History of Acworth, New Hampshire
From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin

Surname: HEMPHILL
Source:  History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical
         Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L. Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869, page 227

JOSEPH HEMPHILL was of the third generation in this country.  His grandfather Nathaniel was born
in Ireland 1700 - married Mrs. Jameson.  Robert, their third child, born 1732 - married Eleanor 
Clark (see Clark family).  Of their children, Hannah, - born 1758 - married James Davidson, the
father of Nathaniel (see Davidson family) and JOSEPH - born in Windham 1770 - married Susanna 
b. Rogers (see Rogers family) settled in Acworth - children,
I. Aspasio -born 1797 - married Margaret Sawyer, removed to Sutton - children,
	1. Hannah
	2. Orson
	3. William A.
II. Ovid - married Cynthia Barber - removed to Michigan - children, 
	1. Joseph
	2. Marian
	3. Hezekiah
	4. Cynthia
	5. Louisa
III. Orson - died unmarried 1826.
IV. John H. studied medicine with Dr. Bliss of Alstead, graduated at Medical school at Woodstock,
   Vermont; practiced in Ohio 29 years much respected as a Christian gentleman; - married Marian
   Gage - children,
	1. Orson
	2. Joseph D.
V. Asenath - married Bezaleel Fletcher of Lempster - children,
	1. Harriet Sabina.
VI. Joseph, studied with Reverend Warren Skinner of Proctorsville, Vermont and preached in the
   Universalist churches in Ludlow and Saxton's River, Vermont, Swansea, New Hampshire and 
   Orange, Massachusetts - married Mary A. Cambridge of Saxton's River, Vermont. - children,
	1. Mary
	2. Joseph
	3. Susanna O.
	4. Fannie
	5. William
VII	Betsey H. - married Eri Garfield of Langdon - children,
	1. Adelaide M.
VIII. Calista - married Gilman Bond of Proctorsville, Vermont - children,
	1. Sarah
IX. Hannah W. - married Dexter Copeland.
X. Freeland - married first Lydia McKeen - 1844, - children,
	1. Kathleen M. - married Watson G. Pettengill
	2. Eugene F.
	3. Ashton
	4. Julian A.
   Freeland - married second Henrietta Snow of Wilmington, Vermont - children,
	5. Clarence O.
	6. Oscar J.
	7. Minnie J.
	8. Alger E.
XI. Erastus - married Eliza M. Brown of Marlow - children,
	1. Madeline H.
XII. Sophia H. - married Daniel A. Lillie of Bethel, Vermont - children,
	1. Luella E.
	2. Clinton L.
	3. Ida
 
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