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Jedediah Goodwin

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Father	James Goodwin b. probably in the 1690s
Mother	Margaret Wallingford b. about 1716 to 1718, d. b 21 Feb 1803

Last Edited

28 Mar 2000

Birth*	Jedediah Goodwin was born before 18 May 1746.
Marriage*	He married Hannah Emery, daughter of Rev. Joshua Emery and Adah Tidy, on 7 October 1771.1,2,3
Death*	Jedediah died on 1 July 1818 in South Berwick, York County, MaineG.4
	They lived in Berwick and/or South Berwick, Maine and had 14 children.5

Olive Goodwin

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Father	James Goodwin b. probably in the 1690s
Mother	Margaret Wallingford b. about 1716 to 1718, d. b 21 Feb 1803

Last Edited

20 Feb 2010

Birth*	Olive Goodwin was born before 28 May 1749, probably in Berwick, York County, MaineG. |Place of birth is not certain.
Marriage*	She married Nehemiah Gray on 19 March 1770 in Berwick, York County, MaineG.1,2
	They lived in Coxhall (Lyman), Maine and were buried in Elder Grey Cemetery in North Waterborough. They had at least one child.3

Amos Wallingford Goodwin

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Father	James Goodwin b. probably in the 1690s
Mother	Margaret Wallingford b. about 1716 to 1718, d. b 21 Feb 1803

Last Edited

28 Nov 1999

Birth*	Amos Wallingford Goodwin was born before 13 April 1755.
Marriage*	He married Eunice Getchell.1
Death*	Amos died in 1838.2

Silas Goodwin

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Father	James Goodwin b. probably in the 1690s
Mother	Margaret Wallingford b. about 1716 to 1718, d. b 21 Feb 1803

Last Edited

28 Nov 1999

Birth*	Silas Goodwin was born before 8 June 1760.
Marriage*	He married first Isabella Bragdon on 15 November 1780.1
Marriage*	He married second Anna Clement, daughter of Job Clement and Elizabeth Rollins, circa 1800.1
	He had four children by his first wife and two by his second, all born in Berwick, Maine.2

Thomas Goodwin

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Father	James Goodwin b. probably in the 1690s
Mother	Margaret Wallingford b. about 1716 to 1718, d. b 21 Feb 1803

Last Edited

28 Nov 1999

Birth*	Thomas Goodwin was born on 14 January 1763.1
	The diary of Somersworth schoolmaster Joseph Tate has the following entry, which may or may not pertain to this Thomas: "Monday April 3, 1769. Mr. Thos. Goodwin of the Lower End of Berwick Dy'd (Henry Goodwins Father.)"2

James Goodwin

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Father	James Goodwin b. probably in the 1690s
Mother	Margaret Wallingford b. about 1716 to 1718, d. b 21 Feb 1803

Last Edited

28 Mar 2000

Birth*	James Goodwin was born.1
	The History of Kittery states that he and his brother Samuel "are said to have been taken prisoners in the Revolutionary War and to have died in Halifax prison."

Samuel Goodwin

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Father	James Goodwin b. probably in the 1690s
Mother	Margaret Wallingford b. about 1716 to 1718, d. b 21 Feb 1803

Last Edited

28 Nov 1999

Birth*	Samuel Goodwin was born.1
	The History of Kittery states that he and his brother James "are said to have been taken prisoners in the Revolutionary War and to have died in Halifax prison."

Anna Clement

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Father	Job Clement
Mother	Elizabeth Rollins

Last Edited

13 Jan 2013

Birth*	Anna Clement was born in March 1767 in Dover, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married second Silas Goodwin, son of James Goodwin and Margaret Wallingford, circa 1800.1
Death*	Anna Clement died after 1804.1

Isabella Bragdon

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Last Edited

6 Nov 1998

Birth*	Isabella Bragdon was born.
Marriage*	She married first Silas Goodwin, son of James Goodwin and Margaret Wallingford, on 15 November 1780.1
Death*	Isabella died probably by about 1800.1
	The Clement Genealogy says she was from York, Maine.

Hannah Wallingford

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Father	Col. Thomas Wallingford b. 28 Jul 1697, d. 4 Aug 1771
Mother	Margaret Clements b. c 1698, d. 1729 or 1730

Last Edited

30 Dec 2000

Birth*	Hannah Wallingford was born on 5 May 1720 in Dover, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married John Brown, son of Charles Brown and Mary Mitchell, circa 1751.2
Death*	Hannah died by September 1813. She was referred to as "the late widow Hannah Brown" in a deed from Ebenezer Ricker to Charles Cushing dated September 1813.3
	On 10 May 1760 Alexander Hodgsdon of Rochester, yeoman, sued John Waymouth and Peter Wallingsford, both of Rochester and John Brown of Somersworth, husbandmen, for £40 as a charge for cutting down and carrying away ten trees from Hodgsdon's land in Rochester on 30 April 1760. He was awarded the £40 and the court attached a chair worth 5s belonging to each of the defendants.4      Hannah received property from the estate of her father in the three divisions of the estate made on 10 September 1772, 10 October 1772 (Maine lands), and 8 December 1779. First there was 115 acres and buildings in Somersworth where Hannah and her husband were then living. Also 39 acres in Somersworth being part of the farm possessed by her brother Mark Wallingford.5 In Maine she received 28 acres from the Great Farm, plus 50 acres in Berwick Commons (Lot 1, 10th Range below Little River), and 50 acres in the Commons (Lot 2, 5th Range), and 6 acres laid out to her father on 1 January 1731/2.6 In the 1779 division she got 1/13 part of 10 acres in the first division in Sanbornton, plus 15 acres in the 2nd division in Sanbornton next to land given to Thomas Jr. above. Also about 222 acres in New Durham Gore being No. 3 in a drawn lot plan attached to the record of the division. Also the other half (with brother Thomas) of lot number 12 in Ossipee Gore, containing about 200 acres.5      On 26 October 1779 Hannah, as a widow living in Somersworth, and her son Charles, purchased land from her brother Ebenezer's widow Mary and their son Amos, for 10,000 pounds, 73 acres of land in Somersworth.7

Children of Hannah Wallingford and John Brown

John Brown b. 27 Apr 1752 Paul Brown b. 24 Aug 1754, d. 3 Jan 1820 Josiah Brown b. 23 Mar 1756 Charles Brown b. 13 Sep 1761

John Brown

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Father	Charles Brown
Mother	Mary Mitchell

Last Edited

31 Oct 2011

Baptism*	He was baptized on 11 July 1714 at the North Church in Portsmouth, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married Hannah Wallingford, daughter of Col. Thomas Wallingford and Margaret Clements, circa 1751.2
Death*	John probably died on 7 March 1773, probably in Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG. The diary of Somersworth schoolmaster Joseph Tate has the following entry: "Mr. Jno. Brown of Somersworth Dy'd on Sunday Evening Mar. th. 1773." Is this the same John Brown? It could even be his son, although Hannah was a widow in 1779 so it is likely the father.3

Children of John Brown and Hannah Wallingford

John Brown b. 27 Apr 1752 Paul Brown b. 24 Aug 1754, d. 3 Jan 1820 Josiah Brown b. 23 Mar 1756 Charles Brown b. 13 Sep 1761

John Brown

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Father	John Brown b. 11 Jul 1714, d. 7 Mar 1773
Mother	Hannah Wallingford b. 5 May 1720, d. by September 1813

Last Edited

20 Jan 2001

Birth*	John Brown was born on 27 April 1752.1
Marriage*	He married Patience Lord, daughter of Benjamin Lord, on 11 October 1772.2
	A John Brown is listed in both the 1790 and 1800 censuses of Somersworth, but the name is too common to determine if it is the same person.

Paul Brown

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Father	John Brown b. 11 Jul 1714, d. 7 Mar 1773
Mother	Hannah Wallingford b. 5 May 1720, d. by September 1813

Last Edited

28 Nov 1999

Birth*	Paul Brown was born on 24 August 1754.1
Marriage*	He married Lydia Lord, daughter of Benjamin Lord, on 30 June 1773.2
Death*	Paul died on 3 January 1820 in Berwick, York County, MaineG. His gravestone at Evergreen Cemetery in Berwick reads 1749-1819, both dates being in error.3,45
	Paul and Lydia had eight children.3

Josiah Brown

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Father	John Brown b. 11 Jul 1714, d. 7 Mar 1773
Mother	Hannah Wallingford b. 5 May 1720, d. by September 1813

Last Edited

28 Jan 2001

Marriage*	He married Hannah Lord, daughter of Benjamin Lord.1
Birth*	Josiah Brown was born on 23 March 1756.2
	He may be the Josiah Brown listed in the 1800 census of Somersworth with one boy under ten, one male over 44, one girl under ten, two females 16-25 and one woman over 44.3 There is no Josiah Brown in the 1790 census of Somersworth, but there are others in other locations in the state, as there are in 1800.

Charles Brown

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Father	John Brown b. 11 Jul 1714, d. 7 Mar 1773
Mother	Hannah Wallingford b. 5 May 1720, d. by September 1813

Last Edited

28 Jan 2001

Marriage*	He married Sarah (?). She is mentioned in an 1802 deed.
Birth*	Charles Brown was born on 13 September 1761.1
	On 26 October 1779 Charles and his widowed mother, both living in Somersworth, purchased land from his mother's brother Ebenezer's widow Mary and their son Amos. For 10,000 pounds they bought 73 acres in Somersworth.2      Charles Brown is enumerated in the 1790 census of Somersworth as having one male under 16 and five females in his family3. In 1800 he is still living in Somersworth with four boys under 10, one aged 10-15, and one girl 10-15.4 This seems to imply that he was unmarried at the time, so perhaps he had a wife before Sarah who was recorded as his wife two years later.      On 15 March 1793 Charles of Somersworth purchased 20 acres in Somersworth for 10 pounds from his cousin Amos Wallingford of Somersworth, yeoman. It was part of the land Amos purchased from Charles and his mother at an earlier date.5      On 10 March 1802 Charles of Somersworth, husbandman, with his wife Sarah, sold 81 acres of land in Somersworth to John Roberts, Jr., for $607.50.6

Judith Wallingford

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Father	Col. Thomas Wallingford b. 28 Jul 1697, d. 4 Aug 1771
Mother	Margaret Clements b. c 1698, d. 1729 or 1730

Last Edited

6 Feb 2001

Birth*	Judith Wallingford was born on 25 March 1722 in Dover, New HampshireG.1
Death*	Judith died, before September 1772. (She was not mentioned in any of the divisions of her father's estate, the first of which was on 10 September 1772.)2.
	Judith probably died young. The Clements Genealogy speculates that she may possibly have married Moses Dow of New Durham, who received a small piece of land in the division of the estate of Judith's father Thomas Wallingford.3 In the division of her father's estate made on 8 December 1779 is included the statement "We have by special Order of the Heirs of said deceased Set of[f] to Moses Dow of a place called New Durham Gore [now Alton, N.H.] in Said County Fifty Acres of Land where he now dwells..."2 The thinking is that Dow received a small portion of the estate even though his Judith was deceased and they were childless.      But there is a simpler explanation. In 1778 Moses Dow of New Durham was contracted by Thomas Wallingford's agents to lumber his land and float the logs down the lake to Rogers' Landing and saw mill at Alton Bay. Dow also agreed to spend a specified number of days maintaining the road from New Durham to Moultonborough that passed through the land that Wallingford owned along the lake shore in East Alton. For doing this he received 50 acres of land and the right to cut and sell timber for his own profit. He chose 50 acres on Piper's Point, and it was this land that was formally given to him by Thomas Wallingford's estate. Dow lived on the land with his brother in law Stephen Fall until 1793 when he sold the farm to Fall and left Alton forever.4

Ebenezer Wallingford

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Father	Col. Thomas Wallingford b. 28 Jul 1697, d. 4 Aug 1771
Mother	Margaret Clements b. c 1698, d. 1729 or 1730

Last Edited

31 Oct 2011

Birth*	Ebenezer Wallingford was born on 21 July 1724 in Dover, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married Mary Wentworth, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Wentworth and Elizabeth Leighton, in May 1749.2
Death*	Ebenezer died on 11 May 1775, probably in Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG. Somersworth schoolmaster Joseph Tate's diary has the following: "Mr. Ebenezer Wallingford of Somerswth dy'd on Thursday Evening May 11th. 1775 Bury'd on Sat. 13."3
	Ebenezer received property from the estate of his father in the three divisions of the estate made on 10 September 1772, 10 October 1772 (Maine lands), and 8 December 1779. First there was about 85 acres and buildings where he was then living in Somersworth. Also one quarter part of a double saw mill on Salmon Falls.4 In Maine he received 25 acres in Berwick that was purchased of William Key, and 3/4 of 2/3 of his father's holdings in a thatch bog in Berwick called the fowling Marsh, and 97 acres near the Stair Falls (Lot 1 Range 1 of Berwick Proprietors Common Land above Little River), and 20 acres in Berwick Commons, and 37 acres in Berwick Commons (Lot 1, 6th Range above Little River).5 In the 1779 division he got 1/13 part of a 2nd division lot in Effingham, 10 acres in a first division lot in Sanbornton joining 10 acres set off to his sister Lydia Costellow, and 250 acres in New Durham Gore, being number 4 in a drawn lot plan attached to the record of the division.4      In his will dated 9 May 1775, just two days before his death, Ebenezer left a large part of his estate to his wife's nephew Benjamin Wentworth, the son of Mark and Elizabeth (Wentworth) Wentworth, who was living with him at the time as a minor. He deeded to Benjamin all of his lands in "The Gore" in Strafford County, which is probably referring to New Durham Gore, which later became the town of Alton. He would acquire these lands at the age of 21, provided he stayed with Ebenezer's widow and helped her with the farm. The remainder of his estate he left to his widow Mary. Upon Mary's death or remarriage what was left would go to his son Amos. The inventory of the estate showed 90 acres of land on his Somersworth homestead, 68 acres of land in Somersworth where Ebenezer Wentworth was then living, 100 acres in Middleton, and 219 acres of land at "The Gore." Also found in the inventory is a "Negro man Tom".6      On 27 March 1778 the widow Mary of Somersworth, as executrix of her husband's will, sold for 270 pounds to John Costelloe of Berwick, Trader, "1/13 part or share and 1/4 part or share of the 1/13 part or share of all the out Lands in the New Townships or of all the Lands Whatsoever Lying within the Mason Pattent so called which have been or may or ought hereafter to be draw'd to the Right of Thomas Wallingford Esquire Deceased as one of the Proprietors of said Pattent Excepting what has been already Lawfully Conveyed by me in my said Capacity or was Disposed of in the Life time of my said Husband..."7 John Costelloe was the husband of Lydia Wallingford, sister to her deceased husband Ebenezer, and he was here selling to him much of the land her husband inherited from his father.      She sold more of her husband's land on 21 October 1779 in a deed to Jonathan Chase of Stratham when he purchased their share of Thomas Wallingford's land in Sanbornton for 13 pounds 4 shillings.8 Five days later, on 26 October 1779, she, with her son Amos, both of Somersworth, sold land for 10,000 pounds to Hannah Brown, widow of John Brown late of Somersworth, deceased, and Charles Brown, son of Hannah and John, both of Somersworth. This land comprised 73 acres in Somersworth which her husband Ebenezer had purchased from Archibald Smith, mariner, late of Somersworth, on 12 February 1773, excepting some land that was contained in a gore or slip which Ebenezer sold to Mark Wentworth.9 Hannah Brown was her husband's sister.      On 30 June 1788 252 acres of land in New Durham Gore (now Alton), being the lot number four drawn by heirship to Ebenezer Wallingford out of the Wallingford Lot number 18, was sold at public auction for 20 shillings to the highest bidder Jonathan McDuffee of Rochester.10      The widow Mary may have been living with her son Amos in Somersworth when the 1790 census11 was taken, as that record includes one unaccounted for female in the household and her later will makes it seem evident that she was living with them in her later years. In 1800, however, she is the head of her own household, still in Somersworth, living with a slave.12      In her will of 16 June 1813 the widow Mary Wallingford of Somersworth left most of her estate to her son Amos, but she also left some to her granddaughters Polly and Betsey Wallingford "in consideration of the tender care which [they] have taken of me". Her granddaughter Betsy was made sole executrix. She also left one good bed and bedding to a Thomas Fayal. The will was witnessed by John Pike, Moses Warren and Ebenezer Plummer and presented for probate on 3 January 1817 by Nathaniel Pike, husband of the executrix Betsy, who had been married since the will was written.13      Ebenezer and Mary and their two children are listed in the family records kept by Somersworth schoolmaster Joseph Tate.14

Children of Ebenezer Wallingford and Mary Wentworth

Thomas Wallingford b. 11 Sep 1755, d. 11 Sep 1772 Amos Wallingford+ b. 6 Mar 1762, d. 10 or 11 January 1837

Mary Wentworth

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Father	Capt. Benjamin Wentworth
Mother	Elizabeth Leighton

Last Edited

9 Oct 2011

Birth*	Mary Wentworth was born on 29 July 1725, probably in Dover, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married Ebenezer Wallingford, son of Col. Thomas Wallingford and Margaret Clements, in May 1749.1
Death*	Mary died at the home of her son Amos, on 10 December 1815, in Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG, at age 90.2

Children of Mary Wentworth and Ebenezer Wallingford

Thomas Wallingford b. 11 Sep 1755, d. 11 Sep 1772 Amos Wallingford+ b. 6 Mar 1762, d. 10 or 11 January 1837

Thomas Wallingford

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Father	Ebenezer Wallingford b. 21 Jul 1724, d. 11 May 1775
Mother	Mary Wentworth b. 29 Jul 1725, d. 10 Dec 1815

Last Edited

30 Oct 2011

Birth*

Thomas Wallingford was born on 11 September 1755, probably in Somersworth, New HampshireG.1

Death*

Thomas died on 11 September 1772 in Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG. From Master Tate's Record: "Mr. Thomas Wallingford Son of Mr. Ebenezer and Mrs. Mary Wallingford dy'd on Friday, Sep. 11, 1772. & was buried on Sunday ye 13th. his death was Occasioned by ye fall from a horse, about 2 Hours before his Death."2 He was buried in the Salmon Falls old town cemetery in Rollinsford, N.H.3

Amos Wallingford

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Father	Ebenezer Wallingford b. 21 Jul 1724, d. 11 May 1775
Mother	Mary Wentworth b. 29 Jul 1725, d. 10 Dec 1815

Last Edited

30 Oct 2011

Birth*	Amos Wallingford was born on 6 March 1762, probably in Somersworth, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married Phebe Brewster, daughter of Joseph Brewster, on 28 November 1785 in Berwick, York County, MaineG. Amos was from Somersworth and Phebe was from Berwick when they got married.2,3
Death*	Amos died 10 or 11 January 1837, probably in Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG.2
	He lived his entire life in the part of Somersworth that is now the town of Rollinsford, N.H. He was a distinguished school teacher and for years was known as "Master Wallingford". He was town clerk of Somersworth from 1807 to 1825 and often served as selectman."4,5      On 26 October 1779, Amos, with his mother, both of Somersworth, sold land for 10,000 pounds to Hannah Brown, widow of John Brown late of Somersworth, deceased, and Charles Brown, son of Hannah and John, both of Somersworth. This land comprised 73 acres in Somersworth which his father Ebenezer had purchased from Archibald Smith, mariner, late of Somersworth, on 12 February 1773, excepting some land that was contained in a gore or slip which Ebenezer sold to Mark Wentworth.6 Hannah Brown was his father's sister.      On 10 October 1783 Amos of Somersworth, yeoman, for 90 pounds 5 shillings, sold land to William Pearne of Portsmouth and Mary his wife. Mary was his father's sister. The first part of the land included 1/13th part of one half of 1/13th part of the house, outhouses and lands situated in Portsmouth on the west side of the street leading to the ferry, which was then occupied by a Mr. Noah Parker, it being part of the whole estate "which was set off to Elizabeth Wallingford my Grand Mother and relict of Thomas Wallingford Esq. late of Somersworth". The deed also included 1/13 part of one half of 1/13 part of land "which was given to me after the decease of my Mother Mary Wallingford by my Honored father Ebenezer Wallingford son of the said Thomas Wallingford". This is curious language, as his mother was still alive at the time, so probably refers to the land that was to go to him after his mother's decease, according to his father's will. Finally the deed included 1/13th part of one half of 1/13th part of land in Durham "which may fall to me" that was then in the possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Wallingford, relict of said Thomas.7      On 30 August 1786 Amos and others signed a petition to the General Court asking that the town be allowed to have a lottery to raise money to replace a bridge at the Falls that had been wiped out in a flood the previous Fall.8      On 15 April 1788 Amos of Somersworth, yeoman, sold for 31 pounds, 16 shillings, to Jacob Horn of Somersworth, yeoman, 20 acres of land in Somersworth on the west side of the road leading from Somersworth Meeting House to Stepping Stones so called.9      His family is enumerated in the 1790 census of Somersworth as having one male 16 or over, four females, and one slave.10 The male is obviously himself, and the four females are likely his wife, two young daughters, and probably his mother, as he was her only living child at this point. The slave may be the "Negro man Tom" left to him in his father's will of 1775.      On 18 December 1790 Amos of Somersworth, husbandman, for 52 pounds, sold land to John Tibbets and John Roberts, both of Somersworth, gentlemen. The land included one half of 38 acres in Somersworth, the same land which Amos and his mother purchased from Hannah Brown and Charles Brown of Somersworth.11 Two days later Amos sold more land, for 75 pounds 4 shillings, to the same John Tebbets and John Roberts. The land included 23 acres, 120 poles in Somersworth, being the same that was willed to Amos by his uncle Mark Wallingford deceased. Amos' wife Phebe released her dower rights.12      On 15 March 1793 Amos of Somersworth, yeoman, sold to his cousin Charles Brown of Somersworth, 20 acres of land in Somersworth for 10 pounds. It was part of the land Amos purchased from Charles and his mother at an earlier date.13      Amos and family were enumerated in the 1800 census of Somersworth with only one male (Amos himself), one female under 10, one female 10-15, and one female 26-44.14 The females are likely his wife and two daughters, although the younger daughter would have been 10 years old, and now under 10 at the time. His mother is no longer living with him and is enumerated as the head of her own household, living with a slave, also in Somersworth.      On 29 April 1805 Amos of Somersworth, gentleman, sold land for $2 to Nathan Lord of Somersworth, gentleman. It comprised one undivided thirteenth and one half part of one undivided thirteenth, formerly property of Col Thomas Wallingford, bounded by the highway to Dover.15      On 20 January 1809 Amos of Somersworth, yeoman, sold land for $75 to John Jones of Somersworth, joiner. It comprised 4 acres and 80 square rods in Somersworth.16      On 6 June 1812 Amos of Somersworth, gentleman, sold land in Somersworth to Stephen Roberts of Somersworth, yeoman, for $156. The land was "part of Mark's pasture, so called", thirteen acres he held in common with his mother.17      On 5 February 1814 Amos of Somersworth, gentleman, sold for $100 to Charles Cushing of Berwick, merchant, his share of the homestead of his grandfather Thomas Wallingford in Somersworth, said premises having been given by his father Ebenezer in his will to Amos' mother Mary during her life and after her decease to Amos.18      The 1830 census found him still in Somersworth living with three females, one aged 10-15, another aged 40-50, and the third, probably his wife, aged 60-7190.      One source states that there were "three children given in the Wentworth Genealogy but there were actually only two given in that book.20

Children of Amos Wallingford and Phebe Brewster

Mary Wallingford b. 20 Sep 1786, d. 10 Apr 1881 Elizabeth Wallingford+ b. 9 Oct 1789, d. 5 Jan 1879

Abigail Wallingford

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Father	Col. Thomas Wallingford b. 28 Jul 1697, d. 4 Aug 1771
Mother	Margaret Clements b. c 1698, d. 1729 or 1730

Last Edited

5 Mar 2023

Birth*	Abigail Wallingford was born on 30 September 1726 in Dover, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married Edward Saunders, son of Edward Saunders and Elizabeth Gage, circa 1746. Thomas Gage, Town Clerk of Rowley, writes in the original record, "Edward Saunders the 2nd above named was probably married to Abigail Wallingford in the town of Dover or Somesworth in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, soon after his marriage moved his wife to Rowley."2
Death*	Abigail died, prob. 7 April 1756, in Rowley, Essex County, MassachusettsG. The wife of Edward Sanders Jr. died on that date, and in the Rowley birth records of their children, her husband is referred to as Edward Jr. Their last child was born a little more than a week earlier, on March 29th, so it can be supposed that she died from complications of child birth. She was deceased when her father's estate was divided amongst his widow and children on 10 September 1772.3.
	Abigail's heirs received property from the estate of her father in the three divisions of the estate made on 10 September 1772, 10 October 1772 (Maine lands), and 8 December 1779. To the heirs of Abigail Sanders, late wife of Edward, went two lots of land in Portsmouth.3 In Maine they received 48 acres in the farm in Berwick purchased by her father of Bile Dudley at Loves Brook, plus a 100 acre lot (Lot 7, 1st Range, Berwick Commons), and half a right of land in Lebanon purchased from John Lewis.4 In the 1779 division they received 1/13 part of the whole right of her father's land in Wolfeborough, also 15 acres in the 2nd division lot in Sanbornton next to her sister Margaret Goodwin's 20 acres, also all but 37 acres of a first division lot in Sanbornton (the other 37 having gone to other heirs).3

Children of Abigail Wallingford and Edward Saunders

Joseph Saunders b. 5 Jun 1747, d. 19 or 20 February 1754 Lydia Saunders b. 5 Apr 1749, d. 8 Nov 1784 Abigail Saunders b. 16 Apr 1752 Elizabeth Saunders b. 26 May 1754, d. 14 Jul 1836 Thomas Saunders+ b. 29 Mar 1756, d. bt 6 May 1824 - 21 Jul 1826

Edward Saunders

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Father	Edward Saunders
Mother	Elizabeth Gage

Last Edited

11 Mar 2012

Birth*	Edward Saunders was born on 13 March 1717 in Rowley, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1,2
Marriage*	He married Abigail Wallingford, daughter of Col. Thomas Wallingford and Margaret Clements, circa 1746. Thomas Gage, Town Clerk of Rowley, writes in the original record, "Edward Saunders the 2nd above named was probably married to Abigail Wallingford in the town of Dover or Somesworth in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, soon after his marriage moved his wife to Rowley."2
Death*	Edward died "of old age", on 15 January 1796, in Rowley, Essex County, MassachusettsG, at age 78.3

Children of Edward Saunders and Abigail Wallingford

Joseph Saunders b. 5 Jun 1747, d. 19 or 20 February 1754 Lydia Saunders b. 5 Apr 1749, d. 8 Nov 1784 Abigail Saunders b. 16 Apr 1752 Elizabeth Saunders b. 26 May 1754, d. 14 Jul 1836 Thomas Saunders+ b. 29 Mar 1756, d. bt 6 May 1824 - 21 Jul 1826

Rachel Wallingford

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Father	Col. Thomas Wallingford b. 28 Jul 1697, d. 4 Aug 1771
Mother	Mary Pray b. b 1712, d. bt 1751 - 1755

Last Edited

14 Nov 2011

Death*	Rachel died,. She is probably buried in Waterboro, Maine.1.
Birth*	She was born after 1730 in either Somersworth or Dover, New HampshireG.2
Marriage*	She married first Jacob Lincoln by 1758.3,4
Marriage*	She married second Silas Nowell, son of Peter Nowell and Sarah Weare, on 25 February 1762 in York, York County, MaineG.4
Marriage*	She married third Ebenezer Gubtail after 3 June 1777.5,6
	Rachel received property from the estate of her father in the three divisions of the estate made on 10 September 1772, 10 October 1772 (Maine lands), and 8 December 1779. Firstly, a house in Portsmouth and a lot of land in Portsmouth.7 In Maine she received 20 acres from the Great Farm at Salmon Falls, plus one third of 500 acres to the east of the town of Lebanon called Baker's Grant.8 Then in the 1779 division she got 1/13 part of a lot of land in Ossipee Gore being lot number 26, also 216 acres in New Durham Gore, being number 7 on a drawn lot plan attached to the division.7

Child of Rachel Wallingford and Jacob Lincoln

Jacob Lincoln b. c 1758, d. 7 Jul 1759

Children of Rachel Wallingford and Silas Nowell

Mark Nowell b. 26 Dec 1762, d. 3 Apr 1836 Caroline Nowell d. 27 Sep 1847 Nancy Nowell b. c Jan 1777, d. 10 Mar 1857

Silas Nowell

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Father	Peter Nowell
Mother	Sarah Weare

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1 Nov 2011

Birth*	Silas Nowell was born about 1717 or 1719, probably in York, York County, MaineG.1,2
Marriage*	He married second Rachel Wallingford, daughter of Col. Thomas Wallingford and Mary Pray, on 25 February 1762 in York, York County, MaineG.3
Death*	Silas died on 14 April 1776. Somersworth schoolmaster Joseph Tate's diary has the following: "Sunday Aprl. 14. 1776 Mr. Silas Nowel of Berwick Dyd."4
	He married first (intention 20 June 1741) Hannah Came, daughter of Samuel and Patience (Bragdon) Came of York. Silas had nine children in all.

Children of Silas Nowell and Rachel Wallingford

Mark Nowell b. 26 Dec 1762, d. 3 Apr 1836 Caroline Nowell d. 27 Sep 1847 Nancy Nowell b. c Jan 1777, d. 10 Mar 1857

Mary Wallingford

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Father	Col. Thomas Wallingford b. 28 Jul 1697, d. 4 Aug 1771
Mother	Mary Pray b. b 1712, d. bt 1751 - 1755

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14 Nov 2011

Birth*	Mary Wallingford was born circa 1733 in either Somersworth or Dover, New HampshireG. (Based on her age at death of 54.)1
Marriage*	She married William Pearne.1
Death*	Mary died on 30 June 1788 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New HampshireG. From the July 3, 1788 issue of Portsmouth's "New Hampshire Gazette": "Mary, wife of Capt. William Pearne, aged 54, died in Portsmouth, N.H."23,4
	Mary received property from the estate of her father in the three divisions of the estate made on 10 September 1772, 10 October 1772 (Maine lands), and 8 December 1779. In the first division she received part of a wharf and the contiguous land in Portsmouth. Also two and a half acres at Islington (so called) in Portsmouth originally purchased from William Bennett.5 In Maine she received 28 acres in the Great Farm at Salmon Falls, plus 120 acres in Berwick purchased from Ichabod Plaisted, and one quarter of two thirds of her father's thatch beds in Berwick.6 In the 1779 division she received 1/13 part of the first division lot in Moultonborough, plus commonland, also 239 acres in New Durham Gore, being number 8 in a drawn lot plan attached to the record of the division.5      William was a merchant in Portsmouth, N.H.7 He was called "Captain" William in the probate records of his father-in-law, and they were said to be living in Portsmouth on 16 April 1773.5      On 10 October 1783 Amos Wallingford of Somersworth, yeoman, for 90 pounds 5 shillings, sold land to William Pearne of Portsmouth and Mary his wife. Amos was Mary's brother Ebenezer's son. The first part of the land included 1/13th part of one half of 1/13th part of the house, outhouses and lands situated in Portsmouth on the west side of the street leading to the ferry, which was then occupied by a Mr. Noah Parker, it being part of the whole estate "which was set off to Elizabeth Wallingford my Grand Mother and relict of Thomas Wallingford Esq. late of Somersworth". The deed also included 1/13 part of one half of 1/13 part of land "which was given to me after the decease of my Mother Mary Wallingford by my Honored father Ebenezer Wallingford son of the said Thomas Wallingford". This is curious language, as his mother was still alive at the time, so probably refers to the land that was to go to him after his mother's decease, according to his father's will. Finally the deed included 1/13th part of one half of 1/13th part of land in Durham "which may fall to me" that was then in the possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Wallingford, relict of said Thomas.8      William had a store in the North End of Portsmouth in 1785 when this notice appeared in the New Hampshire Mercury for May 31, 1785: "William Pearne has Madeira wine and other goods for sale at his store in the North End."9      Mary left a will dated 15 November 1787 that was presented for probate by her husband, the executor, on 28 August 1788. William also left a will dated 26 September 1789 in which he named his daughters Phebe and Elizabeth and his friend Joseph Akerman executors. Phebe received her father's share in the dwelling house that was the dower of Elizabeth Wallingford, wife of her grandfather Thomas Wallingford. His children Mary and Anna are not mentioned in the will, as they had both recently died.10      Neither the 1790 nor the 1800 censuses of New Hampshire have anyone by the name of Pearne, or any variation of that name that might begin with the letter P. The surviving children may have been residing in either the Low or Roach households into which daughters Elizabeth and Mary had married.

Children of Mary Wallingford and William Pearne

Phebe Pearne William Pearne Mary Pearne b. c 1761, d. b 19 Aug 1790 Anna Pearne b. c 1767, d. 20 Sep 1788 Elizabeth Pearne b. about 1767/68, d. 22 Aug 1808

William Pearne

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25 Dec 2000

Birth*	William Pearne was born.
Marriage*	He married Mary Wallingford, daughter of Col. Thomas Wallingford and Mary Pray.1
Death*	William died circa 1790.2

Children of William Pearne and Mary Wallingford

Phebe Pearne William Pearne Mary Pearne b. c 1761, d. b 19 Aug 1790 Anna Pearne b. c 1767, d. 20 Sep 1788 Elizabeth Pearne b. about 1767/68, d. 22 Aug 1808

Mark Wallingford

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Father	Col. Thomas Wallingford b. 28 Jul 1697, d. 4 Aug 1771
Mother	Mary Pray b. b 1712, d. bt 1751 - 1755

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14 Nov 2011

Marriage*	He married Abigail Sanders.1
Birth*	Mark Wallingford was born after 1730 in either Somersworth or Dover, New HampshireG.1
Death*	Mark died on 5 July 1773, probably in Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG. From Master Tate's Record: "Mr. Mark Wallingford of Somersworth Dyd on Monday Night about 1/2 after 10 July 5th. & Buried on Wednesday July 7th. 1773." In his brother Thomas Wallingford's account of the administration of his estate he mentions expenses for "My time trouble and expense in attending him in his sickness", so apparently Mark's death wasn't a sudden one.2,3
	Mark was one of the original grantees of land in the town of Middleton, NH in 1749. The records of the Masonian Proprietors for April 27, 1749 record his name. In a draft of lots given out in that town on April 11, 1750 he received lot number 54. His father, as one of the Masonian Proprietors, received lot number 43.4      Mark received property from the estate of his father in the three divisions of the estate made on 10 September 1772, 10 October 1772 (Maine lands), and 8 December 1779. In the first division he received about 56 acres in Somersworth that were then in his possession.5 In Maine he got about 20 acres in Berwick from the Great Farm and 100 acres in Berwick purchased of Thomas Cutt called Lot 35, 3rd Check, Kittery Commons in Berwick, and 29 1/4 acres in Berwick purchased of Stephen Eastwick and of John and Nicholas Shapleigh. Also the right his father had in Narragansett No. 1, now called Buxton, Maine.6 In 1779, after Mark was deceased, his heirs received 1/13 of all of the deceased's rights in New Durham, and 276 acres in New Durham Gore, being lot number 2 in a drawn lot plan attached to the record of the division. Also 7 acres in the first division in Sanbornton joining 10 acres set off to Mark's brother Ebenezer.5      Mark's probate papers in Strafford County state that he was deceased "testate", but no will is included here. It may have first been probated in Rockingham County, however, so those records should also be checked. The estate was appraised by Moses Carr and Benjamin Warren on 28 November 1774 to the value of more than 22 pounds. His brother Thomas Wallingford, Jr. and brother-in-law John Wentworth, Esq., were originally appointed administrators of the estate, but John Wentworth died during the process and Thomas was appointed sole administrator.7      Given that the 1779 division mentioned his heirs, it could be that he had children who are presently unaccounted for. Following the ownership of his land described above may provide answers to that question.

Abigail Sanders

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22 Jan 2000

Marriage*	She married Mark Wallingford, son of Col. Thomas Wallingford and Mary Pray.1
Birth*	Abigail Sanders was born.

Elizabeth Wallingford

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Father	Col. Thomas Wallingford b. 28 Jul 1697, d. 4 Aug 1771
Mother	Mary Pray b. b 1712, d. bt 1751 - 1755

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14 Nov 2011

Birth*	Elizabeth Wallingford was born circa 1736 in either Somersworth or Dover, New HampshireG. (Based on age of 40 at death.)1
Marriage*	She married Amos Cole on 4 January 1756.2
Marriage*	She married Col. John Wentworth, son of Capt. Benjamin Wentworth and Elizabeth Leighton, on 1 June 1768 in Exeter, New HampshireG.3,4
Death*	Elizabeth died on 11 July 1775, probably in Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG. Somersworth schoolmaster Joseph Tate's diary has the following: "Tuesday July 11th. 1775 Madam Eliz. Wentworth Wife of Collo. Jno. Wentworth of Somersworth Dy'd Bury'd on Thurs. 13. She was one of Collo. Thos. Wallingford Decds. Daughters."5
	Elizabeth received property from the estate of her father in the three divisions of the estate made on 10 September 1772, 10 October 1772 (Maine lands), and 8 December 1779. First she received the whole of Jackson's Island (so called) in Portsmouth Harbor. Also the house and garden in Somersworth near Quamphegan Bridge where Elizabeth had formerly lived and about 17 acres of land near the bridge.6 In Maine she got about 40 acres in Berwick from land purchased of Bile Dudley at Loves Brook, plus one quarter of her father's interest in a saw mill at Salmon Falls with the privileges. Also 100 acres in Berwick Commons above Little River (Lot 7, 5th Range), plus nine acres laid out to her father in Berwick on 20 January 1731/2.7 After her death her husband John received, in the 1779 division, 1/13 part of a lot of land in New Hampton, being part of Thomas Wallingford's right in the town of Moultonborough, plus common land. Also 225 acres in New Durham Gore, being number 5 in a drawn lot plan attached to the record of the division.6      She is listed twice in the family records kept by Somersworth schoolmaster Joseph Tate. Once as the widow Cole with her four Cole children, and again as the third wife of Col. John Wentworth with her two Wentworth children. Tate started his record in 1767 when she was a widow, and added her to John Wentworth's record later.8      Tate's diary has the following entry: "Somersworth Tuesday January ye 17. 1775 Collo. John Wentworth's Negro Tom fell in ye fire & Burnt to Death9.

Children of Elizabeth Wallingford and Amos Cole

Mary Cole b. 22 Aug 1756 Ambrose Cole b. 27 Jan 1758 Elizabeth Cole b. 2 May 1760, d. 29 Oct 1848 Amos Cole b. 19 Aug 1762

Children of Elizabeth Wallingford and Col. John Wentworth

Abra Wentworth b. 14 or 15 April 1769, d. 27 Jul 1846 Samuel Wentworth b. 21 Sep 1770, d. 1826

Amos Cole

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Last Edited

20 Jan 2001

Birth*	Amos Cole was born.
Marriage*	He married Elizabeth Wallingford, daughter of Col. Thomas Wallingford and Mary Pray, on 4 January 1756.1
Death*	Amos died on 1 January 1762. There is some question about the validity of the date provided by the Wentworth Genealogy. See under his son Amos below for more information.2

Children of Amos Cole and Elizabeth Wallingford

Mary Cole b. 22 Aug 1756 Ambrose Cole b. 27 Jan 1758 Elizabeth Cole b. 2 May 1760, d. 29 Oct 1848 Amos Cole b. 19 Aug 1762