of Chatham, New Hampshire.

Compiled by David A. Crouse, January 2000, from "The Descendants of

William and Annis Chandler," by George Chandler, 1883; the Abbot

"Genealogical Register," by Abiel and Ephraim Abbot, 1847; and other

sources.

of Concord, New Hampshire;

born about 1759;

died 6 October 1813; buried with wife at Chandler Cemetery, North

Chatham, NH;

married, 4 March 1784:

7. LYDIA CHANDLER (6. Daniel; 5. John; 4. John; 3. John; 2. Thomas; 1.

William);

daughter of Daniel & Sarah (Merrill) Chandler of Concord, NH, and

Fryeburg, ME;

born 22 June 1765, in Concord, NH;

died 24 June 1842, in North Chatham.

Jonas Wyman settled in the northern part of Chatham near his

brother-in-law, Paul Chandler, in the 1790's.

Ten children of Jonas & Lydia (Chandler) Wyman, as follows:

(1) MARY WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Lydia, b. 30 April 1784; m. June 1807,

BENJAMIN BAKER of Salisbury, NH; three children.

(2) ELIZABETH (or BETSY) WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Lydia, b. 28 May 1786;

d. in Salisbury, NH; m, Sept. 1838, JOHN HOBART of Franklin, NH.

(3) REUBEN WYMAN, son of Jonas & Lydia, b. 12 or 22 July 1789; d. 13

January 1858, in Bartlett, NH; buried with both his wives at So. Chatham

Cem.; m. (1st), 15 April 1811, SARAH (or Sally) WALKER (b. about 1793; d.

9 Nov. 1832), dau. of Benjamin & Bridget (Richardson) Walker of Chatham

and Fryeburg, ME. Reuben m. (2nd), 20 March 1834, MARY BAKER (b. about

1792; d. 22 July 1867). Reuben was residing in Chatham in the censuses

of 1820-1840. Eight children, as follows:

(3.1) SARAH WYMAN, dau. of Reuben & Sarah.

(3.2) SUSAN WYMAN, dau. of Reuben & Sarah.

(3.3) REUBEN WYMAN, son of Reuben & Sarah.

(3.4) HARRIET WYMAN, dau. of Reuben & Sarah. She is probably the

Harriet Wyman who was b. 1821; d. 13 Dec. 1898; buried with her husband

at West Fryeburg, ME, Cem.; m. JOSEPH T. SHIRLEY (b. about 1815; d. 29

July 1880). Joseph & Harriet were residing in Chatham in 1840 and

1850, and in Fryeburg, ME, in 1860. They had at least five children:

Reuben W. Shirley (b. about 1843); Mary B. Shirley (b. 1844; d. 1864; m.

Moses Charles); Charles E. Shirley (b. about 1847); Martha E. Shirley (b.

about 1851); and Aurilla A. Shirley (b. about 1857).

(3.5) MERRILL WYMAN, son of Reuben & Sarah.

(3.6) NANCY WYMAN, dau. of Reuben & Sarah, b. 9 June 1827; d. 8 March

1907, in West Fryeburg, ME; buried with husband at North Fryeburg (ME)

Cem.; m. BENJAMIN WALKER McKEEN (b. 25 Dec. 1817; d. 5 Jan. 1894, in

Fryeburg), son of Henry C. & Sarah (Richardson) McKeen of No. Chatham.

Resided in Fryeburg; one child: Benjamin Walker McKeen (1849-1922; m.

Jennie Lovejoy). (See family of Henry C. McKeen.)

(3.7) BENJAMIN WYMAN, son of Reuben & Sarah.

(3.8) REBECCA WYMAN, dau. of Reuben & Sarah, b. 7 Feb. 1819; d. 13 Oct.

1896; buried with first husband at South Chatham Cem.; m. (1st), Capt.

WILLIAM BRYANT (b. 1811; d. 21 May 1862). They were residing at South

Chatham in 1850 and 1860. At least three children: Sally Bryant (b.

about 1839); Mary E. Bryant (b. 1845; m. Moses Harriman; see # 6.8 in

family of Amos Harriman); and William H. Bryant (b. about 1853). Rebecca

m. (2nd), as his 4th wife, 30 Nov. 1876, RICHARD CALDWELL of Bridgton, ME

(b. about 1806, in Oxford, ME), son of John & Sarah Caldwell.

(4) Capt. JONAS WYMAN, son of Jonas & Lydia, b. 15 Jan. 1791; d. 22 June

1853; buried with wife at Chandler Cem., N. Chatham; m., 12 Sept. 1816,

SALLY NOYES (b. 2 Nov. 1791, in Pembroke, NH; d. 23 Aug. 1860), dau. of

Daniel & Abigail (Ames) Noyes of Pembroke, NH. Sally married (1st), 24

Aug. 1815, Thomas Kast of Hopkinton, NH. Jonas resided at North Chatham;

four children, as follows:

(4.1) ELIZA WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Sally, b. 15 Feb. 1818; d. 18 May

1908, in Chatham; buried with husband at Chandler Cem., N. Chatham; m.,

1839, her first cousin, MOSES FIFE (b. 8 Feb. 1818; d. 25 Aug. 1890), son

of Moses & Betsy (Noyes) Fife. Four children. (See further data under

family of Moses Fife).

(4.2) ABIGAIL WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Sally, b. 26 July 1822; d. 9 Nov.

1909; buried with husband at Chandler Cem., N. Chatham; m., 4 Dec. 1845,

her second cousin, DANIEL CHANDLER (b. 22 Sept. 1821; d. 29 Dec. 1894),

son of David & Mehitable (Charles) Chandler of No. Chatham. Five

children. (See further data under family of Maj. David H. Chandler).

(4.3) SETH WYMAN, son of Jonas & Sally, b. 31 Aug. 1823, in Chatham; d.

22 Sept. 1883; buried with first wife at Chandler Cem., N. Chatham; m.

(1st), his second cousin, SUSAN CHANDLER (b. 26 Jan. 1831; d. 10 Sept.

1862), dau. of David & Mehitable (Charles) Chandler (See family of Maj.

David H. Chandler). Seth m. (2nd), 12 March 1866, CLARA or CLARINDA

ROLLINS (b. 3 July 1844, in Tamworth, NH; d. 26 Feb. 1925; buried with

her second husband at Riverside Cem., N. Fryeburg, ME), dau. of Asa &

Lydia (Durgin) Rollins of Chatham. Clara m. (2nd) Randall Hastings of

North Fryeburg, ME. Seth was a farmer; residing in Chatham, 1850, 1860

and 1870; residing in Fryeburg, 1880. Five children, as follows:

(4.3.1) JOSEPH LEAVITT WYMAN, son of Seth & Susan, b. 10 Oct. 1850; m.,

3 Nov. 1877, HANNAH L. EMERSON (b. 26 June 1852), dau. of Daniel & Hannah

(Abbott) Emerson of Chatham. Joseph was a conductor on the Portland &

Ogdensburg Railroad about 1883, and in 1907 he was residing in Toledo,

Ohio. No children.

(4.3.2) NANCY GREELY WYMAN, dau. of Seth & Susan, b. 5 June 1852; d. 24

July 1891; buried with husband at Eastman-Charles Cem., N. Chatham; m.,

23 April 1871, DEXTER CHARLES (b. 21 Aug. 1848, in Chatham; d. 15 March

1934, in Chatham), son of Bliss & Sarah (Ames) Charles. Three children.

(See further data under family of Solomon Charles).

(4.3.3) NELLIE F. WYMAN, dau. of Seth & Susan, b. 17 March 1856; d.

1934; buried with husband at Fish Street Cem., Fryeburg, ME; m., Oct.

1874, FRED C. STEVENS (b. 27 May 1851 or 1852; d. 1897), son of Augustus

V. & Clarissa D. (Green) Stevens. Residing in Fryeburg in 1880; he was a

trader in Gorham, ME, about 1883. At least two children: Gertrude

Stevens (b. about 1877); and Alice Stevens (b. about 1879).

(4.3.4) FANNIE NOYES WYMAN, dau. of Seth & Susan, b. 24 or 26 Sept.

1859; d. 22 March 1939; buried with husband at Fish Street Cem.,

Fryeburg, ME; m., 23 Feb. 1881, JOHN W. SMART (b. 15 April 1858; d. 6

April 1943), son of Ira & Esther (McIntire) Smart of Fryeburg. He was

engaged in the meat business in Boston about 1883.

(4.3.5) SUSAN CHANDLER WYMAN, dau. of Seth & Susan, b. 27 July 1862 or

1863; d. 10 March 1943; buried with husband at Pine Grove Cem., Fryeburg,

ME; m., 12 Jan. 1882, FRED W. POWERS (b. 31 May 1855; d. 29 Nov. 1952),

son of Jacob S. & Charlotte K. Powers of Fryeburg. He was supervisor of

schools in Fryeburg in the late 1800's.

(4.4) JONAS WYMAN, son of Jonas & Sally, b. 8 Dec. 1827; d. 24 Oct.

1863; buried with wife at Chandler Cem., N. Chatham; m., about 1855, MARY

ANN EASTMAN (b. 17 Dec. 1835, in Chatham; d. 16 June 1866), dau. of

Jonathan K. & Phebe W. (Clement) Eastman of Chatham (See #1.5 in the

family of Asa Eastman). A farmer at North Chatham; three children, as

follows:

(4.4.1) FRANCINA WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Mary Ann, b. 12 July 1856, in

Chatham; d. 12 Feb. 1862 (Chandler Cem., N. Chatham).

(4.4.2) FLORA CAROLINE WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Mary Ann, b. 1 June 1859,

in Chatham; d. 21 Oct. 1862 (Chandler Cem., N. Chatham).

(4.4.3) FRANCIS HENRY WYMAN, son of Jonas & Mary Ann, b. 21 June 1862,

in Chatham; d. 1939; buried with wife at No. 4 Cem., Lovell, ME; m. CORA

M. BARKER (b. 20 March 1866, in Fryeburg, ME; d. 1940), dau. of Charles

F. & Sarah E. (Eastman) of Fryeburg. In 1880 Francis was living with his

aunt Eliza (Wyman) Fife in North Chatham, and about 1901 he was a clerk

in Boston, MA. No further information.

(5) SARAH WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Lydia, b. 14 May 1793; m., 13 Sept.

1816, GARDNER HOWE. Residing in Ogdensburg, NY, about 1883. Seven

children: Reuben Howe, Susan Howe, Sarah Howe, Mary Howe, Paulina Howe,

Betsy Howe, and Harvey Howe.

(6) LYDIA WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Lydia, b. 16 May 1795; m., 13 or 15

Aug. 1820, CHANDLER G. HEATH. Residing in 1820 and 1830 in that part of

Batchelders Grant that is now Stow, ME. Residing in Waldwich, Wisconsin,

about 1883. Eight children: Mary Heath; Kimball Heath; Chandler Heath

(may have m. Emily Shirley); Almira Heath; Betsy Heath; Jonas Heath;

Lorian Heath,; and Seth Heath.

(7) ABIEL CHANDLER WYMAN, son of Jonas & Lydia, b. 20 Feb. 1798; d. 28

Dec. 1848; buried with wife at South Chatham Cem.; m., 13 or 15 Aug.

1820, HANNAH K. STEVENS (b. 17 March 1796; d. 6 Feb. 1881), probably dau.

of Hubbard & Susan Stevens of Chatham. Resided in South Chatham; four

children, as follows:

(7.1) CAROLINE WYMAN, dau. of Abiel & Hannah, b. 1822; d. 11 Jan. 1896;

buried with husband at Bemis Cem., Fryeburg, ME; m. WILLIAM D. STEVENS

(b. April 1817; d. 1 May 1906). Resided in Fryeburg and Stow, ME; at

least five children: Quincy William Stevens (1846-1922; m. Martha A.

Emery); Nancy Stevens (b. about 1848; m. Edmund Abbott); John A. Stevens

(1850-1914; m. Mary E. Kneeland); Phebe J. Stevens (b. about 1853); and

Ora N. Stevens (1863-1940; m. Charles E. Emery).

(7.2) CALVIN WYMAN, son of Abiel & Hannah.

(7.3) ALBION WYMAN, son of Abiel & Hannah, b. 14 March 1829; d. 21 Sept.

1899; buried with wife at Chatham Center Cem.; m. CAROLINE E. __________

(b. 25 April 1838 in VT; d. 25 April 1889). A farmer residing in

Fryeburg, ME, in 1870. No further information.

(7.4) SUSAN K. WYMAN, dau. of Abiel & Hannah, b. June 1832; d. 9 Nov.

1893; buried with husband at Chatham Center Cem.; m., 27 Nov. 1851,

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARRIMAN (b. 19 Sept. 1829; d. 21 Feb. 1898), son of

James & Clarissa (Hazeltine) Harriman. Resided in Chatham; six children.

(See further data under #11.4 of family of Amos Harriman).

(8) NANCY WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Lydia, b. 19 April 1801; m., 13 Feb.

1831, in Chatham, NATHANIEL GREELY of Salisbury, NH; two children:

Merrill Greely and Henry Greely.

(9) MERRILL WYMAN, son of Jonas & Lydia, b. 4 July 1804; d. 14 Nov.

1873; buried with wife at Fryeburg (ME) Village Cem.; m., 12 Dec. 1844,

in Fryeburg, MARTHA P. MESERVE (b. 13 March 1821; d. 12 Oct. 1909), dau.

of Daniel & Betsey (Pendexter) Meserve of Bartlett, NH. A farmer,

residing in Fryeburg, ME, 1850, and in Chatham, 1860 and 1870. Thirteen

children, as follows:

(9.1) GEORGE W. WYMAN, son of Merrill & Martha, b. 13 Aug. 1844, in

Lower Bartlett, NH; d. 18 Jan. 1887, probably in Worcester, MA; m ARVILLA

ANDERSON (b. about 1849), dau. of Edward & Olive Anderson of South

Chatham; resided in Worcester, MA, and had children, including the

following:

(9.1.1) CHANDLER W. WYMAN, son of George & Arvilla, b. 3 June 1874, in

Worcester, MA; d. 9 Oct. 1945.

(9.2) Infant son of Merrill & Martha, 1845 (Fryeburg Village Cem.,

Fryeburg, ME).

(9.3) CHANDLER WYMAN, son of Merrill & Martha, b. about 1848.

(9.4) CHARLES R. WYMAN, son of Merrill & Martha, b. July 1850; d. 1925;

buried at Fryeburg Village Cem., Fryeburg, ME; m. __________; widowed in

1900 and residing in Chatham.

(9.6) Infant son of Merrill & Martha, 1852 (Fryeburg Village Cem.,

Fryeburg, ME).

(9.6) MARTHA A. A. WYMAN, dau. of Merrill & Martha, b. about 1853.

(9.7) Infant son of Merrill & Martha, 1855 (Fryeburg Village Cem.,

Fryeburg, ME).

(9.8) HENRY WYMAN, son of Merrill & Martha, b. about 1856; residing in

Chatham in 1880, single, with mother.

(9.9) WILLIAM WYMAN, son of Merrill & Martha, b. about 1857.

(9.10) JOHN LANGDON WYMAN, son of Merrill & Martha, b. about 1858.

(9.11) FRED WYMAN, son of Merrill & Martha, b. 1860; d. 1922; buried at

Fryeburg Village Cem., Fryeburg, ME.

(9.12) SOLOMON WYMAN, son of Merrill & Martha, b. about 1862.

(9.13) MARTHA LUCIA, dau of Merrill & Martha, b. about 1865.

(10) ABIGAIL WYMAN, dau. of Jonas & Lydia, b. 20 Sept. 1809; m., 6 Dec.

1840, in Fryeburg, ME, HUBBARD STEVENS, JR.; moved to Waldwich,

Wisconsin; at least two children: Nancy Stevens and Lydia Stevens.