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

Surname: McKEENS
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 244

The ancestor of the McKeens was James who lived in the North of Ireland.  He was a staunch 
Protestant and took an active part in the defense of Londonderry.  He had three sons, James, 
John and William.
William immigrated to Pennsylvania about 1728; several of his descendants have been distinguished
in that State.
James immigrated to Londonderry, New Hampshire, 1718, was the father of twenty-one children and 
has a numerous posterity living at the present time.  The widow of John immigrated with James to
Londonderry, bringing three sons, James, Robert and Samuel, and one daughter Mary.
Samuel, settled in Amherst, New Hampshire, was the father of ten children, four daughters, Mary,
Martha, Agnes and Jane, six sons, of whom Hugh, John and Robert were soldiers in the Indian wars,
and were killed by the Indians.  John was taken prisoner at Fort William Henry, and was burned 
to death, his flesh being stuck full of pitch pine skewers.
Robert became a captain of "high renown," was killed at the battle of Wyoming.  The other sons 
were James, Samuel and William.
Samuel - married a daughter of Hugh Graham, lived some time in Amherst, afterwards in Windham,
and then at Belfast, where he was deacon of the church.  He died with his sons at Acworth about
1784.  Two of his sons, Hugh and John, settled in Acworth about 1784.

Hugh - married first ____ Danford - children,
I. Samuel - married Polly Clark (see Ephraim Clark family.
II. Hugh - married Hannah ____, removed to Lyndeborough.
III. D. Danford - married Lydia Page - children,
	1. David D.
	2. Daniel P.
	3. Isaac
	4. Hugh
Hugh - married second Mary Gregg (see Gregg family) - children,
IV. William - died young.
V. J. Calvin - married Mindwell Grout (see Grout family, residence Genesee, New York - children,
	1. John C.
	2. Mary 
	3. William G.
	4. Rebecca
VI. Solomon - married Susannah Osgood (see Osgood family), removed to New York. 
VII. Mary - married Pelatiah Clark.
VIII. Joanna - married Ditton Campbell of New York State.
IX. William

JOHN McKEEN - married first Mary Gregg - children,
I. Samuel - died young.
II. John - married Fanny True, removed to New York.
III. Hugh, removed to New York - married Anna Howe.
IV. Betsey - married John G. McKeen, removed to New York.
V. Polly - died unmarried.
JOHN - married second Martha Dunn - children.
VI. Samuel - married Polly Brigham (see Brigham family) - children,
	1. Mary - married first Lewis O. Beckwith - children,
		(1) Henry O. - died young.
	   Mary - married second Henry Stickney - children,
		(2) Augustine
		(3) Albert
		(4) Mary
		(5) Charles, and two others.
	2. Samuel - married Clarissa Spencer - children,
		(1) Martha E.
	3. John - married Sarah A. Brown - children,
		(1) John
		(2) Lyman
		(3) Dean W.
		(4) Annie
	4. Lydia - married Freeland Hemphill (see Hemphill family).
	5. Martha E.  - married first Charles Ward of Wayland, Massachusetts. - children,
		(1) Etta W.
	   Martha E. - married second James H. Way of Lempster.
		(2) Emma W.
	6. J. Leavitt - married Jennette L. George (see George family).
	7. Cathrine S. - married George F. Youngman - children,
		(1) Etta

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