Children of ___?__

TG1-44(10)-1 BENJAMIN BLANCHARD -- THEORY*

father

Born: 1776 [location not given] [NY, NH or VT?] [7]*

c1775, NH [1850 c]

1755/74 [1800 c]; 1765/84 [1810 c]; 1775/94 [1820 c];

1770/80 [1830,1840 c]

[per son Elihu's census data: b NY [1880]; b VT [1900]

Died: after 27 Mar 1854, [?Hinsdale, Chesh., NH] [222a]

Married: by c1796 or by 1805

Miriam _____ [222a]*

[aka: Miriam "FISHER or "HILL" [?]

or "Sally HILL" [d rec of son Elihu N.] [probable error]*

Born: c1775/80, [?VT or NH?]: 1774/84 [1800 c]; 1765/84 [1810 c]; 1775/94 [1820 c];; 1770/80 [1830,1840 c]; [per son Elihu's census data: b VT [1880]; b NH [1900]
Died: after Sep 1840 [222a]

Children: [possible group from combined VR,census,deeds]

1. dau, 1794/00; abs 1830 = Sally

2. dau, 1794/00; abs 1820 =? Miriam

3. son, 1800/02; abs 1830 =? Stephen M., c1802

4. son, 1802/04; abs 1830 =? Benjamin, c1804

5. dau, 1804/10; abs 1840

6. dau, 1810/15; abs 1840

[see 1850 census: Mrs Richard Robertson, c1813, NH

CHECK 1860 "Robertson"; see 1854 deed below ]

7. Elihu N., 1 Sep 1818/19, Hinsdale, NH [7]*

8. dau, 1815/20; abs 1840

9. dau, 1815/20 [1830 c]; 1820/25 [1840 c]

[c1820?]; abs 1850

1791-1822: Of Hinsdale, Cheshire, NH [census, deeds]
1791, 24 Mar: Cheshire Co. - 1st purchase by Benj., of Hinsdale, NH, husbandman. [222a:25:115] Adj. parcel bought by Aaron Blanchard on same date. Up to 1820 Benj. bought, sold & mtg. parcels on both sides of the Hinsdale-Winchester ["old Northfield"] line [in Lots 3,4,5,13,14,54,56,57,59, various div's] The mill property seems to be in lots 13,14. His occupation varied inconsistently between husbandman, yeoman, carpenter, wheelwright & millwright. Wife Miriam was included in several transactions.
[?]1796,1799: Purchase & sale of land in Wendell, Franklin, MA by Benj. Blanchard, of Hinsdale, NH [50b:11:6,27:491] [possibly by Benj. [1726-1808] [TG1-44[?]
1796, 30 May: Benj., yeoman, sold to Sam. BACHELOR, both of H., land in Hinsdale. Benj. held mtg in 1801. [222a:28:126,46:50]
[?]1797, 31 Jul: Windsor, Windsor, VT - Benjamin, of Windsor, VT, bought from Robt. BLOOD, of Putney, pt of Lot 42, 2nd Div., in Windsor [ref to sawmill, pond, millyard] Wit: Noah Sabin Jr., Daniel Blanchard [17g:9:565] [sold 1804] [an older Daniel bought part of the the same land in 1799]
1799, Dec: 1st ref. to Benj's sawmill & dam in Hinsdale, NH. [222a:38:519]
1800: NH, Cheshire, Hinsdale, p139 -- Benj.: 01010-20100
[?]1804, 1 Jun: Windsor, VT - Benj., of Hinsdale, NH, sold part of Lot 42, 2nd Div. in West Parish to JONAS Blanchard, of Windsor. [ref to mill spot, yards, pond] Wit: Uriel Evans Jr. [17g:9:547] [Jonas [c1784- ] = son of MOSES Blanchard [TG1-443]
1805, 30 Mar: Benj., yeoman, & wife Miriam sold to Isaac Fisher, all of Hinsdale, c100 ac[?] in S/2 of Lots 13 & 14 loc in Hinsdale & Winchester [4th Div of Northfield now Winchester]; [bnds incl J. Hill, J. Fisher heirs, D. Brooks, highway]; reserving to Benj. 1/2 of mill, millyard, road & lands flowed by ponds. Wit. incl. Eunice Fisher. [222a:61:31] [purch by Benj of c100 ac not noted; possibly inher. by wife Miriam?; or pt of land bought 1791 & later? ]
1810: NH...Hinsdale, p45 - Benj.: 20110-21010 [listed next to Aaron Blanchard]
1818, 6 Nov: Benj. & wife Miriam sold 4 parcels [c34 ac] to L. Taylor, Hinsdale, gent. [all formerly owned by Jeremiah Fisher heirs]. [#1) bought 1813 from Aaron Blanchard Jr [by Benj., carpenter]; (2 & 3) bought 1815 [by Benj., husbandman] from Betsey Fisher & Arad & Hannah Cooper; (4) bought [by Benj., millwright] 1813 from Talmon Evans [bnds incl. General Hunt, T. Evans & I. Fisher & Benj. Blanchard's land bought from Hill's in 1816] [78:131] Wit. incl. Abraham Blanchard. [222a:82:48,81:48,81:49,78:132] [Note: Lewis Taylor sold all of above to Sally Blanchard [dau of Benj.] in 1820 [see 222a: 86:445; 84:391]
1820, Mar & Jun: Benj. sold all land in Hinsdale & Winchester not otherwise deeded. [222a:84:390]
[?]1820: VT, Rutland, Shrewsbury, p224/5 - Benj: 120110-31110 ["brother" Stephen also listed]
[?]1820: NH, Cheshire, Hinsdale, p350 - Benj: 111110-31110
seems to be a double-listing in VT & NH for the same Benj.
1822, 3 Apr: Shrewsbury, Rutland, VT - Benjamin, of Hinsdale, NH sold to Stephen Blanchard, of Shrewsbury, his int. in gristmill & sawmill there. Before Mar 1825 Benj's partner in the mills had died & since Benj. had "departed to parts unknown", Stephen Blanchard helped settle the "estate". [20c] [ Shrewsbury deeds to be rechecked ]
1824-1834: Of Haverhill, Grafton, NH
1824, 4 Aug: Benj., of Haverhill, NH, sold to ABRAHAM Blanchard all int. in lane leading from Hinsdale-Chesterfield road to sawmill yard formerly owned by Benj. Blanchard & Isaac Fisher [lane bnd by Aaron Blanchard, S. Batchelor] [222a:99:306]
Note: 1824, Nov: a Benj., of Haverhill; m int to Lucretia Hill of Claremont, Sull., NH [=? Benj Jr?]
1826, 12 Dec: Grafton Co., NH - Sally Blanchard, singlewoman, of Clarendon, Rutland, VT, bought from Nath. Kimball, of Piermont, NH 33 ac, Haverhill [pt of 70 ac Lot 52, S. Div.] [231a:127:416] [transf. to father Benj not noted]
1830: NH, Grafton, Haverhill, p225 - Benj.: 00100001- 00211001
1833: Benj. bought pt of Lot 87, S. Div., Haverhill; heavily mtg this parcel as well as the land bought by Sally. [231a:127:417-418,127:420,128:129]
1834, 26 Sep: Benj. sold both parcels in Haverhill to Calvin NILES with condition that Benj. & Miriam have the use of land for their lifetime. [ref made to land in Lot 52 deeded by N. Kimball "to my daughter Sally Blanchard"] [231a:133:26-27]
1834, 19 Dec: Calvin Niles released all int. in both Haverhill lots back to Benj. Blanchard. Wit. incl. STEPHEN M. & "Maria" Blanchard [231a:134:112]
1835, 23 Mar: Benj. & Meriam sold to J. Dean same land prev. sold to C. Niles, except for timber rights. Wit. incl Stephen M. Blanchard [231a:133:435]
1838-1854: Of Hinsdale, Cheshire, NH
1838, 9 Jun: Chesh. Co., NH - Benj., of Hinsdale, bought from Robert HILDRETH, of H., 18 ac in north pt of town on east side of Chesterfield road [ref to mtg's held by O. Amidon & Hosea Fletcher] [222a:140:315]
1840: NH, Chesh., Hinsdale, p88 - Benj.: m & f, 60-70; m, 20-30; fem, 15-20 [2 in agric.]
1840, 19 Sep: Benj. & wife Miriam, of H., sold to MARANDA SMITH, of Schenectady, NY the 18 ac bought 1838 with the condition that Benj. & Miriam have use & income from property during their lifetime. [Miriam did not sign] [222a:140:316] [Possible mortgage; Benj. had regained the 18 ac by the 1854 deed, below]
1850: NH...Hinsdale, p81 - Benjamin,75,NH; farmer; no land + ROBERTSON: Richard,42,NY; Mrs. R.,37,NH; SMITH: Lorenzo,17,NH
1854, 27 Mar: Benj., of Hinsdale, sold to Otis Butler, Chesterfield, his int. in 2 parcels - (1) 18 ac descr. in 1838 & 1840 deeds; (2) pt of Lot 38, 6th Range, Hinsdale; "same land that Richard ROBERTSON & wife" deeded to O. Butler [222a:176:484] [purch. by Benj of pt of Lot 38 not noted; sale/release may be because Robertson's wife is a dau of Benj.; or land may have belonged to Benj's wife[?]
1860 index: Benj. not listed Chesh. Co.
*Note: Complete study of Benj's deeds in Hinsdale, NH; Shrewsbury, VT; Haverhill, NH indicate all were by one man in spite of varying occupations given. All sales were signed except for an 1800 trans. [selected examples given above] Blanchard's noted in his deeds [including some as witness]: Aaron, Aaron Jr, Abraham, Arad, Daniel, Stephen; + dau Sally, [son?] Stephen M. & wife.
*Re Benj's birthyear: Benj., b1776, would be ae 15 at time of 1791 purchase; however combined deeds & most census' support a birth of around c1775.
*Re wife Miriam: Named in several deeds 1805-1840; some incl. land previously owned by Jeremiah Fisher heirs. In NH before 1850 wife was rarely included unless she had bought or inher. the land. [222a:61:31,79:1,82:48,140:316] [231a:127:420,133:26-27,133:435] Miriam could be a dau of or related to a Jeremiah FISHER who d before Mar 1805. [Chesh. Co.--no probate noted for a Jeremiah Fisher. Check early purch. by Jeremiah Fisher of Lots 13 & 14]
*Re a wife "Sally HILL": Data would have been given by Elihu's wife. No trace yet found; poss. error. Noted a Randall & Theo. Hill in Hinsdale trans. with Benj. Blanchard. Elihu's sister
Sally might have m a Hill.
*Re suggested children:
. Sally [Sarah] named in deeds as dau of Benj.
. Miriam [added because of name]
. Stephen M. [added because of presence in deeds & Haverhill rec.]
. Benjamin [of Haverhill 1824; Benj & Miriam in Haverhill then]
. Elihu N. [named as son of Benj. & res 1896 in Hinsdale per [7]: issue of 13 Apr 1908 ]
Other ch may be fem, b c1813, who was wife of Richard ROBERTSON in 1850 CHECK 1860 NH "Robertson" for name of wife; Grantor index for sale by Robertson's to O. Butler
Also CHECK Minerva M., of Hinsdale; m 1847, Brattleboro, VT to Adolphus PACKARD
* [7]: issue of 13 Apr 1908 - data "by tradition" [only ch named: Elihu; res Hinsdale, NH in 1896]

TG1-44(10)-2 STEPHEN BLANCHARD

father

Born: 1780, MA [7;census]*

Hinsdale, Cheshire, NH [per d rec of son Silas]

Died: betw 1860-1870

M1 [?]:*

Married: 7 Apr 1805, Springfield, Windsor, VT [16a]

18 Mar 1805, Springfield, VT [7]*

[int] 18 Mar 1805, Royalston, Worc., MA [44]

Polly BIXBY, of Springfield, VT ["BIGSBY"]

Born: c1784
Died: 4 Apr 1813, Springfield, VT; ae 29y 1m 10d [16a]: [Bur Summer Hill Cem.]

Married: 24 Oct 1813, Springfield, VT [16a]

Rebecca LAKE

Born: c1792/93, NH [16;census]: dau of Enos & Prudence (Page) Lake [16]
Died: 12 Mar 1884, Newport, Orleans, VT [16]

Children of Polly:

1. son, 1805/10; abs 1830 =? Stephen B., c1808/09

2. son, 1810/20 [1810/13?]; abs 1830 =? Abel

"2nd son Abel" [7]*

Children of Rebecca:

3. Sarah Lake, 14 Aug 1814, West Windsor, VT [245]

4. son, 1815/20 = Silas R., c1819/20

5. dau, 1820/25; abs 1850 =? Ellen, "c1830"

6. son, 1825/30; abs 1850

+ [?]others b 1830/40 [?]

1799, Dec: Cheshire Co., NH - a Stephen wit purch. of land in Hinsdale by Benj. Blanchard, carpenter [222a:38:519]
1800, Sep: Cheshire Co, NH - a Stephen & Daniel Blanchard wit. purchase by Aaron Blanchard from Benjamin Blanchard in Hinsdale [222a:117:388] [Daniel may be his brother or Dan, b c1756 [?]1801: a Stephen res Winchendon; marr. int. filed in Athol & Winchendon; to Molly Dyer.
1803, 21 Jan: Stephen, of Hinsdale, bought land there from Benj. Blanchard, yeoman. [bnds Benj. Blanchard, Aaron Blanchard, A. Hunt, brook] On 7 Feb 1803 Stephen mtg same land to Benj. Blanchard "the second". Both rec 1821. [222a:85:438,85:440]
1805, 10 Apr: Stephen, of Royalston, MA, sold the Hinsdale land bought in 1803 to Benj. Blanchard, of Hinsdale, carpenter. Sale aff. in Hinsdale. [222a:83:518]
1805: Res Royalston, Worc., MA at time of marriage [16a]
1810: ?
Stephen settled later in Springfield, VT. [7]*
1813: Res Springfield, Windsor, VT. [16a] Springfield deeds seem to be by son Stephen
1815, 14 Jan: Stephen, of Windsor, VT bought 28+ ac, Reading [in Lot 6, 2nd & 3rd R]. Land sold 23 Dec 1817 by Stephen, of Springfield. [17f:9:231,9:592]
1818: Creditors of est. of Moses incl Stephen [17a]
1820: VT, Rutland, Shrewsbury, p224 - Stephen: 210010-10010 [?]"brother" Benj. also listed; poss. also listed Hinsdale, NH]
1822, 3 Apr: Shrewsbury, Rutland, VT - Benjamin, of Hinsdale, NH sold to Stephen Blanchard, of Shrewsbury, his int. in gristmill & sawmill there. Before Mar 1825 Benj's partner in the mills had died & since Benj. had "departed to parts unknown", Stephen Blanchard helped settle the estate. [20c]
1830: VT, Orleans, Troy, p257 - Stephen: 10100001- 010101
1840: ? [scan Troy, Orleans, VT[
1850: VT, Orleans, Troy, p107 - Stephen,70,MA; farmer; land; Rebecca,58,NH; Silas R.,30; Olive,28; Betsy,8; VT
1860: VT...Troy, p114 - Stephen,80,MA; farmer; Rebecca,68,NH [listed next to son Silas]
1870: VT, Orleans, Newport[?], p231 - Rebecca,77,NH; "living with daughter"; HAMMOND: Ellen,40,VT; Welby,47,CND; & fam.
1880: VT, Orleans, Troy [ED ___:1] - R. Blanchard,87,NH; widow; with dau HARDY: Sarah L.,66,VT; widow; [son] Jesse L.,43,VT [Rebecca: parents b MA] [from [277]
* [7]: issue of 13 Apr 1908 - data "by tradition" [b MA per 1880 census of dau Sarah]
-->No deeds by this Stephen in Springfield. All seem to be by [son] Stephen B. [to 1852]
Re Orleans Co, VT rec: Check probate after 1860; check Troy deeds [no probate for Stephen "1850-60 period" [per co. clerk in 1981]
Re a possible M1[?]: m 1801, Athol, Worc., MA to Molly DYER [?]