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(7g) Samuel Rymes, Sr.
Samuel Rymes, b. say 1665, obit 6 Feb 1709 [/10?] (Bible record), m. Portsmouth 1 June 1691 (Torrey) Mary WENTWORTH, b. Portsmouth, NH 5 Feb 1673/4 (NEHGR 7:129), d. Portsmouth 29 Jan 1744 (Bible record), the daughter of Samuel Wentworth and Mary Benning of Portsmouth. Samuel may have been a grandson of Henry Rymes who was a passenger on the Bonaventure from London on 6 Jan 1635, heading to the Barbadoes. The first two generations of the family in America were all mariners, and had close ties with the Barbadoes. Samuel was taxed in Portsmouth on 30 Oct 1691, but was at the Isles of Shoals the following year. However, his children were subsequently born in Portsmouth, and he likely spent time at both venues. Following Samuel's death, his widow married at Hampstead, Middlesex, England (now a part of London) 14 Oct 1709 (family Bible) Dr. John Clifton. Mary had two children with Dr. Clifton born in England, but she had likely returned to Portsmouth permanently following Clifton's death in 1731. The inventory of Samuel's estate was dated 6 Feb 1711/2, and administration was granted on 1 Oct 1712 to John Wentworth of Portsmouth, mariner, and to Samuel Wentworth of Boston, merchant. A probate document dated 5 March 1717/8 acknowledged that it was not prudent to finalize the settlement of the estate of Samuel Rymes because his son William was at sea, and his son Christopher was still a minor. The final settlement eventually occurred on 4 Sep 1722 when all three sons signed the document. Children, all born Portsmouth, with births recorded in a family Bible (NEHGR 89:295):


 * Samuel, b. 28 July 1693, bapt 30 July 1694, d. 1755, m. Mary WEYMOUTH


 * William was b. 5 April 1696, bapt Portsmouth, NH 22 Feb 1696/7, and d. 1727. He was at sea on 5 March 1717/8 when a settlement was attempted of his father's estate, but back in Portsmouth on 4 Sep 1722 when the final settlement was made.  His will, made in the Barbadoes, was dated 13 May 1726, and proved in Boston, Mass. 4 April 1727; he was unmarried.  In his will he called himself "Capt. of the Juliana belonging to Bristol in Great Brittain" and said he was owner of "one-fourth part of the vessel and cargo at present in Barbadoes".  His will bequeathed 100 pounds of New England money to kinswoman, Mrs. Mary Wentworth of Portsmouth for a suit of mourning; makes a bequest to kinsman [nephew] William Rymes, son of brother Samuel Rymes; and gives the remainder of the estate to brothers Samuel and Christopher Rymes and mother Mary Clifton, with business associates to execute the will.


 * Christopher, b. 28 Feb 1699/00, d. 3 April 1741, aged 41, m. c. 1733 Dorothy SHERBURNE, b. Portsmouth 1711, d. Exeter, NH 25 Jan 1761, aged 49 [NEHGR 15:173 (1861)] daughter of Chief Justice Henry Sherburne and Dorothy Wentworth. Following his death, his widow m. (2) Hon. Nathaniel Rogers, son of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers and Sarah Purkiss; m. (3) 22 Sep 1748 Rev. John Taylor, b. 1704, d. Milton, Mass. 26 Jan 1741, the son of John Taylor and Ann Winslow.  Dorothy m. (4) 8 May 1751, as his second of three wives, Hon. Peter Gilman, b. Exeter, NH 6 Feb 1704/5, d. there 1 Dec 1788.  Christopher was a mariner, and a resident of Portsmouth, NH.  Christopher and Dorothy had three children, all with first wife, born c. 1734 to 1739.  Dorothy then had one child, Nathaniel Rogers, with her second husband, and one child, Dorothy Taylor, with her third husband.  Though she was still of child-bearing age, she did not have any known children with her fourth husband.

Children of Mary Wentworth Rymes with second husband, born in England, surname Clifton:


 * Densil, b. 15 Jan 1710 [/11?]


 * Wentworth, b. 24 July 1712, d. 5 Feb 1718 [/19?] "to the great Greef of his mother and buried at greenwich in Kent on the 7 and a wonderfull good Child".

(6g) Samuel Rymes, Jr.
Samuel Rymes, b. 28 July 1693, bapt Portsmouth 30 July 1694, d. Portsmouth, NH Oct 1755, was the son of Samuel Rymes and Mary Wentworth. He m. Portsmouth May 1716 Mary WEYMOUTH, b. c. 1696, living in 1758, daughter of James Weymouth and Katherine Chadbourne. Samuel was a mariner and a resident of Portsmouth, NH. Samuel's will was dated 29 Sep 1755 and proved 29 Oct 1755. His inventory, dated 26 Nov 1755, valued the estate at 4562 pounds, with about 2600 pounds of claims against it. Children, all b. Portsmouth, but birth order and dates very uncertain; the order of the six daughters is the order in which they are named in Samuel's will:


 * William, b. c. 1717, was named in the 1726 will of his uncle William Rymes. The Rymes genealogy says he died 5 April 1740, but this is incorrect, because on 28 Aug 1742, he, a mariner of Portsmouth, deeded to his mother Mary, the wife of Samuel Rymes of Portsmouth, all of his property in Chester, NH for love and maternal affection.  He is presumed to have died by 29 Sep 1755 when he is not mentioned in the will of his father.


 * Samuel, b. c. 1720, probably died young


 * Ann, b. 1722, d. 27 Jan 1799, called Ann Rymes in her father's 1755 will.


 * Mary, b. c. 1725, m. 8 Jan 1755 William BUCK. They are not the William and Mary Buck buried in Heath, Mass.; her maiden name was Colburn.


 * Dorothy, b. c. 1727, m. 25 Nov 1753 John GOTHAM, b. England 1720. Dorothy has a FAG memorial, burial unknown. He is not the John Gotham b. Barnstable, MA 1720 (d. 1761), a Mayflower descendant.


 * Christopher, b. say 1730, m. 1759 Eleanor PEAVEY, b. 1737, d. 1823. Eleanor has a grave marker in the Newington Cemetery.  She was likely living there as a widow, with her son Christopher.


 * Catharine, b. say 1732, called Catherine Rymes in her father's 1755 will


 * Elizabeth, b. say 1734, called Elizabeth Rymes in her father's 1755 will


 * Rebecca, b. say 1736, called Rebecca Rymes in her father's 1755 will

(5g) Christopher Rymes I
Christopher, the son of Samuel Rymes and Mary Weymouth, was born say 1730, d. roughly 1775, and married 12 Feb 1759 (Bible record) Elenor PEAVEY, b. 1737, d. Newington, NH 15 Jan 1823, the daughter of Hudson Peavey and Madeline Brown of Newington. Christopher and "Eleanir Rhynes" were both Christened in December 1769 at Queen's Chapel, Portsmouth, but he had died by 4 June 1783 when his wife was called a widow in her father's will. Elenor lived a long life, mostly as a widow, and was very likely living with her son, Christopher, in Newington when she died. A record of her death is found among the records of St. John's Church, Portsmouth, but her death date there is given as 18 January, which differs by three days from the date on her tombstone. Elenor is buried in the Newington Cemetery, near her son, Christopher. Children of Christopher and Elenor (from a Bible record published in the New England Historical Genealogical Register 89:295):


 * Mary "Polly," b. 12 Feb 1760, d. 1811, m. Portsmouth Dec 1785 Robert HOLBROOK, b. Kittery, Maine ca 1760, d. Portsmouth 15 Oct 1821, the son of Elisha Holbrook and Lydia Dresser. Following Polly's death, Robert m. 22 Sep 1811 Abigail Marsh, b. 1760, d. 19 Dec 1831. Robert was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and his name appears on a return of Capt George Jerry Osborne's company at Portsmouth, dated 5 Nov 1775.  Robert appears on the 1790 census of Portsmouth with what appear to be wife and maybe three children.  The Robert Holbrook on the 1800 census in Portsmouth appears too young for this Robert, unless (very possibly) the census taker put the tick marks in the wrong columns.  Robert and his second wife both have grave markers in the North Cemetery in Portsmouth.  Polly is very likely buried there as well, but probably has no extant marker.


 * Samuel, b. 21 October 1761, d. ca 1801, m. in Portsmouth, NH 1 May 1785 Sarah PIERCE, b. say 1765. They resided in Portsmouth, and Samuel appears on the 1790 Portsmouth census, but none thereafter. They had a son, George Rymes, b. Portsmouth 19 March 1786.  No other records have been found for Samuel or Sarah.


 * Christopher, b. 22 Feb 1764 "about 8 o'clock at night", m. Lucy WALKER. Christopher has a grave marker in the Newington Cemetery, but Lucy does not.


 * William, b. 13 June 1765

Note: on 14 June 1822, John Badger of Portsmouth was the administrator of the estate of George Rymes, late of Portsmouth, deceased, sailmaker. The document mentions heirs of Daniel Pierce, late of Portsmouth, merchant, deceased, and his wife Jemima Pierce. I mention this since Samuel, above, married Sarah Pierce.

(4g) Christopher Rymes II
Christopher Rymes, the son of Chrisopher Rymes and Elenor Peavey, was born in Portsmouth, NH 22 Feb 1764 and died in Newington, NH 21 Jan 1834. He was married in Portsmouth on 31 December 1795 to Lucy WALKER, the daughter of John Walker. His family lived in Portsmouth, where Christopher appears on the 1800 and 1810 federal censuses. However, in the early spring of 1819 he moved to neighboring Newington, NH, and he placed the following notice in the Portsmouth Oracle on 13 February 1819:

"The subscriber having arranged his business for a removal from this town early in the Spring--is desirous of having all his accounts brought to a close by the 1st of March next, and sooner if possible,--otherwise he shall be under the disagreeable necessity of putting them into the hands of an Attorney for collections which would be most disagreeable to his feelings,--he therefore hopes this friendly notice will be duly regarded. Jan 23 CHRISTOPHER RYMES"

In 1830 he was listed on the census for Newington, and this is where administration of his estate began on 12 Feb 1834. Lucy appears on the 1840 federal census for Portsmouth, aged 70-80. Christopher has a grave marker in the Newington Cemetery; Lucy is likely buried there as well, without a marker. Children, all born in Portsmouth, were all baptized at St. John's Church, Portsmouth. They were:


 * William, b. 4 Oct 1796, d. Portsmouth 10 Nov 1854, m. (1) 17 August 1823 Elizabeth HUTCHINGS, b. 1798, d. Portsmouth 7 Sep 1840, aged 42 years, the daughter of Samuel and Martha Hutchings. Elizabeth was baptized as an adult at St. John's Church, Portsmouth on 31 Dec 1825, with Mrs. Christopher "Rhines" and Samuel Larkin, Esq. as witnesses. Following her death in 1840 William was married (2) 26 August 1847 to Susan E. KENNARD, b. NH 1818, d. Portsmouth 16 Feb 1885, the daughter of Nathaniel Kennard and Ruth Walker.  The birth year for Susan is inconsistent in many records. Her tombstone gives her age as 71 (b. 1813); the 1850 census gives her age as 32 (b. 1818), the 1880 census ages her at 62 (b. 1818); and her death record gives her age as 61 (b. 1823). The census ages, being consistent, are being considered correct.  William was a blacksmith and had his business on Bow Street in Portsmouth. His residence was on High Street in 1821, Mast Lane in 1827, and Bow St. in 1834 and thereafter. He was the Commissary General of New Hampshire. He appears on the 1840 and 1850 census for Portsmouth and in the latter year was enumerated with wife Susan and his son Charles W. Rymes, aged 25, a sailor.  William died shortly thereafter, and Susan is found on the 1860 census in Portsmouth living with a Margaret Aiken, aged 47.  In 1870 and again in 1880 Susan was living in Portsmouth with Margaret Kennard who was about three years older than Susan. Margaret was called Susan's sister in the 1880 census, but perhaps she was an earlier sister-in-law instead. This is because the 1880 census says Susan's parents were both born in Ireland, while Margaret's parents were both born in New Hampshire.  William and Elizabeth had two known children:  (1) Charles William, b. 7 Sep 1824, a sailor; on the 1850 census with his father and step-mother; (2) Christopher Edwin, b. 23 Sep 1823, m. Almira Laighton Cheever.  William is buried with his second wife, Susan, in the Union Cemetery in Portsmouth.  His first wife, Elizabeth, is buried in the South Street Cemetery in Portsmouth.


 * Lucy Maria, b. 26 Jan 1798, d. Portsmouth 27 Sep 1884, married in Newington on 7 April 1831 Winthrop P. HOYT, b. Rockingham Co., NH 24 Sep 1791, d. Portsmouth 8 Feb 1853, the son of William Hoyt and Charlotte Pickering. Lucy and Winthrop lived in Portsmouth and were enumerated on the 1850 census there with their three known children. Following Winthrop's death in 1853, Lucy was enumerated on the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Portsmouth with her children. In 1880 she was living in Portsmouth with her son Winthrop and his family. Her children were: (1) Lucy E., b. 1834; (2) Winthrop Pickering, b. 1836, d. 1911, m. Mahala E. Jones; (3) Hanson, b. 1838.  Lucy and Winthrop are buried in the town cemetery, Newington, NH.


 * Leonard, b. 20 Nov 1800, baptized 22 Feb 1801, and liv. 1835. He was a mariner, and on 15 November 1831 he appeared before a justice of the peace in Philadelphia, PA, testifying for a US Seaman's Protection Certificate. He stated that he was 31 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, had blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion, with his right leg about two inches shorter than the left, and with a scar on the breast. He affirmed that he was a resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On 8 Sep 1835 he was called of Portsmouth when he and his brothers George and Christopher sold 3/7 of a parcel of land on Atkinson Street in Portsmouth to Leonard Cotton, the property formerly being owned by their father, Christopher Rymes, deceased.  Two months later, on 19 Nov 1835, he and his brother Christopher were both called of Newmarket in a deed.


 * George Washington, b. 30 Oct 1802, bapt. 20 Mar 1803, aged several months old, liv. 1860 and did not marry. George was party to two deeds following the death of his father, being called of Portsmouth in both. In one dated 8 Sep 1835 he and his brothers Leonard and Christopher sold 3/7 part of a parcel of land to Leonard Cotton of Portsmouth.  In the other, dated 13 Jan 1837, he was called a blacksmith when he sold property to his brother-in-law, Rhomas B. Laighton of Portsmouth, gentleman.  In 1860 George was a farm laborer appearing on the census in Newington, NH with the family of Ruel T. Bean.


 * Eliza, b. 10 Oct 1804, d. 19 Nov 1877 either in Portsmouth, NH (per her death record), or on Appledore Island, one of the Isles of Shoals (belonging to Kittery, Maine), where she lived and is buried. She is enumerated with her family on the islands in 1850 and 1860, and is found with her two sons living in Kittery, Maine in 1870, likely still on Appledore Island which belongs to Kittery. Eliza was married in Newington, NH on 13 June 1831 to Thomas B. LAIGHTON, the son of Mark Laighton and Deborah Seavey. Her husband had been an editor of the Portsmouth Gazette, and in 1839 was appointed as the keeper of the lighthouse on the Isles of Shoals. Eliza and Thomas had three children who were raised on the islands. They were educated at home, probably with private tutors. The family eventually erected a hotel on Appledore Island, and owned all of the islands except for White Island where the lighthouse is situated. Their oldest daughter, Celia, married Thomas's business partner, Levi Thaxter. This daughter became a writer, and has been called the most famous female poet of the 19th century. She was responsible for the island hosting many literary notables such as Whittier and Longfellow. Eliza was especially close to her daughter Celia.  The younger two children of Eliza and Thomas were both boys, Oscar and Cedric. The two took over their father's hotel business, and created a thriving tourist industry on the islands. The older boy, affectionately known as "Uncle Oscar" became somewhat of a local celebrity, and died three months shy of his 100th birthday. His obituary appeared on the front page of the Portsmouth newspaper in 1939. The other son, Cedric, married and had three daughters.  Eliza and Thomas are buried in the family cemetery on Appledore Island (Kittery).


 * Caroline, b. 24 Dec 1806, d. Portsmouth 12 April 1888, did not marry. In 1860 she was aged 54 and living with Charlotte Hoyt, aged 64 in Newington; she was called a pauper in the census. In 1880 she was aged 73 and still living in Newington, now with Phebe Hoyt, aged 52, and Phebe's "insane" sister, Elizabeth, aged 53. Caroline is buried in the town cemetery, Newington, NH.


 * Christopher, b. 22 Sep 1809, m. Lois BEAN.

(3g) Christopher Rymes III
Christopher, the son of Christopher Rymes and Lucy Walker of Portsmouth and Newington, New Hampshire, was b. Portsmouth 22 Sep 1809, baptized at St. John's Church, Portsmouth on 9 Oct 1809, and d. Epping, NH 9 March 1883. Note that the death record for Christopher Rymes says his father was William Rymes. I believe this is the correct death record, but the father's name was given incorrectly. The Rymes name is very rare (fewer than 100 in Find-a-grave as I write this), and I've found no other contemporary Christopher Rymes born around 1810 and living in 1880. This particular man appears to have been estranged from his family, and the informant on his death certificate may have had only limited knowledge about him. William Rymes was his oldest brother, and the commissary general of the state. Therefore, the informant on his death certificate may have heard of the name of William, and assumed it was Christopher's father.

Christopher was married about 1833 to Lois BEAN, the daughter of James Bean and Betty Robinson of Harlem (later China), Maine. In 1840 Christopher was living with family in Newmarket (Rockingham Co.) NH, and in 1850 he was a carpenter living with family in Stratham, Rockingham Co., NH. In 1860 he was living with his family in Lawrence, Mass. Christopher Rymes was called of Boston in the 19 September 1872 administration document for his deceased son William H., but in another document dated 15 February 1875, he was called of Exeter, NH. He may be the Christopher Rimes, aged 69, living as a boarder and working as a farm laborer in South Newmarket, NH in 1880. The burial location for Christopher has not been determined, but Lois, and two of her children, have small grave markers in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Mattapan, a southern neighborhood of Boston. Children:


 * George Washington Rymes, b. Newmarket, NH 16 May 1834, d. Boston, Mass. 19 Sep 1897, married in Lawrence, Mass. on 18 February 1854 Eliza BLOOD, b. Langdon, NH 21 Jan 1836, d. Lynn, Mass. 13 Nov 1912, the daughter of Jonas H. Blood and Hopewell Thayer. George appeared in the city directory for Lawrence, MA in 1857, and was still living there in 1860 when he was enumerated with his family in the census. On 6 April 1864 he was commissioned an officer in the United States Navy as an acting third assistant engineer. He was mustered out of service on 29 July 1865. After the war he lived in Charlestown, Mass., where he appeared in the city directories for the years 1866, 1869, and 1872, and also on the 1870 census. He was a machinist by trade. In 1876 and 1880 he was in the Malden, Mass. city directory, but appeared on the 1880 census in Everett, Mass. In 1889, 1893, and 1895 his name appeared in the city directories for Newton, Mass., but also in 1895 he was admitted to the home for disabled volunteer soldiers in Togus, Kennebec County, Maine. He also appeared in the Woburn, Mass. city directory in 1895 and 1897, the year of his death.  Rymes died at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston from a cerebral hemorhage. He was a mason, and a member of the Henry Price Lodge. His wife survived him, and in 1897 made application for a widow's pension based on his Civil War record.  She was living with her daughter Ida in Boston in 1900.  She died of pneumonia and heart disease, and at the time of her death was living at 661 Western Ave. in Lynn, Mass.  George and Eliza are buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Mass.  ]


 * Leonard Quincy Rymes was b. Newmarket, NH 23 Sep 1835, d. Malden, Mass. 11 April 1910, and married (1) in Lawrence, Mass. on 30 June 1861 Harriet "Hattie" E. MARINER, b. Searsport, Maine Sep 1838, d. Malden 8 July 1883, the daughter of Jacob and Amy Marriner of Searsport, Maine.  Hattie's age at death as recorded in her death record was 44 years and 10 months. Her death record in Malden says she died of consumption, and suggests that she may have actually died in Searsport, Maine, though she is buried in Malden.  Following Hattie's death in 1883 he was married in Malden, MA on 25 November 1886 to Adelaide "Addie" B. CRANE, b. Cambridge, Mass. 13 Sep 1852, d. Melrose, Mass. 10 April 1923, the daughter of Andrew O. and Elizabeth Crane.  She and Leonard had no known children.  Leonard lived in Lawrence, MA during his early adulthood, and appears in various city directories there from 1857 to 1873, and appears with his wife and two daughters there in the 1870 census. In 1876 he first appears in the city directory for Malden, Mass, where he was enumerated with his family in the 1880 censuses, and where he remained until his death. He was there for the 1900 census, living with his second wife, but no children. His children with first wife, Hattie, were:  (1) Hattie E., b. 1864, d. 17 July 1927, m. George Sully, the widower of her sister; (2) Lena E., b. 1866, d. 1 June 1892, m. George Sully.  Leonard and both of his wives are buried together in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden, Mass.


 * William Henry Rymes was b. Newmarket, NH June 1838, d. Boston, Mass. 16 Sep 1872, and fathered a child with Olive Anne POLLARD. Though he was born and raised in New Hampshire, his family had moved to Lawrence, Mass. sometime before 1860. He was still living with his parents, aged 23, in 1860 and called a brick mason. Within a few years he was living on his own, and in 1867 and 1868 was boarding at 112 Hudson St., Boston.  Rymes had a daughter with Olive Anne Pollard, but it is difficult to determine whether or not Rymes and Pollard were ever legally married, though the fact that William was the father of Olive's daughter, May Rymes, is certain based on Suffolk Co., Mass. probate records. Following are facts concerning the administration of the estate of William H. Rymes in 1872. William's brother Leonard petitioned for administration of the estate on 19 September 1872, was appointed on 21 Oct 1872, then resigned as administrator on 24 December 1872. On 3 January 1873, William's father Christopher appeared stating that William left no widow, was unmarried without issue, and that he [Christopher] was the only heir at law of the deceased, and wished to appoint Andrew Wiggins of Boston as administrator. The estate of William H. Rymes was appraised by Albert Towle [husband of William's sister Annie], George Towle, and James H. Diman and recorded 11 Apr 1873, with real estate totalling $100 and Personal estate valued at $995.69.  A petition by Christopher Rymes on 15 February 1875 asked that the account be re-opened. On 3 October 1876 it was ordered that the estate pay to the guardian of "Mary P." Rymes one thousand dollars within ten days of final settlement. On 7 May 1877, Olive A. Pollard of Boston was given guardianship of May P. Rymes, born 26 January 1867 [is this correct? Family records say 1868] of William H. Rymes. I have a receipt dated Dunbarteon, NH 8 Nov 1873, stating "Received of Olive A. Rymes forty five dollars in full for board of May P. Rymes to date" signed Sarah S. Kimball [the mother of Olive A. (Pollard) Rymes]. All of this makes it clear that William Rymes was the father of May Rymes, and Olive A. Pollard was the mother. Though it appears that they were never married, Olive lived the remainder of her life unmarried, yet assumed the name Rymes as her surname.  William is buried with his mother in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Mattapan, south Boston.


 * James Edwin Rymes, b. Newmarket, NH 10 March 1840, d. 13 April 1924, married in Boston, Mass. 7 May 1871 Ellen Amanda GRAY, b. Boston 23 Feb 1853, d. Somerville, Mass. 22 Sep 1894, the daughter of Joseph T. Gray and Jerusha L. Piper of Vermont. James and Ellen lived in Boston shortly after their marriage, but by 1877 they were in Somerville, where they remained until Ellen's death in 1894, and where they appear on the 1880 census. Following his wife's death, James lived in many locations: Medford in 1902 and 1905; Winthrop in 1910 where he appears on the census with his older son, William; Boston from 1911 to 1915; and Ayer from 1916 to 1920, in which year he appears on the census with his younger son Frank. It is possible that he is the James E. Rymes in the city directory for Somerset in 1925. James and Ellen had these children:    (a) William, b. 1872, m. (1) Carrie Hutchinson; m. (2) Adeline M.; (b) Bertha M., b. 8 Dec 1874, d. 19 June 1878; (c) Frank, b. Somerville 19 Jan 1880, d. Ayer, Mass. 5 Dec 1951, m. Medford, Mass. 5 July 1903 Grace May Titus.  James is buried with his wife and oldest daughter in the Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass., but he does not have a marker, while his wife and daughter do.


 * Ann Elizabeth "Annie", b. NH 7 Aug 1842, d. Mass. 25 July 1921, was married in Boston on 12 March 1862 to Albert TOWLE, b. Canaan, NH 8 Jan 1838, d. Hyde Park, Suffolk, Mass. 13 Dec 1918, son of Isaac Towle and Rebecca Locke. He was a clerk, and they lived their entire adult lives in Boston, where they were enumerated on the 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 censuses, and Annie was enumerated there on the 1920 census following her husband's death in 1918. Annie and Albert had three children, two of whom were still living in 1900, per the census. Her children were:  (1) William Albert, b. 1864, d. 1880, aged 16; (2) Anne L., b. 1868; (3) Mabel L., b. Nov 1870.  Annie and Albert are buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Mattapan, south Boston, with her mother and brother William.


 * Albert J., b. Stratham, NH 27 Sep 1845, d. Mass. 4 Feb 1926. He enlisted in the Union Army on 10 May 1864, at the age of 18, being placed in the Massachusetts 8th Infantry. He was mustered out on 11 August 1864. He was married in Boston, Mass. on 13 February 1867 to Anna "Annie" CLARK, b. Boston 8 Feb 1847, d. Boston 12 Dec 1912, the daughter of James Clark and Elizabeth Holden. According to her death record, her father was born in Ireland, and her mother was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Albert was living with his wife in Lawrence, Mass. in 1869 when his daughter Annie was born, but by 1870 was living in Boston when the census was enumerated. The death records of his children reveal a family that moved around frequently. Their address was 675 E. South St. in March 1876 when James A. died; 318 Bunker Hill St. in July 1876 when Nellie Lois died; and 16 Milton St. in May 1878 when Charles H. died. Albert was a machinist when enumerated on the 1880 census with his family in Lynn, Mass. Shortly thereafter he moved back to Boston where he is enumerated with family on the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses. In October 1888 the family address was 51 Grover St., when the infant Albert J. died. In 1910 Albert Sr. was called an engineer on a steam roller. Albert and Annie had nine children, born 1868 to 1889, of whom five were still alive in 1900. Albert and Anna are buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Mattapan, south Boston.


 * Helen M. (sometimes Ellen or Nellie), b. Stratham, NH 8 April 1848 (per family genealogy and gravestone; April 1849 per 1900 census), d. 29 Apr 1908 (gravestone), and married (1) 16 September 1869 Andrew MORSE; m. (2) 27 May 1880 Frederick STEWARD, b. Canada 6 Jan 1840, d. 24 Dec 1909 (gravestone). Only two records for Nellie have been found (besides her gravestone): In 1880 she was living with her husband, Fred S. Steward, in Albany, NY, an architect. Living with them was Florence E. Steward, aged 9, apparently a daughter of Fred from a previous marriage (or possibly a daughter of Nellie, whose name should have been given as Morse). In 1900 she was living with her husband and two children in Kansas City, Missouri, but her birth place and that of her parents are given incorrectly. Children (surname Steward): Fred E., b. April 1881 (per 1900 census, or b. 6 June 1883 per gravestone), d. 1 Nov 1921, aged 38; William E., b. September 1884. Since both boys were born in Missouri, it shows that the couple left Albany in 1880 or 1881 (or as late as 1883).  Helen, Frederick, and son Fred are buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.


 * Mary Celia, b. Stratham, NH 21 Oct 1850, d. Mass. 1934 (20 Feb 1934 per FAG edit), was married in Boston, Mass. on 1 May 1869 to Henry Austin McMaster, b. Hancock, NH 24 June 1844, d. Southborough, Mass. 10 June 1910, the son of Thomas McMaster and Lydia Chamberlain by one account, but his short biography (cited below) gives his mother's name as Lydia Thompson. Henry served for the Union during the Civil War, and enlisted on 29 February 1864. He was a Sergent in Company G, 3d Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry. He was in the Gulf Campaign under General Banks, and spent six weeks in the hospital. He later rejoined his company at Harpers Ferry and served in the Shenendoah Valley before his discharge. He was promoted to Lieutenant before being discharged on 28 September 1865. Upon his return from the war, he went into the grocery business, and eventually had his own store, with five empoyees, which for a time was the only store in Southborough. Mary and Henry lived the remainder of their lives in Southborough where Henry served as a Justice of the Peace for eight years, and as Town Clerk for 15 years. He was a member of the GAR, and was clerk of the Congregational Church, as well as the Superintendant of the Sunday School. He built a residence on Main Street overlooking the lake in the village center. Henry and Mary appear with family on the 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 censuses, and Henry was enumerated on the last census only days before his death. He and Mary had five children, four of whom were living in 1900. They were: (1) Minnie B., b. 1871, graduate of Southborough High School and Framingham Normal School; (2) Henry Austin., b. 1873, died young; (3) Eva M., b. 1874, married F. S. Carpenter, an insurance agent of Fitchburg; (4) Harry A., b. March 1876, worked in his father's store; (5) Ruth E., b. August 1882, attended Southborough High School; married about 1913 Robert M. Draper.  Much of the above material comes from: Biographical Review, Vol. XXX, Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Worcester County, Massachusetts (Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1899), p 354. Additional material comes from Ancestry.com, including some military and family data.  Mary and Henry are buried in the Southborough Rural Cemetery, Worcester Co., Mass.

(2g) William H. Rymes
Rymes Gen; Suffolk County (Mass.) Probate recrods; census records

William H. Rymes was born Newmarket, NH June 1838, d. Boston, Mass. 16 Sep 1872, the third of eight children born to Christopher Rymes and Lois Bean of Newmarket and Stratham, New Hampshire. Though he was born and raised in New Hampshire, his family had moved to Lawrence, Mass. sometime before 1860. He was still living with his parents, aged 23, in 1860 and called a brick mason. Within a few years he was living on his own, and in 1867 and 1868 was boarding at 112 Hudson St., Boston. Rymes had a daughter with Olive Anne POLLARD, b. Goffstown, NH 5 July 1832, d. Newton, Mass. 27 March 1908, daughter of Daniel I. Pollard and Sarah Stevens, of Goffstown, NH. Olive was a school teacher and along with her mother lived with her daughter's family at 1129 Boylston Street in Newton, Mass., and was living there when she died. She appears on the 1893, 1895, 1897, and 1907 city directories for Newton, being called the spouse of William Rymes. It is difficult to determine whether or not Rymes and Pollard were ever legally married, though the fact that William was the father of Olive's daughter, May Rymes, is certain based on Suffolk Co., Mass. probate records. Following are facts concerning the administration of the estate of William H. Rymes in 1872. William's brother Leonard petitioned for administration of the estate on 19 September 1872, was appointed on 21 Oct 1872, then resigned as administrator on 24 December 1872. On 3 January 1873, William's father Christopher appeared stating that William left no widow, was unmarried without issue, and that he [Christopher] was the only heir at law of the deceased, and wished to appoint Andrew Wiggins of Boston as administrator. The estate of William H. Rymes was appraised by Albert Towle [husband of William's sister Annie], George Towle, and James H. Diman and recorded 11 Apr 1873, with real estate totalling $100 and Personal estate valued at $995.69. A petition by Christopher Rymes on 15 February 1875 asked that the account be re-opened. On 3 October 1876 it was ordered that the estate pay to the guardian of "Mary P." Rymes one thousand dollars within ten days of final settlement. On 7 May 1877, Olive A. Pollard of Boston was given guardianship of May P. Rymes, born 26 January 1867 [is this correct? Family records say 1868] of William H. Rymes. This memorialist has a receipt dated Dunbarteon, NH 8 Nov 1873, stating "Received of Olive A. Rymes forty five dollars in full for board of May P. Rymes to date" signed Sarah S. Kimball [the mother of Olive A. (Pollard) Rymes]. All of this makes it clear that William Rymes was the father of May Rymes, and Olive A. Pollard was the mother. Though it appears that they were never married, Olive lived the remainder of her life unmarried, yet assumed the name Rymes as her surname. William is buried with his mother and a sister in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Matapan (south Boston), Mass. Olive is buried alone in the large Newton Cemetery. Only known child:


 * May, b. Boston, Mass. 26 Jan 1868, d. Newton, Mass. 7 June 1934, m. John E. TITUS (see sandboxc)

(9g) William Wentworth
see sandboxa2

(8g) Samuel Wentworth
Wentworth Genealogy 1:113-18

Samuel, the son of William Wentworth and Elizabeth Kenney, (Gen:113-18) was b. c. 1641, d. 25 March 1690[/1], m. 1664 Mary BENNING, b. Tatmour High Cross, London, England c. 1647, d. 20 Jan 1724/5, aged 77. It is likely that Mary was related to Harry Benning who witnessed a 1670 deed from Samuel and Mary Wentworth. Mary's mother was living in Portsmouth in 1671/2 based on a deposition of that date. Samuel was on the Dover tax list from 1659 (!) to 1668 and a juror there in 1669. He moved to the part of Portsmouth known as Great Island (now New Castle) in 1669, and received a license for an inn on 3 March 1670/1. He sold his tavern in 1678 and moved to Portsmouth proper, and operated another inn. He was a freeman in 1676 and a Portsmouth selectman in 1684. He was an overseer in the 1688 will of Gov. Walter Barefoote. Samuel died of smallpox at the age of 49. His will was dated 13 March 1690/1. His widow m. c. 1692, as his fourth wife, Hon. Richard Martyn who d. 2 April 1694. She was admitted to the Portsmouth church in 1693. A large engraved slab covers Samuel's grave at Point of Graves Burial Ground in Portsmouth. Samuel and Mary had seven known children born from 1666 to 1682, of whom the third, John, was deputy governor of the province. The children of Samuel and Mary (Benning) Wentworth were:


 * Samuel, born 9 April 1666. Lived and died in Boston, aged about 70 [died about 1736


 * Daniel, born 21 Oct 1669; died, unmarried, 5 January 1690 at Portsmouth


 * John (Lieut.-Gov), born 16 January 1671. Lived and died in Portsmouth, aged about 59


 * Mary, born 5 January 1673; married 1st. Samuel Rymes, 2d Dr. John Clifton. lieve and died at Portsmouth, aged about 70


 * Ebenezer, born 9 April 1677 lived and died in Portsmouth, aged about 70


 * Dorothy, born 27 June 1680; married Henry Sherburne. lived and died at Portsmouth, aged about 74


 * Benning, born 28 June 1682 and died before his father's death in 1690/1

(8g) James Weymouth, Sr.
GDMNH:741-2

James Weymouth, b. say 1620, d. 1678, m. (1) say 1660______ ______; m. (2) by 1673 Mary _______, d. by Jan 1706/7. James was of the Isles of Shoals. He was fined at Saco 21 Oct 1645 for breach of the sabbath and the peace. His wife Mary witnessed a deed in 1673. His will was dated 10 April and proved 25 June 1678, naming wife Mary and four children Widow Mary m. (2) Capt. Thomas Diamond, son of John Diamond of Kittery. Children of James with unidentified first wife, from 1678 will:


 * James, b. c. 1662, m. Katharine (CHADBOURNE) Lidden (below).


 * William, b. say 1665, d. 31 March 1703 (from inventory). He bought land in 1693.  Administration of his estate was renounced by his brother-in-law and sister, Richard and Elizabeth Currier, on 22 April 1703, and his brother, James, then consented that his father-in-law [step-father] shall administer the estate, dated 27 April 1703.  Inventory totalled 76 pounds, conducted by John Frost and Richard Gummer.  A second inventory, dated 27 April 1703, amounted to 108 pound, singned by Theodore Atkinson and Francis Tucker.  Administration of the estate of William Weymouth of Star Island, cooper, was granted to [step-father] Thomas Dimond of Star Island, fisherman, and his wife Mary Dimond, on 28 April 1703.  James Weymouth of Newcastle and his wife, Catherine Weymouth, and Richard Currier of the Isles of Shoals and his wife, Elizabeth Currier, release all claim to William's estate to Thomas Dimond, administrator, on 23 June 1703.


 * George, b. say 1668, liv. 1678, dead or gone by 1703.


 * Elizabeth, b. say 1670, liv. 1726 m. (1) Richard CURRIER, b. c. 1669, d. 12 Nov 1707, son of Jeffrey Currier; m. (2) by 1708 Nathaniel LORD whose will was dated 3 March 1725/6 and proved 31 March 1726.

(7g) James Weymouth, Jr.
James, the son of James Weymouth of the Isles of Shoals, was b. c. 1662, d. Jan 1706/7, and m. c. 1695 Katharine (CHADBOURNE) Lidden, b. c. 1665, living in April 1727 when she gave her age as about 62 in a deposition, the daughter of Humphrey Chadbourne and Lucy Treworgy, and the widow of Edward Lidden of Kittery, Maine. James was a selectman in Newcastle, NH in 1699 and an innkeeper there in 1703. He was of Newcastle in his will, dated 9 Jan 1706/7 and proved four weeks later on 4 Feb, naming wife Katherine, 3 daughters under 21, two step-daughters Mary and Elizabeth Lidden, brothers-in-law Capt. Samuel Alcock and Mr. Richard Cutt, and mentioning "plate lately given me by my mo. Diamond, dec." Katherine was known as a midwife ; she was of New Castle when she made a deposition with her daughter Lucy on 3 Jan 1714/5, saying: "about the Last of October or November Last Past: John Manson of Kittery was att my house on fryday Night in the first of the Evening and told me that he had Thirteene Pounds odd Mony In his Pockett Book and att the Same time he gave Me a fifty Shillings g Bill and A five Shillings g Bill in Exchange thereof, and he Likewise told me that this Mony was to buy Provisions for his familie and that he was A goinge to Newbery I further Testifie that he was not So much in Liquor as to Any Wayes hinder him from Doing any Business when he whent from My house (I further Testifie that I Never heard any good of Mary Genkins but that She was Allways Counted a whore a Theif and a Liar)" (MPC V:151). 

Children of James and Katharine Weymouth:


 * Mary, b. c. 1696, living in 1758, m. Portsmouth May 1716 Samuel RYMES.


 * Katherine, b. c. 1698, was unmarried in 1721


 * Lucy, b. c. 1701 (near 13 in Jan 1714/5), d. about March 1766, m. Portsmouth 21 Oct 1721 Gideon WALKER, b. Portsmouth c. 1690, living in 1732, but dead by 1766, the son of John Walker, glover of Portsmouth. Lucy, as a widow, left a will, dated 27 Feb 1766 and proved 19 April 1766, naming children Joseph Walker, Elizabeth Walker, and Katharine Stavers.

Children of Katharine with first husband, surname LIDDEN:


 * Elizabeth, b. Kittery c. 1688, living in 1742, m. (1) Kittery 17 May 1708 Josiah SKILLINGS, b. Kittery 1681, d. 1719, the son of John Skillings and Elizabeth Ingersoll. The administration of Josiah's estate was given to his widow Elizabeth on 7 July 1719.  Elizabeth and Josiah had three children, born 1709 to 1713.  Elizabeth m. (2) Kittery 16 Jan 1723/4 the widower Capt Roger DEERING, b. c. 1678. d. about Dec 1741, the son of Roger Deering and Mary.  Roger had married first Sarah Jordan, daughter of Dominicus Jordan, who was killed by Indians 26 June 1723.  Roger had no children with either wife.  He was called of Scarborough (Massachusetts Bay, but now Maine) in his will dated 17 Nov 1741, and proved 12 Jan 1741/2.


 * Mary, b. Kittery c. 1690, m. by c. 1720 _______ LONG. She was the widow Mary Long of Newcastle, NH, and likely died many years before the administration of her estate was given to her sister Elizabeth and brother-in-law Roger Deering of Scarboro on 21 Oct 1735.  Her only heir was a daughter Mary who was under the guardianship of Danforth Phipps in 1735.  This daughter Mary was b. c. 1722 and m. Falmouth 1742 Thomas Larabee.

(10g) Robert Chadbourne
We Relate website, citing NHGR 10(1993)101-14,167, and Chadbourne Family Association materials

Robert Chadbourne was born Preston, Lancashire, England say 1539, bur. Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng. 16 Dec 1622, and m. Tamworth 28 Jan 1576 Margaret DOOLEY, b. say 1555, bur. Tamworth 23 Sep 1626. Known child:


 * William, bapt. Tamworth 30 March 1582 (see below)

(9g) William Chadbourne
GM 2(2001):33-36; We Relate website, citing NHGR 10(1993)101-14,167, and Chadbourne Family Association materials

William, the son of Robert Chadbourne and Margaret Dooley, was bapt. Tamworth, Staffordshire, England 30 March 1582, liv. Dec 1652, and m. Tamworth 8 Oct 1609 Elizabeth SPARRY, b. say 1589, liv. 1623, but prob. dead by 1634 when her husband came to New England. William was a master carpenter, and was sent to Maine with two other master carpenters under contract with Capt. John Mason of London's Laconia Company. Their purpose was to build mills and related structures around the mouth of the Piscataqua River. The contract for the first known sawmill in New England was dated 14 March 1633/4, with the structure to be erected at the Great Works, presently in South Berwick, Maine. James wall, one of the other carpenters, deposed in 1652 concerning the work, and from this it was determined that Chadbourne came in 1634 aboard the Pied Cow, which is the only vessel known to have supplied Mason's settlement. It is not known when Chadbourne's three surviving children came to New England, and disinformation abounds. A cenotaph for William and his wife was placed in the Old Fields Cemetery, South Berwick, ME in 2000. Children, all baptized at Tamworth:


 * William, bapt. 30 Sep 1610, bur. Tamworth 18 April 1616.


 * Patience, bapt. 8 Nov 1612, d. 7 Nov 1683, m. c. 1630 Thomas SPENCER, b. c. 1596, d. Berwick, Maine 15 Dec 1681.


 * Humphrey, bapt. 23 April 1615, m. say 1652 Lucy TREWORGYE (see below).


 * Susannah, bapt. 22 Feb 1617/8, bur. Tamworth 26 April 1618.


 * William, bapt. 15 Oct 1620, m. by 1644 Mary _______. They had one known child, unnamed in the record, b. Boston, Mass. 10th mo 1644 (Dec 1644).  He was not named in the 1667 will of his brother Humphrey.


 * Robert, bapt. 1 June 1623, bur. Tamworth 19 Jan 1626/7.

(8g) Humphrey Chadbourne
GDMNH:133-4; We Relate website, citing NHGR 10(1993)101-14,167, and Chadbourne Family Association materials

Humphrey, the son of William Chadbourne and Elizabeth Sparry, was bapt. Tamworth, Staffordshire, England 23 April 1615, d. Kittery, ME 1667, and m. c. 1652 Lucy TREWORGYE, b. say 1632, d. c. 1708, daughter of James Treworgye and Catherine Shapleigh. After Humphrey's death, Lucy m. (2) c. 1670 Thomas Wills; and m. (3) after March 1687/8 Elias Stileman of the Shoals. Though his father arrived in New England in 1634, when Humphrey and his two living siblings came is not known. He had arrived by 1640 when named among the Kittery men who did not attend the Saco court that year. He served as Kittery clerk in 1650, selectman in 1651/2, and representative in 1657, and subsequent years as well. Humphrey's will was dated 25 May and proved 13 Sep 1667. Lucy's will was dated 8 Jan 1699/1700 and proved 13 April 1708. Children:


 * Humphrey, eldest son, b. c. 1653, d. c. 1695, and m. Sarah BOWLES.


 * James, b. c. 1655, d. c. 1685, m. c. 1680 Elizabeth HEARD, b. say 1660, daughter of James Heard and Shuah Starbuck. Elizabeth m. (2) Samuel Small.  Administration of James's estate was given to widow Elizabeth on 30 May 1685.  They had two children b. 1681 and 1684.


 * William, b. c. 1657, d. by 1699 (not in mother's will). William was captured by Indians in 1676 and released at Pemaquid later that year to Major Waldron's expedition.  Administration of his estate was given to his mother on 22 Sep 1701.


 * Lucy, b. c. 1659, m. (1) Michael HICKS, b. Barbadoes, d. 1688; m. (2) Peter LEWIS, b. c. 1670, d. 1739, son of Peter Lewis. Michael's will was dated 19 May and proved 13 June 1688, leaving all, including property at Barbadoes, to wife Lucy.  Peter m. (2) after 1703 Elizabeth _______, liv. 1731.  Peter's will was dated 17 May and proved 21 June 1739, naming children, at least four of whom were with Lucy.


 * Alice, b. c. 1661, liv. 1719, m. (1) Hon. Samuel DONNELL, b. c. 1646, d. 9 March 1717/8; m. (2) Jeremiah MOULTON, Esq. Eight children with first husband, b. 1681/2 to 1704.


 * Katherine, b. c. 1665, m. (1) Edward Litton; m. (2) James WEYMOUTH (see above).


 * Elizabeth, b. 1667 (after father wrote his will on 25 May 1667), d. 1643/4, m. Capt. Samuel ALCOCK, b. March 1665, d. 13 Oct 1708. Elizabeth's will was dated 4 July 1743 and proved 28 March 1744.

(9g) James Treworgy
GDMNH:691; NEHGR 50(1896):219-20; TAG 84(2010):46-9

James Treworgye (Treworthy in Maine), b. say 1590, d. by 1650, m. Kingsweare, Devonshire, Eng. 16 March 1616/7 Catherine SHAPLEIGH,, b. say 1597, d. c. 1676, daughter of Alexander Shapleigh with his unknown first wife. James was in New England by 1639 (Anderson, 2015), and at Kittery before June 1640. Widow Catherine m. (2) Edward Hilton. Her nuncupative will was proved 30 May 1676. Children:


 * John, bapt Kingsweare 30 Sep 1618, liv. 1654, m. Newbury, Mass. 15 jan 164[-] Penelope SPENCER (son John b. 12 Aug 1649). Penelope was b. c. 1624, daughter of Thomas Spencer and Penelope Jernegan.  She descends from Edward I of England.  John resided at Dartmouth, Devonshire, and then at Kittery, Maine from 1636 to 1654.


 * Joanna, b. say 1620, m. John AMERIDETH, bapt. Townstall or Dartmouth, Devonshire, England 26 Nov 1615, d. 1691, son of John Amerideth and Jane Whiting/Whitney of Devonshire. John was in New England by 1647,and was a cooper of Kittery.


 * Nicholas, b. c. 1628 (aged 22 on 3 Feb 1650/1, liv. 1653


 * Samuel, b. c. 1628 (aged 33 in 1661)


 * Lucy, b. c. 1632, m. (1) Humphrey CHADBOURNE (see above); m. (2) Thomas WILLS, shipmaster, selectman, juryman, d. by 1687/8; m. (3) Elias STILEMAN of Portsmouth, NH, b. c. 1616, d. 19 Dec 1695, son of Elias Stileman; a selectman, town clerk, magistrate, deputy, captain, major, councillor, and judge of the court of common pleas.


 * Elizabeth, b. c. 1638 (aged 33 in 1671), d. 8 Sep 1719, aged 80, m. 30 June 1657 John GILMAN, b. 10 Jan 1624[/5?], bapt. Hingham (Mass.?) 23 May 1626, d. 24 July 1708, son of Edward Gilman and Mary Clarke. John was of Exeter, NH, and a selectman, representative, lieutenant, deputy, clerk of writs, councillor, judge of the court of common pleas, and a tavern keeper.  Sixteen children of record, born from 1658 to 1684.

(10g) Alexander Shapleigh
GDMNH:623-4; NEHGR 5(1851):345-9; 50(1896):219-20; 95(1941):180-4; Shapleigh Gen (1993):26-42

Alexander Shapleigh, b. c. 1574 (aged 44 in 1619), liv. 1647, d. by 1650, m. (1) c. 1597 _____ _____, b. say 1575, d. 1602; m. (2) St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devonshire, England 12 Dec 1602 Jane EGBEARE. Alexander was an eminent merchant who lived in the vicinity of Dartmouth in Devonshire, England, and for a time at Kittery in the Maine Province of Massachusetts. In fact, the name of Kittery, Maine, most likely derived from Alexander's home in Kingsweare, Dveonshire, known as Kittery Point. In 1610, while on a return voyage from Newfoundland enroute to Portugal, his ship was seized by pirates. In 1617 he purchased a property called Kinnery Quay in Kingsweare. He was not only a merchant and ship owner in his own right, but was also an agent for Sir Fernando Gorges. He had so many dealings in New England through his proxies, that it is difficult to tell when he actually physically resided there, but appears first of record on 26 May 1642, presumably at Kittery, when he made over his estate to son-in-law James Treworgye. This same property was deeded, a year later, over to Alexander's youngest son, Nicholas. Children with first wife:


 * Katherine, b. c. 1598, m. (1) Brixham, Kingsweare 16 March 1616/7 James TREWORGYE (see above); m. (2) Edward HILTON, bapt. Northwich, Co. Chester, England 5 June 1596, d. c. 1670/1, son of William Hilton. Edward was the first prmanent settler in New Hampshire.


 * Alexander, b. c. 1601 (aged 17 in 1619), m. (1) Kingsweare, Deveonshire 9 April 1622 Elizabeth TELLMAN; m. (2) 17 April 1641 Mary Walker, d. 1642.


 * Elizabeth, bapt. Kingsweare 21 June 1603 (well after her mother's death), m. there 4 July 1626 John BEREFORD.

Children with second wife, Jane:


 * Avis, bapt. Brixham, Devonshire 5 Feb 1604/5, bur. Kingsweare 1 Nov 1615.


 * James, bapt. Kingsweare 16 April 1608.


 * John, bapt. Kingsweare 24 Nov 1612.


 * Nicholas, bapt. Kingsweare 1 Jan 1617/8, d. 29 April 1682, m. (1) Saint Bartholomew The Less, London, England 21 April 1647 Alice MOSEWELL, liv. 1685; m. (2) Alice GODFREY, daughter of Edward and Anne Godfrey. From the GDMNH:624: Nicholas was a "merchant, a worthy representative of his family and noted for his ability in public life, his dislike of Massachusetts' government and his hospitable nature and tolerance for those not always in favor with others [i.e. Quakers]."  He was called a merchant of Kingsweare, Devonshire, in a 1641 deed, but was in Kittery in 1644, though back in England the same year.  He was back in Kittery in 1648 and served as selectman for many years, until disallowed in 1669, with many others, for Quaker sympathies.  He was Kittery's commissioner, County Treasurer, Magistrate, Assemblyman, militia Captain and Major, and member of various civil and military commissions.  He had many dealings with Massachusetts, generally not favorable, and spent some time in one of their jails in 1674.  He had no children, but raised a nephew, John, the son of his brother Alexander.

(8g) Edward Peve
GDMNH:536-7

Edward Peve (Peavey) was born by about 1670 (aged about 26 in 1696, but likely born several years earlier based on estimated birth years of his children), died by 1720 when his wife remarried, and m. c. 1687 Rachel _______, b. say 1667, d. 1724. His widow m. (2) Newington 19 Dec 1720 Salathiel Denbo, Jr., the son of Salathiel Denbo and _______ Roberts, who likely had other wives, before and/or after Rachel. The GDMNH says this second marriage lasted from 1720 to 1724, suggesting that Rachel died in the latter year. Edward was taxed at Greenland in 1691, and was a tenant with Richard Blanchard on the Hall Farm in 1693. He was at Oyster River in 1700 when sued for fencing the highway. He witnessed a document in Newington or Dover in 1711 (Newington was set off from Dover in 1712), and in 1713 subscribed for a Newington minister. Children, likely born in Greenland or Oyster River (Durham), NH:


 * Abel, b. c. 1688, m. (1) 1710 Mary HUDSON; m. (2) 1717 Mary CLOUGH


 * Nathaniel, b. c. 1690, d. Stratham, NH 24 April 1763 (called Nathl Pevy), m. c. 1716 Annah _______, b. say 1696. They had six children baptized at Greenland, and another at Stratham.  Apparently, Annah and six children were baptized in 1727, making the birth dates of the children roughly 1717, 1719, 1721, 1723, 1725, and 1727 (give or take a couple years). Assuming there were no multiple births, this would put the marriage date at about 1716, and Annah's birth date at about 1696.


 * Joseph, b. c. 1692 (signed a Newington petition in 1713), living in 1750, m. Elizabeth POWELL, the daughter of Thomas Powell. On 20 May 1727, Joseph was one of the original grantees of the town of Bow, NH, but he likely never lived there.  He was baptized at Dover with daughter Esther in 1728, but in Berwick, Maine by 1732.  On 21 Dec 1750 Joseph sold 25 acres of land in Berwick to Hatevil Colson.


 * Edward, b. c. 1694, m. Mary _______ who was baptized at Oyster River in Feb 1720/1. He was admitted to the Dover church in 1723, and she in 1727, both later being dismissed to Berwick (Maine).


 * Deborah, b. c. 1696, living in 1743, m. Newington 9 April 1717 James ROLLINS/RAWLINS, b. c. 1690, d. 1744, whose provenance hasn't been learned, but it is reasonable that he is a grandson of the first James Rawlins (b. c. 1632) who lived in the part of Dover that became Newington. In his will, dated 12 Dec 1743 and proved 28 March 1744, James Rawlins of Newington made bequests to his wife, Deborah Rawlins, his sons Edward, Ichabod, and John Rawlings, and his daughters Abigail Rawlings and Mary Rawlings.


 * Peter, b. 1697, d. Andover, Mass. 23 Nov 1756, aged 59, and m. Andover 15 July 1720 Esther BARKER, who may be the "Hesther Barker" born in Andover 10 Aug 1695 of Richard and Hannah Barker. The reason Peter has been put in this family is that he had a daughter named Rachel.  Peter was baptized 19 April 1719 in Hampton, NH, and was called of that place in his 1720 marriage intention to Esther Barker.  He was deeded land in Chester, NH in 1724, but likely never lived there; instead the family moved to Andover, Mass.  Peter and Esther had six known children born from 1723 to 1736; the first two were born in Hampton, NH, and the remainder in Andover, Mass.


 * Sarah, b. c. 1699, d. 1763, m. Newington 12 Feb 1718/9 Richard CATER, b. c. 1695, d. c. 1755, the son of Richard and Elizabeth Cater of Stony Hill in Newington. They joined the Newington church 20 Sep 1724 and had three children baptized there.  By 1726 the family had become tenants on the Packer farm in Greenland, and they were admitted to the Greenland church in 1728.  In 1735 the family moved to Scarborough, Maine.  On 22 March 1741/2 Richard was appointed constable of Scarborough.  He appears to have died by 1757 when his son Benjamin Carter sold land and a house owned by Richard.  Sarah survived Richard, and on 15 July 1763 "Widdow Catter" was buried.


 * Jane, b. c. 1700, m. Newington 31 Dec 1719 Ebenezer PLACE, b. say 1695, living in 1763, the son of Richard Place and Martha Leighton; he was administrator of the Leighton estate in 1722 (all per the GDMeNH, p 559, which mistakenly gives marriage year as 1729).


 * Rachel, b. c. 1702, m. Newington 17 Jan 1720/1 Thomas ROW, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Rowe. They were both admitted to full communion at Newington 27 Feb 1725/6.  They had one, and possibly two daughters.

(7g) Abel Peavey
Abel, the son of Edward and Rachel Peve, was b. c. 1688, living in 1741, and m. (1) 1710 Mary HUDSON, b. Newington 13 Jan 1688/9, d. 1716, the daughter of John Hudson and Mary Beard. He m. (2) Newington 13 April 1717 Mary CLOUGH ("Cluff"), b. c. 1685. Abel is shown in 1710 on "Col. Walton's Command" among the French War Rolls. He was first mentioned in 1713 as a subsriber to the new church in Newington, and in 1715 he is on a list of names for adjustment on the new meeting house expenses in Newington. In a deed dated 21 Aug 1736 he was called Abel Pevey of Durham, labourer, when he sold six acres of land in Durham for 12 pounds to Jonathan Tomson of Durham. Abel was very likely living in 1741 when his son signed his name as Abel, Jr., in a deed with his brothers Thomas and Hutson. Children, b. Newington, with first wife:


 * Hudson, b. 11 Feb 1710/1, d. Newington 1785, m. (1) 1736 Mrs. Madeline Brown; m. (2) ___________. He was named in the will of his grandfather, John Hudson, dated 5 July 1717.


 * Thomas, b. 19 June 1714, m. (1) Newington 13 Nov 1740 Mary STEVENS, b. say 1720, likely living in 1762; m. (2) Mary Chase. He was named in the 1717 will of his grandfather, John Hudson. Thomas was of Newington in 1741 when he and his two brothers settled the legacy from their grandfather, John Hudson.  Thomas was of Rochester, NH on 23 Nov 1753 when he sold land in Rochester to Jonathan Cops of the same town, mentioning his wife Mary.  He and wife Mary jointly signed a deed on 18 May 1762 when they sold land to John Stevens of Newington, likely a kinsman of his wife Mary.  On 21 Jan 1771, Thomas was called of Rochester when he deeded 30 acres of land to his son Daniel, also of Rochester.  No wife of Thomas was mentioned in this deed.  Thomas appears on the 1776 census in Rochester.  Thomas had five or more children with his first wife two or more of whom were baptized on the same date in 1760.  One account says he died in Rochester, NH 17 Dec 1803.  His son Daniel is likely the one of the name who d. Alton, NH 18 July 1836, according to a Revolutionary War pension card.  Though his pension file has not been found, he was living in Alton, NH on 10 Sep 1832 when he made an affidavit on behalf of fellow soldier, Jacob Leighton.  He deposed that he served with Leighton in Captain Drew's company in 1776 at Ticonderoga, for the term of five months.  He appears on the 1790 census in Rochester, NH, and on the 1800 census in Farmington, NH.  By 1830 he was living in Alton, where he appears on the census, aged 70-79, with a female, apparently his wife, aged 60-69 and no other family members. His probable son, Daniel Peavey, Jr., was living in Farmington in 1830, aged 50-59, with female, 40-49, and six other family members.


 * Abel, b. 30 June 1716, named in 1717 will of grandfather, John Hudson. He and his two brothers, Hudson and Thomas, were all of Newington in 1741 when they executed a deed to finalize the settlement of the legacy from their grandfather, John Hudson.

Child, b. Newington with second wife:


 * Ezekiel, b. 2 June 1734

(6g) Hudson Peavey
Hudson Peavey (spelled Hutson in his will and in several land records), the son of Abel Peavey and Mary Hudson, was b. Newington, NH 11 Feb 1711, d. Newington 1785, and m. (1) Newington 11 May 1736 Mrs. Madeline Brown (1718-1767 from online accounts). He m. (2) ____________, a wife who is mentioned, but not named, in his 1783 will, who was bequeathed "furniture she brought with her". Online accounts give Hudson's death date as 29 Oct 1785 in Barrington, NH. The date is certainly believable, but he died in Newington based on his probate documents. Hudson was a resident of Newington in the 1776 New Hampshire census. His will, dated 4 June 1783 and proved 16 Nov 1785, names six daughters and three sons, and mentions his unnamed wife. Children, likely all b. Newington, NH:


 * Elinor, b. early in 1737, d. Newington 15 Jan 1823, m. Newington 12 Feb 1759 Christopher RYMES, b. say 1730, son of Samuel Rymes and Mary Weymouth of Portsmouth. Elinor was the first of six daughters named in the 1783 will of her father, Hudson Peavey, and she was called a widow.  She was bequeathed 20 shillings and a portion of household items.  Elinor has a grave marker in the Newington Cemetery.


 * Joseph, bp 15 Mar 1740/1, d. Barrington, NH 16 Mar 1830, m. (1) Newington 16 July 1764 Arabella NUTTER (1744-c1779 per online accounts), daughter of Samuel Nutter and Sarah Hoyt. He m. (2) in Barrington, NH 18 Dec 1788 Abigail Chesley, b. 1749, d. 1830, said to be the daughter of William C. Chesley and Matilda Madsen.  Joseph appears on the 1800 census in Barrington, NH.  Joseph and his second wife are buried in Center Strafford Cem., Strafford, NH, but only he has a grave marker.


 * Daniel, bp 20 Nov 1743, probably died young, as he is not mentioned in his father's will.


 * Sarah, b. c. 1745, living and still single when given a legacy in her father's will, dated 4 June 1783. She was bequeathed 20 shillings, two sheep, and allowed to live in her father's house and raise flax on his farm.  She could keep the sheep as long as she remained single.  She was to get a warming pan after the decease of her father's wife.  Sarah had a son by the name of Charles Hodgsdon who was bequeathed ten pounds in the will of her father, dated 4 June 1783.


 * Mary, bp 15 April 1747, m. _______ NEAL. She was named Mary Neal in her father's will, dated 4 June 1783, and bequeathed 20 shillings and two sheep, plus a share of household items.


 * James, b. 11 Feb and bp 14 Feb 1749, d. Newington 5 May 1811, m. Newington 12 Feb 1776 Mary NUTTER, b. 25 Aug 1750, d. Plaistow, NH 5 Jan 1832, dau of John Nutter and Anna Symmes. Mary has a fine slate marker in the Maplewood Cemetery, north Haverhill, Mass.


 * Elizabeth, bp 3 Feb 1750, m. Newington 24 Nov 1773 Isachar WIGGIN, b. 1748, d. Durham, NH June 1815. An online account says Elizabeth d. Newington 5 Jan 1827.  In her father's 1783 will, Elizabeth Wiggin was bequeathed 20 shillings and two sheep.


 * Mercy (called Massy in her father's will), bp 8 Apr 1753, m. Newington 27 Mar 1777 Edward GOTHAM, bp Portsmouth, NH 29 Sep 1754, d. 1790, son of John Gotham and Dorothy Rymes. Edward has an extensive service record as a soldier in the American Revolutiionary War.  Massy Gotham was bequeathed 20 shillings and two sheep in her father's will, dated 4 June 1783.


 * Temperance, b. Newington 18 May 1755, m. after 4 June 1783 Josiah DURGIN, b. 1747, son of Joseph Durgin and Abigail Wormwood. She was named Temperance Peavey in her father's 1783 will, and bequeathed 20 shillings, two sheep, a feather bed, and a spinning wheel, along with a share of household items.


 * John, b. Newington 13 Nov 1757, d. Barrington, NH 12 June 1845, m. Newington 17 Sep 1777 Lois COOLBATH, b. Newington 3 Oct 1756, d. Barrington 2 Dec 1844, daughter of Pittman Coolbath and Jane Hodgdon. John was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, enlisting at Newington in June 1775, and serving as a private under captains Shakford, Salter and Parsons for a period of two years and three months.  He assisted in erecting fortifications at Fort Sullivan in Portsmouth Harbor and served until September 1777.  On 17 Sep 1777 he re-enlisted for three months as a corporal in Capt Rawling's company, Col. Drake's New Hampshire regiment, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne.  He was allowed a pension based upon his application dated 17 Sep 1832, when he gave his age as 76, and his residence as Strafford, NH.  He appears on the 1840 census in Strafford, aged 86, as a Revolutionary War pensioner.  John and Lois are buried in the Center Strafford Cem.

(8g) John Hudson
GDMNH:355

Note: A John Hudson arrived in NH as a prisoner from Scotland around 1650. Could this have been the father of the subject John Hudson?

John Hudson, b. c. 1653, d. Newington, NH 1724, and m. Dover, NH 25 July 1689 Mary BEARD, b. c. 1668, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Beard of Dover, NH. Claims have been made that he is the John Hudson, son of Daniel and Joanna Hudson, born in Lancaster, Mass. 10 March 1762. The difficulty with this is that his age would be off by about ten years from the age given here. Besides, in his 1717 will he called himself aged, and if born in 1662 he would have been about 55 years old when writing his will, which is hardly considered "aged". As far as I know, no connection has been made with the Lancaster family. John was taxed in Dover, NH about 1680, and was at Bloody Point in 1684. He was granted 10 acres of land adjacent to that of William Furber, Sr. in 1693/4, and was a constable in Dover in 1697. He called himself aged in his will, dated 5 July 1717, proved 6 March 1723/4, in which he names only his wife and three Peavey grandsons, with cousin Joseph Beard as overseer. Only known child:


 * Mary, b. 1690, d. c. 1716, m. Abel PEAVEY

(9g) Thomas Beard
see sandbox8

(8g) John Walker
John Walker of Charlestown, Mass. d. c. 1715, as administration of his estate was given to son John Jr. in Jan. 1715/6.

(7g) John Walker
GDMNH:713

John, the son of John Walker of Charlestown, Mass., was b. 13 May 1667, liv. 1734 when he sued Joshua Downing, and m. Elizabeth _______, who was his wife from 1700 to 1727, and perhaps longer. He was a glover, and lived primarily in Portsmouth, NH, but also in nearby Newington. Probable children:


 * Gideon, b. c. 1693, m. Lucy Weymouth (see below).


 * John, b. c. 1695, d. 3 June 1745 in 51st year (gs), m. (1) 24 Jan 1714/5 Elizabeth Gunnison, dau. of Elihu Gunnison; m. (2) Newington 24 Oct 1717 Mary Bickford. His will was dated 13 May and proved 19 July 1743 [oops! this conflicts with death date] Mary m. (2) Zacheus Trafton.


 * Joshua, b. c. 1697, was at Arundel in 1722, had wives Hannah and Mary; will 1767-1678 names wife and 8 ch.


 * William, b. c. 1699, m. (1) 16 Jan 1723/4 Doeborah Berry, dau of George Berry; m. (2) by 1742 Mehitabel Fabyan


 * Samuel, b. c. 1701, d. by 1731, m. 4 Oct 1724 Anna Bickford


 * Anna, bp Portsmouth 1709, m. Portsmouth 31 July 1727 Moses Furber of Newington.

(6g) Gideon Walker
GDMNH:714

Gideon, the son of John and Elizabeth Walker, was b. NH c. 1695, d. by 1766, and m. Portsmouth, NH 21 Oct 1721 Lucy Weymouth, b. New Castle, Rock. Co., NH c. 1702, d. c. March 1766, daughter of James Weymouth, Jr. and Katharine Chadbourne. Lucy's will was dated 27 Feb and proved 19 April 1766, naming three children. They were:


 * Elizabeth, b. say 1723, may not have married, as she was called Elizabeth Walker in her mother's 1766 will.


 * Katherine, b. Portsmouth c. 1726, d. Portsmouth 9 May 1790, aged 64, and m. c. 1760, as his second wife, John Stavers, b. c. 1714, d. Portsmouth 30 Sep 1797, aged 83. John had m. (1) Portsmouth 24 May 1750 Margaret Cambell and had two children with her.  He and Katherine had five children together.


 * Joseph, b. c. 1734, m. Ellenor _______ (see below).

(5g) Joseph Walker
Sources: Joseph Walker will; gravestones; census records

There were five male Walkers on the 1790 census in Portsmouth, NH: Tobias, Seth, Joseph, Gideon, and Samuel. Lucy Walker, who married Christopher Rymes II on 31 Dec 1795 in Portsmouth, was born likely 1770-1775, but Rymes genealogy calls her the daughter of John, so John was b. say 1740-1750. The problem is that there was no appropriately aged John Walker in the Portsmouth area. I'm now thinking that Lucy Walker (b. say 1770) was the daughter of Joseph Walker (b. 1733) and Elenor, and that Joseph was one of the three children of Gideon and Lucy (Weymouth) Walker, and named in the 1766 will of his mother Lucy. In the 1790 census, Joseph had 2m < 16; 2m 16 and up; and 3 f, so Lucy could have been one of the 3f. Okay, here's the real scoop:

Joseph, the son of Gideon Walker and Lucy Weymouth, was b. Portsmouth, NH c. 1734, d. there 29 Jan 1814, and m. by 1766 Ellenor _______, b. c. 1737, d. 24 Nov 1823, aged 86. Joseph's will was dated 28 Feb 1810, naming wife Ellenor Walker and seven children. Each of the children was given one dollar, with the remainder of estate to widow, and then to be divided six ways (son Gideon was excluded) upon Ellenor's death. Ellenor was given bond to execute the will of Joseph Walker, late of Portsmouth, deceased, on 16 Feb 1814. Joseph and Ellenor both have gravestones in the North Cemetery in Portsmouth, but the stone for Joseph is a modern replacement. Children, order as given in will:


 * Lucy Maria, b. c. 1766, d. Portsmouth, NY 12 Sep 1846, m. Christopher RYMES II, b. Portsmouth 22 Feb 1764, d. Newington, NY 21 Jan 1834.


 * Susannah (in father's will; Susan on gravestone), b. 1768, d. 17 March 1837, unmarried. She was living with her parents in 1810.  She has an extant gravestone in the North Cemetery, Portsmouth


 * Gideon, b. say 1771, living in New York City in 1810, per father's will


 * Polly, b. say 1774, single woman and seamstress, living with parents in 1810


 * Joseph, b. 1777 (25 May per one account), d. Portsmouth, NH 1821 (13 July by one account), called a sailmaker in his father's will


 * Ruth, b. say 1779, m. Capt Nathaniel Kennard


 * Stephen, b. say 1781, was called a block-maker and mast-hewer of Newburyport, Mass. in his father's 1810 will.

(8g) John Bean, Sr.
Bean Gen (1970)1:19,22,218,259,279,286,707,912-13

John Bean was born in Scotland (supposedly Strathdearn, Inverness-shire) c. 1634, d. Exeter, NH 1718, and m. (1) Exeter, NH 18 April 1654 Hannah LISSEN, b. Scotland 1635, d. Exeter 1659, daughter of Nicholas and Alice Lissen; m. (2) c. 1660 Margaret _______, b. say 1640, d. Exeter 1714. John appears to have come to New England as one of the Scottish prisoners, deported following the battle of Worcester in 1651. He was hired in Exeter, NH as an indentured servant of selectman Nicholas Lissen, also a Scotsman, and soon thereafter married Lissen's daughter. A modern gravestone for John and his two wives has been erected in the Congregational church yard in Exeter, NH. Children with first wife, b. Exeter, NH: ]


 * Mary, bb. 8 June 1655, m. 25 June 1674 Joel JUDKINS, b. Boston, Mass. 30 Sep 1643, liv. 1714, son of Job and Sarah Judkins. They lived in Exeter, NH and had ten children born from 1675 to 1695.


 * Henry, b. 1657, d. 5 March 1662


 * Hannah, b. 1659 d. Kingston, NH 18 July 1692

Children with second wife, b. Exeter, NH:


 * John, b. 15 Aug 1661, d. 18 May 1666


 * Daniel, b. 23 March 1663, d. spring 1718, m. poss. Hampton, NH c. 1684 Mary FIFIELD, b. 3 May 1666, daughter of Benjamin Fifield and Mary Colcord. Daniel was an Indian scout and a road surveyor in Exeter and Kingston in 1693.  Four children b. Exeter, NH from 1685 to 1696.


 * Samuel, b. 23 May 1665, d. Exeter, NH March 1738, m. Mary SEVERANCE, b. Amesbury, Mass., d. Kingston, NH 1750, daughter of Ephraim Severance. They lived in Exeter and Kingston, NH and had nine children.


 * John, b. 13 Oct 1668, m. Sarah _______ (below)


 * Margaret, b. 17 Oct 1670, d. Kingston, NH 6 Nov 1766, m. Exeter, 1695, as his second wife, William TAYLOR, d. 1736, son of William Taylor and Ann Wyeth. They had eight children. Margaret has an extant gravestone in the Plains Cemetery in Kingston, NH.


 * James, b. 17 Dec 1672, d. Kingston, NH 6 Jan 1753, m. (1) Exeter c. 1692 _______ COLEMAN, d. c. 1697; m. (2) Exeter 3 Dec 1697 Sarah BRADLEY, b. Haverhill, Mass. 19 Aug 1673, d. Kingston, NH 17 July 1738, daughter of Daniel Bradley and Mary Williams; m. (3) Kingston, NH 2 Nov 1738 Mary (PRESCOTT) (Coleman) Crosby, b. 11 June 1677, d. Kingston 3 Jan 1740, daughter of James Prescott and Mary Boulter, and widow of Jabez Coleman and Thomas Crosby. James had two children with his first wife, b. 1693 and 1695; and seven children with second wife, Sarah, b. 1699 to 1716.


 * Jeremiah, b. 20 April 1675, d. Exeter, NH 1727, m. Hampton Falls, NH c. 1708 Ruth JOHNSON, b. Hampton Falls 1 Jan 1675, d. by 1758, daughter of Mathew Johnson and Rebecca Wiswall. They had nine children born at Exeter.


 * Elizabeth, b. 24 Sep 1678, liv. Exeter, NH 1730, m. Exeter, NH 1699 John SINCLAIR, d. Exeter 1731, son of John Sinclair who was a Scottish prisoner who was sent to New England. They lived at Exeter and had five children.


 * Catherine, b. 1680, m. Exeter, NH 1700 Richard DOLLOFF, son of Christian Dolloff and Sarah Grammon. They had ten children, b. 1700 to c. 1718, the first three of whom were taken to Canada by Indians in 1710, and not returned for seven years.  One of the three, Sarah, married a native and had five children with him.

(7g) John Bean Jr.
Bean Gen (1970):259,263

John, the son of John Bean and Margaret (Edwards?), was b. Exeter, NH 13 Oct 1668, d. there 3 June 1719, and m. c. 1698 Sarah _______, b. say 1680. Several sources say that John's wife is Sarah, the daughter of Robert Wadleigh and Sarah Smith, but the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire says that that Sarah married John Young and had children with him. Following John Bean's death, his widow Sarah m. _______ Robinson. John was a farmer and carpenter. He signed the New Hampsire Petition of 1690, witnessed Edward Gilman's will on 2 June 1690, and witnessed two other legal documents on 15 March 1698 at Exeter. He received a Land Grand from the Town of Exeter of 60 acres on 28 March 1698 and on 10 May 1700, and he bought 25 acres of land from Byley Dudley. When he died he left a comfortable estate to his heirs. He served in the militia during the Indian Wars from 1690 to 1710, and took part in the attempt to rescue his three nieces who were kidnapped by Indians in July 1710. During that year he served under Capt. Gilman, and in 1712 under Capt. Davis. He served in the Port Royal Campaign in 1710. His estate was committed to his wife for administration in Probate on the day of his death, 3 June 1719. The estate was appraised by his brother, Jeremiah, on 20 August 1719. A FAG memorial has been created for John without a cemetery. Children, b. Exeter, NH:


 * Dinah, b. c. 1699, living in 1762, m. Brentwood, NH 13 Oct 1720 Jonathan DUDLEY, b. say 1695, d. June 1762, the son of Samuel Dudley and Hannah Thyng. Jonathan called himself of Brentwood in his will, naming wife Dinah and children, dated 13 May 1762 and proved 30 June 1762. Dinah and Jonathan had ten children, three sons and seven daughters, most named in his will.


 * Jeremiah, b. 1703, d. Brentwood, NH 5 June 1781, m. (1) Mary FIFIELD, daughter of Jonathan Fifield of Hampton; m. (2) Mehitable (MAYO) Bean, the daughter of Nathaniel Mayo and Mary Brown, and widow of Benjamin-3 Bean. Jeremiah had four children with his first wife.  He was called of Brentwood in his will, dated 5 June 1780, proved 25 July 1781.  His death date is suspiciously similar to the date of his will.  FAG memorials have been created for Jeremiah and first wife Mary, without cemeteries.


 * Sarah, b. 1705, m. Robert BARBER, b. Exeter c. 1699, the son of Robert Barber of Exeter. They lived in Newfield, NH and had four children.  One account says they moved to Epping in 1735.


 * William, b. 1707, living in 1769, m. (1) Mary _______; m. (2) Margaret DOLLOFF (below).


 * Ebenezer, b. 1709


 * John, b. 1711

(6g) William Bean
Bean Gen (1970):263,267

William, the son of John Bean and Sarah Wadleigh, was b. Exeter, NH 1707, and was still living in Brentwood, NH in 1769. It appears that he was living in Waterboro, Maine in 1790, with one female, as there is a William and a William, Jr. in the federal census, and his son must be the William, Jr., because his grandson, b. 1773, was too young to appear on the census in 1790. He m. (1) ca 1735 Mary _______ who died in 1737; he m. (2) c. 1739 his first cousin, Margaret DOLLOFF, b. 18 March 1704, the daughter of Richard Dolloff and Catharine Bean. Margaret had been captured by Indians on 22 July 1710 and taken to Quebec, not returning to her family until 1717. On 3 Jan 1749 William Bean of Exeter was conveyed land in Nottingham, NH by his father-in-law, Richard Dolloff. Only two children for William have been found, one with each wife:


 * William, b. 1736, m. (1) Mary _______; m. (2) Abigail ________.


 * Abner, b. perhaps 1740, living in 1820, m. Elsie WATTS. Abner moved with his family from Exeter, NH, where his first daughter was born, to Lincoln Co., ME in 1770.  He settled on Plantation #22, on Pleasant River, 12 miles above Machias at what would later become Jonesboro.  On 10 Sep 1792 he purchased 100 acres of land at Plantation #22, now in Washington Co. (created from Lincoln Co. in 1769) of Stephen Jones, and on 20 April 1793 sold half of it to Eliphalet Perkins.  Abner served in the Rev. War under Capt Stephen Smith and Lt Joel Whitney, and in John Scot's company.  Dates of service were 16 Sep 1775 to 20 Nov 1779.  He had four known children.

(5g) William Bean, II
Bean Gen (1970):264

William, the son of William and Mary Bean of Brentwood, New Hampshire, was born about 1736, and living in 1800 when he appears on the census in Waterboro, ME, aged 45+, with like-aged wife and six younger people. He does not appear on the 1810 census in Waterboro, but his son is called William Bean, Jr., suggesting that the father may still be alive. Furthermore, the wording on the 1816 marriage record of his son James suggests that William was still living in Waterboro in that year. He was m. (1) according to the Bean genealogy, c. 1760 to Mary _______. He m. (2) by 1779, but perhaps much earlier, Abigail _______ (Abigail was the mother of his son, James, b. 1779). The family lived in Brentwood, where the first seven children were born, and in the spring of 1779 moved to a farm "between Raymond and Candia, N.H.". By 1785 the family was living in Waterboro, ME, when he signed the Act for the Incorporation of Waterboro. At the first town meeting on 5 April 1787, he was elected Moderator, Selectman, Assessor, and Sealer of Leather. William appears on the 1790 and 1800 censuses of Waterboro, and in 1800 he appears to have had a living wife of like age (45+). Of the nine known children, the first seven were born at Brentwood, and the last two at Waterboro. The mother of the last three was probably Abigail, but she may have been the mother of all or most of the children. 


 * John F., b. c. 1767, d. by May 1839 in Otisfield, Oxford Co., ME, and m. Waterboro (int. 28 Nov 1793) Betsey KIMBALL, b. 27 Feb 1768, the daughter of David and Abigail Kimball of Waterboro. The family lived in Waterboro in 1800, but appears to include six children, which is excessive for a couple married in 1793, so perhaps they were keeping someone else's children as well.  They were in Waterboro until 1806, when they moved to Otisfield, and are of record there in 1809, as well as on the 1820 census there..  He may have been the John F. Bean living in Gilead, Oxford, ME in 1830, but if so, his age was overstated as being 70-79.  Females aged 60-69 and 15-19 were living with him, which fits with the known age of his wife Betsey.  A John Bean was living in Milan, Coos Co., NH in 1850, aged 80, with possible wife Lydia Bean, aged 63, with the family of Orlando Lary, aged 27, but I suspect this to be a different person.


 * Elijah, b. c. 1769, d. young


 * Jesse, b. 1771 (or 1772), d. Bethel, ME 1 June 1833, aged 61, m. Waterboro 2 July 1793 Rhoda COFFIN, b. Bethel, ME 1770, d. Bethel 31 March 1853, aged 83, the daughter of Daniel Coffin (1737-1812) and Mehitable Harmon (b. 1745). Jesse appears on the 1800 census in Bethel with what appear to be wife and three children, and on the 1820 census there with wife and two children.  Following his death, his widow Rhoda is found on the 1850 census in Bethel, living with her son Eliphas, aged 39, and family.  Jesse and Rhoda are buried in the Skillingston Cemetery, Bethel, Oxford Co., ME.


 * Wiliam, b. 1773, d. Parsonfield, York, ME 1840, m. Waterboro, ME 6 Feb 1802 Mary ROBERTSON (ROBINSON?). William is likely on the 1810 census for Waterboro, and the 1820 census for Parsonfield, ME.  No other records have been found for him or his wife.  An account found through Ancestry.com seems to make sense:  William was b. c. 1775, d. Parsonfield, ME 22 July 1846, and m. Mary ROBINSON, b. Wells, ME March 1775, d. Parsonfield 28 Dec 1847, the daughter of Daniel Robinson and Elizabeth Bean.  They had four children b. 1805 and later.


 * Abraham, b. 2 July 1775, d. Waterboro, ME 25 May 1813, m. Waterboro 5 Nov 1797 Hannah BURLEY, b. Alfred, NH 11 May 1780, the daughter of Andrew Burley and Rhoda White. He appears on the 1800 census in Newfields, ME, with what appear to be wife and two young daughters; and in 1810 was in Waterboro with wife and six children.  They had six known children.  Following Abraham's death, Hannah was married, about 1820, to John Harvey, and appears to have had a child with him who died young, based on her family record published in the NEHGR.  She may be the Hannah Harvey appearing in the 1850 census in Saco, Maine, living in a factory boarding house, aged 70.  She also may be the Hannah Harvey living in Waterboro, Maine in 1860, aged 79, living with Mary Leaver, a tailor, aged 61.


 * Abigail, b. 22 March 1776


 * James, b. 22 March 1779, m. (1) Betty ROBINSON; m. (2) Hannah (BUFFUM) Hawkes. The deaths of James and both wives are recorded in the minutes of the Friends' meeting at Harlem (now China), Maine, and they were almost certainly buried in the cemetery there (see below).


 * Elijah, b. 11 June 1788, d. 1866, m. Waterboro 17 Sep 1808 Susanna HANSON, b. ME 1789, d. 1861. Elijah appears on the 1810 census in Waterboro with wife and daughter, and on the 1820 census there with what appear to be wife, son and four daughters (seven persons).  In 1840 Elijah is enumerated in Waterboro, ME, again in a family of seven persons.  In 1850 he is in Waterboro, aged 62, with wife Susanna, aged 60, and apparent daughter Amy Ann, aged 20.  In 1860, Elijah and wife were living in Berwick, ME in the household of William and Caroline Stackpole.  Elijah is called a day laborer.  Elijah and Susanna are buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterboro, and both have simple, flat markers that are of a much later period than their death years indicate.


 * Daniel, b. c. 1790, lived at Brownfield, Oxford Co., ME (next to Denmark, ME). He appears in the 1830 and 1840 censuses of Brownfield, with a very large family.  It is clear from both census records that he was born in the 1790s.  It would be attractive to think that he was the Daniel Bean who married Susanna Doe in Harlem, Maine in 1806, and appears there on the 1820 census.  After all, Daniel's older brother, James, lived and died in Harlem (now China), ME.  However, it is unrealistic that a male born in the 1790s would marry in 1806, so these may not be the same person.  Various family groups posted at Ancestry indicate that the Daniel of Harlem went to Aroostook Co., ME, where he appears on the 1850 and 1860 censuses.

(4g) James Bean
James, b. Brentwood, NH 20 March 1779, d. China, ME 5 July 1819, was the son of William and Abigail Bean of Brentwood, New Hampshire and Waterboro, Maine. He was married first in Waterboro on 24 November 1802 to Betty ROBINSON, b. in Maine on 2 Nov 1772, d. Harlem (China), ME 21 Feb 1815, the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Robinson (per Rich Meyers). He was married second in Vassalboro, ME on 22 Aug 1816 to Hannah (BUFFUM) Hawks, the widow of Nathaniel Hawks "late of Winslow," and the daughter of John Buffum and Hannah Rogers. The second marriage record of James in 1816 makes it clear that he was the son of William and Abigail Bean, and suggests that his parents were still living in Waterboro at the time. James was a Quaker as were his parents. James was of Harlem (later China), Maine, where the births of his children appear in the Friends' Monthly Meeting records. However, the death record of his daughter Lois says she was born in Castine, Maine. James appears in the 1810 census for Harlem. James' second wife had three children with her first husband, all born in Winslow, ME. James' children, from the Friends' records, first five with first wife, last with second wife:


 * Elizabeth, b. 5 Apr 1805


 * Jeremiah Robinson, b. China, ME 15 July 1806, d. Togus, ME 13 March 1880, was the second of six known children born to James Bean of Harlem (later China), Maine, and the second of five children born to James's first wife, Betty Robinson. He was married first in Waterboro, ME on 22 October 1831 to Sarah CAMMET, b. in Maine in 1801. In 1840 Jeremiah was living with his wife and three young children in Montville, Waldo Co., ME, and in 1850 the family was living in Monroe, still in Waldo Co., and now with five children. The Sarah Bean, wife of Jeremiah, who died in Jackson, Waldo Co., ME on 16 October 1857, aged 56, was almost certainly this Jeremiah's wife. Jeremiah married second Paulina Churchill, b. 9 July 1806.  Jeremiah served for the Union from Massachusetts during the Civil War, and began service on 24 September 1861 with Company B, 22nd Massachusetts Volunteers. He is likely the Jeremiah Bean, aged 63, living in Searsmont, Waldo Co., ME in 1870 with the family of Joseph Dollief, aged 69. In early 1880 he was admitted to the home for disabled volunteer soldiers in Togus, Maine, but according to the 1880 mortality schedule he died of starvation very soon thereafter. The mortality schedule said he was married at time of death. His children, from the 1850 census:  James R., b. 1833; Almira, b. 1835; William, b. 1838; Elizabeth, b. 1841; Mary Anne, [remainder of material from Rich Meyers] b. Monroe, ME 13 June 1843, d. Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada 2 Feb 1920, and m. Joseph Sargent Kemp, Jr., b. Magog, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada 4 July 1842, d. Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada 16 Feb 1922.  JS Kemp, Jr. was the inventor of the first practical Manure Spreader. He moved with his family to Syracuse, NY where he opened Kemp-Burpee Co. After that burned, he moved to Newark Valley, NY where he built another Factory. Their daughter Mary Ann Kemp married George Roberts and their only daughter, Charlotte Roberts, married Henry Schultz, Jr.  They had Diane Schultz who married John Robert Meyers (parents of my correspondent and 5th cousin, Rich Meyers).  Jeremiah has a gravestone in Togus National Cemetery in Kennebec County, Maine.


 * Sarah, b. 28 Mar 1808, d. 24 Apr 1828.


 * Lois (twin), b. 5 Apr 1810, m. Christopher RYMES (see above).


 * William (twin), b. 5 Apr 1810, d. 4 Jun 1813.


 * Almira, b. Albion, ME Nov 1817, m. Timothy HANSON.

(5g) Daniel Robinson
Here is the memorial for Elizabeth (Robinson) Bean:

Betty Robinson was b. 1772 and m. 1802 James Bean, and they lived in Harlem (now China), Maine. James Bean, the son of William Bean, Jr., had come from Waterboro, ME. In the original 1790 census manuscript for Waterboro, York Co., Maine there is a William Bean (one male and one female), a William Bean, Jr. (four older males, one younger, and a female), and next door is David or Daniel Robinson (Daniel in 1800) with one older male, one younger male, and two females. Next to Daniel is James Robinson, a single male. This Daniel Robinson appears to be a younger man who is starting a new family, and this is borne out by the 1800 census. This Daniel, would therefore, likely be an older brother of Betty Robinson, b. 1772, who married James Bean, and not her father. In the 1800 census, Daniel Robinson is aged 26-44, with a like-aged wife, and has two sons and three daughters. So, it appears that Daniel Robinson was born 1756-1765. In 1810, Daniel Robinson of Waterboro is now aged 45+ (born before 1765), which is consistent with the other censuses, and he still has a like-aged wife and ten younger people in his household, most of whom may be his children. Here's the story that's beginning to materialize:

A Daniel Robinson, son of John Robinson and Elizabeth Folsom, was b. Exeter, NH 14 July 1745.

Daniel Robinson, b. Exeter c. 1746, d. Wells, Maine by 16 April 1808 (I don't find any probate on ancestry), m. Elizabeth Bean, b. Brentwood, NH c. 1745, dead by April 1808. Children:


 * Daniel, b. c. 1765, in 1800 had wife, two sons, three daughters; in 1810 had wife and ten younger people in household. It's a bit of a stretch for a 35-year old male to have five children, but I'm trying to make it so his father was born in 1745.


 * Elizabeth, b. 1772, m. James BEAN


 * Mary, b. Wells March 1775, d. Parsonfield, Maine 28 Dec 1847, m. William BEAN III, b. c. 1775, d. Parsonfield 22 July 1846, the son of William Bean, Jr. (and Mary?). They had four children.

A DNA match shows my Daniel Robinson, b. 1732, had a daughter Margaret (1759-1822) who m. a Jepson and had a son John Jepson (1782-1822)