The Senter Family

John SENTER was one of the proprietors of Londonderry, N.H. in 1719 and was the ancestor of the SENTERS. He is said to be of English descent or birth . The date and place of his birth are unknown at this time. He married Jean FOSTER of Chelmsford, Mass 8 Apr 1717 at Chelmsford. Jean was born 8 Oct 1696, daughter of Samuel FOSTER JR and Sarah KEYES of Chelmsford, Mass. John died about 28 Apr 1742. Jean died 10 Jul 1765. Both believed to be buried in the Senter Cemetery at Hudson, NH. Jean's headstone is still standing.

Children

  1. John SENTER Jr.
  2. Samuel SENTER
  3. Col. Joseph SENTER
  4. Jean SENTER
  5. Moses SENTER
  6. Reuben SENTER
  7. David SENTER

Samuel SENTER was the second son of John and Jean (FOSTER) SENTER. He was the second male child born in Londonberry, NH, 31 Jan 1721. He married Susan TAYLOR of Dunstable, NH. She was born at Londonderry NH and remembered distinctly when people gathered into the block house at night for safety from the Indians. Samuel was in Capt. Samuel Barr's Co. in 1746. He was a selectman of Londonderry, NH for the years 1772, 1773 and 1774. Susan died about 1796 and Samuel died about 1797. Both are buried at Hudson, NH in the old Senter Cemetery. Susan TAYLOR was a sister of Joseph TAYLOR who was born at Londonderry and was taken prisoner in the French and Indian War, afterward settled in Windham, NH. He died unmarried.

Known children of Samuel and Susan

  1. Benjamin SENTER
  2. Samuel SENTER
  3. Deacon Thomas SENTER
  4. Doctor Isaac SENTER
  5. Major Asa SENTER
  6. Sarah SENTER
  7. Mary SENTER
Benjamin SENTER was the son of Samuel and Susan (Taylor) SENTER. He was the pioneer of the SENTER Family to settle in Lyndeboro, NH. He built a house and it was there that his children were born. He married Lydia TAYLOR. He enlisted in Capt Samuel McConnell's Co., Col Daniel Moor's Reg, and marched to New York for the defence of New York in 1776. He had a large family, of these we have no record except for Asa. Benjamin is bured in the North Lyndeborough Cemetery at Lyndeborough, NH. He died 9 Jul 1811.

Known children born in Lyndeborough

  1. Sarah SENTER
  2. Asa SENTER
  3. David SENTER
  4. Oliver SENTER
  5. Benjamin SENTER
  6. Elphalet SENTER
  7. Lydia SENTER
Lydia SENTER married Jacob MORSE

The information on this family was given to me by The "Senter Family Historian" John G. Senter, 3 Shawnee Drive, Nashua, NH 03062-1874.

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