HISTORY OF Campton, GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE ---------------------------------- Information located at http://www.nh.searchroots.com On a web site about GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties TRANSCRIBED BY JANICE BROWN Please see the web site for my email contact. ---------------------------------- The original source of this information is in the public domain, however use of this text file, other than for personal use, is restricted without written permission from the transcriber (who has edited, compiled and added new copyrighted text to same). ======================================================== SOURCE: Gazetteer of Grafton County, N.H., 1709-1886 by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, N.Y.: H. Child, June 1886 page 197+ HISTORY OF CAMPTON NH Campton lies in the eastern part of the county, in lat. 43 degrees 49' and long. 71 degrees 40', bounded north by Thornton, east by the county line, south by Holderness and Plymouth, and west by Rumney and Ellsworth, having an area of about 28,000 acres. This township was originally granted to Gen. Jabez Spencer, of East Hadden, Conn., and others, October 9, 1761 [It has always been recorded that the town was granted to Jabez Spencer. But Mr. I. W. Hammond, in his "Town Papers," published in 1882, stated that the charter was granted to "Christopher Holmes and sixty-three others, by the terms of the grant Mr. Holmes being appointed moderator of the first meeting." Never having seen the charter, we cannot decide which is correct. Whose name came first on the charter, however, is of little consequence, for this is all it amounted to, as the territory was, or was intended to be, divided equally among the proprietors.], but they, it seems, failed to comply with the requirements of the charter, and thus the grant became invalid. On January 5, 1767, however, the town was regranted to the heirs of the first grantee and others interested. This is the date of the incorporation of the township, also its name being given, it is related, from the fact that when the surveyors came up to lay out this town and others in the vicinity, they built their camp here, and hence the name "Camptown," shortened by use into Campton. These surveyors, it seems, however, did not execute their work in so thorough a manner but that opportunities were left for dispute over the boundary question. At least such disputes did arise relative to the boundaries of the towns of Campton, Rumey, Warren, Wentworth, Plymouth, Piermont and Orford, a committee being appointed by the legislature, October 27, 1780, to settle the matter, their report to be conclusive. In this report, the boundaries of Campton were stated as follows:-- "Beginning at a red oak tree at the pitch of the great falls on the Pemigewasset river, commonly called Convinse Falls, being at the northwest corner of New Holderness, thence east six miles to an ash tree; thence north five miles to the old northwest bounds of Campton; thence west five miles to a beech tree by Pemigewasset river; thence south 20 degrees east 112 rods, to a maple tree; thence south 88 degrees 40' west two miles and three-quarters and thirty-eight rods to a spruce tree, being the northeast corner bound of Rumney; thence south 28 degrees west by Rumney five miles and a half to a hemlock tree, the northeast corner bound of Cockermouth; thence north 86 degrees east about five miles to the red oak tree began at." These are about the boundaries of the township to-day, except that by an act approved June 27, 1860, a tract of land was severed from Campton and annexed to Plymouth; while in July 1867, a portion of Thornton was annexed to Campton. The surface of the town is rough and mountainous, some portions abounding in rocky ledges. This fact, as a matter of course, detracts from the value of the territory as an agricultural district; but it afford the principal element in making up the beautiful scenery for which the town is so justly celebrated, and which affords a revenue, also, in the entertainment of summer tourists whom this beauty annually attracts in large numbers. It must not be inferred, however, that Campton has no good farming land, for its valleys are very fertile and productive, while there are large areas of interval land, and the high land, when not too rocky, is good for grazing purposes. The principal elevations are Mount Prospect, in the southern part, and the Morgan mountain range, in the eastern part of the town. Mount Prospect, located upon the farm of David B. Pulsifer, has an elevation of 2,963 feet above tide water. From its summit a beautiful view of Lake Winnipiseogee and vicinity, as well as of a large portion of the southern part of the State, may be obtained. Pemigewasset river flows south nearly through the center of the town, and receives the waters of Mad river and Beebe and Bog brooks from the east, and West Branch from the west. Livermore falls, in the Pemigewasset, near the southern line of the town, are said to be very pretty, while their surroundings afford an interesting field for naturalists. The formation of the rock in the bed of the river, at this point, bears evidence of volcanic eruption in some remote period. The forests are mostly deciduous, though some pine, hemlock and spruce exists. Large quantities of maple sugar are manufactured annually. DESCRIPTION OF CAMPTON NH in 1885 In 1880 Campton had a population of 1,163 souls. In 1885 the town had fourteen school districts and fourteen common schools. Its fourteen school-houses were valued, including furniture, etc, at $7,700.00. There were 249 children attending school, six of whom were pursuing the higher grades, taught during the year by one male and nineteen female teachers, at an average monthly salary of $32.00 for the former, and $21.33 for the latter. The entire amount raised for school purposes during the year was $1,343.50, while the expenditures were $1,220.00, with the Rev. Jacob L. DeMott, superintendent. VILLAGES CAMPTON is a post village located in the central part of the town. WEST CAMPTON is a post village located in the northern part of the town, on West Branch. CAMPTON VILLAGE (p.o.) is located in the extreme northern part of the town. ******* BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURES ******* The MAD RIVER WOOLEN-MILL, located at Campton Village, was established by Moses Cook. It is now operated by E. Dole & Co.. The mill has 240 spindles and uses fifteen tons of wool per year. E. DOLE & CO.'s GRIST AND FLOURING-MILL, at Campton Village, was established by them in 1869. DANIEL MORRILL's SAW-MILL, at Campton Village, was built by him in 1872. It has the capacity for manufacturing 200,000 feet of lumber per annum. NATHAN PIERCE'S FURNITURE FACTORY, at Campton Village, was established by Joel Pierce & Sons, in 1855. ERASTUS F. EMERSON'S SASH AND BLIND FACTORY, at Campton Village, was established by him in 1882. THE EXCELSIOR BOBBIN-MILL, at Campton Village, was built by William Southmayd & Son, about twenty-eight years ago. It was purchased by the present proprietor, A.A. Madden, in 1884. DUSTIN MOULTON'S SAW-MILL, at West Campton, was built in 1883, upon the site of a mill burned the year previous, which was built by Joseph Brown about forty-two years ago. It has a turbine wheel and circular saws. J.E. & J.S. BUMP'S SAW-MILL, in the eastern part of the town, on road 33, was built by their father, James Bump, in 1849. It has the capacity for turning out 150,000 feet of lumber per year. ****** EARLY SETTLEMENT OF CAMPTON ***** The early settlers of Campton were principally from Connecticut, Massachusetts and the southern part of this State. The first settlement was made by Isaac and Winthop Fox, from Connecticut, probably in the spring of 1762. They were the only inhabitants during that year. In the spring of the following year, 1763, they were joined by Isaac's wife and son, Isaac, and Enoch Taylor. Isaac Fox Sr. settled on the east side of the river, near where the bridge now stands. Isaac Jr. settled on the opposite side of the river, and Mr. Taylor some two miles above on the west side. The traditions in regard to the time of the settlement of the town are conflicting; but all accounts agree that when the first settlement was made there were no settlers between this place and Stephentown or Franklin, and we know that some seven or eight families came to Plymouth, from Hollis, in 1764. Fox, having been here one year before his family, would fix the time of his coming, as stated, in 1762, and that of his family in 1763. Still it is believed by many that Enoch Taylor was with Mr. Fox that first winter. The following list gives the arrival of settlers, number of their families, and whence they came for each year down to and including 1820: 1762 Isaac Fox, Connecticut. Winthrop Fox, a nephew 1763 Isaac Fox, Jr. and his mother and his family. Enoch Taylor, and family. 1764 Joseph Spencer, son of Gen. Jabez Spencer. 1768 Abel Willey, seven children, the fifth family in town. 1769 Benaijah Fox, the son of Isaac Jr., was the first male child born in town. A daughter of Hobart Spencer, was born in the same year. Hobard Spencer, six children. Darius Willey, seven children. Moses Little, six children, Massachusetts Samuel Fuller, six children. Daniel Wyatt, nine children, Massachusetts. David Perkins, eight children, Massachusetts. Joseph Pulsifer, eleven children, Massachusetts. Gershom Burbank, six children, Massachusetts. 1770 Asa Spencer, seven children, Connecticut. Jesse Willey, eight children, Connecticut. Ebenezer Taylor, three children, Connecticut. Joseph Palmer, three children, Massachusetts. Samuel Cook, nine children, Massachusetts. Nathaniel Tupper, five children, Massachusetts. James Harvel. 1771 Samuel Holmes, Connecticut. Jonathan Cone, five children. 1772 Israel Brainard, five children, Connecticut. Chiliab Brainard, five children, Connecticut. 1773 John Southmayed, nine children, Connecticut. 1774 Selden Church, seven children, Connecticut. Thomas Bartlett, fourteen children, Massachusetts 1775 John Holmes, seven children, Connecticut. 1776 Carr Chase, eight children, Massachusetts 1777 Elias Cheney. William Baker, sixteen children Dudley Palmer, eight children, Massachusetts 1778 Moses Baker, three children. Joseph Palmer, six children, Massachusetts Moody Cook, twelve children, Massachusetts Ebenezer Cheney, five children. James Merrill, four children, Massachusetts Chauncey Holmes, five children, Connecticut --- Homans, five children 1779 Joseph Homans, son of -- Homans, two children 1780 Benjamin Baker, three children. Jonathan Burbank, son of Gershom, six children 1781 Israel Baker, three children 1782 William Page, six children Edmond Marsh, eleven children John Marsh, thirteen children 1783 James Bump, seven children Jabez Church, nine children 1784 Ezra Tupper, four children 1785 David Bartlett, six children Ichabod Johnson, seven children, Allenstown John Clark, four children, Candia John Homans, son of -- Homans, fourteen children 1786 Samuel Cook Jr., ten children, Massachusetts 1787 Cutting Cook, son of Samuel, twelve children 1789 Enoch Merrill, nine children, Plymouth Edward Taylor, Oliver Taylor, sons of Eben, ten children 178- John Blaisdell, son of Nathaniel, eight children David French, Massachusetts 1790 Ebenezer Bartlett, son of Thomas David Wooster, eight children, Connecticut Isaac Mitchell, eight children Ephraim Cook, son of Samuel, thirteen children Samuel Noyes, two children, Massachusetts Daniel Blaisdell, son of Nathaniel, eight children, Chester Stephen Goodhue, seven children Ebenezer Little, son of Moses, eight children Ebenezer Bartlett Jr., ten children, Massachusetts James Burbeck, fourteen children, Massachusetts 1791 James Burbeck fourteen children, Massachusetts Rowland Percival, nine children, Connecticut Rowland Percival Jr., nine or ten children, Connecticut Nathaniel Blaisdell, three children, Chester 1792 Samuel Johnson Joshua Rogers, four children, Connecticut Joseph Pulsifer Jr., son of Joseph, seven children Darius Willey Jr., son of Darius, ten children 1793 James Little, son of Moses, nine children James Holmes, son of John, five or six children Jesse Hall Christopher Noyes, nine children, Massachusetts Stephen Giddings, eight children, Massachusetts Moses Pulsifer, son of Joseph, eight children Stephen Giddings, nine children, Massachusetts Samuel Chandler, three children, Hampstead 1794 Samuel Merrill, thirteen children, Plymouth Enoch Merrill, six children 1802 Elijah Hatch, seven children Thomas Cook, son of samuel, eleven children 1804 Isaac Willey, son of Darius, eight children 1805 John Pulsifer, son of Joseph, eleven children Peter Blair, ten children, Holderness 1807 William Giddings, eight children, Massachusetts 1809 Robert Smith, ten children 1820 Daniel Wyatt, son of Daniel, six children **** FIRST TOWN MEETING **** The first town meeting recorded was held in 1772, when the following list of officers were chosen: Moses Little, moderator; Colonel Joseph Spencer, town clerk; Capt. Gershom Burbank, Moses Little Esq, James Harvel, Ebenezer Taylor and Benjamin Hickox, selectmen; Jonathan Cole constable; Samuel Cook and Samuel Fuller, tithingmen; Nathaniel Tupper and Joseph Pulsifer, fence-viewers; David Perkins and Darius Willey, sealers of leather; William Hobart and Asa Spencer, surveyors of highways; Joseph Palmer and Joseph Pulsifer, surveyors of lumber; Nathaniel Tupper, surveyor of brick; Darius Willey, Isaac Fox and Benjamin Rug, hog-reeves; and Ebenezer Fowler, sealer of weights and measures. The first town meeting of the inhabitants, however, was held December 16, 1771. The town was annxed to Grafton county September 14, 1782. **** FIRSTS in CAMPTON NH **** The first wedding in town is said to have been solemnized under a tree in the open field. The first male child born in the town was Benjamin, son of Isaac Fox 2nd, January 20, 1769. A daughter of Hobart Spencer was born the same year. Col. Holmes procured the first chaise, and drove it into town on his return from general court at Concord in 1811. The first school taught by a man was kept at the house of Colonel Baker, by a Mr. Rawson, a young man from Connecticut, not far from 1780. This was the only school which many of the first generation of the town ever attended. Jeduthan Clough, from Canterbury, who settled at the village in 1802, was the first physician. The preacher of the gospel was Rev. Nathaniel Emmons, who became the celebrated Dr. Emmons, of Massachusetts. He received a call to settle here in 1771, but did not accept it. WAR OF THE REVOLUTION In the war of the Revolution the town furnished ten soldiers aside from those who were called out for a few days at the time of Burgoyne's invasion, in the autumn of 1777. The names of the ten, so far as we have them, were John Cannon, John Mayloy, Jeremiah Archibald, Silas Fox, Uriah Fox, Asa Spencer, Edward Taylor and Oliver Taylor. Five of the ten are said to have lost their lives in the service. WAR OF THE REBELLION [CIVIL WAR] In the late great war, the town had eighty-seven enlistments placed to her credit. Of these, six were taken prisoner; four were killed; fourteen were wounded, from the effects of which four died; while eighteen died of disease. The quota under all calls for the town was ninety-nine. The citizens furnished thirty-seven substitutes, seventy-five enlisted in the town, and thirty-seven recruits were furnished, making a total of 112, a surplus of thirteen. ***** BIOGRAPHIES AND GENEALOGIST OF CAMPTON NH CITIZENS ***** EBENEZER TAYLOR came here from Connecticut in 1765, with a Mr. Fox, they being the first settlers in the town of Campton. Mr. Taylor settled upon the farm where George C. Taylor now resides, on road 16. His son Oliver served three years in the Revolutionary war. Oliver, son of Gilman R. Taylor, married Polly Baker, and settled upon the home farm. George C., one of his four children, and the oldest son, married Amanda P., daughter of John B. and Dorcas H. (Smith) Huckins, of Holderness, has had two children, now deceased, and resides upon the old homestead. John B. was the son of Dea. John Huckins, who died at the age of ninety-four years, and the grandson of Dea. James Huckins, who died, aged ninety-six years. DIODATE WILLEY, son of Abel, came here from Connecticut, in 1766, aged seventeen years, and settled upon a farm, on road 15, being the fifth settler in the town of Campton. He married Lydia Church in 1778. His son Diodate married Mary Butler, and reared a family of eight children. His eldest son, Selden C., married twice, first, Elizabeth Denison, of Gloucester, Mass., who bore him one daughter, Elizabeth, and second, Melvina, daughter of Daniel and Fanny (Ferry) Harvey, of Colebrook NH, who has born him two children, Milton H. and Esther E., twins. The latter married Frank P. Hart, and resides on the home farm with her mother, and Milton H. is dead. HON. MOODY MERRILL was born at Campton, June 27, 1836, and was educated in the district schools and at the Thetford (Vermont) academy. During the summer season his time was occupied in farming. In the winter of 1856 he taught school at Ellsworth, and in 1857 at Thornton. His ambition at that time was to enter college, but owing to ill health, he was compelled to give up this desire. In 1859 he went to Boston, and in December of that year, he entered the law office of Hon. William Minot. After a faithful course of study, he was admitted to the Suffolk bar in February 1863, and at once commenced the practice of his profession. He served on the school board from 1865 to 1874. During this term he was chairman of the Roxbury High School committee for seven years. In 1868 he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives where he served during the three following years. He was a member of the Senate in 1873 and 1874. On entering the Senate his wonderful energy and perseverance showed themselves to the best advantage, and the powerful influence which he always exerted in all his undertakings, placed him at once among the leaders. In 1874, as chairman of the committee on State police, he secured the passage of the bill abolishing that body, over the Governor's veto. This was a proceeding which had never before been accomplished in the history of the Massachusetts legislature. One of the notable incidents connected with this measure being the fact that ex-Governor Banks, who was in the Senate at that time, after making a speech in opposition, was so much influenced by Mr. Merrill's vigorous presentation of his side of the case that he voted with Mr. Merrill in favor of the bill. He was also chairman of the committee which had charge of the memorial services on the death of Charles Sumner, and prepared and compiled the Memorial History commemorative of that occasion. Since that time he has devoted himself to the Highland street railway, of Boston, of which he has been the only president. It is into this enterprise that Mr. Merrill has put his best efforts. The charter was granted April 12, 1872, against the combined opposition of all other roads, and by the 24th of October of the same year, five miles of road and two large stables had been built and the road opened for travel, and is today the most perfect horse railroad in the world. Even his warmest friends predicted failure, but his indomitable courage and inherent power has carried him through every undertaking, the greatest of which was in securing the passage by the legislature of 1886, of the bill allowing this corporation to purchase and consolidate all the other street railways of Boston, representing a combined capital of about $15,000.0.00 [typed exactly as it is shown in the original document] Mr. Merrill's influence in the municipal affairs of the city of Boston, and in promoting its great interests and prosperity has been more widely felt in the past fifteen years, than that of any other man. Although he has refused to accept any municipal office, he has had great influence in moulding and controlling the action of the city government. As was well said by Mayor O'Brien, in his address before the Grafton County Agricultural Association at its fair of 1885, "Your county has produced in my friend the Hon. Moody Merrill, Boston's best and most active citizen. He is a lawyer of great genius and power, owns and runs a hotel, is president of and runs the best horse railroad in the country, and runs the city government, and we purpose to elect him to Congress and let him run the national government at Washington." It was almost entirely through Mr. Merrill's influence and controlling power that the system of public parks for the city of Boston, was established. More especially that part of the system including the new Franklin park, containing nearly six hundred acres of the city's most beautiful suburban lands. The city has already appropriated nearly four million dollars for the park, and, when completed, it will be one of the finest in the country. Mr. Merrill's tact and skill as a lawyer was well demonstrated in the celebrated Moran murder case. In the trial of this case his associates took a line of defense which was not in accordance with his views; but as they were older lawyers than he, he was obligated to yield to their judgment. The result of the trial showed that he was right, and they were wrong. After Moran had been sentenced to death and the day of the execution set, Mr. Merrill was still so impressed with the fact that the case had not been properly tried and the true defence made, that ignoring and discarding his associates, he took the case before the governor and council. They at once refused to commute the sentence on the defense made at the trial, but having heard Mr. Merrill's ideas as to what it should have been, they unanimously commuted the sentence to imprisonment for life. Several years after he brought the matter before a subsequent governor and council and convinced them that Moran should be pardoned, which was done immediately. Moran today is a highly respected, faithful and trusted book-keeper in one of the largest manufacturing establishments in the State of New York. Mr. Merrill is president of the Oakland Garden Association, and of the Magnesco-Calcite Fire Proof Company, of Boston, and has recently been elected president of the Grafton County Agricultural Association. In 1880 he was a member of the Massachusetts Electoral college, but has taken no active part in politics for several years and has no further desire for public office. He is probably to-day, the best known, as well as the most popular and influential public man in Boston. HON. MOSES BAKER, son of Benjamin and Ruth (True) Baker, of Epping, born April 8, 1738, married, December 1758, Deborah, eldest daughter of Ephraim Davis, one of the original settlers of Concord, and died April 6, 1802. Moses Baker settled early in that part of Chester now Candia. He was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of that parish (1763) and from that time until his removal to Campton he was one of its most active and influential citizens both in military and civil affairs. In January 1775, he represented the parish in the convention called at Exeter to "consider the state of affairs" in the aroused the troubled colonies. Having some years before received from Governor Wentworth a royal commission as lieutenant of militia in the Province, in 1775, his experience was valuable in preparing the troops for service; and when, in December, Washington called for aid, Captain Baker (commissioned by Com. of Safety) raised a company of volunteers and joined the New Hampshire troops at Winter Hill, where fortifications were being erected "to continue the siege of Boston." In 1776, he with other loyal citizens of the Province, signed the... 'Association Test'... His course was in harmony with his word, and for the hour he struggle for independence began, he held his talents, his ample means, and his life in readiness for instant action in any emergency. He was a man fitted for emergencies, and the occasions were seldom wanting. During the summer and fall of 1776 (as major in Col. Wingate's regiment) he was encamped on Mt. Independence (at the head of Lake Champlain) where batteries and troops were stationed to resist Burgoyne's invasion. During this campaign, Arnold performed the daring exploit upon the lake known as the Battle of Valcour Island. In October 1777, he, with his company, joined Stark's brigade which, marching rapidly to re-enforce the army at Saratoga, arrived just in season to prevent the escape of Burgoyne and witness his surrender. In 1779, he removed to Campton where he had purchased a large tract of land lying near the center of the town and including rich Pemigewasset intervales. Almost from the time of his arrival he took a vigorous leadership in the affairs of the new settlement. His wisdom and experience, his habit of prompt action, and his dignity of character made him a man of mark in the community, and until nearly the close of his life he continued to fill positions of honor in the town, and in the State, being for several years a member of the legislature. His children were Mary, born August 1760, married first Rev. Selden Church, and second, Moody Cook; Moses; Benjamin, born at Candia October 12, 1776, died April 23, 1814, was a major of militia, married a daughter of Deacon Daniel Wyatt of Campton--children, Mary, married John Keniston, and Eliza, who married Samuel Keniston. WILLIAM BAKER, son of Benjamin Baker, of Epping, was early engaged in the war. In the winter of 1775-76, he was at Winter Hill with Sullivan's brigade, being a member of the company of volunteers raised in Candia by his brother. He was the first of the family to emigrate to Campton, and immediately on arrival took part in the affairs of the town. He is said to have been a delegate from the town to the first convention for the formation of a State government in 1777. He was early appointed deacon in the church, a post which he worthily occupied during the remainder of his life. He died in 1814, leaving a large family. BENJAMIN BAKER, son of Benjamin, of Epping, was among the first to rally to the relief of the country. He is believed to have been at Bunker Hill with Stark's men who fought so gallantly at "the rail fence filled with hay," and who were among the last to leave the field. During the ensuing winter he was with Washington's forces at Cambridge. He came with his family to Campton about 1780. He had suffered much while in the army from sickness and exposure, in consequence of which he became permanently disabled and met with an early death. COL. MOSES BAKER, son of Moses and Deborah (Davis) BAKER, was born January 1, 1769, married in 1789 Molly Wyatt, and died May 31, 1829. Like his father, Col. Baker early evinced a talent for service and a generous public spirit. For thirty years he held continuously some official position, notably those of town clerk, selectman for twenty- five years, and representative in the legislature for fourteen years. Col. Baker was a justice of the peace as well as officer of militia; he was also a land surveyor, and in this capacity was a member of the committee for a survey of the township (Campton) in 1804. He was one of the join owners of the town library established by the Rev. Selden Church (about 1790) and he contributed liberally towards its support. The confidence of the community in his ability and steadfast integrity was repeatedly shown in affairs of private as of public trust. His children were Levi; Davis; Hannah, married Samuel Marsh; Moses, married Polly Deaborn; Polly, married Gilman R. Taylor; Rebecca, married Coffin Cook; Lois, married William H. Blair; Clarissa, Married Zebedee Cook; Caroline, married John Buckman. COL. DAVIS BAKER, son of Moses 2d, and Molly (Wyatt) Baker, born at Campton, June 24, 1791, married Hannah Church, October 27, 1814, and died June 13, 1842. Col. Baker inherited the abilities and emulated the virtues of his immediate ancestors, continuing to till the family acres and succeeding to the official responsibilities which for three generations were upheld by a member of the family. He never courted public favor, yet his eminent fitness for public service was repeatedly recognized, and he held a guiding hand in the counsels of the town for more than twenty years, representing it also in the legislature. In land surveying his skill and accuracy were noted, and his services held in frequent requisition. In 1829 Col. Baker was associated with Mr. Cummings of Plymouth, as a commission authorized by legislature to survey a large tract of "ungranted lands" including a portion of the White Mountain region, and to report on the character and prospective value of the same. In 1841, under another appointment by the State, he settled the boundary of territory north of Waterville. These surveys of a rough wilderness, necessitating the passage of unknown and untracked mountains, proved arduous tasks, and involved no slight hardships. As a magistrate his business was extensive, and his knowledge of law was so correct and his sense of justice so keen that his judgments were seldom questioned. It is said that an appeal once being made from his decision to the court of common pleas, and the case being called, the presiding judge asked from whose decision the appeal was taken. On being informed that it was Col. Baker's, the judge pleasantly remarked to the prosecuting attorney that it was scarcely worth while to prosecute the appeal, since the Colonel's decisions were always found to be correct. His private trusts were always fulfilled with an eye single to the interests of those who reposed confidence in him, and all his dealings were characterized by the same rare judgment, discretion and fidelity. In great reforms of the day (notably those of the temperance and anti-slavery movements, in which he was a leader), his vision was clear and prophetic. In the church, when his interest was deep and active, his influence was powerful and his counsels always made for peace and righteousness. A man of great personal dignity, grave, reserved, retiring yet always ready at the call of duty; whose words, never superfluous, were inviolable; of profound convictions and great courage in maintaining them; of unswerving adherence to principle and of spotless integrity--it was the aim and the joy of his life "to do justly and to show mercy, and to walk humbly before God." His children were Deborah Davis, married George W. Keniston; Walter Wyatt, married Elizabeth L. Noyes, and resides at Lexington, Mass.; Davis, married Statira Spencer, resides in Washington, D.C.; Hannah married Gardner Spencer; Freeman, married first, Sarah L. Noyes, second Ellen M. Case, resides at Malden, Mass.; Elihu Church married Adeline A. Parker, was member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1855, president of the Senate in 1856, and at present judge of probate for the county of Darlington, S.C., resides at Darlington; Henry Woodward, resides in California; Henrietta, married Jeremiah Leavitt; Edward Payson, married Leora A. Parker (upon breaking out of the war of the Rebellion enlisted in the Twenty-seventh Iowa regiment, later promoted to a captaincy. His health became impaired through his services in the army, and his death in 1880 was virtually a sacrifice for his county), and Moses Rogers. GEORGE WASHINGTON KENISTON, son of William and Sally (Morrison) Keniston was born in Sanbornton NH December 22, 1810. When a boy of eleven years, he walked to Campton, a distance of thirty miles, to take up his residence with his brother Samuel. He subsequently learned the stone-cutter's trade, and for a number of years was foreman in Cady's tone-works at Medford, Mass. On September 14, 1837, he married Deborah Davis, oldest daughter of Col. Davis and Hannah (Church) Baker, of Campton, and settled upon a farm in Thornton. Five years after, he moved to the "Baker farm," a large interval farm in Campton, where he resided until his death, September 29, 1884. He was selectman while living in Thornton, and deputy sheriff for Grafton county in 1849 and 1850; in 1859-60 he represented Campton in the State legislature, and in 1865 he was elected treasurer of the committee for funding the town debt of Campton, an office he held until the bonds were paid in 1878. He was, also, from time to time, chosen for many offices of trust and responsibility. His life was marked for its energy, perseverance, and strict honesty. His children were as follows: Emma Elizabeth born February 11, 1839, married William Thornton September 27, 1859, and died December 23 1866, his children being William Elmer, born September 23, 1863, died at the age of three years; George (Keniston) Thornton, born January 22, 1865, now (1886) in the employ of Parker, Holmes & Co. of Boston, Mass; George Hancock, born September 29, 1840, a shoe-maker, and settled in Stoneham, Mass; Ann, born October 1, 1847, died while attending school at New Hampton, November 7, 1866; Davis Baker, born July 1, 1850, married Ada Elizabeth, daughter of Lucius M. and Elizabeth (Cutter) Howe, of Plymouth, January 4, 1876, resided with his father, upon the old homestead, which he still owns, until 1884, when he moved to Plymouth, to become a partner in the mercantile house of Blodgett & Keniston, his children being Elizabeth Howe, born October 5, 1876, Davis Baker Jr. born September 14, 1880, and Sarah Thorndike born October 23, 1881. JOSEPH PULSIFER, born in 1705, was a native of Ipswich, Mass, married Sarah Lovell, and was a soldier in the French and Indian War. His son, Joseph, born in Ipswich, Mass., in 1745, married Mary Brown in 1769, and came to Campton in the same year. He was the first settler upon the farm where T. S. Pulsifer now resides, on road 38-1/2, upon which place he located in 1781. He reared a family of ten children. Of these, Major John, his second son, was born February 13, 1781, married twice, first, in 1806, Mary, daughter of Joseph and Martha (Taylor) Palmer, who bore him eleven children, four of whom are now living, and second, Martha L., daughter of Stephen and Keziah (Stearns) Foss. He died in August 1874. His son Thomas S. married Hannah P., daughter of. Col. Moody and Lucy (Eaton) Cook, has one son, John M., and resides on road 38-1/2. He is trustee in the Ashland Savings bank, and director in the Pemigewasset bank, of Plymouth NH. Moses, brother of John, married Mary, daughter of Dea. David and Joanna (Hazeltine) Bartlett, and reared nine children, four of whom are now living. Of these David B. married Isabella W., daughter of Reuben and Sally (Johnson) Draper, has three children, Flora L., Joseph W., and George E., and resides upon a farm on road 38-1/2. Charles W., son of Major John, married Melvina, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Bartlett) Cook, has two children, Willard C., and Lizzie G., and resides upon the place known as the Bartlett farm, on road 20. Phebe, daughter of Major John, married Benjamin F. Stickney of Newbury, Mass, who came to Campton in 1837, locating upon the Palmer farm, and remained here until his death, April 13, 1876, aged seventy years. Of his family of nine children, five are now living. His son Benjamin F. married Laura A., daughter of Alvin and Roxanna (Chamberlain) Eaton, has two children, Annie E., and Henry E., and lives upon the home farm with his mother. DARIUS WILLEY came here from East Hadden, Conn., on horseback, in 1770, and was the first settler upon a farm on road 15. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He married Mary Willey, and reared six children. His son Isaac married Susan Ryan, of Plymouth, and settled upon the home farm. Isaac's son Allen married Mehitable W., daughter of William Foss, of Thornton, and resides on the homestead. EPHRAIN [?Ephraim] COOK, one of the nine children of Samuel Cook, located here about 1770. Coffin, one of his thirteen children, married Rebecca, daughter of Col. Moses and Molly (Wyatt) Baker, who bore him three children. The wife of Coffin Cook died March 25, 1838, and his death occurred May 4, 1865. Corydon W., the only child now living, married Sarah J., daughter of James and Deborah (Wadley) Garman, of Laconia, and resides at Campton Center, is a general merchant, and has been postmaster for the last twenty-four years. James Garman served seven years and seven months in the Revolutionary war, and James Garman Jr. was a soldier in the war of 1812. MOODY COOK, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, was a native of Newburyport, Mass., came to to this town at an early day and settled in the western part of the town, on road 20. He died there, aged eighty-four years. He reared eight children, only one of whom, Amanda Ellsworth of Waterloo, Iowa, is living. Moody Jr., married Lucy, daughter of David Eaton of Plymouth. Of his five children now living, Joseph married twice, first Sarah P. Cook by whom he had one child, and second, Eliza A. daughter of Alexander and Eliza (Barker) Kendrick of Plymouth NH, has one daughter Mrs. Sarah F. Adams, and resides in Campton Village. Arthur B., youngest son of Moody Jr., married Dora B., daughter of George and Deborah Foss, has two children, Nelson B. and Fannie G., and resides in Campton Village, with his brother, Daniel E. EDMOND MARSH, a native od East Haddam, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, came to this town about 1780, and was the first settler upon the farm, now known as the Marsh Farm, on road 14. He married Emma Cook and reared ten childen, one of whom, Newton, married Lydia, daughter of John and Mary (Poor) Butler. Two of the Newton's six children are now living. Of these, Christopher H. married Mrs. Mary A. Heath, daughter of Henry Plummer, and resides on the farm. ANSEL MITCHELL, son of Isaac and Anable Mitchell, was a native of Campton, married Malinda Flanders, of Canada, and reared nine children, seven of whom are living. George W., fifth son of Ansel, married twice, first Annie E. Spencer, and second Edwina, daughter of Benjamin and Martha Caldon, has one son, Fred D. and lives in Campton Village. FREDERICH A. MITCHELL, son of Elijah, and a native of Campton Village, married Lucretia M., daughter of Norman and Lorena (Kitteredge) Strong, of Port Hope, Ont., and has two children, Frank and Lulu. Frank is an engineer on the New York & New England railroad. Frederick A. has been engaged as railroad bridge builder and contractor for the past thirty- two years. He was a soldier in the civil war, serving in Co. B, 15th NH Vols, two years and nine months, and since the war, until his death a short time ago, was a resident of Campton Village. TIMOTHY W. MITCHELL married Mary J., daughter of Luther and Mary (Dickey) Tucker, of Thornton, and had born to him six children, three of whom are now living. His son Luther P. served in the late war, in Co. D 9th NH Vols, and died at Andersonville prison. Timothy W. died at the age of fifty-seven years. His widow resides with her mother, Mrs. Mary Tucker, who is at present the oldest lady in town, aged eighty- three years. JOHN SPOKESFIELD moved to Thornton from Maine in 1795, married twice, first, Abigail Furnald, and second, Betsey Crosby, of Alexandria NH. His son, Jonathan C. married twice, first Keziah Foss of Thornton, who bore him six children, four of whom are living, and settled in the Western States, and second, Jane, daughter of William and Susan Chase, of Deerfield NH, and is now a resident of West Campton. BENJAMIN JOHNSON came to Campton from Haverhill, Mass., and was the first settler upon the farm where I.T. Johnson now resides, off road 44. Joseph W., one of his five children, married twice, first, Sarah C. Wilkinson, and second, Lydia B., daughter of Henry and Abigail F. (Spokesfield) Dearborn. His son, Benjamin G. served in the late war, in Co. B, 1st NH Cav. and died in Libby prison. Mr. Johnson now resids on the farm which was first settled by Henry Dearborn, on road 3. THOMAS ELIOT, one of the early settlers of Thornton, moved to Campton Village, where he run a grist and saw-mill. He married Ruth A. Burbank and reared a family of seven children, four of them now living. He died at the age of eighty-four years. His son Jason served three years in the civil war, in Co. C, 13th NH Vols, and was honorably discharged. He married Mary, daughter of Nathan Colby. Four of his six children are living. Of these, Albert J. married twice, first, Armena H. Russell, and second, Mary B., daughter of David and Anable (Gifford) Stonecliffe, of Hager, Mich., has one daughter Lela M., and resides in Campton Village. ELIJAH SMART, a native of Coryden, NH, was a pensioner of the Revolutionary war, was at the battle of Brandywine, and was wounded at the battle of Bennington. Caleb, one of his seven children, married Hannah Libby, of Gorham, ME, and reared a family of nine children. His youngest son, Lewis B., married Amanda J., daughter of Jonathan and Amanda F. Dearborn, of Thornton, and has three children, Willis E., Amy A. and Bertha M. He resides at Campton Village. Willie E. is a grocer at Danvers, Mass. and Amy A. is a milliner at Lowell, Mass. DAVID WEBSTER, a native of Holderness, married twice, first, Olive A. Smith, and second, Phebe F. Clark, and reared a family of nine children, seven of whom are living. He finally removed to Campton, where he remained until his death in February 1861. His son Alfred was in the late war, in. Co. C, 13th NH Vols, and after three years service, was honorable discharged. He married twice, first, Susan E., daughter of Jesse and Louisa (Fellows) Kendall, and second, Lydia M., daughter of George W. and Julia M. (Durgan) Wallace, of Thornton NH, has five children and resides at Campton Village, on road 7. JOHN ELLIOTT moved from Shipton, P.Q. to Lowell, Mass, about 1835, and thence to Campton in 1841, where he bought a saw-mill and engaged in lumbering, and has reared four children. John F. Elliott, his eldest son, located in Lyme in 1877, where he now lives. EBNEZER MORRISON was a native of Sanbornton NH. His son Joseph, also a native of Sanbornton, married Olive, daughter of Abrahm and Betsey Batchelder of Loudon, NH. Three of his children, Relief R., Abram B., and Joseph W. are living. Joseph W. married Hannah F., daughter of William and Sarah Giddings, and has five children. Of these, Emily N. married Fisher Ames and resides in San Francisco, Cal. Mary J. married Dr. J.M. French of Milford, Mass. Weld and Frank L. are merchants at Franklin Falls, NH, and Joseph W. Jr. and his father are now leading merchants in Campton Village. The homestead is located on road 6, corner 7. THOMAS J. SANBORN, son of Charles T. and Martha P. (Haines) Sanborn, was born May 23, 1812, and married Relief R., daughter of Joseph and Olive (Batchelder) Morrison. He was postmaster in Sanbornton and in Campton for twenty-five years, was elected selectman of Campton six times, and was commissioner for Grafton county from 1866 to 1869. His only child, Edward H. and his mother, aged sevety years, still occupy the home farm and run the hotel. Edward H. married Julia E., daughter of William and Julia (Foss) Robinson. DANIEL BROWN, son of Nicholas, came to Holderness, from Strafford NH in 1828, and finally moved to Campton, where he died in 1872. He served in the War of 1812, and was at Portsmouth. He reared seven children, all living. His second son, Nicholas, married Eliza Ann, daughter of Daniel and Sabrina (Clement) Page. George O., only son of Nicholas, mararied Alice J., daughter of David M. and Abbie (Bickford) Roberts, and has two children, Irving H. and Amy M. He resides with his father on road 26. DANIEL PAGE, son of John, was a native of Kensington NH, and served three years in the Revolutionary war. He married Anna, daughter of Samuel Towle of Hampton NH, and reared eight children, only one of whom, Daniel 2d, is living. The latter married three times, first Sabrina Clement, of Center Harbor NH, who bore him five children, second Hannah Wyatt, of this town, who bore him four children, and third, Hannah Downing, of Ellsworth. His eldest son, Ozias M., married Susan, daughter of Reuben and Sally (Johnson) Draper, has nine children, and lives upon the farm first settled by Col. Samuel Holmes, who settled here from Hadden, Conn., in 1772, on road 14. PELATIAH C. BLAISDELL, a native of Compton, the son of John, who served in the war of 1812, and was engaged in the battle of Plattsburg Bay, married Lois Cook, and reared nine children. John M., one of the seven children now living, married Julia, daughter of Alpheus and Rosilla (Avery) Hall of Sandwich, and has one child, Edith M. George F., brother of John M. is also a resident of Campton, on road 15. JOEL PIERCE, a native of Petersham, Mass., came to Campton about 1831, married Hannah F. Rowe, and reared eight children, six of whom are living. He was engaged in the manufacture of furniture, and died in 1876. His son, Nathan, married Caroline M., daughter of Greenlief and Rebecca (Mitchell) Foss, of Campton, is a manufacturer of furniture, and resides in Campton Village. BENJAMIN STICKNEY came here from Newbury, Mass about 1838, and remarined here until his death in 1876. He married Phebe Pusifer, and had born to him nine children, five of whom are now living. His son, William H. married Sarah O., daughter of Joseph and Almira Hogdon, and resides in the village of Campton. He was in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting August 21, 1862, in Co. I, 12th NH Vols, and after three year's service was honorable discharged. BENJAMIN STICKNEY, a native of Newbury, Mass, married Annie Poor, of that town, and reared eight children, two of whom are living. His eldest son, Charles Stickney, married Abigail, daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Burbank) Noyes, and had born to him five children. Of these, Samuel N. married Sarah A., daughter of Samuel P. and Sally (Judkin) Smith, has seven children, ane resides in this town on a farm off road 25. ALONZO D. MUCHMORE, M.D. was born in Orford, April 4, 1840, and was the second son of James Muchmore, who was born in Orford, August 4, 1810, and was a farmer and manufacturer of lumber. James Muchmore, grandfather of Alonzo, was born at Northfield NH, and James the great-grandfather of Alonzo was born on the Isle of Shoals, NH. His mother Sarah J. Buntin, was the daughter of John Buntin, a soldier of the war of 1812. His grandmother, Sally Sherman, was the daughter of John Sherman, a soldier who served through the seven years' War of the Revolution. Her brother served in the War of 1812 on the ocean as officer of privateers, John Sherman having command of one. He also commanded the first steamboat that cruised Lake Champlain. Alonzo Muchmore spent the early part of his life laboring on his father's farm or in his father's mill, but being gnerally interested in the study of medicine, his leisure time was engaged in that pursuit. He enlisted, November 30, 1861 in the 6th NH Vols, and, after serving several months, was discharged April 9, 1862, by reason of disease of the lungs. He was then unable to perform hard labor, but pursued his studies when his health would permit, and finally, in 1879, was examined by the State censors of the New Hampshire Eclectic Medical Society, and granted a certificate. He commenced the practice of medicine at Campton, where he has a large and lucrative practice. Since then he has attended two courses of lectures in the Eclectic Medical college of Maine, where he graduated February 8, 1883, receiving the diploma of that institution. He is a member of the Campton Village Baptist church, and one of its wardens, a member of the New Hampshire Eclectic Medical Society, and one of its State board of censors, a member of Penniman Post G.A.R., of the Sons of Temperance, of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 16, F.A.M. and of the Ancient United Order of Druids. He married Effie L. Cross, of Piermont, June 16, 1870 and has one child, James Christie, born April 4, 1871. HENRY DOLE, a soldier of the war of 1812, married Anna Poore, reared a family of nine children, lived in Newbury, Mass., but afterwards moved to Limerick, ME. His son Henry married sarah, daughter of John and Sarah Butler, of Newbury, Mass., had born to him eleven children, nine of whom are now living. Erastus, the ninth child, married twice, first, Samantha, daughter of Moody and Lucy (Eaton) Cook who bore him two children, and second, Flora E., daughter of Dr. Peter L. and Elizabeth A. (Davis) Hoyt. Mr. Dole came to Campton, from Limerick, ME about 1840, and engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods, carrying on the business which is known as the Madriver Woolen Mills in the village of Campton, which he has continued with great success up to the present time. His sons, Moody C. and Herbert E., are residents of Campton Village. Moses C. Dole, brother of Erastus, came to this town in 1841, and engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods with his brother, in which business he still continues. He married twice, first, Lucy, daughter of Moody and Lucy (Eaton) Cook, and second, Sarah E., daughter of Judge Walter and Eliza (Farnum) Blair. Mrs. Sarah E. Dole graduated at Newbury Seminary, Vt., and was a teacher in the high school at Concord NH for ten years. GEORGE ROBINSON came from Scotland at the age of sixteen years, being the first of that name who came to this country. Ezekiel, his eldest son, married Hannah Hutchins, of Killingly, Conn., and reared a family of six children. His son Preserved married twice, first, Betsey Gillis, of Bedford NH, and second Mahaley Kimball, of Concord NH. He built the first cotton mill in the State of New Hampshire. William P., one of the four children, married Julia W., daughter of Carter and Mahaley Foss, of Thornton, and had five children, namely, George, Charles, Julia, Jennie and Frank. William P. Robinson, died October 27, 1877, aged sixty-one years. His widow is now at the homestead in Campton Village. Ebenezer Foss was one of the early settlers of Thornton NH. Daniel Robinson was governor of the State of Florida many years ago. RICHARD PLUMMER, a native of Gilmanton NH, married Mary Boynton, and reared seven children. Richard J., one of the three children now living, married Nancy, daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Hunter) Swayne, and has two children, Sarah A. Kimball, residing in Matoon, IL, and John H. of Campton Village. The latter served in the late war in Co. E., 18th NH Vols. He married Nellie, daughter of Peletiah and Mary A. Woodman Russell of Plymouth NH, and has one child, Carrie E., who lives at home. Richard J. also resides in Campton Village. DANIEL DAMON was a resident of Redding, Mass., and reared eight children. His seventh son, Warren, married Nancy, daughter of Samuel and Abbey (Hartshort) Pierson, and reared six children, three sons and three daughters. His second son, Warren, married Adeline F., daughter of Moses and Abra (Holmes) Blaisdell, of Campton, and has one son, Charles H., who resides in Boston. Warren J. came here, from Lowell, Mass in 1860. He has been in the United States military service for five years, being in the Florida war in 1839. JOHN CUTTER, a native of Woburn, Mass, came to Jaffrey NH, married Abigail DeMary, of Rindge, and reared twelve children. His son John was a tanner by trade, and married Betsey Crosby, of Jaffrey. Alpheus Crosby, grandfather of Charles Cutter, was a soldier in the French and Indian War, and his father, Captain Josiah, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The latter, a native of Billerica, Mass., Commanded the first company raised in Amherst, Mass., and marched from that town the day after the battle of Lexington. He was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Charles Cutter, one of the ten children of John, married Sarah L., daughter of Joseph and Sarah D. (Parker) Joslyn. He graduated from Dartmouth college, and since then has taught school for fifteen years. He came to this town in 1857. He was appointed school commissioner of Grafton county for 1863, and has been town superintendent several years. DR. JOHN KINSMAN, son of Isaac, who was an early settler of the town of Grafton, married Susan Lumber of Lebanon NH, and reared nine children. Stephen D., the only one now living, married Belinda, daughter of Alexander and Sally (Bean) Rowe. His adopted son, Alanson W. Barney, was a soldier in the late was, enlisting in Co. B., 4th NH Vols, served four years, and was killed at Burmuda Hundred. SIMEON KNOWLES, a native of Seabrook NH, came to Grafton county in 1843, and married Abigail Rollins of Northwood NH. His son, Hiram S. married Mary F., daughter of Levi Cram, and has two children, William N. and Edwin G., and lives at Campton Village. STEPHEN SMITH came to Thornton from Newburyport, Mass, and reared six children. His son, Stephen married Hannah, daughter of JOhn and Mehetable (Worthing) Foss, and had born to him six children. Freeman C., one of the four children living, married Marinda C., daughter of Daniel and Mercy (Priest) Jewell, has two children, Lucius D. and Wilfred, and resides in Campton Village on Main Street. SHUBAEL SANBORN was a native of Canterbury NH, and also a life-long resident of the town. He had born to him twelve children, seven sons and five daughters, one of whom, Joseph, moved to Holderness about 1830, married Cyrene Cofran, of Northfield NH, and reared six children. He died August 9, 1874, aged sixty-five years. Benjamin, one of the two children living, married Nettie D., daughter of Edmond and Sally (Barlett) Cone, and resides in Campton Village. Shubael Sanborn, brother of Benjamin, married Lizzie Russell, of Thornton, and resides in Rising City, Neb. HORACE L. THURSTON, son of Josiah and Martha M. (Marsh) Thurston, married Stella L., daughter of William and Asenath (Scales) Baker, has one child, Lillie M., now at home, and resides in Campton Village. Mr. Thurston was a soldier in the late war, enlisting in 1863, in Co. A., 8th NH Vols and was honorable discharged. EBENEZER FOSS came from Concord, and was one of the early settlers of Thornton. He married a Miss Hoyt, of Concord, and had born to him thirteen children, three of whom are living. His son, John H., married Elizabeth, daughter of Moses Chase, and reared a family of thirteen children, five of whom are living. His son, John R., married three times, first Nancy M. Richards, second, Mary Wilkins and third, Mrs. Laura A. Thompson, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Davis) Emerson, and has four children, namely Emma M., Lucia M., Edwin B., and Laura E. Mr. Foss is a resident of Campton Village. DAVID PHILBRICK, a native of Old Hampton NH, married twice, first, Jennie Masten, who bore him four children, and second, Hannah Graves, and had born to him three children. His son David, married twice, first Eliza Dockham, and second, Abigail Roberts. Sylvester, one of his three children, married Sarah, daughter of Edward and Betsey (Peace) Wallace. His four children, Nellie E., Alice M., Byron J. and Lizzie G., reside with their mother, on the homestead, in Campton Village. DODAVAH HAM came from Barnstead NH and was an early settler in the town of Ellsworth. He was twice married, and reared a family of seven children. His son, Dodavah, married Abigail, daughter of Benjamin and Betsey (Spokesfield) Hill, of Thornton, and had born to him five children, two of whom are living. His eldest son, Joseph H., resides in Campton Village with his mother. His brother Benjamin A. was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, enlisted in Co. A., 6th NH Vols, served one year, and died in 1862, at Newport News VA, aged eighteen years. SIMEON SANBORN, son of Ebenezer, who was one of the early settlers of Sanbornton NH, was born October 8, 1793, married Lucy Palmer, and had three children. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, and was the last survivor of the Sanbornton soldiers of 1814. He was a highly respected deacon of the Congregational church, at Plymouth NH. He died September 27, 1883. His youngest son, Charles, married twice, first, Elizabeth Cram, and second, Ann Rowe, and has one son. He served in the late war, in Co. C, and Co. A of the 5th and 18th NH Vols, and was honorable discharged at the close of the war. His son, Carroll G., married Hattie G., daughter of Gideon and Esther W. (Perkins) Moulton, and resides in Campton Village. THOMAS ROBIE, of Revolutionary fame, was a resident of Thornton, and was a blacksmith. He was of Scottish descent, married Jennie McDermitt and reared seven children. His youngest son, Archie, married May 12, 1853, Sally S., daughter of Mark and Nancy (Clark) Plummer, of Sanbornton NH and has reared thirteen children, seven boys and six girls. He resides in Campton village, has held the office of selectman four years, town collector three years, and has been overseer of the poor seven years. He has been a noted lumberman in the town for many years. JOSEPH C. BLAIR, son of Peter, was born December 17, 1809, married Dolly P. Noyes, and reared four children, two now living. He died October 9, 1864. His son, Joseph C. married Christine S., daughter of Daniel R. and Eunice K. (Coffin) Burleigh, and has three children, Joseph C., Laura A., and Agnes B. He resides in this town, and is proprietor of the popular summer boarding-house, called Blair's Hotel. ADDISION P. BARKER was a native of Island Falls, ME, and married Susan A. Brown of North Woodstock NH. Addison P., one of his three children, married Minnie E., daughter of Louis A. & Lucy M. YOung, of this town, and resides at West Campton, on road 4. TIMOTHY DAVIS, the fifth generation of that name, married Mary Coffin, of Nantucket, and resides in Boston. Mard N., one of his four children, married Lucy, Daughter of Gilman and Bellona (Reed) Greenwood, has one son, Timothy, and has a summer residence in this town, on road 23. This farm was settled by Mr. Fox, the first settled in town. EBENEZER MITCHELL, a native of Maine, reared seven children one of whom, Israel, came to Campton in 1849, and married Hepsibah P. Blair. Samuel S., one of his seven children, married Milla H., daughter of Gilbert W. and Jane C. (Bryant) Homans, has three children and resides on the home farm. His brother, Ira C., married Mynetta, daughter of Sylvester Sweet, has three children, and resides on road 1. BENJAMIN MORRELL, of Revolutionary fame, married Lovey, daughter of Samuel Drew, and reared ten children. His son Theophilus E., married Mary, daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth (James) Thorn, and reared eight children, five of whom are living. Nathan Thorn served in the Revolutionary war. Rev. Theophilus E.A. Morrell, son of Theophilus, married Eliza, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Jones) Brown, has two children, and resides in West Campton. JOHN S. HANAFORD, son of Peter, came to Campton, from Holderness, in 1860, married Lydia, daughter of John Clark, and grandfather of John Clark who served in the Revolutionary War. Mr. Hanaford resides in this town on road 25. HEZEKIAH SMITH lived in Meredith NH, and reared nine children, one of whom, Moody H., came to Campton, from Sandwich NH. He reared a family of ten children, three of whom served in the late war. His daughter Fannie C. married J. Frank Smith. They have three children, and reside in this town, on road 3. John M., father of J. Frank, came to Campton, from Laconia in 1853, married twice, first Fanny Edgely, and second, Sarah Watson of Guilford NH, had born to him four children, and died in 1881, aged seventy-five years. Daniel, father of John M., a soldier of the war of 1812, was a native of Gilmanton NH, married Mary Mudgett, and reared eight children, one of whom, Mrs. James Mudgett, of New Hampton is living. WILLIAM WALLACE, son of William, is a native of Portsmouth NH, married Julia M., daughter of Elisha Starks, of Hanover, and had born to him ten children. William Jr., one of the six children now living, married Hannah B., daughter of James and Ruth (Pulsifer) Burbeck, and resies in this town, on the homestead of James Burbeck, on road 38. The first settler upon this place was Chilliad Brainard. William Wallace served in the late war, in Co. K., 12th NH Vols, and was honorably discharged. MOSES SHAW, a Revolutionary soldier, was an early settler of Holderness. His son, Asa, married Diodama York, and reared nine children, eight of whom are living. His youngest child, William H. married Charlotte E., daughter of Timothy and Esther (Cox) Marden, has three children, and now resides in Holderness. JAMES E. BUMP, son of James, married Nancy J., daughter of Stephen and Mary (Avery) Hutchins of Rumney, and has three children, namely Ada M., Curtis G. and Wald J. He resides on the home farm, on road 27. EDSON P. HART, son of Abel, married twice, first, Mary J. Morrison and second, Mary S. Stinson, and has reared firve children. Edwin A. Hart served in the Rebellion, in Co. B, 15th NH Vols and died in the service, in August 1863, aged nineteen years. DAVID BARTLETT, a native of Newburyport, Mass, came to Campton in 1783, and was the first settler upon the farm where J.M. Calley now lives on road 20. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, married Johanna Hazelton of Chester, and reared a family of six children. He removed to a place on road 15, where he died in 1844. He was a deacon in the Congregational church fifty years. His son David married Eunice, daughter of Edmond and Eunice (Cook) Marsh. Four of his eight children are living, one of whom, Gardiner S., the oldest son, married Rebecca S., daughter of George and Lydia Burrows, of Bradford, Mass., has two children, David G. and Martha P. and now resides on the homestead. JEREMIAH DOW, a native of Newmarket NH, served in the war of 1812, was at the battle of Plattsburg Bay, and came to Barnstead NH about 1810. He married twice, first Mary Hall, of Strafford, who bore him eleven children, and second, Mrs. Mary Wentworth, daughter of Gee and Phebe (Littlefield) Nason, of Dorchester. Lieut. Samuel H., one of the four children now living, married Catharine L. Munson, and has reared five children. His eldest son, Walter H., married Clara A., daughter of Luther and Eliza Sanburn Osgood, has one son, Luther O., and resides in Campton. Ernest W., second son of Lieut Samuel H. Dow, is now located at Knoxboro, NY as a licensed minister, married Blanche Hinman of Munnsville NY and has one child, Helen K. Mary C., eldest daughter of Lieut. Samuel H. married Dea. William Chase, of North Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, where they now live. Mr. Chase is a farmer and a Carpenter. WILLIAM PRESTON, son of John, is a resident of Cabot, VT, married Eliza Bradford, and has three children. His son Henry C. married Selina, daughter of Henry C. and Eliza (Packard) Houston, of Thornton, and has four children, namely: Mrs. Cory N. Bugbee of Hartford VT, Charles M., Fred H. and Herbert R. He resides in this town on road 8. Henry C. Preston was a soldier in the late war, enlisted in 1862, in Co. H, 12th NH Vols and served until the close of the war. Adin Packard was a pensioner of the war of 1812. THOMAS JEFFERSON SANBORN was born in Sanbornton, in 1812. He was educated at Sanbornton academy, and in early life was engaged in teaching our primary schools. He married Relief Rogers Morrison, of Plymouth in 1841, and soon after was engaged in keeping a hotel at Sanbornton Square. In 1848 he bought a farm in West Campton, to which he removed. He soon after commenced taking a few city boarders, the house then being only a common farm-house. The number of his boarders annually increased, and he enlarged the house from time to time until he could accomodate nearly seventy-five guests, and it is now among the popular boarding-houses of the county, managed by his only son, Edward H. Sanborn. While a resident of West Campton he was elected to all the important town offices, was postmaster twenty-five years, moderator twenty-nine years, representative two years, and county commissioner two terms, and discharged the duties of every office with the greatest fidelity. He was also quite extensively engaged in the insurance business. He was a great reader and a man of great knowledge, a member of the Congregational church, a life member of the Bible society, and a good temperance man. He died September 8, 1883, aged seventy-one years. Mr. Sanborn was distinguished for his fine sense of honor, and at the time of his death, it was universally remarked, "A good man has fallen." Many will long remember his kind and gentle nature. GIDEON A. WALLACE married Eliza V., daughter of John and Olive A. (Chadwick) Knowles, and resides at Campton Village. SYLVESTER MARSH, the originator and constructor of the Mount Washington railroad, is a native of this town. *********** CHURCHES IN CAMPTON NH *********** THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CAMPTON, located at Campton Center, was originally formed by Rev. Selden Church, June 2, 1774, who was ordained the 26th of the following October; but it was not until 1807 that a strictly orthodox creed was adopted. Some preliminary steps were taken towards erecting a church building when the Revolutionary war came on and stopped the proceedings. In 1779, the "dwelling of Joseph Pulsifer" was purchased by the town, and fitted up for a church. In 1791 it was moved to a more convenient spot, near the Pemigewasset river, re-modeled and made more convenient. The present building was raised in 1799, and finished in 1802. It is a wooden structure, valued, including grounds, at $6,000.00 The society now has seventy-eight members, with Rev. Quincy Blakely, pastor. The Sabbath- school has 112 scholars. THE CALVINISTIC BAPTIST CHURCH, located at Campton Village, was organized by elders Chapin and Baker, with fifty-one members, in 1812, Rev. Shubael Tripp being installed as the first pastor. The church building, a brick structure, erected in 1826, will seat 250 persons, and is valued, including grounds, at $3,500.00 The society now has 112 members, with Rev. William Bartlett, pastor. Its Sabbath-school has 114 scholars. THE CAMPTON AND THORNTON FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, located in the northwestern part of the town, was organized by Elder Horace Webber, with ten members in 1835, Rev. Moses Fulson being the first pastor. The church building, a wooden structure, erected in 1853, will seat two hundred persons, and is valued, including grounds, at $1,000. The society's present pastor is Rev. J.L. Demont. Its Sabbath-school has fifty scholars. (end)