Nathan Orcutt Family from History of Acworth, New Hampshire From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin Surname: ORCUTT 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, Pages 251-253 NATHAN ORCUTT was of the fourth generation in this country. His great-grandfather, William settled in South Bridgewater - died 1790. His will mentions nine children, viz: Andrew John Joseph Thomas Benjamin Martha Mary Hannah Susanna His grandfather, Joseph and his father, Ichabod, both resided in Bridgewater. NATHAN - married Susanna Snell - children, I. William - married Abigail Carlton (see Carlton family) children, 1. Clarissa - married Abel M. Rice, residence Oxford 2. Nahum - married Belinda Silsby (see Silsby family) removed to Lempster - children, (1) William (2) Sophia 3. Leonard - removed to New York - married Sally Breed - children, (1) Clarissa (2) Thirza (3) Willard (4) George (5) Charlotte (6) Mary 4. Susan - married Bela Mathews (see Mathews family). II. Nathan III. Daniel - died Unmarried. IV. John Snell - married Hannah Currier (see Currier family) - died 1841 - children, 1. Naomi - married first Oliver Parker - children, (1) Amanda (2) Joseph (3) Rebecca (4) Enoch C. (5) Nancy N. (6) Hannah O. Naomi - married second Alpheus Crosby - children, (7) Miriam (8) Oliver P. (9) Mary 2. Daniel C. - died young 3. Nathan - removed to Vermont - married first Nancy Clark (see Clark family) - children, (1) Nancy - married Amos Dwinell (2) Hiram C. - married Helen M. George - children, [1] Nancy E. - died young [2] Flora F. [3] Hiram M. - died young [4] George N. (3) Nahum - married Laura H. Herron (4) John G. - married Ettie H. Haynor - children, [1] John G. [2] Natie H. [3] Mary - died young (5) Paulina S. - married Henry C. Keith - children, [1] Willie E. (6) Lucy - died young Nathan - married second Priscilla Lamb Nathan - married third Mary D. Byron 4. Lucinda - married first Henry Graves (see Graves family). Lucinda - married second James Richardson - children, (1) Henry M. 5. Dan - married Fanny Abell (see Abell family) - children, (1) Daniel M. - married Mary W. Bell (2) Lucina J. M. - married E.D. Judkins, M. D. (3) Louisa M. - married Thomas Frost 6. Amanda - died young 7. Hannah C. - married Stephen H. Thompson - children, (1) Lovina E. 8. John - married Frances L. Blake - children, (1) Adeline E And two died in infancy. During his minority, John spent most on his time working on his father's farm and teaching district schools. At the age of twenty-one years - with one hundred dollars, the amount his father gave each of his sons at their majority, he left the parental roof to follow the profession of teaching, in the west. While waiting at Burlington for the ice to break up, that he might cross the lake in a boat, he was offered a school in Burlington, which he accepted. While teaching, he began the study of medicine. Soon he decided upon a collegiate course and entered the University of Vermont. At a time of great religious interest in college he became hopefully converted, and united with the Congregational Church. Thus, his thoughts were turned towards the ministry and his reading more to theological topics. Ill-health compelled him to leave college before completing his course. He afterwards received the "Master's Degree" from the college. After some time spent in teaching in the academy at Chester, Vermont, he was licensed to preach, and supplied the pulpit in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts for a year and a half, where about seventy persons were received into the church - the fruit of an interesting revival. After this, he spent some two years at Andover Seminary, which he left to accept a call from the Congregational Church at North Reading, Massachusetts. He was pastor of this church five years and of the church in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, seven years, when he went to Apalachicola, Florida for the health of a feeble daughter. He organized a Congregational Church at this place, and assisted in raising funds to build a comfortable house of worship. Declining a call from the church, returned North after a sojourn of eight months, and received an appointment as agent of the American Colonization Society in Connecticut and Rhode Island. After six years, he was appointed traveling secretary for the whole country, and in this capacity, he has been employed for over twelve years. His Doctorate was conferred upon him by Columbian College, D. C. 9. Rhoby S. - married Cotton W. Davis (see Davis family). 10. Hiram - b 1815 - married first Sarah Cummings - children, (1) J. Frank (2) Mary F. Hiram - married second Ellen L. Dana - children, (3) Laura A. He enjoyed only limited privileges at the common schools. After attending Chester Vermont Academy for a term or two, he began teaching district schools, and taught seven winters while prosecuting his studies; fitted for college at Phillips' Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, entered Dartmouth College in 1838, and graduated, 1842; was associate principal of Hebron (N.H.) Academy two terms before he graduated, and was principal of the same academy for nearly a year after graduating; was then elected principal of Thetford Vermont Academy, where he remained twelve years and a quarter. In 1855, he was elected principal of North Granville New York Ladies' Seminary, where he remained five years. He then established Glenwood Ladies' Seminary at West Brattleboro, Vermont as a private enterprise, which he managed until 1868. During nearly four years of this time, he also had charge of Tilden Ladies' Seminary at Lebanon, N. H., where he now resides, in charge of said Seminary. He has now completed full thirty years of teaching, and during this time he has fitted one hundred and thirty-five young men for college, and graduated two hundred and fifty- nine young ladies from his seminaries. Mr. Orcutt has aided more than one hundred of these graduates by trust and remittance, in their course of education. Many of them were unable to pay for any part of their education while they were studying. He has . devoted his life and all his energies to the profession of teaching. V. Ichabod, - married Rachel Currier (see Currier family) - died 1857 - children, 1. Martha - married John Reed - children, (1) John H. (2) Eleanor (3) Alvin (4) Caroline (5) Frank (6) Andrew (7) Charles 2. Nathan - died young. 3. Cynthia - died young. 4. Amanda - married Prosper Pierce - children, (1) Harrison VI. Susanna - married John Currier (see Currier family). VII. 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