TITLE: (Part I) Genealogical Items Relating to the Early Settlers of Dover, NH. [Communicated by Mr. Alonzo H. Quint, of Dover] SOURCE: New England Historical Genealogical Society, Boston, Samuel G. Drake, Publisher, ©1847- [Vols - 1 - 50 (Jan 1852 pgs 35-39)] SUBMITTED BY: Transcribed by C Parziale this is part of an ongoing series of Gen Articles related to Dover and comes in several parts. This Segment covers the names Davis - Foss **************************************************************************** GENEALOGICAL ITEMS RELATING TO THE EARLY SETTLERS OF DOVER, NH (cont from Vol. V pg. 456 ) DAVIS, John¹, b. 1623, was of O(yster).R(iver). in 1656, in which year he purchased land; in 1661 had a grant of land near Lamprey river. Was admitted freeman at Dover 22 May, 1666. His will was dated 1 April, 1685; proved 25 May, 1686. He gave property to his children; John, Joseph, Moses, James, Mary (Heath,) Sarah (Smith,) Hannah (Kezan,) Jane, Jemima, Judith: to grandchild John Heath whom he had kept "from two years." John Gerrish, Thomas Edgerly, Executors. His Children were, (Fam 1) Hannah², b 1653, m. -- Kezan; John² b, 1655; Moses², b 30 Dec 1657, (was killed 10 June, 1724, with his son Moses;) Joseph², b 26 Jan. 1659; James², b. 23 May, 1662; Mary² (Heath;) Sarah² (Smith;) Jane²; Jemina²; Judith². DAVIS, Tobias, admitted freeman at Dover, 22 May, 1666 DAVIS Daniel and David had grants in 1694. DAVIS, James², (of Fam 1) was Lieutenant in 1691, and afterwards Colonel; he was a brave and successful officer. He died in 1749. Children (Fam 2): James³, b 10 July, 1689; Thomas³, (died aged 88;) Samuel³, (Died aged 99;) Daniel³, (Died aged 65;) Sarah³, (m. ---Hicks, and died aged 91;) Hannah³, (m. ---Deering, and died aged 77;) Elizabeth³, (m. ---Hicks and died aged 79;) Ephraim³, (died aged 87;) Phebe³, (m. Mathes, and died aged 85) DAVIS, James³, (of Fam 2) m. (1) 5 Nov. 1728, Ruth Ayer, of Haverhill, who died 28 April, 1730, leaving one child, Ruth(4), b. 5 Nov. 1729; he married (2) 14 April, 1743, Elizabeth Pain, of York. Their children were (Fam 3): James(4), b. 14 Feb 1744-5; Mary (4), b. 28 March, 1746 Daniel (4) b. 7 June 1748 --died 27 May, 1749 Thomas (4), b. 7 Sept., 1750; John (4), b. 6 July 1754. DAVIS, Samuel³, (of Fam 2) m.; his widow died in 1791, aged 102. DAVIS, Moses, m. Reuamah ---; child Ebenezer, b. 10 June, 1702. Descendants of John¹ Davis, are numerous. DEAN, John, "whose house stood by the sawmill, at the Falls," was shot at O.(yster) R.(iver) in 1694. His wife and daughter were captured in the attack of that year but escaped. DERREY, John; had a grant in 1693-4 as also JAMES. DEMERITT, Eli; had a grant of land 2 April, 1694. He lived in Madbury, as do also many of his descendants. He is called "sen." in 1723, and had children "by Hopstill" Job, b. 29 ---, 1705; Benjamin, b. 29 Nov., 1708; children by "Tabathy," Samuel, b. 8 May 1723. descendants are numerous. DENBOW, Salathiel; b. 1642, (as by deposition in 1680,) was taxed at O.R. 1666 to 1677. DENBOW, Richard; married Mary Bunker in 1705. "To Richard Denbows land near his father’s, at O.R. 16 Oct. 1713. DENMARK, Patrick; taxed at O.R. 1664 to 1666. DOE, Nicholas¹; was "received an inhabitant" 21, 7 mo., 1668; was taxed at O.R. 1666 to 1672. A "difference" between him and John Goddard was settled in 1674. He had sons, Samson² John² DOE Samson², had wife, Temperance. A "difference" between him and Abraham Bennick was settled in 1711. DOLACK, Christin; taxed at Cochecho 1663, 1664. DONN, Hugh; had a grant for a house lot below Lamprey river, lower falls, in 1664; also a grant at "Sandey Bank," up the river. DOW, John; had a grant 1694. DOWTY, Thomas; was received an inhabitant 10, 11 mo. 1658; was taxed at O.R. 1661-1665; "Dowty’s house and land" was taxed 1667. He or his son is said to have moved to Berwick. Was "Doughty’s Falls" named for him? DOWNS, Thomas; of Boston 1652; had land in Dover in 1656; was taxed at Cochecho 1657 to 1672. DOWNS, Thomas; (probably son of preceding,) had wife Martha, child Gershom, b. 10 Jan 1680. Thomas aftewards mar. (before 1701) Abigail, widow of John Hall, "late of Dover, deceased," and was killed in 1711. DOWNS, Mary killed at Dover 26 July, 1696. DOWNS, Gershom, son of Thomas above, b. 10 Jan, 1680, m. 24 Dec., 1707, Sarah, dau. of John and Abigail Hall, (dau. of his father’s second wife;) children Gershom, b. 15 Feb, 1708; Martha, b. 14 Oct., 1711; Thomas, b. 17 Feb., 1713-14; Rebekah; John; all of whom were baptized 29 Nov. 1719 DOWNS, Thomas; had wife Sarah; children, Mary, b. 22 Feb. 1710-11; Sarah, b. 25 Nov. 1712; Elizabeth, b. 25 July, 1714 Anna, b. 3 Feb., 1716; Marcy, b. 25 July, 1719; Patience, b. 3 april, 1721; Abigail, b. 10 July, 1724 DOWNS, William; m. 3 May 1721, Mary Pittman; children, Samuel, b. 16 Dec. 1721; William, b. 18 Jan. 1723 DOWNS, Ebenezer; a Quaker, was captured by the Indians in 1724. DREW, William¹, b. in 1627, had wife Elizabeth, who was b. in 1632; he was taxed in Dover in 1648; lived at O.R.; was taxed there 1662, &c. He died in 1669 intestate; his widow, Elizabeth, was appointed Administratrix. She mar. William Follet 20 July, 1671. "On the 8 July, 1671, she conveys certain land to Thomas Drew, as equivalent to the £70 due him from estate of William Drew, of O.R., her husband." The children of William¹ Drew were: Francis², b. 1648; John², b. 1651; and perhaps James whose inventory was entered 25 July, 1675. DREW, Francis², son of William¹, born in 1648, was taxed at O.R. to 1677. He had a garrison house at O.R. which was destroyed in 1694, and himself and a son nine years old killed. His brother John was appointed administrator 6 Nov. 1694. DREW, John², son of William¹, lived at O.R. The acount of the defence of his house by women is related by Belknap. DREW, John³, had wife Elizabeth; children, John, b. 17 Oct., 1707; Elizabeth, b. 2 Oct., 1709; Francis, b. 24, Jan., 1711-12. DREW, Thomas, b. 1632; killed about 1694; had wife Mary. His inventory entered 26 Aug., 1694. DREW, Thomas had wife; children, James, b. 7 mo. 1683; Thomas; William, b. 9 mo., 1692; Clement, b. 1 mo., 1693 (mar. 20 May, 1718, Mary Banks;) Lydia, b. 10mo., 1697; Hannah, b. 2 mo., 1699; Meshech, b. 11 mo., 1702; Tamesin, b. 6 mo., 1704; Patience, b. 11 mo., 1707. A daughter of Thomas Drew, "aged near thirteen," was captured at O.R. 22 May, 1707. DREW, Thomas, and his wife, "newly married," were captured in 1694. He returned after two years, she after four, and had fourteen children after her return. They lived together until he was ninety-three and she eighty-nine; they died within two days of each other and were buried in one grave. Belknap, p. 141. (Tradionary?) DREW, John³, mar. Rebekah Cook (or Rook;) children, Hannah, b. 27 Feb. 1709; John, b. 18 Oct. 1712; Abigail, b. 21 June, 1714; Rebekah b. 24 April 1716; Francis, b. 9 Aug., 1720; Zebulon, b. 9 Nov. 1721; Samuel, b. 26 May, 1722. DREW, Francis, mar. 3 June, 1713, Ann Winget. He died 10 May, 1717, leaving one child, Joseph, b. 8 april, 1717. DUG, Joseph; killed by the Indians 28 June, 1689. DUNCAN, Joseph; killed 28 June, 1689. DURGIN, William; taxed at O.R. 1664 to 1677. EDGERLIE, Thomas, was received an inhabitant 19, 1 mo., 1665-6; mar. Rebecca Hallowell in 1665; admitted freeman at Dover, 15 May, 1672. Lived at O.R. Was Representative in the convention of 1689. Edgerlie’s Garrison-House, at O.R., was destroyed in 1694; he escaped. Descendants in Strafford Co(unty.) EDLIN. "David Leudecoes Edlin" was admitted an inhabitant 6, 4 mo., 1659. Another record speaks of "David Leudecus," and further records drop the Edlin. See Ludecus. ELISE, John; taxed at Cochecho 1672, 1675. EMERSON, Samuel; wife Judith; children, Hannah, b. 6 Jan. 1699; Micah, b. 4 Jan., 1701; Abigain, b. 27 Sept. 1704 EMERSON, Samuel; wife Dorothy; children, Sarah, b. 25 Aug., 1749, died 10 Feb., 1753; Hannah, b. 28 June, 1753; Mary, b. 14 Jan., 1756; Micah, b. May 11, 1758; Abigail, b. 3 Oct. 1760; Deborah, b. 18 Nov. 1762; Samuel, b. 17 Dec., 1767; William, b. 13 Sept., 1768; Joseph, b. 4 Oct., 1772. EMERY, Antony, "carpenter, came from Ramsey, England, in June 1635, in the ship James to Newbury, thence to Dover as early as 1644, thence to Kittery." -- Coffin’s Hist. of Newbury. He occupied land at Dover, which he purchased of Stephen Goddard, in 1643; in 1646 had a grant of land adjoining his land at Bellamy; in 1648 he assigned to Thomas Layton land north of Joseph Austin’s and South of the Common. he removed to Kittery in 1648. ENGERSELL, Elisha, had wife Mary; children Mary, b. 29 Nov., 1702, ERWIN, Edward, was received an inhabitant 10, 11 mo., 1658. "Edward Erwin and Company" taxed 1662 at O.R. ESTES, Joseph, married 5 mo., 1719, Mary Robinson. He died 15, 5 mo., 1790; she died 26, 7 mo., 1777. they were "Friends." children: Samuel, b. 16 6 mo., 1720, died 28, 8 mo., 1720; Elijah, b. 7 7mo., 1721; Susannah, b. 19, 2 mo., 1724, mar. Jacob Sawyer, q.v.; Richard, b.16, 3 mo., 1727, died 5, 12 mo., 1728; Sarah, b. 28, 6 mo., 1729, died 5, 6 mo., 1736; Robert, b. 2 5 mo., 1732, died 20, 6 mo., 1736; Mary, b. 8, 6 mo., 1737, married Moses Varney. EVANS, Robert¹, was received an inhabitant 19, 1 mo., 1665-6; took the oath of fidelity 21 June, 1669; was taxed and lived at Cochecho. He was killed 28 June, 1689; his inventory was returned 4 Nov., 1697 by his son Edward. Of his children were: Robert², b. 1665; Edward²; and probably John, who was taxed 1675, 1677. EVANS, Robert², son of Robert¹, had wife Ann; he died in 1753 Children Joseph³, b. 4 June, 1682 Sarah³, b. 9 Nov., 1685; Benjamin³, b. 2 Feb., 1687; Hannah³, b. 21 June, 1690; Patience³, b. 5 Sept. 1693. EVANS, Edward², son of Robert¹, had wife Dorcas; children. Eleanor³, b. 3 March, 1700; Rachel³, b. 6 april, 1703; Joseph, b. 29 Oct., 1704 EVANS, Joseph³, son of Robert², had wife Marcy; children: Robert (4), b. 11 Jan., 1704 John (4), b. 3 Feb., 1704; Joseph(4), b. 28 March, 1708; William (4), b. 9 Feb., 1711; Daniel (4), b. 28 June, 1715; Marcy (4), b. 6 Dec., 1717; Mary, b. 6 March, 1720 EVANS, Benjamin³, son of Robert², had wife mary; children, Benjamin (4), b. 18 June 1713; Elizabeth (4), b. 19 Jan., 1716 Joseph (4), b. 7 March, 1719; Jonathan (4), b. 17 Jun, 1722; Stephen (4), b. 13 Nov., 1724; Benjamin³ was killed 15 Sept. 1725, as also William; at the same time Benjamin (4) was carried off, and John was wounded and scalped, but recovered and lived fifty years. EVERETT, William, had land in 1650, formerly belonging to Isaac Nash; also land north side of the "Great Pond," near James Kid’s. He was admitted freeman at Kittery, 16 Nov. , 1652. No further mention of him at Dover. In 1716 land was laid out to "Thomas Downes, successor to William Everett, deceased." FARNUM, Joseph, mar. 31 Aug., 1720, Elizabeth Hussey. FFURSEN, Thomas, was taxed in 1648. FIELD, Darby¹, was a signer of the "combination" at Exeter, in 1639; visited the White Mountains in 1642, where he saw more marvellous things than anybody has ever seen since; (see Belknap, p. 31) was in Dover in 1645, where he sold his house and land at O.R. to John Bickford, the witnesses being William Hilton, William Bellew, William Waldron and William Roberts; he was taxed at Dover in 1648; died in 1649; his widow was taxed in 1650; in 1651 Ambrose Gibbons administered on his estate. He had children (according to report,) FIELD, Joseph², (who was taxed at O.R. 1659 to 1677, and was dead before 1694;) FIELD, Zachary², b. 1645, (taxed at O.R. 1664 to 1668.) "He was born in 1648; he gave to his son Zachary land, dwellings, &c., lying east of the road from Bellamy to O.R., and west of John Drew’s land, 2 May, 1708." FIELD, Sarae, taxed at O.R. 1669 to 1671 FIELD, Zacharias, (Probably son of Zacharias²,) had a Garrison House at O.R. in 1707; was Lieutenant. children, Daniel, b. 17 Feb., 1709, (who with his wife Sarah deeded land to Samuel Hayes in 1737, his father being lately deceased;) Zacharias, b. 9 Aug. 1712. The name is in existance yet. "Field’s Plains" is a locality in Dover. FITTS, Nathaniel, mar. Abigail Hayes. FLETCHER, Mr., had a grant of land 6, 1 mo.1661. A Mr. Fletcher was minister at O.R. in 1656, remaining but one year, and leaving on account of town troubles, "being minded to return to Old England." he appears to have done so, but to have returned to America a few years after. FOLLETT, William, was of Dover in 1653; owned part of the mill at "Belleme Bank," where he resided. Bellamy River is situated between Cochecho and Oyster Rivers, and he was sometimes taxed as of one place, and sometimes as of the other. He mar. 20 July, 1672, Mrs. Elizabeth Drew widow of William¹ Drew; she was probably his second wife. He had a son Nicholas. FOLLETT, Philip, was taxed at O.R. in 1671. FOLLETT, Nicholas, "a mariner," mar. Hannah ------; son Nicholas, b. 5 Nov., 1677. Nicholas, the "mariner," was a Representative to the Convention of 1689; was alive in 1694. "on the 1 July, 1710, he conveys land to his ‘cozen Nicholas Meader,’ calling himself heir of William Follet, late of Dover; at the same time he speaks of his ‘cozen John Follet, of Barbadoes.’" FOOTMAN, Thomas¹, was taxed in 1648, and at O.R. 1661 to 1668. -- bought land of Rice Howell, which he sold in 1654 to Thomas Willey. -- Had a grant of land in 1664, which was "laid out" to his son John in 1705. He was dead in 1668-9. His will was dated 14 Aug., 1667. wife Cattern. Estate divided equally between his children. "My brother, Benjamin Matthews" and William Follet, were executors. John², was living in 1715 FOSS, John. This name is variously spelt Foss, Fost, Foste, on the records. In the early records it is Fost. The family tradition is that is was properly spel Faust, and that the ancestor, or ancestors, came from Germany, and settled in Rye, NH. John, was received an inhab- itant at Dover, 19, 1 mo., 1665-6; took the oath 21 June, 1669; juryman, 1667-9, 1671, 1688; was taxed at Cochecho 1665 to 1667. He had a son John. FOSS, John and Mary were of Sandy Beach, 1668; of "Shrewsbury Patent" (near Exeter) 1671. They bought of John Warren 29 Sept. 1668, land near Exeter, which they sold to Richard Morgan, April 1671. FOSS, John had wife Mary; child William, b. 11 March 1673. FOSS, John mar. by John Wincoll in York Co., to Sarah Goffe, 25 Jan 1686. FOSS, John, had wife Elizabeth. He was dead in 1699. This wife was Administratrix. Children Humphrey, (of whom James Warren, son-in-law to John, the father, was guardian;) William; Mary; Jemima; Elizabeth; Samuel, (then under age.) FOSS, William, married Mary ---------, children Mary, b. 24 June, 1728; Chadbourne, b. 26 March 1731, William had land which was granted to his father, John laid out in 1717. FOSS, William, married Sarah, widow of Nathaniel Heard, (who was son to John¹ Heard;) Child Lydia b. 7 Jan., 1705. [to be continued] **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. 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