MAIN, Mary

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relation to Me: 7 GGM
• _DNA: Match (maternal)

Mary married HAYES, Wentworth on 29 Nov 1753 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Wentworth (son of HAYES, Deacon John and WENTWORTH, Tamsen) was born on 22 Jan 1727 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 Jan 1808 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. HAYES, Elizabeth was born on 24 Jul 1757 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1849.
2. HAYES, Theodore was born on 13 Jul 1766 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1848 in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
3. HAYES, Elihu was born on 16 Jan 1763 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 25 Feb 1806.
4. HAYES, Tameson was born on 18 Jul 1773.
5. HAYES, Molly was born on 8 Oct 1769.
6. HAYES, John was born on 10 May 1760 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Oct 1760 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
7. HAYES, Amos was born on 25 Oct 1754 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 19 Mar 1842 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
8. HAYES, Tamsen was born on 11 Apr 1772 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 15 Mar 1843 in Alton, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.
9. HAYES, Mary Molly was born on 16 Aug 1768 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 10 Jul 1773 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: There is a statue of Amos Main in the center of Rochester where he was the first minister
• _DNA: Match (maternal)
• _DEG: 1729, New Hampshire, USA; degree from Dartmouth College
• Physical Description: Between 1737 and 1760; It is said that he traveled long distances from Rochester to provide his services as a minister, lawyer, teacher and physician. Although he carried his gun as well as his Bible, the Indians had so much regard for his character, he was never attacked.
• Occupation: 1737, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; Amos Main became the first minister of the Congregational Church in Rochester, NH. Pastor Main was also the first moderator (advisor), physician and barrister (lawyer) in the town.

Notes:

Notes from the Rochester Historical Society
http://rochesterhistoricalnh.org/2014/07/30/rochesters-first-churches/#_edn4

By the 1720’s land for a new town north of Dover was divided up into lots of 60 acres owned by proprietors. Most of these men were investors and usually did not move here. The first attempt to get people to come here to settle failed because of conflicts with the native people and fears about moving into this wilderness.[i]
By 1730 a second attempt was made and several families came to settle the new town. One of the first acts of the proprietors was to vote to build a meetinghouse. Their vote was for a building, “forty feet long, thirty-five feet wide, and eighteen foot stud; to be well framed & Inclosed &c.” [ii]
This meeting house was built on the top of Rochester Hill. The spot was near the middle of the town as it was then laid out. Its position at the top of the highest point was good for safety. The roads all led to this spot. The building would be the center of the town government and also serve as the church. Most of the early Rochester settlers attended this meeting house which was called Congregational because the people of the congregation made the decisions.
The people gathered at the meetinghouse to make town government decisions as well as for religious activities. There was no separation of church and state. Everyone was taxed to support the Congregational meetinghouse ministry.
Many of Rochester’s first settlers were descendants of Puritan churches , and they followed the teachings of John Calvin. They subscribed to Calvin’s doctrines of predestination and the strict moral codes of their Puritan forefathers. They loved and feared their Lord, and they believed that their salvation was entirely in His hands.
At this time minsters were well -educated men, graduates of Harvard or Dartmouth and among the most educated people in the community. Rochester settlers wished to have such a person for their spiritual guidance. Ministers from Dover did visit the new town from time to time, but the people wanted someone of their own to rely on.
The land owning proprietors who mostly lived elsewhere were slow to hire a minister and the residents had to petition them for one. Their second petition in 1736/7 read in part, “Your petitioners have been settled here, some of them seven years or thereabout…we are now increased to the number of about 60 families and are as yet destitute of a settled minister.” [iii]
In May of 1737, Parson Amos Main was called to full time service. He was a Harvard graduate and his wife was also very well educated. She had attended the best schools available for women in Boston. The parson carried out his religious duties and helped with governmental responsibilities. [iv]
He acted as a lawyer and as a doctor for the people. The journals he kept show that he traveled to many area towns. He recorded charges for treating people in Berwick, Durham, Barrington, Lebanon, Somersworth, Dover and occasionally Greenland, Rye, Stratham, and Wells. While on these journeys he provided spiritual support, met with people on their deathbed, and baptized infants and adults. He dispensed medicines and set broken bones.
He also acted as a lawyer, writing wills and indentures. He was paid for his services with whatever the person could give him such as wool, flax, boards, beef, pork, or labor. Rarely, he received money. Money was scarce and people were more likely to trade goods and services than to use money. [v]
Parson Main and the early Rochester settlers lived in a time of great danger from the French and Indian Wars. During this time, some Rochester residents were captured and taken to Canada and others were killed. Parson Main is remembered as always carrying his gun wherever he went, but he never had to use it for defense. The native people had great respect for him. They frequently came to his house to visit and would tell him details that they knew about his travels like where he had been and even when they had seen him walk his horse or when he had trotted it. When asked why they had not killed him, they said it was because he was a good man, like their priests they knew in St Francis, Canada. [vi] Amos Main lived in his own private house until his death of consumption in 1760.

Amos married WHITE, Elizabeth on 20 Jan 1732 in New Hampshire, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of WHITE, John II and GILMAN, Lydia) was born on 16 Nov 1702 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Mar 1774 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Age: 0

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: York, Maine, USA

Josiah married TRAFTON, Dorothy in 1700 in York, York, Maine, USA. Dorothy (daughter of TRAFTON, Thomas and MOORE, Elizabeth) was born in 1678 in York, York, Maine, USA; died in 1749 in York, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: John White
• Name: John White II
• Residence: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
• _DNA: Match (maternal)

John married GILMAN, Lydia on 24 Oct 1687 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia (daughter of GILMAN, Honorable John and TREWORGYE (TRUWORTHY), Elizabeth) was born on 12 Dec 1668 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1713 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: USA
• _DNA: Match (maternal)

Thomas married Elizabeth in 1675 in York, York, Maine, USA. Elizabeth was born about 1654 in York County, Maine, USA; died about 1732 in York, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Maine, USA

Thomas married MOORE, Elizabeth about 1667 in York, York, Maine, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of MOORE, William and WATTS, Dorothy) was born about 1650 in York, York, Maine, USA; died about 1705 in York, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _DNA: Match (maternal)
• Residence: 1665, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Age: 26; Occupation: Joiner

John married FRENCH, HannahUSA. Hannah (daughter of FRENCH, Edward and WORCESTER, Ann) was born in 1638 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Nov 1700 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _DNA: Match (maternal)

Other Events and Attributes:

• # of Children: John and Elizabeth had 6 sons and 10 daughters.
• Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
• Great Migration: 12 years old when the family migrated; he sailed on the Diligent of Ipswich that arrived in Boston on 10 Aug 1638
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilman-19
• Name: John Gilman Captain
• Name: JOHN. GILMAN Hon. Esq.
• Residence: USA
• Residence: USA
• Residence: USA
• Residence: New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: USA
• Residence: USA
• Birth: 10 Jan 1624, Hingham, Norfolk, England
• Arrival: 1638, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
• Death: 24 Jul 1708, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 24 Jul 1708, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
• Death: 24 Jul 1708, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 84
• Death: 24 Jul 1708, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Another source lists his death date as 08 Sep 1719.

Notes:

Hon John 4 Gilman. Councillor. From the New England family History

John 1 Gilman, the second son of Edward 3Gilman,
Sr., was born in Hingham, Norfolk, England, Janu-
ary 10th, 1624, and was there baptized 23 May, 1626.
came to Exeter before 1650, and immediately became
a prominent citizen. From the first he was concerned
with his brother Edward in mills and lumber. After
Edward was lost at sea in 1653, he inherited much
of the latters' property, and took his place in devel-
oping the resources of the town. He was chosen se-
lectman more than one-half the years between 1650
and 1680: was repeatedly elected commissioner to end
small causes ; and appointed upon committees to care
for the town's interests. He had several handsome
grants of land from the town, and a special right of
a gristmill. In the two years before New Hamp-
shire was emancipated from the Massachusetts gov-
ernment he held the office of associate (judge) of the
old Norfolk county court.

In 1680 Mr. Gilman was made a councillor of the
newly erected province of New Hampshire, and in
1682 a judge of the Court of Pleas; but in 1683 he
was by Governor Cranfield relieved of both offices*.

* "At last, after a struggle of many years' duration,
the union of the two colonies was dissolved by order
of the king. New Hampshire was erected into a royal
province, under a president and six councilors, with

It is needless to say that his reputation in theprovince
did not suffer by reason of his removal. In 1693 he
was chosen by his townsmen a delegate to the Assem-
bly, and was made Speaker of the House, and again
chosen in 1697.

He married, June 30th. 1657, Elizabeth, daughter
of James Treworgy (sec) (from which came the
popular Christian name ofTrueworthy), and had six
sons and ten daughters, and very numerous descen-
dants. He built the "log house" oppositethe Great
Bridge, which is still standing. He died July 24th,
1708, (C. H. Bell, History of Exeter. X. H, 1888.)

The oldest house in town is undoubtedly that on
the northerly corner of Water and Clifford Streets,
now owned by Manly W. Darling. It was built by
Councillor John Oilman. He was living in it in 1676,
and there is ground for the belief that it dates back
to 1658. It was constructed of square logs, the upper
story projected a foot or more beyond the lower and
the windows were scarcely more than loopholes. It
was thus completely adapted for the defence of its in-
mates against the attacks of savages, and is known
as a "garrison house." (Picture opp. p. 530.)

an assembly of eleven deputies. The commission was
scaled 18 September. 1679. Guns were fired here
upon receipt of the tidings. John Cutt was appointed
president; Martyn, Vaughan and Daniel of Ports-
mouth. GUman of Exeter, Hussey of Hampton, and
Waldron of Dover were named as the council. Sin-
gular to state, they were every one a firm friend of
the Bay Colony. President Cutt lived but a year after
taking office. Waldron succeeded him for a short
term, when there came upon the stage one of the most
restless, strong-willed and zealous representatives of
royal authority that ever crossed the Atlantic." ( Ad-
dress of F. W. Hackett at 200th Anniversary of the
town of New Castle, N. II.. 1803.)

536

The original structure was small, and constitutes
the main body of the present house. No doubt ad-
ditions must have been soon made to it, for the first
occupant had sixteen children, all but four of whom
lived to maturity. The wing which protrudes towards
the street was a much later apendage. In this wooden
castle lived Councillor Gilman till his death in 1708.

The place after 178S went into the possession of
Ebenezer Clifford, whoremoved from Kensington to
Exeter about that time. (Bell's Exeter.)

The children of Hon. John 4 and Elizabeth (Tre-
worgie) Gilman born at Exeter, N. H., were:

I. Mary 5 Gilman, born 10 Sept., 1658; mar-
ried 26 July, 1677, Jonathan Thing; she died
Aug., 1691 ;

II. James 5 Gilman, born 6 Feb., 1659-60;

III. Elizabeth 5 Gilman, born 16 Aug., 1661 ;
married first, 12 July, 1678, Nathaniel hadd
(see); "he was mortally wounded in a battle
witli Indians at Macquoit, and died n Aug.,
1691" (BeH"s History of Exeter, N. H.). She
married second, 3 Dec, 1693, Henry Wad-
leigh ;

IV. John 5 Gilman, born 6 Oct., 1663: died
young;

V. Catherine 5 Gilman, born 17 Mar., 1664-
5 ; died 2 Sept.. 1684;

VI. Sarah 5 Gilman, born 25 Feb., 1666-7;
married Stephen Dudley 24 Dec, 1684; died
24 Jan., 1712-3;

VII. Lydia 5 Gilman, born 12 Dec, 1668;
married 24 Oct., 1687, Capt. Joseph White of
Haverhill ;

VIII. Samuel 5 Gilman, born 30 Mar., 1671 ;
died 9 Aug., 1691 ;

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IX. Nicholas 5 Gilman, born 26 Dec, 1672;
married 10 June. 1697, Sarah, daughter of
Nathaniel and Elizabeth Clark of Newbury.
Nicholas died 1749:

X. Abigail 5 Gilman, born 3 Nov., 1674;
married 8 July, 1696, Samuel, son of Jonathan
and Joanna Thing;

XI. John 5 Gilman, born 19 Jan. 1676-7;
married first. 5 June, 1698. Elizabeth, daughter
of Peter and Abigail Coffin: second.20 Dec,
1720, Elizabeth, widow of Hon. Robert Hale
of Beverly, Mass.. and daughter of Nathaniel
Clark of Newbury;

XII. Deborah 6 Gilman, born 30 Apr., 1679;
died 30 Sept., 1680;

XIII. Joanna 5 Gilman, bom 30 Apr., 1679;
married first, Henry Dyer; second, Capt. Rob-
ert Coffin ;

XIV. Joseph 5 Gilman, born 28 Oct., 1680,
died in infancy:

XV. Alice 5 Gilman, born 23 May, 1683;
married 1707, Capt. James Leavitt ; died 2 Jan.,
1721 ;

XVI. Catherine 5 Gilman, born 27 Nov.,
1 084: married first Peter Folsom; second,
Richard Calley of Stratham.

Died:
Another source lists his death date as 08 Sep 1719.

John married TREWORGYE (TRUWORTHY), Elizabeth on 30 Jun 1657 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of TREWORGYE, James and SHAPLEIGH, Catherine) was born on 25 Feb 1636 in Brixham, Devon, England; died on 8 Sep 1719 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
• Name: Elizabeth Treworgye
• Name: Elizabeth Treworgye
• Name: Elizabeth.. TREGWORGYE
• Residence: USA
• Residence: USA
• Residence: USA
• Residence: Maine, USA
• Death: 8 Sep 1719, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 8 Sep 1719, Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 80

Notes:

Birth:
Kingsweare, Brixham, Devon, England