Monday, April 14, 2014

Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Found at - http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Goffstown/goffsfamily.htm

In 1790, Sarah, William and James ADDERSON (sic) are Heads of Households, residing in Goffstown, NH.

WILLIAM ADDERSON 1 - 1 -
One free white male 16 yrs and older; no males under 16 yrs; 1 free white female; no other free persons

JAMES ADDERSON 1 1 2 -
One free white male 16 yrs and old; 1 free white male under 16 years, 2 free white females, no other free persons

SARAH ADDERSON - - 2 -
Only two free white females living in household
The "Sarah Adderson" is probably Sarah "Gott" Addison.

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Passenger & Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s
Ancestry.com
Name: George Addison
Year: 1751
Place: New Hampshire
Family Members: Wife Sarah Gott
Source Publication Code: 1294.10
Primary Immigrant: Addison, George
Annotation: Date and place of first mention of residence in the New World. Extracted from several sources, mainly "New Hampshire Provincial Deeds, 1641-1771," which is on microfilm at the New Hampshire Historical Society. Name of town of residence in the New World is also provided.
Source Bibliography: COPELY, WILLIAM. "Scotch-Irish Settlers in New Hampshire, 1719-1776." In Historical New Hampshire (New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord), vol. 50:3/4 (Fall/Winter 1995), pp. 213-228.
Page: 216
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TOWN RECORDS OF GOFFSTOWN NH
Found in the NEGHS database
1821 Addison April 10 George Addison, Junr. Sally Addison, 2nd Marriage Vol.2
1826 Addison George Washington Addison, b. Dec. 21, 1826. Child of Sarah Addison and George of Goffstown Birth Vol.1
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Goffstown NH, List of Taxpayers for 1796
Addison, James
Addison, Sarah, Widow
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nh/county/hillsborough/goffstown/book/chap15_1.html

Goffstown NH, List of Taxpayers for 1820
Addison, James
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nh/county/hillsborough/tax/1820goff.html

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GEORGE-1 ADDISON b about 1728, came from Waugh Parish to America and first settled in Londonderry; came to G.[Goffstown] some time subsequent to 1758. He bought of Ebenezer Hackett of G., in consideration of 650 pounds old tenor, lot No. 10 in the second range of lots on the south side of the Piscataquog River, which lot has been in possession and occupation of the Addison family until 1912. He m. Sarah Gott, b. in Ireland, 1732. They were m. in this country although both came from Ireland. She d. Jan 10, 1806. He had a brother James, who came to G., with him and who enlisted in the French War. He was killed at the storming of Quebec and his powder horn was brought back to G. by a comrade and was preserved for many years. George Addison was evidently one of the prominent citizens of the town as we find he was a constable in 1780. The following is a copy of a receipt which was among the papers of his great-granddau, Asenath Addison, at the time of her decease in 1912:
EXETER December 13, 1780
Treasury office
New Hampshire
(Receivd of Mr. George Addison one of the constables of Goffstown Three Thousand and Seventy five pounds four Shillings and Sixpence in full of the Ballance of the continental and State tax of said Town for the year 1780)--
NICH GILMAN, Treas.

He was accidentally killed in Boston, Mass., by falling upon the ice, while there disposing of a load of produce. He. d Dec. 21, 1786. Children all b. in G.:
2. i. JAMES-2, b. Oct 17 1760
   ii. THOMAS-2, b --; m. Sept. 2, 1790, Sarah Cudworth of Walpole,
       Mass; settled in Greenfield, living there in 1800 US Census. Children:
       1. Sarah-3, b. May 1791; m. George-3 Addison, her cousin (see)
       2. Deborah-3, b. 1794; d. 18 APR 1859; m. Jacob Gould, son of Daniel & Mary
           (Burnham) Gould, who was b. 1784.
       3. +Jason-3, b. abt 1804; res. in Templeton, Mass.
       4. Abigail-3, m. Stephen Beals of Phillipstown, Mass.
       5. +Lucy-3, b. 29 Jul 1801 in Goffstown NH; m. John Shepard [sic Shepherd]; res. in
           Phillipstown, Mass.
       6. Timothy-3, d. young.
       7. Jane-3, d. young.
   iii. GEORGE-2, b --[1766-1767]; m. -- and lived on Walnut Hill, in G.,
went West. [supposedly was George Jr. and married Mercy Dodge on 08/30/1798, children
George, Lorane, Eliza and Matilda] [died 1840-1850]   iv. WILLIAM-2, b. -- ; m. Dec. 25, 1788, Margaret Moreland, and
went West.
   v. JOHN-2, settled in Springfield, Cheshire Co, N.H. [in 1820 census] and left descendants.
1820 US Census > Cheshire Co > Springfield
     JOHN ADDISON 1 2 - - 1 1 1 1
     1 male under 10; 2 males 10-15; 1 male 20-45; ?1 male 45 and over; 1 female under 10;
     1 female 10-15; ?1 female 16-26; 1 female 26-45
   vi. JANE-2, m. Oct 12, 1819, Joseph Kimball. She d. in Weare.

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