Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 8
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Volume 8, page 168
Mrs. Sarah Almira Dunlap Penhallow.
DAR ID Number: 7497
Born in Massachusetts.
Wife of David Pearce Penhallow.
Descendant of Maj. John Woodbridge, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Samuel Dunlap and Sarah Electa Field, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Dunlap and Martha Woodbridge, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of John Woodbridge and Mary Whitney, his wife.
John Woodbridge, who had served in the early wars, was major of militia when he resigned in
1777. He died in 1782.
Volume 8, page 187
Mrs. Carolyn Holmes Dawbarn.
DAR ID Number: 7556
Born in Illinois.
Wife of Dr. Robert Hugh Mackay Dawbarn.
Descendant of Col. John Buttrick, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Dr. Edward Lorenzo Holmes and Paula V. Wieser, his wife.
Granddaughter of Edward Bailey Holmes and Caroline Buttrick, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Horatio Gates Buttrick and Nancy Whitney, his wife.
[p.187] Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of John Buttrick and Abigail Jones, his wife.
John Buttrick commanded a company at the North Bridge, April 19, 1775. The battle of Concord
was fought on his farm, where now stands the beautiful monument of the ôMinute Man.ö He was
colonel at the battle of Saratoga.
Also Nos. 3171, 6584.
Volume 8, page 213
Mrs. Emelia Frances Briggs.
DAR ID Number: 7638
Born in New Hampshire.
Wife of William Adams Briggs.
Descendant of Thomas Hay, of New Hampshire.
Daughter of Nathan Whitney and Nancy Augusta Hay, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Fitch Hay and Nancy Saunders, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Thomas Hay and Rebecca Poole, his wife.
Thomas Hay, 1777, marched at the Ticonderoga Alarm in a Merrimack company, commanded by
Benjamin Bowers.
Volume 8, page 270
Mrs. Harriet Files Harmon.
DAR ID Number: 7800
Born in Maine.
Widow of Trueman Harmon.
[p.270] Descendant of Corp. Samuel Files and of Col. Edmund Phinney, of Maine.
Daughter of Ebenezer Scott Files and Patience Phinney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Samuel Files and Esther Thomas, his wife; Joseph Phinney and Susanna
Crockett, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Edmund Phinney.
Samuel Files was corporal in Capt. Alexander McLellan's company, and 1779 served in the
Penobscot expedition under Col. Jonathan Whitney. His name is on the list of pensioners.
Edmund Phinney was a selectman, member of the Committee of Safety of Gorham and
commanded a regiment that occupied Boston after the evacuation. He served at Ticonderoga and
in the Northern campaign until after the surrender of Burgoyne when he resigned on account of
ill-health.
Volume 8, page 270
Mrs. Hattie Carlton Hooper.
DAR ID Number: 7802
Born in Maine.
Wife of Frederick N. Hooper.
Descendant of Ezra Carlton, of New Hampshire.
Daughter of Merrill Walden and Mary Carlton, his wife.
Granddaughter of Ezra Carlton, Jr., and Mary Howland, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Ezra Carlton and Susan Whitney, his wife.
Ezra Carlton enlisted as a drummer and from 1781-83 served in Capt. Jeremiah Fogg's company,
Col. George Reid's regiment. For his services he received a pension.
Volume 8, page 280
Mrs. Maria Merrill Neale.
DAR ID Number: 7830
Born in Massachusetts.
Wife of Elisha J. Neale.
Descendant of David Johnson, Lieut. Josiah Johnson and Sergt. Martin Severance, of
Massachusetts.
Daughter of Ira Merrill and Dolly Nichols, his wife.
Granddaughter of David Nichols and Mary Johnson, his wife; Thaddeus Merrrill and Achsah
Severance, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Josiah Johnson and Martha Arms Taylor, his wife; Martin Severance, Jr.,
and Lucy Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Martin Severance and Patience Fairfield, his wife; David Johnson and
Mary Warner, his wife.
David Johnson was a soldier under different commands during the Revolution. He died at the age
of eighty-four.
Josiah Johnson served at the surrender of Burgoyne in Capt. Nahum Ward's company and 1779
was lieutenant under Capt. Sylvanus Rice, Col. Israel Chapin's regiment.
[p.280] Martin Severance, 1777, enlisted in Capt. John Wells' company and 1778 was sergeant
under Capt. Daniel Pomeroy.
Volume 8, page 336
Miss Susan Carter Ballard.
DAR ID Number: 7999
Born in Ohio.
Descendant of Joseph Bennett and of Josiah Ballard, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Charles P. Ballard and Electa Stewart Hawkes, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Ballard and Pamelia Bennett, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of William Ballard and Elizabeth Whitney, his wife; Joseph Bennett and Mary
Swift, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Josiah Ballard and Sarah Carter, his wife.
[p.336] Josiah Ballard, 1777, turned out at the Ticonderoga Alarm in Capt. John Trask's
company, Col. David Leonard's regiment. He also served in the Northern Department under Capt.
Ebenezer Goodale and Col. Samuel Williams.
Joseph Bennett marched at the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Simon Edgell's company and 1780
served at Winter Hill under Capt. Thomas Drury, Nixon's regiment.
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