 
 in behalf of the town for such wages or bounties as they should 
 agree with them for, and also voted a war tax of 800 for the war 
 charges of the year, and appointed "Noah Worcester, Esq., 
 Jonathan Taylor and John Atwell, a committee to hire the money 
 till this tax could be collected." 
 
 BEEF FOR THE ARMY IN 1 78 1. 
 
 The town also at the same meeting voted a tax of 800, " new 
 emission," to purchase the town's quota of beef for this year, and 
 appointed Capt. Daniel Emerson, Ephraim Burge and Jeremiah 
 Ames a committee to procure it. The report of the committee for 
 hiring these twelve men is not found, and is probably lost. But the 
 returns and army rolls at Concord show that they all enlisted for 
 three year*, and the returns of the Hollis Selectmen also show that 
 the town paid each of them a bounty of 60. or $200. As the 
 old Continental paper money had now become worthless these 
 bounties were doubtless paid in specie or its equivalent, amounting 
 in all to 720, or $2,400. Instead of entailing this amount as a 
 debt upon the town to be paid toy posterity, as has been too often 
 done in more modern times in like cases, our ancestors at their 
 annual town meeting assessed a war tax of 800 or $2,666.67, to 
 meet it, to be collected and paid the same year. The names of 
 these twelve men were 
 
 John Bonner, Benjamin W. Grace, Stephen Parker. 
 
 Elijah Clark, Isaac Hobart, Ezekiel Proctor, 
 
 Edward Deane, Jacob Hobart, James Rolfe, 
 
 John Godfrey, John McHendley, Asahel Twiss. 
 
 At a special town meeting held on the i4th of May of this year a 
 resolution was adopted, that for the purpose of engaging soldiers in 
 answer to future calls, the town should be divided into Classes, and 
 the Selectmen and Mr. Ephraim Burge were chosen as a committee 
 to " class the town." It appears that in pursuance of this resolu- 
 tion the town was divided into eight " classes." 
 
 THE TOWN'S OJJOTA OF BEEF FOR 1781. 
 
 Special Town Meeting, June 25, 1781. At this meeting the 
 town " Voted that as the town is now divided into eight classes, 
 the quantity of beef we have to get be divided" to each class according
 
 I^Sl.] NEW CALL FOR SOLDIERS. 193 
 
 to valuation, (except as to non-residents) and that the Selectmen 
 set down each man's portion of beef to his name and that if any 
 class or person refuse to pay their or his proportion of beef the 
 same shall be committed to the Constable to collect, and tjiat the 
 Selectmen shall set such sum in specie to such delinquent as will be 
 sufficient to pay for his proportion of beef." 
 
 NEW CALL FOR SOLDIERS. 
 
 In the month of July of this year a requisition was made by the 
 State upon the town for twelve men to serve in the army for three 
 months. In consequence of this call a town meeting was held on 
 the i9th of July, at which it was "voted that the eight classes into 
 which the town was divided should be so coupled that each two 
 classes should procure three good effective men." The Great 
 Return shows that nine of these three months' men were enlisted 
 and paid by the town. No record or other evidence is found in 
 respect to the other three. A bounty of 15, or $50 each, was 
 paid to the nine men engaged. They enlisted in the company of 
 Capt. John Mills, in a small, incomplete regiment commanded by 
 Col. Daniel Reynolds of Londonderry. It is not known where this 
 regiment was employed, or that in fact it ever left the State. The 
 war at this time was substantially at an end, and the regiment soon 
 disbanded, and most probably for these reasons, the three remaining 
 Hollis men were not engaged. The names of the nine men in 
 Capt. Mills' company were, 
 
 Capt. William Brooks, Abner Keyes, B. Woods Parker, 
 
 Asa Chamberlain, Daniel Merrill, Thomas Powell, 
 
 Robert Connick, Jacob Mooar, Samuel Read. 
 
 Including the nine three months' men and the twenty 
 " Continentals," Hollis had this year in the service, in all, but 
 twenty-nine soldiers, a number much less than that of any 
 preceding year. 
 
 RUM FOR THE ARMY. 
 
 On the ist of October of this year a town meeting was called to 
 see what method should be taken to procure the Rum required of 
 the town for the army, and Robert McGaw was chosen agent of 
 f he town to provide it. The town's quota in gallons is not stated 
 in the record but at a subsequent town meeting, in December of 
 this year a tax of 100, or $333 was voted to pay for it, and the 
 
 necessary charges of the town. 
 (13)
 
 1 94 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. [1782. 
 
 CHAPTER XVIII . 
 
 1782-83. THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR. NEW PLAN OF GOV- 
 ERNMENT. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE RANGERS IN 1782. LAST 
 
 SOLDIER OF THE HOLLIS OJJOTA. NUMBER AND NAMES OF 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS. SENTIMENTS IN RESPECT TO THE RETURN 
 OF THE TORIES. LAST WAR TAX. HOLLIS RECORDS AND 1 
 DOCUMENTS. NAMES OF THE COMMITTEES OF SAFETY AND 
 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. SOLDIERS LOST IN THE WAR. 
 
 NEW PLAN OF GOVERNMENT. 
 
 In the month of June, 1781, a State Convention was held at Con- 
 cord to agree upon and propose a new " Plan" or system of State 
 Government. Hollis had no delegate in this convention, the town, 
 in the month of May previous, having voted not to elect. In the 
 month of September next afterwards the convention reported its 
 4 'plan "to be submitted to the people of the State at their town 
 meetings. Early in January, 1782, a town meeting was called in 
 Hollis to consider this plan, at which a committee of sixteen was 
 chosen to examine it and make report of their sentiments in respec 
 to it at an adjourned meeting on the i6th of January. Upon the 
 coming in of the report of this committee, the town voted as follows : 
 " ist, to accept the Bill of Rights with an amendment reported bj 
 the Committee." " 2d, To have a Governor under certain restric- 
 tions, but that the power of the Governor set forth in the "Plan 
 is too large." " 3d, That the present mode of representation be 
 adopted and that each town pay its own representative." 
 
 This first plan reported by the convention was not accepted by 
 a majority of the people of the State and the convention again met 
 and made a second report in September, 1782. A town meeting 
 was called on the i6th of December of this year to consider and 
 act upon this new report. The extracts from the record of the 
 meeting presented below exhibit the sentiments and doings of this
 
 1782.] LAST SOLDIER OF THE HOLLIS QUOTA. 195^ 
 
 meeting. " Voted to reject said Plan of Government as it stands, 
 yeas, 10, nays, 36." " It then being submitted to the town what 
 amendment they would have instead of a Supreme Head to be styled 
 a ' Governor,' Voted that we would choose to be governed similar 
 to what we now are by a council and assembly the President of 
 the Council to be the Supreme Head of the State and in the recess, 
 the General Court to have a Committee of Safety to assist the 
 President." 
 
 It is said that this new plan was generally approved in the State 
 but was not fully completed at the time news of peace arrived. The 
 old form of government, having expired with the war, it was re- 
 vived by the votes of the people and kept in force for one year 
 longer. In the year following the new form was finished, and the 
 name of " Governor " being changed to " President" it was printed 
 a third time, and declared to be the civil Constitution of the State, 
 and continued in force till the adoption of the present Constitution 
 in September 1792. 
 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE RANGERS IN 1782. 
 
 Although the danger was not supposed to be great, yet as a mat- 
 ter of precaution, companies of New Hampshire Rangers were kept 
 in service on the northern frontier, known as the " Coos Coun- 
 try," in the summer and fall of 1782, to protect the inhabitants from 
 threatened raids of the Indians in Canada. On the 4th of July 
 of this year, Andrew Henderson of Hollis enlisted in a company of 
 these Rangers, (in which he was a Sergeant) commanded by Capt. 
 Jonathan Smith of Surry. Also on the 6th of July Jonas 
 Willoughby of Hollis volunteered in a company employed in the 
 same service commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Webster of Salisbury,, 
 the father of Hon. Daniel Webster. These companies were dis- 
 charged about the middle of November, having been in the service 
 about four and one-half months. 
 
 THE LAST SOLDIER OF THE HOLLIS CONTINENTAL OJJOTA. 
 
 Previously to the beginning of 1782, active hostilities between the 
 contending armies had virtually ended, yet the Continental Con- 
 gress regarded it prudent that the ranks of the regular army should 
 be kept filled. About the middle of July of this year, upon investiga- 
 tion being made by a committee of the town, one man was found 
 to be wanting in the Hollis quota. At a town meeting then held
 
 196 NUMBER AND NAMES OF THE HOLLIS SOLDIERS. [1782. 
 
 the town " voted unanimously that one man more be raised by the 
 town to serve in the Continental army and that the committee for 
 that purpose procure him at discretion, immediately." It appears 
 from the regimental returns of Col. Nichols, that on the i5th of 
 July 1782, Jabez Youngman had enlisted as a soldier for Hollis for 
 three years, thus making the Continental quota of the town com- 
 plete. Youngman was the last soldier who volunteered for Hollis, 
 and the only one called for this year for the regular army. His name 
 is found on the roll of the ist New Hampshire Continental regi- 
 ment, in December, 1782, and he is supposed to have been in the 
 service till the regiment was discharged, the next year, at the con- 
 clusion of peace. The town paid him a bounty of 60 or $200, 
 the same as paid to the Continental soldiers enlisted for three years, 
 in 1781. 
 
 NUMBER AND NAMES OF THE HOLLIS SOLDIERS. 
 
 It will be found on examination of the various lists and rolls, 
 still existing, of the Hollis soldiers in the Revolution, that most of 
 them enlisted more than once, and many of them on three or more 
 different occasions ; but counting each name but once, it will appear 
 that Hollis, at different times during the war, as nearly as can now 
 be ascertained, furnished, with but few exceptions, from its own 
 citizens, more than three hundred soldiers who for a longer or short- 
 er time were in the military service a number but little less than 
 one-fourth of its whole population. 
 
 Of these soldiers, there was one each of the names of Abbot, 
 Adams, Ambrose, Atwell, Auld, Blanchard, Bonner, Boyd, Bruce, 
 Burge, Campbell, Clark, Cowen, Danforth, Davis, Deane, Dickey, 
 Elliot, Farmer, Farnsworth, Flagg, Foster, Gilson, Godfrey, Goss, 
 Hazeltine, Henderson, Hill, Honey, Hopkins, Hosley, Kemp, 
 Kendrick, Keyes, Kinney, Lesley, Lund, McConnor, McHendley, 
 Messer, Minot, Patten, Philbrick, Platts, Poor, Powell, Pratt, 
 Richardson, Rideout, Rogers, Runnells, Russ, Seaver, Shed, 
 Stevens, Tenney, Thurston, Townsend, Twiss, Wallingford, Wood 
 and Wyman. 
 
 Two each of the names of Ames, Brooks, Carter, Conant, 
 Connick, Fisk, Grace, Jaquith, Johnson, Leeman, McDaniels, 
 Mclntosh, Mooar, Noyes, Pool, Rolfe, Sanderson, Smith, Spalding, 
 Stearns, Wilkins, Willoughby and Woods. 
 
 Of the names of Bowers, Chamberlain, Dow, Eastman,
 
 1782.] SENTIMENTS IN RESPECT TO THE TORIES. 197 
 
 Goodhue, How, Merrill, Parker, Patch, Phelps, Read and Stiles, 
 three each. 
 
 Four each of the names of Brown, Conroy, Hale, Lawrence, 
 Lovejoy, Pierce, Proctor, Shattuck and Worcester. Of the names 
 of Ball, Colburn, Emerson, Nevins, Taylor, Wheat, Wheeler, 
 Wright and Youngman, five each. Six of the name of Powers. 
 Of the names of Bailey, Boynton, Cumings, Farley and French, 
 seven each. Eight of the name of Hobart, nine of Jewett, ten of 
 that of Hardy, and sixteen of the name of Blood. 
 
 Representative to the General Court. At a special town meet- 
 ing held on the 28th of October of this year Richard Cutts Shannon 
 was elected to represent the town in the General Court to be holden 
 at Portsmouth in December 1782. 
 
 1783. Annual Town Meeting. Increase of the State Tax. 
 At the annual March meeting of this year the town " Voted to 
 enlarge the State tax 200 to defray the necessary charges of the 
 war, and chose Dea. Daniel Emerson, Noah Worcester, Esq., 
 Capt. Daniel Kendrick and Ephraim Burge a committee to assist 
 the Selectmen in settling with the Continental soldiers." 
 
 THE SENTIMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HOLLIS IN RESPECT TO 
 THE TORIES. 
 
 As stated in the early part of this narrative, four of the citizens 
 of Hollis were known as loyalists or tories, one of whom for a time 
 was imprisoned for disloyalty. The remaining three left the coun- 
 try early in the war, and their names were included in the act of 
 confiscation, passed in 1778? by the New Hampshire General 
 Court, and they, with many others, were forbidden to return to the 
 country under the penalty of death. 
 
 After the end of the war, the British Commissioners, in their 
 negotiations for peace, were persistent in their efforts to provide for 
 the return of the banished adherents of the crown, and the restora- 
 tion of -their confiscated estates; and this subject was widely and 
 warmly discussed by the American press of the time, and in the 
 primary assemblies of the people. A special town meeting in 
 Hollis was called to consider this subject in the spring of 1783, 
 "and to see if the Town would give their Representative any 
 Instructions in respect to the Absentees from this State and their 
 returning." As will appear from the following extract, which we 
 copy from the record of that meeting, the sentiments of the people
 
 198 SENTIMENTS IN RESPECT TO THE TORIES. [ I 7^3' 
 
 
 
 of the town upon this question found expression in language more 
 vigorous and emphatic than forgetful or forgiving, as follows : 
 
 " The minds of the people being tried in respect to the Returning 
 of those Miserable Wretches under the name of Tories, Absentee! 
 or Conspirators," 
 
 u Voted unanimously that they shall not be allowed to return or 
 regain their forfeited Possessions." 
 
 " Voted that a Committee be chosen to give the Representative 
 of this Town particular Instructions which may convey to him the 
 unanimous sentiments of the people in respect to the Absentees 
 above mentioned." 
 
 "Voted that Col. John Hale, Noah Worcester, Esq., Master 
 Cumings, Dea. Boynton, Captains Dow, Goss and Kendrick be a 
 Committee to give the Instructions above mentioned." 
 
 Representative to the General Court. On the 26th of Decem- 
 ber of this year Dea. Daniel Emerson was chosen Representative to 
 the General Court to be held at Concord in June. 
 
 Annual Town Meeting March /, 1784. At the annual town meet- 
 ing of this year Dea. Daniel Emerson was again chosen Representa- 
 tive to the General Court to meet at Concord in June. At the same 
 meeting the town " Voted to raise 210 to defray the charges of 
 four Continental soldiers, viz., Elijah Clark, John Godfrey, Jacob 
 Hobart and Jabez Youngman, and also that the selectmen should 
 assist the Continental soldiers in preferring a petition to the General 
 Court for a redress of Grievances in respect to their wages." 
 
 THE LAST TOWN MEETING IN RESPECT TO THE CONTINENTAL 
 SOLDIERS, MAY 2, 1785. 
 
 "Voted that Noah Worcester and Daniel Emerson, Esqrs., and 
 Mr. William Cumings be a Committee to look into matters 
 relating to the Continental soldiers and see how matters stan4 in 
 relation to making them or any of them a consideration for their 
 service?, and report at a future meeting." 
 
 At a special town meeting held afterwards on the I5th of Septem- 
 ber this committee reported as follows : " That the Town in 
 Justice ought to give free gratis to Thomas Pratt, David Sanderson, 
 Joel Proctor, John Youngman and Thomas- Wheat 18 to each of 
 them, for their voluntary service in the Continental Army." This 
 report was accepted by the town and a tax for the amount assessed 
 at the same meeting. Such was the honorable and characteristic 
 close of the Hollis war meetings.
 
 1785.] THE HOLLIS RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS. 199 
 
 THE HOLLIS RECORDS AND REVOLUTIONARY DOCUMENTS. 
 
 In the foregoing narrative it has been my aim to gather as far as 
 practicable, from authentic sources, and to present in as little space 
 as was consistent with perspicuity and historical accuracy, the 
 annual doings of the people of Hollis in the seven years' war of the 
 Revolution, and also somewhat of the sentiments and spirit which 
 animated their efforts in the struggle for National Independence. 
 Notwithstanding all the care I have used in my researches, it may 
 be that some errors have escaped me. 
 
 In view of the lapse of one hundred years since our Revolution, 
 and the long time since the last of the actors in its story have 
 passed away, it would be passing strange if some mistakes have not 
 unwittingly found their way into this narrative, which, if detected, 
 I hope may be pardoned and corrected. But in the hope of avoid- 
 ing important errors, I have in the main adhered closely to the 
 Revolutionary documents and records of the State and town. 
 
 These records and documents of Hollis which I have so freely 
 used and copied, and which so fully tell of the doings and purposes 
 of the men who made them, I cannot but look upon as a precious 
 and sacred legacy to their posterity, and to the present and future 
 inhabitants of the town. We find in them all no sentiment of our 
 ancestors which we would forget, no recorded act which does not 
 do honor to their memories. The story as here told to some who 
 may read it may seem needlessly prolix, and in some of its details 
 tedious, still I am conscious that very many matters have been 
 omitted, highly creditable to the actors in them, which interested 
 me to know, and which if told would doubtless interest others as 
 well. Yet I trust that in this imperfect narrative enough has been 
 said, to satisfy all who have curiosity in such inquiries, that upon all 
 occasions, from the beginning of the war to its end, our ancestors of 
 Hollis did what at the time they believed to be their duty to their 
 country, their own generation, and to their posterity, intelligently, 
 promptly, and patriotically, with unfaltering courage, and the hope- 
 ful assurance of final success. 
 
 In i774? when that dark and portentous war cloud was still in 
 the horizon, undismayed by its threatening, they proclaimed in the 
 face of it and inscribed upon their public records, " We will en- 
 deavor at all times to maintain our liberties and privileges, both 
 civil and sacred, at the risk of our lives and fortunes" When 
 a few months later that cloud first burst at Lexington, the Hollis 
 minute men with full ranks hastened to the scene of conflict.
 
 ZOO HOLLIS RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS. C 1 ?^- 
 
 On the night of the i6th of June the Hollis company, under the 
 eye of the gallant Prescott, without sleep or food, were busy with 
 their spades and pickaxes upon the earthworks at Bunker Hill. 
 They were a part of that force, worn and weary with the work of 
 the night, of whom it was curtly said by their brave Colonel, on the 
 morning of the battle, in answer to a proposal to relieve them, -ind 
 call fresh troops to the defence of the works they had built 
 u The men who built this fort will best defend it" 
 
 In the fall after that battle, when the ranks of the army at 
 Cambridge were thinned and weakened by the base desertion of the 
 Connecticut regiments, another company, mainly of Hollis volun- 
 teers, with the New Hampshire reinforcements, promptly marched 
 to the seat of war to supply the places of the mutineers. 
 
 In 1776 we find Hollis soldiers with the army in Canada, at 
 Ticonderoga, in the garrisons at Portsmouth, at White Plains, and 
 sharing in the bloody campaigns in New Jersey. 
 
 The next year, when Gen. Burgoyne was on his march from 
 Canada to Ticonderoga, a company of fifty or more Hollis minute 
 men is seen hastening to its defence. The same Summer, after the 
 fall of that fortress, we find a company, chiefly of Hollis soldiers, 
 under the gallant Stark at the decisive battle and brilliant victory 
 at Bennington. In the hard winter of 1777-8, when their Conti- 
 nental soldiers were in the ill-supplied camp at Valley Forge, some 
 of them barefoot and in rags, the nimble fingers of their mothers 
 and sisters at home are seen busy for their relief. 
 
 In the summer of 1778, when Rhode Island was threatened with 
 invasion, a company of forty-three mounted Hollis soldiers marched 
 to aid in the defence. When in 1780 West Point was endangered 
 by the base treason of Gen. Arnold, we have seen how readily our 
 ancestors responded to the call for volunteers. And in 1782, after 
 the last battle of the war had been fought, when the Continental 
 Congress thought it prudent to keep the ranks of the regular army 
 filled, this last call was at once cheerfully and promptly met. 
 
 If we follow the campaigns of the regular army we shall find the 
 Hollis Continental quota in the New Hampshire regiments with 
 Washington at the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth and 
 Germantown ; with Gen. Gates at Stillwater and Saratoga ; with 
 Gen. Sullivan in the war against the Six Nations, and again with 
 Washington at the final battles and surrender at Yorktown. The 
 New Hampshire Continental regiments known as the " Hampshire 
 Boys" from the beginning to end of the war, were noted for their
 
 1785.] 
 
 HOLLIS COMMITTEE OF SAFETY. 
 
 201 
 
 fidelity to duty, their good conduct and intrepidity, and their 
 commanders, the gallant Cilley, Poor and Scammell, could at all 
 times rightfully say with the Trojan Hector, in face of the dangers 
 of battle, 
 
 " Where heroes war the foremost place we claim, 
 The first in danger as the first in fame." 
 
 HOLLIS COMMITTEE OF SAFETY IN 1776. 
 
 Capt. Reuben Dow, 
 Capt. Noah Worcester, 
 Ensign Stephen Ames, 
 
 1777. 
 
 Noah Worcester, 
 Stephen Ames, 
 Daniel Kendrick, 
 Oliver Lawrence, 
 Jacob Jewett, 
 
 Capt. Daniel Kendrick, 
 Jacob Jewett, 
 
 1778. 
 
 Noah Worcester, 
 Dea. Enoch Noyes. 
 Oliver Lawrence, 
 Nehemiah Woods, 
 Edward Taylor, 
 
 Oliver Lawrence, 
 Samuel Chamberlain. 
 
 1779. 
 
 Noah Worcester, 
 Stephen Ames, 
 Oliver Lawrence, 
 Edward Taylor, 
 Jacob Jewett. 
 
 HOLLIS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 
 
 Samuel Hobart, Colonel of 2nd N. H. regiment of minute men, and paymaster of N. H. troops 
 in me. 
 
 in 1775 
 
 Regimental Surgeons, 
 
 Assistant Surgeon, 
 
 Captains. 
 Reuben Dow, 
 Daniel Emerson, Jun., 
 John Goss, 
 Noah Worcester. 
 
 John Hale, 
 Jonathan Pool. 
 
 First Lieutenants. 
 Caleb Farley, 
 Ebenezer Jewett, 
 Robert Seaver, 
 David Wallingford. 
 
 Petei Emerson. 
 
 Second Lieutenants. 
 William Brooks, 
 John Cumings, 
 Samuel Leeman, Jun. 
 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS KILLED OR DIED IN THE ARMY OF DISEASE OR 
 
 James Fisk, 
 Jeremiah Shattuck, 
 Nathan Blood, 
 Jacob Boynton, 
 Thomas Colburn, 
 Isaac Hobart, 
 Phineas Nevins, 
 Peter Poor, 
 Thomas Wheat, 
 Ebenezer Youngman, 
 Caleb Eastman, 
 Josiah Blood, 
 Minot Farmer, 
 William Nevins, 
 Ezra Proctor, 
 Isaac Shattuck, 
 Samuel Leeman, Jun., 
 Ebenzer Cumings, 
 Lebbeus Wheeler, 
 John Conroy, 
 Daniel Blood, 
 Francis G. Powers, 
 
 WOUNDS. 
 
 died at Cambridge, May 29, 1775. 
 
 " " May 29, 1775. 
 
 killed at Bunker Hill, June 17, . 1775. 
 
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 I, 
 
 j 9 
 
 
 
 died 
 
 Sept. 
 
 1776 
 
 ii 
 
 May 
 
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 killed 
 died 
 
 killed 
 
 May 15 
 
 Oct. 1777, 
 
 1778, 
 
 July 10 " 
 Sept. 
 Nov. 28 " 
 
 1780
 
 2O2 HOLLIS SOLDIERS KILLED OR DIED. [. 1 7&5' 
 
 The number of names in the list of deaths, is twenty-two. The 
 Rev. Grant Powers, in his Centennial Address, states the loss of 
 Hollis in the war, in killed or by disease, at thirty. He probably 
 included in that number eight persons who in 1779 died in Hollis 
 of the small pox, which he tells us was supposed to have been 
 communicated by the enemy. The eight who died of that disease, 
 added to the twenty-two, would make the Hollis loss of thirty as Mr. 
 Powers states it. 
 
 The Hollis soldiers who received pensions from the Government, 
 on account of permanent disabilities suffered in the service, either 
 from wounds or disease, were Capt. Reuben Dow, Ensign William 
 Wood, Thomas Pratt, (all wounded at Bunker Hill) Samuel Boyd 
 and Stephen Richardson.
 
 1782.] 
 
 NAMES OF HOLLIS SOLDIERS. 
 
 203 
 
 CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF HOLLIS SOLDIERS, SHOWING IN WHAT 
 YEARS THEY ENLISTED WHEN AND HOW LONG THEY WERE IN 
 THE SERVICE. 
 
 (" J 775 L" denotes enlisted, April 19, I775ifor Lexington and 
 Cambridge ; " Cam." Cambridge; " B. H." at the Battle of 
 Bunker Hill; " C. A." Continental Army; " Port." in 
 Garrison at Portsmouth, N. H. ; " Wh. P." at White Plains ; 
 " Ti." Ticonderoga ; "1777 Al. T." Ticonderoga Alarm, 
 yune, 1777; "Ben" in the company of Capt. Goss, at Ben- 
 nington, July 1777 ; " W. Pt.," West Point; " R. I.," Rhode 
 Island ; " G. R." names in the Return of Capt. Goss, p. 167.) 
 
 Abbot, Benjamin, '75, L., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Adams, William, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 in. 
 Ambrose, Samuel, '75, Cam., 3 mon. 
 Ames, David, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '76, C. 
 
 A. i y, '77 C. A., 3 y. 
 Ames, Jonathan, '75, L., '77 Al. T. 
 Atwell, John, '75, L., '76, Port., 3 m., '78, R. 
 
 I., 22 d. 
 
 Auld, John, '78, C. A., 2 y. 
 Bailey, Andrew, 75, 'Cam., B. H., 8 m., '76, 
 
 Port. 3 m., '77, C. A., 8 m. '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Bailey, Daniel, '75, Cam. 3 m., '77, Al. T., '78, 
 
 R. I., aa d., '79, R. I., 5 m. 
 Bailey, Daniel, Jun., '76, Wh. P. 5 m. 
 Bailey, Job, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Bailey, Joseph, '75, L. 
 
 Bailey, Joel., '75, Cam., 8 m., '80, W. Pt., 3 m. 
 Ball, Ebenezer, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., "76, 
 
 Port, and N. Y., 12 m. 
 Ball, Eleazer, '75, Cam. 3 m., '77, Al. T. 
 Ball, John, '76, Ti., 6 m., '77 C. A., 8 m. 
 Ball, Nathaniel, Jun., '75, L. 
 Ball, William, '77, Al. T. 
 Rlanchard, Joshua, '75, Cam. 3 m. 
 Blood, Abel, '80, C. A., 6 m. 
 Blood, Daniel, '75, Cam. 3 m., '77, C. A., 3 y. 
 Blood, Daniel, 2 d, '75, L., '76, Ti., 6 m. 
 
 Blood, Elnathan, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 
 Blood, Ephraim, '75, Cam. B. H.,8 mo. 
 
 Blood, Francis, "75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 
 Blood, Josiah, '76, Ti., 6 m. 
 
 Blood, Josiah, Jun., '77, Al. T., '80 W. Pt., 
 
 3m. 
 
 Blood, Lemuel, '80, C. A., 6 m. 
 Blood, Nathan, '75, L., '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Blood, Nathaniel, '78, R. I., 22d., '80, C. A. 
 
 6 m. 
 
 Blood, Nathaniel, Jun., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Blood, Jonas, '75, L. 
 Blood, Reuben, '77, Al. T., '78, C. A., 2 y., 
 
 '80, C. A., 6 m. 
 Blood, Simeon, '77, Ben., '78, C. A., 2 y., '80, 
 
 N. Frontier, 6 m. 
 Blood, Timothy, '76, Wh. P., 5 mo., '78, R. I. 
 
 22 d. 
 
 Bonner, John, '$1, C. A., 3 y. 
 
 Bowers, Henry, '77, Ben. 
 
 Bowers, Jerathmael, '79, C. A., i j. 
 
 Bowers, Oliver, '77, Al. T. 
 
 Boyd, Samuel, '78, C. A., 2 y., '80, C. A. 3 y. 
 
 Boynton, Benjamin, "75, L., '76, Wh. P., 5 m. 
 
 Boynton, Elias, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m., '76, C. 
 
 A., i y., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Boynton, Isaac, '77, C. A. 3 y.
 
 2O4 
 
 NAMES OF HOLLIS SOLDIERS. 
 
 [1782. 
 
 Boynton, Jacob, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Boynton, Joel, '75, Cam. 3 m., '76, Wh. P., Sm 
 Boynton, John, 3 d., '77, C. A., 8 m. 
 Boynton, Joshua, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m., '77, 
 
 Al. T. 
 
 Brooks, John, '77, C. A., 8 m. 
 Brooks, Lt. William, '78, R. I., 22 d., '81, 3 m. 
 Brown, Abel, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Brown, William, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 Brown, Eliphalet, '75, Cam. 3 m., '77, Al. Ti., 
 
 '77, Ben. 
 
 Brown, Joseph, '76, N. Y., 2 m. 
 Bruce, Josiah, '75, Cam. 8 m. 
 Surge, Ephraim, '77, Al. T. 
 Campbell, John, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m., '77, 
 
 Ben. 
 Carter, Edward, '76, Wh. P. 5 m., '77, C. A. 
 
 ay- 
 Carter, Thomas, '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Chamberlain, Asa, '81, 3 m. 
 Chamberlain, Samuel, '76, N. Y., 2 m. 
 Chamberlain, Wilder, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Clark, Elijah, '81, C. A., 3 y. 
 Colburn, Benj., '77, Al. T., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Colburn, James, "75, Cam., 3 m., '77, C. A. 
 
 8m. 
 Colburn, Nathan, '75, L., '75, Cam. 8m., '76, 
 
 Wh. P., 5 m. 
 
 Colburn, Robt., '75, Cam. 3 m. 
 Colburn, Thomas, '75, L., '75, Cam. B. H., 
 
 8 m. 
 Conant, Abel, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m., '76, C. 
 
 A., i y., '78. R. I., 22 d. 
 
 Conant Josiah, '75, Cam. 3 m., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Connick, Robt., '81, 3 m. 
 Connick William, '76, Wh. P., 5 m., '77, C. 
 
 A., 3 y., "80, C. A., 6 m. 
 Cowen, William, '78, C. A., 2 y. 
 Cumings, Benj., '75, L., '75, Cam. B. H. S m., 
 
 '76, C. A., i y. 
 
 Conroy, John, '75, Cam. 3 m., '80, W. Pt., 3m. 
 Conroy, John, Jun., '78, C. A. 2 y. 
 Conroy, Samuel, '75, L., "75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Conroy, Stephen, '76, C. A., i y., '78, C. A., 2 
 
 y., '80, C. A., 6 m. 
 Cumings, Ebenezer, '77, C. A., 3 y. 
 Cumings, En. John, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H. 
 
 8 m. 
 
 Cumings, Larnard,'76, Port, and N. Y., 12 m. 
 Cumings, Peter, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Cumings, Philip, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Cumings, Wm., '76, N. Y., 2 m.., '77, Al. T. 
 Danforth, Jacob, '76, C. A., i y., '77, C. A., 3 
 
 y., '80, C. A., 6 m. 
 Davis, Joshua, '76, Ti. 6 m. 
 Deane, Edward, '81, C. A. 3 y. 
 Dickey, James, '75, L., '77, Al. T. 
 Dow, Capt. Reuben, '75, L., '75, Cam. B. H., 
 
 8 mo., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 
 Dow, Evan, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m,. '78, R. I.. 
 
 22 d. 
 
 Dow, Stephen,-"77, Al. T., '80, W. Pt., 3 m. 
 Eastman, Amos, '75, L., '76, N. Y., 2 m. 
 Eastman, Caleb, '75, Cam. B. H.,8 m. 
 Eastman, Jonathan, '75, L. 
 Elliot, William, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m., '76, C. 
 
 A., : y. 
 Emerson, Capt. Daniel, '76, Ti. 6 m., '77, 
 
 Al. T., '78, R. L, 22 d., '79, R. I., 5 m. 
 Emerson, Dr. Peter, '79, R. I., 5 m., Reg. 
 
 Surg. 
 
 Emerson, Ralph, '76, Ti., 6 m., '77, C. A., 3y.. 
 Emerson, Samuel, '79, R. I., 5 m. 
 Emerson, Thomas, '76, Ti., 6 m. 
 Farley, Benj., '75, L., '75, Cam. 3 m. 
 Farley, Benj., Jun., '76, Ti., 6 m. 
 Farley, Lt. Caleb, '76, Port, and N. Y., 12 m., 
 
 '78 R. I., 22 d. 
 Farley, Christopher, '76, Port, and N. Y., 
 
 12 m. 
 
 Farley, Ebenezer, '75, L., '76, N. Y., 2 m. 
 Farley, Joseph, '75, Cam., 3 m. 
 Farley, Stephen, '75, Cam., 3 m. 
 Farmer, Minot, "75, L., '75, Cam., B. H. 8 m. 
 
 '76, C. A., i y. 
 Farnsworth, David, '75, L., '75, Cam. B. H., 
 
 8m. 
 
 Fisk, James, '75, L., '75, Cam. 8 m. 
 Fisk, Josiah, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Flagg, Jonas, '78, R. I., 22 d., '80; W.Pt.,3 m. 
 Foster, Simeon, '79, C. A., i y. 
 French, David, '76, Port, and N. Y., 12 m. 
 French, Isaac, '75, Cam. 3 m., '76, Wh. P. 3m. 
 French, Jonathan, '77, Ben., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 French, Joseph, '75, Cam., 8 m. 
 French, Nehemiah, '75, Cam., 8 m., '77, Al. T. 
 French, Timothy, '76, N. Y., 2 m. 
 French, William, '75, L. 
 Gilson, Ebenezer, "75, L., "75, Cam., 3 m. 
 Godfrey, John, '77, C. A., 3 y., '81, C. A. 3 y. 
 Goodhue, Samuel, '77, Port, i m. 
 Goodhue, John, '79, Port. 6 m. 
 Goodhue, Stephen, '76, Wh. P., 5 m. '78 R. I., 
 
 22 d. 
 Goss, Capt. John, '75 L., '7S,Cam.,B. H., 8 m., 
 
 '77, Ben. 
 
 Grace, Benjamin W., '81, C. A., 3y. 
 Grace, Manuel, '75, L. 
 
 Hale, Dr. John, Reg. Surgeon from '76 to "80. 
 Hale, John, Jua., '76, N. Y., 2 m., '78, R. I., 
 
 22 d. 
 
 Hale, David, '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 
 Hale, William, '77, C. A., 3 y. 
 
 Hardy, Aaron, '75, L. 
 
 Hardy, Jesse, '80, W. Pt., 3 m. 
 
 Hardy, Lemuel, '77, Al. T., 'So, W. Pt.* 3 m. 
 
 Hardy, Joseph, '79, Port., 6 m. 
 
 Hardy, Nehemiah, '75, Cam. 3 m.
 
 1782.1 
 
 NAMES OF HOLLIS SOLDIERS. ZO5 
 
 Hardy, Noah, '7^, Al. T., '78, R. I., 22 d. Lesley, Jonas, '76, Wh. P., 5 m. 
 
 Hardy, Phineas, '76, Port. 3 m. Lovejoy, Abel, '80, C. A. 6 m. 
 
 Hardy, Phineas, Jun., '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., Lovejoy, Asa, '75, Cam., 3 m., '76, Wh., P. 5 
 
 '76, Port., 3 m. m., '77, C. A., 3 y. 
 
 Hardy, Silas, '79, Port., 6 m. Lovejoy, Daniel, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 
 Hardy, Thomas, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '76, Lovejoy, Jonathan, Jun., '75, Cam., 3 m. 
 
 C. A., i y. Lund, Ephraim, '75, Cam., 3 m. 
 
 Henderson, Andrew, '8a, N. Frontier, 6 m. McConnor, James, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. 
 
 Hill, Samuel, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. '76, Ti., 6, McDaniels, James, '77, Ben. 
 m. '77, C. A., 3 y. McDaniels, Randall, '75, L. 
 
 Hobart, Isaac, '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. McHendley, John, '81, C. A., 3y. 
 Hobart, Isaac, ad., '81, C. A., 3 y. Melntosh, Archibald, '77, Ben. 
 
 Hobart, Jacob, '81, C. A., 3 y. Mclntosh, James, '77, Cam., B. H., S m. 
 
 Hobart, John, '77, Al. T., '79, R. I., 6 m. ' Merrill, Daniel, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 
 Hobart, Jonathan, '75, Cam., 3 m., '76, N. Y., Merrill, Daniel, Jun., '78, R. I., 33 d. '80, W. 
 
 am. . Pt., 3 m., '81, 301. 
 
 Hobart, Joshua, '75, Cam., 3 m., '77, Ben., '78, Merrill, Samuel, '77, Al. T., '77, Ben., '78, R. I. 
 
 R. I., 22 d. 32 d. 
 
 Hobart, Col. Samuel, '75, Paymaster. Messer, Benjamin, '77, Ben. 
 
 Hobart, Solomon, '77, Al. T., '78, R. I., 22 d. Minot, Joseph, '75, L. 
 
 Honey, Parmeter, '75, Cam., 3 m. Mooar, Daniel, '77 Ben. 
 
 Hopkins, Richard, '76, Port., and N. Y., 12 m. Mooar, Jacob, '77, Ben., '81, 3 m. 
 Hosley, Samuel, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. Nevins, Benjamin, '75, L., '77, Ben. 
 
 How, Ephraim, '75, Cam. B.H. , 8 m., '77 Ben. Nevins, John, '77, Ben. 
 
 How, John, "76, Ti., ^m., '78, R. I., 22 d. Nevins, Joseph, '75, L., '77, Al. T. 
 
 How, Joseph, '75, Cam., 3 m. Nevins, Phineas, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 ra. 
 
 Jaquith, Ebenezer, '75, Cam., 3 m. Nevins, William, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. 
 Jaquith, Thomas, '75, Cam., 3 m. '76, C. A., i y. 
 
 Jewett, Lieut. Ebenezer, '77, ALT., '80, W. Pt., Noyes, Elijah, '75, Cam., 3m., '76, Ti., 6m., '77 
 
 3 m. Al. T., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 
 Jewett, Jacob, '75, Cam., 3 m. Noyes, Enoch, Jun., '76, Ti., 6 m. 
 
 Jewett, Jacob, 3d, '78, R. I., aa d., '80, W. Pt., Parker, Benjamin W., 8i, 3 m. 
 
 3 m. Parker, Jonathan, '76, C. A., i y., '77, C. A., 8 
 Jewett, James, '76, Ti., G. R. m., '78, R. L, 22 d. 
 
 Jewett, Jonathan, '78, R. I., 6 m. Parker, Stephen, '80, W. Pt., 3 m., '81, C. A., 3 y. 
 
 Jewett, Dea. Nathaniel, '76, Ti., G. R. Patch, David, '76, C. A., i y. 
 
 Jewett, Noah, '76, Wh. P., 5 m. Patch, Daniel, '75, Cam., 3 m. 
 
 Jewett, Samuel, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. Patch, Thomas, '75, L., '76 Ti., 6 m. 
 
 Jewett, Stephen, Jun., '75, Cam., 3 m., "76, Patten, Nathaniel, '75, Cam., B. H.,8 m., '76, 
 
 Wh. P., 5 m. Ti., 6 m., '77, C. A., 3 y., *8o, C. A., 6 m. 
 
 Johnson, Edward, '75, L. Phelps, John, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 
 Johnson, Samuel, '76, N. Y., a m. Phelps, Nathan, '75, L., '75, Cam., 3 m. 
 
 Kemp, Thomas, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '76, Phelps, Samuel, '76, Ti., 6 m. 
 
 Wh. P., $ m., '77 Ben. Philbrick, John, '75, L. 
 
 Kendrick, Capt. Daniel, '78, R. I., aa d. Pierce, Ephraim, '75, L., '76, Wh. P., 5 m., '77 
 Keyes, Abner, '75, Cam., 8 m., '76, Port, and Al. T., '77, Ben., '79, C. A., ly. 
 
 N. Y., 12 m. "Si, 3 m. Pierce, Nehemiah, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '77, 
 Kinney, Israel, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '76, C. C. A., 8 m. 
 
 A., i y. Pierce, Solomon, '75, Cam., 3 m., '76, Ti., 6 m. 
 
 Lawrence, Asa, '78, R. L, aa d. Pierce, Richard, '76' Ti., G. R. 
 
 Lawrence, Nicholas, '80, W. Pt., 3 m! Platts, John, '75, Cam., B. H., S m., '76 Wh. P. 
 Lawrence, Oliver, '75, Cam., 3 m., '78, R. I., 5 m. 
 
 6 m. Pool, Dr. Jonathan, Assist. Surgeon, '76 to 'So 
 
 Lawrence, Silas, '80, W. Pt., 3 m. Pool, William, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 
 Leeman, Nathaniel, '77, Al. T., '80, W. Pt., Pool, William W., '75, Cam., 3 m., '78, R. I. 
 
 3 m. 22 d. 
 
 Leeman, Ensign Samuel, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 Poor, Peter, "75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. 
 
 m., '76, C. A., i y., '77, C. A., 3 y. Powell, Thomas, *8i, 3 m.
 
 206 
 
 NAMES OF HOLLIS SOLDIERS. 
 
 [i 7 8a 
 
 Powers, Francis, '75, Cam., B. H., 8m., '77, Ben 
 Powers, Francis G., '79, C. A., i y., '80, W. 
 
 Pt., 3 m. 
 
 Powers, Jonathan, '75, Cam., B. H. Sin. 
 Powers, Nahum, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H.8m. 
 Powers, Samson, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H. 8 m. 
 
 '77, Ben. 
 
 Powers, Stephen, '76, Port, and N. Y., it m. 
 Pratt, Thomas, '75, L., "75 Cam., B. H. 8 m. '76, 
 
 C. A. i y., '77, C. A., 3 y., '81, for the war. 
 Proctor, Ezekiel, '7SiL-.'7Si Cam., B. H., 8m. 
 
 '76, C. A., i y. '81, C. A., 3 y. 
 Proctor, Ezra, '76, C. A., : y. 
 Proctor, Joel, '78, C. A., 2 y., "81, for the war. 
 Proctor, Moses, '77, Al. T. 
 Read, Jacob, '75, L., "75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. 
 Read, John, '75, Cam., 3 m., '76, C. A. i y. 
 Read, Samuel, 'Si, 3 m. 
 Richardson, Stephen, "76, C. A., i y., '77, C. 
 
 A., 3 y., *8i, C. A. for the war. 
 Rideout, James, '77, Ben. 
 Rogers, Lemuel, '81, C. A., for the war. 
 Rolfe, Ephraim, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '77, 
 
 Ben- '78, R. I. 22 d. 
 Rolfe, James, '81, C. A. 3 y. 
 Runnells, Stephen, '77, Ben., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Russ, Jonathan, '75, L., '75, Cam., 3 m., '77, 
 
 Ben. 
 Saunderson, Benjamin, '75, L., '76, Wh. P., 
 
 5m. 
 Saunderson, David, '76, N. Y., 2 m., '77, C. 
 
 A. 3 y., "80, 'for the war. 
 Seaver, Robert, "75, L., '75, Cam., 3 m., '77, 
 
 Al. T. 
 
 Shattuck, Isaac, '76, Port, and N. Y., 12 m. 
 Shattuck, Jeremiah, '75, Cam. 8 m. 
 Shattuck, William, '75, Cam. 3 m., '76, N. Y. 
 
 a m. 
 
 Shattuck, Zachariah, '75, Cam. 3 m. . 
 Shed, Jonas, 77, Ben. 
 Smith, Ephraim, '75, Cam., B. H. 8 m., '76, C. 
 
 A., i y. 
 
 Smith, Joshua, '76, Wh. P., 5 m. 
 Spaulding, Enoch, '76, Port, and N. Y., 12 m. 
 
 '78, R. I., 6 m. 
 Spaulding, Jacob, '75, L., '75, Cam. B. H. 8 m. 
 
 '77, Al. T., '78, R. I., 22 d. 
 Stearns, Isaac, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. 
 
 '77, Al. T., '77. Ben. 
 Stearns, Joseph, '76, Ti., 6m., '77, Ben., '79, C. 
 
 A. .y. 
 
 Stevens, Isaac, Jun., '76, Ti., 6 m. 
 Stiles, Caleb, '79, C. A., i y. 
 Stiles, Caleb, Jun., '79, C. A., i y. 
 Stiles, Eli, '76, C. A., iy., '77, C. A., 8 m.,'8o, 
 
 C. A., for the war. 
 
 Taylor, Amos, '75, L., '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m. 
 Taylor, Daniel. '75, L., '75, C. B. H., 8 m. 
 Taylor Edward, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 
 Taylor, Jacob, '75, Cam. 3 m., '76, C. A., i y., 
 
 77, C. A., 8 m. 
 
 Taylor, Jonathan, '75, Cam. 3 m. 
 Tenney, Wm., Jun., '75, L., '75, Cam., 3 m., 
 
 '76, Wh. P., 5 m. 
 
 Thurston, Moses, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. 
 Townsend, Ebenezer, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., 
 
 '76, Ti., 6 m., '77, C. A., 3 y. 
 Twiss, Asahel, '81, C. A., 3 y. 
 Wallingford, Lt. David, '75, Cam., 8 m., '77, 
 
 Al. T., '77, Ben. 
 Wheat, Joseph, '77, Al. Ti., '78, R. I., 2 d., 
 
 '79, C. A., i y., "So, for the war. 
 Wheat, Nathaniel, '75, L., '75, Cam., 3 m. 
 Wheat, Solomon, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 Wheat, Thomas, '76, Port, and N. Y., 12 m. 
 Wheat, Thomas, Jun., '75, L., '75, Cam., B. 
 
 H., 8 m. 
 
 Wheeler, Abner, '77, Al. T., '77, Ben. 
 Wheeler, Ebenezer, '75, L., "76, Wh. P. 5 n. 
 Wheeler, James, Jun., '75, Cam., 3m. 
 Wheeler, Lebbeus, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H., 8 
 
 m., '77, C. A., 3y . 
 Wheeler, Thaddeus, '75, L. 
 Wilkins, Bray, '75, L., '75, Cam., 8 m. 
 Wilkins, Israel, '75, L. 
 Willoughby, Jonas, '82, N. Frontier, 6 m. 
 Willoughby, Samuel, '76, Ti., G. R. 
 Wood, William, '75, L., '75, Cam. B. H., 8 m., 
 
 77, Ben. 
 Woods, Jonas, '77, Al. T., '77, Ben., 78, R. I., 
 
 22 d. 
 
 Woods, Nehemiah, '77, Al. T. 
 Worcester, Capt. Noah, '75, Cam. 3m., '78, R. 
 
 I., 22 d. 
 Worcester, Noah, Jun., '75, L., '75, Cam., B, 
 
 H., 8 m., '77, Ben. 
 Worcester, Jesse, '76, Ti., 6 m., '77, Al. T. s 
 
 '77, Port, i m., '78, R. I., 22 d., '80, C. A.. 
 
 6 m. 
 
 Worcester, Samuel, '76, Port, and N. Y., 12 m. 
 Wright, Benj., '75, L., '76, N. Y., 2 m. 
 Wright, Benj., Jun., '75, L. 
 Wright, Lemuel, '76, Ti.. 6 m., '77, Al. T. 
 Wright, Samuel, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '77, 
 
 Ben. 
 Wright, Uriah, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., 
 
 '77. Al. T. 
 Wyman, Jesse, "75, L., '76, N. Y., a m., '77, 
 
 Ben. 
 Youngman, Ebenezer, '75, L., '75, Cam. B.H. 
 
 8m. 
 
 Youngman, Jabez, '82, during war 
 Youngman, John, '76, Ti., 6 m., '77, C. A., 3 
 
 y., '80, C. A., for the war. 
 Youngman, Nicholas, '76, Ti. 6 m. 
 Youngman, Thomas, '76, C. A., i y., '77, C. 
 
 A. ,3 y., 'So, N. Frontier, 6 m.
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 CHAPTER XX. 
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE HOLLIS REVOLU- 
 TIONARY OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS. 
 
 BLOOD, NATHAN 
 
 son of Nathaniel Blood, was born in Hollis April 4, 1747. Married 
 Elizabeth Noyes, daughter of Dea. Enoch Noyes, April 16, 1772. 
 Enlisted April 19, 1775, and was First Sergeant in the company of 
 Capt. Dow at Bunker Hill, where he was killed June 17, 1775. 
 
 BROOKS, LIEUT. WILLIAM 
 
 
 
 came to Hollis about 1757. Married Abigail Kemp, in Hollis, 
 March 29, 1759. Enlisted in 1778 in Captain Emerson's company 
 to Rhode Island, in which he was Second Lieutenant. Enlisted 
 again in 1781, in the company of Capt. Mills, regiment of Col. 
 Reynolds. Removed from Hollis after the Revolution. 
 
 CONANT, DEA. JOSIAH 
 
 son of Josiah Conant. Born in Hollis, October 17, 1746. Enlisted 
 December, 1775* ' n * ne company of Capt. Worcester for Cambridge. 
 Enlisted again in 1778 in the company of Capt. Emerson for Rhode 
 Island, in which he was Sergeant. Deacon of the Hollis church -in 
 1787, till his death in Hollis, August 21, 1807, aet. 60. 
 
 CONANT, DEA. ABEL 
 
 son of Josiah Conant, born in Hollis October 3, 1755. Enlisted 
 April 19, 1775, and was in the company of Capt. Dow at the battle 
 of Bunker Hill. Enlisted in 1776 in the Continental army for one 
 year, and in 1778 in Capt. Emerson's company for Rhode Island. 
 Married Pegga Jewett in Hollis, November 20, 1781. Chosen a 
 deacon of the Hollis church in 1787. Removed to Hardwick, Vt., 
 in 1813, where he died May 2, 1844, x ^ 88. 
 
 CUMINGS, ENSIGN JOHN 
 
 born in Groton, Mass., March 16, 1737. His name was on the 
 Hollis tax lists in 1758. Enlisted April 19, 1775, and was Ensign
 
 2O8 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 or Second Lieutenant in the company of Capt. Dow at Bunker Hill. 
 Removed after the war to Hancock, as is supposed. 
 
 CUMINGS, CAPT. JOTHAM 
 
 son of Jerahmael Cumings, and a younger brother of Henry 
 Cumings, D. D., of Billerica, Mass. Born December 19, 1741. 
 He was a soldier in the French war in 1758. Married Anna 
 Brown, of Hollis, April 27, 1763. Removed from Hollis to 
 Plymouth, N. H., in 1764. Was Lieutenant in a company of New 
 Hampshire Rangers in 1775 and was for many years a deacon of the 
 Plymouth church. Died at Plymouth, April i, 1808, aet. 66. 
 
 CUMINGS, WILLIAM 
 
 was born inGroton, Mass., October 2, 1741. Came to Hollis about 
 the year 1760. Married Mehitabel Eastman of Hollis, June 28, 
 1768. Was Master of the Hollis Grammar School in 1775, and for 
 many years after. Was Town Clerk and First Selectman in Hollis 
 in 1771 and 1772 and again from 1782 to 1788 inclusive? Enlisted 
 in the army in 1776 and again in 1777. About the year 1790 he 
 removed to Hebron, N. H., where he died October 2, 1831, aet. 90. 
 
 DOW, CAPT. REUBEN 
 
 came from Salem, N. H., and was in Hollis in 1761, and Selectman 
 in 1769 and 1770. Lieutenant of the Hollis Militia company in 
 January, 1775- Chosen captain of the Hollis company of Minute 
 men to Cambridge, April 19, 1775. Commissioned as captain of 
 the Hollis company in Col. William Prescott's regiment, May 19, 
 1775. Wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill and was afterwards a 
 United States' pensioner for life. He was chairman of the Hollis 
 Committee of Safety in 1776, and Representative to the New 
 Hampshire General Court in 1778. His two sons, Evan and 
 Stephen, were Revolutionary soldiers. Died February 11, 1811, 
 aet. 81. 
 
 EASTMAN, LIEUT. AMOS 
 
 was a son of Amos Eastman, Senior, born in Penacook, now 
 Concord, N. H., April 28, 1751, and came to Hollis with his 
 father about the year 1759. Married Ruth Flagg, of Hollis, 
 January 6, 1774. Enlisted April 19, 1775, and again in 1776 in the 
 regiment of Col. Gilman. He was for many years a Justice of the 
 Peace, and Town clerk and First Selectman in 1806. Died August 
 2, 1832, aet. 81.
 
 
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 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 209 
 
 In the year 1752? his father, Amos Eastman, Senior, then living 
 at Penacook, being on a hunting expedition, in the northerly 
 part of New Hampshire, with Gen. John Stark and others, was, 
 with Stark, taken prisoner by the Indians, and both of them taken 
 to an Indian village in Canada. On their arrival at the village, 
 both the captives were compelled to run the gauntlet between two 
 files of savages, each armed with a switch or club with which to 
 strike them as they passed between the lines. Stark, as is said, 
 escaped with but slight injury, but Eastman was cruelly beaten, and 
 was afterwards sold to a French master, kindly treated by him and 
 soon after redeemed and went home.* 
 
 EMERSON, CAPT. DANIEL 
 
 son of Rev. Daniel Emerson, born in Hollis, December 15, 1746. 
 Married Ama Fletcher November 17, 1768. Chosen deacon of the 
 Hollis church in 1775. Appointed Coroner and High Sheriff of 
 Hillsborough county in 1776. He was Captain of the Hollis com- 
 pany that went to Ticonderoga in July of that year, and was also 
 Captain of the company enlisted in Hollis in June 1777, upon the 
 Ticonderoga Alarm. He was also in 1778 Captain of a mounted 
 Hollis company that went to Rhode Island in the summer of that 
 year, and also of a company in Col. Mooney's regiment raised for 
 the defence of Rhode Island in 1779- Capt. Emerson was Town 
 Clerk and First Selectman in 1780 and 1781. A member of the 
 New Hampshire Council in 1787 of the New Hampshire Con- 
 stitutional Convention in 1791, and a Representative to the New 
 Hampshire General Court in 1 nineteen different years, between 
 1780 and 1812. His two oldest sons, Rev. Daniel Emerson, Jun., 
 and Rev. Joseph Emerson, were graduates of Harvard, his third 
 son, Rev. Ralph Emerson, D. D., of Yale (^. v.) His youngest 
 son, William, was Colonel of the regiment to which Hollis was 
 attached and was for many years a deacon of the Hollis church. 
 
 The following epitaph is inscribed on the tomb stone of Capt 
 Emerson in the Hollis central burial ground. 
 
 " In Memory qf Daniel Emerson, Esq. 
 Having faithfully and industriously served his generation 
 
 As an officer of the Church 
 
 As a Defender of Freedom 
 
 As a Magistrate and Legislator 
 
 As a friend of the Poor 
 And as a Zealous Promoter of the Redeemer's Kingdom. 
 
 He rested from his labors 
 
 October 4, 1820, aet. 74." 
 
 (14) *See Bouton's History of Concord, p. 193.
 
 2IO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 EMERSON, DR. PETER 
 
 second son of Rev. Daniel Emerson, born in Hollis, November 30, 
 1749. Appointed Surgeon of the regiment of Col. Mooney, in 1779, 
 Settled as a physician in Hillsborough, N. H., and died at 
 Hillsborough in 1827, at. 78. 
 
 EMERSON, LIEUT. RALPH 
 
 son of Rev. Daniel Emerson, born March 4, 1761. Enlisted July 
 1776 at the age of fifteen in his brother's company for the defence of 
 Ticonderoga. In April, 1777, he enlisted in the Continental army 
 for three years. Married Alice Ames, May 13, 1784. On his 
 tombstone in the Hollis burial ground is the following inscription : 
 
 " Erected to the Memory of Lieut. Ralph Emerson 
 Who was instantly killed by the accidental discharge 
 Of a cannon while exercising the matross, 
 October 4, 1790, in the 3oth year of his age. 
 We drop apace, 
 By nature some decay 
 And some the gusts of fortune sweep away." 
 
 FARLEY, CAPT. CALEB 
 
 was born in Billerica, Mass., October 19, 1730. Married Elizabeth 
 Farley, October n, 1754- He was a soldier from Billerica in the 
 French war of 1755? an d came to Hollis in November, 1765, and 
 was Selectman in 1767. He enlisted in 1776 in the regiment of 
 Col. Pierce Long for New York and Canada, and in 1778 he was 
 Lieutenant in Capt. Emerson's mounted company, enlisted in Hollis 
 for the defence of Rhode Island. Died in Hollis, April 5, 1833, 
 set. 1 02 years, 5 months. 
 
 FARMER, MINOT 
 
 son of Benjamin Farmer, born 1750. Enlisted April 19, 1775, in 
 the Hollis company of minute men in which he was a Sergeant, and 
 he was also a Sergeant in the company of Capt. Dow, at the battle 
 of Bunker Hill. Married Abigail Barron, September 15, 1775. 
 In the fall or winter of i775i ^ ie enlisted in Gen. Arnold's expedition 
 to Canada. Was taken prisoner in the attack on Quebec, and died 
 in captivity, May 9, 1776, set. 26. He is supposed to have held the 
 rank of Ensign. 
 
 GOSS, CAPT. JOHN 
 
 was born at Salisbury, Mass., February 13, 1739. His name first 
 appears on the Hollis tax lists in 1770. Married Catharine Conant, 
 of Hollis, February 10, 1774, and was Selectman in Hollis the same
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 211 
 
 year. He was Lieutenant in the Hollis company of minute men, 
 that went to Cambridge April 19, 1775, and also in the Hollis. 
 company at the battle of Bunker Hill. In the year 1777 he was the 
 Captain of the Hollis company that went to Bennington. About 
 the year 1805 he removed with his family to Hardwick, Vt., where 
 he died September 26, 1821, aet. 82. 
 
 HALE, COL. JOHN 
 
 was born in Sutton, Mass., October 24, 1731. Settled, as a 
 physician in Hollis, at the age of about 24. He was Assistant 
 Surgeon in 1755 in the regiment of Col. Joseph Blanchard, in the 
 French war, and Surgeon in Col. Hart's regiment, in 1758 in the 
 same war. He was Representative to the New Hampshire General 
 Court from Hollis and Dunstable from 1762 to 1768. In 1767 ne 
 was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fifth regiment of the New 
 Hampshire Militia, and Colonel of the same regiment in 1775' anc ^ 
 the same year he was Representative from Hollis to the New 
 Hampshire General Court, and also to the New Hampshire 
 Provincial Congress. He was Surgeon of the First New Hampshire 
 Continental regiment, from 1776 to 1780, and a member of the 
 New Hampshire Council in the year last named. After the war 
 was ended he continued in the practice of his profession in Hollis, 
 in which he was distinguished, till his death in 1791. His three 
 sons, John, Jun., David and William were all soldiers in the war. 
 The following epitaph is inscribed on his tombstone in the central 
 burying ground. 
 
 " Erected to the Memory of 
 
 Dr. John Hale, 
 Who was born October 24, 1731, 
 
 Died October 22, 1791. 
 How soon our new born light attains to full age'd noon 
 
 And that how soon to gray haired night, 
 We spring, we bud, we blossom, and we blast 
 Ere we can count our days they fly so fast." 
 
 HALE, DR. WILLIAM 
 
 son of Col. John Hale, born in Hollis, July 27, 1762. Enlisted for 
 three years in the Continental Army, April, 1777, when in his 
 fifteenth year. After his discharge from the army studied medicine 
 with his father and succeeded him in his practice. He was a man 
 of great energy, and had a large practice in his profession. Died 
 October 10, 1854, &* 9 2 -> and he is said to have been the last 
 survivor of the 1200 men whose names are found on the rolls of the 
 First New Hampshire Continental regiment.
 
 213 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 HOBART, COL. DAVID 
 
 son of Peter Hobart and grandson of Gershom Hobart, the third 
 minister of Groton, Mass., born in Groton, August 21, 1722. 
 Settled in that part of Hollis known as " One Pine Hill," about 
 1748, and was a Sergeant in the company of Capt. Powers in the 
 French war in 1755. He was one of the grantees of Plymouth, N. 
 H., and one of the first settlers of that town. His name last 
 appears on the Hollis tax lists in 1765. In 1777 he was Colonel of 
 the Twelfth New Hampshire regiment of militia, and had command 
 of a New Hampshire regiment under Gen. Stark at the battle of 
 Bennington, where he greatly distinguished himself for his gallantry 
 and good conduct, for which he received due commendation from 
 Gen. Stark in his report of the battle. In that battle Col. Hobart 
 -with Col. Stickney led the attack against the Tory breast-work on 
 the right where the contest was most desperate the Tories it is said 
 " fighting like tigers," and neither asking nor giving quarter. Col. 
 Hobart having lost his wife, after the war removed to Haverhill, 
 Mass., married a second wife and died soon after at Haverhill. The 
 name of this heroic officer is erroneously spelt "Hubbard" in 
 *' Belknap's History of New Hampshire," as it also was said to have 
 been in Gen. Stark's report of the battle. 
 
 HOBART, COL. SAMUEL 
 
 a younger brother of Col. David Hobart, born in Groton, August 
 ii, 1734. Settled in Hollis during the French war of 1755- Was 
 a Sergeant in that war in 1758. Adjutant of Col. Goffe's regi- 
 ment in 1760, and an Ensign in 1761. In 1767 ne was Major of the 
 Fifth New Hampshire regiment of militia. Representative to the 
 General Court from Hollis for six years, from 1768 to i774- ^ n * ne 
 year last named w T as appointed Colonel of the Second New 
 Hampshire regiment of minute men, and was a delegate from 
 Hollis to the New Hampshire Provincial Congress. Upon the 
 organization of Hillsborough county in 177*5 ne was appointed 
 Register of Deeds, County Treasurer and one of the Justices of the 
 county court. In 1 775 he was appointed Muster Master, and also 
 Paymaster of the New Hampshire regiments at Cambridge. In 1777 
 he contracted with the State government to manufactui^e gunpowder 
 for the State, and removed from Hollis to Exeter. Was represen- 
 tative to the General Court from Exeter in 1777 and 1778, and a 
 member of the State Committee of Safety in 1779 an< ^ I 7^ o> Anna 
 Hobart, the first wife of Col. Hobart, died in Hollis, May 20, 1773.
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 2 13 
 
 After he removed from Hollis he continued to reside in Exeter for 
 several years after the war, married a second time, and finally 
 removed to Kingston, N. H., where he died June 4, 1798, aet. 63. 
 
 JEWETT, LT. EBENEZER 
 
 son of Dea. Nathaniel Jewett, born 1743, enlisted in June, 1777, in 
 the company of Capt. Emerson, on the "Ticonderoga Alarm," and 
 in 1780 in the company of Capt. Ban-on, regiment of Col. Nichols, 
 for. the defence of West Point, in which company he was Lieuten- 
 ant. Was Selectman in 1782. He married Mary Rideout in i793- 
 Died Oct. 6, 1826, set 83. 
 
 JEWETT, JUN., DEACON STEPHEN 
 
 son of Dea. Stephen Jewett, born in Hollis, October 4, 1753. En- 
 listed in 1775 in the company of Capt. Worcester for Cambridge, 
 and in 1776 in the company of Capt. Reed for White Plains. Mar- 
 ried Elizabeth Pool, November 16, 1778. Chosen deacon of the 
 Hollis church, 1805. Died February 22, 1829, aet. 75. 
 
 KENDRICK, CAPT. DANIEL 
 
 born 17365 son of Daniel Kendrick. Selectman in i775> '7^> an d 
 '77. Member of the Hollis Committee of Safety in 1776 and 1777. 
 Enlisted in Capt. Emerson's mounted company for Rhode Island 
 in 1778. Married Mary Pool, February 13, 1782. His oldest son, 
 Daniel, was a graduate of Brown University. His youngest, 
 William P., of Harvard, (g. v.) Died May 20, 1789, set. 53. 
 
 LEEMAN, JUN., ENSIGN SAMUEL 
 
 son of Samuel Leeman, born in Hollis August 7 J 749- Enlisted 
 April 19, 1775. Was at the battle of Bunker Hill in the company 
 of Capt. Spalding, regiment of Col. Reed. Enlisted in 1776 in 
 the Continental army, and again in the Continental army in 1777 
 in the company of Capt. Frye, 1st New Hampshire regiment, in 
 which he was Ensign. Killed at the battle near Saratoga, October 
 10, 1777, aet. 28. 
 
 NEVINS, JUN. ENSIGN WILLIAM 
 
 son of William Nevins, born in Hollis, July 26, 1746, married 
 Rebecca Chamberlain, March 24, 1768. Enlisted April 19, 1775, 
 and was Sergeant, and also a Sergeant in the company of Capt. 
 Dow at Bunker Hill. Enlisted in 1 776 for one year in the Continen- 
 tal army. Died in New York, 1776, set. 30.
 
 214 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 POOL, DR. JONATHAN 
 
 son of Eleazer Pool, born at Woburn, September 5, 1758. Studied 
 medicine with Col. John Hale in Hollis, was Assistant Surgeon in 
 the ist New Hampshire regiment from 1776 to 1780. Married 
 Elizabeth Hale, daughter of Col. John Hale, December 7, 1780, 
 and settled as a physician in Hollis, where he died July 25, 1797, 
 aet. 38. 
 
 SEAVER, CAPT. ROBERT 
 
 born 1743, name first on the Hollis tax lists in 1767. Enlisted 
 April 19, i775 was Lieutenant in Capt. Worcester's company for 
 Cambridge in i775i an< ^ a ^ so m Capt. Emerson's company in June 
 1777. Died November 3, 1828, aet. 85. 
 
 TENNEY, CAPT. WILLIAM 
 
 was the son of William and Anna Tenney and was born in Hollis, 
 March 17, 1755. April 19, 1775, he enlisted in the company of the 
 Hollis minute men ; and in December 1775 m the company of Capt. 
 Worcester, for Cambridge, and again in 1776 in that of Capt. 
 Reed, for White Plains. Married Phebe Jewett in 1776 by whom 
 he had ten children, five sons and five daughters. His sons, Caleb 
 Jewett, and William, were graduates of Dartmouth, (g. z>.) Died 
 June 16, 1806, aet. 51. 
 
 His youngest son, Hon. Ralph E. Tenney, born October 5, 1790, 
 settled as a farmer in Hollis, upon his paternal homestead. He 
 was for many years a Justice of the Peace and Quorum, and was 
 frequently elected by his townsmen to offices of honor and trust. 
 For his first wife he married Olive Brown, of Hollis, November 12, 
 1812, by whom he had one daughter. After her decease, he mar- 
 ried, August 14, 1818, for his second wife, Miss Phebe C. Smith, 
 born in Dracut, Mass., June 2, 1790. At an early age Miss Smith 
 went to Merrimack, N. H., to reside with her step father, Simeon 
 Cumings, Esq., upon whose decease she came to Hollis with her 
 mother to care for her, in her declining years. She was afterwards, 
 in her earlier years, widely known in Hollis as an excellent and 
 popular school teacher, and as an assistant of Mr. Ambrose Gould, 
 in his .store. 
 
 She had by Mr. Tenney a family of nine children, and upon her 
 marriage became an honored wife and a devoted, faithful and 
 beloved mother. She was also a kind neighbor and an efficient 
 and cheerful helper in works of benevolence and charity, and a
 
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 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 215 
 
 consistent and exemplary member of the church for more than half 
 a century. Died February 17, 1864, aet. 73. 
 
 In addition to his other offices, Mr. Tenney was Representative 
 from Hollis to the New Hampshire General Court, in 1832, '33, '34, 
 and in 1845, and a member of the New Hampshire Senate in 1847 
 and 1848. Died October 19, 1854, xi ' ^4- 
 
 WALLINGFORD, LIEUT. DAVID 
 
 son of Jonathan Wallingford, born in Bradford, Mass., September 
 25, 1744- Married Elizabeth Leeman, of Hollis, March 25, 1767. 
 His name was first on the Hollis tax lists in 177- He enlisted 
 April 19, 1775. in the company of Hollis minute men, commanded 
 by Capt. Dow. In 1775' ne was afterwards Lieutenant in the com- 
 pany of Capt. Town, in the Massachusetts regiment, under Col. 
 Hutchinson. In June, 1 777' ne was a ^ so Lieutenant in the company 
 of Capt. Emerson, and again Lieutenant, in July, 1777, in the com- 
 pany of Capt. Goss, that went from Hollis to Bennington. Died in 
 Hollis, March 12, 1791, aet. 46. 
 
 WEBSTER, COL. DAVID 
 
 son of Stephen Webster, was born in Chester, N. H., December 
 10, 1738- Removed from Hollis to Plymouth, N. H., among the 
 first settlers of that town in 1764, and is said to have driven the first 
 ox team to Plymouth. He was a soldier in the French war, in 
 1757, and again in 1760. He was Ensign in the militia company of^ 
 Plymouth ; enlisted in the army, and rose to be Colonel of a New 
 Hampshire volunteer regiment which he commanded at the taking 
 of Gen. Burgoyne, in 1777. He was, after the war, High Sheriff* 
 of Grafton county for thirty years. Died at Holderness, N. H., 
 May 8, 1824, aet. 85. 
 
 WEBSTER, CAPT. AMOS 
 
 was a brother of Col. David Webster, and also born in Chester, N. 
 H. He also removed from Hollis to Plymouth among its earliest 
 settlers. He was Lieutenant in the Third New Hampshire Conti- 
 nental regiment in 177^1 and a Captain in the same regiment in 
 1777, and was killed at the battle at Saratoga, in October of that 
 year. Just before he expired, he asked: " Which side gave 
 way?" Being told, " The British" he replied: " // is enough, 
 J die in peace"
 
 2l6 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 * 
 
 WOOD, ENSIGN, WILLIAM 
 
 enlisted April 19, 1775, and was afterwards in the company of 
 Capt. Dow at the battle of Bunker Hill, at which he was so severely 
 wounded, that he became a United States pensioner for life. In 
 1777, he again enlisted, and was in the company of Capt. Goss at 
 the battle of Bennington, August 18, 1777- He married Susannah 
 Wright, daughter of Capt. Joshua Wright, by whom he had five 
 sons and nine daughters, all of whom, with the exception of one 
 son, lived to adult age and were married and had families. Died 
 1826, set. 73. 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, CAPT. JOHN 
 
 son of John Willoughby, born in Billerica, Mass., in 1736. Capt. 
 Willoughby removed from Hollis to Plymouth, among the first set- 
 tlers of that town, and was a Captain in Col. David Webster's reg- 
 iment at the battles of Stillwater and Saratoga. He afterwards was 
 deacon of the~Plymouth church for 67 years, and died at Plymouth, 
 June 22, 1834, 8et> 98- 
 
 WORCESTER, CAPT. NOAH 
 
 youngest son of Rev. Francis Worcester, born at Sandwich, Mass., 
 October 4, 1735? married Lydia Taylor, daughter of Abraham 
 Taylor, February 22, 1757. He was Captain of the Hollis militia 
 company in i775> and of the Hollis company to Cambridge in De- 
 cember of that year. He enlisted in the Hollis company to Rhode 
 Island in 1778. Was Town clerk and first Selectman in 1775, '76, 
 '77? '78' an d '79 ? chairman of the Hollis Committee of Safety in 
 1777, '78 and '79 ; appointed Justice of the Peace in 1777, and held 
 that office forty years ; chosen a member of the Constitutional Con- 
 vention of 1778 ; was moderator of the Hollis annual Town meet- 
 ings in fifteen different years, between 1782, and 1801, and was an 
 active member of the Hollis church for sixty years. H is two old- 
 est sons, Noah and Jesse, were soldiers in the Revolution ; and four 
 of them, viz., Noah, Leonard, Thomas and Samuel, became cler- 
 gymen, (q. v.) Died at Hollis, August 13, 1817, in his 82d year. 
 
 WORCESTER, JESSE 
 
 2d son of Capt. Noah Worcester, born in Hollis, April 30, 1761. 
 Enlisted July, 1776, in the company of Capt. Emerson, for Ticon- 
 deroga ; in 1777 in the garrison at Portsmouth; in 1773, in Capt.
 
 
 
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 I
 
 2l8 THE WAR OF l8l2. [l8l2. 
 
 CHAPTER XXI. 
 
 HOLLIS IN THE WAR OF l8l2. AND IN THE WAR OF THE RE- 
 BELLION. HOLLIS SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF l8l2. SOLDIERS 
 
 FURNISHED FROM THE TOWN FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE 
 
 REBELLION. REGIMENTS IN WHICH THEY ENLISTED. DATE 
 
 OF ENLISTMENT, AND TIME OF SERVICE. CASUALTIES, ETC. 
 
 SOLDIER'S AID SOCIETY AND SOLDIER'S MONUMENT. CAPT. 
 AMES. LIEUT. WORCESTER. LIEUT. FARLEY. 
 
 The Declaration of War by the United States against Great 
 Britain in 1812 was not generally approved in New England, nor 
 in this part of it was this war afterwards popular. Party feeling in 
 respect to it was highly excited and violent, and but little was done 
 in the first years of the war to favor voluntary enlistments. A decided 
 majority of the voters in Hollis shared strongly in this common 
 sentiment of disapproval. No special call is known to have been 
 made upon the town for the regular army, either for drafted men or 
 volunteers, and but few Hollis men are known to have enlisted in 
 the regular service, and of those few it is now difficult to learn the 
 names or number. 
 
 Capt. Jonathan B. Eastman, of Hollis, was at the time a Captain 
 in the regular army and afterwards promoted to United States' 
 Paymaster, and Capt. Levi Powers, a son of Samson Powers, was 
 employed as a recruiting officer, and is said to have held a commis- 
 sion as captain in the army. In the report of the Adjutant-General 
 for 1868, I find the names of Jacob Hobart and Benjamin Ranger, 
 two Hollis soldiers, who enlisted in the regular army in 1812. 
 Besides Hobart and Ranger, Abel Brown, William N. Lovejoy and 
 Isaac Hardy are known to have been in the regular service. Lovejoy 
 died of disease in the service, and Hardy, who was in the navy, was 
 killed in the naval batttle on Lake Erie, fought under Com. Perry, 
 September 10, 1813.
 
 l86l.] WAR OF THE REBELLION. 219 
 
 In the summer and early in the fall of 1814, a powerful British 
 fleet was cruising along the north coast of New England, and an 
 attack was apprehended upon Portsmouth. In consequence of this 
 apprehension, Gov. Oilman issued a proclamation, calling for New 
 Hampshire troops for the defence of that city, and a number of 
 regiments of " Detached Militia," so called, was raised for this pur- 
 pose some for sixty and the rest for ninety days, and ordered to 
 Portsmouth. The whole number of men assigned to Hollis not 
 having been obtained by voluntary enlistment, a draft was ordered 
 from the two Hollis militia companies to supply the deficiency. In 
 view of this draft at a special town meeting held October 17, 1814, 
 the town voted to " each of the soldiers who had been drafted $15 
 per month, including their Continental pay." 
 
 In the report of the Adjutant General for 1868, above referred to, 
 I find the following names of Hollis men who went to Portsmouth, 
 viz., William Emerson, who was an Ensign in the regiment of 
 Lieut. Col. Foot, and Daniel Lawrence, Jun., and Phineas Cumings 
 who served in a regiment of artillery. Besides the men above 
 named I find in that report credited to Hollis, the names of Leonard 
 Blood, Isaac Butterfield, John Butterfield, John Drew, Hezekiah 
 Kendall and David Powers. It is also known that Ephraim Burge, 
 Jun., and Nathaniel Hobart, names not found in that report, were 
 also soldiers from Hollis for the defence of Portsmouth. Some 
 of the men above named are known to have been volunteers, the 
 rest of them were drafted, or were substitutes for drafted men. 
 
 LISTS OF THE NAMES OF THE SOLDIERS FURNISHED BY HOLLIS IN 
 THE WAR FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE SOUTHERN REBELLION. 
 
 There is not in this history space, nor is it pertinent here to speak 
 at length of what was done by the people of New Hampshire in aid 
 of the National Government in the war for the suppression of the 
 late Southern Rebellion. Nor is it needful here to tell. The story 
 of the doings of the State in this war has been well, if not fully told 
 in histories already written and now before the public. In addition 
 to these histories the names of the officers and private soldiers in the 
 twenty or more regiments raised in the State, telling also of their 
 campaigns and the parts of the country whe're they served and of the 
 many battles in which they fought, have been published by authority 
 of the State in an official State record of the war. Suffice it here to 
 say, that in this war to save the nation and to perpetuate the union 
 of the States, which the people of New Hampshire, one hundred
 
 22O THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. [l86l- 
 
 years ago so freely and nobly shed their blood and lavished their 
 treasure to establish, the good name and fair fame of the State 
 suffered no dishonor. In the war of the Rebellion as in that of the 
 Revolution, each call upon the State for enlistments and re-enforce- 
 ments was promptly and cheerfully met, and in the war to save the 
 nation, as in that in which its independence was won, the New 
 Hampshire regiments were distinguished for their intrepidity, good 
 conduct and devotion to duty. In most of the great and hard fought 
 battles of the war, the blood of New Hampshire men flowed freely 
 and mingled in full proportion with that of the brave soldiers from 
 all the other loyal States, and their graves are marked and numbered 
 by thousands in the cemeteries about the battle-fields where they 
 fell and near the hospitals in which they pined and died. 
 
 The people of Hollis in this fearful struggle for the nation's life 
 were at no time forgetful of their duty to their country, or of the 
 memory and example of their worthy and patriotic ancestors. As 
 in the war of the Revolution so in that of the Rebellion, the quota 
 of soldiers allotted by the State to the town, on the many calls for 
 troops, was not only as then promptly filled, but it appears from the 
 official returns, that the number actually furnished, as in many other 
 New Hampshire towns, was in excess of the number required. 
 
 The names of the Hollis soldiers, with the date of their enlistment 
 or mustering, time of service, and the regiments and companies in 
 which they served, are presented in the following lists. 
 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS ENLISTED IN 1 86 1, 1ST NEW HAMPSHIRE REG- 
 IMENT. 
 
 This regiment was raised in answer to the call of President Lin- 
 coln of April 15, 1861, for 75,000 men for three months. This 
 regiment was commanded by Col. Mason W. Tappan of Bradford, 
 had its rendezvous at Concord was mustered in that place on 
 the 4th of May left for Washington and the seat of war on the 
 25th and upon the expiration of its term of service, returned to 
 and was mustered out at Concord on the following 9th of August. 
 This first regiment, for most of its term of service was on duty along 
 the Potomac river, between Washington and Harper's Ferry. It 
 was engaged in some skirmishes with the enemy, but in no mem- 
 orable battle. All the other regiments raised in New Hampshire 
 in 1 86 1, were enlisted under the call of the President, for three 
 years. The Hollis men in this regiment were, 
 
 French, William F. Enlisted, company F, May 3, 1861. Mustered out August 9, 1861. 
 Jaquith, Asa W. Enlisted, company F, May 3, 1861, Mustered out, August 9, 1861.
 
 l'86l.] THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. 221 
 
 SECOND NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT ENLISTED FOR THREE YEARS. 
 
 This regiment had its rendezvous at Portsmouth, and was com- 
 manded by Col. Oilman Marston of Exeter. The men were en- 
 listed in the months of May and June, and the regiment was mus- 
 tered in on the 4th of June and left Portsmouth for Washington and 
 Virginia on the 2oth of that month. This regiment was present 
 at the first battle at Bull Run, at Gettysburg, and most of the great 
 battles of the war fought in Virginia. 
 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS IN THE SECOND REGIMENT. 
 
 Beard, Samuel J. Enlisted June 5, i85i, company G. Wounded at Fair Oaks, Virginia, June 
 25, 1862. Discharged for disability, December 9, 1862. 
 
 Worcester, George. Enlisted, company C, June i, 1861. Mustered out June 21, 1864. 
 
 Greeley, George P. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, May 3, 1861. Resigned June 3, 1861. Ap. 
 pointed Assistant Surgeon Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, August i, 1861. Promoted 
 to Surgeon October 8, 1862. Honorably discharged, October 23, 1864. 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT ENLISTED FOR THREE YEARS, 
 
 AUGUST, 1 86 1. 
 
 This regiment was organized at Concord. Its first Colonel was 
 Enoch Q. Fellows of Sandwich, who resigned June 26, 1862, and 
 was succeeded by Col. John H. Jackson of Portsmouth, who upon 
 being honorably discharged, February 24, 1864, was succeeded by 
 Col. John Bedel of Bath. The regiment was enlisted under the 
 Act of Congress of July 22, 1861. authorizing the enlistment of 
 500,000 volunteers for three years, and was mustered into the 
 United States service about the last of August. It left Concord 
 September 3, for Long Island, thence on the I4th to Washington, 
 and from Washington, on the following i9th of October, it was or- 
 dered to the seat of war in South Carolina. It was on duty in 
 South Carolina and Florida till the spring of 1864, and in the mean- 
 while was present at nearly all the battles in those States, including 
 the bloody assault upon Fort Wagner. The regiment was ordered 
 to Virginia near the last of April, 1864, and was in most of the 
 battles afterwards fought in that State till the end of the war. 
 
 The Hollis soldiers, whose names appear below, enlisted in com- 
 pany F., of this regiment, Aug. 23, 1861. 
 
 Blood, Stillman. Re-enlisted February 13, 1864. Mustered out, May 15, 1865. 
 Chase, Charles F. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, 3d South Carolina Volunteers. 
 Chase, James L. Wounded June 15, 1862. Re-enlisted February 13, 1864. 
 Conroy, Leonard. Mustered out, August 33, 1864. 
 
 Davis, Caleb. Wounded August 16, 1864. Mustered out, August 23, 1864. 
 Donerty, John O. Discharged for disability, September 15, 1862.
 
 222 
 
 THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. [l86l. 
 
 FOURTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 This regiment was enlisted and organized at Manchester, was 
 mustered in at Manchester, September, 1861, and left that city for 
 South Carolina, by way of Washington and Fortress Monroe, Sep- 
 tember 27, under command of Col. Thomas J. Whippleof Laconia. 
 It was on duty in South Carolina and Florida till April, 1864, when 
 it was ordered to Virginia, and was in service in that State and 
 North Carolina till the close of the war. Among the many battles 
 in which it fought was the assault on Fort Wagner, July, 1863, the 
 battle of Bermuda Hundred, Va., May, 1864, and in that at Fort 
 Fisher, N. C., January, 1865. In company B, of this regiment, 
 were two Hollis soldier? who enlisted September 18, 1861, and 
 whose names were 
 
 Jewett, Perley J., who died of disease at Morris Island, S. C., December 3, 1863. 
 Mansfield, William. Mustered out September 37, 1864. 
 
 SEVENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT, ENLISTED FOR THREE 
 
 YEARS. 
 
 This regiment was also enlisted and had its rendezvous at 
 Manchester and was mustered into the United States service Decem- 
 ber 14, 1861, under Col. Haldimand S. Putnam, of Cornish. Col. 
 Putnam was killed July 18, 1863, in the assault on Fort Wagner, 
 and was succeeded in the command by Col. Joseph C. Abbott, of 
 Manchester. The regiment left Manchester, for Florida, by the 
 way of New York, January 14, 1862, and was in the service in 
 Florida and South Carolina till April 1864, when it was ordered to 
 Virginia. 
 
 While in the two former States, among other battles in which this 
 regiment was engaged, it was present and lost heavily in the assault 
 on Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863, and also at the bloody and disastrous 
 battle at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864. After coming north it 
 was present and engaged in many of the battles near Richmond, 
 Va., and also in the capture of Fort Fisher, N. C. In company H 
 of this regiment were forty-one Hollis soldiers, mustered in for three 
 years, December 14, 1861, the survivors of whom not before dis- 
 charged or re-enlisted, were mustered out at the expiration of their 
 term, at Manchester, December 22, 1864. The names of these men 
 are presented in the following list : 
 
 Ames, Nathan M. Commissioned Captain of Company H, December 14, 1861. Mustered out 
 
 December 22, 1864. 
 Austin, Mark J. Promoted to Fifth Sergeant December 14, 1861. Mustered out December a, 
 
 .864.
 
 THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. 223 
 
 Ball, Henry. Accidentally killed himself at Beaufort, S. C., June 26, 1862. 
 
 Bartemus, George H. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Bills, John P. Killed at Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863. 
 
 Boynton, John F. Wounded at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864. Re-enlisted February 28, 
 
 1864. Promoted to Corporal January 26, 1865. Promoted to Sergeant June 13, 1865. Mus- 
 
 tered out July 20, 1865. 
 
 Burge, Charles H. Discharged for disability at St. Augustine, Fla., January 4, 1863. 
 Burge, George A. Promoted to Coiporal May 25, 1862. Promoted to Sergeant Decemberg, 
 
 1863. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Coburn, John A. Promoted to Fourth Sergeant December 14, 1861. First Sergeant December, 
 
 28, 1863. Re-enlisted Veteran, February 28, 1864. Promoted to Captain Company E, 
 
 December 12, 1864. Mustered out July 20, 1865. 
 
 Colburn, Edward S. Transferred to Invalid Corps, March 29, 1864. 
 Colburn, Josiah. Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864. Mustered out December 
 
 22, 1864. 
 Colburn, Daniel W. Promoted to Corporal December 14, 1861. Died of disease, at HolliF 
 
 February 28, 1862. 
 Day, Henry M. II. Promoted to Corporal December 14, 1861. Wounded at Olustee, Fla. 
 
 February 20, 1864. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 Duncklee, Ebenezer P. Discharged for disability, February, 1862. 
 Farley, Benjamin L. Discharged for disability at Fort Jefferson, Fla., June 26, 1862. 
 Farley, Charles H. Promoted to First Sergeant, December 14, 1861. Second Lieutenant June 
 
 30, 1862. First Lieutenant August 6, 1863. Wounded, mortally, at Olustee, Fla., February 
 
 20, 1864. 
 
 Fletcher Charles H. Died of disease at Beaufort, S. C., August 10, 1862. 
 Hayden, Daniel W. Promoted to Corporal December 5, 1862. Wounded at Fort Wagner, July 
 
 18, 1863. Promoted to Sergeant February 3, 1864. Wounded at Olustee, February 20, 
 
 1864. Discharged for disability April 29, 1864. 
 
 Hayden, John W. Promoted to Corporal December 14, 1861. Died of disease at New York 
 City, Februarys, 1862. 
 
 Hayden, J. Newton. Wounded May 14, 1864. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Hills, Albert F. Wounded at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Hills, Alfred F., Mustered out December 23, 1864. 
 
 Hobart, Jonathan B. Died of disease at Morris Island, S. C., August 23, 1863. 
 
 Hood, Frank P. Wounded at Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863. Discharged on account of wounds 
 Nov. 25, 1863. 
 
 Howard, James C. Wounded at Fort Wagner July 18, 1863. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Howe, Norman R. Promoted to Corporal, December 14, 1861. Died of disease at Beaufort, 
 S. C., Aug. 15, 1862. 
 
 Jaquith, George D. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Lovejoy, Francis. Promoted to 3d Sergeant December 14, 1861. To 2d Lieutenant, August 6, 
 1863. Honorably discharged April 28, 1864. 
 
 Lund, John. Discharged for disability at Fort Jefferson, Florida, June 26, 1862. 
 
 Lund, William. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 29, 1864. Mustered out 
 December 22, 1864. 
 
 Price, Stephen H. Promoted to Corporal, Dec. 14, 1861. Re-enlisted Veteran, February 
 28, 1864. Mustered out July 20, 1865. 
 
 Rideout, Charles G. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Smith, Freeman H. Discharged for disability at Fort Jefferson, July 20, 1862. 
 
 Spalding, Wm. F. Promoted to ist Sergeant, December 14, 1861. To ist Lieutenant, July 
 18, 1863, Company C. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Spalding, Winslow J. Promoted to Corporal October 10, 1862. Promoted to Sergeant. Cap- 
 tured at Fort Wagner July 18, 1863. Exchanged, January 21, 1864. Mustered out Decem- 
 ber 22, 1864. 
 
 Truell, Nathaniel L. Promoted to Corporal December 14, 1861. Mustered out December 
 22, 1864. 
 
 Worcester, Charles H. Promoted to Corporal December 14, 1861. To Sergeant, October 9, 
 1863. Wounded near Richmond, Virginia, October i, 1864. Mustered out December 
 a, S6}.
 
 224 THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. [1862. 
 
 Worcester, John H. Promoted to ad Lieutenant, December 14, 1861. To ist Lieutenant, June 
 30, 1862. Mortally wounded, July 18, 1863, at Fort Wagner. Died of wounds July 26, 
 1863. 
 
 Worcester, William. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Wright, Ezra S. Mustered out December 22, 1864. 
 
 Wright, Nathaniel H. Died of disease at St. Augustine, Florida, November 27, 1863. 
 
 EIGHTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 This regiment was also enlisted at Manchester in the fall and early 
 in the winter of 1861, and was mustered in at Manchester Decem- 
 ber 23, 1861, commanded by Col. Hawkes Fearing, Jun., of that 
 city. It left Manchester Jan. 24, 1862, for Ship Island, Mississippi, 
 by the way of Boston, and was afterwards in the service in Louisiana 
 and other States bordering on the Mississippi river till the expiration 
 of its term of enlistment. The Hollis soldiers named below enlisted 
 for three years in this regiment in the fall or winter of 1861. 
 
 Austin, Albert S. Company E, enlisted December 20. Transferred to Veteran Reserve 
 Corps, April, 1864. 
 
 Conant, Andrew H. Company E, enlisted December 20. Promoted to Corporal, February 
 14, 1863. Re-enlisted, January 4, 1864. Died at Natches, Miss., October 10, 1865. 
 
 Elkins, Freeman. Company E, enlisted December 20. Discharged for disability, at Ship 
 Island, Miss., April 10, 1862. 
 
 Jones, James, W. D. Company A, enlisted October 25. Died at camp Kearney, La., Octo- 
 ber 26, 1862. 
 
 Patch, Joseph T. Company A, enlisted October 25. Discharged for disability. Died at 
 Nashua, July 18, 1863. 
 
 Prior to the month of August, 1862, no bounties to volunteers, to 
 fill the quota of Hollis in the war, had been offered or paid by the 
 town. Till that date all the several calls upon the town for enlist- 
 ments had been cheerfully and fully met by its patriotic young men. 
 But owing in par 4 : to the large number of Hollis men then in the 
 army, and in part also to a depreciation of the paper currency then 
 in use, the calls for enlistments after the first of August, 1862, were 
 not so promptly filled. In view of this state of facts, and to stimu- 
 late enlistments, the town, at a meeting held on the I2th of August 
 of that year, " voted to pay a bounty of $200 to any inhabitant of 
 Hollis who would enlist for three years, or during the war, or 
 should volunteer or be drafted for nine months, and be mustered 
 into the United States service." In pursuance of this vote the town 
 paid as bounties to thirty men, between the first of September, 1862, 
 and July first, 1863, $200 each, amounting to $6,000. Most of 
 these men enlisted for nine months in the I5th New Hampshire regi- 
 ment ; the rest in other regiments for three years.
 
 l862.J THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. 225 
 
 FIFTEENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 This regiment was raised for nine months, under the call of Pres- 
 ident Lincoln for 300,000 men for that time. It had its rendezvous 
 at Concord, and was mustered into service at that place November 
 12, 1862, under the command of Col. John W. Kingman of Dur- 
 ham. It left Concord the next day for New Orleans, and afterwards 
 served its time with the union army in Louisiana. The regiment 
 reached New Orleans on Christmas day, and was engaged in garri- 
 son and guard duty near that city till about the 2oth of May, 1863, 
 many of the men in the meantime having suffered much from the 
 diseases of the climate. About the last of May, it was ordered, 
 with other regiments, to Port Hudson, and shared in the sanguinary 
 but finally successful siege of that place, which ended in its uncon- 
 ditional surrender on the pth of July following. At the expiration 
 of its term of service the regiment returned to Concord, and was 
 mustered out on the i3th of August. In company E of this regi- 
 ment, commanded by Capt. William E. Stearns of Manchester, and 
 of which Francis A. Wood of Hollis was 2d Lieutenant, were 
 twenty-two Hollis soldiers, enlisted between October 9 and Novem- 
 ber 2, 1862, all of whom, with the exception of John C. Smith, 
 returned and were mustered out with the regiment. The names of 
 these men are presented in the following list : 
 
 Adams, Charles F. Hayden, Samuel F. Smith, John C. Died of disease 
 Annis, George H. Hull, George S. at Hollis, August, 10, 1863- 
 Chamberlain, Caleb W. Patch, Granville P. Tenney, George F. 
 Colburn, Ai Pond, Aaron Vandyke, Isaac 
 Hamblet, Charles S. Pond, Frank E. Willoby, Harvey M. 
 Hanscom, Alfred A. Portwine, Rufus Willoby, Oliver H. 
 Hardy, Isaac Rideout, David J. . Wood, Francis A., ad Lieu- 
 Hardy, John H. Smith, Freeman H. tenant. 
 
 OTHER HOLLIS SOLDIERS ENLISTED IN 1 862. 
 
 Cameron, Henry G. Enlisted company I, 13111 regiment, September 20, 1862. Promoted 
 to Sergeant. Discharged for disability at Falmouth, Virginia, January 14, 1863. 
 
 Checkering, Frank N. Enlisted company B, 3d regiment Aug ai, 1862. Promoted to Sergeant. 
 Wounded June 3, 1864. Mustered out June 9, 1865. 
 
 jaquith, John G. Enlisted company H, yth regiment, March 14, 1862. Mustered out, April 
 ai, 1865. 
 
 Roby, David T. Enlisted company I, i3th regiment, September 20, 1862. Wounded Septem. 
 ber 30, 1864. Mustered out June 21, 1865. 
 
 Smithwick, Peter. Enlisted company E, I3th regiment, September 26, 1862. Transferred to 
 Veteran Reserve Corps, March 31, 1864. 
 
 Sullivan, Joseph. Enlisted company B, toth regiment, August 35, 1862. Mustered out May 
 16, 1865. 
 
 Woods, John L. Enlisted August 21, 1862, company B, ad regiment. Discharged for disabil- 
 ity June 23, 1863. 
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 226 THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. C 1 ^^ 
 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS ENLISTED AND DRAFTED IN 1863. 
 
 Baker, Patrick. Enlisted December 7, 1863, company II, 7th regiment. Mustered out July 
 
 20, 1865. 
 Buss, Joseph. Enlisted December 7, 1863, company A, iath regiment. Died of disease at 
 
 Fort Munroe, Virginia, October 13, 1864. 
 
 Bills, Jason W. Enlisted August 14, 1863, company A, heavy Artillery. Mustered out Sep- 
 tember u, 1865. 
 Hale, Charles A. Enlisted May 18, 1863, company H, 7th regiment. Wounded July 18, 1863. 
 
 at Fort Wagner. May 10, 1864, at Drury's Bluff, Virginia. June 16, 1864, at Bermuda 
 
 Hundred, Virginia. Mustered out July 20, 1865. 
 Hall, Harvey M. Enlisted November 4, 1863, company C, 9th regiment. Died of disease at 
 
 Washington, D. C., September i, 1864. 
 Kendall, Hiram R. Drafted September i, 1863, company G, 8th regiment. Died of disease at 
 
 Natchez, Miss., November 3, 1864. 
 
 In the month of July 1863, ten soldiers were lacking to fill the 
 Hollis quota, and for want of voluntary enlistments, ten of the 
 Hollis enrolled men were drafted, all of whom, with the exception 
 of Hiram R. Kendall, above named, furnished non-resident substi- 
 tutes at an average cost of about $500, of which the town paid 
 $300 as a bounty ; the town at a meeting September 3, 1863, 
 having voted to pay that sum as a bounty to every drafted man of 
 the town or his substitute, after having been for ten days mustered 
 into the United States service. 
 
 In October of this year a further call was made upon the town 
 for fourteen men to fill its quota, twelve of whom, (all non-resi- 
 dents) were engaged by the Selectmen, and who were paid boun- 
 ties by the town averaging about $235 each, in addition to a 
 State bounty of $300. Patrick Baker and Joseph Buss, two resident 
 volunteer citizens, made up the number then called for, each of 
 whom was paid a bounty by the town of $300 in addition to that 
 paid by the State. 
 
 HOLLIS SOLDIERS FURNISHED IN 1864. 
 
 Three veteran Hollis soldiers, whose terms of service were about 
 to expire, re-enlisted under a call made by the President in Feb- 
 ruary of this year, viz., John F. Boynton, John A. Coburn and 
 Stephen H. Price, all of whom were mustered out in July 1865, 
 The town's quota being still deficient, about the first of March 1864, 
 six other Hollis enrolled men were drafted, each of whom, at the 
 cost to himself of about $315, furnished a non-resident substitute 
 these substitutes being also paid a bounty by the town of $300 each. 
 
 At a town meeting held June n, of this year, Enoch Farley, 
 Esq., one of the Selectmen for 1864, was appointed sole agent in
 
 1861 to 1865.] SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETY. 227 
 
 behalf of the town to engage men to fill all future calis. After- 
 wards, about the middle of July, a further requisition was made upon 
 the town for twenty-eight additional men who were enlisted for 
 three years. Only three residents of Hollis enlisted under this call, 
 viz., Charles S. Hamblet, September 6, 1864, in the heavy artil- 
 lery, and Aaron Pond, September 26, and Charles F. Chase, Dec. 
 28, 1864, in the Veteran Reserve Corps. These were the last resi- 
 dents of Hollis who enlisted in this war. The remaining twenty- 
 five of the twenty-eight, all non-residents and most of them aliens, 
 were engaged by the agent of the town, the whole twenty-eight 
 being paid bounties averaging to each about $680, including the 
 bounty paid by the State and that of $300 paid by the town. 
 
 SOLDIERS FURNISHED IN 1865. 
 
 At a meeting held on the 5th of January of this year, the town 
 "voted to pay a bounty of $300 to any enrolled man of the town, 
 or citizen of the town who would himself enlist or furnish a sub- 
 stitute to fill the quota of the town in anticipation of future calls 
 to the amount of the town's quota for 500,000 men in addition to 
 the present call for 300,000." 
 
 In pursuance of this vote, sixteen enrolled citizens of the town 
 engaged substitutes at the average cost of about $816 each, of which 
 sum the town paid as a bounty, $300, and the State also $300. In 
 the foregoing recitals I have purposely omitted the names of all the 
 non-resident substitutes who were engaged during the last years of 
 this war. I am glad to be able to say that none of them were citi- 
 zens or residents of Hollis. With but few exceptions they were all 
 aliens, belonging mainly to that class of worthless vagabonds, 
 known at the time as "Bounty Jumpers," of no service in the army, 
 a curse to the country, and a reproach to human nature. 
 
 THE HOLLIS SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETY. 
 
 The history of Hollis in the war of the Rebellion would be un- 
 pardonably incomplete should it fail to tell of the patient, faithful 
 and fruitful labors of the Hollis ladies. Like their grandmothers 
 in the war of the Revolution, they were at all times mindful of their 
 fathers, sons and brothers in the field, camp and hospital, and not 
 forgetful of those of them in the rebel prisons. In the year 1861, 
 near the beginning of the war, a Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society was 
 organized, and continued in active and successful operation till its 
 close.
 
 228 SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETY. [1861 to i86;. 
 
 The president of this society was Mrs. Taylor G. Worcester 
 its Treasurer, Mrs. Pliny B. Day and its Directors in different 
 years, Mrs. James Ball, Mrs. Cyrus Burge, Mrs. Levi Abbot, Mrs. 
 William P. Saunderson, Mrs John S. Heywood, and Misses 
 Roxana Read, Elizabeth Fletcher, and Martha Worcester. 
 
 It had a numerous membership, but unfortunately for the histori- 
 cal chronicler, it preserved no written record of its members nor of 
 its very liberal contributions in various ways to the needs and com- 
 forts of the men in the army. A better and more fitting record of 
 their good works than that kept in day books and ledgers still 
 exists in the hearts and memories of the grateful recipients of their 
 bounty. 
 
 Besides the work done for the soldiers, by these ladies at their 
 own homes, they continued to meet during the war on the afternoon 
 of the first Tuesday of each month (and at times much oftener) to 
 fashion, make and provide articles of necessity and comfort, such 
 as lint, bandages, comfortable clothing and bedding, canned fruits, 
 wines, etc., for the sick and \vounded in the hospitals, and neces- 
 saries for the use, convenience and health of the men in the field 
 and camp, and also for the relief of such of them as were doomed 
 to pine and suffer in the infamous rebel prisons. The value of these 
 good deeds and kind offices is not to be estimated in " greenbacks " 
 or gold. Still, Rev. Dr. Day in his anniversaiy New Years' ser- 
 mons during the war, as well as before and after it, was accustomed 
 to present a statement of the amount of the contributions of the 
 people of his society to the various benevolent enterprises of the 
 time, including with the rest during the war the estimated ap- 
 praised value in money of the yearly contributions of the Ladies' 
 Soldiers' Aid Society to the comforts and wants of the men in the 
 army. 
 
 Unfortunately these annual sermons of Dr. Day during the war 
 with but one or two exceptions, cannot now be found. But the true 
 estimated money value, of these contributions for the four years of 
 the war may be proximately gathered from his annual sermon, still 
 preserved, delivered in January 1864, from which it appears that 
 these benefactions for the soldiers and freedmen for the year 1863 
 were appraised in cash, at somewhat more than $1,500, and it may 
 be added, that it is believed, by the late officers and members of 
 the society most conversant with its doings, that the entire cash 
 value of its contributions during the war, including the money 
 donated by its members, was not less than $4,000.
 
 SOLDI E H S ' M N U M K N T . 
 THAT FELL'.' 
 
 . 
 
 1 VLt'tTT. CHAS .H. FARLEY. 
 CORP/WEBSTER D. COLBURN 
 
 COHP. NORMAN R . rro WK . 
 
 -GrtRP. JOHN \V.HAYl)ETs' 
 HENRY BALL. 
 JOHN P. BILLS! 
 JOSFJ'HE.BITSS. 
 CJ-L\RLES H FLETCHER 
 
 . HALL . 
 
 . . . 
 
 JAMKS W.D.JONES. 
 IITRUXM R.KENDALL 
 -JO SEPHT. PATCH. 
 JOHN (V SMITH. 
 SYLVE S TER T.\VHKE1.EH 
 H.WKIGJ1T
 
 1873-] SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. 229 
 
 THE HOLLIS POST OF THE GRAND ARMY. 
 
 The JOHN H. WORCESTER Post of the Grand Army, having 
 twenty-six members, was organized April i, 1875. The officers 
 of the Post then chosen were Capt. John A. Coburn, Commander, 
 Francis Lovejoy, Senior vice Commander, Charles H. Worcester, 
 Junior vice Commander, and Daniel W. Hayden, Adjutant. 
 
 THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. 
 
 Not very long after the end of the war of the Rebellion, the ques- 
 tion was brought before the people of the town of providing some 
 suitable monument in honor of the Hollis soldiers whose I'.ves 
 had been sacrificed in the service of the country in the war to save 
 the nation, and also in that in which its independence was won. 
 The interest felt in this subject shortly afterwards led to a volun- 
 tary subscription for this purpose on the part of the citizens of near 
 $800, and finally resulted in a vote of the town at its annual meet- 
 ing in March 1872, to raise by tax a sum not exceeding $2,500, for 
 the erection of a monument in memory of the Hollis soldiers, who 
 perished " in the war of the Revolution, in that of 1812, and in 
 the war of the Rebellion." At the same meeting a committee, 
 consisting of Dea. Noah Farley, Capt. John A. Coburn, George H. 
 Bartemus, Henry G. Cameron, Isaac Vandyke, Levi Abbot, Charles 
 F. Chase, William E. Howe, and Nathaniel L. Truell, was ap- 
 pointed to locate and contract for the monument. 
 
 The action of this committee, in July following, resulted in the 
 selection of the site for the monument where it now stands, on the 
 Hollis common, about five rods south of the meeting-house, and 
 afterwards in making a contract for its erection, with Moses Davis 
 of Nashua as architect and builder, in accordance with a plan made 
 by him and approved by the committee. 
 
 This monument as it now stands is of the best Concord granite, 
 of four equal sides, all smoothly cut or polished, and its several 
 parts all artistically and symmetrically proportioned to each other. 
 Including its base, die and shaft, it is 22 1-2 feet in height, six feet 
 square at its foundation, its diameteV gradually growing less from 
 its base to the vertex. On the east side of the die are inscribed the 
 names of eighteen Hollis soldiers lost in the Rebellion. Upon its 
 west side are the words, u In honor of the Hollis soldiers who fell 
 in the wars of 1775 and in 1812." The names of those lost in the 
 Revolution were not inscribed upon the monument at the time it
 
 230 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 was erected, for the reason that the committee had not then suc- 
 ceeded in obtaining a complete list of them. But from careful in- 
 vestigation since made, it is believed that this list is now full, as 
 presented on page 201 of this history, and there seems no longer 
 sufficient reason for further delay in the inscription of their names 
 on the monument, as originally designed. 
 
 The entire cost of this monument, including the foundation and 
 curbing, was $2120.77, f which sum $790.37 were paid by private 
 subscription of the citizens, and the balance $1330.40, by the town. 
 
 The dedication took place at the Hollis meeting-house, on the 
 afternoon of Decoration day, (May 30) 1873, the graves of the fallen 
 soldiers having been first strewed with flowers, by the comrades now 
 belonging to the (Hollis) John H. Worcester Post of the Grand 
 Army, and the pulpit and windows of the church beautifully gar- 
 landed with bouquets. The exercises consisted, first of music by 
 the Hollis Brass Band, next of singing by choirs of children, then 
 prayer by Rev. Mr. Laird, followed by patriotic songs and hymns 
 by the Hollis church choir. The* dedicatory address was delivered 
 by Rev. Charles Wetherby of Nashua, in which he paid an elo- 
 quent and just tribute to the early settlers of Hollis, especially to 
 the virtues, courage and patriotism of the Revolutionary fathers of 
 the town, and to the Hollis soldiers in the war of the Rebellion, 
 whose bravery and good conduct had proved them worthy descend- 
 ants of their Revolutionary ancestors not forgetting to commend 
 the liberal and grateful spirit of the people of the town as mani- 
 fested in the erection of so chaste, appropriate and durable a mon- 
 ument to perpetuate to future generations the memory and names of 
 their fellow townsmen who had thus given their lives for their 
 country. 
 
 AMES, CAPT. NATHAN M. 
 (ByJ.H.H.) 
 
 was the only son of William Ames, Esq., and Lydia (Merrill) 
 Ames, and was born in Hollis June 4, 1827. Capt. Ames settled 
 in Hollis as a farmer and continued in that business till the breaking 
 out of the civil war in 1861. Naturally vigorous and active, he 
 manifested great energy in all enterprises he undertook, -and was 
 earnestly engaged in the promotion of the agricultural interests of 
 the town. 
 
 At the age of eighteen, he held a position in the staff of the 
 brigade with which he was connected in the militia of the State,
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 23! 
 
 and in 1860 he organized a temporary militia company in Hollis, 
 called the Hollis Phalanx, of which^he was first Lieutenant. This 
 company attended the Muster of that year at Nashua, and won 
 great praise for its soldierly appearance and discipline. Many of 
 the members of this company formed the nucleus of the organiza- 
 tions that enlisted from Hollis in the civil war that soon followed. 
 
 When the war broke out Capt. Ames at once begun the labor of 
 recruiting a company for the service. His original purpose was to 
 have his company mustered into the Fifth New Hampshire Regi- 
 ment of infantry. But the ranks of that regiment having been filled, 
 before his company was complete, he concluded to have it united 
 with the Seventh New Hampshire infantry. 
 
 He was with his regiment during most of its period of service till 
 its discharge. In 1863, for a short time, he was Provost Marshal 
 &t Fernandina, Florida, and in the summer of i864he was appointed 
 Chief of Ambulance in the Tenth Army Corps, at Bermuda 
 Hundred, Va. While in this position he was assigned to a place 
 on the staff of Gen. Birney. 
 
 At the expiration of the time for which his company had enlisted, 
 he returned with it to New Hampshire, and resumed his former 
 occupation on his farm in Hollis. In 1870 he removed from Hollis 
 to Vineland, N. J., where he bought a farm and engaged in the 
 cultivation of fruits for the Philadelphia market. Although he 
 made this change for the reason that from his experience of army 
 life at the South, he believed that the climate of New Jersey would 
 be better adapted to his health than that of New Hampshire, yet 
 early in 1872, he was attacked with bronchial consumption of 
 which he died September 5, 1872, set. 45. Captain Ames was 
 married June 20, 1848, to Miss Asenath Hardy, of Hollis, who now 
 survives, and by whom he had three children, who survived him at 
 his decease. He was a kind and affectionate husband and father, 
 and at all times, in whatever position in life he was placed, he was 
 ever ready to do his duty conscientiously, faithfully and promptly. 
 
 WORCESTER, LIEUT. JOHN H. 
 
 son of John N. and Sarah (Holden) Worcester, was born in Hollis, 
 January 18, 1839. ^ n ms boyhood he attended the public schools 
 in Hollis, and afterwards had the benefit of a good academic educa- 
 tion. Before the Southern Rebellion he had been a student at the 
 law school at Cambridge, and at the commencement of the civil
 
 232 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 war he was nearly ready to engage in the practice of his intended 
 profession with flattering prospects of success. But when the nation 
 summoned its young men to its defence, his love of country and 
 stern sense of duty found from him a prompt response. 
 
 In the summer of 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in Com- 
 pany H, of the Seventh New Hampshire regiment, and upon its 
 organization was chosen Second Lieutenant of his company. In 
 June, 1862, upon the resignation of the First Lieutenant, (Potter,) 
 Lieutenant Worcester was promoted to his place, and was after- 
 wards constantly in the service with his regiment, in Florida and 
 South Carolina, till his decease at Hilton Head, S. C.,July26 T 
 1863, aet. 24 years and 6 months. 
 
 The Seventh regiment was present and took part in the fearful 
 and bloody assault upon Fort Wagner, S. C., on the evening of 
 July 18, 1863. Lieutenant Worcester having succeeded, at the 
 head of his men, in gaining the top of the parapet of the Fort, 
 while cheering them on, was severely wounded in his left leg, so 
 that when the order to retreat was given, he was unable to leave the 
 field. Having remained all night on the battle ground, he was 
 taken prisoner, the next morning, carried into Charleston, his leg 
 amputated, and on the 25th he was returned under a flag of truce, 
 sent to Hilton Head and put on board a vessel to be sent north with 
 other wounded men. But the following night the gangrene struck 
 his limb, and before morning he breathed his last. When he found 
 he could not live, he calmly resigned himself to his fate, and said to 
 a wounded comrade lying at his side, " Give my love to my men, 
 and say to them that I shall be 'with them no more, and tell my 
 friends at home all you know of me" His remains were buried 
 at Hilton Head, under a military escort, and afterwards disinterred, 
 taken to Hollis and buried in the family cemetery. 
 
 In a tribute to his memory on the occasion of his funeral at Hollis, 
 Rev. Dr. Day said of him, " Lieutenant Worcester was just the man 
 the country wanted. Firm in his convictions, active and forcible, 
 he was a right arm of strength in her service. Nature had fitted him 
 for a popular and successful officer. His form was large and com- 
 manding. He had a .happy faculty of mingling with his men freely 
 and socially, and yet maintaining a complete command of them. 
 It was a command, not common in the army that of respect and 
 love. He endeavored to make the most of his men by increasing 
 their virtues. His counsel and example were always against the
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 233 
 
 use of intoxicating drinks, tobacco, profanity and gambling, and he 
 knew how to urge his views upon others without giving offence." 
 
 Dr. Boynton, the regimental Surgeon, wrote of him, " No officer 
 in the regiment was before Lieutenant Worcester in promise. He 
 was a general favorite with officers and men, and no one whose lot 
 it was to fall on that fatal night was more universally lamented." 
 Lieutenant Potter, to whose place Lieutenant Worcester was pro- 
 moted, in a short obituary notice says of him : " Lieutenant 
 Worcester in the discharge of every duty was faithful and persever- 
 ing. No effort was too great for him if he could benefit the condi- 
 tion of a private soldier or serve a friend. Such honesty such 
 fidelity such energy and such kindness won for him the highest 
 esteem of all who knew him. His character was unexceptionable 
 his habits strictly temperate his principles unwavering. His 
 service short, faithful and earnest, is ended. But his example still 
 lives, and will be felt so long as a remnant of his company shall 
 survive." 
 
 The JOHN H. WORCESTER Post of the Grand Army, composed 
 of his surviving comrades in the war, in and about Hollis, was so 
 named, on its organization, from an affectionate aud respectful 
 regard for his memory. 
 
 FARLEY, LIEUT. CHARLES H. 
 
 son of Dea. Leonard W. and Clarissa (Butterfield) Farley, was born 
 in Hollis July 31, 1835, and died at Lake City, Florida, February 
 24, 1864, set. 28 years and six months. Calmly weighing the con- 
 sequences, and acting from A deep sense of duty, he was among the 
 first of the young men of Hollis to enlist in the service of his coun- 
 try. Early in the fall of 1861 he volunteered as a private soldier in 
 the 7th New Hampshire regiment, and on the organization of Com- 
 pany H he was appointed Orderly Sergeant. June 30, 1862, he was 
 promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and to ist Lieutenant August 6, 1863. 
 He faithfully served with his regiment in Florida and South Carolina 
 through the years 1862 and 1863, and till mortally wounded at the 
 battle of Olustee, Florida, February 20, 1864. 
 
 Lieut. Farley was one of the gallant band who fought their way 
 into Fort Wagner on the night of July 18, 1863. Wading the ditch 
 and scaling the parapet under a raking fire of the enemy, he stood 
 by the side of the brave and lamented Col. Putnam, when he fell, 
 fighting the enemy hand to hand with his revolver. He was twice
 
 234 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 struck with balls, one passing through his clothes, without serious 
 injury, the other warded oft' by the testament in his pocket which 
 probably saved his life. He remained till the fall of Col. Putnam 
 and the retreat ordered. 
 
 The battle of Olustee commenced on the afternoon of February 
 20, and Lieutenant Farley was mortally wounded in the first part of 
 it. The Union troops were soon driven from the part of the field 
 where he fell, and he was taken prisoner, and carried by the enemy 
 to Lake City, about twenty miles distant. He was found the next 
 day in a confederate hospital by two ladies formerly from New 
 Hampshire, taken to their own home and kindly cared for by them, 
 and also by the rebel Surgeon. But all efforts to save his life were 
 unavailing, and he expired four days after the battle. His funeral 
 was attended by the Mayor of Lake City, his remains kindly in- 
 terred in the public burial ground, and afterwards removed for 
 burial at Hollis in the family burial lot. Rev. Dr. Day in a tribute 
 to his memory, delivered at his funeral at Hollis, says of Lieutenant 
 Farley, " That at the early age of sixteen he made a public profes- 
 sion of religion and united with the Baptist church in Hollis, and 
 ever after till his death lived a consistent Christian life. He never 
 fell into any of the vices so common in the camp, never resorted to 
 the gaming table, to the intoxicating cup nor to the fumes of the 
 poisonous weed. As an officer he was a universal favorite. The 
 soldiers knew him so well, that for him to indicate his wishes, was 
 authority. He never threatened, censured harshly nor spoke 
 defiantly. His courage was never doubted, and no one ever saw 
 him agitated, hurried or disconcerted on the eve of battle. He was 
 calm, self-possessed and trustful in that Providence in which he had 
 been taught to believe, and which was a cardinal point in his 
 religious faith."
 
 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 235 
 
 CHAPTER XXII. 
 
 THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND SOCIETY. MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 MINISTERS. MR. EMERSON, MR. SMITH, MR. PERRY, MR. AIKEN, 
 
 MR. GORDON, DR. DAY, MR. LAIRD, MR. KELSEY, MR. SCOTT. 
 
 DEACONS. YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION. THIRD MEETING- 
 HOUSE. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. BENEVOLENT ASSOCIA- 
 TION. FEMALE CHARITABLE SOCIETY. BAPTIST SOCIETY. 
 
 In a former chapter I have spoken of the efforts of the first set- 
 tlers of Hollis, while yet a parish, in providing for the support of 
 the ministry of the 'building of their first and second meeting- 
 houses of the call and settlement of Rev. Daniel Emerson, the 
 first and only minister of the church for some more than fifty years 
 of his character, public spirit, the high esteem in which he was 
 held, and his favorable influence in the town through all its early 
 history. 
 
 There is now to be found no existing record of the original forma- 
 tion of his church, and the well authenticated facts in respect to its 
 history for the first fifty years of its existence are but few. As Mr. 
 Emerson was ordained April 20, 1743, it is supposed that the 
 church was organized either at that time, or but a short time before. 
 It is stated in a short historical manual of the church published in 
 1871, that its first sacrament or communion service, was celebrated 
 June 5, 1743. It appears from the church records, that on the 315! 
 of July, 1 745 a church covenant then "renewed" and adopted, 
 was signed by ten persons, besides the pastor, that number proba- 
 bly including all its male members at that date, viz. 
 
 Daniel Emerson, Jerahmael Cumings, Nathaniel Blood, 
 
 John Boynton, Benjamin Blanchard, Joseph Fletcher 
 
 Henry Barton, Elias Smith, Jonathan Danforth. 
 
 Samuel Brown, Enoch Hunt, 
 
 It is shown by the same original fecords that on the 25th of De- 
 cember, 1 745 1 William Cumings and Thomas Patch were chosen
 
 336 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 
 
 its first deacons, and that February 17, 1747, Francis Worcester, 
 Jun., was chosen the third deacon. 
 
 . As no confession of faith is mentioned or referred to in the 
 records previously to i794> it is supposed that none was formally 
 adopted before that time. A Creed or Confession of faith 
 adopted in that year, and the covenant in previous use, were revised 
 in 1831, and continued without change, (as is stated in the church 
 manual), till 1871, when they were revised and adopted as they 
 now are. 
 
 It is said also in the same manual, that for the first fifty years, no 
 records were kept of the members admitted^to the church, but that 
 incidental statements show "that from the beginning, it enjoyed the 
 labors of a faithful and successful ministry." In i755> during the 
 last French and Indian war, Mr. Emerson asked permission of his 
 church to be absent for a time, as chaplain to the regiment of Col. 
 Joseph Blanchard in the expedition of the army to Crown Point. 
 In a meeting of the church to consider the request, it appears that 
 forty-seven members voted, a number nearly equal to one-half of the 
 tax payers at that time, the latter numbering that year but one hun- 
 dred and seven. 
 
 The following names of members of the church, copied from this 
 manual, are found on the Hollis tax lists, as resident tax payers be- 
 fore the war of the Revolution, viz., 
 
 Benjamin Abbot, Thomas Dinsmore, Abraham Leeman, 
 
 John Atwell, Zedekiah Drury, Samuel Leeman, 
 
 Henry Barton, Amos Eastman, Jonathan Lovejoy, 
 
 Benjamin Blanchard, Daniel Emerson, Jun., William Kevins, 
 
 Nathaniel Blood, Benjamin Farley, Enoch Noyes, 
 
 John Boynton, Samuel Farley, Thomas Patch, 
 
 Josiah Brown, Amos Fisk, Peter Powers, 
 
 Samuel Brown, Eleazer Flagg, Moses Proctor, 
 
 Ephraim Burge, Samuel Goodhue, William Shattuck, 
 
 Robert Colburn, John Goss, Zachariah Shattuck, 
 
 William Colburn, John Hale, Elias Smith, 
 
 Josiah Conant, Phineas Hardy, Jonathan Taylor, 
 
 JerahmaelCumings, David Hobart, Nathaniel Townsend, 
 
 John Cumin gs, Samuel Hobart, John Willoughby; 
 
 Samuel Cumings, Enoch Hunt, Francis Worcester, 
 
 William Cumings, Stephen Jewett, Noah Worcester, 
 
 Jonathan Dan forth, Ebenezer Jewett, Benjamin Wright. 
 
 At the close of Mr. Emerson's active ministry, in 1793, the resi- 
 dent members of the church numbered about two hundred. 
 
 Rev. Dr. Davis, in his Centennial address before the Hollis as- 
 sociation of ministers in September, 1862, after short biographical 
 sketches of some other of the early members of that association, in
 
 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 2J7 
 
 speaking of Mr. Emerson, says of him, " Of the Rev. Daniel Em- 
 son of Hollis we have more distinct notions derived from sketches 
 furnished by his distinguished grandsons. He was a man of 
 large and active intellect, a convert of Whitefield, and partaking 
 largely of his spirit, he wa? uniformly evangelical, "and often a very 
 eloquent preacher. His chief excellencies in preaching were sound 
 doctrine, deep feeling and zeal at times almost overwhelming. His 
 labors were by no means confined to the pulpit. He was interested 
 in public affairs, serving as chaplain in the army^and accompanying 
 it to Crown Point.* An able counsellor, he was often called from 
 home to aid feeble churches. Interested in the cause of ministerial 
 education, and much blessed with revivals of religion, among his 
 own people, he animated a large number of young men to become 
 preachers of the gospel. Very assiduous in his attendance on the 
 meetings of this association, he manifested an energy like that of 
 Baxter, whom in person he was said to resemble. From his talents 
 and position the Hollis minister was for many years a leading mind 
 in the association." 
 
 In another connection I have spoken of the interest Mr. Emerson 
 manifested in the cause of popular education and of the indebtedness 
 of the youth of Hollis to him on that account. 
 
 Upon the monument erected over his grave in the Hollis central 
 burial ground is inscribed the following epitaph : 
 
 "Beneath this Monument lies the Mortal part of 
 
 Rev. Daniel Emerson. 
 He was born at Reading, Mass., May 20, 1716. 
 
 Graduated at Harvard University, 1739 
 
 And was ordained April 20, 1743 to the Pastoral care 
 
 Of the Church and Congregation in Hollis 
 
 Which then consisted of only 30 Families. 
 
 He was an honest man, given to Hospitality ; 
 
 An affectionate Husband and tender Parent; 
 
 A faithful Friend and Patriotic Citizen; 
 An Evangelical, zealous and unusually successful Preacher 
 
 Of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 
 
 Highly Esteemed by his people, his praise was in all the Churches;. 
 A. D. 17931 he voluntarily relinquished one-half his Salary 
 
 To promote the settlement of a Colleague, 
 
 From which time his pious walk and occasional labors 
 
 Evinced an unabating love for the cause of Christ, 
 
 Until nature failed and he fell asleep in Jesus, 
 
 September 30, 1801, aged 85 years. 
 
 *When at Crown Point it is said of him that when the men of his regiment were ordered to 
 present their arms for inspection, Mr. Emerson presented his Biblt to the inspecting officer as 
 his weapon.
 
 238 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 
 
 Upon the same monument is also inscribed the following epitaph 
 in memory of his beloved and venerated consort. 
 
 " Here are also deposited the remains of 
 
 Hannah Emerson, wife of the above and 
 
 Daughter of Rev. Joseph Emerson of Maiden. 
 
 She lived a pattern of filial obedience, respect and affection, 
 
 And an example of conjugal love and duty ; 
 
 A most tender, indulgent and faithful Parent, 
 
 The delight of her Friends and ornament of the Church ; 
 
 She lived the life of a true Disciple of Christ, 
 
 In the constant exercise of active faith in His promises, 
 
 And died ia triumphant hope of everlasting life in those 
 
 Regions where Charity never faileth, 
 
 February 28, 1812, aged 90." 
 
 Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Emerson were the parents of thirteen 
 children seven sons and six daughters. Two of the sons, Joseph 
 and Samuel, were graduates of Harvard College, (q. v.) Hannah 
 Emerson, the oldest daughter, married Manasseh Smith of Hollis, 
 three of whose sons were also graduates of Harvard College, (y. v.) 
 
 SMITH, REV. ELI 
 
 second minister. On the 27th of November, 1793, Rev. Eli Smith 
 was settled as colleague pastor of the Hollis church with Rev. Mr. 
 Emerson. Mr. Smith was born at Belchei'town, Mass., September 
 17, 1759, and was a graduate of Brown University in 1792^ 
 
 Rev. Dr. Day in a biographical sketch of Mr. Smith, written for 
 the "History of the New Hampshire Churches," says of him: 
 " That he was a man of strong natural talents, a firm and energetic 
 defender of the truth and a successful pastor. During his pastorate 
 of a little more than thirty-seven years, between four and five hun- 
 dred persons were admitted to the church. * * * The great 
 revival of his ministry was in the years 1801 and 1802. At that 
 time one hundred and forty-two new members were united to the 
 church. In 1811 there was another revival when thirty or forty 
 persons were added to the church. In 1817 there was still another, 
 of which about fifty more were made subjects. Mr. Smith was 
 dismissed, (at his own request,) in February, 1831, and died in 
 Hollis, May n, 1847." 
 
 Mr. Smith, like his predecessor, Mr. Emerson, was an active and 
 zealous friend of the public schools, and such was the interest he 
 took in them, that some years after his settlement, the town mani- 
 fested its appreciation of his services by a cordial vote of thanks. 
 From 1806 to 1830, inclusive, he was annually elected chairman of 
 the school committee, a position he continued to fill with much
 
 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 239 
 
 fidelity and advantage to the schools. Pie was settled upon an 
 annual salary of 90 and twenty cords of wood, which is not known 
 to have been materially changed during his pastorate. 
 
 The following epitaph is inscribed upon his monument in the 
 central burial ground. 
 
 " Rev. Eli Smith. 
 
 Born September 17, 1759. Graduated, 1792. Ordained, 1793. 
 Was Pastor of the Church in Hollis 37 years. 
 
 Died May n, 1847. 
 
 Mr. Smith was distinguished for energy and decision of character, 
 for piety, faithfulness and success in his ministry." 
 
 Mr. Smith was twice married. His only son by Catharine Shel- 
 don, his first wife, was Rev. Eli Smith, Jun., a graduate of Dart- 
 mouth college, (q. z>.). By his second wife, Ama Emerson, 
 daughter of Dea. Daniel Emerson, he had six children four sons 
 and two daughters. The oldest of these died in childhood. Lu- 
 ther, the third son, was a graduate of Brown University, (q. t>.). 
 Joseph E., the fourth, settled in Hollis, as a farmer, upon the pater- 
 nal homestead, who, beside being elected many times to important 
 town offices, was chosen representative to the New Hampshire 
 General Court in 1838 and 1839. John R., the youngest son, 
 studied medicine, and settled in his profession in Missouri. Ama, 
 the oldest daughter, married Rev. Noah Emerson, of Baldwin, Me. ; 
 the youngest, Catharine H., Rev. Darwin Adams of* Camden, Me. 
 
 PERRY, REV. DAVID 
 
 the third minister of this society, was born at Worcester, Mass., 
 July 26, 1798, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1824, at the The- 
 ological Seminary at Andover in 1827, and was ordained at Cam- 
 bridgeport, Mass., May, 1828. He was dismissed at Cambridgeport, 
 afterwards installed as pastor of the church in Hollis, February 23, 
 1831, and dismissed, at his own request, June 13, 1842, after a pas- 
 torate of some more than ten years. During his ministry not far 
 from one hundred and fifty persons were admitted to the church by 
 profession or letter.* Mr. Perry died at Wareham, Mass., Aug. 
 27, 1876, set. 78, and was buried in Hollis, where he had resided 
 for several years near the close of his life. 
 
 AIKEN, REV. JAMES 
 
 the fourth minister, was born at GofFstown, New Hampshire, Nov. 
 14, 1810, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1839, anc * at Union 
 Theological Seminary in 1842. Mr. Aiken was ordained as pastor 
 
 *New Hampshire Churches, p. 186.
 
 240 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 
 
 of the church and society in Hollis, August 30, 1843, and retained 
 his office as pastor near five years, in which time about sixty mem- 
 bers were added to the church. Dismissed July 3, 1848.* 
 
 GORDON, REV. MATTHEW D. 
 
 fifth minister, was born at Blantyre, Scotland, Dec. 10, 1812. He 
 came to this country with his parents in 1817, graduated at Middle- 
 bury College in 1840, and at Union Theological Seminary in 1846. 
 March 21, 1849, ^ e was ordained as pastor of the church at Hollis, 
 as successor of Rev. Mr. Aiken, and dismissed in consequence of 
 ill health June 7, 1852. Died at Hoosic Falls, N. Y., August 21, 
 1853, set. 40. 
 
 DAY, D. D., REV. PLINY BUTTS 
 
 sixth minister was born at Huntington, Mass., April 21, 1806, 
 graduated at Amherst college in 1834, and at the Theological Semi- 
 nary at Andover in 1837. -^ r> -^ av was ordained as pastor of 
 the church at Derry, N. H., Oct. 4, 1837, dismissed at Derry in 
 1851, and installed as pastor of the church and society in Hollis, 
 July 7 5 1852. He received the honorary degree of D. D. from Dart- 
 mouth college in 1864, of which institution he was a trustee for 
 several years psevious to his death. Died at Hollis July 6, 1869, 
 set. 63. The annual salary of the three ministers next preceding 
 Dr. Day was $600. That of Dr. Day was at first $700, but after- 
 wards increased to $1000. 
 
 The esteem in which Dr. Day was held by his brethren in the 
 ministry, and also by the people of Hollis, is well expressed in the 
 following resolution of the Hollis Association of ministers, adopted 
 August 2, 1869, at its first meeting after his decease. 
 
 " Resolved that while we humbly submit to the Divine Provi- 
 dence that has thus removed our greatly esteemed and beloved 
 brother, we feel deeply pained and bereft at his departure. Rev. 
 Dr. Day we received as a true, Christian gentleman ; courteous, 
 amiable, possessed of superior mental endowments, judicious, wise ; 
 his mind well trained and furnished with extensive, varied and 
 useful knowledge ; a sound theologian, an able sermonizer ; an 
 earnest, impressive preacher ; a faithful teacher, pastor and spiritual 
 Christian ; and an eminently discreet and useful minister of Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
 *Now II imp ;hire Chu xhes, p. 186.
 
 0.
 
 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 24! 
 
 We record our deep conviction of the loss sustained in his death" by 
 this Association by the church and people of which he was so long 
 pastor and teacher by the Congregational churches throughout the 
 State ; by our State college of which he was an esteemed trustee ; 
 by the interests of education generally of patriotism of Christian 
 benevolence of sound morals and of philanthropy." 
 
 The published writings of Dr. Day are Letters from Europe, 
 1851; Two Sermons, the Sabbath after his installation, 1852; 
 New Tear 's Address, 1854; Sermons: at the funeral of Benjamin 
 F.Nichols, 1854; at the funeral of John H. Cutter, 1860; Fare- 
 well to Soldiers, 1861 ; in memory of John H. Worcester, 1864; 
 
 Victory and its Dangers, 1865 ; in memory of Abraham Lin- 
 coln, 1865 ; at the funeral of Benjamin M. Farley, 1865. Dr. Day 
 was also a valued contributor to the Congregationalist and Con- 
 gregational Jotirnal. 
 
 LAIRD, REV. JAMES 
 
 seventh minister, was born at Huntingdon, Canada East, Septem- 
 ber 4, 1833. Fitted for college atMonson, Mass. Entered Amherst 
 College in 1857, P asse d the first two years of his college course at 
 Amherst, the last two at Oberlin College, Ohio, at which he gradu- 
 ated in 1861. He afterwards entered the Theological Seminary at 
 Andover. Graduated at Andover in 1864. Was ordained as pastor 
 of the Congregational church at Guildhall, Vt., March 15, 1866; 
 dismissed at Guildhall and afterwards installed as pastor of the 
 church at Hollis, May 25, 1870. Died at Hollis after a long and 
 lingering sickness, May 25, 1870, aet. 36. The annual salary of 
 Mr. Laird was $1,250. 
 
 KELSEY, REV. HIRAM L. 
 
 eighth minister, was born at Wheelock, Vt., August 31, 1835. 
 Graduated at the Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1861. 
 Was ordained as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, 
 April 16, 1865. Mr. Kelsey was installed as pastor of the church 
 and society at Hollis, June i, 1875, and dismissed, (at his own re- 
 quest,) March i, 1878. About two months after his dismissal at 
 Hollis he was installed as pastor of a Congregational church at 
 Brockton, Mass., where he now resides. 
 
 Annual salary of Mr. Kelsey at Hollis, $1,500 and use of the 
 
 parsonage. 
 
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 242 
 
 DEACONS OP' THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 
 
 SCOTT, REV. D. B. 
 
 from Milton, N. H., in the fall of 1878, was engaged as minister of 
 the society for one year and is now the acting pastor of the church. 
 
 DEACONS OF THE HOLLIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 
 
 William Cumings, chosen 1745, died September 9, 1858, aged 46 y 
 
 Thomas Patch, " 1745, " May i, 1754, 
 
 40 
 
 Francis Worcester, " 1747, " October 19, 1800, 
 
 ' 79 
 
 Enoch Noyes, " i75> " September, 1796, 
 
 ' 80 
 
 John Boynton, " J7SS, 
 
 ' October 29, 1787, 
 
 ' 67 
 
 Stephen Jewett, 
 
 1770, 
 
 ' May 23, 1803, 
 
 ' 75 
 
 Daniel Emerson, Jun., 
 
 1775. 
 
 ' October 4, 1820, 
 
 ' 74 
 
 Josiah Conant, 
 
 >787, 
 
 ' August 21, 1807, 
 
 ' 61 
 
 Abel Conant, 
 
 1787, 
 
 ' May 2, 1844, 
 
 1 88 
 
 Ephraim Burge, 
 
 1803, 
 
 ' March 3, 1843, 
 
 ' 78 
 
 Thomas Farley, 
 
 1803, 
 
 ' March 17, 1832, 
 
 ' 63 
 
 Stephen Jewett, Jun., 
 
 1808, 
 
 ' February 22, 1829, 
 
 ' 75 
 
 Benoni Cutter, 
 
 1814, 
 
 ' January 17, 1816, 
 
 ' 44 
 
 Enos Hardy, 
 
 1816, 
 
 ' May 18, 1857, 
 
 ' 85 
 
 Phillips Wood, 
 
 ' i 820, 
 
 ' January 14, 1858, 
 
 ' 76 
 
 William Emerson, 
 
 ' '832, 
 
 ' December 3, 1873, 
 
 ' 82 
 
 Isaac Farley, 
 
 ' 1832, 
 
 ' February 25, 1874, 
 
 ' 90 
 
 John B. Hardy, 
 
 ' 1838, 
 
 Rev. Leonard Jewett, 
 
 ' 1846, " February 16, 1862, " 74 
 
 Rev. James D. Hills, 
 
 i8S7. 
 
 Noah Farley, 
 
 ' 1860, " April 4, 1876, " 76 
 
 Enoch J. Colburn, 
 
 1863, 
 
 Perry M. Farley, 
 
 1875, 
 
 George M. Bradley, 
 
 ' >875, 
 
 THE HOLLIS YOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE LAST 
 
 CENTURY. 
 
 I think it pertinent to the History of the society and church, and 
 as some evidence of the moral and religious training and culture of 
 the youth of Hollis one hundred years and more ago, to present in 
 this connection the following articles of association signed by nearly 
 one hundred of them. The document was preserved among the pa- 
 pers of Miss Mary S. Farley, the generous benefactor of the Hollis 
 High School, and whose grandfather, Christopher Farley, was a 
 member of the association. There is no date upon the paper, but 
 the fact that two members of the association, whose namefe were 
 signed to it, were killed at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, and one of 
 them at Cambridge two days after, is conclusive evidence that the 
 association was organized before that time. 
 
 It may interest some persons who belong to the Toung* Men's 
 Christian Associations of the present day to know that the like 
 associations existed in New Hampshire three generations ago, and
 
 YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION. 243 
 
 also to learn in what manner they were organized and conducted. 
 They may also have some curiosity to know somewhat of the 
 qualifications for membership in this ancient association of the 
 duties of its members to each other, as well as to the community at 
 large of its rules for the admission or expulsion of disorderly or 
 unworthy members and of the trust and confidence reposed by 
 these young men in the pastor and deacons of the church, in making 
 them the final arbiters in all matters that might disturb their 
 harmony. 
 
 "THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION." 
 
 "Hoping that we are disposed by the influence of the spirit of 
 God to seek those things which ai'e above and made in some measure 
 sensible of the danger of bad company by which many have fallen 
 into temptation and the snare of the devil, and calling to mind 
 that we are given up to God in holy baptism, as well as desiring to 
 remember our Creator in the days of our youth and become the 
 unfeigned servants of the Lord Christ, we determine to associate 
 in the following manner, viz. : 
 
 ist. We will endeavor to spend about two hours every Sabbath 
 evening in praying, reading and singing in the ensuing order, first 
 asking God's presence and blessing, then reading a portion of sacred 
 Scripture, then each one praying in his turn beginning with the 
 oldest, then sing part of a psalm or h}mn, then read a sermon or a 
 part of some profitable book, then another prayer, then sing, then 
 ask a question in the Assembly's Catechism to every member by the 
 person who prayed last. 
 
 2nd. By Christ strengthening us we will watch over each other 
 with a spirit of love and concern not divulging one another's- 
 infirmities but lovingly inform them of what we shall know or hear 
 to be a fault nor will we manifest ourselves offended when we are 
 charitably reproved, although the reproof be not administered in 
 such manner as we should wish, but endeavor immediate 
 reformation. 
 
 3d. If any of our members shall fall into scandalous sin we will 
 admonish and suspend him for a longer or shorter time, according to 
 the nature of the offence, nor will we receive him again without 
 visible tokens of repentance and reformation. 
 
 4th. We will spend the evening of the fourth Lord's day in everv 
 other month in prajer for the increase of the kingdom of our
 
 244 YOUNG MEN S ASSOCIATION. 
 
 blessed Lord and Saviour through the world, especially for the con- 
 version of the young people where we live, and invite one or two 
 brethren of the church to join with and lead us on said evenings 
 when these articles shall be audibly read. 
 
 5th. If any member shall absent himself for more than two eve- 
 nings successively without known reason we will send one or two 
 to enquire, and if no answer be given, but such as discovers apos- 
 tacy without reformation, in one month his name shall be exposed 
 before the society. 
 
 6th. Any one who is desirous of joining with us shall be pro- 
 pounded by one of the members, one evening beforehand, and if 
 allowed shall present himself the next, when, hearing our articles, if 
 he pleases to sign them, it shall be his admission into our number. 
 
 7th. We will cheerfully contribute each of our parts towards the 
 necessary expenses of the society. 
 
 8th. If there arises any difficulty between any of us which we 
 cannot heal among ourselves we will submit the whole affair to our 
 Rev. Pastor and deacons of the church for the time being, and their 
 judgment shall be the final issue of the difficulty." 
 
 There were appended to the foregoing articles the names of 
 ninety-four youths and young men, all supposed to have been resi- 
 dents of Hollis, and most of them sons of the early settlers of the 
 town. So far as can now be learned, the two youngest of the mem- 
 bers were Ralph Emerson, a son of the minister, and Jesse 
 Worcester, a son of Noah Worcester, each of whom in June, i775 
 was in his fifteenth year. Among the oldest, were Daniel Emerson, 
 Jun., who was a Captain in the war, and Nathan Blood, who was a 
 Sergeant in the Hollis company at Bunker Hill, each of whom was 
 then in his twenty-ninth year. Forty-eight, or more than one-half 
 of the members of this fraternity were soldiers in that war, the most 
 of them having been in the service the first year of it. The names 
 of these soldiers are presented in the following list, thirteen of 
 whom marked thus, (*) were in the Hollis company at Bunker 
 Hill. Two of the thirteen, viz., Nathan Blood, aged twenty-eight* 
 and Jacob Boynton, aged nineteen, were killed in the battle. 
 
 Samuel Ambrose, *Evan Dow, *James Me Copner, 
 
 John Atwell, Jun., *Caleb Eastman *William Nevins, Jun., 
 
 Andrew Bailey, Jonathan Eastman, Elijah Noyes, 
 
 John Ball, *William Elliot, Enoch Noyes, Jun., 
 
 Nathaniel Ball, Daniel Emerson, Jun., Thomas Patch, 
 
 Daniel Blood, Christopher Farley, William W. Pool, 
 
 *Nathan Blood, *Josiah Fisk, John Philbrick,
 
 THIRD CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGHOUSE 
 
 BUILT 10O 4 RECONSTRUCTED 1649.
 
 THIRD MEETING-HOUSE. 245 
 
 Benjamin Boynton, Joseph French, *Nahum Powers, 
 
 John Boynton, Jacob Jewett, Jan., *Thomas Pratt. 
 
 *Joshua Boynton, Jonathan Jewett, Edward Taylor, 
 
 *Jacob Boynton, Noah Jewett, Jacob Taylor, 
 
 James (,'olburn, Stephen Jewett, Jun., William Tenney, 
 
 Jotham Cumings, Abner Keyes, Amos Webster, 
 
 *Philip Cumings, Asa Lovejoy, *Noah Worcester, Jun., 
 
 William Cumings, Jonathan Lovejoy, Jesse Worcester, 
 
 Joshua Davis, Ephraim Lund, Samuel Worcester. 
 
 THE THIRD HOLLIS MEETING HOUSE. 
 
 At the annual town meeting in 1799? an article was inserted in 
 the warrant " To see if the toiun ivotdd btiild a new Meeting' 
 Hotise or repair the old one." At that meeting the town " voted 
 to build a new Meeting House in three years," and chose the fol- 
 lowing committee to decide where it should be placed, viz., David 
 Danforth of Amherst, Jeremiah Pritchard of New Ipswich, Jacob 
 Blodgett of Townsend, James Brazier of Pepperell and Frederick 
 French of Dunstable. The report of this committee was soon after 
 made and formally accepted. At the same meeting Emerson 
 Smith, David Smith and Benjamin Wright were appointed a com- 
 mittee to report a " Plan " for the new house, which they did the 
 same season this plan, as appears, having been copied from that 
 of the meeting-house at Billerica, which with some modifications 
 was accepted and adopted. 
 
 The foregoing proceedings seem to have contemplated that the 
 new meeting-house should be built at the expense of the town ; but 
 at a town meeting in May, 1801, the town " voted to proceed with 
 the building provided it could be erected without a Town tax " and 
 then chose a committee to devise the means to effect it, and at the 
 same time to pay the owners of peus in the old meeting-house the 
 appraised value of their pews. This committee of " ways and 
 means" consisted of Daniel Emerson, Esq., Noah Worcester, Jere- 
 miah Ames, Daniel Emerson, 3d, William Brown, Solomon Wheat. 
 Ephraim Burge, Amos Eastman and David Smith. 
 
 In the following September, this committee made a report (which 
 was adopted) to the effect " that the town should choose a com- 
 mittee to sell the pews, as described in the ' plan.' reserving a min- 
 isterial pew, and every seventh pew below, and each fifth pew in 
 the gallery, till the rest should be sold. If the sales should fall 
 short of the cost of the house the purchasers of the pews to make 
 good the deficiency if they should exceed the cost, the purchasers 
 to have the excess in proportion to the amounts severally paid by
 
 246 THIRD MEETING-HOUSE. 
 
 them." The committee afterwards chosen to make these sales con- 
 sisted of Dea. Daniel Emerson, Benjamin Wright, William Ten- 
 ney, Amos Eastman, and William Brown. 
 
 After the new plan was adopted, the town voted that the new 
 house should be finished on or before November ist, 1803, but af- 
 terwards voted to extend the time one year longer. At the annual 
 town meeting in March, 1804, the town instructed the building 
 committee to take down the old house at the expense of the pur- 
 chasers of the pews in the new house, and also voted that the " new 
 house might be finished with a tower and steeple if it could be done 
 without expense to the town." The foregoing was the last town 
 meeting held in respect to the building of the third meeting-house. 
 
 This new meeting-house (built as is supposed) substantially after 
 the model of that at Billerica, was finished in the fall of 1804. It 
 continued to be occupied, as originally constructed, without mate- 
 rial change outside or inside, till the year 1849, when its west end 
 was turned around to the south its south side to the east, and the 
 whole building remodelled, renovated, and altered substantially to 
 the condition in which it now is. 
 
 Hundreds of people still living have a vivid remembrance of it 
 as originally constructed and finished. It stood upon the same spot 
 with the first meeting-house built in Hollis more than sixty years 
 before, the main building being sixty-eight feet long, east and west, 
 and fifty-four feet wide north and south. It was two stories in 
 height, well clapboarded and painted white, with windows of 
 twenty-four panes each of glass, nine inches by twelve, on its sides 
 and ends, and porches on its two ends and south side, with a wide 
 door in each porch opening into the main building or audience 
 room. The east porch was of two stories with entrance doors on 
 the east and south sides, with a stairway ascending to the east or 
 women's gallery. The south porch was of but one story with out- 
 side doors on its east, south and west sides. The west porch was 
 also of two stories, with stairs to the west or men's gallery, and sur- 
 mounted with a belfry, cupola and steeple. All of the outside 
 doors of the porches had well finished steps or stairways of 
 hammered stone for ascent to them, and those at the east and w r est 
 porches were each furnished at one end, with a neatly finished and 
 convenient horse-block of the like hammered stone. 
 
 The pulpit stood at the middle of the north wall of the audience 
 room, facing south, with stairs on each side of it, and the seats for
 
 THIRD MEETING-HOUSE. 247 
 
 the four deacons, and the communion table hung on hinges directly 
 below, in front, the central broad aisle leading to it from the inside 
 door of the south porch. There was in front of the deacons' seat an 
 aisle extending east and west across the audience room, separating 
 the north wall pews, from two ranges of long free seats for the 
 aged and deaf, one-half of these free seats being east of the broad 
 aisle, for women the other half west of that aisle, for men. 
 
 The pews were six feet long, east and west, and five feet wide, 
 neatly panelled and painted, the partitions between them being fin- 
 ished at the top with a miniature balustrade. There were in all 
 ninety-five of them, of which sixty-eight were below and twenty- 
 seven in the gallery. There was a single row of them next to the 
 -wall on the lower floor, with a step or stair in front of each pew, 
 all raised a foot or more above the outside aisles leading to them, 
 which with the wall pews, extended around on the two sides and 
 both ends of the audience room. Of these wall pews there were 
 ten, (including those in the corners.) on each of the north and south 
 sides of the lower floor, and six at each end. Of those on the sides 
 five were on the east and five on the west side of the south door, and 
 five on the right side, and five on the left of the pulpit. Of those 
 at the ends, three were on each side of the east and west doors. 
 
 The intermediate space between the four outside aisles, (includ- 
 ing the long seats for the aged,) was occupied with six rows of six 
 pews each, all parallel with the broad or central aisle there being 
 three rows on each side of it the east and west rows of the six be- 
 ing separated from the others by a narrow alley leading from the 
 south aisle to the long seats for the aged. 
 
 The gallery, supported by round, wooden, well painted Ionic 
 columns was finished in front with panel work, and a heavy cornice, 
 and extended around on the south side and east and west ends of the 
 audience room, with a range of pews next to the walls, eleven of 
 them being on the south side and eight at each end, with aisles lead- 
 ing to them. The front part of the south gallery was appropriated 
 to the singers. The front part of the east gallery, not occupied by 
 pews, was furnished with long, unpainted free seats for women, and 
 was known as the " women's gallery." The corresponding portion 
 of that on the west end was provided with the like kind of free seats 
 for men and known as the " men's gallery." 
 
 The pews were all provided with panelled and painted doors 
 hung on hinges, and with wide, hard uncushioned seats on the side
 
 248 PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. 
 
 facing the pulpit, each about two feet long, and also with like seats* 
 in the corners, all also hung on hinges. In those times, the wor- 
 shippers, as was the custom, stood during prayers. When they rose 
 their seats were all lifted up and turned back against the sides of the 
 pews. At the close of each prayer the " amen " of the minister was 
 the signal for carelessly dropping the seats again to their places with 
 a noise and rattle not unlike a musketry salute of a raw. poorly 
 drilled militia company. Some of these pews were supplied with 
 flag-bottomed arm chairs for the grand-parents, and most of them 
 with long, narrow " leaning boards," so called, to be placed length- 
 wise of the pews in front of the occupants as they sat, upon which 
 they might rest their listless heads, when their " drowsy powers" 
 got the better of their interest in the services. The top ceiling of 
 the audience room was slightly arched and painted of a light sky 
 blue, with a dark, angry, portentous thunder-cloud in its north 
 west corner. With but few if any exceptions, there were no blinds 
 to the windows on the outside to protect the patient audience from 
 the heat and sun in summer, nor curtains nor shades on the inside 
 nor stoves nor furnaces to soften the cold of winter. The principal 
 substitutes in winter for these last modern luxuries, were warm 
 fur muffs and tippets for the hands, arms and necks of such of the 
 gentler sex as could afford them, and thick socks of fur or wool for 
 the feet, but more than all the small tin hand stove with its little 
 basin of bright coals and ashes carried in the hand to the pews by 
 the younger members of the family and kindly and quietly slipped 
 around from one pair of cold feet to another. 
 
 No sound of a church-going bell was ever heard from the belfry 
 of this meeting-house till 1821. In that year a subscription was 
 raised by the people of the town of near $740 for the purchase of 
 one, and a bell weighing 1263 Ibs. bought and hung the same year. 
 This bell proved to be of a very fine tone, but about twenty years 
 afterwards it was unfortunately cracked, and taken down and sold, 
 and the one now in use procured by a like subscription and hung in 
 its place. 
 
 i 
 
 THE HOLLIS PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. 
 
 On the I5th January, 1801, thirty or more of the citizens of 
 Hollis, interested in the maintenance of the ministry in the Con- 
 gregational society, met for the purpose of devising a " plan" for its 
 permanent support without taxation. At that meeting, a preamb
 
 PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. 249 
 
 was reported, adopted and signed by them, expressive of their 
 wishes and purposes, a substantial copy of which with the names 
 of the signers, is here presented, as follows : 
 
 " Considering the gospel of Jesus Christ the sole foundation and 
 source of happiness to man, * * and that this gospel should be re- 
 spectably maintained and publicly taught in such way as will most 
 harmoniously tend to promote public tranquility and individual piety, 
 * * we the subscribers, inhabitants of the town of Hollis, do here- 
 by associate ourselves together under the name of the " Hollis 
 Philanthropic Society " for the purpose of devising, according to 
 the best of our ability, some plan for the perpetual support of the 
 gospel in the town in which we live, and although we dare not 
 promise ourselves a speedy accomplishment of our purposes, yet we 
 view it of such consequence to the well being of society that we 
 deem it an object highly worthy of our attention, and that we can- 
 not transmit to posterity a more valuable legacy." Signed, 
 
 Noah Worcester, 
 
 John Ball, 
 
 William Tenney, 
 
 Daniel Emerson, Jun., 
 
 Benoni Cutter, 
 
 Benjamin Wright, 
 
 Stephen Jewett, 
 
 Wilder Chamberlain, 
 
 David Holden, 
 
 Ephraim Burge, 
 
 Jesse Hardy, 
 
 Amos Eastman, Jun.. 
 
 Nathan Colburn, 
 
 Jesse Worcester, 
 
 Reuben Flagg, 
 
 Thomas Farley, 
 
 Daniel Lawrence, 
 
 Eli Smith, 
 
 Nathan Holt, 
 
 James Bradbury, 
 
 William Ferguson, 
 
 Daniel Emerson, 3d, 
 
 William Merrill, 
 
 Aaron Bailey, 
 
 Solomon Wheat, 
 
 Josiah Conant, Jun., 
 
 Samuel Smith, 
 
 David Smith, 
 
 William Brown, 
 
 Enos Hardy, 
 
 David Burge, 
 
 David Hale, 
 
 Timothy Lawrence. 
 
 At that meeting a committee, consisting of Daniel Emerson, 3d t 
 Noah Worcester, Jesse Worcester, Stephen Jewett, and Ephraim 
 Burge, was appointed to prepare and report a plan and rules for 
 carrying into effect the obj'ects of the association. These proceed- 
 ings, with the report of this committee finally resulted in procuring 
 from the General Court an Act of Incorporation, authorizing the 
 association to raise funds by donation and contribution, the income 
 of which (as contemplated) might permanently support the minis- 
 try in this church and society. The association began its operations 
 for the obj'ects proposed the same year, and has continued in exis- 
 tence, under its original and amended charters, from that time to the 
 present. 
 
 The original charter provided that when the funds of this asso- 
 ciation should reach the sum of $7,000, five-sixths of its income 
 should be paid to the Selectmen of Hollis for the time being for the 
 support of the gospel in this church and society. In 1831. the
 
 350 BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. 
 
 original charter was altered, authorizing the association, when its 
 funds should amount to $3,500, to pay to the standing committee of 
 that society twelve-thirteenths of its yearly income. In the year 
 1832 the invested funds of the association, having increased to 
 $3,536, the association that year paid $200 of its income for the 
 support of the ministry in that society, and continued to pay the 
 like sum yearly till 1849, from ^49 to 1854, $ 2 5 P er year. 
 Since 1854, the average annual amount so paid has been near $267. 
 It appears from the annual report of the association, made in Jan- 
 uary 1878, that its permanent fund, including interest, had increased 
 to $5,73-95- 
 
 THE HOLLIS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. 
 
 If the amount of the contributions in money of the Congrega- 
 tional society in Hollis in aid of the various charitable and reli- 
 gious enterprises of the day does not equal that of some other 
 larger and more wealthy societies in the county, still it is believed 
 that in this respect its good name will not suffer in comparison with 
 most of them. In January, 1836, a charitable organization was 
 formed, composed of its leading members, which then adopted the 
 name, and has since been known, as the " Hollis Benevolent As- 
 sociation" It appears from the written Constitution of this asso- 
 ciation, that it was one of its main purposes, by means of a single 
 organization, in place of several, to furnish material aid to each of 
 the charitable religious enterprises of the day, in which the members 
 of this association felt interested. These enterprises included the 
 Bible Society, Foreign and Domestic Missions, the Tract, Educa- 
 tion, and Sabbath School Societies. It is shown by the accounts of 
 its doings, kept in the records of this association, that the amount 
 in money contributed to its objects for the first six years of its exis- 
 tence, was $3,644, being at the rate of $607 per year. It also ap- 
 pears that the amount raised by it from 1853, to 1869, (being six- 
 teen years of the pastorate of Rev. Dr. Day) was very nearly equal 
 to an annual average of $500, and making an aggregate of $7,794. 
 
 THE HOLLIS FEMALE READING AND CHARITABLE SOCIETY. 
 
 This association composed of ladies belonging to the Congrega- 
 tional church and society was formed in the year 1829, and has been 
 in active operation from that year to the present. It appears from 
 its Constitution, then adopted, that its leading objects were the pro-
 
 FEMALE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION. 251 
 
 promotion of social intercourse, mental culture and improvement, 
 and active and worthy charities. Its regular meetings were to be 
 held during the entire year on the first Thursday afternoon of each 
 month, and while listening to some useful, and instructive reading 
 by one of its members, the time of the rest was to be occupied 
 in working for some object of beneficence to be approved by a 
 majority of them. , 
 
 The records of the doings of this society have been, from year to 
 year, neatly written out and kept for near half a century. One of 
 the primary objects of its charities seems to have been to aid the un- 
 fortunate, deserving poor at home, but the amount of its benefactions 
 bestowed in this way does not appear in its records, nor in the early 
 years of its existence was the annual report of its treasurer recorded 
 at all. Still, though the record of its good works is thus incomplete, 
 yet it is shown by the report for 1878 of its present secretary, Mrs. 
 Jefferson Farley, that it appears from these records that more than 
 $1,000 have been received by the society, mainly from self-imposed 
 taxes and fees for membership. Aside from its home charities and 
 work, the objects of the bounty of the association have been many 
 and various, including in them, Home and Foreign Missions and 
 Missionaries, the Seaman's Friends' Society, the Home of the 
 Friendless in New York city, and the New Hampshire Orphan's 
 Asylum, at Franklin. As the fruits of the labors and beneficence of 
 these busy and faithful workers, boxes filled with clothing, bedding, 
 and other valuable articles for household use have been made by 
 them and from year to year forwarded to their destination in aid of 
 the charitable enterprises above named, of the aggregate appraised 
 value of $3,305. 
 
 THE HOLLIS BAPTIST SOCIETY. 
 
 i It appears from the published minutes of the Boston and New 
 Hampshire Baptist Association, that a Baptist church existed in 
 Hollis as early as 1791, and that in the years 1810 and 1811 it num- 
 bered forty-nine members, but I do not find that the society then had 
 either minister or meeting-house. As those " minutes" contain no 
 report of any Baptist church in Hollis between 181 1 and 1836 it is to 
 be presumed that the church first formed, was dissolved soon after 
 1811. But it is within the recollection of many persons now living, 
 that between the years 1816 and 1823, Rev. Benjamin Paul, a very 
 worthy colored Baptist minister, had charge of a small Baptist
 
 252 BAPTIST SOCIETY. 
 
 society composed of members living in part in the east part of 
 Hollis and partly in Dunstable. No record of this society is known 
 to exist and it is supposed also to have been dissolved. 
 
 After 1823 no Baptist society is known to have been formed in 
 Hollis till March 31, 1836, when a new society of that denomina- 
 tion was organized, and the following officers then chosen, viz., 
 William N. Bradstreet and Amos Hagget, Directors; William F. 
 Burrows, Clerk ; William N. Bradstreet, Treasurer, and Asa 
 Jaquith, Collector. The church- was formed June 6, 1837, then 
 consisting of twenty-eight members, and took the name of the 
 "First Baptist Church in Hollis." The Deacons of the church 
 at that time chosen were Abraham Temple Hardy and Amos 
 Hagget. In April 1841, on the removal of Dea. Hardy from the 
 town, Dea. Leonard W. Farley was elected in his place. The 
 church from the time of its formation continued to increase, from 
 year to year, till September 1843, when it consisted of one hundred 
 members, with a Sabbath school of one hundred and twenty pupils. 
 After 1843, its numbers gradually diminished. The clergymen who 
 have acted as pastors of the church have officiated in the following 
 order : Rev. Phineas Richardson, Rev. Daniel P. Deming, Rev. 
 H. W. Dalton, Rev. Bartlett Pease and Rev. George B. Bills. In 
 the year 1838 this society built a convenient and substantial meet- 
 ing-house, on the east side of the Hollis common, with fifty pews, 
 and at a cost of $2,000. 
 
 Rev. Mr. Richardson is said to have begun to preach in Hollis 
 the year before this society was formed, and was a popular, faithful 
 and successful pastor of the church for about twelve years. He was 
 born in Methuen, Mass., February 2, 1787, and was self educated, 
 with the exception of studying for a few months with Rev. Dr. 
 Chaplin of Danvers. He was ordained to the work of the ministry 
 at Methuen, in 1817, and was for some years afterwards employed 
 as an evangelist, but for eighteen years next previous to his coming 
 to Hollis he was pastor of the Baptist church in Gilmanton, N. H. 
 Mr. Richardson resigned his pastorate in Hollis on account of feeble 
 health and removed to Lawrence, Mass. His last pastorate of four 
 years was at New Hampton, N. H. Died at Lawrence, January 
 25, 1860, in his 83d year. 
 
 Mr. Richardson was succeeded in the pastorate at Hollis by Rev. 
 Mr. Deming who supplied the pulpit for about six years, till the 
 year 1854, wnen ne removed, to Goftstown, and was pastor of the
 
 BAPTIST SOCIETY. 253 
 
 Baptist church at Goffstown for the next four years. Upon his re- 
 moval from Goffstown he became the pastor of the Baptist church at 
 Cornish, N. H. for the next seven years. Mr. Deming (1879) now 
 resides in Plainfield, N. H. He was succeeded in Hollis by Rev. 
 Mr. Dalton, who officiated as pastor for about two years, and upon 
 his removal the church was supplied for a short time by Rev. Mr. 
 Pease, who was succeeded by the Rev. Mr. Bills, the last minister 
 of the society, for about a year. For the last sixteen years, the 
 church has had no minister or stated preaching, and in the year 
 1869, in pursuance of a vote of the society, the meeting-house, built 
 in 1838, was sold, taken down and removed to Nashua.
 
 2 54 
 
 MUNICIPAL HISTORY. 
 
 CHAPTER XXIII. 
 
 PARISH OFFICERS OF WEST DUNSTABLE FROM 1 739, TO 1746. 
 
 OFFICERS OF THE DISTRICT OF DUNSTABLE PROM 1742 TO 
 
 1746. FULL LISTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF HOLLIS FOR 
 
 THE FIRST AND THIRD YEARS. MODERATORS OF THE ANNUAL 
 
 TOWN MEETINGS. TOWN CLERKS. TREASURERS AND SELECT- 
 MEN FROM 1746 TO 1878. 
 
 PARISH OFFICERS OF WEST DUNSTABLE. 
 
 First Election January 2, 1739-40. O. S. 
 
 Abraham Taylor, Moderator. 
 Abraham Taylor, Assessor. 
 Peter Powers, " 
 
 Benjamin Farley, " 
 Moses Proctor, Collector. 
 Thomas Dinsmore, Collector non-resident . 
 Taxes. 
 
 Stephen Hanis, Treasurer. 
 
 Benjamin Farley, Auditor. 
 
 Moses Proctor, " 
 
 Abraham Taylor, Com. to run Parish lines 
 
 Peter Powers, " " " 
 
 Thomas Dinsmore, " " " 
 
 Second Election, March, 17401, O. S. 
 
 Peter Powers, Moderator. 
 Abraham Taylor, Clerk. 
 Benjamin Farley, Assessor. 
 Willam Colburn, " 
 
 Jerahmael Cumings, " 
 
 Thomas Dinsmore, Treasurer. 
 Stephen Harris, Parish Committee. 
 Thomas Dinsmore, " " 
 
 Peter Powers, " " 
 
 David Nevins, Collector. 
 
 Third Election, March 4, 1742-3, O. 
 
 Abraham Taylor, Moderator. 
 Abraham Taylor, Clerk. 
 Peter Powers, Collector. 
 Abraham Taylor, Assessor. 
 
 Eleazei Flagg, Assessor. 
 Enoch Hunt, " 
 
 Jonathan Danforth " 
 Thomas Patch, " 
 
 Fourth Election, March, 1743-4, O. S. 
 
 Samuel Cumings, Moderator. 
 John Boynton, Clerk. 
 John Boynton, Assessor. 
 Samuel Cumings, " 
 
 Jonathan Danforth, Assessor. 
 Jerahmael Cumings, Treasurer. 
 Sephen Harris, Collector. 
 Henry Barton, "
 
 DISTRICT AND TOWN OFFICERS. 255 
 
 Fifth Election, March 12, 174.4-5, O. S. 
 
 Samuel Brown, Moderator. John Boynton, Clerk. 
 
 John Boynton, Assessor. Elias Smith, Treasurer. 
 
 Thomas Patch, " Josiah Blood, Collector. 
 
 Jerahmael Cumings, " Stephen Ames, ' 
 
 OFFICERS' OF THE DISTRICT OF DUNSTABLE, FROM 1742 TO 1746. 
 
 The district of Dunstable, as we have stated, (pp. 44, 45, ante.) 
 was organized by the New Hampshire General Court in March, 1 742, 
 for the purpose of assessing and collecting province taxes, and com- 
 prised all the territory afterwards embraced in the towns of Dun- 
 stable. Hollis, Merrimack and Monson, as chartered in April, 1746. 
 The meetings for the choice of district officers appear to have been 
 held, alternately, in the East Parish of Dunstable. and at the old or 
 first meeting-house in West Dunstable. The district officers chosen 
 at these meetings were, a Moderator, Clerk, Assessors and Collec- 
 tors, and were about equally divided in 'respect to residence, between 
 the East and West Parishes. Of the officers named in the lists 
 below, Blanchard, Harwood, Lovewell, Lund and Parker lived in 
 the East Parish, and Boynton, the two Cumings, Hunt, Proctor, 
 Smith and Taylor in West Dunstable, now Hollis. 
 
 first District Election, April 23, 1742, 
 
 Joseph Blanchard, Moderator. Abraham Taylor, Assessor. 
 
 Abraham Taylor, Clerk. Thomas Harwood, ' 
 
 Enoch Hunt, Collector. Samuel Cumings, " 
 
 Henry Parker, " Jonathan Lovewell, " 
 
 Second Election, September 18, 1744. 
 
 Joseph Blanchard, Moderator. John Boynton, Assessor. 
 
 John Boynton, Clerk. Jonathan Lovewell, " 
 
 Jerahmael Cumings, " 
 
 Third Election, September ig, 1745. 
 
 Elias Smith, Moderator. John Boynton, Assessor. 
 
 John Boynton, Clerk. Jonathan Lovewell, " 
 
 Moses Proctor, Collector. Jerahmael Cumings, ' 
 Jonathan Lund, " 
 
 The charter of Hollis as a town, as we have seen, was dated 
 April 3, 1746, and the town officers chosen at the fiist and second 
 town elections, are presented in the lists below. 
 
 First Town Election, April 28, /74<5. 
 
 Samuel Cumings, Moderator. Thomas Dinsmore, Surveyor of Highways. 
 
 Samuel Cumings, Clerk. Francis Phelps, '< < 
 
 Samuel Cumings, Selectman. Nicholas French, " '< 
 
 Benjamin Farley, " James Me Daniels, '
 
 256 
 
 DISTRICT .AND TOWN OFFICERS. 
 
 Francis Worcester, Selectman. 
 Elias Smith, Constable. 
 James Stewart, Tithing man. 
 Christopher Lovejoy, " 
 Jonathan Danforth, Fence Viewer. 
 Benjamin Blanchard, " 
 
 Samuel Parker, Surveyor of Highways. 
 Nicholas French, Hog Reeve. 
 William Adams, " 
 
 Elias Smith, Pound Keeper. 
 Elias Smith, Sealer of Weights and Measures. 
 Samuel Brown, Sealer of Leather. 
 
 Third Town Election, March 7, 
 
 Samuel Cumings, Moderator and Clerk. 
 Francis Worcester, Treasurer. 
 Samuel Cumings, Selectman, 
 Benjamin Farley, " 
 
 Samuel Brown, 
 Stephen Ames, " 
 
 Elias Smith, " 
 
 Benjamin Blanchard, Constable. 
 Josiah Conant, Tithing Man. 
 Nathaniel Blood, " " 
 Nicholas French, Hog Reeve. 
 David Nevins, " " 
 
 Zerubbabel Kemp, " " 
 Elias Smith, Pound Keeper. 
 
 Josiah Blood, Fence Viewer. 
 
 Josiah Brown, " ' 
 
 Samuel Farley, Field Driver. 
 
 Wm. Blanchard, " " 
 
 Wm. Shattuck, " " 
 
 Zedekiah Drury, Surveyor of Highways. 
 
 Francis Phelps, " " " 
 
 Benj. Blanchard, Jr., " " " 
 
 James McDonald, " " " 
 
 Nathaniel Blood, " " " 
 
 Sam'l Brown, Sealer of Weights and Measures 
 
 William Tenney, Sealer of Leather, 
 
 Zedekiah Drury, Deer Reeve, 
 
 Samuel Farley, " " 
 
 Such as shown in the preceding lists were the town officers, 
 chosen at the annual March meetings in Hollis, in most years, from 
 1746 till the war of the Revolution and for some years afterwards. 
 Under the Province laws in force before the Revolution, the number 
 of Selectmen, as has been before said, might vary in different years, 
 a town being at liberty at its annual meeting to choose either three, 
 five, seven or nine of these officers as might be decided at the time, 
 by vote of the town. Before the Revolution the number of Select- 
 men annually chosen in Hollis was either three or five, each of 
 these numbers having been elected about an equal number of times. 
 
 The following lists present the names of the persons who have 
 held the several offices of Moderator of the annual town meetings, 
 Town Clerk, Treasurer and Selectmen from the year 1746 to 1878. 
 with the years in which they were respectively chosen. 
 
 MODERATORS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETINGS. 
 
 Samuel Cumings, 1746, "47, '4?, '49 and '55. Jonathan Danforth, 1789. 
 
 Francis Worcester, 1750, '51, '52, '53, '54, "58, '60, Reuben Dow, 1791. 
 
 '62, '63, '64 and '68. Daniel Emerson, 1798, 1801, '02, '03, '04, and 
 Samuel Goodhue, 1756 and '57. "09. 
 
 John Hale, 1761, "65, "66, '67, '69, '70, '71, '73 and Amos Eastman, 1805 and 1806. 
 
 "82. Samson Powers, 1807. 
 
 William Nevins, 1773 and 1774. Benjamin W. Parker, 1808. 
 
 Benjamin Abbot, 1759. Stephen Jewett, Jun., iSioand iSn. 
 
 Stephen Jewett, 1776. Joseph F. Eastman, 1813, "13, '14, '15, '17, '18, 
 Enoch Noyes, 1777, '78, and "79. '19 '32, '33, '35, '26, '29, '30, '31 and 1834. 
 
 John Boyntoh, 1780 and 'Si. Ambrose Gould, 1816. 
 
 Noah Worcester, 1783, "84, "85, '86, '87, '88, '90, Benjamin M. Farley, 1820, "24, '38 and 1839. 
 
 '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, "97, '99 and 1800. Jonathan B. Eastman, 1831.
 
 MODERATORS AND TOWN CLERICS. 
 
 William Emerson, 1827 and 1828. Reuben Baldwin, 1854. 
 
 Benjamin Pool, 1833, '33. Ambrose H. Wood, 1855. 
 
 Ralph E. Tenney, 1835 to l8 37> l8 4 to l8 +4> Luther Proctor, 1857 to l86o >6 7> *7t "73- 
 
 '46, '51, '53. Timothy E. Flagg, 1865, '66, '76. 
 
 Stillman Spaulding, 1845, '84? to 1853, '56, 1861, Nathan M. Ames, 1868. 
 
 to 1864, '69, '71, '73, '74, '75, '77, '78. 
 
 TOWN CLERKS FROM 1746 TO 1878. 
 
 Samuel Cumings, 1746 to 1770, except 1753, William Ames, 1833, '34. 
 
 '54, and '66. Jonathan T. Wright, 1825 to '29. 
 
 Samuel Goodhue, 1753, '54. Noah Hardy, 1830, 1831. 
 
 John Hale, 1766. Joseph E. Smith, 1833, '33, "4*, '46, '47, and 
 William Cumings, 1771, '73, and 1783 to 1788. 1854 to '59. 
 
 Samuel Cumings, Jun., 1773, '74. Moses Proctor, 1834, '35- 
 
 Noah Worcester, 1775 to 1779. William P. Hale, 1836, '37, '39, '40, '41, '50, 'ji 
 
 Daniel Emerson, 1780, 1781. Edward Emerson, 1838 and 1853. 
 
 Solomon Wheat, 1789 to 1793, 1800, 1801, and Reuben Baldwin, 1843 to '45, '61, *6a. 
 
 1809 to 1816, except 1813 and 1813. John Coburn, 1848. 
 
 Jesse Worcester, 1799. William P. Saunderson, 1849. 
 
 Daniel Emerson, Jun., 1802 to 1805. Luther Proctor, 1853 and '60. 
 
 Amos Eastman, 1806. William A. Trow, 1863 to '65. 
 
 Benjamin Pool, 1807, 1808. Ebenezer T. Wheeler, 1866 to '70. 
 
 Ambrose Gould, 1812, 1813. Isaac Hardy, 1871 to '74. 
 
 Christopher P. Farley, 1817 to 1819. George A. Burge, 1875 to '?* 
 Benjamin M. Farley, 1820 to 1823. 
 
 TOWN TREASURERS FROM 1746 TO 1878. 
 
 John Boynton, 1746, '47. Josiah Conant, 1818 to 1830. 
 
 Francis Worcester, 1748 to 1767. Benjamin Farley, 1831 to 1849, except 1835. 
 
 Samuel Cumings, 1768 to 1770. Moses Proctor, 1833. 
 
 Noah Worcester, 1771 to 1773. Ebenezer Baldwin, 1850, '51, '52, '53. 
 
 Daniel Emerson,,i774 to 1779, '98,99. Joseph Gates, 1854. 
 
 Josiah Conant, 1780. Christopher F. Smith, 1855. 
 
 Solomon Rogers, 1781 to 1785. . David W. Sawtell, 1856 to 1860. 
 
 Christopher Farley, 1786 to 1788. Edward Hardy, 1861 to 1864. 
 
 Benjamin Wright, 1789 to 1797 and 1800 to Charles B. Richardson, 1865 to 1874. 
 
 1806. Henry N. Smith, 1875. 
 
 Peleg Lawrence, 1806 to 1808. George A. Burge, 1876. 
 
 Joseph F. Eastman, 1809 to 1817. Silas M. Spaulding, 1877, '78. 
 
 SELECTMEN FROM 1746 TO 1878. 
 
 Samuel Cumings, 1746 to 1770, except 1753, Samuel Goodhue, 1750, '51, '53, '54, and 1756. 
 
 1754 and 1766. Benjamin Blanchard, 1750 and 1754. 
 
 Benjamin Farley, 1746, "47, and 1748. Zachariah Lawrence, 1754 and 1757. 
 
 Francis Worcester, 1746, '47, '48, '62, '63 and John Cumings, 1751. 
 
 1765. Josiah Conant, 1751 and 1755. 
 
 Stephen Ames, 1747, "48, '62, '67, '73, '75, '76, Benjamin Abbot, 1752, '53, '54, '59, '60, and 
 
 '77, and 1779. 1761. 
 
 Nathaniel Townsend, 1747 and '53. John Boynton, 1758, '61, '62, '66, '68, '80, and 
 Samuel Brown, 1748. 1781. 
 
 Elias Smith, 1748. John Hale, 1761, '64, and 1766. 
 
 Enoch Hunt, 1749. Abel Webster, 1761. 
 
 Joshua Wright, 1749 and 1767. Stephen Webster, 1762, '63 and 1765. 
 
 Moses Proctor, 1749. Samuel Hobart, 1764 and 1766. 
 
 Enoch Noyes, 1749, 1751 to 1754, 1756 to 1760, Stephen Jewett, 1766. 
 
 1778. Jonas Flagg, 1766. 
 
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 SELECTMEN. 
 
 Caleb Farley, 1767. 
 Jonathan Philbrick, 1767 and 1768. 
 Noah Worcester, 1769, "75, '76, '77, "78 and '79. 
 Reuben Dow, 1769, '70, '78 and 1788. 
 William Tenney, 1769. 
 James Jewett, 1769. 
 
 William Brown, 1771, '73, '95, and 1796. 
 William Pool, 1771. 
 Ebenezer Kendall, 1771, '72. 
 William Cumings, 1771, '73, and 1783 to 1788. 
 William Nevins, 1771 and 1773. 
 Samuel Cumings, Jun., 1773 and 1774. 
 Jacob Jewett, Jun., 1773, '75, '76. 
 Nathaniel Ball, 1773. 
 Elnathan Blood, 1773. 
 Amos Eastman, 1773. 
 Leonard Whiting, 1774. 
 John Goss, 1774, 'So, '85, '86, '87, '88. 
 Daniel Kendrick, 1775, '76 and 1777. 
 Oliver Lawrence, 1775, '76 and 1779. 
 Daniel Emerson, 1780, '81. 
 Jonathan Fox, 1780 and 1781. 
 William Read, 1780. 
 Solomon Wardwell, 1783 '83. 
 Ebenezer Jewett, 1783, '83, '84. 
 Jeremiah Pritchard, 1784. 
 Jeremiah Ames, 1785, '86. 
 Thaddeus Wheeler, 1787, '89, '90, 1806, '07 and 
 
 >So8. 
 
 Nathan Colburn, 1789, '90, '91, '93, '94, and '97. 
 Jonas Willoughby, 1789. 
 Solomon Wheat, 178910 1798, 1800, '01, '09, '10, 
 
 'i j, '14, "15 and '16. 
 Jonathan Danforth, 1789. 
 William Tenney, Jun., 1791, '93, '93, '94, "98. 
 
 '99 and iSoo. 
 
 Ephraim Burge, 1795 and 1796. 
 Jesse Worcester, 1797, "99 and 1800. 
 Benjamin Wright, 1798, '99. 
 Benjamin Pool, 1801 to 1808, 1833, '34. 
 Stephen Dow, 1801. 
 Daniel Bailey, 1803, '03, "04, '05, '09, '10, 'n, 
 
 '13, and 1813. 
 
 Amos Eastman, Jun., 1806. 
 Samson Powers, 1807 and 1808. 
 Enos Hardy, 1809, '10, "13 and 1819. 
 David Hale, 1811. 
 Ambrose Gould, 1813 and 1813. 
 Jonathan Saunderson, 1813, '14, '15, 'i6and'i7. 
 Benjamin M. Farley, 1815, '16, '17, '18, '30, 
 
 '31, '33, '35, '36, '37, '38, and '29. 
 Christopher P. Farley, 1814, '17, '18, and '19. 
 Nathaniel Jewett, 1818. 
 Jonathan T. Wheeler, 1819, '20 and '21. 
 William Ames, 1830, '21, '33, '23 and "34, 
 Ralph W. Jewett, 1833. 
 Thomas Cumings, 1833 and 1834. 
 Jonathan T. Wright, 1833 to 1839 and 1835. 
 WillUmEmerson, 1835. 
 
 Ralph E. Tenney, i86, '37, 'S, '30, "31, 3*, 
 
 Benjamin Farley, 1839. 
 
 Noah Hardy, 1830 and '31. 
 
 William Hale, 1830, '31, '33. 
 
 Joseph E. Smith, 1833, '33, '43, '46, '47, *ni 
 
 1854 to 1859. 
 
 William Merrill, 1833 and '34. 
 Moses Proctor, 1834 and '35. 
 Leonard Farley, 1835, '&, '39. 
 William P. Hale, 1836, '37, '39, '40, '41, 'jo, '51. 
 Almon D. Marshall, 1836, '37. 
 Phillips Wood, 1837, '38- 
 John N. Worcester, 1838. 
 Edward Emerson, 1838 and '53. 
 Ezekiel M. Bradley, 1839, '40. 
 James Wheeler, 1840, '41. 
 Samuel Little, 1841, '43. 
 John Farley, 1843, '43. 
 Reuben Baldwin, 1843, '44, '45, "61, '63. 
 John L. Pool, 1843 t '46- 
 Win. P. Saunderson, 1847, '49- 
 Amos Hardy, 1844, "45, '46. 
 Thomas Brown, 1847. 
 John Coburn, 1848. 
 David J. Wright, 1848, '49. 
 Wm. N. Tenney, 1848, '49. 
 Luther Proctor, 1850, '51, '53, "53, '60, '70, '71. 
 Nehemiah Boutwell, 1850. 
 Noah Johnson, 1851. 
 Nathan M. Ames, 1852, '53, '54, '65. 
 Stillman Spaulding, 1853. 
 James W. Wheeler, 1854, '56, "57. 
 Dexter Greenwood, 1855. 
 Daniel Bailey, 1855. 
 Warner Read, 1856, '57. 
 Edward Hardy, 1858, "59. 
 Ebenezer T. Wheeler, 1858. 
 Joseph D. Parker, 1859, '60. 
 David M. Farley, 1860. 
 John Mooar, 1861. 
 Jefferson Farley, 1861, '62. 
 Enoch Farley, 1862, '63, '64. 
 Wm. A. Trow, 1863, '64. 
 Oliver P. Ea.stman, 1863, '64. 
 Charles A. Read, 1865, '66, '67. 
 Francis A. Wood, 1865. 
 Enoch J. Colburn, 1866. 
 John Woods, 1866 to '69. 
 Frederick A. Wood, 1867 to '69. 
 Charles H. Worcester, 1868. 
 George Moore, 1869, "70. 
 Daniel M. Smith, 1870, '71. 
 George A. Burge, 1871 to '73. 
 Silas M. Spaulding, 1872 to '75. 
 James E. Hills, 1872 to 1875. 
 Adkins J. Turner, 1874, '75. 
 Timothy E. Flagg, 1876 to '78. 
 John A. Ccburn, 18.76 to "78. 
 Charles W. Hardy, 1876 to '78.
 
 POLITICAL HISTORY. 259 
 
 CHAPTER XXIV. 
 
 REPRESENTATIVES AND DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL COURT, 
 
 ETC., FROM 1739 TO 1878. VOTES FOR STATE PRESIDENT FROM 
 
 1784 TO 1792. VOTES FOR GOVERNOR FROM 1792 TO 1878. 
 
 DELEGATES. 
 
 1739, Abraham Taylor and Peter Powers, delegates of the settlers 
 in West Dunstable to the Massachusetts General Court upon 
 their petition for a Charter. 
 
 1 744, James Stewart, delegate of the inhabitants of West Dunstable 
 to the New Hampshire General Court, to present their peti- 
 tion for Garrisons and Soldiers for protection against the 
 Indians. 
 
 1746, Stephen Ames, delegate of the settlers in the west part of 
 
 Hollis to the New Hampshire General Court, upon their 
 petition for a committee to locate the new Meeting House* 
 
 1747, Samuel Cumings, delegate of the town to the New Hamp- 
 
 shire General Court, upon its petition for an act for taxing 
 the land of non-residents for the support of the ministry, 
 and also upon the petition of the town for scouts for -protec- 
 tion against the Indians. 
 
 REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT BEFORE THE. 
 REVOLUTION. 
 
 1762 to 1768, Dr. John Hale, Representative to the New Hamp- 
 shire General Court, six years, from 1762 to 1768. 
 
 1768 to 1774, Col. Samuel Hobart, Representative to the New- 
 Hampshire General Court, six years, from 1768 to 1774. 
 
 REPRESENTATIVES AND DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL COURT, 
 CONVENTIONS, ETC., DURING THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 1774, Stephen Ames, Reuben Dow and Stephen Jewett, delegates, 
 to the First County Congress, at Amherst. Nov. 8, 1774-
 
 6o REPRESENTATIVES AND DELEGATES. 
 
 J 775 Stephen Jewett and Enoch Noyes, delegates to the Second 
 
 County Congress, held April 5, 1775- 
 
 William Nevins, Jeremiah Ames and Samuel Farley, dele- 
 gates to the Third County Congress at Amherst, held May 
 
 M> '775- 
 Col. John Hale, delegate to the Provincial Convention at 
 
 Exeter, January 25, 1775, to consult in respect to a Con- 
 tinental Congress. 
 
 Col. John Hale, Representative to the General Court at 
 Portsmouth, February 23, 1775- 
 
 Col. Samuel Hobart, delegate to the Provincial Congress at 
 Exeter, April, 1775. 
 
 Col. John Hale and Deacon Enoch Noyes, chosen delegates 
 to the Provincial Congress to meet at Exeter, May 13, 
 1775. Col. Hale not being able to attend, Col. Hobart was 
 elected in his place May 21. 
 
 1775, November 12, Stephen Ames chosen Representative to the 
 
 General Court for one year. 
 
 1776, November 26, Stephen Ames again chosen Representative to 
 
 the General Court for one year. 
 
 1777, November 25, Stephen Ames chosen Representative a third 
 
 time to the General Court, for one year. 
 
 1778, December 12, Capt. Reuben Dow chosen Representative to 
 
 the General Court. 
 
 April 6, Capt. Noah Worcester and Dea. Enoch Noyes 
 chosen delegates to the convention at Concord to form a 
 " new plan" of government. 
 
 1779, Col. John Hale, August 12, chosen delegate to the convention 
 
 held at Concord, September 23, 1779, to "state prices." 
 December 2, Col. John Hale chosen Representative to the 
 General Court. 
 
 1780, November 23, Col. Hale again chosen Representative to the 
 
 General Court. 
 
 1781, November 21, Capt. Daniel Emerson chosen Representative 
 
 to the General Court. 
 
 1782, October 28, Richard Cutts Shannon chosen Representative to 
 
 the General Court. 
 
 1791, August 28, Capt. Daniel Emerson chosen delegate to the New 
 Hampshire Constitutional Convention.
 
 VOTES FOR STATE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR. 26l 
 
 REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT, FROM I73 TO 
 
 Capt. Daniel Emerson, 1783 to 1791, '98, '99, John L. Pool, 1849 and '50. 
 
 1801, '02, '03, '09, '10 and n. Almon D. Marshall, 1851 and 1852. 
 
 Jeremiah Ames, 1793 to '97 and :8oo. John Farley, 1853 and '54. 
 
 Benjamin Pool, 1804 to 1808. John S. Haywood, 1855. 
 
 Nathan Thayer, 1812, '19, '20 and 'ai. Maj. James Wheeler, 1856 and '57. 
 
 Daniel Bailey, 1813. John H. Cutter, 1858 and '59. 
 Benjamin M. Farley, 1814 to 1818 and 1624 to Minot Farley, 1860 and 1861, 
 
 1829. Luther Proctor, 1862. 
 
 Ralph W. Jewett, 1822 and "23. Reuben Baldwin, 1863 and '64. 
 
 Jonathan T. Wright, 1830 and '31. John Coburn, 1865 and '66. 
 
 Ralph E. Tenney, 1832, '33, '34 and '45. Timothy E. Flagg, 1867 and '68. 
 
 Moses Proctor, 1835, '36 and "37. Charles B. Richardson, 1869 and '70. 
 
 Joseph E. Smith, 1838 and '39. Charles H. Worcester, 1871 and '72. 
 
 Leonard Farley, 1840, '4 i "42. John Woods, 1873 and '74. 
 
 William Merrill, 1843 and '44. Charles A. Reed, 1875 and "76. 
 
 William P. Hale, 1846, '47 and 48. Franklin Worcester, 1877 and 1878. 
 
 Under the Constitution or "Plan" of Government in force in 
 New Hampshire from 1784 to the adoption of the present Consti- 
 tution, September 5, i79 2 ? the chief magistrate of the State had the 
 title of " President" instead of Governor, and was elected in the 
 like manner as the Governor now is under the present Constitution. 
 
 VOTES FOR STATE PRESIDENT FROM 1784 TO 1792 INCLUSIVE. 
 
 1784, Meshech Weare, 87 1789, John Pickering, 35 
 John Langdon, i Josiah Bartlett, 18 
 
 1785, John Langdon, 153 all cast. John Sullivan, 17 . 
 
 1786, John Langdon, 103 " " Woodbury Langdon, 15 
 
 1787, John Langdon, 106 1790, John Pickering, 85 all cast. 
 John Sullivan, 14 I 79 I i Josiah Bartlett, 105 " " 
 
 1788, John Langdon, no 1792, Josiah Bartlett, 103 " " 
 John Sullivan, 8 
 
 VOTES FOR GOVERNOR (EXCEPT SCATTERING) FROM 1793 TO 1878, 
 
 INCLUSIVE. 
 
 1793, John Taylor Oilman, 75 1803, John Taylor Oilman, 116 
 Josiah Bartlett, 23 John Langdon, 42 
 
 1794, John Taylor Oilman, 78 all cast. 1804, John Langdon, 92 
 
 1795, John Taylor Oilman, 83 " John Taylor Oilman, 79 
 
 1796, John Taylor Oilman, 105 " 1805, John Langdon, 127 
 
 1797, John Taylor Oilman, 113 " John Taylor Oilman, 105 
 
 1798, John Taylor Oilman, 115 " 1806, John Langdon, 199 
 
 1799, John Taylor Oilman, 123 " Timothy Farrar, 99 
 
 1800, John Taylor Gilman, 97 i8o7,John Langdon, 116 
 Timothy Walker, 15 Timothy Farrar, 44 
 
 1801, John Taylor Gilman, 87 iSoS, John Langdon, 122 
 John Langdon, 27 Timothy Farrar, i 
 
 i8oa, John Taylor Gilman, 95 1809, Jeremiah Smith, 139 
 
 John Langdon, 53 John Langdon, 118
 
 262 
 
 VOTES FOR GOVERNOR. 
 
 1810, Jeremiah Smith, 133 
 
 John Langdon, 108 
 
 i Si i, Jeremiah Smith. 138 
 
 John Langdon, 108 
 
 1813, John Taylor Oilman, 141 
 
 William Plumer, 107 
 
 1813, John Taylor Oilman, 157 
 
 William Plumer, 105 
 
 1814, John Taylor Oilman, 169 
 
 William Plumer, 105 
 
 1815, John Taylor Oilman, 167 
 William Plumer, in 
 
 1816, James Sheafe, 134 
 William Plumer, 107 
 
 1817, James Sheafe, 146 
 William Plumer, 103 
 
 1818, William Hale, 142 
 William Plumer, 97 
 
 1819, William Hale, 137 
 Samuel Bell, 67 
 
 iSao, Samuel Bell, 06 
 
 iSai, Samuel Bell, 84 
 
 David L. Morrill, 17 
 
 i8aa, Samuel Bell, 94 
 
 1833, Levi Woodbury, 130 
 Samuel Dinsmore, 65 
 
 1834, Jeremiah Smith, 100 
 David L. Morrill, 79 
 Levi Woodbury, 50 
 
 1835, David L. Morrill, 194 
 i8a6, David L. Morrill, 176 
 
 Benjamin Pierce, 34 
 
 1837, Benjamin Pierce, 76 
 
 David L. Morrill, 33 
 
 iSaS, John Bell, 198 
 
 Benjamin Pierce, 81 
 
 1839, John Bell, 159 
 
 Benjamin Pierce, 116 
 
 1830 Timothy Upham, 155 
 
 Matthew Harvey, 136 
 
 1831, Samuel Dinsmore, 150 
 
 Ichabod Bartlett, 146 
 
 1833, Samuel Dinsmore, 141 
 
 Ichabod Bartlett, 133 
 
 1833, Samuel Dinsmore, 175 
 Charles H. Atherton, 18 
 
 1834, William Badger, 133 
 
 1835, William Badger, 134 
 Joseph Healey, 95 
 
 1836, Isaac Hill, 1 14 
 
 1837, Isaac Hill, 99 
 
 1838, James Wilson, Jun., 168 
 Isaac Hill, 135 
 
 1839, James Wilson, Jun., i$ 
 John Page, 131 
 
 1840, John Page, 159 
 Bnos Stevens, 135 
 
 1841, John Page, 163 
 
 Enos Stevens, 137 
 
 1843, Henry Hubbard, 159 
 
 Enos Stevens, 108 
 
 1843, Henry Hubbard, 157 
 Anthony Colby, 83 
 
 1844, John H. Steele, 151 
 Anthony Colby, 81 
 Daniel Hoyt, 33 
 
 1845, J ohn H - Steele, 138 
 Anthony Colby, 66 
 Daniel Hoyt, *8 
 
 1846, Jared W. Williams. 131 
 Anthony Colby, 93 
 Nathaniel S. Berry, 37 
 
 1847, Jared W. Williams, 156 
 Anthony Colby, 107 
 Nathaniel S. Berry, 33 
 
 1848, Jared W. Williams, 168 
 Nathaniel S. Berry, 150 
 
 1849, Samuel Dinsmore, 151 
 Levi Chamberlain, 118 
 Nathaniel S. Berry, 30 
 
 1850, Samuel Dinsmore, 156 
 Levi Chamberlain, 130 
 
 1851, Samuel Dinsmore, 153 
 Thomas E. Sawyer, 107 
 John Atwood, 43 
 
 1853, Noah Martin, 157 
 
 Thomas E. Sawyer, 136 
 
 John Atwood, 39 
 
 1853, Noah Martin, 157 
 James Bell, 90 
 John H. White, 33 
 
 1854, Nathaniel B. Baker, 135 
 James Bell, 96 
 Jared Perkins, 37 
 
 1855, Ralph Metcalf, 155 
 Nathaniel B. Baker, 143 
 James Bell, 11 
 
 1856, Ralph Metcalf, 141 
 John S. Wells, 163 
 Ichabod Goodwin, 10 
 
 1857, William Haile, 157 
 John S. Wells, 165 
 
 1858, William Haile, 171 
 Asa P. Cate, 168 
 
 1859, Asa P. Cate, 197 
 Ichabod Goodwin, 171 
 
 1860, Ichabod Goodwin, 148 
 Asa P. Cate, 184 
 
 1861, Nathaniel S. Berry, 141 
 George Stark, 179 
 
 1863, Nathaniel S. Berry, 138 
 
 George Stark, 150 
 
 1863, Ira A. Eastman, 164 
 
 Joseph A. Gilmore, 131
 
 VOTES FOR GOVERNOR. 
 
 263 
 
 1864, Joseph A. Gilmore, 149 
 Edward W. Harrington, 156 
 
 1865, Frederick Smyth, 174 
 Edward W. Harrington, 156 
 
 1866, Frederick Smyth, 175 
 John G. Sinclair, 147 
 
 1867, Walter Harriman, 189 
 John G. Sinclair, 144 
 
 1868, Walter Harriman, 179 
 John G. Sinclair, 158 
 
 1869, Onslow Stearns, 168 
 John Bedell, 144 
 
 1870, Onslow Stearns, 154 
 John Bedell, 136 
 
 1871, James A. Weston, ija 
 James Pike, 153 
 
 1871, Ezekiel A. Straw, 167 
 
 James A. Weston, 161 
 
 1873, Ezekiel A. Straw, 155 
 James A. Weston, 140 
 
 1874, Luther McCutchins, 151 
 James A. Weston, 1JJ 
 
 1875, Person C. Cheney, 160 
 Hiram R. Roberts, 143 
 
 1876, Person C. Cheney, 173 
 
 Daniel Marcy, 145 
 
 1877, Benjamin F. Prescbtt, 168 
 Daniel Marcy, 136 
 
 1878, Benjamin F. Prescott, 161 
 Frank A. McKean, 148 
 
 1878, (Nov.) Natt Head, 157 
 
 Frank A. Me Kean, ity
 
 STATISTICAL HISTORY. 
 
 CHAPTER XXV. 
 
 AREA. SOIL. PRODUCTIONS. STREAMS AND PONDS. FOREST 
 
 TREES. COOPERING. POPULATION. BIRTHS AND DEATHS. 
 
 POSTMASTERS. TAVERN-KEEPERS. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 
 
 BURIAL GROUNDS. PUBLIC ROADS. MUTUAL INSURANCE COM- 
 PANY. 
 
 AREA, SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS. 
 
 Hollis is in latitude 42 degrees, 44 minutes north, lying on the 
 south line of the State, and bounded north by Amherst and Milford, 
 east by Nashua, south by Pepperell, Mass., and west by Brookline. 
 It is forty-two miles northwest of Boston, and thirty-six south of 
 Concord, and has an area of- 19,620 acres or about 30 2-3 square 
 miles. Its surface is much diversified with hills and valleys, but 
 generally more level than that of most towns in the county, there 
 being no mountains, and Flint's and Birch hills, its highest eleva- 
 tions, not exceeding about three hundred feet in height above the 
 surrounding plains. The soil in different parts varies; a small 
 portion of it being light and sandy, some of it in the north and 
 west hard and stony, but an unusual proportion of it in other sec- 
 tions, consisting of a rich, somewhat pebbly or slaty loam, well 
 adapted to pasturage, and the raising of hay, corn, small grains, 
 fruits, potatoes and other vegetables. It has, for many years, 
 been noted for its abundance of good fruit, especially apples, the 
 produce of its orchards, according to the returns of the census, being 
 more in value than that of any other town in the county. That 
 very excellent and popular apple, known as the "Nod head," some- 
 times called in fruit books, "Jewett's fine red, ".originated in Hollis, 
 about one hundred years ago, in the orchard of Dea. Stephen Jewett, 
 hence the last name. The town in all parts of it is well watered, 
 scarcely any of its farms being without perennial brooks or springs. 
 
 The householders of the town, from its first settlement, have been
 
 STATISTICAL HISTORY. 265 
 
 mostly farmers, with such numbers of traders, inn-keepers, black- 
 smiths, carpenters, shoemakers and other mechanics as were needed 
 for the wants of the other inhabitants. In the past, as now, the 
 farms have been of moderate size, ordinarily varying from fifty 
 acres to one hundred and fifty. The New Hampshire Gazetteer of 
 1874 says of it, "That Hollis is one of the wealthiest towns in the 
 county, and that everything pertaining to the farms and farmhouses 
 betokens an air of wealth and thrift." A compliment well deserved 
 as to many of them, but subject to exceptions. 
 
 In 1783, as shown by the census then taken, there were in the 
 town 1,392 inhabitants, 174 dwelling-houses and 144 barns. Num- 
 bers of those dwelling-houses are still standing, many and it may 
 be most of them of two stories, and of generous size. In 1800 the 
 population had increased to 1,557, aDOU t 500 more than at present; 
 and there can be no doubt that the number of farms and farm-houses 
 in the town, and of acres tilled, was quite as large then as now, 
 and also that the quantities of grain, and the numbers of oxen and 
 sheep were larger. Sixty years ago the hay raised in the town was 
 fed out on the farms where it grew. Now a large portion of it, 
 with the other surplus agricultural and horticultural produce of the 
 farms, finds its way to the neighboring markets. Then substantial 
 and thrifty farmers had each his flock of sheep and patch of flax, 
 and the farmer's wife and daughters were skilled in the use of the 
 distaff, spinning-wheel and hand-loom, for making the family cloth- 
 ing from the wool and flax furnished from the farm. Now such 
 implements of female thrift and industry are known only as histori- 
 cal curiosities. Large quantities of excellent butter and also of 
 cheese, of a much superior quality to that which the markets now 
 furnish from our modern cheese factories, were made in the family, 
 first for the family's use, but with a generous surplus for sale. 
 Now this industry to a very great extent has been abandoned, and 
 in place of it, the milk produced in the town, to the amount, as 
 reported, of 350,000 quarts yearly, is sent to market. Formerly 
 large quantities of corn, rye and other grains raised in the town 
 were also annually sent to market abroad ; now, to a considerable 
 extent, Hollis itself has become a market for the purchase of the 
 like products. 
 
 Still it may be that the aggregate wealth of the town, with its 
 diminished population a.nd lessened productions in some articles, is 
 greater now than sixty years ago. In 1872 its assessed value for
 
 366 RIVERS, PONDS AND BROOKS. 
 
 taxation was $803,435, true value estimated at $1,205,152, money 
 at interest and stocks, $41,692, money in Savings Banks, $168,710 
 these items being larger, with but one or two exceptions, than 
 the like items in any other town in the county, mainly agricultural. 
 
 It is shown by the United States census of 1870 that there were 
 then in the town 10,805 acres f improved land, 203 horses, 1,171 
 neat cattle, 123 sheep and 237 swine, of the aggregate value of 
 $72,425. Also that there were raised that year in the town 1,090 
 bushels of rye, 7,769 of corn, 6,844 f oats and barley, 26 of wheat, 
 320 of peas and beans, 11,368 of potatoes, and 511 pounds of wool. 
 That there were also made 25, 510 pounds of butter, 4,505 of cheese, 
 and 2,370 of sugar. The value of the products of the orchard the 
 same year was $10,436; of animals sold or slaughtered $16,183; 
 gallons of milk sold, 88,310; tons of hay raised, 2,575 ; the aggre- 
 gate value of farm products (including betterments) being $133,321. 
 
 According to the same census there were then in the town seven 
 saw-mills, with a capital of $13,000, employing thirteen hands, 
 with a pay-roll of $3,000, and sawing 1,400,000 feet of lumber, of 
 the value of $21,000; also one grain mill. The whole amount 
 of capital then invested in manufactures of different kinds was 
 $28,000. employing thirty-four men, with a pay-roll of $12,000, 
 and with a product for the year of the value of $43,000. In 1820, 
 as stated in Farmer's New Hampshire Gazetteer, there were in 
 Hollis five grain mills, six saw mills, one clothing mill, one card- 
 ing machine, one tannery, two taverns and four stores. In 1878 (as 
 appears) but one grain mill, no clothing mill, carding machine, 
 tannery or tavern, and but one store. 
 
 RIVERS, PONDS AND BROOKS. 
 
 As has been said already, the town, in all parts of it, is well 
 watered. Its south-east part is crossed by the Nashua river, and its 
 south-west by the Nissitissit. Besides several smaller ponds, there 
 are in the town four large ones, viz., Flint's pond in the east, Rocky 
 in the north-west, Pennichuck in the north-east, and Long pond 
 north of the centre, varying in area from fifty to one hundred acres. 
 Brooks of considerable size form the outlet of each of these ponds, 
 viz., Flint's brook, flowing into the Nashua, of Flint's pond; Pen- 
 nichuck, emptying into the Merrimack, of the pond of the same 
 name, and also of Long pond, and Rocky Pond brook, flowing 
 into the Nissitissit, of Rocky pond. Many other smaller brooks flow
 
 POPULATION. 267 
 
 into these ponds and rivers, some of which, as well as the rivers and 
 the other brooks, furnish eligible sites for saw and other mills. 
 
 FOREST TREES, LUMBER AND COOPERING. 
 
 Since its first settlement, the forests of Hollis have abounded in a 
 large variety of the most valuable forest trees, including white and 
 other species of Oak, Pine, Chestnut, Walnut, White and Sugar 
 Maple and many other kinds. The great abundance and good 
 quality of its oak and chestnut timber, early in the present century, 
 led many of the citizens of the town to engage in the manufacture 
 of barrels and other casks for the Boston market, very many of the 
 farmers having a cooper's shop near the farm house. This busi- 
 ness for many years was carried on to such extent that it was some- 
 times said by their neighbors of other towns, "that all the Hollis 
 folks were coopers, except their minister, and that he hooped his 
 own cider barrels ! " The manufacture of casks of different kinds 
 is still carried on to considerable extent, but by a less number of 
 persons than formerly, pine lumber being now mainly used for this 
 purpose, in place of oak and chestnut. 
 
 POPULATION. 
 
 No official provincial census of Hollis, taken prior to 1767, has 
 come down to us. The best means now available for approximat- 
 ing to the number of its inhabitants before that year, are furnished 
 by the names of the tax payers, on the annual tax lists. The num- 
 ber of names on the tax lists in West Dunstable, in 174? was 
 twenty-nine, in 1/45, seventy- seven ; on the Hollis tax list in 1746, 
 the year of its incorpoiation, fifty-three. The number of names 
 found on these lists from 1746 to 1783, was as below. 
 
 '746, 53. 1755, 107. 1765, 131. 1775, (at the beginning of the war,) 379. 
 
 '75! 77- '76Oi 117. 1771. 331- 1783, (at the end of the war,) 393. 
 
 One Pine Hill was annexed in 1763, and the south part of Mon- 
 son in 1770, which accounts in part for the increase of names on 
 the tax lists in 1765 and I77 1 ' The whole population in 1767 was 
 809, including one male and one female slave. In 1775, whole 
 population 1,255, of which four were slaves. According to the sev- 
 eral censuses taken in different years since, the population was as 
 presented below. 
 
 1783. '39 3 - '800, 1557. i8ao, 1543. 1840, 1333. 1860, 1317. 
 1790, 1441. 1810, 1539. 1830, 1501. 1850. 1393. 1870, 1079. 
 
 The whole population of New Hampshire in 1767 was 52,880; 
 in 1775, 82,200.
 
 268 
 
 POSTOFFICK AND POSTMASTERS. 
 
 BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM 1794 TO l8l8. 
 
 It appears from the Hollis church records, as kept by Rev. Eli 
 Smith from 1794 to 1818, that it was his custom to enter in those 
 records, the yearly number of births in the town, with the name 
 of the father of the several children born. It is shown by this re- 
 cord, that for the twenty-five years from 1794 to 1818, the number 
 of births in the town annually was as follows : 
 
 '794. 4'- 
 
 1799. 3o. 
 
 1804, 45. J 
 
 809 
 
 '795. 46- 
 
 1800, 29. 
 
 1805, 40. 
 
 810 
 
 1796, 50. 
 
 1801, 55. 
 
 1806, 37. 
 
 811 
 
 1797. 57- 
 
 1802, 55. 
 
 1807, 40. 
 
 812 
 
 1798, 41. 
 
 1803, 51. 
 
 iSo8, 37. 
 
 813 
 
 1814, 37- 
 
 1815, as- 
 
 1816, 23. 
 
 1817, 18. 
 
 1818, n. 
 
 Making in all 907 births in the twenty-five years. It is shown in 
 Farmer's New Hampshire Gazetteer, published in 1823, that the 
 number of deaths in Hollis for the same twenty-five years was 557' 
 being an excess of births over deaths of 340. 
 
 POSTOFFICE AND POSTMASTERS. 
 
 The first postmaster appointed in Hollis was Major Ambrose 
 Gould in the year 1818. Prior to that year, there had been no post- 
 office in Hollis, and letters and other matters sent by mail, ad- 
 dressed to Hollis people, were sent to the postoffice at Amherst. 
 The following list, copied mainly from the New Hampshire Annual 
 Registers, exhibits the names of the Hollis postmasters from 1818 
 to 1879, with the years in which they severally held the office. 
 
 Ambrose Gould, from 1818 to 1830. 
 
 William N. Tenney, 
 
 1856 
 
 1858. 
 
 Benoni G. Cutter, 
 
 ' 1830 
 
 ' i835- 
 
 David W. Sawtell, 
 
 1858 
 
 1862. 
 
 Moses Proctor, 
 
 ' i83S ' 
 
 1836. 
 
 Ebenezer T. Wheeler, 
 
 1862 
 
 1867. 
 
 William Butterfield, 
 
 ' 1836 
 
 ' 1840. 
 
 William A. Trow, 
 
 1867 
 
 87S- 
 
 Franklin Wright, 
 
 1840 
 
 ' '845- 
 
 Henry N. Smith, 
 
 1875 
 
 1877. 
 
 Edward Emerson, 
 
 ' iS4S 
 
 ' iS54- 
 
 George A. Burge, 
 
 1877 
 
 1879- 
 
 Reuben Baldwin, ' 1854 ' 1856. 
 
 
 In the year 1794, with a population in the State of 141,885, the 
 number of postoffices in the State was but five. In 1802 pop- 
 ulation of the State, 183,858. Number of postoffices, twenty-eight. 
 In 1818 population, 214,460. Number of postoffices, sixty-eight. 
 In 1860 population 326,073. Number of postoffices three hun- 
 dred and seventy-two. Since 1860 the number of postoffices in the 
 State is supposed to have considerably increased. 
 
 TAVERN KEEPERS FROM 1792 TO 1 82 1. 
 
 With but one or two exceptions, I have been unable to learn the 
 names of the Tavern Keepers in Hollis previously to i79 2> * n
 
 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 269 
 
 that year the New Hampshire General Court passed an Act au- 
 thorizing the Selectmen of towns to grant licenses to keep tavern to 
 "suitable persons," having "accommodations" who might make 
 application, with the right to sell by retail rum, brandy, wine, gin 
 and other spirituous liquors such license, unless renewed, to con- 
 tinue but one year. It appears from a record of their doings kept 
 by the Selectmen, that between the years 1792 and 1821, licenses 
 to keep tavern in Hollis were granted to the several persons named 
 below, and to most of them in several different years. In 1793, to 
 William W. Pool and to widow Sarah Eastman; 1794 to Capt. 
 Leonard Whiting ; 1795 to Leonard Whiting, Jun. ; 1796 to Capt. 
 B. Woods Parker, and John Smith ; 1806 to Daniel Emerson, Esq., 
 Benjamin Pool, Daniel Merrill and Ambrose Gould ; 1812 to Ben- 
 jamin Farley, Peleg Lawrence and Nehemiah Woods; 1818 to 
 Charles Farley, Luther Parker and Joseph Patch; 1821 to Miss 
 Mary Woods, Dr. Noah Hardy, and Samuel G. Jewett. 
 
 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 
 
 The Justices of the Peace in Hollis, prior to the war of the Rev- 
 olution, have been spoken of in a former chapter. During the war, 
 (in the year 1777) Noah Worcester was appointed to this office and 
 continued to hold it afterwards till his death in 1817- Also during 
 the war, or soon after it, Dea. Daniel Emerson was commissioned 
 a Justice of the Peace and Quorum, which office he continued to 
 hold till his decease in 1820. From the close of the war till 1808, 
 a period of near thirty years, with a population in Hollis averaging 
 near 1500, Messrs. Emerson and Worcester were the only Justices 
 of the Peace in the town. For the next twenty-two years, from 
 1808 to 1830, but seven other citizens of Hollis were appointed to 
 that office, viz., in 1808, Benjamin Pool, Amos Eastman and Wil- 
 liam Ames; in 1813, Benjamin Farley; in 1816, Benjamin M. 
 Farley ; in 1822, Nathan Thayer, and in 1830, Christopher P. 
 Farley. 
 
 In the early civil history of our State, this office of Justice of the 
 Peace involved responsible and very important public duties and 
 also implied capacity on the part of such magistrates to discharge 
 those duties intelligently and acceptably. But in view of the num- 
 bers and frequency of such appointments for the last thirty years 
 or more, with the supposed reasons for many of them, one may be 
 permitted to doubt whether the office, in all cases, is now looked
 
 27O . BURIAL GROUNDS. 
 
 upon as involving such duties to the public, or competency for their 
 performance. In many, not to say in a majority of instances, the 
 commission of Justice with the title conferred by it, seem to be looked 
 upon as a matter of cheap fashionable ornament, intended for per- 
 sonal gratification and distinction, rather than as of any important 
 practical use to the public. Such commissions, as is understood, add 
 one dollar each to the revenues of the State, and the New Hamp- 
 shire Governors and Council have become exceedingly obliging and 
 liberal in the issue of official compliments of this sort to their fel- 
 low citizens in all parts of the State especially to such of them as 
 were known to be of like politics with themselves. There is no 
 evidence that the good people of Hollis have been more bountifully 
 favored with these complimentary commissions than the citizens of 
 most towns in other parts of the State, yet it appears from the sta- 
 tistics to be found in the New Hampshire Annual Registers, that 
 since the year 1830, no less than fifty of the worthy citizens of 
 Hollis have been so favored, (an average of more than one a year) , 
 and that no less than twelve of them held such commissions in 1878. 
 Of this last number, four, as appears, were Justices of the Peace 
 for the State at large, having jurisdiction in all parts of it and one, 
 of the quorum, all ex-officio, having the right to be addressed by the 
 title of "Esquire," also to issue writs both in civil and criminal 
 cases hold courts and try causes and in all proper cases to join 
 in wedlock, and read the riot act the number of these officials in 
 the town, each with all these powers and duties, being equal to one 
 for each ninety of the whole of the present population. 
 
 BURIAL GROUNDS. 
 
 There are now in the town, in all, five of those sacred reposito. 
 ries of the i-emains of the dead, the most ancient of them near the 
 meeting-house, older in fact than the town charter ; the next oldest 
 on the road to Amherst, in the north part of the town, within the 
 limits of the extinct town of Monson ; one at Pine Hill in the east 
 part ; a fourth about a mile south of the meeting-house, on the road 
 to Pepperell, laid out .about fifty years ago; the fifth near a mile 
 east of the meeting-house, which has been in use about sixteen 
 years. All of these grounds are of moderate extent, no one ot them 
 containing more than two or three acres. It may be that all of these 
 sacred repositories are kept in as good condition, and the graves, 
 monuments and gravestones in them as well preserved and cared for
 
 THE PUBLIC ROADS. 271 
 
 as in most like public burial grounds in this part of the State, which 
 is saying but very little in their favor. Still no one of these ceme- 
 teries in Hollis is now fenced, cared for and ornamented in a way 
 to do justice to the feelings and sentiments which the descendants of 
 its early inhabitants entertain of the moral worth of the many excel- 
 lent and patriotic men, and exemplary and virtuous women, whose 
 mortal dust reposes in them. If the attention of the people of 
 Hollis is once properly called to this subject, no doubt should be 
 indulged that in this matter, better justice would soon be done alike 
 to themselves and to the memories of an ancestry of which they feel 
 justly proud. 
 
 THE PUBLIC ROADS. 
 
 The public roads in Hollis, now leading to Amherst, Pepperell, 
 Nashua, Merrimack and Brookline, were originally laid out three 
 rods wide, most of them substantially on the lines where they still 
 run. Previous to or at the time the town was incorporated in 1746, 
 it was divided into five road districts, and that number of Surveyors 
 of Highways was chosen at the first town election. Between that 
 date and the end of the war of the Revolution, the number of road 
 districts was increased to twelve, with the like number of Surveyors 
 rf Highways. At that time it was the custom to determine by vote 
 at the annual meeting, the amount of the yearly tax "for making and 
 mending the highways" (all to be paid in labor on the roads) and 
 also to fix by the like vote, the sum to be allowed for a day's work 
 both of men and oxen. The amount of the road tax, as also the 
 wages allowed for labor, varied in different years, according to the 
 state of the currency. From 1746 to 1765, the money in circulation 
 was mainly what was afterwards known, as the "Old Tenor" paper 
 money. This currency fluctuated in value from year to year, and 
 the amount of the road tax, and wages, varied with the value of the 
 currency. For example, in 1752 the road tax was 400 O. T. 
 allowed for a day's work for a man 30 shillings for a pair of oxen 
 10 shillings. In 1760, the road tax was 1000 allowed for a day's 
 work for a man 5, do. for oxen, 30 shillings. In 1768, after the 
 Old Tenor paper had gone out of use, and "lawful" or silver money 
 had taken its place, the annual tax for "making and mending the 
 highways," was 35 allowed for a man's days work, 2 shillings 
 and 5 pence, or about 40 cents, in Federal money fora pair of oxen 
 i a 1-2 pence, or about 18 cents.
 
 272 HOLLIS INSURANCE COMPANY. 
 
 During the war of the Revolution, when the taxes were assessed 
 and paid in the old Continental paper money, the amount of the road 
 tax, and the wages for a day's work, fluctuated from year to year in 
 like manner as from 1746 to 1765. The public roads in Hollis, as 
 is evident from the town records, were an object of much attention, 
 and appear to have been uniformly well cared for from its first settle- 
 ment, and during the present century, at least, they have been kept 
 well graded, smooth and safe, and now afford pleasant drives, 
 whether for business or pleasure, in all parts of the town. 
 
 THE HOLLIS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. 
 
 Some more than thirty years since, many ot the citizens of Hollis 
 believing that they might secure themselves from losses by fire at 
 less expense than through the joint stock, or other fire insurance 
 companies then existing, resolved to try the experiment of a town 
 organization for their mutual protection from such losses. With 
 this purpose in view, a public meeting was held April 7? 1846, at 
 the hall of Truman Hardy, of which Dr. Oliver Scripture was 
 chairman, and resolutions (then reported upon the subject), adopted 
 and signed by fifty-three of their number. At the same meeting, a 
 committee of six of them, consisting of William P. Saundei'son, 
 Joseph E. Smith, Leonard Farley, David J. Wright, Joel Hardy 
 and Edward Emerson, was appointed to draft a constitution and 
 by-laws, and also to take the proper steps to obtain a charter for the 
 association. These proceedings resulted in the procuring for the 
 association an act of incorporation at the June session of the General 
 Court of the same year, by the name of the " Hollis Mutual Fire 
 Insurance Company." 
 
 The company was organized August 3, 1846, with the following 
 officers then chosen, viz. : President, Ebenezer Fox ; Secretary and 
 Treasurer, Edward Emerson ; Directors, Leonard Farley, David J. 
 Wright, David W. Sawtell, William P. Saunderson, Joel Hardy and 
 Ambrose H. Wood. 
 
 The losses of this company for the thirty-two years of its existence 
 to December i, 1878, have been $3,081.74 ; amount of property 
 insured $216,202 ; amount of premium notes now held by the 
 company, $13,174.95. The officers of the company the present year 
 (1879) are, President, Edward Hardy; Secretary and Treasurer, 
 Ebenezer T. Wheeler; Directors, Edward Hardy, Jefferson Farley, 
 Silas M. Spaulding, Ira H. Proctor, Timothy E. Flagg, Joseph 
 Gates and Isaac Vandyke.
 
 EDUCATIONAL HISTORY. 2/3 
 
 CHAPTER XXVI. 
 
 THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SCHOOL LAWS AND TAXES. SCHOOL 
 
 DISTRICTS. STATE LITERARY FUND. SCHOOL COMMITTEES. 
 
 TEACHERS, THEIR QUALIFICATIONS TO TEACH, AND EXAMINA- 
 TION. THE HIGH SCHOOL. MISS MARY S. FARLEY. HOLLIS 
 
 LIBRARY. LYCEUMS AND PUBLIC LECTURES. GRADUATES OF 
 
 COLLEGES. 
 
 In a former chapter I have spoken of the school law in force in 
 New Hampshire prior to, and for some years after the Revolution, 
 and somewhat of the public schools in Hollis under that law. 
 It was shown by that law, that each New Hampshire town having 
 fifty families was required to support a public school for teaching 
 children in the town to " read and write," and towns having one 
 hundred families or more, to maintain a Grammar school in which 
 the "tongues" or dead languages should be taught. These schools, 
 as has been seen, were sustained by an annual tax, voted at the yearly 
 March meeting, and were wholly under the charge and control of 
 the Selectmen. This school law remained in force without material 
 change till 1789. 
 
 The following exhibit presents the yearly amount of the school 
 tax voted at the annual town meetings in Hollis, from 17^0 for the 
 following thirty-nine years. From 1750 to >77' this tax was assessed 
 in the "Old Tenor" paper currency ; from 1767 inclusive, to 1776 
 in "'Lawful Money" or silver ; during the war. in Continental paper 
 money or New Hampshire bills of credit: after the war. again in 
 lawful money or silver. 
 
 SCHOOL TAXES FROM 1750 TO 1789. 
 
 In 1751. 50, O. T. In 1752, 1753 and 1754, no school tax : 
 1755, 100, O. T. In 1756, no school tax. In 1757, 200, O. T. : 
 
 1758. 300. In 1759, 1760, 1761. 1762 and 1763. 400. yearly, j 
 (18)
 
 274 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 
 
 1764 and 1765, 800, each year; 1766, 600. In 1767, 35, lawful 
 money or silver. In 1768, 1769 and 1770, 30, lawful money each 
 year. In 1771, J 77 2 an< ^ *773' ^3 lawful money, yearly. In i774 
 and 1775, 50 lawful money, each year. In 1776 and 1777, 50; 
 1778, 80; 1779, 200; 1780, 4000, all in Continental paper 
 money. In 1781 and 1782, 50 each year, lawful money, and in 
 1783, 65; 1784, 50, all in lawful money. In 1785, 1786, 1787, 
 1788 and 1789, 75, lawful money, yearly. 
 
 THE SCHOOL LAW OF 1789. 
 
 An Act of the General Court passed in 1789, for the maintaining 
 and regulating the New Hampshire public schools, repealed the 
 school laws till that time in force, and made it the duty of the Se- 
 lectmen, yearly to assess upon the inhabitants of each town 45 
 upon each 20 shillings of the town's proportion of the public taxes, 
 for the teaching the children and youth of the town " reading, 
 writing and arithmetic." It may be seen that by the law of 1789 
 that " arithmetic " was required to be taught in the public schools. 
 in addition to " reading and writing." " Shire towns and half shire 
 towns," by the same law, were required to maintain a Grammar 
 school, for teaching "Latin and Greek." This Act of 1789 is 
 supposed to have continued in force till 1805. 
 
 | 
 
 SCHOOL TAXES ASSESSED UNDER THE SCHOOL LAW OF 1789. 
 
 In 1790, 90. In 1791, 85. In 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, 90 
 yearly. In 1796, $400. From 1797 to 1803, inclusive, $450 yearly. 
 In 1804 and 1805, $500 each year. In 1806, 1807 and 1808, $700 
 yearly. 
 
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 
 
 I find no statute school law, in New Hampshire passed, previous 
 to the year 1805, requiring or seeming in its terms to contemplate 
 the division of towns, for school purposes into school districts. In 
 that year an Act was passed by the General Court, conferring 
 authority upon towns, at a legal meeting called for the purpose, to 
 organize school districts (should the inhabitants so choose), and 
 define their boundaries. This Act, a few years later, was so 
 amended as to make this subdivision of the towns into school dis- 
 tricts imperative upon the town authorities.
 
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 275 
 
 Still, as has been before stated, it appears from the town records 
 that some years before the Revolution Hollis was, in fact, divided 
 into local subdistricts for the support of its public schools. These 
 divisions appear to have been wholly voluntary on the part of such 
 of the inhabitants as were affected by them, and as we have seen 
 were called in the records, school ' classes," school "societies," or 
 "squadrons," but I have not been able to find any record in respect 
 to their location or the manner in which they were organized. How 
 many of these school "classes" or "squadrons" there may have 
 been at the time the law was passed requiring towns to be divided 
 into school districts, with fixed boundaries, cannot now be ascer- 
 tained with certainty, but probably there were not less than eight 
 or ten of them. It is shown by the town records that as early as 
 the year 1774 the town voted, " that the Grammar school should be 
 kept the whole year in the four southern sqtiadrons, the other 
 squadrons to school out their money as usual, except their propor- 
 tion of the Grammar school." As the'part of the town north of the 
 meeting-house was quite as large in extent as that south of it, and 
 probably quite as populous, there can be but little doubt that before 
 the Revolution there were as many as eight or nine of these school 
 '' squadrons." 
 
 After the passage of the law requiring towns to be divided into 
 school districts, with fixed boundaries, we find that as early as the 
 year 1818 there were in Hollis as many as twelve of these districts, 
 and this number, by subdivision, was afterwards increased to 
 fourteen. These districts were designated numerically, from No. i 
 to No. 14, and were also familiarly known and called by the fol- 
 lowing names : No. i, Middle, or Centre; No. 2, Pool; No. 3, 
 Pine Hill; No. 4, Corner; No. 5, White; No. 6, South-west; 
 No. 7, Red; No. 8, North; No. 9, Beaver Brook; No. 10, 
 North-west, or Bailey; No. n, Willoughby; No. \2, East; No. 
 13, Brick; No. 14, Hardy. 
 
 This number of districts continued till 1874, when Nos. i, 5, 9, 
 13 and 14, known as the "Middle," "White,"" Beaver Brook," 
 "Brick" and "Hardy," were united and consolidated into a single 
 district, since known as the Union School District, thus reducing 
 the whole number of districts in the town to ten. Upon the union 
 of these districts being consummated, the old school buildings in all 
 of those five districts were abandoned for school purposes and sold, 
 and the new Union district at once proceeded to purchase a beautiful 
 and sightly school-house lot on Main street, near the centre of the
 
 276 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 
 
 town, and to erect upon it for the use of its schools, a spacious, 
 commodious, well-finished and furnished two-story school-house, 
 with convenient and suitable out-buildings and fixtures at the cost of 
 about $10,000, in which its schools have since been kept. In the 
 year 1876, the " Pine Hill " and "East" districts were united into 
 one, thus reducing the whole number of school districts in the town 
 to nine, the present number. 
 
 With perhaps the exception of the school in the first or middle 
 district, I am aware of no special facts of general interest, which 
 in any marked degree would distinguish the public schools in 
 Hollis from the like country schools in most other New Hampshire 
 country towns. For the first twenty-five years of the present cen- 
 tury, all these schools, generally, if not uniformly, were kept by 
 male teachers in winter, and by school mistresses in summer, and 
 from well ascertained facts which have come to my knowledge, I 
 am led to the belief that the average attendance of pupils upon them 
 fifty years ago was more than double of what it has been for the last 
 twenty-five years. During the period last named, many and it may 
 be most of these schools have been taught by female teachers both 
 winter and summer. 
 
 The following somewhat curious and unique facts pertaining to 
 the " middle" school district in Hollis are below presented, substan- 
 tially as published in the Nashua Weekly Telegraph about two years 
 since. I am indebted for them to my brother, John N. \Vorcester, 
 who has spent his life in Hollis, and has kept himself well posted 
 in its local history, and who, with myself, in our boyhood, was a 
 member of the school in that district. With but slight changes the 
 article, as it appeared in the Telegraph, was as follows : 
 
 ' ; HOLLIS SIXTY YEARS AGO." 
 
 "In the year 1812, there were in the First or Middle school dis- 
 trict in Hollis forty-two dwelling-houses, at that time occupied by 
 forty-eight families, including widowed mothers whose husbands, 
 then deceased, had been residents of the district. Three of these 
 forty-eight families had no children ; the remaining forty-five of 
 them had had, in all, three hundred and eighty-four, averaging eight 
 and eight-fifteenths to each family. Nine of the forty-five families 
 had six children each ; seven of them, seven each ; four of them 
 eight each ; eight of them nine each ; four, ten each ; two, eleven 
 each ; three, twelve each ; two, thirteen each ; one fourteen, one 
 fifteen, and one sixteen.
 
 SCHOOL TAXES. 
 
 277 
 
 li Of these three hundred and eighty-four.children, three hundred 
 and twenty-nine lived to adult age ; sixteen of the fathers of them 
 were soldiers in the war of the Revolution ; and twenty-two of the 
 sons born in twelve of these families had the benefit of a collegiate 
 education. 
 
 " Both the father and mother of one of these families of tw r elve 
 children are still living, (March i, 1879), the father in his 92d 
 year, the mother in her 88th, they having been married November 
 21, 1811, sixty-seven years ago. The several mothers of the rest of 
 the three hundred and eighty-four children are all deceased. The 
 respective ages of forty-two of these forty-five mothers, at the time 
 of their decease, are known. 
 
 " The sum of the ages of twelve of the forty-two was six hundred 
 and twenty-three years, making the average age of each of the 
 twelve, fifty-one and eleven-twelfths years. The aggregate ages of 
 tw r elve others of the forty-two were nine hundred and twenty-two 
 years, making their average age seventy-six and ten-twelfths years. 
 The sum of the ages of the remaining eighteen of the forty-two was 
 fifteen hundred and ninety years, making the average of the eighteen, 
 eighty-eight and one-third years. The foregoing data have been 
 gathered from sources believed to be correct and reliable, and they 
 may interest others as well as myself who take pleasure in recalling 
 memories of 
 
 "OLDEN TIMES." 
 
 SCHOOL TAXES FROM 1808 TO 1^28. 
 
 In 1808 the law relating to the amount of taxes to be raised for 
 the public schools was so amended as to require each town to raise 
 for its schools a sum equal to $70 for every one dollar of the town's 
 portion of the public taxes. In 1827 this per centage was increased 
 to $90 for each one dollar of the town's share of other public taxes. 
 The amount of school taxes, annually assessed in Hollis nnder these 
 laws from 1808 to 1828, was as follows : In 1809, $500. In 1810, 
 1811 and 1812, $700 each year. In 1813, $500. From 1814 to 
 1828 inclusive, $700 each year. 
 
 THE STATE'S LITERARY SCHOOL FUND. 
 
 In the year 1828 a law was passed by the General Court in pur- 
 suance of which all the banks in the State were taxed at the rate 
 of one-half of one per cent, on their capital stock for the support of
 
 2f8 SCHOOL TAXES. 
 
 the public schools. The tax so raised was known as the State's 
 Literary Fund, and was required to be divided among the towns 
 in the proportion of each town's share of the public State tax. The 
 share of Hollis in this fund has greatly varied in the several years 
 from 1828 to 1878, amounting in some years to about $250, and in 
 others to less than $100. 
 
 Since the year 1828 the law in respect to the amount of taxes to 
 be assessed for the public schools has been several times changed. 
 Previously to 1842, the percentage to be assessed on the town's pro- 
 portion of the State tax was increased from $90 to $100 upon each 
 dollar of the town's proportion of that tax ; and again in 1852 this 
 percentage was increased to $135, and at last in 1867 to $250 upon 
 each dollar of the town's share of other public taxes. 
 
 SCHOOL TAXES FROM 1828 TO 1878. 
 
 In addition to the Literary Fund, there were assessed for the pub- 
 lic schools in Hollis in each of the years named below, the following 
 sums annually, viz., 1829 and 1830, $700; 1831, $660; 1832 and 
 1833, $700; 1834, l8 35 and 1836, $800 ; 1837, $600; l8 3S, l8 39> 
 1840, $700; 1841, '42, '43, '44, '45, '46, '47, '48 and 1849, $800; 
 1850, $1000; 1851 and 1852, $Soo; 1853 and 1854, $1000; 1855* 
 'S^' '57? '58, '59, '60, '61, '62/63, '64 an d 1865, "the amount only 
 'required by law." 1866, $300, in addition to the amount required 
 by law; 1867, '68, '69, '70, '71 and 1872, the amount only required 
 by law; 1873, $1500; 1874, '75 and 1876, the amount required by 
 law ; 1877, $400 in addition ; 1878, $500 in addition. 
 
 COMMITTEES TO VISIT AND EXAMINE SCHOOLS. 
 
 By the law in force in New Hampshire for about twenty years 
 prior to 1827, each town in the State, at its annual meeting, was re- 
 quired to appoint three or more suitable persons to visit and examine 
 all the public schools in the town, at such times as might be con- 
 venient. The first appointment of committees for this purpose, to 
 be found in the Hollis records, was in the year 1806. This first 
 committee consisted of Rev. Eli Smith, Dea. Daniel Emerson, 
 Ensign Samuel Willoughby, Capt. Leonard Whiting and Mr. Amos 
 Eastman. The powers and duties of these committees appear to 
 have been limited to the visiting and examination of the schools 
 without any authority to examine teachers.
 
 SCHOOL COMMITTEES. 279 
 
 EXAMINATION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS. 
 
 It was enacted by the school law passed in 1808, that no person 
 should be deemed qualified to teach a public school in this State 
 "unless he or she should produce to the Selectmen or School Com- 
 mittee a certificate from some able and reputable Grammar School 
 Master,. Minister of the Gospel, or President, Professor, or Tutor in 
 some college, that he or she is well qualified to teach such school ; 
 and also a certificate of good moral character, from the Selectmen, 
 or Minister of the Parish to which the candidate belonged. Pro- 
 vided, (however) that the qualifications of School Mistresses be re- 
 quired to extend no further than that they should be able to teach 
 the varioiis sounds and powers of the letters of the English lan- 
 guage, Reading, writing and English Grammar " It may be 
 observed that this law did not require female teachers to be ex- 
 amined at all in respect to their qualifications to teach Arithmetic. 
 
 In the year 1827 this school law was so amended as to require 
 female teachers as well as male to be qualified to teach the rudiments 
 of Arithmetic and Geography; and, again, some years afterwards, 
 it was so changed as to require all teachers in the public schools to 
 be qualified to teach the elements of History and such other suitable 
 studies as the School Committee should judge proper for the school. 
 
 EXAMINING SCHOOL COMMITTEES FROM 1806 TO 1827. 
 
 Rev. Eli Smith, 1806, '08, 'eg, '10, '12, and Ambrose Gould, 1811, '15, and 1820. 
 
 from 1812 to 1827. John French, 1812, '13, '1.4, and 1815. 
 
 Dea. Daniel Emerson, 1806 and 181 1. Ahijah Gould, 1815, '17, '18, '19 and 1821. 
 
 Ensign Samuel Wiiloughby, i8c6and 1810. Dr. Noah Hard}-, frcm 1816 to 1827. 
 C apt. Leonard Whiting, 1806. Nathan Thayer, 1817, '18, '21, '22, '25 and 1827. 
 
 Amos Eastman, i8c6and 1807. Dr. Peter Manning, 1817. 
 
 Noah Worcester, 1807. Capt. Jonathan B. Eastman, 1817, '18, '19, "si, 
 
 William Brown, 1807, '08, '09, '12, '13. and '22, and 1824. 
 
 1816. Dr. Joseph F. Eastman, 1823 and 1824. 
 
 Dea. Stephen Jewett, 1808. William Emerson, 1823 and 1825. 
 
 Dea. Ephraim Burge, 1809. Capt. Jonathan T. Wright, 1825 and 1837. 
 
 Benjamin M. Farley, 1809, '12, '13, "14, '15, William Ames, 1826 and 1827 
 
 '16, and from 1819 to 1826. Ralph E. Tenney, 1827. 
 
 Jesse Worcester, 1811, "16, "20, and 1826. 
 
 SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEES. 
 
 In the year 1827, this school law was amended in respect to 
 
 s chool committees, making it the duty of towns at their annual 
 
 meetings to elect or appoint a Superintending School Committee of 
 
 not less than three in number, whose duty it should be to exam ine 
 
 all candidates for teaching in the public schools of the town, and
 
 SCHOOL COMMITTEES. 
 
 also to visit and inspect each of the schools at least twice in each 
 year. Under this law, the Superintending Committee in Hollis 
 varied in number in different years, from three to seven. 
 
 Some years afterwards the law was so altered as to permit the 
 town to elect by ballot for this committee so many persons only as 
 the voters at the annual meeting might think fit. In pursuance of 
 this law, so amended, the town at several of its annual meetings 
 elected but one person as Superintending Committee, the person 
 so elected being charged with the whole duty of examining candi- 
 dates for teaching, and visiting and inspecting the schools. 
 
 MEMBERS OF THE SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEES FROM 
 
 1827 TO 1878. 
 
 Rev. Eli Smith, 1828, '29 and 1830. Joseph F. Eastman, Jun., 1841 and 1842. 
 Dr. Noah Hardy, 1828, '39, '31, '33, '37, '38, William P. Hale, 1843 and 1844. 
 
 '39, '40, '43 and 1849. Rev. James Aiken, 1844. 
 
 William Ames, 1828, '33, '34, '35, '36, '37, and William P. Saunderson, 1845 an< * 1846- 
 
 i84o. Nathan Willoughby, 1847 and 1848. 
 
 Nathan Thayer, 1828, '39 and 1830. Dr. John L. Colby, 1848. 
 
 Joseph Greeley, 1829. Cyrus Burge, 1849. 
 
 Rev. Leonard Jewett, 1829, '45 and 1846. James Blood, 1849 and 1850. 
 
 Benjamin M. Farley, 1830, '31, '32, '33, '35, '37, Rev. Daniel P. Deming, 1850. 
 
 '38, '39, "41, '42 and 1843. Dr. Lockhart B. Farrar, 1850. 
 
 Edward Emerson, 1830, '31, '32, '36, '42, '47, Timothy E. Flagg, 1851 and 1852. 
 
 and 1854. Andrew Willoby, 1853, '53, and 1854. 
 
 John N. Worcester, 1830, '31, '33 and 1847. Nathan M. Ames, 1852 and 1858. 
 
 Rev. David Perry, from 1831 to 1842, and Dr. Henry Boynton, 1855, '56 and 1857. 
 
 1871. Rev. Pliny B. Day, from 1854 to 1866. 
 
 Dr. Oliver Scripture, 1833. Dr. Henry W. Willoughby, 1855, '56, '57, 'J8, 
 Moses Proctor, 1833 and 1838. '59, '62, '67, "68, '69 and 1870. 
 
 Joseph E. Smith, 1834, '35, '36, '43, '44, '51, and Dr. George P. Greeley, 1860. 
 
 1852. Dea. James D. Hills, 1861. 
 
 Taylor G. Worcester, 1834, '35, '& '3 8 > '44>'4^> David Worcester, 1867. 
 
 '60 and 1871. Rev. James Laird, 1871 and 1873- 
 
 Rev. Phineas Richardson, from 1839 to '844. Levi Abbot, 1873, '74, '75 and 1878. 
 
 Benjamin F. Farley, 1845 and 1846. Rev. Hiram L. Kelsey, 1876 and 1877. 
 
 STATISTICS OF THE HOLLIS SCHOOLS IN 1873. 
 
 According to the report of the State Superintendent of the New 
 Hampshire Public Schools for 1873, the year previous to the for- 
 mation of the Union School District in Hollis, there were then in the 
 town fourteen school districts, two hundred and sixty-two children 
 and youth of school age, with an average attendance of two hundred 
 and four value of school-houses, $3,000, or about $215 average 
 value amount of money for the year raised for schools, $2,245.36. 
 being $8.56 per scholar, for those of school age.
 
 JiLBuftal's Son: Mi. Boston 
 
 HOLLIS HIGH SCHOOL 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1877 .
 
 HIGH SCHOOL. 28l 
 
 4 
 
 THE HOLLIS HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 In several different years prior to 18/6, earnest efforts had been 
 made by many of the friends of popular education in Hollis to estab- 
 lish a High School, as authorized by the law of the State, of which 
 the youth in all parts of the town might enjoy the benefit, and a 
 number of town meetings had been held specially to consider the 
 question. But previously to the year above named all such efforts 
 had wholly failed. 
 
 This worthy and beneficent object has however been at last hap- 
 pily accomplished by means of the generous bequest of Miss Mary 
 S. Farley, the only daughter and heir-at-law of Capt. Christopher 
 P. Farley, a grandson of Lieut. Benjamin Farley, one of the first 
 settlers of the town. Miss Farley deceased July 27, 1875, leaving 
 by her will a legacy to the town of near $10,000, the annual interest 
 of which was to be used for the support of a High School for the 
 benefit of the whole town, on condition that the town would accept 
 it by providing within two years from her decease a suitable site and 
 buildings for such a school near the centre of the town, and also for 
 the future would take proper care of her family burial lot in the 
 south burial ground. If the town should not accept the legacy with 
 the conditions annexed to it, then it was to be paid to the Trustees 
 of the New Hampshire Orphans' Home at Franklin. 
 
 On the 1 4th of May, 1876, a special town meeting was held to 
 consider this bequest, at which the town voted to accept it, and at 
 the same meeting voted to provide a school-house in compliance 
 with the conditions of the will. At a subsequent town meeting, on 
 the second day of September following, it was voted to organize the 
 town into a High School District in accordance with the State law. 
 
 Afterwards, at a meeting of the Union School District in the 
 November following, that district voted for a nominal consideration, 
 to convey to the High School District one equal undivided half of 
 its school lot, and the whole of the second story of its school build- 
 ing for the use and accommodation of the High School, with all 
 such appertaining rights and privileges as would be proper and 
 needful for its occupation for school purposes. This vote on the 7th 
 of January, 1877, was consummated and made effectual by a deed of 
 the premises made by the Union District to the High School Dis- 
 trict, to the acceptance of the latter. A high school for the benefit 
 of the youth of the whole town has thus been fortunately provided 
 and made permanent, and now for near two years has been in 
 successful operation.
 
 282 SKETCH OF MISS FARLEY. 
 
 MISS MARY SHERVVIN FARLEY, 
 
 (By Gen.vT. S., her cousin.) 
 
 daughter of Capt. Christopher P. and Mary (Sherwin) Farley, was 
 born in Hollis, Nov. 2, 1813. Her father was a grandson of Lt. 
 Benjamin Farley, one of the earliest settlers in Hollis, and followed 
 the business of tanning, by which he acquired an ample estate, 
 and was justly esteemed for his uprightness and sound judgment. 
 January 18, 1813, he married Mary Sherwin, daughter of David 
 Sherw r in, of New Ipswich, who died about two weeks after the 
 birth of her daughter. Left so soon a widower, the affections and 
 hopes of the father, perhaps, turned the more strongly to his child, 
 whose life in her infancy seemed to hang upon the most slender 
 thread. In her early years she was most tenderly cared for by a 
 sister of her father. Her health, exceedingly frail and delicate from 
 her birth, was never vigorous. In her girlhood, she could rarely 
 join in the pastimes of those of her own age, nor was she ever able 
 to attend regularly upon the school terms, though for one year, 
 when of the age of fifteen, she was placed in a boarding school. 
 
 While her father lived, the two were almost constant companions. 
 She accompanied him in his w r alks and rides, became familiar with 
 his interests and business in this way gaining practical knowledge 
 and habits of thought, which helped to form her character, and were 
 of great value to her. After the death of her father, July 22, 1848, 
 (a loss to her that few can realize), she continued to live at the 
 paternal homestead till her death, July 27, 1875. 
 
 Occupied with the care of her pleasant farm, busying herself in 
 the culture of flowers, making occasional journeys to visit friends, 
 and oftener in the hope of gaining health and strength, she passed 
 a life, though not eventful, yet marked through its whole course by 
 acts of kindness and charity. In matters of business she was me- 
 thodical and exact, manifesting more than usual insight and good 
 judgment in the management of her affairs. But above all it was 
 her aim to be just to others. She \vas in the highest degree con- 
 scientious, and would at any time sacrifice her own interest rather 
 than that another should suffer wrong. 
 
 Her memory of persons and events was uncommonly quick and 
 retentive. Matters of history gained from her reading were rarely 
 forgotten. Her recollection of dates and places was somewhat phe- 
 nomenal, and she often surprised her friends by recounting events 
 in their own lives, which had quite escaped the memory of all but 
 herself.
 
 THE HOLL1S LIBRARY. 283 
 
 Firm and sincere in her friendships, she attracted to herself all 
 those of her acquaintance who knew her sufficiently well to appre- 
 ciate the kindliness, generosity and purity of her character. No- 
 where could a more cordial hospitality be found than in her pleas- 
 ant old fashioned homestead, standing amidst fertile, well cultivated 
 acres, and shaded by the huge buttonwood in the door yard. 
 
 She had a strong affection for children and young people en- 
 joyed having them about her entered into their sports and plans 
 encouraged their efforts for improvement and often gave them sub- 
 stantial aid. She was at all times deeply interested in the prosper- 
 ity and welfare of her native town, and especially in its public 
 schools, and besides her other benefactions for them, during life, 
 bequeathing by her last will, as we have seen, a fund of near 
 $10,000 for the endowment and permanent support of a High 
 school. In addition to other charitable benefactions bequeathed by 
 her will, was a legacy of $5,000 to the funds of the New Hamp- 
 shire Orphan Asylum at Franklin. 
 
 THE HOLLIS SOCIAL LIBRARY. 
 
 The Hollis Social Library, so called, was incorporated by an act 
 of the General Court, June n, 1799, and is believed to be one of 
 the oldest associations of the kind in the State. The corporators 
 named in the charter were Rev. Daniel Emerson, then in his 84th 
 year, Rev. Eli Smith, Noah Worcester and Daniel Emerson, Jun., 
 who, with their associates, were made a body corporate, with per- 
 petual succession, with power to establish and maintain a library, 
 and to make all needful rules and by-laws in respect to it. The 
 original capital was $1,000 since increased by an amendment of 
 the charter to $50,000. The two last-named corporators were au- 
 thorized to call the first meeting, and under this charter a small 
 library of from one hundred to three hundred well chosen books 
 was soon collected, which number has since been increased to 
 between nineteen hundred and two thousand bound volumes, besides 
 pamphlets. 
 
 The officers of the Association consist of a President, three Direc- 
 tors, Secretary, Treasurer and Librarian, chosen annually. Any 
 inhabitant of the town could become a member of the Association, 
 and entitled to the privileges of the library, upon paying an initia- 
 tion fee of fifty cents, being afterwards chargeable with an annual 
 tax of twenty-five cents, afterwards increased to fifty cents. The
 
 284 HOLLIS LYCEUM. 
 
 number of names now on the list of membership is one hundred and 
 sixty-seven. This library for many years after its establishment was 
 kept at the house of the librarian, elected from time to time, but 
 since the year 1851 it has been kept in a room, provided and fur- 
 nished for it by its directors, in the Congregational meeting-house. 
 The books furnished to the people of Hollis from this library have 
 been of great use to them, from the time of its foundation, in the 
 promotion of useful knowledge and in cultivating and supplying a 
 taste for reading among the inhabitants generally, the extent of 
 which may in some measure be seen from the fact stated in one of 
 the last annual reports, that in the preceding year there had been 
 given out to be read between twenty-four hundred and twenty-five 
 hundred volumes, the same book, however, in many instances, 
 having been given out more than once. 
 
 THE HOLLIS LYCEUM AND PUBLIC LECTURES. 
 
 During most of the winters since 1851, either lyceums or courses 
 of public lectures have been maintained in Hollis for the intellec- 
 tual entertainment and improvement of its citizens. The constitu- 
 tion of the lyceum has commonly provided for a monthly election 
 of its officers, and also for its exercises, including select readings 
 and recitations, vocal and instrumental music, a discussion of some 
 topic or question of general interest to' its members, and a paper, 
 known as the " Lyceum Reporter," edited by some of its lady mem- 
 bers, appointed for that purpose. The exercises of this association 
 have usually been public. Separate committees have ordinarily 
 provided for the selection of the subjects for these exercises, and the 
 assignment and acceptance of their various parts, and when these 
 duties of the committees have been faithfully performed, the public 
 interest in them has been so general as to insure a large attendance 
 at the meetings. 
 
 The public lectures have commonly been provided for by volun- 
 tary subscriptions of the citizens, and have been free- to all who 
 wished to attend them. They have embraced a great variety of 
 subjects of interest, and some of the lecturers engaged have been 
 persons of distinction in this and other States. Also a club for the 
 rehearsal and acting of dramas has occasionally existed, and public 
 entertainments given by it, highly creditable to the performers, and 
 very acceptable to the audiences. This club at present numbers 
 about fifty members.
 
 GRADUATES OF COLLEGES., 285 
 
 GRADUATES OK COLLEGE FROM HOLLIS, WITH THE YEARS OF 
 THEIR GRADUATION. 
 
 Graduates of Harvard College. 
 
 Peter Powers, 1754 Joseph E. Smith, 1804 
 
 Josiah Goodhue, 1755 Benjamin Burge, 1805 
 
 Henry Cumings, 1760 Samuel E. Smith, 1808 
 
 Joseph Emerson, 1774 John Proctor, 1813 
 
 Samuel Emerson, 1785 George F. Farley, 1816 
 
 Josiah Burge, 1787 William P. Kendrick, 1816 
 
 Daniel Emerson, Jun., 1794 Taylor G. Worcester, 1823 
 
 Joseph Emerson, ad, 1708 Jonathan Saunderson, 1828 
 
 Manasseh Smith, 1806 Samuel T. Worcester, 1830 
 
 Jacob A. Cumings, 1801 Frederick A. Worcester, 1831 
 
 Benjamin M. Farley, 1804 Francis J. Worcester, 1870 
 
 Gradttates of Tale College. 
 
 Ralph Emerson, 1811 Joseph Emerson, 1830 
 
 Joseph E. Worcester, 1811 Benjamin F. Farley, 1833 
 
 Henry A. Worcester, 1828 Ralph H. Cutter, 1858 
 
 Graduates of Dartmouth College. 
 
 Samuel Worcester. 1795 Noah Hardy, 1812 
 
 Abel Farley, 1798 Luke Eastman, 1812 
 
 Mighill Blood, 1800 David P. Smith, 1823 
 
 Caleb J. Tenney, 1801 William P. Eastman, 1843 
 
 David Jewett, 1801 Charles Cummings, 1842 
 
 Jonathan B. Eastman, 1803 Charles H. Mooar, 1848 
 
 Nehemiah Hardy, Jun., 1803 Edward F.Johnson, 1864 
 
 Stephen Farley, Jun., 1804 Joseph B. Parker, 1869 
 
 William Tenney, Jun., 1808 John H. Hardy, 1870 
 
 Eli Smith, Jun., 1809 Franklin Worcester, 1870 
 
 Leonard Jewett, 1810 Charles L. Day, 1877 
 
 Grant Powers, 1810 George W. Saunderson, 1877 
 
 Graduates of Middlebitry College. 
 
 Fifield Holt. 1810 Solomon Hardy, 1824 
 
 Graduates of Amherst College. 
 
 Thomas A. Farley, 1838 Amos F. Shattuck, 1859 
 
 Graduates of Brown University. 
 
 Daniel Kendrick, 1810 Luther Smith, 1824 
 
 Graduates of Maryville College, Tenn. 
 
 Phillips Wood, 1831 Leonard Wood, 1832 
 
 Greenville, Tcnn. Onion, A*. J'. 
 
 Eli N. Sawtell, 1823 Benjamin F. Emerson, 1830 
 
 Of the sixty-two college graduates named above thirty-three 
 studied Theology, four Medicine, twenty-three became Lawyers or 
 are now studying law, one an Author, one an Author and Book- 
 seller, and one an army officer.
 
 286 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 CHAPTER XXVII. 
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF HOLLIS GRADUATES OF COLLEGES. 
 
 GRADUATES OF HARVARD AND YALE. 
 
 REV. PETER POWERS, 
 
 the first Hollis college graduate, was the son of Capt. Peter Pow- 
 ers, the first settler of Hollis, and Anna (Keyes) Powers, was born in 
 old Dunstable, November 29, 1728, and came with his father to 
 that part of Dunstable, afterwards known as Hollib, in 1 730. He 
 graduated at Harvard College in 1754. Rev. Grant Powers, his 
 nephew, in his " History of the Coos Country," says of his uncle, 
 " that in his early youth, he had a very strong desire for a college 
 education, a wish in respect to which he had often spoken to his 
 parents. But his parents had other plans for their son, and, regard- 
 ing his project for such an education as a vision of youth that 
 would soon pass away, gave him no encouragement. Young Peter, 
 afterwards, for a considerable time remained silent in respect to the 
 matter, till at length, one evening, he was found to be missing at 
 the customary nine o'clock family prayers, and remained absent the 
 whole night. Early the next morning, the father upon going out 
 of the door saw his son just coming out of the woods. He, how- 
 ever, put off calling upon Peter for an explanation of his absence 
 till the close of his family morning prayers, when in presence of 
 the whole family the Captain asked his son, " Where he had 
 passed the night." " In the woods" answered the youth. " And 
 what were you doing in the TV oodsf" asked the father. " 1 was 
 praying" said the son. " And for what were you praying?" 
 continued the Captain. " That I might go to college" replied 
 Peter. " And for what do you wish to go to college?" added the 
 father. " That I may prepare myself to preach the Gospel" re- 
 joined the youth. 
 
 Capt. Powers was so moved by these answers, that for the time 
 he was unable to say more, but upon Peter's leaving the room he
 
 GRADUATES OF COLLEGES. 287 
 
 said to his wife, " Anna, I don't see but that we must give up the 
 point, and let Peter go to college." The result was a collegiate 
 education, and a life of eminent usefulness. 
 
 Mr. Powers graduated at the age of twenty-two, and in June 
 1755, the year after he left college, he received his first call to settle 
 in the ministry at New Ipswich. After some negotiation this call 
 was finally 'declined, and the next year he was settled as pastor 
 of the church in the parish of Newent, Connecticut, then a part 
 of the town of Norwich. He remained at Newent till 1764, when 
 he was dismissed, and early the next year was settled as pastor 
 of a church and society in the towns of Haverhill, New Hamp- 
 shire, and Newbury, Vermont. His connection with this society 
 continued till 1784, when he was dismissed, and the year after was 
 settled as pastor of the church in Deer Isle, Maine, where he died, 
 May 13, 1800, set. 71. In a biographical sketch of Mr. Powers, in 
 Volume II. of the New Hampshire Collections, it is said of him, 
 "that he was a faithful and discriminating preacher, and possessed 
 of superior talents." 
 
 Publications of Mr. Powers. An Installation sermon preached 
 by himself with the following title, " A sermon preached at Holies, 
 February 27, 1765, at the Installation of Rev. Peter Powers, A. M. ? 
 for the towns of Newbury and Haverhill, at a place called Coos, in 
 the Province of New Hampshire, by myself, published at the de- 
 sire of many that heard it, to whom it is Humbly dedicated." Also 
 a sermon preached at the funeral of D. Bailey, 1772.* 
 
 REV. JOSIAH GOODHUE, 
 
 the second Hollis college graduate, was the son of Dea. Samuel 
 and Abigail (Bartlett) Goodhue, born 1735. His father was among 
 the early settlers of Hollis, but his family register is not found in the 
 town records. Allen in his "American Biographies " and Farmer in 
 his ' New Hampshire Gazetteer" speak of the son as having been 
 born in Hollis. He graduated in 1755, at the age of 20, and was 
 first settled as pastor of the Congregational church in Dunstable, 
 Mass., June 8, 1757, at the age of twenty-two. Dismissed by a 
 mutual council, September 28, i774' anc ^ recommended by it " as a 
 person of conspicuous seriousness and piety. "f He afterwards 
 settled as pastor of a church in Poultney, Vt., where he died Novem- 
 ber, 1797, aet. 62. 
 
 *See Allen's Am. Biographies, p. 625, and History of the Coos Country, by Rer. G. Powers. 
 fAllen's Am. Biographies, p. 386.
 
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 REV. HENRY CUMMINGS,* D. D., 
 
 was the son of Ensign Jerahmael and Hannah (Farwell) Cummings, 
 and was born in Hollis, September 16, 1739- His father, Ensign 
 Cumings, was from Groton, (q. v. p. 131.) and died October 25, 
 1747, leaving his widow with five young children, of whom the old- 
 est was ten years of age, and the youngest, an infant. He prepared 
 for college in Hollis, with Rev. Mr. Emerson, and graduated in 
 1760 at the age of twenty-one. 
 
 In Rev. Dr. Sprague's "Biographies of the American Pulpit" it 
 is said that "the mother of Dr. Cummings was a woman of dis- 
 tinguished piety of great strength of character and greatly .devoted 
 to her children. That some years after the death of her husband 
 she received proposals for a second marriage which she accepted. 
 But shortly before the contemplated wedding, the prospective 
 bridegroom intimated to her, that he did not expect her children 
 would come with her to the new home, and asked her how she ex- 
 pected to dispose of them ? To this questi )n the mother promptly 
 replied : ' If you do not take my children you cannot take me. I 
 have a mother's duty to perform for them and by God's help I shall 
 perform it,' and immediately gave her suitor leave to retire." 
 
 Young Cummings early gave such indications of so vigorous a 
 mind as to attract the attention of his pastor, Rev. Mr. Emerson, and 
 to justify unusual efforts to give him a collegiate education, and so as 
 to induce Mr. Emerson personally to take charge of his preparatory 
 studies. He entered college in 1756 and maintained a high rank 
 both for scholarship and good conduct. As pleasant evidence of 
 the esteem in which he was held at home, it is shown by the Hollis 
 church records that in the last year of his course, the Hollis church 
 contributed 70 O. T. towards his college expenses. 
 
 He left college at the age of twenty-one, and but a few months 
 after was invited to preach in Boston, and elsewhere, and soon be- 
 came one of the most popular preachers of the time. In the fall of 
 1762, at the age of twenty-two, he had a call to settle as pastor of 
 the church in Billerica, Mass., which he accepted, and was ordained 
 at Billerica, January 26, 1763. The sermon at his ordination was 
 preached by his old friend and pastor, Rev. Mr. Emerson, from 
 
 This name which very often occurs in the old Hollis records is in them uniformly spelt 
 with but a single " M," " Cumings." The same name, for the last fifty years or more, has. 
 been more commonly spelt " Cummings," doubling the " M."
 
 GRADUATES OF HARVARD COLLEGE. 289 
 
 Heb. xiii : 17. He was the only minister of Billerica from 1762 to 
 1814, fifty-two years, when Rev. Nathaniel Whitman was settled as 
 his colleague. 
 
 After his ordination, Dr. Cummings devoted himself to his 
 studies with great assiduity, became an excellent classical scholar, 
 and so well versed in the Hebrew, as not only to read, but also to 
 write it with ease. During the Revolution, he was an earnest 
 friend of Independence, and z', as well as out of the pulpit, labored 
 to diffuse the spirit of patriotism and to give strength to the new 
 government. 
 
 He is described as having been a fine specimen of physical, 
 moral and mental nobility. His countenance evinced a high order 
 of intelligence and dignity. His excellent social qualities rendered 
 him a most agreeable companion, and he did not withhold his sym- 
 pathy and kindness even from the unworthy. His public discourses 
 were characterized with great boldness of style and delivered with 
 a voice of much power. Among his published writings are the 
 following: "Thanksgiving Sermons", 1766, 1775, 1785 and 1799. 
 "Public Fast," 1801. Sermon at the " Anniversary of the Battle of 
 Lexington," and also " General. Election" sermon, 1783. Sermons 
 on "Natural Religion," 1795, also in 1796. At the ordination of 
 Rev. Caleb Bradley, 1800. "Eulogy on Washington," 1801. 
 ' Charity" sermon at Roxbury, 1802. "Half Century" sermon at 
 Billerica, 1813. Received the honorary degree of D. D. from Har- 
 vard College, 1800. Died at Baltimore, Maryland, September 5, 
 1823, set. 84 nearly.* 
 
 REV. JOSEPH EMERSOX, 
 
 son of Rev. Daniel and Hannah Emerson, born in Hollis, Septem- 
 ber 28, 1759, and graduated at Harvard college in 1776, at the age 
 of seventeen. He studied for the ministry with his father in Hollis, 
 and died in Hollis, July 27, 1781, in his twenty-second year. For 
 sometime previous to his death, he had preached as a candidate and 
 had accepted a call to settle in the ministry as pastor of the Con- 
 gregational church and society in Temple, New Hampshire, but 
 was taken sick and died but a short time before his expected ordina- 
 tion. It is said that the church at Temple, in manifestation of their 
 esteem and affection for him, attended his funeral at Hollis in a 
 
 *Sprague's American Unitarian Pulpit, pp. 55, 56- Allen's American Biography, p. 274. 
 
 (19)
 
 290 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 body. The following tribute to his memory, expressive of his 
 character, is inscribed on his gravestone in Hollis. 
 
 "JOSEPH EMERSON, 
 Son of Rev. Daniel and Mrs. Hannah Emerson, 
 
 Born September 28, 1759. 
 Rec'd the degree of A. B. in 1776, and the degree of A. M. 
 
 at Harvard University in 1779. 
 Possessed of good mental powers and disposition, 
 
 Sedate, Contemplative 'and Studious, 
 
 A dutiful son, an affectionate brother, a respectable scholar, 
 An agreeable companion, a faithful and benevolent man, 
 An Exemplary Christian, a solid and devotional preacher, 
 
 Died July 27, 1781, in the 22d year of his age, 
 
 Much lamented, not only by the family but by a numerous 
 
 Circle of friends and acquaintances, particularly the 
 
 Church and Congregation at Temple, who had given 
 
 him an invitation to settle with them in the work of 
 
 the Gospel Ministry. His mortal part here deposited 
 
 Rests until it rises in glory and immortality." 
 
 DR. SAMUEL EMERSON* 
 
 was the 6th son of Dea. Daniel and Hannah Emerson, born in 
 Hollis, September .6, 1764. In i779> when in his fifteenth year, he 
 enlisted as a fifer in a company commanded by his brother, Capt. 
 Daniel Emerson, in the regiment of Col. Hercules Mooney. After 
 the war he fitted for college with his father, and graduated at Har- 
 vard college in 1785. He subsequently studied medicine, and set- 
 tled as a physician in Kennebunkport, Maine. Dr. Emerson was 
 highly educated, an excellent English and classical scholar, and is 
 said to have retained his taste and interest in classical literature till 
 his death. He was also very fond of music, and played well on the 
 violin, flute, clarionet and organ. He had a laborious and exten- 
 sive practice, and was much distinguished and very popular in his 
 profession, but it is said of him that he could never be persuaded to 
 send a bill for his services to a poor man. Died at Kennebunk- 
 port, August 7? l $5 l i in his eighty-seventh year. George B. Emer- 
 son, A. A. S., a graduate of Harvard college in 1817. an eminent 
 Boston teacher, naturalist, and author, and for several years Presi- 
 dent of the Boston Society of Natural History, was a son of Dr. 
 Emerson. 
 
 REV. JOSIAH BURGE. 
 
 son of Ephraim and Anna (Abbot) Burge, born in Hollis, April 15, 
 1766. Graduated at Harvard college, 1787, at the age of twenty- 
 one. Studied for the ministry with the Rev. Seth Payson. D. D., at
 
 GRADUATES OF HARVARD COLLEGE. 29! 
 
 Rindge, N. H., and was licensed to preach; but after having 
 preached about nine months, his health failed, and he died at Hollis, 
 March 24, 1790, in his 24th year. 
 
 REV. DANIEL EMERSON, JUN., 
 
 son of Dea. Daniel and Ama (Fletcher) Emerson, born in Hollis, 
 July 15, 1771. Graduated at Harvard college, 1794. For several 
 years after leaving college, he engaged in business as a merchant, 
 first in Charlestown, Mass., and afterwards in Hollis, and was 
 Town Clerk and First Selectman in Hollis in the years 1802, 1803, 
 1804 and 1805. He afterwards stvidied for the ministry with his 
 brother, Rev. Joseph Emerson, at Beverly, Mass., and began to 
 preach in 1806. He was ordained as pastor of the Congregational 
 church at Dartmouth, Mass., October 14, 1807, and died at 
 Dartmouth, November 16, 1808, aet. 36. Two of his sons, 
 Benjamin F. and Joseph, were college graduates, (q. v.) 
 
 REV. JOSEPH. EMERSON, 3D., 
 
 son of Dea. Daniel and Ama (Fletcher) Emerson, born in Hollis, 
 October 13, 1777' an< ^ graduated at Harvard college, 1798. After 
 graduating, he was for a time college tutor at Harvard. He studied 
 Theology with Rev. Nathaniel Emmons, D. D., of Franklin, Mass. 
 Was ordained as pastor of the Congregational church at Beverly, 
 Mass., September 21. 1803; resigned his pastorate at Beverly, 
 September 21, 1816; removed to Byfield, Mass., in 1818, and the 
 same year established there a seminary for the higher education of 
 young ladies. In 1821 he removed to Saugus, Mass., and estab- 
 lished his seminary at that place, and remained in Saugus till 1824, 
 preaching in the meantime on the Sabbath. In the latter part of 
 the year last named, in compliance with an invitation of the people 
 of Wethersfield, Conn., through his townsman and friend, Rev. C. 
 J. Tenney, D. D.. his seminary was removed to Wethersfield, 
 which he continued to conduct with great acceptance at that place, 
 till about a year before his death. He was reputed an excellent and 
 accomplished scholar, and a faithful and popular teacher. His 
 seminary had a wide reputation, and is believed to have been the 
 first institution of the kind in New England. Mr. Emerson died 
 at Wethersfield, May 13, 1833, aet. 55. An interesting^biography 
 of him by his brother, Prof. Ralph Emerson, was published in 1834. 
 Mr. Emerson was the author of several publications, among
 
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 which was the " Evangelical Primer," 1810; "Writings of Miss 
 Fanny Woodbury, with Notes," 1814 ; "Lectures on the Millen- 
 ium," 1819 ; "The Union Catechism," 1821 ; "Poetic Reader," 1831. 
 
 MANASSEH SMITH, JUN., ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 the oldest son of Manasseh and Hannah (Emerson) Smith, was 
 born in Hollis, August 16, 1779. Graduated at Harvard college in 
 1 800. Afterwards read law and settled in his profession in 
 Wiscasset, Maine, where he died in 1822, aet. 43. 
 
 JACOB ABBOT CUMMINGS, AUTHOR AND BOOKSELLER, 
 
 son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Abbot) Cummings, was born in 
 Hollis, November 2, 1772. His father enlisted in the Continental 
 Army in April, 1777, and died in the service the next year. Mr, 
 Cummings graduated at Harvard college in 1801. After leaving 
 college he became a teacher for several years, and afterwards a 
 bookseller and publisher, and a member of the well-known Boston 
 publishing house of Cummings and Hilliard. He was also the 
 author of several elementary educational works, among which were 
 "New Testament Question," published in 1817, and a "Spelling 
 Book" and " School Geography Ancient and Modern," with an 
 atlas." His publications for schools were highly esteemed, and his 
 industry, useful labors, and amiable qualities procured him much 
 respect.* 
 
 BENJAMIN M. FARLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Benjamin and Lucy (Fletcher) Farley, and grandson of Lt. 
 Samuel Farley, one of the first settlers of Hollis, was born April 
 8, 1783, in that part of Hollis afterwards set off to Brookline. Mr. 
 Farley prepared for college at the academy in New Ipswich ; grad- 
 uated at Harvard college in 1804; read law with Hon. Abijah Bige- 
 low in Leominster, Mass. ; admitted to the bar and settled in his 
 profession in Hollis in 1808, and continued to reside in Hollis till 
 1855, when he removed to Boston. Upon being established in his 
 profession, he soon rose to a high rank in it, and for many years he 
 had no superior at the Hillsborough bar, of which he was for sev- 
 eral years president. 
 
 Distinguished for his legal ability, as well as for his fidelity to his 
 clients, he spared no pains in the preparation of their cases for the 
 court, and it is said of him that he made the cases of his clients so 
 
 *Allen's American Biographies, p. 274.
 
 '
 
 GRADUATES OF HARVARD COLLEGE. 293 
 
 much his own, that he examined witnesses, and addresssed the jury 
 as if himself personally 'were on trial. In the popular acceptation 
 of the term, Mr. Farley was not noted for eloquence. He relied 
 more for his eminent success upon a carefully arranged and lucid 
 statement of the evidence to the jury, and a clear presentation of his 
 points of law to the court, than upon figures of rhetoric, or appeals 
 to sympathy, and his presentation, both of the evidence and law, 
 were made so clear and distinct that neither the jury nor court could 
 misunderstand him. 
 
 Mr. Farley was not only industrious, faithful and prompt, but 
 what he undertook to do he did with his might. His temperament 
 was not impulsive, but having once settled upon his course, he was 
 not easily diverted from it. If it required loss of sleep or exposure 
 to heat or cold, he was ready to meet them, and he knew no such 
 thing as failure if by his personal efforts success were attainable. 
 He had so trained himself to these habits from early life that he 
 seemed hardly conscious that advancing years had lessened his 
 strength, and as he approached the age of fourscore it could hardly 
 be perceived that " his eye had become dim, or his natural force 
 abated." He was naturally conservative, and this trait of his char- 
 acter grew upon him with his years. He had acquired an ample 
 competence by his profession, yet in his pecuniary investments he 
 made no ventures, nor did he readily become a convert to new teach- 
 ings in education, morals, or social changes. He does not in any 
 part of his life seem to have been an eager aspirant for political 
 office or distinction. Though decided and outspoken in his political 
 preferences and opinions he had but little taste for party politics, 
 yet his standing and personal popularity with his fellow townsmen 
 are shown by the fact that between the years 1809 and 1844 he was 
 twenty-five times chosen a member of the School Committee, and 
 from 1814 to 1829 he was elected in fifteen different years to repre- 
 sent the town in the General Court. As a member of the legisla- 
 ture Mr. Farley was highly respected, and, though in his political 
 relations often in the minority, he never failed to exert an important 
 influence upon its deliberations. His ability as a lawyer was well 
 known and felt, and being often on the judiciary committee of the 
 House, it is said that some of our important statute laws originated 
 with him. Knowing himself but too well the evils and uncertainties 
 of litigation, as well as its expense, Mr. Farley was in the habit of 
 dissuading his own townsmen from engaging in it. Owing in great
 
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 part to this cause, it is said that the people of Hollis were but sel- 
 dom represented in the courts. His wise counsel in this direction 
 rarely failed of success, he not wishing to add to his own fortune at 
 the cost of the peace of his neighbors. Died at Lunenburg, Mass., 
 September 16, 1865, aet. 82. 
 
 JOSEPH E. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Manasseh and Hannah (Emerson) Smith, born in Hollis, 
 March 6, 1782. Graduated at Harvard college 1804. Read law 
 and settled in his profession in Boston. Mr. Smith is reputed to 
 have been well read in his profession, an able and successful advo- 
 cate, and highly esteemed for his integrity and moral worth. Died 
 1837, at. 55. 
 
 BENJAMIN BURGE, M. D., 
 
 son of Ephraim and Anna (Abbot) Burge, born in Hollis, August 
 5, 1782. Graduated at Harvard college in 1805. Was for a time 
 a tutor at Bowdoin college, and received the honorary degree of 
 A. M., at Bowdoin in 1815. He studied medicine and settled in his 
 profession in Vassalborough, Maine. Died in Hollis, June n, 
 1816, aet. 33. 
 
 SAMUEL E. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Manasseh and Hannah (Emerson) Smith, and grandson of 
 Rev. Daniel Emerson, born in Hollis, March 12, 1788. Graduated 
 at Harvard college in 1808. He held a high rank in his class, and 
 graduated with distinguished honors. He read law with the Hon. 
 Samuel Dana, of Groton, Mass., and with his^ brother, Joseph E. 
 Smith, in Boston. He was admitted to the bar in Boston in 1812? 
 and afterwards settled in his profession in Wiscasset, Maine. Mr. 
 Smith was a member of the General Court of Massachusetts in 
 1819, and of that in Maine in 1820, and was a Judge of the Court of 
 Common Pleas of Maine from 1822 to 1830. He was elected 
 Governor of Maine in the years 1831, 1832 and 1833 > an< ^ was re ~ 
 appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1835, resigned in 
 1837, and the same year was appointed one of the Commissioners 
 to revise the Statutes of Maine. 
 
 In an obituary notice in the Harvard Necrology it is said of him, 
 " that he was unostentatious in his intercourse with his fellow citi- 
 zens honest in all his dealings exemplary in his habits and re- 
 spected by all who knew him." Died at Wiscasset, March 3 ; 1860, 
 set. 71.
 
 GRADUATES OF HARVARD COLLEGE. 295 
 
 1 
 JOHN PROCTOR, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Cyrus and Sybil (Farnsworth) Proctor, was born January 
 28, 1787. Graduated at Harvard college in 1813. Read law and 
 settled as an attorney at law in Rockport, Indiana. Died at Rock- 
 port in 1844, aet. 57. 
 
 GEORGE F. FARLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Benjamin and Lucy (Fletcher) Farley, was born April 5, 
 
 1793, and graduated at Harvard college in 1816. He read law in 
 the office of his brother, Hon. B. M. Farley, of Hollis, and Hon. 
 Luther Lawrence, of Groton, Mass., and was admitted to the bar, 
 and commenced the practice of his profession at New Ipswich in 
 1821. In the jear 1831, he was a member of the New Hampshire 
 General Court from New Ipswich, and the same year removed to 
 Groton, Mass., and practised his profession, with distinguished 
 ability and success till his death at that place, November 8, 1855, 
 aet. 62. Several years before his death, Mr. Farley established a 
 law office in Boston, and was regarded as one of the most eloquent 
 and able lawyers at the Massachusetts bar. 
 
 REV. WILLIAM P. KENDRICK, 
 
 son of Capt. Daniel and Mary (Pool) Kendrick, born June 20, 
 
 1794, graduated at Harvard college in 1816, and at the Theo- 
 logical seminary at Andover, Massachusetts, in 1819. He was 
 ordained as a home missionary in 1823, and for many years after- 
 wards was employed as a home missionary or " stated supply" in 
 western New York, and at length removed to the State of Illinois, 
 and became pastor of a church at Bristol in that State, where he 
 died November 5, 1854, aet. 50. 
 
 TAYLOR G. WORCESTER, 
 
 son of Jesse and Sarah (Parker) Worcester, born April 6, 1799. 
 Graduated at Harvard college in 1823, at Andover Theological 
 seminary in 1827, and was licensed to preach the same year. He 
 afterwards preached in several places in New Hampshire and 
 Massachusetts, but was never settled in the ministry. He still (1879) 
 resides in Hollis on the old ancestral homestead. While in college 
 and at Andover he became interested in the doctrines of the New 
 Jerusalem church as taught in the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, 
 and was the editor of a revised translation of the work of that
 
 296 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 author, entitled the " True Christian Religion," and also aided in 
 the revision of the translation of some of the smaller works of the 
 same author. 
 
 JONATHAN SAUNDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Jonathan and Lucy (Pool) Saunderson, born December 30, 
 1802, prepared for college at the academy at Westford, Mass., and 
 graduated at Harvard college in 1828. Read law in Hollis with 
 Hon. B. M. Farley and at the law school in Cambridge, and 
 settled in the practice of his profession in Philadelphia. 
 
 SAMUEL T. WORCESTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Jesse and Sarah (Parker) Worcester, born August 30, 1804, 
 prepared for college at the academies in Pembroke, N. H., and An- 
 dover, Mass., and graduated at Harvard college in 1830. After 
 leaving college, taught an academy for one year at Weymouth, 
 Mass., and also for one year at Cambridge. Read law in the office 
 of Hon. B. M. Farley in Hollis, and also at the law school in Cam- 
 bridge, settled in his profession in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1835, and 
 continued in the practice of the law in that place till the summer of 
 1867, when he removed to Nashua, N. H., where he still resides 
 (1879). May 13, 1835, married Mary F. C. Wales, daughter of 
 Samuel Wales, Esq., of Stoughton, Mass., who deceased at Nashua, 
 April 29, 1874. 'Was a member of the Ohio Senate in the years 
 1849 and I ^55 elected district judge of the loth Ohio judicial 
 district in October, 1859, an( ^ while holding that office was elected 
 a member of the United States Congress in the spring of 1861. 
 Publications : 1831, " Sequel to the Spelling Book ;" 1833, "Amer- 
 ican Primary Spelling Book;" 1871, Revised Editions of "Wor- 
 cester's Comprehensive and Primary Dictionaries;" 1871, "Old 
 and New, or the School Systems of Ohio and New Hampshire 
 compared." 
 
 FREDERICK A. WORCESTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Jesse and Sarah (Parker) Worcester, born January 28, 1807 ; 
 prepared for college in part at the Pinkerton Academy, in Deny, 
 New Hampshire, and in part at the Phillips Academy, in Andover ; 
 graduated at Harvard college in 1831. Read law with Hon. B. 
 M. Farley in Hollis and at the law school in Cambridge, admitted 
 to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Bangor, Maine,
 
 J,
 
 GRADUATES OF YALE COLLEGE. 297 
 
 in 1834. Soon afterwards removed to Townsend, Massachusetts, 
 where he still resides and yet continues (1879) in the successful 
 practice of his profession. 
 
 FRANCIS J. WORCESTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Taylor G. and Lucy (Bell) Worcester, born in Hollis, No- 
 vember i, 1848, graduated at Harvard college in 1870. Read law 
 in New York city, and was there admitted to the bar, and com- 
 menced the practice of his profession in 1877? an d still resides in 
 New York. 
 
 GRADUATES OF YALE COLLEGE. 
 JOSEPH E. WORCESTER, L. L. D., 
 
 son of Jesse and Sarah (Parker) Worcester, was born in Bedford, 
 N. H., August 24, 1784, and in 1794, when in his tenth year, came 
 to Hollis with his parents. His youth, till the age of majority, was 
 passed in agricultural labor on his father's farm in Hollis, but he 
 early manifested an ardent love of knowledge and availed himself of 
 every attainable means for mental improvement. After reaching his 
 majority he prepared himself for college, partly at the academy in 
 Salisbury, N. H., and in part at Phillips Academy in Andover, and 
 entered the sophomore class at Yale in 1809, and graduated at Yale 
 in 1811. After leaving college he was for several years employed 
 as a teacher of a private school at Salem, Mass., he afterwards passed 
 two years at Andover, Mass., and in 1819 removed to Cambridge, 
 where he devoted himself to literary pursuits, and to the prepara- 
 tion for the press of his numerous and valuable publications, till his 
 decease, October 27, 1865, aet. Si. He was married June 29, 1841, 
 to Amy Elizabeth McKean, (who still survives), daughter of Rev. 
 Joseph McKean, D. D., formerly Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory 
 at Harvard college. 
 
 The first literary work of Dr. Worcester was his "Universal Ga- 
 zetteer, Ancient and Modern," in two volumes octavo, of near 1000 
 pages each, published at Andover in 1817 ; the next a " Gazetteer of 
 the United States," one volume octavo, of 372 pages, published in 
 1818. This was followed in 1819 by his "Elements of Geography, 
 Ancient and Modern, with an Atlas," a work that was received 
 with such favor that it passed through several stereotype editions. 
 In 1823 this Geography was succeeded by an illustrated work in two 
 volumes duodecimo, entitled " Sketches of the Earth and its
 
 298 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 Inhabitants." In 1825 upon being elected a member of the 
 American Academy, he communicated to that association an elabo- 
 rate essay, entitled, "Remarks upon Longevity," which was pub- 
 lished with the memoirs of the academy. His "Elements of 
 Ancient and Modern History," witn an " Historical Atlas," ap- 
 peared in 1826, a woi'k from that time to the present very exten- 
 sively used as a standard text book in our public high schools and 
 academies. 
 
 His first work in lexicography was an edition of " Johnson's 
 Dictionary, combined with Walkers's Pronunciation," an octavo 
 volume of 1156 pages, first published in 1828. In 1829, against his 
 own inclination, he was induced, through the persistent urgency of 
 the publisher of Webster's Quarto Dictionary (who was his personal 
 friend) to prepare an abridgement of that work, a task to which he 
 was strongly averse, and at first refused, a refusal to which he after- 
 wards regretted that he did not adhere. This work appeared in 
 1830, in an octavo volume of 1071 pages, into which he incorpo- 
 rated much valuable matter which he had prepared for his own 
 dictionaries. The same year he published the first edition of his 
 " Comprehensive Dictionary," a duodecimo volume of 420 pages. 
 This work was the first of his own dictionaries, and at once had an 
 extensive sale and soon passed through many editions. 
 
 In 1831 he made a voyage to Europe where he spent many 
 months in visiting places of interest, and in the collection of works 
 in the departments of philology and lexicography, for use in his 
 future publications. 
 
 Upon his return from Europe, he became the editor of the 
 "American Almanac," a statistical, closely printed, duodecimo 
 Annual, each number containing about 350 pages, which he con- 
 tinued to edit for eleven years, with his accustomed care and fidel- 
 ity. In 1846, his " Universal and Critical Dictionary" was first 
 published a large, closely printed royal octavo volume of 1031 
 pages, and also the same year, his "Elementary School Dictionary." 
 
 In 1847, Dr. Worcester was threatened with total loss of sight. 
 His eyes had yielded to his long, unbroken intellectual labor, and 
 for two years he was nearly blind. In the meanwhile, three op- 
 erations were performed on his right eye (which became wholly 
 blind), and two on the left eye, which was happily saved. After 
 the partial recovery of his sight, Dr. Worcester published the fol- 
 lowing works :
 
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 1850, "Primary Dictionary for Public Schools," i6mo, 384 pages. 
 
 Revised edition, 1860. 
 1855, "Academic Dictionary", for High Schools and Academies, 
 
 duodecimo, 565 pp. 
 1857, " Pronouncing Spelling Book," duodecimo, 180 pp. 
 
 1859, "Quarto Dictionary of the English Language," with 1000 
 illustrations, 1284 pp. 
 
 1860, " Elementary Dictionary," Revised edition, duodecimo, 
 400 pp. 
 
 1860, "Comprehensive Dictionary," Revised edition, duodecimo. 
 612 pp. 
 
 1864, "Comprehensive Spelling Book," duodecimo, 156 pp. 
 
 From a memoir of Dr. Worcester read before the American 
 Academy, by Ezra Abbot, LL. D., Librarian of Harvard college, 
 a few lines are here transcribed, presenting an estimate of his lit- 
 erary labors by one who was familiar with them. " All the works 
 of Dr. Worcester, (says the author of this memoir,) give evidence 
 of sound judgment and good taste, combined with indefatigable in- 
 dustry, and a conscientious solicitude for accuracy in the statement 
 of facts. The tendency of his mind was practical, rather than 
 speculative. 
 
 " As a lexicographer, he did not undertake to reform the anom- 
 alies of the English language. His aim was rather to preserve it 
 from corruption. In regard to both Orthography and Pronouncia- 
 tion, he took great pains to ascertain the best usage, and perhaps 
 there is no lexicographer whose judgment respecting these matters 
 in doubtful cases deserves higher consideration." 
 
 Dr. Worcester was a member of the Massachusetts Historical 
 Society of the American Academy of the American Oriental 
 Society, and an Honorary member of the Royal Geographical So- 
 ciety of London. He received the honorary degree of LL. D., 
 from Brown University in 1847, and from Dartmouth college in 
 1856. 
 
 In a biographical sketch of Dr. Worcester, by Hon. George S. 
 Hillard, it is said of him, " His long and busy life was passed in 
 unbroken literary toil. Though his manners were reserved, and his 
 habits retiring, his affections were strong ; and benevolence was an 
 ever active principle in his nature. * * He was a stranger to the 
 impulses of passion and the sting of ambition. His life was tran- 
 quil, happy and useful. A love of truth and a strong sense of duty
 
 3OO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 were leading traits in his character. Little known, except by name, 
 to the general public, he was greatly honored and loved by that 
 small circle of relatives and friends who had constant opportunities 
 of learning the warmth of his affections and the strength of his 
 virtues."* 
 
 REV. RALPH EMERSON, D. D., 
 
 was a son of Dea. Daniel and Ama (Fletcher) Emerson, born in 
 Hollis, August 18, 1787. Graduated at Yale in iSiT, and at the 
 Theological seminary at Andover in 1814. He was tutor at Yale 
 college from 1814 to 1816; ordained as pastor of the Congregational 
 church at Norfolk, Conn., 1816, where he remained till 1829, when 
 he was appointed Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Pastoral 
 Theology in the Theological seminary at Andover. He continued 
 to discharge the duties of that professorship with eminent ability 
 for twenty-five years, till 1854, when he resigned. He afterwards 
 resided in Newburyport, Mass., for about five years, and then 
 removed to Rockport, 111., where he died May 2oth, 1863, set. 75. 
 Publications : Prof. Emerson was the author of an interesting and 
 appreciative "Biography" of his brother, Rev. Joseph Emerson, pub- 
 lished in 1834, a "d also of a translation of Wiggin's "Augustinism" 
 and "Pelagianism," with copious notes, published in 1840. He was 
 also a frequent and able contributor to the " Bibliotheca Sacra" 
 the " Christian Spectator," and to other theological publications.! 
 
 REV. HENRY A. WORCESTER, 
 
 son of Jesse and Sarah (Parker) Worcester, born in Hollis, Sep- 
 tember 22, 1812 ; graduated at Yale college in 1828 ; studied for the 
 ministry at the theological seminary at New. Haven, and was 
 licensed to preach in 1833. Mr. Worcester embraced the doctrines 
 of the New Jerusalem church as taught in the writings of Emanuel 
 Swedenborg, and commenced preaching to the New Jerusalem 
 society at Abington, Mass,, in 1833. After remaining at Abington 
 for some months, he removed to Portland, Me., and was the acting 
 minister of the New Jerusalem societies in Portland, Bath and Gar- 
 diner, till his decease at Portland, May 24, 1841, 61.38. A small 
 volume containing twelve of his sermons, on various doctrinal sub- 
 jects, was published in 1837, anf ^ ^ e was a ^ so ^ e aut hor of a small 
 work on the " Sabbath," which has been reprinted since his death. 
 
 *See also Allibone's Dictionary of Authors, Vol. 3, pp. 3838-39. 
 |See Allen's American Biographical Dictionary, p. 305.
 
 GRADUATES OF YALE COLLEGE. 3OI 
 
 In an obituary notice of Mr. Worcester, published soon after his 
 decease, it was said of him "that his amiable, frank and social qual- 
 ities gained him many warm friends, and his character and acquire- 
 ments were such as to ensure to him universal esteem." 
 
 REV. JOSEPH EMERSON, 
 
 son of Rev. Daniel and Esther (Frothingham) Emerson, was born 
 September 4, 1808, graduated at Yale college in 1830, and at the The- 
 ological seminary at Andover in 1835. Ordained October 12, 1836. 
 Mr. Emerson was agent of the American Education Society from 
 1836 to 1839, and agent of the Western College Society from 1849 
 to 1853. Settled as pastor of the Congregational church at Rock- 
 ford, 111., from 1854 to ^59 ' District Secretary of the American 
 Foreign Christian Union from 1859 to I ^7 I i an d District Secretary 
 
 of the A. B. C. F. M. from 1871 to . He now resides (1879) in 
 
 Andover, Mass.* 
 
 BENJAMIN F. FARLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Benjamin M., and Lucretia (Gardner) Farley, born Novem- 
 ber 20, 1808, graduated at Yale college in 1832, read law in the 
 office of his father in Hollis, and for a time practised his profession 
 with him. Afterwards he engaged in mercantile business, and also 
 in farming; now (1879) resides in Worcester, Mass. 
 
 RALPH H. CUTTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of John H. and Susan (Poole) Cutter, born in Louisville, Ky., 
 November 4, 1835, came to Hollis with his parents in 1849, g ra du- 
 ated at Yale college in 1858, read law in Nashua, N. H., and for 
 some years practised his profession in that place, afterwards re- 
 moved to the State of Georgia. His father, John H. Cutter, son of 
 Dr. Benoni Cutter, was born in Hollis, August 16, 1807, was settled 
 for many years in business at Louisville, and afterwards returned 
 with his family and settled in Hollis. 
 
 *Andover Triennial Catalogue.
 
 3O2 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 CHAPTER XXVIII. 
 
 GRADUATES OF DARTMOUTH, MIDDLEBURY, AMHERST AND 
 OTHER COLLEGES. 
 
 REV. SAMUEL WORCESTER, D. D., 
 
 son of Noah and Lydia (Taylor) Worcester, was born in Hollis, 
 November i, 1770. He labored on the farm of his father in Hollis, 
 till 1791? and after attaining to his twenty-first year, prepared for 
 college, partly at the academy at New Ipswich, and in part with 
 Rev. Dr. Wood in Boscawen : entered Dartmouth college in 
 
 o 
 
 1792, and graduated in 1795. He was preceptor of New Ipswich 
 academy in 1796; afterwards studied for the ministry with the 
 Rev. Dr. Austin in Worcester, Mass., and was ordained as pastor 
 of the Congregational church and society at Fitchburg, Mass., 
 September 27, 1797. He was dismissed at Fitchburg, by mutual 
 council, September 8, 1802 ; afterwards installed as pastor of the 
 Tabernacle church in Salem Mass., April 20, 1803, and chosen 
 Professor of Theology at Dartmouth college June 1804, which ap- 
 pointment he declined. " In 1810, at the first meeting of A. B. C. 
 F. M., he was chosen Corresponding Secretary of the Board, and 
 peformed the duties of that office with eminent ability and success, 
 in connection with the pastorate of the Tabernacle church, till July. 
 1819, when he was relieved of a part of liis duties as pastor by the 
 settlement of a colleague." These relations with the American 
 Board and the Tabernacle church continued till his decease, at 
 Brainerd, East Tennessee, June 7, 1821, in his fifty-first year. He 
 was buried at Brainerd and a monument erected there by the Board 
 to his memory, with the following inscription from the pen of Hon. 
 Jeremiah Evarts. his successor, as Corresponding Secretary : 
 
 "As a minister of the Gospel, Dr. Worcester labored for more than 
 twenty vears with zeal, fidelity and success. As a distinguished 
 agent in exciting and directing the missionary enterprise of the 
 American churches, he displayed eminent talents, and was impelled
 
 GRADUATES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. 303 
 
 by an ardent desire for the salvation of the heathen. To the promo- 
 tion of this divine work he applied all his faculties till exhausted 
 by his arduous labors he fell asleep in Jesus while on a visit of kind- 
 ness to the Cherokee people." His remains were afterwards dis- 
 interred and removed to Salem in 1844, and deposited in the Har- 
 mony Grove cemetery. 
 
 He received the honorary degree of D. D. from Princeton college 
 in 1811. Very many of the sermons, public addresses and other 
 writings* of Dr. Worcester have been published, and among them 
 the following : " Orations," at Dartmouth college, July 4, 1795 ; at 
 New Ipswich, July 4, 1796; " On the Death of Washington," at 
 Fitchburg, 1800. "Sermons." Six sermons on " Eternal Judg- 
 ment." 1800; "Farewell," at Fitchburg, 1802; "Dedication" 
 sermon at Beverly, 1803 ; ' Righteousness as conducive to Happi- 
 ness," 1804 ; " The Messiah of the Scriptures," 1808 ; " Funeral of 
 Mrs. Eleanor Emerson," 1809 ; "Ordination of Rev. E. L. Parker,'' 
 1810; "State Fast," .and at the "Ordination" of Rev. Henry 
 Griffin, 1811 ; " National Fast," 1812 ; " Before the Foreign Mis- 
 sionary Society of Salem, 1813 ; "Funeral of Rev. Rums Anderson," 
 1814 ; " Paul on Mars Hill," 1815 ; " At the First Anniversary of 
 the American Education Society," 1816 ; " Before the Massachusetts 
 Society for the Suppression of Intemperance," 1817 ; "Posthumous 
 Sermons," one volume duodecimo, pp. 500, 1823 ; "Letters to the 
 Rev. Thomas Baldwin, on Baptism, 1807 ; three letters to Rev. Dr. 
 Channing, on "American Unitarianism," 1815; "Christian 
 Psalmody," and " Watt's Entire and Select Hymns," 1818. 
 
 "His letters to Dr. Channing, in connection with the Unitarian 
 Controversy, have been considered as almost unrivalled specimens 
 of polemic theological discussion, and his published sermons are 
 rich in evangelical thought, logically and luminously presented."* 
 
 REV. ABEL FARLEY, 
 
 son of Capt. Caleb and Elizabeth Farley, was born in Hollis, July 
 i /. 1773, graduated at Dartmouth college, 1798, and studied for 
 the ministry in Hollis, with Rev. Eli Smith. Ordained as pastor 
 of the Congregational church at Manchester, Vermont, February 
 6. 1805. Resigned at Manchester in 1812; afterwards removed to 
 Goshen, Massachusetts, and was -the acting pastor of the Congre- 
 gational church at Goshen, till his death at that place, March 22, 
 1817, a*. 43. 
 
 *.S-e Allilvmc's Die. of Authors, Vol. 3, p. 2839, and Spragruc's Am. Pulpit, Vol. 2, p. 398.
 
 304 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 REV. MIGHILL BLOOD, 
 
 son of Daniel and Mary (Putnam) Blood, born in Hollis, Decem- 
 ber 13, 1777. Graduated at Dartmouth college, 1800; ordained 
 as pastor of the Congregational church at Buckstown, now Bucks- 
 port, Maine, May 12, 1803 ; dismissed in 1840. He afterwards re- 
 sided in Ellsworth, Maine, but subsequently returned to Bucks- 
 port, "and there terminated an humble and valuable life," April 6, 
 1852, set. 74.* 
 
 
 
 REV. CALEB J. TENNEY, D. D. 
 
 The ancestors of Dr. Tenney were from Rowley, county of 
 Yorkshire, in the northerly part of England, and came to New 
 England, and settled in Rowley, Massachusetts, about the year 
 1638. His grandfather, William Tenney, came from Rowley, 
 Massachusetts, and settled in Hollis about the year 1746. Dr. Ten- 
 ney was the son of Capt. William and Phebe (Jewett) Tenney, 
 and was born in Hollis, May 3, 1780. He graduated at Dartmouth ' 
 college, in 1801, with the first rank and honors of his class, of 
 which Hon. Daniel Webster was a member. He studied for the 
 ministry, with Rev. Dr. Burton, Thetford, Vt., and Rev. Dr. 
 Spring of Newburyport, Mass., and was ordained as pastor of the 
 Congregational church at Newport, R. L, September 12, 1804. 
 Married Ruth Channing of Newport, 1810. ' Resigned his charge 
 at Newport, on account of ill health in May, 1814. He was af- 
 terwards installed as pastor of the Congregational church at Weth- 
 ersfield, Ct., March 27, 1816. He received the honorary degree of 
 D. D., from Yale, in 1829. Resigned his pastorate at Wethers- 
 field, in consequence of impaired health and failure of his voice, 
 January 1841. In 1842, he removed to Northampton, Mass., 
 and in 1843 was appointed agent of the American Colonization 
 Society, and for the remainder of his life, gave himself wholly 
 to that work in which he had eminent success. His last ad- 
 dress in behalf of this society was delivered at North Amherst, 
 September 19, 1847, ^ ut n i ne days before hig death, which took 
 place at Northampton, September 28, 1847, at tne a S e f ^7- In 
 Dr. Sprague's "Annals of the American Pulpit," it is said of Dr. 
 Tenney, " That he was a learned theologian, and a useful preacher 
 a judicious and faithful pastor, and a man of eminent and steady 
 piety amiable, just and generous and a true philanthropist." 
 
 * Chapman's Alumni of Dartmouth College, p. 99.
 
 GRADUATES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. 305 
 
 Rev. Dr. Tyler, late President of East Windsor Theological sem- 
 inary, in a biographical sketch of Dr. Tenney, says of him. that 
 " he was one of the most impressive preachers I ever heard, but 
 excelled more in the composition than in the delivery of his ser- 
 mons. They were characterized by a richness of matter, lucid 
 arrangement, thorough discussion and a faithful application of the 
 truth." 
 
 Among the published sermons of Dr. Tenney. were two on 
 " Baptism ;" at the "ordination of Rev. Royal Robbins," 1816 ; on 
 the "death of Rev. John Marsh, D. D.," 1821 ; "New England 
 Distinguished, A Thanksgiving Sermon," 1827 ; at the " Funeral 
 of Rev. Samuel Austin, D. D.." 1830. and at the " Funeral of 
 Rev. Alfred Mitchell," 1832.* 
 
 REV. DAVID JEWETT, 
 
 son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Cummings) Jewett. born August 16, 
 1773, and graduated at Dartmouth college in 1801. Studied for the 
 ministry with Rev. Dr. Emmons. D. D., of Franklin. Mass., and 
 Rev. Dr. Spring of Newburyport, ordained as pastor of the Con- 
 gregational church at Rockport, Mass., Oct. 30, 1805. He con- 
 tinued in the pastorate of that church for thirty-one years, when he 
 resigned on account of impaired health. During his ministry his 
 church is said to have increased from a membership of ten to two 
 hundred and fifty. Allen, in his American Biographies, says of 
 him, " That he was a man of childlike simplicity and Christian 
 tenderness, but of an iron purpose, resolute, fearless and immov- 
 able." Died at Waltham, Mass., July 16, 1841, *t. 67. 
 
 An interesting event in respect to Mr. Jewett was the burial of 
 his remains at Rockport, July 13, 1856, fifteen years after his death ; 
 a sermon being preached on the occasion by his son, Rev. William 
 R. Jewett, then of Plymouth, N. H.. who also made an address at 
 the grave, which was responded to on the part of the people by Dr. 
 Benjamin Haskell. 
 
 CAPT. JONATHAN B. EASTMAN, 
 
 son of Jonathan and Sarah (Fletcher) Eastman, born in Hollis, 
 JanuaryS, 1780, graduated at Dartmouth college in 1803, enlisted 
 in the United States army, and was appointed Ensign the same 
 year, Lieutenant in 1805, and Captain in 1813. Soon after this last 
 
 *Sprague's American Pulpit, Vol. 2, pp. 473, 474, 475, and Allen's American Biography 
 
 PP- 744. 78S- 
 
 (20)
 
 306 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 appointment, Capt. Eastman left the army and returned to Hollis, 
 there passed the rest of his life, and died in Hollis April 26, 1827, 
 <et. 47. Capt. Eastman was with the American army in Canada, in 
 1812, at the time of its surrender by Gen. Hull, and was then 
 United States paymaster. 
 
 NEHEMIAH HARDY, JUN., ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Nehemiah and Abigail Hardy, born in Hollis, April 10, 
 1781, and graduated at Dartmouth college in 1803. Read law in 
 Boston, but did not practise his profession. Removed to Wilming- 
 ton, North Carolina, in 1807, anc ^ there engaged in mercantile pur- 
 suits ; and afterwards, in 1815, removed to Tennessee and died at 
 Wesley in that State, August 26. 1839, **. 5$- 
 
 REV. STEPHEN 7 FARLEY, JUN., 
 
 son of Stephen and Mary (Shattuck) Farley, born in Hollis, Octo- 
 ber 24, 1779, graduated at Dartmouth college in 1804. Ordained 
 as pastor of the Congregational church at Claremont, New Hamp- 
 shire, December 24, 1806. Dismissed April 21, 1819. Afterwards 
 he was for several years preceptor of the Academy at Atkinson, 
 New Hampshire, in the mean time supplying the pulpit of the 
 Congregational society in that town. He was reputed to be an ex- 
 cellent and accomplished scholar, a ready writer, and was a volum- 
 inous contributor to the periodicals of the day. Died at Amesbury, 
 Mass., Sept. 20. 1851. act. 71. 
 
 REV. ELI SMITH, JUN., 
 
 son of Rev. Eli and Catharine (Sheldon) Smith, born in Sunder- 
 land, Mass., July 16, 1787, and came to Hollis with his father in 
 1793. Graduated at Dartmouth college in 1809. Studied for the 
 ministry in Philadelphia, and was first settled as pastor of a Pres- 
 byterian church in Frankfort, Ky. He was pastor of the church at 
 Frankfort for about ten years, and was afterwards, in 1829, installed 
 as pastor of a Presbyterian church in Paris, Ky. It is said of him 
 "that his rank as a minister was inferior to that of no one of his 
 ^temporaries in Kentucky." Died at Frankfort. Oct. 23. 1839, 
 aet. 52. 
 
 WILLIAM TENNEY, JUN., ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Capt. William and Phebe (Jewett) Tenney, born in Hollis, 
 September 12, 1785. Graduated 1808, read law at the law school 
 of Judges Reeves and Gould in Litchfield. Ct. Was admitted to
 
 GRADUATES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. 307 
 
 the bar in Boston in 1811* and first settled in his profession in Salem 
 in 1813; removed from Salem to Newmarket, N. H., in 1815, 
 -and practised his profession at that place till his decease, Septem- 
 ber 13, 1838, a?t. 53. Mr. Tenney was assistant clerk of the New 
 Hampshire Senate in 1823. 
 
 REV. LEONARD JEWETT, 
 
 son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Cummings) Jewett, born in Hollis, 
 October 2, 1787. Graduated at Dartmouth college, 1810, and at 
 the Theological seminary at Andover in 1813. Was licensed to 
 preach and employed for several years as a home missionary in 
 the States of New York and New Hampshire. He was afterwards 
 ordained as pastor of the Congregational church at Temple, N. H., 
 March 6, 1833. Resigned on account of impaired health in 1844, 
 and afterwards resided in Hollis till his decease, February 16. 1862, 
 aet. 74. 
 
 REV. GRANT POWERS, 
 
 son of Samson and Elizabeth (Nutting) Powers, and grandson of 
 Capt. Peter Powers, the first settler of Hollis, was born in Hollis, 
 March 31, 1784, and graduated at Dartmouth college in 1810. 
 Studied for the ministry with Rev. Dr. Burton, Thetford, Vt. Or- 
 dained as pastor of the Congregational church at Haverhill, N. H., 
 January 4, 1815. Dismissed at Haverhill, April 28,1829. Installed 
 as pastor of the Congregational church at Goshen, Ct., August 27, 
 of the same year, and continued pastor of the church at Goshen 
 till his death. April 10, 1841, act. 57. In a biographical sketch of 
 Mr. Powers, it is said of him, " That as a preacher he was able, 
 ingenious, faithful and instructive. That he was endued with much 
 practical wisdom, w r ith uncommon frankness and candor, and great 
 generosity, and that he was highly esteemed for his talents and vir- 
 tues, and his eminent and agreeable social qualities." He was a 
 ready and popular writer, and an earnest and eloquent public 
 speaker, and the productions of his pen display great good taste, 
 versatility, and literary ability. Publications, among his published 
 writings are the following : Sermons " At the ordination of Rev. 
 E. J. Boardman," 1822 ; " At the ordination of Rev. J. D. Farns- 
 worth," 1827; " At the funeral of Rev. William Andrews." 1838; 
 'Centennial Address at Hollis," 1830; "Centennial Address at 
 Goshen, Ct.," 1838 ; "An Essay upon the Influence of the Imagina- 
 tion upon the Nervous System," 1828 ; " Historical Sketches of the 
 Coos Country," 1841.* 
 
 *Drake's Biographical Dictionary, p. 735. Allen's Biographical Dictionary, p. 675.
 
 308 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 NOAII HARDY, M. D., 
 
 son of Phlneas and Sibyl (Shattuck) Hardy, was born in Hollis T 
 March 23, 1785. Graduated at Dartmouth college, 1812; studied 
 medicine and settled as a physician in Hollis, about the year 1814, 
 and practised his profession there till his death at Hollis, December 
 25, 1850, set. 65. He was much respected in his profession, and 
 also for his amiable and exemplary character. / 
 
 LUKE EASTMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Lt. Amos and Ruth (Flagg) Eastman, was born in Hollis, 
 June 22, 1790, and graduated at Dartmouth college, 1812. He 
 read law in Boston and commenced the practice of his profession 
 in that city in 1816. He afterwards in 1820, removed to Sterling r 
 Mass. ; thence to Dracut, and subsequently settled in Lowell, as a 
 teacher of music, for which he was distinguished. Died at Lowell, 
 February 3, 1847, set. 56. 
 
 REV. DAVID PAGE SMITH, 
 
 son of Rev. David and Hepzibah (Worcester) Smith, born in 
 Hollis, September 20, 1795. Graduated at Dartmouth College. 
 1823 ; Studied for the ministry with Rev. Dr. Wood of Boscawen, 
 N. H. ; ordained as pastor of the Congregational church at Sand- 
 wich, N. H., May 23, 1827 ; dismissed, June 28, 1832 ; afterwards- 
 installed as pastor of the Congregational church at Parsonsfield, and 
 Newfield, Maine, July n, 1832: dismissed in 1839, and subse- 
 quently, May 8, 1845, was settled in the ministry at Greenfield,' N. 
 H. Died at Greenfield, October n, 1850, ast. 55. 
 
 REV. WILLIAM P. EASTMAN, 
 
 son of Alpheus and Elizabeth (Ames) Eastman, born in Hollis Sep- 
 tember 20, 1813. Graduated at Dartmouth college in 1842, and at 
 the Theological seminary at Andover, in 1845. Ordained as pastor 
 of the Presbyterian church at New Comerstown, Ohio, in 1846. 
 Dismissed at New Comerstown, and afterwards installed as a pas- 
 tor of the Presbyterian church in Union, Ohio, and still (1879) 
 resides in that State. 
 
 REV. CHARLES CUMMINGS, 
 
 son of Thomas and Mary (Woolson) Cummings, born June 7 T 
 1817. Graduated at Dartmouth college, 1842, and at the Theolog- 
 ical seminary at Andover in 1845. Licensed to preach by the
 
 GRADUATES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. 309 
 
 Andover Association in 1846, and after preaching for a short time, 
 gave up his profession, on account of impaired health. For the 
 last twenty years or more he has been principal of the High school 
 in Medford, Mass., where he still resides (1879). 
 
 CHARLES H. MOOAR, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Gardner and Mary (Hardy) Mooar, born in Hollis, June 17, 
 1822. Graduated at Dartmouth college, 1848. Read law in Cov- 
 ington, Ky., admitted to the bar in 1850, and settled in his profes- 
 sion at Covington. He was. judge of the County Court of Kenton 
 county, Ky., from 1858 to 1862. Still resides at Covington. 
 
 EDWARD F. JOHNSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Noah and Letitia (Claggett) Johnson, born in Hollis, Octo- 
 ber 21, 1842. Graduated at Dartmouth college in 1864. Read law 
 in Nashua, N. H., settled in and now practises his profession in 
 Marlborough. Mass., having also an office in Boston. 
 
 JOSEPH B. PARKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of Joseph D. and Lucretia (Smith) Parker, born in Hollis, Sep- 
 tember i, 1840. Graduated at Dartmouth college, 1869. For some 
 years after leaving college he was a bookseller and stationer at Han 
 over, afterwards read law in Nashua, N. H., and settled in his pro- 
 fession at Nashua, where he now resides (1879). 
 
 FRANKLIN WORCESTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of John N. and Sarah (Holden) Worcester, born in Hollis, 
 October 27, 1845. Graduated at Dartmouth college in 1870. Read 
 law at the law school in Cambridge, practised his profession for a 
 short time at Cambridge, and afterwards engaged in mercantile and 
 manufacturing business with his brothers at Cambridge, and at 
 Hollis, N. H. He was Representative from Hollis to the New 
 Hampshire General Court in 1877 and 1878. 
 
 JOHN H. HARDY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 son of John and Hannah (Farley) Hardy, born in Hollis, February 
 2, 1847. Graduated at Dartmouth college in 1870. Read law in 
 Boston and settled in the practice of his profession in that city. 
 
 CHARLES L. DAY, 
 
 son of Rev. Pliny B. and Mary (Chapin) Day, born in Hollis, April 
 28, 1854. Graduated at Dartmouth college, 1877. Now (1879) 
 reading law in Iowa.
 
 3IO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 GEORGE W. SAUNDERSON, 
 
 son of William P. and Hannah (Marshall) Saunderson, born in-. 
 Hollis, April 22, 1854. Graduated at Dartmouth college in 1877.. 
 Now (1879) reading law in Nashua. 
 
 GRADUATES OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. 
 REV. FIFIELD HOLT, 
 
 son of Fifield and Anna (Lakin) Holt, born 1 784 ; graduated at 
 Middlebury college, 1810, and at the Theological seminary at 
 Andover, in 1813. He was ordained as pastor of the Congrega- 
 tional church and society at Bloomfield, Me., June 14 1815, where 
 he remained till his decease, at Bloomfield, November 15, 1830. 
 at. 45. 
 
 REV. SOLOMON HARDY, 
 
 son of Solomon and Alary (Bailey) Hardy, born in Hollis, Septem- 
 ber 27, 1796; graduated at Middiebury college, 1824, and at the 
 Theological seminary at Andover, in 1827. Mr. Hardy was- 
 ordained as a home missionary, at Andover, November 10, 1827. 
 He afterwards preached, as " stated supply " or acting pastor, for a 
 number of years for several churches and societies in Illinois and 
 Massachusetts, and died while so engaged at Eastham. Mass.. Sep- 
 tember 18, 1842,321.45. 
 
 GRADUATES OF BROWN UNIVERSITY. 
 REV. DANIEL KENDRICK, 
 
 son of Capt. Daniel and Mary (Pool) Kendrick, born in Hollis. 
 March 30, 1785; graduated at Brown University in 1810; studied 
 for the ministry with Rev. Caleb J. Tenney, D. D., at Newport, 
 R. I. Ordained pastor of the Congregational church and society 
 at Pittston, Me., November 28, 1812. Died at Wilton. Me.. May. 
 1868, set. 83. 
 
 REV. LUTHER SMITH, * 
 
 son of Rev. Eli and Ama (Emerson) Smith, born in Hollis, Au- 
 gust u, 1800; graduated at Brown University, 1824; read law 
 with Hon. B. M. Farley, in Hollis ; afterwards studied for the min- 
 istry with his brother, Rev. Eli Smith, Jun., at Frankfort, Ky. ; 
 subsequently established, and for many years conducted an acad- 
 emy in Bourbon county, Ky. ; June 8, 1874, he was settled in the 
 ministry as pastor of the Presbyterian church and society, at Zanes- 
 field, Ohio, where he still resides.
 
 GRADUATES OF AMHERST COLLEGE. 311 
 
 THOMAS ABBOT FARLEY, 
 
 son of Dea. Thomas and Susannah (Burge) Farley, born in Hollis. 
 July 8, 1813 ; graduated at Amherst college in 1838, and at An- 
 dover Theological seminary in 1841. Died in Hollis. August 26, 
 1841, a short time after graduating at Andover. aet. 28. 
 
 REV. AMOS F. SHATTUCK, 
 
 son of Amos and Margaret (Ball) Shattuck, born in Hollis, July 
 9, 1832. Graduated at Amherst college, 1859, and at the Union 
 Theological seminary in New York in 1862. Preached for several 
 years in Surry and Charlestown, N. H., and ordained as pastor of 
 a Congregational church at Durham, Me., June 3, 1868. Dismissed 
 at Durham, and afterwards preached in Worcester, Vt., and Hatch- 
 ville, Mass., till April, 1872, when he ceased to preach on account 
 of ill health. Now resides in Hollis. 
 
 GRADUATES OF MARVVILLE COLLEGE, TENN. 
 REV. PHILLIPS WOOD, 
 
 son of Dea. Phillips and Dorothy (Davis) Wood, born in Hollis, 
 July 12, 1801. Graduated at Maryville college in 1831. Studied 
 for the ministry at the Theological seminary at Maryville. and was 
 afterwards ordained as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Blounts- 
 ville, Tenn. Subsequently removed to Piqua. Ohio, where he 
 died June n, 1856. aet. 54. 
 
 LEONARD WOOD, M. D.. 
 
 son of Dea. Phillips and Dorothy (Davis) Wood, born in Hollis. 
 October 22. 1805. Graduated at Maryville college in 1832. 
 Studied medicine, and settled in his profession at Maryville. where 
 he died, August. 1854. aet. 48. 
 
 BEXJAMIX F. EMERSON, 
 
 son of Rev. Daniel and Esther (Frothingham) Emerson, born in 
 Hollis, July 3, 1806. Graduated at Union collge, N. Y.. 1830. 
 Read law in Hollis, and settled in his profession, first in Townsend. 
 Mass., and afterwards removed to Nashua. N. H.. where he still 
 resides in the practice of his profession. 
 
 REV. ELI N. SAWTELL, D. D., 
 
 son of John and Martha (Wallingford) Sawtell, was born in Mil- 
 ford, N. H., September 8, 1799, and came to Hollis to reside when 
 of the age of ten years, his father being a farmer, in very moderate
 
 312 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 circumstances. In his early boyhood, young Eli worked upon the 
 farm with his father in Hollis, but being then of feeble constitution, 
 farm work was found to be too hard for him, and when about the 
 age of sixteen, he was apprenticed to a shoemaker to learn his 
 trade. In the fall of 1817, Rev. Eli Smith, Jun., then of Frank- 
 fort, Ky., made a visit to Hollis, one purpose of which was, to 
 engage a small company of young men, inclined to study for the 
 ministry, to go to Tennessee to be educated, with that view. Upon 
 hearing the public address of Mr. Smith upon the subject, young 
 Sawtell, then of the age of eighteen, and two other Hollis young 
 men, of about the same age, made up their minds to go to Ten- 
 nessee the spring following. But when spring came, the courage 
 of the other two failed. Under the agreement, made with his 
 master, one year's service was still due on the contract of appren- 
 ticeship. Having made up his mind to go to Tennessee, he bought 
 of his master this last year's time, by giving him his note for $90. 
 to be paid when he should return as a minister from Tennessee, 
 which debt was promptly paid eight years after on his first return 
 to New England. 
 
 On the first of May, 1818, Dr. Sawtell, then in his nineteenth 
 year, started for Tennessee, a distance of eleven hundred miles (a 
 large part of the way through the wilderness), on foot and alone, 
 with his whole wardrobe, and library, consisting of a Bible, hymn- 
 book and primer, tied up in a cotton handkerchief. In this plight, 
 and with $14 for his expenses, he made his way to Maryville, 
 Tenn.. prepared for college at the school in that place, graduated 
 at the college in Greenville, Tenn., in 1823, and at the theological 
 seminary at Maryville in 1825, and was licensed to preach the same 
 year. After being employed for about a year in collecting funds 
 for Maryville college, in the year 1826, he came on to New Eng- 
 land and spent two years or more, in various States, as an evan- 
 gelist. He afterwards returned to the west, and in 1829 was settled 
 as pastor of a Presbyterian church in Louisville, Ky., where he con- 
 tinued till 1836. In the year last named, he was appointed agent 
 of the American Seamen's Friend Society, and went to Havre in 
 France, where, through his efforts, a seamen's chapel was built 
 and a church established, of which he became pastor till 1843, 
 when he was appointed agent of the Foreign Evangelical Society, 
 in the service of which he was employed for several years. This 
 agency led to his travelling and preaching very extensively, in both
 
 GRADUATE OF GREENVILLE COLLEGE. 313 
 
 Europe and the United States, in the discharge of his duties, he 
 having crossed the Atlantic, on his various missions, no less than 
 eight times. His connection with that society having been dis- 
 solved, he established a flourishing female academy at Cleveland. 
 Ohio, of which he was principal till 1854. when he accepted a 
 second appointment to take charge of the seamen's chapel at 
 Havre, where he continued for the next nine years. In 1863 he 
 again returned to the United States, and for a year or more served 
 in the union army in the care of our sick and wounded soldiers. 
 In March, 1865, he was again settled in the ministry, in charge of 
 the Congregational church and society in Saratoga, N. Y., where 
 he continued for about four years, when, by reason of impaired 
 sight and health, he resigned and removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., 
 and after some years to Newmarket, N. J., where he still resides. 
 While in Europe Dr. Sawtell received the honorary degree of D. 
 D.. from the college at Marvville. Term.
 
 314 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 CHAPTER XXIX. 
 
 MINISTERS, PHYSICIANS AND LAWYERS NOT GRADUATES OF COLLEGE 
 
 REV. NOAH WORCESTER. D. D., 
 \ . 
 
 son of Noah and Lydia (Taylor) Worcester, was born November 
 28, 1758. The opportunities of Dr. Worcester for attending school 
 were limited to the short public schools in Hollis, which, such 
 as they were, ended with the winter of 1774-5. In the spring of 
 1775' a * the age of sixteen, he enlisted in the army, and was in the 
 Hollis company at the battle of Bunker Hill. In 1776 he went to 
 Plymouth, N. H., where he taught his first school, having (as he 
 says in a short autobiography) "never studied Geography or Gram- 
 mar, or even had the benefit of a dictionary." While at Plymouth, 
 he says : "After I became an instructor, 1 felt the importance of 
 learning, and exerted myself to obtain it by such means as were in 
 my power. I found myself deficient in the art of writing, and 
 being at Plymouth where, in the time of the war, it was difficult to 
 procure paper, I wrote over a quantity of white birch bark, in imi- 
 tation of some excellent copies I found at Plymouth." 
 
 Again in 1777 ne was m the army, and was in the Hollis com- 
 pany at the battle of Bennington, where, in his eighteenth year, he 
 was fife major. In September, 1778, having bought of his father 
 the remaining fourteen months of his minority, he went again to 
 Plymouth with the expectation of spending his life as a farmer, 
 except as he might occasionally teach school. The fall after he was 
 married, on his twenty-first birthday. 
 
 In 1782 he removed with his family to Thornton, N. H., where 
 he had a small farm, and, while carrying on his farm there, also 
 worked at the ti - ade of a shoemaker, which he had learned in his 
 boyhood. Obliged to practise the most rigid economy in respect 
 to time, when at work upon his shoe bench, he was in the habit of
 
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 MINISTERS NOT GRADUATES. 315 
 
 keeping pen and ink by his side to note down any important 
 thoughts as they occurred. In this way he accustomed himself to a 
 rigorous mental discipline, especially in the writing of dissertations 
 on various theological subjects. 
 
 In 1785 he addressed a letter, (which was afterwards published,) 
 to Rev. John Murray, the noted Universalist preacher of that day, 
 "On the Origin of Evil." This was Dr. Worcester's first publica- 
 tion, and soon brought him into public notice, and prepared the way 
 for his introduction into the ministry. Upon the recommendation 
 of the neighboring ministers he was licensed to preach in 1786, and 
 on the 1 8th of October of that year was ordained as pastor of the 
 Congregational church and society in Thornton. He had lived in 
 Thornton for five years before his ordination, and in the meantime 
 had been schoolmaster, selectman, town clerk, justice of the peace, 
 and representative to the general court. From 1802 to 1804 he 
 was the first missionary of the New Hampshire Missionary So- 
 ciety. In 1810 he removed to Salisbury, N. H., and for three 
 years was the assistant of his brother, Thomas Worcester, as min- 
 ister of that place. While at Salisbury he published his well- 
 known work entitled " Bible News," which afterwards passed 
 through many editions. 
 
 In 1813, the monthly periodical called the "Christian Disciple" 
 was established by a number of the prominent clergymen of Boston, 
 and Dr. Worcester was invited to become its editor. On the 
 acceptance of this invitation he removed to Brighton, Mass., and 
 continued to be the editor of that periodical till 1818. While so 
 engaged his mind became very deeply interested in the cause of 
 universal peace, and in 1814 he published his celebrated pamphlet 
 entitled " A Solemn Review of the Custom of War," an essay 
 that was many times republished in this country and England, and 
 was translated into several foreign languages. The publication of 
 this pamphlet, not very long after, led to the formation of the Mas- 
 sachusetts Peace Society, of which Dr. Worcester was elected Sec- 
 retary. In 1819 a quarterly periodical was established by this 
 society, entitled the "Friend of Peace," of which Dr. Worcester 
 was the editor and principal contributor till the year 1828, when he 
 resigned on reaching his 7oth year. 
 
 His mind was afterwards directed, with much earnestness, to the 
 examination of the question of the connection of "the Sufferings 
 of Christ with the salvation of men," and in 1829 he published a
 
 316 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 small volume entitled the " Atoning Sacrifice a Display of Love, 
 not of Wrath." In 1831 he also published a small work entitled 
 " Causes and Evils of Contention among Christians," and in 1833. 
 his last work with the title " Last Thoughts on Important Subjects." 
 Beside the above works he also published the following: Sermon, 
 at the "Ordination of Rev. Thomas Worcester," and "Friendly 
 Letter to Rev. Thomas Baldwin," 1791. "Candid Discussion of 
 Close Communion," 1794; " New Hampshire Election Sermon," 
 1800; "Reasons for declining to adopt the Baptist Theory and 
 Practice," 1809; " Appeal to the Candid or Trinitarian Review;" 
 1814; "Thoughts on the Personality of the Word of God;" and 
 " Review of Atheism," 1816. Received the honorary degree of 
 A. M., from Dartmouth college, in I79 1 ? an d that of D. D. from 
 Harvard in 1818. Died at Brighton, October 31, 1837, * n his 79th 
 year. His monument at Mt. Auburn bears the following inscription : 
 
 " To NOAH WORCESTER, D. D., 
 
 Erected by his Friends 
 In commemoration of his Zeal and Labors 
 
 In the cause of Universal Peace, 
 
 And the consistency of his character 
 
 As a Christian Philanthropist and Divine.'' 
 
 REV. LEONARD WORCESTER, 
 
 son of Noah and Lydia (Taylor) Worcester, born January i. 1767. 
 Mr. Worcester went to Worcester, Mass., in his youth, and served 
 an apprenticeship to the printers' trade in the office of Isaiah 
 Thomas, Esq., a distinguished printer and publisher of that time. 
 After reaching the age of majority, he was, for several years, edi- 
 tor, printer, and publisher of the newspaper called the " Massachu- 
 setts Spy." In 1795, at the age of twenty-eight, he was chosen . 
 deacon of the first church in Worcester, of which Rev. Dr. Austin 
 was pastor, and without any regular or systematic course of theo- 
 logical studies he was licensed to preach by the Mendon Associa- 
 tion. March 12, 1799, and was ordained as pastor of the Congrega- 
 tional church and society in Peacham, Vt., October 30, 1799. He 
 discharged the duties of his pastorate with much acceptance for 
 thirty-eight years, till 1837, wn en he left Peacham on account of 
 impaired health. He afterwards resided in Littleton, N. H., and 
 St. Johnsbury, Vt., until his decease at the place last named, May 
 28, 1846, aet. 79. 
 
 Publications of Mr. Worcester, " Letters to Rev. Dr. Bancroft, 
 on the doctrine of Election," 1794; Oration on the "Death of
 
 MINISTERS NOT GRADUATES. 317 
 
 Washington," 1800; "Fast Day Sermon," 1802; also Sermons on 
 the following subjects " The Highway and Way"; "On the 
 Atonement;" "On Prayer;" "On the Determination of God;" 
 " On the Trinity ;" " Men their worst Enemies ;" " The Chris- 
 tian desirous to be with Christ ;" "A Defence of the Confession of 
 Faith of the church at Peacham ;" at the "Ordination" of Rev. 
 Elnathan Gridley and Rev. Samuel A. Worcester as Missionaries, 
 1825 ; " On the Alton Outrage," 1837 '> " At the close of his Min- 
 istry," 1839. Besides the above publications, Mr. Worcester was 
 a frequent contributor to several of the religious periodicals of the 
 time. He received the honorary degree of A. M., from Middle- 
 bury college in 1804, and from Dartmouth college in 1827.* 
 
 REV. THOMAS WORCESTER, 
 
 son of Noah and Lydia (Taylor) Worcester, born November 22, 
 1768. Mr. Worcester studied for the ministry with Rev. Daniel 
 Emerson at Holl'.s and was ordained as pastor of the Congrega- 
 tional church and society in Salisbury, N. H., November 9, 1791. 
 Objections were made at the time, (by some of the ordaining coun- 
 cil) to the ordination of the candidate, mainly, for the reason that 
 he had not had the advantage of a " college education.." After 
 considerable delay in consequence of this opposition, Judge Eben- 
 ezer Webster, the father of Hon. Daniel Webster, and a member 
 of the society, rose and addressed the council in an earnest and 
 eloquent speech in which he said, " Mr. Moderator, tve have 
 chosen this yotcng man for our minister, and ~uoe are satisfied 
 with htm; we have invited this council to ordain him, Sir, but if 
 you do not see Jit to do it, (he added with determined emphasis) 
 ive shall call another council that -will." After this address the 
 candidate was ordained without the call of a second council. 
 
 In the year 1807, Hon. Daniel Webster, then a parishioner of 
 Mr. Worcester, united with his church. At the time of so doing, 
 Mr. Webster wrote out his own creed, or confession of faith, which 
 he left with his pastor. The original document in the hand writ- 
 ing of its author, after the decease of Mr. Worcester, was found 
 among his papers, by his executor, Judge George W. Nesmith, and 
 by him deposited in the library of the New Hampshire Historical 
 Society at Concord, where it is still supposed to be. 
 
 *Sprague's American Pulpit, Vol. a, pp. 455, 456.
 
 318 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 Some years after his settlement Mr. Worcester embraced the 
 theological doctrines of his brother, Dr. Noah Worcester, as pre- 
 sented in his work, called " Bible News." On this account and 
 also by reason of his failing health, he was dismissed by a mutual 
 council, April 24, 1823. He afterwards remained in Salisbury 
 without charge till his death, December 24, 1831. act. 63. He 
 received the honorary degree of A. M. from Dartmouth college 
 in 1806. In Dr. Sprague's biographical sketch it is said of Mr. 
 Worcester that he was highly gifted "with the powers of natural 
 eloquence." 
 
 Publications: " Oration," July 4, 1798, and "Thanksgiving Ser- 
 mon " same year, afterwards Sermons as follows, at the " ordina- 
 tion" of Rev. Moses Sawyer, 1802 ; " Little Children in Heaven,'' 
 1803 ; "On the Education of Children," 1804 ; " On the Glory of 
 Christ;" "On the Testimony by which the Son of God honored 
 the Father," and " on the Sonship of Christ," 1810; "Concise 
 view of the Glory of Christ," 1811 ; at the " Funeral" of Joseph 
 Wardwell, 1814; "Letter" to Rev. Dr. Spring, 1811 ; "Eccle- 
 siastical Usurpation Exposed," 1815 ; " Candid Letters to a Trini- 
 tarian," 1817; " Friendly Letter to a Trinitarian Brother." 1819.* 
 
 REV. DAVID BROWN, 
 
 son of David and Rebecca Brown, born April 4, 1773. Studied 
 for the ministry in Hollis, and was self-taught. Preached for a 
 time in Hollis and vicinity as an Evangelist, and was afterwards 
 settled as a Baptist minister in western New York. 
 
 REV. SAMUEL AMBROSE. 
 
 The name of Mr. Ambrose is not found in the Hollis records of 
 births. He was a member of the Hollis Young Men's Religious 
 Association before the Revolution, and of the Hollis militia com- 
 pany in January, 1775, and also a soldier from Hollis in the army 
 at Cambridge in the fall of that year. Married Mary Goodhue, 
 daughter of Dea. Samuel Goodhue, of Hollis, February 20, 1776. 
 Removed to Plymouth, N. H., studied for the ministry, and was 
 settled as pastor of the Baptist church in Sutton, N. H., April, 
 1782, and dismissed at Sutton in March, 1795, was afterwards 
 employed as a missionary, and in preaching to vacant churches. 
 Died at Sutton, May 30,1830, aet. 77. 
 
 *Spragrue's American Pulpit, Vol. S, pp. 193, 194.
 
 MINISTERS NOT GRADUATES. 319 
 
 REV. JOSEPH WHEAT, 
 
 son of Thomas and Mary (Ball) Wheat, born July 18, 1759. He 
 was a soldier from Hollis in the Continental army, and a brother of 
 Thomas Wheat, Jun., who was killed at Bunker Hill. After the 
 war he studied for the ministry, and was settled as pastor of the 
 Baptist church in Grafton, N. H., in August, 1801. Dismissed in 
 ^815. Died at Canaan, N. H., October 28. 1837, * 7 8 - 
 
 REV. DAVID SMITH, 
 
 son of Emerson and Mary (Page) Smith, born September 28, 1769. 
 Mr. Smith learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner, and for sev- 
 eral years carried on that business in Hollis, and aided in building 
 the third Hollis meeting-house in 1804. He afterwards studied for 
 the ministry with Rev. Eli Smith in Hollis, and was first ordained 
 as pastor of the Congregational church at Temple, Maine, February 
 21, 1810. Dismissed January 27, 1819. Afterwards installed as 
 pastor of the Congregational church at Meredith, N. H., March 
 .23, 1819. Died at Meredith. August 18, 1824, aet. 54. 
 
 REV. JACOB HARDY, 
 
 son of Isaac and Mehitable (Boynton) Hardy, born November 14, 
 1795, studied for the ministry at the Theological seminary at Bangor, 
 Me., and graduated at Bangor in 1824. Ordained as pastor of the 
 Congregational church at Strong, Me.. July 12, 1826. Died at 
 Strong, March i. 1833, aet. 37. 
 
 REV. HENRY H. SAUNDERSON. 
 
 son of Jonathan and Lucy (Pool) Saunderson, born September 
 i, 1810. Entered Yale college in 1828, and left in 1831, without 
 graduating. Studied for the ministry at the Theological seminary 
 at Andover, aYid graduated at Andover in 1842. Supplied the Con- 
 gregational church at Ypsilanti, Mich., from October, 1845, to 
 October, 1846. Ordained as pastor of the Congregational church at 
 Ludlovv, Vt., April 20, 1848. Dismissed April, 1853. Was pas- 
 tor of the Congregational church at Wallingford, Vt., from May i, 
 1853, to May i, 1862; at Ludlow, Vt., from 1862 to 1864; at 
 Charlestown, N. H., from 1864 to 1873. Now resides in Swanzey, 
 N. H. Publications of Mr. Saunderson, "Centennial address," at 
 Wallingford, Vt., 1873 ; ' History of Wallingford," also an excel- 
 lent ' History of Charlestown." N. H.. 1877.
 
 32O . BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 REV. EDWARD JOHNSON, JUN., 
 
 son of Edward and Sarah (Bruce) Johnson, born October 13, 1813. 
 Received an academical education at Andover, Mass. In 1836 he- 
 went as a missionary school teacher to the Sandwich Islands, in the 
 employ of the A. B. C. F. M. While engaged as a teacher there 
 he studied for the ministry, and was ordained as pastor of a native 
 church at Waoli, in the island of Kauai, of which he was for 
 many years the minister. Died in 1868, set. 55. 
 
 PHYSICIANS NOT GRADUATES OF COLLEGE. 
 ABIJAH WRIGHT, 
 
 son of Capt. Joshua and Abigail Wright, born August 15. 1746. 
 Removed from Hollis to Hebron. N. H., before the war of the 
 Revolution, and settled there as a physician. Died at Hebron in 
 1828, aet. 82. 
 
 PETER EMERSON, 
 
 son of Rev. Daniel Emerson. (See p. 210, ante.} 
 
 WILLIAM HALE, 
 
 son of Dr. John Hale. (See p. 211. ante.} 
 
 JOSEPH F. EASTMAN, 
 
 son of Jonathan and Sarah (Fletcher) Eastman, born January 14. 
 1772. Studied medicine in New Boston with Dr. Wm. Gove, and 
 after practising his profession for some years in New Boston, he 
 relinquished it, returned to Hollis, and settled upon his farm near 
 the middle of the town, where he continued to reside till his de- 
 cease, Sept. 20, 1865, aet. 93. Dr. Eastman was a man of much 
 general intelligence, enterprise and public spirit. He was the 
 Moderator of the annual town meetings in Hollis, in fifteen differ- 
 ent years, between 1812 and 1835, and was a Coroner for the 
 county from 1802 to 1849. 
 
 JOSEPH BOYNTON, 
 
 son of Abraham and, Mary (Hartshorn) Boynton, born March 26. 
 1789, studied medicine in Hollis, and afterwards removed to and 
 settled in the State of New York. 
 
 LUKE LAWRENCE. 
 
 son of Daniel and Polly (Johnson) Lawrence, born April 14. 1803. 
 Settled in his profession in Lunenburg, Mass. Died in Hollis. 
 January 19, 1832, aet. 28.
 
 PHYSICIANS NOT GRADUATES. -521 
 
 CALVIN WHEELER, 
 
 son of Zebulon and Mary (Kendrick) Wheeler, born June 7, 180^. 
 Settled in his profession in Bristol, 111. 
 
 JOHN R. SMITH, 
 
 son of Rev. Eli and Ama (Emerson) Smith, born February 12, 
 1807, studied medicine in Paris, Ky., settled first in his profession 
 at Paris, and afterwards in Lexington, Ky. He now (1879) re- 
 sides in the town of Vermont, Missouri. 
 
 HENRY W. WILLOUGHBY, 
 
 son of Washington and Lucy (Saunderson) Willoughby, born De- 
 cember 21, 1816. Dr. Willoughby entered Amherst college in 1837,. 
 and left college in his junior year, without graduating. He after- 
 wards studied medicine at the medical college in Philadelphia, and 
 settled in his profession in Hollis, in 1855, where he still resides, in. 
 the practice of it (1879). 
 
 JOHN G. WOOD, 
 
 son of Moses and Submit (Hardy) Wood, born December 27, 1830,. 
 studied his profession in Philadelphia, and settled as a physician in 
 Salem, Mass., where he died. 
 
 JACOB MOOAR, 
 
 son of John and Rebecca (Abbot) Mooar, born March 7, 183 i r 
 studied his profession at Hanover and Manchester, N. II., and 
 settled as a physician in Manchester. 
 
 JOSIAH M. BLOOD, 
 
 son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Abbot) Blood, born July 3, 1832,. 
 studied his profession in Hollis, and also at the University in New 
 York, settled as a physician in Temple, N. H., and afterwards in, 
 Ashby, Mass. 
 
 SAMUEL W. FLETCHER, 
 
 son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Corey) Fletcher, born September iS', 
 1831, studied his profession in Cambridge, Mass., New York city, 
 and also in Paris, France. Settled in his profession in Pepperell. 
 
 Mass., where he now resides. 
 
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 322 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 WILLIAM H. CUTTER, 
 
 son of John H. and Susan (Pool) Cutter, born July 17, 1847, 
 studied his profession at the medical school in Hanover. N. H., 
 .and settled as a physician in Hollis. 
 
 LAWYERS BORN IN HOLLIS NOT GRADUATES OF COLLEGE. 
 ABEL COXANT, 
 
 son of Dea. Abel and Margaret <Jewett) Conant, born June i, 1784. 
 Read law with Col. W. Hastings, in Townsend, Mass. Admitted 
 to the bar at Concord, Mass., in 1813. He practised his profession 
 in Townsend and New Ipswich, N. H., and in 1834 removed to 
 Lowell, Mass.. and his health having partially failed he relinquished 
 his profession, and afterwards turned his attention to the study of 
 Chemistry and Mechanics, and became a useful and successful 
 inventor. At an early day he is said to have invented the seraphine 
 or parlor organ, and not long after the hollow auger, so much used 
 by wheelwrights. While he lived at Lowell, he invented and 
 patented the mortise door lock, now in common use, and the man- 
 ufacture of which gives employment to so many persons. He after- 
 wards discovered and patented the process of raising bread with 
 cream of tartar or other acids, also now in common use, but the dif- 
 ficulty of preventing infringements upon patent rights deprived Mr. 
 Conant, to a great extent, of personal advantage from [his inven- 
 tions. He is said to have made many other improvements of the 
 like character, and, to the day of his death, was engaged in per- 
 fecting several new inventions which he expected [soon to make 
 public. His habits were simple, retiring and exemplary, and his 
 mind and memory remarkably clear till his last hours. Died at 
 Lowell, April 12, 1875, set. 90. 
 
 DANIEL MOOAR, 
 
 son of Jacob and Dorcas (Hood) Mooar, born May n, 1815. He 
 received an academical education at Milford, N. H., and Chester, 
 Vt. Afterwards he went to Covington, Ky., and read law at that 
 place and at the law school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was admitted 
 to the bar in 1843. "He settled and practised his profession in 
 Covington for twenty-five years, and established a reputation as a 
 profound lawyer, a safe counsellor for business integrity, and a 
 high sense of honor, and several times filled the office of District
 
 LAWYER NOT GRADUATE. 323 
 
 Judge." His health having become partially impaired by too close 
 application to business, and, having acquired an ample fortune, he 
 afterwards removed to Keokuk, Iowa, where he still resides, and is 
 there engaged in extensive business. 
 
 In a biographical sketch of Judge Mooar, published in the His- 
 torical Atlas of Lee county, Iowa, in December, 1873, ** * s sa ^ f 
 him " that he is now among the substantial and solid men of 
 Keokuk, and a man of decided ability and varied information. * * 
 Such men are real ornaments to any community and Keokuk has 
 been fortunate in adding such an one to her citizens."
 
 324 BIOGRAPHICAL .SKETCHES. 
 
 CHAPTER XXX. 
 
 PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE PRACTISED THEIR PROFESSION IN HOLLIS. 
 AND MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 DR. JOHN HALE. 
 
 (See p. 211, ante.} 
 
 DR. JONATHAN FOX 
 
 was from Dracut, Mass. Married Zerviah Jones. Settled in Hollis 
 as a physician in 177^5 a * ^ ie a S e f 2 4> an d was regarded as a 
 young man of much promise, and soon gained the esteem and con- 
 fidence of the people. In the years 1779 and 1780, he was several 
 times appointed a member of the Hollis committee for raising men 
 for the army, in which service he was very efficient and successful. 
 He died in Hollis, much lamented, October 26, 1782, at the early 
 age of 28, his death being regarded as a public loss. His only 
 daughter Zerviah, born February 16, 1779, became the wife of Rev. 
 Samuel Worcester, D. D. His youngest son, Ebenezer, a rnan of 
 great industry and business ability, after being for many years set- 
 tled in his business in Salem, Mass., afterwards I'emoved to Hollis. 
 and became the owner of the farm now known as the " Fox place," 
 where he died December 6, 1857, x ^- 74- 
 
 DR. JONATHAN POOL. 
 
 (See p. 214, ante.} 
 
 DR. WILLIAM HALE. 
 
 t (Seep. 211, ante.} 
 
 DR. BENONI CUTTER 
 
 was a son of John and Susannah (Hastings) Cutter, born in New 
 Ipswich, N. H., in 1771. He settled as a physician in Hollis in 
 1799, and married Phebe Tenney, oldest daughter of Capt. William
 
 HOLLIS PHYSICIANS. 325 
 
 Tenney of Hollis, May 20, 1800. He was greatly respected, both 
 as a citizen and as a physician, and in the year 1814 was appointed 
 to the office of deacon of the Hollis church. Died in Hollis, 
 January 17, 1816, get. 44. 
 
 DR. PETER MANNING 
 
 was born in Townsend, Mass. He settled in Hollis as a physician 
 in 1814 or 1815, and in 1817 he was a member of the School Com- 
 mittee. He removed from Hollis to Merrimack in 1818, and con- 
 tinued in the practice of his profession in Merrimack till 1838, and 
 afterwards removed to Lunenburg, Mass., where he died. 
 
 DR. OLIVER SCRIPTURE, 
 
 son of Oliver and Jane Scripture, born in Mason, N. H., June 16, 
 1783. Married Eliza, the youngest daughter of Hon. Timothy 
 Farrar of New Ipswich. Dr. Scripture settled in his profession in 
 Hollis in the year 1818, as successor to Dr. Manning, and continued 
 his practice as a physician in Hollis till his death, November 7, 
 1860, aet. 77. The inscription upon his tombstone, in the Hollis 
 central burial ground, " The beloved Physician," is expressive of 
 the affectionate esteem in which he was held by the people of the 
 town. His father-in-law, Judge Farrar, passed the last years of his 
 life in the family of Dr. Scripture, and died in Hollis, February 21, 
 
 1849, aet. IO1 y ears > 7 mon ths, 12 days. 
 
 DR. ORVILLE M. COOPER 
 
 was a native of Croydon, N. H., and graduated at the medical 
 school at Hanover, in 1845. Dr. Cooper settled in his profession 
 in Hollis, in 1846, and died in Hollis, February, 1847. 
 
 DR. JOHN L. COLBY, 
 
 settled in Hollis as a physician in 1847, soon after the decease of 
 Dr. Cooper, and in 1848 he was a member of the School Com- 
 mittee in Hollis. In 1850 he removed from Hollis to Manchester, 
 Mass., and about two years afterwards to Harlem, N. Y., where he 
 is still supposed to reside. 
 
 DR. LOCKHART B. FARRAR 
 
 was born in Walpole, N. H., and was a graduate of the medical 
 school in Castleton, Vt. Settled in his profession in Hollis, in 
 
 1850, upon the removal of Dr. Colby. In 1852 he also removed 
 from Hollis to Manchester, Mass., and afterwards to the State of 
 Illinois.
 
 326 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 DR. WILLIAM A. TRACY, 
 
 son of Elisha L. Tracy, was born in Tunbridge, Vt., May 3, 1826. 
 Attended medical lectures at Boston, Woodstock, Vt., and Hano- 
 ver, N. H. Settled in his profession in Hollis, succeeding Dr. 
 Farrar in September, 1852. Removed from Hollis to Nashua, in 
 August, 1854. Appointed Surgeon of the 6th New Hampshire In- 
 fantry, October 25, 1861. Resigned on account of ill health, 
 March 15, 1863, and returned to Nashua. Died at Nashua, March 
 15, 1864, aet. 37. 
 
 DR. HENRY BOYNTON, 
 
 son of Isaac Boynton, born in Pepperell, Mass. Studied medicine 
 at the medical school in Woodstock, Vt. Settled in his profession 
 in Hollis in September, 1854, as successor to Dr. Tracy. Prac- 
 tised his profession in Hollis till 1858, when he removed to Wood- 
 stock, Vt., and was succeeded by Dr. George P. Greeley. Ap- 
 pointed Assistant Surgeon of the yth New Hampshire Infantry, 
 October 15, 1861. Resigned January 24, 1864, and returned again 
 to Woodstock. 
 
 DR. HENRY W. WILLOUGHBY. 
 
 (See page 321, ante.) 
 
 DR. GEORGE P. GREELEY, 
 
 son of Ezekiel Greeley, was born in Nashua, N. H. Attended 
 medical lectures at Woodstock, Vt., Hanover, N. H., and at the 
 College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York city, where he 
 graduated in 1857. Settled as a physician in Hollis in 1858. 
 Appointed Assistant Surgeon of the Second New Hampshire regi- 
 ment, May, 1 86 1 ; Surgeon of the Fourth New Hampshire regi- 
 ment, October 8, 1862 ; honorably discharged, October 23, 1864, 
 After leaving the army, he settled in his profession, first in Boston, 
 and afterwards, in 1872, removed to Nashua, where he still practises 
 his profession (1879). 
 
 DR. ELLERY CHANNING CLARKE. 
 
 was a son of Rev. Stillman Clarke, and was born in Winchester, 
 N. H., March 21, 1836; entered Harvard college in 1855, and left 
 in 1857. Studied medicine with Professor Albert Smith of Peter- 
 borough, N. H., and graduated at the medical college at Bur- 
 lington, Vt., in 1860. Settled in Hollis in the spring of 1861,
 
 NATHAN THAYER. 327 
 
 succeeding Dr. Greeley. Appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 
 Eighth New Hampshire United States Infantry, January 18, 1862 ; 
 promoted to Surgeon, June 5, 1863 ; discharged for disability, 
 August, 1864 ; afterwards settled in Westfield, Mass. 
 
 DR. SYLVANUS BUNTON 
 
 was born in Allenstown, N. H. Graduated at Dartmouth college 
 in 1840. Studied medicine in Baltimore. Settled in his profes- 
 sion in Manchester, N. H., where he continued till June, 1864, 
 and was then appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 7th New Hamp- 
 shire U. S. regiment, and in August, 1864, was promoted to Sur- 
 geon. Mustered out July 20, 1865, and after leaving the army, 
 settled in his profession in Hollis, where he remained about three 
 years, and then removed to Mont Vernon, N. H. 
 
 DR. ADONIJAH W. HOWE, 
 
 son of Dr. Luke Howe, was born in Jaffrey, N. H., September, 
 25, 1825. Graduated at the medical college in Hanover in 1850. 
 Settled as a physician in Dunstable, Mass., in 1851. Came to 
 Hollis in March, 1861. Removed from Hollis in 1865, and now 
 in 1879, resides in Greenville, N. H. 
 
 DR. CHARLES G. COREY 
 
 was born in Jaffrey, N. H. Graduated at the medical college in 
 Hanover, N. H., in 1857. Settled in his profession in Hollis in 
 1867, where he remained from three to four years, and then 
 removed to Greenville, N. H., and died at Greenville, October 19, 
 1878, set. 54. 
 
 NATHAN THAYER, 
 (Contributed by Miss G. A. BOUTWELL, a granddaughter.) 
 
 son of Elijah and Sarah (Robinson) Thayer, was born in Milford, 
 Mass., July 6, 1781. He was a descendant of Thomas Thayer, who 
 came to this country from England about 1630, and settled in Brain- 
 tree, which town is supposed to have been named by the Thajer 
 family in honor of their English birth-place. A son of Thomas 
 Thayer settled in that part of Mendon, Mass., which is now known 
 as Milford, about 1665, and for successive generations, and for a 
 period of over one hundred and fifty years, the ancestors of Mr. 
 Thayer were citizens of that ancient town. At the early age of
 
 328 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 seventeen, Mr. Thayer came to Hollis " to seek his fortune." He 
 had for his capital, a common school education, and a good knowl- 
 edge of the trade of house painting. His name appears first on the 
 Hollis tax lists in 1803. Mr. Thayer was so good a workman 
 that he was called frequently to Pepperell, Groton, and even as far 
 away as Andover to pursue his trade. He took especial pleasure 
 in the society of those places, and on his return would tell his chil- 
 dren pleasant anecdotes of the Prescotts, Lawrences, and the 
 learned professors of Andover. He was a welcome guest in many 
 homes in those towns, and one of his daughters, who went to school 
 in Andover, recalls with pleasure the consideration which she re- 
 ceived on her father's account. 
 
 For thirty years, Mr. Thayer employed his leisure of the winter 
 months in teaching school. In the early part of this century, 
 schools of the higher grades were almost unknown, and all those 
 inclined to study were dependent upon the district schools, and 
 many young men, as well as the children, availed themselves of his 
 instruction. He was an especially good grammarian, and by com- 
 mon consent all knotty questions in grammar were referred to him 
 by the other teachers. 
 
 He was a member of the Hollis examining School Committee in 
 1817, 1818, 1821, 1822, 1825, and 1827; and of the Superintending 
 School Committee, in 1828, 1829, and 1830. He was also a Justice 
 of the Peace from 1822 to 1830, and a Representative to the New 
 Hampshire General Court in 1812, 1819, 1820, and 1821. April 2, 
 1807, he married Hannah Jewett, daughter of Dea. Stephen Jewett, 
 Jun. She died March 17, 1824. She was the mother of six daugh- 
 ters and one son, all but one (the fourth daughter) survived her. 
 Mr. Thayer married March 27, 1825, Mary Jewett, a sister of his 
 first wife. She was the mother of two children, both of whom died 
 in infancy. She died October 1 6, 1833. Mr. Thayer died October 
 21, 1830, aet. 49. 
 
 JAMES BLOOD, 
 
 son of Solomon and Priscilla (French) Blood, was born in Hollis, 
 May 20, 1793, and died in Newburyport, Mass., June 27, 1876, aet. 
 83 years. For the following obituary tribute to the memory of Mr. 
 Blood, I am indebted to the Merrimack Family Visitor, published 
 at Newburyport, of the date of July i, 1876. "Mr. Blood came 
 to this city in the year 1825, poor, respectable, industrious and
 
 JAMES PARKER, JUN. 329 
 
 intelligent. His life was a success, and in all controllable events just 
 what he would have it. We doubt if he would materially change 
 it if he had to live it over again. He enjoyed the most perfect 
 health till old age. He was one of the most industrious persons 
 that ever lived, and his happiness was in his business. He loved 
 to work for the sake of it, and would have continued to do so, 
 though no gains should have come from it. But his business yielded 
 its profits till his estate grew to exceed all his early expectations. His 
 fellow citizens did not fail to appreciate his virtues, his integrity, 
 his independent thought and straightforward action ; and they hon- 
 ored him with a seat in the legislature, and many local offices, 
 while, without his own solicitation, he was made Collector of Cus- 
 toms under two national administrations. 
 
 "Mr. Blood enjoyed life in his nature he was happy. Under the 
 gravity of his demeanor there was a quiet humor, and in the busiest 
 moments of his most busy days, he was lively and witty to old age 
 ever seeing the bright side of events and the sunny spots of life. 
 
 " He was a man of firm convictions and religious faith which 
 never deserted him. Life and death to him were equally natural 
 and desirable, and he had no wish to stay here when his mission on 
 earth was accomplished, nor any fear that he should not awake 
 from his last sleep to renewed activities and joys. Death was not 
 therefore shaded with fears, nor the grave with gloom. He went 
 not like a cringing slave to punishment, but lay down quietly and 
 hopefully as to pleasant dreams His funeral was from his residence 
 on Friday morning, appropriate in time, for he was one of those to 
 say, ' bury me in the morning, when the sun will be upon my 
 grave.' " 
 
 JAMES PARKER, JUN., 
 
 son of James and Betsey (Wright) Parker, was born in Hollis, 
 April i, 1815, and died in Springfield, Mass., Jan, 2, 1874, set. 58. 
 The following appreciative biographical sketch of Mr. Parker is in 
 substance to be found in the October number of the New England 
 Historical and Genealogical Register for 1874, p. 475. 
 
 " Mr. Parker was a native of Hollis. In 1833 he ' mounted the 
 stage box* as a stage driver. In 1836 he became agent for Burt and 
 Billings' stage line, between Worcester and Springfield, and con- 
 tinued in that capacity till the Western railroad was opened, when 
 like Ginery Twitchell and others who had shown eminent ability in 
 managing the ' whip and ribbons,' he was taken into the new service
 
 330 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 of transporting passengers and freight. Mr. Parker had charge 
 of the first train of cars from Boston to Springfield, and his atten- 
 tion to passengers and gentlemanly bearing soon proved that he was 
 ' the right man in the right place.' His pleasant countenance and 
 never-failing urbanity will long be remembered by the thousands 
 who had occasion to pass over that road during many of the earlier 
 years of its existence. 
 
 "The first train from Boston to Springfield made the trip in 
 exactly six hours, and Mr. Parker received many compliments, not 
 only for what was regarded as remarkable speed, but also for his 
 accurate observance of that ' old time table.' The train bearing 
 among others, the directors of the road, left Boston at seven o'clock, 
 A. M., and arrived at Springfield at i o'clock, P. M., September 
 27, 1839. The opening of the road was an event of such general 
 rejoicing that it was publicly celebrated in Springfield upon the 
 arrival of the first train under the command of Mr. Parker. So 
 closely did Mr. Parker attend to his new duties, that for nineteen 
 years after he entered upon them, he had been west of the Con- 
 necticut river but once, and it was jocosely said of him, that he did 
 not know how the Springfield Armory looked, as he had seen only 
 its back side for fifteen years. When Mr. Parker resigned his posi- 
 tion as conductor, he was appointed superintendent of the sleep- 
 ing cars, between Boston and New York, and in April, 1872, he 
 was made superintendent of all the sleeping, parlor, passenger and 
 baggage cars of all the trains between the two cities. During the 
 twenty-nine years of his service as conductor, he is said to have 
 travelled in that capacity, without serious accident to life or limb of 
 his passengers, more than 1,500,000 miles, a distance equal to 
 sixty times around the globe, and a greater distance, as is believed, 
 than that of any other known railroad conductor. 
 
 " Upon Mr. Parker's retirement from office, an elegant gold watch 
 was presented to him by his friends who had often travelled under 
 his assiduous care, and the employees of the road gave him a val-' 
 uable horse and carriage in token of their high appreciation of his 
 services. In 1871 and 1873, he was elected a member of the Mas- 
 sachusetts House of Representatives. His house was filled with 
 curiosities, old books, rare drawings, and other specimens of hand- 
 icraft, which show that if he had devoted his life to art or to Archae- 
 logical pursuits, he would probably have had but few superiors 
 in these departments of knowledge. By reason of his interest in
 
 HENRY OILMAN LITTLE. 331 
 
 these pursuits, he was admitted to a resident membership in the 
 New England Historical and Genealogical Society, November 24, 
 1862, and he was also an honorary member of the New Hampshire 
 Historical Society." 
 
 HENRY OILMAN LITTLE 
 
 was the sixth of the thirteen children of Abner B. and Nancy 
 (Tenney) Little, and was born in Goffstown, N. H., March 31, 
 1813. During his infancy, his parents removed to Hollis, where he 
 lived till his eighteenth year, enjoying such advantages for educa- 
 tion as were then afforded in the Beaver Brook district, viz., two 
 months of school in winter, and three in summer. In 1830, he 
 left his paternal home in Hollis, and spent the next six years in 
 Wethersfield, Ct., partly in study and teaching, and in part in labor. 
 In March, 1836, ne married Fidelia M. Stoddard, of Newington, 
 Ct., and removed to the then new State of Illinois, and the next 
 year settled in Henry county, where he passed thirty years of an 
 active and busy life, engaged in agriculture, and filling various 
 important offices of public trust. During the first year of his resi- 
 dence there he took part in organizing the county, and was elected 
 Justice of the Peace, an office he held for twelve years and more. 
 In 1850 he was High Sheriff, and Collector of the whole revenue of 
 the county at that time a position of great responsibility, there 
 then being neither a safe, bank nor jail in the county. In 1856 he 
 was elected to the Illinois legislature, of which he was for two 
 years a member. He was for five years President of the Henry 
 County Agricultural Society, which he had helped to organize. 
 He was probably at no time free from public trust and duty, either 
 as an officer of State, the county, town, church or school board. 
 
 In 1867 he removed to Grinnell, Iowa, on account of the educa- 
 tional advantages afforded by the college at that place. Here for 
 four successive terms he has been elected Mayor of that city, and 
 for most of the time has served as school director, and trustee of 
 the church and society, and at Grinnell, (as in his former home), 
 many substantial and tasteful improvements will long bear witness 
 to his skill and public spirit. 
 
 In 1878 he was elected by the Iowa legislature one of the five 
 trustees of the State Agricultural college, a post of high trust and 
 great responsibility, involving the care of the endowment fund of a 
 half million of dollars, together with the direction and, management
 
 33 2 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 of the flourishing college of two hundred and fifty students with 
 its large faculty, and the college farm of eight hundred acres. 
 
 At the age of sixty-five Mr. Little remains with unbroken health, 
 unabated vigor, energy and usefulness. Though afflicted by the 
 loss of an only son at the age of sixteen, he has reared to woman- 
 hood a family of five daughters, of whom three have graduated 
 from college, and all are now married. He has still, as always in 
 the past, a cheerful, attractive and hospitable home, and as yet has 
 no thought of retiring from active life. 
 
 LUTHER PRESCOTT IIUBBARD, 
 
 was born in Hollis, June 30, 1808, and was the oldest child of 
 Luther and Hannah (Russell) Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard, in his 
 childhood and youth, attended the public schools in the Middle dis- 
 trict in Hollis, and was for a short time a pupil in the Pinkerton 
 academy at Derry. He helped to build the first cotton mill in 
 Nashua in 1824 ; afterwards the Bunker hill monument, and also 
 superintended the fitting of the granite for the Tremont hotel in 
 Boston. 
 
 His views in respect to and against the use of tobacco have been 
 widely published by the American Tract Society, by the religious 
 and secular press, and also in the Sailor's Magazine. 
 
 Mr. Hubbard has been for twenty years a corresponding mem- 
 ber of the Iowa State Historical Society, and is an honorary mem- 
 ber of the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society, and is the author 
 of a Genealogy, entitled "Descendants of George Hubbard from 
 1600 to 1872," published in the year last named, and tracing his 
 family line ten generations. The last forty-five years of his life 
 have been zealously, and usefully devoted, mostly to the interests of 
 seamen. For many years he has been the financial agent of the 
 American Seamen's Friend Society, and also Secretary of the New 
 England Society of the city of New York, both of which offices he 
 still holds and fills acceptably. 
 
 He now resides in Greenwich, Connecticut, the State of his hon- 
 ored progenitor, George Hubbard, one of the first settlers of Weth- 
 ersfield, Ct., in 1634, but has his office in New York city. 
 
 JOSEPH WHEAT, AN OLD-TIME STAGE-DRIVER. 
 
 Joseph Wheat, famous eighty years ago as a stage-driver, came 
 to Hollis in his youth, with his father, soon after the Revolution.
 
 JOSEPH WHEAT. 333 
 
 He was by trade a cooper, and built and owned the house on the 
 main road leading from Hollis to Amherst, which, in 1796, he sold 
 to Dea. Enos Hardy, and which was for many years afterwards the 
 well-known homestead of Deacon Hardy. Soon after this sale, 
 Wheat removed to Amherst and became interested in a line of 
 stages, both as owner and driver, the line running from Concord 
 and beyond to Boston. I am indebted mainly to Rev. Dr. Bouton's 
 History of Concord for the following humorous anecdotes of this 
 primitive stage driver.* 
 
 "Of Joseph Wheat, who will be recollected as almost if not 
 quite the first driver of a stage into Concord, and whose nose will 
 be remembered long, I have two or three anecdotes. At one time 
 being complained of by the people of Amherst, (one of the towns on 
 his stage route,) that he did not give the customary notice of his 
 approach by blowing a tin horn, hej replied to this complaint 
 through the Amherst Cabinet, ' that he was too poor to buy a tin 
 horn, but that, in the future, when they should see his nose they 
 might expect the stage in ten minutes.' 
 
 " Upon another occasion, stopping for his breakfast one frosty 
 morning, a somewhat dainty passenger, sitting at the table opposite 
 to him, and observing the effects of the cold coming from his nose, 
 rudely requested Wheat to wipe it. ' Wipe it yourself,' coolly 
 answered the driver, ' my nose is nearer to you than to me.' 
 
 " Again, when driving his stage from Concord to Hanover, he 
 met Rev. Dr. Wheelock, president of the college, riding in his car- 
 riage. As he was about to pass the president, Wheat took hold of 
 his nose and, turning it one side, said, ' I think, Mr. President, you 
 can pass now.' " 
 
 It seems that Mr. Wheat, among other gifts and graces pertaining 
 to his calling, had also that of -verse making. As an illustration 
 of the commendable change in the tastes and habits of the patrons 
 of public stage coaches since the dram-drinking days of eighty 
 years ago, we quote the closing stanza of one of Mr. Wheat's 
 poetic effusions, giving notice to the public of his having estab- 
 lished a new line of stages. 
 
 " Come, my old Friends, and take a seat 
 
 In this new Line with Joseph Wheat, 
 And when to your journey's end you've come, 
 Your friend will treat with good old Rum." 
 
 *Bouton's History of Concord, p. 577.
 
 334 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 Another similar poetic effusion of his was the following adver- 
 tisement of his business as a cooper. 
 
 " My advice to farmers all 
 
 Is Pick your apples as they fall. 
 And if your cider's pure and sweet, 
 
 Please buy your casks of Joseph Wheat." 
 
 THE HOLLIS HERMITS. 
 DR. JOHN JONES. 
 
 There were two persons, formerly living in Hollis, somewhat 
 famous in their day as " Hermits," viz., John Jones, commonly 
 called " Dr. Jones," and Stephen Y. French, better known as 
 " Leather French." Jones, the first named, according to the tra- 
 ditions of him, was the son of a wealthy British military officer of 
 good family, born in England in the early part of the last century, 
 and came to this country while yet a young man. After coming to 
 America he is said to have lived a solitary, wandering life, till he 
 came to Hollis soon after the war of the Revolution. 
 
 Upon settling in Hollis, he bought for himself a patch of ground 
 of about four acres in the north part of the town, at a distance from 
 any public road, near Mooar's hill so called, and now a part of 
 the farm of Lot Mooar. Here he built for himself a small humble 
 dwelling, which he called his " Lone Cottage." He set out on his 
 grounds an orchard of choice varieties of grafted apple and other 
 fruit trees, and also many kinds of shrubs, herbs and flowers, which 
 he took great pains to cultivate, and it is said of him that he was 
 the first person to introduce grafted fruit into Hollis. 
 
 In his youth Dr. Jones was crossed in love, as a result of which 
 his mind became unsettled and distracted, and his disappoint- 
 ment ended in his eccentricities and wayward mode of life. He 
 is reputed to have been educated for the pulpit, and at the early 
 age of twenty, had had and accepted a call to settle in the min- 
 istry, which was broken off by his disappointment and the untimely 
 death of his lady love. He was a person naturally of bright intel- 
 lect, of much humor and ready wit, reputed somewhat of a poet, 
 and some of his effusions in verse have come down to the present 
 day. 
 
 Before coming to Hollis, he had written and published a long bal- 
 lad, of near forty stanzas, telling the sad story of his life and 
 troubles, entitled the " Major's only son and his True Love." My
 
 THE HOLLIS HERMITS. 335 
 
 limits do not allow me to copy but a few extracts from this ballad. 
 In its first stanza, its author says, 
 
 " Come all young people far and near, 
 
 A lamentation you shall hear 
 Of a young man and his True-Love 
 Whom he adored and prized above 
 All riches." * * * * 
 
 This ballad was learned by heart and sung sixty years ago by 
 hundreds of the " young people" of Hollis and the neighboring 
 towns, and also was often sung by the doctor himself in loud, sad 
 tones, when alone in his " Lone Cottage." It appears from the 
 recitals in the ballad that both the father and mother of the doctor 
 were persistently and irreconcilably opposed to his marrying the 
 maid of his choice, as he says, 
 
 " Because she was of low degree 
 And came of a poor family." 
 
 Angry at this opposition of the father and mother of the doctor, 
 one day when Jones was visiting the young lady, her father said to 
 him, as the ballad has it, 
 
 "' My daughter is as good as you," and 
 
 Turned this young man without his door 
 And told him to come there no more." 
 
 After this' enforced separation the young lady took to her chamber, 
 sickened, pined away and soon after died. Shortly before her death 
 she sent her brother for the " young man," to whom she told the 
 sad tale of her sickness and sorrow. Taking the engagement rings 
 from her fingers just before her death she gave them to him, saying, 
 
 "Keep them for my sake 
 
 And always when these rings you see, 
 Remember that I died far thee." * * 
 " Tears down his cheeks as fountains run, 
 
 He cried, alas! 'I am undone. 
 No comfort ever shall I have, 
 . Wnile I go rmurning to my grave.'" 
 
 The "young man" attended the funeral of his betrothed as chief 
 mourner, as the ballad has it, 
 
 " Dressed in black from top to toe * * 
 
 And after that distracted run, 
 And so forever was undone, 
 And wandered up and down, alone." 
 
 While living in Hollis Jones supported himself in part by raising 
 and preparing medicinal herbs, and various nostrums from them, 
 which he peddled in Hollis and other towns near, hence his title of
 
 336 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 " Doctor." In his wanderings about the country he usually wore a 
 broad brimmed hat with a mourning weed around it, and a long, 
 plaid dressing gown. In his thus going about, he carried with him 
 two baskets, one in each hand, the one of which he named the 
 " Charity," the other the " Pity basket." In these he carried for 
 sale and barter his herbs and nostrums, and also " Liberty tea,'* so 
 called, and, in their season, juniper berries, and scions for grafting, 
 from his orchard, taking home with him, in the same baskets, the 
 articles he got in exchange. He also kept for sale copies of verses 
 written by him, including the ballad telling the story of his 
 troubles. 
 
 Years ago, and within my own remembrance, many anecdotes 
 were told of his impromptu verses and rhymes, and of his humor and 
 wit. His age at his death, as inscribed on his gravestone, was sixty- 
 nine, though he was supposed to have been somewhat older. But 
 on this subject he was very taciturn, and inclined to keep the secret 
 of his age to himself. At one time, an unmarried lady customer of 
 his, to whom he had sold some of his '' Liberty tea," of the name 
 of Phebe (herself of uncertain age), took occasion to question him 
 upon this matter, in the hope of solving the mystery. The doctor, 
 in reply, told her that " she might ask him just as many questions 
 as she was years old." Nettled at this evasive answer, Phebe 
 reproachfully called him an "old cracked riddle of one doleful 
 tune," and demanded of him to take back his " Liberty tea "and 
 return her money. In reply to this demand the doctor said to her r 
 
 " Phebe, my dear, my own sweet honey, 
 
 You've got your tea, and I've got my money." 
 
 It was his habit, as a spectator, to attend the courts at Amherst,. 
 where, as he used to say, the lawyers would try to get a " crumb of 
 sport " out of him. On one occasion, having been bantered by 
 them for one of his impromptu stanzas, he was afterwards invited 
 by the host to eat at a second table, from which the judges and law- 
 yers had just risen from a dinner of roast poultry. Having finished 
 his meal, on rising from the table, in place of his customary after 
 dinner grace, with one eye upon the lawyers, he gave expression to 
 his sentiments in respect to his dinner and tt\z guests at the first 
 table in the following terse couplet, 
 
 "Cursed be the owls 
 
 That picked these fowls ; 
 And left the bone* 
 
 For Dr. Jones."
 
 DR. JOHN JONES. 337 
 
 For the following anecdote of Dr. Jones, I am indebted to my 
 friend, Hon. J. B. Hill, who tells me that it was told him by his- 
 father, Rev. Ebenezer Hill of Mason, who was cotemporary with 
 Dr. Jones, and for many years a member of the Hollis Association 
 of ministers. The doctor, as he says of himself in his- ballad, 
 (having been educated for the ministry) at the time he lived in 
 Hollis, was in the habit of attending the meetings of this Associa- 
 tion of ministers, as well as the courts, not as a member, but as one 
 of the persons styled " company" in the records of the Associa- 
 tion. On such occasions, he sometimes proposed for discussion 
 questions in theology, which interested him, and at one time the 
 following, ''Was there ever a man that had a tongue which never 
 told a lie, or a heart which never had an evil thought?" This ques- 
 tion was promptly answered by all present with a decided negative 
 and " nailed wi' scripture." The doctor insisted on the affirma- 
 tive and said to them that he would prove that they were all 
 wrong, and at once went to the door, and brought in one of his 
 baskets, and uncovering it showed them the head and heart of a 
 sheep, and pointing to them, exclaimed in triumph, ' there is a 
 tongue that never told a lie, and a heart that never had an evil 
 thought, and they are both mine." 
 
 On another occasion, calling at a house where he wished for din- 
 ner, he said to the hostess, that if she would provide him one, he 
 would write for her a suitable epitaph, two lines of which were to 
 be composed before dinner, and two after. This bargain being 
 struck, he wrote for her the first two lines," 
 
 " Good old Sarah died of late, 
 
 And just arrived at Heaven's gate." 
 
 The good lady concluded that these lines would fit her case, and 
 provided the dinner. But the entertainment not having been wholly 
 to the taste of the doctor, on rising from the table, and with one 
 hand on the door latch, he added to the first two lines, 
 
 " Old Gabriel met her with a club 
 
 And knocked her back to Beelzebub!" 
 
 There were at that time, in Hollis, three young men to whom the 
 doctor was strongly attached, and whom he called his adopted sons, 
 viz., Thaddeus Wheeler, Jun., Timothy Emerson, and J. Coolidge 
 Wheat, the last named, by trade, a stone cutter, and maker of grave- 
 stones. During the life of Jones, and under his eye and direction. 
 
 Wheat had made for him a large, neatly finished gravestone, fully 
 (22)
 
 338 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 completed and lettered, except the date of his death, with the epi- 
 taph inscribed upon it, furnished by the doctor, and copied from a 
 stanza of his ballad. By his will dated January i, 1791, the little 
 estate that the doctor left was given to his three adopted sons, with 
 :the single condition, that Wheat should finish and set up his grave- 
 .-stone. This gravestone is now to be found standing at the grave 
 of the doctor, near the north end of the central burial ground in 
 'Hollis, with the following inscription : 
 
 "Da. JOHN JONES, 
 Died July 14, 1796, set. 69. 
 
 " In youth he was a scholar bright, 
 
 In learning he took great delight, 
 He was a Major's only son, 
 
 It was for love he was undone." 
 
 STEPHEN YOUNGMAN FRENCH. 
 
 Another somewhat noted hermit, a native of Hollis, was Stephen 
 Y. French, better known by his acquired name of " Leather 
 French," a son of Joseph French, a Hollis soldier of the Revolution, 
 and Mary (Youngman) French, and was born in Hollis, September 
 ^3, 1781. Early in life he wandered to Exeter in the State of 
 Maine, where for many years he lived in his little cabin as a her- 
 mit, solitary and alone. Hon. John B. Hill, the author of the 
 Tiistory of Mason, who was settled in his profession as a lawyer 
 in Exeter for several years, and was well acquainted with this 
 recluse, says of him, that he was harmless, simple minded, poverty 
 stricken, and of feeble understanding. That it was manifest that 
 French and work of all sorts had had a falling out at an early day, 
 and had parted company forever. Being utterly destitute of fam- 
 ily or friends, he took up his abode upon a tract of land in Exeter, 
 known as the " Hurricane," for the reason that all attempts to set- 
 tle it had been abandoned, the felled trees having been left on the 
 ground to rot, over which fires had run, and the land itself left to 
 an overgrowth of brushwood, brambles and weeds. Upon this 
 desolate and forsaken spot French built for himself a little hut, 
 cleared off a small patch of it for corn and vegetables, and there 
 lived a lonely, weary and poverty-stricken life until, in old age, he 
 found shelter and a comfortable home in the Exeter alms-house, 
 "where he died, at the age of near eighty years, March 8, 1858. 
 His entire wardrobe was mainly of tanned sheepskins, hence his
 
 LEATHER FRENCH. . 339 
 
 acquired name of " Leather French." His name and fame have 
 been perpetuated in the following pleasant stanzas to his memory, 
 copied from a little volume of poems by David Barker, Esq., late 
 of Bangor, Me., who was a native of Exeter. 
 
 "TO LEATHER FRENCH. 
 
 "You have haunted the dreams of my sleep, Leather French, 
 
 You have troubled me often and long; 
 And now to give rest to the waves of my soul, 
 Leather French, let me sing you a song. 
 
 "I suppose the cold world msy sneer, Leather French, 
 
 For it has done so too often before, 
 When the innermost spirit has snatched up its harp, 
 Just to sing o'er the grave of the poor. 
 
 "Never mind, let them laugh, let them sneer, Leather French, 
 
 We will not be disturbed by them long, 
 ' For we'll step aside from the battle of life, 
 
 While I question and sing you a song. 
 
 "You were poor when you lived here below, Leather French, 
 
 And you suffered from hunger and cold, 
 And it was well you escaped from the storm and the blast 
 At the time you grew weary and old. 
 
 "Has that old leather garb that you wore, Leather French, 
 
 That you wore, in the days long ago, 
 . Been exchanged for the robe that you named in your prayer, 
 
 For a robe that is whiter than snow? 
 
 "And that dreary old hut where you dwelt, Leather French, 
 
 That old hut on the ' Hurricane ' lands, 
 Was it bartered by you at the portals of death , 
 
 For a house not erected with hands? 
 "When the toys that I love become stale, Leather French, 
 
 And my life's fitful fever is passed, 
 Shall I safely cross over the Jordan of Death? 
 Shall I meet you in Heaven at last? 
 
 "Tell me true, tell me all, tell me now, Leather French, 
 
 For the tale you can tell me is worth 
 More to me than the wisdom, the pleasure, the fame 
 And the riches and honors of earth. 
 
 "Shall I meet no response to my call, Leather French? 
 
 Tell me quick for I cannot wait long, 
 For I'm summoned again to the battle of life. 
 Leather French, I have finished my song." 
 
 The personal biographical sketches presented in different connec- 
 tions in this history, it is believed, are more numerous than will be 
 readily found in any other like town history. Still it is not to be 
 presumed that these sketches embrace all the natives or permanent 
 residents of the town whose names deserve honorable mention.
 
 34 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
 Many others of the descendants of the early settlers, neither 
 "' graduates of college," nor known to the public as " ministers,'' 
 " lawyers," " physicians, officeholders or politicians" are, doubt- 
 less, equally worthy. Of these, many emigrated to other States 
 or towns, and by their enterprise, intelligence and personal integ- 
 rity, became honored citizens in their new homes. More of them, 
 "whose sober wishes never learned to stray," settled in their 
 native town, and, " content to breathe their native air on their 
 own ground," have creditably sustained the good name of a worthy 
 and honored ancestry.
 
 LONGEVITY. 
 
 34 1 
 
 CHAPTER XXXI. 
 
 NAMES OF SUCH PERSONS AS HAVE DECEASED SINCE THE WAR 
 OF THE REVOLUTION, ' AT THE AGE OF EIGHTY YEARS OR 
 MORE, WHOSE AGES WITH THE DATE OF THEIR DECEASE 
 HAVE BEEN ASCERTAINED. 
 
 1^83, May 27, Widow Martha Hardy, Szyrs.iSiy, 
 
 " Oct. 14, Rev. Francis Worcester, 85 1818, 
 
 1785, July 10, Wid. Hannah Farr, 92 1819, 
 " Nov. 7, Dea. Samuel Goodhue, 90 1823, 
 
 1786, June 2, Wid. Mary Harris, Si 1825, 
 
 1787, Dec. 13, Lt. Benjamin Farley, in his 8oth y " 
 
 1789, Wid. Lydia Ulrich, 104,4111 " 
 " Wid. Sarah Kemp, 00 " 
 
 1790, May 25, Mrs. Susanna Jewett, 82 1826, 
 
 1791, Oct. 5, Dea. Nathaniel Jewett, 81 " 
 1793, Feb. 2, John Willoughby, 85 1827, 
 1795, Sept. 23, Wid. Lydia Taylor, 83 " 
 
 1797, May 20, Wid. Joanna Farley, So " 
 
 1798, Sept. 21, Wid. Anna Powers, 90 1828, 
 
 1800, Oct. 2, Wid. Hannah Hunt, 94 1829, 
 
 1801, Sept. 30, Rev. Daniel Emerson, 85 " 
 
 1802, Feb. 7, Ensign Benj. Parker, 82 1830, 
 
 1808, Feb. 13, Mrs. Margaret Jewett, 82 " 
 " Mar. 6, James Jewett, 85 1831, 
 " Mar. 6, Lt. Amos Eastman, 88 " 
 " Apr. 13, Mrs. Abigail Hardy, 82 
 
 " July 27, Wid. Kezia Taylor, 86 1832, 
 
 1809, Mar. 20, Zachariah Shattuck, 85 " 
 " Aug. 21, Wid. Catharine Thurston, 90 " 
 
 1811, Feb. 9, Capt. Reuben Dow, 81 " 
 " Mrs. Esther Scott, 94 " 
 
 1812, Wid. Abigail Wright, 96 1833, 
 " Feb. 28, Wid. Hannah Emerson, 90 " 
 " Apr. 6, Wid. Ruth Boynton, 88 1834, 
 
 1813, Mar. 7, Phineas Hardy, 86 
 
 " May 24, Samuel Ober, 80 " 
 
 " Nor. 12, Wid. Mehitable Eastman, 88 1836, 
 
 1814, Sept. 24, Nicholas Youngman, 91 " 
 
 1815, Jan. 10, JJehemiah Woods, 83 1837, 
 " NOT. 8, Wid. Elizabeth Shattuck, 88 " 
 
 ;8i6, Nov. 13, Wid. Alice Parker, 83 " 
 
 Aug. 13, Noah Worcester, Esq., Si yrs 
 
 Jan. 2, Abijah Gould, 82 
 
 Apr. 27, Jonas Flagg, 87 
 
 Jan. 31, Wid. Susanna Pierce, 85 
 
 Jan. 3, Wid. Hannah Parker, 95 
 
 Feb. 13, Miss Alice Powers, 88 
 
 June 7, Wid. Martha Flagg, 84 
 
 July 17, Wid. Lydia Dow, 92 
 
 Sept. 25, Benjamin Saunderson, So 
 
 Oct. 6, Lt. Ebenezer Jewett, 83 
 
 Jan. 16, Wid. Sarah Hardy, 86 
 
 Jan. 28, Lt. Ebenezer Farley, So 
 
 Mar. 7, Silas Spaulding, So 
 
 Nov. 7, Thomas Patch, 85 
 
 Jan. 7, Wid. Miriam Dix, 90 
 
 Jan. 29, Daniel Lovejoy, 83 
 
 April 7, Wid. Sarah Holden, oo 
 
 Oct. 2, Wid. Elizabeth Hale, 98 
 
 May Wid. Sarah Lovejoy, 83 
 
 May 24, Wid. Lydia Lovejoy, 84 
 July 2, Wid. Hepzibah Worcester, 85 
 
 Feb. 28, Wid. Hannah Ames, Si 
 
 May 7, Phineas Hardy, Jun., Si 
 
 May 22, Silas Marshall, S6 
 
 Aug. 2, Amos Eastman, Esq., Si 
 
 Oct. 26, Lt. Samuel Willoughby, 86 
 
 Jan. William Ball, 84 
 
 April 5, Lt. Caleb Farley, 102, 5m 
 
 Oct. 10, Jonathan Hobart, 81 
 
 Nov. 6, Wid. Sibbel Spaulding, 83 
 
 Dec. 12, Abel Brown, 84 
 
 Feb. 19, Wid. Elizabeth Powers, 85 
 
 April, Wid. Sarah Eastman, 86 
 
 Jan. 13, Stephen Farley, 84 
 
 Benjamin Abbott, 88 
 
 Dec. la, Capt. John Clapp, So
 
 342 
 
 LONGEVITY. 
 
 1838, Dec. 13, Wid. Abigail Ober, 
 
 1839, Wid. Hannah W. Shattuck 
 " Nov. i, Stephen Dow, 
 
 1841, Jan. 4, Wid. Sarah Brown, 
 " Oct. 10, Wid. Priscilla Blood, 
 44 Oct. 29, Wid. Betty Austin, 
 
 1842, Wid. Susannah Wood, 
 " June 30, Wid. Mary Bailey, 
 
 " Sept. 3, Mary, wife of Capt. D. 
 
 Bailey, 
 " Dec. 5, Miss Eunice Marshall, 
 
 1843, Apr. ii, Silas French 
 
 " June 3, Wid. Ruth Farley, 
 
 " Oct. 19, Wid. Abigail Kittridge, 
 
 " Dec. 8, Wid. Sibbel Proctor, 
 
 1844, Sept. 29, Moses Ames, 
 
 1847, J an - '> Capt. William Brown, 
 " Mar. 13, Capt. Daniel Bailey, 
 
 " April i, Wid. Sarah Worcester, 
 " May n, Rev. Eli Smith, 
 " Nov. 25, Jonas Woods, 
 
 1848, Mar. 9, Wid. Mary Rockwood, 
 " Dec. 30, Wid. Abigail Runnells, 
 
 1849, Jan. 21, Enoch Jewett, 
 44 June 4, David French, 
 
 " Oct. 5, Wid. Rebecca Ames, 
 
 1850, May 24, Wid. Mary Jewett, 
 
 " Aug. 23, Jonathan Saunderson, 
 
 1851, Mar. ii, Wid. Abigail Colburn, 
 44 May 20, Wid. Reb'ecca Ball, 
 
 " Aug. 4, Wid. Dorcas Mooar, 
 " Sept. 24, James Jewell, 
 
 1852, Feb. 13, Wid. Sarah Blood, 
 14 May n, Solomon Hardy, 
 
 14 Sept. 25, Daniel Merrill, 
 
 1853, Oct. 22, Wid. Azubah Wheeler, 
 
 1854, July 31, Daniel Dow, 
 
 44 Oct. 10, Dr. William Hale, 
 
 1855, Mar. 25, Jonas Lawrence, 
 
 14 Sept. 28, Wid. Abigail Hardy, 
 44 Oct. 8, Samuel Smith, 
 
 1856, May 8, Phineas H. Holden, 
 41 Dec. 13, Ruth Hall, 
 
 14 Dec. 15, Wid. Betsey Burge, 
 
 1857, Jan. 9, Wid. Rebecca Whiting, 
 44 May 18, Dea. Enos Hardy, 
 
 44 Nov. 24, Wid. Sybil Holt, 
 44 Dec. 22, Capt. Isaac Parker, 
 44 Dec. 22, Lt. Edward Johnson, 
 
 1858, Aug. 19, Wid. Olive Proctor, 
 " Oct. 10, Wid. Esther Hale, 
 
 1860, Mar. 18, Simon Stone, 
 44 Aug. 4, Wid. Ama Smith, 
 <l , Aug. 4, Wid. Sarah Pool, 
 
 93yrs. 1860, Nov. 3, Ebenezer Farley, 86 yrs- 
 
 95 1861, Apr. 18, Capt. Thomas Proctor, 81 
 
 82 1862, Jan. 3, Wid. Olive Parker, 89 
 
 83 " Jan. 2, Wid. Fanny Lawrence, 87 
 95 " Oct. 18, Wid. Dorothy Wood, 84 
 99 1863, Jan. 26, Robert Colburn, 88 
 81 1864, 4> Miss Sarah Farley, Sa 
 90 1865, Sept. 16, Benjamin M. Farley, Esq., Sg 
 
 44 Sept. 20, Dr. Joseph F. Eastman, 93 
 
 44 Oct. 30, Nathan Colburn, 80 
 
 1867, May 13, Moses Truell, 84 
 
 1868, Apr. 35, Daniel Shedd, 83 
 
 1869, Mar. 21, Wid. Hannah Willoby, 84 
 44 July 25, Wid. Sally Hardy, 95 
 44 Sept. 26, Jonas Woods, 87 
 
 1870, Feb. Wid. Nancy Smith, 86 
 44 Feb. 26, Maj. James Wheeler, 84 
 44 June 21, Jonas Blood, 96 
 
 S 4 
 93 
 Si 
 
 87 
 93 
 90 
 So 
 So 
 9 1 
 8S 
 87 
 88 
 
 94 
 81 
 92 
 85 
 85 
 84 
 84 
 96 
 
 83 
 Si 
 98 
 85 
 SS 
 92 
 
 101, ii m 
 8 4 
 92 
 81 
 84 
 
 Wid. Hannah Hubbard, 90 
 
 82 
 88 
 
 SS 
 So 
 88 
 82 
 So 
 86 
 83 
 9 
 90 
 
 1871, Jan. 9, Thaddeus Wheeler, 97 
 44 Apr. 7, Mary Holden, 85 
 44 Apr. 18, Thaddeus Marshall, 06 
 44 May 6, Wid. Abigail Clough, S3 
 44 Aug. 29, Wid. Esther Wheeler, 84 
 
 1872, May 22, Capt. Jonathan T. Wright, 84 
 44 Sept. 18, Simon Saunderson, Si 
 
 1873, Feb. 12, Asaph Spaulding, 93. 
 44 Feb. 21, Benjamin Ranger, 80 
 44 May 14, John Shedd, Si 
 41 June 12, Wid. SarahW. Richardson, 84 
 41 Oct. 26, James Farley, 83 
 44 Dec. 3, Dea. William Emerson, 82 
 
 1874, Feb. 12, Mrs. Rebecca Baldwin, 87 
 44 Feb. 25, Dea. Isaac Farley, 90 
 44 Feb. 26, Isaac Woods, 82 
 
 May 17, Miss Polly Rockwood, 89 
 
 44 Nov. 4, Wid. Susan Fox, 84 
 
 1875, Jan. 24, Wid. Lydia Colburn, 88 
 14 Mar. ii, Wid. Betsey II . Mooar, 92 
 41 Mar. ii, Wid. Bridget French, 97 
 44 June 25, Wid. Rebecca Blood, 90 
 44 Dec. 9, Wid. Sally Hale, 04 
 
 1876, Jan. 31, Joseph Shattuck, 92 
 44 Jan. 31, Wid. Susanna Blood, 94 
 44 Mar. 24, Capt. Jeremiah Dow, So 
 
 1877, Apr. Wid. Nancy Wright, SS 
 " July 3> Wid. Ruth Farley, 80 
 14 Sept. 12, Oliver Willoby, SS 
 
 1878, Feb. 6, Jesse Hardy, 83, 
 44 Mar. 6, Ebenezer Farley, So 
 44 Apr. 3, Wid. Abigail Smith, 93 
 
 1879, Jan. 24, Wid. Elizabeth Woodward, 97 
 44 Feb. 22. Wid. Hannah Russell, 83 
 44 Mar. 8, Wid. Sarah Austin, 93,
 
 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 343 
 
 CHAPTER XXXII. 
 
 MARRIAGES TO BE FOUND RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF THE 
 DISTRICT OF DUNSTABLE. 
 
 1743, Feb. 7, Elias Dickey and Rose McDaniels.both of West Dunstable. 
 
 1744, Oct. 9, Samuel Farley and Hannah Brown, " " 
 " " John Brown and Kezia Wheeler, " " 
 " Dec. n, Benjamin Blanchard and Kezia Hastings, " " 
 
 1745, Jan., Thomas Nevinsof W. Dunstable and Bridget Snow of Nottingham. 
 ' " 4, Joseph Farley of W. Dunstable and Esther Spalding of Litchfield. 
 
 " Feb. 9, Josiah Conant of West Dunstable and Catharine Emerson of Reading. 
 
 " Mar. 2, Robert Colburn and Elizabeth Leeman, both of W. Dunstable. 
 
 " May 6, John Boynton, Jun. of W. Dunstable and Lydia Jewett of Rowley. 
 
 " Nov., Jacob Blanchard and Elizabeth Lawrence, both of W. Dunstable. 
 
 " " 26, Wm. Shattuck of W. Dunstable and Experience Curtis of Nottingham. 
 
 MARRIAGES RECORDED IN THE FIRST THREE VOLUMES OF THE 
 HOLLIS RECORDS. 
 
 1743, May 24, Jonathan Danforth and Anna Blanchard. 
 
 1744, " 29, William Adams and Mary Spear. 
 
 " Nov. 7, Rev. Daniel Emerson and Hannah Emerson of Maiden. 
 
 1747, Sept. 12, Joshua Blanchard of Ilollis and Sarah Burge, Chelmsford, "publtsh'd." 
 " Mar. 21, Robert Colburn of Monson and Elizabeth Smith of Hollis, " 
 
 1748, Aug. 12, Nathaniel Clement of Hancock and Wid. Hannah Cummings of H. pub. 
 
 1750, Nov. i, James Wheeler and Mary Butterfield. 
 " Dec. 4, Jonathan Melvin and Mary Brooks. 
 
 1751, Mar. 19, Peter Wheeler and Mehitabel Jewett. 
 
 1752, Dec. 27, Oliver Lawrence and Mary Cummings. 
 
 1753, Apr. i, Eleazer Cumings and Martha Brown. 
 
 1754, May i, Timothy Cook of Hollis and Abigail Wheat of Concord. 
 
 1754, June 2, Samuel Burge and Joanna Farley. 
 
 1755, May 6, Matthew Wallace and Jean Lesley. 
 
 " " 20, Whitcomb Powers and Mary Dolliver. 
 
 " " 27, Samuel Whittemore and Olive Blanchard. 
 
 " June 2, Josiah Fisk and Sarah Colburn. 
 
 " Nov. 6, Aaron Colburn of Dracut and Phebe Harris of HollU. 
 
 " " 27, Josiah Blood of Hollis and Sarah Heywood of Chelmsford. 
 
 1756, Jan. i, John Astin and Sarah Hastings, both of Hollis. 
 " " 19, Moses Smith and Mary Boynton " " 
 
 " Mar. 25, Samuel Brown and Mary Glene " " 
 " Apr. 8, Joseph Bates of New Ipswick, and Phebe Powers of Holli;. 
 " " 20, Nehemiah Woods of Hollis, and Sarah Lakin of Grotoa.
 
 344 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 
 1756, Nov. 16, Edward Taylor and Sarah Sanders, both of Hollis. 
 
 1757, Jan. 5, Stephen Powers of Hollis and Lucy Cumings of Dunstable.- 
 ' " 5, John Brooks and Mary Kemp, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 33, Noah Worcester and Lydia Taylor " " 
 
 " July n Joshua Smith of Hollis and Hannah Baldwin of Townsend.. 
 
 " Aug. 3, James Whiting of Hollis and Mary Douglas of Pepperell. 
 
 " Sept. 13, Nathaniel Blanchard and Elizabeth Rolfe, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, Thomas Colburn of Pepperell and Esther Flagg of Hollis. 
 
 1758, Feb. 33, Ezekiel Jewett and Lucy Townsend, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 30, Zerubbabel Kemp and Hannah Colburn, both of Hollis. 
 
 " May 30, Jacob Foster and Lydia Barrett, " " 
 
 " Nov. 16, Jonathan Russ of Hollis and Lucy Kendall of Litchfield- 
 
 1759, Mar. 39, William Brooks and Abigail Kemp, both of Hollis. 
 " " 31, Stephen Martin and Patience Worcester, " " 
 
 " Dec. 6, Blearer Stearns and Elizabeth Pierce, " " 
 
 1760, Feb. 7, Caleb Stiles and Elizabeth Townsend, " " 
 
 " Mar. 35, Richard Warner of Pepperell and Hannah Eastman of Hollis, 
 
 " Apr. 34, John Campbell of Townsend and Sarah Barton of Hollis. 
 
 " July 10, Jonas Willoughby and Hannah Bates, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. i, James French and Sarah Brooks, " " 
 
 . Nov. 13, John Atwell and Bridget Cumings, " " 
 
 " " a 7i Josiah French and Sarah Astin, " " 
 
 1761, Jan. >3, Samuel Brown and Mary Wheeler, " " 
 
 " Apr. 3, William Shattuck of Hollis and Zilpha Turner of Lancaster. 
 
 " Nov. 3, Francis Blood and Elizabeth Spalding, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 34, David Wright of Pepperell and Prudence Cumings of Hollis. 
 
 1763, Jan. 7, Ephraim Surge and Anna Abbot, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 37, James Hobart and Hannah Cumings " " 
 
 ' Feb. 33, Ebenezer Kendall and Lucy Cumings " ' 
 
 " Mar. 18, Amos Fisk and Elizabeth Flagg " " 
 
 11 June 31, Zachariah Parker and Elizabeth Brown, both of Hollis. 
 
 1763, July i, William Waters of Townsend and Mary Lesley of Hollis- 
 
 " 7, Timothy Astin and Elizabeth Ames, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 3O, Jonathan Fowler and Lucy Kemp, " " 
 
 1763, Feb. 34, Thomas Boynton and Abigail Elliot, " " 
 " " 3, Eleazer Parker and Dinah Farnsworth, " " 
 
 " May 5, Francis Powers and Elizabeth Cumings, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 9, Joseph Stearns and Mary Shattuck of Monson. 
 
 " Apr. 37, Jotham Cumings and Anna Brown, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. i, Isaac Powers and Abigail Sanders, " " 
 
 1764, Jan. 3O, Nathaniel Blood and Esther Hobart, " " 
 " Feb. 14, Job Harris of Athol and Eleanor Harris of Hollis. 
 " Sept. 37, Thomas Pratt and Caty Cumings, both of Hollis. 
 " " 8, Peter Stearns and Abigail Wheat, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 38, Jonathan Powers of Dunstable and Susannah Willoughby of Hollis. 
 
 1765, Feb. 38, Ezekiel Jewett and Anna Williams, both of Hollis, 
 
 " Apr. i, Lev! Fletcher of Dunstable and Phebe Stearns of Hollis. 
 
 " " 2, Thomas Merrill of Pembroke and Abigail Ambrose of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 37, James Gould and Mary Lovejoy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 8, Silas Brown and Lucy Wheeler, ' " 
 
 1766, May 33, Richard Pierce and Susannah Jewett, both of Hollis 
 " " 39, Trueworthy Smith and Sarah Taylor, " " 
 
 " June 5, Elnathan Blood and Deborah Phelps, " " 
 
 " Nov. 6, Ebenezer Farley and Betty Wheeler, " " 
 
 " " 37, Swallow Tucker and Lucretia Carter, " " 
 
 1767, Feb. a6, Isaac Stearns and Rebekah Jewett, " " 
 
 " Mar. 6, David Wallingford and Elizabeth Leeman, both of Monson. 
 
 " June 9, Christopher Lovejoy and Hannah Kemp, both of Hollis.
 
 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 345 
 
 1767, Oct. 22, Joshua Davis and Dorothy Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 " Nov. 19, Daniel Lovejoy and Sarah Wyman. " 
 
 " *' J 9> Joseph Pierce and Sarah Phelps, " " 
 
 1768, Jan. 28, William Cumings and Mehitable Eastman, both of Hollis. 
 " Mar. 24, William Nevins and Rebekah Chamberlain, " " 
 
 " Apr. 21, James Taylor of Hollis and Lois Butterfield of Dunstable. 
 
 " July 7, T onn Stearns of Hollis and Lucy Shedd of Dunstable. 
 
 " Nov. 3, Samuel Cumings, Jun., and Lydia Webster, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, Benjamin Shattuck and Mary Proctor, " " 
 
 " " 16, Emerson Smith and Mary Page of Hollis. 
 
 " " 17, Daniel Emerson, Jun., of Hollis and Ama Fletcher of Dunstable. 
 
 " " 24, Benjamin Astin and Betty Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 24, Abel Shipley and Lucy Farley, " " 
 
 " Dec. 12, Francis Blood and Abigail Conroy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, James Foster of Temple and Hannah Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 1769, Jan. 5, Solomon Blood and Priscilla French, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 9, Josiah Conant of Hollis and Elizabeth Elliot of Mason. 
 
 " Feb. 7, Nahum Powers and Mary Wheat, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 22, Ebenezer Nutting and Elizabeth Abbot, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 5, Thomas Kemp and Mehitable Lovejoy, " " 
 
 " " 17, Thaddeus Wheeler and Elizabeth Farmer, " " 
 
 " " 19, Jonathan Bates of Ashby and Mehitable W T illoughby of Hollis, 
 
 " Nov. 22, Zachariah Lawrence, Jun., and Rebekah Powers,both of Hollit. 
 
 " " 2 3i Jonas Bancroft of Worcester and Sarah Blood of Hollis. 
 
 1770, Jan, n, Isaac Pierce of Pepperell and Sarah Blood of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 15, Jeremiah Wheeler of Concord and Kezia Blanchard of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 18, Ebenezer Ball and Elizabeth Davis, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 6, John Philbrick and Sarah Jewett, " " 
 
 1771, Jan. 2, Isaac Stevens and Elizabeth Johnson, both of Hollis. 
 " " 22, James Fiske and Sarah Leeman, " " 
 
 " Feb. i, Joseph French and Mary Youngman, " " 
 
 " Mar. 10, Cyrus Proctor and Sibbel Farnsworth, " " 
 
 " 79, Solomon Pierce and Lucy Parker, " " 
 
 " May 3, Timothy French and Anna Willoughby " " 
 
 " Aug. i, James Colburn and Kezia Taylor, 
 
 " " 29, Solomon Wheat and Sarah Ball, " " 
 
 " Sept. 5, Amos Lamson and Mary Stevens, " " 
 
 " Nov. 14, Edward Taylor and Mary Worcester, " " 
 
 " . " 3i, Jerahmael Bowers and Martha Tenney, " " 
 
 " " 28, Zachariah Shattuck and Elizabeth Farley, " " 
 
 " Dec. 19, Jesse Churchill of Plymouth, Mass., and Abigail Worcester, 
 
 1772, Jan. 14, Thomas Powell and Elizabeth Stevens, both of Hollis. 
 " " 22, Simeon Lovejoy and Grace Lovejoy, " " 
 
 " Feb. ao, Joseph Nevins and Sarah Powers, " " 
 
 " May i2, Ephraim Lund and Alice Wheeler, " 
 
 " Apr. 16, Nathan Blood and Elizabeth Noyes, " 
 
 " Sept. 6, Benjamin Fanner of Hollis and Sarah Emerson of Nottingham West. 
 
 " " 30, Noah Worcester and Hepzibah Sherwin, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. n, Jonathan Ames and Frances Powers, " " 
 
 " " 17, Thomas Curaings and Hannah Pool, " " 
 
 " Dec. 3, Zachariah Kemp and Sarah Townsend, " " 
 
 " " 17, Timothy Wyman and Elizabeth Shattuck, " " 
 
 " " 34, John Phelps, Jun., of Hollis and Mary Lakin of Groton; 
 
 1773, Feb. 16, Jacob Lovejoy and Elizabeth Baxter, both of Hollis. 
 " Mar. i, Lebbeus Wheeler and Elizabeth Carter " " 
 
 " Apr. 22, John Kendall of Amherst and Molly Boynton of Hollis. 
 
 " 28, Joseph Brown and Lois Blood, both of Hollis. 
 
 41 June 29, Ebenezer Stearns and Rachel Ames, " " 
 (23)
 
 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 
 1773, June ?o Jonathan Emerson of Nottingham West and Sibbel Farmer of Hollit. 
 " Sept. 8, Timothy Wheeler of Plymouth and Mary Nevins of Hollis. 
 " Oct. 7, Joshua Stiles of Lyndeborough and Mehitabel Leeman of Hollis. 
 " Nov. 25, Thomas Wakefield of Aniherst and Elizabeth Hardy of Hollis. 
 " Dec. 23, Levi Fletcher and Esther Bennet, both of Hollis. 
 " " 30, Christopher Farley and Ruth Jewett " " 
 
 11774, Jan. 6, Amos Eastman and Ruth Flagg, " " 
 
 " " 13, Jonas Lesley and Elizabeth Dow, " " 
 
 " " ao, Jonas Blood and Molly Brown, " " 
 
 " Feb. JO, John Goss and Catharine Conant, " " 
 
 " " 17, Manasseh Smith and Hannah Emerson, " " 
 
 " " 24, John Kneeland of Boston and Ann Hobart of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 24, Samuel' Gerrish of Boscawen and Lucy Noyes of Hollis. 
 " 8, Obadiah Eastman of Bath and Elizabeth Searle of Hollis. 
 
 " June 28, John Willoughbyof Hollis, and Elizabeth Sprake of Billerica, 
 " Aug. 4, Samson Powers and Elizabeth Nutting, both of Hollis. 
 " Sept. 15, Stephen Hazleton and Esther Hildreth " " 
 
 " " 19, Samuel Cunningham and Susannah Carter, " " 
 
 " Nov. 22, Samuel Conroy and Alice Blood, " " 
 
 " " 24, Nehemiah Hardy and Molly Taylor, " " 
 
 " Dec. 15, Benjamin AVright and Esther Taylor, " " 
 
 1775, Jan. 3, John Smith of Nottingham W. and Sarah Merrill of Hollis. 
 11 " 4, Emerson Smith of Hollis and Abigail Ayre. 
 " " 12, Jonathan Lovejoy and Rebekah Ball, both of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 9, Benjamin Nevins and Annis Moore, both of Hollis. 
 " " 16, Joshua Blanchard, Jun., and Lucy French, both of Hollis. 
 " Mar. 16, Timothy Blood and Sarah Dix, both of Hollis. 
 
 <( " 22, Capt. Jonas Pollard of Westford and Mrs. Elizabeth Abbot of Hollis. 
 " Apr. 20, Caleb Blood and Rebecca Hopkins, both of Hollis. 
 " May 18, David Hardy of Wilmington and Hannah Worcester of Hollis. 
 " Sept. 15, Minot Farmer and Abigail Barron, both of Hollis. 
 " " 18, Timothy French and Hannah Wright, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 7, Parmenter Honey and Sarah Hale, both of Hollis. 
 " " 30, Nathaniel Ball and Martha Boynton, both of Hollis. 
 
 1776, T an - '8, Nathaniel Rideout and Susannah Spaulding, both of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 20, Samuel Ambrose and Mary Goodhue, both of Hollis. 
 " July 2, Jacob Putnam of Wilton and Wid. Patience Martin of Hollis. 
 " " 17, Ensign Daniel Merrill of Hollis and Jerusha Williams of Pepperell. 
 
 " " 25, William French, Jun., of Hollis and Lucy Fletcher of Chelmsford. 
 
 " Aug. 18, Job Bayley and Mehitable French, both of Hollis. 
 " Sept. 10, Josiah Hobart of Groton and Lucy Kendall of Hollis. 
 " Nov. 3, Samuel Abbot and Susannah Hobart, both of Hollis. 
 41 Dec. 25, Thomas Jaquith and Rhoda Spaulding, both of Hollis. 
 *777i Feb- a i Ebenezer Melvin of Cockermouth and Joanna Bayley of Holli*. 
 " May. 8, James Colburn and Elizabeth Blood, both of Hollis. 
 " Nov. 12, Daniel Mosher and Lydia Gilson, " " 
 
 14 " 18, Nehemiah Pierce and Mary Hobart, " " 
 
 " Dec. 4, John Ball of Temple and Hannah Farley of Hollis. 
 < " 18, Moses Thurston and Catharine Conant, both of Hollis. 
 '< " 18, Jonathan Hobart and Alice Wright, " " 
 
 " " 18, Joseph Farley and Bridget Powers, " " 
 
 1778, Mar. 31, Joseph Stearns and Abigail Wheat, " " 
 
 " April 9, Elijah Clark and Martha Runnells, 
 " May 26, Joshua Boynton and Mary Parker, 
 
 " June 9, William Ayers of Haverhill and Mary Runnells of Hollis. 
 " Aug. 16, John Warren of New Ipswich and Sarah Eastman of Holli*. 
 " " 33, William Wood and Susannah Wright, both of Hollis. 
 " Nov. 5, Samuel Worcester and Lois Boynton, " "
 
 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 347 
 
 1778, Nov. 5, Benjamin Boynton and Deborah Parker, both of Holiis, 
 " Nov. 16, Stephen Jewett, Jun., and Elizabeth Pool, " " 
 
 " Dec. James Hopkins of Amherst and Mary Taylor of Holiis. 
 
 1779, Jan. 28, Stephen Farley and Mary Shattuck, both of Holiis. 
 " " 28, Nathan Colburn and Abigail Shattuck, " " 
 
 " Mar. 17, Jonathan Dix of Raby and Miriam Kneeland of Harvard. 
 
 " Apr. 7, Samuel Leeman and Mary Wheeler, both of Holiis. 
 
 " " 13, Thomas Pratt and Anna Lawrence, " " 
 
 " June 10, Dr. Ebenezer Rockwood and Mary Emerson, both of Holiis. 
 
 \ " Nov. 25, Josiah Fisk and Mary Caldwell, " " 
 
 " Dec. 9, John Shattuck of New Ipswich and Mary Farley of Holiis. 
 
 1780, Mar. 9, Stephen Wright of Westford and Sarah Carter of Holiis. 
 
 ' " 29, Nehemiah Hardy of Tewksbury and \Vid. Abigail Hardy of Holiis, 
 
 " April David Truell of Amherst and Wid. Sarah Fisk of Holiis. 
 
 " May 31, Samuel Hill and Jemima Wheeler, both of Holiis. 
 
 " June 15, Simeon Blood and Rhoda Youngman, " " 
 
 " " 15, Uriah Wright and Eunice Jewett, " " 
 
 " June 18, Benjamin Farley, zd, of Holiis and Lucy Fletcher of Dunstable. 
 
 " July 13, Ebenezer Wheeler and Azubah Taylor, both of Holiis. 
 
 " Aug. 24, Isaac Boynton and Mary Brooks, " " 
 
 " " 24, Jonathan Parker and Naomi Parker, " " 
 
 " Oct. 9, Thomas Merrill of Conway and Wid. Elizabeth Cumings of Holiis. 
 
 " " 17, William W. Pool and Sarah Farley, both of Holiis. 
 
 " Nov. 21, Abraham Boynton of Pepperell and Mary Hartshorn of Holiis. 
 
 " Dec. 7, Dr. Jonathan Pool and Elizabeth Hale, both of Holiis. 
 
 " 7, Stephen Runnells and Chloe Thurston, " " 
 
 " " 7, Benjamin Cumings and Bridget Pool, " " 
 
 1781, Jan. Abijah Hildreth of Townsend and Hannah Smith of Holiis. 
 
 " Feb. 9, William Ball and Elizabeth Colburn, both of Holiis. 
 
 " Feb. 9, Enoch Noyes, Jun., of Cockermouth and Zillah Fox. 
 
 " Mar. 6, Bray Wilkins of Deering and Wid. Lucy Blanchard of Holiis. 
 
 " Mar, 13, Lemuel Wright and Widow Mary Johnson, both of Holiis. 
 
 " " 15, Aquilla Kimball of Bradford and Anna Tenney of Holiis. 
 
 " " 22, David Ames and Anna Wright, both of Holiis. 
 
 " Apr. 10, William Elliot of Pepperell and Sarah Honey of Holiis. 
 
 " " 12, Caleb Farley, Jun., and Abigail Phelps, both of Holiis. 
 
 " " 26, Jonas Woods and Lydia Hobart, 
 
 ' Nov. 19, Jacob Taylor and Betty Boynton, " " 
 
 " " 19, Shubael Parker and Betty Brooks, " " 
 
 " " 20, Abel Conant and Margaret Jewett, " " 
 
 " Dec. 27, Lt. Jeremiah Pritchard of New Ipswich and Elizabeth Smith of Holiis. 
 1782, Jan. 9, Nathaniel Blood and Martha Spear, both of Holiis. 
 
 " " 17, Jonathan Hobart and Elizabeth Lakin, " " 
 
 " Feb. 4, Stephen Childs of Upton and Priscilla Wheat of Holiis. 
 
 " " 6, Abel Lovejoy and Sarah Fox, both of Holiis. 
 
 " " 13, John Connick of Holiis, and Abigail Hartshorn of Dunstable. 
 
 " Feb. Daniel Kendrick and Mary Pool, both of Holiis. 
 
 " Apr. 24, William Brooks, Jun., and Deborah Parker, both of Holiis. 
 
 " " 24, John Ball and Mary Chamberlain, 
 
 " May 7, Oliver Lawrence, T un -> a "d Lydia Dow, 
 
 " " 16, Solomon Hobart and Abigail Brooks, " 
 
 " " 23, Simon Pierce, Jun., and Sarah Boynton, 
 
 " " 3 7i John Fox and Sarah Worcester, 
 
 " " 28, Burpee Ames and Grace Whiting, 
 
 " June Jesse Worcester and Sarah Parker, 
 
 '< " 13, Eliphalet Brown and Sarah Wright, 
 
 < 13, Timothy Jones of Amherst and Elizabeth Kenrick of Holiis. 
 
 " Oct. 10, William Spear, Jun., of New Ipswich and Sarah Emerson of Holiis.
 
 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 
 1782, Nov. 28, Stephen Bent of Dublin and Elizabeth Darby of Hollis. 
 
 1783, Apr. 29, Josiah Woodbury of Hollis and Wid. Abigail Whipple of Maton. 
 " May 7, Lt. Samuel Farley of Hollis and Elizabeth Powers of Mason. 
 
 " " 22, Thomas Carter and Polly Foot, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 10, Joseph Wheat and Wid. Bridget Farley, " " 
 
 " Dec. ii, Joel Proctor and Caty Blood, " " 
 
 " " 25, Phineas Fletcher of Dunstable and Anna Burge of Hollis. 
 
 1784, Jan. i, Thomas Hardy of Dublin and Lucy Colburn of Hollis. 
 " " 15, Jacob Mooar and Hannah Shattuck, both of Hollis. 
 
 ' Feb. 12, Elisha Wright and Anna Sanders, " ". 
 
 " Mar. 4, Daniel Bayley and Elizabeth French, " " 
 
 " " 18, John Brooks and Elizabeth Woods, " " 
 
 " Apr. 4, Burpee Ames and Wid. Hannah Cumings, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 8, Rev. Isaac Bailey of Sterling and Elizabeth Emerson of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, Benjamin Stearns and Elizabeth Holt, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 27, Stephen Parker and Rachel Boynton, " " 
 
 " May 2, Henry Butter-field of Dunstable and Mary How of Hollis. 
 
 " " 13, Ralph Emerson and Alice Ames, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 20, Nathaniel Patten and Mehitable Blood, " " 
 
 " June 12, Ensign John Senter and Wid. Esther Farnsworth, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 17, Stephen Dow and Abigail Jewett, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 16, Elijah Noyes of Cockermouth and Mary Lewis of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 2, Moses Proctor and Ruth Austin, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 28, David Sanderson and Larana Shattuck, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 29, George Abbot of Hollis and Naomi Tuttle of Littleton. 
 
 1785, Feb. 10, Francis Worcester of Plymouth and Hannah Parker of Hollis. 
 
 " " 14, James Colburn and Susannah Hardy, both of Hollis. 
 
 FROM THE HOLLIS RECORDS OF MARRIAGES. 
 
 1785, May 12, Asa Baldwin and Rosanna Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " " Phineas Ames of Hancock and Mehitable Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 " " 17, Aaron Bailey and Elizabeth Wallingford, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 24, Jonas Willoughby and Prudence Saunders, " " 
 
 " June 12, Levi Parker of Westford and Abigail Pool of Hollis. 
 
 " " 30. Capt. Samuel Douglas of Raby and Wid. Tabitha Fletcher of Hollis. 
 
 " July 28, Joseph Frost of Tewksbury and Abigail Leeman, of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 21, David Wright and Polly Lowell, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 25, Life Baldwin and Polly Holt, " " 
 
 " Nov. 24, Reuben Blood of Westminster and Lucy Ball of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 26, James Rideout, Jun., and Sarah Spalding, both of Hollis. 
 
 1786, Jan. 16, Peter Cumings of Hancock and Sarah Pierce of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 16, Silas Hardy and Mary Flagg, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " " John Edwards and Elizabeth Holden, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 8, Oliver Bacon of Jaffrey and Rebecca Jewett of Hollis. 
 " " 21, John Goddard, Jun., and Lucy Stiles, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 16, Silas Swallow of Dunstable and Lucy Emerson of Hollis. 
 " " " Stephen Youngman and Abigail Brown, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 26, John Bonner and Sarah Brooks, " 
 
 " Dec. 7, William Ball and Rebeeca Kinney, " " 
 
 178?! Jan. 31, Oliver Willoughby and Sarah Bailey, " " 
 
 " Feb. 15, Benjamin Farley, 3d, of Hollis and Mary Blodgett of Dunstable. 
 " " . 3 S> James Grossman and Rebecca Proctor of Hollis. 
 
 1787, Apr. ao, John Goodhue and Rebecca Perham, both of Hollis. 
 " June 3, David Hale and Elizabeth Holden, " " 
 
 " Sept. 20,' Capt. William Brooks and Hepzibah Powers, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 13, Joel Boynton of Hopkinton and Betty Wallace of Hollis.
 
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 '1788, Jan. 3, Jesse Hardy and Rebecca Bailey, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 7, Reuben Hobart of Cockermouth and Isabel Colburn of Hollis. 
 
 " ' 17, Caleb Stiles, Jun., and Betty Pierce, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 17, Josiah Wheat and Sarah Keyes, " " 
 
 " Nov. 9, Benjamin Woods Parker and Olive Pratt, " " 
 
 " " 13, Isaac Hardy and Submit Wheat, " " 
 
 " " 2 7> Jonas Flagg of Gilmanton and Lucy Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 2, Thomas Kemp of Hollis and Wid. Hannah Shattuck of Rabjr. 
 
 " " 16, Dea. Josiah Conant and Zerviah Fox, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 29, Asahel Twiss and Wid. Isabel Pierce, " " 
 
 ''ySOj J an - ') David Holden, Jun., and Bridget Atwell, " " 
 
 " " 6, Solomon Manning of Billerica and Olive French of Hollis. 
 
 " " 16, James Jewett and Lucy Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 20, William Reed, Jun., and Betsey Burge, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 19, Daniel Meriill and Phebe Dow, " " 
 
 " Dec. 24, Michael Carter and Rebecca Shattuck, ' " 
 
 1790, Feb. 9, Jonathan Hale and Catharine Mosher, " " 
 
 " Mar. 7, Jacob Wheeler of Deering and Betsey Dix of Hollis. 
 
 " May 6, Daniel Lawrence and Polly Johnson, both of Hollis. 
 
 " July 28, Shubael Hobart of Hollis and Wid. Prudence Parker of Groton. 
 
 " Nov. 9, Moses Hardy and Abigail Wheat, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 24, Isaac Baldwin of Amherst and Bethiah Pool of Hollis. 
 
 " " 25, Francis Blood and Wid. Abigail Farmer, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 30, Henry Wright of Ashby and Hannah Boynton of Hollis. 
 
 1791, Jan. 6, Jacob Spaulding of Hillsborough and Mary Barker of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 10, Jerathmael Bowers and Hannah Danforth, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, Benjamin Jewett of Gilmanton and Rebecca Boynton of Hollis. 
 " " 22, Oliver Prescott, Jun., of Groton and Nancy Whiting of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 28, Nathaniel Shattuck, Jun., and Hannah Keyes, both of Hollis. 
 
 " May 5, Samuel Shattuck and Lois Wheat, " " 
 
 " Aug. j, Thomas Hay, Jun., of Merrimack and Rebecca Pool of Hollis. 
 " " 25, Solomon Wheeler and Hannah Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 20, Jotham Robbins of Dunstable and Hannah Fisk of Hollis. 
 " " ao, Samuel Runnells and Abigail Smith, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 18, Jonathan Saunderson and Lucy Pool, " " 
 " " 24, Zebulon Wheeler and Wid. Mary Kendrick, both of Hollis. 
 
 I 79 3 > Jan. 31, Oliver Blodgett of Dunstable and Anna Shipley of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 15, Ebenezer Jewett and Polly Rideout, both of Hollis. 
 
 " July 12, Abraham Leeman of Hollis and Wid. Olive Jaquith of Dunstable. 
 
 " Oct. 23, Joseph Whipple and Esther Pierce, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 15, Abijah Shed and Joanna Farley, " " 
 
 " Dec. 13, Jonas Smith and Sally Pool, 
 
 1793, Jan. 34, Samuel Barren and Sally Lund, " " 
 " " 28, Ephraim Burge and Patty Baldwin, " " 
 
 " " a8, Leonard Whiting, Jun., and Betsey Conant, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov.2i, James Bell and Elizabeth Shattuck, " " 
 
 " " 28, John Powers and Hannah Brooks, 
 
 " Dec. 24, Joel Barker and Sally Foster, " " 
 
 1794, Feb. ii, Solomon Wheat, Jun., and Hannah Cumings, " " 
 " " 27, William Merrill of Hollis and Dolly Smith of Raby. 
 
 " Mar. 7, Moses Ames and Rebecca Hale, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 9, Solomon Wheelock of Leominster and Betsey Ball of Hollis. 
 
 " May 7, Rev. Eli Smith and Ama Emerson, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 20, Jacob Mooar and Dorcas Hood, 
 
 " June 9, Solomon Blood, Jun., and Hannah Kinney, " " 
 
 " July 3i Isaac Hardy and Mehitable Boynton, " " 
 
 " " 13, Benjamin Pool and Sally Fletcher, " " 
 
 " " 20, Dr. William Hale and Esther Pool, " "
 
 35 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 
 1794, Aug. 20, Daniel Dow and Sally Lovejoy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 27, Samuel Lovejoy and Elizabeth Willoughby, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 13, Nathaniel Shattuck of Hancock and Susannah Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 16, Thomas Farley of Hollis and Polly Jewell of Dunstable. 
 
 1795, Jan. i, David Smith and Hepzibah Worcester, both of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 12, Aaron Hardy of Lempster and Sally Shattuck of Hollis. 
 " Apr. 16, Abel Shattuck and Sally Blood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 24, John Butterfield of Dunstable and Sally Blood of Hollis. 
 
 " May 4, Stephen Lovejoy and Betsey Hood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 30, James Bradbury and Catharine Conant, " " 
 
 " Nov. 29, John Jewett and Jane Ames, " " 
 
 1796, Jan. 5, Aaron Smith and Ruth Farley, " " 
 " " 14, Jonathan Eads and Anna Holt, " " 
 " Feb. 10, David Burge and Betsey Mclntosh, " " 
 " Mar. 4, Silas French and Sally Reed, " '< 
 
 " " 10, William Willoughby of Hollis and Rebecca Adams of Dunstable. 
 
 " " 17, David Willoughby and Polly Wood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 19, Daniel Blood, Jun., and Esther Rideout, " " 
 
 " June 2, William Read of Hollis and Wid. Elizabeth Shed of Chelmsford.- 
 
 " " 9, Benjamin Barron and Sally Wood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 17, Timothy French of Dunstable and Bridget Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept, 4, Nathaniel Jewett and Sally Blood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, Ebenezer Farley, Jun., and Abigail Farmer, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 17, David Powers of Dunstable and Polly Blanchard of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 22, William Kemp and Sally Shattuck, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 29, Edmund Williams of Pepperell and Abigail Lee of Hollis. 
 
 1797, Jan. i, Josiah Conant and Lucy Jewett, both of Hollis. 
 " " 18, Jacob Mosher and Mary Pierce, " " 
 
 " Apr. 19, Josiah Hayden and Polly Patch, " " 
 
 " " 19, John Sawtell of Milford, and Martha Wallingford of Hollis. 
 
 " " 24, Jesse Danforth of Amherst, and Sally Wheat of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 19, Kendall Kittridge and Sally Whiting of Hollis. 
 
 " " 21, Abel Spaulding and Susannah Marshall, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 20, Rev. Samuel Worcester of Fitchburg and Zerviah Fox of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 5, John Shed and Wid. Lucy Jewett, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 10, Enos Hardy and Mary Lund, " " 
 
 " " 10, Ebenezer Baldwin and Lucy Wheat, " " 
 
 " " 26, Levi Nutting of Pepperell, and Persis Eastman of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 31, Amos Eastman and Wid. Deborah Woods, both of Hollis. 
 
 1798, Feb. 9, Luther Wright of Westford and Priscilla Reed of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, Daniel Robbins of Dunstable and Betsy Hazelton of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 4, James Atwell and Sarah Lawrence, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " *9> Jonas Blood and Priscilla Blood, " " 
 
 " June 15, David Woods and Patty Brooks, " " 
 
 " Nov. 28, Uriah Reed and Betsey Shed, " " 
 
 1799, Jan. i, Eleazer Pierce and Sally Austin, " " 
 " " 2, David French and Betsey Wheeler, " " 
 
 A " 31, Phineas H. Holden of Littleton and Betsey Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 17, Nehemiah Barker and Elizabeth Wallingford, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 16, Thomas Farley and Susannah Burge, " " 
 
 " " 25, Samuel Smith and Margaret Smith, " " 
 
 " May 13, Solomon Pierce and Rebecca Austin, " " 
 
 ' " 16, Nathan Holt and Sibbel Phelps, " " 
 
 " " 23, Dea. Thomas Walker of Sudbury and Mary Hayden of Hollis. 
 
 " June 4, Eleazer Parker and Susannah Flagg, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " n, Robert Colburn and Kezia Wright, " " 
 
 " Oct. i, Samuel Conroy and Betsey Dix, " " 
 
 " " 11, Abel Spal ding and Rebecca Ober, " "
 
 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 351 
 
 1799, Oct. 20, William Tenney and Judith Reed, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 28, Moses S. Boynton of Hancock and Hannah Woodbury of Hollis. 
 
 " " 28, Hezekiah Kendall of Hollis and Lucy Kidder of Amherst. 
 
 1800, Jan. 23, Peter Colburn and Rachel Patch, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 24, Zachariah Alexander of Dunstable and Wid. Mary Messer of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 13, Leonard Whiting, Jun., and Wid. Rebecca Gilson, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 13, Andrew Bunton of Pembroke and Lavinia Holden of Hollis. 
 
 " " 19, Benjamin Austin and Sally Jewett, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 26, Nathaniel Proctor and Olive Goddard, " " 
 
 " Apr. 28, Minot Wheeler and Sally Farley, " " 
 
 " May 20, Dr. Benoni Cutter and Phebe Tenney, " " 
 
 " July 23, Isaac Jewett and Polly Proctor, " 'f 
 
 " Oct. 2, Jacob Cobbett and Phebe Kinney, " 
 
 " Nov. 13, Thaddeus Wheeler and Sibbel Spaulding, " " 
 
 " " S3, Reuben Killlcutt of Hillsborough and Sally Shipley of Hollis. 
 
 1801, Jan. 2, Samuel Parker of Greenfield and Hannah Rideout of Hollis. 
 " " 12, Josiah Blood and Sally Spaulding, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 3, Phillips Wood and Dorothy Davis, " " 
 
 " May 31, James Jewel! of Dunstable and Sally Hobart of Hollis. 
 
 " J u 'y S> Ebenezer Perkins and Henrietta Goddard, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 13, James Mosher and Hannah Pierce, " " 
 
 " Nov. 26, David Rideout and Kezia Wood, " " 
 
 " " 27, George Whitefield of Plymouth and Lydia Ranger of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 7, Ebenezer Perkins and Betsey Austin, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 24, Aaron Kinney and Sally Phelps, " " 
 
 1802, Jan. 20, Abner B. Little of Salem, N. H., and Nancy Tenney of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 17, Ambrose Gould of Greenfield and Susan Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 4, Joseph Evans of Marlow and Patty Boynton of Hollis. 
 
 " " 6, John Ober of Hollis and Sally Peacock of Amherst. 
 
 " " 10, Carshina Wood of Littleton and Betsey L. Lawrence of Hollis, 
 
 " June 10, Zachariah Ober and Abigail Hardy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 5, Nicholas How and Anna French, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 7, Ebenezer Parkhurst of Dunstable, Mass., and Hannah Jewett of Hollis 
 
 " Nov. 25, Nathan Shattuck and Susanna Wood, both of Hollis. 
 11803, Jan. 19, Jacob Pierce of Huntington, Vt., and Sarah Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 15, William Marshall of Hudson and Polly Smith of Hollis. 
 
 " " 22, Emerson Parker and Rebecca Blood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 15, Jonathan Parker of Lexington and Anna Hobart of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 17, Jesse Farley and Mary Phelps, both of Hollis. 
 1804, Jan. 18, William Farley and Elizabeth Robbins, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 26, Daniel Merrill, 3d, and Abigail Colburn, " " 
 
 " Sept. 22, Phineas Lovejoy and Abigail Ober, " 
 
 " " 22, Aaron Brooks and Polly Austin, " " 
 
 " Apr. S, Charles Eastman and Rebecca Spaulding, " " 
 
 " May 16, Benjamin Fletcher and Abigail Kittridge, " " 
 
 *' Aug. 30, Gould Robbins of Dunstable and Sarah Johnson of Hollis. 
 
 41 Oct. 10, Abijah Gould, Jun., and Mary Shattuck, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " ii, David Hardy and Anna Colburn, " " 
 
 " " 29, David Roby of Dunstable and Ann Johnson of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 15, Timothy Colburn of Milford and Mary Lovejoy of Hollis. 
 7805, Jan. 9, Thomas Richardson of Packersfield and Polly Holt of Hollis. 
 
 " " 26, Abijah Shed of Pepperell and Catharine Goss of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. Nathaniel Rideout and Sarah Abbott, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 16, Nicholas Youngman and Wid. Lydia Hobart, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 16, Eleazer Hale of Dunstable and Sally Jewell of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 30, Theodore Wheeler of Hollis and Susannah Hamlet of DunstaWe. 
 
 " Nov. 28, Benjamin W. Wright and Sarah Hardy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 26, Eli Hunt of Peterborough and Lydia Ridout of HoIliB.
 
 352 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 
 1806, Jan. :, William F. Phelps and Sukey Farley, both of Hollis. 
 " ' 32, Stephen Lund and Rachel Shed, " " 
 
 " " 30, Daniel French of Hardwick, Vt., and Lucy Goss of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 12, Artemas Thayer of Milford, Mass., and Elizabeth Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 24, Isaac Mooar and Mary Blood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 30, Paul Davis of Mason and Lucy Pike of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. a, Lt. Caleb Farley and Wid. Lucy Shipley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 18, Luther Hubbard of Hollis and Hannah Russell of Carlisle, Mass. 
 
 " " 18, Isaac Senter of Brookhne and Sally Ball of Hollis. 
 
 1807, Apr. 3, Nathan Thayer and Hannah Jewett, both of Hollis. 
 " May 4, Foster Emerson and Ruth Proctor, " " 
 
 " Sept. 17, Isaac Shattuck of Washington and Hannah Mooar of Hollis. 
 
 " " 17, Abijah Gould of Hollis and Mary T. Sargent of Milford. 
 
 " Oct. 20, Samuel Jones, Jun., of Sudbury and Lucy Phelps of Hollis. 
 
 ' " 20, Ebenezer Youngman and Thankful Phelps, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. i, John Grover of Charlestown, Mass., and Rebecca Blood of Hollis. 
 
 " " ao, Joel How of Milford and Dorcas Colburn of Hollis. 
 
 1808, Jan. 14, Nathan Colburn, Jun., and Lydia Jewett, both of Hollis. 
 " " 20, Henry Adams and Sarah Bradley, " " 
 
 " Feb. 25, John W. Kendall and Hannah Colburn, " " 
 
 " Mar. 16, Daniel Mooar of Hollis and Mary Nevins of Amherst. 
 
 " " 28, Samuel Rideout and Mary Lovejoy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 27, Nehemiah Ranger and Esther Symonds, " " 
 
 " Dec. 15, Isaac Farley and Charlotte Woods, " " 
 
 " " 28, William Lovejoy and Susannah Rideout, " " 
 
 1809, Jan. 4, Timothy Colburn of Milford and Rebecca Ball of Hollis. 
 " " 4, Joshua Wright and Rebecca Willoughby, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 18, Solomon Hobart of Hebron and Hannah Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 5, Daniel French of Hardwick, Vt., and Sarah Worcester of Hollis. 
 
 ' " " ii, Lester Holt of Lyme and Lydia French of Hollis. 
 
 " " ai, James Rideout, 3d, and Edah Kinney, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 28, Jonas Blood of Buckstown, Me., and Eliza Rideout of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 26, Samuel Runnells of Bradford and Elizabeth Lovejoy of Hollis. 
 
 " June 7. Jonathan T. Wheeler and Esther Spaulding, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 33, Isaac French, Jun., and Abigail Farley, . " " 
 
 ' July 10, Abraham Boynton of Pepperell and Mary Adams of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 28, Jonas French, Jun., of Dunstable and Martha Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 26, Jeremiah Sanderson of Salem and Lucy French of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 7, Lemuel Wright, Jun., and Mary Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 17, Ralph Nutting of Westford and Hannah Wright of Hollis. 
 
 " " 19, Josiah Kidder of Amherst and Hannah Nevins of Hollis. 
 
 " " 21, Rev. Stephen Chapin of Mt. Vernon and Sally Mosher of Holli*. 
 
 1810, Jan. 18, Samuel French and Naomi Abbot, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. i, Benjamin Austin and Wid. Sarah Rideout, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 20, Samuel Chapin of Pepperell and Elizabeth Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " " 20, Jonathan W. French of Hardwick, Vt., and Catharine Conant of Hollii 
 
 " Mar. 14, John French and Ama Nevins, both of Hollis. 
 
 " May 8, Alfred Hutchinson of Milford and Lydia Foster of Holli*. 
 
 " " 14, William Colburn and Rebecca Hardy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 12, Charles W. Knowlton of New York and Sally Wood of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 12, Stephen Lund of Merrimack and Elizabeth Ober of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 22, James Davis and Bridget Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 18, Benjamin Messer and Abigail Holt, " " 
 
 1811, Jan. 19, Andrew Willoughby and Hannah Davis " " 
 
 " Jan. 22, Richard Clough of Merrimack and Abigail Proctor of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 4, Zachariah Kemp of Groton, N. H., and Elizabeth Powers of Hollis. 
 
 " " 16, Amos Blood and Susannah Phelps, both of Hoi lis % 
 
 " June ao, Oliver Willoughby, Jun., and Martha Hardy, both of Hollis.
 
 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 
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 1811, Oct. 24, Jesse Hardy and Wid. Mary Smith, both of Hollis. 
 " Nov. 21, Ralph Lovejoy and Abigail Phelps, " " 
 
 1812, May 10, Jabez Chapin of Dorchester, Mass., and Mary Wood oi Holli*. 
 " June 28, Caleb Brown, Jun., of Milford and Sarah Willoughby of Hollis. 
 " Aug. 18, Simeon Stearns and Lydia Bailey, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 24, William E. Rockwood of Wilton and Abigail Conant of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 6, Timothy Colburn of Milford and Betsey Ball of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. i, David Mooar, Jun., of Hollis and Putty Merrill of Dunstable. 
 
 " " 12, Ralph E. Tenney and Olive Brown, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 24, Isaac Kimball of Mason and Lucinda Tenney of Hollis. 
 
 1813, Jan. 20, Samuel Hamlet and Rebecca Conroy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 7, Rev. Walter Chapin of Woodstock, Vt., and Hannah Mosher of Hollis. 
 
 " " ii, Ebenezer Butterfield of Dunstable and Lucy Hobart of Hollis. i 
 
 ' " 18, Christopher P. Farley and Mary Shenvin, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. i, James Worcester and Mary Lawrence, " " 
 
 " " 22, Ebenezer Duncklee of Amherst and Salome Wright of Hollis. 
 
 " June 2, Stephen Lund, Jun., of Merrimack and Mary Hadley of Hollis. 
 
 " July 18, Barnabas Sanders and Sophia Bush, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 17, William Youngman and Martha Mooar, " " 
 
 " Nov. i, Amos Wheeler and Mary Hideout, " ' 
 
 " " 17, Thomas Hamlet and Anna Rideout, " " 
 
 " " 23, Amos Foster of Tewksbury and Rhoda Foster of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 28, Timothy Wyman of Hillsborough and Abigail Dow of Hollis. 
 
 " " 28, James Parker and Betsey Wright, both of Hollis. 
 
 1814, Mar. 2, Daniel Campbell of Townsend and Susan Colburn of Hollig. 
 " Apr. 4, Jonathan Stevens and Abigail Foster, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 18, William Emerson and Sarah Jewell, both of Hollis. 
 
 " May i, Jacob McGilvrey ol Medford and Betsey Brown of Hollis. 
 
 " June _2, Jonathan Mclntire of Wilton and Sibbel Reed of Hollis. 
 
 " " 6, Jacob Blanchard of Dunstable and Mary Hazelton of Hollis. 
 
 " " 12, Jonathan Hale and Lydia Lawrence, both of Hollife. 
 
 " " 38, Kendall Cheney of Dunstable and Martha Blood of Hollis. 
 
 " July 31, Benjamin Smith and Nancy Jewett, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 6, Thomas W. Stearns and Sally Nevins, " " 
 
 " " 22, Daniel Mooar, Jun., and Mary K. Wheat, " " 
 
 " Oct. 10, John Shipley and Wid. Susannah Lovejoy, " 
 
 " Nov. 10, Benjamin Farley, 5th, and Rachel Foster, " " 
 
 " " 24, Nathaniel Paul and Elizabeth Lamson, " 
 
 " " 28, Levi Kemp and Lydia Hobart, 
 
 " Dec. i, Thomas Mooar of Dunstable and Lydia Patch of llullii- . 
 
 " " 27, Crista Duncan of Hancock and Lois Dow of Hollis. 
 
 " " 27, Samuel Smith of Brookline and Sally Dow of Hollis. 
 
 1815, Apr. 13, William Brown, Jun., and Hannah Farley, both of Hollis. 
 " " 13, Abijah Shed and Sophia Blood, " 
 
 " June 8, Daniel Blood and Wid. Rebecca Chamberlain." " 
 
 " Dec. 28, Levi Pierce and Esther Adams, " " 
 
 1816, Feb. 22, William Willoughby and Mary A. Powers, " " 
 
 " Mar. 18, Washington Willoughby and Lucy Saunderson, both of Holli*. 
 
 " Apr. 15, Lemuel Snow of Worcester, Mass., and Abigail Worcester of Holli*. 
 
 " '" 15, John Gutterson, Jun., of Milford and Martha Sawtell of Hollis. 
 
 " " 18, James Hardy and Mary Smith, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 18, Jeremiah K. Needham of Milford and Olive Parker of Hollis. 
 
 " " 18, Jeremiah Preston of Mason and Anna Proctor of Hollis. 
 
 " June 6, Eleazer Pierce and Betsey Proctor, both of Hollis. 
 
 " July '4> Mather Withington aud Nancy Gilson, " " 
 
 " Sept. 7, Thomas Davis and Deborah Hobart, " " 
 
 " Oct. 17, Jonathan Foster and Leefy French, " " 
 
 " Nov. ia, Jonathan T. Wright and Elizabeth Colburn, both ot Hollit. 
 
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 354 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 
 1816, Nov. 14, Oliver Stearns of Milford and Mary Willoughby of Hollis. 
 
 " v " 14, Christopher Farley and Constantina Cumings, both of Hollis. 
 
 -1817, Mar. 13, Nathaniel Dow and Mary Ames, " " 
 
 " " 13, John Armstrong and Rebecca Hobart, " " 
 
 " Apr. 10, Andrew Shattuck of Dunstable and Phebe Jewett of Hollis. 
 
 " " 23, James Wheeler and Dorcas Mooar, both of Hollis. 
 
 '" May 6, Loammi Spaulding of Temple and Esther Wright of Hollis. 
 
 " July 10, Amos Shattuck and Mary Ball, both of Hollis. 
 
 '" Aug. 4, Paul Davis of Mason and Martha Shed of Hollis. 
 
 " " 5, Ebenezer Shed and Elizabeth Duncklee, both of Hollis. 
 
 41 Sept. 16, Ebenezer Farley, 3d, and Leafy Duncklee, " " 
 
 41 Nov. 9, Dr. Noah Hardy and Betsey Farley, " " - 
 
 4< Nov. 18, Isaac Butterfield of Brookline and Abigail Pierce of Hollis. 
 
 '" " 20, Jonathan Lovejoy of Milford and Sarah Willoby of Hollis. 
 
 " " 23, Amos Hardy and Mary Cumings, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 23, Ebenezer Blood and Betsey Abbott, " " 
 
 " " 25, Daniel Walker of Marlborough, Mass., and Mary Hayden of Holli. 
 
 1818, Jan. i, Daniel Dow and Charlotte Farley, both of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 5, Asa Jaquith and Esther Phelps, " " 
 
 " " 26, Jeremiah Dow and Sarah Eastman, " 
 
 " Mar. 6, John P. Gilson ot Dunstable and Rebecca Spaulding of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 2, Capt. Daniel Bailey and Wid. Mary Lawrence, both of Hollis. 
 
 *' " 24, William Brown, 3d, and Hannah Boynton, 
 
 *' Aug. 14, Ralph E. Tenney and Phebe C. Smith, " " 
 
 *' Oct. i, Benjamin Farley, 4th, and Mehitable Blood, 
 
 41 " 29, Benjamin Wright and Wid. Emma Bradley, 
 
 " Nov. 22, Benjamin Carter of Wilmington and Mary Farley of Hollis. 
 
 41 Dec. 29, Moses Kendall of Tyngsborough and Mindwell Reed of Hollis. 
 
 41 " 31, Joseph Patch and Sally Johnson, both of Hollis. 
 
 1819, Apr. :,_ . Moses Boynton, Jun., and Emma Lawrence, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 30, Francis E. Fuller of Hardwick, Vt., and Martha Worcester of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 19, Jesse Hardy and Eliza Mooar, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 25, Amos B. Minot of Westmister, Mass., and Mary Hardy of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 2, Isaac French, Jun., and Rebecca Bush, both of Hollis. 
 
 1820, June 8, Leonard Bailey and Mary French, 
 " " S, Gardner Mooar and Mary Hardy, 
 
 " Nov. 5, Jonas Lawrence and Fanny Lawrence, 
 " " 9, Minot Farley and Zeraiah Phelps, 
 
 1821, Jan. 4, Freedom French and Sarah Mooar, 
 
 " " 25, Thomas W. Hardy and Mehitable Blood, " 
 
 " " 30, Benjamin Farley, Esq., and Wid. Susannah Smith, both of Holtls. 
 
 " Feb. 22, Joseph Rideout, Jun., and Sukey Ranger, 
 
 " Mar. 15, Dea. Stephen Thurston of Bedford and Sarah Burge of Hollis. 
 
 " June 26, Asa Beverly of Amherst and Roxana Lovejoy of Hollis. 
 
 41 July 4, Amos Eastman and Wid. Lydia Mooar, both of Hollis. 
 
 -" Aug. 12, Jeremiah Bullard of Rindge and Priscilla Reed of Hollis. 
 
 " " 19, Samuel L. Hardy and Roxana Duncklee, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 18, Jonathan P. Woods and Lucinda Baker, " 
 
 4< " 21, Royal Woods and Catharine Lovejoy, 
 
 " Nov. 27, Joel Barker of Milford and Wid. Catharine Lovejoy of Hollis. 
 
 1822, Jan. 2, Daniel Greenwood of Dublin and Rebecca Hardy of Hollis. 
 " " 2, Daniel Holt of Milford and Olive Proctor of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 24, Phineas Cumings and Lucinda Lovejoy, both of Hollis. 
 
 1823, Apr. 21, Luther Wright and Hannah I, ill is, 
 
 " May i, Calvin Willoughby and Lucinda Wheeler, " 
 
 " " 17, Louis Cochran of Andover and Mary Abbott of Hollis. 
 
 " May 32, Stephen Lovejoy, Jun., and Lucy Hobart, both of HollU. 
 
 " June 8, Ebetiazer Beard of Boston and Anna Patch of Hollis.
 
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 1823, Oct. 30, Joel Hardy and Eliza Johnson, both of Hollis. 
 1834, Feb. 4, Benjamin Wheeler and Rhoda Rideout, both of Hollis. 
 " Mar. 23, Abel Ball and Sally French, " 
 
 " Apr. 39, Noah Farley and Rulh Lawrence, " " 
 
 1 39i William Kittredge of Harvard and Lucy Saunderson of Hollis. 
 " May 13, Samuel Colburn of Groton and Sarah Woods of Hollis. 
 
 " 3> Benjamin Austin, Jun., and Hannah Pierce, both of Hollis. 
 July n, Jefferson Rockwood and Sarah Lovejoy, " " 
 
 " Oct. 18, William S. Bradbury and Elizabeth Emerson, " " 
 " " 23, Leonard Blood of Hollis and Hannah Hale of Dunstable, N. H. 
 " Dec. 8, Timothy Patch and Hannah Burns, both of Hollis. 
 " " 28, Ebenezer White of Boston and Susan Hale of Hollis. 
 1825, Jan. 5, John Minot of Westminster, Mass., and Wid. Mary Minot of Hollis. 
 " Mar. 37, Nathan Thayer, Esq., and Mary Jewett, both oi Hollis. 
 " Apr. 5, Benoni G. Cutter and Lucy Pool, " " 
 
 " May i, Joel Parker and Eliza Crawford, " " 
 
 " " 36, Daniel Lawrence of Hollis and Sarah Fletcher of Peppere 11. 
 " Oct. ii, Francis E. Fuller of Hardwick, Vt., and Hannah Worcester ot Hollis. 
 " " 18, Andrew Dean of Dunstable and Sarah Hale ot Hollis. 
 " Nov. 17, Abel Farley and Elizabeth Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " 34, Samuel Q_uaid and Sarah Boynton, " " 
 
 " " 35, Jonathan Cragin of Claremont and Mary Wright, 3d, of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 14, Ralph W. Jewett and Betsey Farley, both of Hollis. 
 " " 16, Willard Blood of Dunstable and Sally Blood of Hollis. 
 
 " " 27, Alvin Shed of New Ipswich and Laurinda Smith of Hollis. 
 
 1826, Jan. 19, Dea. Stephen Thurston of Bedford and Hannah Worcester ot Hollis. 
 " Feb. 14, Washington Willoughby and Elizabeth Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 28, Gilbert Brooks of Medford and Martha Burge of Hollis. 
 
 " " 29, Silas Hardy of Westminster, Vt., and Abigail Hardy of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept.36, Ebenezer Sargent of Henrietta, N. Y., and Mary Wright of Hollis. 
 
 " Xov. 12, George Sherburne and Susannah Runnells, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, Ichabod W. Saunderson and Hannah Ball, " " 
 
 " Dec. 26,, John N.Worcester and Sarah Holden, " " 
 
 1827, Feb. 13, Timothy Hodgman and Charlotte Willoughby, " " 
 
 " Mar. 8, Oliver Conroy of Hollis and Miranda Fisk of Dunstable. 
 
 " " 16, Eleazer T. Merrill and Susan Brown, both of Hollis. 
 
 " July 13, James Parker and Susan Woods, " " 
 
 " " " Leonard Charm of Groton, Mass., and Mary Wright of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 16, William Conant and Sarah Hale, both of Hollis; 
 
 " " 19, Calvin Wright of Hollis and Eunice Shattuck of Dunstable. 
 
 " Dec. 4, William Gilbert of Francestown and Mary Ranger of Hollis. 
 
 1828, Apr. S, Henry Woods of Groton, Mass., and Hann;ih M. Thayer of Hollis. 
 " " 17, John Parker and Mary Ann Gould, both of Hollis. 
 
 May ii, John L. Rix of Haverhill, N. H., and Elizabeth Hale of Hollis. 
 
 " " 26, Alpheus Eastman of Hollis and Sally Williams of Warwick, Mass. 
 
 " June 5, David Hoyt of Charlestown, Mass., and Sarah N. Pool of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 9, Rev. Darwin Adams of Camden, Me., and CatharineN. Smith of Hollis. 
 
 " " 28, Hiram Wood and Annis S. Jewett, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 30, Ebenezer Runnells and Wid. Lydia Hale, " " 
 
 1829, Jan. 19, Charles Gilson of Pepperell and Mary Colburn of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 7, Asahel Reed of Merrimack and Pnscilla R. French of Hollis. 
 
 " " 9, Obadiah T. Eaton of New Ipswich and Clarissa Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " 9, Leonard Shipley of Dunstable and Sibbel Spalding of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 10, John B. Hill of Exeter, Me., and Achsah Parker of Hollis. 
 
 " " 13, Alpheus Rideout and Lydia S. Powers, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 13, Mark Webster of Lowell, Mass., and Eunice Wright of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 24, Capt. Leonard Blood and Lucy Dow, both of Hollis. 
 
 1830, Feb. 2, Leonard Rideout and Wid. Mary Davis, "
 
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 1830, Feb. 10, Rev. Noah Emerson of Baldwin, Me., and Ama Smith of Hollis. 
 
 " " 22, Luther Hardy and Hannah W. Sawtell, both of Hollis. 
 -" Apr. 13, Elias Colburn and Thankful Rideout, " " 
 
 " ". 13, Mark Dow and Charlotte Blood, " " 
 
 " Dec. 21, Daniel Wyman of Hillsborough and Louisa Mooar of Hollis. 
 
 3831 , Mar. 16, Abijah Fletcher of Westford and Louisa Lawrence of Hollis. 
 " " 31, Ebenezer Baldwin and Rebecca Bailey, both of Hollis. 
 " " " Winslow Reed and Mary Pierce. " " 
 
 " Apr. 5, Timothy U. Patch and Mary Proctor, " " 
 
 " May 17, Ira Beaman of Westminster, Mass., and Kezia Colburn of Hollis. 
 " " 31, Franklin Abbott of Milford and Indiana Proctor of Hollis. 
 
 " June 9, Sullivan Howard of Mason and Elizabeth B. Little of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 4, Douglas K. Patterson of Amherst and Dolly Ann Wood of Hollis. 
 ." Sept. 22, Asa Farley and Sibbel C. Holt, both of Hollis. 
 
 *' Oct. 3, Francis Jewett and Louisa Rideout, " " 
 
 " Nov. 17, Silas Spalding and Luciuda Wood, " " 
 
 " " 24, David W. Sawtell and Sarah P. Farley, " " 
 
 " Dec. 22, David Woods of Hancock and Esther Wheeler of Hollis. 
 " " 22, William Bowers of Dunstable and Mary Ann Hubbard of Hollis. 
 
 1:833, Jan. 19, Daniel Shattuck and Mary Ann Shattuck, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 27, Bradley Colburn and Naomi Boynton, " " 
 
 " Mar. 19, Jesse Templeton and Sarah Foster, " " 
 
 " Apr. 5, Nathaniel Hobart and Hannah Colburn, " " 
 
 " May 17, Daniel Abbott of Dracut, Mass., and Elsie Marshall of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 28, Nathaniel Hardy and Hannah E. Parker, both of Hollis. 
 
 1833, Mar. 3, John II. Cutter and Susah F. Pool, " " 
 " " 21, Daniel Farley and Polly Farley, " " 
 " Apr. 2, Jacob D. Austin and Lucy S. Wright, " " 
 
 " " 9, William Wheeler of Milford and Nancy C. M. Little of Hollis. 
 
 " " 25, Moses Proctor and Indiana Dow, both of Hollis. 
 
 " May 22, Joseph Ober and Rhoda C. Colburn, " " 
 
 " June 26, Nathaniel F. How and Almira Rideout, " " 
 
 " Aug. 27, Ambrose H. Wood and Mary Ann Colburn, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 24, Jonathan W. Lovejoy and Elizabeth Colburn, " " 
 
 1834, Feb. 20, John L. Pool and Mary Boynton, " " 
 " Apr. 8, Ezekiel M. Bradley and Lydia Dow, " 
 
 " May n, George W. Hubbard of Pepperell and Emma Burge of Hollis. 
 
 " " 29, Mark W. Merrill of Dunstable and Catharine Hale of Hollis. 
 
 41 June i,' Daniel Edgerly of Sanbornton, and Mary H. Stevens oi Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 25, Mark Farley and Mary S. Crosby, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 5, Isaac Jewett of Nashville, Tenn., and Lydia C. Colburn of Hollis. 
 
 " " 30, Luke Hale and Mary Morrison, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 6, Benjamin G. Searles of Rowley, Mass., and Phebe C. Cutter of Hollis. 
 
 " " 16, Joel Blood and Rachel Lund, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 27, Charles F". Hall and Martha Willoby, " " 
 
 1835, Jan. 4, George Worcester of Hudson and Wid. Rachel Colburn of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 26, Luke Putnam of Dunstable, N. H., and Rebecca J. Hale oi Hollis. 
 " Mar. 5, En Spalding of Chelmsford, Mass., and Ahara Spalding of Hollis. 
 " Apr. 12, William Adams and Sarah Ann Adams, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 19, Ebenezer Ranger and Maria Tozer, " " 
 
 " " 29, Charles Walker of New Ipswich and Hannah Walker of Hollis. 
 
 " May 7, Alfred Knight of Lancaster and Mary Butter-field of Hollis. 
 
 " " 21, Mark Mooar and Charlotte Wright, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 23, Silas French and Esther Saunderson, " " ' 
 
 " Nov. 24, James Burgess of Dunstable, N. H., and Caroline Holden of Hollis. 
 
 " " 24, Stillman Spaulding and Ann Holden, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 3, Daniel Livingston of Lowell and Sophronia Lund of Hollis. 
 
 1836, Jan. iS, Artemas Hale and Mary Ann Wheat, both of Hollis.
 
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 Joseph D. Parker and Lucretia Smith, both of Hollis. 
 
 Varnum Wheeler and Mary Wood, " 
 
 Gaius Wright, Jun., and Naomi Parker, " 
 
 Elbridge Livingston of Lowell and Irene Lund of Hollis. 
 
 Christopher F. Smith and Rachel R. Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 Joseph Brown of Chester and Wid. Patty Patch of Hollis. 
 
 Charles G. Clapp of Northampton, Mass., and Sarah Lawrence of 
 Hollis. 
 
 George W. Parker and Mary Woods, both of Hollis. 
 
 Thomas Lund of Hollis and Bridget French of Nashua. 
 
 Warner Read and Louisa Wright, both of Hollis. 
 John Farley and Hannah Blood, " 
 
 Alfred Farley and Lydia Farley, " " 
 
 William Parker of Pepperell and Martha Patch of Hollis. 
 
 William Flagg of West Boylston and Louisa Hardy of Hollis. 
 
 Rev. Dudley Phelps of Groton and Lucretia G. Farley of Hollis. 
 
 Enoch Jcwett and Wid. Sarah Willoby, both of Hollis. 
 
 Jonas W. Jaquith and Mary J. Austin, 
 
 Freeman Wallace of Bethel, Vt., and Jane Farley of Hollis. 
 
 Eri McDaniells of Brookline and Ann Farley of Hollis. 
 
 Isaac R. Lawrence and Marinda Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 James Farley, Jun., and Martha T. Mooar, " 
 
 Capt. Josiah Blood and Wid. Dorcas Spaulding, both of Hollis. 
 
 Rev. Joseph Warren and Lydia Dale, 
 
 Ethan Willoughby of Hollis and Julia Marshall of Hudson. 
 Amos Wheeler of Nashua and Rebecca Wheeler of Hollis. 
 Samuel Bancroft of Pepperell and Hannah E. Hardy of Hollis. 
 Abial Steele of Milledgeville, Ga., and Betsey Hardy " " 
 Moses Proctor of Boston and Elizabeth Conant of Hollis. 
 Harvey A. Powers of Pepperell and Sarah Colburn of Hollis. 
 Charles L. Colburn and Emeline Wright, both of Hollis. 
 Cyrus Whitcomb of Fitchburg and Esther Ann Nichols of Hollis. 
 
 Eli Spalding of Pepperell and Harriet Eastman of Hollis. 
 
 David J. Wright and Sarah J. Colburn, both of Hollis. 
 Theodore Wheeler, Jun., and Charlotte Wetherbee, both of Hollis 
 Jacob Spalding and Jane Ranger, " 
 
 Charles A. Wood of Hollis and Hannah A. Washer of Nashua. 
 Josiah Hayden and Submit Swallow, both of Hollis. 
 
 Leonard Swan of Nashua and Sabrina Hale of Hollis. 
 Phineas Hardy and Wid. Rebecca C. Hardy, both of Hollis. 
 
 Reuben Hardy ol Hollis and Abigail Stearns of Merrimack. 
 
 Benjamin N. Stearns anxl Susan E. Colburn. both of Hollis. 
 
 Ezra Shed and Lydia Reed, 
 
 William A. Colburn of Hollis and Mary Hardy of Hudson. 
 
 Jefferson Farley and Charlotte M. Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 Charles B. Fletcher of Lyndon, Vt., and Lucy F. Farley of Hollis. 
 
 Daniel D. F. Johnson and Fidelia Kemp, both of Hollis. 
 
 William Hardy of Salem, Mass., and Ann M. Richardson of Hollis. 
 
 Daniel M. Smith ol Hollis and Hannah Newton of Nashua. 
 
 Nathan Willoughby and Elizabeth A. Marshall, both of Hollis. 
 
 Charles O. \Vood and Luella P. Hardy, " " 
 
 Leonard Lyon of Cambridge, Mass., and Mary D. Farley of Hollis. 
 
 Reuben F. Foster of Concord, N. H., and Sarah E. Ames " " 
 
 Horace Field and Sarah E. Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 Silas S. Wheeler and Irene Wyman, " " 
 
 Andrew J. Spalding and Mary Ann Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 John Coburn and Wid. Naomi Colburn, " 
 
 John C. Bell and Sarah A. Dow, both of Hollis.
 
 358 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.] 
 
 1844, Nov. 13, Edward Emerson of Hollis and Hannah Cumings Pierce of Boston. 
 41 " 19, Benjamin G. Searles and Almira Butterfield, both of Hollis. 
 
 1845, J an - J > John Hardy and Hannah Farley, " " 
 
 " ' 29, Rufus N. Wallingford of Milford and Susan Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " " 39, Nathaniel G. Fernald of Lowell and Harriet Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 6, Luther Proctor of Hollis and Frances P. Wallace of Pepperell. 
 
 " Apr. 8, George Bancroft of Boston and Sarah G. Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " " 16, Adolphus Stevens of Pepperell and Nancy J. Wallace of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 5, William S. Young of Fitchburg and Sarah A. Wright of Holli*. 
 
 " Oct. 16, Caleb Brown of Nashua and Mary Ann Reed of Hollis. 
 
 " " 16, James S. Rideout and Harriet M. Hartshorn, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 21, James Little and Emeline Colburn, " " 
 
 " Dec. 4, Charles Hale and Nancy Ranger, " " 
 
 " " 9, Benjamin Whiting and Esther S. Wright, " " 
 
 1846, Jan. i, Mansfield Senter of Nashua and Mary Ann Willoby of Hollis. 
 " Mar. 26, Jonas Blood and Wid. Susannah Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 " May 12, Frederick Blood and Mehitabel Rideout, " " 
 
 " Sept. 24, Charles P. Wood and Harriet Mooar, " " 
 
 " Nov. 5, Ebenezer T. Wheeler and Mary Ann Blood, " " 
 
 " Nov. 16, Benjamin F. Steele of Wilton and Rachel Colburn of Holli4. 
 
 1847, Apr. 25, Nehemiah Woods and Mary Ann Woods, both of Hollis. 
 
 " May 5, William P. Saunderson and Hannah C. Marshall, both of Hollib. 
 
 " " 6, Ralph J. Holden and Eliza Ann Hardy, " " 
 
 " Nov. 18, James Blood and Emeline Wheeler, " " 
 
 " Dec. 21, Simeon A. Spalding of Hollis and Catharine P. Sawtell of Brookline. 
 
 " " 23, David W. Sawtell and Sarah J. Rideout, both of Hollis. 
 
 1848, Feb. i, Minot Wheeler of Hollis and Sarah Ann Hardy of Hudson. 
 " " 15, John C. Foster of Milford and Sophia P. Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 2, Joseph Gates and Susan E. Lovejoy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 4, Jacob R. Bagley and Dorcas C. Woods, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 5, Oliver L. Dow of Hancock and Mary Ann Eastman of Hollis. 
 
 " " 11, Thomas S. Patch and Lucy A. Newton, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 4, James W. Wheeler and Kezia A. Wheeler, " " 
 
 " " 20, Nathan M. Ames and Asenath Hardy, " " 
 
 " Nov. 30, Dexter Greenwood and Mary Holden, " " 
 
 " Dec. 14, John B. Perkins and Sophia A. Little, " " 
 
 1850, Jan. i, Samuel W. Fox and Abigail A. Lovejoy, both of Hollis. 
 " July 4, Benjamin L. Farley and Elizabeth R. Howe, " " 
 
 1851, Apr. 2, George Moore and Susan M. Butters, " " 
 
 " " 10, James Willoughby of Milford and Lucretia L. Wood of Hollis. 
 
 " July 15, Rev. Daniel P. Deming and Abby A. Hardy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 29, Asa Jaquith and Lucy French, " " 
 
 " Nov. 25, Charles Marsh of Bethel, Vt., and Susan E. Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 17, Joseph E. Smith of Hollis and Charlotte Richardson of Pembroke. 
 
 1852, May 13, Enoch J. Colburn of Hollis and Elmira Steele of Wilton. 
 " June 3, Oliver W r illoby of Hollis and Fanny Nichols of Amherst. 
 " July 27, Thomas Proctor, Jun., and Susan R. Pool, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 20, Stephen T. Ellis of Walden, Vt. and Elizabeth N. B. Colburn of Holli 
 
 " " 26, Luke M. Blood and Josephine E. Woods, both of_ Hollis. 
 
 " Ebenezer Ranger and Sarah Ball, " " 
 
 1853, Feb. 15, Grant P. Saunderson and Harriet Blood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 24, Augustus R. Lovejoy of Hollis and Jane M. Boutwell of Antrim. 
 
 " Mar. 14, Rodney J. Hardy of Boston and Sarah E. Tenney of Hollis. 
 
 " June 2, Alfred M. Hardy of Hollis and Elizabeth J. Sweet of Lowell. 
 
 " Aug. 7, Addison E. Winch of Westminster and Rosette Rideout of Hollis. 
 
 1854, Feb. 2, James Farley, 3d, of Hollis and Mrs. Abby Taylor of Nashua. 
 " " 9, Benjamin W. Rideout and Susan Ranger, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. 12, Ichabod F. Lund of Hollis and Emily A. Corliss of Nashua.
 
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 1855, Apr. n, Truman Hurd of Nashua and Emeline Rideout of Hollis. 
 
 " " ii, Noah Dow and Mary J. Patch, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 5, Thomas Lund and Betsey Blood, " " 
 
 " Oct. 3, Luther Cheney of Nashua and Lydia C. Winn of Hollis. 
 
 1855, Mar. 31, John R. Parker of Hollis and Cornelia M. Sawyer of Merrimack. 
 
 " Apr. 5, Perry M. Farley and Sarah Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June aS, Samuel K. Rich of Boston and Frances A. Spaulding of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 13, Jabez A. Sawyer of Roxbury and Sarah C. Worcester of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 13, Hiram G. Felton of Amherst and Mrs. Jane Austin of Hollis. 
 
 r8s6, Jan. i, Harvey N. Willoby of Hollis and Mary M. Pease of Weston. 
 
 " " i, Abel Spencer of Nashua and Melissa Willoby of Hollis. 
 
 " " 3, Albert S. Powers of Milford and Sophia A. Spalding of Hollis. 
 
 " " 35, Isaac Fletcher of Hollis and PhebeJ. Draper of Lyndeborough. 
 
 " Mar. 37, David M. Farley and Elvira Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 13, Samuel B. Blood and Sarah Wheeler, " " 
 
 " May 8, Caleb Farley and Sarah M. Patch, " " 
 
 " Dec. 30, Josiah Colburn of Hollis and Rebecca Wood of Litchfield. 
 
 1857, Jan. i, Warren K. Lovejoy and Mary A. Wright, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 5, Asa Noyes of Danvers and Mrs. Rebecca C. Hardy of Hollis. 
 " " 35, Lev! Abbot and Matilda Abbot, both of Hollis. 
 
 1858, Jan. 14, Francis Lovejoy and Ellen M. Hardy, both of Hollis. 
 " Feb. i, Charles Moses of New York and Susan Fox of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. n, Nathaniel Pierce and Hannah M. Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 8, James T. Willoby of Hollis and Cornelia L. Pierce of Brookline. 
 
 " " 39, Charles F. Chase of Nashua and Susan A. Blood of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 34, Josiah Hayden of Hollis and Mahala Millard. 
 
 " Sept. 9, Mark L. Willoby of Hollis and Maria A. Wentworth of Chelmsford. 
 
 " Dec. 3, Jeremiah K. Needham of Hollis and Elizabeth H.Carlton of Merrimack 
 
 " Dec. 9, Daniel F. Runnels and Sarah E. Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 9, Oliver P. Eastman and Lucy A. Hardy, 
 
 " " 37, Charles II. Wright and Hattie E. Stratton, " " 
 
 1859, Apr. 5, Milton J. Hardy of Decatur, 111., and Susan E. Cutter of Hollis. 
 " June 2, William Hale, Jun., and Mehitable G. Blood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " July 9, Asa B. Eaton of Manchester, and Roanna S. Farley of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 24, Stephen W. Moore of Nashua and Julia Rideout of Hollis. 
 
 1860, Mar. i, Timothy E. Flngg and Susan A. Proctor, both of Hollis. 
 
 " May 14, Charles Richardson of Marlborough and Rebecca F. Hardy of Hollis. 
 
 " " 2 5< John F. Smith and Mrs. Sarah Smith, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 38, Francis Tubbs and Mrs. Mary F. Lund, " 
 
 " Nov. 39, Albert Shedd and Mary A. Farley, 
 
 " " 39, William H. Gerrish of Boston and Eliza RMVilloby of Hollis. 
 
 1861, Nov. 19, Alpheus Rideout of Hollis and Hannah Russell of Lawrence. 
 " Dec. 5, John R. Parker and Susan H. Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 1863, Apr. 7, Henry Smithwick of Hollis and Mary A. Smithwick of Nashua. 
 " May 6, Silas M. Spalding and Louisa D. Bradley, both of Hollis. 
 " Oct. 9, William F. Spaulding and Mary E. Farley, " 
 " Dec. ii, Dexter L. Blood of Hollis and Cornelia A. Lovejoy of Amherst. 
 
 1863, Feb. 38, Albert H. Brooks of Townsend and Mary J. Hardy of Hollis. 
 " May 19, Charles P. Ober and Louisa W. Hart, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 30, Charles S. Spaulding of Hollis and Mercian Barton of Lowell. 
 " Nov. 4, Alfred Boynton of Pepperell and Lucy A. Colburn of Hollis. 
 " Nov. 14, John H. Pool of Boston and Ellen L. Runnells of Hollis. 
 
 1864, June 3, Hale Gage and Jane E. Patch, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. ii, E. C. Frost of Nashua and M. ElizaVth Hills of Hollis. 
 
 1865, Feb. 5, Waldo E. Hill and Elvira A. Wood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 10, Benjamin L. Farley of Hollis and Persis D. Plumraer of Gnffstown. 
 " Sept 30, Curtis H. Bill of Albany, Vt., and Mary J. Worcester of Hollis. 
 " Oct. 10, Alfred Farley of Hollis and Mary W. Eastman of Milford.
 
 360 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 
 18651 D CC - 7> Russell S. Putnam of Maiden, Mass., and Sarah T. Colburn of Hollis- 
 
 1866, Jan. 7, Charles O. Whittemore of Merrimack and Emma H. Hardy of Hollis. 
 " Apr. 24, George W. Pierce of Brookline and Emma A. Wood of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 15, Gustavus S. Moore and Harriet Wright. 
 
 " " 20, Frank Dennis and Christene E. Davis. 
 
 " " 25, Lyman W. Willoughby and Harriet F. Willoughby. 
 
 " " 25, William H. Parsons and Susan M. Leach. 
 
 " Nov. 21, Horace Goodwin of Marblehead and Mary S. Wilkins of Hollis. 
 
 1867, Feb. 6, Charles S. Runnells and Fidelia A. Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 M " 9, Francis M. Lund and Eliza J. Wheeler, " " 
 
 " Mar. 31, Perley L. Pierce of Brookline and Mary Ann Wood of Hollis.. 
 
 " April 2, James C. Hildreth and Mary S. Colburn, both of Hollis. 
 
 " July 3, J. H. Bond of Waltham and Ella J. Proctor of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 2, Augustus B. Wheeler and Ellen Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 28, Henry Moore of and Letitia A. Hardy of Hollis. 
 
 " " 28, Francis A. Wood and Abbie J. Coburn, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 3, George H. Messer and Sarah E. Whiting, " " 
 
 1868, Feb. 10, John A. Coburn of Hollis and Mary E. Bills of Townsend. 
 " Mar. 30, Edward H. Wood and Esther Benson, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Oct. 27, William P. Cutter and Clara E. Wright, " " 
 
 " Nov. 25, Henry G. Hildreth of Newton, Mass., and Elizabeth J. Spalding of H,. 
 
 " Dec. i, Samuel W. Fletcher of Pepperell and Martha Worcester of Hollis. 
 
 1869, Jan. 24, William E. Fox and Eunice T. Ranger, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Mar. n, Clinton Scoville of Conesville, N. Y., and Lydia Fields of Hollis. 
 
 " " 29, Josiah N. Hayden and Clara E. Farley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 20, Alonzo R. Wilson and Eva Shedd, " " 
 
 " May 19, William E. Howe of Hollis and Hattie G. Lund of Miltord. 
 
 " " 27, Abel Colburn and Anna L. Heywood, both of Hollis. 
 
 " June 24, David McKean of Amherst and Sarah M. Hodgeman of Hollis. 
 
 " July :6, Eugene A. Flagg of Worcester, Mass., and Katie F. Spaulding. 
 
 " Sept. 14, Nathaniel Whitefield of Francestown, and Mrs. Laurindu Fowler of 
 
 Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 18, William Worcester and Nellie H. Read, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 3, Charles A. Lovejoy and Ellen H. Day, both of Hollis. 
 ' " Isaac W. Pierce of Pepperell and Lucy A. Blood of Hollis. 
 
 1870, Jan. 6, William H.Jordan of Gloucester, Mass., and Harriet E. Worcester of 
 
 Hollis. 
 
 " 20, Samuel A. Worcester and Lizzie B. Day, both of Hollis. 
 
 14 Apr. 14, Albert Wheeler of Hollis, and AdeliaS. Hubbard of Nashua. 
 
 " May 28, James E. Hills and Sarah F. Fletcher, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 15, George M. Bradley of Hollis and Maria L. Colburn of Hudson. 
 
 < " 24, AmA Fletcher of Hollis and Maria R. Lee of Nashua. 
 
 " Dec. S, Abert J. Farley and Etta F. Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " S, Henry S. Spaulding and Eva J. Wheeler, " " 
 
 18711 May 7, Levi B. Crane of New Bedford and Julia Willoughby of Hollis. 
 
 " June 14, Norman F. Blood of Groton and Helen A. Smith of Hollis. 
 
 " " 15, Isaac F. Fletcher of Lyndon, Vt., and Elizabeth Merrill of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 13, John H. Hardy of Hollis and Jennie A. Conant of Littleton, Mass. 
 
 " Nov. 30, Albert P. Shipley of Nashua and Miriam B. Truell of Hollis. 
 
 1872, Feb. 5, David S. Draper of Lyndeborough and Cornelia H. Hall of Hollib. 
 
 < " 28, Charles A. Hale of Hollis and Emogene Thomas of Hudson. 
 
 << " 28, George Dow of Hollis and Levey V. Draper of Nashua. 
 
 " Apr. 29, Albert Lovejoy of Hollis and Charlotte S. Barrett of Nashua. 
 
 " Aug. 7, Horace Rideout ahd Ellen N. Rideout, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 31, Edward S. Colburn, ad, of Hollis and AbbyJ. Barnaby. 
 
 " Sept. 4, Robert Morse and Grace Burnham, both of Hollis. 
 
 " . " 18, Albert C. Meady of Boston and Carrie S. Pearse of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 20, Ramsay C. Boutwell of Hollis and Lucy A. Clark of Lyndeborough^
 
 MARRIAGES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 361 
 
 1873, Feb. 13, John L. Boynton of Pepperell and Josephine L. Fletcher of I follis. 
 " June 26, William D. Trow and Nellie A. Hale, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 5, Nathan F. Abbott of Hartford, Ct., and Caroline A. Hills of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 22, Alphonso H. Powers of Hollis and Frances H. Tufts of Litchfield. 
 
 " Oct. 29, Ralph E. Tenney and Sallie A. Cutter, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 26, Amos N. Truell and Clara M. Twiss, " " 
 
 1874, Mar. 18, Samuel R. Merrill and Mary L. Smith, " " 
 " June 2, Leonard Butterfield and Rebecca Noyes, " " 
 
 " July 14, Wellington A. Hardy of New York and Mary C. Cutter of Hollis. 
 
 " " 14, William B. Whitney of Columbus, Ind., and Lucy F. Cutter of Hollis. 
 
 " " 20, Stephen J. Smith and Mary E. Bradley, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Aug. 21, Walker H. Blake of Hollis and Augusta E. Jones of Amherst. 
 
 " Sept. 24, Henry T. Stimson of Boston and Nellie M. Woods of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 15, Willard E. Wright and Nellie B. Gates, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 24, Judson J. Willoughby of Hollis and Annie C. Shattuck of Pepperell. 
 
 1875, Jan. 21, B. F. Swan and Frances E. Longley, both of Hollis. 
 " Feb. 17, Frank E. Nichols and Sarah A. Twiss, " " 
 
 " Mar. 8, Charles H. Bills of Hollis and Lizzie Mooar of Haverhill. 
 
 " " n, Theodore Brown of Portland, Me., and Clara A. Spaulding of Hollis^ 
 
 " April 4, Hiram B. Fletcher of Hollis and Cora E. Vaughan of Providence. 
 
 " " 8, George H. Blood and H. Augusta Hills, both of Hollis. 
 
 " " 20, Elbridge J. Farley and Georgiana Hall, " 
 
 " June 2, Charles E. Gates of Hollis and Adelia A. Peacock of Amherst. 
 
 " Aug. 3, James Moore of Nashua and Henrietta L. Hardy of Hollis. 
 
 " " 18, George H. Lovejoy and Ella F. Lovejoy, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Sept. 9, Henry L. Smith of Hollis and Fannie E. Frost of Arlington. 
 
 " " 29, Charles F. Holmes and Nellie M. Bills, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 14, Ralph J. Holden and Loinda Colburn, " " 
 
 1876, Jan. 6, Luman C. Drake of Framingham, Mass., and Annie E. Pierce of H., 
 " " 18, James W. Woods of Hollis and Sarah E. Parker of Pepperell. 
 
 " " 20, Lewis G. Woods of Hollis and Nellie M. Plummer of Goffstown. 
 
 " Feb. 2, Edward N. Brown of Merrimack and Lizzie M. Holden of Hollis. 
 
 " " 2, George F. Hale of Hollis and Addie L. Ruston of Cambridge. 
 
 " June 10, Henry Parker of Hollis and Sarah Butterfield of Pelham. 
 
 " Aug. 25, Thomas T. Hobart of Hollis and Fannie Woods of Nashua. 
 
 " Nov. 29, Charles F Adams and Sarah M. Pierce, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Dec. 8, John N. W. Spaulding and Hattie M. Wheeler, both of Hollis. 
 
 1877, Jan. i, Milton A. Parker and Nellie M. Nichols, 
 
 ' ' 23, Nathaniel H. Proctor of Hollis and Lizzie S. Billings of Acton. 
 
 " " 25; John B. Calderwood and AbbieJ. Cameron, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Feb. 3, Frederick M. Hill and Ella L. Colburn, both of Hollis. 
 
 " Apr. 28, George H. Stearns of Hollis and Laurinda E. Corliss of Hudson. 
 
 " May 30, Geo. A. Burge of Hollis and Anna W. Chickering of Somerville, Mass. 
 
 " Sept. 3, Albert Kemp of Groton and Clara M. Truell of Hollis. 
 
 " Nov. 14, George A. Newton of Hollis and Mary L. Swett of Brookline. 
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 362 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIII. 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS FROM 1739 TO J 8oO, COPIED MAINLY FROM 
 THE HOLLIS RECORDS. 
 
 The following lists of Family Registers have been, carefully com- 
 piled, mainly from the first three volumes of the Hollis records, in 
 which they were originally entered, (without order or method,) for 
 the most part on the margin of the pages or fractional blank leaves, 
 from the beginning to the end of each volume. In some cases a 
 part only of the births in the family registers here presented were 
 recorded at all in these three volumes the rest of them, in the 
 same family in another book, known as the "Record or Book of 
 Births." In such cases the names of the other children, not found 
 in the first three volumes, have been copied from the " Book of 
 Births." The recorded births of a number of the early Hollis 
 families have also been copied from the original records of the old 
 town of Monson, and a few others, have been transcribed from 
 carefully preserved private family records. 
 
 In these family registers, as entered on the Hollis records, only 
 the first or Christian names of the mothers were recorded, not 
 their full maiden names. In these lists, such family names of the 
 mothers as were found in the Hollis records of marriages have 
 been added to their Christian names. The full maiden names of 
 many others of these mothers, not found in the records of marriages, 
 are also embraced in these lists, when obtained from sources believed 
 to be correct. When not so obtained, the names of the mothers 
 are left as found in the original records. 
 
 It is not to be presumed that the family registers recorded in these 
 first three volumes of the Hollis records embrace the families of 
 all the early settlers of the town, or that the lists of births in all 
 the families so recorded and here presented are wholly complete.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 363 
 
 It is known that the births in some of these early families were not 
 so recorded, and it is also known that there were errors and omis- 
 sions in some and probably in many of those that were recorded. 
 Still it is believed that the Hollis records, in respect to the gene- 
 alogies of its early settlers, are more full and better preserved than 
 the like records of most of our older towns, and the information 
 they furnish upon this subject is invaluable to such of their descend- 
 ants as are interested in preserving the pedigree of their families. 
 It has been the aim of the compiler to exhibit a faithful and accu- 
 rate transcript of these family lists in a condensed and methodical 
 form, and in such way as would be most convenient to the enquirer, 
 without the toilsome and often fruitless task of a search through 
 the hundreds of pages of the original documents. 
 
 The whole number of family registers embraced in these lists, is 
 337, the aggregate number of births in them, 2161, making an 
 average of nearly six and one half to each family, exclusive of such 
 births as may have been omitted in the records. 
 
 In thirteen of these families as here presented there was but one 
 birth each ; in twenty-four of them but two each ; in thirty-six of 
 them but three each ; in thirty-four but four each ; in thirty-four 
 others, five each ; in forty-two of them, six each ; in thirty-six of 
 them, seven each ; in twenty-seven, eight each ; in thirty-four, nine 
 each ; in twenty, ten each ; in fifteen, eleven each ; in six, twelve 
 each ; in five, thirteen each ; in eight, fourteen each ; in two, fifteen 
 each ; and in one, sixteen. 
 
 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 
 
 ABBOT, Caj>t. BENJAMIN* and ELIZABETH. 
 
 ADAMS, WILLIAM, Jun., and ESTHER. 
 
 Benjamin, born April 13, 1749. 
 
 Esther, bo 
 
 n Apr. 10, 1784. 
 
 Elizabeth, " Feb. 22, 1751. 
 
 Mary, 
 
 Aug. i, 1786. 
 
 Samuel, " Apr. 15, 
 
 753- 
 
 William, 
 
 June . 3, 1787. 
 
 Mary, born Dec. 31, 1754, died Jan. 2, 
 
 755- 
 
 Levi, 
 
 Jan. 22, 1789. 
 
 George, born Dec. 29, 
 
 755- 
 
 Sarah, 
 
 Jan. 8, 1791. 
 
 Joel, " Dec. 4, 
 
 757- 
 
 Samuel, 
 
 Jan. 5, '793- 
 
 Jacob, " Apr. 12, 
 
 760. 
 
 John, 
 
 Jan. 9, 1795. 
 
 *Died Jan. 5, 1776, a-t. 46. 
 
 Lucy, ^ 
 
 Aug. 14, 1797.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 ABBOT, BENJAMIN, Jun., and SARAH 
 WRIGHT. 
 
 Benjamin, born Dec. I, 1778, d 
 Daniel, " Aug. 28, 1780. 
 Jacob, " Oct. 4, 1782. 
 Sarah, " July 3, 1785. 
 Timothy W-, " May 4, 1788. 
 .Stephen, " Dec. 15, 170x1. 
 Betsey, " June 23, 1793. 
 Abigail, " Jan. 9, 1796. 
 Benjamin, " Oct. 22, 1800. 
 John, " July 2, 1803. 
 Abial, " Dec. 29, 1807. 
 
 AMES, BURPEE* and GRACE WHITING. 
 Married May 28, 1782. 
 Burpee, Jun., born Nov. 14, 1782. 
 AMES, BURPEE and HANNAH CUMINGS. 
 Married April 4, 1784. 
 Jeremiah, born Oct. 25, 1784. 
 William, *' Mar. 3, 1786. 
 Betsey, " June 9, 1787. 
 Nathan, " Oct. 29, 1788. 
 Poole, " Feb. 12, 1791, d. 
 Joseph, " Feb. 29, 1793, d. 
 Mary, " April 13, 1795. 
 Joseph, " April 10, 1797. 
 *Died Nov. 18, 1836, aet. 78. 
 
 ABBOT, GEORGE and NAOMI TUTTLE. 
 Married Dec. 29, 1784. 
 
 George, born Oct. 17, 1788. 
 Naomi, " Feb. i, 1790. 
 Betsey, " Jan. u, 1792. 
 Polly, " Mar. n, 1796. 
 William, " June 14, 1798. 
 Harriet, " July 31, 1802. 
 
 ASTIN, THOMAS and BEULAH. 
 
 Ruth, born Sept. 27, 1752. 
 Phineas, " Jan. 25, 1755. 
 Thomas, " July n, 1758. 
 Ebenezer, " Aug. 16, 1760. 
 Beulah, " Nov. 16, 1762. 
 Rebecca, " April 16, 1765. 
 Mary, " Aug. 18, 1767. 
 Jacob, " April 6, 1770. 
 Abner, '' Aug. 26, 177*. 
 Sarah, " Jan. 26, 1775. 
 
 ADAMS, WILLIAM* and MARY SPEAR. 
 Married May 29, 1744. 
 
 Mary, born Oct. 31, 1745. 
 JLydia, " Oct. 14, 1747. 
 Martha, " June 25, 1749. 
 Lucy, " Aug. 17, 1751. 
 Sarah, " Feb. 19, 1754. 
 William, " Apr. 15, J 7S6. 
 
 *Died Aug. 3, 1757, a;t. 39. 
 
 ASTIN, JOHN and SARAH HASTINGS. 
 Married Jan. i, 1756. 
 
 Sarah, born April 3, 1757. 
 John, " July 29, 1758. 
 Andrew, " Dec. 10, 1759, d. 
 Mary, " June 12, 1761' 
 Martha, " Mar. i, 1763. 
 Benjamin, " Jan. 25, 1765. 
 Aaron, " July 19, 1766. 
 Eldad, " April 29, 1768. 
 Andrew, " April 12, 1770. 
 
 AMES, ENSIGN STEPHEN and JANE ROBBINS. 
 Married Apr. 14, 1731. 
 Jane, born Dec. 6, 1733. 
 Hannah, " Apr. 28, 1737. 
 Stephen, " Mar. 4, 1739. 
 Elizabeth, " Feb. 10, 1742. 
 Rachel, ". Dec. 12, 1744. 
 Jonathan, " Apr. n, 1747. 
 David, " May 30, 1749. 
 
 ASTIN, BENJAMIN and BETTY FARLEY. 
 Married Nov. 24, 1768. 
 
 Betty, born Mar. 22, 1770. 
 Benjamin, " July' 22, 1773. 
 Stephen, " Sept. 2, 1775. 
 
 AMES, JONATHAN and FRANCES POWERS. 
 Married Nov. 11, 1771. 
 
 Frances, born Sept. 5, 1773. 
 Jonathan, x " July 23, 1775. 
 Anna, " Dec. i, 1776. 
 
 ATWELL, JOHN and BRIDGETT CUMINGS. 
 Married, Nov. 13, 1760. 
 
 ohn, Jun., born June 6,1761. 
 William C., " May 7, 1763. 
 Nathan, " June 15, 1766. 
 onathan, " Feb. 21, 1768. 
 
 AMES, Ensign JEREMIAH and JANE. 
 Jane, born Sept. 28, 1770.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 Bridget, born May 24, 1770. 
 Ebenezer, " Nov. 33, 1772. 
 Josiah R., " Mar. 27, 1775. 
 James, " Feb. 3, 1777. 
 Becca, " Jan. 28, 1787. 
 
 BALL, WILLIAM* and REBECCA KINNEY. 
 
 Married Dec. 7, 1786. 
 / 
 Abel, born Sept. 8, 1787, d. 
 Amos, " ,Nov. 15, 1789. 
 Rebecca, " April i, 1791. 
 Abel, " March 2, 1794. 
 Margaret, " July 9, 1796. 
 James, " July 4, 1799. 
 Hannah, " Nov. 15, 1804. 
 
 *Died Jan. 25, 1832, aet. 76. 
 
 BALL, EBENEZER and SARAH. 
 
 Ebenezer, born Feb. 36, 1749. 
 Nathaniel, " Jan. 34, 1751. 
 Sarah, " May 26, 1753. 
 William, " April 13, 1755. 
 Mehitable, " Aug. 3, 1757. 
 John, " Jan. 7, 1759. 
 Lucy, " July 4, 1763. 
 
 BARRON, SAMUEL and SALLY LUND. 
 Married Jan. 24, 1793. 
 
 Sally, born Nov. 29, 1793. 
 Alice, " June 8, 1796. 
 Samuel, " Sept. 4, 1799. 
 
 BALL, EBENEZER, Jun., and ELIZABETH 
 DAVIS. 
 
 Married Oct. 18, 1770. 
 Ebenezer, born Oct. 14, 1771. 
 Elizabeth, " Nov. 7, 1773. 
 Abigail, " Nov. 12, 1775. 
 Daniel, " Mar. 12, 1777. 
 Sarah, " Dec. 12, 1779. 
 David, " Sept. 14, 1782. 
 Lucy, * " July 22, 1785. 
 Phineas, ) 
 Prudence, 1 tWmS> " ^ **' '7 88 ' 
 
 BARTON^ HENRY* and SARAH. 
 Sarah, born Oct. 3, 1734. 
 Mary, " Jan. 6, 1736. 
 *Died April 20, 1/60, aet. 54. 
 
 BAYLEY, DANIEL* and REBEKAH. 
 Joel, born Dec. 11, 1751. 
 Andrew, " Jan. 4, 1754. 
 Daniel, " Dec. S, 1755. 
 Joanna, " Jan. 30, 1758. 
 Rebecca, " July 24, 1760. 
 Sarah, May 21, 1763. 
 Aaron, " June 28, 1765. 
 Mary, " Nov. 16, 1768. 
 *DiedJan. 15, 1798, aet. 69. 
 
 BALL, ELEAZER and MARY. 
 
 Eleazer, born Jan. 12, 1770. 
 Mary, " Dec. 3, 1771. 
 Submit, born Mar. 27, 1777, d. Oct. 30^ 1781. 
 Samuel, " Sept. 28, 1779. 
 Levissa, " June 26, 1781. 
 
 BALL, JOHN and MOLLY CHAMBERLAIN. 
 Married April 24, 1782. 
 Molly, born Jan. 21, 1783. 
 Sarah, " March 3, 1785. 
 John, " April 21, 1788. 
 Lucy, " Jan. 24, 1790. 
 Submit, " May 23, 1792, d. 
 Jesse, " Nov. 16, 1794. 
 Ebenezer, " May n, 1796. 
 Submit, " April 10, 1798. 
 Samuel, " Aug. 10, 1800. 
 Calvin, " July, 1802. 
 Lucretia, " April 7, 1804. 
 
 BAYLEY, RICHARD and HANNAH SHATTUCK. 
 
 Hannah, born May 27, 1778. 
 Eleazer, " Feb. 20, 1779. 
 Daniel, " July i, 1781. 
 [ob, " Aug. 5, 1782. 
 
 BAYLEY, JOSEPH and ABIGAIL. 
 
 Spencer, born Feb. 2, 1775. 
 Samuel, " Sept. 7, 1776. 
 Abigail, " Oct. 14, 1779. 
 ioseph, " Dec. 8, 1781. 
 Elizabeth, " Aug. 26, 1784. 
 Nathaniel, " Dec. 24, 1786. 
 Dolly, " Feb. 21, 1789. 
 
 BALL, WILLIAM and ELIZABETH COLBURN. 
 Married Feb. 9, 1781. 
 William, born Nov. 23, 1781, d. 
 William, " Dec. 23, 1782. 
 
 BAYLEY, TIMOTHY and HANNAH. 
 
 Hannah, born Feb. 33,1776. 
 Isaac, " July 5. 777-
 
 3 66 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 Timothy, born Jan. 13, 1780. 
 Susannah, " Feb. 6, 1782. 
 John, " July 7, 1784. 
 Leonard, " June 19, 1787. 
 
 Abel, born Feb. 17, 1761. 
 Reuben, " Feb. i, 1763. 
 Betty, " Jan. 21, 1765. 
 Simon, " April 10, 1766. 
 
 BAYLEY, DANIEL,* Jun., and ELIZABETH 
 FRENCH. 
 
 Married Mar. 4, 1784. 
 
 Elizabeth, born Sept. 25, 1784. 
 Rebecca, " July 12, 1786. 
 Lydia, " April 21, 1789. 
 Daniel, " Dec. 31, 1793. 
 Mary, " Aug. 28, 1797. 
 
 *Died Mar. 13, 1847, aet. 91. 
 
 BLANCHARD, JACOB and REBEKAH 
 LAWRENCE. 
 
 Jacob, born Aug. 9, 1750, d, 
 Jacob, " Feb. 16, 1753. 
 
 BLANCHARD, JOSHUA Jun., and LUCY FRENCH.. 
 Married Feb. 16, 1775. 
 Joshua M., born July 26, 1775. 
 
 BENNET, PHINEAS and MARY. 
 
 Elijah, born Mar. 24, 1753. 
 Tabitha, " Aug. 2, 1756. 
 Elizabeth, twin, " May 3, 1758. 
 Ephraim, " " May 3, 1758, d. 
 Ithamar, " Aug. 31, 1759. 
 Mary, " Feb. 10, 1762. 
 Ephraim, " April 12, 1765. 
 
 BLOOD, JOSIAH and SARAH. 
 
 Josiah, born J u 'y J 8, '743- 
 Ebenezer, " May 26, 1745. 
 Solomon, " April 17, 1747. 
 Sarah, " May 19, 1750. 
 Caleb, " May 21, 1752. 
 Jacob, " July 24, 1762. 
 Elizabeth, " Mar. 27, 1766. 
 
 BENNETT, PHINEAS, Jun., and ELIZABETH. 
 
 Ede, born Sept. 7, 1780. 
 Elizabeth, " Nov. 3,' 1782. 
 Ezra, " Nov. 21, 1784. 
 
 BLOOD, NATHANIEL* and SARAH. 
 
 Nathaniel, born Mar. 23, 1741. 
 Daniel, " Mar. 4, 1743. 
 Sarah, " Mar. :8, 1745. 
 Nathan, " April 4, 1747. 
 Francis, " June 16, 1749. 
 William, " Nov. 12, 1751. 
 Timothy, " Oct. 15, 1754. 
 
 *Died Nov. 11, 1782. 
 
 BLANCHARD, JOSHUA and SARAH BURGE. 
 
 Married Sept., 1747. 
 
 Saiah, born Nov. 8, 1748. 
 Joshua, " Oct. 21, 1750. 
 David, " Nov. 10, 1752. 
 Molly, " Aug. 30, 1754. 
 John, " Sept. 10, 1757. 
 Lucy, " June 4, 1760. 
 
 BLOOD, ELNATHAN and ELIZABETH BOYNTON 
 Married Nov. 26, 1741. 
 
 Elizabeth, born Oct. 20, 1742. d. 
 Elnathan, " Dec. 4, 1744. 
 Elizabeth, " May 22, 1747. 
 Daniel, " July 23, 1749. 
 Jonas, " Oct. 25, 1751. 
 Abel, " July 13, 1754. 
 Caty, " Oct. 20, 1760. 
 Mehitabel, " Mar. i, 1765. 
 
 BLANCHARD, BENJ. and KEZIA HASTINGS. 
 Married Dec. 31, 1744. 
 
 Benjamin, born Nov. 15, 1745. 
 Kezia, " Mar. 26, 1747. 
 Abial, " Jan. 9, 1749, d 
 Jonathan, " June 28, 1750. 
 Abial, Dec. i, 1751. 
 Isaac, " April 14, 1753. 
 Dorcas, " Feb. 25, 1755, d. 
 Peter, " Aug. 17, 1756. 
 Dorcas, " Feb. 25, 1757. 
 Joel, " Aug. 27, 1759. 
 
 BLOOD, DANIEL and PRISCILLA. 
 
 Molly, born May 9, 1767. 
 Sarah, " July 24, 1769. 
 Daniel, " Feb. 26, 1771.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 367 
 
 BLOOD, EPHRAIM and MARY. 
 
 Reuben, born Aug. 10, 1761. 
 Amos, " Mar. 10, 1763. 
 Ephraim, " April 28, 1764. 
 David, " Dec. 15, 1765. 
 Enoch, " '769- 
 
 BLOOD, DANIEL, ad, and SARAH. 
 
 Sarah, born Jan. 4, 1775, d. 
 Daniel, Feb. 5, 1776. 
 Mighill, Dec. 13, 1777. 
 Sarah, " Sept. 18, 1779. 
 
 Mary, " Sept. 11, 1771. 
 
 BLOOD, ELNATHAN, Jun., and DEBORAH 
 
 BLOOD, FRANCIS and ABIGAIL CONROY. 
 Married Dec. 12, 1768. 
 
 Abigail, born Aug. 25, 1769. 
 Hannah, " Nov. :2, 1771. 
 Francis, " Feb. 15, 1774. d. 
 Sarah, " May 10, 1776. 
 
 Married June 5, 1766. 
 
 Nathan, born Feb. 9, 1778. 
 Rebekah, ' May 14, 1780. 
 Elizabeth, " June 6, 1783. 
 Hannah, Aug. 8, 1785. 
 Martha, April 6, 1789. 
 
 Polly, " Feb. 21, 1778. 
 Francis, " Jan. 30, 1780. 
 Elizabeth, " Jan. 8, 1782. 
 Nathan, " Jan. 26, 1784. 
 Daniel, " Mar. 27, 1787. 
 
 BLOOD, JACOB* and RACHEL. 
 
 Elizabeth, born Aug. 14, 1785. 
 Susannah, " Aug. aS, 1786. 
 Rachel, ) 
 Rhoda, j tmnS> ' A P nl '* '7 s8 - 
 
 BLOOD, SOLOMON* and PKISCILLA FRENCH. 
 Married Jan. 5, 1769. . 
 
 Nancy, " Aug. 27, 1790. 
 Sarah, " Dec. n, 1791. 
 
 *Died Sept. n, 1800, set. 38. 
 
 Sarah, " Dec. 22, 1771. 
 
 Joseph, I . 
 I twins. 
 Mary, ' 
 
 *Died Dec. 6, 1802, aet. 55. 
 
 BLOOD, ABEL and SARAH. 
 
 Mehitable, born Dec. n, 1788. 
 Abel, " May 5, 1791. 
 
 
 
 BLOOD, JOSIAH* and ABIGAIL PIERCE. 
 Married May 24, 1770. 
 
 Joel, born March 7, 1771. 
 Mary, " July 10, 1773. 
 Ebenezer, " Mar. 15, 1775. 
 
 BLOOD, SOLOMON, Jun., and HANNAH 
 
 KlNNEY. 
 
 Married June 9, 1794. 
 
 Hannah, born Nov. 28, ^795. 
 Sukey, " Sept. 3, 1798. 
 
 Josiah, " Apr. 23, 1777. 
 Sarah, " April i, 1779. 
 Anna, " April 23, 1783. 
 
 BLOOD, JOSIAH and SARAH FRENCH. 
 
 Benjamin, born Mar. 16, 1789. 
 Abigail, " April 5, 1791. 
 Luther, " Mar. 25, 1793. 
 Ama, " Apr. 14, 1797. 
 
 *DiedJan. 15, 1816, aet. 73. 
 
 BOYNTON, JOSHUA* and MARTHA. 
 
 Joshua, born Nov. 28, 1743. 
 Martha, " Aug. 29, 1745. 
 Benjamin, " Feb. ai, 1747. 
 Mary, " June 10, 1749. 
 Amos, " June 11, 1751. 
 Sarah, " July 12, 1753. 
 Elias, " Feb. 24, 1755. 
 Elizabeth, " April 4, 1757. 
 
 ' *Died Feb. 4, 1763. 
 
 
 
 BLOOD, NATHAN* and ELIZABETH NOYES. 
 Married April 16, 1772. 
 
 Nathan, born April n, 1773. 
 Elizabeth, " Feb. 13, 1775. 
 
 *Killed June 17, 1775. 
 
 BOYNTON, JOHN, Jun., and LYDIA JKWETT. 
 Married May 17, 1745. 
 
 Margaret, born Dec. 6, 1745. 
 Jemima, " Nov. 10, 1747. 
 Samuel, " Mar. ao, 1750.
 
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 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 Lydia, born Sept. 12, 1751- 
 John, " Oct. 18, 1753. 
 Isaac, " April 3, 1755. 
 Balo, " Sept. 26, 1756. 
 Sarah, " Dec. 26, 1757. 
 Joel, " Mar. 22, 1759. 
 
 BRADLEY, ITHAMAR and MEHITABLE. 
 
 Nehemiah, bora May 17, 1779. 
 Ezekiel, " April 27, 1781. 
 Mehitable, " Sept. 8, 1784. 
 Ithamar, " June 22, 1790. 
 
 BROOKS, JOHN and MARY KEMP. 
 Married Jan. 5, 1757. 
 
 Mary, born Dec. 3, 1757. 
 John, " Feb. 24, 1760.. 
 Nathan, " Aug. 26, 1767. 
 Abigail, " Dec. 6, 1770. 
 Hannah, " Aug. 20, 1772. 
 Ruth, " Jan. 15, 1775. . 
 
 BOYNTON, Dea. JOHN* and RUTH JEWETT. 
 
 Jeremiah, born April 29, 1753. 
 John, " Aug. 11, 1754. 
 Jacob, " Dec. 12, 1756. 
 Ruth, " Sept. 10, 1758. 
 Mehitable, " Jan. 21, 1761. 
 Moses, " Sept. 25, 1763. 
 Rebekah, " Nov. 20, 1765. 
 *Died Oct. 29, 1787, xt. 67. 
 
 BROOKS, Capt. WILLIAM and ABIGAIL 
 KEMP. 
 
 Married March 29, 1759. 
 
 William, born May i, 1760. 
 Abigail, " July 19, 1762. 
 Betsey, " July 23, 1764. 
 Sarah, " July 6, 1766. 
 Isaac, " Oct. 28, 1768. 
 Marah, " Feb. 15, 1771. 
 Samuel, " Mar. 3, 1774. 
 Martha, " Aug. 23, 1776. 
 Leonard, " Jan. 29, 1779. 
 John, " Nov. n, 1781. 
 Susannah, " Feb. 12, 1783. 
 
 BOYNTON, BENJAMIN and DEBORAH PARKER. 
 
 Married Nov. 5, 1778. 
 Sarah, born May 29, 1779. 
 Deborah, " July 23, 1781. 
 Benjamin, " Dec. 21, 1783, d. 
 Benjamin, " Aug. 4, 1786. 
 Martha, " Oct. 12, 1788. 
 
 BOYNTON, JOSHUA, Jun., and MARY PARKER. 
 Married May 26, 1778. 
 Mary, born May 14, 1784. 
 Joshua, " Mar. 19, 1786. 
 Josiah, " Dec. 23, 1787. 
 Samuel, . " Aug. 9, 1789. 
 
 BROWN, JOSIAH and ANNA. 
 
 Elizabeth, born Oct. 14, 1742. 
 Anna, " Oct. 23, 1744. 
 Josiah, " Sept. 24, 1746, d. 
 Molly, " Sept. 4, 1748. 
 Joseph, " Nov. 8, 1750. 
 Olive, " Nov. i, 1752. 
 Susannah, " Aug. 20, 1754. 
 Sarah, . " Jan. 3, 1757. 
 Josiah, " Jan. 31, 1759. 
 
 BOYNTON, MOSES and HANNAH LUND. 
 
 Hannah, born Feb. 2, 1795. 
 Moses, " Mar. 2, 1798. 
 Rebekah, " April 3, 1801. 
 Sarah, " May 20, 1803. 
 Naomi, " July 14, 1805. 
 Mary, " July 15, 1807. 
 Lucy, " April 6, 1810. 
 John, " Sept. 9, 1812. 
 Eliza, " June 21, 1815. 
 Jacob, " Dec. 17, 1818. 
 
 BROWN, SAMUEL AND MARY GLENE. 
 
 Married March 26, 1756. 
 
 Mary, born Jan. i, 1757. 
 William, " Nov. 13, 1758, d.. 
 Hannah, " Nov. 13, 1760. 
 
 BROWN, SAMUEL AND MARY WHEELER. 
 Married January 22, 1761. 
 
 Bridget, born Dec. 31, 1761.. 
 Samuel, " Jan. n, 1764. 
 William, " Jan. 4, 1766. 
 
 BRADBURY, JAMES and CATHARINE CONANT. 
 Married May 30, 1795. 
 James, born Jan. 4, 1796. 
 Catharine, " Mar. 25. 1798. 
 William S., " Feb. 14, 1800. 
 Charles, " July 4, 1802. 
 Elizabeth, " Sept. 18, 1804. 
 Samuel F , " Dec. 25, 1806. 
 Josiah C., ' Feb. 21, 1809. 
 Mary Ann, May 17,1811.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 369 
 
 BROWN, JOHN* and KEZIA WHEELER. 
 Married Oct. 9, 1744. 
 Silas, born Aug. 11, 1745. 
 John, . " Jan. 27, 1747. 
 Kezia, " Dec. 23, 1749. 
 Abigail, " June 10, 1754. 
 Phineas, " Nov. 14, 1756. 
 Rebekah, " Sept. 21, i7S8. 
 Elizabeth, " Sept. 10, 1760. 
 Martha, " April 8, 1762. 
 Sarah, " Mar. 24, 1764. 
 *Died May 6, 1770, Jet. 43. 
 
 CARTER, EDWARD and MARY. 
 
 Mary, born Nov. 19, 1751. 
 Elizabeth, " Mar. 12, 1754. 
 Susannah, " June 6, 1756. 
 Thomas, " Sept. 5, 1758. 
 Sarah, " June 15, 1762,. 
 
 CARTER, EDWARD, Jun., and ESTHER. 
 
 Esther, born Nov. 8, 1766. 
 Caty, " July 8, 1768. 
 Isaac P., " April 27, 1770. 
 Mary, " May 27, 1772. 
 Betsey, " Sept. 30, 1773. 
 Edward, " Aug. 8, 1775. 
 Thomas, " July 13, 1777. 
 Susannah, " Oct. 12, 1779- 
 Jonathan, " Mar. 24, 1782. 
 Loammi, " Dec. 21, 1784. 
 
 BROWN, DAVID and REBEKAH. 
 Rebekah, born Dec. 13, 1769. 
 David, " April 4, 1773. 
 
 BROWN, WILLIAM and ELIZABETH NEVINS. 
 William, born Mar. u, 1790. 
 Betsey, " Oct. 8, 1791. 
 Sukey, " Nov. 5, 1795. 
 Nathan, " Aug. 22, 1798. 
 Lucinda, " Sept. n, 1801. 
 
 CLARK, ELIJAH and MARTHA RUNNELLS. 
 Married April 9, 1778. 
 Hannah, born Mar. 6, 1779. 
 Elijah, " Mar. 18, 1781. 
 Martha, " Feb. 19, 1786. 
 John R., " Dec. 14, 1789. 
 
 BURGE, EPHRAIM* and ANNA ABBOT. 
 Married Jan. 7, 1762. 
 Anna, born Nov. 20, 1762. 
 Ephraim, " June 7, 1764. 
 Josiah, " April 15, 1766. 
 Jacob, " Jan. 7, 1768. 
 Susannah, " Dec. 5, 1769, d. 
 Susannah, " July 31, 1/73. 
 Abial, " May 27, 1775. 
 Sarah, " May 2, 1777. 
 Samuel, " Mar. 28, 1779. 
 Benjamin, " Aug. 5, 1782. 
 *Died July 31, 1784, set. 46. 
 
 COLBURN, Lieut. ROBERT* and ELIZABETH 
 SMITH. 
 
 Married 1747. 
 Robert, born April 9, 1748. 
 Elizabeth, " Oct. 22, 1749, d- 
 Benjamin, " May n, 1751, d- 
 Nathan, " Nov. 6, 1752. 
 Benjamin, " May 5, 1755. 
 Peter, " Nov. 14, 1756. 
 Elizabeth, " April 27, 1759. 
 Lucy, " Jan. 12, 1761. 
 Anna, " Nov. 37, 1763.. 
 
 *Died July 9, 1783, ret. 66. 
 
 BURGE, Dea. EPHRAIM* and PATTY BALDWIN. 
 Married Jan. 28, 1793. 
 Ephraim, born Nov. 8, 1/94. 
 Patty, '< May 9, 1796. 
 Anna, " July 13, 1798. 
 Clarissa, 
 Cyrus, ' Sept. 7, 1804. 
 Emma, . " Nov. 5, 1807. 
 *Died March 3, 1843, set. 78. 
 
 COLBURK, WILLIAM* and ABIGAIL. 
 
 Isabel, born Aug. 16, 1758. 
 Paul, " Oct. 4, 1761. 
 William, " June 8, 1764. 
 
 *Died April 3, 17*9, set. 79. 
 
 COLBURN, THOMAS and ESTHER KLAGG. 
 Married Sept. 15, 1757. 
 
 James, born '759- 
 Ruth, " June 12, 1763. 
 John, " Sept. 14, 1765. 
 Thomas, " Nov. i, 1767. 
 
 BURPEE, NATHANIEL and RUTH. 
 *Nabby, born June 5,1780. 
 Sally, " Jan. 21, 1783. 
 Nathaniel, ' Nov. 8, 1785. 
 Benjamin D., " Dec. to, 1788 
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 37 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 COLBURN, ROBERT, Jun., and DORCAS. 
 
 Dorcas, born Oct. 12, 1773. 
 Robert, " April 4, 1775. 
 Peter, " Oct. 31, 1776. 
 Timothy, " Aug. 10, 1778. 
 Hannah, " April 10, 1780. 
 Anna, " Aug. 31, 1781. 
 Elizabeth, " Jan. 16, 1783. 
 Washington, " April 20, 1786. 
 William, " March 2, 1789. 
 
 CONANT,* JOSIAH and CATHARINE EMERSON. 
 Married Feb. 9, 1745. 
 
 Josiah, born Oct. 17, 1746. 
 Catharine, " Dec. 23, 1748, d. 
 Catharine, " Nov. 13, 1753. 
 Abel, " Oct. 3, 1855. 
 
 *Died Dec. 14, 1756, a;t. 44. 
 
 CONANT, Dea. JOSIAH* and ELIZABETH 
 ELLIOT. 
 
 Married Jan. 9, 1769. 
 
 fosiah, born Feb. 5, 1770. 
 Elizabeth, " Nov. 10, 1771. 
 Catharine, " Nov. 28, 1773. 
 William, " Jan. 16, 1776. 
 Mary, " Jan. 7, 1778. 
 Abigail, " Aug. 30, 1780. 
 Ruth, " Dec. 3:, 1782. 
 Elias, " Sept. 1785, d 
 
 CONANT, Dea. JOSIAH and ZERVIAH Fox. 
 Married Dec. 16, 1788. 
 
 Sarah, born Sept. 24, 1789. 
 Joseph, " July 4, .1791. 
 Elias, " Sept. n, 1792. 
 Hannah, " Feb. 39, 1794. 
 Sophia, " Feb. 16, 1796. 
 Elizabeth, " July 4, 1800. 
 
 *Died August 21, 1807, jet. 61. 
 
 COLBURN, PAUL and MEHITABLE. 
 Mehitable, born Aug. 16, 1782. 
 Elizabeth, " Jan. 13, 1784. 
 
 COLBURN, BENJAMIN and ESTHER. 
 Esther, born May 29, 1779. 
 Mary, " May 5, 1783. 
 JL.ucy, " Feb. 10, 1785. 
 Elizabeth, " June 23, 1787. 
 Mehitable, " May 16, 1789. 
 Hannah, " Mar. 21, 1791. 
 Joseph, " May 20, 1793. 
 John, " Jan. 24, 179$. 
 Elias, " Feb. 1.5, 1797, d. 
 Elias, ' Oct. 15, 1800. 
 
 COLBURN, NATHAN* and ABIGAIL SHATTUCK. 
 Married Jan. 28, ^79. 
 Abigail, born Nov. i, 1782. 
 Nathan, " Mar. 31, 1785. 
 Rachel, " Dec. n, 1787. 
 Susannah, " Feb. 19, 1790. 
 Elizabeth, " Nov. 19, 1791. 
 Nathaniel W., " July 17, 1794. 
 Daniel, " Oct. 8, 1796. 
 
 *Died Feb. 17, 1831, act. 78. 
 
 CONANT, Dea. ABEL* and MARGARET JEWETT 
 Married Nov. 20, 1781. 
 
 Margaret, born Aug. 30, 1782. 
 Abel, " June i, 1784. 
 James, " April 7, 1786. 
 Catharine, " Dec. 29, 1787. 
 
 CONANT, Dea. ABEL and LYDIA THURSTON. 
 
 Susannah, born May 26, 1791. 
 Joseph, " Nov. 24, 1792. 
 Daniel, " Dec. n, 1794. 
 Lydia, " April 26, 1796. 
 Rebekah, " Nov. 28, 1798. 
 Moses T., " Feb. 3,1801. 
 John C., " Jan. 30, 1803. 
 
 *Died May 2, 1844, a:t. 88. 
 
 COLBURN, JAMES* and SUSANNAH HARDY. 
 Married Feb. 14, 1785. 
 James, born Mar. 13, 1786. 
 Susannah, " Dec. 30, 1787. 
 Sally, " Oct. 7, 1789, d. 
 Hannah, " Dec. 37, 1791. 
 Esther, " Feb. 26, 1794. 
 Ruth, " April 24, 1796. 
 Sally, " May 3, 1798. 
 John, " Aug. 22, 1799. 
 Bradlee, " July 28, 1801. 
 Amos, " Jan. 12, 1804. 
 Mary, " Nov. ao, 1805. 
 Almira, " Oct. 28, 1807. 
 Louisa, " Feb. 6, 1811. 
 *Died Feb. 14, 1830, set. 70. 
 
 CONROY JOHN and LYDIA. 
 
 John, born Dec. 28, 1761. 
 Sarah, " Sept. 13, 1764. 
 Lydia, " Jan. 39, 1766. . 
 Thomas, " April 3, 1769.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 37' 
 
 William, born Aug. 3, 1771, d. 
 William, " Sept. 26, 1775. 
 Mary, " Nov. 6, 1777. 
 
 CUMINGS, Lieut. JOHN and REBECCA. 
 
 >eter, born Nov. 12, 1761. 
 Lebecca, " Mar. 2, 1764, d. 
 arah, " Oct. 5, 1766. 
 ohn, " Mar. 8, 1769. 
 Rebecca, " Aug. 28, 1771. 
 Abigail, " Feb. 11, 1774. 
 Asahel, " Jan. 13, 1777. 
 Henry, " Nov. i, 1779. 
 Benaiah, " Mar. 21, 1782. 
 
 CONROY SAMUEL and ALICE BLOOD. 
 Married Nov. 22, 1774. 
 Samuel, born July 9, 1779. 
 Alice, " May 27, 1781. 
 Jonas, " Nov. 7, 1783. 
 Martha, " Dec. 7, 1785. 
 Sarah, " Aug. 23, 1788. 
 David, " May 23, 1791. 
 
 CUMINGS, SAMUEL Jun. and LYDIA WEBSTER 
 Married Nov. 3, 1768. 
 
 ^ydia, born Aug. 21, 1769. 
 Sibbel, " May 17, 1771. 
 Samuel, " May 30, 1773. 
 Prudence, " Jan. 24, 1775. 
 
 CONROY STEPHEN and REBECCA BLODGETT. 
 Married Dec. 13, 1781. 
 Betsey, born Feb. 25, 1782. 
 Eunice, " Feb. 13, 1784. 
 John, " June 13, 1787. 
 Rebekah, " April 26, 1789. 
 Isaac, " Feb. 9, 1795. 
 Oliver B., " Aug. 28, 1802. 
 
 CUMINGS, PHILIP and MARY. 
 
 Philip, born Sept. i, 1770. 
 Thomas, " Aug. 7, 1772. 
 
 CUMINGS, SAMUEL* Esq., and PRUDENCE 
 LAWRENCE. 
 Married July 18, 1732. 
 Mary, born April 22, 1734. 
 Sibbell, " Nov. i, 1736. 
 Prudence, " Nov. 26, 1740. 
 Samuel, " Dec. 10, 1742. 
 Thomas, " Aug. 21, 1748. 
 Benjamin, " Nov. 25, 1757. 
 *Died Jan. 18, 1772, xt. 62. 
 
 
 CUMINGS, WILLIAM* and MEHITABLK 
 EASTMAN. 
 Married Jan. 28, 1768. 
 William, born Jan. 17, 1769. 
 Jonathan, " Aug. 2, 1770. 
 Daniel, " July 6, 1772. 
 Leonard, " April 19, 1774. 
 Caleb E., " Jan. 9, 1776. 
 Sarah, " Dec. 18, 1777. 
 Elizabeth, " April 15, 1780. 
 Molly, " May 18, 1782. 
 Bradley, " April 12, 1784. 
 Hannah, " July 17, 1786. 
 Luther, " May 6, 1789. 
 
 *Died Oct. 2, 1831, at. 90. 
 
 CUMINGS, JERAHMAEL* and HANNAH 
 FARWELL. 
 
 Hannah, born July 13,1737. 
 Henry, " Sept. 16, 1739. 
 Jotham, " Dec. 29, 1741. 
 Caty, " Feb. 28, 1744. 
 Betty, " July 17, 1746. 
 *Died Oct. 21, 1747, aet. 36. 
 
 CUMINGS, Lieut. BENJAMIN and BRIDGET 
 POOL. 
 Married Dec. 7, 1780. 
 Benjamin, born Aug. 24, 1782. 
 Bridget, " Feb. 3, 1784. 
 
 CUMINGS, Lieut. BENJAMIN and SARAH 
 
 H OLDEN. 
 
 Sarah, born June 7,1787. 
 Samuel, " Nov. 9, 1788. 
 Thomas, " Sept. 18, 1700. 
 David, " Oct. 13, 1792. 
 Phineas, " Mar. 15, 1795. 
 Betsey, " April 10, 1797. 
 William, " April 25, 1799. 
 
 CUMINGS, EBENEZER* and ELIZABETH 
 ABBOTT. 
 Elizabeth, born Nov. 23, 1759. 
 Ebenezer, " Sept. 15, 1761. 
 Abigail, " July 9, 1763. 
 Bridget, " June 16, 1765. 
 Lucy, " July 9, 1767. 
 Mary, " Oct. 23, 1769. 
 Jacob A., " Nov. 2, 1772. 
 Sarah, " Feb. 28, 1775. 
 *Died 1778.
 
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 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 CUMINGS, THOMAS and HANNAH POOL. 
 Married Nov. 17, 1772. 
 
 Hannah, born April i, 1773. 
 Sarah, " 1774. 
 Thomas, " Nov. i, 1776. 
 
 Dow, STEPHEN* and ABIGAIL JEWETT. 
 Married June 17, 1784. 
 Lois, born Feb. 2, 1786. 
 Stephen, " July 14, 1787. 
 Hannah, " April 28, 1790. 
 Nathaniel, " Aug. 21, 1792. 
 Jeremiah, " Jan. 5, 1795. 
 Abigail, " April 22, 1797. 
 Elizabeth, " Dec. 24, 1800. 
 *Died Nov. i, 1839, ** 82. 
 
 DANFORTH, JONA.* and ANNA BLANCHARD 
 Married May 24, 1743. 
 
 Anna, born Feb. 7, 1744. 
 Jonathan, " July 20, 1745. 
 David, " Jan. 24, 1747. 
 
 *Died March 3, 1747, aet. 33. 
 
 DRURY, Lieut. ZEDEKIAH and HANNAH. 
 
 Gershom, born Dec. 31, 1739. 
 Zedekiah, " Mar. i, 1742. 
 
 Jonathan, ) 
 _, ! twins, " Aug. 4, 1 74V 
 Ebenezer, } 
 
 Thomas, ' April 26, 1747. 
 Nathan, " Nov. 23, 1748. 
 Hannah, " Aug. 29, 1750. 
 Elizabeth, " Aug. 27, 1752. 
 Mary, " Feb. 8, 1757. 
 David, " May 15, 1759. 
 John, " Feb. 28, 1761. 
 Samuel, " July 10, 1763. 
 
 DANFORTH, JONATHAN, Jun., and HANNAH 
 
 Hannah, born May 5, 1770. 
 Jonathan, " July 27, 1772. 
 Elizabeth, " May 10, 1774. 
 Leonard, " April 9, 1777. 
 David, " May if,, 1779. 
 Luther, " Oct. 23, 1781. 
 Anna, " July 19, 1783. 
 Asa, " Oct. 14, 1785. 
 Rebecca, " Mar. 23, 1788. 
 
 EASTMAN, Lieut. AMOS* and MEHITABLE 
 BRADLEY. 
 Mehitable, born June 25, 1746. 
 Jonathan, " July 19, 1748. 
 Amos, " April 28, 1751. 
 Caleb, " Oct. 3, 1753. 
 Sarah, " Mar. 5, 1756. 
 Hannah, " Jan. 6, 1759. 
 
 *Died March 6, 1808, aet. 88. 
 
 DANFORTH, JACOB and ANNA. 
 
 Jacob, born Mar. ao, 1769. 
 Timothy, " June a, 1771. 
 Anna, " Mar. 9, 1773. 
 
 DA.VIS, JOSHUA and DOROTHV WHEELSR. 
 Married Oct. 22, 1767. 
 
 Simeon, born Mar. 4, 1784. 
 Hannah, " May 23, 1786. 
 
 EASTMAN, JONATHAN* arid SARAH FLETCHER. 
 Married Sept. 13, 1770. 
 foseph F., born Jan. 14, 1772. 
 fonathan B., " Jan. 8, 1780. 
 *Died Dec. 29, 1700, aet. 42. 
 
 DINSMORE, ABRAHAM and LYDIA. 
 
 Abraham, born Jan. 17, 1753. 
 Zebadiah, " Jan. 17, 1755. 
 Lydia, " Jan. 34, 1757. 
 Hannah, " Mar. a, 1759. 
 Phebe, " May 17, 1761. 
 Thomas, " Aug. 14, 1763. 
 
 EASTMAN, AMOS* and RUTH FLAGG. 
 Married Jan. 6, 1774. 
 Ruth, born Oct. 24, 1774. 
 Persis, " Dec. i, 1775, d. 
 Persis, " Oct. 37, 1776. 
 Amos, " Aug. 4, 1778. 
 Caleb, " May 4, 1780. 
 Charles, " Feb. 4, 1782. 
 Hannah, " June 25, 1783. 
 Alpheus, " Oct. 9, 1787. 
 Luke, " June 22, 1790. 
 *Died August 2, 1832, aet. 81. 
 
 Dow, Capt. REUBEN* and LYDIA JONES. 
 
 Evan, born Feb. 4, 1754. 
 Stephen, " Dec. 30, 1757. 
 Lydia, ' May 18, 1762. 
 Phebe, " June 22, 1765. 
 Daniel, " Dec. 10, 1769. 
 Lois, " June 24, 1773. 
 
 *Died Feb. 9, 1811, aet. 81.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 373 
 
 EMERSON, Rev. DANIEL* and HANNAH 
 EMERSON. 
 
 Married Nov. 7, 1744- 
 
 Hannah, born Sept. 30, 1745. 
 Daniel, " Dec. 15, 1746. 
 Mary, " Sept. 19, 1748, d. 
 Peter, " Nov. 7, 1749. 
 Lucy, " Oct. 29, 1751. 
 Mary, ' Nov. 14, 1753. 
 Elizabeth, " May 5, 1755. 
 Ebenezer, " Aug. 14, 1757. 
 Joseph, " Sept. 28, 1759. 
 Raiph, " Mar. 4, 1761. 
 Rebecca, " July 5, 1762. 
 Samuel, " Sept. 6, 1764. 
 William, " Dec. n, 1765. 
 
 *Died Sept. 30, 1801, aet. 85. 
 
 EMERSON, RALPH* and ALICE AMKS. 
 Married May 13, 1784. 
 
 Elizabeth, born Jan. 27, 1785. 
 Alice, " Oct. 4, 1790. 
 
 *Died Oct. 4, 1790, aet. 29. 
 
 EASTERBROOK, JOSEPH and LYDIA. 
 
 Mary, born April 20, 1751. 
 Elizabeth, " Nov. 2, 1753. 
 Lydia, " Jan. 34. 1761. 
 Joseph, " Mar. 28, 1764. 
 
 FARLEY, Lieut. SAMUEL and HANNAH 
 BROWN. 
 
 Married Oct. 9, 1744. 
 
 Ebenezer, born Oct. 9, 1745. 
 Samuel, " Mar. 14, 1747. 
 Hannah, " Jan. 27, 1749. 
 Benjamin, " Mar. n, 1756- 
 Anna, " Feb. 19, 1768. 
 
 EMERSON, Dea. DANIEL* and AMA FLETCHER 
 Married Nov. 17, 1768. 
 
 Ama, born Aug. 20, 1769. 
 Daniel, " July 15, 1771. 
 Hannah, ' Dec. 7, 1773. 
 Joseph, "' Oct. 13, 1777. 
 Ralph, " Aug. 18, 1787. 
 Samuel, > 
 William, I twms ' Nov - 9- '791- 
 *Died Oct. 4. 1820, aet. 74. 
 
 FARLEY, Lieut. BENJAMIN* and JOANNA 
 PAGE. 
 
 Joanna, born April 21, 1733. 
 Rebecca, " April 29, 1735. 
 Benjamin, " June 21, 1737. 
 Molly, " Nov. 25, 1739. 
 Betty, " June 23, 1742. 
 Lucy, " Feb. 13, 1744. 
 Ebenezer, " Sept. 19, 1747. 
 Hannah, " Feb. 8, 1750, d. 
 Christopher, " April i, 1751. 
 Stephen, " Jan. 28, 1754. 
 Hannah, " Jan. 31, 1757. 
 Sarah, " Sept. 28, 1761. 
 
 *Died Dec. 23, 1789, aet. 79. 
 
 EMERSON, THOMAS and JUDITH. 
 
 James, born Aug. 7, 1770. 
 Thomas, " Nov. 27, 1/74. 
 William, " Mar. 28, 1777. 
 Daniel, " June 12, 1780. 
 John S., " Aug. 12, 1783. 
 Asa, " Sept. 20, 1785. 
 
 EMERSON, TIMOTHY and HULDAH. 
 
 Timothy, born Dec. n, 1776. 
 Aaron, " June n, 1779. 
 Stephen, " Mar. 29, 1781. 
 Huldah, " April i, 1783. 
 Jesse, " May 15, 1785. 
 
 FARLEY, Capt. CALEB* and ELIZABETH 
 FARLEY. 
 
 Elizabeth, born Aug. 34, 1755. 
 Joseph, " May i, 1757. 
 Caleb, " April 3, 1759. 
 James, " April 12, 1761. 
 Benjamin, " June 27, 1763. 
 John, " May 1765. 
 Thomas, " Dec. 28, 1769. 
 Abel, " July 17, 1773. 
 
 *Died April 5, 1833, aet. 102 years, 5 mo. 
 
 EMERSON, Dr. PETER* and MOLLY. 
 
 Susannah, born Dec. 10, 1781. 
 Rebecca, " May 29, 1784. 
 Mary, " June 7, 1786. 
 Daniel, " Sept. 16, 1788. 
 Hannah, " June 25, 1791. 
 John, " April 7, 1798. 
 
 *Died 1827, aet. 78.
 
 374 
 
 FAMILY \ REGISTERS. 
 
 FARLEY, EBENEZER* and BETTY WHEELER. 
 Married Nov. 6, 1766. 
 
 Benjamin, born Feb. i, 1767. 
 Lucy, Sept. 3, 1768. 
 Joanna, " Mar. 22, 1770. 
 Betty, " Mar. 18, 1772. 
 Ebenezer, " Mar. 4, 1774. 
 Hannah, " Dec. i, 1775. 
 John, " Dec. 13, 1777. 
 Daniel, " Oct. 28, 1779. 
 Jesse, " June 26, 1781. 
 Sarah, " April 23, 1783. 
 Rebecca, " Dec. 13, 1784. 
 Susannah, " Feb. 4, 1787. 
 James, " May 21, 1791. 
 
 *Died Jan. 28, 1827, act. 80. 
 
 Abigail, born July 23, 1786, 
 William, " Oct. 21, 1787. 
 Nathan, Mar. 16, 1789. 
 Henry, " July 9, 1790. 
 Elizabeth, ' Sept. 14, 1791, d_ 
 Isaac, " Feb. 15, 1793. 
 Lucy, " April 16, 1794. 
 Hannah, ' July 17, 1795. 
 Sukey, " Dec. 2, 1796. 
 Elizabeth, " Oct. 10, 1799. 
 Oilman, " Jan. 12, 1802. 
 
 FARLEY, Lieut. BENJAMIN and M.VVA 
 BLODGETT. 
 Married Feb. 15, 1787. 
 Mary, born July 27, 178?- 
 Benjamin, " May 3, 1790. 
 Sarah, " May 5, 1792, d. 
 Noah, " Apr. 13, 1794, d. 
 Leonard, " Sept. 23, 1796, d, 
 Charlotte, " Oct. 22, 1797. 
 Noah, " Feb. 10, iSoo. 
 Abel, " Sept. 19, iSoa. 
 Leonard W., " Aug. 9, 1805. 
 Sarah, " Aug. n, 1807. 
 Caleb, " July 16, 1811. 
 
 FARLEY, CHRISTOPHER* and RUTH JEWETT. 
 Married Dec. 30, 1773. 
 Ruth, born Sept. 19, 1774. 
 Amos, " June 6, 1776. 
 Christopher P., " Jan. 30, 1778. 
 Susannah, " Jan. 9, 1780. 
 James J., " May 4,1782^. 
 James J., " Jan. 12,1784. 
 Elizabeth, " July 28, 1786. 
 Christopher, " Oct. 8, 1788. 
 
 *Died June 21, 1788, ast. 37. 
 
 FARLEY, BENJAMIN and LUCY FLETCHER. 
 
 Married June 18, 1780. 
 Sarah, ) 
 Betsey, i S> born June 3, 1781.* 
 
 Benjamin Mark, " Aug. 8, 1788. 
 Lucy, " Dec. 26, 1784. 
 Luther, " Dec. 25, 1786. 
 Charles, " Oct. 13, 1788. 
 Benjamin, " Feb. 20, 1791, 5. 
 George Frederic, " Apr. 5, 1793. 
 Percy, " Sept. 12, 1798. 
 Clarissa, " Nov. 12, 1801, 
 
 FARLEY, JOSEPH and BRIDGET POWERS. 
 Married Dec. 18, 1777. 
 Bridget, born Mar. 4, 1778. 
 Joseph, " Feb. 7, 1780. 
 
 FARLEY, STEPHEN* and MARY SHATTUCK. 
 Married Jan. 28, 1779. 
 
 Stephen, born Oct. 24, 1779. 
 Mary, " Aug. 12, 1781. 
 Isaac, " Aug. 21, 1783. 
 Elizabeth, twin, > 
 Joanna, " d., ) 
 Hannah, " 5787. 
 Christopher, " Oct. 19, 1789. 
 Joanna, " Aug. 10, 1791. 
 
 *Died Jan. 13, 1837, ** 84- 
 
 FARLEY, BENJ., Jun., and ANNA MERRILL. 
 
 Benjamin, born Oct. 3, 1789. 
 Anna, " June 30, 1791. 
 Polly, " Feb. :8, 1794. 
 Rebekah, " Aug. 17, 1796. 
 Enoch, " July 22, 1798. 
 Lucy, " Oct. 18, 1803. 
 Merrill, " May 6, 1806. 
 Edward P., " Dec. 26, 1808. 
 
 FARLEY, CALEB.JUH., and ABIGAIL PIIELPS. 
 Married April 12, 1781. 
 
 Caleb, born April 15, 1783. 
 James, " Sept. 27, 1783. 
 John, " Feb. 15, 1785. 
 
 FARMER, MINOT* and ABIGAIL B AKRON. 
 Married Sept. 15, 1775. 
 Abigail, born Dec. i, 1775. 
 *Died May 19, 1776, aet. 26.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 375 
 
 FISK, Lieut. AMOS and ELIZABETH FLAGG. 
 Married March 18, 1762. 
 
 Betty, born Jan. 17,1763. 
 Hannah, " Jan. 21, 1765. 
 Sarah, " Apr. 7, 1767. 
 
 Fox, Dr. JONATHAN* and ZERVIAH JONES. 
 
 Zerviah, born Feb. 16, 1779. 
 fonathan, " May 17, 1781. 
 Ebenezer, " April 6, 1783. 
 
 *Died Oct. 26, 1782, act. 28. 
 
 JFiSK, JOSIAH and MARY CALDWELL. 
 
 Married Nov. 25, 1779. 
 Josiah, born Nov. 14, 1781. 
 
 FRENCH, NICHOLAS and PRISCILLA. 
 
 Timothy, born July 6, 1745. 
 Priscilla, " Oct. 2, 1747. 
 Nicholas, " June 30, 1750. 
 Isaac, " Sept. i, 1752. 
 Lucy, " April 21, 1755. 
 Sarah, " Aug. 3, 1758, d. 
 Jonathan, " Aug. 21, 1759. 
 Sarah, " April 22, 1762. 
 David, " Oct. 28, 1765. 
 
 FLETCHER, OLIVER and TABITHA. 
 
 Thankful, born July 18,1766. 
 Sibbel, " Jan. 15, 1768- 
 Tabitha, " Feb. 5, 1770. 
 Betty, " Feb. 3, 1772. 
 Stephen, " Dec. i, 1773. 
 Rebecca, " Oct. 19, 1775. 
 
 FRENCH, JOHN and MARY. 
 
 Mary, borp July 12, 1750. 
 Hepzibah, " Jan. 31, 1752. 
 William, " May 19, 1754, d. 
 John, " April 8, 1757. 
 Elizabeth, " Aug. 22, 1759. 
 Jonathan, " Jan. 9, 1762. 
 Abigail, " Mar. 26, 1764. 
 Whitcomb, " Oct. 26, 1766. 
 Rebekah, " Nov. 3, 1768. 
 Ebenezer, " May 7, 1771. 
 Joseph, " July 23, 1773. 
 
 FLAGG, ELEAZER* and HANNAH. 
 
 Abigail, born Apr. 16,1735. 
 Esther, " Jan. 30, 1737. 
 John, " May i, 1739. 
 Mary, " June 16, 1741. 
 Jerusha, " Feb. j, 1744. 
 Elizabeth, " May 11, 1745. 
 'Ruth, " Oct. 1746. 
 Joseph, " June 3, 1750. 
 
 *Died August 14, 1757, t. 53. 
 
 FRENCH, JOSIAH and SARAH ASTIN. 
 Married Nov. 27, 1760. 
 Sarah, born Aug. 27, 1761. 
 Rebekah, " July 31, 1763, d- 
 Josiah, " June 27, 1765. 
 Lucy, " Aug. 9, 1767. 
 Daniel, " Feb. 28, 1771. 
 William, " May 25, 1773. 
 Nathan, " Feb. 9, 1778. 
 Rebekah, " May 14, 1780. 
 
 "FLAGG, Capt. JONAS and MARTHA KNIGHT. 
 
 Martha, born Feb. 3, 1760. 
 Jonas, " Mar. 10, 1763. 
 Jerusha, " April 27, 1764. 
 Mary, " Feb. 23, 1766. 
 Reuben, " Aug. 10, 1768. 
 Joseph, " Sept. 10, 1772. 
 
 FLAGG, JOSEPH and HANNAH BOYNTON. 
 Hannah, born Dec. 3, 1795. 
 
 FRENCH, JAMES and SARAH BROOKS. 
 Married Sept. i, 1760. 
 James, born June 6, 1762. 
 Sarah, " Nov. 21, 1766. 
 Elizabeth, " Mar. 8, 1769. 
 Mary, " May 19, 1771. 
 
 FOSTER, EDWARD and PHEBE. 
 
 Susannah, born Feb. 2, 1777. 
 Elizabeth, " April 25, 1779. 
 Patty, " May 19, 1781. 
 Bridget, " April 26, 1783. 
 Noah, '" Dec. 13, 1784. 
 William, " Dec. 5, 1786. 
 .Benjamin, " Dec. 4, 1788. 
 
 FRENCH, TIMOTHY and ANNA WILLOUGHBY. 
 Married May 3, 1771. } 
 Timothy, born May 8, 1772. 
 Anna, "_ May 8, 1774.
 
 37 6 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 FRENCH, XEHEMIAH and SUBMIT. 
 
 Submit, 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 
 Abraham, 
 
 born Sept. 22, 1771. 
 " Dec. ii, 1774. 
 " Jan. 21,1777. 
 
 FRENCH, ISAAC and LUCY WILKINS. 
 
 Lucy, 
 
 Priscilla, 
 
 Sarah, 
 
 Isaac, 
 
 Susannah, 
 
 Mark, 
 
 Mehitable, 
 
 David, 
 
 Polly, 
 
 Lefa, 
 
 Mark, 
 
 twins, 
 
 born Sept. 30, 1779. 
 
 " Mar. 6, 1781. 
 
 " Oct. 30, 1782. 
 
 " Feb. 10, 1785. 
 
 " J ul y 'S 1791- 
 
 " Aug. 7,1793. 
 
 " Mar. 31, 1794. 
 
 " July 18, 1795. 
 
 " May 26, 1797. 
 
 " Dec. 12, 1798. 
 
 FRENCH, JOSEPH and MARY YOUNGMAN. 
 
 Married Feb. i, 1771. 
 
 Joseph, born June 8, 1772. 
 
 Mary, ' Mar. 14, 1774. 
 
 Ebenezer, " Oct. 14, 1776. 
 
 Tabitha, " Mar. 20, 1779. 
 
 Stephen Y., " Sept. 23, 1781. 
 
 Mitte, " June 20, 1784. 
 
 Martha, " Oct. 14, 1786. 
 
 GILSON, EBEN'R and ELIZABETH LAWRENCE 
 
 Married August 24, 1769. 
 Betty, born Aug. 16, 1775. 
 
 Sarah, " May 19, 1779. 
 
 GOODHUE, JOHN and OLIVE. 
 
 John, 
 
 Samuel, 
 
 Jonathan, 
 
 Ephraim, 
 
 Joseph, 
 
 Mary, 
 
 born April 4, 1763. 
 " Apr. 30, 1765. 
 " Oct. i, 1767. 
 " July ii, 1770. 
 " Jan. 9,1774. 
 " Dec. 3, 1776. 
 
 Goss, Capt. JOHN* and CATHARINE CONANT 
 
 Married Feb. 10, 1774. 
 John, born Jan. 7, 1775. 
 
 " Nov. 29, 1776. 
 
 " Oct. 23, 1780. 
 
 " Oct. ii, 1782. 
 
 " Dec. 30, 1784. 
 
 " Aug. 15, 1787. 
 
 " Oct. 10, 1789. 
 
 Samuel, 
 
 Abel, 
 
 Catharine, 
 
 Lucy, 
 
 Anna, 
 
 Mark, 
 
 Luke, 
 
 Elizabeth, 
 
 June 13, 1792. 
 Nov. 19, 1795. 
 
 GOODHUE, JOHN, Jun., and REBECCA PERHAM. 
 
 Married April 26, 1787. 
 Sarah, born Apr. 13, 1788. 
 
 Joseph A., Sept. 5, 1789. 
 
 Josiah, ' Mar. 19, 1792. 
 
 GOULD, JAMES and MARY LOVEJOY. 
 
 Married May 27, 1765. 
 
 James, born Dec. 18, 1765. 
 
 Phineas, " July_ 18, 1767. 
 
 Ralph W., " June 19, 1769. 
 
 HALE, Col. JOHN* and ELIZABETH HALL. 
 John, born Sept. 8, 1756. 
 
 David, " June 8, 1758. 
 
 Elizabeth, " Sept. 28, 1760. 
 
 William, " July 27, 1762. 
 
 Rebekah, " Mar. 26, 1765. 
 
 *Died Oct. 22, 1791, aet. 60. 
 
 HARDY, PHINEAS* and ABIGAIL. 
 Elizabeth, born at Bradford July 22, 1750. 
 Martha, born June 24, 1752- 
 
 Phineas, " June 25, 1754- 
 
 Thomas, " June ii, 1756. 
 
 Noah, " Sept. 17, 1758. 
 
 Jesse, " Dec. 19, 1760. 
 
 Isaac, " July 9, 1763. 
 
 Moses, " May 17, 1765. 
 
 Solomon, " Aug. i, 1767. 
 
 *Died March 7, 1813, xt. 86. 
 
 HARCY, LEMUEL and HANNAH JEWETT. 
 
 Silas, 
 
 Hannah, 
 
 Susannah, 
 
 Rebekah, 
 
 Mary, 
 
 David, 
 
 Sarah, 
 
 born Mar. 13, 1763. 
 " May n, 1765. 
 " July 17, 1767. 
 " Sept. 10, 1769. 
 " Feb. 10, 1772. 
 " June 19, 1775. 
 " Mar. 24, 1777. 
 
 HARDY, AARON and ABIGAIL DUTTON. 
 Aaron, born Oct. 24, 1771. 
 
 Reuben, " Aug. 28, 1773. 
 
 Abigail, " Oct. 12, 1775. 
 
 *Died Dec. 26, 1775, aet. 33. 
 
 *Died Sept. 26, 1821, aet. 82. 
 
 HARDY, NEHEMIAH and ABIGAIL. 
 
 Married March 29, 1780. 
 Nehemiah, born Apr. 10, 1781. 
 
 Kendall, " Apr. 30, 1785. 
 
 ohn, " Sept. 27, 1787. 
 
 Mary, " May 9, 1792.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 377 
 
 HARDY, ISAAC and SUBMIT WHEAT. 
 Married Nov. 13, 1788. 
 
 Isaac, born Sept. 9, 1789. 
 Abraham T., " May 7, 1794. 
 
 HARDY, ISAAC and MBHITABLE BOYNTON. 
 Married July 3, 1794. 
 
 Jacob, born Nov. 14, 1795. 
 John B., " Nov. 6, 1797. 
 
 HARDY, JESSE and RJIODA WOOD. 
 
 Jesse, born July 20, 1794. 
 Joel, " Feb. 16, 1796. 
 Amos, " Aug. 12, 1797. 
 Eli, " Sept. 16, 1799. 
 Luther, " Dec. 20, 1802. 
 Phineas, " April 29, 1805. 
 Daniel, " Sept. 8, 1808. 
 
 HARRIS, JOB and ELEANOR HARRIS. 
 
 Married Feb. 14, 1764. 
 
 Joseph, bern May 16, 1764. 
 Mary, " May 2, 1767. 
 Simon, " Mar. 26, 1770. 
 
 HARDY, PHINEAS* and SIBBKL SHATTUCK. 
 
 Isaac, born Nov. 17, 7783. 
 Noah, " Mar. 23, 1785. 
 Sibbel, " Aug. 5, 1787. 
 Hannah, " Sept. 29, 1789. 
 James, " Sept. 7, 1793. 
 Submit, " May 13, 1795. 
 Samuel L., " May 18, 1798. 
 Elizabeth, " April 13, 1803. 
 John G., " April 7, 1805. 
 
 *Died May 7, 1835, 3et. Si. 
 
 HASKKLL, JOSEPH and ANNA. 
 
 Betsey, born Sept. 20. 1778. 
 Joseph, " Feb. 6, 1780. 
 Jane, " Sept. 27, 1781. 
 Jeremiah, " Aug. 31, 1784. 
 David, " Mar. 21, 1786. 
 
 HARDY, ENOS* and MARY LUND. 
 Married Nov. 10, 1797. 
 
 Mary, " Dec. 3, 1798. 
 Ephraim L., " Oct. 14, 1801. 
 Alvah, " Sept. 16, 1803. 
 Levi, " Sept. 16, 1807. 
 Louisa, " Feb. 10, 1811. 
 Sarah Ann, " Mar. 21, 1816. 
 
 *Died May 18, 1857, ** %. 
 
 HAZELTON, STEPHEN and MARY. 
 
 Stephen, born May 25, 1749. 
 Mary, " Dec. 31, 1754. 
 John, " June 8, 1757. 
 
 HAZELTON, SAMUEL and MOLLY. 
 
 Benjamin, born Feb. 25, 1762. 
 Mary, " Feb. 23, 1764. 
 Rebecca, " Nov. 27, 1765. 
 
 HARDY, MOSES and ABIGAIL WHEAT. 
 Married Nov. 9, 1790. 
 
 Moses, born April i, 1791, d. 
 Thomas W., " Jan. 6, 1794. 
 Moses, " Sept. 4, 1795. 
 John, " Sept. 24, 1797. 
 Reuben, " Sept. 12, 1799. 
 Abigail, " Oct. 3, 1801. 
 Phineas, " May i, 1803. 
 Leonard, Jan. 20, 1806. 
 Nathaniel, " June 27, 1808. 
 Joseph W., " June 21, 1813. 
 
 HAZBLTON, STEPHEN, Jun., and ESTHER 
 HILDRETH. 
 
 Married Sept. 15, 1774. 
 
 Esther, born Feb. 7, 1775. 
 Stephen, " Aug. 20, 1777. 
 Elizabeth, " Oct. 24, 1779. 
 Rebekah, " Oct. S, 1783. 
 Anna, " April jo, 1785. 
 
 HOBART, Col. DAVID and SARAH. 
 
 Sarah, born Jan. 15, 1745. 
 Peter, ' Dec. 22, 1747. 
 Eunice, " Feb. 5, 1749. 
 
 HARDY, JESSE and RBBEKAH BAYLBY. 
 Married Jan. 3, 1788. 
 
 Rebekah, born Feb. 6, 1789. 
 Martha, < Aug. 16, 1790. 
 
 HOBART, GERSHOM and ALEPHIA. 
 
 Mary, born Oct. 16, 1754. 
 Alephia, " Dec. 29, 1755.
 
 378 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 HOBART, JONATHAN and LYDIA. 
 Jonathan, born May 24, 1753. 
 Joshua, " Dec. 6, 1754. 
 Joseph, " May 7, 1757. 
 Lydia, " Feb. 24, 1760. 
 Jacob, " May 24, 1762. 
 Isaac, " June 13, 1764. 
 Ruth, " April I, 1767. 
 Asa, " Aug. 10, 1769. 
 Sarah, " Sept. 27, 1771. 
 
 JAOUITH, EBENEZER and RUTH. 
 Ebenezer, born Feb. 6, 1777. 
 
 JEWETT, SAMUEL* and SARAH. 
 
 Sarah, born Mar. 7, 1749. 
 Mary, " April 22, 1751. 
 Ruth, " May 10, 1753. 
 Samuel, " Jan. i, 1756. 
 Esther, " June 29, 1758. 
 Jacob, ' Oct. 30, 1760. 
 John, " April 4, 1763. 
 Lucy, " April 28, 1766. 
 
 *Died Dec. 29, 1791, aet. 65. 
 
 HOBART, JONATHAN, Jun., and ELIZABETH 
 LAKIN. 
 Married Jan. 17, 1782. 
 Elizabeth, born Nov. 24, 1782. 
 Sarah, " Oct. 18, 1784. 
 Susannah, " Sept. 3, 1786. 
 Polly, " Oct. 23, 1788. 
 Jonathan, " Sept. 27, 1793. 
 Joshua, " July 13, 1796. 
 
 JEWETT, Dea. STEPHEN* and HANNAH 
 (FARWELL) CUMINGS. 
 
 Stephen, born Oct. 14, 1753. 
 Rebekah, " Jan. 14, 1756. 
 Noah, " Feb. n, 1758. 
 Jonathan, " July 25, 1760. 
 Lois, " May 21, 1763. 
 
 *Died May 23, 1803, aet. 75. 
 
 HOLDEN, DAVID, Jun., and BRIDGET ATWELL. 
 Married Jan. I, 1/89. 
 David, born July 31, 1789. 
 Cumings, " Aug. 16, 1790. 
 Phineas H., " May 6, 1792. 
 
 JEWETT, EZEKIEL and LUCY TOWNSEND. 
 Married Feb. 23, 1758. 
 
 Susannah, born Dec. n, 1758. 
 Nathaniel, " April 27, 1760. 
 Isaac, " July 5, 1763. 
 
 JEWETT, EZEKIEL and ANNA WILLIAMS. 
 
 Married Feb. 28, 1765. 
 Ezekiel, born May i, 1766. 
 William, " Sept. i, 1768. 
 
 HOPKINS, RICHARD and MARY. 
 Mary, born Oct. 8, 1763. 
 Richard, " June 12, 1765. 
 Hannah, " April 4, 1769. 
 Elizabeth, " Aug. 7, 1773. 
 Achsah, " June 20, 1775. 
 
 How, EPHRAIM and MARY. 
 
 Nicholas, born May 12, 1781. 
 Ephraim, " April 19, 1783. 
 Mary, " June 26, 1785. 
 Betsey, " May 30, 1787. 
 John, " Oct. 11, 1789. 
 Joseph, " Feb. 16, 1792. 
 Sarah, " June 16, 1794. 
 Isaac, " Dec. 28, 1797. 
 Samuel, " Aug. 25, 1799. 
 
 JEWETT, JAMES* and MARGARET. 
 
 Ruth, born Sept. 3, 1755. 
 Margaret, " Oct. 18, 1758. 
 Eunice, " Sept. 24, 1761. 
 
 *Died April 9, iSoS, set. 85. 
 
 JEWETT, Lieut. EBENEZER* and MARY 
 
 RlDEOUT. 
 
 Married March 15, 1792. 
 Ebenezer, born Feb. 13, 1793. 
 Polly, " Sept. i, 1794. 
 Nathaniel, " July 21, 1796. 
 James, " Mar. 29, 1799. 
 Francis, " May 26, 1801. 
 Susannah, " Dec. 16, 1803. 
 Lydia, " April 26, 1806. 
 *Died Oct. 6, i8a5, Jet. 83. 
 
 JAQUITH, THOMAS and RHODA STAULDING. 
 Married Dec. 25, 1776. 
 Rhoda, born Nov. 28, 1777. 
 Thomas, " Sept. 5, 1779. 
 Enoch, " April 9, 1781. 
 Daniel, " Mar. 9, 1783. 
 Rebekah, ' April 12, 1786. 
 Asa, " Dec. 31, 1788. 
 Isaac, " Apr. 25, 1791.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 379 
 
 JEWETT, JACOB* and MEHITABLE MITCHELL. 
 
 Abigail, born June 14, 1763. 
 Mehitable, " Mar. 9, 1765. 
 Susannah, " Feb. 14, 1767. 
 Hannah, " July 20, 1770. 
 Daniel, " July 20, 1772. 
 Ruth, " Sept. 27, 1774. 
 Nathaniel, " Jan. I, 1777. 
 Sarah, " Mar. 27, 1779. 
 Elizabeth, " June 28, 1781. 
 Jacob, " Mar. 7, 1784. 
 
 *Died April 23, 1813, aet. 76. 
 
 JOHNSON, JONATHAN and SARAH. 
 
 Elizabeth, born Aug. 4, 1754. 
 Sarah, " May 30, 1756. 
 Mary, ' April 29, 1758. 
 Jonathan, " June 14, 1760. 
 Hannah, June 4, 1762. 
 David, July 4, 1764. 
 
 KEMP, ZERUBBABEL and ABIGAIL 
 LAWRENCE. 
 Married Nov. 23, 1737. 
 
 Zerubbabel, born Feb. 34, 1748. 
 Zechariah, " July 26, 1750. 
 
 KEMP, ZERUBBABEL and HANNAH COLBURK. 
 Married April 20, 1758. 
 
 Sarah, born Jan. 30, 1759. 
 John, " May 26, 1761. 
 
 JEWETT, JACOB, Jun., and ELIZABETH 
 CUVINGS. 
 
 James, born Aug. 22, 1767. 
 John, " July 2, 1769. 
 Jacob, " June 14, 1770. 
 David, " Aug. 16, 1773. 
 Elizabeth, " Oct. 15, 1775. 
 Lucy, " Aug. 9, 1777. 
 Ralph W., " Dec. 8, 1779. 
 Leonard, " Oct. \ 2, 1787. 
 
 KEMP, THOMAS and MEHITABLE LOVEJOY. 
 Married Oct. 5, 1769. 
 
 Mehitable, born Jan. 28, 1771. 
 Thomas, " May 21, 1775. 
 Asa, " April 18, 1777. 
 William, " July 26, 1779. 
 Zerubbabel, j twing> Jan JO> ^ 
 John, 
 Aaron, " April 13, 1785. 
 Mindwell, " July 10, 1787. 
 
 KEMP, THOMAS and HANNAH HOBART. 
 
 Levi, born Sept. 6, 1793. 
 Ralph, " Mar. 28, 1796. 
 
 JEWETT, JAMES, Jun., and Lucy FARLEY. 
 Married June 16, 1789. 
 
 James, born Sept. 13, 1789. 
 Cumings, " Mar. i, 1793. 
 
 JEWETT, Dea. STEPHEN, Jun., and ELIZABETH 
 POOL. 
 
 Married Nor. 16, 1778. 
 
 Elizabeth, born June 18,1779. 
 Stephen, " July 7, 1781. 
 Nancy, " May 11, 1783. 
 Hannah, " Feb. 17, 1785. 
 William P., " Feb. 26, 1787, d. 
 William P., " Feb. 4, 1789. 
 Sarah, " Feb. 24, 1790. 
 Polly, " July 8, 1792. 
 Noah," " Dec. 17, 1794. 
 Samuel G., " Oct. 29, 1798. 
 
 *Died Feb. 22, 1829, aet. 75. 
 
 KENDALL, EBENEZER and MARTHA. 
 
 Ebenezer, born May 11,1765. 
 Martha, " June 26, 1767. 
 John W., " Dec. 16, 1769. 
 Hacy, " June 2, 1772. 
 
 KENDALL, HEZEKIAH and ABIGAIL. 
 
 Abigail, born Aug. 26, 1793. 
 Luther, " May 15, 1802. 
 Lucy, " Mar. 15, 1804. 
 Willard, " Jan. 7, 1806. 
 Walter, " July 11, iSoS. 
 
 JEWETT, JOHN and JANE AMES. 
 Married Nor. 29, 1795. 
 
 John, born Sept. 13, 1796. 
 Jeremiah A., " May 2, 1798. 
 
 KENDRICK, Capt. DANIBL and MARY POOL 
 Married Fb 15, 1782. 
 
 Daniel, born Mar. 30, 1785. 
 William P., " June 20, 1704.
 
 3 8o 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 KEYES, ABNER and MARY. 
 
 Sarah, born Sept. 3, 1764. 
 Mary, " Aug. 14, 1766. 
 Hannah, " July 14, 1768. 
 Abigail, " July 2, 1770. 
 Esther, " Aug. 24, 1772. 
 Anna, " Sept. 15, 1774. 
 William, " Oct. 12, 1776. 
 Rebekah, " July 31, 1778. 
 Abner, " Aug. 2, 1780. 
 Elizabeth, " Dec. 9, 1782. 
 Ruth, " Feb. 21, 1785. 
 
 LAWRENCE, DANIEL and POLLY JOHNSON. 
 Married May 6, 1790. 
 Polly, born June 16, 1791. 
 Betsey, " Oct. 20, 1792. 
 Charlotte, " Sept. 5, 1794. 
 Ruth, " Nov. 21, 1796. 
 Daniel, " April 7, 1798. 
 Abigail, " June 10, 1800. 
 Mark, " Aug. 20, 1801. 
 Luke, " April 14, 1803. 
 Louisa, " June 14, 1807. 
 Caroline, " Mar. 23, 1810. 
 
 KINNEY, ISRAEL and HANNAH. 
 
 Rebekah, born Sept. 19, 1766. 
 Israel, " Sept. 14, 1768. 
 Hannah, " May 3, 1771. 
 Phebe, " Feb. 14, 1773. 
 Moses, " Oct. 18, 1775. 
 Aaron, " Jan. 10, 1778. 
 Polly, " Jan. 22, 1781. 
 Susannah, " Jan. 5, 1783. 
 Edah, " Nov. i, 1785. 
 
 LEEMAN, ABRAHAM and ELIZABETH 
 HASTINGS. 
 Married Jan. 30, 1745. 
 Elizabeth, born Feb. 24, 1746. 
 Mary, ' June 3, 1748. 
 Hannah, " July 26, 1750, d. 
 Hannah, " Oct. i, 1751. 
 Submit, " June 4, 1753. 
 Abraham, " Sept. 8, 1754. 
 Esther, " Aug. 8, 1756. 
 Abigail, " May S, 1758. 
 Dorcas, " July 13, 1760. 
 
 LAWRENCE, ZACH. and SARAH LAWRENCE. 
 
 Married Dec. 5, 1734- 
 Peter, born Aug. 20, 17451 d. 
 Zachariah, " July 12, 1747. 
 Jonas, " Oct. 19, 1751. 
 Peter, " Oct. 8, 1753. 
 Josiah, Nov. 2, 1756. 
 
 LEEMAN, SAMUEL and LOVE WHEELER. 
 Married Nov. 7, 1746. 
 Mehitable, born Sept. 26, 1747. 
 Samuel, " Aug. 7, 1749. 
 Love, " Nov. i, 1752. 
 Mary, " Nov. 9, 1754. 
 Hannah, " July 2, 1757. 
 Nathaniel, " Aug. 6, 1759. 
 Lydia, " Dec. 9, 1761. 
 Sarah, ' Aug. 31, 1764. 
 Abraham, " May 13, 1769. 
 
 LAWRENCE, OLIVER* and MARY CUMINGS. 
 Married Dec. 27, 1752. 
 Mary, born Nov. 4, 1753. 
 Oliver, " Oct. 7, 1755. 
 Peleg, " Aug. 17, 1757. 
 Noah, " Nov. 30, 1760. 
 Daniel, " April 26, 1762. 
 Silas, " June 19, 1764. 
 Molly, " May 25, 1767. 
 Amos, " Aug. 6, 1769. 
 Eben, " Oct. 25, 1771. 
 Aaron, " May 5, 1774. 
 Sarah, " Oct. 4, 1777. 
 
 *Died April 2, 1797, aet. 68. 
 
 LESLEY, JONAS and ELIZABETH Dow. 
 Married Jan. 13, 1774. 
 Elizabeth, born Nov. 5, 1774. 
 onas, " Mar. i, 1776. 
 Samuel, " Feb. 23, 1778. 
 Sarah, " Feb. 25, 1780. 
 oseph, " April 7, 1782. 
 George, " Feb. *, 1785. 
 
 LOVEJOY, CHRISTOPHER and ANNA. 
 Anna, born May 26, 1743. 
 Christopher, " Oct. 22, 1745. 
 Abial, " April 28, 1749. 
 Hehitable, " Mar. 10, 1751. 
 Benjamin, " Dec. 25, 1753. 
 Obadiah, " June 13, 1756. 
 ohn, " M^y 2, 1758. 
 
 LAWRENCE, ZACHARIAH, Jun., and REBECCA 
 POWERS. 
 Married Nov. 22, 1769. 
 Daniel, born Oct. 13, 1772. 
 Zachariah, " July 18, 1777. 
 Sarah, " Oct. 10, 1779. 
 Rebecca, " June 13, 1784.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 LOVEJOY, JONATHAN and MARY. 
 
 Jonathan, born May 33, 1742, d. 
 Phineas, " Nov. 23, 1744. 
 Daniel, " Feb. 23, 1746. 
 Mary, " Sept. 27, 1747. 
 Simeon, " June 6, 1750. 
 Jacob, " Feb. 17, 1752. 
 Jonathan, " July 3, 1754. 
 Abial, " Aug. 3, 1756. 
 Asa, " Jan. 28, 1758. 
 Abel, ' May 6, 1760. 
 Elizabeth, " Mar. 34, 1762. 
 
 MARTIN, STEPH'N and PATIENCE WORCESTER 
 Married May 21, 1759. 
 Anna, born Mar. 3, 1760. 
 Jirah, " June u, 1762. 
 Elisha, " Sept. 22, 1764. 
 Peter, " May 27, 1768. 
 
 MELVIN, JONATHAN and MARY BROOKS. 
 Married Dec. 4, 1750. 
 Jonathan, born Jan. 14, 1753. 
 
 MELVIN, EBENEZER and SUSANNAH. 
 
 Ebenezer, born Dec. 38, 1752. 
 Nathan, " Nov. 30, 1755. 
 Eunice, " Feb. 9, 1759. 
 Daniel, " Sept. 8, 1761. 
 Susannah, " Oct. 33, 1764. 
 Seth, " April 28, 1767. 
 Enoch, " Aug. 30, 1769. 
 
 LOVEJOY, DANIEL and SARAH WYMAN. 
 Married Nov. 19, 1767. 
 Daniel, born Aug. 2, 1768. 
 Samuel, " July 4, 1770. 
 Stephen, " May 22, 1773. 
 Sarah, " June 36, 1775. 
 Phineas, " NOT. n, 1778. 
 Polly, " Oct. 16, 1784. 
 Ralph, " Jan. 3, 1788. 
 
 MESSKR, BENJAMIN and MARY. 
 Benjamin, born Mar. 37, 1784. 
 
 LOVEJOY, ASA and LYDIA NEVINS. 
 Lydia, born Nov. 18, 1783. 
 William Nevins, " Aug. 17, 1785. 
 Elizabeth, " July 38, 1787. 
 Polly, ' Nov. 8, 1789. 
 Rebecca, " Sept. 13, 1793. 
 
 MERRILL, DANIEL and MARY SMITH. 
 
 Margaret, born Nov. 15, 1756. d. 
 Samuel, " Jan. i, 1759. 
 Daniel, " Mar. 31, 1761. 
 Henry, " July 17, 1763. 
 Mary, ) 
 Ruth, i twins ' ' Dec - 7- '7 6 S- 
 Betty, " April 17, 1768. 
 William, " Feb. 15, 1770. 
 Abigail, " May 13, 1772. 
 Margaret, " Feb. i, 1776. 
 
 LUND, EPHRAIM and ALICE WHEELER. 
 Married May 12, 1772. 
 Hannah, born Sept. 7, 1772. 
 Sarah, " Mar. 8, 1774. 
 Alice, " April 19, 1776. 
 Mary, " May i, 1778. 
 Ephraim, " Aug. 14, 1780. 
 Stephen, " Oct. 29, 1783. 
 Ebenezer, " July 10, 1786. 
 
 MERRILL, SAMUEL and MARY. 
 
 Daniel, born July i, 1780. 
 Samuel, " Aug. 16, 1782. 
 Isaac, " June 15, 1784. 
 Mary, " Mar. 14, 1787. 
 Elizabeth, " June n, 1791. 
 
 MCDONALD, JAMES* and SUSANNAH. 
 Roxanna, born July 19, 1752. 
 Randall, " April 14, 1754. 
 Susannah, " Jan. 18, 1756. 
 Lucy, " Feb. 8, 1758. 
 Mary, " April 5, 1760. 
 Elizabeth, " Nov. 10, 1761. 
 James, " Jan. 19, 1764. 
 John, " June 5, 1766. 
 *Died April n, iSoi, *t. 83. 
 
 MERRILL, DANIEL* and PHEBE Dow. 
 Married Oct. 19, 1789. 
 Daniel, born Sept. i, 1790. 
 William, " June 10, 1793. 
 Lydia, " Nov. 9, 1794. 
 Mary, " Sept. 13, 1798. 
 Evan, " Sept. 24, 1802. 
 Mark, " Sept. 30, 1806. 
 
 *Died Sept. 15, 1852, set 91. 
 
 MARTIN, STEPHEN and ANNA. 
 Stephen, born Sept. 12, 1749. 
 Jesse, " Aug. i, 1754.
 
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 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 MERRILL, Lieut. WILLIAM and DOLLY 
 SMITH. 
 
 Married Feb. 27, 1794. 
 Hannah, born Feb. 9, 1795. 
 William S., " Sept. 24, 1797. 
 Miranda, " Mar. n, 1800. 
 
 MOEHER, ABIJAH and HANNAH. 
 
 George, born Feb. 19, 1777. 
 Hannah, " Oct. 6, 1781, d_ 
 Sally, " Sept. 12, 1783. 
 Hannah, " Mar. 12, 1786.. 
 
 NEVINS, THOMAS and BRIDGET SNOMT. 
 Married 1745. 
 Bridget, born Dec. 21, 1746. 
 Thomas, ' May 25, 1748. 
 
 MOOAR, DANIEL and ANNA. 
 
 Anna, born Dec. 28, 1751. 
 Martha, " Nov. 2, 1753. 
 Daniel, " July 23, 1757. 
 Jacob, " April 8, 1761. 
 Sarah, " Mar. 11, 1764. 
 
 NEVINS, WILLIAM* and MARY. 
 
 William, born July 26, 1746. 
 Joseph, " July 20, 1748. 
 Benjamin, " Aug. 15, 1750. 
 Mary, ' Aug. 2, 1752. 
 John, " Feb. 26, 1755. 
 Phineas, " Feb. 23, 1758. 
 Lydia, " July 16, 1760. 
 Elizabeth, " Oct. 1762. 
 
 *Died Feb. 15, 1785, set. 66. 
 
 MOOAR, DANIEL, Jun., and LYDIA NEVINS. 
 
 Daniel, born Mar. 23, 1781. 
 Isaac, " Feb. 14, 1753. 
 David, " Oct. 6, 1785. 
 Patty, " June 12, 1788. 
 Nathan, " Feb. 19, 1791. 
 Ephraim, April 26, 1794. 
 Sally, " July 15, 1797. 
 
 NEVINS, DAVID and Lois PATCH. 
 
 john, born Oct. 12, 1748, d. 
 Margaret, " Feb. 3, 1752- 
 Lois, " Sept. 16, 1753. 
 John, " April 18, 1755. 
 David, " July 7, 1758. 
 
 MOOAR, JACOB* and HANNAH SHATTUCK. 
 Married Jan. 15, 1784. 
 Jacob, born July 29,1784. 
 Abel, " Jan. 25, 1786. 
 Hannah, " Oct. 21, 1787. 
 Nathan, " Aug. 12, 1789. 
 
 MOOAR, JACOB and DORCAS HOOD. 
 Married May 20, 1794. 
 Gardner, born Jan. 4, 1795. 
 John, " Aug. 11, 1796. 
 Dorcas, " Aug. 21, 1798. 
 Betsey, " Sept. 7, 1800. 
 David, " April 15, 1802. 
 Jason, " Jan. i, 1804. 
 Louisa, " July 28, 1806. 
 Luke, " July 18, iSoS. 
 Sally, " July 8, 1810. 
 Mark, " Feb. 23, 1813. 
 Daniel, " May n, 1815. 
 *Died Feb. 2, 1828, set. 66. 
 
 NEVINS, Ensign WILLIAM* and REBECCA 
 CHAMBERLAIN. 
 Married March 24, 1768. 
 Susannah, born Dec. 2, 1776. 
 *Died 1776, aet. 30. 
 
 NEVINS, JOSEPH and SARAH POWERS. 
 Married Feb. 20, 1772. 
 Sarah, born Dec. 3, 1772, d. 
 Joseph, " June 10, 1774, d.. 
 Phineas, " May 5, 1776. 
 Sarah, " Dec. 17, 1777. 
 Hannah, " June 13, 1779. 
 Hepzibah, " June 6, 1781. 
 
 NEVINS, JOSEPH and LUCY SAWTELL. 
 Lucy, born Dec. 30, 1783. 
 Polly, July 4, 1786. 
 Ama, " Mar. 23, 1789. 
 Gardner, " Feb. 18, 1/92, d 
 Mitte, Mar. 16, 1794. 
 Gardner, " Feb. 6, 1797. 
 Sukey, " April 12, 1799. 
 Joseph, " April 8, 1801. 
 
 MOSHER, JAMES and EUNICE BLOOD. 
 Married May 7, 1770. 
 Catharine, born Mar. 9, 1772. 
 Jacob, " June 3, 1774. 
 Sarah, " April 2, 1777. 
 John, " May 31, 1779. 
 Mary, " Jan. 23, 1783. 
 Betty, i 
 Eunice, j twins ' ' St &- K, '786.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 KEVINS, BENJAMIN and ANNIS MOORE. 
 Married Feb. 9, 1775. 
 
 Patty, born Dec. 7, 1775. 
 Benjamin, " Oct. 5, 1777. 
 Lydia, ' April 7, 1780. 
 Sarah, May 25, 1783. 
 William, Mar. 5, 1786. 
 
 PARKER, BENJAMIN WOODS and DEBORAH 
 GETCHELL. 
 Mary B., born July 7,1811. 
 Joseph D., " April 17, 1814. 
 
 PARKER, Capt. ISAAC* and OLIVE ABBOTT 
 Olive, born June 37, 1795. 
 Hannah, " May 29, 1797. 
 Achsah, June 34, 1799. 
 Isaac, " April 13, iSoi. 
 John, July 30, 1803. 
 
 *Died Dec. 33, 1857, aet. S8. 
 
 NOYES, Dea. ENOCH* and ELIZABETH. 
 
 Elizabeth, born Jan. ao, 1749. 
 Lucy, " Feb. 16, 1752. 
 Enoch, " Aug. 31, 1754. 
 Hannah, " Oct. 34, 1756. 
 Elijah, " Oct. 3, 1758. 
 Benjamin, " Dec. 13, 1760, d. 
 Jane, " Aug. i, 1762. 
 Rebecca, " April 23, 1765. 
 Benjamin, " Oct. 6, 1767. 
 *Died Sept., 1796, set. 80. 
 
 PATCH, Dea. THOMAS* and ANNA GILSON. 
 Married March 35, 1742. 
 Anna, born Nov. 20, 1742. 
 Thomas, " Jan. 17, 1745. 
 Sarah, " Mar. 9, 1746. 
 Joseph, " Aug. 24, 1749. 
 David, " Aug. 2, 1751. 
 Daniel, "' Oct. 9, 1753. 
 
 *Died May i, 1754, zt. 40. 
 
 PARKER, SAMUEL and MARY. 
 
 Samuel, born April 7, 1740. 
 Eleazer, Mar. 30, 1744. 
 Lemuel, Mar. 4, 1747. 
 Lucy, Mar. 29, 1750. 
 Mary, " Mar. 37, 1753. 
 Esther, " May 21, 1755. 
 
 PATCH, THOMAS,* Jun., and MOLLY. 
 
 Thomas, born Oct. 10, 1771. 
 Molly, " Mar. i, 1773. 
 Lydia, Sept 21, 1774. 
 Richard, " May 26, 1776. 
 David, " Oct. 6, 1778. 
 Rachel, " May 27, 1780. 
 Sarah, " Aug. 21, 1782. 
 Daniel, " Sept. 7, 1784. 
 Joseph, " Mar. 4, 1791. 
 *Died Nov. 7, 1828, aet. 85. 
 
 PARKER, BENJAMIN* and ALICE WOODS. 
 
 Sarah, born Dec. 3, 1763. 
 Benjamin Woods, " Sept. 27, 1765. 
 Patience, " Feb. 5, 1769. 
 Ebenezer, " July 5, 1772. 
 *Died Feb. 7, 1803, wt. 82. 
 
 PARKER, STEPHEN and RACHEL. 
 
 Jane, born Nov. 8, 1781. 
 John B., Aug. 4, 1786. 
 
 PHELPS, FRANCIS and PHEBB. 
 Francis, born Aug. 15, 1743. 
 Timothy, " Sept. 10, 1745. 
 Joseph, " June 19, 1748. 
 Phebe, " May 6, 1750. 
 
 PARKER, BENJAMIN WOODS* and ALICE 
 PRATT. 
 
 Married Nov. 9, 1788. 
 
 Benjamin W., born Mar. 8, 1789. 
 Olive, Nov. 4, 1790. 
 Calvin, " July 20, 1792. 
 John Manly, " Mar. 31, 1704. 
 Luther, << Mar. 19, 1796. 
 Lucinda, " July 16, 1797. 
 Hiram, " April 6, 1799. 
 George W., " Feb. 27, 1801. 
 
 *Died Jan. 3, 1830, aet. 64. 
 
 PHELPS, JOHN and DEBORAH. 
 John, born April 30, 1744. 
 Sarah, '< July 31, 1746. 
 Nathan, " Sept. i, 1749. 
 Henry, " April 18, 1751. 
 
 PHELPS, JOHN and MARY I, AKIN. 
 
 Simeon Lakin, born Mar. 4, 1783. 
 Sally, " June 5, 1785. 
 Luther, " June 17, 1787. 
 Betsey, " Sept. 7, 1789.
 
 3^4 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 PHELPS, NATHAN and MARY FLKTCHKR. 
 Nathan, born Feb. i, 1780. 
 William Fletcher, " Sept. 16, 1781. 
 Mary, " Sept. 14, 1783. 
 Lucy, " Jan. 12, 1786. 
 Thankful, " Sept. 27, 1788. 
 Susannah, " July 24, 1792. 
 Leonard, " Oct. 12, 1795. 
 Zeruiah, " May 10, 1800. 
 
 PIERCE, SOLOMON and LUCY PARKER. 
 Married March 19, 1771. 
 
 Solomon, born Sept. 2, 1771. 
 Lemuel, " June 13, 1773. 
 Eleazar, " April 4, 1775. 
 Lucy, " Jan. n, 1777. 
 Mary, " Jan. i, 1779. 
 Hannah, " Mar. n, 1781. 
 Samuel, " May 30, 1783. 
 Simon, " Nov. 16, 1785. 
 Levi, " July 8, 1789. 
 Ephraim, " Mar. 29, 1792. 
 
 PHILBRICK, JONATHAN and BEULAH. 
 Jonathan, born July 3, 1763. 
 Thomas, " Dec. i, 1765. 
 Mary, * " Feb. 16, 1768. 
 Beulah, " Mar. 22, 1770. 
 Isaac, " Sept. 3, 1773. 
 James, " May 7, 1778. 
 
 PIERCE, NEHEMIAH and MARY. 
 
 Nehemiah, born Feb. 5, 1778. 
 Isaac, " Mar. 19, 1780. 
 William, ) 
 Mary, i twinS ' Man 23 ' 172 - 
 James, " May 9, 1784. 
 
 PHILBRICK, JOHN and SARAH JEWETT. 
 Married Dec. 6, 1770. 
 John, born Sept. 3, 1771. 
 Sarah, " Sept. 16, 1773. 
 Mary, " Aug. 10, 1777. 
 Samuel, " Aug. 22, 1779. 
 Joel, " April 24, 1781. 
 
 POOL, WILLIAM* and HANNAH NICHOLS. 
 Married June 19,1751. 
 
 Hannah, born Dec. 20, 1751. 
 Elizabeth, " July 18, 1753. 
 Mehitable, " Feb. 12, 1755. 
 William Welsted, " May 6, 1756. 
 James, " Dec. 2, 1757. 
 Abigail, " July 31, 1759. 
 Sarah, " Dec. 15, 1760, d. 
 Bridget, " Aug. 5, 1762. 
 Mary, " Feb. 4, 1764. 
 Rebekah, " Mar. 29, 1766. 
 Lucy, " Sept. 6, 1768. 
 Benjamin, " Jan. 17, 1771. 
 Bethiah, " Aug. 3, 1772. 
 Sarah, " Sept. 20, 1774. 
 
 *Died Oct. 27, 1795, aet. 70. 
 
 PIERCE, EBENEZER and ELIZABETH. 
 Daniel, born April 3, 1755. 
 Mary, " June 5, 1757. 
 
 PIERCE, EPHRAIM and ESTHER STONE. 
 Married March n, 1766. 
 Betty, born Sept. 26, 1766. 
 Mary, " Jan. 26, 1768. 
 Esther, " . May 19, 1770. 
 Susannah, *' April 23, 1772. 
 Sarah, " Aug. 11, 1774. 
 Deborah, " April n, 1776. 
 Ephraini, " April 12, 1778. 
 Rebekah, " July 26, 1781. 
 John, " May 8, 1784. 
 
 POWERS, Capt. PETER* and ANNA KEYKS. 
 
 Peter, born Nov. 29, 1728. 
 Stephen, " Oct. 28, 1729, 
 Anna, " Mar. 9, 1732. 
 Whitcomb, " Oct. 10, 1733. 
 Phebe, " Feb. 5, 1785. 
 Alice, " Dec. 30, 1736. 
 Levi, " June 3, 1739. 
 Nahum, " April n, 1741. 
 Francis, " July 15, 174*- 
 Fanna, " April 19, 1744, d. 
 Philip, " May 20, 1746. 
 Samson, " Mar. 12, 1748- 
 Fanna, " Mar. 22, 1750. 
 
 *Died August 27, 1757, at. 56. 
 
 PIERCE, RICHARD and SUSANNAH JEWETT. 
 Married May 22, 1766. 
 Warner, born June 22, 1767. 
 Nathaniel, " Jan. 12, 1769. 
 Ebenezer, " Feb. 18, 1771. 
 Jacob, " Sept. 16, 1772. 
 Susannah, " July 23, 1774. 
 Isaac, " June 15, 1776. 
 Eunice, " Sept. 25, 1778. 
 Abraham, " Nov. 14, 1780. 
 Abigail, July 34, 1783. 
 Daniel, ' Dec. 28, 1788.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 385 
 
 POWERS, STEPHEN and LUCY CUMINCS. 
 Married Jan. 5, 1757. 
 
 Lucy, born Oct. ao, 1758. 
 Stephen, " April 13, 1761. 
 Rebecca, " April 30, 1763. 
 Peter, " April 29, 1765. 
 Bridget, " Sept. 5, >767- 
 Caleb, " Sept. 15, 1769. 
 WilHbm, " Dec. a8, 1771. 
 Catharine, " May i, 1775. 
 
 PRATT, THOMAS and ANNA LAWRENCE. 
 Married April 13, 1779. 
 
 Anna, born Sept. 25, 1779. 
 Stephen, i 
 Susannah, i twins ' ' Oct - >4, 'T**- 
 John, " Feb. 18, 1791. 
 
 PROCTOR, MOSES* and MARY BYAM. 
 
 Mary, born Dec. 31, 1741. 
 Rebekah, " April 15, 1744. 
 Cyrus, " Sept. 13, 1745. 
 Moses, " Nov. 25, 1747. 
 Philip, Mar. 16, 1750. 
 
 *Died Aug. 21, 1780, set. 73. 
 
 -POWERS, WHITCOMB and MARY DOLLIVER 
 Married May ao, 1755. 
 Whitcomb, born April 17, 1756. 
 
 POWERS, FRANCIS and ELIZABETH CUMINGS 
 Married May 5, 1763. 
 
 Francis Grant, born Jan. S, 1764. 
 Elizabeth, " March 5, 1766. 
 Anna, " Feb. 3, 1768, d 
 Philip, " Aug. 17, 1769. 
 Anna, " April 13, 1771. 
 Frances, " April 4, 1773. 
 Lucy, " June i, 1776, d 
 Lucy, " Mar. 13, 1779. 
 James, Sept. 15, 1781. 
 Phebe, " Jan. i, 1784. 
 Francis, " April 3, 1787. 
 Levi, " Mar. 19, 1/91- 
 
 PROCTOR, EZEKIEL and ELIZABETH. 
 
 Abijah, born Aug. 13, 1772. 
 Hannah, Dec. 16, 1774, d. 
 Ezra, " May 15, 1776. 
 Hannah, Oct. 5, 1777. 
 Esther, " Jan. 7, 1781. 
 
 PROCTOR, CYRUS and SIBBEL FARNSWORTH. 
 Married March 10, 1771. 
 
 Cyrus, born Jan. 16, 1772. 
 Timothy, " Mar. n, 1774. 
 Sibbel, " May 13, 1776. 
 Nathaniel, " Feb. 16, 1778. 
 Thomas, Jan. 31, 1780. 
 Mary, " Jan. 10, 1782, d. 
 Elizabeth, " Oct. , 25, 1783. 
 I. in null, " June 18, 1785. 
 ohn, " Jan. 25, 1787. 
 Abigail, " Dec. 8, 1788- 
 Amos, " June 12, 1791. 
 Anna, " Sept. ^, 1793. 
 Mary, " Feb. S, 1796. 
 Susannah, " June 18, 1799. 
 
 POWERS, SAMSON* and ELIZABETH NUTTING. 
 Married August 4, 1774. 
 
 Mary A., born Oct. 16, 1774. 
 Samson, " Jan. 17, 1777. 
 Peter, " Feb. 24, 1779. 
 Joel, " Aug. 8, 1781. 
 Grant, " Mar. 31, 1784. 
 Levi, " Mar. ao, 1786. 
 Anna, " Sept. n, 1789. 
 Ursula, " Oct. 3, 1791. 
 
 *Died Jan. a, 1823, aet. 73. 
 
 PROCTOR, MOSES, Jun., and RUTH AUSTIN.. 
 
 Moses, born Sept. 15, 1786.. 
 Ruth, " Mar. 18, 1788.. 
 Aaron, " May 7, 1791.. 
 
 PRATT, THOMAS and CATY CUMINGS. 
 Married Sept. 27, 1764. 
 David, born June a, 1765. 
 Caty, " May 9, 1767. 
 Hannah, " July 39, 1769. 
 Jerahmael C., " April u, 1773. 
 Betty, " Jan. 13, 1774. 
 Molly, ' " June 19, 1776. 
 
 PROCTOR, JOEL and KATY. 
 
 oel, born June 28, 1784. 
 onas, " May 24,. 1786.. 
 
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 3 86 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 RANGER, NEHEMIAH and LYDIA. 
 Samuel, born Oct. 24, 1773. 
 Lydia, " Oct. 20, 1779. 
 Asahel, " Aug. 11, 1781. 
 Nehemiah, " Nov. 8, 1784. 
 Reuben, " June 19, 1791. 
 Benjamin, " Mar. 22, 1794. 
 
 RUNNELLS, STEPHEN and CHLOE THURSTON. 
 Married Dec. 7, 1780. 
 
 Mary, born Aug. 4, 1781. 
 Stephen, " Sept. i, 1785. 
 
 clTofM twins ' " Dec -<^ 
 
 REED, Capt. WILLIAM* and PRISCILLA 
 EMERY. 
 Samuel, born Feb. 8, 1763, d. 
 Polly, " Dec. 2, 1764. 
 William, " July 33, 1767. 
 Abel, " Mar. 23, 1769. 
 Silas, " Jan. 27, 1771. 
 Priscilla, " June 5, 1773. 
 Asa, " Nov. 27, 1775. 
 Sarah, " Nov. 26, 1777. 
 Uriah, " Nov. 13, 1779. 
 Samuel, " Dec. 19, 1783. 
 Abigail, " Feb. i, 1786. 
 *Died July 12, 1817, xt. 77, 
 
 RUNNELLS, SAMUEL and ABIGAIL SMITH. 
 Married Sept. 20, 1791. 
 
 Frederick, born June 28, 1793. 
 Ebenezer, " July 5, 1794. 
 Hannah, '< July 27, 1796. 
 Persis, " Aug. 29, 1798. 
 Josiah, " Dec. i, 1800. 
 Susannah, " Jan. 28, 1803. 
 Samuel, " June 22, 1805. 
 
 Russ, JONATHAN and LUCY KENDALL. 
 Married Nov. 16, 1/58. 
 
 Lucy, born May 9, 1760. 
 Jonathan, " Mar. 17, 1762. 
 Rachel, " May 20, 1764. 
 Sarah, " Dec. 25, 1766. 
 Nathan, " May 24, 1769. 
 Hannah, " Jan. 20, 1772. 
 
 REED, JOSHUA and ELIZABETH. 
 Elizabeth, born Mar. 9, 1768. 
 Joshua, " Mar. 23, 1770. 
 Hannah, " June 21, 1772. 
 Anna, " Feb. 3, 1774. 
 Judith, " Oct. 28, 1776. 
 John, " Sept. 13, 1778. 
 Thomas, " Jan. 7, 1781. 
 
 SANDERSON, BENJAMIN* and ESTHER. 
 
 David, born Jan. 23, 1773. 
 Benjamin, " Mar. 24, 1777. 
 Jeremiah, " Aug. 31, 1779. 
 Ichabod, " July 21, 1782, d. 
 Submit, " June 7, 1784. 
 Richard W., " Aug. 28, 1788. 
 Simon, " Mar. 20, 1790. 
 Esther, " June 22, 1795. 
 John, " Jan. 23, 1708 
 Ichabod W., " Dec. S, 1802. 
 
 *Died Sept. 25, 1826, aet. So. 
 
 RIDEOUT, JAMES and MARY. 
 James, born April 20, 1765. 
 Polly, " Nov. 12, 1767. 
 Joseph, " Jan. 7, 1771, d. 
 Esther, " Mar. 6, 1772. 
 Joseph, " Mar. 27, 1774. 
 Hannah, " Nov. I, 1776. 
 David, " May 23, 1779. 
 Betsey, " July i, 1783. 
 Lydia, " July i, 1787. 
 
 RIDEOUT, NATHANIEL and SUSANNAH 
 SPAULDING. 
 
 Married Jan. 18, 1776. 
 
 Nathaniel, born May 2, 1778, d. 
 Asa, " Sept. 8, 1779. 
 Samuel, " Oct. 14, 1780. 
 Jonathan, " Sept. 17, 1782. 
 Susannah, " Oct. 18, 1784. 
 Diadema, " Sept. 20, 1786. 
 Nathaniel, " Mar. 8, 1788. 
 Gardner, ) 
 Huldah, ( twins ' " J une 3, '790- 
 John, " Jan. 9, 1793. 
 
 SAUNDERSON, JONATHAN* and LUCY POOL. 
 Married Oct. 18, 1791. 
 
 Lucy, born Nov. 28, 1792. 
 Almira, " Mar. 29, 1796, d. 
 Marinda, " Mar. i, 1798. 
 Jonathan, " Dec. 21, 1800, d. 
 Jonathan, " Dec. 30, 1802. 
 Almira, " Dec. 25, 1804. 
 William P., " Feb. 11, 1807. 
 Henry H., " Sept. 12, 1810. 
 
 *Died August 23, 1850, xt. 84.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 387 
 
 SANDERSON, DAVID and LAURANA SHATTUCK. 
 Married Dec. 28, 1784. 
 Peter, born July 18, 1787. 
 
 SHATTUCK, WILLIAM and ZILPHA TURNER. 
 Married April 2, 1761. 
 
 Laurana, born May 12, 1762. 
 Rebekah, May 6, 1764. 
 Priscilla, " Oct. 7, 1766. 
 Sarah, May 28, 1770. 
 William, < Aug. 20, 1772. 
 Lemuel, " Feb. 12, 1776. 
 
 SARLL, WILLIAM and HANNAH DINSMORE. 
 Married August 6, 1747. 
 
 Elizabeth, born July 16, 1748. 
 William, Mar. 22, 1750. 
 Hannah, April 19, 1752, d. 
 Joseph, " May 13, 1755. 
 Sarah, " Jan. 7, 1758. 
 Mary, " Mar. 18, 1760. 
 John, " Aug. 6, 1762. 
 Jonathan, " May 29, 1765. 
 Hannah, June n, 1767. 
 Lucy, Aug. 26, 1769. 
 
 SHATTUCK, ZECHARIAH and ELIZABETH 
 FARLEY. 
 
 Married Nov. 28, 1771. 
 
 Elizabeth, born '773- 
 Sarah, ' May 4, 1774. 
 Mary, Mar. 9, 1776. 
 Isaac, " April 9, 1778. 
 Zechariah, t " July 23, 1781. 
 Abel, Sept. 21, 1782. 
 Joseph, Jan. 20, 1785. 
 Amos, " Jan. n, 1793. 
 
 SHANNON, RICHARD CUTTS and ELIZABETH. 
 
 James N., born Aug. 16, 1774. 
 Elizabeth, " June 12, 1776. 
 Mary Ann, " Aug. 12, 1778. 
 Abigail, " Oct. 21, 1780. 
 John Langdon, " July 4, 1783. 
 Sophia, " June 4, 1786. 
 
 SHATTUCK, SAMUEL and Lois WHEAT. 
 Married May 5, 1791. 
 
 Samuel, born Mar. 25, 1792. 
 Lois, " Oct. 20, 1793. 
 Nathaniel, " June n, 1795. 
 Isaac, " Jan. 25, 1799. 
 William, " Feb. 2, 1802. 
 
 SHATTUCK, ZECHARIAH* and ELIZABETH 
 FISK. 
 
 Married March 3, 1747. 
 
 Zechariah, born Nov. 24, 1747. 
 Elizabeth, " May 15, 1750. 
 Mary, 1753. 
 Abigail, " June 10, 1755. 
 Isaac died in the army, 1776. 
 Samuel, 
 Sibbel, " March, 1760. 
 Daniel, " Feb. 24, 1767. 
 Abel, " June 3, 1769. 
 Nathan, " June 9, 1774. 
 *Died March 20, 1809, aet. 85. 
 
 SHED, JOHN and RACHEL. 
 
 John, born June 17, 1791. 
 Julia, " .Mar. 15, 1793. 
 Ebenezer, " Jan. 24, 1796. 
 
 SHED, JOHN and LUCY JEWETT. 
 Married Nov. 5, 1797. 
 
 Gardner, born Oct. 9, 1708. 
 Luther, " April i, 1800. 
 
 SHATTUCK, WILLIAM* and RUTH. 
 
 Ruth, born Nov. i, 1739. 
 William, " Feb. 26, 1741. 
 Mary, " Mar. I, 1743. 
 
 SHATTUCK WILLIAM and EXPERIENCE 
 CURTIS. 
 
 Married Nov. 26, 1/45. 
 
 Nathaniel, 
 Experience, 
 *Died March 13, 1761, xt 47.. 
 
 SHIPLEY, ABEL and LUCY FARLEY. 
 Married Nov. 24, 1768. 
 
 Abel, born Oct. 28, 1769. 
 Lucy, " Mar. 15, 1772. 
 Anna, ' Sept. 26, 1774. 
 John, " June 4, 1776. 
 Sarah, " June 3, 1778. 
 Amos, " Mar. 5, 1780. 
 Benjamin, " Sept. 9, 1782. 
 Betty, " Sept. 26, 1784. 
 Page, " Mar. ao, 1787.
 
 388 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 SMITH, MOSES,* and MARY BOYNTON. 
 Married Jan. 29, 1756. 
 
 Mary, born July 2, 1757. 
 Elizabeth, " April 15, 1759. 
 Moses, " June 22, 1761. 
 
 *Died August 25, 1761, xt. 31. 
 
 SMITH, EMERSON and MARY PAGE. 
 Married Nov. 16, 1768. 
 
 David, born Sept. 28, 1769. 
 Samuel, " Mar. 13, 1772. 
 
 SMITH, EMERSON and ABIGAIL AYRE. 
 Married Jan. 4, 1775. 
 Jesse, born Dec. 16, 1775. 
 John, " April 12, 1777. 
 Mary, " Oct. 15, 1779. 
 Betty, " Aug. 20, 1782. 
 Abigail, " Dec. 12, 1785. 
 Hannah, " April 6, 1787. 
 Ralph, " Aug. 13, 1791. 
 Rebekah, " Jan. 28, 1795. 
 Joel, " June 13, 1798. 
 
 SMITH, JOHN and SARAH MERRILL. 
 Margaret, born April 22, 1778. 
 Sarah, " April 25, 1778. 
 Benjamin, " April 27, 1780. 
 Jerusha, " Oct. 4, 1782. 
 Daniel, " Aug. 13, 1786. 
 
 *Died Nov. 8, 1807, aet. 59. 
 
 SMITH, MANASSEH and HANNAH EMERSON. 
 Married Feb. 17, 1774. 
 
 Hannah, born Oct. 17, 1774. 
 Mary, " Feb. i, 1776. 
 Lydia, " Dec. 15, 1777. 
 Manasseh, " Aug. 16, 1779. 
 Joseph E., " Mar. 6, 1782. 
 Lucy. " Sept. 22, 1783. 
 Samuel E., " Mar. 12, 1788. 
 
 SPALDING, JACOB and ESTHER SHED. 
 Married 1782. 
 Esther, born Sept. 3, 1782, d. 
 Abigail, " May 12, 1784. 
 Esther, " July 8, 1786. 
 Abraham, " July 17, 1788. 
 Rachel, " Aug. 28, 1789. 
 Isaac, ' Oct. 13, 1791. 
 Rebekah, " Jan. 18, 1794. 
 Sally, " April 17, 1797. 
 Betsey, " April 17, 1709. 
 Jacob, Mar. 8, 1803. 
 Sybel, " July 14, 1805. 
 
 SMITH, Rev. DAVID* and HEFZIBAH 
 WORCESTER. 
 
 Married Jan. i, 1795. 
 
 David Page, born Sept. ao, 1795. 
 Noah, " Sept. 7, 1798. 
 Hepribah L., " Sept. 7,1801. 
 Emmons, " Dec. 7, 1802. 
 Martha, " July 14, 1804. 
 Mary, " Sep. 19, 1805. 
 Hannah, " Sept. 10, 1806. 
 Lydia, " Aug. i, 1808. 
 
 *Died Aug. 18, 1824, aet. 54. 
 
 STEARNS, ISAAC and REBECCA JEWETT. 
 Married Feb. 26, 1767. 
 
 Rebekah, born Dec. 16, 1767. 
 Sarah, ' Nov. 9, 1769. 
 Anna, " Mar. 10, 1772. 
 Isaac, " Feb. 17, 1773. 
 
 STEARNS, JOSEPH and ABIGAIL WHEAT. 
 Married Mar. 31, 1778. 
 
 foseph, born Mar. 21, 1779. 
 Thomas W., " Nov. 15, 1782. 
 Daniel, " Mar. 22, 1785. 
 Abigail, " Sept. 12, 1789. 
 
 SMITH, Rev. ELI* and CATHARINE SHELDON. 
 Eli, born July 16, 1787. 
 SMITH, Rev. ELI and AMA EMERSON. 
 Married May 7, 1794. 
 
 Daniel E., born April i, 1796. 
 Ama, " Mar. 29, 1798. 
 Luther, " Aug. 11, 1800. 
 Catharine H., " Aug. 13, 1802. 
 Joseph E., " Dec. 24, 1804. 
 John R., " Feb. 12, 1807. 
 
 *Died May n, 1847, aet. 87. 
 
 STEVENS, ISAAC, Jun., and ELIZABETH 
 JOHNSON. 
 Married Jan. a, 1771. 
 Elizabeth, born Mar. 7, 1773. 
 Isaac, " July i, 1774. 
 Hannah, April 19, 1776. 
 Sarah B., " Dec. 2, 1777.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 389 
 
 STEWART, JAMES and MARY. 
 James, born Oct. 15, 1742. 
 
 Thomas, 
 
 Peter, 
 
 Jerathmael, 
 
 Sept. 29, 1744. 
 June 13, 1746. 
 Mar. 14, 1748. 
 
 STILES, CALEB and MARY TOWNSEND. 
 
 Married F"eb. 7, 1760. 
 
 Lucy, born Dec. 21, 1762. 
 
 Caleb, " Feb. 17, 1765. 
 
 George, " Jan. ao, 1767. 
 
 Samuel, " July 17, 1769. 
 
 Nathaniel, " Dec. 14, 1770. 
 
 Jonathan, " May 30, 1773. 
 
 Benjamin, " Oct. 12, 1775. 
 
 STILES, ELI and SARAH. 
 
 Sarah, born Oct. 6, 1768. 
 
 Eavry W., " Aug. 27, 1770. 
 
 William, " Oct. 12, 1773. 
 
 Rachel, " April u, 1775. 
 
 David, " Oct. 27, 1777. 
 
 TAYLOR, ABRAHAM* and LYDIA. 
 
 Olive, born Jan. 8, 1732, d. 
 
 Lydia, " Oct. 11, 1733. 
 
 Leonard, " Oct. 20, 1735. 
 
 Olive, " Aug. 20, 1737. 
 
 Abraham, " Aug. n, 1739. 
 
 Sarah, " Oct. 24, 1741. 
 
 Submit, " June 13, 1743. 
 
 *Died June 3, 1743, set. 36. 
 
 TAYLOR, EDWARD and Mary. 
 
 Daniel, born Mar. 24, 1749. 
 
 Joel, " Aug. 33, 1752. 
 
 Mary, " June 19, 1754. 
 
 Jacob, " Aug. 3i, 1756. 
 
 Anna, " Aug. 38, 1757. 
 
 TAYLOR, JONATHAN* and KBZIA. 
 
 Kezia, born June 39, 1749. 
 
 Azubah, " Nov. 12, 1751. 
 
 Esther, " Feb. 19, 1754. 
 
 *Died April 7, 1789, aet. 69. 
 
 TAYLOR, JAMES and Lois BUTTERFIELD. 
 
 Married April 21, 1768. 
 James/ born April 16, 1769. 
 
 Lois, " June 4, 1770. 
 
 Molly, " Jan. 31, 1772. 
 
 TENNEY, WILLIAM* and ANNA JEWETT. 
 
 Benjamin, 
 Martha, 
 William, 
 Anna, 
 
 born Oct. 28, 1746. 
 " April 13, 1749. 
 ' Mar. 17, 1755. 
 " Jan. 17, 1759. 
 
 *Died March 33, 1783, aet. 61. 
 
 TENNEY, BENJAMIN and RUTH. 
 Ruth, born Dec. 2, 1772. 
 
 Benjamin, " July 7, 1774. 
 
 TENNKY, Capt. WILLIAM* and PHEBE 
 
 JEWETT. 
 
 Phebe Jewett, born Oct. 12, 1777. 
 
 Anna, " Feb. 21, ing, d. 
 
 Caleb Jewett, " May 3, 1780. 
 
 Nancy, " Jan. 39, 1782. 
 
 William, " Mar. 3o, 1784, d. 
 
 William, " Sept. 12, 1785. . 
 
 Sally, " Oct. 22, 1786. 
 
 Benjamin G., " Dec. 8, 1788. 
 
 Ralph E., " Oct. 5, 1790. 
 
 Lucinda, " July 16, 1793. 
 *Died June 16, 1806, aet. 51. 
 
 THURS/TON, MOSES* and HANNAH. 
 
 Hannah, born Sept. 10, 1744. 
 
 Moses, " July 11, 1746. 
 
 Chloe, " July 15, 1748. 
 
 Oilman, " July 19, 1750. 
 
 Mary, " July 29, 1753- 
 
 Lydia, " July 6, 1756. 
 *Died April 6, 1800, aet. 79. 
 
 WALLINGFORD, Lt. DAVID* and ELIZABETH 
 
 LEEMAN. 
 
 Married March 6, 1767. 
 Jonathan, born Sept. 10, 1770. 
 
 Sarah, " July S* 1 TI*- 
 
 Martha, " Mar. 36, 1774- 
 
 David, " Nov. 26, 1776, d. 
 
 David, " Oct. 13, 1778- 
 
 Ebenezer, ' Oct. 5, 1780. 
 
 Benjamin, " Jan. 4. '782. 
 
 Joel, " Jan. 33, 1784. 
 
 Hannah, " June 39, 1785. 
 
 Abigail, " Jan. 4, 1790. 
 
 *Died March 12, 1791, aet. 45. 
 
 WARDWELL, SOLOMON and BETHIAH. 
 Amos, born July 23, i/79- 
 
 Bethiah, " Feb. 2, 1782. 
 
 Daniel, " Jan. 11, 1784.
 
 39 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 WEBSTER, ABEL and HANNAH. 
 
 Hannah, born April 26, 1750. 
 Nathaniel, ' Nov. 23, 1753. 
 Abel, " Dec. 7, 1755. 
 Mehitable, " Aug. 31, 1757. 
 Moses, i 
 Elias, | twins, " Aug. 28, 1759. 
 
 Sarah, Mar. 8, 1762. 
 Lydia, Mar. 30, 1764. 
 
 WHEAT, JOSEPH and BRIDGET (POWERS) 
 FARLEY. 
 
 Married Oct. 10, 1783. 
 Nathaniel, born April 11, 1784. 
 
 WHEAT, JOSIAH and SARAH KEYES. 
 Married April 17, 1788. 
 
 Sarah, born Mar. 14, 1789. 
 Ruth, " April 24, 1791. 
 Mary, " Dec. 29, 1792. 
 
 WHEAT, THOMAS and MARY. 
 
 Mary, born Oct. 29, 1746, d. 
 Abigail, Aug. 15, 1748. 
 Thomas, " July 7, 1750. 
 Sarah, " April 23, 1752. 
 Priscilla, " July 3, 1754. 
 Nathaniel, " Jan. 20, 1756. 
 Joseph, July 18, 1759. 
 Josiah, " Dec. 18, 1761. 
 Lois, " June 22, 1765. 
 Hannah, " Feb. 16, 1767. 
 
 WHEAT THOMAS and SARAH. 
 
 Submit, born July 27, 1769. 
 Abigail Temple, " June 29, 1771. 
 Sarah, " July 8, 1773. 
 Mary, " May 7, 1775. 
 
 WHEAT, SOLOMON, Jun., and HANNAH 
 CUMINGS. 
 
 Married Feb. 11, 1794. 
 
 William, born June 13,1794. 
 James, " Oct. 10, 1796. 
 Hannah, " Feb. 13, 1800. 
 Elizabeth, " Nov. 19, 1802. 
 Mary Ann, " Aug. 29, 1806. 
 Caroline, " Oct. 27, 1809. 
 
 WHEELER,, PETER* and HANNAH. 
 
 Lucy, born June i, 1744. 
 Alice, " Dec. i, 1745. 
 Ebenezer, " July 15, 1748. 
 Lebbeus, " Oct. 15, 1750. 
 Jemima, " Aug. 15, 1756. 
 
 *Died Mar. 28, 1772, xt. 67. 
 
 WHEAT, THOMAS,* Jun., and ABIGAIL. 
 
 Benjamin, born Jan. i, 1771, d. 
 Benjamin, " Jan. i, 1772. 
 Lucy, " Jan. 17, 1774. 
 
 *Killed at Bunker Hill June 17, 1775, aet. 24. 
 
 WHEELER PETER and MEHITABLE JEWETT. 
 Married March 19, 1751. 
 
 Mehitable, born Feb. 29, 1752. 
 Peter, " Aug. 31, 1753. 
 Samuel, " July 18, 1755. 
 Esther, " Jan. 7, 1758. 
 Hannah, " Oct. 12, 1760. 
 Benjamin, " July 29, 1763. 
 Joseph, " Nov. 15, 1766. 
 Jonathan, " July 2, 1768. 
 Nathan, " Mar. 19, 1774. 
 
 WHEAT, SOLOMON and SARAH BALL. 
 Married August 29, 1771. 
 
 Solomon, born July 7, 1773. 
 Josiah Coolidge, " Jan. 18, 1775. 
 Sarah, " June 11, 1777. 
 
 WHEAT, SOLOMON and DEBORAH KIMBALL. 
 
 Polly Kimball, born May 10, 1787. 
 Samuel, " Feb. 8, 1790. 
 
 WHEAT, SOLOMON and ELIZABETH ROGERS- 
 
 Jonathan, born Oct. 18, 1795. 
 Timothy, " Mar. 25, 1797. 
 Benjamin, " Aug. 10,1798. 
 Elizabeth, " July 5. l8o - 
 Joel, " Oct. 2, 1802. 
 Daniel, " April 7, 1804. 
 
 WHEELER, JAMES and MARY BUTTERFIELD. 
 Married Nov. i, 1750. 
 
 James, born Jan. 29,1753. 
 Reuben, " Jan. 30, 1755. 
 Mary, " Nov. 28, 1756. 
 John, " July 2, 1758. 
 Levincey, " Aug. 20, 1760. 
 Abiezer, " Feb. 2, 1765. 
 Zebulon, " Jan. 20, 1768.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 39 * 
 
 WHEELER, TIMOTHY and MARY NKVINS. 
 
 Married Sept. 8, 1773. 
 
 Timothy, born Jan. 12, 1774. 
 
 Mary, " Oct. a, 1775. 
 
 Simon, " July 23, 1777. 
 
 WHEELER, LEBBEUS* and ELIZABETH' 
 
 CARTER. 
 
 Married Mar i, 1773. 
 
 Lucretia, born April 3, 1774. 
 
 *Died July 10, 1778, xt. 27. 
 
 WHEELEK, THADDEUS and ELIZABETH 
 
 FARMER. 
 
 Married Oct. 17, 1769. 
 
 Elizabeth, born July 22, 1770. 
 
 Thaddeus, " Oct. 10, 1773. 
 
 Minot, " May 16, 1777. 
 
 Theodore, " Jan. 7, 1780. 
 
 Amos, " July 12,1783. 
 
 James, " Aug. 6, 1785. 
 
 Benjamin, " Oct. 16, 1790. 
 
 WHEELER, EBENEZER* and AZUBAH 
 
 TAYLOR. 
 
 Married July 13, 1780. 
 
 Kezia, born Sept. 17, 1783. 
 
 Jonathan Taylor, " Sept. 6, 1787. 
 
 *Died March 15, 1817, set. 68. 
 
 WHITING, JAMES and HEPZIBAH. ' 
 Hepzibah, born July 8,174:. 
 
 WHITING, JAMES and MARY DOUGLAS. 
 
 Married Aug. 2, 1757. 
 James, born May 17, 1758. 
 
 David, 
 
 " Mar. tS, 1760. 
 
 WHITING, BENJAMIN and GRACE. 
 
 Frances Wentworth, born April 19, 1771. 
 
 Martha, " Sept. 10, 1772. 
 
 Grace, " April 16, 1775. 
 
 Sarah, " Nov. 23, 1776. 
 
 WHITING, Capt. LEONARD and ANN. 
 
 Ann, 
 
 Leonard, 
 
 Mary, 
 
 Grace, 
 
 Abigail, 
 
 Stephen, 
 
 born Aug. 12, 1763. 
 " Aug. 35, 1765. 
 " Aug. 25, 1767. 
 " Sept. 12, 1769. 
 " Mar. 25, 1772. 
 " Feb. 30, 1774. 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, JOHN* and ANNA 
 CHAMBERLAIN. 
 
 Samuel, born Feb. 13, 1745. 
 
 *Died Feb. 2, 1793, t. 85. 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, JONAS and HANNAH BATES. 
 
 Married July 10, 1760. 
 
 Jonas, 
 Oliver, 
 David, 
 William, 
 
 born May 19, 1761 . 
 " June 3, 1764. 
 " April 4, 1770. 
 " June 17, 1774. 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, SAMUEL* and ELIZABETH. 
 
 Elizabeth, 
 Samuel, 
 
 born Aug. 27, 1774. 
 " Mar. i, 1776. 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, SAMUEL and MARY GOULD. 
 
 Mary, 
 
 Ethan, 
 
 Sasah, 
 
 Beriah, 
 
 Rebekah, 
 
 Anna, 
 
 Luther, 
 
 Calvin, 
 
 Washington, 
 
 John, 
 
 Joseph, 
 
 born Aug. 3, 1777. 
 
 " Feb. 26, 1779. 
 
 " Mar. 21, 1781. 
 
 " Feb. 20, 1783. 
 
 " May n, 1785. 
 
 " May 18, 1787. 
 
 " April 14, 1789. 
 
 " Mar. 1411791. 
 
 " April 13, 1793. 
 
 " Dec. 23, 1795. 
 
 " Nov. 19, 1797. 
 
 *Died Oct. 26, 1832, xt. 86. 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, JONAS, Jun., and PRUDENCE 
 SAUNDERS. 
 
 Married May 24, 1785. 
 Prudence, born Oct. 29,1^87.] 
 
 Jonas, 
 
 Hannah, 
 
 Anna, 
 
 " Mar. 15, 1790. 
 " May 7, 1792. 
 " Mar. 33, 1795. 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, OLIVER and SARAH BAYLEY. 
 
 Married Jan. 31, 1787. 
 Andrew, born Aug. 3, 1787. 
 
 Oliver, 
 
 '7, 1789- 
 
 WILLOUGHBY, WILLIAM and REBECCA. 
 ADAMS. 
 
 Married March 10, 1796. 
 
 Rebecca, 
 Samuel, 
 William, 
 
 born Dec. 12, 1797. 
 " Oct. 28, 1798. 
 " April 12, 1801.
 
 39 2 
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 WHIPPLB, JOSEPH and ESTHER PIERCE. 
 Married Oct. 23, 1792. 
 Joseph, born May 6, 1793. 
 John, " Feb. 19, 1795. 
 Betsey, " Nov. i, 1796. 
 Amos, " Sept. 12, 1798. 
 Charles, " Mar. : 7, 1800. 
 Rowena, " Feb. 26, 1803. 
 Irena, " Aug. I, 1806. 
 
 WORCESTER, Rev. FRANCIS* and ABIGAIL 
 CARLTON. 
 
 Married April 18, 1720. 
 
 Francis, born Mar. 30, 1721. 
 Jesse, " Sept. 5, 1722. 
 Hannah, . " Oct. 7, 1724. 
 Samuel, " May 7, 1731. 
 Noah, Oct. 4, 1735. 
 
 *Died Oct. 14, 1783, at. 85. 
 
 WOODS, JONAS and LYDIA HOBART. ' 
 Married April 26, 1781. 
 Jonas, born Feb. 22, 1782. 
 Lydia, " Aug. 31, 1784. 
 Sally, " Feb. 8, 1787. 
 Isaac, " Feb. :6, 1792. 
 David, " July 21, 1794. 
 Asa, " Aug. 20, 1796. 
 Betsey, " June 8, 1801. 
 
 WORCESTER, Capt. NOAH* and LYDIA 
 TAYLOR. 
 
 Married Feb. 22, 1757. 
 
 Noah, born Nov. 25, 1758. 
 Jesse, " April 30, 1761. 
 Lydia, " Nov. 8, 1762. 
 Sarah, " Mar. 24, 1765. 
 Leonard, " Jan. i, 1767. 
 Thomas, " Nov. 22, 1768. 
 Samuel, " Nov. i, 1770. 
 
 WORCESTER, Capt. NOAH and HEPZIBAH 
 SHERWIN. 
 Married Sept. 30, 1772. 
 
 Hepzibah, born June 12, 1773. 
 William, " Dec. ji, 1774, d. 
 William, " Nov. 29, 1775. 
 Abigail, " June 29, 1777. 
 David, " April 30, 1779, d. 
 Ebenezer, " April 30, 1781. 
 Hannah, " Mar. 17, 1783. 
 David, " Mar. 25, 1785. 
 James, " Feb. 23, 1788. 
 
 *Died Aug. 13, 1817, aet. 81. 
 
 WOOD, Ensign WILLIAM* and SUSANNAH 
 WRIGHT. 
 Married Aug. 23, 1778. 
 Susannah, born Dec. 28, 1779. 
 William, " Sept. 24, 1781. 
 Kezia, " Feb. 16, 1783. 
 Ebenezer, " Sept. 2Z, 1784. 
 Henry, " June 9, 1786. 
 Abigail, " Oct. 4, 1787. 
 Sally, " April u, 1789. 
 Betsey, " Oct. i, 1790. 
 Hannah, " Jan. 19, 1792. 
 Polly, " Oct. 12, 1793. 
 Mark, " Jan. 22, 1795, d. 
 Grace, " Oct. 21, 1796. 
 Mark, " Feb. 11, 1799. 
 Harriet, " Oct. 12, 1805. 
 *Died 1826, aet. 73. 
 
 WORCESTER, JESSE* and SARAH PARKER. 
 Married June, 1782. 
 
 Jesse, born Nov. 30, 1782. 
 Joseph Emerson, " Aug. 24, 1784. 
 Sarah, " Mar. 12, 1786. 
 Lydia, " Feb. 22, 1789. 
 Abigail, " Dec. 15, 1790. 
 Hannah, " June 22, 1792. 
 Leonard, " Mar. 22, 1794. 
 Deborah, " May 22, 1796. 
 Martha, " Oct. 24, 1797. 
 Taylor Oilman, " April 6, 1709- 
 John Newton, " Feb. 7, 1801. 
 Henry Aiken, " Sept. 25, 1802. 
 Samuel Thomas, " Aug. 30, 1804. 
 Frederick Augustus, " Jan. 28, 1807. 
 David, " April 13, 1808. 
 *Died Jan. 20, 1834, aet. 72. 
 
 WORCESTER, Dea. FRANCIS* and HANNAH 
 BOYNTON. 
 Married Oct. 28, 1741. 
 Abigail, born Nov. 5, >74 2 - 
 Francis, " June 16, 1744, d. 
 Jemima, " Jan. 22, 1746. 
 Hannah, " Jan. 3, 1748, d. 
 Sarah, " June 18, 1749. 
 Beulah, " Oct. 29, 1750. 
 Mary, " Dec. 13, 1751. 
 Lydia, " April 26, 1753. 
 John, " Dec. 31, 1755. 
 Hannah, " Jan. 3, 1757. 
 Francis, " Oct. 27, 1758. 
 Bathsheba, " April 21, 1763. 
 *Died Oct. 19, iSoo, aet. 79.
 
 FAMILY REGISTERS. 
 
 393 
 
 WORCESTER, SAMUEL and Lois BOYNTON. 
 Married Nov. 5, 1778. 
 
 WRIGHT, URIAH and EUNICE JEWETT. 
 Married June 15, 1780. 
 
 Lois, 
 
 born Dec. 11, 1779. 
 
 Uriah, 
 
 born June 3,1781. 
 
 Mary, 
 
 " Sept. 18, 1781. 
 
 Eunice, 
 
 " Mar. 19, 1783. 
 
 Samuel, 
 
 
 Joshua, 
 
 " Mar. 9, 1785, d. 
 
 
 
 James Jewett, 
 
 " Mar. 25, 1787. 
 
 WRIGHT, 
 
 Capt. JOSHI-A* and ABIGAIL. 
 
 Margaret, 
 
 " Jiy s. 1789- 
 
 
 
 Timothy, 
 
 " April 13, 1791. 
 
 Joshua, 
 
 horn Jan. 9, 1741. 
 
 Joshua, 
 
 " April 3i, 1793. 
 
 Esther, 
 
 " Nov. 6, 1742. 
 
 Jean, 
 
 " May 26,1795. 
 
 Abigail, 
 
 " Nov. 10, 1744. 
 
 
 
 Abijah, 
 Lemtiel, 
 
 " Aug. 15, 1746. 
 " Oct. 2, 1748, d. 
 
 WRIGHT, SAMUEL and MOLLY. 
 
 Ruth, 
 
 " Feb. 13, 1751. 
 
 Samuel, 
 
 born Sept. 24, 1778. 
 
 Lemuel, 
 
 " Dec. 30, 1752. 
 
 Alice, 
 
 " Mar. 5, 1781. 
 
 Uriah, 
 
 " Dec. 8, 1754. 
 
 Stephen, 
 
 " Sept. 19, 1783. 
 
 Timothy, 
 
 " Sept. 8, 1756. 
 
 Page, 
 
 " April 30, 1785. 
 
 Sibbel, 
 
 " Feb. 13, 1759. 
 
 Jane, 
 
 " Mar. 24, 1788. 
 
 Susannah, 
 
 " Nov. 25, 1761. 
 
 Betsey, 
 
 " Sept. 19, 1789. 
 
 Sarah, 
 
 " May 6, 1763. 
 
 Luther, 
 
 " Jan. 7, 1792. 
 
 *Died Aug. 5, 1776, xt. 60. 
 
 Calvin, 
 
 " Oct. 1 8, 1794. 
 
 WRIGHT, BENJAMIN and MARY. 
 
 WRIGHT, ELISHA 
 
 and ANNA SAUNDERS. 
 
 Benjamin, 
 
 born Mar. 28, 1752. 
 
 Married 
 
 Feb. 12, 1784. 
 
 Abel, 
 
 " Sept. 3, 1754. 
 
 Anna, 
 
 born Feb. 26, 1785. 
 
 Ebenezer W 
 
 ., " Sept. 8, 1756. 
 
 Hannah, 
 
 " May 5, 1787. 
 
 Mary, 
 
 " Feb. n, 1760. 
 
 Rachel, 
 
 " May 20, 1791. 
 
 Noah, 
 
 " Dec. 13, 1763. 
 
 Elijah B., 
 
 " Mar. i, 1794. 
 
 Joseph, ) 
 Mary, i tw 
 
 ins, " Feb. 9, 1766. 
 
 Mary, 
 Mary, 
 
 " July 13, 1796, d- 
 " Feb. 14, 1799. 
 
 Hannah, 
 
 " Sept. 19, 1769. 
 
 Klisha Winckol, 
 
 " Jan. 22, 1802. 
 
 Sibbel, 
 
 " May 9, 1772. 
 
 William W., 
 
 " Oct. 1805. 
 
 
 
 Leonard H., 
 
 " Dec. 31, 1807. 
 
 WRIGHT, 
 
 BENJAMIN, Jun., and ESTHKK 
 
 T* * VT *-! 
 
 Ralph S., 
 
 " Aug. 30, 1810. 
 
 Married Dec. 15, 1774. 
 
 Ke/.ia Taylor, 
 
 Benjamin Winckol, 
 
 Esther, 
 
 Jonathan, 
 
 Salome, 
 
 Jonathan Taylor, 
 
 Salome, 
 
 Mary, 
 
 Mary, 
 
 born Feb. 20, 1776. 
 
 " J"'y M- 1778. 
 
 " April 15, 1781. 
 
 " July 24, 1783, d. 
 
 " Nov. 28, 1784, d. 
 
 " Aug. 19, 1787. 
 
 " Mar. 28, 1790. 
 
 " Aug. 31, 1792, d. 
 
 " April 29, 1794. 
 
 YOUNGMAN, JABEZ and SUSANNAH POWERS. 
 Married March 24, 1785. 
 
 Jabez, 
 
 Noah, 
 
 David, 
 
 Susannah, 
 
 Hannah, 
 
 horn June 26, i7Sf>. 
 " Sept. 14, 1788. 
 " Dec. 19, 1790. 
 " Mar. 18, 1793. 
 " April 4, 1795. 
 
 WRIGHT, LEMUEL and MAHY JOHNSON. 
 Married March 13, 1781. 
 
 YOUNGMAN, STEPHEN and ABIGAIL BROWN. 
 
 Married June 16, 1786. 
 
 Ebenezer, born April 4, 1787. 
 
 William, Oct. 20, 1788. 
 
 Lemuel, 
 
 Joshua, 
 
 Noah, 
 
 Miles Johnson, 
 
 Benjamin, 
 
 born Mar. 18, 1782. 
 " Feb. 29, 1784. 
 " Jan. 13, 1787. 
 " Mar. 13, 1790. 
 " May 14, 1792.
 
 ERRATA AND CORRKCTIONS. 
 
 The reader will please note and correct the following errors : 
 Page 134, line 11, for "He" read Hon. "Benjamin Pool." 
 151, line 3, for " Capt. Moor" read "Capt. Moors " 
 210, bottom line, for " 1773 " read " 1778." 
 
 241, line 13 from bottom, for "May 25, 1870" read "Aug. 20, 1874. 
 
 242, line 5 from top, for " 1858" read " 1758." 
 
 201, line 18, add " George Moore, representative, 1871). " 
 ' 314, line 4, for "November 28" read "November 25." 
 354, llth line from bottom, for "Baker" read "Parker." 
 
 360, 10th line from bottom, for ' Abert " mid Albert." 
 
 361, 18th line from top, for "Charles" read "George." 
 
 301, 20th line from bottom, for " Henry L." read " Henry N."
 
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