TITLE: Notice of Early Families of Candia:  

SOURCE: HISTORY OF CANDIA: Once known as Charmingfare; with notice of Some 
	of the Early Families, by F.B. Eaton, Press of the Granite 
	Farmer, James O. Adams, Printer, Manchester, N.H.  ©1852

				BROWN, CALEB

Son of John Brown and Ruth Kelley, from Hampton Falls, came to Candia about 
1762, and settled near where Joshua Fitts now lives.  He married Mary Lyford, 
of Somersworth, --they had ten children:  David, Elisabeth, Caleb, Abigail, 
Mary, Ruhama, Daniel, Dorothy, Sarah and Hannah.  He moved on to the place, 
in 1770, where Caleb Brown, his son, now lives, built a log camp, covered 
the top with poles, kept his cow and calf in one end, and himself and family
in the other.  Mr. B., in his young days, went to learn the shoemaker’s 
trade, with a Mr. Thurston, of Epping Corner, but before his time was out, 
he enlisted in the French War, after which he came to Candia.  Of the child-
ren Caleb kept the home farm, and at an advanced age, has a very clear re-
collection of past days.  He tells a story of Mr. Nicholas Smith, who had a 
very neat wife, and while at work with is neighbors on the  burnt land, they 
observed that he was very careful not to get his white shirt blacked; so 
they, for mischief, often contrived to let some very black stick fall against 
him, for which he doubtless was duly reprimanded at home.  It is said of 
this Nicholas Smith, that at one time, he was almost the only man left on 
High street, they having gone to the wars, and one day Mr. Henry Clark came 
riding up with news that the British were in Raymond woods advancing on the 
town.  Mr. S’s gun was gone, but he had a powder horn with powder in it, 
seizing which he boldly started out to meet the enemy.


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