CHILDREN. 2807. Alverton, b. Dec. 12, 1849; m. Nov. 23, 1875, Alfreada-M. Bean; res. Bethel, Me. 2808. Eugene-P., b. Aug. 27, 1856; res. Bethel, Me. 2809. Lizzie-M., b. Feb. 2, 1859; m. Dec. 19, 1878, Edwin-R. Fothergill; res. Gorham. 2810. Mary (Ripley) [2647] (Betsey (Dustin), Mary3 (Anderson), Joseph Morison, John'); married Nathaniel Ripley, born at Duxbury, Mass., May 20, 1811; farmer; res. Windham. On the death of his wife, April 13, 1870, he sold his property in Windham, and now (1880) lives with his daughter in Derry, N. H. CHILDREN, BORN IN WINDHAM, N. H. 2811. Lewis, b. Oct. 11, 1835; carpenter; res. Malden, Mass.; m. LucyM. Ray, of Auburn, N. H., April 19, 1864. One child, Alice-J., b. Jan. 1867. 2812. Thomas-K., b. June 3, 1839; enlisted in 20th Regt. Mass. Vols., and d. in Virginia, April 9, 1864. 2813. Amos-S., b. Nov. 11, 1843; merchant tailor; res. Franklin Falls, N. H.; m. Feb. 1867, Mary-J. Davis, of Andover, N. H. One son; d. in infancy. 2814. 2815. Augustus-C., b. Nov. 19, 1847; locomotive engineer; res. Boston, SIXTH GENERATION. 2816. Hon. Matthew-Harvey Taylor" [2667] (Louisa' (Taylor), Polly (Paul), Abraham Morison, Joseph, John1); born in Derry, N. H., Nov. 29, 1829; res. there till 1846, when he rem. to Salem, N. H., where he still res. He is a woolen manufacturer and farmer; has filled various offices in his town; served as selectman four years, and represented his town in the legislature in 1867-68, and '79-80; was a member of the N. H. senate in 1871-72, and filled the office of moderator of the town-meetings eight years, and enumerator of the census in 1880. He married Ellen, dau. of John Taylor, a woolen manufacturer, of Salem; he is the fifth generation removed from Matthew Taylor, first emigrant, who lived on the James-C. Taylor place, in Derry, N. H. CHILDREN, BORN IN SALEM, N. H. 2817. Ellen-L., b. Sept. 7, 1854; m. 1878, Levi-W. Taylor, son of Daniel Taylor, of Salem; trader; res. Salem, N. H. 2829. Louisa-J. (Foster) [2669] (Louisa (Taylor), Polly (Paul), Abraham Morison, Joseph, John1); married, April 9, 1860, Herman Foster, of Haverhill, Mass.; shoe manufacturer. CHILDREN. 2830. George-H., b. Feb. 8, 1861. 2831. Mary-L., b. May 12, 1865. 2832. Ellen-L., b. Sept. 5, 1872; d. March 5, 1874. 2833. Thomas-E., b. Feb. 22, 1874. 2834. Martin Taylor [2670] (Louisa (Taylor), Polly1 (Paul), Abraham Morison, Joseph, John'); born in Derry, N. H., Dec. 21, 1838; res. in Haverhill, Mass.; clothier, and member of the well-known firm of "Three Taylors," of that city. He married, April 30, 1861, Sarah-W., daughter of Otis Taylor, of Atkinson, N. H.; she died March 24, 1864; married, 2d, April 27, 1865, Laura-A. Floyd, of Derry, N. H. 2835. 2836. CHILDREN, BORN IN HAVERHILL, MASS. Martin-Allison, b. Nov. 17, 1867. Herbert-Floyd, b. Sept. 6, 1871. 2837. Harvey-Clinton, b. May 15, 1875. 2838. Charles-P. [2740] (Joseph-G., Joseph', John, Joseph', John'); was born in Derry, N. H., Oct. 26, 1837; married, May 3, 1856, Mary-Agnes Plummer, of Newburyport, Mass.; she was born 1831, and died July 15, 1861, leaving three children. He married, 2d, April 23, 1864, Mary-C. Balch, of Newburyport. He enlisted as a private in Co. A, 8th Regt. Mass. Vols.; served four months at Washington and Baltimore; was afterwards elected lieutenant in Co. A, 48th Regt. Mass. Vols., and served under General Banks in Department of the Gulf, participating in the battle of Plain's Store and in the repeated assaults on Port Hudson. On his return from the war, he made the study of music a profession, and resided in Newburyport, Mass., till 1867; after that, in Worcester, Mass., till 1879, when he rem. to St. Louis, his present residence. He is author of "Morrison's Collection of Church Music," "In Memoriam," and other pieces, and is now writing a "History of Gregorian Music." He is professor of music at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. CHILDREN, BORN IN NEWBURYPORT, MASS. 2839. Charles-F., b. Jan. 30, 1857. 2840. Mary-Alice, b. April 11, 1859; d. March 30, 1863. 2841. Hattie-Agnes, b. July 7, 1861; d. Aug. 4, 1861. This closes the record of the descendants of John Morison, who died in 1736. FIRST GENERATION. CHAPTER XIII. HISTORY OF CHARTER ROBERT MORISON, OF LONDONDERRY, N. H., AND HIS DESCENDANTS. ROBERT MORISON. — FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA. 2842. Robert Morison was probably born in Ireland; he died in Londonderry, N. H. The dates of his birth and death are not known. His wife's name, as mentioned in Londonderry records, was Elizabeth He settled in Londonderry, N. H., in 1719, and was one of the 119 persons to whom the charter of the town was given. His home-lot was east of Derry East Village (see map), and was subsequently owned by his sons, Dea. Robert and William Morison. The relationship existing between him and the other Morisons of Londonderry is not known. A facsimile of his autograph is here given: 2843. 2844. Robert morisone CHILDREN. Robert (2846), b. 1714; d. Feb. 7, 1794, aged 80 yrs. William (2847), b. Nov. 30, 1726; d. Feb. 28, 1788, aged 62 yrs. 2845. Sallie; m. — Colburn; lived and d. in Derry, N. H. SECOND GENERATION. 2846. Robert [2843] (Robert1). Dea. Robert Morison was born in Ireland in 1714, and was brought by his parents to America in 1718, and to Londonderry, N. H., in the year following. He lived on the homestead, of which he was half-owner. The site of the old cellar can still be located, and is near the place known on the map of Rockingham County as Mr. Hamilton's. He was an elder in the West Parish church (now Londonderry), and his name is attached to an agreement to settle the Rev. David McGregor in the West Parish in 1736. It is also on an agreement in 1740, as one of the forty families in the East Parish, to attend church in the West Parish. He was chosen parish selectman in 1758, 59, '60, and 1768, '69. His name appears upon the list of the "Association Test," June 24, 1776. He |
