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Charles Parker

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Father	Josiah Parker
Mother	Olive Stone

Last Edited

30 Nov 2024

Birth*	Charles Parker was born on 6 March 1805 in Framingham, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG. The 1870 census states that he was born in Nova Scotia, but that is probably just where his parents were from.1
Marriage*	He married Mary Hildreth Wallingford, daughter of Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford and Mary Hildreth, on 16 May 1830, probably in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New HampshireG.2,3,4
Death*	Charles died on 16 January 1885 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG.5
	He was "of Framingham, Mass." according to the history of Marlborough, N.H.

Children of Charles Parker and Mary Hildreth Wallingford

Charles Wallingford Parker b. 27 Jun 1831, d. 24 Jan 1915 Josiah Stone Parker b. 13 Jan 1834 Elizabeth Leman Parker b. 4 Jul 1835 Edgar Parker b. 7 Jun 1840

George Wallingford

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Father	Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford b. 5 Oct 1780, d. 18 Feb 1855
Mother	Mary Hildreth b. 6 Jul 1784, d. 21 Apr 1868

Last Edited

22 Jan 2011

Birth*	George Wallingford was born on 17 July 1808 in Dublin, Cheshire County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married Helen P. Hitchcock, daughter of Amos Hitchcock and Philenia Felt, on 13 June 1838.1
Death*	George died on 18 July 1863, probably in Claremont., Sullivan County, New HampshireG.1
	George moved to Claremont, N.H. at the age of 19, and resided there for the rest of his life. He was a machinist by trade, engaging in carriage ironing. Later in life he went into the grocery business which he pursued successfully for many years. Amidst a brief biography of his life and ancestry is an even longer piece on his wife's family.2      In 1840 his family in Claremont consisted of one male under 5, one male in his thirties, and two females in their twenties.3      The family was enumerated in the 1850 census of Claremont. George's occupation was given as mechanic. [Source: A 22 April 2000 posting to the WALLINGFORD-L email list on Rootsweb.com, Census p.168.)      Helen was living in Claremont in October 1894 when she was named as a legatee in the will of George's brother Philander's wife Caroline and received $100 from the estate.4

Children of George Wallingford and Helen P. Hitchcock

George Henry Wallingford b. 12 Apr 1839 Stella J. Wallingford b. 22 Sep 1843

Helen P. Hitchcock

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Father	Amos Hitchcock b. 1786, d. 1873
Mother	Philenia Felt b. 1790, d. 1872

Last Edited

15 Feb 1999

Birth*	Helen P. Hitchcock was born on 16 January 1817 in Rockingham, Windham County, VermontG.1
Marriage*	She married George Wallingford, son of Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford and Mary Hildreth, on 13 June 1838.2
Death*	Helen died on 15 February 1901.3

Children of Helen P. Hitchcock and George Wallingford

George Henry Wallingford b. 12 Apr 1839 Stella J. Wallingford b. 22 Sep 1843

Sarah M. Wallingford

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Father	Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford b. 5 Oct 1780, d. 18 Feb 1855
Mother	Mary Hildreth b. 6 Jul 1784, d. 21 Apr 1868

Last Edited

15 Feb 1999

Birth*	Sarah M. Wallingford was born on 27 May 1810 in Dublin, Cheshire County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married Frederick Handerson on 17 February 1833.1
Death*	Sarah died on 10 March 1894.2

Frederick Handerson

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Last Edited

12 Oct 1998

Birth*	Frederick Handerson was born.
Marriage*	He married Sarah M. Wallingford, daughter of Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford and Mary Hildreth, on 17 February 1833.1
	He is said to be "of Claremont", N.H. by the History of Marlborough, N.H.

Rev. Philander Wallingford

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Father	Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford b. 5 Oct 1780, d. 18 Feb 1855
Mother	Mary Hildreth b. 6 Jul 1784, d. 21 Apr 1868

Last Edited

17 Jan 2005

Birth*	Rev. Philander Wallingford was born on 6 June 1812 in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married Caroline Matilda Treadwell, daughter of Captain Charles Treadwell and Elizabeth Drowne, on 1 January 1838 in Newmarket, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1,2
Death*	Philander died of stomache cancer on 6 August 1887 in Claremont., Sullivan County, New HampshireG.3
	He was listed in the 1850 census of Winchendon, Mass. aged 28, occupation clergyman, and he was living with an unknown 33 year old woman born in N.H., as well as a woman named Ann M. Stone, 27, born in Maine. The unknown woman was presumably his wife, but the age is way off. In 1850 Philander was actually 37 and Caroline was 38. Obviously the person who gave the information to the census taker was completely unfamiliar with them, as evidenced by the fact that Caroline, assuming it was her, is referred to as "Unknown" Wallingford.4
	A six page biographical sketch of Philander appears in the History of Marlborough, N.H., pp. 221-226. He did his Preparatory studies at Chelsea, Vermont High School and Newmarket Academy. He was licensed to exhort at Hartland, Vermont in 1841 and to preach, at Brookfield, Mass. in 1842. He was a minister with the Methodist Episcopal Church, first in Brookfield, Mass. in 1842, and later in the following Massachusetts towns: Natick, Barre, South Barre, Winchendon, North Brookfield, Shelburne Falls, and Holyoke. In 1856 he returned home to Claremont, N.H. to a home on Central Street, but for many years continued to preach in many other places, including Rochester, Rye, South Newmarket, Walpole, Cornish and Goshen, N.H., and in North Hartland and Weathersfield Bow, Vermont. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Janes, at Lowell, Mass, in 1845, and elder by Bishop Morris, at Boston in 1850. At the time the Marlborough history was published in 1881, both he and his wife were still alive. It makes no mention of children.5,6.

Caroline Matilda Treadwell

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Father	Captain Charles Treadwell
Mother	Elizabeth Drowne

Last Edited

21 Feb 2009

Birth*	Caroline Matilda Treadwell was born on 17 August 1811, probably in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New HampshireG. Her parents lived in Portsmouth until 1814 when they moved to Newmarket, NH. They lost most of their property in the "great fire" in Portsmouth in 1813.1
Marriage*	She married Rev. Philander Wallingford, son of Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford and Mary Hildreth, on 1 January 1838 in Newmarket, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.2,3
Death*	Caroline died of general paralysis, on 2 September 1894, in Exeter, Rockingham County, New HampshireG, at age 83.1

Elizabeth L. Wallingford

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Father	Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford b. 5 Oct 1780, d. 18 Feb 1855
Mother	Mary Hildreth b. 6 Jul 1784, d. 21 Apr 1868

Last Edited

6 Jan 2001

Birth*	Elizabeth L. Wallingford was born on 8 September 1814 in Roxbury, Cheshire County, New HampshireG.1
Death*	Elizabeth died on 5 May 1836 in Claremont., Sullivan County, New HampshireG.1

Frances Wallingford

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Father	Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford b. 5 Oct 1780, d. 18 Feb 1855
Mother	Mary Hildreth b. 6 Jul 1784, d. 21 Apr 1868

Last Edited

28 Nov 1998

Birth*	Frances Wallingford was born on 23 September 1816 in Roxbury, Cheshire County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married Alanson Way, son of Rev. Nathaniel O. Way and Elizabeth Gunnison, on 8 September 1839.1
Death*	Frances died on 14 August 1848.1
	They probably had no children.2,3

Alanson Way

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Father	Rev. Nathaniel O. Way
Mother	Elizabeth Gunnison

Last Edited

22 Jan 1999

Birth*	Alanson Way was born on 2 March 1816.1
Marriage*	He married Frances Wallingford, daughter of Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford and Mary Hildreth, on 8 September 1839.2
	According to the history of Marlborough, N.H. he was from Claremont, N.H. Alanson had three children by his second wife.3

Catharine Wallingford

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Father	Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford b. 5 Oct 1780, d. 18 Feb 1855
Mother	Mary Hildreth b. 6 Jul 1784, d. 21 Apr 1868

Last Edited

27 Oct 1998

Birth*	Catharine Wallingford was born on 1 February 1819 in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married John F. Mellen on 3 January 1841.1
	She was living in Claremont, N.H. in 1894 when she was named in the estate of her sister-in-law Caroline M. Wallingford.2

John F. Mellen

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Last Edited

12 Oct 1998

Birth*	John F. Mellen was born.
Marriage*	He married Catharine Wallingford, daughter of Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford and Mary Hildreth, on 3 January 1841.1
	According to the history of Marlborough, N.H. he was from Claremont, N.H.

Deborah Haseltine

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Father	Samuel Haseltine b. 1645, d. 1717
Mother	Deborah Cooper

Last Edited

25 Jan 2001

Birth*	Deborah Haseltine was born on 17 July 1672 in Bradford, Essex County, MassachusettsG. She was baptized in Rowley on 29 September 1672.1,2
Marriage*	She married James Wallingford, son of Nicholas Wallingford and Sarah Travers, circa 1692. (Based on the date of birth of their first child.)3
Death*	Deborah died on 22 October 1760 in Rowley, Essex County, MassachusettsG.4
	Her name has also been spelled Hazelton. A Deborah Wallingford was admitted to the Bradford Church in 1704.5

Children of Deborah Haseltine and James Wallingford

Samuel Wallingford+ b. 9 Aug 1693, d. 24 or 25 December 1739 Hepzibah Wallingford+ b. 23 Sep 1695, d. 31 Mar 1749 Ruth Wallingford+ b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782 Deborah Wallingford+ b. in June 1701, d. a Jun 1739 Abiah Wallingford b. 26 Jul 1704? Benjamin Wallingford+ b. 26 Apr 1707, d. 1790 Jeremiah Wallingford b. 26 Nov 1710? Isaac Wallingford b. b 1 Apr 1711 James Wallingford Jr.+ b. 5 Apr 1713, d. 10 Jan 1782

Ruth Wallingford

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Father	James Wallingford b. 6 Oct 1665, d. a Jul 1739
Mother	Deborah Haseltine b. 17 Jul 1672, d. 22 Oct 1760

Last Edited

21 Feb 2010

Birth*	Ruth Wallingford was born before 25 September 1698, probably in Bradford, Essex County, MassachusettsG. She was baptized in Bradford on 25 September 1698 but may have been born elsewhere.1
Marriage*	She married first Nathaniel Merrill, son of John Merrill and Lucy Webster, on 10 June 1718 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2
Marriage*	Ruth married second, Benjamin Wood, in July 1744, in Dracut, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG. Ruth and Benjamin's intention was filed in Dracut on 7 June 1744. She was from Haverhill, Mass. at the time.3.4,5
Marriage*	Ruth married third, Ebenezer Parker, on 11 March 1757, in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG. He was of Chelmsford, Mass. and she was of Dracut, Mass. when they were married. Their intention was filed in Chelmsford 3 July 1756..6
Death*	Ruth died sometime after 23 Sep 1782. (The date of her petition to the court.)
	Nathaniel Merrill was a cooper. Two of their children died in the "throat distemper" epidemic that struck the area killing thousands in 1735, mostly children.7      Ruth's second husband Benjamin Wood was from Dracut, Mass. and they moved to Chelmsford, Mass.8      In 1768 and again in 1782 Ruth petitioned the court in an attempt to have the guardianship of her son Daniel Merrill changed. See his record for details. At both these times she was living in Atkinson, N.H., so may have died there as Ruth Parker.

Children of Ruth Wallingford and Nathaniel Merrill

Anna Merrill b. 18 Mar 1718/19, d. 6 Jul 1781 Daniel Merrill b. 13 Jan 1720/21 Nathaniel Merrill b. 14 Jan 1722/23 Ruth Merrill b. 9 Jun 1725, d. 8 Sep 1736 Lucy Merrill b. 3 Jan 1727/28, d. 20 Jun 1742 James Merrill b. 5 Mar 1729/30, d. 13 Mar 1817 Sarah Merrill b. 5 Jun 1732, d. 25 Sep 1807 Jeremiah Merrill b. 17 Nov 1734, d. 3 Sep 1736 Jeremiah Merrill b. 12 Dec 1737

Nathaniel Merrill

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Father	John Merrill b. 1663, d. 1705
Mother	Lucy Webster b. 1664

Last Edited

27 May 2004

Birth*	Nathaniel Merrill was born on 26 July 1687 in Newbury, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1,2
Marriage*	He married first Ruth Wallingford, daughter of James Wallingford and Deborah Haseltine, on 10 June 1718 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.3
Death*	Nathaniel died, on 25 August 1737, in the West Parish, in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG, at age 50. Nathaniel was buried in the first burying ground of the West Parish in Haverhill..4,5

Children of Nathaniel Merrill and Ruth Wallingford

Anna Merrill b. 18 Mar 1718/19, d. 6 Jul 1781 Daniel Merrill b. 13 Jan 1720/21 Nathaniel Merrill b. 14 Jan 1722/23 Ruth Merrill b. 9 Jun 1725, d. 8 Sep 1736 Lucy Merrill b. 3 Jan 1727/28, d. 20 Jun 1742 James Merrill b. 5 Mar 1729/30, d. 13 Mar 1817 Sarah Merrill b. 5 Jun 1732, d. 25 Sep 1807 Jeremiah Merrill b. 17 Nov 1734, d. 3 Sep 1736 Jeremiah Merrill b. 12 Dec 1737

John Merrill

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Last Edited

12 Oct 1998

Marriage*	He married Lucy Webster.
Birth*	John Merrill was born in 1663.
Death*	John died in 1705.

Child of John Merrill and Lucy Webster

Nathaniel Merrill+ b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737

Lucy Webster

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Last Edited

15 Dec 2000

Marriage*	She married John Merrill.
Birth*	Lucy Webster was born in 1664.

Child of Lucy Webster and John Merrill

Nathaniel Merrill+ b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737

Daniel Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

Last Edited

14 Dec 2003

Marriage*	One source states that he may have married, Abigail Carleton, but given his limited mental status, this seems unlikely. The Daniel who did marry Abigail Carleton had three children born in Bradford and Haverhill, Mass.1
Birth*	Daniel Merrill was born on 13 January 1720/21 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2
	According to guardianship papers filed from Atkinson, N.H. he was "non compos mentis". In 1768, "Guardianship of Daniel Merrill of Atkinson, "a person naturally wanting of Understanding," [was] granted to Daniel Poor of Atkinson." Daniel Poor was his brother-in-law, husband of his sister Anna. "Bond of Daniel Poor, gentleman, with Nicholas White and Stephen Harriman, both of Plaistow, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Feb 12, 1768, for the guardianship of Daniel Merrill; witnesses, William Parker, Joseph Moulton."      His mother wasn't happy with this arrangement, however, as evidenced by the following petition: "To the Honble John Wintworth Esqr Judge of Probate Within and for said Province of New Hampshire--      The Petition of Ruth Parker formerly the wife of Nathaniel Merrill of Haverhill in the County of Esex and Province of the Massachusetts Bay -- The said Ruth Humbly mooves in ye Behalf of Her son Daniel merrill Now Resident in atkinson in ye Province of Newhampsr aforsd He being Represented as Non compos and standing in need of a guardean the said Ruth therefore Humbly Petitioneth that Her son James merrill of atkinson aforsd may be admitted guardean to the said Daniel (in the Room of Daniel Poor of said atkinson who as I understand Has got in His guarden without my Consent or Knowledge) The said James Being Capable of that service and understanding The said Daniels Temper and Disposition will be most Likely to Leade and Conduct him in ye way that shall be most Easey and Conducive for his peace Safety Comfort and intrest -- if therefore it may be Consistant With your Honrs Wisdom and agreeable to the Rules and Equity your Petitioner Entreats that your Honr Would in your Clemencey Hear the Compassionate Petion of a Distresed mother for a Impotent son and grant that the sd James may be appointed guardean as aforsd and your Petitioner as in Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray Dated atkinson June ye 17, 1768 -- Ruth Parker"      The judge apparently did not grant this petition, which seems unusual given that Judge John Wentworth's wife Elizabeth was born a Wallingford -- the daughter of Ruth's first cousin. Perhaps he was unaware of the relationship. More than 14 years later she petitioned once again as follows: Atkinson 23d September 1782 Sir/ it is with some Regret that I am Obliged to Trouble Your honor in the affair of my Family -- in the Year 1738 my Husband Nathaniel Merril dyed and left me sole Executrix to his Estate, unfortunately One of my Children Named Daniel Was Non Compos Mentis, my Son in Law Lieut Daniel Poor, unknown to me applyd to the then Judge of probate in this State and took Guardianship of him, and his Estate in his Own hands, Which he has improved & Received the benefit of Ever Since, altho my son has in General and for the greater part of the time been in good healrth, and Capable of Earning as much as most men in more Happier Circumstances. I am Now to Supplicate your Honour as Well my Own Perticular desire as that of my Children, that your Honour Would be pleased to take from him the Said Poor my Son in Law the Guardianship of my Said Son Daniel and to appoint my Only Son James Who I abide With or my Self alone or Both together, as Your Honour in your great Wisdom shall think best and Furthermore I begg leave to mention that my Daughter Poor in her last Sickness desired that after her decease he my said Son might be removed from her House -- I desire likewise to make mention to your Honour that the said Poor has Withheld from me for many Years Back my Right of Dower to my late Husbannds Estate -- and theirfore desire and Request that he may be Ordered to Settle his affairs and my Own and sons Property may be taken Out of his hands and put in the Hands of my Son James and your Petitioner as in Duty bound Shall Ever pray -- Ruth Parker"3      The records end at this point, with no answer as to whether or not this final petition was ever granted.

Nathaniel Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

Last Edited

14 Dec 2003

Death*	Nathaniel died,, in Haverhill, Grafton County, New HampshireG.1
Birth*	He was born on 14 January 1722/23 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2
Marriage*	He married Ruth Harriman on 16 August 1744 in Haverhill (now Plaistow, N.H.), MassachusettsG.1
	They lived in the part of Plaistow, N.H. that is now Atkinson, N.H. and had eight children born in Plaistow. Later in life he may have lived in northern New Hampshire where he died.3

James Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

Last Edited

9 Apr 2001

Birth*	James Merrill was born on 5 March 1729/30 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	He married Molly Emery, daughter of Joshua Emery and Sarah Smith, on 15 March 1759 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2
Death*	James died on 13 March 1817 in Plaistow, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.2
	They lived in the part of Plaistow, N.H. that is now Atkinson, N.H. and had 13 children.3

Anna Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

Last Edited

12 Mar 2000

Birth*	Anna Merrill was born on 18 March 1718/19 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	She married Daniel Poore, son of Jonathan Poore and Rebecca Hale, on 23 November 1739 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2,3
Death*	Anna died on 6 July 1781 in Division No. 10, Berrien County, MichiganG.4
	They lived in Haverhill, Mass. (now Atkinson), N.H. and had six sons.5 She and her husband were guardians of her "non compos mentis" brother Daniel Merrill between, at least, 1768 and 1782. See her brother Daniel's record for further details. Daniel Poor(e) was referred to as "Lieutenant" in a 1782 petition relative to the case.

Lucy Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

Last Edited

12 Dec 1998

Birth*	Lucy Merrill was born on 3 January 1727/28 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Death*	Lucy died on 20 June 1742.2

Sarah Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

Last Edited

22 Jun 2005

Birth*	Sarah Merrill was born on 5 June 1732 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	She married Jeremiah Page, son of Caleb Page and Elizabeth Merrill, on 20 February 1752.2
Death*	Sarah died on 25 September 1807.3
	Jeremiah Page was active in the formation of the town of Starkstown, now Dunbarton, N.H. where he became a member of the N.H. Provincial Congresses and the Dunbarton Committee of Safety during the Revolution. He was justice of Hillsborough County in 1776. While he was involved in the formation of the town of Bradford, N.H., there is no evidence that he ever lived there. He was an amateur astronomer who in 1804 calculated the total eclipse of the sun which occurred in 1806. Jeremiah and Sarah are both buried in Dunbarton. They had seven or eight children.      A Merril genealogy says that she may have married a John Page.4

Henry Travers

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Last Edited

25 May 2020

Birth*	Henry Travers was born by about 1610, probably in EnglandG. Date is based on his estimated date of marriage. His origins in Europe are unknown but he was probably English.1
Marriage*	He married Bridget Fitts? by about 1635 in MassachusettsG.2
Death*	Henry Travers died in the 1650s in EnglandG.2

Children of Henry Travers and Bridget Fitts?

Sarah Travers+ b. circa __ ___ 1635 or 1636, d. b 22 Aug 1709 James Travers b. 28 Apr 1645

Bridget Fitts?

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Last Edited

29 May 2020

Birth*	Bridget Fitts? was born say 1610 in EnglandG.
Marriage*	She married Henry Travers by about 1635 in MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	She married Richard Window on 30 March 1659.
Death*	Bridget died in 1673.

Children of Bridget Fitts? and Henry Travers

Sarah Travers+ b. circa __ ___ 1635 or 1636, d. b 22 Aug 1709 James Travers b. 28 Apr 1645

Samuel Wallingford

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Father	James Wallingford b. 6 Oct 1665, d. a Jul 1739
Mother	Deborah Haseltine b. 17 Jul 1672, d. 22 Oct 1760

Last Edited

6 Feb 2006

Birth*	Samuel Wallingford was born on 9 August 1693 in Bradford, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	He married Lydia Poore, daughter of Joseph Poore and Mary Wallingford, on 25 December 1723 in Newbury, Essex County, MassachusettsG. Samuel and Lydia were first cousins.2
Death*	Samuel died 24 or 25 December 1739 in Rowley, Essex County, MassachusettsG. The record in the published Rowley deaths reads the 24th, while a small slip of paper in Samuel's probate docket from his widow's accounting of the estate reads "for my Husband Samuel Wallings funeral charges who decest this Life December 25th 1739 10=00=0." (The latter figures indicate that the funeral cost 10 pounds.)3,4
	Samuel Wallingford was on a muster roll of men under the command of Col. Eleazar Tyng from 28 August to 29 November 1722. It was during the period of time known as Lovewell's War or Dummer's War from 1721 to 1725, but the main engagements with the French and Indians took place in the last two years of that war. Samuel's service likely involved just local militia scouting parties and there was probably no actual fighting involved. At the most there were just small skirmishes in 1722.      Administration on the estate of Samuel Wallingford late of Rowley was granted to the widow Lydia on 29 January 1739/40. She gave bond with William Fisk and Benjamin Poor, both of Rowley. Lydia made her mark while the others signed. The inventory of the estate was taken on 14 February 1739/40 by Thomas Perrin, William Fisk and Benjamin Poor. The total value of the estate was established as £726 6s. This included 30 acres of land with a small house and barn. The widow Lydia Wallingford made her administrator's accounting on 14 March 1742 and as "Lydia Wallingford alias Jewet" made another on 8 April 1751. A division of the estate was finally made in April 1751 by Deacon William Fisk, Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Poor, Daniel Tenney and Benjamin Stickney. One third of the estate was set off to the widow Lydia Wallingford alias Jewett and the other two thirds was divided into five equal parts. Lydia received the west end of the dwelling house and southwest part of the barn on land bounded by Benjamin Poor and Joseph Swett. Also 11 acres on the other side of the road bounded by Benjamin Poor and Thomas Lull. The other two thirds of the estate was on the north side of the road and included two thirds of the house and barn, as well as land bordering that of Jonathan Thorla and Joseph Bailey. This was divided into five equal lots.5      On 14 March 1742/3 guardianship of his sons Joseph, Samuel and Benjamin, all minors under fourteen years of age, was granted to Samuel Jewett of Rowley, presumably the same Samuel Jewett who married the widow Lydia Wallingford the following month. The widow witnessed the bond that Samuel Jewett, William Fisk and Benjamin Poor placed for the guardianship.6

Children of Samuel Wallingford and Lydia Poore

Bethiah Wallingford b. 23 Sep 1724, d. May 1786 Samuel Wallingford b. 18 Apr 1727, d. b 24 Nov 1734 Joseph Wallingford+ b. b 22 Mar 1729/30, d. b 18 Apr 1757 Mary Wallingford b. b 16 Apr 1732, d. prob. 9 or 15 April 1736 Samuel Wallingford b. b 24 Nov 1734, d. b 16 Apr 1737 Samuel Wallingford b. 3 Apr 1737, d. 13 Aug 1757 Benjamin Wallingford b. 4 Jun 1739, d. 14 Oct 1805

Ruth Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

Last Edited

11 Oct 2011

Birth*	Ruth Merrill was born on 9 June 1725 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Death*	Ruth died of "throat distemper" on 8 September 1736, probably in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1

Jeremiah Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

Last Edited

11 Oct 2011

Birth*	Jeremiah Merrill was born on 17 November 1734 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Death*	Jeremiah died of "throat distemper" on 3 September 1736, probably in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1,2

Jeremiah Merrill

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Father	Nathaniel Merrill b. 26 Jul 1687, d. 25 Aug 1737
Mother	Ruth Wallingford b. b 25 Sep 1698, d. sometime after 23 Sep 1782

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12 Dec 1998

Birth*

Jeremiah Merrill was born on 12 December 1737 in Haverhill, Essex County, MassachusettsG. He was born after his father's death, and named by his will.12

Samuel Haseltine

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Last Edited

12 Oct 1998

Birth*	Samuel Haseltine was born in 1645.
Marriage*	He married Deborah Cooper in 1670.
Death*	Samuel died in 1717.

Children of Samuel Haseltine and Deborah Cooper

Deborah Haseltine+ b. 17 Jul 1672, d. 22 Oct 1760 Elizabeth Haseltine+ b. 1674