Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

THE WATERHOUSE FAMILY~ 99
was also a tanner and shoemaker. Here were his tan-pits,
and his cultivated acres. His connection with the town
was by the river. His wife was Miss Moses. Their children were three sons-John, Joseph and Timothy; and six
daughters, —Margaret, Mary, Ruth, Sarah, Elizabeth and
Lydia. The parents had the ability to instruct their chil.
dren, and they gave them a better education at home than
girls generally received in that day. John settled in Barrington. Joseph settled in some town in Maine, and Timothy removed to Rhode Island, where he became one of the
Royal Council. Timothy had eleven sons; among them
was the celebrated Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse, a Professor
at Cambridge, and the father of vaccination in this country. [His own son in the year 1800 was successfully vaccinated for the kine pox by him,-the first experiment
made in this country.]
Margaret became the wife of Samuel Brewster at the
Plains, and was the mother of eight sons and five daughters. Their first daughter Margaret married Mr. Furbisher
of Boston. Samuel removed to Barrington. Moses inherited the Plains house. Timothy died at 21. John went to
sea and never returned. Abigail married Leader Nelson.
Mlary married Samuel Winkley of Barrington, and was the
mother of Winkley the Shaker elder. Daniel occupied the
house next east of the Steam Factory previous to the
Revolution-in 1775 removed to Rochester, and in 1795
located in Wolfeborough. David married Mary Gains,
daughter of John, and built the house in Deer street in
1766. William (Colonel) married Ruth Foss, daughter of
Zachariah. Paul removed to Barrington. Margaret 2d
(born after the death of the 1st) married Joseph Hayes of
Barrington. Lydia married Joseph Hicks of Madbury, the
owner of "Hicks' Hill."
Mary married Mr. Spinney, a ship-carpenter. She had
one daughter and three sons, all of whom died nearly at