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Subject: [GenConnecticut-L] HAMLIN family of Middletown, CT to Charlestown, NH
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:45:51 EDT

Surname: HAMLIN
Source: History of Charlestown, NH Fort No. 4 by Rev.
H. H. Saunderson

p.385
James and John Hamlin, brothers, came to America in 1622.
A son of James Hamlin, Giles Hamlin settled at Middle-
town, CT abt l650 and from him the families of Charles-
town, NH descend. He m. Mrs. Esther (Crow) Goodwin b.
1628. He b. 1622 d. 1689. She d. Aug 23, l700. Their
6th child (of seven) was:

William Hamlin b. Feb 3, 1668 d. May 28, 1733 m.
Susanna Collins on May 26, 1692. They had eight child-
ren, the 4th of whom was:

Nathaniel Hamlin b. Oct 26, l699 and d. April 25, l73l.
He m. Sarah Harris on Sept. l6, l725 She survived him
and m.(2) Nathaniel Baker. Her children by Nathaniel
Hamlin:
l. William Hamlin b. Feb. ll, l726 m. June 28,
l750 Hannah Allen b. l738. He d. l822 at
Charlestown, NH She d. l808
*William Hamlin the 3d child of William and
Hannah (Allen) Hamlin was b. Sept. l4, l754
and he d. Dec 29, l83l at Charlestown, NH
He had l2 siblings whose names were:
Lucia, Hannah, (3) William, Lucia,Susanna,Sarah,
Elizabeth, Experience, Harris, Rebecca, Olive,
Mary and Oliver.
*William Hamlin, 3d child of William and Hannah (Allen)
Hamlin married three times. He m. (l) Hepsibeth
Savage and their children were:
l. Lucy Hamlin b. Feb.l9, l777 and m. Daniel
Crowell of Middletown, CT.
2. Hepsibeth Hamlin b. Aug l7, l799 m. Samuel
Candee of Middletown, CT. The removed to
Trenton, NJ She d. and he m. (2) Lucy Kirby
also of Middletown (seven children)
3. Ashbel Hamlin b. Jan 8, l782 d. l796.
4. Joseph Hamlin b. Sep. 2, l784 m. Catherine
West dau of Capt. Samuel Sprague West and
his wife, Phebe (Carlton) West, of Charles-
town, NH. They removed to N.Y.
5. Roxana Hamlin b. Jan l785 m. Royal West
son of Capt. Samuel Sprague West.
6. Cornelia Hamlin b. Feb l0, l786 m. James
Plumb and d. July 20, l8l4.
7. David Hamlin b. Dec 3, l788 m. at Trenton,NJ
Sarah D. Montague.
8. Elizabeth Hamlin b. Oct l0, l790 m. Aaron
Savage.
9. Hannah Hamlin b. July 8, l792 m. Cephas S.
McConnell who became editor of the Orleans
Republican, the Rochester Union and the
Chicago editor of the New York Evangelist.
She was an accomplished and excellent woman.
She d. at Albion, NY Feb 25,l873.
*William Hamlin m. (3) Thankful Knowles of Middletown,
CT. She b.July 25, l769 by whom he had 10 children.
l0. Seth Hamlin b. Feb ll, l795 m. Amelia Thomas
11. Mary K. Hamlin b. Mar 25, l796 m. George
Lawrence of Danville, Vt. She d. l863.
l2. Nancy Hamlin b. l797 m. (l) Michael Riley
She m. (2) Richard O. Southworth.
l3. Ashbel Hamlin b. l798 m. l824 Mary Grout,
dau of Major Jonathan and Parthena (Page)
Grout She b. Mar l5, l797.
The following notice appeared in the Granite
State Journal (pub. at Claremont) soon after
his decease on May 3, l875 - "Ashbel Hamlin
d. May 3d at his home in Charlestown at the
venerable age of 77 yrs. He was well known
in Charlestown, Sullivan and Cheshire County
He was a Director of the old "Connecticut
River State Bank. He was also one of the
Directors of the Cheshire Mutual Fire Ins.
Co. He met with an accident l7 yrs ago
by being thrown from a carriage which re-
sulted in a spinal affection from which he
suffered so much that for several yrs. prior
to his decease he was able to give but little
attention to public affairs."
Mrs. Hamlin survived her husband. Their children:
1. Ann B. Hamlin b. Feb. 8, l830 m. Oct l0, l854 Benjam-
in Willard Putnam son of Benjamin Putnam and his wife
Sally (Willard) Putnam.
2. William Hamlin b. Oct. l9, l832 m. l854 Melissa L.
Dodge dau of Nahum Dodge. She b. May 27, l832.
l. Fred W. Hamlin b. l855
2. Louise J. Hamlin b. l857
3. Mary E. Hamlin b. l862
4. Walter H. Hamlin b. l868
5. Myrtle B. Hamlin b. l875 d. l876.
3. David S. Hamlin b. Apr. 2, l838 m. Mar. 30, l866,
Abby J. Saunders dau. of Dr. Horace Saunders and his
wife, Abigail (Judevine) Saunders. She b.Aug l8,
l844 Their children:
l. Harry Hamlin b. l867 at Iowa Falls, Iowa.
2. Lynn C. Hamlin b. Aug l7, l869.

l4. Jerusha Hamlin dau. of William and Thankful (Knowles)
Hamlin b. Dec. 7, l799
15. Giles Hamlin b. l80l m. Mary Hart dau of Josiah and
Susannah Hart. Their children:
l. George W. Hamlin b. l833 m. l860 Ellen L.
White dau of Capt. Rand White Res: Charles-
town, NH.
l. Minnie Hamlin b.l86l
2. Frank W. Hamlin b. l863
3. Charles Hamlin b. l864
4. Fannie R. Hamlin b. l866
5. A. Lloyd Hamlin b. l868.
2. Maria W. Hamlin b. l834 d. l860
3. Elmira L. Hamlin b. l836 m. Dr. M. Bailey
Res: Bellows Falls d. l862 - no issue.
4. Cornelia Hamlin b. l837 d. l866.
5. Sylvester Hamlin b.l839 m. l867 Mary E.
Meacham Res: Iowa Falls, Iowa then to
Virdi, Nevada. (five children: Millie,
Georgia, and ____other names unknown to
author.)
6. Sophia Hamlin b. l84l m. l870 Augustus
Candee of Holland, NY (3 children)
7. Catherine Hamlin b. l843 m. E. J. Fifield
of Claremont NH Res: Springfield, MA (one
child)
8. Horace H. Hamlin (twin) b. Apr. 6, l846.
m. l869 Eliza Paine of Chicopee, MA no
issue.
9. Henry H. Hamlin twin of Horace, b. Apr 6,
l846 m. l867 Ellen F. Farwell dau of Lewis
Farwell of Charlestown, NH. Res: Chicopee.
She d. June 6, l87l leaving one child, Alice
Hamlin b. l869.
l0. Emma R. Hamlin b. l85l
Note - two other children but they died
within hours.
l6. Harriet Hamlin b. l802 m. R. S. Southworth of New
Britain, CT.
l7. Sophia Hamlin b. l804
l8. Sophia Hamlin 2d. b. l805 m. William Knights of
Paris, NY
l9. Clarissa S. Hamlin b. l807 m. William Colt of
Rochester, NY.

William Hamlin, the father of this numerous family was
born in Middletown, CT as his progenitors had been, for
four generations. He was at Charlestown, NH as early as
l803. He was a deacon of its church. He was a taverner
as hotel keepers were then called and furnished plenti-
fully to his customers both of food and beverage common
at that day. His venerable father and mother came to
live with him at an advanced age and they are buried in
Charlestown village cemetery. His father was always
called Captain Hamlin, a title which it is said that he
received in connection with military service in the war
of the Revolution. Mrs. Lydia Grout was known to say
this couple "very entertaining and very excellent and
ememplary people".

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