CHILDREN.

1896. Eliza-J., b. March 24, 1862; d. June 24, 1877.

1898. George-D." [1570] (Samuel, Samuel, Moses3, John2, John'); born in Alstead, N. H., Sept. 23, 1838; farmer; res. Marlow, N. H.; married, March 20, 1866, Lucy-Ann, daughter of David Knight, of Alstead, N. H. She was born in Alstead, N. H., July 11, 1838.

1899. Milan-D. [1571] (Samuel, Samuel, Moses, John2, John1); born in Alstead, N. H., Oct. 28, 1843; farmer; res. Alstead, N. H.; married, June 18, 1868, Olive-P., daughter of John Hosley, of Livermore, Me. She was born May 26, 1848, in Livermore, Me.

1903. James-H." [1573] (Benjamin-F., Samuel, Moses, John2, John1); born in Marlow, N. H., Aug. 10, 1840; res. Marlow, N. H.; married, July 4, 1864, Sylvia-M., daughter of Nathan Corey, of Washington, N. H. She was born in Washington, N. H., Dec. 14, 1838; died Aug. 20, 1872. He married, 2d, Mrs. Frances-M. (Harris) Gould, May 15, 1873.

1906. Leslie-J., b. Jan. 6, 1869; d. Aug. 9, 1869. 1907. Lillie-J., b. Jan. 6, 1869; d. Aug. 2, 1869.

1908. Lottie-A. (Pickering) [1578] (Dexter-B. Morrisons, Samuel', Moses, John, John1); born in Alstead, N. H., March 23, 1855; married, Jan. 14, 1873, John-Q. Pickering, of Gilsum, N. H.; carpenter; res. Holyoke, Mass.

CHILDREN.

1909. Ina-L., b. Alstead, N. H., Sept. 7, 1874.

1910. Leon-Q., b. Gilsum, N. H., April 30, 1876.

SEVENTH GENERATION.

1911. George-Shattuck' [1588] (Rev. John-Hopkins, Nathaniels, Robert', Thomas, John, John1); graduated at Harvard University, 1863, LL. B.; Harvard Law School, 1866; civil engineer, 1867; engaged in building Kansas City Railroad bridge, 1867-69; built iron viaduct 234 feet high for Erie Railway, at Portage, N. Y., 1875; has published important papers on bridges and other professional subjects; holds several very important and responsible trusts in the management of railways. As a consulting engi neer, he has an office in New York; is now (1880), as chief engineer, building a bridge across the Missouri River, at Plattsmouth,

for the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska; res. New York.

1912. Robert-Swain [1589] (Rev. John-Hopkins, Nathaniels, Robert, Thomas, John, John1). Rev. Robert-S. Morison graduated at Harvard University, 1869, and at Divinity School (B. D.), 1872; studied in Berlin and Tubingen, Germany, 1872-73; ordained, 1874; settled in Meadville, Pa., 1874. On account of ill health, brought on by severe and continuous labor in his profession, he gave up his Meadville parish in May, 1878, and is now (1879) res. temporarily in Peterborough, N. H. He married, Feb. 21, 1877, Annie-Theresa, daughter of George-Jacob Abbot, formerly of Windham, N. H., and son of Rev. Jacob Abbot, of Windham. She was born in Washington, D. C., Aug. 15, 1846.

CHILDREN.

1913. Ruth, b. Meadville, Pa., Nov. 24, 1877.

1914.

George-Abbot, b. Peterborough, N. H., Aug. 5, 1879.

1915. Samuel-Lord' [1595] (Horace, Nathaniel, Robert', Thomas, John, John1); graduated at Harvard University, 1873; res. New York, engaged in business; married Nancy-Olive, daughter of David-W. Williams. She was born in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 4, 1853; died Oct. 13, 1878.

1918. Frank [1601] (Nathaniel-Holmes, Nathaniel, Robert*, Thomas, John, John); married, Oct. 10, 1865, Lucy-Ann Fisk, of Boston, Mass. She was born June 25, 1843; died May 25, 1846, at Florence, Italy. He married, 2d, Leslie McGregor, descendant of Rev. James McGregor, first minister of Londonderry. He studied law, and is now (1880) practising his profession in Boston. One child, Isabel, born Feb. 13, 1880.

1919. Ernest-Nathaniel' [1603] (Nathaniel-Holmes, Nathaniel, Robert', Thomas, John, John1); graduated at Harvard University, 1870; married, Oct. 31, 1871, Priscilla-Ridgely White, of Baltimore, Md.; born Dec. 13, 1850. He is engaged in business in Baltimore.

1924. Robert-Brown' [1604] (Nathaniel-Holmes", Nathaniel", Robert', Thomas, John2, John'). Robert-Brown Morrison, M. D. (University of Maryland, 1874). He entered Harvard College in 1869, but left in the middle of his sophomore year, and went to Germany, where he remained three years. He spent a year each at the universities of Gottingen and Berlin, in the study of his profession. Is now a practising physician in Baltimore; married, Nov. 27, 1878, Elizabeth-Hawkins Williams.

1925. Sarah-T. (Holmes) [1617] (Josiah-S. Morison, Roberts, Robert', Thomas, John2, John1); married, July 4, 1854, JohnDickey Holmes, of Peterborough, N. H.; res. Alstead, N. H., and is engaged in the lumber and grain business, under the firm of Holmes & Buxton.

CHILDREN.

1926. James-M., b. Sept. 2, 1855; d. Nov. 10, 1856.

1927.

1928.

1929.

1930.

Frederick-A., b. April 6, 1857.

Ella-F., b. Sept. 6, 1858.

George-E., b. July 16, 1864.

William-M., b. Aug. 19, 1868; d. March 18, 1874.

1931. Lizzie-M. (Buxton) [1618] (Josiah-S. Morison, Roberts, Robert', Thomas, John, John1); married, Nov. 29, 1860, MelvilleS. Buxton; res. Alstead, N. H. He was born March 23, 1836.

CHILDREN.

1932. Mary-Ellen, b. Nov. 4, 1864; d. July 5, 1872.

Charles-Cooke, b. May 22, 1870; d. April 11, 1875.
Kate-Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1872.

1933.

1934.

1937. Ellen' (Wells) [1619] (Josiah-S. Morison, Roberts, Robert, Thomas, John, John1); she married, Nov. 27, 1861, Moses-B. Wells, of Sheldon, Vt.; res. Bellows Falls, Vt.

CHILDREN.

1938. Mary-C., b. Sept. 19, 1862.

1939.

1940.

Clinton-F., b. Sept. 14, 1864.

Edgar-Morrison, b. Jan. 10, 1866; d. Oct. 14, 1867.

1941. Bernard-A., b. June 29, 1868.

1944. Robert-S. [1621] (Josiah-S., Roberts, Robert', Thomas, John, John'); res. South Acworth, N. H. He married Sarah-A. Washburn, born May 1, 1844.

CHILD.

1945. Jessie-Ethel, b. Sept. 16, 1869.

CHAPTER VII.

SECOND GENERATION. HISTORY OF DEA. HALBERT MORISON, SON OF JOHN MORISON, WHO DIED IN 1736, AND HIS DESCENDANTS.

SECOND GENERATION. — DEA. HALBERT MORISON.

1946. Dea. Halbert2 [4] (John1); was born in Ireland in 1685, and died in Londonderry, N. H., June 6, 1755. He lies buried in that beautiful cemetery, so elevated as to overlook a large extent of territory, and situated near Derry East Meeting-House. This was the spot the first settlers of Londonderry chose for their "long, last rest"; and there, in the peaceful bosom of motherearth, many of them rest, in that sleep which shall be unbroken till the reveille call of the final morning.

Deacon Morison evidently emigrated to this country in 1718, with his brothers James and John, and the early Londonderry settlers, though he does not appear in Londonderry till 1735. Many of the first emigrants, of the flock of Rev. James McGregor, after their arrival in Boston, went to Casco Bay, intending to settle in that locality. But circumstances were not propitious for the success of the undertaking. They embarked from Boston late in the season, and the vessel on its arrival was frozen in for the winter, and the emigrants endured great suffering. Not pleased with the situation, and finding no place for settlement which suited them, most of the emigrants re-embarked in the spring. They sailed along the coast, and entered the Merrimack River, which they ascended as far as Haverhill, Mass. The men of the expedition, leaving their families at this place, went and viewed the land in Nutfield, and made arrangements for settling there. They then returned to Haverhill for their families, which they took to Londonderry (then Nutfield), and formed the settlement, April 11, 1719, O. S. I will here state that the only possible connection on this side of the water between the Londonderry Morisons, and the Morisons who settled in Sanbornton, N. H., is at Haverhill, Mass., which is the point to which that branch can be traced. That branch is now a large and very respectable family, of the same Scotch stock, and its ancestors probably came at or near the same time (1718) from Ireland or England, and it is not improbable that some one of the Morison clan branched off at Haverhill, and became the ancestor of the Sanbornton Morisons.

Deacon Morison did not return from Maine with the other emigrants, for the first we hear of him, he is located not far from Casco Bay, at a place then called "Sheep-Cott," now "Sheepscotts Bridge," in Lincoln Co., Me. Here he remained till Oct. 18, 1735, when he appeared upon the scene in Londonderry, and bought 122 acres of land, for "200 pounds," of John and Christian McNeal. His name occasionally appears on the records of Londonderry. May 8, 1746, Halbert Morison and his wife Jean deeded 50 acres of this land to their son John; consideration, "Love, and good will, and affection." March 2, 1750, the highway was laid out by his house. Jan. 27, 1755, he deeded to his son David Morison all his personal estate; consideration, "300 pounds, new tenor." Jan. 27, 1755, he deeded all his real estate to his son David; consideration, “500 pound bills of Publick Credit." This farm which he owned, and on which he passed the closing years of his life, is situated in Derry ("Dock"), and is the nearest house and farm, on the northeast side, to the station on the Nashua & Rochester R. R., the house being situated on the highway. It is stated that he was married three times. His last wife's name is reported to be Jean Steele. She died Oct. 19, 1753, aged 53 yrs. He died June 6, 1755, aged 70 yrs. (not 1753, as appears on his tombstone); and side by side they rest together, in the old cemetery on the hill. Below is given a fac-simile of his autograph:

halbrit morson

CHILDREN, PROBABLY ALL BORN IN SHEEPSCOTT, ME.

1947. John (1953); d. Londonderry, N. H., between dates of Oct. 27, 1753, and Jan. 30, 1754.

1950.

Hopkins. (See extract of John Morison's will.)
McNeal. (See extract of her brother John

Morison's will.)

Rebecca (1955); m. William Archibald, about 1756; d. N. S. 1951. Jean; unmarried; lived with her brother David on the old home

1952.

stead in Londonderry, where she d.

David (1963), b. Sheepscott, Me., 1730; d. Londonderry, N. H.,
Feb. 23, 1825, aged 95 yrs.*

THIRD GENERATION.

1953. John [1947] (Dea. Halbert, John1). He emigrated to Londonderry, N. H., with his father in 1735, and was a farmer. He received by deed from his parents, May 8, 1746, fifty acres of "Quarter Mile Range" is now a path running on one side

land.

*To show the connection between the past and the present, between that expedition to Casco Bay and the first settlers of Londonderry, I will state that probably other Morisons located there with Dea. Halbert Morison, as there are many Morisons at the present time in the immediate vicinity of where he lived, and whose families have been there for several gener