George Hadley
(1709-1740)
Elizabeth Plummer
(1707-Cir 1770)
Captain George Hadley
(1740-1823)

 

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1. Lydia Wells

Captain George Hadley

  • Born: 8 Aug 1740, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
  • Marriage (1): Lydia Wells on 23 Apr 1764 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
  • Died: 3 Nov 1823, Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire at age 83
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History of Weare, NH by Wm Little - he settled in South Weare c1771, having lived in Hampstead and Goffstown before coming there...served in Rev War.

BIOGRAPHY: In 1766, fought in French and Indian War. Moved to S Weare in 1771. At outbreak of American Revolution, registered as "Friend", ie, Loyalist, but changed mind and served with revolutionary army in two military campaigns; was with Gen. Stark at Battle of Bennington. Held all important town offices, and was member of the General Court (colonial legislature.) Member of Anabaptist Church; church was built near one corner of his farm, and he had ground-floor pew for which he paid 12. When church was raised, congregants drank entire barrel of rum. This was considered temperate; another congregation in Amherst drank eight barrels when their church was built. [research of Richard N. Burns on Rootsweb)



George Hadley, Capt. (George4, George B.3, Samuel2, George1) was born August 08, 1740 in
Haverhill, MA, and died November 03, 1823 in Weare, NH. He married (1) Lydia Wells April 23, 1764 in
Hampstead, NH, daughter of Obadiah Wells and Judith Straw. She was born July 27, 1740 in Amesbury,
Essex, MA, and died January 28, 1806 in Weare, NH216. He married (2) MehitableToy April 11, 1809
in Weare, NH, daughter of Daniel Hadley and Mehitable Whittaker. She was born January 24, 1768 in
___, NH217, and died September 15, 1850 in Weare, NH217.


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George married Lydia Wells, daughter of Obadiah Wells and Judeth Straw, on 23 Apr 1764 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (Lydia Wells was born on 27 Jul 1740 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts and died on 28 Jan 1806 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.)




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