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141.	v.	Earl Alton, b. at Gotha, Fla., 7 May 1894.
	vi.	Lena Caroline, b. at Gotha, Fla., 17 July 1897; mar. 17 May 1914 Daniel Lee Keller, b. 16 Feb. 1887, of
			Plant City, Fla. Issue (surname Keller): 1. Ruby Leona, b. 20 Apr. 1915; d. 13 June 1917. 2. Frederick Lee, b. 31 Mar. 1919. 3. Doris, b. 16 Feb. 1921.
	vii.	Alma, b. 22 Oct. 1901.
	viii.	William Everett, b. 23 Feb. 1905.

105. GEORGE WASHINGTON⁶ MURRAY (Allen Parker ⁵ Ira ⁴ Danie1 ³ Jehiel ² Jonathan ¹), the eldest son of Allen Parker and Fannie C. (Halstead) Murray, was born at Pike, Wyoming County, New York, 18 June 1840; he lived mainly at Skidmore, Missouri.

He married, 20 January 1861, Margaret H. Graham, who was born 31 May 1842.

Issue:

	i.	Jessie A.,⁷ b. 15 Aug. 1862; d. 3 Apr. 1864.
142.	ii.	George Lincoln, b. at Wilton, Will Co., Ills. (sic), 5 Nov. 1864.
	iii.	Lilly May, b. in Will Co., Ill., 8 Aug. 1866; mar. 1 Aug. 1888 Jacob E. Altaffer, b. 23 Aug. 1863, of
			Arlington, Colo. Issue (surname Altaffer): 1. Emma Murray, b. 20 Sept. 1891. 2. Florence Hazel, b. 24 Oct. 1895. 3. Jacob Elmer, b. 27 Jan. 1898.
143.	iv.	Edgar Allen, b. in Wilton, Will Co., Ill., 5 Apr. 1868.
	v.	Frank, b. 15 July 1872; unm.
	vi.	Ada Matilda, b. in Nodaway Co., Mo., 18 May 1874; d. in Skidmore, Mo., 27 Oct. 1898; mar. 24 Feb.
			1897 Orland Jones, b. 26 Jan. 1860.
	vii.	Harvey, b. 27 Apr. 1877; d. 1 Oct. 1879.
	viii.	Emily Almira, b. in Skidmore, Mo., 5 Aug. 1879; mar. 7 Mar. 1900 B. A. Reynolds, b. 16 Oct. 1877, at
			Yakima, Wash. Issue (surname Reynolds): 1. Eddys Ruth, b. 17 Feb. 1901. 2. Daum Murray, b. 8 Nov. 1904. 3. Robert Leo, b. 22 Jan. 1908. 4. Dorothy Margaret, b. 27 Nov. 1914.
144.	ix.	Allen Parker, b. in Skidmore, Mo., 11 Mar. 1884.

106. HORACE AUSTIN⁶ MURRAY (Allen Parker ⁵ Ira ⁴ Danie1 ³ Jehiel ² Jonathan ¹), son of Allen Parker and Fannie C. (Halstead) Murray, was born at Pike, Wyoming County, New York, 12 December 1841; he lived mainly at Chester, Iowa, where he died in May, 1926.

He married, at Des Moines, Iowa, 9 March 1864, Emily Davis, who was born 16 March 1843, and died 23 May 1913.

Issue:

145.	i.	Willard Allen,⁷ b. in Will Co., Ill., 23 Sept. 1866.
	ii.	Martha Jane, b. at Chester, Ia., 8 June 1870; mar. 31 Jan. 1895 Alvin C. Davis, who d. 18 Nov. 1922, at
			Des Moines, Ia. Issue (surname Davis): 1. Ellsworth Murray, b. 3 Oct. 1896. 2. Alden P., b. 20 Aug. 1902.
146.	iii.	Charles Austin, b. 24 June 1878.

(To be continued)

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A GENEALOGIST'S BOOKSHELF

Announcement has been made of the publication of The History of Winthrop, Maine, 1764-1925, by Everett S. Stackpole, containing "historical and genealogical matter, the history of early settlers, industrial history, lists of town officers, complete military history with the records of more than a hundred Revolutionary soldiers," etc. It is for sale by Mrs. M. R. Whiting, Winthrop, Me., at five dollars.

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The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, of New Haven, Conn., announce the publication of The Bassett-Preston Ancestry, ($10.00), compiled by Miss Belle Preston, containing the record of the ancestry of Edward M. Bassett and his wife, Annie R. Preston. A great many colonial New England families are included in this record.

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Mr. Sidney A. Merriam, 5 Waldron Court, Marblehead, Mass., has published a valuable little guide for the amateur genealogist entitled: How To Trace Your Own Ancestry ($1.00), based on the experience of fifteen years of genealogical research. This booklet is especially valuable for the bibliography of source material arranged by states. Under Vermont Mr. Merriam might well have added the volume of the New Hampshire State Papers covering Benning Wentworth's grants of land in the territory now known as Vermont, for in each grant recorded is a list of the grantees, many of whom ultimately became settlers. He might also have listed the Records of the Governor and Council of Vermont (8 vols.) which covers the history of the state from its inception in 1775 to 1836, containing many biographical sketches and other valuable genealogical records. Also, the new series of State Papers being published by the State of Vermont, at Montpelier. In this new series the records of many grants, not included in the volume of the New Hampshire State Papers, are being printed for the first time. On the whole, however, Mr. Merriam's pamphlet gives the amateur an excellent idea of how to begin his work. It should be noted that the Library of Congress list of genealogies was published in 1919, not 1916, as Mr. Merriam states. A revised edition of this valuable bibliography is greatly needed.

GENEALOGICAL RECORD

JOHN MAXFIELD, OF SALISBURY, MASSACHUSETTS

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS

During the course of the publication of the genealogy of John Maxfield and his descendants many additions and corrections have come to Miss Wright's attention. These are here published. It should be noted that the information in square brackets preceding each correction is to be interpreted thus [7:42, Apr. 1929): 7 refers to the volume of THE RECORD; 42 to the page, the date to the date of issue. Then follows the family number and the name of the head of the family for which correction and amplified data has been secured.

[6:54, Oct. 1928] 5. Joseph ² Maxfield. His daughter, Elizabeth, mar. Nathan⁴ Carr (Robert³ William² George¹).

[6:55, Oct. 1928] 6. Samuel ³ Maxfield. His daughter Judith was born 2 Sept. 1754.

[6:55, Oct. 1928] 7. Timothy ³ Maxfield. His son, not he, probably served in the Revolutionary War. His son, Zadock,⁴ had issue: 1. Patrick, b. 13 Mar. 1776. 2. Susan, b. 5 Aug. 1782; mar. in 1804, Lemuel West.

[6:56, Oct. 1928] 9. Eliphat³ Maxfield mar. Elizabeth³ Thompson. He signed the Association Test at Sandwich, N. H. 1777. (N. H. State papers, vol. 30, p. 141). The following record of his children has been copied from the vital records at Concord, N. H., by Mr. Llewellyn R. Spencer.

Issue (all born at South Hampton. N. H.):

	i.	Daniel,⁴ b. 20 Oct. 1741.
17.	ii.	ii. Nathaniel, b. 24 May 1743 [see below, p. 16; and 7:22-23, Jan. 1929].
	iii.	Eliphalet, b. 8 Aug. 1744; mar. at Newton, N. H., 29 Mar. 1764. Lydia Jones, b. 1740, by whom he had
			issue (born at Sandwich, N. H.): 1. Benjamin, b. 25 Aug. 1764. 2 Hannah, b. in Apr. 1765-6; mar. 18 Jan. 1789, Simon Briar, of Sandwich. 3. Bette, b. 16 Jan. 1768; possibly the Belle Maxfield of Sandwich, who mar. 4 Dec. 1791, Joel Cook, of Sandwich. 4. Eliphatet, b. 22 July 1770; mar. 3 Oct. 1792, Judith Alley, by whom he had issue [see below, p. 19]. 5. Jacob, b. 20 Mar. 1772; mar. at Chester, N. H., 5 Dec. 1802, Rachel Griffen, of Chester. 6. Lidia, b. 22 Dec. 1774. 7. Moses, b. 20 Sept. 1776. 8. Dorothy, b. 22 1779. 9. Joseph, b. 5 Nov. 1783.
	iv.	Obidiah, b. 10 Jan. 1745/6.
	v.	Nathaniel, b. 10 Aug. 1747; stillborn.
	vi.	Elizabeth, b. 1 May 1747 [?1749].

[7:20, Jan. 1929] 11. Joshua³ Maxfield died at Bradford, N. H., 21 Sept. 1825, aged 85 years. Sarah, his wife died at Bradford 9 June 1813. They are buried in the oldest part of the Bradford Cemetery.

Issue:

	i.		Joanna,⁴ b. at Weare, N. H., 26 July 1765.
	ii.		Rachel, b. at Weare, N. H., 22 Apr. 1768; probably the

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			Rachel Maxfield, of Bradford who mar. at Henniker, 29 Dec. 1796, Nathan Presbury, of Bradford.
	iii.	John, b. at Weare, N. H., 4 June 1770; probably the John Maxfield, of Fisherfield, who mar. at Weare, 2
			Aug. 1791, Molly, dau. of Ezekiel and Molly Carr, of Weare.
	iv.	Sally, b. at Weare, 15 Mar. 1773; probably the Sally Maxfield who mar. at Henniker (another record says
			Newport) 31 Aug. 1797 Nathan Hurd. He may have been the Nathan Hurd, b. 9 Sept. 1772, who mar. (1) Sarah Bradford.
	v.	Joshua, b. at Weare, N. H., 28 Feb. 1775; probably mar. (1) Sarah ------, by whom he had issue: 1. -------.
			2. Phila, b. at Bradford 24 July 1801. 3. David, b. at Bradford 18 Jan. 1803. He may have been the Joshua Maxfield, of Bradford, who mar. at Henniker, 28 Mar. 1804, Asceneth Young.
18.	vi.	Currier, b. about 1781 or 1782; d. at Goshen, N. H.; 12 Sept. 1857, aged 75yrs.
	vii.	Nabby, b. at Bradford, N. H., 17 Oct. 1785.
	[viii.	A child. It is possible that there was another daughter, cf. 1790 Census].

[7:20, Jan. 1929] 12. Henry ⁴ Maxfield had another child, Hannah, b. 19 Nov. 1772.

[7:21, Jan. 1929] 15. Patrick ⁴ Mazfield's son Joseph⁵ married, 3 [or 30] March 1794, Susannah Claghorn, daughter of Capt. William and Thankful (Dexter) Clagborn. He died 28 August 1807. (Cf. Leonard papers.)

Issue:

	i.		Henry Negust,⁶ b. 17 Feb. 1795.
	ii.		Patrick, b. 9 Nov. 1796.
	iii.		Elizabeth, b. 18 Jan. 1798; d. 30 May 1885; mar. Russell Wood.
	iv.		William Claghorn, b. 21 Mar. 1800; mar. 12 May 1822 Sarah T. Sherman.
	v.		Joseph, b. 4 Apr. 1804; d. Aug. ------

[7:23, Jan. 1929] 17. Nathaniel ⁶ Maxfield. Additional information has been secured concerning the births of the children of Nathaniel and Mehitable (Rowe) Maxfield. This has made possible a more correct arrangement of the children (it should be noted that the old family numbers have been retained, as given on the page indicated above.)

Issue:

	i.	Elizabeth,⁵ b. 19 Mar. 1768. She was probably not the "Betsy Maxfield of Chicester" who mar. 15 May
			1814 at Loudon, N. H., Theodore Ring.
24.	ii.	Stephen, b. at Epping,⁷Feb. 1770.
25.	iii.	Eliphalet, b. at Kensington, 25 Jan. 1772.
	iv.	Mehitable, b. 5 Apr. 1774; mar. 10 Nov. 1799, Love (or Levi) French.
	v.	Hannah Norton, b. 11 Jan. 1776.
	vi.	Ruth, b. 10 Oct. 1777; mar. 12 Jan. 1800, Reuben French.
	vii.	Nathaniel, b. at Epping, 10 Feb. 1780; bapt. 19 May 1780.
	viii.	James B., bapt. at Epping 6 Aug. 1782. He may have been identical with the next child; or he may have
			died in infancy.
26.	ix.	James Bachlor, b. at Epping, 10 Feb. 1783.

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	x.	Joseph Rowe, b. 31 Mar. 1785; mar. 7 Apr. 1811, Sally Hill, by whom he had issue (together with at
			least three daughters): 1. Samuel,⁶ b. about 1821; mar. Mrs. Sarah Ann (George) Heath, dau. of S. and Lucilla (Hill) George; resided at Springfield, N. H.
	xi.	Benjamin Rowe, bapt. at Epping, 15 May 1785. He may have been identical with or a twin of Joseph
			Rowe (see above).
27.	xii.	Nathan Norton, b. at Epping, 3 Aug. 1786.
	xiii.	Abigail ("Nabby").
	xiv.	Elle Norton, b. 8 Mar. 1792.
	xv.	Samuel Shaw, b. 3 May 1793.

[7:23, Jan. 1929] 19. Samuel⁵ Maxfield's son, Dudley, should not be given the number 29.

[7:42, Apr. 1929] 18. Currier ⁴ Maxfield. His eldest son, David Carr ⁵ Maxfield, died at Benson, Minnesota, 13 Mry (sic) 1890. He married, 28 [or 29] Nov. 1827 Thankful Hurd Cutts, daughter of Charles and abigail (sic) (Hurd), born 4 Oct. 1804, died at Goshen, N. H., 7 Oct. 1853.

Issue:

i.	Orissa Margaret,⁶ b. 3 Mar. 1829; d. 15 Aug. 1915; mar. at Manchester, N. H., 5 Feb. 1850, John
		Harrison Brown, b. 1 May 1824, d. 20 Jan. 1890, by whom she had issue seven children, of whom Clavin L. Brown was a judge of the Supreme Court of Minnesota.
ii.	Ruth, b. 3 Sept. 1830, mar., 25 Nov. 1875, as his second wife, her sister Alzina's widower, Bela Babb. No
		issue.
iii.	Alzina, b. 30 Oct. 1832, d. before 25 Nov. 1875; mar. 4 Sept. 1851, Bela Babb, by whom she had issue
		six children.
iv.	Mary Jane, b. 4 Aug. 1837; d. 3 Aug. 1838.
v.	Lauren Manley, b. 6 Nov. 1840; d. at Woodburn, Ore., 13 Feb.1924; mar. at Minneapolis, Minn., 6 Sept.
		1863, Mary Elizabeth Lyons, born at Cherry Creek, N. Y., 3 Mar. 1845, d. at Delano, Minn., 11 Feb. 1902. Issue: four children.
vi.	George Sidney, b. 3 Aug. 1843, living (in May, 1929, at 133 Surf Street, Ocean Park, Calif.; mar. at
		Shakopee, Minn., 16 Dec. 1866, Sarah E. Cole, b. 14 Feb. 1844, d. 20 Apr. 1918.

Dorothy⁵ Maxfield, eldest dau. of Currier⁴ Maxfield, died in 1881 at ,St. Louis, Mo. She mar., in 1828, as his second wife, Nelson H. Carpenter, who was born in Trowbridge, Eng., 28 Apr. 1808, and died at St. Louis, Mo., 16 Apr. 1896.

Issue (surname Carpenter):

i.	Arvilla, d. in infancy.
ii.	Harriet V., b. at Bedford [or Bradford] N. H., 24 Apr. 1832; d. at Ottumwa, Ia., 10 Jan 1914. She mar. (1)
		at Cincinnati, 0., 30 July 1853, as his second wife, Matthew Roberts, d. in Apr. 1861, by whom she had issue (surname Roberts) 1. Mary, b. in Pendleton Co., Ky., 1 Mar. 1855, d. in infancy. 2. Anna, b. in Pendleton Co., Ky., 6 July 1856; mar. at Ottumwa, Ia., 15 Mar. 1887, James G. Meek, who d. 20 July 1916; no issue. 3. Delia, b. in Pendleton Co., Ky., 12 July 1858; d. at Ottumwa, Ia., 29 Mar. 1913; mar. at St. Louis, Mo., in 1884, Leroy Parker Russell, who d. at Ottumwa, Ia., in 1909; no issue. 4.

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		Icelina, b. in Pendleton Co., Ky., 19 June 1860; d. in infancy. Harriet V. Carpenter-Roberts mar. (2) about 1862 W. Harcum, by whom she had further issue (surname Harcum) : 5. Ida, b. 18 July 1863; mar. at Cincinnati, 0., in 1884, Harvey Morgan.* Harrie V. Carpenter-Roberts-Harcum mar. (3) at Ripley, 0., in 1868, as his second wife, George J. Metz, who d. at Ripley, 0., in 1881, by whom she had further issue (surname Metz): 6. Lina Dorothy, b. in Brown Co., 0., 7 Apr. 1871.
iii.	William W., b. at Perkinsville, Vt., 1 June 1834; d. in 1915; mar. 1 Sept. 1853, Delia Preston, b. at
		South Tunbridge, Vt., 19 Jan. 1833, d. 15 Apr. 1905, by whom she had issue at least two children: Henry Nelson. Grace.

Mary ("Polly") Elvira, the 9th child of Currier and Polly (Carr) Maxfield, mar. Daniel Grinnell Brown 24 Sept. 1840. She died 28 Jan. 1845 aged 23 yrs., 3 mos., 29 days.

N. B. We hope to publish in a later issue of THE RECORD more complete data regarding the descendants of Daniel Grinnell Brown, who married successively Mary Elvira and Mehitable Maxfield.

[7:24, Jan. 1929] 21. David ⁵ Maxfield had another son: William,⁶ b. 22 Feb. 1807.

[7:42, Apr. 1929] 24. Stephen ⁵ Maxfield. He was born at Epping, N. H., 7 Feb. 1770. Of his children:

ii.	Jonathan Gordon, b. in 1799; d. in 1868; buried at Loudon, N. H.; mar. Olive Abbott, b. in 1806, d. in
		1894. They had issue two sons, one of whom was William, who died unmarried, leaving money and a library at Loudon Village, to be known as Maxfield's Library.
iii.	Betsy, mar. (1) 11 Jan. 1821 Joseph [not Thomas, as printed] Wiggin.
v.	Rufus, mar. Irene Johnson, by whom he had issue (there were undoubtedly others): 1. Alfred W., b. 30
		Aug. 1838 at Mansfield, Vt.; killed at Chancellorsville 3 May 1863 (History of the 12th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers). 2. Rufus P., b. in 1849 at Manchester, N. H., lives in Loudon, N. H., with his adopted daughter, Mrs. Cora Hill.

[7:44, Apr. 1929] 25. Eliphalet⁵ Maxfleld. vii. Susan⁶ Maxfield. 2. Eliphalet Maxfield Show's granddaughter, Mary Frances McConahey, (daughter of his daughter Euphernia) married 21 June, not 21 Mar., 1922.

[7:46, Apr. 1929] 26. James ⁵ Maxfield. vii. Nancy⁶ Maxfield. 3. Alice Florine Jay mar. 5 June 1871, not 5 June 1817. Henry Judd Collier was in the 7th gen., and his father, Joel Richard Collier in the 6th gen., and his grandfather's name Joel, instead of Joel Richard.

[7:63, July 1929] 29. Jonathan Carr⁵ Maxfield's daughter, Electa Elizabeth, was born 27 July 1836.

[7:63, July 1929] 33. Dudley ⁶ Maxfield's proper descent was Eliphalet ⁵ Eliphalet ⁴ Eliphalet ³ Nathaniel² John.¹ He was the son of Eliphalet and Judith (Ally) Maxfield, born 3 Aug. 1812 [see below, p.--].

* Harvey and Ida (Harcum) Morgan had issue: 1. Delia. 2. Elvin. 8. Ida. 4. Sara.

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[7:64, July 1929] 34. William McCrillis⁶ Maxfield. ii. Mark Parkman.⁷ 4. Mary Lugene Steven's grandson was George Willis Jordie (son of Ella May). Annie Louise Jordan's husband, Elwin Bridges, was born at Madison, Me., not mar. there. Elwin and Annie Louise (Jordon) Bridges have further issue: Donald Edwin Bridges, b. 12 Nov. 1928.

[7:66-67, July 1929] 36. Oren⁶ Maxfield. i. Susan Demerit⁷ Maxfield's widower mar. (2) Mrs. Anne (Losee) Moncrief. Their daughter, Rhoda Wright, mar. ------- Galbraith. Lida E. Putt, wife of Thomas Maxfield Wright, was born 11 Dec. 1859, not 20 Aug. 1856.

(7:68, July 1929] 39. William⁶ Maxfield. iv. Asenatha J.⁷ d. at Knoxville, Ind., 10 Nov. 1929, unm.

[7:70, JuIy 1929] 44. Amon⁶ Maxfield. ii. Cora Estelle⁷ and Charles R. Whitechurch had issue: Harold (the eldest child) who d. in infancy. Gale Maxfield Whitechurch mar. Florence Wookey, and has issue: Barbara Nell.

[7:70, July 1929] 46. Wentworth ⁷ Maxfields correct descent is Dudley⁶ Eliphalet ⁵ Eliphalet ⁴ Eliphalet³ Nathaniel ² John.¹

[7:89, Oct. 19291 54. John Bennock ⁷ Maxfield. ii. Elias Ellsworth ⁸ was b. 12 Feb. 1863, not 1853. iv. Eugene L., was b. 1 Oct., not 1 Nov. 1871.

ADDITIONAL MAXFIELDS

100. ELIPHALET⁵ MAXFIELD (Eliphalet⁴ Eliphalet ³Nathaniel ² John ¹), the son of Eliphalet and Lydia (Jones) Maxfield, was born at Sandwich, New Hampshire, 22 July 1770; he died in -------. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.

He married, 3 October 1792, Judith Alley.

Issue (data supplied by Mrs. Lillian (Maxfield) Small, of Dexter, Me.):

	i.	Eliphalet,⁶ mar. (1) -------, by whom he had two children; he mar. (2) Mrs. Betsey Hodgins, a widow.
	ii.	Moses, killed in the war of 1812.
	iii.	Dorothy, b. 5 Aug. 1795; mar. Henry Dudley.
101.	iv.	James Quinby, b. 14 May 1803.
	v.	Elizabeth, b. 4 Nov. 1805; mar. Bethual Packard.
	vi.	Anna B., b. 3 Feb. 1808; mar. Hiram Johnson.
	vii.	Lucy, b. 10 Jan. 1810.
	viii.	Dudley, b. 3 Aug. 1812; mar. Sally Ayeres. [See the RECORD, vol. 7, p. 63-64, where he is wrongly
			stated to be the son of Samuel.⁵]
	ix.	Lydia, b. 1 July 1816; Mar. (1) John Chapman; mar. (2) ----- Brown.

101. JAMES QUINBY⁶ MAXFIELD (Eliphalet 5 Eliphalet⁴ Eliphalet ³Nathaniel ² John ¹), the son of Eliphalet and Judith (Alley) Maxfield, was born at Sandwich, New Hampshire, 14 May 1803; he died at St. Albans, Maine, 28 July 1872.