Samuel PRESBY

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"William Presbrey and His Descendants": Samuel Presbrey was nine years old when his father moved from Taunton to Keene, N.H. For a number of years after his marriage Samuel Presbrey lived on a farm near Cowen's Pond in Lyman, N.H. He moved from there to Lunenburg, VT., where he spent the rest of his life. About this time some of the Presbreys of New Hampshire began to spell their name the shorter way, viz: Presby. However, not all of the generation of this time changed the spelling. Elisha Presbrey never changed his name, and on his tomb stone it is spelled Presbrey. All the generations in New Hampshire since the fourth generation have spelled the name Presby. When Elisha Presbrey moved from Taunton to Keene, N.H., in 1794, there were several families living in Bradford, N.H., who spelled the name Presby. They were not related to our family, but it may be that their spelling of the name had some influence in changing the spelling of our name.

Samuel married Eunice WILBUR in Jul 1808. Eunice (daughter of Job WILBOR and Charity WILBOR) was born on 8 Apr 1789 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire; died on 25 Jul 1856 in Lunenburg, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eunice Wilbur PRESBY was born in Jun 1809; died in Nov 1904.
2. Mary Ann PRESBY was born on 23 Nov 1810; died on 26 Jun 1845 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
3. Samuel Baker PRESBY was born on 22 Mar 1813 in Lyman, New Hampshire; died on 26 Aug 1884 in North Lisbon, New Hampshire.
4. Hollis PRESBY was born on 21 Feb 1815; died on 12 Feb 1897 in New Hampshire.
5. Hiram PRESBY was born on 2 Nov 1816; died on 27 Sep 1865.
6. William Winsor PRESBY was born on 13 Jun 1819; died in Jan 1852.
7. George Washington PRESBY was born on 11 Aug 1821; died in Dec 1878 in West Stewartstown, New Hampshire.
8. Colista Pond PRESBY was born on 9 Oct 1823.
9. Henry Newel PRESBY was born on 19 Feb 1825; died in May 1873.
10. Leroy Colby PRESBY was born on 6 Aug 1827; died in Dec 1856.
11. Melissa Bliss PRESBY was born on 12 Nov 1829; died in Dec 1871.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Revolutionary Soldier - Massachusetts

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"William Presbrey and His Descendants": Elisha Presbrey was a Revolutionary soldier, and gave three brief terms of service in the Massachusetts miliitia, as may be seen by the following records copied from "The Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War."
"Elisha Presbrey, pay roll of Sergt. Enos. Dean's detachment of guards, service one day by order of Committee of Correspondence, etc., in order to prevent the escape of Highlanders and other prisoners from Taunton Jail during the alarm of Dec. 8, 1776." vol. XII: p 747

"Elisha Presbory, private, Capt. Josiah King's Co. Col. Daggitt's regt. entered service Aug. 25, 1778, discharged Sept. 1, 1778, service eight days at Rhode Island; Co. detached from roll sworn to at Taunton." Vol. XII: p. 797.

"Elisha Preisberry, Capt. Nehemiah Pratt's Co.: Col. Mitchell's regt. commanded by Lieut. Col. James Williams' brig. George Godfrey's (Bristol County) Brigade, service eight days. Company marched to Tiverton, R.I. on the alarm of Aug. 2, 1780." Vol. XII: p. 735.

Elisha Presbrey lived in Raynham, where seven of his ten children were born. In the spring of 1794, he moved with his family to Keene, NH. He bought land in Keene, July 8, 1794. About 1799, he moved with his family to Lyman, NH., where he bought land, Apr. 22, 1799. In 1811 he went back to Keene, and lived for some tie in Westmoreland, NH., where some of his wife's relatives, the Wilburs lived. The date of his wife's death has not been found, but it is believed that she died in Westmoreland about 1813. Soon after that he returned to Lyman and spent his last years with his son Elisha in Lisbon, NH. He died in Lisbon in 1825.

Elisha married Wealthy WILBOR in 1780. Wealthy (daughter of Abijah WILBORE and Phebe WHITE) was born on 28 Aug 1758 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died about 1813 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]