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His father died when he was a small boy. Isaac Willey was a farmer in Colebrook, New Hampshire, until 1874, when he moved to Limestone, where he resided the remainder of his life, as a farmer. In politics he was a Republican, and he served as a member of the school board in Colebrook.

Faith Williams was granddaughter of the first Governor Trumbull and through his wife was descended from John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden.

Henry and Martha, on their return from China to New York City, during the War of the Rebellion (Civil War), were captured by the rebel privateer Shenandoah, and many of their works of art and curios were plundered and destroyed; they were afterward awarded damages from the "Alabama Fund". Martha published a very detailed account of their experience.

William Williams was a Harvard graduate, Commander of a Revolutionary regiment, member of the Continental Congress and Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas was sent to the Leonards at Taunton in December 1670, 'to learn the making and art of blooming iron.' In the agreement made between Mr. Henry Willis and Mr. James Leonard, a copy of which I have in my collection, the latter states that 'Thomas is to live at my house as my (sonne), to receive six English shillings per mo. and necessaries until he is worth more.' The contract shows an intimacy between Leonard and Willis, and Henry was probably a shareholder in the Taunton iron-works, as he and his father are known to have been interested in several of the original iron companies. After learning the business at Taunton, Thomas became a 'Builder of Forges,' and it is probable that many of the ancient iron-works were designed and crected by him. He lived at Taunton and married Ruth Noyes; a Mr. Noyes was a shareholder in the Leonard iron-works at Taunton and perhaps she was his daughter. They had a son William Willis who was assistant to his father, as old documents state."

NOTE.--The Leonards had two iron-works near Taunton at the time Thomas Willis went there to learn the business; the original works were at Raynham, just out of Taunton, and the other, about two miles beyond Raynham, was called the "Chartley Iron Works." From investigations by the authors it appears probable that Thomas Willis was first located at Chartley.

WWII veteran.

L.E. Ruffcorn and wife Angenetta Wiltfong Ruffcorn had 12 children, but only one, Gladys, survived.

When he was about six years old his family moved to Eastport, Maine. When he was ten years of age he ran away from home and went to sea. At twenty-two he was captain of a sailing ship and at thirty-six he built and commanded an ocean-going steamship. Four years later he designed and built one of the finest and fastest steamships of the time, which he sold to the Chilean Government for a man-of-war. In 1866 he stopped going to sea and established a ship brokerage business in New York, building up a large and prosperous business, from which he retired in 1898 and which is now carried on by his grandson, Winchester Noyes.

Lived at Digby and Bear River, Nova Scotia until a little after 1830 when he removed to Easport, Maine.