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Surname: BURT
Source: Walpole As It Was and As It Is by George Aldrich, 
        The Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1880, page 219-222

BURT, HOLLAND, was born in Westmoreland, N.H., Nov. 12, 1790; in a small one story house 
that stood on the place, once owned by Luther Knights, about fifty rods south of the old Knights 
residence. He learned the cabinet-maker's trade and married Nancy, the only daughter of Alexander 
Watkins, and located in Drewsville, in its palmy days, and built the large dwelling now standing on the 
South east corner of the common. He spent his last days in the village doing business in the old Johnson 
store. He died Mar. 6, 1855; she d. June 10, 1871. Ch.
I. Sarah E. D., b. Dec. 12, 1815; d. Feb. 15 1826.
II. Alfred W., b. Dec. 9, 1817; m. Caroline Burroughs, by whom he has three children now living 
in town. He learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner, and many of the best houses in town are 
samples of his thoroughness of workmanship. He has been chosen several times as one of the 
selectmen of the town and always discharged his duties faithfully, and has also been entrusted 
with other public and private business.
III. Holland J., b. Mar. 6, 1819; d. Feb. 26, 1826.
IV. Nancy E., b. Apr. 14, 1823; d. 1824.
V. Sumner A., b. Jan. 11, 1825; m. Anna E. B. Shaw, Boston, Mass.
VI. John H., b. June 6, l827; m. Mary J. Cushing, Milton, Mass.
VII. George H., b. Nov. 3, 1829; m. Ellen A. Derby of this town.
Sarah, Holland and Nancy all died within a period of thirteen days, and were buried in the same grave. 
Sumner, John and George all learned the carpenter's trade and have become famous builders in the 
vicinity of Boston where they live. The four surviving boys are all substantial, reliable citizens and have 
never dishonored their progenitors.

BURT, MOSES, one of the old Revolutionary patriots, was the son of Aaron Burt of Northfield, 
Mass., a wholesale merchant there of whom the first settlers of Walpole used to purchase goods before 
a store was opened here. Moses was born in Northfield Feb. 14, 1756 and came to Walpole in 1775 
with Samuel Wiers, and purchased what was then known as the Chandler meadows. Aug. 14 1777, 
when he and another man were stocking wheat they heard the reports of cannon at the battle of 
Bennington and they immediately left home for the scene of strife. (See narrative.) He enlisted in the 
army for three months and when the time expired he returned to Walpole; but was soon drafted to serve 
nine months longer, which term he served out. In 1783 he married Submit Ross, supposed to have been 
an inhabitant of this town, and had ten children.
I. Roxana, b. Apr. 8, 1784; m. William Blanchard and had ten children. (see Blanchard family.)
II. Abiathar, b. Sept. 10, 1786; d. at Westmoreland, Oct. 11, 1875; m. Mehitable Turner, of 
Mansfield, Ct. b. 1788; d. 1864. Ch. 1st Livonia, 2d Philenia, 3d Mehitable, 4th Abiathar, jr., 
5th Eleazer, 6th Abiathar, 7th Eliza, 8th May, 9th Ursula Sophia, 10th Submit Ross, 11th 
Eunice Caroline, all born between 1806 and 1827.
III. Ross, b. 1788; d. 1806.
IV. Moses, jr., b. 1790; d. 1796.
V. Luther, b. Aug. 8,1792; d. Nov. 1 1866. He was a farmer by occupation, and by industry, 
economy and the exercise of good judgment accumulated a good property, besides bringing up 
a large family of children, and died at a ripe old age without an enemy. He married Irene, dau. 
of Hugh and Cynthia (Allen) Dunshee, b. July 9 1795; d. Mar. 2, 1877. Ch. 1st, Levi, b. May 
12, 1812; m. Mary, dau. of Benj. H. and Elizabeth (Gates) Floyd. Ch. (1) Theron, b. June 10 
1836; m. Mary Collins; d. Nov. 6, 1863. (2) Alonzo, b. June 10 1838; m. Ellen dau. of Heber 
and Pruda (Walker) Cole, of Westmoreland. (3) Mary Jane, b. May 6, l844; m. Geo. Clark, of 
Keene, and has 3 ch. 2d, Mary J., b. Dec. 31 1814; m. Nelson Wilbur, of Westmoreland, Feb. 
14, 1833. Mr. Wilbur died very suddenly at one of his neighbor's, while making a call, Apr.19, 
1874. At the time of his death he was Representative elect to the General Court from that town. 
Ch. (1) Curtis B., b. Jan 9, 1834; m. Rhoda dau. of Preston and Vashti (Wellington) Titus, and 
has two ch., Ellen and Edward. (2) Rovena M., b. June 1, 1836; m. Charles Townsend-issue 
3 daughters. (3) Emily, b. Nov. 23, 1837; m. Timo. Moriarty, 1861, and has 1 ch. Bessie. (4) 
Warren N., b. Oct. 5, 1843; m. Nellie M. Hendricks and has 2 ch. (5) Frank S., b. Nov. 29, 
1851; m. Ida dau. of Charles Knights of Westmoreland, 1879. (6) Laura E., b. June 16, 1854; 
m. Herbert Hall 1876; issue, 2 ch. (7) Jennie A., d. young. (8) Fred L., b. Apr. 20, 1859. 3d 
Curtis D., d. young. 4th Laura M., b. Mar. .31, 1821. (see Porter family.) 5th, Amasa, b. Dec. 
28, 1822; m. Elizabeth Streeter of Chesterfield, N.H., 1845-issue 3 ch. (1) Munroe S. (2) 
Willis. (3) Lizzie-all m. 6th, George, b. Mar. 6 1825. After he became of age he followed the 
business of peddling dry goods, and being a good salesman he accumulated an amount sufficient 
to give him a start in the world, when he went to Kansas sometime before 1860, where he, in a 
short time, accumulated a handsome property.
Aug. 21, 1863, a band of brigands from the Southern States; calling themselves bush-whackers, 
made a raid into Kansas, and he, with many others, fell a victim to their bloody hands. He was 
first robbed of his watch and what money he had about him, and when he supposed they had all 
left he stepped out of his dwelling upon the sidewalk, when a straggling, drunken outlaw rode up 
and deliberately shot him through his lungs. He lived long enough to tell a friend where he had 
buried a large sum of money. The miscreant who did the bloody work soon bit the dust by the 
unerring aim of trusty rifles in the hands of the outraged citizens. 7th, Henry, b. July 22, 1827,
lives on the old homestead-one of the town's trust-worthy citizens. 8th, Andrew Jackson, b. Sep. 
17, l830; d. 1854; m. Charlotte, dau. of Levi and Charlotte (Burt) Reed and had 2 ch., Waldo
and Edna.
VI. Submit, b. Mar. 14, 1794; d. July 19, 1873; m. James Wier. (See Wier family.)
VII. Hannah, b. June 24 1797; d. Dec. 15 1849; unm.
VIII. Sophronia, b. Aug. 8, 1799; d. Sep. 29, 1841; unm.
IX. Charlotte, b. Oct. 11, 1801; d. Feb. 1833; m. Levi Reed; issue, 4 ch. 1st Charlotte E., b. Jan. 
22, 1825. 2d, Levi J., b. May 27, 1827. 3d, Benj. Burt, b. May 26 1829. 4th Lucy, b. Apr. 
24, 1831; m. H. N. Shaw.
X. Sophia, b. 1804; d. 1829.