Name: Abner MILES
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Birth: 28 Sep 1751 Place: Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire1
Occupation: ...................................................
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Death: 9 Sep 1819 Place: Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire2
Burial: ............................ Place: .................................
Baptism: ............................ Place: .................................
Christen: ............................ Place: .................................
Father: Josiah MILES (1719-1777)
Mother: Elizabeth MOORE (1724-~1760)

Misc. Notes
Those signing the Association Test from Canterbury, which stated "We the subscribers do hereby solemnly engage and promise that we will to the utmost of our power, at the risque of our lives and fortunes, with arms oppose the hostile proceedings of the British fleets and armies against the United American Colonies." included Archelaus Moore, John Moor, William Moor, Nathanael Moore, Archelaus Miles, Abner Miles, Samuel Miles, William Miles, and Josiah Miles.3

146 HISTORY OF CANTERBURY. Vol. 1 (1727-1912)

EXPEDITION TO RHODE ISLAND, AUGUST, 1778.

Pay roll, Capt. Benjamin Sias' company, Col. Moses Nichols regiment.

(N. H. State Papers, Vol. XV, page 512.)

The following members appear to have been Canterbury residents:

Lieut. Jonathan Heath, Thomas Curry, Sergt. John Bean, Thomas Foss, Corp. Jonathan Foster, William Miles, Abner Miles, Ephraim Moore, Ebenezer Kimball, John Moore, John Lyford, Ezekiel Morrill, Abraham Morrill, John Lougee.

A return found among the town papers shows that William Forrest 3d, James Gibson and Samuel Colby enlisted for this expedition and were paid a bounty of £90 each.

In a petition dated November 2,1778, Abner Miles of Canterbury states that he "turned out as a volunteer in the service of his country on the expedition to Rhode Island under the command of Capt. Benjamin Sias, and served there until the company came off the Island," that he was taken sick and confined to the house of Joseph Goffe at Rehoboth and remained there until September 24, 1778. He asks that the bill of said Goffe amounting to £39 4s. and the bill of Dr. Jos. Bridgham of £9 6s. may be paid by the state, the said bills having been allowed by the committee on sick and wounded soldiers. Miles also states that he lost a horse valued at $250 while in the service and Captain Sias certifies to his loss. Jeremiah Hacket and Obadiah Clough appointed by the selectmen of Canterbury to appraise the horse gave it a value of £75.1

Ezekiel Moore of Canterbury was in the service twenty seven days in Capt. Benjamin Sias' company at the forts in Piscataqua Harbor. (N. H. State Papers, Vol. XV, page 697.)

A return of the men of the Third New Hampshire Regiment at Camp Danbury, December 8,1779, gives the name of George Shepard of Canterbury in Captain McGregore's company. (N. H. State Papers, Vol. XV, page 734.)

1 N. H. State Papers, Vol. XI, page 269

Canterbury "Train Band" and "Alarm List."

(N. H. State Pater, vol. XII, page 755.)

The following being a return of the train band under my Command in Canterbury. The return included Ensign Archelaus Miles, Abner Miles, and Samuel Miles.

Edward Blanchard, Captain3
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In 1779 the people of the "North Fields," as the northern part of the town (Canterbury) was called, asked to be set off by themselves in a separate township to be christened Northfield and for much the same reason that had influenced the people of Loudon. The petitioners were for the most part residents of the northern part of the town, and their names, some of which are here given, disappear from the tax lists of Canterbury after 1780: Samuel Miles, Abner Miles, Archelaus Miles. The town of Canterbury voted for the separation March 18, 1779, and Capt. Josiah Miles, David Foster, Capt. Edward Blanchard, and Ensign Archelaus Miles were appointed to run the line of division.3
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DAR Lineage Books—Vermont

Vol. 90, 89001,90000
Page 93

Abner Miles—lieutenant in Capt. Job Cushing's Co., Col. Artemus Ward Regiment of minute men at the Lexington alarm.

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Federal Census for 1790, Sanbornton, New Hampshire lists the following for Abner Miles:

Males over 16 - 1
Males under 16 - 5
Females - 1

New Hampshire Federal Census for 1800 lists the following for Abner Miles:

Males under 10 years of age - 1
Males of 10 and under 16 - 3
Males of 16 and under 26 - 1
Males of 45 and upwards - 1
Females under 10 years of age - 2
Females of 45 and upwards - 1

Federal Census for 1810, Bath, New Hampshire lists the following for Abner Miles

Males 10 to 15—1
Males 16 to 25—2
Males 45 and over—1
Females 10 to 15—2
Females 45 and over—1

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Abner was in Canterbury in 1776.4

ABNER MILES owned land on Bean Hill, which he sold to Reuben Kimball in 1776, as the deed says...1

Abner and his brother, Josiah, both went to Bath, New Hampshire. Josiah's children, except Daniel and William, were all born in Bath. Josiah went between 1772 and 1774 according to these birthdates of his children. Josiah was in Bath first as Abner "of Canterbury" went to fight in the war in 1778 and he was still in Canterbury in November, 1778. His name disappears from the tax list for Canterbury in 1780 and we know that he was in Northfield in1779 when he signed the petition mentioned above. Abner was married 24 Jun 1779. We know that Abner went to Haverill before going to Bath as he is listed as head of a household in the Federal census of 1800 for Haverhill. Therefore Abner must have left Northfield some time between signing the petition in 1779 and his listing on the census as head of household in Haverhill in 1800.


Spouses
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1: Susanna EASTMAN
Birth: 25 Sep 1754 Place: Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Occupation: ...................................................
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Death: 16 Nov 1820 Place: Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire2
Burial: ............................ Place: .................................
Father: Peter EASTMAN (1710-1776)
Mother: Elizabeth HARRIMAN (1714-1802)
Marriage: 24 Jun 1779 Place: Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire5
Status: ............................ Place: .................................
Children: Edmund ? (1781-)
Elizabeth (~1782-)
Unknown (~1784-)
Abner (1785-1858)
John D. (1787-1874)
Daniel (1798-<1870)
Sally (1794-1813)
Peter E. (~1796-1832)


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Sources
1. Cross, Lucy R., History of Northfield, New Hampshire 1780-1905 in Two Parts With Many Sketches and Portraits, Part I, Rumford Printing Co., Concord, N. H., 1903.
2. Janice Boyko, "Death Notices from the Danville North Star Newspaper ( 1807 - 1832 )," http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nekg3/nekg.htm, 4 August 2002.
3. Lyford, James Otis, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1727-1912, Volume 1, The Rumford Press, Concord, N. H., 1912.
4. "Colonial America, 1607-1789 NH Census Index," http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/6013/6013_52.html, 2 June 2000.
5. Noyes, Harriette E., "Memorial History of Hampstead," http://w3.nai.net/~lmerrell/marrhampstead.html, July 4, 1899.

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Last Modified: 1 Jul 2005
Created: 2 Jan 2006
Name: Susanna EASTMAN
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Birth: 25 Sep 1754 Place: Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Occupation: ...................................................
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Death: 16 Nov 1820 Place: Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire1
Burial: ............................ Place: .................................
Baptism: ............................ Place: .................................
Christen: ............................ Place: .................................
Father: Peter EASTMAN (1710-1776)
Mother: Elizabeth HARRIMAN (1714-1802)

Misc. Notes
Hampstead is a town made up of two segments, one from the town of Haverhill and the other from the town of Amesbury, both in Massachusetts, it being cut off from those towns by running the state line in 1741, which threw this town into the state of New Hampshire.The original name was Timber Lane, there being an abundance of oak, walnut, chestnut, maple, elm, pine and cedar. Rev. Henry True was the first minister.

181. Peter7 Eastman (Jonathan6, Thomas5, Roger4, Nicholas3, Roger2 Estman, John1) was born April 20, 1710 in Haverhill, MA, and died 1776 in Hampstead, NH. He married Elizabeth Harriman 1734 in NH.

Children of Peter Eastman and Elizabeth Harriman are:
611 i. Mary8 Eastman, born May 01, 1735 in Hampstead, NH; died Unknown.
+ 612 ii. Mehitable Eastman, born June 24, 1737 in Hampstead, NH; died Unknown.
613 iii. Elizabeth Eastman, born October 15, 1740 in Hampstead, NH; died Unknown.
614 iv. Peter Eastman, born January 14, 1741/42 in Hampstead, NH; died September 20, 1747 in Hampstead, NH.
+ 615 v. Jonathan Eastman, born September 17, 1746 in Hampstead, NH; died February 12, 1827 in Henniker, NH.
616 vi. Susannah Eastman, born May 25, 1748 in Hampstead, NH; died September 21, 1750 in Hampstead, NH.
617 vii. Tamar Eastman, born May 07, 1750 in Hampstead, NH; died October 16, 1750 in Hampstead, NH.
618 viii. Hannah Eastman, born December 17, 1751 in Hampstead, NH; died Unknown. She married Ebenezer Hadley.
619 ix. Susannah Eastman, born September 25, 1754 in Hampstead, NH; died Unknown.
620 x. Abigail Eastman, born June 09, 1756 in Hampstead, NH; died Unknown.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/e/a/s/George-J-Eastman/BOOK-0001/0002-0013.htmlIND2596REF101

NOW ABNER AND SUSANNAH HAD A SON PETER AND A DAUGHTER ELIZABETH, OF COURSE, JOSIAH'S WIFE WAS ELIZABETH, TOO.

33. Jonathan6 Eastman (Thomas5, Roger4, Nicholas3, Roger2 Estman, John1) was born January 08, 1679/80 in Haverhill, MA, and died Unknown. He married Hannah Green April 08, 1701, daughter of Peter Green and Elizabeth. She was born December 20, 1677 in Historic Dustin Hill, Haverhill, MA, and died Unknown.

Children of Jonathan Eastman and Hannah Green are:
178 i. Thomas7 Eastman, born March 17, 1701/02 in Haverhill, MA; died July 20, 1703.
179 ii. Abigail Eastman, born February 01, 1703/04 in Haverhill, MA; died February 08, 1703/04.
180 iii. Mehitable Eastman, born November 17, 1707 in Haverhill, MA; died Unknown.
+ 181 iv. Peter Eastman, born April 20, 1710 in Haverhill, MA; died 1776 in Hampstead, NH.
+ 182 v. Richard Eastman, born August 09, 1712 in Haverhill, MA; died December 29, 1807 in Lovell, ME.
+ 183 vi. Sarah Eastman, born February 16, 1713/14 in Haverhill, MA; died Unknown.
+ 184 vii. William Eastman, born October 03, 1715 in Haverhill, MA; died November 30, 1790 in Bath, NH.
This would be Susannah's uncle who went to Bath, NH.
+ 185 viii. Jonathan Eastman, born September 03, 1717 in Haverhill, MA; died February 06, 1807 in Rupert, VT.
+ 186 ix. Amos Eastman, born August 03, 1719 in Haverhill, MA; died March 06, 1808 in Hollis, NH.
187 x. Elizabeth Eastman, born September 05, 1721 in Haverhill, MA; died January 31, 1723/24.
188 xi. Hannah Eastman, born June 05, 1726 in Haverhill, MA; died Unknown.


Spouses
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1: Abner MILES
Birth: 28 Sep 1751 Place: Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire2
Occupation: ...................................................
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Death: 9 Sep 1819 Place: Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire1
Burial: ............................ Place: .................................
Father: Josiah MILES (1719-1777)
Mother: Elizabeth MOORE (1724-~1760)
Marriage: 24 Jun 1779 Place: Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire3
Status: ............................ Place: .................................
Children: Edmund ? (1781-)
Elizabeth (~1782-)
Unknown (~1784-)
Abner (1785-1858)
John D. (1787-1874)
Daniel (1798-<1870)
Sally (1794-1813)
Peter E. (~1796-1832)


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Sources
1. Janice Boyko, "Death Notices from the Danville North Star Newspaper ( 1807 - 1832 )," http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nekg3/nekg.htm, 4 August 2002.
2. Cross, Lucy R., History of Northfield, New Hampshire 1780-1905 in Two Parts With Many Sketches and Portraits, Part I, Rumford Printing Co., Concord, N. H., 1903.
3. Noyes, Harriette E., "Memorial History of Hampstead," http://w3.nai.net/~lmerrell/marrhampstead.html, July 4, 1899.

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Last Modified: 1 Jul 2005
Created: 2 Jan 2006

compiled by Maren Dodge Miles