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Edward M. York

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Father	John Colby York b. 17 Jan 1818
Mother	Judith N. York b. 19 Sep 1822, d. 28 Sep 1855

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Edward M. York was born on 17 January 1847.1

Reuben Gage York

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Father	John Colby York b. 17 Jan 1818
Mother	Judith N. York b. 19 Sep 1822, d. 28 Sep 1855

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Reuben Gage York was born on 11 November 1848.1

Charlotte Elizabeth York

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Father	John Colby York b. 17 Jan 1818
Mother	Judith N. York b. 19 Sep 1822, d. 28 Sep 1855

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Charlotte Elizabeth York was born on 23 January 1851.1

Clara Hamblen York

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Father	John Colby York b. 17 Jan 1818
Mother	Judith N. York b. 19 Sep 1822, d. 28 Sep 1855

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Clara Hamblen York was born on 10 October 1853.1

Eben R. York

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Father	William F. York b. 27 Jun 1851, d. 29 Dec 1878
Mother	Carrie B. Soule

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Eben R. York was born on 7 March 1874.1

Mary M. York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*	Mary M. York was born on 21 March 1861.1
Death*	She died on 16 August 1872.1

Ada York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*	Ada York was born on 17 November 1864.1
Death*	She died on 17 November 1865.1

William York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*	William York was born on 24 June 1867.1
Death*	He died on 11 October 1867 at the age of 3 months and 17 days.1

Laura York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*	Laura York was born on 24 June 1867.1
Death*	She died on 2 May 1868 at the age of 10 months and 8 days.1

Lucy P. York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*	Lucy P. York was born on 29 August 1869.1
Death*	She died on 3 May 1877.1

Edith S. York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Edith S. York was born on 23 August 1871.1

Ruth M. York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*	Ruth M. York was born on 30 May 1873.1
Death*	She died on 28 May 1877.1

male York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Death*	Male York died on 25 July 1879.1
Birth*	He was born on 25 July 1879.1

Marion B. York

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Father	William S. York b. 29 Mar 1841
Mother	Lucy L. Parkhurst

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Marion B. York was born on 5 February 1881.1

Eliza J. Bass

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12 Jul 2020

Marriage*

Eliza J. Bass married Horace M. York, son of Rufus Rice York and Zoa West, on 5 February 1874.1

Children of Eliza J. Bass and Horace M. York

Lotta Z. York b. 20 May 1875 Eva M. York b. 11 Mar 1878

Lotta Z. York

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Father	Horace M. York b. 9 Oct 1849
Mother	Eliza J. Bass

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Lotta Z. York was born on 20 May 1875.1

Eva M. York

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Father	Horace M. York b. 9 Oct 1849
Mother	Eliza J. Bass

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*

Eva M. York was born on 11 March 1878.1

Thomas York

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Father	Benjamin York b. c 1677, d. by 1760
Mother	Sarah Pinder b. s 1685

Last Edited

30 Sep 2024

Birth*	Thomas York was born before 1712. His parents were likely living in either Oyster River or Newmarket at the time.1
Death*	He died possibly between 1795 and 1796. He was likely living in Lee at the time.2
	He was taxed in Newmarket along with Benjamin York and Benjamin York, Jr. in 1732. This was found in a document titled Newmarket Invoice of Polls & Estates 1732, that says "an inventory of all the taxable heads and estates in the Parish of Newmarket." No property or livestock is recorded for him. Based on this record he must have been at least 21 at the time, so born no later than 1711. [Document amongst loose papers at the NH State Archives, filed in a box with miscellaneous town Warning Out documents. Also abstracted in the Jay Mack Holbrook book "New Hampshire 1732 Census"] His appearance on this list is the best evidence we have that he was a son of Benjamin. The only other male Yorks in the area who are of age to be his father - Richard and John - lived in Exeter and Oyster River at the time. On 23 Jun 1740 John Gilman of Exeter, Esq., sold 29 acres of land in Durham to Thomas York of Newmarket, yeoman. This land was bordered by that of Nathaniel Stevens, and the house where Thomas York was then living. Witnesses were Jeremy Foulsham [Folsom] and Samuel Gilman. [Rockingham Deeds, 27:110-11] On 24 Jul 1740 Thomas was included on a list of 86 men who were soldiers in Durham under the command of Captain John Smith Jr. [New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, 9:240-1] A Thomas York was one of the many signatories, along with a Benjamin York and Benjamin York Jr., who signed a 21 Nov 1746 petition to have a bridge built over the river dividing Newmarket and Stratham. [New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, 9:572-3] A Thomas York along with a man named William Durgin were granted one share - Lot 19 - in the new town of New Durham, NH on 11 Apr 1749. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 28:97-8, 104] Note that he had an uncle William Durgin who married the sister of his mother Sarah Pinder, but the one who shared a grant with him in New Durham was probably a son or grandson of that earlier William. Thomas York of Durham, husbandman, was sued for non-payment of a debt on 6 May 1752 by Daniel Rogers of Durham, Gent. The promissory note was dated 28 May 1751 for the amount of 200 pounds old tenor and Thomas made his mark. It was witnessed by Samuel Adams and Hercules Mooney. After Thomas didn't show up for three different court appearances in the case the court ruled in favor of Rogers and awarded judgment in the amount of 56 pounds new tenor for damages and 6 pounds, 17 shillings and 6 pence for costs of court. York appealed, but then failed to prosecute the appeal so Rogers was awarded additional court costs. [NH Provincial Court case #26961] Administration of the estate of Benjamin York, yeoman, of Durham was granted to Thomas York, yeoman, of Durham on 30 Jan 1760. Bond in the amount of 500 pounds was given by him and his sureties William Drew of Durham, yeoman, and Samuel Doe of Newmarket, gentleman. Witnesses William Parker and John Langdon. Thomas Young and Robert Smart, yeomen, both of Durham, appraised the estate and brought in an inventory on 30 Apr 1760 in the amount of £1578-4-3. [NH Provincial and State Papers, v. 36, Probate Records 8:512-3] No relationship between the deceased and his administrator is stated in the probate papers but it is likely father and son. On the same day he was granted administration of the estate of Benjamin York, Thomas gave bond with Zachariah Foss, innholder of Portsmouth in the sum of 500 pounds as surety for Samuel Doe of Newmarket, gentleman, for the administration of the estate of Andrew Doe of Newmarket, husbandman. William Parker and John Langdon, Jr. were witnesses. [NH Provincial and State Papers, v. 36, Probate Records 8:512] On 16 Nov 1761 Thomas York of Durham, yeoman, deeded to Timothy Davis Jr. of Durham, laborer, for the price of 80 pounds old tenor, half his right of a Proprietor's share in a six square mile tract of land in what "is at present commonly called new Durham or Smithfield which Tract of land was granted by the owners or Claimers of Mason's Right to Jonathan Cheslee Ebenezer Smith myself & others the home Lott in the first Division in said lands Number Nineteen as appear by the plan of sd Lotts." Bridget Davis and Thomas Young were witnesses. Thomas York made his mark then appeared before Justice of the Peace Thomas young and acknowledged the deed the same day. [Rockingham Deeds, 64:322-3] This appears to be the land granted to him along with William Durgin in 1749. On 1 Sep 1762 he as a yeoman bought land from his son Robert at the Hook in Durham (now in Lee), for 1600 pounds. [Rockingham Deeds, 57:136-7] A highway near land of Thomas York is mentioned in the Durham town papers in a petition to lay out a new road dated 31 May 1763. The "Hook lots" are mentioned so the land was likely in what became the town of Lee in 1766. [Durham Town Papers, 1:538] In June 1764 he was likely the Thomas York of Durham, yeoman, who acted as surety on the apperance bond for Robert York of Durham, yeoman, in a lawsuit where Robert was sued by Enoch Poor for non-payment of a debt. They are probably father and son. [NH Provincial Court case #1883] Thomas and Robert, likely his son, both signed a 18 Nov 1765 petition to NH Governor Benning Wentworth recommending that the town of Lee be set off from Durham, which it was, the following year. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 11: 586-7] He may be the Thomas York who, along with a Josiah York (likely his brother), was listed as one of the many grantees of the new town of Eaton, NH on 10 Nov 1766. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 24:716] On 21 Oct 1768 a Thomas York was listed as one of the many proprietors of the new town of Eaton, NH. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 27:222] Eaton was one of the many 'soldiers grants' made at this time to reward the men who fought the French at Louisbourg in 1745. [Hunt, Elmer Munson, New Hampshire Town Names and Whence They Came. Peterborough, NH: Noone House, 1970, p.51] It's not certain that this is the same Thomas, but there was a Josiah on the list as well, who was likely Thomas' brother. On 22 May 1769 Thomas York of Lee, (Durham was crossed out), yeoman, was sued by Mark Hunking Wentworth of Portsmouth, Esq., for non-payment of a debt. In Portsmouth on 19 Sep 1763 Thomas signed a note to pay 410 pounds old tenor value twenty pounds ten shillings lawful money with interest. He was sued for 30 pounds. Case files don't report the outcome. [NH Provincial Court case #27074] On 4 Aug 1772 Thomas York of Lee, Yeoman, was deeded land by William and Jane Clark of Middleton, yeoman and seamster. The cost of 30 pounds was for one half of the easterly end of the first division lot number thirty originally granted to Samuel Heard of Dover by the Masonian proprietors, containing 50 acres of land with house and buildings. Witnesses were Joseph Hodgdon and Isaac Drew. [Rockingham Deeds, 105:145] Nowhere in the deed does it state the town in which the land sits, but in the division of the town of Middleton Samuel Heard received lot number 30, so the land was very likely in Middleton. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 27:498] There is no evidence that Thomas actually moved to Middleton as all records about him around this time are from Lee. Several other Yorks did move there and they are currently assigned as children of his brother Benjamin, but with the sparse records available at the time to help identify parent-child relationships it's entirely possible that some of the children assigned to Benjamin, who subsequently moved to Middleton, could have been children of Thomas who were given this land that he purchased there. He signed the Association Test in Lee in 1776. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 30:82] On 18 Jul 1786 Thomas York of Lee, husbandman, sold for 500 pounds to Eliphalet York of Lee, husbandman, all the land and buildings which I own in Lee, being land on which I now live lying between land of Capt. George Tuttle and Nathaniel Stevens. Also thirty acres of land in Nottingham which is part of lot number 11 in Winter Street which may more fully appear referenced being had to the deed which I have of Joseph Weeks. Witnessed by David Stevens and James Brackett. Thomas York made his mark and appeared and acknowledged the deed before James Brackett J.P. the same day. Recorded 5 Mar 1799. [Strafford Deeds, 29:563-4] He is likely the Thomas York who was assessed for taxes in Lee, NH in 1787. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 12:392-3] He appears in the 1790 census of Lee with 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, and 2 females. Thomas apparently owned land in neighboring Nottingham, as he paid a non-resident tax there between 1793 and 1795. The land consisted of 32 acres of unimproved land and 8 acres of pasture. The Nottingham town books that have these tax records begin in 1793 so he may well have had land there before that time as well. But the tax books do carry on past 1795 and he doesn't appear any more. [Nottingham Town records, 1: 415-6, 431, 452-3, 469, 493, 503] His son Eliphalet sold 30 acres of land in Nottingham on 5 Apr 1796, which sounds like it could be this property. [Rockingham Deeds, 142:207] The fact that his Nottingham non-resident tax ends in 1795 and his son sells land there the following April suggests that Thomas died around this time. No mention has been found of his wife or the mother of his children. He may have had more children than the ones listed here. The 1790 census in particular has two females so he might have had at least one daughter.3

Children of Thomas York

Benjamin York b. s 1726 Joseph York b. s 1731 Robert York+ b. b 1739, d. a 1807 Eliphalet York+ b. 1 Jun 1753, d. 19 Mar 1833

Robert York

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Father

Thomas York b. b 1712, d. bt 1795 - 1796

Last Edited

26 Nov 2024

Birth*	Robert York was born before 1739. His parents were living in Newmarket at the time.1
Death*	He died after 1807.1
	During the French and Indian War, in the winter of 1755, military expeditions were sent against the French forts DuQuesne, Niagara and Crown Point in New York. New Hampshire furnished a regiment of six hundred men for the expedition against Crown Point under the command of Col. Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable. In the 4th Company under Capt. Thomas Tash of Durham was Robert York, listed like most others in the company as a 'sentinel,' and he served from April 24 to July 21. [Potter's Military History of NH, 129-34] In 1756 Robert appeared on a list of men who joined Col. Nathaniel Meserve's regiment for another expedition against Crown Point. Robert York, Benjamin York, and Benjamin York Sr. were all members of the 4th Company under the command of Captain Nathaniel Doe. They seemed to be all or mostly men from the Durham/Newmarket area. Robert served from May 12 to October 13. [Potter's Military History of NH, 164-5] In 1758 New Hampshire raised yet another Crown Point Expedition. Eight hundred men were under the command of Col. John Hart of Portsmouth. In the 4th Company under Capt. Sommersbee Gilman was Robert York who served from May 5 to Oct 21. [Potter's Military History of NH, 198-209] In 1758 Robert York of Durham, labourer, was sued by George Jaffrey of Portsmouth, Esq., for non-payment of a 32 pound 15 shilling debt incurred on 15 Mar 1758. The case went to court on 5 Jun 1758 when Robert was apparently off at war. He lost the case and was orded to pay the debt as well as costs of court. When the sheriff went to find him he couldn't locate either Robert or any of his 'estate' so he couldn't satisfy the debt to the court. This is obviously because he was off serving in the military. As a result they told the sheriff to go after Samuel Hanson of Epping, yeoman, who had offered himself as bail bond for Robert in the event he didn't appear. What because of the case after that is not included in the court papers at the NH State Archives. Robert's mark is included in one of the documents. [NH Provincial Court case #5163] He saw military action again in 1760 when he was part of a regiment of eight hundred men raised in NH for an expedition against Canada under the command of Col. John Goffe. He was in Capt. George March's company and served between March 10 and Nov 27, 1760. [Potter's Military History of NH, 233-55] On 1 Feb 1762 Thomas George of Durham, husbandman, deeded land to Robert York of Durham, cordwainer. This was land and buildings in Durham at the "Hook" being lot number 48 of 12 acres that was originally laid out to Hubbard Stevens of Durham, tanner, by the proprietor's committee for Durham. Sale price was 1600 pounds old tenor bills of credit. Witnesses were Thomas Young (the Justice of the Peace) and Samuel Keely [sp.?] [Rockingham Deeds, 67:137-8] Later in the year, on 1 Sep 1762, Robert, still a cordwainer of Durham, sold the same land to "my Father Thomas York of Durham" yeoman, for the same price. Witnesses were Walter Bryent and Thomas Young. Robert signed the deed and then appeared and acknowledged it on the same day. [Rockingham Deeds, 57:136-7] In 1764 Enoch Poor of Exeter, trader, sued Robert York of Durham, yeoman, for non-payment of a 575 pound 13 shilling note dated 20 Mar 1764. After a writ of attachment was made for Robert on 24 May he gave appearance bond with Thomas York of Durham, yeoman (likely his father) as surety, on 4 June. Witnesses were Benjamin Mathes and Zebulon Doe and Robert York signed his name. The case was to appear at the Inferior Court of Common Pleas at Portsmouth on the first day of September next, but the outcome is not included with the court papers. [NH Provincial Court case #1883] Robert and Thomas York both signed a 18 Nov 1765 petition to NH Governor Benning Wentworth recommending that the town of Lee be set off from Durham, which it was, the following year. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 11: 586-7] He is probably the Robert York who signed a Newmarket petition for a new highway on 20 May 1773. [Newmarket Town Records, 1:151, ] He signed the Association Test in Lee in 1776. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 30:82] He may be the Robert York who signed a 24 Oct 1780 petition requesting the bridge between Newmarket and Stratham be repaired. The signers were from "divers towns in this State." [NH Provincial and State Papers, 13:28-9] Robert was assessed for taxes in Lee, NH in 1787. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 12:392-3] On 8 Apr 1787 Robert York of Lee, cordwainer, sold for 50 pounds to “my sons” James York and Jacob York of Lee, coopers, land in Lee on the south side of the Lampereel [Lamprey] River at a place called the Hook being part of number 53 as in the plan made by Walter Bryant Esq. being the land on which Robert currently lived. It was bounded by the lot of Nathaniel Stevens Jr. and the road that leads from the house of Lt. Hilton. Also one other tract of land in Lee containing one acre bounded by the highway and Thomas York’s land, this being the land Robert purchased from Capt. George Tuttle. Witnessed by Jno. Smith and George Smith. Robert York signed the deed and appeared the next day. [Strafford County Deeds, 9:311-13] In April of 1790 his wife Molly petitioned for divorce. The petition from Rockingham Superior Court case file 18299 reads as follows: To the Honorable the Justices of the Superior Court, setting at Dover in said County on the twentieth day of April inst. the only Court by the Constitution impowered to determine all causes of Divorce & marriage in said State. Humbly Sheweth Molly York of Lee in said County - That sometime in the year 1762 she was lawfully joined in marriage with one Robert York of said Lee and hath strictly observed on her part the marriage Vow and hath had Six Children by the said Robert York, but to her great sorrow your proponant very soon found that her said Husband had no affection or regard for her, and that all his love was bestowed upon one Hannah Bickford of New Durham with whom he has maintained a carnal Commerce & by whom the said Hannah is now pregnant and to whom he attached himself so much as to desert & abandon your Proponant who after much patience and many fruitless attempts to recover his affection is at last compelled to the Justice of this Honorable Court to vindicate her against such Injuries & humbly to Petition that the bonds of Marriage between her & the said Robert may be dissolved, & for cause of divorce your Proponent doth propose to your Honours these Articles which follow. 1st. The Proponant doth alledge that since her said marriage for five years last past he hath absented himself from her Bed and Board and hath totally neglected to provide sustenance for his family, or by any way or means to provide for the same. 2nd. Your Proponant doth aver and alledge that the said Robert hath at diverse times since his Marriage aforesaid openly avowed his passion aforesaid and declared his Love for said Hannah Bickford. 3rd. The said Hannah Bickford is pregnant with a child which when born will be a Bastard, and hath declared in confidence to your proponant and others his particular friends that the said Child was begotten by him, and that the said Hannah had declared him as the putative father thereof. And all these Articles your proponant is ready to verify & prove at such times as your Honours shall appoint, wherefore she humbly prayeth that the sd. Robert may be [cited?] to make answer hereto, and that on the Premises your Honors would agreeable to the Laws of God & the Constitution, decree that the Bonds of Marriage between the said Robert and your Proponant may be dissolved & he condemned to pay reasonable Costs of this Suit. April 19th 1790 [signed] Molly York Molly's divorce petition was to be heard in court on the 23rd of April and Robert was notified to appear to "attend & shew cause if any he have why the prayer thereof should not be granted." The petition does not state whether the divorce was granted, and no other record of a divorce has been found, so it is unknown whether or not it ever occurred. There is a record of a Mrs. York, wife of Robert York, being warned out of the town of Epping on 2 Nov 1799. She had been living in the town of Epping for five months and eighteen days at the time she was warned out. [Rockingham County Superior Court File #18299] It seems likely that this is Molly living away from her husband. There was another Robert York living in that area but there is no record of his having ever married or having children. The 1790 census, which was taken in August of that year, shows the Robert York family in Lee with 1 male over 16 and 3 females. The 1800 census of Lee records Robert as aged over 45 living with two females aged 16 to 25 and one female aged 26-44, so perhaps the same four people as ten years earlier. If they were married in 1762 Molly would have been older than 45 for certain so these three women are likely either all his unmarried daughters, or perhaps one is the Hannah Bickford mentioned in the divorce petition. If Hannah was one of those three then the child of his that she was pregnant with in 1790 likely died young or was living elsewhere. Molly, if she was still alive in 1800, was likely living elsewhere. Hannah Bickford has not been researched by this author so it is not known what became of her or her child, if the child survived. There was a Michael Bickford and family living in Lee at this time to which she might belong, but that is only a starting place for research. The divorce petition stated she was from New Durham so Bickford families in that area should be researched. A search of the Lee town records turn up only one mention, in 1807 when he appears on a list of residents of the Centre School District and his tax rate of $.35 is given. But at Town Meeting later that year Robert was one of several people whose taxes were excused due to the fact that they were "poor & inelligable persons for taxation." [Lee Town Records, state copy, p. 483, 502.] The maiden name of his wife is currently unknown. The fact that the middle name of one of his children is Bradbury has led some online trees to suggest her maiden name may have been Bradbury, but this is pure speculation. There were no local Bradbury families in the area around this time, yet there were other families who named their children Bradbury, so it seems more likely that it was just a common name to use for children at the time. The divorce papers stated that they had six children, so two are still unaccounted for.2

Children of Robert York and Molly (?)

James Bradbury York+ b. b 1765, d. 31 Aug 1836 Jacob York+ b. 26 Dec 1765, d. 13 Sep 1856 Olive York b. c 1780, d. 5 Jan 1859 Mary York b. s 1784

Charlotte York

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Father	Joseph York b. 18 Oct 1765, d. 14 Nov 1818
Mother	Abigail Winter b. in the 1770s, d. a 1839

Last Edited

5 Jan 2023

Birth*

Charlotte York was born on 25 May 1796.1

James Bradbury York

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Father	Robert York b. b 1739, d. a 1807
Mother	Molly (?)

Last Edited

27 Aug 2023

Birth*	James Bradbury York was born before 1765 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married Mary Emerson, daughter of Micah Emerson and Sally Gerrish, circa 1784.2,3
Death*	James Bradbury York died on 31 August 1836 in Biddeford, York County, MaineG.1
	James was assessed for taxes in Lee, NH in 1787. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 12:392-3] On 8 Apr 1787 Robert York of Lee, cordwainer, sold for 50 pounds to “my sons” James York and Jacob York of Lee, coopers, land in Lee on the south side of the Lampereel [Lamprey] River at a place called the Hook being part of number 53 as in the plan made by Walter Bryant Esq. being the land on which Robert currently lived. It was bounded by the lot of Nathaniel Stevens Jr. and the road that leads from the house of Lt. Hilton. Also one other tract of land in Lee containing one acre bounded by the highway and Thomas York’s land, this being the land Robert purchased from Capt. George Tuttle. Witnessed by Jno. Smith and George Smith. Robert York signed the deed and appeared the next day. [Strafford County Deeds, 9:311-13] In the 1790 census of Lee his family consists of 2 males over 16, 1 male under 16 and 2 females. One of the two males over 16 was probably his brother Jacob, who does not appear in the census under his own name. One of the two females could be his mother if her divorce petition from April of that year was granted and she wasn't living with her husband Robert York any more. On 12 Feb 1794 Jeremiah Johnson of Epping, yeoman, deeded land in Epping to James York of Lee, cooper. It was the westerly part of the farm that Johnson was then living on lying on the north and south side of Nottingham Road (so called) containing a little over one acre. Bounded by land of Capt. Dearborn, the Nottingham Road, and the road that leads to Red Oak Hill (so called.) Witnessed by Micah Emerson and Hannah Rowe. Signed by both Jeremiah Johnson and Olive Johnson. Jeremiah appeared and acknowledged the deed several years later on 17 Jan 1817, recorded on 3 Mar 1817. [Rockingham Deeds, 212:401] On 2 Sep 1800 James York of Epping, husbandman, and Mary York his wife in her right, for $14 sold to Benjamin Gerrish of Madbury, husbandman, all of the rights and titles of Mary to her mother Sally Emerson’s right and title to that part of her father Paul Gerrish’s real estate set off to and occupied by his widow during her life as her thirds or right of dower in Paul’s estate. The land was in Madbury and was one fifth part of said Sally’s right which descended to her. Witnessed by John Wingate and Solomon Demeret. James York and Polley York signed and both appeared and acknowledged the deed on the same date before John Wingate J.P. [Strafford Deeds, 35:47-8]

Children of James Bradbury York and Mary Emerson

Emerson York b. c 1785, d. 24 Nov 1871 Sarah York b. c 1790, d. c 1882 Bradbury C. York+ b. c 1798, d. c 1875 Smith York b. c 1802, d. 20 Mar 1844 Deacon Alfred York b. 14 Jul 1807, d. 4 May 1890

Jacob York

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Father	Robert York b. b 1739, d. a 1807
Mother	Molly (?)

Last Edited

27 Nov 2024

Birth*	Jacob York was born on 26 December 1765 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married Judith Tuttle, daughter of Thomas Tuttle and Comfort Nute, by 1789.2
Death*	Jacob York died on 13 September 1856. He was probably living in Raymond when he died.1
	Jacob was assessed for taxes in Lee, NH in 1787. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 12:392-3] On 8 Apr 1787 Robert York of Lee, cordwainer, sold for 50 pounds to “my sons” James York and Jacob York of Lee, coopers, land in Lee on the south side of the Lampereel [Lamprey] River at a place called the Hook being part of number 53 as in the plan made by Walter Bryant Esq. being the land on which Robert currently lived. It was bounded by the lot of Nathaniel Stevens Jr. and the road that leads from the house of Lt. Hilton. Also one other tract of land in Lee containing one acre bounded by the highway and Thomas York’s land, this being the land Robert purchased from Capt. George Tuttle. Witnessed by Jno. Smith and George Smith. Robert York signed the deed and appeared the next day. [Strafford County Deeds, 9:311-13] On 19 Dec 1789 Jacob York signed a petition at Lee recommending Lt. Job Runnell of Lee to be a civil magistrate in the lower part of the parish. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 12:394] He does not appear in the 1790 census but the family of his brother James has two adult males in it, so he is likely the other. They were probably living together on the land that their father deeded them three years earlier. His father's household only had one adult male so he wasn't living there. Jacob York moved from Lee to what became known as York's Corner in Raymond in 1795. It was said that near this corner, Clement Moody was an early settler. No one lived nearer than "the Rocks" in Poplin, now Fremont, and when fire was lost, it was necessary to go to the Rocks to get it [Hurd, D. Hamilton, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, New Hampshire, 1882, p.443] On 29 Mar 1799 Daniel Robie of Raymond, husbandman, sold for $174.11 to Jacob York of Raymond, tailor, 19 acres of land in Raymond bordering property of Daniel Moody and the road to Candia, as well as land owned by a Swain. Daniel's wife Martha released her dower. Witnesses were David Moody and Levi Swain. [Rockingham Deeds, 152:340] In the 1800 census his family is found in Raymond with 2 males under 10, 1 male 16-25, 2 females under 10, 1 female 16-25. In Dec 1803 the estate of Judith's father Thomas Tuttle of Lee was probated and the records name all of his children and land that was set off to them. This proves Judith's parentage. It reads "We also set off to Judith York wife of Jacob York and daughter of said deceased as her full share of said estate one acre of land..." It was bounded by land given to her sister Elizabeth (Tuttle) York, wife of Jacob's uncle Eliphalet York, as well as of land of Elijah Fox. [FamilySearch.org, New Hampshire, County Probate Records, 1660-1973, Strafford, Probate records 1803-1806 vol 8-9, p.88, image 336 of 597, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WH-KVKM?i=335&cc=2040537>] In the 1810 census of Raymond his family consisted of 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 3 females under 10, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female 26-44. In the 1820 census of Raymond his family consisted of 2 males under 10, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 45+. A Judith York of Raymond married David Bunker of Candia on 25 Apr 1815 in Candia. [Candia Town Records, 1:412] The two sons attached to him - Levi and Uriah - aren't proven to be his children yet but are probable. The History of Raymond states that they had ten children, so two are still unaccounted for.

Children of Jacob York and Judith Tuttle

Love York Comfort York Ahaz York Judith York Levi York+ b. Aug 1792, d. 5 Aug 1856 Lydia York b. c 1795, d. 13 Feb 1873 Uriah York b. c 1799 Deborah York b. 8 Jul 1810, d. 2 Sep 1891

Mary Emerson

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Father	Micah Emerson b. 1737, d. c 1811
Mother	Sally Gerrish

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Birth*	Mary Emerson was born say 1763.1
Marriage*	She married James Bradbury York, son of Robert York and Molly (?), circa 1784.2,3

Children of Mary Emerson and James Bradbury York

Emerson York b. c 1785, d. 24 Nov 1871 Sarah York b. c 1790, d. c 1882 Bradbury C. York+ b. c 1798, d. c 1875 Smith York b. c 1802, d. 20 Mar 1844 Deacon Alfred York b. 14 Jul 1807, d. 4 May 1890

Emerson York

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Father	James Bradbury York b. b 1765, d. 31 Aug 1836
Mother	Mary Emerson b. s 1763

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Birth*	Emerson York was born circa 1785 in Epping, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1
Death*	He died on 24 November 1871.1
	On 8 Jan 1810 the Selectmen of Epping gave their "approbation and license to mix & sell spiritous liquors at his home or Shop on the northern main road in this town." [Epping Town Records, 1:397]

Sarah York

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Father	James Bradbury York b. b 1765, d. 31 Aug 1836
Mother	Mary Emerson b. s 1763

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Birth*	Sarah York was born circa 1790 in Nottingham, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married Joseph Burnham circa 1810 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. The marriage record states that they were both from Lee.2,3
Death*	Sarah York died circa 1882 in Epping, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1

Joseph Burnham

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Marriage*

Joseph Burnham married Sarah York, daughter of James Bradbury York and Mary Emerson, circa 1810 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. The marriage record states that they were both from Lee.1,2

Bradbury C. York

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Father	James Bradbury York b. b 1765, d. 31 Aug 1836
Mother	Mary Emerson b. s 1763

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Birth*	Bradbury C. York was born circa 1798 in Epping, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1
Death*	He died circa 1875 in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, MaineG.1
	Https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/York-1965.

Child of Bradbury C. York

Jacob H. C. York b. c 1843, d. 9 Jul 1885

Jacob H. C. York

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Father

Bradbury C. York b. c 1798, d. c 1875

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Birth*	Jacob H. C. York was born circa 1843 in Hollis, York County, MaineG.1
Death*	He died on 9 July 1885.1

Georgianna Washington McFadden

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Smith York

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Father	James Bradbury York b. b 1765, d. 31 Aug 1836
Mother	Mary Emerson b. s 1763

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12 Jul 2020

Birth*	Smith York was born circa 1802 in Epping, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1
Death*	He died on 20 March 1844 in York, York County, MaineG.1