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Surname: BUNDY
Source: Walpole As It Was and As It Is by George Aldrich, 
        The Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1880, page 218-219

BUNDY, JAMES.-The Bundy family was very numerous during the early settlement of the town, but 
much of its history remains in obscurity, and probably ever will, as no records so far as known, were 
ever kept by the family. The descendants now living in town; being of the fifth and sixth generations, 
know but very little about their ancestry. From several sources the fact is well established that one 
James Bundy came to this town as early as 1762 or `3, and purchased a tract of land, of one hundred 
acres, lying in a long strip, running easterly from the old Jona. Jennison place. He had five sons; viz., 
Isaac, Nathan, James, Elias, and Asahel, and probably two daughters. 1st. Ruth, was married to John 
W. Divorse in 1781, and 2d. Sarah, was m. to Ithie1 Hoadly in 1764, by parson Leavitt. None of the 
family were born in town, and from whence they came is not known. James was born in 1695, and died 
April 12, 1772. He was one of the members of the first church, formed in 1767, and held a minor town 
office in 1764. What information is gathered in relation to those old families is gleaned from the records 
of deaths, baptisms, and marriages. As far as those records go they are presumed to be correct, but 
may not be full. Ch.
I. Isaac, m 1st. Sarah Johnson, 1768; she d. 1787, aged 39; m. 2d. Amitia Fowler the same year. 
Ch. 1st. Mary, bap. 1771, m Timothy Holmes 1793. 2d. Sophronia, bap. 1772. 3d. Isaac, jr., 
b. 1794. 4th, Eunice, b. 1776. 5th, David bap. 1779. 6th. Elisha, bap. 1782. 7th. Sarah, bap. 
1785. 8th. Samuel, bap. 1787. 9th. Willard, bap. 1789. Susannah, b. not known; m. Titus O. 
Brown in 1794. Nothing more is known of this branch of the family-it is said that they moved 
into the northern part of this State.
II. James, jr. Ch. 1st. Asenath, bap. 1772. 2d. Abel, bap. 1785. 3d. Samuel, bap. 1777.
III. Asahel, m. 1st. Hannah ----; 2d. Esther Eastman, in 1770, from a numerous family by that name 
that once lived in town. He settled on the place now owned by David C. Thompson. Ch. 1st. 
Esther, m. David Mead, May 8 1803. 2d. Hannah, b. 1772. 3d. Joseph, bap. 1774; m. Polly 
Kidder. Ch. (1) Joseph K., b. 1811. (2) Mary E., b. 1817. Joseph, sen., lost his life in the 
wheel-pit at Drewsville, March 8 1818, aged 44. 4th. and 5th. two by the name of Asahel, died 
in infancy. 6th, another Asahel, who died in Guiana, S.A. 7th. Louisa, b. 1780. 8th Philip 
Eastman, m Abigail Griggs, 1801. He lived on the homestead, and had children as follows: (l) 
Francis H., m. and lives in Boston. (2) Cyrus. (3) Sarepta, m. John S. March, of this town July 
25, 1830. (See March.) (4) Philip Eastman, jr. (5) Asahel bap. 18O9. (6) John C., bap.1815. 
(7) Ephraim G., bap. 1812. (8) Abigail, m. George Riley of Orford. (9) Fanny, b. 1819, m. 
Parker Wright. 7th, Sybil, m. Dr. Francis Kittredge, in 1804. 8th, Benjamin, bap. 1791.
IV. Lieut. Elias, m. and lived in town and had two or more children; 1st, Lydia, died in infancy. 2d, 
Elias S., d. Feb. 16, 1786, aged 57 years.
V. Nathan, m. Zerviah Scripture in 1767, who bore him the following children: 1st, Zerviah, bap. 
1772; m. Daniel Whipple in l803. 2d, Elijah, m. Sally Kibling, in l802. 3d, Rhoda, bap. 1782. 
4th, Abigail, bap. in 1787. 5th, John, bap. 1788; m. Lois, dau. of John Hall. 6th, Royal, bap. 
1790; m. Polly Fletcher Nov. 12, 1816. Ch. (1) Mary A. (2) Hollis M., m. Jane Ormsby, and 
had three ch. (3) George, H. (4) Amasa T., m. and had three ch.; viz., George H., Amasa T., 
and Mary. (5) Aldis P. 7th, Fanny, bap. 1790; m. Ariel Allen in 1809. 8th, Daniel. 9th, Nathan, 
m. Jane Moore. Ch. (1) George, b. Feb. 5, 1800; d. Aug.22, 1871; m. Jane, dau. of Thomas 
Moore, Jan.25, 1825. Ch. [1] Emily S., b. Sept. 14, 1826; m. George W. Whipple, Oct. 5, 
1847. [2] Frances L., b. July 25,1828; m. Isaac Brown May 23, 1850; three ch. [3] Mary J., 
b. Mar. 27, 1834; m. Hiram Watkins, June 2, 1864. (See Ap.) (2) Sophia, m. Jared Record, of 
Woodstock, Vt., April, 1834.