Chapter 45 - Northwood from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Cindy Webb - sewnseek@hotmail.com Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 602 CHAPTER XLV NORTHWOOD Geographical-Topographical-Early Settlements-Names of Pioneers- Incorporation--First Town-Meeting-Officers Elected-The Revolution -Ecclesiastical-.Coe's Northwood Academy-Villages and Hamlets- Physicians-Early Families-Military-Public Library- The Town of Northwood lies in the extreme northern part of the county, and is bounded as follows: on the north and east by Strafford County, on the south by Deerfield, and on the west by Merrimac County. The population is 1,059. Early Settlements. -- The century preceding that in which the history of this town is involved was one of comparatively small beginnings through- out New England. In the territory now known as New Hampshire small settlements, independent of each other, had been made at Dover, Portsmouth, Exeter, Hampton, and elsewhere. As they suffered from the misrule of men claiming proprietorship of territory, and from the unfriendliness of some of the Indian tribes, they sought protection from the State of Massachusetts. This state had claimed that the territories of New Hampshire and Maine were included within the limits of their original charter, and willingly took these settlements under their care, which 'proved not a little beneficial. Immi- grants from England came in greater numbers, not only increasing settle- ments already existing, but pushing farther from seacoast into the interior, making settlements at Epping, Lee, and Nottingham. Nottingham was in- corporated as early as 1722, including what may now be known as Deerfield and Northwood, in addition to its present limits. But the eyes of the energetic and restless settlers of the lower towns did not fail to observe the high slope of land lying on a line between Portsmouth and Concord. Hunters found this region abounding in game, and gave on their return to settlements nearer the coast glowing descriptions of the excellence of the soil and the richness of the forests. A few had from time to time con- structed temporary huts and purposed permanent settlements; but they were not the men to fell the trees and rear a population so remote from any con- siderable: settlement as was this tract of country long known as North Woods. In 1762 there arrived in the east part of the town, and halted there for the night, four wearied, weather-beaten, determined men. Three of these men-Moses Godfrey, John and Increase Batchelder-resolved here to make for themselves permanent homes, while the fourth -Solomon Bickford- resolved to look further. Accompanied by Godfrey, he spotted his way over the height, and reached the northwestern part of the town, now known as "The Narrows." And here, too, were meadows abounding in forage and water-power; and in sight of these, and near the gem of lakes, the Suncook, he erected his pillar and resolved to build and abide. Page 603 Godfrey and the Batchelders naturally affiliated, being from the same neighborhood and of the same religious tendencies, and expected many others of like sympathies to follow them; while Bickford saw that it would be better for him to seize a point around which he could gather his friends and those in sympathy with him; while both parties ever afterwards sustained the friendliest relations. Bickford and Godfrey returned to the camp, around which the Batchelders had effected a clearing, and all aided in erecting a log house for Godfrey, in a field west of the turnpike, for Godfrey was a married man, while the Batchelders were not. Having made rude beginnings, these four friends returned, Bickford to Lee, Godfrey and the Batchelders to Hampton, now North Hampton, and on the 25th day of the following March (1763), Godfrey, with his family, and John and Increase Batchelder returned to occupy the land they had chosen, the Batchelders boarding with Godfrey until they might build near him, where now stands the house of Francis J. Hanson. Theirs was the first frame house built in Northwood. In December following, Bickford, with his family and his brother John, returned to possess the land at the Narrows, building where stood the dwelling-house of the late Deacon Asa Bickford, where was born to him a son, named Solomon, June 25, 1764, the first child born within the present limits of Northwood. The next man that came was Samuel Johnson, from Hampton. He spent the first night following the day of his arrival between two rocks that had been rent one from the other, spreading over them a covering of boughs. Johnson's arrival was in November, 1765, when there were only twelve persons within the present limits of the town--five men, Godfrey, John, and Increase Batchelder, Solomon and John Bickford, and two women, the wives of Godfrey and Solomon Bickford, and five children. These Batchelders were the descendants of the Rev. Stephen Batchelder, who arrived at Boston, June 5, 1632, having sailed with his family in the ship William and Francis. He immediately went to Lynn, where on the fol- lowing Sabbath, June 8th, he preached his first sermon in America. From Lynn, February, 1636, he removed to Ipswich, and soon after to Yarmouth, and in 1638 to Newbury. On the 6th of September, it would appear, the General Court gave him permission to settle a town at Hampton. Hither, with his family and some personal friends, he came, and was installed the first minister of Hampton. In the year 1654 he returned to England, and died at Hackney, near London, in 1660, in his one hundredth year. He left in this country two sons, Henry, who is believed to have settled in Reading, Mass., and Nathaniel, who remained in Hampton, from whom descended the Batchelders who earliest came to Northwood; for he had a son named Samuel, and his sons settled here. It appears that these noble pioneers were soon followed by Daniel Hoyt. Jonathan, Thomas, and Ebenezer Knowlton, brothers, from Kensington; Jonathan and Taylor Clark, brothers, from Stratham; Jonathan Jenness, from Rye; John, Simeon, and Benjamin Johnson, brothers; Joshua Furber, Abra- ham and Samuel Batchelder, and others, so that the high places of the town were taken possession of, mills had been erected, and paths with bridges had been constructed leading to the various settlements along the central line through the town from south to north in the direction of Concord, as well Page 604 as over the swells of land on either side, as early as 1772, and as this portion of Nottingham was so far from what was then the center of business, the inhabitants began to agitate the propriety of being erected into a separate township. Accordingly, at the session of the General Court in 1773, a peti- tion was presented by the inhabitants for an act of incorporation, and this was granted, February 6, 1773, while John Wentworth was governor of the province, and George III was king of England. We do not know the exact number of the inhabitants of Northwood when erected into a separate parish or town, but two years later - - that is, in 1775 -- the town numbered 313. Benjamin Johnson was authorized to call the first meeting of the town for the choice of officers and the transaction of other business. Accordingly a meeting was notified "at the house of mister Volintine kinson," March 23, 1773, at which Benjamin Johnson was chosen moderator; Increase Batchel- der, clerk, and Benjamin Hill, Joseph Demerit, and Samuel Johnson, select- men; Moses Godfrey was chosen constable, and the selectmen were instructed to settle with Nottingham matters growing out of the act of incorporation. At this same meeting it was voted to raise six pounds lawful money to hire preaching, and seven pounds four shillings for schooling. Accordingly, we find that there was paid that year five pounds and one shilling and ten pence to Mr. Timothy Brown for preaching, and to Mary Walton for school- keeping, two pounds ten shillings, while there were "paid to Volintine ken- ston five shillings for geting a Pare of Shoes for Scole Dame." And the same year it is recorded that the selectmen "paid to the Scoll Dame twelve shillings ;" while the following year there were paid three shillings to Joshua Furber "for caring the scool Dame home," and Betsey Sanborn and others are paid various sums "for scooling," and Nicholas Dudley. Is paid for preaching. The money raised for schooling was expended in five different places, since we find it divided into "Moreel's proportion," "Johnson's pro- portion," "Senter proportion," "Batchelder's proportion," and "Knolton's proportion." The Revolution. -March 21, 1775, Benjamin Hill was appointed a dele- gate to the congress holden at Exeter, and the question was earnestly dis- cussed respecting their duty in the threatening aspect of affairs. The meet- ing was adjourned to April 22d, when it was voted "to be equipt at a moment's warning." A short time prior to this a convention of deputies had met at Exeter to consult on the state of affairs and appoint delegates for the next General Congress, to be holden on the l0th of May at Philadelphia. Major Sullivan and Captain Langdon, already great favorites of the people, were chosen, and the convention issued an address to the people, warning them of their danger, exhorting them "to union. peace, and harmony, fru- gality, industry, manufactures, and learning the military art, that they might be able, if necessary, to defend the country against invasion." Just at this time General Gage had destroyed the magazine at Concord, Mass., and sought to seize some of the prominent opposers of the objectionable acts of Parliament. Alarmed by this act of hostility, the people of New Hampshire and of the other colonies prepared themselves for war. Hence the action of Northwood, April 22d. At this same meeting it was also further "voted to list eight minit-men; * * * that these men shall have one shillin and sixpense a week for exercising;" that these men "shall have five dollars a month, and the town find them there Vitling." And to show the spirit of Page 605 the men of that day it is recorded that "Volintears listed for this present distress," and these were "Samuel Johnson, William Woolis, Eliphalet Tay- lor, William Blake, Nathaniel Twombly, Benjamin Johnson, Jr., Simon Batchelder, and Abraham Batchelder." And only seven days later, "at a meeting notified by perticerly men for to chuse deputeys" to attend a con- vention called by Governor Wentworth, Benjamin Johnson and Sherburn Blake were chosen deputies, and Moses Godfrey was chosen ''as a committy- man for to see if there is any powder for this parish," and "Increase Batch- elder is chosen to take care of this powder." Northwood men signed the association test, but "Daniel Sawyer refuses to Sine, making plees that he is of a quaker Princabel." Ecclesiastical. - Religious worship was first maintained in the east part of the town. There the first settlements were made. And these first settlers, if not decided Baptists, yet inclined not to sympathize with orthodox Con- gregationalism. From 1750 to 1790 there existed great uneasiness in the religious mind. Not a few were restive under what seemed staid Orthodoxy. The people generally reveled in unrestrained liberty, and this passion for liberty ran into extravagance. There was a wild prejudice against what had the least claim to antiquity, whether in doctrines or in customs. Hence new lights sprung up, wild and fanatical notions were entertained, and customs or modes of expression and worship came into vogue that strangely jarred and contrasted with the decorous and measured notions and customs of what was reproachfully termed the standing order. The great ancestor of the Batchelders was an eccentric man, though evidently of much ability. His descendants that came to this town, and those that affiliated with them, were good men, but their religious bias was against Congregationalism. The first pastor was Rev. Edmund Pillsbury, who was ordained Novem- ber 17, 1779, and continued about twenty years. His successors have been as follows: Rev. Eliphalet Merrill, Elias Gregory, George W. Ashby, B. Knight, S. G. Gilbert, W. H. Jones, S. H. Smith, P. Favor, G. B. Chase, D. Taylor, J. E. Dame, A. S. Buzzell and L. A. Coony, the present pastor. It appears that a church structure was erected for worship in 1772, some nine years after the first settlement was made, and was rebuilt in 1816, and dedicated August 4, 1817. Intervals of some years intervened between sev- eral of these pastorates. A tower has been erected upon the meeting house, furnished with a bell and clock. Congregational Church. - This church was organized November 29, 1788, with the eight members: Solomon Bickford, Jonathan Blake, Simon Batch- elder, John Sherburne, and Elizabeth, his wife, Susan Clarke, Deborah Bick- ford, and Sarah Harvey. The first pastor was Rev. Ebenezer Allen, who remained but a short time. Abisha Clark then supplied the pulpit for a limited period, and in 1799 Rev. Josiah Prentice was ordained pastor. He was dismissed May 10, 1842, hon- ored and beloved by all. He died October 28, 1855. The next regular pas- tor was Rev. E. C. Cogswell, who was ordained in November, 1842. Mr. Cogswell was dismissed in 1848, and was succeeded by Rev. Otis Holmes, who was installed January 1, 1850, and dismissed in 1857. He was followed by Rev. Henry C. Fay in 1858. He was dismissed in 1864. Mr. Cogswell is also the author of the "History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and North- wood," an excellent work, and an invaluable addition to the historic litera- ture of New England. Page 606 Mr. Cogswell, who was dismissed from this church July 18, 1848, where he commenced his work the first Sabbath in July, 1842, immediately entered upon pastoral duties with the Congregational Church in Newmarket, where he remained until the summer of 1855, when he removed to New Boston, to which place he had been invited the previous year, and was there installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Having suffered much from over- taxed eyes, and with exhausted strength, he was dismissed in the autumn of 1865, and, by invitation, returned to Northwood immediately, to do what he might be able for the destitute church and people for one year, but whom he continued to supply as pastor until, May, 1876, and during the last nine of those years was principal of Coe's Northwood Academy, in which many suc- cessful teachers have been trained, and numbers fitted for college. After Mr. Cogswell the following ministers served: George F. Wright, one year, 1876; Ezra B. Pike, October, 1877, to April, 1880; Henry C. Fay, December, 1881 to May, 1885; F. L. Sma11, June, 1885, to April, 1890; Richard II. McGown, June, 1890, to June, 1892; Gilbert M. Hamilton, June, 1893, to October, 1895; Wm. A. Bushee, May, 1896, to September, 1900; Chas. E. Sumner, December, 1900, to June, 1901; Joseph H. Haskell, Sep- tember, 1901, to September, 1903; Hiram L. Kelsey, November, 1903, died July, 1906; Charles S. Young, January, 1907, to September, 1909; Wendell P. Elkins, January, 19l0, to January, 1913; A. Herbert Armes, January, 1913, as pastoral supply, still acting in that capacity. The first effort to erect a church edifice was in 1780, and it was probably completed soon after. In 1827 it was repaired and occupied until 1840, when a second house of worship was erected. The Free-Will Baptist Church was organized June 4, 1833, in the Moun- tain schoolhouse, through the influence of Rev. Daniel P. Cilley, consisting of thirteen members, five males and eight females. Some five years after the organization of the church, their meeting-house was erected on Clark's Hill, and provided with a bell. Pastors: S. P. Fer- nald, John Kimball, W. D. Johnson, Mark Atwood, W. D. Johnson, F. Moulton, S. P. Fernald, Horace Webber, R. D. Richardson, B. S. Manson, Edwin Manson, E. H. Prescott, James Rand, L. P. Bickford, G. W. Gould, H. P. Lamprey, C. L. Pinkham, R. L Howard, F. E. Freese, C. A. Bunker, F. E. Carver, and H. G. Corliss. The Advent Church at Northwood Narrows dates practically from 1854, when Christians of that faith began to hold regular meetings in Union Hall, though its formal organization was not effected till September r4, 1881. Rev. John Parsons was regarded as pastor. He preached generally once a month for over thirty-five years. In 1896 Rev. J. A. Bryant was chosen his suc- cessor and he was followed by Rev. C. W. Dockum, Rev. Mr. Chase, and Elder Joseph Paquett. Coe's Northwood Academy. - This academy was incorporated in Feb- ruary, 1866, and chartered by a special act of the State Legislature, June, 1867, as "Northwood Academy," but in June, 1875, the charter was so amended as that the institution should hereafter be known by the name of "Coe's Northwood Academy," in honor of Ebenezer Coe, Esq., for many years a highly respected merchant and Christian gentleman, whose heart and hand were ready to aid every good cause, and whose son, E. S. Coe, Esq., of Bangor, Me., has shown a lively interest in the town of his nativity, and in various ways has materially aided the academy. Page 607 Rev. Eliot C. Cogswell was principal from 1866 to 1882; during the six- teen years the academy had an average term attendance of sixty-three. He was followed by Ira E. Holt, G. W. Bingham, A. H. Armes, W. P. Kelley, Rev. S. G. Norcross, E. L. Blaine, F. L. Pattee, and Julius W. Brown. The present principal, Edwin H. Welch, commenced in 1899. Commemorative services in appreciation of the character and services of the late Eben S. Coe were held on June 29, 1900, with addresses by Rev. H. L. Griffin of Bangor, Me. ; Hon. G. W. Cate of Amesbury, Mass., and Prin- cipal Edwin K. Welch. Mr. Cogswell did not gain the cooperation of all the people in the support of his school. Many in the eastern part of the town were dissatisfied with its location and proceeded to establish another high school at the Ridge, under the name of the Northwood Seminary. The town which hitherto had been unable to start one high school, now had two flour- ishing academies. L. G. Williams, A. B., was principal for many years. East Northwood. - Here the first settlement was made, the first school- house erected, the first church built, the first blacksmith shop opened, and the first store presented the attractive merchandise, - tobacco, salt fish, New Eng- land rum, and molasses being in excess. Clark's Hill. - This locality was early chosen for a settlement, though no settlement was made until after families had improved their lands in the eastern and central portions, as well as the Narrows. This neighborhood was attractive because it overlooked the whole tract of land lying between it and the ocean, while from it an extended northerly view might be had. The Center. - This part of the town was early settled. Here was built the Congregational meeting-house. The Narrows. - Here was the second settlement made in the town, and immediately after that in the east part. Solomon Bickford was the hero of this region. He loved adventure, had a passion for hunting the fox and bear, was strong and tall, a sort of giant, yet mild and gentle, fu1l of mirth, and running over with wonderful stories of things and events, delighting in making others amazed at what he told them. Early Families. - Among the early families are mentioned those of Bart- lett, Batchelder, Bennett, Bickford, Blake, Brown, Buzall, Clark, Coe, Cogs- well, Crockett, Demeritt, Dow, Durgin, Furbur, Hanson, Harvey, Hill, Hoitt, James, Jenness, Johnson, Kelley, Kimball, Knowlton, Knowles, Lancaster, Mead, Morrison, Nealley, Norton, Pillsbury, Prentice, Prescott, Sherburne, Smith, Tasker, Tucker, Tuttle, Wiggin, Willey, and Wingate. Revolutionary Soldiers. - This region was pretty well settled, and was called upon at all times during the whole war to furnish men, and the call was responded to promptly. We can give but the majority of men who served at this time. So far as Cilley's regiment is concerned the list is nearly correct. The enlistment for that regiment while Cilley had the command, being the First New Hampshire Continental Regiment, commenced January 1, 1777, some of the men for three years, and others for a shorter term. Stark had com- manded the First New Hampshire up to January, 1777. He resigned in con- sequence of Colonel Poor's promotion over him. Then Cilley took command as colonel of this regiment. Nottingham furnished Col. Joseph Cilley, afterwards General Cilley, whose biography is well known; Henry Dearborn, who rose to the rank of Page 608 lieutenant-colonel; Col. Thomas Bartlett, who commanded a regiment; Capt. Henry Butler. In the First New Hampshire Continental Regiment when commanded by Colonel Cilley were the following Nottingham soldiers: James Beverley, enlisted January 4, 1777, discharged December, 1781; Benjamin Butler, en- listed March 5, 1777, discharged March 20, 1780; Josiah Clarke, enlisted May 9, 1777, died November 20, 1781; Thomas George, enlisted January I, 1777, discharged January 25, 1780; Thomas Harvey, enlisted January I, 1779, discharged December, 1781; John P. Hilton, enlisted January I, 1777, discharged February 1, 1779 ; Benjamin McAllister , enlisted January I, 1777, died March 7, 1778 ; Paul McCoy, enlisted April 20, 1779, discharged Decem- ber, 1781; Bradstreet Mason, enlisted January 8, 1779, discharged December, 1781; John Pike, enlisted January I, 1777, discharged January, 1779. James Randall, enlisted January I, 1777, discharged January, 1779; Nathaniel Ran- dall, enlisted January I, 1777, discharged December, 1781; William Willey, enlisted January I, 1777, discharged December, 1781; Joseph York, enlisted March I, 1777, discharged December, 1781. In Colonel Reid's or Scammel's regiment were enrolled the following Continental soldiers, viz. : Thomas Hall, William Simpson, Nich. Leathers, Jonathan Morgan, Joseph Avery, Moses Davis, John Welch, Thomas Welch, Matthew Welch, Richard Sanborn, Joseph Nealey, John Mills, John Clark, Jesse Clarke, James Harvey. North Hampton claimed Jonathan Morgan, James Harvey, and York. Captain Butler commanded a company in Colonel Thomas Bartlett's regi- ment. After the battle of Bunker Hill, in which Capt. Henry Dearborn was engaged, he, in the fall of 1775, again commanded a company in Arnold's regiment, which marched to Quebec by the way of Kennebec River. He was there taken prisoner in the attack upon Quebec, when General Montgomery was slain. The following soldiers were enrolled in his company from Not- tingham, viz. : James Beverly, John P. Hilton, and Samuel Sias. In Capt. Henry Dearborn's company, Stark's regiment, at Bunker Hill, we find the following soldiers: John Bickford, Andrew Nealey, Nath. Batch- elder, John Nealey, Samuel Sias, Nicholas Brown, J. Runnells, Benjamin Berry, Sherburn Dearborn, James Beverly, John Harvey, Robert Morrison, Joshua Wells, Andrew Bickford, Theo. Case, James Garland, Mark Whid- den, Benjamin Johnson, Jonah Moody, Clement Moody, Jonathan Dow, Jo- seph Jackson, Jacob Morrill, Peter Severance; William McCrillis, mortally wounded. Weymouth Wallace was severely wounded in Bunker Hill battle; Neal McGaffey was also slightly wounded. They were of Dearborn's company. but of Epsom; also Andrew McGaffey. David Mudgett also, of Gilmanton or Barnstead, who lost his gun. Deerfield soldiers: Francis Ames, enlisted March 28, 1778, discharged February 7, 1780; Jonathan Griffm, enlisted April 5, 1781, died October I. 1781; Joseph Grant, enlisted April 13, 1781, discharged December, 1781; John Hall, enlisted March 12, 1778, discharged December, 1781; Nathaniel Moulton, enlisted January I, 1777, discharged December, 1781; John McCoy, enlisted March 12, 1778, discharged March 12, 1781; Daniel McCoy, enlisted March 17, 1778, discharged December, 178 i; Thomas McLaughlin, enlisted Page 609 March 12, 1778, discharged March 12, 1781; Joseph Norris, enlisted March 4, 1778, discharged February 4, 1781; Jethro Pettengill, enlisted March 6, 1778, discharged December, 1781; John Riddle, enlisted March 7, 1778, dis- charged February, 1781; Peter Stevens, enlisted March 7, 1781, discharged December, 1781; Bernard Sargent, enlisted March 7, 1781, discharged De- cember, 1781. Lieut. Joseph Hilton was wounded at Saratoga and left the service. In Colonel Scammel's regiment I find the name of Abraham Potter, who died at Saratoga October, 1777 , probably from wounds received at the battle October 7th. Also the names of Chase Page, James Robinson, John Abbott, Reuben Rand, Ezekiel Thurston, Robert Chase, Benjamin Towle, Nathaniel Batchelder, Josiah Batchelder, Jacob Morse, Daniel Mathes, Thomas Mat- thews, John Jewell. Most of the last named men were Continental soldiers, enrolled in Scammel's or Reid's regiment. Captain Sanborn was wounded at Saratoga. He belonged to Deerfield. He was an officer in Colonel Evans' regiment. In his company were enrolled Joseph Hoit, Deerfield; John Chandler, Northwood; Jonathan Hawkins, Not- tingham; Joseph Langley, Nottingham; Benjamin Langley, Nottingham; John Robertson. We do not present here a perfect list of this company. Northwood Soldiers. - William Wallace was first lieutenant in Capt. John Drew's company, of Barrington, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hale, afterwards by Col. George Reid, of Derry, 1777. In July, 1776, he was first lieutenant in Capt. Joseph Chandler's company, Col. Isaac Wyman's regiment. In Col. Joseph Cilley's regiment were enrolled: Benjamin Dowe, enlisted January I, 1777, discharged December, 1781; Levi Hutchinson, enlisted April 20, 1778, discharged December, 1781. In other Continental regiments were enrolled Philip Fowler, John Har- vey, Benjamin Sanborn, Andrew Willey, John Knight, Samuel Trickey, John Bickford. In addition to the above names, which were furnished by the Hon. George W. Nesmith for Mr. Cogswell's history, he adds the following names from Deerfield, the most of whom are known to have done service in the Revolu- tion. Joseph H. Seavey and Isaac Moore enlisted as three years' men. Among those who served three months' and six months' enlistments are the following, while it should be remembered that not a few of them enlisted several times during the conflict: Edward Dearborn, Joseph Marston, David Moulton, Daniel Seavey, Robert Simpson, Joseph True, Nicholas Hoitt, John Kelley, James Morse, Joseph Chase, Parker Chase, Aaron Page, Jacob Hunt, Asa Moulton, Andrew Kenniston, Samuel Collins, Capt. Daniel Moore, Rob- ert Smart, Jeremiah Sawyer, Parker Chase, Jr., True Brown, Robert Lock, Reuben Doe, Caleb Philbrick, a son of Josiah Sawyer, a son of John Morse, a son of Lieutenant Chase, Jonathan York, Ezekiel Knowles. In addition to the names given us from Northwood we find the following: Samuel Johnson, William Wallace, Eliphalet Taylor, William Blake, Na- thaniel Twombly, Benjamin Johnson, Jr., Simon Batchelder, Abraham Batch- elder, John Johnson, Benjamin Hill, Nicholas Dudley Hill, John Wiggin, William Willey, Joshua Furber. In the census for 1840 it was required that the names and ages of all persons receiving pensions for services rendered in the wars of the Revolu- tion and 1812 should be returned, and the result was as follows : Page 610 Nottingham. - Betsey Langley, 88; Sally Witham, 85; Abigail Wescott, 75 ; Sarah Chapman, 78; Lovey Pickering, 88 ; Abner Davis, 86 ; Jonathan Davis, 84; Joseph Cilley, 49; John Crawford, 55. Deerfield. - Sally Mathers, 75; Moses Chase, 78; Francis Rollins, 79; Joshua Veasey, 80; John Steams, 80; Ezekiel Knowles, 85; Jenette Blue, 75; Asa Folsom, 86; Abijah Ring, 65; Joseph Robinson, 84. Northwood. - Abigail Knight, 86; Lydia Weeks, 68; John Chesley, 89; Joseph Shaw, 90; Simon Batchelder, 80; John Johnson, 83; John Bickford, 80; Betsey Furber, 95; Sarah Fogg, 82; Ebenezer Bennett, 78. CAPT. HENRY DEARBORN'S COMPANY Franklin, August, 31, 1878. REV. MR. COGSWELL. My Dear Sir. - I send you a correct list of the men that composed Capt. Henry Dearborn's company in the Bunker Hill battle and subsequent campaign. We leave you to fix the residences of most of the men: Capt. Henry Dearborn, Nottingham; First Lieut. Amos Morrill, Epsom; Second Lieut. Michael McClary, Epsom; First Sergt. Jona. Clarke; Second Sergt. And. McGaffey, Epsom; Third Sergt. Joseph Jackson, Nottingham; First Corp. Jonah Moody, Second Corp. Andrew Field, Third Corp. Jona. Gilman, Fourth Corp. Andrew Bickford, Simon Dearborn, Gideon Glidden, James Garland, John Harvey, David Mudgett, Simon Sanborn, Robert Morrison, John Runnels, John Nealey, Joseph Place, Abram Pettengale, Andrew Nea- ley, Peter Severance, John Wallace, Theoph. Case, Epsom; Israel Clifford, Nathaniel Batchelder, died November 22, 1776; Jacob Morrill, John Simp- son, John Wallace, Jr., Neal McGaffey, Jonah Libbey, Moses Locke, Francis Locke, Zebulon Marsh, Solomon Moody, Chase Whatcher, Marsh Whitten. Noah Sinclair, drummer; James Randell, fiier; Nich. Brown, Benj. Berry, Epsom; John Casey, Jona. Cram, Jeremiah Conner, Elisha Hutchinson, Dud- ley Hutchinson, Benj. Judkins, Josh. Wells, Jere. Dowe, Jona. Dowe, John Dwyer, David Page, Jr., Beniah Libbey, Wm. Rowell, Weymouth Wallace, Thomas Walsh, William McCrillis, Samuel Winslow, enlisted July 10, 1775; Francis Locke, Jr., enlisted July 8, 1775. Weymouth Wallace, of Epsom, was wounded, and received from govern- ment an invalid pension. William McCrillis, of Epsom, also was mortally wounded, and died early in July, 1775. His widow received half-pay under subsequent statute law of this state. Lieut. Joseph Hilton, of Deerfield, who was wounded at Saratoga, recov- ered so far as to do some duty, finally resigned his commission October 10, 1778. Lieut. Joseph Thomas, who belonged to Capt. Daniel Livermore's com- pany, and was killed at Saratoga, was paid by Deerfield. There were two officers of the same name, one of them belonged to Rindge. John Harvey, of Northwood, was sergeant, was promoted to ensign's commission March 9, 1779, and to lieutenant's commission May 12, 1781. He was also quartermaster for some months in 1780. In writing the biography of Gen. Henry Dearborn I suppose you will not Page 611 forget to state the courtesies rendered by Peter Livias, the Tory councilor at Quebec, when Dearborn was made prisoner, and by Livias' influence was paroled and sent home, under the injunction to forward his wife and chil- dren to him from Portsmouth to Quebec. All this was done very promptly by Captain Dearbom in 1776. Truly yours, etc., GEO. W. NESMITH. Soldiers in the War of 1812; from Nottingham.-James Atwood, sixty days; Samuel Brown, sixty days; Ebenezer Chapman, three months; Valen- tine Davis, three months; John Demerit, sixty days; Henry Eames, sixty days; Nathan W. Gove, three months; Asa Hardy, sixty days; Oliver Leath- ers, sixty days; David Odell, three months; Israel Putnam, sixty days; Simeon Rand, three months; Hezekiah Randall, sixty days; Reub. Richardson, three months; Edward Richardson, sixty days; John Rollins, three months; John Runnels, three months; Rufus Seavy, sixty days; Oliver Sprague, sixty days; Samuel Steele, three months; Henry Tarbox, sixty days; Samuel Thurston, sixty days ; John Weymouth, three months; Josiah Whicher . Soldiers in the War of 1812 from Deerfield. - David H. Allen, Joshua Bishop, True Brown, three months; Bradbury Brown, three months; Samuel Batchelder, three months; Serg. Joshua Bishop, sixty days; Stephen Brown, sixty days; James Brown, sixty days; Lowell Batchelder, sixty days; Levi Blaisdell, sixty days; George F. Blaisdell, sixty days; Stephen Bartlett, sixty days; David Bladgen, Jr., sixty days; William Coffin, substitute for Samuel Simpson; Samuel Coffin, substitute for David Chase ; Capt. Sam. Collins, three months; True Currier, three months; Abraham Cram, three months; . Christopher Collins, sixty days ; Joseph Chase, sixty days; David Chase, sixty days; John Cochran, sixty days; John Cotton, sixty days; John Dearborn, three months; William Durrer, sixty days; James Dow, sixty days; James Dalton, sixty days; Jeremiah Eastman, sixty days; Ebenezer Fogg, sixty days; Daniel Haynes, three months; John Hilton, three months; Ebenezer Huckins, sixty days; Capt. David Haynes, sixty days; Benjamin Hazletine, sixty days; Caleb Judkins, sixty days; Josiah Lunt, sixty days; Reuben Lang~ lee, sixty days; Caleb Langley, sixty days; Jesse Libby, sixty days; John I.angley, sixty days; - Mudgett, substitute for E. Thurston, three months; Nathaniel Marston, three months; Jeremiah Maloon, sixty days; Joseph Mer- rill, sixty days; Jacob Nute; John Palmer, three months; Timothy Pearson, sixty days; True Prescott, sixty days; Stephen Prescott, sixty days; Joseph Prescott, sixty days; Levi Palmer, sixty days; Reuben Prescott, sixty days ; Josiah Rollins, sixty days; Abraham Rowell, sixty days; William Rand, sixty days; Stephen Smith, sixty days ;. Samuel Steams, sixty days; Isaac Shep- hard, sixty days; David Tandy, three months; Abraham True, sixty days; John M. Todd, sixty days; Jacob Wallace, three months; James White, three months; Mesheck Weare, sixty days; John Wallace, sixty days; Jonathan Veasey, sixty days. Soldiers in the War of 1812 from Northwood.-Israel Durgin, sixty days; Job Durgin, sixty days; George Hill, three months; Oliver Knowlton, three months; Joseph Knowlton, three months; Sergt. Curtis Laws; Sergt. Gideon Moore; Burnham Morrill; David Rollins, Jr., sixty days; John Smith, three months; Samuel Small, sixty days; Jeremiah Stokes, sixty days ; Isaac Willie, three months; Levi York, sixty days. Page 612 Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion from Nottingham. - Oliver P. Batch- elder, Addison F. Bean, William H. Brown, Sherburne K. Burnham, John Carr, Daniel F. Copp, Jacob Demeritt, Corp. John A. Demeritt, John H. Dow, Bradbury C. Davis, Corp. John D. Daniels, Albert W. Demeritt, Charles Dinsmore, Daniel W. Davis, Lyman Edgerly, Omri H. Eastman, Horace French, Gayton W. Fuller, Samuel J. Furber, Alexander Guyon, Samuel Glover, Charles F. Gerrish, Corp. William H. Gilpatrick, Charles G. Harvey, Amos S. Holman; Bradbury W. Hill, William F. Holmes, Noah W. Holmes, John L. Holmes, Charles B. Harvey, George W. Jenness, David Jones, George Johnson, Thomas J. Kelley, Thomas Kennedy, Levi Leathers, Daniel Leath- ers, William Libby, Robert W. Lucy, True W. Lovering, Charles Leathers, Andrew Lovering, Joseph A. Langley, Joseph Martin, Isaac E. Miller, John McColley, Elvin F. Nay, Moses B. Nealley, John Newton, Alexander Nichols, John R. S. Prescqtt, Thomas R. Prescott, Patrick Ryan, Samuel A. Simpson, Samuel Sayles, James W. Smith, Horace Scales, Franklin Tilton, Joseph H. Thompson, Charles C. Tuttle, John H. P. Thompson, John P. H. Thompson, Sylvester E. Thompson, John Turpin, Levi C. Tuttle, Albert H. Tuttle, John M. Tuttle, Daniel A. Ure, Charles B. Wallace, Joseph Witham, Henry Wil- son, Harry Wade, John B. Witham. Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion from Deerlield. - Alexander W. Ainslee, Joseph B. Ayer, George A. Abbott, James R. Anderson, Corp. Alfred E. Ambrose, John Boody, George W. Benson, James Boyd, John Bryson, Joseph C. Batchelder, Edmund R. Batchelder, Jonathan H. Batchelder, Charles H. Boody, Charles 0. Brown, Edmund Batchelder, Franklin H. But- ler, Moses Bamard, George W. Corliss, Jesse H. Clay, Edward Carney, Charles N. Conway, Matthew Casey, Michael Coleman, John W. Cook, Abel R. Cook, Charles H. Carter, John C. Chafin, Lieut. Jeremiah Chadwick, Jo- seph W. Chase, Joseph H. Cram, Lauty Conklin, James Dickey, Joseph A. Doe, James M. Dickey, George Day, Benjamin F. Dennet, Rufus E. Doe, Henry E. Durgin, Thomas Donohue, William C. Donavan, John A. Emer- son, James Evans, Stephen F. Fogg, Henry M. Fife, Henry L. Fifield, James Gannon, Charles N. Graver, Rufus P. George, Jacob W. Hill, Charles E. P. Hoitt, Benjamin J. Hazleton, Albert M. Harvey, Ladd P. Harvey, William E. Hill, Sherman F. Hildreth, Isaac L. Hill, Martin V. B. Hill, John Hen- derson, James Jenkins, George H. Johnson, Lieut. Merrill Johnson, Charles H. Jones, Thomas H. B. James, John Jones, S. P. Jagers, William Jenkins, William H. Kenniston, James Kelly, William Kenney, Thomas Kennerley, Edward F. Lyford, chaplain, George P. Ladd, John K. Law, William H. H. Lang, Almond S. Langley, Mitchell P. Legro, John Livingston, James Mcln- tyre, James Morrissey, John McGowan, Charles G. Marsh, Peter Menard, Capt. Isaac H. Morrison, Enoch F. Meloon, Samuel S. Meloon, Marvin L. Medlar, Frank 0. Marrifield, Joseph W. Morrell, Henry J. Pettigrew, George P. Prescott, William H. Parsons, David M. Quimby, John L. Randall, Dana D. Robinson, Christopher Ransch, Samuel J. Randall, James Ritchie, Jr., William Ritchie, Abijah Ring, Stephen B. Robinson, Jr., Braning W. Robin- son, Francis F. Rollins, McNorman C. Smith, Peter Smith, William Smith, Thomas W. Sanborn, David Smith, Jr., Paschal Sturtivant, George F. Syl- vester, John Smith, Charles F. Smith, Charles F. Tilton, John 0. Thomas, William S. Thompson, George B. Tilton, John L. B. hompson, Francis B. Thorne, Charles H. Thompson, Charles E. Tilton, Charles S. Tyler, Henry Page 613 Thompson, George Teel, Otis C. Witherell, George S. Witherell, John L. Woodman, Stephen Wheeler, James Ward, Charles E. White, David Young, Jr. Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion from Northwood. - George H. Avery, John H. Bruce, Charles Brown, Ovide Baril, Patrick Butler, Daniel R. Brown, Richard Bennett, Paul P. Brown, Corp. Charles W. Bean, Charles Brown, William D. Burnham, John Bradley, James M. Canny, Henry L. Carter, Francis S. Clay, William Chesley, Thomas Casey, Patrick Comstock, John Clark, Eugene L. Cutler, James Donoughoue, Charles P. Durgin, Thomas Downy, Samuel T. Dow, Pearly B. Dow, Corp. William A Dow, John R. Davis, William H. Day, Henry T. Day, Jonathan C. Drake, James English, John A. Emerson, Edward Fisher, George Fife, William Fife, Charles W. Foss, William W. Furber, George W. Greenleaf, John F. Good- win, William S. Gray, Alben Hall, Capt. Augustus J. Hoitt, Byron D. Hoitt, John C. Hanscom, Joshua J. Hoitt, Chrisham F. Hyes, William Hartman, James Harris, Alfred R. Hill, William T. Jones, Samuel S. Johnson, George F. Johnson, Corp. Benjamin F. Kelly, Jesse M. Knowles, Sergt. Charles H. Kelley, Samuel P. Knowles, George Knowlton, James M. Kempton, George W. Lawrence, Joseph P. Lovering John L. Lancaster, Charles H. Miller, Andrew Morton, Corp. John G. Morrison, Corp. Andrew J. Morrison, Charles H. Miller, Ira Meserve, Henry Norton, Charles A. Norcross, John O'Brien, James Poole, George H. Page, Charles H. Randall, Henry L. Ran- dall, John H. Ross, Arthur Reynolds, John Richardson, Eben R. Richard- son, Alvin H. Roberts, Alphonze S. Reynolds, William A. Reynolds, Mason F. Reynolds, Joseph Roderick, John B. Riber, Smith M. Seavey, John Smith, Charles Stockman, John A. Smith, Barnard Smith, Sergt. Jeremiah J. Swain, John W. Small, James Sanborn, Joseph Trombly, William R. Turtle, Alfred Taylor, William Wilson, David P. Watson, Rowell S. Williams, Lieut. Plum- mer D. Watson, Sergt. John Waldo, Reuben B. Watson, James C. Watson. In 1873 the centennial celebration was held. The historical address was by Rev. Mr. Cogswell and poem by Miss Susan C. Willey of Kansas. Among the speakers was T. J. Pinkham of Chelmsford, Mass., who pre- sented a stalled ox which had been roasted whole for the centennial dinner. Northwood Public Library was established with state aid in 1892, and contains over one thousand three hundred volumes, located in a dwelling house. The Albion Knowlton Library, Northwood, was established in 1899 with- out state aid and contains over two thousand two hundred volumes. It serves part of Nottingham and Barrington, as well as Northwood. A. E. Cotton is the resident lawyer. The physicians are: ]. P. Merrill. C. W. Hanson and H. R. Whitney. The societies are: Olive Branch; Equity Lodge; River Encampment, I. O. O. F.; Forest Rebekah Lodge; Northwood Grange; Mountain Laurel Grange; Morrison Lodge; A. F. and A. M.; Charles H. Holt Post, G. A. R.; Woman's Relief Corps, and Maple Hill Rebekah Lodge. 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