large tracts of land. He died in HJ<)7, lea\ ing a son and <laiighter.
His son,
2. Timothy^^b. Feb. l>, 17(».!: m. Elizabeth , and had five
children. Their son,
3. Jolin\ b. Lynnfield, June 10, 178.'), and his wife Sar.ih had
seven ehildrtii. He d. May 1, 17!t8.
4. dames^ b. West Saugus, Mass., March "J, 1784 ; m. Sept.
5, 1^06, Dorcas Manstiehl, b^ March 11, 17S4; 7 children. He .1.
April 15, 18r)G. Their son,
5. James^ of Windham, b. E. Saugus, Mass., March 16, 1809;
res. Lynn, Mass. : an active member of the Methodist church ; m.
Se])t. 29, 1880, Mary Downing, b. Aug. 2, 180(1; d. Feb. 27, 1832;
m. 2d, Eliza-A. Holt, June 2,^1883, b. Jan. 20, 1S18, and d. Dec.
8, 18b9. He came to Windham in April, 1869, having bought the
farm now occupied by Joseph-T. Hunneywell, of Asa Buck and
his son William, April 80, who were the owners and occupants.
He res. there till Oct. 1872, when he removed to Salem; now res.
in Lynn, Mass. Children, b. in Lynn, Mass.: —
6. Clarissa'-, b. Oct. 20, 1831 ; 'd. Jan. 17, 1832.
7. James«, b. Oct. 27, 1834; d. Aug. 5, 1886.
8. William-Decatur'', b. July 14, 1836; leather merchant ; res.
Lynn, Mass.; m. May 4, 1858, Abba-Frances Kaddin, of Lynn.
CHILDREN.
1. Ciiroline-K.", b. July 13, 1869.
2. Lt-na-F.', b. Feb. 5, 1871.
9. James-Symonds*', b. Jan, 12, 1838; mason; res. at Lynn;
m. April 25, 1861, Susan-E. Caldwell.
CHILDRKN.
1. Emma- A.", b. Nov. 4, 1862.
2. James-C", b. March 27, 1870.
10. Mary-Eliza«, b. March 21, 1840 ; m. May 10, 1860, Rich-
ard-H. Mansfield ; res. at Lynn.
CHILDREN.
1. Annie-F.', b. Mav 15, 1860; m. Wm. Swett, Nov. 3, 1880: one chikl.
2. Hattie-P.", b. Oct. 11, 1866.
3 Richard-H.', b. Feb. 1. 1870.
11. Dorcas-MansfielcP, b. Sept. 22, 1841; d. Jan. 17, 1875;
m. Jan. 1, 1866, Gustavus-A, Fairchild ; res. at Lynn.
CHILDREN.
1. Eliza-A.", b. April 1, 1867.
2. James-P.", b. Dec. 8, 1869.
3. Nellie", b. May 20, 1871.
4. Dorcas", b. Oct. 3, 1875.
740 GENEALOGIES : SAMUEI.-l.KWIS FKESCOTT-;.
13. Herbert-Carlton'', b. Jan. 1, 1844; shoe-cutter; single.
13. Harriet-Husted«, b. Sept. 22, 1845; m. May 13, 1868,
Thonias-H. Pedrick ; res. in Lynn.
CHILDREN.
1. Alice-A.", b. April 17, 1870. 2. Mariou-F.", b. Sept. 19, 1875.
14. Lavinia«, b. March 4, 1847; d. May 25, 1858.
15. Sarah-Lizzie«, b. Oct. 15, 1849; m. April 17, 1872, War-
ren-Q. Kelley; res. in Lynn. (See Kelley family.)
16. Kebecca-Frances^ b. March 28, 1852; m. June 6, 1876,
John-Calvin Crowell, of Salem, N. H.
CHILDREN.
1. John-William", b. March 20, 1877.
2. Margaret-Abbas b. Nov. 18, 1879; d. Sept. 19, 1881.
17. Augusta-Abbott^ b. Sept. 15, 1854; d. Sept. 28, 1854.
PRESCOTT FAMILY.
1. Samuel-W. Prescott^, was b. in Madison, N. H., March 10,
1817; m. Sarah-Dunlap, dau.of Deliverance and Mary (Emerson)
Brown, b. April 5, 1825 ; d. June 11, 1866. He came to Windham
in 1849. He bought the farm now owned by Elisha Worden
about 1831, which was sold to Fred-A. Varnum in the summer
of 1865 ; he enlisted for three years, served in the Forty-fourth
Regt. Mass. Vols., nine months, and was discharged on account of
disability. He d. Jan. 6, 1865. x. 47 yrs. 9 mos. 27 days. Ch. : —
JJ. Orriville-, b. Saxonville, Mass., Aug. 28, 1846; res. Lowell,
Mass, He m. Dec. 4, 1869, Amy Wheeler, b. Lowell, Vt,, Oct.
16, 1850.
CHILDREN.
1. Ella-E.», b. Belmont, Mass., Dec. 18, 1870.
2. Orrivilleâ– ^ b. Windham, Feb. 8, 1873; d. Dec. 22, 1870.
•3. Alfred-F.», b. Lowell, Mass., July 8, 1876.
3. Samuel-Lewis^, b. Maiden, Mass., Jan. 31, 1848 ; res. Wind-
ham. May 14, 1873, he purchased the Abram Woodbury farm,
where he now lives ; farmer and butcher ; served as collector in
1880, '81, '82. He m. Dec. 21, 1870, EUa-Almeda, dau. of James
and Nancy (Rowe) P^merson.
CHILDREN.
1. Amv-Nancy'S b. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 10, 1871.
2. Eva-Mabel^ b. Windham, April G, 1873; d. Dec. 24. 1876.
3 Ilda-GertieS, b. Windham, July 21, 1875.
4. Charles^, b. Windham, Oct. 1850.
5. Susan-Lizzie^ b. Windliam ; m. William Foss ; res. Nashua,
N. H. Child, Eva-Mabel".
f). Hattie-Merinda-, b. Windham, June 17, 1856; d. March
29, 1858.
(;i;ni:ai.(ii;iks : .losF.iMi I'Koctok-. 741
l*KOCTOK FAMILY.
1. .loliii I*ioctor', was b. in England about lo9r»; d. in Salem,
Mass., 1()7"J ; liis will was <latt'<l Au<;. "JS, IGT'J, and jjrovcd Nov.
•Jsth of that vi-ar. He. his witV Martha, and two children, were
rei^istered April I'J, l<i85, to embark fmni London, Kng., for New
Kiigland, in the " Siis.in an<l Kllen," Edward Payne, master. He
settled first in Ipswich, Mass., and prior to 1(J(»5, removed to
Salem, .Mass., where, Xo\ . 'Jl», l»iG6, he petitioned the selectmen
for -Liberty to sett u)» A house of Entertainment to sell Beare,
sidi'r Li(|Uors &, e"" for ye Accommodation of Travellouis.''' He
was then living at " Mr. Downing's farm." He m. Martha .
Children : —
2. John-, b. ir.32; d. Aug. ID, IG'tii.
3. ^L'lry-', b. 1634; m. (leorge Hadley, of Rowley.
4. Martha'-, m, James, son of William White, of Ij>swich, b.
1636. She had previously engaged to marry John Haskell, and
March, 1665, her father sued Haskell for breach of promise.
5. Abigail", m. Thomas Varney, who d. about March, 1693.
6. Joseph- [10], lived at • Ipswich ; ancestor of Windham
family ; d. ITdo.
7. Sarah-, m. April 10, 1659, John Dodge, of Beverly.
8. Benjamin-, b. 1651.
9. Hannah-, m. Weed, of Salisburv, Mass.
10. Joseph- [6] (John'). Made his will Oct. 4,1705; proved
Nov. rj, 1705. Lived in Ij)swich (portion called Chebacco, now
Essex), Mass. He m. Martha, dau. of Francis Wainwright, of
Ipswich; m. 2d, Sarah, widow of Richard Ingersoll, of Salem,
who was son of John and Judith Felton, Itaptized Sept. 1,
1651 ; d. Nov. 1^7, 1683. They had one son, Richard. In a deed,
Dec. 24, 1701, she is re])resented as late wife and administratrix
i)f liichard Ingersoll, of Salem, when "in consideration that Rich-
ard Ingersoll, of Salem, only son and heir of s'' Richard Ingersoll,
dec'd, sliall well an<l truly pay all debts due and from ye
estate of his father Richard," said Josepli and his wife Sarah will
"quitclaim all our right in s'' estate." Proctor was in the fight
at Bloody Brook, Sept. is, 1675. Children bv 1st wife: —
11. banieP, b. Jan. 3(1, 16S0 ; d. before 1705.
12. Joseph^, b. Feb. 25, 1677; d. before 1709. Was at sea
when his father made his will, which provided that if he did
not return alive, his portion should be given to his brother, Fran-
cis^ He did not return, and Francis was appointed executor
Oct. 20, 1709, but would not accept.
13. Jacolr^ [23], b. Jan. 25, 1679; ancestor of the Windham
familv.
14. Martha^ b. Dec. 10, 1681.
15. Mary^ b. July 28, 1683; m. Oct. 1, 1716, Humphrey
Pierce, of Marblehead.
742 GENEALOGIES : WILLIAM-H. PROCTOR".
16. Abigail, b. April 13, 1685 ; m., 'id wife, July 10, 1719,
lluiiiphrey Pierce.
17. Francis^ b. Jan. 8, 1687 ; d. 1732.
18. Elizabeth^ m. Dec. 8, 1714, John Davis, of Marblehead,
Mass.
19. Simon^ d. in Marblehead.
20. Jonathan^ d. in Marblehead.
Children by 2d wife, Sarah : —
21. Thomas^.
22. Sarah«.
23. Jacob=^ [13] (Joseph-, John^), b. Chebacco, Jan. 25, 1679.
He was living in 1756. His wife Avas Mary , b. 1689; d.
at Chebacco, Jan. 17, 1777 ; was admitted to the church March
3,1728. Children: —
24. Joseph* ['^^]? <5- 1^766 ; ancestor of the Windham family,
25. Isaac*.
26. Mary*, and perhaps others.
27. Joseph* [24] (Jacob^ Joseph^, John^). He made his will
July 23, 1766 ; proved 27th of following October ; lived at Che-
bacco ; m. April 9, 1741, Sarah Leatherland, b. 1727; d. Sept. 1,
1797, in 71st year. Children : —
28. Sarah^ bapt. May 15, 1743; m. March 27, 1766, Nath'l
Byles, of Gloucester, Mass.
29. AbigaiP, bapt. Oct. 20, 1745; m. Feb. 6, 1766, Nathaniel
Pulcifer, of Gloucester,
30. Mary^ bapt. May 17, 1747 ; m. Feb. 16, 1764, John
Manning, Jr.
.31. Jacob^ [35], bapt, Oct. 8, 1749; ancestor of the Wind-
ham family,
32. Joseph'^ [43], bapt. Oct. 6, 1751 ; d. in what is now
Deny.
33. Francis^ bapt. Nov. 16, 1755; not named in will.
34. William^, bapt. Jan. 29, 1764; pub. Aug. 21, 1785, to
Ruth Mitchell, of Gloucester.
35. Jacob'^ [31] (Joseph*, Jacobs Joseph'^, John^), was bapt.
at Chebacco, now Essex, Mass., Oct. 8, 1749; d. in Derry, N, H.
He moved to Londonderry, N. H., now Derry, after 1777. In
the Gloucester, Mass., records is a notice of his intention of mar-
riage with Lucy Bray, Dec. 6, 1775. Children : —
36. Humphrey'', b. Oct. 16,1777; d. Manchester, Mass., Nov.
5, 1856; pub. Jan. 25, 1806, to Charlotte, dau. of William and
Anna Allen ; b. 1787 ; d. July 31, 1849, :u. 62, He m, 2d w,, in
his <)\(\ age,
36«. Thomas", lived and died in Essex, Mass.
37. Jacob'', lived in Derry; m. Lois Lufkins, and had 11
children; among them was,
.38. William-H. Proctor', of Windham, who was b. in Derry,
Aug. 2, 1814. He has lived in Braintree, Essex, Reading, and
Saugus, Mass,, living in Saugus twenty years; rem. from that
<iKNKALO(iIi:s : JOSKPH l'K(;(TOR«, 748
|>lai-e to Windham in 1«70, li:i\ iii^ l)OUj;lit the (iilniaii-l ). Wliil-
aker farm in llie east part of the town, in ISiV.K lit- in. June !<•,
1S5;"), Sarah-D., dan. of Isaae and Margaret (Dunhip) P^merson.
«'iiii.i).
1. Luc.v-S.', \). Sauiius, May '2S, 1858; in. May 2H, lH,s2, .lohii-.V. McVoy.
(See McVoy family.)
39. Silas", lived and died in Derry, and was father of George
Proctor, of E.xeter.
40. Asa\ lived in Derry, and was fatJier of Moses and Allen
Proctor, of Lawrence, Mass.
41. Lucy*'', probahiv died young.
42. Wifliam-N/'
43. Joseph'^ [82] (Josej)!!*, Jacob", Joseph'-, John'), was hapt.
Oct. (â– >, 1751, and he and his brother Jacob [No. 35] came to Lon-
donderry, now Derry, where they li\ed till death. lie m. Sarah
Brown, of Ij)swich, Mass., and for 'id wife ni. her sister Eunice
Brown. Children : —
44. Sarah'', b. Mareh !•, 1775.
45. Jo.sej.h'"' [52], b. April 3, 1777 ; d. in Windham, Feb. 1,
1826.
46. John", b. March 2s, 177U.
47. Eunice'-, b. May 1, 1781.
48. Lois^ b. Feb. 16, 1783.
49. Benjamin^ b. March 10, 1786 ; m. Rachel Campbell, of
Bedford; 2d w., Eleanor Wilson, of Derry. He lived and died
in Derry. Ch. : W^illiam', John-Reed', Louisa", Nancy", Olive',
Margaret", and Alexis", once of Derry, now (1883) cashier of
savings-bank, Franklin, N. H.
50. Charlotte^ b. Nov. 8, 1788.
51. 011y«, b. June 9, 1794.
52. Joseph'"' [45] (Joseph^ Joseph*, Jacob^ Joseph^ John'),
b. A])ril 3, 1777, probably in Ipswich, and in childhood was
brought to Londonderry by his parents. He m. in 1S02, Mary,
dan. of John Hughes, and res. in Derry. He subse<|uently ])ur-
chased the ''woods" on John Hopkins' farm, in Windham, about
1815, upon which he lived till his death, Feb. 1, 1826. His wife
d. April 23, 1847. Ch., b. Deny, excej.t Jos.-B. and Thomas-T. : —
53. Anna-G.', b. Aug. 22,'l8(J3; d. Oct. 30, 1S05.
54. James-H.', b. Aug. 27, 1804; m. 1836, Augusta Liver-
more, res. Boston, Mass. ; d. July 15, 1838.
CHILI! 1«KN.
1. Fred-W.\ b. Sept. 5, 18:^7.
2. A^gnstus-Jaraes^ b. March 9, 1839; d. June 13, 1842.
o5. Abner-B.", b. Aug. 2"2, 1806 ; m. in Washington, D. C. ;
d. May 21, 1852; left five children.
56.' Hannah-H.', b. July 22, 1808; res. Boston, Mass.
57. Moses-B.', b. Dec, 22, 1810; no record,
7-14 GENEALOGIES : L)K. AKCHELAUS-F. I'UTNAMe.
58. Ebeuezer-G.', b. Jan. 2S, 1813 ; studied for the ministry;
was settled over tlie Lutheran Church in Sniithfield, Va., at time
of death, June 16, 1851.
59. Samuel- W.", b. Jan. 30, 1816; no record.
60. Joseph-B.", b. Feb. I'l, 1817, in Windham. He lived
upon the home farm till 1855, when he sold, and bou<«:ht the orig-
inal Xesmith farm, now owned by Horace Berry, of David Snell-
ing, in 1856, which he sold in 1865, and rem. to Nashua, where
he now lives; engaged in wood and lumber business. He m.
Nov. 27, 1851, Sarah-J. Gage, of Pelham.
CHILD.
1. Mary-C.*', b. Aug. 29, 1852; m. June 7, 1881, Ira-F. Harris, and lives
in Nashua.
61. Thomas-T.", b. Windham, Sept. 9, 1822; went to Wis-
consin in 1856; engaged in grain business; m, Laura-I. Davis,
Dec. 5, 1858.
CHILDREN.
1. Calvin-Campbelis, b. April 5, 1860; d. May 5, 1860
2. Francelia-H.s, b. Feb. 26, 1864.
3. George-S.^ b. Feb. 25, 1867.
DR. ARCHELAUS-F. PUTNAM'S FAMILY.
1. John Putnam^ came from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
England, in 1634, and settled in Dan vers, jMass., then called
Salem Village. His three sons, Thomas-, Nathaniel'-, and John'-,
emigrated with him. He died suddenly at the age of 80 years.
From him are descended, it is claimed, all of the name in this
country. Danvers has been the home of the family to the present
time.
3. Johii'^, his son, succeeded his father ; his son,
3. Eleazer'', succeeded him, who was followed by
4. SamueP, who d. Dec. 14, 1781, m. 74 years.
5. Eleazer^, was his son, and was father of
(>, Di-. Archelaus-F.", of Windham, was b, on the homestead,
in Danvers, near Middletown, Oct, 3, 1702. There his father and
his grandfather had lived, and their bodies now repose in the
grave-yard near the house. His mother was Sarah Fuller. He
graduated at Dartmouth College in 1819. From 1821-24 he
was preceptor of Moore's Charity School, at Hanover. Studied
divinity one year at An<h)ver Theological Seminary, 1825-26.
Failing health compelled him to aliandou tiie prepai-ation for his
chosen work. He entered Dartmouth Medical College in 182(),
and graduated in 1829. His health was so broken by repeated
illness that his professional studies were interrupted, and in
1829 he studied with Dr. Nathan Crosby, of Lowell, Mass.; he
commenced the practice of medicine at Portsmouth, N. H., in
GENEALOGIES : PUTNAM ; (iUINTON ; (^UIGLEY. 745
the fall of 1^21t. In -July, ls;jli, lie riinw to Wiinlhaiii ; lie owned
and occupied the house close by Mrs Mary-A. Milner's, in the
village. He was a gooil physieian, a good townsman, an excellent
man. He frecpiently served as a member of the suj)erintending
school committee. His health l>ecoming very much impaired, he
left town in June, 1S44, returned to Danvers, and gave up the
j)ractice of medicine, lie was never married. He removed to
Beverly, Mass., in Oct. 1846, where he remained till his death,
Aug. 11, ls59. Anotlu-r says of him, "He was a feeble and
afflicted man all his days. He lost his health early in life, and
never regained it. A man of good talents, an excellent teacher
of youth, an acceptable physician, and he possessed a Christian
character; he made a public profession of religion in l.S'Jo, and
lived an e.vemplary Christian life. His end was peace."
QUINTOX FAMILY.
1. Hugh ()uinton', the soldier, lived about isdd on Cojip's
Hill; m. Susan Owen. His mother-in-law lived and died with
tliem; they owned the Copj) farm. Children, b. in Windham : —
3. William-, d. in youth.
3. Kol)ert'-. He was everybody's man, — a singer, a fiddler,
would go anywhere and everywhere, visit every one's house, and
would stay as long as they would keep him. He was a harmless
man, and peojile would tolerate him, as they generally liked him.
He d. sinsfle.
QUIGLEY FAMILY.
1. Thomas Quigley^ came from Ireland and settled in Wind-
ham. He was shipwrecked on the coast ami lost everything, in-
cluding his clothing; and when he landed uj»on American soil, he
was nearly in primitive attire; all the clothing upon his person
consisted of a shirt-collar. He was in town previous to 1731);
was a signer of the petition for the incorporation of Windham in
1742; was selectman in 1744. His house stood probal>ly in the
field southeast of George Copp's house; an old cellar is still there.
In 170*2 he moved to Francestown, and settled on a tract of land
owned by Willard Carter in ISOI. He took up large tracts of
land and settled his children .about him, giving each a farm. He
sold his 84 acres in Windham, May 26, 1783.* Children, as far as
known : —
* A few years ago, while an old chinine.v was being taken down in the
Ripley house, on the Turnpike, an old grave-stone was found l)uilt into it,
on which was this inscription : " Lilias Qiiigley, d. .Inly ."». 17r>7, iv. 2 yrs."
No one knows anything more in regard to it.
48
T46 GENEALOGIES : CHARLES-A. REED^.
3. Jolm-, lived in New Boston in 1765.
3, Jane"-, b. in Windham : m. William McAlvin ; d. May 1"2,
1842. JB. S5 yi-s. (See McAlvin family.)
4. Mary-A.-. m. Jolin McAlvin. (See McAlvin family.)
CHARLES-A. REED'S FAMILY.
1. Charles-A. Reed^ b. in Lyndeborough. X. H.. Xov. 18, 1830.
His parents were Jesse- and Sarah (Mclntre) Reed. His grand-
father was Jonathan Eeed\ of Greenfield, X. H. He was con-
nected with woolen mills for twenty-five years; was overseer in
Merrimack corporation. Lowell. Mass.. and in Xewport, R. I.
Came to Windham April 2, 1874, having bought his farm on
which Archibald Emerson resided for many yeai-s. March 26, 1874.
Has run the milk route since July 2U, 1874: producing milk he
makes a specialty. He m. July 4, 1853, Sophia Willard, dau. of
Timothv and Susan (Shepard) Duston, of Chelsea, Yt., b. there
July 2. 1S3U. Children : —
2. Catherine-Louise^ b. Milford, X. H.. June 9. 1854: d. Aug.
8, 1854.
3. Ida-Jane^ an adopted dau.. b. Milford, Oct. 28, 1857: m.
July 4, 1878, Charles-L.. son of John-H. Duston, of Amesbury,
Mass. He was b. Aug. 12, 1854, in Milburn, X. J.
CHILD.
1. Mabel- Jessie", b. in Amesbury, March 20. 1882.
4. Ella-MariaS b. Mt. Yernon, Aug. 2, 1863: m. Dec. 25,
1882, William-A, Thom, of Salem : res. Windham.
REID FA3IILY.
1. James Reid\ was b. in Scotland in 1695; graduated at
Edinburgh. He m. Mary , and they were among the early
settlers of Londonderry. He was a leading man, and a deacon in
the church. His children were, —
2. Matthew- [7]. b. April 2, 1728.
3. Abraham- [9].
4. Elizabeth", who ra. John Xesmith. (See Xesmith family.)
5. Thomas-, b. May 3. 1730.
6. John-, lived on the Pillsbury farm in Derry.
7. Gen. George"-, whose silhouette and autograph are given on
the following page, was born 1733. He w.as the distinguished Gen.
George Reid. of Revolutionary fame, and lived on the John-B.
Taylor farm near the village in East Derry.
<iENi:ALO(;lKS : LfKIT. AMKAIIAM CI.IK
8. Matthew- [-J] (.laiiu's'), I.. April 1', IT'Js. Ho lised on the
Hrst tanii un tht- 'I'lirnpikc, in Di'iry, imith ot" Iloracc-li. .lohnson's
in VVindliani, kn<i\vn as thi* I'illsltury phice, with his father,* till
early manhood, when his fatlier gave
Matthew and his brother Abraham
a large traet^of wild land, embracing
tlie Johnson, l{i]»ley, Davis, and Ji.-F.
Wilson farms upon the 'I'tirnpike.
Matthew was the first oec\ipant of
the Kipley place. His mansion con-
sisted of one room, it stood where
the present house stands. This place
he sold to Peter Dustoii. and removetl
to Walpole, N. H.
CniLDKRN, BORN IN WINDHAM.
1. Marv'', 1). Oct. 22, 17fi:',.
2. David-', b. Feb. 28. 1705; iii. Martha
McMuri)liy, and had (lv»- i-liil-
dron : Isabella*. Stcplii'ii-ll.*, .Mai-
tha^ David*, Ann*.
3. Jane'*, b. Aiijr. 10, 17t!7: iii. Mr. Novcs.
of Atkinson, N. H.
4. Betsev'. b. Mav C, 170!!.
-). Sallv', b. 1771.
G. Stephen-IIollaud', b. Fel). 10. 177:3.
7. Martha', )). March 25, 1775.
8. John-.Murphy'. b. .March r.>. 1777.
Matthew', 1). March (5, 177!); was severely injured when younir by a
tree falliui; upon him, and his mental faculties were iuipaired.
William-Vance', b. June 7, 1781.
9. Lieut. Abraham'^ [3] (James^). Lieut. Abraham was lieut.
in his brother's, Ca])t. George Reid's, company, which joined the
American forces at Medford, Mass., soon after tlie " Lcxint^ton
alarm," and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. Afterwards, through
the influence of Col. Stephen Holland, he became a loyalist. It
is related that during the Kevolutionary struggle, a British officer
came secretly from Boston to spy out the land. He was enter-
tained by IJeid, and kej)t in concealment as much as possible.
He was discovered; Kobert Clendenin, of Deny, a lirother-in-
law of Mr. Keid, went to liim in great trouble, and warned him
to send the spy away, as he would certainly be arrested if it ])e-
came generally known. lieid denied that the man was a spy.
However, the warning had the desired effect, for the spy with
his horse disappeared suddenly, to be seen no more. He m.
Martha, dan. of John Humphrey, of Derry. He sold his farm to
Peter Duston, Jan. 10, 1785, and removed to Derryfield, now
Manchester, where he died.
9.
10.
•One account says that Matthew, of Windham, was son of Matthew, of
Derrj-, and grandson of Dea. James' ; what appears to be trustworthy in-
formation makes him the son of Dea Jamesi, of Derry, as in this record.
748 GENEALOGIES : IIIRAM-S. REYNOLDSS.
RUNNELS, OR REYNOLDS, FAMILY.
1. Job Runels\ aj.pcars in Dover, N. II., Nov. 13, 1713, that
part afterwards Durliain, and wliich is now Lee. He lived in the
"Oyster Kiver Parish," and his residence was a little south of
the" Mast Road," and between that and the house owned by
Tiiomas Cliesby in 1873. Dec. 2, 1758, he deeded to his son,
Job", liis home farm. His wife was Hannah , He was b. in
Xova Scotia (?), 1685 probably, and d. previous to May, 1763.
Eight children born in Durham.
3. Enoch'-, his fourth child, b. 1721, wae a resident of Lee ;
then of Canterbury as late as Sept, 9, 1785; rem. to Canada and
died there. His wife was Frances . His children were
Frances^ ra. a Blair, and res. in Canada.
3. His son was Enoch'', b. 1754. He lived at last with his
son-in-law, Andrew Blair, of (4oshen Gore, Vt,, where he died.
Had sons Joseph'' and Enoch^, who lived in Greensboro', Vt.
4. Enoch'*, m.Mary Sabine, who d. leaving 3 ch. : Davi(P, who
d. in Nasliua, 1856; Charlotte", m. John-W.-H. Cheney ; she lives
in Hartford, Ct. ; and H'iraui-S.'', of Windham. Enoch"* then
went West, ra. 2d wife, and had a family, living at Sheboygan
Falls, Wis., and is now deceased.
5. Hiram-S. Reynolds^ (Enoch\ Enoch^ Enoch"^, Job^), of
Windham, was b. at Greensborough, Vt., Feb. 3, 1828; came to
Windham in fall of 1851, and lived at West Windham 10 years.
Agent for the town farm 1862, '63, '64, '65. He bought, March
23, 1866, the Stephen-D. Crowell farm, where he still lives ; was
selectman in 1866, '67, '69, '7U, '71, '76, '77, '82, and again elected
in 1883. He m. April 10, 1852, Mary-Jane, dau. of" Josiah-W.
and Dorothy (Leavett) Prescott ; she was born in Bridgewater,
N. H.
CHILDKKN, BOUN IN WINDHAM.
1. Mary-Eva", b. Feb. 5, 1854; m. Oct. 21, 187i», Ganlner-G. Kobinson.
(Soe Kol)iiis()n laniilj'.)
2. Lottie-Ariaiina'', b. Oct. io, 1858; m. Charles Steele, and res. in Iliid-
.son, N. II.
RICHARDSON FAMILY.
1. Abijah llicliardson'', came from Pelham to Windham,
March 17, 1829. He bought his farm at the end of Cobbett's
I'ond, of Jonathan-F. Russell. This farm was bought by James
Frost, and the aforesaid Russell, of (iawen McAdams. Abijah
itichardson lived upon his farm till his death, Oct. 3, 1846. He
w:iH b. in Pclhatn, Nov. 9, 1789. He m. March 29, 1821, Elsie
Carlton, of Pelham, who d. in Windham, May 15, 1881, le. 81 yrs.
7 mos. She wove the first piece of cloth on a loom driven by
water-pr.wcr, in what is now known as Lowell. This was in the
GENEALO(;iES: AHI.IAH KMHARDSON-. 74'J
year 1K17, when she was eighteen years of age, and tlie work was
perforine<l on a testing loom inamifacturetl hy John GouMing.
Mr. Kifli.Milson was the seventh generation n'inove<l from the
emigratinii" ancestor, son of Ezekiel", of Dracut, li. .March 7, 1761,
who in. Betsey C'olhurn. He was son of James'', of Dracut, h.
tliere May 3, 1713. He was son of James*, b. C'hehnsford (now
Dracut) abt)ut 1G8G, son of Thomas", of Cliehnsford, b. Oct. 26,
1661, son of Lieut. James-, of that town, bapt. in Charlestown,
Mass., July 11, 1041, and m. Bridget Henchman. He was son of
Ezekiel Ricliardson*, the emigrating ancestor, who was in New
Enghmd July G, 163(». Lived in Charlestown, and died in Wo-
burn, Mass., Oct. '21, 1647. Cliildren of Abijah Kichardson, of
Windham : —
3, Danie]-(4age-, b. Pelham, May IS, 1822; railroad engineer
for fifteen years; went to Wisconsin in 1854, and located at
Fond du Lac; farmer; served as supervisor of his town for two
years; he m. Mary-Jane, dau. of Moses Holt, of Pembroke, N. H.,
b. April 9, 1819.
CHILDREN.
1. Daniel-Henry'', b. Concord, 1845; lives at Fond du Lac; farmer.
2. Harriet-Maria-', b. Canaan, N. H., July, 1849; m. James-W. Currau;
res. Fond du Lac; farmer; ch. : George^', Maryi'\ Minnie"^,