Andrew Lee Allen

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• Alternate birth: New Hampshire

Notes:

There is a blurry photo of a balding gentleman in a suit and tie that is widely shown on the web as being an image of this Andrew Lee Allen, despite the fact that the gentleman's clothing is more modern than anything worn before 1870, and the photo is clearly captioned "Andrew Allen, Born Aug 17, 1832". In other words, it's Andrew Lee Allen, Jr. (1832-1918). Sometimes we wonder if people are doing genealogy in their sleep.

From "Our Family" by Charles Hopkins Allen [Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen]:

"Andrew Lee Allen was born in Limerick, York Co., Maine November 24th 1791. He was the son of Elijah Allen, who was born in 1763 at Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, and his first wife, Mehitable Hall, who was christened March 26th, 1769 at Rochester, Strafford Co., New Hampshire.

"His mother died June 25th, 1800 in Corinth, Orange Co., Vermont and his father was remarried October 21st, 1809 to Hannah, widow of George Perry. His father died October 19th, 1839 at Limerick, York Co., Maine.

"After his mother's death Andrew Lee Allen went to live with his maternal grandfather, Rev. Avery Hall, staying until he was 14 years of age. He worked at the blacksmith trade. Not being satisfied, he left home and never went back again. He went on shipboard to help protect the American vessels during the war known as the War of 1812. He left there and went into Canada, where he got into trouble with the British by drinking a toast at a barn-raising. The toast was, 'he wished that the Eagle of America would triumph over the crown of Great Britain,' for which he was arrested by the British. Making his escape he went into the state of New York, Cattaraugus Co., where he entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, and made himself a very nice home. He planned to settle down for life and he soon owned a large grove of sugar maple trees besides his prosperous farm.

"On December 11th, 1824, he married Clarinda Knapp, daughter of Calvin and Deborah (Hopkins) Knapp. Clarinda was a refined, educated woman who was highly skilled in the arts of fine painting, sewing, tailoring, ladies' leghorn hat designing, and homemaking. Her gentle upbringing had a great influence on the lives of those about her. She was a woman of true faith and was a Bible scholar.

"They remained in Burton, Cattaraugus Co., New York until they had seven children, namely: Elijah, Lydia, Saphronia, Charles, Andrew, James, and Sidney. They had not joined any religious society but were honest and upright with all men, waiting for something to come along that would give them better satisfaction than the religions of the day. [...]"

Andrew married Clarinda Knapp on 11 Dec 1824 in Cattaraugus, New Hampshire. Clarinda (daughter of Calvin Knapp and Deborah Hopkins) was born on 10 Aug 1802 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 7 Dec 1862 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elijah Allen was born on 7 Feb 1826 in Burton, Cattaraugus, New York; died on 21 Apr 1866 in Fort Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah.
2. Lydia Allen was born on 5 Jun 1827 in Burton, Cattaraugus, New York; died on 15 Oct 1879 in Richmond, Cache, Utah.
3. Saphronia Allen was born on 6 Nov 1828 in Burton, Cattaraugus, New York; died on 19 Oct 1912 in Richmond, Cache, Utah.
4. Charles Hopkins Allen was born on 15 Oct 1830 in Burton, Cattaraugus, New York; died on 18 Feb 1922 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona; was buried on 19 Feb 1922 in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona.
5. Andrew Lee Allen, Jr. was born on 16 Aug 1832 in Burton, Cattaraugus, New York; died on 8 Jun 1918 in Cove, Cache, Utah.
6. James Allen was born on 12 Oct 1833 in Burton, Cattaraugus, New York; died on 17 Jan 1890 in Richmond, Cache, Utah.
7. Sidney David Allen was born on 12 Aug 1835 in Burton, Cattaraugus, New York; died on 1 Jan 1905 in Bedford, Lincoln, Wyoming.
8. Susan Allen was born on 31 Dec 1837 in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio; died on 16 Apr 1924 in Logan, Cache, Utah.
9. Levi Knapp Allen was born on 1 Apr 1842 in Virginia, Cass, Illinois; died on 18 Feb 1928 in Cove, Cache, Utah.
10. Julia Allen was born on 8 Jun 1844 in Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois; died on 4 Sep 1858 in Provo, Utah, Utah.

Elijah married Mehitable Hall about 1788. Mehitable (daughter of Rev. Avery Hall and Hannah Chesley) was born on 22 Mar 1769 in New Hampshire; was christened on 26 Mar 1769 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 25 Jun 1800 in Corinth, Orange, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Bef 26 Mar 1769, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire

Notes:

"Removed, with his father, to Wakefield, N.H. about 1770." ["Charles Allen and Some of His Descendants"]

His wife's identity is unknown; she was not "Content Stockbridge" as reported in Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen by Gerald R. Fuller. [See New England Historical and Genealogical Register 135:129, 1981.]

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• Alternate death: 5 Aug 1820, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire

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Graduated from Yale, 1756; ordained minister of the First Congregationalist Church at Rochester, New Hampshire, 15 Oct 1766. Dimissed 10 Apr 1775; removed to Wakefield, where he was a magistrate and justice of the peace.

Avery married Hannah Chesley about 1766. Hannah (daughter of James Chesley and Mehitable Waldron) was born about 1737 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died about 1770 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Wentworth Genealogy, English and American shows Hannah Chesley as a daughter of James Chesley and Mehitable Waldron, and says that she "married (his first wife) Rev. Avery Hall, pastor of the church in Rochester, N. H., from 15 October 1766 to 10 April 1775; and had two children", but it gives her no birth, death, or marriage dates.

Heard-Hurd Genealogy calls her "Mary Chesley", but concurs with other sources in calling her husband Avery Hall and her daughter Mehitable Hall.

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1711, Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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"Was a weaver; removed about 1770 to Wakefield, N.H. from Stratham." ["Charles Allen and Some of His Descendants", citation details below.] Died aged 98, at the home of his son Abner (1748-1835).

Samuel married Anne Clark about 1734. Anne (daughter of John Clark and Ann Smith) was born on 21 Mar 1714 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 5 Jun 1789 in Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 21 Mar 1715, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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As "my daughter Ann Allen" she is a legatee of her father's will.

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Graduated from Yale, 1727. Ordained first minister of Meriden, Connecticut, 29 Oct 1729.

From Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen:

"He was a man of quite small stature, but possessed much dignity of manners united with the greatest affability, persuaded of the truth of Christianity, and deeply sensible of its importance, he was well able to defend it; his sermons were ably written and delivered with great fervor; his pastoral visits were frequent and conducted judiciously; he was humble, self denying, full of the love of souls, prayerful and zealous for the cause of Christ; during his ministry of 37 years in Meriden, 250 were added to the church; he possessed great firmness of character, and was a zealous advocate of civil and religious liberty; he published two sermons on the death of Rev. Isaac Stiles; two on faith; and one on the ordination of Rev. Matthew Morrison, of Berwick, Maine."

Theophilus married Hannah Avery on 22 May 1734. Hannah (daughter of James Avery and Mary Griswold) was born on 7 Apr 1712 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died in Oct 1791 in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 18 May 1706, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

James married Mehitable Waldron about 1727. Mehitable (daughter of John Waldron and Mary Ham) was born about 1708 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 21 Aug 1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jude married Deborah Locke before 1710. Deborah (daughter of John Locke and Elizabeth) died after 17 Sep 1753. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called by the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (citation details below) a possible daughter of John Locke (~1653->1733). John Locke had a known son named Jethro, and Deborah Locke named a son Jethro.

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• Alternate death: 3 Jun 1753

John married Ann Smith. Ann (daughter of Nicholas Smith and Mary Gordon) died after 20 Jul 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Love Royce on 2 May 1704 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. Love (daughter of Nathaniel Royce and Sarah Lathrop) was born on 27 Jul 1687. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 29 Jul 1687, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Notes:

History of Wallingford mistakenly gives her as "Lois Royce."

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• Alternate death: 18 Sep 1754, Groton, New London, Connecticut

James married Mary Griswold in 1696 in New London, New London, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Deacon John Griswold and Mary Bemis) was born on 1 Feb 1673 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 26 Nov 1750 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Feb 1673, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
• Alternate birth: Feb 1674

Notes:

Killed in an ambush by native Americans.

James married Tamsen Wentworth on 29 Dec 1704 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. Tamsen (daughter of Ezekiel Wentworth and Elizabeth) was born in 1687 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 30 Dec 1753 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Tamsen, widow of James Chesley, and daughter of Deacon Ezekiel Wentworth." [Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, citation details below.]

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• Alternate death: Aft 12 May 1740, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

John married Mary Ham on 29 Aug 1698. Mary (daughter of John Ham and Mary Heard) was born on 2 Oct 1668 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died after 1 Oct 1742. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen:

"John Waldron's two oldest daus. Sarah and Bridget, ages 9 and 7, were killed by Indians. They were turning out the calves into a pasture near the house, when nine Indians suddenly appeared, seized them and cut off their heads directly before the door, with an axe upon a log, and in sight of their mother in the house, who dared not give any alarm. They carried off the heads with them, but [the heads] were found by their father some weeks afterwards in some bushes, where the Indians had thrown them after taking their scalps; and he buried them with their bodies."

Mehitable Waldron was John and Mary Waldron's child immediately following Sarah and Bridget.

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1625, England
• Alternate death: Aft 7 Oct 1705, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Notes:

"Charles Allen, of Strawberry Bank (Portsmouth), N.H., is first mentioned as a participant in the distribution of land to inhabitants 'unto the year 1657.'" ["Charles Allen and Some of His Descendants", citation details below.]

From "Old Norfolk County Records", citation details below:

Ante-nuptial agreement between Charles Allin (mark) of Portsmouth, in ye county of Dover, and Susana Hugins, daughter of John and Bridgett Hugins of Hampton. He conveys to her housing and 50 acres of land in a place called Greenland in ye town of Portsmouth, bounded by Phillip Lewis, Willi : Davis and Patent land. If said Susanna die without children by me then property to go to my daughter Mary Allin whom I had by my former wife. I appoint my friend Anthony Austen of Rowley, trustee. Dated Feb. 13, 1666. Wit: John Huggin and Mehitable Dalton. Ack. 14 : 12 : 1666, before Sam : Dalton, commissioner.

Transcribed by Martin Hollick, The Slovak Yankee: Deed of Charles Allen

To all people to whom these presents shall come, know ye that I Charles Allein of Greenland of ye Town of Portsmouth in New Hampshire Husbandman for, and in consideration of ye love and affection, which I beare towards my well beloved son Daniel Allein, have given, granted, and by those presents, do freely clearly, and absolutely give and grant to my well beloved son Daniel Allein, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, all and singular my farme of land and meadow ground, lying, and being in Greenland in ye Town and province aforesaid, butting and bounding as followeth: beginning eight rods from ye land was formerly Philip Lewis's running North West and by west to a hemlock forty fower rod, and from thence South and be West to a white oak so marked and upon ye same points to a cart path being about thirty five acres further: and, seven rods to a hemlock to ye same cart path marked to ye Eastward of a house formerly called William Davis's house and from thence along the cart path north eight rods of ye mill dam and from thence upon a straight line to ye first beginning and containing about fourty acres more or less and all woods, trees, orchards, houses, barns, rights, priviledges, and appurtenances thereunto belonging. To have and to hold ye same and all moveables, and chattels to my aforesaid son, Daniel Allein, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns forever, and grant by these presents, before ye ensealing hereof, order my well beleoved son Daniel Allein to pay these legacies as follows, viz. to my two daughters Susanna and Martha five pounds a piece in good current pay, six months after marriages; and to my son John ten pounds and a horse, as he comes to ye age of twenty one years. And as to my son Charles, I have formerly given him his portion in land, as will appeare under my hand; and further I now order my Son Daniel Allein to maintain my own person with appropriate meat, drink, washing, and lodging, during my naturall life and at my decease to bury me decently; and further my order is to my Son Daniel Allein that he pay my son Jude ten pounds in good pay; and in formation to all and every part hereof, I have put my hand and seal this fourteenth day of September in ye year of the Lord God, seventeen hundred and five.

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in ye presences of us witnesses: Abraham Lewis; Ebenezer Johnson

Charles Allein (by mark)

Recorded on 7 October 1705

Hollick remarks: "This is a wonderful example of a colonial deed for life support that also acts as a quasi-will. By this document we can infer his wife is dead and that his children are Daniel, Jude, Susannah, Martha, and John. Susannah and Martha are not yet married and John is less that 21 years old."

Charles married Susanna Huggins about 1667. Susanna (daughter of John Huggins and Bridget) was born before 6 Sep 1640 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was christened on 6 Sep 1640 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died after 1690. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: Aft 1704

John married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was not Elizabeth Bolles, daughter of gateway ancestor Joseph Bolles; that Elizabeth married Philip Locke.

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• Alternate death: Abt 1705

Matthew married Mary Dow on 2 Apr 1679 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Thomas Dow and Phebe) was born on 26 Apr 1644 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died after 6 Jun 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 16 Apr 1644
• Alternate death: Aft 1685

Notes:

She appears to have been alive 6 Jun 1715 when her husband's estate was probated.

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• Alternate death: Aft 13 Feb 1716

Nicholas married Mary Gordon. Mary (daughter of Alexander Gordon and Mary Lissen) was born on 22 May 1668 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1737. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptised: 21 May 1648, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
• Alternate birth: 21 May 1648

Notes:

Deacon of Wallingford church by about 1675.

Samuel married Hannah Walker in May 1668 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Hannah (daughter of John Walker and Grace) was born on 26 Sep 1646 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut; was christened on 28 Sep 1646 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 20 Dec 1728 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a carpenter, joiner, and blacksmith.

Nathaniel married Sarah Lathrop on 21 Apr 1681 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Lathrop and Elizabeth Scudder) was born in Oct 1655 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 11 Nov 1706 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 15 Dec 1646, New London, New London, Connecticut

Notes:

"Captain James Avery was a man of affairs in his section, serving as deputy to the General Court for New London six terms, was commissioner of the peace, captain of the train band, and counselor to the Pequot Indians. He appeared before the General Court in 1695, in behalf of the inhabitants of the east side of the river, who wished to establish a church, and that was the beginning of the church in Groton." [A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut, citation details below.]

James married Deborah Stallion on 20 Feb 1669 in New London, New London, Connecticut. Deborah (daughter of Edward Stallion and Margaret) was born in 1651 in New London, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 12 Feb 1670 in First Church of Christ, New London, New London, Connecticut; died on 27 Mar 1729 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: 26 Mar 1729, Groton, New London, Connecticut

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• Alternate birth: 1 Aug 1652, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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"John was a farmer; prominent and leading citizen. Deacon for many years. Served on important civil committees. Deputy 1690. Captain 1712. Served in the Narragansett War." [The Griswold Family: England-America, citation details below.]

Deacon married Mary Bemis on 28 Nov 1672 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of James Bemis and Sarah) was born in New London, New London, Connecticut; died on 27 Oct 1679 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1650
• Alternate birth: Abt 1654
• Alternate death: 27 Oct 1679, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Notes:

She and her husband John Griswold were step-siblings, which is to say, her mother married his father, as second marriages for them both.

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1644
• Alternate death: Aft 18 Dec 1695, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Philip married Sarah Rollins before 1678 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. Sarah (daughter of James Rollins) died after 20 Mar 1719. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1651, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
• Alternate death: Between Oct 1711 and May 1712
• Alternate death: Abt 1712
• Alternate death: 1714, Salmon Falls, Rollinsford, New Hampshire

Notes:

Selectman of Dover, New Hampshire, 1702.

Representative in the New Hampshire legislature, from Dover, 1711. "His descendants for six successive generations subsequent to himself have been in the New Hampshire legislature. [...] He married, in 1676 or before, Elizabeth _____, by whom he had seven children: Thomas, John, Paul, Benjamin, Gershom, Tamsen and Elizabeth." [Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, citation details below.]

From The Wentworth Genealogy (citation details below):

"The time of his death can be arrived at only by reference to the Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, in the office of the Secretary of the State, which contains nothing prior to 9 May 1711. He was present as Representative of Dover (his colleagues being Capt. Nathaniel Hill and Stephen Jones) at the sessions of June and July, September and October, 1711. The House adjourned 30 October 1711, to 15 November 1711. He was not present at that session, nor at the one commencing in February 1712. The Journal of the House, 6 May 1712, reads thus:

"'Upon the death of Mr. Ezekiel Wentworth, Capt. Timothy Gerrish was chosen Representative from the town of Dover, and this day appeared and was qualified.'

"The following is also from the records:

"'Memorandum. That Ezekiel Wentworth, Mr. Stephen Jones, and Capt. Nathaniel Hill had their debentures from October 23, 1710, to May 10, 1712. Capt. Hill, 73 days; Ezekiel Wentworth, 37 days; Mr. Jones, 25 days.'

"These '37 days' were doubtless all before 30 October 1711, and so it is impossible to tell how long after that day, or how long before 6 May 1712, Ezekiel died."

Ezekiel married Elizabeth about 1669 in Salmon Falls, Rollinsford, New Hampshire. Elizabeth was born about 1650; died before 9 Mar 1726. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: Aft 1712

Notes:

He was a hornbreaker. "In June 1678 Jonathan Watson and Joseph Beard saw him overtaken in drink, a habit which brought distress to his family. In 1680 the court took drastic steps, ordering him confined with one leg chained to a post, and supplied with materials for his trade, the proceeds to go for his and his children's maintenance. His letter to his wife 29 Jan 1682 mentions only his child. [...] In Boston drunk and abusing the constable 1684." [Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, citation details below.]

After 1684, he is not seen again unless he is the John Waldron from Wells recorded as playing cards in a Boston tavern in Feb 1690, who paid a fine in court saying "There is something for you to make merry with" and was as a result sent to jail. This John Waldron was also sued in Suffolk court, Aug 1690.

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• Alternate death: Abt 1728, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Notes:

He was a surveyor. On juries in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire in 1671, 1688, 1694; grand jury, 1703. Constable in Dover, 1686. Town Clerk, Dover, 1694.

John married Mary Heard on 6 May 1668 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. Mary (daughter of John Heard and Elizabeth Hull) was born on 26 Jan 1650 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 7 Dec 1706 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]