CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1822 Aug 8 - John Sherborn m Sally Gear by Rev Wm Demeritt [Stackpole, Hist
Durham NH, 1913, v1].
1840 - Barrington NH census
John Sherburne 1m10-14 1m15-19 1m40-49 1f5-9 1f30-39
no other John Sherburne
1850 - not found in Nottingham census.
Sources:
Other : Stackpole, Hist Durham V1 marriage records
Marriage Notes for John Sherburne and Sarah "Sally" GEAR-17805
by Rev Wm Demeritt
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1903 Feb 12 - James W Sherburne d Nottingham ae 74y 9m 12d widowed s/o John
Sherburne & Sally Geer [Nottingham Annual Report].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1880 Jun 12 - Durham NH - 122/139 Benjamin D Hill m 53 marr laborer
NH/NH/NH; Mary J Hill f 52 wife marr keeps house NH/NH/NH [census].
FAMILY RECORD:
Arthur Holmes - s/o John L Holmes & Leuella K Jenness; m Dora Lucy.
Children:
a) Byron - b 12 May 1899; liv Claremont NH c1970.
b) Myron - twin; d 1 Jul 1962; buried North Nottingham Cemetery, Nottingham
NH [Clyde Lind (Brown) Buzzell, c1970].Eudora (called Dora) & Arthur A Holmes had a set of twin boys, Myron &
Byron. One is buried in the North Side Cem. Arthur A Holmes was a cousin to
grammie Brown. Arthur & Dora ran a general store beside the big C K Fox She Co
in Northwood and made a very good living from it. At one time they lived in ma
& pa's big farm house when ma was a young girl. She recalled visiting them
with Grammie Brown, traveling from Rye Bch in a birdseye maple wagon of
grandpa's & told of holding Chester in her arms all the way [per Wilma T
Regan].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1891 Jun 17 - Arthur F Holmes of Nottingham ae 22 shoemaker b Nottingham s/o
John L Holmes b Hiram ME & Loulla R ___ b Nottingham, married at Manchester NH
by C B Wathen of Manchester, 1st marr for both, Eudora B Lucy of Nottingham ae
29 d/o Robert W Lucy & Elizabeth ____ [Nottingham Annual Report].
1893 Jan 26 - Will of Elizabeth S Lucy of Nottingham, wife of Robert W Lucy,
bequeathed to 4 daus: Fanny C Davis, w/o Fred E; Eudora B Holmes, w/o Arthur
A; Lila M Holmes, w/o Frank J of Nottingham; Lizzie E Lucy, executrix
[Rockingham Co NH Probate 250/319].
1895 Jun 7 - West Nottingham: Arthur Holmes is erecting a building 20ft
square on the land of Robert Lucy, which will be used for a bakery to be known
as "Holmes Home Bakery." Mr. Holmes has sold out his meat market at Northwood
to Mr Sidney Tuttle, and will devote his entire time to driving out with pastry
prepared by h is wife whose excellence as a cook connot be questioned [Exeter
News-Letter of this date].
1897 - A F Holmes ($0.75), C P Holmes ($0.70), and L W Holmes ($2.55) were
among those paid for snow bills for the spring of 1896 in Nottingham
[Nottingham Town Report].
1899 Jan 12 - Byron L Holmes twin b Nottingham 1st c/o Arthur F Holmes b
Nottingham & Eudora B Lucy b Nottingham [Nottingham Annual Report].
1899 Jan 12 - Myron G Holmes twin b Nottingham 2nd c/o Arthur F Holmes b
Nottingham & Eudora B Lucy b Nottingham [Nottingham Annual Report].
1909 Dec 17 - Arthur Holmes opened his new store in Northwood. He had been
running a resaurant and bakery very successfully. He was formerly from
Nottingham [Exeter News-Letter of this date].
1941 Apr 3 - Northwood: Mr & Mrs Arthur F Holmes of Hopkinton, former
residents, were recent visiters to this town [Exeter News-Letter of this date].
FAMILY RECORD:
Myron Gerrish Holmes - b 12 Jan 1899; d 11 Jul 1962; NH Pvt US Army WWI;
flat bronze marker [Garland Road Cemetery, Nottingham NH].
Grace Stevens was b 1895; m Walter Sanfacon; always lived in Rochester;
worked for Spaulding Fibre Co in N Rochester 23yrs, then owned a dress shop in
Rochester for a while [Florence Billings to Wilma T Regan].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1900 Jun 13 - Madbury 51/51 Herman E Canney head m Mar 1851 49 m20 NH/NH/NH
farmer owns/free; Ella C Canney wife f Aug 1851 48 m20 5-5 NH/NH/NH; Mabel E
Canney dau f Apr 1881 19 s NH/NH/NH; herman C Canney son m May 1884 16 s
NH/NH/NH; Addie M Canney dau f Oct 1886 13 s NH/NH/NH; Marion Y Canney dau f
Feb 1889 11 s NH/NH/NH; Eilmer L Canney Son m Mar 1891 9 s NH/NH/NH [census].
1932 Apr 29 - Herman Edcil Canney d Wentworth Hospital, Dover, ae 81y 1m
23d; b 6 Mar 1851 Dover NH s/o Jerome B Canney (b Strafford 1818) of Barrington
& Nancy P Wentworth of Wakefield MA A descendant of John Wentworth), cerebral
concussion; Mr Canney was descended from Thomas Canney, an early settler on
Dover Neck, and a signer of the Dover Combination of 1640 who was taxed there
in 1650; Mr Canney was also descended from Ichabod canney who settled in the
westerly part of Dover (now Madbury) on the farm known as the Twombly Farm and
homesead as early ae 1742; Mr Canney marr 24 Jun 1880 Ella Cynthia Young, d/o
George W Young & Cynthia E Moody; he operated a livery stable in Dover for
16yrs; he held the office of Deputy Sheriff under the High Sheriff, Mr William
S Hayes of Madbury; after living in Dover for 40 yrs he moved to Madbury in
1900, and vought the farm which formerly belonged to Paul Chesley; Paul Chesley
was a descendant of Col Samuel Chesley of Rev fame, who marr 29 Mar 1749 Sarah
Hicks d/o Joseph Hicks & Sarah Davis of Madbury; Paul Chesley marr 17 Jul 1802
Sarah Hooper d/o Rev William Hooper, the 2nd minister of the old Madbury
meeting house; Paul built the present Canney house of brick in 1819; in 1851
Paul deeded the place to Aaron Canney, a relative of Herman Canney, who m2
Hannah Hanson of Dover NH about 1878, when the interior of the house was
renovated by the Hanson Brothers builders; it is one of the most substantial
houses in Madbury; Mr Canney leaves a widow, two sons, one dau, & several
grandchildren [Madbury Annual Report].
1934 Jul 28 - Ella Cynthia Canney d ae 82y 11m 18d widow/o H Edsell Canney &
d/o George W Young of Barrington & Cynthia E Moody of Tamworth NH; b 10 Aug
1851 Dover; marr 24 Jun 1880; liv VA for several years, then settled in Dover
for 40yrs; came to Madbury in 1900 to make her home in the Paul Chesley house;
three children survive her, Herman C Canney, Mabel Canney & Elmer Canney
[Madbury Annual Report].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1850 Sep 11 - census Nottingham, Rockingham Co NH 1419/1490:
McDaniel, Anna 77 f 3000 bNH
McDaniel, Elisa 49 f bNH
McDaniel, Ira 47 m farmer bNH
McDaniel, Elmira 41 f bNH
McDaniel, Mary E 40 f bNH
McDaniel, Elisa 14 f school bNH
McDaniel, (Harriet?) 10 f school bNH
Whitehouse, Ebenezer 80 m bNH
1860 Jun 13 - census of Nottingham, Rockingham Co NH 162/163:
McDaniels, Ira 56 m farmer 1500/500 bNH
McDaniels, Eliza 59 f bNH
McDaniels, Mary V 50 f bNH
McDaniels, Hattie S 20 f tailoress bNH
Whithorn, Ebenezer 90 m farmer bNH
Glover, Willie 7 m school bNHMISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:
Sm Cem on Rt 4 in Nottingham NH:
Ira McDaniels d 15 May 1872 ae 68y
____ his wife d 22 Jul 1885 ae 84y 3m
also 4 other McDaniels & an Ebenezer Whitehorn [per Wilma T Regan].
FAMILY RECORD:
John Gear, s/o Benjamin Gear of Dover NH, b 1759, d 27 Feb 1835, m1
Sally Monson, m2 Patience (Spencer) Huckins; 5 ch by 1st wife & 8 ch by 2nd
wife. Children by 1st wife:
a) James - b 22 Nov 1790, d 6 Apr 1870, m Abigail Huckins.
b) Deliverence - b 1792, d 8 Oct 1859, m her cousin George Gear, s/o Samuel.
c) Betsey - b 1795, d 7 Oct 1863, m Andrew Bodge.
d) Joseph - b 1796, d 1872, m his cousin Abigail Gear, d/o Samuel.
e) Samuel - never married.
Children by 2nd wife:
f) Sally - b Mar 1806, m John Sherburne.
g) Benjamin - b Jun 1807, d 26 Oct 1860, m Deborah Doe.
h) Isaac - b Oct 1808, d 1855, m Mary Hill.
i) John - b 12 Jan 1810, m Martha Stockbridge.
j) Reuben - b 1811, d 1863, m Hannah Stockbridge.
k) William - b 1812, m Mary Knight.
l) David - b 1814, d 1833.
m) Nathaniel - b Nov 1816, d 1875, m Lizzie Stutts, he invented the Gear
Variety Planer used in nearly all the wood-working shops in the US.
[Geer, Geer Genealogy, 1923, p366].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1789 Oct 25 - John Gair m Sally Monson both of Barrington [Madbury NH VR
from the Town Rec, 1971, mss at NHHS].
1789 Oct 25 - John Gair & Salley Monson, both of Barrington, m by Rev
William Hooper of Madbury [Madbury Town Rec 1/206].
1790 - Barrington NH - John Gear 1m 16+ 1f [census].
1795 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1796 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1797 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1798 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1799 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1800 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1800 - Barrington NH - no Benjamin Gear household in NH
John Gear 3m 10-, 1m 26-44, 1m 45+, 2f 10-, 1f 26-44, 1f 45+
Samuel Gear 2m 10-, 1m 26-44, 1f 10-, 10-15, 1f 26-44
also Shubael Gear in Lebanon, but no others
1801 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1802 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1803 - John Gear on Barrington inventory with one poll [Barr Town Rec v2].
1804 Jan 2 - Sally w/o John Gear d ae 30y 5m, bur priv Gear Cem on McDaniel
Shore Road in Barrington near Swain's Lake [cem insc].
1804 Aug 26 - Mr John Geear of Barrington & Ms Patience Huckings of
Nottingham publ int to marr [Hammond, Vital Records of Nottingham NH, 1934,
p20].
1804 Oct 8 - John Geear & Patriane Huckings, marr Nottingham by Samuel Dyer
[NHVR].
1804 Oct 8 - Mr John Geear of Barrington & Ms Patience Huckings of
Nottingham were marr by Samuel Dyer of Nottingham [Hammond, Vital Records of
Nottingham NH, 1934, p21].
1806 Dec 9 - John Gear lived in School Dist #20 in Barrington [Barrington
Town Rec 2/154].
1807 Mar 12 - from Samuel Rielley of Madbury, tailor, for $100, to John Gear
of Barrington, 15a in Barrington. Ack: 12 Mar 1807. Rec: 28 Nov 1808
[Strafford Co Deeds 60/23].
1809 Jun 1 - from David Hill of Madbury, husbandman, for $40, to John Geear
of Barrington, husbandman, 7.5a in Barrington bounded south on land of John
Gear. Sig: David Hill & Dolly Hill. Ack: 1 Jun 1809 [Strafford Co Deeds
61/454].
1810 - Barrington NH
Samuel Gear 1m 10-15, 1m 16-25, 1m 26-44, 2f 0-9, 1f 10-15, 1f 25-44
John Gear 3m 0-9, 2m 10-15, 1m 16-25, 2m 45+, 1f 0-9, 3f 10-15, 1f
15-25, 2f 45+
1812 Dec 9 - John Gear lived in School Dist #20 in Barrington [Barrington
Town Rec 2/256].
1813 Sep 6 - from Daniel Mathes of Durham, tanner, for $120, to John Gear of
Barrington, husbandman, 30a in Barrington bounded east & north by land of sd
Gear. Ack: 8 Sep 1813 [Strafford Co Deeds 88/5].
1814 Nov 25 - from Aaron Waldron of Barrington husbandman, for $123, to John
Gear of Barrington husbandman, 20a +93 rods of land in Barrington, part of orig
right of George Townson, lot 183 in 5th range. Wit: John Cate & Eliza Geear.
Ack: 22 Dec 1814 [Strafford Co Deeds 81/395].
1826 Nov 20 - from John Gear of Barrington to Joseph & Samuel Gear both of
Barrington, for $2000, his homestead farm of 200a with buildings [Strafford Co
Deeds 131/221].
1830 - Barrington NH
John Gear 1m 10-14, 2m 15-19, 1m 70-79, 1f 30-39, 1f 60-69
Samuel Gear 1m 10-14, 1m 60-69, 1f 20-29, 1f 50-59
George Gear 1m 5-9, 1m 10-14, 1m 30-39, 1f 0-4, 1f 5-9, 1f 20-29, 1f
30-39
Gideon S Gear 1m 0-4, 1m5-9, 1m 30-39, 1f 0-4, 1f 20-29
1835 Feb 27 - John Gear d ae 76y 4m 8d, bur priv Gear Cem on McDaniel Shore
Drive Rd in Barrington by Swain's lake [cem insc].
1836 - John Gear d 1st at Barrington NH ae 76y, issue of 30 Mar 1836 [Young
& Taylor, Death Notices from Freewill Baptist Publications, 1811-1851, p137].
1840 - Barrington NH [census]
Joseph Geer 1m5-9 2m40-49 1f5-9 1f40-49
Gideon S Gear 1m5-9 1m10-14 1m15-19 1m40-49 1f0-4 1f5-9 1f30-39
Patience Gear 1f60-69
Benj Gear 1m0-4 1m30-39 1f15-19 1f20-29
Sam'l Gear 1m10-14 1m20-29 1m70-79 1f15-19 1f20-29 1f70-79
George Gear 1m15-19 1m40-49 1f10-14 1f20-29 1f40-49
1843 Dec 22 - Will of Patience Gear of Barrington, Strafford Co NH: to my
six sons, namely, Benjamin, Isaac, John, Reuben, William & Nathaniel Gear in
equal shares, all my neat stock of oxen, cows, or other cattle, also all money,
notes and demands, provided that if William Gear nad Nathaniel Gear never claim
their shares, then I give their shares to Reuben Gear; to my dau Mary Hayes one
bed and its proper bedding; to my dau Sally Sherburne one bed and its proper
bedding & my black silk dress; rest and remainder in equal shares to my daus
Mary Hayes, Sally Sherburne, and the heirs of my dau Abigail Gear deceased,
i.e., Mary Ann Bodge, Eunice Gear, Emily Frances Gear, and Deborah Jane Gear
[perhaps an error for Elizabeth Jane Gear, see cem insc]; Reuben Gear to be
sole Executor. Sig: Patience Gear by mark. Wit: True Wm McDaniel, Elizabeth E
McDaniel & Samuel Sherburne [Rockingham Co NH Probate 100/488 & Orig file
#17354]. Documents in the original file show that Samuel Sherburne was
administrator of the estate, and that as such he paid Samuel Hayes various sums
for the board and nursing care for Patience Gear's final illness from 1 Apr
1856 thru 24 Aug 1856. Legacies were paid to Sally Sherburne of Nottingham,
Mary Hayes of Barrington, and Emily Buzzell. On 21 Mar 1857 Emily F Buzzell
and Lemuel R Buzzell signed a receipt for her $3.33 share in the legacy due the
heirs of Patience Gears's dau Abigail who are stated in the receipt to be Mary
A Bodge, Eunice N Gear, Emily F Gear & Elizabeth J Gear [not Deborah J].
1845 Sep 20 - Patience Gear of Epping, widow of the late John Gear of
Barrington, released her dower rights in the homestead farm, etc., to Joseph
Gear and Samuel Gear of Barrington [Strafford Co Deeds 196/283].
1850 - Epping NH - Reuben Gear 39 m butcher & farmer $3000 b NH Hannah Gear
33 f b NH; Freeman Gear 11 m b NH; Deborah Gear 4 f b NH; Patience Gear 79 f b
NH [census].
1856 Aug 24 - Patience, w/o John Gear, d ae 86y, bur priv cem on McDaniel
Shore Drive near Swain's Lake in barrington [cem inscr].
1856 Aug 24 - Mrs. Patience Gear ae 86 d Nottingham, wid/o the late John
Gear of Barrington per Exeter News-Letter of 8 Sep 1856 [Chipman, New England
VR from the Exeter News-letter 1853-58, 1994, p172].Sources:
Other : NH Soc Geneal Newsletter 12:1:16
aka Manson
Sources:
Other : NH Soc Geneal Newsletter 12:1:16
see ??? Hanson & Sally ???
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1877 Sep 20 - did he own 1/2 the real estate of his nephew David Gear [qv]?
1886 Aug 18 - will of Samuel Gear of Barrington. Bequeathed to: Sally
Hanson, interest on $1100 4% gov bonds during her natural life provided she
make no charge for board and extra care, otherwise to go to George William
Gear, s/o the late David Gear; all my lands in Barrington to George William
Gear, s/o the late David Gear, "said land having been set off to me by a
committee of partition from the estate of Joseph & Samuel Gear in the Fall of
1877;" remainder also to GWG, including the gov bonds after the death of Sally
Hanson. Apptd True Wm McDaniel executor. Wit: Jonathan H Chesley, Charles A
Canney & John McDaniel; proved at Dover, 1st Tues Jun 1887.
1887 May 26 - Samuel Gear d Barrington NH ae 87y, male, white, single,
farmer, s/o John Gear & Sally Monson, both b Barrington NH, rept from
Barrington by Dr C W Hanson of Northfield NH [NH Vital Rec].
1887 May 26 - Samuel Gear d ae 87, bur priv cem McDaniel Shore Drive [cem
inscr].
1887 May 26 - Samuel Gear d Barrington ae 87, single, farmer, heart disease,
b Barrington s/o John Gear b Barrington & Sally Manson b Barrington [NHVR].
m2 Abigail Watson
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1814 - Lee NH - James Gear is listed as a pole in the Lee inventory, but
without real estate or livestock [Lee Town Rec].
1816 Oct 10 - Mr James Geer & Miss Abigail Huckings of Barrington were m by
Rev Sam'l Dyer [Vital Records of Nottingham NH p49].
1816 Oct 10 - James Geer m Abigail Huckings by Samuel B Dyer, clergyman,
reported from Nottingham NH [NHVR].
1818 May 1 - to James Gear of Barrington, husbandman, for $800, from Richard
Pinkham of Lee, two pieces of property; one piece being Pinkham's homestead
farm and buildings of about 100a, located in Barrington, Lee, and Madbury. and
bounding on land of Curtis Pierce and Israel Pierce; the second piece being
36a in Barrington. Apparently purchased with a mortgage. [Straf Co NH Deeds
100/503].
1821 July 18 - from James Gear of Lee, husbandman, for $500, to Andrew Bodge
of Madbury, land in Barrington, Lee & Madbury bounded by Curtis & Israel
Pierce, 160a; also a piece of land in Barrington also purchased from Richard
Pinkham [Straf Co NH Deeds 110/407].
1822 March 5 - James Gear of Lee obtained a judgement of $91.56 against
Susanna Pinkham of Madbury [Straf Co NH Deeds 113/258].
1822 Mar 13 - from James Gear of Lee, for $100, to Richard Ela of Durham,
37a in Lee, Barrington & Madbury which Gear had received from Benjamin Mathes,
Jr, Deputy Sheriff, as settlement of a judgement in his favor agains widow
Susanna Pinkham [Straf Co NH Deeds 114/10].
1822 Apr 17 - from James Gear of Lee, husbandman, for $500, to Joseph Coe of
Durham, land in Madbury and Barrington being the whole of the homestead farm of
Richard Pinkham, late of Lee, excluding about 30a of that farm and about 30a of
woodland in Barrington also purchased from Richard Pinkham; Abigail Gear, w/o
James Gear, released her dower rights [Straf Co NH Deeds 113/285].
1830 - Dover NH - Jas Gear 1m 30-40, 2f 10-15, 2f 15-20, 1f 20-30, 1f 30-40
[Census].
1830 - James Gear, laborer, Waldron Place, 24 2nd St [Dover Directory].
1833 - James Gear, laborer C M Co, bds ar Benja Gear Jr's [Dover Directory].
1840 - Lee NH - James Gear 1m15-19 1m40-49 1f0-4 1f5-9 2f20-29 1f40-49
[census].
1841 - Mrs Abigail Gear, wife of James, d Lee ae 41y Exeter News-Letter of
30 Nov 1841 [Chipman, New England VR from the Exeter News-letter 1841-46, 1993,
p26].
1841 - Abigail w/o James Gear d at Lee ae 41y, issue of 1 Dec 1841 [Young &
Taylor, Death Notices from Freewill Baptist Publications, 1811-1851, p137].
1841 Oct 27 - Abigail, wife of James Gear, d ae 41y 6m, bur sm priv cem
beside Calef highway [cem inscr].
1842 Nov 13 - Mr Jeremiah Bodge of Madbury m Miss Mary Ann Gear of Lee
[Newmarket Town Records].
1843 Mar 31 - Mr James Gear of Lee & Miss Abigail Watson of Barrington
entered int to marry; certified 9 Apr 1843 [Lee VR p33 mss #68793 NHHS]. No
record of this marriage has been found in the NH Vital Records files.
1844 Mar 5 - Eunice H Gear, d/o James & Abigail Gear, d ae 24y 7m, bur sm
priv cem on Calef Highway [cem inscr].
1845 - James Gear owed tax of $5.83; pd in full 12 Dec 1845 [Lee Tax Lists,
sm booklet at NHHS].
1850 Aug 26 - Madbury NH - 507/541 Trueworthy Hill 27 m farmer bNH; Mary W
Hill 24 f bME; Sarah E Hill 19 f bNH; Emily F Geer 17 f school bNH [census].
1850 Sep 13 - Dover NH - 967/1344 James Gear 59 m farmer bNH; Abigail Gear
47 f bNH [census].
1850 Sep 20 - Dover NH - 1142/1529 George W Foss 2nd 26 m manufacturer has
very large household which includes: Emily Gear 17 f bNH [census].
1854 Jul 14 - Elizabeth J Gear, d/o James & Abigail Gear, d ae 18y 4m, bur
sm priv cem on Calef Highway [cem inscr].
1854 Jul 14 - Miss Elizabeth Jane Gear d Madbury ae 18y. "She had worked
considerably at the factory in Newmarket - was taken bleeding at the lungs,
which terminated life in about six weeks" per Exeter News-Letter of 31 Jul 1854
[Chipman, New England VR from the Exeter News-letter 1853-58, 1994, p72].
1856 May 16 - from James Gear of Madbury, for $100, to Emily F Gear, 23a in
Madbury; Abigail, w/o James Gear, released dower rights [Strafford Co NH Deeds
219/463].
1860 - Madbury NH - James Gear 69 m farmer 1500/300 bNH; Abigail Gear 57 f
bNH [census].
1870 - Madbury NH - 39/38 James Gear 79 m farmer 4000/200 bNH; Abigail Gear
67 f heeping house bNH [census].
1872 - James Gear d Madbury NH ae 82, married, farmer, parents unknown,
reported for the year ending March 31 1872 from Madbury [NHVR].
1872 Nov 14 - will of Abigail Gear of Greenland. Bequeathed: to my nephew
Richard B Watson $1000; to Ruth Ann Watson $200; to Lucy Maria Watson $50; to
George B Watson & Edward Watson, sons of Nathaniel Watson $200 each; to my
step-dau Emily F Buzzell $50; to Arthur C Buzzell $50; to Ella J Buzzell $50;
rest & remainder to sd nephew Richard B Watson who is also apptd executor.
Sig: Abigail Gear. Wit: Matthew J Lowd, Belinda C Lowd & J W Odell. Proved 9
Sep 1873 [Rock Co NH Probate #1103, 150/376].
1873 Sep 3 - Abigail Gear d Greenland NH ae 72y 1m 1d [NHVR].
1873 Sep 3 - Mrs Abigail Gear ae 73y, wid/o the late James Gear, d Greenland
[Exeter N-L per Wilma T Regan].MISCELANEOUS ITEMS:
Incriptions from a private cemetery on the corner of Rt 125 & Red Oak Road
(which leads to Lee Hill):
Elizabeth J d/o James & Abigail Gear - d 14 Jul 1854 ae 18y 4m
Eunice H d/o James & Abigail Gear - d 5 Mar 1844 ae 24y 7m
Abigail w/o James Gear - d 27 oct 1841 ae 41y 6m
two small unmarked stones
Moses Emerson - d 12 Mar 1834 ae 52y 4m
Rosa w/o Moses Emerson - d 22 Feb 1870 ae 80y 10m
Samuel DeMeritt - d 25 Aug 1862 ae 55y 2m 11d
Olive W w/o Samuel Demeritt - d 22 Oct 1888 ae 79y 8m 8d
Mary d/o Samuel & Olive W DeMeritt - d 15 Jun 1864 ae 33y 2m 7d
Daniel Emerson - 15 Mar 1822, 23 Dec 1902
[transcribed by Laird C Towle].
m2 Abigail Watson
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1814 - Lee NH - James Gear is listed as a pole in the Lee inventory, but
without real estate or livestock [Lee Town Rec].
1816 Oct 10 - Mr James Geer & Miss Abigail Huckings of Barrington were m by
Rev Sam'l Dyer [Vital Records of Nottingham NH p49].
1816 Oct 10 - James Geer m Abigail Huckings by Samuel B Dyer, clergyman,
reported from Nottingham NH [NHVR].
1818 May 1 - to James Gear of Barrington, husbandman, for $800, from Richard
Pinkham of Lee, two pieces of property; one piece being Pinkham's homestead
farm and buildings of about 100a, located in Barrington, Lee, and Madbury. and
bounding on land of Curtis Pierce and Israel Pierce; the second piece being
36a in Barrington. Apparently purchased with a mortgage. [Straf Co NH Deeds
100/503].
1821 July 18 - from James Gear of Lee, husbandman, for $500, to Andrew Bodge
of Madbury, land in Barrington, Lee & Madbury bounded by Curtis & Israel
Pierce, 160a; also a piece of land in Barrington also purchased from Richard
Pinkham [Straf Co NH Deeds 110/407].
1822 March 5 - James Gear of Lee obtained a judgement of $91.56 against
Susanna Pinkham of Madbury [Straf Co NH Deeds 113/258].
1822 Mar 13 - from James Gear of Lee, for $100, to Richard Ela of Durham,
37a in Lee, Barrington & Madbury which Gear had received from Benjamin Mathes,
Jr, Deputy Sheriff, as settlement of a judgement in his favor agains widow
Susanna Pinkham [Straf Co NH Deeds 114/10].
1822 Apr 17 - from James Gear of Lee, husbandman, for $500, to Joseph Coe of
Durham, land in Madbury and Barrington being the whole of the homestead farm of
Richard Pinkham, late of Lee, excluding about 30a of that farm and about 30a of
woodland in Barrington also purchased from Richard Pinkham; Abigail Gear, w/o
James Gear, released her dower rights [Straf Co NH Deeds 113/285].
1830 - Dover NH - Jas Gear 1m 30-40, 2f 10-15, 2f 15-20, 1f 20-30, 1f 30-40
[Census].
1830 - James Gear, laborer, Waldron Place, 24 2nd St [Dover Directory].
1833 - James Gear, laborer C M Co, bds ar Benja Gear Jr's [Dover Directory].
1840 - Lee NH - James Gear 1m15-19 1m40-49 1f0-4 1f5-9 2f20-29 1f40-49
[census].
1841 - Mrs Abigail Gear, wife of James, d Lee ae 41y Exeter News-Letter of
30 Nov 1841 [Chipman, New England VR from the Exeter News-letter 1841-46, 1993,
p26].
1841 - Abigail w/o James Gear d at Lee ae 41y, issue of 1 Dec 1841 [Young &
Taylor, Death Notices from Freewill Baptist Publications, 1811-1851, p137].
1841 Oct 27 - Abigail, wife of James Gear, d ae 41y 6m, bur sm priv cem
beside Calef highway [cem inscr].
1842 Nov 13 - Mr Jeremiah Bodge of Madbury m Miss Mary Ann Gear of Lee
[Newmarket Town Records].
1843 Mar 31 - Mr James Gear of Lee & Miss Abigail Watson of Barrington
entered int to marry; certified 9 Apr 1843 [Lee VR p33 mss #68793 NHHS]. No
record of this marriage has been found in the NH Vital Records files.
1844 Mar 5 - Eunice H Gear, d/o James & Abigail Gear, d ae 24y 7m, bur sm
priv cem on Calef Highway [cem inscr].
1845 - James Gear owed tax of $5.83; pd in full 12 Dec 1845 [Lee Tax Lists,
sm booklet at NHHS].
1850 Aug 26 - Madbury NH - 507/541 Trueworthy Hill 27 m farmer bNH; Mary W
Hill 24 f bME; Sarah E Hill 19 f bNH; Emily F Geer 17 f school bNH [census].
1850 Sep 13 - Dover NH - 967/1344 James Gear 59 m farmer bNH; Abigail Gear
47 f bNH [census].
1850 Sep 20 - Dover NH - 1142/1529 George W Foss 2nd 26 m manufacturer has
very large household which includes: Emily Gear 17 f bNH [census].
1854 Jul 14 - Elizabeth J Gear, d/o James & Abigail Gear, d ae 18y 4m, bur
sm priv cem on Calef Highway [cem inscr].
1854 Jul 14 - Miss Elizabeth Jane Gear d Madbury ae 18y. "She had worked
considerably at the factory in Newmarket - was taken bleeding at the lungs,
which terminated life in about six weeks" per Exeter News-Letter of 31 Jul 1854
[Chipman, New England VR from the Exeter News-letter 1853-58, 1994, p72].
1856 May 16 - from James Gear of Madbury, for $100, to Emily F Gear, 23a in
Madbury; Abigail, w/o James Gear, released dower rights [Strafford Co NH Deeds
219/463].
1860 - Madbury NH - James Gear 69 m farmer 1500/300 bNH; Abigail Gear 57 f
bNH [census].
1870 - Madbury NH - 39/38 James Gear 79 m farmer 4000/200 bNH; Abigail Gear
67 f heeping house bNH [census].
1872 - James Gear d Madbury NH ae 82, married, farmer, parents unknown,
reported for the year ending March 31 1872 from Madbury [NHVR].
1872 Nov 14 - will of Abigail Gear of Greenland. Bequeathed: to my nephew
Richard B Watson $1000; to Ruth Ann Watson $200; to Lucy Maria Watson $50; to
George B Watson & Edward Watson, sons of Nathaniel Watson $200 each; to my
step-dau Emily F Buzzell $50; to Arthur C Buzzell $50; to Ella J Buzzell $50;
rest & remainder to sd nephew Richard B Watson who is also apptd executor.
Sig: Abigail Gear. Wit: Matthew J Lowd, Belinda C Lowd & J W Odell. Proved 9
Sep 1873 [Rock Co NH Probate #1103, 150/376].
1873 Sep 3 - Abigail Gear d Greenland NH ae 72y 1m 1d [NHVR].
1873 Sep 3 - Mrs Abigail Gear ae 73y, wid/o the late James Gear, d Greenland
[Exeter N-L per Wilma T Regan].MISCELANEOUS ITEMS:
Incriptions from a private cemetery on the corner of Rt 125 & Red Oak Road
(which leads to Lee Hill):
Elizabeth J d/o James & Abigail Gear - d 14 Jul 1854 ae 18y 4m
Eunice H d/o James & Abigail Gear - d 5 Mar 1844 ae 24y 7m
Abigail w/o James Gear - d 27 oct 1841 ae 41y 6m
two small unmarked stones
Moses Emerson - d 12 Mar 1834 ae 52y 4m
Rosa w/o Moses Emerson - d 22 Feb 1870 ae 80y 10m
Samuel DeMeritt - d 25 Aug 1862 ae 55y 2m 11d
Olive W w/o Samuel Demeritt - d 22 Oct 1888 ae 79y 8m 8d
Mary d/o Samuel & Olive W DeMeritt - d 15 Jun 1864 ae 33y 2m 7d
Daniel Emerson - 15 Mar 1822, 23 Dec 1902
[transcribed by Laird C Towle].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1909 Jan 24 - Elinar Mildred Tuttle b Nottingham 2nd c/o Arthur S Tuttle ae
32 b Nottingham & Eva M Thompson ae 27 b South Berwick ME, res of Nottingham
[Nottingham Annual Report].
1943 Mar 1 - Arthur S Tuttle d Northwood ae 66y 8m 29d married carpenter b
Nottingham s/o Hosea Tuttle & Ida Taylor b Portland ME [Northwood Annual
Report].