FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:	Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth

Surname:  HAMLIN
Source:   History of Charlestown, NH Fort No. 4 by Rev.
          H. H. Saunderson

p.385
James and John Hamlin, brothers, came to America in l622.
A son of James Hamlin, Giles Hamlin settled at Middle-
town, CT abt l650 and from him the families of Charles-
town, NH descend. He m. Mrs. Esther (Crow) Goodwin b.
l628. He b. l622 d. l689.  She d. Aug 23, l700.  Their
6th child (of seven) was:

William Hamlin b. Feb 3, l668 d. May 28, l733 m. 
Susanna Collins on May 26, 1692.  They had eight child-
ren, the 4th of whom was:

Nathaniel Hamlin b. Oct 26, l699 and d. April 25, l73l. 
He m. Sarah Harris on Sept. l6, l725 She survived him
and m.(2) Nathaniel Baker. Her children by Nathaniel
Hamlin:
l. William Hamlin b. Feb. ll, l726 m. June 28,
   l750 Hannah Allen b. l738.  He d. l822 at
   Charlestown, NH  She d. l808
*William Hamlin the 3d child of William and 
Hannah (Allen) Hamlin was b. Sept. l4, l754
and he d. Dec 29, l83l at Charlestown, NH
He had l2 siblings whose names were:
Lucia, Hannah, (3) William, Lucia,Susanna,Sarah,
Elizabeth, Experience, Harris, Rebecca, Olive,
Mary and Oliver.
*William Hamlin, 3d child of William and Hannah (Allen)
Hamlin married three times.  He m. (l) Hepsibeth 
Savage and their children were:
l. Lucy Hamlin b. Feb.l9, l777 and m. Daniel
   Crowell of Middletown, CT.
2. Hepsibeth Hamlin b. Aug l7, l799 m. Samuel
   Candee of Middletown, CT.  The removed to
   Trenton, NJ  She d. and he m. (2) Lucy Kirby
   also of Middletown (seven children)
3. Ashbel Hamlin b. Jan 8, l782 d. l796.
4. Joseph Hamlin b. Sep. 2, l784 m. Catherine
   West dau of Capt. Samuel Sprague West and
   his wife, Phebe (Carlton) West, of Charles-
   town, NH. They removed to N.Y.
5. Roxana Hamlin b. Jan l785 m. Royal West
   son of Capt. Samuel Sprague West.
6. Cornelia Hamlin b. Feb l0, l786 m. James 
   Plumb and d. July 20, l8l4.
7. David Hamlin b. Dec 3, l788 m. at Trenton,NJ
   Sarah D. Montague.
8. Elizabeth Hamlin b. Oct l0, l790 m. Aaron
   Savage.
9. Hannah Hamlin b. July 8, l792 m. Cephas S.
           McConnell who became editor of the Orleans
           Republican, the Rochester Union and the
   Chicago editor of the New York Evangelist.
   She was an accomplished and excellent woman.
   She d. at Albion, NY Feb 25,l873.
*William Hamlin m. (3) Thankful Knowles of Middletown,
CT. She b.July 25, l769 by whom he had 10 children.
l0. Seth Hamlin b. Feb ll, l795 m. Amelia Thomas
        11. Mary K. Hamlin b. Mar 25, l796 m. George
            Lawrence of Danville, Vt. She d. l863.
l2. Nancy Hamlin b. l797 m. (l) Michael Riley
    She m. (2) Richard O. Southworth.
l3. Ashbel Hamlin b. l798 m. l824 Mary Grout,
    dau of Major Jonathan and Parthena (Page)
    Grout  She b. Mar l5, l797.
    The following notice appeared in the Granite
    State Journal (pub. at Claremont) soon after
    his decease on May 3, l875 - "Ashbel Hamlin
    d. May 3d at his home in Charlestown at the
    venerable age of 77 yrs.  He was well known
    in Charlestown, Sullivan and Cheshire County
    He was a Director of the old "Connecticut
    River State Bank.  He was also one of the
    Directors of the Cheshire Mutual Fire Ins.
    Co.  He met with an accident l7 yrs ago
    by being thrown from a carriage which re-
    sulted in a spinal affection from which he
    suffered so much that for several yrs. prior
    to his decease he was able to give but little
    attention to public affairs."
Mrs. Hamlin survived her husband.  Their children:
1. Ann B. Hamlin b. Feb. 8, l830 m. Oct l0, l854 Benjam-
   in Willard Putnam son of Benjamin Putnam and his wife
   Sally (Willard) Putnam.
2. William Hamlin b. Oct. l9, l832 m. l854 Melissa L.
   Dodge dau of Nahum Dodge.  She b. May 27, l832.
l. Fred W. Hamlin b. l855
2. Louise J. Hamlin b. l857
3. Mary E. Hamlin b. l862
4. Walter H. Hamlin b. l868
5. Myrtle B. Hamlin b. l875 d. l876.
3. David S. Hamlin b. Apr. 2, l838 m. Mar. 30, l866,
   Abby J. Saunders dau. of Dr. Horace Saunders and his
   wife, Abigail (Judevine) Saunders.  She b.Aug l8, 
   l844   Their children:
l. Harry Hamlin b. l867 at Iowa Falls, Iowa.
2. Lynn C. Hamlin b. Aug l7, l869.

l4. Jerusha Hamlin dau. of William and Thankful (Knowles)
    Hamlin b. Dec. 7, l799
15. Giles Hamlin b. l80l m. Mary Hart dau of Josiah and
    Susannah Hart.  Their children:
l. George W. Hamlin b. l833 m. l860 Ellen L.
   White dau of Capt. Rand White Res: Charles-
   town, NH.
l. Minnie Hamlin b.l86l
2. Frank W. Hamlin b. l863
3. Charles Hamlin b. l864
4. Fannie R. Hamlin b. l866
5. A. Lloyd Hamlin b. l868.
2. Maria W. Hamlin b. l834 d. l860
3. Elmira L. Hamlin b. l836 m. Dr. M. Bailey
   Res: Bellows Falls  d. l862 - no issue.
4. Cornelia Hamlin b. l837 d. l866.
5. Sylvester Hamlin b.l839 m. l867 Mary E.
   Meacham Res: Iowa Falls, Iowa then to 
   Virdi, Nevada. (five children: Millie,
   Georgia, and ____other names unknown to
   author.)
6. Sophia Hamlin b. l84l m. l870 Augustus
   Candee of Holland, NY (3 children)
7. Catherine Hamlin b. l843 m. E. J. Fifield
   of Claremont NH Res: Springfield, MA (one
   child)
8. Horace H. Hamlin (twin) b. Apr. 6, l846.
           m. l869 Eliza Paine of Chicopee, MA no
           issue.
9. Henry H. Hamlin twin of Horace, b. Apr 6,
   l846 m. l867 Ellen F. Farwell dau of Lewis
   Farwell of Charlestown, NH. Res: Chicopee.
   She d. June 6, l87l leaving one child, Alice
           Hamlin b. l869.
       l0. Emma R. Hamlin b. l85l
           Note - two other children but they died
           within hours.
l6.  Harriet Hamlin b. l802 m. R. S. Southworth of New
     Britain, CT.
l7.  Sophia Hamlin b. l804 
l8.  Sophia Hamlin 2d. b. l805 m. William Knights of
     Paris, NY
l9.  Clarissa S. Hamlin b. l807 m. William Colt of
     Rochester, NY.

William Hamlin, the father of this numerous family was
born in Middletown, CT as his progenitors had been, for
four generations.  He was at Charlestown, NH as early as
l803.  He was a deacon of its church.  He was a taverner
as hotel keepers were then called and furnished plenti-
fully to his customers both of food and beverage common
at that day.  His venerable father and mother came to
live with him at an advanced age and they are buried in
Charlestown village cemetery.   His father was always
called Captain Hamlin, a title which it is said that he
received in connection with military service in the war
of the Revolution.  Mrs. Lydia Grout was known to say
this couple "very entertaining and very excellent and
ememplary people".

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