| He was a zealous Methodist and a powerful exhorter and was superintendent of Union Sunday school for many years. He was a military man and rose from the ranks to be lieutenant-colonel in the state militia. - from History of Northfield, New Hampshire, Part II, p. 18 Benjamin /Bachelder BIRTH 25 SEP 1746 BAPTISM 28 SEP 1746 BURIED In Swanville, Maine (no stone) Benjamin was living in 1764, and was apparently of South Hampton in 1770. Benjamin Bachelder of Newtown (Newton), New Hampshire, yeoman, bought land there of Micah Hoit, April 9, 1772 (Rockingham County Deeds 104-79). Benjamin Bachelder is taxed in Loudon from 1780 to 1783. Benjamin Bachelder of Loudon, yeoman, sold land in Boscawen April 6, 1781 and the deed is acknowledged in Amesbury, Mass., May 3, 1785 (Hillsborought County Deeds 46-115). He is taxed in Amesbury in 1786, and 1787 (West Parish) but not 1791 or later. He removed to Belfast, Maine as early as February 8, 1798. He bought 300 acres of General Henry Knox at Goose Pond Plantation, now Swanville, Maine, January 1, 1801, and settled there. Benjamin served in the Revolution. He was a sergeant in Captain John Calef's company at New Castle, New Hampshire, November 5, 1775, and "of New Town" (Newton) was Ensign in the same company there from September 19, 1776 to January 7, 1777. (N. H. State Papers XIV 224, 380, 489). This service was for the protection of Portsmouth harbor. Captain John Calef's diary in Noyes' History of Hampstead, N. H., Vol I, p. 294, shows that Ensign Benjamin went to Ticonderoga with the company, serving from February to August, 1777. In a history by his granddaughters "He came from New Hampshire, settled at Belfast, and then moved to Swanville. Before leaving New Hampshire he had a family of ten children. His wife and six children died of a fatal disease, three sons and one daughter left. He married again, a lady from Cape Cod. The four children by the first wife were: Benjamin, went of Ohio, and his nephew Daniel went with him, he was 18 years old, Grandfather Joseph, Uncle Daniel, one girl Hannah." Benjamin was a sea-captain and owned his own ship. His son Benjamin is said to have sailed with him for twenty years. - from the Corrections to Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder David /Bachelder BIRTH BEF. 27 MAY 1744 DEATH 10 JAN 1822 BAPTISM 27 MAY 1744 OCCUPATION Farmer David settled in Deerfield as early as 1765. He was a prominent citizen of the town, holding various town offices. He was a member of the Committee of Safety of the town in 1776. He was called Ensign in 1785 and 1794. - from the Corrections to Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder John /Batchelder BIRTH 5 MAR 1761 Kensington, New Hampshire DEATH 20 NOV 1843 John moved to Concord, New Hampshire in 1791 and kept an inn there until 1806, when he moved to Epsom, where he was taxed 1807-15. He sold his Epsom real estate in 1815, but apparently remained in the town. He was called "trader" 1808-15 and kept a store. In 1833 he was of Chichester, but back in Epsom 1840. John served in the Revolution under Captain Simon Marston and Col. Joseph Seter from July 30, 1777 to January 7, 1778, and in 1833 was granted a pension. - from the Correction of Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder David /Batchelder BIRTH SEP 1760 Hawke, New Hampshire DEATH 8 MAY 1839 Andover, New Hampshire OCCUPATION Farmer David lived first in Danville, New Hampshire, but in July, 1809, he bought the place of his cousin Elisha, in Andover, including the cattle, tools and even the family beds. He sold his Danville property the following February (1809) and moved to Andover. - from the Corrections to Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder Isaac /Bachelder BIRTH ABT. 1746 DEATH 26 JUL 1817 OCCUPATION Farmer Isaac lived in Loudon until 1772, when he moved to Gilmanton. He remained there until 1806, or later, but in February, 1808, was of Sandwich, New Hampshire. Isaac, of Sandwich, formerly of Gilmanton, deposed February 10, 1808, that about 44 years ago, when he was 16 or 17 years old, he was with his father Abraham Bachelder and two others, who were a committee to lay out the Gov. Shute farm in Northfield. - from the Corrections to Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder Jacob /Bachelder BIRTH BEF. 15 MAR 1748 Kensington, New Hampshire DEATH 19 MAY 1819 BAPTISM 15 MAR 1748 OCCUPATION Farmer Jacob lived in Loudon until 1771, or later, but moved to Pittsfield, New Hampshire, prior to February 1773. He remained there the rest of his life. He settled on Catamount Mountain, near Berry Pond, in Pittsfield. - from the Corrections to Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder |
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