Re: Leighton's of New Hampshire
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In reply to:
Leighton's of New Hampshire
Grace Chumley 7/02/06
And last but not least, Marinda's ancestors:
ID: I1833
Name: Phillip Christian GRAPES
Sex: M
Birth: 1749 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Note: Germany?
Death: 30 SEP 1799 in Brunswick, Essex, Vermont
Note: Grapes/Chrigerb. GermanyRevolutionary War Soldier
Marriage 1 Elizabeth SCHOFF b: 1753 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Married: 30 JUL 1767 in Asburnham, MA 1
NOTES 1:
Name: Philip GRAPES
Sex: M
Birth: WFT Est. 1723-1752 in Germany
Death: 30 SEP 1799 in Brunswick, Vermont
Note: Born in Germany, namePhilip Chriger. Deserted German army & Changed his name to Grapes. Moved from Ashburnham to Orford NH in 1772. Lived one year, then moved to Franconia, then called Morristown. Farmed at location of present airport. In 1784, moved to Maidstone, Vermont. Moved to Brunswick, Vermont in 1792. Was killed by falling tree in 1799. Moderator of Brunswick town meeting, March 27, 1797. Selectman 1798. He always lived 7 worked in the same general area as his father in law, Jacob Schoff, seemingly moving at least once a decade. Revolutionary War. Enlisted July 14, 1775, Captain James Osgood's Company, Colonel Timothy Bedel's regiment, under General montgomery. Was at the siege of St. Johns, Canada, when he re-enlisted, November 1775. Was at Quebec when General Montgomery was killed. Re-enlisted in 1776, Major John Brown's detachment in Quebec. Re-enlisted in 1778 as a Sergeant, Bedel's Regiment. Captain Estabrook's Company fighting in Canada. Other Company payrolls- Hampson ranging, Charles Nelson, Luther Richardson's & Captain William Tarleton
NOTES 2:
ID: I00599
Name: Philip Christian Grapes
Sex: M
ALIA: Philip /Chriger/
Birth: in ,,Germany
Birth: 1749 in Lexington,Middlesex,MA
Death: 30 SEP 1799 in Brunswick,Essex,VT of killed by a falling tree
Military Service: 14 JUL 1775 Entered James Osgood's company of Col. Timothy Bedel's Regiment
Military Service: 26 NOV 1775 Reenlisted in Capt. Charles Nelson's Co, Maj. John Brown's detatchment
Military Service: 17 FEB 1776 Camped near Quebec
Military Service: 24 JUN 1776 Serving in Capt. Estabrook's Co., Bedel's Regiment, in Canada
Military Service: 8 APR 1778 On payroll of Capt. Luther Richardson's Co. raised for the defense of the frontiers on and adjacent to Conn. River
Residence: ABT 1772 Oxford,,NH
Residence: ABT 1773 Franconia,,NH (then called Morristown)
Residence: ABT 1784 Maidstone,Essex,VT
Residence: ABT 1791 Brunswick,Essex,VT
Census: 1786 ,Orange,VT (Petitioners census)
Census: 1790 Brunswick,Orange,VT
Reference Number: 724
Note:
Philip served as a private/sergeant in Bedel's New Hampshire Regiment, as a corporal in Major John Brown's Detatchment of Militia, and as a private in Hampson's Ranging Company, New Hampshire. (General Index to Compiled Military Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers. Microfilm M-860)
Taken from the Journeys of Eben Judd:
"These settlers banded together to protect their property rights. This is clear from Judd's field notes. In October, 1786 he began doing surveys and on October 9th records, "Surveyed on side of river in Maidstone. Just at sunset met a company of men on a piece of land that Mr. Schoff lived on. They held our chain-men, and siad if we went on they would break our heads. We returned to Thomas Wooster's (we went on with our work until the 13th)." On the 14th Judd was better prepared and wrote "Began to lot where we left off on Wait's Bow. We went strong handed. Joseph Holdbrook carried the fore end of the chain, and was clinched upon by Mr. Grapes. Grapes was advised to let go, and finally did, and we went on with our lotting." Clearly the laying out and settling of Essex County was not always a peaceful affair. And the stakes were high. Imagine clearing land and suffering the hardships of early settlement only to be threatened by the loss of your land and labor because of inaccurate surveys."
Children
Jacob GRAPES b: 1774/75
Dorothy GRAPES
Elizabeth GRAPES
Jonah GRAPES
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ID: I1830
Name: Jacob GRAPES
Sex: M
Birth: 1774/75
Father: Phillip Christian GRAPES b: 1749 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Mother: Elizabeth SCHOFF b: 1753 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Marriage 1 Patience CLIFFORD b: 1781 in NH
Married: 10 MAY 1796 in Maidstone, VT
Note: m. 5/10/1796, Maidstone, VT
Children
Philip GRAPES b: JAN 1801
Nancy GRAPES b: ABT APR 1801
Hannah Smart GRAPES b: 9 APR 1803 in Milan, NH
Elizabeth GRAPES b: 5 MAY 1805 in Dummer, NH
Marinda Lucinda GRAPES b: 1812 in Vermont
Francis GRAPES b: 27 FEB 1817 in NH
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ID: I359
Name: Marinda GRAPES
Sex: F
Birth: 1812 in Vermont 1
Death: AFT 1850 1
Father: Jacob GRAPES b: 1774/75
Mother: Patience CLIFFORD b: 1781 in NH
Marriage 1 Thomas LEIGHTON b: ABT 1809 in Dummer, Coos, NH
Married: 13 SEP 1829 in Stark, Coos, NH 1
Children
Thomas LEIGHTON Jr. b: 1 JUN 1833 in Dummer, Coos, NH
William LEIGHTON b: 27 JAN 1830 in New Hampshire
Chester LEIGHTON b: ABT 1849 in Dummer, Coos, NH