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     Olive Gilcreast was born on 7 Nov 1766 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Gilcreast and Martha Nevins. Olive Gilcreast died in Feb 1801 at age 34. (Prob.), unmarried.^2,3
     In John Gilcreast's will on 14 Dec 1790 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Olive was named as an heir.⁴

     Martha Gilcreast was born on 18 Feb 1772 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Gilcreast and Martha Nevins. She married Abner Stevens a 14 Dec 1801. (int. rec. Nov 29 in Dracut and Dec. 14 in Methuen). Abner was from Methuen.^2,3,4 Martha Gilcreast died on 28 Oct 1847 at age 75. (prob.)⁵ She was buried at Village Burying Ground, Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts.⁵
     In John Gilcreast's will on 14 Dec 1790 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Martha was named as an heir.⁶ As of a 14 Dec 1801,her married name was Stevens. Children: Martha b. 18 Jun 1806 & Ervin b. 3 Nov 1808.⁵

     Mary Gilcreast was born on 25 Jan 1774 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Gilcreast and Martha Nevins. Mary Gilcreast died in Feb 1801 at age 27. (prob.)^2,3
     In John Gilcreast's will on 14 Dec 1790 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Mary was named as an heir.⁴

     Alice Gilcreast was born (The birth record lists her name as Alles.) on 23 Mar 1776 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Gilcreast and Martha Nevins. Alice Gilcreast died on 9 May 1848 at age 72., a widow.² She was buried at Varnum Burying Ground, E. Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.²
     Alice Gilcreast was also known as Elsy.² In John Gilcreast's will on 14 Dec 1790 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Alice was named as an heir.³ Alice Gilcreast was also known as Allis.³ She married Nathan Parker of Dracut in 1801.^4,5,2

     Daniel Gilcreast was born on 23 Jan 1780 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of John Gilcreast and Martha Nevins.
     Daniel Gilcreast lived at Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.^2,3 Daniel was employed as a carpenter.^2,3 In John Gilcreast's will on 14 Dec 1790 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Daniel was named as an heir.⁴

     David Gilcreast was born on 23 Feb 1782 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of John Gilcreast and Martha Nevins. David Gilcreast married Sarah Davis on 14 Feb 1805 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.² David Gilcreast died in Apr 1859 at age 77.³ He was buried at Valley Cemetery, Pillsbury Rd., Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.³
     David was employed as a blacksmith.⁴ In John Gilcreast's will on 14 Dec 1790 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, David was named as an heir.⁵ He and Sarah Davis lived in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in 1850.⁶

     John Gilcreast was born a 1720.¹ He died bt 1767 - 1768. On 13 April 1768 spinster Mary Gilchrist, of Dracut, sold her share of her father's estate to John Gilchrist.¹
     On 23 Jan 1748 John Gilchrist, a laborer from Methuen, purchased 105 acres of land in nearby Dracut from Daniel McClery for 85 pounds.¹

     Mary Gilcreast was the daughter of John Gilcreast.
     She sold property to John Gilcreast on 30 Nov 1771 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹

     John Cutter was born on 14 Apr 1767 at Cambridge (now Arlington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3 He was the son of Richard Cutter and Kezia Pierce. He married Miriam Butler, daughter of Caleb Butler and Rebecca Frost, in Sep 1793 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.^4,5,6 John Cutter died on 26 Apr 1842 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at age 75.^7,5,6
     He moved to Hudson, then to Pelham, NH. John's gravestone gives his surviving children - 8, grandchildren - 68, great grandchildren - 115, after the 5th gen. - 3.

     Miriam Butler was born on 27 Feb 1769.^1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of Caleb Butler and Rebecca Frost. She married John Cutter in Sep 1793 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.^2,3,4 Miriam Butler died on 9 Oct 1843 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at age 74.^3,4
     As of Sep 1793,her married name was Cutter.

     Kezia Cutter was born on 17 Jan 1794.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Cutter and Miriam Butler.² She married Frye Gage on 30 Jan 1821.² Kezia Cutter died on 1 Aug 1880 at age 86.²
     As of 30 Jan 1821,her married name was Gage.

     Rebecca Cutter was born on 3 Feb 1796.¹ She was the daughter of John Cutter and Miriam Butler.
     She married Ebenezer Hall of West Cambridge.¹

     John Pierce Cutter was born on 28 Mar 1800 at New Hampshire.^1,2 He was the son of John Cutter and Miriam Butler. John Pierce Cutter married Charlotte Varnum on 3 Dec 1830 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3 Marriage intentions for John Pierce Cutter and Charlotte Varnum were published on 12 Nov 1830 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁴ John Pierce Cutter died on 28 Jan 1850 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 49.^5,6
     John lived on the farm on Mammoth Road on the side of the house facing Pelham, New Hampshire in 1830.

He went out west when Isaac Hill, Jr. was old enough to run the farm.⁷

     Benjamin Frost Cutter was born on 27 Aug 1802 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.^1,2,3,4 He was the son of John Cutter and Miriam Butler. Benjamin Frost Cutter married Esther Russell on 7 Apr 1828 at Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁵ He married Sarah Hall Russell on 13 Mar 1831 at Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^6,3 Benjamin Frost Cutter married Julia Frances Howe on 18 Jun 1844 at Guildhall, Essex County, Vermont.^7,8 Benjamin Frost Cutter died on 14 Aug 1870 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at age 67.^9,3
     Benjamin Frost Cutter was also known as Benjamin Franklin Cutter. He lived in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in 1850.⁸ He and Julia Frances Howe lived in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in 1860.¹⁰ Benjamin Frost Cutter and Julia Frances Howe lived in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in 1870.¹¹

     Clarrissa Cutter was born on 2 Jan 1805 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of John Cutter and Miriam Butler. Clarrissa Cutter married Adna Colburn on 25 Apr 1833 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.^4,2,5 Clarrissa Cutter died on 3 Apr 1882 at Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota, at age 77.⁵
     As of 25 Apr 1833,her married name was Colburn. She and Adna Colburn lived in Township 140, Clay County, Minnesota, in 1880.⁶

     Hannah Cutter was born on 2 Aug 1807.¹ She was the daughter of John Cutter and Miriam Butler.
     She married Rev. Robert Breeze.¹

     Joanna Cutter was born on 29 Apr 1810.¹ She was the daughter of John Cutter and Miriam Butler.
     She married David Kittredge.

     Sarah Cutter was born on 3 Sep 1811 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Cutter and Miriam Butler. Sarah Cutter died on 26 Feb 1888 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at age 76.³
     She resided with Benjamin Frost Cutter in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in 1850.⁴ Sarah Cutter lived in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, living with her aunt Joanna Butler bt 1860 - 1870.^5,6

     Charles Cutter Dr. was born on 18 Jun 1814.¹ He was the son of John Cutter and Miriam Butler.
     He married Olive Noyes.¹

     Caleb Butler was born on 25 Jul 1741 at Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.^1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of Samuel Butler and Mary Wright.¹ He married Rebecca Frost, daughter of Benjamin Frost and Miriam Rust, in 1766.^1,6,2 Caleb Butler died on 8 Jan 1815 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at age 73.^2,7,3,8
     He served in the Revolutionary War as a civil officer in the town of Pelham New Hampshire. He is listed as one of the town's Selectmen in a petition to the Committee of Safety, dated 10 July 1779.³

     Rebecca Frost was born on 2 Aug 1746 at Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Benjamin Frost and Miriam Rust.³ She married Caleb Butler in 1766.^4,3,5 Rebecca Frost died on 9 Apr 1825 at Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at age 78.^6,3
     As of 1766,her married name was Butler.^5,3

     Richard Cutter was born on 9 Mar 1725/26 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of John Cutter and Lydia Harrington. Richard Cutter was baptized on 27 Mar 1726.² He married Kezia Pierce, daughter of James Pierce and Phebe (?), on 3 Jul 1747 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^6,7,5,4,8 He married, second, Ruth Hadley a 1788. She was the daughter of Parrott and Mary (Heath) Hadley, whose family originated in Amesbury, Mass.^9,5 Richard Cutter died on 8 Apr 1795 at Nottingham West (now Hudson), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at age 69.^{10,11,12,5,13} He was buried at Center Cemetery, Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire,
A gravestone in the Hudson Common burying ground reads:].^11,14
     He moved to Nottingham West (now Hudson), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, a 1770. They settled on the banks of the Matarnac Brook, east of the Taylor's Falls Bridge.¹¹ In 1775 he served one month at Boston in Captain Elisha Woodbury's Company, Col. John Stark's Regiment, as a substitute for his son, Seth, who was home on furlough. He fought at Bunker Hill.^11,4 Richard served in the Revolution as a private from New Hampshire. (Families of Boston & Eastern Mass; p. 107.)⁵ He lived at Males Under 16: 1; Males 16 and over: 2; Females: 2; Number of Household Members: 5, at Nottingham West (now Hudson), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in 1790.¹⁵

     Kezia Pierce was born on 10 Oct 1726 at Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of James Pierce and Phebe (?)¹ She married Richard Cutter on 3 Jul 1747 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^4,5,6,2,3 Kezia Pierce died on 19 Dec 1788 at Nottingham West (now Hudson), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at age 62.^7,3,2 She was buried at Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire,

     A gravestone in the Hudson Common burying ground reads:.
. See: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=cutter&GSfn=kezia&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1788&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=22213921&.⁸
     As of 3 Jul 1747,her married name was Cutter.

     Thomas Cutter was born on 29 May 1748 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of Richard Cutter and Kezia Pierce. Thomas Cutter married Betsey Sands Sands.^6,4,5 Thomas Cutter died on 17 Dec 1825 at age 77.⁶

     Ruhamah (?) was born on 6 Mar 1749/50 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,3,4,2,5 She was the daughter of Richard Cutter and Kezia Pierce.
     Ruhamah (?) was also known as Ruhannah Cutter. She married Daniel Smith.^4,5