Fox Family

Benjamin Fox married Betty Fullonton, sister of Capt. John, lived last north of Oak Hill.  Two daughters married Samuel and John Bachelder.  Sinclair moved to Ohio.  David married Abigail Bachelder, lived in a house, now gone, near the Widow John Tilton.  Children,-Levi, Benjamin, who lived in Nottingham, John, David, Abigail, who married Ebenezer C. Osgood, Lucy, the second wife of James Bachelder, Affa B., who married Dean Smith, and Eleanor B., who married Benj. Bachelder.

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Fullonton Family

The progenitor of the family in this country was John, said to have come from England, to that part of Exeter now Epping.  His wife’s name was Deliverance, as there is a record in Epping of children born to John and Deliverance Fullonton.  The names of but three are put down, and the dates are uncertain.  The children of whom we have an account are the following:

1. John, b. 1730, lived just below the late Amos Stickney’s place, in Epping, came to Raymond soon after 1760, lived where Lieutenant J. E. Cram does, and died June 14, 1817.

2. David, lived on the home place, in Epping, went into the army of the Revolution, and died.

3. James, b. 1733, came to this town with his brother John, settled in the field now owned by Mr. Tufts, near J. E. Cram’s, afterwards moved to Sanbornton.

4. William, settled in Wolfborough.  Descendants were living there but a few years since, spelling their names Fullerton.

Betty, married Benj. Fox., and lived in town.  Of their children were the late David Fox ; Sinclair, who went to Ohio ; and the wives of Samuel and John Bachelder, who lived in the north-west part of the town.

Gile Family

Joseph Gile signed the petition for the incorporation of the town.  We know nothing more of him, and it is not likely that Jesse Gile, the head of the family afterwards here, who came from Haverhill, Mass., was related to him.

Jesse Gile lived on the place where his grandson, Martin V. B., now lives.  He was a man who made no great show, but possessed good judgment, and a sound understanding.  He died Aug. 7, 1838.  His children by his wife, Mary, were:

1. Ruth, b. June 1, 1795, lived in town, died April 1, 1871.

2. David, b. March 30, 1797, lived in the west part, and about 1848, when the line was straightened, his house was in Candia, where he died.

3. Phebe, b. May 8, 1802, lived in town, became the second wife of Elias Wendell, and died Dec. 12, 1860.

4. Samuel, b. Oct. 23, 1804.

5. Mary, b. June 21, 1807, married Nathaniel D. West, and died April 16, 1857.

6. Jesse, b. March 3, 1812.  He lived on the home farm, married Eliza Towle.  He has always been willing to work for a living, and it is pleasant to say that from that humble home, children came forth to act a good part.  They are the following:  Martha V. B., on the home place, Nancy, Elisha T., Lavinia, married Henry O. Towle, Gilman E., Lydia, married Mr. Webster of East Kingston, Erastus B., Ellen, married Mr. Hayes, lives in Milton, and Jesse.  Two died young.

Another, a relative of the Gile family, should be named.  Mary N. Gile was a native of the town ; in the common school, evinced good scholarship ; much by her own energy and industry, attended higher schools, so that she became qualified to teach, in which she became very successful.  After pursuing this calling for a few years, another situation for usefulness presented itself.  On the 25th of July, 1860, she was united in marriage with Nathaniel G. Knowles of Haverhill, Mass., where she resides.

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Gilman Family

There are accounts of this family, like that of the Poor family, as early as 1066.  Some of the name went with William the Conquerer, from the Province of Maine, in France, to England.  The first who settled in our country was Edward, who came to Hingham, Mass., in 1838.  John, his son, came to Exeter in 1650, and in that town, descendants have lived to the present, while branches have lived in Newmarket and many other places.  The family has an honorable history.  Members have filled high places of trust.  John, of Exeter, was Councilor in the time when New Hampshire was a British province.  Nicholas was a Representative and Senator in Congress, and once, while on his way to the seat of government, discovered, it is believed, one of the springs in Saratoga, N.Y., which to this day bears the name “Congress Spring.”  From that spring we have drank.  John Taylor Gilman was governor of this State fourteen years.  The blood of the Gilmans flows in the veins of the Dudleys in this town, and their connections, Judge John Dudley having, while living in Exeter, married Elizabeth Gilman.  Hence the name, Gilman Dudley, grandson of the Judge.

The Gilmans of Raymond sprang from a family in Kingston, probably a branch of the Exeter family.  Nicholas Gilman, of Kingston, came here as we have named in our journey about town.  Chapter IV., page 27.  His wife’s name was Elizabeth.  The following were their children, probably the most, or all, were born here:

1. Jonathan, b. May 31, 1763, settled in Vermont.

2. Phineas, b. Oct. 25, 1764, lived here, as will be seen.

3. Abigail, b. Sept. 17, 1766, died nine days later.

4. Zebulon, b. June 7, 1768, settled in Vermont.

5. Edward, b. March 10, 1770, settled in Vermont.

6. John, b. Feb. 11, 1772, settled in Vermont.

7. Levi, b. Sept. 10, 1775, settled in a northerly part of the State.

8. Joseph Warren, b. May 31, 1777, died young.

9. Joseph Warren, b. Aug. 23, 1779.

10. Nicholas, b. Jan. 2, 1785.

Phineas, the second child of the first Nicholas, married in 1786, Ruth Brown of Poplin, now Fremont, and settled where his son, the late Benjamin B. Gilman, lived.  He was one of the Selectmen and Representative.  He was a farmer, and diligent in business.  He died Oct. 6, 1836 ; his widow, June 7, 1860, aged 90.  Children:

1. Moses, b. March 7,1787.  He went to New York.  His wife was Miss Strickland.

2. Betsy, b. June 26, 1789, married Joseph Bean of Candia, (Island) and died in 1826.

3. Sarah, b. Jan. 26, 1791, residence here.

4. Hiram, b. June 11, 1793, went to Pennsylvania and settled.  First wife, Miss Marsh, second, Miss Inglesby.

5. Enoch, b. Feb. 28, 1795, settled in Pennsylvania.  Married Miss Marsh.

6. Mary, b. Dec. 26, 1797, married Samuel McClure, lived in town, died Oct. 9, 1855.

7. Ruth, b. Jan. 24, 1799, residence here.

8. Susan, b. Jan. 25, 1801, resides in town.

9. Benjamin B., b. Jan. 17, 1803.  He married, Aug. 1, 1832, Sally Tucker, settled on the homestead, was much in office, as Moderator of town meeting, one of the Selectmen, Representative, and Justice of the Peace.  He had good business capacity, was a farmer, and died Oct. 29, 1871.  Children,- Gilford F., lost in the late war, Enoch, Mrs. Nowell, George, Hannah, Mary, Sarah, married, Emeline, and Charles, who died.

10. Nicholas, b. 1805, died when about six months of age.

11. Nicholas, b. Nov. 29, 1807.  He went to Indiana.  In the time of the war with Mexico, in 1864, he entered the service, and was a Lieutenant.

12. Phineas, b. Dec. 8, 1809, married Catharine Goodwin of Newburyport, lived for a time in Strafford, and for the last years in this town.  His wife died Nov. 29, 1869.

13. Hannah, b. Nov. 2, 1811, married James Hobbs of Indiana.

14. Sophia W., b. April 26, 1813, married, first, a Mr. Gove, lived away ; second, Joseph N. Haines, a mason by trade.  For a few late years, they lived in town, then moved to Dover, and a few months since came back here.

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Gordon Family

William Gilman Gordon was from Brentwood.  He lived on what has since been the farm of Jonathan Brown, in the Gile district.  He had twelve children, was a diligent farmer and a good citizen.  He had more than one wife, two certainly, not at the same time, for polygamy was not practiced then, and husbands generally were continent and “keepers at home.”  He married into the Swain and Poor families and his wives were a help to him.  His children did not settle permanently here.  One died at Jonathan Cram’s in the village.  Betsy was long in the Jonathan Folsom family, and Mary for a time at Col. Ebenezer Cram’s.  Horace was well known in town for years, living in the Branch district.  He is now in Manchester.  Mr. William G. Gordon moved to Vermont after 1820, and died there.

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Gove Family

Sherburn Gove was a native of Nottingham.  March 24, 1819, he was united in marriage with Jane Norris, of this town, and settled in Northwood.  Some time later than 1830, they came to the Norris place.  Mr. Gove was a good farmer.  He and his wife lived in the married state 55 years.  He died Oct. 25, 1874, aged 79.  The children have been named in the account of the Norris family.

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Griffin Family

Benjamin Griffin was from Sandown, where the name has long been.  He had quite a family of children.  Jefferson lives in Candia, also Mrs. Noyes and Mrs. John C. Dearborn.  John lived in Exeter, but is now in Boston ; Mrs. Tilton in Haverhill, Mass.  David lives in town, has been Representative in the Legislature.

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Harriman Family

John and Leonard Harriman (brothers) Yorkshire Puritans, emigrated from England about the year 1640.  John settled in what is now New Haven, Conn., and died in 1681.  In his will he calls himself “stricken in years,” and names only one son.  His son’s name was also John, born, 1647 ; graduated at Harvard College, 1667.  He was a minister, and preached 20 years in New Haven and vicinity.  In 1690, he removed to Elizabethtown, N.J., was settled over the church until his decease in 1704.  Some of his descendants, it is believed, are now found in New England, but are somewhat numerous in the Middle States.  Leonard Harriman, brother of John, who went to New Haven, is found among the early settlers of Rowley, Mass.  Rowley then embraced the present Rowley, together with Boxford, Groveland, Bradford and Georgetown.

In 1649, Leonard and Margaret his wife had a daughter born.  They had three sons, John, born 1650, Matthew, 1652, Jonathan, 1657.  John, the first born son of Leonard, was sacrificed in King Phillip’s war, in the massacre at Bloody Brook, Deerfield, Mass., where perished 90 brave youths, the flower of Essex County, John, the son of Leonard, being one of the number.

Matthew, Leonard’s second son, settled in Haverhill, Mass.  From him descended the Harrimans of Plaistow, the town north.  The first, of whom we have an account there, was John.  Farmer, New Hampshire’s former great antiquarian, gives his name John, but Mrs. Fellows of Haverhill, a great grand-daughter, gives us his name as Joseph.  Farmer says, he is supposed to have been the first man in New Hampshire who adopted Baptist sentiments.  We think his church relations were in Newtown, now Newton, where the first Baptist church in this State was formed in 1755.  This Harriman was a deacon, and died in 1820, aged 97.  Deacon Harriman had a son David, we think a good man, with a very pious wife.  Two sons, John and David, became preachers.  John was ordained in a barn in Plaistow, April, 1812.  He was known in most of the towns about here as very useful in his calling.  While living in Canterbury, he was Representative in the Legislature.  He was a man of great purity of life, warm-heartedness as a Christian, a good singer, and always happy.  He died in Newton, April 8, 1864, aged 82.  He belonged to the denomination called Christians.

Healey Family

The first of the name in this country was Thomas, who came over in 1635, and was in Cambridge, Mass.  The next was William, in 1645, who came to the same town, and was likely a relative.  The Healeys of Raymond, Candia and those formerly in Chester, descended from this William.  He had a son Samuel, who lived in Hampton Falls.  This last had a son William, born Jan. 29, 1689, married Mary Sanborn.  Six children were born while living in that town ; about 1728, he moved to Chester, where two more were born.

His third child was Samuel, born in Hampton Falls in 1720.  He came to Raymond in 1743, an early settler.  His father gave him a lot of land in the west part, near the Langford road in Candia.  His age was 23, young and courageous, planting himself in the wilderness, with but small openings, where soon after there were terrible fears of the Indians.  It is related that the great hope of safety was, if danger was imminent, to flee to a garrison in Chester.  We have called this town by its present name, but it was called Freetown till Mr. Healey had been here twenty-one years.

Heath Family

Asa Heath was from Sandown.  His son David lived in Candia, near Raymond line.  Samuel, at the Green, is a son of David, and Widow Howard Towle and Mrs. John Healey are daughters.

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NOTE:  This was the only information found.