Paternal 6th great grandparents, John Archibald and Margaret Wilson were both born in Ireland abt. 1691 and were there married in 1716. In the early 1720′s they arrived in New England, making their way with other Scots-Irish families to settle Londonderry (at that time called Nutfield) Rockingham, New Hampshire. They had several children, of which …
Read MoreTombstone Tuesday – Sarah Collins Hoyt 0
Resting place of my 5th great grandmother, Sarah Collins. Sarah married John Hoyt (1729 – 1818) on 21 Nov 1751 in S. Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hamphsire. She died 17 Dec 1788. The resting places of Sarah Collins and her husband John Hoyt, along with John’s second wife Miriam Brown, are located at the Hoyt-Currier …
Read MoreHalloween Visit to Old Village Cemetery 0
Halloween, a perfect day for a trip to the Old Village Cemetery in Chester NH! This very old and beautiful cemetery is located in the center of Chester village. I’ve visited here a few times before, searching through the headstones for any Hoyts to be found, and I did find a Mary and Emily Hoyt …
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