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 Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents.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

144 RAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH. settled in London; Benj. died young. Of the 8 daughters, Hannah married Benj. Pemberton, Esq., Boston; MIary married Benj. Gambling, Esq., Portsmo.; Elizabeth, Dummer, Esq., Newbury. Phebe had 4 husbands, viz: a Mr. Gross, of Boston; Mr. Vassell, the father of the present Mrs. Knight; Dr. Graves, of Charlestown; and Francis Borland, a wealthy merch't of Boston, She had only one child, viz: Mrs. Knight. Deborah married Mr. Knight, of Portsmo., merchant, and left 2 sons (Wm. and Temple) and one daughter (Deb'h Carter.) Olympia died single, at 18 years of age. Lydia married Henry Slooper, compelled by her father. She left one son, who died at sea. Susannah married Wm. Winkley. John Cutts [grandson] married a sister of Col. Moore. There was one son. Samuel Cutts, the youngest, married Harvey [Hannah Perkins.] Had several children, who settled in Boston. His widow afterwards married Phips. The above are descended from President John Cutts. Richard Cutts, the second brother, married the daughter of an English officer, who left England on account of the public commotions there. Had 2 daughters, Margaret and Bridget. Bridget had 2 husbands, viz: Daniel and Crawford, and died without children. [Bridget Cutts wrote the name of her second husband Graffort. This is probably another mode of spelling and pronouncing Crawford, though it is possible that Graffort and Crawford are distinct names.] Margaret married Maj. Wm. Vaughan. Had 2 sons and 6 daughters. Cutts Vaughan died at Barbadoes, unmarried. Geo. Vaughan, afterwards Lieut. Gov. of New Hampshire, married Mary sister to Gov. Belcher, who died with her first child 1699. HIe afterwards married to Elizabeth Elliot, of Newcastle, and had 11 children. Wm. Vaughan, the first son, was the first projector of the Louisburg expedition in 1744 to 1746. He died unmarried, in London, in 1746.

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Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.
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Brewster, Charles Warren, 1802-1868.
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Portsmouth, N.H.,: C.W. Brewster & son,
1859-69.
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Portsmouth (N.H.) -- History.
Portsmouth (N.H.) -- Description and travel.

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