Epsom History Genealogy



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Samuel Lear and Sally Salter




Husband Samuel Lear

           Born: Abt 1762 - Portsmouth, NH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Nov 20, 1842 - Epsom, NH
         Buried:  - Lear Cemetery, Epsom, NH/Allenstown, NH


         Father: Alexander Lear
         Mother: Sarah Cook


       Marriage: Feb 5, 1792 - Rye, NH




Wife Sally Salter

           Born: Aug 25, 1771 - Rye, NH
     Christened: 
           Died: May 12, 1836 - Epsom, NH
         Buried:  - Lear Cemetery, Epsom, NH/Allenstown, NH


         Father: John Salter
         Mother: Abiah Webster





Children
1 F Eliza Lear

           Born:  - Epsom, NH 2
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         Spouse: Jonathan Prescott
           Marr: Apr 15, 1823 - Epsom, NH



2 M Alexander Salter Lear

           Born: Abt 1793 - Rye, NH
     Christened: 
           Died: Oct 16, 1863 - Pembroke, NH
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Jane Wiggin
           Marr: Aug 11, 1811 - Epsom, NH



3 F Lucy Salter Lear

           Born: Apr 23, 1793 - Epsom, NH
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Samuel Prescott
           Marr: Aug 26, 1819 - Epsom, NH
         Spouse: Chase Prescott
           Marr: Dec 21, 1824 - Deerfield, NH 3



4 F Sally C. Lear

           Born: Mar 9, 1797 - Epsom, NH
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 31, 1876 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Lane
           Marr: Mar 15, 1821 - Pembroke, NH



5 M John A.B. Lear

           Born: Abt 1805 5
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Harriet Moses
           Marr: Nov 28, 1834 - Epsom, NH



6 M Samuel Langdon Lear

           Born: Abt 1812 - Deerfield, NH
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 2, 1893 - Epsom, NH
         Buried:  - New Rye Cemetery, Epsom, NH
         Spouse: Polly T. Cram
           Marr: Nov 24, 1835




General Notes: Husband - Samuel Lear

Buried in the Lear Cemetery, Epsom, NH. Died age 80-8-0. Revolutionary War Soldier according to notes of John Dowst.

NH Patriot 1-5-1843 SAMUEL LEAR
In Epsom, Nov. 20th, Samuel Lear, a Revolutionary pensioner, aged 80 years and 8 months.


S 9928

PENSION of Samuel Lear

Commenced on the 4th day of March 1834

Declaration
State of New Hampshire, County of Merrimack September 8, 1832

Samuel Lear a resident of Epsom in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, aged seventy years, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on this oath make the following declaration, that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780 with Jonathan Locke and Nathaniel Goss and served in the Col. Henry Dearborn’s Regiment of the Continental line, under the following named officers:
That he enlisted at Rye in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire in May 1780 for six months under Jonathan Locke and Nathan Goss a committee for the town of Rye aforesaid, and marched to Kingstown NH, passed muster there and marched directly to West Point and thence joined the company commanded by Lt. Jonathan Cilley, was under his command a few weeks thence under Lt. Cass, went from West Point to Orangetown, New York, thence to English Neighborspond (?) so called, thence to a place called Hacksmetack, thence back to Orangetown, thence to West Point, thence to Soldiers Fortune, where he was taken out of his company as a guard and put under the command of Capt. Ebenr Frye, Lt. Blodgett and Ens. Richards, and marched down the River about eight miles to a village (the name of which he cannot remembet) where he served until the expiration of the six months and was there honorably discharged by Lt. Cass who came from Soldiers Fortune to the village above mentioned and brought his discharge which was afterwards sent to Exeter, NH to get his pay and had never been able to find it since.
That the above mentioned service was in Col. Henry Dearborn’s Regiment in the Continental Line.

Samuel Lear


General Notes: Wife - Sally Salter

Buried in the Lear Cemetery, Epsom, NH. Died age 64
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Samuel Lear




Husband Samuel Lear

           Born: Abt 1802
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           Died: 1819 - Epsom, NH 6
         Buried: 


         Father: Benjamin Lear
         Mother: Molly Morrison






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Children

General Notes: Husband - Samuel Lear

Drowned at Epsom, NH according to records of C.W. Leighton
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John Stockbridge and Sarah Lear




Husband John Stockbridge

           Born: Apr 4, 1768 - Stratham, NH
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           Died: Sep 26, 1857 - Stratham, NH
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         Father: John Stockbridge
         Mother: Martha Wiggin


       Marriage: Abt 1796




Wife Sarah Lear

           Born: 1768
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           Died: Jul 13, 1818
         Buried: 


         Father: Alexander Lear
         Mother: Sarah Cook





Children

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Sarah Lear




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Wife Sarah Lear

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         Father: Alexander Salter Lear
         Mother: Mary Jane Wiggin





Children

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Solumni Lear




Husband Solumni Lear

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         Father: Alexander Salter Lear
         Mother: Mary Jane Wiggin






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Children

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Thomas Lear




Husband Thomas Lear

           Born: Abt 1849
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         Father: John A.B. Lear
         Mother: Harriet Moses






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Thomas Alvin Lear




Husband Thomas Alvin Lear

           Born: Mar 4, 1844
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           Died: Jul 2, 1880 - Allenstown, NH 7
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         Father: Samuel Langdon Lear
         Mother: Polly T. Cram






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Tobias Lear and Hannah Smith




Husband Tobias Lear

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         Father: Tobias Lear
         Mother: Elizabeth Sherburne


       Marriage: Jul 10, 1704 - Rowley, MA

   Other Spouse: Sarah Curtis - 1702 - Rowley, MA

   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Walker - Apr 14, 1714




Wife Hannah Smith

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Children
1 M Tobias Lear

           Born: Mar 29, 1706
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           Died: Abt 1751
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth Hall
           Marr: Dec 13, 1733




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Tobias Lear and Elizabeth Walker




Husband Tobias Lear

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         Father: Tobias Lear
         Mother: Elizabeth Sherburne


       Marriage: Apr 14, 1714

   Other Spouse: Sarah Curtis - 1702 - Rowley, MA

   Other Spouse: Hannah Smith - Jul 10, 1704 - Rowley, MA




Wife Elizabeth Walker

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Children

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Tobias Lear and Elizabeth Sherburne




Husband Tobias Lear

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       Marriage: 1667




Wife Elizabeth Sherburne

           Born: Aug 4, 1638
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         Father: Henry Sherburne
         Mother: Rebecca Gibbons



   Other Spouse: Richard Martin

   Other Spouse: Tobias Langdon - 1656



Children
1 M Tobias Lear

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         Spouse: Sarah Curtis
           Marr: 1702 - Rowley, MA
         Spouse: Hannah Smith
           Marr: Jul 10, 1704 - Rowley, MA
         Spouse: Elizabeth Walker
           Marr: Apr 14, 1714



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Sources


1 Epsom, NH Town Records.

2 Pembroke Town Report.

3 Deerfield Congregational Church Records.

4 Dowst Records of Allenstown, NH.

5 1850 NH Census of Epsom, NH.

6 Death Records of Jonathan Dolbeer.

7 Leighton Record of deaths - NHHS.


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