Jeremiah Eastman

Notes:

Daniel Eastman was a revolutionary war soldier serving from 3 May 1775 to Aug 1775 in Capt. Joshua Bragdon’s company of the Thirtieth Massachusetts Regiment. He also served from Aug 14 1777 to Nov 30 1777 in Capt. James Littlefields company and from 30 Mar 1778 to 3 Jul 1778 in Capt. Samuel Waterhouse’s company.

Daniel Eastman lived for some time in Sanford and Cornish Maine before settling in Parsonsfield.

Daniel + Annie Alley. Annie (daughter of Samuel Alley and Judith Kenny) was born on 2 Jun 1761 in Dover, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire; died on 6 Sep 1845 in Parsonsfield, York County, Maine, United States; was buried after 6 Sep 1845 in Eastman Weeks Cemetery, East Parsonsfield, York County, Maine, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Anne Alley

Notes:

References to “Stafford County, N.h.” in the original LDS Ancestral File record have been corrected to “Strafford County”.

Notes:

Jeremiah Eastman was a merchant in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Colony, but eventually moved to Maine where it is likely that he died.

Jeremiah married Dorothy Carter on 29 Nov 1744 in Concord, Merrimack County, Province of New Hampshire. Dorothy was born in ? in (unknown); died in ? in (unknown). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References to “Stafford County, N.h.” in the original LDS Ancestral File record have been corrected to “Strafford County”.

Samuel married Judith Kenny about 1747 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Colony. Judith (daughter of Richard Cenny and Rebecca Otis) was born on 2 Mar 1722 in Somersworth, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire; died on 18 Jan 1771 in Dover, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References to “Stafford County, N.h.” in the original LDS Ancestral File record have been corrected to “Strafford County”.

Notes:

Ebenezer Eastman was the first settler of Concord, Merrimack County, Province of New Hampshire, but it is not known when he moved there from Massachusetts. He was definitely in Haverhill in 1719 when his son Jeremiah was born, and definitely in Concord before 1729 when his daughter Ruth was born.

Ebenezer Eastman’s will states that he was “of Rumford in the province of New Hampshire...” Concord was named Rumford before 1765 when then Governor Wentworth gave the town its name.

Merrimack County, New Hampshire was created from Rockingham and Hillsborough counties in 1823.

Ebenezer married Sarah Peaslee on 4 Mar 1710 in Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Sarah was born in ? in (unknown); died after 1748 in (unknown). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Sarah Peasley

Notes:

Sarah Peaslee was alive at the time of Ebenezer Eastman’s (her husband’s) death as she is mentioned in his will.

Samuel married Elizabeth Alley in 1718 in Dover, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire. Elizabeth was born about 1699 in _______, _______, Province of New Hampshire; died in ? in (unknown). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[LDS-AF,201b] lists Elizabeth Alley’s birth year as “1698/1699” as was customary in the American colonies prior to 1752.

“Alley” is Elizabeth’s married name. Her maiden name is not known.

Richard married Rebecca Otis about 1717. Rebecca was born on 11 Jul 1695 in Dover, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire; died in ? in (unknown). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]