Tombstone Tuesday ~ Nesmith, Derry, New Hampshire

This tombstone was photographed at the Forest Hill Cemetery, Derry, New Hampshire.

It has the entire genealogy of the Nesmith family! 

Side One

JAMES NESMITH

emigrated from the North of Ireland

in 1718 and with 15 other families

were the original settlers of Londonderry,

N.H. in 1719; died 1767; aged 75, his wife

ELIZABETH, dau'r of Rev. J's McKeen

died in 1763; aged 67, their child'n

were ARTHUR, set'd in S. part of L.D.

afterwards removed to State of

Me.  JAMES, set'd in N. part of L.D.

JOHN, set'd in S. part of L.D. mar'd to

Elizabeth Reid.  THOMAS, set'd in S. part

of L.D. mar'd Annis Wilson

ELIZABETH

JOHN NESMITH, died 1815, aged 87.

Elizabeth, his wife, died 1793, aged 64.

Their child'n were JAMES

mar'd Elizabeth Brewster. ARTHUR 

mar'd Mary Duncan.  JOHN, mar'd 

Susan Hildreth, 2d wife Lydia Sargent.

EBENEZER mar'd Jane Troler.

THOMAS, not mar'd

died at L.D. 1815, aged 40

ELIZABETH, mar'd James Pinkerton

MARY, mar'd John Miltemore

JANE mar'd Hugh Anderson

BENJAMIN NESMITH, youngest son of the

emigrant (mar'd Agnes Gilmore)

Died in Belfast, Me. Sept 1800 aged 66

Side Two

THOMAS NESMITH

died Nov. 30 1789 aged 58

Annis Wilson his wife died Jan. 1, 1821

aged 82, then children were

JOHN mar'd Lucy Martin

ELIZABETH mar'd Jon'a Wallace, she died

at Essex, NY

THOMAS died in infancy

Side Three

JOHN NESMITH

died Feb 4, 1806, aged 44

Lucy Martin, 1st husband John Nesmith

2nd husband, Dan'l McKeen, she died Feb 2,

1837' aged 72, children of first marriage were

JACOB M. died Jan. 19, 1863; aged 77

THOMAS, died July 31, 1870; aged 82

ELIZABETH, mar'd Alexander Park, died

at Windham, Jan. 18, 1836; aged 44

JOHN, died Oct. 15, 1869; aged 76

JAMES W. died Apr. 29, 1881; aged 85

LUCY mar'd John Patten; died Apr. 22

1848; aged 49

ANNIS, mar'd Wm. Davidson, 1801 - 1877

GEORGE R. died, Aug. 21, 1882; aged 79

JONATHAN W. died at Somerville Nov. 2, 

1847, aged 42

ELIZA wife of James W. Nesmith

died Aug. 28, 1865; aged 58 yrs

and dear family

JAMES AUGUSTUS died Sept. 28

1845, aged 11 yrs

MARY ANN wife of Benjamin Parsons

died Apr. 25, 1913; aged 80 yrs, 9 ms

Side Four

JOHN NESMITH

died Nov. 9, 1844; aged 78, mar'd

Susan Hildreth who died 1813; aged ??

2d wife Lydia Sargent. child'n of the

Died April 19, 1856

marriage were 

JOHN P.

ISABELLA A.

SUSAN H.            SAMUEL H.

JAMES P. died at Matanzas April 21, 1844

aged 27

MARY NESMITH Died Feb. 21, 1869

THOMAS, died Nov. 17, 1888

ELIZABETH

child'n of the 2d marriage were

ALBERT S. died Apr. 1, 1860. aged 44

CHARLES E.

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