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From the lens Marlow, N.H. - Lyme, Connecticut History.

Our little town seems to have a big reach. It reflects the great controversies which were wracking the nation at the time of its charter (1761) and beyond. We would love to hear from you - questions, observations, information, or insights. Please join in to help us uncover our mysterious history.

  • T. Lee Burnham Dec 26, 2011 @ 10:07 am | delete
    I have been led to this material due to two family connections. My Great,great grandmother was Mary Ann Huntley and her ancester was John Huntley of Lyme, Ct. My family is also connected to the Soloman Mack family. So this whole story is very interesting to me.
  • NHgal Feb 6, 2011 @ 12:32 pm | delete
    I have lived in NH for 40 years and never heard of Marlow. I finally found it on a map of the Ashulot River. I used to go over to the Keene area because daughters went to Camp Takodah in Winchester. And I have relatives in Claremont. My sister does all the family geneology. I'll pass your very thorough lens on to her. Maybe we have some common ancestors? You have done an incredible amount of research. Most family trees only have a lot of names, and not much about the actual people and their lives. Well done.
  • Sally Mack Apr 7, 2010 @ 8:52 am | delete
    I'm a newcomer to genealogy and belong to this rather large family of Macks. My branch splits off of the tree just about here... my progenitor is Samuel, son of Ebenezer Mack and Hannah Huntley, brother of Solomon Mack. Samuel left the family and went up to Nova Scotia, and a few generations later the my Mack Family returned to the Boston area in 1896 and finally settled again. Sort of. Oddly enough I live down the road from Marlow in southern NH. Thanks for all the wonderful insights to my ancestors!
  • wunderbug Mar 13, 2010 @ 12:34 am | delete
    Oh -- just found the post about the two Ebenezer Macks -- someone needs to update their genealogy tree maybe. Anyway, it's still a curiosity as to why Solomon says he was born with no religion and something I'd like to learn more about.
  • wunderbug Mar 13, 2010 @ 12:29 am | delete
    It looks like I am pretty connected to Lyme, Connecticut via my ancestry. I am a descendant of Solomon Mack. What I find curious, and am hoping someone can comment on is a discrepancy about the religious background of Solomon. His memoirs indicate that he had no religion and became Christian later in life. However, the family tree here mentions that his father was a Reverend. Was his father a late converter as well? Or is there some other reason why Solomon would declare himself born "wild as an ass's colt"...?
  • sheila Sep 27, 2011 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    Did you ever get an answer to this? There is a book about Solomon Mack and his life. it explains all about him. He was raised without religion, but later did become a Christian. He also believed the Book of Mormon was true.
  • owlperson Sep 28, 2011 @ 9:01 am | delete
    Solomon wrote a narrative of his life which was published in Windsor, Vermont in 1880, a few years before he died. It is a tale of adventure, courage, and tragedy. We can't be sure Solomon's father was a Reverend in the religious sense because in those days it was a title of respect something like "Esquire," but he may have been a minister. During the time of the Second Great Awakening, as it's called, preachers popped up all over the place, some with religious training and some not. In his narrative, Solomon explains that his father, a wealthy man, was ruined financially by "evil" people, but he does not explain how or why this happened. It may remain a mystery. I could speculate, but have little basis for that. Anyway, Solomon lost his early comfortable life and was indentured to a man who worked him unmercifully and did not treat him well. Under that indenture, he received no religious training. That is the reason he gives for having no religion in his youth. He credits his wife Lydia for bringing up their (many) children with religious training and, no doubt she had an influence on him as well. He certainly is an interesting man. At the end of his narrative, he shows himself well-caught up in the religious fervor of the time. No doubt this atmosphere had an influence on subsequent developments which are outside the scope of this web page.

    I doubt that he stated an opinion on The Book of the Mormon because he died many years before his grandchild, son of his daughter Lucy, wrote it.
  • Sandra Eaddy Sep 11, 2009 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    Excellent research. I'm from Barbados and I'm always amazed at how the planter class lived and just how global an economy we had back then. Good work.
  • AppalachianCountry Jul 6, 2009 @ 2:36 pm | delete
    Great lens giving such awesome history & detail on Lyme. Thank-you for all the work. 5 stars*****
  • Apr 19, 2009 @ 11:22 am | delete
    Nice lens. Thanks for sharing this information with us. This information is very important for us. income protection
  • evan j Nov 5, 2008 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    Great site, Great info.... trying to find additional info (listed at DAR) of Richard Douglas b.1746 d. 1828 in New London. veteran... any info on units he served in?

    Also: Samuel Smith of Lyme late 1600s... his sons and grandsons...names? info... any revolutionary connection? evan at finnstarhockey.com
  • cannedguds Oct 12, 2008 @ 9:23 pm | delete
    Always love to know a lot of stories of past lives. I'm so obsessed with this kind of activity that I really want to learn family genealogy, you know, finding family history and all that kind of stuff! Really would be amazing to know how your past family have lived in the past, so to speak...lol....maybe, one of my great-great granddaddy's was a President of the US,hmm...lol...anyway, thanks for sharing this 5-star lens of yours! I really love reading it!
  • OhMe Jul 27, 2008 @ 5:45 am | delete
    I really enjoyed this history lesson. I come from a small historic town also and love all the stories. Great lens. 5* and favored
  • owlperson Jul 4, 2008 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    More for Grace,

    Aseph is your Timothy Mather's son. For more information, see "Marlow Historical Society Forum" under "General Marlow References" above.
  • owlperson Jun 30, 2008 @ 11:05 am | delete
    Hello, Grace,

    I don't find a Timothy Mather among those listed as Marlow's Revolutionary War heroes, but I do find in The History of Cheshire County an Aseph Mather listed as a Marlow man who marched with Colonel Benjamin Bellows in the Revolutionary War. [Copy and paste: http://www.marlowhistoricalsociety.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=193 and scroll to the end for this record.] I also find in Elgin Jones' "Notes on History of Marlow, N.H." that Aseph Mather purchased 100 acres in Marlow from Stephen Clark in 1772 and 50 acres from him in 1773. Also, Azuriah Mather purchased 50 acres in Marlow from Nathaniel Jones in 1768 and 100 acres from him in 1769. Check out the Marlow Historical Society Forum. [See the link above.] I saw several Mather graves in the Duck River Cemetery at lyme, CT. I hope this helps!

    owl person
  • owlperson Jun 30, 2008 @ 10:37 am | delete
    Hello, Carolee,

    You are welcome. This is a work in progress. I will look into your question. As far as I can tell, Eleazer Beckwith and and Ebenezer Miner, Sr. did not muster into Revolutionary service at Marlow. [Copy and paste:
    http://www.marlowhistoricalsociety.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=193] for Marlow military records. I will try to find out for whom the Miner Library in nearby Lempster was named. I suspect it's the same family. We might check the Lempster military records for Ebenezer Miner. Just a hunch.

    owlperson

    Hello, Guy,

    Thank you for your comments. We have a copy of the program for that 1948 Second National Huntley Reunion held here. It's a treasure.

    Can you tell us precisely where the Hidden Spring is? It is hidden from us, and we have been quite interested in locating it as Marlow was advertised in 1892 as having a spring with special restorative powers, and we have lost it! How embarrassing!

    owlperson
  • Grace Mather Jun 28, 2008 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    As an aspiring DAR member, I'm trying to make a connection between my two Capt. Timothy Mathers, father and son, and whether they were in the Revolutionary War. Also, I see above someone else has Miner ancestors. My great-grandmother was a Miner. email: amzgrace@comcast.net
  • Guy Huntley Jun 23, 2008 @ 9:42 am | delete
    Great to see Marlow come into its own on your web site. While a child, attended the Marlow (2d) reunion with my Grandfather Floyd J. Huntley. Later in life admit to being regular visiter to Hidden Springs on Rte 126 on the Acworth line. Once climbed Huntley mountain with Ira Huntley, (Keene electrician)and sons John and Bill.
  • Carolee Jun 7, 2008 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    Thank you for this site. It is nice to find a site that can help me with my ancestors ~ Huntley, Mack, Miners and Beckwiths Does anyone have any information regarding Eleazer Beckwith's and Ebenezer Miner Sr. Rev. War. activities?
  • Tiddledeewinks May 1, 2008 @ 9:42 pm | delete
    We're neighbors. Check out my coastal Maine lens.
  • bdkz Apr 26, 2008 @ 3:31 pm | delete
    Welcome to Squidoo! Great historical lens!
  • owlperson Apr 7, 2008 @ 10:55 am | delete
    Penelope, your point is well-taken. These are general blubs on the lens. The links in blue, for the most part, cite sources or are themselves primary sources. "For the most part" isn't good enough. I'll keep in mind your helpful critique. Sources are important! Thank you for reminding me of that important fact.
  • Irvin Apr 4, 2008 @ 7:40 am | delete
    Looks like you have interesting fact on Marlow. Last year I visited the Hannah Dustin Memorial near Concord that has a lot of history.
  • Penelope Apr 3, 2008 @ 7:42 pm | delete
    Interesting thumbnail sketches of Marlow history; citations? references? We look for more!
  • owlperson Mar 30, 2008 @ 5:39 pm | delete
    I hope that this lens will draw people who are interested in exploring the connections between issues and events in a tiny New Hampshire town and issues and events in the larger world of politics, religion, and commerce in the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Federalist periods.

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