John Emmons

M, (19 November 1740 - 24 February 1827)
Father-Biological*Samuell Emmons1 b. 1700, d. 1757
Mother-Biological*Mariah Norton1 b. 1704, d. 1767
Last Edited=8 Aug 2026
Gravestone of John and Sarah (Woodman) Emmons
     John Emmons was born on 19 November 1740 at Colony of New Hampshire.2,3,1 He was the son of Samuell Emmons and Mariah Norton.1

John Emmons, age 42, married Sarah Woodman, age 31 , daughter of Joshua Woodman and Eunice Sawyer, on 14 October 1783 at Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Children:
1. Salley Emmons (1785–1860)
2. Aaron Emmons(1787-1865)
3. John Emmons (1789–1853)
4. Benjamin Emmons (1790–1842.)4,5,6,7,1


After 14 October 1783 John and Sarah lived at New Chester (now Hill), New Hampshire.8 John Emmons was mentioned in the will of Joshua Woodman on 27 January 1789 at Kingston, New Hampshire.9,10 John, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Alexandria, New Hampshire. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
2 -Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15
1 -Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 -Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15
1 -Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
4 -Number of Household Members Under 16
2 -Number of Household Members Over 25
6 -Number of Household Members.11


John wrote his will on 20 January 1826 at Alexandria, New Hampshire.9 He died on 24 February 1827 at New Chester (now Hill), New Hampshire, at age 86.2,1 John was buried at Murray Hill Cemetery, Hill, New Hampshire.3

Compeller's Notes:
Marriage:Woodman (1856) gives 3 October 1786 as their wedding date.8

Citations

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  3. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  4. Hosier, Kathleen. Kingston, New Hampshire Early Families Patriots & Soldiers. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993.
  5. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2021.
  6. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  7. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  8. Woodman, J. H. A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736,. Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856.
  9. New Hampshire. Probate Court. New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  10. Woodman, John A.. Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635. Ocala, Florida: by the author, 1995.
  11. Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.