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Sarah Hannah (Searle) Webster, of Saxonville, Mass., caused to be erected hi
the New Cemetery of Mason a granite monument to their memory.
Rr,'. Mr. Searh- graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1764.
He was ordained to the gospel ministry, and installed pastor of the Congrega-
tional Church in Mason, N. H., Oct. 14, 1772. He was the first pastor of the
church, and continued in office about ten years. On hearing of the battle of Lex-
ington, April 19, 1775, he preached a war sermon the ne.xt Sabbath from the text
Ps. cxlix. 6, " Let the high PR..M.-iE.s hf God be i\ their mouth and a twoedged
SWORD IN THEIR HAND." He resigned his pastorate in 1781, and soon
after gave up preaching, and devoted himself to agriculture and civil pursuits.
He was appointed Justice of the Peace, and transacted much public business.
This office he held until his death, which occurred when he was sixty-eight
years of age. The house which Rev. Mr. Searle built and in which he lived
is, 1883, standing, and occupied by his descendants.
Joint M\AJiid:lh BaJ^'n (.SV.;;/,) /,w,/,;r lived ill Nni i idgcwock, Me. Mr. Longley was
the v.in (jf ZaLli.iri.ih and Kniinia 1 ..ii-liv- IK wa- lioin April 13, 176S, in Concord, >!,eph and Mai y Vickere. He
was born \ov. 12, i.Soo, in Xorridgcw.ck. Me., where they resided. He wa.-. a farmer. The
children of Mi. and Mr.. Vickere were: Hannah K., b.' Sept. 15, 1S29: m. 1S61. SUvoter
i.S:;i ; m. (k-.n.^e Hu-e. Marv \., b. Sept. 23, 1835; m. Winthrnp
Dow. Lvdia, b. Mav M.
Hale. Harvey I'., b. June 3, 1S3;. X.imv I-., b. .\pril 29, 1840. Keuel W., b. Jan. 9, 1S4S.
J/,in,i.,/, Co,^'S7v,//, b. Aug. 9, 1S03; d. .\pril 9, 1S24. /-Yar^s />',(,/c,v, b. July 10, 1805 ; m,
Deborah Blackwell. He died by drowning, .\piil 2S. 1S31, leaving a widow and three children.
Julia Anil, b. .A.pril 21, 1807; m. March 25. 1840, John X. I'atton. They resided in Muncy,
I'a. They had two dniighier-: one married Col. Silley, of Montgomery, Pa.; the other,
.Sarah, died Aug. 6, 1.SS3. in S,v^on^ ilk. Ma-. Jums P.. b. Feb. 19, 1810; m. 1835, 'Mary A.
Dudley. He was a clergvman. He »a> married three times, and lived, in 1SS3, in M.adison
Uridge, -Me. There were several children. Two sons lived in the old Longley homestead,
Norridgewock, Me. N. 7s,iM,h. Jan. 10. 1S12; d, .\pril 20, 1S15. Jomithan ^cwr/.-, b. Aug.
30, 1815; m. Lucy Heald. They resided. i.S,S3. in .\..rridgewock. Me. They had one son.
Caft. Bniitnal Witlu-rell died Nov. 12, 1812. He wa> buried in Mason, X. H. Mrs.
Withcrt'll subsequently married /('/;« Ifiisc, of Helfast, Me. He was the proprietor of the
well-known " Huse Hotel." There were no children.
JouathiUi Searle UmiKkA navigation. He shipped as clerk from Xew York for the East
Indies in 179S. They touched at Savannah, (la., .and the vessel was never he.ard from after-
wards.
Nathaniel Cogr.vcll Searle married ^Aliee Cutler. She was born SejJt. 29, 17S6, in Lex-
ington, Mass. They lived in Mastm, X. H. He was a farmer. They removed to Belfast,
Me., where .Mrs. Alice Searle died, March 22, 1815. Mr. Searle married -Susan I'eazie. She
was born Aug. 3, 170^, in Hir.ini, Me. They lived in Helfast, Me. Mr. Nathaniel C. Searle
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died Oct. 9, 1S63. Mr- Sn-m Se.ule died Dec. 16, 1S66, in Saxonville, Mass. The children
of the fir.st m.arriage wru /,», 1 ./., b. Aug. 17, 1809. lirinliial J)., b. .Aug. 19, 1S12; m. Jan.
14, 1S37, Hetscy \V. I'lumnier, They had four daughters, viz. : Dorcas M., b. Oct. 9, 1S37 ;
m. Feb. 12, 1S56. Melissa, b. April 26, 1839; d. Oct. 27, 1841. Alice C, b. Dec. 15, 1S45; lu.
Charles E. Hilman. They resided in Detroit, Me. Louisa, b. Oct. 26, 1846; m. Joseph I'.